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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: 530,103 | Gross: $206.46M
2. Rio Bravo (1959)
Passed | 141 min | Western
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson
Votes: 68,187 | Gross: $12.54M
3. Smilin' Through (1941)
Passed | 100 min | Musical, Romance
John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because at his wedding years ago, his bride Moonyean was murdered. He accepts into his house Kathleen, Moonyean's 5-year-old orphaned niece... See full summary »
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond, Ian Hunter
Votes: 463 | Gross: $1.89M
4. Cat Ballou (1965)
Not Rated | 97 min | Western
A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman
Votes: 16,215 | Gross: $20.67M
5. Damsel (I) (2018)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
It's the Wild West, circa 1870. Samuel Alabaster, an affluent pioneer, ventures across the American frontier to marry the love of his life, Penelope. As his group traverses the west, the once-simple journey grows treacherous, blurring the lines between hero, villain and damsel.
Directors: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Votes: 5,910 | Gross: $0.31M
6. Kwaidan (1964)
Not Rated | 183 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Kenjirô Ishiyama
Votes: 20,038
7. Blow the Man Down (2019)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Mary Beth and Priscilla Connolly attempt to cover up a gruesome run-in with a dangerous man. To conceal their crime, the sisters must go deep into the criminal underbelly of their hometown, uncovering the town's darkest secrets.
Directors: Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy | Stars: David Coffin, David Pridemore, Adam Wolf Mayerson, Mark S. Cartier
Votes: 12,212
8. Sweetie (1989)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
An introspective young woman's life is upturned by the arrival of her maladjusted sister.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Geneviève Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos, Jon Darling
Votes: 5,391 | Gross: $0.94M
9. I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A young Englishwoman goes to the Hebrides to marry her older, wealthier fiancé. When the weather keeps them separated on different islands, she begins to have second thoughts.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, Pamela Brown, Finlay Currie
Votes: 9,799
10. Keoma (1976)
R | 105 min | Drama, Western
A half-breed ex-Union gunfighter attempts to protect his plague-ridden hometown from being overridden by his racist half-brothers and a Confederate tyrant.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Franco Nero, William Berger, Olga Karlatos, Orso Maria Guerrini
Votes: 6,205
11. Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
G | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A Christmas-themed special featuring characters from Walt Disney Pictures' 53rd full-length animated motion picture, "Frozen (2013)".
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff
Votes: 14,025
12. Songcatcher (2000)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Music
After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in ... See full summary »
Director: Maggie Greenwald | Stars: Janet McTeer, Michael Harding, Michael Davis, Michael Goodwin
Votes: 3,684 | Gross: $3.05M
13. Forty Guns (1957)
Not Rated | 80 min | Western
Showdown in Arizona between the Bonnell brothers, U.S.Marshals, and Jessica Drummond, the iron-fist rancher who controls the territory.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Dean Jagger, John Ericson
Votes: 6,225
14. Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (2021)
TV-14 | 65 min | Music
Grammy Award-winning and chart-topping artist Billie Eilish will make her Disney+ debut with "Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles," a cinematic concert experience.
Directors: Robert Rodriguez, Kerry Asmussen, Patrick Osborne | Stars: Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Los Angeles Children's Chorus
Votes: 1,757
15. Lady Gaga: Hold My Hand (2022 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Action, Music
Music video by Lady Gaga performing Hold My Hand.
Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Lady Gaga, Jennifer Connelly, Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards
Votes: 350
16. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
Approved | 81 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Davy and his friends leave for New Orleans to sell some fur pelts.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York, Kenneth Tobey
Votes: 2,441
17. Prague Nights (1969)
99 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Rumor has it that the house of Prague hide secret obtain the philosopher's stone, and complex multi-level labyrinth of underground tunnels and cellars keep many unsolved mysteries and untold treasures.
Directors: Jirí Brdecka, Milos Makovec, Evald Schorm | Stars: Milena Dvorská, Milos Kopecký, Jirí Hrzán, Milena Zahrynowska
Votes: 149
18. The Grinch Musical! (2020 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 120 min | Family, Musical
A live-action TV adaptation of the Broadway stage musical based on the Dr. Seuss classic "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." As the citizens of Whoville prepare to welcome the holidays, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Julia Knowles, Max Webster | Stars: Matthew Morrison, Denis O'Hare, Booboo Stewart, Claire Machin
Votes: 981
19. Thieves of Fortune (1990)
R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In this action-packed romantic adventure story, a beautiful woman must perform feats of bravery in order to inherit a $28 million fortune and win the man she loves. Lots of stunts featuring... See full summary »
Director: Michael MacCarthy | Stars: Michael Nouri, Lee Van Cleef, Shawn Weatherly, Craig Gardner
Votes: 181
20. The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
128 min | Crime, Drama, History
An unstable former French Sergeant commits many atrocities. A judge considers how this case could benefit or damage his career.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Michel Galabru, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Claude Brialy
Votes: 2,329
21. Guns N' Roses: November Rain (1992 Music Video)
9 min | Drama, Music
A music video for Guns N' Roses's song "November Rain".
Director: Andrew Morahan | Stars: Michael Ascolese, Nicole Brandon, Jorga Caye, Peter J. Chevalier
Votes: 1,579
22. The Story of the Fox (1937)
63 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Renard the Fox's mischievous pranks go too far, King Lion is forced to attempt to bring the trickster to justice.
Directors: Irene Starewicz, Wladyslaw Starewicz | Stars: Claude Dauphin, Romain Bouquet, Sylvain Itkine, Léon Larive
Votes: 1,556
23. Billie Eilish: What Was I Made For? (2023 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Music video by Billie Eilish performing "What Was I Made For?".
Director: Billie Eilish | Star: Billie Eilish
Votes: 137
24. Rebel (1985)
R | 89 min | Drama, Music, Romance
This drama is set in World War II Australia, where an American Marine, Rebel is recuperating from wounds suffered in battle. He is weary of war and is intent on going AWOL and escaping from... See full summary »
Director: Michael Jenkins | Stars: Matt Dillon, Debra Byrne, Bryan Brown, Bill Hunter
Votes: 428
25. Madonna: Take a Bow (1994 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Madonna plays the abused lover of a matador. The music video for the second single from the album 'Bedtime Stories'.
Director: Michael Haussman | Stars: Madonna, Emilio Muñoz
Votes: 537
26. Cinderella: Nobody's Fool (1986 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Music video for Cinderella's 1986 single "Nobody's Fool". In it, a young woman accompanies Cinderella to a performance of the song. As the clock gets closer to midnight, she leaves and returns home.
Director: Mark Rezyka | Stars: Cinderella, Eric Brittingham, Fred Coury, Tom Keifer
Votes: 34
27. Festival (1967)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Music
Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and ... See full summary »
Director: Murray Lerner | Stars: Joan Baez, Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 700
28. Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
Approved | 105 min | Crime, Drama
In this sequel to "Knock On Any Door", the residents of a Chicago tenement building band together to insure that the son of Nick Romano does not follow in his father's footsteps...to the electric chair.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Burl Ives, Shelley Winters, James Darren, Jean Seberg
Votes: 593
29. Spice Girls: 2 Become 1 (1996 Music Video)
4 min | Music, Musical
Shot in front of a green screen, the video features the Spice Girls in New York singing directly into the camera solo, in two's and as a group while the world around them goes by at double speed.
Directors: Andy Delaney, Big T.V., Monty Whitebloom | Stars: Spice Girls, Adrian Blanco, Salvador Gonzalez, Jordan
Votes: 295
30. Madonna: Rain (1993 Music Video)
5 min | Music
A promotional video for Madonna's 1993 single "Rain."
Director: Mark Romanek | Stars: Madonna, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jenny Shimizu, Rika Ohara
Votes: 627
31. Rocket Robin Hood (1966–1969)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The futuristic adventures of the legendary outlaw and his Merry Men in outer space where their arch-nemesis, the evil Sheriff of N.O.T.T., pursues them.
Stars: Len Birman, Ed McNamara, Chris Wiggins, Bernard Cowan
Votes: 271
32. That's Entertainment! III (1994)
G | 113 min | Documentary, Family, Musical
Third installment in the "That's Entertainment" series, featuring scenes from "The Hollywood Revue of 1929," "Brigadoon," "Singin' In The Rain," and many more MGM films.
Directors: Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly, Ann Miller, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 1,771 | Gross: $0.27M
33. Dragon's Return (1968)
85 min | Drama
This is a ballad about love, hate, and a search for a way out of loneliness. It is a dramatic story about the strange potter, Martin Lepis, nicknamed Dragon, who is suspected by the ... See full summary »
Director: Eduard Grecner | Stars: Radovan Lukavský, Gustáv Valach, Emília Vásáryová, Viliam Polónyi
Votes: 435
34. Toni Braxton: Un-Break My Heart (1996 Music Video)
5 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Toni Braxton performs in the music video "Un-Break My Heart" from the album "Secrets" recorded for LaFace Records. Toni Braxton sings while reminiscing about a boyfriend who was injured ... See full summary »
Director: Bille Woodruff | Stars: Toni Braxton, Tyson Beckford
Votes: 155
35. Michael Jackson: Childhood (1995 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Music video for "Childhood" by Michael Jackson.
Director: Nicholas Brandt | Stars: Francis Capra, Erika Christensen, Michael Jackson, Jena Malone
Votes: 475
36. Quand j'étais chanteur (2006)
112 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Alain Moreau sings for one of the few remaining dance-bands in Clermont-Ferrand. Though something of an idol amongst his female audience he has a melancholic awareness of the slow ... See full summary »
Director: Xavier Giannoli | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Cécile de France, Mathieu Amalric, Christine Citti
Votes: 2,327
37. Phil Collins: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (1984 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Music
The music video for Phil Collins' hugely successful power ballad, which reached number-one in the United States and number-two in the United Kingdom.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Phil Collins, Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward, James Woods
Votes: 179
38. You'll Never Walk Alone (2017)
99 min | Documentary, Music, Sport
A documentary film based on Liverpool football club's anthem of the same name. The anthem originated from the 1909 Hungarian play 'Liliom' and was adapted by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Director: André Schäfer | Stars: Joachim Król, Mavie Hörbiger, Rob Ashford, Neil Atkinson
Votes: 51
39. Lou Reed: Berlin (2007)
PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary, Music
Lou Reed's 2006 live concert performance of his 1973 concept album "Berlin", filmed over five nights at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York.
Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Lou Reed, Steve Hunter, Fernando Saunders, Tony Thunder Smith
Votes: 859 | Gross: $0.03M
40. The Ballad of a Gunfighter (1964)
84 min | Drama, Western
A former Confederate robs stagecoaches to be able to give money to the local poor people. He soon runs into a gang of robbers who don't have the same good intentions he does.
Director: Bill Ward | Stars: Marty Robbins, Traveler, Joyce Redd, Robert Barron
Votes: 112
41. Phil Collins: Do You Remember? (1990 Music Video)
6 min | Music
Phil Collins performs in the music video "Do You Remember?" from the album "...But Seriously" recorded for Atlantic and Virgin Records. The music video begins with a radio producer talking ... See full summary »
Director: James Yukich | Stars: Phil Collins, Carla Anderson, Justin Hinds, Robert Kraft
Votes: 33
42. Hare Trigger (1945)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Yosemite Sam means to hold up the Superchief and Bugs is out to stop him.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 807
43. Killers Three (1968)
Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama
Two backwoods North Carolinians unsuccessfully attempt to rob a bootlegger of $250, 000. They kill a federal agent while escaping, then head for California. Based on a story by Michael Fisher and Dick Clark.
Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Robert Walker Jr., Diane Varsi, Dick Clark, Norman Alden
Votes: 207
44. Bryan Adams: Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? (1995 Music Video)
5 min | Music
A promotional video for Bryan Adams' 1995 hit single "Have You Really Ever Loved a Woman?"
Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Bryan Adams, Paco de Lucía, Amira Casar, Cecilie Thomsen
Votes: 64
45. 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: 750
46. Really Rosie (1975 TV Movie)
27 min | Animation, Family, Musical
Rosie entertains the neighborhood kids, by telling an exaggerated movie version of her life.
Director: Maurice Sendak | Stars: Carole King, Dale Soules, Alice Playten, Baillie Gerstein
Votes: 172
47. Selena: Dreaming of You (1995 Music Video)
Not Rated | 4 min | Music
Music video for Selena's song, Dreaming of You.
Director: Doug Kluthe | Stars: Tonatzin Mondragon, Selena
Votes: 23
48. Eva Wants to Sleep (1958)
95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A young female student arrives in a new city, and finds herself in a confusing situation: there is no place for her for sleeping. An incredible odyssey through the endless maze of night streets is ahead.
Director: Tadeusz Chmielewski | Stars: Barbara Lass, Stanislaw Mikulski, Stefan Bartik, Ludwik Benoit
Votes: 529
49. Chocolate (1980)
Drama
Two adolescent drug dealers smuggle marijuana from Morocco and start selling it in Madrid. Reinvesting profits in harder drugs, their criminal activities escalate as one becomes a heroin addict. Relationships strained amid the turmoil.
Director: Gil Carretero | Stars: Manuel de Benito, Ángel Alcázar, Paloma Gil, Agustín González
Votes: 58
50. The Ballad of Berlin (1948)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Musical
After he has luckily survived the war, Otto tries to build up his new life in the remains of Berlin.
Director: Robert A. Stemmle | Stars: Gert Fröbe, Tatjana Sais, Ute Sielisch, Aribert Wäscher
Votes: 229