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1. Laugh-In (1967–1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music
The original rapid fire sketch comedy show.
Stars: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Gary Owens, Ruth Buzzi
Votes: 3,653
2. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Approved | 123 min | Drama, Western
A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.
Director: John Ford | Stars: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin
Votes: 82,266
3. 1900 (1976)
Unrated | 317 min | Drama, History
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini
Votes: 27,280
4. Pain and Glory (2019)
R | 113 min | Drama
A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas
Votes: 63,099
5. Doc Hollywood (1991)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young doctor on his way across the country to a job interview crashes his car in a small town and is sentenced to work for several days at the town hospital.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Barnard Hughes, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 40,290 | Gross: $54.83M
6. Primary Colors (1998)
R | 143 min | Comedy, Drama
A man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for President of the United States of America.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates, Larry Hagman
Votes: 30,106 | Gross: $38.97M
7. Che: Part One (2008)
Not Rated | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1956, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Julia Ormond, Benicio Del Toro, Oscar Isaac, Pablo Guevara
Votes: 47,946 | Gross: $1.80M
8. Ask the Dust (2006)
R | 117 min | Drama, Romance
Mexican beauty Camilla Lopez (Salma Hayek) hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell), a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.
Director: Robert Towne | Stars: Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 10,087 | Gross: $0.74M
9. Viva Zapata! (1952)
Approved | 113 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn, Joseph Wiseman
Votes: 12,459
10. Made in Britain (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Drama
After being sent to a detention center, a teenage skinhead clashes with the social workers, who want to conform him to the status quo.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Tim Roth, Terry Richards, Bill Stewart, Eric Richard
Votes: 7,618
11. The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
Not Rated | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.
Director: Daniel Vigne | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye, Maurice Barrier, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Votes: 4,820 | Gross: $0.02M
12. The Organizer (1963)
Not Rated | 126 min | Drama, History
A former high school teacher turned unionist tries to organize workers laboring with inhuman conditions at a late 19th Century textile factory.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Gabriella Giorgelli, Folco Lulli
Votes: 3,275
13. The Hour of the Furnaces (1968)
Unrated | 260 min | Documentary, History, War
Divided into three segments, namely 1 Neocolonialism, 2 Act for liberation, 3 Violence and liberation, the documentary lasts more than 4 hours this deals with the defense of the revolution ... See full summary »
Directors: Octavio Getino, Fernando E. Solanas | Stars: María de la Paz, Fernando E. Solanas, Edgardo Suárez, Julio Troxler
Votes: 1,188
14. Omar Killed Me (2011)
85 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In the summer of 1991 an elderly woman Ghislaine Marchal is found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" (Omar has kill me) written beside in her own blood. ... See full summary »
Director: Roschdy Zem | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Denis Podalydès, Maurice Bénichou, Salomé Stévenin
Votes: 1,591
15. Melanie (1982)
PG | 104 min | Drama
A young woman battles to regain custody of her son.
Director: Rex Bromfield | Stars: Glynnis O'Connor, Paul Sorvino, Burton Cummings, Trudy Young
Votes: 287
16. Mexican Bus Ride (1952)
74 min | Comedy
A newly-wed country boy receives the terrible news that his mother is dying, and takes a long and dangerous bus trip to the city to contact a notary for her last will and testament. Will he resist temptation and do the right thing?
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Lilia Prado, Carmelita González, Esteban Mayo, Luis Aceves Castañeda
Votes: 1,452
17. Siddharth (2013)
G | 96 min | Drama
A chain-wallah from Delhi travels across India in search of his missing son, in the hopes that whoever took him, returns him unharmed.
Director: Richie Mehta | Stars: Rajesh Tailang, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Anurag Arora, Shobha Sharma Jassi
Votes: 763 | Gross: $0.06M
18. Battle of the Brave (2004)
PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, History, Romance
In the mid-18th Century, as England and France battle over control of Canada, an epic romance between a peasant woman and a trapper unfurls.
Director: Jean Beaudin | Stars: Noémie Godin-Vigneau, David La Haye, Juliette Gosselin, Sébastien Huberdeau
Votes: 1,364
19. A Judgment in Stone (1986)
R | 102 min | Horror, Thriller
An English woman, psychotic and sexually repressed, murders her sadistic father, then moves to America. She soon secures a job as a maid for a wealthy family. Soon her severe psychosis and ... See full summary »
Director: Ousama Rawi | Stars: Rita Tushingham, Ross Petty, Shelley Peterson, Jonathan Crombie
Votes: 202
20. The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama
While working at a family friend's business, a penniless orphan draws the attention of a corrupt competitor and is torn between divided loyalties.
Directors: Johnnie To, Patrick Leung, Johnny Mak | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Maggie Cheung, Lung Ti, Chien-Lien Wu
Votes: 965
21. The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama
Jesse Hallam, an illiterate coal miner from Kentucky, moves to Cincinnati so that his daughter may receive spinal surgery. Determined to support his family in the city, he decides he must ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Johnny Cash, Brenda Vaccaro, Ben Marley, Eli Wallach
Votes: 346
22. Bluffing It (1987 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Jack Duggan (Weaver), works as a supervisor in the automotive industry and has been given the task of laying off his subordinates because with the new computer operations their jobs are ... See full summary »
Director: James Steven Sadwith | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Janet Carroll, Michele Little, Robert Sean Leonard
Votes: 84
23. The Kid from Chaaba (1997)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
In the sixties, around twenty families fled their Algerian village of el-Ouricia, driven by poverty or war. Refugees in Chaâba, a French shantytown, they face the hard learning of integration.
Director: Christophe Ruggia | Stars: Bouzid Negnoug, Nabil Ghalem, Galamelah Lagra, Kenza Bouanika
Votes: 176
24. Noy (2010)
104 min | Drama
Desperate to find means of support for his family, Noy (Coco Martin) fakes his credentials to get a job as a TV journalist. His assignment is to come up with a documentary on the 2010 ... See full summary »
Directors: Coco Martin, Dondon S. Santos | Stars: Coco Martin, Cherry Pie Picache, Erich Gonzales, Joem Bascon
Votes: 69
25. Ombline (2012)
95 min | Drama
The journey of a young mother in a prison with her baby boy.
Director: Stéphane Cazes | Stars: Mélanie Thierry, Nathalie Bécue, Corinne Masiero, Catherine Salée
Votes: 306
26. Un homme est mort (2018)
66 min | Animation, Drama
In post-world war 2 France, the reconstruction effort leads to over exploitation of the working class. Labor unions demand better working conditions and decent salaries. During a ... See full summary »
Director: Olivier Cossu
Votes: 90
27. Who Is KK Downey? (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
A failed artist attempts to market his best friend's novel by creating the persona of KK Downey to replace him as the author.
Directors: Darren Curtis, Pat Kiely | Stars: Darren Curtis, Kristin Adams, Matt Silver, Pat Kiely
Votes: 204
28. Can't Read, Can't Write (2008– )
180 min | Documentary
Award-winning teacher Phil Beadle helps adults to overcome their illiteracy.
Stars: John Simm, Phil Beadle
Votes: 13
30.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Daddy Can't Read
(1988)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Teenage girl doesn't understand why her father is against her campaign to promote literacy at his factory. Until she discovers that her father can't read.
Director: Gilbert Moses | Stars: Edward Albert, Cheryl Arutt, Marcia Strassman, Joey Travolta
Votes: 35
31.
The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
Episode:
No Way, Baby
(1989)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
One of Cliff's patients is a young, unmarried teenager without other known family. Cliff finds the girl's grandfather so someone can be with her when she delivers. When Clair meets the grandfather, she realizes he cannot read or write.
Director: Tony Singletary | Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens
Votes: 143
32.
Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
Episode:
As Difficult as ABC
(1985)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy
A promising basketball player whose coach has been making sure his grades are OK so he can play, learns he has a condition that means he can't play basket ball anymore. His coach then casts... See full summary »
Director: Victor French | Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, Glenn-Michael Jones, Deborah Lacey
Votes: 140
33.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
Getting Back to Basiks
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
George asks Walter, an employee of his with a talent for drawing, to help him create a TV ad for the cleaners. Louise wonders at his resistance and discovers it is because he is illiterate ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Singletary | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 59
34.
Mama's Family (1983–1990)
Episode:
Reading the Riot Act
(1989)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy
Mama starts a drive to impeach Lolly Purdue (Marge Redmond), the president of the Church Ladies League because of her poor performance in office.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Vicki Lawrence, Ken Berry, Dorothy Lyman, Beverly Archer
Votes: 68
35.
Quincy M.E. (1976–1983)
Episode:
A Loss for Words
(1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a young man who dies in an industrial accident because he couldn't read the hazard signs. Quincy takes on the problem of adult illiteracy. A problem that hits close to home with Quincy, when he finds that his friend can't read.
Director: Georg Fenady | Stars: Jack Klugman, Garry Walberg, John S. Ragin, Val Bisoglio
Votes: 72
36.
The Rebel (1959–1961)
Episode:
School Days
(1959)
Approved | 25 min | Western
Realizing Yuma is literate and in admiration of his ability to stand up to illiterate Armbruster family, Liam O'Shea offers Yuma a temporary schoolmaster job and he gains the affection of Peggy of which Troy Armbruster is jealous.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Nick Adams, Fintan Meyler, Warren Oates, Olan Soule
Votes: 54
37.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Krusty Gets Busted
(1990)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After Krusty is found guilty of robbing the Kwik-E-Mart following Homer's eyewitness testimony, Bart and Lisa set out to prove his innocence.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,063
38.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Chickenlover
(1998)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Mr. Barbrady goes back to school after it is discovered that he is illiterate. As he learns to read, a criminal is on the loose molesting all the chickens in South Park.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman, Jennifer Howell
Votes: 3,423
39.
P.O.W. (2003)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2003)
Drama
When one of the men is found murdered, Capt. Attercombe decides to launch his own investigation and keep the death a secret from Kommandant Dreiber. The dead man had recently received a ... See full summary »
Director: John Strickland | Stars: Tom Burke, Stuart Sinclair Blyth, Shaun Dooley, Craig Heaney
Votes: 19
40.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.51
(1985)
TV-PG | 29 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Matthew Robinson | Stars: Linda Davidson, Wendy Richard, Bill Treacher, Anna Wing
Votes: 11
41.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2938
(2005)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Graeme Hattrick | Stars: Louisa Lytton, Lacey Turner, Billy Murray, Charlotte Avery
42.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3026
(2005)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Sue Butterworth | Stars: Perry Fenwick, Billy Murray, Kara Tointon, David Spinx
43.
All's Fair (1976–1977)
Episode:
The Gang Leader
(1976)
Comedy, Romance
Charley drags her latest photographic subject, the leader of a ghetto gang, back to Richard's apartment.
Director: Bob Claver | Stars: Richard Crenna, Bernadette Peters, Lee Chamberlin, J.A. Preston
44.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )
Episode:
The Gang Gives Frank an Intervention
(2009)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy
After Frank embarrasses himself at the funeral of a deceased relative, Dennis and Dee decide that it's finally time to give him an intervention for his reckless lifestyle.
Director: Fred Savage | Stars: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson
Votes: 3,372
45.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Ourselves Alone
(2011)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama
After Nucky is released, he finds that most of his organization have deserted him for the Commodore, Margaret keeps her head, and the IRA asks Nucky for a donation.
Director: David Petrarca | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 2,136
46.
Hell on Wheels (2011–2016)
Episode:
Revelations
(2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Western
Durant and Lily travel to Chicago - he, to further discuss the railroad with Senator Crane; she, to meet with her deceased husband's family. The Irishmen from Hell On Wheels prepare to hang Elam. Cullen interferes and helps him escape.
Director: Michelle MacLaren | Stars: Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Common, Dominique McElligott
Votes: 853
47.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
King of the Damned
(2014)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Abaddon makes a deal with Crowley to stop the Winchesters and recover the first blade. Castiel tries to bring Gadreel to his side in the war against Metatron.
Director: P.J. Pesce | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark Sheppard
Votes: 3,675