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1. Your Place or Mine (2023)

PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Romance

Two long-distance best friends change each other's lives when she decides to pursue a lifelong dream and he volunteers to keep an eye on her teenage son.

Director: Aline Brosh McKenna | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Zoë Chao, Jesse Williams

Votes: 39,282

2. Estelle (2023)

Comedy

Maddie (Shannon Kang/CW's "Kung Fu") is an LA party girl who loses her job, her apt., her cash and her guy. Luckily, she nabs a housesitting gig. Unluckily, the place is haunted by "Estelle" (Ellen Green/"Little Shop of Horrors").

Director: Jeffrey White | Stars: Ellen Greene, Shannon Dang, Kimberley Wong, Dacole Suttice

3. Something from Tiffany's (2022)

PG | 87 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Follows a woman as her life gets upended when an engagement ring that was for someone else leads her to the person she's meant to be with.

Director: Daryl Wein | Stars: Zoey Deutch, Kendrick Sampson, Ray Nicholson, Shay Mitchell

Votes: 10,532

4. The Forever Purge (2021)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Horror

All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end.

Director: Everardo Gout | Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Leven Rambin

Votes: 43,401 | Gross: $44.54M

5. Music (I) (2021)

PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Musical

Zu is newly sober when she receives news that she is to become the sole guardian of her half-sister named Music, a young girl on the autism spectrum. The film explores two of Sia's favorite themes: finding your voice and creating family.

Director: Sia | Stars: Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., Maddie Ziegler, Mary Kay Place

Votes: 9,057

6. The Morning Show (2019– )
Episode: My Least Favorite Year (2021)

TV-MA | 53 min | Drama

Controversy and betrayal strike TMS as a new year approaches. Alex faces a difficult decision.

Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass

Votes: 2,460

7. The Witches (2020)

PG | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock

Votes: 46,543 | Gross: $0.20M

8. The Morning Show (I) (2019– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

An inside look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the team.

Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass

Votes: 129,716

9. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013–2024)
Episode: Tinashe (2019)

TV-PG | Comedy, Game-Show

Singer/actress Tinashe joins the show to sing a love song about lying about one's weight and to do a dance 'au-dash-ion' with Wayne. Also, the worst deleted scenes from The Wizard of Oz and Living Scenery goes camping.

Director: Geraldine Dowd | Stars: Aisha Tyler, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady

Votes: 35

10. Madden NFL 19: Longshot Homecoming (2018 Video Game)

Drama

After being drafted in the NFL, Wade starts his challenging journey for a spot on the Dallas Cowboys, while his best friend Colt realizes his dream of the NFL isn't as realistic as he ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Young | Stars: Kay Adams, Nate Burleson, Peter Schrager, Kyle Brandt

Votes: 182

11. North Blvd (2018)

128 min | Drama

After growing up in an abusive adoptive household, young and confused Bethany Ivanhoe embarks on the inevitable search for her birth parents--igniting a life-changing adventure she never expected.

Director: Amy Esacove | Stars: Ed Ackerman, John Bain, Meredith Bechtel, Chandra Bond

Votes: 19

12. Home Again (2017)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.

Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Michael Sheen, Candice Bergen, Pico Alexander

Votes: 35,097 | Gross: $27.02M

13. Sleepless (III) (2017)

R | 95 min | Action, Thriller

A cop with a connection to the criminal underworld scours a nightclub in search of his kidnapped son.

Director: Baran bo Odar | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mulroney, Gabrielle Union

Votes: 34,180 | Gross: $20.78M

14. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 1961, BJ Blazkowicz and his ragtag team of allies arrive in Nazi-controlled America on a mission to recruit the boldest resistance leaders left and restart the American Revolution.

Directors: Fredrik Ljungdahl, Jens Matthies, Tom Keegan | Stars: Brian Bloom, Alicja Bachleda, Gideon Emery, A.J. Trauth

Votes: 5,371

15. The Chute (2017)

5 min | Short, Horror

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Director: Stacy Sherman | Stars: Heidi James, Georgia Rock, Ben Rothman, Steven Sherman

16. The Conjuring 2 (2016)

R | 134 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.

Director: James Wan | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe, Frances O'Connor

Votes: 300,188 | Gross: $102.47M

17. The Last Tycoon (2016–2017)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

Centers on Hollywood's first wunderkind studio executive in the 1930s, Monroe Stahr, and the power struggle between him, his mentor, and current head of the studio, Pat Brady.

Stars: Matt Bomer, Kelsey Grammer, Lily Collins, Dominique McElligott

Votes: 5,640

18. Polaris (2016)

90 min | Drama, Family

A psychologically traumatized war photographer is locked in a desperate struggle to protect her secrets and escape her inevitable return to the Middle East.

Director: Soudabeh Moradian | Stars: Alicja Bachleda, Bahram Radan, Coby Ryan McLaughlin, Elisabeth Röhm

Votes: 164

19. The Walk (II) (2015)

PG | 123 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale

Votes: 135,436 | Gross: $10.14M

20. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.

Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana

Votes: 1,272,627 | Gross: $333.18M

21. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013–2024)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Game-Show

Aisha Tyler hosts this skit comedy show where the actors on the show, usually Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles and another guest star or two do different comedy skits. It's all improv and made up on the spot.

Stars: Colin Mochrie, Aisha Tyler, Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady

Votes: 9,667

22. Flight (I) (2012)

R | 138 min | Drama, Thriller

Troubling questions arise after airline pilot Whip Whitaker makes a miracle landing after a mid-air catastrophe.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Don Cheadle, John Goodman

Votes: 376,007 | Gross: $93.77M

23. Rock of Ages (2012)

PG-13 | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin

Votes: 81,641 | Gross: $38.52M

24. Mars Needs Moms (2011)

PG | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A young boy named Milo gains a deeper appreciation for his mom after Martians come to Earth to take her away.

Director: Simon Wells | Stars: Seth Green, Joan Cusack, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois

Votes: 23,905 | Gross: $21.38M

25. Alice in Wonderland (I) (2010)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway

Votes: 440,800 | Gross: $334.19M

26. Unstoppable (2010)

PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Thriller

With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Ethan Suplee

Votes: 207,689 | Gross: $81.56M

27. Behind the Burly Q (2010)

Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, History

Leslie Zemeckis's rousing documentary takes a behind- the-velvet-curtain peek at the golden age of burlesque, meeting the women (and men) who pushed the envelope of social propriety.

Director: Leslie Zemeckis | Stars: Bud Abbott, Alan Alda, Joan Arline, Beverly Arlynne

Votes: 375 | Gross: $0.02M

28. Avatar (2009)

PG-13 | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez

Votes: 1,385,809 | Gross: $760.51M

29. A Christmas Carol (2009)

PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Steve Valentine

Votes: 129,468 | Gross: $137.86M

30. Big Kids (2009)

5 min | Short, Comedy

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Director: Julene Renee | Stars: Julene Renee, Jacquie Barnbrook, Ron Bottitta, Amy Esacove

31. The House Bunny (2008)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy

After Playboy bunny Shelley is kicked out of the Playboy Mansion, she finds a job as the house mother for a sorority full of socially awkward girls.

Director: Fred Wolf | Stars: Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Kat Dennings

Votes: 90,267 | Gross: $48.24M

32. Yes Man (2008)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Romance

A man challenges himself to say "yes" to everything.

Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins

Votes: 383,005 | Gross: $97.69M

33. Spider-Man 3 (2007)

PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church

Votes: 637,000 | Gross: $336.53M

34. Beowulf (2007)

PG-13 | 115 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel, who is terrorizing Denmark, then Grendel's Mother, who begins killing out of revenge.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie, Robin Wright

Votes: 174,111 | Gross: $82.16M

35. Next (2007)

PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A Las Vegas magician who can see into the future is pursued by FBI agents seeking to use his abilities to prevent a nuclear terrorist attack.

Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann

Votes: 166,328 | Gross: $18.21M

36. Monster House (2006)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.

Director: Gil Kenan | Stars: Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, Ryan Whitney

Votes: 138,063 | Gross: $73.66M

37. Stealth (2005)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control before it initiates the next world war.

Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard

Votes: 56,259 | Gross: $32.12M

38. Beowulf & Grendel (2005)

R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In Denmark, during the 6th century, Danish king Hrothgar and his warriors kill a troll whose son, Grendel, vows revenge.

Director: Sturla Gunnarsson | Stars: Hringur Ingvarsson, Spencer Wilding, Stellan Skarsgård, Ingvar Sigurdsson

Votes: 18,584 | Gross: $0.07M

39. National Treasure (2004)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean

Votes: 354,951 | Gross: $173.01M

40. The Polar Express (2004)

G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Leslie Zemeckis

Votes: 241,193 | Gross: $183.37M

41. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

R | 109 min | Action, Sci-Fi

A machine from a post-apocalyptic future travels back in time to protect a man and a woman from an advanced robotic assassin to ensure they both survive a nuclear attack.

Director: Jonathan Mostow | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Kristanna Loken, Claire Danes

Votes: 418,369 | Gross: $150.37M

42. House of Sand and Fog (2003)

R | 126 min | Crime, Drama

An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.

Director: Vadim Perelman | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard, Frances Fisher

Votes: 72,576 | Gross: $13.01M

43. Tell Us (2003)

PG-13 | 7 min | Adventure, Action, Short

A hostage is beaten to reveal a secret, while a secret rescue plan is underway. Surrounded by enemies, freedom could prove more elusive than you think.

Director: Joe Talbott | Stars: Ashly Covington, Waleed Zuaiter, Peyton Coles, Tony Guida

44. xXx (2002)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

The US government recruits extreme sports athlete Xander Cage to infiltrate a Russian criminal ring, which is plotting the destruction of the world.

Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Samuel L. Jackson

Votes: 186,444 | Gross: $142.11M

45. Collateral Damage (2002)

R | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

After his family is killed by a terrorist act, a firefighter goes in search of the one responsible.

Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Leguizamo, Francesca Neri, Elias Koteas

Votes: 77,960 | Gross: $40.08M

46. Evolution (2001)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

A fire-fighting cadet, two college professors, and a geeky but sexy government scientist work against an alien organism that has been rapidly evolving since its arrival on Earth inside a meteor.

Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott

Votes: 136,193 | Gross: $38.35M

47. Cast Away (2000)

PG-13 | 143 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez, Lari White

Votes: 638,199 | Gross: $233.63M

48. What Lies Beneath (2000)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Katharine Towne, Miranda Otto

Votes: 135,660 | Gross: $155.46M

49. Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode: Combat Training (2000)

TV-PG | Documentary, History

A look at the equipment and technology that is used by the military to train for war.

Stars: Ted Ballard, John S. Brown, John Clements, David Cole

Votes: 11

50. Enemy of the State (1998)

R | 132 min | Action, Thriller

A lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and his N.S.A. goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a politically motivated crime.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet

Votes: 258,810 | Gross: $111.55M