He said less known and all you guys got were oscar nominees and holywood productions?
There is a russian series - "Brigada", I'm not sure about the translation, if you can find it in English, well worth watching.
Give Layer cake(uk) a shot, it's nowhere near as good as some of the above, but it's above average...
I'm pretty sure I'd come up with a lot more of the international cinema after dinner. Will try and post here later.