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1. Incendies (2010)
R | 131 min | Drama, Mystery, War
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Mustafa Kamel
Votes: 200,602 | Gross: $6.86M
2. The Man in the Iron Mask (I) (1998)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The cruel King Louis XIV of France has a secret twin brother whom he keeps imprisoned. Can the twin be substituted for the real king?
Director: Randall Wallace | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu
Votes: 178,919 | Gross: $56.97M
3. WarGames (1983)
PG | 114 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, Dabney Coleman
Votes: 110,841 | Gross: $79.57M
4. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
R | 95 min | Comedy
Borat returns to America from Kazakhstan to America, this time to reveal more about the American culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.
Director: Jason Woliner | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Tom Hanks, Dani Popescu
Votes: 153,850
5. Song of the South (1946)
G | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The kindly story-teller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear.
Directors: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett, Luana Patten
Votes: 15,241 | Gross: $63.72M
6. The Sure Thing (1985)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Walter Gibson is a university freshman going through a dry spell. His old buddy arranges a "sure thing" for him in California. Gibson and his classmate Allison then take a long road trip out to Cali, and both foil each other's plans.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards, Boyd Gaines
Votes: 22,194 | Gross: $18.14M
7. Woman of the Dead (2022– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a vengeful quest to find out who killed her husband, a woman ends up exposing her small community's deepest and ugliest secrets.
Stars: Anna Maria Mühe, Yousef 'Joe' Sweid, Felix Klare, Hans-Uwe Bauer
Votes: 6,384
8. Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires.
Director: Brian Clemens | Stars: Horst Janson, John Carson, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro
Votes: 5,696 | Gross: $0.12M
9. Through the Olive Trees (1994)
G | 103 min | Drama
A depiction of the off-screen relationship between the actors who play the newlyweds in the film And Life Goes On (1992).
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Farhad Kheradmand, Zarifeh Shiva, Hossein Rezai
Votes: 10,012 | Gross: $0.04M
10. Far More (2021)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Adrian Grenier stars as Sean McAllister, a successful fashion designer who hasn't seen his family in years. He returns to his hometown for a painstaking family reunion that will take him back to his past only to rebuild his future.
Director: Ally Walker | Stars: Joshua Rush, Adrian Grenier, Joanna Ranee Wood, Betsy Cramer
Votes: 309
11. Yol (1982)
PG | 107 min | Drama
When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.
Directors: Serif Gören, Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Tarik Akan, Serif Sezer, Halil Ergün, Meral Orhonsay
Votes: 14,513
12. In My Mother's Skin (2023)
97 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Stranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in a beguiling, flesh-eating fairy.
Director: Kenneth Dagatan | Stars: Beauty Gonzalez, Felicity Kyle Napuli, James Mavie Estrella, Jasmine Curtis-Smith
Votes: 666
13. The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Romance
In rural 1960s Australia, a boy watches helplessly as his best friend falls in love with a small-time criminal, setting off a violent chain of events.
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Noah Taylor, Loene Carmen, Ben Mendelsohn, Graeme Blundell
Votes: 2,279 | Gross: $0.21M
14. Samurai Marathon (2019)
TV-14 | 103 min | Action, Adventure, History
In 1855, a daimyo sends his men on a grueling marathon to discover if they're tough enough to face the newly arrived Americans. Misunderstanding his intent, the Shogun dispatches assassins.
Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Nana Komatsu, Mirai Moriyama, Shôta Sometani
Votes: 1,188
15. The Boys Club (1996)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
In Ontario, Canada, three fourteen-year-old boys, Kyle, Brad and Eric are forced to perform an ordeal when they find a wounded mysterious fugitive named Luke, who has a gun and claiming to be a cop, has taken a hiding in their clubhouse.
Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Chris Penn, Dominic Zamprogna, Stuart Stone, Devon Sawa
Votes: 1,345
16. Rolling Vengeance (1987)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama
A truck driver builds a special, eight-ton truck to help get revenge against the rednecks who killed his family and raped his girlfriend.
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Don Michael Paul, Lawrence Dane, Ned Beatty, Lisa Howard
Votes: 765
17. Non Non Biyori (2013–2021)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Hotaru Ichijo transfers schools from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo to a quaint and quiet village in the countryside, she's in for a big adjustment. With her new quirky classmates, Hotaru adapts to her new life with daily adventures.
Stars: Kotori Koiwai, Rie Murakawa, Ayane Sakura, Kana Asumi
Votes: 1,221
18. Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
Not Rated | 156 min | Drama
Schoolteacher Hisako Oishi forms an emotional bond with her pupils and teaches them various virtues, while at the same time worrying about their future.
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita | Stars: Hideko Takamine, Itsuo Watanabe, Makoto Miyagawa, Takeo Terashita
Votes: 2,833
19. The Music Teacher (1988)
PG | 95 min | Drama, Music
Aging opera singer Joachim Dallayrac retires from the stage and retreats to the countryside to school two young singers, Sophie and Jean. Although the rigorous training takes its toll on ... See full summary »
Director: Gérard Corbiau | Stars: José van Dam, Anne Roussel, Philippe Volter, Sylvie Fennec
Votes: 1,041 | Gross: $1.09M
20. The 8-Year Engagement (2017)
119 min | Drama, Romance
Hisashi and Mai are set to have their wedding ceremony in three months. Unfortunately, Mai falls ill and lapses into a coma.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Tao Tsuchiya, Tetta Sugimoto, Hiroko Yakushimaru
Votes: 1,103
21. Harlan County War (2000 TV Movie)
104 min | Drama
A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.
Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Holly Hunter, Stellan Skarsgård, Ted Levine, Wayne Robson
Votes: 621
22. Purgatory (2020– )
Horror, Thriller
A group of strangers gather at an exclusive winter resort in the mountains to ring in the New Year, but not every member of the party is there to celebrate. One of them is looking for revenge.
Stars: Danny Mahoney, Erik Fellows, Anelya Gubryan, Tatjana Marjanovic
Votes: 30
23. You've Been Trumped (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.
Director: Anthony Baxter | Stars: Michael Forbes, Donald Trump, Anthony Baxter, Kevin Brown
Votes: 2,309 | Gross: $0.03M
24. Nickel Mountain (1984)
88 min | Drama
Henry Soames owns a rural diner, and has befriended Willard Freud and Callie Wells. One day Willard and Callie get the news that Callie is pregnant, and Willard splits. Henry takes in ... See full summary »
Director: Drew Denbaum | Stars: Michael Cole, Heather Langenkamp, Patrick Cassidy, Brian Kerwin
Votes: 142
25. Immortal Sins (1991)
R | 80 min | Horror, Thriller
Michael Alvarez and his wife Susan have inherited an ancient Spanish castle, unaware that it comes with a horrendous curse. Michael is soon lured into a deadly romance with Diana, that tortures the family with immortal sins.
Director: Hervé Hachuel | Stars: Cliff De Young, Maryam d'Abo, Shari Shattuck, Tony Isbert
Votes: 172
26. The Loving Story (2011)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A racially charged trial and a heartrending love story converge in this documentary about Mildred and Richard Loving, set during the Civil Rights era.
Director: Nancy Buirski | Stars: Jane Alexander, Lindsay Almond Jr., Edward L. Ayers, Leon M. Bazile
Votes: 962
27. Ground Zero (1987)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A second generation cameraman in Australia finds evidence that his father had filmed a nuclear test that allowed aboriginies to be exposed to and killed by radiation. He begins a search for... See full summary »
Directors: Bruce Myles, Michael Pattinson | Stars: Colin Friels, Jack Thompson, Donald Pleasence, Natalie Bate
Votes: 551 | Gross: $0.20M
28. My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer (2023)
Animation, Action, Comedy
The story of retired adventurer Belgrieve and his beloved daughter Angeline, who becomes an elite adventurer but loves only her father.
Stars: Saori Hayami, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Maki Kawase, Rumi Okubo
Votes: 209
29. Rising Impact (2024– )
Animation, Drama, Sport
Follows the growth of third-grader Gawain Nanaumi as he encounters the sport of golf and competes with his rivals.
Stars: Misaki Kuno, Yumiri Hanamori, You Taichi, Atsumi Tanezaki
30. The Forest (2018)
97 min | Drama
Sixteen-year old Danila lives with oppressive mother Galina and brutal father Pasha in a small village lost in the middle of a boundless forest. Cut off from society he has a problem ... See full summary »
Director: Roman Zhigalov | Stars: Oleg Shibayev, Natalya Rychkova, Oleg Feoktistov, Mariya Avramkova
Votes: 244
31. The Emperor's Cook (2015)
54 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young man named Akiyama Tokuzo cannot find his passion for living. One day he tasted meat cutlet for the first time and have been absorbed to learn about Western style cuisine. He set out... See full summary »
Stars: Takeru Satoh, Haru Kuroki, Sei Ashina, Ryû Morioka
Votes: 733
32. The Man with a Shotgun (1961)
Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Crime
Ryoji, a wanderer, arrives in a remote mountain town, carrying a shotgun and claiming to be a hunter. He quickly becomes embroiled in a web of trouble surrounding the town's mill.
Director: Seijun Suzuki | Stars: Hideaki Nitani, Izumi Ashikawa, Yûji Odaka, Yôko Minamida
Votes: 338
33. South of Reno (1988)
R | 97 min | Drama
In a drab desert town, some 200 miles south of Reno, an indecisive man with an unfaithful wife dreams of someday, someday, taking charge of his drifting life.
Director: Mark Rezyka | Stars: Jeff Osterhage, Lisa Blount, Joe Estevez, Lewis Van Bergen
Votes: 230
34. Yellow Elephant (2013)
131 min | Drama, Romance
Movie adaptation of the Japanese novel "Kiroi Jou". A married couple Ayumu Muko (Mukai) and Aiko Tsumari (Miyazaki) live a peaceful life in a cozy old house in the countryside. Ayumu works ... See full summary »
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Osamu Mukai, Tatsuomi Hamada, Himeka Asami
Votes: 249
35. Eureka Stockade (1949)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, History, Western
In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.
Director: Harry Watt | Stars: Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert, Peter Illing
Votes: 210
36. Cotton Wool (2017)
38 min | Short, Drama
A single mother (Leanne Best) suffers a devastating stroke leaving her teenage daughter (Katherine Quinn) and 7-year-old son (Max Vento) to care for her.
Director: Nicholas Connor | Stars: Leanne Best, Crissy Rock, Kate Rutter, Max Vento
Votes: 35
37. República dos Assassinos (1979)
100 min | Crime, Drama
In 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a wave of reactions throughout the country. The photos of the victims, adorned by the skull, ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Faria Jr. | Stars: Tarcísio Meira, Sandra Bréa, Anselmo Vasconcelos, Silvia Bandeira
Votes: 97
38. The Christmas Yule Blog (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Romance
Social media travel writer Caroline Williams is sent to Carte De Amor, New Mexico on an assignment where she meets high school teacher Oscar Ortiz, who introduces her to another side of Christmas.
Director: Heather Hawthorn Doyle | Stars: Sara Canning, Zak Santiago, Andrea Agur, Alison Araya
Votes: 469
39. Zlaté casy (1979)
78 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Director: Stefan Uher | Stars: Jan Vlasák, Ján Vrabec, Peter Gábris, Ryszarda Hanin
Votes: 14
40. Salvajes, el cuento del lobo (2022)
81 min | Documentary
In the deepest of Asturias' rural area, a fierce and old fight faces farmers against naturalists and government by the preservation or killing the wolf.
Director: Álex Galán | Stars: Nel Cañedo, José Luis Alonso, Pepe Mier, Lisardo García
Votes: 14
41. Yuukai shoujo (2014)
82 min | Thriller
One sister is in the third year of junior high school while the other is in the third year of high school. Their parents are divorced. They were often beaten when they lived with both ... See full summary »
Director: Kôsuke Hishinuma | Stars: Himeka Asami, Natsumi Kawashima, Ryôsuke Midorikawa, Sakura Morishima
42. Sejnane (1974)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kemal studies in the Sadiki boarding school. Since the death of his father who was murdered by a secret colonial organization, Kemal has doubts about the political situation of Tunisia.
Director: Abdellatif Ben Ammar | Stars: Samir Ayadi, Munirah Ben-Arafah, Bchira Cherif, Kamal El-Tawati
Votes: 19
43. Melkiy bes (1995)
107 min | Drama, Mystery
A small provincial town. The inhabitants are bored, apathetic and bitter... Peredonov, a modest high school teacher, dreams about a promotion and moving to the capital. Gradually his dream ... See full summary »
Director: Nikolay Dostal | Stars: Sergey Taramaev, Irina Rozanova, Polina Kutepova, Aleksey Elistratov
Votes: 95
44. Ogul (1974)
76 min | Drama
The story of a villager who tries to save his rabid son despite the difficult natural conditions.
Director: Melih Gülgen | Stars: Cüneyt Arkin, Kahraman Kiral, Reha Yurdakul, Kazim Kartal
Votes: 74
45. Farda w'lkat okht'ha (1978)
80 min | Comedy
The film describes the adventures of two young simple peasants en route to the capital. Their journey begins on a national road where the two friends hitchhike to Tunis. Their mishaps lead ... See full summary »
Director: Ali Mansour | Stars: Lamine Nahdi, Mohamed Larbi Souri, Mohamed Ben Ali, Mokhtar Hachicha
Votes: 22
46. Fish Eye (2015)
15 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Amid a string of hideous homicides, a housemaid heads to the isolated home of her eccentric new client who has a long set of unbreakable rules. What could possibly be hiding a solitary man with a taste for fish, and a collection of knives?
Director: Michelle Tong Zhou | Stars: Yuti Sun, Liangbo Wang, Chunxia Liu, Xiaohe Zhang
Votes: 19
47. The Challenge (1973)
100 min | Crime, Drama
The story takes place in a village at a time that is deliberately undetermined, but could be current. Two girls is told to a guest passing through their mother withdrawn from the world: ... See full summary »
Director: Omar Khlifi | Stars: Ezzedine Brika, Habib Chaari, Abdallah Chahed, Mohamed Darragi
Votes: 9
48. A Sower of Seeds 3 (2016)
106 min | Drama, Romance
A young Ayane Kataoka (Rin Takanashi) works at the City Hall in Akaiwa, Okayama, but her main interest is growing and developing peaches in the orchard. She even plans to register a new ... See full summary »
Director: Kiyoshi Sasabe | Stars: Megumi Abe, Hana Ebise, Kanji Furutachi, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
49. Kinderfänger (2017)
7 min | Short, Horror
Following the music leads to death.
Director: Christopher Alender | Stars: Winter Obidos, Jake Getman, Mary Newsome, Luke Persiani
Votes: 50
50. FOX (Fake News) Relapses Into Post-9/11 Style Moral Authoritarianism Ft. Insane Guilfoyle (2017 Video)
10 min | Short, Talk-Show
In the wake of Charlottesville and Barcelona, Kimberly Guilfoyle recommends we give up freedom to be safer. Styx says, no way.
Star: Styxhexenhammer666