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1. Into the Wild (2007)
R | 148 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden
Votes: 658,759 | Gross: $18.35M
2. I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
R | 134 min | Drama, Thriller
Full of misgivings, a young woman travels with her new boyfriend to his parents' secluded farm. Upon arriving, she comes to question everything she thought she knew about him, and herself.
Director: Charlie Kaufman | Stars: Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette, David Thewlis
Votes: 100,208
3. The Goldfinch (2019)
R | 149 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.
Director: John Crowley | Stars: Oakes Fegley, Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, Jeffrey Wright
Votes: 27,067 | Gross: $5.33M
4. Capote (2005)
R | 114 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.
Director: Bennett Miller | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Catherine Keener, Allie Mickelson
Votes: 140,902 | Gross: $28.75M
5. Paterson (2016)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Nellie, Rizwan Manji
Votes: 89,062 | Gross: $2.14M
6. Love Hard (2021)
TV-MA | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for the holidays, only to discover that she's been catfished. This lighthearted romantic comedy chronicles her attempt to reel in love.
Director: Hernán Jiménez | Stars: Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Darren Barnet, James Saito
Votes: 61,695
7. Gypsy (2017)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Thriller
Therapist Jean Holloway becomes too immersed in the lives of her patients.
Stars: Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup, Sophie Cookson, Karl Glusman
Votes: 18,748
8. What a Way to Go! (1964)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin
Votes: 5,739 | Gross: $13.30M
9. Southland Tales (2006)
R | 145 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
During a three-day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with a porn star who is developing her own reality TV project, and a policeman who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, Carlos Amezcua
Votes: 40,659 | Gross: $0.28M
10. The Great Debaters (2007)
PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
Director: Denzel Washington | Stars: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker
Votes: 62,901 | Gross: $30.23M
11. Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When Mr. Harrigan dies, Craig, the teen who befriended and did odd jobs for him, puts his smart phone in his pocket before burial. When the lonely youth sends his dead friend a message, he is shocked to get a return text.
Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell, Joe Tippett, Colin O'Brien
Votes: 38,247
12. The Sandpiper (1965)
TV-14 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the married headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint, Charles Bronson
Votes: 3,811 | Gross: $15.26M
13. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander
Votes: 23,240
14. I Heart Huckabees (2004)
R | 107 min | Comedy
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Jude Law, Naomi Watts, Mark Wahlberg
Votes: 66,300 | Gross: $12.78M
15. Goodbye World (2013)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
When a mysterious terrorist attack causes chaos in the cities, a group of friends take refuge in their countryside cabin. But the challenges of living in a post-apocalyptic world soon take their toll on relationships within the group.
Director: Denis Henry Hennelly | Stars: Adrian Grenier, Kid Cudi, Mckenna Grace, Kerry Bishé
Votes: 7,365
16. The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
R | 105 min | Mystery, Thriller
When college professor, Peter Proud begins experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysteriously drawn to a place he's never been to, but which seems familiar and where he soon finds his previous incarnation's wife.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O'Neill, Margot Kidder, Cornelia Sharpe
Votes: 2,270 | Gross: $3.08M
17. My Side of the Mountain (1969)
G | 100 min | Adventure, Family
As young Sam Gribley runs away he learns about nature.
Director: James B. Clark | Stars: Ted Eccles, Theodore Bikel, Tudi Wiggins, Paul Hébert
Votes: 1,176
18. Savannah (2013)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Family, History
Drama about the friendship between an Oxford-educated Southerner and a former black slave in turn-of-the-century Savannah.
Director: Annette Haywood-Carter | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jaimie Alexander, Bradley Whitford
Votes: 1,772 | Gross: $0.04M
19. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.
Director: Kevin Willmott | Stars: Greg Kirsch, Renee Patrick, Molly Graham, William Willmott
Votes: 5,162 | Gross: $0.67M
20. The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy
Jessica Poole, is marrying Roger Henderson. When her father arrives, he disrupts the household of his ex-wife and befriends their cook.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Fred Astaire, Lilli Palmer, Debbie Reynolds, Tab Hunter
Votes: 892
21. I'm with Lucy (2002)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman experiences five blind dates in one year, but only one of them is "Mr. Right".
Director: Jon Sherman | Stars: Monica Potter, Craig Bierko, Linda Halaska, Julianne Nicholson
Votes: 3,577
22. Hit Me (1996)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Sonny lives with his intellectually disabled older brother, and works as a bellhop at a second-rate hotel. This changes when Monique a beautiful, suicidal nut-case checks in. Sonny is offered a part in a heist that goes wrong.
Director: Steven Shainberg | Stars: Elias Koteas, Laure Marsac, Jay Leggett, Bruce Ramsay
Votes: 518 | Gross: $0.00M
23. A Friend of Dorothy (1994)
Not Rated | 33 min | Drama, Short
Winston arrives at NYU as a freshman, knowing he's gay and wondering where that fact will lead him. He falls hard for Tom, his temporary roommate who's soon to leave for L.A., and it's a ... See full summary »
Director: Raoul O'Connell | Stars: Raoul O'Connell, Ann Russo, Kevin McClatchy, Greg Lauren
Votes: 391
24. Thurgood (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
Prior to his appointment to United States Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall worked as a lawyer for the NAACP. This one man play tells the story of his role in the civil rights movement and the people that influenced him.
Director: Michael Stevens | Star: Laurence Fishburne
Votes: 590
25. The Cummington Story (1945)
Not Rated | 19 min | Short, Documentary
War refugees begin new lives in a small Massachusetts town.
Directors: Helen Grayson, Larry Madison | Stars: Sidney Meyers, Clifton L. Sears
Votes: 51
26. Walden (2018)
106 min | Documentary
Gentle birdsong filters through dense forest vegetation only to be drowned out by the sudden roar of chainsaws.
Director: Daniel Zimmermann
Votes: 54
27. I Went to the Woods Because... (2014)
7 min | Short
A short silent film based on the book "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). It reflects on excerpts of Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years in a cabin in the woods he ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Müller
Votes: 18
28.
Century of Cinema (1995–1998)
Episode:
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
(1995)
225 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.
Directors: Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson | Stars: Martin Scorsese, Allison Anders, Kathryn Bigelow, Francis Ford Coppola
Votes: 5,139
29.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Chaos Theory
(2001)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detectives hunt for clues relating to a missing college freshman. Their hope of finding her alive diminishes as all of their leads on her turn cold.
Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 947
30.
Ed (2000–2004)
Episode:
Live Deliberately
(2001)
Comedy, Drama
Phil wants Ed to give him a cut of the bowling alley profits, Warren tries to live a simplified lifestyle while trying to impress the girl of his dreams, Ed represents a client who believes... See full summary »
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Tom Cavanagh, Julie Bowen, Jana Marie Hupp, Josh Randall
Votes: 143
31.
I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970)
Episode:
What House Across the Street?
(1965)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Jeannie invites Roger Healey to visit her home that she blinks one onto a nearby vacant lot and creates parents based upon characters she sees on TV.
Director: Theodore J. Flicker | Stars: Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Hayden Rorke, Bill Daily
Votes: 250
32.
Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode:
The Autumn of Rome
(1992)
46 min | Crime, Drama, Family
The Mayor investigates a crooked citizen and crashes with his car just before elections start. Wambaugh runs for mayor with brass band and drums and is shot at.
Director: Tom Moore | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly
Votes: 96
33.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Weight Gain 4000
(1997)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Kathie Lee Gifford comes to South Park to present an award to Cartman, and Mr. Garrison hopes to use the event to assassinate her.
Directors: Trey Parker, Matt Stone | Stars: Mary Kay Bergman, Jennifer Howell, Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Votes: 4,444
34.
Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode:
The Camping Trip
(1976)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Lamont brings Fred along on a camping trip to have some solitude and quality time together. Fred is no friend of nature and does nothing but complain...when the truck won't start they are stranded and begin to reminisce about old times.
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Carol Arthur, Deborah Berns
Votes: 111
35.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Happenstance
(2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
CSI investigates the deaths of estranged identical twins: one from a gunshot wound, and one from an apparent suicide. The two deaths do not appear to be related, but are they?
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 792
36.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Lab Rats
(2007)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With Grissom out of his office and all of the detectives out in the field, Hodges and the lab other techs try to discover new clues in the miniature killer case.
Director: Brad Tanenbaum | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 930
37.
The Good Lord Bird (2020)
Episode:
Hiving the Bees
(2020)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, War, Western
Onion and new recruit John Cook head to Harper's Ferry to prepare for the arrival of John Brown and his army. Onion struggles recruiting African-American soldiers. Brown's arrival with daughter Annie creates a new distraction: true love.
Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman
Votes: 374
38.
The Good Lord Bird (2020)
Episode:
Last Words
(2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, War, Western
John Brown and his remaining army take a last stand as more federal troops descend upon Harper's Ferry. With John Brown captured, Onion, truly on his own, risks his life to say his goodbyes to Brown. Series finale.
Director: Michael Nankin | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman
Votes: 353
39.
We Are Who We Are (2020)
Episode:
Right Here Right Now VII
(2020)
TV-MA | 75 min | Drama
The friend group fractures even further over their hatred for Colonel Wilson. Richard's insubordination reaches a breaking point, forcing Wilson to make a difficult decision.
Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Chloë Sevigny, Jack Dylan Grazer, Alice Braga, Jordan Kristine Seamón
Votes: 493
40.
Pushing Daisies (2007–2009)
Episode:
Water & Power
(2009)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The death of the man who runs the local dam puts Emerson on a trail that leads back to his ex, and perhaps his long-lost daughter.
Director: Dean White | Stars: Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale
Votes: 510
41.
The Propaganda Report (2016– )
Interview with Green Anarchist & Homesteader Bellamy Fitzpatrick
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Monica Perez, Brad Binkley, Bellamy Fitzpatrick
42.
Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode:
...been a playa
(2021)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy, Drama
Ahead of their impeding move to India, Devi faces her first-ever love triangle, while Nalini tries to sell her patient roster to a flashy competitor.
Director: Kabir Akhtar | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet
Votes: 1,016
43.
The Republic of Sarah (2021)
Episode:
The Perfect Conditions for Disaster
(2021)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
A blizzard leaves Greylock stranded with no plows. Sarah comes up with an innovative plan to clear the roads. Sarah gets two unexpected guests and has to navigate the difficulties with both.
Director: Yangzom Brauen | Stars: Stella Baker, Luke Mitchell, Hope Lauren, Nia Holloway
Votes: 60
44.
Taz-Mania (1991–1995)
Episode:
Like Father, Like Son/Frights of Passage
(1991)
TV-Y7-FV | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Hugh takes Taz out for a father-son bonding experience. Francis X. Bushlad of the Mudpeople is out to hunt a Tasmanian Devil as his proof of manhood.
Director: Keith Baxter | Stars: Jim Cummings, Miriam Flynn, Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen
Votes: 51
45.
When Calls the Heart (2014– )
Episode:
Rock, A Bye, Baby
(2022)
TV-G | Drama, History, Romance
Elizabeth worries about her relationship with Lucas, while Bill helps Gowen through the fallout of the mine explosion. Rosemary and Lee receive some news.
Director: Peter DeLuise | Stars: Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith
Votes: 414
46.
White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode:
Checkmate
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Peter and Neal work together to save Elizabeth from Keller.
Director: John T. Kretchmer | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason
Votes: 974
47.
The Following (2013–2015)
Episode:
Pilot
(2013)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In the series premiere episode, FBI Agent Ryan Hardy is called out of retirement to track down serial killer Joe Carroll who's escaped from prison.
Director: Marcos Siega | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Jeananne Goossen, Natalie Zea, Shawn Ashmore
Votes: 2,422
48.
Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #1.80
(2012)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Star: Michael Hoggard
49.
Archer (2009–2023)
Episode:
Double Indecency
(2016)
TV-MA | 20 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Who's sexier, Cyril or Krieger? Pam or Cheryl? Only one way to find out... Bar fight!
Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Nika Futterman, Judy Greer, Leigh Jackson
Votes: 1,283
50.
Grace and Frankie (2015–2022)
Episode:
The Bender
(2016)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy
Frankie is reunited with an old dear friend, Babe. Her sons meet Jacob over dinner when a drunk Grace interrupts.
Director: Alex Hardcastle | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen
Votes: 614