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1. Zootopia (2016)
PG | 108 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.
Directors: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate
Votes: 546,646 | Gross: $341.27M
2. Curious George (2006)
G | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Man in the Yellow Hat is an oddball museum employee who looks after his pet monkey, an inquisitive and wonderful creature whose enthusiasm often gets the best of him.
Director: Matthew O'Callaghan | Stars: Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, Eugene Levy, Frank Welker
Votes: 18,126 | Gross: $58.64M
3. Tom and Jerry (II) (2021)
PG | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A chaotic battle ensues between Jerry Mouse, who has taken refuge in the Royal Gate Hotel, and Tom Cat, who is hired to drive him away before the day of a big wedding arrives.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Tom
Votes: 39,889 | Gross: $46.54M
4. Encino Man (1992)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
When they find a frozen caveman in their back yard, two high school outcasts thaw him and introduce him to modern life while he in turn gets them to actually enjoy life.
Director: Les Mayfield | Stars: Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore, Megan Ward
Votes: 45,244 | Gross: $40.69M
5. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it's gone forever.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Dick Van Dyke
Votes: 135,569 | Gross: $113.75M
6. Chain Reaction (1996)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward
Votes: 56,269 | Gross: $21.23M
7. Eye for an Eye (1996)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When the courts fail to keep behind bars the man who raped and murdered her daughter, a woman seeks her own form of justice.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Olivia Burnette
Votes: 18,940 | Gross: $26.79M
8. Eye of the Beholder (1999)
R | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private eye shadows a female serial killer of men all over the U.S. without her knowing as he, strangely enough, occasionally acts as her guardian angel.
Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Patrick Bergin, Geneviève Bujold
Votes: 15,985 | Gross: $16.46M
9. A Lot Like Love (2005)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Unacquainted Emily and Oliver join the mile-high club together on the way from LAX to NYC--end of story. Except that they keep meeting constantly over the next seven years..
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Taryn Manning, Aimee Garcia
Votes: 71,213 | Gross: $21.84M
10. Here Today (2021)
PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York street singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
Director: Billy Crystal | Stars: Billy Crystal, Chad Jennings, Dierdre Friel, Alex Brightman
Votes: 5,912
11. Skidoo (1968)
R | 98 min | Comedy
Infamous psychedelic all-star comedy about ex-gangster Tony Banks, who's called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks ... See full summary »
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Jackie Gleason, Carol Channing, Frankie Avalon, Fred Clark
Votes: 1,919
12. Ballet Shoes (2007 TV Movie)
PG | 85 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In 1930s London, three orphan girls are adopted by their great uncle, who is an eccentric paleontologist, and his niece.
Director: Sandra Goldbacher | Stars: Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, Lucy Boynton, Emilia Fox
Votes: 9,177
13. The Chaperone (2011)
PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Family
An ex-con on the run from his criminal past hides out from those he ratted on by chaperoning a field trip to New Orleans.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Paul Levesque, Ariel Winter, Kevin Corrigan, José Zúñiga
Votes: 5,414
14. Mad City (1997)
PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A distraught man inadvertently takes a group of children hostage in a museum while a hungry, seasoned reporter tries to resurrect his career covering the story.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Alda, Mia Kirshner
Votes: 21,107 | Gross: $10.56M
15. Clean Slate (1994)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Mystery
A private eye who suffers total amnesia every twenty-four hours is deeply entangled in a complicated murder and theft case.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Dana Carvey, Valeria Golino, James Earl Jones, Kevin Pollak
Votes: 4,177 | Gross: $7.50M
16. Spread Your Wings (2019)
113 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Based on the real story of Christian, a specialist on wild goose migrations, and the adventure he and his son embarked.
Director: Nicolas Vanier | Stars: Jean-Paul Rouve, Mélanie Doutey, Louis Vazquez, Frédéric Saurel
Votes: 2,805
17. The Outing (1987)
R | 87 min | Horror
A group of high schoolers decide to stay in a natural museum after closing hours, but a newly acquired and mysterious lamp hiding a deadly force will turn the fun into horror.
Director: Tom Daley | Stars: Deborah Winters, James Huston, Andra St. Ivanyi, Scott Bankston
Votes: 2,139 | Gross: $1.08M
18. Unnatural History (2010)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young man is sent to live with his uncle and cousin in Washington DC by his anthropologist parents. In the process, he must use the skills he learned around the world in order to solve various crimes and conspiracies.
Stars: Kevin G. Schmidt, Jordan Gavaris, Italia Ricci, Martin Donovan
Votes: 1,472
19. Love in Translation (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Linguistics Ph.D. student Julie, can speak almost every language you can imagine. Things turn upside down for Julie when handsome Dan, contacts her to get some French classes. Sparks soon fly - could this be their perfect match?
Director: Adrian Langley | Stars: Michelle Argyris, Corey Sevier, Elise Bauman, Deborah Grover
Votes: 573
20. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)
PG | 90 min | Documentary
Ben Stein examines the issue of academic freedom and decides that there is none when it comes to the debate over intelligent design.
Director: Nathan Frankowski | Stars: Ben Stein, Lili Asvar, Peter Atkins, Hector Avalos
Votes: 12,198 | Gross: $7.69M
21. David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive (2014 TV Movie)
64 min | Documentary, Animation
This documentary narrated by David Attenborough was filmed at the Natural History Museum, London, and uses state of the art CGI imagery to bring to life several extinct animals in the ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel M. Smith | Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 912
22. Where is Gilgamesh? (2024)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Post-production
A priceless tablet of Gilgamesh, the oldest and most important work of literature is stolen from a Museum. A security guard vows to do whatever it takes to get it back from a group of smugglers. Along the way, he face his own inner demons.
Director: Karzan Kardozi | Stars: Barzan Yunis, Goran Dlshad, Ragash Kizhan, Yasin Omar
23. Genesis Impact (2020)
68 min
After attending a lecture on human evolution at a Natural history museum, Christina, a young creationist, questions the lecturer and argues against the theory of evolution.
Director: Brett Varvel | Stars: Hannah Bradley, Reggie McGuire, Becky Emerick, Dalyn Stewart
Votes: 60
24. Dinosaurier (2009)
105 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Elderly Lena Braake loves her tiny house, but her bank wants the property, so a loan officer talks Lena into a new mortgage.
Director: Leander Haußmann | Stars: Eva-Maria Hagen, Ezard Haußmann, Walter Giller, Nadja Tiller
Votes: 277
25. Land of the Mammoth (2001– )
Animation, Documentary
As archaeological research shows, Siberia was previously a territory with a mild climate. Various types of prehistoric animals lived here, the largest of which was a mammoth. Climate change... See full summary »
Stars: Avery Brooks, Bernard Buigues, Dick Mol, Larry Agenbroad
Votes: 47
26. Bouvard et Pecuchet (1990– )
162 min | Drama
Stars: Jean Carmet, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Pierre Étaix, Catherine Ferran
Votes: 56
27. Birds of America (2021)
80 min | Documentary
An American odyssey along the Mississippi River banks which unfolds as a novel counter-history of the politics of the United States from an environmental point of view.
Director: Jacques Loeuille
Votes: 48
28. Curiosity and Control (2018)
57 min | Documentary
Wonder, exploitation and a wish to preserve nature - Curiosity and Control examines our complex relationship to nature itself. A multi layered look at the world of Museums of Natural ... See full summary »
Director: Albin Biblom
Votes: 21
29. Shapes of Things Before My Eyes (2017)
37 min | Documentary, Short
The four-channel video work developed at the depot of Natural History Museum where the bountiful archive of artefacts from nature The rescue, surveillance and target machines are frequently... See full summary »
Director: Dejan Markovic
30. It Was on Earth That I Knew Joy (2010)
31 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Director: Jean-Baptiste de Laubier
31. Tour a Natural History Museum with Eric Hovind & Daniel Johnson (2012 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Short, History
Stars: Daniel Johnson, Eric Hovind
32. Giants in Fairyland (1919)
Documentary, Short
A behind-the-scenes look at how scientific models are crafted for exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Star: Roy Miner
33. The Struggle for Existence (2009)
57 min | Documentary, News
This documentary explores how Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Creation Museum approach science through exclusive interviews with museum staff and patrons and inside footage of both museums.
Director: Michael Suglio | Star: Cyprian Piroch
34. The Sponge Room (1964 TV Movie)
50 min | Comedy
Melbourne-produced adaptation of the stage play. Set in the Natural History Museum in London, this play is about a married man who secretly meets with a woman twice a week.
Director: Patrick Barton | Stars: Julia Blake, Neil Curnow, Terry Norris
35. Why 99% of Smithsonian's Specimens Are Hidden in High-Security (2022 Video)
12 min | Documentary, Short
The Smithsonian Natural History Museum houses 147 million specimens - everything from pickled animals to priceless gems to dinosaur bones - but less than 1% is on display. The rest is ... See full summary »
Stars: Abby Narishkin, Floyd Shockley, Hans-Dieter Sues, Daniella Haigler
36. Canadian Museum of Nature (2013– )
Documentary
Stars: Natalia Rybczynski, Jean-Marc Gagnon, Marie-Hélène Hubert, Jennifer Doubt
37.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
Dinosaur Hunting: A Time Team Special
(2001)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, History
Phil and Tony lead an expedition to Montana in search of dinosaur fossils. They find scientific expeditions, as well as commercial fossil sales.
Director: Simon Raikes | Stars: Tony Robinson, Phil Harding, Marion Brandvold, Bob Harmon
Votes: 20
38.
Batman (1966–1968)
Episode:
Hot Off the Griddle
(1966)
TV-G | 25 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
Catwoman returns with a string of robberies. Batman sets a trap by planting a news blurb of the location of a rare canary but Catwoman is tipped off and arrives armed. The duo follow a lead to her lair, the Pink Sandbox, but is it a trap?
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton
Votes: 420
39.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Daughters of Cain
(1996)
TV-14 | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An Oxford professor and fund raiser is stabbed to death at home with a weapon that is yet to be stolen from a university museum.
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Gabrielle Lloyd, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 769
40.
Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode:
A Little Piece of Home
(1996)
Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Lex Luthor learns that Superman is vulnerable to kryptonite and attempts to use it to kill Superman.
Director: Toshihiko Masuda | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Clancy Brown, John Rubinstein
Votes: 575
41.
P.J. (1997–2009)
Episode:
Monstres
(2008)
Crime, Thriller
Agathe and Bernard have found babies maintained in glass jar near the doctor's office of a gynecologist.Later they meet the gynecologist prostrate , four glass jars with fetuses in ... See full summary »
Director: Claire de la Rochefoucauld | Stars: Charles Schneider, Valérie Bagnou-Beido, Raphaëlle Lubansu, Emmanuelle Bach
42.
Stories from the Vaults (2007– )
Episode:
Famous Donors
(2007)
TV-G | 27 min | History
In this program the Smithsonian shares the bird and large mammal specimens donated by Teddy Roosevelt, the invertebrate specimens donated by John Steinbeck and the dresses and jokes donated... See full summary »
43.
Good Morning Britain (2014– )
Episode:
Episode dated 5 August 2020
(2020)
TV-14 | 180 min | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Ben Shephard, Kate Garraway, Richard Gaisford, Habib Battah
44.
Momma Named Me Sheriff (2019–2021)
Episode:
Neighborhood Knight Watch
(2021)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The Mayor bans Sheriff's friends from hanging out at the station so he can focus on crime. Sheriff tries to circumvent the restriction by knighting them but lands in some medieval sized trouble.
Directors: Zac Palladino, Rich Wilkie | Stars: Will Carsola, Dave Stewart, Jay Johnston, Brooke Shields
Votes: 28
45.
Cake Boss (2009– )
Episode:
Museum, Mistakes & Mother Mary
(2009)
TV-PG | 22 min | Family, Reality-TV
The Carlo's team takes a trip to a local museum for a prehistoric mammal cake. A sweet 16 cake proves to be more work than anyone planned on and Frankie makes and decorates a cake all by himself for a very hard to please client...Mary!
Director: Nick Briscoe | Stars: Buddy Valastro, Tony Albanese, Frankie Amato Jr., Anthony Bellifemine
Votes: 18
46.
Stories from the Vaults (2007– )
Episode:
Superlatives
(2007)
TV-G | 27 min | History
Tom Cavanagh discovers what it means to be the best, the tiniest, the coldest and the most misunderstood. He explores the art of taxidermy at the National Museum of Natural History, the ... See full summary »
Star: Tom Cavanagh
47.
History of the Earth (2020– )
Episode:
What Was the "Boring Billion" Really Like?
(2021)
36 min | Documentary
For a billion years before plants, insects, fish or any multi-cellular creatures existed life consisted of single celled organisms in the vast oceans. And for that billion years the earth ... See full summary »
48.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Natural History
(2010)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ted and Zoey's feud continues during a fundraiser at the Museum of Natural History. Meanwhile, Marshall confesses to Lily that he enjoys his job at GNB, and a prank by Barney and Robin may lead Barney to his real father.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,426
49.
Boss (2011–2012)
Episode:
Slip
(2011)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama
Kane finds himself starting to lose control, both politically and personally, as his supporters begin to question their confidence in him. Zajac ventures into uncharted territory while campaigning as Miller continues to dig for answers.
Director: Jim McKay | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen, Hannah Ware, Jeff Hephner
Votes: 305
50.
Trail of History (2016– )
Episode:
The Schiele Museum of Natural History
(2019)
26 min | History
On this Trail of History we explore the Schiele Museum of Natural History, home to a massive collection of natural historic artifacts, live animals, and more. We'll learn the story of Bud ... See full summary »
Stars: Jason Terzis, Tony Paseur, Anne Tippitt