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1. What We Do in the Shadows (2019–2024)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A look into the nightly lives of four vampires who have lived together on Staten Island for over a century.
Stars: Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén
Votes: 103,192
2. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life, like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.
Directors: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi | Stars: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jonny Brugh
Votes: 200,563 | Gross: $3.33M
3. Angie Tribeca (2016–2018)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides.
Stars: Rashida Jones, Jere Burns, Andree Vermeulen, Deon Cole
Votes: 9,623
4. Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
At Christmas season, Hannah comes for a check for goods from her bakery/cafe and finds Larry shot dead. Her detective friend tells her in vain to stay out of the investigation. The "ex wife" isn't the only suspect.
Director: Kristoffer Tabori | Stars: Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison, Barbara Niven, Lisa Durupt
Votes: 1,750
5. Kill Buljo: The Movie (2007)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When a likable hillbilly sees his fiance, friends and family ruthlessly gunned down at his engagement party, he becomes determined to get revenge - as soon as he wakes up from his coma.
Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: Stig Frode Henriksen, Tommy Wirkola, Linda Øverlie Nilsen, Natasha Angel Dahle
Votes: 4,187
6. The Trial of Mr. Wolf (1941)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
The Big Bad Wolf is put on trial for harassing Little Red Riding Hood. He then decides to tell his false side of the story, portraying Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma to be scheming to make a coat out of him.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner
Votes: 401
7. Gisela: Herskerinne av Victoria Terrasse (2014)
75 min | Comedy, Horror, War
The year is 1943. An all-female and top-secret department of the SS, run by the notorious Gisela Nussbaum in a secret Gestapo headquarters, conducts medical and biotechnolocical experiments... See full summary »
Director: Gaute Lo | Stars: Susanne Ingdal, Bjørnar Stuen, Gaute Lo, Nora Alexa Aurstad
Votes: 38
8. Wet Blanket Policy (1948)
Passed | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Woody Woodpecker buys life insurance with the benifactor being Buzz Buzzard who wants to collect early.
Director: Dick Lundy | Stars: Mel Blanc, Ben Hardaway, Lionel Stander
Votes: 287
9. Casper the Friendly Ghost - To Boo or Not to Boo (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mild-and-meek Casper, the Friendly Ghost, is depressed and glum because people will have nothing to do with him despite the fact that he has read "How To Win Friends, and Influence People" ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Alan Shay
Votes: 84
10. Signé Furax (1981)
90 min | Comedy, Mystery
The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing them with replicas.
Director: Marc Simenon | Stars: Maurice Risch, Pierre Tchernia, Pierre Tornade, Maurice Chevit
Votes: 191
11. Dutch Treat (1956)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Casper, the always friendly and friend-seeking ghost, is in Holland where little Hans is a willing playmate as he does his chores. They spot a hole in the dike which Hans tries to plug with... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Cecil Roy
Votes: 35
12. Casper the Friendly Ghost - Once Upon a Rhyme (1950)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Casper the Friendly Ghost doesn't like to haunt and wishes he could be in Mother Gooseland. He gets his wish and frightens the spider away from Little Miss Muffet. He them comes upon the ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Sid Raymond
Votes: 44
13. One Quack Mind (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Dumb and overgrown Baby Huey finds himself left to the untender mercies of a fox disguised as a baby sitter. Hue also turns out to be one tough duck when he discovers his new baby sitter ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Steve Muffati | Stars: Cecil Roy, Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 34
14. Casper the Friendly Ghost - Boo Scout (1951)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short
Casper the Friendly Ghost befriends a Boy Scout.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Sid Raymond
Votes: 53
15. Dog Tax Dodgers (1948)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Andy reads in the newspaper that dog catcher Wally Walrus is coming to collect $3.00 worth of dog tax from every dog owner. Being kind of a cheapskate, he hides his dog in the closet from ... See full summary »
Director: Dick Lundy | Stars: Ben Hardaway, Jack Mather, Grace Stafford, Walter Tetley
Votes: 63
16. Mice Meeting You (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Katnip, not in the true spirit of Christmas, is trying to break up a Christmas party of happy little mice. But the mice's big cousin, Herman aka Hoiman. shows up and, in the true spirit of Christmas, runs Katnip out of town.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jack Mercer, Sid Raymond, Arnold Stang
Votes: 41
17. Wild and Woody! (1948)
Passed | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
The bad guy buzzard has been taking out all the sheriffs. Woody rides into town and signs on as sheriff, and faces off with the buzzard.
Director: Dick Lundy | Stars: Heck Allen, Mel Blanc, Pinto Colvig, Ben Hardaway
Votes: 336
19. Laus im Pelz (1987 TV Movie)
95 min | Comedy
Director: Rolf von Sydow | Stars: Hans-Werner Bussinger, Dieter Hallervorden, Constanze Harpen, Joachim Kerzel
Votes: 9
20. Abou Ben Boogie (1944)
Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short
In this Swing Symphony cartoon things are hopping on an Arabian desert when local tribesmen gather at the Adobe Club for an evening of middle-eastern jitterbugging, boogie-woogie and ... See full summary »
Director: Shamus Culhane | Stars: Patricia Kay, Harry Lang, Dick Nelson
Votes: 88
21. Sock-a-Bye Kitty (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An alley-cat, plagued with a bad case of insomnia, reads that the eating of a blackbird is a sure cure. He catches the first blackbird that comes along, which happens to be Buzzy the Crow (... See full summary »
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Sid Raymond, Jackson Beck
Votes: 28
22. Lines (I) (2016)
10 min | Short, Drama
Dan and Dayna are like many couples. They find comfort in proximity, anxiety at distance, and confusion with prolonged affection. Dan and Dayna live together, but also could not. The ... See full summary »
Director: Shani Tsur | Stars: Christopher Fung, Erin McMahon
23. Snooze Reel (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A burlesque of a movie newsreel as it kids some typical events that were happening at the time; Gloria Gorgeous christens a new ocean-liner which promptly sinks; and a 200-foot high statue ... See full summary »
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Al Eugster | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Sid Raymond
Votes: 11
24. Test the Nation: Watch Your Language (2007 TV Special)
120 min | Comedy, Game-Show
Romance Novelists, English Teachers, Word Gamers, Fraternities and Sororities, Ad Agents, Comedians and Celebrities are pitted against each other in a challenge of the English language.
Stars: Brent Bambury, Wendy Mesley, Andrew Coyne, Cathy Jones
Votes: 21
25. Postiche (2012)
6 min | Short, Drama
Jim feels his relationship has, quite literally, come to a dead-end. What he hasn't expected was that his wife feels the same. Having covered up their true feelings for longer than they care to remember, they play out their endgame.
Director: Anthony Straeger | Stars: Natalie MacMahon, Daniel Schröder
26. The Ski's the Limit (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Music
A combination cartoon/travelogue set in the Swiss Alps, with a tuneful sight-seeing tour of Switzerland thrown in, before the bounding-ball comes bouncing along and asks the theatre ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Sid Raymond
Votes: 45
27. Off We Glow (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A re-working (uncredited) of a 1930 Fleischer cartoon which visits the insect world and shows a dragon-fly who breathes fire, a horse-fly that whinnies and sports a saddle, and a ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Charles Irving, Jack Mercer, Cecil Roy
Votes: 14
28. Good Mousekeeping (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Little Rocquefort, the mouse named after a cheese, decides his little mouse-hole room could stand a bit of redecorating and, as fate and good story-telling would have it, he notices that ... See full summary »
Director: Mannie Davis | Star: Tom Morrison
Votes: 13
29. NYU Bigelow Green Tea Commercial (2015 TV Special)
1 min | Short, Comedy
A successful broker and inexperienced intern discuss the basics of stock trading. Boss tasks his new mentee with brewing some fresh green tea, which is misconstrued as an immediate ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Gu | Stars: David J Choi, Christopher Fung
30. Sleuth But Sure (1956)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Romance
Moe the Hare (aka The Rapid-and-sometimes Rabid Rabbit)breaks out of jail so he can hustle down the road and marry his sweetheart. But, Tommy the Tortoise, an officer of the law who is a ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Tendlar, Martin Taras | Stars: Jackson Beck, Phil Kramer, Mae Questel
Votes: 17
31. Front Lines (2014)
4 min | Short
Two soldiers wait on the eve of battle.
Director: Ryan Drescher | Stars: Braden Paes, Rohini Singh, Nick Wensrich
32. Ghali feat. tha Supreme: Marymango (2020 Music Video)
3 min | Animation, Short, Music
Directors: Stefano Colferai, Giulio Rosati | Stars: Ghali, Tha Supreme
33.
Countdown (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #6.48
(1985)
TV-14 | 30 min | Game-Show
Stars: Richard Whiteley, Carol Vorderman, Julia Swannell, Richard Stilgoe
34.
Countdown (1982– )
Episode:
Episode #48.18
(2002)
TV-14 | 45 min | Game-Show
Stars: Richard Whiteley, Carol Vorderman, Phiona Stanley, Tom O'Connor
35.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Hopeless
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Barney tries to bond with his father, he asks the gang to help make his life seem more exciting by lying about their own lives. Meanwhile, Robin runs into a guy she has a crush on.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,189
36.
White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode:
Neighborhood Watch
(2012)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Peter brings home a scanner that can pick up sounds from far away. He goes to work and leaves it, Elizabeth is there when she hears a conversation it's picking up that the neighbors are ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew McCarthy | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason
Votes: 811
37.
White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode:
Parting Shots
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Neal and Peter go undercover to investigate a beautiful widow about to receive a huge life insurance payment, things become complicated when Neal begins to develop feelings for her.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason
Votes: 821
38.
Justified (2010–2015)
Episode:
Where's Waldo?
(2013)
TV-MA | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The marshals try to solve the mystery behind Waldo Truth's identity, Boyd gets an opportunity to confront his two biggest competitors, and Raylan makes an intimidating new enemy.
Director: Bill Johnson | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts
Votes: 1,435
39.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
MTG on 60 Minutes, Keith Olbermann Goes Racist, Bud Light, More
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
40.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
The Government Accidentally Confirms That It Has Absolutely No Evidence to Support So-Called 'Gender Affirming Care' for Minors
(2024 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh
Votes: 11
41.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Stairway to Heaven
(2014)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Angels are committing suicide in Castiel's name. Sam and Dean try to find out why.
Director: Guy Norman Bee | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Curtis Armstrong
Votes: 3,497
43.
@midnight (2013–2017)
Episode:
Episode #3.97
(2016)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Game-Show
Alanna Masterson, Danny Masterson and Christopher Masterson join Chris Hardwick on a journey down the Internet wormhole, and compete to see who has the funniest take on the day's social media conversation.
Director: Martin Pasetta | Stars: Chris Hardwick, Christopher Masterson, Alanna Masterson, Danny Masterson
44.
Wellington Paranormal (2018–2022)
Episode:
Ghost
(2018)
TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Sergeant Maaka assists Officers Minogue and O'Leary as they investigate an abandoned house haunted by a group of ghosts straight out of the 1970s, and some of them love to party.
Director: Jackie van Beek | Stars: Mike Minogue, Karen O'Leary, Maaka Pohatu, Andi Crown
Votes: 402
45.
Henry Danger (2014–2020)
Episode:
Part 1: A New Evil
(2019)
TV-G | 22 min | Action, Comedy, Family
Henry is trapped at home with his family while Captain Man heads out to save the founder of TwitFlash; Charlotte and Schwoz deduce an evil intent that could change the world forever.
Director: Mike Caron | Stars: Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Sean Ryan Fox, Riele Downs
Votes: 86