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1. The Green Mile (1999)
R | 189 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A tale set on death row, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the lead guard, Paul Edgecombe, recognizes John's gift, he tries to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt
Votes: 1,413,474 | Gross: $136.80M
2. King Kong (2005)
PG-13 | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 448,475 | Gross: $218.08M
3. The Apartment (1960)
Approved | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston
Votes: 197,635 | Gross: $18.60M
4. Millennium Actress (2001)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.
Directors: Satoshi Kon, Kô Matsuo | Stars: Miyoko Shôji, Shôzô Îzuka, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa
Votes: 32,402 | Gross: $0.19M
5. Frenzy (1972)
R | 116 min | Thriller
A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Anna Massey
Votes: 49,553 | Gross: $12.60M
6. The 39 Steps (1935)
Approved | 86 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle
Votes: 61,727
7. The Great Raid (2005)
R | 132 min | Action, Drama, War
Taking place towards the end of WWII, 500 American Soldiers have been entrapped in a camp for 3 years. Beginning to give up hope they will ever be rescued, a group of Rangers goes on a dangerous mission to try and save them.
Director: John Dahl | Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Joseph Fiennes, James Franco, Robert Mammone
Votes: 24,011 | Gross: $10.17M
8. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.
Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Ciarán Hinds, David Alexander
Votes: 29,774 | Gross: $12.29M
9. The Day of the Locust (1975)
R | 144 min | Drama, Thriller
An art director in the 1930s falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, William Atherton
Votes: 6,395 | Gross: $17.79M
10. A Star Is Born (1937)
Passed | 111 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Directors: William A. Wellman, Jack Conway, Victor Fleming | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson
Votes: 10,928 | Gross: $4.36M
11. The Rose (1979)
R | 125 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton
Votes: 9,276 | Gross: $29.20M
12. 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
13. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Passed | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.
Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest
Votes: 28,601
14. Sabotage (1936)
Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Thriller
A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Oscar Homolka, Desmond Tester, John Loder
Votes: 18,819
15. The Tall Guy (1989)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
A nasty comedian's assistant has allergy induced sneezes, giving problems at work, et cetera. He accepts weekly injections after seeing the cute nurse. After a dozen injections, he finally asks her out.
Director: Mel Smith | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson, Geraldine James
Votes: 4,991 | Gross: $0.51M
16. Dark Harbor (1998)
R | 96 min | Thriller, Drama
A couple, trying to get the last ferry to their island, help a young drifter out of the rain with a ride. They later meet him again and invite him home. The much younger wife spends time with the drifter. Twists follow.
Director: Adam Coleman Howard | Stars: Alan Rickman, Polly Walker, Norman Reedus, Janet Mecca
Votes: 2,832
17. The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl, James Donlan
Votes: 3,229
18. Mouse Trouble (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom's new book on "how to catch a mouse" doesn't prove too helpful against Jerry; actually, Jerry seems to make better use of it than Tom.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Sara Berner, William Hanna, Harry Lang
Votes: 2,324
19. The Surrogate (1984)
R | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Stuck in a sexless marriage, a frustrated well-to-do couple agrees to see a female sex therapist. Unfortunately, she only helps escalate the tensions between them. Meanwhile, the police are baffled by a string of brutal nightly killings.
Director: Don Carmody | Stars: Art Hindle, Carole Laure, Shannon Tweed, Jim Bailey
Votes: 306
20. Sitting Pretty (1948)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Family
A family that hires a live-in babysitter is surprised when he turns out to be a man who's a quirky genius.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, Clifton Webb, Richard Haydn
Votes: 2,736
21. Ride (III) (2018)
Unrated | 79 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A cautionary tale aimed at a technology-obsessed society.
Director: Jeremy Ungar | Stars: Bella Thorne, Jessie T. Usher, Will Brill, Chris Gouchoe
Votes: 2,432
22. A Different Story (1978)
PG | 108 min | Drama, Romance
A homosexual woman marries a gay male friend to prevent his deportation, but they soon fall in love.
Director: Paul Aaron | Stars: Perry King, Meg Foster, Valerie Curtin, Peter Donat
Votes: 482
23. Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The characters of the traditional fairy tale demand a new approach to the story as a sexy urban comedy with Red as a nightclub singer.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Elvia Allman, Sara Berner, Daws Butler, Pinto Colvig
Votes: 2,765
24. 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
25. The Hard Way (1943)
Passed | 109 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Embittered, ambitious Helen Chernen sees an opportunity to escape her drab small-town life by becoming a 'stage mother' to her musically-talented younger sister.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson
Votes: 1,497
26. Seeds of Sin (1968)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Horror
An angry and alcoholic matriarch tyrannizes her spoiled, grown-up, children during an unwanted family get-together, where someone begins killing them one by one.
Director: Andy Milligan | Stars: Maggie Rogers, Candy Hammond, Anthony Moscini, Lucy Silvay
Votes: 458
27. Hollywood Mouth 3 (2018)
109 min | Drama
A film buff learns something new about her family and encounters noir-like situations in Hollywood.
Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Heidi Appe, Anastasia Art, Barbara Bologna, Angelica Coralvine
28. Stand-ins (1997)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
A group of dysfunctional, disappointed actresses congregate in a Hollywood bar circa 1937.
Director: Harvey Keith | Stars: Katherine Morris, Costas Mandylor, Jordan Ladd, Daphne Zuniga
Votes: 198
29. Cross Country Detours (1940)
Not Rated | 10 min | Family, Animation, Short
A wacky travelogue takes us to the forests of Yosemite, the rocks of Brice Canyon, the frozen wastes of Alaska, the desert wastes of New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River and the giant redwoods of California.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Lou Marcelle, Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner, Mel Blanc
Votes: 294
30. The Calling (I) (2002)
PG | 116 min | Biography, Drama
The Leroy Jenkins Story, following the controversial life of evangelist Leroy Jenkins
Director: Damian Chapa | Stars: Damian Chapa, Robert Wagner, Faye Dunaway, Brad Dourif
Votes: 221 | Gross: $0.01M
31. The Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
This starts off as an adaptation of Robert Service's poem 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew', complete with a literal depiction of a man with one foot in the grave, but when Dan McGoo turns out ... See full summary »
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Bill Thompson, Tex Avery, Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner
Votes: 737
32. 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
33. Honolulu (1939)
Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.
Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, George Burns, Gracie Allen
Votes: 764
34. Pie in the Sky (1935)
22 min | Short, Comedy
At a skid row mission, a cleric opines as men wait to eat. After his sermon, he brings out a pie and cuts it into small slices. The two men at the end of the line get none. They leave the ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Steiner | Stars: Elia Kazan, Ellman Koolish, Molly Kazan, Russell Collins
Votes: 150
35. We're Not Dressing (1934)
Passed | 74 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Yacht owner is stranded on island with her socialite friends, a wacky husband and wife research team, and a singing sailor.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, George Burns, Gracie Allen
Votes: 856
36. The Alley Cat (1941)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An alley cat spies a high-class female cat on her balcony and falls for her. Her butler sends the family bulldog to deal with the alley cat, but the cat's too clever.
Director: Hugh Harman | Stars: Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, William Hanna, Harry Lang
Votes: 162
37. Toby Tortoise Returns (1936)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A sequel to The Tortoise and the Hare (1935), Max Hare and Toby Tortoise are competing again, this time mismatched in the boxing ring.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Alyce Ardell, Marcellite Garner, Eddie Holden, Leone Le Doux
Votes: 1,523
38. Vito (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of Vito Russo, founding father of the gay liberation movement, author of "The Celluloid Closet," and vociferous AIDS activist in the 1980s.
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Phyllis Antonellis, George Bancroft, Richard Barrios, Edmund Bergler
Votes: 776
39. Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Robin is crooning to a Mae West-like Jenny Wren when he is shot with an arrow. A court is convened; the judge, an owl, keeps singing the title. A variety of birds are brought to the witness stand, but nobody knows a thing.
Director: David Hand | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Don Brodie, Leo Cleary, Pinto Colvig
Votes: 879
40. The Big Shakedown (1934)
Not Rated | 64 min | Crime, Drama
Racketeers flood the market with counterfeit cosmetics and drugs, causing some tragedies.
Director: John Francis Dillon | Stars: Charles Farrell, Bette Davis, Ricardo Cortez, Glenda Farrell
Votes: 1,066
41. I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933)
TV-G | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A series of celebrity sketches set at a radio station. Some unorthodox calisthenics (including corset tightening, cradle rocking, and stock ticker reading) start the action. Bing Crosby (OK... See full summary »
Directors: Bernard B. Brown, Tom Palmer | Stars: Bernard B. Brown, Bud Duncan, Noreen Gammill, Selmer Jackson
Votes: 415
42. The CooCoo Nut Grove (1936)
Not Rated | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A visit to a Hollywood nightclub, featuring caricatures of, among others, Walter Winchell, Hugh Herbert, W.C. Fields, Katharine Hepburn, Ned Sparks, Johnny Weissmuller, Lupe Velez, John ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Jeane Cowan, Verna Deane, Melvin J. Gibby, Bernice Hansen
Votes: 613
43. 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Down-on-his-luck film director Jimmie Dale takes a job at a fly-by-night acting school.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: James Dunn, Alice Faye, Frank Mitchell, Jack Durant
Votes: 176
44. Mickey's Gala Premier (1933)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A host of movie stars show up for the premiere of Mickey and Minnie's newest cartoon.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Dorothy Compton, Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner, Beatrice Hagen
Votes: 539
45. A Star Is Hatched (1938)
8 min | Animation, Family, Short
Emily the chicken, lives in Hickville but dreams of Hollywood. Her chance comes when director J. Megga-Phone happens to drive past and gives her his card. She makes her way to Hollywood, ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Elvia Allman, Mel Blanc, Tommy Bond, Bill Days
Votes: 228
46. A Wolf's Tale (1944)
7 min | Animation, Short
Director: Connie Rasinski | Stars: Jo Miller, Tom Morrison
Votes: 19
47. When Bette Met Mae (2014)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Bette Davis and Mae West come alive to discuss their careers. Using an audio tape made that night and actors to portray them, you are a guest at a party that no one knew about until now. Watch and laugh.
Director: Wes Wheadon | Stars: Tomas Arana, Sally Kellerman, Gary Kemp, Brandon Larcom
Votes: 78
48. Porky's Five & Ten (1938)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Porky sets sail for the Boola-Boola islands in the South Seas with a ship full of general merchandise and plans to open a 5 & 10 cent store. But a swordfish cuts a hole in the ship and ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bill Days, Bernice Kamiat, The Rhythmettes
Votes: 214
49. Those Were Wonderful Days (1934)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
At a 4th of July picnic, a hero and a villain battle for the heart of a girl.
Director: Bernard B. Brown | Stars: Bernard B. Brown, The Guardsmen
Votes: 132
50. Time Flies (1944)
88 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A minor music hall star uses a professor's time machine to travel back to the Elizabethan era.
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Tommy Handley, Evelyn Dall, George Moon, Felix Aylmer
Votes: 163