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The best foreign-language movies and shows to stream right now
Right now the best foreign-language films and series in the United States are Teach You a Lesson (2026), Parasite (2019) and Rebelde (2004). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.
Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States
1. Teach You a Lesson2026
Series · 1 seasonAction & Adventure, Drama, Comedy★ 9.4
An inspector from the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) who is authorized by the government to use physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and reform the educational system.
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Netflix2. Parasite2019
Film · 2h 13mComedy, Thriller, Drama★ 8.5
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
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Paramount+
Kanopy (free)3. Rebelde2004
Series · 3 seasonsDrama, Comedy★ 8.4
A group of young adults will spend their adolescence at the Elite Way School, where they will learn about love, life and live their passion for music.
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ViX Premium
VIX (free)4. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God2016
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy★ 8.6
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
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Rakuten Viki
Tencent VideoVIX (free)5. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly1966
Film · 2h 41mWestern★ 8.5
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
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6. Life Is Beautiful1997
Film · 1h 56mComedy, Drama★ 8.4
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II.
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Paramount+Kanopy (free)
Hoopla (free)7. Léon: The Professional1994
Film · 1h 51mCrime, Drama, Action★ 8.3
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda.
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Tubi (free)8. The Intouchables2011
Film · 1h 53mDrama, Comedy★ 8.3
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
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Lionsgate+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)YouTube Free (free)+39. City of God2002
Film · 2h 9mDrama, Crime★ 8.4
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an…
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Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)10. One Piece1999
Series · 23 seasonsAction & Adventure, Comedy, Animation★ 8.8
Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D.
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Hulu
Crunchyroll11. Seven Samurai1954
Film · 3h 27mAction, Drama★ 8.5
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide…
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HBO MaxKanopy (free)
Shout! Factory TV (free)
Plex (free)+112. Oldboy2003
Film · 2h 0mThriller, Mystery★ 8.2
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
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Kanopy (free)13. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge1995
Film · 3h 10mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.5
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values.
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Netflix14. When Life Gives You Tangerines2025
Series · 1 seasonDrama★ 8.8
In Jeju, a spirited girl and a steadfast boy's island story blossoms into a lifelong tale of setbacks and triumphs — proving love endures across time.
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Netflix15. Cinema Paradiso1988
Film · 2h 4mDrama, Romance★ 8.4
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
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MGM+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)16. Alchemy of Souls2022
Series · 2 seasonsDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure★ 8.6
She was named Naksu because wherever she went, a trail of heads followed. She performs the alchemy of souls, magic that can change people's bodies and souls, which is forbidden in Daeho, and ends up being chased.
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Netflix17. Once Upon a Time in the West1968
Film · 2h 46mDrama, Western★ 8.3
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
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fuboTVMGM+Philo18. Scissor Seven2018
Series · 5 seasonsAnimation, Comedy, Action & Adventure★ 8.6
Seeking to recover his memory, a scissor-wielding, hairdressing, bungling quasi-assassin stumbles into a struggle for power among feuding factions.
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Netflix19. Attack on Titan2013
Series · 4 seasonsAnimation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure★ 8.7
100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress.
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HuluCrunchyroll20. The Handmaiden2016
Film · 2h 25mThriller, Drama, Romance★ 8.2
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki.
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Prime Video21. Facing El Chapo2026
Film · 1h 31mCrime, Action, Thriller★ 8.7
Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.
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Netflix22. Miracle in Cell No. 72019
Film · 2h 12mDrama★ 8.2
Separated from his daughter, a father with an intellectual disability must prove his innocence when he is jailed for the death of a commander's child.
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Netflix23. Weak Hero2022
Series · 2 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama★ 8.7
With the aid of unexpected friends, a gifted but introverted student confronts bullies and violent foes — unaware of how dangerous his world will become.
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Netflix
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Kocowa24. JUJUTSU KAISEN2020
Series · 1 seasonAnimation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure★ 8.6
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his…
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NetflixPrime VideoHuluCrunchyroll25. Naruto Shippūden2007
Series · 20 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.5
After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not be easy though as he has amassed a few more dangerous enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization;…
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HuluCrunchyroll26. Lupin2021
Series · 3 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 7.7
Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.
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Netflix27. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba2019
Series · 5 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.6
After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.
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NetflixPrime VideoHuluCrunchyroll28. Solo Leveling2024
Series · 1 seasonAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.7
They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo.
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Crunchyroll29. Perfect Crown2026
Series · 1 seasonComedy, Drama★ 9.0
In 21st-century Korea under a constitutional monarchy, a chaebol heiress with everything but status tries to take control of her future after crossing paths with a lonely prince with nothing but his title.
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Disney+Hulu30. Death Note2006
Series · 1 seasonAnimation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.6
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god.
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NetflixPrime VideoHulu
Crunchyroll+6
Questions
- What are the best foreign-language films and series right now?
- In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Teach You a Lesson (2026), rated 9.4 out of 10 on TMDB, then Parasite and Rebelde.
- How is this list made?
- Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
- Can it pick something for me?
- Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.