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1. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Not Rated | 87 min | Horror, Mystery
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi
Votes: 12,388
2. God's Little Acre (1958)
GP | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their great-grandfather, but problems related to poverty, infidelity, unemployment, and booze threaten to destroy their family.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Robert Ryan, Tina Louise, Aldo Ray, Buddy Hackett
Votes: 2,092
3. And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
R | 91 min | Horror
England, 1795: the young Catherine has just married Charles Fengriffen and moves into his castle. She becomes the victim of an old curse that lays on the family. On her wedding night she is raped by a ghost and gets pregnant.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee, Stephanie Beacham
Votes: 3,077
4. 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
5. The Burning Court (1962)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A group of people visit a weird old man who is a student of the black arts. The man lives in an ancient, cursed castle. Soon people in the group start being killed off.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Nadja Tiller, Jean-Claude Brialy, Perrette Pradier, Edith Scob
Votes: 418
6.
Flipper (1995–2000)
Episode:
The Sword of Carlos de Cabral
(1996)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Much to his brother's disgust, a Portuguese nobleman enlists Maya's aid to help him find a 15th Century sword that he believes will prove that his ancestor was the true discoverer of America.
Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Whip Hubley, Elizabeth Morehead, Jessica Alba, Wren T. Brown
Votes: 17
7.
Sherlock Holmes (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Case of the Winthrop Legend
(1954)
Not Rated | 27 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes seeks a rational explanation for the Winthrop family legend, which foretells the death of any family member who unexpectedly finds silver coins in his possession.
Director: Jack Gage | Stars: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford, Ivan Desny, Peter Copley
Votes: 161
8.
Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode:
Episode #1.707
(1969)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The Collins family members argue about who knows the family secret. Rachel sees a light in the tower room.
Director: Lela Swift | Stars: Joan Bennett, Louis Edmonds, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Thayer David
Votes: 31
9.
Modern Family (2009–2020)
Episode:
Blasts from the Past
(2019)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Phil and Claire postpone their planned cycling tour through Italy when Dylan's hippy mother comes to meet them; Mitch's old issue of Playgirl magazine makes Cam jealous; Gloria and Manny investigate the legend of Jay's heroic great uncle.
Director: Fred Savage | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell
Votes: 1,377