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1. Sting (2024)
R | 92 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the facts about her pet-and fight for her family's survival-when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster.
Director: Kiah Roache-Turner | Stars: Jermaine Fowler, Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Noni Hazlehurst
Votes: 853
2. Into the Wild (2007)
R | 148 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden
Votes: 658,349 | Gross: $18.35M
3. Burn After Reading (2008)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich
Votes: 353,366 | Gross: $60.36M
4. Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
Nancy Stokes, a retired school teacher, is yearning for some adventure, and some sex. And she has a plan, which involves hiring a young sex worker named Leo Grande.
Director: Sophie Hyde | Stars: Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack, Isabella Laughland, Les Mabaleka
Votes: 37,683
5. Eastern Promises (2007)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Josef Altin
Votes: 261,217 | Gross: $17.11M
6. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
PG-13 | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray
Votes: 366,811 | Gross: $45.51M
7. Brooklyn (2015)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Director: John Crowley | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 150,533 | Gross: $38.32M
8. Amy (III) (2015)
R | 128 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Russell Brand
Votes: 55,096 | Gross: $8.41M
9. Mafia Mamma (2023)
R | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An American mom inherits her grandfather's mafia empire in Italy. Guided by the firm's consigliere, she hilariously defies everyone's expectations as the new head of the family business.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Sophia Nomvete, Alessandro Bressanello
Votes: 10,678
10. Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
R | 128 min | Comedy, Drama
In the 1970s, a young trans woman, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving her Irish town for London, in part to look for her mother and in part because her gender identity is beyond the town's understanding.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Morgan Jones, Eva Birthistle, Liam Neeson
Votes: 24,551 | Gross: $0.83M
11. Volver (I) (2006)
R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama
After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo
Votes: 107,507 | Gross: $12.90M
12. 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: 73,071 | Gross: $0.62M
13. Milk (I) (2008)
R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna
Votes: 179,874 | Gross: $31.84M
14. Biutiful (2010)
R | 148 min | Drama, Romance
A man dying of cancer tries his best to leave the world on his own terms.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib, Guillermo Estrella
Votes: 94,631 | Gross: $5.10M
15. Unwelcome (2022)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Horror
Married couple Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent and murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden.
Director: Jon Wright | Stars: Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth, Colm Meaney, Kristian Nairn
Votes: 6,119
16. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
R | 126 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mía Maestro, Mercedes Morán
Votes: 104,796 | Gross: $16.78M
17. The Tank (2023)
R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After mysteriously inheriting an abandoned coastal property, Ben and his family accidentally unleash an ancient, long-dormant creature that terrorized the entire region-including his own ancestors-for generations.
Director: Scott Walker | Stars: Luciane Buchanan, Matt Whelan, Zara Nausbaum, Regina Hegemann
Votes: 4,016
18. Denial (II) (2016)
PG-13 | 109 min | Biography, Drama
Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall, Andrew Scott
Votes: 23,532 | Gross: $4.07M
19. Suffragette (2015)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, History
In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end.
Director: Sarah Gavron | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter, Meryl Streep
Votes: 44,764 | Gross: $4.69M
20. The Phantom of the Open (2021)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice.
Director: Craig Roberts | Stars: Mark Rylance, Ian Porter, Tommy Fallon, David Mara
Votes: 7,206
21. Hampstead (2017)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An American widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home.
Director: Joel Hopkins | Stars: James Norton, Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, Hugh Skinner
Votes: 7,210 | Gross: $0.14M
22. The Jesus Rolls (2019)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A trio of misfits whose irreverent, sexually charged dynamic evolves into a surprising love story as their spontaneous and flippant attitude towards the past or future backfires time and again.
Director: John Turturro | Stars: John Turturro, Bobby Cannavale, Audrey Tautou, Susan Sarandon
Votes: 5,378 | Gross: $0.02M
23. Millions (2004)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ethics, being human and the soul come to the fore when a 7-year old finds a bag of Pounds just days before the currency is switched to Euros and learns what we are really made of.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Alex Etel, James Nesbitt, Daisy Donovan, Lewis McGibbon
Votes: 26,364 | Gross: $6.58M
24. Black Sea (2014)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
In order to make good with his former employers, a submarine captain takes a job with a shadowy backer to search the depths of the Black Sea for a submarine rumored to be loaded with gold.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, David Threlfall
Votes: 40,896 | Gross: $1.17M
25. Alone in Berlin (2016)
R | 103 min | Drama, History, War
After a Nazi German working class couple loses their son in World War II, they decide to retaliate by secretly leafletting handwritten cards in Berlin denouncing their government.
Director: Vincent Perez | Stars: Louis Hofmann, Emil von Schönfels, Katrin Pollitt, Sammy Scheuritzel
Votes: 9,976
26. Mr. Turner (2014)
R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey
Votes: 27,182 | Gross: $3.96M
27. After the Wedding (2019)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama
A manager of an orphanage in Kolkata travels to New York to meet a benefactor.
Director: Bart Freundlich | Stars: Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Billy Crudup, Abby Quinn
Votes: 8,625 | Gross: $1.45M
28. Another Year (2010)
PG-13 | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Oliver Maltman
Votes: 30,889 | Gross: $3.21M
29. Nude Tuesday (2022)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A suburban couple goes to a new-age retreat as a last ditch attempt to save their marriage. Their path to reconnection is riddled with hilarity and humiliation as they seek to find themselves and each other.
Director: Armagan Ballantyne | Stars: Jackie van Beek, Damon Herriman, Jemaine Clement, Ian Zaro
Votes: 759
30. Sunshine on Leith (2013)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Two soldiers return home to Edinburgh to resume their romantic and family lives.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Paul Brannigan, George MacKay, Kevin Guthrie, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 7,380
31. Starve Acre (2023)
98 min | Horror
An idyllic rural family life of a couple is thrown into turmoil when their son starts acting out of character.
Director: Daniel Kokotajlo | Stars: Matt Smith, Morfydd Clark, Erin Richards, Sean Gilder
Votes: 48
32. The Radleys (2024)
Comedy | Completed
It follows a seemingly ordinary family with a dark secret: they are vampires. They choose not to drink blood despite their natural cravings, but their truth is revealed one day.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Damian Lewis, Bo Bragason, Sophia Di Martino
33. 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: 4,720
34. Love, Honor and Obey (2000)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime
A north London postman gets involved with a gang of criminals.
Directors: Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis | Stars: Sadie Frost, Jonny Lee Miller, Jude Law, Ray Winstone
Votes: 5,747 | Gross: $0.00M
35. Dear Frankie (2004)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Romance
After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him.
Director: Shona Auerbach | Stars: Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Gerard Butler, Mary Riggans
Votes: 22,479 | Gross: $1.34M
36. Animals (I) (2019)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
Best friends Laura and Tyler fellow deviants, enablers and co-dependents. Laura is getting married and their booze and drug-fuelled Thelma and Louise life is in jeopardy and finds herself suspended between the two unable to give either up.
Director: Sophie Hyde | Stars: Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat, Amy Molloy, Kwaku Fortune
Votes: 2,294
37. Enduring Love (2004)
R | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Two strangers become connected by a tragedy, yet one dangerously feels that the connection goes much deeper than the other is willing to admit.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Rhys Ifans, Daniel Craig, Samantha Morton, Bill Weston
Votes: 11,011 | Gross: $0.36M
38. A Mistake (2024)
101 min | Drama, Thriller | Completed
In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons' performance, a gifted surgeon's life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks, and even her partner who is a nurse at the hospital turns her back on her.
Director: Christine Jeffs | Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Fern Sutherland, Rena Owen, Mickey Sumner
39. Journeyman (I) (2017)
92 min | Drama, Sport
Boxer Matty Burton suffers a serious head injury during a fight. This is the story about the impact on his marriage, his life, and his family.
Director: Paddy Considine | Stars: Paddy Considine, Jodie Whittaker, Paul Popplewell, Brendan Ingle
Votes: 4,822
40. Close Your Eyes (2002)
R | 108 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A hypnotherapist is caught up in the pursuit of a serial killer.
Director: Nick Willing | Stars: Goran Visnjic, Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson, Miranda Otto
Votes: 3,238 | Gross: $0.04M
41. Whina (2022)
112 min | Biography, Drama
A biopic of the trailblazing Maori leader, Dame Whina Cooper, whose extraordinary life saw her break gender boundaries, champion the rights of Maori, and fight for the land - all the while staying true to her heart and her beliefs.
Directors: James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones | Stars: Rena Owen, Vinnie Bennett, James Rolleston, Erroll Shand
Votes: 260
42. Ibiza: The Silent Movie (2019)
91 min | Documentary
Charts the history of the island Ibiza, leading to its current status as the clubbing capital of the world.
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Mark 'Bez' Berry, Claire Davis, Cathal Smyth
Votes: 249
43. The Secret of Life
Drama | Pre-production
Rosalind Franklin was a brilliant scientist whose groundbreaking work to uncover the structure of DNA was brazenly stolen by two young men from Cambridge University. Hailed as the genius ... See full summary »
Director: Ursula Macfarlane
44. The Changeling (II)
Horror | Announced
A musician returns to his childhood home only to find that it is haunted by the ghost of a child. A remake of the 1980 horror film.
Director: Ivan Kavanagh
45. Media Watch (1989– )
15 min | News
Media Watch is Australia's leading forum for media analysis and comment, screening on ABC TV.
Stars: Jonathan Holmes, Paul Barry, Monica Attard, Liz Jackson
Votes: 135
47.
Media Watch (1989– )
Episode:
Episode #12.23
(2002)
News
Director: Janie Lalor | Star: Alan Jones