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1. 1917 (2019)

R | 119 min | Action, Drama, History

April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays, Colin Firth

Votes: 675,995 | Gross: $159.23M

2. Addams Family Values (1993)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy

The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack

Votes: 109,632 | Gross: $48.92M

3. The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)

PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama

The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.

Director: Matt Brown | Stars: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Malcolm Sinclair, Raghuvir Joshi

Votes: 62,158 | Gross: $3.87M

4. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.

Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: Tony Jaa, Phetthai Vongkumlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Suchao Pongwilai

Votes: 78,195 | Gross: $4.56M

5. The Birth of a Nation (1915)

TV-PG | 195 min | Drama, History, War

The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper

Votes: 26,345 | Gross: $10.00M

6. Rescue Dawn (2006)

PG-13 | 125 min | Adventure, Biography, War

A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Zach Grenier

Votes: 110,819 | Gross: $5.49M

7. Ithaca (2015)

PG | 96 min | Drama, War

With his older brother off to war, fourteen-year-old telegram messenger Homer Macauley comes of age in the summer of 1942.

Director: Meg Ryan | Stars: Alex Neustaedter, Meg Ryan, Sam Shepard, Hamish Linklater

Votes: 3,112

8. Berberian Sound Studio (2012)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.

Director: Peter Strickland | Stars: Toby Jones, Antonio Mancino, Guido Adorni, Susanna Cappellaro

Votes: 17,429

9. Black Girl (1966)

Not Rated | 65 min | Drama

A black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France.

Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinek, Robert Fontaine, Momar Nar Sene

Votes: 6,023

10. News from Home (1976)

85 min | Documentary

Impersonal and beautiful images of Akerman's life in New York are combined with letters from her loving but manipulative mother, read by Akerman herself.

Director: Chantal Akerman | Star: Chantal Akerman

Votes: 2,810

11. Camp Cucamonga (1990 TV Movie)

93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Standard camp shenanigans and romance amongst the counselors and the campers at a lake front summer camp.

Director: Roger Duchowny | Stars: John Ratzenberger, Chad Allen, Jennifer Aniston, Candace Cameron Bure

Votes: 1,152

12. Shoulder Arms (1918)

36 min | Short, Comedy, War

Charlie is a boot camp private who has a dream of being a hero who goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Syd Chaplin, Loyal Underwood

Votes: 7,426

13. Go for Broke! (1951)

Passed | 92 min | Drama, History, War

The story of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II.

Director: Robert Pirosh | Stars: Van Johnson, Lane Nakano, George Miki, Akira Fukunaga

Votes: 1,747

14. A Pig's Tale (1994 Video)

PG | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Kids' comedy with all the clichés. Six boys (hero, pudgy, dumb, romeo, etc), reluctantly sent to summer camp, are grouped together in a ramshackle hut, and instantly identified as losers ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Tassie | Stars: Joe Flaherty, Sean Babb, Mike Damus, Jonathan Hilario

Votes: 588

15. Lännen lokarin veli (1952)

76 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

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Director: Jorma Nortimo | Stars: Esa Pakarinen, Henry Theel, Elsa Turakainen, Sirkka-Liisa Wilén

Votes: 83

16. Akharin malakeye zamin (2006)

89 min | Drama

Leaving his family in Afghanistan to find work in Iran, Ali Bakhsh returns home to Afghanistan in search of his family in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the following U.S. invasion.

Director: Mohammad Reza Arab | Stars: Ghorban Najafi, Asghar Hemmat, Ali Azadnia, Ala Mohseni

Votes: 21

17. Camp Lavender Hill (1997 Video)

28 min | Documentary, Short

Documentary about the first summer camp for children of gay, lesbian and bisexual people. These children are interviewed, and talk about their lives, and their particular problems.

Director: Michael Magnaye

18. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: The Hollywood Party (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

After Helen gets upset about a publicity picture of Andy and a pretty actress from the movie, Andy tries to get back at Helen by going on a date with the actress. When Helen calls to apologize, Opie tells her about the date.

Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, Ruta Lee

Votes: 218

19. Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode: Hunters (1998)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Voyager starts to receive news from home both good and bad. They also encounter the Hirogen race who only live to hunt and have their sights on Voyager.

Director: David Livingston | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill

Votes: 1,840

20. Lads Army (2002–2006)
Episode: Episode #3.3 (2005)

Comedy, History, Reality-TV

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Stars: Dennis Waterman, Rifat Hasan, Joe Murray, Adam Oakley

21. Lads Army (2002–2006)
Episode: Episode #3.6 (2005)

Comedy, History, Reality-TV

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Stars: Dennis Waterman, Ross Barrett, Brian Blessed, Tony Caunter

22. Lads Army (2002–2006)
Episode: Mental Strength (2006)

Comedy, History, Reality-TV

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Director: Harry Beney | Stars: Dennis Waterman, Jamie Brooks, Sam Bruce-Angland, Keith Burke

23. Lads Army (2002–2006)
Episode: Survival (2006)

Comedy, History, Reality-TV

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Stars: Dennis Waterman, James Bourne, Sam Bruce-Angland, Henry Dodds

24. Lads Army (2002–2006)
Episode: Episode #2.3 (2004)

Comedy, History, Reality-TV

On the sixth day, infantry PE instructor Mark Sheridan puts the bad lads trough exhausting drill, outdoors; fatso Will 'ten bellies' Monaghan is in for special treatment, and is caught ... See full summary »

Director: Samantha Kingsley | Stars: Dennis Waterman, Martin Bell, Richard Briers, Alan Brown

25. Lads Army (2002–2006)
Episode: Episode #2.5 (2004)

Comedy, History, Reality-TV

Clown Chris Townsend sends the staff anonymous demands for the return of a garden gnome he stole, but it's fund and adopted as official platoon mascot. After two weeks, the bad lads ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Cottam | Stars: Dennis Waterman, Joss Ackland, Tjobbe Andrews, Rodney Bewes

26. Lads Army (2002–2006)
Episode: Episode #2.7 (2004)

Comedy, History, Reality-TV

The last training week starts with church service, but just washing up earns slacker John 'Kyp' Kyprianou twenty 'bastards' (a push-up and jumping Jack-combination) and the day of rest ... See full summary »

Director: Samantha Kingsley | Stars: Dennis Waterman, Chris Andrew, Michael Aspel, Marcus Birks

27. Lads Army (2002–2006)
Episode: Episode #2.8 (2004)

Comedy, History, Reality-TV

With only three days to go in the 4 weeks program, a last test and special treat for the 25 survivors of 30 -now to so bad- lads is a visit to the women's institute in the village: best ... See full summary »

Director: Philippa Ross | Stars: Dennis Waterman, Marcus Birks, Jim Bowen, Richard Briers

28. Highway Patrol (1955–1959)
Episode: Migrant Workers (1957)

TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Inside information helps thieves rob a group of recently-paid itinerant fruit pickers, but murder results when one particularly desperate victim refuses to follow their orders.

Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Michael Monroe, Rayford Barnes, Eddie Foy III

Votes: 68

29. The Boarding School (2007–2010)
Episode: Un mensaje en una botella (2007)

70 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Carolina and friends break through the sealed door to find a maze of tunnels and a horrifying sight apparently awaiting them. Paula continues her friendship with the gnome.

Directors: Norberto López Amado, Begoña Álvarez Rojas | Stars: Luis Merlo, Natalia Millán, Marta Torné, Martiño Rivas

Votes: 61

30. Masters of the Air (2024)
Episode: Part Six (2024)

TV-MA | 61 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Rosie and his crew are sent to rest at a country estate. Crosby meets an intriguing British officer at Oxford. Egan faces the essence of Nazi evil.

Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Callum Turner, Laszlo Garson, Alexander Squires, Julian M. Deuster

Votes: 2,093

31. Masters of the Air (2024)
Episode: Part Seven (2024)

TV-MA | 49 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The prisoners of Stalag Luft III attempt to connect with the outside world. Berlin becomes the 100th's primary target. Rosie makes a crucial decision.

Director: Dee Rees | Stars: Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Jordan Coulson, Jonas Moore

Votes: 1,720

32. Lads Army (2002–2006)
Episode: Episode #1.8 (2002)

Comedy, History, Reality-TV

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Stars: Kevin Whately, Ade Adebayo, Will Bates, John Cooke

33. Generation Kill (2008)
Episode: Get Some (2008)

TV-MA | 69 min | Drama, War

Meet the battle hungry USMC 1st Recon Battalion as they deal with the mundane issues of grooming standards, sand storms, a by the book CO and ... waiting. But a variety of creative racial, gay and gender slurs, pizza relieve the tension.

Director: Susanna White | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, James Ransone, Lee Tergesen, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,211

34. John Adams (2008)
Episode: Don't Tread on Me (2008)

TV-14 | 69 min | Biography, Drama, History

John and John Quincy sail to France to join Benjamin Franklin as part of the American mission but Adams' blunt style is ill-suited to diplomacy.

Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Danny Huston, John Dossett

Votes: 823

35. Baking It (2021–2023)
Episode: Baking Memories (2021)

TV-PG | Game-Show, Reality-TV

The contestants bake cakes in the spirit of A Christmas Carol, with layers representing their past, their present and their future.

Director: Paul Starkman | Stars: Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg

Votes: 24

36. Cutting Edge (1990–2017)
Episode: Leaving Home at 8 (2010)

48 min | Documentary

Following four eight-year-old girls as they begin a new life starting boarding school.

Director: Charlie Russell | Star: Paul McGann

37. A Little Princess (1986–1987)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1987)

TV-G | Drama, Family

As Sara becomes acquainted with her new school, her father's fever worsens back in India, and his regret deepens. During Sara's luxurious birthday party, she receives bad tidings that alters the course of her life forever.

Director: Carol Wiseman | Stars: Maureen Lipman, Amelia Shankley, David Yelland, Miriam Margolyes

Votes: 14

38. I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2002– )
Episode: Celebrity Cyclone (2010)

Not Rated | 66 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography

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Stars: Britt Ekland, Shaun Ryder, Stacey Solomon, Jenny Eclair

39. I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2002– )
Episode: Celebrity Cyclone (2011)

Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography

13 celebrities live together in an Australian jungle camp, coping with a few creature comforts. Each contestant participates in challenges to secure additional food and treats for the group... See full summary »

Stars: Stefanie Powers, Dougie Poynter, Lorraine Chase, Sinitta

40. Celebrity Big Brother (2001– )
Episode: Episode #9.16 (2012)

Reality-TV

Celebrity Big Brother is a reality television show made in the UK, where 12 celebrities take part in a challenge to see who will last the longest in the purpose-built Big Brother house. ... See full summary »

Stars: Brian Dowling, Marcus Bentley, Natalie Cassidy, Frankie Cocozza

41. Celebrity Big Brother (2001– )
Episode: Episode #9.18 (2012)

Reality-TV

A group of celebrities share a House sealed from the outside world for 23 days. Watching over these Housemates is Big Brother - heard only via a voice. He is the all-seeing all-knowing ... See full summary »

Stars: Marcus Bentley, Natalie Cassidy, Frankie Cocozza, Michael Madsen

42. Big Brother (2000– )
Episode: Episode #13.51 (2012)

Documentary, Game-Show, Reality-TV

Big Brother is a game show in which a group of contestants, referred to as housemates, live in isolation from the outside world in a custom built "house", constantly under video ... See full summary »

Stars: Marcus Bentley, Luke Anderson, Becky Hannon, Ashleigh Hughes

43. Big Brother (2000– )
Episode: Episode #13.52 (2012)

Documentary, Game-Show, Reality-TV

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Stars: Marcus Bentley, Luke Anderson, Becky Hannon, Ashleigh Hughes

44. 1923 (2022–2023)
Episode: War and the Turquoise Tide (2023)

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Western

In the wake of the attack, Cara and the Duttons carefully plan heir next move. Spencer and Alexandra enjoy the pleasure of Zanzibar, unaware of what has happened back home. Banner Creighton seeks a powerful ally.

Director: Ben Richardson | Stars: Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer

Votes: 2,369

45. The World's Strictest Parents (2008–2011)
Episode: Western Cape, South Africa (2011)

TV-14 | Reality-TV

Two families at the end of their wick send their disobedient children to South Africa to stay with a lesbian couple, the du Toit de Vos family. Gay mum Anna-Marie is a barrister and her ... See full summary »

Votes: 7

46. Celebrity Big Brother (2001– )
Episode: Day 21 (2012)

Reality-TV

Celebrity Big Brother, based on the original Big Brother series, is a British reality game show in which a number of selected celebrities, referred to as housemates, live in isolation from ... See full summary »

Stars: Brian Dowling, Marcus Bentley, Prince Lorenzo Borghese, Julian Clary

47. Celebrity Big Brother (2001– )
Episode: Day 18 (2012)

Reality-TV

Celebrity Big Brother is a reality television show made in the UK, where 13 celebrities take part in a challenge to see who will last the longest in the purpose-built Big Brother house. ... See full summary »

Stars: Marcus Bentley, Prince Lorenzo Borghese, Julian Clary, Julie Goodyear

48. Celebrity Big Brother (2001– )
Episode: Day 20 (2012)

Reality-TV

A group of celebrity housemates living together in a special custom-built house are filmed 24 hours per day. All housemates must remain in the house at all times, and avoid being evicted by... See full summary »

Stars: Marcus Bentley, Prince Lorenzo Borghese, Julian Clary, Julie Goodyear

49. I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2002– )
Episode: Jungle Walk of Shame (2012)

Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography

The series sees celebrities living in the jungle with few creature comforts and compete in various challenges to earn meals and other luxuries. Celebrities participating on the programme ... See full summary »

Stars: Brian Conley, Helen Flanagan, Eric Bristow, Rosemary Shrager

50. Celebrity Big Brother (2001– )
Episode: Day 18 (2013)

Reality-TV

A group of celebrity Big Brother contestants enter the Big Brother compound and must compete against each other for a chance to win a cash prize in a house wired with cameras and ... See full summary »

Stars: Marcus Bentley, Rylan Clark, Frankie Dettori, Ryan Moloney