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1. Family Guy (1999– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strives to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another.
Stars: Alex Borstein, Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 363,941
2. The Lobster (2015)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
In a dystopian near future, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they're transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman
Votes: 296,020 | Gross: $8.70M
3. Gattaca (1997)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.
Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Gore Vidal
Votes: 323,074 | Gross: $12.34M
4. Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp
Votes: 49,081 | Gross: $34.37M
5. The Last Emperor (1987)
PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying
Votes: 111,462 | Gross: $43.98M
6. Moving Violations (1985)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy
The goofy students of a remedial drivers education class find themselves butting heads with their abusive police instructors.
Director: Neal Israel | Stars: John Murray, Jennifer Tilly, James Keach, Brian Backer
Votes: 4,342 | Gross: $10.60M
7. How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall, David Wayne
Votes: 24,878
8. Mr. Magoo (1997)
PG | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The myopic millionaire defeats jewel smugglers in his usual bumbling manner.
Director: Stanley Tong | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch, Matt Keeslar, Nick Chinlund
Votes: 16,155 | Gross: $21.38M
9. Just Before Dawn (1981)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Five young people venture into the backwoods of Oregon to claim a property, and find themselves being stalked by a hulking, machete-wielding psychopath.
Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Chris Lemmon, Gregg Henry
Votes: 7,133
10. The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
Approved | 99 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Meek and mild mannered bookkeeper Henry Limpet has few passions in life. It's mid-1941 and he would love to join the Navy but has been rated 4F. His friend George Stickle is in the Navy and... See full summary »
Directors: Arthur Lubin, Gerry Chiniquy, Robert McKimson, Hawley Pratt, Bill Tytla | Stars: Don Knotts, Carole Cook, Jack Weston, Andrew Duggan
Votes: 5,965
11. The Company (2007)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, History, Romance
Real-life figures from the Cold War-era mix with a fictional story based on a group of C.I.A. operatives and their counterparts in the K.G.B., MI6, and the Mossad.
Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina, Michael Keaton, Rory Cochrane
Votes: 4,963
12. Hansel & Gretel (I) (2002)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A modern retelling of the classic tale. Teen siblings must escape from a psychotic recluse living in the woods.
Director: Gary J. Tunnicliffe | Stars: Lynn Redgrave, Jacob Smith, Taylor Momsen, Delta Burke
Votes: 1,548 | Gross: $0.15M
13. Mister Magoo (1960–1961)
5 min | Animation, Comedy
The adventures of a visually impaired old man.
Stars: Benny Rubin, Daws Butler, Jim Backus, Mel Blanc
Votes: 554
14. Dr. Cyclops (1940)
Passed | 77 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A mad scientist working in the South American jungle miniaturizes his colleagues when he feels his megalomania is threatened.
Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Albert Dekker, Thomas Coley, Janice Logan, Charles Halton
Votes: 2,889
15. The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
A navy lieutenant and his civilian friend use a classified computer to help them break the bank at a Venetian casino.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Steve McQueen, Brigid Bazlen, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss
Votes: 1,518
16. Ping! (2000)
PG | 93 min | Comedy
Ping is a chihuahua rescued from the pound by nearsighted Ethel, who thinks he's a cat. When a pair of bumbling thieves try to break into Ethel's house to steal the money they think she has stashed away, only Ping can foil their plans.
Director: Chris Baugh | Stars: Judge Reinhold, Clint Howard, Shirley Jones, Lou Ferrigno
Votes: 313
17. Hotel Paradiso (1966)
98 min | Comedy
Monsieur Feydeau has writer's block, and he needs a new play. But he takes an opportunity to observe the upper class of 1900 Paris, Monsieur Boniface with a domineering wife, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Glenville | Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley, Peggy Mount
Votes: 872
18. Mr. Magoo (2019– )
T | 7 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Mr. Magoo is a kindhearted fellow who is always happy to lend a hand, but often causes disasters instead, as without his glasses he makes all kinds of chaotic mix-ups. These mix-ups often put him at odds with the evil Hamster Fizz.
Stars: Ian Hanlin, Colin Murdock, Shawn Macdonald, Mariee Devereux
Votes: 66
19. Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962 TV Movie)
Approved | 53 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy, Royal Dano
Votes: 3,262
20. 1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
75 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Mr. Magoo's ancestor, Abdul Aziz Magoo, is the uncle of Aladdin, who falls in love with a princess.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Jim Backus, Kathryn Grant, Dwayne Hickman, Hans Conried
Votes: 365
21. The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964–1965)
30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Animated series featuring Jim Backus's Mr. Magoo character in half-hour adaptations of classic stories for children. Praised by both critics and educators, and well-remembered by fans, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Jim Backus, Joan Gardner, Marvin Miller, Paul Frees
Votes: 667
22. The Fairy (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A hotel clerk searches all over Le Havre for the fairy who made two of his three wishes come true before disappearing.
Directors: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy | Stars: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy, Philippe Martz
Votes: 2,556 | Gross: $0.04M
23. And the Oscar Goes to... (2014 TV Movie)
87 min | Documentary, History
The history of the Academy Awards.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Billy Crystal, Tom Hanks, Cher
Votes: 1,523
24. Neumonía erótica y pasota (1981)
82 min | Comedy
In the middle of the crisis of rapeseed oil, the protagonist of this peculiar film, contagious, appears a side effect the less curious: when she gets horny she turns into a pink monster, a kind of Incredible Hulk.
Director: Jaime Bayarri | Stars: Eva Lyberten, Joaquín Gómez, Pep Corominas, Andrea Albani
Votes: 47
25. Kung-Fu Magoo (2010)
TV-G | 79 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Join Mr. Magoo and his nephew, Justin, as they dodge giant robotic spiders and jetski ninjas on a kung fu-style adventure! When supervillian, Tan-Gu, invites the world's most notorious bad ... See full summary »
Director: Andrés Couturier | Stars: Jeff Bennett, Rodger Bumpass, Jim Conroy, Maile Flanagan
Votes: 166
26. The Explosive Mr. Magoo (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mr. Magoo opens his newspaper and when he comes across an ad for bowling, he mistakes it for an alcohol ad using a picture of himself to endorse it. Furious, he heads to the newspaper ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler, June Foray
Votes: 41
27. The Most Wanted Man (1953)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
Joe Calvert (Fernandel) is a nearsighted, friendly man who works as a clerk in a large department store, who gets into embarrassing situations when he isn't wearing his glasses. Since Joe ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Fernandel, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Louis Seigner, David Opatoshu
Votes: 305
28. Le jour de gloire (1976)
94 min | Comedy, War
In 1944, a retired German detachment found itself stranded in a French town. The inhabitants try to live in good harmony with the occupants. But one day kids, playing with a grenade, accidentally cause the death of an SS lieutenant.
Director: Jacques Besnard | Stars: Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Tornade, Darry Cowl, Jacques Marin
Votes: 225
29. Simitrio (1960)
90 min | Drama, Family
An elderly teacher, who works in a rural school and is about to remain completely blind, has to support a group of rebellious and mischievous students.
Director: Emilio Gómez Muriel | Stars: José Elías Moreno, Javier Tejeda, Carlos López Moctezuma, Roberto Álvarez
Votes: 97
30. When Magoo Flew (1954)
6 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Mr. Magoo sets off to go to the movies but goes to an airport by mistake and gets on a plane thinking it to be a theater. Little does Magoo know the man he is sitting next to is actually a ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Henny Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 491
31. Fuddy Duddy Buddy (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Looking for a tennis opponent at the swanky Outstretched Palms Hotel, Mr. Magoo mistakes a walrus for a fellow guest and takes him onto the court.
Director: John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 76
32. Hotsy Footsy (1952)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Magoo's at a Rutgers alumni dance and winds up squaring off with a pro wrestler at the arena across the alley, thinking he's dancing with the wife of an old friend.
Directors: William T. Hurtz, John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner, Isabel Randolph
Votes: 52
33. What's New, Mr. Magoo? (1977)
30 min | Animation, Family
The further misadventures of the lovable nearsighted curmudgeon.
Stars: Jim Backus, Bob Ogle, Casey Kasem, Hal Smith
Votes: 113
34. Pink and Blue Blues (1952)
5 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mr. Magoo is hired by his neighbors to babysit their little son, Homer. Magoo is delighted to accept but, unfortunately, a notorious cat burglar is intent on entering and robbing the house ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Mary Jane Croft, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 143
35. Success (1931)
17 min | Short, Comedy
Elmer proposes to Molly, but she says he needs her fathers permission. He wants Elmer to become a ballplayer, but his eyesight keeps getting him into trouble. Elmer also needs a new pair of glasses.
Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Jack Haley, Helen Lynd, Phil Silvers, John Hamilton
Votes: 45
36. Inside Magoo (1960)
15 min | Animation, Short
The nearsighted Mr. Magoo here experiences the seven danger signals of cancer and sees his doctor, even though as a Sagittarius, he feels he is not susceptible (Cancer, get it?). Notable ... See full summary »
Directors: Abe Levitow, John F. Becker | Stars: Marvin Miller, Stephen Bosustow, Jim Backus, Jeff Corey
Votes: 30
37. Trouble Indemnity (1950)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
An insurance salesman enters Magoo's house hoping to make a sale. Magoo refuses but the salesman is eventually able to sell Magoo some by posing as one of Magoo's old college chums. Magoo ... See full summary »
Directors: Pete Burness, John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 157
38. The Dog Snatcher (1952)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mr. Magoo's dog is threatened by the dog catcher (who Magoo takes for a policeman). He's given until noon to license it. As he's preparing to leave, a circus goes by; he hitches a ride in a... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Billy Bletcher, Jerry Hausner, Clarence Nash
Votes: 54
39. Captains Outrageous (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
The near-sighted, and obviously rich, Mr. MaGoo and his nephew, Waldo, set sail on their well-rigged boat to catch Mighty Moe, the elusive giant marlin. Walso falls overboard and Magoo ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 52
40. So You Think You Need Glasses (1942)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
A humorous but informative look at how an average man can remedy common vision problems.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Rodney Bell
Votes: 119
41. Safety Spin (1953)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
The near-sighted Mr. Magoo (voice of Jim Backus) decides it is time for him to renew his drivers' license. Trust to form, he heads for the motor vehicle bureau but winds up at a maternity hospital.
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Colleen Collins, Peter Leeds
Votes: 34
42. Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars (2010)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
The story of legendary computer game developer Richard Garriott's spaceflight in October 2008.
Director: Mike Woolf | Stars: Sergey Brin, Mike Fincke, Renita Fincke, Helen Garriott
Votes: 133 | Gross: $0.01M
43. Magoo Makes News (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mr. Magoo misreads a newspaper flyer thinking it is a letter from his power company saying they are shutting off his power. Outraged, Magoo heads for the power company intent on giving them... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 32
44. Terror Faces Magoo (1959)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Mr. Magoo is watching a TV program named "Home Roam" which examines the homes of various families and subsequently learns that he and Waldo have been scheduled to air on tonight's broadcast... See full summary »
Directors: Jack Goodford, Chris K. Ishii | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 61
45. Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
At a used car lot, Mr. Magoo is intent on buying a car for his nephew Waldo. He is slick talked into buying an old clunker thanks to a shifty salesman but he drives it off anyway. ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 384
46. Magoo Express (1955)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Foreign-flavored intrigue abounds when Mr. Magoo is mistaken for a fellow spy aboard a European train.
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner, Grace Lenard, Marvin Miller
Votes: 34
47. Uncle Sam Magoo (1970 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Animation
Mr. Magoo heads to Hollywood, where he tries to get a part in a movie.
Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Jim Backus, Lennie Weinrib, Bob Holt, Patti Gilbert
Votes: 54
48. Sloppy Jalopy (1952)
6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Mr. Magoo heads to a used car lot hoping to buy Waldo a new car for his birthday promising Waldo, "I'll be back with a little surprise for you". The crooked car salesman notices how myopic ... See full summary »
Directors: Pete Burness, John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 51
49. Love Comes to Magoo (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A female con artist pretends to be an old flame of Magoo's to get at his wealth, and Magoo takes her on a date to a construction site, which he mistakes for Coney Island.
Director: Tom McDonald | Stars: Jim Backus, Henny Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 27
50. Magoo's Young Manhood (1958)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
In a flashback Mr. Magoo thinks back in time to the Gay 90's when he was a young man, and just as myopic then as in the 1950s. He makes a bet with a friend that he can get a date with a ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler, June Foray, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 34