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★★★★½
Line of Duty is Jed Mercurio's BBC police-corruption drama, a series that turns long interrogation scenes into the most gripping set pieces on British TV.
Yes. It is one of the best British crime dramas of its era, ideal for viewers who like dense plotting and patient suspense, and who will forgive a mythology that grows tangled.
★★★½☆
Lionheart is Genevieve Nnaji's warm Nollywood comedy-drama about a daughter fighting to save her father's bus company, gentle and likeable if rarely surprising.
Yes, with reservations. It is an easygoing, good-natured family business story, best for viewers curious about modern Nollywood rather than those seeking high drama.
★★★★½
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain is a French animated film that sees early childhood in Japan through a toddler's eyes, as a flood of colour, wonder and loss.
Yes. It is a luminous, grown-up animated film about the first years of life, ideal for adults and older children who like gentle, observant storytelling.
★★★½☆
Little Trouble Girls is a Slovenian coming-of-age drama in which a shy choir girl's first desire stirs during a convent retreat, told through glances and song.
Yes, with reservations. It is a precise, atmospheric debut for viewers who like quiet coming-of-age films, though its restraint can feel withholding.
★★★★☆
Living in Bondage: Breaking Free is Ramsey Nouah's slick sequel to Nollywood's founding occult drama, a Lagos thriller about ambition, secret societies and debt.
Yes. It is a glossy, gripping occult thriller that revives a Nollywood legend, best for viewers who enjoy moral melodrama and can forgive an overlong middle.
★★★½☆
LOLA is Andrew Legge's found-footage alternate history about two sisters in 1941 whose homemade machine hears the future, a playful idea that turns unsettling.
Yes, with reservations. It is a clever, handmade what-if for fans of lo-fi science fiction and alternate history, though its archival style keeps emotion at a distance.
★★★★☆
Look Back is Kiyotaka Oshiyama's hour-long anime about two schoolgirls bound by rivalry and a love of drawing manga, a compact, piercing film about art and loss.
Yes. It is a short, emotionally precise anime about why people make art, ideal for anyone who draws or writes, though its brevity leaves some threads thin.
★★★½☆
Lord of the Flies (2026) is Jack Thorne's limited-series take on Golding's novel: handsome and thoughtful, though never free of a story everyone already knows.
Yes, with reservations. It is a serious, well-made retelling that suits readers, students and teachers of the novel more than viewers hoping for a fresh surprise.
★★★½☆
Lost Embrace is Daniel Burman's wry Buenos Aires comedy-drama about a restless young man, his family's shopping arcade and the father who walked out on him.
Yes, with reservations. It is a warm, observant family comedy-drama for fans of low-key Latin American cinema, though its meandering rhythm will not suit everyone.
★★★½☆
Love Alarm is a Korean Netflix romance about an app that reveals who likes you. Its first season is wistful and sharp; the belated second loses its grip.
Yes, with reservations. Season one is a smart, melancholy teen romance worth the time; fans of the leads will enjoy season two, but the triangle runs out of tension.
★★★★☆
Love and Redemption is a 59-episode Chinese xianxia romance about a girl born without feelings and a cursed, masked disciple. Long, but moving once it deepens.
Yes, with reservations. It is one of the more affecting xianxia romances, best for fans of the genre with patience for 59 episodes and a slow first stretch.
★★★★☆
Love in the Moonlight is a Joseon-era K-drama romance in which a young woman disguised as a eunuch grows close to the crown prince. Charming, if thin on politics.
Yes, with reservations. It is a delightful historical romance for fans of Park Bo-gum and Kim Yoo-jung, though its palace politics and final stretch are weaker.
★★★★½
Lovely Runner is a 16-episode Korean time-slip romance in which a devoted fan tries to save her idol, carried by the irresistible chemistry of its two leads.
Yes. It is one of the most purely enjoyable K-dramas of recent years, ideal for romance fans who can forgive time-travel rules that bend when the plot needs them.
★★★★☆
Lucky is Apple TV+'s seven-episode heist thriller starring Anya Taylor-Joy as a con artist on the run. Relentless and slick, it wins on speed, not surprise.
Yes, with reservations. It is a fast, addictive crime thriller with a strong star turn, best for viewers who want momentum and will forgive a familiar plot.
★★★★☆
Lupin is Netflix's French heist series in which Omar Sy plays a thief inspired by Arsène Lupin, avenging his father. Light, clever and carried by its star.
Yes, with reservations. It is a stylish, twisty caper built around a superb Omar Sy, ideal for fans of heist stories who can shrug off some far-fetched plotting.
★★★★☆
Luther is the BBC's gothic London crime drama starring Idris Elba as a brilliant, self-destructive detective. Operatic, often lurid and hard to look away from.
Yes, with reservations. Idris Elba makes it essential for fans of dark detective drama, though the killers grow cartoonish and later series trade logic for shocks.
★★★½☆
Ma' Rosa is Brillante Mendoza's raw Manila drama about a shopkeeper arrested for dealing and the children scrambling to buy her freedom, anchored by Jaclyn Jose.
Yes, with reservations. It is a gripping, street-level portrait of poverty and police corruption for viewers who can handle grit, though its shaky realism can wear.
★★★★½
Macario is Roberto Gavaldón's Mexican fable about a starving woodcutter who shares a meal with Death on the Day of the Dead, a haunting classic of hunger and fate.
Yes. It is a haunting, beautifully shot Mexican fable about poverty and mortality, essential for classic-film lovers and anyone drawn to the Day of the Dead.
★★★★☆
Mai is Trấn Thành's record-breaking Vietnamese romantic drama about a Ho Chi Minh City masseuse and an unlikely love, a big-hearted melodrama that aims for tears.
Yes, with reservations. It is a sincere, emotionally generous crowd-pleaser for fans of big romantic melodrama, if you can accept its length and its heavy hand.
★★★★☆
Maid is Netflix's 10-episode drama about a young mother escaping an abusive relationship by cleaning houses. Margaret Qualley leads a tough, humane portrait of poverty.
Yes, with reservations. It is a moving, clear-eyed drama about poverty and emotional abuse, anchored by Margaret Qualley, though its run of hardships can feel relentless.
★★★½☆
Majority is Seren Yüce's cool, unsettling Istanbul drama about a drifting young man, his domineering father and the prejudice he inherits without noticing.
Yes, with reservations. It is a sharp, quietly damning Turkish social drama for patient viewers, though its passive hero and slow pace keep it at a distance.
★★★½☆
Man on Fire is Netflix's seven-episode series version of A.J. Quinnell's bodyguard thriller. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II smoulders, but the story simmers more than it burns.
Mostly yes. It suits action-thriller fans and admirers of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, as long as they accept a slower, more stretched-out take than the famous film.
★★★★☆
Manjummel Boys is Chidambaram's Malayalam survival thriller about friends whose trip to the Guna Caves turns into a rescue, a gripping tribute to loyalty.
Yes. It is a tense, big-hearted survival thriller that works as both spectacle and friendship story, though its loose opening takes a while to find its grip.
★★★★½
Margo's Got Money Troubles is Apple TV+'s dramedy with Elle Fanning as a broke young mother who starts an OnlyFans. Funny, frank and full of stubborn love.
Yes. It is one of 2026's most likeable dramedies, ideal for viewers who enjoy messy family comedy with real stakes and are comfortable with frank adult themes.