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1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
PG | 142 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Richard Griffiths
Votes: 692,634 | Gross: $249.36M
2. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.
Director: David F. Sandberg | Stars: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler
Votes: 125,165
3. The Name of the Rose (1986)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin
Votes: 117,446 | Gross: $7.15M
4. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg
Votes: 243,460 | Gross: $77.59M
5. Epic (2013)
PG | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and evil is taking place. She bands together with a ragtag group of characters to save their world--and ours.
Director: Chris Wedge | Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Beyoncé, Colin Farrell
Votes: 109,974 | Gross: $107.52M
6. Agora (2009)
R | 127 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom
Votes: 73,106 | Gross: $0.62M
7. The Church (1989)
R | 102 min | Horror
An old Gothic cathedral built over a mass grave develops strange powers that trap a number of people inside with ghosts from a 12th Century massacre seeking to resurrect an ancient demon from the bowels of the Earth.
Director: Michele Soavi | Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Tomas Arana, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Barbara Cupisti
Votes: 8,922
8. The Mummy (1932)
Approved | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror
A resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he believes to be his long-lost princess.
Director: Karl Freund | Stars: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron
Votes: 30,181
9. Baron Blood (1972)
PG | 90 min | Horror
A young man, visiting the castle of a murderous ancestor in Austria, accidentally brings his dead relative back to life - searching for new victims.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer, Massimo Girotti, Luciano Pigozzi
Votes: 4,227
10. L'armata Brancaleone (1966)
120 min | Adventure, Comedy, History
A group of misfits, headed by an incompetent knight named Brancaleone, set out to reach the small town of Aurocastro so that their leader can take possession of the fief.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Folco Lulli, Gian Maria Volontè
Votes: 5,286
11. The Golem (2018)
95 min | Drama, Horror
During an outbreak of a deadly plague in Lithuania, a mystical woman must save her tight-knit Jewish community from a gang of ruffians led by a local landowner, but the entity she conjures to protect them is a far greater evil.
Directors: Doron Paz, Yoav Paz | Stars: Hani Furstenberg, Ishai Golan, Kirill Cernyakov, Brynie Furstenberg
Votes: 5,884
12. The Black Bird (1975)
PG | 110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The son of famous detective Sam Spade carries on the family tradition of getting involved with the Maltese Falcon - and with the people who will stop at nothing, including murder, to get it.
Director: David Giler | Stars: George Segal, Stéphane Audran, Lionel Stander, Lee Patrick
Votes: 624
13. Babel (1999)
Unrated | 95 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Babel tells the story of the Babels, a strange breed of four-foot-tall creatures who once coexisted happily with human beings on planet Earth. However, when the humans built a huge tower to... See full summary »
Director: Gérard Pullicino | Stars: Mitchell David Rothpan, Maria de Medeiros, Tchéky Karyo, Michel Jonasz
Votes: 211
14. Shiverstone Castle 2 (2017)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The pupils of Castle Schreckenstein and Castle Rosenfels look for a solution to forestall the sale of Castle Schreckenstein due to debts.
Director: Ralf Huettner | Stars: Henning Baum, Alexander Beyer, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Caspar Kryzsch
Votes: 156
15. Samuel Slater - Hero or Traitor? (2006)
26 min | Short, History
Director: Lloyd Johnston | Stars: Nicholas Bentley, Chris Herriott, Barry Coope, Lester Simpson
16. Don't Cross A Bridge Till You Come to It (2023)
30 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Following the accidental murder of his girlfriend, Al. Burnett is jailed. Three years later, he finally escapes and catches up with the Unknown Bearded Man. Together, they then must earn a living, but things don't go as planned.
Director: Achille Brunet | Stars: Achille Brunet, Vincent Brunet, Noam Lebourg-Bellanger, Maël Bizeul
Votes: 6
18.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The End of the World
(2005)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time, to the year five billion and the end of planet Earth.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Simon Paisley Day, Yasmin Bannerman
Votes: 9,220
19.
A Haunting (2005– )
Episode:
The Haunting of Summerwind
(2005)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A young family moves into an old mansion in West Bay Lake, Wisconsin. The stepfather quickly goes mad as the family learns the house is haunted.
Director: Stuart Taylor | Stars: Anthony D. Call, Joshua P Karev, Meagan Rose, Shirley Becker
Votes: 132
20.
Sword of Freedom (1957– )
Episode:
The Value of Paper
(1957)
25 min | Adventure, Family
A parchment maker will not allow his daughter to marry a paper maker. Marco is friends with both men and feels he must resolve the situation.
Director: Terry Bishop | Stars: Edmund Purdom, John Longden, Brian Haines, Jennifer Jayne
21.
Charlie Wild, Private Detective (1950–1952)
Episode:
Double Trouble
(1952)
Crime, Drama
Charlie is given $500 to guard a valuable parchment, but he soon finds out that he may have been grossly underpaid.
Director: Charles Adams | Stars: John McQuade, Philip Truex, John Shellie, Philippa Bevans
22.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
Downpatrick, County Down
(1998)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary, History
One of Ireland's most sacred sites where St Patrick, patron saint of All Ireland, set up his first church. On Cathedral Hill sits a magnificent church renovated from its medieval origins in the 18th century.
Director: Graham Dixon | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Phil Harding
Votes: 27
23.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
Fateful Days
(1985)
Drama, History, War
No longer a singing boy but a man without vocation, Hugh's feelings for Anne have grown into love. He confesses such to Margaret, threatening to reveal his secret, but is blissfully unaware of far more momentous truths that will also out.
Director: Michael Custance | Stars: Sharon Maughan, Rob Edwards, Bert Parnaby, Rosalie Crutchley
24.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
A to Z: How Writing Changed the World
(2020)
TV-G | 52 min | Documentary
How the development of writing played a vital role in shaping world history, from the invention of paper to the printed book.
Director: David Sington | Stars: Jeannette Robinson, Brody Neuenschwander, Samah Salah Elliathy, Matthew Nicholls
Votes: 89
25.
The Devil's Mistress (2008)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2008)
53 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The people of the besieged city of Oxford are in a desperate situation. Devastated by the King's brutal betrayal, Angelica has been cast out of court, and finds herself destitute and ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Munden | Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Daniel Ryan, Tim McInnerny, Dominic West
Votes: 96
26.
The Bellflower Bunnies (2001–2008)
Episode:
La clé du bonheur
(2004)
Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Believing it will make their family richer, Poppy and Periwinkle set off to find the "Key to Happiness" inside an old library.
Director: Eric Berthier | Stars: Flora Balzano, Julie Burroughs, Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque, Mario Desmarais
27.
Samson en Gert (1990–2019)
Episode:
De schat van de farao
(2003)
Comedy, Family
The ministerial delegate uses the town hall's Egyptian exposition to pull a prank on the mayor and Van Leemhuyzen. They find a treasure map in an old vase and immediately begin their search.
Director: Bart van Leemputten | Stars: Gert Verhulst, Danny Verbiest, Walter De Donder, Walter Baele
28.
The Elephant Princess (2008–2011)
Episode:
It's an Ordinary Life
(2009)
26 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Kuru says his final goodbyes as Alex is no longer a Princess, his job is over. Free of his obligations he speaks freely of his disappointment in her, causing a fractured departure.
Director: Grant Brown | Stars: Emily Robins, Miles Szanto, Siam, Maddy Tyers
Votes: 13
29.
The Elephant Princess (2008–2011)
Episode:
Unexpected Arrivals
(2009)
26 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Diva makes her move and takes control in Manjipoor, wounding Omar in a fight.
Director: Grant Brown | Stars: Emily Robins, Miles Szanto, Siam, Maddy Tyers
Votes: 10
30.
White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode:
Pilot
(2009)
TV-PG | 55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Peter Burke teams up with an unlikely partner to hunt an elusive and vicious counterfeiter known as the "Dutchman."
Director: Bronwen Hughes | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason
Votes: 1,831
31.
Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode:
Santa Chum
(2012)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
Gather round the tree with the Pawn Stars as the guys get ready for their annual Christmas Party. With Chumlee in charge of the planning, can he keep it under budget and earn his Christmas bonus?
Director: Jairus Cobb | Stars: Craig Gottlieb, Corey Harrison, Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison
Votes: 42
32.
Forbidden History (2013– )
Episode:
The Dead Sea Scrolls
(2018)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History
Jamie Theakston investigates the Dead Sea Scrolls visiting the caves where they were discovered to find out who wrote them and why they were hidden away.
Director: Bruce Burgess | Stars: Jamie Theakston, Khader Baidun, Cliff Chapman, David Elkington
Votes: 18
33.
Charlie Wild, Private Detective (1950–1952)
Episode:
The Case of Double Trouble
(1951)
Crime, Drama
Charlie is offered $500 to guard a rare and valuable parchment, but he soon finds out that the amount of money he's been paid may not be worth the trouble the job is turning out to be.
Stars: Cloris Leachman, Kevin O'Morrison