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1. May December (2023)
R | 117 min | Drama
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Natalie Portman, Chris Tenzis, Charles Melton, Julianne Moore
Votes: 55,228
2. Inside Man (2006)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 399,643 | Gross: $88.51M
3. Naruto (2002–2007)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
Stars: Junko Takeuchi, Maile Flanagan, Kate Higgins, Chie Nakamura
Votes: 128,809
4. Mom (2013–2021)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A newly sober single mom tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley while dealing with her wayward mother.
Stars: Allison Janney, Anna Faris, Mimi Kennedy, Beth Hall
Votes: 39,641
5. The Conjuring (2013)
R | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor
Votes: 557,402 | Gross: $137.40M
6. Megan Is Missing (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Two teenage girls encounter an Internet child predator.
Director: Michael Goi | Stars: Amber Perkins, Rachel Quinn, Dean Waite, Jael Elizabeth Steinmeyer
Votes: 15,754
7. My Name Is Earl (2005–2009)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
A ne'er do well wins $100,000 in the lottery and decides to right all the wrongs from his past with his newfound realization!
Stars: Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly, Nadine Velazquez
Votes: 109,953
8. The Outrun (2024)
118 min | Drama
After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. She returns to the wild beauty of Scotland's Orkney Islands (where she grew up) hoping to heal. Adapted from Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir.
Director: Nora Fingscheidt | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane, Lauren Lyle
Votes: 187
9. Chinatown (1974)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez
Votes: 351,077
10. Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.
Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Spike Spencer
Votes: 86,163
11. Man Up (I) (2015)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A single woman takes the place of a stranger's blind date and finds the perfect man for her.
Director: Ben Palmer | Stars: Lake Bell, Rory Kinnear, Ken Stott, Harriet Walter
Votes: 56,726
12. The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An elderly woman battling Alzheimer's disease agrees to let a film crew document her condition, but what they discover is something far more sinister going on.
Director: Adam Robitel | Stars: Jill Larson, Anne Ramsay, Michelle Ang, Brett Gentile
Votes: 40,615
13. Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime
A docu-series that uncovers the toxic culture behind some of the most iconic children's shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Stars: Drake Bell, Giovonnie Samuels, Kate Taylor, Scaachi Koul
Votes: 9,943
14. Rio Bravo (1959)
Passed | 141 min | Western
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson
Votes: 68,361 | Gross: $12.54M
15. Ma (I) (2019)
R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A lonely woman befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them party at her house. Just when the kids think their luck couldn't get any better, things start happening that make them question the intention of their host.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis, McKaley Miller
Votes: 59,855 | Gross: $45.37M
16. Anger Management (2012–2014)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Ex-baseball-player Charlie is an anger-management therapist who has small-group sessions at home, an OCD teen daughter, an ex-wife, and a sex-buddy/therapist.
Stars: Charlie Sheen, Shawnee Smith, Noureen DeWulf, Michael Arden
Votes: 31,916
17. Tell Me Your Secrets (I) (2021)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Emma is a woman who looked into the eyes of a dangerous killer, John was a serial predator desperate to find redemption, and Mary is trying to find her missing daughter. As each of them is pushed to the edge, their pasts grow murkier.
Stars: Lily Rabe, Amy Brenneman, Hamish Linklater, Enrique Murciano
Votes: 11,571
18. Tin Star (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ex undercover UK cop turned police chief of a small town in the Canadian Rockies does what he must to defend his family from those in power whether it's the oilmen, the preachers or the gangsters.
Stars: Tim Roth, Genevieve O'Reilly, Abigail Lawrie, Oliver Coopersmith
Votes: 16,024
19. Handsome Devil (2016)
TV-MA | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Ned and Conor are forced to share a bedroom at their boarding school. The loner and the star athlete at this rugby-mad school form an unlikely friendship until it's tested by the authorities.
Director: John Butler | Stars: Fionn O'Shea, Ardal O'Hanlon, Amy Huberman, Ruairi O'Connor
Votes: 17,200
20. Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour siege at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: Aml Ameen, Rhea Seehorn, Roxanne McKee, Urs Rechn
Votes: 4,747
21. Quest for Camelot (1998)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.
Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Andrea Corr, Bryan White
Votes: 18,130 | Gross: $22.72M
22. Deadman Wonderland (2011)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
After being falsely convicted for the murder of his entire class, a young man must learn to survive in a mysterious prison with a perverted take on incarceration while also looking to clear his name.
Stars: Monica Rial, Kana Hanazawa, Greg Ayres, Romi Park
Votes: 12,066
23. Unforgettable (II) (2017)
R | 100 min | Drama, Thriller
A woman sets out to make life a living hell for her ex-husband's new fiancée.
Director: Denise Di Novi | Stars: Rosario Dawson, Katherine Heigl, Geoff Stults, Isabella Kai
Votes: 16,764 | Gross: $11.27M
24. Children of a Lesser God (1986)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.
Director: Randa Haines | Stars: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco
Votes: 18,751 | Gross: $31.85M
25. The Eyes of My Mother (2016)
R | 76 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
In their secluded farmhouse, a mother (a former surgeon) teaches her daughter, Francisca, anatomy, and how life and death are not to be feared. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters ... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Pesce | Stars: Kika Magalhães, Will Brill, Olivia Bond, Paul Nazak
Votes: 14,524 | Gross: $0.03M
26. The Wonders (2014)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A family of beekeepers living in the Tuscan countryside finds their household disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenage boy and a reality TV show intent on showcasing the family.
Director: Alice Rohrwacher | Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Maria Alexandra Lungu, Sam Louwyck, Sabine Timoteo
Votes: 6,045 | Gross: $0.07M
27. Bangalore Days (2014)
Not Rated | 171 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover and explore.
Director: Anjali Menon | Stars: Dulquer Salmaan, Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim, Fahadh Faasil
Votes: 22,766 | Gross: $0.13M
28. Don't Look Back (2009)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A psychodrama about a photographer whose pictures tell a different story to that of her perception.
Director: Marina de Van | Stars: Sophie Marceau, Monica Bellucci, Andrea Di Stefano, Thierry Neuvic
Votes: 7,460
29. Thou Shalt Not Kill (2015– )
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Valeria Ferro investigates crimes motivated by jealousy, vendettas and repressed anger to seek the truth and justice.
Stars: Miriam Leone, Matteo Martari, Thomas Trabacchi, Luca Terracciano
Votes: 1,081
30. Mockingbird Don't Sing (2001)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the actual events of one of the most horrific cases of child abuse ever to be documented, this haunting drama tells the tale of a young girl that was locked in a room for over 12 years.
Director: Harry Bromley Davenport | Stars: Melissa Errico, Michael Lerner, Joe Regalbuto, Sean Young
Votes: 2,259
31. Conversation Piece (1974)
R | 121 min | Drama, Romance
A reclusive retired professor is faced with confronting modernity when a group of vulgar youths led by an obnoxious marchesa take up residence in his unused upper residence.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Helmut Berger, Silvana Mangano, Claudia Marsani
Votes: 5,211
32. Batman: Year One (2011 Video)
PG-13 | 64 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A wealthy playboy and a Chicago cop both return to Gotham City where their lives will intersect in unexpected ways.
Directors: Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Ben McKenzie, Eliza Dushku, Jon Polito
Votes: 38,195
33. The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
PG | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Dan Stevens, Mark Schrier, Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 19,322 | Gross: $5.68M
34. Asylum (IV) (2008)
R | 93 min | Horror
Six college students discover their dorm was once an insane asylum that conducted gruesome lobotomies on its teenage inmates during the 1930's.
Director: David R. Ellis | Stars: Sarah Roemer, Jake Muxworthy, Mark Rolston, Travis Van Winkle
Votes: 3,972
35. Watercolor Postcards (2013)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama
A girl returns from a failed Hollywood career to her West Texas home, to say good-bye to her dying mother, only to find an eccentric, ex-pro football player, selling postcards and singing to his horse, while taking care of a sister she never knew and past she tried to leave behind.
Director: Rajeev Dassani | Stars: Bailee Madison, Jonathan Banks, John C. McGinley, Claudia Christian
Votes: 400
36. B: The Beginning (2018–2021)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Crime
In this anime series, scientists hope "new humans" will create universal peace, but they're kidnapped by an evil group with very different plans.
Stars: Asami Seto, Hiroaki Hirata, Yûki Kaji, Hiroki Tôchi
Votes: 5,604
37. Silent Fall (1994)
R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An autistic boy witnesses his parents' double murder. A controversial therapist seeks to probe the child's mind in order to solve the case.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, John Lithgow, J.T. Walsh
Votes: 4,900 | Gross: $3.18M
38. Les Norton (2019)
55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A Queensland outback man flees his past, gets lured into Sydney's seedy underbelly and entangled in crime.
Stars: Alexander Bertrand, Kate Box, Hunter Page-Lochard, Pallavi Sharda
Votes: 660
39. Angels of Death (2018)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Horror
When Rachel wakes up with no memories in the basement of an unfamiliar building, she runs into Zack, a scythe-carrying serial killer.
Stars: Haruka Chisuga, Meg McClain, Dallas Reid, Derick Snow
Votes: 2,911
40. Frankie & Alice (2010)
R | 101 min | Biography, Drama
A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her.
Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgård, Phylicia Rashad, Chandra Wilson
Votes: 5,859 | Gross: $0.69M
41. The Screaming Skull (1958)
Unrated | 68 min | Horror, Thriller
A man's new Wife believes the ghost of his dead first Wife is haunting her at an eerie Southern mansion.
Director: Alex Nicol | Stars: John Hudson, Peggy Webber, Russ Conway, Tony Johnson
Votes: 3,974
42. Inner Demons (I) (2014)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A reality television crew, whose show features stories about drug addicts, finds that their 16-year-old junkie for their latest episode might actually not be fighting addiction, but a demonic force gripping her soul.
Director: Seth Grossman | Stars: Lara Vosburgh, Kevan McClellan, Kate Whitney, Brian Flaherty
Votes: 2,686
43. Karthik Calling Karthik (2010)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A much abused loner achieves success, and even wins the heart of his gorgeous co-worker, after getting early morning mysterious phone calls from someone.
Director: Vijay Lalwani | Stars: Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone, Ram Kapoor, Shefali Shah
Votes: 13,730 | Gross: $0.26M
44. Boo (2005)
R | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
There are rumors that a long shut down and neglected hospital is haunted by the inhabitants that died there in a fire. Four college students are about to discover that the myths might just be true.
Director: Anthony C. Ferrante | Stars: Trish Coren, Rachel Harland, Jilon VanOver, Happy Mahaney
Votes: 5,387
45. Juuni Taisen (2017)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Twelve warriors representing the zodiac signs battle to the death, with the victor granted one wish. The quest for survival tests their courage and determination as only one can be the final survivor.
Stars: Ian Sinclair, Mark Stoddard, Jerry Jewell, Caitlin Glass
Votes: 997
46. Over Water (2018–2020)
45 min | Drama
A man with a troubled past gets a second chance to do right by his family, and while facing old demons and new temptations, he finds himself in the midst of dangerous dealings on the Antwerp docks.
Stars: Tom Dewispelaere, Natali Broods, Tom Van Dyck, Jeroen Perceval
Votes: 1,411
47. Mardock Scramble: The First Compression (2010)
TV-MA | 69 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a futuristic society, a 15-year-old prostitute named Rune Balot is rescued after being nearly killed. She is subconsciously given the choice to continue living due to an emergency ... See full summary »
Director: Susumu Kudô | Stars: Chris Ayres, Marcy Bannor, Luci Christian, Justin Doran
Votes: 1,602
48. American Guinea Pig: Sacrifice (2017)
Unrated | 63 min | Horror
Intent on delving deep into the abysmal realm of self-mutilation, Daniel locks himself in the bathroom and begins an esoteric conversation of blood and suffering with the goddess, Ishtar. Will his sacrifice open the path to enlightenment?
Director: Poison Rouge | Stars: Roberto Scorza, Flora Giannattasio
Votes: 272
49. Psych:9 (2010)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Working alone at night in a recently closed hospital, an unstable woman witnesses events that may be connected to a string of murders.
Director: Andrew Shortell | Stars: Cary Elwes, Sara Foster, Michael Biehn, Colleen Camp
Votes: 2,368
50. Betty (1992)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
A drunken self-destructive woman called Betty wanders through bars and meets a man that drives her to a restaurant outside Paris called Le Trou (The Hole). She meets the middle-aged ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Marie Trintignant, Stéphane Audran, Jean-François Garreaud, Yves Lambrecht
Votes: 1,751