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Disney Plus
86
8.0
/107809/
78
/2072/
77
/1728/
4.2
/152298/
95
/112/
91
/1579/
86
/32/
cc age 13+

The Straight Story (1999)
A retired farmer and widower in his seventies named Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
86
7.9
/159390/
76
/4173/
74
/1569/
3.9
/215753/
98
/177/
92
/7951/
92
/30/
cc age 14+

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
poster
85
7.8
/20976/
76
/544/
76
/265/
4.2
/53472/
94
/51/
90
/994/
84
/29/

American Movie (1999)
American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.7
/16361/
75
/287/
72
/286/
4.1
/25692/
95
/22/
92
/416/

Stroszek (1977)
Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.
poster
83
8.1
/128702/
77
/1750/
78
/1156/
4.1
/70869/
97
/98/
94
/2708/
73
/9/
cc age 8+

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
poster
83
7.7
/127206/
74
/2336/
74
/1740/
3.9
/152065/
91
/74/
88
/2361/
86
/20/
cc age 16+

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
In the 1930s, bored European-American waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with a European-American ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
83
8.0
/4249/
79
/146/
72
/63/
3.9
/2821/
98
/49/
90
/118/

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
Academy Award®–winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all way to the Vatican.
poster
82
7.5
/185284/
74
/3415/
72
/2341/
3.8
/109990/
93
/241/
89
/11620/
83
/39/
cc age 16+

Milk (2008)
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.6
/28506/
72
/844/
71
/352/
3.6
/20704/
97
/152/
88
/678/
90
/39/
cc age 17+

Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.
poster
80
7.4
/104741/
73
/1899/
70
/1068/
3.7
/48433/
93
/226/
83
/4960/
80
/41/
cc age 13+

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.6
/8752/
74
/289/
69
/127/
3.7
/6279/
85
/98/
83
/813/
73
/28/

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)
Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. Focusing on the good doctor's heyday, 1965 to 1975, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor heard) home movies, audiotapes, and passages from unpublished manuscripts.
poster
74
7.3
/239004/
76
/7577/
69
/2733/
3.5
/143544/
71
/147/
85
/18582/
62
/36/
cc age 17+

Dogma (1999)
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and reenter Heaven.
poster
MGM Plus
76
73
7.6
/16262/
74
/268/
73
/274/
3.7
/13622/
92
/24/
82
/230/
63
/9/

Meet John Doe (1941)
As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
6.7
/2307/
66
/111/
65
/66/
3.7
/3484/
89
/37/
74
/51/
82
/13/
cc age 15+

Give Me Liberty (2019)
When a riot breaks out in Milwaukee, America's most segregated city, medical transport driver Vic is torn between his promise to get a group of elderly Russians to a funeral and his desire to help Tracy, a young black woman with ALS.
poster
The Roku Channel
72
7.0
/56698/
70
/1688/
69
/952/
3.6
/52050/
83
/111/
70
/794/
70
/8/
cc age 13+

Starman (1984)
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.
poster
71
6.7
/24451/
62
/290/
62
/312/
3.4
/14584/
81
/197/
59
/2105/
75
/38/
cc age 13+

A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
poster
71
7.5
/87812/
77
/5658/
74
/1928/
3.7
/52240/
76
/190/
72
/545/
64
/41/
cc age 16+

Miss Sloane (2016)
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
7.5
/577521/
75
/16240/
70
/7236/
3.5
/1157990/
65
/231/
72
/927665/
55
/41/
cc age 15+

Love Actually (2003)
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.
poster
68
6.9
/333288/
68
/7327/
66
/4718/
3.2
/184707/
68
/278/
59
/20362/
70
/35/
cc age 17+

Public Enemies (2009)
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
68
7.1
/180996/
73
/4592/
69
/2569/
3.3
/127218/
71
/147/
72
/12745/
59
/33/
cc age 14+

Definitely, Maybe (2008)
When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.
poster
Kanopy
67
6.6
/47503/
65
/995/
63
/720/
3.1
/13900/
62
/142/
59
/2335/
64
/37/
cc age 14+

Proof (2005)
Catherine is a woman in her late twenties who is strongly devoted to her father, Robert, a brilliant and well-known mathematician whose grip on reality is beginning to slip away. As Robert descends into madness, Catherine begins to wonder if she may have inherited her father's mental illness along with his mathematical genius.
poster
MUBI
71
67
6.5
/5085/
67
/212/
66
/113/
3.8
/66162/
100
/10/
62
/73/
62
/6/

Totally F***ed Up (1994)
Gay, alienated Los Angeles teens have a hard time as their parents kick them out of their homes, they don’t have money, their lovers cheat, and they are harassed by gay-bashers.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
6.5
/4943/
61
/52/
59
/70/
3.1
/1381/
67
/55/
55
/60/
66
/25/

A Map of the World (1999)
School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community. After an accident on her property involving a friend's child, the town turns against her and Alice finds herself fighting charges of child abuse.
poster
65
5.7
/12254/
65
/1278/
61
/497/
2.9
/7090/
100
/6/
51
/125/

The Domestics (2018)
A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.
poster
Kanopy
74
64
7.2
/3410/
67
/68/
68
/54/
3.8
/5661/
90
/10/
75
/52/

Parting Glances (1986)
Michael and Robert, two gay men living in Brooklyn, spend their last day together before Robert leaves for Africa on work assignment. Michael still has feelings for his friend Nick, who has AIDS.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
72
64
7.0
/6718/
68
/106/
63
/98/
3.3
/3304/
92
/13/
75
/133/

RKO 281 (1999)
In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.
poster
66
62
6.4
/11633/
74
/1104/
69
/310/
3.2
/7473/
63
/27/
80
/24/
50
/6/
cc age 12+

The Case for Christ (2017)
Based on the true story of an award-winning investigative journalist -- and avowed atheist -- who applies his well-honed journalistic and legal skills to disprove the newfound Christian faith of his wife... with unexpected, life-altering results.
poster
75
59
7.0
/2722/
68
/50/
68
/46/
3.6
/4708/
100
/7/
75
/28/

All I Desire (1953)
In 1910, a stage actress re-visits her husband and children she deserted ten years ago.
poster
68
57
7.1
/4660/
71
/85/
65
/87/
3.4
/2161/
68
/60/

'G' Men (1935)
James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.
poster
57
6.6
/56533/
71
/1685/
64
/583/
3.1
/40075/
42
/36/
71
/1427/
24
/10/
cc age 11+

The Great Outdoors (1988)
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
poster
YouTube TV
56
5.9
/418578/
62
/19704/
58
/12489/
2.6
/427094/
40
/242/
47
/29539/
49
/34/
cc age 14+

2012 (2009)
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
55
6.2
/5577/
65
/204/
65
/175/
3.1
/1295/
69
/58/
51
/145/
60
/20/

Thin Ice (2012)
A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
54
6.3
/6482/
59
/182/
57
/107/
3.3
/8289/
50
/6/
56
/126/

Deranged (1974)
A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies, he misses her, and a year later digs her up and takes her home. He learns about taxidermy and begins robbing graves to get materials to patch her up, and inevitably begins looking for fresher sources of materials. Based loosely on the true story of Ed Gein.
poster
Kanopy
54
5.9
/43527/
65
/1286/
62
/1029/
2.7
/61931/
28
/120/
59
/4056/
47
/31/
cc age 12+

The Prince & Me (2004)
A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student Paige who falls in love with a Danish Prince "Eddie" who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige and Edward come from two different worlds, but there is an undeniable attraction between them.
poster
Hoopla
53
5.9
/16495/
58
/326/
55
/283/
2.9
/4088/
40
/134/
35
/1875/
51
/31/
cc age 17+

The Night Listener (2006)
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a young boy—via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
53
6.8
/2612/
67
/36/
68
/39/
3.4
/1712/
91
/11/
68
/27/

Come and Get It (1936)
An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.
poster
Peacock Premium
53
6.3
/24627/
64
/1896/
60
/480/
2.8
/20630/
40
/233/
62
/295/
47
/49/
cc age 15+

Irresistible (2020)
A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
53
6.0
/8833/
59
/201/
57
/196/
3.3
/9564/
56
/34/
39
/138/
61
/12/

Fear X (2003)
When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident, Harry, prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder.
poster
Criterion Channel
72
52
7.1
/1647/
60
/57/
64
/38/
3.5
/5058/
100
/6/
71
/20/

Primary (1960)
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use light equipment in order to follow their subjects in a more intimate filmmaking style. This unconventional way of filming created a new look for documentary films where the camera’s lens was right in the middle of what ever drama was occurring. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1998.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
51
5.2
/10625/
58
/450/
51
/328/
2.5
/12587/
62
/13/
32
/192/
53
/4/

Silent Night (2012)
As their small Midwestern town prepares for its annual Christmas Eve parade, a sheriff and his deputy discover that a maniac in a Santa suit is murdering those he judges as naughty.
poster
Netflix
51
5.6
/66463/
63
/2462/
61
/2062/
3.0
/125926/
8
/93/
57
/15306/
34
/24/
cc age 8+

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
The Baker family, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.
poster
Kanopy
62
47
6.6
/1404/
65
/85/
52
/28/
3.4
/1793/
70
/30/
61
/67/
57
/14/

Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure (2011)
In 1987, Eddie Lee Sausage and Mitch Deprey recorded the nightly squabbles of their over-the-top neighbors, homophobic Raymond Huffman and proudly gay Peter Haskett, and the chronicle of the pair's bizarre existence soon took on a life of its own. This darkly funny documentary checks in with former punks Eddie and Mitch, who detail their late-'80s Lower Haight surroundings, and surveys the tapes' influence on an array of underground artists.
poster
47
5.7
/59336/
62
/2081/
57
/1168/
2.7
/25636/
18
/33/
27
/750/
43
/22/

Chain Reaction (1996)
At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of fusion that may lead to a waste-free energy source. However, a private company wants to exploit the technology, so Kasalivich and physicist Dr. Lily Sinclair are framed for murder, and the fusion device is stolen. On the run from the FBI, they must recover the technology and exonerate themselves.
poster
61
46
6.9
/3045/
70
/22/
62
/34/
3.4
/1225/
43
/7/
66
/52/
53
/7/

The Great White Hope (1970)
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
poster
61
46
6.7
/1691/
60
/40/
56
/27/
3.6
/2008/
75
/24/
64
/69/
40
/6/

Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)
Inspired by the book of the same name, film-maker James Marsh relays a tale of tragedy, murder and mayhem that erupted behind the respectable facade of Black River Falls, Wisconsin in the 19th century.
poster
Disney Plus
46
5.6
/13264/
62
/712/
59
/352/
2.8
/20360/
23
/43/
41
/635/
cc age 9+

I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
Estranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa suit, Jake is left without identification or money to help him make the journey. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Allie, does not know where he is, and accepts a cross-country ride from Jake's rival, Eddie.
poster
60
45
6.5
/4154/
69
/62/
60
/42/
3.0
/1444/
60
/5/
47
/25/

The FBI Story (1959)
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
poster
65
44
6.1
/1143/
69
/422/
71
/281/
2.7
/14216/
71
/4/
cc age 4+

Barbie & Her Sisters in the Great Puppy Adventure (2015)
Barbie and her sisters, Skipper, Stacie and Chelsea, and their adorable new puppy friends find unexpected mystery and adventure when they return to their hometown of Willows. While going through mementos in Grandma's attic, the sisters discover an old map, believed to lead to a long-lost treasure buried somewhere in the town. With their puppy pals in tow, the four girls go on an exciting treasure hunt, along the way discovering that the greatest treasure of all is the love and laughter they share as sisters!


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