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1. Blue Valentine (2010)
R | 112 min | Drama, Romance
The relationship of a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.
Director: Derek Cianfrance | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, John Doman, Faith Wladyka
Votes: 211,592 | Gross: $9.74M
2. Half Nelson (2006)
R | 106 min | Drama
An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.
Director: Ryan Fleck | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Anthony Mackie, Shareeka Epps, Jeff Lima
Votes: 92,059 | Gross: $2.69M
3. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
R | 95 min | Comedy
Borat returns to America from Kazakhstan to America, this time to reveal more about the American culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.
Director: Jason Woliner | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Tom Hanks, Dani Popescu
Votes: 153,971
4. The Rehearsal (2022– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary, Comedy
Nathan Fielder gives people a chance to rehearse for their own lives in a world where nothing ever works out as expected.
Stars: Nathan Fielder, Journey Baker, Anna Lamadrid, Sawyer J. Bell
Votes: 26,087
5. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
Coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Rosario Dawson, Shia LaBeouf, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 26,833 | Gross: $0.52M
6. The Visitor (I) (2007)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass
Votes: 44,547 | Gross: $9.42M
7. Sugar (I) (2008)
R | 114 min | Drama, Sport
Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Algenis Perez Soto, Jose Rijo, Walki Cuevas, Santo Silvestre
Votes: 5,155 | Gross: $1.08M
8. Mars (2016–2018)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The first manned mission from Earth to Mars in 2033 attempts to colonize the red planet.
Stars: Jihae, Alberto Ammann, Sammi Rotibi, Clémentine Poidatz
Votes: 15,206
9. At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017–2020)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy
Amy Sedaris applies her distinctive, sincere brand of silliness to a mash-up of hospitality, variety, and talk-show formats, showcasing her diverse, necessary homemaking skills.
Stars: Amy Sedaris, Cole Escola, Ana Fabrega, Heather Lawless
Votes: 1,363
10. America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (1988–2013)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
True crimes are dramatized in hopes that viewers can give information leading to the capture of the criminals.
Stars: John Walsh, Daniel David Sim, Don LaFontaine, Jon Leiberman
Votes: 2,268
11. Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)
PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill
Votes: 13,967 | Gross: $4.95M
12. Cold Souls (2009)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Paul is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a production of Chekov's play, Vanya.
Director: Sophie Barthes | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Emily Watson, Dina Korzun, Armand Schultz
Votes: 10,232 | Gross: $0.90M
13. Delocated (2009–2013)
TV-14 | Comedy
A man who's in the witness protection program creates a TV reality show about his situation. He has to wear a black ski mask all the time, but other than that he and his family try to live a "normal" life in front of the camera.
Stars: Jon Glaser, Eugene Mirman, Jacob Kogan, Steve Cirbus
Votes: 2,584
14. Racing Extinction (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Adventure, News
A documentary that follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction.
Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: Elon Musk, Joel Sartore, Louie Psihoyos, Charles Hambleton
Votes: 8,200
15. The History of Future Folk (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Music, Sci-Fi
The possibly exaggerated origin story of the real life alien bluegrass band, Future Folk, that has been playing for NYC audiences for the better part of a decade.
Directors: John Mitchell, Jeremy Kipp Walker | Stars: Nils d'Aulaire, Jay Klaitz, Julie Ann Emery, April Hernandez Castillo
Votes: 3,696 | Gross: $0.02M
16. The Heart, She Holler (2011–2014)
TV-MA | 11 min | Comedy, Horror
When "Boss" Hoss Heartshe dies, he bequeaths his town to his long-hidden and dim-witted son Hurlan, who has just been introduced to human society. Thus begins the bizarre and horrifying saga of Heartshe Holler.
Stars: Heather Lawless, Jonathan Hadary, Kevin Breznahan, Patton Oswalt
Votes: 1,429
17. Emergency NYC (2023– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary
This gripping docuseries follows New York City's frontline medical professionals as they balance the intensity of their work with their personal lives.
Stars: John Boockvar, David Langer, Kristina McKoy, Vicky Ulloa
Votes: 1,366
18. Noise (II) (2007)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A man who is being driven crazy by the noise in New York City decides to take vigilante action against it.
Director: Henry Bean | Stars: Tim Robbins, William Hurt, Bridget Moynahan, Margarita Levieva
Votes: 4,522
19. Important Things with Demetri Martin (2009–2010)
Comedy
Comedian Demetri Martin's television show, which alternates between stand-up comedy and taped skits.
Stars: Demetri Martin, H. Jon Benjamin, Barry Carl, George Katt
Votes: 3,678
20. Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story (2023)
99 min | Documentary
An intimate, career-spanning portrait of Ukrainian immigrant Eugene Hütz, chronicling his childhood journey to the U.S., his rise to fame with immigrant punk band Gogol Bordello and his defiant return to Ukraine after the Russian invasion.
Directors: Nate Pommer, Eric Weinrib | Stars: Steve Albini, Gill Alexandre, Lindsay Brown, Oliver Charles
Votes: 30
21. Jon Glaser Loves Gear (2016– )
Comedy
Jon Glaser "explores" in a reality-like series his "passion": gear.
Stars: Jon Glaser, Sólveig Eva, Charlie Jones, John Hodgman
Votes: 388
22. Working: What We Do All Day (2023)
TV-14 | 187 min | Documentary
For some, it's a paycheck. For others, it's a calling. This docuseries explores the meaning of work for modern Americans in a time of rapid change.
Stars: Barack Obama, Karthik Lakshmanan, Randi Williams, Luke Starcher
Votes: 994
23. Bobby Kennedy for President (2018)
TV-MA | 62 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
This four-part documentary series weaves together rare and exclusive footage of attorney general, U.S. senator, and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in the 1960s.
Stars: Paul Schrade, Peter Edelman, Harry Belafonte, John Lewis
Votes: 2,102
24. Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter (2015–2017)
22 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Set in the pretend sleepy enclave of Garrity, Vermont, Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter is the story of a neon-clad man with a mysterious past and a highly specialized skill set - hunting werewolves.
Stars: Jon Glaser, Scott Adsit, Steve Cirbus, Steve Little
Votes: 966
25. Obsessed with Light (2023)
90 min | Documentary
A film that tells the story of American performer Loie Fuller, a pioneer of dance, stage lighting and design.
Directors: Sabine Krayenbühl, Zeva Oelbaum | Stars: Cherry Jones, Erin Anderson, Claire Dodin, Andy Ingalls
Votes: 8
26. Year Million (2017)
47 min | Documentary, Drama, Sci-Fi
An in depth look into what our future will look like one million years from now when technology takes over, for better or worse.
Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Negin Farsad, Olive Gray, Vinette Robinson
Votes: 687
27. Lovely, Still (2008)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.
Director: Nik Fackler | Stars: Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Banks, Adam Scott
Votes: 2,380 | Gross: $0.12M
28. Wrong Man (2018–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
A six-part docu-series investigates the criminal convictions of three people who claim their innocence.
Stars: Sue-Ann Robinson, Johnny Lawrence
Votes: 284
29. The Treatment (2006)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jake Singer is at loose ends in New York City, and neck deep in psychoanalysis with the outrageous Dr. Morales, when he meets the enigmatic and beautiful widow Allegra Marshall.
Director: Oren Rudavsky | Stars: Chris Eigeman, Ian Holm, Famke Janssen, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,145 | Gross: $0.08M
30. Under African Skies (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the journey of his Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime.
Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: Paul Simon, Maya Angelou, Okeyrema Asante, Harry Belafonte
Votes: 538
31. Eve (IV) (2008)
17 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Kate is a young woman visiting her grandmother to talk about her mother "Eve" but instead she surprisingly ends up as both chauffeur and chaperone on her grandmother's romantic dinner date with a widower named Joe.
Director: Natalie Portman | Stars: Lauren Bacall, Ben Gazzara, Olivia Thirlby, Rich Delia
Votes: 213
32. Runaway (2005)
80 min | Drama, Thriller
Michael Adler has run away from his suburban home with his little brother Dylan. Hiding out in a quiet, rural town, Michael's convinced he can make a better life for both of them. While ... See full summary »
Director: Tim McCann | Stars: Aaron Stanford, Robin Tunney, Peter Gerety, Melissa Leo
Votes: 515
33. The Forgiveness of Blood (2011)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama
An Albanian family is torn apart by a murder, resulting in a blood feud that makes eldest son Nik a prime target and forces his sister, eldest daughter Rudina, to leave school in order to take over the family business.
Director: Joshua Marston | Stars: Tristan Halilaj, Sindi Lacej, Refet Abazi, Ilire Vinca Celaj
Votes: 2,064 | Gross: $0.12M
34. Night Swimming (2005)
17 min | Short, Drama
A night in the woods, and its aftermath, helps Otter with a major life decision. He's a high school senior, hanging out with Darby - the local alpha male - and Darby's girlfriend Amber. ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Falcone | Stars: Damon Cardasis, Frankie Shaw, Bobby Steggert, Matthew Walker
Votes: 290
35. Constantine's Sword (2007)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Biography
An exploration of the dark side of Christianity, following acclaimed author and former priest James Carroll on a journey of remembrance and reckoning.
Director: Oren Jacoby | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Philip Bosco, Natasha Richardson, Eli Wallach
Votes: 874 | Gross: $0.18M
36. U.N. Me (2009)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary
Documentary filmmaker Ami Horowitz takes us on a brutal tour of a number of places where the UN has intervened. Through interviews with those involved - some of whom wish to remain ... See full summary »
Directors: Matthew Groff, Ami Horowitz | Stars: David Bosco, Roberta Cohen, Norm Coleman, Simon Deng
Votes: 129
37. The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (2005 TV Special)
45 min | Reality-TV
Director: Hamish Hamilton | Stars: Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks, Gisele Bündchen, Adriana Lima
Votes: 372
38. The Toe Tactic (2008)
83 min | Drama
Mona is nearly overwhelmed by grief and depression. After her father's death, she's cut herself off: leaving teaching--she now temps as an office assistant, ignoring her mother's calls, ... See full summary »
Director: Emily Hubley | Stars: Lily Rabe, H. Jon Benjamin, Xander Berkeley, Don Byron
Votes: 180
39. 37 Words (2022– )
Documentary
Chronicles the hard-fought battle to gain equal rights in education and athletics, examining issues women in sports still face today.
Stars: Barack Obama, Billie Jean King, Donna de Varona, Amira Rose Davis
Votes: 13
40. Love You to Death (2006–2007)
22 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A round-up of stories about marriages that end with one spouse murdering the other
Stars: John Waters, Bill Lake, Joe Bostick, Karen Cliche
Votes: 309
41. Backyard Oil (2013– )
Reality-TV
BACKYARD OIL is a high stakes rollercoaster ride through the weird world of wildcat oil drilling in south central Kentucky - where warlocks, hickory sticks and high octane moonshine could ... See full summary »
Star: Bengt Anderson
Votes: 66
42. The Favor (2006)
110 min | Drama
Lawrence (played by Frank Wood), a photographer living on his own in New Jersey, rekindles a relationship with his old flame Caroline (played by Paige Turco) shortly before she dies in an ... See full summary »
Director: Eva Aridjis Fuentes | Stars: Frank Wood, Ryan Donowho, Paige Turco, Isidra Vega
Votes: 149
43. Milestone Generations (2022)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary
Where are the Black superheroes? That question, posed back in 1993, sparked a revolution with the creation of Milestone Media. This incisive documentary tells the story of four Black creators who changed the face of superhero storytelling.
Director: Justice A. Whitaker | Stars: Andrea Brimmer, Lynda Carter, Robin Chaplik, Leon Chills
Votes: 44
44. Paris to Pittsburgh (2018)
77 min | Documentary
As the weather grows more deadly and destructive, Americans are demanding solutions to climate change — and they aren’t waiting on Washington to act.
Directors: Sidney Beaumont, Michael Bonfiglio | Stars: Rachel Brosnahan, Bill Peduto, Eva Resnick-Day, Carlos Curbelo
Votes: 187
45. The Process of Recovering (2020)
78 min | Documentary
The Process of Recovering is a story of trauma and recovery, as told by Marcia Wickham, a childhood incest survivor. The project draws upon 7 years of production and 55 hours of VHS home ... See full summary »
Directors: Jonathan Fisk Bulette, Jason B. Kohl, Nora Mandray | Stars: John Bulette, Tod Engle, Peyton Gifis, Caroline Lee
46. Why Not? With Shania Twain (2011– )
Documentary
The docuseries will follow Twain as she revisits her childhood home in Timmins, Northern Ontario, Canada and deals with the loss of both her parents in a devastating car accident and the poverty of her childhood.
Stars: Shania Twain, Fred Thiebaud, Bo Derek, David Foster
Votes: 69
47. The Dog Doc (2019)
101 min | Documentary
Called a maverick, a miracle-worker, and a quack, Dr. Marty Goldstein is a pioneer of integrative veterinary medicine. By holistically treating animals after other vets have given up, ... See full summary »
Director: Cindy Meehl | Stars: Marty Goldstein, Jennifer Lenarz-Salcedo, Jaqueline Ruskin, Randie Shane
Votes: 100
48. Miley: The Movement (2013 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Go behind the scenes with Miley Cyrus as she prepares to launch her new album "Bangerz".
Director: Paul Bozymowski | Stars: Miley Cyrus, Ladi Anne, Noah Cyrus, Tish Cyrus
Votes: 217
49. Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film (2012)
60 min | Documentary, Music
A collection of live performances and a glimpse of the road from Bill Callahan's American leg of the 2011 Apocalypse tour.
Director: Hanly Banks | Star: Bill Callahan
Votes: 64
50. Bring the War Home (2008)
21 min | Short, Drama
Director: Smokey Nelson | Stars: Justin Allen, Lindsay Burdge, Tim Donovan Jr., Cara Francis