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51. Penguin Pool Murder (1932)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Shady stockbroker and abusive husband Gerald Parker is found dead in the penguin pool of a NYC aquarium after being knocked cold by his wife's boyfriend.

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Edna May Oliver, Robert Armstrong, James Gleason, Mae Clarke

Votes: 1,416

52. Earthworm Tractors (1936)

Approved | 69 min | Comedy

Alexander Botts is a self-described natural born salesman and master mechanic, who is trying to make a big sale of Earthworm tractors to grouchy lumberman Johnson. Since Botts doesn't ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Joe E. Brown, June Travis, Guy Kibbee, Dick Foran

Votes: 501

53. Fast Talking (1984)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they also get him into it.

Director: Ken Cameron | Stars: Steve Bisley, Tracy Mann, Peter Hehir, Denis Moore

Votes: 153 | Gross: $0.00M

54. Feel (2006)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

Over the course of a single day, four different men visit a massage parlor looking for some kind of emotional or physical connection. Simultaneously, the film explores the complex emotional experiences of the women who work there.

Director: Matt Mahurin | Stars: William Baldwin, Tom Bower, Grant Chang, Kevin Corrigan

Votes: 175

55. By Word of Mouse (1954)

Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short

A foreign mouse comes to America and is amazed by its economic system. He goes to a mouse professor who explains how it works while they are being chased by Sylvester.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Walker Edmiston, Stan Freberg

Votes: 280

56. Dopey Dicks (1950)

Approved | 16 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

The stooges become detectives and go to the aid of girl in the clutches of a mad scientist. The boys arrive at a spooky mansion where the madman is building a mechanical man that needs a ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Christine McIntyre

Votes: 454

57. The Fourth Wish (1976)

107 min | Drama

The poignant struggle of a man to grant his terminally ill son three wishes - and the obstacles cast in his way of achieving this goal.

Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: John Meillon, Robert Bettles, Michael Craig, Anne Haddy

Votes: 113

58. The Plot Thickens (1936)

Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.

Director: Ben Holmes | Stars: James Gleason, Zasu Pitts, Owen Davis Jr., Louise Latimer

Votes: 389

59. Fever (1988)

R | 84 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller

Policeman (Bill Hunter) discovers a suitcase full of drug money during the normal course of his duties. The temptation to keep the money leads to an ever deepening set of circumstances.

Director: Craig Lahiff | Stars: Bill Hunter, Gary Sweet, Mary Regan, Jim Holt

Votes: 121

60. Night Friend (1987)

R | 95 min | Drama

A priest goes to great lengths in an effort to get a teenage prostitute off the streets.

Director: Peter Gerretsen | Stars: Chuck Shamata, Heather Kjollesdal, Daniel MacIvor, Réal Andrews

Votes: 53

61. Pink-A-Boo (1966)

6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A pack of mice are partying noisily inside the wall of the Pink Panther's house, and the irate panther resorts to violence in his effort to silence the pesky rodents.

Director: Hawley Pratt

Votes: 218

62. Paperthin (2012)

124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When someone is murdered in cold blood on his doorstep, a talented yet exhausting recluse (Tommy) hires a washed-up former detective with an agonizing past (Dobbs) to help uncover a mystery... See full summary »

Director: Jordan Funderburk | Stars: Trey Cooper, Matthew Allis, Andrew Lane Cawthon, Troy Waggoner

Votes: 8

63. Angriff der Killertelefonbücher (2009)

27 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

Postman Rolf is quite a shy fellow, but mysterious occurrences force him to take action and become a hero.

Directors: Markus Huelse, Alexander Ifflaender, Simone Kalz | Stars: Karolina Gerech, Dejan Ninkovic, Sven Paulisch-Gleissner, Juliane Schenk

Votes: 9

64. Walking on Air (1936)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A stubborn young woman hires a struggling singer to play her obnoxious suitor in a scheme to overturn her father's objections to the man she really wants to marry.

Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Gene Raymond, Ann Sothern, Jessie Ralph, Henry Stephenson

Votes: 281

65. Nix on Hypnotricks (1941)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The villain, Prof. I. Stare, hypnotist, frustrated by not having anyone to practice on, cold-calls Olive at random, while Popeye is pitching woo, and hypnotizes her over the phone into ... See full summary »

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer

Votes: 177

66. Stick It (2014)

5 min | Short, Romance, Sport

The single channel video STICK IT combines television footage of women's gymnastics with recordings of the artist attempting the same routines. Merging himself and the young gymnasts of the... See full summary »

Director: Stefan Ramirez Perez

67. Sellainen on puhelin (1967)

12 min | Short, Documentary

Add a Plot

Director: Kaj Lall | Stars: Pekka Laiho, Thelma Ramström

68. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: The Great Treasure Hunt (1966)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Discovering a treasure map in the sea chest of Great Grandfather Peg-Leg Addams the pirate, Gomez and Morticia decide to hire a boat to go look for it.

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 205

69. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Morticia thinks marriage counseling would be the perfect career choice for Cousin Itt. To prove it to him, she and Gomez pretend to be a couple in trouble, but the pretense goes awry when ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 243

70. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Uncle Fester's Toupee (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Uncle Fester confesses that he's exaggerated himself to his Illinois pen pal, Madelyn, especially about having a full head of hair - a mane to equal his bristling athleticism. For Madelyn's... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 237

71. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: The Right Kind of Medicine (1961)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

A wounded killer of a policeman rushes to get his prescription of painkiller filled, and a big mistake is made.

Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Redford, Russell Collins, Joby Baker

Votes: 440

72. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Episode: The Tale of the Phone Police (1994)

Not Rated | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Jake O'Brien loves to make prank phone calls. Unfortunately, people who mess with the telephone get taken away by the sinister phone police and once they catch you, you will never have existed.

Director: Jean-Marie Comeau | Stars: Marcus Turner, Ryan Kent, Marlowe Dawn, Nancy Wood

Votes: 887

73. Batman (1966–1968)
Episode: A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away (1966)

TV-G | 25 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy

When a visiting King is accosted by the Riddler, the Dynamic Duo pursues his subsequent complex trail of riddles to try to stop him.

Director: Tom Gries | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton

Votes: 543

74. East Side/West Side (1963–1964)
Episode: Age of Consent (1963)

60 min | Drama

Brock tries to help a young man when his girlfriend's father tries to break up their relationship by dragging the youngster into court.

Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, Penny Fuller

Votes: 21

75. The Flying Doctors (1986–1992)
Episode: Hopscotch (1988)

Drama

When a young, penniless woman expecting her third baby is deserted by her husband, the town's sympathy is aroused. But should it be?

Director: Chris Langman | Stars: Robert Grubb, Liz Burch, Lenore Smith, Peter O'Brien

Votes: 9

76. George Lopez (2002–2007)
Episode: Secrets and Lies (2003)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama

Benny tries to turn a stumble at work into a huge a workman's compensation claim.

Director: Joe Regalbuto | Stars: George Lopez, Constance Marie, Masiela Lusha, Luis Armand Garcia

Votes: 74

77. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Lisa Bakes a Cake (1966)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

After Lisa lists Oliver in the new phone directory as an attorney, he fears he'll be flooded with calls wanting his legal advice. Instead, he turns cranky when his phone doesn't ring. ... See full summary »

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester

Votes: 120

78. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: The Five Labours of Hercules: Part Two (1983)

Adventure, Drama, Family

The Hobo must escape from a dog catcher's van and round up several unruly dogs which quickly bring havoc to wherever they roam.

Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: London, Hadley Kay, Nonnie Griffin, Don Lake

Votes: 9

79. Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode: Murder in Wonderland (1960)

60 min | Crime, Drama

An accountant working for a notorious racketeer is murdered while talking to Mike Shayne on the phone. Police believe that the man was carrying a list of all of the racketeers business ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley

Votes: 27

80. Police Rescue (1989–1996)
Episode: Lifeline (1993)

Crime, Drama

A girl calls the rescue team telling she is locked up in a room but she don't know where. A race against time begins for the team to find the girl before her father does.

Director: Paul Harmon | Stars: Gary Sweet, Sonia Todd, Steve Bastoni, John Clayton

81. The Saint (1962–1969)
Episode: The People Importers (1968)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Whilst fishing off the South coast of England the Saint comes across an unsuccessful boat-builder who is nonetheless in the money because he is in the business of smuggling illegal immigrants into the country.

Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Roger Moore, Neil Hallett, Susan Travers, Gary Miller

Votes: 128

82. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: 3 (1994)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While Agent Scully is still missing, Agent Mulder embarks upon an investigation involving vampires in Los Angeles, subsequently becoming involved with a sultry female vampire who yearns to escape her lifestyle.

Director: David Nutter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Justina Vail, Perrey Reeves

Votes: 5,159

83. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: The Jersey Devil (1993)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mulder and Scully track a legendary creature that has roamed the New Jersey countryside for over 40 years.

Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Claire Stansfield, Wayne Tippit

Votes: 6,968

84. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda (2008)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man blames the anonymous sender of emailed death threats after his wife and daughter are shot. Two teens in a convertible crash into a tree; one has an inexplicable shoulder injury. Grissom attends a transfer hearing.

Director: Brad Tanenbaum | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 705

85. The Girl from Tomorrow (1991–1992)
Episode: Computer Games (1991)

22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Once again in Mr Rooney's class the girls draw a little attention as they hack into the police database with the help of PJ to find out who the car is registered to.

Director: Kathy Mueller | Stars: Katharine Cullen, Melissa Marshall, James Findlay, Andrew Clarke

Votes: 15

86. The Girl from Tomorrow (1991–1992)
Episode: The Great Disaster Begins (1992)

22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Pretending to be filmmakers, Alana, Nik and Silverthorn take the capsule to the top floor of a building to travel back to the year 2500.

Stars: Katharine Cullen, Melissa Marshall, James Findlay, Andrew Clarke

Votes: 14

87. MythBusters (2003–2018)
Episode: Dive to Survive (2010)

TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary, Mystery, Reality-TV

Is it safer underwater when a boat on the surface explodes. Adam and Jamie intend to find out and it will take some major explosions to settle the question. Tory, Grant and Kari get to play... See full summary »

Directors: Alice Dallow, Brian Leckey | Stars: Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Tory Belleci, Kari Byron

Votes: 124

88. That's My Line (1980–1981)
Episode: James Randi/James Hydrick

Reality-TV

The paranormal investigator, James Randi, debunks the claims of telekinetic power by the 21-year-old James Hydrick.

Stars: Bob Barker, Stephen Drake, James Hydrick, Ronald Markman

89. Haven (2010–2015)
Episode: Sarah (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Duke and Nathan are sent back in time to 1955, and Audrey is the only one who realizes that their actions are having serious consequences in present-day Haven.

Director: Stephen Reynolds | Stars: Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour, Maurice Dean Wint

Votes: 508

90. Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020)
Episode: Year of the Rat (2016)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Louis' error causes the Huangs to miss their flight to D.C. to celebrate the Chinese New Year with family. They try local alternatives with mixed results before friends help them ring in their traditional new year.

Director: Ken Whittingham | Stars: Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler

Votes: 312

91. Timeless (2016–2018)
Episode: The Day Reagan Was Shot (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The team travel back to 1981 Washington D.C. on the day that President Reagan was shot.

Director: Alex Kalymnios | Stars: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Paterson Joseph

Votes: 1,281