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1. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy
Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.
Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack, Buster Merryfield
Votes: 56,771
2. Thief (1981)
R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ace safe cracker wants to do one last big heist for the mob before going straight.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi
Votes: 39,142 | Gross: $11.49M
3. Boiler Room (2000)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A college dropout, attempting to live up to his father's high standards, gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm which puts him on the fast track to success. But the job might not be as legitimate as it first appeared to be.
Director: Ben Younger | Stars: Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Nicky Katt
Votes: 56,488 | Gross: $16.94M
4. Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
R | 98 min | Horror, Musical, Sci-Fi
A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head, Alexa PenaVega, Sarah Brightman
Votes: 26,564 | Gross: $0.14M
5. An American Tail (1986)
G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must locate them while trying to survive in a new country.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer, Erica Yohn, Nehemiah Persoff
Votes: 58,134 | Gross: $47.48M
6. The Food That Built America (2019– )
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History
Food will tell the unknown stories of innovation and rivalries behind food industry tycoons Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, Henry Heinz, C.W. Post, the McDonald brothers and more.
Stars: Campbell Scott, Adam Richman, Jason Liebig, Yohuru Williams
Votes: 1,521
7. Project A (1983)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Fighting against pirates at the turn of the 20th century, the Hong Kong navy are failing miserably. It's up to Sergeant Lung (Jackie Chan) to take matters into his own hands.
Directors: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen, Dick Wei
Votes: 18,551
8. Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.
Directors: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn | Stars: Bruce Hamilton, Kip Andersen, Al Gore, Heather Cooley
Votes: 26,596
9. Homes Under the Hammer (2003– )
60 min | Documentary
The show follows new and experienced buyers at auctions bidding on usually run-down properties. Subsequently, it follows them on their renovation project for either a rental or resale profit or loss.
Stars: Lucy Alexander, Martin Roberts, Martel Maxwell, Dion Dublin
Votes: 370
10. Rogue Trader (1999)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, History
The story of Nick Leeson, an ambitious investment broker who singlehandedly bankrupted one of the oldest and most important banks in Britain.
Director: James Dearden | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Anna Friel, Cristian Solimeno, Lorna Pegler
Votes: 10,668
11. All the Way Boys (1972)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A bush-flying duo crash-land in the heart of the Peruvian jungle where an unscrupulous speculator controls a precious emerald source and an entire mining community. Can they right the wrongs, and in the process, manage to make a profit?
Director: Giuseppe Colizzi | Stars: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Carlos Muñoz
Votes: 7,519
12. Money for Nothing (2015– )
44 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Sarah Moore (and later also Jay Blades) rescues unwanted items from household waste and challenges expert craftspeople to transform them into desirable objects to be sold for a profit that is then given to the original owner.
Stars: Arthur Smith, Sarah Moore, Jay Blades, Jacqui Joseph
Votes: 64
13. I Got the Hook Up (1998)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
Two small-time scam artists, Black and Blue, sell boomboxes and broken TVs from their van in a parking lot. When a shipment of cellular phones comes to them by mistake, they soon find themselves targeted by the FBI and gangsters.
Director: Michael Martin | Stars: Master P, Anthony Johnson, Gretchen Palmer, Frantz Turner
Votes: 2,419 | Gross: $10.31M
14. Guru (2007)
Not Rated | 166 min | Drama
A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay 1958, and rises from its streets to become the GURU, the biggest tycoon in Indian history.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhavan
Votes: 25,018 | Gross: $2.09M
15. Rotten (2018–2019)
TV-MA | 55 min | Documentary
Rotten dives deep into the food production underworld to expose the corruption, waste and real dangers behind your everyday eating habits.
Stars: Latif Nasser, Sonny Nguyen, Stanley Crawford, Casey Cox
Votes: 4,092
16. Salvage Hunters (2011– )
60 min | Reality-TV
Drew Pritchard is a modern-day treasure hunter.
Stars: Drew Pritchard, Ralph Ineson, John Tee, Rebecca Pritchard
Votes: 626
17. 15 Minutes of Shame (2021)
TV-MA | 85 min | Documentary
A look at public shaming in modern day culture.
Director: Max Joseph | Stars: Max Joseph, Monica Lewinsky, Jon Ronson, Kara Swisher
Votes: 983
18. The End of the Line (I) (2009)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary
Documentary filmmaker Rupert Murray examines the devastating effect that overfishing has had on the world's fish populations and argues that drastic action must be taken to reverse these trends.
Director: Rupert Murray | Stars: Ben Bradshaw, Roberto Mielgo Bragazzi, Charles Clover, John Crosbie
Votes: 1,100
19. Baggage Battles (2012– )
30 min | Reality-TV
Follows three teams of auction specialists who pick up unclaimed and lost personal property in a bid to turn a profit.
Stars: Laurence Martin, Sally Martin, William Leroy, Mark Meyer
Votes: 756
20. The Hell with Heroes (1968)
Approved | 102 min | Drama
In 1946 North Africa, two former US Air Force pilots are forced to work for an international smuggler to get money needed for their return to civilian life after fighting in World War II.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Rod Taylor, Claudia Cardinale, Harry Guardino, Kevin McCarthy
Votes: 284
21. Isle of Flowers (1989)
13 min | Documentary, Short
The ironic, heartbreaking and acid "saga" of a spoiled tomato: from the plantation of a "Nisei" (Brazilian with Japanese origins); to a supermarket; to a consumer's kitchen to become sauce ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Paulo José, Ciça Reckziegel, Douglas Trainini, Júlia Barth
Votes: 6,531
22. Touched by Romance (2014 TV Movie)
G | 86 min | Drama
Norma, an author of novels, finds herself diagnosed with cancer. Emma, Norma's nurse, is doing a secret treatment that no one may know about. While in her treatment to help her feel happy, ... See full summary »
Director: Bradford May | Stars: Doris Roberts, Rachael Carpani, Ernie Hudson, Elizabeth Bond
Votes: 287
23. Storage Hunters (2011–2013)
Reality-TV
A group of hunters join in a bidding war for storage lockers that could be a win or a bust.
Stars: Sean Kelly, Cam Rowe, Brandon Bernier, Lori Bernier
Votes: 1,642
24. The Great House Giveaway (2020– )
Reality-TV
2 people who have never met and have never owned a home before are given a lump sum to buy a property at auction. They have 6 months to turn it into a habitable and desirable home to sell, keeping any profit. Presented by Simon O'Brien.
Stars: Simon O'Brien, Phil Carroll, Tayo Oguntonade, Roger Bacon
Votes: 130
25. Dickinson's Real Deal (2006– )
46 min | Reality-TV
A trio of antique dealers decide whether to make offers for people's possessions or allow the owners to take a risk at auction.
Stars: David Dickinson, David Ford, Mike Melody, Ian Towning
Votes: 117
26. Diakopes stin Kypro mas (1971)
93 min | Comedy, Romance
The heirs of two Cypriot winemakers and sworn rivals visit incognito the city of Paphos to flee from two arranged marriages of convenience, only to meet and fall in love. Is this a star-crossed affair in the likes of Romeo and Juliet?
Director: Orestis Laskos | Stars: Dora Sitzani, Nikos Dadinopoulos, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Nikos Pantelidis
Votes: 63
27. Hardcore Pawn: Chicago (2013– )
30 min | Reality-TV
One of the city's largest and oldest establishments in the pawn and gold-buying business, Royal Pawn Shop is owned by Randy and Wayne Cohen, two brothers who don't always see eye to eye, ... See full summary »
Stars: Wayne Cohen, Elyse Cohen, Randy Cohen, Nathan Cohen
Votes: 257
28. Children of Darkness (1983)
57 min | Documentary
A significant number of American children and teenagers - from all social backgrounds - suffer from mental disorders, schizophrenia, autism and emotional problems, leading them to isolation... See full summary »
Directors: Ara Chekmayan, Richard Kotuk | Stars: Peter Thomas, Richard Kotuk, John Brooks, Billy Calhoun
Votes: 441
29. The Rise of Jordan Peterson (2019)
91 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about the controversial Canadian university professor Jordan B. Peterson.
Director: Patricia Marcoccia | Stars: Gregg Hurwitz, Ethan Klein, Jordan B. Peterson, Mikhaila Peterson
Votes: 1,832
30. The E-Waste Tragedy (2014)
86 min | Documentary
The illegal recycling of electronics is a downright toxic business, as nearly three-quarters of the waste keep mysteriously disappearing from the recycling system.
Director: Cosima Dannoritzer | Star: Mike Anane
Votes: 56
31. The Great Rupert (1950)
Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Family
A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake, Frank Orth
Votes: 1,575
32. The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)
75 min | Documentary
This is the story of companies who engineered their products to fail.
Director: Cosima Dannoritzer | Stars: Richard Jones, Molly Malcolm, Steve Bunn, Markus Krajewski
Votes: 2,317
33. Pornocratie: Les nouvelles multinationales du sexe (2017 TV Movie)
77 min | Documentary
The wonders of internet has made the shady industry of pornography rich, but is now in death cramps due to the piracy ruining the market, and forcing the participants to perform more extreme sex.
Director: Ovidie | Stars: Alissiya, Leyla Bentho, Grégory Dorcel, Márton Fülöp
Votes: 926
34. I oraia tou kourea (1969)
88 min | Comedy
To get married, a barber must first find suitable husbands for his four sisters; however, only when his clever future wife takes matters into her own hands, will things speed up. Will the barber's beauty solve this complex love problem?
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Giannis Gionakis, Martha Karagianni, Alekos Tzanetakos, Hronis Exarhakos
Votes: 194
35. Baby for Sale (2004 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 89 min | Drama
A couple discover that the baby girl they're trying to adopt is being auctioned off to the highest bidder. The couple become part of a sting operation to bust the baby-selling ring.
Director: Peter Svatek | Stars: Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Bruce Ramsay, Romano Orzari
Votes: 357
36. No Money (1994– )
25 min | Comedy, Drama
The main character, Kentaro Hagiwara, is a 25-year-old man working at a small factory in a small town. Although he is very poor with a large amount of debt left by his late parents, he ... See full summary »
Stars: Yûji Oda, Ryo Ishibashi, Naomi Zaizen, Mikihisa Azuma
Votes: 128
37. Gluten: Public Enemy? (2021)
TV-PG | 79 min | Documentary, History
Wheat has been a staple food of humanity, and a foundation of our diet, dating back to the first civilizations on Earth. Today, a growing segment of wheat products have become tainted, and people have taken up the task of finding out why.
Director: Patrizia Marani | Stars: Manuela Servais, Andrea Cenacchi, Jennifer Clapp, William Davis
Votes: 90
38. A Corner in Wheat (1909)
G | 14 min | Short, Crime, Drama
An unscrupulous and greedy capitalist speculator decides to corner the wheat market for his own profit, establishing complete control over the markets.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Frank Powell, Grace Henderson, James Kirkwood, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 2,751
39. GasHole (2010)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary
About the history of oil prices and the future of alternative fuels.
Directors: Scott Roberts, Jeremy Wagener | Stars: Peter Gallagher, Anna Eshoo, Brian Pauwels, Curtis Wright
Votes: 387
40. The Yes Men Fix the World (2009)
87 min | Documentary, Comedy
Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.
Directors: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Kurt Engfehr | Stars: Reggie Watts, Mike Bonanno, Andy Bichlbaum, Richard Ebeling
Votes: 5,208 | Gross: $0.19M
41. Family of Strangers (2019)
117 min | Crime, Drama
Three patients of different backgrounds, illnesses and stages are being treated at a psychiatric clinic in Nagano Prefecture. Their cases range from the criminal to merely asocial. That ... See full summary »
Directors: Hideyuki Hirayama, Park Gyu Taek | Stars: Tsurube Shôfukutei, Gô Ayano, Nana Komatsu, Toshiki Ayata
Votes: 276
42. French Collection (2014– )
47 min | Game-Show
Three Brits purchase items in the antique markets of France before heading back to the UK to sell their goods for as much money as possible.
Stars: Mark Franks, Belinda Stewart-Wilson, Ingrid Oliver, Sarah
Votes: 21
43. Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged (2011)
Unrated | 87 min | Documentary
'Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged is a feature length documentary film that examines the resurging interest in Ayn Rand's epic and controversial 1957 novel and the validity of its dire prediction for America.
Director: Chris Mortensen | Stars: John Allison, Clifford Asness, Rajia Baroudi, Mike Berliner
Votes: 495
44. Schlag den Raab (2006–2015)
210 min | Game-Show
Schlag den Raab was a German game show, which was produced by Raab TV.
Stars: Stefan Raab, Elton, Frank Buschmann, Matthias Opdenhövel
Votes: 1,331
45. Bidding Wars (2021)
30 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
Kevin Duala invites six rival teams of resellers to his warehouse, where they can bid against each other to buy themed pallets of goods to sell on for profit. The catch is that they don't see what's in the pallet until they've bought it.
Star: Kevin Duala
Votes: 7
46. Cutie Honey: Tears (2016)
92 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Scientist Dr. Kisaragi creates Cutie Honey, an android that possesses human emotions, in order to stop an evil organization.
Directors: Takeshi Asai, Ryo Higuchi | Stars: Keita Arai, Hina Fukatsu, Ren Imai, Nicole Ishida
Votes: 299
47. Le feu aux poudres (1957)
73 min | Crime, Thriller
Gangster film centering on gun runners.
Director: Henri Decoin | Stars: Raymond Pellegrin, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Françoise Fabian
Votes: 87
48. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (2008– )
Game-Show
British antique experts compete by visiting car boot sales, auctions, foreign antiques markets to see who can resell and make most profit.
Stars: Stephen Taylor Woodrow, David Harper, Kate Bliss, Mark Franks
Votes: 52
49. Behind the Mask (2006)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
Behind the Mask: The Story Of The People Who Risk Everything To Save Animals is a 2006 documentary film about the Animal Liberation Front. It took three years of filming, interviewing, and editing to complete.
Director: Shannon Keith | Stars: Shannon Keith, Keith Mann, Kevin Kjonaas, Rod Coronado
Votes: 201
50. Flipping Fast (2022– )
Reality-TV
Six teams have just one year to become property entrepreneurs and are given the chance to compete against each other to see who can generate the largest profit within that timescale.
Stars: George Clarke, Scarlette Douglas, Stuart Douglas
Votes: 23