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1. I, Claudius (1976)

Not Rated | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History

The personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.

Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed

Votes: 19,465

2. Guiding Light (1952–2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

This show took place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and centered on the middle class Bauer family.

Stars: Kim Zimmer, Beth Chamberlin, Maureen Garrett, Robert Newman

Votes: 1,876

3. Revelation (2001)

R | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Dating back to the time of Jesus Christ, an ancient relic known as the Loculus has been fought over by the forces of light and darkness down the centuries. Created in 50 A.D., the wood ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Urban | Stars: Natasha Wightman, Udo Kier, Diran Meghreblian, David Urban

Votes: 1,670

4. Alien Intruder (1993 Video)

R | 120 min | Sci-Fi

Space traveling convicts become the victims of their own fantasies when virtual reality is made to go wrong.

Director: Ricardo Jacques Gale | Stars: Maxwell Caulfield, Tracy Scoggins, Billy Dee Williams, Gary Roberts

Votes: 742

5. I, Claudius (1937)

Drama

The life and times of the Roman Emperor Claudius (10 B.C. to 54 A.D.).

Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Charles Laughton, Merle Oberon, Emlyn Williams, Flora Robson

6. Pardon My Backfire (1953)

Approved | 16 min | Comedy, Short

The Stooges' ten-year engagement to their fiances has reached the end of their future father-in-law's patience. He gives them a week to earn enough money to marry his daughters, or they'll be promised to the three plumbers down the street.

Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Benny Rubin

Votes: 372

7. Two Cents Worth of Hope (1952)

110 min | Comedy, Romance

A love story between a poor fellow and a daughter of respected workshop owner set in an Italian post-war village.

Director: Renato Castellani | Stars: Maria Fiore, Vincenzo Musolino, Filomena Russo, Luigi Astarita

Votes: 718

8. Tempo di villeggiatura (1956)

100 min | Comedy

Holiday time in Corniolo, a resort 40 kilometres from Rome. In a recently opened hotel various characters sojourn and love stories begin and end. Among the hotel guests Carletto, who wants ... See full summary »

Director: Antonio Racioppi | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Giovanna Ralli, Marisa Merlini, Maurizio Arena

Votes: 88

9. Cestvs: The Roman Fighter (2021– )

Animation, Action, Drama

54 AD. Cestus, a young boy orphaned by the Roman empire and made a slave, is placed into a training school for pugilists. It is here that he begins his journey to defy fate and fight for his own freedom.

Star: Kikuko Inoue

Votes: 78

10. Marisa (1957)

81 min | Comedy

Marisa is a young girl who sells drinks at the Civitavecchia station. Her beauty makes all the boys fall in love with her.

Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Marisa Allasio, Renato Salvatori, Francisco Rabal, Luz Márquez

Votes: 130

11. Thomashleeha (1975)

Not Rated | 144 min

The film tells the story of St. Thomas who reached Kerala in 52 AD to spread the Christian faith among Jews and locals who are today known as Saint Thomas Christians or Nasranis. He ... See full summary »

Director: P.A. Thomas | Stars: P.K. Abraham, Kedamangalam Ali, J.A.R. Anand, Zero Babu

Votes: 11

12. Sonhos, Todo Mundo Guarda Algum Segredo (2018)

15 min | Short, Comedy, Mystery

Nadir is not a girl and not yet a woman. Her attitudes and all the dreams she has while sleeping are the fears and anguish she holds in her soul. She lives a love triangle between her ... See full summary »

Director: Deborah Haven | Stars: Geísa Fröhlich, Elis Marinheiro, Ítalo Castro, Antônio Bôco

13. The Jerry Condition (2022)

6 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

Jerry is a classic dad, with a wife name Sara and a daughter named Beth. It's Jerry's birthday and he is sad that he is 36 and still hasn't accomplished any of his dream. Sara tries to ... See full summary »

Director: Harrison Lum | Stars: Parker Kemp, Liz Guenther, Cassidy Scott, Levi Stine

14. Pier Paolo Pasolini: An Italian Journey (2018 TV Special)

53 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

In the summer of 1959, as a correspondent for "Successo" magazine, Pier Paolo Pasolini traveled along the Italian coast. In 1963, he documented Italian sex behavior, explained in "Love ... See full summary »

Director: Claus Bredenbrock | Stars: Paolo Di Paolo, Antonio Diamanti, Amilcare Mario Grassi, Pier Paolo Pasolini

15. Pompeii: The Original Sin City

History | Announced

59 A. D. Pompeii. A city where the family Sextia plays an important role in the business of prostitution and the game of chance. A story of ambition, greed, violence, lust in one of the richest and most decadent provinces of ancient Rome.

16. Last Night on Earth 2021 (2021)

Short, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A family wake turns into a unknown situation.

Directors: Niki Parks, Jennifer Sahms | Stars: Dominique M. Mancini, Michael Robert Shirley, Arielle Coulter, Roger Broome

17. Skeletons in our Closet (1996 Video)

65 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

A National Film and Sound Archive compilation of footage from newsreels and advertisements from the 1930s to the 1960s, showing some of the changes in lifestyle and attitudes in Australian society from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Stars: Phil Haldeman, Alfred Hitchcock, Gypsy Rose Lee, Johnnie Ray

18. Revelations: The Initial Journey (2002–2003)
Episode: And Judas Had a Brother (2002)

26 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

The year is 53 A.D., and Jess is employed as a cook in an orphanage, when one of the orphans accidentally reveals that she and her sister are children of the rebel Simon Avaran.

Director: Costa Botes | Stars: Tom Hern, Brian Sergent, Irene Wood, Chantelle Brader

19. I, Claudius (1976)
Episode: A Touch of Murder (1976)

Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 54 AD, Emperor Claudius - elderly and lame from birth - is writing his biography and the history of his family. He recalls an encounter with the Sibyl, who recognizes him from his ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, George Baker

Votes: 516

20. Sam and Colby: The Paranormal (2015– )
Episode: Our Unexplainable Night at Haunted Mansion Inn Hotel (2019)

Not Rated | 44 min | Adventure, History, Horror

On their next adventure, the team goes inside the haunted Mansion Inn Hotel. An hotel that is known for multiple presidential marriages, lots of scary stories and secrets and most importantly, paranormal phenomenons.

Directors: Colby Brock, Sam Golbach | Stars: Colby Brock, Sam Golbach, Corey Scherer, Jake Webber

Votes: 7

21. The British (2012–2014)
Episode: Treasure Islands (2014)

43 min | Documentary

In 58 AD the arrival of a 10,000-strong Roman army changed England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland for ever. How did this historic moment effect the achievements of early Britons? What social ... See full summary »

Directors: Nick Green, Marion Milne | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Russell Brand, Mark Corby, Saul David

Votes: 14