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1. Severance (2022– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
Stars: Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman
Votes: 202,386
2. Berserk (1997–1998)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.
Stars: Marc Diraison, Nobutoshi Canna, Carrie Keranen, Kevin T. Collins
Votes: 53,518
3. Romance (1999)
R | 84 min | Drama, Romance
Frustrated by the lack of intimacy in her relationship, a young schoolteacher goes through a series of intimidating and often violent sexual partners.
Director: Catherine Breillat | Stars: Caroline Ducey, Sagamore Stévenin, François Berléand, Rocco Siffredi
Votes: 12,036 | Gross: $1.28M
4. The Turin Horse (2011)
Not Rated | 155 min | Drama
A rural farmer is forced to confront the mortality of his faithful horse.
Directors: Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky | Stars: János Derzsi, Erika Bók, Mihály Kormos, Ricsi
Votes: 19,452 | Gross: $0.05M
5. Tear Along the Dotted Line (2021)
TV-14 | 20 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A cartoonist in Rome with his armadillo-for-a-conscience reflects on his path in life and a would-be love as he and his friends travel outside the city.
Stars: Zerocalcare, Valerio Mastandrea, Wayne Forester, Adam Rhys Dee
Votes: 12,509
6. Texhnolyze (2003)
TV-MA | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a man-made underground society, descendants of a banished generation vie for control of the crumbling city of Lux. Ichise, an orphan turned prize fighter, loses a leg and an arm to satisfy an enraged fight promoter.
Stars: Michael Forest, Liam O'Brien, Patrick Seitz, Shizuka Itou
Votes: 3,121
7. The Man Who Sleeps (1974)
77 min | Drama
A 25-year-old male student in Paris becomes indifferent to the world around him, and subsequently feels a strong sense of alienation and hopelessness.
Director: Bernard Queysanne | Stars: Jacques Spiesser, Ludmila Mikaël
Votes: 4,670
8. This World Can't Tear Me Down (2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
When an old friend returns to the neighborhood, Zerocalcare wants to help him find his place back in the world. But what's the right thing to do?
Stars: Zerocalcare, Valerio Mastandrea, James Acaster, Adam Rhys Dee
Votes: 3,644
9. Essential Killing (2010)
R | 83 min | Action, Thriller, War
An Afghan POW attempts his escape.
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner, Zach Cohen, Iftach Ophir
Votes: 8,161
10. Moon Manor (2022)
103 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Jimmy throws himself a fabulous FUNeral before his curated death, proving the art of living is the art of dying. A comedy with a star-studded cast and the debut feature from female filmmakers KnifeRock. Score by The Dream Team (Coldplay).
Directors: Machete Bang Bang, Erin Granat | Stars: Debra Wilson, Richard Riehle, Gayle Rankin, Ricki Lake
Votes: 611
11. Angel (2016)
80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Devastated with grief after the mysterious disappearance of her magician lover, Louise is sent to a psychiatric asylum. Nine months later, she gives birth to Angel, a baby boy with an ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Cleven | Stars: Hannah Boudreau, Maya Dory, Fleur Geffrier, Elina Löwensohn
Votes: 498
12. You Disappear (2017)
TV-MA | 117 min | Drama
A teachers' world is turned upside down when her husband, a successful headmaster, is caught embezzling from their own school. Did he do this of his own free will - or has his personality been altered by the tumor lurking in his brain? As the teacher is assisting an attorney in providing a legal defense, recent neuroscience forces her to rethink who her husband really is.
Director: Peter Schønau Fog | Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Michael Nyqvist, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Votes: 1,151
13. Kokoro Connect (2012)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Five school friends experience strange supernatural phenomena that put their relationships to test.
Stars: Takahiro Mizushima, Aki Toyosaki, Miyuki Sawashiro, Hisako Kanemoto
Votes: 2,654
14. Cells at Work! Code Black (2021)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Humans are complex biological robots that are made up of trillion of cells, each with their own structure and function. Even a single cell cannot slack off. Scientists have come a long way ... See full summary »
Stars: Allegra Clark, Andrew Russell, Jon Allen, Lizzie Freeman
Votes: 667
15. Creating Rem Lezar (1989 Video)
48 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
Zack and Ashlee discover the meaning of true friendship when they create an imaginary friend, the superhero Rem Lezar.
Director: Scott Zakarin | Stars: Jack Mulcahy, Courtney Kernaghan, Jonathan Goch, Kathleen Gati
Votes: 450
16. The Foreigner (1978)
77 min | Drama, Thriller
European secret agent Max Menace arrives in New York City, waiting for his contact to tell him his assignment. He becomes entangled with an assortment of odd characters and situations, but never learns why he's there.
Director: Amos Poe | Stars: Eric Mitchell, Anya Phillips, Patti Astor, Debbie Harry
Votes: 219
17. 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
18. The Engagement (2014)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A romantic comedy about the difficulty of making marital commitment.
Director: Greg Zinger | Stars: Ben Peel, April Pearson, Christian McKay, Lisa Dwan
Votes: 14
19. Spasatel (1980)
101 min | Drama, Romance
Student Asya Videneeva, her husband, school teacher Larikov, rescuer Vilya Tishin, residents of a provincial town. A strange interweaving of the fates of the heroes, a moral conflict, the uncertainty of relations.
Director: Sergey Solovyov | Stars: Tatyana Drubich, Vasiliy Mishchenko, Sergey Shakurov, Olga Belyavskaya
Votes: 142
20. Galaxies Are Colliding (1992)
R | 93 min | Comedy
Black comedy about a normal guy, about to get married, who starts to question all things of a cosmic significance. He starts seeing only The Big Picture, ignoring trivialities (like his ... See full summary »
Director: John Ryman | Stars: Dwier Brown, Susan Walters, Karen Medak, Kelsey Grammer
Votes: 164
21. Winifred Wagner und die Geschichte des Hauses Wahnfried von 1914-1975 (1976)
302 min | Documentary
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's epic interview with Winifred Wagner in 1975.
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Winifred Wagner, Gottfried Wagner, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Votes: 89
22. Ladder of Philosophy
Documentary, History | Announced
Four philosophers - an atheist, an agnostic, a Christian, and a Hindu - settle down to discuss life, reason, faith, and whatever else comes to mind.
Director: Martin Horlacher | Star: Martin Horlacher
23. Cerebral (2014– )
25 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Immersing and culturing itself on an ever-developing planet, it looked to the future as an "era of no loss" Day by Day, the empty spots on the map were filled. Little by little, complacency... See full summary »
Stars: Trish Basinger, Dale Fanella, Mark S. Esch, Kenneth Stevenson
24. River of Time (II)
208 min | Documentary, Biography | Post-production
As the first part of a longer motion picture cycle, 'River of Time' is many things at once: cinematic symphony, epic film poem, and reimagined spiritual autobiography. It is a celebration ... See full summary »
Director: Felix van Cleeff | Stars: Chelsea Debo, Jonas Mekas, James Preston, Tess Oakland
25. Momma Knows Best... Right? (2020)
Not Rated | 61 min | Drama
One young woman's struggle to survive and make sense of the horrific elements of her formative years..
Director: Elmer J. Howard | Star: Nancy Cardona
Votes: 9
26. Something Between Us (2000)
79 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: George Thomas Jr. | Stars: Louisa Elder, George Thomas Jr., Meg Kannin, Shawn Douglass
Votes: 18
27. First Person Savior (2023)
81 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Caught between a thankless job with cruel co-workers and a surreal home life consisting of video games, fast food and insomnia, Abe finds out that he has a higher purpose. No matter what, violence is never the answer.
Director: Ramzi Abed | Stars: Justin Barber, C.C. Bryant, James Duval, Eric Fleming
28. Last Chance: The Moment I Finally Embraced the Futility of Existence (2019)
74 min | Comedy, Drama
When an outrageously absurd event results in the world having only 2 hours left before nuclear annihilation, a group of amateur student filmmakers decide to make one last film to consecrate human existence.
Director: Ronit Jadhav | Stars: Ronit Jadhav, Rohit D'Souza, Darshil Gandhi, Ishaan Trivedi
Votes: 10
29. Coma, Period. (2009– )
Comedy
Dan Humford had an accident. Now he's in a coma, forever caught in the infinite white canvas of his own mind, where he's haunted by memories, personal insecurities, and sometimes candy bars, old girlfriends, and a fetus.
Stars: Rob Delaney, David Alan Graf, Victoria De Mare, Katie Roberts
Votes: 17
30. The Rhombus (2021)
3 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
An Astronaut in a mission to explore a mysterious rhombus floating in space, finds a way inside of the rhombus but what he uncovers cannot be put into words.
Director: Wolfanger Ribeiro
31. Rekolekcje (1978)
75 min | Drama
Two old friends, a filmmaker and a musician, reunite and discuss their opposite views on art and life while looking back at their choices.
Director: Witold Leszczynski | Stars: Ryszard Cieslak, Wojciech Pszoniak, Ewa Pokas, Hanna Skarzanka
Votes: 22
32. Eventide (II) (2015)
73 min | Drama
Two young lovers on the road to nowhere... A meditation on despair and the impossibility of love.
Director: Felix van Cleeff | Stars: Roxy Plas, Sanne den Hartogh, Delfine Bafort
Votes: 1,167
33. Hotel Refinement
110 min | Drama | Post-production
A film noir with a subplot about Guantanamo and torture, music by Bob Dylan
Directors: Robert Clapsadle, William Curtin | Stars: Tanya Ruth, Chet Peeples, Samantha Davis, Yee Mode
34. What Lies Behind the Mask? (2021)
16 min | Short, Thriller
A prophetic man, Solomon Gallagher seeks freedom from his dark visions by joining a mysterious cult. These visions slowly consume his life and make him question the nature of his own ... See full summary »
Director: Jannik Ohlendieck | Stars: Mark Agar, Leanne Bickerdike, Rami Brusilovsky, Josh Fitzpatrick Couzy
35. Out of the Office (2020)
12 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
When manager Jeff undergoes an out-of-body experience after hitting his head, his employee's adverse reaction to his physical state leads him to reevaluate his life choices.
Director: Bailey Baptista | Stars: Royce Mealin Jr., Christina Brewington, Sanjay Orlando, Jennings Rice
36. Rapture (2017– )
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
When Brian LaRue becomes convinced that his father is being visited by extraterrestrials, he takes it upon himself to seek out answers from Jonas Allenbach, a local recluse who claims his ... See full summary »
Stars: Lew Temple, Harold Dennis, Robert Pralgo, Andrew J. Bennett
Votes: 11
37. The Watch (2009)
22 min | Short, Drama
An unappreciated and disliked TV station worker has a reversal of fortune with the impulsive purchase a mystical watch.
Director: Mu Sun | Stars: Travis Walck, Brittany Krall, Terence J. Rotolo, Thomas James O'Leary
Votes: 19
38. Cirkus Imago - En chans på miljonen (2015)
50 min | Action, Comedy, Family
We are in a dreamworld with two Circus-camps IMAGO, where everything is possible and dreams can come true. The world is much darker at OBSTINATE, ruled by the mean and pompous MACHIAVELLI. ... See full summary »
Director: Morgan Alling | Stars: Morgan Alling, Dag Andersson, Thorsten Andreassen, Line Brämberg
Votes: 19
39. Skin Shed (2023)
18 min | Short, Western
Miserable Cowboy breakfasts with his wife when he receives a phone call - his girlfriend. He reads her French poetry and pleads to see her. She accepts. Upon arrival, he enters into his own flat where his wife waits for him.
Director: Anna de Cavalera | Stars: Carraic H. O'Donnel, Ester Freider, Ana-Maria Margarit, Enoch Hitchcock
40. Just Another Fish Story (2017)
Short
A girl talks to her gold fish, she asks existential questions and leave us thinking about everything.
Director: Leonardo Pirondi | Star: Valentina Rosset
41. Blind People (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Most people are scared of waking up one day and realizing that they hate the life their living. Blind People is about that moment of clarity.
Director: Jim Weter | Stars: David Hammons, Monica Engesser, Joshua Brunson, Joseph Hastings
Votes: 8
42. Limbo (III) (2022)
97 min | Comedy
It's 1984, and Jack and his two roommates, Rod and Mitch, can't seem to catch a break.
Director: Zachary Padgett | Star: Zachary Padgett
43. Enfin Seule (2018)
11 min | Short
A young woman arrives to the afterlife, ready to be finally alone. However, she must go through a gruesome intake process where she is forced to revisit the past.
Director: Josalynn Smith | Stars: Erin Margaret Pettigrew, Madeleine Rojas
44. Local Tourists (2012)
19 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A beach comedy about despair.
Director: Doug Lenox | Stars: Carla Brandberg, Tom Brangle, Raúl Castillo, Dominic Celli
Votes: 7
45. Glashus (2005)
16 min | Drama, Short
Director: Kræsten Kusk | Stars: Henning Moritzen, Stine Stengade
46. Eric Offline (2018)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Eric's social media image couldn't be better, but when his online pals invite him along on a camping trip, his virtual mask starts to slip.
Director: Rob Shaw | Stars: Jonathan Edmunds, Corinna Jane, Ed Pond
47. ...Into the Cave
82 min | Adventure | Post-production
Director: Jennifer Elster | Stars: Jørgen Leth, Jennifer Elster, Kent Cullers, Mouchette Bell
48. Isekai (2021)
13 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Genc gets into existential crisis, loses his will and purpose for his life, as he thinks that he is the cause of his roommate's death. As an escape from this reality, he uses the virtual (reality) world.
Director: Alper Zilgir | Stars: Art Pasha, Yzeir Meha, Qlirim Shabani, Art Shala
49. Crumble (2008)
30 min | Short, Drama
Joel works in an advertising company, trying to sell a client an illusion. In his search for love or just something to watch on TV, Joel ponders on one question the most- are his teeth crumbling or is it he himself.
Director: Yoav Yeger | Stars: Shani Ben-Haim, Alon Friedman, Liron Lasri, Josef More
50. Alpviram (2021)
Short, Drama
Protagonist, Amod, is an idealist who is bothered by his superfluous thoughts that have become a great hindrance in his day to day work. So, on a day of important task he resolves to ... See full summary »
Director: Vivek Sinha | Stars: Rahul Gopal, Priyodutt Sharma, Anupam Kant Verma