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51. Bad Guy (2001)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Romance
An unfeeling gangster seeks to ruin the life of a young girl who rejected him. He forces her into prostitution and spies on her regularly, then he soon begins to fall for her.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Cho Jae-hyun, Won Seo, Kim Yun-tae, Choi Deok-moon
Votes: 10,613
52. Kuzey Güney (2011–2013)
TV-MA | 90 min | Drama
Kuzey and Güney are brothers, yet they cannot be more different, both in character and also in their perception, much like their names they are north and south. While the older brother ... See full summary »
Stars: Kivanç Tatlitug, Bugra Gülsoy, Öykü Karayel, Mustafa Avkiran
Votes: 11,169
53. Maggie (I) (2015)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A teenage girl in the Midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected into cannibalistic zombies. During her transformation, her loving father stays by her side.
Director: Henry Hobson | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Joely Richardson, Laura Cayouette
Votes: 46,796 | Gross: $0.19M
54. Love Me If You Dare (2003)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While they often act out to relieve one another's pain, their game might be a way to avoid the fact that they are truly meant for one another.
Director: Yann Samuell | Stars: Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard, Thibault Verhaeghe, Joséphine Lebas-Joly
Votes: 72,508 | Gross: $0.55M
55. Upstream Color (2013)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Director: Shane Carruth | Stars: Amy Seimetz, Frank Mosley, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig
Votes: 35,004 | Gross: $0.44M
56. Mona Lisa (1986)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane
Votes: 18,764 | Gross: $5.79M
57. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
PG-13 | 144 min | Drama, Romance
An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Martin Donovan
Votes: 12,693 | Gross: $3.69M
58. Lore (2012)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Romance, War
As the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents' beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught to hate.
Director: Cate Shortland | Stars: Saskia Rosendahl, Kai-Peter Malina, Nele Trebs, Ursina Lardi
Votes: 15,977 | Gross: $0.97M
59. Forever Knight (1992–1996)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
800-year-old vampire Nick Knight quests for redemption as a cop in Toronto, trying to hide his vampiric nature from the rest of the world.
Stars: Geraint Wyn Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, Deborah Duchene
Votes: 3,070
60. Limelight (1952)
G | 137 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton
Votes: 22,185 | Gross: $1.00M
61. Gadar 2 (2023)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Tara Singh goes missing during a skirmish and is believed to be captured in Pakistan, his son Jeetey sets out to rescue him and enters a labyrinth from which they both must escape at all costs.
Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Simratt Kaur Randhawa
Votes: 22,323
62. Good Dick (2008)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A look at the relationship between a lonely introverted girl and a young video store clerk vying for her attention.
Director: Marianna Palka | Stars: Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Eric Edelstein, Mark Webber
Votes: 8,261 | Gross: $0.02M
63. Violetta (2012–2015)
TV-G | 45 min | Drama, Family, Music
A musically-talented teenager returns to her native Buenos Aires after living in Europe.
Stars: Diego Ramos, Tini Stoessel, Jorge Blanco, Mercedes Lambre
Votes: 2,868
64. A Long Way Down (2014)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Four people meet on New Year's Eve, and form a surrogate family to help one another with the difficulties of their lives.
Director: Pascal Chaumeil | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Aaron Paul
Votes: 34,669 | Gross: $0.01M
65. I Married a Witch (1942)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.
Director: René Clair | Stars: Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward
Votes: 9,563 | Gross: $0.31M
66. Manic (2001)
R | 100 min | Drama
After attacking another player with a bat during baseball at school, Lyle's sent to the psych ward. He meets other teenagers with problems. Will group therapy help?
Director: Jordan Melamed | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Bacall, Zooey Deschanel, Don Cheadle
Votes: 10,053 | Gross: $0.07M
67. Where the Day Takes You (1992)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The leader of a group of runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg.
Director: Marc Rocco | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Robert Knepper, Laura San Giacomo, Sean Astin
Votes: 3,922 | Gross: $0.39M
68. Trust (1990)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After being thrown out of her house, Maria encounters a married woman who complains of not having children. Maria ends up in an abandoned house, where she meets Matthew. When a baby is kidnapped Maria sets out to find the woman.
Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Rebecca Nelson, John MacKay
Votes: 12,346 | Gross: $0.36M
69. Brother (1997)
99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-soldier with a personal honor code enters the family crime business in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Director: Aleksey Balabanov | Stars: Sergey Bodrov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Svetlana Pismichenko, Mariya Zhukova
Votes: 24,630
70. Shinui (2012)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
When the queen-to-be of medieval Korea is badly wounded, Captain Choi Young uses a wormhole to "heaven," which is actually 21st-century South Korea, to bring back the spoiled Dr. Yoo Eun-Soo who becomes a pawn in a game of human chess.
Stars: Lee Min-ho, Kim Hee-seon, Yoon Kyun-Sang, Park Se-young
Votes: 3,123
71. Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
R | 110 min | Drama
On a business trip to New Orleans, a damaged man seeks salvation by caring for a wayward young woman.
Director: Jake Scott | Stars: James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Leo, David Jensen
Votes: 25,293 | Gross: $0.15M
72. Hack (2002–2004)
60 min | Crime, Drama
When corruption charges strip him of his job, his family and his pride, former cop Mike Olshansky forges a new identity as a Philadelphia cab driver, patrolling the city as a roving vigilante who works with local police.
Stars: David Morse, Andre Braugher, Matthew Borish, George Dzundza
Votes: 1,029
73. Word of Honor (2021)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Zhou Zi Shu gets embroiled in a conspiracy in the martial arts world. He meets Wen Ke Xing who escapes from the Ghost Valley to avenge his parents' deaths. They become fast friends and embark on an adventure to find a legendary treasure.
Stars: Zhehan Zhang, Jun Gong, Ma Cheng, Kai Wang
Votes: 4,201
74. Somersault (2004)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps, where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love.
Director: Cate Shortland | Stars: Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Damian de Montemas
Votes: 8,197 | Gross: $0.09M
75. Lo (2009)
80 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A man uses a demon to save his girlfriend but the demon has a nefarious plan.
Director: Travis Betz | Stars: Jeremiah Birkett, Sarah Lassez, Ward Roberts, Devin Barry
Votes: 2,836
76. The Pretender 2001 (2001 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 96 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Jarod reunites with two old friends and unleashes some powerful Centre revelations. Also Jarod and Miss Parker learn more about their pasts.
Director: Frederick King Keller | Stars: Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries
Votes: 2,786
77. Last Dance (1996)
R | 103 min | Drama, Thriller
A lawyer assigned to the clemency case of a woman on death row finds himself forming a deep friendship with her while he tries to prevent her impending execution.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 4,718 | Gross: $5.86M
78. The Bling Ring (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Drama
Teenagers break into celebrities houses to experience the rich life by stealing their belongings.
Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Austin Butler, Yin Chang, Tom Irwin, Sebastian Sozzi
Votes: 1,739
79. Five Corners (1987)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.
Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, Todd Graff, John Turturro
Votes: 3,897 | Gross: $0.97M
80. Johnny Belinda (1948)
Unrated | 102 min | Drama
A kind doctor volunteers to tutor a deaf-mute woman, but scandal starts to swirl when his pupil is raped and falls pregnant.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 5,326
81. Buster and Billie (1974)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
In a rural 1940s southern town, a socially awkward high school girl is taken advantage of by the boys, because it's the only way she knows to relate to boys.
Directors: Daniel Petrie, Sidney Sheldon | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Joan Goodfellow, Pamela Sue Martin, Clifton James
Votes: 954 | Gross: $2.30M
82. She's So Lovely (1997)
R | 100 min | Drama, Romance
After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.
Director: Nick Cassavetes | Stars: Sean Penn, Robin Wright, John Travolta, James Gandolfini
Votes: 8,758 | Gross: $7.22M
83. Now and Then, Here and There (1999–2000)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young boy named Shuzo rushes to the defense of a stranger who is being attacked for her magic pendant, only to find himself transported into another world where water is a scarce commodity and he is forced to join an army of children.
Stars: Crispin Freeman, Dan Green, Lisa Ortiz, Ted Lewis
Votes: 1,926
84. Love and Destiny (2019)
45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
After falling into sleep for thousands of years, the God of Warrior Jiu Chen was awakened by a Goddess named Ling Xi. Doubting Ling Xi's identity, Jiu Chen kept her as his maid. The two ... See full summary »
Stars: Chang Chen, Ni Ni, Dongxue Li, Yiheng Du
Votes: 442
85. Curly Top (1935)
Approved | 75 min | Family, Musical, Romance
Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones." As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Shirley Temple, John Boles, Rochelle Hudson, Jane Darwell
Votes: 2,116
86. Startling by Each Step (2011– )
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
After a car accident plunges a woman into the dreamy Chinese past that gave the whole life in the Beijing imperial palace after that she returns to her life in the modern world.
Stars: Kei Gambit, ShiShi Liu, Nicky Wu, Kevin Cheng
Votes: 623
87. Crime + Punishment in Suburbia (2000)
R | 100 min | Drama, Thriller
A darkly romantic story of murder and redemption, set against an eerily familiar American landscape.
Director: Rob Schmidt | Stars: Monica Keena, Ellen Barkin, Michael Ironside, Vincent Kartheiser
Votes: 3,517 | Gross: $0.03M
88. Girl with a Suitcase (1961)
96 min | Drama, Romance
A girl pursues a guy who fooled her, but fascinates his younger brother instead.
Director: Valerio Zurlini | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin, Luciana Angiolillo, Renato Baldini
Votes: 2,472
89. Ragada (2010)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Comedy
A local village rowdy arrives in the city to earn money by any means and participates in a brawl between two rivals that brings him to their attention.
Director: Veeru Potla | Stars: Nagarjuna Akkineni, Anushka Shetty, Priyamani, Pradeep Singh Rawat
Votes: 1,106
90. Nightwalker: Midnight Detective (1998)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Shido Tatsuhiko is not only a private eye, he is also a vampire with no real memory of his past. Joined by a female government agent, Shido must face demonic creatures known as Nightbreed.
Stars: Takumi Yamazaki, Maaya Sakamoto, Richard Cansino, Mari Devon
Votes: 221
91. Sound of the Desert (2014– )
Drama, History, Romance
Yu Jin was raised within the desert tribes of Xiong Nu, was forced to flee to Chinese capital Chang'an where she got caught into palace politics due to her romantic involvement to important men.
Stars: ShiShi Liu, Eddie Peng, Ge Hu, Fala Chen
Votes: 168
92. Heaven (1998)
R | 103 min | Crime, Thriller
Robert's wife is divorcing him for gambling etc. A strip club owner offers him work redesigning his club. Robert befriends a dancer there, who has premonitions.
Director: Scott Reynolds | Stars: Martin Donovan, Daniel Edwards, Richard Schiff, Joanna Going
Votes: 891 | Gross: $0.00M
93. Baaghi: A Rebel for Love (1990)
157 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A saga of love as a man turns rebellious and goes against his family and society to protect his love, a prostitute from evil.
Director: Deepak S. Shivdasani | Stars: Salman Khan, Nagma, Shakti Kapoor, Kiran Kumar
Votes: 1,837
94. Itazura na Kiss (1996)
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Late for a meeting, Kotoko was running along the corridor in school and bumped into Naoki, their lips meeting. Naoki showed his disgust, but Kotoko started to idolize him, who was good at ... See full summary »
Stars: Takashi Kashiwabara, Aiko Satô, Maju Ozawa, Shinsuke Aoki
Votes: 109
95. Hands of a Stranger (1987 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist.
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Armand Assante, Blair Brown, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael Lerner
Votes: 293
96. Shuang Shi Chong Fei (2017– )
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
When two sides of the same woman fall in love with two different princes, can either find true love?
Stars: Zhaolin Xing, Jie Liang, Ruichang Wang, Yi Ning Sun
Votes: 459
97. Shadows & Lies (2010)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
A man returns to New York after years in exile to save the girl he loves.
Director: Jay Anania | Stars: James Franco, Julianne Nicholson, Martin Donovan, Josh Lucas
Votes: 1,054
98. 75 (2017)
97 min | Crime, Drama
A crash victim, a housewife and two repressed teens are connected by hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin in Cincinnati.
Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Tifani Winkfield, Kip Bennett, Marcus B. Jackson, Shannon Faith
Votes: 60
99. Love, Marilyn (2012)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Biography
Modern day celebrities interpret excerpts from memoirs written by people who knew Marilyn Monroe as well as her recently discovered personal journals and letters.
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Banks, Adrien Brody, Ellen Burstyn
Votes: 1,992
100. Bear's Kiss (2002)
101 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A fairy tale-like love story between young circus artist Lola and the bear Misha, who one day transforms into a human.
Director: Sergei Bodrov | Stars: Rebecka Liljeberg, Joachim Król, Sergey Bodrov, Keith Allen
Votes: 973