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Eraserhead(1977)

NR
| 1h 29min | Horror
3.7/5 (with 1,110 votes)

First time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. David Lynch arrived on the scene in 1977, almost like a mystical UFO gracing the landscape of LA with its enigmatic radiance. His inaugural work, "Eraserhead" (1977), stood out as a cinematic anomaly, painting a surreal narrative of a young man navigating a dystopian, industrialized America, grappling not only with his tumultuous home life but also contending with an irate girlfriend and a mutant child.

Directed by David Lynch - With Jack Nance, Jeanne Bates, Jack Fisk, Jennifer Lynch, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, ...
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...(1973-)

3h per episode | Reality-TV
2.3/5 (with 1 vote)

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The Directors(1999-2004)

1h per episode | Documentary
2.5/5 (with 3 votes)

Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

The Grandmother(1970)

34min | Horror, Fantasy
3.3/5 (with 71 votes)

To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.

Directed by David Lynch - With Richard White

Directed by John Ford(1971)

NR
| 1h 50min | Documentary
3.4/5 (with 15 votes)

A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies(1995)

1h 30min | Documentary, TV Movie
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and writers and other people who made life in this business, interspersing images of famous movies.

Absurd Encounter with Fear(1967)

2min | Horror, Fantasy
2.7/5 (with 24 votes)

A man approaches a woman in a field.

Visions of Light(1992)

1h 32min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 20 votes)

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.

Directed by Todd McCarthy - With Ernest Dickerson, Michael Chapman, Caleb Deschanel, John Bailey, Sven Nykvist, Robert Wise, ...

Sauna(2018)

13min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

An anxious and ungainly teenage boy struggles against bullies, puberty, and his fears of mortality when his parents send him to a summer water polo camp.

Zelos(2015)

15min | Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
3.6/5 (with 1 vote)

Maria, a competitive woman in her late 30's orders a clone from North Korea under the pretense of getting some help around the house so she can spend more time with her husband and two kids, but mostly to compete with her flawless friend Ari.

Balloon(2019)

16min | Drama, Fantasy
3.8/5 (with 6 votes)

In the brutal battlefield of junior high, Sam has always tried to stay below radar--but all that changes when he discovers he has super powers.

Miss Lonelyhearts(1983)

56min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love, Science Fiction

Although based on Nathanael West's novel that essentially trashes the journalist's trade as cold-hearted and Machiavellian, director Michael Dinner has opted to make his journalist a pathetic figure instead. The story centers on a reporter who is trapped into writing the "Miss Lonelyhearts" column for a local newspaper and then slowly comes apart emotionally and psychologically as he gets involved with the troubles of his readers. While the plot of the film remains solid, the characterization of the journalist changes the intent -- and whether that is for better or worse will depend on the viewer.

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Kepler X-47(2014)

13min | Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction

A woman struggles to adjust to her new life in a human zoo exhibit on an alien planet.

Slut(2014)

21min | Thriller, Horror
3.5/5 (with 6 votes)

A naive young girl becomes the target of a murderous sociopath when she attempts to reinvent herself to impress the boys in her small Texas town.

The Prom(1992)

49min | Drama
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Marty is not comfortable showing his body at college or private. He is suffering from a skin disease called nevus flammeus. In town he stumbles on The Dunes. A porn-shop-theme-park with one booth named "The Prom". This is where Lana works.

The Stronger(1976)

30min

Adaptation of a Strindberg play by Lee Grant for the 1974 AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. .

Delivering(1993)

23min | Drama

Two brothers spend a harrowing day together concerned about the future of their family.

Directed by Todd Field - With Ian Bohen

The Delta Girl(2018)

17min | Drama

Seventeen year old Magnolia is torn between right and wrong at the height of the Civil Rights movement in 1964 Mississippi. Her views are challenged by her best friend Delilah, who hides a dangerous secret.

Unremarkable(2016)

13min | Crime, Drama
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

A journey of a woman's body who is shot and killed on a vacation with her family.

Fortune Cookie(1991)

32min | Comedy
2.3/5 (with 6 votes)

A struggling door-to-door salesman becomes addicted to fortunes, and finds himself unable to complete a sale unless he gets a good fortune from a cookie.

Miller & Son(2019)

21min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

A transwoman mechanic lives between running her family’s auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens the delicate balance.

Directed by Asher Jelinsky - With Jesse James Keitel, Ryan Cutrona, Travis Hammer, Alexandra Grey

The Darkness Is Close Behind(2011)

19min | Drama

A teenage boy anxiously watches over his meth-cooking father and his little brother, but his vigilance is wearing thin.

Nani(2012)

21min | Drama

Oscar got caught spraying graffiti. Now doing community service at a nursing home, he meets Isabel who is suffering from dementia. At 84 years old, Isabel may be a little old school, but soon the entire block is covered with her pink tag.

Acholiland(2009)

20min | Drama, History

Northern Uganda, 1999. War has raged for thirteen years. Thousands are killed, millions are displaced, and everyone is starving. Set in the heart of this turmoil, four UN workers must embark on a frantic food delivery to a mass of desperate villagers. But when the militia strike and the situation explodes, these men will face impossible choices to keep everyone alive.

2 Dollars(2020)

15min | Comedy

Non-binary queer artist Syd loathes their dreary day job. Thinking they’ve won the lottery, the office gets trashed with unexpected results.

Fata Morgana(2016)

21min | Drama

A middle-aged couple from China arrives in the United States for the first time to organize the funeral rites of their only child. In the midst of dealing with the logistics of the funeral and their overwhelming grief, they begin to unravel the escalating fractures in their relationship and the uncertain futures that lie ahead of them.

Rita Mahtoubian is Not a Terrorist(2015)

8min | Comedy

When Iranian-born Rita Mahtoubian sets out to change her life from ordinary to extraordinary, she accidentally captures the attention of a homeland security agent in this satirical comedy about romance, terrorism and trying to be a better person.

Day One(2015)

25min | Drama, War
3.1/5 (with 10 votes)

On her first day in Afghanistan, an interpreter for the US Army is forced to deliver the child of an enemy bomb-maker.

Directed by Henry Hughes

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra(1982)

1h | Documentary

In 1982, the American Film Institute presented its 10th Lifetime Achievement Award to director Frank Capra, at an event hosted by actor James Stewart and attended by the Capra family as well as actors Claudette Colbert, Betty Davis, and Peter Falk and cinematographer Joseph Walker.

Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists(1983)

1h 40min | History, Documentary
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.

Directed by Julia Reichert, Jim Klein - With Pete Seeger, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Cab Calloway, Howard Fast, Francisco Franco, ...
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