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51. Betty (1992)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
A drunken self-destructive woman called Betty wanders through bars and meets a man that drives her to a restaurant outside Paris called Le Trou (The Hole). She meets the middle-aged ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Marie Trintignant, Stéphane Audran, Jean-François Garreaud, Yves Lambrecht
Votes: 1,751
52. Partir (I) (2009)
Unrated | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Suzanne "Dame Kristin Scott Thomas" is a well to do married mother, but her bourgeois lifestyle gets her down and she decides to go back to work as a physiotherapist by building an office in their backyard. Then Suzanne falls in love with the man hired to build the office.
Director: Catherine Corsini | Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sergi López, Yvan Attal, Bernard Blancan
Votes: 4,542 | Gross: $0.17M
53. Christmas vs. The Walters (2021)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Diane Walters (Shawnee Smith), an over-burdened mother of two with a third child on the way, strives to create the perfect Christmas while her loving but dysfunctional family falls apart around her.
Director: Peter A. D'Amato | Stars: Shawnee Smith, Dean Winters, Chris Elliott, Bruce Dern
Votes: 380
54. Christmas at the Golden Dragon (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a beloved Midwestern Chinese restaurant announces its closure right before Christmas, their clientele re-examines their relationships in a series of interconnected stories amid the chaos of its busiest week of the year.
Director: David I. Strasser | Stars: Kara Wang, Osric Chau, Sara Canning, Barbara Niven
Votes: 1,024
55. Confessions of a Go-Go Girl (2008 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Drama
Jane McCoy, a recent college graduate, much to her parent's dismay, decides to scrap her plans for law school to pursue an acting career full-time. Struggling to make ends meat, she meets a... See full summary »
Director: Grant Harvey | Stars: Chelsea Hobbs, Sarah Carter, Corbin Bernsen, Rachel Hunter
Votes: 471
56. 52 Tuesdays (2013)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama
16-year-old Billie's reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans to gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons.
Director: Sophie Hyde | Stars: Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Sam Althuizen, Imogen Archer, Del Herbert-Jane
Votes: 1,539
57. Fox with Nine Tails (2004)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Follows the conflicts between being a fox warrior and loving a human being.
Stars: Kim Tae-hee, Jo Hyeon-jae, Han Ye-seul, Jun Jin
Votes: 100
58. The Goddess (1958)
Approved | 104 min | Drama
A woman adored by the people around her ultimately struggles to be happy with herself.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Kim Stanley, Lloyd Bridges, Steven Hill, Betty Lou Holland
Votes: 1,146
59. O Kadhal Kanmani (2015)
Unrated | 139 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Two young lovers are compatible in every way - they even agree that marriage is futile. However, their emotions are not so easily managed, especially when they witness the unconditional love of the older couple with whom they live.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Dulquer Salmaan, Nithya Menen, Prakash Raj, Leela Samson
Votes: 6,775
60. Jai Ho (2014)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Drama
An upright ex-army man, Jai fights a solitary war against corruption and injustice. With a simple mantra to pay forward, he starts off by helping one person and forms an ever growing circle of people helping each other.
Director: Sohail Khan | Stars: Salman Khan, Daisy Shah, Tabu, Danny Denzongpa
Votes: 20,818 | Gross: $1.25M
61. 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: 2,144
62. Best Friends for Life (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Two lifelong friends find their friendship severely tested when both of their husbands die within a short time of each other.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Linda Lavin, Richard Farnsworth, Gwen Verdon
Votes: 123
63. Disengagement (2007)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama
A political drama centered around Israel's pullout from the occupied Gaza strip, in which a French woman of Israeli origin comes to the Gaza Strip to find her long ago abandoned daughter.
Director: Amos Gitai | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Liron Levo, Jeanne Moreau, Barbara Hendricks
Votes: 831
64. Charming Christmas (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 85 min | Drama, Romance
When a young businesswoman plays Mrs Claus at her family's department store over Christmas, her life begins to take some unexpected turns.
Director: Craig Pryce | Stars: Julie Benz, David Sutcliffe, Bruce Gray, Catherine McNally
Votes: 1,962
65. Crisis (1946)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance
A small-town piano teacher is shocked by the arrival of her foster daughter's real mother, whose young lover soon follows and causes further disruption.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Inga Landgré, Stig Olin, Marianne Löfgren, Dagny Lind
Votes: 3,519
66. Tulennielijä (1998)
100 min | Drama
Twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother Sirkka leaves the girls in the care of their grandmother, an old Communist, and runs ... See full summary »
Director: Pirjo Honkasalo | Stars: Elina Hurme, Tiina Weckström, Elena Leeve, Elsa Saisio
Votes: 369
67. A Christmas Wedding Date (2012 TV Movie)
PG | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
After Rebecca is fired, she returns home to see her mother for the holidays. While there, she also attends a wedding on Christmas Eve.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Marla Sokoloff, Chris Carmack, Catherine Hicks, George Wendt
Votes: 1,429
68. Firequake (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When a revolutionary new energy source begins to seep below the Earth's crust, the explosive product sets off giant blasts of fire and violent earthquakes. Now the creator of this new technology is the only one who can stop it.
Director: Geoff Browne | Stars: Alexandra Paul, Zoe Barker, Nigel Barber, James Weber Brown
Votes: 540
69. Der russische Geliebte (2008 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
When frustrated literature professor Julia gets the opportunity to teach in Paris for one year, the dream of her life comes true. Living in a small, but charming hotel room, she soon is ... See full summary »
Director: Ulrich Stark | Stars: Iris Berben, Ronald Zehrfeld, Anne Weinknecht, Anna Brüggemann
Votes: 59
70. Seasons of the Heart (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A high powered, female publisher who becomes responsible for her young grandson when her daughter becomes involved with drugs.
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Carol Burnett, George Segal, Eric Lloyd, Jill Teed
Votes: 186
71. An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Drama
In the late 1880's, a widowed mother of three struggles to keep her family intact and to put food on the table. The oldest daughter sends a letter to her estranged, very wealthy grandmother... See full summary »
Director: Graeme Campbell | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Helene Joy, Tatiana Maslany, Kristopher Turner
Votes: 783
72. La búsqueda (1985)
89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A family is taken hostage by a trio of criminals. The father is killed, and the daughter swears revenge.
Director: Juan Carlos Desanzo | Stars: Rodolfo Ranni, Andrea Tenuta, Luisina Brando, Emilio Disi
Votes: 157
73. Everything Put Together (2000)
R | 87 min | Drama
The story of a Californian couple expecting a child and their group of friends confronted with the tragedy of a big loss.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Radha Mitchell, Megan Mullally, Catherine Lloyd Burns, Jacqueline Heinze
Votes: 819
74. Boyfriends of Christmas Past (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Leading up to Christmas, Lauren is visited by the ghosts of three ex-boyfriends. She must learn to open her heart or risk losing her best friend, Nate.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Catherine Haena Kim, Raymond Ablack, Jenna Katz, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Votes: 1,399
75. Girl 27 (2007)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Biography
The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other underage girls into attending a stag party, where she was raped.
Director: David Stenn | Stars: Patricia Douglas, Baby Peggy, Richard W. Bann, Kelly Brown
Votes: 1,188
76. The Christmas Chalet (2019 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A Christmas-loving divorcee books a chalet with her mother and daughter for the holidays, where she meets a writer who despises Christmas. Together they learn the magic of Christmas and family.
Director: Jennifer Gibson | Stars: Erica Durance, Robin Dunne, Elva Mai Hoover, Micah Kalisch
Votes: 1,012
77. In the Cool of the Day (1963)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Romance
After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hopelessly in love with the husband's ex-colleague who is married to a long-suffering and ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Peter Finch, Jane Fonda, Angela Lansbury, Arthur Hill
Votes: 644
78. Heaven Will Wait (2016)
105 min | Drama
Director: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | Stars: Noémie Merlant, Naomi Amarger, Sandrine Bonnaire, Clotilde Courau
Votes: 1,034
79. Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977 TV Movie)
155 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jane Alexander, Edward Herrmann, Priscilla Pointer, Walter McGinn
Votes: 344
80. Sparkle (2007)
100 min | Comedy
Sam Sparks (Shaun Evans) is a charming young chancer who moves to London. His best-laid plans for success suffer a real setback when true love turns his world upside-down in the most unexpected of circumstances.
Directors: Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter | Stars: Lesley Manville, John Shrapnel, Bob Hoskins, Peter Gordon
Votes: 972
81. Secrets of Three Hungry Wives (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When a millionaire playboy is murdered, suspicion falls on three married women, each of whom had an affair with him.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Jessica Walter, Gretchen Corbett, Eve Plumb, Heather MacRae
Votes: 63
82. Prinsessa (2010)
104 min | Biography, Drama
Princess tells the true story of former cabaret dancer Anna Lappalainen's redemptive struggle with insanity, who checked in to Finland's Kellokoski Psychiatric Hospital in 1945.
Director: Arto Halonen | Stars: Katja Küttner, Samuli Edelmann, Krista Kosonen, Peter Franzén
Votes: 1,158
83. A Christmas Snow (2009)
TV-PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A woman refuses to celebrate Christmas because of her father abandoning his family during the holiday.
Director: Tracy Trost | Stars: Catherine Mary Stewart, Muse Watson, Cameron Ten Napel, Anthony Tyler Quinn
Votes: 892
84. Our Son, the Matchmaker (1996 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama
As seen in flashback, this is the story of 43-year-old Julie a beautician who when 15 was forced by her mother to give up her baby for adoption. Her son, now 28, a minister, with his wife ... See full summary »
Director: Lorraine Senna | Stars: Ann Jillian, David Andrews, Deirdre O'Connell, Drew Ebersole
Votes: 261
85. Shirley (2011 TV Movie)
60 min | Biography, Drama
In 1938 mixed race baby Shirley Bassey, her mother and eight siblings are living in a poor area of Cardiff after her father is imprisoned for sexual offences. The teen-aged Shirley will ... See full summary »
Director: Colin Teague | Stars: Ruth Negga, Lesley Sharp, Babou Ceesay, Victoria Pugh
Votes: 203
86. Small, Beautifully Moving Parts (2011)
Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy
Sarah Sparks is pregnant and feeling wholly ambivalent, despite her boyfriend's pure enthusiasm. A committed tech-geek, she fears she is more interested in ultrasound technology than in ... See full summary »
Directors: Annie J. Howell, Lisa Robinson | Stars: Anna Margaret Hollyman, Rhasaan Oyasaba Manning, Josephine Clausen, Christian Menisis
Votes: 324 | Gross: $0.01M
87. Susan and God (1940)
Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
Susan Trexel is a wealthy socialite who, while vacationing in Europe undergoes a religious transformation. On her return to America, Susan takes on the task of spreading her new-found ... See full summary »
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Joan Crawford, Fredric March, Ruth Hussey, John Carroll
Votes: 1,422 | Gross: $0.82M
88. 33 Postcards (2010)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Dean Randall has sponsored Mei Mei, a young Chinese orphan, for many years. When she arrives in Sydney out of the blue to thank him, their lives are changed forever.
Director: Pauline Chan | Stars: Guy Pearce, Lin Zhu, Claudia Karvan, Elaine Jin
Votes: 1,146
89. Häräntappoase (1989)
145 min | Comedy, Drama
Allu wants to travel to Stockholm after finishing school, but his mother arranges for him to spend the summer in the heart of the Finnish countryside.
Stars: Santeri Kinnunen, Outi Alanen, Antti Majanlahti, Maija-Liisa Majanlahti
Votes: 509
90. Stand Clear of the Closing Doors (2013)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama
In this intense, immersive journey, a young boy finds himself lost in the lively, dangerous world of the New York City subway, while his mother fiercely searches for him above ground in a race against the clock as Hurricane Sandy nears.
Director: Sam Fleischner | Stars: Jesus Sanchez-Velez, Andrea Suarez Paz, Azul Zorrilla, Tenoch Huerta
Votes: 518
91. Os fenómenos (I) (2014)
99 min | Drama
A woman rebuilds her life in Galicia and finds work as a construction worker, after her husband abandons her.
Director: Alfonso Zarauza | Stars: Lola Dueñas, Luis Tosar, Juan Carlos Vellido, Ledicia Sola
Votes: 296
92. The Painting Sellers (2010)
58 min | Drama
It's almost Christmas but these three people are still on the road. The products don't sell, the car is a wreck and the weather is freezing. There is an issue: how to cope with an emerging friendship?
Director: Juho Kuosmanen | Stars: Teppo Manner, Auli Mantila, Tuomas Airola, Marketta Immonen
Votes: 231
93. A Mother (2019)
91 min | Drama
Freed from prison, Eeva returns to her old home region to look for her grown-up daughter.
Director: Samppa Batal | Stars: Jaana Saarinen, Matti Pajulahti, Helmi-Leena Nummela, Liina Valtonen
Votes: 159
94. The House on 56th Street (1933)
Passed | 68 min | Drama, History
Peggy Martin chooses to marry young, wealthy Monty, who she loves. They have a child together and an amazing relationship...until Peggy visits her ailing ex-boyfriend, Fiske, who threatens to commit suicide if she won't take him back.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Gene Raymond, John Halliday
Votes: 737
95. Headfirst (2014)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
A single mother tries to rescue her daughter from state custody with the help of a teacher and a stranger with bad drinking habits.
Director: Antti Heikki Pesonen | Stars: Armi Toivanen, Eero Ritala, Kai Lehtinen, Mimosa Willamo
Votes: 645
96. Avskedet (1982)
90 min | Drama
Director Magnus von Freyer's funeral has gathered many people. The daughter Valerie receives one condolence after another. The story goes back to Valerie's childhood.
Director: Tuija-Maija Niskanen | Stars: Carl-Axel Heiknert, Kerstin Tidelius, Pirkko Nurmi, Sanna Hultman
Votes: 61
97. Yö on pitkä (1952)
107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three youngsters spend the night nervously waiting for the police to arrive. Growing up in misery, dreaming of a different life, they have all become desperate criminals.
Director: Aarne Tarkas | Stars: Jussi Jurkka, Mirja Karisto, Åke Lindman, Kaarlo Halttunen
Votes: 71
98. Solveigin laulu (1974– )
140 min | Drama, War
Domestic battles on the Finnish home front.
Stars: Leena Uotila, Liisamaija Laaksonen, Aino Lehtimäki, Paavo Pentikäinen
Votes: 71
99. Pro Rakov (2003)
15 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A serpent with wings and a human face kidnaps a girl before the wedding.
Director: Valentin Olschvang | Stars: E. Gracheva, Kseniya Ustyuzhaninova, T. Zurovskaya
Votes: 27
100. Putoavia enkeleitä (2008)
102 min | Biography, Drama
A what-if story of authors Lauri Viita and Aila Meriluoto as told by their daughter of an alternative time line.
Director: Heikki Kujanpää | Stars: Elena Leeve, Tommi Korpela, Elina Knihtilä, Oiva Lohtander
Votes: 331