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1. House M.D. (2004–2012)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery
Using a crack team of doctors and his wits, an antisocial maverick doctor specializing in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way.
Stars: Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Jesse Spencer
Votes: 513,129
2. Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting drug money, ordinarily law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to 18 months behind bars and quickly discovers the realities of life-changing prison time.
Stars: Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Taryn Manning, Emma Myles
Votes: 320,095
3. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
R | 102 min | Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans
Votes: 898,550 | Gross: $3.64M
4. A Star Is Born (2018)
R | 136 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Director: Bradley Cooper | Stars: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott, Greg Grunberg
Votes: 419,264 | Gross: $215.29M
5. Love & Other Drugs (2010)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Judy Greer, Oliver Platt
Votes: 224,089 | Gross: $32.37M
6. Capernaum (2018)
R | 126 min | Drama
While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.
Director: Nadine Labaki | Stars: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawsar Al Haddad
Votes: 105,345 | Gross: $1.66M
7. Nurse Jackie (2009–2015)
TV-MA | 27 min | Comedy, Drama
A drug-addicted nurse struggles to find a balance between the demands of her frenetic job at a New York City hospital and an array of personal dramas.
Stars: Edie Falco, Merritt Wever, Paul Schulze, Dominic Fumusa
Votes: 29,321
8. All That Jazz (1979)
R | 123 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.
Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer
Votes: 35,376 | Gross: $37.82M
9. Dead Ringers (1988)
R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon
Votes: 53,560 | Gross: $9.13M
10. Any Given Sunday (1999)
R | 162 min | Drama, Sport
A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Cameron Diaz, James Woods
Votes: 125,884 | Gross: $75.53M
11. Judy (II) (2019)
PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.
Director: Rupert Goold | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell
Votes: 54,834
12. The Quiet (2005)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Following the unexpected death of her father, a deaf teenager moves in with her godparents, where she discovers the cruel behaviour of their daughter may be indicative of a dark secret within the family.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Camilla Belle, Elisha Cuthbert, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan
Votes: 17,531 | Gross: $0.38M
13. Angels in America (2003)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Several disparate but connected individuals go through the AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s.
Stars: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 29,782
14. J. Edgar (2011)
R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Hamilton
Votes: 133,614 | Gross: $37.31M
15. Control (2007)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.
Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Alexandra Maria Lara
Votes: 68,546 | Gross: $0.87M
16. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
PG-13 | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.
Directors: Mike Judge, Mike de Seve, Brian Mulroney, Yvette Kaplan | Stars: Mike Judge, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Cloris Leachman
Votes: 60,447 | Gross: $63.12M
17. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)
Unrated | 113 min | Documentary
Follows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.
Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: Nan Goldin, David Velasco, Megan Kapler, Marina Berio
Votes: 7,782
18. Maps to the Stars (2014)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A tour into the heart of a Hollywood family chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of their pasts.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson, John Cusack
Votes: 42,859 | Gross: $0.35M
19. Beach Rats (2017)
R | 98 min | Drama
A Brooklyn teenager spends his days experimenting with drugs and looking online for older men to meet.
Director: Eliza Hittman | Stars: Harris Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, Kate Hodge, Neal Huff
Votes: 16,450 | Gross: $0.47M
20. Where the Truth Lies (2005)
R | 107 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Karen O'Connor, a young journalist known for her celebrity profiles, is consumed with discovering the truth behind a long-buried incident that affected the lives and careers of showbiz team Vince Collins and Lanny Morris.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman, David Hayman
Votes: 18,765 | Gross: $0.87M
21. Charlie Bartlett (2007)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school.
Director: Jon Poll | Stars: Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Kat Dennings
Votes: 66,691 | Gross: $3.95M
22. Rush (2014)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama
Doctor William Rush is not your average on-call professional. He's not attached to any hospital, he's highly discreet -- no matter the ailment, his clients must pay a cash-only premium, and the doctor can party with the best of them.
Stars: Tom Ellis, Larenz Tate, Sarah Habel, Rick Gonzalez
Votes: 6,681
23. Saint Laurent (2014)
R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Yves Saint Laurent's life from 1967 to 1976, during which time the famed fashion designer was at the peak of his career.
Director: Bertrand Bonello | Stars: Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Louis Garrel, Léa Seydoux
Votes: 6,480 | Gross: $0.43M
24. Dead Man on Campus (1998)
R | 96 min | Comedy
Two college roommates go out and party, resulting in bad grades. They learn of the clause that says, "If your roommate dies, you get an A," and decide to find someone who is on the verge, so to speak, to move in with them.
Director: Alan Cohn | Stars: Tom Everett Scott, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Poppy Montgomery, Lochlyn Munro
Votes: 16,348 | Gross: $15.06M
25. Swearnet (2014)
NC-17 | 112 min | Comedy
Fed up with being censored in their post-Trailer Park Boys lives, the out of work stars/world-renowned 'swearists', Mike Smith, Robb Wells and John Paul Tremblay decide to start their own uncensored network on the internet.
Director: Warren P. Sonoda | Stars: Mike Smith, Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Patrick Roach
Votes: 3,096
26. Mini's First Time (2006)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A rebellious girl hooks up with an escort agency, where her stepfather is a client.
Director: Nick Guthe | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Nikki Reed, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jeff Goldblum
Votes: 8,620 | Gross: $0.05M
27. Tiger (2021)
TV-MA | 96 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A look at the life, success and scandals of golf legend Tiger Woods.
Stars: Tiger Woods, Pete McDaniel, Steve Williams, Bryant Gumbel
Votes: 4,979
28. The Calling (I) (2014)
R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Fort Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a higher calling.
Director: Jason Stone | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Gil Bellows, Ellen Burstyn, Topher Grace
Votes: 9,205
29. Stripped to Kill (1987)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
When Detective Cody Sheehan discovers the body of a stripper from the Rock Bottom dance club, she wants the case. But the only way Cody can get the assignment is to go undercover - uncovered - at the club.
Director: Katt Shea | Stars: Kay Lenz, Greg Evigan, Norman Fell, Pia Kamakahi
Votes: 1,700
30. Moment by Moment (1978)
R | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Trisha Rawlings, a Beverly Hills socialite suffers from loneliness following the separation of her womanizing husband Stu. Strip, a young drifter, became infatuated with her and, develops a May/December relationship with her.
Director: Jane Wagner | Stars: Lily Tomlin, John Travolta, Andra Akers, Bert Kramer
Votes: 1,339 | Gross: $10.96M
31. Mumbai Diaries (2010)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
The lives of four people intersect in Mumbai: a washer-man who wants to become an actor, a banker-turned-photographer, a painter looking for inspiration, and a newly-married immigrant who journals her experiences on home video.
Director: Kiran Rao | Stars: Prateik Patil Babbar, Monica Dogra, Kriti Malhotra, Aamir Khan
Votes: 13,756 | Gross: $0.58M
32. Josie & Jack (2019)
103 min | Drama
Raised in a decaying old Pennsylvania mansion and home schooled by their tyrannical professor father, Josie and Jack Raeburn have never had anyone but each other to depend on. Set in the 1990s.
Director: Sarah Lancaster | Stars: Olivia DeJonge, Alex Neustaedter, William Fichtner, Annabelle Dexter-Jones
Votes: 322
33. Snöänglar (2021– )
341 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two days before Christmas, while Sweden is paralyzed by a heavy snowstorm, the five-week-old baby Lucas inexplicably disappears from his home. The experienced police officer Alice thinks that something is not right in parents' stories.
Stars: Josefin Asplund, Ardalan Esmaili, Eva Melander, Maria Rossing
Votes: 1,751
34. Stay Awake (2022)
94 min | Drama
Confronting a serious and common problem of rural families across the country with human mix of humor and levity.
Director: Jamie Sisley | Stars: Wyatt Oleff, Fin Argus, Chrissy Metz, Cree
Votes: 317
35. Borderline (2008)
110 min | Drama
An erotic drama about a woman facing her 30th birthday who looks back at her life growing-up with her grandmother, crazy mother and her over-indulgence with men, sex and alcohol.
Director: Lyne Charlebois | Stars: Isabelle Blais, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Angèle Coutu, Sylvie Drapeau
Votes: 1,243
36. Beautiful Beast (2013)
100 min | Romance
In a twist on the classic Beauty and the Beast tale, Isabelle is all beauty--on the outside. A glamour-queen socialite, she spends her days spoiling herself and spending money like it's ... See full summary »
Director: Bryan Carzan | Stars: Shona Kay, Brad Johnson, Josh Bendoski, Alexander Brough
Votes: 660
37. Thin (2006)
TV-14 | 102 min | Documentary
The story of four women suffering from anorexia and bulimia in South Florida.
Director: Lauren Greenfield | Stars: Shelly Guillory, Brittany Robinson, Alisa Williams, Polly Williams
Votes: 2,042
38. Augusta, Gone (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama
A troubled teenager's mother tries everything she can think of to control her bad behavior, even if it means sending her away to a hokey but strict nature camp.
Director: Tim Matheson | Stars: Sharon Lawrence, Mika Boorem, Tamara Hope, Currie Graham
Votes: 1,130
39. The Death of Richie (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure on him from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Eileen Brennan, Robby Benson, Lance Kerwin
Votes: 471
40. The Perfect Witness (2007)
R | 100 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Mickey is about to get his big break as an amateur filmmaker, from a serial killer who turns him and his camera into 'the perfect witness'.
Director: Thomas Dunn | Stars: Wes Bentley, Mark Borkowski, Joanne Baron, Beth Grant
Votes: 1,459
41. Imperfect High (2021 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Drama
New girl in town Hanna Brooks (Sioux) is looking to find her place and fit in at Lakewood High School, which was rocked a couple of years earlier by the shocking drug overdose of a popular ... See full summary »
Director: Siobhan Devine | Stars: Nia Sioux, Gabriel Darku, Ali Skovbye, Anthony Timpano
Votes: 175
42. Toad Road (2012)
Unrated | 76 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A portrait of contemporary youth culture, where the lines between reality and fiction are blurred with often frightening results.
Director: Jason Banker | Stars: James Davidson, Sara Anne Jones, Whitleigh Higuera, Jamie Siebold
Votes: 1,441
43. The Secret Life of Zoey (2002 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama
The Secret Life of Zoey depicts the events that took place in Zoey Carter's life...
Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Mia Farrow, Julia Whelan, Cliff De Young, Andrew McCarthy
Votes: 394
44. Fall from Grace (1990 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama
Biographical film about televangelists Jim and Tammy Bakker chronicles their rise in the religious arena and their ultimate fall in 1987 after Jim's 1980 dalliance with Jessica Hahn which ... See full summary »
Director: Karen Arthur | Stars: Bernadette Peters, Kevin Spacey, Richard Herd, Beth Grant
Votes: 255
45. The Hard Road (1973)
R | 85 min | Drama
The cautionary tale of 17-year-old Sherman Oaks high-schooler Pam Banner, who has a baby out of wedlock. The baby is adopted, but Pam's too embarrassed to return to school, so her dad gets ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Graver | Stars: Connie Nelson, John Alderman, Catherine Howard, Gary Kent
Votes: 157
46. Love Comes to the Executioner (2006)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man is hired as the executioner at a prison where his brother sits on death row. Things get more surreal when he falls in love with his brother's ex-girlfriend -- who's imprisoned herself.
Director: Kyle Bergersen | Stars: Jonathan Tucker, Jeremy Renner, Ginnifer Goodwin, Christine Ebersole
Votes: 942
47. I Am Burt Reynolds (2020)
91 min | Documentary, Biography
The ups and downs of Burt Reynolds' career and private life, especially with Loni Anderson and his adopted son.
Director: Adrian Buitenhuis | Stars: Adam Rifkin, Alfie Wise, Ann Scurry, Ariel Winter
Votes: 347
48. An Act of Murder (1948)
Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A hard-line judge is tempted toward mercy-killing by his wife's terminal cancer.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge, Geraldine Brooks
Votes: 870
49. Ecstasy (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
A single church-going mother desperately tries to save her two daughters from walking down the same dark path she was once on; and a young woman fights against addiction to a mysterious party drug.
Stars: Christy Andersen, Ava Andersen, Halle Andersen, Robert Ambrose
Votes: 798
50. Engel & Joe (2001)
93 min | Drama, Romance
A love story about a 17-year-old punk-rocker and a 15-year-old runaway girl.
Director: Vanessa Jopp | Stars: Robert Stadlober, Jana Pallaske, Sabine Berg, Mirko Lang
Votes: 976