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1. The Professor and the Madman (2019)
Not Rated | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
Director: Farhad Safinia | Stars: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer
Votes: 51,196
2. Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008 Video)
R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Johnny Rico is called back into action to defeat the bugs.
Director: Edward Neumeier | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Jolene Blalock, Stephen Hogan, Boris Kodjoe
Votes: 24,619
3. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Game-Show
A raunchy spoof edition of Countdown (1982) with the stars of 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005).
Stars: Jimmy Carr, Susie Dent, John Pohlhammer, Rachel Riley
Votes: 6,626
4. Countdown (1982– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Game-Show
The long-running words and numbers game.
Stars: Susie Dent, Carol Vorderman, Richard Whiteley, Rachel Riley
Votes: 1,475
5. Countdown: Championship of Champions (1984– )
Game-Show
Stars: Susie Dent, Carol Vorderman, Rachel Riley, Richard Whiteley
6. Balderdash & Piffle (2006– )
50 min | Documentary
Finding the orgin of words
Stars: Victoria Coren Mitchell, John Simpson, Tania Styles, Peter Gilliver
Votes: 39
7. The History of the English Language: Second Edition (2008 Video)
Documentary
Professor Seth Lerer lectures on the history of the English language, from its earliest roots to its modern forms, and includes lively commentary on American English.
Star: Seth Lerer
Votes: 7
8. Graffiti Verité 7: Random Urban Static (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
Graffiti Verite returns to the enigmatic world of Poetry. This time around he retrieves the perspectives of fifteen uniquely talented poets involved in the world of Spoken Word Poetry.
Director: Bob Bryan | Stars: Sekou Andrews, Mollie Engelhart, Bridget Gray, Common Ground
9.
A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex (2006)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2006)
Documentary
Secrets of the female orgasm and how woman can ejaculate like men, best way to make love if you're overweight, what happens inside a vagina during male ejaculation and what men can learn from women who have sex with other women.
Directors: Kelly Diamonds, Anna Kelvie, Paul Merrick, Joanne Virgo | Stars: Edna Astbury-Ward, Jennifer Berman, Ava Cadell, Ian Campbell
Votes: 33
10.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
World Leaders Plot Ways to Destroy Civilization at Climate Summit
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
A snowstorm interferes with a global warming summit. Trans surgery leaves its patients still mentally unhealthy. A YouTuber in a pizza shop complains of misgendering. A black journalist complains of racism.
Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh
Votes: 11
11.
Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode:
Dangerous Minds
(2018)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History
In an exploration of history's most dangerous minds featuring Rasputin, W.C. Minor and Jack Parsons.
Director: Derek Waters | Stars: Derek Waters, Chris Romano, Doug Anthony Jones, Duncan Trussell
Votes: 94