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1. The Big Lebowski (1998)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi
Votes: 861,593 | Gross: $17.50M
2. Jumanji (1995)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped in it for decades - and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde
Votes: 377,666 | Gross: $100.48M
3. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama
Evelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Cafe.
Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 83,856 | Gross: $82.42M
4. Simon Birch (1998)
PG | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.
Director: Mark Steven Johnson | Stars: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt
Votes: 22,228 | Gross: $18.25M
5. The Namesake (2006)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama
American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Jacinda Barrett
Votes: 21,782 | Gross: $8.66M
6. Nana (II) (2005)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A chance encounter between two girls of the same name, "Nana," triggers a series of events and relationships.
Director: Kentarô Ohtani | Stars: Mika Nakashima, Aoi Miyazaki, Hiroki Narimiya, Yûta Hiraoka
Votes: 4,029
7. Julieta (2016)
R | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
After a casual encounter, a brokenhearted woman decides to confront her life and the most important events involving her estranged daughter.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Emma Suárez, Adriana Ugarte, Daniel Grao, Inma Cuesta
Votes: 33,940 | Gross: $1.49M
8. The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance, War
Veronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov | Stars: Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasiliy Merkurev, Aleksandr Shvorin
Votes: 19,818 | Gross: $0.02M
9. Love Letter (1995)
PG | 117 min | Drama, Romance
When exchanging letters two women discover new things about a man they knew.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Bunjaku Han, Katsuyuki Shinohara
Votes: 11,035
10. Evening (2007)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
Suffering from a terminal illness, an elderly woman recalls in delirium a tragedy from her youth, when her brief romance with a young doctor has unforeseeable consequences for a mutual friend secretly in love with her.
Director: Lajos Koltai | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Patrick Wilson
Votes: 14,078 | Gross: $12.41M
11. Phaedra (1962)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
To build bridges with his estranged son, a Greek shipping magnate enlists the help of his second wife, Phaedra. But, in rain-soaked Paris, their passionate affair threatens to destroy his empire. Will the modern temptress accept her fate?
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Melina Mercouri, Anthony Perkins, Raf Vallone, Elizabeth Ercy
Votes: 1,894
12. Basil (1998)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance
A lonely young aristocrat in turn-of the century England stuggles to meet the approval of his over-bearing, class-conscious father while trying to please the selfish woman he loves.
Director: Radha Bharadwaj | Stars: Christian Slater, Jared Leto, Claire Forlani, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 2,104
13. Harry & Son (1984)
PG | 120 min | Drama
Harry Keach has been widowed for two years and works as a demolition crane operator on a demolition crew.
Director: Paul Newman | Stars: Paul Newman, Robby Benson, Ellen Barkin, Wilford Brimley
Votes: 2,390
14. Adrienne (2021)
98 min | Documentary, Biography
As the muse of Hal Hartley's indie classics and as writer/director of the critically acclaimed Waitress, Adrienne Shelly was a shining star in the indie film firmament.
Director: Andy Ostroy | Stars: Sara Bareilles, Robert John Burke, Nathan Fillion, Andy Griffith
Votes: 888
15. The Champ (I) (1931)
Passed | 86 min | Drama, Family, Sport
An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, Roscoe Ates
Votes: 3,630
16. The Last Deadly Mission (2008)
Not Rated | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A washed-up Marseilles cop (Auteuil) earns a chance at redemption by protecting a woman from the man who killed her parents as he is about to be released from prison.
Director: Olivier Marchal | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Olivia Bonamy, Catherine Marchal, Francis Renaud
Votes: 6,510
17. Sentimental Education (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Romance
Áurea is a sentimental older woman, who befriends teenager Áureo. They like each other, so she talks to him about herself, her spirituality, mysticism and existence itself. They become inseparable, so his jealous mother confronts her.
Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Josie Antello, Bernardo Marinho, Débora Olivieri, Gustavo Novaes
Votes: 183
18. Kill Ben Lyk (2018)
77 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Within 24 hours, three people have been murdered in London, all by the name of Ben Lyk. Scotland Yard decides to gather together all the other Ben Lyks located in London until they can figure out who's after them and why.
Director: Erwan Marinopoulos | Stars: Eugene Simon, Dimitri Leonidas, Ashley Thomas, Simone Ashley
Votes: 599
19. Peraste... filiste... teleiosate! (1986)
88 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An incorrigible but penniless philanderer decides to go on a Mediterranean cruise on borrowed money; however, pretty soon, love will come knocking on his door.
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Panos Mihalopoulos, Stamatis Gardelis, Vasia Panagopoulou, Rika Vagiani
Votes: 167
20. Honeymoon for Three (1941)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Romance
Noted writer Kenneth Bixby, in love with his witty secretary Anne Rogers, nevertheless agrees to a tete-a-tete with a former college fling, loopy Danish girl Julie who is married to ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Ann Sheridan, George Brent, Charles Ruggles, Osa Massen
Votes: 593
21. 36 Saints (2013)
R | 81 min | Thriller
When New York Police Headquarters is confronted with the horror of a serial murderer loose on the streets of Manhattan. Oblivious to the danger, a group of hip students from all over the ... See full summary »
Director: Eddy Duran | Stars: Franky G, Jeffrey De Serrano, Donna McKechnie, Jamie Tirelli
Votes: 321
22. Nikolina & Tomislav, Nikolina & Tomislav (2013)
G | 24 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A guy meets a girl who has the same name as his ex-girlfriend, while he has the same name as her ex-boyfriend.
Director: Marin Mandir | Stars: Marin Mandir, Monika Kis, Goran Kramaric, Bozidar Horvatic
Votes: 57
23. Sea Devils (1937)
Passed | 88 min | Action, Romance
A Coast Guard mate (Victor McLaughlin) wants his daughter (Ida Lupino) to marry a crewman (Donald Woods), but she loves someone else (Preston Foster).
Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Victor McLaglen, Preston Foster, Ida Lupino, Donald Woods
Votes: 229
24. The Grace Lee Project (2005)
68 min | Documentary
Is your name Grace Lee? Do you think you are the only Grace Lee? Did you know there are quite a few of you? Oh yes, it's true. There are many of you and they're all over. They are mostly ... See full summary »
Director: Grace Lee | Stars: Grace Lee Boggs, Grace Lee, Grace Lee, Aldo Velasco
Votes: 141 | Gross: $0.01M
25. El Hombre Inconcluso (2022)
81 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A police officer gets involved in a very peculiar case when he discovers he shares his name with the main suspect.
Director: Matías Bertilotti | Stars: Víctor Laplace, Nicolás Pauls, Ernesto Claudio, Paula Sartor
Votes: 10
26. My Brother Jack (2004)
82 min | Thriller, Comedy
Chili Bandler loves big brother Jack and seeks his affection with a childlike zeal. Jack Valento doesn't share his half brother's zest for their relationship. Jack makes his living from ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Corcoran | Stars: John Fiore, Ken Cheeseman, Sarah Rachel Isenberg, Walter Bavineau
Votes: 26
27. Staryy novyy god (1981)
138 min | Comedy
Two men, sharing the same first name and living in the same building but each with different background and attitude to life, have to rethink their views in the midst of crowded winter holiday celebration.
Directors: Naum Ardashnikov, Oleg Efremov | Stars: Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Aleksandr Kalyagin, Kseniya Minina, Irina Miroshnichenko
Votes: 511
28. Sergeyev ishchet Sergeyeva (1974)
64 min | Comedy, Mystery
Director: Gennadiy Ivanov | Stars: Yuri Kamornyj, Leonid Dyachkov, Margarita Terekhova, Elena Naumkina
Votes: 19
29.
7th Heaven (1996–2007)
Episode:
Say a Little Prayer for Me
(2000)
TV-G | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Eric's reading of an anonymous letter, the juvenile author of which he later shamelessly tracks down, asking for prayer, the power of which he praises blindly, starts an epidemic of selfish... See full summary »
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Barry Watson, David Gallagher
Votes: 79
30.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Dame Maggie Smith
(1975)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Highlights include: the Queen (Carol) attempts to christen a ship in honor of a hollow hero (Tim) with his girlfriend (guest Maggie Smith) in attendance; ham actress Mundane (Carol) finds ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway
Votes: 74
31.
Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1994–1995)
Episode:
Show 2
(1994)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
Alan Partridge lets the chat out of the bag with an agony aunt and a hot Hollywood couple.
Director: Dominic Brigstocke | Stars: Steve Coogan, Minnie Driver, David Schneider, Rebecca Front
Votes: 165
32.
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019–2021)
Episode:
Space Station Scooby!
(2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Scooby-Doo and the gang help science rock stars Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson save a team of astronauts trapped on a space station with a giant rampaging tardigrade on board.
Director: Sean Bishop | Stars: Frank Welker, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard, Kate Micucci
Votes: 96
33.
To Tell the Truth (2016–2022)
Episode:
Tom Lennon, D'Arcy Carden, Alfonso Ribeiro, Andrea Savage
(2020)
TV-PG | Biography, Comedy, Game-Show
Celebrity panelists Tom Lennon, D'Arcy Carden, Alfonso Ribeiro and Andrea Savage.
Stars: Anthony Anderson, Petrie Willink, Doris Bowman, D'Arcy Carden
Votes: 32
34.
Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted (2022– )
Episode:
Alex Best
(2022)
44 min | Reality-TV
Alex Best has been tormented by poltergeist activity moving things around in her house. During the investigation, the team contact a seemingly protective male spirit.
Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Lawman, Ian Shaw
Votes: 5
35.
America's Wild Spaces (2008– )
Episode:
Glories of Glacier National Park
(2010)
45 min | Documentary
Glacier National Park is going through dramatic changes; the glaciers that give this wilderness its name will soon be gone, and the park will never be the same.
Star: Salvatore Vecchio
Votes: 7
36.
Excused (2011–2013)
Episode:
Holy Brit, He's a Virgin!
(2011)
Reality-TV
Star: Iliza Shlesinger
Votes: 9
37.
Kuokkavieras Kataja (2016–2023)
Episode:
Jämsä
(2023)
60 min
Stars: Janne Kataja, Hannu Pyyhtiä, Sami Auru, Maija Vilkkumaa
38.
NCIS (2003– )
Episode:
Honor Thy Father
(2014)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team must investigate a prison escape without Gibbs as he heads to Stillwater after his father's death.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray
Votes: 906
39.
Wimbledon (1937– )
Episode:
2014: Day 12, Part 1 - Ladies' Singles and Ladies' Doubles Finals
(2014)
274 min | Sport
Live ladies singles final coverage of Petra Kvitova vs. Eugenie Bouchard, live ladies doubles final coverage of Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic vs. Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci, and live ... See full summary »
Stars: Sue Barker, Genie Bouchard, Petra Kvitová, Martina Navratilova
Votes: 10
40.
Roots (2016)
Episode:
Part 3
(2016)
TV-14 | 104 min | Drama, War
George becomes an accomplished trainer of gamecocks and earns the nickname of Chicken George; George marries Matilda, a preacher's daughter, and fathers many children; Tom Lea loses a wager... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Chad L. Coleman, Shannon Lucio, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Regé-Jean Page
Votes: 388
41.
Schitt's Creek (2015–2020)
Episode:
Stop Saying Lice!
(2017)
TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy
Johnny tries to stop the spread of lice; Moira tries to get out of having a garden named after her.
Director: Paul Fox | Stars: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy
Votes: 1,459
42.
Modernit miehet (2019–2024)
Episode:
Peten leijat
(2019)
23 min | Comedy
Stars: Milka Ahlroth, Iikka Forss, Pekka Kauhanen, Matleena Kuusniemi
Votes: 18