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1. 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: 52,708

2. Roseanne (1988–2018)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Drama

A revival of the popular 1990s sitcom "Roseanne," which centered on the everyday life of an American working-class family.

Stars: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Fishman

Votes: 46,346

3. Wayne's World (1992)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Music

Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere

Votes: 170,826 | Gross: $121.70M

4. The Little Rascals (1994)

PG | 82 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Alfalfa is wooing Darla and his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage the relationship.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Travis Tedford, Bug Hall, Brittany Ashton Holmes, Kevin Jamal Woods

Votes: 56,160 | Gross: $52.13M

5. Real Life (1979)

PG | 99 min | Comedy

A film crew sets out to record a year in the life of an average family, but things quickly start going wrong.

Director: Albert Brooks | Stars: Dick Haynes, Albert Brooks, Matthew Tobin, J.A. Preston

Votes: 3,811

6. The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)

PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family

Nice guy redneck Jed Clampett strikes it rich when he finds black oil. He and his kin move to posh Beverly Hills.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Diedrich Bader, Erika Eleniak, Jim Varney, Cloris Leachman

Votes: 19,821 | Gross: $44.03M

7. Black Sheep (1996)

PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy

A gubernatorial candidate hires a wormy special assistant whose only job is to make sure the candidate's well-meaning but incompetent brother doesn't ruin the election.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Chris Farley, David Spade, Tim Matheson, Christine Ebersole

Votes: 43,667 | Gross: $32.38M

8. Suburbia (1983)

R | 94 min | Drama, Thriller

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Chris Pedersen, Bill Coyne, Jennifer Clay, Timothy O'Brien

Votes: 6,007

9. The Boys Next Door (1985)

R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Roy and Bo leave their small California town the weekend after graduation for a short road trip to Los Angeles. Soon, they find themselves lashing out and leaving a trail of bodies behind them. The violence escalates throughout.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Maxwell Caulfield, Charlie Sheen, Patti D'Arbanville, Christopher McDonald

Votes: 3,614

10. Senseless (1998)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

A student gets his senses enhanced by an experimental drug. But abuse is not an option.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Marlon Wayans, David Spade, Brad Dourif, Esther Scott

Votes: 17,747 | Gross: $13.04M

11. Biography (1987– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.

Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson

Votes: 2,087

12. Summer Camp Nightmare (1986)

PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A group of campers revolt against their strict camp director and take over the camp for themselves.

Director: Bert L. Dragin | Stars: Chuck Connors, Charlie Stratton, Harold Pruett, Adam Carl

Votes: 973

13. Dudes (1987)

R | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy

Three punk-loving New York City dudes need a change and drive a VW Beetle to California. After rednecks kill one of them in Arizona, they want justice. A cute girl helps them.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Jon Cryer, Daniel Roebuck, Flea, Lee Ving

Votes: 1,700

14. The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)

Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History, Music

A look into the Los Angeles punk rock scene, that was largely ignored by the rock music press of the time.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Eugene Tatu, Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline

Votes: 4,868

15. Behind the Music (1997–2021)

TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, Music

Musical artists, their careers, their highs, their lows and everything in between are profiled and interviewed.

Stars: Jim Forbes, David Wild, Alexander Milas, Eddie Trunk

Votes: 1,664

16. E! True Hollywood Story (1996– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography

Documentary series exploring a topic, headline, or person that became the ground zero for a revolution in culture; told by the people who were on the front lines of the story.

Stars: Phil Crowley, Chip Bolcik, Beng Spies, Ken Baker

Votes: 1,255

17. Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)

R | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A mother goes to Hollywood to find her runaway daughter. The Vice Squad discovers that a dangerous gangster has turned the girl into one of his junkie teen prostitutes. The Squad also investigates illegal betting and a BDSM pornographer.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Ronny Cox, Frank Gorshin, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Trish Van Devere

Votes: 654

18. The Celluloid Closet (1995)

R | 102 min | Documentary, History

A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susie Bright, Arthur Laurents

Votes: 7,510 | Gross: $1.51M

19. The Kid & I (2005)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy

Aaron Roman (Gores) is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. When his father (Mantegna) grants Aaron his wish for his 18th birthday, he experiences the reality a bit hard to manage.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Tom Arnold, Joe Mantegna, Eric Gores, Linda Hamilton

Votes: 1,534

20. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)

R | 93 min | Documentary, Music

Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper

Votes: 4,313 | Gross: $0.37M

21. Five (2011 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Comedy, Drama

An anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives.

Directors: Jennifer Aniston, Patty Jenkins, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore, Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Rosario Dawson, Lyndsy Fonseca, Ginnifer Goodwin

Votes: 1,206

22. VideoZone (1989– )

Documentary

A regular series of behind-the-scenes featurettes, cast and crew interviews, trailers, and plugs for merchandising that were originally tacked onto the end of Full Moon Entertainment's home videos.

Stars: Charles Band, Charlie Spradling, Ted Nicolaou, David Allen

23. Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography

Find out more about the women you love and admire who have made their mark in movies, music, politics, sports, and more in these "Intimate Portraits."

Stars: Linda Emond, Laurent Lederer, Lisa Friedman, Meredith Vieira

Votes: 420

24. The Eighties (2016)

42 min | Documentary, History

A documentary series focusing on the Reagan presidency, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom, the expansion of television, and the evolving music industry.

Stars: H.W. Brands, Chris Connelly, Gil Troy, Tom Hanks

Votes: 1,508

25. What We Do Is Secret (2007)

R | 92 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The true-life story of Darby Crash, who became an L.A. punk icon after getting kicked out of high school and forming The Germs with a collection of friends who have little experience with their instruments or playing music.

Director: Rodger Grossman | Stars: Shane West, Rick Gonzalez, Bijou Phillips, Noah Segan

Votes: 2,050 | Gross: $0.06M

26. Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (2022)

107 min | Documentary

Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women, with over 175 movie clips from 1896 - 2020.

Director: Nina Menkes | Stars: Rhiannon Aarons, Kathleen Antonia, Rosanna Arquette, Cody Jake Banks

Votes: 996

27. The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998)

R | 86 min | Documentary, Music

The Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film that follows the gutter punk lifestyle of homeless teenagers.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Flea, Keith Morris, Eyeball, Myke Chambers

Votes: 1,585

28. Rewind the '90s (2023)

TV-14 | 441 min | Documentary

Explores the forces and most memorable moments that shaped the decade and changed the world forever.

Stars: Kimberli Colbourne, Jessica Shaw, Julia Stiles, Cedric The Entertainer

Votes: 121

29. Balls to the Wall (2011)

R | 85 min | Comedy

An engaged guy is forced by his future father-in-law to take a side job moonlighting as an exotic dancer in order to pay extravagant wedding neither of them can afford.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Joe Hursley, Jenna Dewan, Dustin Ybarra, Dean Austin

Votes: 570

30. Cracking Up (2004–2006)

30 min | Comedy

Ben, a student, moves into a Beverly Hills family's guest house. Every family member seems to act crazier than the next, even though they look like a picture-perfect family.

Stars: Jake Sandvig, Molly Shannon, Christopher McDonald, Caitlin Wachs

Votes: 226

31. I Don't Know (1971)

20 min | Documentary, Short

Observing the relationship between a lesbian and a transgender man who identifies somewhere in between male and female.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Jimmie Michaels, Dana Reuben, Andy Spheeris, Linda Spheeris

Votes: 67

32. Naked Angels (1969)

R | 89 min | Drama, Thriller

Mother has just got out of prison and wants to get revenge on the biker gang that put him there. He teams up with his old gang "The Angels" and they head to the desert to get even. Soon, ... See full summary »

Director: Bruce D. Clark | Stars: Michael Greene, Jennifer Gan, Richard Rust, Art Jenoff

Votes: 195

33. Punk (2019)

60 min | Documentary, Music

Original interviews with America's punk pioneers and the U.K.'s most notorious bands.

Stars: Iggy Pop, Henry Rollins, John Lydon, Legs McNeil

Votes: 858

34. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004 TV Movie)

R | 122 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The story of Z Channel, one of the first U.S. pay cable stations and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974 in LA, their eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.

Director: Xan Cassavetes | Stars: Jerry Harvey, Chuck Ross, Timothy Ryerson, Bob Strock

Votes: 1,692

35. The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003 TV Special)

210 min | News

Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940th known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »

Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Steve Martin, Ben Affleck, John Agar, Wayne Allwine

Votes: 1,057

36. WTF with Marc Maron (2009 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

Marc Maron welcomes comedians, actors, directors, writers, authors, musicians and folks from all walks of life to his home for amazingly revealing conversations.

Stars: Marc Maron, Eddie Pepitone, Jim Earl, Matthew L. Weiss

Votes: 176

37. The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974)

R | 90 min | Drama

Jared Martin plays an aspiring filmmaker obsessed with the idea of Christ as a woman, and tries to film his vision with Sondra Locke as his subject. Supposedly based on a song by Leonard Cohen, which is used in the film.

Director: Michael Barry | Stars: Sondra Locke, Paul Sand, Jared Martin, Richard Dreyfuss

Votes: 784

38. Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3 (2019–2020)

Documentary, Comedy, Horror

Time Warp The Mini Series.

Stars: Illeana Douglas, Kevin Pollak, John Waters, Joe Dante

Votes: 201

39. The Ski Bum (1971)

R | 95 min | Drama

A ski instructor tries to teach a bunch of insanely eccentric people how to ski while dealing with everyone wanting his attention. This very 70's film is like a trip without the acid.

Director: Bruce D. Clark | Stars: Zalman King, Charlotte Rampling, Joseph Mell, Dimitra Arliss

Votes: 137

40. The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

The rise and fall of the Enron company, as seen from the perspective of employee Brian Cruver, based on his book.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Christian Kane, Shannon Elizabeth, Cameron Bancroft, Nancy Anne Sakovich

Votes: 1,032

41. Artbound (2012– )

TV-PG | 56 min | News

A compilation of several short form documentary pieces about artists and arts practice in the 11 counties of Southern California.

Stars: Alice Bag, Austin Young, David Kipen, Carolina Miranda

Votes: 23

42. Wedding Band (1989)

R | 82 min | Comedy

Marshall is a wedding singer who can play 73 songs and loves his job. Karla is a wedding planner who loves him but wants him to grow up and settle down with her. He refuses and she breaks up with him. Regretful, he tries to win her back.

Director: Daniel Raskov | Stars: William Katt, Joyce Hyser, Tino Insana, Lance Kinsey

Votes: 157

43. The Real St. Nick (2012 TV Movie)

85 min | Comedy, Romance

A pretty psychiatrist is saved from an accident by a man who, after hitting his head on a rock, believes he is Santa Claus. As she nurses him back to health at her institute, he brings the spirit of Christmas to the hospital.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Torrey DeVitto, Callard Harris, Roma Maffia, Kenneth Choi

Votes: 510

44. Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)

R | 95 min | Documentary

A documentary on DIY producer/director Roger Corman and his alternative approach to making movies in Hollywood.

Director: Alex Stapleton | Stars: Roger Corman, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Paul W.S. Anderson

Votes: 2,674 | Gross: $0.01M

45. The Ninth Cloud (2014)

93 min | Drama

THE NINTH CLOUD is a dark, existential comedy about a young woman trying to find answers to the meaning of existence ... who runs into a whole pack of strange characters in London, from ... See full summary »

Director: Jane Spencer | Stars: Michael Madsen, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Megan Maczko, Sabina Akhmedova

Votes: 79

46. The Henry Rollins Show (2006–2007)

TV-MA | Music, Talk-Show

The Henry Rollins Show features candid conversations with celebrity guests and uncut indie musical performances. Some season one interviews include: Oliver Stone, John C. Reilly, Penelope ... See full summary »

Stars: Henry Rollins, Heidi May, Peaches, Iggy Pop

Votes: 435

47. Gap-Toothed Women (1987)

Not Rated | 31 min | Short, Documentary

A charming valentine to women born with a space between their teeth.

Director: Les Blank | Stars: Teresa Peacock, Sherry Dorst, Tobe Melora Correal, Susie Bruder

Votes: 473

48. Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991 TV Movie)

79 min | Drama

Three dramatic stories inside the walls of a women's prison.

Directors: Donna Deitch, Joan Micklin Silver, Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Lolita Davidovich, Silvana Gallardo, Kimberly Scott, Edith Fields

Votes: 195

49. We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (2001)

R | 90 min | Documentary, Music

Documentary following the Ozzfest Tour in 1999, with live music and interviews interspersed. Featuring the band members from Black Sabbath, Primus, Slayer, Rob Zombie, Buckethead, System of a Down, Slipknot, Godsmack, and more.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Tom Araya, Blasko, Paul Bostaph, Buckethead

Votes: 140

50. Danger Theatre (1993)

30 min | Comedy

Danger Theater is a parody of action tv with two shows The Searcher (Then Came Bronson) starring Diedrich Bader and Tropical Punch (Hawaii Five-O) starring Adam West.

Stars: Diedrich Bader, Robert Vaughn, Adam West, Billy Morrissette

Votes: 158