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1. Dumb and Dumber (1994)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy

After a woman leaves a briefcase at the airport terminal, a dumb limo driver and his dumber friend set out on a hilarious cross-country road trip to Aspen to return it.

Directors: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly | Stars: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, Mike Starr

Votes: 413,325 | Gross: $127.18M

2. Kiss Me Kate (1953)

Passed | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn

Votes: 6,834 | Gross: $4.38M

3. Show Boat (1951)

Approved | 108 min | Drama, Family, Musical

The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown

Votes: 5,388

4. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)

G | 89 min | Family, Fantasy, Music

A young boy dreams that he is in an imaginary world where, assisted by his family's plumber, he must save other piano-playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mind-controls his mother.

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Hans Conried, Tommy Rettig

Votes: 4,487

5. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)

Not Rated | 242 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.

Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Aud Egede-Nissen, Gertrude Welcker, Alfred Abel

Votes: 9,195

6. Al Capone (1959)

Approved | 104 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A chronicle of the rise and fall of Chicago crime boss Al Capone during the Prohibition era.

Director: Richard Wilson | Stars: Rod Steiger, Martin Balsam, Fay Spain, James Gregory

Votes: 1,912

7. Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014)

Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Drama

A period action film centered on a militia group who turn against an unjust nobility.

Director: Yoon Jong-bin | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Gang Dong-won, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong

Votes: 3,883 | Gross: $0.28M

8. Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952)

Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Musical

An aging heir-less millionaire wants to leave his fortune to the unsuspecting family of his first love but not before testing his prospective heirs by living with them under the guise of a poor boarder.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Piper Laurie, Rock Hudson, Charles Coburn, Gigi Perreau

Votes: 1,824

9. Three Hours to Kill (1954)

Approved | 77 min | Western

Framed for murder, Jim Guthrie barely escapes lynching by the town mob, becomes a wanted fugitive for three years but returns to find the real killer.

Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Dana Andrews, Donna Reed, Dianne Foster, Stephen Elliott

Votes: 915

10. A Christmas Wish (2011 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Abandoned by her husband a few days before Christmas, Martha Evans travels cross-country with the kids in search of work.

Director: Craig Clyde | Stars: Kristy Swanson, Edward Herrmann, K.C. Clyde, Tess Harper

Votes: 2,148

11. Two Arabian Knights (1927)

TV-G | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Two American soldiers are captured by the Germans on the Western Front during World War One and escape a POW camp only to stumble into further life-threatening adventures when they come across an Arabian king's daughter while on the lam.

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: William Boyd, Mary Astor, Louis Wolheim, Ian Keith

Votes: 1,145 | Gross: $0.51M

12. The Man with a Cloak (1951)

Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 1848 NYC, a Frenchwoman visits exiled former French Marshal Thevenet to ask for his financial help in behalf of his French grandson but Thevenet's house staff schemes to kill him and take his fortune.

Director: Fletcher Markle | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, Leslie Caron

Votes: 1,318

13. Station West (1948)

Approved | 97 min | Western

After two U.S. cavalrymen transporting a gold shipment get killed, U.S. Army Intelligence investigator John Haven goes undercover to a mining and logging town to find the killers.

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Dick Powell, Jane Greer, Agnes Moorehead, Tom Powers

Votes: 1,518

14. The Christmas List (1997 TV Movie)

96 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Perfume saleslady Melody Parris feels like her life is in neutral. Her stick-in-the mud boyfriend won't commit and she gets passed over for a promotion at the store where she works. She ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Mimi Rogers, Rob Stewart, Stella Stevens, Bill Switzer

Votes: 1,486

15. Looking for Danger (1957)

62 min | Comedy, Family

When an army official wants Duke to account for a missing pot, Duke recalls how he and Sach ended up working as secret agents during World War II.

Director: Austen Jewell | Stars: Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements, Lili Kardell, David Gorcey

Votes: 175

16. The Saint's Girl Friday (1953)

73 min | Crime, Mystery

A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.

Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: Louis Hayward, Naomi Chance, Sydney Tafler, Charles Victor

Votes: 253

17. Gambling House (1950)

Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In New York, a small-time hood, who took the rap for a murder committed by his crime-boss in exchange for 50 G's, faces deportation because he doesn't hold American citizenship.

Director: Ted Tetzlaff | Stars: Victor Mature, Terry Moore, William Bendix, Zachary Charles

Votes: 503

18. Smoky (1946)

Passed | 87 min | Drama, Family, Music

Drama about the strong bond between a cowpoke and a wild bronco set during the 1940s.

Director: Louis King | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Anne Baxter, Burl Ives, Bruce Cabot

Votes: 466

19. Gambling with Souls (1936)

Unrated | 70 min | Drama

Young girls are cheated in rigged gambling games and then forced into prostitution to pay off their debts.

Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Martha Chapin, Wheeler Oakman, Bryant Washburn, Gay Sheridan

Votes: 213

20. Horses' Collars (1935)

Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Western, Short

The Stooges are private detectives in the Old West trying to help a girl recover an IOU from a bad guy. Their attempts to steal the IOU from the villain's wallet, then from a safe, meet ... See full summary »

Director: Clyde Bruckman | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dorothea Kent

Votes: 760

21. The Mandarin Mystery (1936)

Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir

Two murders are committed and a $50,000 Chinese Mandarin stamp is stolen, tossed around and eventually recovered as an aggregation of costly-stamp counterfeiters are uncovered through the mastermind investigation by Ellery Queen.

Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Eddie Quillan, Charlotte Henry, Rita La Roy, Wade Boteler

Votes: 460

22. King of the Wild Stallions (1959)

Passed | 76 min | Western

A young widow and her son on an isolated ranch find themselves being protected by a wild stallion.

Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: George Montgomery, Diane Brewster, Edgar Buchanan, Emile Meyer

Votes: 171

23. About the Pink Sky (2011)

PG-13 | 113 min | Drama

Izumi finds a wallet full of money and loans the cash to an older fishing buddy.

Director: Keiichi Kobayashi | Stars: Ai Ikeda, Ena Koshino, Reiko Fujiwara, Tsubasa Takayama

Votes: 200

24. 6 Day Bike Rider (1934)

Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery

To get his girl back, that has fallen for a biker, a worker and one of his friends enter a six day race.

Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Maxine Doyle, Frank McHugh, Gordon Westcott

Votes: 348

25. La fausse suivante (2000)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

A young woman disguises herself as a knight to expose a gold-digging man divided between her and a Countess.

Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Kiberlain, Pierre Arditi, Mathieu Amalric

Votes: 251

26. John Law and the Mississippi Bubble (1979)

10 min | Animation, Short, Biography

In early eighteenth century France, a man devises a scheme that makes many Frenchmen rich, but falls apart.

Director: Richard Condie | Stars: Stanley Jackson, Randy Woods, Robert Duncan, Ishu Patel

Votes: 43

27. Gambling Daughters (1941)

Approved | 67 min | Crime, Mystery

A couple of rich girls at a private boarding school find themselves mixed up in gambling and blackmail, and must steal from their parents to pay their gambling debts.

Director: Max Nosseck | Stars: Cecilia Parker, Roger Pryor, Robert Baldwin, Gale Storm

Votes: 33

28. A Child of the Prairie (1915)

63 min | Western

In the wild west, Tom's wife, Nell, yearns to return to big city life. Slippery Jim offers her a way--and she takes the couple's young daughter with her. Will Tom ever see his child again?

Director: Tom Mix | Stars: Tom Mix, Louella Maxam, Norma Maxam, Ed Brady

Votes: 23

29. Tukkijoella (1951)

96 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Comedy set somewhere in the late 19th or early 20th century tells a story about lumberjacks, several beautiful girls, one family in trouble and one lawman who is willing to break law to get what he wants.

Director: Roland af Hällström | Stars: Tauno Palo, Rauni Ikäheimo, Sirkka Hirvonen, Helge Herala

Votes: 108

30. Unelma karjamajalla (1940)

108 min | Drama, Romance

Drama about a young woman in rural Finland in the 1930s. The small village provides a scene for intrigues, fights, love, jealousy, accusations, and revenge.

Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Sirkka Salonen, Olga Tainio, Kaarlo Oksanen, Kyösti Erämaa

Votes: 134

31. Kulkurin tyttö (1952)

73 min | Drama, History, Romance

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Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Heikki Heino, Tea Ista, Tarmo Manni

Votes: 57

32. Koskenkylän laulu (1947)

78 min | Drama

The son of a farmer works as a lumberjack and falls in love with a beautiful but poor girl, who lives near the rapids in the Finnish countryside. The film contains love, romance, jealousy, ... See full summary »

Director: Ilmari Unho | Stars: Hilkka Helinä, Tauno Palo, Kirsti Ortola, Emma Väänänen

Votes: 54

33. IOU (2015)

23 min | Short, Sport

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Director: William Weiss | Stars: Sam Beckett, Sewa Kroetkov, Cody McEntire, Filipe Ortiz

34. The Inevitable Collapse of the U.S. Dollar: Prepare Yourself (2018 Video)

31 min | Short, News

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Star: Stefan Molyneux

35. Smoky Mountain Melody (1948)

61 min | Drama, Music, Western

Range minstrel Roy Acuff takes over the county-wide Corby Ranch which, under the terms of the owner's will, must be operated by Roy for ninety days, and at the end of that time, family ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Roy Acuff, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Russell Arms, Sybil Merritt

Votes: 33

36. A College Racket (1931)

Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Some college students attend a nightclub, "The Pirate's Den", that the Dean of the college has declared off-limits to students. They start to wreck it in their playful mood when another ... See full summary »

Director: Harold Beaudine | Stars: Glenn Tryon, Betty Lorraine, Vernon Dent, Eddie Baker

Votes: 14

37. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Crack of Doom (1956)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

A no-limit game of poker brings a real estate man to the brink of ruin.

Director: James Neilson | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Horton, Robert Middleton, Gail Kobe

Votes: 756

38. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: The Derelicts (1956)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

Inventor Ralph Cowell murders his silent partner, Alfred Sloane, only to be blackmailed by vagrant Peter Goodfellow who witnessed the crime.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Newton, Phillip Reed, Peggy Knudsen

Votes: 903

39. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Paid in Full (1965)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

Colonel Hunter, a former Confederate officer returns to Texas to call on Kathy McLennan, the wife of a dead soldier who had been killed while serving under him during the Civil War. He ... See full summary »

Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Keith Andes, Michael Constantine, Aneta Corsaut, Joseph Sirola

Votes: 24

40. The Goodies (1970–1982)
Episode: Culture for the Masses (1971)

Comedy

The Goodies attend Sotheby's spring art auction, and become disgruntled by the apparent loss of English culture and art to cashed up Americans. Tim makes a stand and purchases a Velazquez ... See full summary »

Directors: John Howard Davies, Jim Franklin | Stars: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Julian Orchard

Votes: 43

41. Laredo (1965–1967)
Episode: Sound of Terror (1966)

Approved | 49 min | Western

A sailor looking for his brother and a traveling show on past murders arrive in Laredo on the same day. A new murder occurs each day with various people implicated including Joe and the sailor whose brother died earlier.

Director: William Witney | Stars: Neville Brand, Peter Brown, William Smith, Philip Carey

Votes: 33

42. Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode: Blood on Biscayne Bay (1960)

60 min | Crime, Drama

Shayne is hired to sell a value pearl necklace quickly and use the proceeds to pay off a gambling debt. When Shayne opts to pressure the gambling club owner into turning the IOU over to him... See full summary »

Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley

Votes: 11

43. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode: The Case of the Dangerous Dowager (1959)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Compulsive gambler Sylvia Oxman meets with casino man Danny Barker to repay IOUs. Her husband Frank wishes to acquire them as evidence in a suit for custody of their son. Barker is killed with Sylvia's gun, and she is charged with murder.

Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman

Votes: 338

44. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode: The Case of the Married Moonlighter (1958)

TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Danny Harrison, a schoolteacher, holds a second job at Luke Hickey's diner to make ends meet. Frank Curran comes to the diner flashing a wad of cash, which is tempting to Danny. When Curran is robbed and killed, Danny is charged.

Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman

Votes: 346

45. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode: Trick or Treat (Pilot) (1983)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Town miser Gideon Hackles spends Halloween hiding IOU's in his house, which he then rigs as haunted and invites local kids to search for the IOU's so he can scare them. This year, he gets his comeuppance.

Director: Bob Balaban | Stars: Barnard Hughes, I.M. Hobson, Max Wright, Joe Ponazecki

Votes: 654

46. Terry and the Pirates (1952–1953)
Episode: Co-Pilots (1953)

Action, Adventure, Drama

Hotshot blows his paycheck - and more besides - at Wang Wang's disreputable gambling house. He needs $600 quick so agrees to help the Dragon Lady slip a pair of gamecocks - carrying six ... See full summary »

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: John Baer, William Tracy, Gloria Saunders, Jack Reitzen

Votes: 8

47. The Texan (1958–1960)
Episode: The Man with the Solid Gold Star (1958)

13+ | 26 min | Western

Professional gambler Jake Romer wins big in a poker game, taking thousands of dollars in IOUs from Jim Caldwell, an ex-lawman, who had planned to buy cattle for his ranch in Texas. ... See full summary »

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Thomas Gomez, Bruce Bennett, Robert Burton

Votes: 54

48. Sons of Butcher (2005–2006)
Episode: Payin' the Bills (2005)

TV-14 | Animation, Comedy

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Director: Karl DiPelino | Stars: Dave Dunham, Jay Ziebarth, Trevor Ziebarth, Peter Cugno

49. Vienna Blood (2019– )
Episode: Queen of the Night (2019)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, History

Max's engagement party is interrupted by news of a grotesque series of murders in Vienna's slums. Oskar quickly arrests a suspect and finds circumstantial evidence to support a conviction. But Max isn't convinced they've got the right man.

Director: Umut Dag | Stars: Juergen Maurer, Matthew Beard, Luise von Finckh, Jessica De Gouw

Votes: 593

50. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Financial Permeability (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Leonard and Sheldon try to help out Penny when she can't afford to pay her rent.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 4,152