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1. Aferim! (2015)
Not Rated | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Set in early 19th century Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife.
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Teodor Corban, Mihai Comanoiu, Toma Cuzin, Alexandru Dabija
Votes: 7,778 | Gross: $0.10M
2. Abandoned Goods (2014)
37 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Abandoned Goods is a short essay film that tells the story of the journey of the Adamson Collection. Recently rediscovered after years of neglect, the collection is one of the major bodies ... See full summary »
Directors: Pia Borg, Edward Lawrenson | Stars: Nick James, Iain Sinclair
Votes: 19
3. All About Them (2015)
86 min | Comedy, Romance
Lille, France. The affairs between a young couple living a tense period of their relationship, and a long term friend of theirs who cannot decide which one she likes the most.
Director: Jérôme Bonnell | Stars: Anaïs Demoustier, Félix Moati, Sophie Verbeeck, Patrick d'Assumçao
Votes: 1,220
4. The Assassin (2015)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Drama, History
A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Yun Zhou, Satoshi Tsumabuki
Votes: 17,995 | Gross: $0.61M
5. Black Mass (2015)
R | 123 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Director: Scott Cooper | Stars: Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Joel Edgerton
Votes: 192,443 | Gross: $62.58M
6. Brooklyn (2015)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Director: John Crowley | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 150,549 | Gross: $38.32M
7. Carol (2015)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler
Votes: 142,446 | Gross: $12.71M
8. The Club (2015)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A crisis counselor is sent by the Catholic Church to a small Chilean beach town where disgraced priests and nuns, suspected of crimes ranging from child abuse to baby-snatching from unwed mothers, live secluded, after an incident occurs.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Alfredo Castro, Roberto Farías, Antonia Zegers, Marcelo Alonso
Votes: 11,996 | Gross: $0.03M
9. Couple in a Hole (2015)
105 min | Drama, Thriller
Devastated by the death of their only son, a middle-aged couple from Scotland finds refuge in a man-made cave deep in the wilderness of the lush and undisturbed French woodlands.
Director: Tom Geens | Stars: Paul Higgins, Kate Dickie, Jérôme Kircher, Corinne Masiero
Votes: 659
10. The Crow's Egg (2014)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
Two slum kids yearn to taste a pizza after being enticed by the pizza shop that has opened near their locality. What happens when they manage to find the money to buy one?
Director: M. Manikandan | Stars: Ramesh Thilaganathan, J. Vignesh, Aishwarya Rajesh, Ramesh Thilak
Votes: 7,719
11. Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015)
Unrated | 105 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The venerated filmmaker Eisenstein is comparable in talent, insight and wisdom, with the likes of Shakespeare or Beethoven; there are few - if any - directors who can be elevated to such ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Elmer Bäck, Luis Alberti, Maya Zapata, Lisa Owen
Votes: 3,106 | Gross: $0.03M
12. Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
Not Rated | 125 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of forty years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.
Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolívar, Brionne Davis
Votes: 24,482 | Gross: $1.33M
13. Grandma (2015)
R | 79 min | Comedy, Drama
A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother, a woman who is long estranged from her daughter.
Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer
Votes: 16,927 | Gross: $6.98M
14. Happy Hour (2015)
Not Rated | 317 min | Drama
A slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirty something women in the misty seaside city of Kobe.
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Sachie Tanaka, Hazuki Kikuchi, Maiko Mihara, Rira Kawamura
Votes: 2,955
15. Heaven Knows What (2014)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama
A young woman struggles to reconcile her love for her boyfriend and for heroin, as she finds out that suicide is the only way for her boyfriend to forgive her for her misdeed.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Arielle Holmes, Caleb Landry Jones, Buddy Duress, Necro
Votes: 9,249 | Gross: $0.08M
16. The High Sun (2015)
123 min | Drama, Romance, War
Three different love stories, set in three consecutive decades, in two neighbouring Balkan villages burdened with a long history of inter-ethnic hatred: this is a film about the dangers - and the enduring strength - of forbidden love.
Director: Dalibor Matanic | Stars: Tihana Lazovic, Goran Markovic, Nives Ivankovic, Dado Cosic
Votes: 3,737
17. Home Care (2015)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
Dedicated home care nurse Vlasta lives for her husband Lada, her daughter, and her patients. But then one day things change and Vlasta comes to realize that she might need some care too.
Director: Slávek Horák | Stars: Alena Mihulová, Bolek Polívka, Tatiana Dyková, Zuzana Krónerová
Votes: 498
18. Idealisten (2015)
114 min | Thriller
A whistleblower attempts to reveal the secret behind a nuclear disaster that occurred during the height of the Cold War.
Director: Christina Rosendahl | Stars: Peter Plaugborg, Søren Malling, Arly Jover, Thomas Bo Larsen
Votes: 1,625
19. In the Crosswind (2014)
90 min | Drama, History
"Risttuules" is a very emotional, tragic movie about mass deportation to Siberia based on the memories of Erna. It all started on June 14, 1941, when trucks came for the innocent families ... See full summary »
Director: Martti Helde | Stars: Laura Peterson-Aardam, Tarmo Song, Mirt Preegel, Ingrid Isotamm
Votes: 1,705
20. Iona (2015)
85 min | Drama
Iona takes her teenage son to the holy island where she was born so they can hide from a violent crime. As her son seeks forgiveness for what he has done Iona comes to terms with her loss of faith.
Director: Scott Graham | Stars: Ruth Negga, Douglas Henshall, Tom Brooke, Michelle Duncan
Votes: 355
21. Lucifer (I) (2014)
110 min | Drama
On his downfall from Heaven to Hell, Lucifer passes through the earthly paradise, a village in Mexico, and start playing with its citizens' lives.
Director: Gust Van den Berghe | Stars: Gabino Rodríguez, Norma Pablo, María Acosta, Jeronimo Soto Bravo
Votes: 289
22. Magical Girl (2014)
127 min | Drama, Thriller
The father of a terminally ill girl is determined to grant his daughter's last wish, a ridiculously expensive collectors' costume from a Japanese TV series. The request will drive him into a journey within his city's dark underbelly.
Director: Carlos Vermut | Stars: José Sacristán, Marina Andruix, Raimundo de los Reyes, Lucía Pollán
Votes: 7,491
23. The Measure of a Man (2015)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
At the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job?
Director: Stéphane Brizé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Karine de Mirbeck, Matthieu Schaller, Yves Ory
Votes: 6,788 | Gross: $0.11M
24. One Floor Below (2015)
93 min | Drama
After being the sole unfortunate witness of a domestic quarrel that ends up in a murder, Patrascu finds himself at odds with two very close neighbors: one is the bizarre murderer, the other one his very own conscience.
Director: Radu Muntean | Stars: Teodor Corban, Iulian Postelnicu, Oxana Moravec, Ionut Bora
Votes: 1,044
25. Our Little Sister (2015)
PG | 127 min | Drama, Family
Three sisters who live in their grandmother's home invite their thirteen-year-old half sister, whom they have just met, to join them.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzu Hirose
Votes: 16,908 | Gross: $0.46M
26. The Postman's White Nights (2014)
100 min | Drama
The film represents life in a godforsaken Russian village. The only way to reach the mainland is to cross the lake by boat and a postman became the only connection with the outside world. A... See full summary »
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Aleksey Tryapitsyn, Irina Ermolova, Timur Bondarenko, Viktor Kolobkov
Votes: 2,102
27. The Pyramid Texts (2015)
97 min | Drama
If we have been remiss in our life, and hurt the people we most love, is it ever too late to redress the balance? Ray, a lonely old boxer, desperately estranged from his son, records his ... See full summary »
Directors: Ludwig Shammasian, Paul Shammasian | Stars: James Cosmo, Ethan Cosmo
Votes: 41
28. Son of Saul (2015)
R | 107 min | Drama, War
A Jewish-Hungarian concentration camp prisoner sets out to give a child he mistook for his son a proper burial.
Director: László Nemes | Stars: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont
Votes: 51,971 | Gross: $1.78M
29. Sunset Song (2015)
R | 135 min | Drama
The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.
Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Ken Blackburn, Mark Bonnar, Stuart Bowman, Emily-Jane Boyle
Votes: 4,057 | Gross: $0.16M
30. Tangerine (2015)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A hooker tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.
Director: Sean Baker | Stars: Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O'Hagan
Votes: 35,532 | Gross: $0.70M
31. Taxi (III) (2015)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
Banned from making movies by the Iranian government, Jafar Panahi poses as a taxi driver and makes a movie about social challenges in Iran.
Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Jafar Panahi, Nasrin Sotoudeh
Votes: 16,550 | Gross: $0.32M
32. Tikkun (2015)
Unrated | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
An ultra-orthodox scholar is revived after dying for 40 minutes. After coming back to life, he suddenly feels a strange awakening in his body and suspects that God is testing him.
Director: Avishai Sivan | Stars: Aharon Trietel, Khalifa Natour, Riki Blich, Gur Sheinberg
Votes: 504 | Gross: $0.01M
33. The Tree (2014)
90 min | Drama
The Tree is a chamber piece drama that vivisects family values, almost like in ancient tragedies determined by doom.
Director: Sonja Prosenc | Stars: Katarina Stegnar, Jernej Kogovsek, Lukas Matija Rosas Ursic, Suad Fazli
Votes: 132
34. I Am Urban (2015)
98 min | Drama
A hard living, disillusioned, ex social worker becomes the unlikely savior to an anarchic gang of joy-riding, drug taking, thieving, out of control, care home runaway kids.
Director: Candida Brady | Stars: Fraser Kelly, Richard Armitage, Anna Friel, Charlie Heaton
Votes: 165
35. Victoria (II) (2015)
Not Rated | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young Spanish woman who has recently moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
Director: Sebastian Schipper | Stars: Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Burak Yigit
Votes: 63,162
36. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 710,679 | Gross: $83.47M
37. The Big Blue (1988)
PG | 168 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport
The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar
Votes: 55,123 | Gross: $3.50M
38. All My Good Countrymen (1969)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
Various scenes in the life of a tight-knit community in Czechoslovakia exploring the human spirit in the backdrop of the political changes that they experience.
Director: Vojtech Jasný | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Vladimír Mensík, Waldemar Matuska
Votes: 1,084
39. Brief Encounter (1945)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Romance
Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey
Votes: 44,261
40. Al centro de la Tierra (2015)
85 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Has anyone other than Antonio seen things in the sky? What can possibly drive this humble man to undertake such an epic exploration in the Andean highlands located in northern Argentina?
Director: Daniel Rosenfeld | Star: Tony Zuleta
Votes: 31
41. Blockade (I) (2006)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The city of Leningrad and the blockade during the Second World War. No words. No music. Only sounds and black and white images of a dying city.
Director: Sergey Loznitsa
Votes: 712
42. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Not Rated | 67 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
Director: Robert Wiene | Stars: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover
Votes: 70,090
43. From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses (2014)
119 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Focuses on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its 'collective spirit' in cinema. The purpose of film as a cultural tool is examined. Based on celebrated sociologist Siegfried Kracauer's seminal book 'From Caligari to Hitler' (1947).
Director: Rüdiger Suchsland | Stars: Rüdiger Suchsland, Hans Henrik Wöhler, Fritz Lang, Volker Schlöndorff
Votes: 897
44. The Ghost of Piramida (2012)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary
Efterklang goes to an old Russian mining town, Piramida, to get inspired for their new album.
Director: Andreas Koefoed | Star: Efterklang
Votes: 154
45. Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
PG-13 | 79 min | Documentary
Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema According to Hitchcock" influenced their work.
Director: Kent Jones | Stars: Wes Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich, David Fincher, Bob Balaban
Votes: 7,187 | Gross: $0.30M
46. How I Ended This Summer (2010)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama
One place. One day. Two men. The place is a polar research station on an island in the Arctic Ocean, inhabited now only by Sergei and Pavel. One day when Sergei is out angling, Pavel picks up a radio message that he daren't communicate.
Director: Alexei Popogrebsky | Stars: Grigoriy Dobrygin, Sergey Puskepalis, Igor Chernevich, Artyom Tsukanov
Votes: 6,998 | Gross: $0.01M
47. The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006)
112 min | Drama
A portrayal of the lives of the last great Inuit shaman, Avva, and his beautiful and headstrong daughter, Apak. Based on the journals of 1920s Danish ethnographer Knud Rasmussen.
Directors: Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk | Stars: Pakak Innuksuk, Leah Angutimarik, Neeve Irngaut, Natar Ungalaaq
Votes: 385
48. Kautokeino-opprøret (2008)
96 min | Drama, History
Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.
Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Mikkel Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Aslat Mahtte Gaup, Nils Peder Gaup
Votes: 2,914
49. The Silence of the Sea (1949)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Romance, War
In occupied France, an elderly man and his niece are forced to give shelter to a German army lieutenant who seemingly loves their country and culture.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Ami Aaröe
Votes: 5,657
50. Letter Never Sent (1960)
Not Rated | 96 min | Adventure, Drama
Four geologists search for diamonds in the wilderness of Siberia.
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov | Stars: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Tatyana Samoylova, Vasiliy Livanov, Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Votes: 4,223
51. Nanook of the North (1922)
Passed | 78 min | Documentary
In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
Director: Robert J. Flaherty | Stars: Allakariallak, Alice Nevalinga, Cunayou, Allegoo
Votes: 13,458
52. Nerven (1919)
110 min | Drama
Doubt and uncertainty ensue when the figurehead of a rebellion goes to court for an alleged rape.
Director: Robert Reinert | Stars: Eduard von Winterstein, Lia Borré, Erna Morena, Paul Bender
Votes: 294
53. Ngati (1987)
92 min | Drama
An Australian doctor comes to a small Maori village where a child is suffering from Leukemia, as he discovers the truth about his heritage the town rallies together to keep the freezing works open.
Director: Barry Barclay | Stars: Tuta Ngarimu Tamati, Iranui Haig, Tawai Moana, Michael Tibble
Votes: 100
54. Thirst (1957)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Vijay, a talented but indigent poet, struggles for love and recognition in this selfish world.
Director: Guru Dutt | Stars: Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha, Rehman Khan
Votes: 7,280
55. Sumé: The Sound of a Revolution (2014)
74 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A successful rock band from Greenland? Yes, it's not a lie. In 1973, the Greenlandic Sumé released a debut album, which record time made it to all the households on the icy island. But ... See full summary »
Director: Inuk Silis Hoegh | Stars: Erno Aronsen, Per Berthelsen, Hjalmar Dahl, Per Danker
Votes: 100
56. Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny (2007 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
A documentary written from the Inuit perspective on the oddities of Qallunaat (the Inuit word for white people). A mix of satire, comedy and indigenous facts on everything from why white ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Sandiford | Stars: John Amagoalik, Lori Idlout, Alexina Kublu, Zebedee Nungak
Votes: 44
57. Sigur Rós: Heima (2007)
97 min | Documentary, Music
In the summer of 2006, Sigur Rós returned home to play a series of free, unannounced concerts for the people of Iceland.
Director: Dean DeBlois | Stars: Amiina, Hildur Arsaelsdottir, Jon Thor Birgisson, Orri P. Dyrason
Votes: 8,334
58. Would You Believe It! (1929)
60 min | Comedy
An inventor who develops a tank that can be operated by remote control finds himself pursued by foreign agents who want the plans and the tank.
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Walter Forde, Pauline Johnson, Arthur Stratton, Albert Brouett
Votes: 10
59. Ik ben Alice (2015)
79 min | Documentary
In order to meet future care demands for elderly who are lonely and suffering from dementia, carebot Alice has been developed.
Director: Sander Burger
Votes: 76
60. Nord (2009)
79 min | Comedy, Drama
NORTH Following a nervous breakdown, ski athlete Jomar has isolated himself in a lonely existence as the guard of a ski park. When he learns that he might be the father of a child way up ... See full summary »
Director: Rune Denstad Langlo | Stars: Anders Baasmo, Kyrre Hellum, Marte Aunemo, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
Votes: 3,154
61. Troll Hunter (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glenn Erland Tosterud
Votes: 79,582 | Gross: $0.25M
62. I sidste Sekund (1913)
Drama
Director: Alf Nielsen | Stars: Oluf Billesborg, Karen Caspersen, Frederik Christensen, Elisabeth Christiansen
63. The Ambiguity of David Thomas Broughton (2015)
59 min | Documentary
A music documentary about the eccentric performer and singer songwriter David Thomas Broughton.
Director: Greg Butler | Stars: Sam Amidon, Kerry Andrew, Sonny Baker, Chris Broughton
64. Another Country (2015)
75 min | Documentary
David Gulpilil tells the tale of 'Another Country', a story of what happened when his people's way of life was interrupted by ours. A companion film to Rolf De Heer's 2014 film Charlie's Country.
Director: Molly Reynolds | Star: David Gulpilil
Votes: 144
65. Around the World in 50 Concerts (2014)
95 min | Documentary, Music
DURING the unique world tour of the RCO celebrating its jubilee in 2013 we meet musicians and concertgoers. The tour develops not just into a journey across the globe but also as a trip to ... See full summary »
Director: Heddy Honigmann | Stars: Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Marcelo Ponce, Alice Makgorane, Portia Makgorane
Votes: 80
66. Big Gold Dream (2015)
94 min | Documentary, Music
The story of the Scottish indie labels Fast Product and Postcard Records.
Director: Grant McPhee | Stars: Norman Blake, Russell Burn, Tam Dean Burn, Jo Callis
Votes: 72
67. Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster (2015 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Poems and remembrance of Sophie Lancaster (26 November 1986-24 August 2007), who was kicked to death just for being a goth.
Director: Susan Roberts | Stars: Julie Hesmondhalgh, Rachel Austin
Votes: 30
68. Breaking a Monster (2015)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
BREAKING A MONSTER chronicles the break-out year of the band UNLOCKING THE TRUTH, following 13-year-old members Alec Atkins, Malcolm Brickhouse and Jarad Dawkins as they first encounter ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Meyer | Stars: Malcolm Brickhouse, Jarad Dawkins, Alec Atkins, Alan Sacks
Votes: 309 | Gross: $0.00M
69. By Our Selves (2015)
83 min | Drama
Focuses on two figures, sometimes Andrew Kötting, sometimes Toby Jones as the middle-aged John Clare. As they channel, in their own fashion, the psychic wound exposed by Clare.
Director: Andrew Kotting | Stars: David Aylward, Freddie Jones, Toby Jones, Eden Kotting
Votes: 119
70. The Shield Around the K (2000 Video)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Music
Profiles the birth and growth of the punk rock DIY record label, K Records, based in Olympia, Washington.
Director: Heather Rose Dominic | Stars: Michael Azerrad, Sonic Boom, Timothy Brock, Gerard Cosloy
Votes: 60
71. The Case of the Three Sided Dream (2014)
88 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The story of multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk; who went from blind infant, to child prodigy, to adult visionary, to political activist, and finally to paralyzed showman. A ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Kahan | Stars: Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Betty Neals, Steve Turre, Michael max Fleming
Votes: 103
72. Chuck Norris vs. Communism (2015)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
In the oppressive 1980s communist Romania, the smuggled VHS tapes of banned Hollywood films become an inspirational ray of hope. A hybrid feature about the magic of film and the power it has to change lives.
Director: Ilinca Calugareanu | Stars: Irina Margareta Nistor, Teodor Zamfir, Mircea Cojocaru, Vlad Craioveanu
Votes: 2,460
73. Cinema: A Public Affair (2015)
100 min | Documentary
A man in Moscow fights for his vision of cinema: A cinematic journey through the world of Naum Kleiman, one of Russia's most significant intellectuals alive today.
Director: Tatiana Brandrup
Votes: 41
74. The Cult of JT LeRoy (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
JT LeRoy was a teen prostitute, addicted to heroin and infected with HIV, when a therapist encouraged him to write his life stories. Buoyed by a cadre of celebrities, he published three ... See full summary »
Director: Marjorie Sturm | Stars: Asia Argento, Beth Bachtold, Stephen Beachy, Bruce Benderson
Votes: 124
75. Do You Own the Dançefloor? (2015)
90 min | Documentary, History, Music
The Hacienda nightclub closed it's doors for the last time in 1997. In 2000 69 lots from the club were sold off at auction in Central Manchester. Do you own the dance floor? tells the story... See full summary »
Directors: Chris Hughes, Chris Hughes, Daniel Lightening, Stuart Wareing, Toby Trueman | Stars: Clint Boon, Paul Draper, Liam Gallagher, Chris Goodwin
Votes: 29
76. Doing Nothing All Day: Freistunde (2015 TV Movie)
66 min | Documentary, Family, History
Participation is an artistic medium: the documentary FREISTUNDE about self-determined education integrates the experimental film-project Democracy on Super8 with clips by over ninety people... See full summary »
Directors: Margarete Hentze, Yuval Tzafrir | Star: Lars Leiste
77. The Event (2015)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, History
In August 1991 a failed coup d'état attempt (known as Putsch) led by a group of hard-core communists in Moscow, ended the 70-year-long rule of the Soviets. The USSR collapsed soon after, ... See full summary »
Director: Sergey Loznitsa
Votes: 614
78. Everyday Rebellion (2013)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary
A documentary about modern and creative forms of non-violent protest and civil disobedience.
Directors: Arash T. Riahi, Arman T. Riahi | Stars: Andy Bichlbaum, Reverend Billy, Mike Bonanno, Aliaa Elmahdy
Votes: 333
79. Forbidden Films (2014)
94 min | Documentary
During the years of the Third Reich, some 1200 films were produced under Joseph Goebbels' ministry of propaganda. Until now, 40 of them are still banned in Germany.
Director: Felix Moeller | Stars: Hans Albers, Götz Aly, Elise Aulinger, Berta Drews
Votes: 215
80. A German Youth (2015)
93 min | Documentary, History
Film based on the rise of The Red Army Faction, German revolutionary terrorist group founded by Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof.
Director: Jean-Gabriel Périot | Stars: Horst Mahler, Philip Werner Sauber, Holger Meins, Helke Sander
Votes: 548
81. I Shot Bi Kidude (2015)
74 min | Documentary, Comedy, Musical
The curious kidnap of the world's oldest singer.
Director: Andy Jones
Votes: 19
82. Jaco (2015)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
JACO" tells the story of Jaco Pastorius, a self-taught, larger-than-life musician who single-handedly changed the course of modern music by redefining the sound and the role of the electric bass guitar.
Directors: Stephen Kijak, Paul Marchand | Stars: Jaco Pastorius, Jerry Jemmott, Robert Trujillo, Flea
Votes: 1,258
83. Landfill Harmonic (2015)
TV-PG | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Landfill Harmonic follows the Recycled Orchestra. An unlikely orchestra made out of recycled trash. As this group takes its inspiring spectacle of trash-into-music around the world, we ... See full summary »
Directors: Brad Allgood, Graham Townsley, Juliana Penaranda-Loftus
Votes: 245
84. Leaving Africa (2015)
84 min | Documentary, Drama
Finnish Riitta, 66 and Kata from Uganda, 63 are closest of friends and together they are running sexual health and gender equality education in Uganda. Riitta has been in Uganda for 27 ... See full summary »
Director: Iiris Härmä | Stars: Riitta Kujala, Catherine Othieno, Daizy Kimbowa
Votes: 40
85. Lee Scratch Perry's Vision of Paradise (2015)
100 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Lee Scratch Perry's Vision of Paradise is a unique project in many ways. It is the life story of the legendary musician, but it is not a biography, it is a fairytale documentary! The ... See full summary »
Director: Volker Schaner | Stars: Ashley Beedle, Dennis Bovell, Jomo Charles, Peter Harris
Votes: 78
86. Left on Purpose (2015)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Left on Purpose is a documentary film about the friendship between an aging anti-war activist who has decided that his last political act will be to take his own life and the filmmaker who is struggling to tell the story.
Directors: Justin Schein, David Mehlman | Stars: Andrew Hoffman, Michael Ventura, Mayer Vishner
Votes: 126
87. Original Copy (2015)
96 min | Documentary
Bollywood stars shine larger than life in the one-of-a-kind film posters hand painted by Mumbai's last screen painter, but as his workshop is threatened by demolition and his livelihood by plastic posters, he fights to pass on his craft.
Directors: Georg Heinzen, Florian Heinzen-Ziob
Votes: 70
88. Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It (2015)
75 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A revolutionary story of guitars, motorcycles, cell phones, and the music of a new generation
Director: Christopher Kirkley | Stars: Fatimata Falo, Rhaicha Ibrahim, Ahmoudou Madassane, Mdou Moctar
Votes: 114
89. Sign 'o' the Times (1987)
PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary, Music
Highlights from Prince's 1987 European concert tour, including selections from the rock star's album of the same title.
Directors: Prince, David Hogan, Albert Magnoli | Stars: Prince, Sheila E., Sheena Easton, Matt Fink
Votes: 2,486 | Gross: $3.00M
90. Sugar Cane Alley (1983)
PG | 103 min | Drama, History
Set in 1931, Sugar Cane Alley paints a rich impasto of native life under French colonial rules, filtered through the coming-of-age of a bright, sweetly opportunistic boy.
Director: Euzhan Palcy | Stars: Garry Cadenat, Darling Légitimus, Douta Seck, Joby Bernabé
Votes: 1,022
91. Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents (2015)
87 min | Documentary, Music
Theory of Obscurity tells the story of the renegade sound and video collective known as The Residents. A story that spans 40 years and is clouded in mystery. Many details surrounding the ... See full summary »
Director: Don Hardy | Stars: Gerald Casale, Les Claypool, Chris Combs, Nolan Cook
Votes: 565
92. Uncle Tony, Three Fools and the Secret Service (2014)
G | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
This documentary was subjected to condemnation and attempts for institutional censorship as soon as it was done. The film observes how one man makes a career using another in the ... See full summary »
Directors: Vesela Kazakova, Mina Mileva | Star: Georg Yordanov
Votes: 42
93. Voice of the Eagle: The Enigma of Robbie Basho (2015)
87 min | Documentary
A documentary on the extraordinary life and visionary music of the American guitarist, singer and mystic Robbie Basho.
Director: Liam Barker | Stars: Pete Townshend, Country Joe McDonald, Will Ackerman, Henry Kaiser
Votes: 38
94. The Wanted 18 (2014)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Animation
A small Palestinian village bought 18 cows and stopped buying Israeli milk.
Directors: Paul Cowan, Amer Shomali | Stars: Alison Darcy, Walaa Eltiti, Yazeed Faruja, Heidi Foss
Votes: 412
95. Warriors (2015)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
Under the shadow of Mount Kenya, young Maasai Warriors have remarkably formed a cricket team. In a community deep with tradition, where female genital mutilation (FGM) is still a rite of ... See full summary »
Director: Barney Douglas
Votes: 49
96. The Yes Men Are Revolting (2014)
Unrated | 91 min | Documentary
Comedy troupe The Yes Men stage phony events and press releases in an effort to bring attention to environmental dangers and corporate greed.
Directors: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Laura Nix | Stars: Mike Bonanno, Andy Bichlbaum, Benadette Chandia Kodili, Albert Mwesigwa
Votes: 792 | Gross: $0.05M
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