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Posted: 2020-02-11T06:25:58Z | Updated: 2020-02-11T06:25:58Z

The 2020 Oscars surprised everyone on Sunday by awarding a movie that truly deserved it. Korean drama Parasite won Best Picture , the first time in the ceremonys 92-year history that a foreign-language movie has ever taken home the top prize.

It can be easy to to fall into the trap of thinking of foreign films as inaccessible (but are you really not going to watch a film because it has subtitles?); more chore than entertainment. But that would mean missing out on so much incredible storytelling some of it slower and more ambiguous than Hollywood movies, some fast-paced and action packed, some hilarious.

If you were encouraged by Parasites big win, here are 15 more foreign-language films worth checking out.

Pain and Glory

Spain, 2019

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