Movies (Pensive)
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1. The Fisher King (1991)
R | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Adam Bryant, Paul Lombardi
Votes: 90,881 | Gross: $41.90M
2. Bicentennial Man (1999)
PG | 132 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
An android endeavors to become human as he gradually acquires emotions.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt
Votes: 124,699 | Gross: $58.22M
3. I Used to Be Famous (2022)
TV-14 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Follows Vince, a desperate former popstar who dreams of making a comeback. An impromptu jam session with autistic young drummer Stevie sparks an unexpected friendship between the two misunderstood musicians.
Director: Eddie Sternberg | Stars: Ed Skrein, Eleanor Matsuura, Leo Long, Eoin Macken
Votes: 11,041
4. My Neighbor Adolf (2022)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1960s South America, a Holocaust survivor suspects his neighbor is Adolf Hitler. Disbelieved, he investigates and reluctantly befriends the man to gather evidence.
Director: Leon Prudovsky | Stars: David Hayman, Udo Kier, Olivia Silhavy, Kineret Peled
Votes: 1,341
5. Philadelphia (1993)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman
Votes: 258,105 | Gross: $77.32M
6. A Man Called Otto (2022)
PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Drama
Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, John Higgins
Votes: 158,461 | Gross: $62.47M
7. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
R | 139 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In late 1950s New York, a young underachiever named Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 243,066 | Gross: $81.30M
8. Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
PG-13 | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green | Stars: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton, Tosin Cole
Votes: 22,063
9. Minari (2020)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
Director: Lee Isaac Chung | Stars: Steven Yeun, Han Yeri, Alan Kim, Noel Cho
Votes: 97,032
10. CODA (2021)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her passion at Berklee College of Music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
Director: Sian Heder | Stars: Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant
Votes: 164,974
11. Beautiful Boy (I) (2018)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
Director: Felix van Groeningen | Stars: Steve Carell, Maura Tierney, Jack Dylan Grazer, Oakley Bull
Votes: 99,637 | Gross: $7.65M
12. Wonder (I) (2017)
PG | 113 min | Drama, Family
Based on the New York Times bestseller, this movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Director: Stephen Chbosky | Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Julia Roberts
Votes: 178,404 | Gross: $132.42M
13. Captain Fantastic (2016)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.
Director: Matt Ross | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso
Votes: 235,118 | Gross: $5.88M
14. The Son (I) (2022)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama
Peter has his busy life with new partner Beth and their baby thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas.
Director: Florian Zeller | Stars: Vanessa Kirby, Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Shin-Fei Chen
Votes: 15,883
15. The Swimmers (2022)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use.
Director: Sally El Hosaini | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, James Krishna Floyd, Alfredo Tavares
Votes: 36,105
16. Wildflower (2022)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
A girl navigates life with two intellectually-disabled parents and an extended family that can't quite agree on the best way to help.
Director: Matt Smukler | Stars: Alexandra Daddario, Kiernan Shipka, Jean Smart, Reid Scott
Votes: 3,903
17. An Irish Goodbye (I) (2022)
23 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
In rural Northern Ireland, a pair of estranged brothers reunite following their mother's untimely death.
Directors: Tom Berkeley, Ross White | Stars: Seamus O'Hara, James Martin, Paddy Jenkins, Michelle Fairley
Votes: 3,400
18. Pihu (2016)
91 min | Drama, Thriller
A two year old must fend for herself when her mother suddenly passes by away while her father is gone for a conference, leaving her prone to danger.
Director: Vinod Kapri | Stars: Rahul Bagga, Pihu Myra Vishwakarma, Prerna Vishwakarma
Votes: 2,947
19. Waves (I) (2019)
R | 135 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Traces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.
Director: Trey Edward Shults | Stars: Taylor Russell, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Alexa Demie, Bill Wise
Votes: 30,761
20. Disconnect (I) (2012)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A drama centered on a group of people searching for human connections in today's wired world.
Director: Henry Alex Rubin | Stars: Jason Bateman, Jonah Bobo, Haley Ramm, Hope Davis
Votes: 78,140 | Gross: $7.44M
21. Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
PG-13 | 137 min | Drama, Musical
Film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about Evan Hansen, a high-school senior with social anxiety disorder, and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance after a classmate's suicide.
Director: Stephen Chbosky | Stars: Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams
Votes: 18,600
22. Pieces of a Woman (2020)
R | 126 min | Drama
When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.
Director: Kornél Mundruczó | Stars: Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn, Iliza Shlesinger
Votes: 56,258
23. Generation Kill (2008)
TV-MA | 10 min | Drama, War
A Rolling Stone reporter, embedded with The 1st Recon Marines chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad in 2003.
Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, James Ransone, Lee Tergesen, Jon Huertas
Votes: 59,219
24. The Ultimate Life (2013)
PG | 105 min | Drama, Romance
A billionaire with questionable priorities re-examines his life after discovering his grandfather's journal.
Director: Michael Landon Jr. | Stars: Logan Bartholomew, Peter Fonda, Ali Hillis, Lee Meriwether
Votes: 1,653 | Gross: $1.33M
25. Find Me Guilty (2006)
R | 125 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
In the late 1980s, a low level gangster named Jackie DiNorscio defends himself in court in what became the longest criminal trial in American judicial history.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage, Ron Silver, Alex Rocco
Votes: 36,245 | Gross: $1.17M
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