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1. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
R | 118 min | Drama, Music
Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.
Director: John Badham | Stars: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali
Votes: 87,563 | Gross: $94.21M
2. Absolute Beginners (1986)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In London in 1958, a young photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of a beautiful, aspiring fashion designer.
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Patsy Kensit, Eddie O'Connell, David Bowie, James Fox
Votes: 3,730 | Gross: $0.93M
3. Honeytrap (2014)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In Brixton, London, 15-year-old Layla gets sucked into gang activity.
Director: Rebecca Johnson | Stars: Jessica Sula, Lucien Laviscount, Ntonga Mwanza, Naomi Ryan
Votes: 824
4. Better Mus' Come (2011)
104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The film follows warring political factions in 1970s Jamaica as they enlist the support of gangs to enforce their policies, and advance their political agenda. It is a fictionalized ... See full summary »
Director: Storm Saulter | Stars: Sheldon Shepherd, Sky Nicole Grey, Ricardo Orgil, Everaldo Creary
Votes: 187
5. Entre nos (2009)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
Newly-arrived to New York City and deserted by her husband Gabriel, Mariana must find a way, to financially and emotionally provide for her family in a strange city where she barely speaks the language.
Directors: Gloria La Morte, Paola Mendoza | Stars: Paola Mendoza, Sebastian Villada, Laura Montana, Anthony Chisholm
Votes: 1,189
6. Hotel Sorrento (1995)
R | 112 min | Drama
Meg (Caroline Goodall), Pippa (Tara Morice), and Hilary (Caroline Gillmer) are sisters who grew up in Sorrento, Australia. Meg, who has lived in England for ten years, has just written a ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Caroline Goodall, Caroline Gillmer, Tara Morice, Joan Plowright
Votes: 344 | Gross: $0.09M
7. Wish 143 (2009)
24 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Tells the story of a young man desperate to come of age before time runs out.
Director: Ian Barnes | Stars: Samuel Holland, Rory Kinnear, Kieran Hardcastle, Lizzie Roper
Votes: 608
8. Freedom House: Street Saviors (2009)
90 min | Documentary, History
In 1967, 25 hardcore, unemployed Black men were recruited from the inner city streets of Pittsburgh and trained to become the first Paramedic's in the United States. Only to be forgotten, until now.
Director: Gene Starzenski
Votes: 17
9. Taylors Trophy (2009)
TV-MA | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
A work shy wide boy attempts to solve the mystery of his local pub's burglary and claim a reward that will settle his debt with a threatening criminal.
Director: Jason McDonald | Stars: Grace Adams-Short, Christopher Anthony, Laya Armian, Bradley Benjamin
Votes: 31
10. Deaf Jam (2011 Video)
70 min | Documentary
In Deaf Jam, a Deaf New York City teen is introduced to sign language poetry and boldly enters the spoken word slam scene.
Director: Judy Lieff | Stars: Aneta Brodski, Tahani Salah, Terrylene
Votes: 35
11. Station (I) (2014)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three psychotic assassins take up a job at a waiting room of a deserted railway Station. Will they finish the job or anything that can go wrong will go wrong?
Director: Saad Khan | Stars: Kanika Batra, Gulshan Grover, Rohiet Nair, Sameer Kevin Roy
Votes: 97
12. Trampoline (2012)
100 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
TRAMPOLINE is the dark and intimate story of a family in Minnesota being torn apart by the stress of their daily lives. Their world is a roller coaster of teen parties, third-degree burns, ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Wojahn | Stars: Nathaniel Kuster, Joshua Moyle, Stephen Rife, Chanel Tattenbach
13. Sounds of a New Hope (2008)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Growing up around Los Angeles neighborhood gangs during the '90s, a young Filipino-American named Kiwi became an MC and community organizer. He uses his hip-hop to raise the consciousness ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Tandoc | Star: Jack Dejesus
14. Ice Grill, U.S.A. (2009)
97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
"Ice Grill, USA" is a vivid yet stark examination of the pursuit of the American Dream. Set in the multicultural landscape of Atlantic City, NJ, IGU examines class struggle and the ... See full summary »
Directors: Mark Bernardi, Greg Santarsiero | Stars: Connor Fox, Denise Ramirez, Tyler Noble, Aaron Mathias
Votes: 55
15. High-Rise (2009)
71 min | Documentary
Through dialogues with the owners of penthouses in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Recife, High-Rise explores the social and cultural mindset of the elite, and the phenomenon of the '... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Mascaro
Votes: 354
16. Streets of Plenty (2010)
TV-PG | 65 min | Documentary
Documentary about homelessness and drugs in Vancouver Canada.
Directors: Alex Kleider, Corey Ogilvie | Stars: Misha Kleider, Gregor Robertson, Gabor Maté, Thomas Kerr
Votes: 191
17. Separated at Birth (2009)
100 min | Drama
An urban drama about an inner-city elementary school teacher that uses a story about twins that got separated at birth as a back drop to drum up a conversation about the importance of career choices in life.
Director: Armand Scott | Stars: Kasey Busiel, Benjamin Gardner, Terrence Mardis, Meiko Taylor
18. Stanhope (2015)
TV-MA | 17 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Stanhope, a teenage inner city kid from New York City, gets caught up in a web of violence as a child soldier; a paid assassin.
Director: Solvan Naim | Stars: Malik Lockett, Elijah Richardson, Eric Jordan Bassant, Sean Davis
Votes: 70
19. Single Bells
118 min | Comedy, Romance | Completed
After being scammed by a deceitful in-law, the Bell family loses their family restaurant. Also, the three Bell sisters find themselves single during the holiday season. Hoping to rebuild ... See full summary »
Director: Raenell Jones | Stars: Dean Scofield, Colt Brown, Tecoya Harris, James Anthony Chiong
20. Second Chance (I) (2009)
11 min | Short, Drama
16 year old rebel Aaron Bently convinces his school to take him and a bunch of hard to reach students on a life altering weekend residential trip. What the school doesn't know is that ... See full summary »
Director: Clint Dyer | Stars: Aml Ameen, David Harewood, Jean Pierre Nyamangunda, Julian Sands
Votes: 10
21. Delusions of Grandeur (2012)
95 min | Drama
In the mid-'90s a medicated grungy girl stopped taking her medication (Prozac), crossed over a rainbow, and became a woman in a crazy wonderful place called San Francisco.
Directors: Iris Almaraz, Gustavo Ramos | Stars: Ronnie Alvarez, Salvador Benavides, Rafael O. Calderón, Leana Chavez
Votes: 20
22. The Pardoner's Tale (2010)
105 min | Drama, Thriller
The story of three friends who find a special treasure that could be the key to their redemption, or the catalyst to their demise.
Directors: Adam McLean, Consuelo Althouse, Jonah Zimmerberg-Helms | Stars: Adam McLean, Veen Viscal, Jonah Zimmerberg-Helms
Votes: 7
23. A Drop of the Pure (2009)
73 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Every man has a song in his heart, so what do you do when someone else is singing yours?
Director: Peter Vickers | Stars: Chris Ryden, Louise Marie Kerr, Dave MacRae, George Borowski
Votes: 16
24. Predileção (2009)
17 min | Short, Action, Crime
Seven men, one woman, one plan: the perfect bank job. But one small unforeseen glitch leads the band of robbers into a deadly shootout throughout the city of Rio de Janeiro...or was it really unforeseen?
Director: Marcio Garcia | Stars: Ricardo Blat, Milhem Cortaz, Murilo Elbas, Stephanie Fantauzzi
Votes: 60
25. Dressed (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
DRESSED is the inspiring story of Laos-American fashion designer, Nary Manivong, who defied a broken childhood and homelessness in Columbus Ohio, to follow his dream of chowing his ... See full summary »
Director: David John Swajeski | Stars: Mickey Boardman, Simon Collins, Simon Doonan, Amanda Fields
Votes: 9
26. Truth Hurts (2009)
13 min | Short, Drama
A woman is stalked by her boyfriend after he suspects she's been cheating on him with her gay male friend, only to find out that appearances can be deceiving.
Director: Bodo Holst | Stars: Shera Threet, Michelle Haro, Grandison M. Phelps IV, Ismael Reyes
Votes: 14
27. The Perfect Girl (2009)
5 min | Short, Drama, Music
Journey through a fallen day in Anastasia's life. She longs for more than all her beautiful surroundings although appears to be distracted by superficiality. She can have anything she wants. She wants one thing. Why can't she have it?
Director: Alex Kidd | Stars: Alex Kidd, Dan Pomerantz, Troy Pryor, Marc Radz
28. Paranoia (I) (2007 Video)
84 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A lonely man links his neighbor, his landlord, and a pizza boy to an unlikely terrorist plot. But the real evil may be worse than his delusions.
Director: R.J. Daniel Hanna | Stars: Adam Douglas, Kristopher Stoker, Jason Engstrom, Mick Simons
Votes: 5
29. Method (2009)
Not Rated | 31 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A D-list black actor auditions for the role of a serial killer. But is he playing the role? Or is the role playing him.
Director: Andre Welsh | Stars: Candy Churilla, Chioke Jelani Clanton, Michael Coons, Mitch Costanza
30. Breaking the Voice (2009 Video)
8 min | Short, Drama, Music
Moments before a performance, a young man goes through a process to find his 'voice'.
Director: Suzan Temizer | Stars: Daniel Oostendorp, Belle Raine, Archie Mann, Jaben Ryan
Votes: 11
31. Life in the Game (2009 Video)
58 min | Documentary, Crime
Follow the rise and fall of ' Little Melvin' Williams, heroin Czar for two decades, in his own words. Melvin started out as a professional gambler, gaining the respect of the street but ... See full summary »
Director: Derick Thomas | Stars: Alvin Brown, Torento Brown, Dawud Byrd-Morris, Leroy Carroll
Votes: 20
32. A .45 at 50th (2010)
11 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Actor/Activist James Cromwell relives his experience with Elbert 'Big Man' Howard, a key member of the Black Panther Party, during 1968. The short documentary illuminates Cromwell's ... See full summary »
Directors: Joshua Bell, John Cromwell | Stars: Gary Private, Alfred Adderly, Richard Bridge, James Cromwell
Votes: 19
33. Soccermom: The Movie
63 min | Documentary, Music | Post-production
Soccermom is a popular Venice band living by the beach and enjoying fame. They have it all - the looks, the talent and most of all Helen, the hot lead singer whom every one adores. The hot ... See full summary »
Director: Matty 'Soccermom' Goodman | Star: Brendon Crigler
34. Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance (2010)
76 min | Documentary, Music
Riot Acts is a transfabulous rockumentary representing the whole lives of transgender and gender variant musicians, through a first-hand perspective of the intersections between gender ... See full summary »
Director: Angelo Madsen Minax | Stars: Rahne Alexander, Kristen Anchor, Radford Bishop, Travis Clough
Votes: 22
35. Bullets Over Brownsville (2009)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Drama
Four parallel stories converge in one of Brooklyn New York's most notorious neighborhoods.
Directors: Damon Diddit, Natural Langdon | Stars: Assibey Blake, Lymiek Chambers, Tayibah Clay, Jumaane Ford Jr.
Votes: 16
36. Someday We Will Get Married (2009)
15 min | Short, Drama, Romance
The story of a girl finding out that first love ends, but she doesn't have to end with it.
Director: Monika Lind | Stars: Sarah Hagan, Douglas Smith, Carlee Avers, Brian Sounalath
Votes: 11
37. You Better Run (2009)
32 min | Short, Adventure, Crime
Josh is not having a good day. He's late for a job interview; he can't find his tie; and he just missed the bus. Things get a lot worse when Josh crosses paths with Doc, a small time drug ... See full summary »
Director: David Beier | Stars: Nicki Daniels Jr., Odessa Feaster, Jevon Miller, Cervantes Reck
Votes: 8
38. Aquel rebaño azul (2009)
99 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
The blue herd is a historical account of the complex plot surrounding police brutality in Puerto Rico, by means of vivid videos intertwined with eyewitness accounts. The documentary is a ... See full summary »
Director: Guillermo Gómez-Álvarez
Votes: 16
39. Memphis Movement: Jookin - The Urban Ballet (2009)
80 min | Documentary, History
For decades their art has been overlooked by the world. But now a community unites to take their movement worldwide. It's called Jookin, a dance style that developed from the streets of ... See full summary »
Director: Ellis E. Fowler | Star: Darnell Carlton
40. Osvaldo's (2009)
20 min | Short, Drama, Family
The Dominguez family is forced to confront a future of uncertainty after the matriarch's passing. It is on this night that they begin the road to understanding.
Director: Randy Wilkins | Stars: Maria Acosta, Dominic Colón, Jeff Lima, Gina Rodriguez
Votes: 19
41. The Stranger (I) (2010)
20 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Daniel is at breaking point. He hates his job and the drudgery of his daily life. He comes home only to lock himself away from the world in a vain attempt to relax, and the neighbors are ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Mawkes | Stars: Rowan Bettjeman, Gabrielle Stevenson
Votes: 9
42. The American Boyfriend (2009)
58 min | Drama
A Detroit youth travels to Seoul, South Korea to find his ex-girlfriend. Overwhelmed by the urban jungle he encounters a series of eccentric foreigners who force him to confront his deepest insecurities.
Directors: Alex Holowicki, Brian Crandall
43. Death of a Boxer (2009)
8 min | Short, Biography, Drama
The fate of Jordan's first Olympic boxer will be decided not in the ring, but on the streets.
Director: Naji Abu Nowar | Star: Mohammed Abu Khadija
Votes: 12
44. Solitaire (II) (2008)
10 min | Short, Drama, Romance
When a close friend behaves in an unusual, somehow disturbing way, night can turn into a weird dream.
Director: Anne Zinn-Justin | Stars: Adrien de Van, Ludmila Ruoso
45. Delerious (2006 Video)
5 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
On a bus somewhere in London, a young man on his way to work sets off on a journey filled with eccentric characters and dark comedy. This is a small tale of frustration and dramatic tension!
Director: Stanis Azevedo | Stars: Toni Brooks, Ross Feltham, Iona Garcia, Julian Nicholson
46. Mexican Standoff (2008 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A young woman tries to escape from a group of vicious killers.
Director: Jorge Ramirez Rivera | Stars: Cecilia Ponce, Anna Cepinska, Guillermo Iván, Manuel Sevilla
47. Still Life (IV) (2009)
14 min | Short, Drama
Krishna, a young Sri Lankan Londoner, is hell bent on earning 'respect' in this time-fractured drama which offers an imaginative take on gang culture.
Directors: Kuvera Sivalingam, Nelson Sivalingam | Stars: Nelson Sivalingam, Padma Thuraisingam, Sripathy Sivanadiyan, Raji Nesarajah
48. Guys of Tough (2009)
6 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Drugs and violence aren't the only interests of America's toughest criminal gangs. The meanest, most intense ones also dance.
Director: Alexander Lyras | Stars: Ophir Adar, Billy Jack Carter, Robert Catrini, Steven Gormely
49. Tinytown (2007)
7 min | Short, Action, Adventure
The film centres around two hard-boiled police officers, who are also only 14 years old.
Director: Tim Dean | Stars: Louis Corbett, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Andy McPhee, Danica Wild
Votes: 22
50. El último aliento (2017)
15 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
The story of a unknown hero and his journey between the life of the jungle.
Director: Octavio Maya | Stars: Adrian Alonso, Carlos Bolado, Ángeles Cruz, Verónica Merchant