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1. The Apartment (1960)
Approved | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston
Votes: 196,844 | Gross: $18.60M
2. Changeling (2008)
R | 141 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
After Christine's son goes missing, she reaches out to the LAPD to find him. But when they try to pass off an impostor as her son to quieten public protests, she refuses to accept him or give up hope.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Colm Feore, Amy Ryan, Gattlin Griffith
Votes: 265,286 | Gross: $35.74M
3. The Vast of Night (2019)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
One night in New Mexico, in the late 1950s, a switchboard operator and radio DJ discover a strange audio frequency which could change the future forever.
Director: Andrew Patterson | Stars: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer, Bruce Davis
Votes: 44,920
4. Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
R | 110 min | Drama
The emotional intricacies of a polyamorous relationship between young artist Bob and his two lovers: a lonely male doctor and a frustrated female office worker.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft
Votes: 7,066 | Gross: $0.54M
5. Night of the Dark Full Moon (1972)
R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A man inherits a mansion which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.
Director: Theodore Gershuny | Stars: Patrick O'Neal, James Patterson, Mary Woronov, Astrid Heeren
Votes: 4,896
6. The Major and the Minor (1942)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson, Robert Benchley
Votes: 7,642 | Gross: $6.38M
7. Guernica (2016)
R | 110 min | Drama, History, Romance
The fates of Henry - a cynical American correspondent who has lost his soul - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors and in charge of overseeing the news that journalists can send abroad, cross in Gernika.
Director: Koldo Serra | Stars: James D'Arcy, María Valverde, Jack Davenport, Ingrid García Jonsson
Votes: 2,497
8. John Rabe (2009)
134 min | Biography, Drama, History
A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.
Director: Florian Gallenberger | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Brühl, Steve Buscemi, Anne Consigny
Votes: 6,743 | Gross: $0.07M
9. The FBI Story (1959)
Approved | 149 min | Crime, Drama, History
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Larry Pennell
Votes: 3,880
10. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Broadway producer is reluctant to hire his high school sweetheart for the leading role in a new show, so she decides to take advantage of a rumor started by a gossip columnist.
Directors: Roy Del Ruth, W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Robert Taylor, Una Merkel
Votes: 1,996
11. Five Star Final (1931)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama
The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case... with tragic results.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, H.B. Warner, Anthony Bushell
Votes: 2,531
12. The Night Holds Terror (1955)
Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A group of convicted felons take over a suburban house to escape the ongoing police manhunt, turning the life of the family living there into a nightmare.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Jack Kelly, Hildy Parks, Vince Edwards, John Cassavetes
Votes: 1,044
13. Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
When two investors inform an opportunistic dancer that they can't fund an elderly stage producer's production, she suggests they get an insurance policy on the producer's life.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Victor Moore
Votes: 1,208
14. Cage of Evil (1960)
Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama
A detective falls in love with the diamonds--and the girlfriend--of a thief he's pursuing.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Ron Foster, Patricia Blair, Harp McGuire, John Maxwell
Votes: 483
15. A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A radio salesman finds himself transported back in time to King Arthur's court.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Will Rogers, William Farnum, Frank Albertson, Maureen O'Sullivan
Votes: 441
16. They Stooge to Conga (1943)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Comedy, War
The stooges are repairmen who get a job fixing the doorbell in large house which is the secret headquarters of some Nazi spies. They manage to ruin most of the house while working on the ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 565
17. For the Love of Mary (1948)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Don Taylor, Jeffrey Lynn
Votes: 417
18. Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Gillespie's health is failing, and the hospital is urging him to get a new assistant that he doesn't want. So, he poses a stumper in class to discourage all the bright young students. ... See full summary »
Director: Willis Goldbeck | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Susan Peters, Richard Quine
Votes: 248
19. Mise à sac (1967)
G | 98 min | Crime, Drama
Based on Richard Stark's novel "The Score", this is the story of a commando-like attack on a small mining town. The "finger" giving the plan to the crew also ends up being its nemesis.
Director: Alain Cavalier | Stars: Michel Constantin, Daniel Ivernel, Franco Interlenghi, Irène Tunc
Votes: 122
20. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)
Passed | 64 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A mystery writer gets caught up in a real mystery when he accepts a bet to write a book at Baldpate, a remote inn.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Phillip Terry, Jacqueline White, Eduardo Ciannelli, Margaret Lindsay
Votes: 444
21. La machine à écrire l'histoire (1943)
13 min | Documentary, Short, News
Director: Jean Coupan | Stars: Jean Bertrand, Louis Blériot, Jacques Breteuil, René Brut
22. Switchboard (2021)
8 min | Short, Drama
A young switchboard operator must focus on her job as she overhears an unexpected event unfold.
Director: Nathan Cragun | Stars: Karissa Cragun, Jack Bell, Jessica N Johnson, Dylan Wood
Votes: 5
23. Telefone (2010)
5 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Two isolated individuals desperately search to make connections amidst mysterious gift boxes, rotary telephones and spinning dials.
Director: Jeffrey Anderson Bliss | Stars: C.G. Reeves, Richard Kopperdahl, Helen Herbert, Brian Patrick Sahota
Votes: 5
24.
Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode:
I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill
(1974)
PG | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Returning home to her flat, Ann Rogers passes a stranger leaving the building. A few moments later she discovers her neighbor lying dead in the hallway, the latest victim of a serial killer... See full summary »
Director: Shaun O'Riordan | Stars: Robert Lang, Julie Sommars, Tony Selby, Ken Jones
Votes: 267
25.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
The Little Man Who Was There
(1960)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
Jamie and Ben McMahon have brought a civilized attitude to a rough and tumble mining town. Although both strongmen in their own rights, they preach brotherly love and turning the other ... See full summary »
Director: George Stevens Jr. | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Norman Lloyd, Arch Johnson, Read Morgan
Votes: 480
26.
Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode:
Don't Count Your Tomatoes Before They're Picked
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Oliver's reign as "El Presidente" of the phone company crashes and burns when he hires a farm worker to be his operator. He pays Haney to take the nightmare off his hands, but soon ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester
Votes: 102
27.
Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode:
Lady Chitterly's Lover: Part 2
(1970)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War
Lord Chitterly, an English traitor who looks like the bumbling Colonel Crittendon, enters Stalag 13 with information for the Germans. Crittendon is made up to replace the Lord and fool the Germans. The real Lord escapes.
Director: Edward H. Feldman | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary
Votes: 169
28.
Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode:
Will the Real Colonel Klink Please Stand Up Against the Wall?
(1968)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War
When Carter, in the disguise of the camp kommandant, is seen leaving Stalag 13, Klink could end up being tried for treason.
Director: Richard Kinon | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary
Votes: 165
29.
Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode:
Meet the Governor
(1955)
30 min | Drama
A backwoods lawyer's race for the governor's office is thwarted by mainstream opponents who dig up dirt from his past.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Herb Shriner, Barbara Hale, Bobby Clark, Paul Harvey
Votes: 70
30.
Je veux être... toi (1977–1982)
Episode:
Pompier
(1978)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Family
Director: Derri Berkani | Stars: Jean-Baptiste, Simon, Thierry, La Brigade des Sapeurs Pompiers de Paris
31.
Cable Girls (2017–2020)
Episode:
Los sueños
(2017)
TV-MA | Drama
In 1920s Madrid, a young woman named Alba with dreams of living a new life in Argentina is wrongfully accused of murder. A corrupt police officer agrees to let her go if she pulls off a heist for him at the telephone exchange.
Director: Carlos Sedes | Stars: Blanca Suárez, Yon González, Maggie Civantos, Ana Fernández
Votes: 401