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1. Napoleon (2023)

R | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

An epic that details the chequered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett

Votes: 139,428

2. The Lodge (2019)

R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.

Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz | Stars: Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh, Richard Armitage

Votes: 57,882

3. Take Me Home (2011)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

Soon after Thom starts operating as an illegal taxi driver in New York City, Claire hires him to drive her to California after her estranged father suffers a heart attack.

Director: Sam Jaeger | Stars: Sam Jaeger, Amber Jaeger, Victor Garber, Lin Shaye

Votes: 7,918 | Gross: $0.02M

4. August: Osage County (2013)

R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama

A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

Director: John Wells | Stars: Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis

Votes: 95,344 | Gross: $37.74M

5. Crooked House (2017)

PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather's murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets.

Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner | Stars: Max Irons, Stefanie Martini, Glenn Close, Honor Kneafsey

Votes: 27,547

6. Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)

R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Baron Frankenstein creates two "zombies" - one male, one female - planning to mate them in order to create a master race.

Directors: Paul Morrissey, Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Monique van Vooren

Votes: 6,923 | Gross: $10.25M

7. Voyager (1991)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance

April 1957: Rational engineer Faber's plane crashes in Mexico. He learns that he became a dad in 1938. He takes a ship from NYC to France and meets cute, young Sabeth. Fate?

Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Sam Shepard, Julie Delpy, Barbara Sukowa, Traci Lind

Votes: 3,567 | Gross: $0.52M

8. Love Sick (2006)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama

In order to spend more time with her girlfriend, Kiki, the young student Alex decides to give up her room at the student's hostel and move into the house where Kiki lives. A few months ... See full summary »

Director: Tudor Giurgiu | Stars: Maria Popistasu, Ioana Barbu, Tudor Chirila, Catalina Murgea

Votes: 3,246

9. Cousins (1989)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Romance

Two couples go to a mutual friend's wedding and end up swapping partners.

Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young, William Petersen

Votes: 5,136 | Gross: $22.03M

10. Made for Each Other (1939)

Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

While on a business trip, an ambitious young lawyer meets and immediately falls in love with a stranger. They wed the following day, and tragedy soon strikes.

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn, Lucile Watson

Votes: 4,104

11. Sin of Innocence (1986 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 134 min | Drama

When widower David marries divorcee Vicki, David's teenage son, Tim and Vicki's teenage daughter, Jenny become romantically involved. This makes David and Vicki VERY uncomfortable and Vicki's ex-husband Andy furious.

Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Bill Bixby, Dee Wallace, Megan Follows, Dermot Mulroney

Votes: 420

12. Ashley (I) (2013)

TV-14 | 93 min | Drama

A frustrated suburban teenager, who fails to connect with her often unpleasant mother, resorts to self-harm as a coping mechanism.

Director: Dean Matthew Ronalds | Stars: Michael Madsen, Jennifer Taylor, Holly Taylor, Olivia Rose Keegan

Votes: 1,190

13. Estranged (I) (2015)

Not Rated | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A woman returns home to her estranged family after a near-fatal accident, but begins to suspect something is not right.

Director: Adam Levins | Stars: Craig Conway, James Cosmo, Bob Duff, James Lance

Votes: 2,737

14. This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)

R | 100 min | Crime, Drama

In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sister, plan to get rich through seduction and murder. Things complicate when their feeble-minded mother begins to suspect something.

Director: Michael Oblowitz | Stars: Billy Zane, Gina Gershon, Christian Durango, Sloan Cobb

Votes: 1,326 | Gross: $0.01M

15. The Sleepwalker (2014)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama

A young couple, Kaia and Andrew, are renovating Kaia's secluded family estate. Their lives are violently disrupted upon the unexpected arrival of Kaia's sister, Christine, and her fiancé, Ira.

Director: Mona Fastvold | Stars: Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Stephanie Ellis, Brady Corbet

Votes: 871

16. Cold shivers (2016)

19 min | Short, Drama

Kristoffer brings a girl home for the first time, that which at first seems as a fragile and tender love story makes a tragic shift. Bodies, intimacy, love.

Director: Marius Myrmel | Stars: Victor Johansen, Trude-Sofie Olavsrud Anthonsen, Tiril Marie Olsen

Votes: 32

17. The Manor (I) (2018)

R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller

A troubled teen visits her twisted relatives at a remote resort. As the girl loses touch with reality, sudden violence tears the family apart - literally.

Director: Jonathon Schermerhorn | Stars: Christina Robinson, Rachel True, Kevin Nash, Sully Erna

Votes: 255

18. Long Lost (2018)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An invitation to an isolated mansion leads a young man to a surprise family reunion. As the hours tick on, the weekend spirals into all-consuming paranoia with the temptation of luxury and sexuality intermingling with treachery and taboo.

Director: Erik Bloomquist | Stars: Adam Weppler, Catherine Corcoran, Nicholas Tucci, Fran Kranz

Votes: 1,220

19. Vinegar Hill (2005 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 89 min | Drama

A family story about how a daughter-in-law withstands the pressure from her husband's parents.

Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Mary-Louise Parker, Tom Skerritt, Tim Guinee, Larissa Laskin

Votes: 270

20. Caroline? (1990 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

A mysterious woman claiming to be the deceased daughter of a rich man tries to solve the problems of his untrusting son and supposedly mentally handicaped daughter. But one question stands in her way: is she really Caroline?

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pamela Reed, George Grizzard, Patricia Neal

Votes: 516

21. Punch (2002)

R | 90 min | Drama

Eighteen year old Ariel is in love with her caring father, who lives with her in the upper middle class part of Vancouver. When he starts dating again, she becomes violently jealous, fails to seduce him, and turns to female boxing.

Director: Guy Bennett | Stars: Michael Riley, Sonja Bennett, Meredith McGeachie, Marcia Laskowski

Votes: 461

22. Web of Desire (2009 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 89 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

An ambitious E.R. doctor puts her career and family at risk when she succumbs to the desires of an online confidant.

Director: Mark Cole | Stars: Dina Meyer, Adrian Hough, Claudette Mink, William B. Davis

Votes: 281

23. Taboo 3 the Unforgettable Act (2021)

83 min | Drama

When Devin finally meets his soap star birth mother, Rebecca, as an adult, feelings go beyond family love.

Director: Renee S. Warren Peoples | Stars: Nelson J. Davis, Nytia Nikole, Saisha Teagues, Jamald Gardner

Votes: 43

24. Sonnenstich (2004)

25 min | Short, Romance

Young Lena's Italian vacation with her boyfriend Felix and her mother Rebekka turns into a nightmare when she discovers that they are having a secret affair. But under the Tuscan sun, not everything is the way it first seems..

Directors: Matthias Greuling, Lydia Zemann | Stars: Martina Schwab, Eva Linder, Martin Bermoser

Votes: 19

25. The Breakthrough (I) (2023)

14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

Jane and Teddy are on the brink of divorce - but when their marital problems come to a sticking point, they have an unexpected breakthrough.

Director: Daniel Sinclair | Stars: Greta Lee, Ben Sinclair, Kristin Slaysman, Hana Marie Kim

Votes: 43

26. The Perfect House (2013)

Not Rated | 84 min | Horror

A young couple's dream home turns into a house of horrors when the disturbing, violent acts of three generations of doomed families is reawakened for them to witness.

Directors: Kris Hulbert, Randy Kent | Stars: Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten, John Philbin, Dustin Stevens

Votes: 612

27. Meet the Stewarts (1942)

Approved | 73 min | Comedy

A young newlywed couple learns to make their new marriage work; trying to impress family, stay on budget, and remain as diplomatic towards each other as possible.

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: William Holden, Frances Dee, Grant Mitchell, Marjorie Gateson

Votes: 368

28. Fiodor en el fiordo (2014)

25 min | Short, Drama, Family

Brother and sister Carlos and Gaby live live with their dysfunctional family where appearances are the most important thing. When Gaby leave for college overseas, Carlos' world falls apart.

Director: Fabián Suarez | Stars: Alejandro Halley, Gabriela Griffith, Amarilis Nunez, Mario Guerra

Votes: 11

29. Indiscreet (1931)

Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her past shows up.

Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon, Monroe Owsley, Barbara Kent

Votes: 1,553

30. A Girl's Own Story (1984)

27 min | Short, Drama

The awkwardness and confusion of burgeoning sexuality in teenage girls in a twisted and repressed suburban culture.

Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Gabrielle Shornegg, Geraldine Haywood, Marian Knight, John Godden

Votes: 876

31. Father Figurine (2019)

18 min | Short, Comedy

When the wealthy patriarch of a family dies, they discover an unusual request in his will.

Director: Matt Kazman | Stars: Amy Landecker, Katherine Reis, Ryan Foust, David Rasche

Votes: 88

32. Tender Age (1984)

120 min | Comedy, Drama

This film on campus life and love centers on the love triangle of a female teacher, a male student, and a female student.

Director: Joey Gosiengfiao | Stars: Eddie Rodriguez, Dina Bonnevie, Carmi Martin, Nova Villa

33. According to Scott (TV Movie)

Comedy | Filming

Scott's aunt wants education. His mom wants him to have therapy, and his drunk uncle wants him to be a famous content creator. But Scott still lives in his mom's basement. Dude just wants a girlfriend.

Director: David Seuss | Stars: Bai Ling, Megan Reneau, Jonathan Knight, Ken Brimlow

34. Daddy's Little Girl (V) (2010)

Short, Comedy

A college student pays her bills as a phone sex operator. One night, she recognizes the voice on the line in the middle of her call: Daddy.

Director: Luckas Cardona-Morisset | Stars: Kathryn MacLellan, Theo Pitsiavas, Evany Rosen

35. Half (III) (2023)

10 min | Short, Drama

At a family reunion, a reserved 12-year-old girl struggles to find a sense of belonging after being forced into meeting her half-sister for the first time.

Directors: Flora Fei, Shin Ochiai | Stars: Olivia Kaiser, Steven Crane, Ann Robb, Melissa Damas

Votes: 5

36. Angelochek (1992)

29 min | Short, Drama

A girl with an active imagination fantasizes a more glamorous life than the one she has living with her father.

Director: Yana Drouz | Stars: Valeriy Afanasev, Irina Byakova, Aleksandra Danilova, Natalya Khorokhorina

37. Ravi & Jane (2013)

Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Drama

Ravi & Jane is the story of two class mates who strike up a budding friendship. A shy 10 year old, Ravi, has just moved to Australia from his native land of Sri Lanka. On his first day at a... See full summary »

Director: Stuart O'Rourke | Stars: Matilda Brown, Sathya Ilanko, Katya Harvey, Shaun McKean

Votes: 10

38. Menarca (2022)

11 min | Short, Drama

A young woman has to deal with the surprise visit of her family on the night she had planned to end her unwanted pregnancy.

Director: Alexandre Martins | Stars: Matheus Felix, Miguel Felix, Antonieta Merces, Amanda Moraes

39. Les Vautours (2016)

Short, Comedy

Siblings full of grudges, a disliked and envied stepmother, a father late to his own invitation. Dinner is served. What if the true ingredients are: treason, anger, selfishness all sprinkled with a generous topping of hypocrisy.

Director: Sonia Rossier | Stars: Carine Barbey, François Florey, Roberto Garieri, Alexandra Tiedemann

Votes: 5

40. Who Killed Sara? (2021–2022)
Episode: Donde los sueños se hacen realidad (2021)

TV-MA | 37 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Another suspect in Sara's death comes into play. Chema shares a surprise with his family at a dinner party but a secret exposed steals the spotlight.

Director: Bernardo De la Rosa Villarreal | Stars: Manolo Cardona, Ginés García Millán, Carolina Miranda, Alejandro Nones

Votes: 340

41. Florida Man (2023)
Episode: Should We Talk About the Corn? (2023)

TV-MA | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An unwanted guest crashes Mike's family dinner and Patsy reaches a boiling point. Mike's attempt to corner Moss at Gil's boat takes an unexpected turn.

Director: Clark Gregg | Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Abbey Lee, Otmara Marrero, Lex Scott Davis

Votes: 269

42. The Patient (2022)
Episode: Auschwitz (2022)

TV-MA | 35 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Dr. Strauss leaves nothing unsaid. Sam gives it another shot with Mary. An idea sparks for Sam, and everything seems to click together.

Director: Chris Long | Stars: Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson, Linda Emond, Emily Davis

Votes: 672

43. Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
Episode: Boy Seeks Work (2024)

TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Eli and Gus show Frankie what they've planned for their future. Later, Eli attempts to get a job as a journalist at the local paper.

Director: Kim Mordaunt | Stars: Simon Baker, Sophie Wilde, Bryan Brown, Travis Fimmel

Votes: 365

44. Pan Am (2011–2012)
Episode: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2011)

TV-PG | 40 min | Drama, History, Romance

Once in London, Ted enlists Laura's help to try to make an old flame - Amanda Mason - jealous, but things don't go the way he expects. Meanwhile, Kate attempts to regain her freedom from ... See full summary »

Director: John Fortenberry | Stars: Christina Ricci, Margot Robbie, Michael Mosley, Karine Vanasse

Votes: 271

45. Chucky (2021– )
Episode: Chucky Actually (2022)

TV-MA | 51 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Back in Hackensack for the holidays, the 3 Amigos receive a special gift; Tiffany plots her escape.

Director: Jeff Renfroe | Stars: Zackary Arthur, Bjorgvin Arnarson, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Brad Dourif

Votes: 955

46. Franklin (2024– )
Episode: Welcome, Mischief (2024)

TV-MA | 48 min | Biography, Drama, History

A ruthless opponent threatens an arms operation as the Paris police closely monitor Franklin's activities, leading to Temple's confession.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Michael Douglas, Noah Jupe, Daniel Mays, Ludivine Sagnier

Votes: 152

47. The New Look (2024– )
Episode: Will You Return (2024)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History

Christian tends to family matters that will forever influence his aesthetic. Coco must make a deal with Spatz as Elsa's addiction intensifies.

Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Juliette Binoche, Maisie Williams, Emily Mortimer

Votes: 162

48. Yellowstone (2018– )
Episode: Watch 'Em Ride Away (2022)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Western

John tells Clara to cancel his Capitol meetings to brand cattle with the Yellowstone cowboys; Beth's disdain for a perceived rival reaches a boiling point.

Director: Christina Alexandra Voros | Stars: Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley

Votes: 2,123

49. Saga (2020)
Episode: Seriya 8 (2020)

Drama

Tormented by guilt, Sasha struggles for a way forward. The Chernobyl disaster affects the Kozak family.

Stars: Natalya Dolya, Denys Hryhoruk, Darya Legeyda, Veronika Shostak

50. Sanditon (2019–2023)
Episode: Episode #3.5 (2023)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Charlotte (Rose Williams) and Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes) rush to Augusta's (Eloise Webb) aid and while love blossoms elsewhere, Arthur's (Turlough Convery) heart is broken.

Director: Steve Brett | Stars: Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Liam Garrigan, Rose Williams, Cai Brigden

Votes: 266