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1. Poirot (1989–2013)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.

Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 52,063

2. Death on the Nile (2022)

PG-13 | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Kenneth Branagh, Russell Brand

Votes: 188,539 | Gross: $45.63M

3. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

PG-13 | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench

Votes: 296,475 | Gross: $102.83M

4. In Bruges (2008)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.

Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds, Elizabeth Berrington

Votes: 461,419 | Gross: $7.76M

5. The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Rory J Saper, Christian Stevens, Christoph Waltz

Votes: 188,657 | Gross: $126.64M

6. Beauty and the Beast (1991)

G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart

Votes: 479,541 | Gross: $218.97M

7. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

PG | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery

Votes: 69,128 | Gross: $0.07M

8. Hotel Rwanda (2004)

PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Drama, History

Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.

Director: Terry George | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Xolani Mali

Votes: 372,194 | Gross: $23.53M

9. A Bigger Splash (2015)

R | 125 min | Drama, Music, Thriller

A famous rock star's vacation in Italy with her boyfriend is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.

Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson

Votes: 32,804 | Gross: $1.98M

10. Evil Under the Sun (1982)

PG | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.

Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Peter Ustinov, James Mason, Maggie Smith, Colin Blakely

Votes: 20,179 | Gross: $6.11M

11. Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)

G | 88 min | Drama, Family, Romance

Thrilled by a performance she sees at a fair, Sonora Webster tries to land a spot as a daredevil who rides horses off of high dives.

Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Gabrielle Anwar, Michael Schoeffling, Cliff Robertson, Dylan Kussman

Votes: 5,866 | Gross: $7.30M

12. The Big Blue (1988)

PG | 168 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport

The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar

Votes: 55,095 | Gross: $3.50M

13. Repulsion (1965)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of rape and violence.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux

Votes: 57,268

14. Persian Lessons (2020)

127 min | Drama, War

A young Jewish man in a concentration camp has his life saved when executioners realize he owns a Persian book. Brought before a camp officer who wants to learn Farsi, Gilles agrees to teach him despite not knowing a word of the language.

Director: Vadim Perelman | Stars: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger, Jonas Nay, David Schütter

Votes: 12,154

15. The Brothers Bloom (2008)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.

Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi

Votes: 52,597 | Gross: $3.52M

16. The Adventures of Tintin (1991–1992)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The adventures of the young reporter, his faithful dog and friends as they travel around the world on adventures.

Stars: Colin O'Meara, Thierry Wermuth, Christian Pelissier, Henri Labussière

Votes: 19,229

17. Tall Tale (1995)

PG | 96 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A young boy's imagination summons cowboy legend Pecos Bill, who helps him save the family farm from a greedy land-grabber. With the help of a lumberjack and a railroad worker, they all embark on a surprise-filled adventure.

Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Nick Stahl

Votes: 4,267 | Gross: $8.25M

18. For Richer or Poorer (1997)

PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Romance

An unhappily married Manhattan socialite couple flee from the I.R.S. and end up in Amish country where they pretend to be visiting relatives.

Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley, Jay O. Sanders, Michael Lerner

Votes: 12,082 | Gross: $31.61M

19. Germinal (1993)

R | 160 min | Drama, Romance

In mid-nineteenth-century northern France, a coal mining town's workers are exploited by the mine's owner. One day, they decide to go on strike, and the authorities repress them.

Director: Claude Berri | Stars: Renaud, Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Jean Carmet

Votes: 5,744 | Gross: $0.38M

20. Rabid Grannies (1988)

R | 89 min | Comedy, Horror

Two sweet little old ladies fall victim to an ancient curse that transforms them into bloodthirsty killers!

Director: Emmanuel Kervyn | Stars: Catherine Aymerie, Caroline Braeckman, Richard Cotica, Danielle Daven

Votes: 2,038

21. The Memory of a Killer (2003)

R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Vincke and Verstuyft are the best detectives of the Antwerp police department. They are confronted with the murder on a leading executive and put all their effort to catch the murderer.

Director: Erik Van Looy | Stars: Koen De Bouw, Werner De Smedt, Jan Decleir, Laurien Van den Broeck

Votes: 10,629 | Gross: $0.33M

22. Dead Man's Folly (1986 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Jean Stapleton, Constance Cummings, Tim Pigott-Smith

Votes: 2,258

23. Archangel (1990)

Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An amnesiac soldier, seeking his lost love, arrives in Archangel in northern Russia to help the townsfolk in their fight against the Bolsheviks, all quite unaware that the Great War ended three months ago.

Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Michael Gottli, David Falkenberg, Michael O'Sullivan, Margaret Anne MacLeod

Votes: 1,627 | Gross: $0.03M

24. Cordon (2014–2016)

50 min | Drama

After a virus outbreak in the center of Antwerp the goverment decides to lock the people who might be affected by placing a wall around the center

Stars: Wouter Hendrickx, Liesa Van der Aa, Mieke De Groote, Johan van Assche

Votes: 1,465

25. La vie sexuelle des Belges 1950-1978 (1994)

85 min | Biography, Comedy, Romance

A semi-autobiography of the first 28 years of the director, the Flemish anarchist Jan Bucquoy.

Director: Jan Bucquoy | Stars: Jean-Henri Compère, Noe Francq, Isabelle Legros, Sophie Schneider

Votes: 648

26. Fear and Trembling (2003)

Unrated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama

A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. She is Amélie, born in Japan, living there until age 5. After college graduation, she returns with a ... See full summary »

Director: Alain Corneau | Stars: Sylvie Testud, Kaori Tsuji, Tarô Suwa, Bison Katayama

Votes: 4,810

27. Heterdaad (1996–1999)

60 min | Crime, Drama

In this Flemish detective series, the Dutch title of which means in the act, notably "in flagrante delicto", a team of the Belgian (national) police lead by John Nauwelaerts investigates ... See full summary »

Stars: Gilda De Bal, Jo De Meyere, Ben Van Ostade, Oswald Versyp

Votes: 177

28. My Worst Nightmare (2011)

Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Through their befriended sons, an icy uptight Parisian art dealer and a fun-loving Belgian blue-collar man living out of his van, cross paths in an unlikely way.

Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Poelvoorde, André Dussollier, Virginie Efira

Votes: 3,182 | Gross: $0.02M

29. The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)

Approved | 124 min | Drama, Romance

While the Nazi regime subjugates European nations during World War II, in the Belgian Congo nurse Rachel Cade tries to cure the local people. Colonel Derode falls in love with her, but an injured young American pilot upsets his plans.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Angie Dickinson, Peter Finch, Roger Moore, Errol John

Votes: 603

30. Two Arabian Knights (1927)

TV-G | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Two American soldiers are captured by the Germans on the Western Front during World War One and escape a POW camp only to stumble into further life-threatening adventures when they come across an Arabian king's daughter while on the lam.

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: William Boyd, Mary Astor, Louis Wolheim, Ian Keith

Votes: 1,143 | Gross: $0.51M

31. Double Target (1987)

102 min | Action, Adventure, War

After several American and British military personnel are killed in suicide attacks throughout southeast Asia, the U.S. begins to suspect a plot by the Vietnam government. To uncover the ... See full summary »

Directors: Bruno Mattei, Claudio Fragasso | Stars: Miles O'Keeffe, Donald Pleasence, Bo Svenson, Kristine Erlandson

Votes: 417

32. Costa! (2001–2005)

45 min | Romance

The life of the recruiters of one of the most successful clubs Costa. and all the ups and downs that come with it.

Stars: John Wijdenbosch, Froukje de Both, Kürt Rogiers, Bas Muijs

Votes: 288

33. Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2003– )

TV-MA | 175 min | Drama, History

A true story about the tragic explosion at Halifax Harbour, Canada, in the early hours of December 6, 1917.

Stars: Paul Doucet, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Clare Stone, Max Morrow

Votes: 382

34. Tokyo Fiancée (2014)

100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young Japanophile Belgian woman in Tokyo falls into a whirlwind romance with a Francophile Japanese student.

Director: Stefan Liberski | Stars: Pauline Etienne, Taichi Inoue, Julie LeBreton, Alice de Lencquesaing

Votes: 2,220

35. Cornered (1945)

Approved | 102 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

Canadian flyer Laurence Gerard finds that his wife has been murdered by a French collaborator. His quest for justice leads him to Switzerland and Argentina.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Dick Powell, Walter Slezak, Micheline Cheirel, Nina Vale

Votes: 2,464

36. Mixed Kebab (2012)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Romance

Ibrahim chooses to live with Kevin over marrying his cousin Elif.

Director: Guy Lee Thys | Stars: Cem Akkanat, Simon Van Buyten, Gamze Tazim, Karlijn Sileghem

Votes: 1,311

37. La balance (1982)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Police compel a couple of criminals to become its informants.

Director: Bob Swaim | Stars: Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Richard Berry, Maurice Ronet

Votes: 1,323

38. Le vélo de Ghislain Lambert (2001)

Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

In the 70s, there was Merckx and there were the others. Ghislain Lambert was one of the others. This is his story, a quite simple one. The story of a modest Belgian bike racer. His greatest ambition in life? To become a champion. His greatest tragedy? Not having the legs his heart deserves.

Director: Philippe Harel | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, José Garcia, Daniel Ceccaldi, Sacha Bourdo

Votes: 2,422

39. Kim (2022)

87 min | Documentary

The story of an exceptional painter talent, the Belgian-Hungarian Kim Corbisier who left a brilliantly powerful oeuvre behind after her tragically short and intense life. And a camera at ... See full summary »

Director: Erika Kapronczai | Star: Corbisier Kim

Votes: 16

40. Samson en Gert (1990–2019)

Comedy, Family

Gert and his speaking dog Samson live together in the 'Dorpstraat 101', where they have lots of funny adventures with their friends. The tubby hairdresser Albert, the clumsy mayor and his ... See full summary »

Stars: Gert Verhulst, Danny Verbiest, Walter De Donder, Koen Crucke

Votes: 831

41. In the Name of the Son (2012)

80 min | Drama

Quand une femme de foi, animatrice d'une tribune sur une station de radio catholique, dévouée à sa famille et la souffrance du monde, est confrontée à la pédophilie des prêtres et au ... See full synopsis »

Director: Vincent Lannoo | Stars: Astrid Whettnall, Philippe Nahon, Achille Ridolfi, Albert Chassagne-Baradat

Votes: 391

42. Dokuritsu shônen gasshô-dan (2000)

129 min | Drama, Music

The lives of two orphan boys begin to intertwine when the choir and the feelings they share bring them closer to one another.

Director: Akira Ogata | Stars: Atsushi Itô, Sora Tôma, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryôko Takizawa

Votes: 256

43. La jouissance des hystériques (2000)

84 min | Comedy

A director in his midlife-crisis wants to start a new movie and he invites twelve actresses in his flat in Brussels. Every actress tries to convince him of her talent. The director tries to... See full summary »

Director: Jan Bucquoy | Stars: Jan Bucquoy, Marie Bucquoy, Natacha Drion, Noël Godin

Votes: 65

44. White King, Red Rubber, Black Death (2003 TV Movie)

84 min | Documentary, History

Documentary about how King Leopold II of Belgium acquired Congo as a colony and exploited it by reign of terror.

Director: Peter Bate | Stars: Elie Lison, Roger May, Steve Driesen, Tshilombo Imhotep

Votes: 211

45. Carnages (2002)

Unrated | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After a bull dies in an arena, its remains are transported throughout Belgium, France, and Spain, where various characters cross its path.

Director: Delphine Gleize | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Ángela Molina, Raphaëlle Molinier, Jacques Gamblin

Votes: 745 | Gross: $2.55M

46. Fermeture de l'usine Renault à Vilvoorde (La vie sexuelle des Belges, 3e partie) (1999)

85 min | Documentary, Action, Crime

The Renault factory in Belgium must close down. Nobody can believe it. We follow the investigations by the director who is at the heart of the action and who interviews main politicians, ... See full summary »

Director: Jan Bucquoy | Stars: Jan Bucquoy, Nathalie Sartiaux, Marie Bucquoy

Votes: 42

47. Doctor Vlimmen (1977)

107 min | Drama

Doctor Vlimmen, the nearest Dutch equivalent to All Creatures Great and Small, is about the competent veterinarian of that name in the Dutch countryside, whose modern methods, liberal ... See full summary »

Director: Guido Pieters | Stars: Ab Abspoel, Adriaan Adriaanse, Harry Bas, Tim Beekman

Votes: 258

48. Vidu (2018 Video)

9 min | Short, Drama

In Gallia Belgica around 58 BC, some villagers went missing. Some say a beast hiding in the forest abducts and eats them. Seeking his lost child, a young father hires a hunter to help him in his inquiry.

Director: Simon Natowitz

49. Brabançonne (I) (2014)

100 min | Musical

Two Belgian brass bands compete for the European title. One is Flemish (Sint-Cecilia), the other Walloon (En Avant). Sint Cecilia loses their soloist in dramatic circumstances and to ensure... See full summary »

Director: Vincent Bal | Stars: Amaryllis Uitterlinden, Arthur Dupont, Marc Weiss, Erika Sainte

Votes: 422

50. Losers Revolution (2020)

89 min | Comedy

Simon, Mehdi and Fred, 3 childhood friends are invited to the funeral of Juan, a former school mate, who has a last wish: he wants the boys to start a "Losers Revolution" and seek revenge on their high school bullies.

Directors: Thomas Ancora, Grégory Beghin | Stars: Clément Manuel, Thomas Ancora, Kody Kim, Baptiste Sornin

Votes: 64