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1. American Fiction (2023)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
Director: Cord Jefferson | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander
Votes: 77,793
2. La Dolce Vita (1960)
Not Rated | 174 min | Comedy, Drama
A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimée, Yvonne Furneaux
Votes: 78,265 | Gross: $19.52M
3. Vengeance (II) (2022)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery
A writer from New York City attempts to solve the murder of a girl he hooked up with and travels down south to investigate the circumstances of her death and discover what happened to her.
Director: B.J. Novak | Stars: B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Lio Tipton, Ashton Kutcher
Votes: 37,121
4. F for Fake (1973)
PG | 89 min | Documentary
A documentary about fraud and fakery.
Directors: Orson Welles, Gary Graver, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach | Stars: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach, Elmyr de Hory
Votes: 18,311
5. The Hoax (2006)
R | 116 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, David Aaron Baker, John Carter
Votes: 17,187 | Gross: $7.16M
6. S&man (2006)
R | 84 min | Horror
An exploration of voyeurism in cinema, from Psycho and Peeping Tom in 1960 to the low-budget underground genre films of recent years.
Director: J.T. Petty | Stars: Elizabeth Cartier, Carol J. Clover, Debbie D, Freddie Dingo
Votes: 1,099
7. Brazil (I) (1944)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A songwriter struggles to produce another successful hit for the National Brazilian song contest.
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Tito Guízar, Virginia Bruce, Edward Everett Horton, Robert Livingston
Votes: 221
8. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
72 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. Peace and quiet are last things he gets, though, as there are some very strange things going on at the establishment.
Director: Reginald Barker | Stars: Richard Dix, Miriam Seegar, Margaret Livingston, Lucien Littlefield
Votes: 437
9. Forbidden Lie$ (2007)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, Drama
A dramatized documentary investigating accusations that "Forbidden Love" author Norma Khouri made up her biographical tale of a Muslim friend who was killed for dating a Christian.
Director: Anna Broinowski | Stars: Norma Khouri, Malcolm Knox, Rana Husseini, Caroline Overington
Votes: 633
10. The Real Da Vinci Code (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Tony Robinson examines the claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
Director: Kashaf Chaudhry | Stars: Tony Robinson, Dan Brown, Oliver Davies, Graham Phillips
Votes: 417
11. Obliging Young Lady (1942)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
Linda Norton is instructed by her employer attorney to take young Bridget Potter, whose wealthy parents are engaged in a divorce suit, to an isolated country resort, to shelter the girl from newspaper reporters and publicity.
Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: Joan Carroll, Edmond O'Brien, Ruth Warrick, Eve Arden
Votes: 268
12. Von Loves Her Modernist (2022)
65 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Precocious, brilliant and energetic poet, Max Harris, is Adelaide's own 'enfant terrible'. In the late 1930s, he sets out to throw hand grenades at the cultural establishment. He falls in ... See full summary »
Director: Rob George | Stars: Ann Barson, Philip Butterss, Rob George, Peter Goers
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Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode:
Chapter Seventy-Three: The Locked Room
(2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Betty continues her Stonewall Prep takedown with the help of two unique allies; A tense confrontation leads to a tender reunion.
Director: Tessa Blake | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse
Votes: 1,298
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Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Biden Bucket List, AI Laws Coming, Bud Light Prediction, Classified Docs
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Topics include: Joe Biden's bucket list tour; coming AI laws; predictions about Bud Light; the Pentagon documents leak; and the accusations of corruption against Clarence Thomas.
Star: Scott Adams
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Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Trump Lies vs Biden Lies, DeSantis Slips, Newsom (LOL), TikTok Kills, More
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
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Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
CWSA 12/14/23 Presidential Polls, Space Aliens, Hoaxes and Lots More
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams