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1. La La Land (2016)

PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.

Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons

Votes: 672,846 | Gross: $151.10M

2. Do the Right Thing (1989)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson

Votes: 112,532 | Gross: $27.55M

3. The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

G | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Two sisters leave their small seaside town of Rochefort in search of romance. Hired as carnival singers, one falls for an American musician, while the other must search for her ideal partner.

Director: Jacques Demy | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris, Françoise Dorléac, Jacques Perrin

Votes: 12,047 | Gross: $0.09M

4. Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

R | 160 min | Action, Drama, War

Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller

Votes: 19,198 | Gross: $7.92M

5. 'Round Midnight (1986)

R | 133 min | Drama, Music

A troubled, but talented musician flees the US to escape his problems, finding refuge and support in Paris.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Sandra Reaves-Phillips

Votes: 5,870 | Gross: $3.27M

6. Kansas City (1996)

R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Music

A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy

Votes: 5,425 | Gross: $1.35M

7. My One and Only (2009)

PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy

After leaving her philandering husband, an elegant socialite takes her two sons on a road trip across America in search of a better life.

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Mark Rendall, Kevin Bacon

Votes: 9,427 | Gross: $2.48M

8. The League (2023)

PG | 103 min | Documentary, Sport

Based on the journey of the Negro Baseball League.

Director: Sam Pollard | Stars: Hank Aaron, Monte Irvin, Sam Pollard, Ernie Banks

Votes: 286

9. The Canterville Ghost (1944)

Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

Directors: Jules Dassin, Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Charles Laughton, Robert Young, Margaret O'Brien, William Gargan

Votes: 3,347

10. Every Day (2010)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A comedy about a New York City couple (Schreiber and Hunt) in romantic and family crisis.

Director: Richard Levine | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt, Carla Gugino, Ezra Miller

Votes: 3,599

11. The Matchbreaker (2016)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

A young professional breakup artist reaches a crisis when the girl he's hired to target is the girl he's always wanted.

Director: Caleb Vetter | Stars: Wesley Elder, Christina Grimmie, Osric Chau, Olan Rogers

Votes: 2,898

12. Le septième juré (1962)

90 min | Crime, Drama

In a moment of madness a respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened.

Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Bernard Blier, Danièle Delorme, Maurice Biraud, Jacques Riberolles

Votes: 965

13. Knight-Mare Hare (1955)

7 min | Family, Animation, Short

An apple falls on Bugs' head, transporting him back to King Arthur's England.

Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 821

14. To the Count of Basie (1979 TV Special)

Documentary, Biography, History

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Directors: John Jeremy, Angus Trowbridge | Stars: Annie Ross, Count Basie

15. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: King Baby (2005)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When the wealthy casino owner Bruce Eiger is found dead on the front steps of his mansion, Ecklie assigns the entire team to the case. They investigate whether Bruce has jumped, felt or was... See full summary »

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 800

16. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Bobbie Gentry and Scoey Mitchell (1969)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Comedy sketches concern the first Negro president, royalty, old folks and a "sample" family.

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 43

17. Happy Days (1974–1984)
Episode: The Best Man (1974)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Music

1950's racial intolerance is explored from both sides of the aisle after Howard Cunningham is asked to be best man at the wedding of a black, former army buddy.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Henry Winkler

Votes: 200

18. How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode: The Pineapple Incident (2005)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After an alcohol-induced blackout, Ted awakens to find a strange woman and a pineapple in his bed.

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris

Votes: 6,835

19. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Blood Libel (1996)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An anti-Semitic teen is accused of killing a Jewish teacher. His defense attorney argues that the accused is really the victim of a Jewish conspiracy.

Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 306

20. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: Fair Weather Fran (1997)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

With Yetta's wedding approaching Fran looks for a new job and gets an audition for a job on television.

Director: Dorothy Lyman | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 278

21. The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
Episode: The No-Cut Contract (1976)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A egotistical minor league football player who thinks he's every woman's dream drags Jim into his troubles. It's not the women who are trouble, but some hoods who think he has evidence against them the Feds want.

Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Stuart Margolin

Votes: 299

22. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three (1972)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

A husband-seeking old flame of Fred's returns with a shocking revelation about her daughter, who has sparked a flaming passion in Lamont's heart.

Director: Rick Edelstein | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Ja'net DuBois, Emily Yancy

Votes: 173

23. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode: Lorelai's First Cotillion (2006)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama

When Richard and Emily have no real reaction to the news of her break up, Lorelai suddenly realizes that most of her emotional life has been based on doing and feeling the opposite of ... See full summary »

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson, Melissa McCarthy

Votes: 688

24. Muhammad Ali (2021)
Episode: Round Three: The Rivalry (1970-1974) (2021)

104 min | Documentary, Biography, History

After his return from exile, Muhammad Ali battles Joe Frazier and the U.S. government as he attempts to regain the heavyweight title.

Directors: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | Stars: Howard Bryant, Jonathan Eig, Gerald Early, David Remnick

Votes: 88

25. America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode: The Drug Wars (2013)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary

This episode uncovers the conspiracies behind America's 40-year drug campaign. Why does the U.S. Government classify marijuana and heroin as equally dangerous drugs, and will the move by ... See full summary »

Stars: Jonathan Adams, Darrell Issa, Jason Howerton, Michael Levine

Votes: 47

26. Jmenuju Se Martin (2014– )
Episode: USA Trip #1 - Prílet do Los Angeles! (2016)

6 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

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Director: Martin Carev | Stars: Martin Carev, Petr Florián, Karel Kovár, Jirí Král