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1. The First Wives Club (1996)
PG | 103 min | Comedy
Reunited by the death of a college friend, three divorced women seek revenge on the husbands who left them for younger women.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith
Votes: 54,247 | Gross: $105.49M
2. Original Sin (2001)
R | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A woman, along with her lover, plans to con a rich man by marrying him, earning his trust, and then running away with all his money. Everything goes as planned until she falls in love with him.
Director: Michael Cristofer | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Jane, Jack Thompson
Votes: 59,816 | Gross: $16.25M
3. The Box (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
With the press of a button, a wooden box bestows riches and death.
Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn
Votes: 95,359 | Gross: $15.05M
4. Yannick (2023)
67 min | Comedy, Drama
In the middle of a performance of the play "Le Cocu", a very bad boulevard comedy, Yannick gets up and interrupts the show to take the evening back in hand.
Director: Quentin Dupieux | Stars: Raphaël Quenard, Pio Marmaï, Blanche Gardin, Sébastien Chassagne
Votes: 4,383
5. Tipping the Velvet (2002)
59 min | Drama, Romance
The story of Nan Astley who falls in love with three different women on her journey to stardom and happiness in 1887 Victorian England.
Stars: Rachael Stirling, Keeley Hawes, Jodhi May, Alexei Sayle
Votes: 8,610
6. Colette (I) (2018)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.
Director: Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West, Robert Pugh
Votes: 26,441 | Gross: $5.14M
7. Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
R | 124 min | Drama
A film star comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger
Votes: 31,231 | Gross: $1.81M
8. La belle époque (2019)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Victor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his life when, 40 years earlier, he met his true love through a company that allows customers to return to the time period of their choosing.
Director: Nicolas Bedos | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Doria Tillier, Fanny Ardant
Votes: 19,592
9. Julia (1977)
PG | 117 min | Drama
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell
Votes: 10,415
10. Elegy (I) (2008)
R | 112 min | Drama, Romance
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life, which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood," thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
Director: Isabel Coixet | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Penélope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 23,215 | Gross: $3.58M
11. The Savages (2007)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Director: Tamara Jenkins | Stars: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman
Votes: 38,642 | Gross: $6.61M
12. Girl Play (2004)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
Two real-life lesbian actresses meet by chance when they are cast as lovers in a local stage play, and end up actually falling in love.
Director: Lee Friedlander | Stars: Robin Greenspan, Lacie Harmon, Mink Stole, Dom DeLuise
Votes: 870
13. That Most Important Thing: Love (1975)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
Servais Mont, a photographer, meets Nadine Chevalier who earns her money starring in cheap soft-core movies. Trying to help her, he borrows the money from the loan sharks to finance the ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Zulawski | Stars: Romy Schneider, Fabio Testi, Jacques Dutronc, Claude Dauphin
Votes: 4,652 | Gross: $0.02M
14. Author! Author! (1982)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
While facing the stress of his play being produced on Broadway, a playwright deals with having to raise his son, his stepdaughters, and his stepsons.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld, Bob Dishy
Votes: 5,763 | Gross: $13.11M
15. Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
PG | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
New York actors rehearse Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in a dilapidated theatre.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Wallace Shawn, Phoebe Brand, George Gaynes, Jerry Mayer
Votes: 5,161 | Gross: $1.75M
16. The Big Hit (2020)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
An actor past his prime gives drama lessons to prisoners in an attempt to stage "Waiting for Godot."
Director: Emmanuel Courcol | Stars: Kad Merad, David Ayala, Lamine Cissokho, Sofian Khammes
Votes: 2,927
17. Chocolat (2016)
119 min | Biography, Drama
The rise and fall of the famous clown Chocolat, the first black circus performer who revolutionised the stagnant circus acts and conquered Paris of the Belle Époque with his exuberance and originality.
Director: Roschdy Zem | Stars: Omar Sy, James Thierrée, Clotilde Hesme, Olivier Gourmet
Votes: 8,234
18. It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
'Twas the night before Christmas and the Muppet Theatre is in danger of being torn down, but with hilarious send-ups of just about every holiday movie ever made, the Muppets discover that what matters most is their love for each other.
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Eric Jacobson
Votes: 4,639
19. Forever Young (2022)
126 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows a troupe of young students at one of France's most prestigious performing arts academies as they navigate the ups and downs of art and love.
Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Stars: Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Sofiane Bennacer, Louis Garrel, Micha Lescot
Votes: 1,391
20. The Cool Surface (1993)
R | 88 min | Thriller
During a heatwave in a secluded L.A. suburb, an unhinged writer falls for his new neighbor, a gorgeous struggling actress. They form an intense erotic bond, but his psychosis and her ambition turn their relationship dangerously toxic.
Director: Erik Greenberg Anjou | Stars: Robert Patrick, Steve Tyler, Teri Hatcher, Cyril O'Reilly
Votes: 1,350
21. Truman (2015)
TV-14 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
Julián receives an unexpected visit from his friend Tomás, who lives in Canada. The two men, accompanied by Julián's faithful dog, Truman, will share emotional and surprising moments prompted by Julián's complicated situation.
Director: Cesc Gay | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Javier Cámara, Dolores Fonzi, Troilo
Votes: 13,902 | Gross: $0.21M
22. La voie royale (2023)
107 min | Drama
Sophie excels at academics. She leaves the family farm to attend a scientific prep class, but when faced with new challenges, she discovers that her desire of attending the Polytechnique is a genuine struggle of social ascent.
Director: Frédéric Mermoud | Stars: Suzanne Jouannet, Marie Colomb, Maud Wyler, Lorenzo Lefèbvre
Votes: 398
23. Nr. 10 (2021)
100 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Found in the German woods as a four-year-old boy, Gunter grows up in a foster family. Four decades later he leads a normal life. When a man on a bridge whispers a single word in his ear, he starts to wonder about his origins.
Director: Alex van Warmerdam | Stars: Tom Dewispelaere, Frieda Barnhard, Hans Kesting, Anniek Pheifer
Votes: 1,201
24. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Passed | 109 min | Comedy, Musical
A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke
Votes: 3,503
25. Play (I) (2019)
108 min | Comedy, Romance
Max was 13 when he was offered his first camera. For 25 years, he never stopped filming friends, loves, successes, and failures. From the 90s to the 2010s, this is the portrait of a whole generation that is emerging through its objective.
Director: Anthony Marciano | Stars: Max Boublil, Alice Isaaz, Malik Zidi, Arthur Pillu-Périer
Votes: 1,732
26. The Big Cube (1968)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A former actress clashes with her wealthy and spoiled stepdaughter over their inheritance after the death of their protector.
Director: Tito Davison | Stars: Lana Turner, George Chakiris, Richard Egan, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 837
27. Bicycling with Molière (2013)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
Two actors. One play. Can the differences between the two egocentric men be put aside for the sake of friendship and theatre?
Director: Philippe Le Guay | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Lambert Wilson, Maya Sansa, Camille Japy
Votes: 3,157 | Gross: $0.06M
28. Pastorela (2011)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Agent Jesus Juarez (aka Chucho) has always played the Devil in his town's Nativity Play. This Christmas, when the new pastor of the church recasts the role, the two men engage in a battle between good and evil.
Director: Emilio Portes | Stars: Joaquín Cosio, Carlos Cobos, Eduardo España, Ernesto Yáñez
Votes: 1,005 | Gross: $0.16M
29. Camping Cosmos (1996)
88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
On a Belgian beach at Camping Cosmos. The delegate send by the Ministry is confronted with sex and murder. The residents enjoy their holidays in a peculiar way...
Director: Jan Bucquoy | Stars: Jean-Henri Compère, Fanny Hanciaux, Lolo Ferrari, Jean-Paul Dermont
Votes: 342
30. Happy Birthday (I) (2019)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A mother's birthday party is interrupted by her most unpredictable daughter.
Director: Cédric Kahn | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Bercot, Vincent Macaigne, Cédric Kahn
Votes: 1,332
31. University of Laughs (2004)
121 min | Comedy, Drama
In wartime Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.
Director: Mamoru Hoshi | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Gorô Inagaki, Masaya Takahashi, Masao Komatsu
Votes: 1,089
32. Like the Wind (2013)
110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Inspired by a true story LIKE THE WIND narrates 15 years of Armida Miserere's life, a woman who with determination and grit, but also personal suffering, was one of the first woman to ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Simon Puccioni | Stars: Valeria Golino, Filippo Timi, Francesco Scianna, Chiara Caselli
Votes: 424
33. Maryline (2017)
107 min | Drama
Maryline wasn't always given the best luck in life, but she certainly has a talent for acting. Too humble and sensitive to embrace her natural fit, she can't help but make an impression on every artist she meets on her path.
Director: Guillaume Gallienne | Stars: Adeline D'Hermy, Vanessa Paradis, Alice Pol, Eric Ruf
Votes: 448
34. The Spleenectomy (2008)
12 min | Short, Comedy
An aspiring actress gets her method acting chops.
Director: Kirsten Smith | Stars: Anna Faris, Octavia Spencer, Jason Frasca, Mason Cotton
Votes: 203
35. An Angel from Texas (1940)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Romance
Stage struck Lydia Weston leaves her small Texas town for Broadway. Left behind is her steady beau Peter. Lydia sends letters and news clippings back home telling everyone she's now a big ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman
Votes: 293
36. Terminator the Second (2011 TV Movie)
96 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Terminator the Second is a parody of the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, constructed solely of lines and phrases from the plays of William Shakespeare.
Directors: Cody DeVos, Marshall Weber | Stars: Jamie Bradley, Randal Cooper, Jasson Cring, Phillip Currie
Votes: 6
37. Omar Gatlato (1977)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A somewhat cynical but realistic look at the alienation of men in Algerian society.
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Boualem Benani, Aziz Degga, Farida Guenaneche, Rabah Leghaa
Votes: 193
38. WANTS: We Are Not the Same (2023)
64 min | Sci-Fi
A boy and a girl talk about their life in a dystopic society which forced all people to behave the same way, in a theatratical scenario
Director: Silvio Nacucchi | Stars: Simone Castano, Valentina D'Andrea
39. Rail of the Star (1993)
76 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A young Japanese actress remembers her war childhood in Korea. Her father goes to fight, her baby sister Miko dies of typhoid, her beloved Korean maid Ohana is fired due to a mistake which ... See full summary »
Directors: Toshio Hirata, Satoru Namekawa | Stars: Ken'ichi Ogata, Reiko Suzuki, Tomoko Maruo, Shinpachi Tsuji
Votes: 115
40. Gandharvam (1993)
155 min | Drama, Romance
Sam Alex falls in love with Sridevi, but her family will stop at nothing to make sure to keep the couples apart.
Director: Sangeeth Sivan | Stars: Mohanlal, Kanchan, Paravoor Bharathan, Devan
Votes: 297
41. Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction (2003 Video)
68 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Collection of 19 new original Looney Tunes shorts made as webisodes with Daffy, Bugs, Porky, Sylvester, Twitty, Taz, Foghorn and others. Segments include Daffy's show about the supernatural and Duck Dodgers' take on Planet of the Apes.
Director: Steve Belfer | Stars: Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen, Greg Burson, Jim Cummings
Votes: 141
42. Gulacha Ganapati (1953)
137 min | Comedy
This is the story of a simple, happy go lucky, poor but with a heart of gold man named "Narya" (Shri P.L.Deshpande) who lives in a chawl and works at a local grocery stores. His loyal and ... See full synopsis »
Director: Purushottam Laxman Deshpande | Stars: Chitra, Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, Vinay Kale, Chitra Navathe
Votes: 44
43. Finding Harold (2019)
Short, Drama
An aging actor is grateful to be cast in a theatrical production, but he feels lost and unwanted among his college-aged castmates.
Director: Katarzyna Kochany | Stars: Jack Newman, Chattrisse Dolabaille, Shannon T. McNally, Kaleb Laidman
44. Breathing Hard (2001)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
A struggling Hollywood writer takes a job as a driver for a cursing, cantankerous old British actress. She believes she has one great role left in her...and decides that it should be in his new play.
Director: Eric Neal Young | Stars: John Rafter Lee, June Claman, John Billingsley, Laura Lieblein Adam
Votes: 28
45. The Shakespeare Series (2012– )
Short, Drama
Creator Gregory Mikell, of Acclaim Theatricals, takes the casts of each TV made for Movie series of season one and immerse the audience in a focused exploration of Shakespeare's characters,... See full summary »
Star: Gregory Mikell
Votes: 15
46. Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy
A stage-struck small-towner is tricked into backing a bad straight play, but it turns out to be a unintentional comedy hit. Problems arise when he is sued for plagiarism.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Stuart Erwin, Jean Muir, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 145
47. Basse Normandie (2004)
117 min | Documentary, Comedy
Directors: Patricia Mazuy, Simon Reggiani | Stars: Simon Reggiani, Patricia Mazuy, Bernard Maurel, Thierry Duhazé
Votes: 26
48. Le pire des Robins des Bois (1999–2000)
Comedy, Sport, Talk-Show
Stars: Maurice Barthélémy, Marina Foïs, Elise Larnicol, Pierre-François Martin-Laval
Votes: 45
49. L'instant norvégien (2000– )
Comedy, Sport, Talk-Show
Squeaky parody of television and almost limitless.
Stars: Maurice Barthélémy, Marina Foïs, Elise Larnicol, Pierre-François Martin-Laval
Votes: 53
50. Gestures: A Film in Sign Language (1989 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Director: Sue Richter | Stars: Kevin Cresdee, Coralie Cunniffe, Leonora Martin, Monika Sibalich