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1. Clue (1985)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.
Director: Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd
Votes: 108,754 | Gross: $14.64M
2. 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: 385,130 | Gross: $70.14M
3. Brazil (1985)
R | 132 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 210,755 | Gross: $9.93M
4. The Fisher King (1991)
R | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Adam Bryant, Paul Lombardi
Votes: 90,644 | Gross: $41.90M
5. The China Syndrome (1979)
PG | 122 min | Drama, Thriller
A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.
Director: James Bridges | Stars: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady
Votes: 32,911 | Gross: $51.72M
6. Always (1989)
PG | 122 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson, John Goodman
Votes: 32,718 | Gross: $43.86M
7. Beaches (1988)
PG-13 | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray
Votes: 28,781 | Gross: $57.04M
8. Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Irish colleen Nellie is in love with handsome Jerry Kelly, even though her father objects. Nellie and Jerry soon marry and announce plans to move to New York, which again angers Nellie's ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger, Douglas McPhail
Votes: 710
9. XX (2017)
R | 80 min | Horror
This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women.
Directors: Roxanne Benjamin, Sofìa Carrillo, Karyn Kusama, St. Vincent, Jovanka Vuckovic | Stars: Natalie Brown, Jonathan Watton, Peter DaCunha, Peyton Kennedy
Votes: 12,377 | Gross: $0.03M
10. You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
In Buenos Aires, a man who has decreed that his daughters must marry in order of age allows an American dancer to perform at his club under the condition that he play suitor to his second-oldest daughter.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Adolphe Menjou, Isobel Elsom
Votes: 4,069 | Gross: $0.67M
11. Blue in the Face (1995)
R | 83 min | Comedy
Brooklyn Cigar Store is a neighborhood hangout in Brooklyn with Auggie Wren/H.Keitel as center. Some people are interviewed about Brooklyn, spiced up with statistics on Brooklyn.
Directors: Paul Auster, Wayne Wang, Harvey Wang | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Lou Reed, Michael J. Fox, Roseanne Barr
Votes: 10,071 | Gross: $1.28M
12. The Human Comedy (1943)
Passed | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig, Marsha Hunt
Votes: 2,436
13. Love & Sex (2000)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kate's fired from a women's magazine for writing about blow jobs, based on own experience as requested. She gets a last chance - 2500 happy, perky words on finding/keeping that perfect man. She tells about her relationships.
Director: Valerie Breiman | Stars: Famke Janssen, Jon Favreau, Noah Emmerich, Ann Magnuson
Votes: 5,723 | Gross: $0.55M
14. Memories of Me (1988)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
At his girlfriend's insistence, a disgruntled man tries to make peace with his high-spirited, street-smart and often irritatingly careless father, a failed actor who never quit his dream to be a success.
Director: Henry Winkler | Stars: Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams, Janet Carroll
Votes: 1,245 | Gross: $3.97M
15. Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A murder mystery writer misreads the nervous man he bullies in a spooky Hollywood mansion.
Director: Charles Finch | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Tom Sizemore, Sharon Stone, Ron Karabatsos
Votes: 1,075
16. Paternity (1981)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
A single man searches for a woman who will bear his baby with no strings attached.
Director: David Steinberg | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Beverly D'Angelo, Norman Fell, Paul Dooley
Votes: 1,109 | Gross: $18.84M
17. The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Loretta Young, Ray Milland, Reginald Gardiner, Gail Patrick
Votes: 1,035
18. East Side of Heaven (1939)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Music
A man finds himself the father, by proxy, of a ten-month-old baby and becomes involved in the turbulent lives of the child's family.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, Mischa Auer, Irene Hervey
Votes: 296
19. Du-beat-e-o (1984)
84 min | Comedy, Music
A filmmaker tries to finish editing a movie about all-girl rock band Runaways.
Director: Alan Sacks | Stars: Ray Sharkey, Joan Jett, Derf Scratch, Nora Gaye
Votes: 87
20. Honeymoon in Bali (1939)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A Manhattan career woman tries to resist a man who wants her to be his wife.
Director: Edward H. Griffith | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll, Allan Jones, Akim Tamiroff
Votes: 447
21. Jericho Mansions (2003)
R | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A murder in an old apartment building leads the superintendent to suspect everyone, and eventually himself, of the murder.
Director: Alberto Sciamma | Stars: James Caan, Geneviève Bujold, Jennifer Tilly, Maribel Verdú
Votes: 1,016
22. Three Hearts for Julia (1943)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, War
World War II home front romantic comedy in which a war correspondent's wife wants a divorce along with his help in choosing her next husband.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Ann Sothern, Melvyn Douglas, Lee Bowman, Richard Ainley
Votes: 260
23. Bad Girls Do Cry (1965)
59 min | Drama
A naive young girl goes to a model agency, where she is molested, shot up with drugs and forced to become a prostitute.
Director: Sid Melton | Stars: William Page, Misty Ayers, William Marks, Heather English
Votes: 124
24. Rhythm in the Ranks (1941)
Approved | 10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A toy soldier, distracted by a beautiful ice skater, is derelict in his duty and gets discharged. Later, when the screwball army declares war, he lucks into a chance to redeem himself.
Director: George Pal | Star: Billy Bletcher
Votes: 93
25. Candy Girl (2008)
13 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
A young sales woman finds herself in possession of a jailed drug dealer's cocaine stash and plans to sell it to solve all of her financial troubles. But she's about to learn that selling ... See full summary »
Director: Julianne Gabert | Stars: Christina Birdsall, Julianne Gabert, Galen Howard, Rob Anthony Gray
Votes: 8
26. The Hardship of Miles Standish (1940)
Approved | 9 min | Family, Animation, Short
In this version of "The Courtship of Miles Standish", Elmer Fudd is messenger John Alden, sent to give Miles' love letter to Priscilla. While delivering the message, however, her house is ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 159
27. Ladies' Day (1943)
Passed | 62 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A top baseball pitcher "loses" his pitching skills whenever he falls in love. His teammates try to get him to settle down with one woman so they can start winning some games.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Lupe Velez, Eddie Albert, Patsy Kelly, Max Baer
Votes: 228
28. I'm in the Mood for Love (2010)
G | 7 min | Short, Drama, Musical
An Asian telegram worker fantasizes about winning back his ex-boyfriend, and in reality discovers the value of respecting people's choices.
Director: Jason Karman | Stars: Kyle Toy, Ed Fong, Julian LeBlanc, Damon Jang
Votes: 15
29. The Greatest Movie Ever Made (2001)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Three U.S. Marines attempt to stop an evil wizard from destroying the barracks.
Directors: Kenneth Anderson, Mike Cowles | Stars: Mike Cowles, Kenneth Anderson, Josh Cannon, Andrew Nevitt
Votes: 44
30. Sing While You're Able (1937)
Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
A toy company owner and his daughter find a singing hillbilly in the Arkansas backwoods and take him back to the big city in hopes of helping their radio show ratings.
Director: Marshall Neilan | Stars: Pinky Tomlin, Toby Wing, Bert Roach, Sam Wren
Votes: 21
31.
Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode:
The Amazing Falsworth
(1985)
PG-13 | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A nightclub audience gasps at The Amazing Falsworth's psychic powers, but the shock is his alone when the blindfolded performer picks up the vibes of a serial killer in the room.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Gregory Hines, Richard Masur, Don Calfa, Suzanne Bateman
Votes: 519
32.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
Punch Thy Neighbor
(1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Rob's dentist pal, Jerry, strains the friendship when he starts knocking Rob's television show in public.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Mary Tyler Moore
Votes: 277
33.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One with All the Jealousy
(1997)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Ross becomes insanely jealous of Mark. Monica hooks up with a co-worker, who writes her a poem with a hidden meaning. One of Joey's numerous lies on his resume is exposed when he takes part in a Broadway production.
Director: Robby Benson | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 5,086
34.
Movie Macabre (1981–1993)
Episode:
The Devil's Wedding Night
(1983)
TV-14 | Comedy, Horror
A quest for the mythical Ring of Vermougglian leads the Schiller brothers to Transylvania and Castle Dracula, where they find more than they bargained for in the castle's current resident and her undead servant.
Director: Larry Thomas | Stars: Cassandra Peterson, Eve Smith
Votes: 23
35.
Night Court (1984–1992)
Episode:
Billie's Valentine
(1985)
13+ | 24 min | Comedy
Billie breaks down when her boyfriend David is brought into court on a pickpocketing charge.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Harry Anderson, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson
Votes: 157
36.
The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode:
Ghostworld
(1990)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A ghost gains power over the Ghostbusters by using an amusement park named "Ghostworld". Egon must somehow set things right.
Directors: Stan Phillips, Will Meugniot | Stars: Dave Coulier, Buster Jones, Maurice LaMarche, Kath Soucie
Votes: 61
37.
Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode:
Get Me Through the Holidays
(1982)
13+ | 30 min | Comedy
Alex is visited by his ex-wife, who not only has the holiday blues she refuses to let anyone else have merry spirits, especially Alex.
Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza
Votes: 116
38.
Three's Company (1976–1984)
Episode:
Navy Blues
(1983)
TV-PG | Comedy
Jack's old friend Bill comes to town. Jack worked with Bill as a cook in the Navy; Bill's a good cook, so Jack offers him a job at the Bistro, but Bill has his own devious agenda to getting a partnership in the Bistro.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Priscilla Barnes, Richard Kline
Votes: 149
39.
Human Interest (2019– )
Episode:
The Ukrainian Singing Telegrammers
(2019)
Comedy
Enterprising refugee siblings from Ukrainian Crima run a singing telegram business in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.
Director: Matthew-Lee Erlbach | Stars: Matthew-Lee Erlbach, Mallory Portnoy, Ryan Spahn
40.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2832
(2004)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Leslie Grantham, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Huggy Leaver, Joe Swash
41.
The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode:
New Years Day, 1956
(1956)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Essentially a filmed radio show, a few chairs and a microphone on a stage, Jack and company re-create what was a tradition on his radio show, a skit where "Old Year" packs up and moves out and "New Year" moves in.
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Red Sanders, Duffy Daugherty
Votes: 34
42.
Chevrolet Presents the Golddiggers (1971–1973)
Episode:
Episode #1.15
(1972)
TV-G | Comedy, Music
Stars: The Golddiggers, Jackie Chidsey, Clair & McMahon, Dick Clair
43.
Glee (2009–2015)
Episode:
Heart
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In honor of Valentine's Day, Will challenges the Glee Club to find and perform the world's greatest love songs.
Director: Brad Falchuk | Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch
Votes: 1,314
44.
The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode:
Bullwinkle at the Bottom or A Mish-Mash Moose/Double Trouble or The Moose Hangs High
(1960)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rocky and Bullwinkle "Upsidaisium" Part 23, Fractured Fairy Tales "Three Little Pigs", Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties "Mother Love", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Upsidaisium" Part 24.
Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, William T. Hurtz, Ted Parmelee, Gerald Ray, Dun Roman, George Singer, Ernest Terrazas | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, June Foray, Paul Frees, William Conrad
Votes: 36
45.
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014– )
Episode:
Kerry Washington/Michael C. Hall/Joe Hill
(2014)
TV-14 | 57 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Kerry Washington (Scandal (2012)); Michael C. Hall (Cold in July (2014)); author Joe Hill.
Stars: Seth Meyers, Kerry Washington, Michael C. Hall, Joe Hill
46.
The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode:
Louse on 92nd Street: Parts 1-2
(1963)
TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rocky and Bullwinkle "Louse on 92nd Street" Part 1 of 6, Fractured Fairy Tales "Three Little Pigs", Peabody's Improbable History "William Tell", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Louse on 92nd Street" Part 2 of 6.
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: 19
47.
Gotham (2014–2019)
Episode:
Heroes Rise: How the Riddler Got His Name
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ed finally got Penguin to pay for his terrible actions and finds himself with a new dilemma on which path to take.
Director: T.J. Scott | Stars: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Morena Baccarin
Votes: 2,184
48.
This Is Us (2016–2022)
Episode:
Toby
(2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kate and Toby try to keep busy while waiting for big news; Randall embarks on a new journey; Kevin meets someone from his father's past.
Director: Chris Koch | Stars: Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz
Votes: 1,505