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1. The Missouri Breaks (1976)
PG | 126 min | Drama, Western
Tom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd
Votes: 12,202 | Gross: $14.00M
2. Dead for a Dollar (2022)
R | 107 min | Action, Drama, Western
A famed bounty hunter runs into his sworn enemy, a professional gambler and outlaw that he had sent to prison years before.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan, Warren Burke
Votes: 6,418
3. The Professionals (1966)
PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode
Votes: 18,849 | Gross: $19.54M
4. The Scandalous Lady W (2015 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama, History, Romance
An 18th-century drama details the scandalous life of Lady Seymour Worsley.
Director: Sheree Folkson | Stars: Natalie Dormer, Craig Parkinson, Aneurin Barnard, Shaun Evans
Votes: 2,849
5. The Rain People (1969)
R | 101 min | Drama
When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: James Caan, Shirley Knight, Robert Duvall, Marya Zimmet
Votes: 3,985 | Gross: $0.16M
6. Run (I) (2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Two ex-lovers, a married American woman and an aspiring British writer, activate a long-planned escape plan and disappear together for a week. They soon get into trouble and a cop goes after them.
Stars: Merritt Wever, Domhnall Gleeson, Rich Sommer, Archie Panjabi
Votes: 7,948
7. Vivacious Lady (1938)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
A professor marries a nightclub singer, much to the consternation of his family and friends back home.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Ginger Rogers, James Stewart, James Ellison, Beulah Bondi
Votes: 4,186
8. The Bullocks (1953)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi, Leopoldo Trieste
Votes: 19,918 | Gross: $0.10M
9. The Odd Couple II (1998)
PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy
Oscar and Felix take a road trip to their son and daughter's wedding.
Director: Howard Deutch | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Richard Riehle, Jonathan Silverman
Votes: 10,723 | Gross: $18.91M
10. The Happy Ending (1969)
R | 117 min | Drama
A middle-aged woman walks out on her husband and family in an desperate attempt to find herself.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Jean Simmons, John Forsythe, Shirley Jones, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 1,258
11. Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Passed | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 2,641
12. The Circle (1925)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Drama
An unhappy woman considers leaving her dull husband for another man.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Eleanor Boardman, Malcolm McGregor, Alec B. Francis, Eugenie Besserer
Votes: 699
13. Paid in Full (1950)
Passed | 98 min | Drama, Romance
Jane Langley has always done all she can for her selfish sibling Nancy. After both sisters fall in love with handsome Bill Prentice, Jane graciously steps aside. Relationships among all ... See full summary »
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott, Diana Lynn, Eve Arden
Votes: 290
14. Never Too Late (1965)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy
Fifty-something Edith Lambert is thrilled to find out that she's going to have a baby. Her husband Harry, however, is less enthusiastic.
Director: Bud Yorkin | Stars: Paul Ford, Connie Stevens, Maureen O'Sullivan, Jim Hutton
Votes: 545
15. Prenez la queue comme tout le monde (1973)
90 min | Comedy
Erotic comedy about an incorrigible womanizer whose lecherous love life becomes too much to handle. Things culminate when his jealous friends arrange for his fiancee and his mistresses to meet him at the same time.
Director: Jean-François Davy | Stars: Philippe Gasté, Karine Jeantet, Anne Libert, Malisa Longo
Votes: 91
16. Desire (III) (2013)
14 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Made and promoted as a long story-driven commercial for the Jaguar car company, the short follows a sharp-dressed car courier in a Mexican desert who agrees to help a beautiful armed woman on the run from her jealous gangster husband.
Director: Adam Smith | Stars: Damian Lewis, Jordi Mollà, Shannyn Sossamon
Votes: 60
17. The Wandering Image (1920)
Not Rated | 67 min | Romance
Mia May has surrendered herself to a disciple of free love, and, having given birth to a child, marries the twin brother and Doppelgänger of her chosen lover.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Mia May, Hans Marr, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Loni Nest
Votes: 584
18. Valley of the Eagles (1951)
Approved | 82 min | Adventure, Drama
A Norwegian scientist builds a device that can convert sound waves into electrical energy. However, the machine is stolen by the scientist's wife and assistant, who head across the frozen ... See full summary »
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Jack Warner, Nadia Gray, John McCallum, Anthony Dawson
Votes: 247
19. Le sang à la tête (1956)
83 min | Drama
François Cardinaud is one of the richest shipowners in the region. But this success arouses resentment and jealousy. When Marthe, his wife, leaves the home without warning, Cardinaud sees her life cracking little by little.
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur, Claude Sylvain, Georgette Anys
Votes: 269
20. Teraz ja (2005)
85 min | Drama
Hanka is a young woman who suddenly abandons her stable life for no obvious reason, and undertakes a trip without any clear destination, meeting strangers on her way. At the same time, her boyfriend desperately tries to find her.
Director: Anna Jadowska | Stars: Agnieszka Warchulska, Maciej Marczewski, Dariusz Bajkowski, Grzegorz Bednarek
Votes: 40
21. Modzgvari (1922)
55 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Love, passion, traditions, assassination in the high mountain community.
Director: Vladimir Barskiy | Stars: Shalva Dadiani, Giorgi Davitashvili, Yelena Charskaya, M. Alibegova
Votes: 17
22. Silenci (2007)
12 min | Short, Drama, Romance
After thirty years of being a daughter, wife and mother, Dolors decides to see what happens when she tries thinking of herself for the first time. Dolors has to learn how to follow her own ... See full summary »
Director: Sergi Rubió | Stars: Montse Caminal, Xavier Serrat, Jordi Domènech, Josep Maria Bacardit
Votes: 35
23.
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002)
Episode:
Die Like a Dog
(2002)
TV-PG | Action, Drama, Mystery
A murdered man's dog, who has attached himself to Archie and been accepted at the Wolfe brownstone, provides a vital clue to solving his master's murder.
Director: James Tolkan | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Maury Chaykin, Colin Fox, Bill Smitrovich
Votes: 112
24.
Hawaiian Eye (1959–1963)
Episode:
Stamped for Danger
(1960)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Tracy is hired by a dancer to find her ex-boyfriend who, because of some letters he had sent her, she believes is in Hawaii. However, it turns out that Tracy may have unwittingly bitten off more than he can chew.
Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Anthony Eisley, Robert Conrad, Connie Stevens, Poncie Ponce
Votes: 24
25.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
Who Will Dig the Graves?
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Mannix is hired by a secretive multi-millionaire to find his ex-wife. At least that's what he has been told when he takes the job. The ex-wife, a prominent singer, supposedly committed ... See full summary »
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Linda Marsh, Barry Atwater
Votes: 130