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1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other kids win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter
Votes: 531,250 | Gross: $206.46M
2. Passengers (I) (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
A malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early.
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne
Votes: 450,077 | Gross: $100.01M
3. The Running Man (1987)
R | 101 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown
Votes: 168,620 | Gross: $38.12M
4. Barbarella (1968)
Approved | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
In the 41st century, an astronaut partakes in sexy misadventures while seeking to stop an evil scientist who threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.
Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O'Shea
Votes: 37,961
5. WALL·E (2008)
G | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Director: Andrew Stanton | Stars: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard
Votes: 1,204,740 | Gross: $223.81M
6. The Island (2005)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man living in a futuristic sterile colony begins to question his circumscribed existence when his friend is chosen to go to the Island, the last uncontaminated place on earth.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi
Votes: 328,288 | Gross: $35.82M
7. The Giver (2014)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
In a seemingly perfect community without war, pain, suffering, differences or choices, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man, the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Taylor Swift
Votes: 125,896 | Gross: $45.09M
8. Real Steel (2011)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Anthony Mackie
Votes: 357,075 | Gross: $85.47M
9. The Founder (2016)
PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.
Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini
Votes: 178,698 | Gross: $12.79M
10. Demolition Man (1993)
R | 115 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.
Director: Marco Brambilla | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 194,199 | Gross: $58.06M
11. Logan's Run (1976)
PG | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne
Votes: 61,247 | Gross: $25.00M
12. Night of the Comet (1984)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.
Director: Thom Eberhardt | Stars: Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Robert Beltran, Sharon Farrell
Votes: 24,299 | Gross: $14.42M
13. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.
Directors: Steve Box, Nick Park | Stars: Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Kay
Votes: 146,627 | Gross: $56.11M
14. Smart House (1999 TV Movie)
TV-G | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A teenager wins a fully-automated dream house in a competition, but soon the computer controlling it begins to take over and everything gets out of control. Then teenage Ben must calm the computer named PAT.
Director: LeVar Burton | Stars: Katey Sagal, Ryan Merriman, Katie Volding, Kevin Kilner
Votes: 8,322
15. My Uncle (1958)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy
Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.
Director: Jacques Tati | Stars: Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie, Lucien Frégis
Votes: 24,321
16. Santa Claus (1985)
PG | 107 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The legend of Santa Claus is placed into jeopardy when an unscrupulous toy manufacturer attempts to take over Christmas.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith
Votes: 15,614 | Gross: $23.72M
17. Pygmalion (1938)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.
Directors: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard | Stars: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson, Marie Lohr
Votes: 9,695 | Gross: $3.05M
18. Thunderbolt (1995)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic Chan Foh To (Jackie Chan) has to beat a supercriminal street racer.
Director: Gordon Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Anita Yuen, Michael Wong, Thorsten Nickel
Votes: 10,054
19. Carry on Spying (1964)
87 min | Comedy
Agent Simpkins and trainees chase STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans) for a stolen chemical formula, using gadgets and disguises to defeat villains The Fat Man, Dr Milchman, and Dr Crow.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins, Charles Hawtrey
Votes: 3,123
20. Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy
A mint worker accidentally destroys some money and decides to break in and reprint it, but finds he has some unwanted partners.
Director: Howard Morris | Stars: Jim Hutton, Dorothy Provine, Milton Berle, Joey Bishop
Votes: 1,337
21. Petulia (1968)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance
An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill
Votes: 3,426
22. Mickey's House of Villains (2002 Video)
TV-G | 68 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When villains come to Mickey's House of Mouse, he and his friends attempt to keep the show running.
Directors: Jamie Mitchell, Rick Calabash, Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway, Burt Gillett, Jack Hannah, Jack King, Mike Moon | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett, Susanne Blakeslee
Votes: 4,196
23. Coded Bias (2020)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.
Director: Shalini Kantayya | Stars: Joy Buolamwini, Meredith Broussard, Cathy O'Neil, Silkie Carlo
Votes: 2,764
24. The Automat (2021)
TV-PG | 79 min | Documentary, History
Documentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery.
Director: Lisa Hurwitz | Stars: Mel Brooks, John W. Romas, Carl Reiner, Krystyna Romas
Votes: 1,581
25. The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
Approved | 75 min | Sci-Fi
In a post holocaust society, robots take it on their own to help the dying human race by giving them android bodies.
Director: Wesley Barry | Stars: Don Megowan, Erica Elliott, Frances McCann, Don Doolittle
Votes: 1,529
26. Terminal Error (2002)
PG-13 | 90 min | Thriller, Sci-Fi
A disgruntled computer hacker, uses the rebellious son of a major software company president, to create Havoc.
Director: John Murlowski | Stars: Michael Nouri, Marina Sirtis, Matthew Ewald, David Wells
Votes: 566
27. Bloody Milk (2017)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When one of his cows gets sick, a farmer will stop at nothing to save the rest of the herd.
Director: Hubert Charuel | Stars: Swann Arlaud, Sara Giraudeau, Isabelle Candelier, Bouli Lanners
Votes: 1,738
28. Human Resources (1999)
TV-14 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
The 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Frank, a business school graduate, returns to his provincial ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Cantet | Stars: Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barré, Véronique de Pandelaère
Votes: 2,818 | Gross: $0.12M
29. Christmas in Love (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
An aspiring crafter working in her small town's bakery shows the new big-city CEO that it's people and not machines which make the business a success.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Brooke D'Orsay, Daniel Lissing, Mary-Margaret Humes, David Keeley
Votes: 2,298
30. Au nom de la terre (2019)
103 min | Biography, Drama
Pierre is 25 when he returns from Wyoming to his fiancée and take over the family farm. Twenty years later, the farm expanded and so did the family.
Director: Édouard Bergeon | Stars: Guillaume Canet, Veerle Baetens, Anthony Bajon, Rufus
Votes: 1,452
31. Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)
Not Rated | 161 min | Documentary
A feature length documentary work which presents a case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire world society.
Director: Peter Joseph | Stars: Peter Joseph, Robert Sapolsky, Gabor Maté, Richard Wilkinson
Votes: 18,744
32. Vratné lahve (2007)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
A comic love story about a man who refuses to accept that old age is empty of love, meaning and value to society.
Director: Jan Sverák | Stars: Zdenek Sverák, Daniela Kolárová, Pavel Landovský, Tatiana Dyková
Votes: 5,058
33. Heroes for Sale (1933)
Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance, War
A veteran fights drug addiction to make his way in the business world.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Loretta Young, Richard Barthelmess, Aline MacMahon, Gordon Westcott
Votes: 2,525
34. The House of Tomorrow (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A narrator takes us on a tour of the dream house of the future, and its many innovative appliances.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Frank Graham, Joi Lansing, Don Messick
Votes: 800
35. Baby Bottleneck (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
It's the start of the Baby-Boom, and the overworked delivery system is full of glitches: Mother Goose gets a baby skunk, a Scotty dog gets a little hippo, and Mr. and Mrs. Mouse wind up ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner
Votes: 979
36. Syberia (2002 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
N.Y. Lawyer Kate Walker embarks on a journey of self-discovery after she is sent to France to negotiate a deal that winds up sending her on the trail of a brain-damaged genius.
Director: Benoît Sokal | Stars: Sharon Mann, James Shuman, Caroline Daparo, Céline Montsarrat
Votes: 1,121
37. Design for Leaving (1954)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Daffy Duck is a salesman for a futuristic appliance company, who, against Elmer Fudd's will, modernizes Fudd's house with many screwball gadgets, none of which work in Fudd's favor.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 433
38. Advancements (2018– )
30 min | Documentary
Advancements covers a vast number of industries and economies, featuring the state-of-the-art technologies and solutions dedicated to shaping, molding, and transforming our world.
Star: Ted Danson
Votes: 9
39. Budet laskovyy dozhd (1984)
10 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
Animated Film based on Ray Bradbury's novel "The Martian Chronicles", on the short story called "There Will Come Soft Rains..."
Director: Nazim Tulyahodzhayev | Star: Aleksandr Lenkov
Votes: 620
40. Non-Stop Trouble with My Double (1984)
96 min | Comedy
A wealthy businessman and the owner of a rundown pub share one thing in common - they look like identical twins! When the businessman hears of a plot against him, he hires the pub owner as ... See full summary »
Director: Reinhard Schwabenitzky | Stars: Dieter Hallervorden, Tilo Prückner, Hans-Joachim Grubel, Götz Kauffmann
Votes: 1,131
41. Laissez-faire (2015)
80 min | Documentary, History, War
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.
Director: Ruggero Arenella | Stars: Stefano Accomo, Giovanni Agnelli, Jaime Roldós Aguilera, Salvador Allende
Votes: 14
42. Culture in Decline (2012–2013)
30 min | Documentary
A satirical yet serious expression that challenges various cultural phenomena existing today which most of society seem to take for granted.
Stars: Peter Joseph, Dutch Merrick, Scott Dennett, Karine Martin
Votes: 605
43. Betty Boop and Grampy (1935)
Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Two piano movers, a fireman and a traffic cop all drop what they're doing to join Betty Boop at the contraption-happy Grampy's eccentric party.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Everett Clark, Jack Mercer, Gus Wicke, Mae Questel
Votes: 445
44. Dog Gone Modern (1939)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Two Curious Puppies visit a model home with a panoply of modern inventions, including an annoying robot that sweeps up anything that touches the floor.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, The Sportsmen Quartet
Votes: 255
45. Auton (1997 Video)
57 min | Sci-Fi
In a top-secret UNIT warehouse Dr Sally Arnold is studying a Nestene energy unit with little success. Until she subjects it to cosmic signals that activate it and it awakens several dormant Autons stored in the facility.
Director: Nicholas Briggs | Stars: Michael Wade, Bryonie Pritchard, George Telfer, Reece Shearsmith
Votes: 125
46. More Human Than Human (2018)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
More Human Than Human explores the promises and the complex role of Artificial Intelligence in today's world and the consequences of those promises becoming reality. In this feature length ... See full summary »
Directors: Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting | Stars: Nick Bostrom, Justine Cassell, Albert Chi, Brian Christian
Votes: 177
47. The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939)
Approved | 55 min | Drama
The Middleton family visits the 1939 New York World's Fair and witnesses the advent of the future, encountering robots and dishwashers for the first time.
Director: Robert R. Snody | Stars: Marjorie Lord, Jimmy Lydon, Ruth Lee, Harry Shannon
Votes: 204
48. Erogena zona (1981)
91 min | Comedy, Romance
Momcilo 'Moca' Stojisavljevic have just finished his military term, now faced with problems like finding a job and a place to live. His old girlfriend is now pregnant and comes to live with... See full summary »
Director: Dejan Karaklajic | Stars: Milan 'Lane' Gutovic, Marina Urbanc, Sonja Divac, Dusica Zegarac
Votes: 191
49. Factorio (2012 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world.
Votes: 157
50. Nuts and Volts (1964)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Sylvester Cat turns to automation in hopes it will help him catch the fastest mouse in Mexico, Speedy Gonzales. He builds a robot to chase Speedy around their house, but Speedy outsmarts ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 296