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1. The Last Samurai (2003)
R | 154 min | Action, Drama
Nathan Algren, a US army veteran, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Nathan finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, William Atherton
Votes: 471,316 | Gross: $111.11M
2. King Kong (2005)
PG-13 | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 447,047 | Gross: $218.08M
3. Spring Breakers (2012)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.
Director: Harmony Korine | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine
Votes: 148,822 | Gross: $14.12M
4. Capernaum (2018)
R | 126 min | Drama
While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.
Director: Nadine Labaki | Stars: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawsar Al Haddad
Votes: 105,472 | Gross: $1.66M
5. 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: 29,434
6. Making a Murderer (2015–2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.
Stars: Steven Avery, Dolores Avery, Laura Nirider, Allan Avery
Votes: 102,874
7. The Tribe (2014)
Unrated | 126 min | Crime, Drama
A deaf boy joins a boarding school for similar children. Confronted by the violent and criminal antics of some of the other boys and girls, he struggles to conform and join the 'tribe'.
Director: Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi | Stars: Hryhoriy Fesenko, Yana Novikova, Rosa Babiy, Oleksandr Dsiadevych
Votes: 12,007 | Gross: $0.15M
8. Twelve (2010)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin's murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the crime.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, Philip Ettinger
Votes: 12,661 | Gross: $0.18M
9. Consequences (2018)
TV-MA | 95 min | Drama
After being sent to a youth detention centre, 18-year-old Andrej has to fight for his place within the group of inmates while getting closer to Zeljko, their informal leader, and struggling to keep his repressed secret in the dark.
Director: Darko Stante | Stars: Matej Zemljic, Timon Sturbej, Gasper Markun, Lovro Zafred
Votes: 2,443
10. The Bermuda Depths (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Scientists investigating the briny deep are threatened by a giant turtle and the spirit of a young brunette swimmer in the Bermuda Triangle.
Director: Tsugunobu Kotani | Stars: Leigh McCloskey, Carl Weathers, Connie Sellecca, Julie Woodson
Votes: 913
11. So Long, My Son (2019)
185 min | Drama
Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.
Director: Xiaoshuai Wang | Stars: Jingchun Wang, Mei Yong, Xi Qi, Roy Wang
Votes: 5,281
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: 24,185
13. The Workshop (2017)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The scene is set one Summer in La Ciotat, a town near Marseille which used to be prosperous thanks to its huge dockyard but has been in decline since its closing 25 years before. It is in ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Cantet | Stars: Marina Foïs, Matthieu Lucci, Florian Beaujean, Doudou Masta
Votes: 2,275 | Gross: $0.02M
14. The Left Handed Gun (1958)
Approved | 102 min | Drama, Western
After his employer is murdered by rival cattlemen, a troubled and uneducated young cowboy vows revenge on the murderers.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner, Hurd Hatfield
Votes: 4,649
15. The Young Savages (1961)
Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A district attorney investigates three white teenagers accused of murdering a blind Puerto Rican kid.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Edward Andrews, Vivian Nathan
Votes: 2,939
16. Shéhérazade (2018)
TV-MA | 109 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Zachary, 17 years old, gets out of jail. Rejected by his mother, he hangs out in the mean streets of Marseille. This is where he meets Shéhérazade.
Director: Jean-Bernard Marlin | Stars: Dylan Robert, Kenza Fortas, Idir Azougli, Lisa Amedjout
Votes: 2,658
17. Shout (1991)
PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.
Director: Jeffrey Hornaday | Stars: John Travolta, Jamie Walters, Heather Graham, Richard Jordan
Votes: 2,073 | Gross: $3.55M
18. The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019)
PG-13 | 88 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Follows a young boy who runs away from home in search of his estranged mother.
Director: Martin Krejcí | Stars: Stephen McKinley Henderson, Chloë Sevigny, Eve Hewson, John Turturro
Votes: 990
19. Boy Wonder (2010)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A traumatized boy grows into a shy, determined teenager who patrols the mean streets of New York City, helping those in need and dishing out severe punishment to remorseless thugs.
Director: Michael Morrissey | Stars: Caleb Steinmeyer, Zulay Henao, Bill Sage, Daniel Stewart Sherman
Votes: 9,502
20. Pleasant Days (2002)
99 min | Drama
Peter returned from prison in his native city, in the hope that it will begin happy days. With surprise he learns that his sister became a foster mother to the newborn boy, but a real ... See full summary »
Director: Kornél Mundruczó | Stars: Tamás Polgár, Orsolya Tóth, Kata Wéber, Lajos Ottó Horváth
Votes: 685
21. Kryptonim: Polska (2022)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Staszek lives in Bialystok and is a member of the Radical Youth Association, abbreviated as ZMR. He is not a radical himself, but belonging to nationalists gives him strength and a sense of... See full summary »
Director: Piotr Kumik | Stars: Borys Szyc, Maciej Musialowski, Magdalena Mascianica, Antoni Królikowski
Votes: 892
22. Unconditional (IV) (2012)
PG-13 | 92 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A woman's idyllic life is shattered when her husband is killed in a senseless act of violence. As she prepares to take matters into her own hands, two unexpected encounters begin to change everything.
Director: Brent McCorkle | Stars: Lynn Collins, Michael Ealy, Bruce McGill, Kwesi Boakye
Votes: 4,972 | Gross: $1.01M
23. In the Name Of (2013)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Thriller
Running toward God but away from his sexuality, Adam became a priest at age 21. Now the head of a rural parish, he's still tormented by desire. When Father Adam attempts to help a troubled teen, long-suppressed feelings begin to surface.
Director: Malgorzata Szumowska | Stars: Andrzej Chyra, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Maja Ostaszewska, Lukasz Simlat
Votes: 3,282
24. Dear Prudence (2010)
R | 80 min | Drama
Two teenage girls bond over drugs, partying, and music after being arrested, trying to find themselves in a difficult world.
Director: Rebecca Zlotowski | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Anaïs Demoustier, Agathe Schlenker, Johan Libéreau
Votes: 1,092
25. The ComDads (1983)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Crime
A woman, whose troubled son has left home, informs two different men from her past that each of them is a real father. Too different men.
Director: Francis Veber | Stars: Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, Anny Duperey, Michel Aumont
Votes: 6,711
26. The Big Night (1959)
95 min | Crime, Drama
In Rome, small-time thieves Scinttilone and Ruggeretto steal four rifles and catch prostitutes Anna and Supplizia on the street to mislead the police. They seek the jobber Mosciarella, but ... See full summary »
Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Rosanna Schiaffino, Elsa Martinelli, Laurent Terzieff, Jean-Claude Brialy
Votes: 720
27. Favorite Son (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
A story of family, of dreams deferred, and of a final chance at redemption. David Paxton, nearing the end of his minor league baseball career, returns to his hometown as much less the hero ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Libov | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Connor Paolo, Kellie Overbey, Richard Bekins
Votes: 174
28. The Cobweb (1955)
Passed | 134 min | Drama
At a private psychiatric clinic, the daily dramas and interactions between the doctors, nurses, administrators, benefactors and patients are accentuated by the personal and family crises of these individuals.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Charles Boyer, Gloria Grahame
Votes: 2,092
29. Morangos com Açúcar (2003–2012)
50 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
This soap opera follows the daily routines and problems of a group of Portuguese teenagers.
Stars: Vítor Fonseca, Camila Marques, Tiago Aldeia, Ana Guiomar
Votes: 1,442
30. Too Bad She's Bad (1954)
95 min | Comedy, Romance
A kind-hearted taxi driver runs into a glamorous girl and falls in love with her, but she turns out to be a cheap thief.
Director: Alessandro Blasetti | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Mauro Sacripanti
Votes: 1,142
31. Ring of Fire (1961)
Approved | 91 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
In the 1960s Oregon, two sheriff deputies arrest three teenagers for robbery but are overpowered and taken hostage while forest fires rage all around them.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: David Janssen, Joyce Taylor, Frank Gorshin, Joel Marston
Votes: 676
32. Una vita violenta (1962)
106 min | Drama
Tommaso Puzzilli is a boy who grew up in the suburb of Pietralata outside Rome. Not having a job, Tommaso and his friends are committing crimes to make money.
Directors: Paolo Heusch, Brunello Rondi | Stars: Franco Citti, Serena Vergano, Alfredo Leggi, Angelo Maria Santiamantini
Votes: 250
33. Violent Playground (1958)
108 min | Drama, Crime
The struggle between a Liverpool Juvenile Liaison officer and a dangerous young pyromaniac.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Stanley Baker, Anne Heywood, David McCallum, Peter Cushing
Votes: 842
34. 491 (1964)
110 min | Crime, Drama
Six youth criminals are chosen to participate in a social experiment, named "Guesthouse Objectivity" (Pensionatet Sakligheten), where they are assigned to live together in an apartment ... See full summary »
Director: Vilgot Sjöman | Stars: Lars Lind, Leif Nymark, Stig Törnblom, Lars Hansson
Votes: 432
35. Insecure (2014)
83 min | Drama
Cherif hates his day job as a security guard in the mall.He is trying to get his nursing degree without success. He likes Jenny, a girl he met on the bus. His life is complicated by a band of teenagers who harasses him daily.
Director: Marianne Tardieu | Stars: Reda Kateb, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Rashid Debbouze, Moussa Mansaly
Votes: 493
36. A Dangerous Son (2018 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary
Documentary following three families each coping with a child affected by serious emotional or mental illness. The families explore treatment opportunities and grapple with the struggle of living with their child's condition.
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Tony Beliz, Creigh Deeds, Thomas Insel, Liza Long
Votes: 831
37. Crime in the Streets (1956)
Passed | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Social worker tries to befriend local slum gang.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: John Cassavetes, Sal Mineo, James Whitmore, Mark Rydell
Votes: 1,388
38. Shkola (2010)
26 min | Drama, Romance
It is about the whole world: about children, about parents, about teachers, about growing up and loneliness. About the closed world where strangers can't get in. About the impossibility of finding a common language with those around you.
Stars: Sayat Abadzhyan, Viacheslav Khakhalkin, Anna Shepeleva, Aleksey Maslodudov
Votes: 957
39. Aunt Mary (1979 TV Movie)
Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Sport
A disabled woman starts a Little League baseball team to help the children in her poverty-stricken neighborhood.
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Jean Stapleton, Martin Balsam, Harold Gould, Dolph Sweet
Votes: 209
40. Attack the Gas Station (1999)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Crime
Four disaffected youths rob a gas station but find their plans complicated and sidetracked before the night is through.
Director: Sang-Jin Kim | Stars: Lee Sung-jae, Yu Oh-seong, Kang Seong-jin, Yoo Ji-tae
Votes: 4,544
41. Iligos (1963)
91 min | Drama, Romance
A 19-year-old temptress caught in the intoxicating vertigo of passion ends up in prison. Her secret diary tells her side of the story, but unanswered questions arise.
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Zoi Laskari, Alekos Alexandrakis, Voula Zouboulaki, Lefteris Vournas
Votes: 187
42. Käpy selän alla (1966)
89 min | Drama
Two student couples go camping in the Finnish countryside; partner swapping and interpersonal dynamics - with a touch of their philosophy - between them all arise.
Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Eero Melasniemi, Kristiina Halkola, Pekka Autiovuori, Kirsti Wallasvaara
Votes: 799
43. The Prayer (2018)
107 min | Drama
Thomas is a drug addict. In an effort to put an end to his habit, he joins a community of former addicts who live isolated in the mountains and use prayer as a way to cure themselves.
Director: Cédric Kahn | Stars: Anthony Bajon, Damien Chapelle, Alex Brendemühl, Louise Grinberg
Votes: 1,285
44. Club Med (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Escape to paradise with Linda Hamilton, Jack Scalia, Patrick Macnee, Bill Maher, Sinbad and Miami Sound Machine in this romantic getaway adventure shot at Club Med's Ixtapa resort.
Director: Bob Giraldi | Stars: Jack Scalia, Linda Hamilton, Patrick Macnee, Janis Lee
Votes: 172
45. Agria paidia (2008–2009)
45 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The plot evolves around a team of teenagers in Greece. Being born and raised in Athens they have to fight through their lives, getting to know themselves and their best friends in the process.
Stars: Nikolas Aggelis, Antinoos Albanis, Michalis Ikonomou, Stavros Svigos
Votes: 221
46. Heaven Will Wait (2016)
105 min | Drama
Director: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | Stars: Noémie Merlant, Naomi Amarger, Sandrine Bonnaire, Clotilde Courau
Votes: 1,033
47. Pojat (1962)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A group of mischievous Finnish boys experience the ups and downs of life during World War 2.
Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Pentti Tarkiainen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Uti Saurio, Hannu Vironmäki
Votes: 977
48. A Teacher's Crime (2008 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Carrie is an attractive high school history teacher who one day decides to help a troubled student, taking an special interest for him, unaware of the ruthless and perverse scheme masterminded for her.
Director: Robert Malenfant | Stars: Ashley Jones, Erik Knudsen, Chris Mulkey, Art Hindle
Votes: 659
49. The Dangerous (1983)
91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Unable to cope with unemployment, a tiler arrives in Athens, only to face equally grave problems. The only way out for him and his friends is a lucrative heist; however, when freedom is at stake, what good is the promise of a treasure?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Panos Mihalopoulos, Stamatis Gardelis, Kaiti Finou, Sofia Aliberti
Votes: 205
50. The Young Stranger (1957)
Approved | 84 min | Drama
After a 16-year-old, neglected by his movie producer father, gets in trouble, his father doesn't believe his claim of self-defense.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: James MacArthur, Kim Hunter, James Daly, James Gregory
Votes: 658