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1. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

R | 161 min | Comedy, Drama

A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch

Votes: 853,045 | Gross: $142.50M

2. The Break-Up (2006)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment as each tries to keep their luxurious condo from the other.

Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Joey Lauren Adams

Votes: 139,204 | Gross: $118.70M

3. Sid and Nancy (1986)

R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.

Director: Alex Cox | Stars: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop

Votes: 34,766 | Gross: $2.83M

4. Perfect Strangers (2016)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

Seven long-time friends meet for dinner. They decide to share their text messages, emails and phone calls. Secrets are unveiled. Harmony trembles.

Director: Paolo Genovese | Stars: Giuseppe Battiston, Anna Foglietta, Marco Giallini, Edoardo Leo

Votes: 71,611

5. Star 80 (1983)

R | 103 min | Biography, Drama

A successful young model finds trouble when her obsessive manager-turned-husband becomes dangerously jealous.

Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson, Carroll Baker

Votes: 8,165 | Gross: $6.47M

6. Permanent Midnight (1998)

R | 88 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A comedy writer struggles to overcome his addiction to heroin while putting his professional and personal life in danger.

Director: David Veloz | Stars: Ben Stiller, Maria Bello, Jay Paulson, Spencer Garrett

Votes: 7,962 | Gross: $1.17M

7. The Last Circus (2010)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

A young trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.

Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Carolina Bang, Manuel Tallafé

Votes: 15,256 | Gross: $0.04M

8. Blue Iguana (2018)

Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Ex-jailbirds Eddie and Paul are on parole and working in a New York diner. Their lives are a dead end. That is, until English lawyer Katherine Rookwood walks into the diner with an offer they can't refuse.

Director: Hadi Hajaig | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Phoebe Fox, Ben Schwartz, Peter Ferdinando

Votes: 6,918

9. Tempest (1982)

PG | 140 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

John Cassavetes gives a compelling performance as a man confronting a mid-life crisis with extraordinary results for everyone around him.

Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Vittorio Gassman

Votes: 2,716 | Gross: $5.01M

10. Only You (I) (1992)

PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

A man goes on vacation to find the right woman - and ends up having to choose between two of them!

Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Tom McFadden, Andrew McCarthy, Joel Murray, Daniel Roebuck

Votes: 2,943

11. West Beirut (1998)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark: ... See full summary »

Director: Ziad Doueiri | Stars: Rami Doueiri, Naamar Sahli, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Amin

Votes: 4,871 | Gross: $0.34M

12. Casting By (2012)

TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography

The surprising, never-before-told tale of the indispensable yet unsung Casting Director - Iconoclasts whose keen eye, exquisite taste and gut instincts redefined Hollywood.

Director: Tom Donahue | Stars: Deborah Aquila, Risa Bramon Garcia, Ellen Chenoweth, Marion Dougherty

Votes: 1,638 | Gross: $0.01M

13. Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Angie Dickinson (1977 TV Special)

60 min | Comedy

Dean Martin and Friends roast Angie Dickinson

Director: Greg Garrison | Stars: Dean Martin, Angie Dickinson, Eve Arden, Joey Bishop

Votes: 74

14. Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (2001 Video)

30 min | Documentary, Short

Marc McClure presents a documentary on the making of Superman (1978).

Director: Michael Thau | Stars: Marc McClure, Richard Donner, Tom Mankiewicz, Christopher Reeve

Votes: 147

15. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: A Night at the Movies (2003)

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

A man is found stabbed to death in an art house cinema while a young shooting victim is found in a storage room with a bizarrely wide bullet hole pattern.

Director: Matt Earl Beesley | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 806

16. Good Times (1974–1979)
Episode: The I.Q. Test (1974)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

After getting a very low score on a school IQ test, Michael tries to explain that he didn't finish the test because it is unfair to Blacks.

Director: Herbert Kenwith | Stars: Esther Rolle, John Amos, Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter

Votes: 101

17. Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
Episode: A Song for Jason: Part 1 (1985)

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy

Jonathan and Mark become counselors at Camp Good Times, a summer camp for children with cancer, to help two cancer patients: a frightened little boy with an overprotective mother and an angry teenage athlete who may lose his leg to bone cancer.

Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, Herb Edelman, Brian Lane Green

Votes: 153

18. Mama's Family (1983–1990)
Episode: Country Club (1983)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Ellen (Betty White)is a member of a high brow country club that has elected her to receive a "Woman Of The Year" award. Mayor Tutwiller is the master of ceremonies and,unaware of their ... See full summary »

Directors: Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman | Stars: Vicki Lawrence, Ken Berry, Dorothy Lyman, Harvey Korman

Votes: 93

19. Perfect Strangers (1986–1993)
Episode: Knock Knock, Who's There? (1986)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family

Larry Appleton gets a surprise when his distant naive cousin Balki shows up all the way from the island of Mypos expecting to live with him.

Director: Joel Zwick | Stars: Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker, Ernie Sabella, Lise Cutter

Votes: 169

20. Police Woman (1974–1978)
Episode: Bloody Nose (1975)

TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While working undercover as a waitress in a seedy roadside diner connected to a series of truckload heists, Pepper finds herself entangled in the ugly spousal abuse dispute between a young married couple in her apartment complex.

Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Angie Dickinson, Earl Holliman, Charles Dierkop, Ed Bernard

Votes: 33

21. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: Louise Forgets (1977)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Despite trying to improve her memory, Louise forgets to call George's broker about a stock tip that George got from Ralph, and she's scared of how George will react. Meanwhile, Florence has an altercation with a fellow elevator passenger.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Votes: 93

22. Maude (1972–1978)
Episode: The Investment (1974)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Arthur gives Walter a stock tip which turns out to be a bad tip, causing Walter to lose a lot of money. When he finds out that Arthur did not invest any of his own money, Walter and Arthur argue as well as Maude and Vivian.

Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau, Conrad Bain

Votes: 63

23. Tiny Toon Adventures (1990–1995)
Episode: Cinemaniacs! (1990)

TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Buster and Babs browse the huge selection of films at their local theatre, including "Superbabs," "Duck Trek" and "Pasadena Jones."

Directors: Ken Boyer, Art Vitello | Stars: Charlie Adler, Tress MacNeille, Joe Alaskey, Don Messick

Votes: 78

24. Modern Family (2009–2020)
Episode: A Game of Chicken (2019)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Gloria uses her alone time with the twins as an opportunity to secretly baptize them before Haley and Dylan get home; Claire deals with the fallout from the smart closet fiasco; Cam feuds with his school's mascot.

Director: Helena Lamb | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell

Votes: 1,398

25. Discovering Film (2014– )
Episode: Telly Savalas (2015)

Documentary, Biography, History

Telly Savalas was not only proud of his Greek heritage but he also actively supports a lot of Hellenic causes around the world. In fact, he was partially responsible for bringing ... See full summary »

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

Votes: 5

26. Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode: Thank God for Scoliosis (2009)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Alan considers hooking up with his receptionist--until he meets her mother, and Charlie and Jake fight for the affection of a beautiful woman

Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell

Votes: 1,302

27. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: The New Sound Woman (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bill and Toony's preparations for a farm-themed episode are undercut by the sound effects mistakes of a new sound operator. Cartoons include: Duck Amuck (1953), Fish and Slips (1962), Spree Lunch (1957), The Cat's Me-Ouch (1965), and Little Boy Boo (1954).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 7

28. Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2015)
Episode: Episode #20.76 (2013)

TV-PG | 57 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

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Stars: David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Al Gore, Alan Kalter

29. Veep (2012–2019)
Episode: The Choice (2014)

TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy

Following POTUS' new stance on abortion, Selina is forced to reconsider hers. Jonah starts a consulting firm outlet called Ryantology. Kent flirts with Sue.

Director: Becky Martin | Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott

Votes: 1,024

30. MacGyver (2016–2021)
Episode: Duct Tape + Jack (2017)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

MacGyver uses a heater and tabasco sauce to help a key presidential candidate in Ecuador receive a heart transplant he desperately needs after a rebel group tries to sabotage delivery of the organ.

Director: Gabriel Beristain | Stars: Lucas Till, George Eads, Isabel Lucas, Tristin Mays

Votes: 589

31. Modern Family (2009–2020)
Episode: Written in the Stars (2018)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

On Valentine's Day, Mitch and Cam ruin Luke's date, Jay and Gloria do some role playing and Joe has a crush on Claire.

Director: Jaffar Mahmood | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell

Votes: 1,551