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51. One Last Chance (2004)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of slackers think they have found gold in the Highlands.

Director: Stewart Svaasand | Stars: Bill Armour, Bill Barclay, Jim Byars, Drew Cain

Votes: 238

52. Rent-a-Girl (1965)

77 min | Drama

A young girl goes to work for a modeling agency only to discover that it's actually a call-girl ring.

Director: William Rose | Stars: Barbara Wood, Frank Spencer, Inge Christopher, David Ransom

Votes: 128

53. Happiness Is... (1975)

TV-PG | 67 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The humorous adventures and dangerous escapades of young Mike Adams and his mischievous friends. Together, they learn when character counts.

Director: Russell S. Doughten Jr. | Stars: Diane Bertouille, Brent Campbell, Eddie Moran, Carlton Smith

Votes: 21

54. False Hare (1964)

Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short

Big Bad Wolf and his nephew use a club for rabbits, Club del Conejo, to try to catch Bugs.

Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 439

55. Falcon Beach (2005 TV Movie)

Drama

Tourists arrive in the quiet Canadian lake resort Falcon Beach for the season, including nostalgic Ginny Bradshaw and her bitchy daughter Paige, who actually reports to the -fortunately ... See full summary »

Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: Steve Byers, Jennifer Kydd, Devon Weigel, Ephraim Ellis

Votes: 316

56. The Final Curtain (2007)

R | 103 min | Horror

A group of college theater students sneak into the Baxter University theater at night to initiate the 'fresh meat'. Something goes terribly wrong. The next night the same actors become ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Burton | Stars: Reggie Bannister, Jason Carter, Caitlin Cauchy, Edward Conna

Votes: 371

57. Guardians of the Flutes (1994 TV Movie)

70 min | Documentary, War

Add a Plot

Star: Christian Rodska

Votes: 24

58. 7th Heaven (1996–2007)
Episode: Here We Go Again (2000)

TV-G | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Eric rightly predicts that the kids will only be more trouble in the new school year, yet Annie enrolls in a college course. Simon's only friend is Jim, who drags him along into minor ... See full summary »

Director: Burt Brinckerhoff | Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Barry Watson, David Gallagher

Votes: 77

59. Happy Days (1974–1984)
Episode: The Deadly Dares (1974)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Music

Richie and Potsie get Fonzie's help to join the Demons (a social club for pranksters), but are on their own going through their initiations, called "The Deadly Dares".

Director: Herb Wallerstein | Stars: Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Tom Bosley

Votes: 229

60. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1999)
Episode: The Lost City (1997)

Not Rated | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Iolaus is trying to find his cousin who disappeared from her village; Moria is reporting his search for a Greek-era tabloid. They fall through a trap door in an abandoned temple and find ... See full summary »

Director: Charlie Haskell | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst, Robert Trebor, Fiona Mogridge

Votes: 329

61. Spin City (1996–2002)
Episode: The Perfect Dorm (2001)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Paul moves into a college dorm. Charlie sets up Caitlin on a blind date with a bumbling optimist. Randall parks in a handicapped spot and makes amends by having a ramp installed in City Hall.

Director: Ted Wass | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear, Richard Kind, Alan Ruck

Votes: 97

62. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: The Icarus Factor (1989)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Riker's delight at being offered a command of the USS Ares turns to frustration when the man sent to prepare him for his mission is his estranged father; Worf's behavior leads Wesley to delve into Klingon tradition.

Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 3,258

63. V.I.P. (1998–2002)
Episode: Dude, Where's My Party? (2002)

Action, Comedy, Crime

FBI agent McDonough recruits Val for a patriotic service: testing a new facility's security under Dutch aliases, after 'shopping' for illegal arms and disguises. His secret agenda is to ... See full summary »

Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: Pamela Anderson, Molly Culver, Natalie Raitano, Shaun Baker

Votes: 24

64. Las Vegas (2003–2008)
Episode: Run, Cooper, Run! (2007)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama

Mike and Danny arrive at Cooper's suite to find a dead body in his bed and things don't look good when Cooper takes off before the police arrive. Sam convinces the new concierge to babysit ... See full summary »

Director: David Straiton | Stars: Josh Duhamel, James Lesure, Vanessa Marcil, Molly Sims

Votes: 136

65. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Still Waters (2008)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The affluent and influential young man who recently replaced one of the rowers for the 1896 Olympic rowing team is found drowned in the river.

Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 395

66. Crusoe (2008–2009)
Episode: Name of the Game (2008)

TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama

Robinson's engineering insight triumphs over Friday's in a series of tests which the natives use as initiation rite for warriors. After Friday admits he failed the courage test in a ... See full summary »

Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: Philip Winchester, Tongayi Chirisa, Sam Neill, Anna Walton

Votes: 59

67. Man's Work (2006– )
Episode: Heli-logger (2007)

Documentary

Ashley tries to prove his manhood with a crew of Canadian West Coast lumberjacks. The nightly initiation is no walk over: in his briefs trying to stay upright while the adversary ... See full summary »

Stars: Ashley Hames, John Rye, Laura Buckwell

68. Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010)
Episode: Greek Tragedy (2009)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy

Eli's attempt to relieve Melinda of ghost duty so she can pursue her romance with Jim/Sam goes awry when a hazing stunt turns deadly, and Sam wonders if he can trust her.

Director: Karen Gaviola | Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Christoph Sanders, Jamie Kennedy

Votes: 216

69. The Great Gildersleeve (1954–1956)
Episode: The Quiet One

30 min | Comedy

Gildy is invited to join a club that requires new members to remain silent for twenty-four hours as an initiation rite. If he speaks, he'll be refused entry, but if he doesn't he could get fired or thrown in jail.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Willard Waterman, Harry Antrim, Marjorie Bennett, Willis Bouchey

70. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Hog Heaven (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A biker who is brutally stabbed to death in a biker bar turns out to be an undercover agent whose cover was blown.

Director: Louis Shaw Milito | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 670

71. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Coup de Grace (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a police officer shoots and kills his ex-partner in a parking lot, the team must figure out whether it was premeditated and possibly racially motivated.

Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 715

72. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Victor, Victorian (2010)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective Murdoch enters the secretive world of the Freemasons when a new member is poisoned during his initiation ceremony. Things take a strange turn when Doctor Ogden reveals to Murdoch,... See full summary »

Director: Laurie Lynd | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 374

73. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Man Up (2011)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A prostitute is found dead at the same site where a staged photo of the same dead person was taken and posted on a website days earlier, and Hodges theorizes that the parts on his new motorbike were in a fatal accident.

Director: Alec Smight | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 666

74. Dance Academy (2010–2013)
Episode: Week Zero (2010)

TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Family, Music

Tara arrives at the Academy and finds out that she is considered the worst dancer there. For Tara, making friends and earning the respect of her teachers is a challenge. She also deals with being homesick.

Director: Jeffrey Walker | Stars: Xenia Goodwin, Alicia Banit, Dena Kaplan, Thom Green

Votes: 68

75. Blue Bloods (2010–2024)
Episode: Privilege (2010)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Erin, Frank and Danny work together within the system to find justice when a rape case's primary suspect is protected by diplomatic immunity.

Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou

Votes: 716

76. Feuten (2010–2013)
Episode: Welkom stelletje kutfeuten (2010)

30 min | Drama, Romance

Butcher's son Bram Wagtmans is one of the four pledges at a posh Dutch university's mixed but mainly male student society, singled out during hazing to care for the piglet mascot on top of ... See full summary »

Director: Lourens Blok | Stars: Manuel Broekman, Tim Murck, Hanna Verboom, Ruben Brinkman

Votes: 24

77. Feuten (2010–2013)
Episode: Billen bloot (2010)

Drama, Romance

After Freek's funeral, father Bolhuis bitterly tells Hendrik bitterly it's bad enough he failed to protect his kid brother, help with childish 'revenge' on rival Olivier is out of the ... See full summary »

Director: Lourens Blok | Stars: Manuel Broekman, Tim Murck, Hanna Verboom, Ruben Brinkman

Votes: 19

78. Neighbours (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.6088 (2011)

TV-Y7 | 12 min | Drama, Romance

Men's club president Lucas is absent, so treasurer Karl presides over the admission and preliminary initiation test of Toadie, who needs some pushing from Sonya even to apply as ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathon Dutton | Stars: Sandy Winton, Alan Fletcher, Matthew Werkmeister, Jacob Brito

79. Flashpoint (2008–2012)
Episode: A Call to Arms (2011)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Fed up with extortion, a Chinatown merchant sets out to foil the gang to whom her father pays protection money.

Director: Erik Canuel | Stars: Olivia Cheng, Jane McLean Guerra, Daniel Kelly, James Yi

Votes: 132

80. Seinpost Den Haag (2011)
Episode: Moeilijkheden (2011)

Crime

Maik investigates when the drowned corps of neophyte fisherman Erwin Spaans (19) washes up at the pier, as forensics finds traces of gross abuse including rape. His ma stoically says she ... See full summary »

Director: Lourens Blok | Stars: Victor Löw, Jim Bakkum, Charlie Chan Dagelet, Terence Schreurs

81. Against the Wall (2011)
Episode: Second Chances (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama

Abby (Rachael Carpani) and Lina (Marisa Ramirez) investigate allegations of dangerous hazing at the Chicago Police Department recruitment academy. Meanwhile, Don (Treat Williams) is wary of... See full summary »

Director: Gloria Muzio | Stars: Rachael Carpani, Kathy Baker, Michael Reventar, Marisa Ramirez

Votes: 21

82. Grimm (2011–2017)
Episode: Bears Will Be Bears (2011)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A case of breaking and entering introduces Nick and Hank to a mysterious family whose cultural background blurs the line of right and wrong. Meanwhile, Nick tasks Monroe with safeguarding Aunt Marie.

Director: Norberto Barba | Stars: David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Elizabeth Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell

Votes: 1,826

83. Cougar Town (2009–2015)
Episode: Something Big (2012)

Not Rated | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Grayson and Jules find out that Grayson is a father, Bobby tries to teach Ellie how to surf, and Travis finally gets the courage to tell Laurie no.

Director: Michael McDonald | Stars: Courteney Cox, Christa Miller, Busy Philipps, Dan Byrd

Votes: 246

84. Silk (2011–2014)
Episode: In the Family Way (2012)

TV-14 | 59 min | Drama

Martha defends a young thug who smashed up a corner shop and attacked its owner whom he claims insulted his girlfriend. Reader has sex in a toilet with George before prosecuting three ... See full summary »

Director: Alice Troughton | Stars: Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neil Stuke, Alex Jennings

Votes: 121

85. Deadly 60 (2009– )
Episode: On a Mission: Poisonous Killers (2010)

Documentary

Steve, who physically exposed himself to repeated sting risks throughout the series, compares some killer species with redoubted poisons, notably from four important families. With ... See full summary »

Star: Steve Backshall

86. Richard Hammond's Crash Course (2012)
Episode: Striker (2012)

TV-PG | 43 min | Reality-TV

In Dallas, Texas, Richard joins the huge airport's standby fire fighters. He's spared neither outdated physical tests not chores and hazing. A three years training course is condensed into ... See full summary »

Star: Richard Hammond

Votes: 6

87. CSI: Miami (2002–2012)
Episode: Last Straw (2012)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When a pair of sorority sisters are murdered, CSI's investigation focuses on another woman who was humiliated by the two as a pledge ten years earlier.

Director: Billy Gierhart | Stars: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Jonathan Togo, Rex Linn

Votes: 296

88. Feuten (2010–2013)
Episode: Koelkasten en kutfeuten? (2012)

Drama, Romance

Bram starts his term as Mercurius frat's Ithaca chapter president, in charge of hell-week. He handles the case of shy royal prince Alex well, making him admit he joins to make friends at ... See full summary »

Director: Lourens Blok | Stars: Manuel Broekman, Tim Murck, Hanna Verboom, Ruben Brinkman

Votes: 14

89. Feuten (2010–2013)
Episode: Welcome @ Ithaka? (2012)

Drama, Romance

Bram may officially represent Mercurius at father de Ruiter's funeral, but Marie-Claire dumps him as an ambitious hypocrite. Worse, after the testament is read, his bank cancels the frat's ... See full summary »

Director: Lourens Blok | Stars: Manuel Broekman, Tim Murck, Hanna Verboom, Ruben Brinkman

Votes: 13

90. Home and Away (1988– )
Episode: Episode #1.5489 (2012)

TV-14 | 28 min | Drama, Romance

VJ volunteers to be hazed by Jayden's River Boys, only to find even vandalizing a police car and trying to steal Darryl's surf board doesn't suffice, while he gets in trouble for the first.... See full summary »

Director: Jet Wilkinson | Stars: Lyn Collingwood, Ada Nicodemou, Sonia Todd, Emily Symons

91. Cult (2013)
Episode: Off to See the Wizard (2013)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Skye plans to infiltrate a meeting of the True Believers with Jeff following close behind. But Jeff unknowingly follows a decoy vehicle...

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Matthew Davis, Jessica Lucas, Alona Tal, Robert Knepper

Votes: 65

92. The Glades (2010–2013)
Episode: Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves (2013)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

What appears to be a ritualistic murder leads Jim to investigate the secret world of Florida's gypsies just as he gets an unexpected visitor at home: his father, Michael.

Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Matt Passmore, Kiele Sanchez, Carlos Gómez, Michelle Hurd

Votes: 141

93. Binnenstebuiten (2013–2014)
Episode: De garage (2013)

Drama, Romance

Gentle law-freshman Jacob consults Frederik as he just can't manage to cram. The therapist works out he's not motivated, except to piously oblige his parents' desire that he later joins the... See full summary »

Director: Frank Tulkens | Stars: Sara Vertongen, Bert Cosemans, Lotte Pinoy, Ella Leyers

94. Home and Away (1988– )
Episode: Episode #1.5821 (2013)

TV-14 | 28 min | Drama, Romance

Cocky Chris is confident to have Irene in his pocket, so he cheerfully ignores every single house rule, even the alcohol ban, so she finds him making love to Indy who surprised him with ... See full summary »

Director: David Gould | Stars: Lynne McGranger, Ada Nicodemou, Rhiannon Fish, Samara Weaving

95. Vic the Viking (2013– )
Episode: A True Viking (2013)

TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

It's time for Wickie to pass the Vikings's local initiation rite, the quest for Erci's jeweled shield. Halvar and some cahoots stage it to seems dangerous but remain safe enough for his ... See full summary »

Director: Éric Cazes | Stars: Peter Callan, Paul Davies, Benoît Dupac, Marie Facundo

Votes: 6

96. The Fosters (2013–2018)
Episode: Things Unsaid (2014)

TV-14 | 40 min | Drama, Romance

Callie and Brandon sneak around. Stef goes back to work, worrying Lena. Jesus joins the wrestling team. Mariana is caught in a love triangle.

Director: Joanna Kerns | Stars: Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Jake T. Austin, Hayden Byerly

Votes: 298

97. Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode: The One Where They Get High (2014)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Maw Maw has found a new love, Hubert, who encourages her to engage in some reckless activity. When Virginia finds herself scolding Maw Maw, she fears she's become a lame adult and wants ... See full summary »

Director: Victor Nelli Jr. | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward

Votes: 192

98. Bitten (2014–2016)
Episode: Dark Arts (2015)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Aleister returns to Stonehaven as Clay where he convinces Jeremy to let the Coven complete her initiation ritual on the property. Meanwhile, Clay finds himself trapped in his unconscious, wrestling with Aleister and his own mind.

Director: Rick Bota | Stars: Laura Vandervoort, Greyston Holt, Greg Bryk, Steve Lund

Votes: 199

99. Roots (2016)
Episode: Part 1 (2016)

TV-14 | 99 min | Drama, War

In the river region of the Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, have a son named Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After he arrives in ... See full summary »

Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Goode, Malachi Kirby, Derek Luke

Votes: 528

100. Grimm (2011–2017)
Episode: Heartbreaker (2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A cyclist's homicide introduces Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) to a Wesen with a tragic fatal touch. Captain Renard (Sasha Roiz) and Adalind (Claire Coffee) learn the ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Elizabeth Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell

Votes: 927