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1. Love Actually (2003)

R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.

Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney

Votes: 531,823 | Gross: $59.70M

2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

The monster slayer Geralt of Rivia must find his adoptive daughter who is being pursued by the Wild Hunt, and prevent the White Frost from bringing about the end of the world.

Director: Konrad Tomaszkiewicz | Stars: Doug Cockle, Denise Gough, Jo Wyatt, Jaimi Barbakoff

Votes: 33,324

3. Postcards from the Edge (1990)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman

Votes: 19,360 | Gross: $37.96M

4. S1m0ne (2002)

PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

A producer's film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person.

Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Rachel Roberts, Benjamin Salisbury

Votes: 62,482 | Gross: $9.68M

5. Happy Hour (2015)

Not Rated | 317 min | Drama

A slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirty something women in the misty seaside city of Kobe.

Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Sachie Tanaka, Hazuki Kikuchi, Maiko Mihara, Rira Kawamura

Votes: 2,956

6. Mindhorn (2016)

TV-MA | 89 min | Comedy, Thriller

A has-been actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective series "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be a real person.

Director: Sean Foley | Stars: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby, Essie Davis, Steve Coogan

Votes: 13,721

7. One Hundred and One Nights (1995)

104 min | Comedy, History, Romance

Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a young woman to tell him stories about all the movies ever made.

Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Marcello Mastroianni, Henri Garcin, Julie Gayet

Votes: 1,892

8. The Magus (1968)

R | 117 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind-games with the island's magus (magician) and a beautiful young woman.

Director: Guy Green | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Michael Caine, Candice Bergen, Anna Karina

Votes: 1,904

9. Firepower (1979)

R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A merc is hired by the F.B.I. to track down a powerful recluse criminal. A woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.

Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Sophia Loren, James Coburn, O.J. Simpson, Eli Wallach

Votes: 1,135

10. Stand-ins (1997)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama

A group of dysfunctional, disappointed actresses congregate in a Hollywood bar circa 1937.

Director: Harvey Keith | Stars: Katherine Morris, Costas Mandylor, Jordan Ladd, Daphne Zuniga

Votes: 198

11. Salut l'artiste (1973)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

Nicolas is an actor who only manages to get small roles in films, theatre and commericals. His domestic life does not fare much better as his mistress leaves him and he tries to return to his wife who is pregnant by another man.

Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Françoise Fabian, Jean Rochefort, Evelyne Buyle

Votes: 318

12. Out of Hours (1998– )

300 min | Drama

Three on-call GPs based in the fictional city of Haventry in Birmingham face a series of difficult patients and testing situations as they attempt to provide an "out of hours" service for the city's residents.

Stars: Lindsey Coulson, Dominic West, Toby Jones, Linda Bassett

Votes: 11

13. Espérame en el cielo (1988)

100 min | Comedy

Did Franco have a double? The story is set in the late 40's, in Spain... The humble owner of an orthopedics shop in Madrid is abducted by a misterious group... He disappears for the ... See full summary »

Director: Antonio Mercero | Stars: Pepe Soriano, José Sazatornil, Chus Lampreave, Manolo Codeso

Votes: 549

14. Hare-Breadth Hurry (1963)

7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

When Bugs takes the Roadrunner's place in a cartoon, the Bugs/Coyote roles and rules become confused.

Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Stars: Mel Blanc, Paul Julian

Votes: 428

15. Another Face (1935)

Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

On the run from the New York police on a murder charge, gangster Broken Nose Dawson undergoes plastic surgery to change his appearance, then goes to Hollywood. Posing as millionaire playboy... See full summary »

Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Wallace Ford, Brian Donlevy, Phyllis Brooks, Erik Rhodes

Votes: 269

16. Survivor Series (2000 TV Special)

TV-14 | 162 min | Action, Sport

WWF Title: Kurt Angle vs. The Undertaker, Triple H vs. Steve Austin, The Rock vs. Rikishi, WWF European Title: William Regal vs. Hardcore Holly, WWF Women's Title: Ivory vs. Lita, The Hardy... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: Kurt Angle, Mark Calaway, Steve Austin, Paul Levesque

Votes: 347

17. So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)

Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short

Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Brothers and must settle for being a stand-in.

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Jack Carson, George Chandler

Votes: 233

18. Doctor Epaminondas (1937)

Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Epaminondas, a simple man, accidentally lands a job as the interpreter in a rural hotel and catches the eye of a renowned physician. Can Doctor Epaminondas lend him a hand in the name of love?

Director: Togo Mizrahi | Stars: Paraskevas Ekonomou, Anna Kalouta, Marika Kalouta, Ioannis Dianellos

Votes: 17

19. Rodent to Stardom (1967)

G | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short

Daffy is discovered by famous Hollywood director Harvey Hassenpfeffer. The duck is made stuntman for Speedy Gonzales.

Director: Alex Lovy | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 148

20. So You Want to Be an Actor (1949)

Approved | 11 min | Short, Comedy

Unemployed thespian Joe McDoakes makes all the casting calls, reads all of the trade papers, sees agents, and tries out for casting directors and producers, and finally lands a role: the ... See full summary »

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Fred Clark, Art Gilmore, Fred Kelsey

Votes: 65

21. Doubling in the Quickies (1932)

19 min | Short, Comedy

Marge Clancy leaves her small town and boyfriend Joe behind to strike it big in Hollywood. The only work she can get is stunt doubling. Joe goes after her and causes many messes in the studio.

Director: Babe Stafford | Stars: Lloyd Hamilton, Marjorie Beebe, Aggie Herring, Ted Stroback

Votes: 27

22. How Hollywood Twins Scenes Have Evolved Over 100 Years (2021 Video)

9 min | Documentary, Short

There's a long history of actors playing fake twins, doppelgangers, and doubles in movies. Insider traces the evolution of doubling effects in Hollywood, from the split screens of the ... See full summary »

Star: Abby Tang

23. Tomás Klus feat. Tamara Klusová: A pak (2017 Music Video)

4 min | Fantasy, Music, Mystery

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Directors: Jordan Haj, Givinar Kriz | Stars: Tomás Klus, Tamara Klusová, Jordan Haj, Jenovéfa Klusová

Votes: 17

24. The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode: Mission to Montreal (1962)

TV-14 | 54 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A microfilm of North American early warning plans has been stolen and is believed to be somewhere in the luggage of a fading film star. Steed and Dr. King are assigned to retrieve it during a trip across the Atlantic on an ocean liner.

Director: Don Leaver | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Jon Rollason, Patricia English, Iris Russell

Votes: 168

25. Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
Episode: Feat of Clay: Part I (1992)

Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A popular actor renowned for his ability to play any part has a terrible secret: He's addicted to a strange chemical.

Director: Dick Sebast | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edward Asner, Ed Begley Jr.

Votes: 2,877

26. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode: Delovely and Scruggs (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Country music legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs visit the Clampetts while Lester's "citified" wife, Gladys, heads to Mammoth Studios for a screen test directed by Jethro (at Lester's request).

Director: Joseph Depew | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.

Votes: 79

27. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: A Holiday for the Doctor (1966)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The TARDIS arrives in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. Where the Doctor is looking for a dentist when he has a toothache, where The Doctor finds the local dentist is the famous Doc Holliday who ... See full summary »

Director: Rex Tucker | Stars: William Hartnell, William Hurndell, Maurice Good, David Cole

Votes: 576

28. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Barenaked in America (2001)

TV-14 | Comedy

Deegan sells topless photos of Courtney to Playpen Magazine. Johnny takes offense when crew members drool over the photographs, as he objects to the violation of Courtney's privacy. He ... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Erdman | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 13

29. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Boys on the Side (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy

Courtney's boyfriend, Deegan, drives in from Tempe to see her. She tries to convince him to move to Los Angeles permanently. Deegan ignores Courtney and spends most of his visit trying to ... See full summary »

Director: Allison Anders | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 19

30. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Devil in a Blue Dress (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy

Hunter auditions for the title role in Oliver Stone's new film "Lewinsky". She gets a callback, but is disturbed to learn that she would have to gain weight for the part. Calorie-conscious ... See full summary »

Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 18

31. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Halloween (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy

The show films a lame Halloween fantasy episode in which the characters become vampire slayers. While strapped into a harness for a flying scene, Marcy crashes into a wall and gets hurt. ... See full summary »

Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 20

32. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Mommy Dearest (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy

Hunter gets her mother, Helena, a small role on the show to reward her for staying sober for 90 days. Helena soon manipulates Hunter into helping her land a more substantial part. Quentin ... See full summary »

Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 16

33. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: My Best Friend's Wedding (2001)

TV-14 | Comedy

Hunter shocks everyone by announcing her engagement to Dweezil Zappa, whom she has known for only a day. They plan to marry that Saturday. Hunter's agent arranges for a Spanish magazine to ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 17

34. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: The Opposite of Sex (2001)

TV-14 | Comedy

After the police catch Quentin in a parked car with a prostitute, Rob orders him to attend group meetings for treatment of sexual addiction. He meets former Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) star ... See full summary »

Director: Jason Priestley | Stars: Irene Molloy, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville, Kohl Sudduth

Votes: 13

35. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Passion Fish (2001)

TV-14 | Comedy

Marcy develops a friendship with Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) star Sarah Michelle Gellar through yoga class, leaving Hunter feeling left out. The network begins pressing Rob to come up ... See full summary »

Director: Darren Star | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 37

36. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Pilot (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy

Hunter bristles at the arrival of Courtney Scott, an accomplished actress added to the cast as her character's orphaned cousin. She is especially disgusted to learn that Courtney's ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 21

37. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Prelude to a Kiss (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy

Hunter becomes furious when the script calls for Stone to kiss Laura. She asks Quentin to join her in complaining to the producers, persuading him that his character's popularity stems from... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 17

38. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Puppet Master (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy

Hunter's ex-boyfriend, Jonah Mumford, arrives on the set to direct that week's episode. Hunter has no interest in him until she learns that he is set to direct the next Matt Damon film. ... See full summary »

Director: Jim Fall | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 14

39. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Satisfaction (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy

Unable to handle the pressure of running the show alone, Rob turns to food for comfort. A new executive producer, Shawn Shapiro, joins the show to take on some of the load. Hoping to inject... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 21

40. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Secrets & Lies (2001)

TV-14 | Comedy

Dave initially enjoys his fling with Hunter, who is only interested in sex, but soon grows weary of her moodiness and longs for a real relationship. He gets her to dump him by telling her ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 13

41. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Sleeping with the Enemy (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy

Johnny prepares for the premiere of his new movie, "Underdogs", a buddy comedy about a private eye whose partner is reincarnated as a talking dog. He talks Courtney into being his date, and... See full summary »

Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 13

42. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Star Wars (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy

Quentin humiliates Hunter by constantly making jokes after she passes gas during a scene. She gets revenge by filing a restraining order, which forbids him from coming within fifteen feet ... See full summary »

Director: Allison Anders | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 13

43. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: End of the Affair (2001)

TV-14 | Comedy

Dave tries to break up with Hunter, who makes things extremely difficult by buying him a Porsche and trying to get him a part on the show. Dave discovers that, when it seemed Marcy was ... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Erdman | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 12

44. Grosse Pointe (2000–2001)
Episode: Thieves Like Us (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy

Marcy continues to fret over Johnny's attraction to Courtney, although Courtney mostly finds him disgusting. Hunter suggests that Marcy forget about Johnny, as he was never interested in ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Irene Molloy, Al Santos, Lindsay Sloane, Bonnie Somerville

Votes: 18

45. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: Day for Fright (1982)

Adventure, Drama, Family

The Hobo discovers two stagehands using a movie production set to cover their smuggling operation and helps an undercover policeman posing as an actor solve the crime.

Director: Allan Eastman | Stars: London, Philip Akin, Ralph Benmergui, David Calderisi

Votes: 13

46. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homie the Clown (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer becomes a Krusty the Clown stand-in, but is mistaken for the real Krusty by the Springfield mafia.

Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 3,558

47. Webster (1983–1989)
Episode: Webtrek (1989)

TV-G | Comedy, Family

Webster dreams himself aboard the Starship Enterprise, where he explains the concept of feelings to Lt. Worf, as demonstrated in clips from the series' six seasons.

Director: Lee Bernhardi | Stars: Susan Clark, Alex Karras, Emmanuel Lewis, Ben Vereen

Votes: 20

48. Don't Wait Up (1983–1990)
Episode: Episode #2.4 (1984)

Comedy

When Tom's receptionist Louise needs a few days off, his mother offers to fill in for her.

Director: Harold Snoad | Stars: Tony Britton, Nigel Havers, Richard Heffer, Dinah Sheridan

49. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.2210 (2001)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Perry Fenwick, Tamzin Outhwaite, Doug Allen, Lucy Benjamin

50. Three Busy Debras (2020–2022)
Episode: Barbra (2020)

TV-14 | Comedy

Debra and Debra get into trouble soon after befriending Debra's sister Barbra.

Director: Anna Dokoza | Stars: Sandy Honig, Mitra Jouhari, Alyssa Stonoha, Carol Swarbrick

Votes: 47