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1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other kids win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter
Votes: 529,482 | Gross: $206.46M
2. 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: 270,508 | Gross: $21.00M
3. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
G | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear
Votes: 227,470 | Gross: $4.00M
4. Matilda (1996)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.
Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson, Embeth Davidtz
Votes: 174,696 | Gross: $33.08M
5. Wonka (2023)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.
Director: Paul King | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Gustave Die, Murray McArthur, Paul G. Raymond
Votes: 140,671
6. You Only Live Twice (1967)
PG | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 117,581 | Gross: $43.08M
7. Four Rooms (1995)
R | 98 min | Comedy
Four interlocking tales that take place in a fading hotel on New Year's Eve.
Directors: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Chuck Jones | Stars: Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Sammi Davis, Amanda De Cadenet
Votes: 111,120 | Gross: $4.30M
8. The BFG (2016)
PG | 117 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement
Votes: 93,293 | Gross: $55.48M
9. James and the Giant Peach (1996)
PG | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Simon Callow
Votes: 74,020 | Gross: $28.93M
10. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
PG | 40 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 69,899
11. The Witches (1990)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Rowan Atkinson
Votes: 54,680 | Gross: $10.36M
12. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
G | 144 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill
Votes: 50,729 | Gross: $7.50M
13. The Witches (2020)
PG | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock
Votes: 46,599 | Gross: $0.20M
14. Matilda: The Musical (II) (2022)
PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
An adaptation of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Matilda tells the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.
Director: Matthew Warchus | Stars: Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham
Votes: 28,306
15. Poison (II) (2023)
PG | 17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Dev Patel, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 21,252
16. Cheap Thrills (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A scheming couple put a struggling family man and his old friend through a series of increasingly twisted dares over the course of an evening at a local bar.
Director: E.L. Katz | Stars: Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton, David Koechner
Votes: 20,456 | Gross: $0.06M
17. The Swan (II) (2023)
PG | 17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A small brilliant boy is tormented by two large idiotic bullies.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Rupert Friend, Ralph Fiennes, Asa Jennings, Eliel Ford
Votes: 19,343
18. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams, Patricia Hitchcock
Votes: 19,335
19. The Rat Catcher (2023)
PG | 17 min | Short, Comedy
In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a rat catcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Richard Ayoade, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Friend, Eliel Ford
Votes: 19,201
20. The BFG (1989)
91 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A young orphan girl, Sophie, gets taken away to a faraway land populated by Giants and Dreams.
Director: Brian Cosgrove | Stars: David Jason, Amanda Root, Angela Thorne, Ballard Berkeley
Votes: 7,505
21. Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015 TV Movie)
88 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: James Corden, Salo Gardner, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Cordery
Votes: 5,521
22. 36 Hours (1964)
Approved | 115 min | Thriller, War
Germans kidnap an American Major and try to convince him that World War II is over so they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Taylor, Werner Peters
Votes: 4,761
23. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 22 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Updated remakes of classic stories from Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), originally produced by the Master of Suspense. His original opening bits are colorized for re-use here.
Stars: Bernard Behrens, Cynthia Belliveau, David B. Nichols, Kathleen Quinlan
Votes: 3,254
24. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
Stars: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, Forbes Collins, Richard Johnson
Votes: 2,501
25.
Revolting Rhymes (2016)
Episode:
Revolting Rhymes Part One
(2016)
TV-PG | 29 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Directors: Jan Lachauer, Jakob Schuh, Bin-Han To | Stars: Tamsin Greig, Dominic West, Rob Brydon, Bertie Carvel
Votes: 1,900
26. Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017 Video)
Not Rated | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The classic Roald Dahl tale gets a modern twist when Tom and Jerry enter the amazing world of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.
Director: Spike Brandt | Stars: JP Karliak, Jess Harnell, Lincoln Melcher, Mick Wingert
Votes: 1,482
27. Danny the Champion of the World (1989 TV Movie)
99 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Somewhere in England in autumn 1955, widowed veteran William Smith and his son, Danny, live an idyllic life together. But their property happens to sit on a piece of land that a local ... See full summary »
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, Samuel Irons, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 1,480
28.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Lamb to the Slaughter
(1958)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
After Mary Maloney's police chief husband is murdered, the police investigate but have a hard time figuring out the murder weapon.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Bel Geddes, Harold J. Stone, Allan Lane
Votes: 1,270
29.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Man from the South
(1960)
TV-14 | 26 min | Drama, Mystery
In a Las Vegas casino, an unpleasant little man hopes to use a young man's wish to impress the young woman he has just met to pressure the young fellow into accepting a macabre bet.
Director: Norman Lloyd | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Steve McQueen, Peter Lorre, Neile Adams
Votes: 1,234
30.
Revolting Rhymes (2016)
Episode:
Revolting Rhymes Part Two
(2016)
29 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Directors: Jan Lachauer, Jakob Schuh, Bin-Han To | Stars: Dylan Issberner, Rose Leslie, Amelie Forester-Evans, Gemma Chan
Votes: 1,172
31. The Night Digger (1971)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
The dreary existence of middle-aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there is more to Billy than meets the eye.
Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: Patricia Neal, Pamela Brown, Nicholas Clay, Jean Anderson
Votes: 1,162
32. Fool's Mate (1956)
28 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
When an unfaithful wife receives a fur coat from her lover as a gift, they must figure out a way to keep the husband from discovering the coat's true origins.
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Virginie Vitry, Anne Doat, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Jean-Claude Brialy
Votes: 1,030
33. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)
TV-PG | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Four tales unfold in writer-director Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Richard Ayoade, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 912
34. Revolting Rhymes (2016)
29 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stars: Dominic West, Rose Leslie, Gemma Chan, Rob Brydon
Votes: 651
35. Blue Peter (1958– )
25 min | Family
The British children's magazine program, which has been running since the late 1950s, targets children between the ages of 6 and 14.
Stars: John Noakes, Peter Purves, Valerie Singleton, Simon Groom
Votes: 617
36.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Poison
(1958)
TV-14 | 26 min | Drama, Mystery
Harry Pope is lying in bed and discovers that there is a sleeping snake on his stomach.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Wendell Corey, James Donald, Arnold Moss
Votes: 599
37.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
(1960)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
Twice a month, Mrs. Bixby travels to Baltimore to visit an elderly aunt, her only living relative. Or so she tells her dentist-husband. In fact, she visits the Colonel, her rich lover. ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Audrey Meadows, Les Tremayne, Stephen Chase
Votes: 596
38.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
The Man from the South
(1979)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Roald Dahl, José Ferrer, Katy Jurado, Michael Ontkean
Votes: 577
39.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Dip in the Pool
(1958)
TV-14 | 26 min | Drama, Mystery
William Botibol is a compulsive gambler. While on a cruise he enters a betting pool to guess the number of miles the ship will travel in the course of 24 hours. William thinks he has figured out a way to guarantee he will win the bet.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Keenan Wynn, Fay Wray, Philip Bourneuf
Votes: 535
40. Suspicion (1957–1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The show consisted of forty episodes, half of which were live and half of which were filmed. The shows, which often involved murder, were intended to confuse and mystify the audience.
Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Mike Ragan, Cris Roberts, David Armstrong
Votes: 520
41.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
The Flypaper
(1980)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
The police are dragging the marshes for a missing school-girl and a sinister man is approaching other young girls. Young Sylvia is on a bus on the way home from school when a friendly old man begins to talk to her.
Director: Graham Evans | Stars: Roald Dahl, Alfred Burke, Pat Keen, Lorna Yabsley
Votes: 499
42.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
Lamb to the Slaughter
(1979)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
When her policeman husband Patrick callously announces that he is leaving her, Mary Marney hits and kills him with the frozen leg of lamb she has bought for their dinner. Thinking quickly, ... See full summary »
Director: John Davies | Stars: Roald Dahl, Susan George, Brian Blessed, Michael Byrne
Votes: 484
43.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
The Landlady
(1979)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Arriving in Bath to take up his first job away from home young Billy Weaver decides to take a room with a charmingly maternal if eccentric landlady. Her dog and cat are both stuffed and the... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Roald Dahl, Siobhan McKenna, Leonard Preston, Anthony Dawes
Votes: 473
44.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
(1979)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Unable to show her dentist husband Cyril the fur coat her lover has given her Mrs. Bixby pawns it and pretends that she found the ticket. She gives it to Cyril to redeem on her behalf but ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Roald Dahl, Julie Harris, Michael Hordern, Richard Greene
Votes: 451
45.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
The Landlady
(1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
Billy Weaver's just moved to a small English village, and sees an advert for a room. The landlady's quite pleasant. He's perplexed when she later mentions two others are also staying; he's ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Dean Stockwell, Patricia Collinge, Laurie Main
Votes: 438
46. Jackanory (1965–1996)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Martin Jarvis, John Grant
Votes: 423
47.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
William and Mary
(1979)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
When her husband William dies Mary Pearl is shocked that his will stipulates that his brain should be kept alive and observing her from the lounge sideboard. She determines that, even though he is dead, she will continue to annoy him.
Director: Donald McWhinnie | Stars: Roald Dahl, Elaine Stritch, Marius Goring, Richard Hampton
Votes: 412
48.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
Neck
(1979)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Invited to a weekend house party by Sir Basil Turton and his younger wife Natalia, John Bannister is struck by the lady's infidelity. She tries to undo his pyjamas and is plainly having an ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Miles | Stars: Roald Dahl, Joan Collins, Michael Aldridge, Peter Bowles
Votes: 406
49.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
Pilot
(1985)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Four classic Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) episodes, "Incident in a Small Jail", "Man from the South", "Bang. You're Dead!" and "An Unlocked Window", have been remade for the new show's pilot.
Directors: Steve De Jarnatt, Randa Haines, Joel Oliansky, Fred Walton | Stars: Ned Beatty, Lee Ving, Tony Frank, John Shearin
Votes: 401
50.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode:
Royal Jelly
(1980)
TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Bee-keeper Albert Taylor and his wife Mabel are concerned that their baby daughter is underweight and seems reluctant to take any nourishment until, that is, Albert decides to feed her on ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Roald Dahl, Timothy West, Susan George, Andrew Ray
Votes: 378