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1. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Approved | 102 min | Musical, Romance, Western

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.

Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn

Votes: 27,074 | Gross: $9.40M

2. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

PG-13 | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman

Votes: 330,678 | Gross: $45.51M

3. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt

Votes: 740,973 | Gross: $56.67M

4. Bicentennial Man (1999)

PG | 132 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

An android endeavors to become human as he gradually acquires emotions.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt

Votes: 124,625 | Gross: $58.22M

5. Magic (1978)

R | 107 min | Drama, Horror

A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.

Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter

Votes: 13,435 | Gross: $25.94M

6. Rhinestone (1984)

PG | 111 min | Comedy, Music

A country music star must turn an obnoxious New York cabbie into a singer in order to win a bet.

Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Dolly Parton, Richard Farnsworth, Ron Leibman

Votes: 8,034 | Gross: $21.44M

7. Children Who Love Each Other (2005)

77 min | Drama

A family vacation in the mountains. Nine-year-old Eliane is as free as a caged bird. She tries to escape from her bossy mother, who lives in a state of pathological stress that affects Eliane and her siblings.

Director: Gilles Volta | Stars: Elbera Volta, Marie Balmelle, Félicie Roger, Nina Franchetti

Votes: 116

8. That Evening Sun (2009)

PG-13 | 109 min | Drama

An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.

Director: Scott Teems | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Barlow Jacobs, Mia Wasikowska, Carrie Preston

Votes: 2,908 | Gross: $0.28M

9. The Lazarus Project (2008)

PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A paroled former criminal is drawn into an endeavor that puts life with his family at risk and subsequently finds himself living an inexplicable new life working at a psychiatric facility.

Director: John Glenn | Stars: Paul Walker, Piper Perabo, Brooklynn Proulx, Bob Gunton

Votes: 19,302

10. Martin Eden (2019)

TV-PG | 129 min | Drama, Romance

Martin Eden struggles to rise above his destitute, proletarian circumstances through an intense and passionate pursuit of self-education, hoping to achieve a place among the literary elite.

Director: Pietro Marcello | Stars: Luca Marinelli, Jessica Cressy, Vincenzo Nemolato, Marco Leonardi

Votes: 7,643

11. Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

PG | 107 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

The legend of Santa Claus is put in jeopardy when an unscrupulous toy manufacturer attempts to take over Christmas.

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith

Votes: 15,597 | Gross: $23.72M

12. Love's Labour's Lost (2000)

PG | 93 min | Romance, Comedy, Musical

An update of the classic Shakespeare story, director Kenneth Branagh shot the film like a classic 1930s musical. It tells the story of four best friends who swear off love.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Alessandro Nivola, Alicia Silverstone, Natascha McElhone, Kenneth Branagh

Votes: 4,895 | Gross: $0.28M

13. My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)

Not Rated | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Julia Ross secures employment through a rather nosy employment agency, with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Hughes, and goes to live at her house. 2 days later, she awakens - in a different house, in... See full summary »

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Nina Foch, May Whitty, George Macready, Roland Varno

Votes: 3,744

14. White Zombie (1932)

Passed | 69 min | Horror

A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiancé, but instead turns her into a zombie slave.

Director: Victor Halperin | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Joseph Cawthorn, Robert Frazer

Votes: 11,646

15. Jesse James (1939)

GP | 106 min | Western

After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.

Directors: Henry King, Irving Cummings | Stars: Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph Scott

Votes: 4,946

16. Wagon Master (1950)

Approved | 86 min | Drama, Western

Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Indians, geography, and moral challenges on the journey.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Ben Johnson, Joanne Dru, Harry Carey Jr., Ward Bond

Votes: 5,522

17. Night Must Fall (1937)

Passed | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated estate hires an engaging handyman, her niece/companion becomes suspicious of his motives.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, May Whitty, Alan Marshal

Votes: 2,938

18. The Vicious Kind (2009)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.

Director: Lee Toland Krieger | Stars: Adam Scott, Brittany Snow, Alex Frost, J.K. Simmons

Votes: 8,090

19. El último verano de la Boyita (2009)

TV-PG | 93 min | Drama

A teenage girl, feeling babyish and awkward compared to her older sister, finds solace in a childhood friend while spending a countryside summer in her father's old van.

Director: Julia Solomonoff | Stars: Guadalupe Alonso, Nicolás Treise, Mirella Pascual, Gabo Correa

Votes: 978

20. In Old Arizona (1928)

Passed | 95 min | Drama, Western

A charming, happy-go-lucky bandit in old Arizona plays cat-and-mouse with the sheriff trying to catch him while he romances a local beauty.

Directors: Irving Cummings, Raoul Walsh | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Warner Baxter, Dorothy Burgess, Henry Armetta

Votes: 1,292 | Gross: $2.83M

21. Dillinger (1945)

Passed | 70 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

John Dillinger begins his life of crime as a petty thief, meets his future gang in prison and eventually masterminds a series of daring robberies.

Director: Max Nosseck | Stars: Lawrence Tierney, Edmund Lowe, Anne Jeffreys, Eduardo Ciannelli

Votes: 2,140 | Gross: $4.00M

22. Manhood (2012)

16 min | Short, Drama

'Manhood' (Manddom [DK]) is a story about an 11-year-old boy who experiences a childhood very unlike any other children at his age. There is no safe and loving home. Silas lives with his ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Gelvan | Stars: Christoffer Jensen, Stine Kleist, Ken Anthony, Jack Brian Petersen

Votes: 71

23. In Person (1935)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance

Carol Corliss, a beautiful movie star so insecure about her celebrity that she goes around in disguise, meets a rugged outdoorsman who is unaffected by her star status.

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Ginger Rogers, George Brent, Alan Mowbray, Grant Mitchell

Votes: 516

24. What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972)

PG | 93 min | Horror

In order to collect inheritance money, a slacker tries to induce a heart attack in his invalid grandmother by convincing her that she's become the target of youth supremacists who want to enact a genocide on the elderly.

Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Vanessa Howard, Mona Washbourne, Paul Nicholas, George Benson

Votes: 220

25. Altin Çocuk (1966)

86 min | Adventure, Crime

Adventures of a Turkish spy that reveals the secret activities of a spyware in Istanbul.

Directors: Memduh Ün, Ray Bowman, André Hunebelle | Stars: Göksel Arsoy, Altan Günbay, Sevda Nur, Reha Yurdakul

Votes: 48

26. The Story of Santa Claus (1996 TV Movie)

46 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The special presents an origin story for Santa Claus, who is depicted as a man named Nicholas Claus who wishes to give every child in the world a gift for Christmas. The elves of the North ... See full summary »

Directors: Toby Bluth, Debbie Baber, Dave Brain, Tommy Isumi, Juli Murphy, Mike Frank Polcino, Chuck Sheetz | Stars: Edward Asner, Jim Cummings, Tim Curry, Miko Hughes

Votes: 305

27. Goofy Goat (1931)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Goofy Goat thwarts a road hog in order to make it to the glee club on time and play the accordion in an amateur talent show.

Director: Ted Eshbaugh

Votes: 87

28. Pups Is Pups (1930)

Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Family, Short

The gang decides to enter their animals in a local pet show.

Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Norman 'Chubby' Chaney, Jackie Cooper, Dorothy DeBorba, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Votes: 374

29. Gene Autry and the Mounties (1951)

Approved | 70 min | Western

Montana Marshals Gene and Scat are tracking some bank robbers. When the baddies cross into Canada, the Mounties are called upon to help.

Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Elena Verdugo, Carleton Young

Votes: 100

30. Ghost Town Law (1942)

Passed | 62 min | Drama, Western

When two of their Marshal friends are killed, the Rough Riders are sent to investigate. They have to find the killers in a ghost town where the houses and an old mine are interconnected by secret passages and tunnels.

Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Virginia Carpenter

Votes: 129

31. Klinkaart (1984 TV Movie)

37 min | Drama

During her first day at work in a brick factory near Antwerp in the early 1900s, a teenage girl faces harassment by the men who work there and, at the end of the day, is forced to allow the boss to exercise his "droit de seigneur".

Director: Patrick Le Bon | Stars: Mieke Bouve, Ludo Busschots, Walter Claessens, Walter Cornelis

Votes: 15

32. Janek/Bastard (2017)

18 min | Short, Drama

An exploration of the intricate relationship between a Christian and a Jewish boy in 1942 Poland.

Director: Muriel Naim | Stars: Jesse Willhite, Avery Walker, Bjarne Hecht, Maritza Brikisak

Votes: 27

33. Weasel Stop (1956)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short

A shaggy dog is the guard at a farm's chicken coop when a lip-smacking weasel comes along, intending to gain access to the chickens. And, never one to side with a canine, Foghorn Leghorn ... See full summary »

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Lloyd Perryman

Votes: 323

34. Baby Wants a Bottleship (1942)

7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy

Olive is going shopping and drops Swee'pea off for Popeye to watch. Popeye carves a sailboat for him, but the tyke spots Popeye's battleship, and the puny toy boat will no longer do. He ... See full summary »

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Al Eugster | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer

Votes: 190

35. Baby Daze (1939)

Passed | 15 min | Comedy, Short

Edgar mistakenly believes he is about to become a father, and it changes his whole personality.

Director: Charles E. Roberts | Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Vivien Oakland, Billy Franey, Don Brodie

Votes: 58

36. The Poet (II) (2006)

10 min | Short, Comedy

A young poet becomes a local celebrity reading improvised prose to live audiences. With high ambitions and inspiration everywhere from stolen tomatoes to cheese on a fishing pole, Maxwell prepares for the big poetry slam show down.

Directors: Tyler Holtman, Michael Kowalski | Stars: Rhyan Schwartz, Jordan Stidham, Lauri Hoffman, Steve Holtman

37. Hobbies (1941)

11 min | Short

This Passing Parade looks at peoples hobbies, including collecting old items (such as tiny books, of which a dozen can fit in a walnut shell), engraving the Lord's Prayer on the head of a ... See full summary »

Director: George Labrousse | Star: John Nesbitt

Votes: 22

38. In the Soil (2021)

16 min | Short

A teenage girl struggles to contain a mentally ill father who is busy carrying out a near constant barrage of plans.

Director: Casper Rudolf Emil Kjeldsen | Stars: Sandra Guldberg Kampp, Thomas Guldberg Madsen

Votes: 77

39. Unusual Occupations (I) (1944)

Approved | 11 min | Documentary, Short

On the work of bush pilots, Brazilian goatherds, a traditional Chinese pharmacist, bicycle collector, ice sculptor, Army physiology research.

Stars: Ken Carpenter, Roger Johnson, Madeline Stone

40. The Cameraman (1920)

15 min | Comedy, Short

Billy is hired by the local newspaper as a cameraman. Billy gets involved in many messes and despite his efforts he cannot escape the presence of the Whitling Man.

Director: Grover Jones | Stars: Billy Franey, Robert McKenzie, S.D. Wilcox, Charles Haefeli

Votes: 30

41. Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode: Terror from Within (1975)

TV-14 | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Young American Abby Stevens is searching for her fiancé Doug. She hopes to find him visiting Alan Smerdon at an artists' commune in the English countryside. Alan is not only Doug's close ... See full summary »

Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Ian Bannen, Pamela Franklin, Suzanne Neve, Oliver Tobias

Votes: 146

42. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: A Plaque for Mayberry (1961)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

That there may be a direct descendant of a Revolutionary War hero living in Mayberry flatters the town, 'til they learn who it is.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Hal Smith

Votes: 382

43. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Mayberry Goes Hollywood (1961)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Mayberry gussies up for a Hollywood film crew - exactly what the visiting Hollywood producer and Andy don't want.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 429

44. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Opie and the Spoiled Kid (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Opie's friend Arnold seems to have it all--a new bike, fat allowance, and plenty of leisure time. When the pressure's on, though, Opie learns that these assets are actually Arnold's greatest weakness.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Ronnie Dapo

Votes: 417

45. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Opie's Charity (1960)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Pride in what other people think presents itself to Andy two-fold when he hears that Opie gave only a measly three cents to a school charity fund, and when a two-years-dead husband walks up to say hello.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Stuart Erwin

Votes: 513

46. The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978)
Episode: Jerry's Retirement (1976)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

Jerry makes a fortune on a real estate deal, and decides to retire at age 38. Emily's father Junior and his friend turn Bob and Emily's home into their vacation lodge.

Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz, Bill Daily

Votes: 96

47. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: Where There's Smoke, There's Fired (1996)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

KACL's new owner, an eighty-five year old Texan with a nationwide chain of radio stations, has a job for Frasier: make his fiancée quit smoking. Frasier reels when he realizes the woman is Frasier's agent, Bebe Glaser.

Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 982

48. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Uncle Ollie (1966)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Oliver and Lisa's groovy nephew arrives in Hooterville on his motorcycle with long hair, hip lingo and no interest in work. However, Chuck is excellent with motors and proceeds to "soup up"... See full summary »

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

Votes: 120

49. Lost in Space (1965–1968)
Episode: Follow the Leader (1966)

Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

An evil spirit possesses John Robinson and plans to fly the Jupiter 2 back to his home world, even at the expense of Will's life.

Director: Don Richardson | Stars: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen

Votes: 265

50. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode: Powder Keg (1986)

TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The justice system is tested when a group of angry rednecks form a lynch party and plan to hang a murder suspect.

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Pat Corley, Mariclare Costello, Cindy Fisher

Votes: 445