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1. Atomic Blonde (2017)
R | 115 min | Action, Thriller
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Director: David Leitch | Stars: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan
Votes: 207,385 | Gross: $51.69M
2. Kill Your Darlings (2013)
R | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.
Director: John Krokidas | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster
Votes: 41,359 | Gross: $1.03M
3. Tolkien (2019)
PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Tolkien's novels were inspired by his mom's storytelling, falling in love with another orphan, Edith, forming a brotherhood with 3 other misfits at school, the trench war of WWI and later telling stories to his own kids.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 46,880 | Gross: $4.54M
4. Mortdecai (2015)
R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Juggling angry Russians, the British Mi5, and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part-time rogue Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost gold.
Director: David Koepp | Stars: Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn
Votes: 76,980 | Gross: $7.61M
5. Deadstream (2022)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Horror
A disgraced internet personality attempts to win back his followers by livestreaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life.
Directors: Joseph Winter, Vanessa Winter | Stars: Joseph Winter, Melanie Stone, Jason K. Wixom, Pat Barnett
Votes: 17,862
6. Quo Vadis (1951)
Not Rated | 171 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
Directors: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann | Stars: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 16,838 | Gross: $24.29M
7. Adult World (2013)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A naive college graduate, Amy, who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job in a shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.
Director: Scott Coffey | Stars: Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, John Cusack, Cloris Leachman
Votes: 18,725 | Gross: $0.02M
8. My Salinger Year (2020)
R | 101 min | Drama
A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.
Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth, Seána Kerslake
Votes: 6,868
9. Lost Illusions (2021)
149 min | Drama, Romance
Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.
Director: Xavier Giannoli | Stars: Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Vincent Lacoste, Xavier Dolan
Votes: 6,429
10. Thirst (1957)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Vijay, a talented but indigent poet, struggles for love and recognition in this selfish world.
Director: Guru Dutt | Stars: Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha, Rehman Khan
Votes: 7,309
11. A Fine Madness (1966)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal
Votes: 1,528
12. La cena (1998)
126 min | Comedy, Drama
A multitude of characters face personal problems while having dinner in a roman restaurant.
Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Antonio Catania, Francesca d'Aloja, Riccardo Garrone
Votes: 1,369
13. Nattliga toner (1918)
61 min | Drama, Romance
The rich Baron Von Meislingen dreams of being a poet. Unfortunately he has no talent what so ever. In one of his apartments lives the talented but poor poet Peter Långhår. Von Meislingen ... See full summary »
Director: Georg af Klercker | Stars: Gabriel Alw, Sture Baude, Johnny Björkman, Hugo Björne
Votes: 47