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1. Victorious (2010–2013)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Aspiring singer Tori Vega navigates life while attending a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts.
Stars: Victoria Justice, Leon Thomas III, Matt Bennett, Elizabeth Gillies
Votes: 29,564
2. Roma (2018)
R | 135 min | Drama
A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta
Votes: 169,901
3. The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama
The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.
Director: Matt Brown | Stars: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Malcolm Sinclair, Raghuvir Joshi
Votes: 62,203 | Gross: $3.87M
4. Evil (2003)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
A teenage boy expelled from school for fighting arrives at a boarding school where the systematic bullying of younger students is encouraged as a means to maintain discipline, and decides to fight back.
Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus
Votes: 42,109 | Gross: $0.02M
5. Maggie's Plan (2015)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Maggie wants to have a baby, raising him on her own, but when she gets romantically involved with John, a married man, things get complicated and all the balance of Maggie's plans may collapse.
Director: Rebecca Miller | Stars: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Maya Rudolph
Votes: 18,339 | Gross: $3.35M
6. Flee (2021)
PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.
Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Stars: Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz
Votes: 19,527
7. Submission (2017)
R | 106 min | Drama, Mystery
A cynical college professor takes a keen interest in a talented young writing student.
Director: Richard Levine | Stars: Stanley Tucci, Kyra Sedgwick, Janeane Garofalo, Addison Timlin
Votes: 1,535 | Gross: $0.04M
8. Possession (2002)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A pair of literary sleuths unearth the amorous secret of two Victorian poets only to find themselves falling under a passionate spell.
Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle
Votes: 13,720 | Gross: $10.10M
9. The Woman in the Window (1944)
Passed | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
When a conservative middle aged professor engages in a relationship with a femme fatale, he's plunged into a nightmarish world of blackmail and murder.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, Edmund Breon
Votes: 17,800
10. Super 30 (2019)
Not Rated | 154 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the life of Patna-based mathematician Anand Kumar who runs the famed Super 30 program for IIT aspirants in Patna.
Director: Vikas Bahl | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Mrunal Thakur, Nandish Singh Sandhu, Veerendra Saxena
Votes: 37,023 | Gross: $2.27M
11. Wit (2001 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 99 min | Drama
A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald
Votes: 11,407
12. Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
TV-PG | 283 min | Drama
Ten years within the marriage of Marianne and Johan.
Stars: Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Bibi Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom
Votes: 17,283
13. While at War (2019)
107 min | Drama, History, War
Writer Miguel de Unamuno faces himself and his ideals after the 1936's military coup d'etat.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Karra Elejalde, Eduard Fernández, Santi Prego, Nathalie Poza
Votes: 6,947
14. Saraband (2003)
R | 107 min | Drama, Music
Marianne, some thirty years after divorcing Johan, decides to visit her ex-husband at his summer home. She arrives in the middle of a family drama between Johan's son from another marriage and his granddaughter.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt, Julia Dufvenius
Votes: 8,521 | Gross: $0.65M
15. Take One False Step (1949)
Approved | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During a conference-trip to L.A., an academic runs into an old-flame and into trouble with the police when she disappears, presumed murdered.
Director: Chester Erskine | Stars: William Powell, Shelley Winters, Marsha Hunt, Dorothy Hart
Votes: 731
16. World War Z (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
Video game based on the 2013 film with third person shooter four-player cooperative combat against large numbers of zombies.
Director: Théophile Bodrug | Stars: Gregory Abbey, Zach Aguilar, Yoshi Ando, Felecia Angelle
Votes: 638
17. Southside with You (2016)
PG-13 | 84 min | Biography, Drama, History
Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
Director: Richard Tanne | Stars: Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Phillip Edward Van Lear
Votes: 10,138 | Gross: $6.30M
18. The Secret Ways (1961)
Approved | 112 min | Adventure, History, Mystery
During the 1956 Hungarian uprising, an American mercenary is hired to smuggle a Hungarian resistance leader out of Soviet-occupied Budapest.
Directors: Phil Karlson, Richard Widmark | Stars: Richard Widmark, Sonja Ziemann, Charles Regnier, Walter Rilla
Votes: 507
19. The Long Firm (2004)
220 min | Crime, Drama
The lives of characters who live, love, and suffer through their association with the charismatic charms of gangster Harry Starks.
Stars: Mark Strong, George Costigan, Neil Conrich, Geoff Bell
Votes: 733
20. España, la primera globalización (2021)
110 min | Documentary
Documentary about Spain's contribution to a time of discoveries and a first globalization.
Director: José Luis López-Linares | Stars: Antonio Valero, Rubén García Benito, Alicia Relinque, Abigail Horro Rodríguez
Votes: 319
21. Weird Woman (1944)
Passed | 63 min | Horror, Mystery
While on a South Seas trip, a professor falls in love and marries an exotic native woman. What he doesn't know is that she was raised by superstitious natives who believe her to be some ... See full summary »
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Morgan
Votes: 1,153
22. Erotikon (1920)
Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Romance
EROTIKON surely pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable on the screen in 1920: Irene, the bored wife of a distracted entomologist, pursues a womanizing aviator, but she may actually be... See full summary »
Director: Mauritz Stiller | Stars: Anders de Wahl, Tora Teje, Karin Molander, Elin Lagergren
Votes: 1,047
23. Race to Nowhere (2010)
PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary
A silent epidemic, cheating, has become commonplace in our schools; students have become disengaged; stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant; and young people arrive at college and workplaces unprepared and uninspired.
Directors: Vicki Abeles, Jessica Congdon
Votes: 215
24. The Ritchie Boys (2004)
90 min | Documentary, History, War
Holocaust survivors share their story of fleeing to the United States, joining the US Army, training in Military Intelligence, and returning to Europe to end Nazism by using their linguistic abilities.
Director: Christian Bauer | Stars: Michael Hanrahan, Werner Angress, Victor Brombert, Marlene Dietrich
Votes: 265
25. Soldiers: Story from Ferentari (2017)
119 min | Drama
Adi (40), a shy and introverted anthropologist, who got recently dumped by his girlfriend, moves to Ferentari, the poorest and most notorious neighborhood of Bucharest. He wants to write a ... See full summary »
Director: Ivana Mladenovic | Stars: Dan Bursuc, Sorin Cocis, Cezar Grumazescu, Kana Hashimoto
Votes: 863
26. Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
80 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
"What if someone had an absurd dream and the visions ran out in the street?" a scientist asks Rose, a researcher who discovers a way to engender beneficial dreams (to produce contented, ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Dana Medrická, Jirí Sovák, Olga Schoberová, Juraj Visny
Votes: 1,157
27. Roda, tsanta & kopana no 2 (1983)
94 min | Comedy
The unexpected arrival of a pampered new student will shift the balance of power in the young troublemakers, as he struggles for a classmate's attention. Can the newcomer get the girl, and what will become of the poor teachers?
Director: Omiros Efstratiadis | Stars: Sotiris Tzevelekos, Steve Douzos, Yorgos Rigas, Teta Douzou
Votes: 425
28. Cheating Craft (2016)
TV-14 | 15 min | Animation, Short, Action
In a world where academic success decides your entire future, the exam room becomes a ruthless battlefield. Passing the exams guarantees a successful future. Failing dooms you to live a ... See full summary »
Stars: Jiang Bian, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Reina Ueda, Yôko Hikasa
Votes: 28
29. The Real Da Vinci Code (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Tony Robinson examines the claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
Director: Kashaf Chaudhry | Stars: Tony Robinson, Dan Brown, Oliver Davies, Graham Phillips
Votes: 417
30. Zizek! (2005)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary
A look at the controversial author, philosopher and candidate for Slovenian presidency: Slavoj Zizek.
Director: Astra Taylor | Star: Slavoj Zizek
Votes: 1,733 | Gross: $0.02M
31. Prep School (2015)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Mystery, Sport
When the star player of an elite prep school rugby team suffers an emotional collapse, his friends and teammates respond in their own ways, ranging from heroic to horrifying.
Director: Sean Nichols Lynch | Stars: Carly Schroeder, Taylor Lambert, Ben Bellamy, Austin Scott
Votes: 563
32. Goha (1958)
83 min | Drama
In Egypt, an old man decides to marry a beautiful young woman, who happens to be in love with another poor young man.
Director: Jacques Baratier | Stars: Omar Sharif, Zina Bouzaiade, Lauro Gazzolo, Gabriel Jabbour
Votes: 115
33. Searching for Skylab (2019)
95 min | Documentary, History
The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting these pieces back together and re-tracing the Skylab program back to its very conception reveals the cornerstone of human space exploration.
Director: Dwight Steven-Boniecki | Stars: Joe Kerwin, Paul Weitz, Jack Lousma, Owen Garriott
Votes: 11
34. Secret Flight (1946)
72 min | Drama, War
During World War II, on the eve of the Battle of Britain, British scientists develop the first radar systems to be employed against the German Luftwaffe.
Director: Peter Ustinov | Stars: Ralph Richardson, Raymond Huntley, John Laurie, Ernest Jay
Votes: 246
35. In Our Time (2011 Podcast Series)
49 min | Talk-Show
In Our Time is a podcast, starting in 2011, that explores a wide variety of historical topics through interviews with academics and scholars. It is presented by Melvyn Bragg and is ... See full summary »
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Paul Cartledge, Carolin Crawford, Simon Schaffer
Votes: 21
36. Liasons (2011)
Mystery
When Claire receives a mysterious phone call from her uncle, she must go to Quebec to reveal a family secret.
Stars: Mylene Savoie, Guillaume Dolmans, Johanne-Marie Tremblay
37. Cartoon Conspiracy (2014– )
Documentary, Animation, Short
Dive into the mysteries and fan theories of all things animation with your host as we take a critical look at how the theories hold up.
Stars: Emily Carson, Jacob Atkinson, Justin Washburn, Akeem Lawanson
Votes: 13
38. The Western (1959 TV Movie)
45 min | Family
Director: Michael Redington | Stars: Lindsay Anderson, Henry Fonda, Bessie Love, Anthony Quinn
39. The Muslim Pound (2016 TV Movie)
29 min | Documentary
British Muslim and journalist Myriam Francois discovers why the high street is increasingly targeting Muslim shoppers and if this is simply good business practice or pandering to an oppressive religious minority.
Director: Gillian Bancroft | Stars: Myriam Emilie Francois, Abdullah Afzal, Remona Aly, Clare Bailey
Votes: 12
40. The Flatey Enigma (2018)
211 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in 1971, the series follows Johanna, a professor of Nordic Studies, accused of murder. To prove her innocence, she has to solve a riddle in a medieval manuscript about Norse kings, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Lára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, Stefán Hallur Stefánsson, Hilmir Jensson, Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Votes: 372
42. America's Atomic Bomb Tests: Operation Hardtack (1997 Video)
90 min | Documentary, History, War
One of the few atomic testing operations ever to be conducted by the U.S. Department of Defense at both the Pacific Proving Grounds and the Nevada Test Site, Operation Hardtack combined ... See full summary »
Votes: 22
43. Roda, tsanta & kopana no 3 (1984)
94 min | Comedy
Bilias and his band of misfits who have finally graduated, decide to retake the final year to finish school without fear or favour, much to the dismay of their poor instructors.
Director: Omiros Efstratiadis | Stars: Mimis Fotopoulos, Giannis Gionakis, Nikos Rizos, Giannis Vogiatzis
Votes: 348
44. The Endangered Generation? (2022)
85 min | Documentary
Follows scientists, activists, artists and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders who are exploring how to use diversity, collaboration and creativity to create a resilient future.
Director: Celeste Geer | Stars: Laura Dern, Klaus Ackermann, Simon Angus, Sahila Remon Avias
Votes: 21
45. Cine Invisible (2023)
80 min | Documentary
This documentary searches for a thesis on the history, the successes and failures of Venezuelan and Latin American cinema in general; demonstrating how little interaction there is between Ibero-American cinema.
Directors: Robert Gómez, Edgar Rocca | Stars: Julio García, Román Chalbaud, Solveig Hoogesteijn, Diego Rísquez
46. Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness (2015 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates the disappearance of the captain of the Icelandic ship "Heerlijkheid".
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Katherine Grant-Suttie, Billie Wildrick, Gene Thorkildsen
Votes: 43
47. Paradise Bent: Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa (1999)
51 min | Documentary
An exploration of the Samoan fa'afafine, boys who are raised as girls, fulfilling a traditional role in Samoan culture.
Director: Heather Croall | Stars: Derek Freeman, Tania Grey, Jeanette Mageo, Tom Pollard
Votes: 25
48. Mondomanila: Institute of Poets (2004)
15 min | Short, Action, Crime
Director: Khavn | Stars: Marvin Agustin, Dave Kahn, Anna Bernaldo, Noel Sto. Domingo
Votes: 13
49. Aside from That (2015)
TV-PG | 69 min | Documentary
A film about everyone's least favorite topic: mortality. How do we live, knowing we are going to die? Is there a best practice for thinking about mortality?
Director: Richard Tilkin | Stars: Joan Halifax, Richard Tilkin, Steven Wright, John Wynn
50. Polar Bears: Ice Bear (2013)
Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary
An enthralling look at the Arctic's biggest predator on ice, capturing rarely-seen behavior, and featuring breathtaking cinematography shot over 12 months in the Canadian Arctic.
Directors: Adam Ravetch, Sarah Robertson
Votes: 80