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1. Mamma Mia! (2008)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA.
Director: Phyllida Lloyd | Stars: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 249,574 | Gross: $144.13M
2. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sally's parents' marriage breaks up when her father undergoes a mid-life crisis and impulsively weds a prostitute. Meanwhile, Sally's own marriage also begins to disintegrate.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin, Gemma Jones
Votes: 46,202 | Gross: $3.25M
3. The Judge (2014)
R | 141 min | Crime, Drama
Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth; along the way he reconnects with his estranged family.
Director: David Dobkin | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton
Votes: 192,845 | Gross: $47.12M
4. The Lost City of Z (2016)
PG-13 | 141 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Major Percival Fawcett, who disappeared whilst searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.
Director: James Gray | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland
Votes: 92,885 | Gross: $8.58M
5. Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1950s New York, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend.
Director: Edward Norton | Stars: Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 58,585
6. Hercules (I) (2014)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Having endured his legendary twelve labors, Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Joseph Fiennes
Votes: 157,861 | Gross: $72.69M
7. A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
R | 127 min | Drama
Follows an investigation into an unsolved murder unveiling a story full of forbidden love, deceit and a secret.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Joshua Boone, Amirah Vann, Solea Pfeiffer, Austin Scott
Votes: 3,283
8. The Space Between Us (I) (2017)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
The first human born on Mars travels to Earth for the first time, experiencing the wonders of the planet through fresh eyes. He embarks on an adventure with a street-smart girl to discover how he came to be.
Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Gary Oldman, Asa Butterfield, Carla Gugino, Britt Robertson
Votes: 53,784 | Gross: $7.89M
9. Wolves (2014)
R | 91 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A boy is trying to find out about his family history and stumbles upon a town of lycans.
Director: David Hayter | Stars: Lucas Till, Stephen McHattie, John Pyper-Ferguson, Merritt Patterson
Votes: 9,801
10. Broken Flowers (2005)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor moves Don to embark on a cross-country search for his old flames in search of answers.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, Julie Delpy
Votes: 103,832 | Gross: $13.74M
11. Get Him to the Greek (2010)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Music
A record company intern is hired to accompany out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow to a concert at L.A.'s Greek Theater.
Director: Nicholas Stoller | Stars: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne
Votes: 180,158 | Gross: $60.97M
12. The Kid (1921)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan, Carl Miller
Votes: 127,616 | Gross: $5.45M
13. Rules Don't Apply (2016)
PG-13 | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her ambitious driver, and their eccentric boss, the legendary billionaire Howard Hughes.
Director: Warren Beatty | Stars: Lily Collins, Haley Bennett, Taissa Farmiga, Steve Tom
Votes: 11,139 | Gross: $3.65M
14. Stories We Tell (2012)
PG-13 | 108 min | Documentary
A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.
Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Michael Polley, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley
Votes: 13,521 | Gross: $1.60M
15. Sommersby (1993)
PG-13 | 114 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A farmer returns home from the Civil War, but his wife begins to suspect that the man is an impostor.
Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Lanny Flaherty, Wendell Wellman
Votes: 22,209 | Gross: $50.08M
16. Promises..... Promises! (1963)
Not Rated | 75 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After a drunken spree on a cruise ship, two women discover that they're pregnant, and set out to find who the fathers are.
Director: King Donovan | Stars: Jayne Mansfield, Marie McDonald, Tommy Noonan, Mickey Hargitay
Votes: 547
17. A Royal Christmas (2014 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Prince Leopold, heir to the throne of Cordinia, wishes to marry his young love Emily Taylor, a humble seamstress from Philadelphia. But Leopold's mother, Queen Isadora has other plans for her son.
Director: Alex Zamm | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Jane Seymour, Stephen Hagan, Katherine Flynn
Votes: 4,649
18. The Red Pill (2016)
TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary
The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"
Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Attila Vinczer, Dean Esmay
Votes: 11,590
19. Two Is a Family (2016)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
A bachelor enjoys his sweet life on the French Riviera until a one-night stand tells him, he's dad to Gloria and leaves her with him. He moves to London with Gloria. Mom turns up 8 years later.
Director: Hugo Gélin | Stars: Omar Sy, Clémence Poésy, Antoine Bertrand, Ashley Walters
Votes: 27,103
20. The Christmas Secret (2014 TV Movie)
TV-G | 120 min | Drama, Family, Romance
While her life is falling apart, single mom Christine finds a magical family heirloom that leads to love and good fortune during Christmas.
Director: Norma Bailey | Stars: Bethany Joy Lenz, John Reardon, Susan Hogan, Michael Hogan
Votes: 3,426
21. Boychoir (2014)
103 min | Drama, Music
After his single mother dies, a young boy with an excellent voice is sent to a prestigious choir school and has trouble adapting to the culture of the school.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Eddie Izzard, Kevin McHale
Votes: 7,084
22. The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.
Director: David L. Cunningham | Stars: Alexander Ludwig, Ian McShane, Christopher Eccleston, Frances Conroy
Votes: 15,541 | Gross: $8.79M
23. Made in America (1993)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy
A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white.
Director: Richard Benjamin | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Will Smith, Nia Long
Votes: 17,105 | Gross: $44.94M
24. Finding Father Christmas (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 86 min | Drama, Romance
Raised by her mother, but orphaned at a young age at Christmas, Miranda finds a clue that will take her to the truth about her father. Along the way, she finds romance and rekindles her Christmas spirit.
Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Erin Krakow, Niall Matter, P. Lynn Johnson, Michael Kopsa
Votes: 2,400
25. Game Change (2012 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska becomes Senator John McCain's running mate in the 2008 Presidential election.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Ed Harris, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Peter MacNicol
Votes: 22,541
26. Tempting Fate (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Drama, Romance
Gabbys marriage to Elliott is jeopardized when she meets Matt. What begins as a business opportunity develops into an emotional affair, leading Gabby to succumb to his unrelenting attention; not foreseeing the life changing consequences.
Directors: Manu Boyer, Kim Raver | Stars: Alyssa Milano, Zane Holtz, Steve Kazee, Jessica Harmon
Votes: 652
27. The Misfortunates (2009)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
A thirty-something novelist and impending father looks back on his all-too-formative years in the hapless, alcohol-ridden milieu of his youth in 1980s rural Flanders, Belgium.
Director: Felix van Groeningen | Stars: Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valentijn Dhaenens, Koen De Graeve, Wouter Hendrickx
Votes: 10,988
28. Expecting Amish (2014 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Drama
Expecting Amish on Lifetime tells the story of 18-year-old Hannah Yoder, who is ready to join the Amish Church and marry her boyfriend Samuel. But things change when she goes to Hollywood and gets a glimpse of the world beyond.
Director: Richard Gabai | Stars: AJ Michalka, Jesse McCartney, Alyson Stoner, Cayden Boyd
Votes: 757
29. The People I've Slept With (2012)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy
A promiscuous woman tries to find out who got her pregnant so she can get married and live a normal life.
Director: Quentin Lee | Stars: Karin Anna Cheung, Wilson Cruz, Archie Kao, Lynn Chen
Votes: 780
30. Straight A's (2013)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
Pressured by his deceased mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag of pills and a sack of marijuana and hits the road to Louisiana.
Director: James Cox | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Anna Paquin, Luke Wilson, Riley Thomas Stewart
Votes: 4,668
31. The King (2005)
R | 105 min | Drama, Thriller
A motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father Dave, whom he's never met. He is the pastor at a Christian community church. He tells Elvis ... See full summary »
Director: James Marsh | Stars: Gael García Bernal, William Hurt, Laura Harring, Derek Alvarado
Votes: 7,376 | Gross: $0.28M
32. Xenia (2014)
Unrated | 134 min | Drama, Romance
Strangers in their own birthplace, 16-year-old Danny and 18-year-old Odysseus cross the entire country in search of their Greek father, after their Albanian mother passes away.
Director: Panos H. Koutras | Stars: Kostas Nikouli, Nikos Gelia, Giannis Stankoglou, Marisha Triantafyllidou
Votes: 4,129 | Gross: $0.00M
33. Jefferson in Paris (1995)
PG-13 | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History
Widower Thomas Jefferson (3rd US president 1801-09) lives in Paris 1785-90 with his daughter. He has a pretty slave girl accompany his other daughter to France. He has an alleged affair with her resulting in children.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Gwyneth Paltrow, Estelle Eonnet
Votes: 3,095 | Gross: $2.47M
34. Dolfje Weerwolfje (2011)
89 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A young adopted boy, Dolfje, turns into a werewolf at his 7th birthday. Supported by his bigger brother and chased by a mysterious organisation he has to find out how to live a normal life.
Director: Joram Lürsen | Stars: Ole Kroes, Maas Bronkhuyzen, Remko Vrijdag, Kim van Kooten
Votes: 625
35. Oscar (1967)
G | 85 min | Comedy
Neurotic businessman must find the right man for his pregnant daughter. In fact, it is little bit complicated.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Louis de Funès, Claude Rich, Mario David, Germaine Delbat
Votes: 6,946
36. Gledelig jul (2020)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
When the Eide family is gathered to celebrate Christmas together for the first time in years, it doesn't take long for old secrets to surface.
Director: Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken | Stars: Anne Marit Jacobsen, Otto Jespersen, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Votes: 463
37. The Long Haul (1957)
Approved | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After leaving his U.S. Army job in Germany, a trucker takes a long-haul driver job in Britain where he runs into an organized-crime syndicate that controls the trucking industry.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Victor Mature, Diana Dors, Patrick Allen, Gene Anderson
Votes: 807
38. Broken Bridges (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Music
A fading country music star (Keith) returns to his hometown, where he reunites with his childhood sweetheart and also meets his 16-year-old daughter for the first time.
Director: Steven Goldmann | Stars: Brian F. Durkin, Jason Leith, Richard Tillman, Toby Keith
Votes: 1,727 | Gross: $0.25M
39. Island in the Sun (1957)
Approved | 119 min | Drama, Romance
Set during the 1950s on a British-ruled Caribbean island, this drama deals with local politics, interracial relationships, social inequality, racism, adultery, and murder.
Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins
Votes: 1,287 | Gross: $8.00M
40. Jimmy P: Psychotherapy Of A Plains Indian (2013)
Unrated | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
A troubled Native American veteran forms an extraordinary friendship with his maverick French psychoanalyst as they try to find a cure to his suffering.
Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Mathieu Amalric, Gina McKee, Larry Pine
Votes: 2,969 | Gross: $0.02M
41. Barry Munday (2010)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Barry Munday wakes up after being attacked to realize that he's missing his family jewels. To make matters worse, he learns he's facing a paternity lawsuit filed by a woman he can't remember having sex with.
Director: Chris D'Arienzo | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Judy Greer, Chloë Sevigny, Jean Smart
Votes: 4,370
42. Mary of Scotland (1936)
Approved | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
Directors: John Ford, Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Douglas Walton
Votes: 2,638
43. Lake City (2008)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama
A desperate young man, on the run from a dangerous drug dealer, returns to his mother, years after a family tragedy drove them far apart, to hide. However, his old and new life are about to collide.
Directors: Hunter Hill, Perry Moore | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Jason Davis, Alina Phelan, Cheryl Fare
Votes: 912
44. Westenwind (1999–2003)
60 min | Drama, Romance
This Dallas-type series is about two competing Dutch families, Noordermeer and De Graaf, running ancestral firms in the Rotterdam shipbuilding business, each with numerous internal tensions... See full summary »
Stars: Joep Sertons, Henriëtte Tol, Miryanna van Reeden, Marlies van Alcmaer
Votes: 239
45. Blame It on the Night (1984)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
When his unmarried mother dies, custody of 13-year-old Job is assumed by his alleged father, Chris, whom he has never seen. Job is an enthusiastic cadet at a military academy, and Chris ... See full summary »
Director: Gene Taft | Stars: Nick Mancuso, Byron Thames, Leslie Ackerman, Richard Bakalyan
Votes: 212 | Gross: $0.20M
46. A Killer Among Us (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Thriller
After the shocking murder of her mother, a girl helps a police detective by searching her home for clues that they hope will lead to the perpetrator.
Director: Bradley Walsh | Stars: Tess Atkins, Tom Cavanagh, Boris Kodjoe, William deVry
Votes: 736
47. Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story (2008 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Drama
The true story of a woman who believed her infant daughter had perished in a fire, only to find her 6 years later living with another family.
Director: Paul A. Kaufman | Stars: Judy Reyes, Ana Ortiz, Hector Luis Bustamante, Marlene Forte
Votes: 493
48. The Well Digger's Daughter (2011)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Romance
In 1930s southern France, a father is torn between his sense of honor and his deep love for his daughter when she gets in trouble with the wealthy son of a shopkeeper.
Director: Daniel Auteuil | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Votes: 4,021 | Gross: $0.39M
49. Sugar Town (1999)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Music
Unimpassioned look at the lives of struggling L.A. scene rock stars follows main character, Gwen, on her quest for the top. Working as an assistant to a film production designer, she tries ... See full summary »
Directors: Allison Anders, Kurt Voss | Stars: Jade Gordon, John Taylor, Michael Des Barres, Martin Kemp
Votes: 905 | Gross: $0.18M
50. My Extraordinary Summer with Tess (2019)
82 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
On a family vacation at the beach, Sam meets Tess, who carries her own secrets around with her and shows him how the present moment can win out over memories and anxiety about what's yet to come.
Director: Steven Wouterlood | Stars: Sonny Coops van Utteren, Josephine Arendsen, Julian Ras, Tjebbo Gerritsma
Votes: 976