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1. Family Guy (1999– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strives to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another.
Stars: Alex Borstein, Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 364,407
2. Arrested Development (2003–2019)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
Stars: Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett
Votes: 324,298
3. Les Misérables (2012)
PG-13 | 158 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried
Votes: 346,084 | Gross: $148.81M
4. 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: 691,826 | Gross: $249.36M
5. Matilda (1996)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.
Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson, Embeth Davidtz
Votes: 174,687 | Gross: $33.08M
6. Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012)
TV-G | 22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The Russo family may be an ordinary family with an average restaurant, but behind close doors, all three children must compete to be the next family wizard.
Stars: Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin, Jennifer Stone
Votes: 38,411
7. Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy
The wild misadventures of Edina "Eddy" Monsoon and her best friend Patsy Stone, who live in a nearly constant haze of drugged, drunken selfishness.
Stars: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield
Votes: 21,534
8. Big Time Adolescence (2019)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
A suburban teenager comes of age under the destructive guidance of his best friend, an aimless college dropout.
Director: Jason Orley | Stars: Griffin Gluck, Larry John Meyers, Michael Devine, John Villanueva
Votes: 16,029
9. Happy Tree Friends (2000–2016)
TV-MA | 21 min | Animation, Comedy, Horror
A series of horrible sudden deaths keep happening to a group of creatures caused by themselves doing the most stupid things.
Stars: David Winn, Ellen Connell, Warren Graff, Kenn Navarro
Votes: 18,330
10. Horsemen (2009)
R | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between a serial killing spree and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Director: Jonas Åkerlund | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang, Lou Taylor Pucci, Clifton Collins Jr.
Votes: 24,190
11. The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students who she believes is a child prodigy.
Director: Sara Colangelo | Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal, Ato Blankson-Wood, Libya Pugh
Votes: 17,811
12. Found (III) (2012)
Unrated | 103 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A horror-obsessed boy discovers his older brother is a serial killer.
Director: Scott Schirmer | Stars: Gavin Brown, Ethan Philbeck, Phyllis Munro, Louie Lawless
Votes: 5,164
13. The Family Fang (2015)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.
Director: Jason Bateman | Stars: Jason Bateman, Nicole Kidman, Kathryn Hahn, Maryann Plunkett
Votes: 10,030 | Gross: $0.24M
14. Snöänglar (2021– )
341 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two days before Christmas, while Sweden is paralyzed by a heavy snowstorm, the five-week-old baby Lucas inexplicably disappears from his home. The experienced police officer Alice thinks that something is not right in parents' stories.
Stars: Josefin Asplund, Ardalan Esmaili, Eva Melander, Maria Rossing
Votes: 1,754
15. Chris Chan: A Comprehensive History (2018– )
42 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary series about Sonichu creator and internet sensation, Christian Weston Chandler.
Stars: Geno Samuel, Christine Weston Chandler, Isabella Loretta Janke, Jacob Sockness
Votes: 641
16. Pretty Boy (2015)
Not Rated | 31 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Sean is taken to a motel and is given a prostitute for his 18th birthday by his father. He must sleep with her to "fix" his questionable homosexuality.
Director: Cameron Thrower | Stars: Nick Eversman, Rebekah Tripp, Jon Briddell, Millie Trachtenberg
Votes: 978
17. Deadline (1980)
R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A popular horror writer whose family life is falling apart struggles to write his next horror movie.
Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Stephen Young, Sharon Masters, Marvin Goldhar, Jeannie Elias
Votes: 791
18. The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974 TV Movie)
22 min | Animation, Comedy
An animated adaptation of the notorious satire comic magazine. The skits include a look at a modern American car factory, the inner workings of a hospital, a spoof of The Godfather (1972), Mad Magazine's X-Ray vision and Spy vs. Spy.
Directors: Gordon Bellamy, Chris K. Ishii, Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Allen Swift, Patricia Bright, Gene Klavan, Hetty Galen
Votes: 94
19. Divorce (1945)
Not Rated | 71 min | Drama, Romance
A woman who has been married and divorced five times comes back to her small hometown, where she proceeds to complicate, and potentially destroy, the marriage of her childhood boyfriend.
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Kay Francis, Bruce Cabot, Helen Mack, Jerome Cowan
Votes: 383
20. I Am Roshni (2018)
80 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A family drama which depicts girl child abuse, bad parental upbringing and an intimate love story of a brother and sister.
Directors: Manoj J. Bhatia, Suresh Thomas | Stars: Ankita Parihar, Yash Rajpara, Manoj Jaiswal, Aparna Upadhyay
Votes: 19
21. The Marina Experiment (2009)
Not Rated | 18 min | Documentary, Short
A father documents the emotional violations his daughter endured under his direction, throughout the first 16 years of her life. After his death, she uncovers boxes of reel-to-reel ... See full summary »
Director: Marina Lutz | Stars: Marina Lutz, Abbot Lutz
Votes: 54
22. The Three Day Nanny (2013– )
Reality-TV
Over the course of three days, Nanny Mewes offers help and advice to parents who are struggling to cope with their problem children in an effort to restore balance to family life.
Stars: Kathryn Mewes, Rupert Houseman
Votes: 15
23. El Plan (2023)
Crime, Drama
Three street children reunite 20 years later to take revenge on an abusive police officer.
Director: Robert Cornelio | Stars: César Abreu, Angela Bernal, Eduardo Blino, Ubaldo Brito
24. Fast Food Baby (2011 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
Documentary exploring why some parents resort to feeding their babies junk food and follows three families as they desperately try and get back on the right nutritional track.
Director: Vicki Cooper
Votes: 13
25. Strings of Passion (2014)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
Three college friends share their recent developments in their respective lives after three years of separation.
Director: Sanghamitra Chaudhuri | Stars: Zeenat Aman, Indrani Haldar, Shubh Mukherjee, Avalok Nagpal
Votes: 38
26. My Name Is Moe (2022)
14 min | Short, Drama
Longing for acceptance, a lonely teenager with a crippling eating disorder and social anxiety must face his biggest fear.
Director: Kabir McNeely | Stars: Kabir McNeely, Brandon Leland, Mira Stern, Geoffrey Kostal
27. Little Secrets (2022)
41 min | Short, Drama
A school girl molested by her step dad vows to take revenge but her mum becomes her stumbling block
Director: Omotoso V. Seun | Star: Samuel Adeoye
28. Michal Kutek: Kryzys wieku mlodego (2019 TV Special)
28 min | Comedy
Director: Michal Kutek | Stars: Michal Kutek, Karol Kopiec
29. Misplace the Rabbits (2021)
4 min | Short, Drama
Ignoring the holidays, a father leaves her 5-year-old daughter in the care of a neighbor. Living under parental pressure concerning her eating behavior and childish tastes, the girl will regress to the events that have hurt her.
Director: Laura Maria Isabel Ruiz Ocadiz | Stars: Roberto Eduardo Arenas Farquet, Babi Rouz
30.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
The Confession
(1973)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Abel Norton, personal manager for diva singer Darlene Clark, snaps. His son has died in an operation. Darlene had told Abel she'd arrange for a top surgeon to perform the operations but -- ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, Shelly Novack, Frank Bonner
Votes: 23
31.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Q2
(2001)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Q finds his rebellious son too much to handle, he brings him to Voyager in the hope that Captain Janeway can teach him responsibility and compassion.
Director: LeVar Burton | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill
Votes: 1,809
32.
F Is for Family (2015–2021)
Episode:
The "B" Word
(2020)
TV-MA | 29 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A lunch date sends Sue even deeper into a funk, Bill discovers a different side of his grandfather, and a desperate Vic offers to record Kevin's band.
Directors: Sylvain Lavoie, Rich Wilkie | Stars: Bill Burr, Laura Dern, Justin Long, Debi Derryberry
Votes: 452
33.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
The Grave Shift
(2009)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Langston has a challenging first day learning the ropes both in the field and in the crime lab, and the team has a difficult time deciding who will get Grissom's old office.
Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda
Votes: 720
34.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Father Knows Worst
(2009)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer becomes a "helicopter parent" at Springfield Elementary by helping Bart finish a class project and helping Lisa become popular, and Marge finds a secret sauna in their house.
Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Matthew Nastuk | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 1,403
35.
Brows Held High (2011– )
Episode:
Tideland
(2011)
21 min | Comedy
It's Terry Gilliam's turn to get the Oancitizen treatment as his trippy 2006 film Tideland gets an honest critique.
Director: Kyle Kallgren | Star: Kyle Kallgren
Votes: 6
36.
Sam and Colby: The Paranormal (2015– )
Episode:
Our Demonic Encounter with World's Most Haunted Doll
(2022)
Not Rated | 57 min | Adventure, History, Horror
In the days of the dolls, no one thought of anything, except one thus thing: "toys are toys, dolls are dolls, fun is fun and if what we use gives us joy, harm and nightmares don't come. ... See full summary »
Directors: Colby Brock, Sam Golbach | Stars: Colby Brock, Sam Golbach, Nate Hardy, Ozzy Osbourne
Votes: 6
37.
Schitt's Creek (2015–2020)
Episode:
Bad Parents
(2015)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Alexis does community service with Mutt; Stevie convinces David to sell his clothes; and Moira and Johnny contemplate whether or not they're bad parents after they realize they don't know their children's middle names.
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti | Stars: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy
Votes: 2,052
38.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Einstein: Chapter Seven
(2017)
TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein's closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.
Director: James Hawes | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Flynn, Samantha Colley, Ralph Brown
Votes: 688