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1. No Country for Old Men (2007)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 1,058,537 | Gross: $74.28M
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Gerry Robert Byrne
Votes: 1,076,690 | Gross: $34.40M
3. The House That Jack Built (2018)
R | 152 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders -- each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Votes: 91,777 | Gross: $0.09M
4. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Votes: 374,797 | Gross: $75.08M
5. Paths of Glory (1957)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, War
After a failed attack on a German position, a general orders three soldiers, chosen at random, court-martialed for cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready
Votes: 212,014
6. All Things Fall Apart (2011)
R | 110 min | Drama, Sport
A drama centered around a promising football running back during his senior year in college.
Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: 50 Cent, Ray Liotta, Lynn Whitfield, Cedric Sanders
Votes: 2,768
7. The Wind Rises (2013)
PG-13 | 126 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
Jiro Horikoshi studies assiduously to fulfill his aim of becoming an aeronautical engineer. As WWII begins, fighter aircraft designed by him end up getting used by the Japanese Empire against its foes.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Masahiko Nishimura
Votes: 98,530 | Gross: $5.21M
8. Of Mice and Men (1992)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Western
A nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression.
Director: Gary Sinise | Stars: John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston, Casey Siemaszko
Votes: 47,228 | Gross: $5.10M
9. Along Came a Spider (2001)
R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller
When a senator's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Michael Wincott, Monica Potter, Dylan Baker
Votes: 95,796 | Gross: $74.08M
10. Invictus (2009)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng
Votes: 167,770 | Gross: $37.49M
11. If.... (1968)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama
In this allegorical story, a revolution led by pupil Mick Travis takes place at an old established private school in England.
Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, David Wood, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan
Votes: 25,170
12. Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama, Romance
The love of high school sweethearts Deanie and Bud is weighed down by the oppressive expectations of their parents and society in smalltown Kansas in 1928, threatening the future of their relationship.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie
Votes: 22,627 | Gross: $8.72M
13. Bright Star (2009)
PG | 119 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The three-year romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne near the end of his life.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox
Votes: 28,681 | Gross: $4.44M
14. The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A stuffy author enters into an explosive relationship with his neighbor, a foul-mouthed, freewheeling prostitute.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klein, Allen Garfield
Votes: 4,397 | Gross: $23.68M
15. When the Wind Blows (1986)
16+ | 84 min | Animation, Drama, War
A naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.
Director: Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Peggy Ashcroft, John Mills, Robin Houston, James Russell
Votes: 12,617 | Gross: $0.01M
16. Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
California State Police Captain Sam Surcher investigates a string of teenage-girl murders at Oceanfront High School.
Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas, John David Carson
Votes: 2,676
17. 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: 9,425
18. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Approved | 128 min | Drama
A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands
Votes: 9,559
19. Burning Bright (2010)
PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A thriller centered on a young woman and her autistic little brother who are trapped in a house with a ravenous tiger during a hurricane.
Director: Carlos Brooks | Stars: Briana Evigan, Charlie Tahan, Garret Dillahunt, Meat Loaf
Votes: 7,958
20. All That Heaven Allows (1955)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Romance
An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.
Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Conrad Nagel
Votes: 16,617
21. White Man's Burden (1995)
R | 89 min | Drama, Thriller
In an alternative America where African-Americans and White Americans have reversed cultural roles, a white factory worker kidnaps a black factory owner for dismissing him over perceived disdain.
Director: Desmond Nakano | Stars: John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Margaret Avery
Votes: 5,187 | Gross: $3.76M
22. There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
R | 126 min | Comedy, Western
A charming but totally ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison. He enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn, Warren Oates
Votes: 5,227 | Gross: $0.64M
23. Violets Are Blue... (1986)
PG-13 | 88 min | Drama, Romance
Young love may endure in your heart and one day re-ignite, but reality may soon dowse the flames.
Director: Jack Fisk | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Kevin Kline, Bonnie Bedelia, John Kellogg
Votes: 1,175 | Gross: $4.74M
24. Best Laid Plans (1999)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A botched robbery leads two crooks and an unwitting buddy into a web of passion, crime and murder in this twist-laden film noir.
Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Alessandro Nivola, Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin, Gene Wolande
Votes: 8,277 | Gross: $0.03M
25. Madhouse (1981)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror
A woman is pursued by her murderous, psychopathic twin sister in the days leading up to their birthday.
Director: Ovidio G. Assonitis | Stars: Patricia Mickey, Michael MacRae, Dennis Robertson, Morgan Most
Votes: 2,515
26. Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
Staff and students at a rural school react to a warning of an imminent nuclear attack, not knowing whether it is real or a mistake.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Jane Connell, William Daniels, James Frawley, Richard Hamilton
Votes: 957
27. Midnight Ride (1990)
R | 93 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A house wife just left her cop husband, when she picks up Justin Mckay she'll wish she never did as she's plunged into a nightmare and the grip of a psychotic killer.
Director: Bob Bralver | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Mark Hamill, Savina Gersak, Robert Mitchum
Votes: 1,143
28. Jackanory (1965–1996)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Martin Jarvis, John Grant
Votes: 422
29. A Raisin in the Sun (2008 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 131 min | Drama
An African-American family struggles with poverty, racism, and inner conflict as they strive for a better way of life. Based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry.
Director: Kenny Leon | Stars: Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Sanaa Lathan, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad
Votes: 2,142
30. You Deserve a Lover (2019)
102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After Rémi's infidelity, Lila has a hard time dealing with their break-up. One day, he announces that he will travel alone to Bolivia to try to understand his mistakes.
Director: Hafsia Herzi | Stars: Hafsia Herzi, Djanis Bouzyani, Jérémie Laheurte, Anthony Bajon
Votes: 821
31. Of Mice and Men (1981 TV Movie)
150 min | Drama
A TV adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel. George and Lenny travel through the Depression-era west working at odd jobs, hoping to make enough money to buy their own farm. George must always... See full summary »
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Robert Blake, Randy Quaid, Mitchell Ryan, Ted Neeley
Votes: 556
32. Agneepath (1990)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young boy's quest for revenge leads him to become a gangster as an adult, and with each day he becomes more and more like his enemies. Can he find vengeance and redemption?
Director: Mukul Anand | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, Neelam Kothari
Votes: 9,449
33. The Wingless Bird (1997– )
180 min | Drama
Agnes manages family affairs on eve of WWI, helps sister Jessie marry across class lines. Faces own class divide when courted by Charles despite parents' disapproval. Her heart torn between Charles and his soldier brother Reginald.
Stars: Claire Skinner, Edward Atterton, Anne Reid, Michelle Charles
Votes: 555
34. Of Mice and Men (1968 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Two ranch workers, one of them simple-minded, look for work and happiness during the Great Depression, but luck is not in their cards.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: George Segal, Nicol Williamson, Dana Elcar, Will Geer
Votes: 144
35. Ardh Satya (1983)
130 min | Crime, Drama
A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Om Puri, Smita Patil, Amrish Puri, Shafi Inamdar
Votes: 2,038
36. Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002)
R | 101 min | Drama, Romance
A man returns to Victoria, Australia, where he grew up, and encounters a mysterious woman who reminds him of someone he once knew.
Director: Michael Petroni | Stars: Guy Pearce, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Curtin, Frank Gallacher
Votes: 2,480 | Gross: $0.12M
37. Death Be Not Proud (1975 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Based on the book by famed author John Gunther about the life and early death of his teenage son Johnny, who died from a brain tumor.
Director: Donald Wrye | Stars: Arthur Hill, Jane Alexander, Robby Benson, Linden Chiles
Votes: 200
38. Little Boy Blues (2005)
22 min | Short
A lonely and shy Michael succumbs to Zeno, a handsome and younger stranger in a gay bar.
Director: John McCrite | Stars: Malcolm Gets, Adam Bloch, Paul Denniston, Edward Enriquez-Cohen
Votes: 188
39. Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin? (1948)
Passed | 55 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
A group of people find themselves trapped in a creepy mansion, complete with secret passageways, a mad doctor and a murderous gorilla.
Director: Bernard Carr | Stars: Larry Olsen, Eilene Janssen, Peter Miles, Ardda Lynwood
Votes: 352
40. Mary Had a Little... (1961)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy
A theatrical impresario tries to win a bet with a psychiatrist over the production of a perfect baby.
Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Agnès Laurent, Hazel Court, Jack Watling, John Bentley
Votes: 80
41. Crimes of Passion: Dangerous Dreams (2013 TV Movie)
92 min | Crime, Thriller
Puck has managed to get a job working for the eccentric Nobel Literature Prize laureate Andreas Hallman. Hallman is charming and genial, but also a neurotic tyrant. He forces his wife, his ... See full summary »
Director: Molly Hartleb | Stars: Tuva Novotny, Linus Wahlgren, Ola Rapace, Björn Andersson
Votes: 694
42. Three Blind Mice (2008)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Three young Navy officers hit Sydney for one last night on land before being shipped over to the Gulf to fight. Sam has been mistreated at sea and is going AWOL, Dean has a fiancée and the ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Newton | Stars: Ewen Leslie, Toby Schmitz, Matthew Newton, Tina Bursill
Votes: 404
43. Crimes of Passion: King Lily of the Valley (2013 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime
A young woman is absent from her own wedding and is found murdered the next morning.
Directors: Christian Eklöw, Christopher Panov | Stars: Tuva Novotny, Linus Wahlgren, Ola Rapace, Maia Hansson Bergqvist
Votes: 865
44. Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary (1966)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Jerry keeps attacking Tom in his sleep and although he tries to stay awake it doesn't work as he follows the cat by sleepwalking.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 456
45. Because, Because of a Woman (1963)
116 min | Comedy, Crime
A womanizing young man is unjustly accused of murder by one of his feminine conquests while two of his other lovers aid him in proving his innocence.
Director: Michel Deville | Stars: Jacques Charrier, Mylène Demongeot, Jill Haworth, Marie Laforêt
Votes: 172
46. Nevermore (2007)
Thriller
A wealthy man believes his wife is trying to drive him insane and hires a private detective to investigate her.
Director: Thomas Zambeck | Stars: Vincent Spano, Jennifer O'Dell, Judd Nelson, Sidi Henderson
Votes: 210
47. Four for a Boy (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama
A primary school art teacher and his young pupil explore the forest together. The bond they build is instantly shattered on the banks of a stagnant pond.
Director: Roger Burton | Stars: Andrew Coppin, Patrick Tuttle, Anna Baker, Alfie Mackay
Votes: 28
48. Fearful Symmetry (1998 Video)
90 min | Documentary
A documentary about the adaptation of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird into a film.
Director: Charles Kiselyak | Stars: Mary Williams, Horton Foote, Robert Mulligan, A.B. Blass
Votes: 228
49. We Are Seven (1989– )
30 min | Drama
Bridget Morgan is a single mother who lives in a small Welsh village in the 1930s. She is treated with hostility by the villagers because she has given birth to six illegitimate children by... See full summary »
Stars: Helen Roberts, Christopher Mitchum, Julianne Barron, James Bird
Votes: 6
50. The Merry Old Soul (1933)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Oswald the Rabbit gathers some of the greatest entertainers of the age to cure Old King Cole of the blues.
Directors: Walter Lantz, William Nolan | Stars: Tex Avery, Walter Lantz
Votes: 302