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1. Delicatessen (1991)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime
Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants.
Directors: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Marie-Laure Dougnac, Dominique Pinon, Pascal Benezech, Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Votes: 90,035 | Gross: $1.79M
2. Morituri (1965)
Approved | 123 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on a freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies.
Director: Bernhard Wicki | Stars: Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin, Trevor Howard
Votes: 4,494
3. Beresina or The Last Days of Switzerland (1999)
108 min | Comedy
An innocent Russian call girl believes that she would make use of her influential contacts to get Swiss nationality.
Director: Daniel Schmid | Stars: Elena Panova, Geraldine Chaplin, Martin Benrath, Ulrich Noethen
Votes: 601
Schweizer Komödie, die die eigenen Landsleute aufs Korn nimmt
4. Clowns (2001 TV Movie)
87 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Es gibt Tage, an denen man Menschen trifft, die man besser nie getroffen hätte. Und es gibt Tage, an denen man Menschen trifft, die man besser schon früher getroffen hätte. Ganz selten gibt... See full summary »
Director: Tim Trageser | Stars: Frank Giering, Anna Thalbach, Jochen Nickel, Jan-Gregor Kremp
Votes: 30
Deutsche, etwas überdrehte und sehr Happy-geendete Komödie.
5. The Confessional (1995)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The year is 1952, in Québec City, Québec. Rachel (Suzanne Clément), sixteen, unmarried, and pregnant, works in the church. Filled with shame, she unburdens her guilt to a young Priest under... See full summary »
Director: Robert Lepage | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Patrick Goyette, Jean-Louis Millette, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 1,635 | Gross: $0.58M
6. Cyclomania (2001)
93 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
C (Lauri Nurkse) and Eetu (Tommi Mujunen) are the best friends. They work together as bike couriers in the center of Helsinki, and training tightly every night to reach success of bicycle ... See full summary »
Director: Simo Halinen | Stars: Lauri Nurkse, Tommi Mujunen, Elena Leeve, Tarja Heinula
Votes: 703
Ruhiger finnischer Film über Rivalität, Freundschaft und Liebe unter jungen Radfahrtalenten. OmU.
7. The Madness of King George (1994)
PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Rupert Graves, Amanda Donohoe
Votes: 18,393 | Gross: $15.24M
Der König ist verrückt - es lebe der König. Und möglichst sollte er dabei seinen machtgeilen Sohn ausschalten...
8. Nightwatch (1994)
R | 107 min | Thriller
A law student starts working as a night watchman at The Department of Forensic Medicine in Copenhagen. His mad friend gets him on a game of dare that escalates. As a serial-killer's victims start piling up at work, he becomes a suspect.
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sofie Gråbøl, Kim Bodnia, Lotte Andersen
Votes: 17,866
Der dänische Klassiker. Sehr atmospärischer Schocker.
9. Peter's Friends (1992)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Six former college friends, with two new friends, gather for a New Year's Eve weekend reunion at a large English countryside manor after ten years to reminisce about the good times now long gone.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh
Votes: 12,145 | Gross: $4.06M
Peter ist HIV-positiv. Seine Freunde wissen (noch) nichts davon. Doch es wird nicht das einzige sein, was sie an diesem Sylvester lernen.
10. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993)
TV-PG | 29 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Gromit butts heads with a mysterious penguin lodger, who hatches a sinister scheme involving the ex-NASA Techno Trousers that have been modified by Wallace for walkies.
Director: Nick Park | Stars: Peter Sallis, Peter Hawkins
Votes: 57,386
11. Big Night (1996)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food.
Directors: Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Marc Anthony, Larry Block
Votes: 22,820 | Gross: $11.88M
Tragikomödie über ein italienisches Brüderpaar, das in den 50ern ein Restaurant in New York betreibt. Mit Marc Anthony in einer Nebenrolle
12. Brennende Betten (1988)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gina, a woman who works as a mechanic and lives in Hamburg is sexually unleashed. He is a musician who fled from London who takes refuge in Gina's flat. There will be sparks between the two.
Director: Pia Frankenberg | Stars: Pia Frankenberg, Ian Dury, Gerhard Garbers, Christiane Carstens
Votes: 51
Hamburg in den frühen 80ern. Britischer und deutscher Humor prallen aufeinander. Sehr guter Vorspann
13. The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.
Director: Carlos Carrera | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón
Votes: 14,424 | Gross: $5.71M
Drama über einen verliebten Pfarrer in Mexiko
14. Croupier (1998)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama
An aspiring writer is hired as a croupier at a casino, where he realizes that his life as a croupier would make a great novel.
Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Clive Owen, Nick Reding, Nicholas Ball, Alexander Morton
Votes: 23,520 | Gross: $6.20M
Ist er Croupier oder Schriftsteller? Ist beides überhaupt möglich? Und warum blondiert er seine Haare?
15. Finding Forrester (2000)
PG-13 | 136 min | Drama
Forrester, the author of a famous book, decides to help Jamal, a 16-year-old student, discover his writing prowess by mentoring him and enrolling him into a prestigious private school.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin
Votes: 89,578 | Gross: $66.40M
16. Ganz unten, ganz oben (1999 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Elli is a divorced bank cashier who could live in settled circumstances, if it were not for her character. She is a soft-hearted gentle person who cannot say no, even when it comes to ... See full summary »
Director: Matti Geschonneck | Stars: Marianne Sägebrecht, Dietmar Bär, Erika Skrotzki, Tilo Prückner
Votes: 75
Marianne Sägebrecht in einer Paraderolle: Von allen ausgenutzt, muss sie mühsam lernen, ihr Leben in den Griff zu bekommen.
17. Gefährliche Freundin (1996 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Crime
Director: Hermine Huntgeburth | Stars: Katharina Thalbach, Corinna Harfouch, Nikolaus Paryla, Armin Rohde
Votes: 43
Am nächsten Morgen ist der abgeschleppte Mann tot. Hanna geht dafür ins Gefängnis - um dann mit Bibis Hilfe neu anzufangen. Gutgemachter deutscher TV-Thriller.
18. Das Glück sitzt auf dem Dach (2001 TV Movie)
87 min | Comedy
The warehouse clerk Kurt loves his bride Mona, a pasta cook, more than anything and literally adores her.
Director: Claus Strobel | Stars: Antoine Monot Jr., Eva Haßmann, Florian Lukas, Eva Brumby
Votes: 11
Taubenzüchter Kurt will Freundin Mona heiraten - aber die will nur im Cabrio. Nette Komödie, in OL gedreht
19. Das Glück wohnt hinterm Deich (1998 TV Movie)
88 min | Comedy
Director: Jürgen Bretzinger | Stars: Ulrich Pleitgen, Dominique Horwitz, Floriane Daniel, Monika Peitsch
Votes: 12
Einem nordfriesischen Dorf wird eine Windkraftanlage genehmigt und bezahlt. Doch man bessert lieber die Dächer aus. Jetzt kommt die Ministerin - schröpfbare Touristen müssen dringend gefunden werden...
20. Happy Now (2001)
97 min | Comedy, Thriller
A teenage girl whose eerie resemblance to a local Welsh beauty queen killed 14 years earlier disturbs one of the men responsibile for her accidental death.
Director: Philippa Cousins | Stars: Philip Howe, Emmy Rossum, Robert Pugh, Sioned Jones
Votes: 586
Krimikomödie aus und in Wales. Etwas verrückt - aber witzig
21. Invincible (2001)
PG-13 | 133 min | Drama, War
A Jewish strongman performs in Berlin as the blond Aryan hero Siegfried.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Jouko Ahola, Tim Roth, Anna Gourari, Max Raabe
Votes: 4,542 | Gross: $0.08M
Ein polnischer Dorfjude als Siegfried im Nazi-Berlin. Max Raabe als Variete-Leiter in einem zuweilen undurchschaubaren Werner-Herzog-Film.
22. Character (1997)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jacob Katadreuffe lives mute with his mother, has no contact with his father who only works against him and wants to become a lawyer, at all costs.
Director: Mike van Diem | Stars: Pavlik Jansen op de Haar, Jan Decleir, Fedja van Huêt, Betty Schuurman
Votes: 11,300 | Gross: $0.71M
Vater-Sohn-Konflikt des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts in einem ästhetischen niederländischen Film
23. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
PG-13 | 126 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sport
A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddie.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Bruce McGill
Votes: 59,463 | Gross: $30.70M
Will Smith als Golfer. Tatsächlich ganz witzig.
24. The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance, War
Veronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov | Stars: Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasiliy Merkurev, Aleksandr Shvorin
Votes: 19,768 | Gross: $0.02M
Russischer Antikriegsfilm - sehr bewegend
25. Lotna (1959)
90 min | Drama, War
Poland, during the World War. Lotna is a magnificent specimen of Arabian horse, the pride of her owner, too old to actually ride her but to whom she remains faithful nevertheless. The ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Jerzy Pichelski, Adam Pawlikowski, Jerzy Moes, Mieczyslaw Loza
Votes: 472
Polen in der Gestalt eines Schimmels. Ästhetisch gelungener Kriegsfilm von Andrej Wajda.
26. Muriel's Wedding (1994)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee
Votes: 41,726 | Gross: $15.19M
Junge, in ABBA verliebte Australierin bricht aus ihrem schlichten Familienleben aus. Lustig, viel mehr weiß ich nicht mehr.
27. The Northerners (1992)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
During the summer of 1960, the idiosyncratic residents of a one-street Dutch suburb collide in intertwining stories of desire and frustration.
Director: Alex van Warmerdam | Stars: Jack Wouterse, Annet Malherbe, Rudolf Lucieer, Loes Wouterson
Votes: 3,375
Völlig durchgeknallt. Marienverehrung, Postboten auf dem Fahrrad und eine Hure im Wald - und das alles in den Niederlanden!
28. Bread and Tulips (2000)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Romance
After being forgotten in a highway café during a bus trip, a housewife decides to start a new life by herself in Venice.
Director: Silvio Soldini | Stars: Licia Maglietta, Bruno Ganz, Giuseppe Battiston, Antonio Catania
Votes: 10,074 | Gross: $5.31M
Bruno Ganz als alternder Venezianer in einem Film über Liebe und Treue. Cool: der Florist, lächerlich: der Detektiv - passt aber in die Grundstimmung.
29. Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A prepubescent chess prodigy is encouraged to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Director: Steven Zaillian | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Ben Kingsley, Max Pomeranc, Joan Allen
Votes: 42,406 | Gross: $7.27M
Ein kleiner Junge spielt Schach. Rührender, ruhiger Film. Man beachte die finale Kombination!
30. Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Approved | 120 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
Three horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the first story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of himself, his fiancee ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot, Brett Halsey, Beverly Garland
Votes: 3,565
Drei kleine, gemeine Storys. Athmosphärisch.
31. Where the Truth Lies (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Thriller
An ambitious but inexperienced young lawyer defends a deaf political campaign manager accused of murder. Is her client too blinded by love to reveal all?
Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Marlee Matlin, Regina King, Philip Lester, Robert Blanche
Votes: 310
TV-Gerichtsdrama um eine taube Wahlkampfmanagerin, die des Mordes angeklagt ist. Recht gut, trotz schlechter Kritiken.
32. Allegro non troppo (1976)
PG | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
An enthusiastic filmmaker thinks he's come up with a totally original idea: animation set to classical music! When he is informed that some American named "Prisney" (or something) has ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Bozzetto | Stars: Maurizio Nichetti, Maurizio Micheli, Marialuisa Giovannini, Néstor Garay
Votes: 3,214
Trickfilmumsetzung klassischer Musik - mit lächerlichen Real-Einspielungen
33. The MatchMaker (1997)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
Marcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Joffe | Stars: Janeane Garofalo, David O'Hara, Milo O'Shea, Jay O. Sanders
Votes: 5,938 | Gross: $3.38M
Irisch, lustig. Mehr weiß ich nicht mehr.
34. Saving Grace (2000)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
A small-town English widow, facing financial troubles after her husband's suicide, turns to agriculture of an illegal kind.
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes, Tchéky Karyo
Votes: 19,327 | Gross: $12.12M
Echt britische Komödie über eine hanfzüchtende Witwe. Ein bißchen durchgedreht (wie es sich gehört)
35. The Legend of 1900 (1998)
R | 169 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A baby boy discovered on an ocean liner in 1900 grows into a musical prodigy, never setting foot on land.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Mélanie Thierry, Bill Nunn
Votes: 69,137 | Gross: $0.26M
Die Legende vom Ozeanpianisten. Großartig die Sturmszene auf dem Klavier im Ballsaal.
36. Elling (2001)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, sensitive would-be poet Elling is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and ... See full summary »
Director: Petter Næss | Stars: Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen, Jørgen Langhelle
Votes: 15,860 | Gross: $0.31M
Norwegische Komödie um zwei psychisch kranke Außenseiter, die versuchen, ein Leben zu leben...
37. Central Station (1998)
R | 110 min | Drama
The emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, Soia Lira
Votes: 42,314 | Gross: $5.60M
Brasilianisches Roadmovie um eine verhärmte Briefschreiberin und einen verwaisten Jungen.
38. Do Fish Do It? (2002)
104 min | Drama
"What does your paradise look like, then?" - "Dark. Quiet. Wet. And full of fish." Jan likes Shakespeare, water and fish. Nina likes roller-skates, cars and brightly dyed hair. Jan loves ... See full summary »
Director: Almut Getto | Stars: Tino Mewes, Sophie Rogall, Hans-Martin Stier, Annette Uhlen
Votes: 1,203
Der sechzehnjährige Jan ist HIV-positiv. Die von der Mutter verlassene Nina verliebt sich trotzdem in ihn.
39. 8 Women (2002)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
A man is murdered in an isolated chalet, and the eight female residents are all suspects; their secrets are revealed as they try to determine who is guilty.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 34,334 | Gross: $3.08M
Acht Frauen treiben sich streitend den einzigen Mann (der nicht auftritt) zum Wahnsinn - und singen tun sie dabei auch noch.
40. Curdled (1996)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
After getting interested in murder as a kid in Colombia, Gabriela now has a scrapbook on murders including clippings on "The Blue Blood Killer". While cleaning his latest murder scene in Miami, she comes across a clue missed by the cops.
Director: Reb Braddock | Stars: William Baldwin, Angela Jones, Bruce Ramsay, Lois Chiles
Votes: 5,590 | Gross: $0.05M
Die Kolumbianerin Gabriela putzt für ein Unternehmen, dass nach Morden die Tatorte wieder bewohnbar macht, um so dem "Blue-blooded Murder" auf die Schliche zu kommen. Tolle Tanzeinlage.
41. Cookie's Fortune (1999)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell
Votes: 13,820 | Gross: $10.92M
Aufruhr in Holly Springs. Komödie mit Liv Taylor als Fischlieferantin, mit völlig überdrehter Glenn Close als Tante.
42. Der Zimmerspringbrunnen (2001)
94 min | Comedy
Director: Peter Timm | Stars: Götz Schubert, Simone Solga, Gustav-Peter Wöhler, Bastian Pastewka
Votes: 136
Komödie um ostdeutsche Befindlichkeiten und den Zimmerspringbrunnen "Atlantis".
43. La fine è nota (1993)
97 min | Thriller
Young lawyer Bernardo returns home to discover that a man has committed suicide by jumping through a window of his house. His wife Maria says that she admitted the unknown man because he ... See full summary »
Director: Cristina Comencini | Stars: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Carlo Cecchi, Valérie Kaprisky, Mariangela Melato
Votes: 126
Italienischer Psycho-Thriller. Gutes, durchaus unerwartetes Ende.
44. Blessed Are Those Who Thirst (1997)
113 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A crime wave hits Oslo just as summer arrives. There has been found several violent blood splattered scenes with no bodies found. It's only a matter of time before the bodies has to surface, and the start of a run against the clock.
Director: Carl Jørgen Kiønig | Stars: Kjersti Elvik, Gjertrud L. Jynge, Lasse Kolsrud, Nils Ole Oftebro
Votes: 330
Eigentlich eher mittelmäßiger norwegischer Krimi - aber gute Kameraführung und eine großartige Kommissarin.
45. The Plague Dogs (1982)
PG-13 | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two dogs escape from a laboratory and are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague.
Director: Martin Rosen | Stars: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 8,805
Ein wirklich schöner Film mit einem zerstörerischen Ende. Was hab´ ich für Tränen vergossen.
46. Villmark (2003)
Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
5 Norwegians head for a cabin in the wilderness for a few days of team building. But strange things start happening--especially down by the water where they find an abandoned tent. Is someone else around?
Director: Pål Øie | Stars: Bjørn Floberg, Kristoffer Joner, Eva Röse, Sampda Sharma
Votes: 5,809
Als Vorbereitung auf eine RealityTV-Serie reist ein Filmteam in die Wildnis. Ganz ordentlicher Psychothriller, das Ende etwas enttäuschend.
47. Dangerous Moves (1984)
100 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Director: Richard Dembo | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, Liv Ullmann, Leslie Caron
Votes: 1,478
Schachfilm mit Bernhard Wicki in einer Nebenrolle.
48. The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)
R | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
Director: George Hickenlooper | Stars: Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Julianna Margulies, Olivia Williams
Votes: 4,476 | Gross: $1.43M
Mick Jagger als Besitzer eines Begleitservices (!) verleiht einen erfolglosen Autoren an eine schöne Frau - und Autorengattin. Liebe auf vielen Ebenen.
49. Folgeschäden (2004 TV Movie)
88 min | Drama
The story of a German woman's marriage to an Algerian virologist in Hamburg.
Director: Samir Nasr | Stars: Silke Bodenbender, Mehdi Nebbou, Jürgen Hentsch, Jule Gartzke
Votes: 67
Drama um ein deutsch-iranisches Paar, das unter den Folgen des 11. September zu leiden hat. Realistisch.
50. Accumulator 1 (1994)
102 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
In this movie, TV sets are full of life. If a person is in TV (e.g. because it was filmed on the street) it has a double that's right in the TV set. This double needs energy from the true ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Sverák | Stars: Petr Forman, Edita Brychta, Zdenek Sverák, Marián Labuda
Votes: 1,619
Tschechischer, leicht esoterischer Science-Fiction-Film. Ziemlich durchgeknallt, aber lustig
51. El palo (2001)
87 min | Comedy
Lola's a single mom, broke, working as a janitor and maid. Silvia is pregnant, and her lover (her boss) won't leave his wife. Maite, newly a widow, discovers she's penniless but wants to ... See full summary »
Director: Eva Lesmes | Stars: Adriana Ozores, Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, Carmen Maura
Votes: 716
Vier Spanierinnen wollen eine Bank ausrauben - das kann ja nur gutgehen...
52. Vom Küssen und vom Fliegen (2000 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
When their father, a rich industrial, suffers from a stroke, three brothers see themselves confronted with the following option: The first who manages to marry will inherit all the fortune ... See full summary »
Director: Hartmut Schoen | Stars: Hans Teuscher, Felix Eitner, Johann von Bülow, George Lenz
Votes: 25
Deutsche Komödie nach dem Strickmuster der Drei-Brüder-Märchen. Nett, wenn auch nur stellenweise großartig.
53. Watership Down (1978)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Hoping to escape destruction by human developers and save their community, a colony of rabbits, led by Hazel and Fiver, seek out a safe place to set up a new warren.
Directors: Martin Rosen, John Hubley | Stars: John Hurt, Richard Briers, Ralph Richardson, Michael Graham Cox
Votes: 39,417
Bright Eyes Burning Like Fire...
54. Amen. (2002)
Not Rated | 132 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
During WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to extermination camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana helps him in the difficult mission to inform the world.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe, Michel Duchaussoy
Votes: 14,975 | Gross: $0.27M
Der Stellvertreter. Ruhiges, durchgehaltenes Drama um die Nicht-Einflußnahme des Papstes auf die Verfolgung und Ermordung der Juden durch die Nationalsozialisten
55. For Roseanna (1997)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
Roseanna is dying of a heart condition, and all she wants is to be buried next to her daughter, in a cemetery that is getting full fast. The cemetery can't expand because Capestro, the man ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Weiland | Stars: Jean Reno, Mercedes Ruehl, Polly Walker, Mark Frankel
Votes: 3,528 | Gross: $0.07M
Italienische Komödie. Jean Reno´s Gattin wird immer wieder zum Streitfall.
56. The Women (1939)
Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama
A study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Mary Boland
Votes: 14,902 | Gross: $2.27M
Verfilmung der "Damen der Gesellschaft". Im Gegensatz zum Nachfolger tatsächlich nur weibliche Besetzung. Erstaunlich: die Modeschau - 7 Minuten Farbe in einem SW-Film.
57. Jonny Vang (2003)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Three friends since childhood are trying to work out their complicated relationships. Jonny tries to be best friends with Magnus, Magnus tries to be married to Tuva, and Tuva tries to have sex with Jonny.
Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Laila Goody, Fridtjov Såheim, Marit Andreassen
Votes: 1,522
Norwegische Komödie um den notorischen Loser Johnny und seine besten Freunde
58. Vidocq (2001)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
Paris, 1830: Vidocq is killed by a mirror masked man. A thief turned investigator, he was working on a case of men killed by lightning. His biographer tries to solve the case.
Director: Pitof | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inés Sastre, André Dussollier
Votes: 23,108
Historischer Krimi in Paris mit Gerard Depardieu.
59. The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
R | 129 min | Drama, Thriller
Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease. Nobody will let them off the train. So what happens next?
Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Martin Sheen, O.J. Simpson
Votes: 9,884
Action-Thriller um einen verseuchten Zug, der quer durch Europa auf eine baufällige Brücke zurast... Mit Sophia Loren, Richard Chamberlain und O.J. Simpson (!).
60. Julies Geist (2002)
93 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Bettina Wilhelm | Stars: Sylvie Testud, Julia Richter, Fritz Karl, Arno Frisch
Votes: 28
Julie und Natascha brauchen Geld. Also versucht Natascha, eine Ikone ihrer Mutter zu verkaufen, wird aber überfahren. Julie bekommt die Ikone in die Hände und damit Nataschas Geist an den Hals... Nette junge deutsche Komödie.
61. Dangerous Dowry (1996)
100 min | Action, Romance
Ella is just an ordinary cab-driver in Berlin, Germany. One day she meets Aleksej, a young Russian guy, who offers her DM 100.000 should she decide to marry him formally. Ella first delays ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Satin | Stars: Katja Riemann, Hannes Jaenicke, Heinz Hoenig, Daniela Amavia
Votes: 299
... versteckt Taxifahrerin Ella einen Koffer voller Geld für einen russischen Mafia-Aussteiger... Deutsche Chaos-Komödie mit Starbesetzung
62. 12 Angry Men (1997 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 117 min | Crime, Drama
Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Hume Cronyn, Ossie Davis
Votes: 17,032
Kammerspiel mit einem großartigen Jack Lemmon. Leider fehlt mir der Filmbeginn.
63. First Spaceship on Venus (1960)
Unrated | 79 min | Sci-Fi
When an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.
Director: Kurt Maetzig | Stars: Yôko Tani, Oldrich Lukes, Ignacy Machowski, Julius Ongewe
Votes: 3,143
Überraschend guter DDR-SciFi-Film - natürlich mit eindeutiger Message...
64. Palabras encadenadas (2003)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mild-mannered psychopath plays mind-games with a woman he has tied to a chair in his basement.
Director: Laura Mañá | Stars: Darío Grandinetti, Goya Toledo, Fernando Guillén, Eric Bonicatto
Votes: 2,509
Doppeltes Kammerspiel um einen mutmaßlichen Serienkiller und sein letztes Opfer. Ästhetischer Film aus Spanien.
65. Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
120 min | Drama
During a bus journey, a devout Hindu Brahmin woman protects a Muslim man when communal rioting breaks out.
Director: Aparna Sen | Stars: Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhisham Sahni, Surekha Sikri
Votes: 4,940
Eine junge Hindu und ihr Baby auf dem Weg mit dem Bus zum Ehemann beschützen einen Moslem vor religiösen Unruhen. Auch ästhetisch anregender indischer Film um ein hochbrisantes Thema.
66. Brassed Off (1996)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band.
Director: Mark Herman | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Ewan McGregor, Stephen Tompkinson
Votes: 20,936 | Gross: $2.56M
67. The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
PG-13 | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.
Director: Sylvain Chomet | Stars: Michèle Caucheteux, Jean-Claude Donda, Michel Robin, Monica Viegas
Votes: 57,074 | Gross: $7.00M
Animationsfilm (fast) ohne Sprache. Sehr skurril, manchmal großartig, zuweilen sehr gewöhnungsbedürftig.
68. Schöne Frauen (2004)
82 min | Drama
Five "older" actresses vying for the same role decide to walk out on their audition. They end up on a road trip full of adventures and revelations.
Director: Sathyan Ramesh | Stars: Floriane Daniel, Julia Jäger, Caroline Peters, Clelia Sarto
Votes: 208
69. Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay
Votes: 8,078 | Gross: $0.23M
Wilbur schafft es nie, sich umzubringen. Und irgendwann will er es auch gar nicht mehr. - Dänischer Film, tolle Buchhandlung.
70. Eierdiebe (2003)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man who loses a very personal part of his body to cancer decides he wants it back in this offbeat black comedy.
Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Wotan Wilke Möhring, Julia Hummer, Antoine Monot Jr., Alexander Beyer
Votes: 630
Wotan Wilke Möhring sucht seine Hoden, um sie zu begraben.
71. The Day of the Crows (2012)
96 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Boy lives in the heart of the forest, raised by his father Courge, a tyrannical giant who reigns triumphant and prevents his son from exploring beyond limited boundaries. Ignorant about the... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Christophe Dessaint | Stars: Jean Reno, Lorànt Deutsch, Isabelle Carré, Claude Chabrol
Votes: 1,375
Französischer Animationsfilm mit eigenständiger Ästhetik.
72. Patema Inverted (2013)
Not Rated | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.
Director: Yasuhiro Yoshiura | Stars: Yukiyo Fujii, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Shintarô Ôhata, Shin'ya Fukumatsu
Votes: 10,212
Trotz halbwüchsiger Protagonisten kein Kinderfilm, dafür häufiger upside-down.
73. Piano no mori (2007)
101 min | Animation, Drama, Family
The son of a prostitute and the son of a professional musician develop a bond of friendship through their love of playing the piano.
Director: Masayuki Kojima | Stars: Aya Ueto, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Amano, Mayuko Fukuda
Votes: 1,749
Ästhetisch wunderbar gelungener Musikerfilm um ein verfluchtes Klavier.
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