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1. They Live (1988)
R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower
Votes: 146,151 | Gross: $13.01M
2. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 299,837 | Gross: $57.39M
3. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Kate Beckinsale
Votes: 52,125 | Gross: $22.55M
4. Samsara (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Music
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
Director: Ron Fricke | Stars: Balinese Tari Legong Dancers, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika
Votes: 38,108 | Gross: $2.67M
5. Bright Star (2009)
PG | 119 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox
Votes: 28,797 | Gross: $4.44M
6. Angela's Ashes (1999)
R | 145 min | Biography, Drama
An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens
Votes: 23,305 | Gross: $13.04M
7. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
PG-13 | 144 min | Drama, Romance
An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Martin Donovan
Votes: 12,692 | Gross: $3.69M
8. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
R | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime
Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
Director: Banksy | Stars: Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Space Invader, Debora Guetta
Votes: 68,888 | Gross: $3.29M
9. Feed (2005)
Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A cybercrime investigator tracks a man suspected of force-feeding women to death.
Director: Brett Leonard | Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Patrick Thompson, Gabby Millgate, Jack Thompson
Votes: 6,077
10. Restoration (1995)
R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History
The exiled royal doctor to King Charles II devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker
Votes: 9,930 | Gross: $4.10M
11. The Ruling Class (1972)
PG | 154 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. Their other, somewhat more respectable family members plot to steal the estate from him; murder and mayhem ensue.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Hugh Owens
Votes: 6,829
12. 'Doc' (1971)
R | 96 min | Drama, Western
Doc Holliday, the cold-blooded sharp-shooter, reunites with his old friend, Marshall Wyatt Earp, to take down the Clanton gang in the dusty town of Tombstone, in Arizona.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway, Harris Yulin, Michael Witney
Votes: 2,054
13. The Rainbow (1989)
R | 113 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s England.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Sammi Davis, Amanda Donohoe, Paul McGann, Christopher Gable
Votes: 1,700 | Gross: $0.44M
14. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (2012 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is murdered in 19th century Melbourne. The investigation uncovers a trail of secrets and scandal.
Director: Shawn Seet | Stars: John Waters, Marco Chiappi, Shane Jacobson, Jessica De Gouw
Votes: 901
15. Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977)
Not Rated | 77 min | Horror
A bed possessed by a demon spirit consumes its users alive.
Director: George Barry | Stars: Demene Hall, William Russ, Julie Ritter, Linda Bond
Votes: 2,647
16. Character (1997)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jacob Katadreuffe lives mute with his mother, has no contact with his father who only works against him and wants to become a lawyer, at all costs.
Director: Mike van Diem | Stars: Pavlik Jansen op de Haar, Jan Decleir, Fedja van Huêt, Betty Schuurman
Votes: 11,320 | Gross: $0.71M
17. The Claim (2000)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A prospector who sold his wife and infant daughter in exchange for a mining claim, tries desperately to win them back as he helps to build the Pacific Railroad with a group of pioneer friends.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Wes Bentley, Peter Mullan, Ron Anderson, Marty Antonini
Votes: 6,628 | Gross: $0.67M
18. The Century of the Self (2002)
59 min | Documentary
A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.
Stars: Adam Curtis, Robert Reich, Ann Bernays, Alfred Pritz
Votes: 6,378
19. The Raven (1943)
Not Rated | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A French village doctor becomes the target of poison-pen letters sent to village leaders, accusing him of affairs and practicing abortion.
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Ginette Leclerc, Micheline Francey, Héléna Manson
Votes: 10,920 | Gross: $0.03M
20. The Governess (1998)
R | 115 min | Drama, Romance
In this sensuous romance, Minnie Driver stars as a governess who is hired into a remote Scottish household and strongly affects all those she comes into contact with.
Director: Sandra Goldbacher | Stars: Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Florence Hoath, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Votes: 3,162 | Gross: $3.90M
21. Camille (1984 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying ... See full summary »
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Greta Scacchi, Colin Firth, John Gielgud, Billie Whitelaw
Votes: 594
22. Edvard Munch (1974 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 210 min | Biography, Drama, History
This biopic of Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch focuses on the influences that shaped his art, his devastating affair with a married woman that will haunt him for the rest of his life
Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Geir Westby, Gro Fraas, Kerstii Allum, Eric Allum
Votes: 3,384 | Gross: $0.04M
23. La Traviata (1982)
G | 109 min | Drama, Music
Violetta meets Alfredo and quickly falls for him. After the lovers run away together, they live in bliss for a short time. However, Alfredo's father, Giorgio, starts to interfere, concerned... See full summary »
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil, Allan Monk
Votes: 1,514 | Gross: $3.78M
24. Chopin: Desire for Love (2002)
R | 134 min | Drama, Romance, Music
A tangled web of unruly passion lies at the center of this drama, chronicling the stormy affair between the great piano virtuoso Frédéric Chopin and the flamboyant feminist writer George Sand.
Director: Jerzy Antczak | Stars: Piotr Adamczyk, Danuta Stenka, Adam Woronowicz, Bozena Stachura
Votes: 810
25. Happiness (III) (2017)
5 min | Animation, Short, Drama
An analogy to life on Earth, Happiness tells the story of a rodent's unrelenting quest for happiness and fulfillment.
Director: Steve Cutts
Votes: 2,132
26. The Age of Stupid (2009)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, History, News
A future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change.
Director: Franny Armstrong | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Jehangir Wadia, Alvin DuVernay, Layefa Malini
Votes: 4,708
27. Objectified (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them.
Director: Gary Hustwit | Stars: Paola Antonelli, Chris Bangle, Andrew Blauvelt, Erwan Bouroullec
Votes: 3,728 | Gross: $0.01M
28. Hex (1980)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
A man who believes that he has murdered his wife, sees her return as a vengeful ghost.
Director: Chih-Hung Kuei | Stars: Ni Tien, Jung Wang, Szu-Chia Chen, Kwok-Choi Hon
Votes: 630
29. 10/31 (2017)
93 min | Horror
This is an anthology film consisting of 5 horror tales from 5 different writers.
Directors: Brett DeJager, Rocky Gray, Zane Hershberger, John William Holt, Hunter Johnson, Justin M. Seaman | Stars: Jennifer Nangle, Aliese Kuhm, Alexandria Kuhn, Cindy Maples
Votes: 621
30. Falling Leaves (1912)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Drama
Trixie believe the only way she can save her older sister from dying of tuberculosis is by preventing the autumn leaves from falling, so one night she steals into the garden in her nightie and fastens fallen leaves to branches with twine.
Director: Alice Guy | Stars: Mace Greenleaf, Blanche Cornwall, Marian Swayne, Magda Foy
Votes: 1,664
31. Dawn Rider (2012)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
After his father is killed, John Mason is willing to turn the world inside out to find the man responsible. What he doesn't know is the killer might be in his own house.
Director: Terry Miles | Stars: Christian Slater, Jill Hennessy, Donald Sutherland, Ben Cotton
Votes: 2,230
32. A Siren in the Dark (2009 Video)
Unrated | 81 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Cameron, a Police Officer with psychic abilities, is called upon to interview an accused teen in hopes of finding the whereabouts of the teen's missing gay lover. His investigation ... See full summary »
Directors: Laura Reilly, Steven Vasquez | Stars: Todd Williams, Orion Cross, Jason Dodds, Kyle Lankins
Votes: 244
33. The American Dream (2010)
30 min | Animation, Short
A short comedy animation that covers the origination of fractional reserve banking, the Federal Reserve, and banking events that occurred throughout human history.
Directors: Tad Lumpkin, Harold Uhl | Stars: Jess Harnell, D.C. Douglas
Votes: 399
34. Teeth (2008)
Not Rated | 27 min | Short
This film is an amusing but informative look at the psychological, social and economic issues involved in our concerns about dental hygiene, and how the marketplace perpetuates and exploits these anxieties. - Icarus Films
Director: Alice Arnold
Votes: 59
35. Bag It (2010)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
An average guy makes a resolution to stop using plastic bags at the grocery store. Little does he know that this simple decision will change his life completely. He comes to the conclusion ... See full summary »
Director: Suzan Beraza | Stars: Jeb Berrier, Jared Blumenfeld, Martin Bourque, Michael Braungart
Votes: 726
36. No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary
Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.
Directors: Laura Gabbert, Justin Schein | Stars: Colin Beavan, Michelle Conlin
Votes: 1,588 | Gross: $0.10M
37. In Search of the Brontës (2003 TV Movie)
60 min | Biography, Drama
Director: Samira Osman | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Patrick Malahide, Victoria Hamilton, Elizabeth Hurran
Votes: 61
38. The Lock In (2014)
Drama, Horror
In the spring of 2010, a church lock in at First Baptist Church was organized by Pastor Chris. In the first hour of the lock in, one of the students, Justin, had an unusual "incident" and ... See full summary »
Director: Rich Praytor | Stars: Beverly Banks, Carson Cooper, Chris Ennis, Angela Jefferies
Votes: 99
39. The Marauders (1955)
Approved | 81 min | Western
An innocent squatter in Arizona Territory, Jeff Richards, builds a home in a box canyon, and then has to battle to survive as Dan Duryea and his small army of gunfighters try to evict him.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Dan Duryea, Jeff Richards, Keenan Wynn, Jarma Lewis
Votes: 240
40. Fuel (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
America is addicted to oil and it is time for an intervention. Enter Josh Tickell, a man with a plan and a Veggie Van, who is taking on big oil, big government, and big soy to find solutions in places few people have looked.
Director: Joshua Tickell | Stars: Laurie Lennard, Joshua Tickell, Larry David, Larry Hagman
Votes: 784 | Gross: $0.17M
41. By Word of Mouse (1954)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
A foreign mouse comes to America and is amazed by its economic system. He goes to a mouse professor who explains how it works while they are being chased by Sylvester.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Walker Edmiston, Stan Freberg
Votes: 280
42. Seidan botan-dôrô (1972)
67 min | Romance, Horror
Based on a traditional Japanese ghost story, the movie follows a man who falls deeply in love with a mysterious woman, only to find she belongs to the world of the dead.
Director: Chûsei Sone | Stars: Setsuko Ogawa, Hidemi Hara, Hajime Tanimoto, Hyôe Enoki
Votes: 154
43. The Man Who Souled the World (2007)
87 min | Documentary
THE MAN WHO SOULED THE WORLD tells the story of Steve Rocco, the irreverent genius who transformed the skateboard industry from corporate to skater owned with a do-it-yourself punk attitude... See full summary »
Director: Mike Hill | Stars: Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, Celeste Baily, Cerina Leigh Baily, Larry Balma
Votes: 176
44. The Dark Side of Green Energies (2020 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
Faced with climate change, many countries have embarked on the energy transition. Since the COP21 in 2015, which set demanding targets for reducing greenhouse gases, green energies have ... See full summary »
Directors: Jean-Louis Perez, Guillaume Pitron | Stars: Luis Alberto Echazú Alvarado, Gwenaëlle Avice-Huet, Nathalie Bauters, Philippe Bihouix
Votes: 127
45. Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005 Video)
62 min | Documentary
Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms,... See full summary »
Director: Loretta Alper | Stars: Stanley Aronowitz, Edward Asner, Roseanne Barr, George W. Bush
Votes: 70
46. The Disinherited (2014)
100 min | Drama
"The Disinherited," after the fragment "Platonov" by Anton Chekhov, is a live cinema performance adaptation of Chekhov's first full-length play chronicling an emotionally bankrupt society ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Scheib | Stars: Sarita Choudhury, Mikeah Jennings, Laine Rettmer, Tony Torn
47. Programming the Nation? (2011)
TV-G | 105 min | Documentary
According to many authorities, since the late 1950's subliminal content has been tested and delivered through all forms of media, at an increasingly alarming rate. "PROGRAMMING THE NATION?"... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Warrick | Stars: John B. Alexander, Richard Beggs, Nick Begich, John Blackstone
Votes: 163
48. Wake Up Call (2014)
6 min | Animation, Short
Hard criticism of excessive consumption and exploitation of natural resources by our society.
Director: Steve Cutts
Votes: 194
49. At the Fork (2016)
89 min | Documentary
Filmmaker and omnivore John Papola, together with his vegetarian wife Lisa, offer up a timely and refreshingly unbiased look at how farm animals are raised for our consumption. With ... See full summary »
Director: John Papola | Star: Matteo Papola
Votes: 107
50. The Story of Stuff (2007)
21 min | Animation, Short
For most of the world, consumption has been the unquestioned duty of every individual. Then garbage activist Annie Leonard brought her two-hour lecture to Free Range who helped her turn it ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Fox | Star: Annie Leonard
Votes: 378