Dramas Discovered
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1. The Salton Sea (2002)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.
Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Goldberg, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 32,010 | Gross: $0.76M
2. Spun (2002)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues.
Director: Jonas Åkerlund | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, John Leguizamo, Patrick Fugit, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 40,733 | Gross: $0.41M
3. Self Medicated (2005)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama
A pill-popping mom has her drug-abusing teen son abducted into a private intervention facility that means well.
Director: Monty Lapica | Stars: Monty Lapica, Diane Venora, Michael Bowen, Greg Germann
Votes: 931 | Gross: $0.10M
4. Sherrybaby (2006)
R | 96 min | Drama
Sherry tries to integrate again into society and become a good mother.
Director: Laurie Collyer | Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Bottoms, Michelle Hurst
Votes: 12,064 | Gross: $0.20M
5. Zooey (2006)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
An urban love story between a young prostitute, ZOOEY and her husband, ANGEL. Told partially through a documentary, we follow the couple struggles as they try to escape their life on the street.
Director: Sherman Lau | Stars: Sarah Louise Lilley, Xavier Jimenez-March, Rachael Roberts, Jordan Burt
Votes: 71
6. Tideland (2005)
R | 120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Tilly, Jodelle Ferland, Janet McTeer
Votes: 34,680 | Gross: $0.07M
7. The Poker House (2008)
R | 93 min | Drama
A dramatization of Lori Petty's teenage years spent in small town Iowa.
Director: Lori Petty | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Javon Johnson, Sophi Bairley, Bokeem Woodbine
Votes: 5,883
8. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
R | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.
Director: Lynne Ramsay | Stars: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell
Votes: 167,658 | Gross: $1.74M
My Rating: 7/10
9. Room (I) (2015)
R | 118 min | Drama, Thriller
A little boy is held captive in a room with his mother since his birth, so he has never known the world outside.
Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Stars: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Wendy Crewson
Votes: 450,264 | Gross: $14.68M
My Rating: 8/10
10. Training Day (2001)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger
Votes: 472,546 | Gross: $76.63M
My Rating: 7/10
11. The Butcher Boy (1997)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
The antisocial son of an alcoholic father and a bipolar mother grows up in 1960s Ireland.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle
Votes: 11,461 | Gross: $1.82M
My Rating: 7/10
12. Sin Nombre (2009)
R | 96 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the U.S. border.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Paulina Gaitan, Marco Antonio Aguirre, Leonardo Alonso, Karla Cecilia Alvarado
Votes: 34,041 | Gross: $2.53M
13. Standing Tall (2015)
R | 120 min | Drama
A juvenile judge and a special educator are convinced that they can save the young delinquent Malony from himself and his violent ways.
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Benoît Magimel, Sara Forestier
Votes: 3,857 | Gross: $0.02M
14. The United States of Leland (2003)
R | 108 min | Drama
A young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family and the community in which he lives.
Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Don Cheadle, Kevin Spacey, Chris Klein
Votes: 24,265 | Gross: $0.34M
15. Sleepers (1996)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard gives them a chance for revenge.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt, Jason Patric
Votes: 237,470 | Gross: $49.10M
16. Silent Hill (2006)
R | 125 min | Horror, Mystery
A woman, Rose, goes in search for her adopted daughter within the confines of a strange, desolate town called Silent Hill.
Director: Christophe Gans | Stars: Radha Mitchell, Laurie Holden, Sean Bean, Deborah Kara Unger
Votes: 243,921 | Gross: $46.98M
17. The Backwoods (2006)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
An English couple's holiday in Spain is interrupted when they discover a girl imprisoned in a cabin.
Director: Koldo Serra | Stars: Gary Oldman, Virginie Ledoyen, Paddy Considine, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Votes: 5,823
18. The Empty Hours (2013)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Romance
On the desolated coast of Veracruz, Mexico, 17-year-old Sebastián takes over running his uncle's small & cozy rent-by-the-hour motel. There all by himself much of the time, he meets Miranda... See full summary »
Director: Aarón Fernández Lesur | Stars: Kristyan Ferrer, Adriana Paz, Eliseo Lara Martínez, Abril Amaranta
Votes: 869 | Gross: $0.01M
19. The Maid (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A drama centered on a maid trying to hold on to her position after having served a family for 23 years.
Director: Sebastián Silva | Stars: Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Mariana Loyola, Andrea García-Huidobro
Votes: 6,459 | Gross: $0.55M
20. The Mudge Boy (2003)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The film follows the story of Duncan, a fourteen-year-old misfit farm boy trying to fill the void and alleviate the numbness left by his mother's passing. Unable to let her go quite yet, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Burke | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Richard Jenkins, Tom Guiry, Pablo Schreiber
Votes: 4,687
21. The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
R | 103 min | Drama
A homeless schizophrenic seeks the help of a streetwise combat veteran as they attempt to overcome cruel life on the streets.
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Danny Glover, Matt Dillon, Rick Aviles, Nina Siemaszko
Votes: 2,819 | Gross: $0.06M
22. Standing Tall (2015)
R | 120 min | Drama
A juvenile judge and a special educator are convinced that they can save the young delinquent Malony from himself and his violent ways.
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Benoît Magimel, Sara Forestier
Votes: 3,857 | Gross: $0.02M
23. The Corpse of Anna Fritz (2015)
Not Rated | 76 min | Drama, Thriller
Anna Fritz, a famous and beautiful actress, has died recently. Three young men sneak into the morgue to see her naked, fascinated by her beauty.
Director: Hèctor Hernández Vicens | Stars: Alba Ribas, Cristian Valencia, Albert Carbó, Bernat Saumell
Votes: 6,771
24. Straight Outta Tompkins (2015)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
A forlorn teenager abandoned in New York City spirals out of control, from a troubled kid to an accidental addict, after he mistakes the welcoming embrace of a Lower East Side drug dealer ... See full summary »
Director: Zephyr Benson | Stars: Zephyr Benson, Aaron Costa Ganis, Jon McCormick, Mike Steinmetz
Votes: 227
25. Tyrannosaur (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction, earns a chance of redemption that appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker.
Director: Paddy Considine | Stars: Peter Mullan, Archie Lal, Jag Sanghera, Mike Fearnley
Votes: 33,759 | Gross: $0.02M
26. Shelter (I) (2014)
TV-MA | 105 min | Drama
Hannah and Tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to build a future.
Director: Paul Bettany | Stars: Adolfo Mendez-Nouel, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Arnold Hoffman, Teddy Cañez
Votes: 5,385
27. The Frogmarch (2015)
107 min | Drama
'The secrets you keep end up keeping you.' No stars. No budget. Just a group of talented, dedicated artists with a story that is not only relevant, but necessary. Together with six actors ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan D'Ambrosio | Stars: Caroline Bloom, Dan Cozzens, Jonathan D'Ambrosio, Catherine Duennebier
Votes: 7
28. The Misfortunates (2009)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
A thirty-something novelist and impending father looks back on his all-too-formative years in the hapless, alcohol-ridden milieu of his youth in 1980s rural Flanders, Belgium.
Director: Felix van Groeningen | Stars: Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valentijn Dhaenens, Koen De Graeve, Wouter Hendrickx
Votes: 11,526
29. Twelve (2010)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin's murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the crime.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, Philip Ettinger
Votes: 12,656 | Gross: $0.18M
30. The Possession of Nadine (2014)
96 min | Drama, Horror
Abandoned, abused by the police and in the throes of withdrawal, Nadine, a drug addicted young prostitute, returns to her childhood home and the mother she ran away from. Nadine's mother, ... See full summary »
Director: William Hellfire | Stars: Erin Russ, David Yow, Colleen Cohan, Rick Savage
Votes: 96
31. Tarnation (2003)
Unrated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8 film, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more - culled from nineteen years of his life.
Director: Jonathan Caouette | Stars: Jonathan Caouette, Renee Leblanc, Adolph Davis, Rosemary Davis
Votes: 6,709 | Gross: $0.59M
32. Strapped (2010)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A handsome young prostitute learns about life and love during a sex-filled odyssey in an apartment building filled with strange inhabitants.
Director: Joseph Graham | Stars: Benjamin Bonenfant, Nick Frangione, Artem Mishin, Michael Carlisi
Votes: 2,909
33. Starred Up (2013)
Not Rated | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Eric Love, 19, is locked up in prison. On his first day, he assaults another inmate and several guards. He's offered group therapy and his dad, an inmate as well, tries to talk sense into him. Can he be rehabilitated?
Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend, Sam Spruell
Votes: 48,658 | Gross: $0.03M
34. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013)
R | 108 min | Drama
A coming-of-age story about two inner city boys who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.
Director: George Tillman Jr. | Stars: Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon, Jordin Sparks, Jeffrey Wright
Votes: 5,732 | Gross: $0.49M
35. Thanks Maa (2009)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama
A homeless petty thief attempts to find the biological mother of an abandoned baby.
Director: Irfan Kamal | Stars: Master Shams, Master Salman, Master Jaffer, Master Fayaaz
Votes: 743
36. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
R | 102 min | Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans
Votes: 898,195 | Gross: $3.64M
37. Candy (2006)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance
A poet falls in love with an art student who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
Director: Neil Armfield | Stars: Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Budge
Votes: 47,734 | Gross: $0.04M
38. Pure (I) (2002)
R | 96 min | Drama
A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Harry Eden, Vinnie Hunter, Molly Parker, David Wenham
Votes: 2,784 | Gross: $0.10M
39. Down to the Bone (2004)
R | 104 min | Drama
A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.
Director: Debra Granik | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Hugh Dillon, Clint Jordan, Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz
Votes: 2,438 | Gross: $0.02M
40. On the Outs (2004)
R | 86 min | Drama
Follows the choices made by three young women - one a drug dealer, one an addict, one a pregnant teen - in Jersey City.
Directors: Lori Silverbush, Michael Skolnik | Stars: Anny Mariano, Judy Marte, Paola Mendoza, Dominic Colón
Votes: 692 | Gross: $0.05M
41. Angels in Fast Motion (2005)
Not Rated | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The intense, realistic and unflinching tale of Maria, Allan and Steso, who are struggling for survival in urban life, about drugs.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Signe Egholm Olsen, Claus Riis Østergaard, Thure Lindhardt, Farshad Kholghi
Votes: 2,857
42. Nebyt dnesni (2005)
110 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Gerard, Mara and Jiri are addicted to heroin. The trio's struggle to kick the habit is more complicated than they expected. And then something happens that changes everything.
Director: Petr Marek | Stars: Zdenek Hudecek, Jiri Najvert, Marta Pilarova
Votes: 37
43. Half Nelson (2006)
R | 106 min | Drama
An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.
Director: Ryan Fleck | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Anthony Mackie, Shareeka Epps, Jeff Lima
Votes: 91,885 | Gross: $2.69M
44. Blow (2001)
R | 124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.
Director: Ted Demme | Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 274,950 | Gross: $52.99M
45. IOWA (2005)
Not Rated | 104 min | Crime, Drama
A cautionary tale of love, crime, fantasy and addiction that follows two young Iowan lovers who decide to go into the "batch" business - cooking their own methamphetamine - only to watch it burn a searing hole in their lives.
Director: Matt Farnsworth | Stars: Matt Farnsworth, Diane Foster, John Savage, Rosanna Arquette
Votes: 430
46. Purgatory House (2004)
R | 97 min | Drama
A rebellious and angst-ridden teenager finds a possible chance to redeem herself in the afterlife after prior years of drug addiction and frustration.
Director: Cindy Baer | Stars: Celeste Marie Davis, Jim Hanks, Johnny Pacar, Devin Witt
Votes: 471
47. Cookers (2001)
R | 96 min | Drama, Horror
After stealing a huge stash of drugs, speed freaks Hector, Dorena and Merle plan to cook up a large batch of crystal meth and get rich quick in an old abandoned farmhouse in the woods. ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Mintz | Stars: Brad Hunt, Cyia Batten, Patrick McGaw, Paul Banashek
Votes: 870
48. Iscariot (2008)
80 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A doctor is pulled into Stockholm's underbelly after his brother gets caught up in a botched drug deal.
Director: Miko Lazic | Stars: Gustaf Skarsgård, Michael Nyqvist, Helena Af Sandeberg, Jacob Ericksson
Votes: 422
49. Dope Sick Love (2005 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 93 min | Documentary
When you're a junkie, the money comes and goes--and so does the high. Do relationships stand a chance among addicts? Meet Matt & Tracy and Sebastian & Michelle--two New York City couples ... See full summary »
Directors: Felice Conte, Brent Renaud, Craig Renaud | Stars: Matt, Michelle, Sebastian, Tracy
Votes: 1,147
50. Party Monster (2003)
R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the true story of Michael Alig, a Club Kid party organizer whose life was sent spiraling down when he bragged on television about killing his drug dealer and roommate.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Wilson Cruz, Seth Green, Diana Scarwid
Votes: 17,212 | Gross: $0.73M
51. Clean (I) (2004)
R | 90 min | Drama, Music, Romance
After she ends up in prison and loses custody of her son, a woman struggles to assimilate outside her former life and remain clean long enough to regain custody of her son.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Béatrice Dalle, Jeanne Balibar
Votes: 4,914 | Gross: $0.14M
52. Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
R | 118 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980's and the police officers who turned the tide on crime.
Director: Billy Corben | Stars: Jon Roberts, Al Sunshine, Sam Burstyn, Mickey Munday
Votes: 14,089 | Gross: $0.15M
53. Like Dandelion Dust (2009)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
A young boy is torn away from his adoptive parents by his alcoholic, abusive birth parents.
Director: Jon Gunn | Stars: Mira Sorvino, Barry Pepper, Cole Hauser, Kate Levering
Votes: 3,095 | Gross: $0.35M
54. Adam & Paul (2004)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
2 heroin addicts negotiate their way through Dublin's city centre, encountering friends and family as they search for their next fix.
Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Stars: Tom Murphy, Mark O'Halloran, Gavin Dowdall, Luke Keeler
Votes: 3,301
55. Good Time Max (2007)
Unrated | 79 min | Drama
Two genius brothers grow up and grow apart as one becomes a successful surgeon and the other pursues a drug-fueled high life.
Director: James Franco | Stars: James Franco, Vince Jolivette, Wilmer Calderon, Trip Hope
Votes: 2,498
56. Augusta, Gone (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama
A troubled teenager's mother tries everything she can think of to control her bad behavior, even if it means sending her away to a hokey but strict nature camp.
Director: Tim Matheson | Stars: Sharon Lawrence, Mika Boorem, Tamara Hope, Currie Graham
Votes: 1,129
57. Christiane F. (1981)
R | 138 min | Biography, Drama
A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Natja Brunckhorst, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck, Lothar Chamski
Votes: 29,372
58. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
R | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire, Michael Lee Gogin
Votes: 301,397 | Gross: $10.68M
59. Chained (I) (2012)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A young man held prisoner by a cab-driving serial killer must make a life or death choice between following in his captor's footsteps or breaking free.
Director: Jennifer Lynch | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Eamon Farren, Evan Bird, Julia Ormond
Votes: 20,866
My Rating: 7/10
60. Lucy (I) (2014)
R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Amr Waked
Votes: 533,949 | Gross: $126.66M
My Rating: 8/10
61. Blue Ruin (2013)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
Director: Jeremy Saulnier | Stars: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack
Votes: 78,826 | Gross: $0.26M
My Rating: 6/10
62. Little Children (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Romance
The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations in suburban Massachusetts.
Director: Todd Field | Stars: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley
Votes: 116,715 | Gross: $5.46M
My Rating: 8/10
63. Bless the Child (2000)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Cody, a little girl abandoned by her mother and raised by her aunt, a nurse, is kidnapped. The girl's guardian, aided by an F.B.I. agent, learn that Cody has supernatural abilities, and the abductees are a Satanic cult willing to do anything to gain them.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Rufus Sewell, Holliston Coleman
Votes: 15,389 | Gross: $29.37M
64. Elephant (2003)
R | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Elias McConnell, Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson
Votes: 97,208 | Gross: $1.23M
65. Bang Bang You're Dead (2002)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Trevor is a troubled high school student, thanks to the effects of bullying. This is the story of his fight to break free.
Director: Guy Ferland | Stars: Tom Cavanagh, Ben Foster, Randy Harrison, Janel Moloney
Votes: 13,133
66. Igby Goes Down (2002)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.
Director: Burr Steers | Stars: Kieran Culkin, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, Claire Danes
Votes: 35,206 | Gross: $4.68M
67. Mockingbird Don't Sing (2001)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the actual events of one of the most horrific cases of child abuse ever to be documented, this haunting drama tells the tale of a young girl that was locked in a room for over 12 years.
Director: Harry Bromley Davenport | Stars: Melissa Errico, Michael Lerner, Joe Regalbuto, Sean Young
Votes: 2,249
68. L.I.E. (2001)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama
A 15-year-old Long Island boy loses everything and everyone he knows, soon becoming involved in a relationship with a much older man.
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Bruce Altman, Billy Kay
Votes: 10,445 | Gross: $1.14M
69. All the Little Animals (1998)
R | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Bobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Thomas | Stars: John Hurt, Christian Bale, Daniel Benzali, James Faulkner
Votes: 3,195 | Gross: $0.03M
70. Joe the King (1999)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama
A disadvantaged, abused, neglected, exploited but basically decent kid slips into criminality while trying to cope with his harsh, inescapable reality.
Director: Frank Whaley | Stars: Noah Fleiss, Karen Young, Camryn Manheim, Austin Pendleton
Votes: 2,960 | Gross: $0.06M
71. No Child of Mine (1997 TV Movie)
82 min | Crime, Drama
A British schoolgirl struggles to come to terms with the horrific and disgusting sexual abuse inflicted upon her by the adults in her life. When she resorts to self-harm to escape her troubles, a caring teacher tries to get her some help.
Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Brooke Kinsella, Colin Salmon, Billy Geraghty, Sharon Small
Votes: 665
72. In the Best Interest of the Children (1992 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
Fact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Sally Struthers, Lexi Randall, Gary Graham
Votes: 497
73. Beyond (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
A drama set in 1970s Sweden and centered on a young woman's experiences growing up in a home riddled with abuse and alcoholism.
Director: Pernilla August | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Ola Rapace, Outi Mäenpää, Ville Virtanen
Votes: 4,401
74. Fill Me with Life (2000)
106 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Un drama urbano de amor y marginalidad, drogas y caídas al abismo. Eso ofrece el segundo largometraje de Josetxo San Mateo que se inicia cuando David, un chico que vive en la calle por ... See full summary »
Director: Josetxo San Mateo | Stars: Pilar López de Ayala, Unax Ugalde, Beatriz Argüello, Pilar Barrera
Votes: 443
75. Pellet (2000)
88 min | Drama
Alfredo is a kid who begins in a new new school where he makes a friend, Pablo. Alfredo realizes that Pablo is a victim of home abuse by his father, and decides to involve his own family in order to help his friend.
Director: Achero Mañas | Stars: Juan José Ballesta, Pablo Galán, Alberto Jiménez, Manuel Morón
Votes: 6,965
76. Food and Shelter (2015)
93 min | Drama
A single mother struggles to pay the rent and put food on the table for her 10 year old son.
Director: Juan Miguel del Castillo | Stars: Natalia de Molina, Jaime López, Natalia Roig, Mariana Cordero
Votes: 1,022
77. Painless (2012)
100 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
In the 1930s, a group of children are born with a rare condition: they feel no pain. After being locked away for life for their own safety, the children are subjected to rehabilitation away from society.
Director: Juan Carlos Medina | Stars: Alex Brendemühl, Tómas Lemarquis, Ilias Stothart, Mot Harris Dunlop Stothart
Votes: 3,573
78. Hierro (2009)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After her son goes missing, a broken mother returns months later to the island of El Hierro to identify a body. She finds out her son is not the only one missing.
Director: Gabe Ibáñez | Stars: Elena Anaya, Bea Segura, Mar Sodupe, Andrés Herrera
Votes: 3,398
79. Evil (2003)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
A teenage boy expelled from school for fighting arrives at a boarding school where the systematic bullying of younger students is encouraged as a means to maintain discipline, and decides to fight back.
Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus
Votes: 42,052 | Gross: $0.02M
80. Child of Mine (2005 TV Movie)
98 min | Thriller
An Alberta small-town police chief officially finds no suspect in the bloody stabbing to death of 'working girl' Jane McGill. Her daughters are adopted two years later, through his friend ... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Joanne Whalley, Hannah Lochner, Adrian Dunbar, Stevie Gillespie
Votes: 433
81. House of Sand and Fog (2003)
R | 126 min | Crime, Drama
An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.
Director: Vadim Perelman | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard, Frances Fisher
Votes: 72,580 | Gross: $13.01M
82. For My Brother (2014)
TV-MA | 117 min | Drama
The two brothers Aske and Bastian live with their father, Lasse, in a world of fear, violence and alcohol but the brothers' strong and close relationship means everything. Aske must serve ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Bang | Stars: Elias Munk, Christoffer Jensen, Allan Karlsen, Frank Schiellerup
Votes: 729
83. Bridgend (2015)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Horror
Sara and her dad, Dave, move to a small village which is haunted by suicides among its young inhabitants. Dave, as the town's new police officer, tries to stop the mysterious chain of suicides.
Director: Jeppe Rønde | Stars: Hannah Murray, Josh O'Connor, Adrian Rawlins, Patricia Potter
Votes: 2,643
84. Convict (2014)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sent to prison because of manslaughter, Ray is challenged both physically and mentally by a sadistic prison boss.
Directors: David Field and George Basha, George Basha, David Field | Stars: George Basha, Richard Green, Brian Ellison, David Field
Votes: 1,751
85. Milwood (2013)
R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After a fatal accident occurs, Nathan Perry is assigned to the Milwood facility for young adults. During his time at Milwood, Nathan becomes a victim of unforeseen terror and unusual behavior.
Directors: Evan Goldman, Jimmy Scanlon | Stars: Christian Goodwin, Jimmy Scanlon, Michelle Romano, Don Tempesta
Votes: 332
86. Punk (2012 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
An intense and solitary teenager, Paul finds himself caught up in a journey for freedom, full of violence, betrayal and hope. Abandoned by his father, torn between his mother, with whom he ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire | Stars: Paul Bartel, Béatrice Dalle, Alban Bigmouth, Ben Ragondin
Votes: 155
87. Ghosted (2011)
107 min | Drama, Thriller
'GHOSTED' tells a story of survival inside a British Prison. Jack a model prisoner, has kept his head down and done his time. After his wife confirms that she is leaving him, on the ... See full summary »
Director: Craig Viveiros | Stars: John Lynch, David Schofield, Martin Compston, Craig Parkinson
Votes: 664
88. R (2010)
Unrated | 99 min | Crime, Drama
The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward... See full summary »
Directors: Tobias Lindholm, Michael Noer | Stars: Pilou Asbæk, Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Roland Møller, Jacob Gredsted
Votes: 5,296
89. Little Criminals (1996 TV Movie)
91 min | Crime, Drama
Des is an eleven year old kid who has had a really bad deal in life. Crime and mischief are the main staples of his life and he and his friends cruise around the city and do things like ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Surjik | Stars: Brendan Fletcher, Myles Ferguson, Adam Harrison, Jordan Clarke
Votes: 798
90. 1 Out of 7 (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Runaway teen Lexi find herself alone and pregnant on the streets. Seemingly beyond hope, she must turn to Devon, a woman with her own demons, to help her find a way back from her past mistakes.
Director: York Alec Shackleton | Stars: Laura Ramsey, Toby Hemingway, Vivica A. Fox, Theresa Russell
Votes: 202
91. Addict (III) (2013)
92 min | Drama
Disillusioned sales manager David Pettigrew is a man with an addictive personality. Addicted to smoking. Addicted to drinking. And increasingly addicted to darker vices. Haunted by his ... See full summary »
Director: Geoff Harmer | Stars: Paul Kelly, Stacy Hart, Andrew Coppin, Jenny Mitchell
Votes: 17
92. Animals (III) (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Jude and Bobbie are conning their way through life to feed their endless addiction. When confronted with the reality of their situation, the young lovers must decide if true love can prevail in the face of all else.
Director: Collin Schiffli | Stars: David Dastmalchian, Kim Shaw, John Heard, John Hoogenakker
Votes: 1,071
93. Around Every Corner (2015)
R | 115 min | Drama
A dissolute, drug addict writer clinging to life is reconnected with his estranged family on the third anniversary of his parents death.
Director: Joe Gawalis | Stars: Joe Gawalis, Michael Voight, Vanessa Koppel, Emilio Vitolo
Votes: 30
94. Being Charlie (2015)
R | 97 min | Drama, Romance
A would-be governor's addicted son goes down the long, rough road of rehab, fighting against recovery every inch of the way.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Nick Robinson, Common, Cary Elwes, Devon Bostick
Votes: 4,796 | Gross: $0.01M
95. Bringing Ashley Home (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
When her wild younger sister Ashley, who suffers from bipolar disorder and drug addiction, goes missing, Libba Phillips pours all her time and energy into finding Ashley and bringing her ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Copus | Stars: A.J. Cook, Jennifer Morrison, Patricia Richardson, Timothy Webber
Votes: 645
96. Cook County (2008)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
After a stint in prison, Sonny returns to his home in East Texas, determined to repair his relationship with his son. Standing in his way is his brother, who has turned the home into a crumbling meth lab.
Director: David Pomes | Stars: Anson Mount, Xander Berkeley, Ryan Donowho, Polly Cole
Votes: 567 | Gross: $0.02M
97. Crackheads (2013)
90 min | Comedy
Four unlikely friends become addicted to methamphetamine, sending them on a disastrous yet hilarious roller coaster ride that will change their lives forever.
Director: Tim Tsiklauri | Stars: Jeremy Birchall, Preston O'Brien, Alvin Maharaj, Kurt Stowers
Votes: 131
98. Filth (I) (2013)
R | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A corrupt, junkie cop with bipolar disorder attempts to manipulate his way through a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also fighting his own inner demons.
Director: Jon S. Baird | Stars: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots
Votes: 115,783 | Gross: $0.03M
99. Glassland (2014)
R | 93 min | Drama
Set in Dublin, 'Glassland' tells the story of a young taxi driver who gets tangled up in the world of human trafficking while trying to save his mother from drug addiction.
Director: Gerard Barrett | Stars: Will Poulter, Toni Collette, Jack Reynor, Michael Smiley
Votes: 1,616
100. Heaven Knows What (2014)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama
A young woman struggles to reconcile her love for her boyfriend and for heroin, as she finds out that suicide is the only way for her boyfriend to forgive her for her misdeed.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Arielle Holmes, Caleb Landry Jones, Buddy Duress, Necro
Votes: 9,239 | Gross: $0.08M
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