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1. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
R | 161 min | Comedy, Drama
A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch
Votes: 849,436 | Gross: $142.50M
2. The Dressmaker (I) (2015)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
A glamorous woman returns to her small town in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse | Stars: Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving
Votes: 65,549 | Gross: $2.02M
3. Sorcerer (1977)
PG | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou
Votes: 27,752 | Gross: $12.00M
4. Withnail & I (1987)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.
Director: Bruce Robinson | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown
Votes: 47,935 | Gross: $1.54M
5. Bottom (1991–1995)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Two perpetually bored and broke flatmates waste their days in a futile struggle to get laid, earn cash, and not kill one another.
Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Steven O'Donnell, Christopher Ryan
Votes: 14,214
6. Sid and Nancy (1986)
R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.
Director: Alex Cox | Stars: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop
Votes: 34,708 | Gross: $2.83M
7. Steptoe and Son (1962–1974)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy
British sitcom about a father-and-son rag-and-bone business in London. The intergenerational divide between the miserly Steptoe and his ambitious son results in comedy, drama, and tragedy.
Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Frank Thornton, Tim Buckland
Votes: 3,430
8. Blindness (2008)
R | 121 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant white blindness.
Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Gael García Bernal, Yûsuke Iseya
Votes: 75,222 | Gross: $3.07M
9. Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-heartedly grasping uncle.
Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Jamie Bell, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 13,679 | Gross: $1.59M
10. The Black Swan (1942)
Approved | 87 min | Adventure, Drama
An ex-pirate contends with rowdy buccaneers and a love/hate relationship with an aristocratic woman who's tougher than she seems.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 5,090 | Gross: $1.01M
11. Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
Director: Maya Forbes | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide
Votes: 17,045 | Gross: $1.43M
12. Mondays in the Sun (2002)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
This is the story of those who live as if every day was a constant Sunday, those who spend their Mondays in the sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but are now unemployed.
Director: Fernando León de Aranoa | Stars: Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, José Ángel Egido, Nieve de Medina
Votes: 15,411 | Gross: $0.15M
13. The Lodgers (2017)
R | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A family curse confines orphaned twins Rachel and Edwards to their home, in punishment for their ancestors' sins. Bound to the rules of a haunting childhood lullaby, the twins must never let any outsiders inside the house.
Director: Brian O'Malley | Stars: Charlotte Vega, Bill Milner, Eugene Simon, David Bradley
Votes: 9,654
14. In the Best Interest of the Children (1992 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
Fact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Sally Struthers, Lexi Randall, Gary Graham
Votes: 499
15. Metro Manila (2013)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama
This riveting crime thriller follows Oscar, a recent emigrant to Manila who gets pulled into a harrowing world of corruption and violence when he takes a job as an armored car driver to support his family (in Tagalog w/ English subtitles).
Director: Sean Ellis | Stars: Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla, Althea Vega, Erin Panlilio
Votes: 9,206
16. Steptoe & Son (1972)
98 min | Comedy, Romance
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are junk dealers. Harold meets a stripper, marries her and takes her home. Albert, of course, is furious and tries every trick he knows to drive the new bride from his household.
Director: Cliff Owen | Stars: Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Carolyn Seymour, Arthur Howard
Votes: 1,829
17. The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, History, Romance
A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser
Votes: 7,243
18. The Bohemian Life (1992)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three struggling artists try to make passable livings in Paris despite setbacks and tragedies.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Evelyne Didi, André Wilms, Kari Väänänen
Votes: 6,435
19. Chattahoochee (1989)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama
In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Frances McDormand, Pamela Reed
Votes: 2,426 | Gross: $0.26M
20. Insiang (1976)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama
The life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Hilda Koronel, Mona Lisa, Rez Cortez, Marlon Ramirez
Votes: 2,138
21. Diane (2018)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
Diane fills her days helping others and desperately attempting to bond with her drug-addicted son. As these pieces of her existence begin to fade, she finds herself confronting memories she'd sooner forget than face.
Director: Kent Jones | Stars: Mary Kay Place, Jake Lacy, Estelle Parsons, Andrea Martin
Votes: 1,662 | Gross: $0.34M
22. The Birthday Party (1968)
G | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The down-at-heel lodger in a seaside boarding house is menaced by two mysterious strangers, who eventually take him away.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Robert Shaw, Patrick Magee, Sydney Tafler, Dandy Nichols
Votes: 1,164
23. The Spirit of '45 (2013)
94 min | Documentary, History
A documentary on how the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Eileen Thompson, Julian Tudor Hart, Dai Walters, Sam Watts
Votes: 1,306
24. Rich Hill (2014)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Rich Hill intimately chronicles the turbulent lives of three boys living in an impoverished Midwestern town and the fragile family bonds that sustain them.
Directors: Andrew Droz Palermo, Tracy Droz Tragos | Stars: Alyssa Jewell, Andrew Jewell, Elizabeth Jewell, Willie Jewell
Votes: 2,510
25. Wolf Song (1929)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Western
In 1840, Sam Lash heads west for adventure. He meets up with some Mountain Men, and they head for the Rockies to trap beavers and cats. In Taos he meets Lola, a beautiful Mexican girl from ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Gary Cooper, Lupe Velez, Louis Wolheim, Constantine Romanoff
Votes: 151
26. Guardian Angel (1987)
90 min | Crime, Drama
The Guardian Angel in this harrowing film is the one who doesn't protect gypsy children from being sold into virtual slavery with gangs of organized beggars, pickpockets, and thieves all ... See full summary »
Director: Goran Paskaljevic | Stars: Ljubisa Samardzic, Jakup Amzic, Neda Arneric, Saban Bajramovic
Votes: 252
27. Revenge (1928)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Rascha, the wild daughter of Costa, the Gypsy bear tamer, swears revenge on Jorga, her father's enemy, when he cuts off her braids (a sign of disgrace among the Gypsies). Jorga later ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin Carewe | Stars: Dolores Del Río, James A. Marcus, Sophia Ortiga, LeRoy Mason
28. London (1994)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
An inspiring tale through London by pictures narrated by Paul Scofield.
Director: Patrick Keiller | Stars: Paul Scofield, John Major, Norma Major, Dennis Skinner
Votes: 760
29. Living in Paradise (1998)
105 min | Drama, History, War
Set in France in 1961-1962 during the Algerian War, Living In Paradise is a thought-provoking examination of the lives of North African immigrants trying to find a place in the social system of Western Europe.
Director: Bourlem Guerdjou | Stars: Roschdy Zem, Fadila Belkebla, Omar Bekhaled, Farida Rahouadj
Votes: 155
30. Bad Sister (1947)
Approved | 90 min | Drama
In a home for delinquent girls, the worst offender exchanges reminiscences with the warden.
Director: Bernard Knowles | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Joan Greenwood, Ian Hunter, Dennis Price
Votes: 35
31. Up on the Roof (2013)
17 min | Short, Drama
A troubled young boy finds his rooftop escape jeopardised by the girl he pines for.
Director: Nour Wazzi | Stars: Michael Matias, Maisie Williams, Earl Cameron, Jake Swift
Votes: 127
32. A Girl and Her Gun (2015)
18 min | Short, Drama, Western
A tormented and neglected twelve year old finds solace watching classic western movies. When she finds a gun in her late father's loft she stands up to her tormentors, just like her gunslinging heroes.
Directors: Samuel Dawe, Paul Holbrook | Stars: Joe Sims, Brian Croucher, Laura Bayston, Samuel Dawe
Votes: 71
33. Walter & June (1983 TV Movie)
63 min | Drama
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Ian McKellen, Sarah Miles, John Gordon Sinclair, Tony Doyle
Votes: 165
34. Without the King (2007)
83 min | Documentary
Swaziland is the last absolute monarchy in the world and one of the few African countries that has never faced a civil war. This portrait of a nation in transition juxtaposes the opulent ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Skolnik | Stars: His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Royal Highness Princess Sikhanyiso, Her Majesty Queen LaMbikiza, Mphandhlana Shongwe
Votes: 148 | Gross: $0.01M
35. The Devil Pays Off (1941)
Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama, War
Chris Waring (William Wright) is a government investigator trying to gather the necessary evidence to convict a shipping magnate, DeBrock (J.Edward Bromberg), of selling his ships to the ... See full summary »
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: J. Edward Bromberg, Osa Massen, William Wright, Margaret Tallichet
Votes: 92
36. Verhängnis (1994)
80 min | Drama
The paths of people from various countries cross during the course of one night.
Director: Fred Kelemen | Stars: Valerij Fedorenko, Marc Ottiker, Sanja Spengler, Eddi Zacharias
Votes: 105
37. Pursuit of Loneliness (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
An elderly patient dies in a county hospital leaving no known next of kin. Over the course of the next twenty-four hours, we chart the efforts of four central characters in finding a family... See full summary »
Director: Laurence Thrush | Stars: Joy Hillie, Suzanne Faha, John Magginetti, Monique Flores
Votes: 45
38. Together We Live (1935)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, News, War
In a story, with the back-drop of San Francisco's general labor strike of 1934 (depicted by newsreel footage), a Civil War veteran , Hank (Willard Mack), sets out to show his two oldest ... See full summary »
Director: Willard Mack | Stars: Willard Mack, Ben Lyon, Esther Ralston, Sheila Bromley
Votes: 19
39. Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)
Passed | 63 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve relates to a W.P.A. employment advisor the story of how he lost the mayorship of the town of Monotony and became a forgotten man: Jed Blower returned to his ... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Bob Burns, Una Merkel, Jerry Colonna, Don Wilson
Votes: 63
40. Sucker (II) (2022)
8 min | Short, Horror
Two sisters are pitted against each other by a gigantic, abhorrent leech creature that uses its influence to puppeteer them from the inside out.
Director: Alix Austin | Stars: Sophia Capasso, Annie Knox
Votes: 51
41. The Rascal Billionaire (1978)
85 min | Crime, Drama
The drug lord has occupied the whole Southeast Asian market for decades, and no rival has been able to shake his position. However, a mysterious man suddenly appeared one day, which completely changed the situation.
Director: Stanley Wing Siu | Stars: Alan Tang, Dorothy Chi-hsia Yu, Wai Wong, Siu-Ling Leung
42. Madeley Meets... The Squatters (2012 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Nick Betts | Star: Richard Madeley
43. The Voice of the City (1929)
Passed | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An escaped convict and the detective tasked with hunting him down end up working in parallel to clear the convict's name and nab the gangsters that framed him.
Director: Willard Mack | Stars: Robert Ames, Willard Mack, Sylvia Field, Jim Farley
Votes: 91
44. Surviving Squalor: Britain's Housing Shame (2021 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
Daniel Hewitt reports on the shocking living conditions being endured by some people living in social housing across the UK. He investigates the scale of the problem asking why vulnerable people are being failed by the housing system.
Director: Tim Maynard | Star: Dan Hewitt
45. Bound and Thrashed (2011 Video)
12 min | Short, Drama
Nathan is depressed and living in squalor after experiencing a bad break up. His concerned friend Tess persuades him into going on a blind date with Geoffrey, an older man who has an unusual appetite.
Director: Bradley John Smith | Stars: Andrew Hood, John Cunningham, London Gabraelle
Votes: 14
46. Habitats défectueux (1950)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Charles André | Stars: Denyse Tournoux, Louis Guinard
47. Keskustapuolue vaalimainos (1983 Video)
2 min | Short
The election ad highlights the squalor of urban life.
48.
CBS Reports (1959– )
Episode:
Harvest of Shame
(1960)
60 min | Documentary, News
In this CBS News production broadcast on Thanksgiving 1960, Edward R. Murrow points out the plight of migrant farm workers in America. Topics range from the harsh living conditions, endless... See full summary »
Director: Fred W. Friendly | Stars: Edward R. Murrow, Harriet Beeman, Michael Cassidy, Louis Cramp
Votes: 185
49.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3057
(2005)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Stacey's mum Jean's mental health deteriorates, causing Stacey to rush to her side. Pat attends Janine's court case for Laura's murder and hears a familiar voice from the past.
Director: Michael Owen Morris | Stars: Mike Reid, Pam St. Clement, Laila Morse, Lacey Turner
50.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
Past Tense, Part I
(1995)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sisko, Bashir and Dax are accidentally sent to San Francisco in the 21st century due to a transporter malfunction, and must figure out how to get back to return without changing the time line.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 2,417