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1.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Goodbye
(2003)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Goodbye Part 1: Cate gets an unexpected call: her husband has passed away while shopping. The family deals with the loss of their husband and father.
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 350
2.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Goodbye
(2003)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
After learning of the unexpected death of Paul, Cate and the kids must each deal with the loss of the beloved patriarch of the Hennessy family in their own way. To help console the family, ... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 248
3.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Secrets
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Rory won't reveal who beat him up. CJ fails to get him painkillers. The girls get fake IDs; and Bridget gives their number to a cop. They fear Cate answers his call. CJ fears the pharmacy ... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 182
4. Racing Extinction (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Adventure, News
A documentary that follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction.
Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: Elon Musk, Joel Sartore, Louie Psihoyos, Charles Hambleton
Votes: 8,200
5.
Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
Episode:
Murder 101
(1984)
Not Rated | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Magnum is teaching a class in private investigation at a local college and the class decides to find the missing fiancé of one of the students.
Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti
Votes: 302
6.
HBO Comedy Half-Hour (1994– )
Episode:
Dave Chappelle
(1998)
TV-MA | 28 min | Documentary, Comedy
A riotous 1998 stand-up comedy special with veteran actor/comedian Dave Chappelle.
Director: Troy Miller | Stars: Dave Chappelle, Jeff Garlin, Warren Hutcherson, Kathleen Madigan
Votes: 243
7. HBO Comedy Half-Hour (1994– )
TV-MA | 28 min | Documentary, Comedy
The hottest comedy talents of the 1990s headline these solo half-hour stand-up specials. Comics in Season 1 include: Chris Rock, D.L. Hughley, Simply Marvalous, Carlos Mencia, Suzanne ... See full summary »
Stars: Patton Oswalt, Dave Chappelle, Jeff Garlin, Harland Williams
Votes: 352
8.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Old Flame
(2005)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Cate is gathering the courage to e-mail an old boyfriend Matt. Jim remembers telling Cate to stay away from the guy. Then C.J. takes the liberty of sending the e-mail. Soon after that, Cate... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 122
9.
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003– )
Episode:
Episode #11.18
(2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Interviewee: George Packer (author of "The Unwinding: An Inner History of New America".
Stars: Bill Maher, Dana Gould, Ana Navarro, George Packer
Votes: 28
10. Evan Almighty: Training the Animals (2007 Video)
Documentary, Short, Comedy
Director: Jim Bacon | Stars: Michael Bostick, Steve Carell, Mark Forbes, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 18
11. Finding Kind (2011)
77 min | Documentary
Two friends travel across America to expose the truth behind girl-against-girl "crime".
Director: Lauren Parsekian | Stars: Debra Kelly, Lauren Parsekian, Tetia Stroud, Molly Mae Thompson
Votes: 46
12.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Closure
(2005)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Cate finds a note in Kerry's pants that were with the laundry. It's an e-mail from Bruno Cunningham. And the only Bruno Cate is aware of is the guy to whom Kerry lost her virginity and who ... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 97
13.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Come and Knock on Our Door
(2003)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
Paul is trying to get Kerry and Bridget to talk to each other after they both date Kyle. Kyle tries to get Bridget back and has his brother's apartment for the weekend. Paul, frustrated by ... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: John Ritter, Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson
Votes: 183
14. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The adventures of a Hawaii-based private investigator.
Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti
Votes: 29,001
15.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
C.J.'s Temptation
(2005)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Rory has reached the age of regular self-pleasuring. A stunning younger woman is hanging around with principal Gibb. He introduces her as his "friend" Cheryl, but she is much more intimate ... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 96
16.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Car Trouble
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Rory is enamored with Marnie the Slurpie Girl and knows she'd like to see OutKast live. But he hasn't got a driver. Nor tickets like her sisters. *Then* he gets left with the keys and wrecks the mini-van. Surely he is doomed? Right?
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 91
17.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Coach
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Bridget falls for the tennis coach, Scott, and so does Cate, whom Scott asks out. Cate declines because they work at the same place, but can she resist her urges? Rory finds out a secret while making a school project about Gramps.
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 93
18.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
First Day of School
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
The summer is over and Kerry has "grown" in Europe and wants to break up with Kyle. Bridget is the student body president and revels in her power. Rory starts high school with trepidation. Gibbs offers Cate a job.
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 187
19.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Opposites Attract: Part 1
(2004)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
Bridget gets assigned as a geek's lab partner, hires him as a tutor and finds herself oddly attracted to this Jeremy when Dylan gets sick. It's Kerry and Kyle's first Valentine's Day ... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 116
20.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Opposites Attract: Part 2
(2004)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
C.J.'s van burns down so he has to share a room with Gramps. Bridget needs no more tutoring, but wants to "win" Jeremy, so she enlists Kerry to take her go to the ge-- academic party Jeremy is going to. But does Bridget interest Jeremy?
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 118
21.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Princetown Girl
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
C.J. doesn't wan't to share the room with Jim anymore, so Jim agrees to move to the "scary" attic if C.J. manages to spend one night alone there. A scout from Princetown is coming to see ... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 90
22.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
The After Party
(2005)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
It's Prom Night. Bridget learns that the planned after party has been canceled. She then mentions at home that she's decided to throw the after party at a hotel and asks her mom to book a ... See full summary »
Director: Pat Fischer-Doak | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 116
23. Real Time with Bill Maher (2003– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Comedian and political satirist Bill Maher discusses topical events with guests from various backgrounds.
Stars: Bill Maher, Andrew Sullivan, Michael Moore, Arianna Huffington
Votes: 14,348
24. I Am (III) (2010)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
Director Tom Shadyac speaks with intellectual and spiritual leaders about what's wrong with our world and how we can improve both it and the way we live in it.
Director: Tom Shadyac | Stars: Tom Shadyac, Desmond Tutu, Noam Chomsky, Ray Anderson
Votes: 3,902 | Gross: $1.57M
25. King of Norway (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama
Liv Skaarsguard had given up trying to make memories with a father who couldn't remember her, but when she learns that he's dying, she finds her way back to him and discovers that love is impossible to forget.
Director: Sylvia Saether | Stars: Gwen Holloway, Kathleen Macdonald, Marianna Palka, Aaron Pont
Votes: 19
26. Evan Almighty: Steve Carell Unscripted (2007 Video)
Documentary, Short, Comedy
Director: Jim Bacon | Stars: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Michael Higgins
Votes: 33
27. Evan Almighty: Animals on Set Two by Two (2007 Video)
Short, Comedy
Animals On Set Two by Two chronicles the euphoria of the actors and crew collaborating with the Wild Kingdom.
Director: Jim Bacon | Stars: Michael Bostick, Steve Carell, Mark Forbes, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 21
28.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Consequences
(2004)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
C.J.'s having a bad influence on Rory: inspired by C.J. he steals a drug dog. Then Bridget "borrows" Cate's credit card. And Finally, even Kerry is caught acting irresponsibly. Has Cate failed in raising her children?
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 115
29.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Kerry's Big Adventure
(2003)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
Cate comforts Kerry because she has just broken up with her boyfriend, Jason. Paul comes down to talk to Kerry after Cate is done and ends up making her feel worse. While Bridget tells Paul... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: John Ritter, Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson
Votes: 147
30.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Kerry's Video
(2003)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
Bridget has taped over Kerry's video project for school. Kerry is enraged because Bridget taped herself dancing in her new leather pants over Kerry's footage of a meteor shower, which comes... See full summary »
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: John Ritter, Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson
Votes: 136
31.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Merry Christmas: The Story of Anne Frank and Skeevy
(2003)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
Bridget needs extra-curricular activities to boost her college applications. So she joins the drama club - and gets the lead, upsetting Lacey, who expected to get it, and Kerry, who only ... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 115
32.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
School Nurse
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Rory is being bullied in school - (un)fortunately Gramps and C.J. offer him advice. The girls are not happy to hear that Cate will become their school nurse since they both have a secret mom won't like.
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 143
33. Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired (2006 TV Special)
TV-MA | 70 min | Documentary, Comedy
Wanda Sykes has been called "one of the funniest stand up comics" by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. She won an Emmy in 2003 for her work on ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Drumm | Star: Wanda Sykes
Votes: 361
34.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Career Choices
(2003)
TV-PG | 19 min | Comedy, Drama
Bridget needs one of her parents' signatures for a permission slip that will allow her to drop her college prep courses. She gets Kerry to distract Paul so he won't read the permission slip... See full summary »
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: John Ritter, Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson
Votes: 161
35.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Changes
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Cate decides to do "something special" for herself, but it angers the girls. Something is bugging Kerry. Gramps tries to resist the urge to restart smoking. Everybody's pretty miserable.
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 95
36.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Daddy's Girl
(2004)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
Gramps Jim gets a letter from his ex-wife, who tells that she's seeing someone else. Cate tells CJ that after hearing that Jim needs a man to talk to - and CJ has to be that man. In grief counseling, Cate is told to treat herself.
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 109
37.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Donny Goes AWOL
(2003)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
Fred and Mary Ellen Doyle are shocked beyond words when Bridget decides to break up with their son Donny on a videotape, leading to a fight between the Hennesseys and the Doyles. The ... See full summary »
Director: Robby Benson | Stars: John Ritter, Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson
Votes: 146
38.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Finale Part Un
(2004)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
Kerry gets in the art program in Europe in the summer, but Cate forgot to submit her medical records in time. Together they appeal to principal Gibb. C.J. falls for Missy's big sister Sissy... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 116
39.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Give It Up
(2002)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
Paul announces to the family that he wants to go to the cabin on the lake for their annual family vacation. No one else is happy about the location or spending two weeks together. Paul ... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: John Ritter, Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson
Votes: 158
40.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Halloween
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
The Halloween Dance is near. Since Bridget is the president, it's her duty to organize it - and since she's no good at it, the vice president seeks to replace her. C.J. has bad 1979 Dance memories but will be the 2004 head of security.
Director: Lynn M. McCracken | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 162
41.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Mother's Day
(2004)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
Mother's Day is approaching and the girls are acting suspiciously considerate towards Cate. Are they up to something no good? Rory starts a business: car wash. Then Gramps gets nostalgic over a car just like his first one.
Director: Pat Fischer-Doak | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 108
42.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Sex Ed
(2003)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
Paul and Kerry go for a father-and-daughter's night out at the movies but it soon turns into an awkward situation when the movie gets a little graphic. Cate starts teaching Sex Ed at ... See full summary »
Director: Robby Benson | Stars: John Ritter, Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson
Votes: 134
43.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Thanksgiving Guest
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
The Hennessys' garage has burnt on the Thanksgiving and the insurance company man is investigating the cause. C.J. had a turkey fryer in there, but is it absolutely sure that it started the fire?
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 96
44.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
The Doyle Wedding
(2003)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
Everyone in the neighborhood uses every possible excuse to distance themselves from the religious weirdos, The Doyles. However, despite their best efforts, the Hennessys end up in central roles in the wedding of one of the Doyle girls.
Director: Lynn M. McCracken | Stars: John Ritter, Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson
Votes: 141
45.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
The Sub
(2005)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Bridget has injured her leg in a bathroom accident, but tells everyone that Kerry pushed her down the stairs. Principal Gibbs informs C.J. that he can start working as a substitute teacher.... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 88
46.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Torn Between Two Lovers
(2005)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
C.J. asks the girls' math teacher, the Japanese Mrs. Krupp, out - and she accepts. To everyones surprise, their date goes well and they start seeing each other. Then Cheryl turns up, ... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 90
47.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Two Boys for Every Girl
(2002)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama
It's Friday night and everyone is home. Paul has just kicked Kyle out of the house leaving Bridget home for the night. Kerry is unusually happy because a boy she is interested in, Jason, ... See full summary »
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: John Ritter, Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson
Votes: 146
48.
8 Simple Rules (2002–2005)
Episode:
Vanity Unfair
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama
Bridget gets an audition for a car commercial, but gets rejected. This causes Bridget to lose her confidence in herself. Jim goes to reprimand the project leader who, to Cate's shock, turns out to be the love of his life.
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Katey Sagal, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Davidson, Martin Spanjers
Votes: 95
49. Brian Banks (2018)
PG-13 | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. Years later, he fights to clear his name within an unjust system.
Director: Tom Shadyac | Stars: Aldis Hodge, Greg Kinnear, Sherri Shepherd, Melanie Liburd
Votes: 9,265 | Gross: $4.32M
50. Happy (2012)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
Happy takes us on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy.
Director: Roko Belic | Stars: Marci Shimoff, Ed Diener, Richard Davidson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Votes: 3,382