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51. The Dead Girl (2006)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.
Director: Karen Moncrieff | Stars: Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Piper Laurie
Votes: 16,204 | Gross: $0.02M
52. Gangland Undercover (2015–2016)
TV-14 | 42 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A gritty fact based drama series that tells the astonishing story of a drug dealer who was arrested then given a desperate ultimatum: serve over 20 years in jail, or go undercover inside ... See full summary »
Stars: Damon Runyan, Ian Matthews, Ari Cohen, Stephen Eric McIntyre
Votes: 3,888
53. The Ropers (1979–1980)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Stanley and Helen Roper sold their apartment complex and moved into a new one. Their characteristic quirks are intact as they deal with new neighbors and frequent visits from Helen's sister.
Stars: Norman Fell, Audra Lindley, Jeffrey Tambor, Patty McCormack
Votes: 1,138
54. Kaboom (2010)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A sexually "undeclared" college freshman's clairvoyant/prophetic dreams are the first sign that something very strange is going on involving his classmates -- with him at the center.
Director: Gregg Araki | Stars: Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, Chris Zylka, Roxane Mesquida
Votes: 13,810 | Gross: $0.12M
55. Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The U.S. government, eager to protect the nation's avocado supplies, recruits feminist professor Margo Hunt to make contact with the Piranha Women, an all-female tribe who believe men are only good as a source of food.
Director: J.F. Lawton | Stars: Shannon Tweed, Bill Maher, Karen M. Waldron, Adrienne Barbeau
Votes: 3,466
56. Reach Me (2014)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A self-help book changes the lives of different people in the LA area. Who is the reclusive writer?
Director: John Herzfeld | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Kyra Sedgwick, Thomas Jane, Kelsey Grammer
Votes: 3,266
57. Three's a Crowd (1984–1985)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Jack Tripper's co-habitation with Vicky Bradford is complicated by her hostile father's interference as Jack's landlord.
Stars: John Ritter, Mary Cadorette, Alan Campbell, Robert Mandan
Votes: 1,040
58. Don't Make Waves (1967)
Approved | 97 min | Comedy
Carlo goes on a vacation to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the easygoing local culture and becomes entangled in two beach-side romances.
Director: Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Webber, Joanna Barnes
Votes: 1,950
59. Hitch-Hike (1977)
Unrated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A bickering couple driving cross-country pick up a murderous hitchhiker who threatens to kill them unless they take him to a sanctuary. In return he agrees to split some bank loot he has on him.
Director: Pasquale Festa Campanile | Stars: Franco Nero, Corinne Cléry, David Hess, Joshua Sinclair
Votes: 3,207
60. King of California (2007)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
An unstable dad who after getting out of a mental institution tries to convince his daughter that there's Spanish gold buried somewhere under suburbia.
Director: M. Cahill | Stars: Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Willis Burks II, Laura Kachergus
Votes: 23,677 | Gross: $0.26M
61. Far More (2021)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Adrian Grenier stars as Sean McAllister, a successful fashion designer who hasn't seen his family in years. He returns to his hometown for a painstaking family reunion that will take him back to his past only to rebuild his future.
Director: Ally Walker | Stars: Joshua Rush, Adrian Grenier, Joanna Ranee Wood, Betsy Cramer
Votes: 309
62. CHiPs '99 (1998 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama
Ponch has returned to the police force, and is determined to help his friend Jon in investigating various car thefts.
Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Larry Wilcox, Erik Estrada, Robert Pine, Paul Korver
Votes: 612
63. Smartass (2017)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A 15-year-old girl becomes intimately acquainted with a town in California after being released from prison.
Director: Jena Serbu | Stars: Joey King, Luke Pasqualino, Yvette Nicole Brown, Marc Menchaca
Votes: 816
64. Anguish (1987)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
A controlling mother uses telepathic powers to send her middle-aged son on a killing spree.
Director: Bigas Luna | Stars: Zelda Rubinstein, Michael Lerner, Talia Paul, Àngel Jové
Votes: 4,311 | Gross: $0.23M
65. Baby Steps (II) (2023)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A year after the death of their beloved Lily, Beau and Caden learn that she froze some of her eggs and they must decide whether they are ready to take the next step in their relationship and become parents.
Director: Stewart Wade | Stars: Patrick Zeller, Matt Pascua, Alec Mapa, Alexandra Paul
Votes: 121
66. The L.A. Complex (2012)
60 min | Drama
Full of new relationships, salacious temptations and make-it-or-break it decisions, the series' coming-of-age dwellers grapple with life's defining moments as they deal with the unreality ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Patrick Moore, Joe Dinicol, Cassie Steele, Jewel Staite
Votes: 2,917
67. Mutafukaz (2017)
R | 94 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
In Dark Meat City, a young man develops supernatural powers after an otherwise uneventful scooter accident.
Directors: Shôjirô Nishimi, Guillaume Renard | Stars: Orelsan, Gringe, Redouanne Harjane, Féodor Atkine
Votes: 5,168 | Gross: $0.23M
68. Sherman Oaks (1995–1997)
TV-MA | Comedy
Dr. Baker, a plastic surgeon and his family are the subject of a documentary being made by a young filmmaker who has moved in with them and tapes their every move, with hilarious results.
Stars: Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst, Tyler Bearde, Nick Toth, Phyllis Katz
Votes: 237
69. Nobody Walks (2012)
R | 83 min | Drama
A Silver Lake family's relaxed dynamic is tested after they take in a young artist so she can complete her art film.
Director: Ry Russo-Young | Stars: John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, India Ennenga
Votes: 5,221 | Gross: $0.02M
70. LA 92 (2017)
R | 114 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, filmmakers examine that tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.
Directors: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin | Stars: Henry Alfaro, Danny Bakewell, John D. Barnett, Bart Bartholomew
Votes: 6,912
71. Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off (2022)
TV-MA | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Follows famous skater Tony Hawk's personal life, career and relationship with skateboarding, including never-before-seen footage and unprecedented access to Hawk, along with interviews with figures from the skateboarding world.
Director: Sam Jones | Stars: Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Rob Roy Fitzgerald, Rodney Mullen
Votes: 4,694
72. Wassup Rockers (2005)
R | 111 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A group of teenage boys opt to form their own identity by riding skateboards, wearing tight pants.
Director: Larry Clark | Stars: Jonathan Velasquez, Francisco Pedrasa, Milton Velasquez, Usvaldo Panameno
Votes: 5,022 | Gross: $0.22M
73. Surf II (1983)
R | 86 min | Comedy
A disgruntled nerd, who was bullied in high school, creates Buzz Cola, a soft drink that turns surfers into mindless zombies.
Director: Randall M. Badat | Stars: Eddie Deezen, Linda Kerridge, Terry Kiser, Eric Stoltz
Votes: 1,115
74. A Kiss at Midnight (2008 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Drama, Romance
They say the cobbler's children go barefoot, but must the matchmaker's children go motherless? After their widower father moves to a new town and sets up a computerized matchmaking business... See full summary »
Director: Bradford May | Stars: Faith Ford, Cameron Daddo, Hal Linden, Dyan Cannon
Votes: 549
75. Dramarama (2020)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1994, a closeted teen struggles to part ways with his 4 high school drama friends at their final slumber party before they leave for college.
Director: Jonathan Wysocki | Stars: Anna Grace Barlow, Danielle Kay, Megan Suri, Nick Pugliese
Votes: 583
76. Circus of Books (2019)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In 1976, Karen and Barry Mason had fallen on hard times and were looking for a way to support their young family when they answered an ad in the Los Angeles Times. Larry Flynt was seeking ... See full summary »
Director: Rachel Mason | Stars: Karen Mason, Barry Mason, Micah Mason, Rachel Mason
Votes: 5,014
77. Undercover Bridesmaid (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Mystery, Romance
A bodyguard must go undercover to protect a tycoon's daughter from death threats before her big wedding day.
Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Brooke Burns, Gregory Harrison, Nicole Paggi, Justin Baldoni
Votes: 1,728
78. A Bag of Hammers (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Ben and Alan, two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, find direction for their lives by taking in an abandoned child and creating the family they've always needed.
Director: Brian Crano | Stars: Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig, Chandler Canterbury, Rebecca Hall
Votes: 3,139
79. Loved (1997)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
After a husband is accused of driving his third wife to suicide, his first wife Hedda, a troubled woman who can't hate or hurt others even if they had wronged her, is subpoenaed to testify on his abusive behavior during their marriage.
Director: Erin Dignam | Stars: Robin Wright, William Hurt, Sean Penn, Evelyn Dignam
Votes: 743
80. The Reckless Moment (1949)
Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, Henry O'Neill
Votes: 5,664
81. Female on the Beach (1955)
Approved | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Moving into a beach house involves Lynn Markham in mystery, danger, and romance with a beach boy of dubious motives.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Joan Crawford, Jeff Chandler, Jan Sterling, Cecil Kellaway
Votes: 1,419
82. Gigantic (2010–2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Family
Anna Moore and her friends were born into A-list Hollywood. When your parents are hugely famous, being in the spotlight is awesome... unless you, make a mistake... or fall in love.
Stars: Tony Oller, Ryan Rottman, Grace Gummer, Jolene Purdy
Votes: 300
83. Denver, the Last Dinosaur (1988–1990)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When an unusually intelligent dinosaur unexpectedly hatches from a fossilized egg in 1980s California, a friendly group of human teenagers adopts him and teaches him how to hide from prying eyes and master skateboarding.
Stars: Pat Fraley, Rob Paulsen, Kath Soucie, June Foray
Votes: 2,588
84. Girl Flu. (2016)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Bird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when - in the worst week of her life - she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley.
Director: Dorie Barton | Stars: Katee Sackhoff, Jade Pettyjohn, Jeremy Sisto, Heather Matarazzo
Votes: 532
85. Ted & Venus (1991)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ted Whitley is a poet who is stalking the woman of his dreams, Linda Turner. She was volunteering at a community resource project when he came in to find out about low cost housing.
Director: Bud Cort | Stars: Bud Cort, James Brolin, Kim Adams, Carol Kane
Votes: 318
86. Chasing 3000 (2010)
PG | 115 min | Family, Sport
Two brothers drive across country to see their hero, Roberto Clemente, get his 3000th hit.
Director: Gregory J. Lanesey | Stars: Ray Liotta, Trevor Morgan, Rory Culkin, Lauren Holly
Votes: 977
87. Private Duty Nurses (1971)
R | 80 min | Thriller
A trio of beautiful private-duty nurses that practice more than the medical arts must confront underground drug traffickers, racism and murder in their local hospital.
Director: George Armitage | Stars: Katherine Cannon, Joyce Williams, Pegi Boucher, Joseph Kaufmann
Votes: 273 | Gross: $0.20M
88. Lucky Bastard (2009)
Unrated | 87 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Rusty is a successful architect with the life of his dreams. However, when his boyfriend leaves town, Rusty meets a mysterious drifter names Denny who opens Rusty up to a strange new world.
Director: Everett Lewis | Stars: Patrick Tatten, Dale Dymkoski, Timothy Ryan Cole, Johnny Kostrey
Votes: 655
89. White T (2013)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Herbert and Henry (Jerod and Jamal Mixon) are twin brothers who dream of becoming the biggest rap stars in the game. Their chance at superstardom comes after they buy a T-shirt with a ... See full summary »
Director: Lance Frank | Stars: Jamal Mixon, Jerod Mixon, Eric Roberts, Deion Sanders
Votes: 511
90. Sounds of Silence (1989)
108 min | Horror
Living the good life in Southern California Photographer Peter, his fiance Sara and her mute son Dennis travels to Sweden. Next to Peters's inherited Mansion is an old Haunted Orphanage that no one in the small village wants to talk about.
Director: Peter Borg | Stars: Peter Nelson, Kristen Jensen, Dennis Castillo, Troy Donahue
Votes: 245
91. Thicker Than Water (2005 TV Movie)
G | 120 min | Drama
After discovering her late father once married a rodeo queen, an attorney travels into horse country and finds more family.
Director: David S. Cass Sr. | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Lindsay Wagner, Brian Wimmer, Lindy Newton
Votes: 584
92. Marshal Law (1996 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
In the hills not far from Los Angeles, a new, fresh, secure housing area has been built by former U.S. Marshal Jack Coleman and a friend. An escaped convict, Cougar and a band of ten ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Cornwell | Stars: Jimmy Smits, James Le Gros, Kristy Swanson, Vonte Sweet
Votes: 373
93. Apex Predators (2021)
75 min | Horror
The bodies of beach goers begin washing ashore during the grand opening of a new resort with dire results.
Director: Dustin Ferguson | Stars: Brinke Stevens, Vida Ghaffari, Dawna Lee Heising, Maria Olsen
Votes: 478
94. Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012)
PG | 90 min | Documentary, Sport
When six teenage boys came together as a skateboarding team in the 1980s, they reinvented not only their chosen sport but themselves too - as they evolved from insecure outsiders to the most influential athletes in the field.
Director: Stacy Peralta | Stars: Tony Alva, Steve Caballero, Fred Durst, Shepard Fairey
Votes: 2,729
95. Saltwater (2012)
Not Rated | 81 min | Romance
This American Indie drama follows several endearing characters as they wade through life seeking happiness, peace and ultimately, love. Will (Ronnie Kerr, Vampire Boys 2, Shut Up and Kiss ... See full summary »
Director: Charlie Vaughn | Stars: Ron Smith, Ian Roberts, Bruce L. Hart, Bernadette Pérez
Votes: 340
96. Close to My Heart (1951)
Approved | 90 min | Drama
A columnist and his wife deal with obstacles when they try to adopt an abandoned baby.
Director: William Keighley | Stars: Ray Milland, Gene Tierney, Fay Bainter, Howard St. John
Votes: 542
97. A Swingin' Summer (1965)
80 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Two guys and a girl run a week-long concert festival in the sunny summertime of Arrowhead, California and deal with bullies and breakups.
Director: Robert Sparr | Stars: James Stacy, William Wellman Jr., Quinn O'Hara, Martin West
Votes: 255
98. Surfwise (2007)
R | 93 min | Documentary, Sport
Doug Pray explores the life of surfer Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz.
Director: Doug Pray | Stars: Juliette Paskowitz, David Paskowitz, Jonathan Paskowitz, Abraham Paskowitz
Votes: 1,641 | Gross: $0.27M
99. Green Flash (2008 Video)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
At the ripe old age of 30, Cameron Day has given up his chances at pro-basketball fame and settled into an aimless life. A chance encounter with a beautiful woman lands him smack in the ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Nihipali Jr. | Stars: David Charvet, Torrey DeVitto, Kristin Cavallari, Brody Hutzler
Votes: 418
100. Bukowski: Born into This (2003)
R | 130 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog from Hell', and the autobiographical novels, 'Women', 'Hollywood', and 'Post Office'.
Director: John Dullaghan | Stars: Charles Bukowski, Bono, John Bryan, Linda Lee Bukowski
Votes: 3,645 | Gross: $0.30M