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1. Logan (2017)

R | 137 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an elderly and weary Logan leads a quiet life. But when Laura, a mutant child pursued by scientists, comes to him for help, he must get her to safety.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook

Votes: 831,712 | Gross: $226.28M

2. The English Patient (1996)

R | 162 min | Drama, Romance, War

At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.

Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas

Votes: 201,040 | Gross: $78.65M

3. 127 Hours (2010)

R | 94 min | Biography, Drama

A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Sean Bott

Votes: 401,485 | Gross: $18.34M

4. Johnny English Reborn (2011)

PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down Chinese Premier Xiang Ping.

Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West, Roger Barclay

Votes: 140,882 | Gross: $8.31M

5. Envy (2004)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy

A man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz, Amy Poehler

Votes: 32,322 | Gross: $12.18M

6. Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)

PG | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he joins a forest fire and rescue unit to be trained as a firefighter, or else his air strip will be shut down.

Director: Bobs Gannaway | Stars: Dane Cook, Ed Harris, Julie Bowen, Curtis Armstrong

Votes: 19,814 | Gross: $59.17M

7. Evils of the Night (1985)

R | 84 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Vacationing teens are systematically kidnapped and taken to a strange, rural hospital, run by a mysterious group that needs their blood.

Director: Mardi Rustam | Stars: Neville Brand, Aldo Ray, Tina Louise, John Carradine

Votes: 1,826

8. Warm Springs (2005 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 121 min | Biography, Drama

The stirring true story of Franklin D. Roosevelt's battle with polio in 1921.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon, David Paymer, Tim Blake Nelson

Votes: 3,325

9. 13 Tzameti (2005)

Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A man takes over a dead man's task without realizing the horror it entails.

Director: Géla Babluani | Stars: George Babluani, Aurélien Recoing, Pascal Bongard, Fred Ulysse

Votes: 18,035 | Gross: $0.12M

10. Dear Wendy (2005)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A young boy in a nameless, timeless American town establishes a gang of youthful misfits united in their love of guns and their code of honor.

Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Jamie Bell, Alison Pill, Chris Owen, Bill Pullman

Votes: 10,474 | Gross: $0.02M

11. Flower & Snake 3 (2010)

107 min | Drama

A businessman is ruthless with his competitors, and in response his competitors after being driven out of business kidnap aforementioned business man's wife and start training her to be a porn star, particularly of the S&M/bondage variety.

Director: Yusuke Narita | Stars: Minako Komukai, Yasukaze Motomiya, Shohei Hino, Mari Komatsuzaki

Votes: 319

12. Utopia (1950)

82 min | Comedy

Stan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an independent nation and problems arise.

Directors: Léo Joannon, John Berry, Alfred J. Goulding, Tim Whelan | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy Delair, Max Elloy

Votes: 2,223

13. The Sea (2002)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama

A rich father in a fisher village plans to take on the project of writing his life story. But first he has to take on his own family, and everybody wants something...

Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Hélène de Fougerolles, Kristbjörg Kjeld

Votes: 1,749 | Gross: $0.06M

14. Bakushi (2007)

90 min | Documentary

Documentary about the art of Japanese bondage.

Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Gô Arisue, Chimuo Nureki, Hiromi Saotome, Norio Sugiura

Votes: 69

15. The Spider's Web (1938)

Passed | 300 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A crime fighter known as The Spider battles a villain called The Octopus, who is out to sabotage America and install his own government.

Directors: James W. Horne, Ray Taylor | Stars: Warren Hull, Iris Meredith, Richard Fiske, Kenne Duncan

Votes: 167

16. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Oliver and the Cornstalk (1969)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

With minimal help from Eb, a stressed Oliver begins planting his corn crop. Lisa tries to be a useful farm wife, serving dreadful lemonade which Oliver pours out dumps out in the field. The... See full summary »

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester

Votes: 83

17. Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode: The Empire State Building (1994)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, History

This program focuses on the symbolic and historical aspects of the Empire State Building rather than its architecture and technology. The world's tallest building was preceded but a ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Thomas | Stars: Irwin G. Cantor, Brendan Gill, Lydia Ruth

Votes: 39

18. Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (2004– )
Episode: Birth of a Dynasty (2004)

TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Europe, 1400: A continent torn apart by war and plague is dominated by the authority of the Catholic Church. In the towns and cities live merchants and entrepreneurs who sense that their ... See full summary »

Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Massimo Marinoni, Peter Guinness, Ross King, Pip Torrens

Votes: 39

19. Man vs. Wild (2006–2020)
Episode: Big Sky Country (2010)

TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Reality-TV

Bear para-glides into the Montana Rockies. After risking his life climbing down a water fall on a rotten old log and rope ladder that is a bit too short he tries to cross a lake on a holey ... See full summary »

Star: Bear Grylls

Votes: 59

20. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Building the Great Cathedrals (2010)

TV-G | 54 min | Documentary

Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. On this journey inside the jewels of Gothic architecture, discover how medieval builders, drawing from hidden formulas in the Bible itself, reached such spectacular heights.

Directors: Gary Glassman, Christine Le Goff, Scott Tiffany | Stars: Joan R. Branham, Mario Brassard, Michael Davis, Thibaut Desjardins

Votes: 110

21. Dirty Jobs (2005– )
Episode: Custom Meat Processor (2010)

TV-14 | 44 min | Reality-TV

Mike works with a falconer to chase birds away. Then Mike butchers a cow from the hoof clear through to steaks.

Stars: Mike Rowe, David M. Barsky, Earl Bosch, Jeff Bosch

Votes: 30

22. Fire Country (2022– )
Episode: Like Old Times (2022)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama

After a hiker falls from a steep cliff, Bode and Jake put aside their differences to make a daring rescue. Sharon reveals devasting news to Bode.

Director: Erica Watson | Stars: Max Thieriot, Kevin Alejandro, Jordan Calloway, Stephanie Arcila

Votes: 363

23. Small Animal Hospital (2014)
Episode: Rocky the Rebel and Percy (2014)

23 min | Reality-TV

John attends a puppy party where he attempts to help train Rocky the rebel. And a pony called Percy has his life turned upside down.

Directors: Malcolm McKissock, Alison Pinkney | Star: John Barrowman

24. Scrap Kings (2017– )
Episode: Rob Collard Office Havant, Banger Racing, Rag N' Bone Man (2017)

49 min | Documentary

Collar Group demolition company strives to recycle ninety-eight percent of the materials in an office park they're tearing down. Father and son duo Mick and Marty Dunndedale of team Rodders... See full summary »