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1. Wonder Woman (2017)

PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.

Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Lucy Davis

Votes: 699,948 | Gross: $412.56M

2. The Forgiven (III) (2021)

R | 117 min | Drama

A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckoning in the desert.

Director: John Michael McDonagh | Stars: Aissam Taamart, Omar Ghazaoui, David McSavage, Anas El Baz

Votes: 9,218

3. Control (2007)

R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.

Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Alexandra Maria Lara

Votes: 68,581 | Gross: $0.87M

4. Kill Your Darlings (2013)

R | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.

Director: John Krokidas | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster

Votes: 41,260 | Gross: $1.03M

5. A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)

R | 119 min | Drama

A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.

Director: Shainee Gabel | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, John Travolta, Gabriel Macht, Deborah Kara Unger

Votes: 27,210 | Gross: $0.16M

6. The Weight of Water (2000)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn, Sarah Polley, Elizabeth Hurley

Votes: 10,038 | Gross: $0.10M

7. The Addiction (1995)

Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Horror

A New York philosophy grad student turns into a vampire after getting bitten by one, and then tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood.

Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken, Annabella Sciorra, Edie Falco

Votes: 11,526 | Gross: $0.30M

8. Flashbacks of a Fool (2008)

R | 109 min | Drama

A fading Hollywood star looks back at the days of his youth as he returns home from his best friend's funeral.

Director: Baillie Walsh | Stars: Daniel Craig, Harry Eden, Eve, Olivia Williams

Votes: 12,943 | Gross: $0.00M

9. Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)

R | 99 min | Drama

The friendship between two Arizona dirt bike racers is tested when they both lust for an attractive runaway young woman who joins them on the racing circuit.

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Robert Redford, Michael J. Pollard, Lauren Hutton, Noah Beery Jr.

Votes: 1,473 | Gross: $1.76M

10. I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)

R | 103 min | Biography, Drama

The story of Valerie Solanas, a '60s radical who preached misandry in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but after he repeatedly ignored her, she shot him.

Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Martha Plimpton, Lothaire Bluteau

Votes: 7,120 | Gross: $1.81M

11. Howl (2010)

R | 84 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit

Votes: 13,410 | Gross: $0.62M

12. Decoder (1984)

Not Rated | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A noise enthusiast discovers that by changing the background music from pleasantly calming to industrial "noise" music, he can incite riots and a revolution against the looming power of the government.

Director: Muscha | Stars: FM Einheit, William Rice, Christiane Felscherinow, Britzhold Baron De Belle

Votes: 1,048

13. Spaceship Earth (2020)

Not Rated | 113 min | Documentary

A look at the group of people who built the Biosphere 2, a giant replica of the earth's ecosystem, in 1991.

Director: Matt Wolf | Stars: Kathelin Gray, Marie Harding, William Dempster, John Allen

Votes: 2,155

14. Lonesome Jim (2005)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama

Failing to make it on his own, twenty-seven-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.

Director: Steve Buscemi | Stars: Casey Affleck, Liv Tyler, Mary Kay Place, Kevin Corrigan

Votes: 8,085 | Gross: $0.15M

15. Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Romance

Billy is a gay fine-arts photographer who falls in love with straight coffee-shop waiter Gabriel.

Director: Tommy O'Haver | Stars: Sean Hayes, Brad Rowe, Armando Valdes-Kennedy, Mr. Dan

Votes: 3,989 | Gross: $2.02M

16. Deadline (1980)

R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A popular horror writer whose family life is falling apart struggles to write his next horror movie.

Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Stephen Young, Sharon Masters, Marvin Goldhar, Jeannie Elias

Votes: 791

17. Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965)

Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In New York, a disco hostess is stalked by a sexual predator and she requests help from a vice squad detective who takes a personal interest in the case.

Director: Joseph Cates | Stars: Sal Mineo, Juliet Prowse, Jan Murray, Elaine Stritch

Votes: 1,032

18. Down Came a Blackbird (1995 TV Movie)

R | 113 min | Drama

Helen McNulty is a journalist struggling to regain control of her life a year after she was abducted and tortured in Central America. She goes to a clinic for survivors of torture, where ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Sanger | Stars: Raul Julia, Laura Dern, Vanessa Redgrave, Cliff Gorman

Votes: 561

19. Joy of Learning (1969)

95 min | Drama

How do we learn? What do we know? Night after night, not long before dawn, two young adults, Patricia and Emile, meet on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse, and the path to ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Luc Godard, Juliet Berto, Jean-Pierre Léaud

Votes: 1,164

20. The Source (1999)

88 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S.

Director: Chuck Workman | Stars: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Dennis Hopper, Allen Ginsberg

Votes: 845 | Gross: $0.36M

21. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks (1991 Video)

60 min | Documentary, Music

Shows the classic lineup of the Red Hot Chili Peppers recording their 1991 breakthrough album "Blood Sugar Sex Magik."

Director: Gavin Bowden | Stars: John Frusciante, Adam Horovitz, Anthony Kiedis, Nial LaPrell

Votes: 816

22. Uncle Howard (2016)

TV-MA | 96 min | Documentary, Biography

An intertwining tale of past and present this Award Winning Sundance documentary rediscovers NYC filmmaker Howard Brookner and his body of work, unveiled by his nephew, after being buried in William S. Burroughs bunker for over 30 years.

Director: Aaron Brookner | Stars: Aaron Brookner, John Giorno, Jim Jarmusch, Tom DiCillo

Votes: 280

23. The the Naked Lunch and the Naked the Naked Lunch (2012)

57 min | Documentary

An intoxicated old experimental novelist tries to explain why he dislikes David Cronenberg's film of William Burroughs' 'The Naked Lunch' so much.

Director: Simon Strong | Star: Simon Strong

24. Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs on the Road (2007)

Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary

A portrait of writer William Burroughs.

Directors: Lars Movin, Steen Møller Rasmussen | Stars: William S. Burroughs, Ann Douglas, John Giorno, James Grauerholz

Votes: 21

25. William S. Burroughs: 100 Years (2014)

16 min | Short, Biography

LARB A.V. presents a short documentary on the life of writer William S. Burroughs, in honor of his birthday centennial. With great help from celebrated biographer Barry Miles, we explore ... See full summary »

Director: J.G. Gorin | Star: Barry Miles

26. Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (1989)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary

Maria Beatty's documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The film conveys their consciousness and sensibility through interviews with William Burroughs, ... See full summary »

Director: Maria Beatty | Stars: William S. Burroughs, Jim Carroll, Gregory Corso, Diane Di Prima

Votes: 17

27. The Machine That Thinks (1918)

Short

A two-reel industrial film for the Burroughs Adding Machine Company, illustrating the evolution of accounting equipment from the prehistoric days of Mr. Stonehatchet to the modern-day adding machine.

28. Transdimension (2011)

13 min | Short, Mystery

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Director: Marco Paredes | Stars: Juan Manuel Iribarren, Jorvel Lee, Langen Lozada

29. Jaguar Harmonics (2014)

Short, Adventure

Entheogens, sounds, images, poem Jaguar Harmonics.

Director: Mariana Luna

30. XTRMN8mm (1997)

4 min | Short

An afternoon in the life of a William Burroughs impersonator, spent wandering the streets of Melbourne, Australia.

Director: David Cox | Stars: Heinze Boek, Simon Strong

31. At Apollinaire's Grave (2011)

25 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

Haunted by his past, The Poet travels to Paris determined to follow in the footsteps of his literary heroes. What he finds there will change his life and work forever.

Director: Nic Saunders | Stars: Philip Bulcock, Aden Cardy-Brown, Benjie Dudgeon, Ross Ericson

32. Dinner for Five (2001–2005)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2002)

TV-MA | 27 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

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Director: Chris Donovan | Stars: Jon Favreau, Daryl Hannah, Andy Dick, Marilyn Manson

Votes: 31

33. The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
Episode: My Hero (1993)

Comedy

John's nephew, a marine, comes by on the way to Quantico. He idolizes John as 'the man who taught me to drink', and John has to deal with that. Also, Dex wants to get a cappuccino machine.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Gigi Rice, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 36

34. One Foot in the Grave (1990–2001)
Episode: Endgame (1997)

TV-PG | 68 min | Comedy, Drama

The Meldrews make an effort to get on with their pleasant new neighbors; Victor buys a haunted caravan and accidentally kidnaps the mother of an Indian millionaire.

Director: Christine Gernon | Stars: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Marian McLoughlin

Votes: 131

35. Unplugged (1989– )
Episode: 10,000 Maniacs (1993)

TV-PG | 73 min | Documentary, Music

10,000 Maniacs, joined by backing vocalists and several musicians, perform a set drawing heavily from their latest album (Our Time in Eden) in what would be the culmination of the first phase of their career before Natalie Merchant left.

Director: Milton Lage | Stars: 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant, Jerry Augustyniak, Robert Buck

Votes: 30

36. Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode: The Mad Monster (1989)

Unrated | 96 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Things get hairy on the Satellite of Love thanks to the lupine antics of The Mad Monster (1942) and the second chapter of Radar Men from the Moon (1952).

Director: Jim Mallon | Stars: Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, J. Elvis Weinstein, Jim Mallon

Votes: 542

37. We Are Who We Are (2020)
Episode: Right Here Right Now I (2020)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama

When Sarah is named the new commander of a military unit in Italy, she uproots her wife and son Fraser to start a new chapter in a seaside town. He seems uninterested in connecting with the other teenagers on base until he meets Caitlin.

Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Chloë Sevigny, Jack Dylan Grazer, Alice Braga, Jordan Kristine Seamón

Votes: 798

38. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode: Gently with the Innocents (2009)

TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When an old man is killed in his dilapidated mansion, Gently and Bacchus dig deeper into the history of the former children's home and soon have their prime suspect.

Director: Daniel O'Hara | Stars: Jill Halfpenny, Lee Ingleby, Dean Logan, Thomas Kelly

Votes: 486

39. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Three: Stag (2023)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Julian gets his hands on a stag film and invites Archie, Reggie, and the guys over for a watch party; Betty unexpectedly reunites with Polly; Jughead goes to war with Dr. Werthers over his censure of comic books.

Director: Rob Seidenglanz | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 283

40. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
California Lawmakers Focus on What Matters: Gender Neutral Toys (2023 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

California's new law demands gender-neutral toy stores. The Biden administration threatens to send American troops to Ukraine if the country doesn't get more financial aid. An NFL coach stirs controversy with a reference to 9/11.

Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh

Votes: 10