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1. Short Circuit (1986)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton
Votes: 66,471 | Gross: $40.70M
2. Harvey (1950)
Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Wallace Ford, William H. Lynn, Victoria Horne
Votes: 58,318
3. Ball of Fire (1941)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia while living in a Manhattan mansion take in a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Homolka, Henry Travers
Votes: 14,110
4. The Wolf Man (1941)
Passed | 70 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman. One fateful night, Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where they meet a mysterious gypsy fortune teller.
Director: George Waggner | Stars: Claude Rains, Warren William, Lon Chaney Jr., Ralph Bellamy
Votes: 30,805
5. The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An anthology of four horror stories revolving around a mysterious rental house in the U.K.
Director: Peter Duffell | Stars: John Bryans, John Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Peter Cushing
Votes: 7,537
6. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
G | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
At Medfield College, an accident with a donated computer gives Dexter Riley the ability to remember any knowledge learned instantly and perfectly.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, William Schallert
Votes: 5,960 | Gross: $0.73M
7. The Secret (2000)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Romance
It would seem that Marie has it all: a loving husband, a charming child, and a good job. But something elusive with a terrific force continues to pull her to another life to another man. (French with English subtitles).
Director: Virginie Wagon | Stars: Anne Coesens, Michel Bompoil, Tony Todd, Quentin Rossi
Votes: 821
8. Character (1997)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jacob Katadreuffe lives mute with his mother, has no contact with his father who only works against him and wants to become a lawyer, at all costs.
Director: Mike van Diem | Stars: Pavlik Jansen op de Haar, Jan Decleir, Fedja van Huêt, Betty Schuurman
Votes: 11,320 | Gross: $0.71M
9. Civilisation (1969–1970)
TV-G | 698 min | Documentary, History, Music
Sir Kenneth Clarke walks through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilization in Western man.
Stars: Kenneth Clark, Ian Richardson, Ronald Lacey, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 1,078
10. Torremolinos 73 (2003)
Unrated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to make adult films. The act turns him into an aspring legit filmmaker and her into an international sex symbol.
Director: Pablo Berger | Stars: Javier Cámara, Candela Peña, Juan Diego, Fernando Tejero
Votes: 4,065 | Gross: $0.09M
11. Extracurricular Activities (2019)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
A mature, intelligent high school student has a side job arranging "accidental" deaths (no two alike) of fellow students' parents. A cop detective notices this student being connected to all the kids of dead parents. Who wins the face-off?
Director: Jay Lowi | Stars: Patrick Fabian, Angela Kinsey, Colin Ford, Darlene Vogel
Votes: 1,578
12. The Fox (1967)
PG | 110 min | Drama
Based on D.H. Lawrence's novella about two young women - sickly, chattering Jill Banford and quiet, strong Ellen March - who are trying, hopelessly, to run a chicken farm in Canada. A ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Keir Dullea, Sandy Dennis, Anne Heywood, Glynne Morris
Votes: 1,284 | Gross: $18.75M
13. A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
Approved | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Whitney Cameron suspects his sister-in-law has poisoned his brother and niece, but without proof how does he prevent the murder of his nephew?
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, Gary Merrill, Catherine McLeod
Votes: 1,838
14. Maîtresse (1976)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Romance
A common thief (Depardieu) breaks into the house of a professional dominatrix (Ogier), and begins to help her "train" her clients. Though this world is alien to his experience, he finds ... See full summary »
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Bulle Ogier, André Rouyer, Nathalie Keryan
Votes: 2,434
15. The Cherry Orchard (1999)
Not Rated | 141 min | Drama
Abandoned by her lover, the aristocratic Madame Lubov Ranevskaya returns to Russia, only to see her fragrant cherry orchard in full bloom: a painful reminder of her dire economic state and the imminent foreclosure of the enviable property.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Tushka Bergen, Frances de la Tour
Votes: 710 | Gross: $0.14M
16. Ants in the Pants (2000)
95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A late bloomer, 15-year-old Flo experiences his sexual awakening, relentlessly targeting his gorgeous classmate Leonie. Flos friends eagerly try to help him out. The only problem may be Leonie's boyfriend.
Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Tobias Schenke, Axel Stein, Luise Helm, Mina Tander
Votes: 4,434
17. Umberto Eco: A Library of the World (2022)
80 min | Documentary
Wandering these rooms, hallways, salons is a lover, a collector and above all a reader of books: Umberto Eco in his private library.
Director: Davide Ferrario | Stars: Giuseppe Cederna, Carlotta Eco, Emanuele Eco, Pietro Eco
Votes: 207
18. Pokémon: Red Version (1996 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Play as a young Pokémon trainer trying to catch all 150 Pokémon.
Director: Satoshi Tajiri
Votes: 2,904
19. The Speech (2020)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A recently dumped man awaits a reconciliation text message from his ex during a seemingly never-ending family dinner.
Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Benjamin Lavernhe, Sara Giraudeau, Julia Piaton, Kyan Khojandi
Votes: 2,062
20. Pokémon: Yellow Version - Special Pikachu Edition (1998 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
This game draws inspiration from the Pokémon anime series. Some gameplay events and storyline aspects are added or changed, though the overall story remains the same.
Director: Satoshi Tajiri | Star: Ikue Ôtani
Votes: 1,765
21. The Green Years (1946)
Passed | 127 min | Drama
An orphaned young boy is guided by his great-grandfather and strives to go to university to become a doctor. However, the boy's harsh grandfather stands in his way.
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Hume Cronyn
Votes: 1,080
22. Pokémon: Blue Version (1996 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Play as a young Pokémon trainer trying to catch all 150 Pokémon.
Director: Satoshi Tajiri
Votes: 1,382
23. Pokémon Silver Version (1999 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Role playing game for the Game Boy Color, introducing the second generation of Pokémon, where you are on a quest to master Pokémon battling.
Director: Satoshi Tajiri
Votes: 1,249
24. Pokémon Gold Version (1999 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Role playing game for the Game Boy Advance, introducing the second generation of Pokémon, where you are on a quest to master Pokémon battling.
Director: Satoshi Tajiri
Votes: 1,835
25. Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
In the 1930's, Max Brown is an urban young man from an Eastern province, fresh from college, whose only job offer is in a one-room school house in the Canadian prairie. At first he's ... See full summary »
Director: Silvio Narizzano | Stars: Bud Cort, Samantha Eggar, Chris Wiggins, Gary Reineke
Votes: 484
26. Encyclopedia (1988–1989)
Comedy, Family, Music
Akin to an encyclopedia set, each episode is devoted to a different letter of the alphabet and features sketches and songs related to things that begin with that letter.
Stars: Faith Prince, Jim Fyfe, David Henry Sterry, Amy Ziff
Votes: 101
27. Star Trek: Borg (1996 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The player is a Starfleet cadet whose father was killed during the Battle of Wolf 359 fought against the Borg 10 years ago. Impish Q shows up and offers him to go back in time to his father's ship during the battle and try to save him.
Director: James L. Conway | Stars: John de Lancie, Barry Lynch, John Cothran, Marnie McPhail
Votes: 224
28. The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril (1996 Video Game)
E | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Inspector Clouseau sends secret agent Pink Panther to investigate a disturbance in an international children's camp. Assisted by a kooky scientist, Pink must travel around the globe solving puzzles to uncover the conspiracy behind it.
Directors: Jean Pierre Dillard, Mike Foran, James Petropoulos | Stars: Michael Sinterniklaas, Barry Carrollo, Chelsea Altman, Michael DeBienville
Votes: 51
29. Poketto Monsutâ Midori (1996 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Try to collect all 150 Pokemon in Pocket Monsters Green.
Director: Satoshi Tajiri
Votes: 193
30. Nit-Witty Kitty (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom has amnesia and believes he's a mouse. Jerry, finding him more obnoxious as a fellow rodent than as a cat, seeks to cure him with a blow to the head.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: June Foray, William Hanna, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 871
31. Obselidia (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
George, a lonely librarian, believes love is obsolete, until a road trip to Death Valley with a cinema projectionist named Sophie teaches him otherwise.
Director: Diane Bell | Stars: Michael Piccirilli, Gaynor Howe, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Chris Byrne
Votes: 308
32. Devil May Hare (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny finds the Tasmanian Devil in his encyclopedia just as the animal threatens to devour him.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,654
33. 'Weird Al' Yankovic: I Lost on Jeopardy (1984 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Music video for Weird Al Yankovic's 1984 single "I Lost On Jeopardy" in which he performs as a contestant on the game show "Jeopardy! (1984)". The song is a parody of "Jeopardy" by The Greg Kihn Band.
Director: Francis Delia | Stars: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Bob Boden, Art Fleming, Barry Hansen
Votes: 224
34. Spunti na vode (2017)
Comedy, Family
The parents of Igor and David are planning a golden wedding. Their cousin Ondra, a bit of an adventurer by nature, is flying in from Canada. The brothers think it would be best to follow their parents down the river in canoes.
Director: Jirí Chlumský | Stars: Hynek Cermák, Jirí Langmajer, Pavel Liska, Anna Polívková
Votes: 178
35. Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia (2010)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
After viewing this provocative documentary, you will never look at Wikipedia the same way. Filmmakers Scott Glosserman and Nic Hill engagingly explore the history and cultural implications ... See full summary »
Directors: Scott Glosserman, Nic Hill | Stars: Richard Branson, Vint Cerf, Ed Chi, Noam Chomsky
Votes: 143
36. Death of a Champion (1939)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Oliver Quade is a pitchman who follows state fairs that feature dog shows---which limits his territory more than a little---at which he sells encyclopedias...and does it well as he ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Lynne Overman, Virginia Dale, Joseph Allen, Donald O'Connor
Votes: 36
37. Woodman, Spare That Tree (1942)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Fox, a lumberjack, sets off to chop down his daily tree. He decides on the Crow's but the Crow is determined to save his home. He tries appealing to the Fox's sympathies with poetry and... See full summary »
Directors: Frank Tashlin, Bob Wickersham | Star: Frank Graham
Votes: 45
38. Gänsehaut: 7 - Gib acht, die mumie erwacht & Der monsterschwamm (1998 Video)
Fantasy, Horror
A German audiobook for 'Goosebumps: The Return of the Mummy' and 'Goosebumps: It Came From Beneath the Sink'.
Star: Wolfgang Kaven
39. The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink (1998 Video Game)
E | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Traveling salesman Pink Panther must go around the world to find the ingredients needed for a potion that can help a little girl mistakenly turned into a monster by a warlock to become an "immortal magical ninja princess mermaid".
Stars: Jon Avner, Chris Bertolotti, Matthew Black, Barry Carrollo
Votes: 26
40. Castle Explorer (1996 Video Game)
Adventure
Historically accurate educational adventure about life in a medieval castle based on Stephen Biesty's book Castle. You're a king's spy in the castle of a disloyal baron. Part of Biesty's series of historically accurate educational titles.
Director: Harris Charalambis | Stars: Raoul Anthony, Bob Clayton, Samantha Gosling, Ian Hawkridge
41. The Big Beef (1945)
17 min | Short, Comedy
Edgar invites his boss home for a steak dinner, but the steak hasn't arrived. A pushy book salesman does arrives and this causes Edgar a few problems and several slow-burns. The double-take... See full summary »
Director: Charles E. Roberts | Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Florence Lake, Jack Rice, Dot Farley
Votes: 36
42. The J-K Conspiracy (2004)
72 min | Comedy
San Diego radio host Dave Rickards is accused of stealing his partner's encyclopedia, triggering a comedic misadventure co-starring Bob Costas, Dom Irrera, Doug Flutie, Davy Jones, Dr. ... See full summary »
Director: Cookie 'Chainsaw' Randolph | Stars: Dave Rickards, Shelly Dunn, Cookie 'Chainsaw' Randolph, Tom Stephenson
Votes: 107 | Gross: $0.30M
43. A Zombie's Life (2009)
2 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Juan Pérez | Stars: David Díaz, María Eugenia López, David Hernández, Juan Pérez
44. Oneirevomai tous filous mou (1993)
114 min | Drama
A 25-year journey of wandering in the places and the soul of the people from Berlin to Athens, through Kyrakos stories.
Director: Nikos Panayotopoulos | Stars: Lefteris Voyatzis, Akilas Karazisis, Giannis Karatzogiannis, Stathis Livathinos
Votes: 49
45. Disneypedia: JungleMania! (2007 Video)
G | 14 min | Documentary, Short, Family
A trip into the jungles of India to learn about the real life counterparts to your favorite "Jungle Book" animals.
Director: Eddie Bonin
Votes: 11
46. Wrath of the Gods (1994 Video Game)
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A centaur found a baby abandoned on a mountainside, took him, and raise him as his own. When the baby becomes a young man, the centaur reveals to him that there was a ring and a few gems in... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Cretcher | Stars: Paul Collett, Aerin Harris, Chris Marcovici, C. Andrew Nelson
Votes: 10
47. Isaac Asimov's the Ultimate Robot (1994 Video Game)
Documentary, Family, Sci-Fi
Interactive encyclopedia on Isaac Asimov and his theories of robotics. The program features video clips, robot schematics, encyclopedic information and other interesting stuff as well as clips of Asimov talking about the future of robots.
Director: Judson Rosebush | Stars: Isaac Asimov, Ralph McQuarrie
48. This Month in History (2010– )
22 min | Documentary, History, Talk-Show
Dr. Leigh-Davis hosts "This Month in History," (formerly & a.k.a. "On This Very Month" & "On This Very Week";) telling listeners about historical events which occurred in the present month.... See full summary »
Star: Dr. Leigh-Davis
49. Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (1978–1979)
Documentary
Stars: Jean Rochefort, Marcel Carné, Marcel L'Herbier
Votes: 8