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1. The Great Gatsby (2013)
PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Romance
A writer and wall street trader, Nick Carraway, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his mysterious millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire
Votes: 596,815 | Gross: $144.84M
2. Young Adam (2003)
NC-17 | 98 min | Crime, Drama
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer
Votes: 14,669 | Gross: $0.77M
3. The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A stuffy author enters into an explosive relationship with his neighbor, a foul-mouthed, freewheeling prostitute.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klein, Allen Garfield
Votes: 4,404 | Gross: $23.68M
4. Girl Most Likely (2012)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy
A failed New York playwright awkwardly navigates the transition from Next Big Thing to Last Year's News.
Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon, Darren Criss
Votes: 16,029 | Gross: $1.38M
5. Manorama: Six Feet Under (2007)
Not Rated | 137 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Manorama, wife of an irrigation minister, tasks Satyaveer to find if her husband is cheating. As Satyaveer starts investigating, he gets trapped in a web of lies and must uncover the entire truth.
Director: Navdeep Singh | Stars: Abhay Deol, Gul Panag, Raima Sen, Sarika Thakur
Votes: 8,735
6. Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
110 min | Crime, Thriller
After a brief affair with her seductive professor, a young student mysteriously disappears. As the police and the girl's stepmother tighten the noose on the cryptic tutor, he experiences a long-forgotten feeling. Is love the perfect crime?
Directors: Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Karin Viard, Maïwenn, Sara Forestier
Votes: 2,159
7. Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005)
133 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Leaving her provincial home, teenage Mutsuko arrives in Tokyo by train to take a job in a major automotive company but finds that she is employed by a small auto repair shop owned by ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Maki Horikita, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki
Votes: 2,462
8. Le grand jeu (I) (2015)
99 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Ostensible puppet master is an affable white-haired gentleman named Joseph Paskin casually approaches the sullen Pierre Blum outside a French casino. Joseph pretends not to recognize the 40... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Pariser | Stars: Melvil Poupaud, André Dussollier, Clémence Poésy, Sophie Cattani
Votes: 442
9. Gone Home (2013 Video Game)
M | Drama, Mystery
A woman returns home after a long absence. She finds it ominously empty. In an attempt to find out where her parents and sister are, she goes through their things. What she discovers will shock her and fascinate her.
Directors: Steve Gaynor, Johnnemann Nordhagen, Karla Zimonja | Stars: Sarah Grayson, Sarah Elmaleh
Votes: 1,996
10. A Swingin' Trio (2011)
80 min | Drama
Homer Garcon is an unpublished and frustrated science fiction writer living off the success of his wife, Trude Garcon-Moore, a busy Hollywood producer. As a result, he finds himself "... See full summary »
Director: Kelvin Z. Phillips | Stars: Johnny Walter, Timeca M. Seretti, LeMarc Johnson
Votes: 36
11. Sweet Revenge (1990 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
An attorney plays match-maker for her ex-husband to try to rid herself of alimony payments.
Director: Charlotte Brändström | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Carrie Fisher, John Sessions, François-Eric Gendron
Votes: 277
12. Writer's Block (IX) (2019)
97 min | Thriller
A struggling writer accepts a once-in-a-lifetime offer to collaborate with a best-selling novelist at his remote Texas ranch.
Directors: Jeff Kerr, Ray Spivey | Stars: Craig Nigh, Katusha Robert, Chris Warner, Bobbie Grace
Votes: 78
13. David, la nuit tombe (1973 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Director: André Barsacq | Stars: Laurent Terzieff, Pascale de Boysson, Françoise Brion, Madeleine Damien
14. A Natural Disaster (2017)
Drama, Romance
Romantic-horror-comedy about a dysfunctional marriage set in New York City during a hurricane.
Director: Ananya Sundararajan | Stars: Daniel De Lange, Claudia de Latour, Dina Desmone, Peter Gonzalez
15. La paz de tus ojos tristes (2006)
79 min | Drama, Thriller
A desperate poet has developed an unhealthy obsession with his former girlfriend.
Directors: Anthony Himbs, Gabriel Nieve | Stars: André Schneider, Coral Ortega
Votes: 11
16.
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone
(1989)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
At a book signing, celebrated author Dudley Stone is approached by a rival who announces his intention to murder him. Stone turns out to be surprisingly enthusiastic about the idea.
Director: David Copeland | Stars: John Saxon, Alan Scarfe, Susan Wilson, Lewis Rowe
Votes: 125
17.
Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode:
Printer's Devil
(1986)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A desperate, frustrated writer and auteur is convinced by a shady oversized producer to use animal sacrifices to become successful. Things don't go as planned.
Director: John Harrison | Stars: Larry Manetti, Charles Knapp, Kate Charleson, Tony Montesion
Votes: 238
18.
BoJack Horseman (2014–2020)
Episode:
Time's Arrow
(2017)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
In 1963, young socialite Beatrice Sugarman meets the rebellious Butterscotch Horseman at her debutante party.
Director: Aaron Long | Stars: Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins
Votes: 13,594