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1. Sophie's Choice (1982)
R | 150 min | Drama, Romance
Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live with Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Rita Karin
Votes: 52,804 | Gross: $30.04M
2. 1900 (1976)
Unrated | 317 min | Drama, History
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini
Votes: 27,290
3. Certain Women (2016)
R | 107 min | Drama
The lives of three women intersect in small-town America, where each is imperfectly blazing a trail.
Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, James Le Gros
Votes: 15,671 | Gross: $1.03M
4. Mind Your Language (1977–1986)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A diverse group of immigrants and foreigners learn English at an adult education school in London.
Stars: Barry Evans, George Camiller, Jacki Harding, Zara Nutley
Votes: 9,728
5. An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000 Video)
G | 79 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Max goes to college, but to his embarassment his father loses his job and goes to his son's campus.
Directors: Douglas McCarthy, Jamie Thomason | Stars: Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings
Votes: 14,536
6. The French Teacher (2019)
90 min | Drama
A French teacher has her personal life transformed after she begins an affair with a student half her age. The present collides with the past, as long-buried family issues are unearthed in this complex, intergenerational drama.
Director: Stefania Vasconcellos | Stars: Marie Laurin, Patrick McGowan, Anna Maiche, Tina Masafret
Votes: 201
7. Educating Rita (1983)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams, Maureen Lipman
Votes: 14,928 | Gross: $14.65M
8. Poetry (2010)
TV-PG | 139 min | Drama
A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.
Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Yun Jeong-hie, Lee Da-wit, Kim Hee-ra, Ahn Nae-sang
Votes: 13,549 | Gross: $0.36M
9. Italian for Beginners (2000)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Anette Støvelbæk, Peter Gantzler
Votes: 13,857 | Gross: $4.45M
10. The Chambermaid (2018)
TV-MA | 102 min | Drama
A look at the working environment of a chambermaid in one of Mexico City's most luxurious hotels.
Director: Lila Avilés | Stars: Gabriela Cartol, Agustina Quinci, Teresa Sánchez, Alán Uribe
Votes: 2,081 | Gross: $0.08M
11. Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime
The boys return from jail to find the park has deteriorated, with a brand new park being created beside it. They attempt a series of get rich quick schemes and robberies, while a freshly drunk Lahey threatens to derail their plans.
Director: Mike Clattenburg | Stars: Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith, John Dunsworth
Votes: 7,900
12. The First Grader (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau veteran who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Tony Kgoroge, Alfred Munyua
Votes: 4,894 | Gross: $0.33M
13. NY-LON (2004)
65 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Filmed in London and on location in New York's Lower East Side, NY-LON follows the troubled romance between a bohemian New York record store clerk, Edie, and London stock broker Michael, after their chance meeting in his city.
Stars: Stephen Moyer, Rashida Jones, Navin Chowdhry, Rachel Miner
Votes: 523
14. Second Call (2019–2021)
40 min | Drama
'Second Call' focuses on the resilience stories of teachers and students in a complex public education system.
Stars: Débora Bloch, Thalita Carauta, Paulo Gorgulho, Hermila Guedes
Votes: 368
15. Julie Johnson (2001)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance
A woman attempts to realize the dreams she never knew she had.
Director: Bob Gosse | Stars: Lili Taylor, Courtney Love, Noah Emmerich, Mischa Barton
Votes: 720
16. The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A man who has been in a coma since infancy is awakened.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Terence Stamp, Robert Vaughn, Nigel Davenport, Christian Roberts
Votes: 930
17. The Drummer (2007)
Not Rated | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A gangster's willful son is sent into hiding over sexual misconduct. Sent far, he unexpectedly takes up with remote Buddhist drummers who slowly but profoundly influence his life.
Director: Kenneth Bi | Stars: Jaycee Chan, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Angelica Lee, Roy Cheung
Votes: 915
18. Learn to Read (1987– )
30 min | Family
"Famous" Wally Amos hosts this program designed to teach reading skills and literacy to adults.
Stars: Wally Amos, Doris Biscoe, Caitlyn Jenner
Votes: 116
19. A Skirt Through History (1994– )
180 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A lesbian Don Juan, a suffragette and a 17th-century Italian painter are just two of ten remarkable women who speak to us in this drama documentary - an intimate portrait of their lives and a woman's view of history.
Stars: Dearbhla Molloy, Lesley Manville, Anna Massey, Paola Dionisotti
23. Dancing Quietly (2016)
69 min | Comedy, Drama
After many dark years of depression Luca seeks to gain her high school diploma. Her little dog Mata helps her to find motivation and keep a positive attitude towards life...
Director: Philipp Eichholtz | Stars: Martina Schöne-Radunski, Hans-Heinrich Hardt, Claudia Jacob, Sebastian Fräsdorf
Votes: 403
26. Minorities in Britain (1966– )
30 min | Family
Stars: Stuart Hall, Jan Krok-Paszkowski, Percy Cohen, Zaynab Dahya
27. Multi-Racial Britain (1978–1979)
25 min | Family
Stars: Stuart Hall, Trevor Huddleston, Bhikhu Parekh, Alan Little
31. Misconceptions (1977)
17 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Director: Ron Saunders | Stars: James Belton, Lisa Gordon, Vivienne Graves, Cheryl Mansfield
32. The Future of Adult and Career Education in Los Angeles: A Personal Plea (2012)
6 min | Short
A video made by the students and teachers of Adult and Career Education as they faced the greatest assault on DACE Programs in recent history. Superintendent Deasy had sent a budget to the ... See full summary »
Director: Alex George Pickering | Stars: Lynda Asato, Murray Cohen, Antonio Guererro, Larico Lillard
37. Lismer (1952)
20 min | Documentary, Short
A look at artist and educator Arthur Lismer and his work, including his studies with children at the Montreal Art Centre.
Director: Allan Wargon
Votes: 10
38. Learn to Live (1954)
19 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about a program of adult education in Tasmania.
Director: Norman Laird | Star: John Hughes
40. Growing (1976)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Justin Milne | Stars: Bev Puckridge, Ian Winter
42. Schwimmen selbst erlernen (2009 Video)
43 min | Short, Sport
Director: Volker Baars | Star: Volker Baars
43.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One with Ross's Sandwich
(1998)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Joey finds himself constantly covering for Chandler and Monica's affair. Ross becomes angry when someone at work eats his sandwich. Phoebe and Rachel enroll in a literature class.
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 6,140
44.
Outlaws (1986–1987)
Episode:
Primer
(1987)
Crime, Sci-Fi, Western
The Magnificent Five are hired by merchants being victimized by local hoods.
Director: Frank Orsatti | Stars: Rod Taylor, William Lucking, Charles Napier, Patrick Houser
45.
Cheers (1982–1993)
Episode:
Teacher's Pet
(1985)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Sam gets Coach's help to help him pass a geography class and get his high school diploma. But he eventually finds an easier way to pass the course.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Nicholas Colasanto, Rhea Perlman
Votes: 572
46.
North & South (2004)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2004)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Romance
Margaret Hale, a 19-year-old lively young girl, and her parents leave the south, when her father Richard resigns as the clergy in Helstone on a matter of conscience. The family moves to ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Daniela Denby-Ashe, Tim Pigott-Smith, Emma Owen, Travis Oliver
Votes: 503
47.
0511 TV Lokal (2007– )
Episode:
Reinert-Kassner - Erwachsenenfortbildg
(2010)
Documentary, Music, News
Claudia Kassner: Layer by layer, we see grow our images. Jelena Reinert: The image of the hand can multiply and that is the principle of the mono-type.
Stars: Claudia Kassner, Jelena Reinert
48.
The Nature of Prejudice (1968– )
Episode:
The Variety of Prejudice
(1968)
25 min | Documentary
Director: Colin Clark | Star: Ludovic Kennedy
49.
The Nature of Prejudice (1968– )
Episode:
The Development of Prejudice in Children
(1968)
25 min | Documentary
Director: Colin Clark | Star: Ludovic Kennedy
50.
The Nature of Prejudice (1968– )
Episode:
Stereotypes
(1968)
25 min | Documentary
Director: Colin Clark | Stars: Ludovic Kennedy, Henri Tajfel, J. Field