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1. Logan's Run (1976)

PG | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne

Votes: 61,250 | Gross: $25.00M

2. Precious (II) (2009)

R | 110 min | Drama

In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.

Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey

Votes: 116,476 | Gross: $47.57M

3. Vampires Suck (2010)

PG-13 | 82 min | Comedy, Horror

In this spoof of vampire-themed movies, teenager Becca finds herself torn between two boys. She and her friends wrestle with endless dramas that crescendo at the prom.

Directors: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer | Stars: Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Diedrich Bader, Chris Riggi

Votes: 51,639 | Gross: $36.66M

4. Spellbound (1945)

Approved | 111 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance

A psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll

Votes: 52,396 | Gross: $7.00M

5. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

To stall a witch plotting to eat him, a boy reads her horror tales dealing with a collegian's resurrection of a mummy, a murderous cat, and an artist's pact with a gargoyle.

Director: John Harrison | Stars: Debbie Harry, Matthew Lawrence, Christian Slater, David Forrester

Votes: 19,441 | Gross: $16.32M

6. Inferno (1980)

R | 106 min | Horror

An American student investigates the disappearance of his sister and the death of a friend, both connected from New York to Rome by an old alchemy book.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi

Votes: 24,113

7. Massacre at Central High (1976)

R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A high-school transfer student pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later turns against the students wanting to fill the vacuum of their oppressors.

Director: Rene Daalder | Stars: Derrel Maury, Andrew Stevens, Robert Carradine, Kimberly Beck

Votes: 2,824

8. Fright (1971)

PG | 87 min | Horror, Thriller

An English baby sitter is terrorized by her friend's ex-husband, escaped from an asylum.

Director: Peter Collinson | Stars: Honor Blackman, Susan George, George Cole, Tara Collinson

Votes: 1,947 | Gross: $0.17M

9. Born Yesterday (1950)

Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Judy Holliday, William Holden, Broderick Crawford, Howard St. John

Votes: 12,481

10. The Last Battle (1983)

R | 92 min | Sci-Fi

In a post-apocalyptic future where no one is able to speak, the few remaining humans fight over resources in order to survive.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Jean Reno, Fritz Wepper

Votes: 6,579

11. Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant (2015)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A self-anointed 'renegade' male flight attendant must save the day when the airline he works for tries to eliminate flight attendants as a cost-cutting measure.

Director: Sam Friedlander | Stars: Mark Feuerstein, Jessica Lowndes, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Fitzgerald

Votes: 1,571

12. Destiny (1997)

135 min | Comedy, Drama, History

The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgments are ... See full summary »

Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Nour El-Sherif, Layla Olwi, Mahmoud Hemida, Safia El Emari

Votes: 3,208

13. Detention of the Dead (2012)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A group of oddball high school students find themselves trapped in detention with their classmates having turned into a horde of Zombies.

Director: Alex Craig Mann | Stars: Jacob Zachar, Alexa Nikolas, Christa B. Allen, Jayson Blair

Votes: 2,785 | Gross: $0.00M

14. Angel of the Night (1998)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Horror

Rebecca inherits her grandmother's gothic mansion and celebrates by bringing her best friend and her boyfriend for a weekend. While exploring the crypts, they find an old dusty book, which gives a detailed description of a vampire's life.

Director: Shaky González | Stars: Maria Stokholm, Mette Louise Holland, Tomas Villum Jensen, Svend Johansen

Votes: 895

15. Bianca (1984)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

Michele is a mathematics professor who just started a new job in a school with some peculiar teaching methods. After a woman in his neighborhood is murdered, Michele meets beautiful ... See full summary »

Director: Nanni Moretti | Stars: Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante, Roberto Vezzosi, Remo Remotti

Votes: 3,597

16. Muschimaus mag's grad heraus (1973)

90 min | Comedy

Frivolous Senta (Ulrike Butz) is thrown out of her residence for a reason later explained. Owning just a suitcase and the clothes on her back (a raincoat) she decides to hitch a ride. To ... See full summary »

Director: Hubert Frank | Stars: Ulrike Butz, Josef Moosholzer, Uschi Stiegelmaier, Roland Trenk

Votes: 61

17. Leo (2002)

R | 104 min | Drama

A recently-released prisoner and a troubled young boy share a pen-pal relationship, both connected by their past.

Director: Mehdi Norowzian | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Elisabeth Shue, Sam Shepard, Justin Chambers

Votes: 1,062

18. The Apple War (1971)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A German business man, Volkswagner, comes to Österlen in the south of Sweden to build Deutschneyland, a gigantic amusement park for German tourists. The local councilors and the member of ... See full summary »

Director: Tage Danielsson | Stars: Per Grundén, Gösta Ekman, Sture Ericson, Ingvar Ottoson

Votes: 2,200

19. The Treasure Hunters (1981)

R | 104 min | Action, Comedy

This movie is both one of the best-loved action comedies ever, and Alexander Fu Sheng's comeback film after breaking both his legs. It left no doubt that he was truly back in action, taking on cops, monks, and bad guys galore!

Director: Chia-Yung Liu | Stars: Sheng Fu, Chia-Hui Liu, Chan-Peng Chang, Kwok-Keung Chan

Votes: 215

20. Beware the Gorilla (2019)

90 min | Comedy, Family

Lorenzo is a family lawyer who, after splitting from his wife Emma, lost everything, including the children safekeeping. After he visited a zoo he decides to defend the rights of a gorilla ... See full summary »

Director: Luca Miniero | Stars: Frank Matano, Cristiana Capotondi, Pasquale Petrolo, Francesco Scianna

Votes: 293

21. Busy Buddies (1956)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Tom and Jerry are forced to take care of a baby because the babysitter is more interested in talking on the phone.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: Julie Bennett

Votes: 681

22. Bahno (1969 TV Movie)

28 min | Comedy

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Director: Eva Sadková | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Jirí Adamíra, Jana Drbohlavová, Vera Koktová

23. Los días calientes (1966)

95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The story is about a woman traveling to the islands of the Parana River Delta to claim rightful inheritance, and begins to relate to fruit growers in the region.

Director: Armando Bo | Stars: Isabel Sarli, Argentino Alleres, Mario Casado, Roberto Crohare

Votes: 34

24. Ain't We Got Fun (1937)

Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short

The cat's asleep, so the mice are on the loose, for a while at least, in the pantry. When he wakes up, they pile the food on him and get him thrown out, and then they *really* have the run of the house.

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Elvia Allman, Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher, Bernice Hansen

Votes: 336

25. The Fosters (1976–1977)
Episode: Home and Away (1977)

25 min | Comedy, Family

While Samuel Foster is away on business, his family face a crisis.

Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Norman Beaton, Isabelle Lucas, Carmen Munroe, Lenny Henry

Votes: 8

26. Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode: Close Encounters (1995)

Crime, Drama, Family

An African-American woman chokes on the microphone and is pronounced dead. She unexpectedly wakes up in Carter's morgue and recognizes him as her soulmate. Kenny and Maxine continue to test out their relationship.

Director: Bethany Rooney | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly

Votes: 50

27. Krazy Kat (1962– )
Episode: Malicious Mousechief (1963)

Animation

Offissa Pupp uses the latest crime fighting techniques to track down Ignatz Mouse. But Ignatz's punishment is the same old jail.

Director: Gene Deitch | Stars: Paul Frees, Penny Philips