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1. Giant (1956)

G | 201 min | Drama, Western

Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.

Director: George Stevens | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker

Votes: 42,283

2. Across the Universe (2007)

PG-13 | 133 min | Drama, Fantasy, History

The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.

Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs

Votes: 114,301 | Gross: $51.66M

3. Southland Tales (2006)

R | 145 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

During a three-day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with a porn star who is developing her own reality TV project, and a policeman who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, Carlos Amezcua

Votes: 40,651 | Gross: $0.28M

4. Queen & Country (2014)

TV-14 | 114 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In this sequel to Hope and Glory (1987), Bill Rohan has grown up and is drafted into the army, where he and his eccentric best mate, Percy, battle their snooty superiors on the base and look for love in town.

Director: John Boorman | Stars: Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones, Pat Shortt, David Thewlis

Votes: 1,867 | Gross: $0.03M

5. Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)

R | 99 min | Drama

The friendship between two Arizona dirt bike racers is tested when they both lust for an attractive runaway young woman who joins them on the racing circuit.

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Robert Redford, Michael J. Pollard, Lauren Hutton, Noah Beery Jr.

Votes: 1,474 | Gross: $1.76M

6. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)

Passed | 61 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The ancient Egypt Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred tomb of his beloved Princess Ananka.

Director: Harold Young | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Dick Foran, John Hubbard, Elyse Knox

Votes: 3,856

7. Seventh Heaven (1937)

Approved | 102 min | Drama, Romance

A Parisian sewer worker longs for a rise in status and a beautiful wife. He rescues a girl from the police, lives with her in a barren flat on the seventh floor, then marches away to war.

Director: Henry King | Stars: Simone Simon, James Stewart, Jean Hersholt, Gregory Ratoff

Votes: 1,054

8. The Sunday Woman (1975)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

The investigation of the murder of ambiguous architect Garrone takes Police Commissioner Santamaria to the Turinese high society, but the results are unclear. In the meanwhile, another murder takes place.

Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Aldo Reggiani

Votes: 1,294

9. Yesterday (1981)

PG | 95 min | Drama, Romance, War

A young soldier maimed in Vietnam, allows his former girlfriend to believe he's dead to spare her the anguish.

Director: Larry Kent | Stars: Claire Pimparé, Vincent Van Patten, Eddie Albert, Nicholas Campbell

Votes: 185

10. Children of the Revolution (1996)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Few knew that Stalin spent his last night in the arms of a young Australian woman. Few still knew that their "love-child" brought Australia to the brink of civil war. Until now.

Director: Peter Duncan | Stars: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray Abraham, Richard Roxburgh

Votes: 2,427 | Gross: $0.83M

11. The Well-Digger's Daughter (1940)

Approved | 142 min | Comedy, Drama

A rural maiden's two suitors go off to war, leaving her pregnant.

Director: Marcel Pagnol | Stars: Raimu, Fernandel, Josette Day, Line Noro

Votes: 691

12. Stonewall (1995)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A group of homosexual people try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.

Director: Nigel Finch | Stars: Guillermo Diaz, Frederick Weller, Brendan Corbalis, Duane Boutte

Votes: 1,740 | Gross: $0.62M

13. Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)

60 min | Crime, Mystery

On the trail of a singer who killed the man she loved in Honolulu, Charlie finds her stabbed to death when he ultimately catches up to her in Rio.

Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Sidney Toler, Mary Beth Hughes, Cobina Wright, Ted North

Votes: 1,471

14. University of Laughs (2004)

121 min | Comedy, Drama

In wartime Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.

Director: Mamoru Hoshi | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Gorô Inagaki, Masaya Takahashi, Masao Komatsu

Votes: 1,089

15. Hotel Berlin (1945)

Approved | 98 min | Drama, War

In 1945, a strange mix of Germans, military personnel and civilians, pro-Nazi and anti-Nazi, celebrities and escaped prisoners, converges at a lavish hotel in heavily-bombed Berlin.

Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Faye Emerson, Helmut Dantine, Raymond Massey, Andrea King

Votes: 883

16. My Favorite Spy (1942)

Passed | 86 min | Comedy, Musical

Complications arise for newlywed Kay Kyser and his bride when he gets involved in espionage at the request of the Army.

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Kay Kyser, Ellen Drew, Jane Wyman, Robert Armstrong

Votes: 338

17. Forward March Hare (1953)

7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Bugs mistakenly gets his neighbor's draft notice and causes a stir when he shows up as ordered.

Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, John T. Smith

Votes: 764

18. The Year That Trembled (2002)

R | 104 min | Drama, Romance, War

The Year That Trembled is a 1970 coming-of-age story set in the shadow of Kent State that focuses on a group of young characters facing the Vietnam Draft Lottery.

Director: Jay Craven | Stars: Jonathan Brandis, Charlie Finn, Jay R. Ferguson, Meredith Monroe

Votes: 224

19. Tüzoltó utca 25. (1973)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, History, Romance

Hungary's postwar history told through the dreams, nightmares, and memories of the inhabitants of an old house on the eve of its destruction.

Director: István Szabó | Stars: Lucyna Winnicka, Margit Makay, Károly Kovács, András Bálint

Votes: 348

20. DonT Stop (2012)

98 min | Drama, Music

1983. Czechoslovakia is still under communist rule. Micky is an eighteen-year old secondary school student. His best friend David has just been kicked out of school. Their dream is to put ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Rericha | Stars: Patrik Dergel, Lukás Reichl, Jakub Zednicek, Oliver Cox

Votes: 149

21. Teenage Millionaire (1961)

Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Musical

A teenager whose father is a millionaire radio station owner secretly records a song and plays it on one of his father's stations. It becomes a hit. Then he falls in love with a girl who ... See full summary »

Director: Lawrence Doheny | Stars: Jimmy Clanton, Rocky Graziano, Zasu Pitts, Diane Jergens

Votes: 125

22. Ant Pasted (1953)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Elmer Fudd, on a fourth of July picnic, throws some of his firecrackers into an ant colony, and the ants declare all-out war on him.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan

Votes: 332

23. Angel in a Foxhole (2019)

35 min | Short, Family, History

The story of "Smoky", a four-pound Yorkshire Terrier found in an abandoned foxhole in New Guinea during World War II. Smoky eventually becomes the property of Corporal Bill Wynne, who ... See full summary »

Directors: Dean Love, Dean Love | Stars: Joanna Ferbrache, John Purdy, James Tavelle, Zach Williams

24. Yankee Doodle Bugs (1954)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Bugs lectures his nephew Clyde about early America, inserting himself into events wherever possible.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 336

25. The Circle (1972)

PG | 95 min | Drama, Romance

In the Northwest, a college student and his friend help two young women whose car has stalled on the road. The young men invite the girls to a party the friend is giving the following week.... See full summary »

Director: Tom Moyer Jr. | Stars: Mark Allen, Jim Bosley, Carol Crittenden, Dianna Ferrua

26. Here Comes Kelly (1943)

Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

Because of his hot, often-flaring temper, Jimmy Kelly loses another job, much to the disappointment of his mother and the disgust of his fiancée, Margie. Margie is a secretary for lawyer L.... See full summary »

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Eddie Quillan, Joan Woodbury, Maxie Rosenbloom, Armida

Votes: 88

27. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: I Didn't Raise My Pig to Be a Soldier (1966)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family

The draft board sends Arnold Ziffel a conscription notice without realizing he is a pig.

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Tom Lester, Alvy Moore

Votes: 114

28. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Old Mail Day (1968)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

It's "Old Mail Day" as Sam Drucker hands out letters that have gotten misplaced in his post office. He delivers one letter that dates back to 1917. Having learned nothing from his previous ... See full summary »

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester

Votes: 93

29. Life on Mars (2008–2009)
Episode: My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi (2008)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a decorated Vietnam War vet is beaten to death, Sam's precinct is pushed to the brink to find his killers, but not everyone may be happy with the results they find.

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Jason O'Mara, Michael Imperioli, Gretchen Mol, Jonathan Murphy

Votes: 184

30. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–1958)
Episode: Ronnie Goes Into the Army (1958)

Comedy

Ronnie receives his draft notice into the Army, so Gracie establishes a military regimen in the Burns household. Meanwhile, Harry von Zell is sure he can talk George into letting him have Ronnie's old room, rent-free.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harry von Zell, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 29

31. Mischievous Kiss (2010)
Episode: Episode #1.16 (2010)

TV-Y | 62 min | Comedy, Romance

Seung-jo won't register his marriage till Ha-ni passes her nurse's exam, leaving Ha-ni to feel put-upon in an unfair world.

Stars: Kim Hyun-joong, Jung So-min, Lee Tae-sung, Lee Si-young

Votes: 26

32. Hap and Leonard (2016–2018)
Episode: The Dive (2016)

TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As the group closes in on the stolen money, Hap, Leonard, and Trudy revisit their past. Loyalties are tested within the gang during a fateful gathering at Leonard's house.

Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: James Purefoy, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jimmi Simpson, Bill Sage

Votes: 319

33. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Wossamotta U: Parts 7-8 (1963)

TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Wossamotta U" Part 7 of 12, Aesop and Son "The Three Bears", Peabody's Improbable History "Lawrence of Arabia", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Wossamotta U" Part 8 of 12.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 20