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1. Before Sunrise (1995)

R | 101 min | Drama, Romance

8.1

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78 Metascore

A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Andrea Eckert, Hanno Pöschl

Votes: 339,607 | Gross: $5.54M

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

PG-13 | 103 min | Drama

7.9

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67 Metascore

Charlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.

Director: Stephen Chbosky | Stars: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd

Votes: 548,323 | Gross: $17.74M

3. The Reader (2008)

R | 124 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

7.6

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58 Metascore

Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.

Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain

Votes: 260,034 | Gross: $34.19M

4. Paterson (2016)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.3

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90 Metascore

A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.

Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Nellie, Rizwan Manji

Votes: 89,000 | Gross: $2.14M

5. The Sessions (2012)

R | 95 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

7.2

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79 Metascore

A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.

Director: Ben Lewin | Stars: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood

Votes: 43,994 | Gross: $6.00M

6. Sweet Hostage (1975 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance

6.8

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An escaped mental patient kidnaps an illiterate teenage farm girl and takes her to his mountain hideaway, where they become friends--and, eventually, lovers.

Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Linda Blair, Martin Sheen, Jeanne Cooper, Lee de Broux

Votes: 828

7. The Efficiency Expert (1991)

PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama

6.2

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An expert on productivity shows wacky workers in 1966 Australia how to run their moccasin factory like clockwork, despite laying off more than half the workforce.

Director: Mark Joffe | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Alwyn Kurts, Bruno Lawrence

Votes: 2,205 | Gross: $0.10M

8. The Kindergarten Teacher (2014)

Not Rated | 119 min | Drama

6.6

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68 Metascore

A kindergarten teacher discovers in a five year-old child a prodigious gift for poetry. Amazed and inspired by this young boy, she decides to protect his talent in spite of everyone.

Director: Nadav Lapid | Stars: Sarit Larry, Avi Shnaidman, Lior Raz, Hamuchtar

Votes: 1,401

9. Day of the Wacko (2002)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

8.1

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24 hours in the bitter life of a frustrated divorced teacher who stays in the vicious circle of his numerous obsessions.

Director: Marek Koterski | Stars: Marek Kondrat, Janina Traczykówna, Andrzej Grabowski, Michal Koterski

Votes: 11,816

10. Teenage Dirtbag (2009)

Not Rated | 106 min | Drama

7.0

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Based on a true story, this high school drama centers on the unlikely friendship between a cheerleader and a bad boy.

Director: Regina Crosby | Stars: Scott Michael Foster, Noa Hegesh, Chris Ellis, Michael Bradley

Votes: 3,045

11. Driving Lessons (2006)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

6.6

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56 Metascore

A coming of age story about a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his domineering mother. His world changes when he begins to work for a retired actress.

Director: Jeremy Brock | Stars: Rupert Grint, Laura Linney, Julie Walters, Fay Cohen

Votes: 11,036 | Gross: $0.24M

12. Saint (2010)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

5.6

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A horror film that depicts St. Nicholas as a murderous bishop who kidnaps and murders children when there is a full moon on December 5.

Director: Dick Maas | Stars: Egbert Jan Weeber, Bert Luppes, Caro Lenssen, Huub Stapel

Votes: 9,672

13. Potiche (2010)

R | 103 min | Comedy

6.4

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68 Metascore

A housewife and grandma takes over the family business 1977, after her husband is hurt during a strike.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard

Votes: 11,364 | Gross: $1.62M

14. Way Back Home (I) (2011)

105 min | Drama

7.1

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For 12 years, Jessica Santiago (Julia Montes) has been dealing with the pain and guilt of losing her sister Joanna. Despite her efforts to please her mother Amy (Agot Isidro), Jessica knows... See full summary »

Director: Jerry Lopez Sineneng | Stars: Kathryn Bernardo, Julia Montes, Sam Concepcion, Enrique Gil

Votes: 101

15. The White Suit (1999)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

5.8

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A sergeant officer lives a life of a loner, reads literary classics and dreams about acting. On his journey by train, he madly falls in love with a prostitute, but her pimp - another ... See full summary »

Director: Lazar Ristovski | Stars: Lazar Ristovski, Radmila Shegoleva, Dragan Nikolic, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic

Votes: 1,049

16. Los muertos no se tocan, nene (2011)

Comedy

5.4

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Fabianito, a teenager and apprentice poet, is perplexed by the grotesque organisation of his great-grandfather's wake. Fabianito will discover love in these circumstances.

Director: José Luis García Sánchez | Stars: Silvia Marsó, Carlos Iglesias, Mariola Fuentes, Blanca Romero

Votes: 122

17. Collateral Damage: A Covid 19 Lockdown Story (2020)

8 min | Short, Drama

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A teenage girl experiences the highs and lows of the 2020 Covid 19 Lockdown.

Director: Adrian Roman | Star: Anna Stadler

18. Loma (1976)

113 min | Comedy, Romance

6.5

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A shy Finn boards a wrong plane and ends up on a beach holiday instead of skiing.

Director: Risto Jarva | Stars: Antti Litja, Tuula Nyman, Eija Pokkinen, Jukka Sipilä

Votes: 423

19. O petheropliktos (1968)

83 min | Comedy

5.2

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To cope with the incessant nagging of his meddling mother-in-law, a young lawyer seeks solace in poetry, only to end up in a psychiatric clinic after an unforeseen complication in court. Will she try to make amends by apologising to him?

Director: Hristos Kyriakopoulos | Stars: Giannis Gionakis, Despoina Stylianopoulou, Vasilis Avlonitis, Kleo Skouloudi

Votes: 96

20. The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner (1921)

13 min | Short, Biography, Comedy

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The story of Francis Scott Key and how he wrote the Star Spangled Banner after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.

Star: Frank Holland

21. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: Def Poet's Society (1990)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

7.5

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Will enters into an after school program, following the girls into a Poetry class he makes up a poem on the spot to impress the girls. After creating a poet, Christina asks to bring the ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 1,038

22. Bozena (2021– )
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2021)

TV-PG | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.3

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Director: Lenka Wimmerová | Stars: Anna Kameníková, Anna Geislerová, Jan Hájek, Jan Nedbal

Votes: 12

23. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Toony's Laugh Track (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

5.7

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Toony downloads a laugh track app to up his comedic appeal, much to Bill's annoyance. Cartoons include Robin Hood Daffy (1958), A Tale of Two Kitties (1942), Just Plane Beep (1965), Nearlyweds (1957), and Puss 'N' Boats (1966).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 8

24. Wolf Pack (2023)
Episode: Incendiary (2023)

TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

7.8

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The unknown caller leads the pack to the site of an attack; to protect their friends, Everett, Blake, Luna and Harlan crash a party; the task force follows a trail to an abandoned ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Elliott | Stars: Armani Jackson, Bella Shepard, Chloe Rose Robertson, Tyler Lawrence Gray

Votes: 644