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1. It (I) (2017)
R | 135 min | Fantasy, Horror
In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.
Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis
Votes: 606,715 | Gross: $327.48M
2. Spirited Away (2001)
PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi
Votes: 850,157 | Gross: $10.06M
3. Zombieland (2009)
R | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting bruiser in search of the last Twinkie and a pair of sisters striving to get to an amusement park join forces in a trek across a zombie-filled America.
Director: Ruben Fleischer | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin
Votes: 621,701 | Gross: $75.59M
4. The Babysitter (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 85 min | Comedy, Horror
When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot baby sitter belongs to a satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.
Director: McG | Stars: Judah Lewis, Samara Weaving, Robbie Amell, Hana Mae Lee
Votes: 108,275
5. Annabelle (I) (2014)
R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.
Director: John R. Leonetti | Stars: Ward Horton, Annabelle Wallis, Alfre Woodard, Tony Amendola
Votes: 175,374 | Gross: $84.27M
6. Love and Monsters (2020)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Seven years after he survived the monster apocalypse, lovably hapless Joel leaves his cozy underground bunker behind on a quest to reunite with his high school sweetheart.
Director: Michael Matthews | Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Jessica Henwick, Michael Rooker, Dan Ewing
Votes: 145,527 | Gross: $1.07M
7. The Station Agent (2003)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Benjamin
Votes: 73,459 | Gross: $5.74M
8. The Good Dinosaur (2015)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
Director: Peter Sohn | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Maleah Nipay-Padilla, Ryan Teeple
Votes: 127,535 | Gross: $123.09M
9. #Alive (2020)
TV-MA | 98 min | Action, Drama, Horror
The rapid spread of an unknown infection has left an entire city in ungovernable chaos, but one survivor remains alive in isolation. It is his story.
Directors: Il Cho, Jo Il Hyung, Madeleine Martin, Jimmy Olsson | Stars: Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye, Jeon Bae-soo, Lee Hyun-wook
Votes: 47,783
10. The Pagemaster (1994)
G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A cowardly boy, who buries himself in accident statistics, enters a library to escape a storm, only to be transformed into an animated illustration by the Pagemaster. He has to work through obstacles from classic books to return to real-life.
Directors: Pixote Hunt, Joe Johnston | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Kanin Howell, Alexis Kirschner
Votes: 25,576 | Gross: $13.67M
11. The Haunted Mansion (2003)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A realtor and his wife and children are summoned to a mansion, which they soon discover is haunted, and while they attempt to escape, he learns an important lesson about the family he has neglected.
Director: Rob Minkoff | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thomason, Jennifer Tilly, Terence Stamp
Votes: 56,931 | Gross: $75.85M
12. Girl Picture (2022)
Unrated | 100 min | Romance
Three young women try to defy the persistent winter darkness in Finland. In the process, they move between dreams, reality, friendship and relationships, and try to make sense of the whole mess.
Director: Alli Haapasalo | Stars: Aamu Milonoff, Eleonoora Kauhanen, Linnea Leino, Sonya Lindfors
Votes: 2,647
13. The Monster (2016)
R | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A mother and daughter must confront a terrifying monster when they break down on a deserted road.
Director: Bryan Bertino | Stars: Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine, Aaron Douglas, Christine Ebadi
Votes: 19,367
14. Black Sheep (2006)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into bloodthirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.
Director: Jonathan King | Stars: Oliver Driver, Nathan Meister, Tammy Davis, Matthew Chamberlain
Votes: 42,108 | Gross: $0.08M
15. Destination Fear (2019–2023)
TV-PG | 42 min | Adventure, History, Horror
Maverick paranormal explorer Dakota Laden takes his sister, Chelsea, and best friend, Tanner, across the country in an RV to spend the night in the most haunted locations in America, testing the limits of human fear.
Stars: Dakota Laden, Chelsea Laden, Tanner Wiseman, Alex Schroeder
Votes: 1,833
16. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Three friends decide to turn their fantasy vacation into reality after one of their friends gets engaged.
Director: Zoya Akhtar | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif
Votes: 85,938 | Gross: $3.11M
17. Airplane Mode (II) (2019)
TV-14 | 80 min | Comedy
En route to Australia, Logan is terrified; it's his first time flying. All of his worst nightmares come true when the "influencers" aboard refuse to switch their phones to airplane mode. The internet is about to crash.
Directors: David Dinetz, Dylan Trussell | Stars: Logan Paul, Lauren Swickard, Juanpa Zurita, Lele Pons
Votes: 4,791
18. Toc Toc (2017)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy
The adventures and misadventures of a group of patients with OCD appointed at the same time.
Director: Vicente Villanueva | Stars: Paco León, Alexandra Jiménez, Rossy de Palma, Nuria Herrero
Votes: 21,537
19. The Road Within (2014)
R | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.
Director: Gren Wells | Stars: Robert Sheehan, Dev Patel, Zoë Kravitz, Robert Patrick
Votes: 16,281
20. Violet (II) (2021)
R | 92 min | Drama
Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differently to become her true self.
Director: Justine Bateman | Stars: Olivia Munn, Luke Bracey, Justin Theroux, Dennis Boutsikaris
Votes: 1,404
21. Heavy Trip (2018)
92 min | Comedy, Music
After years of playing songs by other artists, the opportunity of a concert in Norway encourages a metal band to compose their own material, but not before overcoming some unexpected difficulties.
Directors: Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren | Stars: Johannes Holopainen, Samuli Jaskio, Antti Tuomas Heikkinen, Max Ovaska
Votes: 10,644 | Gross: $0.01M
22. Fun in Acapulco (1963)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Music
A yacht owner's spoiled daughter gets Mike fired, but a boy helps him get a job as singer at Acapulco Hilton etc. He upsets the lifeguard by taking his girl and 3 daily work hours. Mike's also seeing a woman bullfighter.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Elsa Cárdenas, Paul Lukas
Votes: 3,783
23. Swimming with Men (2018)
Unrated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Rob Brydon, Rupert Graves, Thomas Turgoose, Adeel Akhtar
Votes: 4,200 | Gross: $0.02M
24. Cut Off (2018)
132 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Thriller set in the world of Forensic Pathology. Coroner Paul Herzfeld finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.
Director: Christian Alvart | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Lars Eidinger, Fahri Yardim
Votes: 7,677
25. Camp Cool Kids (2017 Video)
TV-PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Encouraged by his quirky grandfather, a young boy faces his fears at summer camp.
Director: Lisa Arnold | Stars: Connor Rosen, Logan Shroyer, Michael Gross, Leigh-Allyn Baker
Votes: 603
26. Shrew's Nest (2014)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
1950s Madrid: The agoraphobic Montse raised her now 18 y.o. kid sister. The upstairs neighbor falls down the stairs and breaks a leg. The crazy Montse takes him in.
Directors: Juanfer Andrés, Esteban Roel | Stars: Macarena Gómez, Nadia de Santiago, Hugo Silva, Luis Tosar
Votes: 7,731
27. Spellbound (2011)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A magician meets an eccentric girl and offers her to work together in his magic show. It is only until a year later that he starts to know her personally and develops a feeling towards her despite her own problems.
Director: In-ho Hwang | Stars: Son Ye-jin, Lee Min-ki, Park Chul-min, Kim Hyun-sook
Votes: 3,690
28. Tell No One (2012)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Romance
Matthia is about to move to Madrid to be with his boyfriend Eduard, so he won't have to reveal to the family of being gay. Eduard, however, is convinced that their marriage has the blessing... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Silvestrini | Stars: Josafat Vagni, Monica Guerritore, Francesco Montanari, Antonino Bruschetta
Votes: 1,563
29. Te quiero, imbécil (2020)
TV-MA | 87 min | Comedy
Marcos' life turns upside down after he loses the same day his girlfriend and his job. Marcos' life turns wild after to meet Raquel.
Director: Laura Mañá | Stars: Quim Gutiérrez, Natalia Tena, Alfonso Bassave, Ernesto Alterio
Votes: 3,818
30. Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal (2008– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Psychic/Medium Chip Coffey and clinical psychologist/director Dr. Lisa Miller help psychic children and their families cope, validate, empower and understand psychic abilities.
Stars: Chip Coffey, Edy Nathan, Lisa Miller, Chris Fleming
Votes: 374
31. What a Man (2011)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
What a Man: The young teacher Alex is abandoned by his girlfriend Caroline and therefore begins a journey in search of himself. But how he overcomes the pitfalls out there for a modern man? And what is it that makes a man a man?
Directors: Matthias Schweighöfer, Torsten Künstler | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Mavie Hörbiger, Thomas Kretschmann, Paul Alhäuser
Votes: 3,964
32. A Separate Peace (2004 TV Movie)
R | 92 min | Drama, War
Strong friendship between students slowly turns into bitter rivalry with fatal consequences.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: J Barton, Toby Moore, Jacob Pitts, Danny Swerdlow
Votes: 659
33. The Great Wolf Pack (2022)
TV-Y7 | 45 min | Animation, Short, Action
Through a magical geyser, the Great Wolf Pack are transported to whimsical worlds where they put to use the power of the pack to overcome various dilemmas that come their way.
Directors: Chris Bailey, Eric Cabello | Stars: Brandon Winckler, Maya Aoki Tuttle, Xanthe Huynh, Ogie Banks
Votes: 42
34. The Wedding Unplanner (2020)
110 min | Comedy, Romance
A love affair to hide. A wedding to prepare. A disaster to come.
Director: Dani de la Orden | Stars: Belén Cuesta, Álex García, Silvia Alonso, Antonio Dechent
Votes: 2,023
35. Cousinhood (2011)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three cousins travel to the village where they spent summer vacations as kids.
Directors: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Raúl Arévalo | Stars: Quim Gutiérrez, Inma Cuesta, Raúl Arévalo, Antonio de la Torre
Votes: 5,162
36. Hand in Hand (1961)
Approved | 78 min | Drama, Family
A little Roman Catholic boy and a little Jewish girl become best friends despite the prejudice that surrounds them.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Loretta Parry, Philip Needs, John Gregson, Sybil Thorndike
Votes: 587
37. Tiger Girl (2017)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
TIGER gets what she wants. VANILLA does not know what she wants. Apart from one important thing: a uniform. TIGER teach her to bite, and VANILLA tastes blood. So TIGER needs to learn a new rule: They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
Director: Jakob Lass | Stars: Ella Rumpf, Maria Dragus, Enno Trebs, Orce Feldschau
Votes: 966
38. Beauty (1998 TV Movie)
90 min | Romance
A man hires an artist to fulfill his family tradition of painting a family portrait. In this modern rendition of Beauty and the Beast, the artist is a beautiful female painter, and the model suffers from a disfiguring medical condition.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Janine Turner, Jamey Sheridan, Linden Ashby, Shirley Broderick
Votes: 422
39. Borderline (II) (2021)
100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Craving that girl she was never able to replace and seeking inspiration in her presence, or absence, or rather fantasy, a troubled writer embarks on a stormy journey of love, passion and potentially perdition.
Director: Anna Alfieri | Stars: Anna Alfieri, Agathe Ferré, Caspian Faye, Ali Keane
Votes: 42
40. Liquid Bridge (2003)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama
Nick McCallum is mechanic who trades in his wrench for a surfboard, going against the wishes of his father-- a former surfing legend who lost his ability to walk after a horrible accident on the water.
Director: Phillip Avalon | Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Simone Kessell, Jarrod Dean, Jeremy Sims
Votes: 225
41. Teenland (2014)
Not Rated | 30 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Depressed Sally, 17, is locked up at Teenland. A pink, prison-like institution for teens who are so fucked emotionally that they have developed supernatural powers. Everything changes when ... See full summary »
Director: Marie Grahtø Sørensen | Stars: Vic Carmen Sonne, Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Sonja Richter
Votes: 93
42. Ich bin ein Star - Holt mich hier raus! (2004– )
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Game-Show
Ten to twelve people, who have usually already appeared on television, live for up to two weeks in a so-called jungle camp in Australia under constant observation by television cameras.
Stars: Sonja Zietlow, Bob McCarron, Daniel Hartwich, Dirk Bach
Votes: 699
43. I Am William (2017)
83 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
William lives with his uncle Nils. His father is dead and his mother is mentally unstable. Nils retired early and spends his day buying and selling stuff at a favourable price. Nils owes some gangsters money and they want their debt paid back.
Director: Jonas Elmer | Stars: Alexander Magnússon, Rasmus Bjerg, Stinne Henriksen, Amina Arrakha
Votes: 261
44. Cinco (II) (2010)
151 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A creative horror movie made up of five unique short films tied together by a similar theme.
Directors: Ato Bautista, Cathy Garcia-Sampana, Frasco Mortiz, Nick Olanka, Enrico C. Santos | Stars: Sam Concepcion, AJ Perez, Robi Domingo, Baron Geisler
Votes: 112
45. Lippels Traum (2009)
101 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Lippel is alone with a new housekeeper while his father, a cook, is away on business. The housekeeper is very strict and shows no appreciation for Lippel. Then Lippel finds new friends and ... See full summary »
Director: Lars Büchel | Stars: Karl Alexander Seidel, Amrita Cheema, Moritz Bleibtreu, Steve-Marvin Dwumah
Votes: 173
46. Special Actors (2019)
119 min | Comedy
Kazuto has a lifelong dream of becoming an actor, but has been suffering from a special medical condition where he faints and collapses when he gets nervous.
Director: Shin'ichirô Ueda | Stars: Nozomi de Lencquesaing, Aver Hamilton II, Hiroki Kono, Hayate Masao
Votes: 487
47. Electric July (2014)
24 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
In the burning heat of July, Thomas and Victor, two 14 years old teenagers, are bored to death and want to escape. Victor decides to take Thomas to an abandoned bridge. He will have to confront his fears and desires.
Director: Rémi Bigot | Stars: Nathan Bobet, Rémi Chaudière, Sophie Froissard, Florimont Constant
Votes: 178
48. Descent (I) (2020)
60 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Dutch ice freediver Kiki Bosch swims in the world's coldest waters without a wetsuit as therapy for a trauma she experienced, and to inspire others.
Director: Nays Baghai | Stars: Kiki Bosch, Stefan Andrews, Mikael Koski, Wim Hof
Votes: 40
49. Necrophobia 3D (2014)
75 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Dante is a tailor who after losing his twin brother to death became phobic which prevents him from being in contact with death. Whenever he is in front of a dead body, he experiences a creepy feeling that makes him lose his mind.
Director: Daniel de la Vega | Stars: Luis Machín, Raúl Taibo, Viviana Saccone, Gerardo Romano
Votes: 472
50. Out Now (2005)
20 min | Short, Drama
Tom, 16, lives in a small town in Bavaria and is about to admit his homosexuality to society. Being mobbed and threatened in school and after some exiting experiences he overcomes his own ... See full summary »
Director: Sven J. Matten | Stars: Dennis Prinz, Dunja Bengsch, Hanno Dobiat, David Dunfler
Votes: 144