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1. Footloose (1984)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 92,439 | Gross: $80.04M
2. Hereditary (2018)
R | 127 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff
Votes: 378,694 | Gross: $44.07M
3. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Tom Wilson
Votes: 572,986 | Gross: $118.50M
4. The Babadook (2014)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
Director: Jennifer Kent | Stars: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney
Votes: 247,477 | Gross: $0.92M
5. Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, Romance
The Brothers Grimm arrive at the home of a wealthy Grande Dame who speaks of the many legends surrounding the fable of the cinder girl before telling the "true" story of her ancestor.
Director: Andy Tennant | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Patrick Godfrey
Votes: 81,769 | Gross: $65.71M
6. The Babysitter (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 85 min | Comedy, Horror
When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot baby sitter belongs to a satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.
Director: McG | Stars: Judah Lewis, Samara Weaving, Robbie Amell, Hana Mae Lee
Votes: 108,297
7. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
In 1968, the night of Halloween brings mayhem in a small town when a group of friends discovers a notebook written by a mysterious girl that foretells terrifying events.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams
Votes: 85,325 | Gross: $68.95M
8. The Aftermath (2019)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, War
Post World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German who previously owned the house.
Director: James Kent | Stars: Keira Knightley, Ned Wills, Pandora Colin, Jason Clarke
Votes: 23,833 | Gross: $1.62M
9. Land (I) (2021)
PG-13 | 89 min | Adventure, Drama
Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world and retreats to the wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter brings her back from the brink of death, she must find a way to live again.
Director: Robin Wright | Stars: Robin Wright, Demián Bichir, Sarah Dawn Pledge, Kim Dickens
Votes: 15,889
10. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a scandalous fashion house in Rome.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Arianna Gorini
Votes: 13,030
11. Devils of Darkness (1965)
Approved | 88 min | Horror
A secret vampire cult, which has its headquarters beneath the town cemetery, searches for victims for its human sacrifice rituals.
Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: William Sylvester, Hubert Noël, Carole Gray, Tracy Reed
Votes: 1,057
12. Fade to Black (1980)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A shy, lonely film buff embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking his idol, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.
Director: Vernon Zimmerman | Stars: Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford, Norman Burton
Votes: 5,001
13. Charlotte (III) (2021)
Not Rated | 92 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
An account of German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon's life in the south of France between 1941 and 1943, before she was sent to Auschwitz during World War II. Inspired by her memoir "Life? or Theatre?".
Directors: Tahir Rana, Éric Warin | Stars: Keira Knightley, Marion Cotillard, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 479
14. The Secret Killer (1965)
89 min | Biography, Crime, Thriller
A true story of Peter Kurten, a serial killer who committed nine murders and many other offenses in Dusseldorf during the Great Depression era.
Director: Robert Hossein | Stars: Robert Hossein, Marie-France Pisier, Roger Dutoit, Annie Anderson
Votes: 535
15. Mozart's Sister (2010)
Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A reimagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang, and a musical prodigy in her own right.
Director: René Féret | Stars: Marie Féret, Marc Barbé, Delphine Chuillot, David Moreau
Votes: 1,615 | Gross: $0.71M
16. Chopin: Desire for Love (2002)
R | 134 min | Drama, Romance, Music
A tangled web of unruly passion lies at the center of this drama, chronicling the stormy affair between the great piano virtuoso Frédéric Chopin and the flamboyant feminist writer George Sand.
Director: Jerzy Antczak | Stars: Piotr Adamczyk, Danuta Stenka, Adam Woronowicz, Bozena Stachura
Votes: 810
17. Um Filme Falado (2003)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Lisbon, Marseilles, Naples, Athens, Istanbul, Cairo, Aden and Bombay. Along with a university teacher and her little daughter, we embark on a long journey, experiencing different cultures and civilizations.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Leonor Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 2,092 | Gross: $0.01M
18. Secrets (1983)
R | 77 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Teen girl in 1963 finds freemasonry items in her late fathers briefcase including condoms and a book of rites. The book is taken to school and the girls form their own club. The mother finds the condoms and makes wrong assumption.
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Helen Lindsay, John Horsley, Anna Jones, Daisy Cockburn
Votes: 73
19. Antonieta (1982)
Not Rated | 108 min | Biography, Drama, War
Anna uncovers an incident involving a young Mexican woman, Antonieta, while doing research for a book on women's suicides in the XXth century. In 1931, in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Antonieta shot herself through the heart.
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Hanna Schygulla, Ignacio López Tarso, Carlos Bracho
Votes: 405
20. The Brutalization of Franz Blum (1974)
104 min | Crime, Drama
Born into a well-off family, Franz Blum had led a carefree youth until, some time after graduating from high school, he was arrested by the police. For, involved by a gang of bad boys, the ... See full summary »
Director: Reinhard Hauff | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Burkhard Driest, Fritz Hollenbeck, Marianne Kehlau
Votes: 186
21. Miss Golem (1972)
96 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
The inventor Petr takes Vera to his laboratory. There he works on a machine to create perfect "golems" or "human doubles". Vera unwittingly creates her own golem.
Director: Jaroslav Balík | Stars: Jana Brejchová, Jan Tríska, Martin Ruzek, Josef Somr
Votes: 51
22. December (1991)
PG | 92 min | Drama, War
Set in a New England prep school on the day after Pearl Harbor, five close friends must choose whether to stay in school or go to war. Their decisions shock themselves and each other as they must grow up faster than they ever imagined.
Director: Gabe Torres | Stars: Balthazar Getty, Jason London, Brian Krause, Wil Wheaton
Votes: 357
23. Breaking the Maya Code (2008)
TV-G | 116 min | Documentary, Mystery
The complex and beautiful hieroglyphic script of the ancient Maya was until recently one of the last great untranslated writing systems. Based on the best-selling book by Michael Coe, ... See full summary »
Director: David Lebrun | Stars: Michael D. Coe, Ian Graham, Nikolai Grube, Peter Mathews
Votes: 333
24. The Satanic Verses: 30 Years On (2019 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Mobeen Azhar examines the lasting effects of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses.
Director: Steven Grandison | Stars: Mobeen Azhar, Sadia Hameed
Votes: 52
25. Stereo (2012)
5 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Bastián Pascal | Stars: Jimena De la o, Iliana Ruiz Cruz, Bastián Pascal
26. Jananas: Malorázka (2016 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Anxious woman meditates about her fears of modern world while burning books and newspapers.
Director: Jan Látal | Star: Jana Infeldová
Votes: 14
27. Lenny: Lover (2016 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Director: Tomás Kasal | Stars: Lenny, Naomi Adachi, Nada Batalová, Tereza Francu
Votes: 19
28.
Blackadder the Third (1987)
Episode:
Ink and Incapability
(1987)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy
Baldrick burns the only copy of Samuel Johnson's dictionary, and Blackadder has only one weekend to rewrite it.
Director: Mandie Fletcher | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Robbie Coltrane
Votes: 1,096
29.
The Hunger (1997–2000)
Episode:
The Secret Shih Tan
(1997)
TV-MA | 28 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A master chef is given the opportunity to prepare a recipe from a secret book of forbidden recipes called the "Shih Tan".
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Terence Stamp, Jason Scott Lee, Gregoriane Minot Payeur, Robert Ito
Votes: 131
30.
Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (2004– )
Episode:
Magnificent Medici
(2004)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Florence, August 1466: Lorenzo de'Medici, the 17-year-old heir to the dynasty, foils a murderous plot against his father and saves his family from a coup d'etat. The Medici still dominate ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Hardy | Stars: Massimo Marinoni, James Innes-Smith
Votes: 34
31.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode:
Mr. Parker's Cul-De-Sac
(2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Ray plans a date night for him and Nora, but all goes awry when an Encore shows up making the team think on their feet and create a lie to keep the Encore at bay. While trying to fool the ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Hernandez Bray | Stars: Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Tala Ashe
Votes: 1,497
32.
The Owl House (2020–2023)
Episode:
A Lying Witch and a Warden
(2020)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When 14-year-old outcast Luz discovers a portal to a new world, she meets a witch named Eda, and a demon named King; in order to get home, Luz has to help them with a mission.
Director: Stephen Sandoval | Stars: Sarah-Nicole Robles, Wendie Malick, Alex Hirsch, Elizabeth Grullon
Votes: 1,497
33.
Why Didn't They Laugh? (2018– )
Nightstream: Book Burning 12 Rules for Life
(2020 Podcast Episode)
Comedy, News
Star: Owen Benjamin
34.
The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode:
Anya
(2022)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Anya's eyes open to a strange new reality. Ilonka blames herself for a crushing loss, then overhears a conversation that could change everything.
Director: Axelle Carolyn | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone
Votes: 1,272
35.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror XXXIII
(2022)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
In the 33rd annual Halloween special, Marge's resentment takes a monstrous form, Lisa tries to save the planet through murder, and Homer realizes that he's not the man he thought he was.
Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Rob Oliver | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 1,567
36.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Meta Fiction
(2014)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When Castiel rejects Metatron's offer to join forces, a surprising plan is set in motion; Gadreel is apprehended.
Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Curtis Armstrong
Votes: 3,554
37.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Book of the Damned
(2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Charlie contacts Sam and Dean after she finds the Book of the Damned - which could help eliminate the mark of Cain; Castiel and Metatron look for Castiel's grace.
Director: P.J. Pesce | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Ruth Connell
Votes: 3,626
38.
Juana Inés (2016)
Episode:
Miradme al menos
(2016)
Biography, History
After leaving the house of her uncle, Juana Inés de Asbaje presents herself in the palace of Mexico City and becomes the favorite lady-in-waiting of the vicereine, but also makes many enemies in court.
Director: Patricia Arriaga-Jordán | Stars: Alberto Collado, Pedro De Tavira, Hernan Del Riego, Gonzalo Guzmán
Votes: 29
39.
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016–2018)
Episode:
Mudslinging
(2016)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Jim searches for a way to kill Gunmar so Claire can bring her brother back home. A power-hungry Strickler returns to Arcadia with Angor Rot.
Director: Rodrigo Blaas | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Anton Yelchin, Charlie Saxton, Lexi Medrano
Votes: 418
40.
The Outpost (2018–2021)
Episode:
The Vex Rezicon
(2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Talon, Garret and Janzo are ambushed and the Book of Names falls into enemy hands. The Prime Order settles into its new oppressive rule; at the Outpost; Gwynn is taken captive.
Director: Jason Faller | Stars: Jessica Green, Jake Stormoen, Imogen Waterhouse, Anand Desai-Barochia
Votes: 310
41.
Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode:
Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below
(2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Suspicious roadblocks threaten to delay the opening of the speakeasy; Betty and Jughead follow different leads; Archie is forced to make a difficult decision.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse
Votes: 1,495