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1. Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Ten years before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien.

Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman

Votes: 134,564

2. The Strain (2014–2017)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism ravages the city of New York.

Stars: Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde

Votes: 87,031

3. Nightmare Alley (2021)

R | 150 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychologist bent on exposing him.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe

Votes: 165,186 | Gross: $11.34M

4. You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy

Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who've always dreamed about having epic Bat Mitzvahs. However, things start to go comically awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their friendship and their rite of passage.

Director: Sammi Cohen | Stars: Idina Menzel, Jackie Sandler, Adam Sandler, Sadie Sandler

Votes: 23,848

5. Women Talking (2022)

PG-13 | 104 min | Drama

Do nothing, stay and fight, or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.

Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand

Votes: 41,918

6. Fingernails (2023)

R | 113 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Anna and Ryan have found true love, and it's proven by a controversial new technology. There's just one problem, as Anna still isn't sure. Then she takes a position at a love testing institute and meets Amir.

Director: Christos Nikou | Stars: Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Allen White, Luke Wilson

Votes: 7,987

7. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery

In 1968, the night of Halloween brings mayhem in a small town when a group of friends discovers a notebook written by a mysterious girl that foretells terrifying events.

Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams

Votes: 85,245 | Gross: $68.95M

8. Slumberland (2022)

PG | 117 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jason Momoa, Marlow Barkley, Chris O'Dowd, Kyle Chandler

Votes: 33,017

9. Spiral (2021)

R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw.

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols

Votes: 68,221

10. My Old Ass (2024)

88 min | Comedy

Elliott Labrant, who has been advised by her future self not to fall in love, is sure she can do so after being given the advice. That is, until she meets the boy her older self warned her about.

Director: Megan Park | Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Maddie Ziegler, Percy Hynes White, Maria Dizzia

Votes: 179

11. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)

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

The series follows Frankie Drake, a female private detective operating in Toronto in the 1920s.

Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, Rebecca Liddiard, Sharron Matthews

Votes: 3,177

12. Impulse (2018–2019)

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

A young woman discovers she has the extraordinary power of teleportation.

Stars: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold

Votes: 10,513

13. The Rest of Us (I) (2019)

80 min | Drama

Two mother-daughter duos must contend with their grief and complicated relationships with one another when the person who connects them dies.

Director: Aisling Chin-Yee | Stars: Heather Graham, Sophie Nélisse, Abigail Pniowsky, Jodi Balfour

Votes: 1,535

14. House/Wife

Thriller | Post-production

A mother recovering from a brutal accident moves into a prototype smart home. As she begins to get settled, she finds out that the house's groundbreaking AI technology is quickly developing real human emotions.

Director: Danis Goulet | Stars: Alice Braga, Sarah Gadon, Kris Holden-Ried, Gregory Ambrose Calderone

15. State Like Sleep (2018)

104 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A woman grapples with the consequences of her celebrity husband's double life after he commits suicide.

Director: Meredith Danluck | Stars: Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Michiel Huisman

Votes: 1,074 | Gross: $0.00M

16. Becoming Burlesque (2017)

96 min | Drama

Despite her uncle encouraging her to adopt a more traditional lifestyle, a young Muslim college student secretly joins a Toronto burlesque troupe.

Director: Jackie English | Stars: Shiva Negar, Elise Bauman, Moe Jeudy-Lamour, Araya Mengesha

Votes: 406

17. The Haunted House on Kirby Road (2016)

83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Horror

A group of 20-somethings set out to discover if an urban myth of a haunted house holds any truth.

Director: Stuart Stone | Stars: Nina Kiri, Chris Kapeleris, Sammi Barber, Austin Duffy

Votes: 430

18. Brown Girl Begins (2017)

84 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi

It's 2049 on a forsaken island off the coast of Toronto where the survival of the islanders depends on young Ti-Jeanne to risk death by a spirit so she can take her place as a caribbean priestess and save her people.

Director: Sharon Lewis | Stars: Mouna Traoré, Nigel Shawn Williams, Shakura S'Aida, Emmanuel Kabongo

Votes: 233

19. Adams Testament (2017)

113 min | Drama

Young musician Adam had the perfect life until one day everything changed. His father, Detective Joseph Gable, continues on a relentless path to save Adam's soul as angels and demons are ... See full summary »

Directors: Jason Barbeck, Rafael Kalamat | Stars: Philip Moran, Luke Bilyk, Nick Mancuso, Frank Chiesurin

Votes: 64

20. First Round Down (2016)

96 min | Action, Comedy

When big city problems follow a former hockey star turned hitman to his home town it's clear that he's not the only one with skeletons in his closet in this crime comedy caper involving ex-lovers, old coaches, mobsters and unpaid debts.

Directors: Brett M. Butler, Jason G. Butler | Stars: Dylan Bruce, Rachel Wilson, Rob Ramsay, Percy Hynes White

Votes: 321

21. Among Flowers (2014)

17 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi

Among Flowers in the story of two friends attempting to survive together in a greenhouse on a dead planet. Trapped inside by the uninhabitable atmosphere of the earth Nik and Dom hang on by... See full summary »

Director: Benji Irwin | Stars: Mark Dwyer, James Morely, James Morley

22. Little Dougie (2015)

15 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

One little guy, one big problem.

Director: Steve Cerritos | Stars: Adam Martignetti, Marina Bennett, Monica Bonczak, Linh Chao

Votes: 7

23. Life Fantastical (2013)

10 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

Scott Graham- Motivational Speaker and Anti-bullying Activist, shares his story and techniques that give kids the strength they need, in this humorous and uplifting documentary.

Director: Evan Henderson | Star: Scott Graham

24. Pushers (2014)

10 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

Judah's disbelief in the afterlife becomes a horrible, tangible struggle.

Director: Nicholas Posthumus | Stars: Neil Crone, Stephen Joffe, Eric Lehmann, Adam Murciano

25. Thank You Roman Stince (2014)

10 min | Short, Drama

A young boy, living on a secluded farm with an aggressive brother and uninvolved sister, finds an unexpected opportunity to connect with the outside world.

Director: Max F. Sims | Stars: David Knoll, Luke Aquilina, Julianne Hjartarson, Chris Vinskas

26. Grounded for Life (2014)

14 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy

Josh (11) helps his best friend, Petey (11), complete his bucket list before his Dad grounds him for life for failing a math test.

Director: Nicholas Brown | Stars: Andrew Nesbitt, Felix Palmer, Philip James, Henry Oswald Peirson

27. Dead End (VI) (2014)

11 min | Short, Comedy, Crime

Long term couple Katie and Andy realize that their relationship has come to an end while they attempt to dispose of the body of a man they killed.

Director: Lu Asfaha | Stars: Samantha Cole, Josh Harmer, Mikelle Virey

28. Impulse (2018–2019)
Episode: Fight or Flight (2019)

TV-MA | Action, Drama, Mystery

Realizing the danger coming her way, Henry struggles to control her abilities.

Director: Mairzee Almas | Stars: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold

Votes: 197

29. Impulse (2018–2019)
Episode: The Moroi (2019)

TV-MA | Action, Drama, Mystery

In the aftermath of a brutal attack on his family, a young awakened Nikolai struggles for control of his powers.

Director: Jill Robertson | Stars: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold

Votes: 251

30. Impulse (2018–2019)
Episode: The End of the World (2019)

TV-MA | Action, Drama, Mystery

Henry and Jenna attend their prom, where Jenna is forced to face the truth about herself.

Director: Alexis Ostrander | Stars: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold

Votes: 187

31. Impulse (2018–2019)
Episode: For Those Lost (2019)

TV-MA | Action, Drama, Mystery

Henry searches for answers regarding her Father's past. Lucas searches for redemption from his actions at the Millers' Church.

Director: Alex Kalymnios | Stars: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold

Votes: 186

32. Impulse (2018–2019)
Episode: Seven of Hearts (2019)

TV-MA | Action, Drama, Mystery

Henry questions Nikolai on his allegiance. Lucas struggles for a new path in life.

Director: Julian Holmes | Stars: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold

Votes: 172

33. Impulse (2018–2019)
Episode: Crossing the Threshold (2019)

TV-MA | Action, Drama, Mystery

Henry tried to confront her darkest fears. A college visit for Jenna and Townes makes them question not just their decision to help Henry, but how they want to live their lives.

Director: Sydney Freeland | Stars: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold

Votes: 190

34. Impulse (2018–2019)
Episode: The Tether (2019)

TV-MA | Action, Drama, Mystery

Buried tensions come to light during a family dinner. Townes discovers more information about people with abilities.

Director: Mairzee Almas | Stars: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold

Votes: 184

35. Impulse (2018–2019)
Episode: A moment of clarity (2019)

TV-MA | Action, Drama, Mystery

Nikolai betrays his employers, but contemplates about telling his secret to Henry. Henry struggles with how far she must go to protect her secret.

Director: Mark Tonderai | Stars: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold

Votes: 186

36. Impulse (2018–2019)
Episode: Making amends (2019)

TV-MA | Action, Drama, Mystery

Nikolai tells the truth about Henry's father, awakening a dangerous and unstable side in her. Consumed with so much guilt and fear, Henry must make an ultimate decision to protect herself and the people she cares about.

Director: Maggie Kiley | Stars: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold

Votes: 242

37. Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode: The Vulcan Hello (2017)

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

While patrolling Federation space, the U.S.S. Shenzhou encounters an object of unknown origin, putting First Officer Michael Burnham to her greatest test yet.

Director: David Semel | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp

Votes: 8,013

38. The Strain (2014–2017)
Episode: The Worm Turns (2017)

TV-MA | 47 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Out of the ashes of humanity's nuclear war, Night Eternal has begun. Haunted by the atrocities committed by his son, Eph abandons NYC for Philadelphia. His solitude is cut short when he ... See full summary »

Director: J. Miles Dale | Stars: Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde

Votes: 958

39. The Strain (2014–2017)
Episode: The Blood Tax (2017)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Imprisoned as a subject in a strigoi breeding program, Dutch is desperate to escape and find Setrakian. Gus recruits his cousin for the inside job that will put his gang at the top of the ... See full summary »

Director: J. Miles Dale | Stars: Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde

Votes: 810

40. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)
Episode: Mother of Pearl (2017)

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

Frankie Drake finds herself a suspect in a jewel heist.

Director: Ruba Nadda | Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, Rebecca Liddiard, Sharron Matthews

Votes: 279

41. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)
Episode: Ladies in Red (2017)

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

Frankie and Trudy are hired by a factory owner to root out communists working for him, but things are not as it appears.

Director: Ruba Nadda | Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, Rebecca Liddiard, Sharron Matthews

Votes: 213

42. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)
Episode: Summer in the City (2017)

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

When a dead body turns up in the luggage of a young man, the case brings Frankie and Trudy into Toronto's elite social circles.

Director: Norma Bailey | Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, William Melling, Rebecca Liddiard

Votes: 179

43. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)
Episode: Healing Hands (2017)

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

The ladies wind up in Toronto's jazz scene while trying to protect a faith healer.

Director: Sudz Sutherland | Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, Rebecca Liddiard, Emmanuel Kabongo

Votes: 170

44. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)
Episode: Whisper Sisters (2017)

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

After a shooting injures the young son of a friend, Frankie and Trudy's investigation leads them into the dangerous world of bootlegging.

Director: Leslie Hope | Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, William Melling, Rebecca Liddiard

Votes: 151

45. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)
Episode: Out of Focus (2017)

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

Frankie and Trudy go undercover in the glamorous world of film in order to solve a seemingly impossible murder on a silent movie set.

Director: Sudz Sutherland | Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, Rebecca Liddiard, Sharron Matthews

Votes: 168

46. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)
Episode: Ties That Bind (2018)

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

Mary recruits Frankie and Trudy to find a missing teacher, but their investigation leads them to family secrets, Chinatown and murder.

Director: Eleanore Lindo | Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, Rebecca Liddiard, Sharron Matthews

Votes: 143

47. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)
Episode: Ghosts (2018)

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

The horrors of war haunt Frankie when an investigation into a soldier's murder reunites her with a friend left traumatised by his tour of duty.

Director: Peter Stebbings | Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, Rebecca Liddiard, Kris Holden-Ried

Votes: 156

48. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)
Episode: Anastasia (2018)

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

Frankie is hired to confirm the identity of a young woman claiming to be a Russian princess and protect her from those who want her dead.

Director: Cal Coons | Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, Rebecca Liddiard, Sharron Matthews

Votes: 157

49. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)
Episode: Once Burnt Twice Spied (2018)

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

Mary finds out how Frankie and Trudy met and how Drake Private Detectives was formed.

Director: Peter Stebbings | Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, Rebecca Liddiard, Grace Lynn Kung

Votes: 154

50. Impulse (2018–2019)
Episode: Mind on fire (2019)

TV-MA | Action, Drama, Mystery

While contemplating what's next for her and her friends, Henry deals with the guilt on her shoulders over her actions.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold

Votes: 226