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1. Living (2022)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama
In 1950s London, a humorless bureaucrat decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis.
Director: Oliver Hermanus | Stars: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Adrian Rawlins
Votes: 32,743
2. Irresistible (I) (2020)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
A Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.
Director: Jon Stewart | Stars: Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Brent Sexton
Votes: 23,486
4. The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)
320 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. Trevor meets a beautiful blond, a detective sergeant and a pair of men running a junior football team.
Stars: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton, Dominic Jephcott
Votes: 619
5. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006–2007)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary
An examination of the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Katrina.
Stars: Darleen Asevedo, Jay Asevedo, Shelton Shakespear Alexander, Lee Arnold
Votes: 4,826
6. Basic Sanitation, the Movie (2007)
112 min | Comedy
A small community of descendants of Italian immigrants in the interior of the state of Rio Grande do Sul resorts to making a video to try to solve the problems of basic sanitation that plague their village.
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Fernanda Torres, Wagner Moura, Camila Pitanga, Bruno Garcia
Votes: 2,606
7. You've Been Trumped (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.
Director: Anthony Baxter | Stars: Michael Forbes, Donald Trump, Anthony Baxter, Kevin Brown
Votes: 2,309 | Gross: $0.03M
8. Tomorrow (2015)
G | 118 min | Documentary
The world's climate is changing. Instead of showing the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions.
Directors: Cyril Dion, Mélanie Laurent | Stars: Anthony Barnosky, Olivier De Schutter, Cyril Dion, Emmanuel Druon
Votes: 3,598 | Gross: $0.04M
9. Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York (2023)
Documentary, History
Once a failing city that by 1990 had over 2,200 murders and 93,000 violent robberies annually, New York went on to be the revitalized word capital.
Director: Matthew Taylor | Stars: Nicole Gelinas, Michael Goodwin, Larry Mone, Fred Seigel
Votes: 28
10. Birthday (IV) (2009)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
M is the most esteemed professional of the many girls at Scarlet's but, even on her birthday, it's business as usual. M's trade is sex, but sex doesn't sell the way it used to; what clients are searching for, paying for, is love.
Director: James Harkness | Stars: Natalie Eleftheriadis, Kestie Morassi, Richard Wilson, Travis McMahon
Votes: 79
11. Blueprint America: Road to the Future (2009 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
Blueprint America: Road to the Future, an original documentary part of a PBS multi-platform series on the country's aging and changing infrastructure, goes to three very different American ... See full summary »
Star: Miles O'Brien
12. White Lies (1998 TV Movie)
R | 92 min | Action, Drama
How can a smart middle class girl suddenly turn into a devoted right wing debater? That's what happens with Catherine when she meets the charismatic leaders of the neo-nazi organization NIM.
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Sarah Polley, Tanya Allen, Jonathan Scarfe, Lynn Redgrave
Votes: 513
13. Mayor (2020)
83 min | Documentary
A look at the life of Musa Hadid, the charismatic mayor of Palestinian city Ramallah, who aspires to lead the city into the future.
Director: David Osit | Stars: Musa Hadid, Mahmoud Abbas, Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh, Chris Ship
Votes: 588
14. Giro City (1982)
102 min | Drama, Thriller
A television documentary team tries to present honest programs about Ireland and about local government corruption.
Director: Karl Francis | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Jon Finch, Kenneth Colley, James Donnelly
Votes: 99
15. Smog Town (2019)
80 min | Documentary
Langfang is one of the most air-polluted cities in China. There, the interests of the local environmental protection bureau, which is under political pressure, clash with those of industry. A case study on China's fight against pollution.
Director: Meng Han
Votes: 26
16. The Revisionaries (2012)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, History, News
The theory of evolution and a re-write of American history are caught in the crosshairs when an unabashed Creationist seeks re-election as chairman of America's most influential Board of Education.
Director: Scott Thurman | Stars: Don McLeroy, Kathy Miller, Jonathan Saenz, Stephanie Klenzendorf
Votes: 697 | Gross: $0.02M
17. Running Fence (1977)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
An engrossing document of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's efforts to build a 24 1/2-mile-long, 18-foot-high fence of white fabric across the hills of northern California. The artists' struggle ... See full summary »
Directors: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin | Stars: Christo, Jeanne-Claude
Votes: 156
18. Camera Shy (2012)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy
This dark comedy follows a corrupt city councilman whose life spins out of control after a mysterious cameraman begins terrorizing him. When no one believes that the cameraman exists, Larry... See full summary »
Director: Mark Sawers | Stars: Nicolas Wright, Gerard Plunkett, Crystal Balint, Hilary Jardine
Votes: 54
19. Property (1979)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
A group of likeable eccentrics whose sense of their own culture sparks them to try to buy up their houses from developers. Contradictions abound. Affectionate comic sense deftly captures the afterglow of a generation.
Director: Penny Allen | Stars: Walt Curtis, Lola Desmond, Cork Hubbert, M.G. Horowitz
Votes: 43
20. Onnellinen mies (1979 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
A satirical story based on Arto Paasilinna's novel about the bridge engineer Jaatinen and his activities in the municipality of Kuusmäki. Jaatinen gets along with the workers, but he is at ... See full summary »
Director: Hannu Kahakorpi | Stars: Harri Tirkkonen, Liisamaija Laaksonen, Maija-Leena Soinne, Keijo Lindroos
Votes: 248
21. Punaisen metsän hotelli (2011)
PG | 87 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
A European cameraman, who lives in Beijing and speaks fluent Chinese, travels to South China. His plans to interview a human rights activist and farmers suddenly come to a halt when ... See full summary »
Director: Mika Koskinen | Stars: Mika Koskinen, Jason Marshall, Zaixin Yang
Votes: 55
22. Making a Scene: The Chelsea Cinema Story (2011 Video)
60 min | Documentary, History
Director: Jethro Heller
23. Elizabeth: City of Tomorrow (1956)
27 min | Documentary, Short, History
Director: L.R. Watson | Stars: Alec Macaskill, Dick Moore
24. Die Legende vom Einzeltäter: Rechter Terror in Europa (2020 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
Because he helped refugees in need, the Kassel government president Walter Lübcke was shot at close range by a right-wing extremist. A political murder that hit society at heart. But this ... See full summary »
Directors: Ulrike Bremer, Adrian Oeser, Martín Steinhagen | Stars: Maâti Baggar, Peter Beuth, Jean-Yves Camus, Matthew Collins
25. You've Been Trumped: Trump in Scottish Parliament (2013 Video)
1 min | Documentary, Short, News
Stars: Anthony Baxter, George Sorial, Donald Trump
26. You've Been Trumped: Opening of Trump Golf Course (2013 Video)
2 min | Documentary, Short, News
Star: Donald Trump
27. Maslin Beach: 50th Anniversary 1957 - 2007 (2007 Video)
53 min | Documentary, History, News
Director: Milton Trott | Stars: Anne Balmer, Emma Boss, John Davis, Scott Dolling
28. From Farms to Suburbia: A Short History of Prospect, South Australia (2015 Video)
19 min | Short, History
Director: Ashley Starkey | Star: Julia Lester
29. Live! In Tallahassee (2009– )
30 min | News
Stars: Joel Silver, Greg Tish, B. Rich Adams, Rachel Westman Kellogg
31. The Art of Reconciliation (2021 TV Special)
22 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The Art of Reconciliation follows eight local First Nations people as they are each paired with an artist to tell their stories and experiences of reconciliation through the creation of ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Jamae | Stars: Iteka Sanderson-Bromley, Nancy Bates, Margaret Brodie, Rebecca Burford
32. The Boy Mayor (1914)
Short, Drama
Portland, Oregon is the first and only city in the United States that has a juvenile form of government working in cooperation with the city. Annually a committee of prominent business men ... See full summary »
Director: Henry MacRae | Stars: Eugene J. Rich, Earl R. Goodwin, Sherman Bainbridge, Rex De Rosselli
33. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: OO7 Stock Car (1970)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Action
Star: J.W. Duddington
34. The Trans-Candidate (2021)
9 min | Short, Comedy
A campaign rocked by scandal. Two volunteers are tasked with solving the crisis, even if one of them caused it.
Director: Michael Field | Stars: Lorraine Cink, James Coker, Patrick Whalen
35. Colin Thiele and 'Storm Boy' Talk (2016 Video)
18 min | Documentary, Short, History
Director: G.W. 'Frodo' Krochmal | Stars: Bill Cox, Colin Thiele, Jo McLeay, Avis Rohde
36. Ngadluku Perko: Our Story - Community Story Telling Project (2010 Video)
Documentary, Biography, Talk-Show
O'Sullivan Beach School in partnership with the City of Onkaparinga and the local Aboriginal community present an exciting resource highlighting contemporary Aboriginal culture. Ngadluku ... See full summary »
37. Keith Potts for Indianapolis: Let's Get to Work (2019 Video)
1 min | Short
Director: Adam K. Allen | Stars: Keith Potts, Conner Chamberlin, Clark Collier, Phil Cramer
38. Basham's Beach: Yarluwar Ruwe (2008 Video)
17 min | Documentary, Short, History
Director: Miriam Yip | Stars: Mary-Alice Ballantine, Anne Basham, Mary Beckett, Des Commerford
39. The Parks: A Community Centre (1981)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Director: Mario Andreacchio
41. Fun 'n' Games: A Community Arts Project (1985 Video)
37 min | Documentary, Short, Family
Director: Catherine Murphy
42. Rotterdammers van Formaat (2009–2011)
400 min | Family
Stars: Paul van de Laar, Kees van Dongen, Bram Oosterwijk, Roland Vonk
43. Alice in Label Land (1974)
12 min | Animation, Short
1974 animated, educational public service short about the basics of labeling consumer food products, Writ/Dir Richard Taylor for "Housewife's Trust" and the "Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food".
Director: Richard Taylor | Stars: Carleton Hobbs, Elizabeth Proud, William Rushton
Votes: 59
44.
Four Corners (1961– )
Episode:
Coronavirus
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, News
In China Feb. 2020, almost two thousand people have died as a result of corona-virus with tens of thousands more infected. Authorities are resorting to extreme measures to try to halt the contagion.
Stars: Sean Nicholls, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Li Bin, Mike Catton
Votes: 26
45.
The Buck Sexton Show (2017– )
What Are You Doing to This Country, Libs?
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Buck Sexton
46.
Panorama (1953– )
Episode:
Coronavirus: Destination New York
(2020)
29 min | Documentary, News
Hilary Andersson reports from New York City, meeting doctors, health workers and community activists, she asks why more than 16,000 people have died during the Coronavirus pandemic in a city with some of the best health care in the world.
Director: Edward McGown | Stars: Hilary Andersson, Anuj Shah
48.
Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #3.186
(2020)
95 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
This morning, Jeremy asks - Do we need a second national lockdown? Is it morally wrong to pay for a private Covid test? Should sports stars stop getting involved in protests? Plus, the Stories of the Day.
Director: Bee Badik | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Adjoa Andoh, Angela Epstein
49.
Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #3.187
(2020)
95 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
Anne asks - Should we have another national lockdown brought in right now. Is it right not to investigate the dance routine by Diversity on Britain's Got Talent (2007). Is it OK for bosses to spy on staff working from home.
Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Anne Diamond, Storm, Ayesha Hazarika, Mick Booker
50.
Digital Signage Done Right (2019– )
Digital Signs for Local Government
(2022 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
A quick overview of the way that digital signage is being used in city, county and local administrative offices to support both internal and public-facing communications.
Director: Derek DeWitt | Stars: Derek DeWitt, Chip Kepner