Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "free-thinker"

1. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama

Evelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Cafe.

Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker

Votes: 83,883 | Gross: $82.42M

2. Summer of Sam (1999)

R | 142 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito

Votes: 41,446 | Gross: $19.28M

3. Pleasantville (1998)

PG-13 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves transported to a 1950s sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that colorless, complacent world.

Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy

Votes: 136,483 | Gross: $40.57M

4. Lady and the Tramp (1955)

G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.

Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting | Stars: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee, Bill Thompson

Votes: 148,780 | Gross: $93.60M

5. Agora (2009)

R | 127 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.

Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom

Votes: 73,120 | Gross: $0.62M

6. A Royal Affair (2012)

R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History

A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.

Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm

Votes: 50,959 | Gross: $1.55M

7. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Passed | 116 min | Drama, Romance

In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell

Votes: 12,303 | Gross: $3.27M

8. Laurel Canyon (2002)

R | 103 min | Drama

When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.

Director: Lisa Cholodenko | Stars: Frances McDormand, Alessandro Nivola, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale

Votes: 17,534 | Gross: $3.66M

9. You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Passed | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold

Votes: 27,948 | Gross: $4.66M

10. Holiday (1938)

Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

A young man in love with a girl from a rich family finds his unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée's eccentric sister and long-suffering brother.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Doris Nolan, Lew Ayres

Votes: 18,272

11. Jack & Bobby (2004–2005)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

The early life of Bobby McCallister, a progressive President of the United States from 2041 to 2049, is explored.

Stars: Christine Lahti, Matt Long, Logan Lerman, Jessica Paré

Votes: 2,505

12. Tales of the City (1993)

Unrated | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

The stories of several colorful characters living in San Francisco.

Stars: Olympia Dukakis, Donald Moffat, Chloe Webb, Laura Linney

Votes: 4,330

13. A Quiet Passion (2016)

PG-13 | 125 min | Biography, Drama

The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.

Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Emma Bell, Sara Vertongen, Rose Williams, Benjamin Wainwright

Votes: 6,322 | Gross: $1.86M

14. Isadora (1968)

M/PG | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.

Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Jason Robards, John Fraser

Votes: 2,621

15. More Tales of the City (1998)

TV-MA | 330 min | Drama, Romance

In this sequel to the controversial PBS mini-series, Mona Ramsey is on a cross-country trip that takes her to a brothel which may hold a secret about her past. Michael "Mouse" Tolliver and ... See full summary »

Stars: Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney, Colin Ferguson, Barbara Garrick

Votes: 1,962

16. The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The rather eccentric (especially in her thinking) author of "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" becomes involved with a much younger, and married man, to the dismay of those close to her.

Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Helen Mirren, Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy, Peter Fonda

Votes: 1,653

17. Destiny (1997)

135 min | Comedy, Drama, History

The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgments are ... See full summary »

Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Nour El-Sherif, Layla Olwi, Mahmoud Hemida, Safia El Emari

Votes: 3,205

18. Further Tales of the City (2001–2002)

TV-MA | 180 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

This third installment to "Tales of the City" finds Mary Ann Singleton struggling to advance in her new career as a TV personality, while Michael Tolliver is playing the field after his ... See full summary »

Stars: Olympia Dukakis, Paul Hopkins, Laura Linney, Barbara Garrick

Votes: 1,647

19. Thanksgiving Family Reunion (2003 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy

All Mitch Snider wants for his family is a traditional holiday feast with the relatives. The problem is that he doesn't have any. That is until he gets an invitation in the mail from his ... See full summary »

Director: Neal Israel | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Judge Reinhold, Penelope Ann Miller, Hallie Todd

Votes: 1,009

20. Kruso (2018 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

The young student Ed (Jonathan Berlin) wants to get out, leave everything behind. He finds refuge on the Baltic Island of Hiddensee, at a time when the GDR is in its last legs. Many have ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Stuber | Stars: Albrecht Schuch, Jonathan Berlin, Andreas Leupold, Peter Schneider

Votes: 139

21. Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1996)

Not Rated | 145 min | Documentary, Biography

A documentary focusing on the life of novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, the author of the bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and originator of the Objectivist philosophy.

Director: Michael Paxton | Stars: Sharon Gless, Michael S. Berliner, Harry Binswanger, Sylvia Bokor

Votes: 650 | Gross: $0.21M

22. L'allée du roi (1996– )

Drama, History

Drama centering around the life at the court of Louis XIV and the role of the Marquise de Maintenon.

Stars: Dominique Blanc, Didier Sandre, Valentine Varela, Raphaëline Goupilleau

Votes: 315

23. Gibbi Westgermany (1980)

88 min | Drama

The story of Gibbi, who so needs his mother's love but cannot have it, that he is driven insane.

Director: Christel Buschmann | Stars: Jörg Pfennigwerth, Eva-Maria Hagen, Kiev Stingl, Eric Burdon

Votes: 22

24. Good Riddance (2011)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

A documentary about 'The Most Hated Woman in America,' the man that kidnapped and brutally killed her, and the men who unraveled the mystery.

Director: Tr Young | Stars: Phil Donahue, John MacCormack, Tr Young, Ed Martin

Votes: 8

25. Much Ado About Something (2001)

70 min | Documentary, Mystery

Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?

Director: Michael Rubbo | Stars: Michael Rubbo, Bill Browning, Jonathan Bate, John Michell

Votes: 84

26. Godless in America (2006 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

A documentary on atheism in contemporary America, framed around the story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the founder of American Atheists, who was murdered in 1995 at age 76.

Director: Leslie Woodhead | Stars: Charlie Boy, Donna Cowling, Phil Donahue, Don Friend

Votes: 79

27. Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The profile of controversial journalist George Seldes and a piercing examination of America's news media. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, with readings of writings by Ed Asner, this Academy ... See full summary »

Director: Rick Goldsmith | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Edward Asner, Ben Bagdikian, Jeff Cohen

Votes: 150

28. The Lord Is Not on Trial Here Today (2010)

56 min | Documentary

The Peabody Award-winning story of how separation of church and state began in American public schools, and the courageous woman who made it happen.

Director: Jay Rosenstein | Stars: Ed Dessen, Bruce Dierenfield, Walter Feinberg, Dan McCollum

Votes: 30

29. A Dança do Pensamento (2008)

54 min | Documentary

The cosmos, human beings and the city. The quest for a conversation with the universe from the myths of creation, to philosophy, to the actual narratives.

Director: Marta Biavaschi | Stars: Charles Melman, Henri-Pierre Jeudy, Jean-Pierre Lebrun, Marcelo Gleiser

Votes: 17

30. Transversais (2008)

54 min | Documentary

Different forms of seeing the world. The boundaries formed between social and cultural differences. Religion, politics and behavior on the day to day basis through the eyes of political analysts and chosen individuals.

Director: Guilherme Castro | Stars: Guy Sorman, Jorge Castañeda, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Patrick Dixon

Votes: 32

31. Feast of Titans (2008)

8 min | Documentary, Short, History

Fernando Arrabal speaks about mythology, politics and art, searching for the ways of the modern man through the theater and scientific development.

Director: Fernando Belens | Stars: Fernando Arrabal, Rai Alves, Eliene Benício, Juliana Ferrari

Votes: 13

32. Understanding Our World: An Interview with Ayn Rand (1961 TV Movie)

30 min | Documentary

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Stars: James V. McConnell, Ayn Rand

Votes: 20

33. Arroba (2008)

54 min | Documentary

In a world made of links and the crossing of cultural references what are the real boundaries of the future? A visual experiment on the social bearances of technology on our cultural relationships.

Director: Hique Montanari | Stars: Luc Ferry, Peter Burke, Mark Dery, Donaldo Schüler

Votes: 24

34. Arte, Ordem e Caos (2008)

54 min | Documentary

The process of creating an art form through the eyes of the creator. Several artists talk about their process, how they create their films, books, concepts. The boundaries between thought ... See full summary »

Director: Pedro Zimmermann | Stars: Eva Schul, Mauro Fuke, Moacyr Scliar, Vagner Cunha

Votes: 25

35. Great Performances (1971– )
Episode: You Can't Take It with You (1984)

Not Rated | 116 min | Music, Musical

A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.

Directors: Kirk Browning, Ellis Rabb | Stars: Elizabeth Wilson, Carole Androsky, Rosetta LeNoire, Jack Dodson

Votes: 144

36. The Mike Wallace Interview (1957–1960)
Episode: Ayn Rand (1959)

Talk-Show

Mike Wallace interviews Ayn Rand on her self-made philosophy, which Wallace calls Randism, but which Rand herself prefers to call Objectivism.

Director: Max Miller | Stars: Mike Wallace, Ayn Rand

Votes: 19

37. Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Was Live and Sipping (2020 Podcast Episode)

News

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Star: Scott Adams

38. Any Human Heart (2010)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2010)

TV-MA | 71 min | Drama, Romance

The elderly Logan Mountstuart recalls his life as recorded in his many journals. In 1926, as an Oxford student, he is keen to race his friends Peter and Ben to losing their virginity. ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Samuels | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Conor Nealon, Matthew Macfadyen, Sam Claflin

Votes: 123

39. Brief History of Disbelief (2004– )
Episode: Noughts and Crosses (2004)

60 min | Documentary

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Director: Richard Denton | Stars: Bernard Hill, Jonathan Miller, Simon Schaffer

Votes: 11

40. Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode: Fighting Creeping Creationism (2013)

TV-G | 53 min | News, Talk-Show

The onslaught of creationism and the challenges of free thinking in America.

Stars: Susan Jacoby, Zack Kopplin, Vashti McCollum, Bill Moyers