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1. Ivan's Childhood (1962)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, War
During WWII, Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev strikes up a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers while working as a scout behind the German lines.
Directors: Andrei Tarkovsky, Eduard Abalov | Stars: Nikolay Burlyaev, Valentin Zubkov, Evgeniy Zharikov, Stepan Krylov
Votes: 40,046
2. The Outsider (2002 TV Movie)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A western love story revolving around the forbidden love between a young widow from a Mennonite-like religious group and a cold-blooded gunslinger whom she takes into her home after he is wounded.
Director: Randa Haines | Stars: Tim Daly, Naomi Watts, Keith Carradine, David Carradine
Votes: 2,430
3. Bella (2006)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Romance
A chef with a mysterious past spends the day with a waitress who needs a friend.
Director: Alejandro Monteverde | Stars: Eduardo Verástegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Angélica Aragón
Votes: 11,048 | Gross: $8.11M
4. The Corn Is Green (1945)
Approved | 115 min | Drama
A schoolteacher becomes the mentor of a talented young miner and seeks to get him into a university.
Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Bette Davis, John Dall, Nigel Bruce, Rhys Williams
Votes: 3,225
5. Five Came Back (1939)
Passed | 75 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A plane has engine trouble while flying over a jungle inhabited by cannibals.
Director: John Farrow | Stars: Chester Morris, Lucille Ball, Wendy Barrie, John Carradine
Votes: 2,366
6. Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
As Christina prepares her restaurant for its busiest time of year, she gets her DNA test revealing that she's Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights.
Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Mia Kirshner, Ben Savage, Marilu Henner, Advah Soudack
Votes: 1,156
7. The Tiger's Tail (2006)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After a chance encounter, a Dubliner stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Ciarán Hinds, Sinéad Cusack
Votes: 1,468
8. Guess Who's Coming to Christmas (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
To repair his tarnished image, a jaded rock star publicly decides to fulfill a child's "Dear Santa" Christmas wish. After reluctantly agreeing to spend the holidays in a small town and ... See full summary »
Director: Kristoffer Tabori | Stars: Drew Lachey, MacKenzie Porter, Ellie Harvie, Peter LaCroix
Votes: 879
9. Christmas Under the Stars (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 82 min | Drama, Romance
A Christmas-tree lot helps two people rediscover their holiday spirit.
Director: Allan Harmon | Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Autumn Reeser, Clarke Peters, Anthony Bolognese
Votes: 2,397
10. Listen, Darling (1938)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Young Pinkie Wingate and her friend, Buzz, will do anything to stop her widowed mother from entering into a loveless marriage with the town banker - including kidnapping.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Judy Garland, Freddie Bartholomew, Mary Astor, Walter Pidgeon
Votes: 881
11. Popi (1969)
G | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
A Puerto Rican widower concocts an extraordinary plan for making a better life for his two motherless sons.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Alan Arkin, Rita Moreno, Reuben Figueroa, Miguel Alejandro
Votes: 1,004
12. The Christmas Note (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Mystery
After moving into a new house, a woman befriends her next-door neighbor and helps her track down a mystery sibling she never knew she had.
Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Leah Gibson, Lynda Boyd, Dylan Kingwell
Votes: 1,527
13. Bittersweet Love (1976)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Young married couple expecting a baby suddenly discover they are half-brother and sister.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Lana Turner, Robert Lansing, Celeste Holm, Robert Alda
Votes: 211
14. Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game (2017)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Dr. Abe Mandelbaum has just moved into a new manor with his ailing wife. After forming an unlikely friendship with a womanizing gambler, their relationship is tested when they each try to ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Weiner | Stars: Martin Landau, Paul Sorvino, Maria Dizzia, Ann Marie Shea
Votes: 317
15. Christmas Child (2004)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A life-sized Nativity scene leads a man to learn about his past and lost family.
Directors: Bill Ewing, Bart Gavigan | Stars: William R. Moses, Tonya Bordeaux, Steven Curtis Chapman, Megan Follows
Votes: 666
16. Jackson (2016)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
With a single abortion clinic remaining in the state of Mississippi, the city of Jackson has become ground zero in the nation's battle over reproductive health-care. Jackson is an intimate ... See full summary »
Director: Maisie Crow | Stars: Barbara Beavers, Shannon Brewer, April Jackson, Willie Parker
Votes: 168
17. Breeders: A Subclass of Women? (2014)
52 min | Documentary
Surrogacy is fast becoming one of the major issues of the 21st century, celebrities and everyday people are increasingly using surrogates to build their families. But the practice is ... See full summary »
Directors: Matthew Eppinette, Jennifer Lahl | Stars: Marlane Angle, Cindy, Gail, Heather
Votes: 19
18. Grindr Baby (2022)
5 min | Short, Drama, Romance
After a Grindr hook-up, a trans person and their significant other are waiting for the result of a pregnancy test.
Director: Gabe Dunn | Stars: Alexis G. Zall, Mal Blum, Zachary Zane
19. Eggsploitation: Maggie's Story (2015)
22 min | Documentary, Short
One woman's journey of learning about "helping" others have a child, what she discovered in the process, and the consequences that followed.
Director: Jennifer Lahl
20. Anonymous Father's Day (2011)
44 min | Documentary, Short, News
Thousands of donor-conceived people have a deep longing to know who they belong to, where they come from, and who they look like. What is it like to grow up not knowing who your father is ... See full summary »
Director: Jennifer Lahl | Star: Dustin Ebaugh
Votes: 9
21.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Abortion Clinic
(1983)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
Abortion Clinic tells the stories of four young women who are confronted by unplanned pregnancies. Two of them decide to carry their pregnancies to term; two chose to have abortions performed at a local clinic.
Director: Mark Obenhaus | Stars: Jessica Savitch, Mark Obenhaus
Votes: 16
22.
Comics Unleashed (2006–2016)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(2006)
TV-PG | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: David Brenner, Cedric The Entertainer, John Cramer, Jon Lovitz
23.
The Client List (2011–2013)
Episode:
Whatever It Takes
(2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama
As Riley (Jennifer Love Hewitt) invites unwanted scrutiny when she volunteers her staff for a fundraiser, Evan (Colin Egglesfield) joins a prostitution task force that threatens to target the Rub.
Director: Andy Wolk | Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Loretta Devine, Colin Egglesfield, Rebecca Field
Votes: 103
24.
Cedar Cove (2013–2015)
Episode:
Letting Go: Part 1
(2014)
TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Romance
Olivia struggles to support Jack and Eric at the hospital as painful memories from her past resurface; Justine and Seth clash with Warren over the fate of the restaurant.
Director: Martin Wood | Stars: Andie MacDowell, Dylan Neal, Teryl Rothery, Sarah Smyth
Votes: 60
25.
Cedar Cove (2013–2015)
Episode:
Something Wicked This Way Comes
(2014)
TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Romance
Olivia's brother returns to Cedar Cove with a shocking announcement; Jack debates coming clean to Olivia about his past.
Director: Martin Wood | Stars: Andie MacDowell, Dylan Neal, Teryl Rothery, Sarah Smyth
Votes: 48
26.
Cedar Cove (2013–2015)
Episode:
Engagements
(2015)
TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Romance
Olivia and Jack consider the inevitable challenge of a long distance relationship as Jack begins his new job as chief editor in Seattle. But Jack soon finds himself at an impasse with his ... See full summary »
Director: Andy Mikita | Stars: Andie MacDowell, Dylan Neal, Teryl Rothery, Sarah Smyth
Votes: 43