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1. The Curators of Dixon School (2018)
TV-G | 80 min | Drama
Educators and students at Dixon Elementary Public School keep art real in and outside the classroom. Students led by teacher Joy Parham connect history and today's news in spoken word ... See full summary »
Director: Pamela Sherrod Anderson | Stars: Kia Banks, Albert Bertoni, Leona Calvin, Ingrid Carney
Votes: 10
2. Musher (2021)
57 min | Documentary
A heartfelt look at the culture of sled dog racing in remote Upper Michigan through the eyes of an 11-year-old girl and three women: a senior citizen, a veterinarian and an author.
Directors: Laurie Little, Anuradha Rana
Votes: 13
3. Runaway Divas (2004)
97 min | Comedy
It is the typical working day for Marcy at Runway Divas, the most elite modeling agency in Chicago, where everyone can be a model. A furious stage mom is raising Hell about the high costs ... See full summary »
Directors: Aleksandra Hodowany, Monika Szewerniak | Stars: Aleksandra Hodowany, Monika Szewerniak, Michael Park Ingram, Maria Maj
Votes: 40
4. Flying (2002)
12 min | Short
Director: Bruce Terris | Stars: Marc Vann, Mike Nussbaum, Jennie Moreau, Gerrit O'Neill
Votes: 79
5. Up on the Rope (2006)
Drama
Director: Paula M. Froehle | Stars: Natalie Beck, Lisa Dodson, Alex Wallenda, Tino Wallenda
Votes: 14
6. Running Home (2006)
15 min | Short, Drama
On shaky ground in a new relationship, Lee Delano takes an impromptu vacation from her closeted girlfriend to re-connect with her HIV positive, estranged gay brother Sebastian. Lee's ... See full summary »
Director: Karla DiBenedetto | Stars: Stephanie Schnorbus, Paul Sass, Jamie Julia Parker, Ed Jones
Votes: 8
7.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Who Am I This Time?
(1982)
TV-PG | 53 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
From a short story by Kurt Vonnegut. Christopher Walken is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely-... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Caitlin Hart, Les Podewell, Aaron Freeman, Jerry Vile
Votes: 851
8. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 413
9. Arc of a Bird (2008)
11 min | Short, Drama
A documentary film crew pieces together details of an artist's disappearance through interviews and archival footage.
Director: Hugh Schulze | Stars: David Dastmalchian, Rachel Sondag, Guy Massey, Len Bajenski
Votes: 16
10. The Sisterhood of Night (2006)
17 min | Short, Drama
"The Sisterhood Of Night", adapted from the short story by Steven Millhauser, is the story of young girls in a small town who have formed a secret society, bound by a vow of silence and ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey Moss | Stars: Amanda Addams, Laura Anderson, James Berner, Sarah Black
Votes: 16
11.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
A Matter of Principle
(1984)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Flag Purdy, a "man of many principles" must learn the hard lesson of compromisation in order to keep his wife and children. The "final straw" comes when Flag's wife and children bring a ... See full summary »
Director: Gwen Arner | Stars: Alan Arkin, Barbara Dana, Tony Arkin, Danny Corkill
Votes: 84
12.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
(1982)
Not Rated | 52 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The arrival in a small town of a stranger who calls himself 'Charles Dickens' makes a magical and lasting change in the lives of an imaginative 12-year-old boy and a loving young woman.
Director: Ralph Rosenblum | Stars: Donna Gibbons, Brian Svrusis, George Womack, Fred Gwynne
Votes: 48
13.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Under the Biltmore Clock
(1984)
PG | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1915 Chicago, 21-year-old Myra Harper sets her sights on the wealthy and reserved Knowleton Whitney to get him to marry her. All goes well, but later when Myra gets to meet his wacky ... See full summary »
Director: Neal Miller | Stars: Sean Young, Lenny von Dohlen, Barnard Hughes, Mark Hulsey
Votes: 169
14. LAID: Life as It's Dealt (2012)
105 min | Drama, Romance
A young male escort falls for the "girl next door", only to find himself caught between two colliding worlds.
Directors: Andrew Rodriguez, J.D. Stimson Jr. | Stars: J.D. Stimson Jr., Jessica Kinney, Andrew Rodriguez, Jennie Baek
Votes: 31
15. The Roommate (1984 TV Movie)
97 min | Comedy
Set in 1952, this tells of two young men who are polar opposites being assigned to the same dorm room at Northwestern University.
Director: Nell Cox | Stars: Lance Guest, Barry Miller, Melissa Ford, Laurie McEathron
Votes: 63
16. 5-25-77 (2008)
132 min | Comedy, Drama
Alienated film-maker hopeful Pat Johnson's epic story of growing up in rural Illinois, falling in love and becoming the first fan of the movie that changed everything.
Director: Patrick Read Johnson | Stars: John Francis Daley, Austin Pendleton, Kevin Rosendo, Colleen Camp
Votes: 1,429
17. Hannah Free (2009)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Romance
A film about a lifelong love affair between an independent spirit and the woman she calls home.
Director: Wendy Jo Carlton | Stars: Sharon Gless, Maureen Gallagher, Kelli Strickland, Ann Hagemann
Votes: 418
18. The Merry Gentleman (2008)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman leaves an abusive husband to start a new life in Chicago, where she befriends a man undergoing an emotional crisis, who she does not know is a professional killer, and a detective, who is investigating the hit man.
Director: Michael Keaton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Kelly Macdonald, Bobby Cannavale, Kareem Bandealy
Votes: 3,434 | Gross: $0.35M
19. The Trouble with Dee Dee (2005)
R | 81 min | Comedy
An eccentric socialite with an knack for pulling off hopelessly wild adventures struggles when she finds herself disowned by her millionaire father and abandoned by her teenage son.
Director: Mike Meiners | Stars: Lisa Ann Walter, Kurtwood Smith, Mason Gamble, J.P. Manoux
Votes: 179
20. Death of a President (2006)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime.
Director: Gabriel Range | Stars: Hend Ayoub, Becky Ann Baker, George W. Bush, Brian Boland
Votes: 7,086 | Gross: $0.52M
21. Dream Havana (2007)
81 min | Documentary
In August 1994, more than 33,000 Cubans attempted to escape the island by sea. Two writers, friends since adolescence, are faced with a choice - continue struggling with the hardships of ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Marks
Votes: 8
22. The Chameleon (2001)
90 min | Thriller
Life in a small town changes forever when revenge comes to collect on an old debt.
Director: Phil Wurtzel | Stars: Seymour Cassel, Tom Dahlgren, Adrianne Duncan, Patrick Floch
Votes: 26
23. Stray Dogs (2001)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
A mother must choose between love and devotion to her sons and unborn child or staying with her sexy, maniacal husband and his patriarchal sister, who respectively fulfill her physical and emotional needs.
Director: Catherine Crouch | Stars: Guinevere Turner, Dot-Marie Jones, Bill Sage, Ryan Kelley
Votes: 76
24. Ca$h (2010)
R | 108 min | Crime, Thriller
After a down-and-out couple finds a briefcase of money that solves all their problems, a menacing stranger forces them to commit a series of armed robberies to pay it all back.
Director: Stephen Milburn Anderson | Stars: Sean Bean, Chris Hemsworth, Victoria Profeta, Mike Starr
Votes: 10,138
25. Red & Blue Marbles (2011)
Sci-Fi
Five Grad students must decide whether to stay on a dying Earth or sell themselves into a "corporate slavery" for transit to Mars.
Director: Shaun Lapacek | Stars: Sarah Jones, William Sadler, Ruby Dee, Gbenga Akinnagbe
Votes: 45
26. Dreamworld (2006)
7 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Michael B. Chait | Stars: Josh Casey, Danielle Hoetmer, Craig J. Harris, Adeoye Mabogunje
Votes: 40
27.
Cinemax Comedy Experiment (1985–1990)
Episode:
The Birthday Boy
(1986)
33 min | Comedy
A salesman in a sporting-goods store takes a cross-country trip on his birthday to visit his old gym coach and sell him a supply of basketballs.
Director: Claude Conrad | Stars: Jim Belushi, Michelle Ricca, Robert Belushi, Bebe Poole
Votes: 36
28. The Promotion (2008)
R | 86 min | Comedy
Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.
Director: Steve Conrad | Stars: Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly, Chris Conrad, Rick Gonzalez
Votes: 19,831 | Gross: $0.41M
29. Bad Girls Behind Bars (2005)
82 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A camp, affectionate look at women in prison films - the girls you love to hate and hate to love.
Director: Sharon Zurek | Stars: Pam Grier, Anne Heche, Adele Jergens, Lillian Roth
Votes: 51
30. Dirty Work (2006)
R | 97 min | Thriller
A tangled story of three men's lives on the gritty streets of Chicago: Manning, a dirty, disillusioned cop; Julian, king of drugs, thugs and prostitution; and Frank, a ruthless politician who destroys everything in the way of his ambition.
Director: Bruce Terris | Stars: Lance Reddick, Michael McGlone, Nutsa Kukhianidze, Austin Pendleton
Votes: 306
31. Kevin's Room (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Kevin, a black social worker starts a gay mens support group. As a group they discuss such issues as HIV testing, relationships, AIDS, and sexual risk taking among black gay men.
Director: Sharon Zurek | Stars: Robert Barnett, Rhonda Bedgood, Da'Non Bolden, Perry Cavitt
Votes: 16
32. Drunkboat (2010)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
Drunkboat tells the story of a young teenager, Abe, who manipulates his unsuspecting alcoholic uncle (Malkovich) into buying a boat from a conman (Goodman).
Director: Bob Meyer | Stars: John Malkovich, John Goodman, Jacob Zachar, Brian Deneen
Votes: 715
33. Cinemax Comedy Experiment (1985–1990)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Harry Shearer, Martin Mull, Mary Kay Place, Fred Willard
Votes: 8
34. Kevin's Room 2: Trust (2003 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
This Chicago-made video centers on a support group for gay men of color; the six members discuss barebacking, fidelity, bisexuality, etc. This is the second installment in a series, funded ... See full summary »
Directors: Lora Branch, Sharon Zurek | Stars: Rhonda Bedgood, Da'Non Bolden, Carter Dorsey, Sanford E. Gaylord
Votes: 6
35. Baby on Board (2009)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Life for a successful power couple get thrown for a loop when the wife finds out she's pregnant.
Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Heather Graham, Jerry O'Connell, John Corbett, Lara Flynn Boyle
Votes: 3,558
36. Crime Fiction (2007)
90 min | Comedy, Crime
Will you kill for a good story? If you are James Cooper, a 28 year old copy editor with dreams of literary stardom, you will. After all, your girlfriend was just crowned the "voice of a new... See full summary »
Director: Will Slocombe | Stars: Jonathan Eliot, Christian Stolte, Amy Sloan, Yasen Peyankov
Votes: 150
37. Astronomical Units (2024)
20 min | Short | Completed
Homebound by an injury, a retired astronaut, her daughter, and her imaginative granddaughter orbit one another - and come to see each other's loneliness - through their overlapping awe of the universe.
Director: Beth Ashby | Stars: Alexandria Rose Bell, Lotus Lindez, Carmen García, Catherine Shieh
38. Life Lessons (2011)
19 min | Short, Biography, Comedy
Life Lessons is a battle of wills between a young girl struggling to master the art of ballet but not quite sure she would not rather be bowling and hanging out with boys and her teacher, a... See full summary »
Director: Maria Finitzo | Stars: Masha Balovlenkov, Rachael F. Berner, Anaïs Blake, Ellie Danisch
39. The Perfect Skate (2011)
12 min | Short, Comedy, Music
During a day at the roller skating rink an awkward teen attempts to ask the beauty queen to a couples only skate. With the help of his best friend he learns to skate and discovers the truth about his dream girl.
Director: Andrew Dena | Stars: Josh Weisberg, Hannah Krull, Alora Catherine Smith, Eric Carey
40. Last Dance (2008)
6 min | Short, Drama
Oliva's life is in disarray when her loving husband is killed during service. At the wake and beyond consolation Olivia is given an unexpected gift: the chance to say goodbye to her true love.
Director: Aleksandra Hodowany | Stars: Maciej Góraj, Lori Klinka, Malgorzata Lambos, Mark Nilsson
41. A Mind in Quicksand: Life with Huntington's (2012)
60 min | Documentary
A photographer and script supervisor in the film industry, Kim began to experience increasing difficulty with her memory, her emotional stability, her balance and coordination, all of which... See full summary »
Director: Kim Lile
42. 2389: Coming Home
Short, Drama, Sci-Fi | Post-production
2389: Coming Home is a sci-fi short film. Two humans, a scientist and a soldier from Martian colony, come to Earth destroyed by climate change and resource wars, to find out if it is ... See full summary »
Director: Kateryna Sazonova | Stars: Caroline Chabata, Kateryna Sazonova, Leo Bassow, Cary Shoda
43. The Silo (2002)
24 min | Short, Family
The story of Beth Wayne from age 3 to age 33 and the five events impacting her life.
Director: Dave Orvis | Stars: Christine Kwilas, Mick Patrick, Joe Jordanek, Kimberly Ritchie
44. Sergei and the Apprehensive Fool (2020)
18 min | Short, Thriller
In the year 1986, Sergei, a loyal Soviet Soldier, must guide Paul, an American Physicist, through the rebel infested woods of Belarus; in order to initiate decontamination the Post- Apocalyptic wasteland.
Director: Shubhankar Deshpande | Stars: Erik Sorensen, Daniel W Yee, Mihajlo Tosic, Michael Thompson
45. Wonton (2005)
12 min | Short
Wonton is a story about a young Chinese woman and her witty escape during an Immigration Customs Enforcement raid of the US restaurant where she is illegally employed. Not only does Grace ... See full summary »
Director: Wenhwa Ts'Ao | Stars: Roberto Carvanza, Ghuon Chung, D.J. Howard, Mack McLaughlin
46. Gastrointestinal Blues (1998)
12 min | Short, Comedy, Mystery
Director: Michael Hartigan | Stars: Eric Bramlett, Joshua Chesmore, David Cohen, Maria Corell
47. The Annual Taylor Family Thanksgiving Day Ping Pong Tournament (2017)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Comedy
The story of a young man named Mark who is dead set on finally winning the annual family ping pong tournament. Mark unexpectedly finds himself up against the black sheep of the family, ... See full summary »
Director: Warner Nieborg | Stars: August Leagre, Hal Kilgore, Patrick Deering, Teddy Gales
48. Phoszote and Other Stories (1999)
20 min | Comedy, Short, Drama
From a mysterious turn-of-the-century physics theory to a modern day wedding nightmare, Phoszote and Other Stories is a series of thoughtful tales told with a humorous voice. Shot in Super-... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Hartigan, Hannah Maximova | Stars: Lauretta Tagli, Amy Cranch, Pamela Rossi
49. Pretty Ladies: A Super 8 Explosion (2003)
29 min | Short
A surreal butch fairytale with sex, drugs and religion.
Director: Catherine Crouch | Star: Catherine Crouch
50. The Undergrad (2003)
39 min | Short, Comedy
The Undergrad is a sexy, gender-twisting parody of the 1967 classic "The Graduate." This playful celebration of both gender and sexual liberation investigates the choice of deviance, desire... See full summary »
Director: Mickey R. Mahoney | Stars: Sam Stalling, Barbara DeGenevieve, Kristin Lohr, Abina Manning