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1. It (I) (2017)

R | 135 min | Fantasy, Horror

In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.

Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis

Votes: 606,107 | Gross: $327.48M

2. The Hangover (2009)

R | 100 min | Comedy

Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.

Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Ed Helms

Votes: 846,176 | Gross: $277.32M

3. Barbarian (2022)

R | 102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems.

Director: Zach Cregger | Stars: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long, Matthew Patrick Davis

Votes: 180,217

4. Mary Poppins (1964)

G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns

Votes: 186,028 | Gross: $102.27M

5. The Sting (1973)

PG | 129 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.

Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning

Votes: 279,841 | Gross: $159.60M

6. Gattaca (1997)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.

Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Gore Vidal

Votes: 323,159 | Gross: $12.34M

7. Phantom Thread (2017)

R | 130 min | Drama, Romance

Set in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Julie Vollono

Votes: 145,486 | Gross: $21.02M

8. Airport (1970)

G | 137 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.

Directors: George Seaton, Henry Hathaway | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, George Kennedy, Jean Seberg

Votes: 21,682 | Gross: $100.49M

9. On the Town (1949)

Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller

Votes: 18,781

10. The Borrowers (1997)

PG | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A secret family of four-inch people living inside the walls of a house must save their home from an evil real estate developer.

Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Mark Williams, Celia Imrie

Votes: 23,608 | Gross: $22.36M

11. 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: 32,571

12. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.

Directors: Steve Box, Nick Park | Stars: Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Kay

Votes: 146,089 | Gross: $56.11M

13. The Duke of Burgundy (2014)

Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Romance

A woman who studies butterflies and moths tests the limits of her relationship with her lesbian lover.

Director: Peter Strickland | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Monica Swinn, Chiara D'Anna, Kata Bartsch

Votes: 14,351 | Gross: $0.03M

14. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the twentieth century.

Director: Steven Shainberg | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr., Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin

Votes: 16,359 | Gross: $0.22M

15. The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts.

Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia

Votes: 48,215 | Gross: $35.92M

16. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)

R | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung fights against foreign forces' plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector.

Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Biao Yuen, Jacky Cheung

Votes: 19,891

17. Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Drama professor turned theater critic balances his home life and career when he moves to the country with his wife and their four sons.

Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige, Spring Byington

Votes: 4,927 | Gross: $11.10M

18. Martian Child (2007)

PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.

Director: Menno Meyjes | Stars: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Bobby Coleman, Sophie Okonedo

Votes: 20,948 | Gross: $7.49M

19. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: Grand Deceptions (1989)

TV-PG | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After the head of a private paramilitary think tank who is embezzling funds murders a blackmailer, he has to match wits with the persistent Lieutenant Columbo.

Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Peter Falk, Robert Foxworth, Andy Romano, Janet Eilber

Votes: 1,773

20. The Deadly Mantis (1957)

Approved | 79 min | Family, Horror, Sci-Fi

A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on American military at the DEW Line and works its way south.

Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton, Donald Randolph

Votes: 4,101

21. B.T.K. (2008 Video)

R | 90 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Dennis L. Rader systematically tortured and killed innocent victims for over two decades, evading the police for over 30 years while living a seemingly normal life as a husband, father, security officer and church president.

Director: Michael Feifer | Stars: Kane Hodder, Amy Lyndon, Odessa Rae, Cara Sigmund

Votes: 1,365

22. 13 Tzameti (2005)

Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A man takes over a dead man's task without realizing the horror it entails.

Director: Géla Babluani | Stars: George Babluani, Aurélien Recoing, Pascal Bongard, Fred Ulysse

Votes: 18,032 | Gross: $0.12M

23. Mai-chan no nichijô (2014)

55 min | Horror

A sadistic place in a remote location put out a help wanted ad luring young teen girls to come work as a live in maid only to control them for Sexual abuse, Torture, Murder and Cannibalism.

Director: Sade Satô | Stars: Miyako Akane, An Koshi, Shôgo Maruyama, Chiyoko Nameless

Votes: 260

24. Paradise Kiss (2011)

115 min | Drama

A chance encounter leads Yukari, a burnt out high school student, to a group of dedicated fashion design students. She becomes their model for their graduating exhibition and discovers her talent for modeling.

Director: Takehiko Shinjô | Stars: Keiko Kitagawa, Osamu Mukai, Shunji Igarashi, Kento Kaku

Votes: 1,769

25. College Holiday (1936)

Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Expecting to put on a musical show, singing and dancing college students are brought to a struggling hotel to be guinea pigs in an ancient Greek-themed eugenics experiment.

Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Mary Boland

Votes: 198

26. Everyone Is Psychic!: The Movie (2015)

114 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

After receiving a cosmic blast while masturbating, a virginal teenager gains psychic powers and joins a group of ESP virgins in order to defend the world from evil psychics.

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Mika Akizuki, Tokio Emoto, Motoki Fukami, Mizuki Hoshina

Votes: 1,090

27. Un monde presque paisible (2002)

Unrated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Jewish tailor Albert (Abkarian) and his wife Lea (Breitman) are reestablishing their business in 1946 Paris. Albert hires six people, more than he needs to meet current slow season demand, ... See full summary »

Director: Michel Deville | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Zabou Breitman, Vincent Elbaz, Lubna Azabal

Votes: 402 | Gross: $0.11M

28. Hop and Go (1943)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Claude Hopper, a kangaroo, and "best darn hopper in the world," is full of himself (and dumb), so a couple of Scottish rabbits take him on. They set up a boxing ring; Claude gets tangled in... See full summary »

Director: Norm McCabe | Stars: Mel Blanc, Pinto Colvig

Votes: 200

29. Smile Darling (2005)

6 min | Short, Adventure

Starlet CoCo Darling who plays Detective J. Giordano in a TV Series is hounded by an aggressive paparazzi while negotiating a new deal with her agent.

Director: Keith Soljacich | Stars: Courtney Danhoff, John Daniel, Jon Novotny, Ed Placencia

30. Sudden Nature (2011)

26 min | Short, Drama

Sudden Nature is a story about the uneasy relation between Man and Nature. A young couple prepares for a picnic, and the allegorical abstract world of Man and Nature.

Director: Isaac Kerlow | Stars: Wendy Chee Wei Ling, Ivan Yong Wai Wan, Yu-Beng Lim, Shu An Oon

31. Magoo's Masterpiece (1953)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy

There is a sculpture contest with large prize money for the winner, and Mr. Magoo decides to become a sculptor and do some sculpturing. He borrows a friend's studio and goes to work on his ... See full summary »

Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner

Votes: 56

32. Unlocking Climate Secrets (2013)

6 min | Short

Scientist Nathalie Goodkin and her team go underwater in search for coral colonies that are 300 to 500 years old.

Director: Isaac Kerlow | Star: Nathalie Goodkin

33. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Vicious Circle (1957)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

A hired killer reluctantly sets out to kill his own girlfriend as ordered by his crime boss, a man who won't tolerate failure.

Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Dick York, Kathleen Maguire, George Macready

Votes: 598

34. Banacek (1972–1974)
Episode: If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is? (1973)

TV-PG | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A rich hypochondriac boils over when her multi-million dollar, custom-designed, diagnostic hospital computer disappears behind its electric fence overnight.

Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: George Peppard, Christine Belford, Anne Baxter, Richard Jordan

Votes: 168

35. Drake & Josh (2004–2007)
Episode: Megan's First Kiss (2007)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Comedy, Family

The boys launch an investigation into Megan's private life and are shocked to learn that Megan has a new boyfriend, and that the boyfriend is keeping a secret.

Director: William Bardelli | Stars: Josh Peck, Drake Bell, Nancy Sullivan, Jonathan Goldstein

Votes: 331

36. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: How to Enlarge a Bedroom (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Alf and Ralph begin work on the bedroom but their work gets condemned.

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester

Votes: 106

37. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: The Imaginative Invalid (1982)

Adventure, Drama, Family

Hobo participates in a wealthy widow's ruse designed to straighten out her greedy heirs.

Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: London, Graham Batchelor, Peter Boretski, Denise Fergusson

Votes: 15

38. Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode: A Change of Season (1995)

Crime, Drama, Family

Kimberly throws Sheriff Brock and Jill for a loop with her college plans of leaving Wisconsin for law school. Meanwhile, Brock frets over Mayor Laurie Bey's new police uniform regulations. ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly

Votes: 56

39. Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode: The Robbery (1990)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

After Jerry's apartment is robbed, Jerry starts to look for other apartments. But Jerry and George both want the same apartment, and Elaine wants the apartment of whoever loses out.

Director: Tom Cherones | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander

Votes: 5,235

40. Top Gear (2002–2022)
Episode: Can You Buy a Decent Porsche for £1,500? (2004)

TV-PG | 52 min | Adventure, Sport, Talk-Show

Jeremy test the new Volkswagen Golf GTi Mark V. Jeremy tries to see if a blind man can drive around the test track fast. The boys were given 1500 pounds each and were told to buy a Porsche ... See full summary »

Directors: Brian Klein, Richard Heeley, Ben Hume-Paton, Nigel Simpkiss | Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, The Stig

Votes: 240

41. Power Rangers Zeo (1996–1997)
Episode: A Few Bad Seeds (1996)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Rocky's strange botany experiment, a plant that eats metal, and Skull's own one made from swiping part of his, get turned into a pair of Plant Monsters by the Machine Empire. One of which, ... See full summary »

Director: Vickie Bronaugh | Stars: Catherine Sutherland, Nakia Burrise, Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch

Votes: 310

42. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: Rangers in Reverse (1995)

Not Rated | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Master Vile turns back time to gain control of the Earth and turn the Rangers into helpless children.

Director: Marco Garibaldi | Stars: Catherine Sutherland, David Yost, Johnny Yong Bosch, Karan Ashley

Votes: 438

43. DashieXP (2010– )
Episode: How To Sit Down (2010)

TV-MA | 1 min | Comedy

Dashie teaches how to sit down.

Director: Charlie Guzman | Star: Charlie Guzman

Votes: 11

44. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )
Episode: The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty Magoo (2007)

TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy

Dee discovers that the biggest loser and fatty from high school is now a successful and thin fashion designer... now making Dee the biggest loser.

Director: Fred Savage | Stars: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson

Votes: 3,250

45. Numb3rs (2005–2010)
Episode: Jack of All Trades (2008)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Charlie and Don's fates hang in the balance as the team tracks a white-collar criminal through Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Alan finds out that one of his old planning projects may disappear with a new development by the city.

Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Alimi Ballard

Votes: 242

46. Starstruck (2021–2023)
Episode: Summer (2021)

TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy, Romance

Kate and Jessie's murder mystery party is interrupted by the arrival of Tom, who is in need of help. Jessie struggles to juggle her multiple love interests.

Director: Karen Maine | Stars: Rose Matafeo, Nikesh Patel, Emma Sidi, Joe Barnes

Votes: 200

47. River Monsters (2009–2017)
Episode: European Maneater (2009)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Adventure, Mystery

Reports of predation by Wells catfish on humans dates back to medieval times. Jeremy tries to determine if the legend is likely to be true.

Director: Charlotte Jones | Star: Jeremy Wade

Votes: 103

48. Big Love (2006–2011)
Episode: Free at Last (2010)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama

With the grand opening of the Blackfoot Magic Casino only days away, the Henricksons make last minute preparations under the skeptical eye of Tommy Flute, son of Bill's partner Jerry. As ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin

Votes: 189

49. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: See You Later (2022)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Ilonka digs deeper into Brightcliffe's mysteries - and receives an unexpected gift. Later that night, the club gathers for Amesh's "Death Day" party.

Director: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,168

50. Community (2009–2015)
Episode: The Psychology of Letting Go (2010)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Pierce's religion convinces him that the spirit of his dead mother is captured in a cheap lava lamp, Jeff has a crisis of faith when he learns he has high cholesterol, and Britta and Annie try to raise money for the oil spill.

Director: Anthony Russo | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown

Votes: 4,080