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1. Mare of Easttown (2021)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.

Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice

Votes: 189,275

2. Magpie Murders (2022– )

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Editor Susan Ryeland gets drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she receives Alan Conway's unfinished manuscript of an Atticus Pünd mystery.

Stars: Conleth Hill, Lesley Manville, Tim McMullan, Ian Lloyd Anderson

Votes: 7,066

3. A Mouthful of Air (2021)

R | 105 min | Drama

Julie Davis writes bestselling children's books about unlocking your fears, but has yet to unlock her own. When her daughter is born, that trauma is brought to the fore, and with it, a crushing battle to survive.

Director: Amy Koppelman | Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Olivia Katz, Christian Kutz, Finn Wittrock

Votes: 2,857

4. How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town (2015)

TV-MA | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

When "town slut" turned sex columnist Cassie Cranston returns for her mother's funeral it spices things up in the small town of Beaver's Ridge when a group of eccentric town folk, each with their own motives, convince her to plan an orgy.

Director: Jeremy LaLonde | Stars: Jewel Staite, Ennis Esmer, Lauren Lee Smith, Katharine Isabelle

Votes: 3,606

5. Spinning Man (2018)

R | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A happily married professor, known for having many affairs with students, becomes the prime suspect when a young woman has gone missing.

Director: Simon Kaijser | Stars: Guy Pearce, Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, Alexandra Shipp

Votes: 12,926

6. Kept Woman (2015 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 83 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A woman and her fiancé move to the suburbs, after being robbed. She becomes friendly with the mysterious man next door, who she begins to suspect is hiding a dangerous secret.

Director: Michel Poulette | Stars: Courtney Ford, Shaun Benson, Andrew W. Walker, Rachel Wilson

Votes: 2,633

7. Book of Love (2022)

106 min | Comedy, Romance

A British writer realizes that his novel is a success in Mexico because a peculiar translation of it.

Director: Analeine Cal y Mayor | Stars: Sam Claflin, Remmie Milner, Antonia Clarke, Lucy Punch

Votes: 3,876

8. Happy Hour (2015)

Not Rated | 317 min | Drama

A slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirty something women in the misty seaside city of Kobe.

Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Sachie Tanaka, Hazuki Kikuchi, Maiko Mihara, Rira Kawamura

Votes: 2,981

9. Fling (2008)

R | 98 min | Drama, Romance

An attractive young couple's open relationship is stretched to the breaking point when each partner finds themselves falling in love with other people.

Director: John Stewart Muller | Stars: Brandon Routh, Steve Sandvoss, Courtney Ford, Shoshana Bush

Votes: 1,774

10. The Nesting (1981)

R | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A writer suffering from agoraphobia rents an isolated house so she can concentrate on her writing. She doesn't know that the house is a former brothel, and is inhabited by the ghosts of dead prostitutes.

Director: Armand Weston | Stars: Robin Groves, Christopher Loomis, Michael David Lally, John Carradine

Votes: 1,664

11. I Used to Go Here (2020)

Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Following the launch of her new novel, 35-year-old writer Kate's former professor invites her to speak at her alma mater. After accepting the invitation, Kate finds herself deeply enmeshed in the lives of a group of college students.

Director: Kris Rey | Stars: Gillian Jacobs, Jemaine Clement, Josh Wiggins, Forrest Goodluck

Votes: 3,656

12. Hearts of Winter (2020 TV Movie)

TV-G | 83 min | Drama, Romance

An interior designer brings new life to the house of a widower and his daughter and finds love in the process.

Director: Allan Harmon | Stars: Jill Wagner, Victor Webster, Lauren McNamara, Rukiya Bernard

Votes: 1,268

13. A Vineyard Romance (2021 TV Movie)

TV-G | 90 min | Drama, Romance

When Seattle magazine writer Samantha Hart is sent home to write an article about the wedding destination of Hawthorne Vineyards, she discovers the ex who broke her heart not only runs the vineyard, but he's about to get married there.

Director: Lucie Guest | Stars: Rebecca Olson, Marcus Rosner, Leanne Lapp, Lisa MacFadden

Votes: 649

14. Dear Christmas (2020 TV Movie)

TV-G | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Natalie has a hit podcast based on love, but she isn't so expert at finding it herself until Chris Massey enters her life and shakes things up. Not to mention his name.

Director: Emily Moss Wilson | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Ed Begley Jr., Faith Prince, Nicky Whelan

Votes: 1,499

15. Christmas Wonderland (2018 TV Movie)

TV-G | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

"Heidi (Osment), who initially left her small town of Pleasant Valley with the dream of one day becoming a successful painter, has put her own art on hold to excel as an art gallery curator... See full summary »

Director: Sean Olson | Stars: Emily Osment, Ryan Rottman, Kelly Hu, Jacob Buster

Votes: 3,478

16. Out of Hand (2023)

TV-MA | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Dr. Valerie Cross is a professor of literature and psychology at Berkeley. She and her lover David became the main suspects in the terrible murder of one of her students.

Director: Brian Skiba | Stars: Louise Linton, Pierson Fode, William Baldwin, Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez

Votes: 38

17. Ms. Matched (2016 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance

Upstart wedding planner Libby Boland makes dreams come true by designing romantic fairy tale weddings for her clients. Problem is there's no romance in her own life. All that changes when ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Alexa PenaVega, Shawn Roberts, Leah Gibson, Elise Gatien

Votes: 2,428

18. Sitting Pretty (1948)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Family

A family that hires a live-in babysitter is surprised when he turns out to be a man who's a quirky genius.

Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, Clifton Webb, Richard Haydn

Votes: 2,736

19. Nelly (2016)

100 min | Biography, Drama

Inspired by the life and works of Nelly Arcan, a sex worker turned international literary star, lost between irreconcilable identities, whose life ended tragically.

Director: Anne Émond | Stars: Mylène Mackay, Milya Corbeil Gauvreau, Mickaël Gouin, Sylvie Drapeau

Votes: 588 | Gross: $0.00M

20. Fresh Meat (2012)

TV-MA | 91 min | Comedy, Horror

A dysfunctional gang of criminals takes a middle class Maori family hostage and discovers too late that they are cannibals.

Director: Danny Mulheron | Stars: Temuera Morrison, Kate Elliott, Hanna Tevita, Nicola Kawana

Votes: 2,129

21. Oleanna (1994)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Thriller

When a student visits her professor to discuss how she failed his course, the discussion takes an awkward turn.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: William H. Macy, Debra Eisenstadt, Diego Pineda, Scott Zigler

Votes: 3,626 | Gross: $0.12M

22. Diagnosis Delicious (2016 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 87 min | Romance

Chef Dave Oberlin's (Ryan Rottman) career is in shambles when his altercation with a famous food critic goes viral. After being blacklisted by the elite restaurants, Dave is forced to take ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Maya Stojan, Ryan Rottman, Jessica Tuck, Brian Baumgartner

Votes: 730

23. We Love You, Sally Carmichael! (2017)

PG | 84 min | Comedy

Readers across the world are in love with author Sally Carmichael's series of romance novels that chronicle the epic love story between a human girl and a merman. But no one knows that ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Gorham | Stars: Felicia Day, Elizabeth Tulloch, Christopher Gorham, Paula Marshall

Votes: 706 | Gross: $0.11M

24. Christmas Next Door (2017 TV Movie)

TV-G | 86 min | Family, Romance

A famous MGTOW author is forced to look after his niece and nephew over the holidays and, with the help of his Christmas-loving neighbor, he learns to find love and the Christmas spirit.

Director: Jonathan Wright | Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Fiona Gubelmann, Brittany Bristow, Jenna Weir

Votes: 2,833

25. A Frosty Affair (2015 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

A rom-com about the adventures of a small town teacher, Kate Carter, going back to the city for her wedding. After a blizzard strikes, she is forced to travel with a stranger named Redford who leaves her questioning her future plans.

Director: Dylan Pearce | Stars: Jewel Staite, Shawn Roberts, Chris Craddock, Shaun Johnston

Votes: 2,023

26. The Danger of Positive Thinking (2018 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 83 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A self help writer and her family become the target of a troubled girl.

Director: Sam Irvin | Stars: Sierra McCormick, Heather Elizabeth Morris, Nicky Whelan, Jesse Hutch

Votes: 802

27. The Wrong Teacher (2018 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 86 min | Thriller

Charlotte has a night of passion with a younger guy and the next day discovers that he is a new pupil at the high school where she teaches.

Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Vivica A. Fox, Jessica Morris, Eric Roberts, Jason-Shane Scott

Votes: 459

28. Joshua's Heart (1990 TV Movie)

96 min | Drama

Abandoned by his mother the week of his fifth birthday, Joshua a 10 year-old child whose promiscuous father meets a new beau Claudia. At first he assumes it is another fling, however she ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Tim Matheson, Matthew Lawrence, Lisa Eilbacher

Votes: 300

29. The Perfect Student (2011 TV Movie)

R | 88 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A well-respected criminology professor becomes a target herself when she tries to establish the innocence of her star student in a murder case.

Director: Michael Feifer | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Brea Grant, Josie Davis, Jay Pickett

Votes: 775

30. Deck the Halls (2011 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Detective Regan Reilly and cleaning-woman-turned-private-eye Alvirah Meehan, investigate the kidnapping of Regan's father and a young female driver just before the holidays. The race is on ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Anja Savcic, Eric Johnson, Kathy Najimy, Scottie Thompson

Votes: 539

31. Love Upstream (2021 TV Movie)

TV-G | 89 min | Comedy, Romance

Author Charlotte, a Chicago city girl heads to the wilderness of Minnesota to write her new book. Her guide, Rob, doubts Charlotte's skills. However, they realize they have more in common than not - and find themselves falling in love.

Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: Kimberly-Sue Murray, Steve Lund, Nadine Whiteman, Jeff Teravainen

Votes: 659

32. The Brontë Sisters (1979)

Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations.

Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Marie-France Pisier, Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory

Votes: 1,219

33. For Heaven's Sake (1950)

92 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

An angel disguises himself as a crusty old rancher in order to visit Earth and help an unborn child find suitable parents.

Director: George Seaton | Stars: Clifton Webb, Joan Bennett, Robert Cummings, Edmund Gwenn

Votes: 510

34. Sister Kenny (1946)

Approved | 116 min | Biography, Drama

An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.

Director: Dudley Nichols | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, Dean Jagger, Philip Merivale

Votes: 1,268

35. If Winter Comes (1947)

Approved | 97 min | Drama

Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.

Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Deborah Kerr, Angela Lansbury, Binnie Barnes

Votes: 785

36. A Christmas for the Books (2018 TV Movie)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A relationship expert is tasked with planning a Christmas gala in the hopes of landing her own TV show.

Director: Letia Clouston | Stars: Chelsea Kane, Drew Seeley, Chad Connell, Gary Brennan

Votes: 1,045

37. A Firehouse Christmas (2016 TV Movie)

G | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Firefighter Jenny has fallen in love with Tom. However his ex-wife Mary (a bestselling author) demands a reconciliation if he wants to see his daughter at Christmas.

Director: George Erschbamer | Stars: Anna Hutchison, Marcus Rosner, Anita Brown, Bruce Dawson

Votes: 993

38. The Kiss (2003 Video)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A newly-promoted book editor discovers a potential best-selling, although unfinished, manuscript buried in her predecessor's office. Moved by the passionate love story, she embarks on a journey to find the author and the missing ending.

Director: Gorman Bechard | Stars: Terence Stamp, Francoise Surel, Eliza Dushku, Billy Zane

Votes: 514

39. The Great Alibi (2008)

93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A psychoanalyst and consummate womanizer is brutally shot while his wife is standing over him with a revolver in her hand.

Director: Pascal Bonitzer | Stars: Miou-Miou, Lambert Wilson, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Pierre Arditi

Votes: 663

40. Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy

Three comrades graduate from Viriginia Military Institute. Bing has a chance to return to VMI as a football coach.

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Jane Bryan, Eddie Albert

Votes: 359 | Gross: $0.12M

41. Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)

Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Romance

A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Robert Montgomery, Franchot Tone, Guy Kibbee

Votes: 516

42. Crash! (1971)

17 min | Short

A surreal, moody short about the fetishization of automobiles and auto accidents.

Director: Harley Cokeliss | Stars: J.G. Ballard, Gabrielle Drake

Votes: 137

43. Let's Live a Little (1948)

Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

A harried, overworked advertising executive is being pursued romantically by one of his clients, a successful perfume magnate ... and his former fiancée. The latest client of the agency is ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: Hedy Lamarr, Robert Cummings, Anna Sten, Robert Shayne

Votes: 284

44. Married and in Love (1940)

Passed | 59 min | Drama, Romance

Doris Wilding (Helen Vinson), a selfish, pleasure-seeking woman, decides to elope with her former college sweetheart, Leslie Yates (Alan Marshal), but there are two problems...she is ... See full summary »

Director: John Farrow | Stars: Alan Marshal, Helen Vinson, Patric Knowles, Barbara Read

Votes: 123

45. La ferme des sept péchés (1949)

90 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 1825, Paul-Louis Courier, a Republican writer known for publishing pamphlets against the French monarchy, was killed in the farm where he had retired. Was it a political assassination or... See full summary »

Director: Jean Devaivre | Stars: Jacques Dumesnil, Claude Génia, Aimé Clariond, Pierre Renoir

Votes: 92

46. The Bunnymoon is Over (2017)

6 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

An author finds himself in a dangerous extra-marital affair with an anthropomorphic rabbit.

Director: Paul Harris | Stars: Robert J. Gordinier, Paul Harris, Christopher J. Dinnan, Tim Doyle

47. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode: Toulouse-Lautrec Is One of My Favorite Artists (1970)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Mary accepts a date with a very short visiting author.

Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, Gavin MacLeod

Votes: 285

48. Mare of Easttown (2021)
Episode: Fathers (2021)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mare visits a gruesome crime scene before informing the victim's father. Also, Mare interrogates suspects and unkindly greets county detective Colin Zabel who has been brought in for her assistance.

Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice

Votes: 6,129

49. Mind Wide Open with Lily Cornell Silver (2020– )
Episode: Marc Brackett (2020)

24 min | Talk-Show

Lily Cornell Silver talks with Marc Brackett, Ph.D., the founder and director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, a Professor in the Child Study Center of Yale University, and book author.

Stars: Lily Cornell Silver, Marc Brackett

50. Mind Wide Open with Lily Cornell Silver (2020– )
Episode: Robin Stern (2020)

22 min | Talk-Show

Lily Cornell Silver talks with Robin Stern, Ph.D, author of the critically acclaimed books "The Gaslight Effect" and "Project Rebirth" about the concept of gaslighting and how to handle it.

Stars: Lily Cornell Silver, Robin Stern