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1. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy
A popular high school student, admired by his peers, decides to take a day off from school and goes to extreme lengths to pull it off, to the chagrin of his Dean, who'll do anything to stop him.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones
Votes: 387,156 | Gross: $70.14M
2. A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
Not Rated | 130 min | Animation, Drama
A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.
Directors: Taichi Ishidate, Naoko Yamada | Stars: Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yûki, Kenshô Ono
Votes: 101,828
3. Wij (2018)
Unrated | 100 min | Drama
Eight teens - four guys and four girls - are the best of friends. One summer, out of boredom they experiment with all manner of new means to entertain themselves. This degenerates into some extreme behaviour and will lead to tragedy.
Director: Rene Eller | Stars: Aimé Claeys, Tijmen Govaerts, Pauline Casteleyn, Maxime Jacobs
Votes: 3,399
4. The Garden of Words (2013)
TV-14 | 46 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
On a rainy morning in Tokyo, 15-year-old Takao, an aspiring shoemaker, decides to skip class to sketch designs in a beautiful garden. This is where he meets Yukari, a beautiful yet mysterious woman. They strike an unlikely friendship.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Gou Maeda
Votes: 52,772
5. New York Minute (I) (2004)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Two sisters who just can't get along have to travel to New York City together and find themselves on numerous misadventures in order to accomplish their goals.
Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Eugene Levy, Andy Richter
Votes: 24,987 | Gross: $14.02M
6. L.I.E. (2001)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama
A 15-year-old Long Island boy loses everything and everyone he knows, soon becoming involved in a relationship with a much older man.
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Bruce Altman, Billy Kay
Votes: 10,465 | Gross: $1.14M
7. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Passed | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral and witnessing a murder.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Tommy Kelly, Jackie Moran, Ann Gillis, May Robson
Votes: 2,243
8. Meet the Applegates (1990)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Modelling themselves after an idyllic cookie-cutter suburban 1950s family, a colony of insects move from South America into the United States with the intent of getting access to the nation's nuclear resources.
Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Ed Begley Jr., Stockard Channing, Dabney Coleman, Bobby Jacoby
Votes: 2,617 | Gross: $0.49M
9. Fatal Charm (1990 Video)
R | 94 min | Thriller
He may have been convicted of raping and murdering six young women, but to a smitten teenage girl who's initiated a relationship-by-mail, he's just a cute guy who couldn't possibly be guilty. Did he...or didn't he?
Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Christopher Atkins, Amanda Peterson, Mary Frann, James Remar
Votes: 396
10. I Wish (2011)
PG | 128 min | Drama
Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Kôki Maeda, Oshiro Maeda, Ryôga Hayashi, Seinosuke Nagayoshi
Votes: 7,946 | Gross: $0.15M
11. The Fan (1982)
Unrated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Music
The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her know that he does not love her.
Director: Eckhart Schmidt | Stars: Désirée Nosbusch, Bodo Staiger, Simone Brahmann, Jonas Vischer
Votes: 1,928
12. I Was Born, But... (1932)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Two young brothers throw a tantrum when they discover that their father isn't the most important man in his workplace.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Tatsuo Saitô, Tomio Aoki, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Hideo Sugawara
Votes: 6,223
13. Evilenko (2003)
Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A disgraced communist schoolteacher in Kyiv becomes a brutal, unfeeling serial killer. Based on the crimes of Andrei Chikatilo.
Director: David Grieco | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Marton Csokas, Ronald Pickup, Ruby Kammer
Votes: 3,546
14. The Jackpot! (1991)
102 min | Adventure, Comedy
A secret agent uses his professional skills for tracking his family, and faces the unexpected consequences.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Thierry Lhermitte, Miou-Miou, Eddy Mitchell, Michel Boujenah
Votes: 1,840
15. The Luzhin Defence (2000)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Romance
Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.
Director: Marleen Gorris | Stars: John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson
Votes: 4,709 | Gross: $1.05M
16. Los héroes del mal (2015)
98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three teenagers, brought together by bullying, indulge in petty theft, sex and drugs. They inevitably realize they can resort to violence to take revenge on everyone who has humiliated them: students, teachers and other outcasts. One of them escalates to killing, and desires to kill again. Anyone can become his next victim. The other two face the question: should they resort to violence to stop ... See full summary »
Director: Zoe Berriatúa | Stars: Emilio Palacios, Jorge Clemente, Beatriz Medina, Macarena Gómez
Votes: 1,116
17. Utolsó padban (1976 TV Movie)
57 min | Drama, Family
A young Gypsy girl moves to the city with her family, only to be faced with racial prejudice.
Director: Márta Kende | Stars: Etelka Imre, Ernõ Mitzi, Sándor Téri, Ferenc Zenthe
Votes: 42
18. The Forest (2018)
97 min | Drama
Sixteen-year old Danila lives with oppressive mother Galina and brutal father Pasha in a small village lost in the middle of a boundless forest. Cut off from society he has a problem ... See full summary »
Director: Roman Zhigalov | Stars: Oleg Shibayev, Natalya Rychkova, Oleg Feoktistov, Mariya Avramkova
Votes: 246
19. Small Fry (I) (1939)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Junior wants to be a Big Fry, but learns the hard way that he just isn't ready for smoking in the pool room when he should be in the school room.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 256
20. Crime Thief (1969)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Married with two young children, Jean Girod, a "writer", partly escapes that family life when he secretly witnesses a young woman commit suicide. In that new other life, he rents a room ... See full summary »
Director: Nadine Trintignant | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Hossein, Giorgia Moll, Bernadette Lafont
Votes: 205
21. The Screwy Truant (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Screwy Squirrel is pursued by a truant officer.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, William Hanna
Votes: 566
22. Four Suns (2012)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Fogi is enjoying his never ending puberty. But simultaneously Fogi is also trying to live up to his family duties and bring up Véna, his son from the first marriage. He did not get married ... See full summary »
Director: Bohdan Sláma | Stars: Jaroslav Plesl, Anna Geislerová, Karel Roden, Jirí Mádl
Votes: 334
23. DonT Stop (2012)
98 min | Drama, Music
1983. Czechoslovakia is still under communist rule. Micky is an eighteen-year old secondary school student. His best friend David has just been kicked out of school. Their dream is to put ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Rericha | Stars: Patrik Dergel, Lukás Reichl, Jakub Zednicek, Oliver Cox
Votes: 150
24. Adam (I) (2013)
23 min | Short, Drama
The first Israeli film that deals with bullying among teenagers, ADAM centers around a high school student whose declaration of love to another boy leads to hostile reactions from his ... See full summary »
Director: Segev Gershon | Stars: Moti Lugassi, Shahar Roth, Michal Yannai
Votes: 43
25. Tom le cancre (2012)
90 min | Adventure
Director: Manuel Pradal | Stars: Stéphanie Crayencour, Steve Le Roi, Sacha Bourdo, Mano Laval
Votes: 12
26. Plavi, plavi! (1989 TV Movie)
51 min | Drama
Director: Arsa Milosevic | Stars: Slavko Simic, Milan Strljic, Ljiljana Gazdic, Nenad Nenadovic
27. Asa ka adto Pedring? (2006)
Short, Drama
Director: John Paul Seniel | Stars: Niko Ferrer, Jenny Enguio, Pepito Rosauro, John Paul Seniel
28. Day of the Wag (1976)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Director: John Dick | Stars: Sue Berney, Joe Di Sario, Judy Dick, Doug Gautier
29.
Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode:
Tangled Web
(1987)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family
When Punky pretends to be an elderly woman and sneaks into an R-rated movie, Cherie and Margaux cover for her truancy at school.
Director: Gary Menteer | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson
Votes: 32
30.
King of the Hill (1997–2010)
Episode:
Cops and Robert
(2008)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Hank accidentally drives a mild-mannered man over the edge when he takes the man's wallet from him, incorrectly assuming that the man had just stolen his.
Directors: Ken Wong, Wesley Archer | Stars: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 298
31.
Ochránce (2021– )
Episode:
Vrabcák
(2021)
62 min | Drama
Director: Tereza Kopácová | Stars: Lukás Vaculík, Iveta Dusková, Dorotka Slajerová, Petr Forman
Votes: 18
32.
Timewatch (1982– )
Episode:
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
(1993)
99 min | Documentary, History
A detailed look at the early life of Oswald and his movements on the day of the Kennedy assassination.
Stars: James P. Hosty, Gerald Posner, G. Robert Blakey, Evelyn Segal
Votes: 10
33.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4585
(2013)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Daniel Wilson | Stars: Patsy Palmer, James Forde, Lindsey Coulson, Jessie Wallace
34.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4586
(2013)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Daniel Wilson | Stars: Patsy Palmer, James Forde, Lindsey Coulson, Jessie Wallace
35.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4588
(2013)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Daniel Wilson | Stars: Rita Simons, Shane Richie, Jessie Wallace, Letitia Dean
36.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4601
(2013)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: June Brown, Rachel Bright, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean
37.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4606
(2013)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Gwennan Sage | Stars: Patsy Palmer, James Forde, Charles Venn, Jessie Wallace
38.
The Young Offenders (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2018)
29 min | Comedy
There's only one thing left for Conor and Jock to do to get Linda and Siobhán to really fall for them - spend a whole day together on a beautiful adventure.
Director: Peter Foott | Stars: Demi Isaac Oviawe, Alex Murphy, Jennifer Barry, Chris Walley
Votes: 137
39.
Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #1.60
(2018)
95 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
Jeremy asks - Does Denise Coates deserve her 265 million pound salary? Is a school right to inform the police about truant pupils? Should police question the tribe who killed an American missionary?
Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Hussain Manawer, Michelle Dewberry