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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: 2,898,396 | Gross: $28.34M

2. Blood Diamond (2006)

R | 143 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers

Votes: 587,555 | Gross: $57.37M

3. Waterworld (1995)

PG-13 | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land.

Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper, Tina Majorino

Votes: 210,452 | Gross: $88.25M

4. The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, Romance

Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Annie Corley, Victor Slezak

Votes: 89,185 | Gross: $71.52M

5. Free Solo (2018)

PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport

Alex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.

Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin, Cheyne Lempe

Votes: 77,757 | Gross: $17.54M

6. Gorillas in the Mist (1988)

PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris, John Omirah Miluwi

Votes: 29,268 | Gross: $24.72M

7. Savage Grace (2007)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama

A dramatization of the shocking Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case, which happened in a posh London flat on Friday 17 November 1972. The bloody crime caused a stir on both sides of the Atlantic and remains one of the most memorable American Tragedies...

Director: Tom Kalin | Stars: Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne, Stephen Dillane, Anne Reid

Votes: 12,073 | Gross: $0.43M

8. Down with Love (2003)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Romance

In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.

Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Renée Zellweger, David Hyde Pierce, Sarah Paulson

Votes: 44,443 | Gross: $20.30M

9. Tracks (I) (2013)

PG-13 | 112 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.

Director: John Curran | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Lily Pearl, Philip Dodd

Votes: 31,797 | Gross: $0.51M

10. Nim's Island (2008)

PG | 96 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Imagination and reality collide when young Nim's father goes missing at sea. Fate brings to her the author of the Alex Rover series, her favorite books, and together they try to find Nim's father.

Directors: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin | Stars: Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, Abigail Breslin, Michael Carman

Votes: 36,945 | Gross: $48.01M

11. Driveways (2019)

83 min | Drama

A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, and ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.

Director: Andrew Ahn | Stars: Lucas Jaye, Hong Chau, Brian Dennehy, Laurent Rejto

Votes: 6,556

12. Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)

R | 98 min | Comedy

The naughty high schoolers of Angel Beach High now seek revenge on a group of KKK religious fanatics and corrupt politicians who want to shut down their Shakespeare production after they cast a Seminole transfer student in the lead.

Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Dan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Mark Herrier, Roger Wilson

Votes: 12,782 | Gross: $33.76M

13. Babyteeth (2019)

MA-17 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Milla, a seriously ill teenager, falls in love with a drug dealer, Moses, her parents' worst nightmare.

Director: Shannon Murphy | Stars: Eliza Scanlen, Michelle Lotters, Toby Wallace, Sora Wakaki

Votes: 19,112

14. The Quest (1986)

PG | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A resourceful American orphan living in rural Australia finds himself caught up in the magic of a local Aboriginal myth that might be more real than anyone knows.

Directors: Brian Trenchard-Smith, Russell Hagg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Tony Barry, Rachel Friend, Tamsin West

Votes: 2,186

15. Jane (II) (2017)

PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography

The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees.

Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: Jane Goodall, Hugo Van Lawick, Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick

Votes: 5,681 | Gross: $1.72M

16. Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007)

Unrated | 40 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

Brings to life some of the most bizarre, ferocious and fascinating creatures to ever inhabit the ocean. Combines animation with recreations in a prehistoric adventure. A journey to the ... See full summary »

Director: Sean MacLeod Phillips | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Jennifer Aguilar, Michael Ashcraft, Paul W. Burmaster

Votes: 1,074 | Gross: $23.55M

17. Search for the Afghan Girl (2003 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 53 min | Documentary, Mystery

The fascinating journey to find the mysterious "Afghan Girl" whose haunting gaze captivated the world in a NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine cover.

Director: Lawrence Cumbo | Stars: Steven Brian Conard, Sharbat Gula, Steve McCurry, Sigourney Weaver

Votes: 115

18. Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997 TV Movie)

96 min | Adventure, Drama, History

One mans quest for a lost missionary in the African jungle becomes a journey of his own self discovery

Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Nigel Hawthorne, Kabir Bedi, Edward Fox

Votes: 272

19. The Boy Who Saw Through (1956)

25 min | Short

A boy can see through walls but his parents don't believe him. He embarrasses his mother at church. Then claims he sees cook dropping a roast. Seems to be set in late 19th or early 20th ... See full summary »

Director: George C. Stoney | Stars: Vivian Dorsett, Christopher Walken, Thomas Barbour, Beulah Garrick

Votes: 38

20. At Close Range with National Geographic (2007 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

A profile of National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore.

Director: Olive Bucklin | Stars: Elizabeth Cheng Krist, Dennis Dimick, Michael Forsberg, Katie Harr

Votes: 28

21. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One Where Ross Moves In (1998)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Ross moves in with Chandler and Joey after Emily's cousin kicks him out of his apartment. Phoebe dates a health inspector. Rachel plays hard-to-get with Danny.

Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 4,889

22. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: Voyageurs: Part One (1985)

Adventure, Drama, Family

Hobo joins the Farrells on a luxury yachting expedition, which enters a storm and shipwrecks the crew on an uninhabited island.

Director: Allan Eastman | Stars: London, Robin Ward, Susan Hogan, Rachel Blanchard

Votes: 11

23. That '70s Show (1998–2006)
Episode: Radio Daze (2001)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Kelso can buy Hippie Leo's El Camino, but doesn't have the $500; Jackie lends him the money if he becomes her slave for a week. Donna gets a job at the local radio, where she is presented ... See full summary »

Director: David Trainer | Stars: Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson

Votes: 902

24. ReligionForBreakfast (2014– )
Episode: Gospel of Judas: What Does It Really Say? (2016)

10 min | Documentary

The Gospel of Judas was unknown to the modern world until the Codex that contained it was discovered and eventual translated and published by National Goegrphic in 2006. It is a Gnostic ... See full summary »

Star: Andrew M. Henry

25. Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode: Episode #1.45 (2011)

67 min | News, Talk-Show

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Star: Michael Hoggard

26. The Leftovers (2014–2017)
Episode: The Prodigal Son Returns (2014)

TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Matt helps Kevin through his crisis and Patti continues to haunt Kevin; The GR executes their plan, causing chaos and grief throughout the city; Tom is left in a difficult situation with Wayne's baby.

Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler

Votes: 7,111

27. The Leftovers (2014–2017)
Episode: Solace for Tired Feet (2014)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

After learning his father has escaped the psychiatric hospital, Kevin orders an APB to track him down. Jill attempts to break an endurance record. Holed up in Indiana, a disillusioned Tom makes an unsettling discovery.

Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler

Votes: 4,841

28. Faithful Word Baptist Church (2007– )
Episode: National Geographic Magazine = National Pornographic Magazine (2012)

1 min | Reality-TV

Pastor Anderson exposes National Geographic Magazine.

Star: Steven L. Anderson

29. Myth Hunters (2012– )
Episode: The Search for Machu Picchu (2015)

Documentary, Biography, History

In 1911, Yale professor Hiram Bingham hears tales of two lost Incan strongholds deep in the Andes and leads an expedition determined to find them in the unexplored peaks of the Andes range.

Director: Gerry Pomeroy | Stars: Benedict Allen, Abagail Bingham, David Drew, Alisdair Simpson

Votes: 16

30. Mars (2016–2018)
Episode: Darkest Days (2016)

TV-14 | 47 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

In 2037, the psychological pressures of life on Mars reveal themselves while the crew is trapped inside the habitat; in present-day, scientists study the effects of extreme isolation in various long-term analog missions.

Director: Everardo Gout | Stars: Jihae, Alberto Ammann, Clémentine Poidatz, Anamaria Marinca

Votes: 606