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1. American Experience (1987– )
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy, Oliver Platt
Votes: 2,199
3. R.E.M.: This Film Is On (1991 Video)
50 min | Music
Directors: Peter Care, Jem Cohen, Katherine Dieckmann, James Herbert, Sharon Maguire, Beth McCarthy-Miller, Jim McKay, Jeff Preiss | Stars: Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Bill Berry
Votes: 98
4. South Main (2008)
77 min | Documentary
In order to contain violence on the streets and rampant gang crime, city authorities decided in December 2004 to clear out and tear down one complete apartment block in South Central Los ... See full summary »
Director: Kelly Parker
Votes: 32
5. Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait (1997)
11 min | Documentary, Short, Music
This short features Elliott Smith performing 3 beautiful songs acoustically and live, "between the bars", "thirteen", and "angeles". This short is basically a montage with some "stock footage" linking the scenes together.
Director: Jem Cohen | Star: Elliott Smith
Votes: 354
6. Matewan (1987)
PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, History
A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.
Director: John Sayles | Stars: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham
Votes: 8,907 | Gross: $1.68M
7. Instrument (1999)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary
A collaboration between filmmaker Jem Cohen and the Washington D.C. band Fugazi, covering the 10 year period of 1987-1996. Far from a traditional documentary, this is a musical document; a ... See full summary »
Director: Jem Cohen | Stars: Brendan Canty, Joe Lally, Ian MacKaye, Guy Picciotto
Votes: 994
9. RoadMovie (1996 Video)
90 min | Documentary, Music
The American rockers filmed in concert in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of their worldwide 1995 Monster Tour.
Director: Peter Care | Stars: Michael Stipe, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills
Votes: 255
10. Words in Your Face (1991 TV Movie)
26 min
Director: Mark Pellington | Stars: KRS-One, John Leguizamo, Henry Rollins
Votes: 14
11. R.E.M. Parallel (1995 Video)
70 min | Music
A collection of R.E.M. music videos from Automatic for the People and Monster.
Directors: Peter Care, Jem Cohen, Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, Spike Jonze, Mark Romanek, Jake Scott, Randy Skinner, Jodi Wille | Stars: Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Bill Berry
Votes: 162
12.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Orphan Trains
(1995)
TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History
In the 1850s, thousands of homeless children roamed New York City streets in search of food and shelter. The Children's Aid Society sent the children on trains to rural areas, where families would take in the orphans.
Directors: Janet Graham, Edward Gray | Stars: Stacy Keach, Charles Loring Brace IV, Matt Carlson, Dan Desmond
Votes: 57
13. Lost Book Found (1996)
35 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Jem Cohen | Stars: Monroe D. Cohen, Todd James Colby
Votes: 157
14. NYC Weights & Measures (2005)
6 min | Short
A portrait of New York in full post-9/11 paranoia, in which the police confiscates the camera containing the short.
Director: Jem Cohen
Votes: 18
15. Cat Power: From Fur City (2002 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Director: Jem Cohen | Star: Cat Power
Votes: 8
16. After Hours (I) (1985)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho he met that evening at a coffee shop.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Tommy Chong
Votes: 81,265 | Gross: $10.60M
17. Amber City (1999)
48 min | Documentary
A city in decline since 1284: Pisa, Italy is shown through portraits of its places, people, art and oddities. Its fictional narration casts the portraits in ethereal light.
Director: Jem Cohen | Star: Kyle De Camp
Votes: 39
18. Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 330 min | Documentary
Looking For a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration is a collection of personal stories about defining moments of musical inspiration (a record, a show, a musician, etc.) for 112 musicians ... See full summary »
Director: Braden King | Stars: Steve Albini, Fred Armisen, Björk, Vic Chesnutt
Votes: 23
19. Live in New York: Agnostic Front, Sick of It All, Gorilla Biscuits (1992 Video)
Not Rated | Music
Director: George Seminara | Stars: Roger Miret, Civ, Lou Koller, Pete Koller
Votes: 26
20. R.E.M. Feat. Patti Smith: E-Bow the Letter (1996 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Promo video for R.E.M. Feat. Patti Smith: E-Bow the Letter.
Directors: Jem Cohen, Michael Stipe | Stars: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, R.E.M.
Votes: 22
21. Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (2005)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, Biography
An exploration into the life and art of the renowned author of "Last Exit To Brooklyn" and "Requiem For A Dream." Hubert Selby Jr., a self-described "scream looking for a mouth," against ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael W. Dean, Kenneth Shiffrin | Stars: Hubert Selby Jr., Susan Anton, Darren Aronofsky, Alexis Arquette
Votes: 333
22. Building a Broken Mousetrap (2006)
63 min | Documentary
An unorthodox concert film of the Holland-based band, the Ex, playing in New York. Intercut with city footage and documentation of anti-war, anti-Bush demonstrations.
Director: Jem Cohen | Star: The Ex
Votes: 33
23. R.E.M.: Pop Screen (1990 Video)
32 min | Music
A collection of music videos from R.E.M. CD "Pop Screen".
Directors: Jem Cohen, Eric Darnell, Katherine Dieckmann, James Herbert, Robert Longo, Matt Mahurin, Michael Stipe | Stars: Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Bill Berry
Votes: 38
24. Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin (2008)
100 min | Music
'Empires of Tin' is a meditation on the decline of empires, juxtaposing the twilight stages of the Habsburg empire with scenes of modern America, using archival imagery, live readings from ... See full summary »
Director: Jem Cohen | Stars: Vic Chesnutt, Thierry Amar, Eric Craven, T. Griffin
Votes: 24
25.
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode:
The Day the Senior Class Got Married
(1985)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Students are paired off in a make-believe marriage class, so they can learn how money problems can affect a marriage.
Director: Sandy Tung | Stars: Paul Dooley, Robin Morse, Steve Monarque, Johann Carlo
Votes: 51
26. Benjamin Smoke (2000)
72 min | Documentary
This highly unorthodox documentary follows the crooked path of Benjamin (no last name). He lives in a hidden neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia called "Cabbagetown." Drag-queen, speed-freak, ... See full summary »
Directors: Jem Cohen, Peter Sillen | Stars: Benjamin Dickerson, Tim Campion, Brian Halloran, Coleman Lewis
Votes: 233 | Gross: $0.04M
28. Columbus (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own dreams.
Director: Kogonada | Stars: John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Michelle Forbes
Votes: 20,948 | Gross: $1.02M
29. Chain (2004)
99 min | Drama
As regional character disappears and corporate culture homogenizes our surroundings, it's increasingly hard to tell where you are. Actual malls, theme parks, hotels and corporate centers ... See full summary »
Director: Jem Cohen | Stars: Miho Nikaido, Mira Billotte, Tarik O'Regan, Rick Aquino
Votes: 279
30. Joe Papp in Five Acts (2012)
82 min | Documentary
"I believe that great art is for everyone-not just the rich or the middle class," stated Papp. "When I go into East Harlem or Bedford-Stuyvesant and see the kids who come to see our shows, I see nothing so clearly as myself."
Directors: Tracie Holder, Karen Thorsen | Stars: Olympia Dukakis, David Hare, David Henry Hwang, James Earl Jones
Votes: 51
35. At Close Range (1986)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama
Reunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn
Votes: 17,726 | Gross: $2.35M
36. Museum Hours (2012)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
When a Vienna museum guard befriends an enigmatic visitor, the grand Kunsthistorisches Art Museum becomes a mysterious crossroads that sparks explorations of their lives, the city, and the ways in which works of art reflect and shape the world.
Director: Jem Cohen | Stars: Mary Margaret O'Hara, Bobby Sommer, Ela Piplits, Marcus O'Hara
Votes: 2,277 | Gross: $0.08M
37. Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then (2010)
Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Music
The true story of a man who built a house to heal his wife.
Director: Brent Green | Stars: Donna Kozloskie, Michael McGinley
Votes: 106
39. R.E.M.: Nightswimming (1993 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Music video for "Nightswimming" by the alternative rock band R.E.M.
Director: Jem Cohen | Star: R.E.M.
Votes: 21
40. CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
CBS late afternoon specials designed for middle school and high school students, dramatizing issues affecting teenagers.
Stars: Monica Calhoun, Tammy Lauren, Nick Angotti, Beau Dremann
Votes: 353
41. R.E.M.: Oh My Heart (2011 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Video promo for R.E.M.: Oh My Heart.
Director: Jem Cohen
Votes: 7
42. What Is Democracy? (2018)
107 min | Documentary
This documentary examines the philosophy behind the concept of Democracy, from ancient Athens to modern Greece and the American Civil Rights movement.
Director: Astra Taylor | Stars: Astra Taylor, Silvia Federici, Eleni Perdikouri, Harrison Preddy
Votes: 202 | Gross: $0.04M
44. Enemies, A Love Story (1989)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin, Malgorzata Zajaczkowska
Votes: 2,572 | Gross: $7.75M
45. Ode (1999)
48 min | Drama, Romance
"Tallahatchie Bridge": With those two simple words, the powerful images of a lost innocence, a murky river and a mysterious suicide spring to mind. Scorning the demands of her overbearing ... See full summary »
Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Heather Gottlieb, Kevin Poole, Jon Wurster, Jim Wiley
Votes: 238
46. The Papp Project (2001)
Documentary
Directors: Tracie Holder, Karen Thorsen | Stars: Tom Bird, Phoebe Brand, Lee Breuer, Roscoe Lee Browne
Votes: 32
47. A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
Esther Robinson's portrait of her uncle Danny Williams -- Warhol's onetime lover, collaborator and filmmaker in his own right -- offers a exploration of the Factory era, an homage to Williams's talent, a journey of family discovery and a compelling inquiry into Williams's mysterious disappearance at age 27.
Director: Esther Robinson | Stars: Callie Angell, Brigid Berlin, John Cale, Danny Fields
Votes: 206
48. Sonic Youth: Do You Believe in Rapture? (2006 Music Video)
4 min | Music
An elegy for NYC's late, great CBGB club.
Director: Braden King | Stars: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley
Votes: 19
49. Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York) (2009)
9 min | Documentary, Short
A short portrait of Patti Smith in the city where she lives. Patti recites the very first poem-song she ever wrote. We take a walk in her changing neighborhood, and I ask her what she saw.
Director: Jem Cohen | Star: Patti Smith
Votes: 11
50. R.E.M.: Talk About the Passion (1988 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Video promo for R.E.M.: Talk About the Passion.
Director: Jem Cohen | Star: R.E.M.
Votes: 18