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51. Deadlock (1970)

93 min | Thriller, Western

In a deserted mining town at the end of nowhere three desperate men fight over a suitcase full of cash.

Director: Roland Klick | Stars: Mario Adorf, Marquard Bohm, Anthony Dawson, Mascha Rabben

Votes: 1,457

52. Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)

R | 100 min | Drama

A geologist employed by an Australian mining company finds himself disputing the rights of some aborigines who believe their land to be sacred.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Ray Barrett

Votes: 2,641

53. All Mine to Give (1957)

Passed | 103 min | Drama, Family, Romance

An immigrant family in 1850's Wisconsin prospers until tragedy strikes.

Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Glynis Johns, Cameron Mitchell, Rex Thompson, Patty McCormack

Votes: 1,582

54. Blood Moon (II) (2014)

TV-MA | 90 min | Horror, Thriller, Western

A stagecoach of travelers, a gunslinger and two outlaws arrive in a deserted mining town lit by the glow of a reddish full moon. As their worlds collide, they are hunted by a beast that only appears on the night of a blood moon.

Director: Jeremy Wooding | Stars: George Blagden, Tom Cotcher, Barrington De La Roche, Raffaello Degruttola

Votes: 1,099

55. Naked Childhood (1968)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama

An anguished foster child takes to mischief and lies as his foster parents do their best to love and care for him. But it might be too little, too late in this emotionally devastating portrayal of the orphaned child.

Director: Maurice Pialat | Stars: Michel Terrazon, Linda Gutenberg, Raoul Billerey, Pierrette Deplanque

Votes: 2,700

56. I Shot Jesse James (1949)

Passed | 81 min | Western

Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend but is plagued by guilt and self-disgust.

Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland, Reed Hadley

Votes: 2,514

57. Silver River (1948)

Passed | 110 min | Romance, Western

After Mike McComb is booted out of the cavalry, he becomes riverboat gambler and silver mine owner in Nevada.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Thomas Mitchell, Bruce Bennett

Votes: 1,552

58. Petrijin venac (1980)

99 min | Drama, Romance, War

This film takes place in a small mining town in Serbia within a time span covering the prewar, war, and postwar periods. "Petria's wreath" is a story about the tragic life of an illiterate ... See full summary »

Director: Srdjan Karanovic | Stars: Mirjana Karanovic, Dragan Maksimovic, Pavle Vuisic, Marko Nikolic

Votes: 873

59. The Man from Colorado (1948)

Approved | 100 min | Romance, Western

At the end of the Civil War, two friends return home to Colorado and one of them has changed and is violent and erratic.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Glenn Ford, William Holden, Ellen Drew, Ray Collins

Votes: 1,989

60. The Badlanders (1958)

Approved | 85 min | Western

Released from the Yuma Prison in 1898, ex-killer John McBain wants to go straight while ex-robber Peter Van Hoek seeks revenge but their destinies eventually converge in the mining town of Prescott.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Alan Ladd, Ernest Borgnine, Katy Jurado, Claire Kelly

Votes: 1,689

61. Graduate First (1978)

TV-14 | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A study of a group of young working class people in a French village, who are embarking upon adult life. The film follows the choices and decisions made for their futures.

Director: Maurice Pialat | Stars: Sabine Haudepin, Philippe Marlaud, Annick Alane, Michel Caron

Votes: 995

62. Tennessee's Partner (1955)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Drama, Romance

In a California mining town, a gold miner, a saloon gambler and a cat-house madam strike an odd alliance revolving around a gold mine claim.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: John Payne, Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Coleen Gray

Votes: 758

63. Dark Horse (2015)

PG | 85 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport

An inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse

Director: Louise Osmond | Stars: Jan Vokes, Howard Davies, Brian 'Daisy' Vokes, Angela Davies

Votes: 1,325

64. Groom Lake (2002)

92 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Kate is dying. She wants reassurance that there is life elsewhere in the Universe. She and Andy go to the one place that may hold the answers to her questions. Alien lights have been seen. ... See full summary »

Director: William Shatner | Stars: William Shatner, Dan Gauthier, Amy Acker, Tom Towles

Votes: 803

65. Outlaw Women (1952)

Passed | 75 min | Western

This rather unusual 50s western is set in a town where men may not enter. The town is controlled by a woman gambler who eventually succumbs to the allure of a handsome and persistent cowboy.

Directors: Sam Newfield, Ron Ormond | Stars: Marie Windsor, Richard Rober, Carla Balenda, Jackie Coogan

Votes: 248

66. Khrustalnyy (2021)

50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective Sergey Smirnov returns to his hometown Khrustalny to investigate a series of violent murders of little boys. The pursuit forces Sergey to face the traumatic memories of his childhood, the very reason he left Khrustalny years ago.

Stars: Anton Vasilev, Nikolay Shrayber, Darya Ekamasova, Karina Razumovskaya

Votes: 564

67. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure, Family

Just as Mario trounces Bowser for the millionth time, a giant, malevolent sword crashes into Bowser's keep, casting Mario, Princess Toadstool and Bowser far and wide, and breaking seven pieces from the wish-granting Star Road.

Directors: Chihiro Fujioka, Yoshihiko Maekawa

Votes: 1,578

68. Super Mario RPG (2023 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure, Family

Enter, or revisit, a world of whimsy with Mario on a quest to repair Star Road and defeat the troublemaking Smithy Gang. Team up with a party of unlikely allies in a story-rich RPG packed with laughs and quirky characters.

Votes: 159

69. Foxfire (1955)

Approved | 92 min | Action, Drama, Romance

In Arizona, during the 1950s, privileged white girl Amanda Lawrence marries half-Apache mining engineer Jonathan Dartland who dreams of finding gold in an old abandoned Apache mine.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Jane Russell, Jeff Chandler, Dan Duryea, Mara Corday

Votes: 574

70. Tilva Rosh (2010)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Romance

Bor, Serbia, once the largest copper mine, now just the biggest hole in Europe. Small union protests are going on. Toda and Stefan are best friends, skaters, who spend their first summer ... See full summary »

Director: Nikola Lezaic | Stars: Marko Todorovic, Stefan Djordjevic, Dunja Kovacevic, Marko Milenkovic

Votes: 1,120

71. Hangfire (1991)

R | 91 min | Action, Thriller

A town has been taken hostage. Who will win the battle? Only the mighty will survive.

Director: Peter Maris | Stars: Brad Davis, Kim Delaney, Ken Foree, Lee de Broux

Votes: 395

72. The Citadel (1983)

500 min | Drama

A young idealistic doctor, Andrew Mason, tries to improve the abysmal health conditions in a small Welsh mining town in the 1930s, but his ambitions sidetrack him.

Stars: Ben Cross, Clare Higgins, Gareth Thomas, John Welsh

Votes: 238

73. Klondike Kate (1943)

Passed | 64 min | Western

A San Francisco songbird comes to Alaska and turns the town of Totem Pole and a scheming saloon owner's life upside down. Then a rival saloon owner wants a piece of the action.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Ann Savage, Tom Neal, Glenda Farrell, Constance Worth

Votes: 107

74. My Childhood (1972)

Not Rated | 46 min | Biography, Drama

The First part of Bill Douglas' influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished upbringing in early-'40s Scotland. Cinema was his only escape - he paid for it with the money he made from... See full summary »

Director: Bill Douglas | Stars: Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Karl Fieseler

Votes: 1,400

75. DC Showcase: Adam Strange (2020)

16 min | Animation, Short, Action

On a mining ice planet, Adam Strange awaits his chance to return to his own world while drinking himself to oblivion. When the miners unleash a deadly force, things take a horrific turn.

Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Kimberly Brooks, Ray Chase, Roger Cross, Fred Tatasciore

Votes: 1,432

76. Desert Son (2010)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

A boy is abandoned in the heart of the desert by his step father. He takes refuge with two orphans who live in an abandoned mining town. The three kids struggle to survive through series of... See full summary »

Directors: James Mann, Brandon Nicholas | Stars: John Bain, Erica Curtis, Nathan Halliday, Bill Oberst Jr.

Votes: 273

77. Hura gâru (2006)

108 min | Comedy, Drama

Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.

Director: Sang-il Lee | Stars: Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Yû Aoi, Shizuyo Yamasaki

Votes: 2,273

78. Inginocchiati straniero... I cadaveri non fanno ombra! (1970)

98 min | Drama, Western

Lazar, a bounty killer, teams up with a young gunfighter to blackmail Barrett, a former bandit and mine owner. At the end of the day, the bounty hunter clashes with Barrett, but something goes wrong.

Director: Demofilo Fidani | Stars: Jack Betts, Franco Borelli, Benito Pacifico, Attilio Dottesio

Votes: 225

79. Go Tigers! (2001)

R | 103 min | Documentary, Sport

"Go Tigers!" is a rare behind-the-scenes chronicling of a remarkable season for the Massillon Tigers high school football team, played out in a small rustbelt town that draws its identity ... See full summary »

Director: Kenneth A. Carlson | Stars: Dave Irwin, Ellery Moore, Joe Paterno, Danny Studer

Votes: 841 | Gross: $0.15M

80. Bisbee '17 (2018)

PG | 112 min | Documentary, History, Western

An old mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border finally reckons with its darkest day: the deportation of 1200 immigrant miners exactly 100 years ago. Locals collaborate to stage recreations of their controversial past.

Director: Robert Greene | Stars: Mike Anderson, Charles Bethea, Chris Dietz, Mary Ellen Dunlap

Votes: 715 | Gross: $0.12M

81. The End of the World (1916)

77 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A comet, passing by Earth, causes rioting, social unrest, and major disasters that destroy the world.

Director: August Blom | Stars: Olaf Fønss, Carl Lauritzen, Ebba Thomsen, Johanne Fritz-Petersen

Votes: 422

82. Mirror for a Hero (1987)

139 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Two casual acquaintances, Sergey Pshenichnyy and Andrey Nemchinov, are transferred almost 40 years ago by the will of mysterious circumstances. This day - May 8, 1949 - begins to repeat itself for them with inexorable constancy.

Director: Vladimir Khotinenko | Stars: Sergey Koltakov, Ivan Bortnik, Boris Galkin, Feliks Stepun

Votes: 736

83. Paranormal Xperience 3D (2011)

TV-MA | 90 min | Horror, Thriller

In 2011, five Medical students investigated an abandoned mining town in search of paranormal evidence... They found them.

Director: Sergi Vizcaino | Stars: Amaia Salamanca, Maxi Iglesias, Luis Fernández, Úrsula Corberó

Votes: 1,410

84. The Brothers O'Toole (1973)

G | 95 min | Comedy, Western

The brothers, a couple of ne'er-do-wells, turn a sleepy mining town upside-down in their search for quick riches.

Director: Richard Erdman | Stars: John Astin, Pat Carroll, Hans Conried, Richard Erdman

Votes: 195

85. Héroïnes (1997)

TV-14 | 115 min | Drama, Music

Johanna mouths songs voiced by Jeanne & become a smashing success which gradually gnaws away at their friendship.

Director: Gérard Krawczyk | Stars: Virginie Ledoyen, Maïdi Roth, Marc Duret, Saïd Taghmaoui

Votes: 511

86. Gloss (2007)

118 min | Comedy, Drama

A pretty, young girl from a coal-mining town comes to Moscow with dreams of becoming a supermodel in this satirical look at the fashion industry.

Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Yuliya Vysotskaya, Irina Rozanova, Aleksandr Domogarov, Efim Shifrin

Votes: 1,132

87. Hell's Outpost (1954)

Approved | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A Korean war veteran attempts to help a small town mine owner develop his tungsten mine in spite of efforts by the town boss to stop him.

Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Rod Cameron, Joan Leslie, Chill Wills, John Russell

Votes: 140

88. Garage People (2020)

95 min | Documentary

In Russia's north, garages stretch out into endlessness. Behind rusty doors everything can be found, except cars. They are the refuge of the Russian man, the vanishing point out of bleak daily life and a signal of hope for big dreams.

Director: Natalija Yefimkina

Votes: 203

89. Sequence of Feelings (1993)

105 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance

A renowned actor, Rafal Nawrot, is invited to play the main part in a theatre production of "Romeo and Juliet" in a backwater town. Upon arriving he realizes his mistake and is packing to ... See full summary »

Director: Radoslaw Piwowarski | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Maria Seweryn, Eugeniusz Priwieziencew, Wojciech Siemion

Votes: 113

90. Frontier Marshal (1934)

Passed | 66 min | Drama, Western

While cleaning Tombstone of outlaws, Michael Wyatt receives the amorous attentions of a saloon dancer.

Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: George O'Brien, Irene Bentley, George E. Stone, Alan Edwards

Votes: 23

91. A Moon of Nickel and Ice (2017)

110 min | Documentary

An intimate portrayal of the closed-off Russian city of Norilsk through the eyes of its youth, mine workers and truth seekers.

Director: François Jacob | Stars: Anna Baranova, Aleksandr Kharitonov, Lev Netto, Viktor Pashin

Votes: 114

92. One More Time (2013)

Not Rated | 82 min | Drama

An 80-year-old actress returns to the small Chilean town of her youth to fulfill her father's dream of creating a TV channel in a place which has never known television.

Directors: Pablo Benedetti, David Sordella | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Magaly Solier

Votes: 90

93. The Chechahcos (1923)

Unrated | 87 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

Following a shipwreck, a family of prospectors become separated from their infant daughter in the Klondike. Years later, the grown-up daughter begins to unravel the truth about her heritage.

Director: Lewis H. Moomaw | Stars: William Dills, Albert Van Antwerp, Eva Gordon, Alexis B. Luce

Votes: 273

94. Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch (2004 Video Game)

Adventure, Mystery, Romance

Teen detective Nancy Drew visits Shadow Ranch and investigates the mysterious accidents that follow sightings of a ghostly horse.

Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Abby Murray, Patty Pomplun, Wayne Rawley

Votes: 125

95. A Man's World (1942)

Passed | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Somewhere beyond the shores of the United States on a small island, where men ask no questions, women reveal no past, and spies neither receive nor expect any mercy, a giant chromite plant ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: William Wright, Marguerite Chapman, Larry Parks, Wynne Gibson

Votes: 45

96. Billy Blazes, Esq. (1919)

Passed | 12 min | Short, Comedy, Western

Billy Blazes confronts Crooked Charley, who has been ruling the town of Peaceful Vale through fear and violence.

Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, 'Snub' Pollard, Bebe Daniels, Sammy Brooks

Votes: 958

97. Der Uranberg (2010 TV Movie)

89 min | Drama, History

Kurt Meinel returns from his Soviet POW camp to his native mining village, hating Hitler enough for wrecking Europe to support the Russian regional occupation commander Bursky, in charge of... See full summary »

Director: Dror Zahavi | Stars: Vinzenz Kiefer, Nadja Bobyleva, Henry Hübchen, Christian Redl

Votes: 62

98. Friends (1912)

Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Western, Romance

The orphan Dora is courted by two different gold miners.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mary Pickford, Henry B. Walthall, Lionel Barrymore, Harry Carey

Votes: 313

99. Buben, baraban (2009)

105 min | Drama

Katya, 45 year old head of the library, falls in love with a sailor. However, he goes on Katie to her best friend. Having inherited from his father's apartment, Kate is ready to give it to ... See full summary »

Director: Aleksey Mizgiryov | Stars: Natalya Negoda, Elena Lyadova, Dmitriy Kulichkov, Sergey Neudachin

Votes: 331

100. My Ain Folk (1973)

Not Rated | 55 min | Biography, Drama

Jamie and Tommy are separated by the death of their grandmother; Jamie with another relative and Tommy to a welfare home. Now Jamie is all alone and his life is not at all happy taken over by silence, rejection and violence.

Director: Bill Douglas | Stars: Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Bernard McKenna

Votes: 1,014