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1. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Approved | 137 min | Drama, Horror
A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer
Votes: 235,207
2. Iron Man Three (2013)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Director: Shane Black | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle
Votes: 899,283 | Gross: $409.01M
3. The Lovely Bones (2009)
PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan, Susan Sarandon
Votes: 179,936 | Gross: $43.82M
4. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
R | 118 min | Drama, Music
Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.
Director: John Badham | Stars: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali
Votes: 87,514 | Gross: $94.21M
5. Last Action Hero (1993)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
With the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance
Votes: 163,840 | Gross: $50.02M
6. Empire of Light (2022)
R | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones
Votes: 24,157
7. Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
PG-13 | 125 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, Colin Farrell
Votes: 170,049 | Gross: $83.30M
8. Dear White People (2014)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The lives of four black students at an Ivy League college.
Director: Justin Simien | Stars: Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 26,564 | Gross: $4.40M
9. Fedora (1978)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement only to discover the horrible truth behind her success.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer
Votes: 5,186 | Gross: $2.20M
10. 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: 4,996
11. Me and Orson Welles (2008)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Zoe Kazan
Votes: 11,820 | Gross: $1.19M
12. Moon Over Parador (1988)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
A U.S. actor gets a gig in South American Parador. When the dictator dies, he's forced to play him for real and gets his mistress. Can they change Parador?
Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Jonathan Winters
Votes: 6,746 | Gross: $11.44M
13. The Tall Guy (1989)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
A nasty comedian's assistant has allergy induced sneezes, giving problems at work, et cetera. He accepts weekly injections after seeing the cute nurse. After a dozen injections, he finally asks her out.
Director: Mel Smith | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson, Geraldine James
Votes: 4,975 | Gross: $0.51M
14. Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
When the kinetic Rory moves into his room in the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, his effect on the home is immediate. Most telling is his friendship with Michael, a young man with cerebral palsy and nearly unintelligible speech. Somehow, Rory understands Michael, and encourages him to experience life outside the confines of home.
Director: Damien O'Donnell | Stars: James McAvoy, Steven Robertson, Romola Garai, Alan King
Votes: 16,026 | Gross: $0.02M
15. Blonde (2001)
TV-14 | 165 min | Biography, Drama
A fictional biography of Marilyn Monroe mixed with series of real events in her life.
Stars: Poppy Montgomery, Patricia Richardson, Patrick Dempsey, Wallace Shawn
Votes: 1,239
16. Mystery Date (1991)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Tom's in love with the cute house sitter next door. He's too shy but his older brother visits and helps Tom with the first date. Things don't go as planned.
Director: Jonathan Wacks | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Teri Polo, Brian McNamara, Fisher Stevens
Votes: 3,352 | Gross: $6.17M
17. Frightmare (1983)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
When his loyal fans decide to steal his fresh corpse from the mortuary to party with it all night long, a true horror film star returns from the grave as a ghastly blood-sucker, bent on revenge. At least, will he spare his followers?
Director: Norman Thaddeus Vane | Stars: Ferdy Mayne, Luca Bercovici, Nita Talbot, Leon Askin
Votes: 1,746
18. Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
110 min | Comedy
A Russian spy is supposed by the British Secret Service to steal some faked orders, but he is too stupid to succeed. His girlfriend tries to help him, but it seems he is too foolish to succeed.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Perkins, Grégoire Aslan, Jean-Marc Tennberg
Votes: 462
19. Son of the Bride (2001)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
A dissatisfied 40-year-old, separated and without time for his own daughter and girlfriend must rethink his life when his father decides to marry his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, by church.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Héctor Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Eduardo Blanco
Votes: 16,510 | Gross: $0.62M
20. The Trip to Greece (2020)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
Actors Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan travel from Troy to Ithaca following in the footsteps of the Odysseus.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan, Rebecca Johnson
Votes: 4,750
21. Mind Twister (1993)
R | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Two former exotic dancers devise a plot to expose a physciatrist as the murderer of their friend.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Telly Savalas, Erika Nann, Gary Hudson, Suzee Slater
Votes: 256
22. It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
92 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An escaped convict tries to hide out at his former lover's house, but she has since married and is reluctant to help him.
Director: Robert Hamer | Stars: Googie Withers, Jack Warner, John McCallum, Edward Chapman
Votes: 2,379 | Gross: $0.01M
23. The Last of the High Kings (1996)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
After finishing exams June 1977 near Dublin, Frankie spends the summer with his two friends, siblings and mom while dreaming of two cute girls and waiting for exam results. College?
Director: David Keating | Stars: Catherine O'Hara, Jared Leto, Christina Ricci, Gabriel Byrne
Votes: 1,967
24. Murder with Mirrors (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
When Carrie Louise Serrocold suspects that someone is trying to poison her, she sends for the one person who might be able to help, her old friend Miss Jane Marple.
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Helen Hayes, Bette Davis, John Mills, Leo McKern
Votes: 1,607
25. Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992 TV Movie)
R | 94 min | Romance, Thriller
It seems like Laurie keeps attracting dangerous men into her life.. One of them is crazy enough to shed blood.
Director: Peter Markle | Stars: Marg Helgenberger, Richard Dean Anderson, David Marshall Grant, Melinda Culea
Votes: 526
26. How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
A sarcastic playwright in LA gets new neighbors - single mom and 8 y.o. girl. His wife wants kids and babysits the girl. He doesn't want kids yet plays with her to find out how children talk - for his play. Paternal instincts?
Director: Michael Kalesniko | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Robin Wright, Suzi Hofrichter, Lynn Redgrave
Votes: 3,649 | Gross: $0.05M
27. The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The Flintstones and Rubbles win a trip on "Make a Deal or Don't" to Count Rockula's castle in Rocksylvania where they have an unpleasant meeting with the Count and his servant Frankenstone.
Director: Ray Patterson | Stars: Gay Autterson, Mel Blanc, Ted Cassidy, Henry Corden
Votes: 569
28. In the Best Interest of the Child (1990 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Jennifer's daughter is having nightmares and acting violently. It dawns on Jennifer that Mandy might be sexually abused by her father. What will she do when the court isn't favourable in Mandy's hour of need?
Director: David Greene | Stars: Meg Tilly, Ed Begley Jr., Michael O'Keefe, Michele Greene
Votes: 124
29. Hollywood Mouth (2008)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama
In Hollywood, a film buff gets involved with selling a Faberge egg.
Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Michael Abruscato, Katy Baker, Sam Bologna, Veli Erturk
Votes: 714
30. Chris & Don: A Love Story (2007)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Romance
The love story between British writer, Christopher Isherwood (whose book 'The Berlin Stories' inspired the musical and film Cabaret) and Don Bachardy, American portrait artist.
Directors: Tina Mascara, Guido Santi | Stars: W.H. Auden, Don Bachardy, Ted Bachardy, James Berg
Votes: 989 | Gross: $0.21M
31. It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (1992 TV Short)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Peanuts gang prepares for the holidays in their own unique ways.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Jamie E. Smith, John Christian Graas, Marnette Patterson, Mindy Ann Martin
Votes: 3,070
32. Ophélia (1963)
105 min | Drama
After the death of his father, the weirdo Yvan Lesurf believes his mother Claudia Lesurf and his uncle Adrien Lesurf have poisoned him since they got married to each other. Completely ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Alida Valli, Claude Cerval, André Jocelyn, Juliette Mayniel
Votes: 283
33. Chicken Tikka Masala (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jimi is surprised when his family announces an arranged wedding to Simran, especially as he is gay and has a boyfriend, Jack. The easy way out? No-- he decides to arrange something a little unorthodox instead.
Director: Harmage Singh Kalirai | Stars: Chris Bisson, Saeed Jaffrey, Sally Bankes, Peter Ash
Votes: 555
34. Gracie! (2009 TV Movie)
77 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 1939 Gracie Fields, the 'Queen of Hearts', is at the height of her success as a singer and actress and the whole nation seems to wish her a speedy recovery from cervical cancer. When ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Jane Horrocks, Tom Hollander, Ellie Haddington, Tony Haygarth
Votes: 205
35. Filming 'Othello' (1978)
84 min | Documentary
Essay film shot for TV including Orson Welles reflections on Othello close to the Moviola, a chat with Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir and fragments of a conversation with the audience in Boston after a screening of the film.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Micheál MacLiammóir, Hilton Edwards
Votes: 531
36. Hollywood Mouth 2 (2014)
84 min | Drama
A film buff discovers strange goings-on at a movie museum and elsewhere in Hollywood.
Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Sam Bologna, Alexander Des Combes, Ronald Duthweiler, Matthew Glaser
Votes: 698
37. Spin the Bottle (1998)
83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When five childhood friends reunite for a weekend in the country, old jealousies resurface, sexual debauchery ensues, and it quickly becomes clear that time may not heal all wounds...
Director: Jamie Yerkes | Stars: Heather Goldenhersh, Michael Conn, Jessica Faller, Allison Gervais
Votes: 493
38. Hollywood Mouth 3 (2018)
109 min | Drama
A film buff learns something new about her family and encounters noir-like situations in Hollywood.
Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Heidi Appe, Anastasia Art, Barbara Bologna, Angelica Coralvine
39. Walt & El Grupo (2008)
PG | 106 min | Documentary
The story of the 1941 Goodwill Tour to South America made by Walt Disney and his staff.
Director: Theodore Thomas | Stars: Flávio Barroso, Lee Blair, Mary Blair, James Bodrero
Votes: 452 | Gross: $0.02M
40. Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary, Biography
The tragic life and career of two-time Oscar winner Viviemn Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.
Director: Gene Feldman | Stars: Jessica Lange, Vivien Leigh, Gertrude Hartley, Garson Kanin
Votes: 216
41. Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 10 min | Documentary, Short
Davis famously didn't want Flynn as her co-star, as she considered him unprofessional.
Stars: Lincoln Hurst, Rudy Behlmer, Bob Thomas, Nanette Fabray
Votes: 160
42. Sleuth: A Sleuthian Journey with Anthony Shaffer (2002 Video)
10 min | Short, History, Mystery
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Anthony Shaffer, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier
43. Prisel na veceri (1981 TV Movie)
113 min | Comedy
Directors: Anna Procházková, Stanislav Remunda | Stars: Milos Kopecký, Iva Janzurová, Jirina Jirásková, Jana Stepánková
Votes: 19
44. Who Wants to Steal a Million? (2003 TV Special)
120 min | Documentary, Family
A special episode of the British version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998), which features the controversial never-before-seen episode where contestant Major Charles Ingram "won" the ... See full summary »
Stars: Chris Burke, Kevin Duff, Colman Hutchinson, Arvid Kappas
Votes: 22
45. Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train: Bob Ellis reflects... (2007 Video)
19 min | Short, Biography, History
Director: Mark Hartley | Stars: Bob Ellis, John Clayton, Colin Friels, Wendy Hughes
46. RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (2013)
107 min | Comedy
Martians kidnap Santa Claus to cheer up the children of Mars. The Rifftrax gang provide commentary mocking the proceedings.
Director: Don Carr | Stars: Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson
Votes: 192
47. Remembering Hearts in Atlantis (2002 Video)
30 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Scott Hicks, Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin
48. Zvlástní prípad (1971 TV Movie)
72 min | Crime
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Helga Cocková, Jana Hlavácová, Zdenek Hodr, Ladislav Kazda
Votes: 13
49.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart
(1980)
71 min | Documentary
The American Film Institute gives its eighth Lifetime Achievment Award to James (Jimmy) Stewart in a ceremony hosted by his long-time friend Henry Fonda.
Stars: James Stewart, Lindsay Bloom, Don Brodie, Kathryn Grant
Votes: 242
50.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
After the Funeral
(2006)
TV-PG | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a man disinherits his sole beneficiary and bequeaths his wealth to others just prior to his death, Poirot is called in to investigate.
Director: Maurice Phillips | Stars: David Suchet, Philip Anthony, Robert Bathurst, Anna Calder-Marshall
Votes: 2,579