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1. The Bounty (1984)
PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox
Votes: 30,563 | Gross: $8.60M
2. Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
Not Rated | 174 min | Drama
At the end of a long and hot summer day, members of one family gather in a large house. Everyone has something painful and offensive to say, and their silence is even worse.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards, Dean Stockwell
Votes: 5,932
3. Used People (1992)
PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
At her husband's funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend (Marcello Mastroianni) of her husband, whose advice... See full summary »
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Marcello Mastroianni
Votes: 1,715 | Gross: $17.96M
4. Defiance (1980)
PG | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An out-of work merchant seaman single-handedly tames a powerful street gang "The Souls" that has been terrorizing his neighborhood on New York City's Lower East Side.
Director: John Flynn | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Theresa Saldana, Danny Aiello, Rudy Ramos
Votes: 1,408
5. The Lineup (1958)
Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Richard Jaeckel, Mary LaRoche
Votes: 4,433
6. Dear Frankie (2004)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Romance
After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him.
Director: Shona Auerbach | Stars: Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Gerard Butler, Mary Riggans
Votes: 22,487 | Gross: $1.34M
7. The Fox (1967)
PG | 110 min | Drama
Based on D.H. Lawrence's novella about two young women - sickly, chattering Jill Banford and quiet, strong Ellen March - who are trying, hopelessly, to run a chicken farm in Canada. A ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Keir Dullea, Sandy Dennis, Anne Heywood, Glynne Morris
Votes: 1,281 | Gross: $18.75M
8. Das Traumschiff (1981– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
Every episode features a cruise to a different spectacular location aboard a German luxury liner. There are usually several storylines, mostly of the romantic kind, involving the passengers... See full summary »
Stars: Heide Keller, Horst Naumann, Siegfried Rauch, Sascha Hehn
Votes: 628
9. The Black Vampire (1953)
90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
This "feminist" reworking of Fritz Lang's classic M focuses on the mothers of children stalked by a deranged pedophile.
Director: Román Viñoly Barreto | Stars: Olga Zubarry, Roberto Escalada, Nelly Panizza, Mariano Vidal Molina
Votes: 579
10. Western Approaches (1944)
83 min | Drama, War
A wartime film, made under the auspices of the Crown Film Unit, serving as a tribute to the Merchant Navy. During WWII, they kept the lifeline to America and the Commonwealth open so that ... See full summary »
Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: Eric Fullerton, Duncan MacKenzie, W. Kerr, Eric Baskeyfield
Votes: 158
11. Melodie der Welt (1929)
40 min | Documentary, Short
An impression of the state of the world in 1929, contrasting similarities and differences in religion, customs, art and entertainment from all over the world. The film is constructed like a symphony.
Director: Walter Ruttmann | Stars: Ivan Koval-Samborsky, Renée Stobrawa, Grace Chiang, O. Idris
Votes: 244
12. Riverrun (1968)
R | 87 min | Drama
Conscientious objector Dan and student Sarah leave Berkeley for life in San Marino County, away from the horrors of city life. Moving to a sheep farm, the couple anticipates the birth of ... See full summary »
Director: John Korty | Stars: Orion DeWinter, George Hellyer Jr., Mark Jenkins, Laura Kwong
Votes: 25
13. La Paloma (1989 TV Movie)
178 min | Documentary
Director: Eberhard Fechner | Stars: Heinrich Bick, Leonhard Daubenmerkel, Paul Frackowiak, Arnold Fürst
14.
Harbor Command (1957–1958)
Episode:
Sunken Gold
(1958)
30 min | Action
Captain Baxter and Sergeant Warren investigate the murder of night watchman on one of San Francisco's piers. They discover a map covered with oriental writing and learn that it marked the ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Wendell Corey, Steve Mitchell, Robert Swan, Casey Walters
15.
The Nine Tailors (1974)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1974)
53 min | Mystery
After a car accident in the snow, Wimsey and Bunter are put up by the local country vicar on New Year's Eve, Wimsey stands in for an ailing bell ringer.
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Donald Eccles, Elizabeth Bradley
Votes: 33
16.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode:
Liz Carr
(2020)
Documentary, Biography, History
Actress Liz Carr learns about her orphaned grandfather on her mother's side, a naval WWI veteran involved in the Northern Patrol who joined the merchant navy after the war to see the world,... See full summary »
Director: Mark Radice | Stars: Liz Carr, Phil Davis
Votes: 52