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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: 230,018 | Gross: $115.82M

2. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

G | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.

Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen

Votes: 261,081 | Gross: $8.82M

3. Mank (2020)

R | 131 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane (1941).

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey

Votes: 82,860

4. Halloween II (2009)

R | 105 min | Horror

Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.

Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie

Votes: 59,863 | Gross: $33.39M

5. The Object of My Affection (1998)

R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A pregnant New York City social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.

Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Kali Rocha, Lena Cardwell

Votes: 21,545 | Gross: $29.11M

6. California Suite (1978)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Jane Fonda, Alan Alda, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine

Votes: 8,134

7. Greenfingers (2000)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A prison inmate with a green thumb goes on to compete in a national gardening competition. Based on a true story.

Director: Joel Hershman | Stars: Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, David Kelly, Warren Clarke

Votes: 6,565 | Gross: $1.44M

8. Outrageous Fortune (1987)

R | 99 min | Comedy

Two women unknowingly share the same man, but when he disappears, both go out looking for him and enter his surprisingly dangerous life.

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Shelley Long, Bette Midler, Peter Coyote, Robert Prosky

Votes: 8,684 | Gross: $52.86M

9. Full Frontal (2002)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Romance

A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend's birthday party.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Julia Roberts, David Hyde Pierce, David Duchovny, Nicky Katt

Votes: 11,314 | Gross: $2.51M

10. Head of the Family (1996)

R | 82 min | Comedy, Horror

The "head" of the family is literally that - a giant head on a tiny body, who psychically controls the rest of his even more unusual family.

Director: Charles Band | Stars: Blake Adams, Jacqueline Lovell, Bob Schott, James Jones

Votes: 2,684

11. Temptation (1946)

Approved | 98 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

Ruby, a beautiful divorcee with a shady past, marries a rich Egyptologist, and while he continues excavating a Pharoah's tomb, she becomes bored until she falls for a debt-ridden, blackmailing Egyptian prince.

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Merle Oberon, George Brent, Charles Korvin, Paul Lukas

Votes: 381

12. Man in the Attic (1953)

Approved | 82 min | Mystery, Thriller

After an enigmatic, self-described pathologist rents the attic room of a Victorian house, his landlady begins to suspect her lodger is Jack the Ripper.

Director: Hugo Fregonese | Stars: Jack Palance, Constance Smith, Byron Palmer, Frances Bavier

Votes: 1,982

13. The Super (2017)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A man becomes the superintendent of a large New York City apartment building where people mysteriously go missing.

Director: Stephan Rick | Stars: Patrick John Flueger, Val Kilmer, Louisa Krause, Mattea Conforti

Votes: 21,712

14. Frightmare (1983)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror

When his loyal fans decide to steal his fresh corpse from the mortuary to party with it all night long, a true horror film star returns from the grave as a ghastly blood-sucker, bent on revenge. At least, will he spare his followers?

Director: Norman Thaddeus Vane | Stars: Ferdy Mayne, Luca Bercovici, Nita Talbot, Leon Askin

Votes: 1,754

15. Music from Another Room (1998)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A man's search for his one true love whose birth he assisted in as a five-year-old.

Director: Charlie Peters | Stars: Jude Law, Jennifer Tilly, Gretchen Mol, Martha Plimpton

Votes: 5,419

16. Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015)

Unrated | 105 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The venerated filmmaker Eisenstein is comparable in talent, insight and wisdom, with the likes of Shakespeare or Beethoven; there are few - if any - directors who can be elevated to such ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Elmer Bäck, Luis Alberti, Maya Zapata, Lisa Owen

Votes: 3,109 | Gross: $0.03M

17. What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)

R | 101 min | Crime, Horror, Musical

Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.

Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis Weaver, Micheál MacLiammóir

Votes: 2,306

18. The Taste of Others (2000)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The lives of 6 people over 35 in Rouen, France, and their relationship to each other.

Director: Agnès Jaoui | Stars: Anne Alvaro, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui

Votes: 10,383 | Gross: $0.64M

19. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, War

Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.

Director: Kevin Willmott | Stars: Greg Kirsch, Renee Patrick, Molly Graham, William Willmott

Votes: 5,163 | Gross: $0.67M

20. Dream for an Insomniac (1996)

R | 90 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama

Girl leads a lonely life until she meets the boy of her dreams. The boy, however, has a live-in girlfriend.

Director: Tiffanie DeBartolo | Stars: Ione Skye, Jennifer Aniston, Mackenzie Astin, Michael Landes

Votes: 2,953

21. I... For Icarus (1979)

120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Conspiracy thriller inspired by the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of JFK. After a fictional president is assassinated, a determined, tough prosecutor investigates the emerging conspiracy behind it.

Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Yves Montand, Michel Albertini, Roland Amstutz, Jean-Pierre Bagot

Votes: 4,581

22. Dames (1934)

Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

A multimillionaire decides to boycott "filthy" forms of entertainment such as Broadway shows.

Directors: Ray Enright, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Zasu Pitts

Votes: 2,434

23. I Am Paul Walker (2018)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography

Documentary examining the life of the late actor Paul Walker.

Director: Adrian Buitenhuis | Stars: Paul Walker, Cheryl Crabtree Walker, Paul Walker III, Caleb Walker

Votes: 1,148

24. Touch of Pink (2004)

R | 91 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance

A gay Canadian living in London has his perfectly crafted life upset when his devoutly Muslim mother comes to visit.

Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid | Stars: Jimi Mistry, Kris Holden-Ried, Suleka Mathew, Kyle MacLachlan

Votes: 4,470 | Gross: $0.56M

25. The Tomorrow Man (1996 TV Movie)

R | 120 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The humanoid Kenn arrives from the future in a spaceship in the present days to save the future of mankind. He sees a billboard and assumes the form of the man in the advertisement. Then he... See full summary »

Director: Bill D'Elia | Stars: Julian Sands, Giancarlo Esposito, Craig Wasson, Obba Babatundé

Votes: 369

26. Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971)

156 min | Family, Musical, Romance

Widower Ram Kapoor lives a very wealthy lifestyle in Bombay, but is very lonely, as his only child, a son named Rajesh, lives abroad, and his aged dad, Diwan Bahadur, lives in the village. ... See full summary »

Director: Randhir Kapoor | Stars: Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Babita Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor

Votes: 347

27. Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001 TV Movie)

57 min | Documentary, Biography

An exploration of actress Marion Davies, including her relationship with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and her life both before and after her movie career.

Director: Hugh Munro Neely | Stars: Charlize Theron, Jeanine Basinger, Cari Beauchamp, Robert Board

Votes: 211

28. Much Ado About Something (2001)

70 min | Documentary, Mystery

Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?

Director: Michael Rubbo | Stars: Michael Rubbo, Bill Browning, Jonathan Bate, John Michell

Votes: 84

29. Ladder of Philosophy

Documentary, History | Announced

Four philosophers - an atheist, an agnostic, a Christian, and a Hindu - settle down to discuss life, reason, faith, and whatever else comes to mind.

Director: Martin Horlacher | Star: Martin Horlacher

30. Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)

Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Biography

A chronicle of the life and career of silent film star Mary Pickford.

Director: Nicholas Eliopoulos | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Walt Disney, Amelia Earhart, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Votes: 223

31. What I Have I Hold, Gentlemen...! (1980)

84 min | Comedy

In a prefabricated house at the housing estate there live the Nováks and the Bartáceks. The members of both families lack spiritual values altogether. The highest life aim is to gain as ... See full summary »

Directors: Petr Schulhoff, Otakar Fuka | Stars: Jirí Sovák, Iva Janzurová, Stella Zázvorková, Ludek Sobota

Votes: 211

32. The Shaw Festival: Behind the Curtain (2013)

Not Rated | 57 min | Documentary

From PBS - This is a one-hour behind-the scenes documentary on the Shaw Festival, one of North America's longest running, most distinctive and exciting theater experiences.

Directors: Aaron Lam, Jeremy Major | Stars: Debra McGrath, Tanya Apostolidis, Philip Atfield, Laurann Brown

33. Prisel na veceri (1981 TV Movie)

113 min | Comedy

Add a Plot

Directors: Anna Procházková, Stanislav Remunda | Stars: Milos Kopecký, Iva Janzurová, Jirina Jirásková, Jana Stepánková

Votes: 19

34. I Am Bigger and Better (2007)

18 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi

Can the robot substitute an actor in the theatre? The story of this short length sci-fi film with impressive atmosphere and 3D animation held in Prague in not far future. The theatre ... See full summary »

Director: Martin Duda | Stars: Matej Hádek, Ondrej Pavelka, Miroslav Krobot, Kamil Halbich

Votes: 23

35. The Questioning City (1959)

20 min | Documentary, Short

Narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave, this film shows the colleges and student life of Cambridge in 1963. From British Pathé TV's Arts Collection.

Director: Eric Fullilove | Star: Michael Redgrave

36. The Truth About Untruth: Postmodernism Exposed (2017 Video)

83 min | News

Stefan Molyneux discusses subjectivism vs. objectivism.

Star: Stefan Molyneux

37. I'm Gonna Miss This Job Like a Hole in the Head (2017)

3 min | Short, Crime, Drama

Upon realizing that he has been set up to be the fall guy in an impending mob hit, thirty-something gangster Oswald 'Percy' Percival must find a way to extricate himself from a tricky (and violent) situation.

Director: Martin Horlacher | Stars: Daniel Asher Smith, Garreth Cruikshank, Harry Parker, Sarah Anne Carter

38. Exploring Southern Ireland (2005)

22 min | Short

Medieval castles, restored manor houses, ancient ruins and sweeping landscape vistas.

Director: Fred Heiman | Star: Peggy Heiman

39. A Bustle, A Corset, and the London Necropolis Express (2022 Podcast Series)

57 min | Drama

London. 1906. A scandal. A pandemic. Four women. One missing. A baby. A pile of numbers. A disturbing new technology. And play that is being presented across town that seems to be the real ... See full summary »

Stars: Debbon Ayer, Ron Bianchi, Ana Deloret, Fundauchi Kota

40. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

TV-PG | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also as a relative complete bio of Hearst.

Directors: Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon | Stars: Richard Ben Cramer, William Alland, Thomas Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich

Votes: 1,457

41. Biography (1987– )
Episode: Jack the Ripper: Phantom of Death (1995)

TV-14 | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, History

In the annals of crime, perhaps no name evokes terror more than that Jack the Ripper. Although this anonymous killer committed his gruesome murders more than a century ago, his name lives ... See full summary »

Stars: Jack Perkins, Brian Saxton, Lillian Harlan, Sean Kavanagh-Dowsett

Votes: 131

42. History's Mysteries (1998–2011)
Episode: The Hunt for Jack the Ripper (2000)

TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

To this day, the identity of Jack the Ripper, the serial killer who terrorized back alleys of Victorian-era London, remains a mystery, despite an unparalleled investigation for the times ... See full summary »

Director: SueAnn Fincke | Stars: David Ackroyd, Paul Begg, Stewart Evans, Martin Fido

Votes: 37

43. Mystery!: Campion (1989–1990)
Episode: Look to the Lady: Part 1 (1989)

TV-14 | 55 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Campion and Lugg help protect a prominent family's name, fortune, and a priceless heirloom from thieves, cutthroats, and witchcraft.

Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Peter Davison, Brian Glover, Gordon Jackson, Barbara Jefford

Votes: 156

44. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Tim Conway and Dame Maggie Smith (1974)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include: Carol welcomes guest Maggie Smith in her American TV debut, and they duet on "You're So London"; a couple (Carol, Harvey) is visited by an old college chum (Maggie) who ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Maggie Smith

Votes: 59

45. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: She's the Boss (1995)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Kate Costas takes over as KACL's station manager; when Frasier angrily rejects her suggestions to improve his show, she banishes him to the midnight-4AM time slot.

Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 1,096

46. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
Episode: Mind over Muscle (1998)

TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After the husband of Hetty's hairdresser is beaten badly in a pub bathroom by the owner of a fitness center, a total stranger, Hetty's hired to investigate.

Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan, Suzanne Maddock

Votes: 82

47. Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988)
Episode: Sausages or Limelight (1982)

30 min | Comedy

Comedian Spike Dixon falls for the lovely Brenda and the feeling is mutual. The only problem is that Brenda's father regards Spike's occupation as being anything but a proper trade and, if ... See full summary »

Director: John Kilby | Stars: Simon Cadell, Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland

Votes: 33

48. The Honeymooners (1955–1956)
Episode: Young at Heart (1956)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family

After a visit from some teenagers, Alice feels that she and Ralph are starting to get old. She wants Ralph to take her out for some youthful activities, starting with roller-skating. But ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Satenstein | Stars: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph

Votes: 320

49. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode: Who Killed Harry Field? (1991)

TV-14 | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Struggling artist Harry Field is found murdered and thrown off an overpass but recent rains and a dry body lead Morse to conclude he was killed over a week earlier.

Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Trevor Byfield, John Castle

Votes: 781

50. The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
Episode: The Master Class (1996)

Comedy

John's ego is shattered when he and Dexter enroll in a creative-writing class.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Gigi Rice, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 37