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1. A Serious Man (2009)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama

Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Fred Melamed

Votes: 150,320 | Gross: $9.19M

2. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

R | 94 min | Comedy, War

A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.

Director: Grant Heslov | Stars: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges

Votes: 137,850 | Gross: $32.43M

3. Summer of Sam (1999)

R | 142 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito

Votes: 41,562 | Gross: $19.28M

4. Funny Girl (1968)

G | 151 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis

Votes: 25,258 | Gross: $58.50M

5. I'm Not There (2007)

R | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.

Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw

Votes: 61,276 | Gross: $4.02M

6. Colette (I) (2018)

R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.

Director: Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West, Robert Pugh

Votes: 26,493 | Gross: $5.14M

7. Contempt (1963)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance

A French writer's marriage deteriorates while working on Fritz Lang's version of "The Odyssey", as his wife accuses him of using her to court favor with the film's brash American producer.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli, Giorgia Moll

Votes: 36,131 | Gross: $0.04M

8. Vivre sa vie (1962)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André S. Labarthe, Guylaine Schlumberger

Votes: 35,150

9. In a Wild Moment (1977)

R | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Pierre, 44, contentedly divorced, takes his teen daughter to the Côte d'Azur along with his friend Jacques and Jacques' own teen daughter, Françoise. On the topless beaches of Saint-Tropez,... See full summary »

Director: Claude Berri | Stars: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Victor Lanoux, Christine Dejoux, Agnès Soral

Votes: 661

10. Just Before I Go (2014)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

On the verge of giving up on life, a guy travels to his hometown to make amends.

Director: Courteney Cox | Stars: Seann William Scott, Olivia Thirlby, Garret Dillahunt, Kate Walsh

Votes: 19,525 | Gross: $0.01M

11. Loro (2018)

Unrated | 151 min | Biography, Drama

An escort-service owner uses his girls to get close to politician/PM and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, but in 2006 he's preoccupied with his shaky marriage and losing an election.

Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Toni Servillo, Elena Sofia Ricci, Riccardo Scamarcio, Kasia Smutniak

Votes: 7,158

12. Jenny's Wedding (2015)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Jenny's parents and siblings are always trying to set her up with a man when she visits them. What they don't know is that she's already met the right person, her "roommate" Kitty, 5 years ago and she wants to marry her and start a family.

Director: Mary Agnes Donoghue | Stars: Katherine Heigl, Tom Wilkinson, Linda Emond, Grace Gummer

Votes: 11,947 | Gross: $0.00M

13. North Sea Texas (2011)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Romance

A teenage boy's search for love finds him fixated on a boy who lives nearby.

Director: Bavo Defurne | Stars: Ben Van den Heuvel, Eva van der Gucht, Thomas Coumans, Katelijne Damen

Votes: 10,038 | Gross: $0.03M

14. The Last Five Years (2014)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A struggling actress and her novelist lover each illustrate the struggle and deconstruction of their love affair.

Director: Richard LaGravenese | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan, Tamara Mintz, Cassandra Inman

Votes: 10,774 | Gross: $0.14M

15. Departure (III) (2015)

Unrated | 109 min | Drama, Romance

A nuclear family unravels in the South of France.

Director: Andrew Steggall | Stars: Juliet Stevenson, Alex Lawther, Phénix Brossard, Finbar Lynch

Votes: 2,819

16. They Won't Believe Me (1947)

Approved | 95 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable-sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Robert Young, Susan Hayward, Jane Greer, Rita Johnson

Votes: 2,994

17. Smashed (2012)

R | 81 min | Drama

A married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of alcohol gets their relationship put to the test when the wife decides to get sober.

Director: James Ponsoldt | Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally

Votes: 17,759 | Gross: $0.38M

18. Vigilante (1982)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After his wife and son got brutalized by a street gang, and a corrupt criminal justice system puts the perpetrators back on the street, a NYC factory worker teams up with a vigilante group to find some measure of bloody justice.

Director: William Lustig | Stars: Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright, Rutanya Alda

Votes: 4,569

19. The Lovers (I) (2017)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Debra Winger and Tracy Letts play a long-married, dispassionate couple who are both in the midst of serious affairs. But on the brink of calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance.

Director: Azazel Jacobs | Stars: Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen, Melora Walters

Votes: 4,195 | Gross: $2.19M

20. Finding Your Feet (2017)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

On the eve of retirement a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie, Timothy Spall, Joanna Lumley

Votes: 7,243 | Gross: $1.42M

21. Boulevard (2014)

R | 88 min | Drama

A devoted husband in a marriage of convenience is forced to confront his secret life.

Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Robin Williams, Roberto Aguire, Kathy Baker, Bob Odenkirk

Votes: 8,998 | Gross: $0.12M

22. C'est la vie! (I) (2017)

117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A hectic wedding party held in an 17th century French palace comes together with the help of the behind-the-scenes staff.

Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Paul Rouve, Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Macaigne

Votes: 12,169

23. The Josephine Baker Story (1991 TV Movie)

R | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History

Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success ... See full summary »

Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Lynn Whitfield, Rubén Blades, David Dukes, Louis Gossett Jr.

Votes: 1,594

24. Come Home (2018)

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama

Greg and Marie have been married for nineteen years, when, seemingly out of the blue, Marie walks out on him and her three children - the last taboo of parenting.

Stars: Anthony Boyle, Christopher Eccleston, Paula Malcomson, Kerri Quinn

Votes: 913

25. Sky (2015)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Romance

Romy (Diane Kruger) is on holiday in the USA with her French husband, Richard (Gilles Lellouche). But the journey quickly turns into a settling of old scores for this worn out couple. After an ultimate fight, Romy decides to break free. She cuts off her ties to a stable and secure life that has become alienating and escapes to the unknown.

Director: Fabienne Berthaud | Stars: Diane Kruger, Norman Reedus, Gilles Lellouche, Q'orianka Kilcher

Votes: 2,421

26. The Mystery of Henri Pick (2019)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

An editor discovers a novel that she considers to be a masterpiece in a library whose particularity is to collect the manuscripts refused by publishers. The text is signed "Henri Pick", a Breton pizza-maker who died two years earlier.

Director: Rémi Bezançon | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, Alice Isaaz, Bastien Bouillon

Votes: 4,798

27. Tremors (2019)

Unrated | 107 min | Drama

The coming out of an evangelical father shatters his family, his community and uncovers a profoundly repressive society.

Director: Jayro Bustamante | Stars: Juan Pablo Olyslager, Diane Bathen, Mauricio Armas Zebadúa, Rui Frati

Votes: 1,521

28. In Safe Hands (2018)

G | 110 min | Drama

Theo was born an unwanted child. The social services set out to find the perfect home for his adoption.

Director: Jeanne Herry | Stars: Sandrine Kiberlain, Gilles Lellouche, Élodie Bouchez, Olivia Côte

Votes: 2,618 | Gross: $0.00M

29. Three Night Stand (2013)

Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama

A married couple's romantic weekend is turned upside down when the husband's ex-girlfriend, a woman he's secretly obsessed with, is running the ski lodge where they're staying.

Director: Pat Kiely | Stars: Sam Huntington, Meaghan Rath, Darren Curtis, Robb Jamieson

Votes: 2,256

30. Le combat dans l'île (1962)

PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Thriller

After an unsuccessful assassination, a terrorist and his wife hide on a remote island in the house of a friend who doesn't suspect anything.

Director: Alain Cavalier | Stars: Romy Schneider, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Henri Serre, Diane Lepvrier

Votes: 907 | Gross: $0.05M

31. In the Shadow of Women (2015)

Not Rated | 73 min | Drama, Romance

Pierre and Manon are a pair of poor documentary makers, who scrape by with odd jobs. When Pierre meets young trainee Elisabeth, he falls for her, but wants to keep Manon at the same time. ... See full summary »

Director: Philippe Garrel | Stars: Clotilde Courau, Stanislas Merhar, Lena Paugam, Vimala Pons

Votes: 1,570 | Gross: $0.05M

32. Lulu femme nue (2013)

84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Following a botched job interview, Lulu decides not to return home, leaving her husband and their three children in the lurch. She premeditated nothing; it all happened quite simply. She ... See full summary »

Director: Sólveig Anspach | Stars: Karin Viard, Bouli Lanners, Claude Gensac, Pascal Demolon

Votes: 874

33. Saint-Ex (1996)

PG | 82 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy

Poetic biography of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Miranda Richardson, Janet McTeer, Ken Stott

Votes: 226

34. Three Husbands (1950)

Approved | 78 min | Comedy

When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all newcomers--he requests that he be able to see the reactions of three husbands.

Director: Irving Reis | Stars: Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick, Vanessa Brown, Howard Da Silva

Votes: 338

35. Une étrange affaire (1981)

105 min | Drama

Louis Coline assists the head of advertising of a department store in decline. He has little to do, but seems content with his marriage to Nina, his visits to his mother and grandmother, ... See full summary »

Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Gérard Lanvin, Nathalie Baye, Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Votes: 593

36. Lucia's Grace (2018)

110 min | Comedy, Drama

Lucia, a single mother, struggles to find the right balance between her teenage daughter, a complicated love story and her career as a geometer. Her professional future is compromised when ... See full summary »

Director: Gianni Zanasi | Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Elio Germano, Giuseppe Battiston, Hadas Yaron

Votes: 968

37. Miracle on Main Street (1939)

Approved | 78 min | Drama

The discovery of an abandoned baby on Christmas Eve brings new meaning to a lonely and depressed Los Angeles dancer.

Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Margo, Walter Abel, William Collier Sr., Jane Darwell

Votes: 198

38. The Lame Devil (1948)

125 min | Biography, Drama, History

From the late 18th thru the early 19th century Talleyrand, known for his skill at compromise, serves 6 regimes.A George Arliss style vehicle gave Guitry, accused of opportunism during the Occupation, a chance to defend himself.

Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Lana Marconi, Émile Drain, Henry Laverne

Votes: 289

39. My Father Was Right (1936)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy

After being left for another man by his wife, Charles Bellanger raises his only son to fear and suspect women. Years later, such an education is bearing fruit.

Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Gaston Dubosc, Serge Grave, Paul Bernard

Votes: 373

40. Brass (1923)

60 min | Romance, Drama

With her marriage on the verge of breaking up, a young wife attempts to win back the love of her husband and child.

Director: Sidney Franklin | Stars: Monte Blue, Marie Prevost, Harry Myers, Irene Rich

Votes: 31 | Gross: $0.24M

41. The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)
Episode: Dishonored (2000)

TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

On a cold afternoon in March 1989, Marine Captain Shirley Gibbs Russell failed to report for duty at the base in Quantico, Virginia. Friends and colleagues were certain she had not gone ... See full summary »

Director: Jeffrey Fine | Stars: James Kallstrom, Anthony D. Call, Susan Rae, Johnny Alonso

Votes: 35

42. Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006)
Episode: The Language of Flowers (2003)

TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When the rich widow hiring Rosemary and Thyme to restore a garden and waterfall is murdered, a gardening book written by her late husband may hold the key to the solution.

Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Ruth Platt, Anna Wilson-Jones

Votes: 247

43. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.1342 (1996)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: Terry Iland | Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Michelle Collins, Martine McCutcheon, Ross Kemp

44. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.1343 (1996)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: Terry Iland | Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Michael French, Michelle Collins, Martine McCutcheon

45. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.1345 (1996)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: Joy Perino | Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Michael French, Howard Antony, Lindsey Coulson

46. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ (1985)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1985)

52 min | Comedy, Family

The Mole family's neighbour Mr. Lucas is left by his wife, Mrs. Lucas. He and Adrian's mother Pauline have been having an affair, and they both leave to go to Sheffield, leaving Adrian and ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Gian Sammarco, Julie Walters, Stephen Moore, Beryl Reid

Votes: 18

47. Two Doors Down (2016– )
Episode: Macaroni (2022)

28 min | Comedy

Colin turns to his neighbours for support after being unceremoniously dumped by Cathy. Beth and Eric do their best to help, but then Christine turns up. Later, Ian and Gordon arrive with some good news to share with everyone.

Director: Ben Gosling Fuller | Stars: Alex Norton, Jonathan Watson, Arabella Weir, Elaine C. Smith

Votes: 56

48. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.4552 (2012)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: Karl Neilson | Stars: Jamie Foreman, Jessie Wallace, Shane Richie, Rita Simons

49. Girls (2012–2017)
Episode: It's a Shame About Ray (2013)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Drama

Elijah moves out, and Hannah invites a group including Charlie, Audrey and Marney to dinner. Jessa meets Thomas-John's parents, which finally prompts a confrontation between husband and ... See full summary »

Director: Jesse Peretz | Stars: Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet

Votes: 850

50. True Detective (2014– )
Episode: Who Goes There (2014)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Martin is faced with marital problems. The search for Reggie Ledoux leads the detectives to a motorcycle gang called the Iron Crusaders, which Rust worked undercover in the past.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts

Votes: 35,268