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51. 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: 9,190
52. Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Passed | 45 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
Director: Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, Erwin Connelly
Votes: 57,400 | Gross: $0.98M
53. Virgin Rose (2006)
100 min | Crime, Drama
Simon transports illegal immigrants to New York, leaving them to their fate. He is discovered by the coastguard and Andrés, a young sailor, saves his life. When he falls for a young protegée of Simon conflict erupts.
Director: Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Stars: Jorge Perugorría, Álex González, Ana de Armas, Broselianda Hernández
Votes: 302
54. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Passed | 116 min | Drama, Romance
In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 12,326 | Gross: $3.27M
55. Cat People (1942)
Not Rated | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Simone Simon, Tom Conway, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph
Votes: 26,101 | Gross: $4.00M
56. Hollywood Homicide (2003)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two LAPD detectives who moonlight in other fields investigate the murder of an up-and-coming rap group.
Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Isaiah Washington, Lena Olin
Votes: 39,425 | Gross: $30.94M
57. Cutting Class (1989)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A murderer is loose in a high school in this 'whodunit' movie.
Director: Rospo Pallenberg | Stars: Donovan Leitch Jr., Jill Schoelen, Brad Pitt, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 5,954
58. Oklahoma! (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 180 min | Musical, Romance, Western
Cowboy Curly McClain tries to win the heart of a girl in a singing and dancing extravaganza.
Director: Trevor Nunn | Stars: Maureen Lipman, Hugh Jackman, Josefina Gabrielle, David Shelmerdine
Votes: 2,286
59. Broken Embraces (2009)
R | 127 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez
Votes: 42,757 | Gross: $5.01M
60. Fun in Acapulco (1963)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Music
A yacht owner's spoiled daughter gets Mike fired, but a boy helps him get a job as singer at Acapulco Hilton etc. He upsets the lifeguard by taking his girl and 3 daily work hours. Mike's also seeing a woman bullfighter.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Elsa Cárdenas, Paul Lukas
Votes: 3,797
61. Dead of Night (1945)
Approved | 77 min | Drama, Horror
Guests invited to a weekend in the country share their supernatural stories, beginning with Walter Craig, who senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality.
Directors: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer | Stars: Mervyn Johns, Michael Redgrave, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall
Votes: 14,271
62. Two Evil Eyes (1990)
R | 120 min | Horror
A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.
Directors: Dario Argento, George A. Romero | Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Harvey Keitel, Ramy Zada, Bingo O'Malley
Votes: 8,199 | Gross: $0.35M
63. The Late Bloomer (2016)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of an adult male who, after the successful removal of a benign tumor resting against his pituitary gland, experiences all the changes and effects of puberty over a three-week period.
Director: Kevin Pollak | Stars: Charlotte McKinney, Johnny Simmons, Blake Cooper, Kumail Nanjiani
Votes: 10,627
64. American Beach House (2015)
90 min | Comedy
Three young men and three young women from around the world win a contest and get an all-expenses-paid trip to a beach house in Malibu. When they arrive, they find out they have to share the space.
Director: Straw Weisman | Stars: Mischa Barton, Lorenzo Lamas, Martin Belmana, Christiane Kroll
Votes: 1,366
65. Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Unrated | 71 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When Countess Marya Zaleska appears in London, mysterious events occur that lead Dr. Von Helsing to believe that the Countess must be a vampire.
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill, Edward Van Sloan
Votes: 8,055
66. Dying Young (1991)
R | 111 min | Drama, Romance
A caregiver falls in love with a terminally ill man.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colleen Dewhurst
Votes: 17,248 | Gross: $33.67M
67. School Spirit (1985)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A college student gets into a car crash and becomes a special kind of ghost who can make himself invisible or corporeal at will. He takes advantage of his powers to pursue his fellow female students, during the infamous 'Hog Day'.
Director: Alan Holleb | Stars: Tom Nolan, Elizabeth Foxx, Larry Linville, Roberta Collins
Votes: 1,297
68. Modern Problems (1981)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fiedler, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses not only to win her back, but to gain a little revenge.
Director: Ken Shapiro | Stars: Chevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville, Dabney Coleman, Mary Kay Place
Votes: 5,852 | Gross: $26.15M
69. Flash Gordon (1936)
Passed | 245 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Alexis Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth.
Directors: Frederick Stephani, Ray Taylor | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Priscilla Lawson
Votes: 2,667
70. The Second Wife (1998)
122 min | Comedy, Romance
In the early 1960s, a Sicilian single mother marries an older, crass widowed truck driver. When he is arrested trying to smuggle an antique, she ends up falling in love with her handsome stepson.
Director: Ugo Chiti | Stars: Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Lazar Ristovski, Giorgio Noè, Jessica Auriemma
Votes: 869
71. Jesse James (1939)
GP | 106 min | Western
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
Directors: Henry King, Irving Cummings | Stars: Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph Scott
Votes: 4,975
72. High School U.S.A. (1983 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Comedy
Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique.
Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Nancy McKeon, Todd Bridges, Angela Cartwright
Votes: 1,683
73. Book of Love (2022)
106 min | Comedy, Romance
A British writer realizes that his novel is a success in Mexico because a peculiar translation of it.
Director: Analeine Cal y Mayor | Stars: Sam Claflin, Remmie Milner, Antonia Clarke, Lucy Punch
Votes: 3,880
74. Flower Drum Song (1961)
Approved | 133 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo
Votes: 3,728 | Gross: $10.90M
75. The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A young man who has spent his life as a member of an ultraconservative Christian cult loses his parents and becomes disoriented, wandering into a forest and meeting a coffin transporter, a caring woman, her mute boyfriend, and his mother.
Director: Philip Ridley | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, Viggo Mortensen, Loren Dean
Votes: 4,227
76. Heavy Trip (2018)
92 min | Comedy, Music
After years of playing songs by other artists, the opportunity of a concert in Norway encourages a metal band to compose their own material, but not before overcoming some unexpected difficulties.
Directors: Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren | Stars: Johannes Holopainen, Samuli Jaskio, Antti Tuomas Heikkinen, Max Ovaska
Votes: 10,691 | Gross: $0.01M
77. Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone (2021 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama
The story about Benedict Stone and his wife Emilia who got separated after 10 years, when trying for a baby becomes unsuccessful.
Director: Peter Benson | Stars: Tom Everett Scott, Ella Ballentine, Mía Maestro, Matt Hamilton
Votes: 600
78. The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020)
TV-G | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne to Montenaro and hits a rough patch with Kevin, it's up to her double Stacy to save the day before a new lookalike, party girl Fiona foils their plans.
Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: John Jack, Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Mark Fleischmann
Votes: 13,549
79. Plus One at an Amish Wedding (2022 TV Movie)
86 min | Comedy, Romance
April Monroe is an up-and-coming superstar doctor at a big New York hospital, and things could not be more perfect. She's been falling head-over-heels for charming veterinarian Jesse, and ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Ramsey | Stars: Galadriel Stineman, Kevin Joy, Mary McElree, Summer Mastain
Votes: 601
80. Who You Think I Am (2019)
101 min | Drama, Romance
Claire, a 50-year-old divorced teacher, creates a fake Facebook profile of a 24-year-old woman to catfish Alex, the roommate of her former lover, Ludo.
Director: Safy Nebbou | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Nicole Garcia, François Civil, Marie-Ange Casta
Votes: 7,545
81. Pretty Persuasion (2005)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
Director: Marcos Siega | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Ron Livingston, James Woods, David Wagner
Votes: 10,837 | Gross: $0.31M
82. Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Horror, Western
Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sun cream to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.
Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: David Carradine, Morgan Brittany, Bruce Campbell, Jim Metzler
Votes: 3,511
83. Bad Blood (1986)
Unrated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
As a deadly virus which infects people who have loveless sex sweeps Paris, a lonely pariah attempts to steal a potent antidote, only to fall for the mistress of his partner-in-crime. Is the infectious young love the cure to the bad blood?
Director: Leos Carax | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Hans Meyer
Votes: 9,364 | Gross: $0.02M
84. The 10th Victim (1965)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
In a future where a human vs. human "Big Hunt" is used as an alternative to war, a veteran huntress' plan to kill a "victim" for a major TV sponsorship deal is compounded by romance.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli, Salvo Randone
Votes: 5,027
85. Roberta (1935)
Passed | 106 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An American jazzman and his buddy woo a Russian princess and a fake countess in Paris.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott
Votes: 3,670
86. A Night at the Opera (1935)
Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Directors: Sam Wood, Edmund Goulding | Stars: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle
Votes: 34,850 | Gross: $2.54M
87. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama
A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio, Orazio Orlando
Votes: 13,435 | Gross: $0.27M
88. Smell of Flesh (1974)
95 min | Comedy
Salvadore returns home from and falls under the spell of his niece, who enjoys teasing her uncle as much as he enjoys it. Then he sets his sights on her mom. Salvadore proves to be irresistible to his brother's women.
Directors: Alfredo Malfatti, Salvatore Samperi | Stars: Domenico Modugno, Eleonora Giorgi, Pippo Franco, Luciana Paluzzi
Votes: 156
89. Repeat Performance (1947)
Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
On New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout the year. Her wish comes true but cheating fate proves more difficult than she anticipated.
Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joan Leslie, Virginia Field, Tom Conway
Votes: 2,021
90. The Princess Switch 3 (2021)
TV-PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When a priceless relic is stolen, Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy enlist the help of Margaret's cousin Fiona teams with a man from her past to retrieve it, with romance and resulting in a very unexpected switch.
Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Remy Hii, Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar
Votes: 7,644
91. Big Bad Wolf (2006)
R | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
After being attacked by a werewolf, a teenager believing it may have been his stepfather attempts to expose him.
Director: Lance W. Dreesen | Stars: Trevor Duke-Moretz, Kimberly J. Brown, Richard Tyson, Sarah Aldrich
Votes: 2,816
92. A Christmas Prince (2017)
TV-PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
When a reporter goes undercover as a tutor to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?
Director: Alex Zamm | Stars: Rose McIver, Ben Lamb, Alice Krige, Honor Kneafsey
Votes: 21,933
93. Genghis Khan (1965)
Approved | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, History
During the thirteenth century, the shy Mongol boy Temujin becomes the fearless leader Genghis Khan, who unites all Mongol tribes and conquers most of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif, James Mason, Eli Wallach
Votes: 2,559 | Gross: $0.00M
94. The Shout (1978)
86 min | Drama, Horror
A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Robert Stephens
Votes: 5,259
95. Red Dog: True Blue (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
An iconic Australian story of family, friendship and adventure, between a young boy and a scrappy one-of-a-kind dog that would grow up to become an Australian legend.
Director: Kriv Stenders | Stars: Jason Isaacs, Levi Miller, Bryan Brown, Hanna Mangan Lawrence
Votes: 2,426
96. 100 Bloody Acres (2012)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Horror
Reg and Lindsay run an organic fertiliser business. They need a fresh supply of their "secret ingredient" to process through the meat grinder. Reg comes across two guys and a girl with a broken-down vehicle on their way to a music festival.
Directors: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes | Stars: Oliver Ackland, Paul Blackwell, Ward Everaardt, Iain Herridge
Votes: 4,615 | Gross: $0.01M
97. Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
A scientist creating perfumes inherits his great grandfather Dr. Jekyll's formula and decides to use modern technology to improve it. He ends up as an ambitious, ruthless woman. She tries to prevent returning into the spineless man.
Director: David Price | Stars: Sean Young, Tim Daly, Lysette Anthony, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 3,032 | Gross: $2.76M
98. An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Set right after World War II, a naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth... See full summary »
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Georgina Cates, Alun Armstrong
Votes: 3,029 | Gross: $0.26M
99. Pygmalion (1938)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.
Directors: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard | Stars: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson, Marie Lohr
Votes: 9,696 | Gross: $3.05M
100. Not Cinderella's Type (2018)
97 min | Drama, Romance
A kind-hearted orphan lives with her emotionally abusive relatives until a popular boy takes an interest after accidentally killing her cat.
Director: Brian Brough | Stars: Paris Warner, Tim Flynn, Tanner Gillman, Scott Christopher
Votes: 2,887