Movies That Desperately Need a Home Video Release In The United States
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1. Godzilla (1977)
TV-MA | 106 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
In 1977, the film was purchased and colorized by Luigi Cozzi in a terrible way of an old negative print. When American reporter Steve Martin investigates a series of mysterious disasters ... See full summary »
Directors: Luigi Cozzi, Ishirô Honda, Terry O. Morse, Kurt Neumann, Motoyoshi Oda, Val Guest, Eugène Lourié, Arthur Penn | Stars: Raymond Burr, Mikel Conrad, Paul Frees, Akihiko Hirata
Votes: 566
2. Mondo Trasho (1969)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy
A day in the lives of a hit-and-run driver and her victim, and the bizarre things that happen to them before and after they collide (sexual assault by a crazed foot-fetishist, visions of ... See full summary »
Director: John Waters | Stars: Mary Vivian Pearce, Divine, David Lochary, Mink Stole
Votes: 1,530
3. Variola Vera (1982)
110 min | Drama, History, Horror
This is a true story of the famous Variola epidemic outbreak in Belgrade.
Director: Goran Markovic | Stars: Rade Serbedzija, Erland Josephson, Dusica Zegarac, Varja Djukic
Votes: 3,049
4. Strangler vs. Strangler (1984)
96 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A mentally-disturbed flower seller starts killing young girls on the streets of Belgrade. While the frustrated police inspector is trying to stop him, an aspiring musician finds his life and work deeply intertwined with that of a killer.
Director: Slobodan Sijan | Stars: Tasko Nacic, Nikola Simic, Srdjan Saper, Sonja Savic
Votes: 4,350
5. Reflections (1987)
102 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Piano teacher is deeply traumatised by the events of his childhood, as well as by political oppression in his youth. Decades later, all those traumas lead to carnage.
Director: Goran Markovic | Stars: Mustafa Nadarevic, Anica Dobra, Milorad Mandic-Manda, Bogdan Diklic
Votes: 1,318
6. Prikosnoveniye (1992)
97 min | Horror, Thriller
A detective investigating a suicide case, finds himself involved in strange affairs of a family!
Director: Albert S. Mkrtchyan | Stars: Aleksandr Zuev, Maryana Polteva, Stanislav Zhitaryov, Nikolay Averyushkin
Votes: 794
7. Gongofer (1992)
98 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Group of Cossacks are coming to Moscow to buy an ox. Moscow turns out to be a devilish hole crowded with witches. Some local witch seduces Kol'ka Smagin (one of the Cossacks) and robs him ... See full summary »
Director: Bakhyt Kilibayev | Stars: Viktor Stepanov, Ivan Martynov, Yekaterina Kmit, Mariya Vinogradova
Votes: 468
8. Semya vurdalakov (1990)
82 min | Horror
A newspaper sends a young reporter into the Russian countryside to make a nice, sensationalist yarn out of some strange stories going around.
Directors: Gennadiy Klimov, Igor Shavlak | Stars: Yelena Karadzhova, Yuriy Katin-Yartsev, Vsevolod Khabarov, Nikolay Kochegarov
Votes: 508
9. Gospodin oformitel (1987)
109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A famous artist strives to find the secret to eternal life through the beautiful mannequins he creates.
Director: Oleg Teptsov | Stars: Viktor Avilov, Anna Demyanenko, Mikhail Kozakov, Ivan Krasko
Votes: 1,084
10. Pontianak (1957)
110 min | Horror
Director: B. Narayan Rao | Stars: Maria Menado, M. Amin, Salmah Ahmad, N. Kassim
Votes: 15
11. Dendam Pontianak (1957)
Horror
Director: B. Narayan Rao | Stars: Maria Menado, Puteh Lawak, S.M. Wahid, Mustapha Maarof
Votes: 12
12. Sumpah Pontianak (1958)
86 min | Horror
Based on a Malay folklore about a vampire who emerges after the death of a woman during childbirth, the 'pontianak'.
Director: B. Narayan Rao | Stars: Maria Menado, Mustapha Maarof, Salmah Ahmad, Shariff Medan
Votes: 26
13. Pontianak Kembali (1963)
Horror
Director: Ramon Estella | Stars: Maria Menado, Malik Selamat
Votes: 11
14. Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967)
82 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Aliens from another world seeking the conquest of Earth invade with flying saucers. They unleash a gigantic monster called Wang Ma Gwi, who destroys everything in its path with a powerful death ray.
Director: Hyeok-jinn Gwon | Stars: Won Namkung, Seon-kyeong Kim, Eun-jin Han, Hie-gab Kim
Votes: 116
15. Terror in the Streets (1970)
76 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Yuri Ebara is inexplicably laid off, abandoned by her closest friend, and is suddenly asked to move out of her apartment. As she nears rock bottom, she begins to suspect someone is out to drive her insane, or worse.
Director: Michio Yamamoto | Stars: Wakako Sakai, Katsutoshi Atarashi, Nami Tamura, Tanie Kitabayashi
Votes: 32
16. Horror of the Wolf (1973)
78 min | Horror
Enigmatic teenager Akira Inugami is, by night, a powerful werewolf, who falls for a beautiful young teacher, and copes with a ruthless teen gang leader, whose yakuza father murdered Akira's parents years before.
Director: Masashi Matsumoto | Stars: Tarô Shigaki, Yôko Ichiji, Michiko Honda, Yûsaku Matsuda
Votes: 86
17. Jû jin yuki otoko (1955)
94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A yeti terrorizes people on top of Mount Fuji.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Akira Takarada, Akemi Negishi, Momoko Kôchi, Nobuo Nakamura
Votes: 307
18. Half Human (1958)
63 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Japanese villagers worship a monster and its son who live in an island cave. Some circus people hear about them, go to the island to capture the monster, and wind up shooting its son. Then the trouble starts.
Directors: Kenneth G. Crane, Ishirô Honda | Stars: John Carradine, Russell Thorson, Robert Karnes, Morris Ankrum
Votes: 460
19. Trilogy of Terror (1968)
102 min | Horror
"Trilogia de Terror" (Trilogy of Terror) is a 1968 Brazilian horror film by Brazilian film director/actor José Mojica Marins.
Directors: Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias, José Mojica Marins, Luiz Sérgio Person | Stars: Lucy Rangel, Regina Celia, Durvalino De Souza, Luiz Humberto
Votes: 128
20. The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968)
80 min | Horror
Three episodes: A dollmaker whose dolls are eerily human, a tale of necrophilia, and a doctor proves love is dead.
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: Luiz Sérgio Person, Vany Miller, Mário Lima, Verônica Krimann
Votes: 754
21. The End of Man (1971)
79 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Stark naked man comes out from the sea and begins to walk the streets, interfering in daily episodes, always in search of justice. He names himself Finis Hominis (The End of Man, in latin),... See full summary »
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Teresa Sodré, Roque Rodrigues, Rosângela Maldonado
Votes: 424
22. The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe (1974)
100 min | Horror
Director José Mojica Marins travels to spend Christmas with friends on their small farm and write the screenplay for his next film. But he observes eerie things in the house. His friends ... See full summary »
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Jofre Soares, Walter Stuart, Geórgia Gomide
Votes: 311
23. The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures (1976)
81 min | Horror
The events of several travelers who stop at a sinister hostel one stormy night.
Directors: Marcelo Motta, José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Alfredo Almeida, Giulio Aurichio, Elza Barbosa
Votes: 341
24. Hellish Flesh (1977)
85 min | Horror
Dr. Medeiros is a brilliant scientist who doesn't have time for beautiful wife Raquel so she falls for Oliver, best friend of her husband, and soon they plot to kill George and inherit his ... See full summary »
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Luely Figueiró, Oswaldo De Souza, Helena Ramos
Votes: 270
25. Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind (1978)
86 min | Horror
This movie is basically a vehicle for recycling footage from the eccentric pantheon of Brazil's premier horror filmmaker Jose Mojica Marins, whose own persona often melds with that of his ... See full summary »
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Jorge Peres, Magna Miller, Jayme Cortez
Votes: 420
26. Carnival of Sinners (1943)
Approved | 80 min | Fantasy, Horror
Roland Brissot bought for a nickel a talisman that gives him love, fame, and wealth. The talisman is a cut left hand, and it works perfectly. Of course, there is nothing free in this world,... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Josseline Gaël, Noël Roquevert, Guillaume de Sax
Votes: 1,796
27. Dante's Inferno (1911)
71 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Loosely adapted from Dante's Divine Comedy and inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré the original silent film has been restored and has a new score by Tangerine Dream.
Directors: Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, Giuseppe de Liguoro | Stars: Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro, Pier Delle Vigne
Votes: 3,457
28. Dante's Inferno (1924)
Passed | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
The tactics of a vicious slumlord and greedy businessman finally drive a distraught man to commit suicide. The businessman is tried for murder, executed, and afterward swiftly taken by ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Otto | Stars: Lawson Butt, Howard Gaye, Ralph Lewis, Pauline Starke
Votes: 203 | Gross: $0.26M
29. The Invisible Avenger (1954)
70 min | Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A car strikes an unseen object. Blood spreads from an invisible source, which becomes visible as the bleeding man dies. He carries with him a suicide note dedicated to his only friend, who ... See full summary »
Director: Motoyoshi Oda | Stars: Seizaburô Kawazu, Miki Sanjô, Minoru Takada, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Votes: 165
30. The Human Vapor (1960)
Not Rated | 81 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks to fund the career of his girlfriend, a ... See full summary »
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Tatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Keiko Sata
Votes: 506
31. Gakidama (1985 Video)
54 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A reporter heads out to the forest to investigate a strange phenomenon and ends up getting a little more than he bargained for when he gets infected with an ancient mythical Japanese spirit known as a Gakidama.
Director: Masayoshi Sukita | Stars: Kazuyo Matsui, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Ichirô Ogura, Yôsuke Saitô
Votes: 188
32. A Bloodthirsty Killer (1965)
93 min | Horror, Thriller
A jealous mother kills her daughter-in-law with the maid's help. But the murdered woman's spirit takes the form of a cat to seek revenge.
Director: Yong-min Lee | Stars: Ye-chun Lee, Kum-Bong Do, Ae-ran Jeong, Bin-hwa Lee
Votes: 138
33. Demônios e Maravilhas (1987)
49 min | Documentary
A self indulgent, autobiographical docu-drama that chronicles the filmmaker's "struggle" with narrow minded authorities, critics, and personal tragedy.
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Nilcemar Leyart
Votes: 44
34. Eat Your Makeup (1968)
45 min | Comedy
John Waters' first sixteen-millimetre film, about a deranged nanny who kidnaps young girls and forces them to 'model themselves to death' in front of her boyfriend and their crazed friends. It was never shown commercially.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Lizzy Temple Black, Berenica Cipcus, Divine, George Figgs
Votes: 163
35. Evil Cat (1987)
91 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
Master Cheung is the last of a large family whose members for centuries have protected the Earth from a demonic cat with nine lives.
Director: Dennis Yu | Stars: Chia-Liang Liu, Lai-Ying Tang, Mark Cheng, Jing Wong
Votes: 162
36. Kaidan katame no otoko (1965)
84 min | Horror
After a rich man drowns, his scheming relatives gather in his old house to get what is coming to them.
Director: Tsuneo Kobayashi | Stars: Kô Nishimura, Sanae Nakahara, Masao Mishima, Yûsuke Kawazu
Votes: 13
37. Hansel e Gretel (1990 TV Movie)
87 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
A farming community make their money through kidnapping children and selling their vital organs on the black market.
Directors: Giovanni Simonelli, Lucio Fulci | Stars: Elisabete Pimenta Boaretto, Lucia Prato, Gaetano Russo, Giorgio Cerioni
Votes: 276
39. The Hour of Fear (1986)
78 min | Horror
In São Paulo, Alberto is an insane and sadistic man that kills women, and lives with his mother that covers all his mess. When he kills his mother's employee Eliana, stabbing her in the ... See full summary »
Directors: Francisco Cavalcanti, José Mojica Marins | Stars: Jota Alves, Regina Andrion, Fabricio Cavalcanti, Francisco Cavalcanti
Votes: 61
40. Padre Pedro E a Revolta das Crianças (1984)
80 min | Drama, Family
The dedicated priest Pedro arrives in the city of Serinhaém, ready to reopen the church, closed by the feared local bandit, Rodrigo Napu, and tries to reestablish the Catholic faith of the ... See full summary »
Director: Francisco Cavalcanti | Stars: Pedro de Lara, Turíbio Ruiz, Carlinhos Aguiar, Wilza Carla
Votes: 34
41. The Secret of the Mummy (1982)
85 min | Comedy, Horror
Laughed at when he announces the discovery of the elixir of life, scientist Professor Expedito Vitus devotes himself to the reconstitution of a map that has been divided into eight parts. ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Cardoso | Stars: Anselmo Vasconcelos, Clarice Piovesan, Wilson Grey, Regina Casé
Votes: 313
42. Mundo-mercado do Sexo (1979)
81 min | Horror
On Christmas Eve, Mauro, a reporter, has 24 hours to find a headine.
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Bárbara Prado, Satã, Jayme Cortez
Votes: 45
43. Estupro (1979)
100 min | Horror
A prominent millionaire gets a woman drunk and rapes her, biting off her nipple in the process. Because of his influence and powerful lawyer, though, he is able to beat the rap, claiming ... See full summary »
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Arlete Moreira, Ricardo Petráglia, Nadia Destro
Votes: 122
44. A Deusa de Mármore (1978)
82 min | Horror
2000-year-old woman has a pact with the devil, to preserve her youth. She must extract the essence of life from the people she has sex with.
Directors: Rosângela Maldonado, José Mojica Marins | Stars: Rosângela Maldonado, José Mojica Marins, Izabel Alves, Júlia Amorim
Votes: 19
45. O Vampiro da Cinemateca (1977)
64 min | Comedy
Director: Jairo Ferreira | Stars: Júlio Calasso, Jairo Ferreira, Luiz Alberto Fiori, Jards Macalé
Votes: 38
46. When the Gods Fall Asleep (1972)
82 min | Comedy
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Cláudio Alberto, Antônio Almeida, Roberto Aronasse
Votes: 74
47. The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
Not Rated | 91 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton.
Director: Sidney Sheldon | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Ann Blyth, Rhonda Fleming, Peter Lorre
Votes: 349
48. War Italian Style (1965)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy
In May 1943, two American soldiers, Joe and Frank, of Italian descent are searching the North African desert for a German general called Von Kassler, when they are captured by Von Kassler ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Scattini | Stars: Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Buster Keaton, Fred Clark
Votes: 245
49. Densô ningen (1960)
85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Kôji Tsuruta, Yumi Shirakawa, Seizaburô Kawazu, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Votes: 270
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