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1. 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: 1,212,331 | Gross: $130.10M
2. True Blood (2008–2014)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.
Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten
Votes: 260,354
3. Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A chronicle of the lives of a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home in Los Angeles.
Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 149,741
4. Banshee (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-con assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff in the small town of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he has some unfinished business.
Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 123,902
5. Uncle Frank (2020)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina, for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover, Walid.
Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Steve Zahn
Votes: 23,048
6.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
Everyone's Waiting
(2005)
TV-MA | 73 min | Comedy, Drama
Nate and Brenda's daughter Willa is born, but 2 months early and at only 2 lb. 4 oz., requiring a prolonged hospital stay. Nate is convinced she won't make it and insists that he can't ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 12,330
7. Towelhead (2007)
R | 124 min | Drama
A young Lebanese-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War.
Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Peter Macdissi, Chris Messina
Votes: 12,057 | Gross: $0.37M
8. She Gets What She Wants (2002)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
A French foreign-exchange student comes to a small Texas high school, befriends a classmate, and practically takes over her life.
Director: Melanie Mayron | Stars: Piper Perabo, Jane McGregor, Michael McKean, Trent Ford
Votes: 5,843
9. Here and Now (2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A dark dramedy about a progressive Portlandian family made up of husband, wife, three adopted children from Liberia, Vietnam and Colombia, and one biological daughter, who find their sanity tested and values challenged in 2018 America.
Stars: Tim Robbins, Holly Hunter, Daniel Zovatto, Jerrika Hinton
Votes: 5,147
10. 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: 4,900
11. Grace Under Fire (1993–1998)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
Grace is a recovering alcoholic, now divorced from an abusive husband, struggling to bring up three children on her own.
Stars: Brett Butler, Casey Sander, Kaitlin Cullum, Dylan Sprouse
Votes: 4,514
12.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
Pilot
(2001)
M | 63 min | Comedy, Drama
When the funeral director is killed in an accident, the family comes together to mourn and decide the fate of the funeral home.
Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 4,065
13. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
Director: George C. Wolfe | Stars: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sylvia Grace Crim, Reed Birney, Karen Wheeling Reynolds
Votes: 3,995
14.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
Pilot
(2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After completing his 15 year prison sentence, an ex-con tracks down his former partner, now known as Carrie Hopewell, in Banshee County Pennsylvania who it turns out is now married to the ... See full summary »
Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 3,628
15.
True Blood (2008–2014)
Episode:
Strange Love
(2008)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
In a society where humans and vampires co-exist, set in the small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, Sookie Stackhouse is a young woman who may have found a perfect boyfriend. Sookie is ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten
Votes: 3,510
16.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
All Alone
(2005)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
The family prepares for the worst funeral of their lives. Ruth makes things worse on David by taking out her pain on him until he stands up for himself, and Nate makes things worse for ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Davidson | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 3,481
17.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
Meet the New Boss
(2013)
TV-MA | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Anastasia breaks into her father's extremely secure home to make a deal for her safety. Proctor and Longshadow make a deal to build a hotel on the reservation. Hood performs his brand of an arrest on a rapist, ultimate fighter champion.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 3,265
18.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
The Rave
(2013)
TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Kai Proctor begins the process of co-opting Sheriff Hood but Lucas isn't biting. Lucas continues to build his cover and Job confirms that the real Lucas Hood has few friends or relatives ... See full summary »
Director: S.J. Clarkson | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 3,043
19.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
A Mixture of Madness
(2013)
TV-MA | 57 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Rabbit sends a hit squad after Lucas. He is saved by an unlikely ally. Lucas makes a decision that will have dramatic consequences on many people in Banshee. Job, Carrie, Sugar and the three deputies go after Lucas.
Director: Miguel Sapochnik | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,995
20.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
Ecotone
(2005)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Lawrence Hall Matheson chooses the wrong moment to check his pulse while jogging in a California "ecotone" - a cougar mauls him. Hospitalized following his seizure, an unconscious Nate ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,856
21.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
Wicks
(2013)
TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-prison mate friend of Sheriff Hood named Wicks shows up unexpectedly in Banshee. Wicks causes Hood to remember all the pain and torment he went through in prison. Proctor blackmails the local Reverend to sale his house.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,768
22.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
The Will
(2001)
TV-MA | 52 min | Comedy, Drama
The family attends the reading of Nathaniel's will. A widow is unable to pay the funeral bill after her late husband leaves her with a mountain of debt.
Director: Miguel Arteta | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,765
23.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
That's My Dog
(2004)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Although their earlier visit did not go very well, Ruth suggests they invite George's estranged son Kyle for dinner. She's also thinking of inviting a friend of hers and introduce them. ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Poul | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,655
24.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
The Foot
(2001)
TV-MA | 53 min | Comedy, Drama
The family considers selling the business. Their latest client had an unfortunate accident with an industrial dough-mixer.
Director: John Patterson | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,653
25.
True Blood (2008–2014)
Episode:
Thank You
(2014)
TV-MA | 65 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Sookie weighs a future with and without Bill. Eric and Pam struggle with their uncomfortable partnership with Mr. Gus. Sam makes a choice, while Andy comes upon an unexpected inheritance.
Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten
Votes: 2,612
26.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
Half Deaf Is Better Than All Dead
(2013)
TV-MA | 57 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Lucas sets off an alarm while trying to steal a painting from the Harrisburg State Museum. He contacts Job to help him break out. After getting video proof that Proctor killed Hanson, Lucas arrests him. However, the Moody's get in the way.
Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,598
27.
True Blood (2008–2014)
Episode:
The First Taste
(2008)
TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Mack and Denise Rattray get their revenge on Sookie but Bill steps in to save her. Subsequently, Sookie's senses begin to undergo a transformation. She later learns that the Rattrays are ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten
Votes: 2,566
28.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
Familia
(2001)
TV-MA | 52 min | Comedy, Drama
When a gang member is shot, his family requests that he is buried, but the gang's leader wants it done a different way.
Director: Lisa Cholodenko | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,558
29.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
The Room
(2001)
TV-MA | 58 min | Comedy, Drama
After a woman passes away in her sleep, her husband proves to be a very demanding client.
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,528
30.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
The Kindred
(2013)
TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A motorcycle gang invades Banshee. They attack Carrie and Sugar at the town Spirit Festival. The killing of one of the bikers by Deputy Kelly during the attack triggers a chain of violent events.
Director: S.J. Clarkson | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,500
31.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
The Truth About Unicorns
(2014)
TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Carrie is let out of prison. Lucas is waiting on her. They take a detour to the house they talked about so long ago. They are not alone in their dream. Someone has followed them there. Is it Rabbit? Is it Gordon? Is it Agent Racine?
Director: Babak Najafi | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,481
32.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
Behold a Pale Rider
(2013)
TV-MA | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ana makes arrangements to kidnap Hood and leave him for Rabbit to find. A drugstore hold-up turns into a hostage situation at the local high school. Job frees Lucas in time for him to save the students in the school, including Deva.
Director: Dean White | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,461
33.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
We Shall Live Forever
(2013)
TV-MA | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Olek finds Ana and Hood in Banshee. The ensuing showdown results in dire consequences. George seeks answers for Carrie's behavior. Rebecca is shunned by the Amish. Proctor pleads with his aunt and father to take her back.
Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,450
34.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
An Open Book
(2001)
TV-MA | 55 min | Comedy, Drama
An adult film star electrocutes to death in her bathtub, which leads to a memorial service that is anything but ordinary.
Director: Kathy Bates | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,433
35.
True Blood (2008–2014)
Episode:
Mine
(2008)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Bill Compton's allure is diminished somewhat when Sookie visits him in his home and finds that several other rather nasty vampires has also dropped in for a visit. Bill protects her from ... See full summary »
Director: John Dahl | Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten
Votes: 2,366
36.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
The Thunder Man
(2014)
TV-MA | 58 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Carrie Hopewell has her trial. She is sentenced to 30 days in prison. DA Hopewell does nothing to help. Tensions between the Longshadow's and Proctor's intensify. Deputy Kelly's abusive ex-husband returns to town with extreme consequences.
Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,361
37.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
A Private Life
(2001)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A gay couple is attacked and one of them is killed, causing controversy among the family and a confession to be made.
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,344
38.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
Always the Cowboy
(2013)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hood rushes Ana to the hospital after finding her badly beaten and suffering. Rabbit comes to Banshee. An injured and distraught Ana rushes to find her children. However, she is too late to prevent Rabbit from kidnapping Max.
Director: Miguel Sapochnik | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,334
39.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
The Fire Trials
(2015)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
With Rabbit dead and Emmet's death avenged, Banshee has since been nothing but a quiet town. But things begin to change when Hood eyes a risky new job, as Chayton returns railing the Kinaho to war.
Director: Loni Peristere | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,324
40.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
Little Fish
(2014)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The fallout from the rescue of Sheriff Lucas is at hand. Special Agent Racine is in town to investigate. He holds a hearing for all involved. Carrie is not allowed to see her children. Job, Lucas, Sugar, and Carrie rob an armored truck.
Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,308
41.
True Blood (2008–2014)
Episode:
Escape from Dragon House
(2008)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
With the town's second murder in a week, Jason is again the number one suspect, but Tara provides him with an alibi. Knowing that both Maudette and Dawn had frequented the Fangtasia vampire... See full summary »
Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten
Votes: 2,294
42.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
Static
(2005)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Iraqi War veteran Paul Ronald Duncan receives a euthanasia in the hospital - and Claire, on drugs, takes out her own loss on the family by denouncing the war in general but also them for ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,292
43.
Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode:
Armies of One
(2014)
TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Gordon and Deva find that they need Carrie in their lives and Rebecca receives a lesson in loyalty from Proctor. Meanwhile, Jason Hood's past catches up to him.
Director: Babak Najafi | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison
Votes: 2,284
44.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
Life's Too Short
(2001)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A boy accidentally shoots and kills himself while playing with a gun, and his mother is nearly comatose with grief.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,269
45.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
Knock, Knock
(2001)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A simple game of golf results in the death of a woman.
Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,251
46.
True Blood (2008–2014)
Episode:
Sparks Fly Out
(2008)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
After their encounter with the racist policeman, Sookie tells Bill that she won't be seeing him anymore. The next day, Bill keeps his promise to Sookie's grandmother, Adele 'Gran' ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten
Votes: 2,223
47.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
Brotherhood
(2001)
TV-MA | 51 min | Comedy, Drama
The family must persuade the angry brother of a war veteran who died of lung disease that his brother should receive a military-honoring burial.
Director: Jim McBride | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,202
48.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
I'm Sorry, I'm Lost
(2003)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A piece of "blue ice" broken off an airplane strikes Anahid Havanessian, whose husband goes to Fisher & Diaz for a funeral...but changes his mind when, frustrated with the government for ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,200
49.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
The Last Time
(2002)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Aaron Buchbinder passes away painfully shortly after Nate arrives to visit (after he argues with Ruth about her visiting and photographing his daughter Maya). Kroehner's last act against ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,182
50.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
(2002)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Christmas Eve - and the one year anniversary of Nate and Brenda's meeting and Nathaniel Fisher's death - is approaching, and this year, the Fishers are requested by bikers to allow the ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,182