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Decision to Leave(2022)

3.7/5 (with 332 votes)

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

Gone with the Wind(1939)

FSK: 12+ years
| 3h 53min | Drama, War, Romance / Love
4.0/5 (with 1,869 votes)

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

Hang 'em High(1968)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 54min | Western
3.5/5 (with 310 votes)

Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his own brand of Wild West justice.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape(1993)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 58min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.8/5 (with 1,729 votes)

Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.

The Power of the Dog(2021)

2h 5min | Western
3.4/5 (with 1,121 votes)

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 56min | Drama, Horror
3.6/5 (with 2,645 votes)

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

The Gift(2000)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 51min | Horror, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
3.2/5 (with 496 votes)

Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures⁠—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client's violent husband and plagued by visions of a missing local woman, Annie finds herself pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraordinary gift may ultimately get her killed.

Sense and Sensibility(1995)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 16min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 713 votes)

Based on Jane Austen's classic novel of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage, John and wife Fanny. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife, and daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

Peppermint(2018)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 42min | Action, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 916 votes)

A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.

Witness for the Prosecution(1957)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 56min | Drama, Mystery, Crime
4.1/5 (with 559 votes)

When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.

Be Cool(2005)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 58min | Comedy, Crime
2.7/5 (with 382 votes)

Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.

Thumbelina(1994)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 27min | Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy, Romance / Love, Music
3.2/5 (with 215 votes)

The tiny girl meets a fairy prince who saves her from the creatures of the woods.

Directed by Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
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Savages(2012)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 11min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 982 votes)

Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.

The Intruder(2019)

1h 42min | Thriller
3.1/5 (with 250 votes)

A psychological thriller about a young married couple who buys a beautiful Napa Valley house on several acres of land only to find that the man they bought it from refuses to let go of the property.

Fathers and Daughters(2015)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 56min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 447 votes)

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.

A Simple Favor(2018)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 57min | Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 1,890 votes)

Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.

The Night House(2021)

3.3/5 (with 425 votes)

Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.

Scorned(1993)

1h 40min | Drama, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 13 votes)

A vengeful widow worms her way into the home of the man she holds responsible for her husband's suicide.

The Shootist(1976)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 40min | Western, Drama
3.6/5 (with 146 votes)

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Brooks' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.

The Secret of NIMH(1982)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 22min | Kids & Family, Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
3.7/5 (with 351 votes)

A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.

Directed by Don Bluth

Veronica(2017)

1h 45min | Horror
3.1/5 (with 772 votes)

In 1991 Madrid, after holding a séance at school, a teen girl minding her younger siblings at home suspects an evil force has entered their apartment.

The Frighteners(1996)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 50min | Horror, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 644 votes)

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

Zorba the Greek(1964)

2h 22min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 147 votes)

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

Miranda(1985)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 33min | Comedy, Romance / Love
2.6/5 (with 37 votes)

Miranda is a sensual tavern owner with a taste for men of all types. Over a year's time, Miranda copes with the death of her husband by enjoying the talents of a different lover for each of the four seasons. All the men are delightful, but which one is the best lover, and who will make a suitable husband?

Yours, Mine and Ours(1968)

1h 51min | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 55 votes)

When a widower with ten children marries a widow with eight, can the twenty of them ever come together as one big happy family?

21 Grams(2003)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 4min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 1,361 votes)

Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.

French Exit(2021)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 53min | Drama, Comedy
2.8/5 (with 51 votes)

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Starman(1984)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 55min | Science Fiction, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 358 votes)

When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them.

Luna(1979)

2h 22min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 39 votes)

While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction.

The Quiet Man(1952)

FSK: 12+ years
| 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.

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