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1. Volcano (1997)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

A volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.

Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle

Votes: 81,714 | Gross: $49.32M

2. Bottoms Up (1974)

X | 81 min | Comedy

Two secret Agents are determined to retrieve a microfilm containing a revolutionary formula that transforms cow manure into fuel, but first, they must put into action a hot inspection procedure.

Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Alena Penz, Alexander Grill, Rinaldo Talamonti, Alexander Miller

Votes: 313

3. Robinsonka (1974)

77 min | Drama, Family

Blazenka likes to imagine she is on a desolate island and has to find a way how to survive. After the death of her mother she stays together with her baby brother and has to take care of ... See full summary »

Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Miroslava Safránková, Petr Kostka, Jaroslava Obermaierová, Vladimír Dlouhý

Votes: 66

4. Laughing Gravy (1930)

Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family

Stan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Bernard, Charles Dorety

Votes: 1,874

5. Helpmates (1932)

Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy

After a messy house party while his wife is away, Oliver asks Stanley to help him clean up the place, but free help isn't always a bargain.

Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Bobby Burns, Bob Callahan

Votes: 2,587

6. Busy Buddies (1956)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Tom and Jerry are forced to take care of a baby because the babysitter is more interested in talking on the phone.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: Julie Bennett

Votes: 680

7. Dirty Work (1933)

Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Hired to sweep the chimney at Professor Noodle's house, the boys wreck the living-room and end-up in the mad scientist's laboratory where they interact with a rejuvenation potion.

Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Samuel Adams, Jiggs

Votes: 2,014

8. Miss Polly (1941)

Passed | 45 min | Comedy, Romance

A town's rigid forced morality rules stifle young people so severely that the town has gone two years without a marriage. Miss Polly conspires to help a couple overcome the meddling do-gooders.

Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Zasu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Kathleen Howard, Brenda Forbes

Votes: 231

9. Barbecue Brawl (1956)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Spike is showing his son Tyke how to barbecue when his cooking is disrupted by a typical Tom-and-Jerry chase.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, William Hanna

Votes: 867

10. The Night Before Christmas (1933)

Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A narrator sings the opening stanzas of the classic poem while we see the house at rest. Santa lands on the roof, comes down the chimney, and opens his bag. The toys march out and decorate ... See full summary »

Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Allan Watson, Kenny Baker

Votes: 961

11. Me and My Pal (1933)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Family

On his wedding day, Oliver and his best man Stanley become absorbed in a jigsaw puzzle. Eventually the taxi driver, the butler, a policeman and a messenger boy all get involved with the puzzle, making them late for the wedding.

Directors: Charley Rogers, Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Marion Bardell

Votes: 1,539

12. Now or Never (1921)

Passed | 35 min | Comedy, Short

A young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.

Directors: Fred C. Newmeyer, Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Anna Mae Bilson, Roy Brooks

Votes: 888

13. Rudolph's Revenge (1928)

Not Rated | 19 min | Short, Comedy

Relentless Rudolph blackmails Belinda's father for her hand in marriage, but she is in love with handsome Harry, who will do anything to save his girl from the villain's clutches.

Stars: Vincent Brownell, Wanda Sibbald, Jimmy Aubrey, Bud Duncan

Votes: 18

14. Why Babies Leave Home (1928)

Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Comedy

After many years as a vagabond, Ronald comes home to his family who are about to be evicted from their home. He saves their home and, while chasing a runaway pancake, saves a kidnapped girl as well.

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Ben Turpin, Jack Lloyd

Votes: 18

15. The Neighbors' Kids (1909)

8 min | Short, Comedy

A little girl visits her friend in her posh home, and the two girls launch a series of practical jokes on the clueless adults in the house.

Director: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson | Star: Ben Turpin

Votes: 18

16. Gymnasium Jim (1922)

Not Rated | 19 min | Short, Comedy

Jim's sweetheart agrees to marry him when he sells a dubious invention for $10000. His assistant schemes to separate Jim from his money--and his girl.

Directors: Roy Del Ruth, F. Richard Jones | Stars: Billy Bevan, Mildred June, Kewpie Morgan, Marvin Loback

Votes: 84

17. The Show (II) (1922)

Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short

A harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob the theater's payroll.

Directors: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog | Stars: Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy, Frank Alexander, Lucille Carlisle

Votes: 161

18. A Simple Sap (1928)

Short, Comedy

A bumbling grocery-store employee must deal with such job-related problems as a conniving boss, unruly customers, a baby alligator and an escaped lunatic, all of which culminates in a wild ... See full summary »

Directors: Hampton Del Ruth, Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Betty Amann, Walter Hiers, Jimmy Aubrey

Votes: 27

19. The Old Grey Mayor (1935)

Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Bob and his fiancé try to break the news of their engagement to her father, the mayor, who is having a very bad day.

Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Bob Hope, Ruth Hall, Lionel Stander, Sam Wren

Votes: 173

20. Mickey's Rescue (1934)

18 min | Comedy, Short

On his brother's birthday, a wealthy couple adopts Mickey's kid brother. Mickey and his pals go to the city searching for him.

Director: Jesse Duffy | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Billy Barty, Douglas Scott, Marvin Stephens

Votes: 14

21. The Slavey (1919)

Short, Comedy

Lizzie is a hotel's Jill-of-all-trades at a hotel filled with quirky guests, from honeymooners to a one-man band and a theater actor rehearsing his part.

Director: Bruno C. Becker | Stars: Gale Henry, Milburn Morante, Hap Ward, Pearl Chapple

Votes: 12

22. The Lost Laugh (1928)

9 min | Comedy, Short

A man rises to a day in which everything seems to go wrong. He handles it all in good humor, but does he have a breaking point?

Director: Stephen Roberts | Stars: Wallace Lupino, Lucille Hutton, Monte Collins

Votes: 36

23. Hypnotized (1925)

Short, Comedy

A man tries to rescue a beautiful woman being held in a spooky old house by a mad hypnotist. This comedy is only known to survive in in partial form.

Director: Harry Sweet | Star: Jimmy Aubrey

24. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Morticia's Romance: Part 1 (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

It's midnight on the 13th wedding anniversary of Gomez and Morticia. The whole family is up in celebration, and the happy couple are obliged to tell the story of how they first met, how ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 274

25. Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode: Best Neighbor (1961)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Mr. Wilson takes Dennis camping on a cold and windy mountainside, so that Dennis will be able to join the Junior Pathfinders and Mr. Wilson will improve his own odds of winning a Best Citizen award.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Jay North, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Lillian Culver

Votes: 32

26. Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode: A Pudding-Filled Cactus (2010)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Alan moves in with Lyndsey but continues to have a rendezvous with Melissa at Charlie's house.

Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell

Votes: 1,216