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1. The Jungle Book (2016)

PG | 106 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.

Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba

Votes: 292,321 | Gross: $364.00M

2. Starman (1984)

PG | 115 min | Romance, Sci-Fi

An alien takes the form of a young Wisconsin widow's husband and makes her drive him to his departure point in Arizona. Distrustful government agents, along with a more ambivalent scientist, give pursuit in hopes of intercepting them.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel

Votes: 52,317 | Gross: $28.70M

3. The Lost City of Z (2016)

PG-13 | 141 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Major Percival Fawcett, who disappeared whilst searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.

Director: James Gray | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland

Votes: 99,583 | Gross: $8.58M

4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Approved | 123 min | Drama, Western

A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.

Director: John Ford | Stars: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin

Votes: 82,415

5. Beautiful Creatures (2013)

PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Ethan Wate longs to escape his small southern town. He meets a mysterious new girl, Lena Duchannes. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history, and their town.

Director: Richard LaGravenese | Stars: Alice Englert, Viola Davis, Emma Thompson, Alden Ehrenreich

Votes: 91,049 | Gross: $19.45M

6. Silent Running (1972)

G | 89 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

In a future where all flora is extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's botany, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.

Director: Douglas Trumbull | Stars: Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint

Votes: 31,500 | Gross: $0.69M

7. The Distinguished Citizen (2016)

118 min | Comedy, Drama

A winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, who has been living in Europe for decades, accepts an invitation to receive another award. In Argentina he finds both similarities and irreconcilable differences with the people of his hometown.

Directors: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat | Stars: Oscar Martínez, Dady Brieva, Andrea Frigerio, Nora Navas

Votes: 13,363

8. Waiting for God (1990–1994)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

An unusual alliance develops between Diana Trent, a cynical retired photojournalist and Tom Ballard, a former accountant, while staying at the Bayview Retirement Home.

Stars: Graham Crowden, Stephanie Cole, Daniel Hill, Janine Duvitski

Votes: 2,009

9. The Day of the Dolphin (1973)

PG | 104 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino, John Dehner

Votes: 3,535 | Gross: $2.30M

10. Conversations with Other Women (2005)

R | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When a man and woman flirt with each other at a wedding reception, the sexual tension seems spontaneous. As they break from the party to a hotel room, the flirtation turns into a night filled with passion and remorse.

Director: Hans Canosa | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Aaron Eckhart, Yury Tsykun, Brian Geraghty

Votes: 13,118 | Gross: $0.37M

11. Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000)

100 min | Comedy, Drama

Giacomo meets Giovanni, his former best friend with whom he quarreled three years before. Giovanni persuades him to go visit their third friend Aldo, who is dying in Sicily; flashbacks tell... See full summary »

Directors: Aldo Baglio, Giacomo Poretti, Giovanni Storti, Massimo Venier | Stars: Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti, Marina Massironi

Votes: 6,925

12. Shouting Down Midnight (2022)

97 min | Documentary

This timely doc follows Texas State Senator Wendy Davis's filibuster in 2013, when she stood for 13 hours to fight an antiabortion law threatening women's access to lifesaving healthcare.

Director: Gretchen Stoeltje | Star: Wendy Davis

Votes: 30

13. Bittersweet Love (1976)

PG | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Young married couple expecting a baby suddenly discover they are half-brother and sister.

Director: David Miller | Stars: Lana Turner, Robert Lansing, Celeste Holm, Robert Alda

Votes: 210

14. Butterfly Sleep (2017)

110 min | Drama, Romance

A writer of romance novels falls in love with a much younger guy. Their romance is doomed, though, because she has Alzheimer.

Director: Jae-eun Jeong | Stars: Anna Ishibashi, Kim Jae-Wook, Masanobu Katsumura, Hidekazu Mashima

Votes: 128

15. Freedom (XVIII)

Adventure, Drama, Western | Pre-production

In her quest to find Freedom a vulnerable divorcee falls for a down-and-out cowboy she meets in Las Vegas. The price she pays to make his life better destroys his pride and takes a toll on her soul.

Director: Tane McClure | Stars: Lisa Varga, Drew Pollock, Da'Neille Roy, Reynee Long

16. María (y los demás) (2016)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

Ever since her mum died, María has taken care of her father and her siblings. That's why her father's announcement of marriage to his nurse brings María's world crashing down around her. At the age of 35, she'll have to change her fate.

Director: Nely Reguera | Stars: Bárbara Lennie, José Ángel Egido, Pablo Derqui, Vito Sanz

Votes: 880

17. Cherry Tobacco (2014)

93 min | Romance

Cherry Tobacco is about a small-town girl, Laura, who is constantly bored. Her mother gets on her nerves, boys her age are stupid and everything anyone wants to do seems childish. One day ... See full summary »

Directors: Andres Maimik, Katrin Tegova | Stars: Maris Nõlvak, Gert Raudsep, Getter Meresmaa, Anne Reemann

Votes: 523

18. Banking on My Guitar (2009)

10 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

Jo turns 17 and the summer is on. When he opens a new bank account he meets Gudny Andersen. She learns him, that a real man will deposit and not withdraw. Jo falls in love, and he now uses ... See full summary »

Directors: Henrik Mestad, Jo Nesbø | Stars: Anniken Jøssund, Christer Knutsen, Eilif Hellum Noraker, Michael Remon

Votes: 14

19. Reign (I) (2013)

4 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

We are greeted by our protagonist in a noir and atmospheric setting - his mind. We travel along a journey of emotion that captures us and involves us.

Directors: Jack Neale, Aaron Adrian Rogers | Star: Eke Chukwu

20. Operation Liberland (2018)

94 min | Documentary

On the 13th of April 2015, Czech Libertarian Vit Jedlicka set a flag on a no-mans-land between Croatia and Serbia and declared a new country called Liberland. This act gained huge ... See full summary »

Director: George Hooker | Stars: Martina Babisova, Crom, Ulrik Haagensen, George Hooker

21. Letter Go (2016)

7 min | Short, Drama

Liam writes a love letter to Norah in the hopes that she could understand his true feelings better. He wasn't prepared for the awkwardness that ensues a few days later.

Director: Nicky Mudryy | Stars: Dylan Kennedy, Grace Huang, Sean Macys, Jackie Wu

22. 91 Kilometers. Chronicle of Estonia 2009 (2010)

Documentary

"91 Kilometers" shows the stories of four different people with one common part - they all live 91 km away from Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. In a peaceful manner, "91 Kilometers" ... See full summary »

Director: Liina Paakspuu

23. Where Forever Is (2018)

11 min | Short, Music

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Directors: Julee Bee, Harald Löwy | Stars: Antonia Heller, Hermine Weidmann

24. The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady (1984– )
Episode: October (1984)

Biography, Drama, Romance

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Stars: Isabelle Amyes, James Coombes, Pippa Guard, Caroline Jeffries

25. I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock (2019)
Episode: 80s (2019)

Documentary, Music

Katie Puckrik explores how yacht rock adapted to the changing musical times in the 1980s.

Director: Benjamin Whalley | Stars: Katie Puckrik, Sarah Churchwell, Barney Hoskyns, J.D. Ryznar

26. Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (1981– )
Episode: Episode #1.7 (1981)

Drama

Paul visits Baxter Dawes in hospital after learning from Dr Jameson that he is seriously ill with typhoid. Clara reproaches herself for how she has treated her husband and cracks begin to ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Eileen Atkins, Tom Bell, Lynn Dearth, Karl Johnson