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1. Deck of Cards (2022)

45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The king of hearts has disappeared from the Kingdom of Cards, and the Joker and his friends set out on a quest to locate him, but there are other forces at play in the Kingdom, and someone might have an ace up their sleeve.

Director: Eric Notarnicola | Stars: Gregg Turkington, Joe Estevez, Mark Proksch, Michael Matthews

Votes: 249

2. The Simpsons Game (2007 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Simpson family learn they are part of a video game and are given superpowers to save their 8-bit predecessors.

Director: Ralph Sosa | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,392

3. Jokes My Folks Never Told Me (1978)

R | 82 min | Comedy

Anthology film consisting of dirty sex jokes turned into short, comical, occasionally animated and often offensive sketches which include hillbillies, cheating, stds, double entendres, misunderstandings and male on beast bestiality.

Director: Gerry Woolery | Stars: Dave Adams, Patricia Alkaitis, James Arnold, J.J. Barry

Votes: 167

4. Ben Franklin (2004 TV Movie)

100 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Ben Franklin rose from poverty to become a true Renaissance Man and Founding Father of America. This is the story of the man behind the myth.

Director: Joshua Alper | Stars: Charley Carfrey, Michael Kelberg, Maggie Lakis

Votes: 44

5. Land of Liberty (1939)

Approved | 138 min | History

This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Gayne Whitman, Erville Alderson, Don Ameche, Heather Angel

Votes: 353

6. We Can Do Better America (2018 Video)

1 min | Short, News

Founding father Benjamin Franklin views today's issues through a nonpartisan window to the present in this 30-second, social media PSA.

Director: Curtis Bechdholt | Star: Donald Watson

7. Hellfire Club

Drama | Pre-production

London's notorious Hellfire Club, largely known for its outlandish activities of London's high and low societies during the mid-eighteenth century that included John Wilkes, Benjamin ... See full summary »

8. A Few Minutes with Benjamin Franklin in the 21st Century (2014)

4 min | Short, Comedy

Benjamin Franklin comes to the 21st Century to see how the Great American Experiment is going and finds himself perturbed by the Internet.

Director: Richard Jensen | Stars: William Engle, Michael Meyer

9. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: The Addams Family Splurges (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

The Addams family hopes to vacation on the moon, but needs to raise a billion dollars. Using Gomez's new supercomputer, the family schemes to make the money by betting on horse races.

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 273

10. Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode: My Friend Ben (1966)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

After Aunt Clara conjures up Benjamin Franklin, he gets arrested for stealing an antique firetruck as part of a supposed advertising stunt.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, George Tobias

Votes: 317

11. Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode: Samantha for the Defense (1966)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

After Aunt Clara conjures up Benjamin Franklin, he gets arrested for stealing an antique firetruck as part of a supposed advertising stunt.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, George Tobias

Votes: 315

12. Dates That Made History (2017–2020)
Episode: The American Independence (July 4, 1776 A.D.) (2020)

TV-PG | 26 min | Documentary, History

The Declaration of Independence set in motion a political experiment still alive today. The pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness was not easily achieved. To this day Democracy's fragile nature relies on the strength of a united purpose.

Director: Denis van Waerebeke | Stars: Patrick Boucheron, Nathan Perl-Rosenthal

Votes: 6

13. Franklin (2024– )
Episode: Small Revenge (2024)

TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

Franklin pays back an insult--and receives the favor of a king. A new lover catches his eye, and an old rival turns up to thwart him.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Michael Douglas, Noah Jupe, Daniel Mays, Eddie Marsan

Votes: 128

14. Franklin (2024– )
Episode: The Natural State of Man (2024)

TV-MA | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History

Tensions mount between Franklin and Adams. Madame Brillon asserts her power. Temple decides to fight his own war.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Michael Douglas, Noah Jupe, Daniel Mays, Eddie Marsan

Votes: 95

15. Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017)
Episode: The Kindred (2014)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Ichabod Crane and Lt. Abbie Mills concoct a daring plan to try to rescue Ichabod's wife, Katrina, from the Headless Horseman by resurrecting a Frankenstein-like monster created by Benjamin ... See full summary »

Director: Paul A. Edwards | Stars: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter

Votes: 737

16. Wow, I Never Knew That! (2011– )
Episode: Episode #1.8 (2011)

TV-PG | 23 min | History

In this episode of Wow, I Never Knew That, it's one of the world's most famous train stations. GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL. We'll take you on a trip to reveal its many fascinating secrets. And ... See full summary »

Director: David Harris Katz | Star: Jeff Johnson

17. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: Ben Franklin's Bones (2015)

TV-14 | 58 min | Documentary, History, War

Why were skeletons found in the basement of Ben Franklin's home in England? Scientists investigate the people who lived at the house at the time, including a professor of medicine.

Director: Kate Thomas-Couth | Stars: Márcia Balisciano, Simon Chaplin, Lindsey Fitzharris, Melissa Hewson

Votes: 57

18. Deadbeat (2014–2016)
Episode: Death List Three (2016)

TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy, Fantasy

Pac finally gets answers from Danny, but they're not exactly the answers he was hoping for...

Director: Heath Cullens | Stars: Kurt Braunohler, John Henry Cox, William Jackson Harper, Brian Jung

Votes: 47