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1. His Dark Materials (2019–2022)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young girl is destined to liberate her world from the grip of the Magisterium which represses people's ties to magic and their animal spirits known as daemons.
Stars: Dafne Keen, Kit Connor, Ruth Wilson, Amir Wilson
Votes: 85,049
2. The Name of the Rose (1986)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin
Votes: 117,840 | Gross: $7.15M
3. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
R | 174 min | Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Isa Danieli
Votes: 284,107 | Gross: $11.99M
4. 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
After a brutal break-up, a young man vows to stay celibate during the forty days of Lent, but finds the girl of his dreams and is unable to do anything about it.
Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Paulo Costanzo, Adam Trese
Votes: 75,928 | Gross: $37.95M
5. Hitchcock (2012)
PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.
Director: Sacha Gervasi | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Danny Huston
Votes: 79,390 | Gross: $6.01M
6. Scrooged (1988)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover
Votes: 116,631 | Gross: $60.33M
7. I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A mother falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time. Mother Nature messes with their fates.
Director: Amy Heckerling | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Saoirse Ronan, Tracey Ullman
Votes: 19,514
8. Europa (1991)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Barbara Sukowa, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier, Ernst-Hugo Järegård
Votes: 23,257 | Gross: $1.01M
9. Paranoid Park (2007)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Gabe Nevins, Daniel Liu, Taylor Momsen, Jake Miller
Votes: 31,999 | Gross: $0.49M
10. Inside Deep Throat (2005)
NC-17 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Dennis Hopper, Gerard Damiano
Votes: 7,047 | Gross: $0.65M
11. The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Passed | 116 min | Biography, Drama
The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfus Affair.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Paul Muni, Gale Sondergaard, Joseph Schildkraut, Gloria Holden
Votes: 9,058
12. The Tillman Story (2010)
R | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Mystery
Chronicles the life of the late Pat Tillman, who walked away from a multimillion-dollar contract with the NFL's Arizona Cardinals in 2002 to join the Army but died from friendly fire in Afghanistan.
Director: Amir Bar-Lev | Stars: Pat Tillman, Josh Brolin, Mary Tillman, Russell Baer
Votes: 5,437 | Gross: $0.80M
13. Footlight Parade (1933)
Passed | 104 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Chester Kent struggles against time, romance, and a rival's spy to produce spectacular live "prologues" for movie houses.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell
Votes: 6,110 | Gross: $3.49M
14. The Sex and Violence Family Hour (1983 Video)
60 min | Comedy
A jumble of sexual skits such as The Big Salami, The Brady Bang, And Leather And Chains
Director: Harvey Frost | Stars: Jim Carrey, Teri Austin, George Buza, Steve Brennan
Votes: 228
15. Man of Marble (1977)
160 min | Drama
A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Krystyna Janda, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Jacek Lomnicki
Votes: 4,798
16. Assignment: Paris (1952)
Passed | 85 min | Drama, Thriller
Cold war intrigue in France and Hungary.
Directors: Robert Parrish, Phil Karlson | Stars: Dana Andrews, Märta Torén, George Sanders, Audrey Totter
Votes: 695
17. That's Sexploitation! (2013)
136 min | Documentary
This documentary reveals the untold story of American cinema's gloriously sordid cinematic past.
Directors: Donald A. Davis, David F. Friedman, Frank Henenlotter, Arthur King | Stars: David F. Friedman, Gal Friday, Frank Henenlotter, Albert Cadabra
Votes: 385
18. The Porn King Versus the President (2004 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
In 2000 George Bush Jr was voted into the White House thanks in part to the massive voting power of the evangelical religious right. In order to repay them for their support, Bush appointed... See full summary »
Director: David Rhode | Stars: John Ashcroft, Robert Black, Lizzy Borden, Rob Boston
Votes: 16
19. Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema (1990)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
During the screening of the film "Daybreak" at the Liberty Cinema, movie characters suddenly come alive and begin to talk to the viewers. The situation surprises communist authorities who send a censor to the theatre.
Director: Wojciech Marczewski | Stars: Janusz Gajos, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Teresa Marczewska, Piotr Fronczewski
Votes: 1,199
20. Scusi, lei è normale? (1979)
90 min | Comedy
A moralistic judge declares war on pornography. His gay nephew, who lives with a transvestite, tries to save himself and also protect his friend Ana, a porn actress.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Renzo Montagnani, Ray Lovelock, Anna Maria Rizzoli, Salvatore Jacono
Votes: 128
21. My Heart Goes Boom! (2020)
116 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A movie based on the hit songs by the popular italian singer Raffaella Carrà.
Director: Nacho Álvarez | Stars: Ingrid García Jonsson, Verónica Echegui, Fernando Guallar, Natalia Millán
Votes: 1,201
22. Sex and the Law (1968)
TV-MA | 91 min | Documentary
A look at what happened when Denmark abolished censorship in the late 1960s.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Birgit Brüel, Aage Fønss, Poul Glargaard, Arne Hansen
Votes: 59
23. The Cleaners (2018)
88 min | Documentary
A look at the shadowy underworld of the Internet where questionable content is removed.
Directors: Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck | Stars: Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump, Nicole Wong, Sarah T. Roberts
Votes: 1,830
24. Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
Director: Jake West | Stars: Julian Petley, Marc Morris, Andy Nyman, Xavier Mendik
Votes: 1,328
25. Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography (1981)
69 min | Documentary
Documentary about the pornography industry and the apparent violent anti-woman slant much of it takes.
Director: Bonnie Sherr Klein | Stars: Linda Lee Tracey, Bonnie Sherr Klein, Suze Randall, Kate Millett
Votes: 313
26. Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005 Video)
R | 52 min | Documentary
An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Chris Theobald, Norman Abbott, Barrie Gold, Bill Best
Votes: 491
27. David Lee Roth: Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody (1984 Music Video)
6 min | Short, Comedy, Music
The music video for the cover medley "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" by an American singer David Lee Roth from the 1985 EP "Crazy from the Heat".
Directors: Pete Angelus, David Lee Roth | Stars: Becky LeBeau, David Lee Roth, Pete Angelus, Vance Colvig Jr.
Votes: 112
28. Censor (2017)
113 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the near future, when the computer gaming industry has reached its heyday and made the gameplay indistinguishable from reality, the state creates
Director: Konstantin Shelepov | Stars: Stepan Beketov, Pavel Mihailov, Galina Sumina, Sergey Mardar
Votes: 132
29. You Won't See Winter (2022)
70 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The director of the Iranian internet censorship is trying to contain the scandal of viral sex footage on social media depicting his sister-in-law's alleged lesbian affair with an Iranian-Canadian girl.
Director: Abdolreza Kahani | Stars: Ghazal Partou, Aryan Abbasnia, Sadaf Shakori, Nazanin Arabani
Votes: 8
30. [Censored] (2018)
63 min | Documentary, History
A unique 63 minute documentary which was entirely created using the banned motion picture film footage removed by the censors working at the "Australian Film Censorship Board" located in Sydney Australia, between 1951 and 1978.
Director: Sari Braithwaite | Star: Sari Braithwaite
Votes: 20
31. X-Rated (2004)
60 min | Documentary
A history of movies which have been certified with adult ratings by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) from 1951 when the 'X' Certificate was invented, right up until the present day of '18' and 'R18'.
Stars: Neil Pearson, Ken Penry, Tom Dewe Mathews, John Waters
Votes: 45
32. Sickies Making Films (2018)
83 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
A love letter to film history, Sickies Making Films looks at our urge to censor movies and asks, Why? By focusing on the Maryland Board of Censors, the nation's longest lasting censor board... See full summary »
Director: Joe Tropea | Stars: John Waters, Mary Avara, Howard Denis, Ross Freedman
Votes: 48
33. Art/Crime (2011)
100 min | Documentary
A Documentary about violence, horror, censorship and legislation on the web. In 2009, Remy Couture, a special effects makeup artists from Quebec was arrested by the police right in front of... See full summary »
Director: Frederick Maheux | Stars: Nacho Cerdá, Rémy Couture, Joseph Elfassi, Éric Falardeau
Votes: 19
34. Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone (2007)
74 min | Documentary
A documentary that celebrates and examines an unabashed vulgarian.
Director: Joan Brooker-Marks | Stars: Larry Flynt, Al van Schaik, Simon L. Leis Jr., Robert Scheer
Votes: 283
35. Censored (1944)
5 min | Animation, Short
When Snafu gets his wish to have his personal mail uncensored by the military, he inadvertently reveals military secrets that lead to disaster.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner
Votes: 326
36. Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006 Video)
R | 46 min | Documentary
An investigation of UK video censorship after the video recordings act was introduced.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Chris Theobald, Mary Whitehouse, Graham Bright, Ken Penry
Votes: 260
37. Empire of the Censors (1995 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.
Director: Saskia Baron | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Tom Dewe Mathews, Derek Hill, Jeffrey Richards
Votes: 143
38. Fear, Panic & Censorship (2000 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Rare documentary about Video Nasties and film, video and internet censorship in the UK. Was first screened as part of Channel 4's controversial "Banned Weekend" which focused on films and ... See full summary »
Director: David Kenny | Stars: Tom Dewe Mathews, Jack Sargeant, Nigel Wingrove, John Beyer
Votes: 46
39. Dromedy (2023)
28 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
An ambitious stand-up comedian faces the fear of censorship and the influence of political correctness on his work.
Director: Christos Doulgerakis | Stars: Konstantinos Lagos, Georgia Ampourandy, Yro Gavriatopoulou, Themis Bekos
Votes: 9
40. El censor (1995)
110 min | Drama
During the military dictatorship an official who fulfills the role of censor it must choose between a friend, and the government it serves. Years later, in democracy , tries to recapture the link with your friends.
Director: Eduardo Calcagno | Stars: Ulises Dumont, Patricio Contreras, Lorenzo Quinteros, Alberto Segado
Votes: 94
41. Of Pigs and Men (2009 Video)
78 min | Documentary
The making of the controversial 1975 bestiality art-film VASE DE NOCES.
Director: Federico Caddeo | Stars: Dominique Garny, Thierry Zéno
Votes: 13
42. L'affaire Bronswik (1978)
24 min | Short, Comedy
A recounting of how a special brand of TV spontaneously caused orgies of insanely excessive consumerism.
Directors: Robert Rafik Awad, André Leduc, Tim Reid | Stars: Michel Mongeau, Antoine Aouad, Jamilie Aouad, Marcel Bissonnette
Votes: 121
43. Flowers of Reverie (1985)
102 min | Drama, History
In 1849 the Hungarian revolution is beaten down by the Russian Army. Ferenc Majláth, who was an officer in the army of the revolution, has to choose between imprisonment or getting enlisted... See full summary »
Director: László Lugossy | Stars: György Cserhalmi, Grazyna Szapolowska, Jirí Adamíra, Boguslaw Linda
Votes: 134
44. Video Nasties: Draconian Days (2014)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more by the sequel to the definitive guide to the Video Nasties phenomenon--the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of British ... See full summary »
Director: Jake West | Stars: Sian Barber, Martin Barker, Graham Bright, Lavinia Carey
Votes: 333
45. My Tango with Porn (2003 Video)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Siobhan Devine | Stars: Raffaëla Anderson, Kay Armatage, Marc B., A. Alan Borovoy
Votes: 28
46. Cartoons Ain't Human (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye sits down to make a cartoon. He shows the results to Olive and his nephews: it's a damsel-in-distress scenario, starring him and Olive, with live music and sound effects by Popeye.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Orestes Calpini | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 182
47. Meet the Censors (2020)
100 min | Documentary
Norwegian filmmaker Håvard Fossum travels the world to understand what censorship is, allowing the censors themselves to state their case.
Director: Håvard Fossum
Votes: 123
48. Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The profile of controversial journalist George Seldes and a piercing examination of America's news media. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, with readings of writings by Ed Asner, this Academy ... See full summary »
Director: Rick Goldsmith | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Edward Asner, Ben Bagdikian, Jeff Cohen
Votes: 150
49. Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television (2004 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary
Tells the story of EC Comics, the controversy that led to the end of mainstream horror comics, and the HBO anthology series "Tales from the Crypt".
Director: Chip Selby | Stars: Wendy Gaines Bucci, John Carpenter, Russ Cochran, Jack Davis
Votes: 155
50. The Last Days of the Board (1999 TV Movie)
60 min
A look at the last days of James Ferman's rule as Chief Censor of the British Board of Film Classification.
Stars: David Alton, Ray Brady, Robin Duval, Richard Falcon
Votes: 6