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1. Greyhound (2020)
PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Drama, History
Several months after the U.S. entry into World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy commander must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by a German submarine wolf pack.
Director: Aaron Schneider | Stars: Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham, Matt Helm
Votes: 115,030
2. 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: 41,360 | Gross: $19.28M
3. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
A Portokalos family secret brings the beloved characters back together for an even bigger and Greeker wedding.
Director: Kirk Jones | Stars: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan
Votes: 35,624 | Gross: $59.69M
4. The Lovers (2023–2024)
30 min | Comedy
It tells the story of Janet, a supermarket worker who doesn't care about anything, including her life, and Seamus, a self-centered, political broadcaster. They find themselves inextricably drawn to each other.
Stars: Johnny Flynn, Roisin Gallagher, Alice Eve, Martin Quinn
Votes: 1,940
5. Sibyl (2019)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
A jaded psychotherapist returns to her first passion of becoming a writer. However, her life is complicated by a desperate film actress who wants her help, and who draws her into a world of questionable ethics.
Director: Justine Triet | Stars: Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gaspard Ulliel, Sandra Hüller
Votes: 5,184
6. My Dinner with Andre (1981)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn, Jean Lenauer, Roy Butler
Votes: 25,814 | Gross: $5.25M
7. Bull (2021)
R | 88 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Bull mysteriously returns home after a 10 year absence to seek revenge on those who double crossed him all those years ago.
Director: Paul Andrew Williams | Stars: David Nellist, Kevin Harvey, Mark Springer, Neil Maskell
Votes: 8,311
8. The Good Mother (I) (2023)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After the murder of her estranged son, a journalist forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend to track down those responsible. Together, they confront a world of drugs and corruption in the underbelly of a small city.
Director: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte | Stars: Hilary Swank, Olivia Cooke, Jack Reynor, Dilone
Votes: 1,881
9. Bedazzled (1967)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A hapless loser sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for seven wishes, but has trouble winning over the girl of his dreams.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron, Raquel Welch
Votes: 9,828
10. What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.
Director: Brian Goodman | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Goodman, Amanda Peet
Votes: 13,234
11. Fatso (1980)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An overweight bachelor is fat, 40 and fed up--to the gills--but when his obese cousin Sal dies at 39, he must finally come to terms with his own weight problem.
Director: Anne Bancroft | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Anne Bancroft, Ron Carey, Candice Azzara
Votes: 2,370 | Gross: $7.65M
12. Accident (1967)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
At Oxford, Austrian student Anna von Graz (Jacqueline Sassard) is dating fellow student William (Michael York), whom she plans to marry, but she ends up involved with two unhappily married Oxford professors instead.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Jacqueline Sassard, Michael York
Votes: 4,992
13. The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who (1963) approaching, former Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy try to sneak onto the set of the anniversary special.
Director: Peter Davison | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Olivia Colman, Peter Davison, Louis Davison
Votes: 2,065
14. Born to Dance (1936)
Passed | 106 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
On leave, a sailor falls in love with a young lady aspiring to become a Broadway dancer, but their relationship is jeopardized by an established Broadway star, who is also enamored by him.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce, Una Merkel
Votes: 1,935
15. Cover Up (1949)
TV-14 | 83 min | Film-Noir, Mystery
An insurance company investigator goes to a small town to probe into a case of supposed suicide. The natives are not very cooperative and some turn hostile, leading to suspicion of foul play.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton, Art Baker
Votes: 1,363
16. The Dream Children (2015)
98 min | Drama
Troubled TV personality Steven Evans struggles to find meaning in his life in the face of the superficial world he has created. Smothered by celebrity and materialism, Steven's only respite... See full summary »
Director: Robert Chuter | Stars: Graeme Squires, Nicholas Gunn, Jessikah Brown, Chris Pender
Votes: 512
17. My Sister (2014)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Family
After Susan is tragically widowed, she can no longer care for Niki, her delinquent daughter. Niki is sent to live with her brother Billy, and the two begin forging a healthy bond until her mental troubles persist.
Director: David Lascher | Stars: Reid Scott, Serinda Swan, Grace Kaufman, Illeana Douglas
Votes: 359
18. The Art of Love (1965)
99 min | Comedy
Struggling artist fakes his own death so his works will increase in value.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer, Angie Dickinson
Votes: 992 | Gross: $7.63M
19. Yosemite (2015)
R | 80 min | Drama
It's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.
Director: Gabrielle Demeestere | Stars: James Franco, Everett Meckler, Alec Mansky, Calum John
Votes: 944 | Gross: $0.01M
20. Peridot (2022)
Not Rated | 63 min | Drama, Romance
Peridot is the story of Gabriel, a young male gigolo, working on Skid Row to send money to his mother back home. He forms the most unlikely friendship with Martha, an elderly woman and renowned author.
Director: Shayne Pax | Stars: Shayne Pax, Susan Moore Harmon, Harry Hains, Michael Minyard
Votes: 280
21. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Musical
A filmmaker attempts to sell a surreal script he has written, which comes to life as he pitches it.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol, Billy Lenhart
Votes: 2,643
22. Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
Not Rated | 80 min | Western
A Swedish whaler is out for revenge when he finds out that a greedy oil man murdered his father for their land.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Sebastian Cabot, Carol Kelly, Eugene Mazzola
Votes: 2,414
23. Fighting Tommy Riley (2004)
R | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
An aging trainer and a young fighter, both in need of a second chance, team-up to overcome the demons of their past...and chase the dreams of their future.
Director: Eddie O'Flaherty | Stars: Eddie Jones, J.P. Davis, Christina Chambers, Diane Tayler
Votes: 835 | Gross: $0.01M
24. The Knot (2012)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
A couple endures a series of mishaps right before their wedding day.
Director: Jesse Lawrence | Stars: Noel Clarke, Mena Suvari, Matthew McNulty, Talulah Riley
Votes: 976
25. Construction (2021)
104 min | Comedy, Romance
Three friends struggle to achieve their dreams. Their lives seem stagnant until the women in their lives help them find purpose and meaning.
Director: Malcolm Goodwin | Stars: Victor Hawks, Gino Anthony Pesi, Devin Ratray, Brooke Nevin
Votes: 53
26. Beauty and the Bandit (1946)
Approved | 77 min | Western
In Old California, a young Frenchman transporting a chest full of silver travels by stagecoach to San Marino, to complete a complex business deal. The stagecoach is ambushed by a band of ... See full summary »
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Gilbert Roland, Martin Garralaga, Frank Yaconelli, Ramsay Ames
Votes: 164
27. Honeycomb (1969)
PG | 102 min | Drama
Isolated from the rest of the world in their countryside mansion, an unhappily married couple engages in a series of increasingly violent role playing games in an effort to heal their relationship.
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, Per Oscarsson, Teresa del Río, Julia Peña
Votes: 376
28. Ronny & i (2013)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A young man comes to terms with his sexuality and his hidden love for his best friend
Director: Guy Shalem | Stars: Adam Berry, Luke Humphrey
Votes: 790
29. Kafou (2017)
50 min | Comedy, Thriller
Doc and Zoe are just hired for the night to deliver an unknown package. At a crossroad, they stumble upon a dog. In Haiti, each crossroad requires a sacrifice.
Director: Bruno Mourral | Stars: Jasmuel Andri, Rolapthon Mercure, Manfred Marcelin, Rolando Etienne
Votes: 97
30. 10 Attitudes (2001)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
A Jewish man discovers his boyfriend of 10 years has been cheating on him.
Director: Michael O. Gallant | Stars: Jason Stuart, Jim J. Bullock, Christopher Cowan, David Faustino
Votes: 315
31. Robin Hood of Monterey (1947)
Passed | 55 min | Drama, Family, Western
Eduardo Belmonte overhears his new step-mother, Maria, and her lover, Don Ricardo Gonzales plotting to take over the Belmonte rancho on the night of the fiesta given by her husband, Don ... See full summary »
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Gilbert Roland, Chris-Pin Martin, Evelyn Brent, Jack La Rue
Votes: 119
32. Robin's Hood (2003)
Not Rated | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Robin is a social worker in Oakland on the verge of losing her job for getting too close to her clients; she's African-American and grew up in the neighborhood. She falls for Brooklyn, a ... See full summary »
Director: Sara Abed Millman | Stars: Clody Cates, Khahtee V. Turner, Justin Harrison, Kimberly Ridgeway
Votes: 74
33. Silly Girl (2016)
5 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Silly Girl is all about the first time you are noticed, that first time someone sees you for who you are and the transformative nature of that moment. From the Director of The Levelling and co-written by Game of Thrones' Ellie Kendrick.
Director: Hope Dickson Leach | Stars: Ciara Baxendale, Mollie Lambert, Jason Barker
Votes: 53
34. King of the Bandits (1947)
Passed | 66 min | Western
Traveling north into Arizona, Cisco finds that someone committing robberies has been impersonating him and he is a wanted man. After retrieving some of the stolen loot, he is caught with it... See full summary »
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Gilbert Roland, Angela Greene, Chris-Pin Martin, Anthony Warde
Votes: 75
35. Les casse-pieds (1948)
Approved | 71 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
A series of vignettes, in which Noel-Noel appears as the moderator, lecturer, commentator and leading actor, that examine the bores and pests of everyday life much like Pete Smith and ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Dréville | Stars: Noël-Noël, Bernard Blier, Jean Tissier, Henri Crémieux
Votes: 95
36. Coveted Desires (2017)
Not Rated | Horror
Video blogger Keith Thompson and his mother Neroli go to Neroli's friend Jane's place to house sit. But from when they enter the house, things start to go awry.
Director: Tylor Keith | Stars: Tylor Keith, Aria Jones, Adam Dewar, Samantha Millar
37. Gourbi Palace (2006)
90 min | Comedy, Family
A poor man rescues a rich man from burglars. as a way for thanking him The rich guy invite him and his family to come and live in his luxurious hotel. The poor family's life turns upside down in their new home.
Director: Bachir Deraïs | Stars: Lakhder Boukhers, Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Fatima Hellilou, Nadia Samir
Votes: 11
38. Zomb'd (2017)
Not Rated | 72 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Ferris must stop the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse with the help of his horde of Zombies.
Director: Samuel Wheeler | Stars: Steve Austin, Danuta Bereza, Sandra Virginia Bereza, John Brown
39. Les bons conseils du professeur Corbiniou (1981)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Family
40. Quatre à Troyes (1934)
40 min | Short, Comedy
Two comrades in arms, who have been friends since the end of the War, have decided to spend a Sunday, together with their wives, in the town of Troyes. Unfortunately for the foursome, ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre-Jean Ducis | Stars: Paul Colline, Davia, René Dorin, Jeanne Fusier-Gir
41. L'oiseau de bonheur (1962 TV Movie)
Comedy, Romance
Director: Georges Folgoas | Stars: Jacqueline Joubert, Dominique Nohain, Danik Patisson, Monique Gérard
43.
The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode:
Burnout
(2003)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ellenor and Jimmy defend a woman accused of killing her brother-in-law. Jamie represents a woman suing a prospective employer, because she wasn't hired. Bobby and Lindsay's marriage is in trouble.
Director: Christina Musrey | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, Jessica Capshaw, LisaGay Hamilton
Votes: 89
44.
L'atelier Prévert-Derlon (1969–1971)
Episode:
Le rendez-vous
(1969)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Pierre Prévert | Stars: Gil Baladou, Henry Courseaux, Annette Faure, Jacques Henrion
45.
L'atelier Prévert-Derlon (1969–1971)
Episode:
Les vésicules de la fortune
(1969)
18 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Maurice Dugowson | Stars: Fernand Berset, Romain Bouteille, Philippe Engrand, Brigitte Fontaine