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51. Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
PG-13 | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.
Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Chloe Franks, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 2,539
52. The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (1971– )
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
"The Hilarious House of Frightenstein" was as hosted spooky show aimed at a children's audience.
Stars: Billy Van, Guy Big, Mitch Markowitz, Joe Torbay
Votes: 841
53. The Grinch Musical! (2020 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 120 min | Family, Musical
A live-action TV adaptation of the Broadway stage musical based on the Dr. Seuss classic "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." As the citizens of Whoville prepare to welcome the holidays, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Julia Knowles, Max Webster | Stars: Matthew Morrison, Denis O'Hare, Booboo Stewart, Claire Machin
Votes: 980
54. Bloodbrothers (1978)
R | 116 min | Drama
A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Paul Sorvino, Tony Lo Bianco, Richard Gere, Lelia Goldoni
Votes: 1,023
55. Deeply (2000)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A reclusive woman's unpublished story about a curse, told to a grieving girl, turns out to be something other than a fairy tale.
Director: Sheri Elwood | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Lynn Redgrave, Julia Brendler, Trent Ford
Votes: 1,807
56. Te Ata (2016)
PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
Te Ata set her sights on Broadway and what she thought was her life's dream. Audition after audition she was rejected and began to wonder if she was cut out for the bright lights.
Director: Nathan Frankowski | Stars: Q'orianka Kilcher, Gil Birmingham, Brigid Brannagh, Graham Greene
Votes: 993 | Gross: $0.07M
57. CBeebies Bedtime Story (2006– )
10 min | Short, Family
A special guest reads a children's bedtime story.
Stars: Justin Fletcher, Floella Benjamin, Tom Hardy, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 92
58. Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow (2015 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The Emmerson family heads to the quaint town of Turkey Hollow to visit Aunt Cly. Tim and Annie quickly grow bored without the Internet, and soon try to track the howling hoodoo, an elusive monster the locals dismiss as a legend.
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Mary Steenburgen, Jay Harrington, Graham Verchere, Genevieve Buechner
Votes: 834
59. Night of the Kings (2020)
R | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy
A young man is sent to "La Maca", a prison of Ivory Coast in the middle of the forest ruled by its prisoners. With the red moon rising, he is designated by the Boss to be the new "Roman" and must tell a story to the other prisoners.
Director: Philippe Lacôte | Stars: Bakary Koné, Steve Tientcheu, Jean Cyrille Digbeu, Rasmané Ouédraogo
Votes: 2,864
60. Three Crowns of the Sailor (1983)
Not Rated | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A drunken sailor recounts the surrealistic odyssey of his life story to a murderous student.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Jean-Bernard Guillard, Philippe Deplanche, Nadège Clair, Lisa Lyon
Votes: 1,156
61. The Cat with Hands (2001)
16+ | 4 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
The dark, surreal story of a cat who wants to be human.
Director: Robert Morgan | Stars: Livy Armstrong, Daniel Hogwood-Kane, Victoria Hayes
Votes: 2,040
62. Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa (2018)
85 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A young Leonardo Da Vinci helps his friend Lisa recover her father's farm after his barn and crops are destroyed by a fire, and they set off in search of a fabulous treasure.
Director: Sergio Manfio | Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, Cherami Leigh, Bryce Papenbrook, Faith Graham
Votes: 620
63. Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Musical, Animation
A live-action piano player relates the story of the Moth who, on his way to marry his Honey Bee, falls into the clutches of an amourous black widow spider, who at one point disguises ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Elvia Allman, Sara Berner, Leo White
Votes: 372
64. Free Lunch Express (2020)
TV-14 | 80 min | Biography, Comedy
From the creators who watched Airplane too many times, comes the surreal story of Bernie Sanders. This farcical tale takes us from childhood to political icon with battles against the ... See full summary »
Director: Lenny Britton | Stars: Alexander Aguila, Laura Aleman, Jessica Jade Andres, Elaine Ballace
Votes: 396
65. Of the Flesh (1983)
TV-MA | 123 min | Drama
A groom takes his city bride to his hometown to settle in his father's house. Struck by her uncanny resemblance to his dead wife, the patriarch is driven to lust after his daughter-in-law. ... See full summary »
Director: Marilou Diaz-Abaya | Stars: Charito Solis, Vic Silayan, Phillip Salvador, Cecille Castillo
Votes: 449
66. My Own Love Song (2010)
PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A wheelchair-bound former singer and her best friend embark on a road trip from Kansas to New Orleans, Louisiana.
Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Madeline Zima, Forest Whitaker, Elias Koteas
Votes: 1,846
67. Mi crimen al desnudo (2001)
91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Maribel Alarcon, Julio Berrocal, Juana Judith Bustos, Susy Díaz
Votes: 12
68. Ambush at Dark Canyon (2012)
R | 90 min | Drama, Western
U.S. Marshall Duke Donovan is imprisoned, accused of being an accomplice in a bank robbery. After discovering that his partner is planning to kill his wife, he must escape prison in time to save his wife and clear his name.
Director: Dustin Rikert | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Sydney Penny, Courtney Gains, Andrew W. Walker
Votes: 517
69. Midnight's Child (1992 TV Movie)
Unrated | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
Kate and her artist husband are busy working parents. Everything seems to be going fine, going about their daily lives. Then, Anna, the Swedish nanny that Kate hired to care for their ... See full summary »
Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: Marcy Walker, Cotter Smith, Olivia d'Abo, Elisabeth Moss
Votes: 349
70. Hi-5 (2003–2011)
TV-Y | 22 min | Family, Comedy, Music
A high-energy kids show full of song and dance and action starring 5 exciting (and ethnically-diverse) perfomers.
Stars: Jenn Korbee, Kimee Balmilero, Karla Mosley, Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Votes: 538
71. Arjun: The Warrior Prince (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Arjun, a Pandava, learns the art of warfare from Drona and becomes his most skilled student. Meanwhile, Duryodhana and his uncle, Shakuni, conspire to win over everything that belongs to the Pandavas.
Directors: Arnab Chaudhuri, Pavan Buragohain, K.K. Raina | Stars: Yudhveer Bakoliya, Ashok Banthia, Ravi Khanvilkar, Vijay Kashyap
Votes: 2,067 | Gross: $0.01M
72. Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Frosty's kind of lonely, so the kids think of making him a wife, Crystal. But will Jack Frost let them be happy?
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Andy Griffith, Shelley Winters, Dennis Day, Paul Frees
Votes: 3,624
73. The Daydreamer (1966)
Unrated | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An anthology of fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen: "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes", "Thumbelina", and "The Garden of Paradise".
Director: Jules Bass | Stars: Tallulah Bankhead, Victor Borge, Patty Duke, Jack Gilford
Votes: 459
74. The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (1996–1998)
30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A teenage sailor named Sinbad travels to many distant shores with a boy named Hakeem and a cat named Kulak as his constant companions.
Stars: Jennifer Hale, Glenn Shadix, Billy West, Jeff Bennett
Votes: 73
75. Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV Movie)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Family
An outcast donkey in Roman era Judea with overlong ears finds his destiny on the way to Bethlehem.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Roger Miller, Brenda Vaccaro, Paul Frees, Don Messick
Votes: 2,450
76. The Story Lady (1991 TV Movie)
G | 94 min | Drama, Family
When Grace comes to live with her daughter and son-in-law, she is eager to find a way to be useful in the community. She loves to read stories to children, and decides to read one on public... See full summary »
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Jessica Tandy, Stephanie Zimbalist, Lisa Jakub, Chris Gartin
Votes: 465
77. Grim Tales (1989–1991)
11 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Comedian and actor Rik Mayall energetically narrates a series of stories adapted from the tales written by the Brothers Grimm
Star: Rik Mayall
Votes: 237
78. Kadhikan (2023)
93 min | Drama
A renowned Story teller during the 1980s. currently earning a living at the sawmill, hiding the performer in him due to his dire circumstances. A 17-year-old boy living in a Juvenile home ... See full summary »
Director: Jayaraj | Stars: Mukesh, Ketaki Narayan, Unni Mukundan, Sabitha Jayaraaj
Votes: 73
79. Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Musical
Sandra Bernhard stars in a studio version of her off-Broadway show, blending re-enactments of the original show's pieces with concept vignettes and 'testimonials' to underscore the relationship between a performer and an audience.
Director: John Boskovich | Stars: Sandra Bernhard, John Doe, Steve Antin, Lu Leonard
Votes: 665 | Gross: $1.22M
80. The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006)
112 min | Drama
A portrayal of the lives of the last great Inuit shaman, Avva, and his beautiful and headstrong daughter, Apak. Based on the journals of 1920s Danish ethnographer Knud Rasmussen.
Directors: Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk | Stars: Pakak Innuksuk, Leah Angutimarik, Neeve Irngaut, Natar Ungalaaq
Votes: 385
81. The Stone Flower (1946)
89 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Obsessed with perfecting his craft, young gemcutter Danilo visits the mystical Copper Mountain to uncover the secret behind its infamous attraction - the Stone Flower, a stone carving so captivating that no one can leave after seeing it.
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko | Stars: Vladimir Druzhnikov, Yekaterina Derevshchikova, Tamara Makarova, Mikhail Troyanovskiy
Votes: 508
82. VH1 Storytellers (1996– )
60 min | Documentary, Music
Stars: David Weier, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews
Votes: 161
83. Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories (2006 TV Movie)
93 min | Biography, Drama, History
Three of the most popular and controversial Civil War stories by legendary writer Ambrose Bierce are presented in this acclaimed feature collection.
Directors: Don Maxwell, Brian James Egen | Stars: Campbell Scott, Vivian Schilling, Nathan Darrow, T. Max Graham
Votes: 157 | Gross: $0.02M
84. The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918)
Not Rated | 16 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
In a dream Uncle Jack looks through a magic telescope owned by the ghost of a hermit and sees what life was like millions of years ago, including a battle between prehistoric monsters.
Director: Willis H. O'Brien | Stars: Alan V. Day, Chauncey A. Day, Herbert M. Dawley, Willis H. O'Brien
Votes: 366 | Gross: $0.10M
85. Khadak (2006)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Set in the frozen steppes of Mongolia, a young nomad confronted with his destiny after animals fall victim to a plague which threatens to eradicate nomadism.
Directors: Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth | Stars: Batzul Khayankhyarvaa, Tsetsegee Byamba, Banzar Damchaa, Tserendarizav Dashnyam
Votes: 967 | Gross: $0.00M
86. One Droopy Knight (1957)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Sir Droopalot and Sir Butchalot (Droopy and Butch) vie with each other to kill a dragon that is terrorizing their kingdom. Whoever vanquishes the dragon will marry the king's daughter.
Director: Michael Lah | Star: Bill Thompson
Votes: 500
87. Gallant Journey (1946)
Passed | 85 min | Biography, Drama, History
This historical drama is a biopic of the U.S. aviation pioneer John J. Montgomery who was the first American to fly a glider in 1883.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charles Ruggles, Henry Travers
Votes: 289
88. The Little Convict (1979)
77 min | Animation, Drama, Family
After failing to sell any of his paintings at a funfair, an artist begins to tell his granddaughter about the origins of his paintings. We are then transported on board a British convict ... See full summary »
Director: Yoram Gross | Stars: Rolf Harris, Paul Bertram, Ronald Falk, Gary Files
Votes: 98
89. Sing Your Song (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his significant contribution to and his leadership in the civil rights movement in America and to social justice globally.
Director: Susanne Rostock | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Marge Champion, Fran Scott Attaway
Votes: 502 | Gross: $0.05M
90. Tatlong baraha (2006)
Action
The father and sons triumvirate play three oppressed Filipinos during the Spanish regime-a cowardly farmer (Lito), a mentally challenged man (Mark), and a hunchback bellringer (Maynard). ... See full summary »
Director: Toto Natividad | Stars: Lito Lapid, Mark Lapid, Maynard Lapid, Monsour Del Rosario
Votes: 17
91. Uchi no Shishou wa Shippo ga Nai (2022– )
23 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Mameda is a shape shifting Tanuki girl who dreams of becoming human someday. One day, she turns into a black-haired beauty and heads out to Osaka, but is soon discovered. One beautiful ... See full summary »
Stars: Kenichi Mine, Ayumu Murase, Lynn, Mao Ichimichi
Votes: 76
92. The Captain's Kid (1936)
Passed | 72 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Marcia Prentiss, a New England spinster, is annoyed when reaching her summer home to find that her niece, Betsy Ann, is there after being told to remain in school, but is there because she ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: May Robson, Sybil Jason, Guy Kibbee, Jane Bryan
Votes: 132
93. Las aventuras de Pito Pérez (1957)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Adventure
After a long absence, Pito Pérez (Germán Valdés), a homeless man, returns to his village and recounts all his adventures.
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Germán Valdés, Anabelle Gutiérrez, Andrés Soler, Consuelo Guerrero de Luna
Votes: 91
94. Frank Capra's American Dream (1997 TV Movie)
PG | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Ron Howard hosts a biography of the life and career of filmmaker Frank Capra, including interviews with the director's friends, colleagues and admirers.
Director: Kenneth Bowser | Stars: Ron Howard, Robert Altman, Jeanine Basinger, Edward Bernds
Votes: 322
95. Las mil y una noches (1958)
90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Fernando Cortés | Stars: Germán Valdés, María Antonieta Pons, Óscar Pulido, Martha Valdés
Votes: 51
96. Der Felsen (2002)
122 min | Drama, Thriller
Katrin and Jürgen spend their holidays in Corsica. Katrin is in her mid-thirties, working as a tracer at Jürgen's company who suddenly remembers he's married -- but not with Kathrin. So ... See full summary »
Director: Dominik Graf | Stars: Karoline Eichhorn, Antonio Wannek, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Ralph Herforth
Votes: 365
97. Aesop's Fables (1971 TV Movie)
30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Aesop's Fables was a 1971 thirty-minute made for television fantasy movie starring Bill Cosby as Aesop, produced by Lorimar Productions.
Directors: Robert Chenault, Hal Sutherland | Stars: Bill Cosby, Keith Hamilton, Jere Fields, John Byner
Votes: 46
98. Tana Mongeau and iDubbbz vs. the N Word (2017 Video)
Short
Derrick Pilot, aka SomeBlackGuy, keeps his cool as Tana Mongeau freaks out over IDubbz and his use of the n-word.
Director: Derrick Pilot | Stars: Derrick Pilot, Tana Mongeau, Ian Washburn
Votes: 33
99. Mos Def, Talib Kweli and a Mystery Man Share Calamari with Sasheer Zamata (2012)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Director: Todd G. Bieber | Star: Sasheer Zamata
100. The Folklorist (2012– )
History
The Folklorist is NewTV's Emmy® Award-winning television series that offers a captivating look at some of the lesser-known stories in history.
Stars: John Horrigan, Andrew Eldridge, Steve Russo, Sam Melnick
Votes: 37