For a totally different, enthralling experience and to learn more about other cultures and traditions, foreign movies can be a great resource and a good choice. Here are a few tips for a rewarding foreign movie rental.

To find a good foreign movie and to make the most of your movie experience, a fruitless beginning would be, to scan the video store for hours, as it may result in a complete washout of a splendid evening. A better strategy would be to enlist the names of promising foreign movies. For this, reviews in newspapers and magazines are quite resourceful. With the growing popularity of computers and the internet, retrospect, articles, blogs and forum discussions on foreign movies are only a click away. Armed with this list, a visit to the video store would be more pleasurable and less tedious and time-consuming.

Sometimes, the collection of a dark and dingy video store is more interesting and varied than a glitzy one. At other times, a search through the most ignored sections of the video store or the documentary section can provide some excellent stuff. Public video libraries should not be overlooked because their selections are often snooping and diverse. Moreover, they are a storehouse of old and new international classics.

Although, the best choice depends upon your interests, but while selecting a foreign movie, it is always better to be an adventurer and explorer of cinematic frontiers, rather than being, merely a dummy consumer, overanalyzing and playing safe. At times, life’s mesmerizing episodes can inspire to select a particular foreign movie, like a movie that will refresh the memories, of the exuberating trip to Malaysia or an amusing Mexican neighbor or a riveting soccer match. There is no end to foreign movies, which not only provide wholesome entertainment, but also prepare you for future interactions and adventures. For starters, mainstream, contemporary foreign movies are the best choice because on one hand they deal with the subcultures on the other hand they provide an easy passage into the world of independent movies. A few good starters are:

1. Whalerider (Drama/Comedy)- A touching story, of Maori tribesmen’s strive to keep their traditions alive in the modern society.
2. Tortilla Soup (Comedy)- This movie is about the endeavors of a Mexican single-father in California, who struggles to strike a balance between running his own restaurant and bringing up his three daughters.
3. Spirited Away (Animation)- A story of a young girl, separated from her parents, in the world of ghosts.
4. Run, Lola, Run (Suspense)- A German movie about Lola, who struggles to save her boyfriend from death threat.
5. Monsoon Wedding (Comedy)- With the great Indian wedding as the subject line, this movie highlights several issues associated with marriages in India.

After searching and selecting a good foreign movie, an invitation to some interesting friends, a big couch to curl in and plenty of snacks, will make the foreign movie rental, a memorable one.