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1. Last Night in Soho (2021)
R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Aspiring fashion designer Eloise is mysteriously able to return to 1960s London, where she encounters dazzling wannabe singer Sandie. But the glamour is not as it seems, and the dreams of the past crack and splinter into something darker.
Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg
Votes: 177,785
2. Captain Marvel (2019)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law
Votes: 611,970 | Gross: $426.83M
3. Soylent Green (1973)
PG | 97 min | Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors
Votes: 70,686 | Gross: $7.92M
4. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria
Votes: 213,103 | Gross: $177.24M
5. The Lost King (2022)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Shonagh Price, Helen Katamba, Lewis Macleod
Votes: 8,326
6. The Wolf's Call (2019)
TV-14 | 115 min | Action, Thriller
In the near future, a French submarine finds itself in a crisis situation.
Director: Antonin Baudry | Stars: François Civil, Omar Sy, Mathieu Kassovitz, Reda Kateb
Votes: 21,169
7. Call Northside 777 (1948)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker
Votes: 10,264
8. The Silence (2010)
Not Rated | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.
Director: Baran bo Odar | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Claudia Michelsen, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Katrin Sass
Votes: 8,188 | Gross: $0.10M
9. Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
R | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
Set in 1980s Nottingham, social worker Margaret Humphreys holds the British government accountable for child migration schemes and reunites the children involved -- now adults living mostly in Australia -- with their parents in Britain.
Director: Jim Loach | Stars: Emily Watson, Aisling Loftus, Stuart Wolfenden, Lorraine Ashbourne
Votes: 5,908
10. Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, History
The story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction, who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Johanna Klante, Robert Joy, R.H. Thomson
Votes: 816 | Gross: $0.30M
11. Bye Bye Morons (2020)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
A seriously-ill woman tries to find her long-lost child with the help of a man in the middle of a burnout and a blind archivist.
Director: Albert Dupontel | Stars: Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel, Nicolas Marié, Jackie Berroyer
Votes: 6,848
12. The Cost of Deception (2021)
125 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a young, ambitious market researcher finds out her boss is involved in the leaking of a scandalous Prime Minister speech, she decides to investigate the case to gain a position among the big-shots. Based on actual events.
Director: Keith English | Stars: Vivianne Bánovits, András Mózes, Barna Bokor, Gabriella Gubás
Votes: 40,557
13. Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1979 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The amazing Spider-Man goes to China to help a World War II official accused of treachery.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Nicholas Hammond, Robert F. Simon, Chip Fields, Ellen Bry
Votes: 1,346
14. Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)
109 min | Drama
In a small village in Latin America, Santiago Nasar is killed in the morning, which surprises nobody. The Vicario brothers were openly declaring they would kill him to regain the lost honor... See full summary »
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Rupert Everett, Ornella Muti, Gian Maria Volontè, Irene Papas
Votes: 1,308
15. The Magnus Archives (2016 Podcast Series)
Drama, Horror, Mystery
The Magnus Archives is a weekly horror fiction anthology examining the mysteries within the archives of London based The Magnus Institute, an organization dedicated to documenting and ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Sims, Alexander J. Newall, Frank Voss, Lydia Nicholas
Votes: 456
16. Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019)
Not Rated | 128 min | Documentary, History
Danish director Mads Brügger and Swedish private investigator Göran Björkdahl are trying to solve the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. As their investigation closes in, they discover a... See full summary »
Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Clarinah Mfengu, Saphir Wenzi Mabanza, U Thant
Votes: 2,793 | Gross: $0.09M
17. Christmas at the Plaza (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
An archival historian is hired to create a Christmas display at the Plaza Hotel and is paired with a handsome Christmas decorator to bring it to life.
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Elizabeth Henstridge, Ryan Paevey, Bruce Davison, Julia Duffy
Votes: 3,511
18. Two Lives (2012)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
As the Berlin Wall crumbles, Katrine, the daughter of a Norwegian woman and a German occupation soldier, finds her idyllic life disrupted as she refuses to testify a trial against the Norwegian state on behalf of her fellow "war children."
Directors: Georg Maas, Judith Kaufmann | Stars: Juliane Köhler, Liv Ullmann, Sven Nordin, Ken Duken
Votes: 3,259 | Gross: $0.00M
19. A Palace for Putin. The Story of the Biggest Bribe (2021)
113 min | Documentary
This documentary investigates allegations of how a palace, on the coast of the Black Sea, is allegedly controlled by Russian president Putin, and how its construction was financed through corruption and a network of close associates.
Director: Alexei Navalny | Stars: Alexei Navalny, Georgy Alburov, Vyacheslav Gimadi, Alina Kabaeva
Votes: 2,497
20. In Praise of Love (2001)
PG | 97 min | Drama
An author works on a project on the subject of love, and, in the process, crosses paths with a former love in his life.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Bruno Putzulu, Cécile Camp, Jean Davy, Françoise Verny
Votes: 3,024 | Gross: $0.25M
21. Hollywood Mouth 3 (2018)
109 min | Drama
A film buff learns something new about her family and encounters noir-like situations in Hollywood.
Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Heidi Appe, Anastasia Art, Barbara Bologna, Angelica Coralvine
22. She-Wolf in Hollywood: The Story of Maria Ouspenskaya
59 min | Documentary | Completed
The story of actress and acting teacher Maria Ouspenskaya, who brought modern acting techniques to the U.S., focusing on her years in Hollywood (1936-1949).
Director: Jordan Mohr | Star: Jordan Mohr
23. Fort Apache Napoli (2009)
108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.
Director: Marco Risi | Stars: Libero De Rienzo, Valentina Lodovini, Michele Riondino, Massimiliano Gallo
Votes: 1,169
24. Making Montgomery Clift (2018)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Biography
Classic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift's legacy has long been a story of tragedy and self-destruction. But when his nephew dives into the family archives, a much more complicated picture emerges.
Directors: Robert Anderson Clift, Hillary Demmon | Stars: Brooks Clift, Sunny Clift, Patricia Bosworth, Lorenzo James
Votes: 254
25. Flickering Ghosts of Loves Gone By (2021)
97 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Inheriting a film collection of home movies after the death of a relative, a film director recounts his life and the women he loved while investigating some family secrets hidden in the recovered images.
Director: André Bonzel | Stars: Buster Keaton, Benoît Poelvoorde, Rémy Belvaux, Henri Alekan
Votes: 92
26. Mum Is Wrong (2016)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Anouk, a fourteen-year-old ninth grader, has to spend a week's work experience as part of her school curriculum. As she cannot get an internship at the TV channel she wanted to go to, her ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Fitoussi | Stars: Jeanne Jestin, Émilie Dequenne, Annie Grégorio, Nelly Antignac
Votes: 266
27. Fattah Ainaik (2005)
Action, Drama, Romance
The film's events revolve around an employee in an advertising agency, who searches for the cause of the death of his friend, the journalist Sharif. While searching for the cause of his ... See full summary »
Directors: Othman Abo Labn, Seif Youssef | Stars: Mostafa Shaaban, Nilli Karim, Khaled Saleh, Talaat Zakaria
Votes: 391
28. A Hungarian Fairy Tale (1987)
Not Rated | 97 min | Fantasy
A film follows the surreal and often comic quests of young Andris, an orphan searching for a father who doesn't exist, and Orban, a government clerk who's had enough of oppressive bureaucracy.
Director: Gyula Gazdag | Stars: Dávid Vermes, Pál Hetényi, Frantisek Husák, Mária Varga
Votes: 151
29. If You Knew Susie (1948)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy
In the small town of Brookford, everybody can trace their ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, except Sam and Susie Parker. One day, however, they find a letter written by George ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Eddie Cantor, Joan Davis, Allyn Joslyn, Charles Dingle
Votes: 224
31. ENSV: Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistlik Vabariik (2010– )
30 min | Comedy
The everyday-life of a normal family in Soviet Estonia in the 1980s.
Stars: Laine Mägi, Mait Malmsten, Tiit Sukk, Liisa Pulk
Votes: 134
32. Der letzte Zeuge (1960)
102 min | Crime
Courtroom drama about the murder of a four-month-old baby. Police almost immediately arrest the mother Ingrid, who is the mistress of the father, a rich business VIP married to someone else... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Staudte | Stars: Martin Held, Hanns Lothar, Ellen Schwiers, Jürgen Goslar
Votes: 283
33. Stand (2014)
Unrated | 87 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A couple's search for the truth about a homophobic crime in Russia.
Director: Jonathan Taieb | Stars: Renat Shuteev, Andrey Kurganov, Andrey Koshman, Ekaterina Rusnak
Votes: 886
34. But Forever in My Mind (1999)
88 min | Comedy
Silvio is sixteen and is more interested in girls than politics. When his high school is occupy by students, he takes the chance to find his soulmate. He and his friend Ponzi experience the... See full summary »
Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Silvio Muccino, Giuseppe Sanfelice, Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, Giulia Carmignani
Votes: 1,683
35. Expo 67 Mission Impossible (2017)
68 min | Documentary
This documentary let us to relive the challenge of the men behind the 1967 Universal Exposition in Montréal, Canada. By searching trough 80,000 archival documents at the national Archives, ... See full summary »
Directors: Michel Barbeau, Guylaine Maroist, Éric Ruel | Stars: Bill Bantey, Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien, Edward Churchill, Pierre de Bellefeuille
Votes: 30
36. Picnic at Wolf Creek (2006 Video)
10 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Soda Jerk | Stars: Steve Irwin, John Jarratt
37. A Princesa de Rangoon (2023)
97 min | Drama, Musical, Mystery
Apparitions, mystical presences and lost stories from São Paulo and Rangoon are discovered over the course of a summer, probably, in the future.
Director: Claudio Szynkier | Stars: Claudio Szynkier, Ana Ferron Termignoni
38. Bryan Adams: Bare Bones (2010)
5 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Bryan Adams is one of world's most enduringly popular singer/songwriters. But he is most at home in his Vancouver studio, surrounded by his collection of vintage microphones and guitars. ... See full summary »
Director: David Battistella | Stars: Bryan Adams, Gary Breit
Votes: 18
39. The Phoenix Portal (2005 Video)
5 min | Short, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director: Soda Jerk | Star: River Phoenix
Votes: 7
40. A 15ª Pedra (2007)
121 min | Documentary
'Duarte de Almeida', director of the Portuguese National Film Archives [deceased in 2009], interviews the dean of contemporaneous film directors [96-years-old then]. Two humanists of ... See full summary »
Director: Rita Azevedo Gomes | Stars: Manoel de Oliveira, João Bénard da Costa
Votes: 18
41. The Boundary (2014)
104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Cop Whose Wife Vanished Without A Trace Since 10 Years Past.He Was Accused Of Murdering A Tycoon's Wife After She Assasinated A Hostage Lady She Doubts Of Being A Mistress To Her ... See full summary »
Director: Tao Wang | Stars: Ye Liu, Wenzhuo Zhao, Chu Ja-hyeon, Bextiyar Gülnezer
Votes: 72
42. Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010– )
TV-G | 180 min | Documentary, Music
In "Show Tunes", Feinstein explores songs from Broadway. In "Let's Dance", he examines the connection between music and choreography and in "On the Air" he examines the impact radio had on popular culture in the 20th century.
Stars: Michael Feinstein, Terrence Flannery, Christine Ebersole, Rose Marie
Votes: 25
43. Investigation Into the Iran-Contra Affair, 1987 (2007 Video)
64 min | Documentary, History, War
Stars: George Bush, Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, Brendan Sullivan
44. Stories of Helensburgh & The Memory of Place (2016)
10 min | Documentary, Short
'Stories of Helensburgh and The Memory of Place' is a short documentary that touches upon the early Australian railway history connected to the Old Helensburgh Tunnels, more stories about the community, and urban exploration/photography.
Director: Charlotte Tai | Stars: Allan House, Andros, Charlotte Tai
45. Iran-Contra Investigation (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 64 min | Documentary, History, War
Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SECRET ... See full summary »
Stars: George Bush, Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, Brendan Sullivan
46. Des hommes et des montagnes (1953)
25 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
History, advice and demonstrations of mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif by the renowned guides of the National School of Ski and Mountaineering from Chamonix. The film starts with an ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Jacques Languepin | Stars: Gaston Rébuffat, Armand Charlet, Bernard Blier
47. Comisión para el esclarecimiento de la verdad, la convivencia y la no-repetición
Documentary | Completed
Why is understanding history an important part of formulating the closure of an armed conflict? After an endlessly violent and socially destructive armed conflict, the Colombian government ... See full summary »
48. Aspects de l'histoire: Horace ou La métaphysique nationale (1964)
24 min | Short, Documentary, History
Director: Jean-Loup Berger | Stars: Robert Philippe, Jacques Degor
49. Des hommes dans le ciel (1958)
10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
In 1958, a Frenchman, André Suire, took the risk of overloading his equipment by housing a camera in his helmet. Thanks to him, you will discover the world of space. Images that you are ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Jacques Languepin | Stars: Michel Auclair, Sam Chasak, Jean-Claude Dubois, Jean Grivet
50. Grâce à la musique (1979–1982)
120 min | Biography, Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Brigitte Massin, François Reichenbach, André Tubeuf, Artur Rubinstein