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1. Arrow (2012–2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
Stars: Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Susanna Thompson
Votes: 446,628
2. Nightcrawler (2014)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Director: Dan Gilroy | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed
Votes: 606,737 | Gross: $32.38M
3. Snowden (2016)
R | 134 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto
Votes: 163,410 | Gross: $21.59M
4. The Tender Bar (2021)
R | 106 min | Biography, Drama
A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Lily Rabe
Votes: 34,006
5. Call Jane (2022)
R | 121 min | Drama, History
A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America when she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.
Director: Phyllis Nagy | Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Kate Mara
Votes: 6,195
6. Jude (1996)
R | 123 min | Drama, Romance
In late 1800s England, Jude plans to go to the city and attend university but marries early and becomes a stonemason. When his wife leaves, he moves to the city, where he befriends his liberal cousin Sue.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Liam Cunningham, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 11,128 | Gross: $0.41M
7. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
Passed | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History
A fictionalized account of the early life of the American president as a young lawyer facing his greatest court case.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan
Votes: 9,194
8. Character (1997)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jacob Katadreuffe lives mute with his mother, has no contact with his father who only works against him and wants to become a lawyer, at all costs.
Director: Mike van Diem | Stars: Pavlik Jansen op de Haar, Jan Decleir, Fedja van Huêt, Betty Schuurman
Votes: 11,324 | Gross: $0.71M
9. Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Passed | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael
Votes: 3,905
10. I Am Heath Ledger (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career.
Directors: Adrian Buitenhuis, Derik Murray | Stars: Heath Ledger, Ben Harper, Kim Ledger, Sally Bell
Votes: 6,915
11. The Craftsman (2021– )
Reality-TV
Master craftsman and woodworker Eric Hollenbeck is in the restoration business, taking historic homes and forgotten treasures around his hometown of Eureka, California, and giving them new life.
Stars: Eric Hollenbeck, Cesar Murillo, Viviana Hollenbeck
Votes: 149
12. Last Words (II) (2020)
126 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
It is 2085. A young man, one of the few survivors of the human community of old, embarks on a long voyage to find others.
Director: Jonathan Nossiter | Stars: Nick Nolte, Kalipha Touray, Charlotte Rampling, Alba Rohrwacher
Votes: 369
13. Swamp City (2021)
105 min | Documentary, Music
A study of the underground music scene in the former Eastern Bloc city of Timisoara, Romania, in the first decade following the fall of the Communist regime.
Directors: Bogdan Puslenghea, Ovidiu Zimcea | Stars: Florin Ban, Emil Biebel, Ciprian Costache, Cristian Craciun
Votes: 38
14. TWINS IN CRIME (2023)
72 min | Mystery, Thriller
Ines's life is turned upside down after receiving her twin's naked photo. Exploited by a relentless blackmailer who plays the game hard.
Directors: Shae Mostinckx, Tantane | Stars: Louise Buysschaert, Freek Meeusen, Ivan Pecnik, Victor Peeters
Votes: 14
15. Le taxi, le cinéma et moi (2023)
69 min | Documentary
In the first half of the 1990s, Drissa Touré was an auteur fast on the rise, with his first fiction feature, Laada (1991), celebrating its world premiere in a Cannes sidebar, from whence it... See full summary »
Director: Salam Zampaligré | Star: Drissa Toure
Votes: 6
16. The Persistence of Vision: The Art of Nijel Binns (2015)
60 min | Documentary
The world of art is international and Southern California resident artist Nijel Binns is an integral part of that world. He is a self-taught artist and painter specializing in bronze ... See full summary »
Director: Marie Y. Lemelle | Stars: Nijel, Karina Weeks
17. 44500 Max (2009)
79 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A documentary on Max Perttula, a sincere country boy, who wants to produce his own luxury perfumes and take the world by storm, starting from his home village.
Director: Jari Kokko | Stars: Jari Kinnunen, Marketta Perttula, Max Perttula, Jaana Printz
Votes: 30
19.
One Day That Changed My Life (2018–2019)
Episode:
Episode #2.4
(2019)
44 min | Documentary
A self-taught chef competes for a national restaurant award. Chris attempts to combat his severe phobia of heights in order to fulfill his new job. Diabetic Abigail waits to hear if she'll receive life-saving treatment.
Directors: Meyrick Cook, Jimmy Dallas, Tom Dalzell, Clare Smithies | Stars: Dominic Littlewood, Thuy Diem Pham
20.
Mystery Files (2010– )
Episode:
Abraham Lincoln
(2010)
TV-G | 24 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Over time, Abraham Lincoln's status has risen to almost mythic proportions, but what's the real story behind the legend?
Director: Kate Haddock | Stars: Iain Kitching, Struan Rodger, Harold Holzer, William Huw
Votes: 66
21.
The Tom Woods Show (2013– )
BONUS Most Trends Are Stupid. This One Isn't
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Tom Woods, Stu McLaren
22.
America's Got Talent (2006– )
Episode:
Week 4
(2014)
TV-PG | Documentary, Family, Game-Show
Director: Russell Norman | Stars: Cheryl Anderson, Mel B, Rachel Butera, Nick Cannon
Votes: 55
23.
Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode:
Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science
(2017)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, History, War
Did Leonardo da Vinci come up with all of his ideas and inventions by himself or did he also borrow some of them from ancient scientists including those who lived 1,700 years before him.
Director: Mark Daniels | Stars: Salim Al-Hassani, Fulvio Barigelli, Andrea Bernardoni, Fritjof Capra
Votes: 65