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1. Nowhere Boy (2009)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall
Votes: 39,053 | Gross: $1.45M
2. Pale Rider (1985)
R | 115 min | Drama, Western
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Sydney Penny
Votes: 64,937 | Gross: $41.41M
3. Side Effects (I) (2013)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Votes: 197,472 | Gross: $32.17M
4. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time - ever.
Director: Josh Greenbaum | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr.
Votes: 20,113
5. Big Eyes (I) (2014)
PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter
Votes: 99,336 | Gross: $14.48M
6. Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to not be defined by his condition.
Director: Thor Freudenthal | Stars: Charlie Plummer, Andy Garcia, Taylor Russell, AnnaSophia Robb
Votes: 13,713
7. Hud (1963)
Passed | 112 min | Drama, Western
Honest, hard-working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant, egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon De Wilde
Votes: 24,047 | Gross: $10.00M
8. Wildlife (2018)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.
Director: Paul Dano | Stars: Ed Oxenbould, Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Travis W Bruyer
Votes: 31,488 | Gross: $1.03M
9. Novitiate (2017)
R | 123 min | Drama
Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.
Director: Maggie Betts | Stars: Melissa Leo, Lisa Stewart, Alyssa Brindley, Chelsea Lopez
Votes: 5,081 | Gross: $0.58M
10. Hope Gap (2019)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Romance
A couple's visit with their son takes a dramatic turn when the father tells him he plans on leaving his mother.
Director: William Nicholson | Stars: Annette Bening, Bill Nighy, Josh O'Connor, Aiysha Hart
Votes: 6,225
11. North Sea Texas (2011)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Romance
A teenage boy's search for love finds him fixated on a boy who lives nearby.
Director: Bavo Defurne | Stars: Ben Van den Heuvel, Eva van der Gucht, Thomas Coumans, Katelijne Damen
Votes: 10,040 | Gross: $0.03M
12. Maria's Lovers (1984)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
At the end of WWII, Ivan returns home to Pennsylvania from the nightmares of a brutal Japanese POW camp, to his childhood friend, Maria. But he has rivals for her love.
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, Keith Carradine, Robert Mitchum
Votes: 2,919
13. East of Shanghai (1931)
Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Believing that an unexpected inheritance will bring them happiness, a married couple instead finds their relationship strained to the breaking point.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Henry Kendall, Joan Barry, Percy Marmont, Betty Amann
Votes: 4,946
14. 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: 19,188 | Gross: $6.62M
15. Patti Cake$ (2017)
R | 109 min | Drama, Music
PATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.
Director: Geremy Jasper | Stars: Danielle Macdonald, Sahr Ngaujah, Bridget Everett, Mamoudou Athie
Votes: 10,539 | Gross: $0.80M
16. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Approved | 128 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 4,292
17. Greed (1924)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.
Director: Erich von Stroheim | Stars: Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt, Dale Fuller
Votes: 10,800 | Gross: $0.16M
18. Shoot the Moon (1982)
R | 124 min | Drama
A mother of four is abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. Husband, wife and children struggle to survive the seemingly inevitable divorce.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen, Peter Weller
Votes: 3,067 | Gross: $9.22M
19. Committed (I) (2000)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman goes in search of her midlife crisis suffering husband who left her.
Director: Lisa Krueger | Stars: Heather Graham, Casey Affleck, Luke Wilson, Goran Visnjic
Votes: 4,049 | Gross: $0.04M
20. Ricky (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
When Katie, an ordinary woman, meets Paco, an ordinary man, something magical happens: a love story. From this union an extraordinary child is born: Ricky.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Alexandra Lamy, Sergi López, Mélusine Mayance, Arthur Peyret
Votes: 3,247 | Gross: $0.00M
21. Cimarron (1931)
Passed | 123 min | Drama, Western
A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, Nance O'Neil
Votes: 6,965
22. A Rage to Live (1965)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
A woman's sexual compulsions threaten to destroy her marriage.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Suzanne Pleshette, Bradford Dillman, Ben Gazzara, Peter Graves
Votes: 769
23. The Courage to Love (2000 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 19th century New Orleans creole Henriette must choose between love and devotion to the church. Neither choice is going to be easy, as there is great opposition to her ideas of breaking traditions.
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Vanessa Williams, Gil Bellows, Karen Williams, Lisa Bronwyn Moore
Votes: 534
24. Charms for the Easy Life (2002 TV Movie)
111 min | Drama
The story of three women who live in a North Carolina town and defy the traditional roles set forth for them by society.
Director: Joan Micklin Silver | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Mimi Rogers, Susan May Pratt, Geordie Johnson
Votes: 503
25. Belonging (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
Middle-aged Jess Copplestone is left to look after the elderly relatives of her husband Jacob and to make a new life for herself, after he leaves her for a younger woman.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Kevin Whately, Rosemary Harris, Anna Massey
Votes: 317
26. 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
27. The Moon and Sixpence (1942)
Approved | 89 min | Drama, Romance
Loosely inspired by Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbrocker who abandons his middle-class life, his family, and his duties to start painting, as he has ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Lewin | Stars: George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Doris Dudley, Eric Blore
Votes: 881
28. Amar Prem (1972)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A village woman abandoned by her husband is forced into prostitution in Kolkata and forms nameless yet strong relations with a wealthy patron as well as an abused boy in the neighbourhood.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Sujit Kumar, Bindu Desai
Votes: 1,970
29. Of Human Bondage (1964)
Approved | 100 min | Drama
A medical student becomes obsessed with his faithless lover.
Directors: Ken Hughes, Henry Hathaway, Bryan Forbes | Stars: Kim Novak, Laurence Harvey, Robert Morley, Siobhan McKenna
Votes: 1,106 | Gross: $3.82M
30. Duet for One (1986)
R | 107 min | Drama, Music
Stephanie Anderson (Dame Julie Andrews), a famous violin player married to a composer becomes ill from Multiple Sclerosis. Her whole life goes to pieces. Her career ends abruptly, her ... See full summary »
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Julie Andrews, Alan Bates, Max von Sydow, Rupert Everett
Votes: 1,024 | Gross: $0.01M
31. Ankur: The Seedling (1974)
131 min | Drama
Belonging to a lower caste, Lakshmi and her deaf-mute husband Kishtayya serve the landlord's son, Surya. When Surya's young wife finds out about his affair with Lakshmi, they all find themselves at crossroads.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Sadhu Meher, Anant Nag, Priya Tendulkar
Votes: 1,676
32. Mann - Soul's Heart (1999)
Not Rated | 160 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman falls in love with a handsome playboy, while aboard a Singapore to India cruise. They make plans to meet again, but fate may have other plans...
Director: Indra Kumar | Stars: Aamir Khan, Manisha Koirala, Sharmila Tagore, Deepti Bhatnagar
Votes: 5,881
33. Scattered Dreams (1993 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama
A loving couple is trying to make a living in 1951 Florida when they are arrested for a crime they didn't commit.
Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Tyne Daly, Gerald McRaney, Sonny Shroyer, Andrew Prine
Votes: 307
34. 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: 982
35. Accidents Happen (2009)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
Billy, his parents, siblings and neighbors have their fair share of accidents in 1974 and 1982. Boys will be boys.
Director: Andrew Lancaster | Stars: Geena Davis, Harrison Gilbertson, Harry Cook, Joel Tobeck
Votes: 2,805
36. The Overnighters (2014)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Drama
Broken, desperate men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor risks everything to help them.
Director: Jesse Moss | Stars: Jay Reinke, Andrea Reinke, Alan Mezo, Shelly Schultz
Votes: 2,558 | Gross: $0.11M
37. Date Wine (1998)
110 min | Drama, Romance
This film is an exploration of what happens to places in general, and people in particular, once the menfolk abandon an Egyptian village to investigate the greener-grass on the proverbial '... See full summary »
Director: Radwan El-Kashef | Stars: Seif Abdelrahman, Manal Afifi, Hamdy Ahmed, Fayza Amasaib
Votes: 597
38. La Bruja (2011– )
TV-PG | Biography, Crime, Drama
Amanda is a beautiful witch who becomes a large influence on the nation.
Stars: Andres Toro, Andrés Parra, Germán Jaramillo, Héctor García
Votes: 54
39. Children of the Revolution (1996)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Few knew that Stalin spent his last night in the arms of a young Australian woman. Few still knew that their "love-child" brought Australia to the brink of civil war. Until now.
Director: Peter Duncan | Stars: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray Abraham, Richard Roxburgh
Votes: 2,428 | Gross: $0.83M
40. Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)
Not Rated | 76 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A series of grisly events that took place in the state of Wisconsin between 1890 and 1900 is dramatized as reported in the Black River Falls newspaper.
Director: James Marsh | Stars: Ian Holm, Jeffrey Golden, Jo Vukelich, Marcus Monroe
Votes: 1,614
41. Miracle in the Rain (1956)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Wartime romance about a lonely man and woman who meet one rainy afternoon in New York.
Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Peggie Castle, Fred Clark
Votes: 1,387
42. Bhairava Dweepam (1994)
162 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A royal prince is raised by adoptive parents and experiences romance and adventure on his way to his destiny.
Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Stars: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Roja, Kaikala Satyanarayana, K.R. Vijaya
Votes: 968
43. Fatma (2001)
124 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Raped by her cousin at 17, Tunisian country girl Fatma flees her sexuality, even binding her breasts, She also flees her patriarchal, traditional family by going to Tunis to attend ... See full summary »
Director: Khaled Ghorbal | Stars: Awatef Jendoubi, Nabila Gouider, Bagdadi Aoum, Amel Safta
Votes: 68
44. Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
104 min | Drama
This film is made up of three segments that share no plot but have a general thematic relationship. In the first segment, Virginia and her three children are left by her shiftless husband ... See full summary »
Directors: Mirra Bank, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Maria Tucci, David Strathairn, Kevin Bacon, Didi Velez
Votes: 201
45. Climate of the Hunter (2019)
82 min | Horror, Mystery
Two sisters vie for the affections of a man who may or may not be a vampire.
Director: Mickey Reece | Stars: Ginger Gilmartin, Mary Buss, Ben Hall, Jacob Ryan Snovel
Votes: 409
46. La spagnola (2001)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
Lola, a hot-blooded Spaniard, is deserted by her husband for a cool and calculating Aussie blonde. Lola is pregnant again but she and their daughter Lucia are left to starve while Ricardo ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Jacobs | Stars: Lola Marceli, Alice Ansara, Lourdes Bartolomé, Silvio Ofria
Votes: 477
47. Así es la vida... (2000)
98 min | Drama, Romance
Based on the Greek tragedy MEDEA, this is a present day Mexican version, set in the seediest possible milieu of Mexico City. A woman abandoned by her husband, is thrown out of her apartment... See full summary »
Director: Arturo Ripstein | Stars: Arcelia Ramírez, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Luis Felipe Tovar, Ernesto Yáñez
Votes: 356
48. The Season of Men (2000)
122 min | Drama
The gulf between men and women in Tunisia, political, psychological, and physical, is explored in this downbeat drama. A woman and her two daughters return to the female community on the ... See full summary »
Director: Moufida Tlatli | Stars: Rabiah Ben-Abdullah, Sabah Bouzouita, Ghalia Benali, Hind Sabri
Votes: 318
49. Monrak Transistor (2001)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Phaen is a suburban young man with a great love for music. He never misses a chance to show off his voice at temple fairs in his village. It is at one of the fairs that he meets and falls ... See full summary »
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Supakorn Kitsuwon, Siriyakorn Pukkavesh, Black Phomtong, Somlek Sakdikul
Votes: 1,022
50. Keep Smiling (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
10 women, seven of them belonging to the poorest population, are desperately trying to win a beauty contest for mothers who have more than 3 children. The winner will get an apartment and $25000.
Director: Rusudan Chkonia | Stars: Ia Sukhitashvili, Gia Roinishvili, Olga Legrand, Tamar Bukhnikashvili
Votes: 614