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1. Incendies (2010)
R | 131 min | Drama, Mystery, War
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Mustafa Kamel
Votes: 201,566 | Gross: $6.86M
2. Knives Out (2019)
PG-13 | 130 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A detective investigates the death of the patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.
Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis
Votes: 776,229 | Gross: $165.36M
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
PG-13 | 146 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
As Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy
Votes: 600,665 | Gross: $295.98M
4. The Reader (2008)
R | 124 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain
Votes: 260,428 | Gross: $34.19M
5. Casper (1995)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.
Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle
Votes: 147,112 | Gross: $100.33M
6. Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.
Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury, Ophelia Lovibond
Votes: 105,834 | Gross: $68.22M
7. Cinderfella (1960)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A gender-swapped retelling of Charles Perrault's classic, where Cinderfella is visited by a fairy godfather to help him escape from his wicked stepmother and stepbrothers.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Ed Wynn, Judith Anderson, Henry Silva
Votes: 3,783 | Gross: $4.70M
8. Bluebeard (1972)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A World War I pilot whom everybody envies as a "ladykiller" actually is one. After he beds a woman he's after, he murders her.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, Virna Lisi, Nathalie Delon
Votes: 1,609
9. The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
When an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow.
Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery
Votes: 3,774
10. Son of Dracula (1943)
Unrated | 80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When Katherine, a beautiful Southern girl obsessed with thoughts of eternal life, invites Count Alucard to come to her mansion in the U.S., she unleashes a Pandora's box of horror on unsuspecting relatives and neighbors.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton, Evelyn Ankers
Votes: 6,212
11. Pinky (1949)
Approved | 102 min | Drama
A light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.
Directors: Elia Kazan, John Ford | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan
Votes: 3,418 | Gross: $4.20M
12. Dominique (1979)
PG | 100 min | Horror, Thriller
A millionaire, who drove his wife to commit suicide, starts believing that he is being haunted by her spirit.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Agutter, Simon Ward
Votes: 1,185
13. L'école buissonnière (2017)
G | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
In 1920s France an orphan is adopted by a rustic couple who work for a rural landowner. Left to himself, he soon comes under the spell of the local poacher.
Director: Nicolas Vanier | Stars: François Cluzet, Jean Scandel, Eric Elmosnino, François Berléand
Votes: 1,943 | Gross: $0.01M
14. The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
Passed | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
In a turn-of-the-century Renaissance Italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a wheelchair-bound one-handed pianist with a strong belief in the occult is murdered.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen
Votes: 3,016
15. Welcome to Mama's (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Romance
After she inherits an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, manager Amy teams up with a blacklisted master chef looking for a second chance. They discover that the most important ingredient for any recipe is always love.
Director: Allan Harmon | Stars: Melanie Scrofano, Daniel di Tomasso, Lorraine Bracco, Keisha Haines
Votes: 696
16. The Monster Walks (1932)
Passed | 57 min | Horror, Mystery
People in an old dark house on a stormy night are menaced by a killer ape.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Mischa Auer, Martha Mattox, Rex Lease, Vera Reynolds
Votes: 1,089
17. Touched by Romance (2014 TV Movie)
G | 86 min | Drama
Norma, an author of novels, finds herself diagnosed with cancer. Emma, Norma's nurse, is doing a secret treatment that no one may know about. While in her treatment to help her feel happy, ... See full summary »
Director: Bradford May | Stars: Doris Roberts, Rachael Carpani, Ernie Hudson, Elizabeth Bond
Votes: 287
18. La fin du jour (1939)
99 min | Drama
Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Victor Francen, Michel Simon, Louis Jouvet, Madeleine Ozeray
Votes: 1,032
19. Wags to Riches (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A millionaire with two dogs (Spike and Droopy) leaves his fortune to Droopy with the stipulation that should he be killed the entire fortune will revert to Spike. Guess what Spike is up to?
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, William Hanna, Pat McGeehan, Don Messick
Votes: 643
20. Get 'Em Young (1926)
Not Rated | 19 min | Short, Comedy
Returning from Europe to get a million dollars by fulfilling the provisions in a will, a young man falls in love and is married on the boat. As he has to be married in the presence of the ... See full summary »
Directors: Fred Guiol, Stan Laurel | Stars: Stan Laurel, Harry Myers, Eugenia Gilbert, Max Davidson
Votes: 96
21. The New Testament (1936)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy
Based on Guitry's own stage play about a sanctimonious fellow who is eventually victimized by his own hypocrisy.
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Jacqueline Delubac, Christian Gérard, Betty Daussmond
Votes: 322
22. Man Alive (1945)
70 min | Comedy
Michael McBride is declared dead after a car accident leaving his wife Connie grief stricken. When he reappears he has difficulty convincing people it's him due to the interference of Tolliver and a young Ignatius claiming to be his son.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Adolphe Menjou, Ellen Drew, Rudy Vallee
Votes: 275
23.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
The Great Petrie Fortune
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Rob inherits an old roll-top desk from his late great-uncle Hezekiah that contains "wealth" of some sort hinted at in a song.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews
Votes: 295
24.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
One for the Money
(1969)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
McGarrett receives a cryptic letter and a photo of a woman with an "x" drawn through it. The woman was stabbed repeatedly. Later, another is killed the same way and Five-O gets another ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 194
25.
The High Chaparral (1967–1971)
Episode:
The New Lion of Sonora
(1971)
PG | 60 min | Western
After the death of Don Sebastion, his ranch is willed to his brother whose only concern is gambling, women, drinking, and a good time. Manolito who didn't want it must convince his uncle to save the ranch and to work with Big John as well.
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Henry Darrow, Linda Cristal
Votes: 67
26.
The Honeymooners (1955–1956)
Episode:
Ralph Kramden, Inc.
(1956)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Norton buys stock in a fictional company Ralph is considering starting up called Ralph Kramden, Inc. And when Ralph learns that he is going to receive an inheritance, Norton wants his share as well.
Director: Frank Satenstein | Stars: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph
Votes: 256
27.
Three's Company (1976–1984)
Episode:
The Heiress
(1984)
TV-PG | Comedy
Jack believes Janet's vase that she inherited is a priceless antique.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Priscilla Barnes, Richard Kline
Votes: 147
28.
Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode:
Episode #1.714
(1969)
TV-G | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
With Magda's help Judith finds the will. She is sole heir to the Collins fortune. Quentin is very cozy with Beth.
Director: Lela Swift | Stars: Joan Bennett, Louis Edmonds, Kathryn Leigh Scott, John Karlen
Votes: 32
29.
Claws (2017–2022)
Episode:
Chapter Eight: Reckoning
(2022)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
With the realization that Tony is a DEA agent, Desna must rally her crew to avoid being taken down by the feds. When Jenn overdoses, the crew begins to uncover buried truths that threaten to unravel their bond.
Director: Damian Marcano | Stars: Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Karrueche Tran
Votes: 44
30.
Dickensian (2015–2016)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2015)
TV-PG | 28 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
In the first of these re-imagined, inter-connected Charles Dickens tales ruthless debt collector Jacob Marley (Peter Firth) makes himself an enemy.
Director: Harry Bradbeer | Stars: Joseph Quinn, Tuppence Middleton, Peter Firth, Pauline Collins
Votes: 215
31.
Fröken Frimans krig (2013–2017)
Episode:
Avsnitt 2
(2017)
59 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Dagmar gets an idea of how Svenska Hem can help women affected by the strike. But hides the plans for Axel, who also does not know that Lottie and Ernst Recke will meet again. Emmy's fears about Alma's wealthy suitor test their friendship.
Director: Harald Hamrell | Stars: Sissela Kyle, Frida Hallgren, Maria Kulle, Lena T. Hansson
Votes: 18
32.
Dynasty (2017–2022)
Episode:
Enter Alexis
(2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Alexis claws her way back home, shaking up the family estate and sending Blake into a rage.
Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd | Stars: Elizabeth Gillies, Nathalie Kelley, James Mackay, Robert Christopher Riley
Votes: 717
33.
High & Dry (2018)
Episode:
The Others
(2018)
23 min | Adventure, Comedy
Brett and Douglas set off for the other island on the raft but what they discover there changes everything. In their absence Arnab relishes being King of the Island until Harriet and Susan discover his stash.
Director: Dave Lambert | Stars: Marc Wootton, Harry Peacock, Vicki Pepperdine, Asim Chaudhry
Votes: 33
34.
El embarcadero (2019–2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2019)
TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Mystery
THE LETTER: Coming home one day, Alex notices that Veronica's house has been broken into. Inspector Conrado and Veronica notice, however, that no valuables have been taken.
Director: Jorge Dorado | Stars: Álvaro Morte, Verónica Sánchez, Irene Arcos, Roberto Enríquez
Votes: 127
35.
The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode:
Alter Ego (No. 131)
(2019)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Red holds his place in court for his immunity agreement, the Task Force questions a suspicious inheritance and Dembe tries to advise Red.
Director: John Terlesky | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison
Votes: 1,298