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Pulp Fiction(1994)

16
| 2h 34min | Thriller, Crime
4.2/5 (with 12,727 votes)

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

The Lion King(1994)

4.1/5 (with 8,259 votes)

A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?

Ben-Hur(1959)

3h 42min | Action, Drama, History
3.9/5 (with 1,144 votes)

In 25 AD,Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners. Three years later and freed by a grateful Roman galley commander whom he has rescued from drowning, he becomes an expert charioteer for Rome, all the while plotting to return to Judea, find and rescue his family, and avenge himself on his former friend. All the while, the form and work of Jesus move in the background of his life...

The Lion King(2019)

3.6/5 (with 4,514 votes)

Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.

Directed by Jon Favreau

Thor(2011)

13
| 1h 55min | Adventure, Fantasy, Action
3.4/5 (with 9,906 votes)

Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

The Whale(2022)

K15
| 1h 57min | Drama
4.0/5 (with 1,308 votes)

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Alien³(1992)

3.2/5 (with 2,482 votes)

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.

Paris, Texas(1984)

2h 26min | Drama
4.1/5 (with 732 votes)

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Burnt(2015)

K
| 1h 40min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 1,585 votes)

Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.

Atonement(2007)

3.8/5 (with 1,833 votes)

As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

The Natural(1984)

PG
| 2h 17min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 254 votes)

An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

Spirited(2022)

2h 7min | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 229 votes)

Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself reexamining his own past, present and future.

Directed by Sean Anders, John Morris - With Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Sunita Man, Patrick Page, Marlow Barkley, ...
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Hummingbird(2013)

16
| 1h 40min | Action, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 740 votes)

Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.

Gorgeous(1999)

3.1/5 (with 152 votes)

When Ah Bu, a girl from a small fishing town in Taiwan, finds a glass bottle with a romantic message, she travels to Hong Kong to find her prince charming. As it turns out, her prince charming, Albert, happens to be gay. But all is not lost when Ah Bu meets the dashing Chi Wu. Meanwhile, Ah Bu's boyfriend from Taiwan comes looking for her, as the action and romance follow Ah Bu back to Taiwan.

Bone Tomahawk(2015)

Κ-18
| 2h 12min | Western, Horror, Drama
3.4/5 (with 983 votes)

During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the prisoner and the foreman's wife.

Mean Streets(1973)

1h 52min | Drama, Crime
3.5/5 (with 922 votes)

A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.

The Wrestler(2008)

16
| 1h 49min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.8/5 (with 1,595 votes)

Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

The Unforgivable(2021)

1h 52min | Drama, Crime
3.8/5 (with 767 votes)

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

The Apocalypse(2000)

2.7/5 (with 12 votes)

While Emperor Domitian persecutes the Christians, the aged apostle John has prophetic visions.

Heart and Souls(1993)

3.5/5 (with 179 votes)

A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.

The Railway Man(2013)

Κ-15
| 1h 56min | Drama, History
3.4/5 (with 326 votes)

A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.

A Christmas Carol(1938)

3.6/5 (with 53 votes)

Classic Charles Dickens holiday tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser's miser who has a huge change of heart after spirits whisk him into the past, present, and future.

24 Hours to Live(2017)

3.0/5 (with 286 votes)

An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.

Scrooge(1951)

1h 26min | Fantasy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 133 votes)

Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.

Everyone Says I Love You(1996)

3.2/5 (with 294 votes)

A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.

A Christmas Carol(1984)

3.7/5 (with 141 votes)

A bitter old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.

Rock the Kasbah(2015)

1h 40min | Comedy, Music, War
2.7/5 (with 146 votes)

A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans(1927)

1h 34min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.9/5 (with 336 votes)

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

Small Crimes(2017)

1h 35min | Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
2.7/5 (with 118 votes)

A disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder, returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.

Directed by E. L. Katz

Dead Presidents(1995)

1h 59min | Action, Drama, Crime, War
3.4/5 (with 119 votes)

On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!

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