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1. Heartland (II) (2007– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Family
A multi-generational saga set in Alberta, Canada and centered on a family getting through life together in both happy and trying times.
Stars: Amber Marshall, Shaun Johnston, Michelle Morgan, Chris Potter
Votes: 19,780
2. Nope (2022)
R | 130 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.
Director: Jordan Peele | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott
Votes: 265,459 | Gross: $123.28M
3. Bloodline (2015–2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Thriller
A family is forced to face their past secrets and scars when the black sheep returns home.
Stars: Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini, Sissy Spacek
Votes: 58,547
4. That Thing You Do! (1996)
PG | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A local Pennsylvania band scores a one-hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from their manager.
Director: Tom Hanks | Stars: Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Charlize Theron, Tom Everett Scott
Votes: 73,542 | Gross: $25.81M
5. Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011)
TV-PG | 53 min | Drama, Romance
An adaptation of Flora Thompson's autobiographical novel "Lark Rise To Candleford", set in 19 century Oxfordshire, in which a young girl moves to the local market town to begin an apprenticeship as a postmistress.
Stars: Olivia Hallinan, Sarah Lancashire, Julia Sawalha, Fergus Drysdale
Votes: 8,396
6. Corner Gas (2004–2009)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The life, or lack thereof, of a proprietor of a gas station, which is the only stop for miles around and a hub of action on the Prairies.
Stars: Brent Butt, Gabrielle Miller, Fred Ewanuick, Eric Peterson
Votes: 8,203
7. At Any Price (2012)
R | 105 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
A farming family's business is threatened by an unexpected crisis, further testing the relationship between a father and his rebellious son.
Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron, Kim Dickens, Heather Graham
Votes: 7,961 | Gross: $0.38M
8. Sweet Virginia (2017)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A former rodeo champ befriends a young man with a propensity for violence.
Director: Jamie M. Dagg | Stars: Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots, Rosemarie DeWitt
Votes: 11,662 | Gross: $0.01M
9. Taking Woodstock (2009)
R | 120 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Demetri Martin, Henry Goodman, Edward Hibbert, Imelda Staunton
Votes: 30,007 | Gross: $7.44M
10. Management (2008)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won't leave her alone.
Director: Stephen Belber | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson, Margo Martindale
Votes: 18,374 | Gross: $0.93M
11. The Christmas Secret (2014 TV Movie)
TV-G | 86 min | Drama, Family, Romance
While her life is falling apart, single mom Christine finds a magical family heirloom that leads to love and good fortune during Christmas.
Director: Norma Bailey | Stars: Bethany Joy Lenz, John Reardon, Susan Hogan, Michael Hogan
Votes: 3,892
12. Far More (2021)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Adrian Grenier stars as Sean McAllister, a successful fashion designer who hasn't seen his family in years. He returns to his hometown for a painstaking family reunion that will take him back to his past only to rebuild his future.
Director: Ally Walker | Stars: Joshua Rush, Adrian Grenier, Joanna Ranee Wood, Betsy Cramer
Votes: 306
13. Christmas Under Wraps (2014 TV Movie)
TV-G | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When an aspiring surgeon is turned down for a fellowship, she takes a temporary position working as a GP in a small Alaskan town in an effort to boost her résumé.
Director: Peter Sullivan | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, David O'Donnell, Robert Pine, Brian Doyle-Murray
Votes: 6,244
14. Sweet as Maple Syrup (2021 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
Rachelle is in a race against time when her family's maple orchard starts to decline, just ahead of the upcoming Maple Syrup Festival. With the help of Derek, a professor of arboriculture, ... See full summary »
Director: Caroline Labrèche | Stars: Brooke Nevin, Carlo Marks, Jon McLaren, Angela Galuppo
Votes: 331
15. Staying Together (1989)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon, Jim Haynie
Votes: 947 | Gross: $4.35M
16. Rocky Road (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Family
Harrison Burke loses his job as trader at a prestigious Wall Street investment bank, so he moves back in with his parents . He eventually settles in, takes a job at his father's ice-cream truck business and rediscovers home.
Director: Brian K. Roberts | Stars: Mark Salling, Nicholas Campbell, Steve Byers, Rebecca Dalton
Votes: 310
17. Rosa's Wedding (2020)
97 min | Comedy
About to turn 45, Rosa realises that she's always lived her life to serve everyone else, so she decides to leave it all behind, take charge of her life, and fulfill her dream of starting her own business
Director: Icíar Bollaín | Stars: Candela Peña, Sergi López, Nathalie Poza, Ramón Barea
Votes: 2,022
18. Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Four high school friends that grew up together in a tiny Texas town, plan to leave for the big city the day after graduation. Over a week's time, their backstory and present day realities collide to determine how their plans play out.
Director: Tim McCanlies | Stars: Breckin Meyer, Peter Facinelli, Eddie Mills, Ethan Embry
Votes: 2,596 | Gross: $0.57M
19. Secret Summer (2016 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 84 min | Family
Rachel tries to save a small town's library from being turned into a resort and turns to Jake, a writer, for help.
Director: Rick Bota | Stars: Lindsey Shaw, Derek Theler, Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant
Votes: 989
20. A Christmas in Tennessee (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A real estate development consultant attempts to sweet-talk the owner of a small town bakery shop into selling her property.
Director: Gary Yates | Stars: Rachel Boston, Andrew W. Walker, Patricia Richardson, Kate Moyer
Votes: 1,566
21. Christmas in Love (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
An aspiring crafter working in her small town's bakery shows the new big-city CEO that it's people and not machines which make the business a success.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Brooke D'Orsay, Daniel Lissing, Mary-Margaret Humes, David Keeley
Votes: 2,292
22. A Merry Christmas Match (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Corey who works in her mom's antique shop, puts on a Christmas pageant in honor of her late father. When a man named Ryder visits her store, she wonders if she should have left town to follow her dream of becoming a theater director.
Director: Jake Helgren | Stars: Ashley Newbrough, Kyle Dean Massey, Lindsey Gort, John DeLuca
Votes: 1,418
23. I Want You (1951)
Passed | 102 min | Drama
In 1950, small-town Americans try to deal with military conscription.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Dana Andrews, Dorothy McGuire, Farley Granger, Peggy Dow
Votes: 612
24. Christmas on the Vine (2020 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A young marketing executive is assigned to help a struggling family-owned winery in a town that has lost its Christmas spirit due to a large wine conglomerate.
Director: Paul A. Kaufman | Stars: Julianna Guill, Jon Cor, Meredith Baxter, Chilton Crane
Votes: 654
25. Spiked (I) (2021)
91 min | Drama
When the murder of a migrant worker shakes a southwest border town to its core, the feud between a newspaper owner and the chief of police leads to the blurring of the truth and a dirty fight for justice.
Director: Juan Martinez Vera | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Wendy Makkena, Deirdre Lovejoy, Danay Garcia
Votes: 147
26. Just Buried (2007)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A young man inherits a nearly bankrupt funeral home from his estranged father. He falls in love with the alluring young mortician, only to find out she's offing people to keep the place in business!
Director: Chaz Thorne | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Sergio Di Zio, Nigel Bennett, Thomas Gibson
Votes: 2,204
27. Christmas Festival of Ice (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Romance
Emma is determined to keep her hometown's Christmas ice-sculpting contest going. She enlists sponsors and artists, but Nick, the town's ace artisan, isn't interested in competing until he sees what Emma has accomplished.
Director: Bradley Walsh | Stars: Taylor Cole, Damon Runyan, Wendy Crewson, Jonathan Whittaker
Votes: 1,387
28. The Candlemaker (1957)
13 min | Animation, Short
A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas
Votes: 139