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1. Elvis (2022)

PG-13 | 159 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson

Votes: 235,142 | Gross: $151.04M

2. Just One of the Guys (1985)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

Terry feels discriminated against when the summer jobs at the Sun Tribune go to two guys. She decides to do something about it. She dresses like a guy and gets a haircut. Will students at the other high school notice? Girls notice "him".

Director: Lisa Gottlieb | Stars: Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jayne, Toni Hudson

Votes: 17,890 | Gross: $11.50M

3. Do the Right Thing (1989)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson

Votes: 112,526 | Gross: $27.55M

4. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jürgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox

Votes: 130,665 | Gross: $153.67M

5. The Dirt (2019)

TV-MA | 107 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Based on the bestselling autobiography from Mötley Crüe, the film is an unflinching tale of success and excess as four misfits rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame.

Director: Jeff Tremaine | Stars: Douglas Booth, Iwan Rheon, Colson Baker, Daniel Webber

Votes: 55,384

6. Another 48 Hrs. (1990)

R | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Jack Cates once again enlists the aid of ex-con Reggie Hammond - this time to take down The Iceman, a ruthless drug lord operating in the San Francisco bay area.

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin Tighe

Votes: 44,550 | Gross: $80.82M

7. Blind Date (1987)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

A workaholic needs a date for a dinner with new important clientele, but who his brother sets him up with could lead to disaster.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Kim Basinger, Bruce Willis, John Larroquette, William Daniels

Votes: 24,180 | Gross: $39.32M

8. Edison (2005)

R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.

Director: David J. Burke | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Justin Timberlake, LL Cool J

Votes: 16,271

9. Steel (1997)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A scientist for the military turns himself into a cartoon-like superhero when a version of one of his own weapons is being used against enemies.

Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Shaquille O'Neal, Annabeth Gish, Judd Nelson, Richard Roundtree

Votes: 15,076 | Gross: $1.71M

10. Pieces of April (2003)

PG-13 | 80 min | Comedy, Drama

A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.

Director: Peter Hedges | Stars: Katie Holmes, Oliver Platt, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke

Votes: 22,131 | Gross: $2.53M

11. Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)

PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.

Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill

Votes: 13,962 | Gross: $4.95M

12. Rock the Kasbah (2015)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Music, War

A down-on-his-luck music manager discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice while on a music tour in Afghanistan and takes her to Kabul to compete on the popular television show, Afghan Star.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Bill Murray, Leem Lubany, Zooey Deschanel, Bruce Willis

Votes: 12,754 | Gross: $2.98M

13. Kings (2017)

R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The life of a foster family in South Central Los Angeles, a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial.

Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven | Stars: Halle Berry, Daniel Craig, Lamar Johnson, Kaalan Walker

Votes: 3,842 | Gross: $0.27M

14. Jesus' Son (1999)

R | 107 min | Drama

A young man, often high on drugs and alcohol, careens through life and makes his way toward recovery and redemption.

Director: Alison Maclean | Stars: Billy Crudup, Robert Michael Kelly, Torben Brooks, Dierdre Lewis

Votes: 7,486 | Gross: $1.28M

15. Liberty Heights (1999)

R | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Baltimore, Fall 1954: Schools implement the new integration law. Ben finds the "colored" girl in his class cute - upsetting his Jewish mom and granny. Ben talks to her while his brother looks for his WASP dream girl.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Adrien Brody, Bebe Neuwirth, Joe Mantegna, Ben Foster

Votes: 7,048 | Gross: $3.73M

16. Never Die Alone (2004)

R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A drug kingpin's return home touches off a turf war.

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: DMX, David Arquette, Michael Ealy, Drew Sidora

Votes: 6,123 | Gross: $5.64M

17. La Mission (2009)

R | 117 min | Drama

A single-parent ex-con in a tough minority neighborhood finds his personal values challenged when he discovers his son is gay.

Director: Peter Bratt | Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Alex Hernandez, Christopher Borgzinner, Jeremy Ray Valdez

Votes: 1,989 | Gross: $1.04M

18. Pyrates (1991)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Romance

Ari (Kevin Bacon) and Sam (Kyra Sedgwick), have incendiary sex a lot and burn down apartment blocks, wig-wams, etc...

Director: Noah Stern | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Bruce Payne, Kristin Dattilo

Votes: 733

19. Stella's Last Weekend (2018)

Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

Two brothers whose relationship is challenged when they find they are in love with the same girl, but it is also about the unshakable bond between them.

Director: Polly Draper | Stars: Nat Wolff, Alex Wolff, Paulina Singer, Nick Sandow

Votes: 1,064 | Gross: $0.00M

20. TwentyFourSeven (1997)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. One day, Alan Darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience,... See full summary »

Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Danny Nussbaum, Toby, Bruce Jones

Votes: 2,722

21. Isn't She Great (2000)

R | 95 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Bette Midler and Nathan Lane star in this comedy about Jacqueline Susann, the ambitious woman of dubious talent who wrote Valley of the Dolls, a best-selling novel that became a sensation.

Director: Andrew Bergman | Stars: Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, David Hyde Pierce

Votes: 2,556 | Gross: $2.96M

22. Christmas at Holly Lodge (2017 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Sophie Bennett, the owner, tries to convince a developer that the lodge would be a bad investment.

Director: Jem Garrard | Stars: Alison Sweeney, Jordan Bridges, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Votes: 1,845

23. George Carlin: You Are All Diseased (1999 TV Special)

TV-MA | 65 min | Documentary, Comedy

Legendary comic Carlin comes back to the Beacon theater to angrily rant about airport security, germs, cigars, angels, children and parents, men, names, religion, god, advertising, Bill Jeff and minorities.

Director: Rocco Urbisci | Star: George Carlin

Votes: 4,701

24. Spanish Fly (1998)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Romance

A woman reporter in over her head in trying to write a book on the male machismo in Spain finds the men don't match her story's expectations. She also finds herself involved in relationships with the wrong men.

Director: Daphna Kastner | Stars: Felipe García Vélez, Daphna Kastner, Toni Cantó, Antonio Castro

Votes: 230 | Gross: $0.01M

25. The Sea Change (1998)

88 min | Comedy, Romance

An uptight over-worked banker is thrown together with a relaxed working class man when their plane from Barcelona is delayed.

Director: Michael Bray | Stars: Maryam d'Abo, Sean Chapman, Ray Winstone, Andrée Bernard

Votes: 222

26. Rock & Roll (1995– )

Documentary, Music

A history of rock and roll music.

Stars: Liev Schreiber, David Bowie, Robbie Robertson, Debbie Harry

Votes: 86

27. The Summer of Love (2017 TV Movie)

Documentary, History, Music

The story of the cultural, social, and political changes that were brought about following the 1967 Summer of Love in San Francisco.

Director: Lyndy Saville | Stars: Ryan Mandrake, Johnnie Walker, Simon Crocker, Anne Nightingale

Votes: 33

28. Jobriath A.D. (2012)

Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary

Called "The American Bowie," "The True Fairy of Rock & Roll" and "Hype of the Year," Jobriath's reign as the first openly gay rock star was brief and over by 1975. Now, 35 years later, "... See full summary »

Director: Kieran Turner | Stars: Jerry Brandt, Jayne County, Dennis Christopher, Joe Elliott

Votes: 242

29. Christmas Proposal (2021)

96 min | Comedy, Romance

When work moves Jason across the world, he can only bring his love, Carla, if they are married by Christmas.

Director: Nakia T Hamilton | Stars: Joshua T. Shipman, Lily Nicole, David Perez, Denine Rochelle

Votes: 94

30. Rifftrax Live: Space Mutiny (2018 Video)

TV-14 | 120 min | Comedy

Space Mutiny. The very title conjures up many memories: tiny cars, writhing spandex-witches, deadly railings. Oh, and we guess there's a mutiny in there somewhere.

Director: Curt Casassa | Stars: Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy

Votes: 58

31. Spokane (2004)

29 min | Short, Drama, Romance

Two guys bail on a wedding, head to a strip club, and end up in a hotel room ...

Director: Larry Kennar | Stars: Jason Waters, Kyle Bornheimer, Johnny Pascucci, Denby Meyer

Votes: 96

32. Black Power: A British Story of Resistance (2021)

89 min | Documentary, History

How the movement came into being in the late 1960s, when it fought back against police brutality and racism.

Director: George Amponsah | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, James Baldwin

Votes: 149

33. Neighbors (1971 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama

A provacative, emotion-packed drama about race relations in an all-white suburban community.

Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Andrew Duggan, Raymond St. Jacques, Vikki Thomas, Cicely Tyson

Votes: 45

34. Tom Tom Club: Genius of Love (1981 Music Video)

4 min | Music

Tom Tom Club performs in the music video "Genius of Love" from the album "Tom Tom Club" recorded for Sire and Warner Brothers Records. The animated music video begins with a group of girls ... See full summary »

Directors: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton | Star: Tom Tom Club

Votes: 40

35. The Unknown Masterpiece (2023)

Documentary

In the early 70's emerging artists Michael and Nancy fell in love. After five years of being together, Michael ended the relationship to focus on his career. Forty years later, the duo ... See full summary »

Director: Max Clendaniel | Stars: Michelan Sisti, Nancy Clendaniel, David Alan Barclay, Kevin Carlson

36. Does James Brown have a penis? (2018)

G | 2 min | Short

Visual representation of Jason Morphew's poem from his full-length collection "dead boy," which the Jan. 31, 2018 Washington Post reviewed as one of "the three best poetry collections to read this month."

Director: Carrick Moore Gerety | Star: Venice Morphew

37. Tour of a Black Planet (1991 Music Video)

Documentary, Music

Add a Plot

Director: Moses Edinborough | Stars: Harry Allen, Anthrax, Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello

Votes: 14

38. The Ben Stiller Show (1992–1995)
Episode: With James Doohan (1992)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Special guest star JAMES DOOHAN ("Star Trek") joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Legends Of Springsteen; Amish Studs; Michael Pheret,Talent Agency with Run-DMC; Legends Of Springsteen, Part 2;

Directors: John Fortenberry, Paul Miller, Troy Miller, Ben Stiller | Stars: Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk

Votes: 55

39. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Viva Las Vegas (2004)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Greg has found a replacement in the DNA lab, Chandra Moore, and introduces her to the co-workers. Capt. Brass, Grissom and Greg, in his first case, investigate the death of an unidentified ... See full summary »

Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 815

40. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Tri-Borough (2005)

TV-14 | 55 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The team investigate the apparent third rail electrocution of a young man, the shooting of a gallery owner, and the bludgeoning of a construction worker.

Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Vanessa Ferlito

Votes: 346

41. City Guys (1997–2001)
Episode: Greece Is the Word (1999)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy

Chris finds himself in the middle of a love triangle when the girl he dated during summer vacation in Greece makes a surprise visit to Manny High just as he starts a new, romantic ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Bonner | Stars: Wesley Jonathan, Scott Whyte, Caitlin Mowrey, Dionysio Basco

Votes: 12

42. Designing Women (1986–1993)
Episode: Sex and the Single Woman (1992)

Not Rated | Comedy

Dwayne Dobber returns and asks to stay in Carlene's apartment. Carlene rebuffs his advances, so he stays in Anthony's bedroom. He and Carlene end up in bed together.

Director: David Steinberg | Stars: Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jan Hooks, Judith Ivey

Votes: 67

43. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: Courting Disaster (1990)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Will's talents help him become a basketball star at school, but cause Carlton to begin feeling insignificant and inferior to him.

Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 964

44. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1992)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Will returns from his summer vacation in Philly with his mom. He brings back with him a new style and it rubs off on Ashley. Phil kicks Will out.

Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 692

45. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: Six Degrees of Graduation (1993)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

It's time for graduation and Will is failing in his music course. His teacher will give him a passing grade if he sings at the graduation ceremony - with 12 year olds.

Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 658

46. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect: Part 1 (1990)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy

The family heads to the mall to pick up costumes for Hilary's Halloween Party, while Will and Carlton place a bet to see who can find a date for the party. Philip gets held up at a gadget ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 1,037

47. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode: The Perfect Dress (2006)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Drama

The perfect dress: elegant blush-silk tulle, in Lorelai's size and on sale -ideal for a wedding. The perfect mess: Lane, short tempered, belligerent and miserable since she broke up with Zach and moved back home.

Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson

Votes: 689

48. Good Times (1974–1979)
Episode: The Check Up (1974)

TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy

James does not want to go to the doctor for a physical checkup. Florida and the children tell him he needs to go because they depend on him.

Director: Herbert Kenwith | Stars: Esther Rolle, John Amos, Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter

Votes: 95

49. The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
Episode: Alice in Disco Land (1978)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

David works as a bartender at the Pandemonium Disco when he recognizes a teenage girl named Alice, whom he used to know years before. He finds out she has a serious drinking problem, but he doesn't tell her his true identity.

Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Stars: Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno, Donna Wilkes

Votes: 228

50. Movie Macabre (1981–1993)
Episode: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1984)

TV-14 | 103 min | Comedy, Horror

Join Elvira on a journey to visit a castle where

Director: Larry Thomas | Stars: Rossano Brazzi, Bill Cable, Cassandra Peterson

Votes: 37