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1. 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: 73,645 | Gross: $25.81M

2. Parker (2013)

R | 118 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.

Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Chiklis, Nick Nolte

Votes: 129,678 | Gross: $17.62M

3. Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

Director: George Miller | Stars: Magda Szubanski, Elizabeth Daily, Mickey Rooney, James Cromwell

Votes: 35,492 | Gross: $18.32M

4. Butter (I) (2011)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

In Iowa, a girl in foster care discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest.

Director: Jim Field Smith | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Yara Shahidi, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde

Votes: 22,481 | Gross: $0.07M

5. Game Change (2012 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History

Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska becomes Senator John McCain's running mate in the 2008 Presidential election.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Ed Harris, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Peter MacNicol

Votes: 23,225

6. Tex (1982)

PG | 103 min | Drama

After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.

Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly, Bill McKinney

Votes: 2,454 | Gross: $7.00M

7. State Fair (1945)

Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Each member of the Frake clan has his/her own reason for attending the annual Iowa State Fair.

Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine

Votes: 4,503

8. State Fair (1962)

120 min | Musical, Romance

A brother and sister find romance and good clean fun at the state fair in Dallas.

Director: José Ferrer | Stars: Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Pamela Tiffin, Ann-Margret

Votes: 1,331 | Gross: $7.63M

9. The Southerner (1945)

Approved | 92 min | Drama

The life of the poor Tucker family who worked as cotton pluggers and decided to get their own ground, but nature was against them.

Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Zachary Scott, Betty Field, J. Carrol Naish, Beulah Bondi

Votes: 3,875

10. J W Coop (1971)

GP | 112 min | Drama, Western

After losing 9 years 9 months and thirteen days to prison, cowboy J. W. Coop is released to return to life as a professional rodeo cowboy in the 60's. Determined to make up for the lost '... See full summary »

Director: Cliff Robertson | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Geraldine Page, Cristina Ferrare, R.G. Armstrong

Votes: 590

11. The Great Dan Patch (1949)

Passed | 94 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Story of the legendary trotting horse Dan Patch.

Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Russell, Ruth Warrick, Charlotte Greenwood

Votes: 260

12. Men Against the Sky (1940)

Passed | 75 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Alcoholic pilot struggles to turn his life around.

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Richard Dix, Kent Taylor, Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie

Votes: 149

13. Death of a Champion (1939)

Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Oliver Quade is a pitchman who follows state fairs that feature dog shows---which limits his territory more than a little---at which he sells encyclopedias...and does it well as he ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Lynne Overman, Virginia Dale, Joseph Allen, Donald O'Connor

Votes: 35

14. Roaring Roads (1935)

Passed | 57 min | Action, Crime, Romance

Young David Morton, heir to millions, has been overzealously restrained from normal youthful activities by his two old-maid aunts, Harriet and Agatha. In a break from his confinement, he ... See full summary »

Directors: Ray Nazarro, Charles E. Roberts | Stars: David Sharpe, Gertrude Messinger, Mary Kornman, Mickey Daniels

Votes: 88

15. Janie (1963–1986)

30 min | Family, Animation

Singing cowboy with dog Tumble Weed And the singing biscuit sourdough

Stars: Janie Woods Hodges, Bob Glaze, Matt Hodges, Richard Lugar

Votes: 14

16. Bill's Big Pumpkins (2007)

PG | 87 min | Documentary

Giant pumpkin grower Bill Foss attempts to grow the largest pumpkin in MN history. Follow him from seeds and planting through maintenance and care to various pumpkin weighing competitions.

Directors: Ryan Foss, William R. Nagel | Stars: William Foss, William Ebnet, Linda Foss

17. A Clouded Name (1923)

52 min | Drama

A 'what if' story promises suspense and intrigue when Jim Allen manages to discover a so-called family friend's underhanded schemes that ruined Jim's father and plummeted Jim into a lowly social and financial state of affairs.

Director: Austin O. Huhn | Stars: Norma Shearer, Gladden James, Yvonne Logan, Richard Neill

Votes: 59

18. State Fair Stories (2015 TV Movie)

58 min | Documentary

From llama costume contests to a giant sing-along to any food on a stick, the Minnesota State Fair is juggernaut. Narrator Kevin Kling takes us on a journey to experience the Minnesota ... See full summary »

Director: Lisa Blackstone | Star: Kevin Kling

19. From Cows to Quinoa (2012)

14 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

Just because you can't have gluten, doesn't mean you can't have fun.

Director: Todd Kent | Star: Weldon Adams

20. Arizona State Fair's Top 3 Foods (2020 Video)

6 min | Documentary, Short

Back in October 2019, Insider went to the Arizona State Fair to try the best foods there. The Arizona State Fair is known for having a wide variety of foods, and is well known for their ... See full summary »

Stars: Skyler Bouchard, Dominic Palmieri

21. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode: The Pumpkin Competition (1986)

G | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Rich, stingy and miserly Elma Dinnock is livid at losing the Yarborough Country pumpkin-growing contest 22 years in a row, and so gets help from a mysterious botanist for the next competition. Will she finally triumph?

Director: Norman Reynolds | Stars: Polly Holliday, June Lockhart, J.A. Preston, Ritch Brinkley

Votes: 207

22. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
Episode: Desire (1991)

Drama

As Lilly plans to divorce her husband, Nathan comes into conflict with a carnival worker and Forrest makes things for him worse when he arrests an upstanding citizen in the McDaniel murder case.

Director: Aaron Lipstadt | Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch

23. Strange World (1999–2002)
Episode: Food (2000)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Turner is sent to a small town in Iowa to handle some paperwork involving a man killed by a gas leak. He finds signs of a more serious contamination there that may be tied to a GMO strain of potato. The man's son blames the town's elders.

Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Tim Guinee, Sandra Quarterman, Vivian Wu, Kristin Lehman

Votes: 5

24. Good Eats (1999–2012)
Episode: The Man Food Show (2004)

TV-G | 21 min | Documentary, Comedy

Under the guise of teaching men how to serve their wives the perfect breakfast in bed, Alton actually teaches guys how to pick out the perfect griddle and deep fryer and use them to make corn dogs and sliders at home.

Stars: Alton Brown, Eddie Cifu, Jon Luehr, Paul Merchant

Votes: 21

25. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015– )
Episode: Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson/Jillian Bell/Tori Kelly (2019)

TV-PG | 41 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

Producer Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson (Power (2014)); actress Jillian Bell (Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)). Also: Tori Kelly performs.

Director: Jake Plunkett | Stars: Stephen Colbert, 50 Cent, Jillian Bell, Tori Kelly

Votes: 23

26. Heels (2021–2023)
Episode: Double Turn (2021)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Sport

The culmination of all Jack's efforts finally pays off as the DWL is featured on the biggest stage in its history, but when outside-thering drama enters the squared circle, there's a lot more on the line than the championship belt.

Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack

Votes: 825

27. Phineas and Ferb (2007–2024)
Episode: Rollercoaster/Candace Loses Her Head (2007)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Short, Action

The family goes to Mt. Rushmore for Candace's birthday. Doof is drilling to China.

Director: Dan Povenmire | Stars: Vincent Martella, Ashley Tisdale, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Caroline Rhea

Votes: 717

28. The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956–1963)
Episode: State Fair U.S.A. (1959)

Music

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Director: Alan Handley | Stars: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Jimmy Dean, Molly Bee

29. New Looney Tunes (2015–2020)
Episode: State Fair and Balanced/Pussyfoot Soldier (2019)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Short, Adventure

Sam and Bugs compete at a series of state fair contests for the title of the king of the state fair. / Army Guard Dog Marc Antony cares for a little kitten, Pussyfoot, against his sergeant's wishes.

Director: Sean Petrilak

Votes: 8

30. Psych (2006–2014)
Episode: Daredevils! (2008)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Shawn and Gus try to infiltrate the tight circle of Dutch "The Clutch" Jenkins, an aging daredevil, after his son claims that someone is sabotaging his father's stunts.

Director: John Badham | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson

Votes: 1,055

31. Heels (2021–2023)
Episode: Ten-Bell Salute (2023)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sport

After the DWL's successful South Georgia State Fair showing, Ace is left reeling from Jack's revelation to him in the ring. He flees Duffy, leaving his brother behind to reflect upon the tragedy of their father's death.

Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack

Votes: 311

32. Tulsa King (2022– )
Episode: Visitation Place (2022)

TV-MA | 39 min | Crime, Drama

As Dwight gets his nitrous oxide business going, he tracks down the assassin who tried to kill him, and forms a crew from unlikely candidates.

Director: Ben Semanoff | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Jay Will

Votes: 2,512

33. Alaska Daily (2022–2023)
Episode: The Weekend (2022)

TV-PG | 40 min | Drama

It's the Alaska State Fair and The Daily Alaskan team is covering every angle of this beloved annual event, including Gabriel who is excited for his first assigned story. When his reporting... See full summary »

Director: Danis Goulet | Stars: Hilary Swank, Jeff Perry, Grace Dove, Meredith Holzman

Votes: 441

34. Insider Food (2016– )
Episode: The State Fair of Texas: Corny Dogs & Funnel Cake Cheeseburgers (2020)

8 min | Documentary

Back in October 2019, Insider went to the State Fair of Texas to try 3 of their legendary dishes. The State Fair of Texas is the biggest state fair in America, with over 2 million attendees... See full summary »

Star: Skyler Bouchard

35. Insider Food (2016– )
Episode: Minnesota State Fair: Fresh French Fries & Bucket of Cookies (2018)

6 min | Documentary

The Minnesota State Fair has over 300 food vendors serving up over 500 types of food - 80 of which are on a stick. From buckets of cookies to the freshest French fries to pastrami-wrapped ... See full summary »

Stars: Aly Weisman, A.J. Caldwell, Danielle Dullinger, Martha Rossini Olson

36. The Jimmy Dean Show (1963–1966)
Episode: Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer, Norm Crosby, Eileen Farrell, Boots Randolph (1965)

Comedy, Music

Featuring Eileen Farrell, Chet Atkins, Don Gibson, Boots Randolph, Floyd Cramer, and Norm Crosby.

Director: Hal Gurnee | Stars: Jimmy Dean, Eileen Farrell, Norm Crosby, Don Gibson