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1. Rain Man (1988)

R | 133 min | Drama

8.0

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65 Metascore

After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen

Votes: 547,027 | Gross: $178.80M

2. Inland Empire (2006)

R | 180 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

6.8

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73 Metascore

As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Karolina Gruszka, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Grace Zabriskie, Laura Dern

Votes: 62,465 | Gross: $0.75M

3. Orgazmo (1997)

NC-17 | 94 min | Comedy

6.1

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48 Metascore

Naive young Mormon Joe Young is recruited to act in porn movies.

Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Dian Bachar, Robyn Lynne Raab, Michael Dean Jacobs

Votes: 38,059 | Gross: $0.58M

4. Witchtrap (1989)

R | 92 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

4.6

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Parapsychologists try to make an inn haunted by an evil witch's ghost safe for guests.

Director: Kevin Tenney | Stars: James W. Quinn, Kathleen Bailey, Judy Tatum, Rob Zapple

Votes: 1,285

5. Saint Laurent (2014)

R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

6.1

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52 Metascore

Yves Saint Laurent's life from 1967 to 1976, during which time the famed fashion designer was at the peak of his career.

Director: Bertrand Bonello | Stars: Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Louis Garrel, Léa Seydoux

Votes: 6,486 | Gross: $0.43M

6. Oedipus orca (1977)

100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

4.9

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After her harrowing kidnap ordeal in Snatch (1976), Alice tries to return to her normal life, but her memories still haunt her twisting her psyche even further as no one realizes that she's in need of some serious help.

Director: Eriprando Visconti | Stars: Rena Niehaus, Gabriele Ferzetti, Carmen Scarpitta, Michele Placido

Votes: 319

7. Little Girl Blue (2023)

95 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

6.3

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Docudrama about French writer and photographer Carole Achache. Through the power of filmmaking and the help of Marion Cotillard, director Mona Achache brings her mother back to life to retrace her journey and find out who she really was.

Director: Mona Achache | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Mona Achache, Marie Bunel, Marie-Christine Adam

Votes: 219

8. Faces of Death IV (1990)

Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, Horror

3.4

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Follows the same pattern of the other Faces of Death movies. In this one we see many staged and not so staged looking deaths ranging from bungee jumping accidents and magic tricks gone bad.

Directors: John Alan Schwartz, Susumu Saegusa, Andrew Theopolis | Stars: James B. Schwartz, John Zimmerman, John Alan Schwartz

Votes: 1,337

9. Tomorrow Ever After (2016)

95 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

6.8

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When a historian living in the year 2592 time-travels to 2015, she navigates the societal woes that she's read about in history books.

Director: Ela Thier | Stars: Caitlin Mehner, Carolina Ravassa, Valéry Lessard, Ela Thier

Votes: 186

10. From the Head (2011)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

7.7

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Written by veteran strip club bathroom attendant, George Griffith, From The Head paints unflinching portraits of the men and women who people the dysfunctional family of the strip club, and... See full summary »

Director: George Griffith | Stars: George Griffith, Matthew Lillard, Jeffrey Doornbos, Samantha Lemole

Votes: 124