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1. SpongeBob SquarePants (1999– )

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.

Stars: Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown

Votes: 111,912

2. The Fall (I) (2006)

R | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

In 1920s Los Angeles, a bedridden patient in a hospital captivates a young girl with a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island.

Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell, Kim Uylenbroek

Votes: 116,904 | Gross: $2.28M

3. Papillon (1973)

R | 151 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon

Votes: 138,659 | Gross: $53.27M

4. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

G | 144 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.

Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill

Votes: 50,830 | Gross: $7.50M

5. The BFG (2016)

PG | 117 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement

Votes: 93,511 | Gross: $55.48M

6. Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

PG | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel.

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James

Votes: 143,696 | Gross: $169.70M

7. El Topo (1970)

Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Western

A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky | Stars: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, José Legarreta, Alfonso Arau

Votes: 31,496 | Gross: $0.04M

8. The Fly (1958)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall

Votes: 25,755 | Gross: $3.00M

9. A Bay of Blood (1971)

R | 84 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The murder of a wealthy countess triggers a chain reaction of brutal killings in the surrounding bay area, as several unscrupulous characters try to seize her large estate.

Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati

Votes: 12,787

10. Drowning by Numbers (1988)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama

Three generations of women share the same problem--marriage woes--and want to put an end to it.

Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Bernard Hill, Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, Joely Richardson

Votes: 11,014 | Gross: $0.42M

11. Frogs (1972)

PG | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A group of helpless victims celebrate a birthday on an island estate crawling with killer amphibians, birds, insects, and reptiles.

Director: George McCowan | Stars: Ray Milland, Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark, Adam Roarke

Votes: 7,675 | Gross: $0.48M

12. The BFG (1989)

91 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

A young orphan girl, Sophie, gets taken away to a faraway land populated by Giants and Dreams.

Director: Brian Cosgrove | Stars: David Jason, Amanda Root, Angela Thorne, Ballard Berkeley

Votes: 7,523

13. Butterfly (1999)

R | 96 min | Drama, War

Based in 1936 Spain, Moncho is an outcast at school but is able to form a strong bond with his outspoken teacher. When fascism arrives to Spain, his teacher is considered an enemy of the regime & arrested.

Director: José Luis Cuerda | Stars: Manuel Lozano, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Uxía Blanco, Gonzalo Uriarte

Votes: 9,780 | Gross: $2.09M

14. My Father's Glory (1990)

G | 105 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

At the end of the nineteenth century, little Marcel lives with his parents in the Provence countryside. During his holiday, Marcel meets Lili, a local boy who knows all the secrets of the hills, and the two become fast friends.

Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel, Didier Pain, Thérèse Liotard

Votes: 7,074 | Gross: $1.71M

15. The Amorous Sisters (1982)

91 min | Comedy

Comedy about some schoolgirls being taught anatomy (of the sexual nature) by the sexually frustrated Barbara Moose. In bed at nighttime the girls practice their daily lessons on each other ... See full summary »

Director: Erwin C. Dietrich | Stars: Brigitte Lahaie, Flore Sollier, Jane Baker, Barbara Moose

Votes: 253

16. Invisible Sister (2015 TV Movie)

TV-G | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Teenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.

Director: Paul Hoen | Stars: Rowan Blanchard, Paris Berelc, Karan Brar, Rachel Crow

Votes: 3,720

17. The Governess (1998)

R | 115 min | Drama, Romance

In this sensuous romance, Minnie Driver stars as a governess who is hired into a remote Scottish household and strongly affects all those she comes into contact with.

Director: Sandra Goldbacher | Stars: Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Florence Hoath, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Votes: 3,165 | Gross: $3.90M

18. Dr. Cyclops (1940)

Passed | 77 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

A mad scientist working in the South American jungle miniaturizes his colleagues when he feels his megalomania is threatened.

Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Albert Dekker, Thomas Coley, Janice Logan, Charles Halton

Votes: 2,897

19. Mondo Trasho (1969)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy

A day in the lives of a hit-and-run driver and her victim, and the bizarre things that happen to them before and after they collide (sexual assault by a crazed foot-fetishist, visions of ... See full summary »

Director: John Waters | Stars: Mary Vivian Pearce, Divine, David Lochary, Mink Stole

Votes: 1,535

20. Something for Everyone (1970)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In post-war Austria, young, handsome country lad Konrad Ludwig (Michael York) charms his way into a butler position at the castle of the widowed (and destitute) Countess von Ornstein (... See full summary »

Director: Harold Prince | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Michael York, Anthony Higgins, Heidelinde Weis

Votes: 1,097 | Gross: $0.30M

21. The Butterfly (I) (2002)

PG | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

This is the story of a young girl named Elsa who was raised by a single mother (Isabelle) in the city. Isabelle and Elsa begin the film moving in next door to an elderly man who collects ... See full summary »

Director: Philippe Muyl | Stars: Michel Serrault, Claire Bouanich, Nade Dieu, Jacques Bouanich

Votes: 3,317 | Gross: $0.04M

22. Prem Pujari (1970)

192 min | Action, Drama, Musical

Ramdev Bakshi is the only son of widower and former Indian Army General Durgaprasad, who has been decorated several times with various medals for bravery shown in the line of duty. Alas ... See full summary »

Director: Dev Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Shatrughan Sinha, Zaheeda

Votes: 256

23. Alex Holeh Ahavah (1986)

88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

This romantic comedy takes place in Israel during the Austerity period of the 1950s as 13-year-old Alex is about to attend his Bar Mitzvah. Alex has a typical Polish mother and father who ... See full summary »

Director: Boaz Davidson | Stars: Eitan Sneh, Hana Rot, Avraham Mor, Hinna Rozovska

Votes: 834

24. 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: 980

25. The Blue Butterfly (2004)

PG | 97 min | Adventure, Drama

A dramatic adventure about courage, redemption and love being filmed in the rain forests of Costa Rica, and in Montreal.

Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Marc Donato, William Hurt, Pascale Bussières, Raoul Max Trujillo

Votes: 1,638

26. Savages (1972)

R | 106 min | Fantasy, Comedy

An allegory about humankind progresses from a savage state to a civilized form, that is only a cover for its innate barbarism.

Director: James Ivory | Stars: Susan Blakely, Margaret Brewster, Thayer David, Neil Fitzgerald

Votes: 400

27. The Paleface (1922)

Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Western

Buster helps a Native American tribe save their land from greedy oil barons.

Director: Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts

Votes: 3,275

28. I Was a 7th Grade Dragon Slayer (2010)

PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Arthur Lyle miraculously discovers the secret to stopping an evil dragon named Lord Darksmoke who threatens to destroy all civilization.

Director: Andy Lauer | Stars: Lea Thompson, Hunter Allan, Eric Lutes, Richard Sellers

Votes: 746

29. Playmates (1941)

Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Music

For the sake of a lucrative radio contract, John Barrymore agrees to turn bandleader Kay Kyser into a Shakespearian actor.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Kay Kyser, John Barrymore, Lupe Velez, Ginny Simms

Votes: 358

30. Summer Vacation 1999 (1988)

90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Summer vacation has emptied a Japanese boys' school of all but three boys: the junior Norio & the seniors Kazuhiko & Naoto. They have no families to return to for the summer, so they spend ... See full summary »

Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Eri Miyajima, Tomoko Ôtakara, Miyuki Nakano, Eri Fukatsu

Votes: 295

31. Southbound Duckling (1955)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Jerry's little duckling friend has packed his bag and is all set to fly south for the winter despite the book Jerry keeps showing him that points out that domestic ducks do not fly south, ... See full summary »

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: Red Coffey

Votes: 877

32. Elmer's Candid Camera (1940)

Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Elmer takes up wildlife photography, but finds his subject, a rabbit similar to the later Bugs Bunny character, much too wild.

Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan

Votes: 1,122

33. The Jet Cage (1962)

6 min | Family, Animation, Short

Tweety Bird sits in his house, forlorn over the fact he can't fly outside like other birds because of his hungry puddy predator, Sylvester, who lurks outside. Granny reads an advertisement ... See full summary »

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray

Votes: 283

34. The Love Flower (1920)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

A man murders his wife's lovers, escapes with his daughter to the South Pacific. A detective pursues him, joined by a young man who eventually falls in love with the daughter.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Carol Dempster, Richard Barthelmess, George MacQuarrie, Anders Randolf

Votes: 188

35. The Erotic Mr. Rose (1964)

52 min | Comedy, Fantasy

An omniscient narrator introduces us to Mr. Rose, chasing butterflies in San Francisco's Union Square. Rose is not content to collect bugs; he's also a prude and a scold, staging a one-man ... See full summary »

Director: Nick Millard | Stars: Hermie Rose, Dani Fontaine, Laura Loren, Mitzi Roget

Votes: 26

36. Butterfly (1972)

10 min | Animation, Short

How far can the confrontation between nature and civilization go? Metaphorical animation with music by Alfred Schnittke.

Director: Andrey Khrzhanovskiy

Votes: 268

37. Cat's Paw (1959)

TV-G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Sylvester Cat goes bird-stalking in the mountains with his son, Junior. A dwarf eagle proves too much for Sylvester, beating him to a pulp. Ashamed for his father, Junior puts a paper bag over his head and walks away.

Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 243

38. Half-Pint Palomino (1953)

TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Barney Bear sets out to capture the world's smallest horse.

Director: Dick Lundy | Star: Paul Frees

Votes: 123

39. It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House (1965)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

When Speedy Gonzales invades the home of Granny and rapidly drives her cat, Sylvester, to a nervous breakdown, Granny calls on Daffy Duck of the Jet Age Pest Control company to do the job ... See full summary »

Directors: Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt | Stars: Mel Blanc, GeGe Pearson

Votes: 212

40. Fiesta Fiasco (1967)

6 min | Family, Animation, Short

Daffy Duck builds a rainmaking machine in order to rain out Speedy Gonzales's fiesta, but it spits out a small black cloud that does nothing but harass Daffy himself.

Director: Alex Lovy | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 183

41. Fly Lady Fly (1995)

7 min | Short, Comedy

An aristocratic young lady chases a butterfly, gradually losing her clothes in the process. Whilst failing to catch the insect, she meets a new friend.

Director: Claude François | Stars: Luka Morand-Parodi, Christophe Delire

Votes: 10

42. Tiny Troubles (1939)

Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Family, Short

Alfalfa "trades in" his whining baby brother for another baby--who turns out to be a midget criminal.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Darla Hood, Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer

Votes: 90

43. Frog's Legs (1962)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Tubby enlists Little Lulu's help in catching frogs, but he doesn't tell her that he wants to sell them to a restaurant.

Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Nick Tafuri | Stars: Jackson Beck, Norma MacMillan, Jack Mercer, Cecil Roy

Votes: 23

44. Space Family Carlvinson (1988 Video)

45 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi

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Director: Kimio Yabuki | Stars: Mayumi Shô, Yûko Mizutani, Tesshô Genda, Toshiko Fujita

Votes: 35

45. On meie keskel suvi (1974 TV Short)

16 min | Short, Family, Musical

A musical film about children having fun, playing and enjoying the idyllic life at Young Pioneer Camp.

Director: Tiiu Vahi

46. Bouncing Benny (1960)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short

A boy with a springlike spine bounces his way through childhood.

Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Graham Place | Stars: Jack Mercer, Cecil Roy

Votes: 24

47. The Cat's Tale (1951)

7 min | Animation, Short

Baby Mighty Mouse appears on the doorstep of a loving couple and quickly gains a fearsome reputation.

Director: Mannie Davis | Star: Dayton Allen

Votes: 22

48. Strawberry Shortcake (1980–1988)
Episode: Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City (1981)

TV-G | 30 min | Animation

Strawberry Shortcake travels to Big Apple City to compete with the Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak in a televised bakeoff.

Director: Hal Silvermintz | Stars: Russi Taylor, Robert Ridgely, Diana McCannon, Bob Holt

Votes: 83

49. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: Piano Rag/When Rita Met Runt (1993)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

A savvy cat and naive pooch join forces to escape the city pound in "When Rita Met Runt." Then, the wild Warner siblings disrupt a piano concert at staid Carnegie Hall in "Piano Rag."

Director: Michael Gerard | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Frank Welker

Votes: 231

50. Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode: I Don't Want to Be a Toad, I Want to Be a Butterfly (1968)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

When Tabitha's classmate insists she wants to be in the butterfly group, Tabitha turns her into a real butterfly.

Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Erin Murphy

Votes: 280