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51. Shuang shi ji (2008)

98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A mystery about a gourmet in love with two different women who winds up poisoned.

Director: Tianyu Zhao | Stars: Francis Ng, Nan Yu, Yiyan Jiang, Yuchen Zhu

Votes: 340

52. Angela Markado (1980)

150 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A waitress is repeatedly gang-raped, humiliated, and left for dead by five men whom she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.

Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Hilda Koronel, Johnny Delgado, Celia Rodriguez, Rez Cortez

Votes: 40

53. Red-Headed Baby (1931)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

In a toy shop, a villainous spider threatens the happiness of a red-headed baby doll and her sweetheart, a toy soldier named Napoleon.

Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Ken Darby, Johnny Murray, The Rhythmettes

Votes: 352

54. Advantage Satan (2007)

11 min | Short, Drama

A young couple stumble home after a big night out. Their frisky interlude at a suburban tennis club lands them a role in a far more sinister, supernatural game and their opponents have a distinct home court advantage.

Director: Sean Byrne | Stars: Cory Derrick, Shelly Lauman, Mick Preston, Mark Leonard Winter

Votes: 166

55. Dog Heaven (1927)

Passed | 31 min | Family, Comedy, Short

Joe has a crush on Clarabelle and his dog is jealous, no longer getting any attention. The gang is also making fun of this, especially when Joe tumbles into a mud puddle and later, Clarabelle gets pushed into the lake by another dog.

Directors: Robert A. McGowan, Charles Oelze | Stars: Hal Roach's Rascals, Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jean Darling

Votes: 111

56. Detouring America (1939)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

This travelogue across America is filled with sight gags such as the 'Old Reliable' geyser spitting into a spittoon, cliff-dwelling Indians who walk horizontally up and down the faces of ... See full summary »

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce

Votes: 355

57. Sandata (1996)

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Director: Phillip Ko | Stars: Zoren Legaspi, Ruel Vernal, Orestes Ojeda, Mike Gayoso

58. Ghost Town Frolics (1938)

Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

In an abandoned hotel, idle ghosts get drunk, play slot machines and line up for their relief checks. Two chimpanzees and their big mopey dog venture inside. The ghosts are thrilled at this new opportunity for mischief.

Director: Les Kline | Star: Billy Bletcher

Votes: 29

59. De beste går først (2002)

9 min | Comedy, Short

Nine oldtimers come upon a young woman stuck in a swamp.

Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Ole-Jørgen Nilsen, Rolf Brandt, Leif Guldbrandsen, Kjell Gundersen

Votes: 224

60. Ouroboros (V) (2017)

4 min | Short, Horror, Mystery

A rude knock at the door and an unseen visitor's muffled cry for help wake up an unsuspecting man in the dead of night. He truly seems in grave danger; however, should he open it? Who knows what terrors await behind a thin piece of wood?

Director: Semyon Voinov | Star: Tom Beedim

Votes: 11

61. Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka (1985– )

Drama

Upon her mother's death, Nogawa Yuki, who grew up in a fishing village in Hokkaido, goes to Tokyo to ascertain her birth secret, and aspires to be a pianist while searching for proof that ... See full summary »

Stars: Kyôko Koizumi, Ken Utsui, Takurô Tatsumi, Tetsuo Ishidate

62. Cat Alarm (1961)

6 min | Animation, Short, Action

The Cheeseville Cat Defense is ruthlessly efficient at keeping cats out of the city, so the cats trick Mighty Mouse into luring them out.

Director: Connie Rasinski | Star: Tom Morrison

Votes: 37

63. Only for One Night (1958)

80 min | Drama, Romance

An infamous safe-breaker seeks refuge in the house of a compassionate prostitute, only to experience a timid and rather unexpected bond between them as she recounts her painful story.

Director: Maria Plyta | Stars: Giorgos Foundas, Voula Zouboulaki, Christoforos Nezer, Dimitris Nikolaidis

Votes: 29

64. A Swiss Miss (1951)

7 min | Animation, Short

While mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps, Oil Can Harry abducts Mighty Mouse's girlfriend, Pearl Pureheart and, once he's gained sufficient altitude, cuts the rope that tethers the fair ... See full summary »

Director: Mannie Davis | Stars: Roy Halee, Tom Morrison

Votes: 42

65. A Soapy Opera (1952)

6 min | Animation, Short

Believing Oil Can Harry is beating the stuffing out of her hero, Mighty Mouse, Pearl Pureheart agrees to work at the villain's rundown laundry. Mighty Mouse arrives at Pearl's home and ... See full summary »

Director: Connie Rasinski

Votes: 19

66. Betty Boop's Big Boss (1933)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Betty takes a secretarial job where the boss sexually harasses her, but not without some encouragement from Betty.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Bernard Wolf | Star: Kate Wright

Votes: 279

67. Dollar Dizzy (1930)

Passed | 26 min | Short, Action, Comedy

Charley and Thelma are millionaires, each trying to elude suitors who are trying to marry them for their money.

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Charley Chase, Thelma Todd, Edgar Kennedy, James Finlayson

Votes: 129

68. Ko-Ko's Hot Dog (1928)

Animation, Short, Comedy

Max and Dave eat hot dogs in the studio. Dave plays a trick on Fitz and they continue to antagonize each other. When Fitz is caught by a dogcatcher, Ko-Ko transforms into a dog to rescue him, but they both end up locked in a gas chamber.

Director: Dave Fleischer | Stars: Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer

Votes: 16

69. A Cold Romance (1949)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short

That most treacherous of all the treacherous cats, Oil Can Harry, tricks Mighty Mouse with just a tiny bit of sneering-and-leering treachery and, after binding Our Hero to a tree trunk, ... See full summary »

Director: Mannie Davis

Votes: 49

70. Beauty on the Beach (1950)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Romance

Mighty Mouse, the mightiest mouse of them all, swoops down from the skies to rescue Pearl Pureheart from death on the roller-coaster rails at the amusement park. Oil Can Harry, the meanest ... See full summary »

Director: Connie Rasinski

Votes: 46

71. Kruhliachok (1992)

8 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy

Based on a traditional Ukrainian folk tale. With the help of a forest wizard creature Yurko tries to rescue his sister from a snake-like villainess who Zmiivna who eats children.

Director: Tadeush Pavlenko

Votes: 7

72. Adventures of the Seaspray (1966– )
Episode: Battle of Copra Island (1967)

Adventure, Family

The Seaspray makes landfall on Fiji near a vast copra plantation. The Wells family hears a native boy cry for help. When they investigate, they learn that the crooked plantation manager has... See full summary »

Director: Eddie Davis | Stars: Walter Brown, Susanne Haworth, Gary Gray, Rodney Pearlman

73. One Step Beyond (1959–1961)
Episode: Make Me Not a Witch (1959)

Not Rated | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A farm girl's parents are terrified when their daughter reveals that she can read minds. But a priest knows that her gifts can save two young lives.

Director: John Newland | Stars: John Newland, Patty McCormack, Robert Emhardt, Eileen Ryan

Votes: 147

74. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Claws of Axos: Episode One (1971)

TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

When a mysterious object lands near the Nuton power complex, UNIT investigate and encounter the Axons, a group of aliens who offer the mineral axonite, which can duplicate matter, as a gift.

Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning

Votes: 616

75. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Invisible Enemy: Part One (1977)

TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

In the year 5000 AD a three-man crew arrive on the planet Titan but unknowingly become hosts for an alien virus that turns them hostile. Picking up a distress signal in the Tardis, the Doctor and Leela head to the planet to investigate.

Director: Derrick Goodwin | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Michael Sheard, Brian Grellis

Votes: 485

76. Dracula: The Series (1990–1991)
Episode: My Fair Vampire (1991)

22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Inspired by Pygmalion, which the musical My Fair Lady was based on, Lucard decides to turn a ditsy woman who works for him into a true lady. Meanwhile, Gustav's old senile friend claims that vampires are preying on his old folks' home.

Director: Michael Sloan | Stars: Marina Anderson, Bernard Behrens, Mary Delli Colli, Geordie Johnson

Votes: 9

77. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode: Terra Nova (2001)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Enterprise tries to find out what happened on Terra Nova, the first colonization attempt outside Earth's solar system.

Director: LeVar Burton | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating

Votes: 1,978

78. The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
Episode: Magic Formula (1955)

30 min | Drama

Lorna Gilbert is trapped in a plane after a crash. As she waits to be rescued, she reviews her life and marriage.

Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles, Ann Savage, Dick Rich

79. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Love at First Sight (1988)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crockett and new bride Caitlin trade barbs as he goes undercover in the singles scene looking for a serial killer.

Director: Don Johnson | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 336

80. 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

81. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode: Homecoming (1970)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

This time it's personal as Jim returns home to uncover who is killing his childhood friends; with the aid of the rest of the IMF team of course. But what will be worse, the death of another friend or finding that a friend is the killer.

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Peter Graves, Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Greg Morris

Votes: 198

82. Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode: When in Rome (1995)

Crime, Drama, Family

A convicted child molester with a surprising ancestry moves into Rome and has to tell all the neighbors about his past. Everyone openly despises him and shuns him and the whole town even ... See full summary »

Director: Lorraine Senna | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly

Votes: 60

83. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: Dagger of the Mind (1966)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Kirk and psychiatrist Helen Noel are trapped on a maximum security penal colony that experiments with mind control and Spock must use the Vulcan mind-meld to find a way to save them.

Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, James Gregory, DeForest Kelley

Votes: 4,355

84. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Bad Blood (1998)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Scully and Mulder each recount their version of events that led Mulder to drive a stake through the heart of a Texas teenager he claims was a vampire.

Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Luke Wilson

Votes: 6,729

85. H.R. Pufnstuf (1969–1970)
Episode: The Wheely Bird (1969)

TV-Y | 22 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Freddie the flute sacrifices himself to appease Witchiepoo, so Jimmy and his friends sneak into the castle inside a Trojan horse to save him.

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Jack Wild, Billie Hayes, Lennie Weinrib, Joan Gerber

Votes: 36

86. H.R. Pufnstuf (1969–1970)
Episode: Show Biz Witch (1969)

TV-Y | 22 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Pufnstuf and Jimmy decide to put on a stage show to raise money to buy a supersonic pogo stick from Ludicrous Lion.

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Jack Wild, Billie Hayes, Lennie Weinrib, Joan Gerber

Votes: 36

87. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Ark in Space: Part Three (1975)

TV-Y | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Knowing that Noah has been infected by the Wirrn, the Doctor persuades Vira to halt the reviving of her people, knowing it will place them in danger as well.

Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Wendy Williams

Votes: 783

88. Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1978)
Episode: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf? (1970)

TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A werewolf ghost is abiding an abandoned mill, and crashes the gang's camp site, prompting them to go find him.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Nicole Jaffe, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Heather North

Votes: 496

89. Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
Episode: Hits and Missiles (1960)

TV-G | 6 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Popeye, Olive and Wimpy take an unintended trip to the moon, which is inhabited by cheese-people and tyrannized by the Big Cheese.

Director: Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 115

90. Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
Episode: Plumbers Pipe Dream (1960)

TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Popeye's bungling attempts to fix Olive's faucet lead to an escalating series of disasters that culminate in flooding all of New York City.

Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 69

91. Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
Episode: Insultin' the Sultan (1960)

TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Popeye and Olive break up after a bitter argument. In a rage, Popeye joins the Foreign Legion. Meanwhile, a sultan decides Olive will be his 75th wife.

Director: Gene Deitch | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 65

92. Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
Episode: Hamburger Fishing (1960)

TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Wimpy catches a cow, who is really an enchanted princess. She grants him three wishes for letting her go, but the Sea Hag demands he use the wishes to make gold.

Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 63

93. Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
Episode: Little Olive Riding Hood (1960)

TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Little Olive Riding Hood is delivering hamburgers to her sick friend, Wimpy. The Sea Hag wants those hamburgers for herself.

Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 58

94. Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
Episode: Mississippi Sissy (1960)

TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

On a Mississippi riverboat, the villainous Jean Baptiste le Brute chases Olive, demanding a mysterious letter. Olive gives it to Popeye so that the brutish le Brute can't get it.

Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 60

95. Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
Episode: Olive Drab and the Seven Sweapeas (1960)

TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The king sends his daughter, Olive Drab, on a quest to find Prince Popeye and the Seven Swee'Peas.

Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 57

96. Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
Episode: Popeye and the Dragon (1960)

TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Popeye buys a suit of armor, hires a horse and goes off to save Princess Olive from a dragon.

Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 58

97. Zomboat! (2019)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2019)

23 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Zombie Jude is still following them and Jo is concerned. Jo and Kat have a disagreement and when they see another boat, Jo jumps ship.

Director: Adam Miller | Stars: Leah Brotherhead, Cara Theobold, Ryan McKen, Hamza Jeetooa

Votes: 117

98. Evil (2019–2024)
Episode: Justice x 2 (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Leland tries to get serial killer Orson Leroux's conviction overturned. Kristen is in court when her daughter, Laura, needs emergency heart surgery. David is a witness to a woman's evil nature.

Director: Rob Hardy | Stars: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Marti Matulis

Votes: 938

99. Archie's Funhouse (1970–1971)
Episode: Trashman/Baseball

21 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The Archies perform "Dance," "Sunshine" and "We're One Big Family." Big Ethel hides herself in a fake trashcan. Betty and Veronica want Archie to play baseball with them.

Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: Dal McKennon, Howard Morris, John Erwin, Jane Webb

100. As the World Turns (1956–2010)
Episode: Episode #1.13329 (2008)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Rick Decker calls Barbara from prison. Chris discovers that he, Meg, Alison, Emily and Casey are all infected with a toxin. Lily refuses to believe Holden is over Carly.

Director: Michael Eilbaum | Stars: Noelle Beck, Dylan Bruce, Justine Cotsonas, Ellen Dolan