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1. Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)

NC-17 | 180 min | Drama, Romance

Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.

Director: Abdellatif Kechiche | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Aurélien Recoing

Votes: 163,602 | Gross: $2.20M

2. The Rainmaker (1997)

PG-13 | 135 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent insurance company.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight

Votes: 83,199 | Gross: $45.86M

3. 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: 39,055 | Gross: $1.45M

4. The Night of the Grizzly (1966)

G | 102 min | Adventure, Western

Ex-lawman Jim Cole retires to Wyoming to farm his land, but a land-greedy neighbor, an ex-con turned bounty hunter, and a vicious grizzly bear upset his retirement plans.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Clint Walker, Martha Hyer, Keenan Wynn, Nancy Kulp

Votes: 1,521

5. Time After Time (1979)

PG | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer's time machine to escape his time period.

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, David Warner, Charles Cioffi

Votes: 20,726

6. The Two Faces of January (2014)

PG-13 | 96 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance

A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the death of a private detective.

Director: Hossein Amini | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac, Daisy Bevan

Votes: 33,759 | Gross: $0.51M

7. By the Sea (2015)

R | 122 min | Drama, Romance

A couple tries to repair their marriage while staying at a hotel in France.

Director: Angelina Jolie | Stars: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Mélanie Laurent, Melvil Poupaud

Votes: 22,612 | Gross: $0.53M

8. Please Stand By (2017)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her 500-page manuscript to a "Star Trek" writing competition at Paramount Pictures.

Director: Ben Lewin | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Alice Eve, Toni Collette, Lexi Aaron

Votes: 15,304 | Gross: $0.01M

9. The Brand New Testament (2015)

Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy, Fantasy

Did you know that God is alive and lives in Brussels with his daughter?

Director: Jaco Van Dormael | Stars: Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens

Votes: 35,091 | Gross: $0.09M

10. And Then We Danced (2019)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Romance

A passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film follows Merab, a competitive dancer who is thrown off balance by the arrival of Irakli, a fellow male dancer with a rebellious streak.

Director: Levan Akin | Stars: Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili, Kakha Gogidze

Votes: 14,416

11. Thirst (1957)

Not Rated | 146 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Vijay, a talented but indigent poet, struggles for love and recognition in this selfish world.

Director: Guru Dutt | Stars: Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha, Rehman Khan

Votes: 7,309

12. The Club (2015)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A crisis counselor is sent by the Catholic Church to a small Chilean beach town where disgraced priests and nuns, suspected of crimes ranging from child abuse to baby-snatching from unwed mothers, live secluded, after an incident occurs.

Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Alfredo Castro, Roberto Farías, Antonia Zegers, Marcelo Alonso

Votes: 12,028 | Gross: $0.03M

13. Housekeeping (1987)

PG | 116 min | Comedy, Drama

After their mother commits suicide, two sisters end up living with their kind but peculiar aunt in their grandmother's old house in a small 1950s town.

Director: Bill Forsyth | Stars: Christine Lahti, Sara Walker, Andrea Burchill, Anne Pitoniak

Votes: 2,935 | Gross: $1.08M

14. Something Wild (1961)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama

A young rape victim tries desperately to pick up the pieces of her life, only to find herself at the mercy of a would-be rescuer.

Director: Jack Garfein | Stars: Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker, Mildred Dunnock, Jean Stapleton

Votes: 1,783

15. Time Out of Mind (2014)

Unrated | 120 min | Drama

George seeks refuge at Bellevue Hospital, a Manhattan intake center for homeless men, where his friendship with a fellow client helps him try to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter.

Director: Oren Moverman | Stars: Richard Gere, Ben Vereen, Jena Malone, Steve Buscemi

Votes: 4,513 | Gross: $0.16M

16. Being Flynn (2012)

R | 102 min | Drama

Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.

Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Paul Dano, Robert De Niro, Julianne Moore, Olivia Thirlby

Votes: 17,865 | Gross: $0.53M

17. Personal Velocity (2002)

R | 86 min | Drama, Romance

Three women's escapes from their afflicted lives. Each struggles to flee from the men who confine their personal freedom.

Director: Rebecca Miller | Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, Fairuza Balk, John Ventimiglia

Votes: 3,948 | Gross: $0.77M

18. The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)

R | 103 min | Drama

A homeless schizophrenic seeks the help of a streetwise combat veteran as they attempt to overcome cruel life on the streets.

Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Danny Glover, Matt Dillon, Rick Aviles, Nina Siemaszko

Votes: 2,836 | Gross: $0.06M

19. Deep Space (1988)

R | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A spaceship with a hideous monster with an incredible appetite for flesh crashes to Earth. Unsuspecting policemen Ian Mclemore and Jerry Merris investigate the wreckage. They discover several small pods, which they remove.

Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Charles Napier, Ann Turkel, Bo Svenson, Ron Glass

Votes: 1,104

20. The Extra Man (2010)

R | 108 min | Comedy

A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.

Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes, Marian Seldes

Votes: 5,413 | Gross: $0.45M

21. Thammudu (1999)

Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, Sport

An aimless student is banished from his home by his father. When his brother, a boxing champion, gets injured, the student must step up and take his brother's place.

Director: P.A. Arun Prasad | Stars: Preeti Jhangiani, Aditi Govitrikar, Achyuth, Pawan Kalyan

Votes: 3,501

22. The Patsy (1928)

Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An awkward teenager hopelessly in love with her older sister's boyfriend tries to make him notice her.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Marion Davies, Orville Caldwell, Marie Dressler, Lawrence Gray

Votes: 2,787

23. The Adventures of Felix (2000)

Unrated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A tale revolving around the carefree bon-vivant Felix, who is content living with his boyfriend, Daniel in the town of Dieppe in Northern France. When Felix is laid off from his job, he ... See full summary »

Directors: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Patachou, Ariane Ascaride, Pierre-Loup Rajot

Votes: 1,857 | Gross: $0.36M

24. The Blonde from Peking (1967)

87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

An amnesic young woman is found fainting on a bench. A tattoo identifies her as Erica Olsen, ex-companion of a Chinese scientist who holds atomic secrets.

Director: Nicolas Gessner | Stars: Claudio Brook, Mireille Darc, Françoise Brion, Jean-Jacques Delbo

Votes: 224

25. Bacon Grabbers (1929)

Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short

The novice repo men, Stan and Ollie, are sent to serve a summons to a tough customer who hasn't paid for a radio, as canines, a rifle, and a steamroller threaten to put an end to their ambitions. Just how hard is it to get the job done?

Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Jean Harlow

Votes: 772

26. Scram! (1932)

Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Commanded to "scram" out of town by a cantankerous judge, poor vagabonds, Stan and Ollie, slip into something more comfortable to spend the night at a sympathetic inebriate's home; however, is this the right house?

Directors: Ray McCarey, Lloyd French, Jack Lloyd | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Richard Cramer, Arthur Housman

Votes: 1,529

27. Night Owls (1930)

Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy

After far too many break-ins on his watch, an ineffective policeman approaches the unsuspecting vagabonds, Laurel and Hardy, with a preposterous proposition; one that would get him off the hook. But, are the boys up to the task?

Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, James Finlayson

Votes: 1,779

28. Not Angels But Angels (1994)

Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary

Interviews with a procurer and with nineteen boys and young men who are prostitutes in Prague. The youths range in age from 14 to 19. They hustle at the central train station and at clubs. ... See full summary »

Director: Wiktor Grodecki | Stars: Eda, Joseph Gregori, Honza, Jarda

Votes: 526

29. Bravo Virtuoso (2016)

107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Alik, a young virtuoso clarinetist of a classical orchestra is forced to accept contracts intended for a hired killer, called the Virtuoso to save his orchestra. But Alik is a musician, not a murderer.

Director: Levon Minasian | Stars: Samvel Tadevossian, Mariya Akhmetzyanova, Arman Navasardyan, Rudolph Ghevondyan

Votes: 197

30. His Prehistoric Past (1914)

Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Comedy

Charlie dreams he is in the Stone Age, where King Low-Brow rules a harem of wives. Charlie, in skins and a bowler, falls in love with the king's favorite wife, Sum-Babee. During a hunting ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, May Wallace, Gene Marsh

Votes: 1,063

31. Andel Páne 2 (2016)

99 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Petronel, an angel, is still working at the Heaven's gates but is confident that he deserves a better function. His everlasting tempter Uriah, a devil, takes up tempting him. All one has to... See full summary »

Director: Jirí Strach | Stars: Ivan Trojan, Jirí Dvorák, Vica Kerekes, Anna Ctvrtnícková

Votes: 613

32. Love in Bloom (1935)

Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A young girl runs away from her carnival family to make it in New York City and becomes involved with a handsome young songwriter.

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joe Morrison, Dixie Lee

Votes: 151

33. Starting Over (2014)

94 min | Drama

Nana is 19 and lives in a corner of Tokyo. Her birth mother and Marin, a girl the same age who she loves, were the only people she could trust. Nana confronts them in her yearning for love,... See full summary »

Director: Takashi Nishihara | Stars: Mika Akizuki, Nina Endô, Junki Tozuka, Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Votes: 47

34. Slink Pink (1969)

G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A homeless Pink Panther, seeking shelter on a bitterly cold night, sneaks through a window into the cozy, warm living room of a diminutive, excitable game hunter, whose stuffed animal-head ... See full summary »

Director: Hawley Pratt

Votes: 217

35. Sundae in New York (1983)

4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A character closely resembling then-mayor Ed Koch sings a variation on the "Theme from 'New York, New York'" in an entirely clay-animated film depicting a variety of locations and celebrities associated with New York City.

Director: Jimmy Picker | Star: Scott Record

Votes: 598

36. María y los niños pobres (2010)

80 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Due to different circumstances several kids work in the streets of La Paz (Bolivia). While a group of Catholic priests help them they are endangered by organ thieves and drug dealers. When ... See full summary »

Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Sebastián Obermaier, Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato, Mauricio Aparicio

Votes: 24

37. Paris la blanche (2017)

83 min | Drama, Romance

At the age of 70, Rekia decides to leave her village in Kabylie to go to Paris. All by herself, she travels across the Mediterranean sea to bring Nour, her husband, back home. But her hero,... See full summary »

Director: Lidia Terki | Stars: Tassadit Mandi, Zahir Bouzerar, Karole Rocher, Marie Denarnaud

Votes: 65

38. Gussle's Day of Rest (1915)

Not Rated | 21 min | Comedy, Short

The disgraceful Reggie Gussle spends a day at the park with his hated wife while trying to steal a lovely girl from her boyfriend.

Director: F. Richard Jones | Stars: Syd Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Cecile Arnold, Slim Summerville

Votes: 135

39. Cry Zach (2021)

10 min | Short, Drama

After losing his best friend to suicide, Zach has to face his feelings and his action.

Director: Collen Tonderai Demerez Changadzo | Stars: Farrel Capper, Michelle Tlhabologang, Cameron-Charles Devine

40. A Bird in the Hand (II) (1929)

9 min | Comedy, Short

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Director: Bryan Foy | Stars: Ann Codee, Frank Orth

Votes: 18

41. Zwerfsters (1989)

70 min | Drama

An old woman encounters a bag lady, follows her and sees her sleeping on a bench, The old woman falls asleep on another bench, realizing that she had died and that the bag lady is her "after death" guide.

Director: Marja Kok | Stars: Loudi Nijhoff, Katherine Holland, Catherine ten Bruggencate, Helmert Woudenberg

42. Václav Neckár & Umakart: Pulnocní (2011 Music Video)

5 min | Animation, Music

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Director: Tomás Lunák | Stars: Václav Neckár, Jiri Hradil, Jan P. Muchow, Dusan Neuwert

Votes: 14

43. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: Cooking for Two (1982)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

After Reverend Jim's building gets knocked down he moves in with Louie; unfortunately for Louie he asks Jim to cook something for dinner.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza

Votes: 159

44. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode: Einsamkeit reißt auch in Mauern Risse des Irrsinns (1980)

Not Rated | 59 min | Crime, Drama

Mieze reveals she can't have children to Franz, and when Eva tells her she will have a child with Franz that Mieze can then raise, the trio's dynamics shift and reveals further darkness.

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Barbara Sukowa, Brigitte Mira, Fritz Schediwy

Votes: 274

45. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: In the Beginning (2008)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Castiel sends Dean back in time to 1973 where he encounters younger versions of his parents and for the first time meets his grandfather Samuel Campbell who holds a secret that sheds a light on the Winchester Family's connection to the hunter community.

Director: Steve Boyum | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Mitch Pileggi, Misha Collins

Votes: 6,960

46. The Girl from Tomorrow (1991–1992)
Episode: A Primitive and Dangerous Time (1991)

22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Alana finds herself completely lost in a world she doesn't know. In order to survive and get back to her time capsule, she runs into several dangerous situations and meets a girl named Jenny Kelly.

Director: Kathy Mueller | Stars: Katharine Cullen, Melissa Marshall, James Findlay, Andrew Clarke

Votes: 21

47. Talio: Avenger Buddies (2020)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2020)

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A man walks into the agency looking for help finding who murdered his wife and raided the safe twenty-five years ago. He has limited time and the statute of limitation has kicked in, which ... See full summary »

Stars: Mariko Akama, Yui Asaka, Ken'ichi Endô, Minami Hamabe

48. Tonight with Trevor McDonald (1999– )
Episode: Saving Ed Mitchell (2008)

Documentary

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Director: David Hodgkinson | Stars: Carol Barnes, Dan Butcher, Ed Mitchell, Freddie Mitchell

49. Shameless (2011–2021)
Episode: Frank the Plank (2011)

TV-MA | 54 min | Comedy, Drama

A manhunt ensues after Frank goes on a bender and turns up missing on Friday, the day he never fails to cash his disability check, and turns up in Toronto with no idea how he got there.

Director: John Wells | Stars: William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Ethan Cutkosky

Votes: 3,168

50. Mis 3 hermanas (2000)
Episode: Episode #1.108 (2000)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Romance

Santiago and Margarita have a doctor's appointment. Lisa, Silvia and Augusto stick together. Jacinto watches over Beba.

Directors: Nicolás Di Blasi, Tony Rodríguez | Stars: Scarlet Ortiz, Ricardo Álamo, Roxana Díaz, Chantal Baudaux