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1. Old (2021)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A vacationing family discovers that the secluded beach where they're relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly, reducing their entire lives into a single day.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff
Votes: 162,337 | Gross: $48.28M
2. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
R | 116 min | Drama, Thriller
A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.
Director: Tom Ford | Stars: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Votes: 305,923 | Gross: $10.66M
3. Dogtooth (2009)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
A controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offsprings in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis
Votes: 111,188 | Gross: $0.11M
4. Would You Rather (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman unknowingly agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather," hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.
Director: David Guy Levy | Stars: Brittany Snow, June Squibb, Jeffrey Combs, Jonny Coyne
Votes: 45,597
5. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Ethan and his team take on their most impossible mission yet when they have to eradicate an international rogue organization as highly skilled as they are and committed to destroying the IMF.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg
Votes: 412,337 | Gross: $195.04M
6. Constantine (2005)
R | 121 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Supernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine helps a policewoman prove her sister's death was not a suicide, but something more.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Djimon Hounsou, Shia LaBeouf
Votes: 375,718 | Gross: $75.98M
7. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
PG-13 | 134 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Gellert Grindelwald plans to raise an army of wizards to rule over non-magical beings. In response, Newt Scamander's former professor, Albus Dumbledore, seeks his help to stop him.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Johnny Depp
Votes: 309,931 | Gross: $159.56M
8. The Gambler (III) (2014)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation, is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a second chance?
Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, Brie Larson
Votes: 73,790 | Gross: $33.68M
9. Poseidon (2006)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Kurt Russell, Emmy Rossum, Josh Lucas
Votes: 110,627 | Gross: $60.67M
10. Gothika (2003)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A psychiatrist awakens as a patient in a mental institution, with no memory of the murder she's accused of committing. As she tries to regain her memory, a vengeful spirit manipulates her.
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | Stars: Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Robert Downey Jr., Charles S. Dutton
Votes: 119,415 | Gross: $59.69M
11. Local Hero (1983)
PG | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.
Director: Bill Forsyth | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay, Denis Lawson
Votes: 26,805 | Gross: $5.90M
12. The Skeleton Twins (2014)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.
Director: Craig Johnson | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell
Votes: 44,964 | Gross: $5.28M
13. The Deepest Breath (2023)
PG | 108 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
A champion and expert safety diver seemed destined for one another. Despite different paths taken, they meet at the pinnacle of the free-diving world, experiencing the thrilling rewards and inescapable risks of chasing dreams through the depths of the ocean.
Director: Laura McGann | Stars: Alessia Zecchini, Stephen Keenan, Leigh Baker, Mahmoud Barracuda
Votes: 14,819
14. Flag Day (2021)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama
A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Mitchell McCormick, Tom Anniko, Dylan Penn, Regina King
Votes: 3,606
15. Simon Birch (1998)
PG | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.
Director: Mark Steven Johnson | Stars: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt
Votes: 22,246 | Gross: $18.25M
16. Lovely & Amazing (2001)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.
Director: Nicole Holofcener | Stars: Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn, Troy Ruptash, Emily Mortimer
Votes: 7,718 | Gross: $4.19M
17. Taekwondo (2016)
Unrated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man invites another guy he trains with to spend some time in his country house among other male friends.
Directors: Marco Berger, Martín Farina | Stars: Gabriel Epstein, Lucas Papa, Nicolás Barsoff, Francisco Bertín
Votes: 3,361
18. C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Émile Vallée
Votes: 34,165
19. A Mermaid's Tale (2017)
G | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A twelve-year-old girl befriends a quirky teenage mermaid who's anything but mythical, and their friendship could heal an age-old feud.
Director: Dustin Rikert | Stars: Caitlin Carmichael, Sydney Scotia, Jerry O'Connell, Barry Bostwick
Votes: 949
20. Cabin by the Lake (2000 TV Movie)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
A screenwriter, who lives in a cabin by the lake near Los Angeles, drowns young women, then goes back to visit their bodies and do their laundry.
Director: Po-Chih Leong | Stars: Judd Nelson, Hedy Burress, Michael Weatherly, Susan Gibney
Votes: 2,508
21. Love at Second Sight (2019)
117 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A man tries to make his wife fall in love with him again, after waking up in an alternate reality where she never knew him.
Director: Hugo Gélin | Stars: François Civil, Joséphine Japy, Benjamin Lavernhe, Camille Lellouche
Votes: 6,091
22. Anna (I) (2009)
35 min | Short, Drama
In a small Danish fishing village, a young girl faces the challenges of puberty and first love.
Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson | Stars: Marie Boda, Daniel Stampe, Petrine Agger, Kristianna Nordoy
Votes: 265
23. The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man returns to his home town after serving a prison sentence for homicide, and finds that the details of the crime have been forgotten and replaced with local legends and rumors.
Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Adrienne Shelly, Robert John Burke, Chris Cooke, Julia McNeal
Votes: 6,317 | Gross: $0.55M
24. Cosy Dens (1999)
115 min | Comedy, Drama
Two families, Sebkovi and Krausovi, are celebrating Christmas, but not everyone is in a good mood. Teenage kids think their fathers are totally stupid; fathers are sure their children are nothing more than rebels, hating anything they say.
Director: Jan Hrebejk | Stars: Michael Beran, Miroslav Donutil, Simona Stasová, Kristýna Nováková
Votes: 6,186
25. Beyond (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
A drama set in 1970s Sweden and centered on a young woman's experiences growing up in a home riddled with abuse and alcoholism.
Director: Pernilla August | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Ola Rapace, Outi Mäenpää, Ville Virtanen
Votes: 4,419
26. Underwater (2015)
23 min | Short, Drama
Situated within the confines of an upper-class international swimming institution in the UK's countryside. The seclusion of such a location facilitates the character's blossoming and ... See full summary »
Director: Alejandro Sesma | Stars: Jaxon Radoc, Kimi Monroe, Danny Montero, Kayden Gray
Votes: 248
27. The Page Turner (2006)
Unrated | 85 min | Drama, Music, Thriller
After failing the audition to a prestigious music school because of the rude behavior of one of the testers, a girl takes revenge by gaining the trust of the same woman some years later and becoming indispensable for her.
Director: Denis Dercourt | Stars: Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory, Clotilde Mollet
Votes: 7,387 | Gross: $0.21M
28. Steal (2002)
R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A gang of extreme sportsmen raises the stakes in their criminal activities.
Director: Gérard Pirès | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Stephen Dorff, Bruce Payne, Steven Berkoff
Votes: 6,106
29. Ghost Lake (2004 Video)
R | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In a small town in upstate New York, local residents were drowned as a dam was built and the town was flooded to create the Rushford Lake. One hundred years later, the souls of the drowned are becoming restless...
Director: Jay Woelfel | Stars: Tatum Adair, Timothy Prindle, Gregory Lee Kenyon, Azure Sky Decker
Votes: 1,838
30. Follow (I) (2015)
TV-MA | 74 min | Horror, Thriller
A man who receives an early Christmas present from his girlfriend blacks out only to wake up in a terrifying nightmare.
Director: Owen Egerton | Stars: Haley Lu Richardson, Don Most, Noah Segan, Olivia Grace Applegate
Votes: 785
31. Comrade Drakulich (2019)
95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Vampires are among us. But no need to worry: the Hungarian Secret Police are after them, and beyond the usual spy gadgets, they even use garlic to repel the beasts. Hungary in the 70s. ... See full summary »
Director: Márk Bodzsár | Stars: Lili Walters, Ervin Nagy, Zsolt Nagy, Szabolcs Thuróczy
Votes: 2,897
32. Quiz (2012)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A famous game show host is being harassed in a restaurant by a strange man who claims to have kidnapped his wife and daughter. A morbid game ensues in which the game show host turns out to be the contestant.
Director: Dick Maas | Stars: Barry Atsma, Pierre Bokma, Susan Radder, Hanna Verboom
Votes: 1,926
33. Hollow Reed (1996)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Following the break-up of his marriage after revealing his homosexuality, GP Martin Wyatt loses custody of his son Oliver to his now ex-wife Hannah and her new partner Frank. It is not long... See full summary »
Director: Angela Pope | Stars: Sam Bould, Martin Donovan, Ian Hart, Joely Richardson
Votes: 1,156 | Gross: $0.06M
34. Doktor Faustus (1982)
179 min | Drama
A musician beds down a prostitute he knows is diseased in order to gain inspiration, an act he later believes to have been a tacit pact with Satan.
Director: Franz Seitz | Stars: Jon Finch, André Heller, Hanns Zischler, Margot Hielscher
Votes: 143
35. Apnea (2010)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Thriller
Dimitri, a 23 year-old swimmer, dives into the water of a dark pool, while he is trained to compete in an European Championship that could bring him success and help his father, who is deep... See full summary »
Director: Aris Bafaloukas | Stars: Sotirios Pastras, Youlika Skafida, Yorgos Karamihos, Andriana Babali
Votes: 289
36. The Swimmer (2013)
16 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Perth, Western Australia. Shark attacks 10 year-old boy leaving a scar that will never heal.
Director: Giovanni Basso | Stars: Tommaso Puccini, Daniel Wilkins, Finleigh Dignam, Luca Wilkins
Votes: 52
37. The Love Flower (1920)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
A man murders his wife's lovers, escapes with his daughter to the South Pacific. A detective pursues him, joined by a young man who eventually falls in love with the daughter.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Carol Dempster, Richard Barthelmess, George MacQuarrie, Anders Randolf
Votes: 188
38. Ocean Men: Extreme Dive (2001)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Sport
OCEAN MEN takes you on a giant screen adventure into the world of two freedivers and their unique relationship to the sea.
Director: Bob Talbot | Stars: Pipin Ferreras, Audrey Mestre, Umberto Pelizzari
Votes: 163
39. Laurita (2009)
20 min | Short, Drama
Laura and her mother are spending their vacation on the seashore, in Sao Paulo, at a middle-class beach house. Laura's adolescent body is changing but not in harmony with her coming of age.... See full summary »
Directors: Roney Freitas, Thais Fujinaga | Stars: Ana Andreatta, Bete Correia, Felipe de Abreu, Fernanda Donnabella
Votes: 14
40. 100 Pro (2001)
86 min | Comedy
Two young lads in Munich, Germany manage to score dates with drop-dead gorgeous underwear models. Now they must find a way to get past the formidable bouncers of Munich's poshest night club, 'Spy.'
Director: Simon Verhoeven | Stars: Ken Duken, Luca Verhoeven, Mavie Hörbiger, Meritxell Campos
Votes: 337
41. Zenská na vrcholu (2019)
107 min | Comedy, Romance
When natural elements turn Christmas vacation into involuntary prison at an mountain hut and the children decide to take their parent's fate into their own hands, a romantic comedy can start.
Director: Lenka Kny | Stars: Anna Polívková, Martin Dejdar, Marek Nemec, Jana Preissová
Votes: 153
42. Hunger (III) (2009)
18 min | Short
Boys exploring next door apartment, after an immigrant family was forced to leave upon the capture by an immigration officer.
Director: Carolina Hellsgård | Stars: Dennis Seiler, Robin Längert, Rafael Hilpert, Detlef Kirchhoff
Votes: 35
43. Sea Spiders (1932)
9 min | Documentary, Short
A look at the everyay life of Tahitian natives.
Star: Gayne Whitman
Votes: 115
44.
Mr. Bean (1990–1995)
Episode:
The Curse of Mr. Bean
(1991)
PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family
Mr. Bean deals with various challenges, situations, and his own fears. Here he goes to swimming pool, parking garage and cinema.
Director: John Howard Davies | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Angus Deayton, Matilda Ziegler
Votes: 2,024
45.
Soap (1977–1981)
Episode:
Episode #2.11
(1978)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Detective Donohue is hired to find the missing Chester; Corinne, married for one month, finds out that she's five months pregnant; Jodie directs a TV commercial featuring Mr. Peppy Flake ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Jimmy Baio, Rebecca Balding, John Byner, Diana Canova
Votes: 101
46.
Mad Love (2011)
Episode:
Pub Quiz
(2011)
21 min | Comedy, Romance
Ben (Jason Biggs) and Larry (Tyler Labine) are excited to defend their pub quiz championship title, until a prospective client (guest star Eric Artell) threatens to keep them from getting ... See full summary »
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Jason Biggs, Sarah Chalke, Judy Greer, Tyler Labine
Votes: 71
47.
Prime Suspect (2011–2012)
Episode:
Underwater
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jane and Reg are taken out of the city when parents of a young girl are found murdered in a hotel room. Jane has a hard time convincing the young girl to speak with her about the man that ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Williams | Stars: Maria Bello, Brían F. O'Byrne, Kirk Acevedo, Peter Gerety
Votes: 125
48.
Shameless (2011–2021)
Episode:
The Helpful Gallaghers
(2013)
TV-MA | 51 min | Comedy, Drama
Carl says his goodbyes as he heads off to cancer camp. With Frank on babysitting duty, Sheila wants to introduce Jody to "toy time." Jimmy learns his parents are getting divorced and his dad is gay.
Director: Randall Einhorn | Stars: William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Ethan Cutkosky
Votes: 2,152
49.
Shameless (2011–2021)
Episode:
The Sins of My Caretaker
(2013)
TV-MA | 56 min | Comedy, Drama
The city of Chicago gives notice that they're doing work on the sewer main. The problem? Aunt Ginger's bones are still buried in the lawn and Frank needs to find her before the city does.
Director: J. Michael Muro | Stars: William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Ethan Cutkosky
Votes: 2,215
50.
Gotham (2014–2019)
Episode:
Harvey Dent
(2014)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Gordon teams up with a young attorney, named Harvey Dent, to find the Wayne family's killer. Russians break a former bomb maker out of prison. Selina goes to live at Wayne Manor.
Director: Karen Gaviola | Stars: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Zabryna Guevara
Votes: 4,115