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1. The Batman (2022)
PG-13 | 176 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell
Votes: 789,086 | Gross: $369.35M
2. Jumanji (1995)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped in it for decades - and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde
Votes: 377,581 | Gross: $100.48M
3. House of Gucci (2021)
R | 158 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel their legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately...murder.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons
Votes: 160,139 | Gross: $53.81M
4. Willow (2022–2023)
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Drama
Twenty years after vanquishing the wicked queen Bavmorda, the sorcerer Willow Ufgood leads a group of misfits on a dangerous rescue mission into the unknown.
Stars: Ruby Cruz, Ellie Bamber, Tony Revolori, Erin Kellyman
Votes: 33,652
5. Lightyear (2022)
PG | 105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal his fuel source.
Director: Angus MacLane | Stars: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi
Votes: 124,116 | Gross: $118.31M
6. Sydney White (2007)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.
Director: Joe Nussbaum | Stars: Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton, Matt Long, Jack Carpenter
Votes: 51,322 | Gross: $11.89M
7. Enemy Mine (1985)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During a long space war, the lives of two wounded enemies become dependent on their ability to forgive and to trust.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James, Richard Marcus
Votes: 51,476 | Gross: $4.27M
8. Quest for Camelot (1998)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.
Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Andrea Corr, Bryan White
Votes: 18,088 | Gross: $22.72M
9. The Healer (IV) (2016)
Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young man suddenly discovers that he has the gift of healing. As he tries to understand it and the new reality it offers, a teenage girl with terminal cancer unexpectedly shows him the way.
Director: Paco Arango | Stars: Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jonathan Pryce, Camilla Luddington, Jorge Garcia
Votes: 8,578
10. Montana Story (2021)
R | 114 min | Drama
Two estranged siblings return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved, confronting a deep and bitter family legacy against a mythic American backdrop.
Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Stars: Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague, Gilbert Owuor, Kimberly Guerrero
Votes: 3,402
11. Sunshine (1999)
R | 181 min | Drama, History, Romance
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
Director: István Szabó | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle
Votes: 15,808 | Gross: $5.10M
12. Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Neville Brand
Votes: 8,163
13. On the Come Up (2022)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Story centers on 16-year-old Bri, who wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Facing controversies and with an eviction notice staring down her family, Bri doesn't just want to make it, she has to make it.
Director: Sanaa Lathan | Stars: Jamila Gray, Noa Dior Rucker, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Cooper Jr.
Votes: 751
14. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Approved | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Returning to the ancestral castle long after the death of the monster, the son of Dr. Frankenstein meets a mad shepherd who is hiding the comatose creature. To clear the family name, he revives the creature and tries to rehabilitate him.
Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill
Votes: 11,717
15. Tunes of Glory (1960)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama
After World War II, a Highland Regiment's acting Commanding Officer, who rose from the ranks, is replaced by a peace-time Oxford-educated Commanding Officer, leading to a dramatic conflict between the two.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Alec Guinness, John Mills, Susannah York, Dennis Price
Votes: 4,568
16. Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
Approved | 80 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A young man visits his fiancée's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Haller | Stars: Boris Karloff, Nick Adams, Freda Jackson, Suzan Farmer
Votes: 3,729
17. Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins
95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy | Completed
A turf war has been raging in Oldtown for generations. On one side, The Syndicate - an evil gang of crank-head misfits, who has been set on muscling the San Diego family out of the parcel ... See full summary »
Directors: Evan Glodell, Jonathan Keevil | Stars: Troian Bellisario, Brett Gelman, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Michael Paré
18. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (1993 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Drama, Horror
Gabriel Knight, the owner of a New Orleans, Louisiana bookstore, gets tangled up in the investigation of a series of voodoo-related murders currently plaguing the city.
Director: Jane Jensen | Stars: Tim Curry, Mark Hamill, Leah Remini, Virginia Capers
Votes: 749
19. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama, Romance
The adopted son of a legendary actor, and an aspiring star himself, turns to his infant brother's wet nurse for support and affection - only for her to give up everything for her beloved's glory.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Shôtarô Hanayagi, Kôkichi Takada, Ryôtarô Kawanami, Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Votes: 4,406
20. Athena (1954)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The story about two sisters in love. Everything should be wonderful, but father doesn't approve of his daughters' physically underdeveloped fiancés.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Virginia Gibson, Nancy Kilgas
Votes: 699
21. Curse of the Fly (1965)
Approved | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Motorist Martin Delambre attempts to keep evidence of his family's bizarre experiments in teleportation hidden from his wife, who is hiding secrets of her own.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Brian Donlevy, George Baker, Carole Gray, Yvette Rees
Votes: 2,455
22. Lieksa! (2007)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
When her husband dies, Martta has to look after her three outlandish sons single-handedly, whilst she tries to journey with them in their family-home caravan to the Finnish city of Lieksa. ... See full summary »
Director: Markku Pölönen | Stars: Peter Franzén, Sanna-Kaisa Palo, Samuli Vauramo, Jenni Banerjee
Votes: 782
23. The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
G | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
In World War 2 four American sailors are marooned in the Philippines and encounter an old vessel captained by Commander Finchhaven, apparently a relic from WW1. They help him get his engine going and ask him for a passage to Australia.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: David Niven, Faye Dunaway, Alan Alda, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 833
24. Under a Piaya Moon (2024)
120 min | Drama
In 1980s Bacolod City, a young man aspires to continue the family legacy by winning an inter-city pastry competition with the help of his feuding grandfather and grandmother.
Director: Kurt Soberano | Stars: Jeff Moses, Pauline Dimaranan, Charito Ferrer-Motus, Joel Torre
25. A Son of Man (2018)
93 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Pipe is invited to join his mysterious father on a quest for the lost Inca gold. But as they journey deeper into the jungle, he understands that they cannot escape the family demons that are traveling with them.
Directors: Jamaicanoproblem, Pablo Agüero | Stars: Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador y Campodonico, Lily van Ghemen, Dontworrybehappy, Emmet Furlong
Votes: 210
26. Families (2015)
113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jérôme Varenne, a French financier, lives and works in Shanghai with Chen-Li, his life and business partner. One day, during a short stay in Paris, while paying a call to his mother, he is ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Marine Vacth, Gilles Lellouche, Nicole Garcia
Votes: 1,033
27. Once Upon a Time in the North (2012)
128 min | Drama, History
On the West Coast on Finland in nineteenth-century Ostrobothnia. Esko is the leader of a local gang of troublemakers and an uneven battle ensues over the estate, honor a father's last wishes.
Director: Jukka-Pekka Siili | Stars: Lauri Tilkanen, Mikko Leppilampi, Pamela Tola, Aku Hirviniemi
Votes: 1,650
28. Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights (1998)
90 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Young Anthony and his grandfather read a magical book about their ancestor Sinbad and become participants in it. Sinbad and wizard Sage must stop evil wizard Bophisto and his minion Nimbus from obtaining the key to all knowledge.
Director: Alan Mehrez | Stars: Richard Grieco, Ryan Slater, Dean Stockwell, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 193
29. The Orator (2011)
110 min | Drama
Saili, a little person and taro farmer, has his life turned upside-down when he is denied his father's chiefly status and his family plantation is threatened.
Director: Tusi Tamasese | Stars: Fa'afiaula Sanote, Tausili Pushparaj, Salamasina Mataia, Ioata Tanielu
Votes: 448
30. Bright Leaves (2003)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
McElwee family legend has it that the Hollywood melodrama "Bright Leaf" starring Gary Cooper as a 19th century tobacco grower, is based on filmmaker Ross McElwee's great-grandfather, who created the Bull Durham brand.
Director: Ross McElwee | Stars: Allan Gurganus, Paula Larke, Marilyn Levine, Emily Madison
Votes: 667 | Gross: $0.08M
31. Anjô-ke no butôkai (1947)
89 min | Drama
After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The ... See full summary »
Director: Kôzaburô Yoshimura | Stars: Setsuko Hara, Yumeko Aizome, Osamu Takizawa, Masayuki Mori
Votes: 442
32. Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land (2023)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
Black ownership of farmland has dwindled to alarmingly low numbers due to many factors including usage of an obscure law, Heirs' Property. Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land examines the causes, effects, and solutions to this issue.
Director: Eternal Polk | Stars: Natalie Baszile, Andrez Carberry, Dãnia Davy, Johane Domersant
Votes: 11
33. Finnish Blood Swedish Heart (2012)
90 min | Documentary, Drama, Music
A son and a father go on a road trip that turns into a musical journey into the emotional memory and the history of Finnish immigration in Sweden; of shame, guilt, crime, alcoholism, and family secrets.
Director: Mika Ronkainen | Stars: Anna Järvinen, Heikki Kiviaho, Harri Manty, Oiva Latvalehto
Votes: 354
34. The Mini (2007)
80 min | Comedy
A down-on-his-luck futon salesman runs a local mini-marathon to get ahead in the bedding business.
Director: Ron Beck | Stars: Larry Dahlke, Jeff Stockberger, Angie Craft, Chris Stack
Votes: 128
35. Isältä pojalle (2004)
69 min | Documentary
Film dealing with the relationship between parents and children in four different generations from the perspective of director Koiso-Kanttila's family. In addition to the director, his father, grandfather and two sons appear in the film.
Director: Visa Koiso-Kanttila | Stars: Visa Koiso-Kanttila, Aaro Koiso-Kanttila, Timo Koiso-Kanttila, Maijaliisa Soivio
Votes: 106
36. Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness (2015 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates the disappearance of the captain of the Icelandic ship "Heerlijkheid".
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Katherine Grant-Suttie, Billie Wildrick, Gene Thorkildsen
Votes: 43
38. The Origami Master (2013)
6 min | Short, Drama, Family
A mysterious Origami Master, Japanese immigrant Mizuko, struggles to grasp onto the remains of her cherished culture upon meeting a curious orphan boy.
Director: Elizabeth Lee | Stars: Marisa Hamamoto, Garrett Wareing
Votes: 8
39. Black Heirlooms (2014)
18 min | Short
When the family matriarch, Mee-Mah Royal, was hospitalized after a stroke, her 8 children became irreconcilably divided over her care and small estate. Through the stories of her children, ... See full summary »
Director: Amanda Brown | Stars: Beverly Royal Brown, Edna Mae Royal, Gabriel Royal, Gabrielle Royal
40. Ropa Blanca (2022)
25 min | Short, Family
After a misunderstanding, an 18-year-old finds himself in the midst of a conflict with the most aggressive member of his family. The precarious decisions he makes will be crucial in shaping the course of this story.
Director: Emiliano Castro | Stars: Emiliano Castro, Miranda Chavez, Cheryl Mackey Guerrero, Armida Monjardín
41. Hitler und der Wagner-Clan: Götterdämmerung in Bayreuth (2002 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Michael Kloft | Stars: Nick F. Bolton, Emily Clarke-Brandt, Joseph Goebbels, Magda Goebbels
42. Gliders (2005)
15 min | Animation, Short
Director: Anssi Kasitonni | Stars: Tero Villgren, Vesa-Pekka Hurme, Anja Heinonen
Votes: 5
43. Miehen kuva (2010)
81 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
What is the mental legacy and set of values that the liberal late 1960s and early 1970s gave to the people who were born and grew up during that time, to the people who are now approaching middle-age?
Director: Visa Koiso-Kanttila | Stars: Kalle Rissanen, Aukusti Rissanen, Heikki Y. Rissanen, Janne Rissanen
Votes: 36
44. The Russians' Machine (2014)
10 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Octavio comes back home after a long time with a new video camera. He wants to shoot images that bring him to his childhood. He fails in his search. However, he ends up opening his father's memory by projecting his old super-8 movies.
Director: Octavio Guerra | Stars: Zoilo Guerra, Olga Quevedo
Votes: 11
45. Barbie's Ocean Discovery (1999 Video Game)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Marine biologist Barbie goes deep sea diving to find hidden pirate treasure. She must beat a number of mini-games to collect the pieces of the map that leads to it and deal with its guardian. However, someone is trying to beat her to it.
Votes: 8
46.
The Collector (2004–2006)
Episode:
The Media Baron
(2006)
42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A tabloid journalist who built a media empire with the Devil's help struggles to hold it together as his time runs out.
Stars: Chris Kramer, Sonya Salomaa, Christine Chatelain, Aidan Drummond
Votes: 33
47.
Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode:
Chapter Seventy-Three: The Locked Room
(2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Betty continues her Stonewall Prep takedown with the help of two unique allies; A tense confrontation leads to a tender reunion.
Director: Tessa Blake | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse
Votes: 1,298
48.
Ms. Marvel (2022)
Episode:
Destined
(2022)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Ahead of Aamir's wedding, Kamala may face grave consequences due to a crucial decision she makes.
Directors: Meera Menon, Ian Spendloff | Stars: Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur
Votes: 8,796
49.
Wednesday (2022– )
Episode:
Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe
(2022)
TV-PG | 57 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
When a deliciously wicked prank gets Wednesday expelled, her parents ship her off to Nevermore Academy, the boarding school where they fell in love.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane
Votes: 11,100
50.
Wednesday (2022– )
Episode:
You Reap What You Woe
(2022)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
During Parents Weekend, Wednesday digs into her family's past - and accidentally gets her dad arrested. Enid feels the pressure to "wolf out."
Director: Gandja Monteiro | Stars: Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane
Votes: 8,271