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1. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Horror
Doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar Anton Phibes seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife.
Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Virginia North, Terry-Thomas
Votes: 16,688 | Gross: $0.55M
2. Faces (I) (1968)
R | 130 min | Drama
A middle-aged man leaves his wife for another woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner. The film follows their struggles to find love amongst each other.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Seymour Cassel
Votes: 11,664
3. The Window (1949)
Approved | 73 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
To avoid the heat of a sweltering summer night a 9-year-old Manhattan boy decides to sleep on the fire escape and witnesses a murder, but no one will believe him.
Director: Ted Tetzlaff | Stars: Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart
Votes: 4,865
4. Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Midwesterner waitress, scheming to gold-dig her way to Paris, gets mixed up with a wealthy New York family.
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Walter Connolly, Alan Curtis
Votes: 594
5. Die Odyssee der einsamen Wölfe (2015 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
Director: Volker Schmidt-Sondermann | Stars: Mario Andreani, Wieslaw Bakula, Luigi Boitani, Slobodan Cankar
6. The Fox and the Grapes (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Illustrating the origin of what sour grapes are (post-Aesop, that is), Crow gets Fox to trade him his picnic lunch for some grapes high on a vine. After many difficulties, the fox manages to get to them but discovers they are sour indeed.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Mel Blanc, Harry Lang
Votes: 112
7.
Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode:
Of Cabbages and Kings
(1983)
Comedy
Taking refuge in the local library, whom should Shelley run into, but his old temping-job mucker Malcolm! The two intellectual layabouts soon pick up where they left off, and start putting the world to rights with their verbal sparring.
Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Fulton Mackay, Bruce Bould
Votes: 12
8.
The Wall (2019–2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2019)
46 min | Game-Show
Danny Dyer hosts the ultimate game of risk and reward. Tonight he is joined by Jared and Sophie, an engaged couple from Essex. As they face the gigantic Wall can they play a smart game and walk away with some serious cash?
Director: Richard van't Riet | Stars: Danny Dyer, Angela Rippon
Votes: 5
9.
The Dan Bongino Show (2017– )
Don't Fall for the Trap Coming
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Dan Bongino
10.
The Dan Bongino Show (2017– )
Mike Flynn Is a Political Prisoner
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Dan Bongino, Joe Armacost
11.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Merv Griffin and Andy Griffith
(1969)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Includes Aesop's Fable, VIP: The King Family, I Believed it All, Mr. Law and Order.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 46
12.
The Cleveland Show (2009–2013)
Episode:
The Curious Case of Jr. Working at the Stool
(2010)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Cleveland Jr. vows revenge on his father after he gets him a job at the Broken Stool but later conspires to get him fired.
Directors: Justin Ridge, Albert Calleros, Anthony Lioi | Stars: Mike Henry, Sanaa Lathan, Kevin Michael Richardson, Reagan Gomez-Preston
Votes: 329
13.
Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #1.28
(2011)
66 min | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Michael Hoggard, George Stephanopoulos
14.
Watchman Video Broadcast (2009– )
Episode:
The Translation: Part 2
(2012)
81 min | News
Star: Michael Hoggard
15.
Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #1.92
(2012)
86 min | News, Talk-Show
Star: Michael Hoggard
16.
Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode:
Obama, Sinkholes and Duck Dynasty
(2013)
91 min | News, Talk-Show
Star: Michael Hoggard
17.
Countdown (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #71.107
(2014)
TV-14 | Game-Show
Director: Derek Hallworth | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, David Baddiel
18.
Countdown (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #72.21
(2015)
TV-14 | Game-Show
Director: Matt Woodward | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Graeme Le Saux
19.
Countdown (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #72.94
(2015)
TV-14 | Game-Show
Director: Derek Hallworth | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Gloria Hunniford