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1. I Heart Huckabees (2004)
R | 107 min | Comedy
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Jude Law, Naomi Watts, Mark Wahlberg
Votes: 66,299 | Gross: $12.78M
2. Red Spell Spells Red (1983)
93 min | Horror
While filming in Malaysia, a Hong Kong documentary film crew releases the Red Dwarf ghost from her tomb. They continue on to Borneo to stay with a local tribe. It is there that the deadly ghost begins to kill them one by one.
Director: Titus Ho | Stars: Ken Tong, Lai-Yin Poon, Lun Chia, Hussein Abu Hassan
Votes: 198
3. Unmistaken Child (2008)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary
In Nepal, a venerable monk, Geshe Lama Konchog, dies and one of his disciples, a youthful monk named Tenzin Zopa, searches for his master's reincarnation. The film follows his search to the... See full summary »
Director: Nati Baratz | Star: Tenzin Zopa
Votes: 817 | Gross: $0.30M
4. My Reincarnation (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Tibetan Buddhist Master Choogyal Namkhai Norbu watches as his western-born son, Yeshi, who was recognized at birth as the reincarnation of a famous spiritual master, considers departing from tradition to embrace the modern world.
Director: Jennifer Fox | Stars: Yeshi Silvano Namkhai, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Votes: 261 | Gross: $0.09M
5. The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life (1994)
Not Rated | 46 min | Documentary
Death is real, it comes without warning and it cannot be escaped. An ancient source of strength and guidance, The Tibetan Book of the Dead remains an essential teaching originating in the ... See full summary »
Directors: Yukari Hayashi, Barrie McLean | Stars: Leonard Cohen, The Dalai Lama, Ram Dass, Nagap
Votes: 276
6. Dark Red Forest (2021)
85 min | Documentary
A work of visual awe and matter-of-fact spiritual inquiry, Dark Red Forest is a majestic documentary portrait that details the annual retreat of thousands of Tibetan nuns to small wooden ... See full summary »
Director: Huaqing Jin
Votes: 58
7. The Yogis of Tibet (2002 Video)
77 min | Documentary
For the first time, the reclusive and secretive Tibetan monks agree to discuss aspects of their philosophy and allow themselves to be filmed while performing their ancient practices.
Director: Jeffrey M. Pill | Stars: Jeffrey Gibson, Geshe Yeshi Chophel, The Dalai Lama, Ani Konchok Khandro
Votes: 225
8. The Last Dalai Lama? (2016)
82 min | Documentary
A portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama, featuring interviews with his family and the people he has inspired since his exile from Tibet in 1959.
Director: Mickey Lemle | Stars: George W. Bush, Rinchen Khando Choegyal, Tenzin Choegyal, Thupten Chokdhen
Votes: 61 | Gross: $0.14M
9. Europe After the Rain (1978)
88 min | Documentary
Dada came out of the craziness of World War One. "The birth of Dada was not the beginning of art but of disgust." Surrealism tried to systematize Dada's anarchy into an artistic blend of ... See full summary »
Director: Mick Gold | Stars: Antonin Artaud, Joan Bakewell, Simon Cadell, Dennis Clinton
Votes: 78
10. Journey of the Heart: A Film on Heart Sutra (2013)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, History
This film has two major points of focus: the Buddhist text, the Heart Sutra, which is part of the Ultimate Wisdom Text of Buddhism, and the travel diary of the 7th Chinese monk Xuanzang, ... See full summary »
Director: Ravi Verma | Stars: Tsultrim Allione, The Dalai Lama, Dorji Damdul, Bernie Glassman
11. Tulku (2009)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
Enlightened Tibetan masters return as recognized "tulkus" -- reincarnated buddhas. In the 1970s, tulkus began to be born in the West, confusing both the Tibetan system and the lives of the Western children involved.
Director: Gesar Mukpo | Stars: Gesar Mukpo, Dylan Henderson, Ashoka Mukpo, Khyentse Norbu
Votes: 39
12. Walk Alone (2022)
23 min | Short, Drama
A young Tibetan trader, Tenzin, is on his way to deliver goods alone when he stumbles upon a stranger who asks for his help, but the stranger's unusual mannerisms make Tenzin doubt his real identity.
Director: Lamu Shangchoo | Stars: Lhamo Ga, Cai Bu Dan
13. Discovering Buddhism (2004– )
346 min | Documentary
"Awakening the limitless potential of your mind, achieving all peace and happiness." This thirteen-part teaching series touches on all the vital points of Tibetan Buddhism as presented in ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Gere, Keanu Reeves, The Dalai Lama, Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche
Votes: 42
14. Dancing in Amdo (2008)
G | 93 min | Documentary
A documentary that explores the Tibet-issue from both sides. Includes interviews with officials of both the Peoples Republic of China and the Tibetan government-in-exile.
Director: Carl Cimini | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Melvyn Goldstein
Votes: 11
15. Bardo (II) (2021)
10 min | Short, Mystery
Bardo in Tibetan means intermediate state. This film is a journey that reflects on the concepts of Life and Death, of Transition, of Life as a Dream, and of all the illusions that manifest in our lives.
Director: Alessandro Di Maio
16. A Month of Hungry Ghosts (2008)
TV-PG | 128 min | Documentary
In parts of Asia each year, during the seventh lunar month, it is believed that the gates of Hell are opened and all the souls are set free to wander the Earth. At this time, many spirits ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Kern | Stars: Baozhen Chen, Lama Thubten Namdrol Dorje, Master Zhiwang Lee, Pei Fen Lee
Votes: 19
17. L'Enfant volé, le 11e panchen-lama (2005 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
Director: Ludovic Segarra | Star: Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
18. Finding Spirit (2016)
35 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary that pays homage to the country that birthed yoga while telling the captivating and transformative story of Annu Gaidhu, the youngest certified yoga instructor in Canada and the founder of the Healing Hearts Project.
Director: Sunny Tamber | Stars: Annu Gaidhu, Meena Gaidhu, Parminder Gaidhu, Tenzin Sangpo Gurung
19. The Bardo (2007)
12 min | Short
Leo, a fast food employee by day and surrealist painter by night, experiences Bardo. The dream state between death and rebirth into his new life.
Director: Merik Tadros | Stars: Merik Tadros, Vincent Nesci, Jordan Dababneh
20. Ossian: American Boy, Tibetan Monk (1990)
28 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
In 1983, at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, Tomas Anderson interviewed the 12-year-old, Massachusetts-born, ordained "tulku" Ossian Maclure about his life and religious beliefs, and again almost a decade later.
Director: Thomas Anderson | Stars: Hetty MacLise, Ossian Kennard Maclise
21. Tibet: Beyond Fear (2008)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
Badgro (20), a Buddhist monk and Nawang (13), a Buddhist nun lead freedom demonstrations against Chinese repression in Tibet. They are imprisoned and tortured but through the power of ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Perlman
Votes: 6
22. Festival Canceled Due to Heavy Rain (2008)
39 min | Short
One of very few African-American Buddhist teachers in the United States, Lama Choyin Rangdrol makes a redemptive pilgrimage to the famous Buddhist temples of Angkor, buried in the heart of ... See full summary »
Director: Lama Choyin Rangrol | Star: Lama Choyin Rangdrol
23. The Monks Who Won The Grammy (2018)
53 min | Documentary
The monks of the Palpung Sherabling Monastic Seat won a Grammy in 2003. But this is not just their story.
Director: Aparna Sanyal
24. Tibetan Dreams (2017)
50 min | Documentary
Eastern Tibet is one of the last frontiers of mountaineering. Following the footsteps of famous Japanese explorer Tamotsu Nakamura, the three Austrian adventurers Judith Boess, Gerald Boess... See full summary »
Director: Lothar Hofer | Stars: Gerald Boess, Judith Boess, Martin Elias, Zimone Helias
26. Recalling a Buddha: Memories of HH Karmapa XVI (2006 Video)
98 min | Documentary
The life story of His Holiness Karmapa XVI is told by those close to him in Tibet, the generation of teachers that he trained, and many others that he touched. The story of this modern day ... See full summary »
Director: Gregg Eller | Stars: Mitchell Levy, Judith Lief, Khyentse Norbu, Lama Ole Nydahl
Votes: 15
27. The Tibetans. A Life in Exile (2007)
63 min | Documentary
Director: Robb Bradstock | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Rinchen Khangdo Choegyal, Tendzin Cheogyal
Votes: 10
29.
Treasure Seekers (1999–2000)
Episode:
Tibet's Hidden Kingdom
(2000)
Documentary, History
Director: Graham Townsley | Star: Gavin MacFadyen
Votes: 21
30.
ReligionForBreakfast (2014– )
Episode:
What is Buddhism?
(2021)
18 min | Documentary
In this first part of Andrew's series on Buddhism he provides an overview beginning with how Buddihism compares with the western or Christian concept of religion. He then turns to the ... See full summary »
Star: Andrew M. Henry
31.
Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode:
Le Périgord en quatre couleurs
(2013)
Documentary
A nice excursion of Sophie from Brantôme ( Valérie Gautherot explaining the 4 colors of the Périgord, the training of the water joust fighters on the Dronne river, the "Grotte du Jugement ... See full summary »
Director: Frédéric Mianne | Star: Sophie Jovillard
32.
House of Cards (2013–2018)
Episode:
Chapter 33
(2015)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama
The damage is done and the Underwoods must repair it. But deep wounds don't heal fast, and sometimes not at all.
Director: John Dahl | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Mahershala Ali
Votes: 4,020