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My Neighbor Totoro(1988)

4.0/5 (with 3,615 votes)

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Princess Mononoke(1997)

PG-13
| 2h 14min | Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
4.2/5 (with 3,435 votes)

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Prisoners(2013)

R
| 2h 33min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
4.0/5 (with 5,260 votes)

Keller Dover faces a parent's worst nightmare when his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend go missing. The only lead is an old motorhome that had been parked on their street. The head of the investigation, Detective Loki, arrests the driver, but a lack of evidence forces Loki to release his only suspect. Dover, knowing that his daughter's life is at stake, decides that he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

Cars(2006)

3.5/5 (with 6,286 votes)

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.

First Blood(1982)

R
| 1h 33min | Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
3.7/5 (with 2,872 votes)

When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

Homefront(2013)

R
| 1h 40min | Action, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 1,519 votes)

Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter, Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for Maddy's sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who was bullying her at school and this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past history with the biker gang also enters the arena, making matters more complex. But he has a mission in his mind to protect his daughter and he is ready to pay any cost that it demands.

Hot Fuzz(2007)

R
| 2h 1min | Crime, Action, Comedy
3.8/5 (with 3,505 votes)

As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Tremors(1990)

PG-13
| 1h 36min | Horror, Comedy, Action, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 1,388 votes)

Hick handymen Val McKee and Earl Bassett can barely eke out a living in the Nevada hamlet of Perfection, so they decide to leave town -- despite an admonition from a shapely seismology coed who's picking up odd readings on her equipment. Before long, Val and Earl discover what's responsible for those readings: 30-foot-long carnivorous worms with a proclivity for sucking their prey underground.

The Wolfman(2010)

R
| 1h 42min | Horror, History, Drama, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 931 votes)

Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonlight transformation, leaves him with a savage hunger for flesh.

Signs(2002)

PG-13
| 1h 46min | Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 2,520 votes)

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

The Wailing(2016)

NR
| 2h 36min | Horror, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 701 votes)

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

The Man in the Iron Mask(1998)

PG-13
| 2h 12min | Adventure, Action, Drama
3.3/5 (with 1,716 votes)

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

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An American Werewolf in London(1981)

R
| 1h 37min | Comedy, Horror
3.7/5 (with 1,086 votes)

Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.

For a Few Dollars More(1965)

R
| 2h 12min | Western
4.0/5 (with 1,691 votes)

Two bounty hunters are in pursuit of "El Indio," one of the most wanted fugitives in the western territories, and his gang.

Wolf Children(2012)

4.1/5 (with 989 votes)

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda

The Village(2004)

1h 48min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 1,803 votes)

When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alter the community forever.

The Wicker Man(1973)

1h 34min | Horror
3.7/5 (with 612 votes)

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me(1992)

R
| 2h 15min | Drama, Mystery, Horror
3.7/5 (with 820 votes)

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

Jane Eyre(2011)

PG-13
| 2h | Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 653 votes)

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

Mirrors(2008)

R
| 1h 50min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
3.1/5 (with 795 votes)

An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

Straw Dogs(1971)

R
| 1h 56min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 388 votes)

David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.

The Quiet Man(1952)

NR
| 2h 9min | Romance / Love, Comedy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 210 votes)

An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.

God's Own Country(2017)

1h 45min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.9/5 (with 389 votes)

A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning(2007)

R
| 1h 35min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, TV Movie
3.2/5 (with 84 votes)

When mischievous teenaged cousins Bo and Luke Duke are arrested, both boys are paroled to the care of their Uncle Jesse in Hazzard, sentenced to a summer of hard work. It's not long before the Duke boys learn of Boss Hogg's plans to foreclose on Uncle Jesse's farm. Together, with help from their cousin Daisy, Bo and Luke vow to save the family's property and its storied history of producing the best moonshine in all of Hazzard.

How Green Was My Valley(1941)

NR
| 1h 58min | Drama, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 169 votes)

A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the turn of the 20th century.

The Messengers(2007)

PG-13
| 1h 30min | Mystery, Thriller, Horror
2.9/5 (with 350 votes)

When the Solomons trade in the craziness of big-city life for the quiet of a North Dakota farm, little do they expect the nightmare that follows. Soon after arriving, teenage Jess (Kristen Stewart) and her younger brother see terrifying apparitions and endure attacks from a supernatural source. Jess must warn her disbelieving family before it is too late to save them.

Amarcord(1973)

R
| 2h 3min | Comedy, Drama
4.0/5 (with 470 votes)

In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.

Georgia Rule(2007)

R
| 1h 53min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.0/5 (with 193 votes)

Georgia Rule follows a rebellious, uncontrollable teenager who is hauled off by her dysfunctional mother to spend the summer with her grandmother. Her journey will lead all three women to revelations of buried family secrets and an understanding that - regardless what happens - the ties that bind can never be broken.

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom(2019)

1h 49min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 57 votes)

A teacher, in search of inspiration, travels to the most remote school in the world, where he ends up realizing how important his job is and appreciating the value of yak dung.

Directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji

Jamon Jamon(1992)

3.1/5 (with 144 votes)

Jose Luis is an executive at his parents underwear factory where his girlfriend Sylvia works on the shop floor. When Sylvia becomes pregnant, Jose Luis promises her that he will marry her, most likely against the wishes of his parents. Jose Luis' mother is determined to break her son's engagement to a girl from a lower-class family, and hires Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter to seduce Sylvia.

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