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1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 499,083
2. All the Money in the World (2017)
R | 132 min | Crime, Drama, History
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Romain Duris
Votes: 91,012 | Gross: $25.11M
3. A Christmas Carol (2009)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Steve Valentine
Votes: 129,512 | Gross: $137.86M
4. Lizzie (2018)
R | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of Lizzie Andrew Borden's family.
Director: Craig William Macneill | Stars: Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Jeff Perry, Fiona Shaw
Votes: 9,374 | Gross: $0.64M
5. Screwed (2000)
PG-13 | 81 min | Comedy, Crime
A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.
Directors: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski | Stars: Norm MacDonald, Dave Chappelle, Elaine Stritch, Danny DeVito
Votes: 9,539 | Gross: $7.03M
6. Open All Hours (1976–1985)
30 min | Comedy
Arkwright is a miserly and eccentric shopkeeper with a stammer, who longs to marry his lifelong love Nurse Gladys. He runs a small town grocery store along with his errand boy and nephew, Granville and a particularly dangerous till.
Stars: Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Lynda Baron, Barbara Flynn
Votes: 5,952
7. Au hasard Balthazar (1966)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. A study on saintliness and a sister piece to Bresson's Mouchette.
Director: Robert Bresson | Stars: Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green, François Lafarge, Jean-Claude Guilbert
Votes: 22,814 | Gross: $0.04M
8. Oliver Twist (1948)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
In Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan
Votes: 13,651
9. Rising Damp (1974–1978)
30 min | Comedy
Popular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly, racist landlord Rigsby. In each episode, his conceits are debunked by his long-suffering tenants.
Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Don Warrington, Frances de la Tour, Richard Beckinsale
Votes: 2,817
10. A Christmas Carol (2019)
TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy
In Steven Knight's gothic adaptation of Charles Dickens' iconic ghost story, Ebenezer Scrooge experiences a dark night of the soul - past, present and future.
Stars: Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn
Votes: 12,549
11. A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
His life was emotionally closed off from the world, until an orphaned baby showed up at his house.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: Steve Martin, Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Catherine O'Hara
Votes: 6,076 | Gross: $3.43M
12. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 70,638 | Gross: $27.28M
13. A Christmas Carol (1951)
TV-PG | 86 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of his ways.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns
Votes: 25,726
14. Brewster McCloud (1970)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
An introverted loner living in the bowels of the Astrodome plots to develop - with the aid of a mysterious guardian angel - a pair of wings that will help him fly.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Bud Cort, Shelley Duvall, Sally Kellerman, Michael Murphy
Votes: 5,607 | Gross: $1.05M
15. The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
Passed | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer makes a pact with Satan for economic success, then enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon
Votes: 5,606
16. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
Director: Burny Mattinson | Stars: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan
Votes: 15,357 | Gross: $21.00M
17. Greed (1924)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.
Director: Erich von Stroheim | Stars: Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt, Dale Fuller
Votes: 10,759 | Gross: $0.16M
18. The Young and the Damned (1950)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama
A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, as the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Alfonso Mejía, Roberto Cobo, Estela Inda, Miguel Inclán
Votes: 22,000
19. A Christmas Carol (1984 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward
Votes: 18,337
20. A Christmas Carol (1999 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy
An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel Grey, Ian McNeice
Votes: 10,922
21. Scrooge (1970)
G | 113 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More
Votes: 12,587 | Gross: $3.70M
22. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)
TV-Y7 | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A supernatural, time-travelling, musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's cult Christmas story.
Director: Stephen Donnelly | Stars: Luke Evans, Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn
Votes: 7,670
23. A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when he is haunted by ghosts on Christmas Eve.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jesse L. Martin, Jane Krakowski, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Votes: 2,237
24. The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
PG | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Dan Stevens, Mark Schrier, Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 19,283 | Gross: $5.68M
25. March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Opposing the evil Barnaby, Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland.
Directors: Gus Meins, Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Virginia Karns, Charlotte Henry
Votes: 7,558
26. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974 TV Movie)
TV-G | 51 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving
Votes: 11,639
27. A Christmas Carol (1938)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Terry Kilburn
Votes: 8,749
28. Miami Rhapsody (1995)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Gwyn begins doubting her "yes" to Matt's wedding proposal, when she hears about her parents' and brother's adultery.
Director: David Frankel | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Mia Farrow, Antonio Banderas, Gil Bellows
Votes: 3,521 | Gross: $5.22M
29. Hungama (2003)
Not Rated | 153 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of a bunch of misfits whose misconception about each others backgrounds end up in a series of chaotic, yet comic outcomes.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshaye Khanna, Aftab Shivdasani, Rimi Sen, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 16,733
30. The Woman for Joe (1955)
91 min | Drama, Romance
A sideshow owner and his main attraction, a midget, fall for the same woman.
Director: George More O'Ferrall | Stars: Diane Cilento, George Baker, Jimmy Karoubi, David Kossoff
Votes: 131
31. Les belles histoires des pays d'en haut (1956–1970)
60 min | Drama
A historical drama set in the 1880s in the growing settlement of Sainte-Adèle, Quebec, where a love triangle involves the powerful but miserly mayor, the woman forced into marrying him, and the beau with whom she shares a deep love.
Stars: Jean-Pierre Masson, Andrée Champagne, Gabriel Gascon, Yvon Leroux
Votes: 101
32. Aha Naa Pellanta (1987)
147 min | Comedy
Krishnamurthy (Rajendra Prasad) is the only son of industrialist Satyanarayana (Nutan Prasad). He wants his son to get married to a girl whom he has chosen because of his bitter experience ... See full summary »
Director: Jandhyala | Stars: Rajendra Prasad, Rajani, Nuthan Prasad, Kota Srinivasa Rao
Votes: 3,295
33. Silas Marner (1985 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 92 min | Drama
When a respectable weaver is wrongfully accused of theft, he becomes a virtual hermit until his own fortune is stolen and an orphaned child is found on his doorstep.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Patrick Ryecart, Freddie Jones
Votes: 701
34. The Counterfeit Coin (1955)
127 min | Drama, Romance
Pivoting around a shiny counterfeit gold sovereign freshly milled from the clandestine workshop of an otherwise honest goldsmith, four brief vignettes of human imperfection; seduction; fate; desire, and devotion inextricably interweave.
Director: Giorgos Tzavellas | Stars: Vasilis Logothetidis, Ilia Livykou, Mimis Fotopoulos, Sperantza Vrana
Votes: 3,113
35. I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A dancer is pinned for murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene of the crime. His wife follows the trail of clues to the genuine killer.
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Don Castle, Elyse Knox, Regis Toomey, Charles D. Brown
Votes: 878
36. The Matchmaker (1958)
Approved | 103 min | Romance, Comedy
Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.
Director: Joseph Anthony | Stars: Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Ford
Votes: 1,211
37. Christmas on the Square (2020)
TV-PG | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
An embittered scrooge of a woman plans to sell her small town, regardless of the consequences to the people who live there. However, a kindhearted angel arrives and shows her what would happen before she mends her ways and redeems herself.
Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Dolly Parton, Jenifer Lewis, Josh Segarra, Jeanine Mason
Votes: 3,106
38. George Washington Slept Here (1942)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy
When Bill and Connie Fuller are forced to move out of their Manhattan apartment because of their pet dog, Connie purchases a dilapidated old Pennsylvania house where George Washington allegedly slept, and persuades Bill to renovate it.
Director: William Keighley | Stars: Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn, Percy Kilbride
Votes: 1,954 | Gross: $0.66M
39. A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007 Video)
G | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
To make sure that his beloved neighbour, Mr Wilson, has the perfect Christmas, the neighbourhood's lively six-year-old boy, Dennis Mitchell, makes a long list of things one needs to make it work. However, is Mr Wilson willing to change?
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Maxwell Perry Cotton, Robert Wagner, Louise Fletcher, Isaac Durnford
Votes: 2,234
40. Waqt Hamara Hai (1993)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Two prankster best friends gets unwittingly involved in a terrorist plot and tries their best to save the country.
Director: Bharat Rangachary | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Ayesha Jhulka, Mamta Kulkarni
Votes: 1,707
41. The Stationmaster Meets His Match (1980 TV Movie)
66 min | Comedy
Story of a mischievous outspoken kid in a small Hungarian town.
Director: Sándor Mihályfy | Stars: Imre Olvasztó, Róbert Koltai, Teri Horváth, Péter Haumann
Votes: 5,254
42. Dulcima (1971)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Mr. Parker (Sir John Mills), a farmer who has the reputation of drinking most of his money away, lives on a farm which is in a poor state of repair. A pretty young girl, Dulcima Gaskain (... See full summary »
Director: Frank Nesbitt | Stars: Carol White, John Mills, Stuart Wilson, Bernard Lee
Votes: 449
43. Phool Aur Patthar (1966)
163 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A criminal young man decides to reform himself for a left away widowed woman. But their relationship faces challenges.
Director: O.P. Ralhan | Stars: Meena Kumari, Dharmendra, Shashikala Jawalkar, Lalita Pawar
Votes: 285
44. The Miser (1980)
125 min | Comedy
An incredible miser fights against the whole world to multiply his wealth.
Directors: Louis de Funès, Jean Girault | Stars: Louis de Funès, Franck Cabot-David, Hervé Bellon, Georges Audoubert
Votes: 5,176
45. Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962 TV Movie)
Approved | 53 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy, Royal Dano
Votes: 3,262
46. Bah Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006 Video)
TV-G | 46 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Greedy duck hates Christmas but loves money. Throughout the night, he gets visited by three ghosts.
Director: Charles Visser | Stars: Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen, Billy West, June Foray
Votes: 1,440
47. The 'High Sign' (1921)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Action, Comedy
A drifter at an amusement park finds himself both the bodyguard and hit man of a man targeted by a criminal gang.
Directors: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Bartine Burkett, Charles Dorety, Ingram B. Pickett
Votes: 3,564
48. Vigil in the Night (1940)
Passed | 96 min | Drama, Romance
A nurse loses her job after selflessly taking the blame for a fatal mistake her sister and co-worker made. She is subsequently employed at a poorly-equipped hospital, where she finds romance and tragedy.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Carole Lombard, Anne Shirley, Brian Aherne, Julien Mitchell
Votes: 1,037
49. Dariya Dil (1988)
146 min | Drama
Two sons are manipulated by their wives, driven by their desire to inherit their father's fortune at any cost, while the third child remains devoted and lovingly stands by his parent's side, prioritizing their bond over wealth and greed.
Director: K. Ravi Shankar | Stars: Govinda, Kimi Katkar, Roshni, Raj Kiran
Votes: 244
50. Dil (1990)
Not Rated | 172 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man pretends to be a rich industrialist to improve his son's chances of marrying in to wealth, but his plan backfires on him.
Director: Indra Kumar | Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Saeed Jaffrey, Deven Verma
Votes: 5,687