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1. The Office (2005–2013)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, and tedium.

Stars: Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson

Votes: 712,528

2. Severance (2022– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.

Stars: Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman

Votes: 201,196

3. Parks and Recreation (2009–2015)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.

Stars: Amy Poehler, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt

Votes: 288,160

4. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock n' roll.

Director: Amy Heckerling | Stars: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus

Votes: 115,816 | Gross: $27.09M

5. The Office (2001–2003)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.

Stars: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis

Votes: 123,205

6. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.

Director: James Foley | Stars: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin

Votes: 116,293 | Gross: $10.73M

7. Nomadland (2020)

R | 107 min | Drama

A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Director: Chloé Zhao | Stars: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Gay DeForest

Votes: 183,541

8. The Night of the Iguana (1964)

Approved | 125 min | Drama

An ostracized Episcopal clergyman leads a busload of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon

Votes: 13,122 | Gross: $9.43M

9. The Office: Superfan Episodes (2020– )

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

The original office with new bonus footage that was cut for run time on tv originally.

Stars: Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Melora Hardin

Votes: 551

10. Shoplifters (2018)

R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka

Votes: 86,494 | Gross: $3.31M

11. Charles in Charge (1984–1990)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Charles, a college student, is a live-in housekeeper in the Powell household. Charles, along with his friend Buddy, attempts to juggle his studies, friendships, and duties to the family.

Stars: Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Nicole Eggert, Josie Davis

Votes: 6,644

12. Manderlay (2005)

Not Rated | 139 min | Drama

A story of slavery, set in the southern U.S. in the 1930s.

Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach De Bankolé, Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe

Votes: 25,189 | Gross: $0.08M

13. Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

Approved | 117 min | Drama

An alcoholic marries a young woman and systematically addicts her to booze so that they can share his "passion" together.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford, Jack Klugman

Votes: 14,058

14. Straight Time (1978)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama

The difficulties of a career burglar to reinsert himself after being released on parole.

Directors: Ulu Grosbard, Dustin Hoffman | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton

Votes: 10,169 | Gross: $9.90M

15. The Critic (1994–2001)

TV-14 | 522 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Jay Sherman is a New York film critic who has to review films he doesn't like for a living.

Stars: Jon Lovitz, Nick Jameson, Maurice LaMarche, Nancy Cartwright

Votes: 9,093

16. Moving (1988)

R | 89 min | Comedy

Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.

Director: Alan Metter | Stars: Richard Pryor, Beverly Todd, Stacey Dash, Raphael Harris

Votes: 6,341 | Gross: $10.82M

17. Spirits of the Dead (1968)

R | 121 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A trio of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a cruel countess haunted by her cousin's stallion, a sadistic soldier haunted by his doppelgänger, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.

Directors: Federico Fellini, Louis Malle, Roger Vadim | Stars: Jane Fonda, Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, Terence Stamp

Votes: 6,950

18. Swing Vote (2008)

PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama

In a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.

Director: Joshua Michael Stern | Stars: Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer, Madeline Carroll

Votes: 19,408 | Gross: $16.28M

19. Sweet Bean (2015)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama

Burdened with a heavy and ever-increasing debt, a dorayaki baker hires a kind ageing woman, after tasting her delicious surprise. Little by little, she unravels her beautiful inner world. Could she be holding the secret to his success?

Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Miki Mizuno

Votes: 12,732 | Gross: $0.12M

20. Il posto (1961)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

Bursting with big dreams and plans, an Italian teen goes to Milan to work in a big impersonal corporate office, where he becomes disillusioned and drained of all his individualism.

Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Sandro Panseri, Loredana Detto, Corrado Aprile, Guido Chiti

Votes: 6,748 | Gross: $0.01M

21. The Survivors (1983)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Walter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright

Votes: 5,736 | Gross: $14.00M

22. American Factory (2019)

TV-14 | 110 min | Documentary

In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.

Directors: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert | Stars: Junming 'Jimmy' Wang, Robert Allen, Sherrod Brown, Dave Burrows

Votes: 23,881

23. The Wog Boy (2000)

92 min | Comedy

When a 'dole bludging' Greek gains national fame following a television appearance, he's recruited by a political party as the face of their campaign to improve the country's unemployment rate.

Director: Aleksi Vellis | Stars: Nick Giannopoulos, Lucy Bell, Vince Colosimo, Geraldine Turner

Votes: 2,315

24. The Whitest Kids U'Know (2007–2011)

TV-MA | 15 min | Comedy

A sketch comedy show involving five friends.

Stars: Timmy Williams, Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, Zach Cregger

Votes: 5,610

25. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)

PG | 103 min | Documentary

A heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.

Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: John L. Lewis, Carl Horn, Norman Yarborough, Logan Patterson

Votes: 6,635

26. Maid to Order (1987)

PG | 93 min | Fantasy, Comedy

A spoiled rich girl is visited by her fairy godmother and turned into a maid.

Director: Amy Holden Jones | Stars: Ally Sheedy, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael Ontkean, Valerie Perrine

Votes: 3,643 | Gross: $9.87M

27. Sitting Pretty (1948)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Family

A family that hires a live-in babysitter is surprised when he turns out to be a man who's a quirky genius.

Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, Clifton Webb, Richard Haydn

Votes: 2,726

28. Nothing But a Man (1964)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance

A black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.

Director: Michael Roemer | Stars: Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Julius Harris, Gloria Foster

Votes: 1,989 | Gross: $0.02M

29. All I Need (2016)

TV-MA | 85 min | Horror, Thriller

The paths of a desperate man and an imprisoned young woman cross unexpectedly in the den of a mysterious killer.

Director: Dylan K. Narang | Stars: Caitlin Stasey, Markus Taylor, Leah McKendrick, Sorel Carradine

Votes: 1,414

30. Death of a Salesman (1951)

115 min | Drama

An over-the-hill salesman faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family.

Director: Laslo Benedek | Stars: Fredric March, Mildred Dunnock, Kevin McCarthy, Cameron Mitchell

Votes: 1,193

31. Stalked Within (2022)

TV-14 | 82 min | Drama, Thriller

A delusional home security operator (Gary, played by Wes Brown) uses his company's residential interior cameras to spy on a single mom (Sarah, played by Meagan Tandy) as his infatuation turns into a deadly obsession.

Director: Glen Owen | Stars: Meagan Tandy, Wes Brown, Geovanni Gopradi, Brely Evans

Votes: 468

32. WUSA (1970)

PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Romance

A radio station in the Deep South becomes the focal point of a right-wing conspiracy.

Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins, Laurence Harvey

Votes: 1,377

33. Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)

Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

An opium-addicted choirmaster develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop short of murder in order to have her.

Director: Stuart Walker | Stars: Claude Rains, Douglass Montgomery, Heather Angel, David Manners

Votes: 609

34. Too Much, Too Soon (1958)

Passed | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore becomes reunited with her father after a ten year estrangement and engages in his self-destructive lifestyle.

Director: Art Napoleon | Stars: Dorothy Malone, Errol Flynn, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Ray Danton

Votes: 767

35. Bartleby (2001)

PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A clueless boss has no idea what to do with his mundane office worker whose refusal of duties only gets worse each passing minute.

Director: Jonathan Parker | Stars: David Paymer, Crispin Glover, Glenne Headly, Maury Chaykin

Votes: 2,196 | Gross: $0.15M

36. Joyride (1977)

R | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Three teenagers leave Los Angeles and drive north to Alaska, wind up robbing a pipeline and taking one of the employees hostage.

Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr., Robert Carradine, Melanie Griffith, Anne Lockhart

Votes: 453

37. The Lady Without Camelias (1953)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama

A new starlet is discovered and has ups and downs in Italian films.

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Gino Cervi, Andrea Checchi, Ivan Desny

Votes: 2,259

38. Flakes (2007)

Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy

A cereal bar manager with dreams of making it big as a rock star, is admired by the locals in town until a greedy capitalist steals his entrepreneurial business.

Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Aaron Stanford, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Lloyd, Ryan Donowho

Votes: 3,540 | Gross: $0.00M

39. The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump (2023)

TV-MA | 84 min | Documentary

Investigates allegations against Randall Emmett for racial discrimination and employment abuse.

Stars: Leila Azari, Matt Belloni, Martin Blae, Easton Burningham

Votes: 212

40. American Dream (1990)

PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary

Recounts the 1985-86 strike against the Hormel Foods Corporation in Minnesota after its employees' wages and benefits were cut.

Directors: Barbara Kopple, Cathy Caplan, Thomas Haneke, Lawrence Silk | Stars: Lewie Anderson, R.J. Bergstrom, Ron Bergstrom, Wayne Goodnature

Votes: 1,012 | Gross: $0.27M

41. Kid Blue (1973)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Western

At the turn of the century, with the Old West fading away, Texas train robber Kid Blue goes straight and takes a factory job but old habits die hard.

Director: James Frawley | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Warren Oates, Peter Boyle, Ben Johnson

Votes: 812

42. Sex Crimes (I) (1992)

Action, Crime, Drama

A female prosecutor plans revenge against the thug who raped her.

Director: David Garcia | Stars: Craig Alan, Kirsten Ashley, Carlos Cestero, Norm Coupe

Votes: 64

43. À Nous la Liberté (1931)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Musical

Seeking better life, two convicts escape from prison.

Director: René Clair | Stars: Raymond Cordy, Henri Marchand, Rolla France, Paul Ollivier

Votes: 4,968

44. Brief Encounters (2016)

Not Rated | 276 min | Drama

In the early 1980s the lives of four ordinary women, their husbands, mothers, families, and community are turned around when they become Ann Summers party plan saleswomen.

Stars: Sophie Rundle, Angela Griffin, Sharon Rooney, Penelope Wilton

Votes: 865

45. The Naked Office (2009 TV Movie)

58 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

A Newcastle based marketing agency Onebestway and sister company Angelfysh, hire international business and leadership guru David Taylor to help with their business. David introduces a ... See full summary »

Stars: David Taylor, Mychael Owen, Lisa Forster Owen, Sam Jackson

46. La moitié gauche du frigo (2000)

90 min | Comedy

Christophe agrees to be filmed by his roommate Stéphane, while he is searching for a meaningful engineering job. Since he voluntarily resigned his job when he was to be moved to quality ... See full summary »

Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Paul Ahmarani, Stéphane Demers, Geneviève Néron, Jules Philip

Votes: 566

47. Blue Nude (1978)

92 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Rocco is a young Italian living in New York. He is desperate for a job and willing to do anything, including being in porn movies, just like his friend Lilly.

Director: Luigi Scattini | Stars: Gerardo Amato, Susan McBain, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Renato Romano

Votes: 103

48. Odd Job Jack (2003–2007)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy

Odd Job Jack is an animated comedy about one guy's misadventures in temporary employment and his quest to get a full-time life. In the year 2003, in an unnamed Canadian megacity, JACK RYDER... See full summary »

Stars: Don McKellar, Matthew Ferguson, Jeremy Diamond, Scott Gorman

Votes: 348

49. Not Dead (2012)

92 min | Comedy

The film tells the story of 2 brothers. One punk, one salesman. The salesman get laid off, and slowly becomes a punk like his brother.

Directors: Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Albert Dupontel, Brigitte Fontaine, Areski Belkacem

Votes: 2,095

50. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)

Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A romantic triangle develops on Erie Canal boats in 1850.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Betty Grable, Dale Robertson, Thelma Ritter, John Carroll

Votes: 190 | Gross: $1.22M