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51. The Phantom of the Opera (1990– )
168 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
Christine Daaé, a talented young singer, after being discovered by the well-known playboy Comte Philippe de Chagny, is sent by her new patron to the Paris Opera to receive classical training.
Stars: Teri Polo, Charles Dance, Burt Lancaster, Adam Storke
Votes: 1,746
52. Blood and Sand (1941)
Approved | 125 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Illiterate peasant Juan Gallardo rises meteorically to fame and fortune in the bullfight arena only to sow the seeds of his own fall.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth, Alla Nazimova
Votes: 3,153 | Gross: $5.92M
53. Under Capricorn (1949)
Approved | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young gentleman goes to Australia where he reunites with his now married childhood sweetheart, only to find out she has become an alcoholic and harbors dark secrets.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding, Margaret Leighton
Votes: 8,149
54. A Country Wedding (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 86 min | Drama, Romance
Sparks fly when an engaged country music singer reconnects with a childhood friend.
Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Autumn Reeser, Laura Mennell, Aaron Craven
Votes: 3,265
55. The Chalet (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A reunion of childhood friends at a remote chalet in the French Alps soon turns into a desperate struggle for survival as they get cut off from rest of the world and a shocking dark secret from the past surfaces.
Stars: Chloé Lambert, Philippe Dusseau, Blanche Veisberg, Eric Savin
Votes: 7,694
56. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Toshia Mori, Walter Connolly
Votes: 4,327
57. Gidget Grows Up (1969 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 75 min | Comedy
After spending the last two years in Europe as an exchange student, Gidget returns home to California only to discover that things have changed. The letters she had been writing to her ... See full summary »
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Karen Valentine, Edward Mulhare, Paul Petersen, Warner Anderson
Votes: 281
58. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Passed | 137 min | Drama, War
A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rose Stradner
Votes: 3,106
59. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
97 min | Drama, Romance
A timeless Carpathian story - the young Ivan falls in love with the daughter of his father's killer among the Hutsul people of Ukraine.
Director: Sergei Parajanov | Stars: Ivan Mikolaychuk, Larisa Kadochnikova, Tatyana Bestayeva, Spartak Bagashvili
Votes: 8,500
60. Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)
Not Rated | 144 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Munna Bhai embarks on a journey with Mahatma Gandhi in order to fight against a corrupt property dealer.
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan, Boman Irani
Votes: 50,124 | Gross: $2.22M
61. Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)
94 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Yuk Long Wong, Louis Koo, Isabella Leong, Ella Koon
Votes: 7,169
62. Sune's Summer (1993)
83 min | Comedy, Family
It's summer and Sune Anderssons family is planning a holiday in Greece. Sunes father, Rudolf is sulking because then he won't be able to go on his beloved fishing trip. But after seeing how... See full summary »
Director: Stephan Apelgren | Stars: Andreas Hoffer, Peter Haber, Carina Lidbom, Gabriel Odenhammar
Votes: 5,086
63. Awaara (1951)
193 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A poor young man named Raj joins a criminal gang to feed his mother. But when he falls in love with Rita, he decides to reform himself for her.
Director: Raj Kapoor | Stars: Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Prithviraj Kapoor, K.N. Singh
Votes: 4,512
64. Raincoat (2004)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance
All he wanted was to see her just once. Manu was from a village in the backwoods. Neeru was the girl next door, his lost love.
Director: Rituparno Ghosh | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Annu Kapoor, Mouli Ganguly
Votes: 5,076
65. Raanjhanaa (2013)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Romance
Kundan, the son of a Hindu pundit, discovers that his childhood sweetheart Zoya loves city-bred Akram and wants to marry him. However, he persistently seeks to win her heart.
Director: Aanand L. Rai | Stars: Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub, Swara Bhasker
Votes: 34,682 | Gross: $0.88M
66. The Gang's All Here (1943)
Passed | 103 min | Musical, Romance
A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, Phil Baker, Benny Goodman
Votes: 2,067
67. Pumpkin Everything (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Amy a novelist returns to her hometown to look after her stubborn grandfather, Tom and his pumpkin themed store. While staying there she crosses paths with a man from her past.
Director: Jeff Beesley | Stars: Taylor Cole, Corey Sevier, Michael Ironside, Paula Boudreau
Votes: 862
68. X (2001–2002)
Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Kamui Shirou and Fuuma Monou have been best friends ever since they were kids. Fate, however, separates them when Fuuma's mother died under a mysterious circumstances. Fast forward, 6 years... See full summary »
Stars: Ken'ichi Suzumura, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Mitsuaki Madono, Ryôka Yuzuki
Votes: 1,864
69. The Turning (1992)
R | 91 min | Drama
A white supremacist returns to his hometown for the first time in years to try and save his parents' relationship.
Director: L.A. Puopolo | Stars: Karen Allen, Raymond J. Barry, Michael Dolan, Tess Harper
Votes: 527
70. The Wedding Ring (2021 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 86 min | Romance
Kate is a jewelry designer who creates rings for more happy couples than she can count. When she is given a chance to connect with her childhood sweetheart, will she receive the ring she's been wanting for her whole life?
Director: Graeme Campbell | Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Dillon Casey, Raymond Ablack, Sara Mitich
Votes: 409
71. Reckless (1935)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Wealthy Bob Harrison buys all the seats in the theatre to watch Mona Leslie's musical by himself. He loves her, her agent Ned Riley loves her. Conflict ensues.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Franchot Tone, May Robson
Votes: 1,519
72. The Christmas House (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
Working through some difficult decisions, a mother and father summon their two grown sons home for the holidays.
Director: Michael Grossman | Stars: Robert Buckley, Ana Ayora, Treat Williams, Sharon Lawrence
Votes: 2,700
73. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)
189 min | Drama, Romance
When a homeless and orphaned young man finds work in the house of a wealthy man, he falls in love with the daughter of that wealthy man. But things start to change a lot thereafter.
Director: Prakash Mehra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rakhee Gulzar, Rekha
Votes: 3,060
74. Love Hina (2000–2001)
TV-14 | 544 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Keitaro had a childhood friend. When she had to move away, they promised to meet again at Tokyo University. Years later, Keitaro has failed his entrance exam twice, but he won't give up his promise, even though he can't remember her name.
Stars: Yûji Ueda, Yui Horie, Masayo Kurata, Yu Asakawa
Votes: 2,379
75. Santa Baby (2006 TV Movie)
PG | 89 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Mary Class is a highly successful business executive - who just happens to be the daughter of Santa Claus. But when her father falls ill, Mary returns to the North Pole and the life she ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ivan Sergei, George Wendt, Kandyse McClure
Votes: 1,846
76. Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977)
169 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Rajesh belonged to a wealthy family his father turned all his savings from Africa into diamonds and hid it in a belt and was returning to India where he is followed by gang of smugglers he ... See full summary »
Director: Nasir Hussain | Stars: Rishi Kapoor, Tariq, Kaajal Kiran, Amjad Khan
Votes: 555
77. Rajini Murugan (2015)
Not Rated | 149 min | Action, Comedy
A jobless youth and his best friend try to earn some cash in Madurai while trying to solve the dispute that plagues his family.
Director: Ponram | Stars: Sivakarthikeyan, Raj Kiran, Keerthy Suresh, Soori
Votes: 2,037
78. The Lawless Breed (1952)
Approved | 83 min | Biography, Western
After being released from prison, former gun-fighter John Wesley Hardin hopes to have his autobiography published in order to rehabilitate his tarnished reputation.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Rock Hudson, Julie Adams, Mary Castle, John McIntire
Votes: 1,429
79. Beyond the Call (1996 TV Movie)
R | 101 min | Drama
Russell Gates is a Vietnam vet on death row for killing a policeman. His childhood sweetheart, Pam O'Brien, is stunned to learn this and does not believe he could commit such a crime. She ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Sissy Spacek, David Strathairn, Arliss Howard, Janet Wright
Votes: 219
80. The Iron Horse (1924)
Passed | 150 min | Drama, History, Romance
After witnessing the murder of his father by a renegade as a boy, the grown-up Brandon helps to realize his father's dream of a transcontinental railway.
Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Charles Edward Bull, Cyril Chadwick
Votes: 2,459 | Gross: $2.06M
81. Sooryavansham (1999)
168 min | Action, Drama
Heera fails to live up to expectations of his father Thakur Bhanupratap Singh, a powerful and respected man of his community. Despite all odds Heera struggles to keep his father's pride.
Directors: E.V.V. Satyanarayana, Pranavanand | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Soundarya, Jayasudha, Mukesh Rishi
Votes: 3,927
82. The Woodlanders (1997)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Romance
The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury, Grace, returns to the town after finishing school. Her father now believes she ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Agland | Stars: Emily Woof, Rufus Sewell, Cal MacAninch, Tony Haygarth
Votes: 747
83. Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997)
173 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Governor Jaisingh Sinha is murdered and the needle of suspicion points towards his estranged son, Sahil Sinha who must prove his innocence.
Director: Rajiv Rai | Stars: Bobby Deol, Manisha Koirala, Kajol, Prem Chopra
Votes: 5,686
84. Noir (2001–2002)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Crime
Two beautiful female assassins travel the world accepting assignments to kill various culprits, and at the same time, having deadly traps set against them by their own employer.
Stars: Houko Kuwashima, Kotono Mitsuishi, Shelley Calene-Black, Monica Rial
Votes: 2,058
85. Top Gun (1955)
Approved | 73 min | Western
A gunslinger returns to his hometown to warn of an impending outlaw gang attack, but he's met with hatred and fear for his previous killings.
Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Sterling Hayden, William Bishop, Karin Booth, James Millican
Votes: 727
86. Courage Mountain (1990)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In this version of "Heidi," a young Swiss girl is sent off to boarding school at the beginning of World War I.
Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: Juliette Caton, Charlie Sheen, Joanna Clarke, Nicola Stapleton
Votes: 927 | Gross: $1.39M
87. Footpath (2003)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two friends of a man help him avenge his father's death. Years later, he reunites with his friends who have now become criminals. What they don't know, is that he is now an undercover cop.
Director: Vikram Bhatt | Stars: Aftab Shivdasani, Bipasha Basu, Rahul Dev, Emraan Hashmi
Votes: 990
88. It Had to Be You (1947)
98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A woman is noted for leaving her bridegrooms at the altar until a dashing fireman walks into her life.
Directors: Don Hartman, Rudolph Maté | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Cornel Wilde, Percy Waram, Spring Byington
Votes: 829
89. Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002)
Not Rated | 174 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gopal's blissful married life with Radha blemishes when Radha gets obsessed with the career of her friend, Suraj, who is a singer. Ripped apart by jealousy, Gopal deserts Radha.
Directors: K.S. Adiyaman, Sanjay Singh | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, Atul Agnihotri
Votes: 7,699 | Gross: $0.40M
90. Parinda (1989)
Not Rated | 154 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man's friend, a police officer, is assassinated by gangsters in broad daylight. He discovers that his elder brother works in the same gang and decides to avenge his friend's death by infiltrating the gang.
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Stars: Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Madhuri Dixit
Votes: 3,753
91. X (1996)
R | 100 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
In 1999, a battle takes place between two factions of divine warriors for the fate of the world.
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Tomokazu Seki, Junko Iwao, Ken Narita, Tôru Furusawa
Votes: 2,822 | Gross: $0.14M
92. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1943)
Passed | 87 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A boy prince, raised by forty thieves, takes revenge on the Mongol invaders who murdered his father and stole his kingdom.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Turhan Bey, Andy Devine
Votes: 1,383
93. Devdas (1955)
159 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
The scion of a wealthy landowner family turns to alcohol and self-pity and slowly self-destructs after class differences force him to break off his relationship with his childhood sweetheart.
Director: Bimal Roy | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Vyjayanthimala, Motilal
Votes: 2,032
94. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Broadway producer is reluctant to hire his high school sweetheart for the leading role in a new show, so she decides to take advantage of a rumor started by a gossip columnist.
Directors: Roy Del Ruth, W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Robert Taylor, Una Merkel
Votes: 2,002
95. Coolie (I) (1983)
Not Rated | 177 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
When Iqbal gets separated from his mother and brother by a flood, he becomes a coolie at Mumbai railway station. He then fights for the coolies rights and faces challenges from a businessman.
Directors: Manmohan Desai, Prayag Raj | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri
Votes: 2,619
96. Henry's Romance (1993)
110 min | Drama, Romance
It is carnival time in Munich and participants are overindulging in alcohol and sensual pleasures. "Follow us into madness" beckons Lys who is drunk on life, but the sensitive Henry does ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Koerfer | Stars: Thibault de Montalembert, Andreas Schmid, Florence Darel, Anna Scheschonk
Votes: 154
97. Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002)
R | 101 min | Drama, Romance
A man returns to Victoria, Australia, where he grew up, and encounters a mysterious woman who reminds him of someone he once knew.
Director: Michael Petroni | Stars: Guy Pearce, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Curtin, Frank Gallacher
Votes: 2,486 | Gross: $0.12M
98. Carbine Williams (1952)
Unrated | 92 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
David Marshall Williams is sent to a prison farm where he works in the tool shop and eventually develops the precursor of the famous M-1 Carbine automatic rifle used in World War II.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey, Carl Benton Reid
Votes: 2,103
99. Heer Ranjha (1992)
Not Rated | 159 min | Drama, Romance
A new version of the popular love story of Heer (Sridevi) and Deedho (Anil Kapoor), who calls himself Ranjha after leaving home and living incognito in Heer's village as a labourer in her ... See full summary »
Director: Harmesh Malhotra | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Anupam Kher, Shammi Kapoor
Votes: 209
100. 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: 3,502