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1. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,453,643 | Gross: $96.90M
2. The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Not Rated | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A team of Allied saboteurs is assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held Greek island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: David Niven, Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quayle
Votes: 55,502 | Gross: $28.90M
3. A Star Is Born (1937)
Passed | 111 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Directors: William A. Wellman, Jack Conway, Victor Fleming | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson
Votes: 10,913 | Gross: $4.36M
4. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Romance, War
During the German occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack, Felix Bressart
Votes: 43,149
5. She-Wolf of London (1946)
Passed | 61 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A young heiress finds evidence suggesting that at night she acts under the influence of a family curse and has begun committing ghastly murders in a nearby park.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Don Porter, June Lockhart, Sara Haden, Jan Wiley
Votes: 3,038
6. These Three (1936)
Passed | 93 min | Drama, Romance
Two schoolteachers and the man they both love face ruin when a malicious student cooks up a lie.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, Joel McCrea, Catherine Doucet
Votes: 3,039
7. A Very Merry Mix-Up (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Alice is set to meet her future in-laws for the first time, but things don't go according to plan.
Director: Jonathan Wright | Stars: Alicia Witt, Mark Wiebe, Lawrence Dane, Scott Gibson
Votes: 4,113
8. Playmates (1941)
Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Music
For the sake of a lucrative radio contract, John Barrymore agrees to turn bandleader Kay Kyser into a Shakespearian actor.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Kay Kyser, John Barrymore, Lupe Velez, Ginny Simms
Votes: 357
9. Flight of the Doves (1971)
G | 105 min | Drama, Family
While fleeing across the Irish countryside, two orphans are pursued by their villainous uncle, a master of disguises.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Ron Moody, Jack Wild, Dorothy McGuire, Stanley Holloway
Votes: 605
10. Esther Kahn (2000)
Not Rated | 157 min | Drama, Romance
A Jewish girl in nineteenth century London, dreams of becoming a stage actress.
Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Fabrice Desplechin, Akbar Kurtha
Votes: 1,173
11. Hotel Berlin (1945)
Approved | 98 min | Drama, War
In 1945, a strange mix of Germans, military personnel and civilians, pro-Nazi and anti-Nazi, celebrities and escaped prisoners, converges at a lavish hotel in heavily-bombed Berlin.
Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Faye Emerson, Helmut Dantine, Raymond Massey, Andrea King
Votes: 884
12. Unlawful Killing (2011)
78 min | Documentary
A documentary about the allegedly conspiratorial killing of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed
Director: Keith Allen | Stars: Keith Allen, Piers Morgan, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Howard Stern
Votes: 392
13. Last Will & Testament (2012)
TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, Mystery
This documentary explores the ongoing debate about the authorship of the works attributed to Shakespeare. Writers and critics, actors and scholars, including Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, ... See full summary »
Directors: Laura Wilson, Lisa Wilson | Stars: Jonathan Bate, Charles Beauclerk, William Boyle, Michael Cecil
Votes: 295
14. Much Ado About Something (2001)
70 min | Documentary, Mystery
Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?
Director: Michael Rubbo | Stars: Michael Rubbo, Bill Browning, Jonathan Bate, John Michell
Votes: 84
15. The Immortal Gentleman (1935)
61 min | Drama
William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton meet in a tavern in Southwark. Shakespeare points out people who remind him of scenes from his plays. A wistful woman reminds him of ... See full summary »
Director: Widgey R. Newman | Stars: Basil Gill, Rosalinde Fuller, Laidman Browne, Roy Byford
Votes: 21
16. Shakespeare's Women & Claire Bloom (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, Drama
Claire Bloom has performed leading and important supporting roles in numerous plays by William Shakespeare, starting while she was still in her teens. In this documentary, she discusses her... See full summary »
Director: Phillip Schopper | Stars: Claire Bloom, John Barrymore, Sarah Bernhardt, Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Votes: 27
18. The First 400 Years (1964)
70 min | Comedy, Drama
Scenes from the works of William Shakespeare in celebration of the 400th anniversary of his birth.
Stars: Keith Michell, Googie Withers, Jeanette Sterke, Bruce Barry
19. Tense Moments from Great Plays (1922)
Drama
Directors: Edwin J. Collins, Harry B. Parkinson, Challis Sanderson, George Wynn | Stars: Ivan Berlyn, Booth Conway, Betty Doyle, Tony Fraser
20.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
VCR - Very Careful Rape
(1988)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman is raped while she is recording videotape message.
Director: Zale Dalen | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Melissa Sue Anderson, Cedric Smith, Cheryl Wilson
Votes: 104
21.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Fiddler on the Ropes
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Sophia is given money that is intended to be put into a Certificate of Deposit, but she buys a Cuban prizefighter instead.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 419
22.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Witness
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
As Rose moves on with her life, Miles' sudden return complicates matters with her new boyfriend.
Director: Zane Buzby | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 376
23.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
The Kakiemon Tiger
(1993)
TV-14 | 51 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy's IOU to a former client is inherited by a notoriously lethal loan shark who gives him three days to pay... or else.
Director: Nicholas Laughland | Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Caroline Langrishe
Votes: 52
24.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
A Family Gathering
(1973)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Elizabeth's affair with Julius is over, James returns to England with his fiancée, Phyllis, and a major event marks the end of an era.
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Jean Marsh, Nicola Pagett, David Langton, Donald Burton
Votes: 102
25.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode:
Eegah
(1993)
TV-PG | 92 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A teenage girl, her dorky boyfriend, and her scientist father discover a caveman in the desert in Eegah (1962). Joel and the Bots discuss 60s sitcoms and the subtler forms of hell.
Director: Joel Hodgson | Stars: Trace Beaulieu, Joel Hodgson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy
Votes: 809
26.
Rick and Morty (2013– )
Episode:
The Vat of Acid Episode
(2020)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rick & Morty go on a simple exchange as Rick tells Morty if something goes wrong jump into the same vat of acid as he does.
Directors: Jacob Hair, Wesley Archer | Stars: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 16,493
27.
The Fugitive (2020)
Episode:
Again
(2020)
TV-MA | 8 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Clay sticks strongly to his initial instinct as his team starts to doubt Mike's guilt. Meanwhile, Mike finds himself yet again in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Natalie Martinez, Tiya Sircar, Brian Geraghty
Votes: 77
28.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
The Quality of Mercy
(2009)
TV-PG | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lewis investigates the murder of student Richard Scott. He was killed just before premiering The Merchant of Venice. During the investigation Lewis gets personally involved.
Director: Bille Eltringham | Stars: Jo Herbert, Bryan Dick, Ronan Vibert, Shaughan Seymour
Votes: 736
29.
Suits (2011–2019)
Episode:
Pound of Flesh
(2014)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama
Mike tries to bluff Harvey with his newfound money, but the move backfires, and the case takes a physical toll on Rachel. Meanwhile, Louis helps Donna memorize some Shakespeare for a play.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Rick Hoffman, Meghan Markle
Votes: 2,271
30.
Bohéma (2017)
Episode:
Snad to nebude tak hrozné
(2017)
TV-PG | 72 min | Biography, Drama, History
The March occupation in 1939 led everyone astray. How did those who were most visible cope with the dramatic change in circumstances? The ones that the audience loved and didn't want to ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Sedlácek | Stars: Michal Dlouhý, Vladimír Javorský, Jaroslav Plesl, Sasa Rasilov
Votes: 15
31.
The Saad Truth (2014– )
Breathtaking Message of Genocidal Hate
(2018 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Gad reads a hateful letter posted on his Facebook page.
Star: Gad Saad
32.
The Week That Was (2017– )
Episode:
UKIP 'Coup'/Censorship/Assimilation/Koran Coronation
(2018)
News
Star: The Britisher
33.
The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)
Episode:
Every Door Out...
(2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
John Smith gets key intelligence from his officers at the Die Nebenwelt complex, while back at home he struggles with his family's changing dynamics; Bell Mallory and the BCR join forces with Wyatt Price's rebels.
Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Alexa Davalos, Joel de la Fuente, Jason O'Mara, Brennan Brown
Votes: 1,339