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1. Gifted (2017)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer
Votes: 130,329 | Gross: $24.80M
2. American Wedding (2003)
R | 96 min | Comedy
It's the wedding of Jim and Michelle and the gathering of their families and friends, including Jim's old friends from high school and Michelle's little sister.
Director: Jesse Dylan | Stars: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy
Votes: 217,174 | Gross: $104.57M
3. The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
R | 100 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A computer scientist running a virtual reality simulation of 1937 becomes the primary suspect when his colleague and mentor is murdered.
Director: Josef Rusnak | Stars: Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent D'Onofrio
Votes: 77,278 | Gross: $15.50M
4. Dark Star (1974)
G | 83 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich, Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm
Votes: 27,252
5. Never Look Away (2018)
R | 189 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl
Votes: 25,349 | Gross: $1.30M
6. The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A shy, middle-aged professor enters into a romantic but non-physical relationship with an unlucky-in-love colleague.
Director: Barbra Streisand | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges, Lauren Bacall, George Segal
Votes: 22,428 | Gross: $41.25M
7. Spinning Man (2018)
R | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A happily married professor, known for having many affairs with students, becomes the prime suspect when a young woman has gone missing.
Director: Simon Kaijser | Stars: Guy Pearce, Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, Alexandra Shipp
Votes: 12,862
8. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014)
R | 123 min | Drama, Romance
One couple's story as they try to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
Director: Ned Benson | Stars: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bill Hader
Votes: 13,107 | Gross: $0.59M
9. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly
Votes: 23,626 | Gross: $20.34M
10. Robot & Frank (2012)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In the near future, an ex-jewel thief receives a gift from his son: a robot butler programmed to look after him. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team.
Director: Jake Schreier | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, Liv Tyler
Votes: 65,772 | Gross: $3.33M
11. The Girl King (2015)
Not Rated | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist, Lucas Bryant
Votes: 4,470
12. Paris (I) (2008)
R | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A ex-dancer has a heart problem and even with a transplant, he may still only have a few months to live. Time's spent looking at people/life in Paris from his balcony. His single mom sister moves in with her 3 kids to look after him.
Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Romain Duris, Joffrey Platel, Mélanie Laurent
Votes: 12,875 | Gross: $1.01M
13. The Silence of the Sea (1949)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Romance, War
In occupied France, an elderly man and his niece are forced to give shelter to a German army lieutenant who seemingly loves their country and culture.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Ami Aaröe
Votes: 5,656
14. Discarnate (2018)
Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
A neuroscientist's obsession with a drug that expands the human mind inadvertently unleashes a deadly supernatural force on his team.
Director: Mario Sorrenti | Stars: Thomas Kretschmann, Nadine Velazquez, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Josh Stewart
Votes: 1,624
15. Ferpect Crime (2004)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
An ambitious salesman will do anything for that big promotion he's been chasing, but inevitably, he will learn that there is no such thing as the perfect crime.
Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Guillermo Toledo, Mónica Cervera, Enrique Villén, Luis Varela
Votes: 12,985
16. Mindwalk (1990)
PG | 112 min | Drama
Philosophical conversations between a poet, politician, and scientist.
Director: Bernt Amadeus Capra | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, John Heard, Ione Skye
Votes: 3,251 | Gross: $0.77M
17. Mrs. Hyde (2017)
Unrated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Mrs. Géquil is a teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained?
Director: Serge Bozon | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Romain Duris, José Garcia, Adda Senani
Votes: 1,658 | Gross: $0.02M
18. The Maids of Wilko (1979)
118 min | Drama, Romance
Set in the late '20s. A thirtyish young man, who heads a small factory, faints at the funeral of a close friend. He decides to go home to his aunt and uncle for a while, but gets involved ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Anna Seniuk, Maja Komorowska, Stanislawa Celinska
Votes: 1,454
19. Nemesis Game (2003)
R | 92 min | Mystery, Thriller
An introspective university student with an unhealthy interest in riddles and puzzles becomes involved in a sinister mind game that results in murder.
Director: Jesse Warn | Stars: Carly Pope, Ian McShane, Adrian Paul, Rena Owen
Votes: 2,303
20. Serial Teachers 2 (2015)
92 min | Comedy
The worst teachers of France landed in England for an ultra-secret mission. With Boulard, the King of the Dunces, they are parachuted in the best school of the country, and they will apply their famous methods on the future of the nation.
Director: Pierre-François Martin-Laval | Stars: Kev Adams, Isabelle Nanty, Didier Bourdon, Pierre-François Martin-Laval
Votes: 1,725
21. Molière (1978)
260 min | Biography, Drama, History
Who was Moliere? He is known everywhere as one of the world's greatest playwrights. But who was he? Born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin in 1622, the son of a prosperous tapestry maker. His mother ... See full summary »
Director: Ariane Mnouchkine | Stars: Philippe Caubère, Marie-Françoise Audollent, Frédéric Ladonne, Odile Cointepas
Votes: 889
22. Birds of America (2021)
80 min | Documentary
An American odyssey along the Mississippi River banks which unfolds as a novel counter-history of the politics of the United States from an environmental point of view.
Director: Jacques Loeuille
Votes: 48
23. Super Bomberos (2019)
Comedy
A ragtag group with no skills is chosen to form an elite firefighting squad.
Director: Francis "Indio" Disla Ferreira | Stars: Germán Valdés III, Valentina Chacin, Chimbala, Aquiles Correa
Votes: 29
24. 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
25. Hello World! (2019)
67 min | Animation
A work where puppets, sculptures, painting and animation reinterpret Nature, to make us rediscover it as we have never seen it
Directors: Anne-Lise Koehler, Éric Serre | Stars: Kaycie Chase, Julien Crampon, Boris Rehlinger
Votes: 60
26. Billie Eilish: Therefore I Am (2020 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Official music video for "Therefore I Am" by Billie Eilish.
Director: Billie Eilish | Star: Billie Eilish
Votes: 247
27. A Wise Man Once Said...
Animation, Short, Comedy | Announced
An inquisitive young man searches for the meaning of life - and finds that it isn't quite what he expected it to be.
Director: Martin Horlacher | Star: Martin Horlacher
28. Science of the Soul (2010 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Simcha Jacobovici | Stars: Yvonne Kason, Lisa Miller, Dyan Elliott, Raymond Kurzweil
29. Ex isto (2010)
86 min | Drama
The famous philosopher and mathematician René Descartes (João Miguel) arrives in Brazil, where he travels in the tropics. An imaginary landing in which Descartes appears on the effect of ... See full summary »
Director: Cao Guimarães | Star: João Miguel
Votes: 56
30. Psychology of Human Behavior (2006 Video)
1,080 min | Documentary
The engineering psychologist, Professor David W. Martin, provides a basic introduction to the complex discipline of psychology, looking back to its history and forward to where it might lead us.
Votes: 12
31. The Superior Human? (2012)
73 min | Documentary
A documentary that systematically challenges the common human belief that humans are superior to other life forms. The documentary reveals the absurdity of this belief while exploding human bias.
Director: Samuel McAnallen | Stars: Steven Best, Nick Gylaw, Bernard Rollin, Richard Ryder
Votes: 192
32. The Truth About Untruth: Postmodernism Exposed (2017 Video)
83 min | News
Stefan Molyneux discusses subjectivism vs. objectivism.
Star: Stefan Molyneux
33. The History of the English Language: Second Edition (2008 Video)
Documentary
Professor Seth Lerer lectures on the history of the English language, from its earliest roots to its modern forms, and includes lively commentary on American English.
Star: Seth Lerer
Votes: 7
34. Murderous Tales (2016)
80 min | Animation, Comedy, Crime
Murderous Tales is a special effect animated feature film combining live actors with 3D/2D animation, puppets and back projection. It contains three stories while each episode uses ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Bubenicek | Stars: Antonín Jan Abrhám, Josef Jan Abrhám, Jan Bubenicek, Jan Budar
Votes: 65
35. Are You a Body with a Mind or a Mind with a Body? (2017)
6 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Directors: Ivana Bosnjak, Thomas Johnson | Star: Julianna Zarzycki
36. Inside the Minds of Animals (2015)
5 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Director: Mike Schell | Star: Addison Anderson
37. It's Okay to Be What? (2017 Video)
Short, News
A Washington D.C. news station breathlessly reports on fliers posted at a high school that say, "It's okay to be white".
38. The Most Groundbreaking Scientist You've Never Heard Of (2013)
5 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Director: Anton Bogaty | Star: Addison Anderson
39.
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
Episode:
How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body
(1970)
TV-14 | 31 min | Comedy
A University of Woolamaloo philosophy-department meeting---the members of which are all named Bruce; an exploding penguin; a radio version of "The Death of Mary Queen of Scots." Also: advice on how to pick up a cosmetic surgeon.
Director: Ian MacNaughton | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Votes: 894
40.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
Valerie 23
(1995)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A disabled man is offered a prototype android companion in the form of the beautiful Valerie. But when he begins a romance with his physical therapist, his robot develops feelings of jealousy.
Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: William Sadler, Sofia Shinas, Tom Butler, Nancy Allen
Votes: 888
41.
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
Episode:
Sex and Violence
(1969)
TV-14 | 34 min | Comedy
Flying Sheep, French Lecture on Sheep-Aircraft, A Man With Three Buttocks, A Man With Two Noses, Musical Mice, Marriage Guidance Counselor, The Wacky Queen, Working-Class Playwright, A ... See full summary »
Directors: John Howard Davies, Ian MacNaughton | Stars: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Votes: 1,373
42.
Cosmos (1980)
Episode:
Travellers' Tales
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Carl Sagan looks at the planets Jupiter and Saturn by examining the work of Galileo, Huygens, and the Voyager probes.
Directors: Adrian Malone, Geoffrey Haines-Stiles, David Kennard, Rob McCain, David F. Oyster, Richard J. Wells | Stars: Carl Sagan, Arthur 'Lonne' Lane, Linda Morabito, Larry Soderblom
Votes: 549
43.
Why Didn't They Laugh? (2018– )
Finding Logos with E. Michael Jones
(2019 Podcast Episode)
Comedy, News
Stars: Owen Benjamin, E. Michael Jones
44.
To se ví (2019– )
Episode:
Marek Taclík a Adéla Gondíková
(2019)
29 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Talk-Show
Director: Jakub Wehrenberg | Stars: Adéla Gondíková, Ales Háma, Tomás Mechácek, Halina Pawlowská
45.
Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode:
Dough Dough Boys/Boot Camping/General Boo-Regard
(1993)
Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
In this three-cartoon episode with a wartime theme, "Dough Dough Boys" features the Goodfeathers as messenger pigeons sent on a mission during World War I.
Directors: Alfred Gimeno, Rusty Mills, Greg Reyna | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Ron Perlman
Votes: 152
46.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
How I Met Everyone Else
(2007)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While everyone meets Ted's crazy new girlfriend, everyone recounts their stories of how they met everyone else--but the stories turn out to have several inconsistencies.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 5,038
47.
Stefan Molyneux Livestreams (2018– )
Episode:
Stefan Molyneux vs Jay Dyer: The Purpose of Philosophy
(2020)
News
Stars: Stefan Molyneux, Jay Dyer
48.
Psych (2006–2014)
Episode:
Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing
(2009)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Shawn and Gus must clear Lassiter's name in the face of overwhelming evidence when he is the prime suspect in the murder of an arrestee-turned-state witness.
Director: Stephen Surjik | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson
Votes: 1,079
49.
Today I Found Out (2013– )
Episode:
The Surprisingly Heated Debate on Whether Hot Water Freezes Faster Than Cold Water
(2021)
14 min | Documentary
In 1963 a 13 year old student became another in a long line of individuals to report that a hot water mixture can freeze quicker than a cold one. But, he was the first to examine the ... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler
50.
Today I Found Out (2013– )
Episode:
The Gruesome Truth About Pavlov's Dogs (And How His Findings are Commonly Misinterpreted)
(2021)
16 min | Documentary
Ivan Pavlov was studying digestion, for which he won a Nobel prize, rather than behavior when he noticed the salivation of his canine lab animals in response to stimuli. That led him to a ... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler