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51. Girls of the White Orchid (1983 TV Movie)

98 min | Crime, Drama

In Los Angeles, the naive and lonely burger waitress and aspirant singer Carol Heath finds an advertisement in the newspaper with a job opportunity in Tokyo. She has a meeting with the ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ann Jillian, Thomas Byrd, Mako

Votes: 444

52. Union Station (1950)

Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A sharp-eyed woman spots a man with a gun on a train and her alert to the railroad police helps them in their search for a ruthless gang who have kidnapped a blind heiress.

Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: William Holden, Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald, Lyle Bettger

Votes: 2,734

53. Jake Speed (1986)

PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In a world where, unbeknownst to the public, all famous pulp fiction heroes are real, one of them, Jake Speed, agrees to help desperate Margaret Winston save her sister from sadistic white slaver Sid, who's operating in Africa.

Director: Andrew Lane | Stars: Wayne Crawford, Dennis Christopher, Karen Kopins, John Hurt

Votes: 1,123 | Gross: $1.94M

54. Woman in Hiding (1950)

Passed | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

After her father is killed in an accident, mill heiress Deborah Chandler marries the plant manager, Selden Clark, but his motives are suspicious.

Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Ida Lupino, Stephen McNally, Howard Duff, Peggy Dow

Votes: 1,533

55. The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)

Not Rated | 128 min | Drama

An alcoholic homeless man is given two hundred francs by a stranger, who requests that when he can he will return the money to Saint Therese in the cathedral.

Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Anthony Quayle, Sandrine Dumas, Dominique Pinon

Votes: 2,188

56. Seeing Other People (2004)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

Two months shy of their wedding, a couple decide to allow each other last flings until their wedding.

Director: Wallace Wolodarsky | Stars: Jay Mohr, Julianne Nicholson, Andy Richter, Josh Charles

Votes: 3,025 | Gross: $0.06M

57. Trust the Man (2005)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After much drama, cheating, and trial separations, two men fight to save their respective relationships.

Director: Bart Freundlich | Stars: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Votes: 8,844 | Gross: $1.53M

58. Attraction (2000)

R | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A writer/radio advice show host fails to heed his own advice as he stalks his ex-girlfriend and then becomes involved with an actress friend of hers.

Director: Russell DeGrazier | Stars: Samantha Mathis, Gretchen Mol, Matthew Settle, Tom Everett Scott

Votes: 802

59. Five Star Final (1931)

Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama

The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case... with tragic results.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, H.B. Warner, Anthony Bushell

Votes: 2,542

60. The Local Stigmatic (1990)

TV-14 | 56 min | Drama

Two symbiotic sociopaths play obscurely deviant mind games with each other while engaging in perversely brutal acts of violence against victims apparently chosen at random.

Director: David F. Wheeler | Stars: Al Pacino, Paul Guilfoyle, Joseph Maher, Michael Higgins

Votes: 1,676

61. Some Girl (1998)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Four unstable twenty-something women search for long-term relationships in 1990s Los Angeles.

Director: Rory Kelly | Stars: Marissa Ribisi, Juliette Lewis, Michael Rapaport, Giovanni Ribisi

Votes: 995

62. Out of the Fog (1941)

Passed | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves rather than complain to the police.

Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Ida Lupino, John Garfield, Thomas Mitchell, Eddie Albert

Votes: 2,263

63. Beautiful City (2004)

98 min | Drama, Romance

In Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."

Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Faramarz Gharibian, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Ansari, Ahoo Kheradmand

Votes: 6,224

64. Man Push Cart (2005)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama

A night in the life of a former Pakistani rock star who now sells coffee from his push cart on the streets of Manhattan.

Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Ahmad Razvi, Leticia Dolera, Charles Daniel Sandoval, Ali Reza

Votes: 3,715

65. The Last Big Thing (1996)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

From a bland tract house on the outskirts of Los Angeles, Simon Geist (with occasional help from his platonic girlfriend Darla) wages war against all of modern American popular culture. ... See full summary »

Director: Dan Zukovic | Stars: Dan Zukovic, Susan Heimbeinder, Mark Ruffalo, Pamela Dickerson

Votes: 423 | Gross: $0.02M

66. 11'e 10 Kala (2009)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama

Mithat Bey is a retired civil servant. Ali is doorman of his apartment. The two men belong to different worlds, unless they live in same apartment.

Director: Pelin Esmer | Stars: Nejat Isler, Mithat Esmer, Laçin Ceylan, Tayanç Ayaydin

Votes: 2,832

67. Skin and Bone (1996)

Unrated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

Harry, Billy and Dean are three hustlers at different stages in their careers. All must deal with the realities of their profession. One falls in love with a client, another enters deeper into denial, and another begins to learn the ropes.

Director: Everett Lewis | Stars: Barry Wyatt, Alan Boyce, Nicole Dillenberg, Garret Scullin

Votes: 231

68. Affair with a Stranger (1953)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

When a TV gossip columnist wrongly announces that the marriage between now successful playwright William Blakeley and his wife Carolyn is breaking up, New York friends variously reminisce about how the two met and married.

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Linda Douglas, Monica Lewis

Votes: 523

69. Parangelia! (1980)

87 min | Crime, Drama

The real story of Nikos Koemtzis, who one night knifed a company of men in a tavern, just because they wanted to dance on the song he had "ordered" from the musicians.

Director: Pavlos Tasios | Stars: Antonis Antoniou, Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Katerina Gogou, Sofia Roubou

Votes: 785

70. Gangland (1998)

97 min | Action, Drama

A bunch of teenagers finds a bag of drugs and sells it back to the original gangster owners.

Directors: Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes | Stars: Ryan Eigenmann, Jason Salcedo, Junell Hernando, Justin Simoy

Votes: 52

71. The Children (1959)

90 min | Drama

Four boys meet at a kiosk during a rainy afternoon. One of them must study and the other three go to the cinema, although they're too young to see the film. Andrés works as a hotel bellman ... See full summary »

Director: Marco Ferreri | Stars: José Luis García, Joaquín Cascales Zarzo, Alberto Jiménez, José Sierra

Votes: 154

72. Easy Life (1944)

Passed | 20 min | Crime, Short, Drama

In this entry in the MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series young Frank Davis, dropping out of school and joining a small-time hoodlum gang, finds out that leading a life of crime is not all he thought it would be.

Director: Walter Hart | Stars: Steven Geray, Bernard Thomas, William 'Bill' Phillips, William Challee

Votes: 109

73. Zivot radnika (1987)

96 min | Crime, Drama

An acknowledged and proven factory worker gets fired after workers' strike.

Director: Miroslav Mandic | Stars: Istref Begolli, Mira Banjac, Emir Hadzihafizbegovic, Anica Dobra

Votes: 67

74. No Time to Marry (1938)

Approved | 63 min | Comedy

In this lightweight comedy, two news reporters who are engaged to be married endure romantic difficulties in their competitive pursuit of a "big scoop".

Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Richard Arlen, Mary Astor, Lionel Stander, Virginia Dale

Votes: 22

75. Girls Under 21 (1940)

Approved | 64 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Frances Ryan, living high-and-free-wheeling life as the wife of gangster "Smiley" Ryan, spends some time behind bars as a result of her husband's activities, and, when she gets out, ... See full summary »

Director: Max Nosseck | Stars: Bruce Cabot, Rochelle Hudson, Paul Kelly, Tina Thayer

Votes: 56

76. Da zero a dieci (2002)

99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Four middle-aged friends plan to re-experience an old weekend in Rimini.

Director: Luciano Ligabue | Stars: Stefano Pesce, Elisabetta Cavallotti, Massimo Bellinzoni, Fabrizia Sacchi

Votes: 900

77. Fat Feet (1966)

20 min | Short

"Fat Feet", eight months in production, is a pop-art view of life in the big city, complete with a fire-fighting episode and various street scenes. Three dimensional figures and real actors... See full summary »

Director: Red Grooms | Stars: Yvonne Anderson, Mimi Gross

Votes: 7

78. Bulldog Edition (1936)

Passed | 57 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two rival newspapers are engaged in a circulation battle, complicated by the fact that a vicious gangster inserts himself into the middle of it. Also complicating matters is that one ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Ray Walker, Evalyn Knapp, Regis Toomey, Cy Kendall

Votes: 101

79. Backs to Nature (1933)

20 min | Comedy, Short

The girls are going on a camping trip.

Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Thelma Todd, Patsy Kelly, Don Barclay, Alice Belcher

Votes: 101

80. The Michele Lee Show (1974 TV Movie)

30 min | Comedy

Michele Burton has the knack for making people understand what they really want to get out of life. She helps a young intern realize he really wants to pursue a career outside of medicine.

Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Michele Lee, Herbie Faye, Joyce Bulifant, Stephen Collins

Votes: 10

81. Fugitive in the Sky (1936)

Passed | 58 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. He notices G-Man Mike Phelan among the passengers and assuming Phelan is ... See full summary »

Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Jean Muir, Warren Hull, Gordon Oliver, Carlyle Moore Jr.

Votes: 227

82. Telegram for America (1956)

20 min | Documentary, Short

Add a Plot

Director: Marvin Rothenberg | Star: Ralph Paul

83. Verginità (1951)

94 min | Drama, Romance

Gina is the daughter of a provincial newsstand dealer and spends her time reading pulp magazines and dreaming of a glamorous vocation on the big city. She enters a beauty contest in a ... See full summary »

Director: Leonardo De Mitri | Stars: Eleonora Rossi Drago, Leonardo Cortese, Irene Genna, Otello Toso

Votes: 19

84. Jeep Kiosk and Love (1957)

83 min | Comedy, Romance

Secretly in love with a charming seamstress, a kiosk owner with an irrational fear of jeeps needs to raise his game when a pressing well-off suitor falls for the same girl. Will he finally get rid of his phobia to marry his sweetheart?

Director: Maria Plyta | Stars: Sofia Mathioudaki, Nikos Stavridis, Marika Nezer, Vilma Kirou

Votes: 76

85. Le Paradis Perdu (1921)

12 min | Short, Comedy

A Romantic Comedy about a married gentleman seeking paradise in connection with several others, including his wife whose has the same thought in discreet mode. Something unfolded when an ... See full summary »

Director: Pierre Colombier | Stars: Fernande Diamant, André Lefaur, André Luguet

86. A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002)
Episode: Christmas Party (2001)

TV-PG | Action, Drama, Mystery

Nero Wolfe is stunned when Archie Goodwin reveals evidence of his impending engagement. However, Archie is no less shocked when accompanying his so-called fiancée to a Christmas party by the murder of their host.

Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Maury Chaykin, Bill Smitrovich, Colin Fox

Votes: 142

87. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: The Hands of Mr. Ottermole (1957)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

A murderer has been strangling people in the London fog. A reporter manages to continually make it to the crime scene before the police.

Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Theodore Bikel, Rhys Williams, Torin Thatcher

Votes: 597

88. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: The Night the World Ended (1957)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

A newsman plays a joke on a homeless man by showing him a fake article that says the world is going to end that night, but the prank has deadly results.

Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Russell Collins, Harold J. Stone, Edith Barrett

Votes: 708

89. Baretta (1975–1978)
Episode: Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow (1975)

TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Baretta's childlike old neighborhood friend Willy "Burt Young" might be behind a string of robberies.

Director: Don Medford | Stars: Robert Blake, Dana Elcar, Burt Young, Tom Ewell

Votes: 54

90. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Recycling (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Detective Taylor investigates the death of a woman in a dog show competition. In the second case, a bicycle messenger was somehow stabbed in the leg on his route.

Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Vanessa Ferlito

Votes: 337

91. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One That Could Have Been: Part 1 (2000)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

Barry and Mindy's impending divorce prompts the gang to fantasize about what their lives might be like if they'd all taken different courses.

Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 4,991

92. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One with Mrs. Bing (1995)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Chandler's flamboyant romance-novelist mother comes to visit, and Joey catches her kissing Ross. Meanwhile, Monica and Phoebe fight over a guy in a coma.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 6,466

93. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy's Club Dance (1954)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy

Lucy asks for Ricky's help with her inept all-girl orchestra.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 303

94. The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
Episode: The Lottery (1980)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

David 'Becker' befriends reformed con artist Harry Henderson, who buys a winning lottery ticket in David's name. After Henderson collect the money, he starts to set in motion the one big scam he always dreamed of.

Director: John McPherson | Stars: Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno, Robert Hogan

Votes: 161

95. Justice League (2001–2004)
Episode: Paradise Lost (2002)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Wonder Woman returns to Paradise Island after her abrupt departure, only to find the Amazons turned to stone. Sorcerer Felix Faust demands three mystical artifacts as the ransom.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Susan Eisenberg, Carl Lumbly, George Newbern

Votes: 908

96. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Whistle Stop (1994)

TV-PG | 47 min | Drama

Becker blames Belinda's personal malice for his becoming a suspect in the murder of Camilla Greer, while the rest of the firm rallies around him to prove the charges are false and Jinx is ... See full summary »

Director: Randy Roberts | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker

Votes: 26

97. NewsRadio (1995–1999)
Episode: Space (1997)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Romance

The gang shows us what a space episode would be like. Matthew dates a porn star robot. Bill goes for a space walk and gets locked outside. Joe accidentally sets off the self destruct system... See full summary »

Director: Tom Cherones | Stars: Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney

Votes: 354

98. Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode: Daddy for the Defense (1984)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Bright young public defender Christine Sullivan finds out she still has a lot to learn after her first day in Harry's court, while Harry ends up throwing her overprotective father in jail for insulting him.

Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, Richard Moll

Votes: 194

99. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode: Blind Faith - February 6, 1964 (1989)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

As a blind concert pianist, Sam must save his girlfriend from a serial killer despite the interference of her overbearing mother.

Director: David G. Phinney | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Cynthia Bain, Jennifer Rhodes

Votes: 597

100. Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode: The Nose Job (1991)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Jerry dates a vacuous actress and struggles with overcoming his sexual desire for her. George dates a woman with a large nose, who decides to get a nose job after a careless comment from Kramer.

Director: Tom Cherones | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander

Votes: 4,363