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1. The Iron Claw (2023)

R | 132 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.

Director: Sean Durkin | Stars: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney

Votes: 66,639

2. Oppenheimer (I) (2023)

R | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.

Votes: 743,489 | Gross: $326.11M

3. A Man Called Otto (2022)

PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Drama

Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.

Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, John Higgins

Votes: 160,116 | Gross: $62.47M

4. There's Something About Mary (1998)

R | 119 min | Comedy, Romance

A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.

Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller, Lee Evans

Votes: 329,631 | Gross: $176.48M

5. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)

TV-MA | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Fugitive Jesse Pinkman runs from his captors, the law, and his past.

Director: Vince Gilligan | Stars: Aaron Paul, Jonathan Banks, Matt Jones, Charles Baker

Votes: 293,263

6. The Age of Innocence (1993)

PG | 139 min | Drama, Romance

A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Linda Faye Farkas

Votes: 67,981 | Gross: $32.20M

7. You, Me and Dupree (2006)

PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Romance

A best man (Wilson) stays on as a houseguest with the newlyweds, much to the couple's annoyance.

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas

Votes: 84,203 | Gross: $75.63M

8. Ithaca (2015)

PG | 96 min | Drama, War

With his older brother off to war, fourteen-year-old telegram messenger Homer Macauley comes of age in the summer of 1942.

Director: Meg Ryan | Stars: Alex Neustaedter, Meg Ryan, Sam Shepard, Hamish Linklater

Votes: 3,124

9. Roger & Me (1989)

R | 91 min | Documentary

After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Roger B. Smith, Rhonda Britton, Fred Ross

Votes: 27,542 | Gross: $6.71M

10. Going All the Way (1997)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After returning home from the Korean War, two young men search for love and fulfillment in middle America.

Director: Mark Pellington | Stars: Jeremy Davies, Ben Affleck, Amy Locane, Rose McGowan

Votes: 2,165 | Gross: $0.09M

11. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)

Not Rated | 68 min | Animation, Adventure, Music

A continuation of the story told in the Daft Punk music videos "One More Time," "Aerodynamic," "Digital Love," and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger."

Directors: Daisuke Nishio, Hirotoshi Rissen, Leiji Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Romanthony, Thomas Bangalter

Votes: 15,608

12. The Sex Awards (2014 TV Special)

TV-MA | 72 min | Adult, News

Who will be crowned the first Porn Star of the Year? In the first fan-voted award show to be shown on television this behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the major porn stars provides ... See full summary »

Director: Doug Fresh | Stars: Jessica Drake, Veruca James, Penny Pax, Asa Akira

Votes: 173

13. Marjorie Prime (2017)

99 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A service that provides holographic recreations of deceased loved ones allows a woman to come face-to-face with the younger version of her late husband.

Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Geena Davis, Hannah Gross, Jon Hamm, India Reed Kotis

Votes: 6,883 | Gross: $0.18M

14. Bataan (1943)

Approved | 114 min | Drama, History, War

In 1942, in the Bataan peninsula of the Philippines, a ragtag American unit commanded by Sergeant Bill Dane attempts to blow-up a bridge in order to slow the Japanese advance.

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Lloyd Nolan, Thomas Mitchell

Votes: 2,718

15. The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)

Approved | 104 min | Adventure, Biography, Romance

Adventurer Marco Polo travels to China, where he finds the Emperor Kublai Khan, court intrigue, danger, and unexpected love.

Directors: Archie Mayo, John Cromwell | Stars: Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier

Votes: 1,165

16. Light from Light (2019)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama

A single mom and part-time paranormal investigator is asked to look into a possible "haunting" at a widower's farmhouse in East Tennessee.

Director: Paul Harrill | Stars: Marin Ireland, Jim Gaffigan, Josh Wiggins, Atheena Frizzell

Votes: 908

17. Learn to Swim (2021)

93 min | Romance, Drama, Music

Two contemporary jazz musicians develop a stormy and tragic romance.

Director: Thyrone Tommy | Stars: Thomas Antony Olajide, Emma Ferreira, Andrea Davis, Andrea Pavlovic

Votes: 158

18. There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension (2020 Video Game)

E10+ | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don't want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not.

Director: Pascal Cammisotto | Stars: Pascal Cammisotto, Julie Shields, Daniel Francis-Berenson, Robert Paterson

Votes: 122

19. Hollyweird (1998 TV Movie)

60 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

Unsold TV pilot about three young ambitious true crime documentary filmmakers (an Ohio couple and their L.A. friend) recording their amateur sleuth attempts to solve grisly murders in Hollywood for their rising TV show 'Hollyweird.'

Director: Jefery Levy | Stars: Fab Filippo, Melissa George, Bodhi Elfman, Ivar Brogger

Votes: 52

20. Bakkermann (2008)

86 min | Comedy

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Director: András Szöke | Stars: Gábor Zelei, Sándor Badár, Tibor Gáspár, András Szöke

Votes: 279

21. Christmas Proposal (2021)

96 min | Comedy, Romance

When work moves Jason across the world, he can only bring his love, Carla, if they are married by Christmas.

Director: Nakia T Hamilton | Stars: Joshua T. Shipman, Lily Nicole, David Perez, Denine Rochelle

Votes: 94

22. Netflix ONE PIECE Succeeds Where Hollywood FAILS! Fans WIN! (2023 Video)

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Luffy in One Piece from Netflix will make your day. Binge Netflix One Piece, a new series taking Hollywood by storm. Against all odds Netflix nailed it. One Piece has real heroes like Luffy... See full summary »

Stars: George the Giant Slayer, Eiichirô Oda

23. Biho sangjaeng (1977)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama

A young girl is the sole survivor of an attack on her temple. She learns taekwondo from a local merchant. Taking the name 'The Invincible Young-chun', she sets out on a quest for vengence.

Director: Jo-Myeong Jeon | Stars: Il-do Jang, Cecilia Wong, Jang Il-shik, Kwok-Leung Wong

Votes: 68

24. Für kein Geld der Welt (2011 TV Movie)

89 min | Comedy, Drama

It usually turns out differently than you think. The entrepreneur's daughter Isabella Meinhardt had to experience this when she returned to Germany after studying for years in distant Japan... See full summary »

Director: Stephan Meyer | Stars: Karoline Teska, August Zirner, Saskia Vester, Matthias Koeberlin

Votes: 44

25. A Day on Treasure Island (1939)

Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short

A Traveltalks visit to the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, the "World's Fair of the West," on man-made Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.

Star: James A. FitzPatrick

Votes: 104

26. Camouflage (1944)

20 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

In this US Air Force training film, Hoodie the Chameleon describes the reason for camouflage and decoys for equipment. Also, ground installations against aerial attacks are presented.

Director: Frank Thomas

Votes: 18

27. Loco Fever (2001)

94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Entrepreneurs visit a Chilean town, where they temporarily allow the fishing of a shellfish in danger of extinction.

Director: Andrés Wood | Stars: Emilio Bardi, Luis Dubó, Loreto Moya, Luis Margani

Votes: 400

28. Pato Fu: Made in Japan (1999)

4 min | Short, Music

In the music video of "Made in Japan" the members of Pato Fu are divided in two teams: Fernanda Takai commands a robot that fights a gigantic robot conducted by the three other members of ... See full summary »

Director: Jarbas Agnelli | Stars: Pato Fu, Ricardo Koctus, Fernanda Takai, Xande Tamietti

29. L'art de vivre: Charlotte Perriand (1963 TV Special)

27 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Michel Ayats | Star: Charlotte Perriand

30. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Dog Eat Dog (2005)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man is found in a dumpster with a very full stomach. A divorcing couple are found dead together on the floor of their house, where their dog becomes the first suspect.

Director: Duane Clark | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 746

31. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Grand Master (2004)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The detectives investigate murders of a DJ during a turntable contest and a successful fashion designer found in her swimming pool.

Director: Kevin Bray | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Vanessa Ferlito

Votes: 399

32. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Manhattan Manhunt (2005)

TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Horatio Caine arrives from Miami with Mac to help to find a dangerous criminal who has kidnapped a young girl. The truth about the killer will be shocking.

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 448

33. Maude (1972–1978)
Episode: Walter's Ex (1974)

TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy

Walter and Maude are delighted to hear that Walter's ex-wife is getting married which means he can stop alimony payments. When they find out the intended groom is Maude's rich uncle, they realize she is only marrying Henry for his money.

Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau, Conrad Bain

Votes: 61

34. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Bushido (1985)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Castillo is forced to choose between friendship and duty when Jack Gretsky, his best friend from his days in Vietnam with the CIA, reemerges from the criminal underground complete with a Russian wife who is being pursued by the KGB.

Director: Edward James Olmos | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 617

35. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Duty and Honor (1987)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When some prostitutes are being killed, Castillo recognizes the M.O. as similar to some killings he saw when he was in Vietnam and working with a Vietnamese investigator. And the investigator shows up in Miami.

Director: John Nicolella | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 450

36. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: The Big Thaw (1987)

TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A cryogenically frozen Reggae star comes to Miami to be unfrozen by Switek and Izzy.

Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Edward James Olmos, Saundra Santiago

Votes: 362

37. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: The Rising Sun of Death (1987)

TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crockett and Tubbs take on the Yakuza - the Japanese mafia - as they try to control Miami. A corrupt detective and a Japanese assassin on the path of revenge against the Yakuza leader there complicate matters.

Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 339

38. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: The Yolk's on You! (1993)

Not Rated | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Rita tries to convince a monster to do her bidding after Squatt and Baboo eat the monster's eggs.

Director: Terence H. Winkless | Stars: Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, Walter Jones, Amy Jo Johnson

Votes: 492

39. Pasik! (2000–2003)
Episode: Ez a lakás eladó (2000)

Comedy, Fantasy

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Stars: Judit Hernádi, János Gálvölgyi, Imre Bajor, Gábor Reviczky

40. Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode: Remote Control (1994)

Crime, Drama, Family

Littleton and Wambaugh go head to head again in the courtroom as Wambaugh argues that his latest client, Timmy Hendricks, was predisposed to violence because of his exposure to television ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly

Votes: 58

41. Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode: Signing On (1981)

Comedy

Shelley is dragged back to reality as he endures a painful visit to the labour exchange to sign back on. He's prepared himself well though for the rocky road that lies ahead - but will his ... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Martin Sadler, Peter Cellier

Votes: 15

42. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode: Edward G. Robinson (2) (1956)

Family, Game-Show

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Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Fred Allen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf

Votes: 30

43. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Pusher (1996)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A seemingly unmotivated murderer, who can apparently talk his victims into killing themselves is on the loose and it is up to Mulder and Scully to study the clues left to them by the person and capture him.

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Robert Wisden

Votes: 4,967

44. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Necrophilia Americana (2006)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The body of a woman, half eaten by beetles, is found in a museum exhibit. The only eye-witness is a young boy who refuses to talk. Danny works solo on the case of a dead urban golfer found on a construction site.

Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 311

45. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Murder Sings the Blues (2006)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

During a Blue Train rave, a young girl dies among party goers when she starts bleeding from her eyes, nose, and mouth. The CSIs believe her to be a victim of a biological attack. The ... See full summary »

Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 324

46. WWE Raw (1993– )
Episode: The Barber Returns (1993)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Sport

Matches: 15-man battle royal; Ted DiBiase vs. Brutus Beefcake. Also, the Steiner brothers, Yokozuna in action.

Stars: Bob Backlund, Rob Bartlett, Chris Chavis, Mike Chioda

Votes: 74

47. Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (2009–2019)
Episode: Episode #6.7 (2019)

Comedy, Game-Show

Panelists Robyn Butler and Justine Clarke (Gen X), Andy Lee and Luke McGregor (Gen Y) and Laurence Boxhall and Alli Simpson (Gen Z) guess album covers, politicians' lines, movie monsters, trivia and try making eggs without breaking them.

Stars: Shaun Micallef, Robyn Butler, Andy Lee, Laurence Boxhall

48. DashieXP (2010– )
Episode: GHETTO NEWS ANCHOR 2! (2016)

TV-MA | 4 min | Comedy

Dashie works as a news anchor again.

Director: Charlie Guzman | Stars: Charlie Guzman, Toni Junard

Votes: 8

49. Real-Time Fandub Games (2018– )
Episode: Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (2019)

TV-MA | 87 min | Comedy

Shadow and Rouge go on the ultimate quest to create the next big battle royale game while tangling with Memphis Tennessee. Meanwhile, Sonic has to save a princess over and over again.

Stars: Penny Parker, Ryan Mitchum, Red Van Buskirk, Blue Lennox

Votes: 78

50. American Dad! (2005– )
Episode: The Old Country (2020)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

Steve pushes Stan to trace the Smith family's ancestry, while Hayley and Francine go under cover as Sub Hub secret shoppers.

Directors: Shawn Murray, Ron Hughart, Brent Woods | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane

Votes: 338