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1. King Kong (1933)
Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Horror
A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.
Directors: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher
Votes: 91,268 | Gross: $10.00M
2. On the Town (1949)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller
Votes: 18,828
3. Pumpkin (2002)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A sorority girl finds her life falling apart after she develops romantic feelings for a mentally-challenged man.
Directors: Anthony Abrams, Adam Larson Broder | Stars: Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn, Dominique Swain
Votes: 9,565 | Gross: $0.31M
4. Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Rugrats get tangled in an exotic adventure, where they're helped by the Thornberrys, a family that travels the world making nature documentaries.
Directors: John Eng, Norton Virgien, Priit Pärn | Stars: Jodi Carlisle, Lacey Chabert, Tim Curry, Elizabeth Daily
Votes: 9,036 | Gross: $39.40M
5. A Guy Thing (2003)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
A soon-to-be husband wakes up on the morning after his bachelor party in bed with another woman.
Director: Chris Koch | Stars: Jason Lee, Julia Stiles, Selma Blair, James Brolin
Votes: 18,402 | Gross: $15.41M
6. Seven (1979)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama
Hawaii has fallen under the control of a ruthless cartel of seven gangsters. The FBI acquires the services of an ex-agent turned assassin, Drew Savano, who in turn assembles a team of seven hitmen to stop them.
Director: Andy Sidaris | Stars: William Smith, Barbara Leigh, Guich Koock, Christipher Joy
Votes: 910
7. Robinson Crusoe (1954)
Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The classic story of Robinson Crusoe, a man who is dragged to a desert island after a shipwreck.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Dan O'Herlihy, Jaime Fernández, Felipe de Alba, Chel López
Votes: 4,527
8. Bird of Paradise (1932)
Passed | 80 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Votes: 1,581
9. Curly Top (1935)
Approved | 75 min | Family, Musical, Romance
Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones." As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Shirley Temple, John Boles, Rochelle Hudson, Jane Darwell
Votes: 2,118
10. Ship Ahoy (1942)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
Miss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to Puerto Rico. She thinks that she is working for the US Government, but fails to see why she would be involved.
Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, Bert Lahr, Virginia O'Brien
Votes: 717
11. Tanna (2015)
Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Set on a remote Pacific island, covered in rain forest and dominated by an active volcano, this heartfelt story, enacted by the Yakel tribe, tells of a sister's loyalty, a forbidden love affair and the pact between the old ways and the new.
Directors: Martin Butler, Bentley Dean | Stars: Mungau Dain, Marie Wawa, Marceline Rofit, Charlie Kahla
Votes: 4,687 | Gross: $0.01M
12. Thieves of Fortune (1990)
R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In this action-packed romantic adventure story, a beautiful woman must perform feats of bravery in order to inherit a $28 million fortune and win the man she loves. Lots of stunts featuring... See full summary »
Director: Michael MacCarthy | Stars: Michael Nouri, Lee Van Cleef, Shawn Weatherly, Craig Gardner
Votes: 182
13. Katy Perry: Roar (2013 Music Video)
TV-G | 5 min | Adventure, Family, Music
After a plane crash in the Amazon, Katy Perry befriends the animals and out-roars a tiger to become Queen of the Jungle.
Directors: Grady Hall, Mark Kudsi | Stars: Katy Perry, Brian Nagel
Votes: 1,042
14. South Sea Woman (1953)
Passed | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
AWOL marine Sgt. Jim O'Hearn is court-martialed for a variety of offenses that carry 143 years in the stockade or the death penalty but refuses to aid in his own defense.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors, Arthur Shields
Votes: 877
15. The Bulldog Breed (1960)
97 min | Comedy
When he is crossed in love, grocers assistant Norman Puckle joins the Navy, where he is recruited to man the first British rocket.
Director: Robert Asher | Stars: Norman Wisdom, Ian Hunter, David Lodge, Robert Urquhart
Votes: 900
16. Hell's Half Acre (1954)
Approved | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An American woman goes to Hawaii to search for her husband, MIA since the war, but he's a fugitive from the law and involved in a private feud against his former crime syndicate partners.
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Wendell Corey, Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester, Marie Windsor
Votes: 629
17. Hawaiian Holiday (1937)
G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto experience all that Hawaii has to offer. Donald tries hula dancing, Pluto explores the beach and Goofy takes up surfing.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,771
18. Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1953)
Approved | 79 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Ma and Pa, with their daughter Rosie, go off to Hawai'i to answer ailing Cousin Rodney's call for help running his pineapple farm while he recovers. Pa soon causes a major explosion and gets himself kidnapped.
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Lori Nelson, Byron Palmer
Votes: 567
19. Show Business (1944)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A song-and-dance man and his comic partner undergo romantic ups and downs when they team up with a female duo and transition from burlesque to vaudeville.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Eddie Cantor, George Murphy, Joan Davis, Nancy Kelly
Votes: 253
20. High Tension (1936)
Passed | 63 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn't want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn't want her to date other men.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Glenda Farrell, Norman Foster, Helen Wood
Votes: 152
21. Show Kids (1935)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Musical
It's the Depression, and the vaudeville Palace Theater is unable to stay afloat. The proprietor, Mr. Jenkins, begrudgingly lets his 12-year-old son stage a kiddie show that draws in the crowds.
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Tad Alexander, Arthur Aylesworth, Florence Fair, The Meglin Kiddies
Votes: 114
22. Santa's Surprise (1947)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Five children from around the world follow Santa home on Christmas Eve, and decide to give him some extra help around the workshop.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 377
23. Hawaiian Nights (1939)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Bandleader Tim Hartley's father objects strongly to his son's occupation choice and packs him off to Hawaii to manage the family hotel holdings. This proves to be a wrong move as Hawaiia has more bands than it does pineapples.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Johnny Downs, Constance Moore, Mary Carlisle, Eddie Quillan
Votes: 21
24. Hello Aloha (1952)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In the city, Goofy finds his daily job much too stressful so he decides to leave this hustle and bustle for a more peaceful life in the tropics. He finds life there most enjoyable ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Winston Hibler, James MacDonald, Harry Owens
Votes: 448
25. The A-Tom-inable Snowman (1966)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Tom chases Jerry through a variety of winter scenes.
Directors: Abe Levitow, Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 439
26. Rhythm of the Islands (1943)
Approved | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
On the only Pacific island untouched by and unaware of World-War-Two, American beachcombers Tommy (Allan Jones) and Eddie Dolan (Andy Devine) sell off Paradise Island to American ... See full summary »
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Allan Jones, Jane Frazee, Andy Devine, Ernest Truex
Votes: 43
27. The Idol Dancer (1920)
92 min | Drama
A religious zealot and his nephew are thrown together on a South Seas Island with an alcoholic beach comber and a native dancer. A battle to see who will "civilize" whom ensues.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Richard Barthelmess, Clarine Seymour, Creighton Hale, George MacQuarrie
Votes: 141
28. I Like Mountain Music (I) (1933)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The magazines and books in a drugstore come to life and sing the title song, among others. Some celebrities shown: Will Rogers, Sonja Henie, Kay Kyser; like most of this genre, there's an ... See full summary »
Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Rudolf Ising, The King's Men, Johnny Murray
Votes: 273
29. Is My Palm Read (1933)
Passed | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
For customer Betty Boop, psychic reader Prof. Bimbo conjures up an adventure on a haunted tropical island in his crystal ball.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Billy Murray, Mae Questel
Votes: 367
30. Cannibal Capers (1930)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
One day in the life of cannibals with a gypsy soul and lion-chef.
Director: Burt Gillett
Votes: 368
31. Jungle Rhythm (1929)
7 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Mickey travels through a jungle riding an elephant and plays music with the animals.
Director: Walt Disney | Star: Walt Disney
Votes: 442
32. Navy Wife (1935)
Approved | 69 min | Drama, Romance
Hawaiian naval nurse Trevor weds widowed officer Bellamy partly because he has a crippled daughter.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Claire Trevor, Ralph Bellamy, Jane Darwell, Warren Hymer
Votes: 79
33. Guardians of the Flutes (1994 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary, War
Star: Christian Rodska
Votes: 24
34. Beware of Blondes (1928)
Passed | 59 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Jeffrey (Matt More), a jewelry store clerk prevents a robbery and, as a reward, given a vacation in Honolulu, provided that he transports a valuable emerald to the Hawaiian Islands. On the ... See full summary »
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Dorothy Revier, Matt Moore, Roy D'Arcy, Robert Edeson
Votes: 23
35. Roommates (II) (2023)
9 min | Short, Drama
Multiple do-nothing roommates are faced with a dire situation regarding a spiked drink, uncontrollable vomit, and a violent group of hoodlums looking for revenge.
Directors: Aaron Mills, Josias Torres | Stars: Nate Brice, Zozo Chen-Wernik, Bryce Dressler, Adaliah Gonzalez
36. Betty Boop's Rise to Fame (1934)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Cab Calloway, Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 415
37. Call of the South Seas (1944)
Approved | 59 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Princess Tahia, a beautiful French Polynesian idealist, falls in love with an American spy whose mission is to extradite an American embezzler living large on her South Pacific island.
Director: John English | Stars: Janet Martin, Allan Lane, William Henry, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 59
38. The Bonded Woman (1922)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Angela Gaskell travels and sails around the Pacific Ocean to rescue the man she loves, John Somers. Her task takes her from San Francisco bondage-servitude to a dance-hall in Honolulu to a ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Betty Compson, John Bowers, Richard Dix, J. Farrell MacDonald
Votes: 21
39. Sea Spiders (1932)
9 min | Documentary, Short
A look at the everyay life of Tahitian natives.
Star: Gayne Whitman
Votes: 115
40. Tahiti Nights (1944)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
During World War Two, an American band leader, Jack (Dave O'Brien) arrives on a Tahitian island , and via a chain of unexpected events, soon finds himself soon about to be betrothed to ... See full summary »
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Jinx Falkenburg, Dave O'Brien, Mary Treen, Florence Bates
Votes: 10
41. Tahiti Honey (1943)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
The "Eleven Brooklyn Bombshells," a band led by Mickey Monroe (Dennis O'Keefe), are stranded in Tahiti at the time of the fall of France to the Nazis. Suzette "Suzie" Durand (Simone Simon).... See full summary »
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Simone Simon, Dennis O'Keefe, Michael Whalen, Lionel Stander
Votes: 74
42. The Belle of Samoa (1929)
Passed | 16 min | Short, Comedy
Clark and McCullogh, come to a Samoan temple where all the beautiful maidens are kept. They trick the guard at the door get inside, heedless of a death threat. Inside, they meet the tribal ... See full summary »
Director: Marcel Silver | Stars: Lois Moran, Bobby Clark, Paul McCullough, Filoi
Votes: 30
43. Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle (1932)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
On a south sea isle, Bimbo meets Betty in the guise of a hula dancer.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: The Royal Samoans, Billy Murray, Satini Pualoa, Mae Questel
Votes: 352
44. South Sea Sweethearts (1938)
6 min | Animation, Short
Animated puppet film advertising Horlick's malted milk.
Director: George Pal
Votes: 24
45. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 5 (1938)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
This entry in Columbia's long-running Screen Snapshots' series opens in Hollywood with numerous movie stars playing a goofy new game that is the (then) current rage of the film capitol. It ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Ralph Staub, George Murphy, Nan Grey, Chester Morris
Votes: 125
46. Dive Into Naturism (2014)
30 min | Documentary, Short
A group of naturists head to the American River to splash about and have fun.
47. Isle of Paradise (1932)
Passed | 61 min | Documentary, History
Shot over a period of six months in the island of Bali, in the Dutch East Indies, the film put together by Charles T. Trego, sets out to show that the scenic splendor and the beauty of the ... See full summary »
Director: Charles T. Trego | Star: David Ross
48. A Hula Honeymoon (1923)
24 min | Comedy, Short
Mr. and Mrs. Smudge win a honeymoon trip to Honolulu.
Director: Al Christie | Stars: Henry Murdock, Babe London, Lucille King, Earle Rodney
49. Harry Owens and His Royal Hawaiians (1944)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Music
An entry in Vitaphone's "Melody Master Bands" series, featuring Harry Owens and His Royal Hawaiians Orchestra, the house band at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel. In addition to some hula dancing ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Gould | Stars: Harry Owens, Harry Owens and His Royal Hawaiians
50. Uppercut O'Brien (1929)
Passed | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Sport
Andy's top boxer walks out on him, later claims to be champ.
Director: Earle Rodney | Stars: Harry Gribbon, Andy Clyde, Marjorie Beebe, Patsy O'Leary
Votes: 20