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1. Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema (1990)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
During the screening of the film "Daybreak" at the Liberty Cinema, movie characters suddenly come alive and begin to talk to the viewers. The situation surprises communist authorities who send a censor to the theatre.
Director: Wojciech Marczewski | Stars: Janusz Gajos, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Teresa Marczewska, Piotr Fronczewski
Votes: 1,192
2. Arabian Nights (1974)
X | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In ancient Arabia, a beautiful slave girl chooses a youth to be her new master, then she is kidnapped and they must search for each other. Stories are told within stories: love, travel and the whims of destiny.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Franco Merli, Tessa Bouché
Votes: 9,047
3. The 400 Blows (1959)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama
A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, Claire Maurier, Guy Decomble
Votes: 128,097
4. Open Doors (1990)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama
A principled judge faces a case that society demands capital punishment for.
Director: Gianni Amelio | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Ennio Fantastichini, Renato Carpentieri, Tuccio Musumeci
Votes: 1,001 | Gross: $0.12M
5. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Ruy Guerra, Helena Rojo, Del Negro
Votes: 62,309
6. Towards Evening (1990)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
Professor Ludovico Bruschi is an elderly Communist whose desire is that of living in an orderly and socially just State. But disorder is just about to break into his life, first of all in ... See full summary »
Director: Francesca Archibugi | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Sandrine Bonnaire, Zoe Incrocci, Giorgio Tirabassi
Votes: 269
7. Alias 'La Gringa' (1991)
92 min | Action, Drama, Romance
The escapades of the real life criminal "La Gringa"
Director: Alberto Durant | Stars: Germán González, Elsa Olivero, Orlando Sacha, Juan Manuel Ochoa
Votes: 129
8. Golden Braid (1990)
91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
When a man discovers a golden braid hidden inside an antique he has purchased, he becomes obsessed with the fantasy of a love affair from time passed and the woman he imagines the braid belonged to.
Director: Paul Cox | Stars: Chris Haywood, Gosia Dobrowolska, Paul Chubb, Norman Kaye
Votes: 111
9. Amazon (1990)
R | 96 min | Adventure, Drama
Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and ... See full summary »
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Kari Väänänen, Robert Davi, Rae Dawn Chong, Minna Sovio
Votes: 561
10. American Dream (1990)
PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary
Recounts the 1985-86 strike against the Hormel Foods Corporation in Minnesota after its employees' wages and benefits were cut.
Directors: Barbara Kopple, Cathy Caplan, Thomas Haneke, Lawrence Silk | Stars: Lewie Anderson, R.J. Bergstrom, Ron Bergstrom, Wayne Goodnature
Votes: 1,011 | Gross: $0.27M
11. Where Is the Friend's House? (1987)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Family
Eight-year-old Ahmed has mistakenly taken his friend Mohammad's notebook. He wants to return it, or else his friend will be expelled from school. The boy determinedly sets out to find Mohammad's home in the neighbouring village.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Babek Ahmed Poor, Ahmed Ahmed Poor, Khodabakhsh Defaei, Iran Outari
Votes: 18,716
12. Lovers: A True Story (1991)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
1950s Madrid: After military service, Paco looks for work to save up and marry his fiancée. She rejects his sexual advances. So when he rents a room with a cute widow making advances, he caves in.
Director: Vicente Aranda | Stars: Victoria Abril, Jorge Sanz, Maribel Verdú, Enrique Cerro
Votes: 3,440 | Gross: $1.41M
13. Ates Üstünde Yürümek (1991)
85 min
Director: Yavuz Özkan | Stars: Erdogan Akduman, Hülya Aksular, Kürsat Alniaçik, Semiha Berksoy
Votes: 37
14. L'amour (1990)
80 min | Drama, Romance
In a suburb of Paris, a group of teenagers enjoys the last days of summer vacation. They meet in cafes, restaurants or disco, talking about first love, experiences, disappointments and ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Faucon | Stars: Laurence Kertekian, Jule Japhet, Mathieu Bauer, Sylvain Cartigny
Votes: 45
15. Céllövölde (1990)
87 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Árpád Sopsits | Stars: Zoltán Lengyel, Judit Danyi, Lajos Kovács, Lili Monori
Votes: 77
16. Atlantis (I) (1991)
TV-PG | 78 min | Documentary, Music
Atmospheric soundtrack follows this compilation of nature footage that focuses on the ocean and various life forms that live, mate and die in it.
Director: Luc Besson
Votes: 1,958 | Gross: $0.14M
17. Europa (1991)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Barbara Sukowa, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier, Ernst-Hugo Järegård
Votes: 23,201 | Gross: $1.01M
18. Oh, Carmela! (1990)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, War
During the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the days of the Republican troops. Tired of life in the front lines, they make their way to Valencia, accidentally entering enemy land and falling prisoner.
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, Gabino Diego, Armando De Razza
Votes: 3,336 | Gross: $0.30M
19. The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
Not Rated | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante
Votes: 13,715
20. Barroco (1989)
108 min | Drama, History, Music
A series of images, music and sounds which transport through Mexico's history, without any narrative sequence. The film spins constantly round the question 'Where are the singers from?' (De... See full summary »
Director: Paul Leduc | Stars: Francisco Rabal, Ángela Molina, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Roberto Sosa
Votes: 86
21. Aysel: Batakli Damin Kizi (1934)
80 min | Drama
Aysel, while working for the strong Satilmiszade family, is seduced by her boss and becomes pregnant. Giving birth to the child, she applies to the court for alimony, but the father rejects... See full summary »
Director: Muhsin Ertugrul | Stars: Behzat Butak, Ismail Galip Arcan, Hazim Körmükçü, Mahmut Morali
Votes: 181
22. I Was on Mars (1991)
87 min | Comedy
Silva fulfills herself a dream: from Poland she flies to USA. With only a few hundred dollars she arrives in New York, incapable of the language. Not long until the charming swindler Avi ... See full summary »
Director: Dani Levy | Stars: Maria Schrader, Dani Levy, Mario Giacalone, Antonia Rey
Votes: 163
23. Az grafinyata (1989)
119 min | Drama
A Bulgarian "Drugstore Cowboy." A teenage girl's rebellion through drugs becomes a metaphor for the struggle between individuality and totalitarianism. Amidst the political upheaval of 1968... See full summary »
Director: Petar Popzlatev | Stars: Svetlana Yancheva, Alexander Doynov, Itschak Fintzi, Valcho Kamarashev
Votes: 80
24. La blanca paloma (1989)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A man living in a Basque town falls for a woman who is being sexually abused by her father. Tragedy soon follows when he tries to stop the abuse.
Director: Juan Miñón | Stars: Francisco Rabal, Antonio Banderas, Emma Suárez, Mercedes Sampietro
Votes: 180
25. A Woman's Tale (1991)
PG-13 | 93 min | Drama
Uplifting and intimate look at the last days of an elderly cancer victim. The film is even more relevant as it was written specifically for the lead actress, Sheila Florance, who was in ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Cox | Stars: Sheila Florance, Gosia Dobrowolska, Norman Kaye, Chris Haywood
Votes: 494 | Gross: $0.41M
26. Bir Millet Uyaniyor (1932)
53 min | Drama, History, War
About the national struggle spirit of the years of the Turkish Independence War.
Director: Muhsin Ertugrul | Stars: Ercüment Behzat Lav, Emel Riza, Nasit Özcan, Ferdi Tayfur
Votes: 168
27. Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
Not Rated | 109 min | Comedy, Romance
In Sweden at the turn of the century, members of the upper class and their servants find themselves in a romantic tangle that they try to work out amidst jealousy and heartbreak.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Margit Carlqvist
Votes: 14,685
28. You Love Me Too (1986)
85 min | Comedy
A Swiss guitar player and a female saxophonist from Berlin live and work together. They perpetually discuss about staying together or separating and look up to couples who live together permanently.
Directors: Helmut Berger, Anja Franke, Dani Levy | Stars: Anja Franke, Dani Levy, Jens Naumann, Mathias Gnädinger
Votes: 65
29. Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
R | 111 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A handful of survivors from a disastrous 1528 Spanish expedition to Florida journey across the coast until they reach Mexico.
Director: Nicolás Echevarría | Stars: Juan Diego, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Roberto Sosa, Carlos Castañón
Votes: 1,201 | Gross: $0.79M
30. Les équilibristes (1991)
119 min | Drama, Romance
Marcel Spandice, a famous homosexual writer during the sixties in Paris, is trying to make a young Arab into the greatest tightrope walker in the world.
Director: Nikos Papatakis | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Lilah Dadi, Polly Walker, Doris Kunstmann
Votes: 131
31. 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: 8,231
32. Celia (1989)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An imaginative and somewhat disturbed young girl fantasizes about evil creatures and other oddities to mask her insecurities while growing up in rural Australia.
Director: Ann Turner | Stars: Rebecca Smart, Nicholas Eadie, Victoria Longley, Mary-Anne Fahey
Votes: 1,504
33. Caídos del cielo (1990)
121 min | Drama, Romance
3 entwined stories set in Lima in the conflict marked 8Os: An elderly couple loses their child. A broadcaster shelters a depressed woman. A blind woman exploits her poor grandsons.
Director: Francisco J. Lombardi | Stars: Gustavo Bueno, Diana Quijano, Leontina Antonina, Carlos Gassols
Votes: 284
34. Tsareubiytsa (1991)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, History
Over seventy five years ago Russia's last Tsar and his entire family met their fate at the hands of a murderous assassin. Yet, behind the closed doors of a modern day psychiatric hospital a patient is telling the story of the event.
Director: Karen Shakhnazarov | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Oleg Yankovskiy, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Yuriy Sherstnyov
Votes: 974
35. Un coeur qui bat (1991)
95 min | Drama
Mado is followed in the street by an unknown man. He offers her to go the hotel. She accepts, they sleep together and then split. Mado does not want to see him again, because she is married... See full summary »
Director: François Dupeyron | Stars: Dominique Faysse, Thierry Fortineau, Jean-Marie Winling, Steve Kalfa
Votes: 43
36. Cries & Whispers (1972)
R | 91 min | Drama
When a woman dying of cancer in early twentieth-century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long-repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Harriet Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin
Votes: 37,004 | Gross: $1.74M
37. Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
The complicated relationships between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Åke Grönberg, Harriet Andersson, Hasse Ekman, Anders Ek
Votes: 7,382
38. Man of Flowers (1983)
91 min | Drama
An eccentric elderly man tries to enjoy the three things in life that he considers real beauty: collecting art, collecting flowers, and watching pretty women undress.
Director: Paul Cox | Stars: Norman Kaye, Alyson Best, Chris Haywood, Sarah L. Walker
Votes: 656
39. The Decameron (1971)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, History
An adaptation of nine stories from Boccaccio's "Decameron".
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Jovan Jovanovic, Vincenzo Amato
Votes: 12,095
40. Pegiy pyos, begushchiy kraem morya (1991)
132 min | Drama
A small group of seal hunters, three adults and a boy, lost their way in fog and find themselves trapped in the middle of the sea.
Director: Karen Gevorkyan | Stars: Bayarta Dambayev, Aleksandr Sasykov, Doskhan Zholzhaksynov, Tokon Dayirbekov
Votes: 80
41. Devlerin Ölümü (1992)
75 min | Drama, Romance
About a director who fights for making a different film about relationships between the sexes..
Director: Irfan Tözüm | Stars: Tarik Akan, Hümeyra, Ülkü Ülker, Levent Yilmaz
Votes: 34
42. Accattone (1961)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiraling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Franco Citti, Franca Pasut, Silvana Corsini, Paola Guidi
Votes: 10,161
43. Pigsty (1969)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
A man wandering in a volcanic desert forms a band of murderous cannibals. A post-war German industrialist learns that his son is unable to make decisions or form relationships.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Pierre Clémenti, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Alberto Lionello, Ugo Tognazzi
Votes: 3,978
44. French Cancan (1955)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
This comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris' most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, María Félix, Anna Amendola
Votes: 4,456
45. Night Sun (1990)
Unrated | 113 min | Drama, Romance
Young nobleman Baron Sergio Giuramondo, after discovering that his bride-to-be was the king's mistress, leaves Naples in disgust to become a monk. But his quest for perfect solitude is ... See full summary »
Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Julian Sands, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Massimo Bonetti, Margarita Lozano
Votes: 886
46. Ta simadia tis nyhtas (1990)
92 min | Fantasy
A man after getting out of jail he visits the island he grew up, trying to find a lost friend of his, that he owes him some money. He doesn't make it on time and when he arrives at the ... See full summary »
Director: Panos Kokkinopoulos | Stars: Stratos Tzortzoglou, Katerina Lehou, Antonis Katsaris, Dimitris Katalifos
Votes: 21
47. The Secret Face (1991)
118 min | Drama, Romance
A young man, who came to Istanbul to study despite his father's objection, started photography when he was out of money. He takes souvenir photos for people in taverns. One day, a ... See full summary »
Director: Ömer Kavur | Stars: Zuhal Olcay, Fikret Kuskan, Sevda Ferdag, Savas Yurttas
Votes: 1,238
48. O drapetis (1991)
105 min | Drama
In early 1950s Athens, an idealist shadow player, after forty years of dedicated work, witnesses the end of an era and the demise of his once popular art with the arrival of cinema.
Director: Lefteris Xanthopoulos | Stars: Giorgos Ninios, Kostas Kazakos, Dora Masklavanou, Stratos Tzortzoglou
Votes: 85
49. The Man Who Lost His Shadow (1991)
102 min | Drama
Paul has left his wife and children. Now his wife and ex-mistress is on the hunt for him.
Director: Alain Tanner | Stars: Francisco Rabal, Dominic Gould, Ángela Molina, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Votes: 132
50. Silver Stallion (1991)
123 min | Drama, War
After landing operations, U.N. soldiers enter a village and violate Jeon-Rae. The villagers ostracize her but Jeon-Rae and her son Man-sik, struggle on in poverty. A U.S. military base is ... See full summary »
Director: Kil-soo Chang | Stars: Lee Hye-suk, Kim Bo-yeon, Jeon Moo-song, Chang-min Son
Votes: 26
51. The Dove's Lost Necklace (1991)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
This second feature in Nacer Khemir's "Desert Trilogy". The story revolves around Hassan, who is studying Arabic calligraphy from a grand master. Coming across a fragment of manuscript, ... See full summary »
Director: Nacer Khemir | Stars: Navin Chowdhry, Walid Arakji, Ninar Esber, Sonia Hochlaff
Votes: 542
52. Autumn Sonata (1978)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Music
A devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman, Halvar Björk
Votes: 37,811
53. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
PG | 115 min | Drama, Mystery
During a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Rachel Roberts, Anne-Louise Lambert, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse
Votes: 41,052 | Gross: $0.23M
54. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
PG | 103 min | Documentary
A heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.
Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: John L. Lewis, Carl Horn, Norman Yarborough, Logan Patterson
Votes: 6,633
55. Hasan Boguldu (1990)
89 min | Drama, Romance
The story of Hasan, who must carry 40 kilos of salt on his shoulder in order to marry the most beautiful girl of Oba, Emine.
Director: Orhan Aksoy | Stars: Hülya Avsar, Yalçin Dümer, Güzin Özyagcilar, Atilla Ergün
Votes: 242
56. Cry-Baby (1990)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Musical
In 1950s Baltimore, a bad boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell
Votes: 64,841 | Gross: $8.27M
57. Forever Mary (1989)
102 min | Drama, Crime
A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Risi | Stars: Michele Placido, Claudio Amendola, Francesco Benigno, Alessandra Di Sanzo
Votes: 1,228
58. Homo Novus (1990)
90 min
Director: Pál Erdöss | Stars: Irina Kupchenko, Georgiy Taratorkin, Igor Bugatko, Anna Bazhenova
Votes: 10
59. I... For Icarus (1979)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Conspiracy thriller inspired by the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of JFK. After a fictional president is assassinated, a determined, tough prosecutor investigates the emerging conspiracy behind it.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Yves Montand, Michel Albertini, Roland Amstutz, Jean-Pierre Bagot
Votes: 4,567
60. Things Change (1988)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Shoe-shiner Gino is hired to take the rap for a mafia murder. Two-bit gangster Jerry watches over Gino and gives him a weekend to remember.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky, J.J. Johnston
Votes: 4,064 | Gross: $3.53M
61. Landscape with a Woman (1989)
75 min | Drama
A ranger whose passion is nude painting comes to work in a remote Bosnian village. He asks the local women to pose naked for him. They are shy at first, but they eventually agree to do so. ... See full summary »
Director: Ivica Matic | Stars: Stojan 'Stole' Arandjelovic, Bozidarka Frajt, Uros Kravljaca, Zaim Muzaferija
Votes: 116
62. Proof (1991)
R | 86 min | Drama, Romance
The life of a blind photographer who is looked after by a housekeeper is disrupted by the arrival of an agreeable restaurant worker.
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot, Russell Crowe, Heather Mitchell
Votes: 7,127 | Gross: $0.52M
63. Throne of Blood (1957)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura
Votes: 55,973
64. Close My Eyes (1991)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance
An estranged brother and sister begin an intense sexual relationship, behind the curtain of their otherwise normal working-class lives.
Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Alan Rickman, Clive Owen, Saskia Reeves, Karl Johnson
Votes: 3,620 | Gross: $0.14M
65. Butterfly Wings (1991)
108 min | Crime, Drama
The bitter life of a girl whose mother wants a boy.
Director: Juanma Bajo Ulloa | Stars: Silvia Munt, Tito Valverde, Susana García Díez, Laura Vaquero
Votes: 906
66. How to Survive a Broken Heart (1991)
80 min | Drama
A story of young people who try to keep their heads in the big city. Thoolen as organizer of 'chicken races', in which a set distance had to be driven on the wrong side of the road.
Director: Paul Ruven | Stars: Bonnie Williams, Erik de Bruyn, Alejandro Agresti, Gerard Thoolen
Votes: 35
67. Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
PG | 125 min | Drama, Romance
China in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Gong Li, Jingwu Ma, Saifei He, Cuifen Cao
Votes: 35,353 | Gross: $2.60M
68. The Story of Boys & Girls (1989)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
At a farmhouse, a large family cooks mountains of food for the next day's engagement party for Silvia and her city fiancé, Angelo. Her parents feud about infidelity; an aging salesman who ... See full summary »
Director: Pupi Avati | Stars: Lucrezia Lante della Rovere, Davide Bechini, Felice Andreasi, Massimo Bonetti
Votes: 226 | Gross: $0.74M
69. Le brasier (1991)
122 min | Drama
It is 1934, and France is in the grip of the Depression. Against the backdrop of a hard-hit mine, director Eric tells a story of workers and bosses, friends and enemies, and father and son.
Director: Eric Barbier | Stars: Maruschka Detmers, Jean-Marc Barr, Tolsty, Thierry Fortineau
Votes: 102
70. The Guardian Angel (1990)
108 min | Drama
In a fictional country, around 1912, student are rioting. There are cries for democracy and to overthrow of the old regime. The revolt is brutally downcast by the regime's forces. The leader of the rebellion is arrested.
Director: Suzanne Osten | Stars: Pia Bäckström, Malin Ek, Etienne Glaser, Hanna Hartleb
Votes: 150
71. Oedipus Rex (1967)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
Rescued from abandonment and raised by the King and Queen, Oedipus is still haunted by a prophecy--he'll murder his father and marry his mother.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli, Carmelo Bene
Votes: 6,884
72. Kurt Kanunu (1991)
Turkey in 1926 experienced a difficult period of social resistance as efforts to build a new order continued. The film showcases individual stories and the negativity behind the political complexities.
Director: Ersin Pertan | Stars: Mehmet Akan, Asli Altan, Hümeyra, Berhan Simsek
Votes: 24
73. Salmonberries (1991)
R | 95 min | Drama
A woman who grew up in a small town in Alaska goes to the public library to try and find out who her parents were. She was brought to town as a baby in a cardboard box with "Kotzebue" on it... See full summary »
Director: Percy Adlon | Stars: Rosel Zech, k.d. lang, Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley, Eugene Omiak
Votes: 756 | Gross: $0.10M
74. The Little Gangster (1990)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
Marc and Nathalie are brother and sister living separately since their parents' separation. Marc decides to visit Nathalie but in order to finance his trip he robs a shop bringing him to the attention of the police.
Director: Jacques Doillon | Stars: Richard Anconina, Gérald Thomassin, Clotilde Courau, Jocelyne Perhirin
Votes: 511
75. L'Atalante (1934)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Newly married couple Juliette and a ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'atalante along with the captain's first mate Le père Jules and a cabin boy.
Director: Jean Vigo | Stars: Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Gilles Margaritis, Louis Lefebvre
Votes: 17,476
76. The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991)
143 min | Drama, Romance
A reporter stuck in a border town with an overcrowding of refugees sees a man he believes to be a long lost politician.
Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Gregory Patrick Karr, Ilias Logothetis
Votes: 2,753
77. Lola (1961)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her.
Director: Jacques Demy | Stars: Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Jacques Harden, Alan Scott
Votes: 7,530
78. Lola Montès (1955)
Not Rated | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
When she is reduced to appearing in a circus, a notorious beauty thinks back on her past loves.
Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook, Henri Guisol
Votes: 6,052 | Gross: $0.11M
79. The Conviction (1991)
92 min | Drama
A girl and her art professor get trapped inside a castle-museum after it closes at night. After a little resistance she agrees to have sex with him, but then she sues the professor for rape. The professor will have to prove his innocence.
Director: Marco Bellocchio | Stars: Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Andrzej Seweryn, Claire Nebout, Grazyna Szapolowska
Votes: 323
80. Mamma Roma (1962)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
An ex-prostitute reunites with her son, but an extortion scheme threatens her aspirations for a decent life.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofolo, Franco Citti, Silvana Corsini
Votes: 10,474
81. My Night at Maud's (1969)
GP | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A devout Catholic man's rigid principles are challenged during a one-night stay with Maud, a divorced woman with an outsize personality.
Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault, Antoine Vitez
Votes: 14,554
82. Medea (1969)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Fantasy
After his quest to retrieve the fabled Golden Fleece, Jason returns to Greece with powerful sorceress Medea. However, when the king banishes her, it's only human that Medea plots her furious revenge. Can they escape her wrath?
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti, Laurent Terzieff, Giuseppe Gentile
Votes: 5,489
83. Time of Miracles (1989)
98 min | Drama, Mystery
In September 1945, a fire burns down the school and the new Communist authorities get into the church, hang the flag of the Communist Party, and paint over frescoes--which miraculously restore themselves.
Director: Goran Paskaljevic | Stars: Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Dragan Maksimovic, Mirjana Karanovic, Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic
Votes: 586
84. All the Vermeers in New York (1990)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anna, a French actress, is approached by financial broker Mark in the Vermeer room of a New York gallery. However, romance does not ensue.
Director: Jon Jost | Stars: Emmanuelle Chaulet, Stephen Lack, Katie Garner, Grace Phillips
Votes: 1,066 | Gross: $0.14M
85. Jungle Fever (1991)
R | 132 min | Drama, Romance
Friends and family of a married Black architect react in different ways to his affair with an Italian secretary.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis
Votes: 19,665 | Gross: $32.48M
86. Graduate First (1978)
TV-14 | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A study of a group of young working class people in a French village, who are embarking upon adult life. The film follows the choices and decisions made for their futures.
Director: Maurice Pialat | Stars: Sabine Haudepin, Philippe Marlaud, Annick Alane, Michel Caron
Votes: 995
87. Paris Belongs to Us (1961)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Anne Goupil is a literature student in Paris in 1957. Her elder brother, Pierre, takes her to a friend's party where the guests include Philip Kaufman, an expatriate American escaping ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Betty Schneider, Giani Esposito, Françoise Prévost, Daniel Crohem
Votes: 2,716
88. Rashomon (1950)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura
Votes: 180,525 | Gross: $0.10M
89. Raziye (1990)
74 min | Drama
Ali, who comes to his uncle's house, who lives in a coastal area to stay out of sight for a while due to political reasons, meets and falls in love with Vedia, his uncle's stepdaughter.
Director: Yusuf Kurçenli | Stars: Kamran Usluer, Oguz Tunç, Yasemin Öymen, Ahmet Fuat Onan
Votes: 83
90. RobbyKallePaul (1989)
95 min | Comedy
After a quarrel Henny leaves the apartment. New fellow-lodger of Robby and Kalle becomes Paul. The three guys couldn't be more different, but nevertheless all of them have the same problem:... See full summary »
Director: Dani Levy | Stars: Dani Levy, Frank Beilicke, Josef Hofmann, Anja Franke
Votes: 118
91. Robert's Movie (1992)
A bisexual foreign photojournalist arrives in Istanbul, where he believes he will be safe, after he took some photos of military action which could endanger his life. In a bar, he meets Gogo, a violent and secretive androgynous pop singer.
Director: Canan Gerede | Stars: Asli Altan, Patrick Bauchau, John Kelly, John Kelly
Votes: 23
92. Epidemic (1987)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Horror
A director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Allan De Waal, Ole Ernst, Michael Gelting, Colin Gilder
Votes: 6,105
93. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
TV-MA | 117 min | Drama
In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental, and sexual torture.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Uberto Paolo Quintavalle, Aldo Valletti
Votes: 65,860
94. Drunken Angel (1948)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A drunken doctor with a hot temper and a violence-prone gangster with tuberculosis form a quicksilver bond.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Reizaburô Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure
Votes: 13,363
95. Recollections of the Yellow House (1989)
122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Lisbon, 1989. A middle-aged poor idiot, tormented by an illness, lives in a cheap room in a family boarding house, in the old section of the city's waterfront.
Director: João César Monteiro | Stars: João César Monteiro, Manuela de Freitas, Ruy Furtado, Teresa Calado
Votes: 1,418
96. The War Is Over (1966)
121 min | Drama, War
A middle-aged political activist tries to dissuade his young followers from taking radical action.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Yves Montand, Ingrid Thulin, Geneviève Bujold, Jean Dasté
Votes: 2,442
97. The Appointed (1990)
94 min | Drama
A rabbi's son rebels against his roots and becomes a magician. A woman enters his life and turns his tricks into metaphysical phenomena. The son is forced to choose between love and living up to his father's expectations.
Director: Daniel Wachsmann | Stars: Ronit Elkabetz, Shuli Rand, Shabtai Konorti, Tzvi Shissel
Votes: 36
98. Hello Hemingway (1990)
90 min | Drama
A young girl's academic asperation conflict with her family's struggle against poverty. Both these aspects are made all the more potent by the clear view they have of Ernest Hemingway's mansion in their home town just outside Havana.
Director: Fernando Pérez | Stars: Laura De la Uz, Raúl Paz, Herminia Sánchez, Caridad Hernandez
Votes: 99
99. Rosa, I Love You (1992)
90 min | Drama
Story of daydreaming rebellious Rosa searching for love from her teenage years to her deathbed.
Director: Isil Özgentürk | Stars: Ayla Algan, Mehmet Atak, Ismet Ay, Mustafa Suphi Baltaci
Votes: 66
100. Breathless (1960)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama
A small-time crook, hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder a police officer, attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student to run away with him to Italy.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Van Doude, Jean-Luc Godard
Votes: 87,952 | Gross: $0.34M
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