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1. The Shootist (1976)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart
Votes: 26,841
2. Sunshine (1999)
R | 181 min | Drama, History, Romance
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
Director: István Szabó | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle
Votes: 15,801 | Gross: $5.10M
3. Chocolat (2016)
119 min | Biography, Drama
The rise and fall of the famous clown Chocolat, the first black circus performer who revolutionised the stagnant circus acts and conquered Paris of the Belle Époque with his exuberance and originality.
Director: Roschdy Zem | Stars: Omar Sy, James Thierrée, Clotilde Hesme, Olivier Gourmet
Votes: 8,233
4. Murder Hotel (2005 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
A documentary about H.H. Holmes who was a famed serial killer in the late 1800s. He had a whole murder castle built specifically for that purpose. He spent nearly a decade hiring and firing... See full summary »
Director: David Monaghan | Stars: James Garrett, Joe Kozenczak, David Canter, Brian Williams
Votes: 140
5. Tesla: Master of Lightning (2000 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Biography of electrical inventor and visionary genius Nikola Tesla.
Director: Robert Uth | Stars: Stacy Keach, Elisabeth Noone, Nikola Tesla, Leland I. Anderson
Votes: 1,063
6. Drums of Africa (1963)
Approved | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
David Moore is in East Africa to get to his employer's railway construction site. He's accompanied by the owner's son Brian and they've lined up Jack Cuortemayn, reputedly the best guide ... See full summary »
Director: James B. Clark | Stars: Frankie Avalon, Mariette Hartley, Lloyd Bochner, Torin Thatcher
Votes: 185
7. The Méliès Mystery (2021 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary, Biography
In 1923, facing bankruptcy, film pioneer Georges Méliès burned all the original negatives of his early masterpieces. Almost a century later, dozens of his negatives were discovered in the Library of Congress. How did he do his final trick?
Director: Eric Lange | Stars: Serge Bromberg, Costa-Gavras, Béatrice de Pastre, Michel Gondry
Votes: 370
8. The Imperfect Lady (1946)
Approved | 97 min | Drama, Romance
While touring with a dance troupe in 1892, Millicent Hopkins meets Clive Loring who is campaigning for Parliament in the English Midlands. They fall in love and Millie remains behind at her... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Cedric Hardwicke, Virginia Field
Votes: 94
9. South of Pago Pago (1940)
Approved | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The son of an island chieftain, young Kehane defiantly opposes the efforts by crooked pearl hunter Bucko Larson to invade his domain. Larson and his minions hope to dissuade our hero by introducing him to seductive Ruby.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Victor McLaglen, Jon Hall, Frances Farmer, Olympe Bradna
Votes: 163
10. Vaudeville Days (1942)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Music
A narrator provides very brief info on the beginnings and history of Vaudeville while Vaudeville acts are staged by impersonators and contemporary performers.
Director: LeRoy Prinz | Stars: Eddie Garr, The Whirling Camerons, The Duffins, Rio Brothers
Votes: 65
11. Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
70 min | Documentary, History
An overview of the portrayal and influence of sexuality on film, from the silent era until the administration of the Hays Code in 1934.
Director: Elaina Archer | Stars: Diane Lane, Chris Basinger, Jeanine Basinger, Cari Beauchamp
Votes: 172
12. The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Western
In this Western comedy, the King Soap Company is doing poorly, and the banker says that to receive a bank loan, they must have orders, so daughter Mabel heads west as a traveling saleswoman... See full summary »
Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Joan Davis, Andy Devine, Adele Jergens, Joe Sawyer
Votes: 66
13. The Female Closet (1998)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Lesbian photographer Alice Austen is profiled in this documentary.
Director: Barbara Hammer | Stars: Alice Austen, Sarah Dezuttere, Nicole Eisenman, Hannah Hoch
Votes: 135
14. Living Melbourne 1896-1910 (1988 Video)
49 min | Documentary, History, Sport
Director: Chris Long | Stars: Chris Long, Edmund Barton, John Adrian Louis Hope, King George V
18.
Great Cars (2003– )
Episode:
Mercedes-Benz
(2004)
Not Rated | 25 min | Documentary
While tinkering in their German workshops, Carl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler gave the world the first automobiles powered by an internal combustion engine. Over one hundred years later the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael L. Rose | Star: Reg Abbiss
19.
The American Buffalo (2023– )
Episode:
Into the Storm
(2023)
Documentary, History
By the late 1880s, the buffalo that once numbered in the tens of millions is on the brink of extinction. But a diverse and unlikely collection of Americans start a movement that rescues the national mammal from disappearing forever.
Stars: Peter Coyote, Adam Arkin, Gerard Baker, Tokala Black Elk
Votes: 56