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8.1
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79
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79
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/50076/
97
/30/
94
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Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.
86
8.0
/8326/
76
/138/
76
/189/
4.2
/12854/
100
/14/
89
/66/

The Life of Oharu (1952)
In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
86
8.3
/15475/
81
/267/
82
/259/
4.3
/21783/
100
/9/
93
/171/
90
/9/

Samurai Rebellion (1967)
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.
poster
85
7.9
/40643/
77
/741/
78
/713/
4.2
/45136/
89
/27/
92
/710/
84
/15/

Kagemusha (1980)
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
84
7.8
/51120/
75
/822/
78
/1180/
4.1
/67485/
88
/49/
90
/772/
cc age 17+

Amarcord (1973)
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.
poster
82
7.7
/19528/
76
/357/
71
/156/
4.0
/24961/
86
/85/
89
/1116/
84
/20/
cc age 16+

The Joy Luck Club (1993)
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
82
7.7
/118613/
75
/2734/
76
/1864/
3.9
/84242/
86
/126/
88
/1366/
76
/15/
cc age 14+

The Last Emperor (1987)
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
81
8.0
/1021559/
79
/50042/
78
/14398/
3.9
/3722159/
83
/513/
90
/3233/
74
/68/
cc age 13+

Dune (2021)
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
81
7.6
/14607/
74
/214/
74
/147/
3.8
/11675/
100
/45/
84
/30/
84
/18/

Fireworks Wednesday (2006)
Rouhi, a young bride-to-be, is hired as a maid for an affluent family in Tehran. Upon arriving, she is suddenly thrust into an explosive domestic conflict. The wife is convinced her husband is having an affair and enlists Rouhi as a spy, to follow her husband, and confirm her suspicions. What Rouhi discovers, however, threatens not only their marriage but her own future.
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7.6
/17827/
70
/388/
70
/366/
3.7
/22178/
98
/42/
76
/290/
99
/15/

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
poster
77
6.9
/6380/
68
/78/
69
/99/
3.8
/8050/
86
/51/
71
/237/
82
/22/

Three Times (2005)
In three separate segments, set respectively in 1966, 1911, and 2005, three love stories unfold between three sets of characters, under three different periods of Taiwanese history and governance.
76
7.0
/30950/
67
/495/
65
/321/
3.4
/8797/
87
/154/
72
/471/
84
/39/

The Quiet American (2002)
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
75
7.1
/5323/
73
/179/
71
/99/
3.2
/4527/
97
/36/
79
/8/
74
/8/

Tehran Taboo (2017)
The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution and drugs coexist with strict religious law. In this bustling modern metropolis, avoiding prohibition has become an everyday sport and breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation.
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7.2
/6556/
72
/217/
71
/189/
3.8
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100
/5/
78
/58/

The Housemaid (1960)
A piano composer's family moves into a new house; when his pregnant wife collapses from working to support the family, he hires a housemaid to help with housework.
poster
73
6.8
/74378/
69
/1757/
67
/1243/
3.4
/50412/
91
/77/
76
/2051/
73
/9/

El Mariachi (1993)
El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor, a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake el Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town trying to kill him and get his guitar case.
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6.7
/71749/
69
/5124/
68
/1607/
3.4
/190333/
71
/261/
73
/444/
60
/52/
cc age 16+

Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one, so the djinn tries to inspire her with his stories.
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6.3
/18886/
59
/861/
63
/544/
3.5
/30991/
80
/127/
48
/173/
82
/29/

The Assassin (2015)
9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.
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68
6.5
/65658/
68
/2412/
62
/1062/
3.2
/54715/
83
/53/
69
/2534/
58
/13/
cc age 12+

Flash Gordon (1980)
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
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6.8
/2156/
66
/36/
58
/27/
3.4
/693/
69
/4/

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
After the end of WWII, an Italian woman receives child support payments from three former US soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of her daughter, Gia.
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65
7.5
/5713/
72
/85/
62
/74/
3.2
/2337/
95
/20/
77
/91/

The Good Earth (1937)
China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the years; but the temptations of a fragile prosperity will endanger their love and the survival of their entire family.
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65
7.2
/6681/
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/91/
69
/85/
3.6
/1742/
81
/36/
79
/174/
75
/25/

The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.
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65
6.5
/5878/
70
/198/
62
/107/
3.3
/11081/
83
/12/
81
/501/
64
/5/

Forbidden Zone (1980)
A mysterious door in the basement of the Hercules house leads to the Sixth Dimension by way of a gigantic set of intestine. When Frenchy slips through the door, King Fausto falls in love with her. The jealous Queen Doris takes Frenchy prisoner, and it is up to the Hercules family and friend Squeezit Henderson to rescue her.
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65
6.3
/14295/
66
/488/
61
/228/
3.4
/28947/
67
/27/
69
/554/

Wizards (1977)
After the death of his mother, evil mutant wizard Blackwolf discovers long-lost military technologies. Full of ego and ambition, Blackwolf claims his mother's throne, assembles an army, and sets out to brainwash and conquer Earth. Meanwhile, Blackwolf's gentle twin brother, the bearded sage Avatar, calls upon his own magical abilities to foil Blackwolf's plans for world domination — even if it means eliminating his own flesh and blood.
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64
6.6
/2140/
64
/22/
66
/35/
3.5
/1257/
62
/13/
73
/40/

Temptress Moon (1996)
Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.
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6.7
/123052/
68
/4559/
65
/2215/
3.2
/95767/
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/54/
64
/2634/
55
/9/
cc age 14+

Live and Let Die (1973)
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
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61
6.7
/40231/
70
/988/
67
/814/
3.2
/12329/
52
/99/
64
/1503/
56
/32/
cc age 14+

Anna and the King (1999)
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.
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67
61
6.7
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65
/158/
63
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3.5
/3988/
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/7/
68
/52/

The Last Battle (1983)
The plot explores the devastation of civilization and issues of brutality, hostility and isolation. Pierre Jolivet stars as the main character (identified only as "The Man" in the end credits) who is menaced by "The Brute" (played by Jean Reno) on his journey through a world filled by people rendered nearly mute by some unknown incident.
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60
6.0
/534/
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/8/
72
/3/
3.2
/265/
56
/31/

Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981)
The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979.
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6.4
/2546/
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/284/
63
/99/
3.5
/1393/
83
/12/
53
/20/
54
/5/

God of War (2017)
During the 16th century, pirates rule the Chinese coastline, pillaging the small villages and terrorizing the citizens. When maverick leader Commander Yu enlists the help of a sharp young general, they devise a plan to defeat the pirates. A violent clash of wit and weapons will decide who will rule the land.
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5.9
/8884/
65
/408/
62
/235/
2.9
/2402/
68
/28/
48
/141/
57
/10/

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)
Three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper Jade vanished. A new gang of marauders had taken over - innkeepers by day and treasure hunters by night. The inn is the rumoured location of a lost city buried under the desert, and its hidden treasure would only be revealed by a gigantic storm every 60 years. The gang used the inn as a front to locate the lost treasure.
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58
6.5
/9828/
66
/210/
64
/176/
2.7
/3817/
67
/351/

The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, both colonists and natives object to their plans to marry.
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/2866/
66
/78/
63
/60/
3.2
/1053/
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/30/
68
/103/
73
/18/

Untold Scandal (2003)
In late 1700s Korea, Lady Cho challenges the playboy Lord Jo-won into seducing and sleeping with her husband's coming young, virgin concubine. Lady Cho agrees to sleep with him if he succeeds.
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57
7.0
/3318/
70
/127/
71
/97/
3.3
/1417/
81
/73/

Royal Tramp 2 (1992)
After discovering that the Empress is actually Lung Erh, a member of the St Dragon Sect, and that she imprisoned the real empress. Lung Erh, is bent on eliminating the person who disclosed her true identity, Wai Siu Bo. But more complications ensues when Lung Erh is assigned to protect the Prince, whose servant is none other than Wai Siu Bo.
54
5.6
/4352/
52
/45/
54
/65/
3.3
/2044/
41
/37/
55
/81/
36
/25/

8 ½ Women (1999)
After his wife dies, middle-aged businessman Philip Emmenthal, at the prompting of his playboy son Storey, populates his Geneva villa with eight-and-a-half concubines. Three are from Kyoto, where Storey manages Pachinco palaces. Each has a distinctive personality: a nun, a child bearer, a gambler, a student of Kabuki, a horsewoman with a pet pig, a maid. As a year passes, the women begin asserting their own power.
poster
57
54
4.8
/5089/
54
/231/
47
/107/
2.7
/2421/
67
/6/
75
/106/

Flesh Gordon (1974)
Emperor Wang (the Perverted) is leader of the planet Porno and sends his mighty "Sex Ray" towards Earth, turning everyone into sex-mad fiends. Only one man can save the Earth, football player Flesh Gordon. Along with his girlfriend Dale Ardor and Professor Flexi-Jerkoff, they set off towards the source of the Sex Ray, unaware of the perils that face them!
poster
53
6.1
/17206/
63
/578/
64
/407/
2.9
/5102/
20
/5/
55
/426/

The Myth (2005)
When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact.
63
52
6.2
/3279/
64
/193/
63
/102/
3.1
/1990/
91
/11/
44
/5/
57
/4/

Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)
During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.
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51
6.2
/3290/
63
/130/
62
/74/
3.0
/3974/
67
/6/
45
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Dracula (1974)
Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.
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47
6.0
/4680/
65
/177/
62
/113/
3.0
/961/
57
/7/
37
/106/

The Lost Bladesman (2011)
During the warring period of the three kingdoms, ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, general Cao Cao, the real power behind the Emperor, enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land, Guan Yu. However, Guan Yu is a loyal friend of Cao Cao's enemy Liu Bei so to persuade the peerless warrior to fight, Cao Cao takes his beloved Qi Lan hostage. After leading Cao Cao's forces to victory Guan Yu sets out with Qi Lan to rejoin Liu Bei. Now Cao Cao has deemed him too great a threat to live, and on the journey he must face all the forces at the Emperor's command sent to destroy him.
46
5.2
/37574/
56
/2854/
53
/1145/
2.6
/43935/
45
/100/
30
/286/
62
/25/
cc age 17+

The Bad Batch (2017)
After being exiled to a fenced-off wasteland, Arlen is kidnapped by a group of cannibals and goes on a journey to reunite a missing girl with her father.
poster
69
45
6.7
/1301/
71
/49/
66
/41/
3.5
/1985/
71
/32/

Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)
A disgraced former Kung Fu expert makes a living as a merchant with the help of a hot headed friend. When the men are harassed by gangsters, the merchant decided to teach his friend monkey boxing so they can defend their business.
poster
44
5.8
/12018/
59
/167/
57
/221/
2.8
/2703/
7
/56/
29
/1167/
39
/15/
cc age 16+

Silk (2007)
French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to retrieve healthy eggs. After a long journey, Hervé finally arrives at a village where he can buy them. He becomes infatuated with a young concubine and goes to great lengths to see her again. But, when war breaks out in Japan, the concubine flees, forcing Hervé to return home to his wife.
44
4.2
/353608/
54
/16556/
59
/12243/
1.8
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25
/279/
41
/4455/
46
/46/
cc age 18+

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she to him. Though sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair -- and learns that Christian's true sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.
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41
6.2
/2167/
60
/34/
57
/35/
3.1
/3405/
44
/16/
34
/24/
62
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Quartet (1981)
When her husband's arrest leaves her penniless, a woman accepts an invitation to move in with a strange couple.
poster
71
39
7.6
/3240/
70
/22/
63
/7/
3.8
/2320/

Killing Mad Dogs (2001)
Golrokh, an Iranian author, struggles to settle her husband's debts caused by a business partner who left him to bear the consequences.
poster
60
37
6.1
/3378/
55
/28/
54
/58/
3.2
/1296/
67
/14/

Last Harem (1999)
On the eve of the fall of the Ottoman Empire: in the harem of Sultan Abdulhamit II, the odalisque of Italian origin Safiyè dreams of becoming the sultan's first mistress. To achieve her goal, the girl, aided by the eunuch Nadir, is even willing to kill. But when her dream is finally about to come true, her entire world suddenly collapses: the sultan is exiled, the harem is closed, and the odalisques and eunuchs are abandoned to their fate.
poster
37
3.8
/15334/
49
/887/
48
/614/
1.8
/5552/
18
/819/

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008)
The heroic tale of young Mathayus and his relentless quest for justice against an evil and powerful villain, King Sargon. Mathayus faces heart-stopping tribulations during his adventurous, odds-defying trajectory toward his ultimate destiny: becoming the formidable warrior king of an ancient desert empire.
poster
61
33
6.6
/2430/
59
/21/
58
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3.1
/1814/

Absolutely Tame Is a Horse (2011)
A corrupted police officer insists on bribing a broke man, so he has to go to everybody and do everything in order to be able to pay him in the very night.


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