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1. The Judge (2014)
R | 141 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth; along the way he reconnects with his estranged family.
Director: David Dobkin | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton
Votes: 201,576 | Gross: $47.12M
2. Another Round (2020)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
Four high-school teachers consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe
Votes: 195,116
3. Emancipation (2022)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor
Votes: 27,201
4. The Postman (1997)
R | 177 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A nameless drifter dons a postman's uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in post-apocalyptic America.
Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams
Votes: 78,335 | Gross: $17.63M
5. In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
TV-MA | 115 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A Philadelphia police officer struggles with a lifelong obsession to track down a mysterious serial killer whose crimes defy explanation.
Director: Jim Mickle | Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Cleopatra Coleman, Bokeem Woodbine, Michael C. Hall
Votes: 61,198
6. Grant (2020)
TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Stars: Justin Salinger, Francis Chouler, Carel Nel, Gabriel Harry Meltz
Votes: 2,169
7. The Thin Man (1934)
TV-PG | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton
Votes: 32,552
8. News of the World (2020)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl taken by the Kiowa people years ago to her aunt and uncle against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Travis Johnson
Votes: 95,663
9. The Last Castle (2001)
R | 131 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A court-martialed General rallies together twelve hundred inmates to rise against a corrupt and sadistic warden.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Steve Burton
Votes: 85,311 | Gross: $18.21M
10. The Conspirator (2010)
PG-13 | 122 min | Crime, Drama, History
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Robin Wright, James McAvoy, Tom Wilkinson, Kevin Kline
Votes: 30,012 | Gross: $11.54M
11. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Passed | 104 min | Western
Captain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson
Votes: 19,329
12. You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Passed | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold
Votes: 27,914 | Gross: $4.66M
13. In Harm's Way (1965)
Approved | 165 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon
Votes: 10,323 | Gross: $4.20M
14. Broken Arrow (1950)
Approved | 93 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.
Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget, Basil Ruysdael
Votes: 9,685
15. Comanche (1956)
Approved | 87 min | Drama, Western
Common efforts of the U.S. government and the Comanche nation to negotiate a peace treaty are sabotaged by renegade Indians and by the short-sighted Indian Commissioner (Lowell Gilmore).
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Dana Andrews, Kent Smith, Nestor Paiva, Henry Brandon
Votes: 712
16. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander
Votes: 23,225
17. The Warrant (2020)
Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
After fighting in the Civil War, two Union Army buddies find themselves on opposite sides of the law with the post-war peace at risk.
Director: Brent Christy | Stars: Neal McDonough, Steven R. McQueen, Casper Van Dien, Gregory Cruz
Votes: 789
18. Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Passed | 107 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.
Directors: George Sidney, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish
Votes: 5,277 | Gross: $8.00M
19. Hour of the Gun (1967)
Approved | 100 min | Drama, Western
Marshal Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton gang in a fight. In revenge, Clanton's thugs kill the Marshal's brother. Thus, Wyatt starts to chase the killers together with his friend Doc Holliday.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan, Albert Salmi
Votes: 4,598
20. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
A man and his wife decide they can afford to have a house in the country built to their specifications. It's a lot more trouble than they think.
Director: H.C. Potter | Stars: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Denny
Votes: 12,817 | Gross: $6.00M
21. Advise & Consent (1962)
Not Rated | 139 min | Drama, Thriller
The polarizing search for a new Secretary of State has far-reaching consequences.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon
Votes: 7,512
22. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Passed | 176 min | Drama, Musical
The ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant stage revues, are portrayed.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan
Votes: 8,995
23. Freak Show (2017)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows the story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.
Director: Trudie Styler | Stars: Alex Lawther, Ian Nelson, AnnaSophia Robb, Celia Weston
Votes: 4,561 | Gross: $0.02M
24. True Crime: New York City (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Mystery
Street cop Marcus Reed, a former gangster, tries to uncover who is behind the murder of his friend and mentor, Lt. Terrance Higgins.
Stars: Avery Kidd Waddell, Laurence Fishburne, Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken
Votes: 1,047
25. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.
Director: Kevin Willmott | Stars: Greg Kirsch, Renee Patrick, Molly Graham, William Willmott
Votes: 5,162 | Gross: $0.67M
26. Killing Lincoln (2013 TV Movie)
Unrated | 92 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on The New York Times best-selling novel, Killing Lincoln is the suspenseful, eye-opening story of the events surrounding the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
Director: Adrian Moat | Stars: Tom Hanks, Regen Wilson, Billy Campbell, Jesse Johnson
Votes: 2,389
27. Martial Law II: Undercover (1991 Video)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A martial arts expert cop teams up with another to take down a criminal organization after one of his fellow detectives suspiciously dies in a car accident.
Director: Kurt Anderson | Stars: Cynthia Rothrock, Jeff Wincott, Billy Drago, Paul Johansson
Votes: 1,166
28. Stung (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators.
Director: Benni Diez | Stars: Matt O'Leary, Jessica Cook, Lance Henriksen, Clifton Collins Jr.
Votes: 5,262
29. Juarez (1939)
Approved | 125 min | Biography, Drama, History
Louis Napoleon III (Claude Rains) takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg (Brian Aherne) to add Mexico to his empire.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, Claude Rains
Votes: 2,555
30. The Bank Dick (1940)
Not Rated | 72 min | Comedy
Henpecked Egbert Sousé has comic adventures as a substitute film director and unlikely bank guard.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio
Votes: 7,804
31. Best of the Badmen (1951)
Approved | 84 min | Western
The outlaws of the Clanton and Younger gangs are the heroes of this fictionalized biography.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Ryan, Claire Trevor, Jack Buetel, Robert Preston
Votes: 698
32. Alvarez Kelly (1966)
Approved | 116 min | Western
During the Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter's hungry men force Kelly to change his customers.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule, Patrick O'Neal
Votes: 2,738
33. The Valley of Decision (1945)
Passed | 119 min | Drama, Romance
An Irish maid falls for the son of her wealthy boss, though their disapproving fathers and a bitter strike at the steel mill complicate matters.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Donald Crisp, Lionel Barrymore
Votes: 2,375
34. Call Me Madam (1953)
Approved | 114 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, George Sanders
Votes: 1,463
35. The Iron Horse (1924)
Passed | 150 min | Drama, History, Romance
After witnessing the murder of his father by a renegade as a boy, the grown-up Brandon helps to realize his father's dream of a transcontinental railway.
Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Charles Edward Bull, Cyril Chadwick
Votes: 2,444 | Gross: $2.06M
36. Five Golden Hours (1961)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy
A petty crook is doing all right in his chosen profession of gallantly consoling wealthy widows--until he meets and falls in love with a lovely baroness who knows all about get-rich-quick ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Zampi | Stars: Ernie Kovacs, Cyd Charisse, George Sanders, Kay Hammond
Votes: 300
37. Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
Approved | 159 min | Drama
Eugene O'Neill's updated version of the Oresteia set in New England, after the American Civil War.
Director: Dudley Nichols | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou
Votes: 1,300 | Gross: $0.44M
38. The Man Without a Country (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 78 min | Adventure, Drama
During the 1800s, an American officer who renounces his country during his court-martial is sentenced to sail the seas on American warships without ever setting foot on American soil again or getting news of America.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Beau Bridges, Peter Strauss, Robert Ryan
Votes: 224
39. The Da Vinci Coed (2007 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 77 min | Comedy
Three sexy spies are tasked with tracking down a coed who can unlock the scandalous secret to a ring that holds the power to spark people's carnal desires.
Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: Julie K. Smith, Lucia Santos, Desiree Carey, Arthur Roberts
Votes: 119
40. 3 Bad Men (1926)
Unrated | 122 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.
Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Olive Borden, Lou Tellegen, Tom Santschi
Votes: 1,501
41. Suzy (1936)
Passed | 93 min | Drama, Romance, War
Believing that a German spy has killed her new husband (Franchot Tone), a struggling chorus girl (Jean Harlow) flees to Paris where she meets and marries a World War I pilot (Cary Grant), whose carefree ways bring unexpected results.
Director: George Fitzmaurice | Stars: Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone, Cary Grant, Lewis Stone
Votes: 1,722
42. Centennial Summer (1946)
Approved | 102 min | History, Music, Romance
In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, William Eythe
Votes: 429
43. To the Last Man (1933)
Passed | 74 min | Western
In Kentucky just after the Civil War, the Hayden-Colby feud leads to Jed Colby being sent to prison for 15 years for murder. The Haydens head for Nevada and when Colby gets out of prison he heads there also seeking revenge. The head of the Hayden family tries to avoid more killing but the inevitable showdown has to occur, complicated by Lynn Hayden and Ellen Colby's plans to marry.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Randolph Scott, Esther Ralston, Jack La Rue, Buster Crabbe
Votes: 673
44. The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)
Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Romance
A pinup artist (Ronald Reagan) in search of the perfect woman poses as a Czech immigrant to win over a shapely schoolteacher (Virginia Mayo) who’s more into facts than figures.
Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo, Eddie Bracken, Dona Drake
Votes: 620
45. Spawn of the North (1938)
Approved | 110 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Friends since childhood, two men are on opposite sides in a salmon fishing conflict.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff
Votes: 589
46. The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
Approved | 30 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
In order to claim an inheritance, the boys present themselves at a creaky, bat-filled mansion on a stormy night.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Frank Austin, Stanley Blystone
Votes: 2,048
47. The Bell Boy (1918)
Not Rated | 33 min | Short, Comedy
At the Elk's Head Hotel bellhops torment the lobby, each other and guests. The elevator is powered by a stubborn horse. A sham robbery turns into a real one. And there is a chase on a runaway trolley.
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St. John, Alice Lake
Votes: 1,493
48. A Southern Yankee (1948)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, History, War
A hapless bellboy in a St. Louis hotel near the end of the Civil War is recruited by the Union secret service to impersonate a notorious Confederate spy.
Directors: Edward Sedgwick, S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Red Skelton, Brian Donlevy, Arlene Dahl, George Coulouris
Votes: 544
49. Dora's Dunking Doughnuts (1933)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Music
A schoolteacher helps his friend Dora by getting his students to help him to make a radio commercial.
Director: Harry Edwards | Stars: Andy Clyde, Ethel Sykes, Bud Jamison, Shirley Temple
Votes: 294
50. Going to the Devil: The Impeachment of 1868 (2019)
78 min | Documentary
Andrew Johnson, a southerner and opposition-party leader on Abraham Lincoln's National Union Party ticket of 1868, was intoxicated at his swearing-in only 41 days before being elevated to ... See full summary »
Director: David C. White | Stars: Charlie Ray La Pat, David O. Stewart, Brenda Wineapple, Harold Holzer
Votes: 10