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Both this film and the memoir it was based on have been criticized for portraying the “plight” of an extremely privileged woman—Elizabeth Gilbert, here played by Julia Roberts—as she recovers from her divorce…but you can’t get too mad at the stunning locations she decides to do it: She eats in Italy, prays in India, and finds love in Indonesia.
Babies (2010; free to stream for Starz subscribers)
Even the most hard-hearted childfree curmudgeons (hello!) cannot be immune to the charms of this French documentary film about newborns navigating their first years of life in four very different locales: Bayar in Mongolia; Ponjiao in Namibia; Mari in Tokyo; and Hattie in San Francisco.
The Namesake (2006; available to stream for rent or purchase on Amazon)
Jhumpa Lahiri’s 2003 debut novel follows the Ganguli family through two generations: parents Ashoke and Ashima (Irrfan Khan and Tabu), matched for an arranged marriage in Kolkata; and their children Gogol (Kal Penn) and Sonia (Sahira Nair), born after their parents immigrated to New York and thus torn, sometimes, between Indian and American culture.
Casino Royale (2006; available to stream for rent or purchase on Amazon)
Though Daniel Craig may not have looked much like any of the previous actors to play James Bond on film, his thrilling debut vehicle quelled fans’ fears about his casting and takes him through a variety of picturesque locations: London (of course), Madagascar, the Bahamas, Miami, a lengthy sojourn at a casino in Montenegro, and finally a breathless climax in Venice. (Craig has gone on to play 007 in three more movies you can stream, all of which also zoom through countless international locations, and are available to stream on the same service.)
Paris, je t’aime (2006; available to stream for rent or purchase on Amazon)
You arguably get the most bang for your streaming buck with Paris, je t’aime, which is less a movie than a collection of 18 short films—each set in a different arrondissement (neighborhood) of the French capital, and each helmed by a different acclaimed director, some of which include Tom Tykwer, the Coen brothers, Isabel Coixet, Gus Van Sant, and the late Wes Craven.
The Bourne Identity (2002; available to stream for rent or purchase on Amazon)
After fishermen rescue him from the Mediterranean Sea and attend to the gunshot wounds in his back, a man (Matt Damon) awakens with amnesia. The only clue as to who he might be is a device on his person that directs him to a safe-deposit box in Zurich, but when he gets there and finds it full of cash in various currencies and several passports, he only has more questions, and soon finds himself on the run, through continental Europe, from operatives from a CIA program called Treadstone. Two equally globetrotting sequels—The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum—can also be streamed on the same platform.
Blue Crush (2002; free to stream for Starz subscribers)
Hawaii resident Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth) splits her time between surfing as much as she can to train for an event that could be her comeback, and cleaning rooms in a resort hotel with her best friends Eden (Michelle Rodriguez) and Lena (Sanoe Lake). But will her focus on reviving her career be derailed by her relationship with visiting pro football player Matt Tollman (Matthew Davis)?
Y Tu Mamá También (2001; available to stream for rent or purchase on iTunes)
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