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1. The Great Gatsby (2013)
PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Romance
A writer and wall street trader, Nick Carraway, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his mysterious millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire
Votes: 598,489 | Gross: $144.84M
2. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Adam Brody, Vince Vaughn
Votes: 543,116 | Gross: $186.34M
3. Men (2022)
R | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband.
Director: Alex Garland | Stars: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu, Gayle Rankin
Votes: 64,469
4. Blonde (2022)
NC-17 | 167 min | Drama, History
The story of American actress Marilyn Monroe, covering her love and professional lives.
Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Ana de Armas, Lily Fisher, Julianne Nicholson, Tygh Runyan
Votes: 72,386
5. 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: 16,097
6. Inland Empire (2006)
R | 180 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Karolina Gruszka, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Grace Zabriskie, Laura Dern
Votes: 62,560 | Gross: $0.75M
7. The Howling (1981)
R | 91 min | Horror
After a bizarre and near deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone
Votes: 40,299 | Gross: $17.99M
8. Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
R | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.
Director: Rowan Joffe | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Anne-Marie Duff
Votes: 84,301 | Gross: $2.96M
9. Let Him Go (2020)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson.
Director: Thomas Bezucha | Stars: Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Kayli Carter, Ryan Bruce
Votes: 35,049
10. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
R | 155 min | Drama, Romance
Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands
Votes: 28,801 | Gross: $13.34M
11. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 52,594 | Gross: $14.92M
12. Daughters of Darkness (1971)
R | 87 min | Horror
While passing through a vacation resort, a newlywed couple encounters a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide.
Director: Harry Kümel | Stars: Delphine Seyrig, John Karlen, Danielle Ouimet, Andrea Rau
Votes: 7,073
13. It's Alive (1974)
PG | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The Davises are expecting a baby, which turns out to be a monster with a nasty habit of killing people whenever it is scared. And it is easily scared.
Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan, Guy Stockwell
Votes: 9,004
14. China Moon (1994)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After shooting her husband, Kyle reluctantly agrees to help hide the body, but Kyle's partner is showing an unusual flair for finding clues.
Director: John Bailey | Stars: Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Charles Dance, Patricia Healy
Votes: 7,748 | Gross: $3.04M
15. Carousel (1956)
Approved | 128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Ruick
Votes: 6,814
16. The Burning Bed (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An abused battered wife has had enough of her husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie
Votes: 3,454
17. Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
PG | 104 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A musician is stalked by an unknown homicidal maniac, who blackmails him for the accidental killing of another stalker.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Michael Brandon, Mimsy Farmer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Aldo Bufi Landi
Votes: 9,918
18. Herself (2020)
R | 97 min | Drama
A young mother escapes her abusive husband and fights back against a broken housing system. She sets out to build her own home and in the process rebuilds her life and re-discovers herself.
Director: Phyllida Lloyd | Stars: Molly McCann, Clare Dunne, Ruby Rose O'Hara, Ian Lloyd Anderson
Votes: 4,736
19. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
Approved | 89 min | Drama, Romance
A rebellious, hard-living factory worker juggles relationships with two women, one of whom is married to another man but pregnant with his child.
Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts, Hylda Baker
Votes: 9,310
20. Nightmare Castle (1965)
Unrated | 90 min | Horror
A woman and her lover are tortured and killed by her sadistic husband. The pair return from the grave to seek vengeance.
Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Barbara Steele, Paul Muller, Helga Liné, Marino Masé
Votes: 2,717
21. Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Approved | 120 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
Three horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the first story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of himself, his fiancee ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot, Brett Halsey, Beverly Garland
Votes: 3,579
22. Coroner Creek (1948)
Passed | 90 min | Western
A man is bent on taking revenge on those he believes are responsible for his fiance's death.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Randolph Scott, Marguerite Chapman, George Macready, Sally Eilers
Votes: 1,126
23. Crimes of Passion: Escape from Terror - The Teresa Stamper Story (1995 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Teresa Walden-Stamper is happily married to her husband Paul Stamper and together they have one daughter Katie Stamper. The marriage seems happy until Paul starts abusing Teresa and becomes... See full summary »
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Adam Storke, Maria Pitillo, Brad Dourif, Tony Becker
Votes: 291
24. Dangerous Intentions (1995 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A man stalks his wife and child when they leave for an abused women's shelter.
Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno | Stars: Donna Mills, Corbin Bernsen, Allison Hossack, Sheila Larken
Votes: 585
25. Laia (2016 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama
Director: Lluís Danés | Stars: Miranda Gas, Ivan Benet, Roger Casamajor, Miquel Fernández
Votes: 114
26. Bonnie & Clyde: Justified (2013 Video)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
During the Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow meet and fall in love over a cup of hot chocolate. Their violent courtship leads to bank robberies, prison and a multi-state crime spree, securing their place in history.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Eric Roberts, Ashley Hayes, Jim Poole, Julian Brand
Votes: 188
27. Escaping Dad (2017 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Thriller
A woman goes on the run with her children to escape an abusive husband, who is the District Attorney. He puts out an Amber Alert for them.
Director: Ross Kohn | Stars: Trevor Donovan, Sunny Mabrey, Jason Wiles, Grace Van Dien
Votes: 518
28. Help Me, My Love (1969)
122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Romantic comedy-drama about a husband (Sordi) who is jealous of his wife's (Vitti) infatuation with a Professor.
Director: Alberto Sordi | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Monica Vitti, Silvano Tranquilli, Laura Adani
Votes: 486
29. If Someone Had Known (1995 TV Movie)
80 min | Biography, Drama
A young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family.
Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Kellie Martin, Kevin Dobson, Linda Kelsey, Ivan Sergei
Votes: 534
30. Lesviakos Avgoustos (1974)
92 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A young girl goes with her father and stepmother, with whom she has a lesbian affair, for vacation on a small island and a local fisherman gets between the two lovers.
Director: Errikos Andreou | Stars: Giorgos Hristodoulou, Katia Dandoulaki, Rena Kosmidou, Joanna Papa
Votes: 108
31. Doctors' Wives (1971)
R | 101 min | Drama
The dysfunctional marriages of several unhappy rich doctors who work at a private clinic and their neglected wives who deal with their own unhappiness in various ways enter crisis mode when one of them murders his cheating wife.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Dyan Cannon, Richard Crenna, Gene Hackman, Carroll O'Connor
Votes: 420 | Gross: $1.39M
32. Sexo às Avessas (1982)
96 min | Comedy
Heleno and Cláudia reverse the roles traditionally reserved for men and women in marriage. He dedicates himself to domestic chores, feels like a sexual object, and in the club defends the ... See full summary »
Director: Fauzi Mansur | Stars: Darby Daniel, Ênio Gonçalves, Kleber Afonso, Deusa Angelino
Votes: 51
33. Victims (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Thriller
Lindsay and Spencer are a typical young couple, but their lives are changed forever after a violent home invasion. Now Lindsay finds herself a prisoner in her own home as her husband tortures the men responsible.
Directors: Chris Abell, Jeffrey B. Mallian | Stars: Katharine Isabelle, Christian Campbell, Sebastian Pigott, Julian Richings
Votes: 262
34. To Joy (1950)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
Two violinists playing in the same orchestra fall in love and get married, but they can't get along.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Maj-Britt Nilsson, Stig Olin, Birger Malmsten, John Ekman
Votes: 3,391
35. The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone (2009)
R | 90 min | Drama
After spending 8 years in prison for an unfortunate accident, heavy-weight boxer Joey Nardone returns to a solitary life in Philadelphia. His time in prison and the opportunity to reflect ... See full summary »
Director: James Quattrochi | Stars: William Forsythe, Tony Danza, Leo Rossi, Billy Gallo
Votes: 491
36. Evil Eye (1975)
R | 106 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
The police has to face some extremely brutal murders. How is the rich playboy Peter Crane (Jorge Rivero) involved in this? He suffers from horrible nightmares that make him believe that he is responsible for these murders.
Director: Mario Siciliano | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Richard Conte, Pilar Velázquez, Jorge Rivero
Votes: 400
37. C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule... (1975)
93 min | Comedy, Crime
Max and Riton, 2 thieves make plan to steal money in a train station office. They will operate through the wall in the public toilets.
Director: Jacques Besnard | Stars: Bernard Blier, Michel Serrault, Jean Lefebvre, Tsilla Chelton
Votes: 497
38. Once Upon a Time in the Provinces (2008)
100 min | Drama
Sex, alcohol and violence define the people of a city in defeat in this downbeat drama from writer and director Katya Shagalova. As a teenager, Nastia (Yulia Peresild) was the star of a ... See full summary »
Director: Ekaterina Shagalova | Stars: Yuliya Peresild, Elvira Bolgova, Aleksandr Golubev, Nataliya Soldatova
Votes: 149
39. Boulevard (1960)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Jojo has been living for a while in a room under the roof of a block of flats in Pigalle. He has chosen to leave home since he realized his stepmother has hated him from day one. Among his ... See full summary »
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Monique Brienne, Pierre Mondy, Magali Noël
Votes: 166
40. The Arizona Ranger (1948)
Approved | 64 min | Drama, Western
Bob Morgan returns home but alienates his father by not staying at his ranch. Instead he becomes the head of the new Arizona Rangers. Matters get worse between father and son when when his ... See full summary »
Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Tim Holt, Jack Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin
Votes: 192
41. Nevesta (1985 TV Movie)
59 min | Drama
Director: Marcel Dekanovsky | Stars: Vera Galatíková, Markéta Fiserová, Vladislav Benes, Vlastimil Brodský
Votes: 8
42.
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987–1990)
Episode:
Hate on Your Dial
(1989)
TV-MA | 46 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A racist uses a cursed antique car radio to travel back to 1954 and tries to prevent the arrest and death of his father, a member of the KKK.
Director: Allan Eastman | Stars: Louise Robey, Steve Monarque, Chris Wiggins, Michael Rhoades
Votes: 120
43.
Silk Stalkings (1991–1999)
Episode:
Freudian Slip
(1994)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chris' college classmate is accused of murdering his unfaithful wife.
Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Mitzi Kapture, Rob Estes, Scott Geyer, Christopher Allport
Votes: 26
44.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
Back for Christmas
(1980)
TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Surgeon James loves his orchids and other ladies. A trip to America gives him and his wife an opportunity for improvements.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Roald Dahl, Richard Johnson, Siân Phillips, Avril Elgar
Votes: 275
45.
Smallville (2001–2017)
Episode:
Phantom
(2007)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Clark finally discovers Lionel threatened to kill him unless Lana married Lex, he goes after Lionel to silence him once and for all. Meanwhile, Lana tells Lex she is leaving him, and ... See full summary »
Director: James Marshall | Stars: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance
Votes: 1,489
46.
Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985–2007)
Episode:
El drama de Maricruz
(1997)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Benjamín Cann | Stars: Alma Delfina, Salvador Sánchez, Socorro Avelar, Cesar Michel
47.
Bozena (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2021)
TV-PG | 81 min | Biography, Drama, History
Director: Lenka Wimmerová | Stars: Anna Kameníková, Anna Geislerová, Jan Hájek, Lucie Zácková
Votes: 13
48.
Bozena (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2021)
TV-PG | 86 min | Biography, Drama, History
Director: Lenka Wimmerová | Stars: Anna Geislerová, Jan Hájek, Jan Budar, Martin Mysicka
Votes: 12
49.
Fishbowl Wives (2022– )
Episode:
The Fishbowl Wife
(2022)
TV-MA | 46 min | Drama, Romance
After her swanky birthday party announcing a new branch of her husband's salon, Sakura decides to buy a goldfish. Sparks fly with shop owner Haruto.
Director: Michiko Namiki | Stars: Ryôko Shinohara, Masanobu Andô, Takanori Iwata, Ren Hanami
Votes: 68
50.
The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode:
Tell It to the Frogs
(2010)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Rick is reunited with Lori and Carl but soon decides - along with some of the other survivors - to return to the rooftop and rescue Merle. Meanwhile, tensions run high between the other survivors at the camp.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden
Votes: 17,333