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1. The Bounty Hunter (1954)
Passed | 79 min | Western
A bounty hunter, hired by Pinkerton, trails 3 unknown murderous train robbers to a town and finds a host of suspects.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Randolph Scott, Dolores Dorn, Marie Windsor, Howard Petrie
Votes: 1,332
2. Little Woods (2018)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Western
In Little Woods North Dakota, two estranged sisters are driven to extremes when their mother dies, leaving them with one week to pay back her mortgage.
Director: Nia DaCosta | Stars: Tessa Thompson, Lily James, Luke Kirby, James Badge Dale
Votes: 4,110 | Gross: $0.15M
3. Boom Town (1940)
Passed | 119 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a ten-year period both love the same woman.
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Hedy Lamarr
Votes: 3,782 | Gross: $9.17M
4. The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
Approved | 130 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The dramatized life of immortal humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River until his death in 1910 shortly after Halley's Comet returned.
Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Fredric March, Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale
Votes: 1,361
5. Black Gold (1962)
Passed | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Two friends join together to strike oil during the Oklahoma oil boom of the 1920s, and wind up fighting over the same oil wells and the same girl.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Philip Carey, Diane McBain, James Best, Fay Spain
Votes: 90
6. Hi'Ya Chum (1943)
Approved | 61 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Entertainers get stranded in a small boomtown and open up a restaurant.
Director: Harold Young | Stars: The Ritz Brothers, Al Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz
Votes: 35
7. Aberdeen '83: Once in a Lifetime (2023 TV Special)
Documentary, History, Sport
The definitive story of how Aberdeen FC defied expectations and ruled European football,
Director: James Craggs | Stars: Alex Ferguson, Willie Miller, Dave Cormack, Alex McLeish
Votes: 20
8.
Railway Murders (2021– )
Episode:
The Police Killer
(2021)
45 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The first time a railway police officer was murdered in the line of duty. 37-year-old Detective Sergeant Robert Kidd was murdered in Sepember 1895, while investigating a spate of thefts from goods wagons in a yard at Wigan railway station.
Director: William Simpson | Stars: Nicholas Day, Alan Moss, Judith Rowbotham, Donald Rumbelow
Votes: 8
9.
Hollywood (1980)
Episode:
In the Beginning
(1980)
52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Some of the less affluent studios escape bad weather and legal entanglements in New Jersey and make Hollywood the world film capitol.
Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: James Mason, Viola Dana, Agnes de Mille, Allan Dwan
Votes: 81
10.
Vegas: The City the Mob Made (2009)
Episode:
The Mob Before Las Vegas
(2009)
Documentary, Crime, History
An exploration of the Mob's beginnings and influence in the city of New York.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Michael Green, Kirk Gill, Dennis McLatchey, Fulgencio Batista
11.
The Styxhexenhammer666 Channel (2010– )
Episode:
Unemployment Falls to 3.7%: A Fifty Year Low
(2018)
10 min | News
Star: Styxhexenhammer666