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1. The Gilded Age (2022– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
The series follows the conflicts surrounding the new money Russell family and their old money neighbors, the van Rhijn family, in 1880s New York City high society.
Stars: Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton
Votes: 38,164
2. Spectre (I) (2015)
PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A cryptic message from James Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover the existence of a sinister organisation named SPECTRE. With a new threat dawning, Bond learns the terrible truth about the author of all his pain in his most recent missions.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes
Votes: 466,164 | Gross: $200.07M
3. Hollywood (2020)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, History
A group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood try to make it big - no matter the cost.
Stars: David Corenswet, Darren Criss, Laura Harrier, Joe Mantello
Votes: 40,772
4. Deadwood: The Movie (2019 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 110 min | Drama, Western
As the residents of Deadwood gather to commemorate Dakota's statehood in 1889, saloon owner Al Swearengen and Marshal Seth Bullock clash with Senator George Hearst.
Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Paula Malcomson
Votes: 26,109
5. The Monk and the Gun (2023)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
An American travels into Bhutan in search of a valuable antique rifle and crosses paths with a young monk who wanders through the serene mountains, instructed by his teacher to make things right again.
Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji | Stars: Tandin Wangchuk, Tandin Phubz, Kelsang Choejay, Tandin Sonam
Votes: 1,278
6. Umberto D. (1952)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova
Votes: 28,184 | Gross: $0.07M
7. Mickey's House of Villains (2002 Video)
TV-G | 68 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When villains come to Mickey's House of Mouse, he and his friends attempt to keep the show running.
Directors: Jamie Mitchell, Rick Calabash, Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway, Burt Gillett, Jack Hannah, Jack King, Mike Moon | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett, Susanne Blakeslee
Votes: 4,180
8. 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
A day in the life of a Parisian housewife/prostitute, interspersed with musings on the Vietnam War and other contemporary issues.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Luc Godard, Yves Beneyton, Juliet Berto, Helena Bielicic
Votes: 8,522 | Gross: $0.10M
9. 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
10. The End of Summer (1961)
103 min | Drama
The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Ganjirô Nakamura, Setsuko Hara, Yôko Tsukasa, Michiyo Aratama
Votes: 4,500
11. Come Sunday (2018)
TV-14 | 106 min | Biography, Drama
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Director: Joshua Marston | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gerard Catus, Allie McCulloch, LaKeith Stanfield
Votes: 2,544
12. ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
TV-PG | 360 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A modern re-telling of four William Shakespeare stories.
Stars: Nick Malinowski, James McAvoy, Shirley Henderson, Sarah Parish
Votes: 1,472
13. Equinox Flower (1958)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
A businessman clashes with his elder daughter over her choice of a husband.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima, Yoshiko Kuga
Votes: 4,848
14. Jalsaghar (1958)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Music
Depicts the end days of a decadent zamindar (landlord) in Bengal, and his efforts to uphold his family prestige even when faced with economic adversity.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Chhabi Biswas, Gangapada Basu, Padmadevi, Kali Sarkar
Votes: 6,760 | Gross: $0.09M
15. Earth (1930)
Unrated | 75 min | Drama
In the peaceful countryside, Vassily opposes the rich kulaks over the coming of collective farming.
Director: Aleksandr Dovzhenko | Stars: Stepan Shkurat, Semyon Svashenko, Yuliya Solntseva, Yelena Maksimova
Votes: 6,402
16. The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
M | 90 min | Comedy, Western
An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurped by a younger, but incompetent Marshal, and a younger, but vicious gang leader.
Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, Martin Balsam, David Carradine
Votes: 1,599 | Gross: $0.11M
17. Office Killer (1997)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A mousy office worker accidentally kills one of her coworkers, then proceeds to bump off a few others.
Director: Cindy Sherman | Stars: Florina Rodov, Jason Brill, Eddie Malavarca, Carol Kane
Votes: 2,391 | Gross: $0.04M
18. The Russian Revolution (2017)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, History
A brief yet comprehensive documentary overview of the downfall of the Romanov dynasty and the evolution of Lenin's Ulyanov family, from the terrible acts and subsequent hanging of his brother to his own hunger for a revolution.
Director: Cal Seville | Stars: Daniel Beer, Helen Rappaport, Donald Rayfield, Victor Sebestyen
Votes: 713
19. Arab Maklum (2023)
Drama, Comedy
The story is about an Arab family living in the city of Jakarta, where the Aba wants to maintain Arabic traditions in his family and work in the modernization era.
Stars: Bukie B. Mansyur, Aci Resti, Kinaryosih, Nita Gunawan
Votes: 80
20. Human Resources (1999)
TV-14 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
The 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Frank, a business school graduate, returns to his provincial ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Cantet | Stars: Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barré, Véronique de Pandelaère
Votes: 2,792 | Gross: $0.12M
21. The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
84 min | Comedy
Angela Barrows, an accomplished business analyst from the US, attempts to contemporise the late MacPherson's tweed factory, shaking the very foundation of a men-only company.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings, Jameson Clark
Votes: 1,735
22. Of Time and the City (2008)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Biography
A filmmaker looks at the history and transformation of his birthplace, Liverpool, England.
Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Terence Davies, George Harrison, Jack Hawkins, John Lennon
Votes: 2,257 | Gross: $0.03M
23. Night of the Living Dead (2021)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror
A group of seven strangers hole up in a farmhouse, surviving the night as an army of undead ghouls surround the house. They think they're gonna be alright, but will they?
Director: Connor Noble | Stars: Steven R. Barnett, Paisley Blackburn, Janna Brubaker, Shawn Burden
Votes: 11
24. 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: 938
25. Night of the Living Dead (I)
Action, Horror, Sci-Fi | Pre-production
A group of strangers must survive an onslaught from the undead that lasts through the night, all while trying to get along, as they wait for help to arrive.
Director: Joshua Lee Frazier | Stars: Leanne Johnson, Paisley Blackburn, Lec Zorn, Lily Kaye Sheets
26. Mr. Thank You (1936)
76 min | Comedy, Drama
A friendly bus driver and his passengers over the duration of one journey through the mountains to the nearest train station.
Director: Hiroshi Shimizu | Stars: Ken Uehara, Ryuji Ishiyama, Einosuke Naka, Michiko Kuwano
Votes: 1,274
27. Old and New (1929)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama
100.000.000 peasants - illiterate, poor, hungry. There comes a day when one woman decides that she can live old life no longer. Using ways of new Soviet state and industrial progress she changes life and labor of her village.
Directors: Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Marfa Lapkina, M. Ivanin, Konstantin Vasilyev, Vasili Buzenkov
Votes: 1,725
28. The Linnet (1982)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
Kaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a couple of wanderers, and strange things start ... See full summary »
Director: Witold Leszczynski | Stars: Krzysztof Majchrzak, Anna Seniuk, Joanna Sienkiewicz, Jerzy Block
Votes: 923
29. Car of Tomorrow (1951)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A series of demonstrations of the kind of motoring accessories we'll all take for granted in the future...
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Frank Lachapelle, Tex Avery, June Foray, Gilman Rankin
Votes: 653
30. Stress Is Three (1968)
94 min | Drama
An industrialist drives to the sea with his wife and best friend, who he thinks are starting an affair. As the two flirt, he becomes increasingly paranoid. Will he end his agony by killing ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, Juan Luis Galiardo, Fernando Cebrián, Porfiria Sanchíz
Votes: 353
31. The House of Tomorrow (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A narrator takes us on a tour of the dream house of the future, and its many innovative appliances.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Frank Graham, Joi Lansing, Don Messick
Votes: 786
32. El sendero de la anaconda (2019)
73 min | Documentary
The Path of the Anaconda narrates memories and reflections about the jungle, but also the final effort to save the northern Amazon forest from destruction, establishing an ecological ... See full summary »
Director: Alessandro Angulo
Votes: 332
33. The City Slicker (1918)
Not Rated | 12 min | Comedy, Short
Our hero gets a job at a hotel in the country and proceeds to introduce some changes, installing gadgets and time-saving devices.
Director: Gilbert Pratt | Stars: Harold Lloyd, 'Snub' Pollard, Bebe Daniels, Helen Gilmore
Votes: 260
34. In Our Time (1944)
Approved | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A young woman traveling to Poland with her employer meets a count, and they fall in love as World War II begins.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Nancy Coleman, Mary Boland
Votes: 617
35. Design for Leaving (1954)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Daffy Duck is a salesman for a futuristic appliance company, who, against Elmer Fudd's will, modernizes Fudd's house with many screwball gadgets, none of which work in Fudd's favor.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 429
36. The Lady and the Beard (1931)
75 min | Comedy, Romance
A bearded kendo champion has difficulties in life because of his conservative ways and his unusual beard.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Tokihiko Okada, Hiroko Kawasaki, Chôko Iida, Satoko Date
Votes: 502
37. Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
When a young man inherits his father's lucrative business, he cheats the system to set up three of his college friends with jobs.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Ureo Egawa, Kinuyo Tanaka, Tatsuo Saitô, Harurô Takeda
Votes: 660
38. Rational Creatures (2019– )
24 min | Comedy, Drama
Inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion, RATIONAL CREATURES is an award-winning romantic dramedy series created and produced by a multinational team of female filmmakers. It's the modern Jane Austen story you didn't know you wanted.
Stars: Kristina Pupo, Peter Giessl, Gabriela Diaz, Derek Quesada
39. L'Iran: une révolution cinématographique (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
Today Iranian cinema is one of the most highly regarded national cinemas in the world, regularly winning festival awards and critical acclaim for films which combine remarkable artistry and... See full summary »
Director: Nader T. Homayoun | Stars: Rakhshan Banietemad, Bahram Beyzaie, Farokh Ghafari, Bahman Ghobadi
Votes: 235
40. Nihon kyôkaku-den (1964)
98 min | Drama, History
A timber merchant and haulage firm in late 19th century Tokyo is in trouble. The widowed lady owner is being threatened by a scheming competitor who is offering much cheaper labour. X has ... See full summary »
Director: Masahiro Makino | Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ken Takakura, Minoru Ôki, Hiroki Matsukata
Votes: 52
41. Eichwald, MdB (2015–2019)
30 min | Comedy
An experienced member of parliament finds his position weakened in the era of Facebook, YouTube and Twitter in this political comedy series.
Stars: Bernhard Schütz, Rainer Reiners, Leon Ullrich, Lucie Heinze
Votes: 222
42. The Mongols (1973)
92 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A director of a television series on the history of cinema, who has been grappling with the screenplay of his first feature film, receives an assignment to oversee the installation of a ... See full summary »
Director: Parviz Kimiavi | Stars: Fahimeh Rastkar, Parviz Kimiavi, Agha Seyed ali Mirza Sajadi, Ali Mirza
Votes: 219
43. White Elephant (1984)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
Davidson is a ruthless industrialist who ventures into modern day Africa to set up a furniture factory. However, in this lush world of mesmerizing beauty and age old mysteries, magic or '... See full summary »
Director: Werner Grusch | Stars: Peter Firth, Peter Sarpong, Nana Seowg, Ejissu Jasantua
Votes: 15
44. House Hunting Mice (1947)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In search of cheese, mice Hubie and Bertie wander into a demonstration "house of tomorrow" and battle with its automated convenience features, eventually driving the obsessive house-cleaning robot to resign his post.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg, Dick Nelson
Votes: 267
45. The Vampire Who Admires Me (2008)
99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director: Cub Chien | Stars: J.J. Jia, Natalie Yao Meng, Ankie Beilke, Man-Kwan Lee
Votes: 67
46. To pethameno liker (1992)
91 min | Drama, Family
In late-1950s Athens, a big sister and her twin brothers sneak in their grandfather's distillery to perform a strange rite. But, how important is the last drop of the rare "Dead Liqueur" to the experimenting adolescents' budding sexuality?
Director: Giorgos Karypidis | Stars: Betty Livanou, Kostas Karambelas, Giannis Karambelas, Spyros Fokas
Votes: 37
47. L'honneur de la tribu (1993)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Vanished during the Algerian war, a young man returns to his village, much later, once independence has been acquired, as a representative of power and with this enigmatic formula: "You must know that the Revolution did not forget you".
Director: Mahmoud Zemmouri | Stars: Saïd Amadis, Magid Bouali, Marianne Caron, Djamel Dekkar
Votes: 33
48. Newtopia (2020)
88 min | Documentary
The adventurous Norwegian backpacker Audun Amundsen is driven by his search for a utopian world and ends up in the jungle of Indonesia. Here he meets the shaman Aman Paksa and his clan who ... See full summary »
Director: Audun Amundsen | Stars: Audun Amundsen, Aman Paksa
Votes: 121
49. Red Light Revolution (2010)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
A luckless Beijinger opens an adult shop to make ends meet, sparking a sexual revolution in his conservative neighborhood.
Director: Sam Voutas | Stars: Jun Zhao, Vivid Wang, Xiduo Jiang, Masanobu Otsuka
Votes: 106
50. Guardians of the Flutes (1994 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary, War
Star: Christian Rodska
Votes: 24