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1. S.O.B. (1981)

R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama

A successful movie director makes the most expensive film in his career and it becomes a huge flop. He tries to salvage his career by reshooting the film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Julie Andrews, William Holden, Marisa Berenson, Larry Hagman

Votes: 6,489 | Gross: $14.87M

2. All of Me (1984)

PG | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A dying millionaire has her soul transferred into a younger, willing woman. However, something goes wrong, and she finds herself in her lawyer's body - together with the lawyer.

Director: Carl Reiner | Stars: Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Tennant, Madolyn Smith Osborne

Votes: 19,844 | Gross: $36.40M

3. OMG: Oh My God! (2012)

Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.

Director: Umesh Shukla | Stars: Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Mahesh Manjrekar

Votes: 65,442 | Gross: $0.92M

4. Dean Spanley (2008)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a strange journey that eventually allows the old man to find his heart.

Director: Toa Fraser | Stars: Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, Peter O'Toole

Votes: 3,825

5. The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.

Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Rémy Girard, Dorothée Berryman, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze

Votes: 30,042 | Gross: $3.43M

6. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949)

Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

Two employees of a secluded hotel investigate a murder on the premises in which the goofy bellboy is the prime suspect.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Lenore Aubert

Votes: 4,234

7. Thirteen Women (1932)

Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Ursula plots to murder 12 women with her supernatural powers.

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Irene Dunne, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond, Myrna Loy

Votes: 1,868

8. Bernard and Doris (2006)

TV-14 | 102 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The story of the twilight years of tobacco billionairess Doris Duke who develops an unlikely friendship with her butler, Bernard Lafferty.

Director: Bob Balaban | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Asher, Don Harvey

Votes: 4,483

9. The Falcon Takes Over (1942)

Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

The Falcon and reporter Ann Riordan try to solve a string of murders after an ex-wrestler, released from jail, goes looking for his girl friend.

Director: Irving Reis | Stars: George Sanders, Lynn Bari, James Gleason, Allen Jenkins

Votes: 1,191

10. Kumaré (2011)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary

A documentary about a man who impersonates a wise Indian Guru and builds a following in Arizona. At the height of his popularity, the Guru Kumaré must reveal his true identity to his disciples and unveil his greatest teaching of all.

Director: Vikram Gandhi | Stars: Vikram Gandhi, Toby, Greg, Molly

Votes: 5,197 | Gross: $0.13M

11. Broadway Rhythm (1944)

Passed | 115 min | Music, Romance

A reluctantly-retired vaudevillian clashes with his producer son, who thinks his father's entertainment is passe'--audiences need something more sophisticated. Meanwhile, the producer's father and sister secretly produce their own show.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: George Murphy, Ginny Simms, Charles Winninger, Gloria DeHaven

Votes: 341

12. Kalyug (1981)

152 min | Drama

This movie tells story of fierce and total competition of two related business families in the days of license raaj India. The overall plot is based on Mahabharat. This movie shows that how... See full summary »

Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Raj Babbar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Votes: 584

13. Chris & Don: A Love Story (2007)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Romance

The love story between British writer, Christopher Isherwood (whose book 'The Berlin Stories' inspired the musical and film Cabaret) and Don Bachardy, American portrait artist.

Directors: Tina Mascara, Guido Santi | Stars: W.H. Auden, Don Bachardy, Ted Bachardy, James Berg

Votes: 990 | Gross: $0.21M

14. Undercover Maisie (1947)

Passed | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Streetwise but kind-hearted Maisie Ravier has put her vaudeville life behind her, but not its associated outward good looks, flash and glamor. Trying to get to New York for a job, she ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Ann Sothern, Barry Nelson, Mark Daniels, Leon Ames

Votes: 274

15. Bowery Bugs (1949)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Bugs Bunny recounts a story of how he tricked a man so much so that he jumped off a bridge.

Director: Arthur Davis | Stars: Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher

Votes: 796

16. Bunco Squad (1950)

Passed | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A detective goes after a ring of phony "mediums" who are trying to swindle a rich widow out of her fortune.

Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Robert Sterling, Joan Dixon, Ricardo Cortez, Douglas Fowley

Votes: 322

17. Here Comes Cookie (1935)

Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Alarmed that his younger daughter is about to marry a gold-digger, a millionaire turns over the fortune to her ditsy older sister for safe-keeping to his ultimate regret, protection.

Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, George Barbier, Betty Furness

Votes: 178

18. The Phantom Thief (1946)

Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Blackie tricks a blackmailer-murderer into a confession. Story involves sinister seances and ghostly apparitions.

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Chester Morris, Jeff Donnell, Richard Lane, Dusty Anderson

Votes: 288

19. Fox-Terror (1957)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Foghorn's going fishing, but a fox has other plans for him. Posing as a racetrack tout, he suggests Foggy get a hunting dog and go hunting. Once the dog is gone, the fox comes after the ... See full summary »

Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 328

20. Simple Simon (1935)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short

As in the nursery rhyme, Simple Simon meets a pieman on his way to the fair and samples his wares. However, when he makes no purchase, the pieman becomes angry, follows Simon to the fair, and makes his stay there miserable.

Director: Ub Iwerks | Star: Pinto Colvig

Votes: 143

21. Your Last Act (1941)

Approved | 11 min | Short

This short looks at the odd bequests that people have made in their wills over the years. They include a woman who left her fortune to her pet cat and a murderer who ensured that his ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: John Nesbitt, Eleanor Taylor, Vince Barnett, Edward Hearn

Votes: 74

22. Death: The Ultimate Mystery (1975)

97 min | Documentary

An examination of reincarnation, regression, and other life-after-death subjects.

Directors: Robert Emenegger, Allan Sandler | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Gloria Prince, Don Felipe, Harry G. Armstrong

Votes: 23

23. Murder Before Midnight (1950–1953)

Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A hosted horror and thriller movie show with Allen Harvey and later Art Hern as "Drana Badour the Swami" who presented movies on WBKB-4, Chicago, Illinois from 1950 till 1953.

Stars: Allen Harvey, Art Hern

24. Sucker Money (1933)

Passed | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A phony spiritualist hypnotizes the daughter of a wealthy banker in a scheme to swindle the banker out of his money. A reporter investigating the swami discovers the plot, determines to expose it.

Directors: Dorothy Davenport, Melville Shyer | Stars: Mischa Auer, Phyllis Barrington, Earl McCarthy, Ralph Lewis

Votes: 142

25. It Can't Last Forever (1937)

Approved | 68 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the career of his clients (and himself), and a newspaper gossip-columnist, Carol Wilson, get ... See full summary »

Director: Hamilton MacFadden | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Betty Furness, Robert Armstrong, Raymond Walburn

Votes: 67

26. Child Slavery with Rageh Omaar (2007 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

Rageh Omaar examines child slavery in such places as Cambodia, Ethiopia, India and Saudi Arabia.

Director: Richard Alwyn | Star: Rageh Omaar

Votes: 19

27. The Mystery of the Hindu Image (1914)

Short, Drama

John Stafford is unjustly arrested on the eve of his marriage for the murder of an old gentleman whose body was found in his guardian's library. The young man is taken to the penitentiary, ... See full summary »

Director: John B. O'Brien | Stars: Raoul Walsh, Nick Cage, Dark Cloud, Billie West

Votes: 22

28. Bubbling Over (1934)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Music

A family play on the nerves of a hard working housewife, but they soon get busy when a rich relative is due to arrive.

Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Ethel Waters, Southernaires Quartet, Hamtree Harrington, Frank H. Wilson

Votes: 70

29. Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Two screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.

Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Bert Lahr, Jimmy Savo, Billy House, Alice Brady

Votes: 30

30. A Balmy Swami (1949)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Popeye and Olive are taking in a variety show. Popeye enjoys the juggling seal very much, but he's followed by magician/hypnotist Bluto. Bluto spots Olive in her luxury box and immediately ... See full summary »

Directors: Izzy Sparber, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 184

31. Little Richard (2009)

13 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy

When meek RIchard gets shut down for his "little" Richard, his best friend Peter introduces him to a mystic swami and the two embark on a daring caper to prove what it really means to be a man.

Director: Matt MacDonald | Stars: Alan Gray, Ry Higdon, Jim Kohn, Daniel Laney

32. Dumb Dicks (1932)

19 min | Short, Comedy

Two incompetent private detectives pose as swamis in order to infiltrate a gang of bank robbers.

Director: Ralph Ceder | Stars: Benny Rubin, Harry Gribbon, Heinie Conklin, Eddie Boland

Votes: 29

33. Night Gallery (1969–1973)
Episode: Make Me Laugh/Clean Kills and Other Trophies (1971)

TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A fading comic asks a miracle worker's help in making people laugh. / Big game hunter Colonel Archie Dittman pressures his meek son to take up the sport or be disinherited.

Directors: Walter Doniger, Steven Spielberg | Stars: Godfrey Cambridge, Tom Bosley, Jackie Vernon, Raymond Massey

Votes: 552

34. Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1978)
Episode: What the Hex Going On? (1969)

TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A friend invites the gang to spend the weekend at her family's estate; but a ghost turns up and changes her Uncle Stewart into an old man.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Nicole Jaffe, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Vic Perrin

Votes: 659

35. Dick Tracy (1950–1952)
Episode: Dick Tracy vs. Swami (1950)

26 min | Crime, Drama

A rich woman has been taken advantage of by a phony swami with a crystal ball scam. He's also a master of hypnotism and blots out the woman's memory. Tracy runs down clues, and Sam Ketchum ... See full summary »

Stars: Ralph Byrd, Joe Devlin, Florence Bates, John Merton

Votes: 9

36. Archie's Funhouse (1970–1971)
Episode: Trashman/Baseball

21 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The Archies perform "Dance," "Sunshine" and "We're One Big Family." Big Ethel hides herself in a fake trashcan. Betty and Veronica want Archie to play baseball with them.

Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: Dal McKennon, Howard Morris, John Erwin, Jane Webb

37. Archie's Funhouse (1970–1971)
Episode: Mind Reading/Fast Bucks

21 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The Archies perform "Candy Kisses," "Mr. Factory" and "Comes the Sun." Moose performs a bad mind-reading act. Reggie's scheme to get the deposit money from empty bottles fails.

Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: Dal McKennon, Howard Morris, John Erwin, Jane Webb

38. The Young and the Restless (1973– )
Episode: Episode #1.8959 (2008)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Amber's bacherlorette party for Jana is fun until she sees Daniel and Colleen out on a date. Lily stops by Cane's to pack her things and move out.

Director: Andrew Lee | Stars: Tracey E. Bregman, Judith Chapman, Jeanne Cooper, Doug Davidson

39. Johnny Jupiter (1953–1954)
Episode: Phony Swami (1953)

Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Reject the Robot helps Ernest expose a fake swami.

Stars: Wright King, Cliff Hall, Gene London, Gilbert Mack

40. Johnny Jupiter (1953–1954)
Episode: Sit Down Strike (1953)

Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Ernest's friends on Earth come face-to-face with Reject the Jovian Robot - only they don't realize what they're seeing.

Stars: Wright King, Cliff Hall, Gene London, Gilbert Mack

41. The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995–1997)
Episode: The Manhattan Triangle/The Petrified Cheese (1995)

TV-G | Animation, Short, Adventure

Felix goes out on a date when a duncy anthropomorphic Bermuda Triangle attacks Manhattan causing all sorts of surreal mayhem. / Felix helps a hardboiled private detective find the Petrified Cheese, a stolen priceless Egyptian artifact.

Directors: Chris Bartleman, Blair Peters | Stars: Thom Adcox-Hernandez, Jennifer Darling, Michael Gough, Pat Fraley

Votes: 7

42. The UnXplained (2019– )
Episode: Secrets of the Immortals (2021)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary

Sacred waters with remarkable healing powers. Ancient mystics who lived for hundreds of years. A scientific breakthrough may provide the answers to eternal life. Throughout history many ... See full summary »

Stars: William Shatner, Andrew Collins, Jonathan Young, Kathleen McGowan Coppens

Votes: 53

43. Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode: L'Inde: Kerala (2014)

Documentary

A nice journey of Raphaël from Trivandrum to Kochi passing by the Ashram of Sivagiri (the teachings of Sree Narayana Guru, the nursing school), the backwaters near Kollam (the ecologic and ... See full summary »

Director: Laurent Lichtenstein | Star: Raphaël de Casabianca

44. Sicko-Psychotic's Super Shock Show (2021– )
Episode: Halloween II Special (2023)

Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Sicko-Psychotic and the gang celebrate Halloween at the Haunted Majestic and invite their horror host friends - Bobby Gammonster, Scarlett Kaiju, and Octavian Hallow - to recount their "real-life" encounters with the supernatural.

Directors: Bobby Gammonster, Joseph Reboy, Frank Wilmoth | Stars: Jim Childs, Bobby Gammonster, Judith Reboy, Alex Wentz

45. The Mysteries of Laura (2014–2016)
Episode: The Mystery of the Exsanguinated Ex (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

After the stabbing of a former beauty queen, Laura is reunited with her ex-fiancé. The only problem is that he's the number one suspect in the stabbing. As Laura takes a trip down memory ... See full summary »

Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Debra Messing, Josh Lucas, Laz Alonso, Janina Gavankar

Votes: 199