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1. Porky & Daffy (1938)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Porky and Daffy is a 1938 Warner Bros. cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger, starting Porky Pig and Daffy Duck.
Director: Robert Clampett | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 481
One of weesingwikia's favorite cartoon characters: Porky.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
2. The China Plate (1931)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Fantasy
The emperor's musicians play their instruments (and a stray cat) while the ladies of the court dance. Meanwhile, the children fish and play. But soon, the children anger the emperor, who ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner, Purv Pullen
Votes: 484
One of weesingwikia's favorite cartoon characters: Silly Symphonies.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: The Disney-ABC-Dolfin Company
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)
3. The Night of the Living Duck (1988)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
After indulging in horror comic book reading, Daffy has a dream where he is singing in a nightclub for monsters.
Directors: Greg Ford, Terry Lennon | Stars: Mel Blanc, Mel Tormé
Votes: 434
One of weesingwikia's favorite cartoon characters: Daffy.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
4. The Champ (I) (1931)
Passed | 86 min | Drama, Family, Sport
An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, Roscoe Ates
Votes: 3,624
One of weesingwikia's favorite TCM's.
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (an MGM company)
5. Three Wishes (1989 Video)
35 min | Short, Family, Fantasy
When The Backyard Gang can't agree on how to spend their day, Barney the Dinosaur provides three wishes to help them decide what to do for fun.
Director: John Grable | Stars: Sandy Duncan, Brian Eppes, Leah Gloria, Salim Grant
Votes: 43
One of weesingwikia's favorite American educational series: Barney.
Studio: Lionsgate Entertainment
Distributor: Family Home Entertainment (a Lionsgate company)
6. Last Rites (1988)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Angela, the beautiful Mexican mistress of a NY mobster, asks virginal Father Michael for protection after Zena, the mobster's wife, kills her cheating husband. Michael becomes torn between his vows, Angela and his sister - Zena.
Director: Donald P. Bellisario | Stars: Tom Berenger, Daphne Zuniga, Chick Vennera, Anne Twomey
Votes: 1,366 | Gross: $0.43M
One of weesingwikia's favorite crime movies.
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (an MGM company)
7. Cocktail (1988)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A talented New York City bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Banes
Votes: 91,928 | Gross: $78.22M
One of weesingwikia's favorite Touchstone clippings.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: The Disney-ABC-Dolfin Company
Distributor: Dolfin Pictures (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)
8. U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)
PG-13 | 99 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary of the Irish rock group U2 on their Fall 1987 tour of North America.
Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
Votes: 6,180 | Gross: $8.60M
One of weesingwikia's favorite CIC clippings.
Studio: Paramount Digital Entertainment
Distributor: Paramount Vantage (a Paramount company)
9. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 1,037,327 | Gross: $248.16M
One of weesingwikia's favorite CIC clippings.
Studio: Paramount Digital Entertainment
Distributor: Paramount Pictures (a Paramount company)
10. The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
G | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.
Director: Jim Henson | Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 16,734 | Gross: $31.21M
One of weesingwikia's favorite TV broadcasters.
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Distributor: Jim Henson Productions (a subsidiary of The Weinstein Company)
11. Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger
Votes: 59,123 | Gross: $40.90M
One of weesingwikia's favorite TV broadcasters.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Roadshow Entertainment (a TimeWarner company)
12. Mighty Mouse
Animation, Action, Adventure | Announced
Update of the classic cartoon about a mouse superhero who protects his rodent brethren from the tyranny of the cat menace.
One of weesingwikia's favorite TV broadcasters.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: CBS-Viacom Studios
Distributor: Viacom Pictures Animation (a Viacom company)
13. Popeye (1980)
PG | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The adventures of the famous sailor man and his friends in the seaside town of Sweethaven.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley
Votes: 34,425 | Gross: $49.82M
One of weesingwikia's favorite TV broadcasters.
Studio: Paramount Digital Entertainment
Distributor: Fleischer Pictures (a Paramount company)
14. Dennis the Menace (1993)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family
When his parents must go out of town on business, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. He is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but he is just trying to be helpful, even to the thief who has arrived in town.
Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Walter Matthau, Mason Gamble, Joan Plowright, Christopher Lloyd
Votes: 64,919 | Gross: $51.27M
One of weesingwikia's favorite TV broadcasters.
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
Distributor: Hanna-Barbera Pictures (an MGM company)
15. Teen Wolf (1985)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
An ordinary high school student discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree.
Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Susan Ursitti, Jerry Levine
Votes: 59,725 | Gross: $33.09M
One of weesingwikia's favorite TV broadcasters.
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
Distributor: Hanna-Barbera Pictures (an MGM company)
16. Taxi (1978–1983)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things.
Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
Votes: 15,853
One of weesingwikia's favorite analogue TV series.
Studio: Paramount Digital Entertainment
Distributor: Paramount Television (a Paramount company)
17. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Young Punky Brewster is abandoned with her dog, Brandon, in a supermarket. When she befriends Henry Warnimont, her new family life begins.
Stars: Soleil Moon Frye, George Gaynes, Cherie Johnson, Sandy
Votes: 6,108
One of weesingwikia's favorite analogue TV series.
Studio: Sony Pictures Studios
Distributor: Airwave Distribution (a Sony Pictures Releasing company) / Columbia Pictures (a Sony Pictures Releasing company)
18. Rain Man (1988)
R | 133 min | Drama
After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen
Votes: 546,918 | Gross: $178.80M
Czechoslovakian Poster, Czech Issue [measures: 23x33.5" (58x85cm)]
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
Distributor: United Artists Pictures (an MGM company)
19. Raging Bull (1980)
R | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent
Votes: 380,466 | Gross: $23.38M
US Poster [measures: 27x41" (69x104cm)]
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
Distributor: United Artists Pictures (an MGM company)
20. Damn Yankees (1958)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A frustrated fan of the hopeless Washington Senators makes a pact with the Devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant.
Directors: George Abbott, Stanley Donen | Stars: Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston, Russ Brown
Votes: 3,449
One of weesingwikia's favorite music movies.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
21. The Land Before Time (1988)
G | 69 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Pat Hingle, Gabriel Damon, Helen Shaver, Bill Erwin
Votes: 98,782 | Gross: $48.09M
One of weesingwikia's favorite musical movies.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: NBC-Universal Distribution
Distributor: Universal Animation Pictures (a division of NBC Universal)
22. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman
Votes: 270,597 | Gross: $21.00M
One of weesingwikia's favorite family movies.
Mom: Leona Lewis
Dad: Ne-Yo / Usher Raymond
Uncle: George Clooney / Jason Schwartzman / Eric Chase Anderson / Wallace Wolodarsky / Bill Murray / Willem Dafoe / Owen Wilson / Michael Gambon / Robin Hurlstone / Hugo Guinness / Jarvis Cocker / Brian Cox / Adrien Brody / Garth Jennings / Wes Anderson / Roman Coppola
Aunt: Meryl Streep / Helen McCrory
Teachers: Nicholas Castel Vanderburgh / Marsha Mason / Siera Florindo / Tajja Isen / Zachary Bloch
Studio: William Fox Film Corporation
Distributor: William Fox Film Pictures (a William Fox Film company)
23. Super Why! (2007–2016)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A group of characters who live at a library turn into superheroes and then go into books; using early reading skills to save the day. They later use a problem from the story one of them faced and apply it to their own lives.
Stars: Tajja Isen, Siera Florindo, Zachary Bloch, Nicholas Castel Vanderburgh
Votes: 1,159
One of weesingwikia's favorite family movies.
Mom: Leona Lewis
Dad: Ne-Yo / Usher Raymond
Uncle: George Clooney / Jason Schwartzman / Eric Chase Anderson / Wallace Wolodarsky / Bill Murray / Willem Dafoe / Owen Wilson / Michael Gambon / Robin Hurlstone / Hugo Guinness / Jarvis Cocker / Brian Cox / Adrien Brody / Garth Jennings / Wes Anderson / Roman Coppola
Aunt: Meryl Streep / Helen McCrory
Teachers: Nicholas Castel Vanderburgh / Marsha Mason / Siera Florindo / Tajja Isen / Zachary Bloch
Studio: Lionsgate
Distributor: Family Television (a Lionsgate company) thru Mandalay Television (a Lionsgate company)
24. Fearless (1993)
R | 122 min | Drama, Thriller
A man's personality is dramatically changed after surviving a major airline crash.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez, Tom Hulce
Votes: 24,569 | Gross: $7.00M
One of weesingwikia's drama movies.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Castle Rock Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
25. 17 Again (2009)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Mike O'Donnell is ungrateful for how his life turned out. He gets a chance to rewrite his life when he tried to save a janitor near a bridge and jumped after him into a time vortex.
Director: Burr Steers | Stars: Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon
Votes: 216,495 | Gross: $64.17M
One of weesingwikia's time-travel movies.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Castle Rock Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
26. Soldier (I) (1998)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A soldier trained from birth is deemed obsolete and dumped on a waste planet where he is reluctantly taken in by a community of defenseless, stranded wayfarers.
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs, Connie Nielsen
Votes: 59,600 | Gross: $14.57M
One of weesingwikia's action movies.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
27. The Siege (1998)
R | 116 min | Action, Thriller
The secret U.S. abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York City, which leads to the declaration of martial-law.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Annette Bening, Tony Shalhoub
Votes: 78,139 | Gross: $40.98M
One of weesingwikia's favorite action movies.
Studio: William Fox Film Corporation
Distributor: William Fox Film Pictures (a William Fox Film company)
28. Antz (1998)
PG | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A rather neurotic ant tries to break from his totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of the princess he loves.
Directors: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson, Lawrence Guterman | Stars: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Sylvester Stallone
Votes: 164,117 | Gross: $90.76M
One of weesingwikia's favorite adventure movies.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: CBS-Viacom Studios
Distributor: Viacom Pictures Animation (a Viacom company) / Nickelodeon Movies (a Viacom company)
29. The Prince of Egypt (1998)
PG | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Egyptian Prince Moses learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.
Directors: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells | Stars: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock
Votes: 146,503 | Gross: $101.22M
One of weesingwikia's favorite adventure movies.
Studio: Paramount Digital Entertainment
Distributor: Fleischer Pictures Animation (a Paramount company)
30. Joseph: King of Dreams (2000 Video)
Unrated | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Biography
A prophet who has the ability to interpret dreams is sold into slavery in Egypt, where people learn of his gifts.
Directors: Rob LaDuca, Robert C. Ramirez | Stars: Ben Affleck, Mark Hamill, Richard Herd, Maureen McGovern
Votes: 14,520
One of weesingwikia's favorite adventure movies.
Studio: Paramount Digital Entertainment
Distributor: Fleischer Pictures Animation (a Paramount company)
31. In the Cut (2003)
R | 119 min | Mystery, Thriller
New York City writing professor, Frannie Avery, has an affair with a police detective who is investigating the murder of a beautiful young woman in her neighborhood.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Nuccio
Votes: 26,476 | Gross: $4.75M
One of weesingwikia's favorite suspense movies.
Studio: Sony Pictures Studios
Distributor: Columbia Pictures (a Sony Pictures Entertainemnt company)
32. When a Stranger Calls (2006)
PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
During a babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Katie Cassidy, Tessa Thompson
Votes: 48,672 | Gross: $47.86M
One of weesingwikia's favorite thriller movies.
Studio: Sony Pictures Studios
Distributor: Screen Gems Pictures (a Sony Pictures Entertainemnt company)
33. Quarantine (2008)
R | 89 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC, after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
Director: John Erick Dowdle | Stars: Jennifer Carpenter, Steve Harris, Columbus Short, Jay Hernandez
Votes: 77,415 | Gross: $31.69M
One of weesingwikia's favorite horror movies.
Studio: Sony Pictures Studios
Distributor: Screen Gems Pictures (a Sony Pictures Entertainemnt company)
34. Three Kings (1999)
R | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze
Votes: 180,535 | Gross: $60.65M
One of weesingwikia's favorite war movies.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
35. The Jacket (2005)
R | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.
Director: John Maybury | Stars: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig, Kris Kristofferson
Votes: 119,328 | Gross: $6.30M
One of weesingwikia's favorite war movies.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Castle Rock Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
36. L5: First City in Space (1996)
35 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Short
Life on a 10,000 person space station as viewed through the eyes of a 7 year old girl.
Directors: Toni Myers, Allan Kroeker | Stars: Genevieve Langlois, Denis Akiyama, Martha Henry, Rachel Walker
Votes: 132
One of weesingwikia's favorite space movies.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: The Disney-ABC-Dolfin Company
Distributor: Dolfin Pictures (an subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)
37. The Making of the Little Mermaid (1989 TV Movie)
29 min | Documentary, Animation, Family
Making of the classic The Little Mermaid
Director: Robert Heath | Stars: Alyssa Milano, Glen Keane, Andreas Deja, Ron Clements
Votes: 33
One of weesingwikia's favorite space movies.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: The Disney-ABC-Dolfin Company
Distributor: Walt Disney Television (an subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)
38. Punchinello (1926)
Short
Harlequin (Bela Lugosi) is Punchinello's rival, against whom he fights for the affection of a pretty young woman.
Director: Duncan Renaldo | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Jill Rainsford, Duncan Renaldo
Studio: independent
39. Octopussy (1983)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A fake Fabergé egg recovered from the body of a fellow agent leads James Bond to uncover a jewel smuggling operation led by the mysterious Octopussy, and a plot to blow up a NATO air base.
Director: John Glen | Stars: Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn
Votes: 113,027 | Gross: $67.90M
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc. Distributor: United Artists Pictures (an MGM company)
40. Muffin Man (2003)
93 min | Comedy
Muffin Man is a "Mockumentary" of the downfall of the human species due to our social excesses (mostly over-eating). Thousands of years in the future, anthropologists from a distant galaxy ... See full summary »
Director: Jessica Eisner | Stars: Benjamin Dunn, Michelle Porras, Teri Youngman, Angela Bennett
Votes: 63
Studio: independent
41. The Little Dutch Girl (1915)
50 min | Drama
The old gardener, attracted by the ducks' antics, goes to the lake to find a basket with a baby in it. Six years later Little Dutch is sharing in the labors of her guardian, assisting him ... See full summary »
Director: Emile Chautard | Stars: Vivian Martin, William J. Gross, Chester Barnett, Dorothy Fairchild
Studio: The Weinstein Company Distributor: The Weinstein Company (a subsidiary of The Weinstein Company)
42. Barnyard (2006)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When the farmer's away, all the animals play, and sing, and dance. Eventually, though, someone has to step in and run things, a responsibility that ends up going to Otis, a carefree cow.
Director: Steve Oedekerk | Stars: Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Danny Glover, Sam Elliott
Votes: 34,576 | Gross: $72.78M
International Company: The Oceans Group Studio: CBS-Viacom Studios Distributor: Viacom Pictures Animation (a Viacom company) / Nickelodeon Movies (a Viacom company)
43. Lassie (1954–1974)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The ongoing saga of the Martin family and their beloved collie, Lassie.
Stars: Lassie, Jon Provost, June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly
Votes: 3,812
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc. Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (an MGM company)
44. Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (1941)
17 min | Animation, Short, Family
A toyshop owner tells a little girl the story behind the two dolls she's fallen in love with. In Ragland, needles, thread, scissors and other sewing implements come to life to create the ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Fleischer | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Bernie Fleischer, Jack Mercer, Johnny Rogers
Votes: 139
Studio: Paramount Digital Entertainment Distributor: Fleischer Pictures (a Paramount company)
45. Harold and the Purple Crayon (2001–2002)
TV-Y | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Harold has the power to create a world of his own just by drawing it with his purple crayon.
Stars: Sharon Stone, Connor Matheus, Spencer Breslin, James Sie
Votes: 163
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc. Distributor: Hanna-Barbera Television (an MGM company)
46. Toyland Broadcast (1934)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Family, Short
Station ABC broadcasts the Toyland Revue, featuring music from baby-doll singers, a roly-poly bandleader, a jack-in-the-box crooner, a wind-up music box and more.
Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Johnny Murray, Brox Sisters, The Four Blackbirds, Rudolf Ising
Votes: 165
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc. Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (an MGM company)
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