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1. There Will Be Blood (2007)
R | 158 min | Drama
A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds, Martin Stringer
Votes: 643,113 | Gross: $40.22M
2. The Island (2005)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man living in a futuristic sterile colony begins to question his circumscribed existence when his friend is chosen to go to the Island, the last uncontaminated place on earth.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi
Votes: 328,188 | Gross: $35.82M
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Votes: 376,072 | Gross: $75.08M
4. Conan the Destroyer (1984)
PG | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Olivia d'Abo, Wilt Chamberlain
Votes: 85,551 | Gross: $31.04M
5. Honest Thief (2020)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Thriller
Wanting to lead an honest life, a notorious bank robber turns himself in, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.
Director: Mark Williams | Stars: Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan
Votes: 57,927 | Gross: $14.16M
6. Come to Daddy (2019)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
A man in his thirties travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father.
Director: Ant Timpson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Garfield Wilson, Madeleine Sami
Votes: 20,496
7. Kull the Conqueror (1997)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A barbarian warrior becomes a king when he defeats a king in armed combat and the king's heir conspire to overthrow him and reclaim the throne by resurrecting an evil sorceress.
Director: John Nicolella | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere, Thomas Ian Griffith, Litefoot
Votes: 8,795 | Gross: $6.09M
8. Virgin Forest (2022)
113 min | Drama, Thriller
A photographer, tasked to take photos of a rare flower in the mountain, discovers women trapped in a hidden brothel for illegal loggers. Now, he must do everything to save them.
Director: Brillante Mendoza | Stars: Sid Lucero, Vince Rillon, Angeli Khang, Katrina Dovey
Votes: 537
9. Can't Get You Out of My Head (2021)
80 min | Documentary, History
Love, power, money, ghosts of empire, conspiracies, artificial intelligence and You. An emotional history of the modern world by Adam Curtis.
Star: Adam Curtis
Votes: 2,368
10. Born in Flames (1983)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.
Director: Lizzie Borden | Stars: Honey, Adele Bertei, Jean Satterfield, Florynce Kennedy
Votes: 2,072
11. The Stanley Parable (2013 Video Game)
T | Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
An omnipotent narrator tries to tell a story about Stanley, a silent office worker who one day discovers that everyone but him has disappeared from the office building. If Stanley tries to disobey the narrator, interesting things happen.
Director: Davey Wreden | Stars: Kevan Brighting, Lesley Staples, Aviva Pinchas, Jenny Kuglin
Votes: 3,224
12. Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Drama
When poor peasants kidnap a magistrate's daughter to coerce him into reducing their unfair taxes, a wandering ronin decides to give them some help.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Isamu Nagato, Mikijirô Hira, Miyuki Kuwano
Votes: 4,016
13. Double Suicide (1969)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
A doomed love between a paper merchant and a courtesan.
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: Kichiemon Nakamura, Shima Iwashita, Shizue Kawarazaki, Tokie Hidari
Votes: 2,616
14. The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007 Video)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After an incident which nearly cost Littlefoot's grandmother her life, Littlefoot learns a series of lessons which his species call "Wisdoms". Meanwhile, a trio of dim-witted ... See full summary »
Directors: Jamie Mitchell, Charles Grosvenor | Stars: John Ingle, Cody Arens, Logan Arens, Miriam Flynn
Votes: 1,637
15. Wild Weed (1949)
Not Rated | 70 min | Drama
A chorus girl's career is ruined and her brother is driven to suicide when she starts smoking marijuana.
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Lila Leeds, Alan Baxter, Lyle Talbot, Mary Ellen Popel
Votes: 506
16. Imposztorok (1969)
104 min | Drama, History
Director: Félix Máriássy | Stars: Nándor Tomanek, Péter Huszti, István Iglódi, Margit Bara
Votes: 27
17. Appointment with Crime (1946)
Unrated | 90 min | Crime, Drama
An ex-con, released after imprisonment for a jewel theft, swears vengeance on his former accomplices and devises an intricate plan to steal their fortune.
Director: John Harlow | Stars: William Hartnell, Robert Beatty, Joyce Howard, Raymond Lovell
Votes: 344
18. Cry of the Black Wolves (1972)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Alaska 1903: Jack Harper is looking for Bill Robinson, the alleged murderer of Mike Williams. But when Bill saves his life twice in the icy deserts of Alaska, the two become allies in the fight against Tornado Kid and his gang.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Ron Ely, Raimund Harmstorf, Gila von Weitershausen, Arthur Brauss
Votes: 182
19. The White Knights (2015)
112 min | Drama
At the head of his NGO Move For Kids, Jacques Arnault pulls some humanitarian workers in a country of Africa "to take in" orphan children. The operation is transformed in a panic.
Director: Joachim Lafosse | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Louise Bourgoin, Valérie Donzelli, Reda Kateb
Votes: 685
20. The Dagger (1972)
103 min | Drama, Romance
Banafsheh, a young prostitute who has fled with a man to the seaside in hope of starting a new life has to return to her profession as she learns about the betrayal of her lover. Penniless ... See full summary »
Director: Fereydun Gole | Stars: Behrouz Vossoughi, Fourouzan, Hosein Gil, Ebrahim Naderi
Votes: 354
21. The Fallen Woman (1966)
94 min | Drama
To follow her heart and her alluring lover, a beautiful heiress decides to renounce her riches and a dull life in the village for a fresh start in the bustling town with her lover, unaware of his true intentions.
Director: Spyros Ziangos | Stars: Mema Stathopoulou, Thanos Leivaditis, Tzavalas Karousos, Stefanos Stratigos
Votes: 14
22. The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)
17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Nora, a wild girl who lives with her alcoholic father, is forced to attend school. The untamed girl, who does not know how to socialize, is soon taunted by the other children. She warms ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Edwin August, Mary Pickford, Charles Hill Mailes, Bert Hendler
Votes: 82
23. The Scum (1963)
96 min | Crime, Drama
A string of miscalculated choices and the longing of a fresh start will drag Magda of the slums deeper and deeper into a tireless personal nightmare.
Director: Kostas Andritsos | Stars: Giorgos Foundas, Maro Kodou, Stefanos Stratigos, Nikos Tsachiridis
Votes: 74
24. Stournara 288 (1959)
83 min | Comedy
The residents of the block of flats in 288, Stournara street have their own history. The doorkeeper watches carefully every little thing that happens in the apartment building and knows every resident's secrets.
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Sofia Vempo, Orestis Makris, Smaroula Giouli, Dinos Iliopoulos
Votes: 227
25. How to Spot a Crowdfunding Scam: Ed the Sock & Liana K's Fundraising Schemes (2019)
35 min | Short, Reality-TV
A funny and in-depth look at Steven Joel Kerzner and Liana Kerzner's fundraisers - what they promised, how much they took in donations, what they actually delivered, and where it actually might have gone.
Stars: Carrie Moon, Steven Joel Kerzner, Liana Kerzner
Votes: 11
26. Play Name (2010)
12 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A film capturing the hopes and fears of two young gay men from opposite ends of the earth who form a fragile connection.
Director: Dave Snyder | Stars: Vin Kridakorn, Tom Macy
Votes: 11
27. The Sky Is Pink (2012)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Josh Fox | Stars: Stephen Colbert, Josh Fox, Liz Krueger, Barbara Lifton
Votes: 43
28. The Lion Hunt (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short
The talking magpies go to Africa to indulge in a bit of lion-hunting and, once there, they find a lion who has no desire to be hunted by two wise-cracking birds. Heckle almost meets his ... See full summary »
Director: Eddie Donnelly | Star: Dayton Allen
Votes: 19
29. Polnoe dykhanie (2007)
108 min | Drama, Romance
A man travelling to his past finds himself trapped in love triangle with no way out.
Director: Valeriy Pendrakovskiy | Stars: Tatyana Lyutaeva, Dmitriy Isaev, Igor Lifanov, Natalya Egorova
Votes: 36
30. The Black Mantilla (1917)
Short, Drama, Romance
The villagers called Marachita (Claire McDowell) "The Senorita Shrew", but to Juan (Harry Mann), a carver of wooden images, she was a saint in disguise, and he had carved a small model of ... See full summary »
Director: Ruth Ann Baldwin | Stars: Claire McDowell, Harry Mann, Gypsy Hart, Dick Ryan
31. The Arriviste (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime
One of them is after the killer. Another one is looking for the corpse. And the rest of them can't afford for the body to be found.
Director: Pascal Santschi | Stars: Eamon Speer, Mark James Fernandes, Gary Devirgilio, Raymond Turturro
Votes: 18
32. Minimum Wages: The New Economy (1992 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Tom Casciato | Stars: Bill Berland, Chester Gandy, Bill Moyers, Terry Neumann
33. The Cute Recruit (1941)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Two recruiters, one from the army and one from the navy, fight over a pipsqueak, each making him ludicrous promises of fun, excitement, luxury and comfort.
Director: Arthur Davis | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 28
34. Surviving the Good Times (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
This documentary, filmed over ten years, follows two working families in Milwaukee as they cope with life in the longest economic expansion in American history.
Directors: Tom Casciato, Kathleen Hughes | Stars: Bill Berland, George Bush, Bill Clinton, Bill Moyers
35. Svadba (1970 TV Movie)
36 min | Comedy
Director: Milos Pietor | Stars: Peter Debnar, Martin Huba, Zita Furková, Mária Svobodová
36.
Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode:
Micro Minds
(1990)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An astronomy student believes she has contacted an alien lifeform that is frighteningly close to earth.
Director: Anthony Santa Croce | Stars: Troy Donahue, Belle Avery, David Parmenter
Votes: 90
37.
Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode:
The Farmer's Daughter
(1989)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Aging traveling salesman hides from a thunderstorm in the farmhouse of a nice elderly couple and falls for their mysterious, young, seductive daughter obsessed with true love, whom they keep in the attic.
Director: Michael Warren Powell | Stars: Soupy Sales, Stephanie Phillips, Bobo Lewis, George Hall
Votes: 127
38.
Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode:
The Vanishing
(2022)
TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A famous magician does the ultimate disappearing act and vanishes into thin air. All of London is talking about the mystery and Eliza is hired by a newspaper to investigate, despite the fact that Duke is already on the case.
Director: Steve Hughes | Stars: Kate Phillips, Ansu Kabia, Stuart Martin, Sam Hoare
Votes: 279
39.
The Real Hustle (2006–2012)
Episode:
Episode #11.1
(2012)
Documentary, Crime
The Real Hustlers and new recruits Polly Jazz, and singer-songwriter Shane Lynch con unsuspecting victims in "Fool Me Once","The Smudge", and "Proposition Bets".
Stars: Alexis Conran, R. Paul Wilson, Jessica-Jane Stafford, Jazz Lintott
40.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Two American Families
(2013)
TV-PG | 84 min | Documentary, News
From PBS and FRONTLINE: With poignant and revealing intimacy, Two American Families chronicles the struggles of the Neumanns and the Stanleys as they try to hold onto their homes, their ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Berland, George Bush, George W. Bush, Sarah Childress
Votes: 56
41.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
(2014)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, News
From PBS and Frontline: In Part Two of United States of Secrets, FRONTLINE explores the role of Silicon Valley in the National Security Agency's dragnet. As big technology companies ... See full summary »
Stars: Will Lyman, Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill, Ron Wyden
Votes: 212
42.
The Vietnam War (2017)
Episode:
The Weight of Memory (March 1973 - Onward)
(2017)
TV-MA | 107 min | Documentary, History, War
Civil war continues in Vietnam as President Richard Nixon resigns. After North Vietnamese troops regain control of Saigon and the war ends, people from all sides search for reconciliation.
Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Tim O'Brien, Everett Alvarez Jr., Hal Kushner
Votes: 680
43.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2020)
Episode:
Chapter Two: The Dark Baptism
(2018)
TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A legendary guest visits Spellman Mortuary, Ambrose explores a grim revelation, and Sabrina stuns the coven with a shocking announcement.
Director: Lee Toland Krieger | Stars: Kiernan Shipka, Ross Lynch, Lucy Davis, Chance Perdomo
Votes: 2,734
44.
Veep (2012–2019)
Episode:
Veep
(2019)
TV-MA | 46 min | Comedy
The nominating fight between Selina and her rivals reaches its climax, as their race comes to an historic finish.
Director: David Mandel | Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott
Votes: 1,976