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1. The Ten Commandments (1956)

G | 220 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson

Votes: 77,885 | Gross: $93.74M

2. The Color Purple (1985)

PG-13 | 154 min | Drama

A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery

Votes: 97,374 | Gross: $98.47M

3. Joe Dirt (2001)

PG-13 | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

After being abandoned by his parents at the Grand Canyon, Joe Dirt tells the story of his journey to find his parents.

Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: David Spade, Brittany Daniel, Dennis Miller, Adam Beach

Votes: 61,087 | Gross: $27.09M

4. Don't Breathe 2 (2021)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Horror

The sequel is set in the years following the initial deadly home invasion, where Norman Nordstrom lives in quiet solace until his past sins catch up to him.

Director: Rodo Sayagues | Stars: Stephen Lang, Madelyn Grace, Brendan Sexton III, Adam Young

Votes: 71,577 | Gross: $32.64M

5. Ragtime (1981)

PG | 155 min | Drama

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: James Cagney, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Brad Dourif

Votes: 10,559 | Gross: $21.02M

6. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

PG | 94 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

In 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback.

Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Kenneth Branagh, Laura Monaghan

Votes: 30,259 | Gross: $6.17M

7. Cube Zero (2004)

R | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A young programmer whose job is to watch over the reality-warping Cube defies orders to rescue an innocent mother trapped in one of its rooms.

Director: Ernie Barbarash | Stars: Zachary Bennett, Stephanie Moore, Martin Roach, Michael Riley

Votes: 42,717

8. Don't Mess with an Angel (2008–2009)

60 min | Drama, Romance

An orphan girl finds her family and the love of her life, who is from one of the richest families in town. On her road to reunite with her family she faces many obstacles.

Stars: Maite Perroni, William Levy, Erik Corona, Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'

Votes: 1,822

9. Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

Approved | 136 min | Comedy, Drama

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell

Votes: 7,967 | Gross: $5.45M

10. Without a Trace (1983)

PG | 120 min | Drama, Mystery

Estranged New Yorker (Kate Nelligan) turns to the police after her son disappears.

Director: Stanley R. Jaffe | Stars: Kate Nelligan, Judd Hirsch, David Dukes, Stockard Channing

Votes: 2,349

11. The Child (2005)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son.

Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Stars: Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Jérémie Segard, Fabrizio Rongione

Votes: 19,402 | Gross: $0.65M

12. Move Over, Darling (1963)

Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Romance

After being lost at sea for several years, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband has remarried.

Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen, Thelma Ritter

Votes: 6,488

13. Sherrybaby (2006)

R | 96 min | Drama

Sherry tries to integrate again into society and become a good mother.

Director: Laurie Collyer | Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Bottoms, Michelle Hurst

Votes: 12,064 | Gross: $0.20M

14. Irresistible (2006)

R | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A wife and mother is consumed by the thought that her husband's co-worker is trying to win him away from her and their family.

Director: Ann Turner | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Sam Neill, Emily Blunt, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell

Votes: 6,629

15. Super Mario 64 (1996 Video Game)

K-A | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When the evil Bowser steals 120 power stars and traps Princess Peach within the walls of her own castle, it's up to Mario to save her once again.

Director: Shigeru Miyamoto | Stars: Charles Martinet, Leslie Swan

Votes: 7,063

16. Trucker (2008)

R | 90 min | Drama

A trucker, leading a life free of depth and on the way to nowhere, is forced to make a decision about her aggressive loner 11-year-old son whom she openly deserted ten years previously.

Director: James Mottern | Stars: Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Fillion, Benjamin Bratt, Joey Lauren Adams

Votes: 3,592 | Gross: $0.05M

17. Lady for a Day (1933)

Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Warren William, May Robson, Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell

Votes: 4,657

18. Stranger Inside (2001 TV Movie)

97 min | Crime, Drama

A mother daughter reunion set in the harsh reality of a women's correctional facility

Director: Cheryl Dunye | Stars: Yolonda Ross, Davenia McFadden, Rain Phoenix, Ella Joyce

Votes: 598

19. Eila (2003)

94 min | Drama

A cleaning woman decides to sue the state for illegal discharge.

Director: Jarmo Lampela | Stars: Sari Mällinen, Ilkka Koivula, Hannes Suominen, Kristiina Halkola

Votes: 346

20. Trouble at Timpetill (2008)

Not Rated | 97 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

The children of a small European mountain village end up being its only residents, soon after the adults cannot take their behavior any longer.

Director: Nicolas Bary | Stars: Raphaël Katz, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Léo Legrand, Baptiste Bétoulaud

Votes: 1,111

21. Anche libero va bene (2006)

108 min | Drama

A young father and his two children struggle to find harmony after his wife leaves them for another man.

Director: Kim Rossi Stuart | Stars: Alessandro Morace, Kim Rossi Stuart, Barbora Bobulova, Marta Nobili

Votes: 2,676

22. Effi Briest (2009)

118 min | Drama, Romance

Ambitious German imperial hussars veteran baron Geert von Instetten takes office as coastal district administrator, hoping to e promoted to the colonies. His childhood love, Luise, married ... See full summary »

Director: Hermine Huntgeburth | Stars: Julia Jentsch, Heike Warmuth, Mirko Lang, Ludwig Blochberger

Votes: 888

23. The Wyvern Mystery (2000 TV Movie)

120 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

After hastening the death of a tenant with whom he has been feuding, Squire Fairfield brings the dead man's young daughter to live in Wyvern Manor. Alice falls in love with one of the ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Pillai | Stars: Naomi Watts, Derek Jacobi, Iain Glen, Jack Davenport

Votes: 625

24. House of Women (1962)

Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama

Drama about a young woman, Erica, who is wrongly implicated in a crime and sent to prison for five years, where she faces deplorable conditions. With the aid of the warden, she sets out to prove her innocence.

Directors: Walter Doniger, Crane Wilbur | Stars: Shirley Knight, Andrew Duggan, Constance Ford, Barbara Nichols

Votes: 354

25. My Monster Mom (2008)

98 min | Comedy

Single-mom Esme gives her daughter for adoption to her elder brother who immediately goes to America. Twenty-seven years later, daughter Abby goes back to the Philippines to meet her real ... See full summary »

Director: Jose Javier Reyes | Stars: Rhian Ramos, Cherrie Madrigal, Richard Gutierrez, Ces Aldaba

Votes: 35

26. Ombline (2012)

95 min | Drama

The journey of a young mother in a prison with her baby boy.

Director: Stéphane Cazes | Stars: Mélanie Thierry, Nathalie Bécue, Corinne Masiero, Catherine Salée

Votes: 306

27. Conflit (1938)

94 min | Drama

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Director: Léonide Moguy | Stars: Annie Ducaux, Marguerite Pierry, Armand Bernard, Raymond Rouleau

Votes: 44

28. Birds in the Spring (1933)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Two birds rejoice over the hatching of their three eggs; as they grow, the hatchlings are taught to sing and fly. One falls from the nest and has adventures with a rattlesnake and a beehive before finding his way home.

Director: David Hand | Stars: Dorothy Compton, Marion Darlington, Clarence Nash, Purv Pullen

Votes: 331

29. Bad Girls (1999–2006)
Episode: Visiting Time (2000)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama

Julie J gets news that her children will be in England for their grandfathers funeral and Yvonne helps her to see them. New officer, Di Barker, arrives to replace Fenner. Karen becomes the ... See full summary »

Director: Laurence Moody | Stars: Joe Shaw, Lara Cazalet, Alicya Eyo, Debra Stephenson

Votes: 46

30. Barnaby Jones (1973–1980)
Episode: Renegade's Child (1976)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Barnaby helps reunite a mother with her daughter on the day the daughter is released from prison. Then they ask him to find the daughters little boy who on the run with the ex-boyfriend, and he also happens to be involved in arms dealing.

Director: Harry Falk | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether, Mark Shera, Don Johnson

Votes: 80

31. Dinotopia (2002–2003)
Episode: The Matriarch (2002)

43 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A Chasmosaur egg from the hatchery has been replaced with a T-Rex egg. A distraught woman named Iridia claims an Outsider child did it. Le Sage denies it but refuses to cooperate any further. Matriarch Rosemary questions Iridia's story.

Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Michael Brandon, Jonathan Hyde, Georgina Rylance, Shiloh Strong

Votes: 27

32. 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: 22

33. Police Rescue (1989–1996)
Episode: The Holliman Kid (1996)

Crime, Drama

When a little girl disappear every one wonders what happened to her. Meanwhile Georgia learn she's pregnant.

Director: Rowan Woods | Stars: Gary Sweet, Sonia Todd, Steve Bastoni, John Clayton

34. Soldier Soldier (1991–1997)
Episode: Second Chances (1995)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama

The Tuckers receive help from Nancy to find the truth about Macaulay. Jo Farrell seeks Marsha Stubbs help to woo Collette but it starts to backfire when their partners become suspicious.

Director: Bruce MacDonald | Stars: Rosie Rowell, Robson Green, Jerome Flynn, Holly Aird

Votes: 10

35. Close to Home (2005–2007)
Episode: Escape (2006)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a kidnapped prison librarian is found, Annabeth must resolve inconsistencies in her story in order to prosecute the correct perpetrator.

Director: Charles Beeson | Stars: Jennifer Finnigan, Kimberly Elise, John Carroll Lynch, Christian Kane

Votes: 48

36. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode: Episode #1.134 (1966)

TV-G | 21 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Laura's return continues to send shock waves through Collinsport. David eagerly anticipates meeting his mother.

Director: John Sedwick | Stars: Joan Bennett, Louis Edmonds, David Henesy, Diana Millay

Votes: 63

37. Nip/Tuck (2003–2010)
Episode: Willy Ward (2006)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama

A ventriliquist requests surgery from Sean to make him look like his hand puppet.

Director: Michael M. Robin | Stars: Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, John Hensley, Roma Maffia

Votes: 357

38. Rahti (2021)
Episode: Kohti tuntematonta (2021)

46 min | Crime, Drama

Sammy confronts Yonah while Riku finds the money to help Kiki. Maria's husband discovers her deception.

Director: Matti Kinnunen | Stars: Evelyn Rasmussen Osazuwa, Johannes Holopainen, Alain Azerot, Oona Airola

Votes: 12

39. The Palace (2021–2022)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2022)

45 min | Drama, Music

When Marlene is unable to fill her role as Chris's stand-in, the guest choreographer, Steven Williams, gives Chris's rival, Bettina, her solo role. Meanwhile, Chris, in Bamberg, has a fight with her father, Roland Winninger.

Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Svenja Jung, Anja Kling, Hermann Beyer, Ursula Werner

Votes: 49

40. World on Fire (2019–2023)
Episode: Episode #2.6 (2023)

TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Romance, War

Harry returns to Manchester, but Kasia is determined to leave. In Europe, Marga and Henriette must each make their escape, while north Africa becomes even more brutal for Rajib.

Director: Barney Cokeliss | Stars: Jonah Hauer-King, Jonathan Harden, Ahad Raza Mir, Jay Sajjid

Votes: 164

41. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode: The Lost Child (2012)

TV-MA | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Gently and Bacchus are given an insight into the complexities of the emotionally wrought world when the adopted child of a middle-class couple is kidnapped.

Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Simon Hubbard, Mark Gatiss

Votes: 375

42. White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode: Digging Deeper (2013)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Neal and Peter take on an unprecedented asset recovery case for the Museum of Natural History: a stolen Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton and its egg.

Director: Sanford Bookstaver | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason

Votes: 624

43. Roots (2016)
Episode: Part 4 (2016)

TV-14 | 88 min | Drama, War

Chicken George returns to the Lea farm after 20 years; Tom, nurses a grudge against his father; George and Cyrus join the Memphis Colored Battery; Tom returns home after the war to embark on a new life with his family.

Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Herman Netzhammer, Lane Garrison, Tip 'T.I.' Harris

Votes: 375

44. The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode: Scars (2019)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

An outsider's arrival forces Alexandria to rehash devastating old wounds; eye-opening secrets from the past are revealed.

Director: Millicent Shelton | Stars: Norman Reedus, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Alanna Masterson

Votes: 8,298

45. Deutschland 86 (2018)
Episode: Total Onslaught (2018)

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Lenora is grounded and demoted after the cruise ship plan is uncovered.

Director: Arne Feldhusen | Stars: Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Florence Kasumba, Sylvester Groth

Votes: 234

46. Charité (2017– )
Episode: Verschüttet (2019)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, History, Sci-Fi

Margot and Jung catch Miss Fritsch and Kolbe red-handed. Anni and Artur suffer a setback. Sauerbruch goes to Switzerland, leaving Dohnanyi vulnerable.

Director: Anno Saul | Stars: Mala Emde, Ulrich Noethen, Jannik Schümann, Artjom Gilz

Votes: 140