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51. Les noces de papier (1990 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama

A woman agrees to a marriage of convenience with a refugee.

Director: Michel Brault | Stars: Geneviève Bujold, Manuel Aranguiz, Dorothée Berryman, Monique Lepage

Votes: 168 | Gross: $0.23M

52. Von Liebe reden wir später (1953)

98 min | Comedy

We'll talk about love later.

Director: Karl Anton | Stars: Gustav Fröhlich, Maria Holst, Liselotte Pulver, Fita Benkhoff

53. Mieheke (1936)

80 min | Comedy, Romance

Irmeli wants a certain job as a secretary but finds out that she would have to be married in order to get the vacancy. She lies that she has recently married and then gets a stranger from a... See full summary »

Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Tuulikki Paananen, Tauno Palo, Uuno Laakso, Regina Linnanheimo

Votes: 112

54. KussKuss - Dein Glück gehört mir (2005)

95 min | Drama

Do-gooder Katja persuades her boyfriend Hendrik into a sham marriage to Saïda, an Algerian who has immigrated illegally.

Director: Sören Senn | Stars: Saïda Jawad, Carina Wiese, Axel Schrick, Daniel Stock

Votes: 72

55. Minä ja mieheni morsian (1955)

89 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

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Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Ruth Johansson, Leila Lampi, Emma Väänänen, Erkki Viljos

Votes: 63

56. Bad Girls (1999–2006)
Episode: Episode #5.1 (2003)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama

Fenner and the Larkhall screws visit Amsterdam for a dirty weekend. With the mystery firearm still missing, G Wing remains in lockdown. Snowball is released from solitary, and Denny is out for revenge.

Director: Mike Adams | Stars: Jack Ellis, Tristan Sturrock, Eugene Walker, Isabelle Amyes

Votes: 33

57. Bad Girls (1999–2006)
Episode: Episode #5.2 (2003)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama

Shell settles back in to life on G Wing. Sylvia and Bobby's financial woes continue. Barbara's hearing returns.

Director: Mike Adams | Stars: Tristan Sturrock, Debra Stephenson, Helen Fraser, Geoffrey Hutchings

Votes: 31

58. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode: The Ghost (1978)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The police do not believe a man who claims he's being visited by a poltergeist. Then they put the man in jail, and strange events begin occurring about the squad room.

Director: Lee Bernhardi | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo

Votes: 120

59. Dallas (1978–1991)
Episode: Where Is Poppa? (1984)

TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Romance

Sue Ellen cools her simmering relationship with Peter. Donna investigates the blackmail plot against Edgar. Cliff and Marilee seal the deal. J.R., Peter, and Lucy rush to Sue Ellen's bedside after her accident and receive shocking news.

Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Larry Hagman

Votes: 118

60. Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994–1995)
Episode: Show 2 (1994)

TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy

Alan Partridge lets the chat out of the bag with an agony aunt and a hot Hollywood couple.

Director: Dominic Brigstocke | Stars: Steve Coogan, Minnie Driver, David Schneider, Rebecca Front

Votes: 164

61. Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006)
Episode: College Recruiters (2006)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family

Raduca whips Reese into shape while pursuing her own interests; Dewey visits unemployed Francis; Hal discovers the benefits from taking on Malcolm's college interviewers.

Director: Peter Lauer | Stars: Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield

Votes: 655

62. Monk (2002–2009)
Episode: Mr. Monk and the Paperboy (2004)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Monk's paperboy is killed on his doorstep, and the killer takes Monk's paper. So, what's in the paper that the killer doesn't want Monk to see?

Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,356

63. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: A Fish Called Selma (1996)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Washed-up movie star Troy McClure starts dating Selma in an attempt to silence bizarre rumors about his personal life and resuscitate his career.

Director: Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,363

64. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Black Widower (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Sideshow Bob gets out of jail and plots to take his revenge on Bart by marrying his Aunt Selma and killing her.

Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,621

65. Strangers with Candy (1999–2000)
Episode: To Love, Honor, and Pretend (2000)

TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy

Coach Wolf launches a marriage course, partnering up the students and reeling in Mr. Jellineck for her fake husband, but she ends up thinking she has actual feelings for Mr. Jellineck. ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Lauer | Stars: Paul Dinello, Greg Hollimon, Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris

Votes: 136

66. Prison Break (2005–2017)
Episode: The Key (2006)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After the crash Kellerman tries to suffocate Lincoln, but he is saved in the last moment by a stranger. Sucre leaves solitary confinement and Michael tells to his partners that he has ... See full summary »

Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Stars: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Robin Tunney, Amaury Nolasco

Votes: 4,620

67. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode: The Runaway Bride (2006)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The Doctor is baffled when a young woman is transported to the TARDIS on her wedding day, and attempts to find out how she is connected to an alien plot to destroy Earth.

Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Sarah Parish, Don Gilet

Votes: 8,168

68. The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956–1961)
Episode: The Adventure of the Unkissed Bride (1957)

Comedy

Hiram gets in trouble when he innocently agrees to enter into a phony marriage and carry stolen gems across the U.S. border.

Stars: Wally Cox, Ainslie Pryor, Jacqueline Beer, Robert Boone

69. American Dad! (2005– )
Episode: Haylias (2007)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Stan's plan to brainwash Hayley and get her married could have disastrous and perhaps deadly consequences for Stan, and Roger and Steve become competing private investigators.

Directors: Brent Woods, Ron Hughart, Anthony Lioi | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane

Votes: 768

70. 72 Hours: True Crime (2003– )
Episode: Head in a Bucket (2005)

22 min | Documentary, Crime

A girl is horrified when traveling in a guy's car she turns around to find a head in a bucket on the back seat.

Director: Jonny Silver | Stars: Diane D'Aquila, Dusan Dukic, Laura Vandervoort, Rosa Laborde

Votes: 7

71. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: 'Til Death Do Us Part (2008)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After the heir to a profitable business is murdered in church only minutes before his marriage of convenience, a post-mortem discloses he had recently engaged in sexual activity.

Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 443

72. Desperate Housewives (2004–2012)
Episode: Marry Me a Little (2009)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Susan and Jackson announce their engagement to everyone, which has Mike feeling uneasy about it and debates with himself a future with Katherine on proposing marriage as well. Dave becomes ... See full summary »

Director: Larry Shaw | Stars: Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria

Votes: 529

73. Big Love (2006–2011)
Episode: Next Ticket Out (2010)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama

Sarah shakes up the family with an announcement, while Nicki makes an all-out attempt to be the woman Bill wants her to be. Margene is put on the defensive when Bill questions her real ... See full summary »

Director: David Knoller | Stars: Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin

Votes: 177

74. Cra$h & Burn (2009–2010)
Episode: Til Death (2010)

Drama

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Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Luke Kirby, Caroline Cave, Leela Savasta, Steve Bacic

Votes: 9

75. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Real Housewives of Fat Tony (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Selma falls in love with and marries Fat Tony, and Lisa discovers that Bart has a skill for finding truffles.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Lance Kramer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,317

76. The Dating Guy (2009–2010)
Episode: Deranged Marriage (2009)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy

VJ's family sends him a mail-order bride. Also, someone pops the question.

Director: Joseph Sherman | Stars: Fab Filippo, Sean Francis, Lauren Ash, Anand Rajaram

77. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Monsieur Murdoch (2011)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A flamboyant Parisian detective arrives in Toronto and insinuates himself into the disappearance of a French woman visiting her married sister.

Director: John L'Ecuyer | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 357

78. Endgame (2011)
Episode: Bless This Union (2011)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama

When the hotel safe is robbed during an extravagant Indian wedding celebration, the distraught couple asks Balagan to help recover their stolen gifts- but is it an inside job or the work of professionals?

Director: David Frazee | Stars: Shawn Doyle, Patrick Gallagher, Katharine Isabelle, Carmen Aguirre

Votes: 104

79. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: Fall from Grace (2011)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery

A young homeless man who is a former drug addict is found in a park showing signs of olfactory impairment and horrific scars and burn marks on his chest. With an uncertain identity and the ... See full summary »

Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 2,470

80. Allen Gregory (2011–2023)
Episode: Mom Sizemore (2011)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

Allen Gregory enlists the help of a friend to find his biological mother. Though Allen Gregory initially dreams of his mother and father falling in love and starting a life together, he ... See full summary »

Director: Jennifer Coyle | Stars: Jonah Hill, Nat Faxon, Will Forte, Joy Osmanski

Votes: 55

81. American Dad! (2005– )
Episode: The Worst Stan (2011)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Stan convinces principal Lewis to get married so that he will get to be the best man, but his plan hits a snag when he invites principal Lewis's old cell mate to the wedding. Meanwhile, Roger goes to Miami to show off his new shorts.

Directors: Rodney Clouden, Ron Hughart, Brent Woods | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane

Votes: 685

82. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode: What Is Dead May Never Die (2012)

TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Tyrion tries to see who he can trust in the Small Council. Catelyn visits Renly to try and persuade him to join Robb in the war. Theon must decide if his loyalties lie with his own family or with Robb.

Director: Alik Sakharov | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Michelle Fairley, Aidan Gillen

Votes: 32,445

83. Crash Canyon (2011–2013)
Episode: Ultimate Wedding Chicken (2011)

TV-14 | Animation, Comedy

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Director: Greg Lawrence | Stars: Patrick McKenna, Jennifer Irwin, Bryn McAuley, Joanne Vannicola

Votes: 16

84. Archer (2009–2023)
Episode: Bloody Ferlin (2012)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The ISIS crew travels to West Virginia to help Ray and his brother save their crop from a crooked Sheriff. Meanwhile, Archer discovers that Ray has been faking his paralysis.

Director: Adam Reed | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, Chris Parnell

Votes: 1,706

85. Melissa & Joey (2010–2015)
Episode: Mel Marries Joe (2012)

TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

Joe proposes to Elena to save her from being sent back to Russia.

Director: Rob Schiller | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler, Nick Robinson

Votes: 139

86. Traitor/Patriot (2022)
Episode: The Romeo Project (2022)

Documentary, History, War

Gabrielle Kleim was one of many women working in West Germany targeted by "Romeo Spies." Duped into sharing intelligence for love at the behest of the "Man Without a Face", East German HVA Chief Marcus Wolf.

Directors: Maria Berry, Marek Bures | Stars: James M. Olson, Paul Maddrell, H. Keith Melton, David Charney

87. Big Little Crimes (2023– )
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2023)

44 min | Documentary, Crime

A police officer's suspicions about a solicitor prove correct, they are arranging sham marriages for cash. A report of poaching leads police to discover a hidden drug den and a smuggler. A number plate catches out an armed criminal.

Directors: Alexander Hayes, Keith Mackin, Christopher Stonall | Stars: Ramon Tikaram, Daley Clark

88. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Murdochophobia (2013)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective Murdoch investigates the death of Sarah Bosen who apparently threw herself from her hospital room window and breaking her neck in the fall. Sarah was being treated by Julia Ogden ... See full summary »

Director: Cal Coons | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris

Votes: 343

89. We Married as a Job (2016– )
Episode: Face-to-face meeting between the two families (2016)

54 min | Comedy, Romance

The sham of a marriage has almost turned real what with family, relatives and nosy co-workers. The man has to do what he can to defend his position and the woman has to play along Things ... See full summary »

Directors: Nobuhiro Doi, Yasuharu Ishii, Fuminori Kaneko | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Gen Hoshino, Ryôhei Ohtani, Takashi Fujii

Votes: 32

90. We Married as a Job (2016– )
Episode: I like it the most! Sudden confession of contract wife (2016)

54 min | Comedy, Romance

With the couple maintaining the facade a few accommodations need to be made. However, the couple need a rice cooker first and so she sets out to shop for one. In the meantime, the 'in-laws'... See full summary »

Directors: Nobuhiro Doi, Yasuharu Ishii, Fuminori Kaneko | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Gen Hoshino, Ryôhei Ohtani, Takashi Fujii

Votes: 29

91. We Married as a Job (2016– )
Episode: I'm going to make a lover! (2016)

54 min | Comedy, Romance

The arrangement is in peril when a co-worker figures out the sham following a series of behavioural oddities and slips of the tongue. The concept of sharing comes up and a colleague takes ... See full summary »

Directors: Nobuhiro Doi, Yasuharu Ishii, Fuminori Kaneko | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Gen Hoshino, Ryôhei Ohtani, Takashi Fujii

Votes: 31

92. We Married as a Job (2016– )
Episode: Hugging Day has begun! (2016)

54 min | Comedy, Romance

The couple's unique relationship is still creating questions in their acquaintances' minds. Her aunt, in particular, is becoming concerned and is lead to believe things have gone astray ... See full summary »

Directors: Nobuhiro Doi, Yasuharu Ishii, Fuminori Kaneko | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Gen Hoshino, Ryôhei Ohtani, Takashi Fujii

Votes: 28

93. Will & Grace (1998–2020)
Episode: A Gay Olde Christmas (2017)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Will, Grace, Karen, and Jack wish they could have experienced Christmas in old New York City, but realize the past was not quite as romantic as they pictured it.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes

Votes: 568

94. Love, Lies and Records (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2017)

Not Rated | 57 min | Drama

Kate's promotion to superintendent is about to be announced when fellow registrar James makes a shock announcement and a disgruntled colleague threatens to expose a secret from her past.

Director: Dominic Leclerc | Stars: Ashley Jensen, Adrian Bower, Kenny Doughty, Mark Stanley

Votes: 66

95. Love, Lies and Records (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2017)

Not Rated | 58 min | Drama

After Rob's surprise marriage proposal, Kate finally has everything she thought she wanted - but in the cold light of morning, she's not so sure. At work new deceptions come to light.

Director: Dominic Leclerc | Stars: Ashley Jensen, Adrian Bower, Kenny Doughty, Mark Stanley

Votes: 43

96. Dynasty (2017–2022)
Episode: Our Turn Now (2018)

TV-PG | 42 min | Drama

Fallon moves forward with her wedding plans; Sammy Jo hustles to secure his status.

Director: Matt Earl Beesley | Stars: Elizabeth Gillies, Nathalie Kelley, James Mackay, Robert Christopher Riley

Votes: 670

97. Belgravia (2020)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2020)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Romance

1815, Brussels on the brink of conflict. Eighteen-year-old Sophia Trenchard secures her humble family invitations to the now legendary Duchess of Richmond's ball, on the eve of The Battle ... See full summary »

Director: John Alexander | Stars: Tamsin Greig, Emilie Reid, Rebecca Callard, Matthew Canny

Votes: 468