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1. X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A team of mutant superheroes fight for justice and human acceptance in the Marvel Comics universe.
Stars: Cedric Smith, Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, George Buza
Votes: 48,905
2. Idiocracy (2006)
R | 84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Corporal Joe Bauers, a decidedly average American, is selected for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten and left to awaken to a future so incredibly moronic that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.
Director: Mike Judge | Stars: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews
Votes: 182,332 | Gross: $0.44M
3. All the President's Men (1976)
PG | 138 min | Drama, History, Thriller
"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam
Votes: 126,053 | Gross: $70.60M
4. Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005 TV Movie)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
An outrageous tongue-in-cheek musical comedy adaptation of the classic anti-marijuana propaganda film Reefer Madness (1936).
Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Kristen Bell, Christian Campbell, Neve Campbell, Alan Cumming
Votes: 6,819
5. Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Sherman, a young boy, misuses a time machine made by his scientist father Mr. Peabody and causes the world history to go haywire. It is now up to Mr. Peabody to rescue his son and the world.
Director: Rob Minkoff | Stars: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann
Votes: 77,809 | Gross: $111.51M
6. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy
After being mistaken for terrorists and thrown into Guantánamo Bay, stoners Harold and Kumar escape and return to the U.S., where they proceed to flee across the country with federal agents in hot pursuit.
Directors: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg | Stars: John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, Rob Corddry
Votes: 142,021 | Gross: $38.09M
7. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
TV-PG | 195 min | Drama, History, War
The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper
Votes: 26,339 | Gross: $10.00M
8. Appaloosa (2008)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
Director: Ed Harris | Stars: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons
Votes: 64,722 | Gross: $20.21M
9. Two Men in Town (1973)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past.
Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Alain Delon, Jean Gabin, Mimsy Farmer, Victor Lanoux
Votes: 5,038
10. The Statement (2003)
R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller
Tale of a former Nazi executioner who becomes a target of hitmen and police investigators.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Alan Bates, Jeremy Northam
Votes: 5,552 | Gross: $0.76M
11. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
R | 106 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring
Votes: 16,804 | Gross: $0.27M
12. In Pursuit of Honor (1995 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Western
In 1932, a modernizing U.S. Army orders the Cavalry to destroy its horses but some sympathetic cavalrymen, defying orders, steal the horses in order to save them from destruction, to the dismay of the top Army-brass.
Director: Ken Olin | Stars: Don Johnson, Craig Sheffer, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Gunton
Votes: 1,721
13. Violette (1978)
Not Rated | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet, Jean-François Garreaud
Votes: 2,527
14. Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Passed | 96 min | Biography, Drama, War
An episodic biography of the 16th President of the United States.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Walter Huston, Una Merkel, William L. Thorne, Lucille La Verne
Votes: 1,711
15. Wild Times (1980)
195 min | Drama, Western
A sharpshooting saddle tramp with a price on his head falls for the daughter of a wealthy ranch owner. He vows to win enough money in shooting contests to win her father's approval, but ... See full summary »
Stars: Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson, Bruce Boxleitner, Penny Peyser
Votes: 249
16. The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 145 min | Biography, Drama, History
Country doctor Samuel Mudd is unfairly punished by the U.S. Government after he unwisely shelters a wounded John Wilkes Booth during the night after Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Susan Sullivan, Richard Dysart, Michael McGuire
Votes: 180
17. I Accuse! (1958)
Approved | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1894 France, a Jewish officer in the French Army is falsely accused of spying for Germany.
Director: José Ferrer | Stars: José Ferrer, Anton Walbrook, Viveca Lindfors, Leo Genn
Votes: 732
18. Krantiveer (1994)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Disowned by his parents at a young age, a man ends up in a small village controlled by underworld dons and powerful politicians. Lazy, alcoholic, and unemployed, he gets influenced by a journalist with a positive mission.
Director: Mehul Kumar | Stars: Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia, Atul Agnihotri, Mamta Kulkarni
Votes: 2,369
19. Cash and Carry (1937)
Not Rated | 18 min | Comedy, Short
The Stooges find a crippled boy and his sister living in their dumpyard shack. To raise money to pay for the little boy's operation, they buy a phony treasure map from two con men. Thinking... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Sonny Bupp
Votes: 598
20. Slavery by Another Name (2012 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, History
A documentary that recounts the many ways in which American slavery persisted as a practice many decades after its supposed abolition.
Director: Sam Pollard | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Turron Kofi Alleyne, Michael Bacon, Douglas A. Blackmon
Votes: 308
21. Beating Back (1914)
60 min | Adventure, Biography, Western
Oklahoma lawyer Al Jennings, whose father was a famous and respected judge, is enraged at the murder of his brother Ed, shot in the back by two killers. As if that wasn't enough, he finds ... See full summary »
Director: Caryl S. Fleming | Stars: Al J. Jennings, J. Morris Foster, Frank Farrington, Albert Froom
Votes: 23
22. Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History (2004 TV Movie)
TV-G | Documentary, Biography, History
Biography of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford.
Stars: Will Lyman, Marty Allen, Warren Burger, George Bush
Votes: 15
23. When Lincoln Paid (1913)
Short, Drama
Abraham Lincoln is shown in his youth addressing an audience of villagers on a street corner. A terrific thunderstorm comes up, driving his auditors away, and Lincoln mounts his horse and ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Ford | Stars: Francis Ford, Ethel Grandin, Charles Edler, Jack Conway
Votes: 22
25. A President's Answer (1918)
25 min | Short, Drama
In the Civil War, Dave Elkin joins up with the rebel forces. He is captured and is taken to Washington and put in a POW camp. There, he kills one of the cruel guards and is sentenced to die... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Chapin | Star: Benjamin Chapin
26.
24 (2001–2010)
Episode:
Day 2: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
(2002)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Mason and Jack make preparations to interrogate an old enemy who gave the terrorists access to CTU. Tony goes to the Warner household to check up on Reza's possible connection to Syed Ali.
Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert, Sarah Wynter, Xander Berkeley
Votes: 1,530
27.
24 (2001–2010)
Episode:
Day 2: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
(2002)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack takes charge of the Nina Meyers interrogation. Sherry returns with information on the conspiracy against President Palmer.
Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Sarah Wynter, Elisha Cuthbert, Xander Berkeley
Votes: 1,523
28.
24 (2001–2010)
Episode:
Day 2: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
(2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The plane carrying Jack and Nina is shot down and together they must fight off a group of soldiers. Mason plays Bob Warner against Reza to find out which one working with the terrorists. ... See full summary »
Director: Rodney Charters | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Sarah Wynter, Elisha Cuthbert, Xander Berkeley
Votes: 1,549
29.
Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode:
Lincoln's Doctor's Dog
(1955)
Drama
During the dark days of the Civil War, a doctor gives President Lincoln a puppy to buoy his spirits.
Director: H.C. Potter | Stars: Robert Ryan, Charles Bickford, Richard Long, Willis Bouchey
Votes: 71
30.
Telephone Time (1956–1958)
Episode:
Novel Appeal
(1957)
30 min | Drama
A famous author sets out to prove that a convicted murderer is innocent of his crimes.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Claudette Colbert, John Dierkes, John Carradine, Paul Langton
Votes: 27
31.
The Waltons (1972–1981)
Episode:
The Outrage: Part 2
(1980)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Verdie's husband Harley is arrested for an old crime. John tries to prove his innocence or a way to avoid prison. John-Boy and Toni try to find Jason in France. Corabeth stops working at ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Ralph Waite, Judy Norton, Jon Walmsley, Mary Beth McDonough
Votes: 106
32.
X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997)
Episode:
Till Death Do Us Part Part One
(1993)
TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Jean and Scott get married. Newly elected President Kelly has freed Beast who has been incarcerated since the attack on government facility at the beginning of Season 1 and added him as ... See full summary »
Directors: Larry Houston, Richard Bowman | Stars: Cedric Smith, Norm Spencer, Catherine Disher, Lenore Zann
Votes: 889
33.
Yancy Derringer (1958–1959)
Episode:
Memo to a Firing Squad
(1958)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Even though a man sentenced to die has received a pardon, the officer in charge of the firing squad plans to carry out the execution anyway.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Jock Mahoney, Kevin Hagen, X Brands, Frances Bergen
Votes: 38
34.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Institutional Memory
(2006)
TV-PG | 42 min | Drama
Two weeks before the inauguration, CJ and the rest of the Bartlett administration consider what they will do next. CJ examines her relationship with Danny and considers whether or not to suggest to the President pardoning Toby.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Alan Alda, Kristin Chenoweth, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 667
35.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Tomorrow
(2006)
TV-PG | 42 min | Drama
Santos and his staff prepare for the inauguration as Bartlet and his team look back on their years in the White House.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Alan Alda, Stockard Channing, Kristin Chenoweth, Dulé Hill
Votes: 1,045
36.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Enjoying the Full-Bodied Flavor of Coffee and Exoneration. Mmmm... Exoneration
(2019 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
37.
The David Pakman Show (2009– )
Episode:
Trump Pardons Countless Criminals
(2020)
Talk-Show
Star: David Pakman
38.
The Scott Adams Show (2014– )
Strzok, Flynn, Perjury Trap, Reopening America, Joe Biden, Tara Reade
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Scott Patrick Adams, Leonora Cravotta
39.
The Buck Sexton Show (2017– )
Exposing Obamagate Unmaskers
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Buck Sexton, David Reaboi
40.
Biographics (2017– )
Episode:
Warren G. Harding: The Most Corrupt President in US History
(2021)
24 min | Documentary, Biography, History
When you're a genial man who can't say no people tend to like you. And since you don't make many enemies with that sort of personality you might find yourself a compromise presidential ... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler
41.
Washington Post Live (1970– )
Transfer of Power: Impeachment, Pardons and the 25th Amendment
(2021 Podcast Episode)
31 min
42.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition (2018– )
This Week's Top Stories - Trump Teases Capitol Riot Pardons, Tom Brady Announces Retirement & More
(2022 Podcast Episode)
34 min | Comedy
43.
Prohibition (2011)
Episode:
A Nation of Scofflaws
(2011)
TV-PG | 111 min | Documentary, History
With the passing of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, the federal government now passes legislation to enforce it. Known as the Volstead Act, the legislation forbids not only hard ... See full summary »
Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Donald Ward, Noah Feldman, Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Votes: 189
44.
Joe Scott (2006– )
Episode:
Autonomous Trucking - Where Exactly Are We? (And Other Questions) Answers with Joe
(2022)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Joe laments his earlier prediction that self driving tractor trailers are just around the corner but stands by their inevitability. Other topics of discussion include improvisation classes,... See full summary »
Star: Joe Scott
45.
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast (2016– )
Adam Scott - Trump Dangles Pardons for Jan. 6 Defendants After Blockbuster Hearings: A Closer Look
(2022 Podcast Episode)
22 min | Talk-Show
Seth takes a closer look at Trump suggesting he might pardon the January 6 defendants if he gets re-elected in 2024 as the committee investigating the coup attempt continues to reveal new ... See full summary »
46.
Manhunt (2024– )
Episode:
Let the Sheep Flee
(2024)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The hunt expands to Québec, where a nest of Confederate spies and expatriates reorganize; John Wilkes Booth is taken underground in Maryland.
Director: John Dahl | Stars: Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison
Votes: 233
47.
TopTenz (2010– )
Episode:
History's Biggest Corporate Scandals
(2022)
14 min | Documentary
You'd think smart corporate executives would know better but they still do stupid things that land themselves and their companies in inescapable quagmires. And these are just the biggest scandals.
Star: Simon Whistler
48.
The Ben Shapiro Show (2015– )
How Screwed Is Trump?
(2023 Podcast Episode)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Star: Ben Shapiro
49.
Morning Wire (2021– )
Trump Grand Jury Investigation & SCOTUS Ethics Rules | 7.19.23
(2023 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Star: Georgia Howe
50.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Today I Teach You a New Rule for Spotting Fake News, You'll Love This One
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams