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1. The Holdovers (2023)
R | 133 min | Comedy, Drama
A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston
Votes: 137,484
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
R | 133 min | Drama
In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco
Votes: 1,072,195 | Gross: $112.00M
3. Bones and All (2022)
R | 131 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A young woman embarks on a 1000 mile odyssey through America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether love can survive their otherness.
Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance, Kendle Coffey
Votes: 57,871
4. The Ring (2002)
PG-13 | 115 min | Horror, Mystery
A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox, David Dorfman
Votes: 374,963 | Gross: $129.13M
5. Endless Love (1981)
R | 116 min | Drama, Romance
Parental disapproval of a passionate romance between two teenagers leads to arguments, circumstance, insanity and tragedy.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray
Votes: 9,575 | Gross: $31.18M
6. Lights Out (II) (2016)
PG-13 | 81 min | Horror, Mystery
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
Director: David F. Sandberg | Stars: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello, Billy Burke
Votes: 142,314 | Gross: $67.27M
7. Empire of Light (2022)
R | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones
Votes: 24,132
8. When a Stranger Calls (1979)
R | 97 min | Mystery, Thriller
A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.
Director: Fred Walton | Stars: Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Rutanya Alda, Carmen Argenziano
Votes: 14,325 | Gross: $21.41M
9. Silver and the Book of Dreams (2023)
92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
When Liv moves to London, she meets a mysterious group of boys who pull her into the world of dream-travel. She and her band of dream-wanderers conduct a ritual to make their biggest dream come true, but it demands the gravest sacrifice.
Director: Helena Hufnagel | Stars: Jana McKinnon, Rhys Mannion, Chaneil Kular, Josephine Blazier
Votes: 2,383
10. What the Peeper Saw (1972)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A wealthy author's second wife begins to suspect that her 12-year-old stepson may have murdered his mother, who mysteriously died in a bathtub accident.
Directors: James Kelley, Andrea Bianchi | Stars: Mark Lester, Britt Ekland, Hardy Krüger, Lilli Palmer
Votes: 1,692
11. The Turning (2020)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young governess is hired to look after an orphaned girl, but the return of the girl's problematic brother uncovers secrets from their past. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw."
Director: Floria Sigismondi | Stars: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Barbara Marten
Votes: 16,147
12. Dream Lover (1993)
R | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A successful businessman tries to uncover what is wrong with his wife.
Director: Nicholas Kazan | Stars: James Spader, Mädchen Amick, Fredric Lehne, Bess Armstrong
Votes: 6,073 | Gross: $0.26M
13. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 54,908 | Gross: $2.65M
14. Bright Young Things (2003)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, War
An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies", is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s.
Director: Stephen Fry | Stars: Stephen Campbell Moore, Emily Mortimer, Dan Aykroyd, Simon McBurney
Votes: 6,318 | Gross: $0.93M
15. Appassionata (1974)
96 min | Drama
A married dentist gets embroiled in a sexual affair with his teenage daughter's best friend. Meanwhile, his wife's mental health is deteriorating, and his daughter is desperate for an affair of her own.
Director: Gianluigi Calderone | Stars: Gabriele Ferzetti, Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi, Ninetto Davoli
Votes: 889
16. The Snake Pit (1948)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, Mystery
A detailed chronicle of a woman during her stay in a mental institution.
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm
Votes: 8,430 | Gross: $10.00M
17. Asylum (I) (1972)
PG | 88 min | Horror
In order to secure a job at a mental institution, a young psychiatrist must interview four patients inside the asylum.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Barbara Parkins, Richard Todd, Sylvia Syms, Peter Cushing
Votes: 8,179
18. Lilith (1964)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama
A war veteran gets work at a mental institution, where he meets the beautiful and eccentric Lilith.
Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg, Peter Fonda, Kim Hunter
Votes: 3,169
19. The Brain (1988)
R | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A psychologist with an increasingly popular TV show brainwashes his audiences using a giant living brain. A mischievous high school student is sent to the psychologist's institute, and becomes determined to expose him.
Director: Ed Hunt | Stars: Tom Bresnahan, Cynthia Preston, David Gale, George Buza
Votes: 3,517
20. Angela (1995)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
Rebecca Miller's riveting drama examines how two sisters cope with their mother's mental illness.
Director: Rebecca Miller | Stars: Miranda Rhyne, Charlotte Eve Blythe, Anna Thomson, John Ventimiglia
Votes: 1,059
21. Mad Dog Time (1996)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
With his boss in the madhouse, a mobster is temporary boss of the criminal empire just as vicious rivals threaten the control of the empire.
Director: Larry Bishop | Stars: Michael J. Pollard, Henry Silva, Gabriel Byrne, Jeff Goldblum
Votes: 3,674 | Gross: $0.08M
22. Amityville: A New Generation (1993 Video)
R | 91 min | Horror
An old mirror from the Amityville house finds its way into a young photographer's home, where the demonic presence soon manifests itself to cause more death and mayhem.
Director: John Murlowski | Stars: Ross Partridge, Julia Nickson, Lala Sloatman, David Naughton
Votes: 2,481
23. Blood Relatives (2022)
88 min | Comedy, Horror
A vampire's loner lifestyle is thrown into disarray when a teenager shows up claiming to be his daughter, and she's got the fangs to prove it. On a road trip across America's blacktops, they decide how to sink their teeth into family life.
Director: Noah Segan | Stars: Noah Segan, Victoria Moroles, Akasha Villalobos, C.L. Simpson
Votes: 851
24. Cold Water (1994)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
When the girl of a rebelious teenage couple finds out she is being sent away, they both believe escaping the rigid order suffocating them is the only way to be free. But is it?
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Virginie Ledoyen, Cyprien Fouquet, László Szabó, Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Votes: 2,232 | Gross: $0.03M
25. Captives (2023)
111 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In Paris in 1894, a young woman voluntarily allowed herself to be locked up in the Salpêtrière hospital in order to look for her mother. A ball is being prepared there.
Director: Arnaud des Pallières | Stars: Mélanie Thierry, Josiane Balasko, Yolande Moreau, Marina Foïs
Votes: 72
26. Neverwas (2005)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A psychiatrist searches for insight into the life of his father, who was an acclaimed children's author. But he is shocked when his journey leads him to believe that the fantasy-land his father wrote about might actually exist.
Director: Joshua Michael Stern | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, Brittany Murphy, Nick Nolte
Votes: 6,979
27. Wann wird es endlich wieder so, wie es nie war (2023)
116 min | Comedy, Drama
Joachim Meyerhoff's autobiographical recollections include his childhood and teenager years living on the premises of a psychiatric clinic, his father being the director of the child and adolescent ward.
Director: Sonja Heiss | Stars: Arsseni Bultmann, Laura Tonke, Devid Striesow, Pola Geiger
Votes: 457
28. The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
Approved | 109 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing is the true story of Evelyn Nesbit (Dame Joan Collins), a beautiful showgirl caught in a love triangle with elderly architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and eccentric young millionaire Harry K. Thaw (Farley Granger).
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Ray Milland, Joan Collins, Farley Granger, Luther Adler
Votes: 1,085
29. Mercy Black (2019)
TV-14 | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A woman is sent to a mental institution after stabbing her classmate in an attempt to conjure an evil spirit called, Mercy Black. Fifteen years later she's released, and must save her nephew, who has become obsessed with the phenomenon.
Director: Owen Egerton | Stars: Daniella Pineda, Austin Amelio, Elle LaMont, Lee Eddy
Votes: 4,058
30. La vie de ma mère (2023)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Pierre is a successful 33-year-old florist whose life takes a turn when his mother, Judith, shows up after two years without seeing each other. Judith is whimsical, excessive, and suffers ... See full summary »
Director: Julien Carpentier | Stars: Agnès Jaoui, William Lebghil, Salif Cissé, Rosita Dadoun Fernandez
Votes: 85
31. Trick or Treats (1982)
R | 91 min | Horror
A baby sitter is stuck watching over a young brat on Halloween night who keeps playing vicious pranks on her. To add to her trouble the boy's deranged father has escaped from an asylum and is planning on making a visit.
Director: Gary Graver | Stars: Jacqueline Giroux, Peter Jason, Chris Graver, David Carradine
Votes: 1,528
32. Home Before Dark (1958)
Not Rated | 136 min | Drama
Simmons is magnetic as Charlotte, her lovely, delicate face reflecting the inner turmoil of a woman battling for sanity after she walks out of a mental institution.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Jean Simmons, Dan O'Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Votes: 1,269
33. How to Save a Dead Friend (2022)
103 min | Documentary
Together, two young lovers create an unbreakable bond within a destructive world.
Director: Marusya Syroechkovskaya | Stars: Marusya Syroechkovskaya, Kirill Morev
Votes: 329
34. Hanging Heart (1989)
103 min | Horror, Thriller
Denny is a struggling actor whose girlfriend's dead body is found in the theater where they have been preparing for their new production. Being one of many suspects, Denny must track down ... See full summary »
Director: Jimmy Lee | Stars: Barry Wyatt, Jake Henry, Francine Lapensée, John Stevens
Votes: 191
35. El Cortez (2006)
R | 94 min | Drama, Thriller
A man just released from a mental institution gets involved in a gold mine scheme while trying to avoid the cops, a wrathful drug dealer, and a sultry femme fatale.
Director: Stephen Purvis | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Weitz, Glenn Plummer, Tracy Middendorf
Votes: 604
36. The Mad Room (1969)
M | 93 min | Drama, Horror
Ellen Hardy gets a rude awakening when she discovers that her brother and sister are scheduled to leave the mental institution where they were put as young children after they killed their parents.
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Skip Ward, Carol Cole
Votes: 627
37. Howl (I) (2021)
80 min | Horror
A young woman leaves the sanitarium to watch over her grandmother's house. As she descends into madness, she must decide whether to be devoured or embrace her true nature in this reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood.
Director: Michele Martin | Stars: Michele Martin, Kenny Johnson, Scott Hamm Duenas, Poppie Harris
Votes: 146
38. Dial 1119 (1950)
Passed | 75 min | Film-Noir, Thriller
An escaped psychiatric patient causes havoc.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Marshall Thompson, Virginia Field, Andrea King, Sam Levene
Votes: 1,582
39. You Belong to Me (2014)
88 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Over sixty years ago, a murder rocked Live Oak, Florida, and awakened the nation. Today, the ghosts still remain.
Director: John Cork | Stars: Gleene Harrell, Tameka Bradley Hobbs, Eric Musgrove, Edna Hindson
Votes: 186
40. The Murder Clinic (1966)
GP | 86 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Patients and staff of an isolated mental hospital are being killed off by a hooded maniac who stalks the halls.
Directors: Elio Scardamaglia, Lionello De Felice | Stars: William Berger, Françoise Prévost, Mary Young, Barbara Wilson
Votes: 465
41. The Sugar Experiment (2023)
92 min | Biography, Drama, History
The film is inspired by a controversial experiment that took place in Sweden in 1948.
Director: John Tornblad | Stars: Amanda Malmberg, Isak Bruno, Elisabeth Ehde Torbjörnsdotter, Henrik Norman
Votes: 261
42. Climate of the Hunter (2019)
82 min | Horror, Mystery
Two sisters vie for the affections of a man who may or may not be a vampire.
Director: Mickey Reece | Stars: Ginger Gilmartin, Mary Buss, Ben Hall, Jacob Ryan Snovel
Votes: 409
43. Pervertissima (1972)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Bold and sultry Françoise gets hired by a magazine to lead investigations in the mysterious world of sex. Until she gets caught in the web of sadistic Dr. Vilard, who runs a very strange mental institution...
Director: Jean-Louis van Belle | Stars: Maelle Pertuzo, Albert Simono, Charles Buhr, Nadia Samir
Votes: 75
44. Thirteen Months (2023)
72 min | Thriller
13 Months: After a family escapes a tragic past, they relocate to a remote home. Their son, locked in a mental institution for 13 months, reappears on a stormy night. As terror grips them, they confront dark secrets and a looming threat.
Directors: Kenya Cagle, Michele Hawkins Jones | Stars: Muriel Ashby, Ezra Ayana, Penny B, Naeemah Brown
Votes: 7
45. Mouton noir (2022)
Short, Drama
Director: Déborah François | Stars: Constance Dollé, Jérémy Gillet, Vanille Lehmann, Ludmilla Makowski
46. Polaris (2024)
17 min | Short, Drama | Completed
At the Vejove Center, Lucy and Aidan team up to face their troubled pasts and the menacing Dr. Mallory Campbell, aiming to find their north in life.
Director: Eleni Doucas | Stars: Ashton Clay, Omar Pederzoli, Irene Benitez
47. Folkhemmets styvbarn - De icke önskvärda (2019)
82 min | Documentary
Director: Mattias Wellander Löfgren | Stars: Elin Bommenel, Barbara Wilczek Ekholm, Kalle Lind, Amanda Malmberg
49. Delirium (V) (2019)
11 min | Short
Director: Petr Dvorák | Stars: Jaromír Nosek, Ivana Wojtylová, Anna Drvotová, Evan Herzmann
50. Ja alla oli tulinen järvi (1937)
106 min | Drama
Jussi Raala loses his inheritance when his alcoholic father sells his manor, sawmill and forests to the Lumia family. Jussi works for a while to the Lumias but is embittered by the insults ... See full summary »
Director: Risto Orko | Stars: Hugo Hytönen, Joel Rinne, Anni Aitto, Kaarlo Angerkoski
Votes: 60