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1. Mr. Deeds (2002)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
A sweet-natured, small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.
Director: Steven Brill | Stars: Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Allen Covert
Votes: 152,708 | Gross: $126.29M
2. The Jerk (1979)
R | 94 min | Comedy
A simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.
Director: Carl Reiner | Stars: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King
Votes: 64,293 | Gross: $73.69M
3. Inside Job (2010)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir
Votes: 79,045 | Gross: $4.31M
4. Giant (1956)
G | 201 min | Drama, Western
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker
Votes: 42,308
5. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander
Votes: 23,245
6. Les vampires (1915)
Not Rated | 421 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An intrepid reporter and his loyal friend battle a bizarre secret society of criminals known as The Vampires.
Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: Musidora, Édouard Mathé, Marcel Lévesque, Jean Aymé
Votes: 5,435
7. The Bank Dick (1940)
Not Rated | 72 min | Comedy
Henpecked Egbert Sousé has comic adventures as a substitute film director and unlikely bank guard.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio
Votes: 7,811
8. Toys in the Attic (1963)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Julian Berniers and his bride Lily leave Chicago to visit his two spinster sisters, Carrie and Anna, in New Orleans but Lily's jealousy combined with Carrie's possessiveness of Julian threaten to destroy the whole family.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Yvette Mimieux, Wendy Hiller
Votes: 1,341
9. Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife.
Directors: Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong
Votes: 3,416
10. The Tuche Family (2011)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy
When the Tuche family wins 100 million euros, they will need to be accepted in swanky Monaco whilst staying true to themselves.
Director: Olivier Baroux | Stars: Jean-Paul Rouve, Isabelle Nanty, Claire Nadeau, Théo Fernandez
Votes: 3,907
11. If I Had a Million (1932)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
A dying tycoon gives million-dollar windfalls to eight people picked from the city directory.
Directors: James Cruze, H. Bruce Humberstone, Ernst Lubitsch, Norman Z. McLeod, Stephen Roberts, William A. Seiter, Norman Taurog, Lothar Mendes | Stars: Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, W.C. Fields, George Raft
Votes: 2,308
12. Kurt Turns Evil (2008)
74 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
One day Kurt discovers that society basically does not respect forklift operators very much. His wife is an ambitious architect. His neighbor is a medical doctor. Not even Kurt's own kids ... See full summary »
Director: Rasmus A. Sivertsen | Stars: Atle Antonsen, Kristin Skogheim, Aksel Hennie, Anders Bye
Votes: 1,043
13. Overnight (2003)
R | 82 min | Documentary
A documentary on the rise and stumble of Troy Duffy, the bartender-cum-filmmaker who was swept up by Miramax's Harvey Weinstein to turn his script for The Boondock Saints into a feature film.
Directors: Tony Montana, Mark Brian Smith | Stars: Troy Duffy, Jeffrey Baxter, Chris Brinker, Jake Busey
Votes: 4,666
14. A Night of Terror (1937)
86 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A lottery winner breaks up with her fiancé and marries a fortune hunter who proves to be dangerous.
Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Ann Harding, Basil Rathbone, Binnie Hale, Bruce Seton
Votes: 642
15. Black Gold (1947)
Passed | 90 min | Drama, History, Sport
In the 1920s Texas, Indian farmer Charley Eagle is dreaming of winning the Kentucky Derby with his Black Hope horse but things change when oil is found on his land and the Black Gold colt is born.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille, 'Ducky' Louie, Raymond Hatton
Votes: 231
16. They Had to See Paris (1929)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Oklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field. His wife Idy, hitherto content, decides that the family must go to Paris to get "culture" and meet "the right kind of... See full summary »
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Owen Davis Jr., Marguerite Churchill
Votes: 203
17. Give Me a Sailor (1938)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
Jim and Walter are two brother sailors in the United States Navy. Walter tells Jim as soon as they get home he is going to ask his beautiful girlfriend, Nancy Larkin to marry him. But Jim ... See full summary »
Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Betty Grable, Jack Whiting
Votes: 480
18. A Lady of Chance (1928)
Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Seasoned grifter Dolly Crandall returns to the 'badger game' but has a change of heart when she falls in love with a young man she believes is a rich Southerner.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Norma Shearer, Lowell Sherman, Gwen Lee, Johnny Mack Brown
Votes: 541
19. Le sucre (1978)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Civil servant Adrien Courtois comes to Paris in order to make his money bear fruits.
Director: Jacques Rouffio | Stars: Jean Carmet, Gérard Depardieu, Michel Piccoli, Nelly Borgeaud
Votes: 555
20. Alias a Gentleman (1948)
Approved | 76 min | Comedy, Romance
Aging ex-con tries to stop his daughter from getting involved with shady characters.
Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Wallace Beery, Tom Drake, Dorothy Patrick, Gladys George
Votes: 173
21. A Fool and His Money (1912)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Comedy
A chance find of money makes the penniless Sam a good match for the nouveau riche Lindy. But Sam soon loses the money at cards - and with it the favor of the unfaithful Lindy.
Director: Alice Guy | Star: James Russell
Votes: 148
22. I vsyo-taki ya lyublyu... (2008– )
44 min | Drama
Moscow, ca 1950. A simple provincial girl, trapped in a miserable marriage with a sophisticated muscovite, finds hope and redemption in her mother's love.
Stars: Irina Nizina, Kirill Zhandarov, Denis Yuchenkov, Vera Alentova
Votes: 123
23. Laboratory Greece (2019)
165 min | Documentary
A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.
Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos
Votes: 32
24. They Just Had to Get Married (1932)
Passed | 69 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Molly Hull, a maid, and Sam Sutton, a butler, are bequeathed a million dollars, and they encounter many problems and difficulties as they try to become the newest members of the idle rich.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Slim Summerville, Zasu Pitts, Roland Young, Verree Teasdale
Votes: 30
25. Young Fugitives (1938)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama, History
A young man befriends the last surviving Civil War veteran, intending to rob him of $50,000.
Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Robert Wilcox, Dorothea Kent, Harry Davenport, Larry J. Blake
Votes: 79
26. Rud i Sem (2007)
95 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Retirees Rud and Sem come into possession of a suitcase full of mob money... a comic adventure ensues.
Director: Grigoriy Gyardushyan | Stars: Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Aleksandr Kalyagin, Natalya Ionova, Prokhor Dubravin
Votes: 98
27. The Line-Up (1929)
Short, Crime
A gangster asks a struggling nightclub owner to deliver a letter. Soon, his club is packed, and a gambler is gunned down.
Director: Charles L. Glett | Stars: William Black, Viola Richard, Charles Slattery, Joseph Garry
Votes: 23
28. The Real Treasure Island (2007)
60 min | Documentary, History
Did Robert Louis Stevenson base his immortal classic novel, Treasure Island, on actual events? A researcher postulates that not only did he, but Stevenson may have found the pirate treasure.
Director: Robert Krause | Stars: Sari Colt, Shawn Henry, David McCormick, Michael Pez
Votes: 10
29. Une heure (1932)
38 min | Short, Drama
Director: Leo Mittler | Stars: Magdeleine Bérubet, Jean d'Yd, Charlotte Dauvia, Georges Flamant
30.
The Wuzzles (1985)
Episode:
In the Money
(1985)
TV-Y | Animation, Comedy, Family
Bumblelion's wish for riches seems to come true when bags of coins fall from the sky. He goes on a spending spree as the police blame Rhinokey for the bank's missing money.
Director: Carole Beers | Stars: Stan Freberg, Brian Cummings, Henry Gibson, Kathleen Helppie-Shipley
31.
Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
Episode:
Oil's Well That Ends Well
(1961)
TV-G | 6 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Oily Brutus swindles Olive Oyl out of her game show winnings with a worthless oil well. It's up to Popeye to grease the path towards a happy ending.
Director: Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 61
32.
Science! (2019)
Episode:
Suggestion Day
(2019)
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Once a year Quantum Industries votes on suggestions from the rest of the staff much to Linda's dismay.
Director: Neal Holman | Stars: Cree Summer, Betsy Sodaro, Jeremy Bent, Hollie Harper
33.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Breaking the Bank
(2009)
TV-PG | 57 min | Documentary, News
An investigation of the 2008 banking crisis: what went wrong, who is to blame, and how long it will take to repair the damage.
Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: Maria Bartiromo, Joe Biden, Judy Biggert, Michael E. Capuano
Votes: 63
34.
Milton the Monster (1965–1967)
Episode:
Dunkin' Treasure/Ferocious Fly/Monstrous Monster
TV-G | Animation, Comedy, Family
Milton's pet crocodile finds sunken treasure. Fearless Fly battles the wrestling Sultan of Fly-geria, Ferocious Fly. Prof. Weirdo's evil spirit solution turns Milton into a rampaging beast.
Director: Hal Seeger | Star: Bob McFadden
36.
Monique Olivier: Accessory to Evil (2023)
Episode:
L'Ogre et L'Ogresse
(2023)
TV-MA | 38 min | Documentary, Crime
A prosecutor recalls Olivier and Fourniret's sheer lack of empathy as they uncovered the bodies of young women they are suspected of murdering. Later, the circumstances behind how Fourniret could afford a chateau is called into question.
Stars: Francis Nachbar, Cédric Visart De Bogarmé, Jean-Pierre Hellegouarch, Jean Espitalier
Votes: 72
37.
The Spoils of Babylon (2014)
Episode:
The Foundling
(2014)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy
Famed novelist Eric Jonrosh (Will Ferrell) sets the stage for his epic masterpiece of love, lust & greed. Jonas Morehouse (Tim Robbins) digs relentlessly for oil as his daughter (Kristen ... See full summary »
Director: Matt Piedmont | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Tim Robbins, Jessica Alba
Votes: 204