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1. The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015)
R | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.
Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Julian Richings
Votes: 302,082 | Gross: $25.14M
2. Apostle (2018)
TV-MA | 130 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In 1905, a drifter on a dangerous mission to rescue his kidnapped sister tangles with a sinister religious cult on an isolated island.
Director: Gareth Evans | Stars: Dan Stevens, Richard Elfyn, Paul Higgins, Bill Milner
Votes: 59,244
3. Thelma (2017)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results.
Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Votes: 36,709 | Gross: $0.15M
4. Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971)
Unrated | 123 min | Drama
Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.
Directors: Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi | Stars: Stefano Sibaldi, Susan Hampshire, Dick Gregory, Gualtiero Jacopetti
Votes: 1,765
5. A Walk on the Moon (1999)
R | 107 min | Drama, Romance
The world of a young housewife is turned upside down when she has an affair with a free-spirited blouse salesman.
Director: Tony Goldwyn | Stars: Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Bobby Boriello, Anna Paquin
Votes: 9,225 | Gross: $4.74M
6. The Scarlet Letter (1995)
R | 135 min | Drama, Romance
An affair between a young woman and a pastor has disastrous consequences.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall, Lisa Andoh
Votes: 16,313 | Gross: $10.40M
7. Sex Ed (2014)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
Eddie lands his first teaching gig at an inner city middle school and finds his highly pubescent pupils are receiving no form of sexual education. Eddie isn't really equipped to teach them...he's not exactly experienced romantically.
Director: Isaac Feder | Stars: Haley Joel Osment, Lorenza Izzo, Kevin Balmore, Retta
Votes: 5,685
8. Inside Deep Throat (2005)
NC-17 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Dennis Hopper, Gerard Damiano
Votes: 7,040 | Gross: $0.65M
9. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
M/PG | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An eccentric Scottish schoolteacher's extravagantly romantic ideas about life--and love--overly impress her young pupils and bring her into conflict with her school's conservative headmistress.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Maggie Smith, Gordon Jackson, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin
Votes: 9,880
10. A Summer Place (1959)
Approved | 130 min | Drama, Romance
A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples.
Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee, Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 3,864
11. Last Summer (1969)
R | 95 min | Drama
During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people become very close. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot that has violent results.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas, Bruce Davison, Catherine Burns
Votes: 2,160 | Gross: $2.37M
12. Yes, God, Yes (2017)
R | 11 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A good Catholic fifteen-year-old girl finds herself having tempting thoughts after an innocent AOL chat turns unexpectedly racy.
Director: Karen Maine | Stars: Natalia Dyer, John Doherty, Joe Reece, Merissa Czyz
Votes: 1,922
13. Cromwell (1970)
G | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History
Puritan statesman Oliver Cromwell leads England in a civil war against the absolutist and Catholic-sympathetic King Charles I.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley, Dorothy Tutin
Votes: 6,978 | Gross: $1.37M
14. Restoration (1995)
R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History
The exiled royal doctor to King Charles II devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker
Votes: 9,930 | Gross: $4.10M
15. The Naked Kiss (1964)
Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama
A former prostitute relocates to a buttoned-down suburb, determined to fit in with mainstream society. But perverse secrets simmer beneath the wholesome surface.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley, Michael Dante, Virginia Grey
Votes: 8,778
16. Sade (2000)
100 min | Biography, Drama, History
A man prepares himself to be transferred to a detention center and rest home where he will relive one more time the highlights of his youth.
Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Marianne Denicourt, Jeanne Balibar, Grégoire Colin
Votes: 1,834 | Gross: $0.03M
17. Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
R | 105 min | Drama
An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Anne Heywood, Donald Pleasence, Robert Vaughn, Earl Holliman
Votes: 459
18. A Certain Magical Index (2008–2019)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Index is still a fugitive and many powerful Magical organizations and individuals want to take her to use the books in her memory eliminating her in the process. War between those ... See full summary »
Stars: Monica Rial, Micah Solusod, Alexis Tipton, Christopher Sabat
Votes: 2,288
19. Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (1990)
Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Comedy
Noura struggles to reconcile two worlds, Muslim women and men, while also dealing with his own sexuality.
Director: Férid Boughedir | Stars: Selim Boughedir, Mustapha Adouani, Rabiah Ben-Abdullah, Mohamed Driss
Votes: 2,074
20. Made in Paris (I) (1966)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
An ex model, sales girl and assistant buyer for an NYC dress store lets her hair down when sent to Paris as fashion buyer.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Ann-Margret, Louis Jourdan, Richard Crenna, Edie Adams
Votes: 706
21. Stage Beauty (2004)
R | 106 min | Drama
A female theatre dresser creates a stir and sparks a revolution in seventeenth century London theatre by playing Desdemona in Othello. But what will become of the male actor she once worked for and eventually replaced?
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Derek Hutchinson
Votes: 10,749 | Gross: $0.78M
22. The Sweet Aunts (1975)
90 min | Comedy
The young and inexperienced teenager Libero is taken into custody by his anarchist grandfather. Lusting for their nephew, 3 females obtain guardianship of him from him. Then he discovers the joys of sex.
Director: Mario Imperoli | Stars: Pascale Petit, Femi Benussi, Marisa Merlini, Orchidea De Santis
Votes: 198
23. Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
194 min | Documentary, Horror
A thorough overview and dissection of the subgenre of 'folk horror, ' with contributions from many of the major creators and clips from cinema all over the world.
Director: Kier-La Janisse | Stars: Linda Hayden, Ian Ogilvy, Kevin Kölsch, Sean Hogan
Votes: 1,648
24. Eskimo Nell (1975)
85 min | Comedy
Three young men, a scriptwriter, a producer and a director are called in by Benny U Murdoch, an exotic movie producer. He wants to make a new erotic movie starring a big woman - the "Eskimo... See full summary »
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Michael Armstrong, Terence Edmond, Christopher Timothy, Roy Kinnear
Votes: 435
25. Chastity Bites (2013)
TV-MA | 93 min | Comedy, Horror
In the early 1600s, Countess Elizabeth Bathory slaughtered more than 600 young women, believing that if she bathed in the blood of virgins, she would stay young and beautiful forever. Still... See full summary »
Director: John V. Knowles | Stars: Allison Scagliotti, Francia Raisa, Louise Griffiths, Eddy Rioseco
Votes: 1,057
26. The Brontë Sisters (1979)
Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations.
Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Marie-France Pisier, Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory
Votes: 1,219
27. Return to Paradise (1953)
Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
An American drifter comes to a remote Polynesian island controlled by a Puritanical missionary and turns the social life of the island upside-down.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Gary Cooper, Barry Jones, Roberta Haynes, Moira Walker
Votes: 840
28. The Scarlet Letter (1926)
Passed | 115 min | Drama
After having a child out of wedlock, a young Puritan woman is pressured to reveal the name of her lover.
Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Henry B. Walthall, Karl Dane
Votes: 1,944 | Gross: $0.67M
29. Guess What We Learned in School Today? (1970)
R | 96 min | Comedy
A conservative community does not think that the sex drive is normal for their children.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Dick Carballo, Devin Goldenberg, Zachary Haines, Jane McLeod
Votes: 292
30. The Girl with a Pistol (1968)
M | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Sicilian woman "dishonored" by her lover goes to England with a pistol intending to murder him.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Monica Vitti, Stanley Baker, Corin Redgrave, Anthony Booth
Votes: 1,730
31. El año de las luces (1986)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Political and religious prejudices are destroying the relationship between two teenagers in wartime Spain.
Director: Fernando Trueba | Stars: Jorge Sanz, Maribel Verdú, Verónica Forqué, Manuel Alexandre
Votes: 1,129
32. Too Much Flesh (2000)
110 min | Drama
A 35-year-old married virgin has a fling with a passing stranger which shocks the community.
Directors: Pascal Arnold, Jean-Marc Barr | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Élodie Bouchez, Jean-Marc Barr, Ian Brennan
Votes: 779
33. A Covenant with Death (1967)
97 min | Drama
A convicted murderer kills his hangman. Then it is discovered that he actually didn't commit the murder he was convicted for.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: George Maharis, Laura Devon, Katy Jurado, Earl Holliman
Votes: 388
34. Dracula Blows His Cool (1979)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A descendant of the famous vampire gets a job as a photographer shooting beautiful fashion models at the family estate. Being around so much naked and semi-naked flesh has the expected effect on him.
Director: Carl Schenkel | Stars: Gianni Garko, Betty Vergès, Bea Fiedler, Giacomo Rizzo
Votes: 197
35. Black Journal (1977)
115 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Lea's only son Michele has to endure his mother's zealous affection . She is convinced she rescued him by making a deal with Death. When his son gets engaged to a woman, Lea is ready to make a new deal with Death.
Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Shelley Winters, Max von Sydow, Renato Pozzetto, Alberto Lionello
Votes: 528
36. If Winter Comes (1947)
Approved | 97 min | Drama
Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Deborah Kerr, Angela Lansbury, Binnie Barnes
Votes: 785
37. Vokseværk (2014)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Fabian is a shy, introverted teenager who lives with his bossy and prudish mother. Fabians world gets turned upside down when he meets the fun and cool Felicia and they fall in love. But ... See full summary »
Director: Tor Fruergaard | Stars: Elliott Crosset Hove, Iben Hjejle, Amalie Lindegård
Votes: 65
38. Scusi, lei è normale? (1979)
90 min | Comedy
A moralistic judge declares war on pornography. His gay nephew, who lives with a transvestite, tries to save himself and also protect his friend Ana, a porn actress.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Renzo Montagnani, Ray Lovelock, Anna Maria Rizzoli, Salvatore Jacono
Votes: 128
39. Naked States (2000)
R | 80 min | Documentary
Photographer Spencer Tunick travels the U.S. in search of volunteers to pose nude for his outlaw photo-shoots, all of them done out in public and often without legal permits. This ... See full summary »
Director: Arlene Nelson | Stars: Spencer Tunick, Trey Anastasio, Fraya Berg, Deborah Berman
Votes: 521
40. El hombre del pito mágico (1983)
Comedy
Raúl has invented something that can change the destiny of humanity: a whistle whose sound awakens an unstoppable sexual desire.
Director: Carlos Aured | Stars: Josep Lluís Fonoll, Andrea Albani, Jordi Batalla, Ana M. Moreno Rufo
Votes: 40
41. Hollywood, No Sex Please! (2018)
56 min | Documentary, History
The history of sexual mores in America and as shown in Hollywood films is examined, from early cinema through the Hays Code. The 1960s and the sexual revolution were a turning point in society, as reflected on screen.
Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg | Stars: Barbara Scaff, Linda Williams, Craig Detweiler, Adrian Lyne
Votes: 136
42. Little Egypt (1951)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
A belly dancer causes a scandal with her "suggestive" and "immoral" dancing at a Worlds Fair exhibition at the turn of the 20th century.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Mark Stevens, Rhonda Fleming, Nancy Guild, Charles Drake
Votes: 59
43. Canada Naturally: The Film (Part One) (1993)
60 min | Documentary
Director: David P. Ball | Stars: Peter Riden, Michel Vaïs
Votes: 18
44. Daniel (1971)
84 min | Comedy
After a one-year trip around the world, Twenty-year-old Daniel comes home to his extremely boring parents, who go along with their time in their own way. In their trendy clothes they make ... See full summary »
Director: Erik Terpstra | Stars: Peter Schaapman, Sylvia de Leur, Bob De Lange, André van den Heuvel
Votes: 32
45. Canada Naturally: The Film (Part Two) (1993 Video)
60 min | Documentary
Director: David P. Ball
Votes: 11
46. Horror (2003)
R | 77 min | Horror
This visually arresting chiller concerns a group of runaway teens that escape from a drug rehab and encounter demonic forces in a rural farmhouse.
Director: Dante Tomaselli | Stars: Kreskin, Lizzy Mahon, Danny Lopes, Vincent Lamberti
Votes: 1,134
47. Dhyasparva (2001)
135 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biographical film based on life events and work of visionary Raghunath Dhondo Karve. Film showcases events from his childhood, education, and work done for birth-control, health, and family planning.
Director: Amol Palekar | Stars: Seema Biswas, Nishith Dadhich, Mohan Gokhale, Kishore Kadam
Votes: 41
48. King Size (2007 Video)
59 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
King Size takes a look, with humor and song, at the main stages and questions raised by a threesome relationship. Vincent and Nicolas have been together for ten years, their homosexuality ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Maurin | Stars: Jonathan Burteaux, Laurent Artufel, Claude Jan, Ysa Ferrer
Votes: 102
49. Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone (2007)
74 min | Documentary
A documentary that celebrates and examines an unabashed vulgarian.
Director: Joan Brooker-Marks | Stars: Larry Flynt, Al van Schaik, Simon L. Leis Jr., Robert Scheer
Votes: 283
50. Eyes of the Woods (2009)
R | 82 min | Horror
A group of teens find themselves lost and soon hunted by an unforgiving creature deep with the woods.
Directors: Mark Villalobos, Darrin Reed, F. Miguel Valenti | Stars: Walter Phelan, Elizabeth O'Brick, Lira Kellerman, Johnny Moreno
Votes: 98