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1. School for Scoundrels (2006)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy

A young guy short on luck enrolls in a class to build confidence to help win over the girl of his dreams, which becomes complicated when it turns out his teacher has the same agenda.

Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Michael Clarke Duncan

Votes: 30,618 | Gross: $17.80M

2. Take a Girl Like You (2000)

150 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The novel opens with Jenny Bunn's arrival at her lodging-house. She's a young, strikingly beautiful, provincial Northern woman who has moved to a London suburb to take her first teaching ... See full summary »

Stars: Sienna Guillory, Rupert Graves, Robert Daws, Emma Chambers

Votes: 318

3. Take a Girl Like You (2000)
Episode: Part 1 (2000)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Moving to a new area, Jenny Bunn finds a lot of eligible men are interested in her - for the wrong reasons.

Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Sienna Guillory, Rupert Graves, Ian Driver, Robert Daws

Votes: 10

4. Take a Girl Like You (2000)
Episode: Part 2 (2000)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Jenny stays interested in Patrick, even though she knows better.

Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Rupert Graves, Sienna Guillory, Rupert Vansittart, Neil Jones

Votes: 10

5. Take a Girl Like You (2000)
Episode: Part 3 (2000)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Patrick stays in pursuit of Jenny, while drawing interest from others.

Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Sienna Guillory, Rupert Graves, Natalie Roles, Hugh Bonneville

Votes: 9

6. Take a Girl Like You (1970)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Young Jenny Bunn (Hayley Mills) heads to the South of England to start a new career as a school teacher. Even before she has had a chance to settle in she meets Patrick Standish (Oliver ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Miller | Stars: Hayley Mills, Oliver Reed, Noel Harrison, John Bird

Votes: 796

7. The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)

Unrated | 110 min | Comedy, War

In 1943, a group of captured Allied military can't agree on an escape plan, The allies headquarters develop a plan and send in a man who they hope is captured, to coordinate the captives' escape.

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Andrew Duggan, Tom Bosley

Votes: 1,783 | Gross: $7.70M

8. The Double Man (1967)

Not Rated | 105 min | Mystery, Thriller

In a complex piece of espionage the Russian secret service attempts to kidnap a high ranking officer in the CIA and replace him with a double of its own.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Yul Brynner, Britt Ekland, Clive Revill, Anton Diffring

Votes: 1,205

9. Hide and Seek (1964)

90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A Cambridge astrophysicist on routine business in London finds it frustratingly difficult to return a wallet of money to an Eastern European friend, a task complicated by a puzzling if scatterbrained society girl.

Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Curd Jürgens, Janet Munro, George Pravda

Votes: 195

10. His and Hers (1961)

90 min | Comedy

Returned from North Africa, a British novelist is at odds with his wife when she insists on dividing the house and the domestic chores, and he goes mad when she starts writing his biography and flirting with his publisher.

Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Terry-Thomas, Janette Scott, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Nicole Maurey

Votes: 285

11. School for Scoundrels (1960)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy

A young man finds a very special school. It teaches him how to take advantage of people. He begins to put the lessons into operation.

Directors: Robert Hamer, Hal E. Chester, Cyril Frankel | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Alastair Sim, Janette Scott

Votes: 3,893

12. The Two-Headed Spy (1958)

Approved | 93 min | Drama, Thriller, War

A long-entrenched British agent planted in the German Army is urged to continue his work during the Second World War, but struggles to keep secret his true identity from the Third Reich.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Jack Hawkins, Gia Scala, Erik Schumann, Alexander Knox

Votes: 933

13. Curse of the Demon (1957)

Approved | 96 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

American professor John Holden arrives in London for a parapsychology conference, only to find himself investigating the mysterious actions of Devil-worshipper Julian Karswell.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham

Votes: 15,503

14. The Weapon (1956)

77 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.

Directors: Val Guest, Hal E. Chester | Stars: Steve Cochran, Lizabeth Scott, George Cole, Herbert Marshall

Votes: 431

15. The Bold and the Brave (1956)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, War

An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.

Directors: Lewis R. Foster, Mickey Rooney | Stars: Wendell Corey, Mickey Rooney, Don Taylor, Nicole Maurey

Votes: 261

16. Film Fanfare (1956)

Talk-Show

The goings on within the film industry.

Stars: Peter Noble, Paul Carpenter, John Fitzgerald, John Parsons

Votes: 13

17. Film Fanfare (1956)
Episode: Episode #1.10 (1956)

45 min | Talk-Show

Muir Matheson conducts orchestra. Interviews with Dawn Addams and Hal E. Chester. Look around Nettlefold film studios. Followed by Film Fanfare Quiz.

Stars: Dawn Addams, Hal E. Chester, Diane Cilento, Dorothy Dandridge

18. Crashout (1955)

Approved | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The survivors of a prison break set out on an arduous journey to retrieve some loot.

Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: William Bendix, Arthur Kennedy, Luther Adler, William Talman

Votes: 734

19. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

Approved | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.

Director: Eugène Lourié | Stars: Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey

Votes: 8,723 | Gross: $5.00M

20. Models Inc. (1952)

Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A young woman gets involved in a racket in which beautiful young models marry for money.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Howard Duff, Coleen Gray, John Howard, Marjorie Reynolds

Votes: 98

21. The Highwayman (1951)

82 min | Adventure, Drama

During the 1700s, a masked bandit robs the rich and aids the poor, to the chagrin of the authorities and the corrupt nobility, and prompting the king to task a ruthless man from the Colonies to capture the outlaw.

Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Philip Friend, Charles Coburn, Wanda Hendrix, Cecil Kellaway

Votes: 96

22. Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951)

Passed | 60 min | Drama, Sport

Joe and Anne Palooka, along with Joe's trainer Knobby, are vacationing when they a kidnapped by The Professor and his gang. The Professor plans to make Joe throw a fight (and shows up at the fight dressed as Anne's aunt).

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., Cathy Downs, James Gleason, John Emery

Votes: 38

23. The Underworld Story (1950)

Passed | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The story of the fight of a small-town newspaper to free an innocent girl of a murder charge, with the publisher of a metropolitan city newspaper heading, by forced circumstances, the opposing forces.

Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm, Howard Da Silva

Votes: 1,329

24. Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950)

Approved | 62 min | Action, Comedy, Family

A crooked mayor and fight promoter conspire to sign slow-witted Humphrey to a contract. Their goal is to use Humphrey to get Joe Palooka to sign. As things develop, Humphrey becomes mayor.

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Robert Coogan, Lois Collier

Votes: 49

25. Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey (1950)

Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

Joe and Anne go off on their honeymoon while Knobby books him into a charity fight which Lord Cecil tries to wreck.

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Robert Coogan, Pamela Blake

Votes: 53

26. Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950)

Approved | 63 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Joe is witness to a mob killing. Two of the killers are after him. He is drugged before the big fight which is watched on TV by his manager Knobby and the thugs who are holding Knobby hostage.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., James Gleason, Lois Hall, Edgar Barrier

Votes: 38

27. Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949)

Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Joe investigates in an attempt to prove his innocence.

Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Lina Romay, David Bruce

Votes: 48

28. Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949)

Approved | 74 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters. He also spars with love interest Anne Howe.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, Marcel Journet

Votes: 32

29. Smart Woman (1948)

Approved | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A crusading district attorney, Robert Larrimore, butts heads in court with defense attorney Paula Rogers.

Director: Edward A. Blatt | Stars: Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett, Barry Sullivan, Michael O'Shea

Votes: 259

30. Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948)

Passed | 74 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Joe Palooka goes blind during a fight. An operation restores his vision, but he's told not to fight for a year. His trainer Knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are pressing ... See full summary »

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., Leon Errol, Elyse Knox, John Hubbard

Votes: 34

31. Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948)

Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Joe is scheduled for the big fight as usual. This one has more fight sequences than plot.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, William Frawley, Stanley Clements

Votes: 40

32. Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947)

Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The third of the Monogram series based on Ham Fisher's "Joe Palooka" comic strip, opens with Knobby Walsh (Leon Errol), the manager of Joe Palooka (Joe Kirkkwood), trying to talk his way ... See full summary »

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Morris Carnovsky, Elyse Knox

Votes: 28

33. Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Sport

Manager Knobby Walsh discovers young hunk Joe Palooka and trains him to fight the champ. Mobsters try to make life tough for Joe and his socialite girlfriend Anne. Cameos by several boxing stars.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, Eduardo Ciannelli

Votes: 52

34. Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946)

Approved | 72 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In the second film of Monogram's "Joe Palooka" series, Joe is 'used', by two state senators scheming to obtain oil-rich lands, in a publicity campaign to get the land transferred to the ... See full summary »

Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Guy Kibbee, Elyse Knox

Votes: 43

35. Sea Raiders (1941)

Approved | 229 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The Dead End Kids go after a gang known as the Sea Raiders, which is sinking Allied shipping.

Directors: Ford Beebe, John Rawlins | Stars: Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Bernard Punsly

Votes: 78

36. Hit the Road (1941)

Approved | 61 min | Drama

Kids look to get revenge when their fathers are all killed in a mob war.

Director: Joe May | Stars: Gladys George, Barton MacLane, Billy Halop, Huntz Hall

Votes: 64

37. Mob Town (1941)

Approved | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A young street kid idolizes his brother, a gangster who was sent to death row for murder. Frank, a local cop, tries to ensure that the boy and his gang don't wind up the same way as his ... See full summary »

Director: William Nigh | Stars: Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne, Billy Halop, Huntz Hall

Votes: 61

38. East Side Kids (1940)

Approved | 62 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After being falsely accused of a murder, a group of kids have to find the real killer in order to clear their name.

Director: Robert F. Hill | Stars: Leon Ames, Dennis Moore, Joyce Bryant, Hal E. Chester

Votes: 296

39. Boys of the City (1940)

Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Street kids get sent to the country, where they get mixed up in murder and a haunted house.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Hal E. Chester, Frankie Burke

Votes: 665

40. Junior G-Men (1940)

Approved | 240 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A gang of street kids work with the FBI in their attempt to find and rescue their leader's father, a scientist who has been kidnapped by a terrorist group.

Directors: Ford Beebe, John Rawlins | Stars: Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Bernard Punsly

Votes: 112

41. You're Not So Tough (1940)

Approved | 65 min | Drama

The Dead End Kids are out of the slums of New York's East Side and running around the sunny valleys of California looking for a way to make a quick buck. The idea of working never enters ... See full summary »

Director: Joe May | Stars: The Dead End Kids, Nan Grey, Rosina Galli, Henry Armetta

Votes: 58

42. When Tomorrow Comes (1939)

Passed | 90 min | Drama, Romance

A concert pianist unhappily married to a mentally ill woman falls in love with a waitress.

Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Barbara O'Neil, Onslow Stevens

Votes: 754

43. Code of the Streets (1939)

Approved | 72 min | Drama

Hoodlum Tommy Shay is sentenced to die for the murder of Police Lieutenant Carson, although Tommy was in a poker game at the time with a man calling himself "Denver" Collins who has ... See full summary »

Director: Harold Young | Stars: Harry Carey, Frankie Thomas, James McCallion, Juanita Quigley

Votes: 55

44. The Witness Vanishes (1939)

Approved | 66 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Railroaded to an insane asylum twenty years ago by four men who had taken over his newspaper, Lucius Marplay, publisher of the London Sun, escapes with the sole intent of murdering the men ... See full summary »

Director: Otis Garrett | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie, Bruce Lester, Forrester Harvey

Votes: 99

45. Off the Record (1939)

Approved | 62 min | Drama

Two newspaper reporters, Thomas "Breezy" Elliott and Jane Morgan, inadvertently send a boy named Mickey Fallon to reform school after they write an expose of the illegal slot-machine racket... See full summary »

Director: James Flood | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Bobby Jordan, Alan Baxter

Votes: 218

46. Call a Messenger (1939)

Approved | 65 min | Crime, Drama

A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he takes a job as a messenger with the post office. He finds that he likes it, and when his ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle

Votes: 48

47. Crime School (1938)

Passed | 85 min | Crime, Drama

A gang of underprivileged teenagers are sentenced to serve two years in a reform school after almost killing a criminal fence who attacked them.

Directors: Lewis Seiler, William Clemens | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, The Dead End Kids, Gale Page, Billy Halop

Votes: 1,400

48. Little Tough Guy (1938)

Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama

After his father is sentenced to death for accidentally killing a cop, Johnny's family is left to fight for survival. His sister becomes a burlesque performer for money while Johnny joins a local gang and turns to a life of street crime.

Director: Harold Young | Stars: Robert Wilcox, Helen Parrish, Marjorie Main, Jackie Searl

Votes: 223

49. Little Tough Guys in Society (1938)

Approved | 63 min | Comedy

Under a doctor's orders, a society matron invites six ruffians to her estate as playmates for her spoiled brat son.

Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Mischa Auer, Mary Boland, Edward Everett Horton, Helen Parrish

Votes: 45

50. Personal Secretary (1938)

Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Romance

Two rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.

Director: Otis Garrett | Stars: William Gargan, Joy Hodges, Andy Devine, Ruth Donnelly

Votes: 20