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1. Monsieur Spade (2024)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The famous detective Sam Spade is now 60 and living as an expat in the south of France in 1963.
Stars: Clive Owen, Cara Bossom, Denis Ménochet, Louise Bourgoin
Votes: 4,851
2. Rust and Bone (2012)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Céline Sallette
Votes: 70,252 | Gross: $2.06M
3. South Pacific (1958)
Approved | 157 min | Musical, Romance, War
On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military mission.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston
Votes: 9,785
4. Short Cuts (1993)
R | 188 min | Comedy, Drama
The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Andie MacDowell, Julianne Moore, Tim Robbins, Bruce Davison
Votes: 47,351 | Gross: $6.11M
5. Creepshow 2 (1987)
R | 92 min | Fantasy, Horror
Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
Director: Michael Gornick | Stars: George Kennedy, Lois Chiles, Domenick John, Tom Savini
Votes: 28,311 | Gross: $14.00M
6. Certain Women (2016)
R | 107 min | Drama
The lives of three women intersect in small-town America, where each is imperfectly blazing a trail.
Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, James Le Gros
Votes: 15,586 | Gross: $1.03M
7. Julieta (2016)
R | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
After a casual encounter, a brokenhearted woman decides to confront her life and the most important events involving her estranged daughter.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Emma Suárez, Adriana Ugarte, Daniel Grao, Inma Cuesta
Votes: 33,886 | Gross: $1.49M
8. Hatred (2016)
150 min | Drama, War
Despite being in love with a Ukrainian boy from the same village, Polish girl named Zosia is forced into marrying a wealthy widower. Soon World War II begins and ethnic tensions arise. Amidst the war chaos Zosia tries to survive.
Director: Wojciech Smarzowski | Stars: Michalina Labacz, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Wasyl Wasylik, Adrian Zaremba
Votes: 6,784
9. The Detective (1954)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.
Director: Robert Hamer | Stars: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Peter Finch, Cecil Parker
Votes: 1,652
10. My Sister Eileen (1955)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher.
Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett, Bob Fosse
Votes: 2,106
11. Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Drama
A graduate student (Nicholson) copes with a recent breakup by conducting interviews with various men.
Director: John Krasinski | Stars: Julianne Nicholson, Ben Shenkman, Timothy Hutton, Michael Cerveris
Votes: 3,649 | Gross: $0.03M
12. Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2022)
108 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
A giant talkative frog, a lost cat, and a tsunami help a bank employee, his wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.
Director: Pierre Földes | Stars: Amaury de Crayencour, Mathilde Auneveux, Arnaud Maillard, Bruno Paviot
Votes: 918
13. South Pacific (2001 TV Movie)
135 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
During World War II, love is found between a career Navy nurse (Glenn Close) and an enigmatic French plantation owner (Rade Serbedzija), while a Princeton-educated marine (Harry Connick, Jr... See full summary »
Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr., Rade Serbedzija, Jack Thompson
Votes: 1,006
14. The Turning (2013)
R | 180 min | Drama
A collection of short films based on stories by Australian writer Tim Winton.
Directors: Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel, Yaron Lifschitz, Anthony Lucas, Claire McCarthy, Ian Meadows, Ashlee Page, Stephen Page, Simon Stone, Warwick Thornton, Marieka Walsh, Mia Wasikowska, David Wenham | Stars: Colin Friels, James Fraser, Henri Phillips, Nikita Leigh-Pritchard
Votes: 1,523
15. Le Plaisir (1952)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three separate stories about the same thing: le plaisir (pleasure).
Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Simone Simon, Claude Dauphin
Votes: 5,364
16. Trio (1950)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance
Three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham, "The Verger", "Mr. Know-All", and "The Sanatorium" are introduced by the author.
Directors: Ken Annakin, Harold French | Stars: James Hayter, Kathleen Harrison, Felix Aylmer, Lana Morris
Votes: 903
17. Yosemite (2015)
R | 80 min | Drama
It's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.
Director: Gabrielle Demeestere | Stars: James Franco, Everett Meckler, Alec Mansky, Calum John
Votes: 940 | Gross: $0.01M
18. The Rising of the Moon (1957)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Drama
Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Tyrone Power, Noel Purcell, Cyril Cusack, Jack MacGowran
Votes: 1,140
19. Heavens Above (2021)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The spectacular story of main character Stojan is a satire divided into three episodes, in which the long line to God and edible works of art play a role alongside hypocritical halos.
Director: Srdjan Dragojevic | Stars: Goran Navojec, Ksenija Marinkovic, Bojan Navojec, Milos Samolov
Votes: 1,190
20. Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories (2006 TV Movie)
93 min | Biography, Drama, History
Three of the most popular and controversial Civil War stories by legendary writer Ambrose Bierce are presented in this acclaimed feature collection.
Directors: Don Maxwell, Brian James Egen | Stars: Campbell Scott, Vivian Schilling, Nathan Darrow, T. Max Graham
Votes: 157 | Gross: $0.02M
21. Quartet (1948)
Approved | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Four of W. Somerset Maugham's short stories are brought to the screen with each introduced by the author. In "The Facts of Life", a young man with great potential on the tennis courts goes ... See full summary »
Directors: Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree, Harold French, Ralph Smart | Stars: Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Ian Fleming, Jack Raine
Votes: 985
22. I Want You (1951)
Passed | 102 min | Drama
In 1950, small-town Americans try to deal with military conscription.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Dana Andrews, Dorothy McGuire, Farley Granger, Peggy Dow
Votes: 612
23. Business People (1963)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
Two bandits learn that kidnapping is a very profitable business. So they decide to kidnap local rich person's son in hope to get a substantial ransom.
Director: Leonid Gaidai | Stars: Rostislav Plyatt, Georgiy Vitsin, Yuriy Nikulin, Aleksei Smirnov
Votes: 1,313
24. Los amantes frios (1978)
114 min | Comedy, Drama
Based on three stories by Hugo Argüelles.
Directors: Julio Bracho, Miguel Morayta, Julián Soler | Stars: Ignacio López Tarso, Aurora Clavel, Ada Carrasco, Guillermo Álvarez Bianchi
Votes: 60
25. Night Across the Street (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A drama centered on an office worker on the verge of retirement who begins to relive both real and imagined memories.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Christian Vadim, Sergio Hernández, Santiago Figueroa, Valentina Vargas
Votes: 524
26. Socho Shihatsu no Sappukei (2022)
Drama, Mystery
This work depicts a "five" locked room mystery drama about two high school students, which develops in the first train in the early morning, the family restaurant after school, and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryôko Fujino, Riku Hagiwara, Asahi Itou, Mizuki Kayashima
Votes: 6
27. Endangered Species (2017)
105 min | Drama
The intertwined lives of three families shaken by love and violence.
Director: Gilles Bourdos | Stars: Alice Isaaz, Vincent Rottiers, Grégory Gadebois, Suzanne Clément
Votes: 320
28. Times Gone By (1952)
Approved | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.
Director: Alessandro Blasetti | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Pina Renzi, Enzo Staiola, Luigi Cimara
Votes: 159
29. Liao zhai bian yi (2016)
82 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Pu Songling, is a social journalist. In the course of his interviews, he often encounters strange stories that he cannot publish in the newspaper, so he sets up his own personal website, called "Liaozhai".
Director: Lu Xuan | Stars: He Xiao, Gong Fangni, Gang-yun Sa, Xiaodong Yu
30. Unicorn (2017)
122 min | Drama
A young girl of 13 lives with her mother on an isolated property. They are awaiting the return of their father and husband. But instead, another man appears, transforming the relationship between the mother and daughter.
Director: Eduardo Nunes | Stars: Bárbara Luz, Patricia Pillar, Zécarlos Machado, Lee Taylor
Votes: 164
31. Las delicias de los verdes años (1976)
95 min | Comedy
In the Middle Age a farmer, named Mauro, is heading to Madrid following the last will of his father. Along his travel Mauro shall be assaulted, himself shall have to steal in order to ... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Mercero | Stars: María José Cantudo, Francisco Algora, Bárbara Rey, José Calvo
Votes: 27
32. Les contes du chat perché (1994– )
26 min | Animation
Two sisters Delphine and Marinette love to play tricks on their parents, helped by the farm animals who speak and understand their childlike language.
Star: Claude Villers
Votes: 6
33. Alle dagen feest (1976)
95 min | Drama
Directors: Ate de Jong, Otto Jongerius, Paul de Lussanet, Orlow Seunke | Stars: Chris Baay, Ansje Beentjes, Marjon Brandsma, Peter Faber
Votes: 59
34. Hobo: The Legion of Travelers (2013– )
Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
The HOBO series takes the audience on an incredible journey through amazing worlds and universes as we follow Hobo Habeaux in his quest to retrieve the stolen portal key his father entrusted him to protect.
Star: Devin Halden
35. While the Billy Boils (1921)
Adventure, Drama, History
A cinematic adaptation of some of the stories of celebrated Australian author and bush poet Henry Lawson.
Director: Beaumont Smith | Stars: Tal Ordell, John Cosgrove, Robert MacKinnon, Ernest T. Hearne
36. Policejní historky
Comedy | Post-production
Director: Pavel Drazan | Stars: Anna Polívková, Ota Jirák, Jan Skopecek, Petr Nározný
37. Il videogiocatore scemo (2017– )
Comedy
Stars: Nicola Palmieri, Mario Palladino, Michele Poggi
Votes: 8
38. Hobo (2013)
Short, Adventure, Fantasy
Hobo takes the audience on an incredible journey through amazing worlds and universes as we follow Hobo Habeaux in his quest to retrieve the stolen portal key his father entrusted him to protect.
Director: Devin Halden | Star: Devin Halden
39.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror VI
(1995)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
A lightning storm causes giant advertising mascots to come to life; The children are terrorized by Groundskeeper Willie in their dreams; Homer finds himself trapped in another dimension.
Directors: Bob Anderson, David Mirkin | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,746
40.
Le petit docteur (1986– )
Episode:
L'amoureux en pantoufles
(1986)
While visiting an English cousin, doctor Jacques Dollent and his dear assistant Anna investigate on a rather strange murder.
Directors: Sebastian Robinson, Marc Simenon | Stars: Alain Sachs, Pauline Lafont, Norman Bowler, Stephen Boxer
41.
Le petit docteur (1986– )
Episode:
La demoiselle en bleu pâle
(1986)
52 min
Director: Patrick Saglio | Stars: Alain Sachs, Pauline Lafont, Michel Dussarat, Emmanuelle Meyssignac
42.
Le petit docteur (1986– )
Episode:
La piste de l'homme roux
(1986)
52 min
Director: Marc Simenon | Stars: Alain Sachs, Pauline Lafont, Marianne Basler, Gérard Caillaud
43.
Le petit docteur (1986– )
Episode:
Le château de l'arsenic
(1986)
52 min
Director: Patrick Dromgoole | Stars: Alain Sachs, Pauline Lafont, Catherine Allégret, François Dyrek
44.
Le petit docteur (1986– )
Episode:
Le flair du petit docteur
(1986)
52 min
Director: Marc Simenon | Stars: Alain Sachs, Pauline Lafont, Benoît Allemane, Blanchette Brunoy
45.
Le petit docteur (1986– )
Episode:
Une femme a crié
(1986)
52 min
Director: Eric Le Hung | Stars: Alain Sachs, Pauline Lafont, Nelly Alard, Blanchette Brunoy
46.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
22 Short Films About Springfield
(1996)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
A series of vignettes showcasing a day in the life of various Springfield residents.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,122
47.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror
(1990)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
The Simpsons move into a cursed house, then are abducted by aliens, before Homer is ensconced in a tale by Edgar Allen Poe.
Directors: Wesley Archer, Rich Moore, David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,346
48.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror IV
(1993)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer sells his soul to the Devil for a donut, Bart contends with a gremlin on the side of the school bus which only he can see, and the family discovers that Mr. Burns is a vampire.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,278
49.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror IX
(1998)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer receives an evil hair transplant; Bart and Lisa get trapped in an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon; Maggie is revealed to be an alien.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,834
50.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror V
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
The family's job at Mr. Burns' country estate goes awry when Homer goes mad; Homer's attempt to repair a toaster results in inadvertent time travel; The school staff turn cannibalistic.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,218