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1. Joker (I) (2019)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy
Votes: 1,489,223 | Gross: $335.45M
2. Flashdance (1983)
R | 95 min | Drama, Music, Romance
An 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson
Votes: 59,558 | Gross: $94.90M
3. My Left Foot (1989)
R | 103 min | Biography, Drama
Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan
Votes: 79,797 | Gross: $14.74M
4. A Hero (I) (2021)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama
Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Sahar Goldoost, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy
Votes: 29,520
5. Extraordinary Measures (2010)
PG | 106 min | Drama
A drama centered on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley to find a researcher who might have a cure for their two children's rare genetic disorder.
Director: Tom Vaughan | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell, Harrison Ford, Meredith Droeger
Votes: 17,810 | Gross: $11.85M
6. When the Bough Breaks (2016)
PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
A surrogate mom for a couple becomes dangerously obsessed with the soon-to-be father.
Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Romany Malco, Michael Kenneth Williams
Votes: 7,819 | Gross: $29.70M
7. Friends with Money (2006)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After she quits her lucrative job, Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends.
Director: Nicole Holofcener | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener, Joan Cusack
Votes: 32,119 | Gross: $13.37M
8. Circus of Horrors (1960)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, Horror
Dr. Rossiter, a plastic surgeon wanted by the police, flees to France and under an assumed name acquires, by murder, a run-down circus. His first recruit is a woman criminal. He transforms her face by surgery and trains her.
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Anton Diffring, Erika Remberg, Yvonne Monlaur, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 2,400
9. Firehouse Dog (2007)
PG | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Family
Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.
Director: Todd Holland | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood, Bree Turner, Bill Nunn
Votes: 6,321 | Gross: $13.92M
10. Crazy About You (2019)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
Dumped by his girlfriend and sponsored by media scoundrel Brian King, desolate Jake walks all-but-naked up Western Australia's coast for charity, in the hope his gesture will win back Jasmine, until he meets mesmerizing backpacker Valerie.
Director: Alan Lindsay | Stars: Angus McLaren, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, John Cleese, Sophie Kennedy Clark
Votes: 838
11. 100 Streets (2016)
TV-MA | 93 min | Crime, Drama
Three people, three extraordinary stories. All lived out within a hundred London streets.
Director: Jim O'Hanlon | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Idris Elba, Jo Martin, Charlie Creed-Miles
Votes: 4,483
12. Pepe (1960)
Unrated | 180 min | Comedy, Musical
The young Mexican Pepe's beloved horse is sold to Hollywood director Ted Holt, leading to Pepe's journey to Hollywood to get the horse back, and Pepe's encounter with half the stars working in Hollywood at the time.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Cantinflas, Dan Dailey, Shirley Jones, Carlos Montalbán
Votes: 1,146 | Gross: $9.60M
13. Operation Christmas (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Romance
A single mother and her daughter try to help other military families after being inspired by their own difficulties and their efforts go viral.
Director: David Weaver | Stars: Tricia Helfer, Marc Blucas, Lisa Durupt, Gabrielle Rose
Votes: 1,828
14. Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Romantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer.
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Stuart, Alice Brady
Votes: 2,959
15. Scottish Mussel (2015)
96 min | Comedy
Ritchie is a Glaswegian chancer with low hopes and no prospects. Disillusioned with city life, he goes undercover at a Highland conservation centre to make his fortune as an illegal pearl ... See full summary »
Director: Talulah Riley | Stars: Martin Compston, Talulah Riley, Morgan Watkins, Joe Thomas
Votes: 827
16. The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
103 min | Drama
Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in Ireland, is talked into helping to ... See full summary »
Director: David Miller | Stars: Joan Crawford, Heather Sears, Rossano Brazzi, Lee Patterson
Votes: 933
17. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Passed | 109 min | Comedy, Musical
A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke
Votes: 3,502
18. Babes on Broadway (1941)
Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney star in a musical directed by Busby Berkeley as two talented teenagers dreaming of success as Babes on Broadway.
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler
Votes: 1,653 | Gross: $3.85M
19. Say One for Me (1959)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Father Conroy (Crosby) has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of his parishoners gets too sick to work, his daughter Holly (Reynolds) finds a job working ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Bing Crosby, Robert Wagner, Ray Walston
Votes: 351
20. The Milky Way (1936)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan (Lloyd), somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and ... See full summary »
Directors: Leo McCarey, Ray McCarey, Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale, Helen Mack
Votes: 1,843 | Gross: $1.17M
21. The Perfect Christmas Present (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 82 min | Drama, Romance
Tom is called Mr. Christmas due to his ability to determine the perfect Christmas gift for someone, befitting their personality.
Director: Blair Hayes | Stars: Sam Page, Tara Holt, Sam Guinan-Nyhart, Emily Peterson
Votes: 1,896
22. The Stolen Jools (1931)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy
The boys and a Los Angeles police detective investigate the theft of actress Norma Shearer's jewelry.
Directors: William C. McGann, John G. Adolfi, Thomas Atkins, Harold S. Bucquet, Victor Heerman, Russell Mack | Stars: Norma Shearer, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Wallace Beery
Votes: 1,194
23. The Grand Knockout Tournament (1987 TV Special)
93 min | Comedy, Family, Game-Show
The Grand Knockout Tournament was an annual event sponsored by the British Royal Family in which costumed famous people duel against one another or play medieval era-inspired games. Features Rowan Atkinson as Blackadder.
Directors: Geoff Wilson, Martin Hughes | Stars: Stuart Hall, Duke of Abercorn, Jenny Agutter, Anthony Andrews
Votes: 114
24. The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy
A series of benefit concerts to raise money for Amnesty International. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a varied cast of mostly British performers. Featuring several... See full summary »
Director: Roger Graef | Stars: Paul Abrahams, Rowan Atkinson, Chris Beetles, Mike Brearley
Votes: 452
25. The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (I) (1982)
R | 91 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
The film of an on-stage charity benefit for Amnesty International. The show includes comedy skits by the members of Monty Python, as well as noted comedians Peter Cook, Rowan Atkinson, and ... See full summary »
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Jeff Beck, Alan Bennett, John Bird
Votes: 539
26. America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001 TV Special)
120 min | Documentary, Music
Actors and musicians honor those fallen in the September 11 disasters.
Directors: Joel Gallen, Beth McCarthy-Miller | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Halle Berry, Jon Bon Jovi, Bono
Votes: 1,003
27. The Racketeer (1929)
Passed | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced socialite.
Director: Howard Higgin | Stars: Robert Armstrong, Carole Lombard, Roland Drew, Paul Hurst
Votes: 458
28. Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy
Pleasure At Her Majesty's (1976) The very first show in what came to be called the "Secret Policeman's Ball" series took place over three late nights in April 1976 at Her Majesty's Theatre ... See full summary »
Directors: Roger Graef, Jonathan Miller | Stars: Alan Bennett, John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Tim Brooke-Taylor
Votes: 244
29. The Flame Within (1935)
72 min | Drama, Romance
Psychiatrist finds herself falling for her patient.
Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall, Maureen O'Sullivan, Louis Hayward
Votes: 273
30. The Stage Hand (1933)
20 min | Short, Comedy
The janitor shows a stagehand at a local theater his private speakeasy and offers him a taste of his hooch in this Prohibition-era short.
Director: Harry Langdon | Stars: Harry Langdon, Marel Foster, Ira Hayward, Eddie Shubert
Votes: 28
31. Comic Relief 2006 (2006 TV Special)
Documentary, Comedy
A stand-up comedy benefit concert, which raises funds to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Louie Anderson, Tom Arnold, Roseanne Barr, Lewis Black
Votes: 131
32. The Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Double (1982 Video)
180 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Billy Barty
33. Talegaver til børn - 10 års jubilæum (2003 Video)
Comedy
10th anniversary of a stand-up show where different comics performed for the benefit of charity.
Stars: Lars Hjortshøj, Lasse Rimmer, Anders Fjelsted, Omar Marzouk
Votes: 263
34. Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education (2006 TV Special)
Unrated | Comedy
A star-studded comedic special to raise awareness about autism and funds for autism education.
Directors: Beth McCarthy-Miller, Michael Dempsey | Stars: Will Arnett, Jack Black, Steve Carell, Kristin Chenoweth
Votes: 230
35. Rock for Afrika (1985 TV Special)
381 min | Documentary, Music
All-day live charity concert from Idrætsparken in Copenhagen, the biggest ever in Denmark, with performances by 28 Danish bands and artists, performing for 28,000 people. A Danish followup ... See full summary »
Stars: Hans Otto Bisgaard, Al Jones, Ove Sprogøe, Hanne Boel
36. Stage Door Magoo (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Magoo has been enlisted as the male lead in Mrs. Sticknee's vanity production opera. On his way to the stage, he winds up in the rafters and causes havoc, cutting the various lines, ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Miriam Wolfe
Votes: 47
37. The Mermaid Frolics (1976 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Comedy
Director: Roger Graef | Stars: Pete Atkin, Connie Booth, John Cleese, Peter Cook
Votes: 44
38. Støt Asien (2005 TV Special)
285 min
All-day charity telethon in benefit of the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster, broadcast from Unicef's warehouses in Copenhagen.
Stars: Jes Dorph-Petersen, Michèle Bellaiche, Caroline Boserup, Tina Nikolaisen
Votes: 11
39. Stjerner i manegen (2001 TV Special)
Documentary
Television special in two parts featuring Cirkus Arena's special celebrity edition of their 2001 show, in benefit of Børnecancerfonden (Child Cancer Fund). Shot at Charlottenlund Strandpark on August 4, 2001.
Stars: Peter Tanev, Grevinde Alexandra, Lars Brygmann, Helena Christensen
40. A Heathen Benefit (1918)
4 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
The Katzenjammer Kids, called The Pussyfoot Kids on the title card, cause trouble at a church benefit for the heathen by spiking the punch with rum, tricking the magician, who ends up with a bobcat in a sack.
Director: Gregory La Cava
Votes: 15
41. Night of Too Many Stars (2003 TV Special)
Comedy
Directors: John Fortenberry, Gil Bellows, Ron Yassen | Stars: Jack Black, Dana Carvey, Macaulay Culkin, Anthony Edwards
Votes: 78
42. Talegaver til børn (1998 TV Movie)
Comedy
Stars: Bob Anders, Carsten Bang, Povl Erik Carstensen, Casper Christensen
Votes: 15
43. Stand-up Comics Take a Stand (1988 TV Special)
90 min | Documentary, Comedy
Director: Ron Roy | Stars: Steve Allen, Catherine Bach, Billy Barty, Katsy Chappell
Votes: 17
44. Plan Show 2000 (2000 TV Special)
45 min | Family, Music
Stars: Peter Kær, Caroline Boserup, Isam Bachiri, Jacob Arild Binzer
45. Dansk Røde Kors show 1994 (1994 TV Special)
Charity show in benefit of Røde Kors (Danish Red Cross).
46. Danmarks Indsamling 2013 (2013 TV Special)
Family
Stars: Louise Wolff, Nikolaj Koppel, Sisse Fisker, Thomas Skov Gaardsvig
48. Hjælp krigens ofre (2003 TV Special)
120 min | Music
Live televised charity show in benefit of the victims of the war in Iraq, featuring entertainment performances and special reports.
Stars: Caroline Boserup, Morten Løkkegaard, Camilla Ottesen, Hans Pilgaard
Votes: 10
49. Sunshine of Paradise Alley (1926)
75 min | Drama, Romance
A wealthy banker wants to tear down a tenement slum to build a factory, but a charming girl who lives there starts to persuade him to change his mind. A crooked bank employee and one of the... See full summary »
Director: Jack Nelson | Stars: Barbara Bedford, Kenneth MacDonald, Max Davidson, Nigel Barrie
Votes: 25