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1. Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
R | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.
Votes: 725,755 | Gross: $326.11M
2. Babylon (I) (2022)
R | 189 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Jean Smart, Olivia Wilde
Votes: 167,406
3. A Star Is Born (2018)
R | 136 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Director: Bradley Cooper | Stars: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott, Greg Grunberg
Votes: 419,293 | Gross: $215.29M
4. Dopesick (2021)
TV-MA | 62 min | Drama
The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Purdue Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA.
Stars: Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Will Poulter
Votes: 77,555
5. Rocketman (I) (2019)
R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 194,601 | Gross: $96.37M
6. The Gift (VI) (2015)
R | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A married couple, Simon and Robyn, run into Gordo, an old classmate. Things take a turn when Gordo begins to drop in unannounced at their house and inundates them with mysterious gifts.
Director: Joel Edgerton | Stars: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton, Allison Tolman
Votes: 172,059 | Gross: $43.77M
7. Flight (I) (2012)
R | 138 min | Drama, Thriller
Troubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Don Cheadle, John Goodman
Votes: 376,121 | Gross: $93.77M
8. Waves (I) (2019)
R | 135 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Traces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.
Director: Trey Edward Shults | Stars: Taylor Russell, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Alexa Demie, Bill Wise
Votes: 30,729
9. Instant Family (2018)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
A couple find themselves in over their heads when they foster three children.
Director: Sean Anders | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Merced, Gustavo Escobar
Votes: 119,571 | Gross: $67.36M
10. Unhinged (I) (2020)
R | 90 min | Action, Thriller
After a confrontation with an unstable man at an intersection, a woman becomes the target of his rage.
Director: Derrick Borte | Stars: Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson
Votes: 76,725 | Gross: $20.83M
11. The Outpost (2019)
R | 123 min | Action, Drama, History
A small team of U.S. soldiers battles against hundreds of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom, Jack Kesy
Votes: 40,523
12. Half Nelson (2006)
R | 106 min | Drama
An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.
Director: Ryan Fleck | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Anthony Mackie, Shareeka Epps, Jeff Lima
Votes: 91,913 | Gross: $2.69M
13. The Ice Storm (1997)
R | 112 min | Drama
In suburban New Canaan, Connecticut, 1973, middle-class families experimenting with casual sex and substance abuse find their lives beyond their control.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny
Votes: 59,955 | Gross: $7.84M
14. Gaslit (2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History
A modern take on the 1970s political Watergate scandal centering on untold stories and forgotten characters of the time.
Stars: Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin
Votes: 7,618
15. Withnail & I (1987)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.
Director: Bruce Robinson | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown
Votes: 47,892 | Gross: $1.54M
16. A Million Little Pieces (2018)
R | 113 min | Drama
A drug-dependent young man faces his past and his inner demons after he is interned in an institution for the addicted.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Odessa Young, Giovanni Ribisi
Votes: 4,212
17. The Greatest (2009)
R | 99 min | Drama, Romance
A drama that is centered around a troubled teenage girl and a family that is trying to get over the loss of their son.
Director: Shana Feste | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon
Votes: 9,476 | Gross: $0.12M
18. The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
R | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.
Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Natasha Lyonne
Votes: 14,668
19. Pixote (1980)
TV-MA | 128 min | Crime, Drama
The life of a boy on the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution, and drugs.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino
Votes: 9,230
20. Monday (2020)
R | 116 min | Drama, Romance
A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling (Sebastian Stan and Denise Gough as Mickey and Chloe), but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?
Director: Argyris Papadimitropoulos | Stars: Denise Gough, Sebastian Stan, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Michalis Laios
Votes: 5,658
21. My King (2015)
Unrated | 124 min | Drama, Romance
Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious skiing accident. Dependent on medical staff and painkillers, she takes the time to remember the tumultuous love story she lived with Georgio.
Director: Maïwenn | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot, Louis Garrel, Isild Le Besco
Votes: 14,180 | Gross: $0.05M
22. Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985–2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
It is a Mexican series that shares real stories that have been sent to Silvia Pinal, the host of the show; the episodes deal with strong issues surrounding women that don't always end well.
Stars: Silvia Pinal, Eduardo De Gortari, Ricardo Vera, Thelma Dorantes
Votes: 291
23. Here Are the Young Men (2020)
96 min | Drama
Dublin teenagers Matthew, nihilistic Rez, and the deranged Kearney, leave school to a social vacuum of drinking and drugs, falling into shocking acts of transgression.
Director: Eoin Macken | Stars: Dean-Charles Chapman, Finn Cole, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo
Votes: 1,398
24. Smashed (2012)
R | 81 min | Drama
A married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of alcohol gets their relationship put to the test when the wife decides to get sober.
Director: James Ponsoldt | Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally
Votes: 17,709 | Gross: $0.38M
25. Intervention (2005– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Drama
Addicts try to overcome their addictions with the help of their families and others.
Stars: Candy Finnigan, Jeff VanVonderen, Ken Seeley, Donna Chavous
Votes: 3,028
26. Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
Not Rated | 174 min | Drama
At the end of a long and hot summer day, members of one family gather in a large house. Everyone has something painful and offensive to say, and their silence is even worse.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards, Dean Stockwell
Votes: 5,921
27. Citizen Ruth (1996)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Mary Kay Place, Kurtwood Smith
Votes: 9,115 | Gross: $0.15M
28. ReGenesis (2004–2008)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Geneticist David Sandstrom is the chief scientist at the prestigious virology/micro-biology NORBAC laboratory, a joint enterprise between the USA, Canada and Mexico for countering bio-terrorism.
Stars: Peter Outerbridge, Conrad Pla, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Mayko Nguyen
Votes: 3,449
29. The Calling (I) (2014)
R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Fort Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a higher calling.
Director: Jason Stone | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Gil Bellows, Ellen Burstyn, Topher Grace
Votes: 9,204
30. Day of the Dead (2021)
TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion.
Stars: Keenan Tracey, Daniel Doheny, Natalie Malaika, Miranda Frigon
Votes: 2,494
31. Minding the Gap (2018)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Sport
Filmmaker Bing Liu searches for correlations between his skateboarder friends' turbulent upbringings and the complexities of modern masculinity.
Director: Bing Liu | Stars: Kent Abernathy, Mengyue Bolen, Nina Bowgren, Keire Johnson
Votes: 10,462 | Gross: $0.01M
32. Krisha (2015)
R | 83 min | Drama
Krisha returns for Thanksgiving dinner after ten years away from her family, but past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
Director: Trey Edward Shults | Stars: Krisha Fairchild, Alex Dobrenko, Robyn Fairchild, Chris Doubek
Votes: 10,058 | Gross: $0.14M
33. On My Skin: The Last Seven Days of Stefano Cucchi (2018)
TV-MA | 100 min | Biography, Drama
The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime but in just one week's time, a family is changed forever.
Director: Alessio Cremonini | Stars: Alessandro Borghi, Massimiliano Tortora, Milvia Marigliano, Jasmine Trinca
Votes: 10,184
34. Almost Christmas (2016)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.
Director: David E. Talbert | Stars: Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, Danny Glover, Mo'Nique
Votes: 7,869 | Gross: $41.72M
35. Burton and Taylor (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 83 min | Biography, Drama
Legendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."
Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Dominic West, Helena Bonham Carter, Greg Hicks, Jeff Mash
Votes: 2,540
36. The Jeremy Kyle Show (2005–2020)
65 min | Comedy, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
Jeremy Kyle deals with guests attempting to resolve issues with those in their lives, with such issues often related to relationships, sex and drugs.
Stars: Jeremy Kyle, Graham Stanier, Georgette Civil, Kerry Katona
Votes: 1,327
37. The Happy Ending (1969)
R | 117 min | Drama
A middle-aged woman walks out on her husband and family in an desperate attempt to find herself.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Jean Simmons, John Forsythe, Shirley Jones, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 1,258
38. Diminuendo (II) (2018)
106 min | Romance, Sci-Fi
A film director whose life crumbles after the suicide of his Hollywood starlet girlfriend becomes obsessed with a lifelike robot that appears to be her exact duplicate.
Director: Adrian Stewart | Stars: Richard Hatch, Chloe Dykstra, John Champion, Xine Zanillo
Votes: 214
39. Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (2019)
91 min | Documentary
Trixie charmed audiences and judges as winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. But the grind of performing and the pressure of the title proves that heavy is the head that wears the tiara.
Director: Nicholas Zeig-Owens | Stars: Trixie Mattel, Benjamin Putnam, Caldwell Tidicue, Jaymes Mansfield
Votes: 2,201
40. Grass is Greener (2019)
TV-MA | 97 min | Documentary
A look at America's complicated relationship with cannabis.
Director: Fab 5 Freddy | Stars: Harry J. Anslinger, Louis Armstrong, B-Real, Asha Bandele
Votes: 1,550
41. Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
Approved | 145 min | Adventure, Drama, War
An immature young man from Middle America grows to manhood after a cross-country journey and his military service in World War I.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Richard Beymer, Diane Baker, Corinne Calvet, Fred Clark
Votes: 714
42. This One's for the Ladies (2018)
NC-17 | 82 min | Documentary
This documentary explores the sexual and social identity of contemporary black America through intimate, eye opening and often hilarious accounts from women and men who find love and community in the underground world of exotic dancing.
Director: Gene Graham | Stars: Lakia Hunter, Michele Moore, Poundcake, Terrill Ross
Votes: 177 | Gross: $0.01M
43. Death in Small Doses (1995 TV Movie)
88 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
One night, Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after--poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of ... See full summary »
Director: Sondra Locke | Stars: Richard Thomas, Shawn Elliott, Tess Harper, Glynnis O'Connor
Votes: 407
44. Cornelis (2010)
101 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biographical account of singer and composer Cornelis Vreeswijk including his breakthrough and his marital problems.
Director: Amir Chamdin | Stars: Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby, Malin Crépin, Helena Af Sandeberg, David Dencik
Votes: 2,663
45. Aleksandr's Price (2013)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
Traumatized by his mother's death and struggling to make ends meet, illegal immigrant Aleksandr Ivanov turns to escorting and soon finds himself sinking into the dark world of New York City's sex trade -- and pushed to the edge of sanity.
Directors: Pau Masó, David Damen | Stars: Pau Masó, Anatoli Grigoriadou, Josh Berresford, Sam Glovin
Votes: 735
46. What Comes Around (1985)
PG | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A recovering substance-abusing country singer and his brother exact revenge on the singer's manager, who has cheated him out of a substantial amount of cash throughout the years.
Director: Jerry Reed | Stars: Jerry Reed, Bo Hopkins, Barry Corbin, Arte Johnson
Votes: 151
47. MDMA (2017)
Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama
In 1984, the most powerful drug dealer on the west coast was a 19 year old coed. Based on actual events.
Director: Angie Wang | Stars: Annie Q. Riegel, Francesca Eastwood, Pierson Fode, Scott Keiji Takeda
Votes: 763
48. The Last Gladiators (2011)
R | 94 min | Documentary, Sport
In ice hockey, no one is tougher than the "goon". Those players have one mission: to protect the star players at any price.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Donald Brashear, Lyndon Byers, Guy Carbonneau, Don Cherry
Votes: 1,757
49. Bad Boy Street (2012)
Unrated | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Gay older Parisian takes home a drunken American found in the street. A romantic connection forms despite the younger man's secret - he's famous.
Director: Todd Verow | Stars: Yann de Monterno, Florence d'Azémar, Kevin Miranda, Cyril Legann
Votes: 1,179
50. Prague (2012)
Not Rated | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
The chaotic ramblings of a young architect's mind take hold of his life as he leaves behind his past in India to work in Prague. In a city of beautiful architecture, a young architect is diverted toward constructions that exist within.
Director: Ashish R. Shukla | Stars: Chandan Roy Sanyal, Elena Kazan, Arfi Lamba, Kumar Mayank
Votes: 383