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51. Devil May Hare (1954)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Bugs Bunny finds the Tasmanian Devil in his encyclopedia just as the animal threatens to devour him.

Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 1,655

52. Hound Hunters (1947)

Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

George and Junior get a job as dog catchers, but are increasingly frustrated in their attempts to catch one measly little dog.

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Dick Nelson

Votes: 431

53. Missing Persons (1990 TV Movie)

104 min | Drama

Hetty is approached by Frank Cross, husband of her old friend Edith, to locate his son from his first marriage, whom he hasn't seen in fifty years.

Director: Derek Bennett | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Tony Melody, Jimmy Jewel, Jean Heywood

Votes: 137

54. Mouse for Sale (1955)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Tom sells Jerry to a local pet store that's buying white mice. Yes, Jerry's brown, but a little paint fixes that. The lady of the house finds the money Tom got and uses it to buy a cute ... See full summary »

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, June Foray, William Hanna

Votes: 719

55. Actress Wanted (2018)

81 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A lonely janitor hires a struggling actress to reenact ten favorite memories of his dead wife.

Director: Minh Duc Nguyen | Stars: Long Nguyen, Thien Nguyen, Isabelle Du, Sulinh Lafontaine

Votes: 109

56. The Penalty (1941)

Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The son of a murderer is entangled in his father's crimes and is sentenced to a rehabilitive farm, where he learns a new way of life.

Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Edward Arnold, Lionel Barrymore, Marsha Hunt, Robert Sterling

Votes: 233

57. Lady Scarface (1941)

Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Lieutenant Bill Mason (Dennis O'Keefe) pursues a Chicago gang to New York City, unaware that its scar-cheeked leader, Slade (Dame Judith Anderson), is a woman.

Director: Frank Woodruff | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Judith Anderson, Frances E. Neal, Mildred Coles

Votes: 310

58. Abus de confiance (1937)

88 min | Drama, Romance

Imposture helps an orphan girl become a lawyer.

Director: Henri Decoin | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Charles Vanel, Yvette Lebon, Pierre Mingand

Votes: 171

59. Anacardium (2001)

94 min | Drama, Thriller

A dark suspense thriller about revenge, love and deception revolving around a wronged husband who plots to confront his wife''s lover.

Director: Scott Thomas | Stars: Frank John Hughes, Richard Ruccolo, Laura Cayouette, Bob Rumnock

Votes: 149

60. Classified Love (1986 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

Three ad agency buddies, who cannot seem to find fulfilling love, decide to place personal ads to find new romance. The resulting blind dates and ultimate results are about what one would expect.

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Michael McKean, Stephanie Faracy, Dinah Manoff, Franc Luz

Votes: 96

61. Byways (2004)

101 min | Drama

After a tragedy a restless father and his teenage son go on a car trip in their Mercedes, trying to find some reasoning in this world and to find each other as well.

Director: Manuel Poirier | Stars: Sergi López, Kevin Miranda, Lucy Harrison, Jacques Bosc

Votes: 150

62. Shooting Nick (2004)

108 min | Drama

A filmmaker shooting a documentary about America is carjacked by a couple and coerced into shooting the next two days of their lives.

Director: Daniel Yost | Stars: Robert Blanche, Sarah Rosenberg, Tyler Gannon, Daniel Yost

Votes: 25

63. Walking on Air (1936)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A stubborn young woman hires a struggling singer to play her obnoxious suitor in a scheme to overturn her father's objections to the man she really wants to marry.

Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Gene Raymond, Ann Sothern, Jessie Ralph, Henry Stephenson

Votes: 282

64. Traveling Companion (1998)

Short

A travel writer places a personals ad in the newspaper seeking a travel companion. She interviews several interesting characters.

Director: Paula Goldberg | Stars: Susan Savage, Suzanne Mara, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Ettinger

Votes: 77

65. Fast Buck Duck (1963)

Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short

Daffy Duck, in his flat in the midst of a junkyard, reads that a millionaire seeks a loyal, entertaining, and trustworthy boon companion. Daffy decides to apply for the job, but when he ... See full summary »

Directors: Robert McKimson, Ted Bonnicksen | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 228

66. A.M.A.N. (1997–2007)

Comedy

Satirical stories about Greek political and social status and more.

Stars: Antonis Kanakis, Sotiris Kalivatsis, Giannis Servetas, Vasilis Piperis

Votes: 1,025

67. Bilibid Gays (1981)

Comedy

Helen, Dina and Daria were three gay friends who struggled to earn a living at a beauty salon. Unfortunately one day, they were framed for the murder of their boss and were sent to jail. ... See full summary »

Director: Jose 'Pepe' Wenceslao | Stars: Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey De Leon, Al Tantay

Votes: 17

68. Starvival (2010– )

Comedy, Reality-TV

Follows the quest of a vivacious 'Starving-Artist' who responds to the 'oddest-ads-on-the-web' in order to survive as she pursues her 'unrealistic' dream of being a Hollywood Star.

Stars: Dani Barker, Markus Timothy, Nanook Chrissy Gordon, Robert Nolan

Votes: 133

69. Extraños (1999)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Sofia receives the news of her mother's suicide with apparent calmness. From this moment on, her husband Eduardo finds her behavior suspicious, and hires a detective, Lamarca. Lamarca is a ... See full summary »

Director: Imanol Uribe | Stars: Carmelo Gómez, María Casal, Ingrid Rubio, Sergi Mateu

Votes: 157

70. Farewell, Dear Nela! (1972)

82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When a rich Romanian lawyer aims to find his 2 long-lost sons and inheritors he places an ad in the newspaper but many crooks show up instead.

Director: Cornel Todea | Stars: Stefan Iordache, Mircea Diaconu, Irina Gardescu, Dan Desliu

Votes: 54

71. La leçon de guitare (2006)

18 min | Short

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Director: Martin Rit | Stars: Serge Riaboukine, Sébastien Morin, Pauline Morand, Luc Moullet

Votes: 109

72. Squadron of Honor (1938)

Approved | 65 min | Action, Crime, Drama

On the eve of an American Legion convention, National Commander Metcalf and District Attorney Dan Blaine, also a Legionaire, go to Lou Tanner, local race-track manager, and ask him to close... See full summary »

Director: Charles C. Coleman | Stars: Don Terry, Mary Russell, Thurston Hall, Arthur Loft

73. Demain Paris... (1959)

16 min | Animation, Short

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Directors: Michel Boschet, André Martin | Star: Jean Desailly

74. So You Want an Apartment (1948)

Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short

Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Creighton Hale, Jane Harker

Votes: 143

75. A Successful Adventure (1918)

50 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama

Lionel and Daniel Houston both love a Southern beauty named Virginia, and when she finally chooses Daniel, Lionel angrily moves North and turns his full attention to the acquisition of ... See full summary »

Director: Harry L. Franklin | Stars: May Allison, Harry Hilliard, Frank Currier, Edward Connelly

76. A Dog Lost, Strayed or Stolen (1905)

Comedy, Short

A woman offers a reward for her missing dog and a huge number of claimants shows up.

77. Classified (1925)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Romance

Babs Comet, is employed by the classified ad department of the daily paper, and she uses her looks and position to get a husband.

Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Corinne Griffith, Jack Mulhall, Ward Crane, Carroll Nye

Votes: 23 | Gross: $0.25M

78. Forcing the Force (1914)

14 min | Short, Comedy

Tessie and Bessie are two lovely roommates who are threatened with eviction when they don't pay their rent. They read a newspaper ad about the hiring of female police officers. They rush to... See full summary »

Director: Pat Hartigan | Stars: Pat Hartigan, Peggy Hart

79. The Newsroom: Off the Record (2014)

95 min | Documentary, News

A year in the newsroom of Denmark's leading tabloid newspaper, struggling to survive in a changing media climate.

Director: Mikala Krogh | Stars: Poul Madsen, Nasib Farah, Søren Lyngbjørn, Per Mathiesen

Votes: 104

80. Red Heads (1930)

Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Music

In this two-reel comic operetta, Nat Carr owns a gown shop in New York City and advertises for redheaded models--and is run over by a slew of redheaded applicants, including one who is a ... See full summary »

Director: Frank T. Davis | Stars: Charles Kaley, Nat Carr, Joan Gaylord, Catherine Wallace

81. Gullible Gary Moves In (2005)

13 min | Short, Comedy

A meek and unassuming man moves into an apartment with a vain and sly roommate who has questionable intentions.

Director: Rock Schroeter | Stars: Bill Houskeeper, Alex Quattlander, Robert M. Martinez, Ray Wochner

82. Sperm Catalogue (2011)

10 min | Short, Comedy

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Director: Amus Sovick | Stars: Genna Cruz, Dallas Ewanchuk, Mike Li, Ian McEachern

83. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Thing Is Missing (1965)

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

When Thing goes missing, the family discovers he's been "thing-napped."

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

Votes: 259

84. The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)
Episode: The Case of the Discontented Soldier (1982)

52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

With the intervention of Mr. Parker Pyne, a retired major finds love and adventure helping a young lady to find a very precious African treasure.

Director: Michael Simpson | Stars: William Gaunt, Angela Easterling, Maurice Denham, Lally Bowers

Votes: 160

85. The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)
Episode: The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife (1982)

52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Parker Pyne helps a middle-aged wife to recover the attention of her husband, a philandering business-man too interested in his pretty young secretary.

Director: Michael Simpson | Stars: Gwen Watford, Peter Jones, Maurice Denham, Angela Easterling

Votes: 226

86. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Ein mörderisches Geheimnis (2004)

Crime, Drama

Jolly Brand, a divorced woman, is owner of a shoe shop and she lives with her daughter Sonja.Her ex-boyfriend, Livio Zanetti, a shoemaker, is still working with Jolly, he is complaining ... See full summary »

Director: Gero Erhardt | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 16

87. Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode: Song of Orpheus (1987)

TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

When Father ventures to the Above World for the first time in decades, he is arrested for murder. Vincent and Catherine must delve into Father's mysterious past to uncover the truth.

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone

Votes: 91

88. The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)
Episode: The Treasure of Sierra Avenue (1970)

Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Family

The boys find a wallet with $1,100 in it and no identification. The boys want the money for themselves, the girls want the boys to split the money with them, but Mike turns to the police to help the owner find the wallet.

Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick

Votes: 195

89. Coach (1989–1997)
Episode: Burden of the Burleighs (1993)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Sport

After attending a banquet together, the Burleighs think Hayden and Christine are their new best friends, and are eager to spend evenings together - but it gets to be too much. Meanwhile, Luther tries out dating though the classified ads.

Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Jerry Van Dyke, Clare Carey, Bill Fagerbakke

Votes: 54

90. Coronet Blue (1967)
Episode: The Assassins (1967)

60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Mike learns through a classified ad that his parents are looking for him, he goes to meet them and his fiancée.They warmly take him back, but something is not quite right about them, and soon he realizes he's being set up.

Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Frank Converse, Signe Hasso, Edward Binns, Janet Margolin

Votes: 23

91. Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode: The Bully (1962)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

A bully at school beats up Dennis. John Wilson helps him to learn to fight.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Billy Booth, Richard Reeves

Votes: 34

92. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Derricks toter Freund (1995)

57 min | Crime, Drama

Arno Beckmann was speaking with his friend Martha Hauser by phone when suddenly somebody rings the doorbell.Arno asks who is behind the door and is killed by three shots through the ... See full summary »

Director: Theodor Grädler | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Christiane Hörbiger

Votes: 48

93. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Schrei in der Nacht (1989)

59 min | Crime, Drama

A young prostitute is found strangled in a park. The only lead left by the perpetrator is a hat lying on the ground. The scent hound leads the cops to a house where all the tenants appear a bit strange.

Director: Günter Gräwert | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Christine Buchegger

Votes: 62

94. The Goodies (1970–1982)
Episode: Winter Olympics (1973)

Comedy

The Goodies are recruited to replace the British Winter Olympics team, on a budget.

Director: Jim Franklin | Stars: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Peter Jones

Votes: 37

95. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Is Envious (1954)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy

A former classmate of Lucy Ricardo has done very well for herself, and now heads up a charitable drive for their alma mater. She contacts Lucy for a donation, and Lucy attempts to impress ... See full summary »

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 351

96. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode: Want Ad Wedding (1955)

25 min | Drama

A naval officer on leave in a strange city places a newspaper advertisement requesting guests at his wedding to a young servicewoman, and the staff of a department store jumps into action to help with the arrangements.

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Sally Forrest, Fred Clark, Leon Ames, Richard Webb

Votes: 58

97. Softly from Paris (1986–1991)
Episode: Une villa à la campagne (1986)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy

A young photographer decides to take a vacation in the countryside, and rents a room in a widow's villa. When he arrives, he discovers that his landlady is not the old lady he had imagined, but an extremely desirable young woman.

Director: Maurice Fasquel | Stars: Anne Fontaine, Bruno Devoldère, André Lourdelle, Witold Heretynski

Votes: 19

98. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Pusher (1996)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A seemingly unmotivated murderer, who can apparently talk his victims into killing themselves is on the loose and it is up to Mulder and Scully to study the clues left to them by the person and capture him.

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Robert Wisden

Votes: 4,973

99. A Haunting (2005– )
Episode: Sallie's House (2006)

TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A young couple with a new baby learns that the ghost of a seven-year-old girl named Sallie lives in their home. The wife is fascinated, but the husband is terrified.

Directors: Bertrand Morin, Jeffrey Fine | Stars: Anthony D. Call, Todd Ryan Jones, Alexandra Baker, Amber Sarapata

Votes: 84

100. The Adventures of Tintin (1991–1992)
Episode: The Broken Ear: Part 1 (1992)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When a South American fetish is stolen and than reappears the next morning, Tintin investigates.

Director: Stéphane Bernasconi | Stars: Colin O'Meara, Thierry Wermuth, Christian Pelissier, Henri Labussière

Votes: 363