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1. South Park (1997– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Mona Marshall
Votes: 406,559
2. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
G | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear
Votes: 227,818 | Gross: $4.00M
3. The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
PG | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
A modern take on Charles Dickens's classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles.
Director: Armando Iannucci | Stars: Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Peter Capaldi
Votes: 22,466
4. A Place in the Sun (1951)
Passed | 122 min | Drama, Romance
A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere
Votes: 24,829
5. The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Approved | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A poor boy named Tom Canty and the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
Directors: William Keighley, William Dieterle | Stars: Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Henry Stephenson, Barton MacLane
Votes: 2,887
6. The Missouri Traveler (1958)
Passed | 103 min | Drama, Family, Western
During the early 1900s, a runaway Missouri orphan reaches a town where the townsfolk are enchanted with him and where a wealthy rancher and a local newspaperman compete to give him an education.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Brandon De Wilde, Lee Marvin, Gary Merrill, Paul Ford
Votes: 299
7. Oh La La! (2006)
87 min | Comedy
A forgotten actress, a part-time director, a fashionable actress, a young man of disturbing beauty try, together, to realize their dream.
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Arielle Dombasle, Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, Andy Gillet
Votes: 165
8. Russkiy Bes (2018)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Contemporary Moscow. Svyatoslav, a poor boy, falls in love with Asya, a rich girl, and wants to marry her. To support her in the manner in which she is accustomed, he opens an upscale ... See full summary »
Director: Grigoriy Konstantinopolskiy | Stars: Ivan Makarevich, Lyubov Aksyonova, Yuliya Aug, Viktoriya Isakova
Votes: 253
9. María y los niños pobres (2010)
80 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Due to different circumstances several kids work in the streets of La Paz (Bolivia). While a group of Catholic priests help them they are endangered by organ thieves and drug dealers. When ... See full summary »
Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Sebastián Obermaier, Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato, Mauricio Aparicio
Votes: 24
10. Cloud Air: The Movie (2013)
PG-13 | 120 min | Animation, Adventure, Biography
Directors: Adam Carlson, Di Morando | Stars: Lina Zaproudi-Ellman, Adam Carlson, Justin Campbell, Joseph Lee
Votes: 43
11. The Shoe-Shine Boy (1962)
92 min | Drama
A small loustrakos manages with perseverance and the help of a lawyer to acquit his mother, unjustly accused of the death of her boss .
Director: Maria Plyta | Stars: Dimitris Papamichael, Miranda Kounelaki, Rita Myrat, Despo Diamantidou
Votes: 215
12. Ena dentro mia fora (2009 TV Movie)
30 min | Animation, Family
On a beautifully serene Christmas night, a gnarled tree asks a poor young boy for a big favour. But, can a penniless street urchin grant its ardent, yet impossible wish? Perhaps, with a little bit of faith, anything is possible.
Director: Panagiotis Rappas | Stars: Danae Skiadi, Dionysis Savvopoulos, Maria Nafpliotou, Thodoris Atheridis
Votes: 85
13. The Right That Failed (1922)
Passed | 50 min | Drama, Sport
John Duffey, lightweight champion of New York, knocks out Kid Reagan in a sensational bout but sustains a broken wrist and is ordered to rest for several months. Johnny visits Craigmoor, a ... See full summary »
Director: Bayard Veiller | Stars: Bert Lytell, Virginia Valli, DeWitt Jennings, Philo McCullough
14. Prepei na zisis, agapi mou (1965)
90 min | Drama, Romance
A professional wrestler coming from the wrong side of the tracks aspires to wear the prestigious championship belt. Instead, he finds love and a life-threatening injury. Will he find the courage to face the greatest challenge in his life?
Director: Yiorgos Nomikos | Stars: Gely Mavropoulou, Stefanos Stratigos, Efi Oikonomou, Lavrentis Dianellos
15. Society Snobs (1921)
Passed | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lorenzo Carilo (Conway Tearle) selects more-or-less menial jobs at which to make a living, other more "select" jobs not paying enough, and then he meets and falls in love with Vivian ... See full summary »
Director: Hobart Henley | Stars: Conway Tearle, Martha Mansfield, Ida Darling, Jack McLean