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1. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
R | 206 min | Crime, Drama, History
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one - until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons
Votes: 241,539
2. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
PG-13 | 166 min | Drama, Western
A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards
Votes: 349,410 | Gross: $5.32M
3. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Approved | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach
Votes: 102,660 | Gross: $4.91M
4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Approved | 123 min | Drama, Western
A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.
Director: John Ford | Stars: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin
Votes: 82,404
5. Derek (2012–2014)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy, Drama
Derek is a loyal nursing home care assistant who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents.
Stars: Ricky Gervais, Kerry Godliman, David Earl, Tim Barlow
Votes: 35,628
6. Withnail & I (1987)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.
Director: Bruce Robinson | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown
Votes: 47,949 | Gross: $1.54M
7. Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy
British sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in London. The intergenerational divide between the miserly Steptoe and his ambitious son results in comedy, drama, and tragedy.
Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Frank Thornton, Tim Buckland
Votes: 3,430
8. Mum (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
After the death of her husband, a woman attempts to rebuild her life while surrounded by her sometimes problematic family and friends.
Stars: Lesley Manville, Peter Mullan, Sam Swainsbury, Lisa McGrillis
Votes: 3,707
9. Goodnight Sweetheart (1993–2016)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
British sitcom in which an unhappily married man discovers he can time travel back to 1940s war-torn London where he masquerades as an MI5 agent and part-time songwriter whilst courting the local barmaid.
Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Victor McGuire, Christopher Ettridge, Elizabeth Carling
Votes: 3,341
10. Dear John.... (1986–1987)
30 min | Comedy
John Lacey comes home one evening to discover a letter from his wife, starting with "Dear John" and informing him that she is leaving him. Lonely and now divorced, John joins a club where lonely divorced people can meet.
Stars: Ralph Bates, Peter Blake, Peter Denyer, Rachel Bell
Votes: 555
11. Agony (1979–1981)
25 min | Comedy
A successful radio host and advice columnist struggles with her unreliable husband, her interfering mother and constant advances from a co-worker.
Stars: Maureen Lipman, Simon Williams, Maria Charles, Diana Weston
Votes: 146
12. Dönersen Islik Çal (1993)
84 min | Drama
A dwarf and a transvestite, both are excluded from the society and doomed to exist at night. Their lives overlap in a strange encounter and this becomes the start of their friendship.
Director: Orhan Oguz | Stars: Fikret Kuskan, Mevlüt Demiryay, Menderes Samancilar, Derya Alabora
Votes: 2,266
13. Before We Collapse (2023)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Tristan, campaign manager for a legislative candidate, is shocked by an anonymous letter containing a positive pregnancy test.
Directors: Benoît Volnais, Alice Zeniter | Stars: Niels Schneider, Ariane Labed, Souheila Yacoub, Myriem Akheddiou
Votes: 84
14. L'ange (1982)
64 min | Animation, Fantasy
A surreal, nightmarish collection of imagery.
Director: Patrick Bokanowski | Stars: Maurice Baquet, Jean-Marie Bon, Martine Couture, Jacques Faure
Votes: 637
15. XXXHOLiC: Go (2010 Video)
45 min | Animation, Horror, Mystery
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima | Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Sayaka Ôhara, Hisayo Mochizuki, Kazuko Kojima
Votes: 258
16. And that's for this Christmas (2024)
14 min | Short, Drama
While preparing the details for his own funeral, an elderly man realizes that he will be celebrating Christmas alone. Unable to fall asleep, he decides to spend the holiday at the grave of his deceased wife.
Director: Peter Vulchev | Stars: Lyubomir Bachvarov, Katelina Kancheva, Kalina Staneva
17. Effy: Nie bron mi (2023 Music Video)
3 min | Music
The new single by Effy ( Kasia Sawczuk's musical alter ego ) presents the artist in a slightly different version. "Nie bron mi" translated like "Don't Defend Me" is a melancholic ballad with a sincere message.
Directors: Mattia Rosinski, Katarzyna Sawczuk | Star: Katarzyna Sawczuk
18. The European Dream (2018)
4 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A metaphorical love story about the dream of peace, freedom and solidarity in Europe, with the reality of right-wing politics and terror trying to destroy it.
Director: Patrick Gätje | Stars: Lily Kuprat, Jonas Nowack, Catharina Rohlf, Colin Haider
19. La Melancolía del Fénix (2022)
12 min | Animation, Short
A melancholic voice comes back through a conscious dream just before his birth, when he was closer to his own mother. A being trapped by a loop, in an eternal journey to find out his ... See full summary »
Director: Mika Oliete | Stars: Víctor Clavijo, Mala Rodríguez
20. Nostos (2018)
6 min | Short, Drama
Directors: Anastasia Comelli, Polina Davityan | Stars: Irene Handakaris, Craig McArdle, Craig McCardle, Sarika Young
21. Ryo Feat. Hatsune Miku: Odds&ends (2014 Music Video)
6 min | Short, Music
Star: Miku Hatsune
Votes: 5
22. Green Park (2015 Music Video)
2 min | Short, Music
A music video shot just outside Buckingham Palace, with music by Steve Gunn (licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License).
Director: Sidney Berthier | Star: Steve Gunn
23.
Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode:
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy
Whilst Del employs Rodney in the family firm, Uncle Albert starts going to the Over-60s Club but comes home one day, bruised and claiming that he was mugged. After refusing to go out for a ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Tessa Peake-Jones
Votes: 505
24.
Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode:
Little Problems
(1989)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy
Rodney's wedding day is approaching, and Del promises him £2000 as a present. However, Del also owes the Driscoll brothers the same amount - and they want their money. Later during the ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Gwyneth Strong
Votes: 648
25.
Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
Episode:
Whoops
(1981)
TV-14 | Comedy
With Christmas approaching, the trio decide to invite long-lost friends from the town for a drink at the pub on Christmas Eve.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, John Comer
Votes: 68
26.
Zoom Shorts (2020– )
Episode:
The Voice Over Artist
(2021)
12 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Clarissa is a voice over artist. And that would be fine, except she's also invisible. In a world where all voice over artists have to trade existing in the physical realm for having a ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Holmes | Stars: Greg Boyea, Michael Coyne, Danielle Demunk, Michelle Demunk