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1. Some Like It Hot (1959)

Passed | 121 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft

Votes: 283,881 | Gross: $25.00M

2. J. Edgar (2011)

R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Hamilton

Votes: 133,713 | Gross: $37.31M

3. Bobby (I) (2006)

R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History

The destinies of 22 people of different races, sexes, beliefs and social classes are intertwined on the night that politician Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated.

Director: Emilio Estevez | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Harry Belafonte

Votes: 42,820 | Gross: $11.24M

4. Radioland Murders (1994)

PG | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

Director: Mel Smith | Stars: Brian Benben, Mary Stuart Masterson, Ned Beatty, George Burns

Votes: 3,912 | Gross: $1.30M

5. Three on a Match (1932)

Passed | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Bette Davis, Warren William

Votes: 4,400

6. The Grissom Gang (1971)

R | 128 min | Crime, Drama

Set in the Depression, a gang of half-witted small-time hoods led by Slim Grissom kidnap heiress Barbara Blandish and Slim proceeds to fall in love with her. Remake of the British film No ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Kim Darby, Scott Wilson, Tony Musante, Robert Lansing

Votes: 1,477

7. Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2019 TV Movie)

TV-G | 85 min | Romance

A skeptical writer shows up in Evergreen to get the scoop on the town's famed passion for Christmas during a search for a long-lost time capsule.

Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Maggie Lawson, Paul Greene, Rukiya Bernard, Holly Robinson Peete

Votes: 1,865

8. Street Scene (1931)

Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance

Twenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interconnects during a summer heatwave.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, William Collier Jr., Estelle Taylor, Beulah Bondi

Votes: 2,055

9. Garden of the Moon (1938)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Romance blooms between a publicist and a singing band leader in the Garden of the Moon night club.

Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, John Payne, Johnnie Davis

Votes: 327

10. Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Music

Several members of MGM's 'galaxy of stars' attend an evening of music and a fashion show.

Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Leo Carrillo, The Debutantes, Eduardo Durant, Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band

Votes: 229

11. Exclusive Story (1936)

Approved | 73 min | Drama

Exclusive Story is a 1936 American drama film directed by George B. Seitz and written by Michael Fessier. The film stars Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin, Joseph Calleia, Robert Barrat and J. Farrell MacDonald.

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 194

12. The Queen Was in the Parlor (1932)

Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

When the king returns to the castle, he is surprised to find that the queen is in the parlor and won't see anyone.

Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Ken Darby, The King's Men, Johnny Murray

Votes: 270

13. Toyland Broadcast (1934)

Passed | 8 min | Animation, Family, Short

Station ABC broadcasts the Toyland Revue, featuring music from baby-doll singers, a roly-poly bandleader, a jack-in-the-box crooner, a wind-up music box and more.

Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Johnny Murray, Brox Sisters, The Four Blackbirds, Rudolf Ising

Votes: 165

14. The Lady in Red (1935)

7 min | Family, Animation, Short

A parrot invades a cockroach nightclub and kidnaps its star dancer.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Bernard B. Brown, Count Cutelli, Jeanne Dunne, Enrico Ricardi

Votes: 185

15. 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934)

Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Down-on-his-luck film director Jimmie Dale takes a job at a fly-by-night acting school.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: James Dunn, Alice Faye, Frank Mitchell, Jack Durant

Votes: 177

16. Why Do I Dream Those Dreams (1934)

7 min | Animation, Family, Short

Another retelling of Rip Van Winkle who has a vivid dream before awakening.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Melvin J. Gibby, Beatrice Hagen, Purv Pullen, The Varsity Three

Votes: 132

17. Toy Town Hall (1936)

G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A child would rather listen to the radio than go to bed, but mother insists. He sleeps, but at midnight, his toys come alive and put on a show for him (much of it recycled, though often with different backgrounds, from earlier cartoons).

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Bernice Hansen, Peter Lind Hayes, Jackie Morrow, Cliff Nazarro

Votes: 207

18. Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee (1932)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

An American Indian boy and girl sing and dance in the forest along with the animals. Trouble begins when a fire threatens baby birds in their nest.

Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: The King's Men, Johnny Murray

Votes: 198

19. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode: Sam Drucker's Visit (1969)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Sam Drucker comes to Beverly Hills to visit and Granny assumes he's interested in courting her.

Director: Joseph Depew | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.

Votes: 73

20. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode: That's for Me to Know (1991)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Dorothy learns that her father was not Sophia's first husband.

Director: Lex Passaris | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 381

21. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Apple-Picking Time (1970)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Oliver can't find any pickers for his apple crop, and Lisa tries to learn how to drive.

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester

Votes: 70

22. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Law Partners (1969)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Recent law school graduate Brian Williams pitches Oliver on joining him in a new practice. After another of his patriotic speeches, this time about law, Oliver is ready to hang out his ... See full summary »

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Frank Cady

Votes: 86

23. The Honeymooners (1955–1956)
Episode: The $99,000 Answer (1956)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Ralph's out to prove himself to Alice, his neighborhood, and the world when he becomes a contestant on a hit television game show.

Director: Frank Satenstein | Stars: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph

Votes: 414

24. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The Psychic (1989)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A psychic rushes to Matlock's door and begs him to represent her against a charge of murder. When Matlock asks her to explain, she says she's only had a premonition that a man will be ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Thackery | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Kene Holiday

Votes: 121

25. Till Death Us Do Part (1965–1975)
Episode: Unemployment (1975)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Alf is not a happy bigot. He has lost his job and returns to an empty and dark house. And all on his birthday too. He fears that he has been burgled but in fact the lights go on and friends... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Main-Wilson | Stars: Warren Mitchell, Patricia Hayes, Alfie Bass, Anthony Booth

Votes: 18

26. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Send a Boy to College (1966)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Eb's talent for curing sick animals leads the Douglases to send him to veterinarian school. Unfortunately, his college career is short-lived due to one small oversight.

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester

Votes: 102

27. 3 Things Must Die! (2021– )
Episode: 2042; Cat Licks Skillet; Greenwald on Sicknick; Veritas and Slapsticking Charlie Chester; Tom Woods on Communism; Matt Taibbi on Bonenberger (2021)

Documentary, Horror, News

Stephen is thrilled to read about Charlie Chester and Adrian Bonenberger because what great names, right? Meanwhile, Stephen's cat licks a clean iron skillet.

Star: Stephen Spurling

28. Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode: Gangsters & Guitars (2009)

TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

Rick buys an old, Mafia favorite the 1962 Lincoln Continental with "suicide doors," but as the repair bills add up, so does the tension between him and the old man. Then, a guy brings in a ... See full summary »

Director: Jairus Cobb | Stars: Corey Harrison, Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison, Austin 'Chumlee' Russell

Votes: 89

29. Anthony's Animation Talk (2020– )
Episode: Muscle Tussle (1953) - An Anthony's Animation Talk Looney Tunes Review (2024)

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Stars: Anthony, SC MacPeter

30. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: The Good Listener (2014)

TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama

Nucky's 1931 deal as a future importer of rum when Prohibition expires seems in jeopardy when the Senator loses interest, and in 1884 a young Nucky has to deal with his sister's death.

Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,770

31. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: King of Norway (2014)

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama

When fugitive Chalky comes to Nucky hunting for Narcisse, Nucky advises him against revenge and hides him. Van Alden and Eli are arrested, and an 1897 Nucky moves up with the Commodore.

Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,745