Friends, relatives, and co-workers are forever recommending movies—with mixed results. But what if those recommendations came from a more knowledgeable source? The Tribeca Shortlist is a relatively new steaming platform that enlists industry insiders and experts to curate a collection of award-winning films available to stream online. One of the films available in May is Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which, as actor Tom Hiddleston explains in the exclusive clip above, had a profound impact on him.

The 2007 film was a festival favorite and showered with awards and nominations for tackling a seemingly impossible adaptation. As Hiddleston points out, the 1997 book on which the film is based was dictated entirely by Jean-Dominique Bauby—a former journalist suffering from locked-in syndrome—blinking his eyes. It's exactly the kind of film that shouldn't have been a success, and because it works so well, many, including Hiddleston, consider it essential viewing for movie lovers. Hiddleston's entire collection of Shortlist movies is called "Stories of Heartbreak and Humor."

"We're taking a more human approach to movie discovery for viewers who want to escape the search spiral and find a great movie fast," Tribeca Shortlist president Jeff Bronikowski said when the platform launched last October. "We've found great movies that we're offering to subscribers as part of a high quality, highly curated movie catalog with exclusive 'Shortlist' content that provides context and personal insight, like getting a recommendation from a trusted friend."

The service—available for $4.99 per month—is easy accessible via Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, iPhone, iPad, and more. A world of hand-picked Hiddleston recommendations awaits.

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