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1. Futurama (1999–2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.
Stars: Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 213,136
2. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Approved | 129 min | Crime, Drama
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy
Votes: 294,504
3. Scary Movie 4 (2006)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Horror
Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are invading the world and she has to uncover the secret in order to stop them.
Director: David Zucker | Stars: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Bill Pullman
Votes: 113,949 | Gross: $90.71M
4. Loving Vincent (2017)
PG-13 | 94 min | Animation, Biography, Crime
In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh (Robert Gulaczyk) to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.
Directors: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman | Stars: Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Robert Gulaczyk, Helen McCrory
Votes: 51,016 | Gross: $6.74M
5. Love and Death (1975)
PG | 85 min | Comedy, War
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Georges Adet, Frank Adu
Votes: 36,129
6. Ryan's Daughter (1970)
R | 206 min | Drama, Romance
Set in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Christopher Jones
Votes: 8,826 | Gross: $30.85M
7. Zorba the Greek (1964)
Not Rated | 142 min | Comedy, Drama
An uptight English writer travelling to Crete, on a matter of business, finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova
Votes: 20,763
8. Vesnicko má stredisková (1985)
PG | 98 min | Comedy
Comedy about the people who inhabit a small town. For years the overbearing Pavek has endured Otik, the "town idiot," sharing his meals and the front seat of their dump truck. But Otik is ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Menzel | Stars: János Bán, Marián Labuda, Rudolf Hrusínský, Rudolf Hrusínský
Votes: 4,014
9. High Sierra (1941)
Passed | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 15,185
10. Inbred (2011)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Horror
Four young offenders and their care workers visit the remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with locals rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare.
Director: Alex Chandon | Stars: Jo Hartley, James Doherty, Seamus O'Neill, James Burrows
Votes: 4,721
11. The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
Not Rated | 186 min | Drama, History
Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari
Votes: 5,388
12. A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Not Rated | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, John Sweet
Votes: 5,072
13. Return of the Evil Dead (1973)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
500 years after they were blinded and executed for committing human sacrifices, a band of Templar knights returns from the grave to terrorize a rural Portuguese village during it's ... See full summary »
Director: Amando de Ossorio | Stars: Tony Kendall, Fernando Sancho, Esperanza Roy, Frank Braña
Votes: 2,441
14. L'été en pente douce (1987)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
Fane wants nothing but a quiet countryside life with the woman and the sweet, brain damaged brother he loves. Envious neighbours however have plans of their own.
Director: Gérard Krawczyk | Stars: Jacques Villeret, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Pauline Lafont, Guy Marchand
Votes: 542
15. Van Gogh (1991)
R | 158 min | Biography, Drama
The final sixty-seven days of Van Gogh's life are examined.
Director: Maurice Pialat | Stars: Jacques Dutronc, Alexandra London, Bernard Le Coq, Gérard Séty
Votes: 2,737 | Gross: $0.14M
16. Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
PG-13 | 79 min | Comedy, Music
Siberian rock band Leningrad Cowboys go to the USA in pursuit of fame.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakke Järvenpää, Heikki Keskinen
Votes: 6,889
17. Train of Life (1998)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, War
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
Director: Radu Mihaileanu | Stars: Lionel Abelanski, Rufus, Clément Harari, Michel Muller
Votes: 8,776 | Gross: $0.15M
18. Night of the Seagulls (1975)
R | 89 min | Horror
In this final installment of the Blind Dead series, a doctor and his wife move to a small inhospitable coastal village where he plans to start a practice only to discover that undead demon-worshiping Templar Knights haunt the place.
Director: Amando de Ossorio | Stars: Víctor Petit, María Kosty, Sandra Mozarowsky, José Antonio Calvo
Votes: 1,709
19. Singh Is King (2008)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A comic caper about Happy Singh, a Punjabi villager who goes through a series of misadventures and eventually becomes the King of the Australian underworld.
Director: Anees Bazmee | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Om Puri, Kirron Kher
Votes: 14,271
20. La tête en friche (2010)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
A semi-literate and lonely odd-job man bonds with a much older and well-read woman.
Director: Jean Becker | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus, Maurane, Sophie Guillemin
Votes: 6,731
21. Dahoam is Dahoam (2007– )
30 min | Drama
Stories from the everyday life of the inhabitants of the fictional village Lansing in Bavaria.
Stars: Heidrun Gärtner, Ursula Erber, Werner Rom, Brigitte Walbrun
Votes: 83
22. The Reluctant Saint (1962)
Not Rated | 105 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 17th century Italy, a simple and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order, pursues full priesthood and performs a miracle that eventually ensures his sainthood.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Ricardo Montalban, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff
Votes: 350
23. O lipotaktis (1970)
91 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A Greek army deserter hides out in a farm where a neglected wife and a passionate farm girl destructively compete on who should win his affection.
Director: Christos Kefalas | Stars: Hristos Politis, Franca Parisi, Stephanos Stratigos, Giorgos Oikonomou
Votes: 42
24. Night of the Vampires (1964)
Approved | 86 min | Horror
A mad scientist and his bevy of vampires terrorize a German village. A detective and a witch set out to stop them.
Director: Ákos Ráthonyi | Stars: Adrian Hoven, Erika Remberg, Carl Möhner, Wolfgang Preiss
Votes: 277
25. Tis agapis mahairia (2006–2007)
45 min | Drama, Romance
Two families separated by deep hatred. A feud that rose a century ago. A vendetta that has lasted a century. Now, an unlawful daughter born twenty years ago from a forbidden love, returns ... See full summary »
Stars: Kostas Sommer, Fei Zafeirakou, Giannis Voglis, Spyros Fokas
Votes: 176
26. Tomb of Torture (1963)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror
A woman is tormented by dreams that she is the reincarnation of a dead countess. Her father, trying to get her to stop the dreams, takes her to a village near the castle of the late ... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Boccaci | Stars: Annie Alberti, Adriano Micantoni, Marco Mariani, Flora Carosello
Votes: 209
27. Dolmen (2005)
90 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
Marie Kermeur, a cop, comes back to the island where she was born to get married. When one of her brothers is killed, she decide to investigate the murder. Her investigation will reveal the many secrets of the island's population.
Stars: Ingrid Chauvin, Bruno Madinier, Yves Rénier, Martine Sarcey
Votes: 543
28. Konopielka (1982)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
Kaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a couple of wanderers, and strange things start ... See full summary »
Director: Witold Leszczynski | Stars: Krzysztof Majchrzak, Anna Seniuk, Joanna Sienkiewicz, Jerzy Block
Votes: 675
29. Babine (2008)
PG | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
During a stormy night in the past century, the one named "the witch" is about to give birth. Mrs. Gelinas and Toussaint Brodeur are assisting her in the process.
Director: Luc Picard | Stars: Vincent-Guillaume Otis, Luc Picard, Alexis Martin, Isabel Richer
Votes: 708
30. Kuutamosonaatti (1988)
86 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A female fashion model Anni Stark (played by Tiina Björkman) takes leave from the fashion business and goes to Finland's Lappland (a wilderness region in Northern Finland, better known as ... See full summary »
Director: Olli Soinio | Stars: Tiina Björkman, Kari Sorvali, Kim Gunell, Mikko Kivinen
Votes: 838
31. Vares - Kaidan tien kulkijat (2012)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jussi Vares goes in a small town to investigate a murder of young girl. This little goodloving town isn't as pure as it seems.
Director: Anders Engström | Stars: Antti Reini, Peter Franzén, Merja Larivaara, Markku Maalismaa
Votes: 835
32. Pölhölä (1981)
87 min | Comedy
A vignette of stories from the small town of Pölhölä, known as the Village of Simpletons.
Directors: Taavi Kassila, Heikki Kinnunen, Pertti Reponen | Stars: Heikki Kinnunen, Aake Kalliala, Helge Herala, Olavi Ahonen
Votes: 251
33. Ang pinakamagandang hayop sa balat ng lupa (1996)
Drama
Director: Celso Ad. Castillo | Stars: Ruffa Gutierrez, Dick Israel, Alain Sia, Paquito Diaz
Votes: 12
34. The Little Convict (1979)
77 min | Animation, Drama, Family
After failing to sell any of his paintings at a funfair, an artist begins to tell his granddaughter about the origins of his paintings. We are then transported on board a British convict ... See full summary »
Director: Yoram Gross | Stars: Rolf Harris, Paul Bertram, Ronald Falk, Gary Files
Votes: 75
35. Un idiot à Paris (1967)
90 min | Comedy
Goubi, the simpleton of his village in the French Department Allier, has but one wish: to see Paris. One day, the truckers Grafouillère deposit a drunk Goubi in the biggest market of Paris ... See full summary »
Director: Serge Korber | Stars: Dany Carrel, Jean Lefebvre, Bernard Blier, Robert Dalban
Votes: 300
36. Barang (2006)
Horror
A heart-pounding fright movie about a provincial lass whose life and death is shrouded by inexplicable and ghastly events so affecting the whole community of Sta. Barbara. Igan suffers a ... See full synopsis »
Director: Neal 'Buboy' Tan | Stars: Juliana Palermo, Jay Manalo, Jaclyn Jose, Christian Luis Singson
Votes: 19
37. Das gefrorene Herz (1980)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
The Tramp Schirmflicker is on his way through the snowy forest in the Swiss Alps. Suddenly some hunters shoots a rabbit, which falls dead to the ground in front of him. He grabs the rabbit ... See full summary »
Director: Xavier Koller | Stars: Sigfrit Steiner, Emilia Krakowska, Paul Bühlmann, Otto Mächtlinger
Votes: 111
38. Mosaferan-e mahtab (1988)
110 min | Drama
Soleiman who is unemployed is going from his village to the city to find a work. He take his younger brother Namaki who has schizophrenia with him and go to his other brother Morad's home ... See full summary »
Director: Mehdi Fakhimzadeh | Stars: Mehdi Fakhimzadeh, Hosein Gil, Khosro Amir Sadeghi, Mahmud Bahrami
Votes: 169
39. Jue zhan cha ma zhen (2010)
104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
Director: Weiran Li | Stars: Bei-Er Bao, Bingkun Cao, Yuen Che, Wei Gan
Votes: 137
40. Painajainen (1988)
183 min | Horror, Mystery
Painter Kai Merilä wakes up from a 7-month coma after being in a road accident while DUI. Suffering from amnesia, he returns to his villa in the Finnish countryside, where the accident took... See full summary »
Stars: Eero Melasniemi, Anna-Leena Härkönen, Esa Anttila, Mikko Hänninen
Votes: 116
41. Sia, the Dream of the Python (2001)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
Every year the most beautiful girl will be sacrificed to the Python God. When a girl named Sia is the next to be sacrificed, she hides in the house of the village idiot, a man who goes ... See full summary »
Director: Dani Kouyaté | Stars: Fatoumata Diawara, Sotigui Kouyaté, Habib Dembélé, Hamadoun Kassogué
Votes: 136 | Gross: $0.00M
42. Back to the USSR - takaisin Ryssiin (1992)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
It is glasnost in the USSR. Reima August is the last communist. A lonely outcast that does not agree with the new world around him.
Director: Jari Halonen | Stars: Jorma Tommila, Ulla Koivuranta, Sanna-Maria Salmi, Pauliina Sykkö
Votes: 191
43. El kalaa (1988)
96 min | Drama
In a small village in rural Algeria, the "village idiot" is madly in love with a married woman. His voyeurism and antics bring shame on his father, who guarantees that his son will be ... See full summary »
Director: Mohamed Chouikh | Stars: Djillali Ain-Tedeles, Yamina Bachir, Mohamed Baki, Khaled Barkat
Votes: 55
44. Vaiennut kylä (1997)
78 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After his predecessor on a long-festering wilderness village murder case resigns for "reasons of health", a young police detective decides it's time for more forceful methods. But there's ... See full summary »
Director: Kari Väänänen | Stars: Taisto Reimaluoto, Sari Havas, Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko
Votes: 172
45. Kuolema savolaiseen tapaan (1983)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Inspector Martti Halla and the mystery of the dead woman with red boots in the Savonian countryside.
Stars: Martti Järvinen, Sylvi Koponen, Anu Panula, Katriina Rinne
Votes: 11
46. Pekko Aikamiespojan poikamiesaika (1993)
89 min | Comedy
Director: Sina Kujansuu | Stars: Timo Koivusalo, Satu Silvo, Esko Nikkari, Tuija Piepponen
Votes: 254
47. Lunastus (1997)
78 min | Drama
"The Redemption". In a small village in Eastern Finland in 1918, Patrick, who has taken care of the chaplain, teacher and physician, has been filled with loneliness and brutal spirit of work for five years.
Director: Olli Saarela | Stars: Kari Heiskanen, Jussi Puhakka, Jussi Lehtonen, Robert Enckell
Votes: 175
48. Goodbye Broadway (1938)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy
Pat and Molly Malloy, once famed vaudeville and Broadway performers, arrive to play the small town of Hamilton, Conn. with a troupe of dancers, singers, a trained dog and an educated seal. ... See full summary »
Director: Ray McCarey | Stars: Alice Brady, Charles Winninger, Tom Brown, Dorothea Kent
49. Tukkijoella (1951)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Comedy set somewhere in the late 19th or early 20th century tells a story about lumberjacks, several beautiful girls, one family in trouble and one lawman who is willing to break law to get what he wants.
Director: Roland af Hällström | Stars: Tauno Palo, Rauni Ikäheimo, Sirkka Hirvonen, Helge Herala
Votes: 92
50. The Triumph of Dingus McGraw: Village Idiot (2010)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy
A small farm town in Kentucky bands together to convince Dingus, the village idiot, that he will be competing in the Summer Olympic Games and that the event will be held in their town of Anvil County (Population: 43).
Director: Corey Shurge | Stars: Kristopher Turner, Gord Rand, Frank Moore, Melissa Jane Shaw
Votes: 71