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1. Lie to Me (2009–2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
About Cal Lightman, the world's leading deception expert who studies facial expressions and involuntary body language to expose the truth behind the lies.
Stars: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund
Votes: 128,218
2. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
R | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
Director: Stephen Chow | Stars: Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen, Siu-Lung Leung
Votes: 151,276 | Gross: $17.11M
3. Peeping Tom (1960)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer, Maxine Audley
Votes: 39,476 | Gross: $0.08M
4. The Immigrant (2013)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
In 1921, an innocent immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
Director: James Gray | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner, Dagmara Dominczyk
Votes: 33,851 | Gross: $2.01M
5. Germany's Next Topmodel (2006– )
Reality-TV
Germany's Next Topmodel is a German reality television show, based on a concept that was introduced by Tyra Banks with America's Next Top Model. The competition is hosted by Heidi Klum.
Stars: Heidi Klum, Thomas Hayo, Peyman Amin, Thomas Rath
Votes: 743
6. Pure as a Lily (1976)
100 min | Comedy, Crime
Anthony M. Wilson is an English gentleman. He has a string of restaurants in London plus a beautiful house decorated with all the trendy art he can get.
Director: Franco Rossi | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Ornella Muti, Madeleine Hinde, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 143
7. The Killing Room (2009)
R | 93 min | Mystery, Thriller
Four individuals sign up for a psychological research study only to discover that they are now subjects of a brutal, classified government program.
Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Nick Cannon, Clea DuVall, Timothy Hutton, Chloë Sevigny
Votes: 14,939
8. Shogun's Joy of Torture (1968)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Horror
Three tales of punishment and torture set in Japan in the Middle Ages.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Teruo Yoshida, Masumi Tachibana, Fumio Watanabe, Reiko Mikasa
Votes: 692
9. The Inspector General (1949)
Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 3,576
10. Chung Kuo: China (1972)
135 min | Documentary
A documentary on China, concentrating mainly on the faces of the people, filmed in the areas they were allowed to visit. The 220-minute version consists of three parts. The first part, ... See full summary »
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Star: Giuseppe Rinaldi
Votes: 932
11. The Next Big Hit (2023)
118 min | Action, Comedy, Musical
A down and out stunt man and his gay, high-strung movie producer cousin, on the run from a loan shark, hit the jackpot by producing the first martial-arts musical.
Director: Pat Battistini | Stars: Zak Lee, Cerina Vincent, Marlyn Mason, Perry Anzilotti
Votes: 13
12. The Human Face (2001– )
200 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
This four part BBC mini-series examines the science behind facial beauty, expression, and fame in an entertaining fashion.
Stars: John Cleese, Elizabeth Hurley, David Attenborough, Pierce Brosnan
Votes: 594
13. Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still (1972)
52 min | Documentary
Letter to Jane (1972) is a postscript film to Tout va bien directed by Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin and made under the auspices of the Dziga Vertov Group. Narrated in a ... See full summary »
Directors: Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gorin | Stars: Marlon Brando, Moshe Dayan, James Dean, Maria Falconetti
Votes: 531
14. Frequent Traveller (2008)
Not Rated | 8 min | Short, Drama
There are many kinds of power, used and unused, acknowledged or otherwise.
Director: Patricia Bateira | Stars: Luís Filipe Costa, Pedro Carmo, Anton Skrzypiciel, Maria Goulão
Votes: 35
15. Par desmit minutem vecaks (1978)
10 min | Documentary, Short
A 10 minute long journey of emotions that befall children faces. Fear, Curiosity; a Smile. They all sit in a dark theater. What they see, we don't; we can only guess from their faces.
Director: Herz Frank
Votes: 744
16. Dust Box (2012)
72 min | Drama, Horror
A woman who is unable to bear a child enters a world in her mind where she manages to get pregnant. As time goes, so does her sanity.
Director: Ronny Carlsson | Stars: Mariah Kanninen, Robert Ericsson, Ronny Carlsson, Nathalie Bergenstråhle
Votes: 47
17. A Sense of Carol Reed (2006 Video)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Carol Reed, the director of The Third Man (1949) and other classics, is the subject of this documentary short.
Director: Andy Kelleher | Stars: John Boorman, Joseph Cotten, Bryan Forbes, Guy Hamilton
Votes: 43
18. High Art (2020)
Short, Comedy
In a world filled with people looking for notoriety, a budding and talented artist, Amanda, seeks out an experienced painter to be her ghost artist. Thanks to the experience of a talented, ... See full summary »
Directors: Brian Alexander, Hayden Brandon | Stars: Jill Christmas, Ford Smith, James R. Holloway, Kristen McKee
19. Singularity (I) (2022)
46 min | Drama
After writing his suicide note, a man calls three people that he has wronged in the past.
Director: Gage Clift | Star: Gage Clift
20. Santa's Christmas Elf (Named Calvin) (1971)
70 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Calvin the elf is always getting into mischief. One Christmas Eve, Calvin stows away on Santa's sleigh and winds up in the possession of a little girl named Kim. Her brothers kidnap him, ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Mahon | Star: Dorothy Brown Green
Votes: 71
21. Blue Milk (2006)
Short, Comedy
Blue Milk puts a Star Wars twist on the classic grape juice commercials. A young Princess Leia promotes the sweet deliciousness of pure Bantha Blue Milk.
Director: William Grammer | Stars: Corinne Grammer, Jeff Ballentine, Jason Hurd, Charles Ahn
Votes: 17
22. Observance (2002 Video)
10 min | Short
Eighteen individuals forming a narrow row are asked to move in front of the camera to look at something they would rather not see, to say goodbye to someone who'd left them, sharing their own ritual of grief with raw facial expressions.
Director: Bill Viola | Stars: Alan Abelew, Sheryl Arenson, Frank Bruynbroek, Carol Cetrone
24. Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (2010)
32 min | Documentary, Short
This short documentary film provides an overview of the remarkable work and personal history of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt. It also explores the ways in which he has inspired twentieth-century artists.
Director: Hakan Topal | Stars: Barry Ball, Deborah Coen, Charles Janoray, Ronald Lauder
25. The Fatal Letter (1898)
Short
Close view of beneficiary reading of his aunt's death.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Ben Nathan
27. Bill Viola: The Passions (2003 Video)
Viola's encounters with older painting and theories of emotional expression, codified in the 17th century by French painter Charles Le Brun, led him to the challenge of showing inbetween states: transitions and ambiguous or mixed emotions.
Director: Bill Viola | Stars: Sheryl Arenson, Tom Fitzpatrick, John Fleck, Dan Gerrity
28. A Study in Facial Expressions (1898)
Short, Comedy
Man laughs at naughty story and has to show his wife.
29. Comic Face (1897)
1 min | Short, Comedy
An old man gets progressively livelier - and drunker - as he downs his bottle of beer. Finally, he cocks a snook - and doesn't bother to uncock it as he continues to drink.
Director: George Albert Smith | Star: Tom Green
Votes: 349
30. Faces (1976)
9 min | Short
Sue Ford's experimental film Faces consists of portraits of the artist and her friends and acquaintances. Each subject is framed in close-up and filmed for roughly 25 seconds at a time. ... See full summary »
Director: Sue Ford | Stars: Micky Allan, Bonita Ely, Paul Reed
32. Natural Colour Portraiture (1909)
Short, Comedy
Various scenes in colour including a remake of Scandal Over the Teacups (1900).
Director: George Albert Smith
33. Pop! (2018)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Pop. follows Ty, a 13-year-old boy who is struggling to deal with his alcoholic father, the school bully, and his own sexuality.
Director: Benjamin Kemper | Stars: Harrison Redeker, Mattox Barnette, Dustin Johnson, Michael Kemper
Votes: 19
35. The Village Blacksmith (1897)
Short, Comedy
Comedian pulls faces as he recites poem.
Star: Mel B. Spurr
36.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode:
Robot Holocaust
(1990)
TV-14 | Comedy, Sci-Fi
When the ninth chapter of "Radar Men from the Moon (1952)" encounters technical difficulties, it gives the Mads an earlier opportunity to bring the Satellite of Love and its crew to their knees via "Robot Holocaust (1987)."
Director: Jim Mallon | Stars: Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, J. Elvis Weinstein, Jim Mallon
Votes: 528
37.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Equus: Story of the Horse: Origins
(2019)
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary, Family
The evolutionary journey of the horse, from its tiny ancient ancestor, the Dawn Horse, to the modern statuesque steed. Scientists explain the genetic basis of a horse's abilities and ... See full summary »
Director: Niobe Thompson | Stars: Niobe Thompson, Martin S. Fischer, David Lambert, Michael Dickinson
Votes: 36
38.
ASL Nook (2013– )
Episode:
It's Halloween Time!
(2013)
Family
Director: Sheena McFeely | Stars: Manny Johnson, Ivy Mansfield, Shaylee Mansfield, Sheena McFeely
39.
ASL Nook (2013– )
Episode:
Our Feelings
(2013)
Family
Director: Sheena McFeely | Stars: Manny Johnson, Ivy Mansfield, Shaylee Mansfield, Sheena McFeely
40.
ASL Nook (2013– )
Episode:
The Night Before Xmas in ASL
(2013)
Family
Director: Sheena McFeely | Stars: Shaylee Mansfield, Sheena McFeely
41.
ASL Nook (2013– )
Episode:
It's Valentine's Day!
(2014)
Family
Director: Sheena McFeely | Stars: Manny Johnson, Ivy Mansfield, Shaylee Mansfield, Sheena McFeely
42.
ASL Nook (2013– )
Episode:
The Leprechaun Whisperer
(2014)
Family
Director: Sheena McFeely | Stars: Shaylee Mansfield, Sheena McFeely
43.
ASL Nook (2013– )
Episode:
Feel the Music and Dance
(2014)
Family
Director: Sheena McFeely | Star: Shaylee Mansfield
44.
ASL Nook (2013– )
Episode:
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
(2014)
Family
Director: Sheena McFeely | Star: Shaylee Mansfield
45.
ASL Nook (2013– )
Episode:
Our Weather
(2015)
Family
Director: Sheena McFeely | Star: Shaylee Mansfield
46.
Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers (1990– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1990)
TV-PG | Documentary
The World's Scariest Roller-coaster; New Hearts for Newborns; Endangered Woodpecker Housing Crunch; Facing Feelings; Super-cool Arctic Squirrels.
Star: Woodie Flowers
47.
Lie to Me (2009–2011)
Episode:
Pilot
(2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Lightman and Dr. Foster search for the truth in cases involving a devoutly religious high school student accused of killing a teacher, and a congressman accused of having an affair.
Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Monica Raymund, Brendan Hines
Votes: 1,784
48.
OJ25 (2020– )
Episode:
I Think You Know His Record
(2020)
44 min
The gut-wrenching story of domestic abuse and pleas ignored.
Stars: F. Lee Bailey, Catherine Boe, Nicole Brown Simpson, Denise Brown
49.
The Human Face (2001– )
Episode:
Face to Face
(2001)
50 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
John Cleese, with Elizabeth Hurley and others, discusses how humans are hard-wired as social animals to see facial expressions and body language from other people, primarily in direct contact and immediate company.
Stars: John Cleese, David Attenborough, Cynthia Breazeal, Sybil Carrere
Votes: 13
50.
TopTenz (2010– )
Episode:
10 Things That Humans (And Animals) Can Still Do Better Than Computers
(2022)
10 min | Documentary
Computers including artificial intelligence can do many things very fast but they still 'live' in a human world and stumble in many ways.
Star: Simon Whistler