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51. Moonlight (2007–2008)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
An immortal vampire and private investigator struggles to exist after he was bitten 60 years ago by his vampire bride. He is also internally tormented as he falls in love with one he should not.
Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Sophia Myles, Jason Dohring, Shannyn Sossamon
Votes: 25,070
52. The Testament of Sister New Devil (2015–2016)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
First-year high school student, Toujo Basara, was suddenly have two beautiful step-sisters adopted by his father. But Mio and Maria's true forms are actually the newbie Demon Lord and a succubus!?
Stars: Kaori Fukuhara, Ayaka Asai, Sarah Emi Bridcutt, Yu Asakawa
Votes: 3,342
53. Brother (1997)
99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-soldier with a personal honor code enters the family crime business in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Director: Aleksey Balabanov | Stars: Sergey Bodrov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Svetlana Pismichenko, Mariya Zhukova
Votes: 24,651
54. Kuzey Güney (2011–2013)
TV-MA | 90 min | Drama
Kuzey and Güney are brothers, yet they cannot be more different, both in character and also in their perception, much like their names they are north and south. While the older brother ... See full summary »
Stars: Kivanç Tatlitug, Bugra Gülsoy, Öykü Karayel, Mustafa Avkiran
Votes: 11,179
55. Mona Lisa (1986)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane
Votes: 18,774 | Gross: $5.79M
56. Upstream Color (2013)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Director: Shane Carruth | Stars: Amy Seimetz, Frank Mosley, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig
Votes: 35,022 | Gross: $0.44M
57. Forever Knight (1992–1996)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
800-year-old vampire Nick Knight quests for redemption as a cop in Toronto, trying to hide his vampiric nature from the rest of the world.
Stars: Geraint Wyn Davies, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett, Deborah Duchene
Votes: 3,071
58. Gadar 2 (2023)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Tara Singh goes missing during a skirmish and is believed to be captured in Pakistan, his son Jeetey sets out to rescue him and enters a labyrinth from which they both must escape at all costs.
Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Simratt Kaur Randhawa
Votes: 22,332
59. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
PG-13 | 144 min | Drama, Romance
An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Martin Donovan
Votes: 12,697 | Gross: $3.69M
60. Violetta (2012–2015)
TV-G | 45 min | Drama, Family, Music
A musically-talented teenager returns to her native Buenos Aires after living in Europe.
Stars: Diego Ramos, Tini Stoessel, Jorge Blanco, Mercedes Lambre
Votes: 2,871
61. Limelight (1952)
G | 137 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton
Votes: 22,209 | Gross: $1.00M
62. I Married a Witch (1942)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.
Director: René Clair | Stars: Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward
Votes: 9,571 | Gross: $0.31M
63. Lore (2012)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Romance, War
As the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents' beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught to hate.
Director: Cate Shortland | Stars: Saskia Rosendahl, Kai-Peter Malina, Nele Trebs, Ursina Lardi
Votes: 15,983 | Gross: $0.97M
64. Good Dick (2008)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A look at the relationship between a lonely introverted girl and a young video store clerk vying for her attention.
Director: Marianna Palka | Stars: Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Eric Edelstein, Mark Webber
Votes: 8,262 | Gross: $0.02M
65. She's So Lovely (1997)
R | 100 min | Drama, Romance
After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.
Director: Nick Cassavetes | Stars: Sean Penn, Robin Wright, John Travolta, James Gandolfini
Votes: 8,759 | Gross: $7.22M
66. A Long Way Down (2014)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Four people meet on New Year's Eve, and form a surrogate family to help one another with the difficulties of their lives.
Director: Pascal Chaumeil | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Aaron Paul
Votes: 34,684 | Gross: $0.01M
67. Where the Day Takes You (1992)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The leader of a group of runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg.
Director: Marc Rocco | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Robert Knepper, Laura San Giacomo, Sean Astin
Votes: 3,926 | Gross: $0.39M
68. Manic (2001)
R | 100 min | Drama
After attacking another player with a bat during baseball at school, Lyle's sent to the psych ward. He meets other teenagers with problems. Will group therapy help?
Director: Jordan Melamed | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Bacall, Zooey Deschanel, Don Cheadle
Votes: 10,057 | Gross: $0.07M
69. Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
R | 110 min | Drama
On a business trip to New Orleans, a damaged man seeks salvation by caring for a wayward young woman.
Director: Jake Scott | Stars: James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Leo, David Jensen
Votes: 25,300 | Gross: $0.15M
70. Trust (1990)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After being thrown out of her house, Maria encounters a married woman who complains of not having children. Maria ends up in an abandoned house, where she meets Matthew. When a baby is kidnapped Maria sets out to find the woman.
Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Rebecca Nelson, John MacKay
Votes: 12,360 | Gross: $0.36M
71. Somersault (2004)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps, where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love.
Director: Cate Shortland | Stars: Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Damian de Montemas
Votes: 8,197 | Gross: $0.09M
72. Hack (2002–2004)
60 min | Crime, Drama
When corruption charges strip him of his job, his family and his pride, former cop Mike Olshansky forges a new identity as a Philadelphia cab driver, patrolling the city as a roving vigilante who works with local police.
Stars: David Morse, Andre Braugher, Matthew Borish, George Dzundza
Votes: 1,030
73. Girl with a Suitcase (1961)
96 min | Drama, Romance
A girl pursues a guy who fooled her, but fascinates his younger brother instead.
Director: Valerio Zurlini | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin, Luciana Angiolillo, Renato Baldini
Votes: 2,476
74. Buster and Billie (1974)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
In a rural 1940s southern town, a socially awkward high school girl is taken advantage of by the boys, because it's the only way she knows to relate to boys.
Directors: Daniel Petrie, Sidney Sheldon | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Joan Goodfellow, Pamela Sue Martin, Clifton James
Votes: 957 | Gross: $2.30M
75. Word of Honor (2021)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Zhou Zi Shu gets embroiled in a conspiracy in the martial arts world. He meets Wen Ke Xing who escapes from the Ghost Valley to avenge his parents' deaths. They become fast friends and embark on an adventure to find a legendary treasure.
Stars: Zhehan Zhang, Jun Gong, Ma Cheng, Kai Wang
Votes: 4,230
76. Lo (2009)
80 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A man uses a demon to save his girlfriend but the demon has a nefarious plan.
Director: Travis Betz | Stars: Jeremiah Birkett, Sarah Lassez, Ward Roberts, Devin Barry
Votes: 2,838
77. Shinui (2012)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
When the queen-to-be of medieval Korea is badly wounded, Captain Choi Young uses a wormhole to "heaven," which is actually 21st-century South Korea, to bring back the spoiled Dr. Yoo Eun-Soo who becomes a pawn in a game of human chess.
Stars: Lee Min-ho, Kim Hee-seon, Yoon Kyun-Sang, Park Se-young
Votes: 3,126
78. Five Corners (1987)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.
Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, Todd Graff, John Turturro
Votes: 3,897 | Gross: $0.97M
79. Sen Anlat Karadeniz (2018–2019)
TV-14 | 150 min | Drama
A victim of violence, Nefes fights with Vedat, a psychopath, for her son and herself. In this way, she will experience true love with Tahir, in the Black Sea Region.
Stars: Ulas Tuna Astepe, Irem Helvacioglu, Sinan Tuzcu, Öykü Gürman
Votes: 2,793
80. Johnny Belinda (1948)
Unrated | 102 min | Drama
A kind doctor volunteers to tutor a deaf-mute woman, but scandal starts to swirl when his pupil is raped and falls pregnant.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 5,329
81. The Pretender 2001 (2001 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 96 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Jarod reunites with two old friends and unleashes some powerful Centre revelations. Also Jarod and Miss Parker learn more about their pasts.
Director: Frederick King Keller | Stars: Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries
Votes: 2,787
82. The Bling Ring (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Drama
Teenagers break into celebrities houses to experience the rich life by stealing their belongings.
Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Austin Butler, Yin Chang, Tom Irwin, Sebastian Sozzi
Votes: 1,742
83. Last Dance (1996)
R | 103 min | Drama, Thriller
A lawyer assigned to the clemency case of a woman on death row finds himself forming a deep friendship with her while he tries to prevent her impending execution.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 4,718 | Gross: $5.86M
84. Now and Then, Here and There (1999–2000)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young boy named Shuzo rushes to the defense of a stranger who is being attacked for her magic pendant, only to find himself transported into another world where water is a scarce commodity and he is forced to join an army of children.
Stars: Crispin Freeman, Dan Green, Lisa Ortiz, Ted Lewis
Votes: 1,927
85. Curly Top (1935)
Approved | 75 min | Family, Musical, Romance
Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones." As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Shirley Temple, John Boles, Rochelle Hudson, Jane Darwell
Votes: 2,118
86. Crime + Punishment in Suburbia (2000)
R | 100 min | Drama, Thriller
A darkly romantic story of murder and redemption, set against an eerily familiar American landscape.
Director: Rob Schmidt | Stars: Monica Keena, Ellen Barkin, Michael Ironside, Vincent Kartheiser
Votes: 3,518 | Gross: $0.03M
87. Love and Destiny (2019)
45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
After falling into sleep for thousands of years, the God of Warrior Jiu Chen was awakened by a Goddess named Ling Xi. Doubting Ling Xi's identity, Jiu Chen kept her as his maid. The two ... See full summary »
Stars: Chang Chen, Ni Ni, Heizi, Dongxue Li
Votes: 442
88. Itazura na Kiss (1996)
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Late for a meeting, Kotoko was running along the corridor in school and bumped into Naoki, their lips meeting. Naoki showed his disgust, but Kotoko started to idolize him, who was good at ... See full summary »
Stars: Takashi Kashiwabara, Aiko Satô, Maju Ozawa, Shinsuke Aoki
Votes: 109
89. Ragada (2010)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Comedy
A local village rowdy arrives in the city to earn money by any means and participates in a brawl between two rivals that brings him to their attention.
Director: Veeru Potla | Stars: Nagarjuna Akkineni, Anushka Shetty, Priyamani, Pradeep Singh Rawat
Votes: 1,107
90. Startling by Each Step (2011– )
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
After a car accident plunges a woman into the dreamy Chinese past that gave the whole life in the Beijing imperial palace after that she returns to her life in the modern world.
Stars: Kei Gambit, ShiShi Liu, Nicky Wu, Kevin Cheng
Votes: 625
91. Heaven (1998)
R | 103 min | Crime, Thriller
Robert's wife is divorcing him for gambling etc. A strip club owner offers him work redesigning his club. Robert befriends a dancer there, who has premonitions.
Director: Scott Reynolds | Stars: Martin Donovan, Daniel Edwards, Richard Schiff, Joanna Going
Votes: 890 | Gross: $0.00M
92. Baaghi: A Rebel for Love (1990)
157 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A saga of love as a man turns rebellious and goes against his family and society to protect his love, a prostitute from evil.
Director: Deepak S. Shivdasani | Stars: Salman Khan, Nagma, Shakti Kapoor, Kiran Kumar
Votes: 1,839
93. Duress (2009)
TV-MA | 80 min | Crime, Thriller
Haunted with nightmares of his wife's recent suicide and struggling to mend the relationship with his only daughter, Richard is caught as a witness to the violence of Abner Solvie. He finds... See full summary »
Director: Jordan Barker | Stars: Martin Donovan, Gina Gallego, Sakis Rouvas, Ariel Winter
Votes: 1,106
94. Hands of a Stranger (1987 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist.
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Armand Assante, Blair Brown, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael Lerner
Votes: 293
95. Shadows & Lies (2010)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
A man returns to New York after years in exile to save the girl he loves.
Director: Jay Anania | Stars: James Franco, Julianne Nicholson, Martin Donovan, Josh Lucas
Votes: 1,054
96. Love, Marilyn (2012)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Biography
Modern day celebrities interpret excerpts from memoirs written by people who knew Marilyn Monroe as well as her recently discovered personal journals and letters.
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Banks, Adrien Brody, Ellen Burstyn
Votes: 1,992
97. The High Cost of Living (2010)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama
Zach Braff and Isabelle Biais star in this thought provoking drama about two lives that randomly collide with tragic consequences forcing them to confront loss; love and life and decide if the high cost of living is worth the price.
Director: Deborah Chow | Stars: Isabelle Blais, Zach Braff, Patrick Labbé, Julian Lo
Votes: 2,179
98. Shuang Shi Chong Fei (2017– )
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
When two sides of the same woman fall in love with two different princes, can either find true love?
Stars: Zhaolin Xing, Jie Liang, Ruichang Wang, Yi Ning Sun
Votes: 459
99. The Half-Breed (1916)
73 min | Western
An outcast named Lo Dorman encounters a young woman lost in the woods. He defends her from danger in the forest and from Sheriff Dunn.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Alma Rubens, Sam De Grasse, Tom Wilson
Votes: 224
100. Nightwalker: Midnight Detective (1998)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Shido Tatsuhiko is not only a private eye, he is also a vampire with no real memory of his past. Joined by a female government agent, Shido must face demonic creatures known as Nightbreed.
Stars: Takumi Yamazaki, Maaya Sakamoto, Richard Cansino, Mari Devon
Votes: 222