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1. Strike! (1998)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy
In the 1960s, a group of friends at an all girls school learn that their school is going to be combined with a nearby all boys school. They concoct a plan to save their school while dealing with everyday problems along the way.
Director: Sarah Kernochan | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Lynn Redgrave, Gaby Hoffmann, Rachael Leigh Cook
Votes: 7,606 | Gross: $0.97M
2. 1900 (1976)
Unrated | 317 min | Drama, History
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini
Votes: 27,295
3. Hairspray (1988)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry
Votes: 23,464 | Gross: $6.67M
4. The Butler (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 132 min | Biography, Drama
As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda
Votes: 119,769 | Gross: $116.63M
5. Deep Red (1975)
R | 127 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Méril
Votes: 42,693
6. The Good Boss (2021)
116 min | Comedy, Drama
Awaiting a visit by a committee that could give his company an award for excellence, the owner of an industrial scales manufacturing business tries to resolve any problems from his workers in enough time.
Director: Fernando León de Aranoa | Stars: Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Óscar de la Fuente
Votes: 13,342
7. The Strawberry Statement (1970)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
An apolitical college student joins a group of campus protesters to meet girls but gets swept up in their cause and involved in a violent confrontation with police.
Director: Stuart Hagmann | Stars: Bruce Davison, Kim Darby, Bud Cort, Murray MacLeod
Votes: 1,807 | Gross: $0.80M
8. I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967)
X | 121 min | Drama, Romance
Told in a quasi-documentary style, this companion piece to I Am Curious (Blue) (1968) deals with topics such as class society, non-violent resistance, sex, relationships, and tourism to Francoist Spain.
Director: Vilgot Sjöman | Stars: Lena Nyman, Vilgot Sjöman, Börje Ahlstedt, Peter Lindgren
Votes: 4,303 | Gross: $20.24M
9. Crazy in Alabama (1999)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.
Director: Antonio Banderas | Stars: Melanie Griffith, David Morse, Lucas Black, Cathy Moriarty
Votes: 7,397 | Gross: $1.95M
10. Beyond the Sea (2004)
PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A swooning study of "Mack the Knife" singer Bobby Darin and specifically his relationship with wife Sandra Dee.
Director: Kevin Spacey | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Bob Hoskins
Votes: 15,545 | Gross: $6.32M
11. Human Resources (1999)
TV-14 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
The 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Frank, a business school graduate, returns to his provincial ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Cantet | Stars: Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barré, Véronique de Pandelaère
Votes: 2,800 | Gross: $0.12M
12. Everybody's All-American (1988)
R | 127 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A Louisiana football legend struggles to deal with life's complexities after his college career is over.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton, John Goodman
Votes: 3,455 | Gross: $12.64M
13. Mondays in the Sun (2002)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
This is the story of those who live as if every day was a constant Sunday, those who spend their Mondays in the sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but are now unemployed.
Director: Fernando León de Aranoa | Stars: Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, José Ángel Egido, Nieve de Medina
Votes: 15,412 | Gross: $0.15M
14. 5 Broken Cameras (2011)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, War
A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
Directors: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Stars: Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat
Votes: 6,651 | Gross: $0.11M
15. The Square (2013)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.
Director: Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Ahmed Hassan, Khalid Abdalla, Magdy Ashour, Ramy Essam
Votes: 9,405 | Gross: $0.12M
16. How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History, News
The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
Director: David France | Stars: Peter Staley, Larry Kramer, Iris Long, Bob Rafsky
Votes: 4,358 | Gross: $0.13M
17. R.P.M. (1970)
R | 92 min | Drama
R.P.M. stands for (political) revolutions per minute. Anthony Quinn plays a liberal college professor at a west coast college during the heady days of campus activism in the late 1960's. ... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Ann-Margret, Gary Lockwood, Paul Winfield
Votes: 697
18. Private Duty Nurses (1971)
R | 80 min | Thriller
A trio of beautiful private-duty nurses that practice more than the medical arts must confront underground drug traffickers, racism and murder in their local hospital.
Director: George Armitage | Stars: Katherine Cannon, Joyce Williams, Pegi Boucher, Joseph Kaufmann
Votes: 273 | Gross: $0.20M
19. John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
PG | 96 min | Documentary
The film explores Georgia representative's, 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration.
Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: Elijah Cummings, Anthony Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Ayanna Pressley
Votes: 1,055
20. Thunder (1983)
R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A native American named Thunder returns home only to find that his ancestral burial ground is being destroyed by construction workers. He tries to put a stop to it, but the law is not only ... See full summary »
Director: Fabrizio De Angelis | Stars: Bo Svenson, Mark Gregory, Raimund Harmstorf, Valeria Cavalli
Votes: 599
21. Camouflage (1977)
Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of students are spending the summer vacation at a university camp studying the science of linguistics. One of the camp directors, Jaroslaw, is a young professor who prefers the ... See full summary »
Director: Krzysztof Zanussi | Stars: Piotr Garlicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Christine Paul, Mariusz Dmochowski
Votes: 1,732
22. The War at Home (1979)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History, Music
Interviews with people involved with and leading the Madison, Wisconsin area resistance to the Vietnam war.
Directors: Barry Alexander Brown, Glenn Silber | Stars: Karleton Armstrong, Betty Boardman, Allen Ginsberg, Henry Haslach
Votes: 285
23. Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2003)
83 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary on Bayard Rustin, best-remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
Directors: Nancy D. Kates, Bennett Singer | Stars: Bayard Rustin, Dorothy Jackson, John Rodgers, Louis John
Votes: 226
24. Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008)
Unrated | 72 min | Documentary
A group of women rise up to peace to Liberia and help bring to power the country's first female head of state.
Director: Gini Reticker | Stars: Janet Johnson Bryant, Etweda Cooper, Vaiba Flomo, Leymah Gbowee
Votes: 574 | Gross: $0.08M
25. Seeing Allred (2018)
TV-14 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred takes on the biggest names in American culture as coverage of sexual assault allegations in the media become more prevalent.
Directors: Roberta Grossman, Sophie Sartain | Stars: Gloria Allred, Lisa Bloom, Hillary Clinton, Bill Cosby
Votes: 1,467
26. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary
The black image on television changed American culture. This two-hour program includes rare footage, memorabilia, photographs and exclusive interviews from the actors/writers/producers whose personal journeys created television history.
Stars: Muhammad Ali, Jonelle Allen, John Amos, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Votes: 107
27. Tying the Knot (2004)
Unrated | 81 min | Documentary, History, Romance
A look at the debate over same sex marriage in the USA. The reasons behind it are illustrated with real life couples that have run afoul of current laws despite varying levels of planning. ... See full summary »
Director: Jim de Sève | Stars: Bob Barr, Mary Bonauto, Brian Brown, Martin Bubbly
Votes: 312 | Gross: $0.04M
28. ECW November to Remember '96 (1996 Video)
120 min | Sport
The Sandman defends the ECW World Heavyweight Title against Raven while seeking revenge for Raven stealing his family. "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer and "The Hardcore Legend" ... See full summary »
Stars: Tommy Dreamer, Terry Funk, Brian Harris, Shane Douglas
Votes: 16
29. Angry Rice Wives (2021)
106 min | Drama, History
Ito has a husband and three children. Life is difficult and food is expensive. Rice, which is a staple of their diet, is expensive and becoming more dear by the week. Needing to feed ... See full summary »
Director: Katsuhide Motoki | Stars: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Tokie Hidari, Shota Ikoma, Mao Inoue
Votes: 58
30. Lives Worth Living (2011)
60 min | Documentary, History
Director: Eric Neudel | Stars: Marca Bristo, William Bronston, Dale Bumpers, George Bush
Votes: 33
31. Pink (2011)
91 min | Drama
When news come of a small town's renovation a bar owner along with her son must fight with the other resident to keep their place of business. (Korean with English subtitles).
Director: Soo-il Jeon | Stars: Lee Seung-yun, Seo Kap-sook, Hyeon-woo Park, Lee Won-jong
Votes: 35
32. Billy Graham: God's Ambassador (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 122 min | Documentary, Biography, Romance
The life and times of the evangelist Billy Graham are the subject of this documentary.
Director: Michael Merriman | Stars: John Akers, Cliff Barrows, Ralph Bell, Richard Bewes
Votes: 76
33. February First (2020)
Short, Biography
On February 1, 1960, four African-American freshmen of A&T College sit down at Woolworth's whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. This is their story.
Director: Cedric Livingston
34. Living the Story: The Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
This documentary tracks the advent of the Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky through the first person testimonials from persons that were young activists at the time.
Director: Arthur Rouse | Stars: Merv Aubespin, Julian Bond, Ann Braden, Edward Breathitt
36.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode:
Those Were the Days
(1992)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
When an old friend comes to town, Phil and Vivian have to decide between friendship and the law.
Director: Rita Rogers Blye | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 700
37.
Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode:
The Confrontation
(1970)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
In just his first day as School Board President, Oliver starts a grammar school protest. The kids are upset that their mascot, Arnold, has been thrown out for popping his teacher with a pea... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester
Votes: 93
38.
Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht (1969–1971)
Episode:
Der zerbrochene Maßkrug
(1970)
25 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Ernst Schmucker | Stars: Hans Baur, Georg Blädel, Franz Loskarn, Peter Brand
Votes: 9
39.
Little Men (1998–1999)
Episode:
Civil Disobedience
(1999)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Family
A suit of negligence is filed against the school when young Tommy breaks his leg, giving the students an opportunity to learn about civil disobedience.
Director: Don McCutcheon | Stars: Michelle Burke, Spencer Rochfort, Corey Sevier, Trevor Blumas
Votes: 12
40.
Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993–1994)
Episode:
Slater's War
(1993)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Slater's involvement with an student activist leads him to embrace his Hispanic heritage.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond, Anne Tremko
Votes: 92
41.
Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979)
Episode:
The Sit-In
(1976)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Instead of the planned food fight, Kotter convinces the Sweathogs to stage an all-night classroom sit-in to protest the school's serving of liver for lunch.
Director: Bob LaHendro | Stars: Gabe Kaplan, Marcia Strassman, John Sylvester White, Robert Hegyes
Votes: 75
42.
The Boarding School (2007–2010)
Episode:
Persiguiendo luciérnagas
(2007)
84 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The school board offers Héctor's job to Elsa but only if she'll expel the students who were found with ecstasy among their possessions. She asks for one concession - that one can stay. Héctor objects.
Directors: José Ramón Ayerra, Marco A. Castillo | Stars: Luis Merlo, Natalia Millán, Marta Torné, Martiño Rivas
Votes: 53
43.
Aikuiset (2019–2022)
Episode:
Viimeinen ehtoollinen
(2022)
30 min | Comedy
Director: Anna Dahlman | Stars: Anna Airola, Elias Salonen, Ville Myllyrinne, Miro Lopperi
Votes: 8
44.
Celebrity Juice (2008–2022)
Episode:
Episode #26.9
(2022)
34 min | Comedy, Game-Show
On the penultimate edition of the 26th series, comedian Katherine Ryan sits in for Emily Atack as a team captain. She and her opposite number Laura Whitmore are joined by AJ Odudu, Joel Corry, Tom Read Wilson and Aston Merrygold.
Director: Dave Skinner | Stars: Leigh Francis, Katherine Ryan, Laura Whitmore, Joel Corry
45.
Osen (2008– )
Episode:
The Shocking Corner-Cutting Dessert
(2008)
Comedy
An earthquake hits the region and there is some damage. A neighbouring house is the subject for a debate between renovation or reconstruction and an allegory for the conflict between the ... See full summary »
Star: Orie Tôjô
46.
Trail of History (2016– )
Episode:
Rock Hill's Friendship Nine
(2018)
27 min | History
The Friendship Nine was a group of African American men who staged a civil rights sit-in at a Rock Hill lunch counter. Hear from a pastor who guided the local protest, meet a children's ... See full summary »
Stars: Danielle Kosir, W.T. 'Dub' Massey, Willie McCleod, Phyllis Hyatt
47.
The Almighty Johnsons (2011–2013)
Episode:
You Call This the Real World?
(2012)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Looking for a sign on their runaway, Axl and Gaia check into a B&B, while Helen exerts influence over Anders' business affairs and Olaf debugs the bar during a sit-in.
Director: Murray Keane | Stars: Emmett Skilton, Timothy Balme, Dean O'Gorman, Jared Turner
Votes: 49
48.
Poolhawooseu Teikeu 2 (2012– )
Episode:
Episode 6 Part 1
(2012)
TV-Y | 31 min | Romance
Shocked by LJ's press announcement, Kang Hwi enlists Man Ok's help to uncover the facts and clear his name. Tae Ik, also outraged, finds himself officially powerless to help.
Stars: Hwang Jeong-eum, No Min-woo, Park Gi-woong, Seol-ah Yu
49.
Poolhawooseu Teikeu 2 (2012– )
Episode:
Episode 2 Part 2
(2012)
TV-Y | 31 min | Romance
After Man Ok finds herself in deep debt, Kang Hwi makes her an offer that could save her and her gym.
Directors: Nam Ki Hoon, Kim Jin Young | Stars: Hwang Jeong-eum, No Min-woo, Park Gi-woong, Seol-ah Yu
50.
Antiques Roadshow (1997– )
Episode:
Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, Hour 1
(2023)
TV-G | Reality-TV
Watch charming appraisals at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens, like one valued up to $80,000.
Stars: Aaron Bastian, Ken Farmer, James A. Ffrench, Eric Hanks