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1. Incendies (2010)
R | 131 min | Drama, Mystery, War
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Mustafa Kamel
Votes: 202,368 | Gross: $6.86M
2. Call the Midwife (2012– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, History
Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.
Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Laura Main, Jenny Agutter, Stephen McGann
Votes: 31,712
3. Virgin River (2019– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Romance
Seeking a fresh start, nurse practitioner Melinda Monroe moves from Los Angeles to a remote Northern California town and is surprised by what and who she finds.
Stars: Martin Henderson, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Alexandra Breckenridge, Colin Lawrence
Votes: 52,027
4. Passengers (I) (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
A malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early.
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne
Votes: 449,956 | Gross: $100.01M
5. Children of Men (2006)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Caine
Votes: 530,720 | Gross: $35.55M
6. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Passed | 238 min | Drama, Romance, War
A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood | Stars: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil
Votes: 335,210 | Gross: $198.68M
7. Willow (1988)
PG | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh
Votes: 130,257 | Gross: $57.27M
8. The Color Purple (2023)
PG-13 | 141 min | Drama, Musical
A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Director: Blitz Bazawule | Stars: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo
Votes: 16,300
9. Eastern Promises (2007)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Josef Altin
Votes: 262,010 | Gross: $17.11M
10. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
R | 105 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon
Votes: 384,887 | Gross: $101.07M
11. Pieces of a Woman (2020)
R | 126 min | Drama
When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.
Director: Kornél Mundruczó | Stars: Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn, Iliza Shlesinger
Votes: 56,451
12. Vernost (2019)
82 min | Drama
Midwife Lena, a loving wife, is driven towards a string of infidelities after her husband continues to neglect her.
Director: Nigina Sayfullaeva | Stars: Evgeniya Gromova, Aleksandr Pal, Marina Vasileva, Aleksey Agranovich
Votes: 3,001
13. Whitechapel (2009–2013)
TV-14 | 817 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A fast-tracked inspector, a hardened detective sergeant, and an expert in historical homicides investigate modern crimes with connections to the past in the Whitechapel district of London.
Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis, Steve Pemberton, Sam Stockman
Votes: 14,887
14. Big Momma's House (2000)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes undercover as a large, elderly woman to catch an escaped convict, but complications arise when he bonds with Sherry, the convict's ex-girlfriend and the woman's granddaughter.
Director: Raja Gosnell | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, Jascha Washington
Votes: 90,984 | Gross: $117.56M
15. The White Ribbon (2009)
R | 144 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 77,835 | Gross: $2.22M
16. The 12th Man (2017)
Unrated | 135 min | Drama, History, Thriller
They were 12 saboteurs. The Nazis killed 11 of them. This is the true story of the one that got away.
Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Marie Blokhus, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
Votes: 29,336
17. Tulip Fever (2017)
R | 105 min | Drama, History, Romance
An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of seventeenth century Amsterdam.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O'Connell, Holliday Grainger
Votes: 23,028 | Gross: $2.43M
18. Loving (2016)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision.
Director: Jeff Nichols | Stars: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton, Dean Mumford
Votes: 36,456 | Gross: $7.70M
19. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
PG | 145 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle
Votes: 8,144 | Gross: $2.07M
20. Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The relationship between writer AA Milne and his son, Christopher Robin, and how this became the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Vicki Pepperdine
Votes: 29,929 | Gross: $1.74M
21. Away We Go (2009)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A couple expecting their first child travels the U.S. seeking the perfect "family home." They have misadventures and find fresh connections with relatives and old friends who help them discover "home" on their own terms for the first time.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Allison Janney, Carmen Ejogo
Votes: 55,143 | Gross: $9.45M
22. The Rapture (2023)
97 min | Drama
Lydia, a dedicated midwife, is in the middle of a breakup. At the time, her best friend Salomé tells her she is pregnant. One day, she comes across Milo - a one-night stand - as she is carrying her friend's baby in her arms.
Director: Iris Kaltenbäck | Stars: Hafsia Herzi, Alexis Manenti, Nina Meurisse, Younes Boucif
Votes: 600
23. Hawaii (1966)
Approved | 189 min | Drama
An American missionary and his wife travel to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy.
Directors: George Roy Hill, Arthur Hiller | Stars: Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman
Votes: 3,573 | Gross: $34.56M
24. William and Mary (2003–2005)
48 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The lives of William (an undertaker) and Mary (a midwife) cross. They become romantically involved, but what happens for the rest of the series is far less predictable.
Stars: Martin Clunes, Julie Graham, Cheryl Campbell, Michael Begley
Votes: 975
25. Good Morning (1959)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishû Ryû, Kuniko Miyake
Votes: 11,111
26. Barry Munday (2010)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Barry Munday wakes up after being attacked to realize that he's missing his family jewels. To make matters worse, he learns he's facing a paternity lawsuit filed by a woman he can't remember having sex with.
Director: Chris D'Arienzo | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Judy Greer, Chloë Sevigny, Jean Smart
Votes: 4,506
27. Manny & Lo (1996)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
A pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.
Director: Lisa Krueger | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino, Mary Kay Place, Dean Silvers
Votes: 2,212 | Gross: $0.50M
28. Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A dragon known as Drago tries to end the rivalry between a brother and sister, both having dragon-like powers, who are after the throne of their grandfather, while a new threat steals Drago's source of power.
Director: Patrik Syversen | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Tom Rhys Harries, Jessamine-Bliss Bell, Tamzin Merchant
Votes: 2,916
29. Firecreek (1968)
Approved | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A peace-loving, part-time Sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Gary Lockwood
Votes: 4,075
30. The Shift (2022– )
40 min | Drama
Midwife Ella and her colleagues go about their work with conviction and fine ideals, but all too often, the pressure and the enormous mental and physical strain of the work pushes them to their personal limits.
Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Pål Sverre Hagen, Marijana Jankovic, Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Votes: 362
31. The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
Not Rated | 186 min | Drama, History
Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari
Votes: 6,928
32. Prevenge (2016)
TV-MA | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant when, believing herself to be guided by her unborn baby, she embarks on a homicidal rampage, dispatching anyone who stands in her way.
Director: Alice Lowe | Stars: Alice Lowe, Dan Renton Skinner, Jo Hartley, Tom Davis
Votes: 8,641
33. Tristram Shandy (2005)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Director Michael Winterbottom (Northam) attempts to shoot the adaptation of Laurence Sterne's essentially unfilmable novel, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman."
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Steve Coogan, Jeremy Northam, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes
Votes: 13,190 | Gross: $1.25M
34. Bless Me, Ultima (2012)
PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
A drama set in New Mexico during WWII, centered on the relationship between a young man and an elderly medicine woman who helps him contend with the battle between good and evil that rages in his village.
Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Luke Ganalon, Joseph A. Garcia, Miriam Colon, Benito Martinez
Votes: 1,598 | Gross: $1.55M
35. Washington Square (1997)
PG | 115 min | Drama, Romance
In this adaptation of the Henry James novel set in 19th-century New York City, a wealthy spinster with an overbearing father is pursued by a handsome fortune hunter who may be only after her money.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney, Maggie Smith, Ben Chaplin
Votes: 3,644 | Gross: $1.71M
36. Le tourbillon de la vie (2022)
120 min | Drama, Romance
About an 80-year old Julia, who reflects on the decisions and circumstances that happened in her life which could have led her down different paths.
Director: Olivier Treiner | Stars: Lou de Laâge, Raphaël Personnaz, Isabelle Carré, Grégory Gadebois
Votes: 658
37. One Child Nation (2019)
R | 83 min | Documentary, History
After becoming a mother, a filmmaker uncovers the untold history of China's one-child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.
Directors: Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang | Stars: Nanfu Wang, Zaodi Wang, Zhimei Wang, Tunde Wang
Votes: 7,235 | Gross: $0.18M
38. Grace (III) (2009)
R | 85 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After losing her unborn child, Madeline Matheson insists on carrying the baby to term. Following the delivery, the child miraculously returns to life with an appetite for human blood. Madeline is faced with a mother's ultimate decision.
Director: Paul Solet | Stars: Jordan Ladd, Samantha Ferris, Gabrielle Rose, Stephen Park
Votes: 8,235 | Gross: $0.01M
39. The Midwife (2017)
Unrated | 117 min | Drama
Claire is a wonderfully gifted midwife, with a natural talent to deliver babies with the most gentle touch. One day she receives a strange phone call. Béatrice, the extravagant mistress of her deceased father, wants to see her again.
Director: Martin Provost | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Frot, Olivier Gourmet, Quentin Dolmaire
Votes: 3,051 | Gross: $0.60M
40. Jessica (1962)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jealous of a beautiful widowed midwife, her female neighbors in their small Sicilian village plot her ruin by refusing to have anything to do with their husbands.
Directors: Jean Negulesco, Oreste Palella | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, Angie Dickinson, Noël-Noël, Gabriele Ferzetti
Votes: 411
41. Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama
An aging, world-weary gangster is double-crossed and forced out of retirement when his best friend is kidnapped and their stash of eight stolen gold bars demanded as ransom.
Director: Jacques Becker | Stars: Jean Gabin, René Dary, Dora Doll, Vittorio Sanipoli
Votes: 8,584 | Gross: $0.13M
42. Beloved Sisters (2014)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, History, Romance
The 18th century literary genius Friedrich Schiller falls in love with the sisters Charlotte and Caroline von Lengefeld. After a passionate summer together in a menage a trois, jealousy and rivalry endanger their union.
Director: Dominik Graf | Stars: Hannah Herzsprung, Florian Stetter, Henriette Confurius, Claudia Messner
Votes: 1,601 | Gross: $0.05M
43. The Tasting (2022)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jacques is divorced and runs a small wine shop, on the verge of bankruptcy. Hortense, determined not to end up single and involved in the association, walks into his store one day and decides to sign up for a tasting workshop.
Director: Ivan Calbérac | Stars: Isabelle Carré, Bernard Campan, Mounir Amamra, Eric Viellard
Votes: 921
44. Push (2024– )
Drama
Bursting amniotic bags, babies in a pelvic position, premature contractions: for midwives Nalan, Anna and Greta, a state of emergency is the order of the day.
Stars: Mariam Hage, Anna Schudt, Lydia Lehmann, Idil Üner
Votes: 54
45. Charms for the Easy Life (2002 TV Movie)
111 min | Drama
The story of three women who live in a North Carolina town and defy the traditional roles set forth for them by society.
Director: Joan Micklin Silver | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Mimi Rogers, Susan May Pratt, Geordie Johnson
Votes: 502
46. Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
150 min | Drama
A doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Lea Massari
Votes: 2,751 | Gross: $0.07M
47. To Sleep with Anger (1990)
PG | 102 min | Drama
A charismatic old acquaintance drifts into town, stirring up trouble for a mild-mannered family.
Director: Charles Burnett | Stars: Danny Glover, Paul Butler, DeVaughn Nixon, Mary Alice
Votes: 2,925 | Gross: $1.16M
48. Cluny Brown (1946)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Romance, War
A free-spirited parlor maid and a Czech refugee surprise an English village with their unconventional ways.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Charles Boyer, Jennifer Jones, Peter Lawford, Helen Walker
Votes: 4,130
49. All Mine to Give (1957)
Passed | 103 min | Drama, Family, Romance
An immigrant family in 1850's Wisconsin prospers until tragedy strikes.
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Glynis Johns, Cameron Mitchell, Rex Thompson, Patty McCormack
Votes: 1,581
50. Lena Lorenz (2015– )
90 min | Family, Romance
Midwife Lena flees hectic Berlin for her Bavarian family farm, hoping for solace. Her return upsets her mother, irritates Grandfather Leo and distances her best friend Julia, dashing Lena's hopes for a peaceful retreat.
Stars: Eva Mattes, Liane Forestieri, Raban Bieling, Michael Roll
Votes: 75