just looked back in my netflix history and there are ones I liked while watching, i generally like adventure, war, true stories... i guess u said foreign...

sim nombre
girl with dragon tattoo (and sequels)
a peck in the cheek
the island on bird street
the stoning of soraya 
as far as my feet carry me
the last train
nowhere in africa
john rabe
red cliff
north face
letters of iwo jima