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1. Interstellar (2014)
PG-13 | 169 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Mackenzie Foy
Votes: 2,105,838 | Gross: $188.02M
2. Contact (1997)
PG | 150 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt
Votes: 293,422 | Gross: $100.92M
3. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Romance
Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days.
Director: Donald Petrie | Stars: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg, Kathryn Hahn
Votes: 270,650 | Gross: $105.81M
4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.
Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger, Rita Wilson
Votes: 191,102 | Gross: $126.53M
5. The Invention of Lying (2009)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.
Directors: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson | Stars: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K.
Votes: 149,067 | Gross: $18.44M
6. A Single Man (2009)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.
Director: Tom Ford | Stars: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult
Votes: 117,831 | Gross: $9.17M
7. The Fisher King (1991)
R | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Adam Bryant, Paul Lombardi
Votes: 91,012 | Gross: $41.90M
8. The Siege (1998)
R | 116 min | Action, Thriller
The secret U.S. abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York City, which leads to the declaration of martial-law.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Annette Bening, Tony Shalhoub
Votes: 78,182 | Gross: $40.98M
9. Flashdance (1983)
R | 95 min | Drama, Music, Romance
An 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson
Votes: 59,655 | Gross: $94.90M
10. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015–2024)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes.
Stars: Robert Durst, Andrew Jarecki, Dick DeGuerin, Charles Bagli
Votes: 51,924
11. Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp
Votes: 49,201 | Gross: $34.37M
12. One Fine Day (1996)
PG | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The lives of two strangers and their young children unexpectedly intersect on one hectic, stressful day in New York City.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman, Alex D. Linz
Votes: 48,553 | Gross: $46.15M
13. Helix (2014–2015)
TV-PG | 40 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A team of scientists are thrust into a potentially life-or-death situation when they arrive in the Arctic to secretly investigate what could be an outbreak of a strange disease in a secluded international research facility.
Stars: Billy Campbell, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé, Jordan Hayes
Votes: 30,609
14. Hope Floats (1998)
PG-13 | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Birdee Calvert must choose between her morals and her heart after her husband divorces her and a charming young man, who her daughter disapproves of, comes back into her life.
Director: Forest Whitaker | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman
Votes: 30,283 | Gross: $60.05M
15. Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story centers on a 14-year-old girl who keeps a diary about the ups and downs of being a teenager, including the things she learns about kissing.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Georgia Groome, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Karen Taylor, Alan Davies
Votes: 30,136
16. Someone Like You (2001)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
After being jilted by her boyfriend, a talk show talent scout writes a column on the relationship habits of men which gains her national fame.
Director: Tony Goldwyn | Stars: Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman, Marisa Tomei
Votes: 27,472 | Gross: $27.34M
17. Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Three middle-aged best friends from Los Angeles are flying to Paris when their plane makes an emergency landing in Cleveland. Realizing that all the norms from Los Angeles don't apply anymore, they decide to celebrate a city that values real women and stay where they're still considered hot.
Stars: Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, Betty White
Votes: 16,040
18. Bad Girls (1994)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Four prostitutes join together to travel the Old West.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, Drew Barrymore
Votes: 13,559 | Gross: $15.24M
19. Abandon (2002)
PG-13 | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
An investigation of a college student's missing boyfriend becomes quite strange when she begins to see him periodically.
Director: Stephen Gaghan | Stars: Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Zooey Deschanel
Votes: 10,173 | Gross: $10.73M
20. The Hot Zone (2019–2021)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, History, Sci-Fi
The frightening spread of the Ebolavirus (season 1) and anthrax (season 2).
Stars: Julianna Margulies, Tony Goldwyn, Noah Emmerich, Daniel Dae Kim
Votes: 9,701
21. Above Suspicion (2019)
R | 104 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The true-crime story leading to the first-ever conviction of an F.B.I. Agent for murder.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Sophie Lowe, Johnny Knoxville
Votes: 8,655
22. Good Girls Revolt (2015–2016)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama
A look at the personal and professional lives of employees at an American news magazine in the late 1960s.
Stars: Genevieve Angelson, Anna Camp, Erin Darke, Hunter Parrish
Votes: 6,281
23. The '60s (1999)
PG-13 | 86 min | Drama
The events of the 1960s affect the lives of two families, one white and one black.
Stars: Josh Hamilton, Julia Stiles, Jerry O'Connell, Jeremy Sisto
Votes: 2,652
24. I Love Your Work (2003)
R | 111 min | Drama, Mystery
The film follows fictional movie star Gray Evans through the disintegration of his marriage, his gradual mental breakdown, and his increasing obsession with a young film student who reminds... See full summary »
Director: Adam Goldberg | Stars: Marisa Coughlan, Judy Greer, Shalom Harlow, Jared Harris
Votes: 1,994 | Gross: $0.00M
25. Heartbreak Hotel (1988)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A teen tries to set up a band at his school, when his mother, who was a big fan of Elvis Presley, gets in a wreck. He and his band members decide to kidnap Elvis to meet her.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter, Angela Goethals
Votes: 1,534 | Gross: $5.51M
26. This Is My Life (1992)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
A stand-up comic (Julie Kavner) neglects her two daughters in the midst of her newfound fame.
Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Julie Kavner, Samantha Mathis, Gaby Hoffmann, Carrie Fisher
Votes: 1,400 | Gross: $2.92M
27. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.
Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman
Votes: 1,166
28. Everything Is Copy (2015)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of writer/filmmaker Nora Ephron.
Directors: Jacob Bernstein, Nick Hooker | Stars: Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Amy Adams, Reese Witherspoon
Votes: 1,142
29.
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015–2024)
Episode:
The Gangster's Daughter
(2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A tip leads a district attorney to re-open the investigation into the disappearance of Kathie Durst.
Director: Andrew Jarecki | Stars: Joe Becerra, Gilberte Najamy, Eleanor Schwank, Jim McCormack
Votes: 1,027
30. The Soul Man (2012–2016)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
"The Soul Man" revolves around R&B superstar-turned-minister Reverend Boyce "The Voice" Ballentine, who was living the high life in Las Vegas at the top of the music charts when he got the ... See full summary »
Stars: Cedric The Entertainer, Niecy Nash, Wesley Jonathan, John Beasley
Votes: 903
31. Pie in the Sky (1995)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A whimsical saga of a young man whose two life-consuming passions are unraveling traffic gridlock and an avant-garde dancer. A romantic comedy.
Director: Bryan Gordon | Stars: Josh Charles, Anne Heche, John Goodman, Christine Lahti
Votes: 901
32.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
Pilot
(2014)
TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A Center for Disease Control medical team's investigation of a disease outbreak at a high tech arctic research lab uncovers the truth about a secretive research project that could threaten the future of humankind.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 900
33.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
Vector
(2014)
TV-PG | 38 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
As Dr. Alan Farragut (Billy Campbell) accelerates the hunt for his infected brother Peter (Neil Napier), the quarantine of three scientists threatens to create panic at the lab. Doreen (... See full summary »
Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 760
34.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
274
(2014)
TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
As Alan (Billy Campbell) sets up an isolation unit to quarantine the infected lab workers, Walker (Kyra Zagorsky) and Jordan (Jordan Hayes) each face the possibility that they have the deadly virus, too.
Director: Steven A. Adelson | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 647
35.
The Hot Zone (2019–2021)
Episode:
Arrival
(2019)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, History, Sci-Fi
Based on the eponymous international bestseller by Richard Preston, The Hot Zone recounts the terrifying true story of the origins of the Ebola virus, a highly infectious, deadly virus from... See full summary »
Director: Michael Uppendahl | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Noah Emmerich, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham
Votes: 619
36.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
Single Strand
(2014)
TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The quarantine floor has been sealed off but now that the communication satellite dish has been destroyed, Dr. Alan Farragut worries about their future. In particular, there is only one ... See full summary »
Director: Duane Clark | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 597
37.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
The White Room
(2014)
TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
As Alan's (Billy Campbell) controversial cure leaves Peter (Neil Napier) clinging to life, the unchecked virus forces Jordan (Jordan Hayes) to make a devastating decision. Walker (Kyra ... See full summary »
Director: Duane Clark | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 581
38.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
San Jose
(2015)
TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Peter Farragut, Sarah Jordan and Dr. Kyle Sommer go to a mysterious island to investigate an unknown pathogen that killed everyone, except Leila, aboard the Mist of Avalon.
Director: Steven A. Adelson | Stars: Billy Campbell, Kyra Zagorsky, Matt Long, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 536
39.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
Survivor Zero
(2014)
TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
As Ilaria CEO Constance Sutton arrives to collect the virus and its cure, Alan finds Walker (Kyra Zagorsky) seemingly symptom-free. Daniel (Meegwun Fairbrother) learns the truth about his "adoption" by Hatake (Hiroyuki Sanada).
Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 527
40.
The Hot Zone (2019–2021)
Episode:
Cell H
(2019)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, History, Sci-Fi
Lt. Col. Nancy Jaax takes matters into her own hands when she convinces an employee at the research facility to hand over more samples from the infected monkeys. Meanwhile, at USAMRIID Jaax... See full summary »
Director: Michael Uppendahl | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Noah Emmerich, James D'Arcy, Topher Grace
Votes: 507
41.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
Aniqatiga
(2014)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After Daniel (Meegwun Fairbrother) leaves Balleseros (Mark Ghanimé) to die, the mystery surrounding his connection to Hatake (Hiroyuki Sanada) is revealed. As he works to save Peter (Neil ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 502
42.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
Level X
(2014)
TV-PG | 40 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The Vectors - 50 or so - seem to have disappeared and Alan learns there is another level below Level R - Level X, the virus vault. He and Julia set off to destroy the core virus samples in ... See full summary »
Director: Bradley Walsh | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 498
43.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
Bloodline
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Alan (Billy Campbell) risks his life to save his brother Peter from Ilaria CEO Constance Sutton (Jeri Ryan), only to see him re-captured by Vectors. Julia Walker (Kyra Zagorsky) deals with ... See full summary »
Director: Bradley Walsh | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 493
44.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
The Reaping
(2014)
TV-PG | 39 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The uninfected are hiding in a secret bunker on the base as the CDC attempt to retrieve the canisters with the virus and the cure while the Ilaria assassins capture Hatake and force him to ... See full summary »
Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 475
45.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
Dans L'Ombre
(2014)
TV-PG | 38 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Alan (Billy Campbell) and Peter capture the assassin Scythe and demand to know the whereabouts of Julia's (Kyra Zagorsky) mother. Balleseros confronts Hatake (Hiroyuki Sanada) about the ... See full summary »
Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 474
46.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
Fushigi
(2014)
TV-PG | 38 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Hatake finds surveillance video showing Victor Adrian with the Narvik vaccine and leaving the facility. He tells Alan that Adrian could not have survived the weather and must be dead. When ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 470
47.
Helix (2014–2015)
Episode:
Black Rain
(2014)
TV-PG | 38 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
With the injection of Julia's spinal fluid, Sarah's tumor seems to be shrinking. Julia, who finally tells Alan she didn't destroy the Narvik virus, may have found a way to destroy it after ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé
Votes: 464
48.
The Hot Zone (2019–2021)
Episode:
Charlie Foxtrot
(2019)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, History, Sci-Fi
When representatives from varying agencies disagree on how to handle Jaax's discovery, she realizes there are few protocols in place for containing a deadly virus on U.S. soil. An employee ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Noah Emmerich, James D'Arcy, Topher Grace
Votes: 453
49.
The Hot Zone (2019–2021)
Episode:
Expendable
(2019)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, History, Sci-Fi
Nancy Jaax begins to lead a team from USAMRIID to prepare for the most dangerous mission any of them have ever faced. With full access to the research facility, the life-threatening stakes ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Noah Emmerich, James D'Arcy, Topher Grace
Votes: 421
50.
The Hot Zone (2019–2021)
Episode:
Quarantine
(2019)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, History, Sci-Fi
Inside the primate research facility, unforeseen dangers arise. Lt. Col. Jaax works tirelessly in Biosafety Level 4 to find out why the virus is behaving differently in human victims than ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Noah Emmerich, James D'Arcy, Topher Grace
Votes: 404