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1. Superhero Movie (2008)
PG-13 | 75 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Orphaned high school student Rick Riker is bitten by a radioactive dragonfly, develops super powers (except for the ability to fly), and becomes a hero.
Director: Craig Mazin | Stars: Drake Bell, Leslie Nielsen, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald
Votes: 75,959 | Gross: $26.64M
2. Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
PG-13 | 136 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian climber, breaks out of prison and travels to the holy city of Lhasa. He is employed as an instructor to the 14th Dalai Lama and soon becomes his close confidante.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, BD Wong, Mako
Votes: 156,425 | Gross: $37.96M
3. Monster-in-Law (2005)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
The love life of Charlotte is reduced to an endless string of disastrous blind dates, until she meets the perfect man, Kevin. Unfortunately, his merciless mother will do anything to destroy their relationship.
Director: Robert Luketic | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Michael Vartan, Jane Fonda, Wanda Sykes
Votes: 65,709 | Gross: $82.93M
4. Kundun (1997)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin, Tenzin Yeshi Paichang
Votes: 30,555 | Gross: $5.53M
5. In Good Company (2004)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A middle-aged ad exec is faced with a new boss who's nearly half his age... and who also happens to be sleeping with his daughter.
Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger
Votes: 56,539 | Gross: $45.81M
6. The Abominable Snowman (1957)
85 min | Adventure, Horror
A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis
Votes: 4,991
7. Scott and Sid (2021)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Scott is a whimsical dreamer, determined to make his way through life and raising a metaphorical middle finger to anyone who tries to stop him.
Directors: Scott Elliott, Sid Sadowskyj | Stars: Richard Mason, Tom Blyth, Charlotte Milchard, David Summer
Votes: 4,734
8. Supermensch (2013)
R | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The life and career of the legendary Hollywood insider, Shep Gordon.
Directors: Beth Aala, Mike Myers | Stars: Shep Gordon, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Douglas, Alice Cooper
Votes: 3,405 | Gross: $0.21M
9. Unmistaken Child (2008)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary
In Nepal, a venerable monk, Geshe Lama Konchog, dies and one of his disciples, a youthful monk named Tenzin Zopa, searches for his master's reincarnation. The film follows his search to the... See full summary »
Director: Nati Baratz | Star: Tenzin Zopa
Votes: 817 | Gross: $0.30M
10. Scream of the Ants (2006)
85 min | Adventure, Drama
A girl believing in God marries an atheist, who is consumed by doubt. They decide to spend their honeymoon in India. Searching the countryside for a guru called the "perfect man," who fobs ... See full summary »
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Stars: Mamhoud Chokrollahi, Mahnour Shadzi, Karl Maass, Tenzin Chogyal
Votes: 985
11. Himalaya with Michael Palin (2004– )
360 min | Documentary
Michael Palin travels the Himalaya mountain region.
Stars: Michael Palin, The Dalai Lama
Votes: 1,221
12. Seven Years in Tibet (1957)
79 min | Documentary, Drama
An Austrian mountain-climber ends up as a prisoner-of-war, escapes and befriends Tibet's 14th Dalai Lama.
Director: Hans Nieter | Stars: Heinrich Harrer, Peter Aufschnaiter, The Dalai Lama
Votes: 79
13. The Dalai Lama: Scientist (2019)
94 min | Documentary
An uplifting and optimistic documentary about the Dalai Lama's meetings with scientists from around the world to find commonalities among Buddhist science and western science to promote health, understanding and compassion for all.
Director: Dawn Gifford Engle | Stars: Susan Bauer-Wu, Aaron Beck, Michel Bitbol, David Bohm
Votes: 112
14. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2002)
Unrated | 104 min | Documentary, History
A film about the state of Chinese occupied Tibet and its history of oppression and resistance.
Director: Tom Piozet | Stars: Edward Edwards, Ed Harris, Shirley Knight, Tim Robbins
Votes: 688 | Gross: $0.58M
15. All in This Tea (2006)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary
During the 1990s, David Lee Hoffman searched throughout China for the finest teas. He's a California importer who, as a youth, lived in Asia for years and took tea with the Dali Lama. ... See full summary »
Directors: Les Blank, Gina Leibrecht | Stars: David Lee Hoffman, Song Diefeng, Werner Herzog, Angela Justice
Votes: 322
16. On the Bridge (1992)
95 min | Documentary
A documentary of director Frank Perry's own fight with cancer, which he ultimately lost in 1995.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Frank Perry, Lauren Bacall, Ohad Rossen, Barbara Walters
Votes: 41
17. 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary
How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the ... See full summary »
Director: Rick Ray | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Bagdro, Bob Dole, Richard Gere
Votes: 767 | Gross: $0.22M
18. Whaledreamers (2006)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History
Whaledreamers is the heartfelt story of the return of an aboriginal whale dreaming tribe from the edge of extinction and the equally, long journey of the whales, not only to survive the ... See full summary »
Director: Kim Kindersley | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Terence Unity Freitas, John Hurt, Kim Kindersley
Votes: 141 | Gross: $0.01M
19. Discovering Buddhism (2004– )
346 min | Documentary
"Awakening the limitless potential of your mind, achieving all peace and happiness." This thirteen-part teaching series touches on all the vital points of Tibetan Buddhism as presented in ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Gere, Keanu Reeves, The Dalai Lama, Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche
Votes: 42
20. John Safran vs. God (2004)
25 min | Comedy
In his most ludicrously ambitious project yet, world-famous media hooligan John Safran scours the world in search of God... AND FINDS HIM.... Or, at least, a lot of folk who believe they have.
Stars: John Safran, Gavin Wood, David Serafin, Jonathan auf der Heide
Votes: 412
21. Serotonin Rising (2009)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A revolution of good deeds positively changing the planet. In a groundbreaking experiment, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered that humans are hard-wired to be ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Perri | Stars: Bill LeVasseur, Michelle Tuttle, Roxy King, Don Kraus
Votes: 49
22. Windhorse (1998)
97 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Three young Tibetans struggle for freedom against the Chinese communist regime. Windhorse was filmed clandestinely inside Tibet and in Nepal. It was the first digital feature film, shot in ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Wagner | Stars: Dadon, Jampa Kelsang, Richard Chang, Yu Lu
Votes: 176 | Gross: $0.28M
23. The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (2010)
TV-G | 79 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Fifty years after the fall of his country, can the Dalai Lama make a breakthrough in his efforts to find a solution to the Tibet question?
Directors: Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam | Star: The Dalai Lama
Votes: 173 | Gross: $0.07M
24. When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary
Unfortunately, the 14th Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people receive little political support in their drive to put an end to the Chinese brutal regime, as international governments are ... See full summary »
Director: Dirk Simon | Stars: Youdon Aukatsang, Bhusang, Tenzin Choeying, Tenzin Chogkyi
Votes: 115
25. Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution (2008)
57 min | Documentary
A Quiet Revolution begins on March 12, 1959 when 15,000 unarmed Tibetan women took to the streets of Lhasa to oppose the violent occupation of their country by the Communist Chinese army. ... See full summary »
Director: Rosemary Rawcliffe | Stars: Dolma Tsering Teykhang, Samdup Dolma, Tseten Choeden Schneiter, Tenzin Peldon
Votes: 30
26. Dreaming Lhasa (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Karma, a young Tibetan woman from New York City comes to Dharamsala, the exile headquarters of the Dalai Lama in India, in search of her roots. She is making a documentary film about former... See full summary »
Directors: Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam | Stars: Jampa Kalsang Tamang, Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso, Tenzin Jigme, Sonam Wangdue
Votes: 266 | Gross: $0.02M
27. Ce qu'il reste de nous (2004)
77 min | Documentary
A Tibetan-Canadian returns to her homeland to smuggle a secret message from the Dalai Lama and to document the occupation and cultural genocide of Tibet by China.
Directors: Hugo Latulippe, François Prévost | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Kalsang Dolma
Votes: 210
28. Circle of Poison (2015)
71 min | Documentary
A global look at communities impacted by the export of toxic pesticides made in America and how they are fighting back.
Directors: Evan Mascagni, Shannon Post | Stars: Jimmy Carter, Noam Chomsky, The Dalai Lama, Elizabeth Kucinich
Votes: 77
29. ScaredSacred (2004)
105 min | Documentary, History, War
In a world teetering on the edge of self destruction, award-winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper sets out on a unique pilgrimmage. Visiting the 'Ground Zeros' of the planet, he asks if it's ... See full summary »
Director: Velcrow Ripper | Stars: Mehboob Bi, Satinath Sarangi, Aki Ra, Amina Bejovic
Votes: 234
30. Mustang: Journey of Transformation (2009)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short
Lost in time, the Himalayan Kingdom of Mustang is one of the last sanctuaries of authentic Tibetan Buddhist culture. But, long isolated by geography and politics, the people struggle to ... See full summary »
Director: Will Parrinello | Stars: Richard Gere, The Dalai Lama, Luigi Fieni, John Sanday
Votes: 17
31. Heaven in Exile (2010)
81 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
50 Years after the fall of Tibet, Buddhist Masters exiled to northern India struggle to maintain Culture and Traditions. Visit the most renown Buddhist Masters, including the Dalai Lama and the Karmapa, as we search for a Heaven in Exile.
Director: Omar W. Rosales | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyaltzen, H.H. Ogyen Trinley Dorje The Karmapa, Venerable Thubten Ngodup
32. Kumbh Mela: Songs of the River (2004)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
The Kumbh Mela is the "Festival of the Urn" that pours out the nectar of immortality to Humanity. It is a great roving festival that has moved around India for more than four thousand years... See full summary »
Director: Nadeem Uddin | Stars: Yogmata Keiko Aikawa, Kali Baaba, Bike Baba, Pilot Baba
Votes: 18
33. The Jew in the Lotus (1998)
58 min | Documentary
Tells how Roger Kamenetz, author of the best-selling 1994 book by the same title, found his way back to Judaism - the tradition of his birth.
Director: Laurel Chiten | Star: Rodger Kamenetz
Votes: 31
35. Recalling a Buddha: Memories of HH Karmapa XVI (2006 Video)
98 min | Documentary
The life story of His Holiness Karmapa XVI is told by those close to him in Tibet, the generation of teachers that he trained, and many others that he touched. The story of this modern day ... See full summary »
Director: Gregg Eller | Stars: Mitchell Levy, Judith Lief, Khyentse Norbu, Lama Ole Nydahl
Votes: 15
36. Road to Peace; Ancient Wisdom of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet (2012)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, Biography
In a world dominated by violence, how can we create peace in our lives? This award-winning film goes on an extraordinary journey with the Dalai Lama, demonstrating how anyone can create change and transform the world in which we live.
Director: Leon Stuparich | Stars: Joanna Lumley, The Dalai Lama
Votes: 46
37. The Tibetans. A Life in Exile (2007)
63 min | Documentary
Director: Robb Bradstock | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Rinchen Khangdo Choegyal, Tendzin Cheogyal
Votes: 10
38. Karmapa - jumaluuden kaksi tietä (1998)
58 min | Documentary
Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity is a unique, award-winning documentary on the Karmapa and how China has used him as a springboard in its politics that have lead to violation of religious ... See full summary »
Director: Arto Halonen | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Xiaoming Zhu, Shamar Rinpoche, H.H. Ogyen Trinley Dorje The Karmapa
Votes: 31
39. Journey of the Heart: A Film on Heart Sutra (2013)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, History
This film has two major points of focus: the Buddhist text, the Heart Sutra, which is part of the Ultimate Wisdom Text of Buddhism, and the travel diary of the 7th Chinese monk Xuanzang, ... See full summary »
Director: Ravi Verma | Stars: Tsultrim Allione, The Dalai Lama, Dorji Damdul, Bernie Glassman
40. Rassvet/Zakat. Dalai Lama 14 (2008)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, Biography
Depicts nominal 24 hours spent by the film crew inside the residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, from the beginning of his day which starts at 3 am till sunset when the Buddhist leader goes to bed.
Director: Vitaliy Manskiy
Votes: 69
41. Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo - The Great Mother (2006)
57 min | Documentary
Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo - The Great Mother recounts the compelling story of Dekyi Tsering, the mother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Dekyi Tsering, known by Tibetans as 'Gyalyum... See full summary »
Director: Rosemary Rawcliffe | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Tendzin Cheogyal, Jetsun Pema, Rinchen Khando Choegyal
Votes: 16
42. Fate of the Lhapa (2007)
63 min | Documentary, History
Fate of the Lhapa is a feature-length documentary about the last three Tibetan shamans living in a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal. Each lhapa requested that their story be filmed. Their fear... See full summary »
Director: Sarah C. Sifers
Votes: 14
43. Karmapa - matka maailman katolla (1998)
61 min | Documentary
Karmapa - a Voyage on the Roof of the World, the follow-up documentary to the film Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity, is about the many-year-long realisation of the difficult project and how ... See full summary »
Director: Arto Halonen | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Arto Halonen, Viliam Poltikovic
44. Bokar Rimpoche: Meditation Master (2007)
57 min | Documentary
By way of a journey through the landscapes of Himalaya's mountains , the film invites us to discover the everyday life of Bokar Rimpoche; one of Tibetan Buddhism's great spiritual masters ... See full summary »
Director: Guy Maezelle
Votes: 7
45. Women of Tibet: The Buddha's Wife
Documentary | Post-production
Women of Tibet: The Buddha's Wife explores the radical changes women and men experience on the quest to become fully realized human beings. Forced by the demands of modern living we delve ... See full summary »
Director: Rosemary Rawcliffe | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Rinchen Khando Choegyal, Lhamo Yudronma, Tendzin Cheogyal
46. Everest: A Climb for Peace (2007 Video)
PG | 63 min | Documentary
Narrated by Orlando Bloom and hailed as a "tremendous achievement" by the Dalai Lama. Everest: A Climb for Peace is not just a typical Everest film, but a socially relevant documentary ... See full summary »
Director: Lance Trumbull | Stars: Orlando Bloom, Ali Bushnaq, Jamie McGuinness, Lance Trumbull
Votes: 35
47. Dancing in Amdo (2008)
G | 93 min | Documentary
A documentary that explores the Tibet-issue from both sides. Includes interviews with officials of both the Peoples Republic of China and the Tibetan government-in-exile.
Director: Carl Cimini | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Melvyn Goldstein
Votes: 11
49. Compassion in Exile: The Life of the 14th Dalai Lama (1992)
60 min | Documentary
A portrait of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, which includes historical footage of China's repression of Tibetan Buddhism in 1959.
Director: Mickey Lemle | Star: The Dalai Lama
Votes: 29
50. Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom (1994 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Tony Miller | Stars: Harrison Ford, Ian Holm, Saeed Jaffrey
Votes: 28