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51. Hornblower: Duty (2003 TV Movie)
96 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Admiral Pellew interrupts Hornblower's wedding reception and tasks him to locate a British ship which has disappeared off the French coast, where Napoleon's troops are engaged in covert activities.
Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, Lorcan Cranitch
Votes: 3,425
52. Beautiful But Dangerous (1955)
TV-PG | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rome, 1905. Lina, a music hall singer, has fallen in love with Sergei, a Russian prince. Maestro Doria, who gives her voice lessons and who hopes to make her his mistress, takes her to ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, Vittorio Gassman, Robert Alda, Anne Vernon
Votes: 353
53. Super Electronic Bioman (1984–1985)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Many centuries ago, the android Peebo and the Bio Robo came to Earth from the fallen Bio Star. The Bio Robo showered five people with the Bio Particles, which would be passed on to later ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryosuke Sakamoto, Naoto Tada, Akito Osuga, Michiko Makino
Votes: 184
54. Entropy (I) (1999)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stephen Dorff narrates this tale about how his life goes astray as his character attempts to strike a balance between the demands of directing his first film and the pressures of his new ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Judith Godrèche, Kelly Macdonald, Lauren Holly
Votes: 2,380
55. Land of Gold (2022)
105 min | Drama
When truck driver Kiran hears pounding from inside his shipping container and finds Elena, a young Mexican-American girl, his already tumultuous life takes a drastic turn as he seeks to reunite her with her family.
Director: Nardeep Khurmi | Stars: Karen David, Iqbal Theba, Tina Parker, Darryl Cox
Votes: 259
56. Three Crowns of the Sailor (1983)
Not Rated | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A drunken sailor recounts the surrealistic odyssey of his life story to a murderous student.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Jean-Bernard Guillard, Philippe Deplanche, Nadège Clair, Lisa Lyon
Votes: 1,163
57. Sentimental Education (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Romance
Áurea is a sentimental older woman, who befriends teenager Áureo. They like each other, so she talks to him about herself, her spirituality, mysticism and existence itself. They become inseparable, so his jealous mother confronts her.
Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Josie Antello, Bernardo Marinho, Débora Olivieri, Gustavo Novaes
Votes: 184
58. Meet the Raisins! (1988 TV Special)
22 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
This special mockumentary shows the California Raisins' humble beginnings, rise to stardom, fall from stardom, and rise back to stardom again, all told through interviews with the Raisins ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Bruce | Stars: Karreem, David Scully, David Downing, Ted Roisum
Votes: 181
59. Petrijin venac (1980)
99 min | Drama, Romance, War
This film takes place in a small mining town in Serbia within a time span covering the prewar, war, and postwar periods. "Petria's wreath" is a story about the tragic life of an illiterate ... See full summary »
Director: Srdjan Karanovic | Stars: Mirjana Karanovic, Dragan Maksimovic, Pavle Vuisic, Marko Nikolic
Votes: 878
60. My Memories of Old Beijing (1983)
96 min | Drama
Yingzi is a young, impressionable girl living on the southern side of Beijing in the late 1920s. Encountering people in the city, she tries to understand how people are really like inside through her own eyes.
Director: Yigong Wu | Stars: Jie Shen, Min Zhang, Fengyi Zhang, Zhenyao Zheng
Votes: 520
61. Ben and Me (1953)
Passed | 21 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A mouse tells the story of how he guided Benjamin Franklin to success and prominence.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Hans Conried, Stan Freberg, James MacDonald
Votes: 1,025
62. The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997 TV Movie)
Unrated | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A fellow PI tricks Rockford into taking on a treacherous case that makes him the target of a vengeful police department.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: James Garner, John Amos, Joe Santos, Isabel Glasser
Votes: 273
63. The Child I Never Was (2002)
86 min | Crime, Drama
The true-life story of 19-year-old Jürgen Bartsch, a German pedophile serial killer who murdered four boys, based on his correspondence, over the course of eight years, with German American author Paul Moor.
Director: Kai S. Pieck | Stars: Tobias Schenke, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Ulrike Bliefert, Walter Gontermann
Votes: 646
64. Secrets of a Windmill Girl (1966)
86 min | Drama
Exploitation film about the tragic life of a Windmill girl called Pat Lord, a fictional dancer in London's real-life historical striptease nightclub and nudie film theater, the (in)famous Windmill Theatre.
Director: Arnold L. Miller | Stars: April Wilding, Pauline Collins, Renee Houston, Derek Bond
Votes: 94
65. Jacquot of Nantes (1991)
PG | 118 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A boy growing up in Nantes during World War II around his father's auto shop has a love for puppet shows and cinema and develops it into his own art. Jacques Demy, the artist at the end of his life, reflects on his childhood influences.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier, Brigitte De Villepoix
Votes: 2,014 | Gross: $0.15M
66. Pureza (2022)
101 min | Drama
In the '90s, a mother looks for her missing son and finds farms with slave labor practices in the Amazon region.
Director: Renato Barbieri | Stars: Dira Paes, Matheus Abreu, Flavio Bauraqui, Sergio Sartorio
Votes: 306
67. Me and Kaminski (2015)
124 min | Comedy, Drama
Young journalist Sebastian Zöllner is writing an article on artist Manuel Kaminski. Zöllner hopes that Kaminski dies soon, so that he can cash in on his article.
Director: Wolfgang Becker | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Jesper Christensen, Amira Casar, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 1,533
68. Thérèse (1986)
94 min | Drama
A story of life of St. Therese of Lisieux.
Director: Alain Cavalier | Stars: Catherine Mouchet, Hélène Alexandridis, Aurore Prieto, Clémence Massart-Weit
Votes: 995
69. The Story of a Cheat (1936)
81 min | Comedy
A charming scoundrel reflects on his exploits, from childhood through to manhood.
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Adolphe Borchard, Marcel Lucien, Raymond Clunie
Votes: 2,552
70. Joshua Then and Now (1985)
R | 178 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: James Woods, Gabrielle Lazure, Alan Arkin, Michael Sarrazin
Votes: 616 | Gross: $0.54M
71. What's Up Doc? (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs' showbiz career is recounted from babyhood to stardom. Bugs and Elmer Fudd perform the title song.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Dave Barry, Richard Bickenbach
Votes: 1,709
72. For Hope (1996 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.
Director: Bob Saget | Stars: Dana Delany, Polly Bergen, Harold Gould, Tracy Nelson
Votes: 300
73. Jesse & Lester - Two Brothers in a Place Called Trinity (1972)
97 min | Comedy, Western
After inheriting a land plot in a dusty place called Trinity, the antagonistic half-brothers, Lester and Jesse, reunite to pursue different aspirations, only to find themselves neck-deep in trouble. Will they ever fulfil their dreams?
Directors: Renzo Genta, Richard Harrison | Stars: Richard Harrison, Donald O'Brien, Anna Zinnemann, George Wang
Votes: 177
74. Inspector Morse: Rest in Peace (2000 Video)
96 min | Crime, Drama
Clip show that represents a biography of sorts of the now late great Inspector Morse. Chief Superintendent Strange fills in the blanks in between the clips with his first hand testimony about the man.
Director: Jamie McCoan | Stars: James Grout, John Thaw, Kevin Whately
Votes: 119
75. Under the Hood (2009 Video)
PG | 38 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A television interview with Hollis Mason, The first Nite-Owl, about his life and the superhero community.
Director: Eric Matthies | Stars: Ted Friend, Stephen McHattie, Carla Gugino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Votes: 1,964
76. The Trial of Tony Blair (2007 TV Movie)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
In 2010, the International Criminal Court puts Tony Blair on trial for war crimes.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Robert Lindsay, Robert Bowman, Adrian Scarborough, Claire Skinner
Votes: 255
77. Sharpe: The Legend (1997 Video)
90 min | Drama, War
An overview of Richard Sharpe's career, from being raised in the ranks, to the battle at Waterloo, as depicted by fellow rifleman, Cooper.
Director: Paul Wilmshurst | Stars: Sean Bean, Simón Andreu, David Ashton, Féodor Atkine
Votes: 561
78. The Remarkable Mr. Kipps (1941)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
Kipps, the draper's apprentice, falls in love with a girl above his station. After he unexpectedly inherits a fortune, he thinks his dream has come true. But money can't make him a gentleman, or bring him the girl he really wants.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Phyllis Calvert, Philip Frost, Diana Wynyard
Votes: 520
79. Alexandria... New York (2004)
128 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Yehia, an Egyptian director from Alexandria goes to New York where he is reunited with Ginger, a woman he dated forty years ago.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Mahmoud Hemida, Ahmed Yehia, Youssra, Yousra El Lozy
Votes: 635
80. Niña mimada (1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Patricia Echegaray is forced to marry a ruthless business man in order to save her family's fortune. She manages to escape and encounters the handsome and humble Angel, who makes her appreciate everything in life.
Stars: Eileen Abad, Marcelo Cézan, Dora Mazzone, Carlos Cámara Jr.
Votes: 20
81. The Proprietor (1996)
R | 113 min | Drama
An expatriated French novelist (Jeanne Moreau) returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block. What she doesn't count on is that she has to ... See full summary »
Director: Ismail Merchant | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Sean Young, Sam Waterston, Christopher Cazenove
Votes: 257 | Gross: $0.11M
82. Last Will & Testament (2012)
TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, Mystery
This documentary explores the ongoing debate about the authorship of the works attributed to Shakespeare. Writers and critics, actors and scholars, including Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, ... See full summary »
Directors: Laura Wilson, Lisa Wilson | Stars: Jonathan Bate, Charles Beauclerk, William Boyle, Michael Cecil
Votes: 296
83. The Dreamlife of David L (2014)
Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Because life has more imagination than our most unspeakable dreams.
Directors: Paul Le, Julien Pichard | Stars: Sylvain Urban, Laure Maloisel, Amandine Klep, Marguerite Dabrin
Votes: 62
84. Tristesse (2020)
103 min | Comedy, Drama
A filmmaker is attacked for directing a controversial film and must decide between retiring or moving on despite enemies. He analyzes through his experiences and his memories the capacity of humanity for hatred.
Director: Emilio Ruiz Barrachina | Stars: Enrique Simón, Miguelo García, Rebecca Arrosse, Michel Díaz
Votes: 90
85. The Road to Galveston (1996 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 93 min | Drama
Jordan Roosevelt, at 65, found herself alone, destitute, and depressed. Up against the wall, she took heart from the suggestion of a friend, a blind woman who was a nurse: enter a foster ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno | Stars: Cicely Tyson, Piper Laurie, Tess Harper, James McDaniel
Votes: 112
86. ByAnaMilán (2020– )
Comedy
A fictionalized account of Ana Milán's life from the multiple anecdotes of her life that she posted online.
Stars: Ana Milán, Pilar Bergés, Jorge Usón, Marcelo Converti
Votes: 104
87. Erobreren (2012)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Kåre Conradi, Jakob Oftebro, Johan Felix Tschudi, Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Votes: 64
88. This Is a Life? (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Elmer Fudd brings Bugs Bunny on a parody of This Is Your Life (1950) where he and Yosemite Sam try to get revenge on the rabbit. Daffy Duck laments that the show is not about him.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, June Foray
Votes: 495
89. Rölli and the Golden Key (2013)
86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Director: Taavi Vartia | Stars: Allan Tuppurainen, Mikko Leppilampi, Krista Kosonen, Iina Kuustonen
Votes: 223
90. Sweet Music (1935)
Passed | 100 min | Musical
College band-leader "Skip" Houston keeps his band together after graduation, they turn professional, and they are a big hit on the radio and in nightclubs. He falls in love with Bonnie ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Rudy Vallee, Ann Dvorak, Ned Sparks, Helen Morgan
Votes: 134
91. Klassikko (2001)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
A self-loving fictional autobiography of author Kari Hotakainen
Director: Kari Väänänen | Stars: Martti Suosalo, Janne Hyytiäinen, Matti Onnismaa, Pertti Sveholm
Votes: 859
92. Sin's Kitchen (2004)
91 min | Drama
In the spirit of Dante's Inferno, this modern-day triptych unfolds three complex tales of lies, secrets, and sins, all intricately woven together to explore the hidden shadows of man's soul.
Director: Fabien Pruvot | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Robert Miano, Pierre Cosso, Gabrielle Lazure
Votes: 102
93. Le fils de Gascogne (1995)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A boy hears that his father may still be alive and sets out to find him, meeting many of his father's acquaintances and friends along the way and making some of his own.
Director: Pascal Aubier | Stars: Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Grégoire Colin, Dinara Drukarova, Pascal Bonitzer
Votes: 155
94. Otets Sergiy (1918)
112 min | Biography, Drama, History
Prince Kasatsky is a just and proud youth, shock and disappointment with the world bring him to church, he becomes father Sergius. It is a story of his piety and temptation.
Directors: Yakov Protazanov, Alexandre Volkoff | Stars: Ivan Mozzhukhin, Olga Kondorova, V. Dzheneyeva, Vladimir Gajdarov
Votes: 625
95. Nelvanamation II (1982 Video)
Not Rated | 50 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Directors: John Celestri, Greg Duffell, Ken Stephenson | Stars: Phil Silvers, Garrett Morris
96. Psilos, lignos kai pseftaros (1985)
89 min | Comedy
The life and times of now elderly Pipis Parlapipas, the biggest liar ever existed, whose Munchausen-like adventures have become a TV series, left as a heritage for his relatives.
Director: Yiannis Hartomatzidis | Stars: Stathis Psaltis, Kaiti Finou, Giannis Rotas, Teta Douzou
Votes: 206
97. Father Knows... (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Father Knows... is a bittersweet comedy-drama that tells the story of Love Family and personal estrangements spanning over 15 years in the life of what seem like a simple American Family. ... See full summary »
Director: Toby Ross | Stars: Cort Donovan, Luke Aulwurm, Larry Filas, Debra Langland
Votes: 79
98. The Brutalization of Franz Blum (1974)
104 min | Crime, Drama
Born into a well-off family, Franz Blum had led a carefree youth until, some time after graduating from high school, he was arrested by the police. For, involved by a gang of bad boys, the ... See full summary »
Director: Reinhard Hauff | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Burkhard Driest, Fritz Hollenbeck, Marianne Kehlau
Votes: 187
99. Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig (2003 Video)
87 min | Documentary
Documentary on the making of the film Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001).
Director: Laura Nix | Stars: Peter Askin, Ashley Bachner, Stephen Bachner, Kevin Cahoon
Votes: 227
100. The Gentle Falcon (1954)
30 min | Drama, Family
Stars: Glen Alyn, Victoria Nolan, Patrick Horgan, Virginia Shipton