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1. Inland Empire (2006)
R | 180 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Karolina Gruszka, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Grace Zabriskie, Laura Dern
Votes: 62,492 | Gross: $0.75M
2. National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
The most popular kid on campus meets a beautiful journalist who makes him realize that maybe he's afraid to graduate.
Director: Walt Becker | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Tim Matheson, Kal Penn
Votes: 115,445 | Gross: $21.01M
3. The Devil's Rejects (2005)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, William Forsythe
Votes: 105,867 | Gross: $17.04M
4. Shatter Me
Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Announced
The life of 17-year-old Juliette Ferrars, who has been locked away for a crime she never intended to commit a crime caused by her peculiar "gift" that she herself doesn't even understand.
5. Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance
In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.
Director: Kuang-Hui Liu | Stars: Edward Chen, Jing-Hua Tseng, Leon Dai, Shih-Sian Wang
Votes: 7,925
6. Body Shots (1999)
R | 106 min | Drama
A tale of the mysterious, but necessary, mating ritual between men and women of today and everything they think about sex but are afraid to say.
Director: Michael Cristofer | Stars: Joe Basile, Scott Burkholder, Liz Coke, Allison Dunbar
Votes: 5,643 | Gross: $0.24M
7. Eye of the Cat (1969)
M | 102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A man and his girlfriend plan to rob the mansion of the man's eccentric but wealthy aunt. However, the aunt keeps dozens of cats in her home, and the man is deathly afraid of cats.
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, Eleanor Parker, Tim Henry
Votes: 1,276
8. Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997 Video)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Winnie the Pooh and company embark on a quest to rescue Christopher Robin from certain doom in a place called "Skull" after misreading a note he left for them.
Director: Karl Geurs | Stars: Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, Ken Sansom, Andre Stojka
Votes: 6,720
9. Swept from the Sea (1997)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The story of Russian emigrant Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of nineteenth century. When Yanko enters a farm, sick and hungry after a shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen, Kathy Bates
Votes: 3,613 | Gross: $0.28M
10. Door (1988)
95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After several strangely threatening calls from a local salesman, a homemaker becomes increasingly afraid to answer her apartment door.
Director: Banmei Takahashi | Stars: Keiko Takahashi, Daijirô Tsutsumi, Shirô Shimomoto, Takuto Yonezu
Votes: 314
11. Sir Billi (2012)
Not Rated | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A retired veterinarian living in a remote Scottish village encounters a goat who thinks he's a dog, an Admiral who's afraid of the water, and a beaver who was raised by rabbits.
Director: Sascha Hartmann | Stars: Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Alana Gray, Valentina Hartmann
Votes: 800
12. The Cow (1969)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
An old villager deeply in love with his cow goes to the capital for a while. While he's there, the cow dies and now the villagers are afraid of his possible reaction to it when he returns.
Director: Dariush Mehrjui | Stars: Ezzatolah Entezami, Mahin Shahabi, Ali Nasirian, Jamshid Mashayekhi
Votes: 7,999
13. Bald (2009)
R | 81 min | Comedy
Horny college student Andrew is afraid his receding hairline will cut back on his sex life. To help his buddy get a hair transplant, Andrew's roommate Max starts a sexy, bare-all website featuring the most attractive girls in school.
Director: Blake Leibel | Stars: Jonathan Cherry, David Lengel, Rachel Specter, Kyle Sabihy
Votes: 331
14. Nocturna (2007)
TV-PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An orphan boy named Tim is afraid of the dark. However, when the stars start going out in the sky, he finds himself exploring the world of the night, alongside his new friend, the Cat Shepherd.
Directors: Adrià García, Víctor Maldonado | Stars: Imanol Arias, Hervé Caradec, Roger Carel, Cathy Cerda
Votes: 2,561
15. Cross My Heart (1987)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
A man and a woman go out on a "big" third date. He's ashamed to admit he just lost his job, and she's afraid he'll run away if he finds out that she has a kid. Small lies lead to bigger ones and the night gets crazy very soon.
Director: Armyan Bernstein | Stars: Martin Short, Annette O'Toole, Paul Reiser, Joanna Kerns
Votes: 1,375 | Gross: $1.03M
16. Sosok Ketiga (2023)
99 min | Drama, Horror
Anton's marriage to Yuni, his wife's friend, triggers a series of supernatural terrors and conflicts, leaving Nuri disappointed and Yuni's mother fearing for the safety of her child and future grandchildren.
Director: Dedy Mercy | Stars: Celine Evangelista, Erika Carlina, Samuel Rizal, Dewi Irawan
Votes: 65
17. Night Monster (1942)
Passed | 73 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Kurt Ingston, a rich recluse, invites the doctors who left him a hopeless cripple to his desolate mansion in the swamps as one by one they meet horrible deaths.
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Leif Erickson, Irene Hervey
Votes: 1,855
18. Turn the Other Cheek (1974)
PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two unusual missionaries in NW Venezuela help their flock sell their crop and are never afraid of a fight to protect their flock from an evil, corrupt governor.
Director: Franco Rossi | Stars: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Robert Loggia
Votes: 4,954
19. Love Is a Gun (1994)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A photographer who's afraid he's slowly losing his grip on reality is seduced by a disturbed married model. She claims it's their destiny to be together. Her husband disagrees. The photographer starts having a strange feeling of deja vu.
Director: David Hartwell | Stars: Eric Roberts, Kelly Preston, Eliza Roberts, R. Lee Ermey
Votes: 572
20. The Cover (2021)
83 min | Comedy, Musical
Dani is torn: he loves music but is afraid to fail. One summer, between his job as a waiter and night out with friends, he meets Sandra. With her, he discovers love and what it means to be one among many.
Director: Secun de la Rosa | Stars: Àlex Monner, Marina Salas, Carolina Yuste, Lander Otaola
Votes: 507
21. Suryavanshi (1992)
161 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
An archaeologist unearths an underground palace at Sangramgarh. The locals are afraid of what will happen if they start digging and would like to leave the past alone. It turns out their fears we confounded.
Director: Rakesh Kumar | Stars: Salman Khan, Amrita Singh, Sheeba Agarwal, Saeed Jaffrey
Votes: 1,236
22. Polowanie na muchy (1969)
104 min | Comedy, Romance
Wlodek is a shy man who's afraid of his mother as well as his wife. However, upon meeting Irena, his life takes a new turn.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Zygmunt Malanowicz, Malgorzata Braunek, Ewa Skarzanka, Hanna Skarzanka
Votes: 435
23. Dummy (1977 TV Movie)
79 min | Drama
Sandra is a deaf girl whose life descends into prostitution and degradation on the streets of Bradford.
Director: Franc Roddam | Stars: Geraldine James, Lara Crooks, Manda Naylor, Janet Sugden
Votes: 473
24. Marykkundoru Kunjaadu (2010)
132 min | Comedy
Solomon, a simple village man who is afraid of almost everything around him. His life changes when he becomes a good friend with a tough man.
Director: Shafi | Stars: Dileep, Bhavana, Biju Menon, Salim Kumar
Votes: 998
25. Ghost Team One (2013)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Horror
Two roommates deathly afraid of ghosts both fall in love with a girl who believes their home is haunted.
Directors: Ben Peyser, Scott Rutherford | Stars: Carlos Santos, J.R. Villarreal, Fernanda Romero, Tony Cavalero
Votes: 2,415
26. Guidance (2021)
93 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
During a trip to the country, a young couple use 'Guidance', a device made to create enlightened people. But, as time passes, they subvert Guidance to manipulate and lie-- hoping to save what they are afraid of losing the most: each other.
Director: Neysan Sobhani | Stars: Jia Sun, Harry Song, Francesco Chen, Sacha Ghalili
Votes: 97
27. Le juge Fayard dit Le Shériff (1977)
112 min | Crime, Drama
The young judge Fayard is not afraid of anybody as he does his work honestly.
Director: Yves Boisset | Stars: Patrick Dewaere, Aurore Clément, Philippe Léotard, Michel Auclair
Votes: 747
28. Pink (2006)
95 min | Drama, Fantasy
Vassilis Galis is a young Greek documentary director who meets 11 years old Snezana from Ukraine and understands that he is a man who is afraid to grow up.
Director: Alexander Voulgaris | Stars: Alexander Voulgaris, Argiris Thanasoulas, Romanna Lobach, Christina Mathea
Votes: 285
29. Get Married If You Can (2014)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
Bride-to-be Ana gets drunk after learning some secrets about her fiancé, and ends up in a jungle; Daniela has always been afraid to tell her best friend she has feelings for him.
Director: Marco Polo Constandse | Stars: Martha Higareda, Miriam Higareda, Maite Suarez Diez, Martha Cervantes
Votes: 1,928
30. Jomblo Fi Sabilillah (2023)
122 min | Comedy, Drama
Three friends with commitment issues help panic-stricken Ali, who's afraid of women, find love while navigating their own romantic struggles.
Director: Jastis Arimba | Stars: Adhin Abdul Hakim, Ricky Harun, Mario Irwinsyah, Masaji Wijayanto
Votes: 40
31. Enga Veetu Pillai (1965)
147 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Ramu is an innocent son of a rich landlord who is afraid of his brother-in-law Narendran and his whiplash. To escape from his punishments, Ramu leaves his house and his look-alike replaces him.
Director: Tapi Chanakya | Stars: Saroja Devi B., Pandari Bai, Nagesh, M.N. Nambiar
Votes: 188
32. L'invenzione di Morel (1974)
110 min | Sci-Fi
A castaway arrives on an island. He thinks it's uninhabited, but he sees a palace with also a hidden room. Soon he sees some people walking, dressed with old-fashioned clothes. He is afraid because people don't see him, like a ghost.
Director: Emidio Greco | Stars: Giulio Brogi, Anna Karina, John Steiner, Anna Maria Gherardi
Votes: 442
33. Hoodlum Empire (1952)
Passed | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After WW2, ex-mobster war hero Joe Gray goes straight, to the dismay of his New York mob boss uncle who's afraid that his nephew will testify against his outfit before a Grand Jury.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston
Votes: 363
34. Nightmare at Elm Manor (1961)
Not Rated | 5 min | Short, Horror
A woman who is being terrorized by a vampire runs around a mansion naked.
Director: George Harrison Marks | Stars: June Palmer, Stuart Samuels
Votes: 96
35. Die zweite Frau (2008)
87 min | Drama
Erwin, in his forties, runs a petrol station with his mother in a lost corner of Germany. This withdrawn mother-son couple leads a life without surprise. But feeling his end approaching and afraid to leave his son alone.
Director: Hans Steinbichler | Stars: Matthias Brandt, Monica Bleibtreu, Maria Popistasu, Maia Morgenstern
Votes: 148
36. Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948)
Passed | 81 min | Crime, Music, Mystery
A socialite in financial trouble gets involved with a nightclub and gambling club owner, whose hoodlums are not afraid to kill, only to regret it and finally help a police lieutenant incriminate him and his gunman.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Bruce Bennett, Robert Hutton, Tom D'Andrea
Votes: 370
37. Dune Dreams (2021)
103 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Simon moves to Dubaï to mourn for his wife's death. While his son Camille starts afresh, Simon, afraid of going mad, thinks an emotionless double haunts him. But many people in Dubaï bear the same thing, as they won't let go of their past.
Director: Samuel Doux | Stars: Benoît Magimel, Igor van Dessel, Mercedes Cabral, Majd Mastoura
Votes: 46
38. Oh, Doctor (1937)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy
A hypochondriac is afraid he will die before he gets an inheritance that will "cure" him.
Director: Ray McCarey | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, Donrue Leighton, William Hall, Eve Arden
39. Greek School Prayer (2014)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Drama
Two high school students. While seeking their identity, through violence, they will inevitably test each other's boundaries.
Director: Thanasis Neofotistos | Stars: Christos Karavevas, Stelios Karambinas, Korina Alexandridou, Vicky Ntoulia
Votes: 234
40. The Other Side of Sleep (2011)
88 min | Drama, Mystery
Arlene lives in a small town in the midlands. One morning she wakes in the woods beside the body of a young woman, which is soon discovered. Suspicion spreads through the community and Arlene barricades herself in at night, afraid to sleep.
Director: Rebecca Daly | Stars: Olwen Fouéré, Sam Keeley, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Cathy Belton
Votes: 223
41. Ballad in Blue (1965)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Music
Ray Charles attempts to help a down-on-their-luck boozing family whose son is blind. He wants to finance the recovery of his eyesight, but the family is afraid of what might happen if something goes wrong.
Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Ray Charles, Tom Bell, Mary Peach, Dawn Addams
Votes: 167
42. L'etreinte (1969)
103 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The girl is very fascinating and unaware. The great tentacled city will give her unpredictable surprises and she won't be afraid to taste them day by day.
Directors: Paul Collet, Pierre Drouot | Stars: Daniel Vigo, Nathalie Vernier, Laetitia Sorel, Brigitte Kowaltjouk
Votes: 125
43. Fancypants (2011)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a professional wrestler who's afraid of conflict in real life
Director: Joshua Russell | Stars: Patrick Gleason, Roddy Piper, Robert Carradine, Jackson Dunn
Votes: 99 | Gross: $0.00M
44. Hear Me (III) (2019)
Short, Drama
A teenage girl struggling with selective mutism works through her traumatic past in order to help her speak.
Director: Kevin M Turner | Stars: Reggie Ridgway, Eden Helston, Erica Kimmel, Cali Hertzog
Votes: 27
45. Mercy (XX)
Action, Fantasy, Horror | Announced
When a Supernatural force terrorizes a psychiatric institution, the ward's only hope is a girl who's afraid of the dark.
Director: Joe Boi | Stars: Tiana Gowen, Ashleigh Ann Wood, Blaike Lewis, Kevin Winn
46. Stingy Jack
120 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Announced
After a near-fatal car accident, Kaitlyn awakens to find her son missing in a small isolated town consumed by a dark, looming presence and residents too afraid to help her.
Director: Maude Michaud | Stars: Lew Temple, Charles Cyphers, Eileen Dietz, Astrida Auza
47. Behind Locked Doors (II)
Drama | Pre-production
3 years after an accident resulting in a traumatic brain injury, Charlie wakes in a strange place afraid and unable to talk. Her cousin Sam may represent her last chance to reconnect to her old life.
Director: Joanne Hock | Stars: Robert Pine, Glenn Morshower
48. Étoile sans lumière (1946)
88 min | Drama, Music
An actress is afraid for her career when her agent decides to hire a young provincial with a fabulous voice.
Director: Marcel Blistène | Stars: Édith Piaf, Marcel Herrand, Jules Berry, Serge Reggiani
Votes: 223
49. Rusty Nails (2013)
Short, Mystery
Rusty and Sara, returning from a night out, fight in the car. He leaves her on the road and returns home alone. She starts to walk, until accepting a ride afforded by a mysterious person.
Directors: Angela Bruschi, Max Miecchi, Andrea Montali, Loris Rossi, Jonathan Soverchia | Stars: Giulia Marini, Max Miecchi, Giulio Vella
Votes: 37
50. A Brave Hare (1955)
18 min | Animation, Short, Family
The tale about the brave hare - long ears, slanting eyes, short tail. He was so authoritative like a boss of all forests that even the wolf scared him.
Director: Ivan Ivanov-Vano | Stars: Viktor Koval, Georgiy Vitsin, Vladimir Volodin, Lena Alyoshina
Votes: 102