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Selection: ranked from the FlickRatings core library (up to 25,000 titles). Size: this page shows the top 100 results for this slice. Updates: list refreshes as underlying metadata and availability updates (page last built: April 17, 2026). Tip: use title pages to check where-to-watch by country and provider.
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Young Frankenstein (1974) FR #555 | Movie | Horror, Fantasy | USA | English, German
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Director Mel Brooks
Writer Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Mary Shelley
Cast Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman
Plot An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
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Get Smart (1965) FR #978 | TV | Adventure, Action | USA | English
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Writer Mel Brooks, Buck Henry
Cast Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt
Plot Maxwell Smart, a highly intellectual but bumbling spy working for the CONTROL agency, battles the evil forces of rival spy agency KAOS with the help of his competent partner Agent 99.
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Blazing Saddles (1974) FR #1356 | Movie | Comedy, Western | USA, France | Yiddish, German
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Director Mel Brooks
Writer Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman
Cast Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens
Plot In order to ruin a western town and steal their land, a corrupt politician appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
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The Producers (1967) FR #1390 | Movie | Comedy, Musical | USA | English, German
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Director Mel Brooks
Writer Mel Brooks
Cast Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn
Plot A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
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Spaceballs (1987) FR #2848 | Movie | Adventure, Comedy | USA, India | English, German
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Director Mel Brooks
Writer Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan, Ronny Graham
Cast Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman
Plot A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.
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Editorial Best Movies/TV Shows Written by (or adapted from) Mel Brooks collects the writer’s most important, popular and top regarded work. This list is built from the cataogue of 25000 core titles provided on FlickRatings, and showcases most important movies and TV shows as ordered by our score generated using public metadata. Combine this with our weekly updated OTT information to shortlist your next watch.
