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1. Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Mystery
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
Directors: Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky | Stars: Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla, János Derzsi
Votes: 15,977 | Gross: $0.03M
2. Satantango (1994)
Not Rated | 439 min | Drama
On the eve of a large payment, residents of a collapsing collective farm see their plans turn into desolation when they discover that Irimiás, a former co-worker who they thought was dead, is returning to the community.
Director: Béla Tarr | Stars: Mihály Vig, Putyi Horváth, László feLugossy, Éva Almássy Albert
Votes: 12,589
3. Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
82 min | Drama, Comedy
On a dark, wet night a historic and regal Chinese cinema sees its final film. Together with a small handful of souls they bid "Goodbye, Dragon Inn".
Director: Tsai Ming-liang | Stars: Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Kiyonobu Mitamura, Chun Shih
Votes: 6,179 | Gross: $0.03M
4. Damnation (1988)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A lonely barfly falls in love with a married bar singer.
Director: Béla Tarr | Stars: Miklós Székely B., Vali Kerekes, Gyula Pauer, György Cserhalmi
Votes: 6,773
5. The Man from London (2007)
Not Rated | 139 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After witnessing a crime during his night shift as railway switchman near the docks, a man finds a briefcase full of money. While he and his family step up their living standards, others start looking for the disappeared case.
Directors: Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky | Stars: Miroslav Krobot, Tilda Swinton, Erika Bók, János Derzsi
Votes: 4,477
6. Japan (2002)
R | 122 min | Drama
A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness, he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old, religious woman. Although but a few words are spoken, love grows.
Director: Carlos Reygadas | Stars: Alejandro Ferretis, Magdalena Flores, Yolanda Villa, Martín Serrano
Votes: 3,993
7. Blissfully Yours (2002)
125 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a love affair that begins during a picnic on the Thai-Burmese border.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Kanokporn Tongaram, Min Oo, Jenjira Pongpas, Sa-gnad Chaiyapan
Votes: 2,695
8. Pickpocket (1997)
Unrated | 108 min | Drama
A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.
Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Hongwei Wang, Hongjian Hao, Baitao Zuo, Ma Jinrei
Votes: 3,296
9. Platform (2000)
154 min | Drama, History
A theatre troupe from rural Fenyang struggles under the decline of communism and rise of popular culture in China in the 1980s.
Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Hongwei Wang, Tao Zhao, Liang Jingdong, Tian-yi Yang
Votes: 3,077
10. Unknown Pleasures (2002)
Unrated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
Two unemployed Chinese teenagers have trouble resisting the temptations of the Western world.
Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Wei Wei Zhao, Qiong Wu, Tao Zhao, Qing Feng Zhou
Votes: 2,550 | Gross: $0.01M
11. Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004)
Not Rated | 625 min | Drama
The collapse and the struggle of a poor farming clan in Philippines.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Elryan de Vera, Angie Ferro, Pen Medina, Marife Necesito
Votes: 510
12. Three Mirrors Creature's Flashes of Flesh (2023)
442 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
In the aftermath of an emotional shock, a ruthless high-class manager faces her own abyss, becomes pervaded by a sensory spirit and undertakes a purifying voyage.
Director: Giuliano Tomassacci | Stars: Michela Bruni, Samantha Abear, Claudio Losavio, Piervito Bonifacio
Votes: 10
13. Black Garden (2019)
90 min | Sci-Fi
Based on the 9th circle of hell in Dante's Inferno, Black Garden begins on Christmas Eve in the near future. It's eight days after the end of World War III and a handful of survivors wait ... See full summary »
Director: Shaun Wilson | Stars: Cara Culligan, Phil Edwards, Tammy Honey, Garry Keltie
Votes: 2,766
14. A Journey (II) (2017)
G | 67 min | Documentary, Adventure, Mystery
A film about what cannot be named. A non-verbal guided meditation about the interconnectedness of humans, nature and technology in the modern world. A stream of consciousness in the shape of a cinematic symphony.
Director: José Peña Coto | Stars: José Peña Coto, Jaime María Cortés-Echanove García
Votes: 15
15. Imburnal (2008)
212 min | Drama
Director: Sherad Anthony Sanchez | Stars: Brian Monterola, Jelieta Mariveles-Ruca, Allen Lumanog, Lawrence Garrido
Votes: 66
16. The Joy of Life (2005)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, History
Beautifully composed landscape shots of San Francisco juxtaposed with voiceover detailing the emotional intricacies of the love affairs of a butch lesbian and the history of Golden Gate Bridge as the world's prime suicide location.
Director: Jenni Olson | Stars: Harry Dodge, Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Votes: 121
17. Still Life (2016)
82 min | Drama
The animals arrive by night. They intuit. They resist. A young man leads them to their deaths before dawn. His dog discovers a terrifying world that seems certain never to end.
Director: Maud Alpi | Stars: Boston, Virgile Hanrot, Dimitri Buchenet, Giulia Cortese
Votes: 123
18. Il tempo dell'inizio (1974)
127 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A "symbolic" character traces the path of man in search of salvation in this world within his own ghosts and deformations.
Director: Luigi Di Gianni | Stars: Sven Lasta, Rada Rassimov, Jean Martin, Claudio Camaso
Votes: 52
19. Baa Baa Land (2017)
Not Rated | 481 min | Documentary
An eight-hour contemplative epic, entirely starring sheep.
Director: Garth Thomas
Votes: 94
20. Obreras saliendo de la fábrica (2005)
21 min | Short
A short film which documents the lives of four women who work together in a factory.
Director: José Luis Torres Leiva | Stars: Paulina Chamorro, Julieta Figueroa, Sybila Oxley, Diana Sanz
Votes: 129
21. The Oxbow Cure (2013)
79 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A woman retreats to a lonely cabin in the woods in order to wrestle with her demons and the debilitating ailment that plagues her.
Directors: Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas | Stars: Claudia Dey, Grace Glowicki, Marvin Weintraub, John Gastold
Votes: 108
22. El cielo, la tierra, y la lluvia (2008)
110 min | Drama
The lives of four lonely people living through the routine and silence in the south. They meet to eat, walk through the beach, take the ferry or simply accompany each other without needing ... See full summary »
Director: José Luis Torres Leiva | Stars: Julieta Figueroa, Angélica Riquelme, Mariana Muñoz, Pablo Krögh
Votes: 188
23. Age Is... (2012)
75 min | Documentary
Exploring the texture, the beauty and the singularity of aging faces and silhouettes, Age Is meditates through tiny details, a gesture, a pause, a look, on the subjective experience and cultural concepts of ageing.
Director: Stephen Dwoskin | Star: Stephen Dwoskin
Votes: 36
24. À Beira-Mar (1988)
8 min | Short, Drama
Director: Joaquim Sapinho | Stars: João Pedro Rodrigues, Rita Lopes Alves
Votes: 13
25. Miotte vu par Raúl Ruiz (2002)
80 min | Documentary
The working process of abstract painter Jean Miotte is observed in great detail in director Raoul Ruiz's unconventional documentary.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Star: Jean Miotte
Votes: 24