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1. Blacklight (2022)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

4.8

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27 Metascore

Travis Block is a government operative coming to terms with his shadowy past. When he discovers a plot targeting U.S. citizens, Block finds himself in the crosshairs of the FBI director he once helped protect.

Director: Mark Williams | Stars: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Taylor John Smith, Emmy Raver-Lampman

Votes: 24,486 | Gross: $9.59M

2. O Lucky Man! (1973)

R | 178 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

7.6

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An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures that seem designed to challenge his naive idealism.

Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts, Arthur Lowe

Votes: 8,792

3. Born Yesterday (1950)

Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.5

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A tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Judy Holliday, William Holden, Broderick Crawford, Howard St. John

Votes: 12,420

4. The Unbelievable Truth (1989)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.2

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67 Metascore

A man returns to his home town after serving a prison sentence for homicide, and finds that the details of the crime have been forgotten and replaced with local legends and rumors.

Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Adrienne Shelly, Robert John Burke, Chris Cooke, Julia McNeal

Votes: 6,290 | Gross: $0.55M

5. The Cruise (1998)

PG-13 | 76 min | Documentary

7.6

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69 Metascore

Timothy "Speed" Levitch, an eccentric New York City tour bus guide, takes tourists around the island of Manhattan and shares an archive of beautifully distorted information about the city.

Director: Bennett Miller | Star: Timothy 'Speed' Levitch

Votes: 1,933 | Gross: $0.24M

6. That Night in Varennes (1982)

R | 150 min | Drama, History

7.2

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During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.

Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcello Mastroianni, Hanna Schygulla, Harvey Keitel

Votes: 2,533

7. Shadows of Liberty (2012)

93 min | Documentary

7.7

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Examines the new media monopoly by corporations in America versus the public battle for truth and democracy.

Director: Jean-Philippe Tremblay | Stars: Kerry Shale, Amy Goodman, Janine Jackson, Deepa Kumar

Votes: 434

8. Ladder of Philosophy

Documentary, History | Announced

Four philosophers - an atheist, an agnostic, a Christian, and a Hindu - settle down to discuss life, reason, faith, and whatever else comes to mind.

Director: Martin Horlacher | Star: Martin Horlacher

9. The Legacy of I.F. Stone (2015 Video)

42 min | Documentary, Short

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Stars: Jeff Cohen, Glenn Greenwald, Peter Jennings, Lyndon B. Johnson

10. The Intelligent Design Movement: How Intelligent Is It? (2005 Video)

45 min | Talk-Show

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Director: Paul Varnum | Star: Georgia Purdom

11. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: Day Damn One (1990)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

7.1

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Ashley and her friends ask Will to tell a scary story at their slumber party before they go to sleep. Will tells the tale of his first day at Bel-Air Academy.

Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 880

12. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Nullification (1997)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.7

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An attempted armored car heist leads to the prosecution of a suburban right-wing militia group that claims to be at war with the U.S. government.

Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 310

13. Meeting of Minds (1977–1981)
Episode: Queen Cleopatra/Theodore Roosevelt/Thomas Aquinas/Thomas Paine: Part 1 (1977)

57 min | Biography, History, Talk-Show

8.9

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Director: Peter Levin | Stars: Steve Allen, Joe Early, Jayne Meadows, Peter Bromilow

Votes: 12

14. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: Collateral Damage (1999)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

7.6

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A disgruntled war veteran kidnaps Peter Watts' daughter in order to force him to confess to the world the horrific sins of the Millennium Group.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Klea Scott, James Marsters, Stephen E. Miller

Votes: 295

15. Cosmos (1980)
Episode: Travellers' Tales (1980)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

8.8

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Carl Sagan looks at the planets Jupiter and Saturn by examining the work of Galileo, Huygens, and the Voyager probes.

Directors: Adrian Malone, Geoffrey Haines-Stiles, David Kennard, Rob McCain, David F. Oyster, Richard J. Wells | Stars: Carl Sagan, Arthur 'Lonne' Lane, Linda Morabito, Larry Soderblom

Votes: 549

16. Le temps des ouvriers (2020)
Episode: Le temps de l'usine (2020)

57 min | Documentary, History, War

7.9

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Director: Stan Neumann | Stars: Ghislaine Tormos, Alessandro Portelli, Alan Brooke, Arthur McIvor

Votes: 20

17. Brief History of Disbelief (2004– )
Episode: The Final Hour (2004)

59 min | Documentary

7.9

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Director: Richard Denton | Stars: Richard Dawkins, Bernard Hill, Colin McGinn, Jonathan Miller

Votes: 13

18. Decoded (2010–2012)
Episode: Declaration of Independence (2011)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

6.9

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The Declaration of Independence is the founding document of American Democracy. Could it contain hidden messages from our nation's forefathers intended to be discovered years later? Buddy, ... See full summary »

Star: Stanley Klos

Votes: 22