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1. E.T. (1982)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
Votes: 438,016 | Gross: $435.11M
2. Green Book (2018)
PG-13 | 130 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
Director: Peter Farrelly | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Maniscalco
Votes: 573,642 | Gross: $85.08M
3. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community to get rid of a horde of bandits.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps
Votes: 194,110 | Gross: $12.47M
4. Dirty Dancing (I) (1987)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes
Votes: 256,959 | Gross: $0.62M
5. Train to Busan (2016)
Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
Director: Yeon Sang-ho | Stars: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an
Votes: 259,382 | Gross: $2.13M
6. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After being exiled from the most advanced town in post apocalyptic Australia, a drifter travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the town's queen.
Directors: George Miller, George Ogilvie | Stars: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn
Votes: 147,947 | Gross: $36.20M
7. Ghost (1990)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Director: Jerry Zucker | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn
Votes: 236,291 | Gross: $217.63M
8. Hotel Transylvania (2012)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teenaged daughter.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez
Votes: 281,442 | Gross: $148.31M
9. Minions (2015)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Minions Stuart, Kevin, and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a supervillain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
Directors: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Pierre Coffin
Votes: 260,039 | Gross: $336.05M
10. The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne with the help of Pacha, the gentle llama herder.
Director: Mark Dindal | Stars: David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton
Votes: 225,808 | Gross: $89.30M
11. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Approved | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
Directors: William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne, Roy Atwell
Votes: 215,696 | Gross: $184.93M
12. The Jungle Book (1967)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman
Votes: 198,883 | Gross: $141.84M
13. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Thriller
A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman
Votes: 139,287 | Gross: $0.09M
14. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.
Directors: Les Clark, Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
Votes: 161,054 | Gross: $51.60M
15. Shoplifters (2018)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka
Votes: 86,583 | Gross: $3.31M
16. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the owners must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, J. Pat O'Malley, Martha Wentworth
Votes: 182,443 | Gross: $144.88M
17. Monster House (2006)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.
Director: Gil Kenan | Stars: Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, Ryan Whitney
Votes: 138,416 | Gross: $73.66M
18. Baby's Day Out (1994)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
After three kidnappers lose the baby they have kidnapped, both the cops and kidnappers go looking for the baby.
Director: Patrick Read Johnson | Stars: Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano, Brian Haley
Votes: 55,737 | Gross: $16.67M
19. Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999–2002)
TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The offbeat adventures of Courage, a cowardly dog who must overcome his own fears to heroically defend his unknowing farmer owners from all kinds of dangers, paranormal events and menaces that appear around their land.
Stars: Marty Grabstein, Thea White, Peter Fernandez, Simon Prebble
Votes: 51,062
20. The Rescuers (1977)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.
Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens | Stars: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn
Votes: 69,981 | Gross: $71.22M
21. The Swan Princess (1994)
G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A power-hungry sorcerer curses a princess to live as a swan by day in this tale of everlasting love.
Director: Richard Rich | Stars: Jack Palance, Howard McGillin, Michelle Nicastro, Liz Callaway
Votes: 27,090 | Gross: $9.77M
22. Wonder Pets! (2006–2016)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A turtle, guinea pig, and duckling save the day by using teamwork.
Stars: Sofie Zamchick, Teala Dunn, Danica Lee, T.J. Stanton
Votes: 2,435
23. Uncle Grandpa (2010–2017)
TV-PG | 15 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The misadventures of a magical uncle and grandpa to everyone in the world and his friends.
Stars: Peter Browngardt, Kevin Michael Richardson, Eric Bauza, Adam Devine
Votes: 7,209
24. Wonderfalls (2004)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
24-year-old loner B.A. Jaye lives in a trailer park and sells souvenirs in Niagara Falls. Animal figurines and dolls speak to her and force her to interact with people and try to help them.
Stars: Caroline Dhavernas, Katie Finneran, Tyron Leitso, William Sadler
Votes: 13,114
25. Super Wings (2015–2022)
TV-Y | 15 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A jet plane named Jett travels the world delivering packages to children and solving problems with his friends the Super Wings.
Stars: Luca Padovan, Hudson Loverro, Chasden Gilson-Walker, Jamie Sara Lewis
Votes: 405
26. Paper Lives (2021)
TV-MA | 96 min | Drama
Mehmet is a cherished fellow who runs the solid waste warehouse in the neighborhood, he helps everyone in need, especially homeless children and teenagers since he was one too.
Director: Can Ulkay | Stars: Çagatay Ulusoy, Emir Ali Dogrul, Ersin Arici, Turgay Tanülkü
Votes: 13,798
27. Faces in the Crowd (2011)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A horror-thriller centered on a woman living with "face-blindness" after surviving a serial killer's attack. As she lives with her condition, one in which facial features change each time she loses sight of them, the killer closes in.
Director: Julien Magnat | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Julian McMahon, David Atrakchi, Michael Shanks
Votes: 20,132
28. Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Cat and mouse duo Tom and Jerry reluctantly work together to save a young girl from her evil aunt.
Director: Phil Roman | Stars: Richard Kind, Dana Hill, Anndi McAfee, Tony Jay
Votes: 12,095 | Gross: $3.56M
29. A Case for Two (1981–2023)
60 min | Crime, Thriller
German crime series centering around a succession of lawyers and a private investigator and former police officer, who typically team up to clear a client of the lawyer, who is usually an innocent suspect in a murder case.
Stars: Claus Theo Gärtner, Renate Kohn, Paul Frielinghaus, Rainer Hunold
Votes: 813
30. 99 River Street (1953)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former boxer turned cab driver has to hide from the police when his badgering wife is murdered by the jewel thief she was having an affair with.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter, Frank Faylen
Votes: 3,440
31. Outrage (1950)
Passed | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A young woman who has just become engaged has her life completely shattered when she is raped while on her way home from work.
Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Mala Powers, Tod Andrews, Robert Clarke, Raymond Bond
Votes: 1,826
32. The Boys Club (1996)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
In Ontario, Canada, three fourteen-year-old boys, Kyle, Brad and Eric are forced to perform an ordeal when they find a wounded mysterious fugitive named Luke, who has a gun and claiming to be a cop, has taken a hiding in their clubhouse.
Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Chris Penn, Dominic Zamprogna, Stuart Stone, Devon Sawa
Votes: 1,346
33. The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (1997 Video)
G | 71 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The first wedding anniversary of Princess Odette and Prince Derek is distracted by field fires set by Knuckles. His master Clavius, wants to conquer the world, and he needs to capture a ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Rich | Stars: Michelle Nicastro, Douglas Sills, Jake Williamson, Christy Landers
Votes: 3,889 | Gross: $0.24M
34. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy
Mario must find all the seven crystal stars to enter the Thousand-Year-Door and save Princess Peach.
Director: Ryota Kawade | Stars: Charles Martinet, Jen Taylor, Scott Burns
Votes: 1,276
35. The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure (1998 Video)
G | 71 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Evil sorceress Zelda kidnaps the Swan Princess in order to wreak havoc on the peaceful land of Swan Lake.
Director: Richard Rich | Stars: Michelle Nicastro, Brian Nissen, Katja Zoch, Joseph Medrano
Votes: 2,530
36. A Wave of Kindness (2023)
67 min | Drama
Suffering from a tragic loss, a young journalist sets out to find happy stories of compassion in the world and finds hope in others.
Director: Eric Stalnaker | Stars: Braeden Sorbo, Kevin Sorbo, Avaryana Rose, Natanael Betances
Votes: 40
37. Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Chronicles the life of Dorothy Day who dedicated herself in service to her socialist beliefs and her adopted faith of Catholicism. The movement she created continues to thrive to this day, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes | Stars: Moira Kelly, Martin Sheen, Lenny von Dohlen, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 535 | Gross: $0.71M
38. The Big Lift (1950)
Approved | 120 min | Drama, War
Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas, Cornell Borchers, Bruni Löbel
Votes: 1,734
39. The Furchester Hotel (2014– )
Family
The Furchester family run the Furchester Hotel, with help from Elmo's and The Cookie Monster. Fun and shenanigans are always being had.
Stars: Warrick Brownlow-Pike, Neil Sterenberg, Mikey Brett, Ryan Dillon
Votes: 148
40. Justin Time (2011–2017)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Justin Time is a Canadian animated television series for pre-school aged children, created by Brandon James Scott. The show airs on Disney Junior (both English and French) in Canada, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Jenna Warren, Scott McCord, Gage Munroe, Drew Davis
Votes: 237
41. Heidi (1995 Video)
Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
After charming her reclusive grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home, Heidi is uprooted and sent to Frankfurt where she befriends Klara, a young girl confined to a wheelchair.
Directors: Toshiyuki Hiruma, Takashi Masunaga | Stars: Susan Schiff, Nathan Aswell, Wanda Wilkinson, Andrea Libman
Votes: 338
42. DumbLand (2002)
TV-MA | 35 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A series of 5-minute line animations (drawn in the rough style and with the minimalist plots of David Lynch's The Angriest Dog in the World comic strip) featuring an angry and violent Neanderthal, and his family and neighbors.
Star: David Lynch
Votes: 3,155
43. Ein Fall für Zwei: Reloaded (2014– )
Crime, Thriller
A case for two: Reloaded.
Stars: Antoine Monot Jr., Wanja Mues, Thomas Thieme, Christina Hecke
Votes: 51
44. The Airlift (2005 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama, Romance, War
Two-part historic drama about a difficult love affair between a German woman and an American soldier during the Berlin Airlift. After her husband Axel is declared dead, Luise Kielberg must ... See full summary »
Director: Dror Zahavi | Stars: Heino Ferch, Bettina Zimmermann, Ulrich Tukur, Ulrich Noethen
Votes: 479
45. Patrick Swayze feat. Wendy Fraser: She's Like the Wind (1987 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Music, Romance
Official music video of She's Like the Wind by Patrick Swayze.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Wendy Fraser, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach
Votes: 121
46. The Power of One: The Pokemon 2000 Movie Special (2000 TV Movie)
TV-G | 30 min | Documentary, Music
A live performance of some Pokemon songs from 'Pokémon The Movie 2000' and also behind the scenes look at the recording of the soundtrack, hosted by Kel Mitchell.
Director: Richard Dipirro | Stars: *NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, Alitzah, Nobody's Angel
Votes: 196
47. Wir sind die Neuen (2014)
91 min | Comedy
Three old friends from college move back in together in an apartment in Munich for financial reasons.
Director: Ralf Westhoff | Stars: Gisela Schneeberger, Heiner Lauterbach, Michael Wittenborn, Claudia Eisinger
Votes: 1,698
48. Dorotej (1981)
98 min | Drama, History
In medieval Serbia, a young monk, a master of herbal medicine, attracts the attention of a warlord's wife.
Director: Zdravko Velimirovic | Stars: Gojko Santic, Gorica Popovic, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Darko Damevski
Votes: 188
49. The last people of Chernobyl 3 (2020)
70 min | Documentary
This documentary tells a story about people that to this day live in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Shows their daily struggles and lets them share their stories.
Director: Amadeusz Kocan | Stars: Maciej Bogaczyk, Tomasz Knapik, Krystian Machnik
Votes: 111
50. David Lynch's Comic-Con Message (2017 Video)
2 min | Short, Comedy
David Lynch shares a message on a Twin Peaks (2017) Comic-Con panel.
Director: David Lynch | Star: David Lynch
Votes: 245