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1. You've Got Mail (1998)
PG | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet, both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey
Votes: 229,559 | Gross: $115.82M
2. Kindergarten Cop (1990)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt
Votes: 162,556 | Gross: $91.46M
3. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Approved | 129 min | Crime, Drama
Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy
Votes: 332,759
4. Starsky & Hutch (2004)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Crime
Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red and white Ford Gran Torino, with the help of a police snitch called "Huggy Bear".
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn
Votes: 154,503 | Gross: $88.24M
5. Addams Family Values (1993)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack
Votes: 109,534 | Gross: $48.92M
6. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
R | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.
Director: Lynne Ramsay | Stars: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell
Votes: 167,687 | Gross: $1.74M
7. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Romance
Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.
Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd
Votes: 154,093 | Gross: $120.06M
8. Stepmom (1998)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama
A terminally ill woman must deal with her ex-husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone
Votes: 74,497 | Gross: $91.14M
9. Christopher Robin (2018)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss
Votes: 84,782 | Gross: $99.22M
10. Rabbit Hole (2010)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
Director: John Cameron Mitchell | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest, Miles Teller
Votes: 51,115 | Gross: $2.23M
11. After the Wedding (2006)
R | 120 min | Drama
A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.
Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgård, Neeral Mulchandani
Votes: 37,066 | Gross: $0.41M
12. Peacock (2010)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A train accident in rural Nebraska gradually unveils a mystery involving the town's bank clerk.
Director: Michael Lander | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas
Votes: 12,251
13. Adam (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
Director: Max Mayer | Stars: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving
Votes: 35,766 | Gross: $2.28M
14. Leaving Neverland (2019)
TV-MA | 240 min | Documentary
At the height of his stardom, the world's biggest pop star, Michael Jackson, began long-running relationships with two young boys, aged between seven and ten, along their families. They now allege that he sexually abused them.
Director: Dan Reed | Stars: Michael Jackson, Wade Robson, Joy Robson, Chantal Robson
Votes: 31,117
15. Sweet Bean (2015)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
Burdened with a heavy and ever-increasing debt, a dorayaki baker hires a kind ageing woman, after tasting her delicious surprise. Little by little, she unravels her beautiful inner world. Could she be holding the secret to his success?
Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Miki Mizuno
Votes: 12,699 | Gross: $0.12M
16. Mother and Child (2009)
R | 125 min | Drama, Romance
A drama centered around three women: A fifty-year-old woman, the daughter she gave up for adoption thirty-five years ago, and a woman looking to adopt a child of her own.
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Kerry Washington, Alexandria M. Salling
Votes: 12,779 | Gross: $1.11M
17. Prancer (1989)
G | 103 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A farm girl nurses a wounded reindeer she believes is one of Santa's, hoping to bring it back to health in time for Christmas. Her holiday spirit inspires those around her, something her disheartened father is having trouble understanding.
Director: John D. Hancock | Stars: Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Rutanya Alda, Abe Vigoda
Votes: 6,344 | Gross: $18.59M
18. I've Loved You So Long (2008)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama
A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.
Director: Philippe Claudel | Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grévill
Votes: 20,707 | Gross: $3.17M
19. Blackmail Boy (2003)
100 min | Drama, Romance
In the small, closed community of a provincial town, Magda tries to maintain a balance within a family facing many serious problems. The families apparently normal, bourgeois, every-day ... See full summary »
Directors: Thanasis Papathanasiou, Michalis Reppas | Stars: Nena Menti, Maria Kavoyianni, Akilas Karazisis, Joyce Evidi
Votes: 1,240 | Gross: $0.02M
20. Mrs. Miracle (2009 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Overwhelmed widower Seth Webster is searching for a housekeeper to help him with his unruly six year old twin sons. "Mrs. Miracle" mysteriously appears and quickly becomes an irreplaceable nanny, chef, friend... and matchmaker.
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: James Van Der Beek, Erin Karpluk, Doris Roberts, Michael Strusievici
Votes: 3,249
21. The Auteur (2008)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy
A sweet comedy about the world's greatest living porn director.
Director: James Westby | Stars: Melik Malkasian, Denise Chanterelle DuBois, Loren Hoskins, John Breen
Votes: 638
22. The Toll of the Sea (1922)
Unrated | 54 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
While visiting China, an American man falls in love with a young Chinese woman, but he then has second thoughts about the relationship.
Director: Chester M. Franklin | Stars: Anna May Wong, Kenneth Harlan, Beatrice Bentley, Priscilla Moran
Votes: 897
23. A Chipmunk Christmas (1981 TV Short)
Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Swept up in a holiday mood, Alvin gives away his cherished harmonica to a sick little boy. Meanwhile, Dave has booked Alvin to perform a harmonica solo at Carnegie Hall. Alvin keeps the ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Monroe | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, June Foray, Frank Welker
Votes: 732
24. Chef's Special (2008)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
Javier Cámara (Talk to Her) stars as Chef Maxi, a culinary genius/drama queen with too much on his plate.
Director: Nacho G. Velilla | Stars: Javier Cámara, Lola Dueñas, Fernando Tejero, Benjamín Vicuña
Votes: 2,241
25. Pane e olio (2008 TV Movie)
33 min | Drama
A writer returns to the Italian town where, as a young girl, she met a man who left an indelible mark on her life.
Director: Giampaolo Sodano | Stars: Mascia Musy, Tullio Solenghi, Bud Spencer, Elisa Serpietri
Votes: 7
26. Dragons or Dinosaurs? (2010)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History
Dragon images, legends and lore exist all over the world in many different cultures. But what if dragons were actually dinosaurs?
Director: André van Heerden | Stars: Krysta LeBlanc, Chris Gorman, Ralph deGroot, Abigail de Groot
Votes: 79
27. Deborah 13: Servant of God (2009 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Unlike other British teens, 13-year-old Deborah Drapper has never heard of Britney Spears or Victoria Beckham. She has been brought up in a deeply Christian family and her parents have ... See full summary »
Director: Linda Brusasco
Votes: 30
28. It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School (1996)
80 min | Documentary
The groundbreaking film that addresses anti-gay prejudice by providing adults with practical lessons on how to talk with children about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. Part of The Respect for All Project.
Directors: Debra Chasnoff, Helen Cohen | Stars: Bob Smith, Brian Stover
Votes: 96
29. Out in the Heartland (2005)
Not Rated | 19 min | Short
Out in the Heartland explores how Kentucky's recent constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage affects three families and their communities. As momentum pushes the issue from the ... See full summary »
Director: Gretchen Hildebran | Stars: Joan Callahan, David Claussen, Jennifer Claussen, Abby Drane
30. Reading with Your Kids (2017 Podcast Series)
Family
Reading With Your Kids is a family podcast that is all about encouraging parents to read with their kids, and cook with their kids. The program is hosted by Jed Doherty when interviews a ... See full summary »
Stars: Jed Doherty, Ronald Chapman, Geoffrey McSkimming
31.
Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode:
Mr. Wilson's Sister
(1960)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family
After Dennis meets Mr. Wilson's sister Helen and she reads the book "Treasure Island" to him and his friends Dennis decides he wants to be a pirate and dig for buried treasure, So, Mr. ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Jay North, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Joseph Kearns
Votes: 46
32.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
The Meershatz Pipe
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Rob's not as impressed with Buddy's new Meershatz pipe as he is with the fact that it was a gift from Alan Brady. Not just impressed but envious as well. After all, he is the head writer of... See full summary »
Director: Sheldon Leonard | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Mary Tyler Moore
Votes: 288
33.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Kim
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A wounded Korean boy captures the hearts of the 4077th especially Trapper who wants to adopt him.
Director: William Wiard | Stars: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, Loretta Swit
Votes: 673
34.
Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode:
Peggy and the Pirates
(1993)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Peggy narrates her own pirate fantasy to Seven as a bedtime story. In the story, Peggy plays Princess Scarlett. Al is Captain Courage, her pirate captor and Jefferson is Prince Paco, her ... See full summary »
Director: Gerry Cohen | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate
Votes: 564
35.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1368
(1996)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Geoff Feld | Stars: Paul Nicholls, Lindsey Coulson, Michael French, Gillian Taylforth
36.
Lost (2004–2010)
Episode:
Something Nice Back Home
(2008)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Juliet is forced to perform an emergency appendectomy on Jack, Jack's post-rescue relationship with Kate is revealed, and Sawyer, Claire, and Aaron head back to Jack's camp with Miles.
Director: Stephen Williams | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Jeremy Davies, Emilie de Ravin
Votes: 5,154
37.
The Matt & Blonde Show (2016– )
Episode:
Mueller Report Done/No Collusion, New Zealand Gun Ban, SPLC Chief Resigns
(2019)
News
38.
A Haunting (2005– )
Episode:
Where Evil Lurks
(2007)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An 18th-century house in Arkansas comes complete with a portal from hell, which allows a demon to terrorize the young family that has just moved in.
Director: David Haycox | Stars: Anthony D. Call, Kelly Cherie Levander, Pamela Davis, Sean Michael Doherty
Votes: 67
39.
Ted Lasso (2020–2023)
Episode:
Trent Crimm: The Independent
(2020)
TV-MA | 31 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
To arrange an in-depth expose, Rebecca pairs cynical journalist Trent Crimm with Ted for a day. Ted and Roy venture into the community.
Director: Tom Marshall | Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster
Votes: 7,874
40.
A Haunting (2005– )
Episode:
Echoes of the Past
(2007)
TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A family of four makes a new home out of an old colonial house in Vermont, but their renovations unleash several restless spirits, including a pair of mischievous twin girls.
Director: David Haycox | Stars: Anthony D. Call, Jason Kypros, Jane Perez, Angela Shipley
Votes: 54
41.
Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode:
27 February 2020: Evening Bulletin
(2020)
30 min | News
Stars: Rob Smith, Lucy Meacock, Karwan Ali, Rachel Pritchard
42.
My Name Is Earl (2005–2009)
Episode:
Reading Is a Funda Mental Case
(2008)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Earl and Randy discover that an old friend is living in the woods in a Bookmobile they stole years earlier, and that he has gone completely crazy.
Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly, Nadine Velazquez
Votes: 485
43.
Kings (2009)
Episode:
The Sabbath Queen
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
David and Princess Michelle take advantage of a power outage for some time alone but foolishly record their transgressions. Michelle reveals the secret of her betrothal.
Director: Akiva Goldsman | Stars: Ian McShane, Christopher Egan, Susanna Thompson, Allison Miller
Votes: 136
44.
Kindergarten (2001)
Episode:
'F' Is For...
(2001)
TV-Y | 24 min | Reality-TV
The class thinks of and does things that begin with the letter F; such as making food and going to the fire station.
Stars: Anna Palmer, Anna Belle Newport, Benjamin Mendelson, Christoper Jedzinak
45.
Kindergarten (2001)
Episode:
Movin' Up
(2001)
TV-Y | 28 min | Reality-TV
Today is the last day of school for the class as they say goodbye and spend one final day in their classroom.
Stars: Anna Palmer, Anna Belle Newport, Benjamin Mendelson, Christoper Jedzinak
46.
Kindergarten (2001)
Episode:
Open Wide
(2001)
TV-Y | 28 min | Reality-TV
Some of the students begin to lose their first tooth. Then, they learn all about teeth and how to take care of them.
Stars: Anna Palmer, Anna Belle Newport, Benjamin Mendelson, Christoper Jedzinak
47.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
Yo Leela Leela
(2011)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Against all odds, Leela manages to write a successful children's story, which becomes a huge TV hit.
Directors: Frank Marino, Peter Avanzino | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 2,017
48.
The Cape (2011)
Episode:
Pilot
(2011)
TV-14 | 120 min | Action, Drama
Fueled by a desire to reunite with his wife Dana and son Trip, former police officer Vince Faraday becomes "The Cape" -- his son's favorite comic book superhero -- and takes the law into ... See full summary »
Director: Simon West | Stars: David Lyons, Keith David, Summer Glau, James Frain
Votes: 259
49.
Kindergarten (2001)
Episode:
Hooray for Holidays
(2001)
TV-Y | 26 min | Reality-TV
The class celebrates the holidays.
50.
Kindergarten (2001)
Episode:
One Fast Cookie
(2001)
TV-Y | 28 min | Reality-TV
The class re-enacts the story of the gingerbread man.