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1. The Lives of Others (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 410,633 | Gross: $11.29M
2. The Doors (1991)
R | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley
Votes: 99,100 | Gross: $35.18M
3. Blow-Up (1966)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A fashion photographer unknowingly captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park.
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Stars: David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, John Castle
Votes: 67,671
4. Only God Forgives (2013)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Gordon Brown
Votes: 118,146 | Gross: $0.78M
5. Cross of Iron (1977)
R | 119 min | Drama, War
German commander Hauptmann Stransky places a squad in extreme danger after Sergeant Rolf Steiner refuses to lie for him.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason, David Warner
Votes: 29,184
6. Isi & Ossi (2020)
TV-MA | 113 min | Comedy, Romance
To realize their culinary and boxing dreams, the daughter of a billionaire forms a mutually beneficial alliance with the son of a struggling single mom.
Director: Oliver Kienle | Stars: Livia Renner, Lisa Vicari, Christina Hecke, Hans-Jochen Wagner
Votes: 9,822
7. The Savages (2007)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Director: Tamara Jenkins | Stars: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman
Votes: 38,641 | Gross: $6.61M
8. 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
A day in the life of a Parisian housewife/prostitute, interspersed with musings on the Vietnam War and other contemporary issues.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Luc Godard, Yves Beneyton, Juliet Berto, Helena Bielicic
Votes: 8,529 | Gross: $0.10M
9. Rendez-vous (1985)
82 min | Drama, Romance
Dreaming of an actress future, a young girl arrives in Paris. Her personality awakens a glowing passion of several different men.
Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Juliette Binoche, Wadeck Stanczak, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Votes: 3,054
10. Another Woman (1988)
PG | 81 min | Drama
Facing a mid-life crisis, a woman rents an apartment next to a psychiatrist's office to write a new book, only to become drawn to the plight of a pregnant woman seeking that doctor's help.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Mia Farrow, Ian Holm, Blythe Danner
Votes: 15,049 | Gross: $1.56M
11. The Chinese (1967)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Anne Wiazemsky, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Juliet Berto, Michel Semeniako
Votes: 8,342 | Gross: $0.04M
12. The Kindergarten Teacher (2014)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama
A kindergarten teacher discovers in a five year-old child a prodigious gift for poetry. Amazed and inspired by this young boy, she decides to protect his talent in spite of everyone.
Director: Nadav Lapid | Stars: Sarit Larry, Avi Shnaidman, Lior Raz, Hamuchtar
Votes: 1,401
13. The Hoax (2006)
R | 116 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, David Aaron Baker, John Carter
Votes: 17,186 | Gross: $7.16M
14. The Family Friend (2006)
102 min | Drama
Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with... See full summary »
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Giacomo Rizzo, Laura Chiatti, Gigi Angelillo, Marco Giallini
Votes: 4,379
15. Coming Out (I) (1989)
Unrated | 113 min | Drama, Romance
A young teacher in East Berlin struggles with accepting his homosexuality.
Director: Heiner Carow | Stars: Matthias Freihof, Dagmar Manzel, Dirk Kummer, Michael Gwisdek
Votes: 1,839
16. Le Week-End (2013)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon there in an attempt to rejuvenate their marriage.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Lindsay Duncan, Jim Broadbent, Jeff Goldblum, Igor Gotesman
Votes: 8,690 | Gross: $2.22M
17. Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
442 min | Biography, Drama
Director Hans-Jurgen Syberberg examines the rise and fall of the Third Reich in this brooding seven-hour masterpiece, which incorporates puppetry, rear-screen projection, and a Wagnerian ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Heinz Schubert, Peter Kern, Hellmut Lange, Rainer von Artenfels
Votes: 906
18. Germany Pale Mother (1980)
152 min | Drama, History, War
Germany 1939. Hans and Lene marry the day before the war breaks out, and Hans is sent to the Eastern front. During a bombing raid their daughter Anna is born. The house is destroyed and ... See full summary »
Director: Helma Sanders-Brahms | Stars: Eva Mattes, Ernst Jacobi, Elisabeth Stepanek, Angelika Thomas
Votes: 848
19. Les rois du gag (1985)
98 min | Comedy
Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous television comics, Gaëtan, finds himself in the little theater where Paul and François produce themselves under the name of "Gagsters".
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Michel Serrault, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Macha Méril
Votes: 720
20. Frank Serpico (2017)
Unrated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography
In his own words, Frank Serpico tells the story of his one-man crusade for police reform in the NYPD during the early 1970s.
Director: Antonino D'Ambrosio | Stars: Frank Serpico, Stanislao Pugliese, Janet Panetta, John O'Connor
Votes: 388 | Gross: $0.01M
21. Sprængfarlig bombe (2006)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Tony (Ulrich Thomsen) is angry and wants his money back after watching world-famous director, Claus Volter's (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) new film. Tony just got out of prison for violent behavior.
Director: Tomas Villum Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mille Dinesen, Line Kruse
Votes: 2,694
22. That Man: Peter Berlin (2005)
Unrated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography
This intimate film reveals the legendary man with the white saran wrapped pants, undersized leather vests, and Dutch-boy haircut who is the iconic Peter Berlin.
Director: Jim Tushinski | Stars: Peter Berlin, Armistead Maupin, John Waters, Jack Wrangler
Votes: 424 | Gross: $0.06M
23. A German Youth (2015)
93 min | Documentary, History
Film based on the rise of The Red Army Faction, German revolutionary terrorist group founded by Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof.
Director: Jean-Gabriel Périot | Stars: Horst Mahler, Philip Werner Sauber, Holger Meins, Helke Sander
Votes: 548
24. Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
140 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the legendary King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886), his opera interest and friendship with theatre personalities such as Richard Wagner and Joseph Kainz, and at the same time a reflection of the German 1800s.
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Harry Baer, Ingrid Caven, Hanna Köhler, Ursula Strätz
Votes: 336
25. Il est plus facile pour un chameau... (2003)
110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
As a little girl, Federica fantasized about having beautiful long hair that would grow back as soon as she cut it, about never-ending cones of cotton candy and about countless adventures ... See full summary »
Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Stars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Chiara Mastroianni, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Denis Podalydès
Votes: 901 | Gross: $0.02M
26. Hauser's Memory (1970 TV Movie)
GP | 96 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A scientist is persuaded by the government to inject himself with the brain fluid of a dying colleague in order to preserve missile-defense secrets. However, he finds that he is now torn ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: David McCallum, Susan Strasberg, Helmut Käutner, Leslie Nielsen
Votes: 133
27. By Sidney Lumet (2015)
103 min | Documentary
In a never-before-seen interview filmed in 2008, three years before his death, Sidney Lumet discusses his life and career.
Director: Nancy Buirski | Star: Sidney Lumet
Votes: 454
28. Eighteen in the Sun (1962)
88 min | Comedy
The film follows Nicole Molino, a French teenager on vacation at the Italian resort island of Ischia. She meets several other young Italian men also on vacation and looking for fun and romance. Confusion, comedy and romance ensue.
Director: Camillo Mastrocinque | Stars: Catherine Spaak, Gianni Garko, Spyros Fokas, Luisa Mattioli
Votes: 132
29. Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.
Director: Richard Schickel | Stars: Mark Hamill, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott
Votes: 461
30. The Farewell (2000)
97 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
It is one of the last days of an exceptionally hot summer in 1956. Bertolt Brecht (Bierbichler) is about to leave his lakeside house among the tall birches in Brandenburg to return to ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Schütte | Stars: Josef Bierbichler, Monica Bleibtreu, Jeanette Hain, Elfriede Irrall
Votes: 197 | Gross: $0.01M
31. Le grand soir (1976)
90 min | Drama
In Lausanne, Léon is involved by accident with a small Leninist group and gets to know Léa, a dedicated activist and the group leader's mistress. The police keep a close watch on them and trouble is bound to follow.
Director: Francis Reusser | Stars: Niels Arestrup, Jacqueline Parent, Arnold Walter, François Berthet
Votes: 40
32. La nuit des longs couteaux (2020 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary, History
In the summer of 1934, Hitler, who liquidated German democracy in record time, found himself caught between two opposing forces: On the one hand, the revolutionary fringe of his party, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Marie-Pierre Camus, Gérard Puechmorel | Stars: Johann Chapoutot, Fritz Georg Dreesen, David Gallo, Joseph Goebbels
Votes: 47
33. Diálogos de exiliados (1975)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Chilean exiles in Paris discuss the problems facing them in the early years of the Pinochet regime. They kidnap and attempt to reeducate a touring singer from their homeland.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Daniel Gélin, Françoise Arnoul, Huguette Faget, Sergio Hernández
Votes: 177
34. Pearblossom Hwy (2012)
78 min | Drama
"What else am I? What else can I say? I'm a troublemaker," says Cory, one of the three protagonists, directly into the camera. The other protagonists are Anna, an illegal immigrant from ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Ott | Stars: Atsuko Okatsuka, Cory Zacharia, John Brotherton, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 136
35. Muj prítel d'Artagnan (1991)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Milda, a 13-year-old boy, loves to read adventure novels and imagines himself as a musketeer. He spends his summer vacation with his parents in a cottage in the Jizera Mountains, where he meets new friends and faces various challenges.
Director: Radoslav Urban | Stars: Jozef Kroner, Ales Sýkora, Oldrich Navrátil, Marie Logojdová
Votes: 10
36. L'esprit du loup (2016)
18 min | Short
Director: Katia Scarton-Kim | Stars: Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Jochen Hägele, Gintare Parulyte, Charlton Guttin
Votes: 14
37. Bertolt Brecht: Übungstücke für Schauspieler (1964)
28 min | Short
Two of Brecht's "practice pieces for actors" are performed: "Romeo and Juliet" translated by George Tabori and "Hamlet" translated by Michael Lebeck. (These pieces are virtually unknown to ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Havinga | Stars: Roscoe Lee Browne, Oliver Clark, Michael Lebeck, Lotte Lenya
38. La sua giornata di gloria (1969)
82 min | Drama
Director: Edoardo Bruno | Stars: Carlo Cecchi, Maria Manuela Carrilho, Raúl Martínez, Sergio Serafini
Votes: 39
39. Agitka (1981)
Short
Director: Petr Koliha | Stars: Ludek Ctvrtlík, Zdenek David, Dalimil Klapka, Zdenka Sajfertová
40. Lotte Reiniger: Homage to the Inventor of the Silhouette Film (1999 Video)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Follows the life and work of animator Lotte Reiniger.
Director: Katja Raganelli | Stars: Jenny Evans, Hillary Owers, David Kehoe, Louis Hagen
Votes: 43
41. Nach meinem letzten Umzug... (1972)
91 min | Documentary
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Hans Mayer, Curt Bois, Bertolt Brecht
Votes: 12
42. Strehler: Il mago dei prodigi (2017 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
An eulogy to Giorgio Strehler, the first real director in the italian theatre. He was a master, knowing all aspects of the show, from the set techniques up to narrative influences. The ... See full summary »
Director: Maurizio Porro | Stars: Alessandro Bandini, Peter Brook, Lev Dodin, Andrea Jonasson
43. Koncert o ctyrech kapitolách (2016 TV Special)
79 min | Music
Director: Rudolf Vodrázka | Stars: Jirí Suchý, Jitka Molavcová, Vít Fiala, Ivan M. Havel
44. Maisons d'écrivains: Edmond Rostand, Villa Arnaga (2018)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Béatrice Labat, Hélène Laplace-Claverie, Olivier Goetz, Clémence Caritté
45. Sovákoviny (2001 TV Special)
39 min | Short, Comedy, Talk-Show
Director: Martin Rek | Stars: Frantisek Filipovský, Miroslav Hornícek, Vladimír Mensík, Marie Rottrová
46. Short for Vernesa B. (2012)
12 min | Short
Director: Jons Vukorep | Stars: Vernesa Berbo, Cornelius Schwalm, Aleksandar Tesla, Goran Stojanovic
47. Das Arturo-Projekt (2022)
90 min | Documentary
Two theater companies, a traveling circus and a music band join forces to stage a modern version of Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui -- on stilts in a circus ring.
Director: Robert Fischer | Stars: Susan Hecker, Hilmar Henjes, Karsten Klemm, Nik Mayr
48. Manuscripts don't burn (1997)
79 min | Documentary
The Movie explores the life of few soviet writers under the dictatorship of comrade Joseph Stalin. Some of these writers under severe censorship include Mikhail Bulgakov the author of The ... See full summary »
Director: Reza Allamehzadeh | Stars: Reza Allamehzadeh, Martin Andersen Nexø, Jean Richard Bloch, Emma Gershtein
Votes: 20
49. Jean Dasté où êtes-vous? (2009 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Jean-Claude Chuzeville | Stars: Jean Dasté, Alain Maneval, Jean-Pierre Vincent
50.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Service of All the Dead
(1987)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The members of a church who attended a particular service start to die one by one.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Angela Morant, John Normington
Votes: 1,047