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1. Falling Down (1993)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin
Votes: 206,395 | Gross: $40.90M
2. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
R | 113 min | Drama
A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver
Votes: 120,570 | Gross: $44.79M
3. Kojak (1973–1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city.
Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas
Votes: 8,856
4. M (1931)
Passed | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke
Votes: 168,292 | Gross: $0.03M
5. Weathering with You (2019)
PG-13 | 112 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Set during a period of exceptionally rainy weather, high-school boy Hodaka Morishima runs away from his troubled rural home to Tokyo and befriends an orphan girl who can manipulate the weather.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Kotaro Daigo, Nana Mori, Tsubasa Honda, Sakura Kiryu
Votes: 55,361 | Gross: $7.80M
6. Christiane F. (1981)
R | 138 min | Biography, Drama
A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Natja Brunckhorst, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck, Lothar Chamski
Votes: 29,338
7. The Hand of God (2021)
R | 130 min | Drama
In 1980s Naples, young Fabietto pursues his love for football as family tragedy strikes, shaping his uncertain but promising future as a filmmaker.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert
Votes: 49,207
8. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Two newly acquainted music-lovers spend the night scouting the streets of New York City in search of their favourite band's surprise secret show. All the while, they're both being chased after by their tempting but devious exes.
Director: Peter Sollett | Stars: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo, Rafi Gavron
Votes: 95,335 | Gross: $31.49M
9. The Naked City (1948)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor
Votes: 15,481
10. The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance, War
Veronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov | Stars: Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasiliy Merkurev, Aleksandr Shvorin
Votes: 19,747 | Gross: $0.02M
11. As Tears Go By (1988)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung, Alex Man
Votes: 12,467 | Gross: $0.01M
12. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Not Rated | 931 min | Crime, Drama
In late-1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city's criminal underworld.
Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Claus Holm, Hanna Schygulla, Franz Buchrieser
Votes: 4,893
13. Vive L'Amour (1994)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
Three lonely young denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment used for sexual trysts.
Director: Tsai Ming-liang | Stars: Chen Chao-jung, Kang-sheng Lee, Kuei-Mei Yang, Yi-ching Lu
Votes: 4,782
14. Girl/Girl Scene (2010– )
TV-MA | 40 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lots of gorgeous women make out while competing in physical courage, personal tragedy and educated wit. This all happens in Lexington, Kentucky, where you can get lots of booze - and stuff.
Stars: Tucky Williams, Roni Jonah, Katie Stewart, Cyndy Allen
Votes: 390
15. The Aviator's Wife (1981)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Romance
A young student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and her lover.
Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Philippe Marlaud, Marie Rivière, Anne-Laure Meury, Mathieu Carrière
Votes: 5,170
16. The Big City (1963)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama
Life at home changes when a house-wife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a saleswoman.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Anil Chatterjee, Madhavi Mukherjee, Jaya Bachchan, Haren Chatterjee
Votes: 4,958
17. Beyond the Forest (1949)
Approved | 97 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
Resentful of her small-town life, a married woman schemes to run off with a rich businessman.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, David Brian, Ruth Roman
Votes: 2,767
18. New York: A Documentary Film (1999– )
600 min | Documentary, History
Exploration of New York City's rich history as a complex and dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation and reflecting its ideals.
Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Kenneth Jackson, Mike Wallace, Mike Wallace
Votes: 1,118
19. Bling (2016)
PG | 82 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Will a 'bling' ring or the courage to save his city from an army of evil robots win the heart of Sam's childhood sweetheart?
Directors: Kyung Ho Lee, Wonjae Lee | Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Jennette McCurdy, James Woods, Carla Gugino
Votes: 788
20. I Don't Kiss (1991)
R | 115 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A young man leaves his native town in southern France to discover Paris. Being too unexperienced and too naive, he drops into the reality of Paris 1991. He soon gives up his dream of ... See full summary »
Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Emmanuelle Béart, Manuel Blanc, Hélène Vincent
Votes: 1,425
21. A Case for Two (1981–2023)
60 min | Crime, Thriller
German crime series centering around a succession of lawyers and a private investigator and former police officer, who typically team up to clear a client of the lawyer, who is usually an innocent suspect in a murder case.
Stars: Claus Theo Gärtner, Renate Kohn, Paul Frielinghaus, Rainer Hunold
Votes: 810
22. Die zweite Heimat: Chronik einer Jugend (1992)
1,416 min | Drama, History
Hermann Simon, an aspiring composer, comes of age in Munich during the troubled 1960s.
Stars: Henry Arnold, Salome Kammer, Frank Röth, Armin Fuchs
Votes: 354
23. Ein Fall für Zwei: Reloaded (2014– )
Crime, Thriller
A case for two: Reloaded.
Stars: Antoine Monot Jr., Wanja Mues, Thomas Thieme, Christina Hecke
Votes: 49
24. Holding On (1997)
55 min | Drama
A complex, moving story of life in the big bad city, in this case London. The tragic, senseless, futile murder of a beautiful young woman, just embarking on her journey through life, acts ... See full summary »
Stars: David Morrissey, Saira Todd, Phil Daniels, Ace Bhatti
Votes: 165
25. 1960 (2010)
75 min | Documentary, History
The Filmmaker Gabriele Salvatore has made his own personal story together with archive footage to create a picture of the economic and creative uprising of Italy in 1960.
Director: Gabriele Salvatores | Stars: Giuseppe Cederna, Michelangelo Antonioni, Brigitte Bardot, Mike Bongiorno
Votes: 246
26. Big City (1937)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance
To avoid a taxi war, city officials blame a gang bombing on driver Joe Benton's wife Anna and put her on a ship to deport her. The mayor is speaker at a boxers' banquet where Joe pleads for... See full summary »
Directors: Frank Borzage, George B. Seitz | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Charley Grapewin, Janet Beecher
Votes: 645
27. KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst (2007–2010)
45 min | Crime
Big and small stories surrounding a police station in Berlin-Kreuzberg.
Stars: Götz Schubert, Manfred Zapatka, Saskia Vester, Barnaby Metschurat
Votes: 303
28. Fabian (1980)
R | 110 min | Drama
Novel-based story of Jacob Fabian, a somewhat liberal Berlin advertising copywriter who witnesses the collapse of the prewar German society during the 1930s.
Director: Wolf Gremm | Stars: Hans Peter Hallwachs, Hermann Lause, Silvia Janisch, Mijanou Van Baarzel
Votes: 154
29. Playgirls of Frankfurt (1966)
85 min | Crime, Drama
After the brutal murder of the prostitute Vera Paterny, Inspector Reinisch hardly makes any progress with the investigation. Vera's colleague Sonja reports on wild sex parties of the murdered and mentions names, prominent names.
Director: Rolf Olsen | Stars: Vera Tschechowa, Erik Schumann, Richard Münch, Konrad Georg
Votes: 78
30. Toronto Stories (2008)
89 min | Drama
Various lives intersect over the course of 48 hours in Canada's largest and most culturally diverse city.
Directors: Sook-Yin Lee, Sudz Sutherland, David Weaver, Aaron Woodley | Stars: Gil Bellows, Sook-Yin Lee, K.C. Collins, Carly Pope
Votes: 357
31. Nach Fünf im Urwald (1995)
99 min | Comedy, Romance
Anna, 17 years old, is happy to throw her first big birthday party without her parents, but some of her guests are so stoned that they leave a big chaos and, even worse, destroy the ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid | Stars: Franka Potente, Axel Milberg, Dagmar Manzel, Farina Brock
Votes: 1,567
32. Moskva. Tri vokzala (2011–2017)
Crime, Mystery
Moscow. The area of three stations - Leningradskiy, Yaroslavskiy and Kazanskiy. Bermuda triangle of the capital. Here destinies break and one-way tickets are sold. Here they often find ... See full summary »
Stars: Nina Rakova, Vladimir Zherebtsov, Aleksey Buldakov, Vladimir Steklov
Votes: 15
33. Teenage Wolfpack (1956)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
"Think of a law, they've broken it. Think of a crime, they've committed it." A tense, tough story of teenage gangs committing acts of robbery, violence, and murder. The leader of the gang ... See full summary »
Director: Georg Tressler | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Karin Baal, Christian Doermer, Jo Herbst
Votes: 537
34. Polizeirevier Davidswache (1964)
97 min | Thriller, Crime, Drama
A couple of days in the life of a police station in Hamburg.
Director: Jürgen Roland | Stars: Wolfgang Kieling, Hannelore Schroth, Günther Ungeheuer, Günther Neutze
Votes: 104
35. Gang War (1928)
Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A saxophone player Clyde, who busks on the San Francisco Bay waterfront. One night, he meets Flowers, and teaches her to dance, but finds that "Blackjack", the leader of a ruthless gang, is also in love with her.
Director: Bert Glennon | Stars: Olive Borden, Jack Pickford, Eddie Gribbon, Walter Long
Votes: 23
36. Frankfurt: The Face of a City (1981)
87 min | Action, Thriller
Girl goes to the bright lights of Frankfurt when her boyfriend goes into the army; the seamy side of life is not as attractive as she expected.
Director: Roger Fritz | Stars: Michaela Karger, Dave Balko, Hanno Pöschl, Ute Zielinski
Votes: 132
37. Love Your Neighbour! (1998)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Detlev Buck | Stars: Lea Mornar, Heike Makatsch, Moritz Bleibtreu, Elsa Grube-Deister
Votes: 388
38. Betelnut Beauty (2001)
105 min | Drama, Romance
A cute coed leaves her mother's home and gets involved with a pastry chef who just finish his military service. The two rebelious youngsters deal with the harsh realities of life on the ... See full summary »
Director: Cheng-sheng Lin | Stars: Chang Chen, Angelica Lee, Chen-Nan Tsai, Ming-chun Kao
Votes: 456
39. 24h Berlin - Ein Tag im Leben (2009 TV Movie)
1,440 min | Documentary
20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, 24h Berlin documents a day in the life of the German capital. Exactly one year before the broadcast, 80 film crews were on the road for 24 hours in all districts of Berlin.
Directors: Volker Heise, Alice Agneskirchner, Ute Badura, Neelesha Barthel, Alfred Behrens, Corinna Belz, Brigitte Bertele, Knut Beulich, Judith Beuth, Britt Beyer, Susanne Binninger, Bettina Blümner, Arpad Bondy, Sabine Brand, Silvia Chiogna, Maja Classen, Gerd Conradt, Jutta Doberstein, Hanna Doose, Mirko Dreiling, Ilka Franzmann, Mechthild Gassner, Caroline Goldie, Jo Goll, Bettina Haasen, Heike Hartung, Sebastian Heidinger, Thomas Heise, Kerstin Hoppenhaus, Sissi Hüetlin, Sven Ihden, Oliver Jarasch, Karin Jurschick, Romuald Karmakar, Döndü Kiliç, Tom Kimmig, Cornelia Klauß, Caterina Klusemann, Volker Koepp, Konrad Kästner, Dirk Laabs, Matthias Luthardt, Roland May, Hakan Savas Mican, Elfi Mikesch, Jette Miller, Frank Müller, Maren Niemeyer, Florian Opitz, Calle Overweg, Andreas Pichler, Oliver Rauch, Hans Rombach, Susanna Salonen, Regina Schilling, Stefan Schwietert, Ana Felicia Scutelnicu, Hubertus Siegert, Heidi Specogna, Nathalie Steinbart, Eva Stotz, Sibylle Tiedemann, Tamara Trampe, Thorsten Trimpop, Andres Veiel, Andreas Voigt, Griet von Petersdorff, Rosa von Praunheim, Dominik Wessely | Stars: Boris Aljinovic, Hakan Altinöz, Jaqueline Assmann, Daniel Barenboim
Votes: 121
40. Konvoy (2012)
81 min | Drama
Army captain escorting in part-deserter soldier. The heroes spend a day in Moscow, during which face the realities of life in the modern metropolis: sometimes comical, sometimes tragic. The... See full summary »
Director: Aleksey Mizgiryov | Stars: Oleg Vasilkov, Azamat Nigmanov, Dmitriy Kulichkov, Daniela Stoyanovich
Votes: 220
41. Daring Daughters (1933)
Passed | 63 min | Drama, Romance
A savvy city girl tries to protect her naive sister, who has just moved from the country, from the temptations--and men--of big-city life.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Marian Marsh, Kenneth Thomson, Joan Marsh, Bert Roach
Votes: 44
42. One Dollar (El precio de la vida) (2002)
63 min | Documentary
This story tells about daily violence inside the ghettos of Panama. Three main characters: LATIN FRESH music band; a clerk who collects corpses on Panama streets; and LOLO, the leader of ... See full summary »
Director: Héctor Herrera
Votes: 50
43. Chornyy baran (2009)
86 min | Comedy, Drama
The family of a shepherd from the Caucuses inherits a car-wash in Moscow. From the far-away pastures they come to the capital and find themselves in an entirely different world with ... See full summary »
Director: Roman Khrushch | Stars: Elguja Burduli, Vladimir Ilin, Karen Badalov, Olga Beshulya
Votes: 19
44. Heidengeld (1997)
78 min
Director: Dagmar Kamlah | Stars: Ines Baric, Michaela Ehinger, Ralf Knicker, René Schack
46. Le garçon sur le quai (2023)
13 min | Short, Drama, Romance
One night, on a bridge in Paris, a young man wants to kill himself. But a young woman prevents him from ending his life.
Director: Claude Chamis | Stars: Farid Deghiche, Alicja Jablonska
47. Dialogo di un venditore di almanacchi e di un passeggiere (1957)
10 min | Short
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Paolo Pampurini, Enzo Tarascio
Votes: 70
48. Look (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 7 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Dream-inspired movie LOOK examines the emptiness that accompanies beauty. When a model walks into a restaurant, barmaid Emma fantasizes. She glamorizes the life of the model. As the ... See full summary »
Director: Ryan Pickett | Stars: Starina Johnson, John Ferguson, Theresa Meeker Pickett, Ryan Pickett
Votes: 84