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51. Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother (1989)
89 min | Comedy
A man, always very devoted to his mother, decides to look for his father whom he never met. He meets a seductive older woman prone to drinking and her aged boyfriend with whom she has grown tired.
Director: Michael Austin | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Denholm Elliott, Julie Walters, Anna Massey
Votes: 257
52. The Main Attraction (1962)
Approved | 90 min | Drama
A guitar-playing traveler on the run from a murder charge joins a circus, where falling for two different women complicates his life.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Pat Boone, Nancy Kwan, Mai Zetterling, Yvonne Mitchell
Votes: 187
53. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953 TV Special)
113 min
The 25th Academy Awards and the first time the ceremony is broadcast on television. Held on March 19th, 1953 at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, it is hosted by Bob Hope and honors the films of 1952.
Directors: Bill Bennington, John Rich | Stars: Bob Hope, Anne Baxter, Edgar Bergen, Jacques Bergerac
Votes: 215
54. Alan & Naomi (1992)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Family
Set in the forties. A young Jewish boy is called on by his parents to help a young girl come out of her shell, imposed after she watched her father die at the hands of the Nazis.
Director: Sterling Van Wagenen | Stars: Lukas Haas, Vanessa Zaoui, Michael Gross, Amy Aquino
Votes: 483 | Gross: $0.26M
55. Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1938)
Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Moto thwarts a ruthless band of international agents who try to foment an international incident by mining the entrance to the Suez Canal and blaming the British.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Peter Lorre, Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Field, John Carradine
Votes: 1,446
56. Norman... Is That You? (1976)
PG | 91 min | Comedy
A black man is distraught when he discovers his son is gay and is determined to set him right.
Director: George Schlatter | Stars: Redd Foxx, Pearl Bailey, Dennis Dugan, Michael Warren
Votes: 443
57. The Pitts (2003)
30 min | Comedy
The family with the worst luck in the world have zany adventures.
Stars: Dylan Baker, Kellie Waymire, Lizzy Caplan, David Henrie
Votes: 264
58. 20 Years After (2008)
R | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Everything that could go wrong did go wrong: War, Terrorism, Natural Disasters. Evacuees were ushered from the cities to refugee camps in the surrounding counties. In-fighting, famine and ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Torres | Stars: Joshua Leonard, Azura Skye, Diane Salinger, Aaron Hendry
Votes: 1,599
59. Denied (2004)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance
Troy, a recent high school graduate, is in love with his best friend Merrick, but Merrick isn't willing to be in a relationship with him. Troy is forced to deal with Merrick's selfishness, his own aching heart, and his unfulfilling life.
Director: David Paul Scott | Stars: Lee Rumohr, Matt Sadowski, Sarah Kanter, Matthew Finlason
Votes: 706
60. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Family
The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuing bill collectors and sheriffs, and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.
Directors: George Marshall, Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Votes: 1,889
61. Eminem: E (2000 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Music
A collection of Eminem's music videos.
Directors: Philip G. Atwell, Dr. Dre, Paul Hunter, Darren Lavett | Stars: Eminem, Randall Barnwell, Bizarre, Robert Culp
Votes: 551
62. Rosalie (1937)
Passed | 123 min | Drama, Musical
West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an European kingdom.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Nelson Eddy, Eleanor Powell, Frank Morgan, Edna May Oliver
Votes: 593
63. Upstage (1926)
Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance
A small-town girl with big ambitions hooks up with a vaudevillian, whose talent makes the act a success. Dolly thinks she is the reason until a handsome leading man discovers her looks exceed her talent and is soon out of work.
Director: Monta Bell | Stars: Norma Shearer, Oscar Shaw, Tenen Holtz, Gwen Lee
Votes: 104
64. Ammo Bomma (2001)
Comedy, Horror, Thriller
While dying in a shootout, a gangster transfers his soul into a ventriloquist's doll. After resurrecting, he tries to find a way to turn into a human again.
Director: Narasimha Rao Relangi | Stars: Brahmanandam, Rajendra Prasad, Uma Shankari, Sudhakar
Votes: 76
65. The Treasure Hunters (1981)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy
This movie is both one of the best-loved action comedies ever, and Alexander Fu Sheng's comeback film after breaking both his legs. It left no doubt that he was truly back in action, taking on cops, monks, and bad guys galore!
Director: Chia-Yung Liu | Stars: Sheng Fu, Chia-Hui Liu, Chan-Peng Chang, Kwok-Keung Chan
Votes: 215
66. Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960)
Approved | 78 min | Comedy
Paul Winchell is trying to tell stories to Knucklehead and Jerry Mahoney who of course are his ventriloquist props. But the Three Stooges keep inserting themselves into his tales giving them a different interpretation.
Directors: Don Appell, Louis Brandt, Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Paul Winchell
Votes: 306
67. Batman: Dark Tomorrow (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
Trying to end a gang war between the Ventriloquist and Scarface and Black Mask, Batman discovers that Commissioner James Gordon has been kidnapped, and is being held at an overrun Arkham Asylum.
Director: Kenji Terada | Stars: Allen Enlow, Ralph Byers, Nachie Castro, Dean Elliott
Votes: 179
68. Scorch (1992)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Sitcom about Scorch, a talking human-sized 1300-year-old dragon living with TV weatherman Brian and his young daughter Jessica. No one else knows Scorch's real identity. In public, Scorch ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Walker, John O'Hurley, Brenda Strong, Rhea Silver-Smith
Votes: 88
69. Hypnosis (1962)
86 min | Horror, Thriller
A hypnotist is murdered in his dressing room; the only "witness" seems to be his ventriloquist puppet, and a boxer and part-time delivery boy is blamed for the murder. Soon another murder ... See full summary »
Director: Eugenio Martín | Stars: Jean Sorel, Götz George, Heinz Drache, Georgi Georgiev-Getz
Votes: 209
70. Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who is about to expose the editor's ties to the mob. When the editor is killed, both reporter ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Robert Cummings
Votes: 104
71. I'm No Dummy (2009)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy
Explores the world of ventriloquism through clips, photos and interviews with many of today's greatest vents, revealing this perceived novelty act as a great modern art form. New 2-disk edition contains 2 extra hours of material.
Director: Bryan W. Simon | Stars: Jeff Dunham, Jay Johnson, Lynn Trefzger, Tom Ladshaw
Votes: 142
72. The Paper Man (1963)
110 min | Drama
A dumb homeless finds a 10,000 pesos bill, with it he pretends to buy a child of his own, unfortunately everybody around him try to steal it, tragedy will come soon.
Director: Ismael Rodríguez | Stars: Ignacio López Tarso, Alida Valli, Susana Cabrera, Guillermo Orea
Votes: 320
73. Summerslam (1992 TV Special)
TV-PG | 167 min | Action, Sport
First World Wrestling Federation pay per view ever outside of North America as it took place in London's Wembley Stadium. Matches for this pay per view included the classic Intercontinental... See full summary »
Stars: Bret Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Randy Savage, Jim Hellwig
Votes: 527
74. The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy
The Film Crew gives a commentary track to Walk the Angry Beach (1961), aka Hollywood After Dark, featuring Rue McClanahan as a stripper.
Stars: Bill Corbett, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Mike Dodge
Votes: 423
75. Road Warriors: The Life and Death of Wrestling's Most Dominant Tag Team (2005 Video)
360 min | Documentary, Sport
Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: Brian Adams, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson, Roger Barnes
Votes: 316
76. Bright Lights (1935)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery
Joe and Fay Wilson are a happily married vaudeville team. But when a reporter discovers, that one of the chorus girls in the troupe is a slightly eccentric heiress, who bugs sometimes out ... See full summary »
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Ann Dvorak, Patricia Ellis, William Gargan
Votes: 262
77. Na slovo, na slovo (1975– )
30 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Through songs, sketches and conversations, Mica teaches his childlike doll friend Acim the alphabet.
Stars: Milutin 'Mica' Tatic, Vlastimir 'Djuza' Stojiljkovic, Pavle Mincic, Predrag Lakovic
Votes: 74
78. One Hour in Wonderland (1950 TV Special)
Unrated | 59 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Disney's first-ever TV production. Edgar Bergen takes Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd to a Christmas party thrown by Walt Disney. Clips of movies and animated shorts, including Disney's... See full summary »
Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: Walt Disney, Edgar Bergen, Danny Alguire, Kathryn Beaumont
Votes: 180
79. Show Me (2011)
13 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
In one tragic moment, Ventriloquist Victor loses his child, his marriage, his Vaudeville career and his mind. The only thing left is Joey. And that might not be a good thing...
Director: David Schneider | Stars: Michelle Gardner, Karl Herlinger, Timmy, Max Birnkrant
Votes: 15
80. Pure Feud (1934)
Approved | 9 min | Short, Comedy
Edgar Appletree and his sister arrive at a mountain resort for a rest cure, only to find themselves in the midst of a shooting war between the McCarthys and their neighbors.
Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Vicki Cummings, Valerie Bergere
Votes: 147
81. Charlie's Haunt (1950)
59 min | Comedy
The residents of a small town are haunted by the ghost of Charlie McCarthy, who doesn't like the fact that they are a very careless bunch and are constantly putting themselves in danger.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Richard Travis, Don Wilson, Olin Howland
Votes: 10
82. Saddle Mountain Roundup (1941)
Approved | 59 min | Drama, Music, Western
An old man and his Chinese servant are in danger of becoming victims of the ruthless killer, "The Raven."
Director: S. Roy Luby | Stars: Ray Corrigan, John 'Dusty' King, Max Terhune, Elmer
Votes: 89
83. They Came to Play (2008)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Music
Chronicles the Fifth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs, hosted by The Van Cliburn Foundation. Players from all over the world, ranging from self-taught to ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Rotaru | Stars: Henri Robert Delbeau, Mark Fuller, Clark Griffith, Ken Iisaka
Votes: 134
84. The Dr. C & Elwood Show Vol. 3: ADHD. ODD and Siblings (1998 Video)
Family
Director: Roderick E. Stevens | Stars: Benjamin Joel Caron, Jeremey M. Caron, Samuel R. Caron, Melissa Stevens
85. The Head Returns (2020)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
The head from The Head Incident (1999) returns to terrorize an isolated man.
Director: James Rolfe | Stars: James Rolfe, Kevin Finn, Kirk Hart
Votes: 67
86. The Secret (1955)
80 min | Crime, Drama
Diamond smuggling, and the disappearance of the mother of several children, in the seaside resort of Brighton after World War II.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Sam Wanamaker, Mandy Miller, André Morell, Marian Spencer
Votes: 68
87. View-Master Batman Animated VR (2016 Video Game)
Adventure
Stars: Eric Bauza, Kevin Conroy, Mari Devon, Mark Hamill
Votes: 18
88. Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy (1950 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Music
In his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special featuring three of his partners in ventriloquism - Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd and the ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Dinehart | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Diana Lynn
Votes: 17
89. Boot Hill Bandits (1942)
Passed | 58 min | Western
Shady town businessman Bolton seems to be the leader of the gang but even he takes his order from a higher authority who may have tried to take Marshal Corrigan's life.
Director: S. Roy Luby | Stars: Ray Corrigan, John 'Dusty' King, Max Terhune, Elmer
Votes: 89
90. Cerca de la ciudad (1952)
90 min | Drama
Director: Luis Lucia | Stars: Adolfo Marsillach, José Isbert, Margarita Robles, Manuel Kayser
Votes: 25
91. Range Defenders (1937)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Western
Stony's brother George has been accused of murder and the Mesquiteers have returned to prove his innocence. But they find that Harvey rules the town along with his stooge Sheriff Gray and that George won't get a fair trial.
Director: Mack V. Wright | Stars: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Eleanor Stewart
Votes: 108
92. Johnny (2021)
107 min | Drama
Floyd is a child abuse victim constantly being tormented by voices and hallucinations in his head that lead him to a talking puppet with answers to his abusive childhood.
Director: John Charles Gerald | Stars: Bruce Bellinger, John Charles Gerald, Nick Gerald, Joshaway Kingsbury
Votes: 30
93. The Eyes Have It (1931)
Unrated | 10 min | Comedy, Short
A nine-year-old boy named Charlie McCarthy is sent by his teacher to an eye doctor. The lad has been complaining about headaches and has missed a lot of school. The doctor, with the help of... See full summary »
Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Christina Graver, Charlie McCarthy
Votes: 345
94. All American Drawback (1935)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Comedy
The Dean and Board of Flunk Well College are arguing with its football coach, Bergen, about the team's star player, Charlie McCarthy, who is the only reason the team is a winning one, but ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Gerrie Worthing, June Carr
Votes: 176
95. Two Boobs in a Balloon (1935)
Passed | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Professor Cicero Pu and his dummy Charlie take a trip in the "Spirit of Ammonia" hot air balloon to the stratosphere. After the balloon goes out of control, they land in an unexpected place.
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Fred Harper, Almira Sessions
Votes: 91
96. Dragnet of Spies (2019)
Action, Comedy, Crime
A Buddy Cop comedy series about a spy organization trying to take down The Tiki Skulls- a shadow syndicate run by a crazy villain and his gangster ventriloquist dummy.
Stars: Alexander Ray, Bradley Egrin, Bill Mihalic, Amanda Rae Evans
97. Floppy (2008)
11 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
A magician addicted to cocaine faces the dilemma of exchanging his best friend for one more dose.
Director: Francisco Payó González | Stars: Lucca Biegai, Marius Biegai, Gerardo Rodríguez Gerko
Votes: 53
98. General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (1954 TV Special)
Comedy, History, Musical
Tribute to the then-ten-year partnership between composer Richard Rodgers and librettist-lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, presented by General Foods, celebrating its 25th anniversary. ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Mary Martin, Ed Sullivan, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen
Votes: 26
99. Forgotten Stars: The Jerry and Delbert Story (2005)
50 min | Comedy
What happens when a wise-cracking vent figure teams up with a shy boy with a love of puppets? You get FORGOTTEN STARS, a mockumentary about ventriloquist Jerry Boyd and his partner, Delbert... See full summary »
Director: Richard Keel | Stars: Terry Jernigan, Scott Hasty, Newton Miller, Kera O'Bryon
Votes: 39
100. The Great Radio Comedians (1972 TV Movie)
88 min | Documentary
Documentary about radio comedies primarily focused on Burns & Allen, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, The Jack Benny Program, Fibber McGee & Molly, The Bob Hope Show, and The Fred Allen Show.
Director: Perry Miller Adato | Stars: Edgar Bergen, George Burns, Jack Benny, Jim Jordan
Votes: 8