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1. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

7.8

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95 Metascore

Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.

Director: James Whale | Stars: Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson

Votes: 53,301 | Gross: $4.36M

2. Man of God (2021)

111 min | Biography, Drama

7.0

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Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God.

Director: Yelena Popovic | Stars: Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, Mickey Rourke, Christos Loulis

Votes: 4,290 | Gross: $0.87M

3. The Innocent (1976)

R | 112 min | Drama, Romance

7.4

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Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful, he becomes enamored of her again.

Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Giancarlo Giannini, Laura Antonelli, Rina Morelli, Massimo Girotti

Votes: 4,271

4. My Brilliant Career (1979)

G | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

7.1

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77 Metascore

A proud young woman in early 20th century Australia must choose between marriage and independence.

Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb

Votes: 4,803

5. The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

Passed | 116 min | Biography, Drama

7.2

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The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfus Affair.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Paul Muni, Gale Sondergaard, Joseph Schildkraut, Gloria Holden

Votes: 9,025

6. Legend (1995)

60 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi, Western

7.6

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Ernest Pratt, a dime-store novelist in the old west, lives with his scientist friend Professor Janos Bartok in the small town of Sheridan, Colorado. The people of Sheridan mistakenly ... See full summary »

Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, John de Lancie, Mark Adair-Rios, Jarrad Paul

Votes: 378

7. Marcel Proust's Time Regained (1999)

169 min | Drama, Romance, War

6.7

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72 Metascore

A lush, elegant epic taking us on a time-swirling trip down the infinitely complex labyrinth that is Marcel Proust's memory lane.

Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Perez, John Malkovich

Votes: 2,832 | Gross: $0.46M

8. Hunger (1966)

Not Rated | 112 min | Biography, Drama

7.7

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In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of ... See full summary »

Director: Henning Carlsen | Stars: Per Oscarsson, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitte Federspiel, Knud Rex

Votes: 3,372

9. Dagny (1977)

85 min | Drama

5.4

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Dagny Juell was the doctors daughter who left Kongsvinger for Berlin to study music, and became famous painter Edvard Munchs mistress.

Director: Haakon Sandøy | Stars: Lise Fjeldstad, Daniel Olbrychski, Per Oscarsson, Nils Ole Oftebro

Votes: 53

10. Selma (2008 TV Movie)

120 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

5.6

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Drama about Swedish world renowned novelist Selma Lagerlöf's life. In the first part, Selma is in Sicily with her lover Sophie Elkan. The second part is years later, when Selma receives the Nobel Price.

Director: Erik Leijonborg | Stars: Helena Bergström, Alexandra Rapaport, Nina Zanjani, Ola Rapace

Votes: 205

11. Hedda Gabler (1981 TV Movie)

78 min | Drama

6.6

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Hedda Gabler (Dame Diana Rigg) is a beautiful woman married to the solid and respectable academic George Tesman (Denis Lill). Then an old flame, the dreamer Eilert Lovborg (Philip Bond), turns up on the scene with tragic results.

Director: David Cunliffe | Stars: Elizabeth Bell, Philip Bond, Kathleen Byron, Alan Dobie

Votes: 64

12. You Can't Buy Everything (1934)

Passed | 82 min | Drama, Romance

6.6

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Hannah is so tight with her money that she takes her son, Donnie, to the charity ward a week after he hurts his leg. But she has always hoarded her money since her late husband wasted most ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: May Robson, Jean Parker, Lewis Stone, Mary Forbes

Votes: 225