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1. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

R | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson, Martin Hancock

Votes: 314,819 | Gross: $47.40M

2. Home Alone (1990)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family

An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard

Votes: 652,755 | Gross: $285.76M

3. Falling Down (1993)

R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin

Votes: 206,621 | Gross: $40.90M

4. Amores Perros (2000)

R | 154 min | Drama, Thriller

An amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.

Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero

Votes: 252,860 | Gross: $5.38M

5. Bugsy (1991)

R | 136 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of how Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel started Las Vegas.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 30,994 | Gross: $49.11M

6. Wimbledon (2004)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau, Sam Neill

Votes: 66,605 | Gross: $17.00M

7. Monster Trucks (2016)

PG | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A young man working at a small town junkyard discovers and befriends a creature which feeds on oil being sought by a fracking company.

Director: Chris Wedge | Stars: Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Thomas Lennon, Barry Pepper

Votes: 18,914 | Gross: $33.37M

8. Wonder Boys (2000)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama

An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.

Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr.

Votes: 66,591 | Gross: $19.39M

9. A Moment to Remember (2004)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance

A young couple's enduring love is tested when 27-year-old Su-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.

Directors: Park Kyung-Jin, John H. Lee, Kim Tae-Won | Stars: Jung Woo-sung, Son Ye-jin, Jong-hak Baek, Lee Seon-jin

Votes: 25,561

10. Running with Scissors (2006)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama

A teenage boy comes of age in the 1970's, sent by his neurotic, pretentious mother to live with a jolly, vulgar psychiatrist and his eccentric extended family.

Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Gwyneth Paltrow

Votes: 23,164 | Gross: $6.75M

11. Pretty Persuasion (2005)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama

A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

Director: Marcos Siega | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Ron Livingston, James Woods, David Wagner

Votes: 10,820 | Gross: $0.31M

12. Beyond the Mat (1999)

R | 102 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

A heartfelt documentary focusing on the day-to-day lives of professional wrestlers, some on the rise, some on the wane, and others fighting for their lives.

Director: Barry W. Blaustein | Stars: Terry Funk, Mick Foley, Jake Roberts, Barry W. Blaustein

Votes: 9,474 | Gross: $2.05M

13. Suburban Girl (2007)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Manhattanite book editor finds her take on the game of romance changed after she lures the attention of an influential older man.

Director: Marc Klein | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alec Baldwin, Maggie Grace, James Naughton

Votes: 7,779

14. 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: 11,300 | Gross: $0.71M

15. Scene of the Crime (1986)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

In the woods, a 13-year-old boy is grabbed by an escaped convict and told to bring money later that day. The boy does as he's told, only to be attacked by the convict's partner. A murder ... See full summary »

Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Nicolas Giraudi, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Wadeck Stanczak

Votes: 1,073 | Gross: $0.16M

16. A Reflection of Fear (1972)

PG | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A disturbed young girl starts believing that there is something very sinister at work after her estranged father visits her at her mother and grandmother's house with the woman he plans to marry.

Director: William A. Fraker | Stars: Robert Shaw, Sally Kellerman, Mary Ure, Sondra Locke

Votes: 1,021

17. Around the Bend (2004)

R | 85 min | Drama

A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.

Director: Jordan Roberts | Stars: Michael Caine, Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, Jonah Bobo

Votes: 4,477 | Gross: $0.19M

18. Turn It Up (2000)

R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Action

A gifted musician struggles to rise above the crime-plagued urban streets and realize his dream.

Director: Robert Adetuyi | Stars: Pras Michel, Ja Rule, Jason Statham, Vondie Curtis-Hall

Votes: 1,394 | Gross: $1.24M

19. Distant Thunder (1988)

R | 114 min | Drama

John Lithgow stars and Ralph Macchio co-stars as his son. Their uneasy reunion accidentally sparks war-haunted violence, and they share a harrowing fight for survival that will either destroy them or unify them forever.

Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: John Lithgow, Ralph Macchio, Kerrie Keane, Reb Brown

Votes: 832 | Gross: $0.16M

20. Getting Married in Buffalo Jump (1990 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Romance

Sophie Ware is a musician who returns to run the family farm after her father's death. She struggles with the operation and is surprised by an offer of assistance from Alex, the farm's ... See full summary »

Director: Eric Till | Stars: Wendy Crewson, Paul Gross, Marion Gilsenan, Victoria Snow

Votes: 257

21. 75 (2017)

97 min | Crime, Drama

A crash victim, a housewife and two repressed teens are connected by hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin in Cincinnati.

Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Tifani Winkfield, Kip Bennett, Marcus B. Jackson, Shannon Faith

Votes: 60

22. Incident in a Small Town (1994 TV Movie)

PG | 85 min | Drama, War

Walter Matthau and Harry Morgan star in this made-for-television drama, in which a judge in a small town discovers that the skeletons in his family closet are aired for all to see after he's named as a prime suspect in a murder.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Walter Matthau, Harry Morgan, Stephanie Zimbalist, Nick Stahl

Votes: 420

23. Clementine (2004)

100 min | Action, Drama

Kim is a Taekwondo champion who decides to give up his fighting career for good in order to take care of his daughter Sa Rang. But when an evil gambling kingpin kidnaps Sa Rang, Kim must ... See full summary »

Director: Du-yeong Kim | Stars: Lee Dong-jun, Steven Seagal, Kim Hye-ri, Seo-woo Eun

Votes: 1,362

24. Nightbeats (2009)

89 min | Drama

A contemporary noir set entirely at night Nightbeats is an homage to the classic noirs of the 1940's, though told as a contemporary drama, not a gumshoe satire, Nightbeats follow the lives ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Carroll | Stars: Missy Bell, Bonnie Bennett, Anthony D'Juan, Kelley DuHain

Votes: 41

25. Ingen kan älska som vi (1988)

101 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Anneli is soon to be 17 years old. She lives alone with her mother and can barely remember her father who left the family 10 years ago. One day she receive a letter from her father, who is ... See full summary »

Director: Staffan Hildebrand | Stars: Izabella Scorupco, Håkan Lindberg, Anki Lidén, Stig Engström

Votes: 401

26. Blame It on the Night (1984)

PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

When his unmarried mother dies, custody of 13-year-old Job is assumed by his alleged father, Chris, whom he has never seen. Job is an enthusiastic cadet at a military academy, and Chris ... See full summary »

Director: Gene Taft | Stars: Nick Mancuso, Byron Thames, Leslie Ackerman, Richard Bakalyan

Votes: 233 | Gross: $0.20M

27. Dilberay Küçük Dev Kadin (2022)

130 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The life story of the iconic Turkish singer Dilberay, full of ups and downs.

Director: Ketche | Stars: Büsra Pekin, Ayberk Pekcan, Nursel Köse, Zeliha Kendirci

Votes: 1,171

28. Gen Silent (2011)

TV-PG | 70 min | Documentary, Biography, History

LGBT people who fought the earliest battles for equality now face so much fear about discrimination, or worse, in health care/long-term care that they hide their past lives, are afraid to ... See full summary »

Director: Stu Maddux | Stars: Claire Barden, Lois Johnson

Votes: 72

29. The Conrad Boys (2006)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Romance

Charlie Conrad is ready for college, but the sudden death of his mother and his long-absent father leave him saddled with the adult responsibility of raising his 9-year-old brother.

Director: Justin Lo | Stars: Justin Lo, Booboo Stewart, Nick Bartzen, Barry Shay

Votes: 957

30. In Our Nature (2012)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama

A scheduling mistake leads to an estranged father and son sharing a vacation home with their respective girlfriends.

Director: Brian Savelson | Stars: Zach Gilford, Jena Malone, John Slattery, Gabrielle Union

Votes: 840

31. Chef's Special (2008)

Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Romance

Javier Cámara (Talk to Her) stars as Chef Maxi, a culinary genius/drama queen with too much on his plate.

Director: Nacho G. Velilla | Stars: Javier Cámara, Lola Dueñas, Fernando Tejero, Benjamín Vicuña

Votes: 2,242

32. Ruby Blue (2007)

106 min | Drama

An elderly man's innocent friendship with an eight year old girl is tarnished by the assumptions of a community when the little girl goes missing.

Director: Jan Dunn | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Josiane Balasko, Jody Latham, Josef Altin

Votes: 238

33. Relative Stranger (2009 TV Movie)

G | 88 min | Drama

After the death of his father, a former football star reunites with the family that he abandoned years earlier.

Director: Charles Burnett | Stars: Eriq La Salle, Cicely Tyson, Michael Michele, Michael Beach

Votes: 190

34. Armed Hands (2012)

105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Lucas and his team are after a gang of Serbian criminals using NATO-issued weapons. As the investigation leads him to Paris, Lucas attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, a young narc officer.

Director: Pierre Jolivet | Stars: Roschdy Zem, Leïla Bekhti, Marc Lavoine, Nicolas Bridet

Votes: 639

35. Twenty Dollar Star (1990)

R | 92 min | Drama, Thriller

A successful Hollywood actress by day prowls the streets at night as a sex worker.

Director: Paul Leder | Stars: Rebecca Holden, Bernard White, Eddie Barth, Marilyn Hassett

Votes: 39

36. Wanted: Perfect Father (1994)

Comedy, Drama, Family

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Director: Efren Jarlego | Stars: Dolphy, Dawn Zulueta, Edu Manzano, Babalu

Votes: 24

37. Sunflower (2005)

129 min | Drama, Romance

Relationship between father and son on a background of Maoist regime in China in the mid-20th century. The father, a painter by profession, interned in a labor camp for "re-education" and ... See full summary »

Director: Yang Zhang | Stars: Joan Chen, Zhang Fan, Ge Gao, Bin Li

Votes: 725 | Gross: $0.02M

38. Johnny (1999)

TV-MA | 84 min | Drama

Johnny, the megalomaniac leader of a group of squeegee kids, finds a video camera and pushes his followers into "acting" out increasingly dangerous "scenes".

Director: Carl Bessai | Stars: Chris William Martin, Gema Zamprogna, Kris Lemche, Vanessa Shaver

Votes: 168

39. The Blue Veil (1942)

90 min | Drama, Family

In 1914, in the first months of World War I, Louise Jarraud loses her husband, killed on the front. Shortly after, she gives birth to a baby, who soon dies. Devastated by this double ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Stelli | Stars: Gaby Morlay, Elvire Popesco, André Alerme, Fernand Charpin

Votes: 88

40. My Pretty Baby (1989)

Drama

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Director: Leroy Salvador | Stars: Aiko Melendez, Eddie Gutierrez, Gloria Diaz, Eddie Garcia

41. Red (1996)

26 min | Short, Drama

Set in 1976 following a young Chinese woman's journey to England to find her estranged parents. Red is a fable about love, freedom and Elvis.

Director: Rosa Fong | Star: Jennifer Lin

42. I Work (2012)

93 min | Comedy

A confused anarchist and his workaholic housemate set out to find an estranged parent. The two get more than they bargained for, when an accident along the way reveals wires beneath their skin.

Director: Michael Henry | Stars: Tom Bridger, Michael Henry, Charles Cromwell, Rob Smith

Votes: 27

43. Erased (II)

Drama | Announced

When confronted by the now 18-year-old son he dismissed before birth, a high-powered businessman must decide between their potential relationship and a life changing financial opportunity.

Director: Missy Bell | Stars: Lauren Davis, Madeline Boltinghouse, Thomas L. Townsend, Laura Mae Stacey

44. Boston Legal (2004–2008)
Episode: Live Big (2006)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

While trying to woo her back, Shirley Schimdt's ex-husband asks her to be in his upcoming wedding. Alan and Denny defend a man who killed his wife at her request. Paul reaches out to his daughter.

Director: Bill D'Elia | Stars: James Spader, Julie Bowen, Mark Valley, Rene Auberjonois

Votes: 344

45. The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode: The Spoiler (1960)

TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western

An older couple settles down in North Fork, but they have a secret--they're not using their real names because they don't want anyone to know that their son is a notorious gunfighter and killer.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Ellen Corby

Votes: 119

46. Future Cop (1976–1977)
Episode: Girl on the Ledge (1977)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A woman perched on the ledge of a ten-story building threatens to jump unless police can convince her estranged father to talk to her.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Michael Shannon, John Amos, Irene Tsu

Votes: 12

47. Bogan Pride (2008)
Episode: The Roller Skank Rink (2008)

25 min | Comedy, Musical

Jennie needs to raise $10,000 for her mother's stomach stapling operation. Cassandra starts a Bonsai Cats franchise and ropes Jennie into selling them for her

Director: Peter Templeman | Stars: Rebel Wilson, Sally-Anne Upton, Lulu McClatchy, Fanny Hanusin

48. Bogan Pride (2008)
Episode: The Dance Battle (2008)

25 min | Comedy, Musical

Cassandra uses Jennie as a 'replacement mong' in order to collect the prize for the colouring-in competition. Jennie enlists Nick into her dance battle team.

Director: Peter Templeman | Stars: Rebel Wilson, Sally-Anne Upton, Lulu McClatchy, Fanny Hanusin

49. Dan for Mayor (2010– )
Episode: A Cleanse Getaway (2010)

Comedy

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Director: Paul Mather | Stars: Fred Ewanuick, Mary Ashton, Paul Bates, Benjamin Ayres

Votes: 47

50. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode: Fearful Symmetry (2012)

TV-PG | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a pretty graduate student moonlighting as a baby sitter is found bound on a bed and smothered, it is found that she posed for provocative bondage photos.

Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Abigail Hardingham, Georgia Taylor, Ciarán McMenamin, Lucy Cohu

Votes: 609