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51. Citizens Band (1977)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
The interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen's band) radio.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Paul Le Mat, Candy Clark, Bruce McGill, Roberts Blossom
Votes: 910 | Gross: $0.82M
52. The Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983)
R | 103 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In the year 3000, the Earth has been rendered a desert by nuclear war. A group of survivors goes in search of rare and valuable water, but standing in their way are the evil Exterminators, who live only to cause pain and misery.
Director: Giuliano Carnimeo | Stars: Robert Iannucci, Alicia Moro, Luciano Pigozzi, Eduardo Fajardo
Votes: 1,335
53. The Huntress: Rune of the Dead (2019)
Not Rated | 109 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Two daughters miss their dad. He hasn't returned from a Viking raid 2 years ago. The older sister Runa does her dad's chores such as bow hunting. She's having bad dreams/visions. Are they omens?
Director: Rasmus Tirzitis | Stars: Moa Stefansdotter, Yohanna Idha, Viva Östervall Lyngbrant, Ralf Beck
Votes: 3,287
54. Chiquititas (1995–2001)
60 min | Musical, Family, Comedy
The orphans living at the manor known as Rincón de Luz have their tough reality transformed by a sweet-hearted, dedicated young woman.
Stars: Camila Bordonaba, Nadia Di Cello, Santiago Stieben, Guillermo Santa Cruz
Votes: 545
55. Crime Traveller (1997)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Jeff Slade teams up with scientist Holly Turner, whose late father has created a time machine that can travel back several hours. Together they solve mysteries using the device.
Stars: Michael French, Chloë Annett, Sue Johnston, Paul Trussell
Votes: 463
56. Xenia (2014)
Unrated | 134 min | Drama, Romance
Strangers in their own birthplace, 16-year-old Danny and 18-year-old Odysseus cross the entire country in search of their Greek father, after their Albanian mother passes away.
Director: Panos H. Koutras | Stars: Kostas Nikouli, Nikos Gelia, Giannis Stankoglou, Marisha Triantafyllidou
Votes: 4,353 | Gross: $0.00M
57. Love Like Poison (2010)
92 min | Drama
Anna a young teenager comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local ... See full summary »
Director: Katell Quillévéré | Stars: Clara Augarde, Lio, Michel Galabru, Péline Liberty
Votes: 821
58. That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A British woman faces challenges while attempting to locate her father in India.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Prashant Prakash, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan Devaiah
Votes: 4,102
59. Our Mothers (2019)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama
Ernesto is a young anthropologist in Guatemala. One day, while hearing the account of an old woman, he thinks he has found a lead that might guide him to his father, a "guerrillero" who went missing during the war.
Director: Cesar Diaz | Stars: Armando Espitia, Emma Dib, Aurelia Caal, Julio Serrano Echeverría
Votes: 762
60. Missing (2021)
124 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Depressed and in debt, Satoshi tells his young daughter that he's going to find an infamous serial killer and collect a reward. However, when Satoshi disappears without a trace, she starts to fear the worse and begins searching for him.
Director: Shinzô Katayama | Stars: Jirô Satô, Aoi Itô, Hiroya Shimizu, Misato Morita
Votes: 992
61. Windows on the World (2019)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
After watching the news on 9/11 with his family, Fernando travels from Mexico to New York City to find his father, an undocumented worker at the World Trade Center's famous Windows on the World restaurant.
Director: Michael D. Olmos | Stars: Ryan Guzman, Edward James Olmos, Chelsea Gilligan, Glynn Turman
Votes: 255
62. The Grand Highway (1987)
R | 104 min | Drama
Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Loup Hubert | Stars: Anémone, Richard Bohringer, Antoine Hubert, Vanessa Guedj
Votes: 1,772 | Gross: $0.76M
63. I'll Be Seeing You (2004 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young woman must identify the body of her exact double and ends up discovering the details of her father's disappearance.
Director: Will Dixon | Stars: Alison Eastwood, Iris Quinn, Bo Svenson, Derwin Jordan
Votes: 367
64. When I Saw You (2012)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
1967. The world is alive with change: brimming with reawakened energy, new styles, music and an infectious sense of hope. In Jordan, a different kind of change is underway as tens of ... See full summary »
Director: Annemarie Jacir | Stars: Mahmoud Asfa, Ruba Blal, Saleh Bakri, Anas Algaralleh
Votes: 876
65. Surfacing (1981)
R | 89 min | Adventure, Drama
A young girl and her friends set off on an expedition into the wilderness in order to find her missing father.
Director: Claude Jutra | Stars: Joseph Bottoms, Kathleen Beller, R.H. Thomson, Margaret Dragu
Votes: 162
66. The Sign of Four (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Mystery
Hired by a young lady, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the strange recent deaths of her missing father's friends from the army, as well as the whereabouts of the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in the world.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Ian Richardson, David Healy, Thorley Walters, Cherie Lunghi
Votes: 844
67. The Silent Forest (2022)
100 min | Crime, Drama, History
Anja Grimm returns to the remote forest area where her father disappeared without a trace when she was eight years old. Her sudden appearance triggers a brutal murder. Disturbances in the ... See full summary »
Director: Saralisa Volm | Stars: Henriette Confurius, Noah Saavedra, August Zirner, Robert Stadlober
Votes: 599
68. Honey (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
The quiet life of a boy and his family is endangered when his father does not return home from his work collecting honey in the forest.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Bora Altas, Erdal Besikçioglu, Tülin Özen, Ayse Altay
Votes: 7,494
69. Digimon Data Squad (2006–2008)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Adventure, Family
We pick up with our heroes and the challenges faced by the members of DATS ("Digital Accident Tactics Squad"), an organization created to conceal the existence of the Digital World and Digimon from the rest of mankind.
Stars: Quinton Flynn, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Brian Beacock, Crispin Freeman
Votes: 945
70. Dog Tags (2008)
Unrated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Abandoned by his father and raised by a single mother, Nate Merritt joins the Marines to support his soon-to-be fiancée. While on leave in Palm Springs, Nate meets a seemingly free spirited... See full summary »
Director: Damion Dietz | Stars: Paul Preiss, Amy Lindsay, Candy Clark, Hoyt Richards
Votes: 1,687
71. The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)
PG | 110 min | Drama
A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in 1970, when the World Cup coincides with political crackdowns by the military dictatorship.
Director: Cao Hamburger | Stars: Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Daniela Piepszyk, Paulo Autran
Votes: 6,671 | Gross: $0.76M
72. Buddy (2003)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kristoffer is a billboard hanger, 24 years old and carefree. When his girlfriend Elisabeth dumps him for the boss of her trend bureau, his life falls into pieces. He feels like a loser. By ... See full summary »
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Nicolai Cleve Broch, Aksel Hennie, Anders Baasmo, Pia Tjelta
Votes: 4,655
73. Summer Games (2011)
R | 141 min | Drama, Romance
A twelve-year-old boy from an abusive, dysfunctional family meets a kindred spirit during a summer holiday by the sea.
Director: Rolando Colla | Stars: Fiorella Campanella, Armando Condolucci, Alessia Barela, Antonio Merone
Votes: 438
74. Dough (2015)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
An old Jewish baker struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice drops cannabis in the dough and sends sales sky high.
Director: John Goldschmidt | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Jerome Holder, Phil Davis, Ian Hart
Votes: 2,021 | Gross: $1.14M
75. I'm the King of the Castle (1989)
90 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Thomas is the 12-year-old son of a millionaire who lives in a big mansion surrounded by woods in France. When his mother dies, his father hires a widowed maid to take care of everything ... See full summary »
Director: Régis Wargnier | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Dominique Blanc, Régis Arpin, David Behar
Votes: 627
76. Una noche (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
In Havana, Raul dreams of escaping to Miami. Accused of assault, he appeals to Elio to help him reach the forbidden world 90 miles across the ocean. One night, full of hope, they face the biggest challenge of their lives.
Director: Lucy Mulloy | Stars: Dariel Arrechaga, Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre, Javier Núñez Florián, María Adelaida Méndez Bonet
Votes: 1,984 | Gross: $0.07M
77. Blinky Bill the Movie (2015)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An adventurous young koala embarks on a journey across the wild and dangerous Australian outback in the hope of finding his missing father, but he soon discovers that there is more to being a hero than meets the eye.
Director: Deane Taylor | Stars: Billy Birmingham, Toni Collette, Charlotte Rose Hamlyn, Barry Humphries
Votes: 895
78. I Was at Home, But... (2019)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
After a 13-year-old student disappears without a trace for a week and suddenly reappears, his mother and teachers are confronted with existential questions that change their whole view of life.
Director: Angela Schanelec | Stars: Thorbjörn Björnsson, Esther Buss, Martin Clausen, Lucas Confurius
Votes: 1,201
79. The Hero Yoshihiko (2011– )
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A pure young man named Yoshihiko becomes chosen as a hero, and he sets out on a journey in order to save a village from a mysterious plague.
Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Haruka Kinami, Tsuyoshi Muro, Azusa Okamoto
Votes: 450
80. City Hunter: .357 Magnum (1989)
87 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
If Shinjuku's the place, then City Hunter is on the case! In this exciting adventure, Ryo and Kaori find themselves on a 'missing persons' case that could somehow be related to the national... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Kodama | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Yôko Asagami, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 528
81. MythQuest (2001)
49 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
While searching for their missing father, a brother & sister Alex & Cleo Bellows are drawn into the actual myths when entering the Cyber Museum.They encounter Gorgos, a trickster god, who ... See full summary »
Stars: Christopher Jacot, Meredith Henderson, Bill Switzer, Wendy Anderson
Votes: 288
82. Chiquititas Brasil (1997–2001)
Comedy, Drama, Family
The orphans living at the manor known as Raio de Luz have their reality transformed by a sweet-hearted, dedicated young woman.
Stars: Bibi Vogel, Carlos Mesquita, Fabiana Uría, Luciana Vicente
Votes: 165
83. All That Glitters (2010)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
Who has never been ashamed of Mom's new hairdo, Dad's bad jokes, that velvet couch in the living room, a childhood friend who obviously doesn't get it? Lila and Ely live just the other side... See full summary »
Directors: Hervé Mimran, Géraldine Nakache | Stars: Leïla Bekhti, Géraldine Nakache, Virginie Ledoyen, Linh-Dan Pham
Votes: 2,680
84. A Stranger to Love (1996 TV Movie)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Romance
Alan is a normal middleaged man with a wife and two kids. One night he is attacked and loses his memory. His family believes that he is dead when a dead body is found in the river.
Director: Peter Levin | Stars: Beau Bridges, Pam Dawber, Tess Harper, Erik von Detten
Votes: 272
85. The Enemy (2001)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A C.I.A. Agent and a geneticist battle to keep a deadly biological weapon from falling into the wrong hands, when the weapon's inventor is kidnapped.
Director: Tom Kinninmont | Stars: Luke Perry, Olivia d'Abo, Roger Moore, Horst Buchholz
Votes: 546
86. Land of Oblivion (2011)
108 min | Drama
Chernobyl, 1986: a few hours before the disaster, Piotr and Anya's wedding is interrupted by a fire at the power station.
Director: Michale Boganim | Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Andrzej Chyra, Ilya Iosifov, Sergey Strelnikov
Votes: 923
87. Detective Pikachu (2016 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Crime, Family
In this adventure game for Nintendo 3DS, Tim Goodman must team with Detective Pikachu to track down Tim's father and Pikachu's former owner, Henry Goodman.
Directors: Naoki Miyashita, Satoshi Tajiri, Yasunori Yanagisawa | Stars: Tôru Ôkawa, Yuma Uchida, Risa Shimizu, Yôsuke Akimoto
Votes: 110
88. Carmilla Hyde (2010)
105 min | Horror, Thriller
A young woman's wild and sexy alter-ego is awakened after she is date raped.
Director: David De Vries | Stars: Anna Lindner, Nina Pearce, Georgii Speakman, Cameron Hall
Votes: 90
89. My Mother, the Mermaid (2004)
Unrated | 110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Na-young works at a post office and is sick and tired of being around her shamefully unyielding mother and her pushover father who's excessively nice. The only thing that she can look ... See full summary »
Director: Heung-sik Park | Stars: Jeon Do-yeon, Park Hae-il, Ko Du-shim, Kim Bu-seon
Votes: 401
90. Kayla (1997)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Family
Sam, the 12 year old son of a famous missing polar explorer, has despaired. His mother has married again and moved with him and her new husband to the wasteland of Canada. He doesn't like ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Kendall | Stars: Tod Fennell, Henry Czerny, Bronwen Booth, Meredith Henderson
Votes: 208
91. Skeletons (2010)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Two exorcists literally remove the skeletons from the cupboards of people's homes. Some fairly embarrassing secrets are revealed along the way. A case where the skeletons have hidden themselves upends the lives of all those involved.
Director: Nick Whitfield | Stars: Ed Gaughan, Andrew Buckley, Tuppence Middleton, Paprika Steen
Votes: 2,046
92. Red Cockroaches (2003)
Unrated | 82 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
First of a Trilogy: In a New York ravaged with acid rains, a man in his twenties meets a mysterious, yet familiar young woman who disrupts the banality of his day-to-day existence. Together, they will embark on a surreal journey with a devastating climax.
Director: Miguel Coyula | Stars: Adam Plotch, Talia Rubel, Diane Spodarek, Jeff Pucillo
Votes: 307
93. Crack (2019)
111 min | Mystery, Thriller
Igor, an unemployed university graduate, discovers the psychiatric assessment reports of Walter Fischer. One day seventy years ago, Fischer disappeared under mysterious circumstances while ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Bebjak | Stars: David Hartl, Emanuel Hason, Mary Havranová, Ondrej Hraska
Votes: 490
94. Thru the Moebius Strip (2005)
87 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the not-too-distant future, a young boy travels to an alien world to find his father and learn of his destiny.
Director: Glenn Chaika | Stars: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Mark Hamill, Michael Dorn
Votes: 596
95. The Owl (1991 TV Movie)
84 min | Action
After the violent murder of his family, a man becomes a vigilante dispensing his own kind of justice to people in need.
Director: Tom Holland | Stars: Adrian Paul, Patricia Charbonneau, Brian Thompson, Erika Flores
Votes: 269
96. Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)
Approved | 212 min | Mystery
Kind-hearted boy with sturdy character visits Africa to search for his missing father and finds adventures against hard-core criminals and wild animals.
Directors: Ford Beebe, Wyndham Gittens | Stars: Frankie Thomas, Frances Robinson, Jack Mulhall, Al Shean
Votes: 276
97. I'm Dreaming of a White Doomsday (2017)
TV-14 | 71 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A mother and her 8 year old son struggle to survive in a bomb shelter after an unnamed apocalypse.
Director: Mike Lombardo | Stars: Holly Andrew, Hope Bikle, Reeve Blazi, Damian Maffei
Votes: 318
98. The Prize (2011)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
Ceci, a seven year old girl, has to keep a huge secret, but she doesn't completely understand what is the secret about. The life of her family depends on her silence. But what exactly must ... See full summary »
Director: Paula Markovitch | Stars: Paula Galinelli Hertzog, Laura Agorreca, Viviana Suraniti, Sharon Herrera
Votes: 433
99. Bathing Franky (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
When an ex-con falls under the spell of a backyard magician, the illusion is shattered.
Director: Owen Elliott | Stars: Henri Szeps, Maria Venuti, Shaun Goss, Bree Bain
Votes: 145
100. Flight of Fancy (2000)
PG | 96 min | Family
A young single mother, Mercedes, is about to marry solid, dependable Frank, when a dashing aviator, Clay, comes into her life. But when pilot Clay crash-lands on a small, remote island he sends the inhabitants into a tailspin.
Director: Noel Quiñones | Stars: Talisa Soto, Miguel Sandoval, Kristian de la Osa, Juan Piedrahita
Votes: 236