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1. Borat (2006)
R | 84 min | Comedy
Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell, Chester
Votes: 442,269 | Gross: $128.51M
2. BlacKkKlansman (2018)
R | 135 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace
Votes: 291,210 | Gross: $49.28M
3. Raising Arizona (1987)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime
When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman
Votes: 150,416 | Gross: $22.85M
4. The Kid (1921)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
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: 134,858 | Gross: $5.45M
5. Temple Grandin (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Claire Danes, Julia Ormond, David Strathairn, Catherine O'Hara
Votes: 32,584
6. Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
G | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Herbie, Number 53, the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own, puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.
Director: Angela Robinson | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Cheryl Hines, Breckin Meyer
Votes: 50,842 | Gross: $66.02M
7. In Fabric (2018)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.
Director: Peter Strickland | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Julian Barratt, Steve Oram
Votes: 13,962
8. Rollercoaster (1977)
PG | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A blackmailer threatens to sabotage roller coasters at various American amusement parks if he isn't paid a huge ransom.
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: George Segal, Timothy Bottoms, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda
Votes: 6,916
9. Ida regénye (2022 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 80 min | Romance
A turn-of-the-century romance story based on Géza Gárdonyi's novel of the same name. Her father finds a husband for the nineteen-year-old Ida through a want ad, but can the contractual marriage turn into love?
Director: Krisztina Goda | Stars: Júlia Mentes, Barnabás Rohonyi, Gábor Hevér, Angéla Stefanovics
Votes: 587
10. Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991 TV Movie)
G | 98 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A single New England woman responds to an advertisement by a Midwestern widower in which he asks for a bride to help him raise his two children.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Lexi Randall, Malgorzata Zajaczkowska
Votes: 2,376
11. The Invisible Woman (1940)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
An attractive model with an ulterior motive volunteers as guinea pig for an invisibility machine.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 3,357
12. The Central Park Five (2012)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime.
Directors: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | Stars: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Kharey Wise, Raymond Santana
Votes: 7,937 | Gross: $0.27M
13. The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Crime, Mystery, Horror
A detective comes out of retirement to help his daughter's fiance prove that he did not commit a series of murders.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: George C. Scott, Rebecca De Mornay, Ian McShane, Neil Dickson
Votes: 1,366
14. Ladybird Ladybird (1994)
R | 101 min | Drama
Maggie, an unmarried mother of four children by four different men who abused her, leaves her kids home alone one night. A fire injures them and child services takes custody. Maggie fails to regain custody of her children.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Crissy Rock, Vladimir Vega, Sandie Lavelle, Mauricio Venegas
Votes: 3,821 | Gross: $0.15M
15. JFK to 9/11: Everything Is a Rich Man's Trick (2014 Video)
208 min | Documentary, History, War
This is one of the only documentaries that actually speaks on the real Secret Societies which for most are still a secret.
Stars: Francis Richard Conolly, Gordon Arnold, Charles Brehm, Howard Brennan
Votes: 716
16. Apartment Zero (1988)
R | 124 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In early 1980s Buenos Aires, a struggling movie theater owner takes in a roommate but suspects he is responsible for a series of political assassinations.
Director: Martin Donovan | Stars: Hart Bochner, Colin Firth, Dora Bryan, Liz Smith
Votes: 4,238 | Gross: $0.67M
17. Raja Babu (1994)
161 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A man tries to become a better son after his intended bride rejects him and he learns he was adopted from a poor family.
Director: David Dhawan | Stars: Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan
Votes: 3,175
18. Screamtime (1983)
R | 89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A trilogy of three improbable stories of horror and the supernatural are combined into this low budget thriller: "That's the Way to Do It," "Dreamhouse,," and "Do You Believe in Fairies?"
Directors: Michael Armstrong, Stanley A. Long | Stars: Vincent Russo, Michael Gordon, Marie Scinto, Kevin Smith
Votes: 1,012
19. Beware the Gonzo (2010)
TV-14 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young muckraker decides to start his own underground newspaper at his high school.
Director: Bryan Goluboff | Stars: Ezra Miller, Zoë Kravitz, Griffin Newman, Stefanie Y. Hong
Votes: 1,828
20. Harishchandrachi Factory (2009)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 1913 India's cinema industry is born from Dadasaheb Phalke's efforts to make Raja Harishchandra (1913), India's first feature-length B&W silent film.
Director: Paresh Mokashi | Stars: Nandu Madhav, Vibhawari Deshpande, Atharva Karve, Mohit Gokhale
Votes: 2,699
21. Shield of Straw (2013)
117 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A team of cops must protect an accused killer with a billion-yen bounty on his head.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Takao Osawa, Nanako Matsushima, Gorô Kishitani, Masatô Ibu
Votes: 2,711
22. Six of a Kind (1934)
Passed | 62 min | Comedy
When a respectable middle-class couple take a cross-country trip by auto, they share expenses with a decidedly oddball couple, none of whom know the car carries embezzled funds.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, W.C. Fields, George Burns
Votes: 732
23. The Flying Sorceress (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom steals a witch's flying broom so he can scare the wits out of Jerry.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: June Foray, William Hanna
Votes: 758
24. Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A struggling young singer falls for a nightclub owner whose father, a millionaire, is trying to shut it down. Featuring The Three Stooges as waiters.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Gale Storm, Phil Regan, Moe Howard, Larry Fine
Votes: 439
25. That Man: Peter Berlin (2005)
Unrated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography
This intimate film reveals the legendary man with the white saran wrapped pants, undersized leather vests, and Dutch-boy haircut who is the iconic Peter Berlin.
Director: Jim Tushinski | Stars: Peter Berlin, Armistead Maupin, John Waters, Jack Wrangler
Votes: 424 | Gross: $0.06M
26. Hurdy-Gurdy Hare (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Bugs, the entrepreneurial bunny, reads a classified ad for a hurdy gurdy and monkey and decides to go into the music business.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 715
27. Chaowa-Pawa (1959)
145 min | Romance
Rajat, a young man, meets Manju, a rich girl whose father is looking for her. Though Rajat initially slyly tells her father her whereabouts, he lands up falling in love with her.
Directors: Tarun Majumdar, Dilip Mukherjee, Sachin Mukherjee | Stars: Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Sudhir Basu, Panchanan Bhattacharya
Votes: 108
28. Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
Combining unprecedented access to Davis' vast personal archives with original interviews, this documentary reveals a startling portrait of one of Hollywood's most gifted and enigmatic stars.
Directors: Peter Jones, Mark A. Catalena | Stars: Bette Davis, Susan Sarandon, Ruthie Davis, Barbara 'Bobby' Davis
Votes: 690
29. On demande une brute (1934)
23 min | Short, Comedy, Sport
An amateur actor, hen-packed loser, signs unwittingly a contract to fight against professional wrestler.
Director: Charles Barrois | Stars: Jacques Tati, Hélène Pépée, Rhum, Raymond Turgy
Votes: 361
30. The Christmas Wife (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 73 min | Drama
A widower not wanting to face his first Christmas alone responds to an ad for "social introductions".
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Jason Robards, Julie Harris, Don Francks, James Eckhouse
Votes: 418
31. Samuel Slater - Hero or Traitor? (2006)
26 min | Short, History
Director: Lloyd Johnston | Stars: Nicholas Bentley, Chris Herriott, Barry Coope, Lester Simpson
32. The Explosive Mr. Magoo (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mr. Magoo opens his newspaper and when he comes across an ad for bowling, he mistakes it for an alcohol ad using a picture of himself to endorse it. Furious, he heads to the newspaper ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler, June Foray
Votes: 41
33. The Lodge (1997)
10 min | Short, Drama
Director: Vardis Marinakis | Stars: Caroline Devlin, Amanda Jenner, Nicholas Woodeson
34. Perheen musta lammas (1941)
90 min | Comedy
Director: Jorma Nortimo | Stars: Sirkka Sipilä, Eino Kaipainen, Joel Rinne, Siiri Angerkoski
Votes: 51
35. A Mamma Wanted (1912)
Short, Comedy
Two little, motherless children have an advertisement inserted in a dally paper, announcing a vacancy in their home for a woman to take the place of their own mother. George Moran, the ... See full summary »
36. Forcing the Force (1914)
14 min | Short, Comedy
Tessie and Bessie are two lovely roommates who are threatened with eviction when they don't pay their rent. They read a newspaper ad about the hiring of female police officers. They rush to... See full summary »
Director: Pat Hartigan | Stars: Pat Hartigan, Peggy Hart
37.
Annie Oakley (1954–1957)
Episode:
Dude's Decision
(1957)
Not Rated | 30 min | Western
A retired army officer who has been recalled to active duty in Washington decides to sell his valuable ranch for less than market value just to be rid of the property. He places ... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gail Davis, Jimmy Hawkins, Brad Johnson, William Phipps
Votes: 12
38.
A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode:
Breathing Space: Part 2
(1984)
Drama, Romance
During her welcome back party held at the club, Maggie reveals her plans to buy a home and settle in Wandin Valley.
Director: Chris Adshead | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond
39.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
Laundry Is a Tough Town: Part 1
(1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
George's competitor Blue Sky Cleaners is stealing his business. So George plans a wild promotion to get ahead, but Louise's attempt to help backfires and she becomes Blue Sky's one millionth customer.
Director: Bob Lally | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 57
40.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
That Blasted Cunningham
(1985)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
When George's main competitor Cunningham dies, his widow begs for his help fearing the company will now fail leaving her without an income. But everyone else finds her intentions suspect and thinks George is too trusting.
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 61
41.
Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode:
The Escorts
(1976)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
When Fred's friend Elroy can't find a date, Fred's inspired to launch his latest get rich quick scheme: an escort service for seniors.
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Arnold Johnson, George Wiltshire
Votes: 105
42.
She-Wolf of London (1990–1991)
Episode:
Moonlight Becomes You
(1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Randi and Ian learn of another scientist conducting research into lycanthropy from a woman who claims her brother sought treatment after being bitten by a werewolf. Randi is committed to ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Grant | Stars: Kate Hodge, Neil Dickson, Scott Fults, Jean Challis
Votes: 26
43.
She-Wolf of London (1990–1991)
Episode:
She-Wolf of London
(1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Randi Wallace, an American graduate student, travels to England to study under Dr. Ian Matheson, a noted British professor specializing in mythology. Matheson urges Wallace to do her own, ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Abey | Stars: Kate Hodge, Neil Dickson, Scott Fults, Jean Challis
Votes: 31
44.
State Trooper (1956–1959)
Episode:
Hard Money, Soft Touch
(1959)
30 min | Drama
Blake suspects a casino dealer and her shifty boyfriend when a priceless coin collection is stolen.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Rod Cameron, Nita Talbot, James Coburn, Robert Armstrong
Votes: 12
45.
They Came from Outer Space (1990–1991)
Episode:
Something Personal
(1990)
Comedy, Sci-Fi
Bo and Abe try dating through personal ads in a paper.
Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Dean Cameron, Stuart Fratkin, Allan Royal, Christopher Carroll
46.
The Wide World of Mystery (1973–1976)
Episode:
Mirror of Deception
(1975)
90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young woman attempts to find her roommates when they disappear after answering a newspaper employment advertisement.
Director: John Scholz-Conway | Stars: Kim Darby, John Abineri, Keith Barron, Susan Dury
47.
Wildside (1985)
Episode:
Delinquency of a Miner
(1985)
Western
The Wildside Chamber of Commerce connects the murder of an old friend and Zeke's disappearance with a coal mine that promises high wages but forces its employees to work long hours in ... See full summary »
Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., William Smith, J. Eddie Peck, John D'Aquino
Votes: 9
48.
Wildside (1985)
Episode:
Well Known Secret
(1985)
Western
A outlaw gang consisting of former Confederate soldiers are rampaging through remote towns in California, looking for a hidden stash of gold said to be buried in flower gardens. The only ... See full summary »
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., William Smith, J. Eddie Peck, John D'Aquino
Votes: 8
49.
The Dresden Files (2007–2008)
Episode:
Birds of a Feather
(2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Dresden takes on the case of a boy who's sure monsters are stalking him, but a misstep by Harry puts everyone at risk.
Director: Michael Robison | Stars: Paul Blackthorne, Valerie Cruz, Terrence Mann, Raoul Bhaneja
Votes: 429
50.
Blindspot (2015–2020)
Episode:
Ghost Train
(2020)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team scrambles to get ahead of Madeline and Ivy as they close in on the bunker's location, but someone on the inside is feeding Madeline information. As her plan takes shape, the team may be forced to take desperate measures.
Director: Martha Mitchell | Stars: Jaimie Alexander, Sullivan Stapleton, Audrey Esparza, Ashley Johnson
Votes: 532