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1. The Babadook (2014)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
Director: Jennifer Kent | Stars: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney
Votes: 247,386 | Gross: $0.92M
2. Hugo (2011)
PG | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 336,887 | Gross: $73.86M
3. Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)
130 min | Documentary, History
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films, from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films, ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Wolf | Stars: Warren Beatty, Elizabeth Berkley, Martine Beswick, Linda Blair
Votes: 1,301
4. Nana (1983)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A beautiful and willful prostitute puts her appearance and body to use to become the toast of the town.
Director: Dan Wolman | Stars: Katya Berger, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Yehuda Efroni, Mandy Rice-Davies
Votes: 714
5. A Monster in Paris (2011)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A 3D-animated movie set in Paris in the year 1910 and centered on a monster who lives in a garden and his love for a beautiful, young singer.
Director: Bibo Bergeron | Stars: Matthieu Chedid, Vanessa Paradis, Gad Elmaleh, François Cluzet
Votes: 22,691
6. The Chinese (1967)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Anne Wiazemsky, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Juliet Berto, Michel Semeniako
Votes: 8,342 | Gross: $0.04M
7. Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021)
120 min | Documentary
This documentary explores film through the voices of significant professionals who have contributed to make sure moving images survive and remain accessible.
Director: Inés Toharia Terán | Stars: Ann Adachi-Tasch, Laure Adler, Benjamin Chowkwan Ado, Janice Allen
Votes: 254
8. Playdurizm (2020)
Unrated | 88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When a teenager finds himself caught in a glitchy-glitzy reality with his onscreen male idol, he does all he can to be possessed by this man and ignore the violent clues of how he got there.
Director: Gem Deger | Stars: Austin Chunn, Gem Deger, Issy Stewart, Christopher Hugh James Adamson
Votes: 1,409
9. Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
140 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the legendary King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886), his opera interest and friendship with theatre personalities such as Richard Wagner and Joseph Kainz, and at the same time a reflection of the German 1800s.
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Harry Baer, Ingrid Caven, Hanna Köhler, Ursula Strätz
Votes: 336
10. Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.
Director: Richard Schickel | Stars: Mark Hamill, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott
Votes: 461
11. Love Exists (1961)
21 min | Documentary, Short
A social commentary on post-war France's urban developments.
Director: Maurice Pialat | Star: Jean-Loup Reynold
Votes: 699
12. Bicentennial Curious (2007)
Short, Comedy
The making of history in the making.
Director: Jared Varava | Stars: Michael Bertrando, Ben Boodman, Jonathan Buss, Peter Dirksen
Votes: 27
13. Monsters, Madmen & Machines: 80 Years of Science Fiction (1983 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary, Drama, Fantasy
"Monsters, Madmen and Machines: 80 Years of Science Fiction" was a retrospective on science fiction and fantasy films from early efforts like George Melies' "A Trip to the Moon" (1902) to George Lucas' "Star Wars" (1977).
Directors: Pamela V. Kobbe, Jerry Kramer | Star: Gil Gerard
Votes: 14
14. L'esprit du loup (2016)
18 min | Short
Director: Katia Scarton-Kim | Stars: Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Jochen Hägele, Gintare Parulyte, Charlton Guttin
Votes: 14
15. A Night at the Movies: George Lucas and the World of Fantasy Cinema (2014 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director George Lucas discusses the fantasy genre of films, covering more than a century of filmmaking, and explains the inspirations for his popular "Star Wars" saga.
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Star: George Lucas
Votes: 16
16. The Thanhouser Studio and the Birth of American Cinema (2014)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Thanhouser Company was a trail-blazing studio based in New Rochelle, New York, where from 1910 to 1917 it released over 1,000 films that were seen by audiences around the globe. This 53... See full summary »
Director: Ned Thanhouser | Stars: Ned Thanhouser, Judith Buchanan, Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, Randy Johnson
Votes: 60
17. Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This documentary is produced by one of the world's foremost authorities and biographers of Edwin S. Porter. Since little is known of Porter's personal life, the emphasis here is on his ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Musser | Stars: Blanche Sweet, Jay Leyda, Rob Issen, Robert Sklar
Votes: 136
18. Melies: Tales of Terror (1904)
7 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
A compilation of three short trick films by Georges Méliès: The Music Lover (1903) (The Melomaniac aka The Music Lover)(1903), The Monster (1903) (The Monster) (1903) and Decapitation in Turkey (1904) (The Terrible Turkish Executioner) (1904).
Director: Georges Méliès
19. The Other Christopher (1963)
115 min | Drama, Fantasy
The dictator Anastasio rules with an iron fist backed by business-men making deals and speeches about building canals, completely disconnected from the chaos amongst the population. ... See full summary »
Director: Armand Gatti | Stars: Jean Bouise, Marc Dudicourt, Alden Knight, Bertina Acevedo
Votes: 46
20. Poslední trik Georgese Méliese (2016 TV Movie)
55 min | Drama
Director: Jirí Havelka | Stars: Milan Hajn, Dusan Hrebícek, Johana Vanousova
21. 7 Classic Movie Tricks That Led to Modern CGI (2021 Video)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Before the widespread use of CGI, filmmakers used surprising in-camera tricks and optical illusions to fool audiences. Early filmmakers like Georges Méliès could add a hidden cut to film a ... See full summary »
Stars: Abby Tang, Julie Turnock
22. Phantasmagoria at the Music Hall (2021)
9 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A trick film in tribute to 1910s Melies films, using the famous technique of the reverse sequence.
Directors: Achille Brunet, Vincent Brunet | Stars: Achille Brunet, Vincent Brunet
Votes: 6
23.
Passage des arts (2018– )
Episode:
Alexandre Dumas, le flamboyant
(2020)
52 min | Documentary, Music, Talk-Show
Part 1: A look back at ten years in the life of the French writer Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). From financial straits to wealth, from glory to bankruptcy, the decade from 1842 to 1852 ... See full summary »
Directors: Arnaud Xainte, Jean-Frédéric Thibault | Stars: Patrick de Jacquelot, Alexis Michalik, Claude Schopp, Gilles Taurand
Votes: 16
24.
Legends of World Cinema (2004– )
Episode:
Georges Méliès
26 min | Documentary
French illusionist and film director Georges Méliès was known for the use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted colour.
Director: Andrey Istratov | Stars: Konstantin Karasik, Georges Méliès
25.
The Ryan Hollinger Show (2010– )
Episode:
Why is SUSPIRIA So Beautifully DISTURBING?!
(2021)
26 min | Horror, Talk-Show
Director: Ryan Hollinger | Stars: Ryan Hollinger, Korey Coleman, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Radiohead
26.
Rifftrax Shorts (2007– )
Episode:
A Trip to the Moon
(2013)
13 min | Comedy
At last, the ORIGINAL faked moon landing is available as a RiffTrax. A Trip to the Moon is the most famous film by French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès (aka, the dude from Hugo) but somehow... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson
27.
Les échos du cinéma (1961–1962)
Episode:
Episode #1.34
(1961)
26 min | Short, Talk-Show
Director: Jean Guillon | Stars: Normand Champoux, Ricet Barrier, Nicolas Bataille, Claude Cerval
28.
Les échos du cinéma (1961–1962)
Episode:
Episode #1.25
(1961)
27 min | Short, Talk-Show
Director: Jean Guillon | Stars: Normand Champoux, André Méliès, Lotte Eisner, Henri Langlois