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101. Party or A Woodpecker on the Concrete Column (2009)

8 min | Animation, Short, Thriller

Surreal scenes about chess and murder.

Director: Mykola Yeriomin | Stars: Mikhail Bondarev, Mykola Yeriomin

Votes: 18

102. Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

On an island off the gulf coast of Texas, a roadhouse owner is a recluse since the mysterious disappearance of his wife. Into his life comes a woman who tries to help him and save his floundering business as his troubles begin piling up.

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Gene Hackman, Teri Garr, Burgess Meredith, Elias Koteas

Votes: 854 | Gross: $0.45M

103. Trouble on the Corner (1997)

114 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Jeff Steward, a psychologist, takes good care of his patients mostly living in the same apartment. One day a piece of the bathroom ceiling collapses so he can watch the woman living in the ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Madison | Stars: Charles Busch, Giancarlo Esposito, Edie Falco, Tony Goldwyn

Votes: 176

104. Nobody, Nobody But Juan (2009)

TV-G | Comedy

An old man living in a nursing home in the States finds joy in watching a Filipino afternoon variety show on cable. His secret wish is to use the variety show to reconnect with an old love, but his cynical son is standing in his way.

Director: Eric Quizon | Stars: Dolphy, Eddie Garcia, Joseph Aldeguer, Gloria Romero

Votes: 19

105. The Invisible Boy (1957)

Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a Super Computer from controlling the Earth from a satellite.

Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster, Harold J. Stone

Votes: 1,628

106. The Angry Red Planet (1959)

Not Rated | 83 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi

One of only two survivors from a Martian expedition is so traumatized she doesn't remember the circumstances of the trip.

Director: Ib Melchior | Stars: Gerald Mohr, Nora Hayden, Les Tremayne, Jack Kruschen

Votes: 3,722

108. The Return of Mr. Moto (1965)

Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mr. Moto goes undercover to find out who has been blowing up oil wells and trying to gain total control of all the oil leases from a petroleum-rich Middle Eastern country.

Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Henry Silva, Terence Longdon, Suzanne Lloyd, Marne Maitland

Votes: 232

109. Around the World Under the Sea (I) (1966)

G | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The crew of a five-man submarine travels the world oceans, planting sensors on the ocean floor to warn scientists of any impending earthquakes.

Director: Andrew Marton | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Shirley Eaton, Brian Kelly, David McCallum

Votes: 963

110. Peopletoys (1974)

R | 88 min | Horror

After five deranged children are involved in a bus wreck they start killing people at the lodge who insulted them or were rude to them.

Directors: Sean MacGregor, David Sheldon | Stars: Sorrell Booke, Gene Evans, Taylor Lacher, Joan McCall

Votes: 1,897

111. Golden Girl (2001 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

Sabine a slim brunette works for a finance broker and her work colleague Odile gets all the attention. All that is about to change when Morgane a sexy blond moves in next door to Sabine and... See full summary »

Director: Vincent Champagniac | Stars: Rachel Guenot, Lisa Belle, Philippe Visconti, Clara Creantor

Votes: 56

112. Perkins' 14 (2009)

R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller

In the small town of Stone Cove, Maine, sheriff's deputy Dwayne Hopper is on the night-shift. He discovers Ronald Perkins in a holding cell. He's a local pharmacist and suspect in the ... See full summary »

Director: Craig Singer | Stars: Patrick O'Kane, Richard Brake, Michale Graves, Mihaela Mihut

Votes: 2,357

113. Chopin: Desire for Love (2002)

R | 134 min | Drama, Romance, Music

A tangled web of unruly passion lies at the center of this drama, chronicling the stormy affair between the great piano virtuoso Frédéric Chopin and the flamboyant feminist writer George Sand.

Director: Jerzy Antczak | Stars: Piotr Adamczyk, Danuta Stenka, Adam Woronowicz, Bozena Stachura

Votes: 810

114. From Mexico with Love (2009)

PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Drama, Family

A washed-up trainer takes a self-destructive young boxer under his wing.

Director: Jimmy Nickerson | Stars: Kuno Becker, Steven Bauer, Stephen Lang, Alex Nesic

Votes: 586 | Gross: $0.55M

115. Husk (2011)

R | 83 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of friends stranded near a desolate cornfield find shelter in an old farmhouse, though they soon discover the dwelling is the center of a supernatural ritual.

Director: Brett Simmons | Stars: Devon Graye, Wes Chatham, C.J. Thomason, Tammin Sursok

Votes: 10,677

116. Checkmate (I) (2010)

121 min | Drama, Mystery

Aaron Carlson doesn't have the grades, the money, or the connections to realize his dreams of law school. But finally a judge offers him an opportunity: win a chess tournament and win admission to law school.

Director: Arvin N. Berner | Stars: Zachary Wood Barnes, Robin Bjerke, Amelia Varni, William E. Powers

Votes: 35

117. Invisible Ghost (1941)

Passed | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Polly Ann Young, John McGuire, Clarence Muse

Votes: 2,593

118. Night of the Demon (1980)

Not Rated | 96 min | Horror

An anthropologist and his students attempt to track down a Bigfoot responsible for a rash of violent murders, only to uncover something even more sinister.

Director: James C. Wasson | Stars: Michael Cutt, Joy Allen, Bob Collins, Jody Lazarus

Votes: 2,518

119. Uuno Turhapuro herra Helsingin herra (1991)

94 min | Comedy

Uuno is working as campaign manager of a president candidate but accidentally Uuno himself becomes the president of Finland.

Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Tapio Hämäläinen, Marjatta Raita, Marita Nordberg

Votes: 906

120. The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles (2011)

105 min | Comedy

Pura Buraot (Melai Cantiveros) is an all-around devoted sister for her one and only brother (Martin del Rosario). Though an abandoned child and a lovelorn lass since birth, she does ... See full summary »

Director: Soxy Topacio | Stars: Melai Cantiveros, Jason Francisco, Gina Pareño, Pokwang

Votes: 28

121. The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)

PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Max, a dead corrupt businessman, makes a Faustian pact with Satan's henchman to drive three people to Hell in exchange for longer life. Soon Max realizes that there still may be good in him.

Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby, Susan Anspach, Adam Rich

Votes: 1,443 | Gross: $16.00M

122. Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)

R | 104 min | Drama, Romance

After a injury leaves her husband paralysed, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.

Director: Just Jaeckin | Stars: Sylvia Kristel, Shane Briant, Nicholas Clay, Ann Mitchell

Votes: 3,347

123. Invigningen (2002 Video)

5 min | Comedy, Drama, Short

A county governor is practising a speech. He is going to inaugurate a construction that will solve the care of the aged.

Director: Ulf Norström | Stars: Robert P. Olsson, Sebastian Bengtsson, Kenneth Karlsson, Britt-Inger Norström

Votes: 28

124. Headspace (2005)

R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

After an encounter with a mysterious stranger, a man finds his intellect rapidly expanding. As the power of his mind grows, so does the mystery of a series of brutal murders.

Director: Andrew van den Houten | Stars: Christopher Denham, Sean Young, Larry Fessenden, Daniel Manche

Votes: 2,068 | Gross: $0.00M

125. Race for Life (1954)

Approved | 79 min | Drama, Sport

A race driver must choose between his love for racing and his wife. His buddy's accident will help him to choose, and his loyal ways will get him a new friend - his main rival.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Richard Conte, Mari Aldon, Peter Illing, Alec Mango

Votes: 183

126. With These Hands... (1971)

93 min | Drama

Homosexual and heterosexual adventures in a so-called clinic.

Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Georgina Ward, Geoffrey Morris, Polly Adams, Basil Moss

Votes: 122

127. Saturn 3 (1980)

R | 88 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi

9 Metascore

Two lovers stationed at a remote base in the asteroid belt of Saturn are intruded upon by an anal-retentive technocrat from Earth and his charge: a malevolent eight foot tall robot.

Directors: Stanley Donen, John Barry | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel, Ed Bishop

Votes: 10,492

128. Lovespell (1981)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

The classic Arthurian tale of tragic love. In medieval times, Lord of Cornwall decides to marry an Irish princess Isolde. However, his most loyal knight Tristan becomes bewitched by her beauty and they fall hopelessly in love.

Director: Tom Donovan | Stars: Richard Burton, Kate Mulgrew, Nicholas Clay, Cyril Cusack

Votes: 229

129. Journey of Honor (1991)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the seventeenth century, Japan is divided between two forces. The Eastern Army, lead by the Warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the Western Army, which fights for Toyotomi's clan. Despite ... See full summary »

Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Shô Kosugi, David Essex, Kane Kosugi, Christopher Lee

Votes: 433

130. Virus (1999)

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

19 Metascore

After outrunning a typhoon at sea, a strong-willed tugboat navigator and her crew discover a high-tech alien life form that's taken control of a Russian research vessel and aims to destroy on a massive scale.

Director: John Bruno | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin, Joanna Pacula

Votes: 29,935 | Gross: $14.01M

131. Abandon (2002)

PG-13 | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

36 Metascore

An investigation of a college student's missing boyfriend becomes quite strange when she begins to see him periodically.

Director: Stephen Gaghan | Stars: Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Zooey Deschanel

Votes: 10,168 | Gross: $10.73M

132. A Day Without a Mexican (2004)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

30 Metascore

When a mysterious fog surrounds the boundaries of California, there is a communication breakdown and all the Mexicans disappear, affecting the economy and the state stops working missing the Mexican workers and dwellers.

Director: Sergio Arau | Stars: Caroline Aaron, Tony Abatemarco, Melinda Allen, Frankie J. Allison

Votes: 3,225 | Gross: $4.18M

133. Chemical Wedding (2008)

Not Rated | 109 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A shy, stuttering professor brings Aleister Crowley back to life.

Director: Julian Doyle | Stars: Simon Callow, Kal Weber, Lucy Cudden, Jud Charlton

Votes: 1,685

134. My Fair Son (2005)

Unrated | 92 min | Drama

Ray enrolls in art school where he makes new friends and starts a relationship with another student. But when Ray's dad finds out about the relationship, he must begin to understand his own feelings toward homosexuality.

Director: Zi'en Cui | Stars: Junrui Wang, Wei-Ming Wang, Bo Yu, Guifeng Wang

Votes: 98

135. Sealed with a Kiss (1998 TV Movie)

R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller

A cop must catch a serial killer who preys on abusive husbands.

Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Nick Mancuso, Lisa Howard, Cali Timmins

Votes: 64

136. The Perfect Sleep (2009)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Romance

27 Metascore

Against the backdrop of a noirish dreamscape, a tortured man returns to the city he swore he would never return to, in order to save the woman he has always loved yet can never have.

Director: Jeremy Alter | Stars: Anton Pardoe, Anthony Dilio, David Beck, Ken Clark

Votes: 1,174

137. Ring of Darkness (1979)

87 min | Horror

Four women make a pact with the Devil. The 13-year-old daughter of one of them has begun to shown signs of a dark nature which causes preoccupation and somewhat regret on her mother.

Director: Pier Carpi | Stars: Anne Heywood, Valentina Cortese, Frank Finlay, John Phillip Law

Votes: 404

138. When a Man Loves a Woman (2010)

Not Rated | 8 min | Short, Crime, Drama

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Director: Ryan Smith | Stars: Stephen Wood, Deven Wells, Caylin Cervetti

Votes: 8

139. Næsbygårds arving (1965)

99 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Martin is a grandson and sole heir of Næsbygaard, where he lives with his grandfather.

Director: Alice O'Fredericks | Stars: Asbjørn Andersen, Ole Neumann, Poul Reichhardt, Jane Thomsen

Votes: 252

140. Checkmate (1973)

R | 90 min | Thriller, Action

The Federation's Boss must call their best agent out of a bedroom romp with a gentleman because the USA, Russia, Britain and France, the four nuclear powers, are under the menace of an ... See full summary »

Directors: Lem Amero, John Amero, Henri Pachard | Stars: Diana Wilson, An Tsan Hu, J.J. Coyle, Don Draper

Votes: 49

141. Supernova (I) (2000)

PG-13 | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

19 Metascore

A deep space rescue and recovery spaceship with a crew of 6 receives a distress call from a mining operation 3432 light years away. A rescue operation via dimension jump is made. Bad idea.

Directors: Walter Hill, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Sholder | Stars: James Spader, Peter Facinelli, Robin Tunney, Angela Bassett

Votes: 19,423 | Gross: $14.22M

142. Black Knight (2001)

PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

32 Metascore

Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After sustaining a blow to the head, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.

Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan

Votes: 43,323 | Gross: $33.42M

143. Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät (1992)

104 min | Comedy

Finland is given the global nuclear launch codes and the enemy agents are trying to steal them. It's up to Sergeant First Class Körmy and his soldiers to protect the operation and the president.

Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Heikki Kinnunen, Kalevi Kahra, Pentti Siimes, Vesa Vierikko

Votes: 539

144. Friends & Lovers (1999)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Featuring an all-star cast including Academy Award nominee Robert Downey Jr., Stephen Baldwin, and super model Claudia Schiffer, FRIENDS & LOVERS is a sexy comedy about best friends who pair up in unexpected ways over a memorable weekend.

Director: George Haas | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Danny Nucci, George Newbern, Alison Eastwood

Votes: 1,681 | Gross: $0.09M

145. Special Forces (2003 Video)

R | 93 min | Action, Thriller, War

In a former Soviet Republic, the President is oppressing the people and with help from a former Bosnian General who's a sadist, he is extremely hated. An American reporter goes there to ... See full summary »

Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Marshall R. Teague, Tim Abell, Danny Lee Clark, Troy Mittleider

Votes: 1,391

146. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

PG | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

41 Metascore

The world-famous singing preteen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes.

Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Jason Lee, Zachary Levi, David Cross, Justin Long

Votes: 54,567 | Gross: $219.61M

147. Game of Chess (2009)

Not Rated | 8 min | Short, Action, Crime

Corrupt detectives and a repeat criminal caught in a deadly game on their lives.

Directors: Paul Ratner, Shanequa Reed | Stars: Shanequa Reed, Alex Duong, Mike Foy, Sabrina Revelle

Votes: 10

148. Maciste contro lo sceicco (1962)

95 min | Adventure

In the late 1500s, forces of the Duke of Malaga topple the Sacred Obelisk in the North African city of Melida before they're defeated by the local Sheik. The Shiek's men then sail to Spain ... See full summary »

Director: Domenico Paolella | Stars: Ed Fury, Erno Crisa, Gisella Arden, Piero Lulli

Votes: 97

149. First Spaceship on Venus (1960)

Unrated | 79 min | Sci-Fi

When an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.

Director: Kurt Maetzig | Stars: Yôko Tani, Oldrich Lukes, Ignacy Machowski, Julius Ongewe

Votes: 3,146

150. Perfect Assassins (1998 TV Movie)

100 min | Action, Thriller

When Dr Ben Carroway (McCarthy) is involved in an assassination where the killers commit suicide once trapped he finds that the killers have no criminal record. However they are all ... See full summary »

Director: H. Gordon Boos | Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Robert Patrick, Portia de Rossi, Nick Mancuso

Votes: 321

151. 1-900 (1996)

98 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

This movie was produced before the Internet made sexual pornography widely available online. This movie was produced before the Internet allowed web-cam girls to strip, dance, or perform ... See full summary »

Director: M. David Lee III | Stars: Randy Allen, Amy Applebaum, Michelle Dardis, Lisa Foxx

Votes: 42

152. College Road Trip (2008)

G | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

36 Metascore

When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father decides to accompany her to keep her on the straight and narrow.

Director: Roger Kumble | Stars: Raven-Symoné, Martin Lawrence, Kym Whitley, Adam LeFevre

Votes: 16,691 | Gross: $45.59M

153. Reptilicus (1961)

Passed | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After copper miners discover a piece of the frozen tail of a giant prehistoric reptile in Lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life.

Directors: Poul Bang, Sidney W. Pink | Stars: Bent Mejding, Asbjørn Andersen, Povl Wøldike, Ann Smyrner

Votes: 4,374

154. Out of Reach (2004 Video)

R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A retired covert agent turned survivalist discovers that the foster program he is using to help a young orphan is actually a human trafficking network. He travels overseas to find the girl and shut down the operation.

Director: Po-Chih Leong | Stars: Steven Seagal, Ida Nowakowska, Agnieszka Wagner, Matt Schulze

Votes: 5,224

155. The Magic Sword (1962)

Approved | 80 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.

Director: Bert I. Gordon | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Estelle Winwood, Gary Lockwood, Anne Helm

Votes: 2,605

156. The Avengers (1998)

PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

12 Metascore

Two British Agents team up to stop Sir August de Wynter from destroying the world with a weather-changing machine.

Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Patrick Macnee

Votes: 45,432 | Gross: $23.32M

157. Doom Asylum (1987)

R | 77 min | Comedy, Horror

A horribly disfigured lawyer, wrongfully pronounced dead after a terrible car accident, is taken to an asylum for dissection, only to come back alive, kill everyone, and make the asylum his killing grounds.

Director: Richard Friedman | Stars: Patty Mullen, Ruth Collins, Kristin Davis, William Hay

Votes: 2,266

158. Final Move (2006)

R | 91 min | Thriller

A psychic and a cop track a serial killer who is copying a killer who just got executed.

Director: Joey Travolta | Stars: Matt Schulze, Lochlyn Munro, David Carradine, Daniel Baldwin

Votes: 471

159. Swept Away (2002)

R | 89 min | Comedy, Romance

18 Metascore

A snooty socialite is stranded on a Mediterranean island with a communist sailor.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Madonna, Adriano Giannini, Bruce Greenwood, Elizabeth Banks

Votes: 17,879 | Gross: $0.01M

160. Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)

Unrated | 63 min | Comedy, Horror

A crook decides to bump off members of his inept crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. What he doesn't know is that the creature is real.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Antony Carbone, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Robert Towne, Beach Dickerson

Votes: 3,301

162. Guess What Happened to Count Dracula? (1971)

PG | 80 min | Comedy, Horror

Count Dracula changes his name to Count Adrian and opens a strange nightclub called Dracula's Dungeon. Count Adrian sets his sights on making the lovely Angelica his latest vampire bride by giving her three bites to the neck.

Director: Laurence Merrick | Stars: Des Roberts, Claudia Siefried, John Landon, Robert Branche

Votes: 233

163. Drakut the Avenger (1961)

84 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The jealousy of a royal cousin which turns love into hate between a gypsy queen and a princess.

Director: Luigi Capuano | Stars: Burt Nelson, Wandisa Guida, Mario Petri, Moira Orfei

Votes: 29

164. Silly Science (1960)

6 min | Animation, Short

This modern madcap explores futuristic living with space-age conveniences.

Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Isadore Klein | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 19

167. Shokki matti (2001 TV Short)

6 min | Animation, Short

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Director: Harri Mustonen

168. Tower of London: The Innocent (1969 TV Movie)

50 min | Drama, History

Worried that the presence of the imprisoned Earl of Warwick will threaten his dynasty, Henry has him entrapped into an act of treason to justify his execution.

Director: Jonathan Alwyn | Stars: John Abineri, Bernard Archard, Paul Bacon, Peter Copley

Votes: 13

170. Checkmates (2001)

15 min | Short, Drama

A young runaway injects herself into the life of a homeless man through a mutual love for chess. As the Winter warms into Spring, this unlikely duo's relationship blossoms until the ... See full summary »

Director: Domingo Martin | Stars: Catherine Boyd, Walter Gary, Paul Krisikos

171. Kumander Kris (1982)

Action, Drama, War

This action film dramatizes the Christian/Muslim conflict in the country.

Director: Nilo Saez | Stars: Rudy Fernandez, Beth Bautista, Anna Marie Gutierrez, George Estregan

172. Chessmaster Theatre Presents: How to Play Chess (1994)

3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Monty Python like short film that pokes fun at the stuffy programs on the BBC that teach you the elements of the game of chess. This chess game includes cheating and mercenaries.

Director: John Wardlaw | Star: John Wardlaw

177. Kings and Queens (2007)

7 min | Short, Drama

A chess game with each move stifling or igniting the the possibilities between two people.

Director: Lisa Yan | Stars: Lee Grigsby, Ruby McCormick, M. Peter Cudicio, January Keaton

178. Pawns of the King (2005)

17 min | Short, Drama

A World War II Zero fighter pilot, haunted by the past, is forced to confront his fears when he meets an old enemy, a U.S. Army 442nd soldier, and plays a fateful game of chess.

Director: Ming Lai | Stars: Jim Ishida, Rodney Kageyama, Emily Kuroda, Sab Shimono

179. Check (I) (2008)

4 min | Short, Action, Sport

Two players fight on a chess game. The dimension shifts and they find themselves fighting on a boxing ring. The game is larger than just the board, it becomes reality.

Director: Kantarama Gahigiri | Stars: Cédric Ido, Hemmer Pascal

180. Requiem for a Chessplayer (2008)

14 min | Short

A film about genius and skill, tragedy and comedy, black and white, life and death and the noble art of chess.

Director: Morgan Toft | Star: Morgan Toft

182. Sweetener (2007)

6 min | Short

Two strangers enter a restaurant that's devoid of life. A table game they play sparks changes in the mood.

Director: Paul Preston | Stars: Stoney Westmoreland, David M. Beach, Kathi Chandler, Curt Bonnem

183. A Favourite Place (2008)

7 min | Short, Drama

Have you ever felt like saying everything you always wanted to say? Have you ever had a chance to explain who you are? Sometimes we miss those moments... but sometimes we can be bold enough... See full summary »

Director: Jep Domingo | Stars: Chris Bearne, Alexander Neal

185. The King (2007)

12 min | Short, Drama

Lonely chess player, Charlie, spends his days playing intense solo games. When he encounters vivacious local bookshop owner Isobel, it seems Charlie may have finally met his match.

Director: Phoebe Hartley | Stars: Lisa Bailey, Jim Daly, Luke Elliot

186. Bob & Doug (2009–2011)

22 min | Animation, Comedy

The lives and misadventures of two garbage men who are brothers in a small Canadian town.

Stars: Dave Coulier, Dave Thomas, Ho Chow, Stacey DePass

Votes: 199

188. The Game of Juan's Life (2009)

80 min | Drama

The Game of Juan's Life explores two hours in the life of Juan Reyes, known to others as Erwin. Juan is a 25 year who just found his way to Manila three years ago. Erwin has tried his hand ... See full summary »

Director: Joselito Altarejos | Stars: Kei Ramos, Jhon Cris Magcamit, Angeli Bayani, Ray An Dulay

Votes: 29

189. The Stolen Sock (2008)

4 min | Short, Comedy

A guy just trying to do his laundry gets challenged to a chess match by Death to win back his missing sock.

Director: Danny Bourque | Stars: Owen Hornstein, Joshua Lilly

190. Bordertown (1989–1991)

TV-14 | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

The adventures of the inhabitants of a western town that straddles the Canadian-American border.

Stars: Richard Comar, John H. Brennan, Sophie Barjac, Beverley Elliott

Votes: 247

191. Twisting Fate with Death and Larry (2009)

11 min | Short, Action, Fantasy

Death makes a wager with his younger idealistic brother, Larry on the question that has plagued philosophers, psychologists and thinkers for eons: is human nature fundamentally bad or good?

Director: Graham Lee | Stars: Andrew Conlon, Aaron James, Graham Lee, Louisa Lee

192. Een partij schaak (1914)

Short, Drama

A man suspects his wife of cheating with a younger man.

Director: Louis H. Chrispijn | Stars: Annie Bos, Jan van Dommelen, Jan Holtrop

193. Pawn Sacrifice (2014)

PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History

65 Metascore

Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg

Votes: 49,290 | Gross: $2.44M

194. Blacklist (2009)

10 min | Short, Thriller

Two protagonists, Death And Angel play God and toy with the lives of humans.

Director: Roberto Iacurci | Stars: Hassan Abbas, Antonio Iacurci, Roberto Iacurci, Charlotte King

Votes: 8

195. Crimes That Shook the World (2006– )
Episode: Chessboard Killer (2009)

44 min | Documentary, Crime

The story of 'chessboard killer' Alexander Pichushkin, who aimed to kill 64 people - one for each square on the board of the game - but was caught before he could complete his task.

Director: Jeremy Turner | Stars: Denis Adamenko, Alexander Pichushkin, Tim Pigott-Smith

Votes: 22

197. Black & White Kings (2010)

9 min | Short, Crime, Drama

Black & White Kings is a short crime/noir slice of deception offered through a game of chess between two gang-lords. Old friends but also new-made enemies, friendship, brotherhood and trust... See full summary »

Director: J.D. Chua | Stars: Stephen Lin, Sunny Pang

198. Chessmaster Theatre Bloody Revenge (1997)

4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

After having lost the first match, White challenges Black to another game and animated chaos begins.

Director: John Wardlaw | Stars: John Wardlaw, Michael Wilcox

199. Caissa (2010)

6 min | Short

After a devastating turn of events, a Male is approached by a mysterious figure who promises to grant him all his wishes in exchange for a game of chess.

Director: Daniel Magallanes | Stars: Martin Hinojosa, Greg Melendez, Jessica Peale



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