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1. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 434,696 | Gross: $224.54M
2. The First Wives Club (1996)
PG | 103 min | Comedy
Reunited by the death of a college friend, three divorced women seek revenge on the husbands who left them for younger women.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith
Votes: 54,155 | Gross: $105.49M
3. War Dogs (2016)
R | 114 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz, Gregg Weiner
Votes: 253,440 | Gross: $43.03M
4. Dark Phoenix (2019)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix, causing the X-Men to have to decide if her life is worth more than all of humanity.
Director: Simon Kinberg | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult
Votes: 204,679 | Gross: $65.85M
5. The 5th Wave (2016)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth in ruin. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.
Director: J Blakeson | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Zuk, Gabriela Lopez, Bailey Anne Borders
Votes: 117,174 | Gross: $34.92M
6. Crimson Peak (2015)
R | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam
Votes: 158,159 | Gross: $31.09M
7. La Bamba (1987)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.
Director: Luis Valdez | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña
Votes: 36,406 | Gross: $54.22M
8. The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)
R | 120 min | Action, Biography, Thriller
As Germany expands its borders, scorching Europe from end to end, two brave Czechs of the Resistance prepare to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, the mastermind behind the hideous "Final Solution" to the "Jewish Question".
Director: Cédric Jimenez | Stars: Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Jack O'Connell, Jack Reynor
Votes: 18,380
9. Ouija (II) (2014)
PG-13 | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.
Director: Stiles White | Stars: Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto, Daren Kagasoff, Bianca A. Santos
Votes: 56,917 | Gross: $50.86M
10. The Duke (2020)
R | 95 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, Stephen Rashbrook, James Wilby
Votes: 13,143
11. OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.
Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: François Damiens, Jean Dujardin, Khalid Maadour, Youssef Hamid
Votes: 23,088 | Gross: $0.30M
12. Disturbing the Peace (2020)
R | 91 min | Action, Thriller
A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting, must pick up his gun again to battle with a gang of outlaw bikers that has invaded the town to pull off a brazen and violent heist.
Director: York Alec Shackleton | Stars: Guy Pearce, Devon Sawa, Kelly Greyson, Michael Sirow
Votes: 3,586
13. On the Come Up (2022)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Story centers on 16-year-old Bri, who wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Facing controversies and with an eviction notice staring down her family, Bri doesn't just want to make it, she has to make it.
Director: Sanaa Lathan | Stars: Jamila Gray, Noa Dior Rucker, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Cooper Jr.
Votes: 744
14. Never Grow Old (2019)
R | 100 min | Drama, Western
An Irish undertaker profits when outlaws take over a peaceful American frontier town, but his family comes under threat as the death toll rises.
Director: Ivan Kavanagh | Stars: Emile Hirsch, John Cusack, Déborah François, Molly McCann
Votes: 4,822
15. The Quarry (2020)
R | 98 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A drifter (Shea Whigham) kills a traveling preacher and takes his place at a small-town church, but the police chief (Michael Shannon) suspects foul play.
Director: Scott Teems | Stars: Shea Whigham, Michael Shannon, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Bobby Soto
Votes: 3,634 | Gross: $0.00M
16. See You Up There (2017)
TV-MA | 117 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In November 1919, two soldiers--a disfigured but brilliant artist and an ex-accountant--start a memorial con. But in Roaring Twenties France, their adventures soon turn dangerous.
Director: Albert Dupontel | Stars: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Albert Dupontel, Laurent Lafitte, Niels Arestrup
Votes: 10,966
17. La Syndicaliste (2022)
121 min | Drama, Thriller
A thriller investigation set in the world of nuclear power and politics.
Director: Jean-Paul Salomé | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Grégory Gadebois, François-Xavier Demaison, Pierre Deladonchamps
Votes: 1,456
18. Night Shift (2020)
PG-13 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three officers are tasked with escorting an illegal immigrant to Charles de Gaulle airport, where he will be forced onto a plane and sent back to his homeland. But when they find out about the truth, they have to make a difficult choice.
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Virginie Efira, Omar Sy, Grégory Gadebois, Payman Maadi
Votes: 2,029
19. The Lost Valentine (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Drama, Romance
Lucas Thomas's grandmother Caroline returns every Valentine's Day to the station where, at their first wedding anniversary, she waved off to the Pacific Theater of War in 1944 her husband ... See full summary »
Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Betty White, Sean Faris, Billy Magnussen
Votes: 6,491
20. Kompromat (2022)
127 min | Drama, Thriller
A French diplomat must escape an FSB plot in Siberia.
Director: Jérôme Salle | Stars: Gilles Lellouche, Joanna Kulig, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Michael Gor
Votes: 2,554
21. White Fang (2018)
TV-PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Based on the timeless novel by Jack London. A loyal wolfdog's curiosity leads him on the adventure of a lifetime while serving a series of three distinctly different masters.
Director: Alexandre Espigares | Stars: Raphaël Personnaz, Virginie Efira, Dominique Pinon, Frantz Confiac
Votes: 4,118
22. Father & Soldier (2022)
98 min | Action, Drama, History
During World War I, a father enlists himself in the French Army in order to be with his 17-year-old son who was recruited against his will. Sent to the front, they find themselves facing the war together in the French colony of Senegal.
Director: Mathieu Vadepied | Stars: Omar Sy, Alassane Diong, Jonas Bloquet, Bamar Kane
Votes: 1,353
23. The Asadas (2020)
127 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
When disaster strikes Japan in the form of a tsunami and subsequent nuclear reactor meltdown, a young photographer copes with tragedy by creating photographic portraits of his family.
Director: Ryôta Nakano | Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Haru Kuroki, Masaki Suda
Votes: 1,361
24. The Dancer (2016)
Not Rated | 108 min | Biography, Drama, History
Loïe Fuller was the toast of the Folies Bergères at the turn of the 20th century and an inspiration for Toulouse-Lautrec and the Lumière Brothers. The film revolves around her complicated relationship with protégé and rival Isadora Duncan.
Director: Stéphanie Di Giusto | Stars: Soko, Gaspard Ulliel, Mélanie Thierry, Lily-Rose Depp
Votes: 2,754
25. The Odyssey (2016)
PG | 122 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The aquatic adventure of the highly influential and fearlessly ambitious pioneer, innovator, filmmaker, researcher, and conservationist, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, covers roughly thirty years of an inarguably rich in achievements life.
Director: Jérôme Salle | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney, Audrey Tautou, Laurent Lucas
Votes: 6,183
26. The Clown at Midnight (1998)
R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Seven teenagers are stalked by a murderous clown while refurbishing an old opera house.
Director: Jean Pellerin | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Margot Kidder, Sarah Lassez, James Duval
Votes: 2,367
27. Madhouse (2004)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
A young psychiatric intern unearths secrets about the mental health facility in which he works.
Director: William Butler | Stars: Joshua Leonard, Jordan Ladd, Natasha Lyonne, Lance Henriksen
Votes: 6,953
28. The Burma Conspiracy (2011)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Largo Winch, the newly appointed CEO of the W Group, is accused of crimes against humanity on the very day he announces his intention to sell his corporation and use the proceeds to create a humanitarian foundation.
Director: Jérôme Salle | Stars: Tomer Sisley, Sharon Stone, Ulrich Tukur, Napakpapha Nakprasitte
Votes: 8,246
29. The Liberator (2013)
R | 119 min | Biography, Drama, History
Simon Bolivar fought over 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode over 70,000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered -- it liberated.
Director: Alberto Arvelo | Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Erich Wildpret, María Valverde, Juana Acosta
Votes: 5,564 | Gross: $0.11M
30. Breaking Point (2023)
85 min | Drama, Thriller
Follows Mathieu, a loyal husband who leads a tranquil life with his wife, as he covers his friend Vincent affairs. One day, as Mathieu tries to smooth things over with Vincent's latest mistress, he unexpectedly falls in love with her.
Director: Yvan Attal | Stars: Yvan Attal, Maïwenn, Guillaume Canet, Marie-Josée Croze
Votes: 143
31. Carbon (2017)
104 min | Crime, Thriller
Danger of losing his business, Anthony Roca, an ordinary man, develops a scam that will become the heist of the century. Overtaken by the crime, he will have to deal with betrayal, murder and settling.
Director: Olivier Marchal | Stars: Benoît Magimel, Gringe, Idir Chender, Laura Smet
Votes: 3,053
32. Le torrent (2022)
102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After discovering his wife cheats on him, Alexandre accidentally kills her. Worried that the police would not buy the accident, he decides to hide the truth. He only shares his secret with his daughter from a previous marriage, Lison.
Director: Anne Le Ny | Stars: José Garcia, André Dussollier, Capucine Valmary, Christiane Millet
Votes: 509
33. Over the Moon in Love (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Romance
With her match-making business on the verge of closing, Brooklyn finds herself in the unique position to be featured in a magazine, but has to set up the writer with her childhood friend Devin who she may have feelings for.
Director: Christie Will Wolf | Stars: Jessica Lowndes, Wes Brown, Miranda Frigon, Naika Toussaint
Votes: 1,423
34. Crazy Eights (2006)
R | 80 min | Horror
Circumstance brings six childhood friends together to face their past, and a secret they share.
Director: Jimi Jones | Stars: Traci Lords, Frank Whaley, Dina Meyer, George Newbern
Votes: 3,364
35. Juniors (2022)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Jordan and Patrick live in a small village in the South of France. They kill their boredom in front of Call Of Duty, a famous war video game which they twitch their frantic games in front of a few rare Korean spectators
Director: Hugo P. Thomas | Stars: Vanessa Paradis, Ewan Bourdelles, Noah Zandouche, Alaïs Bertrand
Votes: 72
36. Matchmaker Santa (2012 TV Movie)
TV-G | 75 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young baker discovers the magic of Christmas and love.
Director: David S. Cass Sr. | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Florence Henderson, John Ratzenberger, Lin Shaye
Votes: 2,590
37. Max & Leon (2016)
98 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
Max and Léon's adventures, two childhood friends idle and party-goer, who are trying to escape the Second World War.
Director: Jonathan Barré | Stars: David Marsais, Grégoire Ludig, Alice Vial, Saskia de Melo Dillais
Votes: 2,651
38. Gabriel and the Mountain (2017)
Not Rated | 131 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Before entering a prestigious American university, Gabriel Buchmann decided to travel the world for one year, his backpack full of dreams. After ten months on the road, he arrived in Kenya ... See full summary »
Director: Fellipe Barbosa | Stars: João Pedro Zappa, Caroline Abras, Alex Alembe, Rashidi Athuman
Votes: 1,466 | Gross: $0.02M
39. Best Christmas Party Ever (2014 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A party planner is tasked with mentoring her boss's nephew who is set to take over the business.
Director: John Bradshaw | Stars: Torrey DeVitto, Steve Lund, Linda Thorson, Kalinka Petrie
Votes: 2,069
40. Team Spirit (2016)
117 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
The rise and fall of anonymous trader turned superstar turned scapegoat Jérôme Kerviel, just as the 2008 financial crisis was unfolding
Director: Christophe Barratier | Stars: Arthur Dupont, François-Xavier Demaison, Sabrina Ouazani, Tewfik Jallab
Votes: 1,494
41. La petite bande (2022)
106 min | Comedy
The adventures of a group of passionate and fearless young children. One girl and four boys.
Director: Pierre Salvadori | Stars: Paul Belhoste, Mathys Clodion-Gines, Aymé Medeville, Colombe Schmidt
Votes: 326
42. Camille (I) (2019)
Not Rated | 90 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story of Camille Lepage, a French photojournalist who was killed at age 26 in the Central African Republic.
Director: Boris Lojkine | Stars: Nina Meurisse, Fiacre Bindala, Bruno Todeschini, Grégoire Colin
Votes: 641
43. Joséphine, Pregnant & Fabulous (2016)
94 min | Comedy
Joséphine and Gilles are totally in love. Everything is perfect. Until she discovers that she's pregnant! Now Joséphine will need to handle with the sudden desires, sex during the pregnancy, ginecologist and much more.
Director: Marilou Berry | Stars: Marilou Berry, Mehdi Nebbou, Medi Sadoun, Sarah Suco
Votes: 783
44. Earthbound (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Joe is an Alien on Earth. At least that is what his father told him before he died when Joe was eleven. He finds it difficult to adjust, and to find a compatible girl friend.
Director: Alan Brennan | Stars: Rafe Spall, Jenn Murray, Stephen Hogan, David Morrissey
Votes: 715
45. Boomerang (I) (2015)
101 min | Drama, Romance
A secret kept in the past can change everything in the present for Antoine Rey's family.
Director: François Favrat | Stars: Laurent Lafitte, Mélanie Laurent, Audrey Dana, Wladimir Yordanoff
Votes: 1,094
46. The Looming Storm (2017)
120 min | Crime
A man who is laid off from a steel factory desperately wants to chase a serial killer in a small city in Southern China.
Director: Yue Dong | Stars: Yihong Duan, Yiyan Jiang, Yuan Du, Wei Zheng
Votes: 1,763
47. Missing Persons (1990 TV Movie)
104 min | Drama
Hetty is approached by Frank Cross, husband of her old friend Edith, to locate his son from his first marriage, whom he hasn't seen in fifty years.
Director: Derek Bennett | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Tony Melody, Jimmy Jewel, Jean Heywood
Votes: 137
48. Crash Test Aglaé (2017)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Aglaé has only one focus in life: her job at a car crash test site. When she learns that the factory is going to be relocated abroad, she accepts to go to India to hold on to her job...
Director: Eric Gravel | Stars: India Hair, Julie Depardieu, Yolande Moreau, Anne Charrier
Votes: 666
49. Stand and Deliver (1928)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Bored with peacetime lack of action, a Great War veteran dashes off to the Greek army to hunt down a marauding bandit. His hatred for women is tested by a saucy young lady he rescues there.
Director: Donald Crisp | Stars: Rod La Rocque, Lupe Velez, Warner Oland, Louis Natheaux
Votes: 48
50. Suiker (2010)
7 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Jeroen Annokkee | Stars: Ron de Groen, Roel Goudsmit, Bert Hana, Marije Uittenhout
Votes: 318