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1. The Matrix (1999)
R | 136 min | Action, Sci-Fi
When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving
Votes: 2,057,262 | Gross: $171.48M
2. What If...? (2021– )
TV-14 | 32 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Exploring pivotal moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and turning them on their head, leading the audience into uncharted territory.
Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Terri Douglas, Matthew Wood, Robin Atkin Downes
Votes: 143,068
3. V for Vendetta (2005)
R | 132 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow the tyrannical government - with the help of a young woman.
Director: James McTeigue | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves, Stephen Rea
Votes: 1,180,675 | Gross: $70.51M
4. Big (1988)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard
Votes: 240,383 | Gross: $114.97M
5. Hunters (2020–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1977 New York City, a troubled young Jewish man bent on revenge is taken in by a secret group of Nazi hunters fighting a clandestine war against a cell of high-ranking Nazi officials in hiding who work to create the Fourth Reich.
Stars: Al Pacino, Logan Lerman, Lena Olin, Josh Radnor
Votes: 52,644
6. Children of Men (2006)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Caine
Votes: 530,044 | Gross: $35.55M
7. I Am Legend (2007)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Votes: 816,128 | Gross: $256.39M
8. Valkyrie (2008)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Carice van Houten, Kenneth Branagh
Votes: 259,598 | Gross: $83.08M
9. Gattaca (1997)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.
Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Gore Vidal
Votes: 323,758 | Gross: $12.34M
10. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 499,854
11. Click (2006)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A workaholic architect finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices.
Director: Frank Coraci | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, David Hasselhoff
Votes: 357,306 | Gross: $137.36M
12. 17 Again (2009)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Mike O'Donnell is ungrateful for how his life turned out. He gets a chance to rewrite his life when he tried to save a janitor near a bridge and jumped after him into a time vortex.
Director: Burr Steers | Stars: Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon
Votes: 216,681 | Gross: $64.17M
13. Jumper (2008)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A young man with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson
Votes: 323,957 | Gross: $80.17M
14. The Day After (1983 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 127 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.
Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum
Votes: 18,207
15. Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
I.R.S. auditor Harold Crick suddenly finds his mundane Chicago life to be the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire existence, from his work to his love life to his death.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah
Votes: 236,615 | Gross: $40.14M
16. Sliding Doors (1998)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After personal and professional setbacks, a woman experiences an alternate reality.
Director: Peter Howitt | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Votes: 71,556 | Gross: $11.88M
17. A Very Long Engagement (2004)
R | 133 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Tells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancé, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One.
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jodie Foster, Dominique Pinon
Votes: 75,985 | Gross: $6.17M
18. Being Erica (2009–2011)
TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
"Therapist" Dr. Tom - who is constantly spouting famous and not so famous historical quotes - is Erica Strange's savior and worst enemy.
Stars: Erin Karpluk, Reagan Pasternak, Michael Riley, Kathleen Laskey
Votes: 10,206
19. Steins;Gate 0 (2018)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
Mad scientist Okabe struggles to recover from past failure and tests a new artificial intelligence
Stars: Mamoru Miyano, J. Michael Tatum, Monica Rial, Tyson Rinehart
Votes: 11,425
20. End of the Century (2019)
Unrated | 84 min | Drama
Two men meet in Barcelona and after spending a day together they realize that they have already met twenty years ago.
Director: Lucio Castro | Stars: Juan Barberini, Ramon Pujol, Mía Maestro, Mariano Lopez Seoane
Votes: 3,955 | Gross: $0.03M
21. Fantasy Island (1998–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In this dark update of the classic series, Mr. Roarke and his assistants bring the fantasies of their visitors to life.
Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi
Votes: 790
22. What If... (I) (2010)
PG | 111 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Ben Walker is allowed to see how different his life would be if he had followed his heart.
Director: Dallas Jenkins | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Kristy Swanson, John Ratzenberger, Debby Ryan
Votes: 3,116 | Gross: $0.81M
23. Max (I) (2002)
R | 106 min | Drama, War
A film studying the depiction of a friendship between an art dealer named Rothman and his student, Adolf Hitler.
Director: Menno Meyjes | Stars: John Cusack, Noah Taylor, Leelee Sobieski, Molly Parker
Votes: 8,798 | Gross: $0.53M
24. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.
Director: Kevin Willmott | Stars: Greg Kirsch, Renee Patrick, Molly Graham, William Willmott
Votes: 5,163 | Gross: $0.67M
25. Violets Are Blue... (1986)
PG-13 | 88 min | Drama, Romance
Young love may endure in your heart and one day re-ignite, but reality may soon dowse the flames.
Director: Jack Fisk | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Kevin Kline, Bonnie Bedelia, John Kellogg
Votes: 1,179 | Gross: $4.74M
26. King Charles III (2017 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Prince Charles' fictional accession to the throne following the Queen's death. When he refuses to sign a controversial bill into law, political chaos ensues: a constitutional crisis, street riots and a tank in front of Buckingham Palace.
Director: Rupert Goold | Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Oliver Chris, Richard Goulding, Charlotte Riley
Votes: 1,816
27. The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? (2015)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
A documentary about the proposed 1998 Superman Lives feature film that would have starred Nicolas Cage.
Director: Jon Schnepp | Stars: Jon Schnepp, Charlie Oliver, Aaron Blossom, Joey Romero
Votes: 4,710
28. 'Tis the Season for Love (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A small-town girl who moved to New York to pursue her dreams returns home for the holidays, only to realize that maybe her dreams aren't miles away, but right in her hometown.
Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Sarah Lancaster, Brendan Penny, Gwynyth Walsh, Andrew Francis
Votes: 2,050
29. Whoops Apocalypse (1982)
138 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
During an election week, the U.S. president deals with the Russians, a deposed Shah and a stolen quark bomb while a terrorist plots an attack.
Stars: Barry Morse, John Barron, Ed Bishop, Bruce Montague
Votes: 332
30. Just in Time for Christmas (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
Lindsay, a psychology professor, gets a chance to decide between relocating to a new place for her dream job and marrying Jason, her childhood sweetheart when she is helped by a mysterious messenger.
Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Eloise Mumford, Michael Stahl-David, Tess Atkins, Laura Soltis
Votes: 2,921
31. It Happened Here (1964)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, War
In 1940, Germany invades Britain and transforms it into a Fascist state where some Britons collaborate and others resist. In 1944, Pauline, an apolitical Irish nurse becomes a reluctant player in the fight between the two sides.
Directors: Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo | Stars: Pauline Murray, Sebastian Shaw, Bart Allison, Reginald Marsh
Votes: 1,258
32. Osmanli Cumhuriyeti (2008)
100 min | Comedy
The life of Osman VII. who was the emperor of the Turkish republic.
Director: Gani Müjde | Stars: Ata Demirer, Vildan Atasever, Sümer Tilmaç, Ruhsar Öcal
Votes: 7,319
33. Me Myself I (1999)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
Pamela Drury is unhappy and alone. On her birthday she stumbles across a photo of Robert Dickson and wonders what would've happened had she said yes to his proposal. A freak accident causes... See full summary »
Director: Pip Karmel | Stars: Rachel Griffiths, David Roberts, Sandy Winton, Yael Stone
Votes: 2,670 | Gross: $0.57M
34. What If? (2011–2020)
Comedy
What If? is a sketch show. Each sketch begins with a question. Each question begins with "what if". "WHAT IF?" is a roller coaster of sketches that immerses you in life as it almost could be.
Stars: Bruno Vanden Broecke, Günther Lesage, Ruth Beeckmans, Nico Sturm
Votes: 644
35. Dragon's Lair (1984–1985)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure
The comical adventures of a brave if klutzy knight and his companions who live in a fantastical medieval kingdom. Just like in the classic arcade the show is based on, the viewers are asked to guess which path leads the hero to safety.
Stars: Arthur Burghardt, Michael Mish, Fred Travalena, Ellen Gerstell
Votes: 201
36. Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave (1980)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Music
On the final night of his life, Dec. 31, 1952, country music legend Hank Williams imagines himself giving a New Year's Eve performance in a small bar, with his comments to the audience reflecting upon his life.
Director: David Acomba | Stars: Sneezy Waters, Dixie Seatle, Sean McCann, Sean Hewitt
Votes: 277
37. War Book (2014)
92 min | Drama
Eight UK government officials act out their potential response and decisions in a simulated war game scenario in which escalation of nuclear threat between India and Pakistan leads to nuclear war and quite likely the end of the world.
Director: Tom Harper | Stars: Adeel Akhtar, Shaun Evans, Sophie Okonedo, Phoebe Fox
Votes: 710
38. Anonymous Rex (2004 TV Movie)
Unrated | 89 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Failed TV pilot about an alternate present day reality where a dinosaur society secretly co-exists with humans using futuristic cloaking technology. Two dinosaur private detectives investigate a murder connected to a strange dinosaur cult.
Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Sam Trammell, Daniel Baldwin, Stephanie Lemelin, Tamara Gorski
Votes: 958
39. Meeting of Minds (1977–1981)
60 min | Biography, History, Talk-Show
A comedic history show hosted by Steve Allen, where he interviews people playing historical figures.
Stars: Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Leon Askin, John Hoyt
Votes: 159
40. Earth 2100 (2009 TV Movie)
84 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
Follows the account of Lucy, who is born into a society where people are desperate for natural resources, while the global temperature and population are highly increasing.
Director: Rudy Bednar | Stars: Jameel Ahmad, Janine Benyus, Malcolm Bowman, Reinhard Bütikofer
Votes: 1,050
41. The Directive (2019)
113 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
One year after a catastrophic pandemic wipes out most of humanity, a lone survivor embarks on a journey to find Safe Zone 57 with the help of a broken robot.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Kyle Abraham, Scott Thompson, Hannah Pimentel, Hashim Gari
Votes: 1,317
42. Aftermath (2008–2011)
Horror, Sci-Fi
What would happen if the world's supply of oil suddenly ran dry? What would happen if the population doubled overnight? What would happen if the Earth's spin suddenly started to slow down? ... See full summary »
Stars: Mike McCurlie, Pauline Adams, Gary Biggar, Ian Macaulay
Votes: 88
43. Wat als? (2012)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
This mix of film and animation delivers some of the big themes around climate change, resources and over-consumption but with a cheeky wink. The film gives people choices in the present that can avoid the worst potential outcomes.
Stars: Jelka van Houten, Roeland Fernhout, Annet Malherbe, Kees Boot
Votes: 70
44. Careless (2007)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
An LA bookstore clerk finds a severed human finger on his kitchen floor. The police ignore his call. What to do? He meets a cute nine fingered girl.
Director: Peter Spears | Stars: Colin Hanks, Rachel Blanchard, Fran Kranz, Tony Shalhoub
Votes: 467
45. Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox
Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi | Completed
A scientist uses his time machine to repeatedly travel back in time to meet his younger self so they can experiment with paradoxes.
Director: Stimson Snead | Stars: Samuel Dunning, Cassandra Carpenter
46. After the Revolution (2011)
95 min | Drama
What if a revolution will happen in Turkey? "After Revolution" is discussing ordinary, daily life just after socialist revolution in Turkey.
Director: Mustafa Kenan Aybasti | Stars: Aytaç Arman, Cezmi Baskin, Serif Sezer, Serdar Orçin
Votes: 1,525
47. Story from North America (2007 Video)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A boy tries to get his father to squash a spider for him, but instead the father teaches him a lesson in respecting all life forms, not just oneself.
Directors: Garrett Davis, Kirsten Lepore | Star: Garrett Davis
Votes: 105
48. À l'attaque! (2000)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Two scriptwriter friends with clashing personalities decide to write a contemporary political film. Facing difficulties and traps, they stray from the plot. With their lives constantly intertwined with the story of the Moliterno and co.
Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Pierre Banderet, Frédérique Bonnal, Patrick Bonnel
Votes: 308
49. Hitler's Victory (2002 TV Movie)
PG | 95 min | Documentary, War
What if the Nazis had invaded and occupied Britain during World War II?
Director: Richard Bond | Stars: Diego Matamoros, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, King George VI
Votes: 168
50. Sonic: What If? (2019– )
Animation
'Sonic: What If' is a series where we change certain things about the Sonic The Hedgehog games or characters to produce entirely new stories.
Stars: The Sega Scourge, Hydro City Zone, Samantha Autobee, Mechanist Gamma