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1. Nosferatu (1922)

Not Rated | 94 min | Fantasy, Horror

7.9
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Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.

Director: F.W. Murnau | Stars: Max Schreck, Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder

Votes: 105,377

2. The Kid (1921)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

8.2
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The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan, Carl Miller

Votes: 134,766 | Gross: $5.45M

3. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy, Horror

6.2
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A clumsy young man working at an impoverished flower shop discovers that the strange plant he has been nurturing has an insatiable appetite for blood, forcing him to kill to feed it.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller

Votes: 19,555 | Gross: $1.40M

4. House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Approved | 75 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

6.7
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A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal

Votes: 30,813

5. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)

Not Rated | 79 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

3.9
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56 Metascore

Evil aliens attack Earth and set their terrible "Plan 9" into action. As the aliens resurrect the dead of the Earth, the lives of the living are in danger.

Director: Edward D. Wood Jr. | Stars: Gregory Walcott, Tom Keene, Mona McKinnon, Duke Moore

Votes: 40,391

6. My Man Godfrey (1936)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.9
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82 Metascore

A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.

Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick

Votes: 26,441

7. The Gold Rush (1925)

Passed | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

8.1
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A prospector goes to the Klondike during the 1890s gold rush in hopes of making his fortune, and is smitten with a girl he sees in a dance hall.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman

Votes: 118,595 | Gross: $5.45M

8. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

Passed | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History

8.1
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98 Metascore

In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.

Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz

Votes: 60,627 | Gross: $0.02M

9. Wings (1927)

PG-13 | 144 min | Drama, Romance, War

7.5
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78 Metascore

Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.

Directors: William A. Wellman, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast | Stars: Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston

Votes: 14,529 | Gross: $6.59M

10. The General (1926)

Passed | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.1
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After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through enemy lines.

Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley

Votes: 98,096 | Gross: $1.03M

11. Sherlock Jr. (1924)

Passed | 45 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

8.2
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A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

Director: Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, Erwin Connelly

Votes: 56,927 | Gross: $0.98M

12. The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance

5.8
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70 Metascore

The girl next door makes a teen born with immune deficiencies want to leave his germ-free bubble.

Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Robert Reed, Diana Hyland

Votes: 5,571

13. A Farewell to Arms (1932)

Unrated | 80 min | Drama, Romance, War

6.4
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An American ambulance driver and an English nurse fall in love in Italy during World War I.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Adolphe Menjou, Mary Philips

Votes: 6,811

14. The Driller Killer (1979)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

5.2
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66 Metascore

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz, Baybi Day, Harry Schultz

Votes: 8,433

15. The Wasp Woman (1959)

Not Rated | 63 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

4.8
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The head of a major cosmetics company experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, but the formula's side effects have deadly consequences.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Barboura Morris, William Roerick

Votes: 5,473

16. Detour (1945)

Passed | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

7.3
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The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald

Votes: 19,697 | Gross: $0.02M

17. The Jazz Singer (1927)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Music, Musical

6.4
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66 Metascore

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.

Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer

Votes: 11,067 | Gross: $7.63M

18. Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968)

Unrated | 78 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

2.9
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Astronauts landing on Venus encounter dangerous creatures and almost meet some sexy Venusian women who like to sun-bathe in hip-hugging skin-tight pants and seashell brassieres.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Mamie Van Doren, Mary Marr, Paige Lee, Gennadi Vernov

Votes: 1,991

19. The Circus (1928)

Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

8.1
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90 Metascore

The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, Al Ernest Garcia, Harry Crocker

Votes: 36,027

20. Lady Frankenstein (1971)

R | 99 min | Horror

5.1
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Baron Frankenstein's daughter and his assistant/her lover continue his experiments in an attempt to rebuild his legacy after he is killed by his psychotic, murderous first monster.

Directors: Mel Welles, Aureliano Luppi | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Rosalba Neri, Paul Muller, Riccardo Pizzuti

Votes: 2,451

21. The Cameraman (1928)

Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

8.0
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Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion-picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.

Directors: Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin, Sidney Bracey

Votes: 13,171

22. The Great Train Robbery (1903)

TV-G | 11 min | Short, Action, Adventure

7.3
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A group of bandits stage a brazen train hold-up, only to find a determined posse hot on their heels.

Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, A.C. Abadie, George Barnes, Justus D. Barnes

Votes: 20,985

23. The Sleeping City (1950)

Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.7
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In New York, the murder of a Bellevue Hospital intern prompts the police to send an undercover detective to investigate.

Director: George Sherman | Stars: Richard Conte, Coleen Gray, Richard Taber, John Alexander

Votes: 845

24. Bloody Pit of Horror (1965)

Unrated | 86 min | Horror

4.5
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A photographer and models go to an abandoned castle to shoot some sexy covers for horror novels. Unbeknownst to them, the castle is inhabited by a lunatic who believes himself to be the reincarnated spirit of a 17th century executioner.

Director: Massimo Pupillo | Stars: Mickey Hargitay, Walter Brandi, Luisa Baratto, Ralph Zucker

Votes: 2,358

25. Steamboat Willie (1928)

Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

7.5
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Mickey Mouse is a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat that is under the command of the tyrannical Captain Pete.

Directors: Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney | Star: Walt Disney

Votes: 11,242

26. Cameraperson (2016)

Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.4
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89 Metascore

Exposing her role behind the camera, Kirsten Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. What emerges is a visually bold memoir and a revelatory interrogation of the power of the camera.

Director: Kirsten Johnson | Stars: Kirsten Johnson, Aisha Bukar, Eric W. Davis, Jacques Derrida

Votes: 3,236 | Gross: $0.10M

27. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)

Passed | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

6.1
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A French professor and his daughter accompany Captain Nemo on an adventure aboard a submarine.

Director: Stuart Paton | Stars: Allen Holubar, Dan Hanlon, Edna Pendleton, Curtis Benton

Votes: 1,985 | Gross: $8.00M

28. Woman on the Run (1950)

Not Rated | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

7.2
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Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around San Francisco by his wife, the police, and the killer.

Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith, John Qualen

Votes: 4,836

29. UUelcome (1997– )

Game-Show

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Link Egglepple Starbureiy (lnq)

Stars: Lnq, Joey Koala, Puwun, Honne Bay

30. The Flying Deuces (1939)

Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Family, War

6.7
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Ollie has fallen in love with the innkeeper's daughter in Paris. The only problem - she's very much in love with her husband. To forget her he joins the Foreign Legion with Stan. Bad idea.

Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker, Reginald Gardiner

Votes: 5,735

31. Go for Broke! (1951)

Passed | 92 min | Drama, History, War

6.6
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The story of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II.

Director: Robert Pirosh | Stars: Van Johnson, Lane Nakano, George Miki, Akira Fukunaga

Votes: 1,746

32. The Midnight Story (1957)

Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.7
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When a San Francisco priest is murdered, a policeman, who's a close friend, starts an investigation.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Tony Curtis, Marisa Pavan, Gilbert Roland, Jay C. Flippen

Votes: 920

33. Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

7.6
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93 Metascore

An animated version of the epic Indian tale of Ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw.

Director: Nina Paley | Stars: Annette Hanshaw, Aseem Chhabra, Bhavana Nagulapally, Manish Acharya

Votes: 4,956

34. Red Sundown (1956)

Passed | 81 min | Action, Drama, Romance

6.5
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A gunfighter takes a deputy sheriff job in a town caught in a feud between a powerful rancher and small farmers.

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Martha Hyer, Dean Jagger, Robert Middleton

Votes: 727

35. Fun in Balloon Land (1965)

TV-14 | 53 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

1.3
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Sonny falls asleep while his mom reads him a bedtime story and wakes up in Balloon Land, a magical world filled with giant balloon people and animals.

Director: Joseph M. Sonneborn Jr. | Star: Patricia Ann Pearson

Votes: 591

36. The Child Molester (1964)

20 min | Short, Crime

5.4
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Two young girls playing hopscotch at a playground accept n offer of some candy by a stranger. When he also offers them a ride home in his car, they accept, but they soon discover that he ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert J. Leder

Votes: 142

37. Salome, Where She Danced (1945)

Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Music

5.4
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A famous Viennese ballerina flees Europe during the Austro-Prussian War and falls in love with an American bandit who looks like her deceased royal lover.

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron, David Bruce, Walter Slezak

Votes: 373

38. The Death Kiss (1932)

Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

6.0
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Murder during film shoot sparks search for a killer.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Adrienne Ames, John Wray

Votes: 1,418

39. Borderline (1950)

Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.0
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Two undercover agents infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico, but neither is aware of the other's identity.

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr, José Torvay

Votes: 1,629

40. The Mad Doctor (1933)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

7.6
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Mickey must save Pluto from a mad doctor's lair.

Directors: David Hand, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Florence Gill

Votes: 1,656

41. The Fat Man (1951)

Passed | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.2
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A dentist's murder is investigated by hefty sleuth Brad Runyan.

Director: William Castle | Stars: J. Scott Smart, Julie London, Rock Hudson, Clinton Sundberg

Votes: 558

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

52 min | Drama, Horror

4.2
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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: 537

43. Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes (1974)

R | 86 min | Crime, Thriller

4.6
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A numbers king pin tries to stay in business as the mafia and police close in around him.

Director: Bill Brame | Stars: Frank DeKova, Paul Harris, Frances E. Williams, Reginald Farmer

Votes: 368

44. Letter of Introduction (1938)

Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

6.1
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From a "letter of introduction" aging actor John learns that he has a grown daughter, aspiring actress Katherine. They keep their secret, but he agrees to star with her in a play to further her career on Broadway.

Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, George Murphy, Edgar Bergen

Votes: 430

45. Steamboat Willie in Kapelovision (2024)

3 min | Animation, Short

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Director: Dan Kapelovitz

46. Kidnapped (1948)

Approved | 81 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

6.0
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In Scotland in 1752, the 17-year-old David Balfour is cheated out of his birthright by his evil uncle Ebenezer.

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Sue England, Dan O'Herlihy, Roland Winters

Votes: 269

47. The Doctor's Secret (1934)

68 min | Comedy

5.5
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Bill Blake, a jovial con man is known to friends and his son as a travelling salesman, but in reality, operates a phony medicine show, complete with singing, a monkey, and audience shills. ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Lee | Stars: Leslie Fuller, John Mills, Marguerite Allan, Mary Jerrold

Votes: 32

48. Yesterland Waltz (2017– )

21 min | Comedy

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Comedian Justin Michaels thinks he's gotten his big break to host a late night TV talk show. Turns out, his talent agent has duped him, signing him to a seven-year contract to host a ... See full summary »

Stars: Justin Michaels, Steve Norris, Crissy Renee, Paul Wills

49. The Public Domain Just Got a Little Bigger (2019 Video)

6 min | Short, News

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Star: Steve Shives

50. X-Ray Cinematography of Frog's Legs (1896)

Documentary, Short

6.0
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Experimental x-ray film by Dr. John MacIntyre showing a frog joint, as well as human heart and digestive system.

Director: John MacIntyre

Votes: 34



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