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1. Let the Right One In (2008)
R | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl
Votes: 226,941 | Gross: $2.12M
2. Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The misadventures of a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem.
Stars: Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain, Dana Plato
Votes: 12,421
3. The Iceman (2012)
R | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When he was finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor his daughters had any clue about his real profession.
Director: Ariel Vromen | Stars: Michael Shannon, Chris Evans, James Franco, Winona Ryder
Votes: 79,478 | Gross: $1.94M
4. This Is England (2006)
Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Drama
A young boy becomes friends with a gang of skinheads. Friends soon become like family, and relationships will be pushed to the very limit.
Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim
Votes: 128,802 | Gross: $0.33M
5. Let Me In (I) (2010)
R | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.
Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono
Votes: 127,403 | Gross: $12.13M
6. Flight of the Navigator (1986)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In 1978, a boy travels eight years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship.
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Cliff De Young, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 51,733 | Gross: $18.56M
7. Over the Top (1987)
PG | 93 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Tough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships.
Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, Rick Zumwalt
Votes: 59,471 | Gross: $16.06M
8. Mixed-ish (2019–2021)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Follows Bow's parents, Paul and Alicia, who are forced to move from a hippie commune to the suburbs to better provide for their family after the dissolution of their cult.
Stars: Tika Sumpter, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Christina Anthony, Arica Himmel
Votes: 2,924
9. Man on Fire (1987)
R | 92 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A former CIA agent, John Creasy, is hired as a bodyguard for a girl in Italy, who becomes the daughter he never had. When she is abducted, Creasy's fiery rage is unleashed, and despite being badly wounded, embarks on a bloody revenge spree.
Director: Élie Chouraqui | Stars: Scott Glenn, Jade Malle, Joe Pesci, Brooke Adams
Votes: 3,036 | Gross: $0.52M
10. Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
R | 103 min | Action, War
Braddock mounts a one-man assault to free his wife and son who are still being held in a Vietnam prison camp.
Director: Aaron Norris | Stars: Chuck Norris, Aki Aleong, Roland Harrah III, Miki Kim
Votes: 7,181 | Gross: $6.19M
11. That Special Summer (2007)
90 min | Drama
The year is 1984. It's summer, and the rebellious 12-year-old girl Kid wants to stay in Gothenburg, but her mother has other plans. Kid discovers that summer vacation in Finland isn't as ... See full summary »
Director: Nanna Marjo | Stars: Mia Saarinen, Milka Ahlroth, Jim Rautiainen, Mari Rantasila
Votes: 588
12. Bettie Page Reveals All (2012)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Biography
The world's greatest pinup model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution.
Director: Mark Mori | Stars: Bettie Page, Hugh Hefner, Olivia de Berardinis, Dita Von Teese
Votes: 1,632 | Gross: $0.10M
13. Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass (2015)
103 min | Drama
Set in the countryside village of Vietnam, Yellow Flowers on the Green grass is a touching tale of innocent love, friendships and brotherhood.
Director: Victor Vu | Stars: Thinh Vinh, Khang Trong, Lam Thanh My, My Anh
Votes: 1,469
14. Zaytoun (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee helps an Israeli fighter pilot escape from PLO captivity because he wants to visit his ancestral family home. En route through war-torn Lebanon their relationship develops into a close bond.
Director: Eran Riklis | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Abdallah El Akal, Alice Taglioni, Loai Nofi
Votes: 1,728 | Gross: $0.04M
15. Franswa Sharl (2009)
14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Keeping the position of number one son requires a certain amount of ingenuity. Twelve year old Greg has inherited his father's competitive streak. On a family holiday to Fiji they have ... See full summary »
Director: Hannah Hilliard | Stars: Callan McAuliffe, John Batchelor, Diana Glenn, Steve Le Marquand
Votes: 412
16. Where Are All the UFO's? (1996 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary
The modern myth of the UFO begins with a 1938 radio broadcast and continues through two major 1947 sightings, the "contactee" movement, abduction stories and crop circles.
Director: Scott Paddor | Stars: Michael Dorn, Orson Welles, Walter Haut, Jesse Marcel Jr.
Votes: 57
17. Spud (2009)
27 min | Short, Comedy
It is the summer of 1988, and nerdy 12-year-old Nintendo addict Ivan "Spud" Spudofsky III decides he's been a victim of the neighborhood bullies for too long and reinvents himself as a video-game superhero.
Director: Tyler Norman | Stars: Dalton O'Dell, A.J. Walsh, Tristan Jarred, Sterling Beaumon
Votes: 22
18. Period. (I) (2019)
15 min | Short, Comedy
A 12-year-old girl has her first period. Finding the discussion too awkward, her father tries to help the best way he knows how.
Director: Debra Pralle | Stars: Téa Watson, Brandon Felker, Jules Florian, Kent Loomer
Votes: 11
19.
The Investigators (2000– )
Episode:
The Wrong Man? Dennis Dechaine: Lost in the Woods
(2005)
60 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
The case of Dennis Dechaine, who was convicted of the 1988 murder of 12-year-old babysitter Sarah Cherry in Bowdoin, Maine, is reinvestigated by retired NYPD detectives Jerry Palace and Reggie Britt.
Director: Michael Schlossman | Stars: Jerry Palace, Reggie Britt
Votes: 8