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1. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
R | 180 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey
Votes: 1,586,505 | Gross: $116.90M
2. Traffic (2000)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas
Votes: 219,952 | Gross: $124.12M
3. Inland Empire (2006)
R | 180 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Karolina Gruszka, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Grace Zabriskie, Laura Dern
Votes: 62,498 | Gross: $0.75M
4. The Last Picture Show (1971)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson
Votes: 52,465 | Gross: $29.13M
5. Mother (2009)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo, Yun Je-mun
Votes: 71,772 | Gross: $0.55M
6. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.
Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: Andy Garcia, Christopher Walken, Christopher Lloyd, William Forsythe
Votes: 29,823 | Gross: $0.53M
7. Lady Snowblood (1973)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza
Votes: 16,335
8. I Am Cuba (1964)
Not Rated | 141 min | Drama
Four vignettes about the lives of the Cuban people set during the pre-revolutionary era.
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov | Stars: Sergio Corrieri, Salvador Wood, José Gallardo, Raúl García
Votes: 10,692
9. Bright Young Things (2003)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, War
An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies", is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s.
Director: Stephen Fry | Stars: Stephen Campbell Moore, Emily Mortimer, Dan Aykroyd, Simon McBurney
Votes: 6,324 | Gross: $0.93M
10. Nathalie... (2003)
100 min | Drama, Romance
A rich woman hires an elite prostitute in order to verify her husband's faithfulness. Before long the experiment gets out of control.
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Gérard Depardieu, Wladimir Yordanoff
Votes: 5,071 | Gross: $0.02M
11. 8 ½ Women (1999)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
Following the death of a mother, a father and son open up their very own harem in their Genevan estate after watching 8½ (1963).
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu, Toni Collette
Votes: 4,179 | Gross: $0.42M
12. The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)
107 min | Drama
The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Anthony Newley, Julia Foster, Robert Stephens, Wilfrid Brambell
Votes: 564
13. Phoenix (1998)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama
A cop (Liotta) with a gambling addiction plots a theft from the bookies who are putting pressure on him to pay off or else.
Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: Ray Liotta, Anthony LaPaglia, Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven
Votes: 4,349 | Gross: $0.04M
14. Deceiver (1997)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A hooker is found cut in two. Two cops give polygraph tests to the only suspect, James Wayland (Tim Roth), an unstable genius. After some time, the roles change.
Directors: Jonas Pate, Josh Pate | Stars: Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Michael Rooker, Renée Zellweger
Votes: 7,041 | Gross: $0.57M
15. For Pete's Sake (1974)
PG | 90 min | Comedy
A housewife tries to finance her cab-driving husband's education.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Michael Sarrazin, Estelle Parsons, Molly Picon
Votes: 2,656 | Gross: $5.72M
16. The Governess (1998)
R | 115 min | Drama, Romance
In this sensuous romance, Minnie Driver stars as a governess who is hired into a remote Scottish household and strongly affects all those she comes into contact with.
Director: Sandra Goldbacher | Stars: Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Florence Hoath, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Votes: 3,161 | Gross: $3.90M
17. Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
Unrated | 113 min | Drama
In the "flower houses" (upscale brothels) of Shanghai, various interweaving stories of love, loyalty, and deceit play out subtly.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Michiko Hada, Michelle Reis, Carina Lau
Votes: 4,084
18. Ratas, ratones, rateros (1999)
107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The world of Salvador, a young and naive petty thief is changed by the arrival of his cousin Angel, an ex-convict in search of easy money, and with a hideout. Salvador gets wrapped up in ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: Carlos Valencia, Marco Bustos, Cristina Dávila, Fabricio Lalama
Votes: 914
19. Young Törless (1966)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
In a boarding school, a student observes in passive disgust as his two friends manipulate, humiliate and torture a fellow student, justifying their every act.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Mathieu Carrière, Marian Seidowsky, Bernd Tischer, Fred Dietz
Votes: 2,672
20. The School of Flesh (1998)
R | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Fashion executive Dominique's obsession for Quentin, a young bisexual hustler, fills her desire for physical love but leaves her taxed emotionally. Twists and turns in the relationship, ... See full summary »
Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Martinez, Vincent Lindon, Marthe Keller
Votes: 1,577 | Gross: $0.40M
21. Mado (1976)
135 min | Drama
Middle-aged businessman, Simon Léotard finds his future in jeopardy when his partner Julien commits suicide after having accumulated a mass of debts. Simon's unscrupulous business rival ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Ottavia Piccolo, Jacques Dutronc, Charles Denner
Votes: 919
22. Poranek kojota (2001)
100 min | Comedy
Kuba, a young cartoon artist who works as a waiter at sophisticated parties, falls in love with beautiful Noemi and accidentally gets involved in gangster affairs.
Director: Olaf Lubaszenko | Stars: Maciej Stuhr, Karolina Rosinska, Michal Milowicz, Magdalena Kumorek
Votes: 4,062
23. Trois 3: The Escort (2004 Video)
R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller
When a hip-hop promoter is bailed out of a hefty debt by a club owner, he becomes one of her call boys and nearly loses his life in the process.
Director: Sylvain White | Stars: Brian White, Patrice Fisher, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Chris Richardson
Votes: 497
24. Yureru densha no naka de: Onna kyôshi no midara na arubaito (2009 Video)
79 min | Drama, Romance
New teacher Chihiro has been on the job for three months. She does her job with great enthusiasm, but she has a secret that nobody must know. She can't pay back her debt on the wages of a ... See full summary »
Director: Tadashi Kyouya | Stars: Meguri, Myu, Takahiro Nomura, Miwa Saeki
Votes: 94
25. Johns (1996)
R | 96 min | Drama, Romance
It's the day before Christmas, the day before John's 21st birthday. He's a prostitute on Santa Monica Blvd in L.A., and he wants to spend that night and the next day at the posh Park Plaza ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Silver | Stars: David Arquette, Lukas Haas, Tony Epper, John C. McGinley
Votes: 1,822 | Gross: $0.05M
26. Bitter Flowers (2017)
95 min | Drama
Lina, an ambitious young woman, leaves her husband and son in China to go to Paris to build a brighter future for them. But once there nothing happens as planned and she locks herself into a world of lies so as not to give up on her dream.
Director: Olivier Meys | Stars: Xi Qi, Wang Xi, Chloe Maayan, Le Geng
Votes: 248
27. Shinjuku Swan II (2017)
133 min | Action, Crime, Drama
On this second movie, Tatsuhiko Shiratori moves to Yokohama from Shinjuku, Tokyo. He comes into conflict with Masaki Taki who is the CEO of a scout company.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Yûsuke Arai, Kenta Arima, Kokoro Asami, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 290
28. Goodbye Gemini (1970)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Unnaturally-close jet-setting twins become enmeshed in the Swinging London scene, where their relationship is strained after they befriend a predatory hustler and his girlfriend.
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Judy Geeson, Martin Potter, Michael Redgrave, Alexis Kanner
Votes: 462
29. Osaka Elegy (1936)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A young woman becomes a mistress of her boss in order to support her family.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Isuzu Yamada, Yôko Umemura, Chiyoko Ôkura, Kiyoko Ôkubo
Votes: 2,597
30. Bohr weiter, Kumpel (1974)
95 min | Comedy
Egon and his four buddies are hoping to someday blow up the jackpot because they've been a committed lottery community for years.
Director: Sigi Rothemund | Stars: Alena Penz, Rinaldo Talamonti, Alexander Grill, Judith Armbrüster
Votes: 101
31. Arietta (1989)
51 min | Drama
Director: Akio Jissôji | Stars: Keiko Kaga, Kiriko Shimizu
Votes: 48
32. Rope and Skin (1979)
70 min | Crime, Horror
Okoma (literally, Red Cherry) was a woman gambler until she retired from the yakuza world. Two years later, she returns home, and finds that the big boss has been assassinated and his ... See full summary »
Director: Shôgorô Nishimura | Stars: Naomi Tani, Junko Miyashita, Yuri Yamashina, Ren Seido
Votes: 104
33. Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Action, Adventure
Zatoichi is tricked by a crime gang into killing a man. Realizing his mistake, he sets out to protect the dead man's sister, who is conflicted in accepting his help.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Yoshiko Mita, Makoto Satô, Kô Nishimura
Votes: 1,312
34. I mostri oggi (2009)
102 min | Comedy
Divided into 16 separate parts, the film analyses and parodies the vices, weaknesses and fears of contemporary Italy.
Director: Enrico Oldoini | Stars: Diego Abatantuono, Carlo Buccirosso, Sabrina Ferilli, Giorgio Panariello
Votes: 312
35. Tocaia no Asfalto (1962)
101 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The psychology and life of Brazilian hitmen, common in the Northeast part of the country. In this particular case, the story revolves around a young and idealistic politician from Salvador, whom the enemies are eager to eliminate.
Director: Roberto Pires | Stars: Agildo Ribeiro, Arassary de Oliveira, Adriano Lisboa, Geraldo Del Rey
Votes: 113
36. Leydi Zi (2005)
96 min | Drama
A tragic comedy about an orphan girl who knows nothing better than the animal way but at the end comes to realize her only chance - to be human.
Director: Georgi Djulgerov | Stars: Aneliya Garbova, Ivan Barnev, Pavel Paskalev, Rousy Chanev
Votes: 172
37. Alano (2019)
23 min | Short, Drama
Directors: Sílvio Leal, Henrique Oliveira | Stars: Erom Cordeiro, Sílvio Leal, Magdale Alves, Tamylka Viana
Votes: 14
38. Purgatórium (2014)
18 min | Short, Action, Drama
Director: Tibor Tasi | Stars: Nguyen Ha Quang Thai, Pham Trang Mio, Klári Tolnai, Richárd Darabos
39. Blessed (2002)
77 min | Drama
Blessed encompasses the lives of four women who are inescapably involved in a brothel at the centre of the plot. Nadine works there as a prostitute though she is married with children, ... See full summary »
Director: Rachel Douglas | Stars: Jane Donald, Hera Dunleavy, Matthew Chamberlain, Colin Hodson
Votes: 24
40. Chunhwa chunpung (1990)
100 min | Drama
Overwhelmed by debt, Wol-hyang considers suicide. She goes to the altar of the local god to pray for an answer but she is kidnapped and sold to a flesh trader. Her beauty brings men for ... See full summary »
Director: Ki-pung Choi | Stars: Hye-ji Kang, Tae-seon Mun, Kim Hyeong-ja, Ki-joo Kim