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51. Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)

Approved | 69 min | Drama

On the way to work, five defence workers contemplate their pasts and their own reasons for working.

Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Margo, John Carradine, Robert Ryan, Amelita Ward

Votes: 305

52. Odd Girl (2019)

13 min | Short, Thriller

Set in a small suburban town, high school student Dylan becomes worried when his popular down-to-earth best friend starts getting followed incessantly by the odd girl out.

Director: Rami Kahlon | Stars: Jacq Ainsworth, Michael Edwards, Trevor Horne, Taylor Kare

Votes: 134

53. The Christmas Carol (1949 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy

Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and three Christmas Ghosts that change his perception of life. Narrated by Vincent Price.

Director: Arthur Pierson | Stars: Vincent Price, Taylor Holmes, Patrick Whyte, Robert Clarke

Votes: 441

54. The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)

Passed | 85 min | Comedy

When a naval officer's wife breaks her ankle and is laid up, her husband takes over running the household by employing military regimentation and discipline, which leads to a number of amusing situations.

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Robert Walker, Joan Leslie, Edward Arnold, Spring Byington

Votes: 236

55. The One Who Loved You (2018)

88 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Kpt. Kalina (Pavel Řezníček) a policeman, a loving husband and a great father, is a victim of a car accident. From the position of a ghost, he follows the investigation of his ... See full summary »

Director: Jan Pachl | Stars: Pavel Reznícek, Sona Norisová, Lívia Bielovic, Eva Holubová

Votes: 67

56. Delectable You (2017)

15 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

A man, who is a gourmet cannibal, secretly loves his neighbor. However, she is a vegetarian. This may be a problem.

Director: Axel Courtière | Stars: Sylvain Dieuaide, Lou de Laâge, Ophélia Kolb, Catherine Deneuve

Votes: 318

57. Navy Blue Days (1925)

Not Rated | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Stationed in Latin America, lonely sailor Stan wants company. He invites himself to a dinner the Chief has been invited to, where he becomes entranced with the pretty hostess -- much to the chagrin of the Chief and of her local beau.

Directors: Scott Pembroke, Joe Rock | Stars: Stan Laurel, Julie Leonard, Glen Cavender, Zalla Zarana

Votes: 82

58. Hay Foot (1942)

Passed | 48 min | Comedy

Colonel Barkley is very proud of his assistant, Sergeant Doubleday, who has a photographic memory. Doubleday shows off his book knowledge on firearms during a class given by Sergeant Ames, embarrassing him.

Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, James Gleason, Noah Beery Jr.

Votes: 171

59. Bashful Buddies (1936)

17 min | Short

Pals Herman and Pat, with diamond rings in hand, are all set to make marriage proposals. Pat is bashful, however, so Herman broaches the subject to Pat's girl. The girl's parents think ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Hall | Stars: Pat Rooney Jr., Tim Herbert, Arthur Jarrett, Alice Gary

60. Liebmann (2016)

Unrated | 82 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

The teacher Antek Liebmann moves to the French countryside to leave his former life in Germany behind. He soon gets a job and finds himself in a new relationship. But the strange energy of ... See full summary »

Director: Jules Herrmann | Stars: Godehard Giese, Adeline Moreau, Fabien Ara, Bettina Grahs

Votes: 193

61. Fixing a Flirt (1912)

14 min | Comedy, Short

Bill Brace is an imitation of "a man about town." He starts a flirtation with Bess Bradley, a stenographer, who has little use for a "make believe." He, however, invites her to dinner. Bess... See full summary »

Stars: George Reehm, Frances Ne Moyer, Spottiswoode Aitken, Bobby Burns

Votes: 20

62. The Swing (I) (2020)

35 min | Short, Comedy

A husband and wife who have lost their spark try to spice things up when they discover the exciting new couple they just met are swingers.

Director: Jason Nave | Stars: Brett Johnson, Melanie Leanne Miller, Nancy Nave, Christopher Boswell

Votes: 8

63. The Phantom Broadcast (1933)

Passed | 72 min | Crime, Music, Mystery

A handsome radio singer has it all--fame, money, adoring fans--but what no one knows is that his accompanist, a hunchbacked piano player, is actually the voice behind the arrogant, abusive "singer"'s fame.

Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Ralph Forbes, Vivienne Osborne, Arnold Gray, Gail Patrick

Votes: 175

64. The Stand-Up (1930)

Passed | 8 min | Short, Drama

The time is New Year's Eve, 1929 and the place is the New York City apartment of a wealthy real-estate man who is expecting a young lady to dine with him. When she does not appear, he goes ... See full summary »

Director: Albert Ray | Stars: Bobby Watson, Wilbur Mack, Rudolph Cameron, Marjorie Lane

65. The Kind Old Man (1912)

Short, Comedy, Drama

Mr. Gordon is a kind old gentleman who loves to see and be with those of youth, those who look at life with a happy smile and whose hearts sing out their gladness in pleasant song. Such was... See full summary »

Director: Emile Chautard | Stars: Gilbert Dalleu, Renée Pré, Henri Gouget, Suzanne Revonne

66. Le Paradis Perdu (1921)

12 min | Short, Comedy

A Romantic Comedy about a married gentleman seeking paradise in connection with several others, including his wife whose has the same thought in discreet mode. Something unfolded when an ... See full summary »

Director: Pierre Colombier | Stars: Fernande Diamant, André Lefaur, André Luguet

67. Strasná zena (1965)

81 min | Comedy, Musical

A doctor of social sciences - a specialist in failing marriages - becomes jealous. He imagines his skater wife in various situations, but always on skates.

Director: Jindrich Polák | Stars: Jirí Lír, Olga Divinová, Jirí Sovák, Vladimír Mensík

Votes: 17

68. Snowblind (2018)

42 min | Short, Horror, Western

A young man learns the hardships of growing up fast when his ill father can no longer care for him in the ever so depleting forest they used to rely on.

Director: Brady McAtee | Stars: Brian Boyd, Corinne Charbonneau, Colton Cummins, Robert McAtee

Votes: 11

69. Ortel (2000 TV Movie)

99 min | Drama

The story of Friedrich Dürrenmatt, master of dramatic points and surprisingly unfolding stories, depicts an early evening of Alfredo Traps, a successful business traveler. Our hero is ... See full summary »

Director: Frantisek Filip | Stars: Václav Postránecký, Radovan Lukavský, Ludek Munzar, Radoslav Brzobohatý

Votes: 11

70. Le bonhomme Jadis (1950)

30 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

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Director: Charles-Félix Tavano | Stars: Catherine Erard, Camille Guérini, Gérard Nery, Made Siamé

71. The Barnyard Five (1936)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A worried duck is sweating it out while Mama Duck is hatching out quintuplets. Afterwards, Papa Duck receives a telegram of congratulations from his friend Oswald Rabbit and an invitation ... See full summary »

Directors: Walter Lantz, Manuel Moreno | Stars: Dorothy Compton, Beatrice Hagen, Mary Moder

Votes: 10

72. How Jones Lost His Roll (1905)

7 min | Comedy, Short

Animated intertitles help tell the tale of how a skinflint and his wife cheat their suburban neighbor at cards.

Director: Edwin S. Porter

Votes: 121

73. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)

TV-PG | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A wine connisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.

Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Peter Falk, Donald Pleasence, Joyce Jillson, Gary Conway

Votes: 3,763

74. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: I Killed the Count: Part 1 (1957)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

A maid discovers the body of Count Victor Mattoni. It's up to Inspector Davidson from Scotland Yard to find the murderer.

Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, John Williams, Alan Napier, Charles Cooper

Votes: 613

75. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Invitation to an Accident (1959)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

A scaffold falls on a new bride, after her husband accuses her of rendezvousing with an old flame. Another former suitor suspects the husband faked the accident, and urges her to cut off ... See full summary »

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Gary Merrill, Joanna Moore, Alan Hewitt

Votes: 446

76. All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode: The First and Last Supper (1971)

TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama

Edith invites Henry and Louise Jefferson over for dinner, ruining Archie's plans to go to a Mets game. Before dinner, Archie and Henry start a debate over racial matters.

Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers

Votes: 325

77. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: A Wife for Andy (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Barney's ready for Andy to get married, but Andy is not. In the situations that follow, Andy may have found someone, unbeknownst to Mayberry's most meddlesome matchmaker.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 326

78. Cold Feet (1997–2020)
Episode: Episode #5.3 (2003)

TV-PG | 76 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Pete and Jo drift further apart as Jo has a one night stand with Lee, who has just asked Ramona to live with him, and - feeling guilty - confesses it to Karen. David's relationship with ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Delaney | Stars: John Thomson, Kimberley Joseph, Jacey Salles, Hermione Norris

Votes: 61

79. Complete Savages (2004–2005)
Episode: Thanksgiving with the Savages (2004)

TV-PG | Comedy

For once, his brothers are jealous of Sam now steady date Angela invites him to her parents' Thanksgiving diner. That requires bailing dad's favorite, boys-only holiday- even the Three ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Stern | Stars: Keith Carradine, Erik von Detten, Andrew Eiden, Shaun Sipos

Votes: 58

80. Dark Shadows (1991)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1991)

TV-14 | 85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Victoria Winters arrives at Collinwood, a Gothic mansion on a cliff overlooking the ocean near the small seaport Maine town of Collinsport, as the recently hired governess to the 10-... See full summary »

Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Ben Cross, Barbara Blackburn, Jim Fyfe, Joanna Going

Votes: 95

81. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode: Torn (1986)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

McCall finds his attention divided when Jason Mazer from The Agency offers him a chance at revenge against an old enemy, while at the same time a young girl asks McCall to protect her and her mother against her abusive father.

Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Edward Woodward, Ron O'Neal, Yvonne Wilder, Zohra Lampert

Votes: 108

82. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: Shutout in Seattle: Part 2 (1999)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

Roz attempts to tell Bulldog she isn't interested in a relationship, however this becomes harder when KACL fires him due to low ratings and he seeks comfort with her. Kit and Niles have a ... See full summary »

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 907

83. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Enterprising Eb (1970)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The Douglases give Eb two acres of land so he can build a house for himself and his future bride, but the boy's only saved $538 for the job. He schemes to raise a down payment for a loan by... See full summary »

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester

Votes: 74

84. Hec Ramsey (1972–1974)
Episode: Mystery of the Green Feather (1972)

75 min | Drama, Mystery, Western

Hec sets out to uncover the killers of a family of settlers. Their arrow-pierced bodies and a brave's medicine sack containing a green feather implicate the Indians, but Hec is reluctant to rush to judgment.

Directors: Herschel Daugherty, Charles Ziarko | Stars: Richard Boone, Rick Lenz, Rory Calhoun, Lloyd Bochner

Votes: 37

85. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Episode: Closet Cases (1998)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Bayliss and Pembleton are forced to deal with their own prejudices as they search for a hustler suspected of killing rich gay men.

Directors: Leslie Libman, Larry Williams | Stars: Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes

Votes: 106

86. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: TB or Not TB (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery

A doctor campaigns against the epidemic of TB in Africa, possibly at the risk of his own life.

Director: Peter O'Fallon | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 3,211

87. The Irish R.M. (1983–1985)
Episode: O Love! O Fire! (1983)

TV-14 | 51 min | Comedy, Drama, History

Flurry and Sally's blossoming relationship is hindered by Sally's mother. Old Mrs. Knox is giving a tenants ball to which all the servants are invited. Recruited to help out, the Major and ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Chetwyn | Stars: Peter Bowles, Bryan Murray, Doran Godwin, Lise Ann McLaughlin

Votes: 22

88. Just the Ten of Us (1987–1990)
Episode: Puberty Blues (1989)

TV-G | Comedy, Family

Coach teaches the girls about not playing when there's no grass on the field. A very special episode.

Directors: Jim Johnson, Jim Johnston | Stars: Bill Kirchenbauer, Deborah Harmon, Heather Langenkamp, Jamie Luner

Votes: 177

89. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: The Cell Within (1989)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Tubbs is held prisoner by a "reformed" psycho he put away years ago, who is obsessed with eradicating crime through extreme methods.

Director: Michael B. Hoggan | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 288

90. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: Home Sweet Home (1974)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

A Japanese real estate firm wants to buy and tear down all the properties on the Sanfords' block in order to build a brewery.

Director: Norman Abbott | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Gregory Sierra, Helen Funai

Votes: 127

91. Sex and the City (1998–2004)
Episode: Bay of Married Pigs (1998)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Carrie is invited to stay with a married friend and her husband, Peter, at their beach house. Her trip is unexpectedly cut short when she walks in on Peter who is naked in the kitchen. Back... See full summary »

Director: Nicole Holofcener | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon

Votes: 1,100

92. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode: Everybody Needs a Little Love (1987)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A divorced man dotes upon a mannequin.

Director: John Harrison | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Richard Portnow, Philip Lenkowsky, Don Peoples

Votes: 224

93. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: Scenskees from a Marriage: Part 1 (1982)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Latka has an affair with another cab driver putting his marriage in jeopardy.

Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza

Votes: 145

94. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: Scenskees from a Marriage: Part 2 (1982)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Simka has a dilemma as to which cab driver she is going to sleep with so she and Latka hold an informal dinner party.

Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza

Votes: 139

95. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Enemy of the World: Episode 2 (1967)

TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Jamie and Victoria agree to accompany Astrid to Hungary to observe Salamander's activities.

Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Colin Douglas, Bill Kerr, Mary Peach

Votes: 537

96. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.2045 (2000)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: Daniel Wilson | Stars: Martin Kemp, Steve McFadden, Tamzin Outhwaite, Michael Greco

97. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.2117 (2001)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: Andy Hay | Stars: Natalie Cassidy, Michelle Ryan, Jack Ryder, Dean Gaffney

Votes: 16

98. 'Til Death (2006–2010)
Episode: I Heart Woodcocks (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

The Cofelds become the Woodcocks' new best friends. To their horror, the Starks start to miss them.

Director: Rob Schiller | Stars: Brad Garrett, Joely Fisher, Kat Foster, Eddie Kaye Thomas

Votes: 82

99. The Bold and the Beautiful (1987– )
Episode: Episode #1.294 (1988)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Kristen confides in Margo, relating her humiliating sexual experience with Clarke; Margo turns around and seduces him. Storm gives Beth news about Stephen's job.

Director: John C. Zak | Stars: Nancy Burnett, Susan Flannery, Lauren Koslow, Teri Ann Linn

Votes: 9

100. The Bold and the Beautiful (1987– )
Episode: Episode #1.3658 (2001)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Thorne tries to calm down Rick, who is furious with Amber. Deacon asks Bridget if she regrets their marriage. Stephanie is disappointed to learn a dinner invitation came from Massimo, not Eric.

Director: Michael Stich | Stars: Darlene Conley, Eric Ekholm, Jennifer Finnigan, Susan Flannery