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1. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy
A popular high school student, admired by his peers, decides to take a day off from school and goes to extreme lengths to pull it off, to the chagrin of his Dean, who'll do anything to stop him.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones
Votes: 386,918 | Gross: $70.14M
2. Incredibles 2 (2018)
PG | 118 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Incredibles family takes on a new mission which involves a change in family roles: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) must manage the house while his wife Helen (Elastigirl) goes out to save the world.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner
Votes: 331,822 | Gross: $608.58M
3. Metropolis (1927)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Votes: 185,692 | Gross: $1.24M
4. Robots (2005)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management.
Directors: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks, Robin Williams
Votes: 162,135 | Gross: $128.20M
5. Big City Greens (2018– )
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The adventurous life of Cricket Green, a country boy who moves with his family from their rural farm to a modern metropolis.
Stars: Bob Joles, Marieve Herington, Chris Houghton, Artemis Pebdani
Votes: 3,232
6. Frances Ha (2012)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A New York woman apprentices for a dance company and throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as the possibility of realizing them dwindles.
Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver, Michael Zegen
Votes: 94,401 | Gross: $4.06M
7. *batteries not included (1987)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Aliens help a feisty old New York couple in their battle against the ruthless land developer who's out to evict them.
Director: Matthew Robbins | Stars: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña
Votes: 37,724 | Gross: $32.95M
8. Short Cuts (1993)
R | 188 min | Comedy, Drama
The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Andie MacDowell, Julianne Moore, Tim Robbins, Bruce Davison
Votes: 47,402 | Gross: $6.11M
9. Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Magda Szubanski, Elizabeth Daily, Mickey Rooney, James Cromwell
Votes: 35,492 | Gross: $18.32M
10. New York Minute (I) (2004)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Two sisters who just can't get along have to travel to New York City together and find themselves on numerous misadventures in order to accomplish their goals.
Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Eugene Levy, Andy Richter
Votes: 24,978 | Gross: $14.02M
11. Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
G | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When adventurous pets Chance, Shadow, and Sassy are accidentally separated from their vacationing humans, they're left to fend for themselves on the mean streets of San Francisco, searching for the "golden bridge" that will take them home.
Director: David R. Ellis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Ralph Waite, Al Michaels
Votes: 16,227 | Gross: $49.14M
12. Inuyashiki (2017)
Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A middle-aged office worker encounters aliens and is gifted with alien technology and limitless powers.
Stars: Nijirô Murakami, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kanata Hongô, Sumire Uesaka
Votes: 5,201
13. Sidewalls (2011)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
Martín and Mariana are slightly damaged people who live in buildings just opposite one another. While they often don't notice each other, separation might be the very thing that brings them together.
Director: Gustavo Taretto | Stars: Javier Drolas, Miguel Dedovich, Pilar López de Ayala, Miguel Alvarez
Votes: 15,989 | Gross: $0.00M
14. Baby Face (1933)
Approved | 71 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank by gleefully seducing her way to the top.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Donald Cook, Alphonse Ethier
Votes: 8,174
15. Submarino (2010)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
Two brothers meet at their mother's funeral, each in his way on a path of self-destruction, both haunted by a tragedy in their youth.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Gustav Fischer Kjærulff, Sebastian Bull, Mads Broe Andersen, Jakob Cedergren
Votes: 11,601
16. Cherry Blossoms (2008)
Unrated | 127 min | Drama, Romance
After Rudi's wife Trudi suddenly dies, he travels to Japan to fulfill her dream of being a Butoh dancer.
Director: Doris Dörrie | Stars: Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki, Maximilian Brückner
Votes: 6,119 | Gross: $0.10M
17. Juuni Taisen (2017)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
The 12th Twelve Tournament that gets held every twelve years - Twelve brave warriors who bear the names of the signs of the zodiac fight each other for the lives and souls. The participants... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Sinclair, Mark Stoddard, Caitlin Glass, Jerry Jewell
Votes: 992
18. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
2011 "The Pruitt-Igoe Myth" explores the rise & fall of titular housing complex in St. Louis, examining racism & gov. Policies through interviews with former residents & historical footage. Ft racism, urban poverty & inequality in America.
Director: Chad Freidrichs | Stars: Slyvester Brown, Irvin Dagen, Elmer Fiedler, Robert Fishman
Votes: 931 | Gross: $0.04M
19. Le joli mai (1963)
Not Rated | 165 min | Documentary
Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's LE JOLI MAI (The Lovely Month of May) is a portrait of Paris and Parisians during May 1962, the first springtime of peace after the ceasefire with Algeria ... See full summary »
Directors: Chris Marker, Pierre Lhomme | Stars: Chris Marker, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Jean-Luc Godard
Votes: 879 | Gross: $0.02M
20. The Glove (1979)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A bounty hunter is offered $20,000 - off the record - for the capture of a very large man who dons body armor and steel-plated gauntlets for his regular beatings of some unfortunate individuals.
Director: Ross Hagen | Stars: John Saxon, Roosevelt Grier, Joanna Cassidy, Joan Blondell
Votes: 449
21. Stournara 288 (1959)
83 min | Comedy
The residents of the block of flats in 288, Stournara street have their own history. The doorkeeper watches carefully every little thing that happens in the apartment building and knows every resident's secrets.
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Sofia Vempo, Orestis Makris, Smaroula Giouli, Dinos Iliopoulos
Votes: 227
22. The Last Winter (1989)
PG | 115 min | Drama
Tells the story of a young man's struggle to keep his world from changing. Placed in the rural setting of the mid 1950s, it revolves around William Jamison and his colorful old Grampa Jack.... See full summary »
Director: Aaron Kim Johnston | Stars: Gerard Parkes, Joshua Murray, David Ferry, Wanda Cannon
Votes: 137
23. 300 millas en busca de mamá (2007)
90 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Ariel and Rocío, two kids mistreated by their grandmother, flee from home in order to meet their mother, who is working in another country. The kids face menacing challenges and drift through several countries to find her.
Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Lida Aquise, Rimber Caballero, Obdulia Pezo Ochoa
24. I'll Be Yours (1947)
Passed | 93 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A small-town girl tells a small fib to a wealthy businessman; complications ensue.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, William Bendix, Adolphe Menjou
Votes: 282
25. Bikes vs Cars (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Bikes vs Cars is a documentary about the bike and what an amazing tool for change it can be. It highlights a conflict in city planning between bikes, cars and a growing reliance on fossil fuels.
Director: Fredrik Gertten | Stars: Aline Cavalcante, Dan Koeppel, Raquel Rolnik, Joel Ewanick
Votes: 743
26. Taryanche Bait (2011)
Drama
Shreedhar works as a clerk, lives a happy, content life with his family in a beautiful Konkan village. His troubles begin when he takes his wife, son and daughter with him on an official ... See full summary »
Director: Kiran Yadnyopavit | Stars: Vinay Apte, Ashwini Giri, Ashmita Joglekar, Kishore Kadam
Votes: 123
27. Thanasis Who? (1969)
85 min | Comedy
A kindhearted owner of a shop falls in love with the girl he hires and, eventually, he finds out who tricks him and who really loves him.
Director: Thanasis Vengos | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Anna Fonsou, Vangelis Ploios, Takis Miliadis
Votes: 354
28. The Mouse on 57th Street (1961)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
A mouse in a yellow hat helps himself to what he thinks is a huge lump of cheese in a bakery but, after chewing a hole straight through it, realizes that it is really rum cake, which has ... See full summary »
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Julie Bennett
Votes: 154
29. Sussi (1988)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sexy country girl Sussi comes to the big city of Santiago to find love and success 1980s-style.
Director: Gonzalo Justiniano | Stars: Marcela Osorio, Jaime Celedón, Bastián Bodenhöfer, Myriam Palacios
Votes: 85
30. I gynaikara ap' to Kilkis (1985)
75 min | Comedy
Fed up with her unbearable and good-for-nothing husband, a proud Pontian-Greek woman from Kilkis decides to try her luck in the bustling city of Athens in search of a better future. But, can she make it big all alone?
Director: Ilias Mylonakos | Stars: Natasa Gerasimidou, Kostas Tsakonas, Hristos Valavanidis, Themis Manesis
Votes: 131
31. Daring Daughters (1933)
Passed | 63 min | Drama, Romance
A savvy city girl tries to protect her naive sister, who has just moved from the country, from the temptations--and men--of big-city life.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Marian Marsh, Kenneth Thomson, Joan Marsh, Bert Roach
Votes: 45
32. Mahô tsukai ni taisetsu na koto (2008)
100 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Seventeen-year-old girl out of Iwate in Northern japan is not just any high school girl coming to Tokyo for her summer break. She is an apprentice witch travelling to learn and improve her ... See full summary »
Director: Shun Nakahara | Stars: Rio Yamashita, Masaki Okada, Nagisa Akimoto, Hana Kino
Votes: 31
33. Le syndrome du Titanic (2009)
93 min | Documentary
Directors: Nicolas Hulot, Jean-Albert Lièvre | Stars: Nicolas Hulot, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Pierre Rabhi, Harry S. Truman
Votes: 188
34. Aleja gówniarzy (2007)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
A wild ride through the nightlife of the postindustrial city of Lódz, well-known for its unemployment and lack of opportunities for young people, who often head to the nearby Warsaw. We can see it through their eyes.
Director: Piotr Szczepanski | Stars: Marcin Brzozowski, Ewa Lukasiewicz, Wojciech Mecwaldowski, Bartosz Picher
Votes: 90
35. Brooklyn Goes to San Francisco (1956)
Approved | 9 min | Short, Comedy
Phil Foster's Brooklyn character visits picturesque San Francisco and, in Brooklynese lingo, describes the sights and wonders and hilly terrain of the City By the Bay...the cable cars, Chinatown, the Presido, the Golden Gate Bridge, etc.
Director: Arthur Cohen | Star: Phil Foster
Votes: 12
36. The Big Burg (1929)
6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Directors: Frank Moser, Paul Terry
Votes: 26
37. Rogor gavkhdi Tbiliseli (1961 TV Short)
9 min | Short, Family
Director: Tariel Kurtskhalia | Star: Ushangi Mchedlidze
38. Empsillnes (2015)
12 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A stranded astronaut's race against time to get back home.
Director: Jakub Grygier
Votes: 56
40. Arbeitstitel (2008)
16 min | Short, Biography, Drama
The young film-student and director Björn Last is trying to figure out why he wasn't able to complete his documentary about his hometown Braunschweig. He searches for enlightenment through ... See full summary »
Director: Björn Last | Stars: Martin Deisler, Jessica-Virginia Mouffok, Thomy Kessler, Gerd Roscher
Votes: 25
41. Dead Connection (1992 Video Game)
Action, Crime
Directors: Ichiro Fujisue, Masaki Ogata, Fujiwaran X.
Votes: 12
42.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Leftist Protestors Throw Themselves in Front of a Train on Behalf of Violent Criminals
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Matt Walsh
43.
Tucker on X (2023– )
Episode:
The Tucker Carlson Encounter: Kid Rock
(2023)
News
Stars: Tucker Carlson, Kid Rock
Votes: 13