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1. Lucky, el intrépido (1967)
91 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
An American secret agent is sent to Europe to track down a ring of counterfeiters. His investigation takes him from Rome to Albania, where he gets involved with a sexy Albanian police commissioner.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Ray Danton, Barbara Bold, Dante Posani, Dieter Eppler
Votes: 232
2. The Call of Cthulhu (2005)
Not Rated | 47 min | Horror, Mystery
While sorting the affairs of his late Uncle, a man accidentally stumbles across a series of dark secrets connected to an ancient horror waiting to be freed.
Director: Andrew Leman | Stars: Matt Foyer, John Bolen, Ralph Lucas, Chad Fifer
Votes: 8,896
3. The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
Not Rated | 72 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Allan visits the sinister Usher family mansion, where his friend Roderick is painting a portrait of his sickly wife Madeline. The portrait seems to be draining the life out of Madeline, slowly leading to her death.
Director: Jean Epstein | Stars: Jean Debucourt, Marguerite Gance, Charles Lamy, Fournez-Goffard
Votes: 4,501
4. Punk Vacation (1990 Video)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Action, Thriller
A wannabe punk motorcycle gang goes too far by killing a store owner defending his daughter. Now it's up to the local sheriff's department to get rid of them once and for all.
Director: Stanley Lewis | Stars: Roxanne Rogers, Don Martin, Louis Waldon, Kevin Lewis
Votes: 436
5. The Love Witch (2016)
Unrated | 120 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
Director: Anna Biller | Stars: Samantha Robinson, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Laura Waddell, Gian Keys
Votes: 19,916 | Gross: $0.23M
6. The Duke of Burgundy (2014)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Romance
A woman who studies butterflies and moths tests the limits of her relationship with her lesbian lover.
Director: Peter Strickland | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Monica Swinn, Chiara D'Anna, Kata Bartsch
Votes: 14,356 | Gross: $0.03M
7. Baba Yaga (1973)
Unrated | 89 min | Horror
A photographer finds herself falling under the spell of a witch.
Director: Corrado Farina | Stars: Carroll Baker, George Eastman, Isabelle De Funès, Ely Galleani
Votes: 2,243
8. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The media and disaffected teens mistake the acerbic rants of an obnoxious teenage punk rocker as a rallying cry for the women of America, launching her and her talentless group to national stardom.
Director: Lou Adler | Stars: Peter Donat, Diane Lane, Marin Kanter, Laura Dern
Votes: 3,048
9. Il potere (1971)
84 min | Comedy, History
The film describes in a surreal way the dynamics of the acquisition of power in the various historical periods.
Director: Augusto Tretti | Stars: Massimo Campostrini, Ferruccio Maliga, Giovani Moretto, Diego Peres
Votes: 53
10. The Laughing Woman (1969)
R | 90 min | Thriller
A rich man with a penchant for degrading women subjects a female journalist to unpleasant S&M games, but, unbeknownst to him, she's the one who's manipulating him.
Director: Piero Schivazappa | Stars: Philippe Leroy, Dagmar Lassander, Lorenza Guerrieri, Varo Soleri
Votes: 1,453
11. The 10th Victim (1965)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
In a future where a human vs. human "Big Hunt" is used as an alternative to war, a veteran huntress' plan to kill a "victim" for a major TV sponsorship deal is compounded by romance.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli, Salvo Randone
Votes: 5,000
12. Murder in a Blue World (1973)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A nurse tries to bring her own style of relief to miserable people, or ones condemned to die. Her identity is a mystery, and she may not be quite what she seems.
Director: Eloy de la Iglesia | Stars: Sue Lyon, Christopher Mitchum, Jean Sorel, Ramón Pons
Votes: 537
13. Shogun Assassin (1980)
R | 85 min | Action, Adventure
When the wife of the Shogun's Decapitator is murdered and he is ordered to commit suicide by the paranoid Shogun, he and his four-year-old son escape and become assassins for hire, embarking on a journey of blood and violent death.
Directors: Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ôki, Shôgen Nitta
Votes: 11,241
14. Mulholland Dr. (1999 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck, an amnesiac woman sets out to learn what happened to her with the help of a wannabe actress.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller
Votes: 9,896
15. Airport (1970)
G | 137 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.
Directors: George Seaton, Henry Hathaway | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, George Kennedy, Jean Seberg
Votes: 21,688 | Gross: $100.49M
16. 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: 8,076
17. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Approved | 133 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Two couples and a troupe of actors have an encounter with some mischievous fairies in the forest.
Directors: William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt | Stars: James Cagney, Dick Powell, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale
Votes: 3,888
18. The Savage Eye (1959)
68 min | Drama
This drama takes the form of a story told using documentary material as an intrinsic part of the narrative. In this journey through the dark side of 1950s urban life, the camera follows ... See full summary »
Directors: Ben Maddow, Sidney Meyers, Joseph Strick | Stars: Barbara Baxley, Gary Merrill, Herschel Bernardi, Jean Hidey
Votes: 336
19. On the Silver Globe (1988)
Unrated | 166 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A team of astronauts land on an inhabitable planet and form a society. Many years later, a single astronaut is sent to the planet and becomes a messiah.
Director: Andrzej Zulawski | Stars: Andrzej Seweryn, Jerzy Trela, Grazyna Dylag, Waldemar Kownacki
Votes: 4,573
20. Born of Fire (1987)
R | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A musician searches for the Master Flautist, a supernatural creature who is planning to blow up the world.
Director: Jamil Dehlavi | Stars: Peter Firth, Suzan Crowley, Stefan Kalipha, Orla Pederson
Votes: 651
21. Day Night Day Night (2006)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A 19-year-old girl prepares to become a suicide bomber in Times Square. She speaks with a nondescript American accent, and it's impossible to pinpoint her ethnicity. We never learn why she ... See full summary »
Director: Julia Loktev | Stars: Luisa Williams, Josh Philip Weinstein, Gareth Saxe, Nyambi Nyambi
Votes: 2,304 | Gross: $0.03M
22. Birth (2004)
R | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn.
Director: Jonathan Glazer | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Cameron Bright, Lauren Bacall, Danny Huston
Votes: 40,873 | Gross: $5.01M
23. Decoder (1984)
Not Rated | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A noise enthusiast discovers that by changing the background music from pleasantly calming to industrial "noise" music, he can incite riots and a revolution against the looming power of the government.
Director: Muscha | Stars: FM Einheit, William Rice, Christiane Felscherinow, Britzhold Baron De Belle
Votes: 1,047
24. Bluebeard (1972)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A World War I pilot whom everybody envies as a "ladykiller" actually is one. After he beds a woman he's after, he murders her.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, Virna Lisi, Nathalie Delon
Votes: 1,600
25. Order of Death (1983)
R | 113 min | Crime, Thriller
A pair of corrupt cops spend their illegal cash on an uptown New York City apartment.
Director: Roberto Faenza | Stars: Harvey Keitel, John Lydon, Nicole Garcia, Leonard Mann
Votes: 1,114
26. Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001 Video)
R | 98 min | Action, Music, Thriller
Terrorists hijack an airplane that is broadcasting a rock concert live on the Internet.
Director: Jorge Montesi | Stars: Zak Santiago, Monika Schnarre, Sharon Alexander, Gabrielle Anwar
Votes: 2,344
27. Traumnovelle (1969 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Dr. Fridolin's thoughts and psychological transformations over a two-day period after his wife confesses that she's had sexual fantasies involving another man. In this short time, he meets ... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Glück | Stars: Karlheinz Böhm, Erika Pluhar, Helga Papouschek, Gertrud Kückelmann
Votes: 134
28. Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)
Approved | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy
After learning how to look inside himself, a poetic bum sells people vivid dreams.
Director: Hans Richter | Stars: Jack Bittner, Libby Holman, Josh White, Norma Cazanjian
Votes: 944
29. El hombre sin rostro (1950)
91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A faceless killer who hunts women can only be stopped by a detective with a disturbing past.
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Arturo de Córdova, Carmen Molina, Miguel Ángel Ferriz, Queta Lavat
Votes: 198
30. Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A simple yet timeless love story between a man and a woman, told using scenes edited together from hundreds of other films.
Director: György Pálfi | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Anouk Aimée, Woody Allen, Agustín Almodóvar
Votes: 2,803
31. Tie chao ren (1975)
84 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
An iron man comes down to earth and eats all the farmers tractors but you never know who might be the hero.
Directors: Ting-Hung Kuo, Koichi Takano | Stars: Lin-Lin Li, Paul Chun, Stephan Yip, Godfrey Ho
Votes: 471
32. Zoo zéro (1979)
101 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Eva is a singer at Noah's Ark nightclub, where the guests wear animal masks. She is approached by a stranger who claims to know her and to remember her singing Mozart.
Director: Alain Fleischer | Stars: Catherine Jourdan, Klaus Kinski, Pierre Clémenti, Lisette Malidor
Votes: 184
33. Night Nurse (1931)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell, Clark Gable
Votes: 4,491
34. Les jeux sont faits (1947)
105 min | Drama, Fantasy
Two people learn to love each other in the afterlife and get a second chance.
Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Micheline Presle, Marcello Pagliero, Marguerite Moreno, Charles Dullin
Votes: 260
35. Infra-Man (1975)
PG | 90 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Princess Dragon Mom and her mutant army have risen, and only Infra-Man can stop them.
Director: Shan Hua | Stars: Danny Lee, Terry Liu, Hsieh Wang, Man-Tzu Yuan
Votes: 2,266
36. Ecstatic Stigmatic (1980)
56 min
A young woman who is institutionalized in a mental hospital suffers fits which are accompanied by stigmata.
Director: Gordon Stevenson | Stars: Mirielle Cervenka, Brenda Bergman, Arto Lindsay, Johnny O'Kane
Votes: 28
37. Allegro non troppo (1976)
PG | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
An enthusiastic filmmaker thinks he's come up with a totally original idea: animation set to classical music! When he is informed that some American named "Prisney" (or something) has ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Bozzetto | Stars: Maurizio Nichetti, Maurizio Micheli, Marialuisa Giovannini, Néstor Garay
Votes: 3,216
38. Rollercoaster (1977)
PG | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A blackmailer threatens to sabotage roller coasters at various American amusement parks if he isn't paid a huge ransom.
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: George Segal, Timothy Bottoms, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda
Votes: 6,914
39. Metal Messiah (1978)
76 min | Musical, Sci-Fi
A dystopian rock opera about an enigmatic metallic-skinned stranger, who is trying to stop society's self-destructive obsession with rock and roll hedonism, and a rock promoter who plans to corrupt him too and keep the society decadent.
Director: Tibor Takács | Stars: John Paul Young, Richard Ward Allen, David Jensen, Liane Hogan
Votes: 57
40. Hugo the Hippo (1975)
G | 91 min | Animation, Family, Drama
The Sultan of Zanzibar has a problem--his harbor is infested with sharks. To solve the problem, he brings in twelve hippos to keep the sharks away, and it works. But once the hippos are no ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Feigenbaum | Stars: Burl Ives, Robert Morley, Paul Lynde, Jesse Emmett
Votes: 546
41. The Balcony (1963)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
In a fictional country, the Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweeping the nation.
Director: Joseph Strick | Stars: Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant, Peter Brocco
Votes: 684
42. The Girl on a Broomstick (1972)
76 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Saxana has the enthusiasm, but lacks the right talent to become a witch. So she's kept in for 300 years - nothing unusual for a sorceress' school. Being bored, she skims through the ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Petra Cernocká, Jan Hrusínský, Jan Kraus, Vlastimil Zavrel
Votes: 1,482
43. The Cave of the Silken Web (1967)
82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Cave of Silken Web is the third installment in Shaw Brothers series from the Chinese classic tale Journey to the West. The monk Tripitaka and his three protector/companions, Monkey, Pigsy, ... See full summary »
Director: Meng-Hua Ho | Stars: Angela Yu Chien, Liang Hua Liu, Meng Tien, Shirley Huang
Votes: 199
44. The Monkey Goes West (1966)
112 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Musical
16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras.
Director: Meng-Hua Ho | Stars: Diana Chung-Wen Chang, Fan Ho, Hua Yueh, Pao-Shu Kao
Votes: 115
45. The Inugami Family (1976)
146 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Kôji Ishizaka, Yôko Shimada, Teruhiko Aoi, Mieko Takamine
Votes: 1,156
46. The Dybbuk (1937)
Unrated | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
The mystical love story between Chonen, a poor Talmud student, and Lea, a girl from a wealthy family, depicts the traditional folk culture of Polish Jews before WW2.
Director: Michal Waszynski | Stars: Avrom Morewski, Ajzyk Samberg, Mojzesz Lipman, Lili Liliana
Votes: 715
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