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1. Belfast (2021)
PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan
Votes: 92,613
2. Le Havre (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Kati Outinen
Votes: 23,603 | Gross: $0.61M
3. Lola (1981)
R | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A seductive cabaret singer-prostitute pits a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, launching an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything-and everyone-is for sale.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf, Matthias Fuchs
Votes: 6,829
4. The Truth (1960)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama
A liberated small-town girl and the family's black sheep moves to Paris with her sister, only to find herself standing trial for the shocking murder of her young lover. Was his killing premeditated or was this a crime of passion?
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Sami Frey
Votes: 4,465
5. Larger Than Life (2001)
TV-MA | 105 min | Drama
A sexploitation flick that leaves the women feeling violated again.
Director: Jeffrey Jeturian | Stars: Ina Raymundo, Klaudia Koronel, Jaclyn Jose, Irma Adlawan
Votes: 539
6. Unknown Pleasures (2002)
Unrated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
Two unemployed Chinese teenagers have trouble resisting the temptations of the Western world.
Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Wei Wei Zhao, Qiong Wu, Tao Zhao, Qing Feng Zhou
Votes: 2,550 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Zousa monahos, horis agapi (1971)
100 min | Drama
A talented but struggling musician arrives in bustling Athens along with his band with dreams of a better life, and finds love and success; however, fate has a tragic future in store for him. Can anyone live alone without love?
Director: Apostolos Tegopoulos | Stars: Nikos Xanthopoulos, Mary Evangelou, Giannis Vogiatzis, Eleni Zafeiriou
Votes: 55
8. Marius (1931)
Not Rated | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Marius is faced with a choice whether to fulfill his passion by sailing the seas or stay and marry the woman he loves.
Director: Alexander Korda | Stars: Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin, Alida Rouffe
Votes: 2,568
9. Il Grido (1957)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama
A man wanders aimlessly away from his town, away from the woman he loves, emotionally and socially inactive.
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Stars: Gabriella Pallotta, Steve Cochran, Alida Valli, Dorian Gray
Votes: 5,448
10. Scarlet and Black (1993)
238 min | Drama, Romance
The story of an ambitious but impoverished young man who seduces women of social class in order to improve his own prospects in 19th century France.
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Fulford, Alice Krige, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 515
11. Ta dyo podia s' ena papoutsi (1969)
85 min | Comedy, Romance
With her irritatingly outdated style, a meek and innocent country girl gets a drastic makeover to win the attention of her confident dandy boss. However, can a radical transformation help the charming mademoiselle win his heart?
Director: Errikos Andreou | Stars: Nora Valsami, Lakis Komninos, Pavlos Liaros, Nikos Tsoukas
Votes: 52
12. Ang probinsyano (1996)
118 min | Action, Drama
Ador (Fernando Poe Jr.) is killed in a drug bust operation after he was betrayed by his fellow cop. His superior devices a plan for his twin brother, Kardo, a provincial cop, to assume his ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Poe Jr. | Stars: Fernando Poe Jr., Dindi Gallardo, Amanda Page, Melisse Santiago
Votes: 78
13. Presagio (1974)
118 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
When the bottle she uses to help women give birth to their children breaks, midwife Mama Santos announces that something terrible will happen in a small town in the Mexican countryside. ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Alcoriza | Stars: David Reynoso, Fabiola Falcón, Lucha Villa, Pancho Córdova
Votes: 115
14. A Few Days with Me (1988)
PG-13 | 131 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Martial's mother owns a chain of supermarkets. He had spent some years in a mental hospital because of pervasive indolence. Hoping that an active task may improve his condition, he is sent ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Dominique Lavanant
Votes: 1,216
15. Laterna, ftoheia kai filotimo (1955)
91 min | Comedy, Music
Instead of success in the Greek province, two poor portable barrel piano players stumble upon an affluent but desperate runaway girl, intent on escaping a much-despised arranged marriage. Will they forsake their beliefs for money's sake?
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Mimis Fotopoulos, Vasilis Avlonitis, Jenny Karezi, Alekos Alexandrakis
Votes: 1,167
16. Atrás de las nubes (1962)
95 min | Drama, Romance, War
Director: Gilberto Gazcón | Stars: Luis Aguilar, Marga López, Dagoberto Rodríguez, Andrés Soler
Votes: 17
17. Three Years Without God (1976)
TV-14 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, War
A woman falls in love with a Japanese soldier during the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines; the whole town turns against her.
Director: Mario O'Hara | Stars: Nora Aunor, Christopher De Leon, Bembol Roco, Orlando Nadres
Votes: 496
18. The Truck (1977)
76 min | Drama, Romance
In this most talky and personal of films, director Marguerite Duras and actor Gerard Depardieu do an on-camera read-through of a movie script. Occasionally, the director comments about the ... See full summary »
Director: Marguerite Duras | Stars: Marguerite Duras, Gérard Depardieu
Votes: 455
19. Three Girls from Rome (1952)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three beautiful seamstresses from one of the fashionable dress salons near the Piazza de Spagna in Rome gather on the steps of the square to eat lunch and talk of their love lives. Marisa, ... See full summary »
Director: Luciano Emmer | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Cosetta Greco, Marcello Mastroianni, Ave Ninchi
Votes: 284
20. Smrt gospodina Goluze (1982)
89 min | Drama
Traveling salesman in a small town before WW2 makes a solemn promise to kill himself. Later he finds that the local people took him very seriously.
Director: Zivko Nikolic | Stars: Ljubisa Samardzic, Jirí Prýmek, Savina Gersak, Boro Begovic
Votes: 358
21. Abot kamay ang pangarap (1996)
100 min | Crime, Drama
This is the story of a peasant woman who is a victim of love and oppression: a servant seduced and impregnated by her employer, who has had difficulty conceiving with his neurosurgeon wife.
Director: Carlos Siguion-Reyna | Stars: Maricel Soriano, Dina Bonnevie, Tonton Gutierrez, Michael De Mesa
Votes: 36
22. I Will Wait for You in Heaven (1991)
TV-PG | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Mistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting revenge, even well into the next generation.
Director: Carlos Siguion-Reyna | Stars: Richard Gomez, Dawn Zulueta, Michael De Mesa, Jackie Lou Blanco
Votes: 136
23. Do Re Mi (1996)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Three girls (Donna, Regine, Mikee) divided by personalities, cultural backgrounds and principles have one thing in common, their love for music.
Director: Ike Jarlego Jr. | Stars: Donna Cruz, Regine Velasquez, Mikee Cojuangco, Gloria Romero
Votes: 50
24. Inspector Calzonzin (1974)
90 min | Comedy
A humble peasant is mistaken by a federal government inspector in a small town.
Director: Alfonso Arau | Stars: Alfonso Arau, Pancho Córdova, Virma González, Héctor Ortega
Votes: 207
25. Fireworks (1954)
97 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
In 1908 a traveling circus arrives in a small German town. The circus director, known as Sascha Obolski, is actually Alexander Oberholzer, the brother of local garden gnome maker Albert Oberholzer.
Director: Kurt Hoffmann | Stars: Lilli Palmer, Karl Schönböck, Romy Schneider, Claus Biederstaedt
Votes: 199
26. ...Sabik kasalanan ba? (1986)
120 min | Drama, Romance
Ubiquitous Filipino sexfilm actor Estregan sets in motion a sleazy chain of events when he successfully seduces his stepdaughter (Mauricio). While her mother, his wife (Ramirez), is none ... See full summary »
Director: Angelito J. De Guzman | Stars: Joy Sumilang, George Estregan, Daria Ramirez, Tani Cinco
Votes: 76
27. Sand Castles (2015)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Eleanor, thirties, has just lost her father. He bequeathed his house in Brittany in the Cotes d'Armor. She is a photographer, has had some success but business no longer work as before. It ... See full summary »
Director: Olivier Jahan | Stars: Emma de Caunes, Yannick Renier, Jeanne Rosa, Alain Chamfort
Votes: 379
28. Okraina (1933)
98 min | Drama, War
Outskirts is an internationally renowned masterpiece of early sound cinema. In a remote Russian village during World War I, colorful and nuanced characters experience divided loyalties: ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Barnet | Stars: Yelena Kuzmina, Mikhail Zharov, Nikolay Bogolyubov, Nikolay Kryuchkov
Votes: 1,123
29. VeggieTales: Abe and the Amazing Promise (2009 Video)
TV-Y7 | 52 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Abe and the Amazing Promise is a Veggie-spun Bible classic that tells the story of Abraham and Sarah and their wait for a promised child. Bob the Tomato responds to a fan's letter about "... See full summary »
Director: John Wahba | Stars: Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki, Lisa Vischer, Delilah
Votes: 174
30. A Crime in Paradise (2001)
89 min | Comedy
In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Becker | Stars: Jacques Villeret, Josiane Balasko, André Dussollier, Suzanne Flon
Votes: 2,006
31. Miguelito (1985)
116 min | Action, Drama
A young boy discovers his politician-father's corruption and cruelty as he discovers who his real mother is - a victim of his own father's immorality and violence.
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Aga Muhlach, Nida Blanca, Gloria Romero, Eddie Garcia
Votes: 29
32. Catch Me... I'm in Love (2011)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A ladies man falls for a renowned radio DJ.
Director: Mae Czarina Cruz | Stars: Sarah Geronimo, Gerald Anderson, Matteo Guidicelli, Christopher De Leon
Votes: 181
33. Die sündige Kleinstadt (1975)
83 min | Comedy
Director: Reiner Brönneke | Stars: Kai Fischer, Eva Pflug, Helga Feddersen, Joachim Wolf
Votes: 19
34. Libido (2009 Video)
Drama
Director: Lucas Mercado | Stars: Jeff Luna, Maricris Losada, Marcus Cabrera, Olivia Koronel
Votes: 16
35. Atsay (1978)
96 min | Drama
Nelia leaves her poor town to work as a maid in the city. Perceived as a lower-class citizen, Nelia gets undeserved harsh treatment from her employer. She toils day and night to fulfill the... See full summary »
Director: Eddie Garcia | Stars: Nora Aunor, Ronald Corveau, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Roldan Aquino
Votes: 25
36. Dalagang Ilokana (1954)
150 min | Comedy, Romance
A funny poignant film about an Ilocana maiden.
Director: Olive La Torre | Stars: Gloria Romero, Ric Rodrigo, Rudy Francisco, Dolphy
Votes: 10
37. Anak ng bulkan (1959)
117 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A monstrous giant bird soars high across Manila and suburbs. Anak ng Bulkan was set in a remote volcanic island, tells of the friendship between a little boy named Bentoy (Ace York) and a giant bird named Goliat.
Director: Emmanuel I. Rojas | Stars: Fernando Poe Jr., Edna Luna, Ronald Remy, Miriam Jurado
Votes: 29
38. Spasatel (1980)
101 min | Drama, Romance
Student Asya Videneeva, her husband, school teacher Larikov, rescuer Vilya Tishin, residents of a provincial town. A strange interweaving of the fates of the heroes, a moral conflict, the uncertainty of relations.
Director: Sergey Solovyov | Stars: Tatyana Drubich, Vasiliy Mishchenko, Sergey Shakurov, Olga Belyavskaya
Votes: 142
39. Signos (2007)
96 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A man receives a prank text message about his father in the province. He arrives at the province and notices strange happenings and starts dreaming things that are bound to happen.
Director: Aloy Adlawan | Stars: Adrian Alandy, Ricky Davao, Irma Adlawan, Lauren Novero
Votes: 42
40. Pulupot (2010)
80 min | Drama
The road to happiness is never straight.
Director: Monti Parungao | Stars: Gio Gapas, Justine Ferrer, Justin De Leon, Echo Caceres
Votes: 38
41. Pangarap ng puso (2000)
100 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A story about young lovers, rich girl Nena and Jose, a poor boy who works in the fishponds owned by Nena's family. The film traces their relationship as it develops, from prosperity into ... See full summary »
Director: Mario O'Hara | Stars: Hilda Koronel, Anita Linda, Matet De Leon, Leo Rabago
Votes: 77
42. Compatible (2022)
85 min | Drama
Deborah and Rachid grew up in a Lyon suburb. Their respective religions and cultures forbid their budding love. Braving family and religious prohibitions, they meet again on the evening of a starry night.
Directors: Patrick Attali, Thibaut Miche | Stars: Samir Harrag, Hicham Harrag, Laura Chabot, Nouamen Maâmar
43. An Outgoing Woman (2000)
118 min | Drama
After fifteen years together, Francoise breaks with Jacques. She finds herself alone with her three children, her work as a nurse and her pretty house. Little prepared for this situation, ... See full summary »
Director: Christophe Blanc | Stars: Agnès Jaoui, Serge Riaboukine, Bernadette Lambert, Alain Borla
Votes: 148
44. In the Navel of the Sea (1998)
116 min | Drama, Romance
Pepito, growing up in a remote fishing village in the Philippines is destined to become the successor of his mother: the only midwife in the whole district, a job given from generation to ... See full summary »
Director: Marilou Diaz-Abaya | Stars: Jomari Yllana, Elizabeth Oropesa, Chin Chin Gutierrez, Pen Medina
Votes: 55
45. Nakaw na sandali (2004)
90 min | Drama, Romance
Director: San Buenaventura | Stars: Maye Tongco, Ireen Cervantes, Nika Madrid, Paloma
Votes: 13
46. Gabros ap' ti Gastouni (1969)
95 min | Comedy
A shepherd with a heart of gold finds himself in bustling Athens to work in one of his uncle's souvlaki joints. Instead, he decides to help his love-smitten cousin and her beau. Will the groom from Gastouni find a better future in Athens?
Director: Giorgos Papakostas | Stars: Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Tasos Giannopoulos, Liza Alexiou, Marina Pefani
Votes: 21
47. My Tango with Porn (2003 Video)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Siobhan Devine | Stars: Raffaëla Anderson, Kay Armatage, Marc B., A. Alan Borovoy
Votes: 28
48. Empaine, Kitso! (1968)
85 min | Comedy
To convince a cantankerous landlord to accept his friend as his son-in-law, a kind concierge poses as a gullible man, unbeknownst to him that the bride-to-be is in love with the singer, Giannis Vogiatzis. Can he solve this romantic puzzle?
Director: Giorgos Papakostas | Stars: Tasos Giannopoulos, Liza Alexiou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Takis Miliadis
Votes: 20
49. Die Landärztin vom Tegernsee (1958)
93 min | Comedy
German village gets a new doctor, but the conservative folk have trouble accepting a female for the job.
Director: Paul May | Stars: Marianne Koch, Rudolf Prack, Margarete Haagen, Friedrich Domin
Votes: 104
50. Maria Isabel (1966)
Drama, Romance
Stars: José Carlos Ruiz, Ada Carrasco, Silvia Derbez, Raúl Ramírez