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1. Annie (1982)
PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
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: 49,679 | Gross: $57.06M
2. Mank (2020)
R | 131 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane (1941).
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey
Votes: 82,977
3. The Producers (2005)
PG-13 | 134 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.
Director: Susan Stroman | Stars: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell
Votes: 44,842 | Gross: $19.38M
4. Being the Ricardos (2021)
R | 131 min | Biography, Drama
Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers--and another that could end their marriage.
Director: Aaron Sorkin | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda
Votes: 44,785
5. Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Approved | 120 min | Drama, Romance
A drifter and a faded film star, both traumatized by Hollywood, arrive to the guy's hometown, where the old bitter memories revive again.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley
Votes: 8,504
6. Sudden Fear (1952)
Approved | 110 min | Film-Noir, Thriller
After an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame, Bruce Bennett
Votes: 7,391
7. Fedora (1978)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement only to discover the horrible truth behind her success.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer
Votes: 5,208 | Gross: $2.20M
8. The Opposite Sex (1956)
Not Rated | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Former nightclub singer Kay Hilliard, married 10 years and mother of a young daughter, is informed that her husband Steven is having an affair with chorus girl Crystal Allen, so she goes to Reno for a divorce.
Director: David Miller | Stars: June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Sheridan
Votes: 1,970 | Gross: $6.02M
9. The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Romance
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.
Director: William Keighley | Stars: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley, Richard Travis
Votes: 8,992
10. Annie Live! (2021 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young orphan opens the heart of billionaire Sir Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks.
Directors: Lear Debessonet, Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Harry Connick Jr., Nicole Scherzinger, Tituss Burgess, Megan Hilty
Votes: 2,273
11. Red-Headed Woman (1932)
Passed | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lillian (Jean Harlow) relentlessly attempts to seduce a married man (Chester Morris).
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Jean Harlow, Chester Morris, Lewis Stone, Leila Hyams
Votes: 3,549
12. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
To save his career, a writer for television advertising wants a famous actress to endorse a lipstick. In return, he has to pretend to be her new lover.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Tony Randall, Jayne Mansfield, Betsy Drake, Joan Blondell
Votes: 4,095
13. Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Passed | 86 min | Comedy
After Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort, its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. Later, soloist Vivian Dawn quits and Karen stages an ice show as a substitute.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle
Votes: 1,960
14. Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, Musical
A nightclub singer has a racketeer for a manager and a rivalry with his pianist for a girl.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Alex Nicol, Raymond Burr
Votes: 473
15. Rosalie (1937)
Passed | 123 min | Drama, Musical
West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an European kingdom.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Nelson Eddy, Eleanor Powell, Frank Morgan, Edna May Oliver
Votes: 593
16. The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met (1946)
15 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
The Metropolitan Opera is looking for the sea monster reported in newspaper headlines, because this monster sings beautifully! The "monster" is actually Willie, a whale who can sing in ... See full summary »
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske | Star: Nelson Eddy
Votes: 584
17. Second Honeymoon (1937)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Romance
Newly remarried woman finds her businessman husband boring and runs into her wealthy playboy first husband.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Stuart Erwin, Claire Trevor
Votes: 509
18. The Queen Was in the Parlor (1932)
Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When the king returns to the castle, he is surprised to find that the queen is in the parlor and won't see anyone.
Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Ken Darby, The King's Men, Johnny Murray
Votes: 273
19. The CooCoo Nut Grove (1936)
Not Rated | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A visit to a Hollywood nightclub, featuring caricatures of, among others, Walter Winchell, Hugh Herbert, W.C. Fields, Katharine Hepburn, Ned Sparks, Johnny Weissmuller, Lupe Velez, John ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Jeane Cowan, Verna Deane, Melvin J. Gibby, Bernice Hansen
Votes: 612
20. Speaking of the Weather (1937)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
It's midnight at the bookstore and all the book and magazine characters are coming to life. When a bulldog from an adventure book uses a Boswell Sisters-like performance by girls in a ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Tex Avery, Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher, The Debutantes
Votes: 372
21. Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)
Passed | 59 min | Drama, Music, Western
As executor of the owner's will, singing ranch foreman Gene must see that the daughter/heiress doesn't marry without his approval.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes, J.L. Franks' Golden West Cowboys
Votes: 106
22. The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos (1937)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A program for radio KUKU set in the woods, mostly starring birds as caricatures of celebrities of the day. The MC is bandleader Ben Birdie, heckled by Walter Finchell. Wendell Howell ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Lorraine Bridges, Peter Lind Hayes
Votes: 380
23. Henry the Ache (1934)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Musical, Comedy
King Henry the Eighth's new wife, Queen Annie, discovers that Henry doesn't know the first thing about the "facts of life", so she turns to the king's adviser, Sir Thomas.
Director: Ray McCarey | Stars: Bert Lahr, Janet Reade, Leni Stengel, Monte Collins
Votes: 44
24. Korn Plastered in Africa (1931)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Rustic personality Trader Korn recounts his surreal adventures in darkest Africa, among the peculiar wildlife and the cannibals.
Director: John R. McCrory | Star: Don Carney
Votes: 12
25. Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992 TV Special)
120 min | Comedy, Music
Bob Newhart hosts a retrospective of The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), featuring many brief glimpses of the nearly endless parade of musical and comedic talents that graced the stage over the more than 22 years of the show's run, including many anecdotes.
Director: Jeff Margolis | Stars: Bob Newhart, The Amin Brothers, The Animals, Paul Anka
Votes: 46
26. Love and Hisses (1934)
18 min | Short, Comedy
A woman locks her daughter up to prevent her from marrying her sweetheart until the sweetheart's father first marries the mother. Step-sibling marriage is the least of the ensuing complications.
Director: Sam White | Stars: Bobby Clark, Paul McCullough, Ferdinand Munier, Maude Truax
Votes: 29
27. Postal Union (1937)
21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
A telegraph worker has to learn magic in order to get a pretty co-worker to agree to marry him.
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Georgie Price, Vera Dunn, Toni Lane, Marilyn Marlowe
Votes: 45
28.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
(1996)
TV-PG | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also as a relative complete bio of Hearst.
Directors: Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon | Stars: Richard Ben Cramer, William Alland, Thomas Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich
Votes: 1,458
29.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Sulky Girl
(1957)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An impetuous niece who demands her trust fund be released comes to Perry Mason for help. But it's her boyfriend who needs defending when he is charged with murdering her controlling uncle as Perry learns their real situation.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 474
30.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Sammy Davis Jr.
(1955)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Panelist regulars, Dorothy Kilgallen, Fred Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf, appear this evening and are introduced to Miss Patricia Murphy. A New Jersey woman, Miss Murphy is a ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, Fred Allen, Dorothy Kilgallen
Votes: 46
31.
American Crime Story (2016– )
Episode:
Not to Be Believed
(2021)
TV-MA | 59 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Tensions rise between Monica and the President. Paula is offered a settlement. Linda begins to feel that she has a target on her back.
Director: Michael Uppendahl | Stars: Sarah Paulson, Beanie Feldstein, Annaleigh Ashford, Margo Martindale
Votes: 1,033
32.
Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
Episode:
Trials
(2011)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
The team becomes involved in a number of cases where people undergo dramatic mental aberrations that see them regress to their childhood. The team searches for a cure as well as a possible connection to a high profile murder case.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Allison Scagliotti
Votes: 502
33.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Woody Allen: A Documentary
(2011)
Not Rated | 192 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary on Woody Allen that trails him on his movie sets and follows him back to Brooklyn as he visits his childhood haunts.
Director: Robert B. Weide | Stars: Woody Allen, Letty Aronson, Marshall Brickman, Josh Brolin
Votes: 5,287
34.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023)
Episode:
Put That on Your Plate!
(2017)
TV-MA | 51 min | Comedy, Drama
With Susie's help, Midge hones her act at the Gaslight. Abe surprises the women with a dinner guest, sending Rose into an emotional spiral. Working towards a promotion, Joel conjures up a ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Palladino | Stars: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle
Votes: 2,593