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1. The Snowman (2017)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson
Votes: 71,780 | Gross: $6.70M
2. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Showgirl Deloris Van Cartier returns as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of Catholic students whose run-down school is slated for closure.
Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Maggie Smith, Barnard Hughes
Votes: 58,575 | Gross: $57.32M
3. Anne of Avonlea (1987)
TV-G | 58 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Anne Shirley accepts a teaching position at a girls boarding school in a town dominated by a rich and belligerant family determined to make her life miserable.
Stars: Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Marilyn Lightstone, Schuyler Grant
Votes: 10,213
4. Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Music
Ramones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battles it out with the strict new principal of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.
Directors: Allan Arkush, Joe Dante | Stars: P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard, Dey Young
Votes: 11,233
5. Flash Gordon (1936)
Passed | 245 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Alexis Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth.
Directors: Frederick Stephani, Ray Taylor | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Priscilla Lawson
Votes: 2,663
6. Nana (II) (2005)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A chance encounter between two girls of the same name, "Nana," triggers a series of events and relationships.
Director: Kentarô Ohtani | Stars: Mika Nakashima, Aoi Miyazaki, Hiroki Narimiya, Yûta Hiraoka
Votes: 4,030
7. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Not Rated | 68 min | Animation, Adventure, Music
A continuation of the story told in the Daft Punk music videos "One More Time," "Aerodynamic," "Digital Love," and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger."
Directors: Daisuke Nishio, Hirotoshi Rissen, Leiji Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Romanthony, Thomas Bangalter
Votes: 15,594
8. Made for Each Other (2023 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Follows a sculptor who uses magic to create her ideal man and bring him into reality, but she then starts to fall for her real-life friend and learns to appreciate the flaws that make love perfectly imperfect.
Director: Jeff Beesley | Stars: Alexandra Turshen, Matt Cohen, Aaron O'Connell, Illeana Douglas
Votes: 706
9. The Dirty Mind of Young Sally (1973)
X | 95 min | Comedy
The voluptuous, sultry, foxy owner of a pirate radio station manages to always stay one step ahead of the police who constantly try to put her hot roadshow out of business for good.
Director: Bethel Buckalew | Stars: Colleen Brennan, George 'Buck' Flower, Norman Fields, James Mathers
Votes: 325
10. A Wish Come True (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 85 min | Comedy, Romance
On the night of her 30th birthday, Lindsay Corwin, an unlucky environmentalist with a string of bad relationships, decides to make the ultimate wish: for all of her birthday wishes to come true.
Director: Mark Rosman | Stars: Megan Park, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Anthony Lemke, Olunike Adeliyi
Votes: 1,383
11. Personal Property (1937)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Raymond Dabney returns to his family after trouble with the law. He convinces the sheriff to give him a job watching the house and furniture of widow Crystal Wetherby without knowing she is engaged to his brother.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Jean Harlow, Robert Taylor, Reginald Owen, Una O'Connor
Votes: 1,116
12. The Christmas Contest (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
Exes Lara and Ben compete in a Christmas contest to win money for the charity of their choosing. The city watches them battle and choose what is more important, victory or love.
Director: Paula Elle | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Barbara Niven, John Brotherton, BJ Harrison
Votes: 1,350
13. The Music Teacher (1988)
PG | 95 min | Drama, Music
Aging opera singer Joachim Dallayrac retires from the stage and retreats to the countryside to school two young singers, Sophie and Jean. Although the rigorous training takes its toll on ... See full summary »
Director: Gérard Corbiau | Stars: José van Dam, Anne Roussel, Philippe Volter, Sylvie Fennec
Votes: 1,043 | Gross: $1.09M
14. The Unholy Wife (1957)
Passed | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A gold-digger floozy marries a wealthy wine producer but she secretly takes a young lover with whom she conspires to murder her husband for his fortune.
Director: John Farrow | Stars: Diana Dors, Rod Steiger, Tom Tryon, Beulah Bondi
Votes: 630
15. Once in a Lifetime (2014)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
A teacher manages to get her toughest class involved in a collective project that could give a whole new meaning to the lives of her students.
Director: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Ahmed Dramé, Noémie Merlant, Geneviève Mnich
Votes: 2,164
16. A Kismet Christmas (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
It tells the story of Sarah, a children's book author who returns to her hometown where she reconnects with her family and her teenage crush. She soon discovers that a family legend might actually be true.
Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Sarah Ramos, Carlo Marks, Marilu Henner, Rubi Tupper
Votes: 929
17. Beach Ball (1965)
Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Musical
Edd Byrnes tries to get an ethnic-music-studies grant to buy instruments for his rock and roll group, the Wigglers. College-finance-committee members Chris Noel, Gail Gilmore, Mikki Jameson... See full summary »
Director: Lennie Weinrib | Stars: Edd Byrnes, Chris Noel, Robert Logan, Aron Kincaid
Votes: 198
18. The 8-Year Engagement (2017)
119 min | Drama, Romance
Hisashi and Mai are set to have their wedding ceremony in three months. Unfortunately, Mai falls ill and lapses into a coma.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Tao Tsuchiya, Tetta Sugimoto, Hiroko Yakushimaru
Votes: 1,105
19. Hollywood Hotel (1937)
Passed | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Ronny Bowers, a saxophonist in Benny Goodman's band, has won a talent contest and a ten week contract with a film studio. On his first evening he is supposed to go with the studio's star ... See full summary »
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Dick Powell, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Hugh Herbert
Votes: 808
20. Dottie Gets Spanked (1993 TV Short)
30 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
An artistic six-year-old boy in 1960s America is obsessed with The Dottie Show. His father is concerned about the show's sexual influence, especially the boy's fascination with a spanking scene.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: J. Evan Bonifant, Barbara Garrick, Julie Halston, Robert Pall
Votes: 969
21. Guess Who's Coming to Christmas (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
To repair his tarnished image, a jaded rock star publicly decides to fulfill a child's "Dear Santa" Christmas wish. After reluctantly agreeing to spend the holidays in a small town and ... See full summary »
Director: Kristoffer Tabori | Stars: Drew Lachey, MacKenzie Porter, Ellie Harvie, Peter LaCroix
Votes: 879
22. Waikiki Wedding (1937)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A beauty contest winner of the "Miss Pineapple Princess" pageant takes part in a publicity scheme in Hawaii, and is pursued by an advertising executive for the agency doing the promotion.
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Shirley Ross
Votes: 403
23. His Killer Fan (2021 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Up and coming musician Ariana Kent's obsession with Rockstar Josh Halliday turns deadly when Josh falls in love with her best friend, Kaylee, and crashes all of Ariana's dreams for romance with him.
Director: Marguerite Henry | Stars: Kadianne Whyte, Brooke Butler, Livi Birch, Teressa Liane
Votes: 161
24. All I Want for Christmas (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Family, Romance
Anxious to help his struggling widowed mom, Sara, 10-year-old Jessie enters a national video contest. But Jessie's winning entry, "All I Want for Christmas is a Husband for my Mom," has ... See full summary »
Director: Harvey Frost | Stars: Gail O'Grady, Greg Germann, Robert Mailhouse, Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak
Votes: 1,151
25. The Battle of the Sexes (2013)
PG-13 | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A look at the events leading up to the 1973 tennis match between retired men's champ Bobby Riggs and the current women's Wimbledon winner Billie Jean King.
Directors: James Erskine, Zara Hayes | Stars: Billie Jean King, Virginia Wade, Lornie Kuhle, Bobby Wilson
Votes: 724
26. Schultze Gets the Blues (2003)
PG | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Schultze is an accordion player and newly without work. When the local music club celebrates its 50th anniversary, his taste of music changes unexpectedly.
Director: Michael Schorr | Stars: Horst Krause, Harald Warmbrunn, Karl-Fred Müller, Ursula Schucht
Votes: 3,770 | Gross: $0.59M
27. The American Venus (1926)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy
Mary Gray, whose father manufactures cold cream, is engaged to sappy Horace Niles, the son of Hugo Niles, the elder Gray's most competitive rival in the cosmetics business. Chip Armstrong, ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Esther Ralston, Lawrence Gray, Ford Sterling, Fay Lanphier
Votes: 54
28. There Goes My Heart (1938)
Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
A young heiress runs away from her overprotective grandfather. Penniless on the streets of New York, she manages to find employment, but a reporter knows her true identity.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Fredric March, Virginia Bruce, Patsy Kelly, Alan Mowbray
Votes: 682
29. Slim Carter (1957)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Western
Hughie Mack, a not so nice western singer, is discovered by Clover Doyle as the next movie cowboy hero. His name is changed to Slim Carter and a promotional buildup begins. Leo Gallaher, an... See full summary »
Director: Richard Bartlett | Stars: Jock Mahoney, Julie Adams, Tim Hovey, William Hopper
Votes: 91
30. A Christmas Recipe for Romance (2019 TV Movie)
G | 88 min | Romance
The owner of a historic inn decides to enter a prestigious cooking contest to win funds for renovations and get free publicity, but she is a horrible cook. She recruits a renowned chef to ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Deufemia | Stars: Madeline Leon, Sebastian Sacco, Peggy Calvert, Megan Black
Votes: 609
31. Teen Knight (1999)
G | 89 min | Adventure, Fantasy
When a boy enters a contest and wins a night at a medieval theme park, an electrical storm pulls him back in time, to battle sorcerers and dragons.
Director: Phil Comeau | Stars: Kris Lemche, Caterina Scorsone, Benjamin Plener, Paul Soles
Votes: 226
32. So This Is Paris (1926)
Passed | 60 min | Comedy
Georgette lives in Paris with her unexciting, effeminate husband, an actor and interpretive dancer. Meanwhile, Suzanne lives across the street and reads romance novels while dreaming of ... See full summary »
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Monte Blue, Patsy Ruth Miller, Lilyan Tashman, George Beranger
Votes: 757 | Gross: $0.11M
33. Night in New Orleans (1942)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Police Lieutenant Steve Abbott is engrossed in a baffling murder case. As Steve pieces the clues together, he comes to the sobering conclusion that his own wife Ethel might be intimately ... See full summary »
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Preston Foster, Patricia Morison, Albert Dekker, Charles Butterworth
Votes: 95
34. Campus Rhythm (1943)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A radio songstress runs away from her sponsor and guardian to enroll in college under an assumed name.
Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Johnny Downs, Gale Storm, Robert Lowery, Douglas Leavitt
Votes: 138
35. The Studio Murder Mystery (1929)
Passed | 62 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Philandering actor Richard Hardell is murdered at a movie studio. His jealous wife Blanche, his director Rupert Borka, and a girl he mistreated, Helen MacDonald, all have substantial reasons for having wanted him dead.
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Neil Hamilton, Doris Hill, Warner Oland, Fredric March
Votes: 205
36. Ella Cinders (1926)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Romance
Ella Cinders, oppressed and abused by her stepmother and stepsisters, wins a contest for a film role in Hollywood. When the contest turns out to be fraudulent, she determines to stay and achieve Hollywood stardom the hard way.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes, Vera Lewis, Doris Baker
Votes: 1,084
37. Bheja Fry 2 (2011)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
A tax-evading businessman and an income-tax officer get stranded on an isolated island.
Director: Sagar Ballary | Stars: Vinay Pathak, Kay Kay Menon, Minissha Lamba, Rukhsar Rehman
Votes: 1,457
38. Work of Art: The Next Great Artist (2010– )
Reality-TV
Contestants are faced with the challenge of creating unique pieces in a variety of mediums such as painting, sculpture, photography, collage and industrial design.
Stars: China Chow, Jerry Saltz, Simon de Pury, Nicole Nadeau
Votes: 580
39. She Wanted a Millionaire (1932)
Passed | 80 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Impoverished Jane Miller is loved by millionaire Roger and newspaperman William. Though William warns her otherwise, she goes with the millionaire to his French chateau, where she risks terrible cruelty and even death.
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: Joan Bennett, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel, James Kirkwood
Votes: 114
40. The Gas House Kids in Hollywood (1947)
Passed | 62 min | Comedy, Crime
The Gas House Kids go to Hollywood, where they become entangled with a mad scientist while attempting to find a lost treasure in a haunted house.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Benny Bartlett, Rudy Wissler, Tommy Bond
Votes: 51
41. Hi, Beautiful (1944)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Patty Callahan (Martha O'Driscoll) and Jeff Peters (Noah Beery, Jr.) win a "Happiest GI Couple" contest but there is a problem...they are not married.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr., Hattie McDaniel, Walter Catlett
Votes: 34
42. Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships (2009 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew searches for buried treasure on a remote island in the Bahamas in order to meet the ransom demand after her best friend is kidnapped.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Jonah Von Spreecken, Chiara Motley, Jennifer Pratt
Votes: 62
43. T.V. Fuddlehead (1959)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
T.V. Fuddlehead is a television fan. He watches the early-shows, the late late-shows and the in-between-shows. He buys all the products advertised on the commercials. He wins a huge home ... See full summary »
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Mae Questel, Jackson Beck
Votes: 13
44. My Gal Loves Music (1944)
Approved | 60 min | Comedy, Music
A sister act finds itself stranded and broke, and teams up with a medicine man who is promoting a child talent contest.
Director: Edward C. Lilley | Stars: Bob Crosby, Grace McDonald, Alan Mowbray, Betty Kean
Votes: 25
45. Uncle Joe (1941)
Approved | 51 min | Comedy, Music
Young girl, sent to the country to avoid the amours of an artist, meets up with her backwards inventor uncle Joe and four country boys, who must all band together to keep the bank from foreclosing on a friend of the family.
Directors: Howard M. Railsback, William Strohbach | Stars: Slim Summerville, Zasu Pitts, Gale Storm, William B. Davidson
Votes: 102
46. Thanks for Everything (1938)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Romance
Promoters set up a radio contest to find the average American and use him to sell food, apparel and notions. All goes well until he falls in love with a girl who upsets things.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Jack Oakie, Jack Haley, Arleen Whelan
Votes: 60
47. Disneyland Dream (1956)
30 min | Documentary, Short
The Barstow family, winners of a free trip to the newly-opened Disneyland theme park, produce a memorable home movie documenting their experience.
Director: Robbins Barstow | Stars: Daniel Barstow, David Barstow, Mary Barstow, Meg Barstow
Votes: 172
48. Pup (2005)
Not Rated | 23 min | Documentary, Short
Pup follows two gay Christian leathermen as they prepare to compete in the second International Human Puppy Contest.
Director: Antonia Kao | Stars: Master Skip, Pup Tim
Votes: 10
49. Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949)
Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Joe investigates in an attempt to prove his innocence.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Lina Romay, David Bruce
Votes: 48
50. Lucky Pigs (1939)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short
A down-and-out family of pigs wins a sweepstakes, are immediately besieged by reporters and photographers, and then go on a wild spending spree, which soon exhausts their windfall-prize ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Harrison | Stars: Elvia Allman, Sara Berner, Dave Webber, Mel Blanc
Votes: 14