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1. Schitt's Creek (2015–2020)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
After being a victim of fraud, Johnny Rose and his family go from extremely wealthy to penniless overnight. The only asset left to them is a small, unsophisticated town: Schitt's Creek. They relocate there. Culture shock ensues.
Stars: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy
Votes: 146,037
2. Back to the Future Part III (1990)
PG | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Tom Wilson
Votes: 480,804 | Gross: $87.73M
3. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Not Rated | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Votes: 50,292 | Gross: $0.14M
4. Peacock (2010)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A train accident in rural Nebraska gradually unveils a mystery involving the town's bank clerk.
Director: Michael Lander | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas
Votes: 12,267
5. Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)
R | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A powerful cosmic force is turning Earth women into queen bees who kill men by wearing them out sexually.
Director: Denis Sanders | Stars: William Smith, Anitra Ford, Victoria Vetri, Cliff Osmond
Votes: 3,184
6. Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A giant crocodile goes head to head with a giant anaconda. The town Sheriff must find a way to destroy the two monsters before they kill the whole town.
Director: A.B. Stone | Stars: Corin Nemec, Yancy Butler, Skye Lourie, Robert Englund
Votes: 3,832
7. Night of the Dark Full Moon (1972)
R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A man inherits a mansion which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.
Director: Theodore Gershuny | Stars: Patrick O'Neal, James Patterson, Mary Woronov, Astrid Heeren
Votes: 4,895
8. I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
PG | 86 min | Comedy, Family
A college student faces an impossible journey when he is left stranded in the desert, thousands of miles from home, with no money and only a few days left until Christmas.
Director: Arlene Sanford | Stars: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jessica Biel, Adam LaVorgna, Gary Cole
Votes: 11,917 | Gross: $12.21M
9. Zombie Lake (1981)
R | 90 min | Horror
In a small village, somewhere in France, German soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the Resistance during WW II, come back.
Directors: Jean Rollin, Julian de Laserna | Stars: Howard Vernon, Pierre-Marie Escourrou, Anouchka, Antonio Mayans
Votes: 3,588
10. Save the Cinema (2022)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of Liz Evans from Carmarthen, Wales, who campaigned to save the Lyric Cinema in 1993.
Director: Sara Sugarman | Stars: Louisa Cliffe, Krrish Patel, Jonathan Pryce, Beatie Edney
Votes: 1,571
11. Carry on Girls (1973)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the ... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor
Votes: 3,186
12. Staying Together (1989)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon, Jim Haynie
Votes: 947 | Gross: $4.35M
13. Love Takes Wing (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Family, Romance, Western
A doctor (Sarah Jones) helps townspeople who fear a mysterious illness.
Director: Lou Diamond Phillips | Stars: Sarah Jones, Haylie Duff, Jordan Bridges, Cloris Leachman
Votes: 1,507
14. One Million Yen Girl (2008)
121 min | Drama
A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.
Director: Yuki Tanada | Stars: Yû Aoi, Mirai Moriyama, Pierre Taki, Terunosuke Takezai
Votes: 1,710
15. Love on a Limb (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Aimie Roarke is always up for a cause, whether it's helping a local animal shelter or hosting a bake sale for the Fire Department. When the town's beloved oak tree is set to be cut down, she takes it upon herself try and save it.
Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Ashley Williams, Trevor Donovan, Marilu Henner, Jefferson Brown
Votes: 1,525
16. Tomorrow We Live (II) (1942)
Approved | 85 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A mayor's daughter poses as collaborator to help British agent escape to England with vital information to help the allied war effort.
Director: George King | Stars: John Clements, Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Sinclair, Greta Gynt
Votes: 235
17. Wedding in Blood (1973)
PG | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lucienne Delamare and Pierre Maury are having an affair. Lucienne's husband Paul is the mayor, and a French deputy. Pierre's wife Clotilde has been weak and sickly for years. Lucienne's ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Stéphane Audran, Michel Piccoli, Claude Piéplu, Clotilde Joano
Votes: 2,056
18. Li'l Abner (1940)
Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Romance
The goings-on in the rural Southern community of Dogpatch, USA.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Jeff York, Martha O'Driscoll, Mona Ray, Johnnie Morris
Votes: 522
19. Rakht (2004)
162 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Drishti, a psychic tarot card reader becomes unwittingly mixed up in the disappearance and possible murder of a socialite.
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar | Stars: Bipasha Basu, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Dino Morea
Votes: 712
20. Trail Street (1947)
Approved | 84 min | Western
Bat Masterson's old friend Billy Burns convinces him to become marshal of Liberal, Kansas and help the residents fight drought and a destructive range war.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Anne Jeffreys, George 'Gabby' Hayes
Votes: 827
21. Waco (1966)
Passed | 85 min | Western
A lawless town asks the state governor to pardon an imprisoned gunfighter in order to hire him as sheriff but various factions plan to kill the new sheriff and take over the town.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Howard Keel, Jane Russell, Brian Donlevy, Wendell Corey
Votes: 367
22. NBI: Epimaco Velasco, the True Story (1994)
117 min | Action, Drama
A Virtuous man dedicated to duty, Empimaco Velasco rose from the ranks to become one of the most admired directors of the National Bureau of Investigation. As an agent, he worked hard to ... See full summary »
Director: Edgardo Vinarao | Stars: Fernando Poe Jr., Charlene Gonzales, Jackie Aquino, Tirso Cruz III
Votes: 22
23. Texas Lady (1955)
Approved | 86 min | Western
A strong-headed woman from the East inherits a newspaper in a small Texas town where the local cattle barons, who control the region, want her out of their hair.
Director: Tim Whelan | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Barry Sullivan, Ray Collins, James Bell
Votes: 334
24. The Square Peg (1958)
85 min | Comedy, War
A British road repairman gets into a feud with the army, gets drafted, and is mistakenly parachuted into German-occupied France where his physical resemblance to the local German commandant triggers a hilarious chain reaction.
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Norman Wisdom, Honor Blackman, Edward Chapman, Campbell Singer
Votes: 1,595
25. The Well (1951)
Approved | 86 min | Drama, Thriller
A small, racially-mixed American town succumbs to violence and utter mayhem after a white man suspected of kidnapping a missing black girl is released by the white authority.
Directors: Leo C. Popkin, Russell Rouse | Stars: Gwendolyn Laster, Richard Rober, Maidie Norman, George Hamilton
Votes: 883
26. Anak ng Kumander (2008)
110 min | Action
Director: Jose 'Kaka' Balagtas | Stars: Manny Pacquiao, Ara Mina, Dan Alvaro, Alvin Anson
Votes: 27
27. The Exorcist: Italian Style (1975)
99 min | Comedy, Horror
A satire on the American film "The Exorcist," but with an Italian twist.
Director: Ciccio Ingrassia | Stars: Ciccio Ingrassia, Lino Banfi, Didi Perego, Ubaldo Lay
Votes: 514
28. O, My Darling Clementine (1943)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Music
"Dapper Dan" Franklin (Frank Albertson) and his small troupe of actors become stranded in the small town of Harmony, Tennessee. The town is shackled by Blue Laws imposed upon it by a City ... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Roy Acuff, Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys and Girls, The Radio Rogues, Isabel Randolph
Votes: 33
29. Press for Time (1966)
98 min | Comedy
The British P.M.'s grandson, Norman, becomes a reporter for a provincial newspaper where he causes hilarious chaos.
Director: Robert Asher | Stars: Norman Wisdom, Derek Bond, Angela Browne, Tracey Crisp
Votes: 635
30. The Barefoot Mailman (1951)
Approved | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy
A 19th-century con artist flees to the wilds of Florida to elude the law.
Director: Earl McEvoy | Stars: Robert Cummings, Jerome Courtland, Terry Moore, John Russell
Votes: 137
31. Carolina Blues (1944)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Musical
Band Leader Kay Kyser wants to take a holiday, but his publicist Charlotte has promised that he'll give a concert for defense plant workers. Due to the fact that his vocalist has quit to ... See full summary »
Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Kay Kyser, Ann Miller, Victor Moore, Jeff Donnell
Votes: 212
32. Twilight Dancers (2006)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
Dwight, a fresh newcomer to the dance bars, has a part-time lover, Alfred, who at 28 is already is on his way down, as the two negotiate the perilous world of dancing for money.
Director: Mel Chionglo | Stars: Tyron Perez, Cherry Pie Picache, Allen Dizon, Lauren Novero
Votes: 92
33. Water's Edge (2003)
R | 101 min | Drama, Thriller
A novelist and his wife uncover a vast web of sex, murder and deceit in their quiet hometown.
Director: Harvey Kahn | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Chandra West, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Ralph Alderman
Votes: 734
34. Sommer in Orange (2011)
110 min | Comedy
A look at a Bavarian commune of the Indian Bhagwan cult.
Director: Marcus H. Rosenmüller | Stars: Amber Bongard, Bela Baumann, Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Georg Friedrich
Votes: 1,054
35. The Parson of Panamint (1941)
Approved | 84 min | Adventure, Romance, Western
The mayor of wild and woolly mining town Panamint, is in San Francisco to fetch a preacher for the new church, and happens upon young Philip Pharo, as handy with his fists as with a sermon.... See full summary »
Director: William C. McGann | Stars: Charles Ruggles, Ellen Drew, Phillip Terry, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 48
36. Death to the Tinman (2007)
12 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Bill loves Jane and she loves him, but in this small town, many are jealous of Bill, especially the volunteer firefighters. Bill calls them cowards, puts out fires by himself, and doesn't ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Tintori | Stars: Jeff Delauter, Sophie Ellsberg, Lee Pender, Marvin Illman
Votes: 563
37. Blinded (1997)
92 min | Romance, Thriller
A Basque terrorist betrays her group by refusing to kill its enemies. Now the police want her behind bars and the commando wants her dead.
Director: Daniel Calparsoro | Stars: Najwa Nimri, Alfredo Villa, Ramón Barea, Elena Irureta
Votes: 190
38. Juvenile Court (1938)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Public Defender Gary Franklin, frustrated by being unable to save criminal Dutch Adams from a death sentence by blaming the slums environment as the cause of Dutch's crimes, enlists the aid... See full summary »
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Paul Kelly, Rita Hayworth, Frankie Darro, Hal E. Chester
Votes: 166
39. Little Miss Big (1946)
Approved | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Mary Jane Baxter (Fay Holden), a wealthy woman has named her cocker spaniel as her heir, in order to thwart scheming relatives. In learning of her action, her nephew, Eddie Martin (... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Beverly Simmons, Fay Holden, Frank McHugh, Frederick Brady
Votes: 22
40. Anak ng bulkan (1959)
117 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A monstrous giant bird soars high across Manila and suburbs. Anak ng Bulkan was set in a remote volcanic island, tells of the friendship between a little boy named Bentoy (Ace York) and a giant bird named Goliat.
Director: Emmanuel I. Rojas | Stars: Fernando Poe Jr., Edna Luna, Ronald Remy, Miriam Jurado
Votes: 29
41. Smart Politics (1948)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The growth of juvenile crime in a small town starts a movement for the building of a youth center. The project leaders discuss with the town mayor Phineas Wharton Sr. about buying an old ... See full summary »
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Frankie Darro, Warren Mills
Votes: 31
42. Women They Talk About (1928)
Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A story of two closely-knit relationships, one of which involves John Harrison (Anders Randolph), the mayor of a city and his renewed friendship with a widow and former sweetheart Irene ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Irene Rich, Audrey Ferris, William Collier Jr., Anders Randolf
Votes: 18
43. Masikip na ang mundo mo, Labrador (2001)
Action
A policeman escapes to the province to avoid being framed-up in a gold-bar heist that killed all his companions. He is also being hunted by the robbers who think that he ran away with the gold bars.
Director: Baldo Marro | Stars: Lito Lapid, Isabel Granada, Ricardo Cepeda, Ruel Vernal
44. Vai Melhorar (2020)
17 min | Short, Drama
Luísa must not only decide her fate, but that of an entire city.
Director: Pedro Fiuza | Stars: Cássia Damasceno, Henrique Fontes, Rogério Ferraz, Geraldo Maia
Votes: 7
45. Rabbit Hash: Center of the Universe (2004)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Comedy
Documentary Feature that tells the incredible true story of a small American town that elected a DOG as their mayor.
Director: Jude Gerard Prest | Stars: Clifford Pottorf, Jude Gerard Prest, Louis Scott, David Thies
Votes: 30
46. The Old Homestead (1942)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Another in the series of films Republic made from 1939 to 1944 headlining the rustic family musical group known as "The Weaver Brothers and Elviry." In real life, June Weaver (Elviry) was ... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, June Weaver, Dick Purcell
47. Partners in Time (1946)
Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Drama
Squire Skimp has a new plan to swindle the people of Pine Ridge. However, Lum has something more important on his mind. He has to tell a young engaged couple on the verge of breaking up the... See full summary »
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Pamela Blake, John James
Votes: 41
48. Juan Tanga, super naman, at ang kambal na tiyanak (1990)
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
The hillbilly Juan will be blessed with a power to become a superhero who will save their town from evil strangers.
Director: Mike Relon Makiling | Stars: Joey Marquez, Ramon Christopher, Billy Crawford, Lotlot De Leon
Votes: 14
49. Father Makes Good (1950)
Approved | 61 min | Comedy
Patriarch Henry Latham buys a cow in order to bypass the town's milk tax.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, Gary Gray, Mary Stuart
Votes: 43
50. Safety in Numbers (1938)
Approved | 55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Jones family patriarch, also mayor (Prouty), is swindled into thinking the town swamp is a rich mineral deposit.
Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, Spring Byington, Russell Gleason
Votes: 19