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1. Trilogy of Terror (1975 TV Movie)
Unrated | 72 min | Horror, Thriller
Three bizarre horror stories, all of which star Karen Black in four different roles playing four tormented women.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Burton, John Karlen, George Gaynes, Jim Storm
Votes: 8,723
2. 14 and Under (1973)
X | 87 min | Comedy
A series of "sex reports" intended to address the issue of pedophilia in the early 1970s.
Director: Ernst Hofbauer | Stars: Lis Kertelge, Melitta Tegeler, Harald Baerow, Hans Billian
Votes: 479
3. Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, RZA
Votes: 67,501 | Gross: $1.97M
4. What Josiah Saw (2021)
120 min | Horror, Thriller
A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.
Director: Vincent Grashaw | Stars: Robert Patrick, Nick Stahl, Scott Haze, Kelli Garner
Votes: 4,214
5. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
Approved | 98 min | Horror
Aboard a British train, mysterious fortune teller Dr. Schreck uses tarot cards to read the futures of five fellow passengers.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Neil McCallum, Ursula Howells
Votes: 7,502
6. Blind Chance (1987)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Boguslaw Linda, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Boguslawa Pawelec
Votes: 11,207
7. The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (2017)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Whoever thinks that the countryside is calm and peaceful is mistaken. In it we find especially agitated animals, a Fox that thinks it's a chicken, a Rabbit that acts like a stork, and a Duck who wants to replace Father Christmas. If you want to take a vacation, keep driving past this place.
Directors: Patrick Imbert, Benjamin Renner | Stars: Guillaume Darnault, Damien Witecka, Kamel Abdessadok, Antoine Schoumsky
Votes: 3,688 | Gross: $0.04M
8. Rimini Rimini (1987)
210 min | Comedy
An ensemble comedy set in the Italian resort town of Rimini, following several intertwining stories and characters during one summer season.
Director: Sergio Corbucci | Stars: Laura Antonelli, Elvire Audray, Eleonora Brigliadori, Jerry Calà
Votes: 790
9. Dead of Night (1977 TV Movie)
76 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Three horror stories about a vintage car that transports its driver back to 1926, the mistress of an old Victorian mansion who is scared of a vampire and a mother tormented by her dead son who she has brought back to life.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Ed Begley Jr., E.J. André, Ann Doran, Christina Hart
Votes: 1,625
10. Blutjunge Verführerinnen 3. Teil (1972)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy
A hitchhiking runaway tells the man who picks her up about her friends' sexual escapades.
Director: Erwin C. Dietrich | Stars: Ingrid Steeger, Karin Hofmann, Nadine De Rangot, Chitta Coray
Votes: 278
11. Fear(s) of the Dark (2007)
Unrated | 83 min | Animation, Horror, Mystery
Several scary black-and-white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear(s) of the dark.
Directors: Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre Di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, Richard McGuire | Stars: Aure Atika, Guillaume Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Gil Alma
Votes: 3,233 | Gross: $0.08M
12. Deadtime Stories (1986)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
"Deadtime Stories" is a 1986 horror anthology, where a babysitting uncle tells his nephew three horror stories about killer witches, Little Red Riding Hood and a werewolf, and "Goldi Lox" and the three bears.
Director: Jeffrey Delman | Stars: Scott Valentine, Nicole Picard, Matt Mitler, Cathryn de Prume
Votes: 2,573 | Gross: $2.75M
13. Young Seducers 2 (1972)
R | 74 min | Comedy
Pretty young girls get involved in humorous sexual situations.
Director: Erwin C. Dietrich | Stars: Evelyne Traeger, Christa Free, Rena Bergen, Margrit Siegel
Votes: 265
14. The Queens (1966)
110 min | Comedy
Four unrelated short comedies by four different directors. "Queen Sabina" chronicles the sexual misadventures of a teenage girl on the road home. "Queen Armenia" centers on a self-serving ... See full summary »
Directors: Mauro Bolognini, Mario Monicelli, Antonio Pietrangeli, Luciano Salce | Stars: Monica Vitti, Enrico Maria Salerno, Claudia Cardinale, Gastone Moschin
Votes: 386
15. Plaza Suite (1971)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three vignettes, each set in room 719 of New York's Plaza Hotel, make up this comedy.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Barbara Harris, Lee Grant
Votes: 2,873 | Gross: $1.67M
16. Caprice Italian Style (1968)
95 min | Comedy
The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.
Directors: Mauro Bolognini, Mario Monicelli, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Steno, Pino Zac, Franco Rossi | Stars: Totò, Ugo D'Alessio, Regina Seiffert, Dante Maggio
Votes: 633
17. Lonely Wives (1972)
R | 79 min | Comedy
A reporter begins research on a story involving married European women and their secret fantasies and desires.
Director: Hubert Frank | Stars: Barbara Nielsen, Ingeborg Steinbach, Ewa Strömberg, Ingrid Steeger
Votes: 196
18. 7 seX 7 (2011)
87 min | Drama, Romance
An Croatian erotic anthology of seven short stories directed by Irena Skoric, all revolving around sex and relationships. Five of the stories following the intimacies of straight couples, ... See full summary »
Director: Irena Skoric | Stars: Ana Majhenic, Frano Maskovic, Jelena Percin, Sara Stanic
Votes: 766
19. Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976)
105 min | Comedy
An episodic satire of the social and politic status of Italy in the 1970s through the programming of a television channel.
Directors: Leonardo Benvenuti, Luigi Comencini, Piero De Bernardi, Agenore Incrocci, Nanni Loy, Ruggero Maccari, Luigi Magni, Mario Monicelli, Ugo Pirro, Furio Scarpelli, Ettore Scola | Stars: Senta Berger, Adolfo Celi, Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi
Votes: 921
20. Sexual Tension: Volatile (2012)
Unrated | 85 min | Drama
From acclaimed filmmaker Marco Berger (Absent,Plan B) and co-director Marcelo Mónaco (Solo) comes a pulsating, thrill ride, weaving six scintillating experiences of men in various forms of male bonding.
Directors: Marco Berger, Marcelo Briem Stamm | Stars: Lucas Lagré, Mario Verón, Javier De Pietro, Lautaro Machaca
Votes: 1,479
21. Made in Brazil (1985)
90 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Directors: Francisco Magaldi, Carlos Nascimbeni, Renato Pitta | Stars: Anuar Achoa, Vanessa Alves, Dino Arino, Alberto Baruque
Votes: 46
22. One Night in a City (2007)
76 min | Animation, Comedy, Horror
A feature-length narrative animated film from one of the directors of Fimfárum 2. Mysterious and extraordinary stories of loneliness. What all can happen during one night in one city? Do ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Balej | Star: Jirí Lábus
Votes: 436
23. People in Luck (1963)
95 min | Comedy
Every day, the newspaper reports the story of a man or woman especially in vein, who won a prize or a spectacular contest.
Directors: Philippe de Broca, Jean Girault, Jacques Pinoteau | Stars: France Anglade, Francis Blanche, Blanchette Brunoy, Daniel Ceccaldi
Votes: 355
24. Almost 18 (2012)
110 min | Drama
Karri, Pete, André, Akseli and Joni are dealing with same issues as every other young man; fears and hopes for future, disillusions and problems with parents.
Director: Maarit Lalli | Stars: Henrik Mäki-Tanila, Elina Knihtilä, Karim Al-Rifai, Werner Lalli
Votes: 643
25. Stingray Sam (2009)
Not Rated | 61 min | Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi
A dangerous mission reunites STINGRAY SAM with his long lost accomplice, The Quasar Kid. Follow these two space convicts as they earn their freedom in exchange for the rescue of a young ... See full summary »
Director: Cory McAbee | Stars: Cory McAbee, Crugie, David Hyde Pierce, Joshua Taylor
Votes: 807
26. Fimfárum Jana Wericha (2002)
100 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A farmer who takes to drink and meets the devil; a young boy who has to spend the night in a haunted pub; a man who grows horns overnight; a man who bets and argues with his wife; and a ... See full summary »
Directors: Aurel Klimt, Vlasta Pospísilová | Stars: Ota Jirák, Jan Werich
Votes: 546
27. Mucedníci lásky (1967)
71 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
A series of loosely-connected shorts comprised of three tales representing different aspects of love: temptation, dreams, and adventure.
Director: Jan Nemec | Stars: Petr Kopriva, Marta Kubisová, Hana Kuberová, Jan Klusák
Votes: 194
28. Hungry Bear Tales (2020 TV Movie)
45 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
An animated comedy about two bears with a sweet tooth, who like getting into mischief if it will bring them something good to eat.
Directors: Katerina Karhánková, Alexandra Májová | Stars: David Novotný, Lukás Príkazký, Pavla Tomicová, Jan Vondrácek
Votes: 25
29. Luk královny Dorotky (1971)
76 min | Drama, History
Three short stories. The main characters of the story all gather for a grotesque gloomy funeral. Then their gloom turns into joy again, and the merry party disappears behind a hill.
Director: Jan Schmidt | Stars: Jana Brejchová, Andrea Cunderlíková, Ladislav Chudík, Vladimír Mensík
Votes: 14
30. Fimfarum: The Third Time Lucky 3D (2011)
75 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The film contains three Jan Werich's fairy tales, each directed by one artist. The first story sets out to the Sumava mountains in Southern Bohemia to find out whether Ogres ever lived ... See full summary »
Directors: Kristina Dufková, Vlasta Pospísilová, David Sukup | Stars: Jan Werich, Ota Jirák, Miroslav Krobot, Jirí Machácek
Votes: 117
31. Dýmky (1966)
85 min | Comedy, Romance
Three stories of adulterous temptation.
Director: Vojtech Jasný | Stars: Walter Giller, Gitte Hænning, Juraj Herz, Václav Lohniský
Votes: 39
32. We Are Not Here (2013)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Drama
We Are Not Here is a short film about a small derelict town, waiting for a road. Through a series of vignettes we take a glimpse into the life of the town and its residents.
Director: Aaron Mirkin | Stars: Sam Earle, Myles Erlick, David Fox, Aidan Greene
Votes: 35
33. Plaza Suite (1986 TV Movie)
112 min | Comedy
Directors: Isolde Müller-Rinker, Christian Wölffer | Stars: Anaid Iplicjian, Harald Juhnke, Lutz Riedel, Aurelio Malfa
34. Fimfárum 2 (2006)
90 min | Animation
The film include the story of little Tom Thumb, The Hunchbacks of Damascus, Three Sisters and One Ring, The Sea, Uncle, Why is it Salty?
Directors: Jan Balej, Aurel Klimt, Bretislav Pojar, Vlasta Pospísilová | Stars: Ota Jirák, Jan Werich
Votes: 248
35. Setkání s hvezdou: Dagmar Havlová (2012 TV Movie)
73 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Jirí Strach | Stars: Iveta Austová, Ondrej Brzobohatý, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Martin Donutil
Votes: 12
36. Plaza Suite (1982 TV Movie)
115 min | Comedy
HBO filmed version of the Neil Simon play (filmed in front of a live audience) has three separate acts set in the same hotel suite in New York's Plaza Hotel with Lee Grant and Jerry Orbach playing three roles.
Director: Harvey Medlinsky | Stars: Lee Grant, Jerry Orbach, Julie Garfield, Jeffrey Haddow
37. Touha Sherlocka Holmese (1971)
97 min | Comedy, Crime
Sherlock Holmes feels that his destiny is music but the life leads him to criminal cases.
Director: Stepán Skalský | Stars: Radovan Lukavský, Václav Voska, Vlasta Fialová, Marie Rosulková
Votes: 37
38. Figurky ze smantu (1987)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
Three loosely interconnected shorts about a coal mine workers.
Directors: Martin Faltýn, Jan Kubista, Radovan Urban | Stars: Ondrej Vetchý, Frantisek Rehák, Johana Tesarová, Míla Myslíková
Votes: 15
39. Návstevy (1970)
Drama
Directors: Vladimír Drha, Otakar Fuka, Milan Jonás | Stars: Karel Belohradský, Vilém Besser, Dagmar Bláhová, Milos Cervinka
40. Murderous Tales (2016)
80 min | Animation, Comedy, Crime
Murderous Tales is a special effect animated feature film combining live actors with 3D/2D animation, puppets and back projection. It contains three stories while each episode uses ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Bubenicek | Stars: Antonín Jan Abrhám, Josef Jan Abrhám, Jan Bubenicek, Jan Budar
Votes: 65
41. 3 Misses (1998)
11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Three interlocking tales of damsels in distress. An urban scene: a man sees a woman fall off the roof of the neighboring apartment building. A Western scene: a cowboy hears a woman tied to ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Driessen
Votes: 345
42. Gottland (2014)
100 min | Documentary, Animation, Action
Gottland is a cross-genre film based on selected parts of the international bestseller Gottland (European book of the year 2009) by Mariusz Szczygiel.
Directors: Viera Cákanyová, Petr Hátle, Rozálie Kohoutová, Lukás Kokes, Radovan Síbrt, Klára Tasovská | Stars: Vlastimil Canek, Viera Cákanyová, Michal Dvorácek, Leonard Edney
Votes: 27
43. O malých vecech (2023)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Denis Safarík | Stars: Kamila Trnková, Lukás Cernoch, Beata Kanokova, Adam Ernest
Votes: 20
44. Capek's Tales (1947)
106 min | Crime, Drama
Five crime stories connected by the narration of police superintendent Bartosek.
Director: Martin Fric | Stars: Jaroslav Prucha, Jaroslav Marvan, Lída Chválová, Frantisek Kovárík
Votes: 70
45. Lidé z metra (1974)
84 min | Drama
Three short stories. Prague finally sees the approval of the subway construction. Thousands of individuals took part in preparing, course and finalizing construction of subway and their lives crossed at certain points of this construction.
Director: Jaromil Jires | Stars: Ivan Vyskocil, Jitka Molavcová, Ferdinand Kruta, Petr Kopriva
Votes: 24
46. BEDTIMESCARRIES.com (2015)
70 min | Horror
After school young Tristan watches seven tales of terror on his favorite horror website, "BEDTIMESCARRIES.com".
Director: Calvin Morie McCarthy | Stars: Racheal Berks, Josh Dietrich, Courtney Ebner, Alysse Fozmark
Votes: 36
47. The Motive for Murder (1975)
90 min | Crime
An anthology film depicting the three different faces of crime. In "The Weekend", Mr. Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills ... See full summary »
Directors: Július Matula, Jirí Svoboda, Tomás Svoboda | Stars: Ilja Prachar, Antonie Hegerlíková, Helga Cocková, Zdena Studenková
Votes: 37
48. Leporelo aneb Patero obrázku z pera Jaroslava Haska (1974 TV Movie)
38 min | Comedy
Director: Jan Bonaventura | Stars: Jirina Bohdalová, Gustav Bubník, Frantisek Filipovský, Milos Frýba
49. Peggy and Fred in Hell: The Complete Cycle (2002)
95 min | Drama
Director: Leslie Thornton
Votes: 28
50. Divoka srdce (1989)
Biography, Drama, History
Historical film with two shorts, "The Dirty Shot" and "The Wild Peacock", depicting famous duels of Alexander Pushkin and Casanova, the latter comically battling female seductions that inspired Mozart's Don Giovanni.
Director: Jaroslav Soukup | Stars: Zlata Adamovská, Karel Augusta, Jirí Bartoska, Lena Birková
Votes: 21