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1. In Bruges (2008)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.
Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds, Elizabeth Berrington
Votes: 461,804 | Gross: $7.76M
2. Midnight in Paris (2011)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Kurt Fuller
Votes: 450,090 | Gross: $56.82M
3. The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
R | 113 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller
A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Ben Gazzara
Votes: 100,669 | Gross: $69.30M
4. Inferno (I) (2016)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks and they race across Europe together against the clock to foil a deadly global plot.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Ben Foster
Votes: 189,844 | Gross: $34.34M
5. Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)
145 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Viggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars.
Director: Agustín Díaz Yanes | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Unax Ugalde, Eduard Fernández
Votes: 13,894
6. Trance (I) (2013)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An art auctioneer becomes mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel, Danny Sapani
Votes: 117,774 | Gross: $2.32M
7. Loving Vincent (2017)
PG-13 | 94 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.
Directors: DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman | Stars: Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Robert Gulaczyk, Helen McCrory
Votes: 63,706 | Gross: $6.74M
8. Bean (1997)
PG-13 | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The bumbling Mr. Bean travels to America when he is given the responsibility of bringing a highly valuable painting to a Los Angeles museum.
Director: Mel Smith | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, John Mills, Pamela Reed
Votes: 110,904 | Gross: $45.32M
9. Mr. Turner (2014)
R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey
Votes: 27,195 | Gross: $3.96M
10. Barbara (I) (2012)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
A doctor working in 1980s East Germany finds herself banished to a small country hospital.
Director: Christian Petzold | Stars: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock, Christina Hecke
Votes: 15,997
11. Klimt (2006)
Not Rated | 131 min | Biography, Drama
A portrait of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, whose lavish, sexual paintings came to symbolize the art nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: John Malkovich, Veronica Ferres, Stephen Dillane, Saffron Burrows
Votes: 3,262
12. Renoir (2012)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir -- son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste -- returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his ... See full summary »
Director: Gilles Bourdos | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Christa Théret, Vincent Rottiers, Thomas Doret
Votes: 5,994 | Gross: $2.29M
13. Painted with Words (2010 TV Movie)
80 min | Documentary, Biography
The story of Vincent Van Gogh, with dialogue sourced from his own words.
Director: Andrew Hutton | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Parker, Aidan McArdle, Christopher Good
Votes: 2,713
14. The Mill and the Cross (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, History
This movie focuses on a dozen of the five hundred characters depicted in Bruegel's painting. The theme of Christ's suffering is set against religious persecution in Flanders in 1564.
Director: Lech Majewski | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Michael York, Charlotte Rampling, Joanna Litwin
Votes: 4,430 | Gross: $0.31M
15. The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
Not Rated | 112 min | Documentary, Biography
Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Agnès Varda, André Lubrano, Blaise Fournier, Vincent Fournier
Votes: 4,790 | Gross: $0.24M
16. The Fantasist (1986)
R | 98 min | Thriller
A psychopathic killer in pursuit of his next victim crosses paths with Patricia Teeling (Moira Harris), full of enthusiasm for her new life in Dublin.
Director: Robin Hardy | Stars: Moira Sinise, Christopher Cazenove, Timothy Bottoms, John Kavanagh
Votes: 382
17. Montparnasse 19 (1958)
Not Rated | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
About the last years of the life of the great artist Modigliani. A poor Italian artist suffering from alcoholism and opium addiction falls in love with Jeanne, a girl from a wealthy family whose parents are categorically against it.
Director: Jacques Becker | Stars: Gérard Philipe, Lilli Palmer, Anouk Aimée, Lila Kedrova
Votes: 1,679
18. Sin (2019)
134 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Jakob Diehl, Orso Maria Guerrini, Yuliya Vysotskaya, Toni Pandolfo
Votes: 1,370
19. Vincent & Theo (1990)
PG-13 | 138 min | Biography, Drama
The familiar tragic story of Vincent van Gogh is broadened by focusing as well on his brother Theodore, who helped support Vincent. The movie also provides a nice view of the locations which Vincent painted.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Adrian Brine, Jean-François Perrier
Votes: 4,208 | Gross: $2.23M
20. Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (2016)
110 min | Biography, Drama, History
Vienna, early 20th century: the young Egon Schiele is one of the most discussed artists of his time with his original, erotically charged works.
Director: Dieter Berner | Stars: Noah Saavedra, Maresi Riegner, Valerie Pachner, Marie Jung
Votes: 1,532
21. Le sauvage (1975)
PG | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Martin lives alone on a Caribbean island. On an excursion to the port city, he helps Nelly, who has fled from her groom.
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Luigi Vannucchi, Tony Roberts
Votes: 2,138
22. The Blonde with Bare Breasts (2010)
100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The two brothers Julien (Nicolas Duvauchelle) and Louis (Steve Le Roi) work on their father's steel barge, which he won't let them inherit. To keep the boat, they resort to stealing a ... See full summary »
Director: Manuel Pradal | Stars: Vahina Giocante, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Steve Le Roi, Paul Schmidt
Votes: 678
23. Police Python 357 (1976)
Not Rated | 126 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An inspector is having a secret relationship with a woman. When she is murdered by his boss, all proof is against him.
Director: Alain Corneau | Stars: Yves Montand, François Périer, Simone Signoret, Stefania Sandrelli
Votes: 2,076
24. Declaration of War (2011)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
When their young son is diagnosed with a brain tumor, young parents Roméo and Juliette unite in the fight for his survival.
Director: Valérie Donzelli | Stars: Valérie Donzelli, Jérémie Elkaïm, César Desseix, Gabriel Elkaïm
Votes: 5,323 | Gross: $0.05M
25. Francofonia (2015)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, History
A history of the Louvre during the Nazi occupation and a meditation on the meaning and timelessness of art.
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov | Stars: Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Benjamin Utzerath, Vincent Nemeth, Johanna Korthals Altes
Votes: 3,003 | Gross: $0.30M
26. Incorrigible (1975)
100 min | Comedy
Victor Vautier is incorrigible: he's in constant motion, working several cons at once, using different names and changing disguises. He's charming and outrageous, incapable of uttering a ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Geneviève Bujold, Julien Guiomar, Charles Gérard
Votes: 1,821
27. The French Revolution (2005 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about the bloody beginning, bloodier middle and unceremonious end of the French Revolution, an event that ended in blood the reign of kings in France and laid the foundation for a new - republican - system of government.
Director: Doug Shultz | Stars: Edward Herrmann, George Ivascu, Rodica Lazar, Tomi Cristin
Votes: 336
28. Vincent and Theo (1990)
203 min | Biography, Drama
Oscar winner Robert Altman directs this biography of a struggling Vincent Van Gogh and his relationship with Theo, his art-dealer brother. Starring actors Tim Roth and Paul Rhys. Beautifully acted and visually stunning.
Stars: Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Hans Kesting, Johanna ter Steege
Votes: 98
29. Stella (2008)
103 min | Drama
Paris, 1977. Eleven year old Stella knows poker better than grammar when she starts the year at a prestigious new school. There, she discovers the possibilities of a whole new world outside her parents' bar.
Director: Sylvie Verheyde | Stars: Léora Barbara, Mélissa Rodriguès, Laëtitia Guerard, Karole Rocher
Votes: 1,620
30. 11 Flowers (2011)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, History
11-year-old Wang lives with his family in a remote village in China. Life is tough, but they make the most of what little they have. When Wang is selected to lead his school's daily ... See full summary »
Director: Xiaoshuai Wang | Stars: Jingchun Wang, Wenqing Liu, Guo Liuxing Zhong, Kexuan Zhang
Votes: 759
31. Great Paintings of the World with Andrew Marr (2020–2021)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The broadcaster and art lover examines the stories behind some of the world's most famous works of art.
Stars: Andrew Marr, Estelle Lovatt, Susie Hodge, Lucinda Hawksley
Votes: 34
32. The Real Da Vinci Code (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Tony Robinson examines the claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
Director: Kashaf Chaudhry | Stars: Tony Robinson, Dan Brown, Oliver Davies, Graham Phillips
Votes: 417
33. Si Paris nous était conté (1956)
130 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A witty journey through the history of Paris told to a group of students by Sacha Guitry, from its foundation at the time of Caesar to 1955. Among others you will meet King Charles VII ... See full summary »
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Françoise Arnoul, Jeanne Boitel, Gilbert Bokanowski, Julien Carette
Votes: 286
34. The Horse of Pride (1980)
120 min | Drama
In early twentieth-century Brittany, two peasants marry, have a son, and live in traditional Breton ways: three generations under one roof, a division of labor between the sexes, elders' ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Jacques Dufilho, Bernadette Le Saché, François Cluzet, Paul Le Person
Votes: 297
35. Hanging Perverts (2010)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary, News
Hanging Perverts is a film manifesto journeying in the world of hardcore bondage pornography, attacking issues of censorship and personal liberty. Includes interviews with Guardian ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Sherban | Stars: Andrew Sherban, Davide Previti, Tudor Plapcianu, Sebastien Thomas
Votes: 26
36. Rattle-Can (2021)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A reclusive college student finds social media fame as a disguised street artist who reveals his story through vandalism.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Kyle Abraham, Shawn Abraham, Hannah Bailey, Rebecca Bottorff
Votes: 67
37. The Art Mysteries (2020– )
29 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Art sleuth Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .
Star: Waldemar Januszczak
Votes: 48
38. Murder in Eden (1961)
63 min | Crime, Mystery
Art critic Max Aaronson denounces a famous old painting in Arnold Woolf's gallery as a forgery. He says it is not the only one, but shortly after he is killed by a hit-and-run driver.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Ray McAnally, Catherine Feller, Yvonne Buckingham, Mark Singleton
Votes: 113
39. Without Gorky (2011)
58 min | Documentary
A personal journey into a family myth. The life of my grandmother, my mother and my aunt continues to be influenced by my grandfather: the Abstract Expressionist painter Arshile Gorky whose suicide in 1948 dictates fraught family dynamics.
Director: Cosima Spender | Stars: Arshile Gorky, Maro Gorky, Natasha Gorky, Agnes Magruder
Votes: 101
40. Looking for Rembrandt (2019)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and art of the quintessential 17th century Dutch painter Rembrandt.
Stars: Toby Jones, Thomas S. Kaplan, Leonore van Sloten, Taco Dibbits
Votes: 34
41. Night Descends on Treasure Island (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Short, Documentary
A travelogue celebrating the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition and highlighting its exhibition of classical paintings and stunning lighting effects.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 123
42. Unmasking the Da Vinci Code (2006 Video)
151 min | Documentary
Stars: Stan Johnson, Michael Hoggard
Votes: 15
43. Weg Van Het Meesterwerk (Origin of Pieces) (2019)
Documentary
Host Thomas Vanderveken tracks the journey of world-famous paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Pieter Bruegel and Jan Van Eyck. The key question throughout each episode is: "How did this work of art end up where it is now?"
Director: Edwin Colebunders | Star: Thomas Vanderveken
44. La paleta de Velázquez (1962)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Short documentary based on an study made by Aureliano de Beruete y Moret about the painter Diego de Silva Velázquez
Director: Manuel Hernández Sanjuán | Star: Rafael de Penagos
46. Velázquez (1966)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Jesús Fernández Santos | Star: Francisco Cantalejo
48. H recherche F (2015)
12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A love story in the world of revived paintings.
Director: Marina Moshkova | Stars: Michael S.U. Hudson, Tatyana Moshkova, Tamri Bziava, Lola Heude
Votes: 58
49. Monet: The Mystery of the Orangery (2000 Video Game)
Adventure, Crime, Family
Adventure game about Monet and his art. The French government asks you to help famous real life painter Monet restore his Orangery and stop his fictional nemesis, banker Celeon Derek, from turning it into an oil field.
50. Zaark and the Night Team in the Quest for Patterns (1995 Video Game)
Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Kids puzzle game about patterns found in tunes, famous paintings, shapes and numbers, and words and pictures. Part of a series.