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1. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
R | 128 min | Fantasy, Horror, Romance
The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves
Votes: 238,870 | Gross: $82.52M
2. 2010 (1984)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban
Votes: 57,350 | Gross: $40.20M
3. Emma (1996)
PG | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi, Alan Cumming
Votes: 41,668 | Gross: $22.20M
4. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz
Votes: 75,235 | Gross: $34.70M
5. Beaches (1988)
PG-13 | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray
Votes: 28,943 | Gross: $57.04M
6. About Schmidt (2002)
R | 125 min | Drama
A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates
Votes: 133,674 | Gross: $65.02M
7. Mansfield Park (1999)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Fanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society.
Director: Patricia Rozema | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro Nivola, Hannah Taylor Gordon
Votes: 25,876 | Gross: $4.76M
8. Cold Comfort Farm (1995 TV Movie)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
A recently orphaned young woman goes to live with eccentric relatives in Sussex, where she sets about improving their gloomy lives.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry
Votes: 7,545 | Gross: $5.60M
9. 1776 (1972)
G | 141 min | Drama, Family, History
A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.
Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden
Votes: 10,311 | Gross: $6.10M
10. Count Dracula (1977 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 150 min | Drama, Horror
The vampire count leaves his Transylvanian home to wreak havoc across the world.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, Judi Bowker
Votes: 1,795
11. The Music Lovers (1971)
R | 123 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Piano teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his homosexuality by marrying, but unfortunately he chooses a nymphomaniac whom he cannot satisfy.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Glenda Jackson, Max Adrian, Christopher Gable
Votes: 3,025 | Gross: $0.20M
12. Though None Go with Me (2006 TV Movie)
G | 100 min | Drama
Elizabeth Leroy devotes her life to serving God but her faith is tested over the years as she has to overcome many hardships and sorrows.
Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Cheryl Ladd, Amy Grabow, Bruce Weitz, David Norona
Votes: 745
13. Dangerous Liaisons (2016)
Drama, Romance
Brazilian version of the classic 18th century novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Set in the 1920's, this adaptation in 10 episodes takes the story of love, lust and revenge to another era.
Stars: Patricia Pillar, Selton Mello, Marjorie Estiano, Jesuíta Barbosa
Votes: 1,944
14. Obaba (2005)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A rural drama set in Obaba, a mythical region in northern Spain, where a young filmmaker struggled to capture the feel of the area, which in turn leads to a wealth of self-discovery.
Director: Montxo Armendáriz | Stars: Pilar López de Ayala, Juan Diego Botto, Bárbara Lennie, Eduard Fernández
Votes: 1,139
15. The Day After the Fair (1986 TV Movie)
Drama, Romance
A young barrister falls in love with a beautiful young girl at a country fair. Adapted from Thomas Hardy's short story 'On the Western Circuit'.
Director: Anthony Simmons | Stars: Hannah Gordon, Kenneth Haigh, Anna Massey, Martyn Stanbridge
Votes: 52
16. Haluan rakastaa, Peter (1972)
94 min | Drama, Romance
Sanna, a middle-aged widow, has moved from Finland to Sweden with her two children. She starts a correspondence with doctor Peter Mackus, who is married and with two children. Their meeting leads to an awkward love affair.
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Tea Ista, Paul Osipow, Riitta Elstelä, Gustav Wiklund
Votes: 129
17. Masakiku araba (2009)
91 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Kite Okachimachi | Stars: Machiko Ono, Masashi Kubota, Shirô Sano, Mickey Curtis
18. En toiu onna (1971)
123 min | Drama
Set at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison, incarcerated by political opponents of her father. When she is released at the age of 44, the power ... See full summary »
Director: Tadashi Imai | Stars: Shinjirô Ebara, Shima Iwashita, Yoshi Katô, Chôichirô Kawarasaki
Votes: 8
19. Listy Juliane (1979)
97 min
Henry Jones, who finds himself in Venice at the end of the 19th century in his search for documents relating to the name of the romantic poet Jeffrey Aspern.
Director: Luba Velecká | Stars: Samuel Adamcík, Karol Cálik, Peter Debnar, Nada Hejna
20. Ceremony of Innocence (1997 Video Game)
Drama, Mystery, Romance
Interactive audio visual novel that adapts the first book of "Griffin and Sabine" trilogy. Through interactive letters and postcards the reader follows the unusual relationship between lonely U.K. artist Griffin and his exotic muse Sabine.
Stars: Ben Kingsley, Paul McGann, Isabella Rossellini
21.
Der Fall Maurizius (1981– )
Episode:
Erster Teil
(1981)
82 min
Director: Theodor Kotulla | Stars: Thomas Petruo, Martin Halm, Heinz Bennent, Alice Treff