Movies and shows that sound really good- My "must watch" list
by denali_dreamer1993 | created - 02 May 2012 | updated - 26 Nov 2013 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. An Education (2009)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams
Votes: 138,165 | Gross: $12.57M
2. Truth Be Told (2011 TV Movie)
95 min | Comedy
"Honesty is the key to a successful marriage", advises counselor Annie Morgan. Ironically, the never-married Annie doesn't always follow her own advice. Media mogul Terrance Bishop invites ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Ronny Cox, Belita Moreno, Chris Brochu
Votes: 334
3. Camilla Dickinson (2012)
Not Rated | 117 min | Family, Romance
Fifteen-year-old Camilla Dickinson (Clemens), leads a sheltered life in New York City until her parents' marriage begins to fall apart. When Camilla meets her best friend's rebellious ... See full summary »
Director: Cornelia Duryée | Stars: Adelaide Clemens, Samantha Mathis, Gregg Sulkin, Cary Elwes
Votes: 175
4. Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school, a mom starts an unusual business -- a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service -- with her unreliable sister.
Director: Christine Jeffs | Stars: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack
Votes: 74,138 | Gross: $12.06M
5. Men of Honor (2000)
R | 129 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Diver, and the man who trained him.
Director: George Tillman Jr. | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert De Niro, Charlize Theron, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Votes: 125,167 | Gross: $48.82M
6. Saved! (2004)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
When a girl attending a Christian high school becomes pregnant, all of her former friends turn on her and she is ostracized and demonized.
Director: Brian Dannelly | Stars: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit
Votes: 49,004 | Gross: $8.94M
7. Simon Birch (1998)
PG | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.
Director: Mark Steven Johnson | Stars: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt
Votes: 22,212 | Gross: $18.25M
8. Stepmom (1998)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama
A terminally ill woman must deal with her ex-husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone
Votes: 74,541 | Gross: $91.14M
9. The Kids Are All Right (2010)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.
Director: Lisa Cholodenko | Stars: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska
Votes: 134,455 | Gross: $20.81M
10. Loving Leah (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A quirky love story revolving around the unexpected wedding and unconventional married life of a 26-year-old widow and her late husband's brother, a handsome 30-year-old cardiologist.
Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Lauren Ambrose, Adam Kaufman, Susie Essman, Harris Yulin
Votes: 3,596
11. Silk Stalkings (1991–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
"Cassy" St. John and Tom Ryan are the new duo in town. It is now their job to catch the killers of Palm Beach.
Stars: Rob Estes, Mitzi Kapture, Charlie Brill, Janet Gunn
Votes: 3,214
12. Blonde (2001)
TV-14 | 165 min | Biography, Drama
A fictional biography of Marilyn Monroe mixed with series of real events in her life.
Stars: Poppy Montgomery, Patricia Richardson, Patrick Dempsey, Wallace Shawn
Votes: 1,241
13. High School Confidential! (1958)
Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama
A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Drew Barrymore, Mamie Van Doren
Votes: 1,172
14. Lying to Be Perfect (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An overweight magazine editor leads a double life as a sassy advice columnist at night. To keep her alter ego a secret, she agrees to lose weight with two of her friends.
Director: Gary Harvey | Stars: Poppy Montgomery, Adam Kaufman, Chelah Horsdal, Audrey Wasilewski
Votes: 2,511
15. The Mentalist (2004 TV Movie)
Reality-TV
A television special showcasing the mind-reading and magic of Gerry McCambridge.
Director: Bill Price | Star: Gerry McCambridge
Votes: 79
16. Desperate Endeavors (2012)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows the exploits of an Indian immigrant trying to make it in New York City in 1973.
Director: Salim Khassa | Stars: Ismail Bashey, Gulshan Grover, Lavrenti Lopes, Paul Ben-Victor
Votes: 50 | Gross: $0.00M
17. Alias (2001–2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Sydney Bristow is an international spy recruited out of college, trained for espionage and self-defense.
Stars: Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Carl Lumbly, Kevin Weisman
Votes: 54,770
18. Love Bites (2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
It pulls back the curtain to bring modern romance to light, in a way you've never seen before. It's about love and all the crazy things people do, like pretending to be virgins to arouse a guy's interest.
Stars: Becki Newton, Greg Grunberg, Constance Zimmer, James MacDonald
Votes: 2,492
19. Happy Endings (2011–2020)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
This Chicago-set sitcom follows the intertwined lives of six young urbanites trying to learn the ropes of adulthood. Through breakups and whatever other curve-balls life throws them, the pals stick together.
Stars: Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally
Votes: 40,124
20. The Inbetweeners (2008–2010)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
Follows four friends and their antics during their final years of school.
Stars: Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas
Votes: 94,395
21. Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (1998–2001)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
Three twenty-somethings share a Boston apartment and hang around (and work) at a pizza place.
Stars: Traylor Howard, Ryan Reynolds, Richard Ruccolo, Suzanne Cryer
Votes: 17,974
22. Mad Love (2011)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
Revolves around a quartet of single friends in New York City; two are falling in love, and two despise each other--at least initially.
Stars: Jason Biggs, Sarah Chalke, Judy Greer, Tyler Labine
Votes: 4,370
23. The Nine (2006–2007)
45 min | Crime, Drama
Nine surviving hostages from a spectacular bank hold-up meet regularly. The memories keep haunting them, in flashbacks that slowly reveal the story. Two surviving perpetrators in jail, who ... See full summary »
Stars: Lourdes Benedicto, John Billingsley, Jessica Ann Collins, Tim Daly
Votes: 1,501
24. The Dresden Files (2007–2008)
TV-14 | 582 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Harry Dresden is a wizard, the only one listed in the Chicago phone book. He's got a handle on the crimes that can't be solved by anyone else. Paranormal? No problem. Dresden deals in all matters of supernatural threats.
Stars: Paul Blackthorne, Valerie Cruz, Terrence Mann, Raoul Bhaneja
Votes: 11,451
25. One Hour Photo (2002)
R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
A mentally unstable photo developer targets an upper middle-class family after his obsession with them becomes more sick and disturbing than any of them could imagine.
Director: Mark Romanek | Stars: Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith
Votes: 131,761 | Gross: $31.60M
26. Notes on a Scandal (2006)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her fifteen-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond a platonic friendship.
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Andrew Simpson, Tom Georgeson
Votes: 84,600 | Gross: $17.51M
27. The Experiment (2001)
R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller
For two weeks, 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards in a prison. The "prisoners" have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the "guards" are told to retain order without using physical violence.
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Oliver Stokowski, Wotan Wilke Möhring
Votes: 96,109 | Gross: $0.14M
28. The Wave (2008)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich
Votes: 115,150
29. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Francesc Albiol
Votes: 265,855 | Gross: $2.22M
30. Unthinkable (2010)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Follows a black-ops interrogator and an F.B.I. agent who try to press a suspect terrorist into divulging the location of three nuclear weapons set to detonate in the U.S.
Director: Gregor Jordan | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Sheen, Stephen Root
Votes: 94,178
31. Nothing But the Truth (I) (2008)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Washington, D.C., a reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Vera Farmiga, Angela Bassett
Votes: 39,864 | Gross: $0.00M
32. Frozen (I) (2010)
R | 93 min | Adventure, Thriller
Three skiers stranded on a chairlift are forced to make life-or-death choices, which prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.
Director: Adam Green | Stars: Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers, Ed Ackerman
Votes: 80,762 | Gross: $0.24M
33. Right at Your Door (2006)
R | 96 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.
Director: Chris Gorak | Stars: Mary McCormack, Rory Cochrane, Tony Perez, Scotty Noyd Jr.
Votes: 14,386 | Gross: $0.06M
34. The Brothers Grimm (2005)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Will and Jake Grimm are traveling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires true courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Monica Bellucci, Petr Ratimec
Votes: 126,284 | Gross: $37.92M
35. Red Riding Hood (2011)
PG-13 | 100 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Set in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf, a young girl falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to her family's displeasure.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Lukas Haas, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke
Votes: 115,813 | Gross: $37.66M
36. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
PG-13 | 116 min | Crime, Thriller
Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon
Votes: 619,511 | Gross: $183.42M
37. Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Approved | 127 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford
Votes: 25,217 | Gross: $12.32M
38. Ocean's Twelve (2004)
PG-13 | 125 min | Crime, Thriller
Daniel Ocean recruits one more team member so he can pull off three major European heists in this sequel to Ocean's Eleven (2001).
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Votes: 414,224 | Gross: $125.54M
39. Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
PG-13 | 122 min | Crime, Thriller
Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Michael Mantell
Votes: 367,530 | Gross: $117.15M
40. Cleaner (2007)
R | 88 min | Crime, Thriller
A former cop who now earns a wage as a crime scene cleaner unknowingly participates in a cover-up at his latest job.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 45,660
41. The Lives of Others (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 410,633 | Gross: $11.29M
42. A Man Apart (2003)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man known as Diablo emerges to head a drug cartel after the previous leader is imprisoned.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Vin Diesel, Timothy Olyphant, Larenz Tate, Geno Silva
Votes: 49,415 | Gross: $26.18M
43. The Virgin Suicides (1999)
R | 97 min | Drama, Romance
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, James Woods, Kathleen Turner
Votes: 169,288 | Gross: $4.86M
44. Passchendaele (2008)
R | 114 min | Drama, History, Romance
The lives of a troubled veteran, his nurse girlfriend and a naive boy intersect first in Alberta and then in Belgium during the bloody World War I battle of Passchendaele.
Director: Paul Gross | Stars: Paul Gross, Michael Greyeyes, James Kot, Jesse Frechette
Votes: 8,807
45. Puck Hogs (2009)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Sport
Puck Hogs follows a men's recreational hockey team, The Puck Hogs, through a brutally hilarious weekend tournament. In the tradition of the cult classic This is Spinal Tap, Puck Hogs is a ... See full summary »
Director: Warren P. Sonoda | Stars: Jim Annan, Jason Blicker, Liam Card, Joe Dinicol
Votes: 273
46. Reviving Ophelia (2010 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 92 min | Drama
The difficulties two sisters face raising their teenage daughters.
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Jane Kaczmarek, Rebecca Williams, Nick Thurston, Carleigh Beverly
Votes: 1,082
47. Haven (2010–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Many in the coastal town of Haven, Maine have a dormant curse or "trouble" that could trigger at any time for any reason. FBI agent Audrey Parker, the sheriff and the town's black sheep must deal with the troubles' deadly effects.
Stars: Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour, Richard Donat
Votes: 41,358
48. A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride (2008 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A wedding planner looks to persuade her mother not to marry a man she's only known for a brief period of time, until an unexpected development forces her to re-examine her feelings.
Director: Leslie Hope | Stars: JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Helen Shaver, Kenneth Welsh, Lucas Bryant
Votes: 835
49. Perfect Plan (2010 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 89 min | Thriller
A Realtor for high-end listings in Chicago finds a cash buyer for an exclusive home, only to learn that the sellers were actually killed for it.
Director: Tristan Dubois | Stars: Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Jonathan Watton, Cristina Rosato
Votes: 712
50. Liquid Bridge (2003)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama
Nick McCallum is mechanic who trades in his wrench for a surfboard, going against the wishes of his father-- a former surfing legend who lost his ability to walk after a horrible accident on the water.
Director: Phillip Avalon | Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Simone Kessell, Jarrod Dean, Jeremy Sims
Votes: 224
51.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
Nancy Drew
(2002)
TV-G | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In this movie, Maggie Lawson plays Nancy Drew. A young woman who has just entered college. While rushing with her friends Bess and George, the star football player, Jesse, goes into a coma.... See full summary »
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Maggie Lawson, Jill Ritchie, Lauren Birkell, Marieh Delfino
Votes: 559
52. Heart of a Stranger (2002 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama
After years of anxious waiting, a suitable heart becomes available for Jill Maddox. It isn't rejected by her body, but feels very strange and seems to change her character completely, ... See full summary »
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Jane Seymour, Maggie Lawson, Vince Corazza, Peter MacNeill
Votes: 253
53.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
Model Behavior
(2000)
TV-G | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two teenage girls, one an ordinary high school girl and the other a top teen model, who meet and switch places.
Director: Mark Rosman | Stars: Maggie Lawson, Jim Abele, Daniel Clark, Karen Hines
Votes: 2,815
54. Family Rules (1999)
30 min | Comedy
A widower basketball coach raises his four daughters.
Stars: Greg Evigan, Maggie Lawson, Shawna Waldron, Andi Eystad
Votes: 13
55. Pleasantville (1998)
PG-13 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves transported to a 1950s sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that colorless, complacent world.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy
Votes: 136,348 | Gross: $40.57M
56. Kelly Kelly (1998)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
Kelly Novak, the head of the English Department, accidentally falls off a ledge and gets caught by a firefighter named Doug Kelly. They hit it off and fall in love, but when she meets his ... See full summary »
Stars: Shelley Long, Robert Hays, Ashley Johnson, Will Estes
Votes: 28
57. I've Been Waiting for You (1998 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
A girl moves to a small town with her mom, only to be compared to a legendary witch with the same name.
Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: Sarah Chalke, Soleil Moon Frye, Ben Foster, Christian Campbell
Votes: 1,432
58. Nice Guys Sleep Alone (1999)
R | 92 min | Romance, Comedy
A young man in Louisville sees his dating failures are related to his always being nice. All of his dates end up going with the rude, obnoxious guys. Deciding to change his ways, he goes ... See full summary »
Director: Stu Pollard | Stars: Michael Greene, Sean O'Bryan, Susannah Cranage, Blake Steury
Votes: 575
59. Felicity (1998–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
A young girl, fresh out of high school, follows her high school crush to college to be near him.
Stars: Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, Scott Foley, Tangi Miller
Votes: 12,961
60. Working (1997–1999)
30 min | Comedy
What do you do after graduating from university? Go to work. And that's exactly what Matt wants to do. He wants to climb the corporate ladder the old-fashioned way: by working.
Stars: Fred Savage, Maurice Godin, Yvette Freeman, Arden Myrin
Votes: 556
61. Cheats (2002)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy
A group of friends cheat their way through high school.
Director: Andrew Gurland | Stars: Trevor Fehrman, Matthew Lawrence, Elden Henson, Kathryn Anderson
Votes: 4,539
62. Waiting... (I) (2005)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Young employees at ShenaniganZ restaurant collectively stave off boredom and adulthood with their antics.
Director: Rob McKittrick | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, John Francis Daley, Justin Long
Votes: 106,168 | Gross: $16.12M
63. Psych (2006–2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
When a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psychic powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.
Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Corbin Bernsen
Votes: 105,833
64. Mentors (1998–2005)
30 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
A live-action children's television series following 15 year old Oliver Cates and his friend Dee who - using their homemade time machine- zap historical figures into their 21st century lives.
Stars: Samantha Krutzfeldt, Chad Krowchuk, Sarah Lind, Belinda Metz
Votes: 86
65. Fearless (2004 TV Movie)
37 min | Action, Drama
A girl without the gene for fear becomes an FBI agent.
Director: Blair Hayes | Stars: Rachael Leigh Cook, Bianca Lawson, Eric Balfour, Erich Anderson
Votes: 227
66. Anatomy of a Hate Crime (2001 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Fact-based drama centering on the brutal 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, an openly homosexual college student in Wyoming, by two homophobic, trouble-making teens and their co-conspirator ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Cy Carter, Brendan Fletcher, Ian Somerhalder, Busy Philipps
Votes: 317
67. Searching for Sonny (2011)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Mystery
Reunited friends find themselves the chief suspects of a murder mystery that seems eerily similar to a play they performed in high school.
Director: Andrew Disney | Stars: Jason Dohring, Minka Kelly, Masi Oka, Michael Hogan
Votes: 293
68. Mental (2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
The psychiatrist seeking to save his sister as well his patients while using any means necessary.
Stars: Chris Vance, Jacqueline McKenzie, Marisa Ramirez, Derek Webster
Votes: 2,419
69. Ready to Run (2000 TV Movie)
TV-G | 96 min | Family, Sport
A 14-year-old girl who works at a racetrack trains a talking racehorse with issues, transforming him into a winner.
Director: Duwayne Dunham | Stars: Krystle Po, Jason Dohring, Lillian Hurst, Jon Brazier
Votes: 410
70. Jumper (2008)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A young man with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson
Votes: 323,681 | Gross: $80.17M
71. Campus Confidential (2005 TV Movie)
PG | 81 min | Comedy, Family
School... there is the popular crowd. Teachers favor some students over others. Because of this, Violet decides to start a school paper, which exposes many embarrassing secrets of popular kids who think they run the campus.
Director: Melanie Mayron | Stars: Christy Carlson Romano, Keri Lynn Pratt, Katey Sagal, Teddy Dunn
Votes: 806
72. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Kimberly Elise
Votes: 116,651 | Gross: $65.96M
73. Cherry (I) (2010)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
An Ivy League freshman gets an unexpected education when he falls for an older woman and her 14 year-old daughter develops a crush on him.
Director: Jeffrey Fine | Stars: Kyle Gallner, Laura Allen, Britt Robertson, Matt Walsh
Votes: 5,207 | Gross: $0.01M
74. Legally Blonde: The Musical (2007 TV Movie)
185 min | Musical
Tells the story of Delta Nu Sorority Sister Elle Woods, and her amazing trip in pursuit of sexy man Warner Huntington III. Along the way she meets friends Emmett, Paulette, and all her Delta Nus see her through.
Directors: Beth McCarthy-Miller, Jerry Mitchell | Stars: Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Orfeh, Richard H. Blake
Votes: 2,011
75. Light It Up (1999)
R | 99 min | Drama, Thriller
A group of teens are bent on improving the run-down conditions of their high-school.
Director: Craig Bolotin | Stars: Usher, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Robert Ri'chard
Votes: 3,947 | Gross: $5.87M
76. Coach Carter (2005)
PG-13 | 136 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.
Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez, Robert Ri'chard, Rob Brown
Votes: 172,177 | Gross: $67.26M
77. Up in the Air (I) (2009)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ryan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mistake.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman
Votes: 349,442 | Gross: $83.82M
78. Aim High (2011–2013)
Thriller
A web series centered around a high school student with a double life as a teenage spy.
Stars: Jackson Rathbone, Aimee Teegarden, Chris Wylde, Devon Bostick
Votes: 631
79. The Bondage (2006)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama
A 16 year old suburban kid escapes an abusive home only to find himself entangled in the California Juvenile Justice system and a psychiatric ward.
Director: Eric Allen Bell | Stars: Michael Angarano, Illeana Douglas, Griffin Dunne, Eric Lange
Votes: 500
80. The Deaf Family (2008)
Comedy
The Deaf Family portrays a dysfunctional deaf family going through everyday trials and tribulations. As each character encounters and muddles through a new challenge, they come to realize ... See full summary »
Director: Chad W. Taylor | Stars: Sean Berdy, Max Fomitchev, Megg Rose, Andrew Rubin
Votes: 38
81. The Lake (2009– )
Drama
For young adults, summer is a time of reinvention, romance, rivalries and friendships. Families come to Lake Eleanor to escape their daily lives back home; but will they only find more drama?
Stars: Elisa Donovan, Drew Van Acker, Samantha Cope, Nick Thurston
Votes: 111
82. The Legend of the Mountain Man (2008)
102 min | Family
The Legend of the Mountain Man is a family-friendly story that will be enjoyed by viewers of all ages in American Sign Language. The Legend of the Mountain Man, set in picturesque Montana, ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Wood | Stars: Chuck Baird, Scott Berdy, Sean Berdy, Tyler Berdy
Votes: 82
83. Boston Public (2000–2006)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives of 10 faculty members at a high school in Boston weave in and out of dealing with trouble-makers, having a personal life, and keeping sanity.
Stars: Loretta Devine, Anthony Heald, Fyvush Finkel, Chi McBride
Votes: 6,303
84. Opposite Sex (2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A teenager moves to northern California with his newly widowed father, enrolls in Evergreen Academy, and discovers that he is one of only three boys in a previously all-female school.
Stars: Milo Ventimiglia, Margot Finley, Kyle Howard, Chris Evans
Votes: 561
85. Massholes (2000)
Comedy
A day in the life of four Massachusetts high schoolers.
Director: John Chase | Stars: Desmond Harrington, Steven Moreno, Peter Simmons, Milo Ventimiglia
Votes: 49
86. Nice Guys Finish Last (2001)
14 min | Comedy, Short
A universal comment on suffering the typical frustrations of adolescense, "Nice Guys Finish Last" is an engaging look at the timeless problem that every guy must face... de-virginazation. "... See full summary »
Director: Robert B. Martin Jr. | Stars: Christopher Masterson, Jane Lynch, Heather McComb, Milo Ventimiglia
Votes: 57
87. $#*! My Dad Says (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A middle-aged son moves in with his old-fashioned dad.
Stars: William Shatner, Jonathan Sadowski, Nicole Sullivan, Will Sasso
Votes: 5,334
88. Lipshitz Saves the World (2007 TV Movie)
Comedy
In a bizarre twist of fate, a young outcast learns he might be the one person who can save the world.
Director: Chris Koch | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Jack Carpenter, Ty Burrell, Brooklyn Decker
Votes: 103
89. The Return of Jezebel James (2008)
Comedy
When a newly-single professional woman learns that she's unable to conceive, she looks to her estranged younger sister to carry her baby for her.
Stars: Parker Posey, Lauren Ambrose, Haysha Deitsch, Scott Cohen
Votes: 470
90. Harvest (I) (2010)
R | 102 min | Drama
A college kid comes of age one summer amidst family conflict unleashed by the eventual passing of its patriarch.
Director: Marc Meyers | Stars: Robert Loggia, Jack Carpenter, Victoria Clark, Arye Gross
Votes: 193 | Gross: $0.02M
91. The Journal (2008)
Short, Drama
The loss of his mother at a very early age has haunted Alex his entire life. As a young adult in midst of a downward spiral, he discovers the gift that could set him free. No longer able to... See full summary »
Director: Sam Wasserman | Stars: Jack Carpenter, Blue Deckert, Max Burkholder, Artur Ryabets
Votes: 29
92. The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
Director: Peter Hedges | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams, Odeya Rush
Votes: 48,607 | Gross: $51.85M
93. Swimfan (2002)
PG-13 | 85 min | Drama, Thriller
A high school senior with a promising swimming career has a one-night stand with consequences.
Director: John Polson | Stars: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Kate Burton
Votes: 21,209 | Gross: $28.56M
94. Damages (2007–2012)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A law school graduate becomes the protégée of a successful high-stakes litigator.
Stars: Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan, Zachary Booth
Votes: 31,609
95. Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
R | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross, Jesse Bradford
Votes: 129,277 | Gross: $33.60M
96. Newsies (1992)
PG | 121 min | Drama, Family, History
A musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business.
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall, Ann-Margret
Votes: 22,574 | Gross: $2.82M
97. Tru Loved (2008)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tru moves to a conservative suburb where her friendship with the closeted football player is jeopardized when she starts their school's first Gay-Straight Alliance.
Director: Stewart Wade | Stars: Najarra Townsend, J.J. Soria, Howard Booth, Jay Costelo
Votes: 948 | Gross: $0.01M
98. Caddyshack (1980)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Sport
An exclusive golf course has to deal with a flatulent new member and a destructive dancing gopher.
Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, Ted Knight
Votes: 127,211 | Gross: $39.85M
99. Real Genius (1985)
PG | 108 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
An uptight teenage prodigy enters a top engineering college, but feels awkward among the freewheeling students. When a professor aims to turn their laser project into a military weapon, he and his offbeat roommate plot to ruin the plan.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Val Kilmer, Stacy Peralta, Daniel Ades, Andres Aybar
Votes: 37,767 | Gross: $13.00M
100. Chaos Theory (II) (2007)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of an obsessively organized efficiency expert whose life unravels in unexpected ways when fate forces him to explore the serendipitous nature of love and forgiveness.
Director: Marcos Siega | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 33,537 | Gross: $0.24M
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