Films I really want to watch
by orfeasv | created - 04 Oct 2010 | updated - 20 Jan 2011 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud (1985)
43 min | Short
The violent love between poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine.
Director: Todd Haynes
Votes: 65
2. San Diego Surf (1968)
Unrated | 90 min | Drama
Viva and Taylor Mead are a married couple renting an extra beach-house to a group of surfers sent to them by a Mr. Morrissey of La Jolla Realty. Their daughter, Ingrid Superstar, is ... See full summary »
Directors: Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Eric Emerson, Tom Hompertz, Taylor Mead
Votes: 49
3. Modesty and Shame (1992)
62 min | Documentary
A self-portrayal and intimate last look into the life of the famed French writer and photographer Hervé Guibert's grappling life.
Director: Hervé Guibert | Stars: Hervé Guibert, Suzanne, Louise, Claudine
Votes: 43
4. Hôtel de France (1987)
98 min | Drama
Anna, the owner of the Hotel de France, which sits on the edge of a highway in the region of Angers, organizes a small dinner party with some friends and relatives.
Director: Patrice Chéreau | Stars: Laurent Grévill, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Vincent Perez, Laura Benson
Votes: 103
5. Little Joe (2009)
87 min | Documentary
Actor Joe Dallesandro turns sixty and looks back on a career as a male sex symbol that spans 40 years, from the films with Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey to later appearances in works of Louis Malle and Jacques Rivette.
Director: Nicole Haeusser | Star: Joe Dallesandro
Votes: 53
6. The Saviour (1971)
105 min | Drama, War
In 1943, rural French teenager Nanette meets an injured British airman and decides to give him shelter at her family's farm after falling in-love with him.
Director: Michel Mardore | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Muriel Catalá, Hélène Vallier, Roger Lumont
Votes: 278
7. Girl with a Suitcase (1961)
96 min | Drama, Romance
A girl pursues a guy who fooled her, but fascinates his younger brother instead.
Director: Valerio Zurlini | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin, Luciana Angiolillo, Renato Baldini
Votes: 2,463
8. New Wave (1990)
89 min | Drama
Composed entirely by literary quotations from many different sources and from several historical periods, Godard's film works as an allegory on film. The loose narrative tells about a ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Alain Delon, Domiziana Giordano, Jacques Dacqmine, Christophe Odent
Votes: 1,599
9. Satantango (1994)
Not Rated | 439 min | Drama
On the eve of a large payment, residents of a collapsing collective farm see their plans turn into desolation when they discover that Irimiás, a former co-worker who they thought was dead, is returning to the community.
Director: Béla Tarr | Stars: Mihály Vig, Putyi Horváth, László feLugossy, Éva Almássy Albert
Votes: 12,587
10. Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
R | 100 min | Drama
A geologist employed by an Australian mining company finds himself disputing the rights of some aborigines who believe their land to be sacred.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Ray Barrett
Votes: 2,631
11. Le père Noël a les yeux bleus (1966)
50 min | Drama
Daniel needs some money to buy a duffle coat that is in fashion, so he agrees to work for a photographer by dressing up as Santa Claus. He discovers that it is much easier to meet girls when he is in his costume.
Director: Jean Eustache | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Gérard Zimmermann, Henri Martinez, René Gilson
Votes: 511
12. Seven Days... Seven Nights (1960)
91 min | Drama
A wealthy and bored woman is witness of a murder in affection and meets another witness. She asks him about the history of the victim and falls in love with him.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Pascale de Boysson, Jean Deschamps
Votes: 1,179
13. To Die in Madrid (1963)
85 min | Documentary
To Die in Madrid (French: Mourir à Madrid) is a 1963 French documentary film about the Spanish Civil War, directed by Frédéric Rossif. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Director: Frédéric Rossif | Stars: Irene Worth, John Gielgud, Suzanne Flon, Germaine Montero
Votes: 423
14. Fox and His Friends (1975)
Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A suggestible working-class innocent wins the lottery but lets himself be taken advantage of by his bourgeois new boyfriend and his circle of materialistic friends.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Chatel, Karlheinz Böhm, Adrian Hoven
Votes: 6,754
15. The Loves of Ondine (1968)
86 min | Drama
Ondine is a gay man attempting to re-adjust his sexuality via various encounters with different women. After trying his luck with three women, Ondine becomes a background character in a ... See full summary »
Directors: Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol | Stars: Ondine, Brigid Berlin, Joe Dallesandro, Angelina 'Pepper' Davis
Votes: 81
16. Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Approved | 101 min | Drama, Romance
Rachel is a lonely school teacher who lives with her mother. When a man from the big city asks her out, she starts thinking about where she wants her life to go.
Director: Paul Newman | Stars: Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington, Estelle Parsons
Votes: 4,058
17. Beethoven's Nephew (1985)
R | 103 min | Drama
In an effort to provide a secure future for his nephew Karl, Beethoven is fighting his sister-in-law over the custody for the boy. The mother doesn't consider the ageing and irate composer ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Morrissey | Stars: Wolfgang Reichmann, Dietmar Prinz, Jane Birkin, Nathalie Baye
Votes: 156
18. The Green Ray (1986)
R | 99 min | Drama, Romance
It's July, and Delphine has nowhere to go for the summer. She feels very bored and "empty", but this won't last; one day she accidently meets someone who seems to be totally made for her...
Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Marie Rivière, María Luisa García, Vincent Gauthier, Amira Chemakhi
Votes: 10,496 | Gross: $0.04M
19. I Am a Cat (1975)
116 min | Comedy, Drama
The cat of the title roams around the house of a poor schoolteacher in the late 19th century, observing the goings-on of the teacher and his neighbors.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Kuriko Hano, Jûzô Itami, Nobuto Okamoto
Votes: 261
20. The Naked City (1948)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor
Votes: 15,505
21. Pretty Poison (1968)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
When a mentally-disturbed young man tells a pretty girl that he's a secret agent, she believes him; murder and mayhem ensue.
Director: Noel Black | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld, Beverly Garland, John Randolph
Votes: 3,982
22. Judith Therpauve (1978)
125 min | Drama
The widow of a resistance leader, Judith Therpauve, agrees to take over a large daily, established after the liberation of France. But she is soon under pressure from dirty dealings, on the one hand, and labor demands, on the other.
Director: Patrice Chéreau | Stars: Simone Signoret, Philippe Léotard, Robert Manuel, François Simon
Votes: 184
23. Musashino fujin (1951)
88 min | Drama, Romance
Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Yukiko Todoroki, Masayuki Mori, Akihiko Katayama
Votes: 711
24. Providence (1977)
R | 104 min | Drama
A dying writer bases his last book on his own perception of his family.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Ellen Burstyn, John Gielgud, David Warner
Votes: 3,507
25. New Old (1979)
67 min | Drama
"Chronicles of the Present Times" - An experimental trilogy comprising 'Visa De Censure No.X', 'Livre De Famille' and 'Anima Mundi'. New Old flows together footage from more than a decade ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Clémenti | Stars: Nadine Alkan, Michelle Bernet, Maurice Béjart, Balthazar Clémenti
Votes: 107
26. Boxes (2007)
100 min | Drama
A woman sifts through boxes filled with memories of her past and seeks forgiveness from the ghosts who still haunt her.
Director: Jane Birkin | Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Natacha Régnier
Votes: 180
27. Game of Seduction (1976)
89 min | Drama
Charles is wealthy, a French venture capitalist in the 1830s; he's also an aristocratic assassin, prompting duels for political, monetary, and sexual gain. At his aunt's, he meets Madame ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Sylvia Kristel, Nathalie Delon, Jon Finch, Gisèle Casadesus
Votes: 187
28. L'éternel retour (1943)
107 min | Drama, Romance
This is a retelling of Tristan and Isolde, set in 1940s France. The script was written by Jean Cocteau.
Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Madeleine Sologne, Jean Marais, Jean Murat, Junie Astor
Votes: 619
29. Celia (1989)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An imaginative and somewhat disturbed young girl fantasizes about evil creatures and other oddities to mask her insecurities while growing up in rural Australia.
Director: Ann Turner | Stars: Rebecca Smart, Nicholas Eadie, Victoria Longley, Mary-Anne Fahey
Votes: 1,504
30. The Puppetmaster (1993)
142 min | Biography, Drama, War
Puppeteer Li Tian-lu tells his life story, and through it, the story of Taiwan in the first half of the 20th century.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Tien-Lu Li, Giong Lim, Kuei-Chung Cheng, Chien-ru Huang
Votes: 2,072
31. Antonio das Mortes (1969)
100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In this sequel to "Black God, White Devil", Antonio das Mortes must return back to action after killing the last of the Cangaceiros 29 years ago, when a new outlaw appears, who will eventually reveal as an idealist and mark him profoundly.
Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Maurício do Valle, Odete Lara, Othon Bastos, Hugo Carvana
Votes: 2,281
32. Black Girl (1966)
Not Rated | 65 min | Drama
A black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France.
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinek, Robert Fontaine, Momar Nar Sene
Votes: 6,023
33. There Will Be No Leave Today (1959 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama, Thriller
Soldiers undertake the perilous task of removing a stockpile of World War II bombshells discovered during roadworks under the ground of a small village.
Directors: Aleksandr Gordon, Andrei Tarkovsky | Stars: Oleg Borisov, Aleksey Alekseev, Pyotr Lyubeshkin, Oleg Mokshantsev
Votes: 1,780
34. The State of Things (1982)
121 min | Drama
The crew is running out of money to finish their film.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Allen Garfield, Samuel Fuller, Isabelle Weingarten, Rebecca Pauly
Votes: 3,609 | Gross: $6.00M
35. Chelsea Girls (1966)
Unrated | 210 min | Drama
Lacking a formal narrative, Warhol's art house classic follows various residents of the Chelsea Hotel in 1966 New York City, presented in a split screen with a single audio track in conjunction with one side of screen.
Directors: Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol | Stars: Brigid Berlin, Randy Borscheidt, Christian Päffgen, Angelina 'Pepper' Davis
Votes: 1,500
36. Private Fears in Public Places (2006)
120 min | Drama, Romance
In Paris, six people all look for love, despite typically having their romantic aspirations dashed at every turn.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Sabine Azéma, Isabelle Carré, Laura Morante, Pierre Arditi
Votes: 4,148 | Gross: $0.13M
37. Europe '51 (1952)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama
A wealthy woman becomes obsessed with humanitarianism when her young son dies after committing suicide.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Ettore Giannini, Giulietta Masina
Votes: 4,787
38. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Passed | 129 min | Drama
An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin
Votes: 99,981 | Gross: $0.06M
39. Mamirolle (2000)
90 min
Delphine meets Manuel. Fragile and elusive, the young man escapes him. Manuel leaves the city to flee his illness, a cancer. Delphine goes in pursuit and plunges into a world of dark encounters.
Director: Brigitte Coscas | Stars: Lou Doillon, Sylvain Jacques, Elisabeth Kaza, Jean-Roger Milo
Votes: 22
40. Adieu Philippine (1962)
106 min | Drama, Romance
Paris, summer 1960. Michel is about to leave for Algeria for military service. He meets Liliane and Juliette, two inseparable friends. Michel goes on vacation to Corsica, where the two girls decide to join him
Director: Jacques Rozier | Stars: Jean-Claude Aimini, Daniel Descamps, Stefania Sabatini, Yveline Céry
Votes: 1,020
41. Marianna Ucrìa (1997)
108 min | Drama, History
Sicily 18th century, Marianna Ucria is a 12-year-old deaf-mute from an aristocratic family of Palermo. Aged 13, she is married to a middle-aged uncle, Duca Pietro. She is repulsed by him, ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Faenza | Stars: Emmanuelle Laborit, Roberto Herlitzka, Laura Morante, Philippe Noiret
Votes: 194
42. A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
A wacky inventor and his wife invite two other couples for a weekend party at a romantic summer house in the 1900s countryside.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, José Ferrer, Julie Hagerty
Votes: 20,515 | Gross: $9.08M
43. Sequoia (1934)
G | 71 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Toni lives with her father, writer Matthew Martin, in the Sequoia forests of California. While walking, she finds and brings home, a small puma which she calls 'Gato' and a young fawn, ... See full summary »
Directors: Chester M. Franklin, Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Jean Parker, Russell Hardie, Samuel S. Hinds, Paul Hurst
Votes: 275
44. ¡Que viva Mexico! (1932)
Not Rated | 88 min | History
Having revolutionized film editing through such masterworks of montage as Potemkin and Strike, Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein emigrated west in hopes of testing the capabilities of the American film industry.
Directors: Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Félix Balderas, Sara García, Martín Hernández, David Liceága
45. The Evil Eye (1963)
Not Rated | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
A mystery novel-loving American tourist witnesses a murder in Rome, and soon finds herself and her suitor caught up in a series of killings.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: John Saxon, Letícia Román, Valentina Cortese, Titti Tomaino
Votes: 5,369
46. A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985)
Not Rated | 138 min | Biography, Drama
The semi-autobiographical film on director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's childhood and adolescence, when he was growing up in Taiwan, living through the deaths of his father, mother and grandmother.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Chia-bao Chang, Neng Chang, Chih-Chen Chen, Han-wen Chen
Votes: 3,516
47. A Wedding (1978)
PG | 125 min | Comedy, Drama
The daughter of a Louisville truck driver marries the scion of a very wealthy family, but the reception at the family estate is boycotted by the invited guests.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Carol Burnett, Desi Arnaz Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Howard Duff
Votes: 3,750
48. Yellow Earth (1984)
TV-PG | 89 min | Drama, History, Music
A communist soldier travels to Shanbei to collect folk songs for propaganda while visiting a poor peasant family, giving hope to the teenage daughter in escaping an arranged marriage.
Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Xueqi Wang, Bai Xue, Quiang Liu, Tuo Tan
Votes: 2,573
49. The Three Treasures (1959)
112 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A prince, framed for murder and starved for affection from his father, is sent on a quest.
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Akihiko Hirata, Kyôko Kagawa
Votes: 368
50. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
R | 114 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After being institutionalized in a mental hospital, Su-mi reunites with her sister, Su-yeon, and they return to live at their country home. But strange events plague the house, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Lim Soo-jung, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Kap-su, Moon Geun-young
Votes: 68,287
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