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1. The Parent Trap (1998)
PG | 128 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix
Votes: 155,103 | Gross: $66.31M
2. Ran (1985)
R | 160 min | Action, Drama, War
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryû
Votes: 136,435 | Gross: $4.14M
3. The Parent Trap (1961)
Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 24,022
4. Emma (1996)
PG | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi, Alan Cumming
Votes: 41,663 | Gross: $22.20M
5. Song of the South (1946)
G | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The kindly story-teller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear.
Directors: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett, Luana Patten
Votes: 15,251 | Gross: $63.72M
6. Mulan II (2004 Video)
G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
While preparing for their wedding, Shang and Mulan are suddenly sent off on a secret mission. Mushu starts to meddle, and a surprise attack by Mongolians doesn't help either.
Directors: Darrell Rooney, Lynne Southerland | Stars: Ming-Na Wen, BD Wong, Mark Moseley, Lucy Liu
Votes: 29,350
7. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Approved | 96 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Powerful but unethical Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sister's romance with a jazz musician.
Director: Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner
Votes: 35,751
8. It's Your Move (1984–1985)
30 min | Comedy
Matt Burton may have met his match when his widowed mother begins dating their new neighbor Norman who's wise to Matt's schemes and attempts to foil every one of them hoping to set his would be stepson on the straight and narrow.
Stars: Jason Bateman, Caren Kaye, Tricia Cast, Ernie Sabella
Votes: 790
9. Emma (1996 TV Movie)
TV-G | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Faithful, enchanting adaptation of Jane Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse--a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly end up jeopardizing her own shot at romance.
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Bernard Hepton, Mark Strong, Samantha Bond
Votes: 6,088
10. It (1927)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Romance
A salesgirl pursues a handsome playboy.
Directors: Clarence G. Badger, Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Clara Bow, Antonio Moreno, William Austin, Priscilla Bonner
Votes: 3,578 | Gross: $0.41M
11. Love on a Leash (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Love takes a furry twist in this slice of romantic comedy. A young woman falls for a stray dog with a secret: by night, it becomes a man. Follow the journey of the golden retriever and the friend who gives him a home.
Director: Fen Tian | Stars: Gloria Winship Ayon, Shane Ayon, Jana Camp, Stephen Kramer Glickman
Votes: 7,998
12. The Boys Club (1996)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
In Ontario, Canada, three fourteen-year-old boys, Kyle, Brad and Eric are forced to perform an ordeal when they find a wounded mysterious fugitive named Luke, who has a gun and claiming to be a cop, has taken a hiding in their clubhouse.
Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Chris Penn, Dominic Zamprogna, Stuart Stone, Devon Sawa
Votes: 1,346
13. Madame Bovary (2000 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent.... See full summary »
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Greg Wise, Eileen Atkins, Hugh Bonneville
Votes: 1,010
14. What Happens Next (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Paul, a closeted and self-unaware CEO in his 50's, retires and begins falling for a younger man half his age whom he meets in a dog park.
Director: Jay Arnold | Stars: Darrin Baker, Michael Blaustein, David J. Bonner, Christina Broccolini
Votes: 882
15. Tennessee's Partner (1955)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Drama, Romance
In a California mining town, a gold miner, a saloon gambler and a cat-house madam strike an odd alliance revolving around a gold mine claim.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: John Payne, Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Coleen Gray
Votes: 756
16. Five Minutes to Live (1961)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A murderous thug and his cohorts take a bank executives wife hostage after their robbery plans go awry.
Director: Bill Karn | Stars: Johnny Cash, Donald Woods, Cay Forester, Pamela Mason
Votes: 991
17. The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
PG | 95 min | Comedy
A stock-broker is stuck in a dreary job and a marriage that's become a dull routine. To cope with the boredom and frustration, he resorts to voyeurism and extramarital love affairs.
Director: Lawrence Turman | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Joanna Shimkus, Elizabeth Ashley, Adam West
Votes: 176
18. The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Romance
The orphaned Makioka sisters look for a husband for their third sister, Yukiko, as the rebellious youngest sister, Taeko, is kept waiting her turn.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yûko Kotegawa, Jûzô Itami
Votes: 1,718
19. Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A scientist invents a formula that removes old, thinning hair and replaces it with thick, new hair. Complications ensue.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Lucille Ball, Franchot Tone, Edward Everett Horton, Mikhail Rasumny
Votes: 483
20. Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy
In 1940, Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham (Charles Coburn), a retired Army officer, returns to his home town of Fredericksville, Georgia, and is disturbed at the lack of civic pride. He ... See full summary »
Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett, William Eythe, Allyn Joslyn
Votes: 448
21. Double Date (1941)
Approved | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Penny Kirkland's (Peggy Moran) Aunt Elsie (Una Merkel) and Jerry Bladwin's (Rand Brooks) widower father Roger Baldwin (Edmund Lowe) are attracted to each other. Preventing the pending ... See full summary »
Director: Glenn Tryon | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Una Merkel, Peggy Moran, Rand Brooks
Votes: 41
22. Gentle Julia (1936)
Approved | 62 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A shy newspaperman (Brown) nearly gives up when his girlfriend (Hunt) falls for the new guy in town (Meeker) till Withers sets things right.
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: Jane Withers, Tom Brown, Marsha Hunt, Jackie Searl
Votes: 36
23. You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
Passed | 82 min | Drama, Romance
Hannah is so tight with her money that she takes her son, Donnie, to the charity ward a week after he hurts his leg. But she has always hoarded her money since her late husband wasted most ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: May Robson, Jean Parker, Lewis Stone, Mary Forbes
Votes: 225
24. Kathleen (1937)
Approved | 75 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Kathleen O'Moore returns to her home in rural Ireland and becomes torn between the affections of Michael Rooney, a poor but honest man, and the wealthy squire with the power to make her dreams come true.
Director: Norman Lee | Stars: Sally O'Neil, Tom Burke, Jack Daly, Sara Allgood
Votes: 29
25. Mother Knows Best (1999 TV Special)
54 min | Game-Show
In this one-off celebration of motherhood, presenter Ulrika Jonsson, gives four women a chance to test the old adage! The four women in question meddle in their children's lives to a ... See full summary »
Director: Patricia Mordecai | Star: Ulrika Jonsson
26.
Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001)
Episode:
Vanishing Act: Part 1
(1993)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Steve is framed for the murder of an internal-affairs officer.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Scott Baio, Victoria Rowell, Barry Van Dyke
Votes: 98
27.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
Beware of Greeks
(1998)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy
Frasier discovers that the Crane men are not invited to a family wedding because of a grudge Frasier's intense Greek aunt has held against him ever since he gave her son, Nikos, some advice she didn't like.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 1,009
28.
Maude (1972–1978)
Episode:
Maude's Good Deed
(1973)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Maude tries to play matchmaker with Arthur and a good friend, Jane. Maude finds out Jane has problems with her daughter Linda and tries to reconcile them.
Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau, Conrad Bain
Votes: 96
29.
Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode:
The Bitter Waters
(1956)
26 min | Drama
At the beginning of the 20th century, a rich American boy touring Europe with his uncle stops at a trendy German resort and meets a pretty young girl who is there with her mother, a widow. ... See full summary »
Director: John Brahm | Stars: George Sanders, Constance Cummings, Robert Vaughn, Cynthia O'Neal
Votes: 37
30.
I Married Joan (1952–1955)
Episode:
Bev's Boyfriend
(1953)
Not Rated | Comedy
Joan meddles in her sister's romance with a young hot-rodder with disastrous results. Her plan backfires when the speed demon falls for Joan instead of Beverly.
Director: Ezra Stone | Stars: Joan Davis, Jim Backus, Beverly Wills, Tom Peters
Votes: 21
31.
Clatterford (2006–2009)
Episode:
Beating the Bounds
(2006)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
The village celebrates "Beating the Bounds." The ladies guild steps in to make the refreshments because Rosie neglected to order them. The Vicar overdresses for the occasion.
Director: Mandie Fletcher | Stars: Sue Johnston, Joanna Lumley, Sally Phillips, Dawn French
Votes: 37
32.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1020
(1994)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Keith Boak | Stars: Sid Owen, Patsy Palmer, Pam St. Clement, Michael French
33.
Dexter (2006–2013)
Episode:
The Dark Defender
(2007)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dexter discovers that the man is still alive who murdered his mother in front of him as a boy, and confronts the killer as part of his recovery from addiction - but he also discovers that old impulses die hard.
Director: Keith Gordon | Stars: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King
Votes: 5,676
34.
Night Shade with Michael Malice (2018–2020)
Episode #1.360
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Michael Malice, Symone Simons
35.
The Young and the Restless (1973– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3858
(1988)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Little Victoria makes breakfast. Paul fields questions from Mary. George Rawlins visits Victor. Jack visits Leanna. Ashley confides in Steven about Brad.
Stars: Stephen Gregory, Rod Arrants, Eric Braeden, Carolyn Conwell
36.
What If...? (2021– )
Episode:
What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?
(2021)
TV-14 | 35 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A grief-stricken Doctor Strange uses the Eye of Agamotto in a dangerous effort to change the past.
Director: Bryan Andrews | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong
Votes: 21,078
37.
Don Matteo (2000– )
Episode:
L'ultimo salto
(2009)
TV-G | 61 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
El último salto. Don Matteo and bishop Benelli do parachute jumping but someone manipulated bishop's one and he gets hurt. A new kid is welcomed at the parish.
Director: Lodovico Gasparini | Stars: Terence Hill, Nino Frassica, Simone Montedoro, Nathalie Guettà
Votes: 16
38.
Chrisley Knows Best (2014–2023)
Episode:
Prank You Very Much
(2022)
TV-14 | Reality-TV
Todd wants revenge on Chase for a viral prank. Savannah helps Faye immortalize her life story.
Stars: Todd Chrisley, Julie Chrisley, Savannah Chrisley, Chase Chrisley
39.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4532
(2012)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Ian White | Stars: John Partridge, Marc Elliott, Nina Wadia, Nitin Ganatra
40.
Tôkyô zenryoku shôjo (2012– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2012)
54 min | Comedy
The father and daughter are staying together at his place and not because he is given a choice. The daughter has not learnt her lesson and is still both meddling and playing amateur sleuth ... See full summary »
Director: Makoto Naganuma | Stars: Emi Takei, Atsuro Watabe, Shôhei Miura, Takashi Tsukamoto
41.
Church with Jesse Lee Peterson (2008– )
Spineless Christians Don't Deal with Evil
(2014 Podcast Episode)
Star: Jesse Lee Peterson
42.
Power Play with Vassy Kapelos (2023– )
Episode:
Episode dated 23 May 2023
(2023)
Stars: Vassy Kapelos, Michael Barrett, Robert Benzie, Brian Gallant
43.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4641
(2013)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: John Howlett | Stars: Khali Best, Cornell John, Clare Perkins, Perry Fenwick
44.
Por Amor (1997–1998)
Episode:
Episode #1.12
(1997)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Atilio returns. Helena stands her ground. Milena and Nando are dancing in the rain. Branca and Eduarda show up at the firm. Marcia sets her priorities.
Directors: Alexandre Avancini, Ary Coslov, Roberto Naar, Edson Spinello, Paulo Ubiratan, Ricardo Waddington | Stars: Regina Duarte, Antônio Fagundes, Gabriela Duarte, Fábio Assunção
45.
The Amazing World of Gumball (2011–2019)
Episode:
The Meddler
(2012)
TV-Y7-FV | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
After seeing that he needs more attention, Mom meddles with Gumball's life.
Director: Mic Graves | Stars: Kwesi Boakye, Teresa Gallagher, Mic Graves, Logan Grove
Votes: 448
46.
The Crown (2016–2023)
Episode:
Imbroglio
(2019)
TV-MA | 47 min | Biography, Drama, History
While Princess Anne dates her elder brother's polo rival Andrew Parker Bowles, Prince Charles falls deeply in love with Camilla Shand causing the Queen Mother and Lord Mountbatten to interfere.
Director: Samuel Donovan | Stars: Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Daniels
Votes: 3,780
47.
The Lobby - USA (2018)
Episode:
The Covert War
(2018)
48 min | Documentary
Stars: Ali Abunimah, Jacob Baime, Sagi Balasha, Omar Barghouti
Votes: 5