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1. Family Guy (1999– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strives to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another.
Stars: Alex Borstein, Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 365,152
2. Arrested Development (2003–2019)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
Stars: Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett
Votes: 324,875
3. That's My Boy (2012)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama
While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent until Todd's 18th birthday. Now Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding after years apart, sending the groom-to-be's world crashing down.
Director: Sean Anders | Stars: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Susan Sarandon
Votes: 109,313 | Gross: $36.93M
4. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller
Votes: 313,729 | Gross: $52.36M
5. Maid in Manhattan (2002)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite, when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress.
Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 96,360 | Gross: $94.01M
6. Prisoner's Daughter (2022)
R | 100 min | Drama
A father fights for the love of his daughter and grandson, after serving twelve years in prison.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Brian Cox, Steven Littles, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Convery
Votes: 2,476
7. Titus (2000–2002)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama
A mechanic, Christopher Titus, along with his brother and his friends, try to deal with his father, a lewd, crude, drinking multiple divorcee.
Stars: Christopher Titus, Cynthia Watros, Zack Ward, David Shatraw
Votes: 6,193
8. Black or White (2014)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
Director: Mike Binder | Stars: Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Gillian Jacobs, Anthony Mackie
Votes: 13,920 | Gross: $21.57M
9. Hell and Back (2015)
R | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two best friends set out to rescue their pal after he's accidentally dragged to hell.
Directors: Tom Gianas, Ross Shuman | Stars: Nick Swardson, Mila Kunis, Bob Odenkirk, T.J. Miller
Votes: 5,286 | Gross: $0.16M
10. The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.
Director: Eric Bross | Stars: Victoria Justice, Chase Ellison, Anna Galvin, Matt Winston
Votes: 3,870
11. Sordid Lives (2000)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
As three generations of a family in a small Texas town gather for a funeral, we learn the hilarious, sad, trashy truth of their "Sordid Lives."
Director: Del Shores | Stars: Delta Burke, Bonnie Bedelia, Olivia Newton-John, Kirk Geiger
Votes: 3,525 | Gross: $1.11M
12. Love Toy (1971)
76 min | Thriller
A compulsive gambler gambles away his own nubile teen daughter. She becomes his opponent's sex slave.
Director: Doris Wishman | Stars: Bernard Marcel, Pat Happel, Uta Erickson, Larry Hunter
Votes: 358
13. Oh Lucy! (2017)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A lonely woman living in Tokyo decides to take an English class, where she discovers her alter-ego, Lucy.
Director: Atsuko Hirayanagi | Stars: Shinobu Terajima, Soseki Yamatoya, Miyu Yagyu, Kayano Masuyama
Votes: 3,367 | Gross: $0.38M
14. Kill Buljo: The Movie (2007)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When a likable hillbilly sees his fiance, friends and family ruthlessly gunned down at his engagement party, he becomes determined to get revenge - as soon as he wakes up from his coma.
Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: Stig Frode Henriksen, Tommy Wirkola, Linda Øverlie Nilsen, Natasha Angel Dahle
Votes: 4,191
15. Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage (2008)
PG | 96 min | Biography, Drama
A look at the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade's painting The Christmas Cottage, and how the artist was motivated to begin his career after discovering his mother was in danger of losing their family home.
Director: Michael Campus | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Jared Padalecki, Marcia Gay Harden, Aaron Ashmore
Votes: 2,821
16. Last Exit (2006 TV Movie)
89 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Shattered windshields. Twisted wreckage. Last Exit is an action-suspense drama that tells the parallel stories of two ordinary women - one, a single mother barely supporting her handicapped... See full summary »
Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Kathleen Robertson, Andrea Roth, Noah Bernett, Linden Ashby
Votes: 1,050
17. $5 a Day (2008)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
The son of a thrifty conman begrudgingly joins his father on the road.
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola, Sharon Stone, Dean Cain
Votes: 3,645
18. Otvorena vrata (1994–1995)
30 min | Comedy
Katarina Andjelic, nicknamed "Cakana", lives with her two children, her brother Bata, and his daughter. She is an sculpture and painting artist, but there are not many people who can see ... See full summary »
Stars: Vesna Trivalic, Bojana Maljevic, Milan 'Lane' Gutovic, Nikola Djuricko
Votes: 4,185
19. The Steve Wilkos Show (2007– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Talk-Show
Follow Steve Wilkos as he tackles serious topics dealing primarily with adultery, domestic abuse, fatherhood, disrespectful children, and teen pregnancy.
Stars: Steve Wilkos, Daniel Ribacoff, Peter A Kelly, Abbie-Rose Attaya
Votes: 1,310
20. The Pleasure Pit (1969)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A rebellious socially-conscious man travels to Nepal to find his deadbeat dad. He meets Jane, a beautiful hippie girl hooked on drugs. He is forced to steal artifacts for his father's slimy employer to earn money to help Jane.
Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Pascale Audret, Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg, Elsa Martinelli
Votes: 157
21. Kevin Spencer (1998–2005)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Kevin Spencer is a sociopath addicted to cough syrup/booze and cigarettes. He is guided primarily by emotion and will go to any lengths to satisfy his needs with no worries about future ... See full summary »
Stars: Greg Lawrence, Thomasin Langlands, Mike Wetmore, Jocelyne Loewen
Votes: 542
22. Nickel Mountain (1984)
88 min | Drama
Henry Soames owns a rural diner, and has befriended Willard Freud and Callie Wells. One day Willard and Callie get the news that Callie is pregnant, and Willard splits. Henry takes in ... See full summary »
Director: Drew Denbaum | Stars: Michael Cole, Heather Langenkamp, Patrick Cassidy, Brian Kerwin
Votes: 142
23. Fubar: Balls to the Wall (2010)
R | 85 min | Comedy
Terry and Dean head north to make sweet cash in the oil patch.
Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: David Lawrence, Jamil Jabril, Terra Hazelton, Paul Spence
Votes: 1,761
24. The Switchblade Sisterhood (2023)
124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman discovers second-wave feminism, while meeting with her estranged half-sister, as they encounter the grief, rage, jealousy and injustice that govern their lives.
Director: Davo Hardy | Stars: British Flower, Kieran Hudson, Catherine Tomsen, Seaton Kay-Smith
Votes: 26
25. Set Me Free (1999)
94 min | Drama, Romance
In the year 1963, an awkward thirteen-year-old girl comes of age during her escapism into the world of cinema, with potentially dangerous results.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Karine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Alexandre Mérineau
Votes: 1,074 | Gross: $0.07M
26. Jackpot (2001)
R | 97 min | Drama, Comedy
Sunny Holiday, an aspiring singing star, abandons his wife and young baby to set off on a nine-month tour of bleak western towns. He takes off with his road manager in a pink Chrysler in ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Polish | Stars: Jon Gries, Daryl Hannah, Garrett Morris, Patrick Bauchau
Votes: 600 | Gross: $0.00M
27. Some Dogs Bite (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
A 14-year-old leads his two half-brothers (one older, one an infant) on a journey to find and live as a family with his father after their mother dies.
Director: Marc Munden | Stars: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Aaron Taylor, Michelle Asante, Mandeep Dhillon
Votes: 390
28. Seed (2013–2014)
Comedy
SEED follows Harry, a likable bachelor and bartender whose previous foray into sperm donation has resulted in offspring he was unaware of - until now.
Stars: Adam Korson, Carrie-Lynn Neales, Amanda Brugel, Stephanie Anne Mills
Votes: 1,199
29. JPod (2008– )
60 min | Comedy, Drama
The misadventures of the staff of an eccentric video game design studio.
Stars: David Kopp, Emilie Ullerup, Steph Song, Benjamin Ayres
Votes: 1,034
30. Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
142 min | Drama
Masaya is going through a period of intensely rebellious behavior. He then learned that his mom has contracted cancer; suddenly, his mother comes to live with him in Tokyo the entire emotional landscape of his life is altered.
Director: Joji Matsuoka | Stars: Joe Odagiri, Kirin Kiki, Yayako Uchida, Kanato Tanihata
Votes: 1,048
31. Alice, I Think (2006)
Comedy, Family
"Alice, I Think" is a story about the misadventures of Alice's unconventional family and their odd collection of friends living in the northern town of Smithers, British Columbia. The show ... See full summary »
Stars: Carly McKillip, Rebecca Northan, Dan Payne, Connor Price
Votes: 296
32. Control Tower (2011)
68 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The story of youth. Kakeru, a 15 year old boy, and Mii (Little My) , a female transfer student. They are two lonely teens who cannot find their place in life, but who gradually learn to relate to each other through the power of music.
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Ai Hashimoto, Miyuki Matsuda, Gô Rijû, Kento Yamazaki
Votes: 179
33. South of Central (2020– )
Comedy
South of Central is a raunchy comedy series, written by Joe Davison (Chauncey Davies) and Brianna Holzerland (Whitney Anderson - Davies,) about a child actor who has been dumped on his ... See full summary »
Stars: Joe Davison, Brianna Holzerland, Tiffany Kerr, Austin Janowsky
34. The Bread Maker (2003)
82 min | Romance
Honey Reddigan has just published her first romance novel. In walks Edmund Goobie, a TV personality, and they begin a hot affair that quickly approaches relationship status.
Director: Anita Reilly McGee | Stars: Sherry White, Jonathan Torrens, Rick Boland, Joel Thomas Hynes
Votes: 34
35. Unmarried Mothers (1953)
88 min | Drama
At a summer-evening dance a young girl meets a man who tells her he is a doctor. They go off together, and after that she never sees him again. She learns that she is pregnant and inquires ... See full summary »
Directors: Hans Dahlin, Bengt Logardt | Stars: Eva Stiberg, Bengt Logardt, Öllegård Wellton, Lennart Lindberg
Votes: 28
36. Bubba Moon Face (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
A down-on-his-luck drifter, stranded without money in the place of his rural Missouri upbringing, hooks up with an old flame, and finds himself caring for his brother's infant child.
Director: Blake Eckard | Stars: Joe Hammerstone, Misty Ballew, Sylvia Geiger, Jennifer George
Votes: 21
37. Trip (I) (2014)
15 min | Short, Drama
Trip tells the story of 19 year old Casey, a teenage mother that is forced to make some serious decisions about her future. Casey wants the best for her three-year-old son and his future ... See full summary »
Director: Dom Evans | Stars: Sarah Jordan, Jay A. Taylor, Gregory R. Kennedy, Emily Marie Callaway
38. Fiver Live (2008)
9 min | Short, Drama
A ne'er do well avoids the comforts of home and family, to feed his various vices. A five pound note is our connection to the characters and our guide through their interlinking, but very different lives.
Director: Aaron Sutter | Stars: Andrew Smith, Carly Glover, Nancy Boo Orchis-Evans, Indira Aronovitch
39. Horse Thieves (2005)
76 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A character study of a group of petty thieves who seem to have no specific direction or place in life.
Director: Adam Smoluk | Stars: Adam Smoluk, Melissa Dionisio, Ernesto Griffith, Tom Keenan
Votes: 37
40.
The Collector (2004–2006)
Episode:
The Person with Aids
(2006)
42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
The DevilÂ's cruel new joke is a client who doesnÂ't even remember making a deal.
Director: J.B. Sugar | Stars: Chris Kramer, Sonya Salomaa, Christine Chatelain, Aidan Drummond
Votes: 14
41.
The Hitchhiker (1983–1991)
Episode:
Hit and Run
(1992)
TV-MA | 24 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A deadbeat, who's abandoned his family and is on his way to meet the girl he likes, ends up in a hit and run situation. However, the man he ran over begins to haunt his conscious.
Director: Randy Bradshaw | Stars: Bruce Weitz, Norma Dell'Agnese, Sabrina Boudot, Page Fletcher
Votes: 41
42.
The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
Episode:
Wasted Lives
(1994)
Comedy
John becomes an AA sponsor but ends up accidentally eating a pot brownie and gets really high. Adam meets his estranged father who wants something from him. Also, actor Joe Pesci (playing himself) briefly visits Oscar for selfish reasons.
Director: John Whitesell | Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Gigi Rice, Daryl Mitchell
Votes: 37
43.
Popular (1999–2001)
Episode:
Citizen Shame
(2000)
TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Carmen runs away from home and moves in with Sam. Jane finds out she's pregnant. Brooke bonds with her new teacher, but she gets her in trouble. Ms. Glass wants to deceive her rich Aussie uncle, so she hires Nicole to play her daughter.
Director: Lev L. Spiro | Stars: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham
Votes: 67
44.
Love You to Death (2006–2007)
Episode:
Storage Unit Murder
(2007)
Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Ken Hanes | Stars: John Waters, Anna Silk, Jefferson Brown, Seann Gallagher
Votes: 27
45.
Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode:
Let Loose the Dogs
(2008)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
One of the conspirators running a fixed dog fighting competition is murdered and the drunkard who is the prime suspect happens to be Murdoch's estranged father.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris
Votes: 389
46.
King of the Hill (1997–2010)
Episode:
Life: A Loser's Manual
(2008)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Peggy's jailbird brother (Luanne's father) comes to town, and commits another crime; and Lucky feels sorry for him, so he takes the blame.
Directors: Anthony Chun, Wesley Archer | Stars: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 290
47.
American Dad! (2005– )
Episode:
Jack's Back
(2009)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Steve becomes friends with Stan's father and tries to talk Stan into helping him at his upcoming trial, while Hayley gets an internship at Roger's bar.
Directors: Rodney Clouden, Ron Hughart, Anthony Lioi | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane
Votes: 667
48.
The Beachcombers (1972–2004)
Episode:
Twice the Pleasure
(1986)
Adventure, Comedy
While on patrol in his car, John hears the cries of babies. He is surprised to find that the sound is coming from the back seat, where he finds two newborn baby girls. According to the note... See full summary »
Director: Arvi Liimatainen | Stars: Bruno Gerussi, Robert Clothier, Jackson Davies, Pat John
Votes: 10
49.
King (2011–2012)
Episode:
Lori Gilbert
(2011)
Crime, Drama
It's been more than a year since detective Jessica King was demoted to answering phones in emergency response, due to a "personality difference" between her and her former boss. Now a new ... See full summary »
Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Amy Price-Francis, Alan Van Sprang, Gabriel Hogan, Suzanne Coy
Votes: 88
50.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
The Bots and the Bees
(2012)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Bender fathers a child with the office beverage machine.
Directors: Stephen Sandoval, Peter Avanzino | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 2,207