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1. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
GP | 127 min | Crime, Drama
A laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 188,779 | Gross: $16.22M
2. Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
R | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Humanoid sea creatures start killing a fishing town's residents, and raping their women. It's up to the townsfolk and a visiting biologist to fight back and fend them off.
Directors: Barbara Peeters, Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic Morrow, Cindy Weintraub
Votes: 10,539
3. Harold and Maude (1971)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.
Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 81,903
4. The Missouri Breaks (1976)
PG | 126 min | Drama, Western
Tom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd
Votes: 12,228 | Gross: $14.00M
5. Renegade (2004)
R | 124 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Western
In 1870, after a brutal run-in with an outlaw in a brothel, Mike Blueberry becomes marshal in Arizona where he keeps the peace between whites and Apaches, but an influx of gold-hunters threatens to lead to violence.
Director: Jan Kounen | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Michael Madsen, Juliette Lewis, Temuera Morrison
Votes: 12,339
6. Red Dog: True Blue (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
An iconic Australian story of family, friendship and adventure, between a young boy and a scrappy one-of-a-kind dog that would grow up to become an Australian legend.
Director: Kriv Stenders | Stars: Jason Isaacs, Levi Miller, Bryan Brown, Hanna Mangan Lawrence
Votes: 2,414
7. The Final (I) (2010)
R | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
An awkward student with a deadly vendetta leads a group of outcasts who plot to avenge the years of humiliation they faced by the popular students at Hohn High School.
Director: Joey Stewart | Stars: Marc Donato, Jascha Washington, Whitney Hoy, Justin Arnold
Votes: 12,010
8. Bloody Mama (1970)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama
A psychologically disturbed matriarch presides over her damaged family of bank-robbing misfits.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Shelley Winters, Don Stroud, Pat Hingle, Diane Varsi
Votes: 3,737
9. Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
Unrated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
College students on spring break in Palm Springs pursue romantic entanglements. Jim falls for Bunny, Biff for Amanda. Gayle poses as a student while Eric courts her. Their coach flirts with a motel owner amid her son's antics.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens, Ty Hardin, Stefanie Powers
Votes: 1,193
10. A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Young sociologist Stanislas Previne is preparing a thesis on criminal women. He meets Camille Bliss in prison to interview her. Camille is accused of murdering her husband Clovis and her ... See full summary »
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Bernadette Lafont, Claude Brasseur, Charles Denner, Guy Marchand
Votes: 2,778
11. Saving Lincoln (2013)
Not Rated | 101 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Mr. Lincoln and his self-appointed bodyguard, U.S. Marshal Ward Hill Lamon - a banjo-playing Southerner who foiled repeated attempts on the President's life, and kept him functioning during the darkest hours of the Civil War.
Director: Salvador Litvak | Stars: Tom Amandes, Lea Coco, Penelope Ann Miller, Bruce Davison
Votes: 459
12. Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992 Video)
Not Rated | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A direct-to-video feature-length film released on VHS and LaserDisc between the broadcast of Tiny Toon Adventures seasons 2 and 3. Featuring the characters from the Tiny Toon Adventures animated series, the plot follows their summer break.
Directors: Rich Arons, Ken Boyer, Kent Butterworth, Barry Caldwell, Alfred Gimeno, Art Leonardi, Byron Vaughns | Stars: Charlie Adler, Tress MacNeille, Joe Alaskey, Don Messick
Votes: 2,956
13. The Marker (2017)
80 min | Crime, Thriller
Noir thriller about a criminal seeking redemption by tracking down the daughter of the woman he killed. Along the way he is haunted by his guilt in the guise of the woman's ghost.
Director: Justin Edgar | Stars: Frederick Schmidt, Ana Ularu, John Hannah, Struan Rodger
Votes: 507
14. Lemonade Joe (1964)
84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Straight shooting Lemonade Joe cleans up Stetson City, in this musical parody of early Westerns, after shooting the pants off villain Old Pistol. Joe's endorsement of Kolaloka lemonade as ... See full summary »
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Karel Fiala, Rudolf Deyl, Milos Kopecký, Kveta Fialová
Votes: 3,058
15. The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
William Pittman Priest has to use all his wiles to retain his position as judge in his Kentucky hometown, while continuing to be a voice for the town's underclass and for democratic values.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Charles Winninger, Arleen Whelan, John Russell, Stepin Fetchit
Votes: 1,818
16. The Girl with a Pistol (1968)
M | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Sicilian woman "dishonored" by her lover goes to England with a pistol intending to murder him.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Monica Vitti, Stanley Baker, Corin Redgrave, Anthony Booth
Votes: 1,728
17. Die Laughing (1980)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A San Francisco cab driver finds himself in possession of a monkey that is carrying a formula for turning atomic waste into a plutonium bomb. He finds himself framed for a murder and chased all over town by people trying to get the formula.
Director: Jeff Werner | Stars: Robby Benson, Linda Grovenor, Charles Durning, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 328
18. The Optimists (1973)
PG | 110 min | Drama
A retired entertainer makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London. Two young children befriend the old musician, brightening his otherwise colorless life.
Director: Anthony Simmons | Stars: Peter Sellers, Donna Mullane, John Chaffey, David Daker
Votes: 563
19. Long-Haired Hare (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs Bunny retaliates against the pompous opera star who does him violence.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Nicolai Shutorev
Votes: 3,131
20. La feldmarescialla (1967)
110 min | Comedy, Musical, War
A waitress helps a scientist flee the Nazis.
Director: Steno | Stars: Rita Pavone, Francis Blanche, Terence Hill, Aroldo Tieri
Votes: 260
21. The I Don't Care Girl (1953)
Approved | 78 min | Biography, Musical
This semi-film within a film opens in the office of producer George Jessel, who never saw a camera he couldn't get in front of, who is holding a story conference to determine the screen ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Mitzi Gaynor, David Wayne, Oscar Levant, Bob Graham
Votes: 235
22. The Compleat Al (1985 Video)
TV-PG | 102 min | Comedy, Music
Fact and fiction are mingled in this mockumentary about the career of music parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic. In retelling his life story, the film includes several of his music videos, ... See full summary »
Directors: Jay Levey, Robert K. Weiss | Stars: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Wally Burns, Billy Selby, Jane Campbell
Votes: 479
23. No Parking Hare (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A construction worker wants to blast Bugs out of his rabbit hole so he can build a freeway.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, John T. Smith
Votes: 516
24. Almost Perfect (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
A TV host decides to have a child on her own by artificial insemination from an anonymous donor. She regrets not knowing whom the genes come from. She steals the donor's address. He turns out to be a jerk - at first.
Director: Hella Joof | Stars: Lene Maria Christensen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mia Lyhne, Casper Crump
Votes: 1,518
25. Hare Trigger (1945)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Yosemite Sam means to hold up the Superchief and Bugs is out to stop him.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 807
26. The Lucky Corner (1936)
Approved | 12 min | Comedy, Family, Short
The gang help Scotty and his grandfather after an obnoxious lunch counter owner forces them to move their lemonade stand.
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Scotty Beckett, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
Votes: 142
27. The Fair Haired Hare (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
After Yosemite Sam builds his house over Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole, the two of them try to determine who owns the land through the courts and other less legal means.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 441
28. Feline Follies (1919)
TV-G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Master Tom is lured away from his job of protecting the house from mice by the charms of "Miss Kitty". While he's gone, the mice trash the house. Complications ensue.
Director: Otto Messmer
Votes: 499
29. Domestic Difficulties (1916)
8 min | Animation, Short
When Mrs. Mutt goes out for the evening, Mutt and Jeff arrange a visit to the local bar.
Director: Bud Fisher
Votes: 97
30. Krazy Kat Goes A-Wooing (1916)
3 min | Animation, Short
Krazy Kat, carrying his banjo, leaves home and flies his plane "Kazook" to the house of Ignatz Mouse, whom he loves. Outside Ignatz's window, Krazy starts his serenade. Meanwhile, Ignatz ... See full summary »
Votes: 247
31. Sto dvacet fóru Semaforu (2014 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Marek Sklár | Stars: Jirí Suchý, Jitka Molavcová, Václav Belohradský, Karolína Gudasová
32. Merry Minstrel Magoo (1959)
Passed | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Magoo's nephew, Waldo, is watching Tarzan on TV. Magoo thinks Waldo is watching a talent show and, convinced he can do better than the other contestants, volunteers to go on the show with ... See full summary »
Director: Rudy Larriva | Stars: Jim Backus, Henny Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 31
33. Dink: A Pre-Blues Musician (1975)
25 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Dink Roberts is an 80-year-old black banjo player from Haw River, North Carolina. His wife Lilly and son James are dancers. Mike, the grandson, plays guitar.
Stars: Dink Roberts, Tommy Thompson
34. Kater (2006)
14 min | Animation, Short
Cats have nine lifes. Which is of luck for the depressed tomcat who falls in love after he loses his first life and then decides to hold on to life after all...
Director: Tine Kluth
Votes: 48
35. Já mám kytky rád (1970 TV Movie)
25 min | Music
Director: Ivo Paukert | Stars: Milan Chladil, Pavlína Filipovská, Jirí Jelinek, Waldemar Matuska
Votes: 9
36. Sheldon a jeho matka paní Levinová (2015 TV Movie)
77 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Viktor Polesný | Stars: Nada Konvalinková, Jan Zadrazil
Votes: 11
37. Kdyz je v Praze abnormální hic (1976 TV Movie)
35 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Miroslav Sobota | Stars: Ivan Mládek, Ivo Pesák
38. Revue pro banjo (1963 TV Movie)
31 min | Comedy, Music, Western
Director: Zdenek Podskalský | Stars: Milan Chladil, Rudolf Cortés, Karel Gott, Jaroslav Heyduk
39. Echokabaret (1982 TV Movie)
38 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Jan Kacer | Stars: Jirí Císler, Ludek Nekuda, Josef Dvorák, Jirí Wimmer
40. Pokác: Cowboy (2020 Music Video)
4 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Jakub Mahdal | Stars: Jan Pokorný, Nikola Cechová, Matej Dobsovic
41. Sebastian: Toulavá (2015 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Director: Zdenek Sopusek | Stars: Sebastian Navrátil, Ondrej Fiedler
Votes: 15
42. Jelen: Magdaléna (2014 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Director: Frantisek Effenberger Zouzal | Star: Jindra Polák
Votes: 16
43. Jirí Suchý: Marnivá sestrenice (1961 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Directors: Ján Rohác, Vladimír Svitácek | Stars: Jirí Suchý, Miroslav Hornícek, Jirí Lír, Waldemar Matuska
Votes: 20
44.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee
(1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
After being treated to Aunt Bee's hospitality and home cooking, Briscoe Darling decides he is going to marry her. He even resorts to kidnapping her. Andy comes up with a clever solution to the whole mess.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 347
45.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Ken Berry/Cass Elliot
(1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Highlights of this show with guests Ken Berry and 'Mama' Cass Elliot include: more spoofs of TV commercials, including Carol as Mother Nature and Cass as a child using toothpaste; Carol ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 48
46.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
I Am My Brother's Keeper
(1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Rob's brother Stacey has a two week furlough and sends Rob a telegram that he's coming for a visit. Rob (whom Stacey calls "Burford") isn't thrilled. He explains to Laura that his shy brother has a problem.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Mary Tyler Moore
Votes: 269
47.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
The Sleeping Brother
(1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Rob's shy brother Stacey has a problem. He's a somnambulist! And Stacey's a great performer when he's asleep. How can Rob get Stacey to perform a great audition for Alan Brady while Stacey is awake?
Director: John Rich | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Mary Tyler Moore
Votes: 270
48.
The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode:
The Babysitters
(1960)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Fred and Barney reluctantly agree to babysit a neighbor's baby.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 291
49.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
Dad Loves Sherry, the Boys Just Whine
(1997)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
When Martin's policewoman girlfriend Maureen breaks up with him, he's delighted and takes up with McGinty's barmaid Sherry. Frasier and Niles can't stand her, but neither has the guts to say so.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 904
50.
The Genie from Down Under 2 (1998)
Episode:
The Heart of Country and Western
(1998)
Family, Comedy, Fantasy
When Diana enters the family into a C&W concert, Pen is overcome with stage fright. Meanwhile she needs the opal and Mossop has it.
Director: Aleksi Vellis | Stars: Alexandra Milman, Glenn Meldrum, Sandy Winton, Anna Galvin