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1. Dune (1984)
PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino
Votes: 179,889 | Gross: $30.93M
2. Jack (1996)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Because of an unusual disorder that has aged him four times faster than a typical human being, a boy looks like a 40-year-old man as he starts fifth grade at public school after being homeschooled.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin, Jennifer Lopez
Votes: 63,861 | Gross: $58.62M
3. The Snowman (2017)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson
Votes: 71,715 | Gross: $6.70M
4. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.
Director: Steve Oedekerk | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi
Votes: 233,725 | Gross: $108.39M
5. Rocky II (1979)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Sport
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 231,447
6. Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance
When tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking.
Director: Alfonso Arau | Stars: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez
Votes: 18,854 | Gross: $21.67M
7. The Road Dance (2021)
116 min | Drama
A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.
Director: Richie Adams | Stars: Hermione Corfield, Will Fletcher, Mark Gatiss, David Brooks
Votes: 1,239
8. In America (2002)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
A family of Irish immigrants adjust to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Djimon Hounsou, Sarah Bolger
Votes: 44,293 | Gross: $15.54M
9. Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Approved | 101 min | Crime, Drama
A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes
Votes: 9,889
10. The Awakening (1980)
R | 101 min | Horror
An archeologist discovers his daughter is possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian queen. To save mankind he must destroy her.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist
Votes: 2,867 | Gross: $8.42M
11. Five Times Two (2004)
R | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Five stages in the romance between a woman and a man.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Stéphane Freiss, Françoise Fabian, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 10,447 | Gross: $0.13M
12. Wish You Were Here (I) (2012)
R | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Two Australian couples, two sisters, are on vacation in Southern Cambodia. Jeremy goes missing. What happened? Were drugs involved? Secrets are slowly revealed after the 3 return to Sydney.
Director: Kieran Darcy-Smith | Stars: Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Felicity Price, Antony Starr
Votes: 6,156 | Gross: $0.05M
13. Bully (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary
A documentary on peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America.
Director: Lee Hirsch | Stars: Alex Libby, Lona Johnson, Kelby Johnson, Bob Johnson
Votes: 10,544 | Gross: $4.04M
14. The Prowler (1951)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
After Susan Gilvray reports a prowler outside her house police officer Webb Garwood investigates and sparks fly. If only her husband wasn't in the way.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Maxwell, Katherine Warren
Votes: 4,102
15. The German Doctor (2013)
PG-13 | 93 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The story of an Argentine family who lived with Josef Mengele without knowing his true identity, and of a girl who fell in love with one of the biggest criminals of all time.
Director: Lucía Puenzo | Stars: Alex Brendemühl, Diego Peretti, Guillermo Pfening, Alan Daicz
Votes: 7,785 | Gross: $0.41M
16. Macabre (II) (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Two newly weds Adjie and Astrid, along with 3 of their best friends decided to have an interstate road trip as a last attempt to reconcile Adjie with his estranged little sister Ladya. ... See full summary »
Directors: Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto | Stars: Shareefa Daanish, Julie Estelle, Ario Bayu, Sigi Wimala
Votes: 3,806
17. Mad Love (2001)
R | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History
The love story that transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana "the Mad". A story of passions, lies and jealousy with a political motive behind.
Director: Vicente Aranda | Stars: Pilar López de Ayala, Daniele Liotti, Rosana Pastor, Giuliano Gemma
Votes: 4,058 | Gross: $0.28M
18. Cinderella Liberty (1973)
R | 117 min | Drama, Romance
A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost.
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: James Caan, Marsha Mason, Kirk Calloway, Eli Wallach
Votes: 2,455 | Gross: $2.86M
19. Crowhaven Farm (1970 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Drama, Horror
A young couple inherits a farm. Hoping that the rural location might help to patch up their strained marriage, they move into it, only to be confronted by the supernatural forces that inhabit it.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Hope Lange, Paul Burke, Lloyd Bochner, John Carradine
Votes: 1,020
20. The Bigamist (1953)
Approved | 80 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A man secretly married to two women feels the pressure of his deceit.
Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, Edmund Gwenn, Edmond O'Brien
Votes: 4,735
21. Leo (2002)
R | 104 min | Drama
A recently-released prisoner and a troubled young boy share a pen-pal relationship, both connected by their past.
Director: Mehdi Norowzian | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Elisabeth Shue, Sam Shepard, Justin Chambers
Votes: 1,061
22. Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992)
R | 92 min | Drama, Romance
With hopes of becoming a doctor and not a product of her environment, a Brooklyn teenager is faced with numerous challenges that threaten her dreams.
Director: Leslie Harris | Stars: Ariyan A. Johnson, Kevin Thigpen, Ebony Jerido, Chequita Jackson
Votes: 1,365 | Gross: $0.48M
23. The Young Doctors (1961)
Approved | 100 min | Drama
Medical drama set at one of New York City's hospitals during the early 1960s.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Fredric March, Ben Gazzara, Dick Clark, Ina Balin
Votes: 602
24. Musta jää (2007)
110 min | Drama, Thriller
Upon discovering that her husband is having an affair, a Helsinki gynecologist attempts to gather more knowledge about her rival and, in the process, becomes hopelessly entangled in the other woman's life.
Director: Petri Kotwica | Stars: Outi Mäenpää, Martti Suosalo, Ria Kataja, Ville Virtanen
Votes: 2,808
25. Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
A high-school senior and his girlfriend get married when they find out she's pregnant.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr., Christopher Norris, Dan Dailey, Dina Merrill
Votes: 100
26. Misconceptions (2008)
TV-MA | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
The story centers on a religiously conservative, married southern woman who receives a message from God instructing her to act as a surrogate mother and carry a child for two married gay ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Elliot Swift, David Sutcliffe, A.J. Cook, Nicole Burron
Votes: 262 | Gross: $0.01M
27. Four Wives (1939)
Approved | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Three of the four musically inclined daughters of Adam Lemp, the Dean of the Briarwood Music Foundation, are settling into their lives as wives, but not all is well. Thea Lemp has long ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Gale Page
Votes: 731 | Gross: $0.36M
28. Sole (2019)
102 min | Drama
Lena is seven months pregnant and she's ready to sell the baby in her belly. Ermanno agrees to pretend to be the father. Fabio, the uncle of Ermanno, will pay them to buy the child that he ... See full summary »
Director: Carlo Sironi | Stars: Claudio Segaluscio, Sandra Drzymalska, Bruno Buzzi, Marco Felli
Votes: 863
29. Baby Girl Scott (1987 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
The story of the Scotts, a young couple whose first child is born dangerously early, weighing less than a pound and a half. As they endure the anguish and struggle to help keep their baby ... See full summary »
Director: John Korty | Stars: John Lithgow, Mary Beth Hurt, Linda Kelsey, Ronny Cox
Votes: 93
30. Happier Times, Grump (2018)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
The Grump prepares to die: everything is done and his wife is dead. He's making his own coffin when life suddenly walks in: his granddaughter needs the wisdom and stubbornness of her ... See full summary »
Director: Tiina Lymi | Stars: Heikki Kinnunen, Satu Tuuli Karhu, Elina Knihtilä, Jani Volanen
Votes: 1,263
31. Love Lives On (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
A 15-year-old girl must choose between continuing her pregnancy and undergoing treatment for her fast-growing cancer.
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Mary Stuart Masterson, Sam Waterston, Christine Lahti, Ricky Paull Goldin
Votes: 142
32. Electric Shadows (2004)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
For no apparent reason, a mute young woman assaults a youth who delivers water on his bicycle, injuring him and ruining his bike. Surprisingly, she asks him to feed her fish while she is in... See full summary »
Director: Jiang Xiao | Stars: Yu Xia, Haibin Li, Yijing Zhang, Zhongyang Qi
Votes: 1,071 | Gross: $0.01M
33. Lo spazio bianco (2009)
96 min | Drama
An unexpected pregnancy and premature birth become a burden that Maria is unprepared for. Lacking control over events for the first time in her life, she retreats into an emotional space ... See full summary »
Director: Francesca Comencini | Stars: Margherita Buy, Gaetano Bruno, Giovanni Ludeno, Antonia Truppo
Votes: 400
34. 2 Young (2005)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Romance
A young boy from a working-class family and a bored young girl from a rich family are falling in love. Soon, she's pregnant and the teenagers have to escape from their disapproving parents.
Directors: Derek Yee Tung-Sing, Tung-Shing Yee, Chan Yiu Wa | Stars: Jaycee Chan, Fiona Sit, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Eric Tsang
Votes: 552
35. The Gift of Life (1982 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman is faced with local disapproval and strain on her marriage when she agrees to serve as a surrogate mother.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Susan Dey, Paul Le Mat, Cassie Yates, Caroline McWilliams
Votes: 51
36. Little Man (2005)
Not Rated | 112 min | Documentary
'Little Man' is the story of how a micro-preemie brought a family to its knees. Throughout his struggle for life, so struggle filmmaker, Nicole Conn and political activist Gwen Baba to keep... See full summary »
Director: Nicole Conn | Stars: Nicholas James Baba-Conn, Lily Chow, Michele Hakakha, Nicole Conn
Votes: 220
37. Life and Birth (2020– )
59 min | Reality-TV
Each week, the miracle of birth meets cutting edge medicine at 3 of Birmingham's busiest maternity hospitals as parents and staff welcome the arrival of Britain's next generation.
Star: Suranne Jones
Votes: 20
38. The Shopaholics (2006)
92 min | Comedy, Romance
A shopaholic is stuck in a love triangle between two men--one, a psychologist trying to help her and the other, a male counterpart.
Director: Ka-Fai Wai | Stars: Cecilia Cheung, Ching Wan Lau, Jordan Chan, Ella Koon
Votes: 465
39. A Chance to Grow (2000 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
Three families navigate the unpredictable terrain of a neonatal intensive care unit. The inevitable shifts in each baby's condition provide dramatic twists that challenge family stability ... See full summary »
Director: Claire Marie Panke | Star: James Naughton
40. Hong yan (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
Loneliness, saving face, and public mores. In 1983 in China, Yun is a bright schoolgirl who gets pregnant. She's expelled, her boyfriend leaves town, and her mother arranges the baby's ... See full summary »
Director: Yu Li | Stars: Xingrao Huang, Kechun Li, Yi Liu, Yizhu Wang
Votes: 308
41. Cherry Has a Baby (2010 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
Cherry Healey is unexpectedly pregnant at age 28 and worried by the thought of giving birth. She meets other mums to gain an insight.
Director: Launa Kennett | Star: Cherry Healey
Votes: 11
42. Tucker (2009)
10 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A comedy about a Teen-Mother who must care for a rapidly growing child who has an agenda of his own.
Director: Zia Marashi | Stars: Brynn Peebles, Eleni Robinson, Nico Velay, Nathan Dales
Votes: 19
43. The Intruder (1944)
75 min | Drama
Director: Mauricio Magdaleno | Stars: Domingo Soler, Narciso Busquets, Marta Elba, Carlos Orellana
Votes: 10
44. Fragile Beginnings: Life in the Neonatal Nursery (1998 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Cole Larsen
45. Saving Fiona (2018)
22 min | Documentary, Short
On a cold January day in 2017, nearly two months before due date, Nile hippopotamus Bibi gave her keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden a big surprise: a tiny newborn hippo, no... See full summary »
Director: Andy T. Jones | Stars: Fiona, Thane Maynard
46.
Alien Nation (1989–1990)
Episode:
Real Men
(1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Sikes and Francisco investigate possible steroid dealings at a gym. George must reconcile his and humanity's conceptions of manhood while he is pregnant.
Director: John McPherson | Stars: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland
Votes: 73
47.
Eight Is Enough (1977–1981)
Episode:
And Baby Makes Nine: Part 2
(1980)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Abby feels responsible for the complications surrounding Susan's pregnancy; Susan gives birth prematurely, and the fate of the baby hangs in the balance; Elizabeth hides her live-in arrangement with Jack from the family.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Dick Van Patten, Betty Buckley, Grant Goodeve, Lani O'Grady
Votes: 25
48.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976)
Episode:
Don't Ignore the Miracles
(1969)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama
Claire visits Dr. Welby certain she has begun to enter menopause, only to discover that at 42 she has finally become pregnant. Her husband Paul was about to leave her for Maggie, a younger ... See full summary »
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo, Julie Adams
Votes: 31
49.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976)
Episode:
Madonna with Knapsack and Flute
(1969)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama
Dr. Welby's girlfriend, Myra, takes a pregnant hippie into her home.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo, Anne Baxter
Votes: 28
50.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
Everyone's Waiting
(2005)
TV-MA | 73 min | Comedy, Drama
Nate and Brenda's daughter Willa is born, but 2 months early and at only 2 lb. 4 oz., requiring a prolonged hospital stay. Nate is convinced she won't make it and insists that he can't ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 12,305