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1. Angels in America (2003)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Several disparate but connected individuals go through the AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s.
Stars: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 29,841
2. School Ties (1992)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama
In 1959, a star quarterback from a working-class family is given an opportunity to attend an elite New England preparatory school, but he is conflicted about whether or not to tell his Evangelical classmates that he is Jewish.
Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Randall Batinkoff
Votes: 27,442 | Gross: $14.72M
3. Philomena (2013)
PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham
Votes: 103,889 | Gross: $37.71M
4. Quest for Camelot (1998)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.
Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Andrea Corr, Bryan White
Votes: 18,094 | Gross: $22.72M
5. Babette's Feast (1987)
G | 103 min | Drama
During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle
Votes: 22,071 | Gross: $4.40M
6. Water (I) (2005)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama
Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Sarala Kariyawasam
Votes: 15,368 | Gross: $3.22M
7. A.C.O.D. (2013)
R | 88 min | Comedy
A grown man caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15-year divorce discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and is enlisted in a follow-up years later, which wreaks new havoc on his family.
Director: Stuart Zicherman | Stars: Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O'Hara, Jane Lynch
Votes: 13,892 | Gross: $0.17M
8. Balkan Spy (1984)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Convinced that his subtenant is a spy and an enemy of the state, a man falls into deep paranoia which leads to absurd and destructive chain of events.
Directors: Dusan Kovacevic, Bozidar 'Bota' Nikolic | Stars: Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic, Bora Todorovic, Mira Banjac, Sonja Savic
Votes: 12,443
9. Petulia (1968)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance
An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill
Votes: 3,415
10. The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The rather eccentric (especially in her thinking) author of "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" becomes involved with a much younger, and married man, to the dismay of those close to her.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Helen Mirren, Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy, Peter Fonda
Votes: 1,653
11. Anna and the Wolves (1973)
100 min | Drama
A British governess comes to an isolated house to take care of the children of a convoluted family.
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, Fernando Fernán Gómez, José María Prada, José Vivó
Votes: 1,987
12. Strange Interlude (1932)
Passed | 109 min | Drama
After Nina Leeds finds out that insanity runs in her husband's family, she has a love child with a handsome doctor and lets her husband believes the child is his.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Alexander Kirkland, Ralph Morgan
Votes: 840
13. Lash of the Penitentes (1936)
Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Actual footage of Penitentes - a sect of Catholic religious fanatics who engage in self-flagellation - is combined with new footage about a murder.
Directors: Roland Price, Harry Revier | Stars: Marie DeForrest, William Marcos, Victor Justi, Josef Swickard
Votes: 67
14. Duan chang jian (1967)
104 min | Musical, Drama, Action
A young aristocratic knight Li Yueh renounces his sword, identity and the woman he loves after going on the lam for assassinating a corrupt official responsible for his father's demise. ... See full summary »
Director: Cheh Chang | Stars: Jimmy Wang Yu, Ping Chin, Chuang Chiao, Chiao Chiao
Votes: 157
15. The Lady of Scandal (1930)
Passed | 76 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama
A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family, whose plan to get rid of her backfires.
Director: Sidney Franklin | Stars: Ruth Chatterton, Basil Rathbone, Ralph Forbes, Nance O'Neil
Votes: 261
16. Republic of Bill Murray (2017)
35 min | Short, Comedy
A group of fans decide to honor Bill Murray by proclaiming the "Republic of Bill Murray" in a library. At first, people welcome their move, looking at it as a charming homage in the form of... See full summary »
Director: Marin Mandir | Stars: Marin Mandir, Veno Musinovic, Matko Podobnik, Zarko Jakab
Votes: 16
17. Wer Knecht ist, soll Knecht bleiben (1991 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Kurt Wilhelm | Stars: Werner Asam, Mona Freiberg, Johann Schuler, Gundi Ellert
18.
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Earthmen
(1992)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Earth astronauts land on Mars and are puzzled by the reception they receive: most of the Martians are annoyed or angered by their arrival.
Director: Graeme Campbell | Stars: David Birney, Gordon Pinsent, Larry Musser, David Neale
Votes: 111
19.
Life Unexpected (2010–2011)
Episode:
Truth Unrevealed
(2010)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Baze joins Ryan and Cate on "Morning Madness" because of pressure from the station management, but the show does not go as expected. Worried about her boyfriend, Lux must convince the high ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Marck | Stars: Britt Robertson, Shiri Appleby, Kristoffer Polaha, Austin Basis
Votes: 142
20.
Hiccups (2010–2011)
Episode:
Sexual Healing
(2011)
22 min | Comedy
Millie forgets that she is hosting a dinner party. Taylor runs into his sexy cousin and propositions her, prompting Brent to suggest sexual therapy.
Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: Nancy Robertson, Laura Soltis, David Ingram, Emily Perkins
Votes: 38
21.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
How Our Culture Teaches Kids to Hate Themselves
(2022 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Matt Walsh
22.
The American Buffalo (2023– )
Episode:
Into the Storm
(2023)
Documentary, History
By the late 1880s, the buffalo that once numbered in the tens of millions is on the brink of extinction. But a diverse and unlikely collection of Americans start a movement that rescues the national mammal from disappearing forever.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Adam Arkin, Gerard Baker, Tokala Black Elk
Votes: 59