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1. Foe (2023)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Hen and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal.
Director: Garth Davis | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron Pierre, Jordan Chodziesner
Votes: 9,813
2. Cooties (2014)
R | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.
Directors: Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion | Stars: Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill, Jack McBrayer
Votes: 28,602 | Gross: $0.06M
3. Stay (I) (2005)
R | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A psychiatrist attempts to prevent one of his patients from committing suicide while trying to maintain his own grip on reality.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling, Kate Burton
Votes: 86,097 | Gross: $3.63M
4. The Substitute (1996)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Shale's Mercenary team is retired after a (not so) covert mission in Cuba. He becomes a substitute teacher at his teacher fiancee's Miami high school to get those behind kneecapping her. His team helps him.
Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 15,698 | Gross: $14.75M
5. Cam (2018)
TV-MA | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Alice, an ambitious camgirl, wakes up one day to discover she's been replaced on her show with an exact replica of herself.
Director: Daniel Goldhaber | Stars: Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters, Devin Druid
Votes: 36,108
6. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Not Rated | 96 min | Mystery, Thriller
While travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, May Whitty
Votes: 57,195
7. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.
Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Joss Ackland
Votes: 81,106 | Gross: $38.04M
8. The Arena (1974)
R | 83 min | Action, Adventure
When the Romans force a group of sex slaves to become gladiatrices, two such fighters - a Nubian dancer and a Gaulish priestess - form an alliance to lead the others in rebellion.
Director: Steve Carver | Stars: Margaret Markov, Pam Grier, Lucretia Love, Paul Muller
Votes: 2,111
9. Paradise Hills (2019)
TV-14 | 95 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Uma is a young woman who wakes up in an apparently idyllic reform school for young ladies. But a dark secret lies within its walls.
Director: Alice Waddington | Stars: Emma Roberts, Danielle Macdonald, Awkwafina, Eiza González
Votes: 17,552
10. Gidget (1959)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young girl discovers surfing and love (in that order) during one transitive summer.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell
Votes: 3,825
11. Far More (2021)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Adrian Grenier stars as Sean McAllister, a successful fashion designer who hasn't seen his family in years. He returns to his hometown for a painstaking family reunion that will take him back to his past only to rebuild his future.
Director: Ally Walker | Stars: Joshua Rush, Adrian Grenier, Joanna Ranee Wood, Betsy Cramer
Votes: 309
12. The Lady Vanishes (1979)
PG | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Mystery
While travelling by rail in interwar Nazi Germany, a young socialite finds that a fellow female passenger has disappeared from the train, but nobody else remembers her having been on board.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury, Herbert Lom
Votes: 2,996
13. The Substitute (1993 TV Movie)
R | 86 min | Drama
A high school substitute English teacher resorts to murder to protect her murderous dark past while seducing a student who begins to suspect her true identity.
Director: Martin Donovan | Stars: Amanda Donohoe, Dalton James, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Eugene Robert Glazer
Votes: 918
14. Dead of Night (1977 TV Movie)
76 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Three horror stories about a vintage car that transports its driver back to 1926, the mistress of an old Victorian mansion who is scared of a vampire and a mother tormented by her dead son who she has brought back to life.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Ed Begley Jr., E.J. André, Ann Doran, Christina Hart
Votes: 1,626
15. Miss Golem (1972)
96 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
The inventor Petr takes Vera to his laboratory. There he works on a machine to create perfect "golems" or "human doubles". Vera unwittingly creates her own golem.
Director: Jaroslav Balík | Stars: Jana Brejchová, Jan Tríska, Martin Ruzek, Josef Somr
Votes: 51
16. Poranek kojota (2001)
100 min | Comedy
Kuba, a young cartoon artist who works as a waiter at sophisticated parties, falls in love with beautiful Noemi and accidentally gets involved in gangster affairs.
Director: Olaf Lubaszenko | Stars: Maciej Stuhr, Karolina Rosinska, Michal Milowicz, Magdalena Kumorek
Votes: 4,060
17. Scream Bloody Murder (1973)
R | 90 min | Horror
A deranged kid murders his father and has his arm crushed by the farm tractor. After being discharged from the mental hospital with an amputee, he discovers that his mother has remarried, prompting him to go on a homicidal rampage.
Director: Marc B. Ray | Stars: Fred Holbert, Leigh Mitchell, Robert Knox, Ron Bastone
Votes: 1,200
18. Ants in the Pants (2000)
95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A late bloomer, 15-year-old Flo experiences his sexual awakening, relentlessly targeting his gorgeous classmate Leonie. Flos friends eagerly try to help him out. The only problem may be Leonie's boyfriend.
Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Tobias Schenke, Axel Stein, Luise Helm, Mina Tander
Votes: 4,431
19. Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)
93 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Jan is a decent, boring man, living a decent, boring life as a rocket designer. When his adventurous twin brother dies in a breakfast accident, Jan decides to impersonate him, unwittingly becoming a part of a Nazi time travel conspiracy.
Director: Jindrich Polák | Stars: Petr Kostka, Jirí Sovák, Vladimír Mensík, Vlastimil Brodský
Votes: 1,472
20. Summerfield (1977)
95 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A teacher discovers one of his students has a rare blood disease, and is drawn into a mystery that culminates in a thrilling climax.
Director: Ken Hannam | Stars: Nick Tate, John Waters, Elizabeth Alexander, Michelle Jarman
Votes: 409
21. The Doll (1919)
Not Rated | 66 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Forced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Ossi Oswalda, Hermann Thimig, Victor Janson, Max Kronert
Votes: 2,364
22. Be My Valentine (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
When Kates flower shop has a small fire she meets Dan, the towns fire chief. Dan is a widower and lone father to Tyler. Over time Kate and Dan starts to date and romance is in the air. But ... See full summary »
Director: Graeme Campbell | Stars: William Baldwin, Natalie Brown, Lisa Berry, James Thomas
Votes: 871
23. Sex, Death and Bowling (2015)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
Eli McAllister, our eleven-year-old hero, is on a quest. He is also setting out to win The Fiesta Cup, a local bowling tournament. Joining him is his famous fashion designer uncle, Sean McAllister.
Director: Ally Walker | Stars: Joshua Rush, Adrian Grenier, Joanna Ranee Wood, Betsy Cramer
Votes: 411 | Gross: $0.01M
24. Riaru onigokko (2008)
98 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Teenager is transported to a parallel world where everyone who shares his family name is being hunted down by the dictatorial government.
Director: Issei Shibata | Stars: Takuya Ishida, Mitsuki Tanimura, Shunsuke Daitô, Rio Matsumoto
Votes: 305
25. Long Live Freedom (2013)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
When a politician disappears, his (mad) twin brother is brought to replace him.
Director: Roberto Andò | Stars: Toni Servillo, Valerio Mastandrea, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Michela Cescon
Votes: 4,702 | Gross: $0.05M
26. La course à l'échalote (1975)
95 min | Comedy
An awkward banker tracks down cabaret performers, who stole the ownership title of their nightclub.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Michel Aumont, Marc Doelnitz
Votes: 1,149
27. One Night of Love (1934)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Mary Barrett is an aspiring Opera singer who is taken under the wings of a famous operatic maestro, Guilio Monterverdi. After spending endless working hours together and arguing, their ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Grace Moore, Tullio Carminati, Lyle Talbot, Mona Barrie
Votes: 748
28. Our Town (2007)
R | 112 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Two killers are living in our town An ordinary small town is terrorized when local women are found brutally murdered and 'crucified' in public places. Gyeong-joo, a struggling novelist, ... See full summary »
Director: Gil-young Jung | Stars: Ryu Deok-hwan, Ha-ram Kim, Da-mi Ko, Oh Man-seok
Votes: 607
29. Baby Boy, Baby Girl (2023)
106 min | Comedy, Romance
A failed startup businesswoman who struggles financially discovers that her ex-boyfriend earns handsomely through Sugar Dating and asks him to groom her for the job.
Director: Jason Paul Laxamana | Stars: Kylie Verzosa, Marco Gumabao, Yayo Aguila, Rey 'PJ' Abellana
Votes: 82
30. 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
31. The Fair Barbara (1970)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A Czar who attempts to trick a creature that demands tribute from him into taking a fisherman's baby instead of his newborn heir. Complications arise when the daughter of the creature, Barbara, requests a human suitor to find true love.
Director: Aleksandr Rou | Stars: Mikhail Pugovkin, Georgiy Millyar, Anatoliy Kubatskiy, Lidiya Korolyova
Votes: 1,093
32. The Hustler (1964)
74 min | Comedy
A hapless young man decides to fill in for his ill tour-guide cousin; however, a string of unforeseen situations and the cousins' synonymity will lead to a betrayed ex and her tough brother. Now, how will he manage to get out of this mess?
Director: Kostas Strantzalis | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Simoni Kyriakidou, Tasos Giannopoulos, Nikos Fermas
Votes: 144
33. The Guy Who Came Back (1951)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Former football star Harry Joplin is down on his luck, both in his career and in his married life. He seems convinced of his own unworthiness, but a chance to play in a charity football game helps him see his life in a new light.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Paul Douglas, Joan Bennett, Linda Darnell, Don DeFore
Votes: 88
34. Innocent Victim (1989)
R | 89 min | Drama
A woman is attempting to cope with her son's tragic death when her mother arrives on an ill-timed visit with her own remedies.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Helen Shaver, Lauren Bacall, Malcolm Stoddard, Peter Firth
Votes: 154
35. 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
36. Jedine Tereza (2021)
92 min | Comedy, Romance
A romantic comedy telling a story of a relationship of two people, which finds itself at the most critical point - just before a break-up. What will a person in love do to save such relationship? Absolutely everything.
Director: Jaroslav Fuit | Stars: Veronika Khek Kubarová, Igor Orozovic, Lenka Vlasáková, David Matásek
Votes: 126
37. The Night Watchman (1938)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A little cat must take his sick father's place as night watchman, but is bullied by a tough mouse and his gang, leaving the rest of the mice free to eat all the food and stage a musical floor show.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Margaret Hill-Talbot, Christian Rub, The Sportsmen Quartet
Votes: 495
38. All the King's Horses (1935)
Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
Movie star changes places with a king who looks exactly like him, causing complications for all concerned.
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Carl Brisson, Mary Ellis, Edward Everett Horton, Katherine DeMille
Votes: 147
39. Shigatsu no sakana (1986)
109 min | Comedy
A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his movie-star wife in order to fool a chief from the South Seas.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Miyoko Akaza, Nao Asuka, Wakaba Irie, Shigeru Izumiya
Votes: 50
40. Atlantic City (1944)
Approved | 87 min | Musical, Romance
Vaudeville acts are re-created in the story of how Atlantic City became a famous resort.
Director: Ray McCarey | Stars: Constance Moore, Stanley Brown, Charley Grapewin, Jerry Colonna
Votes: 121
41. Vorne ist verdammt weit weg (2007)
97 min | Comedy
Director: Thomas Heinemann | Stars: Frank-Markus Barwasser, Philipp Sonntag, Christiane Paul, Peter Lohmeyer
Votes: 333
42. Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
A renowned actor named Otto is the epitome of the problematic but beloved ladies man. Even when drunk he still knows more about filmmaking than does the amateur who is directing him in his ... See full summary »
Director: Andreas Dresen | Stars: Henry Hübchen, Corinna Harfouch, Sylvester Groth, Markus Hering
Votes: 532
43. College Rhythm (1934)
Passed | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The story deals with the college rivalry of a piccolo player and an All-American halfback on the football team who both love the same co-ed. After graduation they carry their their feud and... See full summary »
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Joe Penner, Jack Oakie, Lanny Ross, Lyda Roberti
Votes: 120
44. The Spirit of Stanford (1942)
Approved | 73 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
The Spirit of Stanford finds high school quarterback Frankie Albert, cocky because of his football abilities, heading for Stanford while his teammate, Cliff Bernard, opts for the University... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Frankie Albert, Marguerite Chapman, Matt Willis, Shirley Patterson
Votes: 52
45. Detention (I) (2012)
20 min | Short, Comedy
A group of delinquent students give a hung-over substitute teacher a hard time.
Directors: Claudia Jurt, Peter Jurt | Stars: Julianna Alibrando, Ivy Bregman, Alison Brooks, Lisa Cumming
Votes: 157
46. Sest medvedu s Cibulkou (1972)
83 min | Comedy, Family
The owner of a circus decides to swap his trained bears for trained pigs, and fires clown Cibulka. The clown gets a job at a local school, bears escape and seek him out and a school inspector comes into town.
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Jirí Sovák, Milos Kopecký, Jan Libícek
Votes: 349
47. Trifles That Win Wars (1943)
Passed | 11 min | Short
Part of MGM's John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this 1943 entry looks at how three inventions are making a major contribution to the U.S. war effort. The first is the invention of ... See full summary »
Director: Harold Daniels | Stars: John Nesbitt, Ernie Alexander, Margaret Bert, Edward McWade
Votes: 81
48. Sub (2019)
18 min | Short
Known as "Sub" around her 1970's suburban town, Sophia Brief begins to learn that her nickname and distant relationship with her alcoholic mother may be more intertwined than she ever thought.
Director: Matt Berns | Stars: Kourtney Devinny, Piercey Dalton, Jessica Burns, Samantha Bartow
49. The Third Wish (2017)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Kindly, mischievous and humorous story about the troubles of a lovesick teenager called Albert.
Director: Vít Karas | Stars: Filip Antonio, Lukás Brezina, Jitka Cvancarová, Martin Mysicka
Votes: 111
50. ECW Hardcore Heaven '99 (1999 TV Special)
159 min | Sport
"The Human Suplex Machine" Taz defends the ECW World Heavyweight Title twice, against "No Gimmicks Needed" Chris Candido and against Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Rob Van Dam defends the ECW World ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Alfonso, Carlene Begnaud, Terry Brunk, Don Callis
Votes: 28