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1. Sixteen Candles (1984)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling
Votes: 126,515 | Gross: $23.69M
2. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2010– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Reality-TV
A reality series that follows some of the most affluent women in the country as they enjoy the lavish lifestyle that only Beverly Hills can provide.
Stars: Kyle Richards, Adrienne Maloof, Camille Grammer, Lisa Vanderpump
Votes: 7,447
3. Small Soldiers (1998)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Gregory Smith, David Cross, Jay Mohr
Votes: 105,800 | Gross: $54.68M
4. The Invisible Maniac (1990)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
An invisible scientist escapes from an asylum and teaches high-school physics to nubile teens.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Noel Peters, Savannah, Stephanie Blake, Melissa Moore
Votes: 3,619
5. Willy's Wonderland (2021)
TV-MA | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash -- and only one side will make it out alive.
Director: Kevin Lewis | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta, Beth Grant, Ric Reitz
Votes: 38,639
6. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy
"Rambo" parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams.
Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna
Votes: 97,470 | Gross: $38.91M
7. Detroit Rock City (1999)
R | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
In 1978, four rebellious teenagers try to scam their way into a KISS concert.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Edward Furlong, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Sam Huntington
Votes: 41,373 | Gross: $4.22M
8. Mousehunt (1997)
PG | 98 min | Comedy
Two stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse who is equally determined to stay where he is.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Vicki Lewis, Maury Chaykin
Votes: 60,539 | Gross: $61.92M
9. Going Overboard (1989)
R | 99 min | Comedy
A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship hoping for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise-ship comedy.
Director: Valerie Breiman | Stars: Adam Sandler, Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Zane, Burt Young
Votes: 14,505
10. The Last Movie Star (I) (2017)
R | 94 min | Drama
An aging former movie star is forced to face the reality that his glory days are behind him. On its surface, the film is a tale about faded fame. At its core, it's a universal story about growing old.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter, Clark Duke, Chevy Chase
Votes: 4,907 | Gross: $0.01M
11. Chillerama (2011)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theatre in America, and manager, Cecil Kaufman's planned to show 4 movies; films so rare, they've never been exhibited publicly on American soil, until tonight.
Directors: Adam Green, Joe Lynch, Bear McCreary, Adam Rifkin, Tim Sullivan | Stars: Adam Rifkin, Sarah Mutch, Ray Wise, Lin Shaye
Votes: 4,847
12. Zoom (2006)
PG | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Former superhero Jack is called back to work to transform an unlikely group of ragtag kids into superheroes at a private academy.
Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Chevy Chase, Spencer Breslin
Votes: 22,837 | Gross: $11.63M
13. Underdog (2007)
PG | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Beagle must use his newly-bestowed superpowers to defend Capitol City from mad scientist Simon Barsinister.
Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Jason Lee, Amy Adams, Jim Belushi
Votes: 22,744 | Gross: $43.76M
14. I Am Burt Reynolds (2020)
91 min | Documentary, Biography
The ups and downs of Burt Reynolds' career and private life, especially with Loni Anderson and his adopted son.
Director: Adrian Buitenhuis | Stars: Adam Rifkin, Alfie Wise, Ann Scurry, Ariel Winter
Votes: 360
15. The Chase (1994)
PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Escaped convict Jack Hammond takes a woman hostage and sets off for the Mexican border with the police hot on his tail.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson, Henry Rollins, Josh Mostel
Votes: 22,223 | Gross: $8.01M
16. 2001 Maniacs (2005)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror
Eight college students travelling to Florida for Spring Break stumble into a remote town in Georgia, where they are set upon by the residents.
Director: Tim Sullivan | Stars: Robert Englund, Lin Shaye, Giuseppe Andrews, Jay Gillespie
Votes: 13,304
17. Entertainment Tonight (1981– )
30 min | News, Talk-Show
"Entertainment Tonight" is the #1 syndicated entertainment newsmagazine in the world.
Stars: Kevin Frazier, Nischelle Turner, Matt Cohen, Nancy O'Dell
Votes: 2,768
18. Love & Sex (2000)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kate's fired from a women's magazine for writing about blow jobs, based on own experience as requested. She gets a last chance - 2500 happy, perky words on finding/keeping that perfect man. She tells about her relationships.
Director: Valerie Breiman | Stars: Famke Janssen, Jon Favreau, Noah Emmerich, Ann Magnuson
Votes: 5,746 | Gross: $0.55M
19. 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Horror
When this year's round of unsuspecting Northerners fail to show up for their annual Guts N' Glory Jamboree, the residents of Pleasant Valley take their cannibalistic carnival on the road, ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Sullivan | Stars: Bill Moseley, Lin Shaye, Christa Campbell, Kevin 'ohGr' Ogilvie
Votes: 2,603
20. Psycho Cop Returns (1993)
R | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Psychopath cop decides to kill everyone who he thinks has broken the law.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Robert R. Shafer, Barbara Niven, Rod Sweitzer, Miles Dougal
Votes: 2,817
21. Homo Erectus (2007)
R | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A philosophical caveman yearns for more out of life than sticks, stones and raw meat.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Adam Rifkin, Ali Larter, Hayes MacArthur, David Carradine
Votes: 1,920
22. Look (2007)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The lies, betrayal, and desires of nine different groups of people are revealed as they live out their secret lives in the sight of the security cameras that capture our every movement.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Jamie McShane, Spencer Redford, Hayes MacArthur, Nichelle Hines
Votes: 1,862 | Gross: $0.02M
23. 18½ (2021)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Thriller
In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½ minute gap in Nixon's tapes.
Director: Dan Mirvish | Stars: Willa Fitzgerald, John Magaro, Gina Kreiezmar, Marija Juliette Abney
Votes: 448
24. The Dark Backward (1991)
R | 101 min | Comedy
Garbage man Marty tries his hand at standup comedy and fails miserably until he adds the third arm to his act that mysteriously grew out of his back.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Judd Nelson, Bill Paxton, Wayne Newton, Lara Flynn Boyle
Votes: 4,033
25. Look (2010)
TV-MA | 30 min | Drama
Follows several interweaving story lines over the course of a week in Los Angeles, some including characters carried over from the original film, others featuring actors from the film returning as different characters.
Stars: Ali Cobrin, Matthew Bushell, Colton Haynes, Sharon Hinnendael
Votes: 271
26. Knucklehead (2010)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Sport
A con artist Eddie Sullivan (Mark Feuerstein) creates a get-rich-quick scheme by enlisting a sweet gentle giant named Walter (Paul The Big Show Wight) as his unwitting accomplice.
Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Mark Feuerstein, Melora Hardin, Paul Wight, Dennis Farina
Votes: 2,649
27. The Flesh Merchant (1993)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Thriller
A team of L.A. detectives hunts down the ringleaders of a sex-slave operation in this thriller.
Director: Mike Tristano | Stars: Neil Delama, Joe Estevez, Don Stroud, James Adam Tucker
Votes: 139
28. Last Train to Fortune
Western | Post-production
Follows Cecil Peachtree, a schoolteacher, and Dooley, an outlaw, as they strike a deal and develop an odd friendship along the road to Fortune after having to deal with gunfights, jailbreaks and saloon gals on the way.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Mary Steenburgen, Bernadette Peters, Malcolm McDowell, Laura Marano
29. Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
R | 89 min | Comedy
A young actor struggling to make it in Hollywood is noticed by a film director, whose main focus is directly on him accomplishing his goal.
Directors: Tony Markes, Adam Rifkin | Stars: Adam Rifkin, Jane Jenkins, Scott Wolf, Peter Facinelli
Votes: 2,217
30. Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001)
R | 77 min | Documentary, Biography
A light-hearted look at the life and career of porn star Ron Jeremy, from his devoted fanbase to his unlikely status as a sex symbol and his goal to achieve mainstream success.
Director: Scott J. Gill | Stars: Ron Jeremy, William Margold, Al Goldstein, Al Lewis
Votes: 2,697 | Gross: $0.41M
31. Director's Cut (2016)
82 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
Herbert Blount aspires to replace the real director of a movie and make it his own by capturing the lead actress and inflicting much horror upon her in his version.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Missi Pyle, Penn Jillette, Harry Hamlin, Hayes MacArthur
Votes: 730
32. Susan's Plan (1998)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Crime
Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed. First her boyfriend hires two dim-witted hitmen. Then she hires a ... See full summary »
Director: John Landis | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Billy Zane, Michael Biehn, Rob Schneider
Votes: 1,894
33. Wrestling Isn't Wrestling (2015 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
A case study of longtime WWE superstar, Triple H, to explain why wrestling is an epic example of storytelling at its best.
Director: Max Landis | Stars: Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Max Landis, Chloe Dykstra
Votes: 1,166
34. Bone Chillers (1996)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The spooky, sometimes even funny, misadventures of a gang of schoolchildren who encounter any number of strange happenings in their school and hometown.
Stars: Esteban Powell, Linda Cardellini, Trey Alexander, Saadia Persad
Votes: 198
35. Denial (II) (1998)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Couples split up after a comment at an LA dinner party sets up arguments about how truthful partners are in their relationships.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Jonathan Silverman, Leah Lail, Patrick Dempsey, Christine Taylor
Votes: 2,768
36. Bikini Squad (1993)
Unrated | 88 min | Comedy
A woman director is hired to finish the season of "Bikini Squad", a popular TV series about California beach lifeguards. A more than obvious lack of talent and basic intelligence among the crew make her contemplate leaving the set.
Director: Valerie Breiman | Stars: Lucky O'Boyle, J.C. Palermo, Rebecca Rocheford Davies, Clayton Halsey
Votes: 361
37. Never on Tuesday (1988)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
After their cars collide on a desert highway in the middle of nowhere, two friends and a woman they both like must wait for someone to pass by and help them. Unfortunately, those who do stop turn out to be criminals, eccentrics or wackos.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Claudia Christian, Andy Lauer, Peter Berg, Dave Anderson
Votes: 2,314
38. The Playboy Morning Show (2010–2016)
Comedy
Stars: Andrea Lowell, Dan Cummins, Kevin M. Klein, Erika Jordan
Votes: 119
39. Last Dance (1992)
83 min | Thriller
Someone is killing off contestants of a skimpy dance off.
Director: Tony Markes | Stars: Cynthia Basinet, Elaine Hendrix, Kurt T. Williams, Kelly Poole
Votes: 1,503
40. Disturbed (1990)
R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller
10 years ago the perverse Dr. Russell couldn't resist the beauty of a young patient in his mental clinic and raped her one night. When she plunged herself from the roof shortly after, he ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Winkler | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Geoffrey Lewis, Priscilla Pointer, Pamela Gidley
Votes: 1,893
41. Bikini Island (1991)
R | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
"Swimwear Illustrated" is approaching its fifteenth anniversary issue. From a group of eager and beautiful young women, five are chosen for a photo shoot on an island off the California ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Markes | Stars: Holly Floria, Alicia Anne, Jackson Robinson, Kelly Poole
Votes: 1,831
42. Shooting the Warwicks (2015)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
The Warwick family are unknowingly being filmed for a new reality show. Problem is, they're boring. So the producer, Mickey Wagner, must add conflict and drama. Their lives begin to unravel with shocking consequences.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Adam Rifkin, Scott Anderson, Kelley Menighan, Monika Tilling
Votes: 240
43. The Nutt House (1992)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Two idential twins, separated since infancy, meet after 30 years causing a series of mistaken identity and crisis for all involved.
Directors: Adam Rifkin, Scott Spiegel | Stars: Stephen Kearney, Amy Yasbeck, Robert Trebor, Robert Colbert
Votes: 1,262
44. X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time! (2016 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 87 min | Documentary, Adult
Documentary sequel that offers a close-up look into the personal lives of the legendary porn stars who've survived the test of time and influenced popular culture. Blends rare interviews ... See full summary »
Director: Bryn Pryor | Stars: Mr. Skin, Asa Akira, Anikka Albrite, Monique Alexander
Votes: 238
45. Sharksploitation (2023)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary
In the wake of the blockbuster classic Jaws (1975), a new subgenre was born. This documentary explores the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and the world's undying fascination.
Director: Stephen Scarlata | Stars: Joe Alves, Mark Atkins, Paul Bales, Wendy Benchley
Votes: 396
46. Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes (1999)
NC-17 | 105 min | Documentary, Adult, Biography
Friends, enemies, acquaintances, and family of porn star John Holmes recall their experiences with him, from his childhood to his eventual death from AIDS in 1988.
Director: Wesley Emerson | Stars: John Holmes, Linda Adrain, Bill Amerson, Denise Amerson
Votes: 948
47. Schlitzie: One of Us
66 min | Documentary | Completed
Schlitzie: One of Us is a love letter to the 4-foot-tall performer, who was born with microcephaly, and made his most notable cultural impact via the 1932 classic film Freaks. The Ramones ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Belgard | Stars: Mat Fraser, Naomi Grossman, Harry Earles, Angelo Rossitto
48. Night at the Golden Eagle (2001)
R | 87 min | Drama
An ex-convict's plans to turn legit go awry.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Vinny Argiro, James Caan, Donnie Montemarano, Natasha Lyonne
Votes: 2,621 | Gross: $0.02M
49. Warren (2014)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After giving up on making it in the Chicago improv scene, a young comedian fatefully reconnects with the former love of his life one fall night while working at a coffee shop in his ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Beh | Stars: Jean Smart, Andrew Santino, Austin Stowell, John Heard
Votes: 160
50. Reality Show (2012– )
26 min | Comedy
Dark comedy about a reality show producer who puts a family under surveillance without their knowledge. But there's a problem. The family is boring. The producer starts to meddle. ... See full summary »
Stars: Adam Rifkin, Scott Anderson, Monika Tilling, Jeremy L. Morrison
Votes: 127