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1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
R | 142 min | Drama
Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler
Votes: 2,890,475 | Gross: $28.34M
2. Inception (2010)
PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe
Votes: 2,552,405 | Gross: $292.58M
3. Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.
Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 215,567
4. X-Men (2000)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen
Votes: 646,890 | Gross: $157.30M
5. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Christopher Adamson, JB Blanc
Votes: 148,531 | Gross: $54.23M
6. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong
Votes: 212,574 | Gross: $24.15M
7. Men in Black: International (2019)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The MIB tackle a mole in their organization.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Ferguson
Votes: 147,112 | Gross: $80.00M
8. Stalag 17 (1953)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, War
After two Americans are killed while escaping from a German P.O.W. camp in World War II, the barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss
Votes: 58,827
9. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 83 min | Fantasy, Family
Alice visits the magical kingdom on the other side of the looking glass.
Director: John Henderson | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Charlotte Curley, Penelope Wilton, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 1,665
10. Brute Force (1947)
Passed | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo
Votes: 11,551
11. The Maiden Heist (2009)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Crime
A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.
Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: Christopher Walken, Joseph McKenna, Wynn Everett, Patricia B. Till
Votes: 17,590
12. The Dinner Party (2020)
116 min | Horror, Thriller
A budding playwright and his wife attend a dinner party hosted by wealthy, cultural elites, who have promised to bankroll the writer's latest play to Broadway, but, in fact, have darker designs in mind for the couple.
Director: Miles Doleac | Stars: Jeremy London, Bill Sage, Sherri Eakin, Alli Hart
Votes: 7,796
13. Little Secrets (2001)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A fourteen-year-old aspiring violinist finds herself under an increasing amount of pressure to keep secrets for herself, her family and her newfound best friend.
Director: Blair Treu | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Angarano, David Gallagher, Vivica A. Fox
Votes: 3,427 | Gross: $0.41M
14. Dangerous Moves (1984)
100 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Director: Richard Dembo | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, Liv Ullmann, Leslie Caron
Votes: 1,486
15. Magellan (2017)
103 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
After NASA picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut Roger Nelson is dispatched on a multi-year solo mission aboard the Magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources.
Director: Rob York | Stars: Brandon Ray Olive, K. Danor Gerald, Whitney Palmer, Matthew Mercer
Votes: 1,872
16. The Chess Players (1977)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal
Votes: 4,066
17. The Dark Horse (2014)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama
A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.
Director: James Napier Robertson | Stars: Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Kirk Torrance, James Napier Robertson
Votes: 6,586 | Gross: $0.06M
18. The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who becomes his accomplice.
Director: Bud Yorkin | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Jacqueline Bisset, Warren Oates, Jill Clayburgh
Votes: 1,244 | Gross: $0.68M
19. The Christmas Toy (1986 TV Movie)
TV-G | 50 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
The toys in the playroom of the Jones household magically come to life when their owners aren't looking. On Christmas Eve, as the toys eagerly await the arrival of a new toy, Rugby the tiger plots to make sure he remains the favorite toy.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 1,460
20. Backlight (2010)
90 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Several characters who are each at critical stages of their lives are strangely impelled towards an uncharted lake in the middle of the desert where they all have the opportunity to save each other.
Director: Fernando Fragata | Stars: Joaquim de Almeida, Michelle Mania, Skyler Day, Scott Bailey
Votes: 2,298
21. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966 TV Movie)
G | 72 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
When Alice is lured by the Red King to magically enter her mirror into Looking Glass Land, she meets up with the White Queen and King, Humpty Dumpty, Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum, and Jabberwock for a magical, musical blend of fantasy and fun.
Director: Alan Handley | Stars: Judi Rolin, Roy Castle, Robert Coote, Richard Denning
Votes: 222
22. Lang leve de koningin (1995)
118 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A fairytale about a young girl who learns to play chess and at the same time finds her father.
Director: Esmé Lammers | Stars: Maya van den Broecke, Lisa de Rooy, Cas Enklaar, Derek de Lint
Votes: 1,262
23. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987 TV Movie)
G | 73 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
In this classic tale, Alice falls through a mirror and arrives in a wonderful place called Chessland! Alice's journey across eight crazy squares of Chessland is brought to the screen in ... See full summary »
Directors: Andrea Bresciani, Richard Slapczynski | Stars: Janet Waldo, Townsend Coleman, Phyllis Diller, Hal Smith
Votes: 202
24. Chess Fever (1925)
Not Rated | 20 min | Comedy, Short
With an international chess tournament in progress, a young man becomes completely obsessed with the game. His fiancée has no interest in it, and becomes frustrated and depressed by his ... See full summary »
Directors: Vsevolod Pudovkin, Mykola Shpykovskyi | Stars: José Raúl Capablanca, Vladimir Fogel, Anna Zemtsova, Natalya Glan
Votes: 1,478
25. At Land (1944)
15 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Silently, a woman wakes on a beach as the tides go in reverse. Her dreamscape unfolds as she tries to locate a chess piece traveling from the beach to a party to a country road and then back.
Director: Maya Deren | Stars: John Cage, Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid, Hella Heyman
Votes: 3,344
26. Hatley High (2003)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
Tommy Linklater is an eighteen-year old magician. The magic he performs is often minor - re-directing croquet balls, making cards appear in closed purses - it is always genuine; he actually... See full summary »
Director: Phil Price | Stars: Nicolas Wright, Rachelle Lefevre, Nwamiko Madden, James A. Woods
Votes: 464
27. Murray Head: One Night in Bangkok (1985 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Murray Head performs in the music video "One Night in Bangkok" from the album "Chess" recorded for RCA Records. The video begins with an animated chessboard breaking down. It features ... See full summary »
Director: David G. Hillier | Star: Murray Head
Votes: 154
28. 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
29. The Mighty Pawns (1987 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 57 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Caring and tough: That's how you could describe the principal, teacher, and parent who combined their efforts to transform a struggling bunch of misfits, otherwise known as D Class, into a united team of national chess contenders.
Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Paul Winfield, Alfonso Ribeiro, Terence Knox, Rosalind Cash
Votes: 55
30. Hoomania (1985 Video)
G | 37 min | Animation, Short, Family
Follow Kris Atwood into a land of comical game people where you'll be chased by an army of chessmen, taunted by a daffy dodo bird, tempted by goodie-gobbling sluggards, and learn about ... See full summary »
Director: Rick Garside | Stars: Danny Nash, Haskell Hal Heimlick, Jini Williams Robie, Frank Poynton
Votes: 54
31. Chess History (2011 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short, History
Depicts how Bobby Fischer tortuously considers his next move-hands gripping his head and eyes fastened to the board-as his 1972 World Chess Championship opponent, Boris Spassky, looks on.
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Bobby Fischer, Asa Hoffman, Garry Kasparov, Susan Polgar
Votes: 35
32. Little Matryoshka (2014)
8 min | Animation, Short
A matryoshka family, led by an over-protective mother, find themselves on a desk full of playful wooden toys. Wary of strangers, Mother Matryoshka distances her family from the other toys. ... See full summary »
Directors: Serin Inan, Tolga Yildiz
33. Chess-Nuts (1932)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Betty Boop is the black queen and Bimbo the white king in a surrealistic chess game.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Shamus Culhane | Stars: Billy Murray, Mae Questel
Votes: 298
34. Check to the King (2021)
9 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A game of chess between two guys with issues turns darkly surreal when the chess pieces start coming to life - and the chess pieces seem to have plenty of issues of their own.
Director: Gareth James | Stars: Dale Wesley Johnson-Green, Michael Lambeth, Gareth James, Rebekah Mowbray
35. Alien Syndrome (1987 Video Game)
Action, Sci-Fi
Alien Syndrome is a 1987 arcade game released by Sega. It runs on Sega System 16 hardware. The user plays as either Ricky and Mary rescuing hostages within a set time limit while blasting ... See full summary »
Votes: 51
36. The Last Checkmate (2014)
26 min | Short, Drama
A chamber piece about a piece with one in the chamber.
Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Bob Elkins, Ernie Rowland
37. Snow (IV) (2005)
7 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Saeed Ali Aldhaheri | Stars: Ali Mohammed Al Dhaheri, Abdulla Ali Salim Al Khawaldi, Abdullah Alramsi
38. Battle Chess (1988 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Fantasy, Sport
Animated chess game set in a medieval setting with some fantasy elements. Each time a piece takes another, short battle animation plays. These short animated battles to the death sometimes have a funny twist to them.
Votes: 51
39. Knights of the Round (1991 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Side-scrolling beat 'em up based loosely on the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Merlin then sends Arthur and his companions, Lancelot and Perceval, to overthrow the evil king Garibaldi and to unite Britain.
Votes: 92
40. Chess Wars (1996 Video Game)
Action, Drama
This chess simulator uses short full motion video sequences to somewhat violently illustrate the moments when chess pieces capture one another. The setting is medieval England and murderous Black kingdom is invading the White kingdom.
Director: Paul W. Cooper | Stars: Andrew Calder, Kirk B.R. Woller
42.
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Episode:
The Tale of the Dark Dragon
(1993)
Not Rated | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A teenager who was injured in a car crash buys a potion from a magic shop to become more popular.
Director: D.J. MacHale | Stars: Chuck Campbell, Cara Pifko, Eleanor Noble, Richard M Dumont
Votes: 744
43.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
Wounds and Scars
(1991)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Harry sinks into a deep depression after Josie's death. Josie's body holds more questions than answers. Norma's troubled sister, Annie, arrives in Twin Peaks. Wheeler and Audrey hit it off. Cooper's stalemate angers Earle.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 3,845
44.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Magicks of Megas-Tu
(1973)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
At the centre of the galaxy, a race puts the Enterprise crew on trial for past grievances.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 819
45.
Supergirl (2015–2021)
Episode:
Crime and Punishment
(2019)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Kara and Lena head to Stryker's Island to find clues that may help defeat Lex; Kelly encourages James to confide in someone about his PTSD; Alex faces off against Ben Lockwood when he takes powerful weapons from the DEO to hunt Supergirl.
Director: Antonio Negret | Stars: Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Katie McGrath
Votes: 1,223
46.
Passport to Danger (1954–1958)
Episode:
Sofia
(1954)
Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure
McQuinn, traveling to Sofia on the Orient express, helps a Bulgarian diplomat being returned to his country to face trumped up charges for jewel theft.
Director: Frederick Stephani | Stars: Cesar Romero, Murvyn Vye, Stephen Bekassy, Alana Monet
Votes: 11
47.
S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode:
Wild Ones
(2020)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
SWAT pursues a couple of murderous criminal lovers in pursuit of stolen loot, but the manhunt is complicated by bounty hunters also after them.
Director: Cherie Gierhart | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson
Votes: 325
48.
The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974)
Episode:
Episode #5.2
(1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music
Stars: Dean Martin, David Janssen, Ken Lane, Charles Nelson Reilly
49.
Flashforward (2009–2010)
Episode:
White to Play
(2009)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
FBI's LA office has a head start on investigating the flashforward with Mark's vision and by opening a web site. At least one man didn't black out. Mark's wife meets the man from her vision. A clue brings Mark to Utah.
Director: David S. Goyer | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, John Cho, Jack Davenport, Zachary Knighton
Votes: 849
50.
The Cape (2011)
Episode:
Kozmo
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama
Vince fights to protect his new friends from an old pal of Max's who comes in search of the Cape. Meanwhile, Dana returns to work at the public defender's office. Peter and Marty try to determine Orwell's real identity.
Director: David Jackson | Stars: David Lyons, Keith David, Summer Glau, James Frain
Votes: 161