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1. Family Guy (1999– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strives to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another.
Stars: Alex Borstein, Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 365,388
2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother Luigi, trying to save a captured princess.
Directors: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc, Fabien Polack | Stars: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black
Votes: 239,323 | Gross: $574.93M
3. Independence Day (1996)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
Votes: 607,300 | Gross: $306.17M
4. The Deer Hunter (1978)
R | 183 min | Drama, War
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
Votes: 363,313 | Gross: $48.98M
5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
PG | 138 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 217,554 | Gross: $132.09M
6. The Fighter (I) (2010)
R | 116 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo
Votes: 389,784 | Gross: $93.62M
7. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
R | 124 min | Drama, Romance
A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia
Votes: 62,842 | Gross: $129.80M
8. Out of the Furnace (2013)
R | 116 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough, his older brother Russell takes matters into his own hands to find justice.
Director: Scott Cooper | Stars: Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 125,379 | Gross: $11.33M
9. Stir of Echoes (1999)
R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, a man begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around him.
Director: David Koepp | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Zachary David Cope, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas
Votes: 87,758 | Gross: $21.13M
10. Pete's Dragon (2016)
PG | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who happens to be a dragon.
Director: David Lowery | Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley, Oona Laurence
Votes: 61,768 | Gross: $76.23M
11. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
R | 155 min | Drama, Romance
Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands
Votes: 28,839 | Gross: $13.34M
12. Blue Collar (1978)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama
When three automotive factory workers who're struggling financially try to steal from their own labor union, they discover corruption, and reluctantly decide to use this information for blackmail.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr.
Votes: 10,695
13. Waking the Dead (2000)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
Director: Keith Gordon | Stars: Billy Crudup, Bill Haugland, Nelson Landrieu, Ivonne Coll
Votes: 7,656 | Gross: $0.33M
14. Love Thy Neighbour (1972–1976)
30 min | Comedy
A white working-class socialist has his world turned upside down when an educated black man moves in next door.
Stars: Jack Smethurst, Rudolph Walker, Nina Baden-Semper, Kate Williams
Votes: 788
15. Cemetery Junction (2010)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A 1970s-set comedy centered on three young working class friends in a dreary suburb of Reading.
Directors: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant | Stars: Christian Cooke, Felicity Jones, Tom Hughes, Jack Doolan
Votes: 24,201
16. Shadows in Paradise (1986)
Not Rated | 74 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari
Votes: 7,122
17. The Life of Riley (1953–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems.
Stars: William Bendix, Marjorie Reynolds, Wesley Morgan, Tom D'Andrea
Votes: 452
18. I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy
A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.
Director: John Boulting | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 4,378
19. No Other Woman (1933)
Passed | 58 min | Drama
A steelworker and his aspiring wife make millions when they become partners in a dyeworks. Unfortunately, success does not bring happiness.
Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Irene Dunne, Charles Bickford, Gwili Andre, Eric Linden
Votes: 493
20. Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (1994)
Not Rated | 62 min | Comedy, Romance
Lugubrious Finns Valto and Reino take to the road in search of coffee and vodka, without which their lives are not worth living. But their reveries are interrupted by the arrival of ... See full summary »
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Kati Outinen, Matti Pellonpää, Kirsi Tykkyläinen, Mato Valtonen
Votes: 3,727
21. K-Shop (2016)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A kebab shop owner's son, Salah, turns vigilante after his father's death in an effort to clean up the relentless onslaught of boozed up thrill seekers waging war on his doorstep.
Director: Dan Pringle | Stars: Ewen MacIntosh, Reece Noi, Darren Morfitt, Kristin Atherton
Votes: 2,035
22. The Easiest Way (1931)
Passed | 73 min | Drama, Romance
Growing up in a poor working-class family, Laura decides not to marry the boy-next-door and instead accepts wealthy, older Will Brockton's invitation to move in with him. After falling in ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Constance Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, Robert Montgomery, Anita Page
Votes: 618
23. The Tale of Iya (2013)
169 min | Drama
As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna's humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo.
Director: Tetsuichirô Tsuta | Stars: Rina Takeda, Shima Ônishi, Min Tanaka, Hitoshi Murakami
Votes: 376
24. The Woman on Pier 13 (1949)
Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Successful, newly married Brad Collins once belonged to the Communist Party of the USA, and now the Party will stop at nothing to use him.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Robert Ryan, Laraine Day, John Agar, Thomas Gomez
Votes: 1,277
25. Family Tools (2013)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A man is forced to put his dreams on hold to take over his family's handyman business from his father.
Stars: Kyle Bornheimer, J.K. Simmons, Edi Gathegi, Johnny Pemberton
Votes: 658
26. The Supermarket (2009)
116 min | Comedy, Drama
To the young people of Ellington the Supermarket was many different things. Another home, a place they'd known as long as they can remember. A one-of-a-kind place to work, build friendships... See full summary »
Director: Timothy Norman | Stars: Matt Jenkins, Bob Ondek, Pat Tanner, Brian Madore
Votes: 24
27. Beaconsfield (2012 TV Movie)
129 min | Drama
The true story of Brant Webb and Todd Russell, who were trapped nearly a kilometer below the surface.
Director: Glendyn Ivin | Stars: Shane Jacobson, Lachy Hulme, Cameron Daddo, Anthony Hayes
Votes: 559
28. Albert in Blunderland (1950)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In a dream Albert, a worker in a statist economy, is forced to watch a state-sponsored "free movie" on national planning. On awakening, he is convinced of the failings of excessive government control.
Director: George Gordon | Stars: Daws Butler, Frank Graham, John Hiestand, Joseph Kearns
Votes: 23
29. Kept Husbands (1931)
Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance
Daughter of a wealthy family decides to marry a poor working man.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Clara Kimball Young, Joel McCrea, Dorothy Mackaill, Ned Sparks
Votes: 620
30. Christmas, Again (2014)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Romance
A heartbroken Christmas-tree salesman returns to New York City hoping to put his past behind him. Living in a trailer and working the night shift, he begins to spiral downwards until the ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Poekel | Stars: Kentucker Audley, Jason Shelton, Oona Roche, David Gauld
Votes: 1,238
31. The Bear That Wasn't (1967)
Approved | 10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A bear wakes out of hibernation in the middle of a human society that blindly refuses to recognize him as an animal.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Stars: Paul Frees, Gloria Wood
Votes: 623
32. A Hole Lot of Trouble (1971)
27 min | Short, Comedy
Three workmen assigned to dig a hole near a road for an electrical cable run into problems with local officials who believe the hole is being dug in the wrong place and should be closer to the home of a prissy fashion designer.
Director: Francis Searle | Stars: Arthur Lowe, Victor Maddern, Tim Barrett, Bill Maynard
Votes: 97
33. The Bowler and the Bunnet (1967)
60 min | Documentary
Sean Connery examines the gap and suspicion in the relationship between management and workers in industry, and shows how one Scottish shipyard is trying to change that and what could well be a blueprint for other companies to follow.
Director: Sean Connery | Star: Sean Connery
Votes: 67
34. Tornado (1943)
Approved | 83 min | Drama
Pete Ramsey (Morris) is a hard-working coal miner who falls in love with and marries scheming showgirl Victory Kane (Kelly). Victory presses Pete to fight for the position of the mine ... See full summary »
Director: William Berke | Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, William Henry, Gwen Kenyon
Votes: 127
35. Playboy: Blue Collar Babes (1999 Video)
Unrated | 51 min | Documentary
Working for the weekend takes on a whole new meaning with Playboy's Blue Collar Babes. These are the women who play as hard as they work, and Playboy shows you just how far they'll go to ... See full summary »
Stars: Morena Corwin, Jessica Garvin, Dawn McFall
Votes: 27
36. Akko's Secret (2012)
120 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Young Atsuko Kagami comes into possession of a magical mirror that lets her transform into anything she wishes. Atsuko Kagami then attempts to save a company which is about to be sold by ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuhiro Kawamura | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Ai Yoshikawa, Masaki Okada, Takeshi Kaga
Votes: 328
37. Murder Room, Inc (2021)
7 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A janitor for the world's largest Murder Room company gets an unexpected surprise when he begins to suspect his wife is cheating on him with their boss.
Director: Alex Cassun | Stars: Nich Witham, Jill Crenshaw, Georin Oliver, Cody Patterson
Votes: 9
38. The Fourth Wish (1976)
107 min | Drama
The poignant struggle of a man to grant his terminally ill son three wishes - and the obstacles cast in his way of achieving this goal.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: John Meillon, Robert Bettles, Michael Craig, Anne Haddy
Votes: 113
39. Les secrets professionnels du Docteur Apfelgluck (1991)
95 min | Comedy
Five short stories told by an eccentric psychiatrist about the misadventures of some of his patients.
Directors: Alessandro Capone, Stéphane Clavier, Mathias Ledoux, Thierry Lhermitte, Hervé Palud | Stars: Jacques Villeret, Micha Bayard, Ticky Holgado, Claire Nadeau
Votes: 501
40. Wrecking Crew (1942)
Approved | 73 min | Drama
Follows a crew as they work under a deadline set by their boss to complete the demolition of a building. Touches on the lives of several of the crew in their lives away from the job and ... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Richard Arlen, Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Joe Sawyer
Votes: 94
41. Due amici (2002)
86 min | Drama
Two Sicilian friends, Nunzio and Pino, share the same apartment in Turin. Nunzio works in a factory but is laid off because of his illness. Pino, on the other hand, is a mysterious man and ... See full summary »
Directors: Spiro Scimone, Francesco Sframeli | Stars: Francesco Sframeli, Spiro Scimone, Teresa Saponangelo, Felice Andreasi
Votes: 176
42. The State of Shock (2011)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
Set in socialist Yugoslavia in 1986, a humble and diligent factory worker falls into a 10-year shock right at his working place. He wakes up from coma in hospital in 1996 capitalist ... See full summary »
Director: Andrej Kosak | Stars: Martin Marion, Urska Hlebec, Nikola Kojo, Aleksandra Balmazovic
Votes: 268
43. Greg Warren: Where the Field Corn Grows (2020)
59 min | Comedy
Greg Warren is smart enough to understand what he doesn't know, and it's in his common-sense attempt to understand basic agriculture, home repair, or finances that he harvests the ridiculous and absurd.
Director: Eric Abrams | Star: Greg Warren
Votes: 78
44. Till I Reach You
90 min | Drama | Post-production
Young working-class lovers Josie and Darryl impulsively take off from Milwaukee in the mid-1990s to search for Josie's father, a gambler making his living in the tribal casinos of the ... See full summary »
Director: Brion Rockwell | Stars: Julienne Hanzelka Kim, Tony Doupe, Jeffery Dean, Dylan Gary
45. Green Light to Joy (1967)
85 min | Drama
Director: Seiji Maruyama | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Keiko Awaji, Yuriko Hoshi, Tetsuo Ishidate
Votes: 10
46. Convenience (II) (2017)
Comedy, Crime
A young war vet and his gambling-addicted roommate find themselves on a local gangster's bad side when they go looking for a quick score.
Director: David James | Stars: Gregory Patrick Agnew, Kevin Borngrebe, Michael Compton, David Eves
47. Miners (1976)
25 min | Documentary, Short
With footage shot deep within the mine, this is an account of life of an English mining town and what it is like to work below ground as told by the miners', and their wives' within their homes.
Director: Peter Pickering
Votes: 7
49. De la belle ouvrage (1970 TV Movie)
80 min | Drama
Director: Maurice Failevic | Stars: Jacques Serres, Nicole Vassel, Pierre Maguelon, Dominique Labourier
50.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Workforce
(2001)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Almost the entire Voyager crew has been abducted and brainwashed to serve as workers in a severely short-handed industrial alien society.
Director: Allan Kroeker | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill
Votes: 1,798