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51. Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
PG | 110 min | Drama
His mother dead, PS lives in Sydney with working-class Aunt Lila and Uncle George. When he's six or eight, his posh Aunt Vanessa descends from England. Named a co-guardian by PS's feckless,... See full summary »
Director: Carl Schultz | Stars: Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin, Nicholas Gledhill, John Hargreaves
Votes: 866
52. Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict (2008 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Based on a memoir by Sue William Silverman about her struggle and triumph over sexual addiction.
Director: Grant Harvey | Stars: Sally Pressman, Peter Flemming, Roger Haskett, Robert Gauvin
Votes: 357
53. The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)
R | 103 min | Biography, Drama, History
After having been forced to leave the Soviet Union 1929 Trotsky has ended up in Mexico 1940. He is still busy with politics, promoting socialism to the world. Stalin has sent out an ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Richard Burton, Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Valentina Cortese
Votes: 1,957
54. Women in Temptation (2010)
118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a marriage counselor is abandoned by her husband for a younger woman, she sets out for new companionship.
Director: Jirí Vejdelek | Stars: Lenka Vlasáková, Eliska Balzerová, Vojtech Dyk, Veronika Khek Kubarová
Votes: 812
55. Inés of My Soul (2020)
Drama
This is a romantic historical drama based on the true story of the first woman "conquistador" who went to the South American land that would become Chile, and helped to form the city of ... See full summary »
Stars: Elena Rivera, Eduardo Noriega, Ismael Martínez, Nicolás Zárate
Votes: 481
56. She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her practice in Chicago, she spends time back East with war veterans, building their self-esteem,... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Lee Bowman, Adele Jergens, Charles Winninger
Votes: 578
57. Monsieur N. (2003)
Unrated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
How could Napoleon, the man of war and pioneering military strategist, meekly accept being locked up on a storm-lashed rock in the middle of the Atlantic ocean? What system of defence, and ... See full summary »
Director: Antoine de Caunes | Stars: Philippe Torreton, Richard E. Grant, Jay Rodan, Elsa Zylberstein
Votes: 1,060 | Gross: $0.02M
58. El Presidente (2012)
162 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The life story of the first Philippine President. The story of the man who led the Filipino people to victory against its Spanish conquerors.
Director: Mark Meily | Stars: Jorge Estregan, Nora Aunor, Christopher De Leon, Cristine Reyes
Votes: 139
59. Cider with Rosie (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.
Director: Charles Beeson | Stars: Juliet Stevenson, Amanda Brewster, Fay Thomas, Dashiell Reece
Votes: 214
60. La llorona (1933)
73 min | Horror, Mystery
In modern day Mexico, a man on the street is supernaturally killed after hearing the eerie sound of a wailing woman. We then arrive at the manor of an upper class family, who are ... See full summary »
Director: Ramón Peón | Stars: Ramón Pereda, Virginia Zurí, Carlos Orellana, Adriana Lamar
Votes: 344
61. Perhaps Love (2005)
108 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A love triangle develops during the making of a musical in mainland China.
Director: Peter Ho-Sun Chan | Stars: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xun Zhou, Jacky Cheung, Ji Jin-hee
Votes: 2,715
62. Sugar Cane Alley (1983)
PG | 103 min | Drama, History
Set in 1931, Sugar Cane Alley paints a rich impasto of native life under French colonial rules, filtered through the coming-of-age of a bright, sweetly opportunistic boy.
Director: Euzhan Palcy | Stars: Garry Cadenat, Darling Légitimus, Douta Seck, Joby Bernabé
Votes: 1,023
63. Johnny Come Lately (1943)
Passed | 97 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Newspaper man wanders about and helps older woman save her paper.
Director: William K. Howard | Stars: James Cagney, Grace George, Marjorie Main, Marjorie Lord
Votes: 746
64. The Little House (2014)
136 min | Drama, Romance
A woman looks back on her family's life in Tokyo before and during WWII. A maid arrives from the countryside to work for an upper middle class family. She fits in well, but everyone's emotions are stirred up with the arrival of a student.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Takako Matsu, Haru Kuroki, Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Votes: 1,455
65. Casanova Variations (2014)
118 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy
Two stories about the greatest seducer of all time, Giacomo Casanova.
Director: Michael Sturminger | Stars: John Malkovich, Veronica Ferres, Florian Boesch, Miah Persson
Votes: 260
66. 15 Amore (1998)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance, War
Peace within war. An adult voice narrates a story of childhood during World War II.
Director: Maurice Murphy | Stars: Lisa Hensley, Steve Bastoni, Domenic Galati, Tara Jakszewicz
Votes: 231
67. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar, Diana Vreeland.
Directors: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng | Stars: Diana Vreeland, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 1,696 | Gross: $1.00M
68. Under the Hood (2009 Video)
PG | 38 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A television interview with Hollis Mason, The first Nite-Owl, about his life and the superhero community.
Director: Eric Matthies | Stars: Ted Friend, Stephen McHattie, Carla Gugino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Votes: 1,963
69. My Dog Tulip (2009)
Not Rated | 83 min | Animation, Drama
The story of a man who rescues a German shepherd and how the two become fast friends.
Directors: Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave, Isabella Rossellini, Brian Murray
Votes: 1,778 | Gross: $0.25M
70. Ang tanging ina mo: Last na 'to! (2010)
Unrated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
A dedicated mother is told that she only has a few months to live. She is determined to spend her remaining days with her family, but she takes that idea to a ridiculous extreme.
Director: Wenn V. Deramas | Stars: AiAi Delas Alas, Eugene Domingo, Marvin Agustin, Nikki Valdez
Votes: 118
71. Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
Combining unprecedented access to Davis' vast personal archives with original interviews, this documentary reveals a startling portrait of one of Hollywood's most gifted and enigmatic stars.
Directors: Peter Jones, Mark A. Catalena | Stars: Bette Davis, Susan Sarandon, Ruthie Davis, Barbara 'Bobby' Davis
Votes: 690
72. Balzac: A Passionate Life (1999 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 240 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A man who created great literature from the adventures of his own life--and the women at the heart of it. Although gruff, unsophisticated, and far from handsome, Balzac exerts an irresistible fascination on women.
Director: Josée Dayan | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Jeanne Moreau, Fanny Ardant, Virna Lisi
Votes: 657
73. Heavy Weather (1995 TV Movie)
95 min | Comedy
At Blandings Castle, the Earl of Emsworth cares only about his prize pig 'The Empress' and is willfully ignorant of the fact that his brother is planning to publish a book which might ruin ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Judy Parfitt, Roy Hudd, Richard Briers, Peter O'Toole
Votes: 183
74. Le président (1961)
110 min | Thriller
At 73, France's ex-president, Emile Beaufort, faces declining health, but he still plays a vigorous role behind the scenes as a philosopher and, potentially, as a power broker. In ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Renée Faure, Henri Crémieux
Votes: 1,069
75. The Boy in the Mirror (2014)
78 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The story of a boy who sees his mirror reflection come to life.
Director: Guilherme Fiúza Zenha | Stars: Lino Facioli, Regiane Alves, Ricardo Blat, Gisele Fróes
Votes: 260
76. The Proprietor (1996)
R | 113 min | Drama
An expatriated French novelist (Jeanne Moreau) returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block. What she doesn't count on is that she has to ... See full summary »
Director: Ismail Merchant | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Sean Young, Sam Waterston, Christopher Cazenove
Votes: 257 | Gross: $0.11M
78. Along the Way (2007)
R | 97 min | Drama
A powerful memoir of the summer of 1996 and the events that shattered the lives of four close friends.
Director: Andrew Bowen | Stars: Briel DiCristofaro, Andrew Bowen, Michael Cade, John McLoughlin
Votes: 299
79. Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Jonas Mekas creates an elegiac diary of a trip to his home country of Lithuania.
Director: Jonas Mekas | Stars: Jonas Mekas, Adolfas Mekas, Pola Chapelle, Ken Jacobs
Votes: 1,254
80. Buzz (2019)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary
Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author, Buzz Bissinger, experiences a sexual awakening while collaborating with Caitlyn Jenner on her tell-all memoir.
Director: Andrew Shea | Stars: Buzz Bissinger, Caitlyn Jenner, James 'Boobie' Miles, Lisa Smith
Votes: 920
81. In Custody (1994)
PG | 126 min | Comedy, Drama
A poet of Urdu fame is struggling with his legacy while an aspiring poet and historian comes to document him like never before and in return becomes custodian of the great poets last verses.
Director: Ismail Merchant | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Om Puri, Sushma Seth
Votes: 399 | Gross: $0.09M
82. This Filthy World (2006)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Jeff Garlin's documentary on the work of John Waters.
Director: Jeff Garlin | Star: John Waters
Votes: 1,743
83. Autobiography of a Princess (1975)
Not Rated | 58 min | Drama, History
On the anniversary of her father's death, an Indian princess (Madhur Jaffrey) celebrates his memory in her London apartment by having tea and showing a selection of home movies to her guest... See full summary »
Director: James Ivory | Stars: James Mason, Madhur Jaffrey, Keith Varnier, Diane Fletcher
Votes: 379
84. Lumumba: Death of a Prophet (1991)
Not Rated | 69 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary about African political leader Patrice Lumumba, who was Prime Minister of Zaire (now Congo) when he was assassinated in 1961.
Director: Raoul Peck | Star: Patrice Lumumba
Votes: 179
86. The Trial of Tony Blair (2007 TV Movie)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
In 2010, the International Criminal Court puts Tony Blair on trial for war crimes.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Robert Lindsay, Robert Bowman, Adrian Scarborough, Claire Skinner
Votes: 254
87. Railway Spine (2016)
105 min | Crime, Drama, War
Michael Delucca, a Vietnam veteran broken by his struggle with post-traumatic stress, recollects his violent postwar life in a raw and touching memoir for the son he never knew.
Director: Samuel Gonzalez Jr. | Stars: Kit Lang, Amanda Menneto, Arturo Castro, Emily Trosclair
Votes: 29
88. Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
Approved | 75 min | Drama, Romance
With a full Hollywood background and settings, but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines of the era, has-been actor John Blakeford agrees to write his memoirs for ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: John Halliday, Marsha Hunt, Robert Cummings, C. Henry Gordon
Votes: 132
89. Father Knows... (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Father Knows... is a bittersweet comedy-drama that tells the story of Love Family and personal estrangements spanning over 15 years in the life of what seem like a simple American Family. ... See full summary »
Director: Toby Ross | Stars: Cort Donovan, Luke Aulwurm, Larry Filas, Debra Langland
Votes: 78
90. Århus by night (1989)
101 min | Biography, Drama
A director recounts his experiences on his first film and memories from his childhood.
Director: Nils Malmros | Stars: Thomas Schindel, Tom McEwan, Michael Carøe, Søren Østergaard
Votes: 382
91. Porto da Minha Infância (2001)
61 min | Biography, Drama
The city of Porto viewed by the intimate eye of Manoel de Oliveira.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Jorge Trêpa, Ricardo Trêpa, Maria de Medeiros, Manoel de Oliveira
Votes: 539
92. Tata mía (1986)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Elvira, the daughter of a disgraced military, entered a convent very young. Some years later, because of a crisis, she decides to leave the religious life and returns to her home in Madrid,... See full summary »
Director: José Luis Borau | Stars: Imperio Argentina, Alfredo Landa, Carmen Maura, Xabier Elorriaga
Votes: 172
93. Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Everyweek Newsmagazine editor Richard Kurt pursues psuedo-portait artist Marion Forsythe on her arrival from Europe after painting (and possibly being involved with) notables all over the ... See full summary »
Director: Edward H. Griffith | Stars: Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery, Edward Everett Horton, Edward Arnold
Votes: 444
94. Winifred Wagner und die Geschichte des Hauses Wahnfried von 1914-1975 (1976)
302 min | Documentary
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's epic interview with Winifred Wagner in 1975.
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Winifred Wagner, Gottfried Wagner, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Votes: 88
95. The Palmnicken Tragedy (2022)
89 min | Documentary
On the night of January 31, 1945, in the town of Palmnicken in East Prussia (now the settlement of Yantarny, Kaliningrad Region, Russia), Nazis shot on the seashore about 3,000 prisoners of... See full summary »
Director: Andrey Proskuryakov
96. Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories (1984 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary, Biography
The Star Trek star, Leonard Nimoy, tells the behind the scenes stories of the legendary television series.
Director: Kevin Curtis | Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Majel Barrett, Joan Collins, James Doohan
Votes: 84
97. The Unburied Man (2004)
127 min | Drama, History
The life story of Imre Nagy is one of the defining stories of 20th century Hungarian history. He was the first communist leader to become the symbol of a national revolution, who, in ... See full summary »
Director: Márta Mészáros | Stars: Jan Nowicki, György Cserhalmi, Marianna Moór, Lili Horváth
Votes: 405
98. Forgotten (VI) (2017)
10 min | Short, Drama
Roy Bennett is a widower who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Living in a care home, Roy writes his memoirs so he can remember the precious times he shared with someone he loved.
Director: Lewis William Robinson | Stars: Grahame Edwards, Mike Evans, Jon McKenna, Clara Andersson
99. Britney Spears: The Woman in Me (2023 Video)
Biography
A audiobook for Britney Spears's memoir, 'The Woman in Me'.
Stars: Britney Spears, Michelle Williams
Votes: 27
100. Five Wives, Three Secretaries and Me (1998)
82 min | Comedy, Documentary, Family
Director: Tessa Blake | Stars: Thomas Walter Blake Jr., Muffet Criner Adickes Blake, Sandra Tessman Blake, Betty 'Boop' Blake
Votes: 57 | Gross: $0.00M