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1. The Avengers (1961–1969)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.
Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson
Votes: 8,898
2. That's Entertainment! (1974)
G | 135 min | Documentary, Family, Musical
Various MGM stars from yesteryear present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50-year history.
Director: Jack Haley Jr. | Stars: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, Peter Lawford
Votes: 5,434 | Gross: $26.89M
3. Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
25 min | Comedy
Tom Chance's life is filled with coincidences, leading to his meeting Alison and frequent wrongful arrests. Despite evidence, the Police Sergeant instructs officers not to arrest him due to the pattern of coincidences.
Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Bill Pertwee, Deddie Davies
Votes: 289
4. April in Paris (1952)
Unrated | 100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A series of misunderstandings leads to a chorus girl traveling to Paris to represent the American theater, where she falls in love with a befuddled bureaucrat.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude Dauphin, Eve Miller
Votes: 1,515
5. Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife.
Directors: Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong
Votes: 3,414
6. Department S (1969–1970)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An elite department within Interpol, Department S inherits those cases which the other member groups have failed to solve.
Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, Dennis Alaba Peters
Votes: 585
7. Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic stories.
Stars: James Mason, Irene Dunne, Robert Paige, Walter Coy
Votes: 338
8. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
G | 133 min | Documentary, Family, Musical
The second installment in the "That's Entertainment" trilogy features more classic scenes from MGM's vast musical library with the addition of comedy and drama films.
Director: Gene Kelly | Stars: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 2,436 | Gross: $6.54M
9. The Wedding March (1928)
Passed | 113 min | Drama
A young impoverished aristocrat falls in love with an inn-keepers daughter, but has to marry money.
Director: Erich von Stroheim | Stars: Erich von Stroheim, Fay Wray, Zasu Pitts, Matthew Betz
Votes: 1,899
10. The Tonight Show (1953–1957)
TV-PG | 105 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
The show originated as a local New York City late night program in June 1953 and went onto the network in September 1954. Throughout the summer of 1956, Steve Allen was the only host. When ... See full summary »
Stars: Skitch Henderson, Gene Rayburn, Steve Allen, Steve Lawrence
Votes: 226
11. 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: 523
12. Honor Among Lovers (1931)
75 min | Drama, Romance
Jerry Stafford, a businessman, is in love with his secretary but she deserts him for another man. When she realizes her mistake, she goes back to him. Doris Brown is her girlfriend who is in love with a man named Monty Dunn.
Director: Dorothy Arzner | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Fredric March, Monroe Owsley, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 536
13. The Scales of Justice (1962–1967)
Crime, Drama
Series of courtroom dramas introduced by criminologist Edgar Lustgarten.
Stars: Edgar Lustgarten, Michael Hordern, Kenneth Benda, Carleton Hobbs
Votes: 79
14. The Dance of Life (1929)
Passed | 115 min | Drama, Romance
When a vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer have little luck in their separate careers, they decide to combine their acts; to save money on the road, they get married.
Directors: John Cromwell, A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Hal Skelly, Nancy Carroll, Dorothy Revier, Ralph Theodore
Votes: 354
15. Secrets of a Secretary (1931)
71 min | Drama
When her father dies, a wealthy young women discovers that she's not wealthy at all--her father lost all of his money in the 1929 stock market crash and she's now officially broke. She ... See full summary »
Director: George Abbott | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Georges Metaxa, Betty Lawford
Votes: 158
16. Follow Thru (1930)
92 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Club champion Lora Moore loses a golf match to a woman from another golf club. Then Jerry Downs, a handsome golf pro, and his goofy friend Jack Martin show up. Lora takes him on as her golf... See full summary »
Directors: Lloyd Corrigan, Laurence Schwab | Stars: Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Nancy Carroll, Zelma O'Neal, Jack Haley
Votes: 263
17. Laughter (1930)
85 min | Comedy, Romance
A former chorus girl weds a millionaire after the composer she loves leaves. Meanwhile, she strings along an artist in love with her. When the composer returns, she struggles with her needs for security vs love. High jinks and drama ensue.
Director: Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast | Stars: Nancy Carroll, Fredric March, Frank Morgan, Glenn Anders
Votes: 418
18. Heads Up (1930)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Jack Mason meets Mary Trumbull at a Coast Guard Academy graduation ball and falls in love with her. However, the girl's mother considers wealthy Rex Cutting a more appropriate choice for ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Helen Kane, Margaret Breen, Victor Moore
Votes: 73
19. The Night Angel (1931)
86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
American drama written and directed by Edmund Goulding. The film stars Nancy Carroll, Fredric March, Phoebe Foster, Alison Skipworth and Alan Hale, Sr.. The film was released on July 18, 1931.
Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Nancy Carroll, Fredric March, Phoebe Foster, Alison Skipworth
Votes: 89
20. Tarnished Lady (1931)
Passed | 83 min | Drama, Romance
Tarnished Lady is a 1931 Pre-Code American drama film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is based on his short story, A Story of a New York Lady.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Tallulah Bankhead, Clive Brook, Phoebe Foster, Alexander Kirkland
Votes: 251
21. The Sap from Syracuse (1930)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Ellen Saunders is an heiress on a cruise to Europe being pursued by a day laborer mistaken for a prominent mining engineer. During the cruise, he foils two crooks try to get rid of her.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Jack Oakie, Ginger Rogers, Granville Bates, George Barbier
Votes: 116
22. The Honeymoon (1929)
"The Wedding March" ended with the marriage between Nikki and the crippled Cecilia takes place. Eberle swears to kills the prince unless Mitzi will agree to marry him. She relents, but at ... See full summary »
Director: Erich von Stroheim | Stars: Matthew Betz, Dale Fuller, Cesare Gravina, Hughie Mack
Votes: 76
23. The Angry God (1948)
Approved | 57 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The god Colima tries to win the love of a beautiful young Indian maiden, who won't betray the man she loves.
Director: Van Campen Heilner | Stars: Alice Parla, Casimiro Ortega, Mario Forastieri
24. Time Remembered (I) (1961 TV Movie)
Drama
Hallmark presents Jean Anouilh's romantic drama about a prince mourning the death of a ballerina he fell hopelessly in love with, and his aunt who recruits young milliner to distract him from grieving,
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Edith Evans, Janet Munro, Barry Jones
25. Floor Show (1948–1950)
30 min | Music
Weekly jazz music show, hosted by guitarist Eddie Condon, with guest jazz artists.
Stars: Eddie Condon, Carl Reiner, Billy Butterfield, Pee Wee Russell
26. Song by Song (1977–1980)
45 min | Music
Stars: Ned Sherrin, David Kernan, Millicent Martin, Julia McKenzie
27. Battle Stations (1944)
10 min | Documentary, War, Short
Documentary short film revealing the replacement of Coast Guardsmen on domestic shore duty by women from the Coast Guard's women's detachment, the SPARS, during World War II.
Director: Garson Kanin | Stars: James Cagney, Ginger Rogers
Votes: 34
28. Ella Fitzgerald: Taking A Chance on Love (Live) (2020 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Music video by Ella Fitzgerald performing "Taking A Chance On Love (Live)" from live album, "The Lost Berlin Tapes".
Director: Cecile McLorin Salvant | Star: Ella Fitzgerald
29.
The Scales of Justice (1962–1967)
Episode:
The Invisible Asset
(1963)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A restaurant owner bugs one of his tables with a hidden microphone and uses the illicit knowledge he gains to blackmail his customers.
Director: Norman Harrison | Stars: Edgar Lustgarten, Kenneth J. Warren, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Annette Carell
Votes: 29
30.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Bizarre
(1969)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Found wandering in a snowy field Helen Pritchard claims to have seen a man who was supposed to have been a corpse but was very much alive. This leads Steed to investigate the Happy Meadows ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Roy Kinnear, Fulton Mackay
Votes: 203
31.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Box of Tricks
(1963)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Steed traces stolen classified documents to a nightclub where Venus Smith is working as a magician's assistant.
Director: Kim Mills | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Julie Stevens, Jane Barrett, Maurice Hedley
Votes: 120
32.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Death's Door
(1967)
TV-G | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Sir Andrew Boyd, the British delegate at a European peace conference has a dream in which he is run over and killed by a car. The dream comes true. The Avengers are charged with the safety ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Clifford Evans, William Lucas
Votes: 329
33.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Wish You Were Here
(1968)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A holiday resort has a strict "no check out" policy for certain guests, including Tara King, in this clever parody of Patrick McGoohan's "The Prisoner."
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Liam Redmond, Robert Urquhart
Votes: 217
34.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
And What Shall We Do for a Ring?
(1986)
26 min | Comedy
Due to yet another of the coincidences that Tom always attracts he ends up with the spoils from a supermarket robbery and a jewel heist due to an identical suitcase and an identical car to ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Walters, Deddie Davies
Votes: 12
35.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
For Whom the Bell Tolls
(1986)
25 min | Comedy
As Alison and Tom get ready for Barbara's wedding to Terence another bride,Penny,rings the bell,asking to use the phone as the horse pulling her wedding carriage is feeling faint. However ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Angus MacKay, Geraldine Gardner
Votes: 12
36.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
Honour Thy Father and Mother
(1984)
25 min | Comedy
Alison's parents are not exactly warming to the notion of Tom after their daughter returns at three in the morning minus her dress. Tom returns it to her at the library but gets into a row ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Ronnie Stevens, Deddie Davies
Votes: 14
37.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
Naming the Day
(1986)
26 min | Comedy
Tom searches the local paper for the announcement of his engagement but finds that by mistake he is on the obituary page and at the library he runs into Joanna,the married lover of the man ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Geraldine Gardner, Judy Buxton
Votes: 11
38.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
Plumstones
(1984)
26 min | Comedy
Shy librarian Alison Little arrives at a hotel to meet long-lost cousin Tom Cheyney. Eccentric,accident-prone Tom Chance turns up for a blind date with Alison Hughes but due to a ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Ralph Nossek, Paul Chapman
Votes: 25
39.
Department S (1969–1970)
Episode:
Death on Reflection
(1969)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Sir Curtis and a lady friend are at an antiques auction in Bond street, where a mirror sells for an astronomically high sum in view of its appearance. Later Gresford, the man who bought the... See full summary »
Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols, Dennis Alaba Peters
Votes: 47
40.
Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode:
Autumn in New York
(1952)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
A woman dreams of becoming a successful musical star, but her level-headed boyfriend brings her back down to Earth.
Director: William H. Brown Jr. | Stars: Polly Bergen, Skip Homeier, Donald Briggs, Jane Rose
41.
Floor Show (1948–1950)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(1949)
Music
Stars: Sidney Bechet, Joe Bushkin, Billy Butterfield, Eddie Condon
42.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
Flowing with the Tide
(1984)
25 min | Comedy
Tom believes he has had no post for six and a half weeks but in fact all his mail got stuck behind a heater and,as he has not paid his bills.the amenities are due to be cut off. With his ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Gerald Sim, Aubrey Morris
Votes: 16
43.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
The Birthday Party
(1984)
25 min | Comedy
Tom is arranging a surprise birthday for Alison which includes a pillar box singing telegram who arrives seven hours early and an odd caterer who puts plastic insects in the food to spark ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Ellison, Bernard Sharpe
Votes: 14
44.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
Man of Iron
(1984)
25 min | Comedy
Alison has her own flat where she is hosting her nervous cousin Thomas,who has come from Hartlepool for a Cliff Richard concert and even before ringing her bell has,thanks to Tom,been ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Peter Corey, Brian Godfrey
Votes: 14
45.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
Stuff of Dreams
(1984)
25 min | Comedy
Alison is now living with Tom and,on the day that a boat he won years ago and was stolen next day is returned by the police Corporal Browning drops in - literally,as his parachute was ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Jeremy Sinden, Brian Miller
Votes: 15
46.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
The Taxman Cometh
(1986)
26 min | Comedy
A young Portuguese couple,the wife heavily pregnant,arrive at Tom's. They have come for hotel work but are in the wrong town. Fortunately Alison can speak their language and she and Tom ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Angus MacKay, Geraldine Gardner
Votes: 12
47.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
The Lost Weekend
(1986)
26 min | Comedy
Tom visits a garage,explaining truthfully that 'a buzzard has shattered my windscreen',unaware that this is the code for a courier to be given a consignment of heroin. Tom however believes ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Walters, Deddie Davies
Votes: 14
48.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
Winning Streak
(1986)
26 min | Comedy
Somehow Tom manages to win a supermarket trolley dash,every single prize in a charity raffle and a novelty prize from the policeman's charity ball. However a man digging for buried treasure... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Angus MacKay, Bill Pertwee
Votes: 12
49.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
Good-bye Mr Henstridge
(1986)
25 min | Comedy
Mr Henstridge, an elderly library user, passes away. He has long been an admirer of Alison and so she persuades Tom that they should go to his funeral. Afterwards his sister gives Alison a ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, John Savident, Hubert Rees
Votes: 11
50.
Chance in a Million (1984–1986)
Episode:
Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner
(1986)
24 min | Comedy
Alison is very nervous as Tom is taking her for a weekend visit to his uncle and cousins,who live in a country house. They would seem to be rather upper crust and Alison fears that they ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn, Richard Vernon, Allan Cuthbertson
Votes: 11