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1. Hugo (2011)
PG | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 337,438 | Gross: $73.86M
2. 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: 62,652 | Gross: $0.75M
3. Strange Way of Life (2023)
R | 31 min | Short, Drama, Western
After twenty-five years Silva rides a horse across the desert to visit his friend Sheriff Jake. They celebrate the meeting, but the next morning Jake tells him that reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their friendship.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Pedro Pascal, Pedro Casablanc, Manu Ríos
Votes: 9,937
4. After Blue (2021)
Unrated | 129 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A chimeric future on After Blue, a planet from another galaxy, a virgin planet where only women can survive in the midst of harmless flora and fauna. The story is of a punitive expedition.
Director: Bertrand Mandico | Stars: Elina Löwensohn, Paula Luna, Vimala Pons, Agata Buzek
Votes: 1,015
5. Me and Orson Welles (2008)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Zoe Kazan
Votes: 11,843 | Gross: $1.19M
6. Lynch/Oz (2022)
108 min | Documentary
Victor Fleming's film The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of David Lynch's most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch's work.
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe | Stars: Amy Nicholson, Rodney Ascher, John Waters, Karyn Kusama
Votes: 1,102
7. The Time of Secrets (2022)
104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Marcel Pagnol embarks on his last summer vacation before high school and returns to his beloved hills in Provence. His summer of boyhood adventures becomes one of first loves and secrets.
Director: Christophe Barratier | Stars: Léo Campion, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Mélanie Doutey, François-Xavier Demaison
Votes: 432
8. Vampir (2021)
95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A man from London comes to a small remote village in Serbia to look after the cemetery. He starts to have nightmarish visions and suspects the friendly villagers have a more sinister intention with him.
Director: Branko Tomovic | Stars: Branko Tomovic, Gorica Regodic, Joakim Tasic, Eva Ras
Votes: 666
9. Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Adventure
A behind the scenes chronicle of how clash of vision, bad creative decisions, lack of interest and really bad weather plagued the disastrous production of the infamous The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996).
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Richard Stanley, Kier-La Janisse, Michael Gingold, Graham Humphreys
Votes: 4,427
10. Savage Nights (1992)
126 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Jean is 30 years old. He lives with Laura, 17 years old, a violent and eventful love story. He learns that he is HIV positive.
Director: Cyril Collard | Stars: Cyril Collard, Romane Bohringer, Carlos López, Corine Blue
Votes: 2,420 | Gross: $0.66M
11. Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki (2016 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at famous Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki following his retirement in 2013.
Director: Kaku Arakawa | Stars: Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Yuhei Sakuragi, Yukinori Nakamura
Votes: 881 | Gross: $0.19M
12. Skeleton Crew (2009 Video)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
The production of a horror movie based on the true story of a doctor's sadistic snuff films takes a terrifying turn when the director gets carried away with his subject.
Directors: Tommi Lepola, Tero Molin | Stars: Rita Suomalainen, Steve Porter, Anna Alkiomaa, Jonathan Rankle
Votes: 1,149
13. The Auteur (2008)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy
A sweet comedy about the world's greatest living porn director.
Director: James Westby | Stars: Melik Malkasian, Denise Chanterelle DuBois, Loren Hoskins, John Breen
Votes: 640
14. Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)
R | 78 min | Comedy, Romance
A day in the life of two film-school students trying to find love and another house-mate.
Director: Emma-Kate Croghan | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Alice Garner, Matt Day, Matthew Dyktynski
Votes: 2,075 | Gross: $0.21M
15. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar, Diana Vreeland.
Directors: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng | Stars: Diana Vreeland, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 1,698 | Gross: $1.00M
16. Trailer of the Film That Will Never Exist: 'Phony Wars' (2023)
20 min | Short
Godard's last film, a trailer for a movie that will never exist, shows a series of collages on what appears to be photographic paper, and is about Belgian surrealist/poet Charles Plisnier, who was expelled from the Communist party in 1937.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Star: Jean-Paul Battaggia
Votes: 169
17. The Daughters of Fire (2023)
9 min | Short, Drama, Musical
Three young sisters are set apart by the eruption of Fogo. But they sing. One day, we will know why we live and why we suffer.
Director: Pedro Costa | Stars: Alice Costa, Karyna Gomes, Elizabeth Pinard
Votes: 97
18. The Waiting Room (2003)
94 min | Drama
Zeki Demirkubuz plays the lead character Ahmet who wants to make a film about Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'. He falls into a deep depression, loses interest in the film and life, ... See full summary »
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Zeki Demirkubuz, Nurhayat Kavrak, Nilüfer Açikalin, Serdar Orçin
Votes: 3,322
19. Divine Trash (1998)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters. Intercut with a 1972 interview of Waters are clips from his first films and recent interviews with his ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Yeager | Stars: John Waters, Pat Waters, John Waters Sr., Steve Buscemi
Votes: 1,196 | Gross: $0.04M
20. Frank Capra's American Dream (1997 TV Movie)
PG | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Ron Howard hosts a biography of the life and career of filmmaker Frank Capra, including interviews with the director's friends, colleagues and admirers.
Director: Kenneth Bowser | Stars: Ron Howard, Robert Altman, Jeanine Basinger, Edward Bernds
Votes: 325
21. Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A look at the life and work of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.
Director: Francesco Zippel | Stars: Gian Luca Farinelli, Chuck D, Amma Asante, Kwame Kwei-Armah
Votes: 207
22. 4 O'Clock (2021)
86 min | Comedy, Thriller
Special agent Mott McCampbell has a mission, escorting a Japanese dignitary from JFK airport to the United Nations. A gang of discontented stewardesses has a different plan, kidnapping. ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Flanagan | Stars: Suzan Al-Doghachi, Kimberlee Gayheart, Moira Gentry, Ken Hiratsuka
Votes: 21
23. Camarera de Piso (2022)
12 min | Short
A woman applies for a job as a maid, while a difficult situation with her family haunts her.
Director: Lucrecia Martel | Stars: Anavelí Acero, Jorgelina Contrera, Ariel Gigena, Daniel Valenzuela
Votes: 41
24. Peter Weir on the Last Wave (2001 Video)
PG | 11 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Writer and director Peter Weir ("Gallipolli" and "Dead Poets Society" fame) remembers the making of his third feature film the acclaimed "The Last Wave" starring Richard Chamberlain. Weir ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Weir, Nandjiwarra Amagula, David Gulpilil, Olivia Hamnett
Votes: 8
25. Punainen kohina (2021)
91 min | Drama, Thriller
A lonely man living on a secluded farm invites his childhood friends for a visit. He has a plan that will shock everyone who ever knew him and change their lives forever.
Director: Sami Pöyry | Stars: Jari Manninen, Roope Olenius, Veera W. Vilo, Jere Saarela
Votes: 95
26. The Dinosaur (2021)
88 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the work and working methods of famed Finnish film director Rauni Mollberg.
Director: Veikko Aaltonen | Stars: Veikko Aaltonen, Rauni Mollberg, Antti-Jussi Annila, Selma Vilhunen
Votes: 134
27. Until the End of the World: 'Till the End of the World (2019 Video)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Biography, History
The following interview with Wim Wenders, in which the director revisits Until the End of the World's soundtrack album, was recorded in New York City in August 2019.
Star: Wim Wenders
28. Overnight (1986)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
An out of work actor takes a role in a vampire porno.
Director: Jack Darcus | Stars: Victor Ertmanis, Gale Garnett, Barbara Gordon, Alan Scarfe
Votes: 23
29. Etsinnässä (2016)
80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Etsinnässä (Searching for You) is a story about Joni, a young man in his twenties, who returns to his hometown for summer vacation from university. While on his vacation, Joni tries to find himself and happiness.
Director: Jevgeni Lensu | Stars: Markus Mäkelä, Veera W. Vilo, Liinu Kinnunen, Jaana Räsänen
Votes: 13
30. Nicolas Roeg, Director (1986 Video)
34 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Director: John Wiggins | Stars: Nicolas Roeg, Peter Thompson
31. Senses of Cinema (2022)
89 min | Documentary, History
This history of the co-op film movements of Sydney and Melbourne comes from two of the major figures in Australian documentary who were intimately involved in the filmmaking groundswell ... See full summary »
Directors: John Hughes, Tom Zubrycki | Stars: Martha Ansara, Gillian Armstrong, Richard Brennan, Bryan Brown
Votes: 13
32. The King of Paris (1995)
97 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Director: Dominique Maillet | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Veronika Varga, Jacques Roman, Manuel Blanc
Votes: 66
33. 3 Wise Women (2005)
Romance, Comedy
Tom's pursuit of a normal life is discombobulated by three beautiful, strong-willed females. Romance and other forms of chaos ensue.
Director: Scott Somerndike | Stars: Jennifer Fontaine, Sherrie Jackson, Anna Easteden, E.E. Bell
Votes: 29
34. Until the End of the World: Introduction by Director Wim Wenders (2019 Video)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Biography, History
Wim Wenders introduces his science-fiction epic.
Star: Wim Wenders
35. John Cassavetes: Out of the Shadows (1993 TV Special)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Directors: Paul Joyce, Chris Rodley | Stars: Peter Falk, John Cassavetes
36. The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins (2001)
77 min | Documentary, History
This film looks at Peter Watkins and his uncompromising devotion to his ideals.
Director: Geoff Bowie | Stars: Marie-Josephe Barrere, Renaud Bazin, Kamel Ikachamene, Sara Louis
Votes: 73
37. The New Cinema (1984)
100 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Peter Wintonick | Stars: Belva Webb, Charlie Ahearn, Chantal Akerman, Les Blank
38. An Unmarried Woman: Interview with Actor Michael Murphy (2020 Video)
9 min | Short, Biography
Star: Michael Murphy
39. Unlocking Doors of Cinema (2019)
60 min | Documentary
Unlocking Doors of Cinema is a feature documentary exploring the fifty years of artistic contribution of the daring Syrian auteur Muhammad Malas. Malas, an exile from his home town of ... See full summary »
Director: Nezar Andary | Star: Mohamed Malas
Votes: 9
40. Advarselen (2010)
9 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
A found footage film about a strange and mysterious movie production.
Director: Christian Thomas Roaas | Stars: Georg Andreas Roaas, Christian Thomas Roaas, Teodor Ande Elstad
41. Shen zai he chu (2022)
22 min | Short
Tsai Ming-Liang's quiet contemplation of his indelible connection with old chairs, alongside his affecting paintings of 'Days' protagonists Lee Kang-Sheng and Anong Houngheuangsy.
Director: Tsai Ming-liang
Votes: 20
43. Secrets of The Shining: Live from the First Annual Stanley Film Festival (2013 Video)
50 min | Documentary, History
Stars: Devin Faraci, Rodney Ascher, Mick Garris, Leon Vitali
44. Silence in Suburbia (2024)
4 min | Short
An improvised poetic short film.
Directors: Teodor Ande Elstad, Christian Thomas Roaas | Stars: Teodor Ande Elstad, Christian Thomas Roaas
45. Celluloid Dreams (2002)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary
A trip into the wonderful and weird worlds of fantasy, nightmare and adult fairy tale...where intuition and pure imagination run wild.
Director: James Dunnison | Stars: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, David Lynch, Guy Maddin, Stephen Quay
Votes: 33
46. Peter Watkins Reflects on 'The War Game' and the Media (1983 Video)
43 min | Documentary, Short, History
Director: Mark Sanders | Star: Peter Watkins
47. Remembering Momma (2022)
13 min | Short, Drama
Remembering Momma is about Brenda "Ladybug" Brooks, a middle aged African American woman whose vivacious and expressive life as a wife, mother, visual artist and art teacher slowly fades ... See full synopsis »
Director: Anthony R. Page | Stars: Meki Mac, Coach Wes Lee, Amber Reign Smith, Semaj Cottle
48. Wim Wenders on 'Until the End of the World' (2001 Video)
Not Rated | 31 min | Short, Biography
The following interview with 'Until the End of the World' director Wim Wenders was conducted by journalist Roger Willemsen in 2001.
Stars: Roger Willemsen, Wim Wenders
49. Innocence: Interview with Julia Blake (2001 Video)
12 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Star: Julia Blake
50. These Lovers (2014)
Not Rated | 81 min | Drama, Romance
For Charlotte, Nora, Brody, August and Anand, love is elusive; either on account of their own desires, fears and struggles or by circumstances beyond their control. A slice of life romantic... See full summary »
Director: Piotr Skowronski | Stars: Gabe Ferrazzo, Beverley Gravelle-MacLeod, Hilke Grunys, Hu Macdonald
Votes: 11