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1. Faces of Death (1978)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, Horror
A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV material to homemade super 8 movies.
Director: John Alan Schwartz | Stars: Michael Carr, Samuel Berkowitz, Mary Ellen Brighton, Thomas Noguchi
Votes: 8,011 | Gross: $35.00M
2. Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A French actress filming an anti-war film in Hiroshima has an affair with a married Japanese architect as they share their differing perspectives on war.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud
Votes: 35,931 | Gross: $0.09M
3. Philosophy of a Knife (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 266 min | Drama, Horror
A graphic docu-drama detailing the history of Unit 731, where thousands of innocent Chinese prisoners of war were fatally experimented on.
Director: Andrey Iskanov | Stars: Tetsuro Sakagami, Tomoya Okamoto, Yukari Fujimoto, Manoush
Votes: 1,689
4. Whore 2 (1994)
R | 85 min | Drama
Jack sets himself up in the Hotel St James to work on his book on prostitution in New York. Along the way he meets and grows fond of Mary Lou.
Director: Amos Kollek | Stars: Nancy McPherson, Pat 'Delightful' Kelly, Sylvia Hill, Mari Nelson
Votes: 293
5. Peter the Great (1986)
371 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biopic of Peter I, Czar of Russia, from childhood in 1682 to the Great Northern War against Sweden during the 1700s.
Stars: Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Omar Sharif, Trevor Howard
Votes: 801
6. 20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Drama, Music
Writer and musician Nick Cave marks his 20,000th day on the planet Earth.
Directors: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard | Stars: Nick Cave, Susie Bick, Warren Ellis, Darian Leader
Votes: 11,975 | Gross: $0.28M
7. S&man (2006)
R | 84 min | Horror
An exploration of voyeurism in cinema, from Psycho and Peeping Tom in 1960 to the low-budget underground genre films of recent years.
Director: J.T. Petty | Stars: Elizabeth Cartier, Carol J. Clover, Debbie D, Freddie Dingo
Votes: 1,099
8. Beefcake (1998)
91 min | Drama
This film looks at the 1950's muscle men's magazines and the representative industry that were popular supposedly as health and fitness magazines, but were in reality primarily being ... See full summary »
Director: Thom Fitzgerald | Stars: Daniel MacIvor, Joshua Peace, Jack Griffin Mazeika, Carroll Godsman
Votes: 1,068 | Gross: $0.28M
9. Mister Tachyon (2018– )
Documentary, Sci-Fi
Part real and part faux documentary about the mysterious Mister Tachyon who explores popular fringe science topics to find the cure for his invisibility.
Stars: Cadence Weapon, Pascal Atuma, Sean McNamara
Votes: 85
10. Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
120 min | Documentary, Drama
Seventy short films about cinema and its future.
Directors: Hala Abdallah, John Akomfrah, Wang Bing, Catherine Breillat, Júlio Bressane, Rama Burshtein, Antonio Capuano, Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Isabel Coixet, Amiel Courtin-Wilson, Claire Denis, Lav Diaz, Amit Dutta, Aleksey Fedorchenko, Frédéric Fonteyne, James Franco, Lluís Galter, Haile Gerima, Aleksey German Jr., Amos Gitai, Benoît Jacquot, Zhangke Jia, Kim Ki-duk, Abbas Kiarostami, Pablo Larraín, Tobias Lindholm, Guido Lombardi, Jazmín López, Samuel Maoz, Pietro Marcello, Brillante Mendoza, Celina Murga, Amir Naderi, Shirin Neshat, Nicolás Pereda, Franco Piavoli, Giuseppe Piccioni, João Pedro Rodrigues, Walter Salles, Paul Schrader, Ulrich Seidl, Luca Severi, Jean-Marie Straub, Tusi Tamasese, Tariq Teguia, Pablo Trapero, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Teresa Villaverde, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Andrew Wonder, Yonfan, Krzysztof Zanussi, Karim Aïnouz, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jan Cvitkovic, Atom Egoyan, Davide Ferrario, Monte Hellman, Semih Kaplanoglu, Marlen Khutsiev, Yorgos Lanthimos, Milcho Manchevski, Franco Maresco, Salvatore Mereu, Ermanno Olmi, Michele Placido, Edgar Reitz, Hong Sang-soo, Todd Solondz, Sion Sono, Kounosuke Tsukamoto, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Shekhar Kapur, Heeraz Marfatia | Stars: Jessica Alexander, Bernardo Bertolucci, Lola Créton, Haile Gerima
Votes: 397
11. Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Drama, Fantasy
A film crew documents a folk story-exquisite corpse combination by random Thai people; the story is reenacted.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Duangjai Hiransri, Kome Kongkiat Komesiri, Saisiri Xoomsai
Votes: 1,732
12. Love in the City (1953)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Romance
Six separate episodes: would-be suicides discuss their despair. A provincial dance hall. An investigative reporter posing as a husband-to-be. A young unwed mother. Girl-watching techniques of Italian men. A glimpse into prostitution.
Directors: Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada, Carlo Lizzani, Francesco Maselli, Dino Risi, Cesare Zavattini | Stars: Rita Josa, Rosanna Carta, Enrico Pelliccia, Donatella Marrosu
Votes: 1,470
13. One + One (1968)
Not Rated | 111 min | Documentary, Music
While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, Godard reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Sean Lynch, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards
Votes: 3,309
14. The Burning Hell (1974)
Not Rated | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Pastor Estus W. Pirkle preaches about hell, where all non-Christians will suffer eternal torment. He's also visited by two self-professed "Christians" who don't believe in hell.
Director: Ron Ormond | Stars: Jimmy Robbins, Tim Ormond, Robert G. Lee, Jack Hyles
Votes: 493
15. The Wild Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968)
99 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Jayne Mansfield shares her experiences from her last trip around the world.
Directors: Charles W. Broun Jr., Joel Holt, Arthur Knight | Stars: Jayne Mansfield, Mickey Hargitay, Rocky Roberts and The Airdales, The Ladybirds
Votes: 357
16. Joy of Learning (1969)
95 min | Drama
How do we learn? What do we know? Night after night, not long before dawn, two young adults, Patricia and Emile, meet on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse, and the path to ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Luc Godard, Juliet Berto, Jean-Pierre Léaud
Votes: 1,164
17. Arabian Nights: Volume 3 - The Enchanted One (2015)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama
The final trilogy of adaptation of Arabian Nights story by the structure in Portugal modern life between 2013-2014 in three chapters.
Director: Miguel Gomes | Stars: Crista Alfaiate, Américo Silva, Amar Bounachada, Lionel Franc
Votes: 1,281 | Gross: $0.00M
18. The Lion Has Wings (1939)
Approved | 76 min | Drama, War
A look at the current might of the Royal Air Force. Place - Great Britain, time - two months after the start of World War ll.
Directors: Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Michael Powell, Alexander Korda | Stars: Merle Oberon, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez, Flora Robson
Votes: 762
19. Speer und er (2005– )
270 min | Biography, Drama, War
A reassessment of the role Albert Speer played in the Third Reich. Speer, who was ultimately convicted at the Nuremburg trials and served a 20-year prison sentence, was known for designing ... See full summary »
Stars: Sebastian Koch, Tobias Moretti, Dagmar Manzel, Susanne Schäfer
Votes: 800
20. L'opéra-mouffe (1958)
16 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Impressions of the rue Mouffetard, Paris 5, through the eyes of a pregnant woman.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Dorothée Blanck, Antoine Bourseiller, André Rousselet, Jean Tasso
Votes: 1,391
21. A Scream from Silence (1979)
96 min | Drama
A director and an editor, both woman, cannot work on a movie presenting the rape of a nurse without reacting on the scenes they're working on, the situation of womenhood in general, and the way the 'Justice' handle those cases of rape.
Director: Anne Claire Poirier | Stars: Julie Vincent, Germain Houde, Paul Savoie, Monique Miller
Votes: 196
22. Diary of a Tired Black Man (2008)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
A humorous and deep look into why relationships fail to work from the point of view of a good black man. It is part scripted and a series of interviews with real people from across the country.
Director: Tim Alexander | Stars: Jimmy Jean-Louis, Paula Lema, Tim Alexander, Natasha McCrea
Votes: 384
23. Adventures in Pornoland (2008)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama
Largely improvised with only two people privy to the "secret" - that a fictional movie was being made using the players, crew, and settings of the adult movie industry as its background. ... See full summary »
Directors: Brad Brough, Greg Salman | Stars: Taryn O'Neill, Brad Brough, Greg Salman, Ron Jeremy
Votes: 67
24. Bubba's World (2010– )
30 min | Reality-TV
"Bubba's World" is a docu-reality series about the number one motocross racer in the world, James "Bubba" Stewart, and his unique situation. At age 23, he is not only the highest paid rider... See full summary »
Stars: Barrett Perlman, Pamela Jean Noble, Todd Potter, Eric Sorby
Votes: 30
25. Napoli, Napoli, Napoli (2009)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
With his crooked face and rough demeanor Abel Ferrara looks and acts like he could have been born in Naples, Italy, the subject and location of his raw and hyper reality film Naples Naples ... See full summary »
Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Fabio Gargano, Shanyn Leigh, Peppe Lanzetta, Luca Lionello
Votes: 239
26. The Cove: My Friend is... (2010)
Short
Director: Andrés Useche | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, James Gandolfini, Evan Handler
Votes: 59
27. Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (2009)
151 min | Drama
Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.
Directors: Fatih Akin, Wolfgang Becker, Sylke Enders, Dominik Graf, Martin Gressmann, Christoph Hochhäusler, Romuald Karmakar, Nicolette Krebitz, Dani Levy, Angela Schanelec, Hans Steinbichler, Isabelle Stever, Tom Tykwer, Hans Weingartner | Stars: Adriana Altaras, Regine Andratschke, Bernhard Baron Boneberg, Peter Benedict
Votes: 447
28. I Don't Hate Las Vegas Anymore (1994)
70 min | Documentary
Independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi sets out for Las Vegas, accompanied by his father and half-brother, in an attempt to gain closure on childhood trauma.
Director: Caveh Zahedi | Stars: Caveh Zahedi, George Zahedi, Steve Ausbury, D. Montgomery
Votes: 94
29. Great Escape: The Untold Story (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Drama, War
The Stalag Luft III was a prison camp on Germany's border with Poland. It held 10,000 Allied airmen of all nationalities during the Second World War, and was escape proof. But for Allied ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Clarke | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Connor Williams, Richard Campbell, Mark Wainwright
Votes: 89
30. No More Excuses (1968)
62 min | Comedy
Downey takes his camera and microphone onto the streets (and into some bedrooms) for a look at Manhattan's singles scene of the late sixties. Of course, that's not all: No More Excuses cuts... See full summary »
Director: Robert Downey Sr. | Stars: Robert Downey Sr., Alan Abel, Lawrence Wolf, Prentice Wilhite
Votes: 342
31. Man and His Erections (2009 Video)
62 min | Documentary, Comedy
A male porn star, JB Dover, with 13 years of experience must face a challenge of his manhood.
Directors: Rujanee Mahakanjana, Richard Liu | Stars: Marie Dean, Paul Holdsworth, Sarah Majcher, Joshua Rigor
32. The Moto: Inside the Outdoors (2010– )
30 min | Sport
Every summer, the world's top motocross racers come together for the grueling 12-race AMA Outdoor Motocross Championship Series to battle the heat, the tracks and each other. These are just a few of their stories.
Stars: Ryan Dungey, Davi Millsaps, Mitch Payton, Ken Roczen
Votes: 10
33. ¡Qué hacer! (1972)
R | 90 min | Drama
A Brechtian mix of political fiction, real-life footage and Country Joe McDonald music. In Chile in 1970, a young woman Peace Corps worker becomes involved with a mysterious American 'businessman' and a local revolutionary.
Directors: Saul Landau, Raúl Ruiz, Nina Serrano | Stars: Sandra Archer, Aníbal Reyna, Richard Stahl, Luis Alarcón
Votes: 64
34. The Miracle (2011)
Documentary, Drama
17 high school boys overcame poverty and family obstacles by one coaches inspiring ways to win state championship.
Director: Francisco Aragon | Stars: Alfredo Avila, Richard Avila, Abel Benavides, Ben Duran
Votes: 14
35. Summer's End (1999)
68 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directors: Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu | Stars: Philippe Suner, Pia Camilla Copper, Gilbert Suberroque, Pierre Maguelon
Votes: 26
36. Docventures (2013– )
Documentary, Talk-Show
Riku and Tunna of Madventures (2002) fame introduce interesting documentaries and discuss about the day's theme with guests.
Stars: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala, Aleksi Neuvonen, Pekka Lehto
Votes: 483
37. Claro (1975)
111 min | Drama
In the words of the director, a movie about 'the colonizers in the view of the colonized', the movie presents a series of disconnected happenings throughout Europe and Brazil emphasizing ... See full summary »
Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Juliet Berto, Mackay, El Cachorro, Jirges Ristum
Votes: 116
38. The Face Behind the Mask (1938)
11 min | Short, History, Mystery
Dramatized short film that investigates three possibilities for the identity of France's "man in the iron mask," who was imprisoned for life by King Louis XIV, forced to wear an iron mask, and was buried in the mask upon his death.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: John Nesbitt, Carlos De Valdez, Jack Deery, Ivo Henderson
Votes: 202
39. Drive Thru Caribbean (2007– )
30 min | Reality-TV
A wild ride through the lives of some of the world's best surfers, as they spend a not so typical two weeks traveling up and down the world's most pristine coastlines. Donavon Frankenrieter... See full summary »
Stars: Kalani Robb, Donavon Frankenreiter, Patrick O'Connell, Benji Weatherley
40. On Surfari (2004– )
22 min | Family, Sport
Shayne visits New York, where he surfs a hurricane swell and experiences the local surfing culture.
Stars: Matt Beacham, Shannon McIntyre
41. Isang Lahi: Pearls from the Orient (2009)
Documentary, Adventure, Family
How does one live a happy life? This innovative docu-drama film shows us how we can. Inspired by the principles from the internationally-acclaimed and best-selling book and documentary ... See full summary »
Director: J.P. Tanchanco | Stars: Boy Abunda, Edwina Beech, AJ Dee, Marissa Delgado
42. Night Scene (2004)
Unrated | 75 min | Drama
An docudrama about male sex workers in Beijing, descending on parks, nightclubs and other public spaces to interview both real-life "rent boys" and actors posing as prostitutes. Their ... See full summary »
Director: Zi'en Cui
Votes: 37
43. Presidentes dominicanos en la historia 1844-1966 (2021)
90 min | Documentary, History
Directors: Elvira Almonte, Gerald Cruz | Stars: Frank Perozo, Rafael Trujillo, Ramón Emilio Candelario, Euri Cabral
44. It Ain't Over (2012)
11 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Once a man with all the answers, Dr. Ed Dobson is struggling to resolve his own questions before succumbing to the unusual disease eating away his body.
Director: Caleb Slain | Star: Ed Dobson
Votes: 9
45. The Liquid of Life (2008)
50 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
A cinematic voyage through anxieties and blood. Mapping various concepts connected with blood, through recreation of events and personal experiences from the filmmaker's life and meetings ... See full summary »
Director: Pinchas Schatz | Stars: Mira Atzil, Sharon Ayalon, Rina Bar-Or, Eli Freiman
46. The Restoration of the Priesthood (1982)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short
Depicts where the priesthood actually took place and the events that occured.
Star: Bruce Newbold
Votes: 24
47. Vater und Sohn (1984)
85 min | Documentary, Drama
Director: Thomas Mitscherlich | Stars: Alexander Mitscherlich, Gert Heinz, Thomas Mitscherlich, Dan Hussmann
48. Hurricane Hazel: A Tribute (2006)
12 min | Short, Drama
A reflection piece about one of the world's most popular, universally adored city Mayor's in history.
Directors: Shawn Robertshaw, Morgan Muscat | Stars: Hazel McCallion, Roy Thomas
49. Germanen gegen Pharaonen (1939)
20 min | Short
This Nazi propaganda film compares the ancient Egyptian pharaohs with the contemporary German regime of Adolf Hitler.
Director: Anton Kutter | Stars: Walter Holten, Justus Paris, Albert Spenger, Anton Färber
Votes: 14
50. The Blue Highway (2011 Video)
TV-G | 25 min | Documentary, Short
The story of the production and release of the feature documentary, "Turtle: The Incredible Journey" is presented in this featurette that takes the viewers behind the scenes, under the water and around the ocean.
Directors: Tim Ellis, Matthew Kesner | Stars: Tim Downing, Selene Jauregui, Peyton List, Ally Maki