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1. The Listener (I) (2022)
96 min | Drama
Follows a helpline volunteer who is part of the small army that gets on the phone every night, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, etc.
Director: Steve Buscemi | Stars: Tessa Thompson, Logan Marshall-Green, Derek Cecil, Margaret Cho
Votes: 179
2. Blackpool (2004)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Soon after local entrepreneur Ripley Holden (Morrissey) opens his arcade in his beloved home town of Blackpool, a murder investigation makes tears at the fabric of his personal and professional lives.
Stars: David Morrissey, Sarah Parish, Thomas Morrison, David Tennant
Votes: 2,552
3. Mambo Italiano (2003)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The son of Italian immigrants to Canada struggles to find the best way to reveal to his parents that he's gay.
Director: Émile Gaudreault | Stars: Luke Kirby, Peter Miller, Ginette Reno, Paul Sorvino
Votes: 6,954 | Gross: $6.24M
4. The Janes (2022)
101 min | Documentary
Police arrested seven women who were part of a clandestine network. Using code names, blindfolds and safe houses, they built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions calling themselves JANE.
Directors: Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes | Stars: Abby, Judith Arcana, Heather Booth, Richard J. Daley
Votes: 1,470
5. Help Me, Eros (2007)
Unrated | 103 min | Drama
A bankrupt Taiwanese man loses everything including girlfriend. He still has a key to his luxury condo, where he grows and smokes marijuana. He spends time with a woman on suicide hotline and a lingerie clad woman selling cigarettes.
Director: Kang-sheng Lee | Stars: Kang-sheng Lee, Hui-Jen Liao, Dennis Nieh, Ivy Yin
Votes: 1,109
6. Straziami ma di baci saziami (1968)
104 min | Comedy
Marino decided to go to Rome to win back his girlfriend. After many hardships their paths eventually crossed but to his shock, he discovered that she is now married to a deaf and mute man.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Nino Manfredi, Ugo Tognazzi, Pamela Tiffin, Moira Orfei
Votes: 611
7. Mga uod at rosas (1982)
Drama
A painter's passion for his art, his contradictions, frustrations, and pains affect his relationships with his wife and his model mistress.
Director: Romy Suzara | Stars: Nora Aunor, Lorna Tolentino, Johnny Delgado, Joseph Sytangco
Votes: 11
8. Zelená vlna (1982)
87 min | Comedy
An episodic film about Prague and the people of Prague and the beginning of the weekend. Hilarious and serious seconds of one Friday afternoon.
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Radovan Lukavský, Rudolf Jelínek, Josef Chvalina, Jirí Adamíra
Votes: 33
9. Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa (2019)
13 min | Documentary, Short
At the Philadelphia abortion helpline, counselors answer non-stop calls from women and teens who cannot afford access to reproductive health care in America.
Directors: Barbara Attie, Mike Attie, Janet Goldwater
Votes: 223
11. Mayor's Hotline (2017 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
Comedian Ron Sparks poses as the mayor of McKay's Corners, Ontario and takes live phone calls from "concerned taxpayers."
Directors: Ron Sparks, Dan Radford | Stars: Ron Sparks, Dan Radford
12. Snookie (2022)
6 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A sci-fi breakup forces a desperate woman to request a factory reboot of her AI partner.
Director: James Parris | Stars: Summer Broyhill, Mason Conrad
13.
Dead of Night (1972)
Episode:
A Woman Sobbing
(1972)
49 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Jane is an discontented middle-class wife and mother. One night in her bedroom she hears a woman crying, though her husband hears nothing. Is it a symptom of her depression or is her home ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Ciappessoni | Stars: Anna Massey, Ronald Hines, Julian Holloway, Yokki Rhodes
Votes: 110
14.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
The Killings at Badger's Drift
(1997)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly woman is found dead in her own cottage and DCI Tom Barnaby is convinced the death is not a simple accident.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard
Votes: 2,237
15.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Falsch verbunden
(1986)
56 min | Crime, Drama
Brigitte Oswald has a relationship with her boss,the Dr. Körner.This night she was with him in her apartment.Suddenly the telephone rings: a desperate man wanted to call a help line in a ... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Becker | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Charles M. Huber, Markus Böttcher
Votes: 20
16.
Family Ties (1982–1989)
Episode:
Hotline Fever
(1984)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Alex must take a humanities course at college even though he doesn't want to, so he signs up for the student helpline. There he runs into James, an old enemy. When the duo get stuck at the ... See full summary »
Director: John Pasquin | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman
Votes: 150
17.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One with the List
(1995)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
With help from Chandler and Joey, Ross makes a list of pros and cons to decide whether to be with Julie or Rachel. Meanwhile, Monica gets a job making dessert with a disgusting synthetic chocolate substitute.
Director: Mary Kay Place | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 5,771
18.
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode:
A Hardware Habit to Break
(1999)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family
Harry is selling the hardware store. It comes as a shock to the guys that gather there for man talk and tools. Al owns a percentage of the store, and Tim buys the rest. The business starts slow and then grows more than they can handle.
Director: Peter Bonerz | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Debbe Dunning
Votes: 198
19.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
Louise's Setback
(1980)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
Louise is racked with guilt after one of the youths she is trying to help at the Neighborhood Help Center attempts suicide.
Director: Bob Lally | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 80
20.
My So-Called Life (1994–1995)
Episode:
So Called Angels
(1994)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rickie finds himself homeless on Christmas, and Angela tries to help him with the aid of a mysterious homeless girl.
Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Bess Armstrong, Wilson Cruz, Claire Danes, Devon Gummersall
Votes: 443
21.
Step by Step (1991–1998)
Episode:
Midnight Caller
(1995)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Cody gets Lilly to sleep when Carol is unable to do so, which makes Carol think she hates her. Dana is forced to work with JT at a family helpline by their psychology professor, much to her chagrin. A potential suicide shakes them up.
Director: Patrick Duffy | Stars: Patrick Duffy, Suzanne Somers, Staci Keanan, Sasha Mitchell
Votes: 58
22.
Psych (2006–2014)
Episode:
9 Lives
(2006)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
In order for Shawn to continue his investigation into a suicide that he believes is a murder, he pretends to get clues from the victim's cat.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson
Votes: 1,316
23.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
The Big Game
(2007)
TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The slaughter of a wealthy couple just after a Super Bowl party puts the BAU on the trail of two killers.
Director: Gloria Muzio | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore
Votes: 2,364
24.
Magnum P.I. (2018–2024)
Episode:
Ashes to Ashes
(2024)
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime
Magnum and Higgins reexamine a fatal arson investigation at the request of TC and Mahina, leading to a sinister discovery. Kumu volunteers with Rick at a veterans' crisis call center.
Director: Eagle Egilsson | Stars: Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill
Votes: 153
25.
Grace and Frankie (2015–2022)
Episode:
The Spelling Bee
(2015)
TV-MA | 32 min | Comedy
Frankie, Grace and Brianna have unexpected encounters when they try new ways to deal with being single.
Director: Tim Kirkby | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen
Votes: 853
26.
Good Morning Britain (2014– )
Episode:
Episode dated 14 December 2016
(2016)
TV-14 | 150 min | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Piers Morgan, Susanna Reid, Scott Craig, Boris Johnson