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1. The Omen (1976)

R | 111 min | Horror, Mystery

Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Stephens, David Warner

Votes: 132,373 | Gross: $4.27M

2. The Omen (2006)

R | 110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An American official realizes that his young son may literally be the Devil incarnate.

Director: John Moore | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, David Thewlis

Votes: 62,713 | Gross: $54.61M

3. Shin Godzilla (2016)

Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Drama, Horror

Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.

Directors: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Ren Ôsugi

Votes: 36,229 | Gross: $1.92M

4. The Ugly American (1963)

Approved | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

An ambitious American scholar becomes the ambassador to Sarkan, a southeast Asian country where civil war is brewing.

Director: George Englund | Stars: Marlon Brando, Eiji Okada, Sandra Church, Pat Hingle

Votes: 2,442

5. The Dish (2000)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, History

A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Sam Neill, Billy Mitchell, Roz Hammond, Christopher-Robin Street

Votes: 17,097 | Gross: $2.25M

6. For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012)

R | 145 min | Drama, History, War

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.

Director: Dean Wright | Stars: Andy Garcia, Oscar Isaac, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Santiago Cabrera

Votes: 5,327 | Gross: $5.67M

7. To Catch a Spy (2021 TV Movie)

90 min | Mystery

When the newly renovated Hotel Optima in Malta has a grand reopening, Chloe and her team from Destination Traveler Magazine, head over to cover the travel scene in Malta and sees someone fall to their death, right past her hotel window.

Director: Jeff Beesley | Stars: Nathalie Kelley, Colin Donnell, Patti Murin, Davy Eduard King

Votes: 1,111

8. Viceroy's House (2017)

Not Rated | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History

The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Hugh Bonneville), is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi

Votes: 8,557 | Gross: $1.11M

9. Europe '51 (1952)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama

A wealthy woman becomes obsessed with humanitarianism when her young son dies after committing suicide.

Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Ettore Giannini, Giulietta Masina

Votes: 4,785

10. The Ambassador (1984)

R | 97 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

An American ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East conflict through unconventional methods, but his efforts are hampered at every turn and his personal life threatened.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ellen Burstyn, Rock Hudson, Fabio Testi

Votes: 937

11. Rio Sex Comedy (2010)

Unrated | 124 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of strangers from different countries end up on Rio's beaches. Seeking self-fulfillment, they look for answers to existential questions. Yet it isn't until their different paths cross that they begin to understand why they came.

Director: Jonathan Nossiter | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Bill Pullman, Irène Jacob, Jérôme Kircher

Votes: 803

12. Command Performance (2009)

R | 93 min | Action, Thriller

When the Russian Premier is taken hostage at a rock concert in Moscow, it's up to a drummer, an ex-biker, to save him.

Director: Dolph Lundgren | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Melissa Molinaro, Hristo Shopov, Dave Legeno

Votes: 3,494

13. Fade to Black (2006)

R | 99 min | Mystery, Thriller

Attempting to recover from his failed marriage to Rita Hayworth and restart his career, Orson Welles travels to Italy only to be drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue, murder and politics when an actor is murdered on his set.

Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Danny Huston, Diego Luna, Paz Vega, Christopher Walken

Votes: 913

14. Nada (1974)

110 min | Thriller

A group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz abducts American ambassador Richard Poindexter in a brothel in Paris and takes him to a farm in the ... See full summary »

Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Fabio Testi, Maurice Garrel, Lou Castel, Mariangela Melato

Votes: 1,127

15. Holiday in Mexico (1946)

128 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

The U.S. Ambassador's (Walter Pidgeon) daughter falls for a Mexican pianist (Jose Iturbi) old enough to be her grandfather.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Ilona Massey, José Iturbi, Roddy McDowall

Votes: 524

16. The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)

Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Romance

The daughter of the American ambassador to France comes to the aid of American soldiers after a grumpy U. S. senator thinks about closing off Paris to the servicemen.

Director: Norman Krasna | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, John Forsythe, Myrna Loy, Adolphe Menjou

Votes: 740

17. My American Wife (1936)

Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Romance

My American Wife is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Harold Young and written by Elmer Davis, Edith Fitzgerald and Virginia Van Upp. The film stars Francis Lederer, Ann Sothern, Fred... See full summary »

Director: Harold Young | Stars: Francis Lederer, Ann Sothern, Fred Stone, Billie Burke

Votes: 85

18. La toma de la embajada (2000)

110 min | Crime, Drama

The film starts from the time of the assault that a command of the guerrilla group M-19 performed at the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in BogotḠwhen celebrating the national holiday. ... See full summary »

Director: Ciro Durán | Stars: Demián Bichir, Fabiana Medina, Humberto Dorado, Vicky Hernández

Votes: 123

19. Politics Live (2018– )
Episode: Episode #2.46 (2019)

104 min | News, Talk-Show

Food standards and workers rights after Brexit, Islamophobia within the Conservative Party, school funding, and knife crime are discussed. Plus, live coverage of Prime Minister's Questions.

Director: Anna Rasmussen | Stars: Jo Coburn, Catherine McKinnell, Nadhim Zahawi, Harry Cole

20. The Kennedys (2011)
Episode: Joe's Revenge (2011)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, History, Romance

The Kennedys rally to put Jack in the White House but their difficult past illuminates a deeper struggle.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, Katie Holmes, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 293

21. The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode: Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942) (2022)

TV-14 | 138 min | Documentary, History

As WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.

Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Guy Stern, Peter Hayes

Votes: 157

22. Narcos (2015–2017)
Episode: Explosivos (2015)

TV-MA | 49 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Peña and Carillo close in on Gacha. Murphy tries to protect pro-extradition candidate Gaviria from a notorious assassin connected to Pablo.

Director: Andrés Baiz | Stars: Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Pedro Pascal, Joanna Christie

Votes: 6,791

23. Dig (2015)
Episode: Armageddon Protocol (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Peter races to stop the Order of Moriah's plans of destroying the Temple Mount.

Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Jason Isaacs, Anne Heche, Ori Pfeffer, Alison Sudol

Votes: 175

24. Peston on Sunday (2016– )
Episode: Episode #2.10 (2016)

47 min | News, Talk-Show

Robert interviews Chancellor Philip Hammond ahead of his first Autumn Statement. Plus, U.S. Ambassador Matthew Barzun, TV presenter Alexander Armstrong and Shadow Business Secretary Clive Lewis.

Directors: Simon Morris, Erron Gordon | Stars: Robert Peston, Allegra Stratton, Philip Hammond, Matthew Barzun

25. American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Episode: The Power of Wealth (2018)

42 min | Documentary, History

Joseph Kennedy's political ambition passes first to his son Joe Jr. and then to reluctant second son, Jack.

Director: Tim Dunn | Stars: Martin Sheen, Tim Naftali, Alexis Coe, Barbara Perry

Votes: 71

26. American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Episode: The Legacy (2018)

42 min | Documentary, History

Tragedy strikes again when Bobby Kennedy is assassinated; Ted Kennedy must overcome scandal and misfortune to continue the family legacy and pass the torch to the next generation.

Director: Jonathan Jones | Stars: Martin Sheen, Adam Walinsky, J. Randy Taraborrelli, Barbara Perry

Votes: 42

27. Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode: Episode #2.45 (2019)

96 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show

Jeremy asks his panel of guests - Would you eat chlorinated meat? Should members of the public film bad drivers for the police? Would larger goals make football more exciting?

Director: Tim Cook | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Jaymi Hensley, Ash Sarkar