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1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

PG | 152 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris

Votes: 858,352 | Gross: $317.58M

2. The Help (2011)

PG-13 | 146 min | Drama

An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.

Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard

Votes: 494,071 | Gross: $169.71M

3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

PG | 142 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.

Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Richard Griffiths

Votes: 693,504 | Gross: $249.36M

4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

PG | 161 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris

Votes: 694,203 | Gross: $261.99M

5. Pixels (2015)

PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage

Votes: 159,899 | Gross: $78.75M

6. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

PG | 118 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Logan Lerman, Kevin McKidd, Steve Coogan, Brandon T. Jackson

Votes: 203,354 | Gross: $88.76M

7. Night at the Museum (2006)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke

Votes: 378,408 | Gross: $250.86M

8. Stepmom (1998)

PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama

A terminally ill woman must deal with her ex-husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone

Votes: 74,703 | Gross: $91.14M

9. Fantastic Four (I) (2005)

PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom.

Director: Tim Story | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba

Votes: 344,395 | Gross: $154.70M

10. Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

PG | 98 min | Comedy, Family

With his wife on a book tour, Tom Baker finds his life turned upside down when he agrees to care for his twelve children while simultaneously also coaching his new football team.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo

Votes: 109,172 | Gross: $138.61M

11. Rent (2005)

PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp

Votes: 55,978 | Gross: $29.08M

12. Jingle All the Way (1996)

PG | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.

Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson

Votes: 116,333 | Gross: $60.57M

13. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria

Votes: 213,279 | Gross: $177.24M

14. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it's gone forever.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Dick Van Dyke

Votes: 135,939 | Gross: $113.75M

15. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.

Director: Tim Story | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis

Votes: 277,817 | Gross: $131.92M

16. 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: 124,935 | Gross: $58.22M

17. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

PG | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

In order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters, to find the mythical Golden Fleece, all the while trying to stop an ancient evil from rising.

Director: Thor Freudenthal | Stars: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T. Jackson, Nathan Fillion

Votes: 126,791 | Gross: $68.56M

18. Monkeybone (2001)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy

In a coma, a cartoonist finds himself trapped within his own underground creation and must find a way to get back, while racing against his popular but treacherous character, Monkeybone.

Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, John Turturro, Chris Kattan

Votes: 19,235 | Gross: $5.41M

19. I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)

PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for Beth Cooper--the hottest, most popular girl in school--during his graduation speech. That very night, she shows up at his door offering to show him the best night of his life.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter, Lauren London

Votes: 37,529 | Gross: $14.79M

20. Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, the Movie (2023)

PG | 105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Ordinary teenager Marinette's life in Paris goes superhuman when she becomes Ladybug. Bestowed with magical powers of creation, Ladybug must unite with her opposite, Cat Noir, to save Paris as a new villain unleashes chaos unto the city.

Director: Jeremy Zag | Stars: Annouck Hautbois, Benjamin Bollen, Antoine Tomé, Fanny Bloc

Votes: 6,589

21. Chupa (2023)

PG | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

While visiting family in Mexico, teenage Alex gains an unlikely companion when he discovers a young chupacabra hiding in his grandpa's shed. To save the mythical creature, Alex and his cousins must embark on the adventure of a lifetime.

Director: Jonás Cuarón | Stars: Demián Bichir, Christian Slater, Evan Whitten, Ashley Ciarra

Votes: 7,339

22. I Kill Giants (2017)

Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Barbara Thorson struggles through life by escaping into a fantasy life of magic and monsters.

Director: Anders Walter | Stars: Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldana, Imogen Poots, Sydney Wade

Votes: 33,048

23. Nine Months (1995)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Romance

When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack

Votes: 38,649 | Gross: $69.70M

24. Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022)

PG | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Nick Daley hesitates becoming a museum nightwatchman and Kahmunrah returns to conquer the world.

Directors: Matt Danner, Justin Lovell | Stars: Joshua Bassett, Jamie Demetriou, Alice Isaaz, Christie Bahna

Votes: 2,541

25. Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

PG | 99 min | Comedy, Family

With their daughter, Blair, away in Peru, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate it at the last minute.

Director: Joe Roth | Stars: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet Walsh

Votes: 57,648 | Gross: $73.78M

26. The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.

Director: Clay Kaytis | Stars: Kurt Russell, Darby Camp, Judah Lewis, Oliver Hudson

Votes: 83,591

27. The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)

PG | 112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Kate Pierce, now a cynical teen, is unexpectedly reunited with Santa Claus when a mysterious troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas--forever.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp, Julian Dennison

Votes: 35,758

28. The Young Messiah (2016)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Fantasy

Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.

Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh | Stars: Adam Greaves-Neal, Vincent Walsh, Sara Lazzaro, Sean Bean

Votes: 3,902 | Gross: $6.46M

29. Parched (2015)

Not Rated | 116 min | Drama

In the arid landscape of Rajasthan, four women navigate their way through personal and cultural difficulties.

Director: Leena Yadav | Stars: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Surveen Chawla, Lehar Khan

Votes: 6,117

30. Mrs. Soffel (1984)

PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Romance

Diane Keaton stars as a prison warden's wife who falls in love with a death row convict (Mel Gibson.) Believing he's innocent, she helps him and his convicted brother escape.

Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson, Matthew Modine, Edward Herrmann

Votes: 3,565 | Gross: $4.39M

31. Used People (1992)

PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

At her husband's funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend (Marcello Mastroianni) of her husband, whose advice... See full summary »

Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Marcello Mastroianni

Votes: 1,718 | Gross: $17.96M

32. The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Adventure, Biography, War

Ian Fleming's life (1908-64) as a journalist and a naval intelligence officer was a lot like the womanizing James Bond, about whom he would later write 12 spy novels.

Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Jason Connery, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joss Ackland, Patricia Hodge

Votes: 655

33. Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987 TV Movie)

110 min | Drama

The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people with whom he interacts.

Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Avery Brooks, Kate Burton, Bruce Dern, Paula Kelly

Votes: 607

34. Chasing Ice (2012)

PG-13 | 75 min | Documentary, Biography

Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.

Director: Jeff Orlowski-Yang | Stars: James Balog, Svavar Jónatansson, Louie Psihoyos, Kitty Boone

Votes: 8,872 | Gross: $1.33M

35. Anything to Survive (1990 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 91 min | Adventure, Drama

A father and his children are caught by a storm while sailing in Alaska. When they get shipwrecked, things go from bad to worse.

Director: Zale Dalen | Stars: Robert Conrad, Matt LeBlanc, Ocean Hellman, Emily Perkins

Votes: 411

36. On Wings of Eagles (1986)

300 min | Drama

When executives from an important Texas Corporation are taken hostage during the Iranian Revolution, magnate Ross Perot launches a special unit for their rescue.

Stars: Burt Lancaster, Richard Crenna, Paul Le Mat, Jim Metzler

Votes: 359

37. Stranger on My Land (1988 TV Movie)

94 min | Drama, Western

A Vietnam veteran has to fight peacefully with words once more when the Air Force wants to expropriate his ranch for the construction of an air base.

Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Dee Wallace, Terry O'Quinn, Pat Hingle

Votes: 198

38. The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990)

278 min | Drama

This sweeping mini-series profiling the Kennedy family ran three nights. The film chronicles 55 years in the lives of the family opening in 1906 with the marriage of Joseph P. Kennedy, a ... See full summary »

Stars: Casey Affleck, Annette O'Toole, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Steven Weber

Votes: 176

39. Melody (I)

Animation, Musical | Filming

For as long as she can remember Melody has been a dreamer with a passion for music. But she doesn't believe in her voice. She doesn't see herself as star material. Not like her idol, Rose ... See full summary »

Director: Jeremy Zag | Star: Katy Perry

40. Heaven Is Home (2025)

TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Family | Announced

An unusual stranger arrives in a small town to help townspeople rebuild their lives and relationships after a natural disaster.

Director: Ken Girotti | Stars: Heather Donahue, Jacob Tierney, Jason Oliver Lipsett, Joe Breen

41. House of Secrets

Action, Adventure, Family | Pre-production

Three kids lost in a fantasy world trying to find their way home.

42. Red Carpet Report (2009– )

Short, News, Talk-Show

Red Carpet Report, Hollywood's number one independently owned and operated source for Red Carpet interviews, reviews, and news. We never go after gossip and #WeAskMore.

Stars: Kristyn Burtt, Linda Antwi, JJ Snyder, Stephanie Piché

Votes: 104

43. Calico Joe

Drama, Sport | Announced

A young kid from from Calico Rock, Arkansas becomes a baseball sensation.

Director: George Clooney

44. Unholy Matrimony (1988 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Drama based on the true story of a police detective's relentless investigation into an insurance fraud involving a woman's murder. He's soon convinced he's hot on the trail of those ... See full summary »

Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Patrick Duffy, Charles Durning, Michael O'Keefe, Lisa Blount

Votes: 109

45. No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006 Video)

112 min | Documentary, Music

A documentary about Jonathan Larson's musical Rent, from the original idea to its creator tragic passing to its adaptation to the silver screen.

Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Billy Aronson, Martha Banta, Michael Barnathan, Tom Buderwitz

Votes: 220

46. Killer Pizza

Action, Comedy, Fantasy | Announced

A teenager lands a summer job at a pizzeria that is secretly a front for a monster-hunting organization.

47. Home Front

Drama | Announced

A wife and mother who serves in the National Guard is called to perform a tour of duty in Iraq.

Director: Chris Columbus

48. Hello Ghost

Comedy, Drama, Romance | Announced

A man haunted by ghosts must make their final wish come true in order to get rid of them.

Director: Chris Columbus

49. The Girl Who Came Between Them (1990 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

A home is divided when a 13-year-old Vietnamese girl moves in with a family of an ex-GI who believes that she may be his illegitimate daughter.

Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Cheryl Ladd, Tony Denison, Melissa Chan, Julia Nickson

Votes: 77

50. Applebaum (2012 TV Movie)

Drama

A former public defender is now a stay-at-home mom who decides to become a private investigator to put some excitement in her life.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Rachelle Lefevre, Jay Mohr, Miguel Ferrer, Rhys Coiro

Votes: 25