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1. Mogul Live (2020 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Stars: James Pratt, David Cormican, Jordan Ver Hoeve, Cindy Cowan
Votes: 14
2. The Moor (2014)
17 min | Short, Drama
When a theater owner announces that he is considering renting out the theater, the fading star of the resident acting company drinks himself into a stupor, which forces his long-time ... See full summary »
Director: George Kyrtsis | Stars: David Aaron Baker, Ryan Barry, Michael Cuomo, Jeffrey DeMunn
Votes: 14
3. Violation (2004 TV Short)
20 min | Short, Drama
Director: Darrin Dewitt Henson | Stars: Malik Yoba, Cynda Williams, Jeremy Gram Weaver, Gregory Sims
Votes: 18
4. Mob Queen (1998)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy
Brooklyn Docks, 1957. If you're not a dockworker, mobster, or streetwalker, you don't belong in this neighborhood. Mob small fish George and Dip set up their boss Joey "The Heart" Aorta ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Carnoy | Stars: David Proval, Dan Moran, Candis Cayne, Tony Sirico
Votes: 117
5. Transamerica (2005)
R | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
Director: Duncan Tucker | Stars: Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan, Andrea James
Votes: 42,354 | Gross: $9.02M
6. An Englishman in New York (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Biography, Drama
The later years of Quentin Crisp's life in New York City.
Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: John Hurt, Denis O'Hare, Jonathan Tucker, Cynthia Nixon
Votes: 1,592
7. L.I.E. (2001)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama
A 15-year-old Long Island boy loses everything and everyone he knows, soon becoming involved in a relationship with a much older man.
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Bruce Altman, Billy Kay
Votes: 10,456 | Gross: $1.14M
8. Sue (1997)
R | 91 min | Drama
An unemployed ex-office worker (Anna Thomson) searching for work floats a fragile line of sanity as she struggles to find friendship and companionship. Her tenuous grasp on reality further ... See full summary »
Director: Amos Kollek | Stars: Anna Thomson, Matthew Powers, Tahnee Welch, Tracee Ellis Ross
Votes: 1,497 | Gross: $0.05M
9. The Boxer (1997)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Daragh Donnelly, Frank Coughlan
Votes: 22,341 | Gross: $5.80M
10. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
Coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Rosario Dawson, Shia LaBeouf, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 26,821 | Gross: $0.52M
11. Dukhtar (2014)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Thriller
In the mountains of Pakistan, a mother and her ten-year-old daughter flee their home on the eve of the girl's marriage to a tribal leader. A deadly hunt for them begins.
Director: Afia Nathaniel | Stars: Samiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza, Saleha Aref, Asif Khan
Votes: 2,509
12. Cold in July (2014)
R | 109 min | Crime, Thriller
When a protective father meets a murderous ex-con, both need to deviate from the path they are on as they soon find themselves entangled in a downwards spiral of lies and violence while having to confront their own inner psyche.
Director: Jim Mickle | Stars: Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson, Vinessa Shaw
Votes: 37,682 | Gross: $0.41M
13. 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: 3,940 | Gross: $1.28M
14. Atlantic Affairs (2002 TV Movie)
88 min | Comedy, History, Music
20 forgotten suitcases in New York. Belonging to German immigrants. Refugees from Nazism.
Directors: Hark Bohm, Nils Willbrandt | Stars: Udo Lindenberg, Heinz Hoenig, Horst Buchholz, Ellen Ten Damme
Votes: 17
15. Disposal (2004)
Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A young upwardly mobile couple from New York City hit and kill a homeless man, and then wonder what to do with the body.
Director: Alex Turner | Stars: Catherine Lloyd Burns, Sam Breslin Wright, Jake M. Smith, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 162
16. Funny Games (2007)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two psychopathic young men take a family hostage in their cabin.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, Brady Corbet
Votes: 103,899 | Gross: $1.29M
17. Martin & Orloff (2002)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy
Martin tried to kill himself. He's back at the advertising agency with everybody knowing. He sees a shrink, Dr. Orloff, with hilarious results.
Director: Lawrence Blume | Stars: Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, H. Jon Benjamin, Amy Poehler
Votes: 877 | Gross: $0.03M
18. Love the Hard Way (2001)
R | 104 min | Drama, Crime, Romance
The story of a petty thief who meets an innocent young woman and brings her into his world of crime while she teaches him the lessons of enjoying life and being loved.
Director: Peter Sehr | Stars: Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Jon Seda, August Diehl
Votes: 2,575 | Gross: $0.04M
19. Friends and Family (2001)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Crime
A gay couple are hit men for the mafia.
Director: Kristen Coury | Stars: Greg Lauren, Chris Gartin, Rebecca Creskoff, Edward Hibbert
Votes: 1,515
20. In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
TV-MA | 115 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A Philadelphia police officer struggles with a lifelong obsession to track down a mysterious serial killer whose crimes defy explanation.
Director: Jim Mickle | Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Cleopatra Coleman, Bokeem Woodbine, Michael C. Hall
Votes: 61,236
21. La vida inesperada (2013)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy
Juanito moved to New York to follow his dream of being a big actor. Years have passed and he didn't achieve the success, he expected and spends his life working in different jobs to survive... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Torregrossa | Stars: Javier Cámara, Raúl Arévalo, Tammy Blanchard, Carmen Ruiz
Votes: 1,161
22. A Sunday Horse (2016)
108 min | Biography, Family, Sport
After a near-fatal accident, on a horse the experts thought was nothing special, a determined rider from the wrong side of the tracks defies all the odds to pursue her dreams of winning a national jumping championship.
Director: Vic Armstrong | Stars: Nikki Reed, Ryan Merriman, Cassi Thomson, Linda Hamilton
Votes: 1,076
23. Pororoca: Surfing the Amazon (2003)
Not Rated | 26 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Heart of Darkness of The Surfing World
Director: Bill Heath | Star: Ross Clarke-Jones
Votes: 34
24. Babygirl (2012)
Not Rated | 81 min | Drama, Romance
"Babygirl" is a bittersweet Bronx-set drama about teenager Lena, who has grown up watching her mom Lucy squander her life on a series of deadbeat men. When Lucy's latest boy toy Victor ... See full summary »
Director: Macdara Vallely | Stars: Yainis Ynoa, Rosa Arredondo, Flaco Navaja, Joshua Rivera
Votes: 172
25. We Are What We Are (2013)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
The Parkers, a reclusive family who follow ancient customs, find their secret existence threatened as a torrential downpour moves into their area, forcing daughters Iris and Rose to assume responsibilities beyond those of a typical family.
Director: Jim Mickle | Stars: Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, Julia Garner, Wyatt Russell
Votes: 22,124 | Gross: $0.08M
26. The Good Guy (2009)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Calm and quiet Daniel starts on Wall Street. His womanizing colleague, Tommy, encourages him to meet women. He unknowingly meets Tommy's girlfriend, Beth, and ends up in her 5 women book club. Will he find the woman?
Director: Julio DePietro | Stars: Alexis Bledel, Scott Porter, Bryan Greenberg, Colin Egglesfield
Votes: 9,769 | Gross: $0.10M
27. Jailbait (2004)
R | 90 min | Drama
A young man is sent to prison for 25 years and is taken under the wing of Jake, a lifer with dark intentions.
Director: Brett C. Leonard | Stars: Stephen Adly Guirgis, Michael Pitt, Laila Robins, David Zayas
Votes: 437 | Gross: $0.01M
28. Harlem Aria (1999)
R | 100 min | Drama
Chasing his dream, Anton leaves his aunt's home in Harlem for downtown New York City, where a quick-witted street hustler named Wes cons him out of his life savings. Homeless and ... See full summary »
Director: William Jennings | Stars: Damon Wayans, Gabriel Casseus, Christian Camargo, Malik Yoba
Votes: 325
29. Fiona (1998)
85 min | Drama
Despite the fact that Fiona has lived apart from her mother, they lead parallel lives as bi-sexual prostitutes. The meeting of the two women spells tragedy for the mother and hope for the daughter.
Director: Amos Kollek | Stars: Anna Thomson, Felicia Maguire, Alyssa Mulhern, Anna Grace
Votes: 647
30. Son (I) (2021)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror, Thriller
When a young boy contracts a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will go to protect him from terrifying forces in her past.
Director: Ivan Kavanagh | Stars: Andi Matichak, Emile Hirsch, Luke David Blumm, Cranston Johnson
Votes: 6,394
31. No Beast So Fierce (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Thriller
An ex-convict returns home to find his estranged son missing. He teams up with a rogue officer to search for the son, pursued by a ruthless gang leader. Their lives converge in a climactic twist ending.
Director: Tim McCann | Stars: Bailey Chase, Dylan Baker, Kathryn Erbe, Amy Spanger
Votes: 278
32. Mulberry St (2006)
R | 84 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A deadly infection breaks out in Manhattan, causing humans to develop into blood-thirsty rat creatures.
Director: Jim Mickle | Stars: Nick Damici, Kim Blair, Ron Brice, Bo Corre
Votes: 6,410
33. Captive (II) (2015)
PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Biography, Crime
A single mother struggling with drug addiction is taken hostage in her own apartment by a man on the run who has broken out of jail and murdered the judge assigned to his case.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Kate Mara, David Oyelowo, Mimi Rogers, Michael Kenneth Williams
Votes: 7,250 | Gross: $2.56M
34. Beauty & the Briefcase (2010 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
A freelance writer looking for romance sells a story to Cosmopolitan magazine about finding love in the workplace and goes undercover at a Finance Company.
Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Hilary Duff, Chris Carmack, Michael McMillian, Amanda Walsh
Votes: 13,519
35. Bringing Rain (2003)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
BRINGING RAIN is the story of boarding school students that have suffered a scarring accident. Stuck together for the last month of school, they are faced with either dealing with the ... See full summary »
Director: Noah Buschel | Stars: Adrian Grenier, Paz de la Huerta, Merritt Wever, Alexis Dziena
Votes: 198
36. The Caller (2008)
PG-13 | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An energy business exec is assisted by a private investigator in his effort to expose his corporation's corrupt practices.
Director: Richard Ledes | Stars: Axel Feldmann, Grégory Ravary Ellis, Jean Brassard, Marion Servole
Votes: 1,150
37. Her Composition (2015)
Unrated | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A talented, artistically stuck composition student starts seeing escort clients after failing to secure her scholarship. Struck with unexpected sounds during her sexual encounters, she turns them into music and the clients into her muse.
Director: Stephan Littger | Stars: Lulu Wilson, Heather Matarazzo, Margot Bingham, Christian Campbell
Votes: 338
38. Alchemy (I) (2005)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
Absent-minded professor Malcolm Downey has just invented the sure thing that will lead to the academic easy street of tenure: a computer that can register human emotions.
Director: Evan Oppenheimer | Stars: Michael Ian Black, Tom Cavanagh, Sarah Chalke, James Barbour
Votes: 591
39. The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2002 TV Special)
150 min | Documentary
Director: Chris Donovan | Stars: John Waters, Lauren Ambrose, Gillian Anderson, Rene Bastian
Votes: 83
40. From Other Worlds (2004)
88 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A depressed Brooklyn housewife sleepwalks through her life until she is abducted by UFOs. Determined to solve the mystery of her otherworldly experiences, she embarks on a journey that leads to both romance and a new meaning of life.
Director: Barry Strugatz | Stars: Cara Buono, Robert Downey Sr., Jonah Meyerson, Quinn Shephard
Votes: 287
41. The Mortician (I) (2011)
R | 89 min | Drama, Thriller
The mortician is a lone-wolf, emotionally cold and distant to the outside world and it's inhabitants. But then a boy shows up at his doorstep after witnessing his mother's murder and his world of solitude is turned upside down.
Director: Gareth Maxwell Roberts | Stars: Method Man, Dash Mihok, E.J. Bonilla, Judy Marte
Votes: 1,047
42. We Only Know So Much (2018)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
Based on the 2012 novel by Elizabeth Crane about a middle aged couple with two children who are forced to move in with and care for their own aging parents.
Director: Donal Lardner Ward | Stars: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Damian Young, Loudon Wainwright III, Virginia Robinson
Votes: 172
43. Bakery in Brooklyn (2016)
TV-14 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Two cousins, two kind of thinking, and a bakery for saving.
Director: Gustavo Ron | Stars: Aimee Teegarden, Krysta Rodriguez, Griffin Newman, Ernie Sabella
Votes: 1,840
44. Live Cargo (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Thriller
A grieving couple retreats to a remote Bahamian island where they become entangled in a dangerous turf war between the island's mayor and a greedy human trafficker.
Director: Logan Sandler | Stars: Dree Hemingway, LaKeith Stanfield, Robert Wisdom, Sam Dillon
Votes: 1,087
45. Blood Conscious (2021)
81 min | Horror, Thriller
A vacationing family turns the tables on a mass shooter who claims to be fighting demonic forces.
Director: Timothy Covell | Stars: Oghenero Gbaje, DeShawn White, Lenny Thomas, Lori Hammel
Votes: 556
46. The Seven Sorrows of Mary (2024)
98 min | Crime, Drama
Mary is out with her boyfriend Gabriel when they are both kidnapped. Gabriel is beaten while Mary is raped by her captors. She is forced to choose a chance at freedom and letting Gabriel be killed, or returning to her brutal attackers.
Director: Pedro Varela | Stars: James Frecheville, Ellie Bamber, Charlotta Mohlin, Augusto Madeira
47. A Wonderful Way with Dragons
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery | Post-production
After a pandemic sweeps the world, six children remain abandoned on an enigmatic island. Their struggle to survive becomes paled by individual desires for each other and for power.
Director: Delfine Paolini | Stars: Violet McGraw, Warren Kole, Ben Ahlers, Taylor Geare
49. Burning Bridges (1996)
28 min | Short, Drama
Director: Marcus Hahn | Stars: Matthew Dixon, Sarah Graham Hayes, Dina Losito, Pedro Pascal
50. Upstate (I)
Drama | Pre-production
In 1995, two preteen girls are bound together in friendship and dysfunction, each having lost a parent to suicide. As they wrestle with the aftermath while bonding at a summer camp, one tries to pull the other from the abyss.
Director: Delfine Paolini