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1. Unbreakable (2000)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A man learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark
Votes: 442,067 | Gross: $95.01M
2. Blue Eye Samurai (2023)
TV-MA | 45 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.
Stars: Maya Erskine, George Takei, Masi Oka, Brenda Song
Votes: 66,386
3. Wonder (I) (2017)
PG | 113 min | Drama, Family
Based on the New York Times bestseller, this movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Director: Stephen Chbosky | Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Julia Roberts
Votes: 178,491 | Gross: $132.42M
4. Dark Waters (2019)
PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama, History
A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman
Votes: 102,070
5. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
R | 107 min | Horror, Thriller
A traveling family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.
Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan, Dan Byrd, Emilie de Ravin
Votes: 183,331 | Gross: $41.78M
6. Shallow Hal (2001)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A shallow man falls in love with a 300-pound woman because of her inner beauty.
Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander, Joe Viterelli
Votes: 144,828 | Gross: $70.84M
7. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
R | 123 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Hulce
Votes: 59,363 | Gross: $22.01M
8. Dead Ringers (1988)
R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon
Votes: 53,613 | Gross: $9.13M
9. 20th Century Women (2016)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup
Votes: 49,416 | Gross: $5.66M
10. Look Away (2018)
TV-MA | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Maria, an alienated high-school student, has her life turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.
Director: Assaf Bernstein | Stars: India Eisley, Jason Isaacs, Mira Sorvino, Penelope Mitchell
Votes: 22,336
11. Antiviral (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In a blackly satirical near future, a thriving industry sells celebrity illnesses to their obsessed fans. Employee Syd March's attempts to exploit the system backfire when they involve him in a potentially deadly mystery.
Director: Brandon Cronenberg | Stars: Caleb Landry Jones, Lisa Berry, Sarah Gadon, Malcolm McDowell
Votes: 15,421
12. Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama
Lorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov, Kathleen Wilhoite
Votes: 24,047 | Gross: $7.29M
13. Captain America (1990)
PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Frozen in the ice for decades, Captain America is freed to battle against archcriminal The Red Skull.
Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Darren McGavin
Votes: 15,135 | Gross: $0.01M
14. The Mighty (1998)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Two young boys are social outcasts in their community due to their disabilities and broken home lives. When they are paired together, they form a bond over their shared circumstances.
Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Kieran Culkin, Elden Henson, Sharon Stone, Harry Dean Stanton
Votes: 13,908 | Gross: $2.64M
15. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV Movie)
TV-G | 47 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
Director: Larry Roemer | Stars: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Larry D. Mann, Paul Soles
Votes: 37,485
16. The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
PG | 105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 9,441
17. Hawaii (1966)
Approved | 189 min | Drama
An American missionary and his wife travel to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy.
Directors: George Roy Hill, Arthur Hiller | Stars: Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman
Votes: 3,559 | Gross: $34.56M
18. Johnny Handsome (1989)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After being double crossed and thrown in jail, a deformed gangster gets a new face and rehabilitation, but his desire for revenge looms.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 11,014 | Gross: $7.24M
19. Tromeo and Juliet (1996)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
Tromeo, a filmmaker, falls in love with Juliet, the daughter of a former partner who tried to steal his business from him.
Director: Lloyd Kaufman | Stars: Jane Jensen, Will Keenan, Valentine Miele, William Beckwith
Votes: 6,869
20. Palindromes (2004)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.
Director: Todd Solondz | Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ellen Barkin, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Matthew Faber
Votes: 12,871 | Gross: $0.55M
21. Goliath (I) (2022)
121 min | Drama, Thriller
France, sports teacher by day, worker by night and activist; Patrick, obscure and lonely Parisian lawyer specializing in environmental law; and Mathias, lobbyist and man in a hurry, will ... See full summary »
Director: Frédéric Tellier | Stars: Gilles Lellouche, Pierre Niney, Emmanuelle Bercot, Laurent Stocker
Votes: 2,047
22. Neon City (1991)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
"Mad Max" clone set in the not-too-distant future about a group of people trying to escape to a safe haven called Neon City after a solar disaster that has decimated the Earth.
Director: Monte Markham | Stars: Michael Ironside, Vanity, Lyle Alzado, Valerie Wildman
Votes: 1,248
23. Eating Out: The Open Weekend (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy
Zack is gaycationing in Palm Springs with new BF Benji who, to Zack's dismay, wants to try an open relationship. Adding confusion is Casey, Zack's ex, with Peter, his fake BF, plus Casey's fruity friend, Penny, and Zack's friend Lilly.
Director: Q. Allan Brocka | Stars: Aaron Milo, Chris Puckett, Chris Salvatore, Harmony Santana
Votes: 2,515
24. The Devil We Know (2018)
95 min | Documentary
A group of citizens in West Virginia challenges a powerful corporation to be more environmentally responsible.
Directors: Stephanie Soechtig, Jeremy Seifert | Stars: Sue Bailey, Bucky Bailey, Ken Wamsley, Wilbur Tennant
Votes: 1,305
25. Hidden in the Woods (2012)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Ater their abusive father is jailed, two sisters being raised in a remote area of Chile find they have to answer to their uncle, a drug kingpin who wants his missing product back.
Director: Patricio Valladares | Stars: Siboney Lo, Carolina Retamal, Josefa Mora, Daniel Antivilo
Votes: 633
26. A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Approved | 102 min | Drama
Jean Hansen joins the staff at a state training institution for developmentally challenged children. When she disagrees with teaching methods used for a 12-year-old autistic boy, the principal does not believe her approach is the answer.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill
Votes: 3,394
27. Halloween Party (2019)
TV-14 | 92 min | Horror
A college student unwittingly releases terrifying entities from her school's past via a Halloween themed computer meme.
Director: Jay Dahl | Stars: Amy Groening, T. Thomason, Marietta Laan, Shelley Thompson
Votes: 1,399
28. Women of the World (1963)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary
From love in the streets of Paris to death on the African plain, the acclaimed MONDO CANE masters turn their unflinching eye on all the things never before known - and never before shown - about WOMEN OF THE WORLD.
Directors: Paolo Cavara, Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi | Stars: Stefano Sibaldi, Belinda Lee, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 394
29. Bizarre (1970)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A brainy sex flick with a sense of humor, the film begins with a narrator/mummy who guides us through a number of vignettes promising to show what some of us go through in the pursuit of ... See full summary »
Director: Antony Balch | Stars: Richard Schulman, Janet Spearman, Dorothy Grumbar, Anthony Rowlands
Votes: 417
30. My Body, My Child (1982 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A woman must choose between having an abortion or giving birth to a deformed child.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Jack Albertson, Joseph Campanella, Stephen Elliott
Votes: 223
31. Traces of Death IV: Resurrected (1996 Video)
Unrated | 66 min | Documentary, Horror
Real-life death footage presented as a gross-out 'shockumentary'.
Stars: Darrin Ramage, Little Ms. Js
Votes: 230
32. The People vs. Agent Orange (2020)
87 min | Documentary
The Agent Orange catastrophe did not end with the Vietnam War. Today, a primary chemical of the toxic defoliant causes deformed births and deadly cancers. Two heroic women fight to hold the manufacturers accountable.
Directors: Alan Adelson, Kate Taverna | Stars: Carol Van Strum, Bruce Anderson, To Nga Tran, William Bourdon
Votes: 126
33. Being Different (1981)
103 min | Documentary
This compassionate documentary offers snapshots of a number of people living productive lives while coping with physical abnormalities.
Director: Harry Rasky | Stars: Billy Barty, Christopher Plummer, Sandra Elaine Allen, Jo-Ann Cantilla
Votes: 158
34. Seeds of Death: Unveiling the Lies of GMOs (2012)
90 min | Documentary, History, News
This film exposes the dangers of genetically modified foods and features leading scientists, physicians, professors, attorneys and activists. You'll see the corruption surrounding GMOs and the deception being perpetrated against the world.
Directors: Gary Null, Richard Polonetsky | Stars: Mike Adams, Michael Antoniou, Joel Bakan, T. Colin Campbell
Votes: 143
35. Traces of Death V: Back in Action (2000 Video)
92 min | Documentary, Horror
The fifth sequel of the self-proclamed "first true shockumentary" series, dealing mostly with real life graphic violence and its aftermath caught on video.
Stars: Asjad Nadeem, Darrin Ramage, Daniel V. Jones
Votes: 193
36. The Killing Ground (1979)
48 min | Documentary
The Killing Ground examines toxic waste, its effects on public health, and failures by government agencies and chemical companies to keep it contained.
Directors: Tom Priestley, Steve Singer | Star: Brit Hume
Votes: 42
37. Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime (2014)
102 min | Documentary
Before the Internet. Before Social Media. Before Breaking News. The victims of Thalidomide had to rely on something even more extraordinary to fight their corner: Investigative Journalism. ... See full summary »
Directors: David Morris, Jacqui Morris | Stars: Harold Evans, Ralph Nader, Michael Sheen
Votes: 666
38. Gora Aur Kala (1972)
Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The Emperor of a distant Kingdom in India is overjoyed when his wife gives birth to twin sons. Before he could announce his joy openly, his enemies, Zoravar and Shamsher, take over the ... See full summary »
Director: Naresh Kumar | Stars: Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Hema Malini, Rekha, Premnath Malhotra
Votes: 127
39. Death Scenes 3 (1993 Video)
88 min | Documentary
Director: Nick Bougas | Stars: Elena Ceausescu, Nicolae Ceausescu, Maritza Martin Munoz, Benito Mussolini
Votes: 88
40. The Amazing Shocking Asia (1998 Video)
Documentary
Documentary examining the many strange customs that take place in Asia.
Star: Gordon Vein
Votes: 55
41. Jiyan (2002)
102 min | Drama, Romance, War
Five years following the infamous chemical and biological bombing of Halabja, Diyari, a Kurdish/ American good Samaritan, returns to his homeland to build an orphanage in what is left of ... See full summary »
Director: Jano Rosebiani | Stars: Kurdo Galali, Pirshang Berzinji, Choman Hawrami, Enwer Shexani
Votes: 119
42. From Danger to Dignity (1995)
57 min | Documentary
A look at the courageous legal and extralegal efforts of those who fought to break the silence, change the laws and end the shame which surrounded abortion when it was a crime in the United States.
Director: Dorothy Fadiman | Stars: Huw Anwyl, Peg Beissert, Curtis Boyd, Arlene Carmen
Votes: 15
43. Homo Sapiens 1900 (1998)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
Homo Sapiens 1900 is a stunning exploration of the history of eugenics, race hygiene and the quest to improve the human race. Emerging at the turn of the century, eugenic movements spawned government sanctioned research projects
Director: Peter Cohen | Stars: Jan Holmquist, Vladimir Lenin, Trofim Lysenko, Joseph Stalin
Votes: 213 | Gross: $0.00M
44. Gulf War Syndrome: Killing Our Own (2007)
110 min | Documentary, History, War
After the Vietnam War, hundreds of thousands of U.S. veterans suffered toxic reactions, neurological damage, and rare cancers due to exposure to 2,4,5,-D and 2,4,5-T dioxin that was used in... See full summary »
Director: Gary Null | Stars: George W. Bush, Joyce Riley, Doug Rokke
Votes: 29
45. After the Apocalypse (2010)
65 min | Documentary
During the Soviet era, the people of Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan were used as human guinea pigs in the testing of nuclear weapons. Today they live with the consequences: sheep graze in ... See full summary »
Director: Antony Butts
Votes: 54
46. Banned! In America V: The Final Chapter (2000 Video)
60 min | Documentary
Star: Lee Chapman
Votes: 77
47. The First Secret City (2015)
105 min | Documentary
Before the creation of the secret cities of Los Alamos, Oak Ridge and Hanford, the Manhattan Project hired the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works of St. Louis to refine the first uranium used in ... See full summary »
Directors: Alison Carrick, C.D. Stelzer | Stars: John Bell, Carolyn Bower, Conrad Bowers, Karl Brooks
Votes: 16
48. A Call to Arms (2009)
85 min | Documentary, History, War
The eyewitness story of the illegal U.S. and U.K. military anthrax vaccination programs, which is recommended by Montel Williams as the Must-See Documentary of the Year. Because of the ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Miller | Stars: Michael Douglas, Linda Hamilton, Scott Miller, Melissa Mosich Miller
Votes: 60
49. Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1 (2011)
87 min | Documentary
A shocking political expose, and an intimate ethnographic portrait of Pacific Islanders struggling for survival, dignity and justice after decades of top-secret human radiation experiments conducted on them by the U.S. government.
Director: Adam Jonas Horowitz | Stars: Holly Barker, Steven V. Carey, Tony de Brum, Howard Hills
Votes: 36
50. 'LSD': Trip or Trap! (1967)
19 min | Short, Documentary
Explains the dangers of LSD. Describes the immediate medical effects and long range health and social effects of the habit.
Director: Sid Davis
Votes: 56