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1. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
PG-13 | 142 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Albus Dumbledore knows that Gellert Grindelwald is moving to take control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he asks Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team on a dangerous mission.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler
Votes: 171,020 | Gross: $95.85M
2. Robin Hood (2010)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In twelfth-century England, Robin Longstride and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen, Max von Sydow
Votes: 283,483 | Gross: $105.27M
3. Body of Lies (2008)
R | 128 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani
Votes: 239,779 | Gross: $39.39M
4. Valiant (2005)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
At the height of World War II, a tiny wood pigeon enlists in the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service to serve Britain, as the fearsome General Von Talon (Tim Curry) and his deadly squadron of falcons patrol the English Channel. Is he a war-hero in the making?
Director: Gary Chapman | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 24,447 | Gross: $19.48M
5. Edmond (2005)
R | 82 min | Drama, Thriller
A fortune-teller's teasing rumination sends Edmond Burke lurching into New York City's hellish underworld.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna, Frances Bay
Votes: 12,464 | Gross: $0.13M
6. The Pest (1997)
PG-13 | 84 min | Comedy
A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.
Director: Paul Miller | Stars: John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, Edoardo Ballerini, Freddy Rodríguez
Votes: 9,244 | Gross: $3.60M
7. Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Passed | 137 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer
Votes: 7,757
8. The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
PG | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Dan Stevens, Mark Schrier, Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 19,296 | Gross: $5.68M
9. At the Devil's Door (2014)
Not Rated | 91 min | Horror
A real-estate agent finds herself caught up in something sinister when she has to sell a house with a dark past and meets the troubled teen who used to live there.
Director: Nicholas McCarthy | Stars: Ashley Rickards, Nick Eversman, Michael Massee, Mark Steger
Votes: 7,464
10. JFK: What the Doctors Saw (2023)
92 min | Documentary, History
Startling medical observations about JFK's wounds when seven doctors who were in the Parkland Hospital ER reunite to discuss a day none of them can forget.
Director: Barbara Shearer | Stars: Ronald C. Jones, Lawrence E. Klein, Joe D. Goldstrich, Kenneth Salyer
Votes: 567
11. Even Money (I) (2006)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama
Gambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Kim Basinger, Forest Whitaker, Nick Cannon, Kelsey Grammer
Votes: 4,797 | Gross: $0.06M
12. All the Queen's Men (2001)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A mismatched team of British Special Services agents led by an American must infiltrate, in disguise, a female-run Enigma factory in Berlin and bring back the decoding device that will end the war.
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky | Stars: Eddie Izzard, Matt LeBlanc, Udo Kier, James Cosmo
Votes: 2,732 | Gross: $0.02M
13. Rooftops (1989)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A skilled young street fighter battles criminals across the rooftops of New York City.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Jason Gedrick, Troy Byer, Eddie Velez, Tisha Campbell
Votes: 693 | Gross: $2.04M
14. Empire of the Sharks (2017 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
On a future earth where 98% of the surface is underwater, a Warlord who controls an army of sharks meets his match when he captures the daughter of a mysterious shark caller.
Director: Mark Atkins | Stars: John Savage, Jack Armstrong, Thandi Sebe, Ashley de Lange
Votes: 872
15. The Whoopee Boys (1986)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
Two obnoxious and dim-witted misfits attempt to save a school for needy children by attempting to sneak into the wealthy high society of Palm Beach to get the money needed for their cause.
Director: John Byrum | Stars: Michael O'Keefe, Paul Rodriguez, Denholm Elliott, Carole Shelley
Votes: 945 | Gross: $0.44M
16. Spider's Web (2002)
R | 88 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller
A wily businessman plots with a sultry executive to swindle $40 million from his father. But who is conning who?
Director: Paul Levine | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Kari Wuhrer, Benjamin King, Scott Williamson
Votes: 782
17. Barbie: Dolphin Magic (2017 Video)
TV-G | 61 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Barbie and her sisters visit a sun-kissed island resort, only to discover that a rare Gemstone dolphin has gone missing. Will Barbie and her mysterious new friend Isla manage to find it? Above all, what is Isla's well-hidden secret?
Director: Conrad Helten | Stars: Erica Lindbeck, Shannon Chan-Kent, Kazumi Evans, Claire Margaret Corlett
Votes: 1,071
18. Cuernavaca (2017)
88 min | Drama
The coming of age story of a boy that after a traumatic event is taken to beautiful Cuernavaca, where he has to find his father while trying to adapt to life with his grandmother, who has problems of her own.
Director: Alejandro Andrade | Stars: Carmen Maura, Emilio Puente, Moisés Arizmendi, Diego Alvarez Garcia
Votes: 381
19. New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Navy veteran purchases a government surplus vessel and becomes involved in the capture of waterfront racketeers.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Arthur Franz, Beverly Garland, Helene Stanton, Michael Ansara
Votes: 412
20. I Go Pogo (1980)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Comedy
Pogo the Possum attempts to run for President with help of his fellow animal friends.
Director: Marc Paul Chinoy | Stars: Jonathan Winters, Vincent Price, Ruth Buzzi, Stan Freberg
Votes: 159
21. Convention City (1933)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Joan Blondell, Adolphe Menjou, Dick Powell, Mary Astor
Votes: 104
22. Poppy (1936)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy
Carny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: W.C. Fields, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell, Catherine Doucet
Votes: 755
23. Desperate Acts of Magic (2013)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy
A magician competes in an international magic competition where he goes head to head with a female street magician he has fallen in love with. This film shows great magic performed by a ... See full summary »
Directors: Tammy Caplan, Joe Tyler Gold | Stars: Joe Tyler Gold, Valerie Dillman, Jonathan Levit, Sascha Alexander
Votes: 140
24. Life Is to Whistle (1998)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Three characters in present-day Havana must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs, or getting rid of them to live more freely. Ballerina Mariana has promised God ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Pérez | Stars: Luis Alberto García, Coralia Veloz, Claudia Rojas, Ana Victoria Pérez
Votes: 706 | Gross: $0.06M
25. Don't Be a Sucker (1943)
Approved | 18 min | Short, History, War
Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the United States to recruit Nazi sympathizers from the ranks of American racists.
Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Robert Adler, Richard Alexander, Robert Bailey
Votes: 352
26. The Sideshow (1928)
65 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Melrose's circus is being threatened by his competitor, who's angry that Melrose has outmanuevered him in bookings; what he doesn't know is that the competitor has also planted a saboteur ... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Marie Prevost, Ralph Graves, 'Little Billy' Rhodes, Alan Roscoe
Votes: 104
27. The Circus Clown (1934)
Passed | 64 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Trying to follow in his father's footsteps, the son of an ex-acrobat runs off and joins a circus, getting a job cleaning up after the animals.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis, Dorothy Burgess, Don Dillaway
Votes: 269
28. Mexican Joyride (1947)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Daffy Duck drives to Mexico for a vacation, and after a harrowing experience with the local cuisine that literally sets his mouth afire, Daffy goes to a bullfight ring to observe the ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Davis | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 212
29. Let's Go Navy! (1951)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Family
The Bowery Boys join the Navy to catch some crooks who are posing as sailors.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Allen Jenkins, Tom Neal
Votes: 323
30. Ulybka Boga, ili Chisto odesskaya istoriya (2008)
117 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A determined student from Chicago is forced to fulfill the last wish of his ailing grandfather. He has to travel to Odessa, Ukraine, and bring back his grandfather's cat.
Director: Vladimir Alenikov | Stars: Ivan Zhidkov, Mariya Gorban, Antonina Sutyagina, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Votes: 156
31. Tapper (1983 Video Game)
Unrated | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
You are a soda jerk serving root beer to patrons.
Votes: 84
32. Fatty's Plucky Pup (1915)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Short
While Fatty is talking with his girlfriend over the fence, two dogcatchers chase Fatty's dog. Though they finally catch him, Fatty is able to rescue his dog (and four others). Later, four ... See full summary »
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Phyllis Allen, Edgar Kennedy, Joe Bordeaux
Votes: 263
33. Mr. Money Gags (1957)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short
In this Paramount Novertoon Tommy Tortoise is introduced to the shell game by Moe Hare, a fast promoter and con-man. But Tommy wins and doubles his money and, in desperation, Moe tries to ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Al Eugster | Stars: Phil Kramer, Gilbert Mack, Sid Raymond
Votes: 27
34. How to Spot a Crowdfunding Scam: Ed the Sock & Liana K's Fundraising Schemes (2019)
35 min | Short, Reality-TV
A funny and in-depth look at Steven Joel Kerzner and Liana Kerzner's fundraisers - what they promised, how much they took in donations, what they actually delivered, and where it actually might have gone.
Stars: Carrie Moon, Steven Joel Kerzner, Liana Kerzner
Votes: 11
35. Name Unknown (1951)
10 min | Crime, Drama, Short
Edie, a teenage runaway in juvenile court, hears stories of horrors that befall teenager girls who don't listen to their parents or other authority figures.
Director: Sid Davis | Stars: William B. McKesson, Sid Davis, Stuart Whitman
Votes: 56
36. Babes in Toyland: An Interactive Adventure (1997 Video Game)
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Based on Babes in Toyland (1997) cartoon, this collection of mini-games follows Jack and Jill, who must find nine of Santa's toys that a villain has hidden allover Toyland.
Stars: Bix Bettwy, Rick Calvert, Ashley Linton, Lani Minella
38. The Artist (1923)
20 min | Comedy, Short
After being ousted by his father, Clyde goes to Paris where he gets a job as artist's assistant but proves almost anything but that.
Director: Slim Summerville | Stars: Clyde Cook, Edgar Kennedy
39. Apple Butter (1916)
Short, Comedy
Every year at the Bloom Center fair, the Ladies' Art Embroidery Club takes the prize for the best apple butter; many believe it's because Mrs. Plum, a member of the Club, is married to the ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Smith | Stars: William Hutchison, John Lancaster, Sidney Smith, Lee Morris
40.
The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972–1974)
Episode:
Game of Chance
(1974)
Not Rated | 23 min | Adventure, Family
Dr. Gordon and Amy head to the city, leaving the youngsters on their own and arguing about who will ride Black Beauty. Albert sneaks off with Beauty to a carnival and loses the horse to ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Austin | Stars: William Lucas, Michael Culver, Charlotte Mitchell, Stacy Dorning
Votes: 13
41.
Banacek (1972–1974)
Episode:
A Million the Hard Way
(1972)
TV-PG | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Right in the middle of a busy casino, surrounded by guards, a million dollars on display sealed under a glass dome mysteriously disappears without a trace.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: George Peppard, Margot Kidder, Don Porter, Murray Matheson
Votes: 207
42.
Bearcats! (1971)
Episode:
Bitter Flats
(1971)
60 min | Action, Adventure, War
Johnny and Hank butt heads with a ruthless rancher while searching for a friend's son, who vanished while engaged in a secret mission for the army.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole, Keenan Wynn, Katherine Cannon
Votes: 11
43.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Burma Rarity
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Everyone seems to think he should marry widow Hawkins - except Ben! When he is asked to assist some land buyers to Virginia City, he must put up with all the talk. Then he finds out that ... See full summary »
Director: William Witney | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 132
44.
Dead Like Me (2003–2004)
Episode:
The Ledger
(2004)
TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
George's bike is stolen, her parents are selling the family house, Daisy's cross necklace spurs her interest in religion, and Mason tries to hustle some additional money.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Ellen Muth, Laura Harris, Callum Blue, Jasmine Guy
Votes: 346
45.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Goldtown
(1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Merry Florene is back, along with her remaining half-brother Elbert Moses and cousin Smiley. Merry pesters Newly while the boys scam Dodge City with a salted gold mine.
Director: Gunnar Hellström | Stars: Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, James Arness
Votes: 136
46.
Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode:
Psychic Kommandant
(1966)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War
In a plot to get to an airplane with a silent engine, Hogan gets Klink to believe that he is psychic.
Director: Gene Reynolds | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary
Votes: 203
47.
Land of the Giants (1968–1970)
Episode:
Pay the Piper
(1970)
TV-G | 50 min | Sci-Fi
The travelers come across a bizarre giant capable of hypnotizing people with his mysterious flute which, when played, can draw people magically towards it. The little people become involved after the piper attempts to abduct a giant child.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Stefan Arngrim, Don Marshall
Votes: 60
48.
Lost in Space (1965–1968)
Episode:
Curse of Cousin Smith
(1966)
Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Smith's cousin, Jeremiah shows up, which can't be for a good reason..
Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen
Votes: 212
49.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Wrong Man
(1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
A corrupt marshal from outside North Fork goes after an outlaw with a price on his head. However, he sees an opportunity to make some extra money, so he murders an innocent man to pass off ... See full summary »
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Robert H. Harris
Votes: 120
50.
The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
Episode:
Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken
(1975)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Angel asks Jim to help him collect some money from someone who supposedly welshed on a deal. Not surprisingly he hasn't told Jim the whole truth, which includes two very angry hoods who want money Angel owes them.
Director: Lawrence Doheny | Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Stuart Margolin
Votes: 336