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1. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.
Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger, Rita Wilson
Votes: 190,696 | Gross: $126.53M
2. The Dresden Files (2007–2008)
TV-14 | 582 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Harry Dresden is a wizard, the only one listed in the Chicago phone book. He's got a handle on the crimes that can't be solved by anyone else. Paranormal? No problem. Dresden deals in all matters of supernatural threats.
Stars: Paul Blackthorne, Valerie Cruz, Terrence Mann, Raoul Bhaneja
Votes: 11,430
3. Shall We Dance? (2004)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 49,565 | Gross: $57.89M
4. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly
Votes: 23,612 | Gross: $20.34M
5. Twentieth Century (1934)
91 min | Comedy, Romance
A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns
Votes: 7,249
6. V.I. Warshawski (1991)
R | 89 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A female PI babysitting for a boyfriend gets stuck with his daughter and the case of her murdered father.
Director: Jeff Kanew | Stars: Kathleen Turner, Jay O. Sanders, Charles Durning, Angela Goethals
Votes: 5,506 | Gross: $11.13M
7. Carrie (1952)
Approved | 118 min | Drama, Romance
A young girl from a provincial town learns the bitter reality of a big city and great love.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins, Eddie Albert
Votes: 2,730
8. The Naked Face (1984)
R | 105 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A Chicago psychoanalyst's patient and secretary are murdered and he becomes the police's prime suspect despite his claims that someone is trying to frame him.
Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Roger Moore, Rod Steiger, Elliott Gould, Art Carney
Votes: 1,546
9. Native Son (1951)
91 min | Drama, Film-Noir
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Director: Pierre Chenal | Stars: Richard Wright, Jean Wallace, Gloria Madison, Nicholas Joy
Votes: 494
10. This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sister, plan to get rich through seduction and murder. Things complicate when their feeble-minded mother begins to suspect something.
Director: Michael Oblowitz | Stars: Billy Zane, Gina Gershon, Christian Durango, Sloan Cobb
Votes: 1,324 | Gross: $0.01M
11. Lies and Deception (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Thriller, Drama, Mystery
A private investigator helps a woman uncover the secret life of her dead husband.
Director: Louis Bélanger | Stars: Mädchen Amick, Andrew W. Walker, Joseph Kell, Ellen Dubin
Votes: 557
12. A Better Way to Die (2000)
R | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A Chicago cop quits the force and finds himself threatened by the Mafia.
Director: Scott Wiper | Stars: Scott Wiper, Jack Conley, Carmen Argenziano, Richard Haje
Votes: 1,754
13. Native Son (1986)
PG | 111 min | Drama, Romance
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Victor Love, Matt Dillon, Elizabeth McGovern, Geraldine Page
Votes: 630 | Gross: $1.30M
14. Pardon My Sarong (1942)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy
A pair of bus drivers accidentally steal their own bus. With the company issuing a warrant for their arrest, they tag along with a playboy on a boat trip that finds them on a tropical island, where a jewel thief has sinister plans for them.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Bruce, Robert Paige
Votes: 2,399
15. The Crooked Web (1955)
Approved | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Government agent tries to trick a suspect into returning to Germany, the scene of his crimes.
Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning, John Mylong
Votes: 510
16. Cutter (1972 TV Movie)
73 min | Crime, Drama
Private eye searches for a missing football quarterback in Chicago.
Director: Richard Irving | Stars: Peter De Anda, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Rush, Gabriel Dell
Votes: 32
17. Who Shot Johnny Rock? (1991 Video Game)
T | Action, Crime, Mystery
A private investigator is hired to find the murderer of a lounge singer in 1930s Chicago. He must interrogate a number of suspects, ranging from the singer's hot girlfriend to shady mobsters, and survive shooting galleries.
Director: David O. Roberts | Stars: Mark Voltura, Andrea Camarena-Lindsay, Radha Delamarter, Sandra Pitts
Votes: 29
18.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956–1960)
Episode:
Escape from Oak Lane
(1957)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Diamond is hired to escort a beautiful wife while her husband is on a business trip. Frightened, the wife runs out on Diamond while they are dancing. Returning to her hotel room, she is drugged and kidnapped with Diamond in pursuit.
Director: Tom Gries | Stars: David Janssen, Christine White, Jeanette Nolan, Hugh Brooke
Votes: 27
19.
Centurions (1986)
Episode:
Zone Dancer
(1986)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family
Gabriel Knight, a private eye is hired by Crystal to find out who framed her for Zone Dancing-illegal tapping into corporate computers by connecting people's minds into them. Knight seeks ... See full summary »
Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg
Votes: 16
20.
Prohibition (2011)
Episode:
A Nation of Scofflaws
(2011)
TV-PG | 111 min | Documentary, History
With the passing of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, the federal government now passes legislation to enforce it. Known as the Volstead Act, the legislation forbids not only hard ... See full summary »
Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Donald Ward, Noah Feldman, Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Votes: 189