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1.
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Episode:
Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
(2021)
TV-MA | 77 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
Cora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton, William Jackson Harper
Votes: 512
2. 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: 635
3. The Unseen Kind-Hearted Beast (2005)
Short, Drama
Director: Amy Seimetz | Stars: Susan Burke, Neil Campbell, Michael Daniel Cassady, Ethan Clarke
Votes: 8
4.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
These Amazing Shadows
(2011)
TV-14 | Documentary
Directors: Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton | Star: Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 12
5.
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Episode:
Chapter 1: Georgia
(2021)
TV-MA | 68 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
When Caesar convinces Cora to escape from Randall plantation in Georgia their lives are irrevocably changed. They discover the impossible in an underground railroad which takes them on an unexpected journey and reveals the true face of America.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Pierre
Votes: 777
6.
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Episode:
Chapter 2: South Carolina
(2021)
TV-MA | 66 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
Griffin, South Carolina – a seeming paradise of progress and racial harmony that hides dark secrets, especially the secrets of “Bessie" and "Christian." Meanwhile, bounty hunter Arnold Ridgeway begins his pursuit of Cora.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Pierre
Votes: 649
7.
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Episode:
Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
(2021)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
For Arnold Ridgeway, a journey home reveals that "the past is not past." And a chance encounter with a freedman named Royal gives Cora new hope.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton, William Jackson Harper
Votes: 483
8. Lost Forever (2011)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Reveals the rich and diverse American film heritage and shows us how preservation saves both the cultural heritage and the individual memories.
Directors: Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton | Stars: Robin Blaetz, Allen Daviau, Michael Gates, Robert A. Harris
Votes: 59
9.
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Episode:
Chapter 3: North Carolina
(2021)
TV-MA | 70 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
Cora reaches a dangerous small town in North Carolina where she must secret away in an abolitionist’s attic while putting everyone’s lives in danger.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Lily Rabe
Votes: 573
10. Nightcrawler (2014)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Director: Dan Gilroy | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed
Votes: 605,445 | Gross: $32.38M
11.
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Episode:
Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
(2021)
TV-MA | 61 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
Captured by Ridgeway, Cora is forced to travel across the barren inferno of Tennessee. She shares the perilous journey with Jasper, a noble runaway filled with inner-strength.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Calvin Leon Smith
Votes: 514
12.
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Episode:
Chapter 10: Mabel
(2021)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Sheila Atim, Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton
Votes: 423
13.
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Episode:
Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
(2021)
TV-14 | 66 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
Royal brings Cora to Valentine Farm, a thriving Black community and vineyard on the bountiful Indiana frontier. Carrying the scars of her journey, Cora struggles to find peace in this new home.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Pierre
Votes: 448
14. You and Your Fucking Coffee (2013–2016)
Comedy
A hapless, coffee-obsessed man (played by comedian Henry Phillips) finds new and interesting ways to unwittingly create chaos for everyone around him. No marriage, first date or service ... See full summary »
Stars: Henry Phillips, Mike Judge, Jenica Bergere, Maitlyn Pezzo
Votes: 57
15. These Amazing Shadows (2011)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.
Directors: Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton | Stars: Jeff Adachi, James H. Billington, Robin Blaetz, Brooks Boliek
Votes: 1,758
16. Tradition Is a Temple: The Modern Masters of New Orleans (2013)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Family, History
Tradition is a Temple is a modern look at New Orleans music, drawing upon the city's unique heritage to examine the fragility of tradition.
Director: Darren Hoffman | Stars: Lucien Barbarin, Eric T. Calhoun Jr., Topsy Chapman, Roland Guerin
Votes: 12
17.
Here and Now (2018)
Episode:
Eleven Eleven
(2018)
TV-MA | 64 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
[HBO] HD. 'Eleven Eleven.' Series Premiere. A 'perfect' multiracial family shows some of its cracks as the father's 60th birthday party approaches.
Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Tim Robbins, Holly Hunter, Daniel Zovatto, Jerrika Hinton
Votes: 404
18. Moonlight (I) (2016)
R | 111 min | Drama
A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert
Votes: 332,254 | Gross: $27.85M
19. The Underground Railroad (2021)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
A young woman named Cora makes an amazing discovery during her attempt to break free from slavery in the deep south.
Stars: Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Reshonnah Harvey
Votes: 8,458
20. Black Monday (2019–2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
A group of outsiders takes on the 1980s old-boys club of Wall Street.
Stars: Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer, Regina Hall
Votes: 6,329
21. Youth (II) (2016)
18 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
Wasted on the young? A sci-fi film about growing old in a world of perpetual youth.
Director: Brett Marty | Stars: Jessica Stroup, George Maguire, Taylor Lambert, Alicia Blasingame
Votes: 44
22. Welcome to the Last Bookstore (2016)
12 min | Documentary, Short
An exploration of LA's quirkiest bookstore, and the man who brought it into existence.
Director: Chad Howitt
Votes: 33
23. A. Effect (2008)
13 min | Short, Comedy
Two actors struggle to woo the same girl with their knowledge of Brecht and Scorsese.
Director: Mike Ott | Stars: Julie Carlson, Ryan Johnsen, Danny Kuchuck, Patrick Llaguno
Votes: 17
24.
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Episode:
Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs
(2021)
TV-14 | 20 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
Let the fire burn.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Mychal-Bella Bowman, Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton
Votes: 466
25. Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to Be Special (2016 TV Special)
TV-MA | 62 min | Comedy, Music
Musical comedy duo, Garfunkel and Oats attempt to put on a comedy special.
Directors: Jeremy Konner, Riki Lindhome | Stars: Riki Lindhome, Kate Micucci, Anthony Jeselnik, Steve Agee
Votes: 1,035
26. Mission Chinese (2012)
7 min | Short
In the under world of triads. Underneath the hard and vicious exteriors displayed. They are still humans that suffer from being strange creatures. Not everything is always what it seems.
Directors: David Parker, Cole Schreiber | Stars: Ivan Shaw, Ron Yuan, Elaine Tan, Sonny Quock
Votes: 7
27.
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Episode:
Chapter 4: The Great Spirit
(2021)
TV-MA | 40 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Fred Hechinger, Peter Mullan, Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon
Votes: 553
28.
Black Monday (2019–2021)
Episode:
365
(2019)
TV-MA | 35 min | Comedy
Wide-eyed Blair is thrust into the insane world of '80s Wall Street. Mo enacts his master plan to take over the Georgina Jeans Company. Series Premiere.
Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen | Stars: Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer, Regina Hall
Votes: 385
29.
Futurestates (2010–2014)
Episode:
Remigration
(2011)
18 min | Sci-Fi
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Russell Hornsby, Paola Mendoza, Avelina Salazar, Rick Yune
Votes: 34
30. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 52,556 | Gross: $14.92M
31. Tour de Pharmacy (2017 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 41 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sport
A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.
Director: Jake Szymanski | Stars: Andy Samberg, Orlando Bloom, Freddie Highmore, Joe Buck
Votes: 12,379
32. Proposal (2003)
8 min | Romance, Short
A dinnertime marriage proposal, with a twist.
Director: Franko Galoso | Stars: Christopher Lewis, Ryan Patrick Shanahan, Katie Wolyki, Jim Lyons
Votes: 13
33. Futurestates (2010–2014)
Sci-Fi
Imagining tomorrow's America today, "Futurestates" is a series of independent mini-features--short narrative films created by established filmmakers and emerging talents transforming ... See full summary »
Stars: Sheetal Sheth, Luis Antonio Aldana, Lyle Kanouse, Johnny Wilson
Votes: 107
34. Karma (V) (2010)
R | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The words "Kali-Yuga" are heard in the language of traditional Indians. The Sanskrit definitions describe it to mean that this is Age of Iron, of machines, of evil. It is said that mankind ... See full summary »
Director: Adivi Sesh | Stars: Adivi Sesh, Jade Tailor, Sher Ali, Veronica Valencia
Votes: 127
35. Leave Me Like You Found Me (2012)
80 min | Drama
After a year of heartbreak and loneliness, Erin and Cal have forgotten enough of each other's flaws to get back together. They take what they hope will be a romantic camping trip in Sequoia... See full summary »
Director: Adele Romanski | Stars: Megan Boone, Patrick Brice, Lee Lynch, David Nordstrom
Votes: 72
36. The Book of Caleb (2008)
Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy
A comfortable underachiever and serial prankster, in the midst of their quarter life crisis, reunite against childhood enemies in a contemporary suburban epic.
Director: Matthew von Manahan | Stars: Jeremy Luno, Mackenzie Firgens, Michael Hampton, Nikitas Manikatos
Votes: 208
37. Camp X-Ray (2014)
R | 117 min | Drama, War
A soldier assigned to Guantanamo Bay befriends a man who has been imprisoned there.
Director: Peter Sattler | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, Tara Holt
Votes: 42,966 | Gross: $0.01M
38. Jackson Arms (2015)
90 min | Romance
A bad-boy bachelor falls for his nemesis and downstairs neighbor, a conservative chinese-american acupuncturist. Just as he becomes more family-oriented, an offensive bet he made about her ... See full summary »
Director: Nitram Nosirrag | Stars: Matthew O. Sloan, Kim Jiang Dubaniewicz, Luona Wang, Jeff Bredt
Votes: 21
39. Here and Now (2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A dark dramedy about a progressive Portlandian family made up of husband, wife, three adopted children from Liberia, Vietnam and Colombia, and one biological daughter, who find their sanity tested and values challenged in 2018 America.
Stars: Tim Robbins, Holly Hunter, Daniel Zovatto, Jerrika Hinton
Votes: 5,146
40. Sawdust City (2011)
97 min | Drama
Two brothers team up to search through the dive bars of a Wisconsin town for their estranged father.
Director: David Nordstrom | Stars: David Nordstrom, Carl Bird McLaughlin, Lee Lynch, John Brotherton
Votes: 53
41. The Black Jacket (2016)
Unrated | 95 min | Documentary
A former Black Panther in South Central Los Angeles teaches a course that brings rival gang members and community outreach workers together to prevent bloodshed in their communities.
Director: Ryan Simon
Votes: 12
42. Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Romance
Twenty-four hours in the tentative relationship of two young San Franciscans also dealing with the conundrum of being a minority in a rapidly gentrifying city.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Wyatt Cenac, Tracey Heggins, John Thurgood, Brent Weinbach
Votes: 2,623 | Gross: $0.11M
43. My Josephine (2003)
Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Aadid tells us his life in seven minutes. He's an Arabic-speaking young man working the night shift at a laundromat and dry cleaners somewhere in the United States. In the aftermath of 9/11... See full summary »
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Basel Hamdan, Saba Shariat, Marc Levi, Karl Cooke
Votes: 433
44. Under the Silver Lake (2018)
R | 139 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sam, a disenchanted young man, finds a mysterious woman swimming in his apartment's pool one night. The next morning, she disappears. Sam sets off across LA to find her, and along the way he uncovers a conspiracy far more bizarre.
Director: David Robert Mitchell | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Callie Hernandez
Votes: 51,540 | Gross: $0.05M
45. Lemonade War (2014)
8 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Patton Oswalt, Tayler Buck, Mo Collins, Werner Herzog
Votes: 69
46. Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 113 min | Drama, Romance
A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the morals of her small town. Based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston.
Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Halle Berry, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Mel Winkler, Michael Ealy
Votes: 3,035
47. The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010)
TV-14 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four young people navigate the suburban wonderland of metro-Detroit looking for love and adventure on the last weekend of summer.
Director: David Robert Mitchell | Stars: Claire Sloma, Marlon Morton, Amanda Bauer, Brett Jacobsen
Votes: 4,674 | Gross: $0.04M
48. The Murder of Hi Good (2012)
73 min | Western
Part documentary, part magical realist reenactment, The Murder of Hi Good details the assassination of Northern California's most infamous Indian hunter, "Hiram Good".
Director: Lee Lynch | Stars: David Nordstrom, Cory Zacharia, Al Bringas, Eric H. Heisner
Votes: 89
49. Fête des Pets (2013)
3 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Nicholas Jasenovec | Stars: Chase Stewart, Brooklyn Rae Silzer, Sarah Silverman
Votes: 28
50. California Solo (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
A former Britpop rocker who now works on a farm gets caught driving drunk and faces deportation after living in Los Angeles for many years. His efforts to stay in the U.S. force him to confront the past and current demons in his life.
Director: Marshall Lewy | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Alexia Rasmussen, Kathleen Wilhoite, A Martinez
Votes: 1,132 | Gross: $0.02M