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1. Aladdin (1992)
G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman
Votes: 469,218 | Gross: $217.35M
2. Four Rooms (1995)
R | 98 min | Comedy
Four interlocking tales that take place in a fading hotel on New Year's Eve.
Directors: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Chuck Jones | Stars: Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Sammi Davis, Amanda De Cadenet
Votes: 111,353 | Gross: $4.30M
3. The Black Dahlia (2006)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank
Votes: 77,120 | Gross: $22.52M
4. Night Shift (1982)
R | 106 min | Comedy
A mild-mannered morgue attendant is assigned to the night shift, and his new coworker, along with his prostitute neighbor, convince him of running a prostitution ring out of the morgue.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Gina Hecht
Votes: 18,006 | Gross: $23.60M
5. Casino Royale (1967)
Approved | 131 min | Comedy
In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.
Directors: Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Richard Talmadge | Stars: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles
Votes: 32,597
6. The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A group of dated appliances embark on a journey to the city to find their master after being abandoned in a cabin in the woods.
Director: Jerry Rees | Stars: Jon Lovitz, Timothy Stack, Timothy E. Day, Thurl Ravenscroft
Votes: 27,823
7. Infamous (2006)
R | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
While researching his novel "In Cold Blood", Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Toby Jones, Daniel Craig, Sandra Bullock, Sigourney Weaver
Votes: 18,254 | Gross: $1.15M
8. Godspell (1973)
G | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
An adaption of the musical, in a modern-day song-and-dance recreation of the Gospel of St. Matthew.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Victor Garber, Lynne Thigpen, Katie Hanley, David Haskell
Votes: 3,746 | Gross: $1.20M
9. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Mystery
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Jerry Adler, Lynn Cohen
Votes: 46,954 | Gross: $11.29M
10. Burying the Ex (2014)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance
A guy's regrets over moving in with his girlfriend are compounded when she dies and comes back as a zombie.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Anton Yelchin, Ashley Greene, Alexandra Daddario, Oliver Cooper
Votes: 11,513
11. Brown Sugar (2002)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory.
Director: Rick Famuyiwa | Stars: Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Yasiin Bey, Nicole Ari Parker
Votes: 10,282 | Gross: $27.36M
12. What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
PG | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Woody Allen re-dubs the Japanese spy film Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi (1965), turning it into a comedy about an agent pursuing the world's greatest egg salad recipe.
Directors: Woody Allen, Senkichi Taniguchi | Stars: Woody Allen, The Lovin' Spoonful, Frank Buxton, Louise Lasser
Votes: 10,003
13. RKO 281 (1999 TV Movie)
R | 86 min | Biography, Drama
Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane (1941), despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst.
Director: Benjamin Ross | Stars: Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich
Votes: 6,515
14. You'll Find Out (1940)
Approved | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
The manager of Kay Kyser's band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Kay Kyser, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi
Votes: 1,456
15. A Man in a Hurry (2018)
TV-PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
A high-profile businessman has let his personal life lapse in favor of corporate success. When he suffers a serious stroke, he finds himself stripped back to zero and learns to rebuild his life with help from his family and a therapist.
Directors: Hervé Mimran, Julie Gali | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Leïla Bekhti, Rebecca Marder, Igor Gotesman
Votes: 1,848
16. Der ewige Jude (1940)
62 min | Documentary, History
Under the guise of a brutally honest documentary, this malevolent propaganda film aims to be an "indispensable tool in the hands of the Aryan race", designed to depict the "true" Jew when the masks of western civilisation fall off.
Director: Fritz Hippler | Stars: Curt Bois, Charles Chaplin, Albert Einstein, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 3,937
17. Back to Neverland (1989)
9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Legendary TV news anchor Walter Cronkite takes ecstatic Disneyland tourist Robin through the process of Disney's hand drawn animation and makes Robin's wish of visiting the animated world of Peter Pan (1953) come true.
Director: Jerry Rees | Stars: Walter Cronkite, Robin Williams, Corey Burton, Brian McEntee
Votes: 147
18. Hollywood Steps Out (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
A tour of Ciro's Nightclub packed with caricatures of many top stars, including (in order) Cary Grant, Greta Garbo, Edward G. Robinson and Ann Sheridan, Johnny Weissmuller, James Cagney, ... See full summary »
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Dave Barry, Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Kay Kyser
Votes: 1,152
19. Hair-Raising Hare (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A sneaker-wearing, hairy monster chases Bugs through a castle belonging to an evil scientist.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 3,160
20. Thieves (1977)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Dramedy of a native New York married couple who splits up in an attempt to rediscover their sanity.
Directors: John Berry, Alfred Viola | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Charles Grodin, Irwin Corey, Hector Elizondo
Votes: 181
21. The Swindlers (1959)
132 min | Drama, Romance
Mario is in Hannover to work as a miner but after loosing his job he decides to go back to Italy. When Totonno steals his passport to avoid the police and later on he offers him a new job ... See full summary »
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Belinda Lee, Renato Salvatori, Nino Vingelli
Votes: 618
22. Three for Two (1975 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
THREE FOR TWO presents Lucy with the Great One, Jackie Gleason, combining their comedic talents for the first time, in a trio of comedy-dramas centered on the various aspects of marriage.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason, Gino Conforti, Tammi Bula
Votes: 53
23. Hollywood Mouth (2008)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama
In Hollywood, a film buff gets involved with selling a Faberge egg.
Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Michael Abruscato, Katy Baker, Sam Bologna, Veli Erturk
Votes: 714
24. Daffy Doodles (1946)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Daffy Duck is on the rampage, painting mustaches on every face, with Policeman Porky Pig in pursuit.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 441
25. Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique (1999)
155 min | Documentary
Director: Larry Wessel | Stars: Jonathan Gilmore, Curtis Harrington, Forrest J. Ackerman, Kelly Monroe
26. Takhti (1998)
100 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
Ali Hatami's film on the life of Iranian wrestling champion Takhti remains unfinished. Another director is assigned by the I.R. Intelligence Ministry to finish the project. The new director... See full summary »
Director: Behruz Afkhami | Stars: Fariborz Arabnia, Niki Karimi, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Afsaneh Bayegan
Votes: 248
27. Hollywood Mouth 2 (2014)
84 min | Drama
A film buff discovers strange goings-on at a movie museum and elsewhere in Hollywood.
Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Sam Bologna, Alexander Des Combes, Ronald Duthweiler, Matthew Glaser
Votes: 698
28. The Rules of Film Noir (2009 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History
Documentary that shows the characteristic traits of film noir and their historical context.
Director: Elaine Donnelly Pieper | Stars: Matthew Sweet, Sheri Chinen Biesen, Neil Brand, Sarah Churchwell
Votes: 150
29. Miss Moto, Part 2 (2019)
20 min | Short, Action, Thriller
Based on the "Mr. Moto" film series starring Peter Lorre. Miss Moto confronts the Sudanese general who ordered the bombing of her students.
Director: Tony Laudati | Stars: Kazumi Aihara, Torrey B. Lawrence, Laurent Andruet, Sachiyo K
30. Blåjackor (1945)
123 min | Comedy, Romance
A musical comedy about Kalle Svensson, a sergeant in the navy, and his loved one Nanette Raquette who works as a gymnastics teacher.
Director: Rolf Husberg | Stars: Nils Poppe, Annalisa Ericson, Karl-Arne Holmsten, Cécile Ossbahr
Votes: 61
31. RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill (2010)
116 min | Comedy, Horror
Hosted from Nashville on October 28th, 2010, the RiffTrax guys riff on "House on Haunted Hill (1959)" while also watching the short subjects "Paper and I (1960)" and "Magical Disappearing Money (1972)". Comedian, actor, and writer Paul F. Tompkins guest stars.
Stars: Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson, Paul F. Tompkins
Votes: 331
32. Cockatoos for Two (1947)
6 min | Animation, Short
Director: Bob Wickersham | Stars: Stan Freberg, Cal Howard
Votes: 27
33. Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor (2006 Video)
23 min | Short, History, Biography
Stars: Judith Anderson, Lauren Bacall, Rudy Behlmer, Humphrey Bogart
34. Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004 Video)
9 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
A documentary about the parodies of Hollywood films.
Directors: Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng, Rudolf Ising, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, Hawley Pratt, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Keith Scott, Leonard Maltin, Jerry Beck, Chuck Jones
Votes: 188
35. The Taylor Predicament (1998)
Comedy, Romance
Writer/Director Adam Taylor faces romantic crisis on the set of his action opus, "The Taylor Predicament"; amid financial struggles and dissent among the crew, Adam falls for crew member ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Hardy | Stars: Peat Shaulis, Megan Anderson, Sean Soth, Alexander Gradet
Votes: 8
36.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
(1983)
83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The mind of a computer programmer forced to take a virtual vacation is removed by a totalitarian government and accidentally trapped in the virtual reality simulation. He must find a way out before he expires.
Director: Douglas Williams | Stars: Raul Julia, Arnie Achtman, Paula Barrett, Patrick Brymer
Votes: 2,574
37.
Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode:
De-Zanitized/The Monkey Song/Nighty-Night Toon
(1993)
Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Dr. Scratchansniff attempts to "de-zani-tize" the Warners./ Dr. Scratchansniff sings "The Monkey Song" with the Animaniacs./ The Warners and others give their version of a children's bedtime storybook.
Directors: Rich Arons, Gary Hartle, David Marshall, Rusty Mills | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Frank Welker
Votes: 363
38.
Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Episode:
Dancin' Angels
(1980)
Not Rated | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The agency is hired by Joe Fairgate to locate his sister, Sally Fairgate, who disappeared in a "she was there, then all of a sudden she wasn't" scenario. Although the Fairgates are ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack, David Doyle
Votes: 198
39.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
Laura's Little Lie
(1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Rob would like to know why Laura disappears every time his insurance agent Ed Rubin comes over or calls.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews
Votes: 253
40.
Duck Dodgers (2003–2005)
Episode:
I'm Going to Get You Fat Sucka/Detained Duck
(2003)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Short, Action
A fat-sucking space vampire hypnotizes Duck Dodgers into detaining Cadet for a pork dinner. Drake Darkstar, an evil Duck Dodgers doppelganger, steals Dodgers' identity to escape incarceration.
Directors: Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone | Stars: Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen, Jeff Bennett, Edward Asner
Votes: 74
41.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
The Commitment
(1972)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Gillis is severly injured during an armed robbery. The doctors inform him that further surgery could leave him paralyzed leaving the police officer not knowing what to do.
Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson
Votes: 31
42.
Whoopi (2003–2004)
Episode:
The Squatters
(2004)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Mavis is forced to deal with an elderly customer whose granddaughter has put her in Lamont Hotel unsupervised. When "Grandma" causes havoc throughout the hotel, Mavis has to intervene which... See full summary »
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Wren T. Brown, Elizabeth Regen, Omid Djalili
Votes: 11
43.
That Girl (1966–1971)
Episode:
The Russians Are Staying
(1971)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A Russian conman takes advantage of Ann.
Director: Homer Powell | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker, Bob Dishy
Votes: 31
44.
Discovering Film (2014– )
Episode:
Peter Lorre
(2015)
Documentary, Biography, History
Peter Lorre (born László Löwenstein; 26 June 1904 - 23 March 1964) was a Hungarian-American character actor of Jewish descent. Lorre began his stage career in Vienna before moving to Germany.
Director: Lyndy Saville | Stars: Bonnie Greer, Derek Malcolm, Ryan Mandrake, Ian Nathan
Votes: 7
45.
Vintage Video: A Chronological 80's Film Rewatch Podcast (2020– )
The Shining (1980)
(2020 Podcast Episode)
Documentary
Stars: Patrick O'Riley, Jessica Bayliss, Richard Wells
46.
Svengoolie (1995– )
Episode:
The Man with Nine Lives
(2020)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Stars: Rich Koz, Jim Barton, Richard Brake, Jeff Daniel Phillips
Votes: 10
47.
Svengoolie (1995– )
Episode:
The Curse of Frankenstein
(2020)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Christopher M. Faulkner | Stars: Rich Koz, Doug Scharf, Jim Barton
Votes: 9
48.
Svengoolie (1995– )
Episode:
The Devil Doll
(2020)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Two men escape from prison, one a mad scientist. He invents a device which is able to shrink humans to the size of dolls. The other man decides he can use the miniature people to exact vengeance on those who framed him.
Director: Christopher M. Faulkner | Stars: Rich Koz, Doug Scharf, Jim Barton
Votes: 11
49.
Svengoolie (1995– )
Episode:
Mystery of the Wax Museum
(2021)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Christopher M. Faulkner | Stars: Rich Koz, Doug Scharf, Jim Barton, Kevin Fleming
Votes: 12
50.
Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode:
Mob Lobster's Greatest Hits
(2021)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy
Underworld crime boss Mob Lobster takes over the show as guest curator to present a lineup of cartoons featuring gangsters and criminals: Racketeer Rabbit (1946), Jerry's Cousin (1951), Catty Cornered (1953), The Unmentionables (1963), Bars and Stripes Forever (1939).
Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein
Votes: 6