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1. Casino (1995)
R | 178 min | Crime, Drama
In Las Vegas, two best friends - a casino executive and a mafia enforcer - compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods
Votes: 563,574 | Gross: $42.44M
2. 1900 (1976)
Unrated | 317 min | Drama, History
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini
Votes: 27,276
3. The Kite Runner (2007)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Khalid Abdalla, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub
Votes: 82,535 | Gross: $15.80M
4. Repo Men (2010)
R | 111 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed.
Director: Miguel Sapochnik | Stars: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 110,663 | Gross: $13.79M
5. Kings Row (1942)
Passed | 127 min | Drama
The dark side and hypocrisy of provincial American life is seen through the eyes of five children as they grow to adulthood at the turn of the century.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan, Betty Field
Votes: 5,020
6. Beautiful Thing (1996)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jamie is a shy teenager, often bullied at school. His neighbour Ste has a rough time at home, being beaten by his father and brother. This issues bring them together and they find that what they feel for each other is more than friendship.
Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: Glen Berry, Linda Henry, Scott Neal, Tameka Empson
Votes: 25,743 | Gross: $1.50M
7. Lou Grant (1977–1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The trials of a former television station manager, turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.
Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Mason Adams, Jack Bannon
Votes: 2,400
8. Nightmare (1981)
R | 97 min | Horror
A mental patient embarks on a murder spree upon escaping from an institution.
Director: Romano Scavolini | Stars: Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C.J. Cooke, Mik Cribben
Votes: 4,430
9. Goodnight Mr Tom (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Family, War
A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: John Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion, Thomas Orange
Votes: 4,914
10. The Seven-Ups (1973)
PG | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
Director: Philip D'Antoni | Stars: Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Victor Arnold, Jerry Leon
Votes: 6,645 | Gross: $2.32M
11. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)
G | 105 min | Documentary, Music
This documentary follows Justin Bieber with some footage of performances from his 2010 concert tour.
Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Justin Bieber, Boyz II Men, Miley Cyrus, Sean Kingston
Votes: 76,440 | Gross: $73.01M
12. Cemetery Junction (2010)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A 1970s-set comedy centered on three young working class friends in a dreary suburb of Reading.
Directors: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant | Stars: Christian Cooke, Felicity Jones, Tom Hughes, Jack Doolan
Votes: 24,181
13. The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends.
Director: Peter Care | Stars: Kieran Culkin, Jena Malone, Emile Hirsch, Vincent D'Onofrio
Votes: 14,175 | Gross: $1.78M
14. Robby (1968)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Shipwrecked on a tropical island, a young boy befriends an abandoned native youth, forcing him to reevaluate societal prejudice about race, religion and nudity.
Director: Ralph C. Bluemke | Stars: John Garces, Rita Elliot, Warren Raum, Ryp Siani
Votes: 303
15. A Separate Peace (1972)
PG | 104 min | Drama
Two roomates at a prep school in New England during World War II come to grips with the war, jealousy and betrayal. Based on a novel by John Knowles.
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: John Heyl, Parker Stevenson, William Roerick, Peter Brush
Votes: 504 | Gross: $0.92M
16. Pals (1982)
TV-MA | 98 min | Drama
The relationship betwee two best friends from the outskirt of Madrid. When one of them gets the other one's sister pregnant they have to find a way to pay an abortion in order to avoid a conflict with their parents.
Director: Eloy de la Iglesia | Stars: Antonio Flores, Rosario Flores, José Luis Manzano, José Manuel Cervino
Votes: 700
17. Lilies (1996)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
When a bishop comes to a prison to hear the confession of an old friend he is forced to watch a play, performed by the inmates, about their youth together, love and betrayal.
Director: John Greyson | Stars: Ian D. Clark, Marcel Sabourin, Aubert Pallascio, Jason Cadieux
Votes: 2,843 | Gross: $0.22M
18. Day Zero (2007)
R | 92 min | Drama
The military draft is back, and three best friends are drafted and given 30 days to report for duty. In that time, they're forced to confront everything they believe about courage, duty, love, friendship, and honor.
Director: Bryan Gunnar Cole | Stars: Elijah Wood, Chris Klein, Jon Bernthal, Ginnifer Goodwin
Votes: 2,930 | Gross: $0.01M
19. Nico and Dani (2000)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Spanish coming of age story focusing on the antics of two 17 year olds, who have a posh beach house almost all to themselves one summer. This is also a summer of sexual awakenings.
Director: Cesc Gay | Stars: Fernando Ramallo, Jordi Vilches, Marieta Orozco, Esther Nubiola
Votes: 6,319 | Gross: $0.35M
20. One Tough Cop (1998)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime
A detective tries to remain loyal to his partner, and his best friend - a mobster.
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Chris Penn, Gina Gershon, Michael McGlone
Votes: 1,320 | Gross: $1.22M
21. Who's Your Monkey? (2007)
R | 87 min | Comedy
Over the course of a single night, four childhood friends murder a drug dealer, rescue animals, dispose of a dead body, and unravel the unbreakable power of true friendship.
Director: Todd Breau | Stars: Scott Grimes, Jason London, Scott Michael Campbell, David DeLuise
Votes: 431
22. The Lesser Evil (1998)
R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
When four young boys decide to go over-board with dealing with two bullies, they believe they can get away with their crime. Years later, new evidence appears and the cops are back on the ... See full summary »
Director: David Mackay | Stars: Colm Feore, Tony Goldwyn, Arliss Howard, David Paymer
Votes: 739
23. Kiss the Bride (2007)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Matt is shocked to learn that his ex-boyfriend Ryan is getting married, and he makes plans to rescue him from whatever "she-devil" has lured him into this huge mistake.
Director: C. Jay Cox | Stars: Tori Spelling, Philipp Karner, James O'Shea, Joanna Cassidy
Votes: 1,683 | Gross: $0.03M
24. Max Is Missing (1995 TV Movie)
PG | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
12-year-old Max accompanies his family on a vacation to ancient Incan ruins. While there he discovers an ancient and valuable mask. Suddenly the trip becomes lots more exciting, and dangerous.
Director: Mark Griffiths | Stars: Toran Caudell, Victor Rojas, Charles Napier, Matthew Sullivan
Votes: 198
25. Ivan & Abraham (1993)
105 min | Drama
The action of the movie takes place in the thirties before the Jewish pogrom in the border town of Poland, which became a kind of emigration zone. Two teenagers - Ivan and Abram - run away from the dictates of adults into a big life.
Director: Yolande Zauberman | Stars: Roma Alexandrovitch, Aleksandr Yakovlev, Vladimir Mashkov, Mariya Lipkina
Votes: 277 | Gross: $0.16M
26. Das Jahr der ersten Küsse (2002)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
31-year-old Tristan remembers the time when he was 15 and had just hit puberty. But he is not alone in this; he is with a large group of friends: Specki, a fat kid who is always stuffing ... See full summary »
Director: Kai Wessel | Stars: Oliver Korittke, Max Mauff, Diane Willems, Thomas Drechsel
Votes: 330
27. Guest Wife (1945)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
A newspaper correspondent who has convinced his publisher he is married implores his friend's wife to pose as his bride.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Dick Foran, Charles Dingle
Votes: 498
28. The Business of Fancydancing (2002)
103 min | Drama, Music
Seymour Polatkin is a successful, gay Native American poet from Spokane who confronts his past when he returns to his childhood home on the reservation to attend the funeral of a dear friend.
Director: Sherman Alexie | Stars: Evan Adams, Michelle St. John, Gene Tagaban, Swil Kanim
Votes: 550 | Gross: $0.17M
29. Ice Men (2004)
108 min | Drama
For the first time since taking possession of the family cabin, Vaughn has invited his best friends up for a winter weekend of hunting and drinking. But the arrival of unexpected visitors ... See full summary »
Director: Thom Best | Stars: Martin Cummins, David Hewlett, Greg Spottiswood, James Thomas
Votes: 511
30. Bobbycrush (2003)
10 min | Short
Bobby Stone is 13 and in love. Problem is that he's in love with his best friend Dylan and Dylan doesn't feel the same way.
Director: Cam Archer | Stars: Jasper Bel, Cassidy Field, Jason Jacen, Terri Walker
Votes: 160
31. Double Parked (2000)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
A resourceful and high-spirited woman deals with financial distress and her asthmatic thirteen-year-old son when his life is gravely complicated by a new friendship with the son of her former drunken and abusive husband.
Director: Stephen Kinsella | Stars: Callie Thorne, Bill Sage, Noah Fleiss, Rufus Read
Votes: 195
32. Stronger Than Blood (2010)
Not Rated | 109 min | Crime, Drama
Fresh out of juvenile prison, Tommy has sworn off the drugs. But when the going gets tough, the only support he finds is from his best friend Sule - who has "the master plan": one last drug deal to finance their own auto body shop.
Director: Oliver Kienle | Stars: Lennart Betzgen, Adrian Meschkat, Anthony Anken, Tan Ipekkaya
Votes: 313
33. Veturimiehet heiluttaa (1992)
86 min | Drama
The lives of two close childhood friends drift apart after they choose different career paths.
Director: Kari Paljakka | Stars: Santeri Kinnunen, Samuli Edelmann, Liisa Mustonen, Joona Lindberg
Votes: 553
34. Freunde (2001)
21 min | Short, Drama
Two sixteen year old boys, Marcos and Johannes, spend their days racing, wrestling, hanging out, watching videos and playing hide-and-seek at nights. A closeness develops between the two of... See full summary »
Directors: Jan Krüger, Oliver Schwabe | Stars: Martin Kiefer, Marlon Kittel, Rose Bender, Iris Minich
Votes: 381
35. George Michael: A Different Story (2004)
93 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
George Michael documentary film
Director: Southan Morris | Stars: George Michael, Sting, Mariah Carey, Elton John
Votes: 455
36. Under Texas Skies (1940)
Passed | 57 min | Drama, Western
Stony Brooke returns to his home town only the learn that his father, Sheriff Brooke, has been murdered and that his boyhood friend, Tucson Smith has been convicted and is to hang for the ... See full summary »
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, Lois Ranson
Votes: 87
37. Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser (1957)
81 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The story of a group of rebellious teens in East Berlin.
Director: Gerhard Klein | Stars: Ilse Pagé, Ekkehard Schall, Harry Engel, Ernst-Georg Schwill
Votes: 388
38. What Happened Then? (1934)
58 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
Young Raymond Rudford,sculptor, is on trial for slitting the throat of his uncle, who had adopted and raised him after Raymond's parent's died when he was a young boy. The prosecution ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Summers | Stars: Richard Bird, Lorna Hubbard, Geoffrey Wardwell, Francis L. Sullivan
Votes: 33
39. My Son Is a Criminal (1939)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
"Big Tim" Halloran retires as Police Chief, and hopes his son, Tim, will join the police force. But the son opts for racketeering and, running a garage for Velvikak Taxicabs. He uses his ... See full summary »
Director: Charles C. Coleman | Stars: Alan Baxter, Julie Bishop, Gordon Oliver, Willard Robertson
Votes: 23
40. Circumstances (2010)
Short
Childhood friends torn apart after a tragedy; each carries the guilt of an evening that started in victory and ended in loss. After four years they come back to their hometown not wanting to face what they once left behind.
Director: Katasha Nelson | Stars: Curtis Burke, Rich Paul, Mahari Crown, Audrey Harris
42. Welcome to Life (2004)
15 min | Short
With a pact to be friends forever, two young boys begin a journey that leads to shattering their innocence.
Director: Jowan Carbin | Stars: Alyson Renaldo, Delaney Williams
Votes: 20
43.
Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010)
Episode:
Lost Boys
(2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy
Melinda aims to help a trio of boys and their dog, all fifty-years-dead, pass into the light before the destruction of the inn they haunt dooms them to remain Earth-bound spirits.
Director: Peter O'Fallon | Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Aisha Tyler, David Conrad, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 471
44.
Without a Trace (2002–2009)
Episode:
Safe
(2005)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team searches for missing 15-year-old Ryan Wallace who was obsessed with the safety of his school after losing a parent and watching the towers on 9/11 fall. Martin and Vivian both ... See full summary »
Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano
Votes: 204
45.
Tallahassee 7000 (1961– )
Episode:
The Reunion
(1961)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A criminal on the lam informs Rogers that he'll turn himself in if he'll arrange a meeting with his daughter first.
Director: Lawrence Doheny | Stars: Walter Matthau, Ted de Corsia, Stacy Harris, George Margo
46.
The Musketeers (2014–2016)
Episode:
The Homecoming
(2014)
TV-14 | 54 min | Adventure, Drama
After a night of heavy drinking to celebrate his birthday, Porthos wakes in the street next to a corpse, with no recall of events. He is arrested and sentenced to hang but rescued by ... See full summary »
Director: Saul Metzstein | Stars: Howard Charles, Tom Burke, Luke Pasqualino, Santiago Cabrera
Votes: 501