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1. Modern Family (2009–2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three different, but related, families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.
Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell
Votes: 484,199
2. Footloose (1984)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 92,462 | Gross: $80.04M
3. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.
Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik
Votes: 385,784 | Gross: $38.18M
4. The Little Mermaid (I) (2023)
PG | 135 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem
Votes: 156,136 | Gross: $298.17M
5. The Virgin Suicides (1999)
R | 97 min | Drama, Romance
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, James Woods, Kathleen Turner
Votes: 169,367 | Gross: $4.86M
6. Dogtooth (2009)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
A controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offsprings in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis
Votes: 110,599 | Gross: $0.11M
7. Carrie (1976)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery
Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, John Travolta
Votes: 206,830 | Gross: $33.80M
8. Hairspray (2007)
PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Michelle Pfeiffer
Votes: 138,763 | Gross: $118.87M
9. Hotel Transylvania (2012)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teenaged daughter.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez
Votes: 281,339 | Gross: $148.31M
10. Footloose (2011)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
City teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell
Votes: 52,898 | Gross: $51.80M
11. Carrie (2013)
R | 100 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A shy girl, outcast by her peers and sheltered by her religious mother, unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Director: Kimberly Peirce | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Portia Doubleday
Votes: 148,250 | Gross: $35.27M
12. Christine (1983)
R | 110 min | Horror, Thriller
A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky
Votes: 92,513 | Gross: $21.20M
13. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus
Votes: 98,011
14. Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Approved | 112 min | Comedy, Musical
A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Janet Leigh, Maureen Stapleton
Votes: 9,336 | Gross: $13.13M
15. Rose Red (2002)
PG-13 | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A college professor and a team of psychics investigate mysterious deaths and disappearances at an old abandoned mansion.
Stars: Nancy Travis, Matt Keeslar, Kimberly J. Brown, David Dukes
Votes: 27,047
16. Men, Women & Children (2014)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of high school teenagers and their parents attempt to navigate the many ways the Internet has changed their relationships, their communications, their self-images, and their love lives.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Kaitlyn Dever, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ansel Elgort, Jennifer Garner
Votes: 33,749 | Gross: $0.46M
17. House Party (1990)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Christopher Reid, Robin Harris, Christopher Martin, Martin Lawrence
Votes: 16,733 | Gross: $26.39M
18. Oscar (1991)
PG | 109 min | Comedy, Crime
A gangster attempts to keep the promise he made to his dying father: that he would give up his life of crime and "go straight".
Director: John Landis | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Ornella Muti, Peter Riegert, Chazz Palminteri
Votes: 34,303 | Gross: $23.56M
19. That Girl (1966–1971)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
An aspiring actress moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York, to try to make it big in New York City, having to take several offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts.
Stars: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker, Bernie Kopell
Votes: 3,266
20. Carrie (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Carrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both her classmates and her domineering, religious mother.
Director: David Carson | Stars: Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson, Rena Sofer, Kandyse McClure
Votes: 11,477
21. Peyton Place (1964–1969)
30 min | Drama, Romance
People married and divorced, loved and lost. Murder, illicit passion, insanity, and secrets were the staples of Peyton Place.
Stars: Ed Nelson, Barbara Parkins, Warner Anderson, Dick Tufeld
Votes: 717
22. Circle of Friends (1995)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Romance
Three women, who've been friends since childhood, meet at university in Dublin in 1957. Student and boyfriend life begins.
Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Minnie Driver, Geraldine O'Rawe, Saffron Burrows
Votes: 9,238 | Gross: $23.40M
23. The Other Sister (1999)
PG-13 | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A mentally challenged young woman seeks independence by obtaining her own apartment and attending college while her family plans her sister's wedding.
Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Skerritt
Votes: 13,068 | Gross: $27.80M
24. The Baby (1973)
PG | 84 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A social worker, still reeling from the loss of her architect husband, investigates the eccentric, psychedelic Wadsworth Family, consisting of a mother, two daughters, and an adult son with the apparent mental capacity of an infant.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Anjanette Comer, Ruth Roman, Marianna Hill, Susanne Zenor
Votes: 4,390
25. Sssssss (1973)
PG | 99 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A college student becomes lab assistant to a scientist who is working on a serum that can transform humans into snakes.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies-Urich, Richard B. Shull
Votes: 3,973
26. Kings Row (1942)
Passed | 127 min | Drama
The dark side and hypocrisy of provincial American life is seen through the eyes of five children as they grow to adulthood at the turn of the century.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan, Betty Field
Votes: 5,043
27. Riley's First Date? (2015 Video)
G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Riley, now 12, who is hanging out with her parents at home when potential trouble comes knocking. Mom's and Dad's Emotions find themselves forced to deal with Riley going on her first date.
Director: Josh Cooley | Stars: Pete Docter, Ben Cox, Kyle MacLachlan, Diane Lane
Votes: 9,332
28. Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy
A father's attempts to protect his college-age daughter from trouble backfire and he finds himself in the middle of scandal after scandal.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Sandra Dee, Audrey Meadows, Robert Morley
Votes: 1,504 | Gross: $7.41M
29. Campfire Kiss (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
Feeling disconnected with her teenage son, a protective mother decides to step outside of her comfort zone and take him camping. But as soon as she arrives, she begins butting heads with ... See full summary »
Director: James Head | Stars: Danica McKellar, Paul Greene, Ali Skovbye, Kendall Cross
Votes: 1,782
30. Shout (1991)
PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.
Director: Jeffrey Hornaday | Stars: John Travolta, Jamie Walters, Heather Graham, Richard Jordan
Votes: 2,075 | Gross: $3.55M
31. Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
G | 101 min | Adventure, Drama
Summer Of The Monkeys (set in 1910 on the prairies of Canada) follows the story of a young boy, Jay, who dreams of getting enough money to buy his dream horse. One summer Jay finds four ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Michael Ontkean, Leslie Hope, Wilford Brimley, Corey Sevier
Votes: 620 | Gross: $0.02M
32. The Truth About Jane (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A high-school girl's first sexual experience is with another girl, and, along with her first broken heart, she must deal with her mother's reaction to her revelation that she is a lesbian and with ostracism at school.
Director: Lee Rose | Stars: Stockard Channing, Ellen Muth, Kelly Rowan, Jenny O'Hara
Votes: 2,616
33. Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy
After his work partner is murdered, a gung-ho insurance claims investigator teams with a new female investigator to uncover a massive, homicidal fraud the company seems to be perpetrating on its biggest clients.
Director: Arlene Sanford | Stars: Dave Sheridan, Cameron Richardson, Randy Quaid, Dolly Parton
Votes: 1,465
34. Mommy (1995)
89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After twelve-year-old Jessica-Ann's teacher breaks her neck, Jessica-Ann starts suspecting her cold and overprotective mother as the killer.
Director: Max Allan Collins | Stars: Patty McCormack, Rachel Lemieux, Jason Miller, Brinke Stevens
Votes: 440
35. Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama
A young blind woman struggles for independence.
Director: Michael Miller | Stars: Justine Bateman, Max Gail, Jason Bateman, Frances Lee McCain
Votes: 193
36. Bommarillu (2006)
170 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man realizes that he has to push back against his domineering father if he wants to find true happiness and love.
Director: Bommarillu Baskar | Stars: Siddharth, Genelia Deshmukh, Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao
Votes: 10,099 | Gross: $0.65M
37. Alex Holeh Ahavah (1986)
88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This romantic comedy takes place in Israel during the Austerity period of the 1950s as 13-year-old Alex is about to attend his Bar Mitzvah. Alex has a typical Polish mother and father who ... See full summary »
Director: Boaz Davidson | Stars: Eitan Sneh, Hana Rot, Avraham Mor, Hinna Rozovska
Votes: 830
38. Zelly and Me (1988)
PG | 87 min | Drama
A loving nanny tries to protect an orphan from her stern, possessive grandmother in 1958 Virginia.
Director: Tina Rathborne | Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Alexandra Johnes, Glynis Johns, Kaiulani Lee
Votes: 477
39. The Book of Ruth (2004 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
The tensions that arise when a newlywed has her new husband move into the home of her oppressive mother.
Director: Bill Eagles | Stars: Christine Lahti, Nicholle Tom, Evan Jones, Teryl Rothery
Votes: 346
40. A Call to Remember (1997 TV Movie)
R | 110 min | Drama
Holocaust survivors (Blythe Danner, Joe Mantegna) grapple with the past and try to stop their son (David Lascher) from fighting in the Vietnam War.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Blythe Danner, Joe Mantegna, David Lascher, Kevin Zegers
Votes: 230
41. Hus i helvete (2002)
100 min | Drama
Minoo returns to her family in Sweden to attend her sister Gita's wedding. Her mother and father believe that she has disgraced the family having worked as a stripper.
Director: Susan Taslimi | Stars: Melinda Kinnaman, Hassan Brijany, Caroline Rauf, Meliz Karlge
Votes: 430
42. Dead or Alive 3 (2001 Video Game)
T | Action, Drama, Mystery
Third Dead or Alive game in the series, featuring 16 characters, hidden extras, spectacular lighting effects, volumetric fog and grass, clothing and muscle movement that accurately responds and interactive environments.
Directors: Tomonobu Itagaki, Hiroaki Matsui | Stars: Houko Kuwashima, Hideyuki Hori, Yui Horie, Bin Shimada
Votes: 328
43. Rigoletto (1946)
105 min | Drama, Music, Romance
This tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Tito Gobbi, Marcella Govoni, Lina Pagliughi, Mario Filippeschi
Votes: 48
44. Dangerous Calling (2008)
94 min | Horror, Thriller
A suspense thriller set in the world of small town church politics, Dangerous Calling follows the story of Pastor Evan Burke and his wife Nora as they assume leadership of First Baptist ... See full summary »
Directors: Jeremiah Daws, Josh Daws | Stars: Carrie Walrond Hood, Jackie Prucha, Stephen Caudill, Brandon O'Dell
Votes: 172
45. Secret de banlieue (2002)
90 min | Thriller
When Ariane and her father David move to a new city, she makes a new friend, Catherine. She's rebellious, she's hot - Ariane is not like her. Ariane learns to feel free, but something is ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Choquette | Stars: Jean-François Pichette, Élise Guilbault, Roxanne Gaudette-Loiseau, Joannie Lemay
Votes: 115
46. Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Drama, Mystery
A redesigned version of Dead or Alive 2 for the Xbox.
Director: Tomonobu Itagaki | Stars: Houko Kuwashima, Sakura Tange, Takeshi Aono, Yûko Nagashima
Votes: 154
47. Siblings (II) (2021)
20 min | Short, Drama
A teenage brother and sister, raised in isolation and forbidden to leave the house, begin to wonder what terrible secrets their parents are keeping from them.
Director: Wade Butler | Stars: Carina Austin, Jan Combrink, Noa Milan, Roger Thomas
48. Rigoletto e la sua tragedia (1956)
91 min | Musical, Romance
A musical drama based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto.
Director: Flavio Calzavara | Stars: Aldo Silvani, Tito Gobbi, Janet Vidor, Pina Arnaldi
Votes: 31
49. Rigoletto (2003 TV Movie)
100 min | Music, Drama
1960's. Rigoletto the Jester is overprotecting his daughter Gilda. He wants revenge when he finds out she's in love with the womanizer Duca.
Director: Corina Van Eijk | Stars: Peter Michailov, Karen Wierzba, Jasmin Besig, Charles Alvez da Cruz
Votes: 23
50. Lightning Boy (2021)
11 min | Short, Drama
A young man recalls his troubled life suffering from a rare disorder; every time he goes outside he's struck by lightning.
Director: Shaun Higton | Stars: Espen Alknes, Sara Enger Larsen, Veslemøy Mørkrid, Kjetil Stavenes