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1. The Great Gatsby (1974)

PG | 144 min | Drama, Romance

A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.

Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black

Votes: 26,879 | Gross: $6.74M

2. The Artist (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.

Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell

Votes: 248,704 | Gross: $44.67M

3. Agatha (1979)

PG | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

In December 1926, Agatha Christie's husband asks for a divorce. She leaves her car and goes missing for 11 days. She books into a hotel as Mrs. Neele. A US reporter looks for her and investigates.

Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Dalton, Helen Morse

Votes: 3,607 | Gross: $7.50M

4. Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005 TV Movie)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

An outrageous tongue-in-cheek musical comedy adaptation of the classic anti-marijuana propaganda film Reefer Madness (1936).

Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Kristen Bell, Christian Campbell, Neve Campbell, Alan Cumming

Votes: 6,830

5. Women in Love (1969)

R | 131 min | Drama, Romance

Two best friends fall in love with a pair of women, but the relationships soon go in very different directions.

Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson, Jennie Linden

Votes: 8,568 | Gross: $1.03M

6. The Stunt Man (1980)

R | 131 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.

Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey, Allen Garfield

Votes: 10,474 | Gross: $7.06M

7. An American in Paris (1951)

Passed | 114 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary

Votes: 36,910 | Gross: $4.50M

8. Benediction (2021)

PG-13 | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History

Legendary 20th century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon embarks on a life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships. True salvation can only come from within.

Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Jack Lowden, Thom Ashley, Orlando Jopling, Christopher Naylor

Votes: 3,738

9. Enchanted April (1991)

PG | 95 min | Drama

Four English women, after World War I, who are unhappy with their lives, and their time away on vacation in a beautiful Italian villa.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Alfred Molina, Joan Plowright, Miranda Richardson, Polly Walker

Votes: 7,140 | Gross: $13.20M

10. Cold Comfort Farm (1995 TV Movie)

PG | 105 min | Comedy, Romance

A recently orphaned young woman goes to live with eccentric relatives in Sussex, where she sets about improving their gloomy lives.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry

Votes: 7,538 | Gross: $5.60M

11. Sahara (1983)

PG | 111 min | Adventure, Drama

Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara desert.

Directors: Andrew V. McLaglen, John Guillermin | Stars: Brooke Shields, Lambert Wilson, John Rhys-Davies, Horst Buchholz

Votes: 1,972 | Gross: $1.40M

12. Ship of Fools (1965)

Not Rated | 149 min | Drama, Romance, War

A varied group of passengers boarding a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early 1930s society.

Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, José Ferrer, Lee Marvin

Votes: 6,966

13. Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

G | 138 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

In New York City during the Roaring Twenties, would-be flapper Millie Dillmount's self-appointed mission to marry her boss is complicated by white slavers and true love.

Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Julie Andrews, James Fox, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing

Votes: 7,042 | Gross: $34.34M

14. The Cat's Meow (2001)

PG-13 | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard

Votes: 8,964 | Gross: $3.21M

15. Head in the Clouds (2004)

R | 132 min | Drama, Romance, War

From the roaring 1920s to the ruinous Spanish Civil War and Adolf Hitler's rise into power, the lives of an Irish schoolteacher, a provocative heiress and her Spanish muse are intricately interlaced, sharing the same destiny and passion.

Director: John Duigan | Stars: Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, Penélope Cruz, Thomas Kretschmann

Votes: 15,789 | Gross: $0.40M

16. The Ruling Class (1972)

PG | 154 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. Their other, somewhat more respectable family members plot to steal the estate from him; murder and mayhem ensue.

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Hugh Owens

Votes: 6,818

17. Being Julia (2004)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Set in 1930s London, this movie involves stage actors and actresses and their experiences with love and revenge.

Director: István Szabó | Stars: Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Maury Chaykin, Jeremy Irons

Votes: 12,933 | Gross: $7.74M

18. Isadora (1968)

M/PG | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.

Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Jason Robards, John Fraser

Votes: 2,619

19. The Josephine Baker Story (1991 TV Movie)

R | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History

Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success ... See full summary »

Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Lynn Whitfield, Rubén Blades, David Dukes, Louis Gossett Jr.

Votes: 1,590

20. Love's Labour's Lost (2000)

PG | 93 min | Romance, Comedy, Musical

An update of the classic Shakespeare story, director Kenneth Branagh shot the film like a classic 1930s musical. It tells the story of four best friends who swear off love.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Alessandro Nivola, Alicia Silverstone, Natascha McElhone, Kenneth Branagh

Votes: 4,905 | Gross: $0.28M

21. Tea for Two (1950)

Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A socialite with aspirations of a career in show business bets her wealthy uncle $25,000 that she can say "no" to everything for two days straight, hoping winning will help her fulfill her dreams.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Eve Arden

Votes: 2,194

22. My One and Only (2009)

PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy

After leaving her philandering husband, an elegant socialite takes her two sons on a road trip across America in search of a better life.

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Mark Rendall, Kevin Bacon

Votes: 9,427 | Gross: $2.48M

23. The Serpent's Egg (1977)

R | 119 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.

Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Liv Ullmann, David Carradine, Gert Fröbe, Heinz Bennent

Votes: 6,360

24. Why Be Good? (1929)

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

A flapper with a dubious reputation enjoys a vivacious night of dancing and finds herself romantically linked to her boss.

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Colleen Moore, Neil Hamilton, Bodil Rosing, John St. Polis

Votes: 564

25. Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952)

Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Musical

An aging heir-less millionaire wants to leave his fortune to the unsuspecting family of his first love but not before testing his prospective heirs by living with them under the guise of a poor boarder.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Piper Laurie, Rock Hudson, Charles Coburn, Gigi Perreau

Votes: 1,819

26. The Pleasure Garden (1925)

75 min | Drama, Romance

Two couples' romances are fancifully intertwined.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Virginia Valli, Carmelita Geraghty, Miles Mander, John Stuart

Votes: 2,887

27. Good News (1947)

Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Golden Globe winner June Allyson and Peter Lawford star in this enjoyable musical about a football hero who falls in love with his French tutor.

Director: Charles Walters | Stars: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Patricia Marshall, Joan McCracken

Votes: 2,822

28. The Skeleton Dance (1929)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.

Director: Walt Disney | Stars: Walt Disney, Carl W. Stalling

Votes: 6,304

29. Maxie (1985)

PG | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A 1920s flapper who haunts her old house possesses a reserved housewife who just moved in. However, she cannot leave before she receives her massive audition for a Hollywood studio.

Director: Paul Aaron | Stars: Glenn Close, Mandy Patinkin, Ruth Gordon, Barnard Hughes

Votes: 1,178 | Gross: $2.56M

30. Yôkirô (1983)

144 min | Drama

The loves and tragedies of a geisha in 1933 Japan.

Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Ken Ogata, Kimiko Ikegami, Atsuko Asano, Mitsuko Baishô

Votes: 358

31. Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)

Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Two Broadway showgirls, who are also sisters, are sick and tired of New York, as well as getting nowhere. Quitting Broadway, the sisters decided to travel to Paris to become famous.

Director: Richard Sale | Stars: Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain, Alan Young, Scott Brady

Votes: 652

32. The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)

Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

The Bellows family causes comic confusion on an ocean liner, with time out for radio-style musical acts.

Directors: Mitchell Leisen, James P. Hogan | Stars: W.C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, Shirley Ross

Votes: 1,090

33. The Harmonists (1997)

R | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The film chronicles the rise and fall of Germany's most famous a capella group, the Comedian Harmonists, in 1930s Germany.

Director: Joseph Vilsmaier | Stars: Ben Becker, Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen, Heinrich Schafmeister

Votes: 3,615 | Gross: $0.48M

34. Let's Dance (I) (2006– )

Family, Game-Show, Music

German version of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing. Features German B or C-list celebrities teaming up with professional dancers to compete against each other in a dancing competition.

Stars: Joachim Llambi, Kathrin Menzinger, Motsi Mabuse, Jorge Gonzalez

Votes: 160

35. Roughly Speaking (1945)

Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Determined to overcome poverty, Louise Randall attends business school and weds Rodney Crane. Her driven nature leads to marital breakdown. She navigates career growth and family life with new spouse Harold, striving for a better future.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Jean Sullivan

Votes: 880

36. Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)

75 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Three women performing in a Broadway show face temptation, love, money, betrayal and tragedy as the cost of fame.

Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Constance Bennett, Joan Crawford, Sally O'Neil, William Haines

Votes: 291

37. So This Is Paris (1926)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy

Georgette lives in Paris with her unexciting, effeminate husband, an actor and interpretive dancer. Meanwhile, Suzanne lives across the street and reads romance novels while dreaming of ... See full summary »

Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Monte Blue, Patsy Ruth Miller, Lilyan Tashman, George Beranger

Votes: 756 | Gross: $0.11M

38. Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002 TV Movie)

Unrated | 87 min | Documentary

In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, it is learned why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as the "Mommie Dearest" caricature she has become. ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Fitzgerald | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Diane Baker, Charles Busch, Ben Cooper

Votes: 562

39. My Grandmother (1929)

Not Rated | 65 min | Comedy, Drama

The protagonist, a lazy pen-pusher, gets the sack for his bureaucratic idleness, and learns that the way back into the job market depends on getting a letter of recommendation from a "grandmother".

Director: Kote Mikaberidze | Stars: Aleksandre Takaishvili, Bella Chernova, Evgeniy Ovanov, Akaki Khorava

Votes: 403

40. The Unmentionables (1963)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

In a spoof of TV's "Untouchables" Rocky and Mugsy chase "Elegant Ness" (Bugs) through the ACME cereal company.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Ralph James, Julie Bennett

Votes: 441

41. Why Leave Home? (1929)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Music

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Director: Raymond Cannon | Stars: Sue Carol, Nick Stuart, Dixie Lee, Ilka Chase

42. Marvels of Motion, Issue D (1925)

Documentary, Short, Comedy

Photography is manipulated in slow-motion, reverse-motion, and freeze-frame to analyze the movement of horses, chickens, typing fingers, an Olympic long-jumper, and a lump of sugar dropped into milk.

Star: Robert LeGendre

43. The Other Woman's Story (1925)

60 min | Drama

Alice sues husband Robert for divorce for adultery. When her lawyer is murdered, her husband is charged. At the murder trial, as each witness speaks, we see the events they describe. A new witness pops up.

Director: B.F. Stanley | Stars: Alice Calhoun, Robert Frazer, Helen Lee Worthing, David Torrence

Votes: 25

44. Ko-Ko's Queen (1926)

11 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

Ko-Ko shapes an unattractive cartoon woman into his own ideal and enters her into a beauty contest. Then Max shrinks down to intervene in a struggle between Ko-Ko and a tiny dancing girl.

Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer

Votes: 45

45. Ko-Ko Steps Out (1925)

Animation, Comedy, Short

Ko-Ko learns to dance the Charleston from Max's real-life daughter Ruth Fleischer.

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

46. Marvels of Motion, Issue K (1926)

Documentary, Short, Comedy

Slow-motion, reverse-motion, and freeze-frame footage is used to analyze baseball action, from various pitches to close plays to Babe Ruth's mighty swing, and to offer an unconventional look at soldiers marching in a military parade.

Star: Babe Ruth

47. Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode: La Mirage (1982)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance

Fallon gets a letter from Steven that suggests he is in Hong Kong. Adam mixes the toxic compound in the paint for Jeff's new office. Fallon hires Kirby as a nanny for little Blake, and ... See full summary »

Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Pamela Sue Martin, John James

Votes: 87

48. Dancing with the Stars (2005– )
Episode: Disney Night (2019)

TV-PG | 85 min | Family, Music, Reality-TV

The opening dance number takes place at Disneyland resort; the nine couples dance to a variety of beloved Disney songs.

Director: Phil Heyes | Stars: Lauren Alaina, Erin Andrews, Lindsay Arnold, Tom Bergeron

Votes: 36

49. Dancing with the Stars (2005– )
Episode: Semi-Finals (2019)

TV-PG | 85 min | Family, Music, Reality-TV

The celebrities repeat a style of dance they struggled with earlier in the season, then they perform a style they haven't done before.

Director: Phil Heyes | Stars: Lauren Alaina, Erin Andrews, Tom Bergeron, Alan Bersten

Votes: 27

50. Celebrity Murder Mystery (2020)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2020)

64 min | Crime, Game-Show, Reality-TV

The celebrities have just hours remaining to identify the killer, but are no closer to agreeing on a prime suspect. They also get to grips with flower arranging, fencing, dancing the Charleston and cleaning.

Directors: Luke O'Callaghan, Thomas Stark Holland | Stars: Richard Coles, Keith Duffy, Sheila Ferguson, Su Pollard