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1. Heat (1995)
R | 170 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight
Votes: 722,146 | Gross: $67.44M
2. 12 Angry Men (1957)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama
The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler
Votes: 869,112 | Gross: $4.36M
3. Marty (1955)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli
Votes: 27,157
4. No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Approved | 119 min | Comedy, War
Will Stockdale is a country bumpkin drafted into the Air Force and too dumb to realize he's driving everyone around him crazy, no one more than Sergeant King.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Andy Griffith, Myron McCormick, Nick Adams, Murray Hamilton
Votes: 4,483
5. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Approved | 179 min | Drama, War
In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes.
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich
Votes: 85,861
6. Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Gran Torino, with the help of police snitch, Huggy Bear.
Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 10,700
7. Trance (I) (2013)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An art auctioneer mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel, Danny Sapani
Votes: 117,894 | Gross: $2.32M
8. Ransom (1996)
R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Multi-millionaire Tom Mullen's son is kidnapped, but after initially agreeing to pay the ransom Mullen then decides to use the ransom money as a bounty.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Mel Gibson, Gary Sinise, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte
Votes: 135,775 | Gross: $136.49M
9. Cinderella (1997 TV Movie)
G | 88 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
Although mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a fairy godmother.
Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Brandy Norwood, Bernadette Peters, Veanne Cox, Natalie Desselle Reid
Votes: 9,732
10. Scum (1979)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama
An uncompromising story of life in a British juvenile offender institution in the '70s.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian Firth, John Blundell
Votes: 13,139
11. Cinderella (I) (1965 TV Movie)
G | 84 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
Although mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a fairy godmother.
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon, Celeste Holm, Jo Van Fleet
Votes: 3,248
12. The Miracle Worker (1962)
Approved | 106 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson
Votes: 20,576 | Gross: $5.45M
13. Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Approved | 117 min | Drama
An alcoholic marries a young woman and systematically addicts her to booze so that they can share his "passion" together.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford, Jack Klugman
Votes: 14,093
14. Patterns (1956)
Approved | 83 min | Drama
When Fred Staples is recruited onto the board of a high-powered New York corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight
Votes: 3,574
15. The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
PG | 108 min | Drama
In 1940s Texas, an elderly woman is determined to visit her childhood home one last time.
Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford
Votes: 5,325 | Gross: $7.47M
16. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Sport
Knockout performances by Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris highlight this hard-hitting drama of corruption in the ring. Featuring Muhammad Ali.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris
Votes: 4,853
17. Middle of the Night (1959)
Approved | 118 min | Drama
A widowed businessman becomes obsessed with one of his employees, the divorcée Betty Preisser.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Kim Novak, Glenda Farrell, Jan Norris, Lee Grant
Votes: 1,521
18. A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Approved | 102 min | Drama
A teacher and a psychologist work with children at an institute for the mentally-imparied.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill
Votes: 3,403
19. The People Next Door (1970)
R | 93 min | Drama
Comfortable New York suburbanites Arthur and Gerrie Mason learn that their seemingly innocent teenage daughter Maxie is a drug addict.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Eli Wallach, Julie Harris, Deborah Winters, Hal Holbrook
Votes: 423 | Gross: $0.22M
20. The Long Way Home (1998 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A depressed widower meets a 21-year-old free spirit and the unlikely pair hitchhike cross country. Learning to respect their differences, they become friends and encourage each other to embrace new beginnings and face their fears.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Sarah Paulson, Kristin Griffith, Garwin Sanford
Votes: 664
21. Edge of the City (1957)
Approved | 85 min | Drama
The growing friendship of two NYC longshoremen is threatened by a notably repellent punk.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden, Kathleen Maguire
Votes: 3,597
22. The Rack (1956)
Passed | 100 min | Drama, War
A decorated Korean War hero inexplicably collaborates with the enemy while interred in a POW camp and is court-martialed.
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Walter Pidgeon, Edmond O'Brien
Votes: 1,683
23. The Bachelor Party (1957)
Approved | 92 min | Drama
Five office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts to tell, they become more confidential in expressing their concerns and hopes.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Don Murray, E.G. Marshall, Nancy Marchand, Carolyn Jones
Votes: 865
24. Dear Heart (1964)
Approved | 114 min | Comedy, Family
Bubbly, middle-aged Evie Jackson has been single and alone for quite some time. When she attends a postmasters' convention at a New York City hotel, she meets rakish greeting card salesman Harry Mork and falls in love.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Glenn Ford, Geraldine Page, Angela Lansbury, Michael Anderson Jr.
Votes: 1,852
25. Ransom! (1956)
Approved | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After the child of wealthy parents gets abducted, the police and a member of the press intervene to assist the parents in their search but end up complicating their impending decisions.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, Leslie Nielsen, Juano Hernandez
Votes: 2,333
26. The Catered Affair (1956)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Jane tells her parents that she is getting married to Ralph Halloran, her mother Agnes starts planning an elaborate wedding, even though Jane does not wish it.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds, Barry Fitzgerald
Votes: 3,840
27. Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
The weirdest alien of the galaxy pays a visit to Earth...
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, Fred Clark
Votes: 1,464
28. A Brand New Life (1989–1990)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A millionaire father of three (Don Murray) falls in love with and marries a sweet blue-collar waitress (Barbara Eden), who has her own three kids. They combine families in Murray's Bel-Air ... See full summary »
Stars: Barbara Eden, Don Murray, David Tom, Shawnee Smith
Votes: 76
29. A Storm in Summer (2000 TV Movie)
94 min | Drama
An old Jewish shop owner Mr. Shaddick ('Peter Falk') suddenly finds himself responsible for a little black boy named Herman Washington ('Aaron Meek') trying to escape the chaos of Harlem as... See full summary »
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Peter Falk, Andrew McCarthy, Nastassja Kinski, Ruby Dee
Votes: 516
30. Terror in the Sky (1971 TV Movie)
74 min | Drama, Thriller
On a transcontinental flight, the flight crew suffer from food poisioning and become incapacitated. To save the aircraft, the cabin crew locate a passenger with flying experience. He is coached by an experienced pilot on the ground.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Leif Erickson, Doug McClure, Roddy McDowall, Lois Nettleton
Votes: 212
31. The Final Test (1953)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Sam Palmer is a cricketer about to play the final test match of his career. His schoolboy son Reggie is a budding poet who disappoints him by not attending the penultimate day's play. ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Jack Warner, Robert Morley, George Relph, Adrianne Allen
Votes: 248
32. In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, War
A Rabbi in the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland in 1942 fights to maintain his stance of peace and acceptance of his fellow man despite the growing turmoil and atrocities created by the Germans. ... See full summary »
Director: Joan Micklin Silver | Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Charles Dance, Elina Löwensohn, Chad Lowe
Votes: 363
33. The Rabbit Trap (1959)
Approved | 72 min | Drama
Job or family? The perennial conflict is depicted in this drama about a draftsman able to free himself from the job for a very overdue family vacation, who is threatened with the sack if he doesn't return to work mid-holiday.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, David Brian, Bethel Leslie, Kevin Corcoran
Votes: 228
34. Dino (1957)
Approved | 94 min | Crime, Drama
A juvenile delinquent (Sal Mineo) on parole receives support from a social worker (Brian Keith) and a girl (Susan Kohner) from a slum.
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Sal Mineo, Brian Keith, Susan Kohner, Frank Faylen
Votes: 200
35. Der neue Mann (1965 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Director: Rolf Hädrich | Stars: Hanns Lothar, Brigitte Rau, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Irmela Goetzen
Votes: 28
36. Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure
Based on the Disney channel movie of the same name, This game puts you in the shoes of Phineas and Ferb as they explore and conquer new worlds in an action-packed platforming and combat game.
Stars: Vincent Martella, Ashley Tisdale, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dan Povenmire
Votes: 69
37. I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
89 min | Drama, War
On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder. ... See full summary »
Director: Shinobu Hashimoto | Stars: Furankî Sakai, Michiyo Aratama, Kumi Mizuno, Daisuke Katô
Votes: 63
38. Watashi wa kai ni naritai (2008)
139 min | Drama, War
One relatively peaceful post-war day in Japan, a barber and good family man, is unexpectedly arrested by the Prefectural Police, declared a suspected war criminal, and subsequently sued for murder by the American occupation forces.
Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa | Stars: Masahiro Nakai, Yukie Nakama, Yuki Shibamoto, Masahiko Nishimura
Votes: 108
39. Douze hommes en colère (2010 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Dominique Thiel | Stars: Michel Leeb, Pierre Santini, Alain Doutey, Jean-Luc Porraz
Votes: 14
40. Irohanihoheto (1960)
109 min | Drama
Director: Noboru Nakamura | Stars: Murasaki Fujima, Yûnosuke Itô, Ryûji Kita, Kôji Mitsui
41.
Performance (1991–1998)
Episode:
The Mother
(1994)
Drama
Paddy Chayefsky's 1954 play set in the Bronx tells the story of a recently widowed 66-year-old seeks a job after 40 years if being a homemaker.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Mary Alice, Anne Bancroft, Katherine Borowitz, Joan Cusack
Votes: 33