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51. It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951)

Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Drama

Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern.

Directors: Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, John Sturges, Richard Thorpe, Charles Vidor, Don Weis, William A. Wellman | Stars: Ethel Barrymore, Keefe Brasselle, Gary Cooper, Nancy Reagan

Votes: 728

52. Sombrero (1953)

Approved | 103 min | Musical, Romance

Adapted from the book, "Mexican Village," by Josefina Niggli, the film tells three interwoven love stories against the background of a feud between two villages. Cyd Charisse and Rick Jason... See full summary »

Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Pier Angeli, Vittorio Gassman, Yvonne De Carlo

Votes: 356

53. When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)

120 min | Romance, Drama

Mary Tudor, sister of England's Henry VIII, causes a stir by falling in love with a guardsman below her class.

Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Marion Davies, Lyn Harding, William Norris, Forrest Stanley

Votes: 1,141

54. The White Sister (1933)

Approved | 105 min | Drama, Romance

A young woman falls in love with a dashing officer, but becomes a nun when she believes him to be killed in battle.

Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Helen Hayes, Clark Gable, Lewis Stone, Louise Closser Hale

Votes: 486

55. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)

Approved | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History

Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.

Director: Sidney Franklin | Stars: Jennifer Jones, John Gielgud, Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna

Votes: 568

56. Playmates (1941)

Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Music

For the sake of a lucrative radio contract, John Barrymore agrees to turn bandleader Kay Kyser into a Shakespearian actor.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Kay Kyser, John Barrymore, Lupe Velez, Ginny Simms

Votes: 358

57. Naz & Maalik (2015)

Not Rated | 86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Two closeted Muslim teens hawk goods across Brooklyn and struggle to come clean about their sexuality, as their secretive behavior leads them unknowingly into the cross-hairs of the War on Terror.

Director: Jay Dockendorf | Stars: Kerwin Johnson Jr., Curtiss Cook Jr., Annie Grier, Ashleigh Awusie

Votes: 473

58. The Wild McCullochs (1975)

PG | 93 min | Drama, Romance

A Story about the rich McCulloch Family, their overbearing father and the children's misguided blaming him for everything that doesn't go right.

Director: Max Baer Jr. | Stars: Forrest Tucker, Julie Adams, Max Baer Jr., Janice Heiden

Votes: 114 | Gross: $0.12M

59. The Road to Singapore (1931)

Approved | 69 min | Drama, Romance

Gossip, snobbery, mistrust, divorce and a mail-order engagement dominate the lives of the British upper class living in the plantation colonies of Southeast Asia.

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: William Powell, Doris Kenyon, Marian Marsh, Louis Calhern

Votes: 500

60. Cane River (1982)

104 min | Drama, Romance

The romance between two African Americans who come from a different class background.

Director: Horace Jenkins | Stars: Richard Romain, Tommye Myrick, Ilunga Adell, Lloyd La Cour

Votes: 339

61. The Key (1934)

Approved | 71 min | Drama

British officer is assigned to duty in Ireland and gets embroiled in Anglo-Irish battles and old girl friend who is now married to an Irishman. Powell learns more than he wanted to know about "the Irish Problem."

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: William Powell, Edna Best, Colin Clive, Hobart Cavanaugh

Votes: 554

62. Hell Below (1933)

Passed | 101 min | Romance, Drama, War

In 1918, U.S. Navy Lt. Tommy Knowlton participates in dangerous submarine missions, disobeys orders, gets court-martialed and romances a married woman who happens to be his C.O.'s daughter.

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston, Madge Evans, Jimmy Durante

Votes: 563

63. Pink Moon (2015)

Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Drama, Romance

In a society where heterosexuals are persecuted and abortion is forbidden, two teens are forced to hide an unintended pregnancy before their secret romance is exposed.

Director: Sal Bardo | Stars: Brandon Tyler Harris, Cole Johnston, Adam Jepsen, Sandy York

Votes: 192

64. Naughty Neighbors (1939)

Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short

Petunia Pig and Porky Pig declare peace between their respective families, the Martins and the McCoys, who have been violently feuding all this time. The happy disposition doesn't last long... See full summary »

Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Dorothy Compton, Beatrice Hagen, Bernice Hansen

Votes: 243

65. Marine Raiders (1944)

Approved | 90 min | Drama, War

A U.S. Marine major tries to keep his captain on the right track through combat on Guadalcanal, training new recruits in San Diego, and a relationship with a WAAAF while on leave in Australia.

Director: Harold D. Schuster | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Ruth Hussey, Frank McHugh

Votes: 390

66. Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal (2018)

Documentary, Biography

How the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, for better or worse, fully embraced the great social changes of the 1960s and 70s, which reshaped both England's social norms and the way people saw the royal family.

Stars: Lady Glenconner, Jane Stevens, Clive Irving, Christopher Warwick

Votes: 134

67. Lucy, 4:57 PM (2013)

10 min | Short, Drama

Lucy, a self-styled teenage rebel, wants to leave the painful, boring world of her high school and suburb behind. She decides to run away with Sheila, her photography teacher, with whom she... See full summary »

Director: Michael Thomas Vassallo | Stars: Victoria Frings, Dylan Gelula

Votes: 15

68. I Thought You Were a Nice Man (2018)

110 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

A beautiful young woman with a horrible secret is protected by a loving family.

Director: Nadira Pankey | Stars: Tempast Wulf, Damien Chinappi, Jovani S. Rampersad, Kristoph Wulf

Votes: 119

69. You Can't Buy Everything (1934)

Passed | 82 min | Drama, Romance

Hannah is so tight with her money that she takes her son, Donnie, to the charity ward a week after he hurts his leg. But she has always hoarded her money since her late husband wasted most ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: May Robson, Jean Parker, Lewis Stone, Mary Forbes

Votes: 225

70. The Thrill Chaser (1923)

Passed | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Working as a motion-picture extra, Westerner Omar K. Jenkins (Hoot Gibson) impresses Sheik Ussan, a visiting Arab prince, with his pugilistic ability. Engaged to go to Arabia, he becomes ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Hoot Gibson, James Neill, Billie Dove, W.E. Lawrence

Votes: 26

71. After the Night with Valerie (2019)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A recovering amnesiac's memories are replaced by fantasies he believes actually occurred.

Director: Alex M Garnett | Stars: Lorelei Linklater, Sam Stinson, Carly Christopher, Jordan LeuVoy

72. Carlos Dunn's Katherine (2015)

80 min | Action, Horror, Romance

A beautiful woman and her boyfriend are trying to escape from sadistic serial killers.

Director: Charles W. Bailey | Stars: Tina Grimm, Tempast Wulf, Mel Heflin, Andrew Schaefer

Votes: 43

73. Dawn to Dawn (1933)

35 min | Short

On a desolate farm, a man and his grown daughter eek out a living. He's aging and ill; she's lonely and wan. He's adamant that she have no contact with men, so she's a prisoner of the farm.... See full summary »

Director: Josef Berne | Stars: Julie Haydon, Ole M. Ness, Frank Eklof

Votes: 81

74. The Whirlwind (1922)

Short, Comedy

A traveling salesman battles hurricane-force winds and a disapproving father in competing with a rube for a local beauty's hand in marriage.

Director: Joe Rock | Stars: Joe Rock, Max Asher, Charles Avery, Lillian Biron

Votes: 24

75. Sweetwater (2005)

25 min | Short, Drama

Belle Apple, a 17-year-old orphan girl, goes to Sweetwater, Texas, seeking revenge on the man whose disappearance turned her into a ward of the state, her father, Clayton Hunt.

Director: Ken Mandel | Stars: Patricia Campbell, Drew Waters, Josh Duhon, Rick Morrow

76. Love's Young Scream (1928)

20 min | Short, Comedy

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Director: William Watson | Stars: Anne Cornwall, Jack Duffy, James Harrison, Cliff Lancaster

Votes: 26

77. Túzba pod brestami (1961 TV Movie)

86 min | Drama

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Director: Pavol Haspra | Stars: Frantisek Kabrhel, Ján Kusenda, Ludovit Moravcik, Vlado Müller

78. Serving the King

Drama, Romance, Thriller | Announced

Based on Kailin Gow's bestselling steamy romantic Master Chefs Series.

79. Forbidden Enchantment (2024)

10 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy

In a land where magic has become forbidden a lost teen finds himself enchanted by a musical melody and in place saves a young lady from an untimely fate. There are secrets behind their encounter that they have to discover.

Director: Elven Nicole | Stars: Trevor B, Ross K. Foad, Shykodah-Khi McGrath, Elven Nicole

80. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Pilot (1987)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

FBI Agent Vinnie serves 18 months in prison to establish cover to infiltrate the Mob. He impresses the crime boss and earns himself a job, opening the door to access the mafia's highest echelons.

Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Ray Sharkey

Votes: 346

81. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode: Human Nature (2007)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

In 1913, Martha watches in jealousy from afar as The Doctor learns what it is to be human and to fall in love with the local school nurse, Joan Redfern.

Director: Charlie Palmer | Stars: David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, Jessica Hynes, Rebekah Staton

Votes: 9,184

82. Snapped: Killer Couples (2013– )
Episode: Rachael Mullenix & Ian Allen (2019)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

When an aspiring actress is found brutally murdered, authorities uncover family secrets, and a forbidden love affair that burned with deadly intensity.

Director: Brian Peery | Stars: Anna Vocino, Barbara Mullenix, Rachael Mullenix, Ian Allen

Votes: 12

83. Movie Macabre (1981–1993)
Episode: The House That Screamed (1981)

TV-14 | Comedy, Horror

A strict headmistress runs a secluded school for wayward girls in 19th century France, whose students are disappearing under mysterious circumstances.

Director: Larry Thomas | Stars: Cassandra Peterson, John Paragon, Tomás Blanco, Sofía Casares

Votes: 34

84. The Art Mysteries (2020– )
Episode: The Vision After the Sermon by Paul Gauguin (2020)

Documentary, Biography, History

Waldemar explores Paul Gauguin's forbidden romance which sparked the creation of The Vision After the Sermon, one of Gauguin's most famous, personal and cryptic religious paintings.

Star: Waldemar Januszczak

Votes: 12

85. The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode: Chapter 22: Guns for Hire (2023)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The Mandalorian visits an opulent world.

Director: Bryce Dallas Howard | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Katee Sackhoff, Simon Kassianides, Mercedes Varnado

Votes: 20,878

86. The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem (2021– )
Episode: Episode #1.16 (2022)

TV-MA | Drama

In 1941, as war rages in Europe, Luna receives a marriage proposal. But is it the one she wants?

Director: Oded Davidoff | Stars: Hila Saada, Michael Aloni, Yoalah Brinson, Irit Kaplan

Votes: 18

87. I, Claudius (1976)
Episode: Family Affairs (1976)

Not Rated | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History

It is now 9 BC. Livia has poisoned Agrippa and Tiberius is being forced to divorce his wife Vipsania to marry Julia. Neither Tiberius nor Julia are happy with this arrangement and Julia ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, George Baker

Votes: 384

88. Serangoon Road (2013)
Episode: Tracks of My Tears (2013)

TV-14 | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a newborn baby is left on the doorstep of the Cheng Detective Agency, Patricia and Sam have to figure out what they're meant to do with him.

Director: Tony Tilse | Stars: Don Hany, Joan Chen, Maeve Dermody, Alaric

Votes: 26

89. Greatest Mysteries (2013– )
Episode: Buckingham Palace (2014)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Host Don Wildman explores Buckingham Palace. He delves into the salacious tale of a beloved monarch's forbidden romance, examines the methods of a brazen intruder, and examines treasonous acts of an adviser to the Queen.

Stars: Don Wildman, Louise Hulland, Rav Wilding, Kate Williams

Votes: 7

90. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Eight: The Outsiders (2017)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Archie and his friends pitch in to help Fred, but when one of them is attacked, they come up with a plan that lands them in Southside Serpent territory.

Director: David Katzenberg | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 2,199