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1. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
Stars: Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Charlie Vickers, Markella Kavenagh
Votes: 355,702
2. The Veil (2024)
TV-MA | Thriller
Follows the relationship between two women playing a deadly game of truth and lies. One woman has a secret, and the other has a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost.
Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Dali Benssalah, Josh Charles
Votes: 3,515
3. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023– )
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An elf and her friends defeat a demon king in a great war. But the war is over, and the elf must search for a new way of life.
Stars: Atsumi Tanezaki, Kana Ichinose, Mallorie Rodak, Jill Harris
Votes: 18,119
4. Barbarella (1968)
Approved | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
In the 41st century, an astronaut partakes in sexy misadventures while seeking to stop an evil scientist who threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.
Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O'Shea
Votes: 37,960
5. Velma (2023– )
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The origin of the sleuth and member of the Mystery Inc. gang, Velma.
Stars: Mindy Kaling, Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson, Constance Wu
Votes: 78,168
6. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor
Votes: 219,437 | Gross: $131.14M
7. Borders of Love (2022)
95 min | Drama
Petr and Hana, who after years together share their unspoken erotic fantasies. What begins as an innocent conversation gradually turns into experimentation with a non-monogamous approach to their relationship.
Director: Tomasz Winski | Stars: Hana Vagnerová, Matyás Reznícek, Eliska Krenková, Martin Hofmann
Votes: 694
8. The Holiday (2006)
PG-13 | 136 min | Comedy, Romance
Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black
Votes: 324,080 | Gross: $63.22M
9. The Other Zoey (2023)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Zoey Miller, a super smart computer nerd who is uninterested in romantic love, has her life turned upside down when Zack, the school's soccer star, gets amnesia and mistakes Zoey for his girlfriend.
Director: Sara Zandieh | Stars: Josephine Langford, Drew Starkey, Archie Renaux, Mallori Johnson
Votes: 9,532
10. The End We Start From (2023)
R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller
A woman tries to find her way home with her newborn while an environmental crisis submerges London in floodwaters.
Director: Mahalia Belo | Stars: Jodie Comer, Joel Fry, Yves Rassou, Ramanique Ahluwalia
Votes: 4,232
11. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Votes: 376,194 | Gross: $75.08M
12. Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A shy adolescent learns that she comes from a fabled royal family of legendary sea krakens and that her destiny lies in the depths of the waters, which is bigger than she could have ever imagined.
Directors: Kirk DeMicco, Faryn Pearl | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Colman Domingo
Votes: 11,036
13. Warrior Nun (2020–2022)
TV-MA | 786 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
After waking up in a morgue, an orphaned teen discovers she now possesses superpowers as the chosen Halo Bearer for a secret sect of demon-hunting nuns.
Stars: Alba Baptista, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Lorena Andrea, Tristán Ulloa
Votes: 55,644
14. Last Christmas (2019)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Kate is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Working as an elf in a year-round Christmas store is not good for the wannabe singer. However, she meets Tom there. Her life takes a new turn--that seems too good to be true.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Madison Ingoldsby, Emma Thompson, Boris Isakovic, Lucy Miller
Votes: 90,688 | Gross: $35.15M
15. Battle of the Sexes (2017)
PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
Directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris | Stars: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman
Votes: 60,167 | Gross: $12.64M
16. Scoop (2006)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Jim Dunk, Robert Bathurst
Votes: 87,754 | Gross: $10.53M
17. The Trial (2019– )
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Thriller
A group of characters is implicated in the murder of Angelica. They all walk on a razor's edge searching for the truth, waiting for a verdict, which will establish, in a way or another, a new course for their lives.
Stars: Vittoria Puccini, Francesco Scianna, Camilla Filippi, Simone Colombari
Votes: 3,979
18. Burn the House Down (2023– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Follows Anzu Murata, who thirteen years after the home of the wealthy Mitarai family was burned in an fire, infiltrates the house of the Mitarais as a housekeeper in order to reclaim the house and family that was taken from her.
Stars: Mei Nagano, Asuka Kudô, Taishi Nakagawa, Yuri Tsunematsu
Votes: 1,533
19. Mavka: The Forest Song (2023)
99 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Mavka, a Soul of the Forest, faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as Guardian of the Heart of the Forest when she falls in love with a human, a talented young musician Lucas.
Directors: Oleh Malamuzh, Oleksandra Ruban, Yevheniy Yermak | Stars: Sarah Natochenny, Marc Thompson, Mike Pollock, Tyler Bunch
Votes: 5,866
20. Sweetie (1989)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
An introspective young woman's life is upturned by the arrival of her maladjusted sister.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Geneviève Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos, Jon Darling
Votes: 5,402 | Gross: $0.94M
21. Mirror Mirror (I) (1990)
R | 104 min | Horror, Thriller
A teenage girl begins receiving black magic power through an antique mirror that drips blood, not realizing the mirror is controlled by demonic forces.
Director: Marina Sargenti | Stars: Karen Black, Yvonne De Carlo, William Sanderson, Rainbow Harvest
Votes: 2,213
22. Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Thriller
A young journalist looks behind the curtain of a nearby mental hospital, only to uncover the grim and gruesome acts they bestow upon their "patients".
Director: Karen Moncrieff | Stars: Christina Ricci, Judith Light, Josh Bowman, Anja Savcic
Votes: 1,976
23. Uncovered (1994)
R | 103 min | Mystery, Thriller
While restoring an old painting showing a woman and two men playing chess, Julia discovers the text "Who killed the knight?" underneath the paint. The painting's owner tells her that one of... See full summary »
Director: Jim McBride | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, John Wood, Sinéad Cusack, Paudge Behan
Votes: 2,715
24. An Angel at My Table (1990)
R | 158 min | Biography, Drama
Janet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Explore Janet's discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson, Iris Churn
Votes: 8,730 | Gross: $1.05M
25. A Harvest Wedding (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Sarah Bloom is hired to plan the most anticipated wedding of the season. The problem: The groom is from her home town and wants the wedding on the family farm which is now being run by his older brother who happens to be her first love.
Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Jill Wagner, Victor Webster, Merren McMahon, Andrea Brooks
Votes: 1,555
26. Mercy Falls (2023)
103 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of friends set off into the Scottish Highlands in search of a long lost cabin. Once far from civilization, an unforeseen tragedy befalls the group and one bad decision leads to suspicion, betrayal and murder.
Director: Ryan Hendrick | Stars: Lauren Lyle, Nicolette McKeown, James Watterson, Layla Kirk
Votes: 616
27. 25 Words or Less (2018– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Game-Show
Teams compete to see who can guess secret words or phrases with a limited amount of clues and time; host Meredith Vieira.
Stars: Meredith Vieira, Melissa Peterman, Greg Grunberg, Colton Dunn
Votes: 302
28. Reincarnated as a Sword (2022– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Reborn as a sentient sword, our protagonist joins a young girl on a journey to exact justice on those who prey upon the weak.
Stars: Shin'ichirô Miki, Ai Kakuma, Ty Mahany, Melissa Molano
Votes: 1,219
29. Till the End of the Moon (2023)
TV-14 | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
An immortal, Li Susu is destined to time-travel 500 years back to prevent the death of a hostage prince to stop his transformation into the Devil god, who destroys four continents and three realms. Will secrets of time and fate deter her?
Stars: Yunxi Luo, Lu Bai, Ruiyang Sun, Duling Chen
Votes: 3,691
30. Feed (2017)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama
Olivia and Matthew Grey are 18-year-old twins born into a world of privilege and high expectations. There are almost no boundaries between them; even their dreams are connected.
Director: Tommy Bertelsen | Stars: Troian Bellisario, Tom Felton, Ben Winchell, James Remar
Votes: 2,711
31. Just My Type (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Vanessa, a features writer in NYC, hopes to land the interview of a lifetime with renowned mystery author, Martin Clayborne.
Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Bethany Joy Lenz, Brett Dalton, Aleque Reid, Colleen Wheeler
Votes: 2,016
32. Forspoken (2023 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young woman named Frey Holland awakens in the land of Athia and must embark on an adventure and endure treacherous trials to uncover the mystery the land hides.
Directors: Takeshi Aramaki, Tom Keegan | Stars: Ella Balinska, Jonathan Cake, Monica Barbaro, Anthony Skordi
Votes: 837
33. The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Jennie Logan discovers an antique dress in her attic that allows her to travel back in time. Soon she's torn between life with her philandering husband and a romance with a handsome artist who was murdered at the turn of the century.
Director: Frank De Felitta | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Marc Singer, Alan Feinstein, Linda Gray
Votes: 961
34. One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, History
The lives of Pomme, an aspiring singer, and Suzanne, a struggling mother, as they search for their own identity in 1970s France.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Thérèse Liotard, Valérie Mairesse, Robert Dadiès, Mona Mairesse
Votes: 2,556 | Gross: $0.02M
35. The Squad (II) (2023)
78 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Three gun-toting, drug runners known to Gen Zers as THE SQUAD hit a new spring break hot spot this year. Making a million a week attracts the attention of the cartel who sends in their kill team to get rid of them - or die trying.
Director: Rick Walker | Stars: Alea Hansinger, Meghan Carrasquillo, Grace Evans, Julia Avila
Votes: 443
36. Para vestir santos (2004)
5 min | Drama, Short
Doña Consuelo constantly listens to old Don Chema's nasty comments about her daughter Cristina's unmarried state. But little do they know that Cristina has a pleasant secret.
Director: Armando Casas | Stars: Claudia Goytia, Víctor Hugo Arana, María Dolores Oliva, Gastón Melo
Votes: 150
37. Wendy (2020)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.
Director: Benh Zeitlin | Stars: Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin
Votes: 3,772 | Gross: $0.14M
38. The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent (2021–2023)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Fantasy, Romance
Sei is living her dream life in a magical kingdom. She's popular for making potions, but will this obsession hurt her chances with Albert?
Stars: Yui Ishikawa, Takahiro Sakurai, Takuya Eguchi, Celeste Perez
Votes: 1,185
39. A Splash of Love (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Ph.D. student expands her studies to include the whales of the Pacific Northwest. There she meets a whale-watching tour guide and they soon find themselves bonding over more than just Orcas.
Director: Heather Hawthorn Doyle | Stars: Rhiannon Fish, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Laura Soltis, Brad Abramenko
Votes: 894
40. Easter Bloody Easter (2024)
103 min | Horror
A woman must protect her small town from the Jackalope and his army of devilish bunnies as they embark on a murder spree over the Easter weekend.
Director: Diane Foster | Stars: Diane Foster, Kelly Grant, Allison Lobel, Zuri Starks
Votes: 215
41. The Hugga Bunch (1985 TV Movie)
48 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
A girl travels through her mirror into HuggaLand to find a way to keep her grandmother, the only one who knows how to hug, young.
Director: Gus Jekel | Stars: Gennie James, Terry Castillo, Tony Urbano, Natalie Masters
Votes: 405
42. Dear Christmas (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Natalie has a hit podcast based on love, but she isn't so expert at finding it herself until Chris Massey enters her life and shakes things up. Not to mention his name.
Director: Emily Moss Wilson | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Ed Begley Jr., Faith Prince, Nicky Whelan
Votes: 1,500
43. One Royal Holiday (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Drama, Romance
When Anna offers a stranded mother and son shelter in a blizzard, she learns that they are the Royal Family of Galwick. Anna shows the Prince how they do Christmas in her hometown, encouraging him to open his heart and be true to himself.
Director: Dustin Rikert | Stars: Laura Osnes, Krystal Joy Brown, Tom McGowan, Bradley Rose
Votes: 2,530
44. All for Love (II) (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
After 73 errors about firefighters in her last romance novel, Jo's publisher, Diana, insists on weeks of research for her next book by training at a military boot camp run by her navy seal brother.
Director: Lee Friedlander | Stars: Sara Rue, Steve Bacic, Teryl Rothery, Jordana Largy
Votes: 1,810
45. Christmas Wonderland (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
"Heidi (Osment), who initially left her small town of Pleasant Valley with the dream of one day becoming a successful painter, has put her own art on hold to excel as an art gallery curator... See full summary »
Director: Sean Olson | Stars: Emily Osment, Ryan Rottman, Kelly Hu, Jacob Buster
Votes: 3,478
46. The Spirit of Christmas (2015 TV Movie)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
12 days before Christmas, Kate is trying to close the sale of a historic inn, only to find Daniel, the ghost of a man who died a century ago, and he needs her help to unravel the mystery of his annual holiday haunting.
Director: David Jackson | Stars: Thomas Beaudoin, Kati Salowsky, Steven A. Miller, Jen Lilley
Votes: 7,909
47. Two Witches (2021)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror
An aging, malevolent witch intercedes in the lives of two young women.
Director: Pierre Tsigaridis | Stars: Rebekah Kennedy, Kristina Klebe, Tim Fox, Dina Silva
Votes: 3,742
48. Return to Christmas Creek (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 86 min | Drama, Romance
With Christmas approaching, a career-focused Chicago app developer returns to her small hometown to rediscover the meaning of Christmas. There she reunites with her estranged uncle and her childhood best friend, who she begins falling for.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Tori Anderson, Stephen Huszar, Steven Weber, Kari Matchett
Votes: 2,425
49. The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
Radha is a down-on-her-luck NY playwright, who is desperate for a breakthrough before 40. Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime, she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theater in order to find her true voice.
Director: Radha Blank | Stars: Radha Blank, Peter Kim, Oswin Benjamin, Imani Lewis
Votes: 5,530
50. Sarah and Duck (2013–2017)
TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family
Sarah, a polite and curious 7-year-old English girl, embarks on lots of little adventures with her best friend - a lovable duck named Duck.
Stars: Tasha Lawrence, Roger Allam, Andy Nyman, Tim O'Sullivan
Votes: 862