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1. Infinity Pool (2023)
R | 117 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
James and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the resort's perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and surreal horrors.
Director: Brandon Cronenberg | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Dunja Sepcic
Votes: 57,292
2. Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
On a small South Pacific island during WW2, various US Navy P.R. personnel pass the time romancing the nurses and the native girls while trying to avoid front line sea duty.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Glenn Ford, Gia Scala, Earl Holliman, Anne Francis
Votes: 860
3. Mr. Wu (1927)
Passed | 90 min | Drama, Romance
When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Lon Chaney, Louise Dresser, Renée Adorée, Holmes Herbert
Votes: 713 | Gross: $0.47M
4. Madventures (2002– )
35 min | Documentary
Two backpackers travel through Asia and America.
Stars: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala, Ior Svedlin, King Kapisi
Votes: 2,682
5. Hatsuyuki no koi (2007)
102 min | Romance
Min is a Korean boy moves to Japan with his father who is a potter. One day at a local shrine, he meets Nanae, a beautiful Japanese girl with stunning eyes who is aspiring to be a painter. ... See full summary »
Director: Han Sang-hee | Stars: Lee Joon-gi, Aoi Miyazaki, Seon-Yeong Baek, Yeon-hui Gu
Votes: 972
6. La siciliana ribelle (2008)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama
The true story of 17-year-old Sicilian Rita Atria (Veronica D'Agostino) -- who broke the Sicilian Mafia's code of silence and testified against the "family business" after both her father ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Amenta | Stars: Veronica D'Agostino, Gérard Jugnot, Marcello Mazzarella, Mario Pupella
Votes: 1,903 | Gross: $0.07M
7. The Sixth Part of the World (1926)
68 min | Documentary
"Sixth Part of the World" was the size of Soviet Union of the time. Many peoples of many customs composed it. Ice and desert, forest and ocean. Bread, furs, machines. All and every is a part of great unity.
Director: Dziga Vertov
Votes: 594
8. Of Whales, the Moon, and Men (1963)
105 min | Documentary
At the instigation of the filmmakers, the young men of the Ile-aux-Coudres in the middle of the St-Lawrence River try as a memorial to their ancestors to revive the fishing of the belugas interrupted in 1924.
Directors: Michel Brault, Pierre Perrault | Stars: Léopold Tremblay, Alexis Tremblay, Abel Harvey, Louis Harvey
Votes: 711
9. The British Tribe Next Door (2019– )
60 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
A British family spend four weeks with a remote tribe in Namibia.
Stars: Nimmy March, Scarlett Moffatt, Mark Moffatt, Betty Moffatt
Votes: 38
10. Hontou ni atta kowai hanashi 2020 norowareta Ie (2020)
Not Rated | 66 min | Horror, Mystery
Mitsuru Takahashi, who works in the editorial office of "**Maruhi Neta" magazine, receives an article about a house from the editor-in-chief one day. The house is located in an area where there used to be a custom called "Tamayobai".
Directors: Hiromitsu Amano, Noriko Mita | Stars: Takuma Wada, Hiroe Igeta, Kouki Matsuda, Ayumi Shiraki
11. Manhunting with My Mum (2018 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary
British television presenter A.J. Odudu embarks on a mission to find a husband in her parents native Nigeria with her feisty, match-making mother Florence.
Director: Osca Humphreys | Stars: A.J. Odudu, Timini Egbuson
12. We Do It Because- (1942)
Approved | 10 min | Short
This short explores the origins of various customs such as shaking hands, kissing, and why ships are christened.
Director: Basil Wrangell | Stars: John Nesbitt, Mark Daniels, Ava Gardner, Tom Herbert
Votes: 100
13. Jill Halfpenny's Easter Journeys (2022)
59 min | Documentary
Jill goes on a personal journey through the north east of England and the Scottish Borders to explore how ancient Christian paths criss-crossed this part of world, inspiring unique Easter traditions and meet the people who keep them alive.
Stars: Jill Halfpenny, Mark Simpson, Antony Gormley
14. Vendetta - Blutrache in Albanien (1996)
52 min | Documentary
A dramatic depiction of honor, family feuds and thousand-year-old traditions. In Albania, the tradition of avenging an injustice according to the motto "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a ... See full summary »
Director: Jerzy Sladkowski | Star: Murat Kurti
Votes: 13
15. Suomensukuiset 30 päivässä (2013)
45 min | Documentary
Stars: Ville Haapasalo, Vasiliy Domrachyov, Buranovskie Babushki
Votes: 72
18.
Madventures (2002– )
Episode:
Jamaika
(2005)
40 min | Documentary
Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala, Arttu Kapulainen
Votes: 29
19.
Madventures (2002– )
Episode:
Japani
(2005)
40 min | Documentary
Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala
Votes: 21
20.
Cruising with Jane McDonald (2017– )
Episode:
The Balkans
(2019)
44 min | Documentary, Music
Starting in Budapest, Jane rides a sumptuous steam train built at the peak of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, boards a luxury river ship to the blossoming cities of Bratislava and Belgrade, and then visits Dracula's castle in Romania.
Director: Ray Easmon | Star: Jane McDonald
21.
Madventures (2002– )
Episode:
West Africa
(2009)
40 min | Documentary
Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Riku Rantala, Tuomas Milonoff
Votes: 23
22.
Madventures (2002– )
Episode:
Felix Arabia
(2009)
40 min | Documentary
Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Riku Rantala, Tuomas Milonoff
Votes: 23
23.
Madventures (2002– )
Episode:
Hindustan
(2009)
40 min | Documentary
Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Riku Rantala, Tuomas Milonoff
Votes: 22