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1. Employee of the Month (2006)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
A slacker competes with a repeat winner for the "Employee of the Month" title at work, in order to gain the affections of a new female employee.
Director: Greg Coolidge | Stars: Jessica Simpson, Dane Cook, Dax Shepard, Andy Dick
Votes: 50,236 | Gross: $28.44M
2. No One Gets Out Alive (2021)
R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After being forced to take a room in a boardinghouse, an immigrant in search of the American Dream finds herself in a nightmare she can't escape.
Director: Santiago Menghini | Stars: Phil Robertson, Joana Borja, Victoria Alcock, Cristina Rodlo
Votes: 21,003
3. The Golden Glove (2019)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Jonas Dassler, Vasiliki Georgina Pseimada, Christine Jensen, Greta Sophie Schmidt
Votes: 18,353
4. Betty Blue (1986)
Unrated | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix | Stars: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Béatrice Dalle, Gérard Darmon, Consuelo De Haviland
Votes: 23,393 | Gross: $2.00M
5. Light of Day (1987)
PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Music
A pair of siblings must choose whether to pursue their dream of touring with their rock band or support their family and stay in Cleveland, Ohio.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett, Michael McKean
Votes: 3,233 | Gross: $10.49M
6. Good People (2014)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Discovering a stash of cash in their dead tenant's apartment, a couple in debt take the money and find themselves the target of a deadly adversary - the thief who stole it.
Director: Henrik Ruben Genz | Stars: James Franco, Kate Hudson, Tom Wilkinson, Omar Sy
Votes: 17,320
7. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
Approved | 89 min | Drama, Romance
A rebellious, hard-living factory worker juggles relationships with two women, one of whom is married to another man but pregnant with his child.
Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts, Hylda Baker
Votes: 9,311
8. The Pizza Triangle (1970)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A three-way love affair in the Rome of the early seventies.
Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Monica Vitti, Giancarlo Giannini, Manuel Zarzo
Votes: 2,260
9. The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)
108 min | Drama
A mentally challenged man escapes from his tyrannical master and finds happiness when a poor family takes him in.
Director: Hans Alfredson | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Maria Johansson, Hans Alfredson, Per Myrberg
Votes: 3,721
10. Mug (2018)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
A man undergoes a face transplant and experiences ensuing identity issues.
Director: Malgorzata Szumowska | Stars: Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Agnieszka Podsiadlik, Malgorzata Gorol, Roman Gancarczyk
Votes: 2,807
11. Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata (1971)
113 min | Comedy
Amedeo is a poor Italian immigrant living in Australia for twenty years. Seeking to marry an Italian wife, he corresponds with Carmela, a pretty girl from Rome. They do not reveal their ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Zampa | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Claudia Cardinale, Riccardo Garrone, Corrado Olmi
Votes: 1,243
12. Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969)
88 min | Drama, Horror
Abram returns to his small village and although his repairing skills are needed, people's suspicion about his sexual preferences make his life hard.
Director: Peter Fleischmann | Stars: Martin Sperr, Angela Winkler, Else Quecke, Michael Strixner
Votes: 758
13. The Fans (2020)
26 min | Short, Crime, Drama
In Moscow, two skinheads kill homosexual men while being in a sexual relationship with one another. Based on real events, the film inquires about masculinity, identity, and a sense of belonging in contemporary Russia.
Director: Seva Galkin | Stars: Aleksei Dem, Igor German, Philip Grabovetsky, Egor Kuvshinov
Votes: 113
14. Familie Braun (2016)
Comedy, Drama
Thomas and Kai are neo-Nazis and live in a shared flat. One day a black woman leaves her and Thomas' 6-year-old daughter Lara with them. Living with the "black girl" challenges the beliefs of the fresh father.
Stars: Edin Hasanovic, Vincent Krüger, Nomie Laine Tucker, Marios Gavrilis
Votes: 771
15. Ocaso (II) (2014)
21 min | Short, Drama
Late in the afternoon, a student and a construction worker sit on the edge of the bay and leave traces on the landscape.
Director: Bruno Roger | Stars: Bruno Bento, Carlos Oliveira, Marina Vianna
Votes: 49
16. The White World According to Daliborek (2017)
105 min | Documentary
A stylized portrait of a Czech neo-Nazi, who hates his life but doesn't know what to change about it. Corrosively absurd and starkly chilling in equal measure, this tragicomedy investigates... See full summary »
Director: Vít Klusák
Votes: 261
17. National Street (2019)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1989 Vandam was used to be called a national hero. Today, he is almost unknown, a loser like many others. His fight for the woman he loves is a fight for his dignity, and it will be his downfall.
Director: Stepan Altrichter | Stars: Hynek Cermák, Katerina Janecková, Jan Cina, Václav Neuzil
Votes: 337
18. Figurky ze smantu (1987)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
Three loosely interconnected shorts about a coal mine workers.
Directors: Martin Faltýn, Jan Kubista, Radovan Urban | Stars: Ondrej Vetchý, Frantisek Rehák, Johana Tesarová, Míla Myslíková
Votes: 15
19. A Wall (2014)
12 min | Short, Drama
Tommy (20), works as a builder in the house of Saulo (50), a composer. Tommy feels attracted to Saulo and seeks any pretext to get close to him. Nevertheless, there is no contact between ... See full summary »
Director: Javier Ferreiro | Stars: Milton García, Waldo Franco, Véronica Díaz
Votes: 33
20. Zlepsovák (1960)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Worker Novák submits his proposal for a new and versatile high-frequency brake to invention officer Rejsek. The folder with the documentation of the invention is passed through the whole ... See full summary »
Director: Petr Schulhoff | Stars: Arnost Faltýnek, Frantisek Filipovský, Josef Kemr, Milos Kopecký
21. Weg vom Fenster (1970 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
Director: Michael Fengler | Stars: Peter Brosch, Burghard Schlicht, Martin Jerschke, Erich Sebald
22. Nultý kilometr (1974 TV Movie)
64 min | Drama
Director: Milan Pelousek | Stars: Marie Barusová, Zdenek Drysl, Jaroslav Dufek, Leopold Franc
23. Chlapská cest (1990 TV Movie)
66 min | Comedy, Drama
Two happy married people, Michal and Blanka, experience a regrettable mistake: the wife leaves home with their young son, but unfortunately the husband does not find the letter explaining ... See full summary »
Director: Pavlina Moskalykova | Stars: Ondrej Vetchý, Monika Schullerová, Ondrej Kitzler, Ferdinand Kruta
24. Petistovka (1949)
84 min | Comedy
A worker's collective commits to putting a revolutionary performance motorcycle into production. However, a series of mishaps and misadventures accompany this impressive endeavor.
Director: Martin Fric | Stars: Vítezslav Bocek, Bedrich Bozdech, Rudolf Deyl, Jindrich Dolezal
Votes: 9
25. Pekar: Svetluska (2019 Music Video)
4 min | Comedy, Music
Horny car mechanics are trying to impress attractive customer without realizing that she's blind.
Directors: Ondrej Soukup, Petr Stolba | Stars: Petr Stolba, Kristýna Cerná, Milos Filip, Petr Matousek
Votes: 17
26. TH!S: L (Lemmy) (2018 Music Video)
5 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Vojtech Kotek | Stars: Aneta Antosova, Josef Cerný, Ewa Farna, Vojtech Kotek
Votes: 16
27. Pavel Horejs: Slecny a Zeny (2019 Music Video)
6 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Milan Balek | Stars: Pavel Horejs, Sabina Karásková, Dominik Port, Gabriela Pravdová
Votes: 15
28. Pekar: Za tebou (2015 Music Video)
4 min | Comedy, Music
Factory workers are procrastinating, ripping off their shirts and dancing to a catchy song.
Director: Ondrej Soukup | Stars: Petr Stolba, Lukás Chmelík, Martin Dvorák, Jan Musal
Votes: 17