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1. The Hunger Games (2012)
PG-13 | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 1,004,258 | Gross: $408.01M
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
PG-13 | 201 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom
Votes: 1,980,520 | Gross: $377.85M
3. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War
A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil
Votes: 334,482 | Gross: $198.68M
4. 12 Strong (2018)
R | 130 min | Action, Drama, History
12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban
Votes: 91,916 | Gross: $45.82M
5. Battle Royale (2000)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama
Votes: 194,531
6. A Separation (2011)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini
Votes: 258,678 | Gross: $7.10M
7. White Boy Rick (2018)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama
The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Director: Yann Demange | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Bel Powley, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Votes: 43,170 | Gross: $24.01M
8. Taken 2 (2012)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser
Votes: 322,795 | Gross: $139.85M
9. The Way of the Dragon (1972)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A man visits his relatives at their restaurant in Italy and has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them.
Director: Bruce Lee | Stars: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Nora Miao, Ping-Ou Wei
Votes: 41,076 | Gross: $4.06M
10. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Passed | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett
Votes: 132,489 | Gross: $5.01M
11. Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Passed | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Keith
Votes: 4,746
12. Beasts of No Nation (2015)
TV-MA | 137 min | Drama, War
A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Abraham Attah, Emmanuel Affadzi, Ricky Adelayitor, Andrew Adote
Votes: 86,880 | Gross: $0.08M
13. Hollywoodland (2006)
R | 126 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952).
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins
Votes: 35,965 | Gross: $14.42M
14. Bananas (1971)
PG-13 | 82 min | Comedy
When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Carlos Montalbán, Nati Abascal
Votes: 37,829 | Gross: $11.80M
15. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Passed | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.
Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest
Votes: 28,531
16. Head in the Clouds (2004)
R | 132 min | Drama, Romance, War
From the roaring 1920s to the ruinous Spanish Civil War and Adolf Hitler's rise into power, the lives of an Irish schoolteacher, a provocative heiress and her Spanish muse are intricately interlaced, sharing the same destiny and passion.
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, Penélope Cruz, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 15,787 | Gross: $0.40M
17. Khartoum (1966)
Approved | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).
Directors: Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon | Stars: Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 8,277 | Gross: $6.54M
18. Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.
Director: Shun'ya Itô | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Rie Yokoyama, Yayoi Watanabe, Yôko Mihara
Votes: 4,876
19. The Lovers (I) (2015)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
An epic, sweeping and riveting tale of an impossible love set across two time periods and continents.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Bipasha Basu, Tamsin Egerton, James Mackay
Votes: 3,436
20. Child of God (2013)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A dispossessed, violent man's disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order.
Director: James Franco | Stars: Scott Haze, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack, Steve Hunter
Votes: 4,397 | Gross: $0.04M
21. White God (2014)
R | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.
Director: Kornél Mundruczó | Stars: Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horvát, Szabolcs Thuróczy
Votes: 17,080 | Gross: $0.28M
22. First Love (2019)
TV-MA | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Becky, Bengal, Masayuki Deai, Mami Fujioka
Votes: 8,049
23. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Approved | 145 min | Drama, Romance
Drama based on Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky's homonymous novel about the proud Karamazov family in 1870s Russia.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 3,057
24. Toto the Hero (1991)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Thomas believed he was switched at birth with Alfred. Feeling cheated, Thomas spent his life plotting revenge against Alfred, his perceived lifelong adversary who he felt stole the privileged life that should have been his.
Director: Jaco Van Dormael | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Mireille Perrier, Jo De Backer, Thomas Godet
Votes: 6,346 | Gross: $1.23M
25. Buck and the Preacher (1972)
GP | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
Directors: Sidney Poitier, Joseph Sargent | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Cameron Mitchell
Votes: 2,691 | Gross: $3.03M
26. Dragon Inn (1967)
Not Rated | 111 min | Action, Adventure
When the children of an executed General are pursued in 1457 China, some heroic martial arts swordsmen intervene.
Director: King Hu | Stars: Polly Ling-Feng Shang-Kuan, Chun Shih, Ying Bai, Feng Hsu
Votes: 3,628
27. October Gale (2014)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A doctor takes in a mysterious man who washes ashore at her remote cottage with a gunshot wound. Quickly they both learn the killer has arrived to finish the job, while a storm has cut them off from the mainland.
Director: Ruba Nadda | Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Scott Speedman, Tim Roth, Aidan Devine
Votes: 2,500
28. The Atomic Submarine (1959)
Not Rated | 72 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Ships mysteriously disappear on route across the Arctic Sea, and a specially-equipped submarine is sent to investigate.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey, Tom Conway
Votes: 1,838
29. Year of the Dog (I) (2007)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
Director: Mike White | Stars: Molly Shannon, John C. Reilly, Peter Sarsgaard, Laura Dern
Votes: 6,607 | Gross: $1.54M
30. Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Thriller
To avoid a death sentence for her prior acts of bloodshed, the vengeful swordswoman Lady Snowblood is conscripted by the Japanese Secret Police to assassinate political dissidents.
Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Jûzô Itami, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Yoshio Harada
Votes: 4,219
31. Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)
Not Rated | 76 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A series of grisly events that took place in the state of Wisconsin between 1890 and 1900 is dramatized as reported in the Black River Falls newspaper.
Director: James Marsh | Stars: Ian Holm, Jeffrey Golden, Jo Vukelich, Marcus Monroe
Votes: 1,609
32. Bless Me, Ultima (2012)
PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
A drama set in New Mexico during WWII, centered on the relationship between a young man and an elderly medicine woman who helps him contend with the battle between good and evil that rages in his village.
Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Luke Ganalon, Joseph A. Garcia, Miriam Colon, Benito Martinez
Votes: 1,594 | Gross: $1.55M
33. The Sex Victims (1973)
37 min | Short, Drama
Jack, a lorry driver, is haunted by the image of a girl he has seen riding a horse on a country lane.
Director: Derek Robbins | Stars: Ben Howard, Felicity Devonshire, Jane Cardew, Alun Armstrong
Votes: 74
34. Samurai's Promise (2018)
111 min | Action, History, Romance
Driven away by a corruption scandal, a samurai returns years later, causing consternation among both the guilty and the innocent.
Director: Daisaku Kimura | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Haru Kuroki, Sôsuke Ikematsu
Votes: 243
35. Scoop! (2016)
119 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Shizuka Miyakonojo (Masaharu Fukuyama) is a 40 something paparazzi photographer. He is a skilled cameraman who has a gambling addiction and is in debt. An ex journo for a weekly picture ... See full summary »
Director: Hitoshi Ône | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Lily Franky, Rika Izumi, Moemi Katayama
Votes: 515
36. Be with Me (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance
"Be with Me" consists of three stories of love vs. solitude : 1) An aging, lonesome shopkeeper doesn't believe in life anymore, ever since his wife died. But he is saved from desperation by... See full summary »
Director: Eric Khoo | Stars: Theresa Poh Lin Chan, Chiew Sung Ching, Lawrence Yong, Leong Kooi Eng
Votes: 1,762
37. The Ravine of Goodbye (2013)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama
A child's horrific murder brings to light the haunted truth of an affair between her mother and a neighbor. As a magazine reporter investigates the case, he finds that nothing is as it seems.
Director: Tatsushi Ômori | Stars: Hirofumi Arai, Joe Hyûga, Mansaku Ikeuchi, Arata Iura
Votes: 504
38. Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Mataemon Araki, a renowned swordsman, helps a young man find vengeance.
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yuriko Hamada, Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Katayama
Votes: 283
39. Cloudburst (1951)
Approved | 83 min | Film-Noir, Mystery
A Canadian World War II veteran working for the British Foreign Office scours England for the killer who murdered his wife.
Director: Francis Searle | Stars: Robert Preston, Elizabeth Sellars, Colin Tapley, Sheila Burrell
Votes: 720
40. Just Like in the Movies (1990)
R | 92 min | Comedy
A divorced private eye keeps in touch with his son and spies on an actress who has jilted him.
Directors: Mark Halliday, Bram Towbin | Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Alan Ruck, Katherine Borowitz, Michael Jeter
Votes: 24
41. Ri guang xia gu (1995)
TV-14 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Avenger, a brooding swordsman armed with a blade marked "Slayer of 1000 Armies" claims he's waiting for a long-missing friend, at an outpost in Northwest China's Sun Valley. The Avenger... See full summary »
Director: Ping He | Stars: Fengyi Zhang, Xueqi Wang, Kuei-Mei Yang, Feng Ku
Votes: 65
42. I pavoni (1994)
100 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Luciano Manuzzi | Stars: Ivano Marescotti, Ilaria Borrelli, Flavio Albanese, Victor Cavallo
Votes: 33
43. Stick It (2014)
5 min | Short, Romance, Sport
The single channel video STICK IT combines television footage of women's gymnastics with recordings of the artist attempting the same routines. Merging himself and the young gymnasts of the... See full summary »
Director: Stefan Ramirez Perez
44.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
The Big House
(1963)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
When the Mayberry jail is called upon to lodge two hold-up men captured by the state police, Barney finds himself with more than he can handle - especially when "assisted" by ad-hoc deputy Gomer.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Jack Lambert
Votes: 380
45.
Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode:
Tourist Trap
(2003)
TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, Crime
In 1993, thieves were robbing and killing tourists in Florida, making worldwide headlines. One victim fought back, suffering a bite mark that became key evidence against a determined suspect - who ran into a even more determined detective.
Director: Michael Jordan | Stars: Peter Thomas, Laura Lefebvre, Helga Luest, Bassam Fadel
Votes: 101
46.
V (1984–1985)
Episode:
The Wildcats
(1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Needing medicine to treat a deadly diphtheria epidemic, Julie and Kyle recruit a youth gang, one of whom may be a Visitor spy, to help steal the serum.
Director: John Florea | Stars: Jane Badler, June Chadwick, Jennifer Cooke, Robert Englund
Votes: 239
47.
Murder, Mystery and My Family (2018– )
Episode:
Hewitt
(2019)
44 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Sasha and Jeremy investigate whether the shooting of a gentleman farmer in rural Staffordshire in 1893 was really carried out by the 19-year-old rabbit poacher who was hanged for the crime or if it was actually his father who was guilty.
Directors: Gary John Senior, David McConnell | Stars: Tony Hirst, Sasha Wass, Jeremy Dein, David Radford
48.
Talio: Avenger Buddies (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2020)
Crime
She is a revenge attorney. What does that mean? Well, she is a new lawyer at the firm and looking at picking up cases. She is not having any luck until a case falls into her laps. Her ... See full summary »
Stars: Ken'ichi Endô, Hideyo Fujita, Minami Hamabe, Junko Hamura