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1. Night Court (1984–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
Stars: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Richard Moll, Charles Robinson
Votes: 17,882
2. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
G | 97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey, Bruno Campos
Votes: 167,039 | Gross: $104.40M
3. Citizen Kane (1941)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 466,223 | Gross: $1.59M
4. Nowhere Boy (2009)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall
Votes: 38,918 | Gross: $1.45M
5. The AristoCats (1970)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
With the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 114,826 | Gross: $37.68M
6. The Mighty Boosh (2003–2007)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Surreal British comedy in which Vince Noir and Howard Moon have adventures filled with oddball characters while working as Zoo Keepers, before pursuing a musical career and running a second-hand shop.
Stars: Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, Michael Fielding, Rich Fulcher
Votes: 24,056
7. Ghost World (2001)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
Two eccentric best friends graduate high school and respond to a man's romance-seeking newspaper ad as a gag, only to find their lives becoming increasingly complicated.
Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro
Votes: 126,889 | Gross: $6.22M
8. Dreamgirls (2006)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover
Votes: 77,314 | Gross: $103.37M
9. 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: 47,397 | Gross: $6.11M
10. The Prom (2020)
PG-13 | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high-school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom.
Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington
Votes: 29,264
11. American Splendor (2003)
R | 101 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Shari Springer Berman, Harvey Pekar, Chris Ambrose
Votes: 52,390 | Gross: $6.00M
12. Murmur of the Heart (1971)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
As France is nearing the end of the first Indochina War, an open-minded teenage boy finds himself torn between a rebellious urge to discover love, and the ever-present, almost dominating affection of his beloved mother.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Daniel Gélin, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 10,856 | Gross: $0.35M
13. Be Kind Rewind (2008)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy
Two bumbling store clerks inadvertently erase the footage from all of the tapes in their video rental store. In order to keep the business running, they re-shoot every film in the store with their own camera, with a budget of zero dollars.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Jack Black, Yasiin Bey, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow
Votes: 94,285 | Gross: $11.17M
14. Glenn Fredly: The Movie (2024)
TV-14 | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Starting from the determination and great desire to create a music concert to embrace peace in Ambon City, Glenn ultimately gave up all his income to hold the concert.
Director: Lukman Sardi | Stars: Marthino Lio, Zulfa Maharani, Sonia Alyssa, Bucek Depp
Votes: 34
15. Eating Out (I) (2004)
Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After getting dumped by his slutty girlfriend, Caleb falls in love with Gwen. However, thanks to Caleb's roommate, Gwen thinks he's gay and sets him up with her roommate, Marc.
Director: Q. Allan Brocka | Stars: Scott Lunsford, Jim Verraros, Emily Brooke Hands, Rebekah Kochan
Votes: 6,391 | Gross: $0.16M
16. The Great Gatsby (2000 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Romance
Stock broker Nick Carraway consents to play Cupid for his rich married cousin Daisy Buchanan and her former love, nouveau riche Jay Gatsby.
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Mira Sorvino, Toby Stephens, Paul Rudd, Martin Donovan
Votes: 1,973
17. Born to Be Blue (2015)
R | 97 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.
Director: Robert Budreau | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Tony Nappo
Votes: 9,279 | Gross: $0.83M
18. That'll Be the Day (1973)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Music
Musical drama set in the 1950s ,starring David Essex and Ringo Starr, loosely-based on John Lennon's early years. A gifted but wayward young man finally discovers a sense of purpose when he decides to turn his love of music into a career.
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: David Essex, Ringo Starr, Rosemary Leach, James Booth
Votes: 1,379
19. Variety Lights (1950)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A beautiful, ambitious young woman joins a traveling troupe of third-rate vaudevillians and inadvertently causes jealousy and emotional crises.
Directors: Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Peppino De Filippo, Carla Del Poggio, Giulietta Masina, John Kitzmiller
Votes: 3,863
20. A Story of Yonosuke (2012)
160 min | Drama
Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?
Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Ayumi Ito, Kengo Kôra, Gô Ayano, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 2,312
21. Innocent Sorcerers (1960)
83 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A young doctor and jazz drummer, is also a womanizer who meets one night another yet finally interesting girl, who all but forces herself into his apartment where they play the game of ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Tadeusz Lomnicki, Krystyna Stypulkowska, Wanda Koczeska, Kalina Jedrusik
Votes: 1,564
22. Maria My Love (2011)
TV-PG | 99 min | Drama
A young woman named Ana is struggling to deal with her mother's death and her father's mistakes. In an effort to feel better, she reconnects with her half-sister Grace, (Lauren Fales) and, ... See full summary »
Director: Jasmine McGlade | Stars: Judy Marte, Karen Black, Brian Rieger, Lauren Fales
Votes: 95
23. Love Is Better Than Life (2021)
115 min | Drama
Friends since they're out of jail, Gerard, Ary and Philippe swore always to remain honest. 20 years later, Gerard learns he's about to die. His two friends want to offer him a last love, since he always repeated: love is better than life.
Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Sandrine Bonnaire, Gérard Darmon, Ary Abittan, Philippe Lellouche
Votes: 148
24. Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
Director: Charlotte Zwerin | Stars: Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Jimmy Cleveland, Harry Colomby
Votes: 1,313 | Gross: $0.52M
25. Csinibaba (1997)
100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
In 1962, while Gagarin flew around the Earth and others prepared for World War III, no event has happened in Hungary since a certain year, and it looked like nothing will for at least 30 ... See full summary »
Director: Péter Tímár | Stars: János Gálvölgyi, Sándor Almási, Anita Tóth, Gábor Reviczky
Votes: 2,284
26. Satin (2011)
TV-14 | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A washed up Vegas lounge singer, Jack Satin (Hamilton von Watts), has no money, no job, and delusional aspirations of fame. When Jack is forced to leave Vegas, he packs up his old Cadillac ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Olness | Stars: Hamilton von Watts, Melissa Joan Hart, Michael Cudlitz, Robert Guillaume
Votes: 268
27. Brighton Wok: The Legend of Ganja Boxing (2008)
90 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Vafan Cuolo the Italian Ninja takes over Brighton with his milita of kung-fu fighters. Ryu, a young man just out of a care home, is surprised to discover that he is Brighton's last hope. ... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Howard | Stars: Richard Forsyth, Samson Byford-Winter, Randolph Barrington, Laura Byford-Winter
Votes: 193
28. Midnight Delight (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Set of characters in a smoking lounge reflect over daily existence, societal curiosities conversing about various topics with people they have never met before.
Director: Rohit Gupta | Stars: Maggie Alexander, John Crann, Adit Dileep, Joshua Echevarria
Votes: 65
29. Bookends (2008)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of old friends reunite at a birthday party.
Director: Matt Riddlehoover | Stars: Matt Riddlehoover, Brandon Eaves, Lindsey Hancock Williamson, Sam Williamson
Votes: 820
30. Malenkiy shkolnyy orkestr (1968 TV Movie)
59 min | Drama, Music
Directors: Aleksandr Muratov, Nikolai Rasheyev | Stars: Galina Shabanova, Svetlana Smekhnova, Sergey Vlasov, Viktor Totskiy
Votes: 13
31. Stanley's Gig (2000)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Music
An emotionally dysfunctional ukulele minstrel lands a gig at a nursing home where he strikes up an unlikely relationship with an ancient jazz chanteuse and awakens from a lifetime of loneliness and inconsequence.
Director: Marc Lazard | Stars: William Sanderson, Marla Gibbs, Faye Dunaway, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 215
32. El invierno en Lisboa (1991)
100 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Jim is the drummer for the great black musician Billy Swann. With him, he plays in a club called San Sebastián, owned by his friend Floro, every summer.
Director: José A. Zorrilla | Stars: Christian Vadim, Hélène de Saint-Père, Fernando Guillén, Michel B. Dupérial
Votes: 47
33. Blonde from Brooklyn (1945)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Music
Returning soldier Dixon Harper meets cute with promising radio singer Susan Parker. Susan is mistaken for a heiress to a southern plantation by blustery colonel Farnsworth and she ignores wise cracking friend Diane to see the ruse through.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick, Thurston Hall, Mary Treen
Votes: 95
34. Love Records: Gimme Some Love (2016)
110 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The rise and fall of the Love Records record label in 1960s and 1970s Finland.
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Jarkko Niemi, Tomi Alatalo, Riku Nieminen, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Votes: 483
35. Ang totoong buhay ni Pacita M. (1991)
108 min | Drama
A mother attempts to pull the plug of her comatose daughter and as a result, she is being sued by her aristocratic mother-in-law.
Director: Elwood Perez | Stars: Nora Aunor, Lotlot De Leon, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Juan Rodrigo
Votes: 21
36. Hengenpelastaja (2005)
45 min | Documentary
Director: Jouko Aaltonen | Stars: Aatos Kopra, Elmer Nousiainen, Allan Sihvola
37. Asgard (2016)
Documentary
A documentary to celebrate jazz player Angelo Canelli, on the tenth anniversary of his death. Through the voices of his friends and family, we recall the life and music of this extraordinary artist.
Director: Simone D'Angelo
38. Blue Fantasy (2020)
Short, Musical
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to just take off from work and live in a dream vacation where every minute of your life is like a musical, and you get to dance through life? "... See full summary »
Directors: Mei Qi, Taiki Nakamura | Stars: Simon Twu, Wei Lai
39. Soolo suoraan sydämestä (1983 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Kirsti Petäjäniemi | Stars: Reiska Laine, Juhani Aaltonen, Pekka Sarmanto, Henrik Otto Donner
40.
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998–2000)
Episode:
Speedy Death
(1998)
TV-14 | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller
The "notorious" Mrs Adela Bradley stops off at her ex-husband's funeral on her way to her goddaughter's engagement party, little suspecting that she will soon be attending the funeral of one of the guests.
Director: Audrey Cooke | Stars: John Alderton, Simeon Andrews, Lynda Baron, Tom Butcher
Votes: 368
41.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Fusion
(2002)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Enterprise encounters a ship of Vulcan pilgrims, T'Pol is convinced by one of them to perform a Vulcan mind meld.
Director: Rob Hedden | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,792
42.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
11001001
(1988)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Enterprise docks at a starbase for repairs where it is commandeered by a race of technologically-linked aliens intent on using the vessel for their own purposes.
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby
Votes: 4,094
43.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Virtuoso
(2000)
TV-G | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Doctor's singing talent is so appreciated by an alien species that he considers resigning his commission and staying on with his millions of adoring fans.
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill
Votes: 1,962