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1. Good Will Hunting (1997)
R | 126 min | Drama, Romance
Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 1,068,584 | Gross: $138.43M
2. The Snowtown Murders (2011)
Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris, Bob Adriaens
Votes: 20,627 | Gross: $0.01M
3. The Great Santini (1979)
PG | 115 min | Drama
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated Marine pilot.
Director: Lewis John Carlino | Stars: Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Lisa Jane Persky
Votes: 6,949
4. Four Good Days (2020)
R | 100 min | Drama
A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Mila Kunis, Carla Gallo, Glenn Close, Stephen Root
Votes: 12,243
5. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
PG-13 | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.
Director: Benh Zeitlin | Stars: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Lowell Landes
Votes: 85,079 | Gross: $12.80M
6. The Miracle Season (2018)
PG | 101 min | Drama, Sport
After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship.
Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Helen Hunt, Erin Moriarty, William Hurt, Danika Yarosh
Votes: 6,300 | Gross: $10.23M
7. Factory Girl (2006)
R | 90 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the rise and fall of socialite Edie Sedgwick, concentrating on her relationships with Andy Warhol and a folk singer.
Director: George Hickenlooper | Stars: Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon
Votes: 22,336 | Gross: $1.66M
8. Boot Camp (2008)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A group of at-risk teens are sent to a what they think is a rehabilitation program on Fiji, but it's really a prison-like camp where kids are abused and brainwashed.
Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Mila Kunis, Gregory Smith, Peter Stormare, Regine Nehy
Votes: 9,299
9. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Passed | 95 min | Western
A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for his role in the rape and murder of the marshal's Native American wife.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones, Earl Holliman
Votes: 8,809 | Gross: $2.50M
10. Radioflash (2019)
Unrated | 103 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When a nuclear device causes an electromagnetic pulse that kills power to more than 200 million people, a teenage girl must help lead her family to survival in a dark new world.
Director: Ben McPherson | Stars: Brighton Sharbino, Dominic Monaghan, Will Patton, Fionnula Flanagan
Votes: 5,507
11. Seize the Day (1986)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama
Tommy Wilhelm is a good honest man who's fallen on hard times after losing his job, but what really gets to Tommy is seeing both his friends and family turning their backs on him one after the other. He tries to seize the day - in vain.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Robin Williams, Richard B. Shull, David Bickford, Glenne Headly
Votes: 1,527
12. Standing Tall (2015)
R | 120 min | Drama
A juvenile judge and a special educator are convinced that they can save the young delinquent Malony from himself and his violent ways.
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Benoît Magimel, Sara Forestier
Votes: 3,859 | Gross: $0.02M
13. The War Between Men and Women (1972)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
A sarcastic, near-sighted cartoonist averse to commitment, falls for an eye-catching brunette single mother of three, the only woman who can stand his strong anti-feminist opinions, and eventually moves in with her and proposes.
Director: Melville Shavelson | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Barbara Harris, Jason Robards, Herb Edelman
Votes: 835 | Gross: $1.40M
14. Murderball (2005)
R | 88 min | Documentary, Sport
Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Directors: Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro | Stars: Joe Soares, Keith Cavill, Mark Zupan, Robert Soares
Votes: 10,458 | Gross: $1.52M
15. The Male Gaze: Nocturnal Instincts (2021)
98 min | Drama
Strap yourself in for an exhilarating journey into darkness with these five award-winning short films from across the globe that delve into heart-pumping escapades varying from the ... See full summary »
Directors: Dean Anderson, Roberto F. Canuto, Nicolas Graux, Gabriel Omri Loukas, Gustav Hugo Olsson, Xiaoxi Xu | Stars: Tijmen Govaerts, Gabriel Omri Loukas, Vincent Xi Chen, Piotr Biedron
Votes: 97
16. Wind Dancer (1993)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Family
When a young girl is injured by a riding accident, she overcomes her injury with the help of her family and her beloved horse.
Director: Craig Clyde | Stars: Mel Harris, Matt McCoy, Raeanin Simpson, Brian Keith
Votes: 242
17. The Christmas Star (1986)
TV-G | 94 min | Drama, Family
A counterfeiter finds the true meaning of the holidays.
Director: Alan Shapiro | Stars: Edward Asner, Rene Auberjonois, Jim Metzler, Susan Tyrrell
Votes: 844
18. Web Junkie (2013)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
This uniquely telling film takes an entertaining and unsettling look into Chinese rehabilitation centers treating internet addiction, which the Chinese government has classified as a serious clinical disorder.
Directors: Hilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam | Star: Ran Tao
Votes: 646
19. Aaron Bacon (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
A 16-year-old boy dies as a result of malpractice and abuse in a tough-love, wilderness, drug-treatment facility.
Director: Nick Gaglia | Stars: Stephen Michael Kane, George Gallagher, Kether Donohue, Joey Reynolds
Votes: 61
20. Purgatory House (2004)
R | 97 min | Drama
A rebellious and angst-ridden teenager finds a possible chance to redeem herself in the afterlife after prior years of drug addiction and frustration.
Director: Cindy Baer | Stars: Celeste Marie Davis, Jim Hanks, Johnny Pacar, Devin Witt
Votes: 471
21. We Are Dad (2005)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
A gay couple who are pediatric AIDS nurses become foster parents to infants who are HIV positive, and decide to challenge the State of Florida's law banning adoption by gay people
Director: Michel Horvat | Stars: Roger Croteau, Steven Lofton, Alan Ball, Ron Brenesky
Votes: 100
22. Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish (2018 TV Special)
TV-MA | 68 min | Documentary, Comedy
An American stand-up comedy special starring Marlon Wayans who jokes about politics, racism, hip-hop, gay rights, and raising kids.
Director: Marcus Raboy | Stars: Marlon Wayans, Diana Hernandez
Votes: 1,524
23. Pro-Black Sheep (2009)
98 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Character-driven satirical drama about a young, extraordinarily intellectual "black activist" wannabe who is discovered as the political critic sending out anonymous emails that criticize ... See full summary »
Director: Clayton Broomes Jr. | Stars: Alfred E. Rutherford, Ellie Foumbi, Christine Tracy, Carl Garrison
Votes: 24
24. Little Miss Kung Fu (2017 TV Movie)
27 min | Documentary, Sport
Director: Aleksandr Panov | Star: Zhang Qinbiao
25. The Beast (1916)
Passed | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
a young man gos on a weekend hunting trip; soon finds out that instead of being the hunter he has become the hunted .. in a desperate quest for survival he must battle a savage hunger Beast
Director: Richard Stanton | Stars: George Walsh, Anna Luther, Herschel Mayall, Edward Cecil
26. Why Capitalism Exploits Poor People: Not Really (2017 Video)
Short, News, Talk-Show
The caller has a pastor who believes capitalism exploits the poor. Stefan Molyneux advises her on how to respond to him.
Stars: Stefan Molyneux, Mike M. DeMarco
27. Jahody na stéble trávy (1984– )
Drama
Stars: Nadezda Letenská, Evelyna Steimarová, Eva Jakoubková, Magda Sputová
28. Broken Birds 2020 (2020)
11 min | Short, Drama
Lita is distraught after an agonizing break-up and seeks support and solace from her trusted friend, Vern. The two meet up for coffee in Astoria, New York, where Lita vents out her sorrows ... See full summary »
Director: Angela Lambru | Stars: Luna Alaina, Natalie Blessing
29.
Carnets d'ado (2001–2003)
Episode:
Petit homme
(2002)
90 min
Deep emotions and repressed memories manifest in this tightly plotted French drama. A 16 year old son and his single mother are forced to reckon their true identities. What and who is an ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Jaoui | Stars: Alexandre Hamidi, Anne Coesens, Karim Belkhadra, Teddy Beaudoin
Votes: 60
30.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992)
Episode:
Deja Vu
(1992)
Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In order to make their disillusioned music appreciation teacher feel better, Bill and Ted go back in time to 1969 when she and Ted's army father, who turns out to have been a hippie at the time, were on their way to Woodstock.
Director: David Nutter | Stars: Evan Richards, Christopher Kennedy, Danny Breen, Don Lake
Votes: 8
31.
The Collector (2004–2006)
Episode:
The Campaign Manager
(2005)
44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A political consultant uses the Devil's power to turn her winning candidates into puppets.
Director: Anthony Atkins | Stars: Chris Kramer, Sonya Salomaa, Ellen Dubin, Sherry Miller
Votes: 29
32.
Designing Women (1986–1993)
Episode:
The Big Circle
(1991)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
While coping with the sudden death of her boyfriend Reese, Julia takes care of the nasty Randa Oliver while her parents have gone on vacation without her.
Director: David Trainer | Stars: Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jean Smart
Votes: 80
33.
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987–1990)
Episode:
The Inheritance
(1987)
TV-14 | 46 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Two cousins, Ryan Dallion and Micki Foster, inherit an antiques shop from their uncle. Together with his partner, they must track down cursed objects that their devil-worshiping uncle had created. The first object is a demonic killer doll.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: John D. LeMay, Louise Robey, Chris Wiggins, R.G. Armstrong
Votes: 351
34.
Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989)
Episode:
The Way Home
(1989)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Jesse befriends and tries to help a runaway juvenile delinquent reunite with her worried upper class folks. However, two crooked cops stand in his way.
Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: Martin Kove, Darcy Marta, Karen Landry, James Handy
Votes: 13
35.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
Getting Back to Basiks
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
George asks Walter, an employee of his with a talent for drawing, to help him create a TV ad for the cleaners. Louise wonders at his resistance and discovers it is because he is illiterate ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Singletary | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 59
36.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
They Don't Make Preachers Like Him Anymore
(1984)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
When Reverend Daniels - the minister at Florence's church - says that one of the church's projects will have to be cancelled due to a lack of funds, Florence gives him the money she ... See full summary »
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 86
37.
Miracles (2003)
Episode:
The Bone Scatterer
(2003)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A young man in a small town who dreams he is killing people and when he wakes up they are dead, seeks the help of the group.
Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Angus Macfadyen, Marisa Ramirez, Christa Nelson George
Votes: 59
38.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Family
(1990)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After defeating the Borg, the crew of the Enterprise experiences shore leave in various ways. Captain Picard's return to his family's vineyard in France has some extraordinary repercussions.
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 4,384
39.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The First Duty
(1992)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Wesley Crusher's team has an accident at Starfleet Academy. Picard offers to help a Starfleet investigation as to what happened, and begins to suspect they are hiding something.
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,362
40.
Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (2003–2007)
Episode:
Donors and Addicts
(2003)
TV-PG | 20 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Featuring the "classic" battle between organ donors and those coming off drugs. Games include Mud Buttlers, Dash to Death, Rotating Surfboard of Death, Brass Balls, and Pole Riders, and the captain talks about "tough love."
Stars: Victor Wilson, Christopher Darga, John Cervenka, Mary Scheer
Votes: 42
41.
Happy Days (1974–1984)
Episode:
Fonzie's Blindness
(1978)
TV-G | Comedy, Family, Music
Richie tries tough love to snap the Fonz out of his self-pity after the leather-jacketed legend is blinded by a blow to the head and unexpectedly adds a new four-letter word to his vocabulary...fear.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Anson Williams
Votes: 126
42.
Project Runway (2004– )
Episode:
Inspiration
(2006)
TV-PG | Reality-TV
After a visit to Michael Kors' studio, the designers are sent out into the streets to photograph the inspiration for their next outfit.
Stars: Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia
Votes: 49
43.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Down
(2009)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Skyler keeps mysteriously leaving without talking to Walt. Jesse's parents throw him out of his own house.
Director: John Dahl | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 25,893
44.
The Young and the Restless (1973– )
Episode:
Episode #1.8953
(2008)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
Everyone shows up for Sabrina's funeral, only to learn that Victor canceled it and held his own private funeral for one.
Director: Susan C. Strickler | Stars: Melody Thomas Scott, Eric Braeden, Michael Graziadei, Michelle Stafford
45.
The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode:
The Speed of Thought
(2021)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Barry suddenly gains the power of speed thinking, he attempts to use his new gift to save Iris; while Barry is thrilled with his new power, Cisco is hesitant to trust it; Eva must face a shattering truth.
Director: Alexandra La Roche | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes
Votes: 2,500
46.
American Dad! (2005– )
Episode:
Hot Scoomp
(2021)
TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy
Hayley searches for guidance and instead finds a community of "cool butts."
Director: John Drake O'Day | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane
Votes: 353
47.
Nolly (2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2023)
46 min | Biography, Drama
Nolly tries to get used to her new life after being sacked from Crossroads.
Director: Peter Hoar | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Con O'Neill, Augustus Prew, Matthew Crosby
Votes: 177
48.
Starstruck (2021–2023)
Episode:
Party
(2022)
TV-MA | 19 min | Comedy, Romance
Steve and Sarah's pre-wedding celebrations bring Tom back into Jessie's life. With Tom's imminent departure to the States, Jessie contemplates why they broke up.
Director: Jamie Jay Johnson | Stars: Rose Matafeo, Nikesh Patel, Emma Sidi, Al Roberts
Votes: 132
49.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Nothing but Hoaxes and Fake News Today. There's Plenty of It
(2022 Podcast Episode)
65 min | News
Star: Scott Adams
50.
Archie (2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2023)
TV-14 | 46 min | Biography, Drama
Cary Grant recalls his traumatic childhood.
Director: Paul Andrew Williams | Stars: Jason Isaacs, Laura Aikman, Linda John-Pierre, Stella Stocker
Votes: 180