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1. Evil Dead Rise (2023)
R | 96 min | Horror
A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
Director: Lee Cronin | Stars: Mirabai Pease, Richard Crouchley, Anna-Maree Thomas, Lily Sullivan
Votes: 136,728
2. Marcella (2016–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Marcella Backland left the Metropolitan Police for the sake of her family, only to have her husband leave her. She returns to her job on the murder squad, investigating a case that seems disturbingly familiar to her.
Stars: Anna Friel, Ray Panthaki, Jack Doolan, Jamie Bamber
Votes: 37,237
3. It's Complicated (2009)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship. But the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski
Votes: 98,504 | Gross: $112.74M
4. Waiting to Exhale (1995)
R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with men.
Director: Forest Whitaker | Stars: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon
Votes: 12,198 | Gross: $67.05M
5. 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: 18,273
6. Easy Virtue (2008)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.
Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth
Votes: 22,455 | Gross: $2.66M
7. Only the Animals (2019)
117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman disappeared. After a snowstorm, her car is discovered on a road to a small remote village. While the police don't know where to start, five people are linked to the disappearance. Each one with his or her own secret.
Director: Dominik Moll | Stars: Denis Ménochet, Laure Calamy, Damien Bonnard, Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Votes: 7,763
8. The Other Side of Hope (2017)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Kaija Pakarinen, Tuomari Nurmio
Votes: 13,645 | Gross: $0.18M
9. Then She Found Me (2007)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
April, 39, wants a baby but her husband leaves her. When her adoptive mother dies, she's contacted by her biological mother, a TV talk show host. April starts seeing the divorced dad of one of her students at school.
Director: Helen Hunt | Stars: Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick
Votes: 10,233 | Gross: $3.74M
10. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Approved | 128 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 4,250
11. 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: 17,274
12. The Moon and Sixpence (1942)
Approved | 89 min | Drama, Romance
Loosely inspired by Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbrocker who abandons his middle-class life, his family, and his duties to start painting, as he has ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Lewin | Stars: George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Doris Dudley, Eric Blore
Votes: 878
13. Show Boat (1951)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, Family, Musical
The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown
Votes: 5,381
14. My American Uncle (1980)
PG | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The intersecting stories of three people who face difficult choices in life-changing situations are used to illustrate the theories espoused by Henri Laborit about human behavior and the relationship between the self and society.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud
Votes: 6,851
15. Show Boat (1936)
Approved | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson
Votes: 3,693
16. Gemma Bovery (2014)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After moving to the French countryside with her husband, the British beauty Gemma Bovery draws the attention of a local baker who finds in the moving couple a resemblance to the heroes of Madame Bovary.
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Isabelle Candelier
Votes: 6,870 | Gross: $0.19M
17. Some Velvet Morning (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
A man surprises his former mistress by claiming to have left his wife. However, before long, a dark history between the two comes into focus.
Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Stanley Tucci, Alice Eve
Votes: 2,131
18. Seize the Day (1986)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama
Tommy Wilhelm is a good honest man who's fallen on hard times after losing his job, but what really gets to Tommy is seeing both his friends and family turning their backs on him one after the other. He tries to seize the day - in vain.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Robin Williams, Richard B. Shull, David Bickford, Glenne Headly
Votes: 1,527
19. The Heart of Me (2002)
R | 96 min | Drama, Romance
1930's London. Two sisters - Madeleine and Dinah - One marries Rickie, the other falls in love with him. He begins an affair which is to have repercussions throughout their lives.
Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, Paul Bettany, Eleanor Bron
Votes: 2,655 | Gross: $0.20M
20. Until September (1984)
R | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A 'salt of the Earth' Missouri woman on vacation in Paris slowly gives in to the advances of a pushy--and very much married--French yuppie. Will their unconventional romance last until September, when she must return home?
Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Karen Allen, Thierry Lhermitte, Christopher Cazenove, Hutton Cobb
Votes: 813 | Gross: $4.24M
21. Old Acquaintance (1943)
Passed | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit is a single, critically acclaimed author while married Millie writes popular pulp novels.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, Gig Young, John Loder
Votes: 3,857
22. Tremors (2019)
Unrated | 107 min | Drama
The coming out of an evangelical father shatters his family, his community and uncovers a profoundly repressive society.
Director: Jayro Bustamante | Stars: Juan Pablo Olyslager, Diane Bathen, Mauricio Armas Zebadúa, Rui Frati
Votes: 1,515
23. Medea (1988 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
Medea is in Corinth with Jason and their two young sons. King Kreon wants to reward Jason for his exploits: he gives the hand of his daughter, Glauce, to Jason as well as the promise of the... See full summary »
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Udo Kier, Kirsten Olesen, Henning Jensen, Solbjørg Højfeldt
Votes: 3,638 | Gross: $0.02M
24. Infidelity (2004 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama
A married family therapist cheats on her husband with a younger man and becomes trapped in her double life, unable to say anything and risk hurting either man in her life.
Director: Harry Winer | Stars: Kim Delaney, Kyle Secor, Cristián de la Fuente, John Maxwell
Votes: 240
25. Stockholm East (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
Johan and Anna are strangers who meet one day at a train station. They soon discover that they are linked by a tragedy in their past.
Director: Simon Kaijser | Stars: Mikael Persbrandt, Liv Mjönes, Henrik Norlén, Iben Hjejle
Votes: 1,234
26. Bare Essentials (1991 TV Movie)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
An engaged couple leaves for an exotic vacation on a tropical island and finds happiness and love--just not with each other.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Gregory Harrison, Mark Linn-Baker, Lisa Hartman, Charlotte Lewis
Votes: 245
27. The Summer House (2018)
127 min | Comedy, Drama
A woman has to deal with a recent breakup and the challenge of writing her next film while she's on vacation with her eccentric family in a villa on the French Riviera.
Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Stars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Pierre Arditi, Valeria Golino, Noémie Lvovsky
Votes: 627
28. The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
115 min | Comedy
Three stories, all set in Treviso. Various couple experience adultery at a party, a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress and all the men in the end are prosecuted for having intercourse with an underage girl.
Director: Pietro Germi | Stars: Virna Lisi, Gastone Moschin, Alberto Lionello, Olga Villi
Votes: 1,739
29. Suburb Murder (1992)
80 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In April 1985, two expatriate students Kenneth McBride, age 17, and 18 year-old Nicola Myers were beaten, raped, and murdered by a teenage gang. Based on the true story of Hong Kong's Braemar Hill murders.
Director: Kin-Ping Cheng | Stars: King-Kong Lam, Shui-Ting Ng, Teddy Lin, Bik Wing Chung
Votes: 110
30. La Vénus à Lulu (1991 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Narcoleptic Finnish naturist as beautiful as Venus is on vacation in Southern France with her husband. She goes for a walk in the field naked and gets lost. A local kid takes her to his village to help her as well as brag to his friends.
Director: Daniel Losset | Stars: Caroline Laurence, Paul Crauchet, Alain Mottet, Maxime Boidron
Votes: 75
31. The White Squaw (1956)
Approved | 75 min | Western
Faced with heavy opposition from local ranchers, a white Indian woman desperately seeks help for her tribe struggling to survive on a reservation.
Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: David Brian, May Wynn, William Bishop, Nancy Hale
Votes: 166
32. The Price of a Broken Heart (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
A woman learns that her husband has been having a very open affair with his secretary and has promised marriage. The wife sues for divorce and also sues the secretary based on an obscure ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Park Overall, Laura Innes, Timothy Carhart, Bill Nunn
Votes: 254
33. Don't Tell (2005)
R | 120 min | Drama, Mystery
Sabina has a regular life. She is satisfied with her job and her love for Franco. But nightmares start disturbing her, at almost the same time she discovers that she's pregnant. Little by ... See full summary »
Director: Cristina Comencini | Stars: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Stefania Rocca
Votes: 2,579 | Gross: $0.03M
34. And Then There Was You (2013)
TV-MA | 100 min | Drama
Natalie resorts to picking up the pieces of her life after her husband leaves her for the family he has outside. she falls in love with Darrell, but he has secrets of his own. Can Natalie handle any more secrets?
Director: Leila Djansi | Stars: Garcelle Beauvais, Brian White, Lynn Whitfield, Greg Vaughan
Votes: 276
35. Kill Me Later (2001)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A suicidal loan officer is about to jump off the bank roof after seeing her lover/boss's pregnant wife, when a bank robber grabs her as hostage. She helps him escape.
Director: Dana Lustig | Stars: Selma Blair, Max Beesley, O'Neal Compton, Lochlyn Munro
Votes: 2,444
36. Yol Ayrimi (2017)
150 min | Drama
He is a boss who dedicates his life to grow up the textile empire he inherited from his father and does not hesitate to follow ruthless methods for it. He decides to choose a different life after a heavy traffic accident.
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Sener Sen, Çigdem Selisik Onat, Rutkay Aziz, Nihal Yalçin
Votes: 4,308
37. Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Georgia Benfield is at a difficult place in her life; her husband, Pete has left her for a younger woman, her teenage son, Chris is unmanageable, and she's struggling financially when her ... See full summary »
Director: David Greene | Stars: Tuesday Weld, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Bonerz, River Phoenix
Votes: 155
38. Roughly Speaking (1945)
Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Determined to overcome poverty, Louise Randall attends business school and weds Rodney Crane. Her driven nature leads to marital breakdown. She navigates career growth and family life with new spouse Harold, striving for a better future.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Jean Sullivan
Votes: 880
39. Inspector Bellamy (2009)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A well known Parisian inspector becomes involved in an investigation while on holiday.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Jacques Gamblin, Marie Bunel
Votes: 2,254 | Gross: $0.11M
40. The Custodian (1993)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
A police detective decides to expose the pervasive corruption that permeates his department.
Director: John Dingwall | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Hugo Weaving, Barry Otto, Kelly Dingwall
Votes: 371
41. E-Love (2011 TV Movie)
R | 97 min | Drama, Romance
Turning 50 in a few weeks' time, getting dumped by a husband who has found a 28-year-old Capucine, refusing the advances of a fellow lecturer in corduroy trousers again, signing up with a ... See full summary »
Director: Anne Villacèque | Stars: Anne Consigny, Carlo Brandt, Antoine Chappey, Carole Franck
Votes: 194
42. October 22 (1998)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An almost typical day in the lives of several Los Angeles residents, with their moments and experiences intersecting in many different ways in stories involving love, desperation, obsession... See full summary »
Director: Richard Schenkman | Stars: Mark Boone Junior, Michael Paré, Ernie Hudson, Amanda Plummer
Votes: 384
43. Gefühle im Sturm (2002 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Romance
In his family's picturesque patrician estate near Hamburg, successful business attorney André von Nauenstedt lives happily with his staff-spoiled, lazy, barely maternal wife Stefanie 'Nina'... See full summary »
Director: Anna Justice | Stars: Muriel Baumeister, Pierre Besson, Francis Fulton-Smith, Walter Kreye
Votes: 40
44. Kiss & Tell (2018)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
Julien feels like a hostile presence behind him constantly. Alex, his son learns that Eva, a 17-year-old high school girl, forgot to let him know that he was going to be a father.
Director: Michel Blanc | Stars: Karin Viard, Carole Bouquet, Charlotte Rampling, Jean-Paul Rouve
Votes: 563
45. The Velvet Trap (1966)
80 min | Drama
Put upon greasy spoon waitress Julie gets raped by her drunken short order cook boss. After managing to escape, Julie hooks up with regular patron Brad Collins and heads off to Las Vegas ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Kennedy | Stars: Jamie Karson, Alan Jeffory, Betty Coryell, Irene Graham
Votes: 71
46. Head On (1980)
R | 86 min | Drama
A young couple gets so caught up in their sexual games and role playing that they begin to act them out in public with dire consequences.
Director: Michael Grant | Stars: Sally Kellerman, Stephen Lack, Lawrence Dane, J.P. Linton
Votes: 151
47. Sexually Submissive (2006 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 94 min | Drama, Romance
A woman has a deeply romantic affair with her best friend's husband, and is now caught in a dilemma between betrayal and true love.
Director: Geoff MacTannish | Stars: Kaylani Lei, Jenaveve Jolie, Tyler Finn, Tiffany Taylor
Votes: 49
48. Mieganciu drugeliu tvirtove (2012)
120 min | Drama
Monika, a middle-aged wealthy woman, goes through a marriage crisis with her younger husband Linas. A car accident leads Monika to meeting three young girls, Kristina, Egle and Gitana, who ... See full summary »
Director: Algimantas Puipa | Stars: Janina Lapinskaite, Giedre Giedraityte, Elze Gudaviciute, Migle Polikeviciute
Votes: 571
49. Chotard and Company (1933)
83 min | Comedy
François Chotard , wholesale grocer, gives his daughter in marriage to Julien Collinet , a situation conducive to quarrels between the son and the father-in-law, until Julien receives the Prix Goncourt, a prestigious literary award.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jeanne Boitel, Fernand Charpin, Georges Pomiès, Jane Loury
Votes: 133
50. Die Anfängerin (2017)
98 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Annebärbel's life and feelings have become as frigid as a block of ice. At the age of 58, she stands as an unfriendly monument to former times. As a doctor, she shows little compassion, and... See full summary »
Director: Alexandra Sell | Stars: Ulrike Krumbiegel, Annekathrin Bürger, Maria Rogozina, Christine Errath
Votes: 88