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1. Forrest Gump (1994)
PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, Romance
The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field
Votes: 2,262,198 | Gross: $330.25M
2. The Princess Bride (1987)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon
Votes: 451,537 | Gross: $30.86M
3. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall
Votes: 524,723 | Gross: $56.36M
4. Life of Pi (2012)
PG | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu
Votes: 667,774 | Gross: $124.99M
5. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
PG | 126 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences across late 18th-century Europe with his band of misfits.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed
Votes: 56,941 | Gross: $8.08M
6. Love and Death (1975)
PG | 85 min | Comedy, War
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Georges Adet, Frank Adu
Votes: 40,930
7. A Dog's Will (2000)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Follows the lives of 2 poor Brazilians and their schemes to get money and the consequences of their actions.
Director: Guel Arraes | Stars: Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga
Votes: 16,960
8. The Deal (I) (2023– )
40 min | Crime, Thriller
Lee Joon Sung, Song Jae Hyo, and Park Min Woo graduated from high school together and are now in their twenties. Joon Sung was a rising soccer star during high school, but his dreams were ... See full summary »
Stars: Yoo Seung-ho, Yoo Su-bin, Lee Joo-young, Kim Dong-hwi
Votes: 172
9. La colmena (1982)
105 min | Drama
As in the novel of the same title from Camilo Jose Cela, "La Colmena" is a sad composition with the stories of many people in the Madrid of 1942, just the postwar of the spanish civil war. ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Camus | Stars: Victoria Abril, Ana Belén, Concha Velasco, Francisco Rabal
Votes: 1,163
10. La marrana (1992)
100 min | Comedy, History
In the summer of 1492, after spending three years prisoner in Tunisia, Bartolome returns to his land Extremadura in Spain, with the hope of eating their favorite food: pork. Along the way he meets a deserter who is accompanied by a sow.
Director: José Luis Cuerda | Stars: Alfredo Landa, Antonio Resines, Manuel Alexandre, Fernando Rey
Votes: 393
11. Joan the Pope (2016)
92 min | Biography, Drama
The journey of young Jeanne through mountains and faith, from the lonely forests to the plains of Rome.
Director: Jean Breschand | Stars: Agathe Bonitzer, Grégoire Tachnakian, Sabine Haudepin, Roman Kané
Votes: 19
12. A Hustler's Tale (2018 Music Video)
6 min
A small-time hustler and beautiful gangster's moll go on the run with a mysterious diamond in the Roaring 20s port city of Springhill, famous for its sexy burlesque shows and chanteuses. Will they escape with the jewel - and their lives?
Director: J. Wes Ulm | Stars: Darwin Luján, Marc Anthony Sepulveda, J. Wes Ulm, Samantha Alexis Ludwig