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1. 1900 (1976)

Unrated | 317 min | Drama, History

The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini

Votes: 27,317

2. Ride or Die (2021)

TV-MA | 142 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Rei helps the woman she's been in love with for years escape her abusive husband. While on the run, their feelings for each other catch fire.

Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Kiko Mizuhara, Honami Satô, Shinya Niiro, Shunsuke Tanaka

Votes: 2,545

3. My Man Godfrey (1936)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.

Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick

Votes: 26,483

4. Intolerance (1916)

Passed | 163 min | Drama, History

The story of a poor young woman separated by prejudice from her husband and baby is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, Mae Marsh, F.A. Turner

Votes: 16,744 | Gross: $2.18M

5. The Group (1966)

Approved | 150 min | Drama

After graduating from a prestigious Eastern university, 8 devoted female friends go their separate ways: one leaves for Europe, while the others experience troubled relationships. Decades later they get to meet one last time.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Candice Bergen, Joan Hackett, Elizabeth Hartman, Shirley Knight

Votes: 2,104 | Gross: $6.54M

6. Lulu (1980)

86 min | Drama

The story of a sexually enticing young dancer who rises up in society through her relationships with wealthy men, but later falls into poverty and prostitution, culminating in an encounter with Jack 'the Ripper'.

Director: Walerian Borowczyk | Stars: Anne Bennent, Michele Placido, Jean-Jacques Delbo, Hans-Jürgen Schatz

Votes: 274

7. Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998 TV Movie)

180 min | Drama, Romance

A free-spirited yet naive country girl is caught between her wealthy, manipulative "cousin" Alec and the handsome, educated farmer Angel Clare in this Victorian tragedy from novelist Thomas Hardy.

Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Justine Waddell, Jason Flemyng, Oliver Milburn, John McEnery

Votes: 2,103

8. Agostino (1962)

90 min | Drama

Agostino is a 13-year-old boy on vacation in Venice with his widowed mother. When a local stud seduces her, jealous Agostino joins a local group of juvenile delinquents out of protest. They force him to face his budding sexuality.

Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Ingrid Thulin, Paolo Colombo, Mario Bartoletti, Aldo Bussaglia

Votes: 240

9. Culloden (1964 TV Movie)

69 min | Drama, History, War

The 1746 Battle of Culloden, the last land battle fought in the British Isles and the battle that ensured that Scotland was controlled by England.

Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Tony Cosgrove, Olivier Espitalier-Noel, Don Fairservice, George McBean

Votes: 1,731

10. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (I) (1920)

Unrated | 69 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, Brandon Hurst, Charles Lane

Votes: 6,053

11. The Cater Street Hangman (1998 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Mystery

With the help of a feisty aristocratic woman, a working-class Scotland Yard inspector hunts for a serial killer of young women in Victorian London.

Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: Eoin McCarthy, Keeley Hawes, Peter Egan, John Castle

Votes: 340

12. Orphans of the Storm (1921)

Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, History, Romance

Two orphaned sisters are caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Joseph Schildkraut, Frank Losee

Votes: 5,485 | Gross: $0.79M

13. Three Wise Girls (1931)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Cassie moves to New York and jumps from one job to another until she lands a modeling gig.

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Jean Harlow, Mae Clarke, Walter Byron, Marie Prevost

Votes: 725

14. The Stork Club (1945)

Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A hat-check girl at the Stork Club (Hutton) saves the life of a drowning man (Fitzgerald). A rich man, he decides to repay her by anonymously giving her a bank account, a luxury apartment ... See full summary »

Director: Hal Walker | Stars: Betty Hutton, Barry Fitzgerald, Don DeFore, Robert Benchley

Votes: 744

15. Roman Scandals (1933)

Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Emperor.

Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, Edward Arnold

Votes: 806 | Gross: $5.33M

16. The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979 TV Movie)

TV-G | 104 min | Drama

The mysterious owner of a costume shop rents a Santa Claus suit to three very different men: a math teacher trying to get the nerve to propose, a homeless restaurateur trying to hide from ... See full summary »

Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Fred Astaire, Gary Burghoff, John Byner, Bert Convy

Votes: 352

17. Latin Lovers (1953)

Passed | 104 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Nora Taylor has $37,000,000 but thinks every man she meets prefers her bankbook figure to her own, and that includes her current fiancé, Paul Chevron, who has $48,000,000 of his own. Paul ... See full summary »

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Lana Turner, Ricardo Montalban, John Lund, Louis Calhern

Votes: 587

18. The Idle Class (1921)

TV-G | 32 min | Short, Comedy

A tramp sneaks into a upper class golf resort. The tramp meets a rich woman who is having an argument with her drunken husband. Complications arise when she mistakes the tramp for her husband.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Charles Aber, Joe Anderson

Votes: 4,169

19. A Corner in Wheat (1909)

G | 14 min | Short, Crime, Drama

An unscrupulous and greedy capitalist speculator decides to corner the wheat market for his own profit, establishing complete control over the markets.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Frank Powell, Grace Henderson, James Kirkwood, Linda Arvidson

Votes: 2,752

20. Daddy Long Legs (1931)

80 min | Comedy, Romance

Wealthy Jervis Pendleton acts as benefactor for orphan Judy Abbott, anonymously sponsoring her in her boarding school. But as she grows up, he finds himself falling in love with her, and ... See full summary »

Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter, Una Merkel, John Arledge

Votes: 169

21. The Blue Bird (1918)

Not Rated | 75 min | Family, Fantasy

With the aid and guidance of a magical fairy, two peasant children set out in search of the elusive "Blue Bird of Happiness".

Director: Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Tula Belle, Robin Macdougall, Edwin E. Reed, Emma Lowry

Votes: 1,018

22. The Regeneration (1915)

Passed | 72 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A boy surrounded by violence grows up to become an infamous gangster.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Rockliffe Fellowes, Anna Q. Nilsson, William Sheer, Carl Harbaugh

Votes: 1,432

23. 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: 1,083

24. Tarnished Lady (1931)

Passed | 83 min | Drama, Romance

Tarnished Lady is a 1931 Pre-Code American drama film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is based on his short story, A Story of a New York Lady.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Tallulah Bankhead, Clive Brook, Phoebe Foster, Alexander Kirkland

Votes: 252

25. Bumping Into Broadway (1919)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Short

Young playwright spends his last cent to pay the rent of struggling actress in a theatrical boarding house. Pursuing her, he winds up at a gambling club, where he wins big, just before a police raid.

Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, 'Snub' Pollard, Helen Gilmore

Votes: 1,389

26. Panna Nikt (1996)

98 min | Drama

A devout Catholic peasant girl is corrupted by two new friends when her family moves to the city. An allegory of traditional Polish values under threat from materialism and decadence in the post-Communist era.

Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Anna Wielgucka, Anna Mucha, Anna Powierza, Stanislawa Celinska

Votes: 492

27. The Kleptomaniac (1905)

Not Rated | 8 min | Crime, Drama, Short

A well-dressed woman steals several items from a department store. Meanwhile, a poor woman with two small children steals a loaf of bread out of desperation, and she is quickly caught and arrested. In court, what penalty will each face?

Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Aline Boyd, Phineas Nairs, Jane Stewart, George Voijere

Votes: 418

28. The Nickel-Hopper (1926)

37 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

Dance hall Romeos and an irresponsible father create comic complications in the life of a nickel-per-whirl taxi dancer.

Directors: F. Richard Jones, Hal Yates | Stars: Mabel Normand, Michael Visaroff, Theodore von Eltz, Jimmy Anderson

Votes: 138

29. A Fool and His Money (1912)

Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Comedy

A chance find of money makes the penniless Sam a good match for the nouveau riche Lindy. But Sam soon loses the money at cards - and with it the favor of the unfaithful Lindy.

Director: Alice Guy | Star: James Russell

Votes: 148

30. Molly O' (1921)

80 min | Comedy

An Irish washerwoman's daughter falls in love with one of America's most eligible bachelors, much to the chagrin the young doctor's fiancée. The two girls attend a masked ball in similar costumes, where Molly is mistaken for her rival.

Director: F. Richard Jones | Stars: Mabel Normand, George Nichols, Anna Dodge, Albert Hackett

Votes: 78

31. Children Who Labor (1912)

Not Rated | 13 min | Drama, Short

A factory hires only children, forcing an immigrant family to put their daughter to work. When the girl brings home a foundling, the family gets sends her to work. Little do they know that the girl's father bought the factory.

Director: Ashley Miller | Stars: Robert Conness, Miriam Nesbitt, Shirley Mason, John Sturgeon

Votes: 156

32. Husband Hunters (1927)

Passed | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two gold-diggers befriend a country girl who comes near being deceived by rich playboy but is saved by a girl whose life he ruined. Lettie finds happiness with poor but honest working man.

Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: Mae Busch, Charles Delaney, Jean Arthur, Walter Hiers

Votes: 21

33. Peculiar Patients' Pranks (1915)

10 min | Comedy, Short

In pursuit of a pretty miss,Luke gets admitted to a hospital.

Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, 'Snub' Pollard, Bebe Daniels, Gene Marsh

Votes: 26

34. Mickey's Touchdown (1933)

18 min | Comedy, Short

Mickey and the gang get ready for a big game of football. But Stinky Davis has a few tricks up his sleeve to stop the gang from winning.

Director: Jesse Duffy | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Douglas Scott, Marvin Stephens, Jimmy Robinson

Votes: 18

35. From the Submerged (1912)

11 min | Short, Drama

The man, a poor vagrant, is about to cast himself into the river when he is stopped and started upon the right road by the poor girl. He discovers his father is advertising to learn his ... See full summary »

Director: Theodore Wharton | Stars: E.H. Calvert, Ruth Stonehouse, William Walters, Joseph Allen Sr.

Votes: 98

36. A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus (1907)

Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Drama, Family

A generous boy tries to help a girl who does not believe in Santa Claus because of her family's poverty.

Directors: J. Searle Dawley, Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Gitchner Hartman, Mr. Lehapman, Bessie Schrednecky, William Sorelle

Votes: 209

37. Tea 4 Two

Drama | Announced

In Tea 4 Two we see how 2 young girls from the same background in pre-revolution China are separated violently and grow up so differently in 2 separate countries. The girls prove that true friendship is forever.

38. Street of Forgotten Women (1927)

53 min | Drama

Grace Fleming, a debutante, meets a theatre manager who convinces her to fund and star in a stage show. The show fails and she is too ashamed to return to her family and is forced to turn to prostitution.

Director: Norton S. Parker

Votes: 23

39. The Rolling Bed (1907)

Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Comedy

A poor chap is evicted for late rent, taking with him his only possession: his rolling bed. When he stops for a nap, a crowd gathers, leading police to investigate. It all goes downhill from there.

Director: Alice Guy

Votes: 164

40. Mickey's Rescue (1934)

18 min | Comedy, Short

On his brother's birthday, a wealthy couple adopts Mickey's kid brother. Mickey and his pals go to the city searching for him.

Director: Jesse Duffy | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Billy Barty, Douglas Scott, Marvin Stephens

Votes: 14

41. Fatty's New Role (1915)

13 min | Comedy, Short

Fatty plays a hobo who is denied service at a bar. Bar patrons play a practical joke with a fake bomb threat causing a panic, leaving Fatty with the bar to himself.

Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Mack Swain, Slim Summerville, Joe Bordeaux

Votes: 321

42. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: Murder of the Century (1995)

TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary chronicling the events surrounding the murder of famed architect Stanford White by millionaire Harry Thaw over the affections of showgirl Evelyn Nesbitt in New York in 1906.

Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Brendan Gill, David Lowe, Suzannah Lessard

Votes: 45

43. After They Were Famous (1999–2005)
Episode: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2003)

Documentary

The children from the 1971 film are reunited in Munich at the Bavarian Film Studios where they made the original movie.

Director: Jason Beresford | Stars: Matthew Kelly, Jack Albertson, Dora Altmann, Michael Bollner

Votes: 19

44. Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956)
Episode: The Adolescent (1954)

30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Ida Lupino is a teacher who, in her role as a member of her school's disciplinary board, must investigate her nephew's misconduct.

Director: Roy Kellino | Stars: Ida Lupino, Robert Arthur, Hugh Sanders, Hugh Beaumont

Votes: 25

45. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode: I'm a Fool (1954)

TV-G | 30 min | Drama

A man tells the story of his coming to adulthood when he left home at age 18 and learned the consequences of telling a lie to impress a girl.

Director: Don Medford | Stars: Eddie Albert, James Dean, Natalie Wood, Roy Glenn

Votes: 149

46. Tony Robinson's History of Britain (2020–2022)
Episode: The Georgians (2020)

43 min | Documentary, History

Quirky real-life tales include a sailor's attempt to leave behind his scurvy existence for a Tahitian girl, and a gin entrepreneur who fell foul of the law. Plus, a hungry poacher has a cunning plan. Ch. 5 description.

Star: Tony Robinson

Votes: 13

47. Sense & Sensibility (2008)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2008)

TV-PG | 58 min | Drama, Romance

Willoughby wins the Dashwoods' trust and favor as Marianne's suitor. Edwars Ferrars visit is warmly welcomed. The older Dashwood sisters visit London. At a society party, Willoughby acts coldly uninterested.

Director: John Alexander | Stars: Charity Wakefield, Janet McTeer, Hattie Morahan, Lucy Boynton

Votes: 182

48. Vanity Fair (1998)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (1998)

TV-PG | 53 min | Drama, Romance

Amelia cannot afford to refuse Mr. Osborne's proposal to raise her son in exchange for an allowance to her. Rawdon is thrown in jail for his debts, and leaves Becky when he realizes she hid money that could've been used for his bail.

Director: Marc Munden | Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Stephen Frost, Janine Duvitski

Votes: 22

49. The Bastard (1978)
Episode: Part 1 (1978)

120 min | Drama, History, Romance

When he comes of age, Philippe's mother reveals that his father is a British lord, who has acknowledged his French love child. Philippe travels from France to claim his birthright, where he is opposed by his legitimate half-brother.

Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Andrew Stevens, Olivia Hussey, Lorne Greene, Cameron Mitchell

50. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
Episode: Episode 3 (1996)

Unrated | 49 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Moll falls for a Roman Catholic and converts before marrying him. Travelling to his estate in Ireland, she finds her husband's "sister" was paid to find him a rich wife, as he is as broke ... See full summary »

Director: David Attwood | Stars: James Bowers, Alex Kingston, Daniel Craig, Trevyn McDowell

Votes: 10