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1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
R | 142 min | Drama
Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler
Votes: 2,883,834 | Gross: $28.34M
2. Sleepwalkers (1992)
R | 91 min | Fantasy, Horror
A mother-and-son team of strange supernatural creatures move to a small town to seek out a young virgin to feed on.
Director: Mick Garris | Stars: Brian Krause, Mädchen Amick, Alice Krige, Jim Haynie
Votes: 24,522 | Gross: $30.52M
3. Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A prepubescent chess prodigy is encouraged to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Director: Steven Zaillian | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Ben Kingsley, Max Pomeranc, Joan Allen
Votes: 42,379 | Gross: $7.27M
4. A Woman's Face (1941)
Passed | 106 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Conrad Veidt, Osa Massen
Votes: 3,771
5. Cry Wolf (2005)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Eight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth.
Director: Jeff Wadlow | Stars: Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jared Padalecki, Erica Yates
Votes: 28,501 | Gross: $10.05M
6. The Silent Partner (1978)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A timid bank teller anticipates a bank robbery and steals the money himself before the crook arrives. When the sadistic crook realizes he's been fooled, he tracks down the teller and engages him in a cat-and-mouse chase for the cash.
Directors: Daryl Duke, Curtis Hanson | Stars: Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Céline Lomez
Votes: 7,716
7. The End of the Tour (2015)
R | 106 min | Biography, Drama
The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'
Director: James Ponsoldt | Stars: Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Chlumsky, Mamie Gummer
Votes: 32,557 | Gross: $2.99M
8. An Ordinary Man (2017)
R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world, his maid.
Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Hera Hilmar, Peter Serafinowicz, Robert Blythe
Votes: 3,455
9. She Hate Me (2004)
R | 138 min | Comedy, Drama
Fired from his job for exposing corrupt business practices, a former biotech executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci
Votes: 8,229 | Gross: $0.37M
10. Maze (2000)
R | 97 min | Drama, Romance
An artist with Tourette Syndrome falls in love with his best friend's pregnant girlfriend.
Director: Rob Morrow | Stars: Rob Morrow, Laura Linney, Craig Sheffer, Rose Gregorio
Votes: 922 | Gross: $0.02M
11. Funeral in Berlin (1966)
Not Rated | 102 min | Thriller
Sent to East Berlin to retrieve a Communist defector, British spy Harry Palmer suspects the situation is not what his superiors believe it to be.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Michael Caine, Oscar Homolka, Paul Hubschmid, Eva Renzi
Votes: 7,766
12. Adeline (2022)
97 min | Drama
A small Midwestern community becomes the epicenter for miracles when a mysterious woman brings a healing horse to town.
Director: Greg James | Stars: John Schneider, David Chokachi, Erin Bethea, Orli Gottesman
Votes: 255
13. Man Hunt (1941)
Passed | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a young woman.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, John Carradine
Votes: 6,428
14. The Detective (1954)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.
Director: Robert Hamer | Stars: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Peter Finch, Cecil Parker
Votes: 1,652
15. Magellan (2017)
103 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
After NASA picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut Roger Nelson is dispatched on a multi-year solo mission aboard the Magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources.
Director: Rob York | Stars: Brandon Ray Olive, K. Danor Gerald, Whitney Palmer, Matthew Mercer
Votes: 1,865
16. The Chess Players (1977)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal
Votes: 4,056
17. The Whipping Boy (1994 TV Movie)
G | 96 min | Family, Fantasy
Prince Horace is the spoiled and arrogant heir to the throne whose continual pranks are designed to get his distant father's attention. Young Jemmy is a desperate streetwise orphan trying to survive with his sister.
Director: Syd Macartney | Stars: Truan Munro, Nic Knight, Karen Salt, Andrew Bicknell
Votes: 424
18. Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
On a small South Pacific island during WW2, various US Navy P.R. personnel pass the time romancing the nurses and the native girls while trying to avoid front line sea duty.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Glenn Ford, Gia Scala, Earl Holliman, Anne Francis
Votes: 854
19. Riaru onigokko (2008)
98 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Teenager is transported to a parallel world where everyone who shares his family name is being hunted down by the dictatorial government.
Director: Issei Shibata | Stars: Takuya Ishida, Mitsuki Tanimura, Shunsuke Daitô, Rio Matsumoto
Votes: 303
20. Dream Girl w/Dave Franco & Alison Brie (2013 Video)
TV-MA | 3 min | Short, Comedy
Dave Franco talks about a dream girl that Alison Brie disagrees with. Dave and Alison play games and bet what they want.
Directors: Dave Franco, Brian McGinn | Stars: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Olivia Munn
Votes: 196
21. Commander (1988)
TV-PG | 99 min | Action, War
Commander and his small band of freedom fighters make life difficult for the VC after the Vietnam War is over. They free Vietnamese prisoners, and destroy enemy convoys every chance they ... See full summary »
Director: Ignazio Dolce | Stars: Craig Alan, David Light, Max Laurel, Larry Brand
Votes: 198
22. Queen to Play (2009)
Unrated | 101 min | Drama
A chambermaid on Corsica is obsessed with chess after seeing a US expat play it lovingly with l'Américaine. She cleans his house and now also plays with him on Tuesdays.
Director: Caroline Bottaro | Stars: Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline, Francis Renaud, Jennifer Beals
Votes: 3,189 | Gross: $0.48M
23. The Issue with Elvis (2022)
88 min | Drama
First feature film by Charlotte Wincott about a botanist who meets a runaway boy in the mountains of West Virginia.
Director: Charlotte Wincott | Stars: Jeff Wincott, Wolfgang Wincott, Erek Richarde, Bill Meisenzahl
Votes: 130
24. Sand Castles (2014)
Unrated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In rural Indiana, Noah and his impoverished family wrestle with the mysterious return of his now mute sister Lauren, who was kidnapped and held captive for over a decade.
Director: Clenet Verdi-Rose | Stars: Jordon Hodges, Anne Winters, Randy Spence, Saxon Trainor
Votes: 1,613
25. Murray Head: One Night in Bangkok (1985 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Murray Head performs in the music video "One Night in Bangkok" from the album "Chess" recorded for RCA Records. The video begins with an animated chessboard breaking down. It features ... See full summary »
Director: David G. Hillier | Star: Murray Head
Votes: 153
26. Scared Stiff (1945)
Approved | 65 min | Mystery, Comedy
The jumpy chess editor at a newspaper accidentally gets involved in some murders at a sleazy tavern run by a pair of bizarre brothers.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Jack Haley, Ann Savage, Barton MacLane, Veda Ann Borg
Votes: 229
27. The Mighty Pawns (1987 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 57 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Caring and tough: That's how you could describe the principal, teacher, and parent who combined their efforts to transform a struggling bunch of misfits, otherwise known as D Class, into a united team of national chess contenders.
Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Paul Winfield, Alfonso Ribeiro, Terence Knox, Rosalind Cash
Votes: 55
28. Kultur Shock! (2013)
85 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Three helpless American immigrants, Red, White and Blue, are tormented by an Uncle Sam doll in a locked, windowless room. They can't remember who they are or how they got there. Little by ... See full summary »
Director: Todd Osleger | Stars: Eric Paul Chapman, Maureen O'Malley, Terry McNavage, Jerry Pietrala
Votes: 73
29. The Perils of E. Minors (2010)
Not Rated | 8 min | Short
Director: Joe Carroll | Stars: Lance Bradley, Shilo Slider Turri, Wendy Keeling, Neal Ashmun
30. Check to the King (2021)
9 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A game of chess between two guys with issues turns darkly surreal when the chess pieces start coming to life - and the chess pieces seem to have plenty of issues of their own.
Director: Gareth James | Stars: Dale Wesley Johnson-Green, Michael Lambeth, Gareth James, Rebekah Mowbray
33. Why Championship Chess Sets Are So Expensive (2021 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short
An inexpensive chess set can sell for $20, but a handcrafted wooden set certified for the World Chess Championship costs $500. Much of the set's value lies in just one piece: the knight. ... See full summary »
Stars: Taryn Varricchio, Baljeet Singh, Aditya Chopra
34. The Last Checkmate (2014)
26 min | Short, Drama
A chamber piece about a piece with one in the chamber.
Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Bob Elkins, Ernie Rowland
35.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Marholms Erben
(1978)
58 min | Crime, Drama
Marholm's heirs.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Siegfried Lowitz, Michael Ande, Jan Hendriks, Henning Schlüter
Votes: 43
36.
Banacek (1972–1974)
Episode:
The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack
(1973)
TV-PG | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Just before Cap'n Jack's seafood restaurant franchise is set to go public, millions of dollars in stock certificates are stolen from a non-stop elevator, leaving Banacek to find them before someone walks through walls with a fortune.
Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: George Peppard, Jessica Walter, Andrew Duggan, Linden Chiles
Votes: 165
37.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
Chess Pains
(1996)
TV-G | 23 min | Comedy
Frasier buys an elaborate antique chess set, but becomes obsessed by his inability to win against Martin.
Director: Gordon Hunt | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 1,028
38.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
Frasier-Lite
(2004)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
A KACL team competes in a weight-loss marathon with another radio station for a trip to Las Vegas. Niles and Martin nurse an ailing pigeon back to health.
Director: Sheldon Epps | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 752
39.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
The Perfect Guy
(1998)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy
When a good-looking doctor joins the radio station as the host of a new medical show, Frasier can't believe he is as perfect as he seems and refuses to rest until he discovers the man's flaw.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 989
40.
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode:
Gun Shy
(1958)
Not Rated | 26 min | Western
In order to collect the gift of a precious jade chess set, Paladin must first intercept the men who stole it from Hey Boy's family.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Richard Boone, Jeanette Nolan, Lisa Gaye, Corey Allen
Votes: 134
41.
Louis la brocante (1998– )
Episode:
Louis et le double jeu
(2000)
87 min | Drama
Director: Michel Favart | Stars: Victor Lanoux, Evelyne Buyle, Sarah Bertrand, Alexis Loret
Votes: 7
42.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Day of Reckoning
(1994)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A deranged murderer with a penchant for puzzles and a pathological hatred of Lovejoy tries to lure him into a trap by kidnapping and threatening to kill Charlotte.
Director: Paul Harrison | Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Caroline Langrishe, Diane Parish
Votes: 54
43.
Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode:
Chico
(1970)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The IMF must rely on a trained terrier, named Chico, to retrieve a list of undercover agents from a drug lord's underground vault.
Director: Herb Wallerstein | Stars: Peter Graves, Leonard Nimoy, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus
Votes: 168
44.
Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode:
Commandante
(1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An enemy nation has hijacked a US supported revolutionary movement trying to overturn a dictatorship. The IMF posses as a religious organization seeking the release of the priest who is the... See full summary »
Director: Barry Crane | Stars: Peter Graves, Leonard Nimoy, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus
Votes: 155
45.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
One Good Bid Deserves a Murder
(1986)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jessica finds herself in a tough spot when one of the auctioneers of a diary is murdered and she has to rely on Harry McGraw to help her out.
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Karen Black, Ray Girardin, Nancy Lee Grahn
Votes: 428
46.
The Prisoner (1967–1968)
Episode:
The Chimes of Big Ben
(1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A new Number Eight named Nadia arrives in the Village, and together she and Number Six plot their escape.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Leo McKern, Nadia Gray, Finlay Currie
Votes: 1,035
47.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
Charlie X
(1966)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Captain Kirk must learn the limits to the power of a 17-year-old boy with the psionic ability to create anything and destroy anyone.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Walker Jr., DeForest Kelley
Votes: 5,466
48.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Mark of Gideon
(1969)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Kirk beams down to the planet Gideon and appears to find himself trapped on a deserted Enterprise. Spock on the real Enterprise must use his diplomatic skills to deal with the uncooperative inhabitants of Gideon and find the Captain.
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Sharon Acker
Votes: 3,004
49.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Tapestry
(1993)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Captain Picard's artificial heart fails, he is offered the rare opportunity to go back in time and set right the mistake that led to his demise.
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 4,280
50.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
Bank Book 6565696
(1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Rob discovers Laura's secret bank account. Its mystery preoccupies his thoughts till he finally has to confront her and ask what it's for.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews
Votes: 248