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1. Valley of Shadows (2017)
TV-14 | 91 min | Drama, Mystery
In this mystery drama we follow Aslak (6) in a quest for answers about recent tragic events. Valley of Shadows is a film in the tradition of the Scandinavian Gothic.
Director: Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen | Stars: Adam Ekeli, Kathrine Fagerland, John Olav Nilsen, Lennard Salamon
Votes: 1,066
Fantasy Filmfest 2018, Savoy Hamburg
2. Border (2018)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A customs officer who can smell fear develops an unusual attraction to a strange traveler while aiding a police investigation which will call into question her entire existence.
Director: Ali Abbasi | Stars: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson, Ann Petrén
Votes: 34,239 | Gross: $0.77M
Fantasy Filmfest 2018, Savoy Hamburg
3. Heavy Trip (2018)
92 min | Comedy, Music
After years of playing songs by other artists, the opportunity of a concert in Norway encourages a metal band to compose their own material, but not before overcoming some unexpected difficulties.
Directors: Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren | Stars: Johannes Holopainen, Samuli Jaskio, Antti Tuomas Heikkinen, Max Ovaska
Votes: 10,633 | Gross: $0.01M
Fantasy Filmfest 2018, Savoy Hamburg
4. Dead in a Week Or Your Money Back (2018)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
After his ninth unsuccessful attempt on his own life, a young man outsources his suicide to an ageing assassin. "If you're serious about ending it, you need professional help"
Director: Tom Edmunds | Stars: Tom Wilkinson, Aneurin Barnard, Marion Bailey, Freya Mavor
Votes: 6,796
Fantasy Filmfest 2018, Savoy Hamburg
5. Suleiman Mountain (2017)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
Karabas (Asset Imangaliev) is a difficult man: a hard-gambling, hard-drinking, child-in-a-man's body who puts only himself first in his family. When his wife #1, Zhipara (Perizat ... See full summary »
Director: Elizaveta Stishova | Stars: Talant Asanaliev, Gulsina Chotonova, Daniel Daiyrbekov, Turgunai Erkinbekova
Votes: 269
26. Filmfest Hamburg 2018, Studio Kino Hamburg
6. A Family Tour (2018)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
A filmmaker who has been living in exile in Hong Kong visits a festival in Taipei to present a film has been banned in Mainland China.
Director: Liang Ying | Stars: Nai An, Joe Cheung, Zhe Gong, Chih-Ju Lin
Votes: 431
26. Filmfest Hamburg 2018, Abaton Hamburg
7. I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (2018)
140 min | Comedy, Drama
An artist commissioned to stage a re-enactment of a Romanian war battle receives pushback from producers for including a realistic portrayal of her country's treatment of Jews during WWII.
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Ioana Iacob, Alex Bogdan, Alexandru Dabija, Ion Rizea
Votes: 1,996 | Gross: $0.01M
26. Filmfest Hamburg 2018, Abaton Hamburg
8. We, the Dead (2017)
106 min | Drama
What is the price of staying alive? A young Chinese Malaysian woman, with dreams of a better life in Taiwan, finds herself involved in a criminal underworld of danger and death.
Director: Edmund Yeo | Stars: Daphne Low, Kahoe Hon, Ruby Faye, Johnny Goh
Votes: 84
26. Filmfest Hamburg 2018, Cinemaxx Hamburg-Dammtor
9. Put Grandma in the Freezer (2018)
100 min | Comedy
Simone, a clumsy financier, falls in love with Claudia, who's living on her grandma's retirement checks. When the old lady dies Claudia hides the body in a freezer, and sets up a fraud with the help of some friends to avoid bankruptcy.
Directors: Giancarlo Fontana, Giuseppe Stasi | Stars: Fabio De Luigi, Miriam Leone, Lucia Ocone, Marina Rocco
Votes: 2,710
26. Filmfest Hamburg 2018, Cinemaxx Hamburg-Dammtor
10. Anote's Ark (2018)
77 min | Documentary
A look at the devastating effects that climate change has on the people living on Kiribati, a low-lying atoll in the Pacific.
Director: Matthieu Rytz | Stars: Anote Tong, Tiemeri 'Sermary' Tiare, Ato Raatati Garstang, Berenike Temerawa
Votes: 137
26. Filmfest Hamburg 2018, Metropolis Hamburg
11. McQueen (2018)
R | 111 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.
Directors: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Stars: Alexander McQueen, Joyce McQueen, John Hitchcock, Danny Hall
Votes: 8,415 | Gross: $1.26M
26. Filmfest Hamburg 2018, Abaton Hamburg
12. Graves Without a Name (2018)
115 min | Documentary
In Rithy Panh's latest exploration of the lasting effects of the Cambodian genocide, a 13-year-old boy who loses most of his family begins a search for their graves.Cambodian-born, ... See full summary »
Director: Rithy Panh | Star: Randal Douc
Votes: 119
26. Filmfest Hamburg 2018, Passage Hamburg
13. The Raven and the Seagull (2018)
70 min | Documentary
The relationship between Greenland and Denmark is full of fantasy and myths. And these are exactly what Danish artist Lasse Lau reflects upon - and in turn documents - in his first feature-length film.
Director: Lasse Lau | Stars: Aannguaq René J. Hansen, Angunnguaq Larsen, Varna Marianne Nielsen, Vivi Nielsen
Votes: 51
26. Filmfest Hamburg 2018, Studio Kino Hamburg
14. Dead Souls (2018)
495 min | Documentary, History
A dozen aging survivors are interviewed from Jiabiangou, a complex of three work camps in Northwest China where supposed rightists were sent for re-education in the 1950s and 1960s under Mao Zedong.
Director: Wang Bing
Votes: 379
26. Filmfest Hamburg 2018, Abaton Hamburg
15. Leto (2018)
Not Rated | 126 min | Biography, Drama, History
A love triangle emerges around a rock and roll musician, his protege and his wife in 1980s Russia.
Director: Kirill Serebrennikov | Stars: Roman Bilyk, Irina Starshenbaum, Teo Yoo, Filipp Avdeev
Votes: 7,937
8. Hamburger Deutsch-Russisches Kinoforum "KinoHafen" 2018, Metropolis Hamburg
16. Ambivalence (2018)
117 min | Drama
Stas and Peter, two young psychiatry students and friends perceive life differently. Stas desires to act by the rules, Peter prefers experimenting. Stas is a hard worker while Peter likes ... See full summary »
Director: Anton Bilzho | Stars: Olga Tsirsen, Egor Morozov, Daniil Steklov, Valentina Kuvaeva
Votes: 229
8. Hamburger Deutsch-Russisches Kinoforum "KinoHafen" 2018, Metropolis Hamburg
17. Jonathan (2018)
TV-MA | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Jonathan leaves the office every day at noon. When he gets home, he goes to sleep. Every morning he wakes up and there is a breakfast prepared for him along with a video telling him about the second part of his day.
Director: Bill Oliver | Stars: Ansel Elgort, Suki Waterhouse, Patricia Clarkson, Matt Bomer
Votes: 6,649
Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2019, Savoy Hamburg
18. Burning (2018)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Jong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.
Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Soo-Kyung
Votes: 76,287 | Gross: $0.72M
Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2019, Savoy Hamburg
19. Destroyer (2018)
R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.
Director: Karyn Kusama | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 31,787 | Gross: $1.53M
Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2019, Savoy Hamburg
20. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
R | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: Lily Collins, Zac Efron, Angela Sarafyan, Sydney Vollmer
Votes: 103,383
Fantasy Filmfest Nights 2019, Residenz Köln
21. You Might Be the Killer (2018)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A camp counselor suffering from blackouts finds himself surrounded by murder victims. He turns to his horror movie enthusiast friend for advice, and to contend with the idea he may be the killer.
Director: Brett Simmons | Stars: Fran Kranz, Alyson Hannigan, Brittany S. Hall, Jenna Harvey
Votes: 6,253
Fantasy Filmfest Nights 2019, Residenz Köln
22. The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion (2018)
Not Rated | 125 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A high school student with amnesia tries to uncover what has happened to her. All leading her into deeper troubles ultimately revealing a darkness she could not have imagined.
Director: Park Hoon-jung | Stars: Kim Da-mi, Jo Min-soo, Choi Woo-sik, Go Min-si
Votes: 17,520
Fantasy Filmfest Nights 2019, Residenz Köln
23. Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
R | 159 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Once two overzealous cops get suspended from the force, they must delve into the criminal underworld to get their proper compensation.
Director: S. Craig Zahler | Stars: Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White
Votes: 55,244
Fantasy Filmfest Nights 2019, Residenz Köln
24. The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)
Not Rated | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A crime boss teams up with a cop to track down a serial killer.
Director: Lee Won-tae | Stars: Ma Dong-seok, Jeon Bae-soo, Kim Mu-yeol, Kim Sungkyu
Votes: 22,599 | Gross: $0.22M
Fantasy Filmfest 2019, Residenz Köln
25. Freaks (2018)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A bold girl discovers a bizarre, threatening, and mysterious new world beyond her front door after she escapes her father's protective and paranoid control.
Directors: Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew
Votes: 40,465
Fantasy Filmfest 2019, Residenz Köln
26. First Love (2019)
TV-MA | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Becky, Bengal, Masayuki Deai, Mami Fujioka
Votes: 8,038
Fantasy Filmfest 2019, Residenz Köln
27. Extra Ordinary (2019)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Rose, a mostly sweet and lonely Irish driving instructor, must use her supernatural talents to save the daughter of Martin (also mostly sweet and lonely) from a washed-up rock star who is using her in a Satanic pact to reignite his fame.
Directors: Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman | Stars: Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte, Claudia O'Doherty
Votes: 11,534
Fantasy Filmfest 2019, Residenz Köln
28. Shadow (2018)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In a Chinese royal court, an army commander secretly trains a "shadow" to retake a city against the wishes of the king.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Chao Deng, Li Sun, Ryan Zheng, Qianyuan Wang
Votes: 18,213 | Gross: $0.52M
Fantasy Filmfest 2019, Residenz Köln
29. It Comes (I) (2018)
135 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
One day, a visitor leaves Hideki a memo of his unborn daughter's name "Chisa". Two years later, Hideki's house is attacked by a sinister presence. To protect his family, Hideki asks for help to perform a ritual to break an unknown spell.
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Nana Komatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Haru Kuroki
Votes: 1,396
Fantasy Filmfest 2019, Residenz Köln
30. Jam (III) (2018)
102 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Hiroshi, Takeru and Tetsuo all live in the same city. Hiroshi is an unpopular idol singer and he feels a void in his life. He is placed under confinement by his fan Masako. Takeru believes ... See full summary »
Director: Sabu | Stars: Shintarô Akiyama, Shô Aoyagi, Keita Machida, Shûhei Nogae
Votes: 135
29. Film Festival Cologne 2019, Filmpalast Köln
31. Parasite (2019)
R | 132 min | Drama, Thriller
Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-sik
Votes: 958,788 | Gross: $53.37M
29. Film Festival Cologne 2019, Filmpalast Köln
32. Hail Satan? (2019)
R | 95 min | Documentary
A look at the quick rise and influence of the controversial religious group known as The Satanic Temple.
Director: Penny Lane | Stars: Jex Blackmore, Chalice Blythe, Nicholas Crowe, Sal De Ciccio
Votes: 7,808 | Gross: $0.42M
29. Film Festival Cologne 2019, Filmpalast Köln
33. The Housemaid (1960)
Not Rated | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for.
Director: Kim Ki-young | Stars: Jin Kyu Kim, Jeung-nyeo Ju, Eun-shim Lee, Aeng-ran Eom
Votes: 5,695
29. Film Festival Cologne 2019, Filmpalast Köln
34. Nina Wu (2019)
Unrated | 102 min | Drama
Nina Wu, a girl who leaves small theatre company in the country for the big city in pursuit of her actress dream. The wait seems to be endless, as she lives a lonely and repressed life ... See full summary »
Director: Midi Z | Stars: Ke-Xi Wu, Vivian Sung, Kimi Hsia, Li-Ang Chang
Votes: 1,319
29. Film Festival Cologne 2019, Filmpalast Köln
35. Sopyonje (1993)
112 min | Drama, Music
Despite its falling popularity, a father teaches his two children the Korean musical tradition of Pansori (one singer accompanied by one drummer).
Director: Im Kwon-taek | Stars: Kim Myung-gon, Jung-hae Oh, Kim Kyu-chul, Sae-kil Shin
Votes: 1,115
29. Film Festival Cologne 2019, Filmpalast Köln
36. Matthias & Maxime (2019)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Romance
Hidden feelings come to light and threaten the bond of a group of friends in their late 20s.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas, Xavier Dolan, Pier-Luc Funk, Samuel Gauthier
Votes: 9,121
29. Film Festival Cologne 2019, Filmpalast Köln
37. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)
Not Rated | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Escaping war, an immortal girl blessed with Eternal Youth finds a lone surviving infant and decides to raise him as her son.
Directors: Masakazu Hashimoto, Jong Heo, Tadashi Hiramatsu, Tatsuyuki Nagai, Mari Okada, Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Manaka Iwami, Miyu Irino, Yôko Hikasa, Hiroaki Hirata
Votes: 8,385
EYES ON JAPAN - 14. Japanische Filmtage Düsseldorf, Black Box Düsseldorf
38. The Beast (2019)
131 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A criminal action movie about two detectives in conflict who solve a murder that shakes up the Korean peninsula.
Director: Jung-Ho Lee | Stars: Lee Sung-min, Yoo Jae-myung, Daniel Choi, Kim Dae-gon
Votes: 1,513
Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2020, Residenz Köln
39. Code 8 (2019)
Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A super-powered construction worker falls in with a group of criminals in order to raise the funds to help his ill mother.
Director: Jeff Chan | Stars: Kari Matchett, Robbie Amell, Penny Eizenga, Lawrence Bayne
Votes: 52,226
Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2020, Residenz Köln
40. Gundala (2019)
TV-14 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Indonesia's preeminent comic book superhero and his alter ego Sancaka enter the cinematic universe to battle the wicked Pengkor and his diabolical squad of orphan assassins.
Director: Joko Anwar | Stars: Abimana Aryasatya, Tara Basro, Bront Palarae, Ario Bayu
Votes: 5,790
Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2020, Residenz Köln
41. Synchronic (2019)
R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after they encounter a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Stars: Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Katie Aselton, Ally Ioannides
Votes: 40,191
Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2020, Residenz Köln
42. True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
R | 124 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang flee from authorities during the 1870s.
Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Corbett
Votes: 13,176
Fantasy Filmfest Nights 2020, Residenz Köln
43. Hello World (2019)
97 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A man travels in time from the year 2027 to relive his school years and to correct a bad decision.
Director: Tomohiko Itô | Stars: Haruka Fukuhara, Minami Hamabe, Takumi Kitamura, Minako Kotobuki
Votes: 4,015
Fantasy Filmfest Nights 2020, Residenz Köln
44. Dinner in America (2020)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band unexpectedly fall in love and go on an epic journey together through America's decaying Midwestern suburbs.
Director: Adam Rehmeier | Stars: Kyle Gallner, Yancey Fuqua, Jennifer Kincer, Hannah Marks
Votes: 6,159
Fantasy Filmfest 2020, Residenz Köln
45. Get the Hell Out (2020)
95 min | Comedy, Horror
Taiwan's parliament turns deadly when a virus transforms politicians into ravenous zombie mutants.
Director: I.-Fan Wang | Stars: Bruce Hung, Megan Lai, Chung-Hua Tou, Francesca Kao
Votes: 613
Fantasy Filmfest 2020, Residenz Köln
46. Mandibles (2020)
77 min | Comedy, Fantasy
When simple-minded friends Jean-Gab and Manu find a giant fly trapped in the boot of a car, they decide to train it in the hope of making a ton of cash.
Director: Quentin Dupieux | Stars: Grégoire Ludig, David Marsais, Adèle Exarchopoulos, India Hair
Votes: 5,991
Fantasy Filmfest 2020, Residenz Köln
47. Bloody Hell (2020)
R | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A man with a mysterious past flees the country to escape his own personal hell - only to arrive somewhere much, much worse.
Director: Alister Grierson | Stars: Ben O'Toole, Meg Fraser, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland
Votes: 10,434
Fantasy Filmfest 2020, Residenz Köln
48. First Cow (2019)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama, Western
A skilled cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two collaborate on a successful business.
Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Alia Shawkat, John Magaro, Dylan Smith, Ryan Findley
Votes: 21,949
30. Film Festival Cologne 2020, Filmpalast Köln
49. Nine Days (2020)
R | 124 min | Drama, Fantasy
A reclusive man conducts a series of interviews with human souls for a chance to be born.
Director: Edson Oda | Stars: Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Bill Skarsgård, Benedict Wong
Votes: 11,802
30. Film Festival Cologne 2020, Filmpalast Köln
50. Drive My Car (2021)
Unrated | 179 min | Drama
A renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima, Masaki Okada
Votes: 65,722
31. Film Festival Cologne 2021, Filmpalast Köln
51. Spiritwalker (2020)
108 min | Action, Fantasy, Mystery
A fantasy action film that revolves around a man who loses his memory and subsequently wakes up in a new body every twelve hours.
Director: Jae-geun Yoon | Stars: Yoon Kyesang, Lim Ji-yeon, Park Yong-woo, Hong Gi-jun
Votes: 2,102
35. Fantasy Filmfest 2021, Residenz Köln
52. Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)
70 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future.
Director: Junta Yamaguchi | Stars: Kazunari Tosa, Riko Fujitani, Gôta Ishida, Masashi Suwa
Votes: 8,052
35. Fantasy Filmfest 2021, Residenz Köln
53. Pig (I) (2021)
R | 92 min | Drama, Mystery
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.
Director: Michael Sarnoski | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin, Cassandra Violet
Votes: 89,458
35. Fantasy Filmfest 2021, Residenz Köln
54. January (2021)
110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Two men and a bird, trapped in a snowstorm in the middle of nowhere, try to solve a mystery while it slowly devours them.
Director: Andrey Paounov | Stars: Samuel Finzi, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Zachary Baharov, Leonid Yovchev
Votes: 198
22. Festival des mittel- und osteuropäischen Films goEAST 2022, DFF Frankfurt
55. Nuuccha (2021)
107 min | Drama
Based on the Hailak short story and other works by Polish writer with experience of Siberian exile Waclaw Sieroszewski, the plot revolves around the poor Yakut peasant couple Khabdzhiy and ... See full summary »
Director: Vladimir Munkuev | Stars: Zoya Bagynanova, Sergey Gilev, Pavel Kolesov, Innokenty Lukovtsev
Votes: 39
22. Festival des mittel- und osteuropäischen Films goEAST 2022, DFF Frankfurt
56. Ascension (III) (2021)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the "Chinese Dream." This observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.
Director: Jessica Kingdon
Votes: 4,099
15. Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International 2022, DFF Frankfurt
57. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)
121 min | Drama, Romance
An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima, Hyunri, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Votes: 9,802
15. Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International 2022, DFF Frankfurt
58. Bloodsuckers - A Marxist Vampire Comedy (2021)
125 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A penniless Soviet refugee falls in love with an eccentric young vampiress spending the summer at the seaside with her awkward servant. A Marxist vampire comedy.
Director: Julian Radlmaier | Stars: Aleksandre Koberidze, Lilith Stangenberg, Alexander Herbst, Kirill Adibekov
Votes: 382
15. Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International 2022, Mal Seh'n Frankfurt
59. Faceless (II) (2021)
82 min | Documentary
Faceless takes us to the frontline of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong to meet four such young people.
Director: Jennifer Ngo
Votes: 36
15. Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International 2022, DFF Frankfurt
60. Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me? (2021)
119 min | Romance
Manga-ka (manga author) Sawako suspects that her husband is having an affair. Instead of confronting him directly, she finds a more creative way to drop the hint.
Director: Takahiro Horie | Stars: Tasuku Emoto, Jun Fubuki, Nao Honda, Daichi Kaneko
Votes: 151
22. Nippon Connection, Mousonturm Frankfurt
61. Kanojo no sukinamonowa (2021)
121 min | Romance
The high student is closeted and gay. Roaming a local bookstore he comes across his female class-mate and notices that she is picking on male homoerotic fantasy graphic novels. The girl ... See full summary »
Director: Shôgo Kusano | Stars: Akana Ikeda, Tsubasa Imai, Hayato Isomura, Fûju Kamio
Votes: 139
22. Nippon Connection, Mousonturm Frankfurt
62. The Sunday Runoff (2022)
104 min | Comedy
Tsutomu Tanimura is a 30-year-old man, living in a provincial city. He works as a private secretary for Shohei Kawashima, who is a member of the House of Representatives and he has strong ... See full summary »
Director: Yûichirô Sakashita | Stars: Eiji Akaso, Mantarô Koichi, Masataka Kubota, Rie Miyazawa
Votes: 69
22. Nippon Connection, Mousonturm Frankfurt
63. Kûhaku (2021)
107 min | Drama
A teenager girl's accidental death incites a media frenzy and causes her harsh father to turn his range against those he believes are responsible.
Director: Keisuke Yoshida | Stars: Kisetsu Fujiwara, Arata Furuta, Aoi Itô, Reiko Kataoka
Votes: 592
22. Nippon Connection, Mousonturm Frankfurt
64. Mystery Train (1989)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Masatoshi Nagase, Yûki Kudô, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cinqué Lee
Votes: 30,820 | Gross: $0.37M
22. Nippon Connection, DFF Frankfurt
65. The Blood of Wolves II (2021)
139 min | Crime, Drama
Set several years after The Blood Of Wolves and Ogami Shogo's death in the Western city of Hiroshima, the detective's plan to surround and control the yakuza low-lives has been implemented ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi | Stars: Shô Aoyagi, Miwako Kakei, Hiroto Kanai, Rino Katase
Votes: 813
22. Nippon Connection, Mousonturm Frankfurt
66. Ringu wandaringu (2021)
104 min | Drama, Fantasy
Sosuke lives in Tokyo and aspires to be a manga artist. He has reached a dead end in his current work about a battle between a hunter and a wolf. One day at the construction site where he makes a living, Sosuke finds an animal skull.
Director: Masakazu Kaneko | Stars: Shô Kasamatsu, Junko Abe, Ken Yasuda, Reiko Kataoka
Votes: 72
22. Nippon Connection, Mal Seh'n Frankfurt
67. Medusa Deluxe (2022)
R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery
A murder mystery set in a competitive hairdressing contest. Extravagance and excess collide, as the death of a contestant sows seeds of division in a community whose passion for hair verges on obsession.
Director: Thomas Hardiman | Stars: Luke Pasqualino, Lilit Lesser, Clare Perkins, Kayla Meikle
Votes: 1,869
36. Fantasy Filmfest 2022, Harmonie Frankfurt
68. L'année du requin (2022)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A small coastal town in the south-west of France is on high alert after a surfer disappeared - Soon the incredible truth is revealed : a shark is prowling in the harbor .
Directors: Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma | Stars: Marina Foïs, Kad Merad, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Christine Gautier
Votes: 794
36. Fantasy Filmfest 2022, Harmonie Frankfurt
69. Freaks Out (2021)
141 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Rome, 1943: Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio and Mario are the main attractions of the "Mezza Piotta Circus" run by Israel, meanwhile someone starts looking for the four freaks with a plan that could change the fate of the whole world.
Director: Gabriele Mainetti | Stars: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto, Giancarlo Martini
Votes: 7,129
36. Fantasy Filmfest 2022, Harmonie Frankfurt
70. Sick of Myself (2022)
97 min | Drama, Horror
Increasingly overshadowed by her boyfriend's recent rise to fame as a contemporary artist creating sculptures from stolen furniture, Signe hatches a vicious plan to reclaim her rightfully deserved attention within the milieu of Oslo's cultural elite.
Director: Kristoffer Borgli | Stars: Kristine Kujath Thorp, Eirik Sæther, Fanny Vaager, Sarah Francesca Brænne
Votes: 15,455
36. Fantasy Filmfest 2022, Harmonie Frankfurt
71. Something in the Dirt (2022)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Maverick filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead offer up a twisted reflection of our paranoid times in this inventive mix of buddy comedy and sci-fi thriller.
Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Stars: Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Sarah Adina Smith, Wanjiru M. Njendu
Votes: 5,253
36. Fantasy Filmfest 2022, Harmonie Frankfurt
72. Mo-eo (2021)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Ilha Lee | Stars: John Cameron Mitchell, More
Votes: 16
11th Korean Film Festival Frankfurt 2022, Eldorado Frankfurt
73. The Line (I) (2022)
101 min | Drama
Margaret is charged with a three-month restraining order for having hit her mother. But the 100 meters that now separate her from her home only exacerbate Margaret's desire to come closer to her family.
Director: Ursula Meier | Stars: Stéphanie Blanchoud, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Elli Spagnolo, India Hair
Votes: 522
22. Französische Filmwoche 2022, Cinéma Frankfurt
74. Lockdown Tower (2022)
89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The inhabitants of a high-rise building wake up one morning to discover that their building is shrouded in an opaque fog, obstructing doors and windows - a strange black matter that devours anything that tries to pass through it.
Director: Guillaume Nicloux | Stars: Angèle Mac, Hatik, Ahmed Abdel Laoui, Kylian Larmonie
Votes: 932
Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2023, Residenz Köln
75. Hetki lyö (2022)
123 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Marjaleena, a 60-year-old drunk ex-beauty pageant, discovers that her husband Worm is about to get out of jail but he is planning a dream life with his cell-mate lover, Marjaleena sets off to get her share of the millions.
Director: J.-P. Valkeapää | Stars: Johannes Holopainen, Outi Mäenpää, Ilkka Heiskanen, Pääru Oja
Votes: 208
Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2023, Residenz Köln
76. Project Wolf Hunting (2022)
122 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Follows dangerous criminals on a cargo ship who are transported from the Philippines to South Korea, as they unleash a sinister force after an escape attempt leads to a riot.
Director: Kim Hong Sun | Stars: Seo In-Guk, Jang Dong-yoon, Jung So-min, Choi Gwi-hwa
Votes: 6,824
Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2023, Residenz Köln
77. Lan Yu (2001)
R | 86 min | Drama, Romance
A young, gay student has a relationship with an older, successful businessman. The handsome playboy-businessman must choose between his comfortable, yet closeted straight life, or an honest, yet subversive life with the student.
Director: Stanley Kwan | Stars: Ye Liu, Jun Hu, He Du, Bin Li
Votes: 3,022 | Gross: $0.12M
78. No Bears (2022)
106 min | Drama, Romance
Two parallel love stories in which the partners are thwarted by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition, and the mechanics of power.
Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Jafar Panahi, Vahid Mobasseri, Bakhtiyar Panjeei, Mina Kavani
Votes: 3,789
79. Aurora's Sunrise (2022)
TV-MA | 96 min | Documentary, Animation
A genocide survivor becomes a silent movie star: Aurora Mardiganian's odyssey is close to unreal. After losing her family, escaping slavery, and enduring Hollywood greed, she journeys far to tell the world of the Armenian Genocide.
Director: Inna Sahakyan | Stars: Anzhelika Hakobyan, Arpi Petrossian, Shushan Abrahamyan, Seyran Akopov
Votes: 933
80. New Normal (I) (2022)
112 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
New Normal is a captured record of 4 days in Seoul, 2022, which is a time of chaos that all the mankind never have been experienced before in entire human history. It depicts the unexpected... See full summary »
Director: Jung Bum-shik | Stars: Choi Ji-woo, Lee Yoo-mi, Choi Min-ho, Ha Da In
Votes: 197
81. Shadow Island (2023)
90 min | Thriller
Strange and mysterious occurrences plague a meteorologist when he travels to a deserted island to investigate his father's death.
Director: Johan Storm | Stars: Magnus Roosmann, Anderz Eide, Hanne Mathisen Haga, Teo Dellback
Votes: 196
82. Irati (2022)
114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Follows Irati, a young girl who will guide a group of Christian and Muslim warriors through a journey in an ancient mythological world where everything that has a name exists, in an attempt to recover a lost treasure.
Director: Paul Urkijo Alijo | Stars: Eneko Sagardoy, Edurne Azkarate, Itziar Ituño, Elena Uriz
Votes: 1,617
83. Smoking Causes Coughing (2022)
Not Rated | 77 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of vigilantes called the "tobacco-forces" is falling apart. To rebuild team spirit, their leader suggests that they meet for a week-long retreat, before returning to save the world.
Director: Quentin Dupieux | Stars: Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Lacoste, Anaïs Demoustier, Jean-Pascal Zadi
Votes: 4,757
84. #Manhole (2023)
99 min | Drama, Thriller
A situational thriller depicting the struggle of a man who fell into a manhole.
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Stars: Yûto Nakajima, Nao Honda, Kento Nagayama, Chloé Guerin
Votes: 625
85. Shin Ultraman (2022)
118 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As the threat of giant unidentified lifeforms known as "S-Class Species" worsens in Japan, a silver giant appears from beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Directors: Shinji Higuchi, Ikki Todoroki | Stars: Takumi Saitô, Masami Nagasawa, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Daiki Arioka
Votes: 3,709
86. Lesson in Murder (2022)
128 min | Crime, Mystery
Masaya Kakei is a university student, but he attends a school that's not his ideal school. His days are generally gloomy. One day, he receives a letter from serial killer Yamato Haimura, ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi | Stars: Sadao Abe, Shimako Iwai, Takanori Iwata, Yu Miyazaki
Votes: 509
87. Lost in the Stars (2022)
121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
He Fei's wife, Li Muzi, disappears during their anniversary trip. When she reappears, he insists that she is not his wife. As Chen Mai, a top lawyer gets involved in this bizarre case, more mysteries start to emerge.
Directors: Rui Cui, Xiang Liu | Stars: Yilong Zhu, Ni Ni, Janice Man, Jiang Du
Votes: 2,390 | Gross: $1.72M
88. Raging Grace (2023)
99 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An undocumented Filipina immigrant lands a job as a care-worker for a terminal old man, securing a better life for her and her daughter. But a dark discovery threatens to destroy everything she's strived for and holds dear.
Director: Paris Zarcilla | Stars: Eva-Jane Willis, Leanne Best, David Hayman, Max Eigenmann
Votes: 1,985
89. Restore Point (2023)
115 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set in central Europe during 2041, a female detective investigates the case of a murdered couple where a restoration team is able to bring one of them back to life.
Director: Robert Hloz | Stars: Andrea Mohylová, Matej Hádek, Milan Ondrík, Václav Neuzil
Votes: 1,572
90. Killing Romance (2023)
106 min | Comedy, Music, Thriller
A retired actress who marries an island chaebol and meets a 3-time-test-taker who lives next door.
Director: Wonsuk Lee | Stars: Lee Hanee, Lee Sun-kyun, Gong Myoung, Bae Yoo-ram
Votes: 320
91. Confession (2022)
105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A story about a man who has been pointed out as the culprit of a locked-room murder and his lawyer approaching the truth.
Director: Jong-seok Yoon | Stars: So Ji-seob, Yunjin Kim, Im Jin-Ah, Choi Kwang-il
Votes: 1,006
92. The Night Owl (2022)
TV-14 | 118 min | Mystery, Thriller
A blind acupuncturist, who strangely, is able to see normally at night, and happens to witness the death of the crown prince.
Director: Tae-Jin Ahn | Stars: Ryu Jun-Yeol, Yoo Hae-jin, Shin Chi-young, Seong-Ha Cho
Votes: 924
93. Hundreds of Beavers (2022)
108 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
Director: Mike Cheslik | Stars: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Doug Mancheski
Votes: 1,832
94. Alienoid: The Return to the Future (2024)
122 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Ancient Taoists travel through time and space in an effort to obtain a divine sword.
Director: Dong-hoon Choi | Stars: Ryu Jun-Yeol, Kim Tae-ri, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Eui-sung
Votes: 658
95. Daaaaaali! (2023)
77 min | Comedy, Drama
A French journalist meets the iconic surrealist artist Salvador Dalí on several occasions for a documentary project that never came to be.
Director: Quentin Dupieux | Stars: Anaïs Demoustier, Edouard Baer, Jonathan Cohen, Gilles Lellouche
Votes: 1,140
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