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1. Any Given Sunday (1999)
R | 162 min | Drama, Sport
A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Cameron Diaz, James Woods
Votes: 125,964 | Gross: $75.53M
2. Men of Honor (2000)
R | 129 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Diver, and the man who trained him.
Director: George Tillman Jr. | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert De Niro, Charlize Theron, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Votes: 125,250 | Gross: $48.82M
3. Stand and Deliver (1988)
PG | 103 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout-prone students to learn calculus.
Director: Ramón Menéndez | Stars: Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris
Votes: 22,374 | Gross: $13.99M
4. The Hurricane (1999)
R | 146 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 102,554 | Gross: $50.67M
5. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, Crime
A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: Tony Brooks, Diana Davis, Terry Wood, Dick Clay
Votes: 18,165
6. Brokedown Palace (1999)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Two women are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in Thailand.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman, Jacqueline Kim
Votes: 24,066 | Gross: $10.11M
7. South Central (1992)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
Director: Stephen Milburn Anderson | Stars: Glenn Plummer, Byron Minns, Lexie Bigham, Vincent Craig Dupree
Votes: 6,724 | Gross: $1.37M
8. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)
Documentary, History, War
Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.
Votes: 935
9. Krush Groove (1985)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The story of a man who has started a new hip-hop/rap label called Krush Groove.
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Sheila E., Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, Jam Master Jay
Votes: 3,554 | Gross: $11.05M
10. Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000 TV Movie)
Unrated | 130 min | Documentary, Crime
The case of the West Memphis Three, its questionable circumstances and the parties involved are followed up years later.
Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: Damien Wayne Echols, Melissa Byers, Norris Deajon, Tim Sullivan
Votes: 9,665
11. Cousins (III) (2021)
98 min | Drama
Entwines the very different lives of three Maori girls, cousins, through tumultuous decades, after one of them is taken from her family and raised in an orphanage.
Directors: Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace Smith | Stars: Rachel House, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Cohen Holloway, Miriama Smith
Votes: 674
12. Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001)
Not Rated | 111 min | Documentary, Crime
Oscar-winning documentary that documents a murder trial in which a 15-year-old African-American is wrongfully accused of a 2000 murder in Jacksonville, Florida.
Director: Jean-Xavier de Lestrade | Stars: Ann Finnell, Patrick McGuinness, James Williams, Michael Glover
Votes: 4,519
13. The Betrayed Girls (2017 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
About the child abuse revelations in Rochdale and other towns. Featuring the testimony of victims and the shocking truth from those who spoke out.
Director: Henry Singer | Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Ann Cryer, Andrew Norfolk, Mohammed Shafiq
Votes: 31
14. Adult Human Female (2022)
92 min | Documentary
A groundbreaking documentary investigating the backlash against women who feel threatened by penis-having individuals.
Directors: Deirdre O'Neill, Mike Wayne | Stars: Aja the Empress, Shereen Benjamin, Julie Bindel, Mandy Clare
Votes: 329
15. I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
143 min | Drama
A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Ryô Kase, Asaka Seto, Kôji Yamamoto, Masako Motai
Votes: 1,908
16. The Ballymurphy Precedent (2018)
108 min | Documentary
The Ballymurphy Precedent tells the unknown story of the death of eleven innocent people at the hands of the British Army in a Catholic estate in Belfast in 1971. This is a massacre that ... See full summary »
Director: Callum Macrae | Stars: Kevin-Barry Brown, Noel O'Brien, Callum Janes
Votes: 90
17. And Still I Sing (2022)
90 min | Documentary
Under the mentorship of controversial pop star Aryana Sayeed, two young singers vie to become the first-ever female winners of Afghan Star. As their dreams are within grasp, their lives are changed when the Taliban returns to power.
Director: Fazila Amiri | Stars: Aryana Sayeed, Zahra Elham, Sadiqa Madadgar
Votes: 44
18. The Troubles (1981– )
Documentary
Six-part documentary series looking at Northern Ireland from the perspective of recent Irish history.
Votes: 10
19. Dancing in September (2000)
R | 107 min | Drama
A black female TV producer struggles in Hollywood.
Director: Reggie Rock Bythewood | Stars: Tichina Arnold, James Avery, Jenica Bergere, Barrington Bignall
Votes: 501
20. Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses (2016)
130 min | Documentary, History
An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.
Director: Bahman Maghsoudlou | Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Katayun Amir Ebrahimi, Mary Apick, Pouri Baneai
Votes: 20
21. The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back (1986 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History
John Pilger tells of their struggles of indigenous Australians as they were driven from their lands and he follows events throughout this century as they relate to Aboriginal rights.
Director: Alan Lowery | Stars: John Pilger, Vince Forrester, Mario Fredericks, Bob Hawke
Votes: 45
22. Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey (2011)
88 min | Documentary
Director: Lelia Doolan | Star: Bernadette Devlin
Votes: 26
24.
Race: The Power of an Illusion (2003– )
Episode:
The House We Live In
(2003)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Llewellyn M. Smith | Stars: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Bernice Burnett, Eugene Burnett, Dalton Conley
Votes: 12
25.
Race: The Power of an Illusion (2003– )
Episode:
The Story We Tell
(2003)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Tracy Heather Strain | Stars: Richard Allen, Lee D. Baker, Mia Bay, Ira Berlin
Votes: 5