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1. Family Guy (1999– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strives to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another.
Stars: Alex Borstein, Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 364,028
2. Saturday Night Live (1975– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music
A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
Stars: The Saturday Night Live Band, Don Pardo, Darrell Hammond, Kenan Thompson
Votes: 52,707
3. American Beauty (1999)
R | 122 min | Drama
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley
Votes: 1,210,571 | Gross: $130.10M
4. RuPaul's Drag Race (2009– )
TV-14 | 63 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
RuPaul searches for America's next drag superstar.
Stars: RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews, Jason Carter
Votes: 23,386
5. Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month.
Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary
Votes: 41,944 | Gross: $31.62M
6. All That (1994–2020)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Music
A zany sketch comedy featuring many wacky characters hosted for kids and by kids.
Stars: Amanda Bynes, Nick Cannon, Kenan Thompson, Soup
Votes: 8,425
7. The Running Man (1987)
R | 101 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown
Votes: 167,600 | Gross: $38.12M
8. Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Sabrina is a normal teenager, except for one thing - she's a witch. Guided by her aunts, who come from a long line of witches, and Salem, a mischievous warlock doing penance as a cat, Sabrina continually struggles to harness her powers.
Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nick Bakay
Votes: 42,741
9. Jerry Maguire (1996)
R | 139 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete who stays with him and his former colleague.
Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, Kelly Preston
Votes: 286,952 | Gross: $153.95M
10. 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: 7,425
11. Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
A Taiwanese family makes their way in America during the 1990s.
Stars: Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler
Votes: 28,545
12. 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: 239,892 | Gross: $114.97M
13. Spin City (1996–2002)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York City, and his team of half-wits must constantly save the Mayor from embarrassment and the media. Mike is later succeeded by Charlie Crawford.
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear, Richard Kind
Votes: 30,774
14. Coming to America (1988)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Romance
An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.
Director: John Landis | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Paul Bates, Garcelle Beauvais, Feather
Votes: 223,504 | Gross: $128.15M
15. Robots (2005)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management.
Directors: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks, Robin Williams
Votes: 161,879 | Gross: $128.20M
16. Impractical Jokers (2011– )
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
Q, Sal, Joe and Murr are real-life best friends who love challenging each other to the most outrageous dares and stunts ever caught on hidden camera.
Stars: James Murray, Brian Quinn, Sal Vulcano, Joe Gatto
Votes: 45,766
17. Neighbours (1985– )
TV-G | 22 min | Drama, Romance
Australian soap opera exploring the lives and relationships of the residents of Ramsay Street in a suburb of Melbourne called Erinsborough.
Stars: Stefan Dennis, Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburne, Ryan Moloney
Votes: 6,359
18. American Idol (2002– )
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Game-Show, Music
Twelve American finalists (six men and six women) compete in a singing contest.
Stars: Ryan Seacrest, Mark Thompson, Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell
Votes: 22,229
19. Private School (1983)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
Chris from a girls' boarding school loves Jim from a nearby boys' boarding school. Jordan also wants Jim and plays dirty. Jim and two friends visit the girls' school posing as girls.
Director: Noel Black | Stars: Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Matthew Modine, Michael Zorek
Votes: 7,259 | Gross: $14.05M
20. The Doors (1991)
R | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley
Votes: 99,035 | Gross: $35.18M
21. The Daily Show (1996– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.
Stars: Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Roy Wood Jr.
Votes: 48,181
22. Mad TV (1995–2016)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy
A sketch comedy show based on the seminal Mad Magazine.
Stars: Michael McDonald, Debra Wilson, Aries Spears, Bobby Lee
Votes: 11,920
23. Dateline NBC (1992– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, News
Long-running news-magazine/investigation series.
Stars: Lester Holt, Keith Morrison, Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz
Votes: 3,415
24. Bull Durham (1988)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.
Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson
Votes: 59,332 | Gross: $50.89M
25. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Thirty years after their popular television show ended, chipmunks Chip and Dale live very different lives. When a cast member from the original series mysteriously disappears, the pair must reunite to save their friend.
Director: Akiva Schaffer | Stars: Andy Samberg, John Mulaney, KiKi Layne, Will Arnett
Votes: 46,945
26. So You Think You Can Dance (2005– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Music, Reality-TV
Qualified dancers from ballroom and ballet to salsa, jive and hip-hop all compete to be named the best.
Stars: Cat Deeley, Nigel Lythgoe, Mark Thompson, Mary Murphy
Votes: 10,772
27. Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002–2024)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Game-Show
A game show hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.
Stars: Declan Donnelly, Anthony McPartlin, Stephen Mulhern, Andi Peters
Votes: 1,859
28. Hell's Kitchen (2005– )
TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
World renowned chef Gordon Ramsay puts aspiring young chefs through rigorous cooking challenges and dinner services at his restaurant in Hollywood, "Hell's Kitchen".
Stars: Gordon Ramsay, Jean Philippe Susilovic, Scott Leibfried, Jason Thompson
Votes: 22,799
29. Drop Dead Diva (2009–2014)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A vapid aspiring model killed in a car crash gets brought back to life as an intelligent, overweight lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of inner beauty.
Stars: Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho, Kate Levering, April Bowlby
Votes: 20,996
30. L.A. Story (1991)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a wacky weatherman tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early 1990s Los Angeles.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker
Votes: 34,418 | Gross: $28.86M
31. Brüno (2009)
R | 81 min | Comedy
Flamboyant, gay Austrian Brüno looks for new fame in America.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Clifford Bañagale, Chibundu Orukwowu
Votes: 153,860 | Gross: $60.05M
32. The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
PG | 112 min | Action, Drama, Family
Ostracised villain John Kreese attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the help of a Vietnam War comrade, the wealthy owner of a toxic waste disposal business.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Robyn Lively, Thomas Ian Griffith
Votes: 69,144 | Gross: $38.96M
33. That's So Raven (2003–2007)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A teenage girl periodically receives brief psychic visions of the near future. Trying to make these visions come true results in trouble, and hilarious situations, for the girl and her friends.
Stars: Raven-Symoné, Orlando Brown, Anneliese van der Pol, Kyle Massey
Votes: 21,537
34. She's Out of Control (1989)
PG | 90 min | Comedy
When an average-looking teenage girl gets a makeover, it's enough to make her father become overprotective of her.
Director: Stan Dragoti | Stars: Tony Danza, Catherine Hicks, Wallace Shawn, Dick O'Neill
Votes: 4,890 | Gross: $12.07M
35. Made for Love (2021–2022)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
A young woman, on the run after 10 years in a suffocating marriage to a tech billionaire, suddenly realizes that her husband has implanted a revolutionary monitoring device in her brain that allows him to track her every move.
Stars: Cristin Milioti, Billy Magnussen, Ray Romano, Dan Bakkedahl
Votes: 12,488
36. Action Jackson (1988)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power-hungry auto magnate who is systematically eliminating his competition.
Director: Craig R. Baxley | Stars: Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone
Votes: 12,600 | Gross: $20.26M
37. Black Knight (2001)
PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After sustaining a blow to the head, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.
Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan
Votes: 43,293 | Gross: $33.42M
38. The Master of Disguise (2002)
PG | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
An Italian waiter fights off a criminal mastermind with his inherited powers of disguise.
Director: Perry Andelin Blake | Stars: Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, Harold Gould, James Brolin
Votes: 27,266 | Gross: $40.36M
39. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Jimmy Kimmel interviews celebrities.
Stars: Jimmy Kimmel, Cleto and the Cletones, Guillermo Rodriguez, Paul E. Raff
Votes: 17,425
40. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show, which is often silly and whimsical.
Stars: Conan O'Brien, The Max Weinberg 7, Andy Richter, Joel Godard
Votes: 18,955
41. The View (1997– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Talk-Show
Five women with very different outlooks on politics, Hollywood and its stars, and current events discuss these and other divisive topics of the day. Originated by Barbara Walters and currently led by longtime host, Whoopi Goldberg.
Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Virginia Hamilton, Sunny Hostin
Votes: 9,452
42. Cybill (1995–1998)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A struggling, middle-aged actress attempts to make a career for herself, all while surrounded by her hard-drinking best friend Maryann, her two former husbands, and her two daughters.
Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Christine Baranski, Alicia Witt, Alan Rosenberg
Votes: 4,885
43. The Talk (2010–2024)
TV-14 | 42 min | News, Talk-Show
A weekday gabfest offering a female perspective on the day's headlines.
Stars: Sharon Osbourne, Julie Chen Moonves, Sheryl Underwood, Sara Gilbert
Votes: 2,374
44. The Bernie Mac Show (2001–2023)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A stand up comedian suddenly becomes a father when he takes custody of his sister's three children.
Stars: Bernie Mac, Kellita Smith, Jeremy Suarez, Dee Dee Davis
Votes: 8,458
45. Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Family, Music, Reality-TV
U.S. reality show based on the British series "Strictly Come Dancing," where celebrities partner up with professional dancers and compete against each other in weekly elimination rounds to determine a winner.
Stars: Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, Tom Bergeron, Len Goodman
Votes: 10,472
46. The Wayans Bros. (1995–2023)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The wacky escapades of brothers Shawn and Marlon Williams, along with their wise but eccentric father.
Stars: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, John Witherspoon, Anna Maria Horsford
Votes: 5,675
47. Hotel Babylon (2006–2009)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
At a posh urban hotel, the love lives and whims of its wealthy guests are attended to by hard-working staff who have their own troubles with love.
Stars: Dexter Fletcher, Martin Marquez, Michael Obiora, Raymond Coulthard
Votes: 4,682
48. America's Got Talent (2006– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Family, Game-Show
A weekly talent competition where an array of performers -- from singers and dancers, to comedians and novelty acts -- vie for a $1 million cash prize.
Stars: Howie Mandel, Nick Cannon, Heidi Klum, Simon Cowell
Votes: 10,622
49. Less Than Perfect (2002–2006)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Huge egos. Backbiting assistants. Screaming deadlines. Claudia "Claude" Casey has moved up in the secretarial world of television news, from permanent floater to the anchor's desk. Can she melt the hearts of the competitive up-and-comers?
Stars: Sara Rue, Zachary Levi, Andrea Parker, Andy Dick
Votes: 3,582
50. The Muppets Mayhem (2023)
TV-PG | Comedy, Family, Music
Follow The Muppets' band as they try to record their first ever album.
Stars: Lilly Singh, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
Votes: 1,923