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1. Zapped! (1982)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies.
Director: Robert J. Rosenthal | Stars: Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Robert Mandan, Felice Schachter
Votes: 7,591 | Gross: $16.90M
2. Annie (1982)
PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking
Votes: 49,496 | Gross: $57.06M
3. Toy Story 4 (2019)
G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.
Director: Josh Cooley | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale
Votes: 280,273 | Gross: $434.04M
4. The Iron Giant (1999)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston, Vin Diesel
Votes: 227,381 | Gross: $23.16M
5. Soap (1977–1981)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The soap-operish antics of two families: the Campbells and the Tates.
Stars: Katherine Helmond, Rod Roddy, Richard Mulligan, Cathryn Damon
Votes: 8,277
6. The Loud House (2014– )
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Lincoln Loud is an eleven-year-old boy who lives with ten sisters. With the help of his right-hand man Clyde, Lincoln finds new ways to survive in such a large family every day.
Stars: Grey Griffin, Lara Jill Miller, Jessica DiCicco, Brian Stepanek
Votes: 8,286
8. Goosebumps (2015)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A teenager teams up with the daughter of young-adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.
Director: Rob Letterman | Stars: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee
Votes: 95,366 | Gross: $80.08M
9. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
PG | 101 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Four horror and science fiction segments, directed by four famous directors, each of them being a new version of a classic story from Rod Serling's landmark television series.
Directors: Joe Dante, John Landis, George Miller, Steven Spielberg | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Vic Morrow, Doug McGrath
Votes: 41,179 | Gross: $29.50M
10. 1941 (1979)
PG | 118 min | Action, Comedy, War
Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen
Votes: 36,258 | Gross: $31.76M
11. The Muppet Movie (1979)
G | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt
Votes: 39,136 | Gross: $76.66M
12. Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
R | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Humanoid sea creatures start killing a fishing town's residents, and raping their women. It's up to the townsfolk and a visiting biologist to fight back and fend them off.
Directors: Barbara Peeters, Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic Morrow, Cindy Weintraub
Votes: 10,510
13. The Funhouse (1981)
R | 96 min | Horror
Four teenagers visit a local carnival for a night of innocent amusement, but soon discover that nothing there is innocent or amusing.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson, Jeanne Austin, Jack McDermott
Votes: 16,277 | Gross: $7.89M
14. Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Two young friends find a magic book that brings a ventriloquist's dummy to life.
Director: Ari Sandel | Stars: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Caleel Harris
Votes: 23,748 | Gross: $46.70M
15. Magic (1978)
R | 107 min | Drama, Horror
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter
Votes: 13,443 | Gross: $25.94M
16. For a Lost Soldier (1992)
Unrated | 92 min | Drama, Romance, War
Set in The Netherlands at the end of WW II, this touching story, told in flashbacks, explores the complex and romantic relationship between an adult soldier and a displaced, lonely adolescent boy.
Director: Roeland Kerbosch | Stars: Maarten Smit, Andrew Kelley, Jeroen Krabbé, Freark Smink
Votes: 4,829 | Gross: $0.39M
17. Dead of Night (1945)
Approved | 77 min | Drama, Horror
Guests invited to a weekend in the country share their supernatural stories, beginning with Walter Craig, who senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality.
Directors: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer | Stars: Mervyn Johns, Michael Redgrave, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall
Votes: 14,210
18. Pecker (1998)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
A talented young photographer, who enjoys snapping photos of his satirical, perverted Baltimore neighborhood and his wacky family, gets dragged into a world of pretentious artists from New York City and finds newfound fame.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Bess Armstrong, Mark Joy
Votes: 14,855 | Gross: $2.28M
19. Pin (1988)
R | 103 min | Horror, Thriller
Isolated by his strange parents, Leon finds solace in an imaginary friend, which happens to be an anatomy doll from his father's doctor office. Unfortunately, the doll begins to take over Leon's life, and his sister's life as well.
Director: Sandor Stern | Stars: David Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, Terry O'Quinn, Bronwen Mantel
Votes: 5,282
20. He's Out There (2018)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
On vacation at a remote lake house, a mother and her two young daughters must fight for survival after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a psychopath.
Director: Dennis Iliadis | Stars: Yvonne Strahovski, Anna Pniowsky, Abigail Pniowsky, Ryan McDonald
Votes: 9,520
21. The Illusionist (2010)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland, where he meets a young woman. Their ensuing adventure changes both their lives forever.
Director: Sylvain Chomet | Stars: Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin, Duncan MacNeil, Raymond Mearns
Votes: 36,518 | Gross: $2.23M
22. Lego DC Super-Villains (2018 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Supervillains from the DC Universe start a battle against a group of superheroes from another universe.
Directors: Andrew Holt, Arthur Parsons, Stephen Sharples | Stars: Anthony Ingruber, Armin Shimerman, Brandon Routh, Brian George
Votes: 1,367
23. Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Approved | 73 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: "Bongo," about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," a take on the famous fairy tale.
Directors: Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, William Morgan, Bill Roberts | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore, Luana Patten, Anita Gordon
Votes: 9,404
24. The Aristocrats (2005)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Comedy
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Directors: Penn Jillette, Paul Provenza | Stars: George Carlin, Don Rickles, Chris Rock, Chris Albrecht
Votes: 17,060 | Gross: $6.38M
25. It Couldn't Happen Here (1987)
PG-13 | 86 min | Adventure, Drama, Musical
A young boy's holiday at a seaside resort includes a crazy blind priest, nuns in suspenders and a whole bunch of fat ladies.
Director: Jack Bond | Stars: Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Joss Ackland, Dominique Barnes
Votes: 844
26. When a Stranger Calls Back (1993 TV Movie)
R | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young babysitter, all alone in the house with two children asleep above, is bothered by a stranger. Unfortunately, the phone's dead...
Director: Fred Walton | Stars: Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Jill Schoelen, Gene Lythgow
Votes: 4,126
27. Blood Fest (2018)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Horror
Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda.
Director: Owen Egerton | Stars: Robbie Kay, Jacob Batalon, Seychelle Gabriel, Barbara Dunkelman
Votes: 6,574
28. Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Passed | 132 min | Comedy, Romance, War
"Dakota" Smith (William Terry), a young soldier on a pass in New York City, visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theatre and movies appear and host a recreational ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Judith Anderson, Kenny Baker
Votes: 1,828
29. The 39 Steps (2008 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life terribly dull. Yet it's more than he bargained for when secret agent, Scudder, bursts ... See full summary »
Director: James Hawes | Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Lydia Leonard, David Haig, Patrick Malahide
Votes: 2,393
30. Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Approved | 122 min | Biography, Drama
The life and career of vaudevillian and silent-screen horror star Lon Chaney, including his contentious relationship with his neurotic wife and his premature death.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Marjorie Rambeau
Votes: 2,962
31. Pil's Adventures (2021)
PG | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A spunky young girl disguises herself as a princess in order to save the kingdom and the heir to the throne.
Director: Julien Fournet | Stars: Kaycie Chase, Paul Borne, Julien Crampon, Pierre Tessier
Votes: 1,248
32. Making Contact (1985)
PG | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Believing to be able to communicate with his deceased father, a young boy develops psychic powers where he uses them to try to stop supernatural forces threatening his family and friends, especially a possessed ventriloquist dummy.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Joshua Morrell, Eva Kryll, Tammy Shields, Jan Zierold
Votes: 1,779
33. Amityville Vibrator (2020)
Not Rated | 63 min | Comedy, Horror
Cathy moves into a new home and soon comes into contact with a vibrator with ancient evil powers. Two researchers must locate this possessed item before Cathy and anyone else she encounters becomes a sex slave for Satan.
Director: Nathan Rumler | Stars: Corella Waring, Mallory Maneater, Emily Hilborn, Ashley Marie Short
Votes: 155
34. Devil Doll (1964)
81 min | Horror
An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain an heiress' millions.
Director: Lindsay Shonteff | Stars: Bryant Haliday, William Sylvester, Yvonne Romain, Sandra Dorne
Votes: 2,542
35. The Pitts (2003)
30 min | Comedy
The family with the worst luck in the world have zany adventures.
Stars: Dylan Baker, Kellie Waymire, Lizzy Caplan, David Henrie
Votes: 263
36. The Great Gabbo (1929)
Passed | 92 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to the ventriloquist.
Directors: James Cruze, Erich von Stroheim | Stars: Erich von Stroheim, Donald Douglas, Betty Compson, Marjorie Kane
Votes: 1,003
37. Jack Frost (1979 TV Movie)
TV-G | 48 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Groundhog tells the story of how, for once, Jack Frost became human, and helped a knight win his lady love.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Buddy Hackett, Robert Morse, Paul Frees, Larry Storch
Votes: 4,511
38. The Unholy Three (1925)
Passed | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A sideshow ventriloquist, a midget, and a strongman form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" and commit a series of robberies.
Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Lon Chaney, Mae Busch, Matt Moore, Victor McLaglen
Votes: 2,213 | Gross: $0.70M
39. Secrets of a Psychopath (2015)
Not Rated | 91 min | Thriller
Two siblings lure unsuspecting victims to their house via a dating site for games and slaughter.
Director: Bert I. Gordon | Stars: Kari Wuhrer, Mark Famiglietti, Mia Serafino, Ty Fanning
Votes: 224
40. The Ugly Duckling and Me! (2006)
TV-G | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
This modern version of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale is charming. Ratso is a streetwise chancer of a rat whose theatre show is struggling. Then he finds an egg that hatches a mutant ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Hegner, Karsten Kiilerich | Stars: Morgan C. Jones, Paul Tylak, Anna Nugent, Gary Hetzler
Votes: 2,745
41. Knock on Wood (1954)
Passed | 103 min | Comedy
Discovering that a ventriloquist is travelling to Zurich, a spy ring hides secret plans in his dummies' heads. When a second spy ring learns of the plans, they descend upon the ventriloquist, causing city-wide pandemonium.
Directors: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama | Stars: Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling, Torin Thatcher, David Burns
Votes: 1,165
42. Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1938)
Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Moto thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the entrance to the Suez Canal and blaming the British.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Peter Lorre, Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Field, John Carradine
Votes: 1,443
43. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Family
The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuing bill collectors and sheriffs, and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.
Directors: George Marshall, Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Votes: 1,886
44. Care Bears: Adventures in Care-A-Lot (2007–2009)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Family
CARE BEARS: ADVENTURES IN CARE-A-LOT focuses on the colorful bears' escapades and highlights how each one shares his or her unique way of caring with friends. Each Care Bear relies on his ... See full summary »
Stars: Tracey Moore, Tabitha St. Germain, Ian James Corlett, Scott McNeil
Votes: 176
45. Khilona Bana Khalnayak (1995)
222 min | Comedy, Horror
A criminal gets killed in a toy factory and posseses a doll. The doll then is bought by a shopkeeper who slowly realizes that the doll is behind the recent deaths.
Director: Mahesh Kothare | Stars: Kishori Ambiye, Laxmikant Berde, Ravindra Berde, Vijay Chavan
Votes: 324
46. Crash Canyon (2011–2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
While driving to their vacation, a family falls into a canyon and must learn to get on with their fellow stranded neighbours and, mostly, one another.
Stars: Patrick McKenna, Jennifer Irwin, Bryn McAuley, Joanne Vannicola
Votes: 816
47. The Miracle Woman (1931)
Passed | 90 min | Drama, Romance
After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a blind aviator restore her faith and happiness?
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Sam Hardy, Beryl Mercer
Votes: 2,263
48. Rosalie (1937)
Passed | 123 min | Drama, Musical
West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an European kingdom.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Nelson Eddy, Eleanor Powell, Frank Morgan, Edna May Oliver
Votes: 590
49. Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity (2007 TV Special)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy
Jeff Dunham and his socially reckless "suitcase posse" are back in this highly anticipated follow-up to Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself (2006).
Director: Michael Simon | Stars: Jeff Dunham, Paige Dunham
Votes: 4,479
50. The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Passed | 122 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person. Hit song: "Love Walked In.
Directors: George Marshall, H.C. Potter | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, The Ritz Brothers, Vera Zorina
Votes: 522