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1. New York Minute (I) (2004)

PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Two sisters who just can't get along have to travel to New York City together and find themselves on numerous misadventures in order to accomplish their goals.

Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Eugene Levy, Andy Richter

Votes: 25,005 | Gross: $14.02M

2. The Buddy System (1984)

PG | 110 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance

A quiet school truant officer, Joe, uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake a residential address, and subsequently gets involved romantically with the boy's mother. The truant officer ... See full summary »

Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Nancy Allen, Jean Stapleton

Votes: 1,498 | Gross: $1.82M

3. Captain January (1936)

Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

A little girl named Star lives with the lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school, but she's rescued by relatives.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee, Slim Summerville, Buddy Ebsen

Votes: 1,502

4. Min and Bill (1930)

Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Drama

Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.

Director: George W. Hill | Stars: Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Dorothy Jordan, Marjorie Rambeau

Votes: 1,901

5. The Kid from Left Field (1953)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Former ballplayer Larry Cooper secretly and unofficially manages a struggling major league club, the Bisons, through his nine year old son, Christie, who is a bat-boy for the team.

Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Dan Dailey, Anne Bancroft, Billy Chapin, Lloyd Bridges

Votes: 458

6. Fish Hooky (1933)

Approved | 20 min | Family, Comedy, Short

A truant officer spots the kids in an amusement park. They try to escape him.

Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Dorothy DeBorba, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins, George 'Spanky' McFarland

Votes: 230

7. Truant Officer Donald (1941)

8 min | Animation, Family, Comedy

Donald catches his nephews swimming on a school day. He thinks he's made an easy catch, but the boys are much more resourceful than that. When he tries to smoke them out of their clubhouse,... See full summary »

Director: Jack King | Star: Clarence Nash

Votes: 909

8. The Screwy Truant (1945)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Screwy Squirrel is pursued by a truant officer.

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, William Hanna

Votes: 566

9. Bewitched Bunny (1954)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Disguised as a truant officer, Bugs attempts to rescue Hansel and Gretel from Witch Hazel, who plans to cook him for her dinner.

Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 1,475

10. Little Mickey Grogan (1927)

60 min | Comedy

Two orphans, a near-blind architect, and a kindly young secretary form a makeshift family as they overcome financial hardships, while also thwarting the designs of both a loutish suitor and a persistent truant officer.

Director: James Leo Meehan | Stars: Frankie Darro, Lassie Lou Ahern, Jobyna Ralston, Carroll Nye

Votes: 6

11. Fishing Tackler (1957)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short

Little Audrey and her dog, Pal, take a day off from school and go fishing instead. Unfortunately, a truant officer is hot on their trail.

Directors: Izzy Sparber, Tom Golden | Stars: Mae Questel, Sid Raymond

Votes: 15

12. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: The Addams Family Goes to School (1964)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

The local truant officer forces Wednesday and Pugsley to attend public school to their parents' consternation.

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Allyn Joslyn, Jackie Coogan

Votes: 684

13. The Gene Autry Show (1950–1955)
Episode: Galloping Hoofs (1951)

30 min | Western

Neal Pierson, a convicted embezzler, escapes from prison and heads for his partner Curt Wayne's ranch to avenge a double cross.

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis

Votes: 10

14. Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
Episode: Friend of a Raven (1955)

30 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

A teacher of the deaf and a truant officer visit an apparently deaf-mute boy to determine why he has not been attending school. The teacher finds that the boy has an uncanny ability to communicate with animals, in spite of his disability.

Director: Tom Gries | Stars: Truman Bradley, Virginia Bruce, Richard Eyer, William Ching

Votes: 28

15. The Tall Man (1960–1962)
Episode: Millionaire McBean (1961)

30 min | Western

Desperate to get married, May and June McBean salt their father's worthless mine with gold nuggets in hopes that potential suitors will think that they're heiresses to a rich strike. The ... See full summary »

Director: William Witney | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager, Judy Nugent, Andy Clyde

Votes: 10

16. Everglades! (1961–1962)
Episode: Primer for Pioneers (1961)

30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

After a truant officer is seriously wounded by a backwoods squatter while trying to force his children to attend school, Linc decides to try gentle persuasion instead.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Ron Hayes, Nancy Rennick, R.G. Armstrong, Naomi Stevens