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1. Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

R | 84 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

Jamie regrets her breakup with her girlfriend, while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start, they embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee. Things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals.

Director: Ethan Coen | Stars: Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Joey Slotnick

Votes: 12,244

2. The Age of Adaline (2015)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.

Director: Lee Toland Krieger | Stars: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Kathy Baker

Votes: 203,139 | Gross: $42.48M

3. A Rainy Day in New York (2019)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Romance

A young couple arrives in New York for a weekend where they are met with bad weather and a series of adventures.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Liev Schreiber, Suzanne Smith

Votes: 51,796

4. Notting Hill (1999)

PG-13 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A set of circumstances makes Anna Scott, a famous actress, fall in love with William Thacker, owner of a bookstore in Notting Hill. But the paparazzi's fascination with her complicates their bond.

Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Richard McCabe, Rhys Ifans

Votes: 342,263 | Gross: $116.09M

5. Myra Breckinridge (1970)

R | 94 min | Comedy

After undergoing gender reassignment surgery, an aspiring actress travels to Hollywood, where she also wants to make a claim on her wealthy uncle's estate.

Director: Michael Sarne | Stars: Mae West, John Huston, Raquel Welch, Rex Reed

Votes: 3,454 | Gross: $8.72M

6. Genius (2016)

PG-13 | 104 min | Biography, Drama

A chronicle of Max Perkins's time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.

Director: Michael Grandage | Stars: Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Laura Linney

Votes: 21,363 | Gross: $1.36M

7. The Last Station (2009)

R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer's) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.

Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti

Votes: 19,160 | Gross: $6.62M

8. Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

PG | 89 min | Comedy, Horror

The vengeful doctor rises again, seeking the Scrolls of Life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife.

Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Valli Kemp, Peter Cushing

Votes: 7,112

9. On a Magical Night (2019)

Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy

After 20 years of marriage, Maria decides to leave. She moves to the room 212 of the hotel opposite her marital home. From there, Maria can scrutinize her apartment, her husband, her wedding. She wonders if she has made the right decision.

Director: Christophe Honoré | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Benjamin Biolay, Vincent Lacoste, Kolia Abiteboul

Votes: 2,369

10. The Line of Beauty (2006)

177 min | Drama, Romance

A young man becomes attached to a family that's not his own, and casts himself into the life of plentiful riches and gay love affairs for which he seems destined.

Stars: Dan Stevens, Tim McInnerny, Hayley Atwell, Alice Krige

Votes: 1,909

11. The Extra Man (2010)

R | 108 min | Comedy

A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.

Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes, Marian Seldes

Votes: 5,405 | Gross: $0.45M

12. Butley (1974)

R | 129 min | Drama, Romance

An English professor finds his life crumbling around him.

Director: Harold Pinter | Stars: Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Richard O'Callaghan, Georgina Hale

Votes: 880

13. Much Ado About Something (2001)

70 min | Documentary, Mystery

Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?

Director: Michael Rubbo | Stars: Michael Rubbo, Bill Browning, Jonathan Bate, John Michell

Votes: 84

14. The Shaw Festival: Behind the Curtain (2013)

Not Rated | 57 min | Documentary

From PBS - This is a one-hour behind-the scenes documentary on the Shaw Festival, one of North America's longest running, most distinctive and exciting theater experiences.

Directors: Aaron Lam, Jeremy Major | Stars: Debra McGrath, Tanya Apostolidis, Philip Atfield, Laurann Brown

15. Bookmark (1983–1999)
Episode: Miss Pym's Day Out (1992)

47 min | Biography

After a 14 year dry spell, novelist, Barbara Pym (Patricia Routledge) is nominated for a Booker Award in 1977 for her novel "Quartet in Autumn". This short biography follows her the day of ... See full summary »

Director: James Runcie | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Marcia Warren, John Bott, Susan Wooldridge

Votes: 40

16. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Life Under Water (1989)

56 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Young man, who can't get along with the rest of the world, especially his mother, decides to try to take his life in his own hands.

Director: Jay Holman | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Haviland Morris, Keanu Reeves, Joanna Gleason

Votes: 114

17. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Turn of the Screws (2004)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a roller coaster derails in an amusement park, there are six victims in the parking lot. Grissom, Nick, Sara and Capt. Brass investigate the case and soon they find that five deceased ... See full summary »

Director: Deran Sarafian | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 785

18. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: A Tsar Is Born (1999)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

The rift between Martin and his sons' tastes is bridged when they find they are all fans of "The Antique Roadshow." The boys have a great time watching it on TV, and when the Roadshow comes to Seattle, they all go.

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 978

19. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Aftershock (1996)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After witnessing an inmate's execution, McCoy, Kincaid, Briscoe, and Curtis react in different and extreme ways.

Director: Martha Mitchell | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 832

20. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: Goodbye Charlie (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Frank and Lara are in pursuit of an otherworldly doctor who assists the terminally ill by helping them commit suicide. But, is his motivation mercy - or murder?

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Stephen J. Lang, Kristen Cloke

Votes: 333

21. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: The Mikado (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A serial killer uses the Internet as a medium for broadcasting his victims' murders.

Director: Rod Pridy | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Terry O'Quinn, Allan Zinyk

Votes: 389

22. Sex and the City (1998–2004)
Episode: The Fuck Buddy (1999)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Carrie meets Miranda's ex Skipper, a sweet guy who is getting desperate as all women seem to turn him down in favor of jerks - like Kevin, the bossy colleague Miranda is dating right then. ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon

Votes: 737

23. Wisdom (1957–1965)
Episode: A Conversation with W. Somerset Maugham (1960)

29 min

Acclaimed author W. Somerset Maugham engages in a wide-ranging conversation with his friend, drama critic Alan Pryce-Jones. Topics include Maugham's works and his thoughts on writers old and new. Filmed shortly before Maugham's 1965 death.

Director: John Durst | Stars: W. Somerset Maugham, Alan Pryce-Jones

24. Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015–2017)
Episode: Quicksand (2017)

TV-14 | 25 min | Biography, Drama, History

Scott and Zelda work through rising marital tensions at their Westport house.

Director: Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Christina Ricci, David Hoflin, David Strathairn, Kristine Nielsen

Votes: 128

25. Apostrophes (1975–1990)
Episode: Vive les écrivains (1990)

75 min | Talk-Show

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Director: Jean-Luc Leridon | Stars: Bernard Pivot, Pierre Citron, Fernando del Paso, Leon Edel

26. The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
Blaming Harvey's Victims (2017 Podcast Episode)

48 min | Talk-Show

Klavan hates feminism and the Twitter hashtag, #MeToo, almost as much as he hates those who abuse power.

Stars: Andrew Klavan, Lauren Sivan, Hillary Clinton, Paula Jones