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1. Lolita (1962)

Not Rated | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old girl.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon, Gary Cockrell

Votes: 108,773 | Gross: $9.25M

2. Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

R | 116 min | Comedy

A nice-guy cop with Dissociative Identity Disorder must protect a woman on the run from a corrupt ex-boyfriend and his associates.

Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee

Votes: 251,210 | Gross: $90.57M

3. That Thing You Do! (1996)

PG | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A local Pennsylvania band scores a one-hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from their manager.

Director: Tom Hanks | Stars: Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Charlize Theron, Tom Everett Scott

Votes: 73,556 | Gross: $25.81M

4. Any Given Sunday (1999)

R | 162 min | Drama, Sport

A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Cameron Diaz, James Woods

Votes: 125,885 | Gross: $75.53M

5. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

R | 104 min | Comedy

The comic "Bluntman and Chronic" is based on real-life stoners Jay and Silent Bob, so when they get no profit from a big-screen adaptation, they set out to wreck the movie.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Amy Noble, Harley Quinn Smith

Votes: 161,040 | Gross: $30.09M

6. Iron Mask (2019)

PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Early 1700: Cartographer Jonathan Green (Jason Flemyng) from Forbidden Empire (2014) is back to map the Russian Far East. He's forced on to China, where he confronts the Dragon Master et al. The iron masked Russian Czar escapes the Tower of London to a Russian ship.

Director: Oleg Stepchenko | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Xingtong Yao, Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Votes: 8,467

7. The Robe (1953)

Approved | 135 min | Drama, History, Romance

In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.

Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie

Votes: 11,735 | Gross: $36.00M

8. Trumbo (2015)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K.

Votes: 84,771 | Gross: $7.86M

9. The Recruit (2003)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Thriller

A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht

Votes: 142,221 | Gross: $52.80M

10. One, Two, Three (1961)

Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy

In West Berlin during the Cold War, a Coca-Cola executive is given the task of taking care of his boss' socialite daughter.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin, Arlene Francis

Votes: 22,970

11. BMX Bandits (1983)

PG | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A trio of teen BMX enthusiasts become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering their cache of walkie-talkies.

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith | Stars: David Argue, John Ley, Nicole Kidman, Angelo D'Angelo

Votes: 6,019

12. Point Blank (2019)

TV-MA | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ER nurse and a career criminal are forced into an unlikely partnership in taking down a ring of corrupt cops threatening the lives of both their families.

Director: Joe Lynch | Stars: Frank Grillo, Stuart F. Wilson, Buster Reeves, Christian Cooke

Votes: 15,740

13. The Organizer (1963)

Not Rated | 126 min | Drama, History

A former high school teacher turned unionist tries to organize workers laboring with inhuman conditions at a late 19th Century textile factory.

Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Gabriella Giorgelli, Folco Lulli

Votes: 3,276

14. Liza (1972)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Romance

Liza slowly replaces Melampo, Giorgio's dog. While she accepts it, Giorgio forces her to wear collars and leashes.

Director: Marco Ferreri | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Marcello Mastroianni, Corinne Marchand, Michel Piccoli

Votes: 904

15. Private Road (1971)

89 min | Drama, Romance

Love story between a young depressive girl and a talented young writer and the first steps into their adult life.

Director: Barney Platts-Mills | Stars: Susan Penhaligon, Bruce Robinson, Michael Feast, George Fenton

Votes: 249

16. Alien Nation (1989 TV Movie)

Unrated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

A bigoted human policeman in the L.A. of the future and his alien partner learn to live with each other's differences while attempting to solve a drug conspiracy hidden in the subculture of... See full summary »

Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland

Votes: 1,263

17. Bye Bye Monkey (1978)

113 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A man walking on the beach near New York City finds the corpse of King Kong. He also finds Kong's orphaned son, and takes it to a friend who lives in the city, and they decide to raise it.

Director: Marco Ferreri | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, James Coco, Geraldine Fitzgerald

Votes: 1,380

18. Caged Men (1971)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama

Elliot is a loser who robbed a bank and landed in jail after being setup by his girlfriend. As the new guy, Elliot is considered fresh meat and encounters inmates trying to make him their own at every turn.

Director: Ed Forsyth | Stars: Ross Stephenson, Maureen McGill, Jeremy Hart, Edward Blessington

Votes: 91

19. Eighteen in the Sun (1962)

88 min | Comedy

The film follows Nicole Molino, a French teenager on vacation at the Italian resort island of Ischia. She meets several other young Italian men also on vacation and looking for fun and romance. Confusion, comedy and romance ensue.

Director: Camillo Mastrocinque | Stars: Catherine Spaak, Gianni Garko, Spyros Fokas, Luisa Mattioli

Votes: 132

20. Nancy Drew: Labyrinth of Lies (2014 Video Game)

E10+ | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates a series of thefts from a museum in Greece.

Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Julia Stockton, Katherine Grant-Suttie, Beau Prichard

Votes: 46

21. Cold War Peacemaker: The Story of the Convair B-36 (2015 Video)

53 min | War

Cold War Peacemaker is the amazing and unique story of the development of the B-36 very-long-long-range nuclear bomber. From its beginnings during WWII, through construction in a former ... See full summary »

Director: Mark A. Nobles | Star: John Robert Wright

Votes: 19

22. Conversations on Alex North's Spartacus: The Celebration of a Masterpiece (2010)

109 min | Documentary

Record Producer Robert Townson and seven film composers discuss the importance of composer Alex North and his score for Spartacus.

Directors: Laurent Bouzereau, Robert Townson | Stars: Alexandre Desplat, Mark Isham, David Newman, Lalo Schifrin

Votes: 7

23. Sedm Spartakových dní (1980 TV Movie)

75 min | Biography, Drama, History

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Director: Jirí Belka | Stars: Eliska Balzerová, Antonín Hardt, Karel Hlusicka, Oldrich Kaiser

24. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode: Clampett City General Store (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The Clampetts decide to run the store on the empty studio Western set but can't understand why they don't have any customers.

Director: Joseph Depew | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.

Votes: 102

25. Monkey in the Morning (2017– )
Episode: Mueller Releases Report (2019)

News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Francis Leonard Powers, Dax Orien, Poly Dub, The Hate Camel

26. The Ben Shapiro Show (2015– )
Abortion Wars (2019 Podcast Episode)

52 min | News, Talk-Show

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27. Monkey in the Morning (2017– )
Episode: OMG!!! Cory Booker Did What?!?! (2019)

News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Francis Leonard Powers, Poly Dub, Chaos Eve, Bad Comic Reviews

28. Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Biden Campaign Admits Its Central Theme Is a Lie (2019 Podcast Episode)

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29. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Boom-Boom-Boom-Boom (2019)

TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A gas explosion at a movie theater, is investigated by the team. They discover a hacker is involved, and there is a strong possibility of further explosions, so they shift into high gear on the hunt, while still mourning LaSalle's death.

Director: Mary Lou Belli | Stars: Scott Bakula, Vanessa Ferlito, Necar Zadegan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 255

30. The Boarding School (2007–2010)
Episode: Mi amigo el monstruo (2007)

72 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

With police on hand to investigate the whereabouts of a missing person, existence of the gnome becomes public. Will the lesson of judging a book by its cover intercede before tragedy strikes?

Directors: Marco A. Castillo, Alexandra Graf, Jesús Rodrigo | Stars: Luis Merlo, Natalia Millán, Marta Torné, Martiño Rivas

Votes: 48

31. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode: The Fires of Pompeii (2008)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Instead of Rome, The Doctor and Donna Noble end up visiting Pompeii in AD 79, on the eve of the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Before anyone even knew it was actually a volcano, the entire city is doomed for destruction.

Director: Colin Teague | Stars: David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Phil Cornwell, Karen Gillan

Votes: 7,856

32. Discovering Film (2014– )
Episode: Kirk Douglas (2015)

44 min | Documentary, Biography, History

This documentary is a thoughtful retelling of Kirk's long and fruitful life, beginning in his childhood as "the ragman's son", which according to him, is one of the lowliest social ranks ... See full summary »

Director: Lyndy Saville | Stars: Derek Malcolm, Ian Nathan

Votes: 8

33. Vintage Video: A Chronological 80's Film Rewatch Podcast (2020– )
Caligula (1979*) (2020 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Patrick O'Riley, Jessica Bayliss, Richard Wells

34. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: The Box (2008)

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

The remains of a pregnant 17-year-old are found in the trunk of a crushed car, but the baby is missing. During the investigation, Danny finds out some shocking news about Lindsay.

Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 316

35. Not Going Out (2006– )
Episode: Resolutions (2020)

TV-MA | 42 min | Comedy

A no-holds-barred round of New Year's resolutions at Lee and Lucy's party degenerates from friendly suggestions about how to improve behaviour to insulting observations.

Director: Nick Wood | Stars: Lee Mack, Sally Bretton, Hugh Dennis, Abigail Cruttenden

Votes: 123

36. The Boarding School (2007–2010)
Episode: El hombre del saco (2009)

77 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Thanks to Jacques' insensitivity, Paula and Evelyn believe the bogeyman has devoured baby Samuel and they must somehow break the news to Elsa.

Directors: Antonio Díaz Huerta, Jesús Rodrigo | Stars: Luis Merlo, Natalia Millán, Marta Torné, Martiño Rivas

Votes: 39

37. What If...? (2021– )
Episode: What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster? (2023)

TV-14 | 33 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Tony Stark challenges The Grandmaster, leading to a grand prix-turned-demolition-derby death match.

Director: Bryan Andrews | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Mick Wingert, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson

Votes: 4,654

38. Community (2009–2015)
Episode: Geography of Global Conflict (2011)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

When another over-achieving student steals Annie's idea for a Model U.N. club, the Study Group comes to her rescue. Meanwhile, new security cop Chang tries to stop Britta's last-ditch efforts to create a campus disturbance.

Director: Joe Russo | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown

Votes: 4,023

39. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: Blowing the Whistle (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery

A patient is caught between family and a code of honor.

Director: Julian Higgins | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Jesse Spencer

Votes: 2,031

40. Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Balloons, Documentaries and Dark Horse Podcast (2023 Podcast Episode)

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41. Vintage Video: A Chronological 80's Film Rewatch Podcast (2020– )
0308 Rich and Famous (1981) (2023 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Patrick O'Riley, Jessica Bayliss, Richard Wells

42. The Newsroom (2012–2014)
Episode: Run (2014)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama

While Rebecca must once again defend ACN during a possible lawsuit, Will tries to protect Neal from the aftermath of the DOD leak; Charlie and Leona deal with a hostile takeover; Sloan ... See full summary »

Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill

Votes: 1,622

43. Chicago Fire (2012– )
Episode: Spartacus (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Drama

Casey puts his life on the line and digs deeper into the shady dealings of Jack Nesbitt. With members of truck and squad at odds over Rice actions in the field, Chief Boden is left to ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Brandt | Stars: Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund, Kara Killmer

Votes: 520

44. Crisis in Six Scenes (2016)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2016)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

A middle-class husband and wife put their lives in jeopardy carrying out a dangerous assignment.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Miley Cyrus, Elaine May, Rachel Brosnahan

Votes: 407

45. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Wossamotta U: Parts 1-2 (1963)

TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Wossamotta U" Part 1 of 12, Aesop and Son "The Fox and the Hound", Peabody's Improbable History "Lord Francis Douglas", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Wossamotta U" Part 2 of 12.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 21

46. The Young Offenders (2018– )
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2018)

33 min | Comedy

Facing a dilemma, Siobhán makes a plan with Linda to meet the lads on a bus. An unexpected intervention by local bully Billy Murphy leads to an accidental wild bus ride around Cork, ultimately bringing everyone closer together.

Director: Peter Foott | Stars: Jennifer Barry, Demi Isaac Oviawe, Shane Casey, Orla Fitzgerald

Votes: 118

47. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Topsy Turvy World: Parts 3-4 (1962)

TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Topsy Turvy World" Part 3, Aesop and Son "The Fox and the Hound", Peabody's Improbable History "The Great Wall of China", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Topsy Turvy World" Part 4.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 16

48. Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
The Tucker Carlson Diversity Question and Presidential Popularity (2018 Podcast Episode)

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49. Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Google, Woodward, Jamie Dimon, Norm MacDonald (2018 Podcast Episode)

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50. Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Dr. Ford, Unbiased News and the Democrat Brand (2018 Podcast Episode)

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