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1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
R | 142 min | Drama
Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler
Votes: 2,892,336 | Gross: $28.34M
2. The Knick (2014–2015)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, History
A look at the professional and personal lives of the staff at New York's Knickerbocker Hospital during the early part of the twentieth century.
Stars: Clive Owen, André Holland, Jeremy Bobb, Juliet Rylance
Votes: 52,586
3. The Informant! (2009)
R | 108 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Matt Damon, Tony Hale, Patton Oswalt, Lucas McHugh Carroll
Votes: 67,481 | Gross: $33.31M
4. All the King's Men (2006)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama, Thriller
Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel. The life of populist Southerner Willie Stark, a political creature loosely based on Governor Huey Long of Louisiana.
Director: Steven Zaillian | Stars: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins
Votes: 25,613 | Gross: $7.22M
5. The Unknown Woman (2006)
R | 118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Haunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Kseniya Rappoport, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini, Piera Degli Esposti
Votes: 16,040 | Gross: $0.02M
6. The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Not Rated | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi
Votes: 14,038
7. The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)
Unrated | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A maid witnesses a murder at an upscale hotel and a policeman is assigned to the case, but it soon becomes clear that important people don't want the case solved.
Director: Tarik Saleh | Stars: Fares Fares, Mari Malek, Yasser Ali Maher, Ahmed Selim
Votes: 9,292 | Gross: $0.08M
8. Marked Woman (1937)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
A crusading district attorney persuades a clip joint hostess to testify against her mobster boss after her innocent sister is accidentally murdered during one of his unsavory parties.
Directors: Lloyd Bacon, Michael Curtiz | Stars: Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell
Votes: 4,841
9. Private Number (1936)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A maid secretly marries the son of her wealthy boss.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Robert Taylor, Loretta Young, Basil Rathbone, Patsy Kelly
Votes: 538
10. A Man of Integrity (2017)
PG-13 | 113 min | Drama
A drama about corruption and injustice in Iranian society. You are the oppressed, or you have to join the oppressor to survive.
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof | Stars: Reza Akhlaghirad, Soudabeh Beizaee, Nasim Adabi, Zeinab Shabani
Votes: 2,665
11. Edge of the City (1957)
Approved | 85 min | Drama
The growing friendship of two NYC longshoremen is threatened by a notably repellent punk.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden, Kathleen Maguire
Votes: 3,589
12. Enemy Territory (1987)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called "The Vampires."
Director: Peter Manoogian | Stars: Gary Frank, Ray Parker Jr., Jan-Michael Vincent, Frances Foster
Votes: 986 | Gross: $0.20M
13. The Keyhole (1933)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A woman (Kay Francis) with two husbands (Monroe Owsley, Henry Kolker) tries to divorce one of them by heading down to Havana where things get more complicated.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Kay Francis, George Brent, Glenda Farrell, Monroe Owsley
Votes: 682
14. Knock Out (2010)
Not Rated | 117 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hidden with a mysterious agenda, a sniper holds a businessman hostage in a closed phone booth, where he is ordered to obey the sniper or he will be killed.
Director: Mani Shankar | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Irrfan Khan, Kangana Ranaut, Gulshan Grover
Votes: 2,373
15. Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer (2010)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Honest Man: the Life of R. Budd Dwyer is a movie about politics and corruption, suicide and survival. Four years in the making, it explores the scandal that led an honest, hard-working man ... See full summary »
Director: James Dirschberger | Stars: Dyan Dwyer, Joanne Dwyer, R. Budd Dwyer, Robert Dwyer
Votes: 647
16. New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Navy veteran purchases a government surplus vessel and becomes involved in the capture of waterfront racketeers.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Arthur Franz, Beverly Garland, Helene Stanton, Michael Ansara
Votes: 412
17. Beyond the Door (1982)
110 min | Drama
Mastroianni plays an ex-diplomat imprisoned for the murder of his wife who is visited by a young woman who is not only his lover but also his step-daughter.
Director: Liliana Cavani | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Eleonora Giorgi, Tom Berenger, Michel Piccoli
Votes: 264
18. Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)
R | 118 min | Documentary
A probing investigation into the lies, greed and corruption surrounding D.C. super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Jack Abramoff, Tom DeLay, William Branner, Melanie Sloan
Votes: 1,741 | Gross: $0.18M
19. Feel My Pulse (1928)
Passed | 63 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A rich but hypochondriac heiress inherits a sanitarium. What she doesn't know is that it is a front for bootleggers, and a hideout for criminals on the run from the law.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Richard Arlen, William Powell, Melbourne MacDowell
Votes: 230
20. The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
Passed | 86 min | Drama
Joe Jonathan tries to keep his business on the level after some shady dealings but will his cronies let him?
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: George Murphy, Anne Shirley, William Gargan, Richard Barthelmess
Votes: 212
21. The Venetian (2010 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Saara Saarela | Stars: Thierry Frémont, Hélène Seuzaret, Catherine Samie, Brigitte Catillon
Votes: 71
22. Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto (1993)
118 min | Comedy
Life in Naples is tough. So Neapolitans invent ways to get by. Whatever works, conning mostly, tricking the IRS, the university, the landlord, cruise ship passengers, even conning victims three times with the same ruse.
Director: Nanni Loy | Stars: Leo Gullotta, Giobbe Covatta, Silvio Spaccesi, Marina Confalone
Votes: 188
23.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After winning a political essay contest, Lisa is invited to Washington, D.C., but she soon becomes upset after discovering how policy-making really works.
Director: Wesley Archer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,812
24.
St. Elsewhere (1982–1988)
Episode:
The Count
(1983)
TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Drama
Fiscus and Ehrlich have a falling out. Cavanero and Samuels go out of their way to prevent a famous porn star from being served a summons at the hospital. Armstrong feels that a ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Ed Flanders, David Birney, G.W. Bailey, Ed Begley Jr.
Votes: 66
25.
State Trooper (1956–1959)
Episode:
The Clever Man
(1958)
30 min | Drama
Blake is asked to investigate when an insurance agent withdraws a large sum from his bank account and gives it to a known con-man.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin | Stars: Rod Cameron, Jacqueline Scott, William Swan, Barbra Fuller
Votes: 7
26.
Everglades! (1961–1962)
Episode:
Heat in Town
(1961)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A crooked police chief enlists Vail's aid to track down an escaped prisoner who had been arrested for loitering. Vail learns from a newspaper reporter that the charge was trumped up and the... See full summary »
Director: John Florea | Stars: Ron Hayes, Paul Carr, Victor Buono, Ann Atmar
27.
Chicago Fire (2012– )
Episode:
A Chicago Welcome
(2020)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Drama
The surprising arrival of a new fire truck brings both joy and chaos to members of Firehouse 51. Boden and Severide are asked to make peace with an old foe for the greater good. Brett ... See full summary »
Director: Paul McCrane | Stars: Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Kara Killmer, David Eigenberg
Votes: 454
28.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Musk on AI Risk, Growth Mindset Solves Poverty, Bribing Doctors, Bad Bing
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
29.
Part of the Problem (2018– )
The War on Dissidents
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Dave Smith, Robbie Bernstein
30.
Serangoon Road (2013)
Episode:
Give Me Money
(2013)
TV-14 | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While trying to sort out Kang's gambling debts to Kay Song, Sam is reluctantly drawn into the detective agency's investigation into whether Claire Simpson's husband Frank has been taking kickbacks from clients.
Director: Peter Andrikidis | Stars: Don Hany, Joan Chen, Maeve Dermody, Alaric
Votes: 29
31.
Arctic Air (2012–2014)
Episode:
The Devils You Know
(2014)
Drama
Bobby's relationship with Petra deepens in spite of her son Connor's attitude. Ronnie Dearman's project has drawn local investors but Bobby is skeptical the numbers don't add up and indigenous rights are being short changed.
Director: Martin Wood | Stars: Adam Beach, Pascale Hutton, Kevin McNulty, Stephen Lobo
Votes: 21
32.
The Knick (2014–2015)
Episode:
Wonderful Surprises
(2015)
TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, History
Abby's worsening condition persuades Thackery to test out his novel syphilis treatment. Edwards comes clean to Opal, but does not get the response he expects. Cleary makes a last-ditch ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Clive Owen, André Holland, Jeremy Bobb, Juliet Rylance
Votes: 872
33.
Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012– )
Episode:
Allen Dorfman: The Mafia's Banker
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A close associate of longtime Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa and associated with the Chicago Outfit, Alan Dorfman embezzled millions for the mob and himself until he was violently murdered in 1983.
Director: Elliot McCaffrey | Stars: James W. Wagner, Leone J. Flosi, Kent Clifford, Douglas P. Roller
Votes: 8
34.
Rattling the Bars (2015– )
Episode:
The Real Cost of Calls
(2015)
Not Rated | Talk-Show
Stars: Mignon Clyburn, Eddie Conway, Peter Wagner
35.
House of Saud: A Family at War (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2018)
58 min | Documentary
Takes a look at the crack down on corruption among the super rich in Saudi Arabia.
Director: Leo Telling | Stars: Saskia Reeves, Tony Pua, Clare Rewcastle Brown, Chas Freeman
Votes: 19