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1. The Last Picture Show (1971)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson
Votes: 52,429 | Gross: $29.13M
2. The Wind Rises (2013)
PG-13 | 126 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
Jiro Horikoshi studies assiduously to fulfill his aim of becoming an aeronautical engineer. As WWII begins, fighter aircraft designed by him end up getting used by the Japanese Empire against its foes.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Masahiko Nishimura
Votes: 98,922 | Gross: $5.21M
3. Dreamcatcher (2003)
R | 134 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Friends on a camping trip discover that the town they're vacationing in is being plagued in an unusual fashion by parasitic aliens from outer space.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis
Votes: 96,497 | Gross: $33.72M
4. Superman II (1980)
PG | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty
Votes: 114,687 | Gross: $108.19M
5. Mrs Dalloway (1997)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Romance
In 1923 London, socialite Clarissa Dalloway's (Vanessa Redgrave's) well-planned party is overshadowed by the return of an old suitor she had known thirty-three years earlier.
Director: Marleen Gorris | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone, Michael Kitchen, Alan Cox
Votes: 4,194 | Gross: $3.26M
6. Cop (1988)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
Director: James B. Harris | Stars: James Woods, Lesley Ann Warren, Charles Durning, Charles Haid
Votes: 6,177 | Gross: $1.88M
7. Poetry (2010)
TV-PG | 139 min | Drama
A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.
Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Yun Jeong-hie, Lee Da-wit, Kim Hee-ra, Ahn Nae-sang
Votes: 13,552 | Gross: $0.36M
8. One Touch of Venus (1948)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. However, the problems begin when Venus falls in love with him.
Directors: William A. Seiter, Gregory La Cava | Stars: Robert Walker, Ava Gardner, Dick Haymes, Eve Arden
Votes: 1,649
9. Beyond Paradise (II) (2015)
PG | 101 min | Drama, Romance
Haunted by a tragic past, Shahrzad, a stunning music student, flees her homeland and ends up in an estranged marriage in Los Angeles, where her piano teacher's lover sparks a passion in her that threatens to destroy everything.
Director: J.J. Alani | Stars: Ryan Guzman, Daphne Zuniga, Spencer Grammer, Francia Raisa
Votes: 456
10. Six Flying Dragons (2015–2016)
Action, Drama, History
Story of the the foundation of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and ambition, success and fall of several real and fictional characters.
Stars: Kim Hyun-bin, Yoo Ah-in, Byun Yo-han, Kim Myung-min
Votes: 1,206
11. Joy of Life (2019–2020)
45 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Fan Xian, born in the ancient empire of Southern Qing, inexplicably possesses memories from the 21st century. Wanting to learn about his mysterious past, he ventures to the capital, only to be entangled in the intrigues of the Emperor.
Stars: Ruoyun Zhang, Yu Tian, Qin Li, Daoming Chen
Votes: 1,609
12. The Chess Players (1977)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal
Votes: 4,067
13. Reaching for the Moon (2013)
Not Rated | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of the tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares.
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Glória Pires, Miranda Otto, Tracy Middendorf, Marcello Airoldi
Votes: 3,570 | Gross: $0.04M
14. A Fine Madness (1966)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal
Votes: 1,524
15. Peppermint Frappé (1967)
94 min | Drama, Thriller
Julian, a middle-aged single doctor, meets his childhood friend Pablo again. The latter is back from Africa and has just married a beautiful young blonde, Elena. Julian falls in love with ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, José Luis López Vázquez, Alfredo Mayo, Emiliano Redondo
Votes: 1,978
16. Omega Doom (1996)
R | 84 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After Earth is taken over by an army of robots, the small number of humans left are forced into hiding. In the nuclear winter, only droids walk the face of the Earth, in fear of the rumored... See full summary »
Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Shannon Whirry, Norbert Weisser, Tina Cote
Votes: 3,337
17. Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
Approved | 117 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In Europe at the start of World War II, a woman notices that wherever her husband goes, the Germans seem to follow. Meanwhile, a charming reporter is following them.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Cary Grant, Walter Slezak, Albert Dekker
Votes: 3,267 | Gross: $0.86M
18. Man on the Train (2002)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man steps off a train into a French village awaiting the day when he will rob the town bank. He meets a retired poetry teacher striking up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.
Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-François Stévenin, Charlie Nelson
Votes: 7,544 | Gross: $2.54M
19. Idiot's Delight (1939)
Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of disparate travelers are caught and thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the beginning of World War II.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Edward Arnold, Charles Coburn
Votes: 1,713
20. Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A murder mystery writer misreads the nervous man he bullies in a spooky Hollywood mansion.
Director: Charles Finch | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Tom Sizemore, Sharon Stone, Ron Karabatsos
Votes: 1,078
21. Doomsday Gun (1994 TV Movie)
Unrated | 120 min | Action, Drama, History
How the brilliant Canadian munitions engineer, Dr. Gerald Bull, agreed to build a super-gun for Saddam Hussein in 1988, when the U.S. cut his funding for the experiment, and how it attracted the attention of several intelligence agencies.
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Frank Langella, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Michael Kitchen
Votes: 1,199
22. B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
Passed | 108 min | Drama, Romance
Wealthy Polly Fulton marries a progressive scholar whose attitudes toward capitalism and acquired wealth puts their marriage in jeopardy.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Charles Coburn, Richard Hart
Votes: 801
23. Of Time and the City (2008)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Biography
A filmmaker looks at the history and transformation of his birthplace, Liverpool, England.
Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Terence Davies, George Harrison, Jack Hawkins, John Lennon
Votes: 2,259 | Gross: $0.03M
24. Org (1979)
177 min | Fantasy, Horror
Explores the complex relationship between the spirit, body, and mind. The film is a nightmare with closed eyes because it counts among the most terrible moments of my life, my second exile,... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Birri | Stars: Terence Hill, Lidija Juracik, Isaac Twen Obu, Nolika Pareda
Votes: 114
25. Fill 'er Up with Super (1976)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Klouk drives a station wagon with his friends.
Director: Alain Cavalier | Stars: Patrick Bouchitey, Etienne Chicot, Bernard Crombey, Xavier Saint-Macary
Votes: 382
26. Disappearances (2006)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Forced to smuggle whiskey in an attempt to save a family, Quebec Bill (Kris Kristofferson) and his son embark on an unforgettable trip through the vast reaches of the wilderness.
Director: Jay Craven | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Charlie McDermott, Gary Farmer, William Sanderson
Votes: 662 | Gross: $0.31M
27. The Fear (2015)
93 min | Drama, War
A young soldier testifies of his thoughts about the first world war, between disillusion, fear and hate, following his path through the letters he sends to his lover.
Director: Damien Odoul | Stars: Nino Rocher, Pierre Martial Gaillard, Théo Chazal, Eliott Margueron
Votes: 264
28. Tandem (2011)
12 min | Short, Drama
Tandem is a universal story, which speaks the language of love and lust, emotions and psychology. A hard-hitting, haunting, provocative British drama, the narrative is as timeless as a ... See full summary »
Director: Adrian Hume Robinson | Stars: Adrian Hume Robinson, Paul Sloss, Danny D'Anzieri
Votes: 55
29. Man About Town (1947)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
1910. A friend leaves his daughter, Madeleine, with Emile a French film producer. Emile falls in love with her. Problems starts when his young friend Jacques returns from military service ... See full summary »
Director: René Clair | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, François Périer, Marcelle Derrien, Dany Robin
Votes: 582
30. The Last Mitterrand (2005)
116 min | Biography, Drama
A young journalist (Lespert) helps the French President compile his memoirs.
Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Jalil Lespert, Philippe Fretun, Anne Cantineau
Votes: 1,068
31. Haven (II) (2018)
69 min | Thriller
4 years after a Nuclear disaster, a father and daughter try to live a simple life in the woods. When a routine supply run goes awry, trouble soon finds it way back to them and their Haven.
Director: R.J. Maurer | Stars: Darren Lee Cupp, Adam Mahan Williams, Cassandra Schomer, Rusty James
Votes: 34
32. From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain (1944)
58 min | Documentary, History
Sitting at his desk, Guitry gives us a lecture on French history from Joan of Arc to the Occupation, with some focus on a number of its great writers and musicians.
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Michèle Alfa, Aimé Clariond, Jean Cocteau
Votes: 34
33.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Road Rage: Part One
(1998)
TV-14 | 180 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young German girl mysteriously disappears from outside a pub and a group of environmentalist stage a sit in to prevent a bypass from being built through a forest.
Director: Bruce MacDonald | Stars: George Baker, Louie Ramsay, Christopher Ravenscroft, Isobel Middleton
Votes: 111
34.
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
Episode:
Gaudy Night: Episode One
(1987)
154 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Peter is on a governmental mission, Harriet attends a reunion at Oxford and is recruited to find the author of a rash of vicious poison pen letters there.
Directors: Michael Simpson, Michael Simpson | Stars: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Sheila Burrell
Votes: 224
35.
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Episode:
Rumpole's Return
(1980)
Not Rated | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bored Rumpole living in Florida retirement uses an inquiry from Phyllida as a pretext to re-establish himself back in chambers
Director: John Glenister | Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Albert Welling, Robin Halstead
Votes: 179
36.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Dark Autumn
(2001)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The near decapitation of the local postman, whose hyperactive libido also makes him the village lothario, leads to a series of grisly murders involving other promiscuous villagers.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Fleur Bennett
Votes: 975
37.
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode:
Word of God
(2005)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An illegal Jordanian immigrant is found strangled in a meat locker with a page from the priceless "Golden Koran" is found on his person.
Director: Julian Simpson | Stars: Maggy Sherif, Khalid Laith, Sharon Small, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 292
38.
Partners in Crime (1983–1984)
Episode:
The Unbreakable Alibi
(1983)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Monty Jones hires the Beresfords to help him win a bet and break a concocted alibi by beautiful Una Drake, who has agreed to marry him if he can.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Anna Nygh, Reece Dinsdale
Votes: 104
39.
The Brief (2004–2005)
Episode:
A Sort of Love
(2004)
71 min | Crime, Drama
Henry works on the appeal for a man convicted of killing his partner in a twisted sexual triangle, while his own love triangle takes on a few new twists of its own. A missing Ferrari, ... See full summary »
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: William Armstrong, Vicki Hopps, Shane Attwooll, John Woodvine
Votes: 32
40.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Death Is Now My Neighbour
(1997)
TV-14 | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the next-door neighbor of a murdered woman is also killed, Morse suspects the first shooting may have been an error.
Director: Charles Beeson | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Mark McGann, Julia Dalkin
Votes: 796
41.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Infernal Serpent
(1990)
TV-14 | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An environmentalist professor is mugged and later dies of a heart attack after an attack on campus just prior to a controversial debate.
Director: John Madden | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Geoffrey Palmer, David Neal
Votes: 903
42.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Remorseful Day
(2000)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An ailing Morse involves himself in a year-old cold-case of a murdered nymphomaniac, when persons of interest connected to it turn up dead.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Meg Davies, Eddie Webber
Votes: 983
43.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
The More Loving One
(1999)
TV-14 | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kavanagh defends a convicted arsonist and former heroin junkie for blowing up his apartment and killing his addicted, pregnant girlfriend.
Director: David Thacker | Stars: John Thaw, Richard Banham, Susanna Best, Di Botcher
Votes: 72
44.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
The Sweetest Thing
(1995)
TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kavanagh defends a high-priced prostitute accused of murdering a business tycoon, and wife Lizzie interviews for a job on the continent.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: John Thaw, Daisy Bates, Jesse Birdsall, Stephen Boxer
Votes: 104
45.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Angel Trousers
(1992)
TV-14 | 55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy's entrusted with the medals of the brother of Jane's former housekeeper Vera, but they are stolen from his safe.
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury
Votes: 76
46.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Bin Diving
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Eric becomes involved in a territorial dispute with with garbageman Brian Nunn over his right to salvage valuables from the garbage.
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Chris Jury, Warren Clarke
Votes: 85
47.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Breaking the Broker
(1994)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Frustrated by his failure to get evidence on a Polish smuggler, D.S. Pulver frames Tinker in order to coerce Lovejoy into helping him run a sting.
Director: Alex Kirby | Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Caroline Langrishe, Diane Parish
Votes: 44
48.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Last Tango in Lavenham
(1994)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tink's decision to leave antiques and open a pub causes Lovejoy to pop the question to Charlotte, but things become complicated with Jane's return from America.
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Caroline Langrishe, Diane Parish
Votes: 57
49.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
National Wealth
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy agrees to help Madeline Gilbert, a once famous film star fallen on hard times, to sell her valuables, but she is burgled by an armed French gang who have crossed the Channel after ... See full summary »
Director: William Brayne | Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Jean Kent
Votes: 71
50.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
The Kakiemon Tiger
(1993)
TV-14 | 51 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy's IOU to a former client is inherited by a notoriously lethal loan shark who gives him three days to pay... or else.
Director: Nicholas Laughland | Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Caroline Langrishe
Votes: 52