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1. The Impossible (2012)
PG-13 | 114 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Oaklee Pendergast
Votes: 244,055 | Gross: $19.02M
2. Ad Astra (2019)
PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
Director: James Gray | Stars: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland
Votes: 260,467 | Gross: $50.19M
3. Mank (2020)
R | 131 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane (1941).
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey
Votes: 82,729
4. The Duke (2020)
R | 95 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, Stephen Rashbrook, James Wilby
Votes: 13,182
5. The Last Station (2009)
R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer's) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 19,157 | Gross: $6.62M
6. The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
After his father dies, a disturbed young boy plots to take revenge on the new man in his mother's life.
Director: Lewis John Carlino | Stars: Sarah Miles, Kris Kristofferson, Jonathan Kahn, Margo Cunningham
Votes: 1,643
7. L.A. Confidential (2003 TV Movie)
47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Unsold TV pilot based on the James Ellroy novel. An ambitious internal affairs investigator, a simple but tough patrolman and a morally gray vice squad detective investigate corruption and a mysterious heroin smuggling ring in 1950s L.A.
Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, David Conrad, Josh Hopkins, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Votes: 813
8. Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Adventure
A behind the scenes chronicle of how clash of vision, bad creative decisions, lack of interest and really bad weather plagued the disastrous production of the infamous The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996).
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Richard Stanley, Kier-La Janisse, Michael Gingold, Graham Humphreys
Votes: 4,412
9. Our Time (2018)
Not Rated | 177 min | Drama
A family lives in the Mexican countryside raising fighting bulls. Esther is in charge of running the ranch, while her husband Juan, a world-renowned poet, raises and selects the beasts. ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Reygadas | Stars: Natalia López, Phil Burgers, Carlos Reygadas, Yago Martínez
Votes: 2,051 | Gross: $0.01M
10. Listen Up Philip (2014)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
When a self-obsessed novelist (Jason Schwartzman) has problems with his novel and his girlfriend (Elisabeth Moss), he seeks refuge in his mentor's cottage where the peace and quiet allow him to focus on his favorite subject - himself.
Director: Alex Ross Perry | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, Jonathan Pryce, Krysten Ritter
Votes: 6,971 | Gross: $0.14M
11. Gonzo (2008)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp, Joe Cairo, David Carlo
Votes: 8,501 | Gross: $1.25M
12. Massarati and the Brain (1982 TV Movie)
120 min | Adventure, Comedy
A Secret Agent searches for a sunken treasure of rare coins. He must battle a Nazi who is also searching for the treasure, and is helped by a ten-year-old genius who builds electronic weapons for him.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Daniel Pilon, Peter Billingsley, Christopher Hewett, Markie Post
Votes: 84
13. Tonight at 8:30 (1952)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy
An omnibus of three Noel Coward tales: the first, "The Red Peppers" (featuring Kay Walsh, Ted Ray, Martita Hunt, Frank Pettingell and Bill Fraser) about a bickering vaudeville couple who ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Pelissier | Stars: Ted Ray, Kay Walsh, Martita Hunt, Bill Fraser
Votes: 191
14. Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? (1968)
130 min | Adventure, Comedy
A pompous, adventure-seeking businessman journeys through Africa with a clumsy employee to find his own disappeared brother-in-law.
Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Bernard Blier, Alfredo Marchetti, Franca Bettoia
Votes: 1,050
15. Robinson in Space (1997)
82 min | Documentary
Robinson is commissioned to investigate the unspecified "problem of England." The narrator describes his seven excursions, with the unseen Robinson, around the country. They mainly ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Keiller | Star: Paul Scofield
Votes: 390
16. Saint-Ex (1996)
PG | 82 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy
Poetic biography of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Miranda Richardson, Janet McTeer, Ken Stott
Votes: 226
17. White King, Red Rubber, Black Death (2003 TV Movie)
84 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about how King Leopold II of Belgium acquired Congo as a colony and exploited it by reign of terror.
Director: Peter Bate | Stars: Elie Lison, Roger May, Steve Driesen, Tshilombo Imhotep
Votes: 211
18. Harlem Theater (1968)
106 min | Documentary
This documentary captures rehearsals at the New Lafayette Theater Company in Harlem, after the killing of Martin Luther King Jr.
Director: Klaus Wildenhahn | Stars: Ed Bullins, Yvette Hawkins, Robert MacBeth, George Miles
19. The Making of 'Escape from Absolom' (1994 TV Special)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Action
Stars: John Bowring, Allan Cameron, Martin Campbell, Don Henderson
21.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
(1996)
TV-PG | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also as a relative complete bio of Hearst.
Directors: Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon | Stars: Richard Ben Cramer, William Alland, Thomas Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich
Votes: 1,456
22.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
Extreme Aggressor
(2005)
TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team travels to Seattle to find the captor of four missing women.
Director: Richard Shepard | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore
Votes: 3,388
23.
Jay Dyer (2009– )
Episode:
Hitchcock's Psycho Psyche & MK Ultra
(2016)
120 min | News
Stars: Jay Dyer, Jamie Hanshaw
24.
Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode:
Chapter Sixty-Three: Hereditary
(2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tension mounts as Archie tries to dethrone Dodger; Betty and Jughead examine their family histories; Cheryl grows suspicious of her new houseguest; Veronica deals with a major shake-up at home.
Director: Gabriel Correa | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse
Votes: 949
25.
Exterminate All the Brutes (2021)
Episode:
The Disturbing Confidence of Ignorance
(2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, History
The history of western civilization and its flourishing is the story of colonialism, genocide, slavery and exploitation, based on deep-seated doctrines of white supremacy, the founding principles of the American nation.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Sven Lindqvist, Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Caisa Ankarsparre
Votes: 235
26.
Exterminate All the Brutes (2021)
Episode:
Killing at a Distance or... How I Thoroughly Enjoyed the Outing
(2021)
TV-MA | 59 min | Documentary, History
European military superiority, specifically the development of weapons to kill at a distance, is mistaken for cultural and racial superiority and leads to two centuries of genocide and eugenics, reinforced by science.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Raoul Peck, Josh Hartnett, Eddie Arnold, Alex Descas
Votes: 166
27.
Exterminate All the Brutes (2021)
Episode:
The Bright Colors of Fascism
(2021)
TV-MA | 59 min | Documentary, History
In the series finale, "The Bright Colors of Fascism," Peck explores the challenge of reconciling America's true history with its ideals of freedom and democracy, pointing to the struggle ... See full summary »
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Raoul Peck, Josh Hartnett, Richard Brake, Aïssa Maïga
Votes: 156
28.
The Michael Knowles Show (2017– )
Bud Light Transitions into Total Damage Control
(2023 Podcast Episode)
45 min | Talk-Show
Star: Michael J. Knowles
29.
The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
Welcome to Moral Chaos
(2017 Podcast Episode)
46 min | Talk-Show
Andrew Klavan bemoans the bottom falling out of our moral sense. Michael Knowles guests to talk about forgotten holidays.
Stars: Andrew Klavan, Michael J. Knowles
30.
Homeland (2011–2020)
Episode:
The English Teacher
(2020)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Saul backchannels. Carrie needs one more favor.
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Claire Danes, Costa Ronin, Linus Roache, Nimrat Kaur
Votes: 2,361
31.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
Sick and Evil
(2019)
TV-14 | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The BAU is called to Lewiston, Maine to investigate 2 home invasion murders with a ritualistic MO.
Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness
Votes: 775