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1. Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance

A coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness - and a few missing body parts.

Director: Zelda Williams | Stars: Kathryn Newton, Liza Soberano, Jenna Davis, Trina LaFargue

Votes: 13,904

2. True Detective (2014– )
Episode: Night Country: Part 1 (2024)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In Ennis, Alaska, the men that operate a research station vanish. To solve the case, Chief Danvers and Navarro will have to confront the darkness themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.

Director: Issa López | Stars: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett

Votes: 16,982

3. True Detective (2014– )
Episode: Night Country: Part 2 (2024)

TV-MA | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While Connolly threatens to transfer the Tsalal case to Anchorage, Navarro and Danvers make a discovery that brings the former colleagues closer together.

Director: Issa López | Stars: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett

Votes: 12,052

4. True Detective (2014– )
Episode: Night Country: Part 3 (2024)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While searching for Clark, Prior asks Danvers about the case that strained her partnership with Navarro. Sifting through Clark's trailer, they find a lead about another Tsalal worker. Danvers clashes with her stepdaughter.

Director: Issa López | Stars: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Finn Bennett, Isabella LaBlanc

Votes: 10,790

5. True Detective (2014– )
Episode: Night Country: Part 4 (2024)

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

Navarro takes Julia to a local facility when her mental health issues resurface, promising improvement. Danvers and Navarro locate where Annie was killed. Danvers severely punishes Leah for protesting.

Director: Issa López | Stars: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett

Votes: 10,172

6. True Detective (2014– )
Episode: Night Country: Part 5 (2024)

TV-MA | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While investigating connections between Tsalal and Silver Sky mining, Navarro saves Leah from a violent protest. Kate McKitterick of Silver Sky cautions Danvers against pursuing the case.

Director: Issa López | Stars: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett

Votes: 9,737

7. True Detective (2014– )
Episode: Night Country: Part 6 (2024)

TV-MA | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace; to solve the case, detectives Danvers and Navarro will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves.

Director: Issa López | Stars: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett

Votes: 13,669

8. The Drew Barrymore Show (2020– )
Episode: Cole Sprouse, Kathryn Newton, Diablo Cody, & Zelda Williams/Danielle Sepsy/Drew's News (2024)

TV-G | 60 min | News, Talk-Show

Cole Sprouse, Kathryn Newton, screenwriter Diablo Cody, and director Zelda Williams (movie, "Lisa Frankenstein"); Drew and Ross Matthews cover headlines; chef Danielle Sepsy, owner of the Hungry Gnome, makes "Julia Gulla" cookies;

Stars: Drew Barrymore, Ross Mathews, Diablo Cody, Kathryn Newton

9. Renfield (2023)

R | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Renfield, Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum for decades, longs for a life away from the Count, his various demands, and all of the bloodshed that comes with them.

Director: Chris McKay | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz

Votes: 95,425

10. Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the Deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved.

Director: Olivia Newman | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn

Votes: 121,009 | Gross: $90.23M

11. Mare of Easttown (2021)

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

A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.

Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice

Votes: 187,582

12. Mare of Easttown (2021)
Episode: Miss Lady Hawk Herself (2021)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A detective sergeant tries to solve a local murder case that threatens to tear a small town in Pennsylvania apart. In addition to the complicated investigations she also has to fight for the control over her personal life.

Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice

Votes: 6,587

13. Mare of Easttown (2021)
Episode: Fathers (2021)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mare visits a gruesome crime scene before informing the victim's father. Also, Mare interrogates suspects and unkindly greets county detective Colin Zabel who has been brought in for her assistance.

Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice

Votes: 6,108

14. Mare of Easttown (2021)
Episode: Enter Number Two (2021)

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

While Mare and Colin analyze new physical evidence, a recorded call leads to a an unlikely suspect. After Mare attacked Helen because of a a possible custody battle she receives advice by Richard.

Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice

Votes: 5,454

15. Mare of Easttown (2021)
Episode: Poor Sisyphus (2021)

TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

With Mare forced to take a backseat on the case, Colin presses a local priest about the vague circumstances that prompted his transfer to the parish. Meanwhile, an anonymous call gives Dawn hope that Katie might still be alive.

Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice

Votes: 5,411

16. Mare of Easttown (2021)
Episode: Illusions (2021)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mare tells of her family history during therapy sessions. Lori tries to get to the bottom of her son's outburst at school. Mare meets with a source to find a possible connection between the cases.

Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice

Votes: 7,788

17. Mare of Easttown (2021)
Episode: Sore Must Be the Storm (2021)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mare returns to work and immediately takes care of the murdered girl. During investigations the victim's bike is found in the river and the policewoman has to face the demons of her past.

Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice

Votes: 5,306

18. Mare of Easttown (2021)
Episode: Sacrament (2021)

TV-MA | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When her investigation takes a series of devastating turns, Mare's friends and family members process the fallout as she attempts to finally find her own way forward.

Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice

Votes: 6,104

19. All the Bright Places (2020)

TV-MA | 107 min | Drama, Romance

The story of Violet and Theodore, who meet and change each other's lives forever. As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they discover that even the smallest places and moments can mean something.

Director: Brett Haley | Stars: Elle Fanning, Justice Smith, Alexandra Shipp, Kelli O'Hara

Votes: 38,390

20. The Plot Against America (2020)

TV-MA | 62 min | Drama, Thriller

Characters live in an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was defeated in the U.S. presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh.

Stars: Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector

Votes: 11,239

21. The Drew Barrymore Show (2020– )

TV-G | 60 min | News, Talk-Show

Drew Barrymore presents human-interest stories, celebrity guests, lifestyle segments and field pieces, all driven by her infectious brand of humor and optimism.

Stars: Drew Barrymore, Ross Mathews, Pilar Valdes, Mikel Welch

Votes: 993

22. The Plot Against America (2020)
Episode: Part 1 (2020)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Thriller

Herman takes his family to look at a house in an upwardly mobile neighborhood, though Bess is wary of leaving the safety of their tight-knit Jewish community; Evelyn becomes charmed by a distinguished local clergyman.

Director: Minkie Spiro | Stars: Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector

Votes: 888

23. The Plot Against America (2020)
Episode: Part 2 (2020)

TV-MA | 61 min | Drama, Thriller

Lindbergh's increasingly popular campaign captures some in the Levin family, as well as Bengelsdorf; Alvin must decide between serving a local real estate magnate or not doing so.

Director: Minkie Spiro | Stars: Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector

Votes: 675

24. The Plot Against America (2020)
Episode: Part 3 (2020)

TV-MA | 61 min | Drama, Thriller

Lindbergh puts Bengelsdorf in charge of a program called Just Folks; Bess places her family on a waiting list to emigrate to Canada; the Levins take a trip to Washington, D.C., where they experience anti-Semitism among citizens and police.

Director: Minkie Spiro | Stars: Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector

Votes: 655

25. The Plot Against America (2020)
Episode: Part 4 (2020)

TV-MA | 61 min | Drama, Thriller

Evelyn and Bengelsdorf receive an invitation from Mrs. Lindbergh to a state dinner for Nazi Germany's foreign minister; back from war, Alvin takes a job at his uncle's warehouse; Phillip is traumatized by a death.

Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector

Votes: 608

26. The Plot Against America (2020)
Episode: Part 6 (2020)

TV-MA | 72 min | Drama, Thriller

As riots and conspiracies spread across the country in the lead up to election day, Herman takes measures to keep his family safe; Bess does all she can at a great distance to help a small child caught in a maelstrom of anti-Semitism.

Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector

Votes: 610

27. Happy Death Day 2U (2019)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead.

Director: Christopher Landon | Stars: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Suraj Sharma

Votes: 85,280 | Gross: $28.15M

28. Wounds (2019)

R | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.

Director: Babak Anvari | Stars: Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman, Christin Rankins

Votes: 21,576

29. Mindhunter (2017–2019)
Episode: Episode #2.8 (2019)

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Red tape hinders Holden's plan to narrow his suspect pool. A weary and heartsick Bill tries to connect with his son. Wendy rethinks her relationship.

Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Sonny Valicenti, Megan Brautigam, Neil Booker, Regi Davis

Votes: 4,861

30. Mindhunter (2017–2019)
Episode: Episode #2.3 (2019)

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

Bill gets drawn into a horrifying crime that hits close to home. Holden receives an intriguing offer while in Atlanta to interview a pair of killers.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Patrick Jordan, Sonny Valicenti, Holt McCallany, Zachary Scott Ross

Votes: 5,374

31. Mindhunter (2017–2019)
Episode: Episode #2.4 (2019)

TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Holden develops a controversial profile in the Atlanta slayings. Wendy conducts her first interview and finds being on the front lines suits her well.

Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Matthew Southers Jr., Rashad Terry Freeman Jr., Carl Hendrick Louis, Jonathan Groff

Votes: 5,399

32. Mindhunter (2017–2019)
Episode: Episode #2.5 (2019)

TV-MA | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Bill's devastating family situation spills over during his interview with Holden's holy-grail subject: Charlie Manson. Wendy's new romance heats up.

Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Sonny Valicenti, Holt McCallany, Stacey Roca, Michael Cerveris

Votes: 6,207

33. Mindhunter (2017–2019)
Episode: Episode #2.6 (2019)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The FBI officially sends the BSU to Atlanta to investigate the missing and murdered children. Wendy second-guesses her interview methods.

Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Sonny Valicenti, David Docobo, Jonathan Groff, Joe Tuttle

Votes: 4,862

34. Mindhunter (2017–2019)
Episode: Episode #2.7 (2019)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hitting a dead end, Holden suggests a bold plan to draw the killer out. Bill's family faces more scrutiny. Wendy chafes as her job begins to shift.

Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Holt McCallany, Jonathan Groff, Trey Teufel, Albert Jones

Votes: 4,818

35. Maniac (2018)

TV-MA | 39 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial for a drug that they're assured will, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, permanently solve all of their problems. Things do not go as planned.

Stars: Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Sonoya Mizuno, Justin Theroux

Votes: 86,690

36. Maniac (2018)
Episode: The Chosen One! (2018)

TV-MA | 41 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Owen is the black sheep of the wealthy Milgrim clan. After losing his job, he enrolls in an experimental drug trial.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Justin Theroux, Sonoya Mizuno

Votes: 3,328

37. Maniac (2018)
Episode: Windmills (2018)

TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

When her pilfered stash of pills runs out, troubled Annie tries to quit -- but ends up blackmailing her way into the Neberdine study.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Jonah Hill, Emma Stone, Justin Theroux, Sonoya Mizuno

Votes: 2,893

38. Maniac (2018)
Episode: Option C (2018)

TV-MA | 37 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

After the subjects are discharged, James and Azumi face Neberdine's CEO. Owen and Annie part ways -- until a startling headline sparks a reunion.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Jonah Hill, Emma Stone, Justin Theroux, Sonoya Mizuno

Votes: 2,477

39. Maniac (2018)
Episode: Having a Day (2018)

TV-MA | 42 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Muramoto notices irregularities in Annie and Owen's data. He questions Owen, who recalls the worst night of his life: his brother's engagement party.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Justin Theroux, Sonoya Mizuno

Votes: 2,591

40. Maniac (2018)
Episode: Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill (2018)

TV-MA | 27 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Owen and Annie take the C pill. No longer connected, he belongs to a Mafia family, and she's a medieval guide hired by an ailing elf princess.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Justin Theroux, Sonoya Mizuno

Votes: 2,227

41. Maniac (2018)
Episode: Furs by Sebastian (2018)

TV-MA | 38 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

After taking the B pill, Annie and Owen find themselves on 1980s Long Island entangled in a strange caper involving a lemur.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Jonah Hill, Emma Stone, Sonoya Mizuno, Sally Field

Votes: 2,604

42. Maniac (2018)
Episode: Exactly Like You (2018)

TV-MA | 40 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Annie and Owen are Arlie and Ollie, grifters attending a séance at the mysterious Neberdine mansion in the 1940s.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Justin Theroux, Sonoya Mizuno

Votes: 2,445

43. Maniac (2018)
Episode: Utangatta (2018)

TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Owen and Annie meet again as a disgraced Icelandic spy and a CIA operative who helps him. Greta implores James to shut down the trial.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Justin Theroux, Sonoya Mizuno

Votes: 2,422

44. Maniac (2018)
Episode: Larger Structural Issues (2018)

TV-MA | 40 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Azumi tells James the whole truth about the study's snags and urges him to call his estranged mother, an esteemed therapist.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Jonah Hill, Emma Stone, Justin Theroux, Sonoya Mizuno

Votes: 2,248

45. Maniac (2018)
Episode: The Lake of the Clouds (2018)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Annia and Ellia continue their quest, and Owen's mafioso father pressures him to protect the family. Greta counsels a bereaved Gertie.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Jonah Hill, Emma Stone, Justin Theroux, Sonoya Mizuno

Votes: 2,171

46. Mindhunter (2017–2019)

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

In the late 1970s, two FBI agents broaden the realm of criminal science by investigating the psychology behind murder and end up getting too close to real-life monsters.

Stars: Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, Hannah Gross

Votes: 335,666

47. Girls Trip (2017)

R | 122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish

Votes: 40,468 | Gross: $115.17M

48. Better Call Saul (2015–2022)
Episode: Mabel (2017)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

As Chuck plots his next move, another lie comes back to haunt Jimmy. A rattled Mike tries to find out who's been tracking his movements - and how.

Director: Vince Gilligan | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian

Votes: 13,160

49. Better Call Saul (2015–2022)
Episode: Lantern (2017)

TV-14 | 56 min | Crime, Drama

Kim resolves to take some time off from work, while Jimmy does his best to make amends; Nacho takes a major gamble with his future; Hamlin applies pressure on Chuck to finally make a decision.

Director: Peter Gould | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian

Votes: 15,084

50. Better Call Saul (2015–2022)
Episode: Witness (2017)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama

Jimmy and Kim hire an assistant; Mike seeks out a mysterious acquaintance; and Chuck uses the law to gain an advantage over Jimmy.

Director: Vince Gilligan | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian

Votes: 13,914