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1. Barton Fink (1991)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner
Votes: 129,210 | Gross: $6.15M
2. The Dollmaker (1984 TV Movie)
142 min | Drama
During WWII, a hard-luck farmer leaves rural home for a big city factory job. Gertie, his woodcarver wife reluctantly joins. City life and reckless spending leave them in dire straits, so Gertie carves handmade dolls to support her family.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jane Fonda, Levon Helm, Amanda Plummer, Susan Kingsley
Votes: 986
3. The Iron Curtain (1948)
Approved | 87 min | Biography, Crime, History
The story of Soviet cypher-clerk Igor Gouzenko who was posted to the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa,Canada in 1943 and defected in 1945 to reveal the extent of Soviet espionage activities directed against Canada.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc, Berry Kroeger
Votes: 1,116
4. Music for Millions (1944)
Passed | 117 min | Drama, Family, War
Six year old "Mike" joins her sister Barbara Ainsworth who plays in a classical orchestra during WW II.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Margaret O'Brien, José Iturbi, June Allyson, Jimmy Durante
Votes: 651
5. The Deep Six (1958)
Approved | 105 min | Drama, War
Called to active duty during World War II, U.S. Navy Reserve lieutenant Alec Austin struggles to do his military duties while observing his Quaker beliefs, to the dismay of his comrades.
Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 533
6. Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Mystery, War
With Jane still away for the war effort, Tarzan and Boy set off to retrieve rare medicinal herbs, only to run into an American messenger, German spies, and the mysterious desert's treacherous fauna and flora.
Director: Wilhelm Thiele | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Nancy Kelly, Johnny Sheffield, Otto Kruger
Votes: 2,255
7. Janie (1944)
Passed | 102 min | Comedy, Romance, War
Janie is a scatterbrained, high spirited teenage girl living in the small town of Hortonville. World War II causes the establishment of an Army camp just outside town. Janie and her ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Robert Hutton, Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Alan Hale
Votes: 491
8. I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
The Bundy family try to have a good family Christmas, despite World War 2.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint, Nancy Travis, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 308
9. The Unruly Hare (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
As a surveyor, Elmer Fudd is disturbing Bugs Bunny's peace. So Bugs harasses Fudd, who is also trying to get revenge.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Tedd Pierce, The Sportsmen Quartet
Votes: 480
10. Nasty Quacks (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A pet duckling grows up to be Daffy. His antics soon grate on the family, culminating in a fencing match at the breakfast table fought with butter knives. But the daughter defends Daffy.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 555
11. The Screwy Truant (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Screwy Squirrel is pursued by a truant officer.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, William Hanna
Votes: 566
12. Janie Gets Married (1946)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
Married life isn't as blissful as either Dick or Janie had hoped. Dick is hired to write filler for his father-in-law's newspaper, but is never allowed to prove his real worth. Janie has to... See full summary »
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Edward Arnold, Ann Harding
Votes: 275
13. Tick Tock Tuckered (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Porky and Daffy are roommates who have a problem getting to work on time. When their boss gives them an ultimatum, they decide to go to bed early and be on time for work. But things never seem to work as planned.
Director: Robert Clampett | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 441
14. Bear Raid Warden (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Barney takes his air-raid warden post too seriously, telling first an owl (shining eyes) and then a firefly to put their lights out. The firefly isn't at all happy and keeps pestering ... See full summary »
Director: George Gordon | Star: Billy Bletcher
Votes: 145
15. I Got Plenty of Mutton (1944)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
One snowy night a starving wolf is reading a newspaper. As the wolf gets more and more hungry, he dresses up like a sexy ewe to try and lure the ram from his post so he can get to the sheep for a meal.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 422
16. Wild Honey, or, How to Get Along Without a Ration Book (1942)
8 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Barney sets off in search of honey, but his various gadgets don't always work out they way they should.
Director: Rudolf Ising
Votes: 112
17. Mess Production (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Olive Oyl, a regular Rosie the Riveter, receives a blow to the head from a swinging grappling hook, sending her into a sleepwalking state. Popeye and Bluto, two rival factory workers, fight each other for privilege of saving her life.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Graham Place | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 158
18. Stars on Parade (1944)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Danny Davis (Larry Parks) and Dorothy Deane (Lynn Merrick) are two Hollywood hopefuls out to convince some movie producers that there is a great deal of undiscovered talent in Hollywood's ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Larry Parks, Lynn Merrick, Ray Walker, Jeff Donnell
Votes: 11
19. Wakaki hi no yorokobi (1943)
Not Rated | 61 min | Adventure, Drama
During World War II a young woman quits university and instead obtains a job at a magazine about film that her mentor set up for her. The mentor herself is an actress. Here the woman meets ... See full summary »
Director: Takeshi Satô | Stars: Setsuko Hara, Yukiko Todoroki, Hideko Takamine, Isao Numasaki
Votes: 13