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1. Forrest Gump (1994)
PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, Romance
The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field
Votes: 2,266,267 | Gross: $330.25M
2. Citizen Kane (1941)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 466,968 | Gross: $1.59M
3. Carnival of Souls (1962)
Approved | 78 min | Horror, Mystery
After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.
Director: Herk Harvey | Stars: Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger, Art Ellison
Votes: 27,925
4. Ballet Shoes (2007 TV Movie)
PG | 85 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In 1930s London, three orphan girls are adopted by their great uncle, who is an eccentric paleontologist, and his niece.
Director: Sandra Goldbacher | Stars: Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, Lucy Boynton, Emilia Fox
Votes: 9,187
5. Absolute Beginners (1986)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In London in 1958, a young photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of a beautiful, aspiring fashion designer.
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Patsy Kensit, Eddie O'Connell, David Bowie, James Fox
Votes: 3,734 | Gross: $0.93M
6. The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.
Director: Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough
Votes: 10,833 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Captain America (1944)
Passed | 244 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
Directors: Elmer Clifton, John English | Stars: Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill, Charles Trowbridge
Votes: 1,113
8. Wicked Woman (1953)
Approved | 77 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Drifting floozy Billie Nash gets a bar job where she seduces the owner's husband by convincing him to defraud his drunkard wife in order to elope together to Mexico, but a sleazy neighbor with designs on Billie jeopardizes her plans.
Director: Russell Rouse | Stars: Beverly Michaels, Richard Egan, Percy Helton, Evelyn Scott
Votes: 1,009
9. Lackawanna Blues (2005 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Music
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
Director: George C. Wolfe | Stars: S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Yasiin Bey, Carmen Ejogo
Votes: 2,554
10. A Life at Stake (1955)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama, Film-Noir
An unemployed architect meets a married woman with a business proposition. The architect soon suspect her interest isn't just financial - and might be deadly.
Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Keith Andes, Douglass Dumbrille, Claudia Barrett
Votes: 988
11. Man Without a Star (1955)
Approved | 89 min | Western
Sharpshooting drifter Dempsey Rae comes back to Wyoming to work for beautiful rancher Reed Bowman. But Reed's plan to fence in her land's wide open spaces angers other ranchers and soon embroils Dempsey in a bloody range war.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor, William Campbell
Votes: 3,950
12. The Breach (1970)
124 min | Drama
A father injures his son. He moves in with parents who blame the child's mother. They hire someone to find info about her for an upcoming custody hearing. He and girlfriend secretly lodge at her boarding home to undermine her life.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Michel Bouquet, Annie Cordy
Votes: 1,944
13. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Approved | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a café owner's throat and is soon accused of a similar crime himself.
Director: Boris Ingster | Stars: Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, Charles Waldron
Votes: 4,622
14. That Wonderful Urge (1948)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Romance
When an heiress finds out that the friendly young man she's met at Sun Valley is really an investigative reporter, she ruins his career by falsely claiming they're married.
Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Reginald Gardiner, Arleen Whelan
Votes: 1,045
15. The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
M | 90 min | Comedy, Western
An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurped by a younger, but incompetent Marshal, and a younger, but vicious gang leader.
Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, Martin Balsam, David Carradine
Votes: 1,606 | Gross: $0.11M
16. Bright Leaf (1950)
Approved | 110 min | Drama, Romance
In 1894, Brant Royle shocks the aristocratic tobacco growers of Kingsmont by planning to mass-produce cigarettes.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricia Neal, Jack Carson
Votes: 1,446
17. The House Across the Street (1949)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A demoted newspaper man tries to regain his position and his dignity by getting the scoop on a local gangster.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Wayne Morris, Janis Paige, Bruce Bennett, Alan Hale
Votes: 403
18. Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In Los Angeles in 1947, a police detective tries to solve the shocking and grisly murder of 22-year-old aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, whose nude body was dumped in a lot after being ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Brooke Adams, Donna Mills, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Ronny Cox
Votes: 404
19. Sanford Arms (1977)
30 min | Comedy
A widower with two children buys the Sanford Arms rooming house.
Stars: Teddy Wilson, Tina Andrews, John Earl, Don Bexley
Votes: 108
20. About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
Approved | 104 min | Drama, Romance
A rooming-house landlady recalls her past in flashbacks.
Director: Daniel Mann | Stars: Shirley Booth, Robert Ryan, Marjie Millar, Alex Nicol
Votes: 703
21. Government Girl (1943)
Passed | 94 min | Romance
The secretary of a newly appointed government official strives to make him a success in spite of his shortcomings.
Director: Dudley Nichols | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Anne Shirley, Sonny Tufts, Jess Barker
Votes: 630
22. Code of the Secret Service (1939)
Passed | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Brass is assigned to uncovering a counterfeiting ring that has stolen bona fide treasury plates and is converting $1 bills to $100 bills through a Mexican casino.
Director: Noel M. Smith | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Rosella Towne, Eddie Foy Jr., Moroni Olsen
Votes: 332
23. Death in Small Doses (1957)
Not Rated | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Peter Graves, Mala Powers, Chuck Connors, Merry Anders
Votes: 327
24. Flesh (1932)
Passed | 96 min | Drama, Romance
Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to America and gets him involved with crooked promoters.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Wallace Beery, Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Jean Hersholt
Votes: 737
25. Eyes of the Totem (1927)
Passed | 81 min | Drama
Miriam catches a fleeting glimpse of the man who murdered her husband. The police are stumped, and this widowed mother is taken in by a beggar's society. A chance encounter years later leads her back to the sinister eyed stranger.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Wanda Hawley, Tom Santschi, Anne Cornwall, Gareth Hughes
Votes: 35
26. Girl Rush (1944)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Western, Musical
Two unsuccessful vaudeville entertainers decide to search for gold during the California gold rush in 1849. They come to a town where no woman lives. The dwellers of this town promise them ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Frances Langford, Barbara Jo Allen
Votes: 268
27. Should Sailors Marry? (1925)
Not Rated | 22 min | Comedy, Short
A Wrestler and his ex-Wife (Noah Young and Fay Holderness) try to con a recently-discharged Sailor (Clyde Cook) out of 4 years' pay. When they learn that he lost the money in a 'shell game'... See full summary »
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Clyde Cook, Fay Holderness, Noah Young, Martha Sleeper
Votes: 180
28. My Dark Lady (1987)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
Sam Booth is a failed Shakespearean actor who goes on the run after being caught shoplifting while dressed as Santa Claus.
Director: Frederick King Keller | Stars: Fred A. Keller, Lorna Hill, Raymond Holder, John Buscaglia
Votes: 9
29. The Shrimp (1930)
20 min | Comedy, Short
A timid man undergoes a personality change, and turns the tables on the people who've bullied him.
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Harry Langdon, Thelma Todd, Nancy Drexel, Jim Mason
Votes: 49
30. Wilde Jungs (2003 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Two extremely cool high school graduates are to help their shy classmate to have an intimate encounter with the opposite sex
Director: Boris von Sychowski | Stars: Vinzenz Kiefer, Kristian Kiehling, Michael Krabbe, Karoline Schuch
Votes: 37
31. Where Is Jane Doe? (1956)
Approved | 8 min | Crime, Short
In this Screenliner short, New York City police detectives investigate the case of a missing girl, whose clothes are found on a bridge. Was it a suicide, was she murdered, or is this a hoax?
Director: Larry O'Reilly | Stars: Bob Hite, Alexander Lockwood
Votes: 135
33. Los apuros de mi ahijada (1951)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Fernando Méndez | Stars: Rafael Baledón, Carmelita González, Domingo Soler, Blanca de Castejón
Votes: 7
34. All Tied Up (1925)
21 min | Short, War, Comedy
Three rather "heavyset" young men compete for the affections of a pretty girl at a rooming house.
Director: Slim Summerville | Stars: Hilliard Karr, Frank Alexander, 'Kewpie' Ross, Lois Boyd
Votes: 12
35.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Gentleman Caller
(1964)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Gerald Musgrove shoots and kills a night watchman while stealing $100,000 from a bank. On the street nearby, while eluding police, he meets elderly Emmy Rice, and befriends her. Since he is... See full summary »
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Roddy McDowall, Ruth McDevitt, Diane Sayer
Votes: 366
36.
The Millionaire (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Regina Wainwright Story
(1957)
30 min | Drama
Wheelchair bound and of faded fortune, Regina Wainwright, of southern aristocratic heritage, initially hides her million to make her daughter think mother is dependent on her and to spoil the daughter's relationship with a Yankee suitor.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Marvin Miller, Frieda Inescort, Marcia Henderson, David Janssen
Votes: 23
37.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister
(1958)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A dowdy woman comes to Perry Mason for help. Her wealthy but ailing father is being blackmailed by a disreputable private investigator for embezzling and she's afraid if her fiancé finds out, he'll break off their engagement.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 380
38.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956–1960)
Episode:
One Foot in the Grave
(1958)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A beat cop who used to work with Diamond is shot to death and Diamond vows to find the hood who threatened him a couple of years ago.
Director: Mark Sandrich Jr. | Stars: David Janssen, Regis Toomey, Grant Richards, Peggy Maley
Votes: 15
39.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956–1960)
Episode:
The Payoff
(1958)
Action, Crime, Drama
The detective is looking for a man, unaware that he has been hired by a gang leader looking for the member who got away with the loot from a safe robbery.
Director: Tom Gries | Stars: David Janssen, Doris Dowling, Bartlett Robinson, Peter Hansen
Votes: 18
40.
Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode:
The Sanford Arms
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
With the bank ready to foreclose, Fred and Lamont desperately seek to find tenants for the Sanford Arms.
Director: Mark Warren | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Howard Platt
Votes: 122
41.
Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode:
Expletive Deleted
(1980)
Comedy
Shelley gets in a spot of bother at his ad agency when his scurrilous comments about his boss accidentally get taped. When the offending (but yet-unheard) cassette tape gets into his boss's... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, John Barron
Votes: 17
42.
Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode:
Gainfully Employed
(1979)
Comedy
Following a drunken evening stint as Nelson at the Victory pub, Shelley wakes up in bed the next morning in a stranger's house - next to a strange woman! He has some serious explaining to ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, Rowena Roberts
Votes: 20
43.
Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode:
Tea and Sympathy
(1980)
Comedy
It's way past bedtime, and Shelley is still awake - working on his company's latest ad campaign. But this proves to be the least of his problems when the girl from the room upstairs takes ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, Madoline Thomas
Votes: 18
44.
Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode:
The Nelson Touch
(1979)
Comedy
Shelley isn't impressed when his local pub is destined for a kitsch makeover. He gets yet more grief at the Labour Exchange, who seem determined to put an end to his cushy lifestyle and ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, Rowena Roberts
Votes: 21
45.
State Trooper (1956–1959)
Episode:
The Choker
(1959)
30 min | Drama
Blake's investigation into the deaths of nightclub waitresses leads to a hobo camp. He tries to get evidence by posing a vagrant.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Rod Cameron, Robert Armstrong, Jean Howell, Harry Shannon
Votes: 11
46.
F2: Forensic Factor (2003– )
Episode:
Vanished
(2005)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama
After the owner of a private school for Asian students, Thomas Ku, vanishes from his driveway, police scramble to find him. The search grows desperate as time begins to run out on the ... See full summary »
Directors: Cal Coons, Jonny Silver | Stars: John Robinson, Stuart Sklar, Doug MacIntyre, Richard Moore
47.
Conspiracy? (2004– )
Episode:
Who Killed Martin Luther King?
(2004)
Documentary
For those who believe James Earl Ray did not kill Martin Luther King or did not do so alone, the list of alternative conspirators is long and diverse. This program presents the preeminent theories that have enriched their proponents.
Stars: Tom Kane, Ryan Salzwedel, D'Army Bailey, Jamie Black
Votes: 8
48.
Shelley (1979–1983)
Episode:
Nowt So Queer
(1980)
Comedy
Shelley and Fran are due to throw a dinner party for their friends, and Shelley is on cooking duties. But his cullinary efforts are jeopardized by constant interruptions and unwanted callers - will he and Fran ever be left in peace?
Director: Anthony Parker | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Belinda Sinclair, Josephine Tewson, Madoline Thomas
Votes: 22
49.
Rocky King, Detective (1950–1954)
Episode:
Murder, Ph. D.
(1952)
Action, Drama, Crime
Three hours before Dayton Merrill is to be executed for murder, Inspector King receives a taunting phone call from a man who claims to have really committed the crime. Unable to get a stay ... See full summary »
Directors: Wes Kenney, Lee Polk | Stars: Roscoe Karns, Earl Hammond, Todd Karns, Grace Carney
Votes: 13
50.
Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1985)
Drama, Crime
Esther meets Dr. Woodcourt, who plans to be a ship surgeon. Lady Dedlock visits Jo concerning Nemo and later meets the Jarndyce wards. Charley is hired by Jarndyce, who later learns of the plans of Ada and Richard.
Director: Ross Devenish | Stars: Diana Rigg, Denholm Elliott, Bernard Hepton, Sylvia Coleridge
Votes: 13