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1. The Age of Adaline (2015)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.

Director: Lee Toland Krieger | Stars: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Kathy Baker

Votes: 203,272 | Gross: $42.48M

2. Moonfall (2022)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling on a collision course toward earth.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Charlie Plummer

Votes: 99,541 | Gross: $19.06M

3. The 'Burbs (1989)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult.

Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman

Votes: 83,547 | Gross: $36.60M

4. A Ghost Story (2017)

R | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife.

Director: David Lowery | Stars: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, McColm Cephas Jr., Kenneisha Thompson

Votes: 79,668 | Gross: $1.60M

5. The Piano (1993)

R | 121 min | Drama, Music, Romance

In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.

Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin

Votes: 95,185 | Gross: $40.16M

6. Raising Arizona (1987)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime

When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman

Votes: 150,410 | Gross: $22.85M

7. My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)

Not Rated | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Julia Ross secures employment through a rather nosy employment agency, with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Hughes, and goes to live at her house. 2 days later, she awakens - in a different house, in... See full summary »

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Nina Foch, May Whitty, George Macready, Roland Varno

Votes: 3,762

8. Whirlpool (1950)

Approved | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A woman suffering from kleptomania is hypnotized in an attempt to cure her. Soon afterwards, she's found at the scene of a murder with no memory of how she got there, and seemingly no way to prove her innocence.

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, José Ferrer, Charles Bickford

Votes: 4,798

9. Mia madre (2015)

R | 106 min | Drama

Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.

Director: Nanni Moretti | Stars: Margherita Buy, John Turturro, Giulia Lazzarini, Nanni Moretti

Votes: 7,760 | Gross: $0.30M

10. Do You Take This Man (2016)

92 min | Drama

Daniel and Christopher have to rely on their close friends and families to help them through drama on the eve of their wedding.

Director: Joshua Tunick | Stars: Anthony Rapp, Jonathan Bennett, Thomas Dekker, Hutchi Hancock

Votes: 714

11. Clara et moi (2004)

Not Rated | 81 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Antoine has what every young single man could wish: a promising career, true and loyal friends, and an apartment of his own. However, he's a lonely man, until he meets Clara, a beautiful ... See full summary »

Director: Arnaud Viard | Stars: Julien Boisselier, Julie Gayet, Michel Aumont, Sacha Bourdo

Votes: 767

12. Three (I) (1969)

M/PG | 104 min | Drama, Romance

Two American college friends, traveling in Europe near the Mediterranean, meet and fall for a charming English tourist. However, they agree not to test their friendship and just be friends with her. Soon, reality kicks in.

Director: James Salter | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Robie Porter, Sam Waterston, Pascale Roberts

Votes: 371

13. Night Flight (1933)

Passed | 84 min | Drama

Polio breaks out in Rio de Janeiro, the serum is in Santiago and there's only one way to get the medicine where it's desperately needed: flown in by daring pilots who risk the treacherous weather and forbidding peaks of the Andes.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: John Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore

Votes: 944

14. And Now Tomorrow (1944)

Approved | 86 min | Drama, Romance

A wealthy woman who lost her hearing to meningitis meets a doctor who is concocting a serum that will cure deafness.

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Alan Ladd, Loretta Young, Susan Hayward, Barry Sullivan

Votes: 469

15. Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Twelve-year-old Mindy Ho inexpertly tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects.

Director: Mina Shum | Stars: Sandra Oh, Valerie Tian, Ric Young, Tseng Chang

Votes: 605

16. The Musicians (2008)

11 min | Short, Drama, Music

The Musicians is The Story of a Man and Women who are Musicians and Lovers. Follow them as they try to find the balance between Music and Love for each other.

Director: Jennifer McCabe | Stars: Rebecca Russell, Miles Teller, Anthony J. Cox, Anthony M. Pizzuto

Votes: 57

17. Nuummioq (2009)

95 min | Drama, Romance

A love-struck man discovers he has an incurable illness shortly after meeting the woman of his dreams.

Directors: Torben Bech, Otto Rosing | Stars: Lars Rosing, Angunnguaq Larsen, Julie Berthelsen, Marius Olsen

Votes: 235

18. Two Too Young (1936)

Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Family, Short

Spanky & Alfalfa try to get Porky's & Buckwheat's fireworks.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Votes: 141

19. The Desk (2010)

8 min | Short, Comedy, Mystery

The new boy in the high school catches the eye of a beautiful girl. Out of loneliness and boredom, he starts writing notes on a his desk during his English class only to start mysteriously receiving replies.

Director: Albert Gonzalez | Stars: Mary Darling, Alex R. Gonzalez, Greg Gonzalez, Karla Heller

Votes: 77

20. Eteenpäin - elämään (1939)

110 min | Drama

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Directors: Yrjö Norta, T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Tauno Palo, Emmi Jurkka, Elsa Rantalainen

Votes: 62

21. Hidden Signs (1988)

Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Drama

On her first day at a new school, Amy scores a perfect 100 on a spelling test, drawing the ire of a mean girl. Little do the other kids know, her secret weapon is sign language.

Director: Micki Zinkovich | Stars: Deborah Bosworth, Amy Pollick

22. Daddy's Girl (III) (2022)

9 min | Short, Drama

A teenage girl struggles with her overbearing, abusive father and writes a note, only to crumple it up and discard it. After several months away at college, she returns home to an awkward reunion with Daddy.

Directors: Zoey Kuma, Payton Williams | Stars: Kenysha Davis, Ralph Merant, Christopher Williams

23. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Lange Schatten (1991)

59 min | Crime, Drama

Clara von Lengsberg, daughter of Charlotte and daughter-in-law of the Prof. Dr. Otto von Lengsberg studies medicine in Berlin.Now she has decided to travel to the family house at the ... See full summary »

Director: Günter Gräwert | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Charles M. Huber, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 22

24. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Deadly Assassin: Part One (1976)

TV-PG | 21 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A mysterious evil is at work on Gallifrey. The President of the Time Lords has been assassinated and the Doctor caught red-handed. An inexorable master plan has been set in motion. There can be no escape

Director: David Maloney | Stars: Tom Baker, Llewellyn Rees, Bernard Horsfall, George Pravda

Votes: 698

25. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One with the Fake Party (1998)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Rachel organizes a fake good bye party for Emily so she can spend time with Joshua. A side effect from her pregnancy causes Phoebe to have a craving for meat.

Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 4,933

26. I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970)
Episode: Fly Me to the Moon (1967)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Jeannie turns a NASA chimp into a human.

Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Hayden Rorke, Bill Daily

Votes: 217

27. Severance (2022– )
Episode: In Perpetuity (2022)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Mark takes the team on a field trip, but Helly continues to rebel. A deteriorating Petey struggles to tell Mark about Lumon's misdeeds.

Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman

Votes: 6,072

28. The Patient (2022)
Episode: Charlie (2022)

TV-MA | 28 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Dr. Strauss struggles with the reality he finds himself in. Sam is consumed with practical necessities, but agrees to his therapist's advice to make different choices.

Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Stars: Steve Carell, Linda Emond, Domhnall Gleeson, David Alan Grier

Votes: 762

29. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.4043 (2010)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: Jennie Darnell | Stars: Diane Parish, Don Gilet, Belinda Owusu, Tiana Benjamin

30. The Diplomat (2023– )
Episode: He Bought a Hat (2023)

TV-MA | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

As Rayburn's rep takes a hit, Kate drops in on Dennison's private meeting at the UK Foreign Office and learns startling information about the attack.

Director: Andrew Bernstein | Stars: Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn

Votes: 1,313

31. Rules of Engagement (2007–2013)
Episode: Audrey is Dumb (2011)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Jeff celebrates Audrey's inability to talk after her node removal surgery, Russell gets Timmy to fire an employee for him, and Adam discovers that he's only getting free stuff because of his good looks.

Director: Tom Hertz | Stars: Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price, Oliver Hudson, Bianca Kajlich

Votes: 425

32. Amigas y rivales (2001)
Episode: Episode #1.88 (2001)

47 min | Drama, Romance

Sebastian is in jail. Susana upsets Ofelia. Tamara and Andrea become rivals. Johnny welcomes his parents. Nayeli is worried about Brian. Julieta threatens Jimena.

Stars: Michelle Vieth, Angélica Vale, Ludwika Paleta, Arath de la Torre