How did you get a 10 year old to sit through a film that isn't animated or loud?

I love films, the slower ones especially, and I've been waiting for my daughter to be old enough to watch some of my favourites with me. This summer I tried. A gentle Malayalam film with subtitles, one I've seen five times. She lasted twenty minutes, asked if anything was going to happen, and went off to find the tablet. I know I picked badly, and her taste has to be her own. But I'd like one film evening a week that isn't the same three cartoons on repeat. What did you start with? Any language is fine, as long as it works for a 10 year old who reads subtitles slowly.