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1. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.

Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 47,470

2. Fargo (1996)

R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller

Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare

Votes: 728,542 | Gross: $24.61M

3. The Master (2012)

R | 138 min | Drama, History

A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Jesse Plemons

Votes: 186,601 | Gross: $16.38M

4. 2 Days in the Valley (1996)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

48 hours of intersecting lives and crimes in Los Angeles.

Director: John Herzfeld | Stars: Teri Hatcher, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Charlize Theron

Votes: 21,791 | Gross: $11.11M

5. There's Something in the Barn (2023)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

An American family fulfills their dream of moving back after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway.

Director: Magnus Martens | Stars: Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Kiran Shah, Townes Bunner

Votes: 4,380

6. Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

Approved | 117 min | Drama

An alcoholic marries a young woman and systematically addicts her to booze so that they can share his "passion" together.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford, Jack Klugman

Votes: 14,091

7. I Remember Mama (1948)

Approved | 134 min | Drama, Family

A young writer recalls her ups and downs of growing up as one of four children to Norwegian immigrant parents in 1910s San Francisco.

Director: George Stevens | Stars: Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oscar Homolka, Philip Dorn

Votes: 6,069

8. The Weight of Water (2000)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn, Sarah Polley, Elizabeth Hurley

Votes: 10,046 | Gross: $0.10M

9. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)

Passed | 105 min | Drama, Family

A Norwegian farmer lovingly raises his daughter in rural World War II-era Benson Junction, Wisconsin.

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Margaret O'Brien, James Craig, Frances Gifford

Votes: 2,360

10. The Farm (VII)

Thriller

America's most prolific female serial killer's calculated lifestyle derails, resulting in a series of horrific discoveries that remain a mystery to this day. Based on a true story.

Director: Tom Logan | Stars: Traci Lords, James Reynolds, Frankie Wolf, Avo Shirazee

11. 40 Carats (1973)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Romance

Forty year old Norwegian-American divorcée Ann Stanley owns her own Manhattan based real estate agency specializing in upscale Manhattan apartments. She lives with her seventeen year old ... See full summary »

Director: Milton Katselas | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Edward Albert, Gene Kelly, Binnie Barnes

Votes: 894 | Gross: $2.50M

12. Sweet Land (2005)

PG | 110 min | Drama, Romance

In 1920, Inge, a German national, travels from Norway to rural Minnesota for her arranged marriage to Olaf, a Norwegian farmer; bureaucracy and prejudice cause major complications.

Director: Ali Selim | Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Lois Smith, Patrick Heusinger, Stephen Pelinski

Votes: 4,158 | Gross: $1.71M

13. Mama (1949–1957)

30 min | Comedy, Family, Drama

This well-received series was a comedy-drama about an immigrant family living in 1910s San Francisco.

Stars: Peggy Wood, Judson Laire, Dick Van Patten, Rosemary Rice

Votes: 189

14. Out of the Fog (1941)

Passed | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves rather than complain to the police.

Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Ida Lupino, John Garfield, Thomas Mitchell, Eddie Albert

Votes: 2,263

15. All I Desire (1953)

Approved | 80 min | Drama, Romance

In 1910, a wayward mother re-visits the family she deserted.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Marcia Henderson

Votes: 2,451

16. Northern Lights (1978)

95 min | Drama, History

NORTHERN LIGHTS has the feel of an old black and white photograph discovered in an attic. The bitter-sweet story of young lovers caught up in an political struggle waged by farmers against ... See full summary »

Directors: John Hanson, Rob Nilsson | Stars: Robert Behling, Susan Lynch, Joe Spano, Ray Ness

Votes: 215 | Gross: $0.01M

17. Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)

Not Rated | 76 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A series of grisly events that took place in the state of Wisconsin between 1890 and 1900 is dramatized as reported in the Black River Falls newspaper.

Director: James Marsh | Stars: Ian Holm, Jeffrey Golden, Jo Vukelich, Marcus Monroe

Votes: 1,614

18. The Puzzle Place (1994–1998)

TV-Y | 30 min | Family

A group of kids (puppets) from diverse backgrounds and cultures come together at "The Puzzle Place" to hang-out, tell stories, sing songs and hold celebrations. Along the way they learn ... See full summary »

Stars: Alice Dinnean, Noel MacNeal, Jim Martin, Carmen Osbahr

Votes: 286

19. Lange flate ballær II (2008)

97 min | Comedy, Drama, War

The guys from the Ed Garage find themselves drafted for a National Guard maneuver. After an accidental meeting with a U.S. Admiral (Don Johnson), the six misfits turn out to be the only ones between able to stop a nuclear disaster.

Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Jan Edgar Fjell, Frode Lie, Kai Helge Hansen, Henrik Morken Nielsen

Votes: 1,323

20. My Lucky Star (1938)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

The son (Romero) of a department store owner enrolls the store's sports clerk (Henie) at a university to use her as an advertisement for their fashion department. She falls for a teacher (Greene) and gets expelled.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Sonja Henie, Richard Greene, Joan Davis, Cesar Romero

Votes: 213

21. Heftig og begeistret - på sangens vinger (2001)

103 min | Documentary, Music

A follow up to the original "Cool and Crazy" about the mens choir in Berlevåg in Northern Norway. Here they go on a trip to the United States, after being famous as a result of the first movie.

Director: Knut Erik Jensen

Votes: 72

22. American Frontier (1953)

27 min | Short

A school teacher/wheat farmer is solicited by several oil companies for the rights to drill on his family's farm. After accepting an offer he realizes that North Dakota is again a new frontier in America.

Director: Willard Van Dyke | Stars: Thomas Chalmers, Archie Smith

23. Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
Episode: Bird of Prey (1997)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When a drought threatens the livelihood of a settlement of Scandinavian immigrants, one of them reluctantly calls upon the Hræsvelgr, a spirit which brings rain but also much fury. When the... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Berkeley | Stars: Tara Strong, Maurice LaMarche, Jason Marsden, Pat Musick

Votes: 38

24. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Coming to Homerica (2009)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

Townspeople build a wall around Springfield to keep "immigrants" from Ogdenville from relocating to their town.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,559

25. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: The Milkmaid's Lot (2012)

TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama

Nucky is still feeling the effects of the bomb concussion as Rothstein and other allies withdraw their support while Margaret and Owen come to an understanding.

Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,897

26. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: A Man, a Plan... (2012)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama

Nucky plans to whack Joe Masseria and Gyp Rosetti, Richard stands up to Julia's abusive father, and Owen and Margaret plan to run off together.

Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

Votes: 2,265

27. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: Margate Sands (2012)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama

After promising Rothstein Mellon's distillery, Masseria is persuaded to withdraw his support for Gyp, and Margaret finds an abortionist in Brooklyn.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

Votes: 3,001

28. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: Resignation (2013)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama

Van Alden runs errands for O'Bannion and later for Capone. Dr. Valentin Narcisse, an educated, sophisticated thug wants retribution for the murder of Pastor.

Director: Alik Sakharov | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,853

29. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: Erlkönig (2013)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama

Agent Knox ruthlessly detains and badgers Eddie, Nucky pulls whatever strings he needs to to get his nephew off the hook, and Gillian becomes more heavily addicted.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

Votes: 2,094

30. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: The Good Listener (2014)

TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama

Nucky's 1931 deal as a future importer of rum when Prohibition expires seems in jeopardy when the Senator loses interest, and in 1884 a young Nucky has to deal with his sister's death.

Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,776