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51. Cinemania (2002)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
This documentary about the culture of intense cinephilia in New York City reveals the impassioned world of five obsessed movie buffs. The filmmakers expose this delightfully deranged cult ... See full summary »
Directors: Angela Christlieb, Stephen Kijak | Stars: Jack Angstreich, Eric Chadbourne, Bill Heidbreder, Roberta Hill
Votes: 2,378 | Gross: $0.01M
52. American Hollow (1999)
90 min | Documentary
This film tells the tale of a close-knit Appalachian family that has changed little in the last 100 years.
Director: Rory Kennedy | Stars: Bascum Bowling, Clint Bowling, Edgar Bowling, Iree Bowling
Votes: 478
53. Les Bougon: C'est aussi ça la vie (2004–2006)
30 min | Comedy
An ex-blue-collar city employee tries to blow the whistle on corruption but when he loses his job over his righteous zeal, he goes from a life of honesty to a life of screwing the system. The whole family adopts this attitude. The whole title of the show is "Les Bougons, C'est Aussi Ça La Vie" Which translates into "The Bougons, This Is Also Life"
Stars: Rémy Girard, Louison Danis, Claude Laroche, Antoine Bertrand
Votes: 711
54. Blondie Johnson (1933)
Passed | 67 min | Crime, Drama
The story of a Depression-downtrodden waif who uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.
Directors: Ray Enright, Lucien Hubbard | Stars: Joan Blondell, Chester Morris, Allen Jenkins, Earle Foxe
Votes: 789
55. Evil Spirits (1991)
R | 95 min | Horror
A strange woman runs a boardinghouse whose tenants--mostly misfits and others who won't be missed--begin dying off or simply disappearing. She still cashes their government benefit checks ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Graver | Stars: Karen Black, Arte Johnson, Virginia Mayo, Michael Berryman
Votes: 329
56. 39 (I) (2020)
14 min | Short, Drama
Keren is a social worker in the welfare department in Haifa. The corridor is packed with struggling mothers, abused woman and children at risk and everyone is suffering. But today it's ... See full summary »
Director: Anat Schwartz | Stars: Lucy Dubinchik, Maya Gasner, Eyal Zusman
Votes: 8
57. Public Housing (1997)
200 min | Documentary
Renowned documentarian Frederick Wiseman takes an intimate and nuanced look at the Ida B. Wells housing project in the south side of Chicago, Illinois.
Director: Frederick Wiseman | Star: Helen Finner
Votes: 284
58. The Watermelon Heist (2003)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy
To make money fast the Browns come up with a plan to win a contest for "Watermelon Juice Afro Sheen," awarding $10,000 to whoever can find the juiciest, sweetest watermelon in the country.
Director: K.C. Amos | Stars: John Amos, Corey Holcomb, Red Grant, J.B. Smoove
Votes: 127 | Gross: $12.34M
59. Laboratory Greece (2019)
165 min | Documentary
A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.
Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos
Votes: 32
60. The Algerian War, 1954-1962 (1984)
280 min | Documentary, History, War
The Algerian War was a momentous struggle for independence from France by Algerian nationalists between 1954 and 1962. This eight-year conflict caused the fall of six French Prime Ministers... See full summary »
Star: Jim Norton
Votes: 17
61. Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York (2023)
Documentary, History
Once a failing city that by 1990 had over 2,200 murders and 93,000 violent robberies annually, New York went on to be the revitalized word capital.
Director: Matthew Taylor | Stars: Nicole Gelinas, Michael Goodwin, Larry Mone, Fred Seigel
Votes: 28
62. Runaway Slave (2012)
PG | 108 min | Documentary, History
A perpetual state of welfare exists in the U.S., creating a form of modern slavery for a large percentage of African-Americans. Rev. C.L. Bryant presents an insightful and compelling look at how freedom can be restored.
Director: Pritchett Cotten | Stars: C.L. Bryant, Christian Adams, Lem Anderson Jr., William J. Barber II
Votes: 300 | Gross: $0.05M
63. One Mile from Heaven (1937)
Passed | 67 min | Drama
A newspaper woman believes she has a Scoop when she finds a 'Quadroon-Mulatto' woman who is thought by all to be the mother of a 'White' child.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Claire Trevor, Sally Blane, Douglas Fowley, Fredi Washington
Votes: 193
64. The Cockettes (2002)
R | 102 min | Documentary
Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.
Directors: Bill Weber, David Weissman | Stars: Larry Brinkin, Peggy Cass, The Cockettes, Pristine Condition
Votes: 626 | Gross: $0.22M
65. Laissez-faire (2015)
80 min | Documentary, History, War
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.
Director: Ruggero Arenella | Stars: Stefano Accomo, Giovanni Agnelli, Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Salvador Allende
Votes: 14
66. Runaway Father (1991 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
A woman's husband leaves her and their three daughters. Years later she sets out to find him and get him to pay back child support.
Director: John Nicolella | Stars: Donna Mills, Jack Scalia, Chris Mulkey, Jenny Lewis
Votes: 101
67. Down and Out in America (1985 TV Movie)
Unrated | 57 min | Documentary
A recession in the mid-1980s affects Minnesota farm workers, unemployed urban workers and the newly homeless in Los Angeles and New York.
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Lee Grant, Jeff Farmer, Bob Hanson, Robert Hayes
Votes: 243
68. Birthgap - The Prequel (2020)
82 min | Documentary
The start of the journey of discovery to the reason for collapsing birthrates in industrialized countries around the world.
Director: Stephen J Shaw | Star: Stephen J Shaw
Votes: 17
69. Me and Veronica (1992)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A woman must get the kids of her estranged dead beat irresponsible jailed sister back from sister's latest trailer park boyfriend and also try to cope with the fact that her sister may have serious self-destructive mental issues.
Director: Don Scardino | Stars: Elizabeth McGovern, Patricia Wettig, Michael O'Keefe, John Heard
Votes: 157
70. Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Attorney William Baxter and his secretary, Mary Riley, visit Bill's actress-wife Roberta on the set of her play. Her co-star, Tony Linnard, convinces Roberta to keep practicing, despite ... See full synopsis »
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Virginia Bruce, Edward Ashley, Victor McLaglen, Nils Asther
Votes: 24
71. Cotton Wool (2017)
38 min | Short, Drama
A single mother (Leanne Best) suffers a devastating stroke leaving her teenage daughter (Katherine Quinn) and 7-year-old son (Max Vento) to care for her.
Director: Nicholas Connor | Stars: Leanne Best, Crissy Rock, Kate Rutter, Max Vento
Votes: 35
72. Storm (II) (2009)
82 min | Drama, Family
Freddy saves a dog from its volatile owner and hides him in his room. When Freddy's dad discovers the dog he insists on handing him back to the owner. A terrified Freddy convinces his father they must buy the dog.
Director: Giacomo Campeotto | Stars: Marcus Rønnov, Kenzô, Kirsten Lehfeldt, Troels Lyby
Votes: 212
73. The Whip (IV)
82 min | Drama, Thriller | Post-production
With the looming threat of devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit, a full-time carer plots an audacious heist in a bid to halt the scheme in its tracks.
Director: Christopher Presswell | Stars: Shian Denovan, Gala Wesson, Tom Knight, Daniel Davids
74. It's a Potcake Life (2016)
80 min | Documentary
A story about the plight of the Bahamas Island dog named the Potcake, which freely roam the streets, and their very dedicated rescuers. It's a story of courage and hope...get ready to be inspired.
Director: O. Evelyn Vaccaro | Stars: Angie Pattusch, O. Evelyn Vaccaro, Leisa Plummer, Stephen Ray
Votes: 25
75. Angel in Exile (1948)
Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An ex-convict on his way to make his fortune in a gold mine in Arizona has his trip interrupted when the residents of a small Mexican village believe him to be a sacred religious figure.
Directors: Allan Dwan, Philip Ford | Stars: John Carroll, Adele Mara, Thomas Gomez, Barton MacLane
Votes: 122
76. The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912)
Unrated | 14 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
A young boy, opressed by his mother, goes on an outing in the country with a social welfare group where he dares to dream of a land where the cares of his ordinary life fade.
Director: Harold M. Shaw | Stars: Martin Fuller, Mrs. William Bechtel, Walter Edwin, Ethel Jewett
Votes: 878
77. Two Laws (1982)
Not Rated | 130 min | Documentary, History
Docu-drama outlining the culture clash in law between indigenous Australians and white European settled Australia.
Directors: Alessandro Cavadini, Carolyn Strachan
Votes: 42
78. Cunnamulla (2000)
82 min | Documentary
Cunnamulla, 800 kilometres west of Brisbane, is the end of the railway line. In the months leading up to a scorching Christmas in the bush, there's a lot more going on than the annual ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis O'Rourke
Votes: 178
79. Born in Evin (2019)
95 min | Documentary
Filmmaker and actress, Maryam Zaree, and her quest to find out the circumstances surrounding her birth inside one of the most notorious political prisons in the world.
Director: Maryam Zaree | Stars: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Ayatollah Khomeini, Maryam Zaree, Chahla Chafiq
Votes: 185
80. Ocalan and the Kurdish Question (2014 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Kurdistan, which is split over Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria, could play a major role in a Middle East that has been torn apart. Who are the Kurds? What influence do they have? Who exactly ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Miranda | Stars: Madeleine Albright, Parvin Boldan, Philippe Chemin, Süleyman Demirel
Votes: 9
81. From the Cradle to the Grave (1985)
Documentary
Documentary series about people caught up in the machinery of Britain's welfare state.
82. Hot or Not? (2018 Video)
40 min | Short, News
Stefan Molyneux examines the connection between physical attractiveness and political orientation, as well as intelligence and political orientation.
Star: Stefan Molyneux
83. The Resolution of Mossie Wax (1973 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Mossie Wax struggles with the infirmities of old age, the loneliness of widowhood and the desperation of poverty.
Director: Bob Walsh | Stars: Kate Harrington, Ja'net DuBois, Victoria Medlin, Joseph Mascolo
Votes: 14
84. Revenge in Olympia (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 78 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A story about sex and fighting. A man finds his father and has sex with several men in order to show he can have fun and a disciplined life.
Director: Michael Haboush | Stars: Donavan Le, Lee Basil Tran, Michael Haboush, Christopher W. Burns
Votes: 62
85. Why Me?: Stories from the Stolen Generation (2007 Video)
56 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Documentary telling the story of 5 stolen children and how they were taken from their Aboriginal heritage and community.
Director: Rick Cavaggion | Stars: John Stanton, Sid Graham, Lyn Jones, Doris Kartinyeri
86. The Block (1972 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary
Living conditions of those who live below the poverty line - at Chaucer House in Southwark. Examines the plight of people living below the poverty line in Great Britain today. Looks at the ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Watson | Stars: Peter Myers, Guy Braithwaite, David Eversley, Cyril Mercer
Votes: 12
87. Horsey (1997)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Delilah Miller is looking for an anchor in her life. She starts a romance with rock musician Ryland Yale, but soon it shows he can not be such an anchor - he's possessive, undependable and even a heroin addict.
Director: Kirsten Clarkson | Stars: Holly Ferguson, Todd Kerns, Ryan Robbins, Victoria Deschanel
Votes: 80
88. Schöne heile Welt (2018 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
The story of an unlikely friendship which leads an unemployed and xenophobic German to teach a young African immigrant how to ice skate.
Director: Gernot Krää | Stars: Richy Müller, N'Tarila Kouka, Claudia Mongumu, Jeanne Deprez
Votes: 50
89. The Secret (1988 Video)
24 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
A dramatised programme which tells the story of two young children who are sexually abused by their uncle. It traces the history of the abuse, the behavioural changes in the children, the ... See full summary »
Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Celine O'Leary, Matthew Randell, John Crouch, Jayde Bond
90. Beautiful World (2012)
134 min | Drama
Hikoichi Tsubasa is a mid-level yakuza boss who runs a loan shark business out of Tokyo's Roppongi District. Being a loan shark, Hikoichi has no issues using any means necessary to make the... See full summary »
Director: Hiroshi Nishitani | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Tsuruko Hishinuma, Wataru Ichinose, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 87
91. Leyla Zana, le cri au-delà de la voix étouffée (2002)
51 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Leyla Zana, the first woman Kurdish MP to be elected to the Turkish Parliament in 1992, was impisoned in 1994 for 15 years for speaking in Kurdish in the Parliament. Kudret Gunes' personal ... See full summary »
Director: Kudret Gunes | Stars: Ismail Besikçi, Hediye Dagli, Piruzhan Dogrul, Derwes Fehro
Votes: 38
92. No Greater Love (1932)
Passed | 59 min | Drama
Owing more than just a passing nod to "Abie's Irish Rose," a kindly Jewish delicatessen owner in New York City, Sidney Cohen, adopts a young, crippled Irish girl, Mildred, with much opposition from many quarters.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Dickie Moore, Alexander Carr, Richard Bennett, Beryl Mercer
Votes: 11
93. Mein eigen Fleisch und Blut (2010 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Director: Vivian Naefe | Stars: Veronica Ferres, Kostja Ullmann, Thomas Sarbacher, August Zirner
Votes: 40
94. The Best Hotel on Skid Row (1990 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
America Undercover goes to the Madison Hotel in the skid-row section of downtown Los Angeles and talks to some of the desperate people living there. It talks to a prostitute and heroin ... See full summary »
Directors: Christine Choy, Renee Tajima-Pena, Geof Bartz | Star: Charles Bukowski
Votes: 57
95. Nadia et les hippopotames (1999)
102 min | Drama
November/December 1995, and France is paralysed by the transportation strikes. The huge traffic jams oblige Parisians to walk or cycle their way through the winter months. Nadia is a young ... See full summary »
Director: Dominique Cabrera | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Marilyne Canto, Thierry Frémont, Philippe Fretun
Votes: 109
96. Crossing the Line (2005 Video)
56 min | Documentary
'Crossing the Line' follows the journeys of two young medical students, Amy and Paul, who leave their safe middle class homes and university behind to be thrust into the harsh reality of ... See full summary »
Director: Kaye Harrison | Stars: Paul Joffe, Amy McCormack, Nigel Brown, Amador Ibanez-Almarchis
97. Work & Happiness: The Human Cost of Welfare (2017)
57 min | Documentary
Compassion fueled the creation of America's welfare system, a safety net that rescues some of the most vulnerable among us. We often hear political leaders and activists tout the system's ... See full summary »
Director: Erin Mae Miller | Stars: Arthur C. Brooks, Robert Doar, Nazerine Griffin Jr., Harriet McDonald
Votes: 12
98. The Death of White Guilt (2018 Video)
19 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stefan Molyneux talks to a caller who questions whether European colonialist settlers have a legitimate claim to America.
Stars: Stefan Molyneux, Mike M. DeMarco
99. On Benefits & Proud (2013 TV Movie)
Documentary
Stars: Steve Lee, James Donnelly, Heather Frost
Votes: 15
100. Soak the Poor (1937)
Approved | 16 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Entry number 11 in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with racketeers shaking down small grocers and horning in on the relief tickets, forcing prices up with the consumers paying the freight.
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Leslie Fenton, Leon Ames, Ted Billings, John Butler
Votes: 124