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1. Dark Skies (2013)
PG-13 | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
As the Barrett family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them, one which may have arrived from beyond the stars.
Director: Scott Stewart | Stars: Keri Russell, Jake Brennan, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo
Votes: 79,981 | Gross: $17.41M
2. Fox and His Friends (1975)
Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A suggestible working-class innocent wins the lottery but lets himself be taken advantage of by his bourgeois new boyfriend and his circle of materialistic friends.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Chatel, Karlheinz Böhm, Adrian Hoven
Votes: 6,766
3. Open Marriage (2017 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 122 min | Drama, Thriller
To save their struggling marriage, Becca and Ron reluctantly agree to an open relationship with their friends Mindy and Max. Though their passion is rekindled, they don't expect the jealousy, heartbreak and betrayal that soon follow.
Director: Sam Irvin | Stars: Tilky Jones, Nikki Leigh, Kelly Dowdle, Jason Tobias
Votes: 6,416
4. The Red Pill (2016)
TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary
The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"
Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Attila Vinczer, Dean Esmay
Votes: 12,056
5. Spin a Dark Web (1956)
Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Canadian living in London is trying to succeed as a prizefighter, without much luck. He meets the sister of a local mob leader, and she soon draws him into the gang's activities. When he ... See full summary »
Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson, Martin Benson
Votes: 331
6. Lucky Me (1954)
Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition.
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers, Eddie Foy Jr.
Votes: 897
7. Our Daily Bread (1934)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance
A group of down-on-their-luck workers combine their abilities to make a Gallafentian-style commune... and bread!
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Karen Morley, Tom Keene, Barbara Pepper, Addison Richards
Votes: 2,197
8. Under Eighteen (1931)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance
A poor seamstress girl sours on her engagement to a grocery deliveryman after seeing her sister's abusive marriage. Trying to help her sister pay for a divorce lawyer, she turns to a rich playboy she met at work.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Marian Marsh, Anita Page, Regis Toomey, Warren William
Votes: 466
9. It's a Pleasure (1945)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Don Martin is a star hockey player with the Wildcats until he is barred from the game for hitting a referee. Through the actions of Chris, Don is able to get a job with Buzz Fletcher's ... See full summary »
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Sonja Henie, Michael O'Shea, Marie McDonald, Bill Johnson
Votes: 248
10. Blondie of the Follies (1932)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Musical
Two young women find their friendship strained when one wins a role in a Broadway show, and the other's boyfriend begins to fall for her.
Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery, Billie Dove, Jimmy Durante
Votes: 1,349 | Gross: $1.61M
11. Central Park (1932)
Passed | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Gangsters posing as police officers offer a woman a chance to make money if she helps them out.
Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: Joan Blondell, Wallace Ford, Guy Kibbee, Henry B. Walthall
Votes: 495
12. The Sparrows: Nesting (2015)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Family
The lives of the Sparrow and Sanchez families intertwine at what turns out to be a fortuitous moment in time. After a life-altering event occurs, the resolve of both families is tested, and they must decide upon a new lifepath together.
Directors: Nancy Criss, Josh Hodgins | Stars: Valenzia Algarin, Stacy Allen, Christopher Atkins, Alan Bagh
Votes: 120
13. Over the Hill (1931)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Romance
Mae Marsh stars as the mother of two children. Marsh gives her boys everything they desire, at great cost to herself. She is forced to work in one menial job after another so that her children will never go without.
Director: Henry King | Stars: James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Mae Marsh, James Kirkwood
Votes: 143
14. Forbidden Fruit (1921)
87 min | Drama
Mary Maddock becomes a seamstress after her husband Steve wastes their money on booze. Her employer provides her as an escort to accompany millionaire Mallory. Her husband tries ... See full summary »
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Agnes Ayres, Clarence Burton, Theodore Roberts, Kathlyn Williams
Votes: 194
15. Parachute Jumper (1933)
Passed | 72 min | Drama
To share expenses, unemployed Alabama moves in with also unemployed Bill and Toodles. Bill is hired by a gangster's mistress and ultimately becomes the gangster's bodyguard. Alabama ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis, Frank McHugh, Claire Dodd
Votes: 1,307
16. Double Deal (1950)
Approved | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A woman inherits an Oklahoma oil well and hires an itinerant oil engineer to start drilling but she runs afoul of a greedy oil tycooness who wants her company at any cost, even if it means murder, sabotage and deceit.
Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: Marie Windsor, Richard Denning, Taylor Holmes, Fay Baker
Votes: 261
17. Crashing Hollywood (1931)
20 min | Comedy, Short
A farm girl visits her cousin, an out-of-work actress, in Hollywood. Men flock to the fresh-faced newcomer, including the head of a movie studio, whose house they borrow to throw a wild Hollywood party.
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Virginia Brooks, Rita Flynn, Phyllis Crane, Edward J. Nugent
Votes: 33
18. Show Business (1932)
20 min | Comedy, Short
The girls and their pet monkey create havoc on board a train carrying a traveling Broadway troupe.
Director: Jules White | Stars: Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Anita Garvin, Monte Collins
Votes: 154
19. Hell Is a Place Called Hollywood (1950)
21 min | Short, Drama
A beauty queen called Sheila Anderson wins a part in a Hollywood motion picture. The film turns out to be a cheap nudie film, she is then shunned by the theatrical community and ends up ... See full summary »
Star: Sheila Anderson
Votes: 42
20. The Riveter (1986)
35 min | Short, Drama
An out of work father is under pressure from social workers and his criminal friends.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones | Stars: Ewen Bremner, Andrew Barr, Billy McElhaney, Monica Brady
Votes: 9
21. The Eyes of Julia Deep (1918)
57 min | Comedy, Drama
Julia Deep works at the exchange desk of Timothy Black's department store by day, but her evenings are spent in the library of Terry Hartridge, a fellow resident in Mrs. Turner's ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Ingraham | Stars: Mary Miles Minter, Allan Forrest, Alice Wilson, George Periolat
Votes: 51
22. Honest Man Wanted (1963)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A sometimes blind and sometimes mute homeless panhandler becomes the pivotal point in a modular story composed of secret love affairs, bittersweet conclusions, the end of an era, and pure hope. How hard is it to find an honest man?
Director: Panagiotis Konstadinou | Stars: Mimis Fotopoulos, Nikos Stavridis, Martha Karagianni, Kostas Voutsas
Votes: 73
24.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
Fifty-Two, Forty-Five or Work
(1965)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A strong sense of déjà vu strikes Rob, bringing to mind nine summers earlier when, as Alan Brady's new head writer, he, with a mountain of debt and Laura pregnant, unexpectedly faced no income for two months.
Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews
Votes: 232
25.
The Honeymooners (1955–1956)
Episode:
Brother Ralph
(1955)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Because of a suggestion he made, Ralph gets laid off. While they're trying to figure out how to cope with the bills, Alice decides to go back to work over Ralph's objections. The real ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Satenstein | Stars: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph
Votes: 303
26.
Church with Jesse Lee Peterson (2008– )
Emotional People Are Controlled
(2023 Podcast Episode)
Star: Jesse Lee Peterson