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1. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
G | 91 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Demi Moore, Jason Alexander, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton
Votes: 171,567 | Gross: $100.14M
2. Pinocchio (2022)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A puppet is brought to life by a fairy, who assigns him to lead a virtuous life in order to become a real boy.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Angus Wright
Votes: 42,016
3. 1900 (1976)
Unrated | 317 min | Drama, History
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini
Votes: 27,275
4. Pinocchio (1940)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Don Brodie
Votes: 159,760 | Gross: $84.25M
5. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
R | 188 min | Drama
Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Kristina Adolphson, Börje Ahlstedt
Votes: 67,467 | Gross: $4.97M
6. Jabberwocky (1977)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier, Warren Mitchell
Votes: 15,977
7. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
Two minor characters from the play 'Hamlet' stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.
Director: Tom Stoppard | Stars: Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss, Livio Badurina
Votes: 23,840 | Gross: $0.74M
8. The Truth (2019)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A stormy reunion between scriptwriter Lumir with her famous mother and actress, Fabienne, against the backdrop of Fabienne's autobiographic book and her latest role in a Sci-Fi picture as a daughter of a mother who never grows old.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Clémentine Grenier
Votes: 7,832
9. Ben (1972)
PG | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A lonely boy befriends Ben, the leader of a violent swarm of killer rats.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Lee Montgomery, Joseph Campanella, Arthur O'Connell, Rosemary Murphy
Votes: 3,427 | Gross: $0.77M
10. A Farewell to Arms (1932)
Unrated | 80 min | Drama, Romance, War
An American ambulance driver and an English nurse fall in love in Italy during World War I.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Adolphe Menjou, Mary Philips
Votes: 6,811
11. Berlin, I Love You (2019)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Latest installment of the Cities of Love series (Paris, je t'aime / New York, I Love You / Rio, Eu Te Amo), this collective feature film is made of ten stories of romance set in the German capital.
Directors: Dianna Agron, Peter Chelsom, Claus Clausen, Fernando Eimbcke, Justin Franklin, Dennis Gansel, Dani Levy, Daniel Lwowski, Stephanie Martin, Josef Rusnak, Til Schweiger, Massy Tadjedin, Gabriela Tscherniak | Stars: Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Luke Wilson, Jim Sturgess
Votes: 3,925
12. Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
G | 132 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
Several ordinary Frenchmen go on an epic voyage through the occupied country to the free zone as they help British pilots avoid German captivity.
Director: Gérard Oury | Stars: Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Claudio Brook, Andréa Parisy
Votes: 20,197
13. Shock (1977)
R | 93 min | Horror
A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband, who possesses their young son.
Directors: Mario Bava, Lamberto Bava | Stars: Daria Nicolodi, John Steiner, David Colin Jr., Ivan Rassimov
Votes: 4,670
14. The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973)
R | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Abandoned by their husband/father, a traumatized woman and her disturbed stepdaughter hire a drifter handyman at their secluded estate while a series of murders begins.
Director: Juan Antonio Bardem | Stars: Jean Seberg, Marisol, Barry Stokes, Perla Cristal
Votes: 951
15. Kolya (1996)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A confirmed bachelor is in for the surprise of his life when a get-rich-quick scheme backfires and leaves him with a pint-sized new roommate.
Director: Jan Sverák | Stars: Zdenek Sverák, Andrey Khalimon, Libuse Safránková, Ondrej Vetchý
Votes: 16,216 | Gross: $5.73M
16. Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991 Video)
R | 82 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A puppeteer's ability to bring inanimate objects to life attracts the attention of the Nazis during World War II.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Guy Rolfe, Richard Lynch, Ian Abercrombie, Kristopher Logan
Votes: 5,445
17. The Life of Oharu (1952)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama
Follows a woman's fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of society.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirô Sugai, Toshirô Mifune
Votes: 7,643
18. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
PG-13 | 87 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Paris...at the turn of the century. Inspector Vidocq investigates a series of unexplained murders at a Grand Guignol-type theatre...where the players have suddenly become real-life victims. Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 1,552
19. The Shamer's Daughter 2: The Serpent Gift (2019)
103 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The Shamer's Daughter, Dina, with the magical power of compelling people to admit their most secret shame, must save her family with her newly found father. But he is a Blackmaster, with ... See full summary »
Director: Ask Hasselbalch | Stars: Rebecca Emilie Sattrup, Dejan Cukic, Jakob Oftebro, Allan Hyde
Votes: 979
20. Faust (1994)
97 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
An ordinary man is lured into a strange puppet theatre by a map and finds himself embroiled in a production of the Faustian legend.
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Petr Cepek, Jan Kraus, Vladimír Kudla, Antonin Zacpal
Votes: 4,296
21. Jacquot of Nantes (1991)
PG | 118 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A boy growing up in Nantes during World War II around his father's auto shop has a love for puppet shows and cinema and develops it into his own art. Jacques Demy, the artist at the end of his life, reflects on his childhood influences.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier, Brigitte De Villepoix
Votes: 1,995 | Gross: $0.15M
22. Mysteries of Lisbon (2011–2020)
Not Rated | 317 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Follows a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy across Portugal, France, Italy and Brazil where they connect with a variety of mysterious individuals.
Stars: Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, João Arrais
Votes: 3,608 | Gross: $0.11M
23. The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)
108 min | Drama
A mentally challenged man escapes from his tyrannical master and finds happiness when a poor family takes him in.
Director: Hans Alfredson | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Maria Johansson, Hans Alfredson, Per Myrberg
Votes: 3,709
24. Screamtime (1983)
R | 89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A trilogy of three improbable stories of horror and the supernatural are combined into this low budget thriller: "That's the Way to Do It," "Dreamhouse,," and "Do You Believe in Fairies?"
Directors: Michael Armstrong, Stanley A. Long | Stars: Vincent Russo, Michael Gordon, Marie Scinto, Kevin Smith
Votes: 1,011
25. Love by the Book (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A bookstore owner and hopeless romantic meets the man of her dreams and tries to save her business with the help of a business consultant. She discovers what she needs to make the ... See full summary »
Director: David S. Cass Sr. | Stars: Leah Renee, Kristopher Turner, Cherilyn Wilson, Ryan Bittle
Votes: 1,462
26. Caprice Italian Style (1968)
95 min | Comedy
The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.
Directors: Mauro Bolognini, Mario Monicelli, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Steno, Pino Zac, Franco Rossi | Stars: Totò, Ugo D'Alessio, Regina Seiffert, Dante Maggio
Votes: 632
27. The Magic Toyshop (1987)
107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After her parents are killed in a plane crash over the Grand Canyon, Melanie, a teenager girl and her younger brother and sister are sent to London to live with their uncle, Philip. There, ... See full summary »
Director: David Wheatley | Stars: Caroline Milmoe, Tom Bell, Kilian McKenna, Patricia Kerrigan
Votes: 213
28. Pinocchio (2012)
PG | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
In this dazzling, delightful re-imagining of the classic family legend, a playful puppet comes to life and experiences incredible adventures in his struggle to become human.
Director: Enzo D'Alò | Stars: Gabriele Caprio, Mino Caprio, Maricla Affatato, Lucrezia Marricchi
Votes: 387
29. Nutcracker (1986)
G | 89 min | Family, Fantasy, Music
The colorful holiday classic is brought to the big screen, designed by famed children's story author and artist Maurice Sendak, and written to be as close to the original story. Based on the Pacific Northwest Ballet's original production.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Stars: Hugh Duncan Bigney Mitchell, Vanessa Sharp, Patricia Barker, Wade Walthall
Votes: 1,386 | Gross: $0.78M
30. Drifting Flowers (2008)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Romance
Teddy Award-winning Director Zero Chou (Spider Lilies) weaves three poetic tales as the lesbians in Drifting Flowers seek their true identify. In the first story, Jing, a blind singer, ... See full summary »
Director: Zero Chou | Stars: Serena Fang, Chih-Ying Pai, Yi-lan Chao, Yi-ching Lu
Votes: 433
31. The Forbidden Street (1949)
Passed | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A rich woman in Victorian England marries a poor artist from the wrong side of the track, and finds herself the victim of a blackmailing plot.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Dana Andrews, Maureen O'Hara, Sybil Thorndike, Fay Compton
Votes: 574
32. Liebe ist nur ein Wort (1971)
111 min | Drama, Romance
Verena Angenford, the beautiful and sensible wife of a powerful banker falls in love with the 21 year old school-boy Oliver Mansfeld. They start a love affair, believing that Verna's ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Judy Winter, Herbert Fleischmann, Malte Thorsten, Donata Höffer
Votes: 109
33. Side Show (1981 TV Movie)
Unrated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A teenage boy runs away from home. He joins the circus but finds out that it's not all what it's cracked up to be. But then the boy becomes a witness to a murder, and he must try to stay out of the killer's way.
Director: William Conrad | Stars: Lance Kerwin, Connie Stevens, William Windom, Barbara Rhoades
Votes: 53
34. Women on the Run (2019)
93 min | Comedy, Romance
Women on the Run. Vera has lived a wonderful life with Jindrich, and she is fully determined to fulfill his last wish - running a marathon. The emancipated and spirited mother of three ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Horský | Stars: Zlata Adamovská, Tereza Kostková, Veronika Khek Kubarová, Jenovéfa Boková
Votes: 838
35. Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Three attendees at a puppet theater don various roles in order to sing a variety of songs by Jacques Brel, all while hippies and other eccentrics cavort about them.
Director: Denis Héroux | Stars: Elly Stone, Mort Shuman, Joe Masiell, Jacques Brel
Votes: 265
36. Tricky Old Dogs (2018)
TV-14 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Three elderly men who have been friends since the 1960s bond over their lifetime of experiences together despite their differences.
Director: Christophe Duthuron | Stars: Pierre Richard, Eddy Mitchell, Roland Giraud, Alice Pol
Votes: 927
37. Mørkeleg (1996)
90 min | Horror
As four friends set up a game of murder in an abandoned house, a real-life murderer approaches to up the stakes of the game.
Director: Martin Schmidt | Stars: Line Kruse, Christian Grønvall, Mari-Anne Jespersen, Karl Bille
Votes: 630
38. Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 Video Game)
Adventure, Drama, Family
Interactive storybook based on Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Follow the story from the movie and play couple of mini-games in the process.
Directors: Greg Tiernan, David Molina, Terry Shakespeare | Stars: Jason Alexander, Jordan Ashley, Jeff Bennett, Mary Kay Bergman
Votes: 43
39. Provincial Actors (1979)
121 min | Comedy, Drama
The film is set in a small town near Warsaw, to which a young and coming director comes to produce a classic play (Wyspianski "Wyzwolenie") with a modern vein. Everyone in the production ... See full summary »
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Halina Labonarska, Tadeusz Huk, Iwona Biernacka, Ewa Dalkowska
Votes: 374
40. Princ Mamánek (2022)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Jan Budar | Stars: Borek Belfin, Bolek Polívka, Adam Halas, Jan Sevecek
Votes: 106
41. Ne pokiday... (1989 TV Movie)
140 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The fairy tale-play based on which the film was made was written by Georgi Polonsky in 1984 based on the fairy tale "The Rose and the Ring" by William Thackeray.
Director: Leonid Nechaev | Stars: Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Lidiya Fedoseeva-Shukshina, Varvara Vladimirova, Igor Krasavin
Votes: 208
42. Hans Röckle und der Teufel (1974)
75 min | Family, Fantasy
Hans Röckle, a cheerful, skillful puppeteer and inventor, returns to his native village after a long wandering. One day, the Devil comes to his house to get the soul and talent of the master.
Director: Hans Kratzert | Stars: Rolf Hoppe, Peter Aust, Herbert Köfer, Regina Beyer
Votes: 99
43. Anima (1997)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
A reporter doing a story on taxidermy discovers an odd older couple that he becomes convinced are ex-Nazis. The chief item leading to this belief is an odd puppet theater the couple operate... See full summary »
Director: Craig Richardson | Stars: George Bartenieff, Jacqueline Bertrand, Bray Poor, Geoffrey Cantor
Votes: 79
44. Stagefright (1981)
75 min | Drama
A group of actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their next musical production, unaware that a psychopath has escaped and infiltrated among them.
Director: Jon Jost
Votes: 61
45. Le marais (2002)
85 min | Drama, Fantasy
Two social outcasts in 19th century Eastern Europe, Alexandre and Ulysse, become friends and settle down to live alone on the edge of a marsh that is reputedly haunted by demons, monsters ... See full summary »
Director: Kim Nguyen | Stars: Gregory Hlady, Paul Ahmarani, Gabriel Gascon, Jennifer Morehouse
Votes: 219
46. Cabaret (1981)
20 min | Animation, Short
Donna Rosita, due to her convictions, believes that she is absolutely ready to become a wife and mother, setting up a common home for her and her husband. This desire occupied all her ... See full summary »
Director: Ideya Garanina | Stars: Rolan Bykov, Valentina Ponomaryova, Elizaveta Razinova
Votes: 79
47. Jos oisi valtaa... (1941)
93 min | Comedy, Musical
Director: Yrjö Norta | Stars: Aku Korhonen, Sirkka Sipilä, Yrjö Tuominen, Joel Rinne
Votes: 43
48. The Puppeteers (2007)
62 min | Documentary
One of the most famous Italian families of the puppet theater. The Puppeteers combines passionate interviews with the Ferrari family, Bernardo Bertolucci and Dario Fo with archival ... See full summary »
Directors: Lura Calder, Maurizio Rigamonti | Stars: Bernardo Bertolucci, Ernest Borgnine, Dario Fo
49. From Puppets to Purim: The Story of Moshe Khusid (2011)
100 min | Documentary
There are people in this world who have a revolutionary spirit no matter what they do. Their field of excellence is irrelevant; their personality and generosity touch and transform many ... See full summary »
Director: Elena Tchoujtchenko