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1. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
Director: Roberto Benigni | Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano
Votes: 742,837 | Gross: $57.60M
2. 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: 21,673 | Gross: $100.49M
3. Endless Night (I) (1972)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A working-class young Englishman marries an affable American heiress, but their marital bliss is soon interrupted when they begin constructing a home on land alleged to be cursed.
Director: Sidney Gilliat | Stars: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland, Per Oscarsson
Votes: 2,412
4. Extraterrestrials Are to Be Blamed for Everything (1991)
86 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
The election campaign in a small provincial town is in full swing. Candidates for ministry position pop up elsewhere, promising "milk and honey" to the voters. Two inseparable policemen, ... See full summary »
Director: Zoran Calic | Stars: Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Boro Stjepanovic, Nikola-Kole Angelovski, Nikola Simic
Votes: 550
5. Boris Godounov (1989)
118 min | Musical, Drama
The film is based on the musical recording of the famous opera by Modest Mussorgsky about the tragic events surrounding the ruling of the Russian tsar Boris in the early 17th century. The ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Zulawski | Stars: Ruggero Raimondi, Kenneth Riegel, Bernard Lefort, Paul Plishka
Votes: 377
6. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1995)
G | 360 min | Drama, Family
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
Stars: Michael Benz, Betsy Brantley, George Baker, Bernadette Shortt
Votes: 205
7. Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger (2008)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
A coming-of-age story about a 13-year-old girl trying to fit into both a posh private school and an ordinary public school.
Director: Cathy Randall | Stars: Danielle Catanzariti, Cassandra Jinman, Talia Monaghan, Yen Yen Stender
Votes: 1,515 | Gross: $0.01M
8. Dragon (II) (2006)
Not Rated | 84 min | Fantasy
A princess must recruit the most brave and powerful swordsmen in the land with the sole purpose of vanquishing the dark wizard who terrorizes the kingdom with a giant, menacing dragon.
Director: Leigh Scott | Stars: Amelia Jackson-Gray, Matthew Wolf, Jon-Paul Gates, Jeff Denton
Votes: 907
9. The Tichborne Claimant (1998)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwreck. Some years later, his erudite Afro-English valet, Bogle, is sent to investigate rumors ... See full summary »
Director: David Yates | Stars: John Kani, Robert Pugh, Rachael Dowling, Paola Dionisotti
Votes: 226
10. Princes in the Tower (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
Sixteen years after the presumed deaths of the two boy princes held captive in the Tower, Perkin Warbeck makes his claim to the throne as the rightful King Richard. Did the younger brother ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Mark Umbers, John Castle, Roger Hammond, Sally Edwards
Votes: 139
11. Hattrick (2007)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Despite of cricket fever, there are two people in India who dislike it's influence over their lives. The first is Dr. Satyajit Chavan, who will not permit anyone in his home nor the ... See full summary »
Director: Milan Luthria | Stars: Nana Patekar, Danny Denzongpa, Paresh Rawal, Kunal Kapoor
Votes: 529
12. Naughty Baby (1928)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Romance
A cloakroom girl falls for a rich boy who might not actually be rich.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Alice White, Jack Mulhall, Thelma Todd, Doris Dawson
Votes: 39
13. The Steagle (1971)
R | 87 min | Comedy
In the midst of the Cuban missile crisis, a mild-mannered professor decides to live out all of his daydreams, travelling across the country and adopting a different persona in each city.
Director: Paul Sylbert | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Chill Wills, Cloris Leachman, Jean Allison
Votes: 141 | Gross: $0.18M
14. The Calgary Stampede (1925)
Passed | 92 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Champion Roman racer Dan Malloy falls in love with French Canadian Marie LeFarge, but is accused of killing her father. He evades the law until he wins the Calgary Stampede. He is freed when the real killer is identified.
Director: Herbert Blaché | Stars: Hoot Gibson, Virginia Brown Faire, Pierre Faunce, Clark Comstock
Votes: 70
15. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
Approved | 256 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A 14-episode serial in which Mala, a Polynesian in the employ of U.S. Intelligence investigates sabotage on Clipper Island. A gang of spies causes the eruption of a volcano, for which our ... See full summary »
Directors: Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright | Stars: Mala, Rex, Buck the Dog, Mamo Clark
Votes: 120
16. I'm a Fool (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 38 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young horse trainer woos a woman with his lies of importance and wealth.
Director: Noel Black | Stars: Ron Howard, Amy Irving, Santiago González, Johnny Tidwell
Votes: 656
17. Skull and Crown (1935)
Approved | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Rin-Tin-Tin brings the killer of his mistress to justice.
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Rin Tin Tin Jr., Regis Toomey, Jack Mulhall, Molly O'Day
Votes: 112
18. Konsul (1989)
104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
This film is based on the life of a swindler called Jack Silberstein who was active until the end of 1960s.
Director: Miroslaw Bork | Stars: Piotr Fronczewski, Maria Pakulnis, Krzysztof Zaleski, Jerzy Bonczak
Votes: 502
19. Blonde from Brooklyn (1945)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Music
Returning soldier Dixon Harper meets cute with promising radio singer Susan Parker. Susan is mistaken for a heiress to a southern plantation by blustery colonel Farnsworth and she ignores wise cracking friend Diane to see the ruse through.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick, Thurston Hall, Mary Treen
Votes: 94
20. One Minute to Play (1926)
Passed | 74 min | Action, Drama, Romance
"Red" Wade, a star high-school football player, has intentions of going to Claxton College, which has a powerhouse football team, but changes his mind when he meets the sister of the ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Harold 'Red' Grange, Mary McAllister, Charles Ogle, George Wilson
Votes: 34 | Gross: $0.25M
21. La noche de los cien pájaros (1976)
82 min | Drama
Enrique suffers from an accused inferiority complex because he did not finish his university degree and married a humble butcher named Juana.
Director: Rafael Romero Marchent | Stars: Carmen Sevilla, Javier Escrivá, Ágata Lys, Florinda Chico
Votes: 47
22. Classified (1925)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Romance
Babs Comet, is employed by the classified ad department of the daily paper, and she uses her looks and position to get a husband.
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Corinne Griffith, Jack Mulhall, Ward Crane, Carroll Nye
Votes: 23 | Gross: $0.25M
23. Mocny czlowiek (1929)
77 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Journalist Henryk Bielecki is not very talented but he desperately wants to become a famous writer. Nothing will stop him from making his dreams come true.
Director: Henryk Szaro | Stars: Gregori Chmara, Agnes Kuck, Julian Krzewinski, Maria Majdrowicz
Votes: 261
24. Zbrodniarz, który ukradl zbrodnie (1969)
94 min | Crime, Mystery
Former police captain tells a reporter about his last job - a private investigation on the mysterious death of a girl who was a court witness.
Director: Janusz Majewski | Stars: Zygmunt Hübner, Barbara Brylska, Ryszard Filipski, Piotr Pawlowski
Votes: 118
25. Smazalnia story (1985)
82 min | Comedy
Two musicians return to martial-law Poland after years spent abroad. By accident they are thought to be TV reporters.
Director: Józef Gebski | Stars: Zbigniew Buczkowski, Zdzislaw Smektala, Wieslaw Drzewicz, Wojciech Brzozowicz
Votes: 58
26. Tres Amores (1934)
Approved | 87 min | Drama, Romance
When Joe Bigelow, a rich youth with companions of questionable character, is arrested for reckless driving, his lawyer and supposed friend pleads to the judge on behalf of Joe's "poor old ... See full summary »
Directors: Jesús Topete, Aubrey Scotto | Stars: José Crespo, Anita Campillo, Mona Maris, Mimi Aguglia
27. And Baby Makes Two (1953)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Gil's neighbor enters her baby in a baby-food contest and wins--only she is neither married nor has a baby. She gets Gil to pretend to be her husband and the father of their "baby" so she can collect the prize money.
Director: Hal Yates | Stars: Gil Lamb, Carol Hughes, Claire Carleton, Frank Nelson
Gross: $0.00M
28. The Lone Defender (1934)
Drama, Mystery, Romance
Feature version of the same-titled 1930 serial, with re-shot and added material.
Stars: Rin Tin Tin, Walter Miller, June Marlowe, Buzz Barton
Votes: 16
29. Broadway Daddies (1928)
Passed | 55 min | Comedy
Eve, a beautiful young nightclub dancer, turns down a string of wealthy and powerful suitors for Robert, a poor but ambitious young man. What Eve doesn't know is that Robert is the son of a... See full summary »
Director: Fred Windemere | Stars: Jacqueline Logan, Alec B. Francis, Rex Lease, Phillips Smalley
31. Nikt nie jest winien (1986)
77 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Ryszard Zatorski | Stars: Marek Walczewski, Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska, Krzysztof Kiersznowski, Anna Kazmierczak
32. Home Work (1942)
Approved | 19 min | Comedy, Short
Knowing that a process server is waiting for him at work, Leon stays home while his wife takes his place at the office. While Leon is making a shambles out of his homework chores, his wife ... See full summary »
Director: Harry D'Arcy | Stars: Leon Errol, Vivian Tobin, Tom Kennedy, Dorothy Granger
Votes: 11
33. Simulyant (1972)
7 min | Animation, Short
A story about a cunning Bunny, a simulator, who, pretending to be sick, decided to use the kindness and pity of a Bear. In the tram, a Bear accidentally stepped on a hare's paw. The Bunny ... See full summary »
Director: Dmitriy Babichenko
Votes: 8
35. Damaged Goodness (1917)
Short, Comedy
A husband and wife reach the point of non-interest in each other. She flirts with a bachelor friend of the pair. She and the bachelor decide to run away together. The husband discovers a ... See full summary »
Director: Pat Hartigan | Stars: Orin Jackson, Yvette Mitchell, Ernest Shields
36.
Relic Hunter (1999–2002)
Episode:
The Put Back
(2000)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Kuba, Africa 100 AD: Worshippers of Woote curse his idol to protect it. 2000: Ross Crawford comes to Sydney, because he took the idol and the curse has accelerated his aging. And, if the ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth, Blu Mankuma
Votes: 92
37.
The Emperor's New School (2006–2008)
Episode:
Guaka Rules
(2008)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
During a school museum visit, Kronk's sneezing and Kuzco's dangerous clumsy mischief uncover an ancient inscription. It suggests his family isn't the real dynasty. Worse, that's Guaca's, so... See full summary »
Director: Howy Parkins | Stars: J.P. Manoux, Patrick Warburton, Curtis Armstrong, Justin Cowden
Votes: 24
38.
The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
Episode:
The Crowning of Apes
(1972)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
Henry forms an army to defend himself against the Irish-German army coming against him from Ireland.
Director: Prudence Fitzgerald | Stars: James Maxwell, James Laurenson, Michael Johnson, Gawn Grainger
Votes: 19
39.
Maalaala Mo Kaya (1991–2022)
Episode:
Marriage Contract
(2010)
TV-14 | Biography, Drama, Romance
Vi, a social climber from the province and Bob, a good-looking but emotionally weak guy met on a ship to a city one April Fool's Day. It turned out they were heading to the same agency to ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey Jeturian | Stars: Jessy Mendiola, Xian Lim, Mark Gil, Boboy Garrovillo
40.
Burn the House Down (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2023)
TV-14 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Is Mei ready for the truth? Mei tries to get the oldest son outside the house. Mei's boss starts to suspect her. Mei is followed.
Director: Yûichirô Hirakawa | Stars: Mei Nagano, Asuka Kudô, Taishi Nakagawa, Yuri Tsunematsu
Votes: 29
41.
Ipaglaban mo (2014– )
Episode:
Totoong mahal kita
(2015)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Ricky Rivero | Stars: Jose Sison, Jopet Sison, Meg Imperial, JM De Guzman
42.
Luisa Fernanda (1999)
Episode:
Episode #1.68
(1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Romance
Luisa Fernanda befriends a taxi driver. Liliana drags a priest into Justo's hospital room. Alicia throws a party. Vicenzio and Dinora discuss Fabian.
Directors: Mateo Manaure, Otto Rodríguez | Stars: Scarlet Ortiz, Guillermo Pérez, Dora Mazzone, Gladiuska Acosta