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1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other kids win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter
Votes: 529,196 | Gross: $206.46M
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
PG | 138 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 216,849 | Gross: $132.09M
3. Munich (2005)
R | 164 min | Action, Drama, History
After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze, Ciarán Hinds
Votes: 238,256 | Gross: $47.40M
4. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer
Votes: 27,678 | Gross: $7.57M
5. Klaus (2019)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.
Directors: Sergio Pablos, Carlos Martínez López | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso
Votes: 189,631
6. Cronos (1992)
R | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel
Votes: 33,124 | Gross: $0.62M
7. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Michael Currie
Votes: 60,989 | Gross: $14.40M
8. Bound (2015 Video)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The daughter of a wealthy real estate broker falls in love with a younger man, who introduces her to B&D and S&M. Using her newly awakened sexual prowess, she finally takes charge of her own life.
Director: Jared Cohn | Stars: Charisma Carpenter, Bryce Draper, Morgan Obenreder, Michael Monks
Votes: 2,702
9. Topkapi (1964)
Unrated | 120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley
Votes: 10,724
10. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Not Rated | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
Directors: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin
Votes: 14,496 | Gross: $0.27M
11. Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Horror
The vengeful doctor rises again, seeking the Scrolls of Life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife.
Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Valli Kemp, Peter Cushing
Votes: 7,111
12. The Nightcomers (1971)
R | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Prequel to Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw", focusing on groundskeeper Peter Quint's slow corruption of the virtuous governess Miss Jessel and the children she looks after.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird, Harry Andrews
Votes: 2,892 | Gross: $0.44M
13. Isadora (1968)
M/PG | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Jason Robards, John Fraser
Votes: 2,611
14. L'Atalante (1934)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Newly married couple Juliette and a ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'atalante along with the captain's first mate Le père Jules and a cabin boy.
Director: Jean Vigo | Stars: Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Gilles Margaritis, Louis Lefebvre
Votes: 17,468
15. One Hundred and One Nights (1995)
104 min | Comedy, History, Romance
Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a young woman to tell him stories about all the movies ever made.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Marcello Mastroianni, Henri Garcin, Julie Gayet
Votes: 1,889
16. The Doll (1919)
Not Rated | 66 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Forced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Ossi Oswalda, Hermann Thimig, Victor Janson, Max Kronert
Votes: 2,362
17. Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996 Video)
Unrated | 92 min | Fantasy, Horror
Two creepy "horror" films joined together by Merlin's Shop which is, in turn, introduced by a Grandpa telling the story.
Director: Kenneth J. Berton | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, George Milan, Bunny Summers, John Terrence
Votes: 4,614
18. Nutcracker (1986)
G | 89 min | Family, Fantasy, Music
The colorful holiday classic is brought to the big screen, designed by famed children's story author and artist Maurice Sendak, and written to be as close to the original story. Based on the Pacific Northwest Ballet's original production.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Stars: Hugh Duncan Bigney Mitchell, Vanessa Sharp, Patricia Barker, Wade Walthall
Votes: 1,386 | Gross: $0.78M
19. Who Killed Bambi? (2013)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Crime
The story of a rich man, a group of kidnappers, and two friends and a lawyer who got themselves into a series of unexpected twists and turns to finally answer the question; Who killed Bambi?
Director: Santi Amodeo | Stars: Quim Gutiérrez, Úrsula Corberó, Belén Ponce de León, Antonio Estrada
Votes: 1,330
20. Toy Tinkers (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Chip and Dale sneak into Donald Duck's house to steal his walnuts. Donald dresses as Santa Claus to have fun with the two thieving chipmunks, but ends up using the war toys underneath the Christmas tree to do battle with them.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Dessie Flynn, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,474
21. Timber! (1942)
Approved | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Two FBI agents are sent to investigate sabotage at a lumber camp.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Leo Carrillo, Andy Devine, Dan Dailey, Marjorie Lord
Votes: 22
22. Santa Claus (1925)
Not Rated | 29 min | Short, Family, Fantasy
Two children sneak out of their bedroom on the night of December 24, so that they can ask 'Santa Claus' where he lives and what he does the rest of the year.
Director: Frank E. Kleinschmidt
Votes: 222
23. Rohatá princezna (1967)
14 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Director: Václav Bedrich | Star: Jirina Bohdalová
Votes: 17
24. The Dancing Heart (1953)
90 min | Comedy, Musical
Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Stars: Gertrud Kückelmann, Gunnar Möller, Wilfried Seyferth, Herta Staal
Votes: 20
25. Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006 Video Game)
E | Action, Comedy, Family
A "Super Mini-Mario World" amusement park opens, based on the mechanical toys produced by the Mini-Mario Toy Company. Mario offers a Mini-Mario toy to Pauline, while Donkey Kong offers her ... See full summary »
Director: Yukimi Shimura | Stars: Grant Kirkhope, Charles Martinet, Jen Taylor
Votes: 62
26. Ko-Ko in Toyland (1925)
6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
In this Christmas season release, Max assembles a toy train track while Ko-Ko the Clown visits a cartoon toyland, playing cops and robbers and rescuing a doll in distress.
Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer
Votes: 51
27. In Memoriam (2006)
8 min | Animation, Short
An old watchmaker turned toy maker is spending the last days of his life trying to recreate his happiest moment in life through a miniature set and a bunch of mechanical toys.
Directors: Valentin Gueu, Romain Maleyrot, Jérôme Oudot
Votes: 50
29.
Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Christmas Horse
(1960)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Dennis is sure that he's going to get a horse for Christmas, even though his parents repeatedly tell him that he isn't (and Mr. Wilson would be sure to object). Then Dennis hears that ... See full summary »
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Jay North, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Joseph Kearns
Votes: 51
30.
Relic Hunter (1999–2002)
Episode:
A Good Year
(2000)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sydney and Nigel travel to France to find the lost stones from Marie Antoinette's Crown.
Director: Paolo Barzman | Stars: Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth, Ed Stoppard
Votes: 102
31.
The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991–1994)
Episode:
The Jubilee
(1993)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Valiant, Arn, and Rowanne accompany Queen Guinevere to her best friend Queen Eleonora's silver jubilee. But the trip soon becomes unpleasant as they learn that Elenora, still mourning her ... See full summary »
Stars: Robby Benson, Michael Horton, Noelle North, Alan Oppenheimer
Votes: 12
32.
The Adventures of Batman (1968–1969)
Episode:
Partners in Peril/The Underworld Underground Caper/The Ghost of Kilbane Castle/The Monster Molecule
(1968)
23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Riddler and Catwoman use the underground tunnels of an abandoned sewer to rob Gotham City. / The Joker robs the Gotham City Treasury and then uses the money to setup city officials he ... See full summary »
Stars: Bud Collyer, Bob Hastings, Jackson Beck, Jack Grimes
Votes: 37
33.
R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010–2014)
Episode:
Funhouse
(2013)
TV-PG | 23 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Kelly begins to notice that her brother has been acting strangely. As their dysfunctional family takes a toll on his psyche, he finds solace in a sinister fun-house run by a creepy carny.
Director: Michael Robison | Stars: Dylan Minnette, Macayla Bre-Ann Woodley, James Pizzinato, Debbie Podowski
Votes: 91
34.
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers (2018– )
Episode:
Pig Rescue
(2023)
60 min | Reality-TV
Michael and Maria restore a mechanical peacock for Drew. Elsewhere, Saxon asks Nick to use his artistic skills to rescue a battered but historic pub sign.
Directors: Dominic Callaghan, Daniel Cross, Dominic Longmuir, Simon Philips, Robert Thoday | Stars: Saxon Durrant, Natasha Francis, Drew Pritchard, Martin Ashworth
35.
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers (2018– )
Episode:
Weaving Magic
(2023)
44 min | Reality-TV
Automata experts Michael and Maria restore a rare mechanical pig for dealer Drew and Willow weaving guest restorer Cherry rescues a Danish armchair.
Directors: Dominic Callaghan, Daniel Cross, Dominic Longmuir, Simon Philips, Robert Thoday | Stars: Saxon Durrant, Karyn Sparks, Drew Pritchard, Cherry Chung
36.
L'île aux enfants (1974–1976)
Episode:
Casimir marchand de bougies
(1975)
9 min | Comedy, Family
Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Yves Brunier, Patrick Bricard, Éliane Gauthier, Jean-Louis Terrangle