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1. Your Name. (2016)

PG | 106 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.

Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yûki

Votes: 322,344 | Gross: $5.02M

2. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

R | 92 min | Comedy

Two dim-witted, inseparable friends hit the road for their ten-year high school reunion and concoct an elaborate lie about their lives in order to impress their classmates.

Director: David Mirkin | Stars: Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo, Alan Cumming

Votes: 53,321 | Gross: $29.21M

3. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel

Votes: 432,823 | Gross: $352.39M

4. Red Rocket (2021)

R | 130 min | Comedy, Drama

Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.

Director: Sean Baker | Stars: Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, Suzanna Son, Brenda Deiss

Votes: 33,363

5. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Approved | 170 min | Drama, Romance, War

Three World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Teresa Wright

Votes: 70,752 | Gross: $23.65M

6. Survival of the Thickest (2023– )

TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy

Black, plus-size and newly single, Mavis unexpectedly finds herself having to rebuild her life after putting all her eggs in one man's basket, but she's determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family.

Stars: Michelle Buteau, Tone Bell, Marouane Zotti, Anissa Felix

Votes: 4,676

7. Second Act (2018)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A big-box store worker reinvents her life and her life-story and shows Madison Avenue what street smarts can do.

Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens, Leah Remini, Treat Williams

Votes: 30,322 | Gross: $39.28M

8. Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-heartedly grasping uncle.

Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Jamie Bell, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent

Votes: 13,704 | Gross: $1.59M

9. Harsh Times (2005)

R | 116 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A tough-minded drama about two friends in South Central Los Angeles and the violence that comes between them.

Director: David Ayer | Stars: Christian Bale, Freddy Rodríguez, Eva Longoria, Chaka Forman

Votes: 68,639 | Gross: $3.34M

10. My Uncle (1958)

Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy

Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.

Director: Jacques Tati | Stars: Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie, Lucien Frégis

Votes: 24,301

11. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)

Approved | 121 min | Comedy, Musical

Armed with the titular manual, an ambitious window washer seeks to climb the corporate ladder.

Director: David Swift | Stars: Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee, Anthony 'Scooter' Teague

Votes: 5,152 | Gross: $6.32M

12. The Monster Club (1981)

Unrated | 104 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical

A writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, three gruesome stories are told to him; between each story some musicians play their songs.

Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Vincent Price, John Carradine, Anthony Steel, Roger Sloman

Votes: 4,548

13. Straight Talk (1992)

PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A woman ditches her small-town life for big-city Chicago, where she becomes a sensation as a radio-show host.

Director: Barnet Kellman | Stars: Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne, Michael Madsen

Votes: 3,997 | Gross: $21.20M

14. Saving Zoë (2019)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The high school freshman kid sister of the murdered Zoë finds her diary, which sheds new light on the murder missed by the police. She investigates.

Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt | Stars: Laura Marano, Vanessa Marano, Chris Tavarez, Giorgia Whigham

Votes: 2,310

15. Henry Fool (1997)

R | 137 min | Comedy, Drama

An introverted garbageman writes his thoughts in a notebook after Henry Fool, writer and ex-con, rents the basement and gives him a notebook and the idea. He writes poetry and Henry helps him along.

Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey, Maria Porter

Votes: 7,903 | Gross: $1.34M

16. The Happy Ending (1969)

R | 117 min | Drama

A middle-aged woman walks out on her husband and family in an desperate attempt to find herself.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Jean Simmons, John Forsythe, Shirley Jones, Lloyd Bridges

Votes: 1,263

17. French Quarter (1978)

R | 101 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical

Chronicles the life of a young New Orleans prostitute and her co-workers.

Director: Dennis Kane | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Bruce Davison, Alisha Fontaine, Ann Michelle

Votes: 273

18. The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met (1970)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

A naive couple leave their small town for success in London's adult entertainment culture.

Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Robin Askwith, Janet Lynn, Jess Conrad, Derek Aylward

Votes: 440

19. Nashville Girl (1976)

R | 91 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Young girl finds the rough road to musical stardom.

Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Monica Gayle, Glenn Corbett, Roger Davis, Johnny Rodriguez

Votes: 313

20. Weather Girl (2009)

R | 92 min | Comedy

A Seattle weather girl freaks out on-air over her cheating boyfriend, the morning show anchor, and moves in with her little brother.

Director: Blayne Weaver | Stars: Tricia O'Kelley, Patrick J. Adams, Ryan Devlin, Mark Harmon

Votes: 3,346 | Gross: $0.02M

21. Hunger (1966)

Not Rated | 112 min | Biography, Drama

In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of ... See full summary »

Director: Henning Carlsen | Stars: Per Oscarsson, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitte Federspiel, Knud Rex

Votes: 3,379

22. Holly & Ivy (2020 TV Movie)

TV-G | 85 min | Drama, Family, Romance

A contractor helps a woman renovate a house so she can adopt a sick neighbor's two children.

Director: Erica Dunton | Stars: Janel Parrish, Jeremy Jordan, Marisol Nichols, Sadie Coleman

Votes: 1,469

23. On a Clear Day (2005)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Frank determines to salvage his self-esteem and tackle his demons by attempting the ultimate test of endurance - swimming the English Channel.

Director: Gaby Dellal | Stars: Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Billy Boyd, Sean McGinley

Votes: 3,408 | Gross: $0.19M

24. One Room (2017–2020)

TV-14 | 4 min | Animation, Short, Drama

You are the protagonist. A new project in virtual anime from SMIRAL Animation that also brought you the "Anitore" series and "Makuranodanshi." This time, the project is about 3 stories that develop in your (one) room.

Stars: Rie Takahashi, Inori Minase, Mao Ichimichi, Yumiri Hanamori

Votes: 186

25. Hard Luck Love Song (2020)

R | 104 min | Romance, Thriller

A gritty love story about a charismatic but down-on-his-luck troubadour living out of cheap motels and making bad decisions.

Director: Justin Corsbie | Stars: Michael Dorman, Sophia Bush, Dermot Mulroney, RZA

Votes: 547

26. Back to Mom's (2016)

97 min | Comedy, Drama

Stéphanie, a French architect in her early forties, has to return to her mother after losing her job. Conflicts with her mother and her siblings ensue.

Director: Eric Lavaine | Stars: Josiane Balasko, Alexandra Lamy, Mathilde Seigner, Philippe Lefebvre

Votes: 2,354

27. Do You Know Me? (2009 TV Movie)

R | 89 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

When Elsa's friend recognizes her childhood photo on a milk carton as a missing child, Elsa finds herself in a web of dark secrets, sinister family members and murder.

Director: Penelope Buitenhuis | Stars: Rachelle Lefevre, Jeremy London, Ted Whittall, Lynda Boyd

Votes: 662

28. Farm Sluts (2003)

17 min | Comedy, Short

About a successful 30 something who is fired for accidentally visiting a pornographic web site during office hours. His life unravels when the false accusation prevents him from gaining alternative employment.

Director: Collin Friesen | Stars: Chris Parnell, Arden Myrin, Roy Lee Jones, Erin Leigh Price

Votes: 362

29. Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009)

Not Rated | 64 min | Drama, Romance

A young man falls helplessly in love with a mysterious blonde woman who turns his life upside down.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Ricardo Trêpa, Catarina Wallenstein, Diogo Dória, Júlia Buisel

Votes: 1,819

30. Nanimono (2016)

97 min | Drama

Looking for jobs, five young friends regularly meet at one's apartment. Judging and gauging one another by their ability to land job pits the friends as also competitors. When one of the ... See full summary »

Director: Daisuke Miura | Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Sakurako Mizuki, Fumi Nikaidô, Masaki Okada

Votes: 753

31. A Christmas Without Snow (1980 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Music

A divorced woman moves to a new city, trying to rebuild her life. She joins the choir of a local church and is inspired by the choirmaster, a curmudgeonly old gentleman who will accept ... See full summary »

Director: John Korty | Stars: Michael Learned, John Houseman, Ramon Bieri, James Cromwell

Votes: 411

32. Woman Against the World (1937)

Approved | 66 min | Crime, Drama

Anna Plummer (Alice Moore), daughter of a Canadian farmer, secretly marries against her father's will. She and her young husband, Johnny Masters (Edgar Edwards), move to a big city, shortly... See full summary »

Director: David Selman | Stars: Alice Moore, Edgar Edwards, Ralph Forbes, Collette Lyons

Votes: 50

33. Cowboys Don't Cry (1988)

103 min | Drama

As long as Shane Morgan can remember, he has lived on the road with his mother and father, a rodeo performer. Their dreams of making enough money to settle down happily in one place are ... See full summary »

Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Ron White, Zachary Ansley, Janet-Laine Green, Valerie Pearson

Votes: 122

34. Till My Heartaches End (2010)

TV-PG | 110 min | Drama, Romance

An extrovert male falls for an introvert female.

Director: Jose Javier Reyes | Stars: Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson, Boots Anson-Roa, Mark Gil

Votes: 96

35. Brother's Shadow (2006)

91 min | Drama

Jake Groden is the black sheep of his family. Ankle deep in fish guts, he serves out his parole in Alaska. Then, after a decade of self-imposed exile, he is forced to return to his Brooklyn... See full summary »

Director: Todd S. Yellin | Stars: Scott Cohen, Katie Danziger, Lisa Emery, Ato Essandoh

Votes: 166

36. The Roomies (2010)

114 min | Comedy, Drama

An under-employed and over-indulgent misfit aims to turn his life around through sobriety and religion while moving into the least supportive environment for either: an apartment with his ... See full summary »

Director: Jared Yanez | Stars: Quinn Allan, Tracy Conklin, Carly Carcione, Torrey Cornwell

Votes: 11

37. My Buddy (1944)

Approved | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Republic, never a company to not try getting ahead of the curve and with writers who could remember the 1930's social conscience WW I vets-returning-home films, made this in mid-1944 (a ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Don 'Red' Barry, Ruth Terry, Lynne Roberts, Alexander Granach

Votes: 51

38. Pie a la Maid (1938)

20 min | Short, Comedy

Charley falls for a waitress who mistakes him for a gangster.

Director: Del Lord | Stars: Charley Chase, Ann Doran, John Tyrrell, Lionel Belmore

Votes: 40

39. The Disintegration (2011)

78 min | Drama

A realistic description of unemployed young Muslims who live in the french suburbs, lost generation ostracized by the racism which slowly push them to the Muslim extremism.

Director: Philippe Faucon | Stars: Rashid Debbouze, Yassine Azzouz, Ymanol Perset, Mohamed Nachit

Votes: 313

40. Happy Medium (2016 TV Movie)

22 min | Comedy

When Beth finds herself out of work, she decides to take her career into her own hands and becomes a fake psychic. With the hesitant support of her friend Claire, and the weird motel clerk, Victor, Beth sets up her own office.

Director: Ashley Good | Stars: Jaymie Chudiak, Sarah Katy, Joel Montgrand, Bret Newton

41. Black and White (1999)

35 min | Documentary

Food scientist Robert "Rob" Jones is White. Music manager Kevin "Kev" Jones is Black. Rob and Kev go undercover looking for accommodation and jobs in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, ... See full summary »

Stars: Kev Jones, Rob Jones

42. Corkscrewed: A Modern Guide to Romance

110 min | Comedy, Romance | Announced

A stand-up comedian living in Los Angeles attempts to break into the world of sustained relationships with the opposite sex.

Director: Van Dickranian | Stars: Eltony Williams, Matthew Corbett Davis, Varant Carletti

43. Lucky Meet Cute (2023)

6 min | Short, Drama

Logline - When a chronically unemployed and depressed woman stumbles upon a cute dog abandoned in the middle of the park after yet another failed interview, she grapples with caring for it ... See full summary »

Director: Camille Hugh | Stars: Camille Hugh, Vanessa Teixeira de Oliveira, Maria Da Paixao, Luke Mulcahy

44. Deltas, Back to Shores (2016)

75 min | Documentary

The sea...On one shore, Ibrahima, a young Senegalese man living illegally in Tangier is dreading his passage over to Europe. On the other shore, Agostinho, a fisherman for over fourty years... See full summary »

Director: Charlie Petersmann

Votes: 5

45. 227 (1985–1990)
Episode: Got a Job (1987)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Brenda gets a job at a burger joint and when she's so exhausted and her school work starts to drop, Mary tells her that she should quit but Brenda likes earning money.

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry

Votes: 28

46. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Pugsley's Allowance (1966)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Pugsley wants to find a job to the horror of his parents.

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 197

47. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: One Grave Too Many (1960)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

Joe Helmer is having serious financial problems. He's been out of work for some time and his unemployment insurance has run out. Walking home after unsuccessfully trying to get a loan, he ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Neile Adams, Jeremy Slate, Biff Elliot

Votes: 448

48. Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode: Henry's New Job (1962)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Henry decides to leave his job at Trask Engineering, which means an overseas move for the family.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Jay North, Gale Gordon, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry

Votes: 28

49. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode: Rose Fights Back (1989)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

When Rose loses her pension fund, she must get a second job to support herself. A local TV station hires her as an assistant to Enrique Mas, an egotistical consumer reporter.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 388

50. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Oliver Goes Broke (1970)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

After saying goodbye to Lori at the airport, a distraught Lisa seeks a job to fill her days. Gossip Haney spots her in line at the County Welfare Office and assumes she's there for the free... See full summary »

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester

Votes: 72