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1. Midsommar (2019)
R | 148 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, William Jackson Harper
Votes: 405,262 | Gross: $27.33M
2. Harakiri (1962)
Not Rated | 133 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 69,011
3. 47 Ronin (2013)
PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A band of samurai sets out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.
Director: Carl Rinsch | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kô Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 171,413 | Gross: $38.36M
4. House of Sand and Fog (2003)
R | 126 min | Crime, Drama
An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.
Director: Vadim Perelman | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard, Frances Fisher
Votes: 72,684 | Gross: $13.01M
5. The Rules of Attraction (2002)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.
Director: Roger Avary | Stars: James Van Der Beek, Ian Somerhalder, Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel
Votes: 53,368 | Gross: $6.53M
6. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama
A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami, Junya Fukuda
Votes: 13,838 | Gross: $0.44M
7. Moloch (2022)
99 min | Horror, Mystery
Betriek lives on the edge of a bog in the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. She discovers that something is chasing her.
Director: Nico van den Brink | Stars: Sallie Harmsen, Alexandre Willaume, Anneke Blok, Fred Goessens
Votes: 6,822
8. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
R | 123 min | Drama, War
During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.
Director: Nagisa Ôshima | Stars: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano
Votes: 20,073 | Gross: $2.31M
9. Checkered Ninja (2018)
Not Rated | 83 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A possessed Ninja doll teams up with a teenage boy to avenge the murder of a poor child factory worker.
Directors: Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Anders Matthesen | Stars: Alfred Bjerre Larsen, Emma Sehested Høeg, Anders Matthesen, Ava Connolly
Votes: 6,393
10. To End All Wars (2001)
R | 117 min | Action, Drama, War
During World War II, four Allied POWs endure harsh treatment from their Japanese captors while being forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle.
Director: David L. Cunningham | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Ciarán McMenamin, Mark Strong
Votes: 11,657
11. Broken Blossoms or the Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Donald Crisp, Arthur Howard
Votes: 11,075
12. The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)
R | 88 min | Horror
A young American family moves to a House in Kyoto, Japan. It turns out to be haunted by the ghosts of a woman and her lover, who were killed by the woman's husband, as well as the ghost of the husband, who killed himself afterward.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Edward Albert, Susan George, Doug McClure, Amy Barrett
Votes: 1,391
13. Spies (1928)
Not Rated | 90 min | Romance, Thriller
The mastermind behind a ubiquitous spy operation learns of a dangerous romance between a Russian lady in his employ and a dashing agent from the government's secret service.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Gerda Maurus, Willy Fritsch, Lien Deyers
Votes: 3,953
14. Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss (2018)
Unrated | 98 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A small-town couple finds the perfect apartment in the big city, except there's one catch: the apartment is home to the ritualistic suicides of a deranged cult.
Director: Vivieno Caldinelli | Stars: Sam Huntington, Taika Waititi, Rhea Seehorn, Kate Micucci
Votes: 1,288
15. Invisible Agent (1942)
Passed | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Ilona Massey, Jon Hall, Peter Lorre, Cedric Hardwicke
Votes: 2,663
16. Japan's Longest Day (1967)
157 min | Drama, History, War
A dramatization of the 24-hour period in which the Japanese government was deadlocked over the decision to accept or reject the Allies' demand for an unconditional surrender following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Seiji Miyaguchi, Rokkô Toura, Chishû Ryû, Sô Yamamura
Votes: 1,015
17. Tex and the Lord of the Deep (1985)
90 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Based on the adventures of the hero Tex from the comic strip by Bonelli. An interesting spaghetti-western/fantasy movie that blends magic and mythology with six-guns and stagecoaches.
Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, William Berger, Carlo Mucari, Isabel Russinova
Votes: 398
18. Will Your Heart Beat Faster? (1980)
TV-PG | 104 min | Comedy, Musical
The film revolves around two couples who find themselves in conflict with the foreign commercial giants that control the Philippine economy, the Japanese and the Chinese.
Director: Mike De Leon | Stars: Christopher De Leon, Charo Santos-Concio, Jay Ilagan, Sandy Andolong
Votes: 165
19. The Haunted Castle (1969)
83 min | Horror
A young woman turns to the supernatural to wreak revenge on an murderous warlord.
Director: Tokuzô Tanaka | Stars: Kôjirô Hongô, Naomi Kobayashi, Mitsuyo Kamei, Yôko Atsuta
Votes: 178
20.
The Baron (1966–1967)
Episode:
Samurai West
(1966)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
Asano, an aging Japanese man, agrees to sell a family heirloom, a 500-year-old samurai sword, to Mannering for 10,000 pounds. When Asano delivers the sword to the antiques dealer, he bumps ... See full summary »
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Steve Forrest, Lee Montague, Raymond Huntley, Paul Ferris
Votes: 31
21.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Ethics
(1992)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After an accident that leaves him no longer able to walk, Worf asks Riker to help him commit suicide.
Director: Chip Chalmers | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,093
22.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Half a Life
(1991)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Counselor Troi's mother visits the Enterprise and becomes infatuated with a man whose culture forces him into a suicidal ritual called "The Resolution."
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,309
23.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Night Terrors
(1991)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Enterprise gets trapped in a Tyken's Rift, an energy-absorbing rupture in space, where all but Data, Troi and Guinan experience rising hallucinations and paranoia.
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,231
24.
Rome (2005–2007)
Episode:
Death Mask
(2007)
TV-MA | 57 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Inconsolable at the death of Brutus at Philippi, Servilia makes her final bid to gain the ultimate vengeance against Atia. Meanwhile, Eirene and Gaia have a major falling-out, prompting ... See full summary »
Director: John Maybury | Stars: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Lindsay Duncan
Votes: 2,001
25.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
(1985)
55 min | Documentary
About Yukio Mishima that highlights the many known major aspects of his life and personality. Mishima was a pen name he adopted en route to his chosen life as a writer.
Director: Michael McIntyre | Stars: Yukio Mishima, John Hurt, Nobuko Lady Albery, Hirohito
Votes: 91
26.
Shogun (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1980)
TV-14 | 134 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Blackthorne and Mariko begin a romance; Toronaga continues to build his army for a battle with Ishido. Anjin-san proves his mettle during an earthquake and is honored by Toranaga for bravery. Mariko's husband Buntaro, arrives in Anjiro.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 269
27.
Alphas (2011–2012)
Episode:
A Short Time in Paradise
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Dr, Rosen is forced to challenge his most cherished values when he encounters an alpha leading a personality cult who sincerely wants to create a paradise for all humanity, a dream his ... See full summary »
Director: John F. Showalter | Stars: David Strathairn, Ryan Cartwright, Warren Christie, Azita Ghanizada
Votes: 338
28.
Cracked (2013–2014)
Episode:
What We Can't See
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Psych Crimes and Crises is sent to an elementary school where eleven year old Blessing Byers, constantly bullied by her classmates, has just beaten several of them with a baseball bat in a ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce McDonald | Stars: David Sutcliffe, Stefanie von Pfetten, Luisa d'Oliveira, Dayo Ade
Votes: 72
29.
Perfect Storms: Disasters That Changed the World (2013– )
Episode:
Fire Twister
(2013)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Drama
September 1, 1923. The Great Kanto Earthquake(7.9 magnitude) strikes Japan. Typhoon winds trigger a 'dragon twister' firestorm. Deaths exceed 120,000. In the chaos that follows, Japan is set on a new militaristic path towards WWII.
Director: Brian Rice | Stars: Kenneth Welsh, Michelle Chiu, Enrico DiFede, Michael Park Ingram
Votes: 12