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1. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,450,719 | Gross: $322.74M
2. UHF (1989)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local television station. The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor.
Director: Jay Levey | Stars: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards
Votes: 31,543 | Gross: $6.16M
3. Two Days, One Night (2014)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama
Liège, Belgium. Sandra is a factory worker who discovers that her workmates have opted for a EUR1,000 bonus in exchange for her dismissal. She has only a weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses in order to keep her job.
Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salée, Baptiste Sornin
Votes: 50,555 | Gross: $1.44M
4. The Third Murder (2017)
Not Rated | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Koji Yakusho, Suzu Hirose, Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Votes: 8,006 | Gross: $0.09M
5. The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983)
PG | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A bandit leader endowed with supernatural powers by his sorceress mother makes yearly raids on a peasant village. However, the women of the village come into possession of a magic sword, ... See full summary »
Directors: Bruno Mattei, Claudio Fragasso | Stars: Lou Ferrigno, Sybil Danning, Brad Harris, Dan Vadis
Votes: 592
6. Boiling Point (1990)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two disquieted junior baseball players seek revenge on the local yakuza for attacking their coach.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Yûrei Yanagi, Yuriko Ishida, Taka Guadalcanal
Votes: 7,502 | Gross: $0.00M
7. Amber's Story (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Story about Amber Hagerman who was 9 years old when she was abducted while riding her bicycle, prompting her mother to seek out a system that alerts the nation of abducted children, we know that to be called an Amber Alert today.
Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Elisabeth Röhm, Teryl Rothery, Myron Natwick, Sophie Hough
Votes: 600
8. Angry Harvest (1985)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance, War
In the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. They are separated in the woods, and Leon, a local peasant who's now a farmer of some wealth, discovers ... See full summary »
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Wojciech Pszoniak, Gerd Baltus
Votes: 867
9. Conviction (2018)
110 min | Drama
Since Nora attended the trial of Jacques Viguier, accused of the murder of his wife, she is convinced of his innocence. She convinces a tenor of the bar to defend him for his second trial, on appeal.
Director: Antoine Raimbault | Stars: Marina Foïs, Olivier Gourmet, Laurent Lucas, Philippe Uchan
Votes: 1,673
10. 9-Month Stretch (2013)
82 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Ariane Felder, a judge of strict morals discovers she's pregnant by Bob Nolan, a criminal wanted for murder.
Director: Albert Dupontel | Stars: Albert Dupontel, Sandrine Kiberlain, Nicolas Marié, Philippe Uchan
Votes: 5,387
11. I accuse (1941)
110 min | Drama
In this pro-euthanasia melodrama, a successful doctor is forced to make a heart-wrenching decision after his beautiful young wife is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Stars: Heidemarie Hatheyer, Paul Hartmann, Mathias Wieman, Margarete Haagen
Votes: 184
12. Socrates (1970 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, History
A false accusation leads the philosopher Socrates to trial and condemnation in 4th century BC Athens.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Jean Sylvère, Anne Caprile, Giuseppe Mannajuolo, Ricardo Palacios
Votes: 959
13. Bluebeard (1963)
115 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Follows a family man who meets women through lonely-hearts ads.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Michèle Morgan, Danielle Darrieux, Hildegard Knef, Juliette Mayniel
Votes: 1,232
14. Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The story concerns an old globe-maker who is mysteriously killed while going through the town portraying Pere Noel ("Father Christmas" aka Santa Claus).
Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Harry Baur, Renée Faure, Marie-Hélène Dasté, Raymond Rouleau
Votes: 691
15. I guappi (1974)
130 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In this period piece set in Italy, Nicola Bellizzi dreams of becoming a lawyer. However, when he seeks the reason that people are reluctant to help him in his goals, he discovers that some ... See full summary »
Director: Pasquale Squitieri | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Franco Nero, Fabio Testi, Lina Polito
Votes: 414
16. Corey Feldman's Truth Campaign (2017 Video)
7 min | Short, News
Corey Feldman makes a plea for support as he prepares to make a film that will expose the pedophiles in Hollywood.
Director: Corey Feldman | Star: Corey Feldman
Votes: 36
17. What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life (2018)
123 min | Comedy, Drama
Not everyone values the housewife enough. When the local friendly neighbourhood burglar hits their house, the husband and wife descend into a quarrel that ends up with the woman departing ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Yui Natsukawa
Votes: 468
18. Clarence Darrow (1974 TV Movie)
81 min | Biography, Drama
The taped performance of Henry Fonda's one-man show was aired as "IBM Presents Clarence Darrow" on September 4, 1974, on NBC.
Director: John Rich | Star: Henry Fonda
Votes: 161
19. The Lady Objects (1938)
Approved | 66 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Ann Adams and William Hayward get married and she has a secretary's job in a law office, while finishing her schooling, and she soon makes junior partner and is just a brilliant lawyer. ... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Lanny Ross, Gloria Stuart, Joan Marsh, Roy Benson
Votes: 157
20. A Beautiful Star (2017)
127 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
It portrays a family on Earth who come to believe that they are actually from other planets all of a sudden. They try so hard to save the endangered planet Earth but things get crazy on the way.
Director: Daihachi Yoshida | Stars: Lily Franky, Kazuya Kamenashi, Ai Hashimoto, Tomoko Nakajima
Votes: 257
21. Dynamite Chicken (1971)
R | 76 min | Comedy
A collection of skits, parodies, musical performances, and film clips supposedly relating to the peace movement of the late Sixties and early Seventies, but more a general patchwork than a purposeful collection.
Director: Ernest Pintoff | Stars: Richard Pryor, Ace Trucking Company, Patti Deutsch, Michael Mislove
Votes: 247
22. Abus de confiance (1937)
88 min | Drama, Romance
Imposture helps an orphan girl become a lawyer.
Director: Henri Decoin | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Charles Vanel, Yvette Lebon, Pierre Mingand
Votes: 171
23. Those High Grey Walls (1939)
Approved | 80 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dr. MacAuley, a kindly, beloved country doctor, is sent to Fillmore Prison. His crime was for removing a bullet from a young man who was escaping from the police. This is man whom he had ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Walter Connolly, Onslow Stevens, Paul Fix, Bernard Nedell
Votes: 37
24. Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy
Brooklyn residents Joe Turp (William Gargan) and his wife, Ethel (Ann Sothern), travel to Washington D. C. to call on the US President (Lewis Stone)to make a pleas on the behalf of their ... See full summary »
Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Ann Sothern, Lewis Stone, Walter Brennan, William Gargan
Votes: 84
25. Ouroboros (V) (2017)
4 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
A rude knock at the door and an unseen visitor's muffled cry for help wake up an unsuspecting man in the dead of night. He truly seems in grave danger; however, should he open it? Who knows what terrors await behind a thin piece of wood?
Director: Semyon Voinov | Star: Tom Beedim
Votes: 11
26. Sarhento Fofonggay: A, ewan! (1974)
Comedy
Director: Armando Garces | Stars: Dolphy, Helen Gamboa, Rod Navarro, Panchito
27. Why Me? (1978)
10 min | Short, Animation, Comedy
Unfortunately, Nesbitt Spoon has just received the grievous news from his doctor that he is about to die--not in a year or even a month; but in the next five short minutes. Now, what would you do if you had less than five minutes to live?
Directors: Derek Lamb, Janet Perlman | Stars: Marshall Efron, Richard Gilbert, Michel Forget, Ronald France
Votes: 111
29.
Baywatch (1989–2001)
Episode:
The Life You Save
(1994)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
After all the beaches are closed down by Los Angeles budget commissioners looking to cut back on funding for the lifeguard squads of Baywatch, Mitch and the team organizes a meeting on the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Berk | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Nicole Eggert, David Charvet, Pamela Anderson
Votes: 148
30.
The Brief (2004–2005)
Episode:
The Road to Hell
(2004)
71 min | Crime, Drama
Struggling under tons of gambling and alimony debt, criminal defense attorney Henry Farmer takes on a raft of cases all at the same time. Worse still, he's up against some tough judges--including his own estranged father.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Christopher Fulford, Linda Bassett, Robert Whitelock, Zara Turner
Votes: 57
31.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
Briefs Trooping Gaily
(1998)
TV-MA | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kavanagh defends a battered wife who stabbed her husband to death and Jeremy when he is accused of professional misconduct.
Director: Peter Smith | Stars: John Thaw, John Davis, Angela Down, Valerie Edmond
Votes: 63
32.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Safe Sex
(1993)
TV-PG | 47 min | Drama
Becker urges that the firm employ a security consultant in constructing a "safe room" for the employees, then falls prey to the innovation when he and Denise get locked in it after hours. ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 27
33.
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999–2000)
Episode:
The Lost Galactabeasts: Part 2
(1999)
TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The Rangers struggle to free the lost Galactabeasts from Deviot's control.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki | Stars: Archie Kao, Reggie Rolle, Danny Slavin, Valerie Vernon
Votes: 209
34.
Salute Your Shorts (1991–1992)
Episode:
Brownies for Thud Mackie
(1991)
TV-Y | Comedy, Family, Romance
Michael runs afoul of fellow camper Thud Mackie and needs contraband brownies to avoid a beating.
Director: Jefferson Kibbee | Stars: Kirk Baily, Megan Berwick, Michael Bower, Venus DeMilo Thomas
Votes: 27
35.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
Romance Unlimited
(1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A woman victimizes men in overseas military service by marrying them for their allotments. One soldier returns unexpectedly and learns the truth and, filled with bitterness, holds her ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Reed Hadley, Christian Drake, Gloria Saunders, Marlo Dwyer
Votes: 14
36.
Kath & Kim (2008–2009)
Episode:
Idols
(2009)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Kath & Kim go all out to convince Wynonna's business manager and personal assistant that she should visit their home.
Director: Robert Berlinger | Stars: Molly Shannon, Selma Blair, John Michael Higgins, Mikey Day
Votes: 29
37.
Crime 360 (2008–2009)
Episode:
Blood on the Tracks
(2008)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
The maggoty corpse of a teenage Latino boy is found in a sewage pipe with two bullet wounds. It's up to two Cleveland homicide detectives to catch his killer.
Director: Rob Dorfmann | Stars: Bill Lloyd, Tim Entenok, Joselito Sandoval, Kristine Rayburn
38.
Invitation à la danse (1963)
Episode:
Le martyre de Saint Sébastien
(1963)
Musical
Director: Roger Kahane | Stars: Ludmilla Tchérina, William Sabatier, Milenko Banovitch, Michel Ruhl
39.
Ben 10: Alien Force (2008–2010)
Episode:
Simple
(2009)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An alien girl asks for Ben's help to end a war that's lasted for years.
Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Yuri Lowenthal, Ashley Johnson, Greg Cipes, Dee Bradley Baker
Votes: 340
40.
Andrew Flusche Attorney at Law (2010– )
Episode:
6 Lawyer Tricks You Must Avoid
(2020)
7 min | Documentary
Just because you hired a lawyer doesn't mean he's going to do his best to defend you. Some lawyers just want to wrap up your case a quickly as possible and collect their fees. Here are some... See full summary »
Star: Andrew Flusche
41.
Iryû: Team Medical Dragon (2006– )
Episode:
Episode #3.7
(2010)
Drama
Asada is suffering from amnesia owing to his fall, but his patient the young boy triggers something in him. He is needed for a critical surgery in three weeks. Kato's patient is the wife of... See full summary »
Stars: Kenji Sakaguchi, Sadao Abe, Ken'ichi Endô, Eriko Hatsune
42.
Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode:
The Witches of Leigh
(2023)
44 min | History, Mystery, Thriller
In a horrifying investigation, Ian performs an exorcism to save a family in Essex. Knowing it will take everything to save them, Jayne makes a desperate plea for help from the spirits of witches she believes used to inhabit the area.
Director: Brett Lawrence
43.
Morning Wire (2021– )
Congressional Funding Fight & Harrington V. Purdue Pharma | 12.5.23
(2023 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Stars: Georgia Howe, John Bickley
44.
Krystal Kyle & Friends (2020– )
John Washington
(2024 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Krystal Ball, Kyle Kulinski, John Washington
45.
House of Cards (2013–2018)
Episode:
Chapter 19
(2014)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama
In the middle of an energy crisis, Francis and Tusk end their fragile alliance. Lucas must make a difficult choice. Stamper gets closer to Rachel.
Director: John David Coles | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sakina Jaffrey
Votes: 4,280
46.
Airs de France (1955–1963)
Episode:
Les pêcheurs de perles
(1960)
95 min | Musical, Romance
Director: Guy Lessertisseur | Stars: Léna Pastor, Michel Cadiou, André Jonqueres, Charles Daguerressar
47.
Atlantis (2013–2015)
Episode:
The Dying of the Light
(2015)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Jason is on the run with his friends, who are shocked by his recklessness and arrogance - fulfilling the Oracle's view that knowing Pasiphae is his mother would 'blacken his heart'. A ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Molotnikov | Stars: Robert Emms, Mark Addy, Aiysha Hart, Jack Donnelly
Votes: 140
48.
Niña mimada (1998)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1998)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Patricia bumps into a familiar face. Ángel pleads with Elpidio. Aurelio goes to an old friend, working in the media. Marrero makes inquiries.
Director: José Alcalde | Stars: Eileen Abad, Marcelo Cézan, Jean Carlo Simancas, Carlos Cámara Jr.
49.
Electric Dreams (2017–2018)
Episode:
Human Is
(2017)
TV-MA | 47 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A woman suffering in a loveless marriage, finds that upon his return from battle, her emotionally abusive husband suddenly appears to be a different man - in more ways than one.
Director: Francesca Gregorini | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Essie Davis, Liam Cunningham, Khalid Abdalla
Votes: 3,538
50.
Amantes de Luna Llena (2000–2002)
Episode:
Episode #1.154
(2001)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Cruz Maria pleads with Camila. Abril and Siete move in with her folks. Facundo lies. Calderon tells Vikinga that Bustamante's accident is actually murder.
Directors: César Bolívar, Román Chalbaud, Luis Gaitán, Leonardo Galavis, Carlos Izquierdo, Luis Manzo, Carlos Villegas Rosales | Stars: Ruddy Rodríguez, Diego Bertie, Astrid Carolina Herrera, Carlos Mata