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1. Heavyweights (1995)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Plump kids are lured into joining a posh fat camp with the promise of quick weight loss and good times, only to find that it is a woodland hellhole run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor.

Director: Steven Brill | Stars: Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Ben Stiller, David Goldman

Votes: 30,772 | Gross: $17.69M

2. Octopussy (1983)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A fake Fabergé egg recovered from the body of a fellow agent leads James Bond to uncover a jewel smuggling operation led by the mysterious Octopussy, and a plot to blow up a NATO air base.

Director: John Glen | Stars: Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn

Votes: 113,224 | Gross: $67.90M

3. Big Stan (2007)

R | 105 min | Action, Comedy

A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.

Director: Rob Schneider | Stars: Rob Schneider, David Carradine, Sally Kirkland, Jennifer Morrison

Votes: 47,366

4. Help! (1965)

G | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical

Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.

Director: Richard Lester | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr

Votes: 21,180 | Gross: $13.08M

5. Crumb (1994)

R | 119 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family.

Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Charles Crumb, Maxon Crumb

Votes: 21,655 | Gross: $3.17M

6. Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)

94 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller

Three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice.

Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Yuk Long Wong, Louis Koo, Isabella Leong, Ella Koon

Votes: 7,165

7. Dark Habits (1983)

Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy, Drama

A nightclub singer seeks refuge with gay nuns on dope in a Madrid convent.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Cristina Sánchez Pascual, Will More, Laura Cepeda, Miguel Zúñiga

Votes: 8,413

8. Jackass 2.5 (2007 Video)

Unrated | 64 min | Documentary, Action, Comedy

The Jackass crew reunite to discuss their experiences with Jackass Number Two and show off some unused content and ideas.

Director: Jeff Tremaine | Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Preston Lacy, Dave England

Votes: 25,777

9. Carry on Spying (1964)

87 min | Comedy

Agent Simpkins and trainees chase STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans) for a stolen chemical formula, using gadgets and disguises to defeat villains The Fat Man, Dr Milchman, and Dr Crow.

Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins, Charles Hawtrey

Votes: 3,123

10. Sister Street Fighter (1974)

R | 86 min | Action, Crime

A young martial artist is on a mission to rescue her brother who's being held captive by a sadistic drug lord.

Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi | Stars: Etsuko Shihomi, Shin'ichi Chiba, Asao Uchida, Sanae Ôhori

Votes: 1,639

11. Mondo Magic (1975)

X | 100 min | Documentary

This film is about tribes in Africa and South America who turn toward magic as a means of survival and way of life. The Mundari tribe in Africa herd cattle but do not slaughter them for ... See full summary »

Directors: Alfredo Castiglioni, Angelo Castiglioni, Guido Guerrasio | Stars: Riccardo Cucciolla, Mac Mauro Smith

Votes: 223

12. Mondo Bizarro (1966)

80 min | Documentary, Adventure

A faux travelogue that mixes documentary and mockumentary footage. The camera looks through a one-way glass into the women's dressing room at a lingerie shop, visits a Kyoto massage parlor,... See full summary »

Director: Lee Frost | Stars: Claude Emmand, Bob Cresse, Lee Frost, Dick Osmun

Votes: 268

13. The Fantasticks (1964 TV Movie)

Musical

Neighboring widowers plot to romantically unite their son and daughter by pretending to feud and forbidding the two children to associate with each other. Their scheme works and the two ... See full summary »

Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Bert Lahr, Stanley Holloway, Susan Watson

Votes: 56

14. Dances Sacred and Profane (1985)

90 min | Documentary

Far from being a seamy exploitation flick, this fascinating documentary could alter the way you view certain taboo behavior. Startling not just for its unique footage, but also for the enlightening interviews and analysis it provides.

Directors: Dan Jury, Mark Jury | Stars: Fakir Musafar, Jim Ward, Charles Gatewood

Votes: 46

15. Ladder of Swords (1989)

98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Don, his alcoholic wife Denise and Daley 'The Dancing Bear' are waiting on the moors to hear about a job. However, a fight, a disappearance and a death leads to unwanted attention from the police but a budding romance with a local widow.

Director: Norman Hull | Stars: Martin Shaw, Eleanor David, Bob Peck, Simon Molloy

Votes: 59 | Gross: $0.01M

16. Holiday for Shoestrings (1946)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

To the tune of The Nutcracker, a number of elves do all the work in a shoe shop.

Director: Friz Freleng

Votes: 404

17. Cengiz Han'in Fedaisi (1973)

73 min | Adventure, History

Add a Plot

Director: Yücel Uçanoglu | Stars: Aytekin Akkaya, Fatma Belgen, Seyyal Taner, Atif Kaptan

Votes: 36

18. The Fistic Mystic (1946)

6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Popeye and Olive enter the city of Badgag and spot Bluto doing magic tricks. He hypnotizes Olive like a snake charmer. Bluto introduces himself as the Great Bourgeois and gives Olive a ... See full summary »

Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Graham Place | Stars: Jackson Beck, Mae Questel, Harry Welch

Votes: 128

19. Something Strange (2016 TV Short)

13 min | Documentary, Short

Mentalist and oddity collector Chris Mysterion and his showbiz partner Steffi Kay organize a circus sideshow revival in Toronto.

Director: Kelli Kieley | Stars: Mysterion, Steffi Kay, Nicholas Cvjetkovich, Dan Malette

20. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Art and the Addams Family (1964)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

When an outraged art critic recommends that Mama get a teacher to help her paint better, Gomez gladly hires none other than Picasso for Mama. Not Pablo Picasso, Sam Picasso, a penniless ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 296

21. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Crisis in the Addams Family (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Once again, Fester's cannon has wrecked the plumbing. The Arthur J. Henson Insurance Agency, subsidiary of Excelso Fidelity Insurance, is outraged by yet another in a series of payouts on ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 252

22. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Gomez, the Cat Burglar (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Gomez is having some sleepwalking issues brought on by Grandma's famous yak stew. The house descends into chaos when a connection is made between a recent spat of cat burglaries and Gomez's... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 205

23. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Green-Eyed Gomez (1964)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

When Moticia's childhood friend, Lionel Barker, visits, Gomez views him as an old beau and current rival. Fearing he and Morticia might run off together, Gomez hires Mildred, an awkwardly ... See full summary »

Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 370

24. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Lurch Learns to Dance (1964)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Lurch receives his annual invitation to The Butlers' Ball, which he ignores as usual because he can't dance. Morticia is determined he accept this year's invitation to avoid the reclusive ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 357

25. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Morticia Joins the Ladies League (1964)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Pugsley and Gomez visit Oscar Webber, who owns a failing circus. Pugsley befriends Gorgo, a gorilla. Gorgo follows them back to the Addams' house. Gomez hopes to find a spot for Gorgo in ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 387

26. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Ophelia Visits Morticia (1966)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Ophelia's upset that her latest beau, Montrose, has gone off to join the Peace Corps. His strong resemblance to Uncle Fester gives Fester the idea to join the Peace Corps as well. Ophelia's... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 204

27. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: The Addams Family Meet the VIPs (1964)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Two suspicious Soviet dignitaries demand to visit a typical American they have picked at random, and end up visiting the Addams Family as a result.

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 348

28. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode: The Guru (1969)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Jethro meets Mrs. Drysdale's guru and decides he wants to be one also. Granny thinks it's all nonsense but when she tries to put a stop to it the followers find her common sense inspiring and make her the head guru.

Director: Joseph Depew | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.

Votes: 74

29. Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode: It's So Nice to Have a Spouse Around the House (1968)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

While Samantha secretly attends a Witches Council meeting, Serena substitutes for Samantha and Darrin takes her off to a second honeymoon.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Erin Murphy

Votes: 294

30. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Humbug (1995)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The agents search for a killer in a Florida town inhabited by sideshow performers.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Jim Rose, Wayne Grace

Votes: 5,959

31. Numb3rs (2005–2010)
Episode: Spree (2006)

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

Charlie and the team track a couple who are spree killers, but their actions seem to defy profiling.

Director: John Behring | Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Alimi Ballard

Votes: 314

32. WMAC Masters (1995–1996)
Episode: Broken Promise (1995)

TV-Y7-FV | Action, Family, Sport

Great Wolf uses a forbidden technique in his match with Tiger Claw, risking their friendship. Tsunami faces Red Dragon. A wounded Tiger Claw tells the story of his background with Great Wolf.

Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Shannon Lee, Herb Perez, Hakim Alston, Ho-Sung Pak

Votes: 6

33. Taboo (2002–2014)
Episode: Tattoo (2002)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary

Taboo investigates the worldwide craft of tattoo by examining Iban tribal tattoos in Borneo, Bessoribe body scarring in Benin, and a tattoo convention is Oslo.

Stars: Wande Abimbola, Diane Bell, Adrienne DeArmas, Kenji

Votes: 9

34. Milton the Monster (1965–1967)
Episode: Camp Gitchy Gloomy/Lets Phase It/The Hearse Thief

TV-G | Animation, Comedy, Family

Prof. Weirdo sends his monsters to a day camp. Fearless Fly battles an out-of-control computer system at an automobile plant. Prof. Weirdo accuses Milton of stealing his hearse.

Director: Hal Seeger | Star: Bob McFadden

35. Milton the Monster (1965–1967)
Episode: The Spider Spiter/Sickened Honeymoon/Abercrombie the Zombie

TV-G | Animation, Comedy, Family

Fearless Fly battles Professor Weirdo's giant spider. Penny Penguin ruins her parents' second honeymoon. Prof. Weirdo sells Milton to Professor Fruitcake.

Director: Hal Seeger | Stars: Bob McFadden, Dayton Allen, Beverly Arnold, Hetty Galen

36. The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969–1971)
Episode: The Treacherous Movie Lot Plot (1969)

TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Action, Crime

Posing as a film director, The Hooded Claw Casts Penelope in a movie with a 50-foot mechanical gorilla.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Mel Blanc, Gary Owens, Don Messick, Janet Waldo

Votes: 30

37. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode: Patrick Duffy/Jearl Walker (1987)

TV-G | 90 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

Doc recaps the band's summer tour. Patrick Duffy (Dallas (1978)) presents wedding gifts to Johnny; physicist Jearl Walker demonstrates hanging a spoon from his nose, lying on a bed of nails, and plunging his fingers into molten lead.

Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Patrick Duffy

Votes: 13

38. Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017)
Episode: Child's Play (2017)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Molly's childhood imaginary friend reappears as a monster. Molly visits The Vault for the first time.

Director: Michael Goi | Stars: Tom Mison, Janina Gavankar, Lyndie Greenwood, Jerry MacKinnon

Votes: 307

39. Dragons' Den (2006– )
Episode: Episode #12.12 (2018)

Game-Show, Reality-TV

Second Chance Special.

Stars: Jim Treliving, Arlene Dickinson, Manjit Minhas, Joe Mimran

40. The Goldbergs (2013–2023)
Episode: The Beverly Goldberg Cookbook (2019)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Beverly and Adam team up to do a mother-son cooking show on public access television; when Barry ruins the one college letter of recommendation he is able to get, Murray must step in to help.

Director: Fred Savage | Stars: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia

Votes: 275