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1. Amadeus (1984)

R | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice

Votes: 428,228 | Gross: $51.97M

2. A Separation (2011)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini

Votes: 258,621 | Gross: $7.10M

3. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery

In 1968, the night of Halloween brings mayhem in a small town when a group of friends discovers a notebook written by a mysterious girl that foretells terrifying events.

Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams

Votes: 85,308 | Gross: $68.95M

4. Fisherman's Friends (2019)

PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Ten fisherman from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album, "Sea Shanties."

Director: Chris Foggin | Stars: James Purefoy, Meadow Nobrega, David Hayman, Maggie Steed

Votes: 11,357

5. The Artist (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.

Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell

Votes: 248,645 | Gross: $44.67M

6. Big Eyes (I) (2014)

PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter

Votes: 99,132 | Gross: $14.48M

7. The Mountain Between Us (2017)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Thriller

Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow-covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness.

Director: Hany Abu-Assad | Stars: Kate Winslet, Idris Elba, Beau Bridges, Dermot Mulroney

Votes: 80,876 | Gross: $30.35M

8. East of Eden (1955)

PG | 118 min | Drama

Two brothers in 1910s California struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor as an old secret about their long-absent mother comes to light.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: James Dean, Raymond Massey, Julie Harris, Burl Ives

Votes: 48,831

9. Salvador (1986)

R | 122 min | Drama, History, Thriller

A burnt-out photojournalist becomes involved in a Central American revolution.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: James Woods, Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy, John Savage

Votes: 23,162

10. Wildlife (2018)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama

A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.

Director: Paul Dano | Stars: Ed Oxenbould, Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Travis W Bruyer

Votes: 31,388 | Gross: $1.03M

11. Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)

PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Family

The relationship between writer AA Milne and his son, Christopher Robin, and how this became the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.

Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Vicki Pepperdine

Votes: 29,860 | Gross: $1.74M

12. Gloria Bell (2018)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A free-spirited woman in her 50s seeks out love at L.A. dance clubs.

Director: Sebastián Lelio | Stars: Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Caren Pistorius, Michael Cera

Votes: 12,927 | Gross: $5.61M

13. A Perfect Enemy (2020)

89 min | Drama, Thriller

A successful architect is approached on his trip to the Paris Airport by a chatty girl. Although the meeting seems fortuitous, soon there be a turn that will transform the encounter into something much more sinister and criminal.

Director: Kike Maíllo | Stars: Tomasz Kot, Athena Strates, Marta Nieto, Dominique Pinon

Votes: 3,689

14. Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.

Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn, Marjorie Main

Votes: 12,376

15. Blow Dry (2001)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 2000, a small town hosts The British Hairdressing Championship, where a former 2-time winner, his son, his run-away wife and his runaway wife's lady lover reside (not all on speaking terms).

Director: Paddy Breathnach | Stars: Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths, Rachael Leigh Cook

Votes: 9,041 | Gross: $0.64M

16. Lean on Pete (2017)

R | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport

A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete.

Director: Andrew Haigh | Stars: Charlie Plummer, Amy Seimetz, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi

Votes: 13,950 | Gross: $1.16M

17. Ex Drummer (2007)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Three handicapped losers who form a band ask famous writer Dries to be their drummer. He joins the band and starts manipulating them.

Director: Koen Mortier | Stars: Dries Vanhegen, Norman Baert, Gunter Lamoot, Sam Louwyck

Votes: 10,974

18. People Places Things (2015)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

Will Henry is a newly single graphic novelist balancing parenting his young twin daughters and a classroom full of students while exploring and navigating the rich complexities of new love and letting go of the woman who left him.

Director: Jim Strouse | Stars: Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Jessica Williams, Stephanie Allynne

Votes: 10,998

19. The Face of Love (2013)

PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband.

Director: Arie Posin | Stars: Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams, Jess Weixler

Votes: 5,947 | Gross: $0.31M

20. A Better Life (2011)

PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Romance

A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.

Director: Chris Weitz | Stars: Demián Bichir, José Julián, Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo, Joaquín Cosio

Votes: 16,540 | Gross: $1.76M

21. A Week in Paradise (2022)

PG-13 | 99 min | Romance

An international film star's world collapses when her film director husband is outed by the paparazzi as having a baby with his new young leading lady. Seeking solace and healing, she escapes to a Caribbean boutique hotel resort.

Director: Philippe Martinez | Stars: Malin Akerman, Connie Nielsen, Philip Winchester, Jack Donnelly

Votes: 452

22. Fish (2000– )

50 min | Drama

Drama series about a successful employment lawyer with family problems.

Stars: Paul McGann, Jemma Redgrave, Mick Ford, Jack Stanley

Votes: 26

23. Camera Buff (1979)

Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An ordinary factory worker buys a camera on the occasion of the birth of his child. The authorities order him to make documentaries about the factory's success. But his endeavor to be truthful leads him to opposition against censorship.

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Jerzy Stuhr, Malgorzata Zabkowska, Ewa Pokas, Stefan Czyzewski

Votes: 8,283

24. Anna Karenina (1948)

Approved | 139 min | Drama, Romance

A married woman's affair with a dashing young officer has tragic results.

Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore, Hugh Dempster

Votes: 2,946

25. 40-Love (2021)

98 min | Comedy, Sport

22 year old Beek, a math whiz just fired from a McJob, drives 1679 miles to NYC to unsolicited advice a cute Russian top tennis player. A girl artist joins him on the way.

Director: Fred Wolf | Stars: Jasjit Williams, Katerina Tannenbaum, Alena Savostikova, Tommy Flanagan

Votes: 332

26. Les maris, les femmes, les amants (1989)

117 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: Pascal Thomas | Stars: Jean-François Stévenin, Susan Moncur, Clément Thomas, Emilie Thomas

Votes: 189

27. The King of Masks (1995)

91 min | Drama

In a remote area of China, in the 1930s, a street performer named Wang practices the change-mask opera art of bian lian. Seeking to pass his art, Wang buys what he believes to be an orphan boy, but quickly learns his new disciple's secret.

Director: Tian-Ming Wu | Stars: Xu Zhu, Renying Zhou, Zhigang Zhao, Li Chen

Votes: 3,474 | Gross: $1.10M

28. The Spanish Gardener (1956)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama

Rather undiplomatic British diplomat Harrington Brande (Sir Michael Hordern) takes up his new post in Spain accompanied by his son Nicholas (Jon Whiteley). The posting is something of a ... See full summary »

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Jon Whiteley, Michael Hordern, Cyril Cusack

Votes: 1,033

29. Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)

Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Jim Stauton Rogers, a Texas rancher turned international diplomat, takes his young daughter, Elizabeth Rogers, on a trip to Paris. He is concerned that his daughter might come in contact ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Jane Powell, Danielle Darrieux, Wendell Corey, Vic Damone

Votes: 571

30. Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)

Passed | 112 min | Biography, Musical, Romance

Biographical movie about the early 20th century Broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Irene Manning

Votes: 452

31. Parti sans laisser d'adresse (1982)

80 min | Drama

In a Lausanne, Salvatore, a young addict, after nine months of preventive prison, commits suicide.

Director: Jacqueline Veuve | Stars: Jacques Zanetti, Roland Amstutz, Jean-Pierre Baste, Michel Cassagne

Votes: 14

32. Low Profile (2012)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

There's nothing to keep Yvan in Paris any longer. His wife has left him to live in Thailand. His teenage daughters have chosen to live with his sister Ariane, who is as anxious as she is ... See full summary »

Director: Cécilia Rouaud | Stars: Denis Ménochet, Vanessa Paradis, Léa Drucker, Laurent Lucas

Votes: 228

33. Kill Me Tender (2003)

98 min | Comedy, Drama

A woman, tired of waiting for her husband to die, seduces a new lover in order to hasten her husband's inevitable demise to collect her inheritance.

Director: Ramón De España | Stars: Ingrid Rubio, Alberto San Juan, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Manuel Manquiña

Votes: 435

34. Apousies (1987)

118 min | Drama, Romance

Greece, early twentieth century. A family is on the verge of breaking up. The mother has abandoned the family, and the father keeps his three daughters confined in the house.

Director: Giorgos Katakouzinos | Stars: Themis Bazaka, Pemi Zouni, Katerina Sarri, Nikitas Tsakiroglou

Votes: 76

35. Fever (1988)

R | 84 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller

Policeman (Bill Hunter) discovers a suitcase full of drug money during the normal course of his duties. The temptation to keep the money leads to an ever deepening set of circumstances.

Director: Craig Lahiff | Stars: Bill Hunter, Gary Sweet, Mary Regan, Jim Holt

Votes: 121

36. Eva (1953)

83 min | Drama, Romance

Eva, the wife of a well-to-do but neglectful man, feels imprisoned on the island where she spends her days alone. One day, she has a chance encounter with the young holidaymaker, Antinoos, and falls madly in love with him.

Director: Maria Plyta | Stars: Manos Katrakis, Dinos Iliopoulos, Nina Sgouridou, Aliki Georgouli

Votes: 35

37. Rent Control (1981)

95 min | Comedy, Mystery

Leonard Junger, an aspiring television writer, tries to find a cheap apartment for his estranged wife and daughter so that they can be a family again. During his quest, he encounters mystery and murder.

Director: Gian Luigi Polidoro | Stars: Brent Spiner, Elizabeth Stack, Jeanne Ruskin, Kimberly Stern

Votes: 42

38. La smala (1984)

90 min | Comedy

We are now in the suburbs of Lyon.Simone, a former rock singer is now working as domestic help.She deals specially with Robert, a former musician , who is unemployed and has five ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Loup Hubert | Stars: Victor Lanoux, Josiane Balasko, Dominique Lavanant, Maurice Risch

Votes: 304

39. Narcotic Justice (1994 Video)

Not Rated | 75 min | Action

If u love crime drama from the 90, s you love this one this movie it shot in Los angels. Full of hot women threesomes drugs double twists and great shoot them up action!!!!

Director: Randy Misho | Stars: T.G. Cody, Butch Cohn, Daniel Fishman, Kevin Harvey

Votes: 11

40. 90 Days (1985)

100 min | Comedy, Romance

90 Days is a tongue-in-cheek look at the misadventures of two modern men in search of romantic bliss: macho Alex, who receives the offer of a lifetime from a mysterious woman, and sincere ... See full summary »

Director: Giles Walker | Stars: Stefan Wodoslawsky, Christine Pak, Sam Grana, Fernanda Tavares

Votes: 84 | Gross: $0.01M

41. Doctor Vlimmen (1977)

107 min | Drama

Doctor Vlimmen, the nearest Dutch equivalent to All Creatures Great and Small, is about the competent veterinarian of that name in the Dutch countryside, whose modern methods, liberal ... See full summary »

Director: Guido Pieters | Stars: Ab Abspoel, Adriaan Adriaanse, Harry Bas, Tim Beekman

Votes: 258

42. My Father's Bike (2012)

90 min | Comedy, Drama

The grandfather's wife unexpectedly leaves him for another man and this sparks a series of events. His son and grandson arrive from abroad and set off for a journey to find a woman dear to each of them.

Director: Piotr Trzaskalski | Stars: Michal Urbaniak, Artur Zmijewski, Krzysztof Chodorowski, Witold Debicki

Votes: 938

43. Sri (1999)

102 min | Drama

Sri is a village girl married to Hendro, a 70-year old Javanese aristocrat. When Hendro falls ill, she has to nurse him back to health and negotiates with the God of Death not to take him away.

Director: Marselli Sumarno | Stars: Rini Ariyanti, Sardono W. Kusumo, R.M.T. Ronosuripto, Niniek L. Karim

44. Menekse Koyu (1991)

90 min | Drama, Romance

Kerem goes to a village to start a new life for his family. It will not be easy for Kerem's wife Neriman to get used to her new life.

Director: Barbro Karabuda | Stars: Türkan Soray, Sven Wollter, Macit Koper, Yavuzer Çetinkaya

Votes: 33

45. Kakos, psyhros ki anapodos (1969)

83 min | Comedy, Drama

Financially hard-pressed, a good-hearted coffee-shop owner asks his twin brother and famous actor for a loan; but, when he faints and collapses on stage, it's up to him to save the day, and his sibling's reputation. Is he up for the task?

Director: Errikos Thalassinos | Stars: Kostas Hatzihristos, Mimis Fotopoulos, Manos Katrakis, Takis Miliadis

Votes: 62

46. Leipzig Homicide (2001– )
Episode: Durchgebrannt (2004)

44 min | Crime

The businessman Jürgen Dannemann has lost everything within a day. He was owner of a furniture factory and now he is in bankruptcy. At home his wife Juliane has left him, she went away with their son Lukas.

Director: Christoph Eichhorn | Stars: Andreas Schmidt-Schaller, Marco Girnth, Gabriel Merz, Melanie Marschke

Votes: 8

47. Berlin (2023– )
Episode: La energía del amor (2023)

TV-MA | 56 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In his prime, Berlin gathers a team in Paris to execute an incredibly challenging heist, aiming to steal jewels valued at 44 million euros from 34 cities in a single night.

Directors: David Barrocal, Albert Pintó | Stars: Pedro Alonso, Michelle Jenner, Tristán Ulloa, Begoña Vargas

Votes: 1,300