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1. First Man (2018)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler
Votes: 202,016 | Gross: $44.94M
2. The Right Stuff (1983)
PG | 193 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers preferred.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid
Votes: 65,298 | Gross: $21.50M
3. Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington (1987 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A friend of Miss Marple's sees a woman being strangled in a passing train. When police cannot find a body and doubt the story, Miss Marple enlists professional housekeeper, Lucy Eyelesbarrow, to go undercover.
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Joan Hickson, Juliette Mole, David Beames, Mona Bruce
Votes: 2,466
4. Yves Saint Laurent (2014)
R | 106 min | Biography, Drama
A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint-Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Bergé.
Director: Jalil Lespert | Stars: Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Charlotte Le Bon, Laura Smet
Votes: 13,011 | Gross: $0.72M
5. Five Corners (1987)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.
Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, Todd Graff, John Turturro
Votes: 3,882 | Gross: $0.97M
6. Tall Story (1960)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Sport
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, also a student, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Ray Walston, Marc Connelly
Votes: 1,243 | Gross: $12.00M
7. Stan (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 59 min | Biography
Based on the Neil Brand's critically acclaimed radio play of the same name, the drama follows Stan Laurel's last visit to his dying friend and comedy partner Oliver 'Babe' Hardy and Stan's ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Sen | Stars: Jim Norton, Trevor Cooper, Dearbhla Molloy, Lorelei King
Votes: 270
8. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon (2001 Video)
47 min | Documentary, History
A documentary on the evidence which shows that the Apollo 11 astronauts never actually landed on the moon.
Director: Bart Sibrel | Stars: Anne Tonelson, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins
Votes: 701
9. Mercury 13 (2018)
TV-PG | 78 min | Documentary
After rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for the spaceflight.
Directors: David Sington, Heather Walsh | Stars: Wally Funk, Rhea Woltman, Sarah Ratley, Bob Steadman
Votes: 1,290
10. Dear John (1964)
115 min | Drama, Romance
John is a shipmaster on a very small transportation boat which regularly attends a very small harbour to buy food, actually from Anna's father. She is a waitress and has a young daughter. ... See full summary »
Director: Lars-Magnus Lindgren | Stars: Jarl Kulle, Christina Schollin, Helena Nilsson, Erik Hell
Votes: 390
11. Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race (2014 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
A documentary which maintains that the real pioneers of space exploration were the Soviet cosmonauts, telling the story of how the Russians led us into the space age.
Director: Michael Lachmann | Stars: Paul McGann, Yuri Gagarin, Wernher von Braun, Gerard J. DeGroot
Votes: 170
12. The Man from the First Century (1962)
85 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A workman is accidentally sent into outer space, where he meets an alien that can make himself invisible. They return to Earth in the year 2447. Complications ensue.
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Milos Kopecký, Radovan Lukavský, Anita Kajlichova, Otomar Krejca
Votes: 183
13. The Truth Game (1983 Video)
79 min
John Pilger's penetrating film which show the world-wide propaganda surrounding the nuclear arms race. When the two American atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, ... See full summary »
Star: John Pilger
Votes: 11
14. The Eagle Has Landed: The Lunar Module Story (1989)
29 min | Documentary, Short
The conception, design, and manufacture of the Lunar Module spacecraft, and its pivotal role in landing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon.
Stars: Sam Avati, Manning Dandridge, Joe Gavin, Robert Gilruth
15. Tapum! La storia delle armi (1958)
11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Director: Bruno Bozzetto
Votes: 57
16.
Rebel Highway (1994)
Episode:
Runaway Daughters
(1994)
PG-13 | 83 min | Drama
Angie, Mary and Laura are tired of the same old 50s suburbia routine. The 3 guy-crazy girlfriends take to the road in a stolen car, trying to track down one of their ex-lovers before he leaves for the Navy, ending up in a heap of trouble.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Julie Bowen, Holly Fields, Jenny Lewis, Paul Rudd
Votes: 330
17.
Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode:
The Last Son of Krypton: Part II
(1996)
Unrated | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Young Clark Kent learns of his alien past, as well as his full power, and decides to move to Metropolis to be both reporter and superhero.
Directors: Curt Geda, Scott Jeralds | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Clancy Brown, Christopher McDonald
Votes: 691
18.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Pusher
(1996)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A seemingly unmotivated murderer, who can apparently talk his victims into killing themselves is on the loose and it is up to Mulder and Scully to study the clues left to them by the person and capture him.
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Robert Wisden
Votes: 4,913
19.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
In the Age of AI
(2019)
TV-14 | 113 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE explores the promise and perils of AI. The documentary traces a new industrial revolution that will reshape and disrupt our lives, our jobs and our world, and allow the emergence of the surveillance society.
Directors: Neil Docherty, David Fanning | Stars: Will Lyman, Lee Sedol, Pedro Domingos, Fu-Kai Lee
Votes: 126
20.
The Bidding Room (2020– )
Episode:
Episode #1.25
(2020)
44 min | Reality-TV
Four more sellers arrive at The Bidding Room hoping to persuade the dealers to bid against each other for a royal coin collection, two unique mirrors, a Russian-themed barometer and an ice shaver.
Directors: Claire Egerton-Jones, Emma Walsh | Stars: Nigel Havers, Simon Bower, Natasha Francis, Adrian Higham
21.
Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode:
...opened a textbook
(2021)
TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy, Drama
Making good grades has never been a priority for Paxton, until a mishap, urges him to prove he's more than a campus heartthrob and star swimmer.
Director: Kim O. Nguyen | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet, Poorna Jagannathan
Votes: 921
22.
Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode:
Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour(s)
(2021)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bailey's Comet passes over Rivervale, Cheryl and Nana Rose revisit the tragic stories of the Blossom women. Once in a lifetime event prompts Cheryl to summon a familiar face to Rivervale.
Director: James DeWille | Stars: Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petsch
Votes: 851
23.
Decoding the Unknown (2021– )
Hell at the Bottom of a Hole in Siberia
(2022 Podcast Episode)
37 min | Talk-Show
Star: Simon Whistler
25.
Mars (2016–2018)
Episode:
Pressure Drop
(2016)
TV-14 | 47 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 2033, the Daedalus crew struggles to find permanent shelter. Currently, the European Space Agency and Roscosmos partner to launch an orbiter.
Director: Everardo Gout | Stars: Jihae, Alberto Ammann, Clémentine Poidatz, Anamaria Marinca
Votes: 642
26.
Homeland (2011–2020)
Episode:
Species Jump
(2018)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Saul calls an old friend. Wellington has a problem. Carrie enjoys a win.
Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Claire Danes, Elizabeth Marvel, Maury Sterling, Linus Roache
Votes: 2,088
27.
StarTalk (2015– )
Episode:
True Story of Hidden Figures
(2018)
TV-PG | 47 min | Talk-Show
Neil discusses NASA's hidden figures featuring his interview with Margot Lee Shetterly and Janelle Monáe.
Director: Jaron Berman | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sasheer Zamata, Bill Barry, Margot Lee Shetterly
Votes: 12