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51. Hot Line (1994–2011)
TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Romance
Cinemax's erotic anthology series. Each episode is a story told by a caller to Rebecca, the beautiful host of a nighttime radio program about sexual fantasies.
Stars: Tanya Roberts, Shannon Tweed, Michelle Clunie, Wendi Westbrook
Votes: 132
52. An American Carol (2008)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An anti-American filmmaker who's out to abolish the July Fourth holiday is visited by three ghosts who try to change his perception of the country.
Director: David Zucker | Stars: Kevin P. Farley, Kelsey Grammer, Leslie Nielsen, Trace Adkins
Votes: 10,114 | Gross: $7.00M
53. Never on Sunday (1960)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the prostitute with whom he is infatuated.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, Giorgos Foundas, Titos Vandis
Votes: 6,170
54. Buttons, A New Musical Film (I) (2018)
PG | 115 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Follow the heartwarming journey of two orphan girls whose only wish is to find a home for Christmas. With a little help from their guardian angels (Dick Van Dyke and Dame Angela Lansbury), they discover miracles can happen when you believe.
Director: Tim Janis | Stars: Alivia Clark, Kate Winslet, Robert Redford, Dick Van Dyke
Votes: 685 | Gross: $0.15M
55. Meet the Parents (1992)
Not Rated | 75 min | Comedy
A man goes to meet his girlfriend's parent's....but that is when trouble starts.
Director: Greg Glienna | Stars: Tony Boswell, Jacqueline Cahill, Mary Ruth Clarke, John Dacosse
Votes: 241
56. Keep an Eye Out (2018)
Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy
Louis just found the corpse of a man in front of his apartment building. Taken in for custody by Captain Buron, he finds himself on the wrong end of a surreal interrogation. But how can you prove you are innocent when the cops are crazy?
Director: Quentin Dupieux | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Grégoire Ludig, Marc Fraize, Anaïs Demoustier
Votes: 5,437
57. Saudagar (1991)
Not Rated | 213 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Two clan chiefs who have maintained a blood feud for decades have to contend with the romance between their respective grandchildren.
Director: Subhash Ghai | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Vivek Mushran, Manisha Koirala
Votes: 1,612
58. Marguerite & Julien (2015)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, History, Romance
An aristocratic brother and sister embrace passion and hope as they flee from society. A story of desire, love and death beyond all morality.
Director: Valérie Donzelli | Stars: Anaïs Demoustier, Jérémie Elkaïm, Frédéric Pierrot, Aurélia Petit
Votes: 1,107
59. Chloe and Theo (2015)
PG-13 | 81 min | Comedy, Drama
From the northern ice comes a gentler kind of hero.
Director: Ezna Sands | Stars: Theo Ikummaq, Dakota Johnson, Ashley Springer, André De Shields
Votes: 1,812
60. A Tale of Three Sisters (2019)
108 min | Drama
Three young girls are sent back to their father in a poor village in central Anatolia, one after another, after failing in more affluent foster families.
Director: Emin Alper | Stars: Cemre Ebuzziya, Ece Yüksel, Helin Kandemir, Kayhan Açikgöz
Votes: 4,800
61. American Fable (2016)
Not Rated | 96 min | Thriller
After 11-year-old Gitty discovers a man who can grant wishes hiding in her family's silo, she is forced to choose between saving the man's life and protecting her family.
Director: Anne Hamilton | Stars: Peyton Kennedy, Richard Schiff, Kip Pardue, Marci Miller
Votes: 4,678
62. Banel & Adama (2023)
87 min | Drama
A young couple in Senegal must contend with the disapproval of their remote village.
Director: Ramata-Toulaye Sy | Stars: Khady Mane, Mamadou Diallo, Binta Racine Sy, Moussa Sow
Votes: 422
63. Night of the Kings (2020)
R | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy
A young man is sent to "La Maca", a prison of Ivory Coast in the middle of the forest ruled by its prisoners. With the red moon rising, he is designated by the Boss to be the new "Roman" and must tell a story to the other prisoners.
Director: Philippe Lacôte | Stars: Bakary Koné, Steve Tientcheu, Jean Cyrille Digbeu, Rasmané Ouédraogo
Votes: 2,875
64. One Thousand and One Nights (2012– )
180 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A woman goes on a magical journey to find her prince, Aladdin, in this adventure. Evil sorcerers, gentle genies, magical castles, and dangerous deserts feature in this tale of Lady, a woman searching for her true love.
Stars: Vanessa Hessler, Marco Bocci, Paz Vega, Raffaella Rea
Votes: 358
65. Malcolm (1986)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
A socially awkward and mechanically gifted man becomes involved in a quirky and unconventional crime.
Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Colin Friels, John Hargreaves, Lindy Davies, Chris Haywood
Votes: 2,860 | Gross: $0.54M
66. The Trouble with You (2018)
108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Yvonne is a police detective in a town on the French Riviera and the young widow of police chief Santi, a local hero. One day, she learns that her husband was in fact a crooked cop.
Director: Pierre Salvadori | Stars: Adèle Haenel, Pio Marmaï, Audrey Tautou, Damien Bonnard
Votes: 4,127
67. Perfect Nanny (2019)
PG-13 | 100 min | Crime, Drama
When Myriam, the mother of two young children, decides--despite the reluctance of her husband--to resume her activity in a law firm, the couple starts looking for a nanny.
Director: Lucie Borleteau | Stars: Karin Viard, Leïla Bekhti, Antoine Reinartz, Assya Da Silva
Votes: 1,669
68. The Fourth Musketeer (2022)
85 min | Action, Adventure
At the behest of his father, young d'Artagnan travels from rural Gascony to Paris, where he becomes embroiled in a devious plot between the King's Musketeers and the Guardsmen of Cardinal Richelieu.
Director: Steve Lawson | Stars: Jonathan Hansler, Matt Ingram-Jones, Morgan Rees-Davies, Ade Dimberline
Votes: 1,437
69. Christian Mingle (2014)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A marketing executive tries to find Mr. Right on a Christian dating website. When impressing her dream guy ends in disaster, Gwyneth gets in touch with her spiritual side.
Director: Corbin Bernsen | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Jonathan Patrick Moore, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 1,825 | Gross: $0.02M
70. The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily (2019)
82 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
To rescue his missing son, Léonce the King of Bears, invade the land of men with the help of his clan.
Director: Lorenzo Mattotti | Stars: Antonio Albanese, Leïla Bekhti, Toni Servillo, Thomas Bidegain
Votes: 1,875
71. The Little Bear Movie (2000)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Little Bear and Father Bear are camping when Little Bear meets a new friend named Cub.
Director: Raymond Jafelice | Stars: Kristin Fairlie, Dan Hennessey, Janet-Laine Green, Max Morrow
Votes: 357
72. The Woman Who Left (2016)
TV-MA | 226 min | Drama
After 30 years of wrongful imprisonment, a woman plans to take revenge on her former lover.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Charo Santos-Concio, John Lloyd Cruz, Michael De Mesa, Nonie Buencamino
Votes: 1,631 | Gross: $0.00M
73. Scalene (2011)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A perceptual thriller told from three points-of-view revolving around the rape of a female college student by a mentally handicapped man and his mother's subsequent revenge after his incarceration.
Director: Zack Parker | Stars: Margo Martindale, Adam Scarimbolo, Hanna Hall, Jim Dougherty
Votes: 790
74. David Lynch Cooks Quinoa (2007)
21 min | Documentary, Short
David Lynch cooks quinoa, which is a thing he does as much as possible.
Director: David Lynch | Star: David Lynch
Votes: 717
75. The Duchess of Langeais (2007)
Unrated | 137 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In Majorca, in 1823, a French general, Armand de Montriveau, overhears a cloistered nun singing in a chapel; he insists on speaking to her. She is Antoinette, for five years he has searched... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Jeanne Balibar, Guillaume Depardieu, Bulle Ogier, Michel Piccoli
Votes: 1,465 | Gross: $0.28M
76. The Treasure (2015)
Unrated | 89 min | Comedy
Costi is a family man whose cash-strapped neighbor makes him an intriguing proposition: help him find the fortune reportedly buried somewhere on the grounds of his family's country home in Romania and split the profits.
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu | Stars: Toma Cuzin, Adrian Purcarescu, Corneliu Cozmei, Radu Bânzaru
Votes: 3,218 | Gross: $0.03M
77. Knights of Santiago (2023)
74 min | Drama, History
In a country divided in an eternal internal war, an order of knights rises to build a nation.
Director: Ana L. Martín | Stars: Fran Nortes, Eloy Arenas, Martina Herrero, Javier Esparza
Votes: 68
78. Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Drama, Fantasy
A film crew documents a folk story-exquisite corpse combination by random Thai people; the story is reenacted.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Duangjai Hiransri, Kome Kongkiat Komesiri, Saisiri Xoomsai
Votes: 1,737
79. Travelers and Magicians (2003)
Not Rated | 108 min | Adventure, Drama
The two men embark on parallel, if separate, journeys. Their yearning is a common one--for a better and different life. Dondup, delayed by the timeless pace of his village, is forced to ... See full summary »
Director: Khyentse Norbu | Stars: Tshewang Dendup, Gup Kado Duba, Dasho Kado, Sonam Lhamo
Votes: 2,334 | Gross: $0.51M
80. Screams of a Winter Night (1979)
PG | 91 min | Horror, Mystery
An anthology in which a group of college coeds spending a winter's night in a remote cabin pass time by telling scary stories to each other.
Director: James L. Wilson | Stars: Matt Borel, Gil Glasgow, Patrick Byers, Mary Agen Cox
Votes: 817
81. El Cojonudo (2005)
22 min | Short, Comedy
A young city couple are stuck in a gas station over a lost road in open countryside. An old man, disturbed by their disrespectful behavior, starts telling a story about respect, an ... See full summary »
Director: Fede Alvarez | Stars: Walter Reyno, Christian Zagia, Noelia Campo, Leandro Núñez
Votes: 187
82. Skylab (2011)
114 min | Comedy
In July 1979, during the Summer holidays, in a house somewhere in Brittany, a whole family (parents, uncles, aunts, cousins and other relatives) are gathered to celebrate Granny Amandine's ... See full summary »
Director: Julie Delpy | Stars: Bernadette Lafont, Emmanuelle Riva, Eric Elmosnino, Julie Delpy
Votes: 2,115
83. Lillian (II) (2019)
130 min | Adventure, Drama
An emigrant in New York decides to walk back to her home in Russia.
Director: Andreas Horvath | Star: Patrycja Planik
Votes: 910
84. Ghosts of Fear Street (1998 TV Movie)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A pilot for a failed TV version of Ghosts of Fear Street based on the books by R.L. Stine. A horror writer takes his family to his old neighborhood to visit his quirky father-in-law who lives on Fear Street where strange things happen.
Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Christopher Rich, Talia Balsam, Vincent Berry, Alexandra Breckenridge
Votes: 42
85. A Christmas Tale (2021)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A tale of a boy from a wealthy family who during his work at the post office steals Christmas gifts from the wealthy to give to the poor people of Stockholm.
Director: Hannes Holm | Stars: Simon Larsson, Jonas Karlsson, Jennie Silfverhjelm, Vanna Rosenberg
Votes: 1,706
86. ASMR: Autonomous Sensory Model Reading (2016 Video)
3 min | Short, Drama
Barbara Palvin reads a short story to make your brain tingle.
Directors: Timothy Douglas, Tarik Malak | Star: Barbara Palvin
Votes: 29
87. Phagun (1958)
134 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Banani is the daughter of a rich man, brought up by gypsies after he abandoned her due to the grief of losing his wife. She and Bijon, the son of a landlord, fall in love when the gypsies come to his father's estate.
Director: Bibhuti Mitra | Stars: Madhubala, Bharat Bhushan, Jeevan Dhar, Kammo
Votes: 51
88. Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
In the 1930's, Max Brown is an urban young man from an Eastern province, fresh from college, whose only job offer is in a one-room school house in the Canadian prairie. At first he's ... See full summary »
Director: Silvio Narizzano | Stars: Bud Cort, Samantha Eggar, Chris Wiggins, Gary Reineke
Votes: 484
89. His Hare Raising Tale (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Bugs tells stories to his nephew Clyde, derived from earlier cartoons (Baseball Bugs (1946), Stage Door Cartoon (1944), Rabbit Punch (1948), Falling Hare (1943) and Haredevil Hare (1948)).
Directors: Friz Freleng, Robert Clampett, Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 316
90. Aunque nos pese (2018)
10 min | Short, Drama
Marcos wants to be a writer. He spends most of his time in the park of his neighborhood. One evening he meets Pedro. An unexpected complicity will arise between them.
Director: Diego Roma | Stars: Jon Baquero, José Luis Valverde
Votes: 12
91. Rakkauden risti (1946)
99 min | Drama, Romance
The daughter of a lighthouse keeper runs away with a shipwrecked businessman to the city. But instead of her dreams, she finds herself selling herself in the streets, until a painter finds her as an ideal model for his next painting.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Oscar Tengström, Ville Salminen, Rauli Tuomi
Votes: 234
92. Nothing Holier Than a Dolphin (2022)
17 min | Short, Drama
The two fishermen find a dolphin accidentally caught in their nets. The dolphin in its turn finds a fisherman drowning in the water. In this small Mediterranean village, an ancient myth unexpectedly comes to life.
Director: Isabella Margara | Stars: Samuel Akinola, Ioanna Fasoula, Mihail Giannikakis, Christos Karavevas
Votes: 36
93. Nothing But the Sun (2020)
75 min | Documentary
Follows Mateo Sobode Chiqueno and his recorded stories, songs and testimonies of his Ayoreo people on an old tape recorder.
Director: Arami Ullon | Stars: Mateo Sobode Chiqueno, Jose Iquebi
Votes: 93
94. The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Big Mouth Gulch (1995 Video)
TV-Y | Animation, Comedy, Family
Director: Rick Locke | Stars: Greg Ballora, Phil Baron, Cheryl Blaylock, Kevin Carlson
Votes: 46
95. What Once Was (2016)
22 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
Marooned on an abandoned earth, a group of astronauts finds that their greatest threat isn't the environment, but each other.
Director: Sean Penberthy | Stars: Skyler Griswold, Emily Karlsson, Jeff Lorch, Amir Christopher Shafii
Votes: 26
96. Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut (1960)
84 min | Comedy
Director: Aarne Tarkas | Stars: Hannes Häyrinen, Pirkko Mannola, Leo Jokela, Siiri Angerkoski
Votes: 81
97. Daniel Midas: Sprawa dla stand-upera (2023 TV Special)
68 min | Comedy
Director: Pawel Dybich | Stars: Daniel Midas, Piotr Kaszewiak, Marlena Mysza
98. Kultur Shock! (2013)
85 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Three helpless American immigrants, Red, White and Blue, are tormented by an Uncle Sam doll in a locked, windowless room. They can't remember who they are or how they got there. Little by ... See full summary »
Director: Todd Osleger | Stars: Eric Paul Chapman, Maureen O'Malley, Terry McNavage, Jerry Pietrala
Votes: 73
99. Snow Cat (1998)
23 min | Short, Animation, Family
Based on the short story written by Dayal Kaur Khalsa, tells the story of a grandmother telling her grandchild a touching story about a girl and a magical cat.
Director: Sheldon Cohen | Stars: Maureen Stapleton, Chelsea Cohen, Claudia-Laurie Corbeil, Louisette Dussault
Votes: 32
100. Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957– )
30 min | Adventure, Drama
The series adapted for television some true tales from press correspondents from around the world.
Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Kieron Moore, Eric Pohlmann, Leonard Sachs
Votes: 20