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51. Un maledetto soldato (1988)
R | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Far East. A commando led by the mercenary Ernst, a veteran of Vietnam, assaults a gold refinery to steal a load of raw nuggets belonging to an old comrade of Ernst.
Director: Ferdinando Baldi | Stars: Peter Hooten, Mark Gregory, Romano Kristoff, Stelio Candelli
Votes: 154
52. The Kid from Chaaba (1997)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
In the sixties, around twenty families fled their Algerian village of el-Ouricia, driven by poverty or war. Refugees in Chaâba, a French shantytown, they face the hard learning of integration.
Director: Christophe Ruggia | Stars: Bouzid Negnoug, Nabil Ghalem, Galamelah Lagra, Kenza Bouanika
Votes: 177
53. Radio Patrol (1937)
Passed | 242 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A young radio cop and a beautiful girl try to stop an international criminal gang from getting their hands on the formula for a new bulletproof steel.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith | Stars: Grant Withers, Adrian Morris, Kay Hughes, Mickey Rentschler
Votes: 63
54. 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
55. Cape of Good Hope (2004)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Drama revolving around 3 women's lives and how they are intertwined.
Director: Mark Bamford | Stars: Debbie Brown, Farouk Valley-Omar, Parinita Jeaven, David Isaacs
Votes: 291
56. Hamara Shahar - Bombay, Our City (1985)
82 min | Documentary
The film story based on daily battle for survival of the 4 million slum dwellers of Bombay who make up half the city's population
Director: Anand Patwardhan | Stars: Deepa Arora, Rita Bhatia, Supriya Pathak, Om Puri
Votes: 58
57. Glamorous Night (1937)
Approved | 61 min | Drama, Music
A gypsy settlement in a small kingdom is on land believed to contain oil reserves. The kingdom's prime minister plots to overthrow the king--whose mistress is a beautiful gypsy girl--and seize power, and the oil fields, for himself.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Mary Ellis, Otto Kruger, Victor Jory, Barry MacKay
Votes: 44
59. Little by Little: Upgrading Barrio Escopa (1980)
39 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Tina Viljoen
60. Tent City, USA (2011)
26 min | Short, Drama
Barry, the leader of a homeless tent city, struggles to hold his community together from forces that threaten to tear it apart.
Director: Robert Frenay | Stars: Bill Watterson, Silvio Fama, Monte James, Brioni Nash
Votes: 12
61. Campamento (1972)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Tom Cohen, Richard Pearce | Star: Leon Janney
62. Again... Pioneers (1950)
72 min | Drama, Family
Ken Keeler, a lawyer in the small town of Fairview, learns that children from "The Patch", a run-down migrant camp outside of town, will be attending the town's school. Not long afterwards ... See full summary »
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Colleen Townsend, Tom Powers, Sarah Padden, Regis Toomey
Votes: 36
63. Haim Beargazim (2004)
52 min | Documentary
These are the last days of the shantytown quarter called "the Boxes" in southern Tel Aviv, a poor rundown neighborhood that the municipality is trying to erase.
Director: Simha Lev
64. Tesoros descartados (2009)
90 min | Documentary
A year in the lives of Blanca and her children, living on the fringes of society, scavenging through the remains of Buenos Aires for mere sustenance. We live alongside them in their joys and pains, exploring their reality, meeting others in the same fight for survival.
Director: Ethan Steinman | Stars: Hernan Castillo, Cristian 'El Negro' Pizarro, Gaby Pizarro, Victor 'Kuki' Pizarro
65. Alambamento (2011)
PG | 15 min | Short, Crime, Drama
When Matias goes to deliver his dowry to his fiance's father, an unexpected accident makes him realize how much he is willing to fight for her love.
Director: Fradique | Stars: Correia Adão, Marieta Cabuço, Maria Francisca Canganjo, Dom Petro Dikota
Votes: 35
66.
Raging Planet (1997– )
Episode:
Flood
(1997)
60 min | Documentary
This program tells the story of several unexpected floods that arose so suddenly that people in their paths had hardly any time to react to reach safety.
Director: Mick Rhodes | Star: Randall Lee Rose
Votes: 12
67.
Ark II (1976)
Episode:
The Robot
(1976)
23 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Samuel creates a robot that could prove useful when exploring a sector permeated by a strange gas, but Jonah is unwilling to allow Alpha-One to assist and orders him deactivated. Alphie has other ideas.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Terry Lester, Jean Marie Hon, José Flores, Moochie
Votes: 23
68.
I Spy (1965–1968)
Episode:
Danny Was a Million Laughs
(1965)
60 min | Action, Adventure
Kelly and Scotty must keep an obnoxious drug smuggler alive until his escort arrives to extradite him to the States to testify.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Robert Culp, Bill Cosby, Martin Landau, Jeanette Nolan
Votes: 78
69.
Madventures (2002– )
Episode:
Amazonas
(2009)
30 min | Documentary
Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Riku Rantala, Tuomas Milonoff
Votes: 29
70.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )
Episode:
The Great Recession
(2009)
TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy
Mac and Dennis try to cut back Paddy's expenses by firing Dee and Charlie, and Frank figures out a clever way to keep the bar afloat.
Director: Fred Savage | Stars: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson
Votes: 2,773
71.
Mujeres asesinas (2005–2008)
Episode:
Andrea, bailantera
(2006)
Not Rated | Crime, Drama
Director: Daniel Barone | Stars: Romina Ricci, Facundo Espinosa, Bárbara Lombardo, Irene Almus
72.
Prohibition (2011)
Episode:
A Nation of Hypocrites
(2011)
TV-PG | 105 min | Documentary, History
With gangsters terrorizing the public and profiting from the sale of alcohol, many citizens believed Prohibition was unsuccessful, which led to its repeal.
Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Pete Hamill, Jonathan Eig, Michael Lerner
Votes: 173
73.
Televisión por la inclusión (2011–2012)
Episode:
La violinista: parte I
(2011)
Drama
Director: Alejandro Maci | Stars: Ailín Salas, Daniel Hendler, Alejandra Flechner, Marcelo Zamora
Votes: 19
74.
The Presidents (2005)
Episode:
Wilson to F. Roosevelt (1913-1945)
(2005)
Documentary, Biography, History
About US Presidents 28) Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921), 29) Warren G. Harding (1921-1923), 30) Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929), 31) Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) and 32) Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945).
Stars: Edward Herrmann, H.W. Brands, Alan Brinkley, Douglas Brinkley
Votes: 5