Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "realism"

1. Manchester by the Sea (2016)

R | 137 min | Drama

A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.

Director: Kenneth Lonergan | Stars: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges

Votes: 314,052 | Gross: $47.70M

2. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Approved | 96 min | Drama, Film-Noir

Powerful but unethical Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sister's romance with a jazz musician.

Director: Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner

Votes: 35,727

3. Central Station (1998)

R | 110 min | Drama

The emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, Soia Lira

Votes: 42,347 | Gross: $5.60M

4. In the House (2012)

R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A high school French teacher is drawn into a precocious student's increasingly transgressive story about his relationship with a friend's family.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Schmitt, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas

Votes: 34,323 | Gross: $0.35M

5. Where the Day Takes You (1992)

R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The leader of a group of runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg.

Director: Marc Rocco | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Robert Knepper, Laura San Giacomo, Sean Astin

Votes: 3,913 | Gross: $0.39M

6. Yung (2018)

95 min | Drama

YUNG is a trip following four young girls into the pulsating and hedonistic subculture of modern day Berlin. But above all, it's a pure, rough and authentic pic about friendship.

Director: Henning Gronkowski | Stars: Janaina Liesenfeld, Emily Lau, Joy Grant, Abbie Dutton

Votes: 659

7. A Short Film About Killing (1988)

Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Drama

A soon-to-be lawyer crosses his path with a taxi driver and a young sinister man.

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Votes: 22,424

8. Wendy and Lucy (2008)

R | 80 min | Drama

Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happenings triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart.

Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Michelle Williams, Lucy, David Koppell, Max Clement

Votes: 19,763 | Gross: $0.86M

9. The Sunchaser (1996)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama

A prestigious oncologist learns a valuable lesson in humility and is forced to reexamine his relationship with medicine and his life in general when Brandon, a young patient and convicted for murder, kidnaps him at gunpoint.

Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Jon Seda, Anne Bancroft, Alexandra Tydings

Votes: 5,211 | Gross: $0.02M

10. What Love Is (2007)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

When Tom comes home on Valentine's Day to a "Dear John" Letter from his girlfriend, he spends the rest of the night talking to his four best friends about woman, sex & love until five women show up and the battle of the sexes begins.

Director: Mars Callahan | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Matthew Lillard, Sean Astin, Mars Callahan

Votes: 1,529

11. The Devil, Probably (1977)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

Charles drifts through politics, religion and psychoanalysis, rejecting them all. Once he realises the depth of his disgust with the moral and physical decline of the society he lives in, ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Bresson | Stars: Antoine Monnier, Tina Irissari, Henri de Maublanc, Laetitia Carcano

Votes: 4,737 | Gross: $0.03M

12. Plan B (I) (2009)

Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After girlfriend Laura dumps him for another man, Bruno plots to come between the new lovers. But his plan takes an unexpected turn, causing Bruno to question his own sexuality.

Director: Marco Berger | Stars: Manuel Vignau, Lucas Ferraro, Mercedes Quinteros, Damián Canduci

Votes: 4,531

13. Mindwalk (1990)

PG | 112 min | Drama

Philosophical conversations between a poet, politician, and scientist.

Director: Bernt Amadeus Capra | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, John Heard, Ione Skye

Votes: 3,251 | Gross: $0.77M

14. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (2019–2021)

TV-MA | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A popular manga creator becomes enmeshed in paranormal events while conducting research.

Stars: Landon McDonald, Zach Aguilar, Jalen K. Cassell, Faye Mata

Votes: 1,856

15. Kon-Tiki (1950)

Approved | 77 min | Documentary

A documentary about the Kon-Tiki expedition of the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.

Director: Thor Heyerdahl | Stars: Thor Heyerdahl, Herman Watzinger, Erik Hesselberg, Knut Haugland

Votes: 2,809

16. Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes (2022)

45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A timid young man chronically suffers from social anxiety. At a party, an unlikely encounter inspires a night of drinking, joy and romance.

Director: Pat Mitchell | Stars: Calvin Waldau, Skye Marie Sena, Juan Rodriguez Leon, Valeria Di Babbo

Votes: 13

17. Reality (II) (2012)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama

Luciano is a charming fishmonger whose unexpected and sudden obsession with being a contestant on a reality show leads him down a rabbit hole of skewed perceptions and paranoia.

Director: Matteo Garrone | Stars: Aniello Arena, Paola Minaccioni, Loredana Simioli, Nando Paone

Votes: 5,772 | Gross: $0.06M

18. Helene (2020)

121 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A story of renowned Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, and the love affair between her and a younger art critic Einar Reuter.

Director: Antti J. Jokinen | Stars: Laura Birn, Johannes Holopainen, Krista Kosonen, Pirkko Saisio

Votes: 817

19. The Embalmer (2002)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Romance

A solitary embalmer meets a charming and unemployed waiter who becomes his assistant, but the two get involved in a morbid and unhealthy professional and personal relationship.

Director: Matteo Garrone | Stars: Ernesto Mahieux, Valerio Foglia Manzillo, Elisabetta Rocchetti, Lina Bernardi

Votes: 2,971 | Gross: $0.06M

20. Culloden (1964 TV Movie)

69 min | Drama, History, War

The 1746 Battle of Culloden, the last land battle fought in the British Isles and the battle that ensured that Scotland was controlled by England.

Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Tony Cosgrove, Olivier Espitalier-Noel, Don Fairservice, George McBean

Votes: 1,730

21. Toxic Love (1983)

90 min | Crime, Drama

The alienating and repetitive life of a group of heroin junkies in the 1980s Rome.

Director: Claudio Caligari | Stars: Cesare Ferretti, Michela Mioni, Enzo Di Benedetto, Roberto Stani

Votes: 1,324

22. Tango (1981)

8 min | Animation, Short

Subsequent characters appear in a poorly-decorated room, intertwining but never colliding, all possessed by never-ending rituals.

Director: Zbigniew Rybczynski

Votes: 3,039

23. Bayan Ko (1984)

108 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An apolitical worker in a printing press who works as a scab during a company strike belatedly realizes that everyone is affected by the evils of society.

Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Phillip Salvador, Gina Alajar, Venchito Galvez, Ariosto Reyes Jr.

Votes: 562

24. Xica da Silva (1996–1998)

60 min | Drama, Romance

In the Brazil Colonial period, an intelligent, seductive and vengefully ruthless slave rises to become a practical queen when an important contractor falls for her, much for the anger of a woman obsessed with him.

Stars: Taís Araújo, Drica Moraes, Victor Wagner, Carlos Alberto

Votes: 436

25. Borderline (II) (2021)

100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Craving that girl she was never able to replace and seeking inspiration in her presence, or absence, or rather fantasy, a troubled writer embarks on a stormy journey of love, passion and potentially perdition.

Director: Anna Alfieri | Stars: Anna Alfieri, Agathe Ferré, Caspian Faye, Ali Keane

Votes: 42

26. The Scarlet Flower (1952)

42 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy

Nastenka asks her good father to bring her a scarlet flower from his journey One thing she doesn't know: the flower belongs to a horrible beast.

Director: Lev Atamanov | Stars: Mariya Babanova, Nikolay Bogolyubov, Olga Chepurova, Vladimir Gribkov

Votes: 1,251

27. Lost and Beautiful (2015)

Not Rated | 87 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

The foolish servant Pulcinella is sent from the depths of Mt. Vesuvius to present-day Campania to honor the last wishes of the poor shepherd Tommaso: his mission is to save a young buffalo ... See full summary »

Director: Pietro Marcello | Stars: Tommaso Cestrone, Sergio Vitolo, Gesuino Pittalis, Elio Germano

Votes: 654

28. Lautrec (1998)

125 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Life, passion, love...all these were part of Toulouse-Lautrec's art. His artistic development among the masters of the postimpressionism.

Director: Roger Planchon | Stars: Régis Royer, Elsa Zylberstein, Anémone, Claude Rich

Votes: 699

29. F@ck This Job (2021)

104 min | Documentary, News

In 2008, Natasha, a newly rich woman, decides to open an independent TV station in Russia and builds an open-minded team of outcasts. By 2020, Natasha has lost everything to Russia's war between Propaganda and Truth.

Director: Vera Krichevskaya | Stars: Natalia Sindeeva, Aleksandr Vinokurov, Vera Krichevskaya, Anna Forshtreter

Votes: 568

30. COVID-19 (I) (2020)

72 min | Drama

In the middle of a global pandemic, everyone is at risk. Through uncertainties, the city life continues. Fear and anxiety drive people farther apart to stay socially distanced, yet they feel closer than ever before through their struggles.

Director: Iman Azar | Stars: Liam Owens, Eloise Frazer, Vikrant Singh, Jonathan Chhangur

Votes: 59

31. Ostia (1970)

103 min | Drama

Two brothers live by petty thievery and try to recover from their upbringing. Bandiera and Rabbino were children when they pushed their drunken father out of a window for killing their pet ... See full summary »

Director: Sergio Citti | Stars: Laurent Terzieff, Franco Citti, Anita Sanders, Ninetto Davoli

Votes: 318

32. Work of Art: The Next Great Artist (2010– )

Reality-TV

Contestants are faced with the challenge of creating unique pieces in a variety of mediums such as painting, sculpture, photography, collage and industrial design.

Stars: China Chow, Jerry Saltz, Simon de Pury, Nicole Nadeau

Votes: 580

33. July Rain (1967)

107 min | Drama

Lena is about to marry when she finds out her fiance is a bad person. After leaving him, she seeks for a sense in her life through adventures with artists who are also searching their own identity. When raining, she meets Zhenya.

Director: Marlen Khutsiev | Stars: Evgeniya Uralova, Aleksandr Belyavskiy, Yuriy Vizbor, Evgeniya Kozyreva

Votes: 1,226

34. Beneath the Shadow (2019)

134 min | Drama

Konno moved to Iwate for his job. There, he meets his colleague Hiasa at work. They form a close bond while drinking together, fishing together and doing other activities. One day, Hiasa ... See full summary »

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Gô Ayano, Kinari Hirano, Jun Kunimura, Ryûhei Matsuda

Votes: 234

35. Midnight Runner (2018)

92 min | Crime, Drama

One of the best runners in Switzerland tries to overcome the loss of his brother by robbing innocent women at night. Based on a true story.

Director: Hannes Baumgartner | Stars: Max Hubacher, Annina Euling, Sylvia Rohrer, Christophe Sermet

Votes: 295

36. Es (1966)

86 min | Drama

About a young couple and their marriage crisis resulting from a concealed pregnancy and abortion.

Director: Ulrich Schamoni | Stars: Sabine Sinjen, Bruno Dietrich, Horst Manfred Adloff, Bernhard Minetti

Votes: 122

37. Chakra (1981)

140 min | Drama

Amma lives in Bijapur with her husband and son, Benwa. When a man attempts to sexually molest her, he is killed by her husband, the trio flee, but the husband is shot dead by the police. ... See full summary »

Director: Rabindra Dharmaraj | Stars: Savita Bajaj, Arun Bakshi, Suresh Bhagwat, Suhas Bhalekar

Votes: 193

38. Club de femmes (1936)

81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A hotel for women-only and catering to working girls is the setting for not being able to get a USA PCA seal-of-approval for this French-film, but New York City's 55th Playhouse played it ... See full summary »

Director: Jacques Deval | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Josette Day, Valentine Tessier, Else Argal

Votes: 139

39. Il dono (2003)

80 min | Drama

An elderly farmer befriends a woman whose family believe is possessed.

Director: Michelangelo Frammartino | Stars: Angelo Frammartino, Gabriella Maiolo

Votes: 253

40. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (2001 Video Game)

E | Sport

Racing simulation that lets players race a wide range of cars in two different gameplay modes.

Director: Takamasa Shichisawa | Stars: Manabu Kawaguchi, Shinsuke Saito, Takashi Yasuhara

Votes: 945

41. The World Ten Times Over (1963)

93 min | Drama

Two Soho club hostesses and roommates endanger their friendship due to their romantic rivalry over the affections of a married businessman.

Director: Wolf Rilla | Stars: Sylvia Syms, Edward Judd, June Ritchie, William Hartnell

Votes: 112

42. In My Dreams (2023– )

Action, Comedy, Crime

It tells the story of Sari and Jecoy, who are both longing for genuine love. Unknowingly, they are destined to meet each other not in the real world but in their dreams.

Stars: Sofia Pablo, Allen Ansay, Jan Marini, Arnold Reyes

43. Leave Yourself Alone (2016)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Thriller

Starting in 2006, two documentary filmmakers followed 19 year old actress, Nicole Grace, while she attempted to restart her career using Method-based techniques. In 2009, a film starring ... See full summary »

Director: Nicole Eckenroad | Stars: Daniel Armella, Greg Bell, James Dean DeRienzo, Richard Holland

Votes: 17

44. La bocca del lupo (2009)

Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary, Romance

The story of a criminal Vincenzo and his trans lover Mary, who waited for him for many years while he served his prison sentence.

Director: Pietro Marcello | Stars: Vincenzo Motta, Mary Monaco, Franco Leo, Stefano Carappa

Votes: 676

45. Estate romana (2000)

90 min | Comedy, Drama

A former theatre actress comes back to Rome and meets old and new friends.

Director: Matteo Garrone | Stars: Rossella Or, Monica Nappo, Salvatore Sansone, Victor Cavallo

Votes: 330

46. Soldati - 365 all'alba (1987)

116 min | Drama

Claudio Scanna is a private in the Italian army: during his first night in a new military base he gets in a fight with senior recruits. Lieutenant Fili, Claudio's commanding officer, is ... See full summary »

Director: Marco Risi | Stars: Claudio Amendola, Massimo Dapporto, Ivo Garrani, Claudio Botosso

Votes: 393

47. The Control (2018)

94 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

To send humanity to a distant galaxy, the mysterious CEO of The Fuller Corporation must develop a cutting-edge computer-brain interface to keep his hibernating colonizers safe and sane for a journey of unknown length.

Directors: Eric Schiller, Michael Stasko | Stars: Kyle Archibald, Paul Daniel Ayotte, Sharon Belle, Ted Bezaire

Votes: 1,994

48. Zhak

Animation, Fantasy | Filming

The animated fantasy feature film "Zhak" is a magical realism genre, exposing the war between good and evil. The hero Zhak must find the cure, save his family and his humanity while defeating the Witch of Darkness in the Undersoil Kingdom.

Directors: Dalip Gashi, Ilirjana Bejta

49. Fabulous Cakes (2010– )

60 min | Reality-TV

TLC's FABULOUS CAKES is a behind the scenes look at the country's top bakeries. In each episode, the show will visit a new area of the country to witness the creation of three extraordinary... See full summary »

Stars: Mocean Melvin, Charity George, Benny Rivera, Michelle Doll

Votes: 33

50. The Dinosaur (2021)

88 min | Documentary, Biography

A look at the work and working methods of famed Finnish film director Rauni Mollberg.

Director: Veikko Aaltonen | Stars: Veikko Aaltonen, Rauni Mollberg, Antti-Jussi Annila, Selma Vilhunen

Votes: 134