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1. Annie (1982)

PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

6.6

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39 Metascore

A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking

Votes: 49,688 | Gross: $57.06M

2. While You Were Sleeping (1995)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.8

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67 Metascore

A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle

Votes: 114,427 | Gross: $81.06M

3. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

R | 87 min | Horror

5.4

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43 Metascore

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.

Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler

Votes: 77,775 | Gross: $30.00M

4. The Majestic (2001)

PG | 152 min | Drama, Romance

6.9

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27 Metascore

In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.

Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey DeMunn

Votes: 57,777 | Gross: $27.81M

5. The Major and the Minor (1942)

Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

7.4

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73 Metascore

A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson, Robert Benchley

Votes: 7,669 | Gross: $6.38M

6. The Chosen (1981)

PG | 108 min | Drama

7.2

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66 Metascore

In 1944, in Brooklyn, two Jewish kids become friends. One is from a very conservative family, and the other is more liberal. The issues of importance of tradition, parental expectations and the formation of Israel cause constant friction.

Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller

Votes: 2,415

7. Last Rites (1988)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

5.1

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Angela, the beautiful Mexican mistress of a NY mobster, asks virginal Father Michael for protection after Zena, the mobster's wife, kills her cheating husband. Michael becomes torn between his vows, Angela and his sister - Zena.

Director: Donald P. Bellisario | Stars: Tom Berenger, Daphne Zuniga, Chick Vennera, Anne Twomey

Votes: 1,372 | Gross: $0.43M

8. You'll Find Out (1940)

Approved | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

6.1

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The manager of Kay Kyser's band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Kay Kyser, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi

Votes: 1,455

9. The Compleat Al (1985 Video)

TV-PG | 102 min | Comedy, Music

7.5

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Fact and fiction are mingled in this mockumentary about the career of music parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic. In retelling his life story, the film includes several of his music videos, ... See full summary »

Directors: Jay Levey, Robert K. Weiss | Stars: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Wally Burns, Billy Selby, Jane Campbell

Votes: 482

10. Book Revue (1946)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

7.1

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As the literary characters come to life in a bookstore at night, Daffy Duck sings and dances before being chased by the Big Bad Wolf.

Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner, Richard Bickenbach

Votes: 1,541

11. Hollywood Canine Canteen (1946)

7 min | Family, Animation, Short

6.3

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A group of celebrity dogs, led by an 'Edward G. Robinson' look-alike and including 'Jimmy Durante', decide that celebrity dogs need a nightclub of their own. What follows is very similar to ... See full summary »

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner, Richard Bickenbach, Mel Blanc

Votes: 262

12. Pilsner & penseldrag (2018 TV Movie)

110 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

4.7

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Director: Ulf Dohlsten | Stars: Claes Månsson, Jojje Jönsson, Mikael Ahlberg, Anna Carlsson

Votes: 14

13. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode: We've Got Magic to Do (2005)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Drama

8.3

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Rory's World War II-themed DAR bash is a piperoo (even when suddenly impoverished Paris joins the proletariat as a server). But the bash goes smash when Richard confronts Mitchum Huntzberger.

Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson

Votes: 1,120

14. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
Episode: Lest We Forget (1981)

Not Rated | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

8.1

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A man nominated to be a Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court asks Magnum to find a woman he last saw on December 6, 1941.

Director: Lawrence Doheny | Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti

Votes: 544

15. Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode: Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1990)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

7.3

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The crew watches the second chapter of "The Phantom Creeps (1939)" and a film about an American spy sent to the Soviet Union to investigate a missile attack in "Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1960)." Joel hosts a quiz show with the Bots.

Director: Jim Mallon | Stars: Trace Beaulieu, Joel Hodgson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy

Votes: 475

16. DVTV (2014– )
Episode: Ondrej Havelka (2019)

24 min | Talk-Show

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Stars: Daniela Drtinová, Ondrej Havelka

17. Dancing with the Stars (2005– )
Episode: Semi-Finals (2019)

TV-PG | 85 min | Family, Music, Reality-TV

8.3

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The celebrities repeat a style of dance they struggled with earlier in the season, then they perform a style they haven't done before.

Director: Phil Heyes | Stars: Lauren Alaina, Erin Andrews, Tom Bergeron, Alan Bersten

Votes: 27

18. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Steve Lawrence Career Couple/Riddles/Mrs. Wiggins and Charlie (1976)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

7.7

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Highlights include: a salute to Universal Studios with parodies of such films as "Freud" and "Rooster Cogburn"; Carol as an old-fashioned woman; Mr. Tudball (Tim) has a time teaching Mrs. ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway

Votes: 32