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

1. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

R | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig

Votes: 187,573 | Gross: $75.51M

2. The Ugly American (1963)

Approved | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

An ambitious American scholar becomes the ambassador to Sarkan, a southeast Asian country where civil war is brewing.

Director: George Englund | Stars: Marlon Brando, Eiji Okada, Sandra Church, Pat Hingle

Votes: 2,442

3. The Hours (2002)

PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Romance

The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.

Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane

Votes: 138,490 | Gross: $41.68M

4. The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, War

In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Samia Kerbash

Votes: 65,631 | Gross: $0.06M

5. From Straight A's to XXX (2017 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Biography, Drama

In order to pay her college tuition, a young woman turns to the adult film industry and must balance her personal life with a new life as porn star Belle Knox.

Director: Vanessa Parise | Stars: Haley Pullos, Sasha Clements, Judd Nelson, Jessica Lu

Votes: 1,824

6. Hot Girls Wanted (2015)

TV-MA | 84 min | Documentary

A documentary about young women who have been drawn into the sex trade - and how easy it is for a web-savvy generation to end up making porn.

Directors: Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus | Stars: Tressa Silguero, Riley Reynolds, Rachel Bernard, John Anthony

Votes: 18,480

7. The Rain People (1969)

R | 101 min | Drama

When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: James Caan, Shirley Knight, Robert Duvall, Marya Zimmet

Votes: 3,980 | Gross: $0.16M

8. Citizen Ruth (1996)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama

An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides.

Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Mary Kay Place, Kurtwood Smith

Votes: 9,114 | Gross: $0.15M

9. Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On (2017)

TV-MA | 280 min | Documentary

Personal stories reveal how the intersection of sex, technology and intimate relationships is rewiring us in fundamental ways.

Stars: James Rhine, Lauren Phillips, Kylie Quinn, Kleio Valentien

Votes: 2,376

10. A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 107 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Lawrence and Feisal go to argue for Arab independence at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference.

Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Alexander Siddig, Denis Quilley, Nicholas Jones

Votes: 728

11. The Stanley Parable (2013 Video Game)

T | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

An omnipotent narrator tries to tell a story about Stanley, a silent office worker who one day discovers that everyone but him has disappeared from the office building. If Stanley tries to disobey the narrator, interesting things happen.

Director: Davey Wreden | Stars: Kevan Brighting, Lesley Staples, Aviva Pinchas, Jenny Kuglin

Votes: 3,189

12. Balibo (2009)

Not Rated | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

War correspondent Roger East and the young Jose Ramos-Horta travel to East Timor to investigate the murders of the Balibo Five in 1975.

Director: Robert Connolly | Stars: Jane Hampson, Bea Viegas, Christine Martins, Ana Rosa Mendoça

Votes: 2,925

13. Possessed (1931)

Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance

An ambitious factory girl meets a handsome, wealthy lawyer, but he's interested in her as a mistress, not a wife.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Wallace Ford, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Votes: 2,306

14. Sankofa (1993)

125 min | Drama

A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and ... See full summary »

Director: Haile Gerima | Stars: Kofi Ghanaba, Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Alexandra Duah, Nick Medley

Votes: 806 | Gross: $2.69M

15. Joined for Life (2003 TV Movie)

50 min | Documentary

A year in the life of conjoined twin girls

Director: Bill Hayes | Stars: Abby Hensel, Dakota Hensel, Britty Hensel, Mike Hensel

Votes: 49

16. Cynthia (1947)

Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Sickly girl finds an outlet in music.

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, George Murphy, S.Z. Sakall, Mary Astor

Votes: 696

17. Occupation 101 (2006)

90 min | Documentary

A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.

Directors: Abdallah Omeish, Sufyan Omeish | Stars: James Akins, Arik Ascherman, Bishop Barltlett Jr., Phyllis Bennis

Votes: 1,905

18. Joined for Life: Abby and Brittany Turn 16 (2008 TV Movie)

58 min | Documentary

Conjoined twins are documented for how they have progressed and how they deal with day-to-day dealings and what the future might hold for them.

Director: Rachael Pihlaja | Stars: Abby Hensel, Maggie Bofill, Britty Hensel, Kevin Boozikee

Votes: 44

19. In the Year of the Pig (1968)

Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, History, War

A documentary chronicling the background to, and history of, the Vietnam War.

Director: Emile de Antonio | Stars: Harry S. Ashmore, Daniel Berrigan, Joseph Buttinger, William R. Corson

Votes: 1,916

20. The Adult Entertainment Expo (2007 TV Movie)

Documentary, Action

Coverage of the 2007 Adult Entertainment Exposition, a convention for the adult entertainment industry.

Director: Jesse Selwyn | Stars: Kami Andrews, Lisa Ann, Cody Bangs, Cynthia Boris

Votes: 14

21. Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography (1981)

69 min | Documentary

Documentary about the pornography industry and the apparent violent anti-woman slant much of it takes.

Director: Bonnie Sherr Klein | Stars: Linda Lee Tracey, Bonnie Sherr Klein, Suze Randall, Kate Millett

Votes: 312

22. Until Porn Do Us Part (2018)

89 min | Documentary

Eulália, a conservative 65-year-old mother, finds out that her son who emigrated to Germany became Fostter Riviera, the internationally awarded first Portuguese gay porn actor. From shock ... See full summary »

Director: Jorge Pelicano | Stars: Eulália Almeida, Fostter Riviera, Filomena Gigante

Votes: 214

23. We Want the Airwaves (2022)

83 min | Documentary, Drama

Follows the story of a group of first time television creators as they embark on a journey to change network television. All while creating the first modern television series to chronicle the work of activists.

Director: Scott Ryan | Stars: Pauline Adamek, Amber Arbucci, Kevin Candido, Jessica Charity

Votes: 94

24. Hitler's Hollywood (2017)

Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, History

Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came into power, until 1945 when the Third Reich collapsed.

Director: Rüdiger Suchsland | Stars: Rüdiger Suchsland, Rike Schmid, Hans Henrik Wöhler, Udo Kier

Votes: 848 | Gross: $0.04M

25. Snatcher (1988 Video Game)

T | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Set in the mid-21st century, Gillian Seed and his trusty robot sidekick Metal Gear investigate the mysterious infiltration of deadly snatchers into the general population of Neo Kobe City.

Directors: Hideo Kojima, Shinya Inoue, Yoshinori Sasaki | Stars: Yûsaku Yara, Mami Koyama, Kikuko Inoue, Kaneto Shiozawa

Votes: 267

26. Fear Effect (2000 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Crime

In this cyberpunk survival horror game, a team of three mercenaries led by former prostitute Hana must locate the missing daughter of a Hong Kong triad boss, a girl supposedly destined to bring about the end of the world.

Director: John Zuur Platten | Stars: Elyse Dinh, Braeden Marcott, Anthony De Longis, Rob Monroe

Votes: 244

27. The Battle of Chile: Part III (1979)

80 min | Documentary, History

This film investigates the factory worker's response to the insurrection, as well as Chile's socialist aspirations for the future. The camera captures the optimism in the industrial working class before Pinochet's US-backed coup d'état.

Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Abilio Fernández, Ernesto Malbran

Votes: 1,040

28. The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back (1986 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary, History

John Pilger tells of their struggles of indigenous Australians as they were driven from their lands and he follows events throughout this century as they relate to Aboriginal rights.

Director: Alan Lowery | Stars: John Pilger, Vince Forrester, Mario Fredericks, Bob Hawke

Votes: 45

29. Blossoms of Fire (2000)

75 min | Documentary

Blossoms of Fire is a dazzling, whirling dance of a film that celebrates the extraordinary lives of the Isthmus Zapotecs of southern Oaxaca, Mexico, whose strong work ethic and fierce ... See full summary »

Directors: Maureen Gosling, Ellen Osborne | Star: The people of Juchitán Oaxaca

Votes: 39 | Gross: $0.00M

30. Ms Stern (2019)

79 min | Comedy, Drama

Ms. Stern wants her life to expire already. With every attempt to leave this world, life brings her surprises. The absurd life circumstances and random encounters with strangers ... See full summary »

Director: Anatol Schuster | Stars: Ahuva Sommerfeld, Kara Schröder, Pit Bukowski, Katharina Leonore Goebel

Votes: 140

31. Live is Life - Der Himmel soll warten (2013 TV Movie)

89 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

After their big hit "Live is Life", "Rocco and die Herz Pacmacher" savored their fame with countless appearances. But even if you feel younger with your music, you haven't become. After the... See full summary »

Director: Wolfgang Murnberger | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Jan Josef Liefers, Ursula Strauss, Bibiane Zeller

Votes: 92

32. Morphin(e) (2005)

20 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A man wakes up in a hospital after a car accident. As he goes in and out of consciousness, he thinks he sees a nurse euthanize the patient next to him. When he tells the doctors what happened, no one believes him.

Director: Alex Ranarivelo | Stars: Paul J. Alessi, Amie Barsky, Gary Weeks, James D. Owens

Votes: 121

33. No alla violenza (1977)

93 min | Crime, Drama

The city of Messina is subject to a crime wave.

Director: Tano Cimarosa | Stars: Al Cliver, Ninetto Davoli, Martine Carell, Tano Cimarosa

Votes: 55

34. Those Who Come, Will Hear (2018)

77 min | Documentary

"Those Who Come, Will Hear" proposes a unique meeting with the speakers of several indigenous languages of Quebec. The film starts with the discovery of these unsung tongues through ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Plouffe | Stars: Margie Hoff, Jean-Paul Echaquan, Joseph Guanish, Philip Einish

Votes: 10

35. Traveller of Rey (2001)

115 min | Action, Drama, History

The story of life of Abdol-azim Alhasani and his migration to Iran during the tenth Abbasid caliph's reign.

Director: Davood Mir-Bagheri | Stars: Amiryal Arjmand, Dariush Arjmand, Vishka Asayesh, Enayat Bakhshi

Votes: 212

36. The Custodian (1976)

124 min | Drama

Davoud Najafi lives with his father Rahman who is the custodian of a small company and his disabled brother Ne'mat. His sister Aghdas is pregnant and her husband is away in Kuwait, so they ... See full summary »

Director: Khosrow Haritash | Stars: Ali Nasirian, Saeed Kangarani, Nassrin Ghadiri, Esmail Davarfar

Votes: 70

37. Never Among Friends (2002)

Unrated | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Twenty-two year old Steve is on top of the world. He has just graduated college, he has a beautiful girlfriend, Jane, and a publisher has picked up his first novel. Steve's best friend, ... See full summary »

Director: Jason Allentoff | Stars: Pete Capella, Tommy Keelen Monahan, Natalie Durante, Tasha Rudolph

Votes: 199

38. Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland (1998)

14 min | Documentary, Short

From prostitute to Ph.D., civil rights activist, playwright, and professor, the film chronicles in her own words, Dr. Holland's fight against racism and injustice.

Director: Charles Burnett | Star: Endesha Ida Mae Holland

39. Endgame in Ireland (2001 TV Movie)

240 min | Documentary

A comprehensive look at the Irish people's struggle for Civil rights and how it transpired into a military campaign for independence, before a political agreement was made for fair ... See full summary »

Directors: Mark Anderson, Mick Gold | Stars: Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair, Denis Bradley

Votes: 42

40. Silenci (2007)

12 min | Short, Drama, Romance

After thirty years of being a daughter, wife and mother, Dolors decides to see what happens when she tries thinking of herself for the first time. Dolors has to learn how to follow her own ... See full summary »

Director: Sergi Rubió | Stars: Montse Caminal, Xavier Serrat, Jordi Domènech, Josep Maria Bacardit

Votes: 35

41. ACT! - Wer bin ich? (2017)

87 min | Documentary

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Director: Rosa von Praunheim | Stars: Maike Plath, Walid Al-Atiyat, Josef Attenjaoui, Ali Brown

Votes: 8

42. I vouleftina (1966)

95 min | Comedy

Imagine the surprise of a hopeful politician when his independent long-term fiancée gets to be elected instead of him. Will the determined woman and the first female politician in the Greek parliament fight to right the wrongs?

Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Rena Vlahopoulou, Stavros Xenidis, Alekos Tzanetakos, Dimitris Nikolaidis

Votes: 175

43. Journey (1972)

34 min | Short

The story is about two poor boy's search for their father through a "Journey" from downtown to uptown.

Director: Bahram Beyzaie | Stars: Sirus Hasan Pour, Abbas Dastranj, Jamshid Layegh, Parvaneh Massoumi

Votes: 150

44. Toyota and Windbreaker (2019)

64 min | Documentary

This is the story of a brave Finnish woman entrepreneur who started her nursing home company over 20 years ago, has invested millions and is now facing the challenge of international chains... See full summary »

Director: Päivi Kapiainen-Heiskanen

45. Us 5 (2009 Video)

35 min | Short, Drama

Will's Story: Will finds himself faced with new responsibilities and a dilemma Diamond's Story: Diamond is not sure she can rely on Will Phoebe's Story: Phoebe has to seek support beyond ... See full summary »

Directors: Adam Koronka, Martin Wright

46. UnExposed (2020)

7 min | Short, Drama

Emily is grappling with depression when a discovery from her past changes her world.

Director: Vahid Keshavarz | Star: Dorothea Facchini

47. SexTV (1998–2008)
Episode: The Porn Wars: Feminism & Pornography (2006)

TV-MA | Documentary

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Director: Michelle Melles | Stars: Joanna Angel, Andrea Dworkin, Nina Hartley, Carly Milne

48. Extraordinary People (2003– )
Episode: The Twins Who Share a Body (2007)

60 min | Documentary

Unique conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel are two unique people who share a body; a documentary portrait of their daily lives as they turn 16 and obtain drivers' licenses.

Director: Rachael Pihlaja | Stars: Kevin Boozikee, Kim Carlson, Nicholas M. Fisk, Bill Foley

Votes: 27

49. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode: Duchess of Mandalore (2010)

TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

On Coruscant, word reaches Duchess Satine that Death Watch is mobilizing, sparking a preemptive Republic invasion. On the run from Republic authorities, Satine and Obi-Wan set off to discover the group's true motives.

Director: Brian Kalin O'Connell | Stars: Matt Lanter, Dee Bradley Baker, Ian Abercrombie, Corey Burton

Votes: 3,485

50. The Balkans in Flames (2021–2022)
Episode: Tinderbox Yugoslavia (2021)

Documentary, History, War

We begin with the search for traces in Yugoslavia's prehistory. Under the influence of changing rulers and empires, the country's structure is formed over centuries as home to five ... See full summary »

Stars: Misha Glenny, Marie-Janine Calic, Herfried Münkler, James Gow