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1. Schitt's Creek (2015–2020)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

After being a victim of fraud, Johnny Rose and his family go from extremely wealthy to penniless overnight. The only asset left to them is a small, unsophisticated town: Schitt's Creek. They relocate there. Culture shock ensues.

Stars: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy

Votes: 146,163

2. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Passed | 134 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.

Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy

Votes: 61,907 | Gross: $4.05M

3. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir

A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson

Votes: 236,507

4. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester

Votes: 137,898 | Gross: $8.18M

5. Home Again (2017)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.

Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Michael Sheen, Candice Bergen, Pico Alexander

Votes: 35,126 | Gross: $27.02M

6. Night Moves (1975)

R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Los Angeles private investigator Harry Moseby is hired by a client to find her runaway teenage daughter. Moseby tracks the daughter down, only to stumble upon something much more intriguing and sinister.

Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Edward Binns, Harris Yulin

Votes: 17,717

7. 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: 13,716

8. The Innkeepers (2011)

R | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.

Director: Ti West | Stars: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis, Alison Bartlett

Votes: 37,249 | Gross: $0.08M

9. Three... Extremes (2004)

R | 125 min | Horror

An Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors.

Directors: Fruit Chan, Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike | Stars: Bai Ling, Lee Byung-hun, Kyoko Hasegawa, Pauline Lau

Votes: 20,874 | Gross: $0.08M

10. Dumplings (2004)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Horror

Aunt Mei's famous homemade dumplings provide amazing age-defying qualities popular with middle-aged women. But her latest customer - a fading actress - is determined to find out what the secret ingredient is.

Director: Fruit Chan | Stars: Bai Ling, Miriam Chin-Wah Yeung, Sum-Yeung Wong, Wai-Ling Chan

Votes: 10,297

11. Madhouse (1974)

PG | 89 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.

Director: Jim Clark | Stars: Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri

Votes: 4,518

12. Human Capital (2013)

Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama

The destinies of two families are irrevocably tied together after a cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve.

Director: Paolo Virzì | Stars: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Matilde Gioli, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Guglielmo Pinelli

Votes: 13,432 | Gross: $0.16M

13. 'Til There Was You (1997)

PG-13 | 113 min | Romance, Comedy

Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in.

Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, John Plumpis, Janel Moloney

Votes: 3,005 | Gross: $3.48M

14. Human Capital (2019)

98 min | Drama, Thriller

The lives of two different families collide when their children begin a relationship that leads to a tragic accident.

Director: Marc Meyers | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Marisa Tomei, Peter Sarsgaard, Maya Hawke

Votes: 9,481

15. Man in the Dark (1964)

Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When the wife of a blind composer discovers that her husband will cut her out of his estate, if he discovers that she is having an affair with a young artist, she and her lover plan to commit the perfect murder.

Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: William Sylvester, Barbara Shelley, Elizabeth Shepherd, Alexander Davion

Votes: 243

16. Free Samples (2012)

R | 80 min | Comedy, Drama

Stanford Law dropout Jillian wakes up with a hangover and is pressured by her friend to take a shift at an ice-cream truck in LA, giving out free samples.

Director: Jay Gammill | Stars: Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg, Halley Feiffer, Jason Ritter

Votes: 2,317

17. Chyby (2021)

99 min | Drama, Romance

Passionate Emma and impulsive but introverted Tomas fall in love. They are like two missing puzzle pieces coming together. But Emma's pornographic past inevitably catches up with them.

Director: Jan Prusinovský | Stars: Pavla Gajdosíková, Jan Jankovský, Ondrej Kokorský, Jan Kolarík

Votes: 246

18. The Man with a Cloak (1951)

Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 1848 NYC, a Frenchwoman visits exiled former French Marshal Thevenet to ask for his financial help in behalf of his French grandson but Thevenet's house staff schemes to kill him and take his fortune.

Director: Fletcher Markle | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, Leslie Caron

Votes: 1,312

19. Women in Temptation (2010)

118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When a marriage counselor is abandoned by her husband for a younger woman, she sets out for new companionship.

Director: Jirí Vejdelek | Stars: Lenka Vlasáková, Eliska Balzerová, Vojtech Dyk, Veronika Khek Kubarová

Votes: 812

20. Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)

Unrated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

After 5 years in prison, ex-cop Steve Rollins is paroled and searches for the San Francisco mobsters who framed him for manslaughter.

Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson, Joanne Dru, William Demarest

Votes: 733

21. The Steam Experiment (2009)

R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller

A deranged scientist locks 6 people in a steam room and threatens to turn up the heat if the local paper doesn't publish his story about global warming.

Director: Philippe Martinez | Stars: Val Kilmer, Armand Assante, Eric Roberts, Megan Brown Martinez

Votes: 2,833

22. The Brat (1931)

60 min | Comedy

A society novelist brings a brash young chorus girl home in order to study her for inspiration for his new novel. His family is distraught, but soon her behavior has forever altered their snobbish ways.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Sally O'Neil, Alan Dinehart, Frank Albertson, William Collier Sr.

Votes: 215

23. Femmes femmes (1974)

115 min | Comedy, Drama

The fantasies and dreams of two over-the-hill actresses are intertwined with their realities, as the two roommates struggle to survive their day-to-day lives in the expensive and difficult ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Vecchiali | Stars: Hélène Surgère, Sonia Saviange, Huguette Forge, Michel Delahaye

Votes: 258

24. Anabelle Huggins Story: Ruben Ablaza Tragedy - Mea Culpa (1995)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Director: Carlo J. Caparas | Stars: Dawn Zulueta, Cesar Montano, Maggie de la Riva, Robert Arevalo

Votes: 18

25. Babo 73 (1964)

57 min | Comedy

Tribulations of a newly elected President.

Director: Robert Downey Sr. | Stars: Jim Antonio, Tom Gaines, James Greene, Taylor Mead

Votes: 423

26. Eva Nová (2015)

106 min | Drama

Eva would do anything to regain the love of the one she hurt the most - her son. She is a recovered alcoholic but decades ago she was a famous actress.

Director: Marko Skop | Stars: Milan Ondrík, Emília Vásáryová, Anikó Varga, Dusan Jamrich

Votes: 350

27. Icing (2014)

81 min | Comedy

Explosive conversational comedy based on the successful theater plays, which takes place one evening in a remote local pub, during the match of Ice Hockey World Championship. What can ... See full summary »

Director: Jan Hrebejk | Stars: Zuzana Stavná, Jana Stryková, Hana Vagnerová, Ondrej Sokol

Votes: 159

28. Carmita (2013)

80 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

Carmita, an 80 year old Cuban actress exiled in Mexico lives in a mansion in ruins. She's strong enough to appear on TV, read her fan mail and complain about her ex husband who ruined her ... See full summary »

Directors: Israel Cárdenas, Laura Amelia Guzmán | Stars: Israel Cárdenas, José Luis Cárdenas, Laura Amelia Guzmán, Carmen Ignarra

Votes: 46

29. Setkání s hvezdou: Dagmar Havlová (2012 TV Movie)

73 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: Jirí Strach | Stars: Iveta Austová, Ondrej Brzobohatý, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Martin Donutil

Votes: 12

30. Medan porten var stängd (1946)

89 min | Drama

About a number of people in an apartment building during a night full of dramatic events and entanglements.

Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Tollie Zellman, Olof Winnerstrand, Inga Landgré, Marianne Löfgren

Votes: 247

31. All About Ewa (2018 Video)

Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Short

An interview with the titular Ewa Aulin, retired Swedish actress and former Miss Teen International, in which she discusses her film career, her marriage to the late British musician-turned-filmmaker John W. Shadow (d. 2014), and more.

Director: Federico Caddeo | Star: Ewa Aulin

32. Lousy Bastards (2014)

105 min | Comedy, Drama

Two brothers got separated after their first love for the same girl. Both of them have something which the other one doesn't. Inevitable decisions lead to their most important choice in their lives.

Director: Roman Kasparovský | Stars: Ondrej Vetchý, Jirí Langmajer, Iva Janzurová, Tereza Ramba

Votes: 98

33. Priyut komediantov (1995)

76 min | Comedy

The life of the former actress Nelly Evgenievna and her neighbor Klim Efremovich passed by the sea.

Director: Aleksandr Aleksandrov | Stars: Lidiya Smirnova, Konstantin Voinov, Ivan Okhlobystin, Elena Zakharova

Votes: 12

34. Paramount-Bray Pictographs, No. 79 (1917)

Documentary, Short

Subjects include: "Stars of Yesteryear", "Unmasking the Mediums, No. 4" (Message Reading), and the cartoon Bobby Bumps' Amusement Park (1917).

Director: P.D. Hugon | Star: Hereward Carrington

35. Krádez na Malém rynku (1974 TV Movie)

27 min | Comedy

The timber merchant Skruzný, who was once a peddler, has a young wife from a good family. He is now looking for servants - a servant and a maid for his wife. He hires Broukal, whom he used ... See full summary »

Director: Anna Procházková | Stars: Bohuslav Cáp, Jorga Kotrbová, Nadezda Vicenová, Frantisek Vicena

36. 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001)
Episode: Fifteen Minutes of Dick (1997)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Sally stands up to Mark Hamill who unknowingly has taken the Solomons place in a restaurant and becomes a local hero.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Votes: 355

37. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Tim Conway and the Pointer Sisters (1975)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights of this show include Stella Toddler as a game show contestant on "Up Your Income"; and Nora Desmond's butler Max finds a substitute for himself.

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway

Votes: 42

38. Darkroom (1981–1982)
Episode: Exit Line (1982)

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Actor Dan Burroughs tries desperately to convince an extremely influential critic to revise her negative opinion about his play and performance.

Director: Peter Crane | Stars: James Coburn, Samantha Eggar, Jack Carter, Anne Lockhart

Votes: 39

39. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Wie kriegen wir Bodetzki? (1989)

59 min | Crime, Drama

A strange murder is done in the parking hall at the airport. When the police come, the three men who found the victim are gone. They are automatically suspected, but nothing is as it first seems.

Director: Horst Tappert | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Hans Putz

Votes: 53

40. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode: Irish Stew (1993)

TV-14 | 53 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In Ireland where Lady Jane hopes to buy a Jack Butler Yeats painting, Lovejoy and his associates interrupt a burglary at the home of disreputable dealer Bertie Montserrat, though Montserrat... See full summary »

Director: John Crome | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury

Votes: 53

41. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode: National Wealth (1991)

TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Lovejoy agrees to help Madeline Gilbert, a once famous film star fallen on hard times, to sell her valuables, but she is burgled by an armed French gang who have crossed the Channel after ... See full summary »

Director: William Brayne | Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Jean Kent

Votes: 71

42. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode: Widow, Weep for Me (1985)

TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jessica masquerades as a wealthy widow at a luxurious tropical hotel in order to trap a murderer.

Director: Michael A. Hoey | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, Cyd Charisse, Mel Ferrer

Votes: 575

43. Remington Steele (1982–1987)
Episode: Steeling the Show (1983)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Steele and Laura are hired to track down Veronica Kirk, a former B movie actress from the 1940s. When the actress is located, she informs them that someone is trying to kill her. Initially,... See full summary »

Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, James Read, Janet DeMay

Votes: 158

44. Suspense (1949–1954)
Episode: Post Mortem (1949)

Not Rated | 30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Following the sudden death of her husband, Josie marries Doc Archer, the man named beneficiary of her husband's life insurance policy. Investigator Westcott is suspicious after learning the... See full summary »

Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Sidney Blackmer, Peggy Conklin, Richard Coogan, Julian Noa

Votes: 52

45. Whispering Smith (1961)
Episode: The Interpreter (1961)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Enrico Spanato, a Sicilian interpreter is accused of killing a fellow Italian by several of the dead man's friends. Although Smith finds evidence that someone might have fired a shot at the... See full summary »

Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Audie Murphy, Guy Mitchell, Sam Buffington, Kay Chaque

Votes: 19

46. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Hazardous Henry vs. Perilous Perry (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bill gets caught up in a copyright infringement lawsuit when a new sitcom rips off his cult 1960s sitcom "Hazardous Henry". Featured cartoons are Upswept Hare (1953), Timid Tabby (1957), Onion Pacific (1940), The Unexpected Pest (1956), and Porky's Pet (1936).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

47. EWTN Bookmark (1998– )
Episode: Ear of the Heart: An Actress' Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows (2013)

28 min | Family, Talk-Show

Ear of the Heart: An Actress' Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows is the autobiography of Mother Dolores Hart, Prioress of the Benedictine Abbey of Regina Laudis, who joins Doug to dish celebrity gossip and discuss her spiritual journey.

Director: Mike Holmes | Stars: Doug Keck, Dolores Hart

48. V.I.P. vrazdy (2016– )
Episode: Mimo realitu (2016)

Comedy, Crime

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Director: Jaroslav Fuit | Stars: Sona Norisová, Patrik Dergel, Jan Révai, Jirí Dvorák

49. Rosamunde Pilcher (1993– )
Episode: Das Gespenst von Cassley (2017)

89 min | Drama, Romance

After his wife's traumatic death, royal protection squad agent Riley Owen resigned, but is forced by deaths to work for a private security firm, which forces him to accept protecting Lady ... See full summary »

Director: Marco Serafini | Stars: Patricia Meeden, Martin Gruber, Michael Roll, Claudia Wenzel

Votes: 29