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1. Madagascar (2005)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A group of animals who have spent all their life in a New York zoo end up in the jungles of Madagascar, and must adjust to living in the wild.
Directors: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath | Stars: Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith
Votes: 438,360 | Gross: $193.60M
2. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
PG-13 | 132 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
In 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York during his worldwide tour to research and rescue magical creatures as something mysterious leaves trails of destruction in the city, threatening to expose the wizarding world.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler
Votes: 508,364 | Gross: $234.04M
3. Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.
Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury, Ophelia Lovibond
Votes: 105,766 | Gross: $68.22M
4. The Wild (2006)
G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
Director: Steve 'Spaz' Williams | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Jim Belushi, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo
Votes: 27,679 | Gross: $37.38M
5. North (1994)
PG | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Sick of the neglect he receives from his mom and dad, a young boy leaves home and travels the world in search of new parents.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Votes: 14,769 | Gross: $7.14M
6. Cat People (1942)
Not Rated | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Simone Simon, Tom Conway, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph
Votes: 26,045 | Gross: $4.00M
7. The Awakening (1980)
R | 101 min | Horror
An archeologist discovers his daughter is possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian queen. To save mankind he must destroy her.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist
Votes: 2,870 | Gross: $8.42M
8. Mirage (1965)
Approved | 108 min | Mystery, Thriller
An accountant suddenly suffers from amnesia. This appears related to the suicide of his boss. Now some violent thugs are out to get him. They work for a shadowy figure known simply as The Major.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, Walter Matthau, Kevin McCarthy
Votes: 5,957 | Gross: $3.27M
9. Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
Feeling unwanted by his wife and children, a wealthy industrialist hires an unemployed young woman to pose as his mistress.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Verree Teasdale, James Ellison
Votes: 1,802
10. Madagascar: A Little Wild (2020–2022)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The early years of the Madagascar heroes Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, as they grow up in a rescue habitat at the Central Park Zoo.
Stars: Shaylin Becton, Tucker Chandler, Luke Lowe, Amir O'Neil
Votes: 269
11. The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
Quick-tempered yet likable Biff Grimes falls for the beautiful Virginia Brush, but he is not the only young man in the neighborhood who is smitten with her.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale
Votes: 4,275
12. Holiday Affair (1949)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young widow is torn between a boring attorney and a romantic ne'er-do-well.
Director: Don Hartman | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey, Gordon Gebert
Votes: 7,054
13. Madam Satan (1930)
Passed | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Angela and Bob Brooks are an upper-class couple. Unfortunately, Bob is an unfaithful husband, but Angela has a plan to win back her husband's affections.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Kay Johnson, Reginald Denny, Lillian Roth, Roland Young
Votes: 1,248 | Gross: $0.50M
14. Sightseeing in New York (1931)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy
Nick (Nick Basil), and Tony (Henry Armetta, as Tony Martin), are New York City taxicab drivers, who are constantly arguing in broken-English and Italian, who take two out-of-town school ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Nick Basil, Henry Armetta
Votes: 5
15.
ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode:
The Bollo Caper
(1985)
TV-Y | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Bollo, a leopard brought to New York to be made into a fur coat, manages to escape to Washington to try to get Congress to declare him an endangered species.
Director: Rick Reinert | Stars: Michael Bell, Ilene Latter, Hal Smith, Will Ryan
Votes: 24
16.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Competence
(2002)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detectives investigate to determine whether a 22-year-old woman with Down syndrome is pregnant as a result of rape, as her mother contends.
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,118
17.
Spin City (1996–2002)
Episode:
Dead Dog Talking
(1998)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Mike takes credit when someone else saves a baby from falling into the zoo's sea lion tank. Paul uses crutches to obtain undeserved sick leave but Stacy knows he's faking. Carter brings home a 19-year-old dog named Rags.
Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Richard Kind, Alan Ruck, Michael Boatman
Votes: 155
18.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
Astoria Helen
(2009)
TV-PG | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man involved in an armored car bank heist is killed six months later in a deliberate explosion. During the investigation, Nichols and Wheeler discover that one of his partners also faked his own death.
Director: Norberto Barba | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Nicholson, Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi
Votes: 251
19.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Anchors Away
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A murdered television news reporter was investigating allegations that a billionaire Wall Street investment adviser was a fraud, but figuring out who killed her proves to be difficult
Director: Alex Chapple | Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Linus Roache
Votes: 246
20.
The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
Episode:
Laser Baby's Day Out
(2022)
TV-MA | 14 min | Animation, Short, Action
Laser eyes plus a cute baby equals an evisceration machine that will melt your heart. Before burning it out of your chest. With her laser eyes.
Directors: Crystal Chesney, Derek Lee Thompson, Giancarlo Volpe | Stars: Ben Schwartz, Fred Tatasciore, Jenny Yokobori
Votes: 2,402
21.
CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode:
Clue: SI
(2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team must solve a series of murders whose victims, locations, and murder weapons all resemble elements of the board game "Clue."
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Gary Sinise, Sela Ward, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap
Votes: 250
22.
Everything Wrong with... (2012– )
Episode:
Everything Wrong with Madagascar in 12 Minutes or Less
(2016)
TV-14 | 13 min | Comedy
Here is a movie with truly terrible zoo-safety protocols. Also has some sins. In honor of Zootopia's opening, here are the sins of another movie featuring a bunch of talking animals: Madagascar.
Directors: Chris Atkinson, Jeremy Scott, Barrett Share | Star: Jeremy Scott
Votes: 18