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1. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
PG-13 | 157 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Coriolanus Snow mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis, Dexter Sol Ansell
Votes: 118,435
2. Juno (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman
Votes: 549,534 | Gross: $143.50M
3. The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror
When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi
Votes: 15,120 | Gross: $1.19M
4. The Proposition (2005)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Western
A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Ray Winstone, Guy Pearce, Emily Watson, Richard Wilson
Votes: 55,000 | Gross: $1.90M
5. The Canterbury Tales (1972)
NC-17 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Pasolini's artistic, sometimes violent, always vividly cinematic retelling of some of Chaucer's most erotic tales.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti
Votes: 8,237
6. The Flowers of War (2011)
R | 146 min | Drama, History, Romance
An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang, Tianyuan Huang
Votes: 55,753 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Barefoot in the Park (1967)
G | 106 min | Comedy, Romance
Paul, a conservative young lawyer, marries the vivacious Corie. Their highly passionate relationship descends into comical discord in a five-flight New York City walk-up apartment.
Director: Gene Saks | Stars: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Charles Boyer, Mildred Natwick
Votes: 20,505 | Gross: $19.99M
8. Viy (1967)
Not Rated | 77 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.
Directors: Konstantin Ershov, Georgiy Kropachyov, Aleksandr Ptushko | Stars: Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksey Glazyrin, Nikolay Kutuzov
Votes: 9,364
9. He's Out There (2018)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
On vacation at a remote lake house, a mother and her two young daughters must fight for survival after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a psychopath.
Director: Dennis Iliadis | Stars: Yvonne Strahovski, Anna Pniowsky, Abigail Pniowsky, Ryan McDonald
Votes: 9,527
10. The Dead (1987)
PG | 83 min | Drama
Gabriel Conroy and wife Gretta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany
Votes: 8,910 | Gross: $4.37M
11. Bound for Glory (1976)
PG | 147 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.
Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Gail Strickland
Votes: 5,593
12. Coven (2020)
TV-MA | 92 min | Drama, History
Basque Country, 1609. The men of the region are at sea and Amaia takes part for the first time in the nightly dances in the woods with the other villager girls. She is only 20. At dawn, they are all arrested.
Director: Pablo Agüero | Stars: Amaia Aberasturi, Alex Brendemühl, Daniel Fanego, Garazi Urkola
Votes: 5,788
13. Songcatcher (2000)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Music
After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in ... See full summary »
Director: Maggie Greenwald | Stars: Janet McTeer, Michael Harding, Michael Davis, Michael Goodwin
Votes: 3,684 | Gross: $3.05M
14. Song of Granite (2017)
104 min | Biography, Drama
Born in a remote village on Ireland's west coast, Joe Heaney conquered the shyness of his youth to become one of his country's most revered traditional vocalists, as chronicled in this lyrical biopic.
Director: Pat Collins | Stars: Colm Seoighe, Michael O'Chonfhlaola, Macdara Ó Fátharta, Jaren Cerf
Votes: 356 | Gross: $0.02M
15. Yellow Earth (1984)
TV-PG | 89 min | Drama, History, Music
A communist soldier travels to Shanbei to collect folk songs for propaganda while visiting a poor peasant family, giving hope to the teenage daughter in escaping an arranged marriage.
Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Xueqi Wang, Bai Xue, Quiang Liu, Tuo Tan
Votes: 2,575
16. Stonewall (1995)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of homosexual people try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.
Director: Nigel Finch | Stars: Guillermo Diaz, Frederick Weller, Brendan Corbalis, Duane Boutte
Votes: 1,740 | Gross: $0.62M
17. War Dance (2007)
PG-13 | 105 min | Documentary, Music, War
Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national music and dance festival.
Directors: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix | Stars: Dominic, Nancy, Rose, Jane Adong
Votes: 1,199 | Gross: $0.11M
18. In the Name of the Pope King (1977)
105 min | Drama, History
In 1867, with Garibaldi's forces close to bringing Rome into the Italian kingdom, Monsignor Colombo da Priverno, a world-weary judge on the papal court, wants to resign, disgusted by the ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Magni | Stars: Nino Manfredi, Danilo Mattei, Carmen Scarpitta, Giovannella Grifeo
Votes: 654
19. Surname Viet Given Name Nam (1989)
108 min | Documentary, History, Romance
Trinh T. Minh-ha combines archival footage, text, and interviews to paint portraits of Vietnamese women past and present. She explores the fiction of documentary and the truth of subjective experience and all their inherent contradictions.
Director: Trinh T. Minh-ha
Votes: 188
20. The Singing Revolution (2006)
Unrated | 94 min | Documentary, History, Music
Most people don't think about singing when they think about revolutions. But song was the weapon of choice when, between 1986 and 1991, Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of ... See full summary »
Directors: James Tusty, Maureen Castle Tusty | Stars: Heiki Ahonen, Gustav Ernesaks, Linda Hunt, Mari-Ann Kelam
Votes: 639 | Gross: $0.33M
21. Sing Your Song (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his significant contribution to and his leadership in the civil rights movement in America and to social justice globally.
Director: Susanne Rostock | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Marge Champion, Fran Scott Attaway
Votes: 502 | Gross: $0.05M
22. Yunost Maksima (1935)
92 min | Drama, History, War
A 1935 USA trade-paper reviewer called it... "an impressive and technically outstanding historical drama dealing with czarist terrorism and revolutionary boiling in the days of 1907. ... See full summary »
Directors: Grigoriy Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg | Stars: Boris Chirkov, Valentina Kibardina, Mikhail Tarkhanov, Stepan Kayukov
Votes: 303
23. The Days on Earth Are Flowing (1979)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
An old sea captain has lived on his own as long as he has been able to. Between his pension and the portraits he paints for a little spending money, he has done all right. However, the day ... See full summary »
Director: Goran Paskaljevic | Stars: Dimitrije Vujovic, Obren Helcer, Sarlota Pesic, Mila Keca
Votes: 131
24. Beware of Barnacle Bill (1935)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
To the classic tune of "Barnacle Bill the Sailor", Olive explains that she can't marry Popeye because she's in love with Barnacle Bill (an unusually large Bluto), who then comes by and ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: William Costello, William Pennell, Mae Questel
Votes: 334
25. Geraldine (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Janey Edwards, working for Cambria Records, is managing the personal appearance tour of sobbing songster Billy Weber, and Janey is disgusted when Billy leaves her at Santa Fe College with ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: John Carroll, Mala Powers, Jim Backus, Stan Freberg
Votes: 70
26. Argentina (2015)
85 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
Poetic, riveting and moving, Argentina explores the heart of traditional Argentine folklore and its stunning musical heritage.
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Pedro Aznar, Juan Falú, Marian Farías Gómez, Gabo Ferro
Votes: 210 | Gross: $0.01M
27. Neurosia: Fifty Years of Perversion (1995)
Unrated | 89 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Neurosia is the autobiography of the director Rosa von Praunheim. The movie begins with Rosa presenting his autobiography in a movie theater. Before the film begins, he is shot. But - his ... See full summary »
Director: Rosa von Praunheim | Stars: Désirée Nick, Lotti Huber, Evelyn Künneke, Luzi Kryn
Votes: 151
28. I Want to Destroy America (2006)
Not Rated | 66 min | Documentary, Music
A touching documentary about the singular career of Hisao Shinagawa, a Japanese street musician who has refused to give up on his elusive dream of success and stardom, regardless of personal cost and the solitary reality of his life.
Director: Peter I. Chang | Star: Hisao Shinagawa
Votes: 13
29. Rock Milestones: Bob Dylan - The Folk Years (2008 Video)
65 min | Biography, History, Talk-Show
Widely recognised as Australia's King of Pop throughout the 50s and 60s Johnny O'Keefe's rise to fame is considered Aussie rock'n'roll legend. Adored by fans and nicknamed 'The Wild One', ... See full summary »
Star: Bob Dylan
30. The Fifth String (2004 Video)
83 min | Drama, Music
Behold! Nineteenth Century mountain music and the long forgotten tunes of the Appalachian trail have been rediscovered in the hills of West Virginia! "The Fifth String" is the story of ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Phelan | Stars: Dwight Diller, Jack Phelan
31. The Agony of Jimmy Quinlan (1978)
28 min | Documentary, Short
A documentation of a Montreal vagrant's attempts to overcome alcoholism.
Star: Earl Pennington
Votes: 9
32. Swan Song (2004)
8 min | Short
Director: Jani Ruscica | Stars: Rinaldo, Santo Floridia, Agata Sciuto, Rosa Barrano
33. Camp Jamboree (1953)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Musical
A group of entertainers arrive at the San Diego Naval Training Base to put on a show for the brass, sailors and marines. Romo Vincent opens with the fast-paced "It's a Good Day", and the ... See full summary »
Director: Will Cowan | Stars: Romo Vincent, Arthur Lee Simpkins, Gisele MacKenzie, Dorothy Dorben
34. Rock Milestones: The Rolling Stones - The Singles 1962-1970 (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, History, Music
During one unforgettable decade, The Rolling Stones produced a flood of songs that would go on to become indisputable rock-and-roll classics
Stars: The Rolling Stones, Mark Blake, John Cavanagh, Dave Farren
Votes: 7
35. Around the World with Foster & Allen (2007 Video)
77 min | Music
Around The World With Foster and Allen contains 25 videos set within the beautiful settings and features exclusive songs.
Stars: Tony Allen, Mick Foster
36. Foster and Allen and Friends (1987)
30 min | Music
Foster and Allen present and perform in their own musical television series.
Stars: Mick Foster, Tony Allen
37. Belafonte, New York 19 (1960 TV Special)
60 min | Music
Harry Belafonte and friends perform an hour of folk songs and other music.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Harry Belafonte, The Contemporary String Quartet, Patricia Dunn, Percy Heath
Votes: 11
38. The Life & Times of... Foster and Allen (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 65 min | Music
A collection featuring 20 of their best loved songs.
Stars: Tony Allen, Mick Foster
39. Telavi (2010)
13 min | Documentary, Short, Music
A short 16mm film celebrating the folk music and landscape of the nation of Georgia. Shot in the city of Telavi in the summer of 2010, the film is a loose documentary, focusing on ... See full summary »
Director: Kazio Sosnowski
40. Ted Egan Sings 'The Last of the Packhorse Bagmen' (2010 Video)
10 min | Short, Adventure, Music
41. William Clauson Recital (1957 TV Special)
40 min | Music
A live 40-minute Sydney-aired recital by American folk singer William Clauson. It aired on non-commercial television.
Star: William Clauson
42. America: The Great Mississippi (1987 TV Special)
60 min | Music
The mighty Mississippi River is celebrated in by folk, pop and country singers.
Director: David Stanton | Stars: Andy Hooper, Laura McKenzie, Charley Pride, John Ross
43.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Crime-Free Mayberry
(1961)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
All but Andy get excited over Mayberry's distinction at being named the most crime-free town in America, unaware they're being targeted by criminals while honoring their lawmen.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 371
44.
Changi (2001)
Episode:
Private Bill
(2001)
57 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Episode Three:"Private Bill," is divided into six chapters: 1. "Past Acquaintances," 2. "Love of Maths," 3. "Memory," 4. "A Risky Prank," 5. "Trust," and 6. "A Circle Formed."
Director: Kate Woods | Stars: Leon Ford, Mark Priestley, Stephen Curry, Matthew Whittet
Votes: 9
45.
Ukraine on Fire 2 (2022– )
Episode:
Muses Are Not Silent 2: Because we have one Ukraine!
(2023)
Documentary, Drama, War
Ukraine is a nation of glorious warriors. For thousands of years, ancestors of Ukrainians successfully defended their native land, on which their descendants now live and will live, says the folk song, "because Ukraine is one and only."
Votes: 5
46.
Ukraine on Fire 2 (2022– )
Episode:
Muses Not Silent 16: Red Viburnum
(2024)
Documentary, Drama, War
The Ukrainian nation sings and cheers with its folk song. Symbolically "Red viburnum" sounds at the start of 20th century, in the glorious 1991, and heroic 2023 in the Ukrainian Crimea under the blue-yellow flag, consolidating the spirit.
Star: Viacheslav Chornovil
47.
En direct de... (1956–1974)
Episode:
Ajaccio
(1960)
36 min | Documentary
Director: Roger Benamou | Stars: Georges de Caunes, Joseph Pasteur, Antoine Bonelli
48.
En direct de... (1956–1974)
Episode:
Villanova
(1960)
28 min | Documentary
Director: Roger Benamou | Stars: Joseph Pasteur, Antoine Bonelli, Bruno, Mathilde Cipriani