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1. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Approved | 137 min | Drama, Horror

A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer

Votes: 235,471

2. Carnival Story (1954)

Approved | 95 min | Drama

An American carnival in Germany sets the scene for sin, sex and melodrama.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran, Lyle Bettger, George Nader

Votes: 694

3. Straw Dogs (1971)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna

Votes: 64,558

4. Woman in Gold (2015)

PG-13 | 109 min | Biography, Drama, History

Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.

Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Katie Holmes

Votes: 63,267 | Gross: $33.31M

5. Fantasia (1940)

G | 124 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

A series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists.

Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe Jr., Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Corey Burton

Votes: 104,079 | Gross: $76.41M

6. Girl (II) (2018)

R | 105 min | Drama

A promising teenage dancer enrolls at a prestigious ballet school while grappling with her gender dysphoria.

Director: Lukas Dhont | Stars: Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts

Votes: 17,023

7. Willard (2003)

PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.

Director: Glen Morgan | Stars: Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey, Laura Harring, Jackie Burroughs

Votes: 20,421 | Gross: $6.89M

8. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

Approved | 110 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.

Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter

Votes: 6,872

9. My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

PG-13 | 70 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.

Director: Claude Barras | Stars: Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz

Votes: 29,191 | Gross: $0.29M

10. The Summer of Sangaile (2015)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

17 years old Sangaile is fascinated by stunt planes. She meets a girl her age at a summer aeronautical show. Sangaile allows Auste to discover her most intimate secret and in the process finds the only person that truly encourages her to fly.

Director: Alante Kavaite | Stars: Julija Steponaityte, Aiste Dirziute, Jurate Sodyte, Martynas Budraitis

Votes: 3,409 | Gross: $0.00M

11. The Firemen's Ball (1967)

Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy, Drama

A volunteer fire department throws a party for their former boss with the whole town invited, but nothing goes as planned.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jan Vostrcil, Josef Sebánek, Josef Valnoha, Frantisek Debelka

Votes: 12,207

12. Drum Beat (1954)

Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Western

In 1872, Indian fighter Johnny MacKay is appointed peace commissioner for the California and Oregon territory but he faces tough opposition from the renegade Modocs led by their chief Captain Jack.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan, Robert Keith

Votes: 1,139

13. Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)

924 min | Drama, History, War

The village of Schabbach experiences the shifting fortunes of Germany from 1919 to 1982.

Stars: Marita Breuer, Rüdiger Weigang, Kurt Wagner, Gertrud Bredel

Votes: 3,336

14. Fanny Hill (1983)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Frances is a naive young woman who arrives in London from the countryside. There she works in a brothel. Her charm and beauty make her highly coveted, but she falls in love with Charles, who loves her not only for her body.

Director: Gerry O'Hara | Stars: Lisa Foster, Oliver Reed, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Shelley Winters

Votes: 1,051

15. Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An editorial hack becomes a new man after a wild night out.

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Charles Ruggles, Ann Dvorak, Eugene Pallette, Robert Barrat

Votes: 213

16. The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)

Unrated | 97 min | Mystery, Thriller

French police inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a rich Paris widow and ends up chasing the killer up the Eiffel Tower's girders.

Directors: Burgess Meredith, Irving Allen, Charles Laughton | Stars: Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Robert Hutton

Votes: 1,026

17. Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1951)

Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A mix-up by Mr. Stork finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of sheep. But when a hungry wolf begins to stalk the herd, will Lambert find the courage to protect his mama?

Directors: Jack Hannah, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Sterling Holloway, June Foray, Stan Freberg, James MacDonald

Votes: 2,612

18. Peppermint Frappé (1967)

94 min | Drama, Thriller

Julian, a middle-aged single doctor, meets his childhood friend Pablo again. The latter is back from Africa and has just married a beautiful young blonde, Elena. Julian falls in love with ... See full summary »

Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, José Luis López Vázquez, Alfredo Mayo, Emiliano Redondo

Votes: 1,980

19. En busca del polvo perdido (1982)

79 min | Comedy

A man is a famous sexologist and in his office, helped by a wonderful black nurse, he attends to his clientele.

Director: Enrique Guevara | Stars: Carles Velat, Andrea Albani, Eva Wagner, Lynn Endersson

Votes: 60

20. Grandma's Boy (1922)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Family

A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his home town.

Director: Fred C. Newmeyer | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Anna Townsend, Charles Stevenson

Votes: 2,055 | Gross: $0.26M

21. O roz gatos (1985)

TV-14 | 98 min | Comedy

During the day, he is a polite and chaste high-school scholar. But, when he sleepwalks at night under a different personality, he becomes the cool guy in his dreams, utterly unaware of his scandalous shenanigans, and his double identity.

Director: Yiannis Hartomatzidis | Stars: Sotiris Moustakas, Panos Mihalopoulos, Efi Pikoula, Mihalis Moustakas

Votes: 878

22. Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (2000)

R | 93 min | Documentary, Adventure, Romance

A retired gay anthropologist revisits the native cultures he studied in his youth.

Directors: David Shapiro, Laurie Gwen Shapiro | Stars: Tobias Schneebaum, Norman Mailer, Michael Rockefeller

Votes: 850 | Gross: $0.35M

23. The Exploding Girl (2009)

Unrated | 79 min | Drama

On a summer break from college, a young epileptic woman struggles to balance her feelings for her fledgling boyfriend while her friend Al crashes with her for the season.

Director: Bradley Rust Gray | Stars: Zoe Kazan, Mark Rendall, Maryann Urbano, Hunter Canning

Votes: 1,949 | Gross: $0.02M

24. Gol Krali (1981)

81 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

Said funny events that have to be engaged to endear himself to the beloved players.

Director: Kartal Tibet | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Yavuz Simsek, Suna Yildizoglu, Gölge Basar

Votes: 4,002

25. Timid Tabby (1957)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Tom's fraidy cat cousin comes for a visit and Jerry takes advantage of the cowardly feline.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Bill Thompson

Votes: 797

26. A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)

Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

Stephen is a shy, quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the opera where she had his seats, and the next day she shows up as his temporary secretary. Then Coffee... See full summary »

Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: George Murphy, Lucille Ball, Edmond O'Brien, Henry Travers

Votes: 532

27. 1+2 = Paradise (1990 Video)

TV-MA | 60 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance

Yuusuke is a boy who has a pathological fear of women. One day, his father (a gynecologist) decides to bring two sexy twin sisters into the house to help his son overcome his fear. However, the situation will only become more chaotic.

Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Riyako Nagao, Chieko Honda, Takashi Tomiyama

Votes: 104

28. The Suitor (1962)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy

Pierre is a shy man whose sole focus in life is studying astrology in solitude, which is often difficult since he still lives at and studies in his parents' house. His parent's would rather... See full summary »

Director: Pierre Étaix | Stars: France Arnel, Pierre Étaix, Laurence Lignières, Claude Massot

Votes: 1,073

29. Boy (I) (2009)

Unrated | 80 min | Drama, Romance

A poet sells his collection of comic books and action figures in order to afford to hire a male stripper on New Years Eve.

Director: Auraeus Solito | Stars: Aeious Asin, Aries Pena, Belinda, Madeleine Nicolas

Votes: 224

30. The Kabocha Wine (1982–1984)

Animation, Comedy, Romance

On Transfer student, Aoba Shunsuke's first day at Sunshine School he meets a big-sized "L"(Eru) beauty by the name of Natsumi appeared before him on that day and soon the two of them hit it off together.

Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Keiko Yokozawa, Hiroshi Ôtake, Masaharu Satô

Votes: 39

31. Bunker Bean (1936)

Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Romance

Bunker Bean, a meek office clerk, has grandiose dreams but seems destined to remain forever in his lowly station. He seeks out the help of a fortune- teller, who tells him he is the ... See full summary »

Directors: William Hamilton, Edward Killy | Stars: Owen Davis Jr., Louise Latimer, Robert McWade, Jessie Ralph

Votes: 219

32. The Big Shot (1937)

Approved | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

A small-town veterinarian inherits $2 million from his uncle, whom he hasn't seen for years. He decides to use some of his new-found wealth to fund a clean-up crusade against the gangster ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Killy | Stars: Guy Kibbee, Cora Witherspoon, Dorothy Moore, Gordon Jones

Votes: 187

33. His Night Out (1935)

Approved | 67 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

When a meek purchasing agent is told by a quack doctor that he only has three months to live, he gets involved with a bank robbery and kidnapped by the gang.

Director: William Nigh | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, Irene Hervey, Jack La Rue, Robert McWade

Votes: 24

34. Ahlam Hind we Kamilia (1988)

109 min | Drama, Romance

Follows the story of two lower-middle class women trying to survive with their dreams in 1980's Egypt.

Director: Mohamed Khan | Stars: Naglaa Fathi, Ahmed Zaki, Aida Riyad, Zeinab Abdo

Votes: 583

35. Three Men on a Horse (1936)

Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Romance

A meek salesman with an uncanny ability to pick horses is virtually kidnapped by a trio of gamblers.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Frank McHugh, Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, Carol Hughes

Votes: 514

36. Shut My Big Mouth (1942)

Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Western

Wellington Holmes, a timid and very shy horticulturist, heads for Big Bluff. When the stagecoach is held up by Buckskin Bill and his men, he coincidentally knocks out three of them earning ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Adele Mara, Victor Jory, Fritz Feld

Votes: 136

37. Nobody's Fool (1936)

Approved | 75 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A naive country boy goes to New York City, where he gets mixed up with real estate swindlers.

Director: Arthur Greville Collins | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, Glenda Farrell, Cesar Romero, Warren Hymer

Votes: 28

38. Whistling in the Dark (1933)

Passed | 79 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster who hopes to get the writer's help in devising the "perfect crime."

Directors: Elliott Nugent, Charles Reisner | Stars: Ernest Truex, Una Merkel, Edward Arnold, John Miljan

Votes: 348

39. To paizo... kai poly andras! (1983)

85 min | Comedy

Zinon is a successful fashion designer but he has family problems. His wife, his children and his parents-in law are too abusive and uncaring. Everything changes when the police starts looking for a serial killer who is identical to Zinon.

Director: Errikos Thalassinos | Stars: Sotiris Moustakas, Katerina Gioulaki, Thaleia Papazoglou, Vangelis Protopappas

Votes: 236

40. Franz (1972)

91 min | Drama, Romance

In a French seaside town, at a boarding house for civil servants recovering from surgery and maladies, the six male residents' lives change dramatically when two women arrive: Catherine, ... See full summary »

Director: Jacques Brel | Stars: Jacques Brel, Barbara, Danièle Evenou, Fernand Fabre

Votes: 94

41. Dollar Dizzy (1930)

Passed | 26 min | Short, Action, Comedy

Charley and Thelma are millionaires, each trying to elude suitors who are trying to marry them for their money.

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Charley Chase, Thelma Todd, Edgar Kennedy, James Finlayson

Votes: 130

42. Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)

Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Henry (James Lydon) gets into another jam when he becomes the editor of the Centerville Hish School newspaper. The Fire Chief suspects him when he covers fires.

Director: Hugh Bennett | Stars: Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney

Votes: 159

43. Your Uncle Dudley (1935)

Approved | 70 min | Comedy

Horton is a good citizen with lots of citations for good works--and also lots of debts.

Directors: Eugene Forde, James Tinling | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, Lois Wilson, John McGuire, Rosina Lawrence

Votes: 26

44. $10 Raise (1935)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Hubert T. Wilkins is a timid, underpaid bookkeeper who, after long years of timidity, gets the courage from his sweetheart, Emily Converse, to ask his boss, gruff-and-mean Mr. Bates, for a ... See full summary »

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, Karen Morley, Alan Dinehart, Glen Boles

Votes: 42

45. What a Man! (1944)

Passed | 67 min | Comedy

Henry Burrows, timid, white-collar worker for the firm of Rankin and Phillips, returns to his bachelor apartment to discover Joan Rankin, whom he does not know, hiding there. She feigns ... See full summary »

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Johnny Downs, Wanda McKay, Robert Kent, Etta McDaniel

Votes: 55

46. Kai deilos kai tolmiros (1988)

85 min | Comedy

When a timid villager sees bureaucracy's ugly side, he makes a hollow bomb threat, unbeknownst to him that, only moments after his outburst, a very real bombing attack will level the Tourism Organisation.

Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Stathis Psaltis, Vasilis Tsaglos, Violeta Andoniou, Johnny Theodoridis

Votes: 97

47. So You Won't Talk (1940)

Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Crime

"Whiskers," the timid book reviewer on a metropolitan daily newspaper is fired, along with his girlfriend, switchboard-operator Lucy Walters. They agree to meet for dinner to discuss a book... See full summary »

Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Frances Robinson, Vivienne Osborne, Bernard Nedell

Votes: 40

48. Crumley Cogwheel (1962)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

An overbearing company president demands that his timid little employee ask for a raise, or he's fired.

Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Irv Spector | Stars: Eddie Lawrence, Corinne Orr

Votes: 18

49. The Trailer (2012)

15 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

After failing to resolve a conflict with her neighbor about his dog, Attlee, a timid resident of Cumberland Trailer Park, is approached by a rugged newcomer who offers to take care of her ... See full summary »

Director: Andy Kennedy-Derkay | Stars: Audra Honaker, Mike Marunde, Adrian Rieder

50. Okurkový hrdina (1963)

100 min | Comedy, Drama

Revenge and love drives the lives of a group of youngsters in 1962 Czechoslovakia.

Director: Cestmír Mlíkovsky | Stars: Alena Procházková, Václav Sloup, Jirí Havel, Zuzana Stivínová

Votes: 12