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1. The Constant Gardener (2005)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption.
Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Hubert Koundé
Votes: 132,854 | Gross: $33.58M
2. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Ruy Guerra, Helena Rojo, Del Negro
Votes: 52,591
3. SubUrbia (1996)
R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Giovanni Ribisi, Steve Zahn, Jayce Bartok, Amie Carey
Votes: 8,845 | Gross: $0.73M
4. Beyond Borders (2003)
R | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The world's cruelty is confronted with the love of two different people who try to save mankind from poverty and war.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Clive Owen, Angelina Jolie, Linus Roache, Teri Polo
Votes: 26,160 | Gross: $4.43M
5. Barcelona (1994)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ted, a stuffy white guy from Illinois working in sales for the Barcelona office of a US corporation, is paid an unexpected visit by his somewhat less stuffy cousin Fred, who is an officer ... See full summary »
Director: Whit Stillman | Stars: Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Tushka Bergen, Mira Sorvino
Votes: 5,703 | Gross: $7.27M
6. State of Siege (1972)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, O.E. Hasse, Jacques Weber
Votes: 4,659 | Gross: $1.13M
7. Powaqqatsi (1988)
G | 99 min | Documentary, Music
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
Director: Godfrey Reggio | Stars: Christie Brinkley, David Brinkley, Pope John Paul II, Dan Rather
Votes: 7,838 | Gross: $0.59M
8. Daughters (2010)
10 min | Short, Drama
When Maple, a quiet 14-year old girl living in rural China, is forced into an arranged marriage, she takes a dangerous path to free herself.
Director: Chloé Zhao | Star: Luo Qian
Votes: 20
9. Entranced Earth (1967)
111 min | Drama
In the fictional Latin American country Eldorado, a poet tries to effect political change by influencing powerful men.
Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Jardel Filho, Paulo Autran, José Lewgoy, Glauce Rocha
Votes: 2,746
10. De fem benspænd (2003)
Unrated | 90 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Lars Von Trier challenges Jørgen Leth, the filmmaker behind The Perfect Human (1967), to remake his classic short under circumstances of increasing constraint.
Directors: Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier | Stars: Claus Nissen, Majken Algren Nielsen, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez, Jacqueline Arenal
Votes: 8,157 | Gross: $0.09M
11. The Legend of Rita (2000)
103 min | Drama, History, Romance
Rita Vogt is a radical West German terrorist who abandons the revolution and settles in East Germany with a new identity provided by the East German secret service. She lives in constant ... See full summary »
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Bibiana Beglau, Richard Kropf, Martin Wuttke, Nadja Uhl
Votes: 2,196 | Gross: $0.67M
12. The Plague (1992)
R | 148 min | Drama
In the 1990s, a South American city is rocked by the imminent outbreak of a plague. While many attempt to flee the city, Dr. Bernard Rieux sends his sick wife away and does his best to care... See full summary »
Director: Luis Puenzo | Stars: William Hurt, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-Marc Barr, Robert Duvall
Votes: 825
13. Black God, White Devil (1964)
120 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
After killing his employer when said employer tries to cheat him out of his payment, a man becomes an outlaw and starts following a self-proclaimed saint.
Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Geraldo Del Rey, Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle
Votes: 4,154
14. The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
R | 114 min | Thriller
A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto. With a nondescript ... See full summary »
Director: George Mendeluk | Stars: William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner
Votes: 431
15. 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: 852
16. The Weather Underground (2002)
Unrated | 92 min | Documentary, History, War
The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.
Directors: Sam Green, Bill Siegel | Stars: Lili Taylor, Pamela Z, Jim Lange, Evan White
Votes: 3,452 | Gross: $0.56M
17. The Red Chapel (2009)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Comedy
Two Danish comedians join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.
Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Simon Jul Jørgensen, Jacob Nossell
Votes: 1,896 | Gross: $0.01M
18. The Yes Men (2003)
R | 83 min | Documentary, Comedy
Anti-corporate activists travel from conference to conference, impersonating member of the World Trade Organization.
Directors: Dan Ollman, Sarah Price, Chris Smith | Stars: Andreas Bichlbauer, Mike Bonanno, Andy Bichlbaum, Michael Moore
Votes: 5,575 | Gross: $0.20M
19. Hour of the Star (1985)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
Macabea has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time she listens... See full summary »
Director: Suzana Amaral | Stars: Marcelia Cartaxo, José Dumont, Tamara Taxman, Fernanda Montenegro
Votes: 1,112
20. The Shape of Water (2006)
70 min | Documentary
THE SHAPE OF WATER (narrator: Susan Sarandon) Interweaves the intimate and powerful stories of Khady, Oraiza, Bilkusben, Dona Antonia, Gila - living in Senegal, Brazil, India, and Jerusalem... See full summary »
Director: Kum-Kum Bhavnani
Votes: 34
21. Sonhos Roubados (2009)
85 min | Drama
Jessica, Sabrina and Daiane have dreams, just like all young people of any social class or place in the world. They live in a low-income neighborhood in the periphery of Rio de Janeiro and ... See full summary »
Director: Sandra Werneck | Stars: Nanda Costa, Amanda Diniz, Kika Farias, Marieta Severo
Votes: 475
22. Bhutto (2010)
Unrated | 111 min | Documentary, Biography
A riveting documentary of the recently assassinated Benazir Bhutto, a polarizing figure in the Muslim world. Following in her father's footsteps as a pillar for democracy, Bhutto was ... See full summary »
Directors: Duane Baughman, Johnny O'Hara | Stars: Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Asif Ali Zardari
Votes: 645 | Gross: $0.10M
23. Dante's Hell Animated (2013)
R | 39 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Dante is guided by his hero Virgil through each circle of Hell and its subdivisions until they reach the center of the Earth and emerged to the other hemisphere into Purgatory.
Director: Boris Acosta | Stars: Armand Mastroianni, Eric Roberts, Vincent Spano, Nia Peeples
Votes: 650
24. Rickshaw Girl
Family | Completed
A Bangladeshi girl bravely attempts to help her struggling family by disguising herself as a boy and driving her father's prized rickshaw for much needed extra money. Based on the acclaimed middle-grade novel by Mitali Perkins.
Director: Amitabh Reza Chowdhury | Stars: Siam Ahmed, Yxngj.o, Allen Shubhro, Novera Rahman
25. Better Mus' Come (2010)
104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The film follows warring political factions in 1970s Jamaica as they enlist the support of gangs to enforce their policies, and advance their political agenda. It is a fictionalized ... See full summary »
Director: Storm Saulter | Stars: Sheldon Shepherd, Sky Nicole Grey, Ricardo Orgil, Everaldo Creary
Votes: 156
26. Riusciranno i nostri eroi a ritrovare l'amico misteriosamente scomparso in Africa? (1968)
130 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A pompous, adventure-seeking businessman journeys through Africa with a clumsy employee to find his own disappeared brother-in-law.
Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Bernard Blier, Alfredo Marchetti, Franca Bettoia
Votes: 848
27. Cooking with Stella (2009)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
Inside the Canadian diplomatic compound in New Delhi, a mischievous cook affects the lives of her employers and fellow staff.
Director: Dilip Mehta | Stars: Seema Biswas, Don McKellar, Lisa Ray, Hitender Kumar
Votes: 279
28. Project Happiness (2011)
Not Rated | 62 min | Documentary, Family
Happiness, I want more! From the alleys of Nigeria and the beaches of California to the mountains of India, ordinary young people lead us on an extraordinary journey to explore the nature ... See full summary »
Director: John Sorensen | Stars: Nina Castanon, The Dalai Lama, Richard Davidson, Richard Gere
Votes: 26
29. Bai yin di guo (2009)
113 min | Biography, Drama, Family
In 1899, a care-free young man must prepare to take over his family's Chinese banking empire.
Director: Christina Yao | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Tielin Zhang, Lei Hao, Jennifer Tilly
Votes: 743
30. The End of Poverty? (2008)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary
A phenomenal discourse on why poverty exists when there is so much wealth in the world. A must see for anyone wanting to understand not only the US economic system but the foundations of today's global economy.
Director: Philippe Diaz | Stars: Martin Sheen, Amartya Sen, John Perkins, Eric Toussaint
Votes: 436 | Gross: $0.06M
31. Appunti per un'Orestiade africana (1970)
65 min | Documentary
The director presents takes and scenes filmed on location in Africa for a film-that-never-was, a black Oresteia.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Gato Barbieri, Donald F. Moye, Marcello Melis, Yvonne Murray
Votes: 415
32. El Che (1997)
83 min | Drama, History
Director: Aníbal Di Salvo | Stars: Emilia Mazer, Jorge Abalo, Jesús Albornoz, Marcio Almeida
Votes: 135
33. Let's Make Money (2008)
110 min | Documentary
Most of us don't know where their money is. However, one thing is for certain, it's is not in the bank to which we entrusted it. The bank and our money is already a part of the cycle of the global money market.
Director: Erwin Wagenhofer | Stars: Mark Mobius, Mirko Kovats, K. Sujatha Raaju, Gerhard Schwarz
Votes: 1,678
34. Float (II) (2007)
Not Rated | 34 min | Short, Drama, Romance
The story of a young painter from the Bahamas, Jonny Roberts, who travels to an exotic island to find inspiration but finds unexpected love and adventure in a complex and tortured Romeo.
Director: Kareem Mortimer | Stars: Jonathan Murray, Stephen Tyrone Williams, Rukenka Demeritte, Christopher Herrod
Votes: 120
35. Google Baby (2009)
77 min | Documentary, Drama
A journey across three continents telling the story of the up and coming baby production industry in the age of globalization.
Director: Zippi Brand Frank | Stars: Naina Patel, Doron Mamet-Meged, Gad Levy, Lyne Macklin-Fife
Votes: 160
36. The March (1990)
100 min | Drama
A group of several thousand Africans migrate westward across northern Africa and sail across the Strait of Gibraltar to Europe. Their message is: "We are poor because you are rich."
Director: David Wheatley | Stars: Malick Bowens, Juliet Stevenson, Joseph Mydell, Dermot Crowley
Votes: 131
37. Ego Trip (I) (2015)
105 min | Comedy
After experiencing the summit, the talk show host Marc Morin is at a crossroads in his career and in his personal life. To restart, his agent booke against his will stay in Haiti, five ... See full summary »
Director: Benoit Pelletier | Stars: Patrick Huard, Antoine Bertrand, Guy Jodoin, Marie-Ève Milot
Votes: 209
38. Bird's Eye View (2009)
104 min | Comedy, Family, Thriller
With over 15 years of research into the various facets of the mysterious phenomena of UFOs and alien abductions. Bird's Eye View blows the lid off of a huge government cover-up: we are the ... See full summary »
Director: Cybela Clare | Stars: Carrie Boyer, Cybela Clare, George Dudley, Paul Hellyer
Votes: 14
39. Blood, Sweat & T-Shirts (2008– )
60 min | Documentary
Six Western, relatively spoiled English youths visits underdeveloped places overseas where some of the luxury goods or crucial components are produced they take for granted. They not only ... See full summary »
Votes: 28
40. Made in India (2010)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary
About the human experiences behind the phenomena of 'outsourcing' surrogate mothers to India.
Directors: Rebecca Haimowitz, Vaishali Sinha
Votes: 33
41. The Red Pearl (2009)
87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Stealing is a crime. Getting away with it is an art.
Director: Gilbert Khoury | Stars: Dulce Felix, Fern Figueiredo, Alino Giraldi, Mark Godden
Votes: 7
42. 2012: Time for Change (2010)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Animation, News
2012: Time For Change is a documentary feature that presents ways to transform our unsustainable society into a regenerative planetary culture. This can be achieved through a personal and ... See full summary »
Director: Joao G. Amorim | Stars: Daniel Pinchbeck, Maude Barlow, Ariane Burgess, Gerald Celente
Votes: 324 | Gross: $0.07M
43. Cinco vezes Favela (1962)
92 min | Drama
Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
Directors: Miguel Borges, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Carlos Diegues, Marcos Farias, Leon Hirszman | Stars: Isabella, Flávio Migliaccio, Henrique Montes, Waldir Fiori
Votes: 114
44. El último aliento (2017)
15 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
The story of a unknown hero and his journey between the life of the jungle.
Director: Octavio Maya | Stars: Adrian Alonso, Carlos Bolado, Ángeles Cruz, Verónica Merchant
45. Space Tourists (2009)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
Space Tourists succeeds in surprising its audience with images and situations that have very little to do with the futuristic fantasy of 'space-tourism'. The filmmaker sets up encounters ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Frei | Stars: Anousheh Ansari, Jonas Bendiksen, Dumitru Popescu, Charles Simonyi
Votes: 201
46. Dooman River (2010)
90 min | Drama
Chang-ho, 12, becomes friend with a North-Korean immigrant about the same age who just crossed the Dooman river, border between North-Korea and China. His mute sister and his wise ... See full summary »
Director: Lu Zhang | Stars: Jian Cui, Lan Yin, Jin-Long Lin, Xuansheng Jin
Votes: 183
47. Isang Araw Lang (2009)
100 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The film is about a good jeepney driver and how he continues to inspire the people in his community to do good despite all the odds.
Director: Daniel Razon | Star: Daniel Razon
Votes: 24
48. Binta y la gran idea (2004)
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Family, Short
Binta, a little girl from Senegal, tells us about the everyday life in her village, the importance of education for the girls, and about her father's great idea to make the world a better place.
Director: Javier Fesser | Stars: Zeynabou Diallo, Agnile Sambou, Aminata Sane
Votes: 497
49. In My Genes (2009 Video)
77 min | Documentary, Drama
What is it like to be 'white' in a 'black' society? How does it feel to be a member of one of the most hyper-visible and yet invisible groups of people?
Director: Lupita Nyong'o | Stars: Fatma Abdallah, Grace Karihe, Delphine Karumba, Benedict Kinyua
Votes: 21
50. Tire dié (1958)
33 min | Documentary, Short
Everyday the children of the neighborhood known as "Tire Dié", in the city of Santa Fe, wait for the train to ask for money, shouting "Tire dié!" (toss me a dime!) to the passengers. ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Birri | Stars: Guillermo Cervantes Luro, María Rosa Gallo, Francisco Petrone
Votes: 235