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1. The Reader (2008)
R | 124 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain
Votes: 260,042 | Gross: $34.19M
2. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg
Votes: 378,392 | Gross: $220.16M
3. Naked (1993)
Not Rated | 131 min | Comedy, Drama
An unemployed Mancunian vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge, Greg Cruttwell
Votes: 43,977 | Gross: $1.77M
4. Wings of Desire (1987)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois
Votes: 77,097 | Gross: $3.33M
5. Let Them All Talk (2020)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
A famous author goes on a cruise trip with her friends and nephew in an effort to find fun and happiness while she comes to terms with her troubled past.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Meryl Streep, Gemma Chan, Dianne Wiest, Christopher Fitzgerald
Votes: 12,978
6. Rose Island (2020)
TV-14 | 117 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy
An idealistic engineer builds his own island off the Italian coast and declares it a nation, drawing the world's attention. Values are tested when the Italian Government declares him an enemy, but to change the world risks must be taken.
Director: Sydney Sibilia | Stars: Elio Germano, Leonardo Lidi, Matilda De Angelis, Tom Wlaschiha
Votes: 24,886
7. Jude (1996)
R | 123 min | Drama, Romance
In late 1800s England, Jude plans to go to the city and attend university but marries early and becomes a stonemason. When his wife leaves, he moves to the city, where he befriends his liberal cousin Sue.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Liam Cunningham, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 11,122 | Gross: $0.41M
8. The Spitfire Grill (1996)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama
Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist) headlines this critically praised drama about a young woman, just out of prison, who finds spiritual redemption working at a cafe in Maine.
Director: Lee David Zlotoff | Stars: Alison Elliott, Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden, Will Patton
Votes: 7,214 | Gross: $12.64M
9. Siren (III) (2010)
R | 80 min | Horror, Thriller
Strange goings on ensue, when a few friends on a sailboat find an island with a beautiful lone female inhabitant.
Director: Andrew Hull | Stars: Eoin Macken, Anna Skellern, Tereza Srbova, Tarek Anthony Jabre
Votes: 1,984
10. A Thousand & One Nights (1969)
X | 128 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.
Director: Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Sachiko Itô, Haruko Katô, Noboru Mitani, Hitoshi Takagi
Votes: 855
11. This Man Must Die (1969)
GP | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man asserts himself within the life of an actress he believes is somehow responsible for his son's death.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne, Anouk Ferjac
Votes: 4,890
12. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004 Video)
151 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi
An in-depth making of documentary about the original Star Wars trilogy, covering the productions of the three films and their impact on popular culture.
Directors: Edith Becker, Kevin Burns | Stars: Robert Clotworthy, Walter Cronkite, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg
Votes: 5,277
13. I'm Going Home (2001)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Antoine Chappey
Votes: 1,848
14. The Beatles Mod Odyssey (1968)
8 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Stars: The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
Votes: 63
15. Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus (1905)
4 min | Short, Fantasy
When Ulysses of the Odyssey is trapped on the island of Calypso, he must fight Polyphemus, the giant monster that lives there.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 255
16. Paradise (2014)
68 min
The experience of living through two periods of depression and the quiet expectation of a third has endowed a filmmaker with the capacity to perceive the true beauty of life and to capture it on film.
Director: Alain Cavalier | Stars: Nine d'Urso, Thibault Duteil, Maia Fontaine, Corentin Lunedic
Votes: 146
17. The Replacement Gods (2012 Video)
103 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi
A comparison of ancient mythology and modern-day comic book superheroes to biblical stories.
Director: Scott Mayer | Stars: Ted Atwood, Alessandro Bianchi, Shmuley Boteach, Michael L. Brown
Votes: 32
18. Fischzüge (1975 TV Movie)
154 min | Comedy
Director: Günter Stahnke | Stars: Dietmar Richter-Reinick, Otmar Richter, Günter Schubert, Alfred Struwe
Votes: 10
19.
Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
Episode:
Darkness at Noon: Part 2
(1997)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Garrett, Roland and Eduardo repair the equipment while Achira uses Kylie to spread plague around the city. Kylie is freed after they track her down. They upgrade the equipment to stop Achira. But it seems like Achira is just the beginning.
Director: Rafael Rosado | Stars: Tara Strong, Maurice LaMarche, Jason Marsden, Pat Musick
Votes: 67
20.
Wishbone (1995–1998)
Episode:
Homer Sweet Homer
(1995)
TV-Y7 | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The kids work to save their favorite park from developers; Wishbone plays Odysseus from Homer's The Odyssey.
Director: Ken Harrison | Stars: Larry Brantley, Jordan Wall, Christie Abbott, Adam Springfield
Votes: 27
21.
A History of Philosophy (2015– )
Episode:
The Beginning of Greek Philosophy
(2015)
Documentary, History
Star: Arthur Holmes
22.
Fox and Friends (1998– )
Episode:
Episode dated 29 March 2019
(2019)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Ainsley Earhardt, Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade, Jillian Mele
23.
Manifest (2018–2023)
Episode:
Black Box
(2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Michaela is pushed into the midst of a high-stakes bank robbery perpetrated by a mystery assailant; Ben and TJ piece together an arcane set of mythological clues; Adrian draws Olive further into the world of the Believers
Director: Sherwin Shilati | Stars: Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez
Votes: 1,272
24.
Dr. Film: Classic Cinema's First Superhero (2018– )
The Lost Rocky Jones Pilot
(2020 Podcast Episode)
Comedy
Stars: Eric Grayson, Glory-June Greiff, Geoff Lapin
25.
Fall of Civilizations (2019– )
The Bronze Age Collapse - Mediterranean Apocalypse
(2019 Podcast Episode)
64 min | Documentary, History
Sometime around the year 1100 BC, a wave of destruction washed over the Eastern Mediterranean. It wiped whole civilizations off the map, and left only ash and ruin in its wake. This ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Cooper | Stars: Paul Cooper, Jake Barrett-Mills, Helena Bacon, Bryan Tshiobi
Votes: 17
26.
Mythen - Michael Köhlmeier erzählt Sagen des klassischen Altertums (2003–2006)
Episode:
Poseidon und Delphinos
(2006)
Documentary
Director: Klaus Neumann | Star: Michael Köhlmeier
27.
Sectaurs (1985– )
Episode:
Spidrax Attacks
(1985)
Animation, Action, Adventure
Spidrax's forces destroy Sectaurs' village and steal a map that could take them to the planet's power source.
Director: John Kimball | Stars: Arthur Burghardt, Peter Cullen, Laurie Faso, Dan Gilvezan
28.
Quantum Leap (2022–2024)
Episode:
Ben, Interrupted
(2023)
TV-14 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In the 1950s, Ben has to team up with Leaper X to set right what once went wrong.
Director: Jude Weng | Stars: Raymond Lee, Caitlin Bassett, Mason Alexander Park, Nanrisa Lee
Votes: 408
29.
London et Kirschenbaum (2003–2019)
Episode:
Episode dated 30 September 2014
(2014)
News
Director: Doron Ovadia | Stars: Doron Herman, Mordechai Kirschenbaum, Baruch Kra, Yaron London
30.
Countdown (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #73.67
(2015)
TV-14 | Game-Show
John Hardie vs. Kris Jack.
Director: Derek Hallworth | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Charlie Stayt
31.
The Last Ship (2014–2018)
Episode:
Tempest
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
With an enormous storm on the horizon, Nathan James must navigate an equally terrifying threat in order to make it to safety.
Director: Peter Weller | Stars: Eric Dane, Adam Baldwin, Bridget Regan, Charles Parnell
Votes: 637
32.
The Magicians (2015–2020)
Episode:
Will You Play with Me?
(2018)
TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
The group finds what they're looking for and attempt once and for all to get magic back.
Director: Chris Fisher | Stars: Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Hale Appleman
Votes: 779