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1. Blue Valentine (2010)

R | 112 min | Drama, Romance

The relationship of a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.

Director: Derek Cianfrance | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, John Doman, Faith Wladyka

Votes: 211,182 | Gross: $9.74M

2. They Live (1988)

R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower

Votes: 145,242 | Gross: $13.01M

3. Nomadland (2020)

R | 107 min | Drama

A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Director: Chloé Zhao | Stars: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Gay DeForest

Votes: 183,124

4. Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama

In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.

Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Elena Altieri

Votes: 174,978 | Gross: $0.33M

5. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

G | 175 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.

Directors: Michael Anderson, John Farrow | Stars: David Niven, Cantinflas, Finlay Currie, Robert Morley

Votes: 29,662 | Gross: $42.00M

6. Control (2007)

R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.

Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Alexandra Maria Lara

Votes: 68,510 | Gross: $0.87M

7. Leatherheads (2008)

PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1925, an enterprising pro football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.

Director: George Clooney | Stars: George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski, David de Vries

Votes: 33,424 | Gross: $31.20M

8. Another Year (2010)

PG-13 | 129 min | Comedy, Drama

A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Oliver Maltman

Votes: 30,860 | Gross: $3.21M

9. The Rider (2017)

R | 104 min | Drama, Western

After suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.

Director: Chloé Zhao | Stars: Brady Jandreau, Mooney, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau

Votes: 20,614 | Gross: $2.42M

10. Tokyo Sonata (2008)

PG-13 | 120 min | Drama

An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Yû Koyanagi, Kai Inowaki

Votes: 11,767 | Gross: $0.28M

11. Mickey One (1965)

Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama

After the mob tries to kill him for an unknown reason, a comedian steals the identity of a homeless man and goes on the run.

Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Warren Beatty, Alexandra Stewart, Hurd Hatfield, Franchot Tone

Votes: 1,876

12. The Measure of a Man (2015)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama

At the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job?

Director: Stéphane Brizé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Karine de Mirbeck, Matthieu Schaller, Yves Ory

Votes: 6,774 | Gross: $0.11M

13. A Dog's Life (1918)

Not Rated | 33 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

The Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Dave Anderson, Bert Appling

Votes: 9,626

14. One Is a Lonely Number (1972)

PG | 97 min | Drama

A young woman has difficulty understanding why her husband walks out on her. Alone for the first time, she finds life difficult to cope with and for a time lives with the hope that her ... See full summary »

Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: Trish Van Devere, Monte Markham, Janet Leigh, Melvyn Douglas

Votes: 435 | Gross: $0.09M

15. Looks and Smiles (1981)

104 min | Drama

Mick and Alan, two friends who have just left school, are full of dreams for the future. But against the background of Thatcher's Britain, the two soon wake up to reality. From acclaimed Director Ken Loach.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Graham Green, Carolyn Nicholson, Tony Pitts, Roy Haywood

Votes: 484

16. Back to Mom's (2016)

97 min | Comedy, Drama

Stéphanie, a French architect in her early forties, has to return to her mother after losing her job. Conflicts with her mother and her siblings ensue.

Director: Eric Lavaine | Stars: Josiane Balasko, Alexandra Lamy, Mathilde Seigner, Philippe Lefebvre

Votes: 2,349

17. Melody Trail (1935)

Approved | 62 min | Drama, Music, Western

Gene goes after the badguys after they kidnap the baby he should have been babysitting.

Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Gene Autry, Ann Rutherford, Smiley Burnette, Wade Boteler

Votes: 126

18. A Star Is Hatched (1938)

8 min | Animation, Family, Short

Emily the chicken, lives in Hickville but dreams of Hollywood. Her chance comes when director J. Megga-Phone happens to drive past and gives her his card. She makes her way to Hollywood, ... See full summary »

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Elvia Allman, Mel Blanc, Tommy Bond, Bill Days

Votes: 225

19. My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)

Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Romance

Rudyard Morley, an eccentric ambassador from the Court of Saint James, is on a goodwill lecture tour of the United States. His English gourmet cook is unable to accompany him, and this ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: Charles Coburn, Marguerite Chapman, Bill Carter, Isobel Elsom

Votes: 120

20. Meltdown (II) (2012)

2 min | Animation, Short

A polar tries his luck finding a job in a big city when the last of his Arctic ice environment disappears.

Director: Carrie Mombourquette

Votes: 16

21. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid (1955)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

While working as a department store 'Santa Claus', a paroled convict tries to help a troubled boy.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Barry Fitzgerald, Virginia Gregg, Bobby Clark

Votes: 1,061

22. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: Fifty-Two, Forty-Five or Work (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

A strong sense of déjà vu strikes Rob, bringing to mind nine summers earlier when, as Alan Brady's new head writer, he, with a mountain of debt and Laura pregnant, unexpectedly faced no income for two months.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 230

23. Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode: Unkindest Cuts (1982)

Comedy

After a long period of inactivity, Shelley is psyching himself up for signing off at long last at the job centre - with his new job at the foreign office waiting. But, with government cutbacks announced, what could possibly go wrong?

Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Geoffrey Chater, Nadim Sawalha

Votes: 14

24. Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode: When the Chip Hits the Fan (1982)

Comedy

Shelley is still reluctantly looking for work, and returns to the Easy Job Agency. He's in luck - there's a vacancy for a deep-fat chip fryer at the Dust Bowl burger bar, and it seems he's ... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Leslie Ash, Ian Redford, Margaret Courtenay

Votes: 14

25. Squidbillies (2005–2021)
Episode: Take This Job and Love It (2005)

TV-14 | 12 min | Animation, Comedy

Early seeks employment in a difficult job market.

Directors: Jim Fortier, Dave Willis | Stars: Unknown Hinson, Daniel McDevitt, Patricia French, Dave Willis

Votes: 80

26. Wacky and Packy (1975)
Episode: All in a Day's Work (1975)

Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Wacky and Packy try to get a job.

Star: Allan Melvin

27. The Bob Crosby Show (1953–1957)
Episode: Episode dated 30 November 1953 (1953)

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Director: Russell Stoneham | Stars: The Modernaires, Paula Kelly, Joan O'Brien, Stephen Dunne

28. Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy (2011– )
Episode: Larry Goes Boom (2013)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary

Larry heads to the modern day "black gold rush" in Williston, North Dakota and sees how the recent oil boom has changed this small town. The Cable Guy gets deputized by the Sheriff's department and heads out to help keep the peace.

Stars: Larry the Cable Guy, Kent Bjerke, Scott Busching, Shawn Estlinbaum