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1. WALL·E (2008)
G | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Director: Andrew Stanton | Stars: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard
Votes: 1,201,535 | Gross: $223.81M
2. Modern Times (1936)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford
Votes: 259,706 | Gross: $0.16M
3. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Trendy West Coasters Bob and Carol try wife-swapping with square Ted and Alice.
Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott Gould, Dyan Cannon
Votes: 7,281 | Gross: $31.90M
4. True Stories (1986)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Musical
A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
Director: David Byrne | Stars: David Byrne, John Goodman, Annie McEnroe, Jo Harvey Allen
Votes: 7,505 | Gross: $2.55M
5. My Uncle (1958)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy
Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.
Director: Jacques Tati | Stars: Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie, Lucien Frégis
Votes: 24,269
6. Witchcraft (1964)
Not Rated | 79 min | Horror
When her grave is disturbed by modern-day land developers, a 300-year-old witch is accidentally resurrected and terrorizes an English village.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Jack Hedley, Jill Dixon, Viola Keats
Votes: 1,542
7. Remember Me, My Love (2003)
R | 125 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
The members of a comfortable Italian family each struggle with their own secret issues and dilemmas.
Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Laura Morante, Nicoletta Romanoff, Monica Bellucci
Votes: 4,454 | Gross: $0.22M
8. My Young Auntie (1981)
Not Rated | 121 min | Action, Comedy
Cheng Tai-Nan (Kara Hui) is an honest and faithful servant of a dying patriarch who wants nothing more than to protect his vast wealth from his selfish, conniving nephew, Yung-Sheng. ... See full summary »
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chia-Liang Liu, Kara Wai, Hou Hsiao, Lung-Wei Wang
Votes: 941
9. The Tenants (1987)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
The tenants of a rundown building on the outskirts of Tehran with no legal heir face major housing problems to deal with: major repairs and threat of eviction by greedy building manager who wants to own the building.
Director: Dariush Mehrjui | Stars: Akbar Abdi, Ezzatolah Entezami, Faramarz Fardtombekian, Farimah Farjami
Votes: 2,758
10. Newtopia (2020)
88 min | Documentary
Norwegian backpacker Audun Amundsen seeks utopia, joining Aman Paksa's tribe in Indonesia's jungles. He spends 15 years witnessing their turbulent journey from traditional to modern living.
Director: Audun Amundsen | Stars: Audun Amundsen, Aman Paksa
Votes: 121
11. Ladder of Philosophy
Documentary, History | Announced
Four philosophers - an atheist, an agnostic, a Christian, and a Hindu - settle down to discuss life, reason, faith, and whatever else comes to mind.
Director: Martin Horlacher | Star: Martin Horlacher
12. Rautatie (1973 TV Movie)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Matti and Liisa are two farmers who become curious to see the first railroads in Lapinlahti, Finland.
Director: Kari Franck | Stars: Leo Jokela, Anja Pohjola, Markku Riikonen, Sakari Halonen
Votes: 171
13. The Last Elephant on Earth (2022)
14 min | Short, Fantasy
Director: Johanis Lyons-Reid | Stars: Shabana Azeez, Brendan Cooney, Lauren Koopowitz, Gerry Masi
14. Sozdar, She Who Lives Her Promise (2007)
70 min | Documentary
As a twelve year old girl she refused to be given in marriage. Thirty years later Nuriye Kesbir is still fighting, now as a wanted leader of a guerrilla-movement. Why does a women turn her ... See full summary »
Director: Annegriet Wietsma | Stars: Riza Altun, Ali Haydar Kaytan, Nuriye Kesbir, Victor Koppe
Votes: 17
15. Awans (1975)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
After getting a university degree, Marek Grzyb comes back to his village and does his best to persuade its inhabitants to modernize their surroundings.
Director: Janusz Zaorski | Stars: Marian Opania, Bozena Dykiel, Józef Nalberczak, Malgorzata Rozniatowska
Votes: 69
16. A Timewatch Guide (2015– )
Documentary, History
Using archive footage from the long-running Timewatch series and the BBC in general, the televised evolution of a particular subject is examined each time.
Stars: Alice Roberts, Vanessa Collingridge, Saul David, David Olusoga
Votes: 23
17. Quarter Life Crisis Documentary (2017)
TV-PG | 70 min | Documentary
Quarter Life Crisis searches to discover the causes and dispel the myths of modern society's hardships towards the growing rate of Millennial culture.
Director: Jordan Amandes | Stars: Jeffrey Arnett, Ryan Cislo, Jeff Fromm, Damian King
Votes: 11
18. Hello to Me in 100 Years (2022)
10 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
What will the world be like 100 years from now? No matter how the world and technology change and progress, one thing will not change ─ Life needs each other so that we won't be alone.
Director: Wu-Ching Chang
19. Balthazar and I (2021)
81 min | Comedy
The main character is a lonely modern man addicted to sex. He can not understand women and is obsessed with finding the ideal. He admires mathematics and thinks that mathematics is the only... See full summary »
Director: Massar | Stars: Ewunia, Xavier-Adrien Laurent
20. Sibelius Continuum (2020)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Director: Aarni Vaarnamo | Stars: Walter Dewald, Synes Elischka, Aino Johansson, Aksa Korttila
21. Why Can't I Be A Muslim Feminist? (2021)
59 min | Documentary
Feminism emerged in the 19th century and sought to establish equality for women on all levels of society. How has this movement evolved since and to what extent are modern feminist ... See full summary »
Director: Sarah Hussain | Stars: Gavin Ashenden, Ahab Bdaiwi, Belinda Brown, Huda Jawad
22. Inatingível (2016)
13 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
A man surpassed by his contemporaries, tries to understand the world around him.
Director: Rodolfo de Castilhos | Stars: João Carlos Castanha, Beatriz Larizzatti, Júlio Conte
23. Afghanistan, (1961 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
Director: Arnaud Desjardins | Stars: Khan Mohammed Daoud, Mohammad Zaher Shah
24. Travail des hommes (1957–1958)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Fanny Mauve, Wernher von Braun
26. Les Îles du Saint-Laurent (1941)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Ross Pitt-Taylor | Star: Fernand Leclerc
27.
The Art Mysteries (2020– )
Episode:
The Card Players by Paul Cezanne
(2020)
Documentary, Biography, History
Waldemar explains why The Card Players by Paul Cezanne is one of the most cryptic examples of Cezanne's ambition to combine classic religious art with modernity, and how the cult of Mary Magdalene in French Provence influenced Cezanne.
Star: Waldemar Januszczak
Votes: 13
28.
Italiques (1971– )
Episode:
Les Écrivains d'Italie 1: Ombres et questions
(1973)
59 min | Talk-Show
Director: Michel Random | Stars: Bernardo Bertolucci, Alberto Bevilacqua, Jean Brassat, Véra Feder
29.
Italiques (1971– )
Episode:
Italo Calvino ou cosmologie des transparences
(1973)
67 min | Talk-Show
Director: Michel Random | Stars: Loleh Bellon, Jean Brassat, Italo Calvino, Michel Random
30.
The Michael Knowles Show (2017– )
WW3 & a Gay Music Video
(2024 Podcast Episode)
46 min | Talk-Show
Star: Michael J. Knowles
31.
Les Grands Mythes (2014–2021)
Episode:
Zeus, la conquête du pouvoir
(2016)
26 min | Documentary, Animation, Fantasy
The story of Zeus, father of the Gods and humanity. From the beginning of the Universe to master of Olympus. See his challenges, struggles, and rise.
Director: Sylvain Bergère
Votes: 67
32.
Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode:
The Berghof Set
(2018)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
As the Third Reich prepares for war, ruthless infighting divides the leadership of the Nazi-party, Rudolph Hess, Herman Goering and Joseph Goebbels are all vying to be the Fuhrer's favorite... See full summary »
Director: Guy Smith | Stars: Guy Walters, James Holland, Frank McDonough, Emma Craigie
Votes: 157
33.
Vegas: The City the Mob Made (2009)
Episode:
Las Vegas Becomes a Modern City
(2009)
Documentary, Crime, History
Spectacle invades the city that never sleeps and a technological revolution takes place.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Eugene Moehring, Mike Weatherford, Anthony Curtis, Bob Faiss
34.
Vegas: The City the Mob Made (2009)
Episode:
Las Vegas - America's Third City
(2009)
Documentary, Crime, History
In the 21st Century, Vegas must uphold its reputation as one of America's most famous cities.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Michael Green, Bob Faiss, Mike Weatherford, Steve Miller
35.
Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode:
Maroc, la générosité du Sud
(2015)
Documentary
Beginning of the journey in Marrakech: Raphaël arrives at the Ker Saâda Rias (boarding house) where he is received by Omar Cherif Elidrissi and they go to the terrace : they drink a mint ... See full summary »
Director: Vincent Chaffard | Star: Raphaël de Casabianca
36.
Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode:
La Chine, un voyage dans le temps
(2014)
Documentary
Beginning of the journey in Shanghai: Raphaël meets Thomas Chabrieres, a tour operator using a sidecar motorcycle.They stop at the Bund, on the promenade Thomas explains the story of the ... See full summary »
Director: Damien Pourageaux | Star: Raphaël de Casabianca
37.
Monty Don's Japanese Gardens (2019)
Episode:
Spring
(2019)
59 min | Documentary
Monty Don travels to Japan in Spring to trace the history of Japanese gardens from early boating gardens, through Buddhist temples and Zen gardens, right up to a modern tea house.
Stars: Monty Don, Nori Hamamoto, Senko Ikenobo, Hiroshi Kitayama
Votes: 20