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1. They Live (1988)
R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower
Votes: 146,304 | Gross: $13.01M
2. Colossal (2016)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Gloria is an out-of-work party girl forced to leave her life in New York City and move back home. When reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, she gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this phenomenon.
Director: Nacho Vigalondo | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell, Tim Blake Nelson
Votes: 69,409 | Gross: $3.02M
3. Drillbit Taylor (2008)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully.
Director: Steven Brill | Stars: Owen Wilson, Josh Peck, Alex Frost, Nate Hartley
Votes: 62,494 | Gross: $32.85M
4. The Ex (2006)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
A slacker is forced to work for his father-in-law after his pregnant wife steps away from her high-paying job.
Director: Jesse Peretz | Stars: Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Charles Grodin, Jason Bateman
Votes: 18,095 | Gross: $3.09M
5. The Naughty Room (2012)
Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy, Drama
Child abuse, drug abuse, adolescent masturbation, self pity, heartache, redemption and how to dispose of a soiled sock if you happen to be locked inside of a bathroom.
Director: Cosmo Jarvis | Stars: David Egan, Cosmo Jarvis, Tom Hannaford, Anita Scrivener
Votes: 314
6. Maybe (1999)
109 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
After having sex with his girlfriend Lucie in a bathroom, Arthur discovers that a ceiling panel is a time portal to Paris in the future, although it appears more like a sun-baked desert city by that point.
Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Romain Duris, Géraldine Pailhas, Ann'So
Votes: 1,713
7. Room for Rent (II) (2017)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
When a broke thirty-two year old ex-lottery winner convinces his parents to rent their spare room to save from downsizing, a creepy stranger with a hidden agenda moves in.
Director: Matthew Atkinson | Stars: Brett Gelman, Mark Little, Carla Gallo, Stephnie Weir
Votes: 559
8. Jack (1977)
119 min | Drama
Jack, a bohemian in Stockholm with writer and musician dreams and his wild life with friends in Stockholm and on Gotland in 1970's - early years
Director: Jan Halldoff | Stars: Göran Stangertz, Kjell Bergqvist, Örjan Ramberg, Ingalill Rydberg
Votes: 522
9. Das Ende des Regenbogens (1979)
107 min | Drama
A 17 year old Berlin boy turns prostitute and petty thief. Despite the attempts of a social worker to help, the boy runs into real trouble when a burglary goes awry.
Director: Uwe Frießner | Stars: Thomas Kufahl, Slavica Rankovic, Henry Lutze, Udo Samel
Votes: 118
10. Gibbi Westgermany (1980)
88 min | Drama
The story of Gibbi, who so needs his mother's love but cannot have it, that he is driven insane.
Director: Christel Buschmann | Stars: Jörg Pfennigwerth, Eva-Maria Hagen, Kiev Stingl, Eric Burdon
Votes: 22
11. Let's Start a Cult! (2019– )
Comedy
Three unemployed and desperate friends decide to start a cult. If Chloe from Smallville can do it, then why not them?
Stars: Cory Rivard, Casey Dudley, Anselm Meyer, Abby Hodges
12. Boulevard (1960)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Jojo has been living for a while in a room under the roof of a block of flats in Pigalle. He has chosen to leave home since he realized his stepmother has hated him from day one. Among his ... See full summary »
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Monique Brienne, Pierre Mondy, Magali Noël
Votes: 166
13. The Poor Boys (2012)
79 min | Comedy
Mac (the muscle) and Sully (the brains) have designed their perfect world. They make their rent money stealing parking meters, faking charity buckets and scamming their gullible neighbors ... See full summary »
Directors: Jack Letterel, Brian Wolfe | Stars: Tyler Rice, Michael Klinger, Quincey Dames, Robert Batiste
Votes: 94
14. Dorado - One Way (1984)
83 min | Comedy
Director: Reinhard Münster | Stars: Uwe Schwalbe, Dominik Bender, Adriana Altaras, Uwe Büschken
Votes: 10
15. Dick Punch (2012–2013)
Comedy
Josh and Ian have spent their post-college days (and months and years) blissfully holed up rent-free in their mother's house masturbating and watching Steven Seagal movies. But every Eden ... See full summary »
Stars: Ian McWethy, Josh LaCasse, Jan Maxwell, Zack Robidas
16. Benny Cristo: Kemama (2020 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Narcissistic middle-aged mama's boy acting like a teenager refuses to grow up.
Director: Tomás Kasal | Stars: Ben Cristovao, Peter Altof, Michaela Belan, Tomás Böckl
Votes: 23