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1. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).

Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy

Votes: 594,080 | Gross: $216.43M

2. Heathers (1988)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime

At Westerburg High where cliques rule, jocks dominate and all the popular girls are named Heather, it's going to take a Veronica and mysterious new kid to give teen angst a body count.

Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk

Votes: 116,102 | Gross: $1.11M

3. School of Rock (2003)

PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Music

After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Jack Black, Mike White, Joan Cusack, Adam Pascal

Votes: 331,310 | Gross: $81.26M

4. The Fighter (I) (2010)

R | 116 min | Action, Biography, Drama

Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo

Votes: 389,271 | Gross: $93.62M

5. A Goofy Movie (1995)

G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When Max makes a preposterous promise to a girl he has a crush on, his chances to fulfilling it seem hopeless when he is dragged onto a cross-country trip with his embarrassing father, Goofy.

Director: Kevin Lima | Stars: Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Jim Cummings, Kellie Martin

Votes: 62,837 | Gross: $35.35M

6. Now and Then (1995)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Four 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.

Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Christina Ricci, Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Thora Birch

Votes: 32,478 | Gross: $27.40M

7. Phone Booth (2002)

R | 81 min | Crime, Thriller

Publicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help, Stuart's negotiation with the caller leads to a jaw-dropping climax.

Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Radha Mitchell

Votes: 286,075 | Gross: $46.57M

8. The Break-Up (2006)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment as each tries to keep their luxurious condo from the other.

Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Joey Lauren Adams

Votes: 139,079 | Gross: $118.70M

9. Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A Southern California girl befriends three furry aliens after their spaceship lands in her swimming pool.

Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans

Votes: 25,242 | Gross: $3.92M

10. Get Him to the Greek (2010)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Music

A record company intern is hired to accompany out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow to a concert at L.A.'s Greek Theater.

Director: Nicholas Stoller | Stars: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne

Votes: 185,743 | Gross: $60.97M

11. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

PG-13 | 119 min | Comedy

With the 1970s behind him, Ron Burgundy, San Diego's former top-rated newsreader, returns to take New York City's first twenty-four-hour news channel by storm.

Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell

Votes: 192,471 | Gross: $127.35M

12. The Monk and the Gun (2023)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama

An American travels into Bhutan in search of a valuable antique rifle and crosses paths with a young monk who wanders through the serene mountains, instructed by his teacher to make things right again.

Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji | Stars: Tandin Wangchuk, Tandin Phubz, Kelsang Choejay, Tandin Sonam

Votes: 1,390

13. Saved! (2004)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

When a girl attending a Christian high school becomes pregnant, all of her former friends turn on her and she is ostracized and demonized.

Director: Brian Dannelly | Stars: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit

Votes: 49,020 | Gross: $8.94M

14. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller

Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?

Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, George P. Wilbur

Votes: 58,716 | Gross: $17.77M

15. Bratz (2007)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Music

During their first year of high school, four best girlfriends face off against the domineering student body President, who wants to split them up into different social cliques.

Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Skyler Shaye, Janel Parrish, Logan Browning, Nathalia Ramos

Votes: 24,893 | Gross: $10.01M

16. Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker.

Directors: Richard W. Haines, Lloyd Kaufman | Stars: Janelle Brady, Gil Brenton, Robert Prichard, Pat Ryan

Votes: 9,499

17. Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)

TV-MA | 132 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography

An authorized documentary on the late musician Kurt Cobain, from his early days in Aberdeen, Washington to his success and downfall with the grunge band Nirvana.

Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: Kurt Cobain, Wendy O'Connor, Don Cobain, Jenny Cobain

Votes: 32,161

18. Deck the Halls (2006)

PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family

Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Danny DeVito, Kristin Chenoweth, Kristin Davis

Votes: 33,189 | Gross: $35.09M

19. Alaska (1996)

PG | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

While searching for their missing father in the mountains of Alaska, two siblings come across a baby polar bear on the run from a pair of poachers.

Director: Fraser C. Heston | Stars: Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Charlton Heston

Votes: 5,821 | Gross: $11.57M

20. The Suburbans (1999)

R | 81 min | Comedy, Drama

Jennifer Love Hewitt and Will Ferrell star in this electrifying film about the reunion of a one-hitwonder new wave band from the eighties.

Director: Donal Lardner Ward | Stars: Donal Lardner Ward, Tony Guma, Craig Bierko, Will Ferrell

Votes: 2,544 | Gross: $0.01M

21. The Forsaken (2001)

R | 90 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

A young man gets embroiled in a war against vampires.

Director: J.S. Cardone | Stars: Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Izabella Miko, Johnathon Schaech

Votes: 9,185 | Gross: $7.29M

22. S.F.W. (1994)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.

Director: Jefery Levy | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon, Jake Busey, Joey Lauren Adams

Votes: 5,416 | Gross: $0.06M

23. Zappa (2020)

Not Rated | 129 min | Documentary, Biography, History

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.

Director: Alex Winter | Stars: Frank Zappa, Lonnie Lardner, Patrice Zappa, Carl Zappa

Votes: 3,599

24. Playing for Keeps (1986)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy

Danny, Spikes and Silk have just recently graduated from high school in New York. Danny finds a title deed for a huge house in a small town. He has a dream to turn it into a Rock n' Roll ... See full summary »

Directors: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein | Stars: Daniel Jordano, Matthew Penn, Leon W. Grant, Mary B. Ward

Votes: 751 | Gross: $2.67M

25. Whitney (2018)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Whitney Houston, Ellen White, Michael Houston, Cissy Houston

Votes: 7,878 | Gross: $3.03M

26. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)

R | 93 min | Documentary, Music

Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper

Votes: 4,320 | Gross: $0.37M

27. F.A.R.T. The Movie (1991 Video)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy

Russell has two passions: watching television and farting! He also loves Heather. Heather HATES farting. The eternal triangle! One day she warns him, "if they ever allow farting on ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Etheridge | Stars: Joel Weiss, Shannandoah Sorin, Jeff Olsen, Issac Clay

Votes: 234

28. George Michael: Freedom! '90 (1990 Music Video)

7 min | Short, Music

For George Michael's song Freedom '90, he does not appear in the music video. Instead, five female models and five male models lip sync the lyrics to the song.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Rafael Edholm, George Michael, Scott Benoit, Naomi Campbell

Votes: 703

29. Dio: Dreamers Never Die (2022)

127 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

The first career spanning documentary on the heavy metal vocalist to be authorized by the artist's estate includes scenes with peers, family and friends; never before seen footage; personal photos.

Directors: Don Argott, Demian Fenton | Stars: Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio, Mick Wall, Dave Feinstein

Votes: 1,460

30. Family of Cops (1995 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A police detective's oversexed daughter is charged with murder when someone kills the wealthy married man she slept with.

Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Charles Bronson, Angela Featherstone, Sebastian Spence, Kate Trotter

Votes: 1,122

31. Eminem: Without Me (2002 Music Video)

5 min | Comedy, Music

The music video to Eminem's song 'Without Me'.

Director: Joseph Kahn | Stars: Kianna Dior, Eminem, Jenna Jameson, Kiana Tom

Votes: 1,357

32. Night Visions (1990 TV Movie)

95 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A cop teams up with a psychic to track down a serial killer.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: James Remar, Loryn Locklin, Penny Johnson Jerald, Francis X. McCarthy

Votes: 531

33. Big Shot's Funeral (2001)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Drama

Yankie director Don Tyler faces mounting insecurity and declining health while on location in Beijing, so his assistant hires down-and-out camerman YoYo to take the reins. Scrambling, ... See full summary »

Director: Xiaogang Feng | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Rosamund Kwan, Paul Mazursky, You Ge

Votes: 2,410 | Gross: $0.00M

34. Girl 27 (2007)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Biography

The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other underage girls into attending a stag party, where she was raped.

Director: David Stenn | Stars: Patricia Douglas, Baby Peggy, Richard W. Bann, Kelly Brown

Votes: 1,185

35. Miss Lucifer Girlz: You Want My Booty? (Tap That Ass) (2008 Music Video)

3 min | Music

This song was made for the music-video-styled title Hell Is Where the Party Is (2008). The music video was produced in conjunction with the film and see the three artists being joined by ... See full summary »

Director: Pascal Baillien | Stars: Lucy Dark, Baby Rose, Cathy Steel, Lectra Star

Votes: 16

36. I Was a 7th Grade Dragon Slayer (2010)

PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Arthur Lyle miraculously discovers the secret to stopping an evil dragon named Lord Darksmoke who threatens to destroy all civilization.

Director: Andy Lauer | Stars: Lea Thompson, Hunter Allan, Eric Lutes, Richard Sellers

Votes: 744

37. They Sold Their Souls for Rock N Roll (2004 Video)

600 min | Documentary

Is it true that Satan is the master musician working behind the popular music scene and influencing our youth? It's time to remove the blinders - guard yourself and those you love from one of Satan's most powerful tools.

Director: Joe Schimmel | Star: Joe Schimmel

Votes: 30

38. Bowling for Soup: 1985 (2004 Music Video)

3 min | Music

The music video for Bowling for Soup's cover/rewrite of SR-71's "1985," depicting a suburban mother who is still fixated on 1980s pop culture, and who lost all her dreams. The music videos shows the band referencing classic 80's videos.

Stars: Mitch Allan, Bowling for Soup, Chris Burney, Erik Chandler

Votes: 38

39. Fergie Feat. Ludacris: Glamorous (2007 Music Video)

4 min | Music

music video for "Glamorous" by Fergie.

Director: Dave Meyers | Stars: Apl.de.Ap, B-Real, Cypress Hill, Polow Da Don

Votes: 81

40. Pool Days (1993)

Not Rated | 27 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

Justin, a 17-year old entering his final year of high school, gets a job as a life guard at a fitness center. Surrounded by hard bodies of both sexes and instructed by his boss to keep an ... See full summary »

Director: Brian Sloan | Stars: Josh Philip Weinstein, Nick Kokotakis, Kimberly Flynn, Richard Salamanca

Votes: 353

41. Norman Television (2016 Video)

TV-Y7 | 4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Norman, a lost guinea pig, wanders in the pipe through apartments in New York, and his main recreation during his adventure is to see how the apartment residents live - with popcorn and remote controls.

Directors: Boris Jacq, Habib Louati | Stars: Lori Alan, Kelly Lake, Danny Mann, Chris Renaud

Votes: 405

42. Biography: I Want My MTV (2019)

TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary, Music

In 1981, a new channel burst onto the rising spectrum of cable TV offerings. It became a touchstone for young people and a new format for musicians and filmmakers to show off their talents.

Directors: Tyler Measom, Patrick Waldrop | Stars: Tori Amos, Jack Antonoff, Jeff Ayeroff, Frank Paul Bacon

Votes: 313

43. Aliens in the Wild, Wild West (1999 Video)

PG | 90 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Western

When a UFO crash lands nearby, it's up to a couple of kids to save the aliens from the local townspeople.

Director: George Erschbamer | Stars: Taylor Locke, Carly Pope, Barna Moricz, Markus Parilo

Votes: 473

44. MTV Icon: Janet Jackson (2001 TV Special)

120 min | Documentary, Music

MTV's inaugural "ICON" event pays tribute to Janet Jackson, in a production that's 90% tribute, 10% celebrity roast. The timeline of Janet's career is explored through widescreen ... See full summary »

Director: David Mallet | Stars: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Katherine Jackson, Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Votes: 245

45. Prince: A Purple Reign (2011 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 44 min | Documentary, Music

By 2004, Prince had been through a lot. By having a public battle with his record label, changing his name to an unpronouncible symbol and scrolling the word "slave" on his cheek, Prince ... See full summary »

Director: Rhodri Huw | Stars: Trevor Nelson, Alan Leeds, Jon Bream, Jimmy Jam

Votes: 45

46. Time Out with Britney Spears (1999 TV Special)

TV-MA | 53 min | Reality-TV

Join Britney Spears in this official release. She talks about touring, recording, and more. Plus music videos and bonus concert performances.

Director: Jac Benson II | Stars: Britney Spears, Nigel Dick, Melissa Joan Hart, Max Martin

Votes: 343

47. Keep the Cameras Rolling: The Pedro Zamora Way (2021)

98 min | Documentary

The story of Pedro Zamora, the charming young activist who transformed the face of AIDS in America by allowing MTV's REAL WORLD to chronicle his joy, his influence, and his journey with a disease that would ultimately kill him.

Directors: William T. Horner, Stacey Woelfel | Stars: Judd Winick, Pam Ling, Cory Murphy, Mohammed Bilal

Votes: 12

48. Boy Harsher feat. Mariana Saldaña: Machina (2022 Music Video)

5 min | Drama, Horror, Music

As a bloodied woman (Kris Esfandiari) sits to watch a TV, television host (James Duval) announces a performance by Boy Harsher, Mariana Saldaña and The Strong Man.

Directors: Boy Harsher, Jae Matthews, Augustus Muller | Stars: Boy Harsher, Mariana Saldaña, Kris Esfandiari, James Duval

Votes: 11

49. Unmasking the Da Vinci Code (2006 Video)

151 min | Documentary

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Stars: Stan Johnson, Michael Hoggard

Votes: 15

50. Chikara Live at First Energy Stadium '12 (2012 Video)

Action, Sport

CHIKARA hits Reading, Pennsylvania for a charity benefit show, with the debut of the Devastation Corporation, Mike Quackenbush teams with Fire Ant and Frightmare against the Batiri, the Spectral Envoy vs. the Swarm, and more.

Director: Mike Spillane | Stars: Mark Angelosetti, Sammy Blazic, James Cipperly, Stephen Delicato