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1. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

PG-13 | 169 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush

Votes: 695,624 | Gross: $309.42M

2. Soldier (I) (1998)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

A soldier trained from birth is deemed obsolete and dumped on a waste planet where he is reluctantly taken in by a community of defenseless, stranded wayfarers.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs, Connie Nielsen

Votes: 59,716 | Gross: $14.57M

3. El Topo (1970)

Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Western

A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky | Stars: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, José Legarreta, Alfonso Arau

Votes: 31,494 | Gross: $0.04M

4. Rasputin (1996 TV Movie)

R | 135 min | Biography, Drama, History

HBO biopic about the infamous "mad monk" Rasputin from the court of Czar Nicholas II in Russia.

Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Alan Rickman, Greta Scacchi, Ian McKellen, David Warner

Votes: 3,991

5. Stalingrad (1993)

Not Rated | 134 min | Drama, War

The story follows a group of German soldiers, from their Italian R&R in the summer of 1942 to the frozen steppes of Soviet Russia and ending with the battle for Stalingrad.

Director: Joseph Vilsmaier | Stars: Dominique Horwitz, Thomas Kretschmann, Jochen Nickel, Sebastian Rudolph

Votes: 37,818 | Gross: $0.08M

6. Ivan's Childhood (1962)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, War

During WWII, Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev strikes up a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers while working as a scout behind the German lines.

Directors: Andrei Tarkovsky, Eduard Abalov | Stars: Nikolay Burlyaev, Valentin Zubkov, Evgeniy Zharikov, Stepan Krylov

Votes: 40,046

7. War and Remembrance (1988–1989)

Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, War

The trials of the Henry and the Jastrow families amidst the events after the U.S.'s entry into World War II.

Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant

Votes: 3,146

8. Pixote (1980)

TV-MA | 128 min | Crime, Drama

The life of a boy on the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution, and drugs.

Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino

Votes: 9,281

9. Savior (1998)

R | 103 min | Drama, War

A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.

Director: Predrag Antonijevic | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Nastassja Kinski, Pascal Rollin, Catlin Foster

Votes: 11,559 | Gross: $0.01M

10. The Odessa File (1974)

PG | 130 min | Drama, Thriller

Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, a journalist in possession of the man's diary investigates the alleged sighting of a former S.S. Captain, who commanded a concentration camp during World War II.

Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Jon Voight, Maximilian Schell, Maria Schell, Mary Tamm

Votes: 12,097 | Gross: $1.11M

11. Europa Europa (1990)

R | 112 min | Drama, History, War

A boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth.

Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Solomon Perel, Marco Hofschneider, René Hofschneider, André Wilms

Votes: 17,522 | Gross: $5.58M

12. Ararat (2002)

R | 115 min | Drama, War

Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide.

Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Charles Aznavour, Brent Carver, Eric Bogosian, Simon Abkarian

Votes: 14,795 | Gross: $1.55M

13. Too Young to Die? (1990 TV Movie)

R | 92 min | Crime, Drama

An abused 15-year-old is charged with a murder that carries the death penalty.

Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Michael Tucker, Juliette Lewis, Brad Pitt, Alan Fudge

Votes: 4,279

14. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Adventure

The story of a Ronin (i.e. a masterless samurai) who wanders the countryside of Japan with his small child, having various adventures.

Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Fumio Watanabe, Gô Katô, Tomoko Mayama

Votes: 8,915

15. The Last Valley (1971)

PG | 128 min | Adventure, Drama, War

During the Thirty Years' War of 1600s, a band of Protestant mercenaries peacefully coexist with German Catholic villagers in a hidden idyllic mountain valley untouched by war.

Director: James Clavell | Stars: Michael Caine, Omar Sharif, Florinda Bolkan, Nigel Davenport

Votes: 3,599 | Gross: $0.25M

16. Innocent Voices (2004)

R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller, War

A young boy, in an effort to have a normal childhood in 1980's El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life as he desperately tries to avoid the war which is raging all around him.

Director: Luis Mandoki | Stars: Carlos Padilla, Leonor Varela, Xuna Primus, Gustavo Muñoz

Votes: 8,203 | Gross: $0.84M

17. Les misérables (2000)

400 min | Drama, History

Ex-convict Jean Valjean's pursuit of redemption and peace clashes with Javert's rigid enforcement of law. Their conflict impacts lives, including Fantine's daughter Cosette, against the backdrop of 19th-century France.

Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, John Malkovich, Virginie Ledoyen

Votes: 4,575

18. The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)

R | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

In 1944, the residents of a small Italian town under Axis control flee their homes to seek out the liberating Allied forces.

Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Omero Antonutti, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli, Massimo Bonetti

Votes: 4,677

19. Carolina Skeletons (1991 TV Movie)

R | 93 min | Crime, Drama

After a long time in the Army, an African-American soldier returns to his hometown, where, years ago, his brother was executed for the rape and murder of two white girls. The commando ... See full summary »

Director: John Erman | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Bruce Dern, Melissa Leo, Paul Roebling

Votes: 474

20. Beautiful City (2004)

98 min | Drama, Romance

In Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."

Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Faramarz Gharibian, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Ansari, Ahoo Kheradmand

Votes: 6,224

21. I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse (1973)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

Running away from the police, Aden goes to the desert where he meets an uncivilized man who has a special link with Mother-Earth. He ends up by convincing the hermit to come along with him into another desert... the big town!

Director: Fernando Arrabal | Stars: Gerard Borlant, Jean Chalon, François Chatelet, Raoul Curet

Votes: 969

22. Égi bárány (1971)

84 min | Drama

Allegory of the suppression of the 1919 revolution and the advent of fascism in Hungary; in the countryside, a unit of the revolutionary army spares the life of father Vargha, a fanatical ... See full summary »

Director: Miklós Jancsó | Stars: József Madaras, Daniel Olbrychski, Márk Zala, Lajos Balázsovits

Votes: 221

23. The Legend of Suriyothai (2001)

R | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

During the 16th century, as Thailand contends with both a civil war and Burmese invasion, a beautiful princess rises up to help protect the glory of the Kingdom of Ayothaya. Based on the life of Queen Suriyothai.

Director: Chatrichalerm Yukol | Stars: M.L. Piyapas Bhirombhakdi, Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Chatchai Plengpanich, Johnny Anfone

Votes: 1,980 | Gross: $0.45M

24. The King Maker (2005)

R | 92 min | Adventure, Drama

Fernando De Gama, a Portuguese mercenary, sets sail for the Orient, where he reaches the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya, in a bid to find the man that murdered his father.

Director: Lek Kitaparaporn | Stars: Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies, Cindy Sirinya Bishop, Yoe Hassadeevichit

Votes: 747

25. If Footmen Tire You What Will Horses Do? (1971)

52 min | Drama, Horror

Based on the preachings of Reverend Estus W. Pirkle, this film warns what will happen to America if the citizens do not give up their depraved ways and turn to God and Jesus for salvation. ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Ormond | Stars: Judy Creech, Cecil Scaiffe, Gene McFall, Wes Saunders

Votes: 539

26. The Chekist (1992)

93 min | Drama

Depiction of "troika" type of mass murder trials and it's influence on those who carried out plans to mass murder million of people. Somehow Russia was able to produce such movie, which easily could be documentary about actual events.

Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin | Stars: Igor Sergeev, Aleksey Poluyan, Mikhail Vasserbaum, Sergei Isavnin

Votes: 1,152

27. The Scoundrel's Wife (2002)

R | 95 min | Drama, Romance

Already an outcast for crimes she did not commit, a woman struggling to raise her two children in a small village during World War II is suspected of being a saboteur.

Director: Glen Pitre | Stars: Tatum O'Neal, Julian Sands, Tim Curry, Lacey Chabert

Votes: 420

28. God afton, herr Wallenberg (1990)

Not Rated | 115 min | Biography, Drama, War

A story of how a Swedish diplomat saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during the final months of World War II.

Director: Kjell Grede | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Katharina Thalbach, Károly Eperjes, Miklós Székely B.

Votes: 1,051

29. Witness in the War Zone (1987)

R | 100 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

An American journalist is set up and fed false information after the Lebanon war.

Director: Nathaniel Gutman | Stars: Christopher Walken, Hywel Bennett, Marita Marschall, Arnon Zadok

Votes: 558 | Gross: $0.14M

30. The Man Who Will Come (2009)

115 min | Drama, War

In the winter of 1943 a young girl named Martina stays silent following the death of her brother several years before. Her mother's pregnancy gives her hope, but as her brother is born the Nazis begin rounding up civilians.

Director: Giorgio Diritti | Stars: Greta Zuccheri Montanari, Claudio Casadio, Alba Rohrwacher, Maya Sansa

Votes: 1,814

31. The Time of the Wolf (1988)

90 min | Drama

The young nobleman Inge is riding through Sweden, looking for his twin brother, Arild. He meets a group of gypsies who welcome him. They met Arild earlier and believe that the brother is ... See full summary »

Director: Hans Alfredson | Stars: Benny Haag, Melinda Kinnaman, Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Lillemor 'Lill' Lindfors

Votes: 137

32. Garibaldi the General (1987)

100 min | Drama

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Stars: Franco Nero, Kim Rossi Stuart, Gila von Weitershausen, Sebastiano Nardone

Votes: 36

33. Mathrisk 37.7% (2016)

5 min | Short, Drama

Mathrisk 37.7% is a satirical exploration of the frustrations and irony of sexual orientations and preferences in our times. As devices of absurdist expression, the film opts for superhero mannequins, cartoons and mathematical analogies.

Director: Mrigankasekhar Ganguly | Stars: Ghuncho, Spiderman, Superman

Votes: 11

34. Primary Target (1989)

R | 85 min | Action, Drama

A team of Vietnam vets, who now work as mercenaries, faces off against their former wartime comrade turned warlord, who's kidnapped the wife of a US diplomat and is holding her in his base of operations somewhere in the jungles of Laos.

Director: Clark Henderson | Stars: John Calvin, Miki Kim, Joey Aresco, Charles Lucia

Votes: 46

35. Weird Anime Excel Saga (1999–2001)
Episode: Animation USA (2000)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Ilpalazzo sends Excel and Hyatt to investigate the United States where they stumble upon the anime mafia, who had gotten Pedro's son, Sandora, involved. Excel saves the day, using the ... See full summary »

Directors: Jun Fukuda, Shin'ichi Watanabe | Stars: Takehito Koyasu, Jason Douglas, Tiffany Grant, Satomi Kôrogi

Votes: 23

36. Blood Palace (2013)
Episode: Episode #1.43 (2013)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance

Has Yam Jun finally gone too far in getting rid of those standing in her way?

Stars: Kim Hyun-joo, Lee Deok-hwa, Song Seon-mi, Jung Sung-mo

37. The Hollow Crown (2012–2016)
Episode: Richard III (2016)

TV-14 | 129 min | Drama, History, War

Evil Richard plots his path to rule and layers that path with bodies of friend and foe alike.

Director: Dominic Cooke | Stars: Josef Altin, Isaac Andrews, Paul Bazely, Geoff Bell

Votes: 672