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1. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

R | 122 min | Drama, Romance

8.1
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95 Metascore

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino

Votes: 110,368 | Gross: $3.76M

2. Identity (2003)

R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller

7.3
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64 Metascore

Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes

Votes: 268,265 | Gross: $52.16M

3. I Spit on Your Grave (2010)

R | 108 min | Horror, Thriller

6.2
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27 Metascore

A writer who is brutalized during her cabin retreat seeks revenge on her attackers, who left her for dead.

Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, Andrew Howard, Daniel Franzese

Votes: 93,550 | Gross: $0.09M

4. Bug (2006)

R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

6.1
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62 Metascore

An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Harry Connick Jr., Lynn Collins

Votes: 37,983 | Gross: $7.01M

5. Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

112 min | Drama, History

5.9
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52 Metascore

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.

Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan

Votes: 14,783

6. Afire (2023)

102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.1
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82 Metascore

A group of friends are in a holiday home by the Baltic Sea where emotions run high as the parched forest around them catches fire.

Director: Christian Petzold | Stars: Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Langston Uibel, Enno Trebs

Votes: 7,609

7. The Beasts (2022)

137 min | Drama, Thriller

7.5
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85 Metascore

An expatriate French couple operate an organic farm in the Spanish countryside but clash with villagers.

Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Stars: Marina Foïs, Denis Ménochet, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido

Votes: 18,639

8. You Won't Be Alone (2022)

R | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

6.4
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82 Metascore

In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young girl is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit.

Director: Goran Stolevski | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert, Sara Klimoska

Votes: 11,166

9. Wolf Children (2012)

PG | 117 min | Animation, Drama, Family

8.1
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71 Metascore

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from society.

Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki, Yukito Nishii

Votes: 49,749

10. Welcome Home (I) (2018)

R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

5.2
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38 Metascore

A couple spend a weekend at a vacation rental home in the Italian countryside in an attempt to repair their relationship, but soon become victims of the homeowner's sinister plans.

Director: George Ratliff | Stars: Emily Ratajkowski, Aaron Paul, Riccardo Scamarcio, Katy Louise Saunders

Votes: 8,829

11. The Terror (1963)

TV-PG | 81 min | Horror, Thriller

5.0
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A young French soldier cut off from his unit is beguiled by a mysterious woman, whom he learns is the wife of the local Baron - and that she seemingly died twenty years earlier.

Directors: Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hale, Monte Hellman, Jack Hill, Dennis Jakob, Jack Nicholson | Stars: Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller

Votes: 8,538

12. Two Women (1960)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, War

7.7
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In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.

Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone, Eleonora Brown

Votes: 12,488

13. Calvaire (2004)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

6.1
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52 Metascore

Marc, a traveling entertainer, is on his way home for Christmas when his van breaks down in the middle of a jerkwater town with some strange inhabitants.

Director: Fabrice du Welz | Stars: Laurent Lucas, Brigitte Lahaie, Gigi Coursigny, Jean-Luc Couchard

Votes: 13,864 | Gross: $0.00M

14. Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019)

110 min | Drama, Family

7.4
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76 Metascore

An aspiring singer living with his grandmother in the capital of Bhutan dreams of getting a visa to move to Australia.

Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji | Stars: Sherab Dorji, Ugyen Norbu Lhendup, Kelden Lhamo Gurung, Pem Zam

Votes: 6,745

15. High Sierra (1940)

Passed | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

7.5
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After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy

Votes: 19,322

16. It Is in Us All (2022)

92 min | Drama

5.3
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70 Metascore

A formidable man who cares for nothing is forced to confront his self-destructive core when a violent car crash involving a sexually charged boy who epitomizes life, challenges him to face his truth.

Director: Antonia Campbell-Hughes | Stars: Cosmo Jarvis, Rhys Mannion, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Lalor Roddy

Votes: 427

17. Katie Says Goodbye (2016)

88 min | Drama

6.6
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53 Metascore

A kindhearted 17-year-old in the American Southwest turns to prostitution to fulfill her dream of a new life in San Francisco.

Director: Wayne Roberts | Stars: Christopher Abbott, Mary Steenburgen, Olivia Cooke, Mireille Enos

Votes: 2,372

18. The Dark (2005)

R | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

5.3
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In mourning over the tragic drowning of their daughter Sarah, James and Adèle are visited by Ebrill, a young girl who claims she died 60 years ago - and bears a startling resemblance to Sarah.

Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Sean Bean, Maria Bello, Sophie Stuckey, Abigail Stone

Votes: 11,431

19. The Petrified Forest (1936)

Passed | 82 min | Drama, Thriller

7.5
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A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert.

Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Genevieve Tobin

Votes: 14,986

20. Brother and Sister (2022)

108 min | Drama

5.6
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60 Metascore

Alice and Louis are estranged siblings who have been avoiding each other for over twenty years and are forced to reunite after a tragedy.

Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Melvil Poupaud, Golshifteh Farahani, Patrick Timsit

Votes: 1,263

21. Lantana (2001)

R | 121 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

7.2
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84 Metascore

The relationships of four couples unravel after the discovery of a young woman's body in Lantana bush in suburban Sydney.

Director: Ray Lawrence | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Blake, Kerry Armstrong

Votes: 20,250 | Gross: $4.46M

22. Clara Sola (2021)

106 min | Drama

6.7
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77 Metascore

In a remote village in Costa Rica, Clara, a withdrawn 40-year-old woman, experiences a sexual and mystical awakening as she begins a journey to free herself from the repressive religious and social conventions which have dominated her life.

Director: Nathalie Álvarez Mesén | Stars: Wendy Chinchilla Araya, Ana Julia Porras Espinoza, Daniel Castañeda Rincón, Flor María Vargas Chavez

Votes: 1,616

23. Men of Hard Skin (2019)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama

5.5
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José Celestino Campusano's exploration of sex, power and ecclesiastical abuse in Argentine society is a complex and often confrontational piece of work, posing tough questions without resorting to easy answers.

Director: José Celestino Campusano | Stars: Wall Javier, Germán Tarantino, Claudio Medina, Juan Salmeri

Votes: 409

24. Frankenfish (2004 TV Movie)

R | 84 min | Adventure, Horror

4.7
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A genetically-altered fish wreaks havoc on a small fishing town.

Director: Mark A.Z. Dippé | Stars: Tory Kittles, K.D. Aubert, China Chow, Matthew Rauch

Votes: 5,555

25. North of the Sun (2012)

46 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport

8.0
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Two young men decide to spend an archive circle Norwegian winter in the isolated and uninhabited bay of Norway. Their home is built from salvaged material washed up onshore. They surf every day with much time for self reflection.

Directors: Jørn Nyseth Ranum, Inge Wegge | Stars: Jørn Nyseth Ranum, Inge Wegge

Votes: 1,041

26. The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)

Not Rated | 72 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

7.3
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Allan visits the sinister Usher family mansion, where his friend Roderick is painting a portrait of his sickly wife Madeline. The portrait seems to be draining the life out of Madeline, slowly leading to her death.

Director: Jean Epstein | Stars: Jean Debucourt, Marguerite Gance, Charles Lamy, Fournez-Goffard

Votes: 4,531

27. White as Snow (2019)

TV-14 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

5.3
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Claire, a beautiful young woman works at her late father's hotel that is now managed by her evil stepmother Maud. Claire unwittingly sparks uncontrollable jealousy in Maud, whose young ... See full summary »

Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Lou de Laâge, Isabelle Huppert, Charles Berling, Damien Bonnard

Votes: 1,555

28. The Marsh (2006)

R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery

4.8
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A young beautiful but stressed out children's writer seeks out a holiday in the country but becomes the lead character in a supernatural mystery she must solve to save her life

Director: Jordan Barker | Stars: Gabrielle Anwar, Louis Ferreira, Forest Whitaker, Peter MacNeill

Votes: 3,373

29. The Needle (1988)

81 min | Drama, Thriller

6.9
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Moro returns to Alma Ata to collect money owed to him. While waiting out an unexpected delay, he visits his former girlfriend Dina, and discovers she has become a morphine addict. He ... See full summary »

Director: Rashid Nugmanov | Stars: Viktor Tsoy, Marina Smirnova, Pyotr Mamonov, Aleksandr Bashirov

Votes: 2,959

30. Crypt of the Vampire (1964)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror

5.8
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Count Karnstein sends for a doctor to help his sick daughter Laura. Her nurse believes she is possessed by the spirit of a dead ancestor, Carmilla.

Director: Camillo Mastrocinque | Stars: Christopher Lee, Adriana Ambesi, Ursula Davis, José Campos

Votes: 1,219

31. Lost Paradise (2012)

93 min | Drama

5.6
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Lucie lives with her father Hugo. Her mother has been gone for a year and the abscence brought father and daughter even closer. However, when the mother returns, Hugo's taken by ... See full summary »

Director: Ève Deboise | Stars: Pauline Etienne, Olivier Rabourdin, Florence Thomassin, Ouassini Embarek

Votes: 246

32. Apostles (2022)

TV-MA | 83 min | Drama

4.8
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A scholar claiming to be an apostle to Socrates and Plato, finds it hard to face his end. With the help of his wife and his ex-partner's family, he recruits 12 young men to come to his ... See full summary »

Director: Scud | Stars: Amanwithahat, Simon Athena, Gavin Philip Che, Milo Che

Votes: 102

33. inFamous (2009 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

8.0
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Control Cole MacGrath as he evolves his newly found ability to control electricity. In a city on lock down due to plague and super-powered psychos, you must choose to act as savior to the people or become the reckless demon of Empire City.

Director: Nate Fox | Stars: Jason Cottle, Caleb Moody, Kimberli Colbourne, Phil LaMarr

Votes: 4,404

34. H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms (2013)

80 min | Horror, Thriller

5.5
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Carter, an art conservator, arrives in Italy to restore a fresco in an old church. He discovers that the strange locals are hiding something and a mystery relating to a nearby lake that legend says was created by a meteor.

Directors: Adam Rehmeier, Domiziano Cristopharo | Stars: Yvonne Sciò, Paolo Stella, Carlo De Mejo, Yuri Antonosante

Votes: 90

35. Widow of St. Pierre (2000)

R | 112 min | Drama, History, Romance

7.1
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73 Metascore

In a small French colony, a drunken man kills someone. While a guillotine is being shipped in, he changes, becoming a good and popular man.

Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil, Emir Kusturica, Michel Duchaussoy

Votes: 5,740 | Gross: $3.06M

36. Daddy's Deadly Darling (1973)

R | 80 min | Horror

4.8
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The owner of a roadside diner, and his new helper, kill people and feed them to pigs.

Director: Marc Lawrence | Stars: Toni Lawrence, Jesse Vint, Catherine Ross, Paul Hickey

Votes: 1,489

37. Out of Hand (2005)

Unrated | 92 min | Drama

5.5
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Sebastian and Paul are two bored boys about 16 years of age. They drink alcohol, steal - and attend a private school. They can't find a sense of meaning in their present adolescent ... See full summary »

Director: Eva Urthaler | Stars: Elisabetta Rocchetti, Ludwig Trepte, Sergej Moya, Georg Friedrich

Votes: 472

38. Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 (2017)

TV-MA | 92 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

4.3
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An aggressive race of aliens took over Planet Earth and humanity's at its end, living in giant bunkers below ground. Young Military rookie S.U.M.1 (Iwan Rheon) is sent to the surface to save a group of unprotected survivors.

Director: Christian Pasquariello | Stars: Iwan Rheon, André Hennicke, Rainer Werner, Zoe Grisedale-Sherry

Votes: 1,709

39. Vision (I) (2018)

109 min | Drama

5.2
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Frenchwoman Joan is a world traveller and chronicler. She travels, sees, experience and writes. She lands in the forest and hills near Nara, Japan and meets Satoshi. Despite the mysterious ... See full summary »

Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Masatoshi Nagase, Takanori Iwata, Minami

Votes: 854

40. Nowhere to Hide (1987)

R | 90 min | Action, Thriller

5.8
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Marine officer Rob Cutter and his wife Barbara have a son named Johnny. Rob discovers that two newly delivered helicopters in his squadron have crashed because a defective part, a C-ring, ... See full summary »

Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Amy Madigan, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Robin MacEachern, Michael Ironside

Votes: 499 | Gross: $0.85M

41. The Unknown Saint (2019)

100 min | Comedy, Crime

6.5
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A criminal returns to the fake grave where he buried his loot years before and discovers that it has become the shrine of an unknown saint and a thriving little village.

Director: Alaa Eddine Aljem | Stars: Younes Bouab, Salah Ben Saleh, Bouchaib Semmak, Mohammed Nouaimane

Votes: 1,595

42. The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972)

106 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

7.1
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A salesman chasing by car a beautiful female biker in order to flirt finds a castle where he is accused in a game trial for murder.

Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Michel Simon, Charles Vanel, Claude Dauphin

Votes: 868

43. Dahoam is Dahoam (2007– )

30 min | Drama

4.8
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Stories from the everyday life of the inhabitants of the fictional village Lansing in Bavaria.

Stars: Heidrun Gärtner, Ursula Erber, Brigitte Walbrun, Bernhard Ulrich

Votes: 108

44. Blood-Red Ox (2021)

Unrated | 94 min | Horror

5.7
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Amir and Amat are invited to a trip into the South American rain forest, but the pleasant visit to Bolivia quickly takes a bizarre turn as Amat starts having strange visions and loses his ... See full summary »

Director: Rodrigo Bellott | Stars: Mazin Akar, Kaolin Bass, Andrea Camponovo, Vitorio Lema

Votes: 72

45. The Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror (2007)

110 min | Comedy, Horror

3.6
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Helen and Luella are just another typical God-fearing mother and daughter who happen to bake Mincemeat muffins and run a charming if not a bit faded Bed and Breakfast Inn. Or are they? On ... See full summary »

Director: Jaymes Thompson | Stars: Mari Marks, Michael Soldier, Georgia Jean, Robert Borzych

Votes: 486

46. Pineapple (2008)

R | 87 min | Drama

3.9
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After his cheating wife files for divorce and full custody of their daughter Andrew finds himself teetering between a life of drug addiction and sobriety. His only solace is found in the arms of an exotic dancer.

Director: Damian Skinner | Stars: Skye McCole Bartusiak, Krystal Morton, Steven Chester Prince, Smackola

Votes: 227

47. The Scent of Mandarin (2015)

110 min | Drama, Romance

6.4
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During World War I, a home care nurse treats a man who lost one leg on the front lines. A strong bond arises between them and evolves into a passionate love affair.

Director: Gilles Legrand | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Georgia Scalliet, Dimitri Storoge, Hélène Vincent

Votes: 361

48. Absurdistan (2008)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy

6.7
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An allegorical comedy centered on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water ... See full summary »

Director: Veit Helmer | Stars: Max Mauff, Kristyna Ryska, Nino Chkheidze, Ivane Ivantbelidze

Votes: 1,749 | Gross: $0.04M

49. The Postman's White Nights (2014)

100 min | Drama

7.0
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83 Metascore

The film represents life in a godforsaken Russian village. The only way to reach the mainland is to cross the lake by boat and a postman became the only connection with the outside world. A... See full summary »

Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Aleksey Tryapitsyn, Irina Ermolova, Timur Bondarenko, Viktor Kolobkov

Votes: 2,105

50. Freunde (2001)

21 min | Short, Drama

6.5
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Two sixteen year old boys, Marcos and Johannes, spend their days racing, wrestling, hanging out, watching videos and playing hide-and-seek at nights. A closeness develops between the two of... See full summary »

Directors: Jan Krüger, Oliver Schwabe | Stars: Martin Kiefer, Marlon Kittel, Rose Bender, Iris Minich

Votes: 382



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