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1. Walk the Line (2005)
PG-13 | 136 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick
Votes: 265,927 | Gross: $119.52M
2. Buried (2010)
R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
Director: Rodrigo Cortés | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, José Luis García-Pérez, Robert Paterson, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 168,588 | Gross: $1.03M
3. Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
GP | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the early frontier.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Robert Redford, Will Geer, Delle Bolton, Josh Albee
Votes: 35,009 | Gross: $47.74M
4. Lenny (1974)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama
The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner, Stanley Beck
Votes: 17,592 | Gross: $8.43M
5. Bo Burnham: Inside (2021 TV Special)
TV-MA | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A musical comedy special shot and performed by Bo Burnham, alone, over the course of a very unusual year.
Director: Bo Burnham | Star: Bo Burnham
Votes: 54,484
6. All Is Lost (2013)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.
Director: J.C. Chandor | Star: Robert Redford
Votes: 83,836 | Gross: $6.26M
7. Firewalker (1986)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache hoard of gold.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson, Will Sampson
Votes: 7,673 | Gross: $11.83M
8. Modigliani (2004)
R | 128 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Amedeo Modigliani's bitter rivalry with Pablo Picasso, and his tragic romance with Jeanne Hebuterne.
Director: Mick Davis | Stars: Andy Garcia, Elsa Zylberstein, Omid Djalili, Hippolyte Girardot
Votes: 12,525 | Gross: $0.20M
9. CM101MMXI Fundamentals (2013)
139 min | Documentary, Comedy
The funny little details of everyday life; the simple things that makes us laugh. An unforgettable performance from Cem Yilmaz. Yilmaz captures the audience with his hilarious stories about... See full summary »
Director: Murat Dündar | Star: Cem Yilmaz
Votes: 47,274
10. Gray's Anatomy (1996)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Drama
After doctors inform him that an eye affliction will require risky surgery, monologist Spalding Gray recounts his various pursuits for alternative medicine to avoid the doctor's scalpel.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Spalding Gray, Mike McLaughlin, Melissa Robertson, Alvin Henry
Votes: 2,529
11. How to Become a Tyrant (2021)
TV-14 | 23 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.
Stars: Peter Dinklage, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Waller Newell, Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Votes: 11,383
12. Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983 TV Special)
Not Rated | 69 min | Comedy
Eddie Murphy's raunchy, raucous stand-up comedy routine is captured for posterity on this tape.
Director: Bruce Gowers | Stars: Eddie Murphy, James Argiro, Gus Loundermon, Brian O'Neal
Votes: 18,498
13. Top Dog (1995)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
With his cop companion shot and killed by terrorists, Reno The Dog pairs up with tough cop Jake in thwarting the criminal organization.
Director: Aaron Norris | Stars: Chuck Norris, Michele Lamar Richards, Erik von Detten, Carmine Caridi
Votes: 3,846 | Gross: $5.09M
14. Ted Mosby Responds to LeBron James Coming Back to Cleveland (2014 TV Short)
1 min | Short, Comedy
How I Met Your Mother (2005) leading character, Ted Mosby, reacts to the news of NBA All Star, LeBron James' return to his favorite basketball team.
Star: Josh Radnor
Votes: 403
15. Secret Honor (1984)
Not Rated | 90 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A fictionalized former President Richard M. Nixon offers a solitary, stream-of-consciousness reflection on his life and political career - and the "true" reasons for the Watergate scandal and his resignation.
Director: Robert Altman | Star: Philip Baker Hall
Votes: 3,387
16. My Left Hand Man (2011)
Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Crime, Drama
The Emersons are a theatrical family, of sorts - one son Samuel,17, is a street performer who recites Shakespeare while his brother Beckett, 19, picks pockets in the crowd. Their father ... See full summary »
Director: Antonia Bogdanovich | Stars: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Andrew Howard, Kevin Bigley, Erich Wildpret
Votes: 335
17. Wedding Trough (1974)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
An allegoric male character falls in love with his pig.
Director: Thierry Zéno | Star: Dominique Garny
Votes: 1,662
18. Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Spalding Gray discusses his participation in the film The Killing Fields (1984) and the background story about the troubles of Cambodia.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Spalding Gray, Sam Waterston, Ira Wheeler
Votes: 2,380 | Gross: $1.09M
19. Befikre (2016)
Not Rated | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
It is a carefree love story of Dharam and Shyra, who find love in an engaging series of experiences. Doused in the spirit of Paris, it celebrates a sensual and free-spirited love.
Director: Aditya Chopra | Stars: Ranveer Singh, Vaani Kapoor, Akarsh Khurana, Djinda Kane
Votes: 8,263
20. Cracked Up (2018)
TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary
Childhood trauma led to mental health struggles like flashbacks, self-harm, addiction; after decades, treatment helped uncover repressed memories, highlighting toxic stress impacts and stigma surrounding these issues.
Director: Michelle Esrick | Stars: Darrell Hammond, Larry Laskowski, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins
Votes: 820
21. Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly (2000 TV Special)
TV-MA | 57 min | Comedy
Dave Chappelle returns to D.C. and riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more.
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Dave Chappelle, Albert Precourt
Votes: 10,893
22. Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
R | 82 min | Documentary, Comedy
Richard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy act on the Sunset Strip.
Director: Joe Layton | Stars: Richard Pryor, Gene Cross, Julie Hampton, Jesse Jackson
Votes: 4,405 | Gross: $36.30M
23. Missing Link (1988)
PG | 91 min | Adventure
A million years ago in Africa, the last of the Australopithecines is on flight from the humans, who killed the rest of his clan. Alone, seeking others of his kind, he traverses steppes, ... See full summary »
Directors: Carol Hughes, David Hughes | Stars: Peter Elliott, Michael Gambon, Brian Abrahams, Clive Ashley
Votes: 425
24. Michael Moore in TrumpLand (2016)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary
In the weeks before the 2016 general election, Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore performs a pro-Hillary Clinton stand-up show deep in the heart of TrumpLand.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump
Votes: 4,091 | Gross: $0.15M
25. UUelcome (1997– )
Game-Show
Link Egglepple Starbureiy (lnq)
Stars: Lnq, Joey Koala, Puwun, Honne Bay
26. Louis C.K.: Hilarious (2010 TV Special)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy
In this unique and dynamic live concert experience, Louis C.K.'s exploration of life after 40 destroys politically correct images of modern life with thoughts we have all had...but would rarely admit to.
Director: Louis C.K. | Star: Louis C.K.
Votes: 12,832
27. Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice (2001 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Fantasy, Music
A businessman, overhearing the song on the maid's radio, takes to dancing in the hotel lobby.
Director: Spike Jonze | Star: Christopher Walken
Votes: 2,280
28. George Carlin: Jammin' in New York (1992 TV Special)
TV-MA | 59 min | Documentary, Comedy
When George Carlin is asked which HBO concert is his favorite, his answer is always, "Jammin' In New York." The reasons are several: It was his first HBO show done live; it was the first he... See full summary »
Director: Rocco Urbisci | Star: George Carlin
Votes: 4,055
29. Bill Cosby: Himself (1983)
PG | 105 min | Documentary, Comedy
A concert film in which Bill Cosby discusses weekends, raising children, dentists, and many other situations.
Director: Bill Cosby | Star: Bill Cosby
Votes: 3,691
30. Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker (1999 TV Special)
TV-MA | 65 min | Documentary, Comedy
Chris Rock's third HBO comedy special shows him performing his stand-up routine at Apollo Theater in Harlem.
Director: Keith Truesdell | Stars: Chris Rock, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Monteria Ivey
Votes: 7,516
31. Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975)
PG | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
One-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.
Directors: Steve Binder, Peter H. Hunt | Star: James Whitmore
Votes: 575 | Gross: $11.00M
32. John Leguizamo: Freak (1998 TV Special)
Not Rated | 89 min | Biography, Comedy
John Leguizamo's semi-falsified, one-man stand-up performance as...himself. This is his autobiographical story, about his life growing up, and his journey to try to be accepted by his ... See full summary »
Director: Spike Lee | Star: John Leguizamo
Votes: 1,212
33. You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush (2009 TV Special)
TV-MA | 115 min | Comedy
It's time for change in America--but not without a few parting words from former President George W Bush. Here's your chance to discover the man behind the myth as HBO presents Will Ferrell... See full summary »
Director: Marty Callner | Stars: Will Ferrell, Michael Delaney, Pia Glenn, Adam Mucci
Votes: 4,103
34. George Carlin... It's Bad for Ya! (2008 TV Special)
TV-MA | 70 min | Documentary, Comedy
It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy-nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent and unapologetic observations on topics ranging from death, ... See full summary »
Director: Rocco Urbisci | Star: George Carlin
Votes: 6,483
35. Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In Los Angeles in 1947, a police detective tries to solve the shocking and grisly murder of 22-year-old aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, whose nude body was dumped in a lot after being ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Brooke Adams, Donna Mills, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Ronny Cox
Votes: 403
36. Jerry Seinfeld: 'I'm Telling You for the Last Time' (1998 TV Special)
TV-14 | 75 min | Comedy
Live from New York City, Jerry Seinfeld, aided and abetted by a host of friends and fellow comedians, performs his 1998 Emmy-nominated performance on Broadway.
Director: Marty Callner | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Barryte, Grace Bustos, George Carlin
Votes: 6,267
37. An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe (1970)
Unrated | 53 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe" sees Vincent Price reciting four Edgar Allen Poe stories: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Sphinx, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Pit and the Pendulum.
Director: Kenneth Johnson | Star: Vincent Price
Votes: 1,146
38. Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction (2009 TV Special)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Comedy
The master comedian performs in Washington DC and gives his wry observations about life, politics and his health.
Director: Marty Callner | Star: Robin Williams
Votes: 3,511
39. Louis C.K.: Shameless (2007 TV Special)
TV-MA | 56 min | Comedy
In his first one-hour special, comedy and television star Louis C.K. returns to HBO for an hour of no-holds-barred, adults-only stand-up comedy taped before a live audience at the Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles.
Director: Steven J. Santos | Star: Louis C.K.
Votes: 9,059
40. George Carlin: You Are All Diseased (1999 TV Special)
TV-MA | 65 min | Documentary, Comedy
Legendary comic Carlin comes back to the Beacon theater to angrily rant about airport security, germs, cigars, angels, children and parents, men, names, religion, god, advertising, Bill Jeff and minorities.
Director: Rocco Urbisci | Star: George Carlin
Votes: 4,700
41. Ricky Gervais Live: Animals (2003 TV Special)
Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy
Ricky Gervais entertains a live audience in his first stand-up routine.
Director: Dominic Brigstocke | Stars: Ricky Gervais, Stirling Gallacher
Votes: 5,178
42. St. John in Exile (1986)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
One of Jesus disciples, John has been punished in exile to the island of Patmos. He is all alone and has time to reflect and tell us about his life, faith and troubles. This is a one man ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Star: Dean Jones
Votes: 250
43. Thurgood (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
Prior to his appointment to United States Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall worked as a lawyer for the NAACP. This one man play tells the story of his role in the civil rights movement and the people that influenced him.
Director: Michael Stevens | Star: Laurence Fishburne
Votes: 590
44. Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Come inside for a look behind-the-scenes at the world of an aspiring actress on the verge of stardom. Follow her journey from obscurity to fame, the hilarious tale of one New Yorker who will do whatever it takes to make it to the big time.
Director: Griffin Dunne | Stars: Laura Kirk, Nat DeWolf, Griffin Dunne, Daniel London
Votes: 626 | Gross: $0.11M
45. George Carlin: Carlin on Campus (1984 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Comedy
In his New York City grammar school, George Carlin was known as a "disruptive influence in the classroom." With this concert, the ultimate class clown is back at school at UCLA, making ... See full summary »
Director: Steven J. Santos | Star: George Carlin
Votes: 1,882
46. P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! (2002)
R | 92 min | Comedy
An actor holds a burglar hostage on New Year's Eve, after his girlfriend leaves him and his cat dies.
Director: Steve Guttenberg | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, Cynthia Watros, Lombardo Boyar, A.J. Benza
Votes: 662 | Gross: $0.03M
47. Rodney King (2017 TV Special)
TV-MA | 52 min | Comedy, Drama
Roger Guenveur Smith performs his one man show focusing on the life and times of Rodney King.
Director: Spike Lee | Star: Roger Guenveur Smith
Votes: 648
48. Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays (2014 TV Special)
TV-MA | 118 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Billy Crystal tells the stories of his youth, growing up in the jazz world of Manhattan, his teenage years, and finally adulthood. The Tony Award-winning show is a funny and poignant exploration of family and fate, loving and loss.
Director: Des McAnuff | Star: Billy Crystal
Votes: 1,289
49. Richard Pryor... Here and Now (1983 TV Special)
R | 83 min | Documentary, Comedy
Part live stand-up performance, part documentary, this film is one of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous live shows.
Director: Richard Pryor | Stars: Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney
Votes: 2,446 | Gross: $16.16M
50. Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special (2008 TV Special)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy
The multi-platinum selling comedian performs his first holiday-themed stand-up special with his friends.
Director: Michael Simon | Stars: Jeff Dunham, Brian Haner
Votes: 3,193