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1. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
PG-13 | 124 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace
Votes: 221,019 | Gross: $129.36M
2. Wake in Fright (1971)
R | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
After a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay
Votes: 14,165 | Gross: $0.05M
3. The Station Agent (2003)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Benjamin
Votes: 73,648 | Gross: $5.74M
4. Twins (1988)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Crime
A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who is short, a womanizer, and small-time crook.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb
Votes: 137,783 | Gross: $111.94M
5. The Crush (1993)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A journalist becomes the unwanted center of attention for a 14-year-old girl, who proceeds to sabotage his life after he refuses her sexual advances.
Director: Alan Shapiro | Stars: Cary Elwes, Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Rubin, Kurtwood Smith
Votes: 22,405 | Gross: $13.61M
6. Deadwood: The Movie (2019 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 110 min | Drama, Western
As the residents of Deadwood gather to commemorate Dakota's statehood in 1889, saloon owner Al Swearengen and Marshal Seth Bullock clash with Senator George Hearst.
Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Paula Malcomson
Votes: 26,249
7. Ma (I) (2019)
R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A lonely woman befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them party at her house. Just when the kids think their luck couldn't get any better, things start happening that make them question the intention of their host.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis, McKaley Miller
Votes: 59,832 | Gross: $45.37M
8. Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama
In this prequel to 'Stone Cold,' Tom Selleck reprises his role as Jesse Stone, an L.A. cop who relocates to a small town only to find himself immersed in one mystery after the other.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Tom Selleck, Saul Rubinek, Viola Davis, Kohl Sudduth
Votes: 6,313
9. The Ron Clark Story (2006 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Biography, Drama
A small-town teacher relocates to one of the country's toughest classrooms.
Director: Randa Haines | Stars: Matthew Perry, Judith Buchan, Griffin Cork, Jerry Callaghan
Votes: 12,475
10. The Rewrite (2014)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
Director: Marc Lawrence | Stars: Hugh Grant, Whit Baldwin, Vanessa Wasche, Enid Graham
Votes: 22,339
11. Along Came the Devil (2018)
TV-14 | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After a troubled childhood, Ashley searches for a connection, and unknowingly invites in a demonic force, which leaves her loved ones fighting for her soul.
Director: Jason DeVan | Stars: Jessica Barth, Sydney Sweeney, Matt Dallas, Bruce Davison
Votes: 2,062
12. Mario (I) (2018)
124 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Two young football players get caught up between the politics of the game and the politics of love.
Director: Marcel Gisler | Stars: Max Hubacher, Aaron Altaras, Jessy Moravec, Jürg Plüss
Votes: 5,289
13. Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019 Video)
PG-13 | 87 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Batman, Batgirl and Robin forge an alliance with The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to fight against the Turtles' sworn enemy, The Shredder, who has teamed up with Ra's Al Ghul and The League Of Assassins.
Director: Jake Castorena | Stars: Troy Baker, Eric Bauza, Darren Criss, Kyle Mooney
Votes: 12,579
14. Space Oddity (2022)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
A man seeks the help from an insurance company to plan a one-way trip to Mars.
Director: Kyra Sedgwick | Stars: Kyle Allen, Alexandra Shipp, Madeline Brewer, Simon Helberg
Votes: 1,361
15. Mirror Mirror (I) (1990)
R | 104 min | Horror, Thriller
A teenage girl begins receiving black magic power through an antique mirror that drips blood, not realizing the mirror is controlled by demonic forces.
Director: Marina Sargenti | Stars: Karen Black, Yvonne De Carlo, William Sanderson, Rainbow Harvest
Votes: 2,213
16. Red Headed Stranger (1986)
R | 105 min | Western
Revisionist western about fallen preacher Shay, who guns down his wife Raysha for running off with another man. Wandering, he meets single mom Laurie. However, helpless sheriff Scoby wants Shay to help him fight the villainous Clavers.
Director: William D. Wittliff | Stars: Willie Nelson, Morgan Fairchild, R.G. Armstrong, Royal Dano
Votes: 906
17. Malasaña 32 (2020)
104 min | Horror, Mystery
A family moving to a new house to live the dream of the big city. A house where dreams turn in nightmares.
Director: Albert Pintó | Stars: Begoña Vargas, Iván Marcos, Bea Segura, Sergio Castellanos
Votes: 5,810
18. Strangerland (2015)
R | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A family's dull life in a rural outback town is rocked after their two teenage children disappear into the desert, sparking disturbing rumors of their past.
Director: Kim Farrant | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes, Hugo Weaving, Lisa Flanagan
Votes: 10,065 | Gross: $0.02M
19. The New Kids (1985)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A brother and sister arrive in a small town to help their relatives run an amusement park, and they find the town is terrorized by a local street gang.
Director: Sean S. Cunningham | Stars: Shannon Presby, Lori Loughlin, James Spader, John Philbin
Votes: 4,075 | Gross: $0.20M
20. Borrasca (2020 Podcast Series)
E | 600 min | Thriller
Sam Walker moves to the town of Drisking, Missouri where people inexplicably disappear.
Stars: Cole Sprouse, Mark Derwin, Beau Knapp, Sarah Yarkin
Votes: 370
21. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Approved | 68 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
An animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" followed by an adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
Directors: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney | Stars: Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Eric Blore, John McLeish
Votes: 17,955
22. A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A man and his son vacation to the quiet vampire populated town of Salem's Lot.
Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Michael Moriarty, Samuel Fuller, Ricky Addison Reed, Andrew Duggan
Votes: 4,584
23. Asako I & II (2018)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Romance
Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Masahiro Higashide, Erika Karata, Sairi Itô, Kôji Nakamoto
Votes: 5,341 | Gross: $0.02M
24. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
Approved | 34 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In a small town, a brewing romantic rivalry with a local tough and a school-teacher culminates in a terrifying ride in the night.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney | Stars: Bing Crosby, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires
Votes: 5,836
25. Just My Type (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Vanessa, a features writer in NYC, hopes to land the interview of a lifetime with renowned mystery author, Martin Clayborne.
Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Bethany Joy Lenz, Brett Dalton, Aleque Reid, Colleen Wheeler
Votes: 2,014
26. The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders (2019 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Drama
A pretty and talented cheerleader, Ava, finds herself embroiled in a petty feud with a more popular and ruthless fellow cheerleader who wants nobody else stealing her spotlight.
Director: Peter Sullivan | Stars: Denise Richards, Savannah Lee May, Alexandria DeBerry, Josie Davis
Votes: 546
27. Stepfather 3 (1992 TV Movie)
R | 110 min | Horror, Thriller
That psycho stepfather has escaped from the insane asylum and had his face surgically altered. Now he's married again, this time to a woman with a child in a wheelchair. He goes on a ... See full summary »
Director: Guy Magar | Stars: Robert Wightman, Priscilla Barnes, Season Hubley, David Tom
Votes: 2,075
28. A Splash of Love (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Ph.D. student expands her studies to include the whales of the Pacific Northwest. There she meets a whale-watching tour guide and they soon find themselves bonding over more than just Orcas.
Director: Heather Hawthorn Doyle | Stars: Rhiannon Fish, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Laura Soltis, Brad Abramenko
Votes: 895
29. The Hearse (1980)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt's home in a small town, only to find herself plagued by supernatural occurrences and unexplained hostility from the local townspeople connected to her aunt's past.
Director: George Bowers | Stars: Trish Van Devere, Joseph Cotten, David Gautreaux, Donald Hotton
Votes: 2,384
30. Christmas Inheritance (2017)
TV-PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
To be the CEO, an heiress is challenged by her dad to deliver a Christmas letter in person to his ex-partner in their hometown - traveling by bus, incognito and with only $100. Will she learn something from the people there?
Director: Ernie Barbarash | Stars: Eliza Taylor, Jake Lacy, Andie MacDowell, Neil Crone
Votes: 13,390
31. Reprisal! (1956)
Passed | 74 min | Western
Half-breed Frank Madden claims he's White, in order to own land, but violent racial clashes in town force him to abandon his neutrality and chose a side.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Guy Madison, Felicia Farr, Kathryn Grant, Michael Pate
Votes: 511
32. Happy Town (2010)
353 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A deputy sheriff is confronted with the unsolved mystery of a half-dozen child kidnappings over the past decade in a small town in Minnesota.
Stars: Geoff Stults, Lauren German, Amy Acker, Robert Wisdom
Votes: 3,433
33. Freshwater (2016)
83 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A new take on the classic story of a group of twenty-something kids' weekend of terror at the lake house.
Director: Brandy Berry | Stars: John Bobek, Donnabella Mortel, Zoë Bell, Tom O'Connell
Votes: 827
34. Red Hill (2010)
R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
A young police officer must survive his first day's duty in a small country town.
Director: Patrick Hughes | Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tommy Lewis, Claire van der Boom
Votes: 9,095 | Gross: $0.02M
35. Winter in Vail (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Chelsea inherits a house in Vail. She meets Owen and gets a much needed break. Together, they put on Strudelfest to highlight the charm of Old Vail.
Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Tyler Hynes, Marla Renae, Greg Lawson
Votes: 2,161
36. Autumn in the City (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Piper moves to New York for a fresh start and meets Austin, a jaded writer. Together, they experience autumn in the city and try to figure out who they're truly meant to be.
Director: Michael Robison | Stars: Aimee Teegarden, Evan Roderick, Laura Soltis, Adam Beauchesne
Votes: 845
37. The Celebrated Gisaeng (2014)
94 min | Drama
Ae-Rang has ability to seduce any man, either by her way of talking or by her sexuality. One day an impotent man who doesn't date any woman arrives at her village. Ae-Rang secretly bets on seducing him and make him sleep with her.
Director: Hyeon Kang | Stars: Min-Yeoung Kim, Lee Sang-hoon, Kim Jeong-pal, Yong-gyu Kang
Votes: 15
38. Christmas Around the Corner (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Claire, a savvy venture capitalist from New York City, escapes to a quaint town in Vermont for the holidays and becomes a guest of the Fortenbury Bookstore. Upon arrival, Claire finds ... See full summary »
Director: Megan Follows | Stars: Alexandra Breckenridge, Jamie Spilchuk, Jane Alexander, Tara Spencer-Nairn
Votes: 1,759
39. A Veteran's Christmas (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
After receiving an honorable discharge, a former Marine suffers a minor car accident which strands her in a small town for the Christmas season.
Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Sean Faris, Eloise Mumford, Mary Long, Amanda Lisman
Votes: 2,387
40. Bullies (1986)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The Morris family moves from the city in an attempt to make a new life in a small resort town, only to be confronted by a sadistic rural clan, the Cullens.
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Jonathan Crombie, Janet-Laine Green, Stephen Hunter, Dehl Berti
Votes: 578 | Gross: $3.00M
41. A Christmas to Remember (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Following a car accident which leaves her with a bout of amnesia, a celebrity chef gets stranded in a small town over the Christmas season.
Director: David Weaver | Stars: Mira Sorvino, Cameron Mathison, Jesse Filkow, Bailey Skodje
Votes: 2,734
42. Puppy Love (2012 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A ballplayer (Victor Webster) claims to be the owner of a woman's (Candace Cameron Bure) new dog.
Director: Harvey Frost | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Victor Webster, Katie L. Hawkins, Jamison Jones
Votes: 1,025
43. Christmas Cookies (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
A corporate agent is sent to a small town to buy a cookie company and shut down its factory. When she starts falling in love with the factory's owner, the town's Christmas spirit over takes her.
Director: James Head | Stars: Jill Wagner, Wes Brown, P. Lynn Johnson, Chris Gauthier
Votes: 2,587
44. Christmas Under Wraps (2014 TV Movie)
TV-G | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When an aspiring surgeon is turned down for a fellowship, she takes a temporary position working as a GP in a small Alaskan town in an effort to boost her résumé.
Director: Peter Sullivan | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, David O'Donnell, Robert Pine, Brian Doyle-Murray
Votes: 6,253
45. Two Heads Creek (2019)
TV-MA | 85 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A timid butcher and his drama queen twin sister quit the hostile confines of post- Brexit Britain and adventure to Australia in search of their birth mother, but the seemingly tolerant townsfolk are hiding a dark, meaty secret.
Director: Jesse O'Brien | Stars: Gary Sweet, Kathryn Wilder, Kerry Armstrong, Stephen Hunter
Votes: 1,369
46. Holly & Ivy (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 85 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A contractor helps a woman renovate a house so she can adopt a sick neighbor's two children.
Director: Erica Dunton | Stars: Janel Parrish, Jeremy Jordan, Marisol Nichols, Sadie Coleman
Votes: 1,470
47. A Demon Within (2017)
TV-14 | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A skeptical, small town doctor is forced to confront his personal demons in order to save the life of a teenage girl who has become possessed in his family's old house.
Directors: Ayush Banker, Justin LaReau | Stars: Charlene Amoia, Clint Hummel, Patricia Ashley, Michael Ehlers
Votes: 842
48. Small Town Christmas (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A high-flying female novelist from New York takes a trip to the small town that inspired her latest best-seller.
Director: Maclain Nelson | Stars: Ashley Newbrough, Kristoffer Polaha, Preston Vanderslice, Bailey Skodje
Votes: 2,010
49. A Christmas in Vermont (2016 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
A company executive is tasked with liquidizing a small town outerwear manufacturer over the Christmas season.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Abigail Hawk, Chevy Chase, David O'Donnell, Howard Hesseman
Votes: 1,281
50. Saturday Night at the Baths (1975)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
A musician from Montana finds work and other things at The Continental Baths in New York City, 1974.
Director: David Buckley | Stars: Robert Aberdeen, Ellen Sheppard, Don Scotti, Steve Ostrow
Votes: 516