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1. Up in the Air (I) (2009)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Ryan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mistake.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman

Votes: 349,553 | Gross: $83.82M

2. Wyatt Earp (1994)

PG-13 | 191 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, a man becomes a myth in this thrilling journey of romance, adventure, and desperate heroic action.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, David Andrews

Votes: 55,002 | Gross: $25.05M

3. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.

Director: John Hughes | Stars: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean

Votes: 160,422 | Gross: $49.53M

4. Arlington Road (1999)

R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A man begins to suspect his neighbors are not what they appear to be and their secrets could be deadly.

Director: Mark Pellington | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis

Votes: 91,951 | Gross: $24.36M

5. Milk (I) (2008)

R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna

Votes: 179,922 | Gross: $31.84M

6. An Unfinished Life (2005)

PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Family, Romance

Desperate to provide care for her daughter, down-on-her-luck Jean moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, Josh Lucas

Votes: 33,981 | Gross: $8.59M

7. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Loosely based on historical fact, the series portrays the gunslinging Wyatt Earp and his successful determination for law and order.

Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Jimmy Noel, Ethan Laidlaw, Bill Coontz

Votes: 1,114

8. Gypsy (1993 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 153 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee, this made-for-TV movie-previously a Broadway smash and a 1962 film-depicts the life and times of a stripper and her domineering mother.

Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Bette Midler, Peter Riegert, Cynthia Gibb, Edward Asner

Votes: 2,160

9. Gypsy (1962)

Approved | 143 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Based on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Paul Wallace

Votes: 7,019 | Gross: $13.01M

10. Firewall (2006)

PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A security specialist is forced into robbing the bank that he's protecting, as a bid to pay off his family's ransom.

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen, Paul Bettany, Carly Schroeder

Votes: 59,634 | Gross: $48.75M

11. The Ice Harvest (2005)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.

Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Lara Phillips

Votes: 25,021 | Gross: $8.82M

12. Certain Prey (2011 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Minneapolis Deputy Police Chief, Lucas Davenport, has to face off against a duo unlike any he's ever encountered; a lethal hit woman and a ferociously cunning killer determined to hunt him down.

Director: Chris Gerolmo | Stars: Mark Harmon, Lola Glaudini, Tatiana Maslany, Kate Greenhouse

Votes: 1,336

13. The Big Kahuna (1999)

R | 90 min | Drama, Comedy

Two veteran salesmen dissect a sales pitch to a particular client, through their young protégé.

Director: John Swanbeck | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, Peter Facinelli, Paul Dawson

Votes: 15,042 | Gross: $3.15M

14. Wichita (1955)

Passed | 81 min | Western

In 1874, after noticing the total lawlessness in Wichita, Wyatt Earp reluctantly accepts the Marshal's job and runs into the worst local troublemakers.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Joel McCrea, Vera Miles, Lloyd Bridges, Wallace Ford

Votes: 2,353

15. Road Trip Romance (2022 TV Movie)

TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Romance

An escalating series of unfortunate events keeps delaying a young woman's journey to her sister's wedding--a trip she must now take with her biggest rival from high school.

Director: Samantha Wan | Stars: Natalie Hall, Corey Sevier, Julia Borsellino, Elana Dunkelman

Votes: 708

16. The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005 TV Movie)

R | 82 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

After 31 years at-large, detectives in Wichita, Kansas home in on the serial killer known as BTK.

Director: Stephen Kay | Stars: Robert Forster, Michael Michele, Maury Chaykin, Mimi Kuzyk

Votes: 1,578

17. Traded (2016)

Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Western

In the 1880s western "Traded", a father must leave his ranch for Dodge City to save his daughter from an old enemy, putting his reputation as the fastest draw in the west to the test.

Director: Timothy Woodward Jr. | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Trace Adkins, Michael Paré, Tom Sizemore

Votes: 2,837

18. Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet (2022)

TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Crime

Conspiracy. Fraud. Violence. Murder. What starts out virtual can get real all too quickly--and when the web is worldwide, so are the consequences.

Stars: Paul Black, Daniel Rigmaiden, Devin McGee, Aaron Kuban

Votes: 2,455

19. Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)

Approved | 90 min | Western

In 1875 a murderous outlaw gang breaks criminals from jail, uses them to help in crimes, and then kills them for the reward, when it goes high enough.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Audie Murphy, Ben Cooper, Colleen Miller, DeForest Kelley

Votes: 847

20. Christmas at the Golden Dragon (2022 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When a beloved Midwestern Chinese restaurant announces its closure right before Christmas, their clientele re-examines their relationships in a series of interconnected stories amid the chaos of its busiest week of the year.

Director: David I. Strasser | Stars: Kara Wang, Osric Chau, Sara Canning, Barbara Niven

Votes: 1,022

21. King Kung Fu (1976)

G | 95 min | Action, Comedy

A gorilla trained in martial arts gets loose and terrorizes the city of Wichita, Kansas.

Director: Lance D. Hayes | Stars: John Ballee, Billy Schwartz, Lois Ayres, Allan Baker

Votes: 437

22. Reversing Roe (2018)

TV-14 | 99 min | Documentary

A deep historical look at one of the most controversial issues of our time, highlighting the abortion debate from various points along the ideological spectrum in a winding story of abortion in America.

Directors: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg | Stars: Donna Howard, John Seago, Brigitte Amiri, Troy Newman

Votes: 1,818

23. After Tiller (2013)

PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

This thought provoking, sometimes troubling documentary examines the personal and ethical imperatives that drive abortion providers to continue in the face of often dangerous legal and personal harassment.

Directors: Martha Shane, Lana Wilson | Stars: George Tiller, Warren Hern, Leroy Carhart, Susan Robinson

Votes: 1,116 | Gross: $0.07M

24. Wichita Town (1959–1960)

30 min | Western

It's about a Wichita U. S. Marshal named Mike Dunbar along with his deputy named Ben Matheson, this show was produced by Four Star, and in association with Mirisch Television Enterprises and McCrea's production company and airs on NBC.

Stars: Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea, Robert Foulk, Robert Anderson

Votes: 56

25. Metamorphosis (II) (2019)

72 min | Drama

Metamorphosis is a documentary-style film giving the true account Bill Troester and the transformation he experienced by Jesus out of a life of violence, crime and drug addiction.

Director: Jordan Hatfield | Stars: Jonathan Brickley, Christopher Grimwood, Seth Hatfield, Anthony Huls

Votes: 26

26. The Crude Oasis (1993)

R | 81 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Lonely Kansas housewife Karen Webb despondent about her love life, her husband Jim Webb coldness and philandering, has a strong urge to change her future. Karen discovers the truth about ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Jennifer Taylor, Aaron Shields, Robert Peterson, Michael Sibay

Votes: 124

27. Feast of the Assumption: BTK and the Otero Family Murders (2010)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Crime

A living victim's personal journey through one of the most unique serial killer cases in U.S. History - the BTK murders, as told through the eyes of Charlie Otero, the oldest surviving ... See full summary »

Director: Marc Levitz | Stars: Charlie Otero, Gary J. Caldwell, Dennis Rader, Frank Axtolis

Votes: 229

28. Women in the Wind (1939)

Passed | 63 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

A pilot enters an aviation race in order to win enough money to pay for her brother's medical treatment, and encounters difficulty with a rival pilot.

Director: John Farrow | Stars: Kay Francis, William Gargan, Victor Jory, Maxie Rosenbloom

Votes: 283

29. America's War on Abortion (2020)

65 min | Documentary

Deeyah Khan examines the alarming erosion of reproductive rights in the US. Featuring powerful accounts from activists fighting for - and against - women's right to choose.

Director: Deeyah Khan | Star: Deeyah Khan

Votes: 43

30. Stealing the Superfortress (2001 TV Movie)

Documentary, History

How the Soviet Union was able to copy the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, and the influence of the resulting Tupolev TU-4 on the Cold War.

Director: Arthur Drooker | Star: Will Lyman

Votes: 25

31. Gone (II) (2012)

50 min | Drama

Haunted by the disappearance of his fiancé Ashlynn, Ronin partners with crime vigilante Pookie to find missing persons - while simultaneously unraveling clues of their own back stories.

Director: Nicholas Barton | Stars: August Benassi, Gy Odom, Samantha Stearns, Robert Summers

Votes: 11

32. Never Mind the Fences (2007)

88 min | Documentary, Music

Never Mind the Fences explores a unique community in the blue-collar city of Wichita, Kansas. Here, in the nation's airplane production capital, musicians such as Dan Davis have ... See full summary »

Director: Ben Huff | Stars: Michael 'Archie' Archibold, Squarenuts

33. Saddle Above the Axle (2014)

13 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

The story of Damion Looney of Wichita Kansas and his life balanced on 2 wheels.

Director: Lester Rowe | Stars: Trinity Carney, Damion Looney

34. The Tailor (I)

Action, Adventure, Biography | Announced

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35. The Fragile Promise of Choice: Abortion in the United States Today (1996)

57 min | Documentary

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Director: Dorothy Fadiman | Stars: James Armstrong, Rachel Atkins, David Booker, Susan Cahill

Votes: 15

36. A Momentary Lapse of Brilliance (2007)

12 min | Short

A Native American newspaper reporter struggles with guilt when he is given damaging evidence that could ruin his best friend's political career.

Director: Rodrick Pocowatchit | Stars: Rodrick Pocowatchit, Mark Wells, Wade Hampton, Brent Wistrom

37. Bat Masterson (1958–1961)
Episode: Dead Men Don't Pay Debts (1959)

TV-14 | 30 min | Western

When Bat learns that the two thousand dollars the Bassett brothers owe him is in jeopardy because of the shooting feud between the Bassetts and the Clements, Bat decides to intervene to protect his investment.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Gene Barry, Robert J. Wilke, Jack Ging, June Blair

Votes: 52

38. Laredo (1965–1967)
Episode: Above the Law (1966)

Approved | 60 min | Western

A innocent man is convicted of murder. A man is hired to find the real killer. He plots the escape of a second man who hopes will lead him to the guilty party. Reese, however, almost messes up his whole plan by nearly catching the escapee.

Director: Richard Benedict | Stars: Neville Brand, Peter Brown, William Smith, Philip Carey

Votes: 40

39. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode: Wyatt Earp Comes to Wichita (1955)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Wyatt leaves Ellsworth and becomes the Marshall of Wichita. His first challenge is a group of local vigilantes so intent on hanging a local Faro dealer that they are concealing evidence that he was acting in self-defense.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Don Haggerty, House Peters Jr., Collette Lyons

Votes: 76

40. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode: The Man Who Lied (1955)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Bennett hires a gunman to shoot Earp who brags he has faced down Earp before. However, Earp doesn't know him so he suspects there is more to the gunman's story. After trying to determine who the gunman is, Earp decides he must face him.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Rick Vallin, House Peters Jr., Don Haggerty

Votes: 69

41. Becoming Evil: Sisterhood of Murder (2019– )
Episode: 21st Century Serial Killers (2019)

TV-14 | 54 min | Documentary, Crime

The crimes of American spree killer Andrew Cunanan whose victims included Gianni Versace, the Beltway snipers who terrorised the Washington DC area, and the Milwaukee Cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Eric Hickey, Katherine Ramsland, Dirk Duran-Gibson, Steven A. Egger

Votes: 12

42. The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode: Bound to Kill (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

A serial killer taunted Witchita, Kansas for decades with brazen letters taking credit for his horrific kills.

Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: Ray Lundin, Arlyn Smith, Charlie Otero, Larry Thomas

Votes: 14

43. World's Most Evil Killers (2017– )
Episode: Dennis Rader - BTK (2020)

60 min | Documentary, Crime

The crimes of the American serial killer Dennis Rader, who murdered 10 people in the Wichita, Kansas area over 17 years and dubbed himself BTK - meaning 'Bind, Torture, Kill'.

Stars: Dennis Rader, Geoffrey Wansell, Elizabeth Yardley, Tim Relph

Votes: 22

44. Debris (2021)
Episode: Pilot (2021)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

MI6 agent Finola and CIA agent Bryan Beneventi are jointly investigating alien spacecraft debris that has been falling to earth the past 6 months. Some strange phenomena have been occurring wherever the alien spacecraft debris appears.

Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Jonathan Tucker, Riann Steele, Norbert Leo Butz, Scroobius Pip

Votes: 878

45. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: BTK Part 1: Bind, Torture, Kill (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

He calls himself "B.T.K." which stands for Bind, Torture, Kill and for decades this bloodthirsty serial killer terrifies Wichita as he murders again.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Casey Jordan, Charlie Otero, Kelly Otis

Votes: 38

46. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: BTK Part 2: The Taunting (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

For years the BTK killer plays a cat and mouse game with law enforcement and the media taunting them as he seeks the attention he craves.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Kevin O'Connor, James Gagliano, Tim Relph

Votes: 38

47. Crime Stories (1998– )
Episode: The BTK Strangler (2008)

46 min | Documentary, Crime

In 1974, a man identifying himself as the BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) Strangler started a killing spree in Kansas spanning the next two decades. He managed to kill ten people while eluding an... See full summary »

Stars: Bill Courage, Dennis Rader

48. Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
Episode: Beyond Our Control (2010)

TV-14 | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

For the first time, residents of "Univille" (Warehouse 13's hometown) begin experiencing bizarre and increasingly powerful events leading to the discovery that a dangerous artifact is loose in their own backyard.

Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Genelle Williams

Votes: 563

49. Catching Killers (2021– )
Episode: Bind. Torture. Kill: BTK (2022)

TV-MA | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

A Kansas serial killer reemerges after 30 years; using DNA technology and media help, investigators race to prevent another murder.

Stars: Kelly Otis, Dana Gouge, Tim Relph, Dennis Rader

Votes: 375

50. Prohibition (2011)
Episode: A Nation of Drunkards (2011)

TV-PG | 95 min | Documentary, History

The 19th century was a period of growth both for alcoholic beverages and the temperance movement. Washingtonian societies - made up of men who had taken a pledge to forgo all alcoholic ... See full summary »

Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Michael Lerner, Daniel Okrent, Pete Hamill

Votes: 224