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51. Light the Night (2021– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the red light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese night club navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship and love.
Stars: Chiung-Hsuan Hsieh, Esther Liu, Nikki Hsieh, Hsueh-Fu Kuo
Votes: 1,537
52. The Ring Finger (2005)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
Iris finds a new job working in a preservation lab where she gradually enters into a troubled relationship with her boss.
Director: Diane Bertrand | Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Marc Barbé, Stipe Erceg, Edith Scob
Votes: 1,270
53. The King of the Kickboxers (1990)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop goes undercover in Thailand to avenge his brother's death in this martial arts film.
Director: Lucas Lowe | Stars: Loren Avedon, Richard Jaeckel, Don Stroud, Billy Blanks
Votes: 2,020
54. The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
The son of a German General becomes part of a mysterious conspiracy to gain hidden Nazi funds.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer
Votes: 3,812 | Gross: $0.39M
55. 37 Seconds (2019)
115 min | Drama
Yuma is a young Japanese woman with cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, she struggles to lead a self-determined life.
Director: Hikari | Stars: Eita Okuno, Makiko Watanabe, Nanami Kawakami, Yuka Itaya
Votes: 3,137
56. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)
R | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman | Stars: Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das, Manik
Votes: 18,035 | Gross: $3.41M
57. De Marathon (2012)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
After finding out that they have a tax debt of forty thousand euros, four very out-of-shape men working at a car shop start to train for a marathon in which they can win the money to pay the debt.
Director: Diederick Koopal | Stars: Stefan de Walle, Martin van Waardenberg, Marcel Hensema, Frank Lammers
Votes: 7,566
58. X-Rated Ambition: The Traci Lords Story (2003 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about Traci Lords, one of the most popular American porn stars of the 1980s, who almost brought down the industry when it was discovered that she had been under 18 years old.
Director: Simon Kerslake | Stars: Jo Unwin, Daryl Meissner, Jim South, William Margold
Votes: 179
59. Without a Stitch (1968)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
When a high-school girl complains of her inability to reach sexual climax, her doctor suggests that she keep a diary of her sexual encounters. She does just that and soon finds herself ... See full summary »
Director: Annelise Meineche | Stars: Anne Grete Nissen, Ib Mossin, Joan Gamst, Niels Borksand
Votes: 270 | Gross: $1.93M
60. Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (2021)
TV-MA | 49 min | Documentary, Crime, History
In 1970s NYC, the "Torso Killer" preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive into crime's darkest places.
Star: Charlie Meany
Votes: 5,609
61. Miss Hokusai (2015)
PG-13 | 93 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
The life and works of Japanese artist and ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai, as seen from the eyes of his daughter, Katsushika O-Ei.
Directors: Keiichi Hara, Stephanie Sheh, Michael Sinterniklaas | Stars: Yutaka Matsushige, Anne Watanabe, Erica Lindbeck, Richard Epcar
Votes: 3,523 | Gross: $0.22M
62. Paris Pigalle (2018)
118 min | Comedy
Two cops infiltrate the porn scene in the early 80's .
Director: Cédric Anger | Stars: Guillaume Canet, Gilles Lellouche, Michel Fau, Camille Razat
Votes: 744
63. The Phenix City Story (1955)
Passed | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant, Edward Andrews
Votes: 3,266
64. Wat zien ik (1971)
R | 90 min | Comedy
In Amsterdam, two prostitutes make a choice between love and work.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Ronnie Bierman, Sylvia de Leur, Piet Römer, Jules Hamel
Votes: 1,338
65. Bugis Street (1995)
101 min | Drama
Young and innocent Lian is a maid to a rich family in Malaysia. She is then sent to work at a small hotel near Bugis Street in Singapore. She learns about another side of life when encounter with transvestites and transgender individuals.
Director: Yonfan | Stars: Hiep Thi Le, Michael Lam, Greg-o, Ernest Seah
Votes: 153
66. Hurensohn (2004)
86 min | Drama
Ozren is a small boy of Croatian descent who lives in Vienna with his mother, Silvija in the mid-1980s. As a single parent she emigrated to Vienna from the former Yugoslavia in the hope of ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Sturminger | Stars: Chulpan Khamatova, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Stanislav Lisnic, Inka Gogálová
Votes: 327 | Gross: $0.01M
67. Le Marginal (1983)
103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The story is about Commissioner Jordan who arrives in Marseille to combat drug trafficking activities in his own unique way.
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Maria Carlos Sotto Mayor, Pierre Vernier
Votes: 3,493
68. Goin' Down the Road (1970)
R | 90 min | Drama
Two friends leave the picturesque yet rural province of Nova Scotia for the nightlife and culture of Toronto. They soon end up wistful and nostalgic about Nova Scotia though after finding out that Toronto isn't as fun as they'd hoped.
Director: Donald Shebib | Stars: Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley, Jayne Eastwood, Cayle Chernin
Votes: 983
69. Covert One: The Hades Factor (2006)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Secret agents fight to stop the spread of a deadly virus that menaces millions of people.
Stars: Stephen Dorff, Mira Sorvino, Blair Underwood, Sophia Myles
Votes: 1,708
70. Machine Gun McCain (1969)
GP | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A paroled gangster and his son plan to rob a Las Vegas gambling house, unaware that the casino is bitterly contested by the West Coast and East Coast mobs.
Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk, Gabriele Ferzetti
Votes: 1,627
71. Kaminey (2009)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The desperate lives of two estranged twin brothers converge over missing drugs, politics, racial prejudice, corrupt cops and an unplanned pregnancy.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Deb Mukherjee, Shivkumar Subramaniam
Votes: 18,167 | Gross: $1.29M
72. Thief (2014 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Waking up after a magic ritual gone wrong that killed his apprentice, master thief Garrett finds his medieval City ravaged by a mysterious plague. With citizens chafing under the Baron's tyrannical rule, the City is ripe for revolution.
Director: Wilson Mui | Stars: Romano Orzari, Daniel Kash, Vanessa Matsui, Matthew Edison
Votes: 1,423
73. You Are My Sunshine (2005)
121 min | Drama, Romance
Seok-joong, a farmer in his mid thirties falls head over heels in love with local tabang delivery girl Eun-ha, but the couple's marital bliss is short lived as Eun-ha tests positive for HIV.
Director: Park Jin-Pyo | Stars: Jeon Do-yeon, Hwang Jung-min, Na Moon-hee, Ryu Seung-su
Votes: 915
74. Casa de los babys (2003)
R | 95 min | Drama
A brief look into South American family life while showing the hardships surrounding adoption in South America as six woman are forced to stay in the country while awaiting approval of adopting a baby.
Director: John Sayles | Stars: Daryl Hannah, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary Steenburgen, Lili Taylor
Votes: 2,223 | Gross: $0.48M
75. Commuter Husbands (1972)
R | 85 min | Comedy
Six stories that document the awkward sex lives of Englishmen.
Director: Derek Ford | Stars: Gabrielle Drake, Robin Bailey, Heather Chasen, Jane Cardew
Votes: 65
76. New Orleans (1947)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Arturo de Córdova, Dorothy Patrick, Marjorie Lord, Irene Rich
Votes: 676
77. Double Suicide (1969)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
A doomed love between a paper merchant and a courtesan.
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: Kichiemon Nakamura, Shima Iwashita, Shizue Kawarazaki, Tokie Hidari
Votes: 2,616
78. Baantjer het begin (2019)
TV-MA | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mild-mannered police detective freshly stationed in tumultuous 1980 Amsterdam enters a race against time when he encounters a violent plot against the Dutch royal family.
Director: Arne Toonen | Stars: Waldemar Torenstra, Tygo Gernandt, Lisa Smit, Peter Bolhuis
Votes: 1,584
79. In Praise of Older Women (1997)
105 min | Drama, Romance, War
In the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War, a young man comes of age sexually, through a string of relationships with a wide range of mature, older women.
Director: Manuel Lombardero | Stars: Juan Diego Botto, Miguel Ángel García, Faye Dunaway, Carme Elias
Votes: 417
80. Train Station Pickups (1979)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows the experiences of Petra and her friends as they reach the final year at high school.
Director: Walter Boos | Stars: Marco Kröger, Katja Bienert, Ingeborg Steinbach, Wolfgang Plumhoff
Votes: 212
81. Jin (2009– )
54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A brain surgeon named Minakata Jin faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period.
Stars: Miki Nakatani, Wayne LeGette, Takao Osawa, Haruka Ayase
Votes: 1,098
82. Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)
135 min | Drama, Romance
Over one day at this love hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo - where guests have the choice of staying for a short time or overnight - the dreams and desires of these characters intersect while aspiring for something greater.
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Shôta Sometani, Atsuko Maeda, Roy 5tion, Asuka Hinoi
Votes: 851
83. Snapshots (I) (2002)
R | 93 min | Romance
An aging hippy and a beautiful young woman meet in Amsterdam and find love.
Director: Rudolf van den Berg | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Julie Christie, Carmen Chaplin, Angela Groothuizen
Votes: 428
84. Maximum Force (1992)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Three determined cops are recruited to take down a notorious crime lord.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Sam J. Jones, Sherrie Rose, Jason Lively, John Saxon
Votes: 403
85. Great Freedom No. 7 (1944)
111 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The film tells the story of the blond "singing sailor" Hannes Kröger who works in a St. Pauli club on the Große Freiheit 7, and falls in love with a girl. But she prefers his rival Willem and Hannes returns to the sea.
Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: Hans Albers, Ilse Werner, Hans Söhnker, Hilde Hildebrand
Votes: 1,046
86. Perhaps Love (2005)
108 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A love triangle develops during the making of a musical in mainland China.
Director: Peter Ho-Sun Chan | Stars: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xun Zhou, Jacky Cheung, Ji Jin-hee
Votes: 2,720
87. Plan (2004)
149 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
To pay off their gambling debt, four best friends kidnap an organized crime figure having mistaken him for a wealthy businessman.
Director: Hriday Shetty | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Dino Morea, Sameera Reddy
Votes: 980
88. Save My Seoul (2017)
TV-14 | 61 min | Documentary, Drama
Save My Seoul follows two Korean-American brothers as they discover rampant prostitution and sex trafficking in Seoul, South Korea. With the use of hidden cameras and access to pimps, johns... See full summary »
Director: Jason Y. Lee | Stars: Edward Young Lee, Jason Y. Lee
Votes: 117
89. Manoranjan (1974)
158 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
After getting fired, a police officer connects with a prostitute he met on the job in a red-light district and sets out to keep her off the streets.
Director: Shammi Kapoor | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Zeenat Aman, Dev Kumar
Votes: 283
90. Der König von St. Pauli (1998– )
622 min | Crime, Drama
The King of St. Pauli is a six-part television drama by Dieter Wedel.
Stars: Heinz Hoenig, Hilmar Thate, Hans Korte, Oliver Hasenfratz
Votes: 290
91. On the Border (1998 TV Movie)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jake Barnes is a security guard in a Texas border town bank. His boss asks him to spy on his sexy wife, that Jake is having an affair with. When he meets Danish girl Kristen, he gets caught... See full summary »
Director: Bob Misiorowski | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Bryan Brown, Daniel Baldwin, Rochelle Swanson
Votes: 711
92. The Democratic Terrorist (1992)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Thriller
Swedish secret agent infiltrate a German terrorist group.
Director: Pelle Berglund | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Katja Flint, Burkhard Driest, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 1,244
93. Right Here Right Now (2018)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
On New Year's Eve in Hamburg, a young club owner is struggling to keep the party going when a violent ex-pimp, the police, a former rock star, and the love of his life all come for him.
Director: Jakob Lass | Stars: Bela B., Esther Blankenhagel, Mathias Bloech, Niklas Bruhn
Votes: 347
94. Amsterdam Vice
Crime
Detective Judd Cox has just been promoted to the toughest department within the capital cities' police force.
Stars: Waldemar Torenstra, Ruben van der Meer, Horace Cohen, Jelka van Houten
Votes: 440
95. Killer Kid (1994)
90 min | Drama, War
A Lebanese kid is sent to France on a terrorist mission for "Allah's Army". An Lebanese French kid becomes involved unwittingly. A bond develops between the two, while they become alienated... See full summary »
Director: Gilles de Maistre | Stars: Tewfik Jallab, Younesse Boudache, Salah Teskouk, Fatiha Cheriguene
Votes: 237
96. Dédée d'Anvers (1948)
95 min | Drama
Dedee is a prostitute who works in Monsieur Rene's nightclub on Antwerp's harbour. The porter is Marco, her pimp. Dedee is not happy until she meets Francesco, an Italian sailor. They fall ... See full summary »
Director: Yves Allégret | Stars: Bernard Blier, Simone Signoret, Marcello Pagliero, Marcel Dalio
Votes: 695
97. Lethal Obsession (1987)
R | 97 min | Thriller, Crime, Drama
Several known criminals already have been murdered by a professional killer, leaving no trace but the "ace" game card. The police suspects a new mob is trying to take over the district. The... See full summary »
Director: Peter Patzak | Stars: Peter Maffay, Tahnee Welch, Bernard Freyd, Massimo Ghini
Votes: 277
98. The Swindlers (1959)
132 min | Drama, Romance
Mario is in Hannover to work as a miner but after loosing his job he decides to go back to Italy. When Totonno steals his passport to avoid the police and later on he offers him a new job ... See full summary »
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Belinda Lee, Renato Salvatori, Nino Vingelli
Votes: 618
99. The Art of War III: Retribution (2009 Video)
R | 88 min | Action, Thriller
A Secret Agent must prevent North Korean terrorist from acquiring a nuclear device.
Director: Gerry Lively | Stars: Anthony 'Treach' Criss, Warren Derosa, Lee Sung Hi, Janet Carroll
Votes: 1,012
100. Rocker (1972 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama, Action, Crime
In Hamburg, a rocker biker gang helps a kid avenge his brother who was murdered by a rival gang, a mortal enemy of rocker gangs.
Director: Klaus Lemke | Stars: Hans-Jürgen Modschiedler, Gerd Kruskopf, Michael-Thomas Krannich, Paul Lys
Votes: 441