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1. Infinite (2021)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man discovers that his hallucinations are actually visions from past lives.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson, Dylan O'Brien
Votes: 61,021
2. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
NC-17 | 124 min | Crime, Drama
At Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence and gluttony. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge.
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard
Votes: 41,787 | Gross: $7.72M
3. Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
Unrated | 86 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
After being raped by an evil feudal lord and subsequently getting banished from her village, a peasant girl makes a pact with the Devil to gain magical powers and take her revenge.
Director: Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Aiko Nagayama, Chinatsu Nakayama, Masaya Takahashi, Masakane Yonekura
Votes: 7,779 | Gross: $0.11M
4. Delicious (2021)
112 min | Comedy, Drama, History
France, 1789, just before the Revolution. With the help of a surprising talented young woman, a chef who has been sacked by his noble master finds the strength to free himself from his position as a servant and opens the first ever restaurant.
Director: Éric Besnard | Stars: Grégory Gadebois, Isabelle Carré, Benjamin Lavernhe, Guillaume de Tonquédec
Votes: 5,660
5. The Grand Illusion (1937)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, War
During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim
Votes: 38,877 | Gross: $0.17M
6. Nothing Sacred (1937)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An eccentric woman learns she is not dying of radium poisoning as earlier assumed, but when she meets a reporter looking for a story, she feigns sickness again for her own profit.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Charles Winninger, Walter Connolly
Votes: 7,271
7. Things to Come (2016)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama
A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, losing her book deal, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, André Marcon, Roman Kolinka, Edith Scob
Votes: 14,753 | Gross: $0.28M
8. Nocturama (2016)
130 min | Drama, Thriller
Some young folks, tired of the society they're living in, plan a bomb attack over Paris before taking shelter for a night in a shopping center.
Director: Bertrand Bonello | Stars: Finnegan Oldfield, Vincent Rottiers, Hamza Meziani, Manal Issa
Votes: 5,330 | Gross: $0.03M
9. Waterland (1992)
R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery
In 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during World War II.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Grant Warnock
Votes: 2,459 | Gross: $1.03M
10. Amour Fou (2014)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Berlin, the Romantic Era. Young poet Heinrich wishes to conquer the inevitability of death through love, yet is unable to convince his skeptical cousin Marie to join him in a suicide pact. ... See full summary »
Director: Jessica Hausner | Stars: Christian Friedel, Birte Schnöink, Stephan Grossmann, Sandra Hüller
Votes: 1,749 | Gross: $0.01M
11. Illuminati (2020)
52 min | Documentary, Mystery
Secret societies is the new code word for organizations believed to pull the strings of the world. These groups have been both credited and blamed for great many nefarious acts perpetrated ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Sampson | Stars: Chris Harvey, Barack Obama
Votes: 61
12. Pandaemonium (2000)
PG-13 | 124 min | Biography, Drama
Friendship and betrayal between two poets during the French Revolution.
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Linus Roache, John Hannah, Samantha Morton, Emily Woof
Votes: 883
13. Roadkill (1989)
80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A music promoter sends a young woman on a road trip in search of a band who hasn't been showing up for their gigs.
Director: Bruce McDonald | Stars: Valerie Buhagiar, Gerry Quigley, Larry Hudson, Bruce McDonald
Votes: 733
14. Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
442 min | Biography, Drama
Director Hans-Jurgen Syberberg examines the rise and fall of the Third Reich in this brooding seven-hour masterpiece, which incorporates puppetry, rear-screen projection, and a Wagnerian ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Heinz Schubert, Peter Kern, Hellmut Lange, Rainer von Artenfels
Votes: 906
15. Um Filme Falado (2003)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Lisbon, Marseilles, Naples, Athens, Istanbul, Cairo, Aden and Bombay. Along with a university teacher and her little daughter, we embark on a long journey, experiencing different cultures and civilizations.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Leonor Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 2,092 | Gross: $0.01M
16. The Statue of Liberty (1985)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, History
Documentary showing the history of the world-famous Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, the impact it still has on people and the state of liberty as a personal and political concept in America in 1985.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: David McCullough, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Paul Roebling
Votes: 712
17. The Divine Lady (1928)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, History, Romance
The story of the romance between Emma, Lady Hamilton, and British war hero Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Corinne Griffith, Victor Varconi, H.B. Warner, Ian Keith
Votes: 937
18. Shadow Man (1999 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Cryptic action adventure about the undead voodoo warrior known as the Shadow Man who must stop Jack the Ripper and the biblical demon called Legion who plan to bring about the apocalypse using the souls of five notorious serial killers.
Stars: Redd Pepper, Barry Meade, Lani Minella, Travis
Votes: 289
19. Madame de Sade (1992 TV Movie)
105 min | History
Ingmar Bergman's staging at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm. While the Marquis De Sade is in prison on charges of crimes of gross perversion, his faithful wife Renee awaits him. ... See full summary »
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Stina Ekblad, Anita Björk, Marie Richardson, Margaretha Byström
Votes: 256
20. Les mystères de Paris (1962)
110 min | Action, Adventure
The Marquis Rodolphe de Sombreuil accidentally runs over a working man with his carriage and helps his widow -- unjustly accused of robbery -- to find her missing daughter.
Director: André Hunebelle | Stars: Jean Marais, Dany Robin, Jill Haworth, Raymond Pellegrin
Votes: 511
21. Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought (2012 Video)
Documentary
Stars: Thomas Biebers, Brennan Burt, Jasmin De Main, Danny Hansen
Votes: 76
22. Une ténébreuse affaire (1975 TV Movie)
Drama, History
Director: Alain Boudet | Stars: Stéphane Bouy, Robert Bazil, Thérèse Liotard, Nita Klein
23. Monseigneur (1949)
95 min | Drama
Louis Mennechain is a modest locksmith. So imagine his amazement when Professor Piétrefond approaches him and tells him he recognizes in him a descendant of the kings of France, more ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Richebé | Stars: Fernand Ledoux, Bernard Blier, Yves Deniaud, Marion Tourès
Votes: 75
24. Paramount Victory Short No. T2-3: The Price of Victory (1942)
14 min | Documentary, Short, War
Vice-President narrates a patriotic, propaganda short designed to boost morale in the the early days of World War II.
Director: William H. Pine | Star: Henry Wallace
Votes: 43
25. Tempesta su Parigi (1948)
92 min | Drama
The story of Jean Valjean, still pursued by Javert, continues with a love developing between Cosette and radical student Marius, a blackmailing attempt by suspicious innkeeper Thenardier, and a climax on the barricades of Paris.
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Gino Cervi, Valentina Cortese, Hans Hinrich, Aldo Nicodemi
Votes: 80
26. Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower (2001 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew is snowed-in at Wickford Castle and investigates clues left in the castle's tower by Marie Antoinette.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Thomas Stewart, Justin Barrett, Tara V. Smith
Votes: 121
29. Unter der schwarzen Fahne: Anarchisten in Spanien (1984)
45 min | Documentary
Director: Reinhard Behm | Stars: Reinhard Behm, Luis Andrés Edo, Enrique Marcos, Garcia Oliver
31. Cofralandes, Part Four: Memories and Waltzes (2002)
87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: José Luis Barba, Néstor Cantillana, Amparo Noguera, Isabel Parra
Votes: 13
32.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
(1992)
Approved | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The personal development of George Washington is the focus as Producer David Sutherland brings to life a uniquely human Washington who transformed himself from social climber into a patriot willing to give up everything for a higher cause.
Director: David Sutherland | Stars: David McCullough, Robert Dawidoff, Thad Tate, Paul Longmore
Votes: 51
33.
The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode:
The Addams Family Goes to School
(1964)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror
The local truant officer forces Wednesday and Pugsley to attend public school to their parents' consternation.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Allyn Joslyn, Jackie Coogan
Votes: 681
34.
Father Brown (1974)
Episode:
The Oracle of the Dog
(1974)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Unhappy with his children, lord of the manor Colonel Druce summons his lawyer and changes his will, only to be stabbed to death shortly thereafter.
Director: Peter Jefferies | Stars: Kenneth More, Rupert Davies, Guy Slater, Richard Heffer
Votes: 85
35.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975)
Episode:
Chopper
(1975)
TV-PG | 51 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Land development disturbs the final resting place of a headless, sword-wielding cyclist who hunts down and beheads the rival gang bikers who killed him.
Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Larry Linville, Art Metrano
Votes: 471
36.
The Conquerors (2005)
Episode:
Napoleon's Greatest Victory
(2005)
Documentary, Biography, History
How Napoleon won his greatest battle at Austerlitz against the Russian and the Austrian empires in 1805.
Director: Andrew Nock | Stars: Dale Dye, Matthew DeLaMater, Victor Davis Hanson, Dana Lombardy
Votes: 7
37.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2011)
Episode:
Liberty Leading the People
(2005)
50 min | Documentary
Artists, academics, and critics discuss the historical origins, original reception, and slow climb to critical acclaim for Eugene Delacroix's painting commemorating the Revolution of 1830, "Liberty Leading the People."
Director: Mick Gold | Stars: Samuel West, Tariq Ali, Sébastien Allard, Steve Bell
Votes: 10
38.
CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode:
A Daze of Wine and Roaches
(2007)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama
At a French Revolution themed fund raiser at the UN, specifically at the French consulate, Mac, Stella and Hawkes find themselves hurdling diplomatic road blocks investigating two murders ... See full summary »
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap
Votes: 327
39.
A Discovery of Witches (2018–2022)
Episode:
Episode #2.5
(2021)
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Matthew and Diana arrive in France on their journey to face Philippe. Elsewhere, Louisa and Kit cut a swathe through London.
Director: Philippa Langdale | Stars: Matthew Goode, Teresa Palmer, Steven Cree, Milo Twomey
Votes: 917
40.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode:
Ship Broken
(2020)
TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Legends deal with a shipboard saboteur as they attempt to use the Loom.
Director: Andi Armaganian | Stars: Caity Lotz, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan
Votes: 1,122
41.
QI (2003– )
Episode:
Revolutions
(2020)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy, Game-Show
Panellists Gyles Brandreth, Susan Calman, Jessica Fostekew and Alan Davies are in revolt in a revolting edition of the popular panel show that is all about revolutions. Sandi Toksvig attempts to prevent them getting in a spin.
Director: Diccon Ramsay | Stars: Sandi Toksvig, Alan Davies, Gyles Brandreth, Susan Calman
Votes: 70
42.
Can't Get You Out of My Head (2021)
Episode:
Are We Pigeon? Or are We Dancer
(2021)
120 min | Documentary, History
The final episode tells how the strange paralysis that grips us today was created. How all the different forces of our age - that started out as separate have come together to create what ... See full summary »
Star: Adam Curtis
Votes: 97
43.
Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode:
Fantastic Friday #14
(2022)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy
On this "Fantastic Friday" episode, Bill shows off his vintage Viewmaster to Toony.
Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein
Votes: 5
44.
The Tournament (2021–2022)
Episode:
Episode #2.4
(2022)
44 min | Game-Show
Val from Berkshire, Kev a teacher from Edinburgh, Molly from Shrewsbury, Asha from London, Craig from Newbury - originally from New Zealand, Paula, originally from Derry, Cat from Cambridgeshire and Jeff from Wigan are today's players.
Director: Janine O'Connor | Star: Alex Scott
45.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Rebuilding Notre Dame
(2022)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
Remarkable relating of the technical aspects and problems of restoring the Notre Dame cathedral to its glory prior to the fire. Includes fascinating revelations about the artistic and technical skill of the original builders.
Directors: Alessandra Bonomolo, Joby Lubman | Stars: Simon Ballagh, Mercer Boffey, Karine Boulanger, Ahmet Cirpan
Votes: 59
46.
Vegas (2012–2013)
Episode:
Masquerade
(2012)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The sheriff investigates the rape and murder of a young dancer, and Vincent takes steps to keep an oil tycoon up a million dollars from getting out of the casino.
Director: Paul McCrane | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Sarah Jones
Votes: 100
47.
America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode:
13-10
(2010)
Documentary, Crime, History
Moving through our countdown of America's greatest unsolved mysteries and crimes, we uncover a secret society, and two baffling tales of disappearance - an American hero and a whole culture.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Michael Newton, Rick Beyer, Troy Taylor, Stephen E. Nash
48.
Tearmoon Empire (2023)
Episode:
The Princess Starting from the Chopping Block
(2023)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Drama
When a violent revolution overthrows the monarchy of the Tearmoon Empire, Princess Mia Luna Tearmoon is imprisoned and later executed but reawakens years earlier as her 12-year old self ... See full summary »
Stars: Sumire Uesaka, Tomori Kusunoki, Yûichirô Umehara, Marika Ei
Votes: 27
49.
Hart of Dixie (2011–2015)
Episode:
Take This Job and Shove It
(2013)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lemon finds herself in hot water. George finds himself needing medical attention during a tutoring session with Lynly (ANTOINETTE ROBERTSON), forcing him to call Zoe for help.
Director: James Hayman | Stars: Rachel Bilson, Jaime King, Cress Williams, Wilson Bethel
Votes: 266
50.
The Creation Today Show (2011– )
Episode:
What Are 'Fuzzy Words'?
(2012)
29 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Eric Hovind, Paul Taylor