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1. Pauline (2024– )

TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

19-year-old Pauline accidentally becomes pregnant from a one-night stand with Lukas, who, as it turns out, is the son of the devil. The pregnancy gives Pauline supernatural powers and an epic battle between good and evil ensues.

Stars: Nikeata Thompson, Ludger Bökelmann, Sira-Anna Faal, Lukas von Horbatschewsky

Votes: 315

2. Saturday Night Fever (1977)

R | 118 min | Drama, Music

Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.

Director: John Badham | Stars: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali

Votes: 87,832 | Gross: $94.21M

3. Persona (1966)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Thriller

A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.

Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Björnstrand

Votes: 131,324

4. Fish Tank (2009)

Not Rated | 123 min | Drama

Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.

Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths

Votes: 65,170 | Gross: $0.37M

5. Short Term 12 (2013)

R | 96 min | Drama

A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Brie Larson, Frantz Turner, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever

Votes: 91,967 | Gross: $1.01M

6. Say You Will (2017)

TV-14 | 95 min | Drama

A recent high school graduate cares for his mother and navigates his first relationship in the wake of his father's suicide.

Director: Nick Naveda | Stars: Travis Tope, Katherine Hughes, Israel Broussard, Sam Trammell

Votes: 827

7. Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer (2024)

TV-MA | 59 min | Documentary, Comedy

An iconic comedian tackles controversial issues such as gun control, religion, cancellation culture and consent through provocative humor.

Directors: Jimmy Carr, Brian Klein | Star: Jimmy Carr

Votes: 1,883

8. True Confessions (1981)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama

A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

Director: Ulu Grosbard | Stars: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan

Votes: 8,899 | Gross: $10.20M

9. The Innocent (1976)

R | 112 min | Drama, Romance

Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful, he becomes enamored of her again.

Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Giancarlo Giannini, Laura Antonelli, Rina Morelli, Massimo Girotti

Votes: 4,282

10. Bella (2006)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Romance

A chef with a mysterious past spends the day with a waitress who needs a friend.

Director: Alejandro Monteverde | Stars: Eduardo Verástegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Angélica Aragón

Votes: 11,048 | Gross: $8.11M

11. The Miracle Child (2021)

97 min | Drama

Mario and Lino, two best friends, live a quiet neighborhood life until unthinkable happens: a door opens to a new world that will lead them to different paths. Their fraternal friendship is then put to the test.

Director: Silvia Brunelli | Stars: Francesco Pellegrino, Gianfelice Imparato, Vincenzo Antonucci, Sara Ricci

Votes: 510

12. Klown (2010)

R | 93 min | Comedy

In order to prove his fatherhood potential to his pregnant girlfriend, Frank 'kidnaps' her 12-year-old nephew and tags along on his best friend Casper's debauched weekend canoe trip.

Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Marcuz Jess Petersen, Mia Lyhne

Votes: 11,692 | Gross: $0.07M

13. High Hopes (1988)

PG | 108 min | Comedy, Drama

The life of a working class couple living in London and their complicated relationships with other members of the family.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Doré, Philip Jackson

Votes: 5,804 | Gross: $1.19M

14. The Oscar (1966)

Approved | 119 min | Drama

Snotty Hollywood actor becomes even more full of himself after he's nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Director: Russell Rouse | Stars: Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Milton Berle, Eleanor Parker

Votes: 1,467

15. Save the Date (I) (2012)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

Sarah begins to confront her shortcomings after she rejects her boyfriend's hasty proposal and soon finds herself in a rebound romance. Meanwhile, her sister Beth is immersed in the details of her wedding.

Director: Michael Mohan | Stars: Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Mark Webber, Geoffrey Arend

Votes: 7,160 | Gross: $0.00M

16. The Bachelor Party (1957)

Approved | 92 min | Drama

Five office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts to tell, they become more confidential in expressing their concerns and hopes.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Don Murray, E.G. Marshall, Nancy Marchand, Carolyn Jones

Votes: 865

17. The Perfect Daughter (2016 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Drama

A single father struggles to come to terms with his increasingly-distant 15-year-old daughter after she loses control at a high-school party.

Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Brady Smith, Sadie Calvano, Reiley McClendon, Johann Urb

Votes: 494

18. The Girls of Huntington House (1973 TV Movie)

74 min | Drama

An unmarried teacher in a school for unwed mothers finds herself becoming too emotionally attached to her students and their problems.

Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Shirley Jones, Mercedes McCambridge, Pamela Sue Martin, William Windom

Votes: 148

19. The Dust Storm (2016)

PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

On a business trip to Nashville, Brennan finds himself reunited with the "Girl" who had previously broken his heart. Now, for one weekend in the city's music scene, a past and present romance will be reborn and challenged.

Directors: Anthony Baldino, Ryan Lacen | Stars: Colin O'Donoghue, Kristen Gutoskie, Chris Carmack, Jim O'Heir

Votes: 557

20. Bittersweet Love (1976)

PG | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Young married couple expecting a baby suddenly discover they are half-brother and sister.

Director: David Miller | Stars: Lana Turner, Robert Lansing, Celeste Holm, Robert Alda

Votes: 211

21. Hi-Life (1998)

R | 82 min | Comedy, Romance

Jimmy needs $900 to clear a gambling debt but a series of lies leads to Ray trying to raise the cash from friends who owe him money.

Director: Roger Hedden | Stars: Campbell Scott, Daryl Hannah, Moira Kelly, Michelle Durning

Votes: 692 | Gross: $0.01M

22. Mad Love (2015)

107 min | Drama, Romance

1959. Guilty of a double-murder, a man is beheaded. At the bottom of the basket that just welcomed it, the head of the dead man tells his story: everything was going so well. Admired priest... See full summary »

Director: Philippe Ramos | Stars: Melvil Poupaud, Dominique Blanc, Diane Rouxel, Lise Lamétrie

Votes: 244

23. Mrs. Worthington's Party (2007)

PG | 90 min | Drama

Shortly before Christmas, cold, impatient priest arrives in a tiny fishing village to shut down a dwindling parish's church.

Director: David Wall | Stars: David Wall, Sean Patrick Brennan, Kerry Wall, Brennan Wall

Votes: 701 | Gross: $0.24M

24. Love at First Child (2015)

G | 91 min | Comedy, Romance

Ange Pagani, womanizing architect, is having a normal day until a woman, Gabrielle, arrives at his office accusing his son of being pregnant to her daughter. But Ange has no children!

Director: Anne Giafferi | Stars: Isabelle Carré, Patrick Bruel, Alice de Lencquesaing, Thomas Solivérès

Votes: 1,090

25. The Love Patient (2011)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

Paul is a success who has gone stale with his work and his life. He has lost the love of his life but they are still co-workers. So he decides to "get" cancer so he can be popular again ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Simon | Stars: Benjamin Lutz, John Werskey, Jackson Palmer, Annette Remter

Votes: 487

26. Die Unbeugsamen (2021)

99 min | Documentary

DIE UNBUGSAMEN tells the story of women in the Bonn republic who literally had to fight for their participation in the democratic decision-making processes against success-obsessed and ... See full summary »

Director: Torsten Körner | Stars: Carola von Braun-Stütze, Herta Däubler-Gmelin, Renate Faerber-Husemann, Elisabeth Haines

Votes: 209

27. Groomed (I) (2021)

84 min | Documentary, Biography

Gwen van de Pas returns to her hometown in search of answers about the man who sexually abused her as a child.

Director: Gwen van de Pas | Stars: Gwen van de Pas, Ingeborg Ansing, Michael Beers, Dave Coyne

Votes: 165

28. Minte-mã frumos în Centrul Vechi (2016)

115 min | Comedy, Romance

Matters of the heart weave themselves into a love pentagon between five actors as they rehearse for a stage play in Bucharest's historic quarter.

Director: Iura Luncasu | Stars: Marius Damian, Zaharia Visan, Pavel Ulici, Nicoleta Hâncu

Votes: 159

29. Breeders: A Subclass of Women? (2014)

52 min | Documentary

Surrogacy is fast becoming one of the major issues of the 21st century, celebrities and everyday people are increasingly using surrogates to build their families. But the practice is ... See full summary »

Directors: Matthew Eppinette, Jennifer Lahl | Stars: Marlane Angle, Cindy, Gail, Heather

Votes: 19

30. Apartheid Did Not Die (1998 TV Movie)

Documentary

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Director: Alan Lowery | Star: John Pilger

Votes: 44

31. Bringing It Up (2010)

7 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi

A married couple sit down to dinner on Christmas Eve. The wife springs some interesting news on the husband that forever changes their lives.

Director: Andrew Maiorano | Stars: Alexandra Boylan, Andrew Maiorano

32. The Mexicans (1983 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

John Pilger reports on political repression in Mexico.

Director: David Munro | Stars: John Pilger, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Larry Hall

33. Réception de Simone Veil à l'Académie Française (2010 TV Special)

148 min | Documentary

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Director: Yves Barbara | Stars: Simone Veil, Jean-Denis Bredin, Jacques Chirac, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse

34. Without Walls (1990–1996)
Episode: Hell's Angel: Mother Teresa (1994)

25 min | Documentary, Biography

Christopher Hitchens investigates whether Mother Teresa of Calcutta deserves her saintly image. He probes her campaigns against contraception and foeticide and her questionable relationships with wealthy religious and political leaders.

Director: Jenny Morgan | Stars: Christopher Hitchens, Mother Teresa, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Mihir Bose

Votes: 489

35. Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode: Elders and Betters (1980)

Comedy

With their wedding looming ever closer, Fran and Shelley take the express train across country to visit Fran's father - the first time he's ever met Shelley. Will Shelley and his new ... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Frederick Jaeger, Rowena Cooper

Votes: 20

36. New Amsterdam (2018–2023)
Episode: TBD (2022)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama

Bloom, Iggy and Reynolds rally around Max as he deals with the fallout from Helen's decision.

Director: Ryan Eggold | Stars: Ryan Eggold, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Sandra Mae Frank

Votes: 505

37. Skins (2007–2013)
Episode: Cassie (2008)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

While Cassie helps her friend and flatmate Chris during his recovery and goes to her final exam, Sid throws a dinner party to celebrate the end of exams, with Cassie, Chris, Michelle and ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Martin | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Joe Dempsie, Hannah Murray, Mike Bailey

Votes: 1,153

38. 2020 Republican National Convention (2020)
Episode: Night 2: Land of Opportunity (2020)

News

Night 2 of the 2020 Republican National Convention.

Stars: Abby Johnson, Norma Urrabazo, Leighanne Ball, Myron Lizer

Votes: 43

39. United States of Tara (2009–2011)
Episode: Dept. of F'd Up Family Services (2010)

TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An imminent visit from a social worker sends Max into a tailspin. Tara horns in on Kate's friendship with Lynda. Courtney pushes Marshall to the brink. Neil discovers Charmaine's big secret.

Director: Tricia Brock | Stars: Toni Collette, John Corbett, Rosemarie DeWitt, Keir Gilchrist

Votes: 210

40. The Good Wife (2009–2016)
Episode: Silly Season (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As Cary and Alicia go head to head again in a prison murder case, Cary uncovers an unlikely connection between the accused and one of Bond's clients. Meanwhile, a dirty campaign trick could backfire on Peter's campaign.

Director: Rosemary Rodriguez | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips

Votes: 634

41. Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2015)
Episode: Tears Dry on Their Own: Part 2 (2010)

TV-PG | 23 min | Drama, Romance

Jenna must deal with her biggest fear, being a teen mother. With her parents out of the picture, and just her brother to rely on, she seeks comfort in K.C., only to find out that he expects... See full summary »

Director: Samir Rehem | Stars: Jamie Johnston, Raymond Ablack, Aislinn Paul, Munro Chambers

Votes: 243

42. Silk (2011–2014)
Episode: High and Dry (2011)

TV-14 | 59 min | Drama

Martha's day begins badly when she discovers that she is pregnant and gets worse when she finds that scheming Billy has her down to defend Alan Bradley,accused of raping ex-girlfriend Annie... See full summary »

Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neil Stuke, Tom Hughes

Votes: 175

43. Silk (2011–2014)
Episode: Close Quarters (2011)

TV-14 | 59 min | Drama

Martha defends homeless teen-aged rent boy Mark Draper,charged with indecency in a public lavatory with two others,one of whom is Reader's client. Niamh and Nick separately represent a ... See full summary »

Stars: Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neil Stuke, Tom Hughes

Votes: 169

44. KPNX-TV Channel 12 (1953– )
Episode: Episode dated 3 May 2022 (2022)

News

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Stars: Rachel Cole, Mark Curtis, Joe Dana, Caribe Devine

45. High Heat (2022– )
Episode: Una noche inolvidable (2022)

TV-MA | Drama

Leonora faces the butcher of Reynosa. Erick tells Gloria about his mum. At the ball, a drink is spiked, a serenade is sung , and many scenes are made.

Director: Laura Marco | Stars: Eduardo Capetillo, Itatí Cantoral, Esmeralda Pimentel, Iván Amozurrutia

Votes: 16

46. The View (1997– )
Episode: Jane Fonda/Lily Tomlin/View Your Deal: Feel Good Friday (2023)

TV-PG | Talk-Show

Actress Jane Fonda and actress Lily Tomlin (movie, "Moving On"); Morning Save's Gretta Monahan shows hot items at discounted prices;

Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin

Votes: 27

47. CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979– )
Episode: Episode #45.50 (2023)

TV-PG | News, Talk-Show

A Pennsylvania manhunt captivates the nation; John Dickerson interviews Apple CEO Tim Cook; musician Carlos Santana; author Anderson Cooper on his book about the Astor family dynasty; new ... See full summary »

Stars: Jane Pauley, Rita Braver, Margaret Brennan, Tim Cook

48. The Knick (2014–2015)
Episode: The Golden Lotus (2014)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, History

The Knick continues its slide into wrack and ruin, instigated by the recent riot and the cocaine shortage. Dr. Thackery is caught in a compromising position and Lucy in her efforts to help ... See full summary »

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Clive Owen, André Holland, Jeremy Bobb, Juliet Rylance

Votes: 1,100

49. Remedy (2014–2015)
Episode: Secrets and Lies (2015)

Drama, Family

Cutler is drawn into a critical case with a husband and wife who are at odds over the treatment of her unexplained illness.

Director: Enrico Colantoni | Stars: Enrico Colantoni, Sarah Allen, Sara Canning, Dillon Casey

Votes: 11

50. The Good Wife (2009–2016)
Episode: Innocents (2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Alicia hires a new investigator, and a new friend from bond court helps her with a case. Eli uses Alicia to maneuver his way back into Peter's campaign. Cary looks for a way to get Howard out of the firm.

Director: Jim McKay | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Alan Cumming, Cush Jumbo

Votes: 600