What to Watch: Top Films of 2018
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1. Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey (2018 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
Explore key moments in Billy Graham's journey as a dairy farmer's son who rose to prominence, becoming one of the most influential religious leaders in modern history.
Directors: Daniel Camenisch, Vonda Harrell | Stars: Billy Graham, Paul Harvey, Jeff Hoyt, Morrow Graham
Votes: 272
2. Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.
Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Fred Rogers, Margaret Whitmer, Tom Junod, Joanne Rogers
Votes: 27,124 | Gross: $22.84M
3. 10 Streets that Changed America (2018 TV Movie)
Documentary
Starts with tracing the 400-year evolution of Broadway in New York, from its beginnings as a Native American road to the electrically-lighted theater district known as the "Great White Way"... See full summary »
Star: Michelle Young
Votes: 26
4. The Little Mermaid (2018)
PG | 85 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the real little mermaid.
Directors: Blake Harris, Chris Bouchard | Stars: William Moseley, Poppy Drayton, Loreto Peralta, Armando Gutierrez
Votes: 9,574 | Gross: $7.15M
5. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
PG | 117 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.
Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman | Stars: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali
Votes: 672,336 | Gross: $190.24M
6. Jonestown Massacre: As We Watched (2018 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
In 1978, cult leader Jim Jones lures his followers to Jonestown, Guyana where they commit mass suicide of 918 adults and children.
Stars: Jim Jones, Frank Reynolds, John Moscatelli, Grace Stoen
Votes: 30
7. Sharp Objects (2018)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After treating her mental illness, crime reporter Camille Preaker returns to her hometown to solve the murder of two young girls. However, she is forced to face and deal with her own demons too.
Stars: Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen
Votes: 118,952
8. An American in Paris - The Musical (2018)
160 min | Musical
Jerry Mulligan is an American striving to make it as a painter in Paris. Following an encounter with a dancer named Lise, the streets of Paris become the backdrop to a sensuous romance of art, friendship and love in the aftermath of war.
Directors: Christopher Wheeldon, Ross MacGibbon | Stars: Robbie Fairchild, Leanne Cope, Haydn Oakley, Zoë Rainey
Votes: 500
9. Patrick Melrose (2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
This series depicts how the son of an aristocratic family seeks redemption and recovery.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Maltz
Votes: 32,470
10. Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle (2018)
168 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Docuseries looking back on the Jonestown Massacre on the 40th anniversary.
Stars: Vernon Gosney, Leslie Wagner-Wilson, Tim Carter, Jim Jones Jr.
Votes: 1,591
11. Raising Tourette's (2018– )
Documentary
Follows five families livings with adolescents with Tourette Syndrome.
Stars: Kaden Mielitz, Charlee Ear
Votes: 51
12. The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen (2018)
TV-PG | 83 min | Documentary, History
A look at the lives of iconic pioneers such as Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Tecumseh, Davy Crocket and Andrew Jackson as they traveled across America.
Stars: Campbell Scott, Mykel Hawke, Andrew Robertt, Robert I. Mesa
Votes: 950
13. Waco (2018)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, History
The FBI and ATF seize religious leader David Koresh's Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas in the spring of 1993.
Stars: Michael Shannon, Taylor Kitsch, Andrea Riseborough, Paul Sparks
Votes: 25,662
14. Seau (2018)
89 min | Documentary, Sport
An exploration of the rise and fall of one of the greatest linebackers the NFL has ever seen, Junior Seau.
Director: Kirby Bradley
Votes: 114
15. Broken Places (2018)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
"The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places." Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms BROKEN PLACES explores why some children are permanently damaged by ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Weisberg | Stars: David Griffin, Bobby Gross, Yvonne Gross, Daniella Rin Hover
Votes: 17
16. The Alienist (2018–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Newspaper illustrator John Moore meets with criminal psychologist (alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
Stars: Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning, Luke Evans, Robert Wisdom
Votes: 60,220
17. Waco: Madman or Messiah (2018)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary
Told by survivors, news clips and audio recordings of David Koresh. It tells the story of how he rose to power as their "prophet" and then fell from glory in the standoff and fire that made history.
Stars: Mike Caruso, Chris Urquhart, Elizabeth Stuart-Morris, Abbie McDonald
Votes: 1,322
18. Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding (2018 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, History
Historian Lucy Worsley and a team of experts re-stage Victoria and Albert's wedding. It was regarded as the wedding of the century at the time.
Director: Ian Denyer | Stars: Jill Buchanan, Ruth Clarson, Etienne Dutoy, Nicholas Frentz
Votes: 223
19. Drinks, Crime and Prohibition (2018)
TV-PG | Documentary
Uncovering the secrets of the American Prohibition era.
Stars: Lucy Zukaitis, Ryan Mill, Joe Chapleau, Branford Parker
Votes: 44
20. A Quiet Place (2018)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A family struggles for survival in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures. They are forced to communicate in sign language to keep the creatures at bay.
Director: John Krasinski | Stars: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
Votes: 584,041 | Gross: $188.02M
21. John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky (2018 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Film telling the untold story of John Lennon's 1971 album Imagine, exploring the creative collaboration between Lennon and Yoko Ono and featuring interviews and never-seen-before footage.
Director: Michael Epstein | Stars: John Lennon, Diana Robertson, Ray Connolly, Julian Lennon
Votes: 1,919
22. First Man (2018)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler
Votes: 202,359 | Gross: $44.94M
23. Instant Family (2018)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
A couple find themselves in over their heads when they foster three children.
Director: Sean Anders | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Merced, Gustavo Escobar
Votes: 119,888 | Gross: $67.36M
24. The Cry (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 58 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A young woman crumbles after her baby disappears. Though the public is quick to place blame, the truth proves to be more complex.
Stars: Jenna Coleman, Ewen Leslie, Asher Keddie, Alex Dimitriades
Votes: 5,662
25. Amy Grant's Tennessee Christmas (2018 TV Movie)
60 min | Music
Amy Grant and Vince Gill share favorite family holiday memories; heartfelt stories of veterans, as well as victims of the Tennessee wildfires that benefited from the kindness and generosity... See full summary »
Director: Tom Forrest | Stars: Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Kellie Pickler, Michael W. Smith
Votes: 9
26. Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre (2018 TV Special)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary
Jim Jones wasn't the only one responsible for the mass suicide. Blame the woman he loved, used and abused along the way. Everything about him was fake, even the "miracles" performed. Now ... See full summary »
Director: Nicole Rittenmeyer | Stars: Jim Jones, Stephan Jones, Marceline Jones, Mary McCormick Maaga
Votes: 262
27. I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story (2018)
TV-14 | 93 min | Documentary
Four diverse women had their lives dramatically changed by their love of a boy band - Backstreet Boys, One Direction, Take That and The Beatles.
Director: Jessica Leski
Votes: 124
28. Skin (V) (2018)
R | 118 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.
Director: Guy Nattiv | Stars: Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald, Daniel Henshall, Bill Camp
Votes: 18,817
29. Operation Thai Cave Rescue (2018 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
Chronicles the harrowing story and rescue of twelve young soccer players trapped in a Thai cave.
Star: Parker Sawyers
Votes: 98
30. Northern Lights of Christmas (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Romance
Zoey has been working towards her goal of becoming a pilot her entire life, but everything changes when she unexpectedly inherits a reindeer farm, along with the dangerously handsome ranch hand, Alec.
Director: Jonathan Wright | Stars: Ashley Williams, Corey Sevier, Genelle Williams, Laura Miyata
Votes: 1,642
31. Divided States (2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary
A&E looks at how the world is changing...and not for the better. How race relations have gone south, and it's the innocent people who pay for the damage done. These 4 segments will show how... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Greenblatt, Heidi Beirich, Judith Browne Dianis, Rashid Shabazz
Votes: 57
32. Krypton: Making of the Legend (2018 Video)
23 min | Short
Explore 80 years of Superman and get an inside look at SYFY's new show Krypton.
Director: Tim Gray | Stars: Cameron Cuffe, Neal Adams, Michael Avila, Brian Michael Bendis
Votes: 36
33. Lego Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit (2018)
TV-Y7 | 48 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
How the characters from Lego Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape (2016) and Jurassic World (2015) got involved with the Park.
Stars: Britt McKillip, Ian Hanlin, Dhirendra, Alex Zahara
Votes: 313
34. Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018)
PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History
The next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini's powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace.
Director: Harold Cronk | Stars: Samuel Hunt, Merritt Patterson, Bobby Campo, David Sakurai
Votes: 3,501 | Gross: $6.22M
35. The Weekend (IV) (2018)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A comedian goes away for the weekend with an ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.
Director: Stella Meghie | Stars: Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell, DeWanda Wise, Kym Whitley
Votes: 705
36. Pistachio (2018)
G | 85 min | Adventure, Family
Lily thought her summer was ruined until she meets and builds an unbreakable bond with a young horse named Pistachio, proving destiny can be found in places you least expected.
Director: Anna Elizabeth James | Stars: Madeline Carroll, Denise Richards, Cassi Thomson, Joey Lawrence
Votes: 301
37. Yellowstone LIVE (2018–2019)
Documentary
Yellowstone Live's home-base is a century-old barn just outside the national park boundary. From here, seven live teams will spread out across the wilderness using cutting-edge, 4G mobile ... See full summary »
Stars: Chris Packham, Jenna Wolfe, Josh Elliott, Casey Anderson
Votes: 30
38. Kirk Cameron: Connect (II) (2018)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary
Smart phones have created a new parenting imperative: equipping kids to thrive in an ever-changing digital space while avoiding the dangers that come with social media. What Kirk Cameron learned from experts will challenge and encourage.
Director: Caleb Price | Stars: Kirk Cameron, Ian Armstrong, Ken Graves, Kathy Koch
Votes: 143
39. Train: Christmas Under the Stars (2018 TV Movie)
Musical
Director: Russ Kendall | Stars: Pat Monahan, Train
Votes: 6
40. Field Trip with Curtis Stone (2020– )
Curtis and his team travel to his native Australia, as well as Italy, Spain and California. Showcasing the journey to one specific region, Curtis highlights the artisans, farmers, wine producers and topography of the area.
Stars: Curtis Stone, Maggie Beer, Elizabeth Minchilli, Sarah Cicolini
Votes: 10
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