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1. Monster (2004–2005)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
Tenma, a brilliant neurosurgeon with a promising future, risks his career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy. The boy, now a charismatic young man, reappears 9 years later in the midst of a string of unusual serial murders.
Stars: Hidenobu Kiuchi, Liam O'Brien, Mamiko Noto, Karen Strassman
Votes: 44,583
2. Despicable Me (2010)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Gru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.
Directors: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud | Stars: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews
Votes: 584,222 | Gross: $251.51M
3. Dark City (1998)
R | 100 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt
Votes: 212,272 | Gross: $14.38M
4. Baby's Day Out (1994)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
After three kidnappers lose the baby they have kidnapped, both the cops and kidnappers go looking for the baby.
Director: Patrick Read Johnson | Stars: Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano, Brian Haley
Votes: 55,669 | Gross: $16.67M
5. The Prince of Tides (1991)
R | 132 min | Drama, Romance
A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.
Director: Barbra Streisand | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Nick Nolte, Blythe Danner, Kate Nelligan
Votes: 19,726 | Gross: $74.79M
6. Miss Potter (2006)
PG | 88 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness, and success.
Director: Chris Noonan | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn
Votes: 32,016 | Gross: $2.98M
7. Suburbicon (2017)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Noah Jupe
Votes: 47,207 | Gross: $5.78M
8. Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The relationship between writer AA Milne and his son, Christopher Robin, and how this became the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Vicki Pepperdine
Votes: 29,840 | Gross: $1.74M
9. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Samuel Roukin, Elliot Cowan
Votes: 41,058 | Gross: $3.49M
10. Adam (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
Director: Max Mayer | Stars: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving
Votes: 35,774 | Gross: $2.28M
11. Reading Rainbow (1983–2006)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Levar Burton introduces young viewers to illustrated readings of children's literature and explores their related subjects.
Stars: LeVar Burton, Jennifer Betit Yen, Arnold Stang, Fred Newman
Votes: 5,142
12. Wonderstruck (2017)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Tells the tale of two children separated by fifty years. In 1927, Rose searches for the actress whose life she chronicles in her scrapbook; in 1977, Ben runs away from home to find his father.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Millicent Simmonds
Votes: 11,079 | Gross: $1.03M
13. Meet Monica Velour (2010)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When an awkward teen meets his favorite porn star, whose career peaked in the '80s, an unexpected friendship follows as the young man gets a glimpse inside Monica Velour's current life as a single mom struggling to make ends meet.
Director: Keith Bearden | Stars: Kim Cattrall, Dustin Ingram, Brian Dennehy, Jee Young Han
Votes: 2,530 | Gross: $0.03M
14. The Public Eye (1992)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In the early 1940s, an infamous New York paparazzo gets an assignment from a club owner to do a background search on a mysterious gangster, which leads him down a very dangerous path.
Director: Howard Franklin | Stars: Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Richard Riehle, Bryan Travis Smith
Votes: 4,425 | Gross: $3.07M
15. Between the Lions (1999–2011)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Live-action and animation blend together in this educational fantasy about a family of lions running a library filled with adventurous and musical books.
Stars: Anthony Asbury, Jennifer Barnhart, Peter Linz, Fred Newman
Votes: 1,529
16. Bird of Paradise (1951)
Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
An island Princess falls for a visiting Frenchman, but her people are against it.
Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Debra Paget, Louis Jourdan, Jeff Chandler, Everett Sloane
Votes: 523
17. The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire (1991)
95 min | Drama, Romance
Jin-Lian marries her beloved, Simon, but learns he is liaising with another woman, Ping-Er. In a no-holds-barred attempt to win his devotion, the two women embark on a physical and emotional sparring match that only one of them can win.
Directors: Han Hsiang Li, Tsu-Hui Hsia, Fu-Ti Lin, Kuo-Hsiung Liu | Stars: Yin-chu Chang, Hok-chi Chiu, Charlie Cho, Yuk Ting Fong
Votes: 116
18. One in the Chamber (2012)
R | 91 min | Action, Thriller
An assassin playing both sides in a Russian gang war becomes the target of an unknown enemy.
Director: William Kaufman | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Dolph Lundgren, Claudia Bassols, Andrew Bicknell
Votes: 5,007
19. Café Lumière (2003)
108 min | Drama
The story revolves around Yoko Inoue, a pregnant woman in search of a cafe that was frequented by a Taiwanese composer whose life she is researching.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Yo Hitoto, Tadanobu Asano, Masato Hagiwara, Kimiko Yo
Votes: 3,331
20. Tokyo Fiancée (2014)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young Japanophile Belgian woman in Tokyo falls into a whirlwind romance with a Francophile Japanese student.
Director: Stefan Liberski | Stars: Pauline Etienne, Taichi Inoue, Julie LeBreton, Alice de Lencquesaing
Votes: 2,220
21. The Exotic Dreams of Casanova (1971)
90 min | Comedy
During a huge sex party at his place, spaghetti western star and the greatest lover's descendant Joe Casanova is knocked unconscious. He dreams that he's put on trial which quickly turns into another orgy.
Director: Dwayne Avery | Stars: Jack Richesin, Terri Johnson, Neola Graef, Vincent Barbi
Votes: 79
22. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar, Diana Vreeland.
Directors: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng | Stars: Diana Vreeland, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 1,696 | Gross: $1.00M
23. Village of Dreams (1996)
112 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Tells of the childhood of nine-year-old twins in a rural village in Japan after World War 2. Includes the boys' relationships with their schoolteacher mother, civil servant father, elderly ... See full summary »
Director: Yôichi Higashi | Stars: Mieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama, Kyôzô Nagatsuka
Votes: 430
24. A Courtship (2015)
TV-PG | 71 min | Documentary, Romance
A documentary about Christian Courtship, an alternative to dating that seeks to ensure physical and emotional purity until marriage. Kelly, a 33 year old virgin, renounces dating believing ... See full summary »
Director: Amy Kohn
Votes: 71
25. Paco and the Magical Book (2008)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
An old grumpy man called Onuki visits an heir in search of a book. The girl reads the book everyday as if it is all new and,in fact, to her it is. As she has already forgotten it the day ... See full summary »
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Ayaka Wilson, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Anna Tsuchiya
Votes: 519
26. The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star Part 2 (2017)
24 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The magician of the forest invites Chise into his library. Chise is reluctant at first, but they develop a strong friendship that would have a lasting influence on her.
Directors: Norihiro Naganuma, Tetsuaki Watanabe | Stars: Atsumi Tanezaki, Takahiro Sakurai, Miyoko Asô, Yumi Hara
Votes: 556
27. First Comes Love (2013)
105 min | Documentary
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage. For filmmaker Nina Davenport, that old playground song didn't go as planned. Single at age 41, she decides to ... See full summary »
Director: Nina Davenport | Stars: Nina Davenport, Eric E. Oleson
Votes: 318
28. Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor (2004 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew is invited to an old manor in England to figure out why the woman living there has been acting strangely.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Amy Broomhall, Conni Ellern, Jenn Ruzumna
Votes: 125
29. Ration Bored (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
While driving his car, Woody sees a sing that reads: "Conserve gas and tires. While changing his appearance briefly into a demonic version of itself with deranged eyes and speeds down the road after changing back again.
Directors: Emery Hawkins, Milt Schaffer | Stars: Mel Blanc, Dick Nelson
Votes: 158
30. Adventures of Popeye (1935)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In live action, a big kid is attacking a little kid for his "Adventures of Popeye" comic book, so Popeye gives the little kid pointers, in the form of clips from four of his earlier pictures.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 368
32. The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star Part 3 (2017)
29 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Chise tells of a time right after her mother's death about a book she received.
Directors: Atsushi Kobayashi, Norihiro Naganuma | Stars: Atsumi Tanezaki, Ryôta Takeuchi, Kôki Uchiyama, Aya Endô
Votes: 569
33. Nick Jr. Bedtime Stories (2007– )
Short, Family
A Celebrity Reads a Children's Book.
Stars: Lance Robertson, Julie Mallory, Sean Fujiwara, Sean Fujiwara
34. It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School (1996)
80 min | Documentary
The groundbreaking film that addresses anti-gay prejudice by providing adults with practical lessons on how to talk with children about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. Part of The Respect for All Project.
Directors: Debra Chasnoff, Helen Cohen | Stars: Bob Smith, Brian Stover
Votes: 96
35. Jackanory Junior (2007– )
Family
Stars: Sophie Okonedo, Amanda Abbington, Kris Marshall, Martin Clunes
Votes: 21
36. Robin Hood Makes Good (1939)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Three little squirrels act out the story of Robin Hood. A fox, thinking he can make a meal out of them, joins in. The squirrels have to find a way to get rid of the fox.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bernice Hansen, Margaret Hill-Talbot
Votes: 378
37. S Is for Bird (2012)
12 min | Short, Comedy, Family
A depressed and bitter employee for an indoor amusement park begins to believe that his destiny is foretold by a children's book.
Director: Matt Sadowski | Stars: Lauren Ash, Halle Nunes, Kate Todd, Matt Watts
Votes: 23
38. Sommeren på Mirabelløya (1975)
Adventure, Drama, Family
The setting of the story is nature and life on a lonely island in the ocean gap. On this island, the 12-year-old Maria will spend the summer holidays with her parents and brother Jeppe, who... See full summary »
Star: Anne Marie Ottersen
Votes: 22
39. NBeebies Bedtime Story (2004– )
Family
A delightful new NBeebies series featuring some of the most loved celebrities as they snuggle up on the Story Time couch and read entertaining picture books written by various authors.
Stars: Damian Abraham, Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian, Alana Stewart
40. Let Us Go and Burn Her Body; or, the Devil Done Let Out (2005)
Not Rated | 112 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A young female paranormalist is pursued by a man claiming to be the devil in human form.
Director: Damon Blalack | Stars: Erika O'Bar, Carl Buffington, Johnathan Prince, Jimi Fleming
Votes: 254
42. Christines billedbog (1985 TV Movie)
26 min | Documentary
Documentary about a rare picture book made by 'Hans Christian Andersen (I)' and Adolf Drewsen. Drewsen's grand-daughter Christine Stampe was given the book in 1859 on her 3 year-old ... See full summary »
Directors: Erik Dal, Frode Munksgaard | Stars: Alette Bardenfleth, Erik Dal, Hans Christian Andersen, Adolf Drewsen
43. Musical Miracle (1948)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Biography, Music
This is a musical biography of band-vocalist Patty Clayton, nee Patti Clayton, told by band-leader Paul Whiteman. It traces her singing career from her girlhood to her present position ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Herman | Stars: Paul Whiteman, Patty Clayton, Paul Whiteman and Orchestra, Peter Hobbs
44. Queer Spawn (2006)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short
Queer Spawn allows young people stemming from homo-parental families to express their ideas, feelings, concerns and questions.
Director: Anna Boluda
Votes: 11
45. The Joy Electric Picture Book (2003 Video)
Unrated | 110 min | Documentary
The Defintive Documentary of the Orange County California Electro Phenom "Joy Electric". This movie has it all-Exclusive Interviews, Discussions and Live Performances. Joy Electric have ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Enciu | Stars: Ronnie Martin, Jeff Cloud, Joy Electric, Pax 217
46. The Video Picture Book of Roses (2002 Video)
60 min | Documentary
The award winning film makers from Panorama Australia take you on a journey through delightful Rose Gardens, both suburban and country, large and small, featuring spectacular close-ups of a... See full summary »
Director: Ross Wurst | Stars: Jacqueline Coates, Kim Goody
47. Michael's Storytime (2017– )
Family, Fantasy, Music
Michael Kinsell explores various topics for young viewers through illustrated readings of children's picture books.
Star: Michael Kinsell
48. Equilibrio (2019)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Horror
While out walking, a teenage girl encounters a mysterious girl who hands her a white lace gown and a gold necklace, summoning her to an ancient, mystical ceremony.
Director: Carlos Araujo | Stars: Esther Bueno, Karen Guevara, Melany Salgado
49.
Planet of the Apes (1974)
Episode:
Escape from Tomorrow
(1974)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Two astronauts survive a crash-landing on a planet where intelligent apes rule over humans. The men find that their own intelligence challenges the apes' superiority and puts their lives in danger.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, Royal Dano
Votes: 323
50.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Tim Conway and Dame Maggie Smith
(1974)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Highlights include: Carol welcomes guest Maggie Smith in her American TV debut, and they duet on "You're So London"; a couple (Carol, Harvey) is visited by an old college chum (Maggie) who ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Maggie Smith
Votes: 59