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1. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Crime
Comedy series following the exploits of Det. Jake Peralta and his diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD's 99th Precinct.
Stars: Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero
Votes: 366,270
2. Dead Poets Society (1989)
PG | 128 min | Comedy, Drama
Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles
Votes: 549,045 | Gross: $95.86M
3. Working Girl (1988)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin
Votes: 62,588 | Gross: $64.00M
4. Passion (2012)
R | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace, Karoline Herfurth, Paul Anderson
Votes: 24,292 | Gross: $0.09M
5. Deathtrap (1982)
PG | 116 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A struggling playwright invites a young writer to his home to discuss a script, but the meeting spirals into a deadly game of deception and betrayal.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon, Irene Worth
Votes: 15,522 | Gross: $19.28M
6. Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A Blackpool coach driver and a female tour guide get caught up in a whodunit mystery when someone starts bumping off their passengers, the elderly fans of a crime novelist who's showing them places that inspired his works, one by one.
Director: Simon Delaney | Stars: Susie Blake, Katy Cavanagh-Jupe, Matthew Cottle, Kevin Eldon
Votes: 1,617
7. The Love Advisor (2023 TV Movie)
86 min | Romance
Abby works as an assistant and writer of the popular podcast run by her former college friend Serena. Journalist comes from NYC to write about podcast and Serena. Abby starts to develop feelings, but Serena already has a plan for herself.
Directors: Bruno Hernández, Damián Romay | Stars: Rachel Vallori, Tyler Harlow, Sarah Malfara, Paulina Cossio
Votes: 91
8. Love by Design (2014 TV Movie)
120 min | Romance
After a fashion editor is fired from her highpowered job in New York, she has no choice but to go back to her hometown, where she reconnects with her roots and rediscovers her life's passion.
Director: Michael Damian | Stars: Giulia Nahmany, David Oakes, Jane Seymour, Olivia Hallinan
Votes: 816
9. Ben and Me (1953)
Passed | 21 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A mouse tells the story of how he guided Benjamin Franklin to success and prominence.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Hans Conried, Stan Freberg, James MacDonald
Votes: 1,025
10. Entangled (1993)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A car and lorry collide, the woman in the back seat is probably dead, the driver is severely hurt. In flashbacks we see what led to the tragedy. He is David, a writer living in France, ... See full summary »
Director: Max Fischer | Stars: Judd Nelson, Pierce Brosnan, Laurence Treil, Roy Dupuis
Votes: 507
11. The Dark Maidens (2017)
105 min | Drama, Mystery
Members of a High School literature club discover there is more to the club members than their weekly meetings would lead them to believe.
Director: Saiji Yakumo | Stars: Fumika Shimizu, Marie Iitoyo, Riria Baba, Yûdai Chiba
Votes: 266
12. Invisible Dad (1998 Video)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Doug Baily's father is weird, but a strange machine in the garage now makes him invisible too. Its a roller coaster ride of fun and hijinks as Doug tries to turn his invisible dad back to ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Karen Black, Charles Dierkop, Daran Norris, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Votes: 314
13. Strange Confession (1945)
Passed | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A scientist who is working on a cure for influenza is victimized by his unscrupulous boss, who releases the vaccine before it's ready, resulting in tragedy.
Director: John Hoffman | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce, J. Carrol Naish, Milburn Stone
Votes: 743
14. Unwritten Obsession (2017 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Thriller
After her fiance's suicide, struggling writer Skye mentors Lifetime Psycho Holly by stealing her work--unaware that Holly knows a lot more about her and has a devious plan.
Director: David Martín Porras | Stars: Shawn Christian, Haley Webb, Mary Pat Gleason, Judy Kain
Votes: 394
15. And One Was Beautiful (1940)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance
A woman lets a family friend take the blame after she accidentally kills a man with his car.
Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, Jean Muir, Billie Burke
Votes: 337
16. Play Dirty (2018)
Not Rated | 23 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Vince, a self made millionaire and lifelong asshole, is on a weekend getaway to the idyllic northern woods town of Cross Lake with his wife Nina, her friend Audrey and Audrey's new ... See full summary »
Director: John Karsko | Stars: Bill Cooper, Brandon Van Vliet, Nathan Tymoshuk, Tyler Jensen
Votes: 27
17.
Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode:
The 21-Inch Sun
(1987)
Not Rated | 22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A sitcom scriptwriter, who's suffering from writer's block, discovers that his house plant has miraculously gained sentience and a funny bone after being left in front of a TV while old sitcoms were playing. The plant ghostwrites for him.
Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Robert Townsend, Michael Lerner, Craig Richard Nelson, Robert Starr
Votes: 194
18.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Flaming Moe's
(1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Moe claims a drink that Homer invented is his own, with the drink making the bar a local hot spot, but threatens his friendship with Homer.
Directors: Rich Moore, Alan Smart | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 4,688
19.
Tremors (2003)
Episode:
Shriek and Destroy
(2003)
TV-14 | 38 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Burt and Tyler travel to Juniper, Arizona to deal with a Shrieker infestation, and encounter some difficulties in fighting them.
Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Victor Browne, Gladise Jiminez, Marcia Strassman, Lela Lee
Votes: 102
20.
Undeclared (2001–2003)
Episode:
Addicts
(2001)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy
Steven, Lizzie, and Rachel feel guilty after paying for someone to write their term papers, while Lloyd and Ron become addicted to online stock trading.
Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Carla Gallo, Charlie Hunnam, Monica Keena
Votes: 232
21.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Ghost in the Machine
(1993)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On Halloween, Mulder and Scully investigate the death of a corporate executive who may have been murdered by a thinking computer.
Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Jerry Hardin, Rob LaBelle
Votes: 6,453
22.
Pushing Daisies (2007–2009)
Episode:
Window Dressed to Kill
(2009)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Ned refuses to help Chuck and Emerson solve the murder of a department store window display artist, and is forced to pose as Olive's fiancé when Olive's childhood "kidnappers" arrive after they escape from prison.
Director: Julie Anne Robinson | Stars: Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale
Votes: 553
23.
Danger Force (2020–2024)
Episode:
Down Goes Santa: Part I
(2020)
TV-PG | 23 min | Action, Comedy, Family
Danger Force learns the real story of Christmas. When Santa's sleigh comes crashing down, an ancient spell is broken and the fate of Christmas hangs in the balance.
Director: Mike Caron | Stars: Cooper Barnes, Michael D. Cohen, Havan Flores, Terrence Little Gardenhigh
Votes: 83
24.
The Ghost and Molly McGee (2021–2024)
Episode:
Game Night/The Don't-Gooder
(2022)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The McGees lets competition get the best of them during family game night. When Andrea steals credit for Molly's volunteer work, Molly tries to expose her.
Directors: David Knott, Stephen Heneveld, Sam King | Stars: Ashly Burch, Dana Snyder, Jordan Klepper, Sumalee Montano
Votes: 128
25.
Blue Bloods (2010–2024)
Episode:
Some Kind of Hero
(2012)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jamie saves a baby from an apartment fire but Renzulli gets the credit so that his cover remains intact. A fireman's 11-year-old son, a school friend of Danny's son, feels that his father did not commit suicide. Danny investigates.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou
Votes: 466
26.
The Trap Door (1984–1986)
Episode:
The Big Thing
(1984)
TV-G | 5 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Boni is bored, but Berk doesn't have time to talk to him. Then Rogg appears from the trap door and takes Boni out 'to play' on top of the castle ramparts. Boni talks and talks and bores ... See full summary »
Directors: Terry Brain, Charlie Mills | Stars: William Rushton, Nick Shipley
Votes: 26
27.
Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode:
The Calling
(2024)
TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Eliza and Nash are still struggling to work together when an explosive case takes them into a cutthroat industry where people will kill to keep their secrets.
Director: Rachael New | Stars: Kate Phillips, Predrag Grujic, Paul Bazely, Felix Scott
Votes: 152
28.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021)
Episode:
The Vulture
(2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Crime
A detective from Major Crimes takes over Jake's nearly solved murder case and steals his thunder.
Director: Jason Ensler | Stars: Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero
Votes: 4,310
29.
Bedrag (2016–2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2016)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When a body is found near an off-shore wind farm it leads the detective assigned to investigate the death into conflict with the executives of the energy company that own the facility.
Director: Per Fly | Stars: Thomas Bo Larsen, Natalie Madueño, Esben Smed, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Votes: 215
30.
Office Girls (2011– )
Episode:
How Do I Add Happiness to Love
(2011)
44 min | Romance
Kai-Er stealthily manipulates an open conflict at the store, which causes Qin Mu-Pai to form a special on-the-job training team with a surprise instructor.
Director: Fu-chun Hsu | Stars: Chia-Yen Ko, Roy Chiu, Meng-sheng Shen, Hsiu-Chun Lin
31.
Milo Murphy's Law (2016–2019)
Episode:
A Clockwork Origin/Perchance to Sleepwalk
(2017)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Short, Action
Milo, Melissa and Zack must find an escaped robot. Milo starts sleepwalking in the nearby woods.
Directors: Bob Bowen, George Elliott, Robert Hughes, Keith Oliver | Stars: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Sabrina Carpenter, Mekai Curtis, Mark Hamill
Votes: 142