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1. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

R | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.7

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52 Metascore

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: Lily Collins, Zac Efron, Angela Sarafyan, Sydney Vollmer

Votes: 103,529

2. The Swimming Pool (1969)

16+ | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

7.1

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76 Metascore

Lovers Marianne and Jean-Paul spend their vacation in a villa on the French Riviera near St-Tropez. Marianne invites her former lover, Harry, and his teenage daughter, Penelope, to stay. Tension rises between them, especially when Jean-Paul seduces Penelope.

Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet, Jane Birkin

Votes: 12,774 | Gross: $0.03M

3. Betty Blue (1986)

Unrated | 119 min | Drama, Romance

7.3

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56 Metascore

A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.

Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix | Stars: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Béatrice Dalle, Gérard Darmon, Consuelo De Haviland

Votes: 23,359 | Gross: $2.00M

4. Sleeper (1973)

PG | 89 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

7.1

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77 Metascore

A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, John Beck, Mary Gregory

Votes: 44,840 | Gross: $2.91M

5. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

PG | 96 min | Horror

5.9

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In 1972 London - a century after his final battle with Professor Van Helsing - Count Dracula is resurrected by occultist Johnny Alucard, and goes after his archenemy's descendants.

Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame

Votes: 7,447

6. The House (2022)

89 min | Drama

5.7

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Emma sets out to write a book about the world of sex workers and is hired as a sex worker at La Maison. Emma discovers the dangers and feelings of alienation and isolation, as well as the difficulties in forging romantic bonds.

Director: Anissa Bonnefont | Stars: Ana Girardot, Aure Atika, Rossy de Palma, Yannick Renier

Votes: 747

7. Mirror Mirror (I) (1990)

R | 104 min | Horror, Thriller

5.5

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A teenage girl begins receiving black magic power through an antique mirror that drips blood, not realizing the mirror is controlled by demonic forces.

Director: Marina Sargenti | Stars: Karen Black, Yvonne De Carlo, William Sanderson, Rainbow Harvest

Votes: 2,201

8. The Family Vice (1975)

90 min | Comedy

5.1

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Giosuè, a noble industrialist of the spaghetti of the Venetian province is about to die and his half-sister, Magda, his wife, Ines, and daughter, Suzie, the result of an old flirtation of ... See full summary »

Director: Mariano Laurenti | Stars: Edwige Fenech, Renzo Montagnani, Juliette Mayniel, Nieves Navarro

Votes: 329

9. The Source (2011)

135 min | Comedy, Drama

7.2

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A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favors if their men refuse to fetch water from a remote well.

Director: Radu Mihaileanu | Stars: Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass, Saleh Bakri

Votes: 4,171

10. Tabara (2021)

81 min | Action, Comedy, Family

2.7

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A group of teenagers go to a summer camp to get rid of the lack of technology. Various character stories happen until teenagers realize that summer camp is not what it seems. But it all ends well.

Director: Vali Dobrogeanu | Stars: Andrei Selaru, Diana Condurache, Andrei Gavril, Madalin Serban

Votes: 960

11. The Vampire Doll (1970)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror

6.6

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Keiko and her friend are trying to find her missing brother after he disappeared visiting his girlfriend Yuko.

Director: Michio Yamamoto | Stars: Kayo Matsuo, Akira Nakao, Yukiko Kobayashi, Yôko Minakaze

Votes: 1,346

12. China Seas (1935)

Passed | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

6.9

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When earthy Dolly Portland is rejected by Captain Gaskell in favor of a socialite, she aids Jamesy McCardle, in league with Malay pirates, in his plot to seize Gaskell's ship.

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone

Votes: 2,947

13. Testament of Orpheus (1960)

Not Rated | 79 min | Biography, Fantasy

7.2

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75 Metascore

The Poet looks back over his life and work, recalling his inspirations and obsessions.

Director: Jean Cocteau | Stars: Jean Cocteau, Françoise Arnoul, Claudine Auger, Charles Aznavour

Votes: 3,744

14. When Angels Sleep (2018)

TV-MA | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

5.5

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A CEO lives the worst night of his life after he accidentally runs over a teenage girl.

Director: Gonzalo Bendala | Stars: Julián Villagrán, Marian Álvarez, Ester Expósito, Sira Alonso

Votes: 4,084

15. Spring Awakening (2015)

89 min | Crime, Thriller

4.7

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A story of five teenagers who are setting up an armed gang: a mosaic of love, lost relationships, betrayal and nihilism, that takes place in a declining city, where everything is collapsing within the economic and social crisis.

Director: Constantine Giannaris | Stars: Konstantinos Elmatzioglou, Daphné Patakia, Kostas Nikouli, Michail Angelo Jeya

Votes: 304

16. Lonely Wives (1972)

R | 79 min | Comedy

4.5

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A reporter begins research on a story involving married European women and their secret fantasies and desires.

Director: Hubert Frank | Stars: Barbara Nielsen, Ingeborg Steinbach, Ewa Strömberg, Ingrid Steeger

Votes: 196

17. Merry-Go-Round (1973)

R | 122 min | Comedy

6.2

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Adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's famous play "Reigen", previously filmed as "La Ronde" by Max Ophüls in 1950 and Roger Vadim in 1964.

Director: Otto Schenk | Stars: Gertraud Jesserer, Hans Brenner, Sydne Rome, Helmut Berger

Votes: 105

18. Virility (1974)

R | 92 min | Comedy

6.3

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A father doubts his son's masculinity, especially when he appears with a girlfriend who appears to be a boy.

Director: Paolo Cavara | Stars: Turi Ferro, Agostina Belli, Marc Porel, Anna Bonaiuto

Votes: 78

19. Herzblatt oder Wie sag' ich's meiner Tochter? (1969)

79 min | Comedy

5.5

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Widower Paul always delayed talking to his daughter about sex. But when workers on a nearby construction site are falling down their scaffold because 16 years old "Herzblatt" is tanning ... See full summary »

Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Georg Thomalla, Mascha Gonska, Siegfried Schürenberg, Günther Lüders

Votes: 75

20. The Ice House (1978 TV Movie)

35 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

5.5

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Paul, recently divorced, seeks sanctuary at a country retreat run by a sinister brother and sister.

Director: Derek Lister | Stars: John Stride, Elizabeth Romilly, Geoffrey Burridge, David Beames

Votes: 487

21. L'invention de Morel (1967 TV Movie)

95 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi

7.1

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Escaped from jail, Luis finds refuge on a remote island where, it is said, several people have died long ago of a mysterious illness. One day, a group of people from another time come in. ... See full summary »

Director: Claude-Jean Bonnardot | Stars: Alain Saury, Juliette Mills, Didier Conti, Anne Talbot

Votes: 83

22. À nous les garçons (1985)

102 min | Comedy, Romance

4.5

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Two best friends fall in love with the same boy.

Director: Michel Lang | Stars: Roland Giraud, Sophie Carle, Valérie Allain, Franck Dubosc

Votes: 176

23. Mea Culpa (II) (2018)

20 min | Short, Drama

8.4

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A crime lord find himself in purgatory where he discusses the fate of his soul with God and Devil.

Director: Jason Fite | Stars: Sean Young, Paul Dewdney, Leonie Zeumer

Votes: 12

24. The Mad Hatter (1940)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

6.5

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In the prologue, the audience is introduced to Maisie, a typical office girl. Her job begins at 8:30 AM, but she has set her alarm clock for 8:25 AM. So she has a hectic time of dressing up... See full summary »

Director: Sid Marcus | Stars: Mel Blanc, John Wald

Votes: 198

25. Willy Signori e vengo da lontano (1989)

105 min | Comedy

6.6

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Willy gets involved in a car accident. The girlfriend of the man killed in the accident, who is waiting for a baby, blames Willy. So he decides to care for her and for the baby.

Director: Francesco Nuti | Stars: Francesco Nuti, Isabella Ferrari, Anna Galiena, Alessandro Haber

Votes: 452

26. Stuck with a Perfect Woman (2016)

97 min | Comedy, Romance

6.2

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Eliska's husband has left her for a younger woman. She is childless, in her early forties, yet still attractive. Till then she had taken care of her successful husband, but now she has to ... See full summary »

Director: Tomas Hoffman | Stars: Petra Hrebícková, Ondrej Vetchý, Miroslav Táborský, Jirí Langmajer

Votes: 450

27. Los días calientes (1966)

95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

4.8

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The story is about a woman traveling to the islands of the Parana River Delta to claim rightful inheritance, and begins to relate to fruit growers in the region.

Director: Armando Bo | Stars: Isabel Sarli, Argentino Alleres, Mario Casado, Roberto Crohare

Votes: 34

28. Heatwave (II) (2021)

Short, Drama

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The tense relationship between a mother and son reaches a climax during a summer heatwave.

Director: Hunter Livingston | Stars: William Lund, Alicia Harding, Chad Eargle

29. Ledviny bez viny (2022 TV Movie)

61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

5.6

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Director: Jirí Vejdelek | Stars: Hynek Cermák, Eliska Balzerová, Jana Pidrmanová, Vojtech Kotek

Votes: 35

30. La coqueluche (1971)

90 min | Comedy

5.2

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Pierre is employee of the sleeping-cars company and is going home on the morning to have a rest.Just when begins to fall asleep a rooster is crowing.So Pierre climbs on the roof where the ... See full summary »

Director: Christian-Paul Arrighi | Stars: Pierre Richard, Michel Galabru, Claude Piéplu, Jean-Pierre Darras

Votes: 44

31. Double Trouble (I) (2014)

11 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

7.3

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A shy young man misses the opportunity to talk to the girl of his dreams, but when he finds a mysterious pocket watch that can turn back time, he gets a second chance. The girl comes back, ... See full summary »

Directors: Andreas Climent, André Hedetoft | Stars: Jonny Blomkvist, Emelia Hansson, Karen Helene Haugaard, Marcus Thernström Florin

Votes: 32

32. Brown-eyed (2018)

10 min | Short, Comedy

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A woman can't unsee how everything around her is dumb and sucks.

Director: Adam Bowers | Stars: Genevieve Jones, Adam Bowers, Donald E. Strong, Joe Clabby

33. Jak se naucit svédsky (1979 TV Movie)

39 min | Comedy, Drama

6.3

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Helena is a single nurse in a spa resort where men are in short supply. When she receives an invitation to a graduation party, she has a problem. She has written to her classmates that she ... See full summary »

Director: Ivo Toman | Stars: Iva Janzurová, Slávka Budínová, Jan Kanyza, Marta Krasova

Votes: 8