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1. Animal (I) (2023)

Not Rated | 204 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The hardened son of a powerful industrialist returns home after years abroad and vows to take bloody revenge on those threatening his father's life.

Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna

Votes: 88,243

2. Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)

TV-MA | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A devout detective's faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder seemingly connected to an esteemed Utah family's spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.

Stars: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Denise Gough

Votes: 34,520

3. Big Love (2006–2011)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

A Utah polygamist who owns home improvement stores in the Salt Lake City area juggles relationships with three wives while trying to keep his complex family life from becoming a public scandal.

Stars: Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin

Votes: 23,246

4. The King and I (1956)

G | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Musical

A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.

Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson

Votes: 27,894 | Gross: $21.30M

5. Tiger King (2020–2021)

TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A rivalry between big cat eccentrics takes a dark turn when Joe Exotic, a controversial animal park boss, is caught in a murder-for-hire plot.

Stars: Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, John Reinke, Jeff Lowe

Votes: 86,812

6. Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)

Not Rated | 70 min | Horror

A family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo.

Director: Harold P. Warren | Stars: Tom Neyman, John Reynolds, Diane Adelson, Harold P. Warren

Votes: 37,523

7. Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

PG | 125 min | Drama, Romance

China in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.

Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Gong Li, Jingwu Ma, Saifei He, Cuifen Cao

Votes: 35,289 | Gross: $2.60M

8. Carry on Up the Khyber (1968)

Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khyber Pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas.

Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Roy Castle

Votes: 5,453

9. The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

Passed | 97 min | Biography, Drama

King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.

Director: Alexander Korda | Stars: Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Franklin Dyall, Miles Mander

Votes: 4,856

10. Carry on Again Doctor (1969)

Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy

Dr Nookey, disgraced, is sent to remote island hospital. Staff member Gladstone Screwer gives him secret slimming potion. Nookey flies to England for fame and fortune. Others try to cash in or bring him down.

Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Jim Dale

Votes: 3,022

11. Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Drama

The true story of a Fundamentalist Mormon leader who spent more than a year on the FBI's "10 Most Wanted List" for unlawful flight on charges related to his alleged arrangement of illegal marriages involving underage girls.

Director: Gabriel Range | Stars: Tony Goldwyn, Molly Parker, Joey King, David Keith

Votes: 977

12. The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire (1991)

95 min | Drama, Romance

Jin-Lian marries her beloved, Simon, but learns he is liaising with another woman, Ping-Er. In a no-holds-barred attempt to win his devotion, the two women embark on a physical and emotional sparring match that only one of them can win.

Directors: Han Hsiang Li, Tsu-Hui Hsia, Fu-Ti Lin, Kuo-Hsiung Liu | Stars: Yin-chu Chang, Hok-chi Chiu, Charlie Cho, Yuk Ting Fong

Votes: 116

13. Ten Canoes (2006)

Unrated | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

In Australia's Northern Territory, a man tells us a story of his people and his land. It's about an older man, Minygululu, who has three wives and realizes that his younger brother Dayindi may try to steal away the youngest wife.

Directors: Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr | Stars: Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin, Peter Minygululu

Votes: 5,105 | Gross: $0.28M

14. Prophet's Prey (2015)

TV-14 | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, History

When Warren Jeffs rose to Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, he took control of a religion with a history of polygamous and underage marriage. In a short time, ... See full summary »

Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Nick Cave, Elaine Anderson, Sam Brower, Andrew Chatwin

Votes: 1,979 | Gross: $0.01M

15. Mano po 2: My home (2003)

134 min | Drama

Antonio Chan, a prominent Chinese businessman, has three women in his life: Sol, a Filipina; Lu Shui, who is Chinese; and Belinda, who is Filipino-Chinese. Antonio has children with all ... See full summary »

Director: Erik Matti | Stars: Susan Roces, Christopher De Leon, Lorna Tolentino, Kris Aquino

Votes: 78

16. Su Nombre es Joaquín (2011–2012)

60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A deranged man is the leader of a sect that predicts the end of the world.

Stars: Álvaro Rudolphy, Luciana Echeverría, Francisco Pérez-Bannen, Marcela Medel

Votes: 21

17. Manos: The Rise of Torgo (2018)

90 min | Comedy, Horror

Prequel to Manos: The Hands of Fate.

Director: David Roy | Stars: Danny McCarty, Jackey Neyman Jones, Elizabeth Redpath, Cody Davis

Votes: 106

18. The True Story of Alexander the Great (2005 Video)

Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Alexander the Great conquered Greece, Turkey, most of Asia (present Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of others) and Egypt in Africa, before age 32. Even now, his innovations in battle continue to be studied.

Director: Jim Lindsay | Stars: Peter Woodward, Rafael Ferrer, Michael Cardelle, Frantz Widmaier

Votes: 120

19. The Citadel (1988)

96 min | Drama

In a small village in rural Algeria, the "village idiot" is madly in love with a married woman. His voyeurism and antics bring shame on his father, who guarantees that his son will be ... See full summary »

Director: Mohamed Chouikh | Stars: Djillali Ain-Tedeles, Yamina Bachir, Mohamed Baki, Khaled Barkat

Votes: 83

20. Trapped by the Mormons (1922)

97 min | Drama, Crime

Mormons capture women for their wives in this silent anti-Mormon propaganda film featuring the original organ music.

Director: Harry B. Parkinson | Stars: Evelyn Brent, Louis Willoughby, Ward McAllister, Olaf Hytten

Votes: 169

21. Polygamy (1936)

Approved | 54 min | Drama

The daughter of the bishop of a polygamist sect falls in love with a man who is not a member of the group. His parents do not approve of the relationship, and things are complicated when a ... See full summary »

Director: Pat Carlyle | Stars: Ann Marian, Bruce Wyndham, Charles Maurice, Slim Simms

Votes: 10

22. Barbe-Bleue (1951)

Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

What to do when you are nicknamed Bluebeard and you have lost your your sixth wife? Marry a seventh one of course! This time around, Count de Salfère has chosen young Aline, the innkeeper's... See full summary »

Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Cécile Aubry, Pierre Brasseur, Jean Debucourt, Ina Halley

Votes: 73

23. Jaha's Promise (2017)

80 min | Documentary

Jaha's Promise tells the story of a young woman who returns home to campaign against the brutal female genital mutilation practices that almost destroyed her life.

Directors: Patrick Farrelly, Kate O'Callaghan | Star: Jaha Dukureh

Votes: 63

24. Without the King (2007)

83 min | Documentary

Swaziland is the last absolute monarchy in the world and one of the few African countries that has never faced a civil war. This portrait of a nation in transition juxtaposes the opulent ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Skolnik | Stars: His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Royal Highness Princess Sikhanyiso, Her Majesty Queen LaMbikiza, Mphandhlana Shongwe

Votes: 148 | Gross: $0.01M

25. Bleaches Spliced (2020)

Short

Two presidents held a lot of similar attributes to each other, including the same phrases and characteristics, multiple marriage statuses, and ownership of a terrible public health crisis ... See full summary »

Director: Garett Thomas | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, Anthony Fauci, Barack Obama

Votes: 7

26. A Jungle Gigolo (1933)

Documentary

The ups and downs of a man living on the Indonesian island of Sumatra who has more wives than he can support.

Star: Edward Powell

27. In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode: A Necessary Evil (1988)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Gillespie and Tibb's reluctant investigation of a bigamy case becomes absurd with the accused's half dozen wives, and serious when he is found dead in his cell.

Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson

Votes: 88

28. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Margical History Tour (2004)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Marge tells Lisa, Bart and Millhouse three history stories because the library doesn't have any.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,587

29. Dawn Porter (2008– )
Episode: The Polygamist's Wife (2008)

Documentary

Dawn investigates the controversial and secret polygamy community. She experience what is like to live the lifestyle.

Star: Dawn O'Porter

Votes: 7

30. Taboo (2002–2014)
Episode: Strange Love (2010)

TV-14 | Documentary

A man in the United States falls in love with a sex doll. In Australia a couple stay faithful by having sex with strangers. In Nepal a 7-year-old child is sold as a bride. In the United Kingdom a man marries seven women.

Star: Lance Lewman

Votes: 6

31. The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode: Hostiles and Calamities (2017)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Eugene unwillingly begins to work for Negan and the Saviors at the Sanctuary. Meanwhile, Dwight pays a visit to a place from his past.

Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Chandler Riggs

Votes: 10,573

32. Attila (2001)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2001)

TV-14 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

Episode 2: After much fighting, intrigues and political maneuvering, Attila and the Hun army finally prepare to battle the Romans and Visigoths in Gaul. At stake: control of the civilized world!

Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: David Bailie, Jolyon Baker, Steven Berkoff, Powers Boothe

Votes: 94