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1. Howard the Duck (1986)

PG | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invasion with the help of a nerdy scientist and a struggling female rock singer.

Director: Willard Huyck | Stars: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Ed Gale

Votes: 50,880 | Gross: $16.30M

2. The Kid from Kokomo (1939)

Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

A fight promoter finds his fighter, Homer Baston, in the sticks, a country hick left by his mother when he was young and he won't leave his home as he is still waiting for her to return to ... See full summary »

Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Joan Blondell, May Robson

Votes: 221

3. Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)

PG-13 | 79 min | Comedy, Music

Siberian rock band Leningrad Cowboys go to the USA in pursuit of fame.

Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakke Järvenpää, Heikki Keskinen

Votes: 8,502

4. Blackbelt (1992)

R | 85 min | Action

Ex-cop protects a singer from a psycho serial killer.

Directors: Charles Philip Moore, Rick Jacobson | Stars: Don Wilson, Deirdre Haj, Matthias Hues, Richard Beymer

Votes: 787

5. City for Conquest (1940)

Passed | 104 min | Drama, Sport

Danny is a content truck driver, but his girl Peggy shows potential as a dancer and hopes he too can show ambition. Danny acquiesces and pursues boxing to please her, but the two begin to spend more time working than time together.

Directors: Anatole Litvak, Jean Negulesco | Stars: James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp

Votes: 2,715

6. The Floorwalker (1916)

TV-G | 29 min | Short, Comedy

The Tramp is tricked into impersonating an embezzling floorwalker in a department store.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Eric Campbell, Edna Purviance, Lloyd Bacon

Votes: 2,705

7. Lady by Choice (1934)

Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An elderly, brash drunk is hired to help improve the image of a controversial dancer, and the two women form an unlikely friendship.

Director: David Burton | Stars: Carole Lombard, May Robson, Roger Pryor, Walter Connolly

Votes: 640

8. Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II (1990 TV Short)

24 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

The California Raisins get a new manager and try to make a comeback.

Director: Will Vinton | Stars: Brian Cummings, Jim Cummings, Dorian Harewood, Brian Stokes Mitchell

Votes: 71

9. The Girl from Monterrey (1943)

Passed | 58 min | Romance, Sport

Mexican club singer Lita Valdez is amazed to find that her younger brother Alberto is a talented boxer and is even more thrilled by his consistent success in the ring. Till he is forced to ... See full summary »

Director: Wallace Fox | Stars: Armida, Edgar Kennedy, Veda Ann Borg, Jack La Rue

Votes: 61

10. Secrets of a Nurse (1938)

Approved | 75 min | Drama, Mystery, Sport

When battered prize-fighter Lee Burke is taken to the West Side hospital, nurse Katherine MacDonald leaves her romantically-inclined patient, wealthy attorney John Dodge to take care of ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Helen Mack, Dick Foran, Samuel S. Hinds

Votes: 22

11. Battling Bunyan (1924)

Passed | 53 min | Comedy

A young man has a chance to become partners in an auto-repair business, but he doesn't have the money. In order to come up with some quick cash, he decides to temporarily become a ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Hurst | Stars: Wesley Barry, Frank Campeau, Molly Malone, Landers Stevens

Votes: 13

12. The Heart Punch (1932)

Passed | 62 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

During a boxing match a fighter accidentally kills his opponent in the ring. Afterwards he finds himself falling in love with the dead man's sister.

Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Lloyd Hughes, Marion Shilling, George J. Lewis, Mae Busch

Votes: 34

13. Danger Theatre (1993)
Episode: Go Ahead, Fry Me (1993)

Comedy

The Searcher is asked by the girlfriend of Darek Jones, the leader of a popular heavy metal band, to protect him from a fan who sends him weird and deadly gifts. Jones finds the presents, ... See full summary »

Director: Jay Dubin | Stars: Diedrich Bader, Robert Vaughn, Sam Mann, John Fleck

Votes: 18

14. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
Episode: Untitled (1969)

TV-14 | 31 min | Comedy

Sketches include: Bank Robber in Lingerie Shop, It's a Tree, Ron Obvious, Pet Conversations, Gorilla Librarian, Strangers in the Night

Director: Ian MacNaughton | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones

Votes: 1,058

15. Mr. Lucky (1959–1960)
Episode: The Gladiators (1960)

26 min | Drama, Thriller

Mr. Lucky and Andamo volunteer to be in charge of an up-and-coming,wealthy,Ivy League boxer until a charitable "Fight-Night" event is completed.The manager of the opponent does not want to ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: John Vivyan, Ross Martin, Nita Talbot, Kent Taylor

Votes: 40

16. Wide Country (1962–1963)
Episode: The Lucky Punch (1963)

60 min | Drama, Sport, Western

Mitch knocks out a man with a lucky punch in a barroom brawl, only to then learn that the man in Tom Kidwell, a contender for world heavyweight champion. The good-hearted Tom is totally ... See full summary »

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Earl Holliman, Andrew Prine, Bruce Yarnell, Audrey Dalton

17. Mike Hammer (1958–1959)
Episode: Overdose of Lead (1958)

26 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A nightclub singer asks Mike to get her out of a contract that's held by a mobster. The man claims the rising star who she owes him $50,000 "for expenses" plus 30% of her salary in ... See full summary »

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Darren McGavin, Constance Towers, Grant Richards, Eve McVeagh

Votes: 28

18. Bold Venture (1959– )
Episode: Matador (1959)

30 min | Adventure

After a famous matador collapses during a mock bullfight with Sailor, his associates discover that he'd been stabbed earlier in the day and accuse Slate of killing him out of jealousy. ... See full summary »

Director: David Friedkin | Stars: Dane Clark, Joan Marshall, Bernie Gozier, Charlita

19. George of the Jungle (1967–1970)
Episode: Rescue is My Business (1967)

TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Family

A greedy man becomes George's 'manager' and is encouraging him to make people pay for being rescued. Ape doesn't mind George collecting pay but thinks the manager is exploiting him.

Director: Fred Calvert | Stars: Bill Scott, June Foray, Daws Butler, Paul Frees