Our goal is to open up the world to everyone through film. Everyone should travel if they can (the world is amazing), but it costs time and money which we don’t always have.
That’s where FilmRoot comes in. We bring the world of films to your couch, so you can travel wherever you want to without the flight fees or visas.
Use our World Map to find the best films from each country. Or, if you’re up for a challenge, work your way up to the top of our Film Difficulty Rankings to become a World Film expert.
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Film Difficulty Ranking
To help you ease your way into our world, we have devised a the film difficulty ranking system to rate the difficulty of each film reviewed on our site. The easiest to watch films (the Rom-Coms and Superhero flicks that you watch anyway) will have a rating of 1. Non-English language films automatically add one point, as do silent films, and films with strange and hard to follow plots.
Here’s a quick guide to each ranking:
Film Difficulty Ranking 1: Everyone watches these films, preferably with a large popcorn and soda. This is your Batman vs. Superman, your Adam Sandler flick, or your family animated film: we all love these ones!
Film Difficulty Ranking 2: Perfect introductions to those new to World films. These one’s may have subtitles, or be in black and white, but these films are all easy to follow and enjoy.
Film Difficulty Ranking 3: More of a challenge for those familiar with international films. Level 3 is like a mix between an intriguing European mime artist and your most interesting and demanding school teacher.
Film Difficulty Ranking 4: These films demand full attention for long stretches of time, slowly draining your film stamina. However, these films can be incredibly rewarding, much like the feeling of finishing your last school exam after weeks/months of studying.
Film Difficulty Ranking 5: Want to show-off in front of your film-loving friends? These films might just be for you. Very hard to get into and watch, these films are for the upper echelon of film critiques, that dissect every minute to find every piece of glory. These films are like analyzing Ulysses or translating Kant.