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1. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
PG-13 | 169 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush
Votes: 694,388 | Gross: $309.42M
2. Aladdin (1992)
G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman
Votes: 467,662 | Gross: $217.35M
3. 47 Ronin (2013)
PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A band of samurai sets out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.
Director: Carl Rinsch | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kô Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 171,329 | Gross: $38.36M
4. The Producers (2005)
PG-13 | 134 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.
Director: Susan Stroman | Stars: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell
Votes: 44,799 | Gross: $19.38M
5. Robin Hood (1973)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The story of the legendary British outlaw portrayed with the characters as anthropomorphic animals.
Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman, David Hand | Stars: Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 139,104 | Gross: $32.06M
6. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
PG | 126 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences across late 18th-century Europe with his band of misfits.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed
Votes: 56,925 | Gross: $8.08M
7. Fat Girl (2001)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
Two sisters confront their sexual attitudes and experiences while on a family holiday.
Director: Catherine Breillat | Stars: Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo, Arsinée Khanjian
Votes: 12,836 | Gross: $0.72M
8. Moonwalker (1988)
PG | 93 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
Anthology movie by, and starring, Michael Jackson in his prime, combining a number of music videos from his bestselling "Bad" album with a fantasy tale of Michael's confrontation with a ruthless drug dealer known as Mr. Big.
Directors: Jerry Kramer, Jim Blashfield, Colin Chilvers | Stars: Michael Jackson, Joe Pesci, Sean Lennon, Kelley Parker
Votes: 18,255
9. The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
G | 99 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A lonely princess and a poor cobbler fall in love while trying to retrieve three magical orbs that were stolen by a bumbling thief, all while outwitting a powerful sorcerer as adventure and comedic pop culture references abound.
Director: Richard Williams | Stars: Vincent Price, Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Beals, Bobbi Page
Votes: 4,630 | Gross: $0.67M
10. Think Like a Man Too (2014)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Romance
All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union, Wendi McLendon-Covey, La La Anthony
Votes: 22,813 | Gross: $65.18M
11. The Grand Illusion (1937)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, War
During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim
Votes: 38,890 | Gross: $0.17M
12. Back to the Woods (1937)
Not Rated | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Western
A 17th Century English judge orders three miscreants to defend the new British colonies in New England against its residential Native Americans.
Director: Jack White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Beatrice Curtis
Votes: 597
13. Criminal Lovers (1999)
TV-MA | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Modern retelling of Hansel and Gretel. After committing a murder, a young couple on the run find refuge in a remote cottage in the woods, where they become trapped by the perverse hermit who lives there.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Natacha Régnier, Jérémie Renier, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Salim Kechiouche
Votes: 4,494 | Gross: $0.05M
14. A Town Called Panic (2009)
TV-PG | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Cowboy and Indian's only wish was to come up with a brilliant idea for Mr Horse's birthday, but when their plan ends up in utter disaster, they'll need to travel the world and back to make things right again.
Directors: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar | Stars: Stéphane Aubier, Jeanne Balibar, Nicolas Buysse, François De Brigode
Votes: 8,717 | Gross: $0.17M
15. The Round-Up (1966)
90 min | Drama, History, War
In Hungary, the national movement led by Kossuth has been crushed and the Austrian hegemony re-established, but partisans carry on with violent actions. In order to root out the guerilla, ... See full summary »
Director: Miklós Jancsó | Stars: János Görbe, Zoltán Latinovits, Tibor Molnár, Gábor Agárdi
Votes: 3,311
16. The Brainiac (1962)
Approved | 77 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for witchcraft, necromancy, and other crimes. As he dies, the Baron swears ... See full summary »
Director: Chano Urueta | Stars: Abel Salazar, Ariadne Welter, David Silva, Germán Robles
Votes: 1,312
17. Mark of the Devil Part II (1973)
97 min | Drama, History, Horror
A tribunal interrogates, tortures and murders "witches" and "heretics" during the Inquisition.
Director: Adrian Hoven | Stars: Erika Blanc, Anton Diffring, Percy Hoven, Lukas Ammann
Votes: 315
18. Snatched! (2010)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After neutralizing the original curse, Guido, the jewel smuggler who was the only gangster to survive the shoot out in the warehouse, has learned that the spirits of those who were deceased... See full summary »
Director: Kirk Bowman | Stars: Dan Shelby, Debbie Day, Rob Ozman, Michael Q. Schmidt
Votes: 73
19. Now You Know (2002)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
On the eve of his bachelor party, a man learns his fiancee wants to call off the wedding. The unmarried couple returns to New Jersey to sort out their relationship.
Director: Jeff Anderson | Stars: Jeff Anderson, Suzette Andrea, Todd Babcock, Earl Boen
Votes: 1,677
20. Blood of the Dragon (1971)
R | 96 min | Action, Drama
White Dragon must get a list with the names of rebel supporters to Prince Ma Tung, the leader of the rebellion. Trying to stop him in his mission is the evil Prime Minister, who naturally ... See full summary »
Director: Pao-Shu Kao | Stars: Ted Henning, Jimmy Wang Yu, Chiao Chiao, Angela Gale
Votes: 395
21. Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Pluto chases a kitten through a window and right into Mickey's lap. Mickey scolds him, and goes off to wash the kitten. Pluto falls asleep in front of the fire, and dreams of a hell ruled ... See full summary »
Director: David Hand | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Don Brodie, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney
Votes: 1,160
22. Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Robin is crooning to a Mae West-like Jenny Wren when he is shot with an arrow. A court is convened; the judge, an owl, keeps singing the title. A variety of birds are brought to the witness stand, but nobody knows a thing.
Director: David Hand | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Don Brodie, Leo Cleary, Pinto Colvig
Votes: 878
23. Enchanted Princess (2018)
75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A family comedy about a young Prince, who sets on a mission to find a missing Princess from the neighborhood kingdom. Along the journey Prince meets a doopie dragon who joins him on a ... See full summary »
Director: Artyom Lukichev | Stars: Lyudmila Artemeva, Anton Makarskiy, Irina Medvedeva, Natalya Medvedeva
Votes: 195
24. The Chain Gang (1930)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey Mouse escapes from prison.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: George Magrill, Theodore Santoro, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney
Votes: 642
25. Officer Duck (1939)
7 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
Officer Donald Duck (Officer #13) is assigned to apprehend a criminal named Tiny Tom. Donald assumes by the name that he'll be a pushover but when he reaches Tom's hideout, he discovers "... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Clarence Nash
Votes: 669
26. Oh What a Knight (1928)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Wandering minstrel Oswald must rescue his lady love from imprisonment.
Directors: Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks
Votes: 315
27. So Long Mr. Chumps (1941)
17 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are street cleaners who find some valuable bonds and return them to their owner. The man is so grateful that he offers them a big reward if they can find an honest man with ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dorothy Appleby
Votes: 493
28. Beer Barrel Polecats (1946)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges make a whole batch of homemade beer, but get tossed in jail when Curly sells some to a policeman. Their minor indiscretion turns into a forty year sentence when a barrel of beer... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Robert B. Williams
Votes: 518
29. Zangyaku jokei-shi (1976)
65 min | Horror
Three short stories dealing with extreme punishment towards promiscuous women.
Director: Shinya Yamamoto | Stars: Yûko Akane, Risa Aoki, Yuki Minami, Serika Mine
Votes: 53
30. Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies (1979 TV Movie)
30 min | Animation, Fantasy
Puff shows a girl named Sandy the truth about lies as they travel through The Land of Living Lies.
Directors: Charles Swenson, Fred Wolf | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Mischa Bond, Alan Barzman, Ike Eisenmann
Votes: 100
31. Big House Bunny (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Sing Song guard (Yosemite) Sam Shultz mistakes Bugs for a prisoner when he tunnels up inside the jail.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,451
32. Patigasan... ang laban (1990)
115 min | Action, Comedy
Two playboy con-artists preying for rich women, together with their respective stooges, would be engaged in a rivalry and would do anything to eliminate each other.
Director: J. Erastheo Navoa | Stars: Eddie Garcia, Paquito Diaz, Jaime Fabregas, Lou Veloso
33. Felix Saves the Day (1922)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Boys playing back alley baseball improbably hold their afternoon game at the Polo Grounds. Felix the Cat takes action when his favored team seems poised to lose.
Director: Otto Messmer
Votes: 292
34. The Bum's Rush (1927)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy
A bum and an escaped convict find a kidnapped boy and try to bring him home.
Directors: James D. Davis, Leslie Goodwins | Stars: 'Snub' Pollard, Otto Fries, Mavis Villiers, Bobby Nelson
Votes: 16
35. Buddy the Gee Man (1935)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Buddy is tasked with a secret investigation into the mistreatment of inmates at the Sing Song Prison.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Abe Dinovitch, Jackie Morrow
Votes: 161
36. Buddy's Trolley Troubles (1934)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Buddy runs his own trolley. Most of it seems to be a musical number. However, there is a criminal living in the ditches as he breaks loose and hijacks Buddy's trolley.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Bernard B. Brown, Stanley Fields, Shirley Reed
Votes: 106
37. Double Dragon II: The Revenge (1988 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Family
Taking place a year after the original game, Marian has been murdered by Willy, the Big Boss of the Black Warriors. Billy and Jimmy Lee are now looking to avenge her death.
Director: Yoshihisa Kishimoto
Votes: 540
38. Koko the Convict (1926)
7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Ko-Ko and Fitz are jealous of Max's new puppy and play a trick on him. As punishment, Max puts the two in prison.
Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer
Votes: 53
39. Ko-Ko's Kane (1927)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
While Max tinkers with his multi-purpose cane/umbrella contraption, Ko-Ko and Fitz cause havoc inside the schematic diagram. Hijinks ensue when Ko-Ko and Fitz get their hands on the magical cane in the cartoon world.
Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer
Votes: 21
40. Doomsday (1938)
7 min | Animation, Short
Gandy Goose pulls a "Chicken Little," announcing that the sky is falling.
Director: Connie Rasinski | Star: Arthur Kay
Votes: 32
41. Heavy Barrel (1987 Video Game)
Not Rated | Action, Adventure
A top-down, vertically scrolling shoot-em-up.
Votes: 31
43.
The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode:
Gomez, the People's Choice
(1965)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror
The house tax arrives and the Addamses are appalled that the figure attached to their fine, elegant mansion should be so low; however, attempts to rectify the matter only lowers the amount ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy
Votes: 215
44.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
The Morning of the Bride
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
A lonely woman who waited years to marry the man she loves finds out a horrible secret about why he stalled for so long.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Bel Geddes, Don Dubbins, Patricia Hitchcock
Votes: 505
45.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
The Battle of Burning Oak
(1969)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Samantha takes on the snooty Burning Oaks Country Club after Endora turns Darrin into a snob.
Director: R. Robert Rosenbaum | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Edward Andrews
Votes: 282
46.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
The Costume Party
(1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Before a costume party, George tells Florence to spill grape juice on a prospective client's pirate suit so that George can substitute a duplicate suit and pretend it's the original suit cleaned in record time. But things go wrong.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 93
47.
Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode:
Little Big Head Man
(1998)
Unrated | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In an attempt to sidestep his agreement to stay away from the third dimension, Mr. Mxyzptlk convinces Bizarro to return to Earth and attack Superman.
Director: Shin'ichi Tsuji | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Gilbert Gottfried, Jennifer Hale
Votes: 376
48.
You Can't Do That on Television (1979–2004)
Episode:
Fitness
(1981)
TV-PG | Comedy, Family
For the show topic of fitness, Christine rides her exercise bike while Ross tries ways to get a family allowance check.
Director: Geoffrey Darby | Stars: Jono Gebert, Tanya King, Les Lye, Mike Lyon
Votes: 33
49.
You Can't Do That on Television (1979–2004)
Episode:
Clubs
(1984)
TV-PG | Comedy, Family
Christine joins a fitness club for its tennis outfits, restaurant, tan and muscular guys and fashion show, and Ross involves the kids in an investment club with himself as their broker.
Director: Geoffrey Darby | Stars: Eugene Contreras, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade
50.
My Boys (2006–2010)
Episode:
Dudes Being Dudes
(2008)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
P.J., shunned from Bobby's bachelor party, reluctantly attends Elsa's bridal shower, where Stephanie is a hit. Brendan gets a lead on a job.
Director: Arlene Sanford | Stars: Jordana Spiro, Kyle Howard, Reid Scott, Michael Bunin
Votes: 44