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1. Dark Waters (2019)
PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama, History
A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman
Votes: 104,706
2. Ready Player One (2018)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe
Votes: 489,346 | Gross: $137.69M
3. That Thing You Do! (1996)
PG | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A local Pennsylvania band scores a one-hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from their manager.
Director: Tom Hanks | Stars: Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Charlize Theron, Tom Everett Scott
Votes: 73,878 | Gross: $25.81M
4. Zombieland (2009)
R | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting bruiser in search of the last Twinkie and a pair of sisters striving to get to an amusement park join forces in a trek across a zombie-filled America.
Director: Ruben Fleischer | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin
Votes: 623,934 | Gross: $75.59M
5. Family Ties (1982–1989)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter, Justine Bateman
Votes: 20,418
6. Take Shelter (2011)
R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Director: Jeff Nichols | Stars: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham, Tova Stewart
Votes: 108,638 | Gross: $1.73M
7. Traffic (2000)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas
Votes: 220,340 | Gross: $124.12M
8. Red Lights (2012)
R | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Psychologist Margaret Matheson and her assistant debunk paranormal activity, which leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic who has resurfaced after many years out of the limelight following the suspicious death of his toughest critic.
Director: Rodrigo Cortés | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Elizabeth Olsen
Votes: 66,339 | Gross: $0.05M
9. The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A reporter is drawn to a small West Virginia town to investigate a series of strange events, including psychic visions and the appearance of bizarre entities.
Director: Mark Pellington | Stars: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, David Eigenberg, Bob Tracey
Votes: 85,006 | Gross: $35.75M
10. Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Approved | 112 min | Comedy, Musical
A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Janet Leigh, Maureen Stapleton
Votes: 9,365 | Gross: $13.13M
11. Skin (V) (2018)
R | 118 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.
Director: Guy Nattiv | Stars: Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald, Daniel Henshall, Bill Camp
Votes: 18,927
12. I Am Wrath (2016)
R | 92 min | Action, Thriller
Stanley Hill opens a can of brutal vengeance on the thugs who murdered his wife and the corrupt cops who are protecting them.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: John Travolta, Christopher Meloni, Amanda Schull, Sam Trammell
Votes: 16,109
13. Body Brokers (2021)
R | 111 min | Drama, Thriller
Brought to Los Angeles for treatment, a recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts.
Director: John Swab | Stars: Suzanne Wind, Frank Grillo, Alice Englert, Samone James
Votes: 3,833
14. Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An intelligent graduate and working-class Army veteran has an affair and clashes with a 'nouveau riche' young woman who cares not for birth control or the use of any other precautions to avoid pregnancy.
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Ali MacGraw, Jack Klugman, Nan Martin
Votes: 2,339 | Gross: $22.94M
15. The House on 92nd Street (1945)
Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Bill Dietrich becomes a double agent for the F.B.I. in a German spy ring.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 3,325
16. The Open Road (2009)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A man embarks on a road trip with his girlfriend and estranged baseball legend dad.
Director: Michael Meredith | Stars: Justin Timberlake, Ted Danson, Harry Dean Stanton, Mary Steenburgen
Votes: 3,754 | Gross: $0.02M
17. Forever in My Heart (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 88 min | Romance
Jenna (Merritt Patterson) and Charlie (Jack Turner) found love in Ireland but their dreams drove them apart. Five years later, they reunite and Jenna has to decide where her heart belongs - back home or in the Emerald Isle.
Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Merritt Patterson, Jack Turner, Emmet Byrne, Roisin O'Donovan
Votes: 1,416
18. Roommates (1995)
PG | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
An elderly yet young-at-heart man moves in with his grandson and both their lives turn upside-down.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Peter Falk, D.B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore, Ellen Burstyn
Votes: 2,002 | Gross: $12.10M
19. Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
Passed | 68 min | Adventure, Drama
In the depths of the Depression, two teenage boys strike out on their own in order to help their struggling parents and find life on the road tougher than expected.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Frankie Darro, Rochelle Hudson, Edwin Phillips, Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Votes: 2,368
20. A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Brought together by community service, Eric and Joy find new purpose at Christmas. As they help a family rebuild their home, coincidences and a medical miracle lead them to believe in destiny.
Director: Heather Hawthorn Doyle | Stars: Katherine Barrell, Alberto Frezza, Josh Ssettuba, Faith Wright
Votes: 963
21. Newtown (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, History
A look at how the community of Newtown, Connecticut came together in the aftermath of the largest mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history.
Director: Kim A. Snyder | Stars: Gene Rosen, Syeda Suriya Ahmed, Abbey Clements, Sally Cox
Votes: 1,736 | Gross: $0.01M
22. They/Them/Us (2021)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Charlie and Lisa, two divorced parents in their 40's who find themselves at a midlife crossroads. Both are single parents and they have four complicated teenagers.
Director: Jon Sherman | Stars: Joey Slotnick, Amy Hargreaves, Jack Steiner, Lexie Bean
Votes: 376
23. Red-Haired Alibi (1932)
Passed | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young girl new to the big city gets a job as a man's companion. What she doesn't know is that the man is a notorious gangster.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Merna Kennedy, Theodore von Eltz, Grant Withers, Purnell Pratt
Votes: 264
24. Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
85 min | Drama
Jennie Gerhardt is a destitute young woman. While working in a hotel in Columbus, Ohio, Jennie meets George Brander, a United State Senator, who becomes infatuated with her. He helps her family and declares his wish to marry her.
Director: Marion Gering | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Donald Cook, Mary Astor, Edward Arnold
Votes: 173
25. Conviction: The True Story of Clarence Elkins (2009)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, Crime
When a man is wrongly convicted of murder and rape, his wife devotes her life to proving his innocence. Conviction is not only a gripping story of justice gone wrong, it's also a meditation... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Ward, Mike West | Stars: Clarence Elkins, Melinda Elkins, Mark Godsey, Judy Johnson
Votes: 42
26. Flag Wars (2003)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
"Flag Wars" is a cinema verite documentary that follows the conflicts that arise when gay white professionals move into a black working-class neighborhood. Filmed over a four years in ... See full summary »
Directors: Linda Goode Bryant, Laura Poitras | Stars: Nina Masseria, Floyd Goode, Josephine Goode, Shango Baba Olugbala
Votes: 224
27. Lustron: The House America's Been Waiting For (2004 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The rise and fall of engineering visionary Carl Strandlund and his post-World-War-II brainchild, the Lustron porcelain-enameled-steel manufactured house.
Directors: Bill Ferehawk, Bill Kubota | Stars: Doug Knerr, Carl Strandlund, Kristin Szylvian, Wilson W. Wyatt
Votes: 12
28. American Fabulous (1991)
103 min | Documentary, Biography
Jeffrey Strouth spontaneously recounts the true adventures of his wild and creative life, weaving an often lurid tale filled with hilarious characters, run-ins with the law, and his unapologetic provocations of society in general.
Director: Reno Dakota | Star: Jeffrey Strouth
Votes: 61
29. Save the Crew: The Battle for Columbus (2021)
113 min | Documentary
The remarkable story of a fan base who showed the world that fan action trumps money. The Columbus Crew - a founding member of MLS - was under threat of relocation to Austin, Texas for the ... See full summary »
Director: Statman Sean Kelly | Stars: Scott Sigler, Grant Wahl, Don Garber, Gyasi Zardes
Votes: 8
30. WWE Money in the Bank (2015 TV Special)
TV-PG | 176 min | Action, Sport
WWE's annual Money in the Bank. Matches include the traditional Money in the Bank ladder match, John Cena vs Kevin Owens and Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a ladder match.
Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: Colby Lopez, Jonathan Good, Stephen Farrelly, John Cena
Votes: 353
31. Stoney Knows How (1981)
Not Rated | 29 min | Documentary, Short
Stoney Knows How is a visit with a master of the Oldest Art In The World - Tattooing. Disabled by arthritis since the age of four, confined to a wheelchair, his growth stunted, Stoney St. ... See full summary »
Director: Pacho Lane | Stars: Leonard 'Stoney' St. Clair, Don Ed Hardy
Votes: 42
32. Shred America (2018)
92 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Four twenty-year-olds travel from Chicago to New York on skateboards. Fueled by youthful ignorance, the four navigate America's landscape through a maze of wrong turns and unfortunate circumstances.
Director: Arthur Swidzinski | Stars: Anthony Michal, James Lagen, Arthur Swidzinski, Michael Kosciesza
Votes: 63
33. Shutdown (2023)
61 min | Documentary
Shutdown is a documentary film about a profound political coming of age that happened in Columbus, Ohio in turbulent 1971. The film tells the story of a group of passionate Black teens who ... See full summary »
Director: Celia C. Peters
34. The Big Game (1936)
Passed | 74 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Gamblers kidnap Atlantic's star quarterback Clark Jenkins.
Directors: George Nicholls Jr., Edward Killy | Stars: Phillip Huston, James Gleason, June Travis, Bruce Cabot
Votes: 142
35. Columbus Neighborhoods: German Village (2010 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
A history and profile of the German Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, situated just south of downtown.
Star: Jonathan Putnam
36. Columbus Neighborhoods: University District (2011 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
A history and profile of the University District neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, dominated by the "city within a city" known as The Ohio State University.
Director: Mary Rathke | Stars: Jonathan Putnam, Steve Abbott, Cheri Alexander, Julie Anstine
37. Honor Flight (2007 TV Movie)
Documentary
World War II veterans fly from Columbus, Ohio to visit the World War Two Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Star: Bob Dole
38. City Beat Live (2014– )
News
Stars: Dawna Lee Heising, Tricia Nangkal, Jack E. Curenton, Gregory Blair
39. Columbus Neighborhoods: King-Lincoln (2011 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
A history and profile of the King-Lincoln neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, situated around Mount Vernon Avenue and Long Street on the east side of town.
Star: Angela Pace
40. Columbus Neighborhoods: Downtown & Franklinton (2012 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
A history and profile of the two oldest neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio. Franklinton was the original pioneer settlement, established near the west bank of the Scioto River by Lucas ... See full summary »
Director: Cindy Gaillard | Star: Jonathan Putnam
41. The Lincoln Bell: Following the Lincoln Funeral Train Through Ohio (2015 Video)
55 min | Documentary, History
The Lincoln Funeral Train in Ohio.
Stars: David G. Brown, Karl Busam, Robert Brugler, Tim Daley
42. The Starbase in Columbus (2018)
Documentary, Short
The amount of science fiction memorabilia may be enormous, but the passion you'll find here is unlimited. Starbase Columbus has been bringing the final frontier closer to home for over 25 years. Let all Geekdom rejoice.
Director: Bram Fulk
44. Destination Zero, the Fast Short Life of Ronald Koal (2017)
Documentary
This is a story about having a dream and the cost of never letting go of that dream. It's the story of how hard it used to be to get your music heard but if you could pull it off there was ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Provenzano
45. Citadel: The Birth of the LeVeque Tower (2011)
64 min | Documentary
The political and social background, and the architecture, construction, and legacy of the first (and for almost 50 years the only) skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio: the American Insurance Union (AIU) Citadel, later known as the LeVeque Tower.
Director: Seth Moherman | Star: Thandi Murray
46. Columbus Neighborhoods: Olde Towne East (2012 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary
A history and profile of the Olde Towne East neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, situated east of Downtown. Throughout much of the 19th century, Columbus' first "streetcar suburb" was home to ... See full summary »
Director: Diana Bergemann | Star: Jonathan Putnam
47. Strangers on Parade (2009)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After being kidnapped on his birthday by Elezarr Serrano, teenager Freddy Pickett finds himself inadvertently thrown into the middle of a heist gone awry.
Director: Nick Suclescy | Stars: Ali Ferda, Kelly Grant, Eric Hayes, Paul Moon
48. Many Happy Returns to Lazarus (2004 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary, History
Former customers and employees fondly recall the great Lazarus Department Store in downtown Columbus Ohio, closing after 153 years of operation.
Stars: Boyce Lancaster, Charles Lazarus, Robert Lazarus
Votes: 11
49. The Wizard of Arts (1941)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A Jerry Colonna-like artist takes us on a tour of a wacky museum.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Thomas Johnson | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 33
50. The Birth of Ohio Stadium (1999 TV Movie)
104 min | Documentary, History, Sport
The story behind the construction of The Ohio State University's football stadium.
Director: Brent Greene | Stars: Philip Bosco, Diane Mullet
Votes: 19