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1. The Judge (2014)

R | 141 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth; along the way he reconnects with his estranged family.

Director: David Dobkin | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton

Votes: 203,732 | Gross: $47.12M

2. That's My Boy (2012)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama

While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent until Todd's 18th birthday. Now Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding after years apart, sending the groom-to-be's world crashing down.

Director: Sean Anders | Stars: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Susan Sarandon

Votes: 109,145 | Gross: $36.93M

3. Grown Ups 2 (2013)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy

After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on skis, and four hundred costumed party crashers sometimes crazy follows you.

Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade

Votes: 169,809 | Gross: $133.67M

4. The Town (2010)

R | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold an assistant manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.

Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner

Votes: 416,281 | Gross: $92.19M

5. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.

Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones

Votes: 246,773 | Gross: $128.34M

6. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

G | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Family

Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sarah Roemer

Votes: 311,961

7. The Instigators (2024)

R | Action, Comedy, Crime | Completed

Follows two robbers who must go on the run with the help of one of their therapists after a theft doesn't go as planned.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Hong Chau, Paul Walter Hauser

8. Castle Rock (2018–2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland.

Stars: Bill Skarsgård, André Holland, Lizzy Caplan, Melanie Lynskey

Votes: 51,467

9. The Fighter (I) (2010)

R | 116 min | Action, Biography, Drama

Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo

Votes: 389,278 | Gross: $93.62M

10. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

PG-13 | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Two 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray

Votes: 366,968 | Gross: $45.51M

11. Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

R | 116 min | Comedy

A nice-guy cop with Dissociative Identity Disorder must protect a woman on the run from a corrupt ex-boyfriend and his associates.

Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee

Votes: 251,494 | Gross: $90.57M

12. Julia (2022–2023)

TV-MA | 45 min | Biography, Drama

Inspired by Julia Child's extraordinary life and her show The French Chef, which essentially invented food television.

Stars: Sarah Lancashire, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Fran Kranz

Votes: 13,178

13. Bleed for This (2016)

R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sports' most incredible comebacks.

Director: Ben Younger | Stars: Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Ciarán Hinds

Votes: 30,375 | Gross: $4.85M

14. Defending Jacob (2020)

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

The limited drama series is a gripping, character-driven thriller based on the 2012 New York Times best selling novel of the same name by William Landay. An assistant DA's world is shattered when his beloved son gets charged with murder.

Stars: Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell, Cherry Jones

Votes: 66,524

15. The Birth of a Nation (2016)

R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.

Director: Nate Parker | Stars: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley

Votes: 21,840 | Gross: $15.86M

16. The Women (I) (2008)

PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama

A wealthy New Yorker wrestles with the decision to leave her cheating husband, as she and her friends discover that women really can have it all.

Director: Diane English | Stars: Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes, Annette Bening, Debra Messing

Votes: 23,114 | Gross: $26.90M

17. Body of Proof (2011–2013)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Medical examiner Megan Hunt's unique approach to solving crimes puts her at odds with her superiors.

Stars: Dana Delany, Jeri Ryan, Geoffrey Arend, Windell Middlebrooks

Votes: 19,969

18. Sex Tape (2014)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

A married couple wake up to discover that the sex tape they made the evening before has gone missing, leading to a frantic search for its whereabouts.

Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper

Votes: 118,102 | Gross: $38.54M

19. The Box (I) (2009)

PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

With the press of a button, a wooden box bestows riches and death.

Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn

Votes: 95,398 | Gross: $15.05M

20. Good Burger 2 (2023)

TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family

After his latest invention fails, Dex is welcomed back by Ed to his old job at Good Burger, which is once again put in jeopardy when Dex devises a plan to get back on his feet.

Director: Phil Traill | Stars: Kel Mitchell, Pete Davidson, Kenan Thompson, Sofia Black-D'Elia

Votes: 3,587

21. Surrogates (2009)

PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

Director: Jonathan Mostow | Stars: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Ving Rhames, Rosamund Pike

Votes: 180,376 | Gross: $38.58M

22. The Invention of Lying (2009)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.

Directors: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson | Stars: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K.

Votes: 149,073 | Gross: $18.44M

23. The Ghost Writer (2010)

PG-13 | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 170,928 | Gross: $15.54M

24. Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Two young women accidentally bring back the Sanderson Sisters to modern day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the world.

Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Whitney Peak

Votes: 52,820

25. Labor Day (2013)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Clark Gregg

Votes: 51,357 | Gross: $13.36M

26. Irrational Man (2015)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A tormented philosophy professor finds a will to live when he commits an existential act.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Parker Posey, Joe Stapleton

Votes: 67,185 | Gross: $4.03M

27. NOS4A2 (2019–2020)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Charlie Manx, a seductive immortal who feeds off the souls of children, has his whole world threatened when a young woman in New England discovers she has a dangerous gift.

Stars: Ashleigh Cummings, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jahkara Smith, Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Votes: 10,223

28. Kevin Can F**k Himself (2021–2022)

TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Drama

A look at the secret life of a sitcom wife.

Stars: Annie Murphy, Raymond Lee, Eric Petersen, Mary Hollis Inboden

Votes: 10,685

29. Live by Night (2016)

R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Messina

Votes: 59,866 | Gross: $10.38M

30. My Best Friend's Girl (2008)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Romance

Tank faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires him to take his ex-girlfriend out on a lousy date in order to make her realize how great her former boyfriend is.

Director: Howard Deutch | Stars: Kate Hudson, Dane Cook, Jason Biggs, Alec Baldwin

Votes: 46,428 | Gross: $19.22M

31. The Discovery (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 102 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Two years after the afterlife is scientifically proven, a man attempts to help a young woman break away from her dark past.

Director: Charlie McDowell | Stars: Robert Redford, Mary Steenburgen, Brian McCarthy, Jason Segel

Votes: 37,484

32. Providence (1999–2002)

60 min | Drama, Romance

Successful Hollywood plastic surgeon Sydney Hansen returns home to Providence, Rhode Island to try to keep her dysfunctional family together with the help of her mother's friendly ghost. She also finds work with the local free clinic.

Stars: Melina Kanakaredes, Mike Farrell, Paula Cale, Seth Peterson

Votes: 2,400

33. Beirut (2018)

R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.

Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Jon Hamm, Jay Potter, Khalid Benchagra, Ania Josse

Votes: 24,713 | Gross: $5.02M

34. Brotherhood (2006–2008)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama

Set in an Irish neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island, the series revolves around two brothers on opposite sides of the law: one a gangster (Jason Isaacs) and the other a state politician (Jason Clarke).

Stars: Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke, Annabeth Gish, Kevin Chapman

Votes: 8,116

35. Good Kids (I) (2016)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama

Four high school students look to redefine themselves after graduation.

Director: Chris McCoy | Stars: Nicholas Braun, Zoey Deutch, Mateo Arias, Israel Broussard

Votes: 10,973

36. November Criminals (2017)

PG-13 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After his friend is murdered, a Washington, D.C. teenager undertakes his own investigation of the crime.

Director: Sacha Gervasi | Stars: Ansel Elgort, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Strathairn, Catherine Keener

Votes: 10,835

37. Proud Mary (2018)

R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Mary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.

Director: Babak Najafi | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Billy Brown, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Neal McDonough

Votes: 10,816 | Gross: $20.87M

38. Furry Vengeance (2010)

PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family

In the Oregon wilderness, a real-estate developer's new housing subdivision faces a unique group of protestors: local woodland creatures who don't want their homes disturbed.

Director: Roger Kumble | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields, Ricky Garcia, Eugene Cordero

Votes: 18,293 | Gross: $17.60M

39. The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)

R | 100 min | Drama

College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.

Director: Fred Durst | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Votes: 5,276 | Gross: $0.01M

40. Chappaquiddick (2017)

PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History

Depicting Ted Kennedy's involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.

Director: John Curran | Stars: Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms, Bruce Dern

Votes: 14,618 | Gross: $17.40M

41. State and Main (2000)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama

A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Rebecca Pidgeon, Michael Higgins

Votes: 22,205 | Gross: $6.92M

42. Outside Providence (1999)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After one too many run ins with the law, a punk teenager from a working class background is sent to prep school by his frustrated dad, and learns a thing or two.

Director: Michael Corrente | Stars: Shawn Hatosy, Amy Smart, Alec Baldwin, Tommy Bone

Votes: 9,333 | Gross: $7.29M

43. 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

44. Godmothered (2020)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

An unskilled young fairy godmother ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored.

Director: Sharon Maguire | Stars: June Squibb, Jillian Bell, Sonia Manzano, Carlease Burke

Votes: 14,009

45. The Polka King (2017)

TV-14 | 95 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.

Director: Maya Forbes | Stars: Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, Jacki Weaver

Votes: 11,994

46. The Mothership

Adventure, Drama, Family | Completed

One year after her husband's mysterious disappearance, Sara Morse discovers a strange, extraterrestrial object underneath their home. She and her kids are on a race to find their husband, father, and the truth.

Director: Matt Charman | Stars: Halle Berry, Molly Parker, John Ortiz, Omari Hardwick

47. Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.

Director: Maya Forbes | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide

Votes: 17,045 | Gross: $1.43M

48. Measure of a Man (2018)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

A bullied adolescent experiences a turning point summer in which he learns to stand up for himself.

Director: Jim Loach | Stars: Blake Cooper, Luke Wilson, Liana Liberato, Judy Greer

Votes: 1,671

49. Locked In (I) (2010)

R | 85 min | Drama, Thriller

Josh leaves his advertising career at its peak, everyone wants either to be him or to have him. A car accident will leave his daughter in a strange coma and when everyone has given up she starts communicating with him, or is he going mad?

Director: Suri Krishnamma | Stars: Ben Barnes, Sarah Roemer, Eliza Dushku, Johnny Whitworth

Votes: 841

50. Grey Lady (2017)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Boston police officer goes to Nantucket to investigate the murder of his partner, but he finds more than he bargained for.

Director: John Shea | Stars: Eric Dane, Natalie Zea, Amy Madigan, Adrian Lester

Votes: 1,057