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1. The Swimming Pool (1969)
16+ | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Lovers Marianne and Jean-Paul spend their vacation in a villa on the French Riviera near St-Tropez. Marianne invites her former lover, Harry, and his teenage daughter, Penelope, to stay. Tension rises between them, especially when Jean-Paul seduces Penelope.
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet, Jane Birkin
Votes: 12,851 | Gross: $0.03M
2. Betty Blue (1986)
Unrated | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix | Stars: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Béatrice Dalle, Gérard Darmon, Consuelo De Haviland
Votes: 23,415 | Gross: $2.00M
3. Scoop (2006)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Jim Dunk, Robert Bathurst
Votes: 87,745 | Gross: $10.53M
4. Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
Passed | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
With his newspaper about to be sold, crusading editor Ed Hutcheson tries to complete an exposé on gangster Rienzi.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter, Ed Begley
Votes: 4,131
5. Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Not Rated | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin
Votes: 28,740 | Gross: $0.11M
6. The Widow Couderc (1971)
TV-14 | 92 min | Action, Drama, Romance
John, an escaped convict, takes refuge on the farm of Widow Couderc. He becomes the older woman's lover and admits that he's on the run. The widow's in-laws, who despise her,
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre | Stars: Alain Delon, Simone Signoret, Ottavia Piccolo, Jean Tissier
Votes: 2,118
7. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander
Votes: 23,273
8. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Approved | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan
Votes: 12,034
9. Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, May Robson
Votes: 3,907
10. Clapham Junction (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Romance
A chronicle of 36 hours in the lives of a number of interconnected gay men in Clapham, South London.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Tom Beard, James Bellamy, Robin Berry, Rachael Blake
Votes: 3,085
11. Orpheus (1950)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A poet in love with Death follows his unhappy wife into the underworld.
Director: Jean Cocteau | Stars: Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa
Votes: 13,475
12. The Family Vice (1975)
90 min | Comedy
Giosuè, a noble industrialist of the spaghetti of the Venetian province is about to die and his half-sister, Magda, his wife, Ines, and daughter, Suzie, the result of an old flirtation of ... See full summary »
Director: Mariano Laurenti | Stars: Edwige Fenech, Renzo Montagnani, Juliette Mayniel, Nieves Navarro
Votes: 333
13. The Burglars (1971)
PG | 120 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plans an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector, but corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon, Robert Hossein
Votes: 3,008
14. Virgin Rose (2006)
100 min | Crime, Drama
Simon transports illegal immigrants to New York, leaving them to their fate. He is discovered by the coastguard and Andrés, a young sailor, saves his life. When he falls for a young protegée of Simon conflict erupts.
Director: Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Stars: Jorge Perugorría, Álex González, Ana de Armas, Broselianda Hernández
Votes: 301
15. One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, History
The lives of Pomme, an aspiring singer, and Suzanne, a struggling mother, as they search for their own identity in 1970s France.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Thérèse Liotard, Valérie Mairesse, Robert Dadiès, Mona Mairesse
Votes: 2,552 | Gross: $0.02M
16. Golden Boy (1939)
Approved | 99 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A poor young Italian man, who is a virtuoso on the violin, wishes to become a champion boxer to make a fortune for his family. But what is the road to success and happiness, and what is the price?
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 2,190
17. Superwho? (2021)
82 min | Action, Comedy
A struggling actor who seems doomed to lead the life of a loser. When finally gets a lead role as a superhero named "Badman," he feels like everything is possible but fate strikes again.
Director: Philippe Lacheau | Stars: Philippe Lacheau, Julien Arruti, Tarek Boudali, Élodie Fontan
Votes: 3,578
18. Any Number Can Win (1963)
118 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A career con artist reunites with his wife but has already planned his next move: one daring last heist that will set him up for life. However, there is no such thing as a foolproof plan.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Claude Cerval, Viviane Romance
Votes: 4,178 | Gross: $1.00M
19. The Little Soldier (1963)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, War
During the Algerian War, a man and woman from opposing sides fall in love with one another.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Anna Karina, Michel Subor, Henri-Jacques Huet, Paul Beauvais
Votes: 8,174 | Gross: $0.02M
20. Memories of Underdevelopment (1968)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
A Cuban man cycles through his opinions and memories as the threat of foreign invasion intensifies and the rest of his family moves to Miami.
Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Stars: Sergio Corrieri, Daisy Granados, Eslinda Núñez, Omar Valdés
Votes: 4,800 | Gross: $0.03M
21. Shoplifters of the World (2021)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwaves are hijacked at gunpoint by an impassioned Smiths fan.
Director: Stephen Kijak | Stars: Helena Howard, Ellar Coltrane, Elena Kampouris, Nick Krause
Votes: 1,088
22. Herzblatt oder Wie sag' ich's meiner Tochter? (1969)
79 min | Comedy
Widower Paul always delayed talking to his daughter about sex. But when workers on a nearby construction site are falling down their scaffold because 16 years old "Herzblatt" is tanning ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Georg Thomalla, Mascha Gonska, Siegfried Schürenberg, Günther Lüders
Votes: 76
23. 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: 634
24. Las chicas del tanga (1987)
84 min | Comedy
Three crazy couples in Benidorm, Spain making mischief.
Directors: Lina Romay, Jesús Franco | Stars: Lina Romay, Antonio Mayans, Eva León, Analía Ivars
Votes: 121
25. SuperSeven Calling Cairo (1965)
GP | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Super 7 looks for a piece of a new metal hidden in a camera.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Roger Browne, Fabienne Dali, Massimo Serato, Andrea Aureli
Votes: 203
26. Zátopek (2021)
131 min | Biography, Drama, History
Autumn 1968, the Australian running record holder Ron Clarke is coming to Prague, hoping that his old friend and role model, Emil Zátopek, the most famous Czech athlete of all time, will help him overcome the biggest crisis of his career.
Director: David Ondricek | Stars: Václav Neuzil, Martha Issová, James Frecheville, Robert Miklus
Votes: 587
27. Forever Mary (1989)
102 min | Drama, Crime
A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Risi | Stars: Michele Placido, Claudio Amendola, Francesco Benigno, Alessandra Di Sanzo
Votes: 1,229
28. Boardwalk (1979)
98 min | Drama
In this drama, David Rosen and his wife Becky have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for nearly all their married life. But the area is not what it used to be, and a gang leader ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Verona | Stars: Ruth Gordon, Lee Strasberg, Janet Leigh, Joe Silver
Votes: 198
29. À nous les garçons (1985)
102 min | Comedy, Romance
Two best friends fall in love with the same boy.
Director: Michel Lang | Stars: Roland Giraud, Sophie Carle, Valérie Allain, Franck Dubosc
Votes: 177
30. Heat of Desire (1981)
R | 86 min | Drama, Romance
In France in the near future, revolt and chaos erupt. A right-wing politician, Philippe Muphand, is set to take control when his lady friend Caroline walks out, announcing she will take up ... See full summary »
Director: Luc Béraud | Stars: Patrick Dewaere, Clio Goldsmith, Jeanne Moreau, Guy Marchand
Votes: 238
31. The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987)
110 min | Drama
A Jewish family and a homosexual doctor suffer persecution in Fascist Italy. Based on a novel by Giorgio Bassani.
Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Rupert Everett, Valeria Golino, Stefania Sandrelli
Votes: 673
32. Boomerang (1976)
100 min | Crime, Drama
Under the influence of drugs, a teenager, Eddy, kills a policeman. His father, Jacques, pleads extenuating circumstances and nearly succeeds in gaining the confidence of the policeman's widow. But the press reveals that Jacques is an ex-gangster who has spent time in prison.
Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Alain Delon, Carla Gravina, Dora Doll, Louis Julien
Votes: 675
33. Forever Female (1953)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy
An aging actress refuses to admit she is too old to play the ingénue role anymore.
Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Ginger Rogers, William Holden, Paul Douglas, James Gleason
Votes: 630
34. La feldmarescialla (1967)
110 min | Comedy, Musical, War
A waitress helps a scientist flee the Nazis.
Director: Steno | Stars: Rita Pavone, Francis Blanche, Terence Hill, Aroldo Tieri
Votes: 263
35. Lucio Flavio (1977)
118 min | Crime, Drama
History of a famous Brazilian bandit of the early seventies.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Reginaldo Faria, Ana Maria Magalhães, Milton Gonçalves, Paulo César Peréio
Votes: 880
36. The Bodyguard (1984)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
An accountant ,in love with a girl who married a shady guy , becomes her bodyguard,without her knowing it.
Director: François Leterrier | Stars: Jane Birkin, Gérard Jugnot, Sami Frey, Didier Kaminka
Votes: 305
37. Virility (1974)
R | 92 min | Comedy
A father doubts his son's masculinity, especially when he appears with a girlfriend who appears to be a boy.
Director: Paolo Cavara | Stars: Turi Ferro, Agostina Belli, Marc Porel, Anna Bonaiuto
Votes: 78
38. The Hustlers (1962)
100 min | Crime, Drama
This film captures the criminal behavior of two young Copacabana thugs (the "cafajestes"). The two plan a blackmail coup against a rich old man, using nude pictures of a lady on a deserted beach. But things don't always happen as planned.
Director: Ruy Guerra | Stars: Norma Bengell, Hugo Carvana, Lucy de Carvalho, Germana de Lamare
Votes: 557
39. Caruso Paskoski, Son of a Pole (1988)
102 min | Comedy, Romance
Psychiatrist Caruso is arguably as nutty as his patients. He can remember at two years old being completely besotted by the charms of a naked girl. Even today, he can think of little else besides sex, sex, sex.
Director: Francesco Nuti | Stars: Francesco Nuti, Clarissa Burt, Ricky Tognazzi, Antonio Petrocelli
Votes: 679
40. Vasika... kalispera sas (1982)
90 min | Comedy
Worlds collide in summer Athens when two rival pirate radio stations broadcast on the same frequency. As the turf war simmers, are the young competitors ready for reconciliation in the name of love?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Stathis Psaltis, Panos Mihalopoulos, Stamatis Gardelis, Efi Pikoula
Votes: 1,153
41. Ein irres Feeling (1984)
82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Nikolai Müllerschön | Stars: Ursula Karven, Alexandra Beau, Henriette Linn, Lawrence Tosh
Votes: 62
42. The Devil and Ms. D (1999)
101 min | Comedy, Crime
Psychiatrist Cora is facing a professional crisis as two of her patients have fallen for each other. Stanislaus Nagy visits her practice, a peculiar young man who claims to be possessed by Maria Callas.
Director: Bernd Eichinger | Stars: Til Schweiger, Corinna Harfouch, Thomas Heinze, Christine Neubauer
Votes: 698
43. Männer sind zum Lieben da (1970)
86 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A group of alien women come to earth to captured men and bring them to their world to ensure future reproduction.
Director: Eckhart Schmidt | Stars: Isi ter Jung, Horst Letten, Barbara Capell, Diana Nisbeth
Votes: 48
44. La coqueluche (1971)
90 min | Comedy
Pierre is employee of the sleeping-cars company and is going home on the morning to have a rest.Just when begins to fall asleep a rooster is crowing.So Pierre climbs on the roof where the ... See full summary »
Director: Christian-Paul Arrighi | Stars: Pierre Richard, Michel Galabru, Claude Piéplu, Jean-Pierre Darras
Votes: 44
45. The Pool Hustlers (1983)
103 min | Comedy, Romance
Francesco, nicknamed 'Toscano', is a very good pool player but he never wins when he plays for money. He meets Chiara, a saxophone player, on a late night bus by swapping his case ... See full summary »
Director: Maurizio Ponzi | Stars: Francesco Nuti, Giuliana de Sio, Marcello Lotti, Antonio Petrocelli
Votes: 440
46. Der Tote bin ich (1979 TV Movie)
103 min | Drama, Thriller
A teacher about to start his first position moves into a well-worn apartment with a mysterious, locked room. He realizes someone else is using the place: A young woman claiming the previous... See full summary »
Director: Alexander von Eschwege | Stars: Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Christiane Lemm, Anne Bennent, Joachim Dietmar Mues
Votes: 44
47. Gibbi Westgermany (1980)
88 min | Drama
The story of Gibbi, who so needs his mother's love but cannot have it, that he is driven insane.
Director: Christel Buschmann | Stars: Jörg Pfennigwerth, Eva-Maria Hagen, Kiev Stingl, Eric Burdon
Votes: 22
48. Stop (2007 TV Short)
43 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Director: Jakub Sommer | Stars: Martha Issová, Matej Dadák, Rudolf Hrusínský, Simona Babcáková
Votes: 8
49. Arrangiatevi (1959)
110 min | Comedy
In post-war Italy during the 1950s, finding a house to rent is so difficult that a family ends up living in a former brothel.
Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Peppino De Filippo, Laura Adani, Cristina Gaioni, Cathia Caro
Votes: 383
50. Wenn die tollen Tanten kommen (1970)
95 min | Musical, Comedy
Two young male friends travel to a resort in Velden. The two men do not arrive in the hotel at the expected time so they disguise as eccentric ladies. This way, they manage to turn the hotel and resort upside down in no time at all.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Rudi Carrell, Ilja Richter, Chris Roberts, Andrea Rau
Votes: 262