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1. Corpse Bride (2005)
PG | 77 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.
Directors: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson | Stars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman
Votes: 299,907 | Gross: $53.36M
2. Ninotchka (1939)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
A stern Soviet woman sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from Russian nobles finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, Bela Lugosi
Votes: 23,015 | Gross: $1.19M
3. Tess (1979)
PG | 186 min | Drama, Romance
A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin
Votes: 18,358
4. The Little Stranger (2018)
R | 111 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After a doctor is called to visit a crumbling manor, strange things begin to occur.
Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Ruth Wilson, Liv Hill
Votes: 10,648 | Gross: $0.71M
5. Three Comrades (1938)
Passed | 98 min | Drama, Romance
The close friendship of three German soldiers is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman, who is dying of tuberculosis.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone, Robert Young
Votes: 2,113
6. A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
R | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After moving into a dilapidated rural villa to reinvigorate his creative energies, a neurotic artist becomes obsessed with a beautiful countess who died there many years prior.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, Georges Géret, Gabriella Boccardo
Votes: 2,056
7. The Nun (2013)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama
1760s France. Suzanne is shocked when her bourgeois family sends her to a convent. There she faces oppression and torment, leading her to fight back and expose the dehumanizing effect of cloistered life.
Director: Guillaume Nicloux | Stars: Pauline Etienne, Isabelle Huppert, Louise Bourgoin, Martina Gedeck
Votes: 1,997
8. Jalsaghar (1958)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Music
Depicts the end days of a decadent zamindar (landlord) in Bengal, and his efforts to uphold his family prestige even when faced with economic adversity.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Chhabi Biswas, Gangapada Basu, Padmadevi, Kali Sarkar
Votes: 6,788 | Gross: $0.09M
9. Lover's Prayer (2001)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Romance, War
A younger boy falls in love with a tragic girl who flirts with, and manipulates, her older suitors in 1800s Russia.
Director: Reverge Anselmo | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Julie Walters, Geraldine James, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 866
10. S certy nejsou zerty (1985)
95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Petr's greedy stepmother steals everything from her stepson. Meanwhile, Petr meets two daughters of a local duke. He falls in love with one of them, but she is very proud and Petr means ... See full summary »
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Vladimír Dlouhý, Ondrej Vetchý, Jana Dítetová, Josef Kemr
Votes: 1,361
11. Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy
In the midst of a political vote, a Balkan prince comes to New York City to observe ordinary life, where he befriends a cabby and falls for his girlfriend.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Joan Leslie, Janis Paige
Votes: 722 | Gross: $2.50M
12. Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)
101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Countess de Saint-Fiacre, having received a terrible anonymous letter predicting her imminent death, summons Commissioner Maigret in the hope that he can protect her and save her from a secret ill-wisher.
Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Jean Gabin, Michel Auclair, Valentine Tessier, Jacques Morel
Votes: 1,517
13. Anjô-ke no butôkai (1947)
89 min | Drama
After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The ... See full summary »
Director: Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Setsuko Hara, Yumeko Aizome, Osamu Takizawa, Masayuki Mori
Votes: 444
14. Duel with Death (1959)
105 min | Drama
For centuries, the Norwegian Björndal family has been gaining wealth and prestige, painstakingly conquering farm land on nature to make their estate Björndal the envy of all the region, ... See full summary »
Director: Paul May | Stars: Gert Fröbe, Hansjörg Felmy, Joachim Hansen, Carl Lange
Votes: 228
15. White Paws (1949)
92 min | Drama
An eccentric man (Paul Bernard) endangers himself when he makes advances toward the girlfriend (Suzy Delair) of a saloon keeper (Fernand Ledoux).
Director: Jean Grémillon | Stars: Suzy Delair, Fernand Ledoux, Paul Bernard, Arlette Thomas
Votes: 395
16. La fessée (1937)
88 min | Comedy
Director: Pierre Caron | Stars: Albert Préjean, Marguerite Moreno, Armand Bernard, Mireille Perrey
Votes: 43
17. La peau de chagrin (1980 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Michel Favart | Stars: Marc Delsaert, Catriona MacColl, Anne Caudry, Richard Fontana
Votes: 21
18. The City of Masks (1920)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
After emigrating to America, several European nobles find themselves living and working as common laborers. They join together one night a week to maintain the Continental style to which they were once accustomed.
Director: Thomas N. Heffron | Stars: Robert Warwick, Lois Wilson, Theodore Kosloff, Edward Jobson
19. Sporting Life (1925)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Sport
A young British nobleman, impoverished and desperate, clings to the hope that either a prizefighter or a racehorse in which he holds interests can save his fortunes.
Director: Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Bert Lytell, Marian Nixon, Paulette Duval, Cyril Chadwick
Votes: 21
20. When Mousehood Was in Flower (1953)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Black Knight overwhelms his competitors in a jousting tournament until an operetta-singing Mighty Mouse comes to save the day.
Director: Connie Rasinski
Votes: 45
21.
Short Short Dramas (1952–1953)
Episode:
The Countess
(1953)
Comedy, Drama
An impoverished duke and his wife are forced to work as servants in the United States.
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Lisa Ferraday, Vaughn Taylor
22.
L'aventure humaine (1997– )
Episode:
La véritable histoire de d'Artagnan
(2021)
91 min | Biography, History
Everyone's heard of d'Artagnan, Alexandre Dumas' dashing musketeer famous the world over thanks to the huge success of the book "The Three Musketeers". But few realise that d'Artagnan ... See full summary »
Director: Augustin Viatte | Stars: Michel Grenet, Matéo Reno, Olivier Deville, Denis Verbecelte
Votes: 37
23.
Sanditon (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #3.1
(2023)
TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Romance
Charlotte comes back to the Regency era seaside resort -- fiancé in tow. Seeing Colbourne again leaves her feeling uncertain. Georgiana receives a shocking threat to her fortune. Edward tries to prove to Lady Denham that he's a changed and different man.
Director: Jennie Paddon | Stars: Rose Williams, Cai Brigden, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield
Votes: 413
24.
Airs de France (1955–1963)
Episode:
La Comtesse Maritza
(1959)
109 min | Musical, Romance
Director: Guy Lessertisseur | Stars: Jacqueline Chambard, Henri Gui, Dominique Tirmont, Christian Asse
25.
Orient Express (1952–1954)
Episode:
The Curse of Agostino
(1952)
Drama
An English couple agrees to buy an old castle from its impoverished owner only if he'll guarantee it's haunted.
Star: David Hurst