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1. All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all.
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Dan Kuenster | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Loni Anderson, Judith Barsi
Votes: 46,332 | Gross: $27.10M
2. Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
Not Rated | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During the Napoleonic wars, a British Navy Captain has adventures in Central American waters.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Moultrie Kelsall
Votes: 7,531
3. All Yours (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Cass, a widowed mother of two and driven attorney, is in need of a nanny. She hires Matt, a handsome single family friend. Matthew's more laid back style changes the demeanor of the family's intense schedule. Does Cass realize she needs to adjust her life's focus?
Director: Monika Mitchell | Stars: Nicollette Sheridan, Dan Payne, Kiefer O'Reilly, Genea Charpentier
Votes: 985
4. The Rocking Horse Winner (1949)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy
A young boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas and soon learns that he is able to pick the winning horse at the races.
Director: Anthony Pelissier | Stars: Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies, Ronald Squire, John Mills
Votes: 1,422
5. The Noose Hangs High (1948)
Not Rated | 77 min | Comedy
Two window washers mistakenly receive, and lose, $50,000 belonging to a shady bookie, and have only forty-eight hours to retrieve the money.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Joseph Calleia, Leon Errol
Votes: 1,183
6. Magoo Saves the Bank (1957)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
The near-sighted Mr. Magoo, on his way to make a bank deposit, boards a race-track bound bus instead. Mistaking the betting windows for tellerwindows, he keeps making and winning bets on ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 34
7. Unlucky Strike (1934)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy
The boys wreak havoc at a bowling alley in this riotous Chick Chandler/Tom Kennedy comedy featurette.
Director: Ben Holmes | Stars: Chick Chandler, Tom Kennedy, Jeanie Roberts
Votes: 10
8.
Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode:
The Odds
(1984)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Bookie Tom Vale never refuses a bet. Bettor Bill Lacey only bets long shots and beats impossible odds each time. Lacey's latest bet is that Vale will die of natural causes by 8:00 am tomorrow.
Director: James Steven Sadwith | Stars: Danny Aiello, Tom Noonan, Robert Weil, Anthony Bishop
Votes: 512
9.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
The Gunslinger
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
While anesthetized in Jerry's dentist's chair for a tooth extraction, Rob dreams he's a sheriff in the Old West and has a showdown with Big Bad Brady.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews
Votes: 244
10.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
Washington vs. the Bunny
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Rob is torn between going to Washington, DC on business and attending Ritchie's school play.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Mary Tyler Moore
Votes: 305
11.
The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode:
Tip on a Sure Thing
(1986)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a race between two horses is being highly touted the press is giving a lot of coverage to the underdog. And everyone seems to be betting on that horse. So a bookie takes all of the ... See full summary »
Director: Donald Petrie | Stars: Edward Woodward, Paul Gleason, Daniel Faraldo, Ted Ross
Votes: 82
12.
The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode:
At the Races
(1960)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Fred wants to buy his friend's pool hall. He intends to finance the purchase by betting a week's paycheck at the dinosaur races.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Hal Smith
Votes: 287
13.
Surgical Spirit (1989–1995)
Episode:
Only a Roach
(1991)
Comedy
The Hospital has a very nasty infestation problem, cockroaches, and only Sheila will deal with them.
Director: David Askey | Stars: Nichola McAuliffe, Duncan Preston, Marji Campi, David Conville
Votes: 8
14.
What We Do in the Shadows (2019–2024)
Episode:
The Casino
(2021)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
The vampires embark on a road trip from which they may never return.
Director: Yana Gorskaya | Stars: Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén
Votes: 2,015
15.
10 Things I Hate About You (2009–2010)
Episode:
The Winner Takes It All
(2010)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy
It's Padua High Talent Show time! Kat becomes part of Cameron's magician act in a fit of jealousy over Walter's adoration for Bianca's performance skills.
Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Lindsey Shaw, Meaghan Martin, Ethan Peck, Nicholas Braun
Votes: 63
16.
Birds of a Feather (1989–2020)
Episode:
Abandoned Love
(2016)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Tracey is extremely welcoming when she gets a surprise visitor turning up on her doorstep. Sharon is suspicious of the attractive newcomer, Dorien shocked to the core but Travis is over the moon.
Director: Martin Dennis | Stars: Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Charlie Quirke
Votes: 30
17.
The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode:
Wossamotta U: Parts 7-8
(1963)
TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rocky and Bullwinkle "Wossamotta U" Part 7 of 12, Aesop and Son "The Three Bears", Peabody's Improbable History "Lawrence of Arabia", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Wossamotta U" Part 8 of 12.
Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried
Votes: 20
18.
Altered Carbon (2018–2020)
Episode:
Nightmare Alley
(2020)
TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Kovacs contends with ghosts from his past as he's tortured by Carrera. Poe seeks help from a fellow AI. Trepp gets a lead on the man she's after.
Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner
Votes: 2,853