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1. The Simpsons (1989– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The satiric half-hour adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner
Votes: 437,236
2. Who's That Girl (1987)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
The life of an uptight tax lawyer turns chaotic when he is asked to escort a young woman newly released from prison, who persuades him to help prove her innocence.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Madonna, Griffin Dunne, Haviland Morris, John McMartin
Votes: 11,093 | Gross: $7.31M
3. The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Chipmunks compete with the Chipettes in a round-the-world race.
Director: Janice Karman | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Dody Goodman, Susan Tyrrell
Votes: 5,990 | Gross: $6.80M
4. My Teacher's Wife (1999)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
A high school student has a romantic affair with his math tutor only to discover she is married to his math teacher.
Director: Bruce Leddy | Stars: Jason London, Alexondra Lee, Zak Orth, Leslie Lyles
Votes: 2,025
5. ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Horror
Another 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
Directors: Rodney Ascher, Julian Barratt, Robert Boocheck, Alejandro Brugués, Kristina Buozyte, Alexandre Bustillo, Larry Fessenden, Julian Gilbey, Jim Hosking, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, E.L. Katz, Aharon Keshales, Steven Kostanski, Marvin Kren, Juan Martínez Moreno, Erik Matti, Wolfgang Matzl, Julien Maury, Robert Morgan, Chris Nash, Vincenzo Natali, Hajime Ohata, Navot Papushado, Bill Plympton, Dennison Ramalho, Todd Rohal, Jerome Sable, Bruno Samper, Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska, Sôichi Umezawa | Stars: Eric Jacobus, Andy Nyman, Simon Barrett, Teela LaRoux
Votes: 9,163 | Gross: $0.01M
6. Downwind (I) (2023)
96 min | Documentary
Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada? The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States' disregard for everyone living downwind.
Directors: Douglas Brian Miller, Mark Shapiro | Stars: Lewis Black, Mary Dickson, Michael Douglas, Darlene Graham
Votes: 176
7. Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Drama
Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.
Directors: Roger Allers, Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Joan C. Gratz, Mohammed Saeed Harib, Tomm Moore, Nina Paley, Bill Plympton, Joann Sfar, Michal Socha | Stars: Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek, Quvenzhané Wallis, John Krasinski
Votes: 5,050 | Gross: $0.34M
8. ChalkZone (1998–2009)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of a boy with a magic chalk stick that enables him to enter a world of chalk drawings and alter its reality at will.
Stars: Elizabeth Daily, Candi Milo, Hynden Walch, Jess Harnell
Votes: 3,702
9. The Edge (1992–1993)
30 min | Comedy
The comedy featured a deadly opening sequence each week, followed by several short comedy sketches and parodies of TV commercials.
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Edd Hall, Julie Brown, Tom Kenny
Votes: 290
10. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011)
PG-13 | 88 min | Documentary
A behind-the-scenes look at the fans who gather by the thousands each year in San Diego, California to attend Comic-Con, the world's largest comic book convention.
Director: Morgan Spurlock | Stars: Kevin Smith, Stan Lee, Eli Roth, Seth Rogen
Votes: 2,864 | Gross: $0.03M
11. I Married a Strange Person! (1997)
R | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A newlywed develops a strange lump on his neck that gives him the ability to transform people or objects at will. His wife is very upset. Meanwhile, the CEO of Smilecorp learns of this man ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Plympton | Stars: Charis Michelsen, Tom Larson, Richard Spore, Chris Cooke
Votes: 2,163 | Gross: $0.20M
12. Cartoon Sushi (1997–1998)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Following the tradition of MTV's previous animation show Liquid Television, this show was basically a collection of various animated shorts made by a variety of different cartoonists.
Stars: Dave Avellone, Keith Alcorn, Paul Claerhout, Ted Minoff
Votes: 93
13. Nerdland (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Crime
The story of two best friends whose dreams of success and stardom have fizzled, so they decide to become famous in one day - at all costs.
Director: Chris Prynoski | Stars: Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt, Hannibal Buress, Kate Micucci
Votes: 1,177
14. Liquid Television (1991–1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Crime
MTV's classic, surreal, experimental, grotesque, macabre and darkly humorous animation anthology featuring both serialized and one-off segments. The show also features music videos and rare live action and puppet segments.
Stars: Holly Payne, Robert Scull, William Waghorn, Mandy Perryment
Votes: 1,022
15. Random! Cartoons (2007–2009)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A skit show of random cartoons.
Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Jeff Bennett, Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen
Votes: 161
16. The Tune (1992)
Not Rated | 69 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A songwriter in love with his demanding boss's secretary enters an alternate, wacky world where a much-needed hit tune may be created from his heart.
Director: Bill Plympton | Stars: Daniel Neiden, Maureen McElheron, Marty Nelson, Emily Bindiger
Votes: 1,085
17. The Brainwashing of My Dad (2015)
90 min | Documentary
After her dad shifts his politics from left to right, his daughter tries to understand what happened.
Director: Jen Senko | Stars: Glenn Beck, Eric Boehlert, David Brock, Noam Chomsky
Votes: 1,386
18. Bernard and Huey (2017)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy
Two old friends reunite, which causes complications.
Director: Dan Mirvish | Stars: Jim Rash, David Koechner, Mae Whitman, Sasha Alexander
Votes: 336
19. The People vs. George Lucas (2010)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Comedy
An examination of the widespread fan disenchantment with George Lucas.
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe | Stars: Joe Nussbaum, Daryl Frazetti, Doug Jones, Damian Hess
Votes: 4,882
20. Hair High (2004)
TV-MA | 78 min | Animation, Comedy, Horror
A gothic '50s high-school comedy about a love-triangle that goes terribly bad, as two young, murdered teens return to their prom to get revenge.
Director: Bill Plympton | Stars: Eric Gilliland, Sarah Silverman, Dermot Mulroney, Beverly D'Angelo
Votes: 1,169
21. The Puzzle Place (1994–1998)
TV-Y | 30 min | Family
A group of kids (puppets) from diverse backgrounds and cultures come together at "The Puzzle Place" to hang-out, tell stories, sing songs and hold celebrations. Along the way they learn ... See full summary »
Stars: Alice Dinnean, Noel MacNeal, Jim Martin, Carmen Osbahr
Votes: 286
22. Claydream (2021)
96 min | Documentary
The meteoric rise and dramatic fall of "Father of Claymation" Will Vinton is the subject of this fascinating portrait of one of cinema's unheralded innovators.
Director: Marq Evans | Stars: Nick Park, Adam Elliot, Sam Fell, Bill Plympton
Votes: 196
23. Mutant Aliens (2001)
R | 81 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Marooned by design in a strange asteroid inhabited by bizarre creatures, a left-for-dead astronaut miraculously heads back to Earth with a band of abominable mutant aliens to tie up some loose ends, after twenty long years in oblivion.
Director: Bill Plympton | Stars: Dan McComas, Francine Lobis, Matthew Brown, George Casden
Votes: 1,313
24. Idiots and Angels (2008)
Not Rated | 78 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Much to his surprise, an utter misanthrope is transformed into a reluctant do-gooder, when a glorious pair of angelic snow-white wings sprouts up from his back. Now, everyone in town wants a piece of his feathered appendages.
Director: Bill Plympton
Votes: 3,448
25. Cheatin' (2013)
TV-MA | 76 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long history of romance. But when a scheming "other" woman drives a wedge of jealousy into ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Plympton | Stars: Sophia Takal, Jeremy Baumann, Alex Markowitz, Sita Steele
Votes: 994
26. Fugly! (2014)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
A Latino comic's near-death experience forces him to revisit his personal and professional highs and lows.
Director: Alfredo Rodriguez de Villa | Stars: John Leguizamo, Radha Mitchell, Rosie Perez, Griffin Dunne
Votes: 405
27. Slide (2023)
79 min | Animation
A slide guitar-playing cowboy appears in a corrupt 1940's logging town to battle a pair of evil twins and save the village of Sourdough Creek.
Director: Bill Plympton | Stars: Ana Sophia Colón, Claire Fonger, Sasha K. Gordon, John Holderried
Votes: 30
28. Días de cine (1991– )
60 min | News
Antonio Gasset hosts this show in which recently released movies and DVDs are thoughtfully discussed in a documentary-like way.
Stars: Gerardo Sánchez, Elena S. Sánchez, Antonio Gasset, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Votes: 336
29. Your Face (1987)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A man's head transforms and contorts bizarrely as he sings "Your Face," an original song.
Director: Bill Plympton | Star: Maureen McElheron
Votes: 1,424
30. Straight Outta Lynwood (2006 Video)
79 min | Animation, Comedy, Music
Accompanying Weird Al's album "Straight Outta Lynwood," six animated videos and a look at Al in the studio.
Directors: Jim Blashfield, Seth Green, John Kricfalusi, Thomas Lee, David C. Lovelace, Bill Plympton, Matthew Senreich, 'Weird Al' Yankovic | Star: 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Votes: 61
31. Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (2006)
441 min | Documentary, History
Ten acclaimed documentary filmmakers offer a fresh, compelling look at 10 pivotal moments in American history and their often unforeseen repercussions.
Stars: Mark Riccadonna, David Nasaw, Michael L. Colosimo, Geoffrey Roecker
Votes: 52
32. Fuck (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
Director: Steve Anderson | Stars: Drew Carey, Billy Connolly, Bill Maher, Reinhold Aman
Votes: 4,355 | Gross: $0.02M
33. Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do with It) (2008)
R | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Tale of vengeance -- outlaw style -- as Red Pierre hunts down legendary gunman Bob McGurk to avenge the murder of his Mother and Father.
Director: Lance Doty | Stars: John Doman, Jim Gaffigan, Jeff Hephner, Tamara Hope
Votes: 353
34. Green Screen Show (2004–2005)
30 min | Comedy
A team of comedic improvisers (mostly "Whose Line" alums) headed by Drew Carey perform on a green screen set, and their antics are now fleshed out with amusing animation.
Stars: Drew Carey, Colin Mochrie, Brad Sherwood, Greg Proops
Votes: 269
35. Rocks in My Pockets (2014)
Not Rated | 88 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Signe Baumane and five women in her family battle with depression and madness.
Director: Signe Baumane | Star: Signe Baumane
Votes: 904 | Gross: $0.02M
36. Hand-Drawn: Documentary
TV-14 | Documentary | Filming
In-depth documentary exploring 2D animation's present state and future possibilities through interviews with independent animators across filmmaking, TV, video games, and internet content, celebrating an art form over a century old.
Director: Felicity Morland | Stars: Zach Hadel, Vivienne Medrano, Chris O'Neill, Mamoru Hosoda
37. Film Geek (2005)
Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy
The story of Scotty Pelk, a socially inept video store clerk who gets fired from his job and becomes a sensation as an online film critic.
Director: James Westby | Stars: Melik Malkasian, Ritah Parrish, John Breen, Dennis Adkins
Votes: 1,099 | Gross: $0.02M
38. Revengeance (2016)
75 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A low-rent bounty hunter named Rod Rosse, The One Man Posse, gets entangled in a web of danger when he takes on a job from an ex-biker/ex-wrestler turned U.S. senator named "Deathface."
Directors: Jim Lujan, Bill Plympton | Stars: Robert Lujan, Charley Rossman, Lalo Alcaraz, Jim Lujan
Votes: 240
39. General Chaos: Uncensored Animation (1998)
81 min | Animation
A compilation of 20 outrageous and hilarious short animated films aimed at the adult audience.
Directors: Keith Alcorn, Laurence Arcadias, Joel Brinkerhoff, Vince Collins, David Donar, Stefan Eling, Eric Fogel, Mr. Lawrence, Brandon McKinney, Tony Nittoli, Bill Plympton, Walter Santucci, Jeff Sturgis | Star: Adam Sietz
Votes: 107
40. The Flying House (2011)
Not Rated | 9 min | Animation, Short
Winsor McCay's last animated film, the 1921 classic "The Flying House - Dream of the Rarebit Fiend" follows a woman's dream about escaping foreclosure, taking to the skies with her husband - using their own house as a vehicle.
Director: Winsor McCay | Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Matthew Modine, John Holderried
Votes: 51
41. Court-circuit (2001– )
90 min
Stars: Christine Diensberg, Sophie Tavert, Sonja Szylowicki, Aurel Bantzer
Votes: 25
42. The Animation Show 4 (2008)
Unrated | 81 min | Animation
The Animation Show is back with an all new collection of incredible independent animation! This year Mike Judge has gathered together over two dozen of his favorite funny short films from ... See full summary »
Directors: Stefan Müller, Luis Nieto, PES, Bill Plympton, Corky Quakenbush, Georges Schwizgebel, Joel Trussell, Romain Vacher, Matthew Walker
Votes: 30
43. Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001)
59 min | Documentary
An anti-smoking documentary that explores the effects of smoking cigarettes, why people consider it cool, and how youth today are still at risk.
Director: Terry Moloney | Stars: Jaques D. Barth, Dick Beebe, Bonnie Bruckheimer, Darren Capozzi
Votes: 86
44. ASSSSCAT 3000: New York (1996–2020)
Comedy
A long-form improv' show that ran at the U.C.B. Theatre in N.Y.C. and L.A. It has run on Sunday nights since 1996. It remained the premier show at their theatre and the one featuring the top (and most famous) talent.
Stars: Connor Ratliff, Shannon O'Neill, Achilles Stamatelaky, Abra Tabak
Votes: 9
45. Actors Entertainment (2009– )
G | 60 min | Talk-Show
Test plot
Stars: Kurt Kelly, John Michael Ferrari, Pepper Jay, Yi Tian
Votes: 310
46. Sebastian (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 19 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Sebastian is an 8-year old boy who lives with his grandmother in an ordinary house in an ordinary, monochrome world. But when Sebastian gets on the bike to go for a ride, the adventure into... See full summary »
Director: Vlad Marsavin | Stars: Milana Albakova, Maria Filatova, Magdalena Filatovi, Alex Kharlamov
Votes: 509
47. Animation Outlaws (2020)
67 min | Documentary
This Spike & Mike documentary is a journey told through the stories of those they impacted - people like Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Nick Park and many others.
Director: Kat Alioshin | Stars: Seth Green, Andrew Stanton, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Pete Docter
Votes: 45
48. Guard Dog (2004)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Why do dogs bark at such innocent creatures as pigeons and squirrels... what are they afraid of? This film answers that eternal question.
Director: Bill Plympton
Votes: 1,084
49. Godass (2000)
73 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An off-beat comedy about how having a gay father can be the least of a punk girl's problems.
Director: Esther Bell | Stars: Nika Feldman, Preston Miller, Arik Roper, Julianne Nicholson
Votes: 63
50. Animated Century (2003 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Animation, History
Professor Elderberry, Horace, and Tatiana introduce clips from 160 animated films from 26 countries.
Directors: Irina Margolina, Adam Snyder | Stars: Kevin Kolack, Danny McDermott, Dede Pochos
Votes: 42