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1. Tokyo Vice (2022– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Western journalist working for a publication in Tokyo takes on one of the city's most powerful crime bosses.
Stars: Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Shô Kasamatsu
Votes: 44,388
2. We Own the Night (2007)
R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A New York City nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian Mafia hitmen.
Director: James Gray | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Danny Hoch
Votes: 92,929 | Gross: $28.56M
3. P.S. I Love You (2007)
PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
Director: Richard LaGravenese | Stars: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Harry Connick Jr., Lisa Kudrow
Votes: 218,361 | Gross: $53.70M
4. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005–2012)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
Anthony Bourdain, chef, writer, traveler, visits places all around the world sampling various foods.
Stars: Anthony Bourdain, Tom Vitale, Zamir Gotta, Todd Liebler
Votes: 7,879
5. Loverboy (2005)
R | 84 min | Drama, Romance
A neglected daughter becomes a possessive mother in an emotional journey into the heart and mind of a woman who loved too much.
Director: Kevin Bacon | Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, Dominic Scott Kay, Campbell Scott, Kevin Bacon
Votes: 3,390 | Gross: $0.03M
6. Broken English (2007)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Since college, Nora hasn't had much luck with men. Now in her 30s, she works in a NYC hotel going nowhere. That is, until she meets Julien.
Director: Zoe R. Cassavetes | Stars: Parker Posey, Melvil Poupaud, Gena Rowlands, Drea de Matteo
Votes: 7,084 | Gross: $0.96M
7. Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »
Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 634
8. 12 and Holding (2005)
R | 94 min | Drama
After his twin brother is accidentally killed by vengeful bullies, a 12-year old boy and his friends face the harsh realities of death, teenage hormones, and family dysfunction.
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Conor Donovan, Jesse Camacho, Zoe Weizenbaum, Annabella Sciorra
Votes: 7,119 | Gross: $0.10M
9. Gardener of Eden (I) (2007)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
Young man on the wrong track suddenly finds purpose and love when he captures a serial rapist.
Director: Kevin Connolly | Stars: Lukas Haas, Erika Christensen, Giovanni Ribisi, David Patrick Kelly
Votes: 1,066
10. P.O.V. (1988– )
60 min | Documentary
POV, a cinema term for "point of view," is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Since 1988, POV has presented more than 300 of the best, boldest, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Stacey Abrams, Rashida Tlaib, Lucy McBath, Veronica Escobar
Votes: 244
11. The Layover (2011–2013)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
Host Anthony Bourdain shows you the best places to eat, drink, shop, and visit if you find yourself with a day or two to spare in some of the world's greatest cities.
Stars: Anthony Bourdain, David Chang, Eddie Huang, April Brucker
Votes: 1,853
12. Quid Pro Quo (I) (2008)
R | 82 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A semi-paralyzed radio reporter is sent out to investigate a story that leads him into an odd subculture and on a journey of disturbing self-realization.
Director: Carlos Brooks | Stars: Nick Stahl, Vera Farmiga, Leonardo Nam, Rachel Black
Votes: 2,572 | Gross: $0.01M
13. Herb & Dorothy (2008)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Biography
Herb and Dorothy Vogel redefine what it means to be an art collector.
Director: Megumi Sasaki | Stars: Paula Antebi, Will Barnet, Robert Barry, Lynda Benglis
Votes: 890 | Gross: $0.19M
14. Don't Let Me Drown (2009)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance
In a post-September 11th world overflowing with fear and hate, two Latino teens discover that sometimes the only thing that can keep them from drowning is love.
Director: Cruz Angeles | Stars: E.J. Bonilla, Gleendilys Inoa, Damián Alcázar, Ricardo Chavira
Votes: 430
15. And Then Came Love (2007)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Julie, a successful magazine columnist, opens Pandora's Box and seeks out the anonymous sperm donor who fathered her young son.
Director: Richard Schenkman | Stars: Vanessa Williams, Kevin Daniels, Michael Boatman, Jeremy Gumbs
Votes: 560
16. The Birth of Saké (2015)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
The Birth of Saké is a documentary that reveals the history of passionate sake makers, and what it takes to create a traditional sake at the Yoshida Brewery, a family distillery with more then 140 years of history, in northern Japan.
Director: Erik Shirai
Votes: 951
17. Larry King Now (2012–2020)
TV-MA | Comedy, Talk-Show
Larry King brings you newsmakers of every stripe - from world leaders and entertainers to regular people changing the world or caught in the crossfire of the biggest stories of the day.
Stars: Larry King, Dennis Miller, Tom Green, Melissa Rivers
Votes: 439
18. Herb & Dorothy 50X50 (2013)
87 min | Documentary, Biography, News
A follow up to the documentary Herb & Dorothy, that captures an ordinary couple's extraordinary gift of art to the nation as they close the door on their life as collectors.
Director: Megumi Sasaki | Stars: Herbert Vogel, Dorothy Vogel, Paula Antebi, Robert Barry
Votes: 62 | Gross: $0.01M
19. Invisible Hands (2018)
80 min | Documentary
Invisible Hands is the first feature documentary that exposes child labor and child trafficking within the supply chains of the world's biggest corporations.
Director: Shraysi Tandon | Stars: Kailash Satyarthi, Benjamin Skinner, Mark Barenberg, Siddharth Kara
Votes: 53 | Gross: $0.00M
21. Satellite (II) (2005)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
SATELLITE is a romantic fable about a young couple who give up everything they have in order to find something better.
Director: Jeff Winner | Stars: Karl Geary, Stephanie Szostak, Larry Fessenden, Neil Jain
Votes: 59
22. Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie (2006– )
Documentary
Stars: Louisa Chu, Kiat-Sing Teo, Ken Love, Rodrigo Arijon
Votes: 16
23. Stylista (2008)
60 min | Reality-TV
A competition show about contestants looking to become assistant editors at a fashion magazine.
Stars: Joe Zee, Anne Slowey, Dyshaun Burton, Kate Gallagher
Votes: 150
24. Best Shot (2018– )
Reality-TV, Sport
ESPN analyst and former college basketball star, Jay Williams, mentors an inner-city high school team.
Stars: Shawn McCray, Sharnee Brown, Darnell Mangan, Jay Williams
Votes: 82
25. Confessions of a Matchmaker (2007– )
Reality-TV
New York matchmaker Patti Novak interviews young singles before and after their dates.
Stars: Michael Alan Collette, Patti Novak
Votes: 39
26. The Technical Writer (2003)
96 min | Drama
A bored housewife (O'Neal) attempts to lure an agoraphobic technical writer (Harris) out of his apartment and into the heart of New York City.
Director: Scott Saunders | Stars: Michael Harris, Tatum O'Neal, William Forsythe, Pamela Gordon
Votes: 118
27. Life on the Ledge (2005)
Comedy
Brian Leib, a thirty-two year old, ritualistic neurotic recluse who lives with his paranoid parents, only leaves his house to see his psychiatrist. His days are kept as simple as the loaf ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Helfer | Stars: Lewis Helfer, Melissa Sagemiller, Tovah Feldshuh, Mark Blum
Votes: 70
28. Nowhere to go but everywhere (2022)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Following the sudden and unimaginable loss of his wife during the 2011 tsunami in Northern Japan, a man learns to scuba dive. Under the murky depths of the sea, his search for her - and for solace from grief - continues.
Directors: Erik Shirai, Masako Tsumura
29. The Worst (2012)
16 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
A relationship drama about two entangled strangers' pursuit to escape their own personal misfortunes.
Director: Larry J. Cohen | Stars: Britt Lower, Dean Winters
Votes: 22
30. The Dueling Accountant (2008)
Not Rated | 109 min | Comedy
When a lonely accountant reluctantly agrees to fight a sword duel, he is thrown into a world of intrigue and romance as he faces a scheming heiress, a deadly opponent, vengeful Gypsies and secrets from the past.
Director: Peter Bishai | Stars: Jeremy Fonicello, Jenifer Krater, Matt Beckham, Ronald Guttman
Votes: 17
31. Blowin' Up (2018)
94 min | Documentary
Working within a broken criminal justice system, a team of rebel heroines work to change the the way women arrested for prostitution are prosecuted.
Director: Stephanie Wang-Breal | Stars: Kim Affronti, Eliza Hook, Susan Liu, Toko Serita
Votes: 55
32. No Son Invisibles: Maya Women and Microfinance (2008)
Not Rated | 45 min | Documentary
No Son Invisibles: Maya Women & Microfinance, is about three Mayan women from the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Stepping deep into their lives we see how with a small amount of credit they ... See full summary »
Director: Melissa Eidson | Stars: Micaela Garcia Jimenez, Pilar Garcia Quintana, Martha Gomez Lopez, Lorenza Hernandez Perez
33. Halloween's Most Extreme (2007 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Stars: Mason Pettit, Nicole Apelian, Ben Armstrong, Jim Beauchemin
Votes: 12
34. Spells (2009)
30 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
Set in a small rural town, a preacher's son finds himself obsessed with a young mis-guided school girl who he believes to have cast a spell on him.
Director: Edward James Anderson | Stars: Victor Girone, Jill Evyn, Jenna McCombie, Jason Lopez
35. Up for Air (2016)
63 min | Documentary, Biography, History
'Up For Air' explores the human spirit's fight for survival through the eyes of Jerry Cahill - a 53-year-old pole-vaulter who continues to fight respiratory degeneration, depression and a ... See full summary »
Director: Artem Agafonov
Votes: 9
36. The Talent (2012)
43 min | Short, Crime, Mystery
In the spring of 2010, a European film crew traveled to the United States to document the life of aspiring filmmaker, Justin Peterson. This thrilling documentary guides us through the final... See full summary »
Director: Edward James Anderson | Stars: Aidan Bristow, Jill Evyn, Louis C. Oberlander, Matt O'Neill
Votes: 16
37. Death: A Love Story (2015)
77 min | Horror, Thriller
A psychotic clown hosts an anthology of loathsome tales with an uncommon theme....... Love.
Director: Edward James Anderson | Stars: Philip Bacotti, Aidan Bristow, Jill Evyn, Colin Friend
Votes: 40
38. The Franklin Abraham (2004)
56 min | Drama
The Franklin Abraham is a building 2 kilometers wide, 3 kilometers long and in places 175 stories tall. It reputedly once inhabited a population of over 2 million people. The edifice began ... See full summary »
Director: Jonah Freeman | Stars: Lucy Adden, Wendy Allyn, Chriselle Almeida, Stephanie Angelil
Votes: 12
39. Abidjan (2010)
33 min | Short, Adventure, Family
A young soccer player is taken somewhere he never imagine.
Director: Alexander Etseyatse | Stars: Bandon Morrison, Liris Crosse, Christian Gomis, Stayron Obre
Votes: 53
40. Ardeshir Mohasses: The Rebellious Artist (2013)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
In 1972, Bahman Maghsoudlou made a short film about Iranian artist Ardeshir Mohasses. For 36 years, this remained the only film about this internationally acclaimed artist. In 2008, spurred... See full summary »
Director: Bahman Maghsoudlou | Stars: Ahmad Ashraf, Reza Baraheni, Ramsey Clark, Mohammad Ali Dowlatshahi
Votes: 11
41. Anthony McCall - Solid Light Works, the Hepworth Wakefield Museum (2018 Video)
Documentary, Short
Director: Lindsay Blatt | Star: Anthony McCall
42. Poterpevshiy (2010)
104 min | Drama
Director: Aleksandr Galin | Stars: Vladimir Pankov, Sergey Gazarov, Mikhail Kaplan, Snezhana Chernova
43. Underdog to Wonderdog (2009– )
Reality-TV
Stars: Andrea Arden, Ali McLennan, David Leon, Ryan Smith
Votes: 20
44. Alone (V) (2004)
Drama, Short
In an isolated world, one man pursues the woman of his dreams. Alone reveals the story of Peter Shipke, a quiet man with a haunted past who earns his living evicting tenants from their New ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Orr | Stars: Curzon Dobell, Ana Asensio, Anthony Chisholm, Erika Rolfsrud
Votes: 10
45. Credited As (2015– )
Documentary, Short
Stars: Travis Knight, Daniel Alderson, Patrick Weinberg, Jared Baumgarner
46. A Place of Absence
Documentary | Post-production
This poetic film follows director Marialuisa's journey with Anita and Leticia, Central American women traveling with the Caravan of Mothers of Missing Migrants.
Director: Marialuisa Ernst
47. Is Your House Out to Get You? (2005 TV Special)
Reality-TV
Host Chris Wylde counts down the most shocking dangers lurking in your home.
Director: Irad Eyal | Stars: Chris Wylde, William King Appel, Felicita Carino, Josef Dumanov
49. The Itch (2011)
13 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Robin and Orlando have a great first date, but paranoia -- and a case of scabies -- threaten to drive them apart.
Director: Nora Tennessen | Stars: Brandon Collins, Vanessa Hardy, Aaron Harris
Votes: 6
50. The Contested Convention (2016)
13 min | Short
Director: Stephanie Wang-Breal | Stars: Charlie Black, Dick Cheney, Ann Compton, Harry Enten