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1. The Doors (1991)

R | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley

Votes: 99,251 | Gross: $35.18M

2. All About Eve (1950)

Passed | 138 min | Drama

A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm

Votes: 138,960 | Gross: $0.01M

3. Fitzcarraldo (1982)

PG | 158 min | Adventure, Drama

The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Votes: 38,692

4. The Stunt Man (1980)

R | 131 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.

Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey, Allen Garfield

Votes: 10,493 | Gross: $7.06M

5. Seven Sweethearts (1942)

Passed | 98 min | Musical, Romance

Henry falls in love with Billie, one of seven daughters of an eccentric hotel owner. Billie loves him back but refuses marriage because family tradition demands that the eldest daughter must marry first.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Marsha Hunt, Cecilia Parker, Peggy Moran

Votes: 572

6. Paris, I Love You (2006)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Through the neighborhoods of Paris, love is veiled, revealed, imitated, sucked dry, reinvented, and awakened.

Directors: Olivier Assayas, Frédéric Auburtin, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Isabel Coixet, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Gérard Depardieu, Christopher Doyle, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Alexander Payne, Bruno Podalydès, Walter Salles, Oliver Schmitz, Nobuhiro Suwa, Daniela Thomas, Tom Tykwer, Gus Van Sant | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Leonor Watling, Ludivine Sagnier, Fanny Ardant

Votes: 74,587 | Gross: $4.86M

7. Colette (I) (2018)

R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.

Director: Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West, Robert Pugh

Votes: 26,461 | Gross: $5.14M

8. The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Romance

When his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts

Votes: 42,545 | Gross: $12.00M

9. The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance

When an aristocratic woman known only as "Madame de . . ." sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and carnal consequences that can end only in despair.

Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica, Jean Debucourt

Votes: 11,129

10. Portrait of Jennie (1948)

Approved | 86 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

In Depression-era New York, an impoverished painter has a chance encounter with an enigmatic, old-fashioned little girl in Central Park who inspires him and changes his destiny.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Lillian Gish

Votes: 7,645

11. Stage Door (1937)

Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.

Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Gail Patrick

Votes: 9,031

12. The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

PG | 115 min | Comedy, Romance

An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.

Director: Laurence Olivier | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Richard Wattis, David Horne

Votes: 9,189

13. Salome's Last Dance (1988)

R | 89 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

On Guy Fawkes Day 1892m Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome'. The 'theatre' is a brothel and the performers are prostitutes.

Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns, Nickolas Grace, Douglas Hodge

Votes: 1,913 | Gross: $0.33M

14. Augustine (2012)

Not Rated | 102 min | Biography, Drama, History

A look at the relationship between pioneering 19th century French neurologist Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot and his star teenage patient, a kitchen maid who is left partially paralyzed after a seizure.

Director: Alice Winocour | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Stéphan Wojtowicz, Soko, Chiara Mastroianni

Votes: 1,644 | Gross: $0.11M

15. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

Passed | 109 min | Comedy, Musical

A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.

Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke

Votes: 3,509

16. Sunshine State (2002)

PG-13 | 141 min | Drama, Romance

A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.

Director: John Sayles | Stars: Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Alex Lewis, Alan King

Votes: 4,245 | Gross: $3.06M

17. How to Be a Good Wife (2020)

109 min | Comedy, Drama

Paulette and her husband have been running a housekeeping school. After the sudden death of her husband, Paulette discovers that the school is on the verge of bankruptcy and has to take her responsibilities.

Director: Martin Provost | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Yolande Moreau, Noémie Lvovsky, Edouard Baer

Votes: 2,218

18. Dilili in Paris (2018)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

In Belle Époque Paris, accompanied by a young scooter deliveryman, little Kanak Dilili investigates mysterious kidnappings of girls.

Director: Michel Ocelot | Stars: Prunelle Charles-Ambron, Enzo Ratsito, Natalie Dessay, Bruno Paviot

Votes: 1,204

19. Show People (1928)

Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Romance

A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson, Paul Ralli

Votes: 4,009 | Gross: $1.10M

20. Harlow (I) (1965)

Approved | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A screen adaption of the blistering best-seller which examines the story of platinum blonde bombshell Jean Harlow (Carroll Baker) who rose to fame in the reckless Hollywood of the 1930s.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Carroll Baker, Red Buttons, Raf Vallone, Angela Lansbury

Votes: 1,061

21. Elena and Her Men (1956)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Polish countess Elena falls in love with a French radical party's candidate - a general - in pre-World War I Paris, but another officer pines for her. Starring Ingrid Bergman, with Mel ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Jean Marais, Mel Ferrer, Jean Richard

Votes: 2,164

22. The Carer (I) (2016)

89 min | Comedy, Drama

When the question is to be or not to be, there is only one answer.

Director: János Edelényi | Stars: Maitland Chandler, Ruth Posner, Coco König, Selina Cadell

Votes: 1,449 | Gross: $0.01M

23. Seymour: An Introduction (2014)

PG | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Meet Seymour Bernstein: a beloved pianist, teacher and true inspiration who shares eye-opening insights from an amazing life. Ethan Hawke helms this poignant guide to life.

Director: Ethan Hawke | Stars: Seymour Bernstein, Ethan Hawke, Sam Bachelder, Sam Bachelor

Votes: 1,152 | Gross: $0.58M

24. Tesla: Master of Lightning (2000 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Biography of electrical inventor and visionary genius Nikola Tesla.

Director: Robert Uth | Stars: Stacy Keach, Elisabeth Noone, Nikola Tesla, Leland I. Anderson

Votes: 1,063

25. La fin du jour (1939)

99 min | Drama

Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies.

Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Victor Francen, Michel Simon, Louis Jouvet, Madeleine Ozeray

Votes: 1,031

26. Sagan (2008)

117 min | Biography

France, 1950s. From the Quartier Latin to Saint-Tropez via New York, a young Parisienne becomes the icon of a whole generation. In 1954, 19-year-old Francoise Sagan shot to fame with her ... See full summary »

Director: Diane Kurys | Stars: Sylvie Testud, Pierre Palmade, Jeanne Balibar, Arielle Dombasle

Votes: 887

27. The Heart of a Nation (1943)

113 min | Drama, War

The story of how the people of Paris cope with the strains and struggles of war, from the siege of the city by the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 to the invasion by the Germans in World War II.

Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Raimu, Michèle Morgan, Louis Jouvet, Suzy Prim

Votes: 144

28. Young and Beautiful (1934)

Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A press agent convinces his boss to sign his girlfriend, June Dale to a studio contract. His relentless publicity stunts to brighten her star drive her into the arms of a wealthy admirer.

Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: William Haines, Judith Allen, Joseph Cawthorn, Ted Fio Rito Orchestra

Votes: 329

29. Those of Our Land (1915)

44 min | Documentary, Short

With family connections to some famous French artists, writers, and musicians of the time, Sacha Guitry decided to film the individuals in action, to celebrate the greatness of his culture, threatened by Germany in the ongoing Great War.

Directors: Sacha Guitry, Frédéric Rossif | Stars: André Antoine, Lysiane Bernhardt, Sarah Bernhardt, Edgar Degas

Votes: 98

30. Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Documentary

A compilation of out-takes from the movies.

Directors: Ron Blackman, Bruce Goldstein, Stanley Sheff | Stars: Gig Young, Bud Abbott, Walter Abel, Katharine Alexander

Votes: 212

31. Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)

Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Biography

A chronicle of the life and career of silent film star Mary Pickford.

Director: Nicholas Eliopoulos | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Walt Disney, Amelia Earhart, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Votes: 223

32. Toâ (1949)

85 min | Comedy, Romance

Michel Desnoyer has turned his private life into a comic stage play. But the volcanic Ecaterina is not at all pleased to find out that Michel's sister is the mistress of the man she loves.

Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Lana Marconi, Jeanne Fusier-Gir, Mireille Perrey

Votes: 65

33. Psychology of Human Behavior (2006 Video)

1,080 min | Documentary

The engineering psychologist, Professor David W. Martin, provides a basic introduction to the complex discipline of psychology, looking back to its history and forward to where it might lead us.

Votes: 12

34. Pleins feux (2017 TV Movie)

Comedy, Drama

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Director: Dominique Thiel | Stars: Line Renaud, Fanny Cottençon, Lionel Abelanski, Raphaëline Goupilleau

35. Maisons d'écrivains: Edmond Rostand, Villa Arnaga (2018)

19 min | Documentary, Short

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Stars: Béatrice Labat, Hélène Laplace-Claverie, Olivier Goetz, Clémence Caritté

36. Alleyn Mysteries (1990–1994)
Episode: Final Curtain (1993)

TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An egotistical Shakespearean ham actor gathers his dysfunctional extended family in his mansion on his 75th birthday for the reading of his will.

Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Patrick Malahide, Michael Elwyn, David Cary, Belinda Lang

Votes: 141

37. Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Endora feels that Samantha's mortal marriage is interfering with her duties as Queen of the Witches so she calls Serena in to impersonate her and break up her and Darrin's marriage.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, George Tobias

Votes: 312

38. Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
Episode: Harts on Campus (1982)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Jennifer's prep school classmate, sporting a new look, looks to settle some old scores. And one of them involves murder.

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Kip Niven

Votes: 122

39. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode: Pig in a Poke (1993)

TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Bill Brodie, one of the country's biggest pork farmers, is expecting a royal visit and is desperate to rid himself of a hot property, A Venetian bronze stolen from the Palace.

Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury

Votes: 56

40. M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode: L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel) (1973)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War

Hawkeye helps a soon-to-be-discharged enlisted man who wants to marry a Korean girl and take her and their child back to the U.S.

Director: William Wiard | Stars: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, Loretta Swit

Votes: 653

41. Nestor Burma (1991–2003)
Episode: Sortie des artistes (1997)

TV-14 | 92 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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Director: Philippe Venault | Stars: Guy Marchand, Jeanne Savary, Pierre Tornade, Michel Fortin

Votes: 11

42. Night Gallery (1969–1973)
Episode: The Diary/A Matter of Semantics/Big Surprise/Professor Peabody's Last Lecture (1971)

TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A strange diary shows gossip columnist her sad future. / Dracula visits a blood bank with an odd request. / Hawkins the hermit promises a surprise to three boys if they dig for it. / Professor Peabody publicly ridicules Lovecraftian gods.

Directors: Jerrold Freedman, William Hale, Jack Laird, Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Patty Duke, Virginia Mayo, David Wayne, Cesar Romero

Votes: 421

43. Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode: A Voice from the Past (1972)

TV-PG | 51 min | Drama

In an effort to help the poor in London's East End, James and Elizabeth come face-to-face with a downtrodden Sarah .

Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley, Gordon Jackson, Nicola Pagett

Votes: 115

44. Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode: The Mistress and the Maids (1971)

TV-PG | 50 min | Drama

Richard Bellamy engages an artist to paint a portrait of his beautiful wife, Lady Marjorie.

Director: Derek Bennett | Stars: Angela Baddeley, Pauline Collins, Evin Crowley, Rachel Gurney

Votes: 157

45. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode: Driving Miss Gilmore (2006)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

Rory recruits Paris and Doyle to help Logan recover after being released from the hospital. Emily suffers from temporary blindness after a botched eye surgery and asks Lorelai for help with some errands. Liz reveals her pregnancy to Luke.

Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson

Votes: 708

46. Thomas and Sarah (1979)
Episode: A Day at the Metropole (1979)

49 min | Drama

Thomas' mechanical skills earn him a holiday as the seashore Metropole Hotel, where Sarah meets an old chorus girl friend now married to a rich sportsman.

Director: David Askey | Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Geoffrey Whitehead, Yvonne Antrobus

Votes: 12

47. Thomas and Sarah (1979)
Episode: Putting on the Ritz (1979)

50 min | Drama

Hoping to pull profitable con, Thomas and Sarah impersonate an inventor and a French countess but get taken in by another pair of con artists.

Director: Marek Kanievska | Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Sheila Gish, Norman Bird

Votes: 9

48. Archives du XXème siècle (1971–1979)
Episode: Madame Simone (1977)

58 min | Documentary, Biography

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Director: Jacques Nahum | Stars: Madame Simone, Jean José Marchand

49. Archives du XXème siècle (1971–1979)
Episode: Raymond Bernard, fils de Tristan (1979)

51 min | Documentary, Biography

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Director: Roger Ikhlef | Stars: Raymond Bernard, Jean-Claude Romer

50. Parole de cinéaste (2013–2017)
Episode: Yves Boisset: le cinéaste le plus censuré de France (2013)

562 min | Documentary, Biography

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Director: Guy Seligmann | Stars: Yves Boisset, Danièle Heymann