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1. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Horror
The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis
Votes: 594,043 | Gross: $13.54M
2. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
R | 92 min | Comedy
Two dim-witted, inseparable friends hit the road for their ten-year high school reunion and concoct an elaborate lie about their lives in order to impress their classmates.
Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo, Alan Cumming
Votes: 53,056 | Gross: $29.21M
3. Peep Show (2003–2015)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy
Mark and Jez are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal. Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life.
Stars: David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Matt King, Olivia Colman
Votes: 66,606
4. Modern Times (1936)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford
Votes: 259,483 | Gross: $0.16M
5. The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Two teens live the same day repeatedly, enabling them to create a map of things to remember.
Director: Ian Samuels | Stars: Kathryn Newton, Kyle Allen, Jermaine Harris, Anna Mikami
Votes: 27,908
6. Made in Britain (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Drama
After being sent to a detention center, a teenage skinhead clashes with the social workers, who want to conform him to the status quo.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Tim Roth, Terry Richards, Bill Stewart, Eric Richard
Votes: 7,619
7. The League of Gentlemen (1999–2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Horror
An interweaving narrative chronicling the antics of such diverse characters as: a transgender taxi driver, a family obsessed with hygiene and toads, a fiery reverend, a carnival owner who kidnaps women into marriage, and a xenophobic couple who run a local shop for local people.
Stars: Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Jeremy Dyson
Votes: 12,221
8. Beau-père (1981)
13+ | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After her mother dies, fourteen-year-old Marion falls in love with her stepfather, Remy.
Director: Bertrand Blier | Stars: Patrick Dewaere, Ariel Besse, Maurice Ronet, Geneviève Mnich
Votes: 3,708
9. Man's Castle (1933)
75 min | Drama, Romance
Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Loretta Young, Marjorie Rambeau, Glenda Farrell
Votes: 1,747
10. The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A stuffy author enters into an explosive relationship with his neighbor, a foul-mouthed, freewheeling prostitute.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klein, Allen Garfield
Votes: 4,404 | Gross: $23.68M
11. Amateur Night (2016)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy
An unemployed architect's pregnant wife finds him a job as driver on Craigslist. Showing up, he starts right away driving prostitutes to clients. Will he survive the day?
Directors: Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse | Stars: Jason Biggs, Janet Montgomery, Ashley Tisdale, Bria L. Murphy
Votes: 6,298
12. ReLIFE (2016–2018)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A young man, failing at life, is offered a new start as a 10 years younger high-school student.
Stars: Jessie James Grelle, Micah Solusod, Jeannie Tirado, Kristen McGuire
Votes: 6,451
13. Lola (1961)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her.
Director: Jacques Demy | Stars: Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Jacques Harden, Alan Scott
Votes: 7,529
14. Dead End Drive-In (1986)
R | 92 min | Action, Drama, Horror
In a dystopian future Australia, a health nut and his tag-along girlfriend become trapped in a drive-in cinema that has become a concentration camp for delinquent youths and immigrants.
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith | Stars: Ned Manning, Natalie McCurry, Peter Whitford, Wilbur Wilde
Votes: 3,816
15. The Cleanse (2016)
R | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A heartbroken man attends a spiritual retreat to cleanse himself and fix his broken life. There he meets a fellow lost soul, and together they discover that "the cleanse" releases more than everyday toxins...a lot more.
Director: Bobby Miller | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Anna Friel, Kyle Gallner, Anjelica Huston
Votes: 4,053
16. Occult (2009)
110 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Koji Shiraishi is interested in strange indiscriminate murder at a sightseeing resort. He goes behind the camera to investigate the circumstances surrounding strange occurrences and interview the survivors.
Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Mika Azuma, Horiken, Kôen Kondô, Shinobu Kuribayashi
Votes: 1,846
17. Rocky Road (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Family
Harrison Burke loses his job as trader at a prestigious Wall Street investment bank, so he moves back in with his parents . He eventually settles in, takes a job at his father's ice-cream truck business and rediscovers home.
Director: Brian K. Roberts | Stars: Mark Salling, Nicholas Campbell, Steve Byers, Rebecca Dalton
Votes: 311
18. You Can't Say No (2018)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy
Just days from signing divorce papers, Hank and Alexandra give their relationship one final shot by playing a game with only one rule: no matter what they ask each other to do, they can't say no.
Director: Paul Kramer | Stars: Marguerite Moreau, Hamish Linklater, Peter Fonda, William Shockley
Votes: 456
19. Mafioso (1962)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades'-old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.
Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Norma Bengell, Gabriella Conti, Ugo Attanasio
Votes: 2,966 | Gross: $0.40M
20. Voksne mennesker (2005)
Unrated | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through times and struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.
Director: Dagur Kári | Stars: Jakob Cedergren, Nicolas Bro, Tilly Scott Pedersen, Morten Suurballe
Votes: 3,439
21. Hot Summer Night (1957)
Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An out-of-work journalist honeymooning in the Ozarks stumbles on a lead that a notorious bank robber is in town and tries to get his story.
Director: David Friedkin | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Colleen Miller, Edward Andrews, Jay C. Flippen
Votes: 429
22. Un rincón cerca del cielo (1952)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Rogelio A. González | Stars: Pedro Infante, Marga López, Andrés Soler, Antonio Aguilar
Votes: 235
23. Ben and Charlie (1972)
PG | 109 min | Comedy, Western
When, after serving a three-year sentence, Ben Bellow is released from prison, Charlie Logan is waiting for him. Not to hug him. Not to welcome him. Just to let him know, a bit bluntly for ... See full summary »
Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, George Eastman, Vittorio Congia, Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Votes: 552
24. You're OUT! (2023)
Comedy
A former Minor League pitcher projects his Major League aspirations on his 17-year-old son, taking him on a desperate cross-country road trip to get him recruited by a college baseball team.
Director: Katharin 'Ladie K' Mraz | Stars: Shannon Brown, Edward Kaihatsu, Suzette Brown, Kyle Patrick
Votes: 75
25. Hard Labor (2011)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Young housewife Helena is on the verge of fulfilling a dream as she prepares to open her own business: a neighborhood grocery store. She hires a maid, Paula, to take care of her house and ... See full summary »
Directors: Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas | Stars: Helena Albergaria, Marat Descartes, Naloana Lima, Gilda Nomacce
Votes: 947
26. El Chata (2018)
TV-MA | 75 min | Drama, Sport
El Chata is a story about survival in a hostile environment. It's about staying in the fight and how in the middle of it, some manage to get back up and others don't.
Director: Gustavo Ramos Perales | Stars: Blas Sien Diaz, Alexon Duprey, Modesto Lacen, Carlos Miranda
Votes: 63
27. Tumbleweeds (1925)
Approved | 78 min | Western
The government will grant a fringe of terrain for the settlers who want to live and work there. The starting sign will be a gunshot which will iniciate the run for the best fields and claims.
Directors: King Baggot, William S. Hart | Stars: William S. Hart, Barbara Bedford, Lucien Littlefield, J. Gordon Russell
Votes: 672
28. For Them That Trespass (1949)
Approved | 95 min | Crime, Drama
Christy Drew, an aspiring young writer trying to broaden his experience, gets involved with Frankie Ketchen and her two suitors, Herb Logan and Jim Heal. One night, Jim finds Frankie has ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Stephen Murray, Richard Todd, Patricia Plunkett, Rosalyn Boulter
Votes: 139
29. Nanyobi ni umareta no (2023– )
Drama, Romance
Due to an event, Kurome Sui has been living as a hikikomori for the past 10 years since the age of 18. However, her life begins to change after she receives an invitation to a high school reunion and meeting popular novelist, Kumon Ryuen.
Stars: Marie Iitoyo, Akari Hayami, Yumi Wakatsuki, Junpei Mizobata
Votes: 15
30. King of Hearts (2019)
113 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Singer boy makes good: woos initially reluctant lass who then in 'behind every successful man there's a tough woman' way, pushes and stands by his struggle to success and standard to Finn singing star success, through alcoholism problems.
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Matti Ristinen, Tiina Lymi, Tatu Sinisalo, Talvikki Eerola
Votes: 531
31. The Tunnel (1940)
Not Rated | 76 min | Drama, Music
In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.
Director: Pen Tennyson | Stars: Paul Robeson, Edward Chapman, Simon Lack, Rachel Thomas
Votes: 611
32. Asesinos inocentes (2015)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
In order to get out of an extreme situation, would you consider committing murder if the victim himself is asking for it?
Director: Gonzalo Bendala | Stars: Aura Garrido, Maxi Iglesias, Manolo Solo, Luis Fernández
Votes: 539
33. Maid in America (1982 TV Movie)
96 min | Comedy, Romance
An unemployed worker answers a personal ad for a housekeeper to a crusading female lawyer, and then takes her to court to force her to accept him into her home, claiming sex discrimination.
Director: Paul Aaron | Stars: Susan Clark, Alex Karras, Fritz Weaver, Mildred Natwick
Votes: 62
34. Christy (2019)
14 min | Short, Drama
A 16-year-old school-dropout interviews for a job, but when he's let down by his brother he lashes back and looks to his friend for support.
Director: Brendan Canty | Stars: Daniel Power, Ciaran Bermingham, Lewis Brophy, Jamie Forde
Votes: 17
35. Girls, Be Lucky (2021)
Comedy, Romance
A comedy drama that depicts three women who are "the most unlucky in the world" struggling to get happiness while getting into trouble one after another.
Stars: Haruka Fukuhara, Yumi Wakatsuki, Mizuki Itagaki, Rin Takanashi
Votes: 15
36. Erózió (1992)
105 min
A look at a man's withdrawal from society. The film draws a highly stylized and symbolic world from the log fragments of a man involved in an alcohol diversion.
Directors: András Surányi, Edit Kõszegi | Stars: Róbert Alföldi, Tünde Murányi, Lili Monori, Miklós Székely B.
Votes: 15
37. Healing the Stupid (2013)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Scott Stratton loses his job, his entire life spirals into despair, and no amount of encouragement can get him off the couch, until his sister hires the life coach from hell to change Scott's life, using any means possible.
Director: Adam Lynton | Stars: J. Michael Silver, Kelly Thiebaud, Amy Hedrick, Lauren Marini
Votes: 59
38. Usatyy nyan (1978)
75 min | Comedy, Family
The story of a young guy Kesha who is appointed for a job in the kindergarten. As time goes by, recent truant starts to appreciate his interaction with children and finally begin to act like an adult person himself.
Director: Vladimir Grammatikov | Stars: Sergei Prokhanov, Lyudmila Shagalova, Yelizaveta Uvarova, Marina Matviyenko
Votes: 475
39. Disencumber (2021)
75 min | Drama
Out of options and out of cash, two best friends - a jaded wannabe filmmaker and an idealistic PhD candidate - contemplate robbing their drug dealer.
Director: Adam Ninyo | Stars: Patrick Dunning, Jack Schrader, Vinnie Velez, Abby Garber
Votes: 88
40. United States of Tents (2019)
91 min | Documentary
An estimated 500,000 U.S. citizens, veterans and children are homeless across the nation. A newly-released documentary by filmmaker Dennis Michael Lynch tackles the homeless crisis in ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis M. Lynch
Votes: 107
41. Alano (2019)
23 min | Short, Drama
Directors: Sílvio Leal, Henrique Oliveira | Stars: Erom Cordeiro, Sílvio Leal, Magdale Alves, Tamylka Viana
Votes: 13
42. Lapatossu (1937)
83 min | Comedy
A lazy but resourceful Lapatossu is solving problems with his simple friend Vinski.
Directors: Yrjö Norta, T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Aku Korhonen, Laila Rihte, Eino Kaipainen, Siiri Angerkoski
Votes: 103
43. Não Me Engane! (2022)
17 min | Short
Laura and Maurício have a solid relationship even though the man is constantly worried because he's out of a job. But after a casual meeting with a friend who raised some doubts about the ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Manhães | Stars: Bruna Mejias, Daniel Manhães, Rodrigo Bahiano, Danilo Mennezes
44. Ve skríni (2019)
8 min | Short, Comedy
A farcical skit about an unfaithful wife, her unfaithful husband and their respective unfaithful lovers.
Directors: David Lanka, Martin Müller | Stars: Ales Bílík, Radim Jíra, Miro Mráz, Denisa Pfauserová
45. Whole Milk (2021)
6 min | Short, Comedy
Ryan Hostetter has been enamored by the world inside his fridge since he was young. Now in his late 20s, he is unemployed and struggling to embrace his adult life, Ryan takes one last ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Michel Phillips | Stars: Davi Armanino, Emily Gottlich, Leonidas Nazari Michel, Ian Michel Phillips
46. Women Are Mean (2018)
5 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Doron Max Hagay | Stars: Carmen Christopher, Kelly Cooper, Wes Haney, Phil Meister
Votes: 7
48.
All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode:
Et Tu, Archie?
(1974)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama
Archie learns his old friend is unemployed and engaged in an all-out effort to find a job ... any job, even if it means a job at the loading dock.
Directors: Bob LaHendro, John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
Votes: 201
49.
Journey to the Unknown (1968– )
Episode:
Miss Belle
(1968)
Drama, Horror, Mystery
A drifter goes to work in a strange household where an unhinged aunt refuses to acknowledge that her orphaned nephew (living in her care), is a boy - rather than a girl.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: George Maharis, Barbara Jefford, Kim Burfield, Adrienne Posta
Votes: 47
50.
Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode:
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy
Whilst Del employs Rodney in the family firm, Uncle Albert starts going to the Over-60s Club but comes home one day, bruised and claiming that he was mugged. After refusing to go out for a ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Tessa Peake-Jones
Votes: 505