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1. Hereditary (2018)
R | 127 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff
Votes: 378,380 | Gross: $44.07M
2. Avatar (2009)
PG-13 | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
Votes: 1,386,791 | Gross: $760.51M
3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 435,787 | Gross: $224.54M
4. Echo (2023–2024)
TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Maya Lopez must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots, and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.
Stars: Alaqua Cox, Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Graham Greene
Votes: 36,106
5. The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
R | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two men and their sons must deal with the unforeseen consequences of their actions.
Director: Derek Cianfrance | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Craig Van Hook
Votes: 290,459 | Gross: $21.38M
6. The Tree of Life (2011)
PG-13 | 139 min | Drama, Fantasy
The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken
Votes: 184,155 | Gross: $13.30M
7. Dangerous (III) (2021)
R | 99 min | Action, Thriller
A reformed sociopath journeys to a remote island to investigate the mystery behind his brother's demise, but soon ends up facing off with more than he bargained for.
Director: David Hackl | Stars: Scott Eastwood, Kevin Durand, Famke Janssen, Tyrese Gibson
Votes: 8,683
8. Never Look Away (2018)
R | 189 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl
Votes: 25,363 | Gross: $1.30M
9. Antebellum (2020)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
Directors: Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz | Stars: Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston
Votes: 29,815
10. Tess (1979)
PG | 186 min | Drama, Romance
A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin
Votes: 18,279
11. The Field (1990)
PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
When a field (which has been farmed by the McCabe family for generations) goes up for auction, the patriarch of the McCabe family will stop at nothing to prevent a rich American from buying it.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Frances Tomelty
Votes: 6,770 | Gross: $1.41M
12. The Unknown Country (2022)
85 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
An unexpected invitation rushes a grieving young woman into a lonely road trip through the American Midwest towards the border between Texas and Mexico.
Director: Morrisa Maltz | Stars: Lily Gladstone, Pam Richter, Tommy Heitkamp, Scott Stampe
Votes: 641
13. Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
Director: Maya Forbes | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide
Votes: 17,044 | Gross: $1.43M
14. Latter Days (2003)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.
Director: C. Jay Cox | Stars: Wes Ramsey, Steve Sandvoss, Mary Kay Place, Amber Benson
Votes: 18,584 | Gross: $0.82M
15. Mr. Klein (1976)
PG | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In German-occupied Paris, an immoral art dealer, Robert Klein, leads a life of luxury, until a copy of a Jewish newspaper brings him to the attention of the police, linking him with a mysterious doppelgänger. Will Mr. Klein clear his name?
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Francine Bergé, Juliet Berto
Votes: 8,898 | Gross: $0.03M
16. The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)
PG-13 | 85 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A girl with PTSD attempts to refresh her life at a new school, but soon finds it impossible when she's afflicted by not only bullying and bad memories, but also the supernatural.
Director: Mickey Liddell | Stars: Haley Bennett, Chace Crawford, Jake Weber, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 10,132 | Gross: $13.35M
17. The Lodgers (2017)
R | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A family curse confines orphaned twins Rachel and Edwards to their home, in punishment for their ancestors' sins. Bound to the rules of a haunting childhood lullaby, the twins must never let any outsiders inside the house.
Director: Brian O'Malley | Stars: Charlotte Vega, Bill Milner, Eugene Simon, David Bradley
Votes: 9,651
18. Kona fer í stríð (2018)
Not Rated | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Halla becomes a determined environmental activist, but this threatens a long-held hope of hers.
Director: Benedikt Erlingsson | Stars: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camilo Román Estrada, Jörundur Ragnarsson
Votes: 11,307 | Gross: $0.85M
19. Island in the Sun (1957)
Approved | 119 min | Drama, Romance
This drama set during the 1950s on a British-ruled Caribbean island deals with local politics, interracial relationships, social inequality, racism, adultery, and murder.
Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins
Votes: 1,411 | Gross: $8.00M
20. Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
924 min | Drama, History, War
The village of Schabbach experiences the shifting fortunes of Germany from 1919 to 1982.
Stars: Marita Breuer, Rüdiger Weigang, Kurt Wagner, Gertrud Bredel
Votes: 3,334
21. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
PG-13 | 126 min | Drama
Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Saundra McClain, Margaret Welsh
Votes: 3,489 | Gross: $7.70M
22. Accidental Family (2021)
97 min | Comedy
A shy and lonely genealogy consultant, Olivia, finds herself trapped between the man she likes and his family, who have both mistaken her as their long-lost relative.
Director: Jason Hudson | Stars: Kinsey Leigh Redmond, Justen Jones, Michelle Davidson, Stephen Matlock
Votes: 354
23. God on Trial (2008 TV Movie)
86 min | Drama, War
Awaiting their inevitable deaths at one of the worst concentration camps, a group of Jews make a rabbinical court to decide whether God has gone against the Holy Covenant and if He is the one guilty for their suffering.
Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: Joseph Muir, Josef Altin, Ashley Artus, Alexi Kaye Campbell
Votes: 3,913
24. Pushing Hands (1991)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
All the while, Master Chu tries to find his place in the foreign American world.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Sihung Lung, Lai Wang, Bozhao Wang, Deb Snyder
Votes: 4,820 | Gross: $0.15M
25. White Teeth (2002– )
240 min | Drama, Comedy
The lives of three families are woven together across three decades in multi-cultural Britain.
Stars: Om Puri, Phil Davis, Naomie Harris, Archie Panjabi
Votes: 779
26. When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
PG-13 | 92 min | Biography, Drama
The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.
Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson, Bradley Johnson
Votes: 4,684 | Gross: $1.07M
27. Who Do You Think You Are? (I) (2008– )
Documentary, Biography, History
Well-known Australians play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past.
Stars: Richard Mellick, Andrea Bentschneider, Kristoffer Born, Jack Thompson
Votes: 246
28. Dust (I) (2001)
R | 127 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A New York thief, a tough-as-nails hundred-year-old woman, two brothers from the Wild West, a Macedonian revolutionary and a beautiful pregnant woman, all cross paths in a tale that spans two continents and three centuries.
Director: Milcho Manchevski | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, David Wenham, Adrian Lester, Anne Brochet
Votes: 2,403
29. La llorona (1933)
73 min | Horror, Mystery
In modern day Mexico, a man on the street is supernaturally killed after hearing the eerie sound of a wailing woman. We then arrive at the manor of an upper class family, who are ... See full summary »
Director: Ramón Peón | Stars: Ramón Pereda, Virginia Zurí, Carlos Orellana, Adriana Lamar
Votes: 343
30. Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
Approved | 159 min | Drama
Eugene O'Neill's updated version of the Oresteia set in New England, after the American Civil War.
Director: Dudley Nichols | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou
Votes: 1,300 | Gross: $0.44M
31. Lieksa! (2007)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
When her husband dies, Martta has to look after her three outlandish sons single-handedly, whilst she tries to journey with them in their family-home caravan to the Finnish city of Lieksa. ... See full summary »
Director: Markku Pölönen | Stars: Peter Franzén, Sanna-Kaisa Palo, Samuli Vauramo, Jenni Banerjee
Votes: 782
32. Buddenbrooks (2008)
151 min | Drama
In the 1840s, Lübeck is a dominating commercial town on the Baltic coast, and the Buddenbrooks are among the town's first families. Consul Jean Buddenbrook has two sons, Thomas and ... See full summary »
Director: Heinrich Breloer | Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Iris Berben, Jessica Schwarz, August Diehl
Votes: 1,569
33. Reel Injun (2009)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Western
The history of the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films.
Directors: Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge, Jeremiah Hayes | Stars: Adam Beach, Chris Eyre, Russell Means, John Trudell
Votes: 1,649
34. The Year I Became a Liar (2009)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Filmmaker Ricardo Trogi recalls the events surrounding his family moving to a new neighborhood when he was 11 years old.
Director: Ricardo Trogi | Stars: Jean-Carl Boucher, Claudio Colangelo, Sandrine Bisson, Gabriel Maillé
Votes: 2,044
35. Ant & Dec's DNA Journey (2019– )
Documentary
Celebrities embark on a life-changing journey to explore their family history. Alongside their best mate or family member, the celebs will set off on the ultimate road trip as they discover family members they never even knew existed.
Stars: Rory McCann, Michael McElhatton, Michala Hulme, Paul Edward McNeil
Votes: 69
36. DNA Family Secrets (2021– )
59 min | Documentary
With the help of one of the UK's leading geneticists, Professor Turi King, Stacey Dooley helps to answer people's burning questions about their family, health or ancestry with a visit to a DNA testing clinic.
Stars: Stacey Dooley, Turi King
Votes: 73
37. Knowhutimean? Hey Vern, It's My Family Album (1983 Video)
57 min | Comedy
Ernest finds his old family album and we are treated to a series of skits starring his family members.
Director: John R. Cherry III | Stars: Jim Varney, David Landon, Bruce Arntson, Mac Bennett
Votes: 381
38. TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Sent to undo the TimeSplitter threat, Cortez journeys into 6 different time periods to track down Jacob Crow who created the TimeSplitter creatures.
Directors: David Doak, Stephen Ellis | Stars: Tom Clarke Hill, Sarah Mennell, Wayne Forester, Melli Bond
Votes: 856
39. Rings of the Unpromised (2023)
69 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In a world of broken promises, one woman finds the answer to fulfill the only promise that truly matters.
Director: Michelle Arthur | Stars: Michelle Arthur, Kat Kramer, Linney Allen, Jeff Vernon
Votes: 21
40. The Family That Walks on All Fours (2006 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
A documentary about the five members of the Ulas family in Turkey who walk on all fours.
Director: Jemima Harrison | Stars: Greg Chopoorian, Nicholas Humphrey
Votes: 50
41. Bisbee '17 (2018)
PG | 112 min | Documentary, History, Western
An old mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border finally reckons with its darkest day: the deportation of 1200 immigrant miners exactly 100 years ago. Locals collaborate to stage recreations of their controversial past.
Director: Robert Greene | Stars: Mike Anderson, Charles Bethea, Chris Dietz, Mary Ellen Dunlap
Votes: 714 | Gross: $0.12M
42. All the Dead Ones (2020)
120 min | Drama, History
1899. The fates of the women in two families become entangled when the Soareses, former land and slave owners, request help from Iná, a woman of African descent they once dismissed due to religious differences.
Directors: Marco Dutra, Caetano Gotardo | Stars: Mawusi Tulani, Clarissa Kiste, Carolina Bianchi, Thaia Perez
Votes: 593
43. Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings (1991)
45 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
The story features four divine Dragon Kings, rulers of the four parts of the world according to Chinese myths.
Stars: Dan Green, Jeff Harding, Nobuo Tobita, Adam Henderson
Votes: 89
44. The Wedding in Monaco (1956)
Approved | 31 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A tribute to the wedding of Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier of Monaco, with lots of music, ballet, and fireworks.
Director: Jean Masson | Stars: Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier of Monaco, Tamara Toumanova, José Ferrer
Votes: 200
45. Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)
110 min | Drama
An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to ... See full summary »
Directors: Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill | Stars: Barbarao, Amandina Lihamba, Samahani Kejeri, Waigwa Wachira
Votes: 79
46. Race: The Power of an Illusion (2003– )
Documentary
Stars: CCH Pounder, James Horton, Alan Goodman, Pilar Ossorio
Votes: 75
47. Shinkuronishiti (2004)
133 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A Tokyo detective investigates after a fashion model witnesses a brutal slaying by a serial killer.
Director: Macoto Tezuka | Stars: Reika Hashimoto, Kaori Kawamura, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Masanobu Andô
Votes: 341
48. Souls of Zen (2012)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
The Japanese population's reaction to the catastrophe of March 2011 has been described as "stoic" by the Western media. The Japanese code of conduct is indeed deeply rooted in their Buddhist traditions.
Directors: Tim Graf, Jakob Montrasio | Stars: Tomonori Abe, The Dalai Lama, Taio Kaneta, Toshiaki Kimura
Votes: 41
49. Thoth (2002)
40 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Thoth is a street performer currently in New York. Thoth is an individual with a complicated life and background. Thoth plays on opera with a violin in a loincloth in Central Park. Thoth is.
Director: Sarah Kernochan | Stars: S.K. Thoth, Robert Janoff, Elayne Jones, George Kaufman
Votes: 243
50. Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor (2004 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew is invited to an old manor in England to figure out why the woman living there has been acting strangely.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Amy Broomhall, Conni Ellern, Jenn Ruzumna
Votes: 125