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1. A Man Called Otto (2022)
PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Drama
Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, John Higgins
Votes: 158,155 | Gross: $62.47M
2. Burn Notice (2007–2013)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A spy recently disavowed by the U.S. government uses his special ops training to help others in trouble.
Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless
Votes: 79,154
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama
Charlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.
Director: Stephen Chbosky | Stars: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd
Votes: 547,826 | Gross: $17.74M
4. I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
R | 134 min | Drama, Thriller
Full of misgivings, a young woman travels with her new boyfriend to his parents' secluded farm. Upon arriving, she comes to question everything she thought she knew about him, and herself.
Director: Charlie Kaufman | Stars: Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette, David Thewlis
Votes: 100,012
5. A River Runs Through It (1992)
PG | 123 min | Drama
Two sons of a stern minister - one reserved, one rebellious - grow up in rural 1920s Montana while devoted to fly fishing.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn
Votes: 65,457 | Gross: $43.44M
6. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)
Not Rated | 109 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A high school student discovers one of his classmates, Sakura Yamauchi, is suffering from a terminal illness. This secret brings the two together, as she lives out her final moments.
Directors: Jun'ichi Fujise, Tomoyuki Itamura, Masaharu Tomoda, Shin'ichirô Ushijima, Daisuke Yoshida, Fumihiro Yoshimura | Stars: Mahiro Takasugi, Lynn, Yukiyo Fujii, Yuma Uchida
Votes: 24,211 | Gross: $0.28M
7. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
R | 105 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.
Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie
Votes: 161,632 | Gross: $37.52M
8. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama
A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros, Heather Graham
Votes: 40,614 | Gross: $4.73M
9. We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Merricat, Constance and their Uncle Julian live in isolation after experiencing a family tragedy six years earlier. When cousin Charles arrives to steal the family fortune, he also threatens a dark secret they've been hiding.
Director: Stacie Passon | Stars: Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 9,528 | Gross: $7.67M
10. 20th Century Women (2016)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup
Votes: 49,371 | Gross: $5.66M
11. Pain and Glory (2019)
R | 113 min | Drama
A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas
Votes: 63,099
12. Hick (2011)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
A Nebraska teen gets more than she bargained for when she sets out for the bright lights of Las Vegas.
Director: Derick Martini | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Blake Lively, Rory Culkin, Eddie Redmayne
Votes: 20,832
13. Ophelia (I) (2018)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A reimagining of Hamlet, told from Ophelia's perspective.
Director: Claire McCarthy | Stars: Daisy Ridley, Mia Quiney, Calum O'Rourke, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 13,048 | Gross: $0.05M
14. School Spirit (1985)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A college student gets into a car crash and becomes a special kind of ghost who can make himself invisible or corporeal at will. He takes advantage of his powers to pursue his fellow female students, during the infamous 'Hog Day'.
Director: Alan Holleb | Stars: Tom Nolan, Elizabeth Foxx, Larry Linville, Roberta Collins
Votes: 1,282
15. A Midnight Clear (1992)
R | 108 min | Drama, War
The Ardennes Forest, December 1944. A squad of six US infantrymen is sent to occupy a house to use as an observation post as the German Army is expected to advance through that area. However, the Germans seem oddly friendly.
Director: Keith Gordon | Stars: Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, Arye Gross, Ethan Hawke
Votes: 9,788 | Gross: $1.53M
16. BloodRayne: The Third Reich (2011 Video)
R | 79 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rayne joins a resistence group to fight against the Nazis during World War II.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Natassia Malthe, Brendan Fletcher, Michael Paré, Willam Belli
Votes: 6,849
17. Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Approved | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger
Votes: 14,702
18. Dead Reckoning (1946)
Passed | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A soldier runs away rather than receive the Medal of Honor, so his buddy gets permission to investigate, and love and death soon follow.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Cane
Votes: 8,716
19. The Fire Within (1963)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living. Will this help him?
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Maurice Ronet, Léna Skerla, Yvonne Clech, Hubert Deschamps
Votes: 10,458
20. Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Follows Sam Axe on a mission in Latin America and gives us a glimpse into his military past.
Director: Jeffrey Donovan | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Kiele Sanchez, RonReaco Lee, Pedro Pascal
Votes: 7,167
21. Measure of a Man (2018)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
A bullied adolescent experiences a turning point summer in which he learns to stand up for himself.
Director: Jim Loach | Stars: Blake Cooper, Luke Wilson, Liana Liberato, Judy Greer
Votes: 1,668
22. Pulp (1972)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.
Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Michael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Lionel Stander, Lizabeth Scott
Votes: 2,905
23. This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sister, plan to get rich through seduction and murder. Things complicate when their feeble-minded mother begins to suspect something.
Director: Michael Oblowitz | Stars: Billy Zane, Gina Gershon, Christian Durango, Sloan Cobb
Votes: 1,324 | Gross: $0.01M
24. Stripperland (2011 Video)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Horror
A strange virus causes the majority of the female population to turn into lethal carnivorous zombie strippers. A small band of survivors - amiable geek Idaho, laconic macho cowboy Frisco, ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Skelding | Stars: Benjamin Sheppard, Maren McGuire, Ileana Herrin, Jamison Challeen
Votes: 928
25. That Special Summer (2007)
90 min | Drama
The year is 1984. It's summer, and the rebellious 12-year-old girl Kid wants to stay in Gothenburg, but her mother has other plans. Kid discovers that summer vacation in Finland isn't as ... See full summary »
Director: Nanna Marjo | Stars: Mia Saarinen, Milka Ahlroth, Jim Rautiainen, Mari Rantasila
Votes: 588
26. Last Sunset (2006)
R | 84 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Bored housewife Lisa Wayne embarks on a steamy affair with a younger man, Sam. But as her behavior grows more reckless, her cop husband, John, becomes quite suspicious - and Lisa's precarious situation grows even more dangerous.
Director: Michael Valverde | Stars: Joan Severance, Corbin Bernsen, Rodney Scott, Charles Van Eman
Votes: 356
27. The Thief of Paris (1967)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama
In Paris around 1900, Georges Randal is brought up by his wealthy uncle, who steals his inheritance. Georges hopes to marry his cousin Charlotte, but his uncle arranges for her to marry a ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Geneviève Bujold, Marie Dubois, Julien Guiomar
Votes: 2,238
28. Prudence and the Pill (1968)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
A wealthy London banker, his wife, his mistress, and his family and servants all get into hijinks when they swap birth-control medicines in an effort to deceive each other.
Directors: Fielder Cook, Ronald Neame | Stars: Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Robert Coote, Irina Demick
Votes: 601
29. Arrivederci, Baby! (1966)
Unrated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime
Nick tries to kill his wife to get her money, but when learning of this, she plans the same for him!
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Tony Curtis, Rosanna Schiaffino, Lionel Jeffries, Zsa Zsa Gabor
Votes: 660
30. French film
90 min | Drama, Romance | Post-production
Sam and Léna, two actors, are in love. Sam wants to completely possess Léna. She gives herself entirely to him. Yet their relationship deteriorates to the point of disaster.
Director: Claude Chamis | Stars: Luca Colucci, Pauline Miocekovitz, Augustin De Winter, Nathan Moreira
31. ReMoved (2013)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Drama
A 10-year-old girl navigates her way through the foster care system, after being removed from her home and separated from her younger brother.
Director: Nathanael Matanick | Stars: Abby White, Casey Caldwell, Jordan Nice, Sabrina Culver
Votes: 646
32. The Story of a Cheat (1936)
81 min | Comedy
A charming scoundrel reflects on his exploits, from childhood through to manhood.
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Adolphe Borchard, Marcel Lucien, Raymond Clunie
Votes: 2,536
33. In Praise of Love (2001)
PG | 97 min | Drama
An author works on a project on the subject of love, and, in the process, crosses paths with a former love in his life.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Bruno Putzulu, Cécile Camp, Jean Davy, Françoise Verny
Votes: 3,022 | Gross: $0.25M
34. DieRy (2020)
Thriller
In a world that objectifies women as swipes on a screen, Marie Clark is determined to use her influencer status to pay for her college degree. But when a psychotic fan starts sending love ... See full summary »
Director: Jennifer Gelfer | Stars: Claudia Maree Mailer, Ciaran Byrne, James Sutorius, Philip Alexander
Votes: 357
35. Waydowntown (2000)
R | 87 min | Comedy
A group of young employees bet a month's salary, winner takes all, on who can last the longest without going outside.
Director: Gary Burns | Stars: Fab Filippo, Don McKellar, Marya Delver, Gordon Currie
Votes: 1,902 | Gross: $0.02M
36. Paradox (XI) (2016)
103 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
After his wife is killed in a hit-and-run accident by a mysterious Hooded Man, DYLAN BRANDT, a Theoretical Physicist, builds a Quantum Suicide Machine to jump through parallel universes to ... See full summary »
Directors: Stevo Chang, Fran Ervin | Stars: Thomas Blankenship, Michael Toshiyuki Uno, Holly Rone, John Folds
Votes: 148
37. Time Will Tell (2018)
79 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A teenage girl is able to look back in time when she faints. She wants to know the truth about her imprisoned father before release, as she fears him. The fainting and visions are caused by stress so she looks for trouble.
Director: Tonnie Dinjens | Stars: Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Mark Fleischmann, Miranda Wilson, McKell David
Votes: 141
38. Hastrman (2018)
98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A strange nobleman returning after years abroad to a small Bohemian village in the beginning of 19th century. The nobleman feels closer to animals despite looking like a human. He is a ... See full summary »
Director: Ondrej Havelka | Stars: Karel Dobrý, Vladimír Polívka, Jirí Lábus, Norbert Lichý
Votes: 248
39. So This Is Love (1953)
Approved | 101 min | Biography, Music, Musical
Biopic of opera star Grace Moore, who was killed in a plane crash in 1947.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Merv Griffin, Joan Weldon, Walter Abel
Votes: 257
40. La Maravilla (2019)
TV-14 | 80 min | Comedy, Crime
Papi and Yiyo inherit an old building, unaware that the tenants hide a tricky secret.
Director: David Pagan Mariñez | Stars: Frank Perozo, Fausto Mata, Pio La Ditingancia, Yasser Michelén
Votes: 66
41. The Tombs (1991)
90 min | Drama
"El Pollo," a 13-year-old child in reform school, witnesses and experiences the brutalization of the guards and the other inmates.
Director: Javier Torre | Stars: Norma Aleandro, Federico Luppi, Jorge Mayor, Isabel Quinteros
Votes: 81
42. The Last Case of August T. Harrison (2015)
TV-14 | 66 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
August T. Harrison, private eye, comes out of retirement to solve a bizarre missing persons case, but finds himself caught in the middle of a dark conspiracy involving the writings of H.P. Lovecraft.
Director: Ansel Faraj | Stars: Jerry Lacy, Nathan Wilson, Maggie Wagner, Kelly Erin Decker
Votes: 197
43. Klinkaart (1984 TV Movie)
37 min | Drama
During her first day at work in a brick factory near Antwerp in the early 1900s, a teenage girl faces harassment by the men who work there and, at the end of the day, is forced to allow the boss to exercise his "droit de seigneur".
Director: Patrick Le Bon | Stars: Mieke Bouve, Ludo Busschots, Walter Claessens, Walter Cornelis
Votes: 15
44. Tom Schuler: Cobbler Statesman (1953)
Not Rated | 29 min | Animation, Short
Director: Dick Lundy | Star: Marvin Miller
45. Wonderful Summer (2010)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kitka was just a little girl when she lost her mother. Now, in her late teens, she makes her first life choices. Her grandfather, her father and even her late mother are determined to help ... See full summary »
Director: Ryszard Brylski | Stars: Loretta Cichowicz, Katarzyna Figura, Aldona Jankowska, Marek Kasprzyk
Votes: 149
46. Lost Angel (2013)
17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
When a young Dutch tourist gets stranded at the start of his US vacation, he finds help from an unlikely stranger.
Director: Derek Efrain Villanueva | Stars: Timo Descamps, Derek Efrain Villanueva, Johnny Ochoa, Joe Filippone
Votes: 169
47. Hotel Limbo (2010)
Short, Fantasy
An Alice-in-Wonderland style vision of Limbo, the place Between the Worlds.
Stars: Ceridwen Faith, Annabelle Galea, Sanja Mitrovic, Marco Snow
48. I Will Not Write Unless I Am Swaddled in Furs (2018)
6 min | Short, Comedy
A fussy writer battles his large ego and high expectations to create a work of art.
Director: Wade Shotter | Stars: Alexis Dubus, Louise Tu'u
Votes: 31
49. Skierlik (2022)
Biography, Drama, History
Directors: Sydney Ndlovu, Angus Gibson | Star: Phillip Dikotla
50.
The Hunger (1997–2000)
Episode:
But at My Back I Always Hear
(1997)
TV-MA | 27 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A university professor rejects an advance made by one of his students and discovers that her twisted obsession with him does not end with her death.
Director: Patricia Rozema | Stars: Terence Stamp, Michael Gross, Karen Elkin, Cary Lawrence
Votes: 99