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1. Beau Is Afraid (2023)
R | 179 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.
Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane
Votes: 61,652
2. Death Becomes Her (1992)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Isabella Rossellini
Votes: 131,914 | Gross: $58.42M
3. Hot Fuzz (2007)
R | 121 min | Action, Comedy, Mystery
An overachieving London police sergeant is transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, all while a string of grisly murders strikes the town.
Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy
Votes: 536,532 | Gross: $23.64M
4. All About My Mother (1999)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A comedy-drama about a bereaved mother, and overwrought actress, her jealous lover, and a pregnant nun.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan
Votes: 103,150 | Gross: $8.26M
5. 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: 4,754
6. Ophelia (I) (2018)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A reimagining of Hamlet, told from Ophelia's perspective.
Director: Claire McCarthy | Stars: Daisy Ridley, Mia Quiney, Calum O'Rourke, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 13,094 | Gross: $0.05M
7. You're a Big Boy Now (1966)
TV-MA | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Post-teen virgin moves to New York City, falls for a cold-hearted beauty, then finds true love with a loyal lass.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Elizabeth Hartman, Geraldine Page, Rip Torn, Peter Kastner
Votes: 1,951
8. Head of the Family (1996)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Horror
The "head" of the family is literally that - a giant head on a tiny body, who psychically controls the rest of his even more unusual family.
Director: Charles Band | Stars: Blake Adams, Jacqueline Lovell, Bob Schott, James Jones
Votes: 2,691
9. Klimt (2006)
Not Rated | 131 min | Biography, Drama
A portrait of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, whose lavish, sexual paintings came to symbolize the art nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: John Malkovich, Veronica Ferres, Stephen Dillane, Saffron Burrows
Votes: 3,266
10. Walking and Talking (1996)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Just as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagement, bringing her anxiety and insecurity right back.
Director: Nicole Holofcener | Stars: Catherine Keener, Anne Heche, Amy Braverman, Miranda Rhyne
Votes: 3,948 | Gross: $1.28M
11. Wyrd Sisters (1997)
140 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Duke Felmet murders King Verence and takes over the small country of Lancre on the Discworld, three witches are involuntarily tasked with protecting the king's baby son.
Stars: Jane Horrocks, June Whitfield, Annette Crosbie, Eleanor Bron
Votes: 1,079
12. Spite Marriage (1929)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy
An unimpressive but well intending man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.
Directors: Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Dorothy Sebastian, Edward Earle, Leila Hyams
Votes: 2,510
13. Revue Starlight the Movie (2021)
120 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Starlight - This is a story of a far off star, a long time ago, and in the distant future. Two young girls, captivated by the glamour of the performance, exchange promises: "We'll become stars." "I'll wait for you on stage."
Director: Tomohiro Furukawa | Stars: Momoyo Koyama, Suzuko Mimori, Haruki Iwata, Aina Aiba
Votes: 200
14. Dragon Crusaders (2011)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A group of fugitive Knights Templar attacks a pirate ship and they are cursed to turn into hideous monsters. To fight the curse and ultimately save the world, they must defeat the wizard-dragon who is determined to destroy it.
Director: Mark Atkins | Stars: Dylan Jones, Cecily Fay, Feth Greenwood, Shinead Byrne
Votes: 1,228
15. Cass Timberlane (1947)
Passed | 119 min | Drama, Romance
Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. After their baby is stillborn, Virginia turns more and more to Cass' attorney friend Bradd Criley... See full summary »
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, Zachary Scott, Tom Drake
Votes: 1,112
16. Gilles (2005)
90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Gilles, a 12-year-old boy from the Brussels region, is a football (soccer) player. His dream is to become a member of the Belgian National Squad, the so called "Red Devils".
Directors: Jan Verheyen, Pieter Van Hees | Stars: Ilya Van Malderghem, Joke Devynck, Filip Peeters, Pauline Grossen
Votes: 627
17. The Bit Part (1987)
87 min | Comedy
The story about a careers counselor who dreams of becoming a small-time actor.
Director: Brendan Maher | Stars: Chris Haywood, Nicole Kidman, Katrina Foster, John Wood
Votes: 229
18.
Dekalog (1989–1990)
Episode:
Dekalog, siedem
(1989)
TV-MA | 57 min | Drama
Raised as sisters, one is in fact the other's mother. Unwilling to continue living a lie, the mother tries to get her daughter back from her parents.
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Anna Polony, Maja Barelkowska, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Boguslaw Linda
Votes: 3,887
19.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
Romance, Roses and Rye Bread
(1964)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A red rose found in Sally's desk bespeaks of a secret admirer, but when she learns it's Bert the jocular deli man, she doesn't take it seriously (but should).
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews
Votes: 240
20.
The Flying Doctors (1986–1992)
Episode:
The Show Goes On
(1986)
Drama
A troupe of travelling theatre players have an accident on the road to Coopers Crossing.
Director: Mark Defriest | Stars: Robert Grubb, Liz Burch, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Pat Evison
Votes: 11
21.
The Magicians (2015–2020)
Episode:
Do Something Crazy
(2020)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Penny and Julia go stargazing; Eliot and Margo forget a sandwich.
Director: Chris Fisher | Stars: Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta
Votes: 510
22.
Valentine's Kiss (2015)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2015)
Romance
Stars: Rupert Graves, Katja Weitzenböck, Eliza Bennett, John Hannah
Votes: 8