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1. Crash (I) (2004)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.
Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandiwe Newton, Karina Arroyave
Votes: 449,102 | Gross: $54.58M
2. The PJs (1999–2001)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
The lives of occupants of an inner-city housing project.
Stars: Loretta Devine, Ja'net DuBois, Michele Morgan, Pepe Serna
Votes: 4,118
3. Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Passed | 132 min | Comedy, Romance, War
"Dakota" Smith (William Terry), a young soldier on a pass in New York City, visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theatre and movies appear and host a recreational ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Judith Anderson, Kenny Baker
Votes: 1,828
4. Dirty Duck (1974)
Unrated | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Mild-mannered insurance-adjuster Willard teams up with a foul-mouthed fowl who takes him on a surreal quest to become less uptight--and possibly get laid.
Director: Charles Swenson | Stars: Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman, Robert Ridgely, Cynthia Adler
Votes: 562
5. The Guy from Harlem (1977)
R | 86 min | Action
A private detective operating in Miami is hired to protect the wife of an African head of state in town for diplomatic business, and to recover the daughter of the leader of a criminal organization, who has been kidnapped by a rival gang.
Director: Rene Martinez Jr. | Stars: Loye Hawkins, Cathy Davis, Patricia Fulton, Wanda Starr
Votes: 725
6. The Graceful Brute (1962)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.
Director: Yûzô Kawashima | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Yûnosuke Itô, Hisano Yamaoka, Yûko Hamada
Votes: 399
7. Let's Dance (I) (2006– )
Family, Game-Show, Music
German version of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing. Features German B or C-list celebrities teaming up with professional dancers to compete against each other in a dancing competition.
Stars: Joachim Llambi, Kathrin Menzinger, Motsi Mabuse, Jorge Gonzalez
Votes: 160
8. The Zoot Cat (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
"Square" Tom becomes the coolest cat of all when he puts on homemade green and orange zoot suit,
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, William Hanna, Jerry Mann
Votes: 1,490
9. Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes (1974)
R | 86 min | Crime, Thriller
A numbers king pin tries to stay in business as the mafia and police close in around him.
Director: Bill Brame | Stars: Frank DeKova, Paul Harris, Frances E. Williams, Reginald Farmer
Votes: 368
10. Mickey's Birthday Party (1942)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The gang gives Mickey a surprise party that turns into a jam session with everyone playing instruments while Goofy has problems baking a cake.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Riley Thomson | Stars: Thelma Boardman, Walt Disney, Florence Gill, George Johnson
Votes: 1,042
11. Swing Out, Sister (1945)
Approved | 60 min | Comedy, Music
Penelope Mariman works as a singer at Club Colby, a Broadway nightclub, under the name of Donna Leslie, as her blue-blooded family in Connecticut believes she is attending school in New ... See full synopsis »
Director: Edward C. Lilley | Stars: Rod Cameron, Billie Burke, Arthur Treacher, Frances Raeburn
Votes: 18
12. Sweetheart of the Campus (1941)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A college Principal objects to a nightclub opening near his campus.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Ruby Keeler, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Gordon Oliver
Votes: 192
13. Youth on Parade (1942)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Music
Gerald Payne, a psychology professor at Cotchatootamee College, irritates the students with a teaching experiment in which all students are referred to as numbers. Payne's system, which ... See full synopsis »
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: John Hubbard, Ruth Terry, Martha O'Driscoll, Tom Brown
Votes: 73
14. Mighty Mouse in Krakatoa (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The superist hero of them all, Mighty Mouse, easily brushes aside molten lava and stems the tide of an island volcano, set off by the torrid dancing of Krakatoa Katy, the hottest dancer of ... See full summary »
Director: Connie Rasinski
Votes: 81
15. Hawaiian Nights (1939)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Bandleader Tim Hartley's father objects strongly to his son's occupation choice and packs him off to Hawaii to manage the family hotel holdings. This proves to be a wrong move as Hawaiia has more bands than it does pineapples.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Johnny Downs, Constance Moore, Mary Carlisle, Eddie Quillan
Votes: 21
16. Katnip Kollege (1938)
Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
At the Katnip Kollege, a roomful of cats take a course in Swingology. Everyone swings except Johnny, who can't cut it and must sit in the dunce chair. Miss Kitty Bright tells him to look ... See full summary »
Directors: Cal Dalton, Cal Howard | Stars: Mel Blanc, Johnnie Davis, George MacFarland, Poley McClintock
Votes: 706
17. Beautiful But Broke (1944)
Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
When theatrical agent Waldo Main (John Eldredge) is inducted into the Army, he turns his currently-clientless agency over to his secretary Dottie Duncan (Joan Davis), who decides to ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Joan Davis, Jane Frazee, John Hubbard, Judy Clark
Votes: 84
18. Smart Politics (1948)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The growth of juvenile crime in a small town starts a movement for the building of a youth center. The project leaders discuss with the town mayor Phineas Wharton Sr. about buying an old ... See full summary »
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Frankie Darro, Warren Mills
Votes: 31
19. Juke Box Jenny (1942)
Passed | 61 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Roger Wadsworth is a salesman for a company that supplies juke-boxes with classical music recordings, as Mrs. Horton, chief stockholder of the company hates swing music. Because of that, ... See full summary »
Director: Harold Young | Stars: Ken Murray, Harriet Nelson, Iris Adrian, Donald Douglas
Votes: 30
20. One Dark Night (1939)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Music
Samson Brown is a lazy and shiftless husband who lets his wife, Hannah, support the family. He is constantly insulted and annoyed by his in-laws, who live with them, and finally takes off ... See full summary »
Director: Leo C. Popkin | Stars: Mantan Moreland, Betty Treadville, Josephine Edwards, Arthur Ray
21. Swing It (1936)
Passed | 16 min | Short, Music
Louis Prima and His Band are offered a Hollywood contract and when the movie doesn't materialize, the boys' agent absconds with the funds and they are stranded and forced to entertain in a roadside tavern, elevating the band to celebrity status.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Louis Prima, Louis Prima and His Band, Lucille Ball, Pee Wee Russell
Votes: 15
22. Melody Lane (1941)
Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
J. Roy Thomas, the head of an advertising agency, is getting headaches from trying to find a name-band for a wacky client, McKenzie, who insists on sitting in with the band. As a last ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Judd McMichael, Ted McMichael, Joe McMichael, Mary Lou Cook
Votes: 19
23. I Love a Bandleader (1945)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
As house painters Newton H. Newton and Phil Burton remodel the Club Monterey on Broadway, owner Gibley auditions acts for his club's reopening. Theatrical agent B. Templeton Jones brings ... See full synopsis »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Phil Harris, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Leslie Brooks, Walter Catlett
Votes: 44
24. Sliphorn King of Polaroo (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Shipwrecked Jackson, a trombone player, is washed up on an arctic island. His solid technique on the sliding brass captivates the native seals and penguins, who elect him King of Polaroo.
Director: Dick Lundy | Stars: Jack Teagarden, Lee Sweetland, Hans Conried
Votes: 65
25. Cow-Cow Boogie (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The foreman of the "Lazy S Ranch" is getting much work out of his shiftless cowhands until a black cowboy on a donkey comes riding' along singing "Cow Cow Boogie." While his version doesn't... See full summary »
Director: Alex Lovy | Star: King Jackson
Votes: 33
26. Yks' tavallinen Virtanen (1959)
80 min | Comedy, Musical
Director: Ville Salminen | Stars: Leni Katajakoski, Martti Katajisto, Pirkko Mannola, Göran Cederberg
Votes: 52
27. Caldonia (1945)
Approved | 18 min | Musical, Short
Louis Jordan, with his band, sings and performs the title song, "Caldonia,", and "Honey Child," "Tillie" and 'Buzz Me", wowing the jitter-buggers, zoot suits and bobby-soxers of the mid-... See full summary »
Director: William Forest Crouch | Stars: Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway, Doc Cheatham, Milt Hinton
Votes: 15
28. Mother Hubba-Hubba-Hubbard (1947)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short
Jivey Old Mother "Hubba-Hubba" Hubbard, formerly square Old Mother Hubbard, goes to her cupboard, and finds it bare as it was before she became hep. Her dog is most upset because his bone ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Wickersham | Stars: Colleen Collins, Stan Freberg, Cal Howard, William Shaw
Votes: 33
30. DanceCrazy Presents: Learn to Dance Swing Volume 2 - A Complete Beginner's Guide to Swing Dancing (2007 Video)
90 min | Music
Learn to Dance Swing for Beginners.
Director: Evan Margolin | Stars: Eldon Bryce, Alison Hurwitz
31. DanceCrazy Presents: Learn to Dance Swing Volume 1 - A Complete Beginner's Guide to Swing Dancing (2007 Video)
90 min | Music
Learn to Dance Swing for Beginners.
Director: Evan Margolin | Stars: Eldon Bryce, Alison Hurwitz
32. Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC (2016 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
The former principal ballerina tells her story, with historic performances from the BBC archives and candid interviews from throughout her career. Showing how she grew up in front of the camera and mastered television.
Stars: Roberto Bolle, Graham Bond, Darcey Bussell, Jonathan Cope
33. Music of Manhattan (1950)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Music
This one-reel short, from the Movietone newsreel division of 20th Century-Fox, delivers exactly what the title promises - the music of Manhattan. There are no actors, no dialogue and, ... See full summary »
Director: Vyvyan Donner
34. Dancing by Doing (2012)
145 min | Music
Tanzen lernen im Handumdrehen - Die Tanz DVD.
Directors: Christian Danner, Danny Morgenstern | Stars: Danny Morgenstern, Janine Morgenstern
35. Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra in Jive Busters (1944)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Music
Director: Arnold Albert | Stars: Sonny Dunham, Carolyn Grey, Paul Carley, Betty Phares
36. Dancing by Doing 2 (2015)
145 min | Sport
Director: Christian Danner | Stars: Danny Morgenstern, Janine Morgenstern
37. Drilling for Girls in Texas (1949)
9 min | Short
A humorous short featuring the Tyler Apache Belles, an all-girl precision drill team that works to jive music at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas.
Director: Justin Herman | Star: Ward Wilson
38.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
You Got F'd in the A
(2004)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
A gang of kids from the O.C. challenge Stan to a dance-off. But before the big event, Butters must confront a painful event from his past.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Nico Agnone, April Stewart
Votes: 3,058
39.
So You Think You Can Dance (2005– )
Episode:
And the Winner Is...
(2005)
TV-PG | Music, Reality-TV
The results are in. The winner, based on nationwide votes, is revealed. Special guests and top 16 perform. The top 4 perform their favorite dances. The Groovaloos perform.
Director: Don Weiner | Stars: Kamilah Barrett, Michelle Brooke, Anthony Bryant, Artem Chigvintsev
Votes: 23
40.
So You Think You Can Dance (2005– )
Episode:
Top 16
(2005)
TV-PG | Music, Reality-TV
The top sixteen dancers are partnered and perform on the big stage live. Each contestant reveals a little bit about their childhood dance experiences, along with childhood photos and videos.
Director: Don Weiner | Stars: Kamilah Barrett, Michelle Brooke, Artem Chigvintsev, Sandy Colton
Votes: 23
41.
So You Think You Can Dance Canada (2008– )
Episode:
Top 12
(2008)
Music, Reality-TV
Directors: Don Weiner, Tina Apostolopoulos, Mike Bickerton, Karl DiPelino | Stars: Danny Arbour, Nicolas Archambault, Tre Armstrong, Lisa Auguste
Votes: 8
42.
So You Think You Can Dance (2005– )
Episode:
Top 6 Perform
(2006)
TV-PG | 60 min | Music, Reality-TV
Top 6 perform with randomly picked partners and dance styles, then a solo. Ivan and Natalie - jive and contemporary. Benji and Donyelle - Broadway and hip-hop. Travis and Heidi - smooth waltz and afro-pop.
Director: Don Weiner | Stars: Cat Deeley, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels
Votes: 21
43.
So You Think You Can Dance (2005– )
Episode:
The Top 10 Perform
(2009)
TV-PG | Music, Reality-TV
We're down to the Top 10 on the sixth season of "So You Think You Can Dance" and for the first time, the decision on who stays and who goes will rest solely with the voters.
The judges were ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Cat Deeley, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Jennifer Thomas Damalas
Votes: 18
44.
So You Think You Can Dance Canada (2008– )
Episode:
Finale
(2008)
120 min | Music, Reality-TV
Directors: Don Weiner, Mike Bickerton | Stars: Blake McGrath, Luther Brown, Leah Miller, Danny Arbour
45.
Sterren op de dansvloer (2005– )
Episode:
Episode #5.4
(2012)
Game-Show
In this 'Hollywood episode', each couple dances either jive or slow foxtrot o music from a famous motion picture, recent or evergreen. Muts put up a good show, some also shine technically. ... See full summary »
Stars: Francesca Vanthielen, Kürt Rogiers, Dina Tersago, Davy Brocatus
46.
Dancing with the Stars (2005– )
Episode:
The Finals Part 2
(2012)
TV-PG | Family, Music, Reality-TV
After Shawn and Derek reprise last night's dance at the the judges request the previously eliminated couples return to reprise their favorite or most memorable dances from season 15. Then ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Tom Bergeron, Kirstie Alley, Pamela Anderson, Mark Ballas
Votes: 13
47.
Dancing with the Stars (2005– )
Episode:
Week 1: Performance Show
(2013)
TV-PG | Family, Music, Reality-TV
Dancing with the Stars welcomes 12 new stars and 3 new pros with a new dance style, contemporary, that has even the pros wondering. There is no elimination in round one but with scores ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Tom Bergeron, Brooke Burke, Kellie Pickler, Derek Hough
Votes: 34
48.
Dancing with the Stars (2005– )
Episode:
Week 1: Recap
(2013)
TV-PG | Family, Music, Reality-TV
Tom presents the week one dances in a compressed format beginning with the couple with the judge's lowest score up through the highest.
Director: Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Lindsay Arnold, Mark Ballas, Tom Bergeron, Laura Linda Bradley
Votes: 26
49.
Dancing with the Stars (2005– )
Episode:
Week 2
(2013)
TV-PG | Family, Music, Reality-TV
It's a night of fast feet with couples dancing the quick step, jive and jazz dance. For this first elimination round viewers have more votes and more ways to vote for their favorites.
Directors: Alex Rudzinski, Brett Register | Stars: Tom Bergeron, Brooke Burke, Kellie Pickler, Derek Hough
Votes: 15
50.
Dancing with the Stars (2005– )
Episode:
Week 5: Side by Side Challenge
(2013)
TV-PG | Family, Music, Reality-TV
This week the dance routines include an intimidating twist. Len invites Max, Lacey, Tony, Chelsie, Tristan, Emma, Whitney, Henry, Sasha and Anna to return and dance the same routines side by side with the stars.
Director: Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Tom Bergeron, Brooke Burke, Kellie Pickler, Derek Hough