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1. 68 Kill (2017)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A punk-rock after hours about femininity, masculinity and the theft of $68,000.
Director: Trent Haaga | Stars: Matthew Gray Gubler, AnnaLynne McCord, Alisha Boe, Sheila Vand
Votes: 6,531
2. The Archer (2016)
Unrated | 86 min | Drama, Thriller
Lauren Pierce has just become the high-school Tri-State Archery Champion. After the competition, Lauren and her teammate Emily return to their hotel room for a night of irresponsible ... See full summary »
Director: Valerie Weiss | Stars: Bailey Noble, Jeanine Mason, Bill Sage, Michael Grant Terry
Votes: 958
3. Assholes (2017)
74 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adah and Aaron are literally Assholes.
Director: Peter Vack | Stars: Betsey Brown, Patrick Labella, Jack Dunphy, Peter Vack
Votes: 419
4. A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017)
85 min | Comedy
Two would-be thieves forge a surprising relationship with an unexpected house-sitter when they accidentally trap themselves in a house they just broke into.
Director: Jason Headley | Stars: Matt Jones, Will Rogers, Eleanore Pienta, Sam Eidson
Votes: 1,310
5. Bad Lucky Goat (2017)
76 min | Comedy, Drama
After accidentally killing a bearded goat with their father's truck, two incompatible siblings in their teenage years, embark on a journey of reconciliation.
Director: Samir Oliveros | Stars: Honlenny Huffington, Kiara Howard, Jean Bush Howard, Eduardo Cantillo
Votes: 351 | Gross: $0.01M
6. The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)
R | 111 min | Action, Drama, Western
A thrilling and action-packed Western, The Ballad of Lefty Brown is a story about loyalty, friendship, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
Director: Jared Moshe | Stars: Bill Pullman, Peter Fonda, Stephen Alan Seder, Kathy Baker
Votes: 7,818 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Barbecue (2017)
TV-PG | 102 min | Documentary
A symphony of meat and fire, Barbecue shows us how an everyday ritual is shared by cultures around the world, as a way to celebrate community, friendship, and tradition. A film told in 13 ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Salleh | Stars: Lwazi Dlaminilf, Rufo 'Junny' Servado, Katsunori Yashima
Votes: 505
8. Becoming Bond (2017)
TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
A look at the troubled acting career of George Lazenby and his short-lived association with James Bond.
Director: Josh Greenbaum | Stars: George Lazenby, Josh Lawson, Kassandra Clementi, Jane Seymour
Votes: 3,224
9. Bill Frisell: A Portrait (2017)
118 min | Documentary
The normally private Seattle native and Grammy-winning guitarist opens up for an exploration of his life, work, and musical process.
Director: Emma Franz | Stars: Joey Baron, Brian Camelio, Nels Cline, Jack DeJohnette
Votes: 67
10. Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary
A famous television personality struggles to restore science to its rightful place in a world hostile to evidence and reason.
Directors: David Alvarado, Jason Sussberg | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Ann Druyan, Heather Berlin
Votes: 1,298 | Gross: $0.07M
11. The Blood Is at the Doorstep (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
After Dontre Hamilton was shot 14 times and killed by police in Milwaukee, his family embarks on a quest for answers, justice and reform.
Director: Erik Ljung | Stars: Dontre Hamilton, Nate 'Junior' Hamilton, Maria Hamilton, Kelly Brandmeyer
Votes: 225
12. California Dreams (I) (2017)
83 min | Documentary
A journey into the hallucination of cinema.
Director: Mike Ott | Stars: Cory Zacharia, Mark Borchardt, Henning Gronkowski, Kevin Gilger
Votes: 124
13. Maya Dardel (2017)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
A famous writer announces that she intends to end her life and male writers may compete to become executor of her estate. Men drive up the mountain and are challenged intellectually and erotically, until one discovers Maya's end game.
Directors: Zachary Cotler, Magdalena Zyzak | Stars: Lena Olin, Lois Drabkin, Chris Voss, Jordan Gavaris
Votes: 453
14. The Price (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
A young Nigerian-American financier struggles with love, family, and a prescription drug dependency as his ambitions steer him down a criminal path.
Director: Anthony Onah | Stars: Dave Register, Michael Hyatt, Lucy Griffiths, Bill Sage
Votes: 296
15. Dealt (2017)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
Sixty-two year old Richard Turner is renowned as one of the world's greatest card magicians, yet he is completely blind. This is an in-depth look at a complex character who is one of magic's greatest hidden treasures.
Director: Luke Korem | Stars: Richard Turner, Johnny Thompson, Max Maven, Armando Lucero
Votes: 1,955 | Gross: $0.03M
16. Drib (2017)
TV-MA | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
The inside story of an energy drink marketing ploy gone wrong.
Director: Kristoffer Borgli | Stars: Amir Asgharnejad, Brett Gelman, Adam Pearson, Annie Hamilton
Votes: 638
17. Easy Living (2017)
TV-14 | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Sherry, a self-destructive makeup saleswoman, hopes a new man and business venture will provide her a fresh start. After her plans are foiled, she takes control of her life in a dramatic turn of events.
Director: Adam Keleman | Stars: Caroline Dhavernas, McCaleb Burnett, Elizabeth Marvel, Charlie Hofheimer
Votes: 472
18. Fits and Starts (2017)
80 min | Comedy
A struggling writer can't seem to escape his wife's literary success. When a road trip to a publisher's salon takes an unexpected turn, he has to face his own creative shortcomings and find a way to regain control of his life and work.
Director: Laura Terruso | Stars: Wyatt Cenac, Greta Lee, Maria Dizzia, Alex Karpovsky
Votes: 326
19. Flesh and Blood (2017)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
Mark Webber explores family dynamics, in a bold way using his real life family members.
Director: Mark Webber | Stars: Madeline Brewer, Mark Webber, Rocco Rosanio, Tim Dowlin
Votes: 197
20. G-Funk (2017)
TV-MA | 87 min | Documentary, Music
The untold story of how hip-hop's most commercial and iconic sub-genre came to be.
Director: Karam Gill | Stars: Ice Cube, Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, Drake
Votes: 306
21. Going to Brazil (2016)
TV-MA | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Four childhood friends reunite for a wedding in Rio, only to find themselves on the run through the Brazilian countryside after accidentally killing someone at a drug-fueled party.
Director: Patrick Mille | Stars: Vanessa Guide, Alison Wheeler, Margot Bancilhon, Philippine Stindel
Votes: 876
22. Goran (I) (2016)
Unrated | 82 min | Drama, Thriller
Goran just wants to drive his taxi and take care of his blind wife Lina. But people close to him have their own agendas and dreams which threaten his carefree existence. In the idyllic ... See full summary »
Director: Nevio Marasovic | Stars: Franjo Dijak, Natasa Janjic Medancic, Janko Popovic Volaric, Filip Krizan
Votes: 852
23. The Honor Farm (2017)
TV-MA | 74 min | Drama, Thriller
On prom night, a group of kids wander deep into the woods and come back changed forever.
Director: Karen Skloss | Stars: Olivia Grace Applegate, Louis Hunter, Dora Madison, Liam Aiken
Votes: 407
24. I Am Another You (2017)
80 min | Documentary, Biography
Eating garbage, dodging police, and hitching rides with strangers, award-winning Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang shares the streets with a young drifter named Dylan who left a comfortable home... See full summary »
Director: Nanfu Wang | Stars: Dylan, Nanfu Wang
Votes: 538
25. Inheritance (III) (2017)
TV-MA | 75 min | Drama
A woman learns her estranged father has died and returns with her brother and new lover to her childhood home of Belize, where she must face her past while fighting for intimacy in the present.
Directors: Laura E. Davis, Jessica Kaye | Stars: Jessica Kaye, Mark Webber, Daniel Ahearn, Shamira Gill-Card
Votes: 338
26. Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web (2017)
TV-PG | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, Thriller
The story of the most wanted man online
Director: Annie Goldson | Stars: Kim Dotcom, Alan Curtis, France Komoroske, Wendy Whitefield
Votes: 1,413
27. Barracuda (2017)
TV-MA | 100 min | Drama, Music, Thriller
A strange woman comes to Texas to meet her half-sister and stake a claim to the family music legacy-one way or another.
Directors: Jason Cortlund, Julia Halperin | Stars: Allison Tolman, Sophie Reid, JoBeth Williams, Luis Bordonada
Votes: 759
28. Lane 1974 (2017)
Not Rated | 79 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Lane is a 13-year-old girl coming of age on a Northern California commune in the 1970s. While Lane enjoys the freedom of living off-the-grid with her mother and younger siblings, she craves... See full summary »
Director: S.J. Chiro | Stars: Sophia Mitri Schloss, Kate Moennig, Sara Coates, Sharva Maynard
Votes: 361
29. Le Ride (2016)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In 1928 an under-resourced and untested team from New Zealand and Australia competed in what is considered to be the toughest sporting event in the world. Many considered the entry of these... See full summary »
Director: Phil Keoghan | Star: Phil Keoghan
Votes: 152
30. Let There Be Light (II) (2017)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
Let There Be Light follows the story of dedicated scientists working to build a small sun on Earth, which would unleash perpetual, cheap, clean energy for mankind. After decades of failed ... See full summary »
Directors: Mila Aung-Thwin, Van Royko | Stars: Mark Henderson, Jeffrey Harris, Michel Laberge, Ken Blackler
Votes: 209
31. A Life in Waves (2017)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Biography, Musical
An exploration of the life and innovations of composer and electronic-music pioneer Suzanne Ciani.
Director: Brett Whitcomb | Stars: Peter Baumann, Don Buchla, Dorit Chrysler, Suzanne Ciani
Votes: 150
32. The Light of the Moon (2017)
90 min | Drama
After her world is irrevocably changed, a successful New York City architect struggles to regain intimacy and control in her life.
Director: Jessica M. Thompson | Stars: Stephanie Beatriz, Conrad Ricamora, Michael Stahl-David, Catherine Curtin
Votes: 1,006
33. Like Me (II) (2017)
80 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A young woman sets out on a crime spree that she broadcasts on social media.
Director: Robert Mockler | Stars: Addison Timlin, Ian Nelson, Larry Fessenden, Jeremy Gardner
Votes: 1,373 | Gross: $0.01M
34. Long Strange Trip (2017)
R | 238 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A look at the 30-year career of The Grateful Dead.
Director: Amir Bar-Lev | Stars: John Perry Barlow, Tom Constanten, Sam Cutler, Jerry Garcia
Votes: 1,897
35. Maineland (2017)
90 min | Documentary
Stella and Harry are affluent, cosmopolitan teenagers who are part of the enormous wave of "parachute students" from Mainland China enrolling in U.S. private schools. Shot over three years ... See full summary »
Director: Miao Wang
Votes: 104
36. Mayhem (2017)
Unrated | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A virus spreads through an office complex causing white-collar workers to act out their worst impulses.
Director: Joe Lynch | Stars: Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, Steven Brand, Caroline Chikezie
Votes: 25,500
37. May it Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers (2017)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, Music
An intimate documentary following acclaimed North Carolina band the Avett Brothers, as they create their 2016 hit album "True Sadness."
Directors: Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio | Stars: The Avett Brothers, Scott Avett, Seth Avett, Jennifer Carpenter
Votes: 772 | Gross: $0.73M
38. Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)
TV-MA | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A long-awaited sequel to the internationally acclaimed full-throttle splatter sci-fi action horror "Meatball Machine".
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Tomori Abe, Kensuke Ashihara, Satoshi Eishima, Goki
Votes: 612
39. M.F.A. (2017)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
An art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers walked free.
Director: Natalia Leite | Stars: Francesca Eastwood, Clifton Collins Jr., Leah McKendrick, Peter Vack
Votes: 7,453
40. Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017)
TV-PG | 101 min | Documentary, History
At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.
Director: David Fairhead | Stars: John Aaron, Stephen Bales, Jerry Bostick, James Burke
Votes: 1,693
41. Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)
TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, Crime
In this documentary, the murder of Deedee Blanchard by her daughter Gypsy Rose is explored, as well as the circumstances leading up to the event.
Director: Erin Lee Carr | Stars: Jessica Thomas, Jim Arnott, David Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard
Votes: 11,912
42. Most Beautiful Island (2017)
80 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Most Beautiful Island is a chilling portrait of an undocumented young woman's struggle for survival as she finds redemption from a tortured past in a dangerous game.
Director: Ana Asensio | Stars: Ana Asensio, Natasha Romanova, David Little, Nicholas Tucci
Votes: 3,656
43. Mr. Roosevelt (2017)
R | 90 min | Comedy
After a loved one falls ill, 25 year old struggling comedian Emily Martin returns to her college town of Austin, Texas and must come to terms with her past while staying with her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.
Director: Noël Wells | Stars: Noël Wells, Nick Thune, Britt Lower, Daniella Pineda
Votes: 3,848
44. Muppet Guys Talking (2017)
65 min | Documentary
For the first time ever, five of the original Muppet performers come together to discuss the creation of their iconic characters under the visionary leadership of Jim Henson. With ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Oz | Stars: Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Fran Brill, Bill Barretta
Votes: 133
45. Paa Joe & The Lion (2016)
74 min | Documentary
A journey through the art of love and death.
Director: Benjamin Wigley | Stars: Joseph Ashong, Jacob Tetteh-Ashong
Votes: 25
46. Pornocratie: Les nouvelles multinationales du sexe (2017 TV Movie)
77 min | Documentary
The wonders of internet has made the shady industry of pornography rich, but is now in death cramps due to the piracy ruining the market, and forcing the participants to perform more extreme sex.
Director: Ovidie | Stars: Alissiya, Leyla Bentho, Grégory Dorcel, Márton Fülöp
Votes: 926
47. The Relationtrip (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
As everyone around them is finding love, Beck and Liam are emotionally hibernating through adulthood. After bonding over their mutual disinterest in relationships, they go away together on a 'friend' trip. And that's when things get weird.
Directors: C.A. Gabriel, Renée Felice Smith | Stars: Renée Felice Smith, Matt Bush, Nelson Franklin, Floyd Foster Jr.
Votes: 718
48. Satan Said Dance (2017)
97 min | Drama
After the success of her best-selling novel, Karolina's life, full of parties, travels, drugs, booze and total emptiness, starts falling apart.
Director: Katarzyna Roslaniec | Stars: Tygo Gernandt, Lukasz Simlat, Danuta Stenka, Marta Nieradkiewicz
Votes: 308
49. The Secret Life of Lance Letscher (2017)
95 min | Documentary
An intimate, psychological portrait of collage artist Lance Letscher
Director: Sandra Adair | Star: Lance Letscher
Votes: 44
50. Served Like a Girl (2017)
103 min | Documentary
Director Lysa Heslov's documentary, "Served Like a Girl, provides a candid look at several American women as they transition from active duty to civilian life after serving tours of duty in... See full summary »
Director: Lysa Heslov | Stars: Nichole Alred, Jas Boothe, Rachel Engler, Hope Garcia
Votes: 346 | Gross: $0.01M
51. Signature Move (2017)
80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Zaynab, a thirtysomething lesbian Pakistani Muslim in Chicago, takes care of her sweet, TV-obsessed mother. As Zaynab falls for Alma, a bold, very bright Mexican woman, she searches for her identity in life, love, and wrestling.
Director: Jennifer Reeder | Stars: Fawzia Mirza, Shabana Azmi, Sari Sanchez, Audrey Francis
Votes: 676 | Gross: $0.03M
52. Small Crimes (2017)
TV-MA | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder - returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.
Director: E.L. Katz | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Robert Forster, Jacki Weaver, Molly Parker
Votes: 8,928
53. Song of Granite (2017)
104 min | Biography, Drama
Born in a remote village on Ireland's west coast, Joe Heaney conquered the shyness of his youth to become one of his country's most revered traditional vocalists, as chronicled in this lyrical biopic.
Director: Pat Collins | Stars: Colm Seoighe, Michael O'Chonfhlaola, Macdara Ó Fátharta, Jaren Cerf
Votes: 356 | Gross: $0.02M
54. Spettacolo (2017)
TV-PG | 91 min | Documentary
Once upon a time there was a tiny hill town in Tuscany that found a remarkable way to confront their issues - they turned their lives into a play. "Spettacolo" is a portrait of this 50-... See full summary »
Directors: Jeff Malmberg, Chris Shellen | Stars: Andrea Cresti, Chiara Del Ciondolo, Gianna Fiore, Gianpiero Giglioni
Votes: 186 | Gross: $0.03M
55. Sylvio (2017)
Unrated | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A small town gorilla joins a local TV program where a series of on-air mishaps send him on a journey of self-discovery.
Directors: Kentucker Audley, Albert Birney | Stars: Sylvio Bernardi, Meghan Doherty, Kentucker Audley, Steve Bauer
Votes: 456
56. Behind the Curtain: Todrick Hall (2017)
100 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
Follow singer and YouTube sensation Todrick Hall as he launches an original musical based on growing up gay in Texas and finding showbiz success.
Director: Katherine Fairfax Wright | Stars: Wayne Brady, Brittanie Brant, Blair Carrizales, Virginia Cavaliere
Votes: 321
57. Tormentero (2017)
80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
The last days in the life of an old forgotten local hero.
Director: Rubén Imaz | Stars: José Carlos Ruiz, Gabino Rodríguez, Monica Jimenez, Waldo Facco
Votes: 59
58. Tragedy Girls (2017)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A twist on the slasher genre, following two death-obsessed teenage girls who use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small mid-western town into a frenzy, and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.
Director: Tyler MacIntyre | Stars: Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp, Jack Quaid, Kevin Durand
Votes: 11,618 | Gross: $0.06M
59. Trophy (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary
This in-depth look into the powerhouse industries of big-game hunting, breeding and wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa unravels the complex consequences of treating animals as commodities.
Directors: Christina Clusiau, Shaul Schwarz | Stars: Tim Black, Philip Glass, Christo Gomes, John Hume
Votes: 765 | Gross: $0.02M
60. Two Pigeons (2017)
TV-MA | 80 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
An oily, amoral estate agent is preyed upon by one of his victims, who quietly moves into his flat and, unseen, begins a deliciously malicious campaign of revenge. Two Pigeons is a dark comedy with a sinister streak.
Director: Dominic Bridges | Stars: Mandeep Dhillon, Javier Botet, Kola Bokinni, Michael McKell
Votes: 1,318
61. The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (2017)
91 min | Documentary
Following one of the world's most beloved storyteller's evolution from a conservative son of the Old South into a gay rights pioneer whose novels inspired millions to re-claim their lives.
Directors: Jennifer M. Kroot, Bill Weber | Stars: Armistead Maupin, Laura Linney, Ian McKellen, Richard Thieriot
Votes: 825
62. Us and Them (2017)
83 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Angry and frustrated, working class Danny aims to kick start a revolution by turning the tables on the establishment with a deadly game of chance.
Director: Joe Martin | Stars: Jack Roth, Andrew Tiernan, Tim Bentinck, Sophie Colquhoun
Votes: 810
63. Walking Out (2017)
PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
An urban teenager journeys to Montana to hunt big game with his estranged father. Father and son struggle to connect, until a brutal encounter in the heart of the wilderness changes everything.
Directors: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith | Stars: Matt Bomer, Josh Wiggins, Bill Pullman, Alex Neustaedter
Votes: 6,708 | Gross: $0.10M
64. Walk With Me (I) (2017)
94 min | Documentary
'Walk With Me' is a meditative film about a community of Zen Buddhist monks and nuns who have dedicated their lives to mastering the art of mindfulness with their world-famous teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.
Directors: Marc J. Francis, Max Pugh | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Thich Nhát Hanh, Pháp De, Pháp Dung
Votes: 1,076 | Gross: $0.73M
65. Schultersieg (2016)
82 min | Documentary, Family, Sport
At the age of 12, Janny, Lisa, Debby and Michelle leave their home for a sports school in the East German province to become wrestlers. A documentary about coming-of-age between boarding school corridors, wrestling gyms and boyband posters.
Director: Anna Koch
Votes: 22
66. Win It All (2017)
TV-MA | 88 min | Comedy
A small-time gambler agrees to stash a bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison. When he discovers cash in the bag, he can't resist the urge to dip into the funds.
Director: Joe Swanberg | Stars: Jake Johnson, Rony Shemon, Morgan Ng, Edward Kaihatsu
Votes: 10,324
67. Residente (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Music
After taking a DNA test, Latin America's most decorated artist, Rene Perez, AKA Residente, embarks on a global adventure, to trace the footsteps of his ancestors and record his latest album.
Director: Residente | Stars: Residente, Miles Solay
Votes: 418
68. Through the Repellent Fence (2017)
74 min | Documentary
THROUGH THE REPELLENT FENCE: A Land Art Film follows art collective Postcommodity as they construct Repellent Fence, a two-mile long outdoor artwork that straddled the U.S.-Mexico border. ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Wainwright Douglas | Star: Postcommodity
Votes: 19
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