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51. Commune (2005)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
A documentary on the Black Bear Ranch Commune, an alternative living community founded in 1968 in the remote North Californian wilderness.
Director: Jonathan Berman | Stars: Mahaj Seeger, Peter Coyote, Cedar Seeger, Mel Kramer
Votes: 431
52. The Missing Children (2021 TV Movie)
88 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A documentary about the Tuam mother and baby home in Galway, Ireland which closed in 1961.
Director: Tanya Stephan
Votes: 68
53. Barnum (1986 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Drama
The amazing biography of legendary circus impresario and unparalleled showman, P.T. Barnum.
Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Hanna Schygulla, John Roney, Sandor Raski
Votes: 237
54. Coming Home (2012)
91 min | Drama
The girl Gaëlle Faroult is kidnapped at school when she is about eight by Vincent Maillard that imprisons her at the basement of his isolated house but provides everything she needs. Along ... See full summary »
Director: Frédéric Videau | Stars: Agathe Bonitzer, Reda Kateb, Hélène Fillières, Noémie Lvovsky
Votes: 378
55. One Fine Day (2006)
60 min | Drama, Romance
A brother and sister are separated when their parents die in a car accident. 15 years later, with Seo Gun living in Australia and Park Hae-won living in South Korea, fate reunites them.
Stars: Gong Yoo, Min Nam-koong, Lee Yeon-hee, Sung Yu-ri
Votes: 75
56. In the Crosswind (2014)
90 min | Drama, History
"Risttuules" is a very emotional, tragic movie about mass deportation to Siberia based on the memories of Erna. It all started on June 14, 1941, when trucks came for the innocent families ... See full summary »
Director: Martti Helde | Stars: Laura Peterson-Aardam, Tarmo Song, Mirt Preegel, Ingrid Isotamm
Votes: 1,708
57. Chains (1949)
74 min | Crime, Drama
First in a series of Matarazzo melodramas: A happily married Naples woman, with two children ,is threatened by the reappearance of a man from her past. Her husband takes a drastic action which results in the family members being separated.
Director: Raffaello Matarazzo | Stars: Amedeo Nazzari, Yvonne Sanson, Aldo Nicodemi, Roberto Murolo
Votes: 470
58. Nadzór (1985)
118 min | Drama
A story of a young woman arrested by police on the day of her wedding for embezzlement, and promptly sentenced to life. She is already pregnant and has her baby in prison. Immediately after... See full summary »
Director: Wieslaw Saniewski | Stars: Ewa Blaszczyk, Teresa Sawicka, Grazyna Szapolowska, Gabriela Kownacka
Votes: 128
59. Lovers Courageous (1932)
Passed | 77 min | Drama, Romance
Aspiring playwright jumping from job to job falls for admiral's daughter.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Madge Evans, Roland Young, Frederick Kerr
Votes: 232
60. Golden Days (2007)
Unrated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A struggling indie rock band signs a major record deal only to have their album and their career nearly destroyed by the people who signed them.
Director: Chris Suchorsky | Stars: Alex Dezen, Ted Hudson, Steven Terry, David Chernis
Votes: 84
61. Mrs.B., a North Korean Woman (2016)
71 min | Documentary, Drama
Portrait of Mrs. B., a tough charismatic North Korean woman who smuggles between North Korea, China and South Korea. With the money she gets, she plans to reunite with her two North Korean sons after years of separation.
Director: Jero Yun
Votes: 54
62. Spartacus & Cassandra (2014)
80 min | Documentary
Spartacus and Cassandra, the children of two homeless Roma, have been taken in by the young street worker Camille. In her little community she helps homeless and poor children and performs ... See full summary »
Director: Ioanis Nuguet | Stars: Cassandra Dumitru, Spartacus Ursu, Camille Brisson, Lamina Dumitru
Votes: 114
63. Akharin malakeye zamin (2006)
89 min | Drama
Leaving his family in Afghanistan to find work in Iran, Ali Bakhsh returns home to Afghanistan in search of his family in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the following U.S. invasion.
Director: Mohammad Reza Arab | Stars: Ghorban Najafi, Asghar Hemmat, Ali Azadnia, Ala Mohseni
Votes: 21
64. Kumari: Living Goddess of Nepal (2005)
26 min | Documentary, Short
In Nepal an ancient tradition survives to this day. A young girl is chosen to become a goddess. She is taken from her family to live in a temple where people come to worship her and pray for good fortune.
Director: Tassia Kobylinska
65. Not Here, Not There (2009)
63 min | Documentary
"It's like being in two places at once, like walking in between. Because the body is in one place and the heart is in another." When a family of six Costa Rican siblings separates through ... See full summary »
Director: Betsy Hershey
66. Clouds: Letters to My Son (2001)
76 min | Documentary, Romance
Director Marion Hänsel reflects on her admiration for the sky.
Director: Marion Hänsel | Stars: Barbara Auer, Antje de Boeck, Catherine Deneuve, Carmen Maura
Votes: 112
67. Cry from the Heart (2000)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Jeni Kendell | Stars: Judy Atkinson, Frank Edwards, Chris Edwards-Haines, Lola McNaughton
68. Lost Chi (2008)
83 min | Comedy
Director: Robert Michaels | Stars: Niels Bolle, Michael Sean Collins, Bridget De Clerk, Loreni Delgado
69.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Mr. Boogedy
(1986)
Unrated | 46 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A novelty salesman moves his family into a new house. Initially dismissing incidents as more of their father's practical jokes, the family soon learns that the house is haunted by people who lived in the house 300 years previously.
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Richard Masur, Mimi Kennedy, Benji Gregory, David Faustino
Votes: 1,872
70.
Family Ties (1982–1989)
Episode:
Miracle in Columbus
(1987)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Money-hungry Alex gets a job as a mall Santa. While Alex sees the holiday as a financial event, he gets caught up in the reason for the season when a little girl only wants her father home for a Christmas gift.
Director: Lynn Hamrick | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman
Votes: 135
71.
Cutting Edge (1990–2017)
Episode:
Leaving Home at 8
(2010)
48 min | Documentary
Following four eight-year-old girls as they begin a new life starting boarding school.
Director: Charlie Russell | Star: Paul McGann
72.
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013–2014)
Episode:
Home
(2013)
TV-PG | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
In flashback, we learn about Cyrus' origin story while Alice seeks out the White Rabbit for answers involving his actions in Wonderland
Director: Romeo Tirone | Stars: Sophie Lowe, Michael Socha, Peter Gadiot, Emma Rigby
Votes: 292
73.
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016–2019)
Episode:
Emotional Aftermath
(2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
How does it feel to lose your entire belief system? How does it feel to come to believe everything you've been told--the foundation of who you are isn't based in truth? How do you let go of the anger?
Stars: Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Ray Dotch, Chris Rowe
Votes: 92