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1. The Batman (2022)
PG-13 | 176 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, The Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell
Votes: 792,815 | Gross: $369.35M
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
PG-13 | 146 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
As Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy
Votes: 601,636 | Gross: $295.98M
3. Child 44 (2015)
R | 137 min | Crime, Drama, History
A disgraced member of the Russian military police investigates a series of child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union.
Director: Daniel Espinosa | Stars: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman
Votes: 75,944 | Gross: $1.21M
4. Healer (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Kim Moon-Ho is a popular reporter. One day, he learns the truth of a case that took place in the past. He intentionally approaches people who are related to the case and helps them. While doing so, he agonizes over the truth and beliefs.
Stars: Ji Chang-wook, Park Min-Young, Tae-Mi, Yoo Ji-tae
Votes: 11,117
5. Fire on the Amazon (1993)
R | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Deforestation of the Amazon is forcing indigenous Indians away, so few men can profit from cattle. Opposition gets killed. A US photojournalist tries to investigate. Activist Alyssa helps him.
Director: Luis Llosa | Stars: Craig Sheffer, Sandra Bullock, Juan Fernández, Judith Chapman
Votes: 2,893
6. Six Flying Dragons (2015–2016)
Action, Drama, History
Story of the the foundation of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and ambition, success and fall of several real and fictional characters.
Stars: Kim Hyun-bin, Yoo Ah-in, Byun Yo-han, Kim Myung-min
Votes: 1,218
7. Danton (1983)
PG | 136 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro, Roland Blanche
Votes: 7,793
8. Romero (1989)
PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Raul Julia, Richard Jordan, Ana Alicia, Eddie Velez
Votes: 2,462 | Gross: $1.32M
9. In the Time of the Butterflies (2001 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In the Time of the Butterflies is inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government.
Director: Mariano Barroso | Stars: Salma Hayek, Lumi Cavazos, Edward James Olmos, Mía Maestro
Votes: 2,493
10. Stalin (1992 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 172 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin.
Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Robert Duvall, Julia Ormond, Maximilian Schell, Jeroen Krabbé
Votes: 2,798
11. The Killing of America (1981)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Crime
A documentary of the decline of America. It features footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.
Director: Sheldon Renan | Stars: Chuck Riley, Ed Dorris, Thomas Noguchi, Sirhan Sirhan
Votes: 2,387
12. Shanghai (2012)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Prime leader of a campaign against a big government project is killed in what appears to be a road accident. An IAS officer is ordered to probe the incident and the veils of falsehood begin to drop.
Director: Dibakar Banerjee | Stars: Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Prasenjit Chatterjee
Votes: 10,534
13. The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
R | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband.
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Olivier Martinez, Juliette Binoche, Pierre Arditi, François Cluzet
Votes: 6,409 | Gross: $1.88M
14. The Great Queen Seondeok (2009)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Story of Queen Seondeok who was born a princess, brought up among commoners and overcame many trials to become the ruler of Silla.
Stars: Jeong Woong-in, Kim Jung-hyun, Ryu Dam, Lee Yo-won
Votes: 1,422
15. The Kingdom of the Winds (2008–2009)
TV-14 | Drama, Fantasy, History
Story of of king Daemusin, third ruler of Goguryeo and grandson of king Jumong.
Stars: Song Il-guk, Oh Yoon-ah, Kim Jae-Wook, Choi Jeong-won
Votes: 1,450
16. The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story (1994 TV Movie)
R | 123 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ... See full summary »
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Raul Julia, Carmen Argenziano, Sonia Braga, Kamala Lopez
Votes: 757
17. The Assassination of Matteotti (1973)
120 min | Drama
How the Italian Fascist Party managed to turn the physical elimination of a political enemy into a test of strength fundamental for the ascent into the totalitarian regime.
Director: Florestano Vancini | Stars: Franco Nero, Mario Adorf, Riccardo Cucciolla, Damiano Damiani
Votes: 359
18. Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)
97 min | Drama
Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship... See full summary »
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Gérard Philipe, María Félix, Jean Servais, Miguel Ángel Ferriz
Votes: 1,377
19. The Clinton Chronicles (1994 Video)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
A documentary accusing Bill Clinton of crimes in Arkansas.
Director: Patrick Matrisciana | Stars: Jim Johnson, Nora Waye, Larry Nichols, Doc DeLaughter
Votes: 137
20. Rubirosa (2018)
110 min | Drama, History
Story of Porfirio Rubirosa, the Dominican playboy and suspected spy.
Directors: Carlos Moreno, Hugo Rodríguez, Juancho Cardona, Manolo Cardona, Mauricio Lule | Stars: Manolo Cardona, Damián Alcázar, Ana Serradilla, Carolina Guerra
Votes: 85
21. The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, History
The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Abilio Fernández, Salvador Allende
Votes: 1,619
22. The Appeared (2007)
TV-MA | 120 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Malena and Pablo, two siblings on a trip through Argentina, find a diary describing crimes committed 20 years before. Then, they witness a family hunted down, tortured and murdered step by step following the facts described in the diary.
Director: Paco Cabezas | Stars: Ruth Díaz, Javier Pereira, Pablo Cedrón, Leonora Balcarce
Votes: 1,717
23. Pecados de mi padre (2009)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
Nicolas Entel's searing documentary tells the story of Pablo Escobar -- Colombian drug kingpin, murderer and family man -- through the eyes of his son, Sebastian, as well as the sons of two of Escobar's most prominent victims.
Director: Nicolas Entel | Stars: Jorge Enrique Abello, Pablo Escobar, Sebastian Marroquín, María Isabel Santos
Votes: 1,765
24. Before Your Eyes (2009)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama
Diyarbakir, in the late nineties: Two young Kurdish children are forced to live on the street after their parents have been murdered by a member of a secret state security force.
Director: Miraz Bezar | Stars: Senay Orak, Muhammed Al, Hakan Karsak, Suzan Ilir
Votes: 1,338
25. The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, History
Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán tracks the deterioration of Salvador Allende's position following the attempted coup d'état of 29 June 1973, and analyzes the 10 weeks before Augusto Pinochet's CIA-backed seizure of power.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Carlos Altamirano, Fernando Castillo, Luis Corvalán
Votes: 1,286
26. Press (I) (2010)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, History
Turkey's first Kurdish language newspaper is under siege. After exposing human rights abuses in Diyarbakir, the journalists become the target of increasingly ruthless government-sanctioned intimidation.
Director: Sedat Yilmaz | Stars: Aram Dildar, Engin Emre Deger, Kadim Yasar, Sezgin Cengiz
Votes: 723
27. Killing Martin Luther King Jr. (2021)
Documentary, Crime
No person has transformed a race's social standing as Martin Luther King Jr. He transcended racial barriers, serving as the spokesman for non violence during one of the most tumultuous ... See full summary »
Director: Roxane Schlumberger | Stars: Jesse Jackson, Lee Jagow, Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King
28. Barschel: A Murder in Geneva (1993)
74 min | Drama
A conspiracy-theorizing filmmaker meets with a prospective producer in order to pitch a movie about the death of real-life German politician Uwe Barschel, in which the official ruling of suicide raised more questions than answers.
Directors: Uwe Boll, Frank Lustig | Stars: Michael Rasmussen, Peter Schwab, Karl-Friedrich Gerster, Bernd Rieser
Votes: 1,331
29. Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta (2012)
55 min | Documentary
How the Vietnamese community overcame the odds and found their place in multicultural Australia.
Stars: Maria Tran, Thang Ngo, Deborah Wallace, Andy Trieu
Votes: 26
30. The Death of Vince Foster: What Really Happened? (1995 Video)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
What really happened to White House counsel Vince Foster on 20 July, 1993? Suicide or murder? The documentary explores several evidences that indicates a foul play could have happened and ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Matrisciana | Stars: Bob Bennett, James C. Beyer, Barbara Boxer, Cheryl Braun
Votes: 24
31. Gumapang ka sa lusak (2010)
Action, Crime, Drama
Gumapang Ka sa Lusak revolves around the lives of engaged sweethearts Rachel (Jennylyn Mercado), an aspiring young actress, and Levi (Dennis Trillo), a poor, happy-go-lucky guy. In the town... See full summary »
Stars: Jennylyn Mercado, Dennis Trillo, Al Tantay, Sandy Andolong
Votes: 13
32. Rubirosa 2 (2018)
102 min | Drama, History
Second part of the trilogy about the life of Dominican playboy Porfirio Rubirosa.
Directors: Carlos Moreno, Hugo Rodríguez | Stars: Damián Alcázar, Héctor Aníbal, Manolo Cardona, Katarina Cas
Votes: 25
33. Processo per direttissima (1974)
95 min | Crime, Drama
Following a terrorist attack on a train, police arrested the police worker Stefano Baldini, a militant in a left-wing group, who, however, died during police interrogation under unclear ... See full summary »
Director: Lucio De Caro | Stars: Ira von Fürstenberg, Michele Placido, Gabriele Ferzetti, Mario Adorf
Votes: 50
34. Todos los días son tuyos (2007)
110 min | Mystery, Thriller
Eliseo, a photographer in Mexico City, becomes obsessed with his neighbour, Maria. When Maria is murdered by a Spanish nationalist, Eliseo's obsession turns him into the prime suspect. Now,... See full synopsis »
Director: José Luis Gutiérrez Arias | Stars: Mario Oliver, Emma Suárez, Alejandro Camacho, Bárbara Lennie
Votes: 84
35. Escadrons de la mort: L'école française (2003 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
The French army was very influential in how modern suppression of independence movements has been and is carried out. This documentary reveals why.
Director: Marie-Monique Robin | Stars: Anibal Acosta, Alcides Lopez Aufranc, Carl Bernard, Michel Besineau
Votes: 64
36. La vela incantata (1982 TV Movie)
112 min | Drama
Two brothers travel through the Italian countryside with a mobile cinema in the 1920s.
Director: Gianfranco Mingozzi | Stars: Massimo Ranieri, Monica Guerritore, Lina Sastri, Remo Remotti
Votes: 36
37. They Killed Sister Dorothy (2008)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
Documentary on the killing of 73-year-old Catholic nun and activist Sister Dorothy Stang in February 2005, in the state of Pará (Brazilian rain forest), where she, for 30 years, fought ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Junge | Stars: Wagner Moura, Felício Pontes, Martin Sheen, Becky Spires
Votes: 194
38. La nuit des longs couteaux (2020 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary, History
In the summer of 1934, Hitler, who liquidated German democracy in record time, found himself caught between two opposing forces: On the one hand, the revolutionary fringe of his party, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Marie-Pierre Camus, Gérard Puechmorel | Stars: Johann Chapoutot, Fritz Georg Dreesen, David Gallo, Joseph Goebbels
Votes: 47
39. Blowing Up Paradise (2005 TV Movie)
80 min | Documentary
Since 1945, more than 2,050 atomic bombs have exploded on Earth. The testing of atomic bombs had only one positive effect-the proliferation of thousands of conservation and political ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Lewis | Stars: Michel Arakino, Catherine Baker, Charlie Ching, Jacques Chirac
Votes: 18
40. Ostia: The Last Night (2011)
15 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A dark story of desire and betrayal inspired by the events of the night of the brutal slaying of Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Director: Craig Boreham | Stars: Tony Poli, Miles Szanto, Aldo Mignone, Kimberley Hews
Votes: 30
41. Murha Meksikossa (2016 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Simo Sipola | Stars: Eve Jaakkola, Raimo Jaakkola, Jyri Jaakkola, Turo Jaakkola
Votes: 10
42. Das Mädchen - Was geschah mit Elisabeth K.? (2014)
75 min | Documentary
Argentina, 1977. People suffer from military dictatorship, regime critics are kidnapped, tortured and killed by the thousands. The German student Elisabeth Käsemann, who lives in the ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Friedler | Stars: Paul Breitner, Hellmuth Karasek, Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, Klaus von Dohnanyi
Votes: 24
43. Tödlicher Hass - Der Mordfall Walter Lübcke (2020 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary
The shot from a gun came up close. The Kassel government president Walter Lübcke is killed on the terrace of his home on the night of June 2, 2019. The crime will soon be heard in court, ... See full summary »
Directors: Ulrike Bremer, Adrian Oeser, Martín Steinhagen | Stars: Moritz Pliquet, Peter Beuth, Volker Bouffier, Hajo Funke
44. The Fragile State (2020 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary
A recent wave of right-wing violence with a racist and anti-Semitic background has shaken the Federal Republic of Germany. The state promises to show strength to its enemies. The motto that... See full summary »
Directors: Anna Klühspies, Anna Tillack | Stars: Katja Amberger, Katharina König-Preuss, Sebastian Lipp, Stephan Mayer
46. Die Legende vom Einzeltäter: Rechter Terror in Europa (2020 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
Because he helped refugees in need, the Kassel government president Walter Lübcke was shot at close range by a right-wing extremist. A political murder that hit society at heart. But this ... See full summary »
Directors: Ulrike Bremer, Adrian Oeser, Martín Steinhagen | Stars: Maâti Baggar, Peter Beuth, Jean-Yves Camus, Matthew Collins
47. MOVE (2004)
55 min | Documentary
Directors: Ben Garry, Ryan McKenna | Stars: Mumia Abu-Jamal, Mike Africa Jr., Blizzard Africa, Delbert Africa
48. Verschwörung des Schweigens (2003 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
Director: Frieder Wagner | Stars: Günter Kemper, Hans-Gerd Kilbinger, Uwe Herzog, Alexander Freund
49. Party or A Woodpecker on the Concrete Column (2009)
8 min | Animation, Short, Thriller
Surreal scenes about chess and murder.
Director: Mykola Yeriomin | Stars: Mikhail Bondarev, Mykola Yeriomin
Votes: 18