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1. Redeeming Love (2022)
PG-13 | 134 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended? Based upon the novel by Francine Rivers.
Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Eric Dane, Famke Janssen
Votes: 14,476
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
TV-14 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, War
In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. Then she learns the secret they are afraid to reveal.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay, Michiel Huisman, Katherine Parkinson
Votes: 52,881
3. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Not Rated | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
Director: Charles Laughton | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason
Votes: 97,716 | Gross: $0.65M
4. The Rescuers (1977)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.
Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens | Stars: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn
Votes: 70,073 | Gross: $71.22M
5. The Life Ahead (2020)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama
In seaside Italy, a Holocaust survivor with a daycare business takes in a 12-year-old street kid who recently robbed her.
Director: Edoardo Ponti | Stars: Sophia Loren, Ibrahima Gueye, Renato Carpentieri, Iosif Diego Pirvu
Votes: 15,587
6. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Not Rated | 68 min | Animation, Adventure, Music
A continuation of the story told in the Daft Punk music videos "One More Time," "Aerodynamic," "Digital Love," and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger."
Directors: Daisuke Nishio, Hirotoshi Rissen, Leiji Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Romanthony, Thomas Bangalter
Votes: 15,606
7. A Town Like Alice (1956)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance, War
A newly wealthy English woman returns to Malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. Thinking back, she recalls the Australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war.
Director: Jack Lee | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Kenji Takaki, Tran Van Khe
Votes: 1,915
8. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Passed | 137 min | Drama, War
A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rose Stradner
Votes: 3,101
9. A Bag of Hammers (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Ben and Alan, two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, find direction for their lives by taking in an abandoned child and creating the family they've always needed.
Director: Brian Crano | Stars: Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig, Chandler Canterbury, Rebecca Hall
Votes: 3,140
10. Centurion: The Dancing Stallion (2023)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Family
Ellissia, a college student takes part in a Mexican horse riding competition to temporarily escape her problems. Soon she discovered that her health conditions are to hinder her from pursuing her passion.
Director: Dana Gonzales | Stars: Aramis Knight, Amber Midthunder, Patricia De Leon, Adam Irigoyen
Votes: 124
11. Sylvester (1985)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Family
Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a rogue horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an eventing champion.
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Richard Farnsworth, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Schoeffling, Constance Towers
Votes: 504 | Gross: $0.39M
12. Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
Passed | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
William Holden plays a drifter who comes to a small town and discovers a cabin in the forest where five kids--January, February, March, April, and May--are living on their own. Their ... See full summary »
Directors: Abby Berlin, Norman Foster | Stars: William Holden, Coleen Gray, Mary Jane Saunders, Charles Winninger
Votes: 527
13. Strings (2014)
Not Rated | 10 min | Animation, Short, Drama
María's routine at school is altered by the arrival of a very special child. Soon, they become close friends.
Director: Pedro Solís García | Stars: Miriam Martín, Belén Rueda, María Temprado, Blanca Formáriz
Votes: 1,070
14. The Love Patient (2011)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Paul is a success who has gone stale with his work and his life. He has lost the love of his life but they are still co-workers. So he decides to "get" cancer so he can be popular again ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Simon | Stars: Benjamin Lutz, John Werskey, Jackson Palmer, Annette Remter
Votes: 488
15.
The Queen's Gambit (2020)
Episode:
Openings
(2020)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama
Sent to an orphanage at age 9, Beth develops an uncanny knack for chess and a growing dependence on the green tranquilizers given to the children.
Director: Scott Frank | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Moses Ingram, Isla Johnston
Votes: 12,353
16.
The Queen's Gambit (2020)
Episode:
Exchanges
(2020)
TV-MA | 65 min | Drama
Suddenly plunged into a confusing new life in suburbia, teenage Beth studies her high school classmates and hatches a plan to enter a chess tournament.
Director: Scott Frank | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Marielle Heller, Moses Ingram
Votes: 11,556
17.
Anna Karenina (1977)
Episode:
Episode #1.9
(1977)
54 min | Drama, History, Romance
Anna commits suicide after becoming increasingly bitter towards Vronsky.
Director: Basil Coleman | Stars: Nicola Pagett, Eric Porter, Stuart Wilson, Robert Swann
Votes: 13
18.
A Small Light (2023)
Episode:
Motherland
(2023)
TV-14 | 48 min | Biography, Drama, History
Laws against Jews are intensifying, landing two small children in Miep and Jan's care, strengthening Jan's ties to the resistance and bringing up Miep's issues with her past abandonment.
Director: Susanna Fogel | Stars: Bel Powley, Joe Cole, Amira Casar, Billie Boullet
Votes: 417
19.
A Small Light (2023)
Episode:
Welcome to Switzerland
(2023)
TV-14 | 54 min | Biography, Drama, History
Everything seems under control until Miep's Jewish dentist, Fritz Pfeffer, asks if she knows of a place where he can hide. Though she tries to say no, she's overcome by the need to help just one more person.
Director: Susanna Fogel | Stars: Bel Powley, Joe Cole, Amira Casar, Billie Boullet
Votes: 476
20.
Mr. D (2012–2018)
Episode:
Gerry Gets a Kid
(2016)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy
When word spreads that a student's wealthy father is on his deathbed and preparing to leave gifts for the student's favorite staff, Gerry makes sure to ingratiate himself to the young boy.
Director: Steve Wright | Stars: Gerry Dee, Jonathan Torrens, Lauren Hammersley, Bette MacDonald
Votes: 21
21.
Animal Kingdom (2016–2022)
Episode:
The Killing
(2018)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama
Baz clings to life as Cody and the boys determine their next move following the shooting. Smurf gets some surprising news while in jail.
Director: John Wells | Stars: Ellen Barkin, Scott Speedman, Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson
Votes: 623