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1. Just One of the Guys (1985)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Terry feels discriminated against when the summer jobs at the Sun Tribune go to two guys. She decides to do something about it. She dresses like a guy and gets a haircut. Will students at the other high school notice? Girls notice "him".
Director: Lisa Gottlieb | Stars: Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jayne, Toni Hudson
Votes: 17,887 | Gross: $11.50M
2. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama
Evelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Cafe.
Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 83,758 | Gross: $82.42M
3. She's the Man (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for his school's star soccer player, and soon learns she's not the only one with romantic troubles.
Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Amanda Bynes, Laura Ramsey, Channing Tatum, Vinnie Jones
Votes: 175,953 | Gross: $2.34M
4. Enola Holmes (2020)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When Enola Holmes (Sherlock's teen sister) discovers her mother is missing, she endeavours to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy.
Director: Harry Bradbeer | Stars: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Helena Bonham Carter
Votes: 219,819
6. The Borgias (2011–2013)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, History
In the fifteenth century, Pope Alexander VI tries to control all power in Italy with the help of his several sons, through murder, intrigue, war, and marriage alliances.
Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Peter Sullivan
Votes: 53,968
7. Pitch Black (2000)
R | 109 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A transport ship crashes and leaves its crew stranded on a desert planet inhabited by bloodthirsty creatures that come out during an eclipse.
Director: David Twohy | Stars: Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Vin Diesel, Keith David
Votes: 253,115 | Gross: $39.24M
8. Paper Moon (1973)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman
Votes: 52,488 | Gross: $30.93M
9. Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
G | 126 min | Adventure, Family
A Swiss family must survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro
Votes: 18,181 | Gross: $40.36M
10. Wuthering Heights (2011)
Not Rated | 129 min | Drama, Romance
A poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Solomon Glave, Shannon Beer
Votes: 11,011 | Gross: $0.10M
11. The Empress Ki (2013–2014)
Action, Drama, Romance
A Korea-born warrior girl had to be a servant at the Mongol Yuan court but somehow overcame her low status to become an empress in another land.
Stars: Ha Ji-Won, Ji Chang-wook, Oh Gwang-Rok, Choi Jung-Won
Votes: 3,603
12. The Breadwinner (2017)
PG-13 | 94 min | Animation, Drama, Family
In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
Director: Nora Twomey | Stars: Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Noorin Gulamgaus, Laara Sadiq
Votes: 28,255 | Gross: $0.31M
13. Love in the Moonlight (2016)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The unlikely love story between a crown prince and his eunuch.
Stars: Park Bo-gum, Kim Yoo-jung, Kwak Dong-yeon, Chae Soo-bin
Votes: 4,220
14. Light of My Life (I) (2019)
R | 119 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A father and his child journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world's population. As the father struggles to protect his child from, their bond and the character of humanity are tested.
Director: Casey Affleck | Stars: Anna Pniowsky, Casey Affleck, Tom Bower, Elisabeth Moss
Votes: 15,456
15. Tomboy (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
A family moves into a new neighborhood, and a 10-year-old named Laure deliberately presents as a boy named Mikhael to the neighborhood children.
Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani
Votes: 22,288 | Gross: $0.13M
16. The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In the 1930s, a tomboy runs away from her guardian to join her single father who is 2,000 miles away, where he has found work.
Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Jed, Ray Wise
Votes: 6,894 | Gross: $2.14M
17. Ride the High Country (1962)
Approved | 94 min | Drama, Western
An ex-union soldier is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr
Votes: 14,850
18. Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1980)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Western
In 19th-century Oklahoma, two teen girls who love stories about outlaws are on a quest to meet and join up with them. They find a shadow of a former gang and, although disappointed, still try to help them escape from a vigorous Marshal.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Scott Glenn, Redmond Gleeson, William Russ, Kenny Call
Votes: 945 | Gross: $0.53M
19. Vampire Dormitory (2024– )
Animation, Fantasy, Romance
A girl disguised as a boy must hide her secret amongst a boy's dorm full of vampires.
Stars: Kristian Eros, Gillian Lange, T.J. Anthony
Votes: 62
20. The Challengers (1991 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Family
After her father dies and she moves to a new town, Mackie wants to join a certain gang/band. But they've got this boys-only rule. So Mackie comes up with an audacious plan... only it begins to backfire.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Gwynyth Walsh, Eric Christmas, Gema Zamprogna, Steven Andrade
Votes: 275
21. The Shamer's Daughter (2015)
96 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Medieval Dunark's ruling family is murdered and the heir found with a bloody dagger. As the witch Shamer can't shame the heir to admit, the Shamer's daughter is fetched, as she, too, can make people see their shameful acts.
Director: Kenneth Kainz | Stars: Roland Møller, Jakob Oftebro, Maria Bonnevie, Allan Hyde
Votes: 4,204
22. Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)
TV-Y | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the Joseon era, Kim Yoon-hee masquerades as a boy to earn a living as a book transcriber. Her family's dire circumstances and the encouragement of a noble's son finally drive her to attend Sungkyukwan University, forbidden for females.
Stars: Park Min-Young, Park Yoo-chun, Yoo Ah-in, Song Joong-ki
Votes: 1,890
23. The Glory of Tang Dynasty (2017– )
Drama, History, Romance
The series is about the ups and downs in the life of Shen Zhen Zhu, a exceptional beauty living during the most turbulent periods of the Tang dynasty.
Stars: Kei Gambit, Tian Jing, Jialun Ren, Junjie Qin
Votes: 111
24. A Cinderella Story: Starstruck (2021)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Finley Tremaine, a small town farm girl, longs to spread her wings and soar as an aspiring performer.
Directors: Charlotte Colbert, Michelle Johnston | Stars: Bailee Madison, Michael Evans Behling, April Telek, Lillian Doucet-Roche
Votes: 917
25. Summer Holiday (1963)
Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Four bus mechanics and a stowaway travel Europe as a hotel, picking up singers. In Athens, the stowaway's mother has them arrested for kidnapping but then accepts her daughter's love for a mechanic and they vacation in Greece.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Cliff Richard, Lauri Peters, Melvyn Hayes, Una Stubbs
Votes: 1,837
26. Girlhood (2014)
Unrated | 113 min | Drama
A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. However, she soon finds that this new life does not necessarily make her any happier.
Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré
Votes: 10,056
27. The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried (1971)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An "adults only" retelling of the legend of Siegfried.
Directors: Adrian Hoven, David F. Friedman | Stars: Raimund Harmstorf, Sybil Danning, Heidy Bohlen, Carlheinz Heitmann
Votes: 252
28. Lady Libertine (1984)
R | 83 min | Drama, Romance
Tale of erotic romance in turn of the century England.
Director: Gérard Kikoïne | Stars: Christopher Pearson, Jennifer Inch, Sophie Favier, Alain Dumaurier
Votes: 444
29. The Great Queen Seondeok (2009)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Story of Queen Seondeok who was born a princess, brought up among commoners and overcame many trials to become the ruler of Silla.
Stars: Jeong Woong-in, Kim Jung-hyun, Ryu Dam, Lee Yo-won
Votes: 1,412
30. Offside (2006)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The struggle of women in a country that excludes them from entering stadiums.
Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Sima Mobarak-Shahi, Shayesteh Irani, Ayda Sadeqi, Mohammad Asarian
Votes: 8,616 | Gross: $0.18M
31. The Golden Dream (2013)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
A road movie about teenage immigrants and their journey to the U.S.
Director: Diego Quemada-Diez | Stars: Brandon López, Rodolfo Domínguez, Karen Martínez, Carlos Chajon
Votes: 5,133
32. Ma vie en rose (1997)
R | 88 min | Drama
Ludovic is an innocent seven-year-old child who provokes horror in his community when he dresses in girls clothes and insists he's a girl.
Director: Alain Berliner | Stars: Georges Du Fresne, Michèle Laroque, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Hélène Vincent
Votes: 9,026 | Gross: $2.28M
33. Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009)
Not Rated | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The epic story of the Chinese girl-warrior, Mulan, who fights to defend her father.
Directors: Jingle Ma, Wei Dong | Stars: Wei Zhao, Kun Chen, Rongguang Yu, Jiao Xu
Votes: 6,876
34. Infinite Stratos (2011–2016)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Ichika Orimura is the first male IS pilot, and is forced to attend an all-girls' school where he runs into rivals, childhood friends and corporate spies.
Stars: Kôki Uchiyama, Yôko Hikasa, Yukana, Megumi Toyoguchi
Votes: 2,171
35. Ernesto (1979)
R | 94 min | Drama, Romance
Triestw in the year 1911. Ernesto is the privileged, seventeen year old son of a Jewish mother and a non-Jewish father, who has deserted his family. He is raised by his uncle Giovanni and ... See full summary »
Director: Salvatore Samperi | Stars: Martin Halm, Michele Placido, Virna Lisi, Turi Ferro
Votes: 573
36. Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost (2013)
109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Umber Singh is a Sikh who loses everything during the separation of India in 1947 and is forced to leave his homeland. He obsessively wishes for a male heir. When his fourth daughter is born, he decides to wage a fight against destiny.
Director: Anup Singh | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Tisca Chopra, Tillotama Shome, Rasika Dugal
Votes: 1,020
37. The Hanging Garden (1997)
R | 91 min | Drama, Romance
William, a once obese and depressed adolescent, is able to move past his teenage years when he moves to the city and comes out as being gay. When he returns home though, he can't cope with his memories.
Director: Thom Fitzgerald | Stars: Chris Leavins, Kerry Fox, Ian Parsons, Peter MacNeill
Votes: 3,079 | Gross: $0.93M
38. Novoland: Pearl Eclipse (2021– )
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Attempting to obtain luminous pearls to pay the tax, young Haishi loses her father. Taken in and tutored by Fang Jianming, she serves in the imperial court as a man, but loyalties and unrest interfere with their chance to be together.
Stars: William Chan, Mi Yang, Kaicheng Xu, Weihua Zhong
Votes: 280
39. Shine or Go Crazy (2015)
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Wang So is the Prince of Goryeo who has a cursed fate. He had to get married with the Last Princess of Balhae, Shin Yool. She was born with the fate of becoming the light for another ... See full summary »
Stars: Jang Hyuk, Oh Yeon-Seo, Lee Hanee, Lim Ju-hwan
Votes: 278
40. The Rise of Phoenixes (2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
The story of power, desire, lust and love among people of different kingdoms in ancient China. No matter who you are, you have to rise from the mud to become The Great Phoenix.
Stars: Kun Chen, Hong Yuan, Ni Ni, Ou Wang
Votes: 1,765
41. Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
Unrated | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The night before the school festival, things seem to be repeating themselves. Gradually, all the world functions come to a stop, the only ones that are not affected are a select group of student friends.
Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Akira Kamiya, Kazuko Sugiyama
Votes: 2,230
42. Slack Bay (2016)
Unrated | 122 min | Comedy, Fantasy
In the early 20th century, at the Pas de Calais, people mysteriously disappear as Ma Loute, son of the local fishermen family, and Billie, daughter of the snobbish Van Peteghems, fall in love each other.
Director: Bruno Dumont | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Juliette Binoche, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Jean-Luc Vincent
Votes: 4,884 | Gross: $0.11M
43. Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues (2015)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Family
Ten-year-old orphan boy Sebastian lives with his faithful mountain dog Belle in a secluded alpine village with his grandfather, César. He receives word that his aunt Angelina's plane has crashed and he decides to search for her.
Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Félix Bossuet, Tchéky Karyo, Thierry Neuvic, Margaux Chatelier
Votes: 1,678
44. Dårfinkar & dönickar (1988–1989)
168 min | Drama, Family
A young girl cuts off her hair as a protest against her mother and is mistaken for a boy at her new school.
Stars: Lena Strömberg, Gunnel Fred, Magnus Bergquist, Mats Öberg
Votes: 400
45. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Comedy, Family
A teacher puts on a Christmas pageant and puts the worst children in school as the stars.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Loretta Swit, Jackson Davies, Antony Holland, David Alexander
Votes: 825
46. The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer (2018)
Not Rated | 93 min | Adventure, Family
In this adaptation of Mark Twain's timeless classic, Thomasina Sawyer and Huck Finn must decide what to do after witnessing the pinning of a murder on an innocent man.
Directors: Brian Brooks II, Jesse Gi, Chester Howie, Thanika Jenjesda, Kelley Kali, David R. Liu, Federico Torrado Tobón, Tom Watts, Benjamin Wilkinson | Stars: Corwin Allard, Brandon Beets, Corey Bente, Joseph Bezenek
Votes: 216
47. Guga-ui Seo (2013)
TV-Y | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Human/were-fox half-breed Choi Kang Chi discovers the truth about his origins and searches for the mystical Gu Family Book, which holds the secret to becoming fully human.
Stars: Jo Sung-ha, Kim Hee-won, Jung Hye-young, Lee Sung-jae
Votes: 1,995
48. Osama (2003)
PG-13 | 83 min | Drama
After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.
Director: Siddiq Barmak | Stars: Marina Golbahari, Zubaida Sahar, Khwaja Nader, Mohammad Arif Herati
Votes: 9,534 | Gross: $1.13M
49. The King of Masks (1995)
91 min | Drama
In a remote area of China, in the 1930s, a street performer named Wang practices the change-mask opera art of bian lian. Seeking to pass his art, Wang buys what he believes to be an orphan boy, but quickly learns his new disciple's secret.
Director: Tian-Ming Wu | Stars: Xu Zhu, Renying Zhou, Zhigang Zhao, Li Chen
Votes: 3,475 | Gross: $1.10M
50. Vnimanie, cherepakha! (1970)
86 min | Comedy, Family
Two first-graders decided to steal a turtle from a living corner in order to put it under the tank tracks. But their classmate Tanya, who has attracted both children and adults to the rescue of the turtle, cannot allow this to happen.
Director: Rolan Bykov | Stars: Galina Budanova, Aleksei Yershov, Andrei Samotolkin, Mikhail Martirosyan
Votes: 233