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1. The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Pat Shortt
Votes: 255,163
2. Chungking Express (1994)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Faye Wong
Votes: 96,471 | Gross: $0.60M
3. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
R | 160 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Robert Ford, who has idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the resurgent gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 193,217 | Gross: $3.90M
4. April Fool's Day (1986)
R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery
Nine college students staying at a friend's remote island mansion begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the April Fool's Day weekend, but nothing is as it seems.
Director: Fred Walton | Stars: Deborah Foreman, Griffin O'Neal, Clayton Rohner, Jay Baker
Votes: 18,467 | Gross: $12.95M
5. Slaughter High (1986)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Eight people are invited to their alma mater for their 10-year reunion, where a fellow former student, disfigured from a prank gone wrong, is out to seek revenge.
Directors: George Dugdale, Mark Ezra, Peter Mackenzie Litten | Stars: Caroline Munro, Simon Scuddamore, Carmine Iannaccone, Donna Yeager
Votes: 7,043
6. Charly (1968)
M | 103 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
An intellectually disabled man undergoes an experiment that gives him the intelligence of a genius.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney
Votes: 7,311 | Gross: $15.83M
7. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Unrated | 114 min | Drama, Romance
An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.
Directors: Sam Wood, Sidney Franklin | Stars: Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn, John Mills
Votes: 11,625
8. Killer Party (1986)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Horror
In order to join a sorority, three friends go to a hazing party in an old house where a sadistic bloodthirsty demonic spirit is lying in wait.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Martin Hewitt, Ralph Seymour, Elaine Wilkes, Paul Bartel
Votes: 2,663 | Gross: $0.68M
9. Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)
TV-PG | 95 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
What will happen to Nobita's life after Doraemon leaves?
Directors: Tony Oliver, Ryuichi Yagi, Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ôhara, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yumi Kakazu
Votes: 9,414
10. If I Had a Million (1932)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
A dying tycoon gives million-dollar windfalls to eight people picked from the city directory.
Directors: James Cruze, H. Bruce Humberstone, Ernst Lubitsch, Norman Z. McLeod, Stephen Roberts, William A. Seiter, Norman Taurog, Lothar Mendes | Stars: Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, W.C. Fields, George Raft
Votes: 2,314
11. Lucky in Love (2014 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Mira's April Fool's Day tricks materialize, she finds herself promoted to the perfect job, dating the perfect man and living in the perfect home. Mira's newly upgraded life even ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Fair | Stars: Jessica Szohr, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Ryan Kennedy, Peter Benson
Votes: 1,406
12. April Fool's Day (2008 Video)
Unrated | 91 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A year after an April Fool's Day prank which resulted in the death of one of their set, a group of friends find themselves targeted by someone who is out for revenge.
Directors: Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores | Stars: Taylor Cole, Josh Henderson, Scout Taylor-Compton, Joe Egender
Votes: 4,230
13. The Chaos Class Is Waking Up (1976)
94 min | Adventure, Comedy
A kind and hardworking student joins to Hababam Sinifi (The Chaos Class) but they don't accept him as one of them and he becomes the target of all class' pranks.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Münir Özkul, Halit Akçatepe, Adile Nasit
Votes: 20,910
14. Fool's Day (2013)
19 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Fool's Day is a dark comedy about a 4th grade class that pull an innocent, April Fool's prank on their teacher...that accidentally kills her. Panicked and convinced they will go to prison, ... See full summary »
Director: Cody Blue Snider | Stars: Mitchell Jarvis, Kathy Searle, Liam Foley, Patrick Kenny
Votes: 496
15. WrestleMania XXVIII (2012 TV Special)
TV-PG | 232 min | Action, Sport
Two of the biggest superstars of all time The Rock and John Cena collide for the very first time ever at the grandest stage of them all. Plus The Deadman puts his legacy on the line inside ... See full summary »
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, John Cena, Mark Calaway, Paul Levesque
Votes: 1,712
16. Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001)
131 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Desperate for money, three men plot to kidnap a woman and hold her for ransom.
Director: Eeshwar Nivas | Stars: Saif Ali Khan, Fardeen Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, Sonali Bendre
Votes: 1,821
17. 1. April 2000 (1952)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
It is the year 2000 and the World Global Union is in charge, although other countries are allowed to elect their own government leaders, as long as they support the Union. When Austria's ... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Stars: Hilde Krahl, Josef Meinrad, Waltraut Haas, Judith Holzmeister
Votes: 258
18. Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama
In post-WW2 England, a taxi driver is ostracized by society after he's accused of murdering a school-girl and his untried lawyer must find the real killer to save his client from the hangman.
Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Cathy O'Donnell, Derek Farr, Ian Hunter
Votes: 479
19. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987 Video Game)
E | Sport
Little Mac, a 17-year-old fighter from the Bronx, ranked number three in the minor circuit, works his way up through the rankings so that he can challenge Mike Tyson, Kid Dynamite, in a dream fight.
Director: Genyo Takeda
Votes: 791
20. Alternative 3 (1977 TV Movie)
56 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi
TV Sci-fi drama/documentary, which caused world-wide headlines when first broadcast as it purported to show a link between Britain's 'brain-drain', climate change and a human colony on Mars.
Director: Christopher Miles | Stars: Tim Brinton, Gregory Munroe, Carol Hazell, Shane Rimmer
Votes: 295
21. Next of Kin (1984)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Drama
Unhappy living with his loveless parents, a young man convinces a family of Armenian immigrants that he's their long-lost son and moves in with them, improving all of their lives in the process.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Patrick Tierney, Berj Fazlian, Sirvart Fazlian, Arsinée Khanjian
Votes: 1,052
22. Alfons Zitterbacke (2019)
93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Clumsy peculiar pupil Alfons Zitterbacke dreams of being an astronaut and wreaks havoc anywhere he goes but against all odds wants to proof everyone who is teasing him wrong especially his father who wants him to be more of a 'normal' kid.
Director: Mark Schlichter | Stars: Tilman Döbler, Alexandra Maria Lara, Devid Striesow, Leopold Ferdinand Schill
Votes: 127
23. Atta Boy (1926)
Passed | 63 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Monty Milde, a copy boy on a large daily newspaper in New York, dreams of becoming a real reporter. On his birthday, which is April 1st (April Fool's Day), a practical joker tells him he ... See full summary »
Director: Edward H. Griffith | Stars: Monty Banks, Virginia Bradford, Ernest Wood, Fred Kelsey
Votes: 28
24. Shigatsu no sakana (1986)
109 min | Comedy
A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his movie-star wife in order to fool a chief from the South Seas.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Miyoko Akaza, Nao Asuka, Wakaba Irie, Shigeru Izumiya
Votes: 49
25. Animal Crossing (2001 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A game in which players live a second life in a virtual town - decorating their houses, interacting with fellow villagers, and more.
Directors: Katsuya Eguchi, Hisashi Nogami
Votes: 990
26. April Fools' Day (1954)
102 min | Comedy
Emile is mechanic in a garage, he saves each month a share of his salary to buy his wife Charlotte a washing machine. Unfortunately, he is "twisted" by a salesman who makes him buy ultra-modern fishing tackle.
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Bourvil, Annie Cordy, Jacqueline Noëlle, Maurice Biraud
Votes: 300
27. April Fools (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 70 min | Horror
Deanna, 17, a young hottie, seduces Melvin the class nerd, only to set him up for a cruel April Fools' joke. She's joined in her prank by Missy, the goody-two-shoes; her boyfriend Malik, ... See full summary »
Director: Nancy Norman | Stars: Obba Babatundé, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Aaliyah Franks, Daya Vaidya
Votes: 235
28. Gamines (2009)
107 min | Drama
Lyon, France in 1970s, Sibylle, Corinne, and Georgette are sisters who share everything, as they live with their Italian mother. Sibylle is the only blonde in the family, except for their ... See full summary »
Director: Éléonore Faucher | Stars: Amira Casar, Sylvie Testud, Zoé Duthion, Louise Herrero
Votes: 235
29. April Fools (2015)
118 min | Comedy
The first of April, otherwise known as April Fools day, is the one day of the year when it is OK to lie. With seven stories at play and connections everywhere the story includes the old, ... See full summary »
Director: Jun'ichi Ishikawa | Stars: Erika Toda, Tôri Matsuzaka, Masako Chiba, Shin'ichi Chiba
Votes: 521
30. Restart (2005)
85 min | Drama
It's April the 1st and Sylvia has made a fatal error. Abandoned by her boyfriend she sets out to the streets of Prague to win his love back.
Director: Julius Sevcík | Stars: Lenka Krobotová, Filip Capka, Anna Polívková, Václav Jirácek
Votes: 172
31. Poison d'avril (2006)
20 min | Short, Comedy
A pretty girl is hired to take care of a couple's baby. Not trusting the young woman, the mother hides a video camera to tape the goings-on in her home after she leaves for the evening. ... See full summary »
Director: Jimmy Bemon | Stars: Hélène Merlin, Astrid Adverbe, Giovanni Portincasa, Éléonore Michelin
Votes: 26
32. April Fool (1964)
154 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Ashok comes from a wealthy family, which is run by his dad, and elder brother, Alok. Ashok himself is a slacker, and is only interested in slacking, and playing practical jokes, and no ... See full summary »
Director: Subodh Mukherji | Stars: Saira Banu, Biswajeet Chatterjee, Jayant, Sajjan
Votes: 49
33. Holiday Highlights (1940)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Blackout gags about the holidays. New Year's (the baby speaks to us). Valentine's Day (it's Leap Year, so the girl turns to the boy) Washington's Birthday (the cherry tree story). Arbor Day... See full summary »
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Gilman Rankin
Votes: 214
34. Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä (1954)
90 min | Comedy
Director: Armand Lohikoski | Stars: Esa Pakarinen, Masa Niemi, Siiri Angerkoski, Anneli Sauli
Votes: 409
35. April One (1994)
Thriller
An emotionally troubled man named David takes a minister hostage. John, a police superintendent tries to negotiate with David's demands while fending off attempts by the Canadian Mounties to take over the situation and shoot David.
Director: Murray Battle | Stars: Stephen Shellen, Djanet Sears, David Strathairn, Gordon Clapp
Votes: 49
36. April Fool (1924)
Not Rated | 12 min | Comedy, Short
Chase appears as a small town cub reporter of the rather "dumber" sort who indulges in some April Fool jokes with results disastrous to himself. A good burlesque on the suspicion with which... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Ceder | Stars: Charley Chase, Blanche Mehaffey, Noah Young, Jack Gavin
Votes: 178
37. Cookin' with Gags (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The boys are taking Olive on a picnic. It's April 1, and Bluto plays a series of "jokes" on Popeye, though of course they go beyond the bounds of acceptability, particularly once they get ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 238
38. Uuno Turhapuron poika (1993)
91 min | Comedy
Gangsters try to steal Uuno Turhapuro's father-in-law's money by infiltrating into the family through Uuno, by pretending he has a long-lost son.
Director: Spede Pasanen | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Jukka Puotila, Tapio Hämäläinen, Marita Nordberg
Votes: 654
39. The Real Untouchables (2001 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
The three-part documentary examines Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis and Thomas Dewey: three real-life heroes who battled organized crime between the two world wars.
Director: John Fothergill | Stars: James Woods, Bob Kaliebe, Dominic Capone III, Tom Clarke Hill
Votes: 23
40. Moment of Impact (1998)
117 min | Documentary
On April Fool's Day, 1989, a man crossing the road between two garage sales was hit by a car and thrown into a state between life and death. Nine years later, his daughter uses her camera ... See full summary »
Director: Julia Loktev | Stars: Larisa Loktev, Leonid Loktev, Julia Loktev
Votes: 19
41. Bulldog Edition (1936)
Passed | 57 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two rival newspapers are engaged in a circulation battle, complicated by the fact that a vicious gangster inserts himself into the middle of it. Also complicating matters is that one ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Ray Walker, Evalyn Knapp, Regis Toomey, Cy Kendall
Votes: 101
42. April (2009)
31 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Using astrology to choose wines for her customers, April, the sommelier, also uses it to find love. But perhaps the stars don't tell the whole story.
Director: Erica Herbert | Stars: Caitlyn Tyler Cole, Jen Bascom, Anastasia Foster, Steve Alderfer
43. Doing What's Fright (1959)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Casper, the Friendly Ghost, encounters his misbehaving fellow-ghost, Spooky, and Spooky immediately makes Casper an April-Fool's victim. Wimpy (as always) Casper tries his best to persuade ... See full summary »
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Gwen Davies, Jack Mercer, Sid Raymond, Cecil Roy
Votes: 25
44. April Fools Fright (2020)
71 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Its the night before Halloween, and all the goblins and ghouls of Grimmsburgh are thrilled beyond belief...but, wait. Its really April the 1st - April Fools Day - and Selma the Wicked Witch... See full summary »
Director: Tim Sherman | Stars: Jonathon Carley, Mysticat
Votes: 15
45. Klekání zvoníme (1995)
30 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Director: Jirí Strach | Stars: Alois Svehlík, Lucie Benesová, Filip Blazek, Oldrich Navrátil
46. Malá prazská víla (2009)
Short, Romance
Director: Jan Chramosta | Stars: Ondrej Psenicka, Katerina Kroupova, Anna Suchánková, Tomás Kepka
47. Zenich uvízl (1976 TV Movie)
42 min | Comedy
The confusion of names and people causes initial confusion with the moving of a very bulky musical instrument, which - together with the just-broken elevator - provokes the inhabitants of ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Hudecek | Stars: Josef Bek, Bohumil Bezouska, Jirina Bohdalová, Slávka Budínová
Votes: 9
48. God Damn April Fool's Day (2013)
7 min | Short, Comedy
Mark is constantly playing pranks on his neighbor, Chris, through out the year. But on April Fool's Day, Chris always gets his revenge.
Director: Christofer Gutekunst | Stars: Chris Ross, Vaughn Schmidt, Julie Temple, Robyn Wheeler
49. Sheepshit (2008)
33 min | Short, Comedy
Three guys walk into a bar to put in place the makings of one of the best April Fool's gags ever. The heroes here - a world class dart champion, Lewis Newsome, known around dart ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Stanley | Stars: Leon Cox, Matt Dawson, Marc Gammal, David Lahti
Votes: 29
50. You Fools! (2019)
12 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
YOU FOOLS. tells the story of the EVILS of THE JESTER (played by Adam Jahan ) and THE FORTUNE TELLER (Played by Nicole Moroni ) will bring on APRIL FOOLS DAY. Anything goes on April Fools, ... See full summary »
Director: Mary Rangel | Stars: Michaelryan Hanalei Aven, Keri Hart Cox, Rissy Dollins, Adam Jahan