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1. Ghostbusters II (1989)
PG | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis
Votes: 225,368 | Gross: $112.49M
2. Once Upon a Studio (2023)
G | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An all-star ensemble of beloved characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios come together for a joyful, entertaining and emotional reunion as they assemble for a spectacular group photo to mark Disney's 100th anniversary.
Directors: Dan Abraham, Trent Correy | Stars: Scott Adsit, Stan Alexander, Stephen J. Anderson, Tony Anselmo
Votes: 6,792
3. Castle Keep (1969)
R | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his remote 10th Century castle hoping a battle there against the advancing Germans will not lead to its destruction and all the heritage within.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Peter Falk
Votes: 3,489
4. Spider (1992)
98 min | Drama, Horror
A young woman agrees to model for an artist as Virgin Mary. His strange influence triggers her repressed sexual urges causing her to have delusions and nightmares about spiders and other grotesque imagery.
Director: Vasili Mass | Stars: Aurelija Anuzhite, Liubomiras Laucevicius, Algirdas Paulavicius, Mirdza Martinsone
Votes: 393
5. Never Gonna Snow Again (2020)
Unrated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Zhenia, a Russian-speaking immigrant from the East, works as a masseur in Poland and becomes a guru-like figure in a wealthy gated community of his clients.
Directors: Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert | Stars: Alec Utgoff, Maja Ostaszewska, Agata Kulesza, Weronika Rosati
Votes: 2,766
6. The Painting (2011)
TV-PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Three characters of different social classes escape their unfinished painting in search of the Painter, hoping he will complete it.
Director: Jean-François Laguionie | Stars: Jean Barney, Chloé Berthier, JB Blanc, Steve Blum
Votes: 4,530 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Goya in Bordeaux (1999)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, War
Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Francisco Rabal, Jose Coronado, Dafne Fernández, Eulàlia Ramon
Votes: 2,308 | Gross: $0.72M
8. The Dutch Master (1993)
28 min | Short, Romance, Comedy
Teresa is not like her female colleagues. She cannot enjoy that kind of simple minded pleasure like watching males stripping. There is that Dutch painting in the museum she is fascinated of... See full summary »
Director: Susan Seidelman | Stars: Mira Sorvino, Aida Turturro, Sharon Angela, Rick Pasqualone
Votes: 261
9. Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920)
88 min | Horror
Genuine is an ancient and cruel divinity, who seduces men and induce them to kill as a proof of love.
Director: Robert Wiene | Stars: Fern Andra, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Ernst Gronau, Harald Paulsen
Votes: 1,134
10. Me and Kaminski (2015)
124 min | Comedy, Drama
Young journalist Sebastian Zöllner is writing an article on artist Manuel Kaminski. Zöllner hopes that Kaminski dies soon, so that he can cash in on his article.
Director: Wolfgang Becker | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Jesper Christensen, Amira Casar, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 1,531
11. Das Lustschloß im Spessart (1978)
84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
The Geiersberg Castle Hotel is a popular destination for lovers and newlyweds.
Director: Walter Krüttner | Stars: Inge Fock, Renate Kastelik, Gerti Schneider, Eva Janku
Votes: 59
12. Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time (1995 TV Movie)
57 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When Becky makes a wish, a cowboy painting on the mural comes to life. His name is Ned Kincaid, and he became great friends with Stacy Jones. No one knows that Ned Kincaid was just a ... See full summary »
Directors: Wayne Moss, Frank Vitale | Stars: George Carlin, Didi Conn, Tom Jackson, Erica Luttrell
Votes: 17
13. Exergo (2024)
18 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
By focusing on the peripheral or hidden details of some paintings in the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, a female narrator relates several stories linked to the social, economic and psychological conditions of the artists, both past and present.
Director: Jorge Moneo Quintana | Stars: Ilazki Azaldegi, Elorri Sarasola Barandiaran, Elena Montejo, Miren Barrena Rebe
14. Melody (1953)
Approved | 10 min | Animation, Short, Family
An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as... See full summary »
Directors: Ward Kimball, Charles Nichols | Stars: Sue Allen, Jud Conlon, Mac McLean, Loulie Jean Norman
Votes: 339
15. Painted in Blood (2022)
84 min | Horror
Malik, an aspiring painter, takes a job as a security guard at an art museum to make extra cash. However things quickly become terrifying when the figure inside one of the paintings starts speaking to him and walking around at night.
Director: Aaron Mirtes | Stars: Deiondre Teagle, Deborah Seidel, Brad Belemjian, Zach Lazar Hoffman
Votes: 200
16. Boy Meets Dog (1938)
9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A commercial short made for the Bristol-Myers Co. (plugging their toothpaste) that features the characters from the "Reg'lar Fellers" syndicated newspaper comic strip by Gene Byrnes. The ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Lantz | Stars: Billy Bletcher, The Rhythmettes, Walter Tetley, Joe Twerp
Votes: 136
17. The Wonders (2013)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Mystery
The complex relationship between a Jerusalem street artist and a mysterious, modern-day prophet being held prisoner in an abandoned apartment across the alleyway.
Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Adir Miller, Ori Hizkiah, Yehuda Levi, Yuval Scharf
Votes: 355
18. The Image (1969)
13 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
An artist's painting comes to life, and haunts him.
Director: Michael Armstrong | Stars: Michael Byrne, David Bowie
Votes: 297
19. Little Toot (1948)
9 min | Animation, Short, Family
Little Toot is a baby tugboat who would rather play than help his father in New York harbor. When he does finally decide to help, he accidentally causes a major crash and is banished beyond... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: The Andrews Sisters, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews
Votes: 461
20. Betty Boop's Rise to Fame (1934)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Cab Calloway, Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 411
21. The Canterville Ghost (1989 TV Movie)
77 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An ... See full summary »
Director: Vít Olmer | Stars: Jirí Bartoska, Jirina Bohdalová, Michal Dlouhý, Anna Ferencová
Votes: 35
22. Portret (1915)
44 min | Short, Drama, Horror
The subject of a mysterious portrait emerges from the painting and terrorizes the young man who hung it in his room.
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz | Stars: Andrey Gromov, Ivan Lazarev, V. Vasilyev
Votes: 205
23. Bílá paní (1965)
91 min | Comedy, Fantasy
This castle has its own ghost - a mysterious White lady. She emerges from the painting on the wall when someone speaks out magic formula. White lady is good ghost, she can make someone's ... See full summary »
Director: Zdenek Podskalský | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Rudolf Hrusínský, Milos Kopecký, Irena Kacírková
Votes: 316
24. Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party (1933)
7 min | Animation, Short, Family
Betty Boop hosts a Halloween party with aid from a scarecrow, but an uninvited gorilla threatens havoc.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Star: Bonnie Poe
Votes: 377
25. The Impractical Joker (1937)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Betty Boop's baking is interrupted by her obnoxious practical-joking cousin, Irving. Can Grampy out-joke the joker?
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Everett Clark, Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 237
26. Portrét (1972 TV Short)
43 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
Director: Vladimír Kavciak | Stars: Jozef Budský, Eduard Cupák, Ondrej Jariabek, Frantisek Kristof-Veselý
27. Láska malovaná (1974 TV Movie)
32 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
There are women who want everything they see. This is exactly how the female character manifests itself in the small musical "Love Painted" filmed in 1974.
Director: Zdenek Sirový | Stars: Petra Cernocká, Jirí Hrzán, Waldemar Matuska
28. The Orange Tree (2009)
16 min | Short, Drama, Romance
What is passion? What is obsession? How can life can be given? "El naranjo" tells the story of a painter and his desire for one of his creations, everything changes when his painting becomes alive.
Director: Omar Flores Sarabia | Stars: Carlos Napoleón Espinoza, Gabriel Martínez Saldaña
Votes: 7
29. Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon (2013 Video Game)
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Adventure game about a female art restorer suffering from a terminal condition who is asked by her boss, Metropolitan Museum of Art director, to investigate a portrait that mysteriously reappeared in Europe after the boat it was on sank.
Stars: Paul Bandey, Matthew Géczy, Mirabelle Kirkland, Barbara Scaff
Votes: 7
30. Petite fugue (1998)
7 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Marc Levie | Stars: Maeva Lefebvre, Xavier Renoir, Marc Levie, Jack Claudany
31.
The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode:
Who're You Calling Two-Dimensional?
(1987)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The Ghostbusters get called out to investigate strange happenings at the old Walt Fleischer studios, the cartoonist who created Ray's favorite cartoon character, Dopey Dog. They find out ... See full summary »
Stars: Arsenio Hall, Maurice LaMarche, Lorenzo Music, Laura Summer
Votes: 113
32.
Thriller (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Grim Reaper
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Celebrity author Beatrice Graves purchases a cursed painting of the Grim Reaper; her nephew Paul warns her that most of its previous owners have died violently but she scoffs-until blood appears on the Reaper's blade.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Boris Karloff, William Shatner, Natalie Schafer, Henry Daniell
Votes: 357
33.
The Young Ones (1982–1984)
Episode:
Boring
(1982)
TV-PG | 36 min | Comedy
The boys are having a very boring day so they decide to go down to the pub, where they run into Vyvyan's estranged mother.
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan
Votes: 555
34.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Provenance
(2006)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When two sets of owners of the same painting are brutally murdered, Sam and Dean investigate with the help of an auction house owner's daughter, all while Dean shamelessly tries to pair her with his little brother.
Director: Philip Sgriccia | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Taylor Cole, Jay Brazeau
Votes: 6,884
35.
The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode:
Hard Knight's Day
(1987)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Peter takes his date to the Cloisters in New York, warrior spirits spew forth from the tapestries with only one goal to take Peter's date back into the tapestries with them, where she will remain forever.
Stars: Arsenio Hall, Maurice LaMarche, Lorenzo Music, Laura Summer
Votes: 81
36.
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983–1985)
Episode:
Scoobygeist/The Quagmire Quake Caper
(1983)
Animation, Action, Adventure
Scoobygeist: The gang spends the night at a mansion invaded by a host of ghosts. The Quagmire Quake Caper: The gang investigates the cause of a series of earthquakes erupting in Mexico, which seem to unleash a mud monster.
Directors: Oscar Dufau, George Gordon, Carl Urbano, John Walker, Rudy Zamora, Ray Patterson | Stars: Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Heather North
Votes: 58
37.
Wednesday (2022– )
Episode:
Quid Pro Woe
(2022)
TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Wednesday's friends throw her a surprise birthday party. They mean well - but she'd much rather mark the miserable occasion by solving the murders.
Director: Gandja Monteiro | Stars: Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane
Votes: 7,974
38.
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (2016)
Episode:
The Devotee of Art
(2016)
23 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Moderately talented young painter Alec Harringay feels his portrait of St Catherine is not good enough for submission to the Royal Academy however hard he works and his wife Isabel bemoans ... See full summary »
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Brid Brennan, Leticia Dolera, Johnny Flynn, Antonia Thomas
Votes: 71
39.
Super Friends (1973–1985)
Episode:
The Iron Cyclops/Palette's Perils/Colossus
(1981)
TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
First, the Super Friends fight "The Iron Cyclops" that threatens Metropolis. Next, a villainous artist paints creatures that come to life and do his evil bidding in "The Palette's Perils." ... See full summary »
Votes: 32