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1. Make It or Break It (2009–2012)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Sport
A group of elite teenage gymnasts deals with parents, boyfriends, coaches, rivalry and betrayal while training at a top-notch facility known as The Rock.
Stars: Ayla Kell, Josie Loren, Cassandra Scerbo, Candace Cameron Bure
Votes: 10,471
2. Rising Sun (1993)
R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When an escort girl is found dead in the offices of a Japanese company in Los Angeles, detectives Web Smith and John Connor act as liaison between the company's executives and the investigating cop Tom Graham.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Votes: 48,275 | Gross: $63.10M
3. They Came Together (2014)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
Molly owns a quaint little sweet shop. Joel works for a gigantic candy company threatening to shut her down. How they meet, fall in love, break up and get back together is hilariously recounted in this rom-com spoof.
Director: David Wain | Stars: Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Cobie Smulders
Votes: 24,512
4. Gung Ho (1986)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
When a Japanese automobile company buys an American plant, the American liaison must mediate the clash of work attitudes between the foreign management and native labor.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt, Mimi Rogers
Votes: 13,939 | Gross: $36.61M
5. Paranoia (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
An entry-level employee at a powerful corporation finds himself occupying a corner office, but at a dangerous price: he must spy on his boss's old mentor to secure for him a multi-billion dollar advantage.
Director: Robert Luketic | Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, Amber Heard
Votes: 39,295 | Gross: $7.38M
6. In Good Company (2004)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A middle-aged ad exec is faced with a new boss who's nearly half his age... and who also happens to be sleeping with his daughter.
Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger
Votes: 56,502 | Gross: $45.81M
7. The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Ex-marine turned Coca-Cola marketing guru Becker is on a mission to boost sales in Australia when he discovers a dry spot in the Outback, where everyone is guzzling homegrown brew - and not a drop of his company's cola.
Director: Dusan Makavejev | Stars: Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr, Chris Haywood
Votes: 3,468
8. Alan Partridge (2013)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When famous DJ Alan Partridge's radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Tim Key, Karl Theobald
Votes: 32,978 | Gross: $0.15M
9. Bloodsucking Bastards (2015)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A down on his luck cubicle worker and his slacker best friend discover their new boss is a vampire who is turning their coworkers into the un-dead.
Director: Brian James O'Connell | Stars: Fran Kranz, Pedro Pascal, Joey Kern, Joel Murray
Votes: 6,802
10. The Deal (2022)
80 min | Drama, Thriller
At first glance, Cat and Borja are the perfect couple but like every marriage, they hide secrets, lies, and infidelities from each other. All of them will surface the same night they receive an unexpected visitor.
Director: Koko Stambuk | Stars: Óscar Jaenada, Maite Perroni, Manuel Vega, Paulina Dávila
Votes: 378
11. Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
R | 128 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Jim Acosta, Roger Ailes, Brooke Baldwin, Ashleigh Banfield
Votes: 20,398 | Gross: $6.35M
12. The Last Blockbuster (2020)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary
This nostalgic documentary reveals the real story of Blockbuster's demise, and how one last location in Bend, Oregon keeps the spirit of a bygone era alive.
Director: Taylor Morden | Stars: Lauren Lapkus, Tom Casey, Kevin Smith, Sandi Harding
Votes: 6,146
13. Appetite for Love (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
A corporate executive is sent to a small town to re-brand a restaurant as part of a strategic acquisition. However, the iconic diner happens to be in her hometown where she hasn't been in years, and the owner is her high school sweetheart.
Director: David Mackay | Stars: Taylor Cole, Andrew W. Walker, Alley Mills, Marcus Rosner
Votes: 2,488
14. The Third Day (1965)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
A man involved in a car crash and suffering from amnesia, appears he has killed his sleazy nymphomaniac mistress, and is treated hostilely and coldly by his wife and despised by her cousin.
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: George Peppard, Elizabeth Ashley, Roddy McDowall, Arthur O'Connell
Votes: 429
15. Semi-Soet (2012)
107 min | Comedy, Romance
A young woman is desperate to save her company from a take-over. When she hears that being in a relationship will get her a deal, she hires a model to be her fake boyfriend.
Director: Joshua Rous | Stars: Anel Alexander, Nico Panagio, Sandra Vaughn, Louw Venter
Votes: 541
16. Lady Ninja: A Blue Shadow (2018)
75 min | Action, Adventure, History
The economy has been a bust in Japan for a long time. The government is weakened as a result and society is in chaos. Safety and security are going out of the door. A conglomerate steps in ... See full summary »
Director: Ken'ichi Fujiwara | Stars: Mai Hakase, Saki Akai, Yuji Abe, Minoru Torihada
Votes: 48
17. The Rise and Fall of Nokia (2018)
59 min | Documentary, History
How small, idealistic, Finnish company, Nokia, became the global leader in cell phone technology only to become drunk with success, lose its visionary style of leadership and completely fail to predict the rise of its death knell, iPhone.
Director: Arto Koskinen | Stars: Akseli Anttila, Taneli Armanto, Ian Broughall, Seppo Haataja
Votes: 118
18. His and Her Christmas (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tom Lane is the star columnist for the media conglomerate owned San Francisco Sun newspaper. The company is thinking about increasing Tom's exposure by producing a new television show ... See full summary »
Director: Farhad Mann | Stars: Dina Meyer, David Sutcliffe, April Telek, Kyle Cassie
Votes: 738
19. The Sleepy Time Gal (2001)
R | 108 min | Drama
A young woman, played by Martha Plimpton learns of her adoption and eventually quits her law firm job in NYC and goes on a journey to find her birth mother - played by Jaqueline Bissett.
Director: Christopher Munch | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Martha Plimpton, Nick Stahl, Amy Madigan
Votes: 425
20. The New Rulers of the World (2001 TV Movie)
65 min | Documentary
The myths of globalisation have been incorporated into much of our everyday language. "Thinking globally" and "the global economy" are part of a jargon that assumes we are all part of one ... See full summary »
Directors: Alan Lowery, John Pilger | Stars: Pramoedya Ananta Toer, George Monbiot, Dita Sari
Votes: 264
21. Docchini suruno (1989)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Miho Nakayama, Tôru Kazama, Rie Miyazawa, Hiroyuki Sanada
Votes: 16
22. The Meatrix (2003 Video)
4 min | Animation, Short
Moopheus the Cow finds Leo the Pig at a family farm and informs him that corporations are taking over the way farms used to be. By taking the blue pill, Leo can remain at ease in his ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Fox | Star: Louis Fox
Votes: 143
23.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Mirror
(1983)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance
Alexis is concerned the doctors will learn the truth behind Jeff's illness, but Adam tries to cover by ordering his office remodeled and the lethal paint compound removed. Mark and Fallon ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Pamela Sue Martin, John James
Votes: 81
24.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Sins of the Fathers
(1990)
TV-14 | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The managing director and heir apparent to a venerable family-owned brewery in dire financial straits is found drowned in a vat of his own ale.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Andy Bradford, Trevor Martin
Votes: 813
25.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
A Family Affair
(1995)
TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kavanagh prosecutes a pornographer and advocates for a divorced man who kidnapped his son in a custody case.
Director: Renny Rye | Stars: John Thaw, Holly Aird, Robert Ashby, Daisy Bates
Votes: 105
26.
The Resident (2018–2023)
Episode:
From the Ashes
(2019)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
The doctors of Chastain are surrounded by new rules and doctors, as Red Rock Mountain Medical takes over the hospital; Conrad finds himself in a dangerous situation when the construction for a neurosurgery center causes a gas explosion.
Director: Rob Corn | Stars: Matt Czuchry, Emily VanCamp, Manish Dayal, Jane Leeves
Votes: 401
27.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014– )
Episode:
National Weather Service
(2019)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Predicting the weather correctly is very important as it saves lives and protects resources. Despite their enormous efforts, the National Weather Service (NWS) gets very little credit for ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Pennolino | Stars: David Kaye, John Oliver
Votes: 258
28.
Superstore (2015–2021)
Episode:
Negotiations
(2019)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy
Jonah and Sandra head to Corporate for union contract negotiations; Amy, Dina and Cheyenne chop down the perfect Christmas tree; Mateo challenges Glenn to see who is the best salesman.
Director: Betsy Thomas | Stars: America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn
Votes: 976
29.
Superstore (2015–2021)
Episode:
Lady Boss
(2020)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy
After Cloud 9's acquisition, Amy struggles to contact the store's new parent company. Sandra enlists Garrett and Dina's help to stand up to Carol. Glenn wrestles with a big career decision. Jonah takes up the cause of gender equality.
Director: America Ferrera | Stars: America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn
Votes: 912
30.
Iryû: Team Medical Dragon (2006– )
Episode:
Episode #2.2
(2007)
54 min | Drama
The foreign corporate types have taken over the hospital and are executing on their expansion plans. This plan has nothing to do with patient welfare however. An old patient is labelled 'a ... See full summary »
Director: Satoshi Kubota | Stars: Kenji Sakaguchi, Sadao Abe, Masako Chiba, Hisashi Igawa
31.
Pandora II: Kiga rettou (2010– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2010)
Thriller
Director: Yoshinori Kobayashi | Stars: Kôichi Satô, Kyôka Suzuki, Masanobu Katsumura, Asami Mizukawa
32.
Archer (2009–2023)
Episode:
A Going Concern
(2011)
TV-MA | 21 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
After Malory is wiped out in a Ponzi scheme, she hatches a scheme of her own: selling ISIS to rival spy agency ODIN. Archer and the rest of the ISIS employees must use every trick in the book to try to stop the sale.
Director: Adam Reed | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, George Coe, Judy Greer, Amber Nash
Votes: 1,837
33.
Saturday Night Live (1975– )
Episode:
Bad Bunny
(2023)
TV-14 | 68 min | Comedy, Music
Bad Bunny hosts and performs.
Stars: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman
Votes: 471
34.
Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode:
Time & Life
(2015)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama
The partners discover that the firm is losing its independence and there's nothing they can do about it. Peggy is not sure if she wants to come along. Meanwhile, Pete and Trudy have trouble getting their daughter into private school.
Director: Jared Harris | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones
Votes: 2,413
35.
Jordskott (2015–2017)
Episode:
Avsnitt 8
(2015)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Josefine has been kidnapped by Nicklas hiding her in the barn. Eva struggles to master the parasite she swallowed. She has a plan for how she can rescue the missing children and goes to ... See full summary »
Directors: Henrik Björn, Anders Engström | Stars: Moa Gammel, Göran Ragnerstam, Richard Forsgren, Lars-Erik Berenett
Votes: 117
36.
Empire (2015–2020)
Episode:
Death Will Have His Day
(2016)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Music
Lucious declares he will do anything to regain his power, but Cookie has her own ideas; a major tragedy changes the lives of the Lyon family.
Director: Danny Strong | Stars: Terrence Howard, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers
Votes: 355
37.
Red Dwarf (1988– )
Episode:
M-Corp
(2017)
TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
After installing the latest software update the Dwarfers discover that the owners of Red Dwarf, Jupiter Mining Corporation, have been bought out by a corporation and only products made by them are visible to their employees.
Director: Doug Naylor | Stars: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn
Votes: 399
38.
The Dream Merchants (1980)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1980)
90 min | Drama
The Roaring Twenties. Talkies. Flappers. Betrayal and greed. Show Biz begins transforming into big business, impacting Peter and Johnny and the family business in ways they never expected.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Mark Harmon, Vincent Gardenia, Morgan Fairchild, Brianne Leary
39.
Empire (2015–2020)
Episode:
The Empire Unpossess'd
(2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Music
As the Empire ownership bid presentation nears, Lucious must make a difficult decision to save the future of the company.
Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Terrence Howard, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers
Votes: 189
40.
Supergirl (2015–2021)
Episode:
Event Horizon
(2019)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Kara is surprised to find CatCo has a new owner who has brought in a star reporter; new couples emerge and explore their budding relationships; J'onn J'onzz receives an unexpected visitor.
Director: Jesse Warn | Stars: Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Katie McGrath
Votes: 1,740
41.
Heimebane (2018– )
Episode:
Go Your Own Way
(2019)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Sport
Camilla and Helena have a reunion, but disagree over Adrian's future. Espen fights the takeover attempt, but Helena takes the other side. Michael's wife returns and claims custody of their children.
Director: Stian Kristiansen | Stars: Ane Dahl Torp, Morten Svartveit, Axel Bøyum, John Carew
Votes: 45