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1. Grease (1978)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?

Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway

Votes: 300,929 | Gross: $188.76M

2. American Graffiti (1973)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith

Votes: 98,255 | Gross: $115.00M

3. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama

A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus

Votes: 98,029

4. The Hollywood Knights (1980)

R | 91 min | Comedy

Led by their comedic leader, Turk, the Hollywood Knights car club raise hell throughout Beverly Hills on Halloween Night, 1965.

Director: Floyd Mutrux | Stars: Tony Danza, Michelle Pfeiffer, Julius Averitt, Steve Ballard

Votes: 5,160 | Gross: $10.00M

5. Crime Wave (1953)

Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Gene Nelson, Sterling Hayden, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia

Votes: 4,561

6. Titus (2000–2002)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama

A mechanic, Christopher Titus, along with his brother and his friends, try to deal with his father, a lewd, crude, drinking multiple divorcee.

Stars: Christopher Titus, Cynthia Watros, Zack Ward, David Shatraw

Votes: 6,187

7. The Gumball Rally (1976)

PG | 105 min | Comedy

An eclectic group of people takes part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race.

Director: Charles Bail | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Tim McIntire, Raul Julia, Norman Burton

Votes: 4,498

8. Beach Party (1963)

Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A bearded anthropologist studies the habits of swingin' American teens while they enjoy the summer surfing, loving, and partying at the beach.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello

Votes: 2,341

9. The Forsaken (2001)

R | 90 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

A young man gets embroiled in a war against vampires.

Director: J.S. Cardone | Stars: Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Izabella Miko, Johnathon Schaech

Votes: 9,177 | Gross: $7.29M

10. Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)

PG | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

Navy frogman, Ted Jackson (Elvis Presley), balances his time between twin careers as a deep sea diver and nightclub singer. During a dive, Ted spots sunken treasure and returns with hope to retrieve it.

Director: John Rich | Stars: Elvis Presley, Dodie Marshall, Pat Priest, Pat Harrington Jr.

Votes: 1,879 | Gross: $4.25M

11. Bikini Beach (1964)

Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Martha Hyer, Don Rickles

Votes: 1,760

12. Truck Stop Women (1974)

R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A mother and daughter who run a brothel for truckers fight back when the Mafia tries to take over their operation.

Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Claudia Jennings, Lieux Dressler, John Martino, Paul Carr

Votes: 889

13. Return to Macon County (1975)

PG | 90 min | Drama

Two young men in a fast car travel through Georgia in the summer of 1958 en route to enter the National Championship drag races in California. In Macon County they pick up a wild girl who brings trouble and attract the ire of a local cop.

Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Nick Nolte, Don Johnson, Robin Mattson, Robert Viharo

Votes: 881

14. The Giant Gila Monster (1959)

Not Rated | 74 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.

Director: Ray Kellogg | Stars: Don Sullivan, Fred Graham, Lisa Simone, Shug Fisher

Votes: 4,335

15. The Spider (1958)

Passed | 73 min | Family, Horror, Sci-Fi

Teenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider.

Director: Bert I. Gordon | Stars: Ed Kemmer, June Kenney, Eugene Persson, Gene Roth

Votes: 3,415

16. The California Kid (1974 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 74 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

A deranged desert town sheriff has a murderous habit of forcing speeders to their deaths, until a young man with a souped-up hotrod arrives to possibly end it.

Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Martin Sheen, Vic Morrow, Michelle Phillips, Stuart Margolin

Votes: 1,191

17. Hot Rod (1979 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 97 min | Drama

A drag-racer enters a local championship race. However, he runs up against the town boss, a corrupt sheriff who has already made arrangements to ensure that his own son wins the race.

Director: George Armitage | Stars: Gregg Henry, Pernell Roberts, Robin Mattson, Grant Goodeve

Votes: 323

18. Munster, Go Home! (1966)

Approved | 96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The Munsters travel to England after Herman discovers he's the new Lord of the Munster Hall.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick

Votes: 3,054

19. High School Confidential! (1958)

Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama

A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Drew Barrymore, Mamie Van Doren

Votes: 1,173

20. Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)

M | 90 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Elvis Presley, Michele Carey, Don Porter, Rudy Vallee

Votes: 2,050

21. Van Nuys Blvd. (1979)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

A small-town kid hears about the wild nights of cruising the boulevard in Van Nuys, California. He drives out there to check it out, and gets involved with drag racers, topless dancers and bikers.

Director: William Sachs | Stars: Bill Adler, Cynthia Wood, Dennis Bowen, Melissa Prophet

Votes: 601

22. Pick-up (1975)

R | 80 min | Drama

Sexy hippie chicks Carol and Maureen get more than they bargained for when they hitch a ride with groovy hippie dude Chuck in his nifty mobile bus home. The trio get lost in the Florida ... See full summary »

Director: Bernard Hirschenson | Stars: Jill Senter, Alan Long, Gini Eastwood, Tom Quinn

Votes: 1,046

23. Hot Rods to Hell (1966)

Approved | 92 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The new owner of a motel in the California desert has a run-in with a gang of delinquent teenage hot rod drivers.

Director: John Brahm | Stars: Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Mimsy Farmer, Laurie Mock

Votes: 1,103

24. A Strange Adventure (1956)

Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants.

Director: William Witney | Stars: Joan Evans, Ben Cooper, Marla English, Jan Merlin

Votes: 218

25. Miss Annie Rooney (1942)

Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn't have the right kind of dress to wear, so her family and friends band together to raise money to get her the proper dress.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Shirley Temple, William Gargan, Guy Kibbee, Dickie Moore

Votes: 597

26. One Cab's Family (1952)

Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Comedy

A happily married pair of taxicabs are delighted when Junior enters their lives, but this delight turns to consternation when he states his ambition to become a hotrodder...

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Daws Butler, June Foray

Votes: 516

27. Hot Rod Gang (1958)

Not Rated | 72 min | Drama, Music

Kid who wants to enter his car in the drag races joins a rock band to make enough money to do it.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: John Ashley, Jody Fair, Gene Vincent, Russ Bender

Votes: 288

28. Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959)

Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Horror

Hot rods, monsters and rock'n'roll... In this teen-oriented picture, a gang of greasers hole up in a reputedly haunted mansion after getting evicted from their clubhouse.

Director: William J. Hole Jr. | Stars: Jody Fair, Russ Bender, Henry McCann, Martin Braddock

Votes: 748

29. Hi-Riders (1978)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Story of a group of drag races and the young boy and girl who join them.

Director: Greydon Clark | Stars: Mel Ferrer, Stephen McNally, Darby Hinton, Ralph Meeker

Votes: 227

30. Deuce Coupe (1992)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Two brothers are seperated by the love for the same woman - but they get united again by their fascination for speed and racing cars.

Director: Mark Deimel | Stars: Kieran Mulroney, Brian Bloom, Danielle von Zerneck, Ashley Laurence

Votes: 125

31. Midwest Hu$tler

Drama | Post-production

A seasoned hustler is forced to teach a young racer how to survive and win Midwestern drag races, reigniting a dangerous rivalry that threatens his chance at redemption with the only woman he's ever loved.

Director: Zaine Bray | Stars: Kevin Caliber, Steve Montana, Vickie Doerr, Michael Holub

32. Joyride to Nowhere (1977)

PG | 86 min | Action, Crime

Teenage friends Cindy and Leah have decided to leave their abusive homelives behind, stealing Cindy's father's car and setting out on the road to freedom. On the way, they meet up with a ... See full summary »

Directors: Mel Welles, Ronald C. Ross | Stars: Leslie Ackerman, Sandy Alan, Len Lesser, Mel Welles

Votes: 97

33. Hot Rod Girl (1956)

Approved | 79 min | Action, Drama, Romance

After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force him back into racing so he can take his title--and he's already taken his girlfriend.

Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Lori Nelson, Chuck Connors, John Smith, Mark Andrews

Votes: 393

34. Deuce of Spades (2011)

150 min | Drama

When a hotrod girl finds a mysterious letter dating back to the fifties hidden in her roadster, she is left with nothing but questions... She sets out to find the answers and retrace her ... See full summary »

Director: Faith Granger | Stars: Timothy Luke, Faith Granger, Alexandra Holder, Jordan Warren

Votes: 719

35. Susie the Little Blue Coupe (1952)

Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The eventful life of a little blue car.

Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Stan Freberg, Bob Jackman, Clark Lagerstrom

Votes: 610

36. O gigas tis Kypselis (1968)

89 min | Comedy

Secretly in love with a vertically challenged corner-shop owner who only has eyes for the block's statuesque diva, a housemaid and talented amateur singer sees her luck change, when she meets Giorgos Zambetas. Will her dreams come true?

Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Nikos Rizos, Despoina Stylianopoulou, Alekos Tzanetakos, Lavrentis Dianellos

Votes: 106

37. I Want You (1951)

Passed | 102 min | Drama

In 1950, small-town Americans try to deal with military conscription.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Dana Andrews, Dorothy McGuire, Farley Granger, Peggy Dow

Votes: 614

38. Teenage Rebel (1956)

Approved | 94 min | Drama

Nancy Fallon gets custody of her teenage daughter Dodie back from her ex-husband after she remarries, but she must win her love.

Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Michael Rennie, Betty Lou Keim, Warren Berlinger

Votes: 396

39. Tales of the Rat Fink (2006)

Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Biography

The life and times of famed hot rod & custom car designer Ed "Big Daddy" Roth.

Director: Ron Mann | Stars: John Goodman, Ted Rosnick, Alex Xydias, Paul Le Mat

Votes: 290

40. American Girls (2013)

92 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Centers on the abduction and murder of numerous school girls in a quaint, all-American town. Inspired by true events.

Director: Eric Pereira | Stars: Bai Ling, Kevin Gage, James Duval, Devanny Pinn

Votes: 65

41. Dragstrip Girl (1957)

69 min | Action, Drama

Girl loves hot cars and a rich dragstrip racer. Her parents don't like either one.

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Fay Spain, Steven Terrell, John Ashley, Frank Gorshin

Votes: 207

42. Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? (1970 TV Movie)

G | 22 min | Comedy, Family

A live-action short, using many avant-garde film techniques, that looks at American car culture in the late 1960s. The main section deals with the many trials and obstacles a teenager must ... See full summary »

Director: Ward Kimball | Stars: Kurt Russell, Spencer Quinn, Jesse White, Peter Renaday

Votes: 187

43. Choppertown: The Sinners (2005)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Action, Adventure

Custom chopper builder and punk rocker Kutty Noteboom builds his working man's chopper from the ground up with the help of good friend Rico and the rest of his biker brothers in this ... See full summary »

Directors: Zack Coffman, Scott Di Lalla | Stars: Rico Fodrey, Rob Fortier, Cole Foster, Gary Frye

Votes: 109

44. Hot Rod (1950)

Approved | 61 min | Action, Drama

A young man builds a hot rod despite the disapproval of his father, a Juvenile Court judge. Circumstantial evidence points to the innocent teenager when his car is involved in a hit-and-run accident and he must reconcile with his father.

Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jimmy Lydon, Art Baker, Gil Stratton, Gloria Winters

Votes: 161

45. 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

46. There Auto Be a Law (1953)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

This documentary-style cartoon tells of the development of the automobile in America and the comical effects of cars, traffic, and road design on various kinds of people.

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Daws Butler, Stan Freberg

Votes: 145

47. Delinquent Daughters (1944)

Passed | 72 min | Crime, Drama

A town is shocked when a high school girl commits suicide. A reporter and a cop team up to investigate and find out exactly what is going on among the youth of the town.

Director: Albert Herman | Stars: June Carlson, Fifi D'Orsay, Teala Loring, Mary Bovard

Votes: 409

48. The Choppers (1961)

Not Rated | 66 min | Crime, Drama

A gang of teenage delinquents terrorize a small community by stealing cars and stripping them for parts, then selling the parts to a crooked junkyard owner. The police and an insurance company investigator set out to break up the gang.

Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Arch Hall Jr., Robert Paget, Burr Middleton, Rex Holman

Votes: 443

49. Donald and the Wheel (1961)

Approved | 17 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There follows a survey of the progress of ... See full summary »

Director: Hamilton Luske | Stars: Bill Cole, Bill Lee, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith

Votes: 301

50. Rockabilly Baby (1957)

Passed | 81 min | Music, Romance

The mysterious Mrs. Eleanor Carter moves to Springfield with her two teenagers, Jimmy and Cathy. Eleanor makes friends with the town's social leader, Mrs. Wellington, who supports her idea ... See full summary »

Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Virginia Field, Douglas Kennedy, Les Brown, Judy Busch

Votes: 44