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51. Baghdad Central (2020)
TV-14 | 280 min | Crime, Drama, History
Following the fall of Saddam Hussein, former police inspector Muhsin al-Khafaji has lost virtually everything. He searches for one of the few things remaining in his life, his missing estranged elder daughter.
Stars: Waleed Zuaiter, July Namir, Youssef Kerkour, Bertie Carvel
Votes: 1,827
52. Tell Them You Love Me (2023)
102 min | Documentary
A professor has a relationship with a nonverbal man with cerebral palsy. Their affair leads to a criminal trial over disability and consent. The film shows interviews and footage presenting both perspectives.
Director: Nick August-Perna | Stars: Kate Dulcich, Jerron Herman, Devva Kasnitz, Brenda McCullough
Votes: 267
53. 5ive Days to Midnight (2004)
42 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
When college professor J.T. Neumeyer discovers a police file that outlines the details of his murder - which is to take place five days in the future - he wastes no time trying to save his own life.
Stars: Timothy Hutton, Randy Quaid, Kari Matchett, Hamish Linklater
Votes: 2,824
54. The Gorgon (1964)
Not Rated | 83 min | Horror
In the early twentieth century, a Gorgon takes human form and terrorizes a small European village by turning its citizens to stone.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco, Barbara Shelley
Votes: 6,891
55. Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
Unrated | 170 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A professor, grieving for his dead wife, and his two daughters unwillingly journey to a parallel universe of fairy court, marauding trolls, and a prophecy that they will save this nether ... See full summary »
Stars: Beau Bridges, Chantal Conlin, Heather McEwen, Mackenzie Gray
Votes: 1,928
56. Halifax: Retribution (2020)
356 min | Crime, Drama
Forensic psychiatrist Jane Halifax after 20 years returns to her old job helping the police. This time to help find a sniper that's on the loose before it's too late.
Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Claudia Karvan, Mavournee Hazel, Rick Donald
Votes: 1,211
57. Good (2008)
R | 92 min | Drama, Romance, War
John Halder, a German literature professor in the 1930s, is initially reluctant to accept the ideas of the Nazi Party. He is pulled in different emotional directions by his wife, his mother, his mistress, and a Jewish friend.
Director: Vicente Amorim | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 7,852 | Gross: $0.02M
58. Black Venus (2010)
Not Rated | 159 min | Drama, History
In the 19th century, a black woman from Africa is on display throughout Europe as an exotic curiosity.
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche | Stars: Yahima Torres, Andre Jacobs, Olivier Gourmet, Elina Löwensohn
Votes: 3,012
59. Hands of Steel (1986)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A cyborg is programmed to kill a scientist who holds the fate of mankind in his hands. He fails and hides in a diner in a desert run by a woman who likes him. The people who sent him are after him and so is the local arm wrestling champ.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Daniel Greene, Janet Agren, Claudio Cassinelli, George Eastman
Votes: 2,892
60. Scorned 2 (1997)
R | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
Amanda Foley has confusing nightmares and flashbacks that lead her to seek professional help. Nothing can shed light on her repressed memories, until she happens to catch her husband a ... See full summary »
Director: Rodney McDonald | Stars: Tane McClure, Andrew Stevens, Myles O'Brien, Alexander Keith
Votes: 546
61. The Ripper (1985 Video)
Unrated | 102 min | Horror
An old antique ring turns a college professor into a homicidal maniac when he puts it on. The ring originaly belonged to Jack the Ripper, and the Ripper's spirit possesses whoever wears it.
Director: Christopher Lewis | Stars: Tom Schreier, Mona Van Pernis, Wade Tower, Tom Savini
Votes: 433
62. The Lost City (2005)
R | 144 min | Drama, Romance
A wealthy Havana club owner and his family are torn apart by the violent sociopolitical upheaval brought about by the transition from the dictatorial regime of Batista to the Marxist revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1950s Cuba.
Director: Andy Garcia | Stars: Andy Garcia, Inés Sastre, Bill Murray, Alfredo Armenteros
Votes: 9,936 | Gross: $2.48M
63. The Commune (2016)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama
A story about the clash between personal desires, solidarity and tolerance in a Danish commune in the 1970s.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Fares Fares, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Lars Ranthe
Votes: 8,265 | Gross: $0.04M
64. About Love (2017)
97 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
'All happy families are happy alike, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.' L. N. Tolstoy
Director: Vladimir Bortko | Stars: Anya Chipovskaya, Dmitriy Pevtsov, Aleksey Chadov, Mariya Mironova
Votes: 572
65. What's in a Name? (2012)
PG | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
Vincent is about to become a father. At a meeting with childhood friends he announces the name for his future son. The scandalous name ignites a discussion which surfaces unpleasant matters from the past of the group.
Directors: Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte | Stars: Patrick Bruel, Valérie Benguigui, Charles Berling, Guillaume de Tonquédec
Votes: 18,389
66. The Awakening (1980)
R | 101 min | Horror
An archeologist discovers his daughter is possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian queen. To save mankind he must destroy her.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist
Votes: 2,880 | Gross: $8.42M
67. Creator (1985)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
An eccentric scientist teaches a student in his own manner while he looks for a way to clone his deceased wife.
Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano, Virginia Madsen
Votes: 3,515 | Gross: $5.35M
68. Vivacious Lady (1938)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
A professor marries a nightclub singer, much to the consternation of his family and friends back home.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Ginger Rogers, James Stewart, James Ellison, Beulah Bondi
Votes: 4,207
69. Collective (2019)
Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians and led to the deaths of innocent citizens.
Director: Alexander Nanau | Stars: Dan Alexandru Condrea, Liviu Iolu, Razvan Lutac, Mirela Neag
Votes: 13,496
70. Contra (I) (2020)
108 min | Comedy
A university professor's ignorance is exposed when he must prepare a student for a debate.
Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Nilam Farooq, Christoph Maria Herbst, Hassan Akkouch, Ernst Stötzner
Votes: 2,814
71. Accident (1967)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
At Oxford, Austrian student Anna von Graz (Jacqueline Sassard) is dating fellow student William (Michael York), whom she plans to marry, but she ends up involved with two unhappily married Oxford professors instead.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Jacqueline Sassard, Michael York
Votes: 5,005
72. Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery
An American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.
Director: Aldo Lado | Stars: Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bach
Votes: 3,693
73. Graphic Sexual Horror (2009)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
Graphic Sexual Horror explores the creator's dark mind, personal responsibility, and fascination with bondage and sadomasochism, revealing their connection to money and personal responsibility.
Directors: Barbara Bell, Anna Lorentzon | Stars: Peter Ackworth, Claire Adams, Cyd Black, Princess Donna
Votes: 922
74. Year of the Gun (1991)
R | 111 min | Action, Romance, Thriller
In 1978, a journalist and a photojournalist, both young Americans, had a close encounter with Red Brigades terrorists in Rome.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Sharon Stone, Valeria Golino, John Pankow
Votes: 2,978 | Gross: $1.18M
75. Desire (1992)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
A Scottish woman who attends school in Paris comes home for the summer and helps take in the straw, where she meets an attractive and simple man.
Director: Andrew Birkin | Stars: Greta Scacchi, Vincent D'Onofrio, Anaïs Jeanneret, Hanns Zischler
Votes: 1,233
76. Junjou Romantica (2008–2015)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Junjo Romantica follows the relationships of 3 very different couples. Romantica, Egoist, and Terrorist are all full of romance, longing, and of course, drama. It's complicated, but so very worth it.
Stars: Kenta Miyake, Mayumi Asano, Daisuke Kageura, Takahiro Sakurai
Votes: 1,944
77. Up the Sandbox (1972)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A bored housewife takes refuge in a fantasy world.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Barbra Streisand, David Selby, Ariane Heller, Terry Smith
Votes: 1,668 | Gross: $1.60M
78. The Chosen (1977)
R | 105 min | Horror
Robert's in charge of constructing a nuclear power plant in the Middle East. Will it be instrumental in prophecies of antichrist's apocalypse?
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Simon Ward, Agostina Belli, Anthony Quayle
Votes: 1,616
79. Old Boyfriends (1979)
R | 103 min | Drama
When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist seeks out the former boyfriends who left the biggest impacts on her life, mostly in negative ways.
Director: Joan Tewkesbury | Stars: Talia Shire, Richard Jordan, John Belushi, Keith Carradine
Votes: 607
80. Baron Blood (1972)
PG | 90 min | Horror
A young man, visiting the castle of a murderous ancestor in Austria, accidentally brings his dead relative back to life - searching for new victims.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer, Massimo Girotti, Luciano Pigozzi
Votes: 4,237
81. Creepy (2016)
Not Rated | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Takakura is a former detective. He receives a request from his ex-colleague, Nogami, to examine a missing family case that occurred six years earlier. Takakura follows Saki's memory. She is... See full summary »
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yûko Takeuchi, Toru Baba, Ryôko Fujino
Votes: 6,012
82. Little Rose (2010)
118 min | Drama, History, Romance
A government agent enlists his girlfriend to spy on a professor.
Director: Jan Kidawa-Blonski | Stars: Andrzej Seweryn, Magdalena Boczarska, Robert Wieckiewicz, Grazyna Szapolowska
Votes: 1,777
83. Climates (2006)
Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Romance
Dowdy university instructor Isa is an inattentive husband to his younger, TV-business wife Bahar. Self-absorbed, Isa only communicates in the most rudimentary way, while she, similarly, detaches into crying jags and juvenile behavior.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Nazan Kesal, Mehmet Eryilmaz
Votes: 14,342 | Gross: $0.12M
84. Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Watson do battle with their nemesis, Professor Moriarity, over an ancient necklace attributed to Cleopatra.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Christopher Lee, Hans Söhnker, Hans Nielsen, Senta Berger
Votes: 1,239
85. Secret Defense (2008)
100 min | Thriller
In France, terrorist groups and intelligence agencies battle in a merciless war everyday, in the name of radically opposed ideologies. Yet, terrorist and secret agents lead almost the same ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Haïm | Stars: Gérard Lanvin, Vahina Giocante, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Mehdi Nebbou
Votes: 3,743
86. Deceptions (1985– )
Not Rated | 181 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Twin sisters trade places with unexpected results.
Stars: Stefanie Powers, Barry Bostwick, Jeremy Brett, James Faulkner
Votes: 619
87. Phil (2019)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A depressed dentist in mid life crisis tries to learn why one of his happiest patients suddenly commits suicide, and a dark comedic adventure ensues.
Director: Greg Kinnear | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Emily Mortimer, Bradley Whitford, Jay Duplass
Votes: 958
88. Family Ties Vacation (1985 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Family
The Keaton Family goes on a Family Vacation.
Director: Will Mackenzie | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman
Votes: 610
89. Face to Face (1967)
R | 111 min | Western
A history professor has a chance meeting with an infamous outlaw and eventually assumes leadership of his gang.
Director: Sergio Sollima | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Tomas Milian, William Berger, Jolanda Modio
Votes: 3,376
90. Kimberly (1999)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
Four young men fall in love with the same woman and struggle to keep their pact with each other not to woo her.
Director: Frederic Golchan | Stars: Veronica Alicino, Gabrielle Anwar, Willow Anwar, Philippe Angers
Votes: 815
91. Chateau Christmas (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
World-famous pianist Margot returns to Chateau Neuhaus for Christmas. While there she reunites with her ex-boyfriend Jackson, who convinces her to headline their annual Christmas Concert.
Director: Michael Robison | Stars: Merritt Patterson, Luke Macfarlane, Jesse Hutch, Julia Benson
Votes: 1,975
92. Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
80 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
"What if someone had an absurd dream and the visions ran out in the street?" a scientist asks Rose, a researcher who discovers a way to engender beneficial dreams (to produce contented, ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Dana Medrická, Jirí Sovák, Olga Schoberová, Juraj Visny
Votes: 1,161
93. The Speed Cubers (2020)
TV-PG | 39 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Discover the special bond -- and uncommon competitive spirit -- shared by the world's Rubik's Cube-solving record breakers in this documentary.
Director: Sue Kim | Stars: Max Park, Schwan Park, Philipp Weyer, Feliks Zemdegs
Votes: 4,210
94. The Tenth Circle (2008 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Mystery, Thriller
A family's well-kept secrets are exposed when the daughter accuses her ex-boyfriend of rape.
Director: Peter Markle | Stars: Kelly Preston, Ron Eldard, Jamie Johnston, Michael Riley
Votes: 1,260
95. Death of a Cyclist (1955)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama
A couple having an affair strike a bicyclist with their car and do not offer aid out of fear of their relationship being exposed.
Director: Juan Antonio Bardem | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corrà, Carlos Casaravilla
Votes: 4,519
96. The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)
Unrated | 97 min | Mystery, Thriller
French police inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a rich Paris widow and ends up chasing the killer up the Eiffel Tower's girders.
Directors: Burgess Meredith, Irving Allen, Charles Laughton | Stars: Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Robert Hutton
Votes: 1,032
97. Sexy Killer: You'll Die for Her (2008)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A femme fatale fashionista at a trendy design school embarks on a brutal and bloody killing spree, while gleefully evading the hapless cops assigned to the murder cases.
Director: Miguel Martí | Stars: Macarena Gómez, Alejo Sauras, César Camino, Ángel de Andrés López
Votes: 1,643
98. Witches' Brew (1980)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Horror
This remake of Fritz Leiber's novel "Conjure Wife" (previously filmed as 1944's "Weird Woman" and 1962's "Night of the Eagle" AKA "Burn, Witch, Burn") is more of a horror spoof, as three ... See full summary »
Directors: Richard Shorr, Herbert L. Strock | Stars: Teri Garr, Richard Benjamin, Lana Turner, James Winkler
Votes: 248
99. Puppy Love (2012 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A ballplayer (Victor Webster) claims to be the owner of a woman's (Candace Cameron Bure) new dog.
Director: Harvey Frost | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Victor Webster, Katie L. Hawkins, Jamison Jones
Votes: 1,026
100. How Awful About Allan (1970 TV Movie)
PG | 73 min | Horror, Thriller
After an eight-month stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister; but a mysterious boarder may be trying to kill him.
Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Julie Harris, Joan Hackett, Kent Smith
Votes: 1,009