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1. Videodrome (1983)
R | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky
Votes: 103,394 | Gross: $2.12M
2. The Cable Guy (1996)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A designer makes a grievious mistake when he rejects the friendship of a borderline cable guy.
Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black
Votes: 178,495 | Gross: $60.24M
3. Death Race 2 (2010 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Explores the origins of the first "Frankenstein" car driver, Carl "Luke" Lucas, who died in a race at the beginning of the first film.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Luke Goss, Lauren Cohan, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames
Votes: 34,754
4. The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A ten-year-old scientist secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother, escapes home, and travels across the country aboard a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Callum Keith Rennie, Kyle Catlett
Votes: 20,024 | Gross: $0.10M
5.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
Murder in Malibu
(1990)
TV-PG | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A successful writer of romance novels who is involved with a young, ambitious womanizer, is found shot to death in her Malibu home.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Peter Falk, Andrew Stevens, Brenda Vaccaro, Floyd Levine
Votes: 1,844
6. Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 87,009 | Gross: $0.10M
7. Support the Girls (2018)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
The general manager at a highway-side ''sports bar with curves" has her incurable optimism and faith in her girls, her customers and herself tested over the course of a long, strange day.
Director: Andrew Bujalski | Stars: Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, Dylan Gelula, Zoe Graham
Votes: 8,336 | Gross: $0.13M
8. For Your Consideration (2006)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy
Three actors learn that their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz.
Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Christopher Guest
Votes: 15,912 | Gross: $5.54M
9. Delirious (1991)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.
Director: Tom Mankiewicz | Stars: John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms, Raymond Burr
Votes: 9,563 | Gross: $5.55M
10. Showtime (2002)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi-automatic firearm.
Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo, Rachael Harris
Votes: 65,281 | Gross: $38.08M
11. Andre the Giant (2018 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A look at the life and career of professional wrestler André Roussimoff, who gained notoriety in the 1980s as Andre the Giant.
Director: Jason Hehir | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Rob Reiner
Votes: 6,880
12. According to Greta (2009)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A suicidal and rebellious teenager is sent to live with her grandparents for the summer, where life takes an unexpected turn.
Director: Nancy Bardawil | Stars: Hilary Duff, Evan Ross, Michael Murphy, Ellen Burstyn
Votes: 10,370
13. GREYLOCK (2023– )
Not Rated | History, Horror, Mystery
In the USA, strange creatures and strange discoveries, give birth to cryptic mysteries and mass murders around the town. Including a strange company that wants to change the world in strange ways.
Stars: Sophia Bartolai, Liam Hollander, Samantha Genrich, Alan Rosenbaum
Votes: 59
14. Desert Blue (1998)
R | 90 min | Drama
An academic obsessed with "roadside attractions" and his tv-star daughter finally discover the world's largest ice cream cone, the centerpiece for an old gold-rush town struggling to stay ... See full summary »
Director: Morgan J. Freeman | Stars: Casey Affleck, Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci
Votes: 2,510 | Gross: $0.10M
15. Alex: The Life of a Child (1986 TV Movie)
Unrated | 100 min | Biography, Drama
Alexandra Deford, a precious and precocious girl, was just eight years old when she died in 1980 following a battle against the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis, the number-one ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Gennie James, Danny Corkill
Votes: 249
16. Every Day (2010)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A comedy about a New York City couple (Schreiber and Hunt) in romantic and family crisis.
Director: Richard Levine | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt, Carla Gugino, Ezra Miller
Votes: 3,601
17. Fatal Error (1999 TV Movie)
91 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The seven American lawyers hired by Australian media magnate Jack Doulan, whose company rivals Albert Teal's Digicron for preponderance on the world market of telecommunications, are ... See full summary »
Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Antonio Sabato Jr., Janine Turner, Robert Wagner, Jason Schombing
Votes: 671
18. F@ck This Job (2021)
104 min | Documentary, News
In 2008, Natasha, a newly rich woman, decides to open an independent TV station in Russia and builds an open-minded team of outcasts. By 2020, Natasha has lost everything to Russia's war between Propaganda and Truth.
Director: Vera Krichevskaya | Stars: Natalia Sindeeva, Aleksandr Vinokurov, Vera Krichevskaya, Anna Forshtreter
Votes: 567
19. A Holiday to Remember (1995 TV Movie)
Unrated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Carolyn leaves the big city with her daughter Jordi for her childhood village. She meets her former fiance and finds a lost boy who she wants to adopt, but Jordi is not too keen on the idea.
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Connie Sellecca, Asia Vieira, Brenda Bazinet, Kyle Fairlie
Votes: 699
20. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004 TV Movie)
R | 122 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of Z Channel, one of the first U.S. pay cable stations and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974 in LA, their eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
Director: Xan Cassavetes | Stars: Jerry Harvey, Chuck Ross, Timothy Ryerson, Bob Strock
Votes: 1,700
21. Hollywood, No Sex Please! (2018)
56 min | Documentary, History
The history of sexual mores in America and as shown in Hollywood films is examined, from early cinema through the Hays Code. The 1960s and the sexual revolution were a turning point in society, as reflected on screen.
Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg | Stars: Barbara Scaff, Linda Williams, Craig Detweiler, Adrian Lyne
Votes: 137
22. The Directive (2019)
113 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
One year after a catastrophic pandemic wipes out most of humanity, a lone survivor embarks on a journey to find Safe Zone 57 with the help of a broken robot.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Kyle Abraham, Paul Askedall, Scott Thompson, Hashim Gari
Votes: 1,317
23. 25 Watts (2001)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
24 hours in the life of three street youths in Montevideo.
Directors: Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll | Stars: Daniel Hendler, Jorge Temponi, Alfonso Tort, Valentín Rivero
Votes: 1,692
24. Suicide Notes (2013)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
Down on his luck playwright, Julian Parker, has written a play in which the lead character commits suicide in the final scene. The only way he can get it produced is when a money hungry ... See full summary »
Director: Travis Ammons | Stars: Lou Martini Jr., Sue Rock, Jared Doreck, Travis Ammons
Votes: 32
25. Norman Checks In (1984)
11 min | Short
Norman Krasner checks into a hotel and finds himself bumped from his reserved room by a raucous taxidermy convention to room 13X.
Director: Shevard Goldstein | Star: Douglas P. MacIntosh
Votes: 60
26. The (718) (2010 TV Movie)
22 min | Comedy, Drama
With humility and heartbreaking hilarity, 'the(718)' presents the misadventures of beer-drinking, football-watching, awkward homosexual Stephen and his two straight best friends (as well as... See full summary »
Director: Darren Coyle | Stars: Parrish Hurley, Stas May, Patrick Edgar, Brian Dykstra
Votes: 37
27. The Culture Is (2022– )
News
MSNBC's The Culture Is series aims to generate authentic and thought-provoking conversations across communities of women, including Black, Latina, Asian American Pacific Islander, ... See full summary »
Stars: Rosie Perez, Justina Machado, Robin Thede, Kamala Harris
Votes: 37
28. Moon TV - hyvästi televisio (2009 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
MOON TV - GOODBYE TELEVISION Television is dead! Long live television! The documentary film MOON TV - GOODBYE TELEVISION tells the amazing story of the Finnish underground and very ... See full summary »
Director: Timo Wright | Stars: Anna Pollari, Hannu Kossila, Markku Mastomäki, Terja Salaspuro
Votes: 59
29. Midnight Blue Collection, Vol. 1: The Deep Throat Special Edition (2005 Video)
122 min | Documentary, Biography, Talk-Show
From 1975 to 2002, MIDNIGHT BLUE was late-night cable's most depraved cavalcade of politics, pornography and perversion hosted by controversial Screw Magazine publisher Al Goldstein. This ... See full summary »
Stars: Alex Bennett, Carol Connors, Gerard Damiano, Al Goldstein
Votes: 52
30. No eres tú, soy yo (2011–2020)
Talk-Show
Stars: Carola Brethauer, Gabriel Martina, Javiera Suárez, Jessica Abudinen
Votes: 7
31. The Twilight Channel & Other Tales (2000 Video)
60 min | Fantasy
Andrea and Amber discover that their new cable TV service has a strange channel that shows what will happen to them five minutes in the future. In other vignettes, Shawna, Gloria and ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Woods | Stars: Amber Allen, Artemis Antoine, Jessica Jones, Shawna Lake
32. The Cable Company (2021– )
Comedy
Stars: Danny Ross, Julia Rachilewski, Elitia Daniels, Alex Pike
33. TV3 007 Bondfever Desmond Llewelyn 'Q' Television Commercial (1997 Video)
1 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Stars: Desmond Llewelyn, Sean Connery, Timothy Dalton, Roger Moore
35. Comedienne (1984)
82 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
If you think Mrs. Maisel captures the reality of being a woman in comedy, you need to see this documentary from the last comedy boom. COMEDIENNE (already an outdated term) follows two women... See full summary »
Director: Katherine Matheson | Stars: Cheryl Klein, Zora Rasmussen, Sterling Swan, Nancy Sigworth
36. Social face (2016–2018)
21 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
8 YouTube celebrities will participate in Social Face. The celebrities will have to face against the craziest of challenges, funny, bad and painful punishments and much much more. Who will ... See full summary »
Stars: Lorenzo Ostuni, Francesco Posa, Simone Paciello, Surrealpower
37. The Adventures of Barry McKenzie: Introduction by Dame Edna Everage (2007 Video)
5 min | Short, Biography, Comedy
Stars: Barry Humphries, Joan Bakewell, Dick Bentley, Peter Cook
38. Don't Do It the Wrong Way, Do It the Bond Way! (1998 Video)
1 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Iggy Oggard
39. Feeding the Beast: The 24-Hour News Revolution (2004 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Stars: Roger Ailes, Ann Coulter, Katie Couric, Linda Ellerbee
Votes: 13
40. Social Dream (2018 TV Special)
Reality-TV
Director: Tak Kuroha | Stars: Lorenzo Ostuni, Sabrina Cereseto, Salvatore Cinquegrana, Sascha Burci
Votes: 11
41. DirecTV: Navidad de Terror (2007 Video)
1 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A plethora of villains and horror characters help family to make Christmas unforgettable.
Votes: 6
42. Trump Suggests Fake News Trophy: Let's Make it Plural (2017 Video)
11 min | Short, News
Why stop at one Fake News Trophy? asks Styx.
Star: Styxhexenhammer666
43. Tenebrae: Interview with Dario Argento and Daria Nicolodi (1982 Video)
37 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi
44. The People at CNN Defamed Donald Trump Jr Re Wikileaks and Were Forced to Apologize (2017 Video)
12 min | Short, News
Styx relates CNN's latest embarrassment.
Star: Styxhexenhammer666
45. Solyanka po-Piterski (2011)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Anthology sketch comedy, parodying Russian cable television.
Director: Kirill Kalandzhi | Stars: Kirill Kalandzhi, Anton Mosin, Alya Belokopytova, Dmitriy Ilyin
46. Sin Dios Ni Late (2008–2024)
Talk-Show
Stars: Vasco Moulian, Carola Brethauer, Julio César Rodríguez, Tati Penna
Votes: 7
47. Taylor Lorenz of the Daily Beast Thinks YouTubers Need the Lamestream Media (2018 Video)
13 min | Short, News
Taylor Lorenz of the Daily Beast expresses her disdain for YouTubers who demand money when she asks them for interviews. Styx counterpunches.
Star: Styxhexenhammer666
48. The Rise and Fall of Ed the Sock: From Midnight Spank to Scam Artist (2022 TV Special)
10 min | Short, News, Talk-Show
Director: Dan Frampton | Stars: Dan Frampton, Liana Kerzner, Steven Joel Kerzner, Nardwuar
49. Localization (1973 Video)
Experimental audio/video installation, produced at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, featuring live video and audio interchange between two indoor locations through two-way, black-and-white, cable television system.
Director: Bill Viola
50. The Who Rocks America: Press Conference (1982 TV Special)
60 min | Music, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Mike Carruthers, The Who, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle