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1. Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.
Director: Steve Pink | Stars: John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke
Votes: 186,530 | Gross: $50.29M
2. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
R | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar
Votes: 273,110 | Gross: $50.00M
3. Happiness (1998)
NC-17 | 134 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Director: Todd Solondz | Stars: Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dylan Baker
Votes: 74,445 | Gross: $2.81M
4. Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes.
Director: Andrew Jarecki | Stars: Arnold Friedman, Jesse Friedman, David Friedman, Elaine Friedman
Votes: 27,131 | Gross: $3.12M
5. Serial Mom (1994)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
She's the perfect all-American parent: a great cook and homemaker, a devoted recycler, and a woman who'll literally kill to keep her children happy.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard
Votes: 32,660 | Gross: $7.88M
6. Short Cuts (1993)
R | 188 min | Comedy, Drama
The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Andie MacDowell, Julianne Moore, Tim Robbins, Bruce Davison
Votes: 47,387 | Gross: $6.11M
7. Klute (1971)
R | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider
Votes: 29,632 | Gross: $17.44M
8. 10 to Midnight (1983)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An LAPD detective and his rookie partner are on the trail of a psychopathic young man who is murdering young women.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Gene Davis
Votes: 9,358 | Gross: $7.10M
9. Black Christmas (1974)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon
Votes: 48,364 | Gross: $4.05M
10. Hardware (1990)
R | 94 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
The head of a cyborg reactivates, rebuilds itself, and goes on a violent rampage in a space marine's girlfriend's apartment.
Director: Richard Stanley | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Stacey Travis, John Lynch, Carl McCoy
Votes: 16,448 | Gross: $5.73M
11. Black Christmas (2006)
R | 95 min | Horror
On Christmas Eve, an escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.
Director: Glen Morgan | Stars: Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lacey Chabert, Katie Cassidy
Votes: 30,642 | Gross: $16.24M
12. The Other End (2016)
92 min | Drama
After a 43-year-old divorcee begins a relationship with a 17-year-old boy, they must face his parents' disagreement and fight for their relationship.
Director: Felipe Sholl | Stars: Karine Teles, Tom Karabachian, Denise Fraga, Emílio de Mello
Votes: 617
13. Call Me (1988)
R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
A journalist agrees to meet an obscene caller at a bar, and ends up witnessing a murder.
Director: Sollace Mitchell | Stars: Patricia Charbonneau, Stephen McHattie, Boyd Gaines, Sam Freed
Votes: 1,031 | Gross: $0.25M
14. Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
R | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
A news anchorwoman begins to suspect a man living in the same apartment complex as her to be the serial killer that's been raping and killing women in the Miami area.
Director: Ken Wiederhorn | Stars: Lauren Tewes, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John DiSanti, Peter DuPre
Votes: 3,181 | Gross: $1.12M
15. Basic Training (1985)
R | 88 min | Comedy
Melinda comes to Washington DC to visit her friend Debbie, and to find a job in government, where she hopes to do her part to make it better. She gets a lower echelon administrative ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Sugerman | Stars: Ann Dusenberry, Rhonda Shear, Angela Aames, Will Nye
Votes: 518
16. Night of the Eagle (1962)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
A woman who may be a witch defends her husband from forces attempting to harm him.
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Janet Blair, Margaret Johnston, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 4,035
17. Midnight Lace (1960)
Approved | 103 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
In London, a recently-wed American woman's sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, Myrna Loy
Votes: 6,027 | Gross: $7.40M
18. Man, Woman and the Wall (2006)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Young journalist Ryo eavesdrops on neighbor Satsuki through thin walls, becoming obsessed. Satsuki receives disturbing calls. Their lives intersect, blurring reality and delusion, leading to an unthinkable event.
Director: Masashi Yamamoto | Stars: Sora Aoi, Hiroto Katô, Shô Nishino, Takashi Oda
Votes: 1,038
19. Mifune (1999)
R | 98 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama
Kresten's dad dies and he returns to the farm on Lolland to take care of things, including his developmentaly-challenged brother. He employs a hooker as maid. He loses his wife and job due to lies. The maid's kid brother moves in and they're a family of 4.
Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Stars: Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jesper Asholt, Emil Tarding
Votes: 8,052 | Gross: $0.59M
20. Shadows Run Black (1984)
88 min | Crime, Horror
A detective investigates a series of killings committed by a serial killer known as "The Black Angel." He begins to suspect that it might not be just a random group of murders.
Director: Howard Heard | Stars: Elizabeth Trosper, William J. Kulzer, Shea Porter, George Engelson
Votes: 527
21. Ted & Venus (1991)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ted Whitley is a poet who is stalking the woman of his dreams, Linda Turner. She was volunteering at a community resource project when he came in to find out about low cost housing.
Director: Bud Cort | Stars: Bud Cort, James Brolin, Kim Adams, Carol Kane
Votes: 317
22. 6ixtynin9 (1999)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A woman, fired from a financial coorporation during the Asia crisis, returns home with no money. However, she finds a box with a fortune in front of her door, and decides to keep it. ... See full summary »
Directors: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Tom Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Tasanawalai Ongartittichai, Black Phomtong, Lalita Panyopas, Sirisin Siripornsmathikul
Votes: 2,411
23. Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In New York, a disco hostess is stalked by a sexual predator and she requests help from a vice squad detective who takes a personal interest in the case.
Director: Joseph Cates | Stars: Sal Mineo, Juliet Prowse, Jan Murray, Elaine Stritch
Votes: 1,030
24. The Telephone Book (1971)
X | 80 min | Comedy
Victim of an obscene caller becomes obsessed with her fantasy of him and attempts to track down in real life
Director: Nelson Lyon | Stars: Sarah Kennedy, Norman Rose, James Harder, Jill Clayburgh
Votes: 716
25. The Secret Night Caller (1975 TV Movie)
74 min | Crime, Drama
A man who is the pillar of his community has a secret - he has a compulsion to make obscene telephone calls.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Robert Reed, Arlene Golonka, Sylvia Sidney, Elaine Giftos
Votes: 104
26. James (2005)
Action, Romance
A story of a young man's quest to avenge the death of his older brother.
Director: Rohit Jugraj | Stars: Mohit Ahlawat, Priyanka Kothari, Mohan Agashe, Ishrat Ali
Votes: 373
27. The Kiss Off (1968)
74 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A low rent detective, his stripper girlfriend, a runaway wife (who's joined a whorehouse) and a rapist / obscene phone caller / serial killer all factor into this piece of Los Angeles sleaze.
Director: Don Jones | Stars: Susan Berkely, Billy Wolf, Pam English, Shari Stevens
Votes: 16
28. Ten Days, Ten Years (2002)
10 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Giorgos is in love with Eleni. She doesn't want him and treats him very bad... but he will do anything to be with her.
Director: Argiris Thanasoulas | Stars: Nikos Pirokakos, Sylvia Delikoura, Babis Kozanidis, Antonis Spinoulas
Votes: 12
29. Stick It (2014)
5 min | Short, Romance, Sport
The single channel video STICK IT combines television footage of women's gymnastics with recordings of the artist attempting the same routines. Merging himself and the young gymnasts of the... See full summary »
Director: Stefan Ramirez Perez
30. A Young Man's Guide to Dating (2000)
10 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Follow the adventures of Jerry and Darren through the turbulent waters of dating in this nod to the mental health films of the fifties.
Director: Darren Roark | Stars: Mimi Claussen, Joe Pickett, Nick Prueher, Kim Sigler
31. Hollywood and Vine (2008)
80 min | Drama
A night in the life of 5 dysfunctional actors, struggling to make it in Hollywood.
Director: Eric Minh Swenson | Stars: Tenaya Cleveland, Brandon Burkhart, Sarah Craveiro, David Daskal
Votes: 27
32.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Night Caller
(1964)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Marcia Fowler is sunbathing in her backyard when she spots a new neighbor, Roy Bullock, eyeing her. Frightened, she calls the police, who take her to the Bullock house and warn Roy not to ... See full summary »
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Felicia Farr, Bruce Dern, David White
Votes: 453
33.
Adam-12 (1968–1975)
Episode:
Venice Division
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Malloy and Reed work day shift out of Venice Div near LA's beaches. They catch a stolen dune buggy, ticket a nude sunbather, find a drunk at a beach diner, and tease a fellow motorcycle officer. But an obscene phone caller causes problems.
Director: Lawrence Doheny | Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Larry Hovis, Laurette Spang
Votes: 110
34.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Nanette Fabray and Trini Lopez
(1970)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
A husband brings home a briefcase full of cash that his drama-obsessed wife is sure he has embezzled intending to run off with the neighbor. Soap opera of a woman who has a soused friend she fears is an alcoholic and calls the doctor.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 41
35.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Art Carney, Pat Carroll
(1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
A holiday salute to the Fourth of July. Carol plays a Fireside Girl, using blackmail to sell cookies to Harvey Korman and Pat Carroll. In another sketch, Carney is an exterminator who lost ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 34
36.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Bernadette Peters/Cass Elliot
(1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Includes The Look of Love, The Sound Man, Cherish/It Had to Be You, As the Stomach Turns.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 45
37.
Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode:
The Alibi
(2002)
TV-14 | 23 min | Documentary, Crime
In this classic episode of Forensic Files, the longest running true crime series in television history, we explore the case of 17-year-old Crystal Faye Todd, who was raped and murdered in ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Thomas, Crystal Faye Todd, Ken Register, Roy Hazelwood
Votes: 103
38.
Homicide (1964–1977)
Episode:
The Solitary Duet
(1970)
Action, Crime, Drama
Wendy Gilbert is found dead on a warehouse roof. Detectives discover that she had been getting obscene phone calls, and their investigation leads them to the zoo.
Directors: Alex Emanuel, Ian Bennett | Stars: Alwyn Kurts, Leonard Teale, Norman Yemm, George Mallaby
39.
Remington Steele (1982–1987)
Episode:
Molten Steele
(1984)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The name and telephone number of a socialite are placed in a swingers magazine, perhaps by her former boy toy, a dishonest auto mechanic. Ms. Holt and Mr. Steele are hired to prove who is ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts, Pippa Scott
Votes: 111
40.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3161
(2006)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Grant decides to make a go of things with Carla, leaving Jane reeling. Billy's stag night goes better than expected.
Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Laurie Brett, Natalie Cassidy, Perry Fenwick, Emma Barton
41.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.78
(1985)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Chris Clough | Stars: Shirley Cheriton, Ross Davidson, Peter Dean, Gillian Taylforth
Votes: 10
42.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.79
(1985)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Gillian Taylforth, Peter Dean, Anna Wing, Wendy Richard
Votes: 10
43.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.80
(1985)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Peter Dean, Gillian Taylforth, Shirley Cheriton
Votes: 10
44.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.81
(1985)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: William Slater | Stars: Shirley Cheriton, Ross Davidson, Sandy Ratcliff, Nej Adamson
Votes: 10
45.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.85
(1985)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Shirley Cheriton, Shreela Ghosh, Leslie Grantham, Anita Dobson
Votes: 11
46.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Family Sketch Show
(1970)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Season finale/Family show. A takeoff on home interior magazines. A husband-wife team struggle over their income tax forms. Carol plays an ingenue who ruins a big dramatic scene for great actor Harvey Korman.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 40
47.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Steve Lawrence, Kaye Ballard
(1972)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Highlights of this edition with guests Steve Lawrence and Kaye Ballard include: "Operation Minestrone" (a spoof of World War II films); musical performances from Steve (Sunshine Medley: "... See full summary »
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 31
48.
Crash Canyon (2011–2013)
Episode:
Station WNDL
(2012)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy
Director: Greg Lawrence | Stars: Patrick McKenna, Jennifer Irwin, Bryn McAuley, Joanne Vannicola
Votes: 8
49.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4652
(2013)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Ian White | Stars: Clare Perkins, Khali Best, Cornell John, Jamie Borthwick