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1. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A spy organisation recruits a promising street kid into the agency's training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine
Votes: 716,017 | Gross: $128.26M
2. Wonder Woman (2017)
PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.
Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Lucy Davis
Votes: 699,561 | Gross: $412.56M
3. Captain Marvel (2019)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law
Votes: 610,647 | Gross: $426.83M
4. Highlander (1986)
R | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart
Votes: 147,423 | Gross: $5.90M
5. Ava (IV) (2020)
R | 96 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Ava is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Geena Davis
Votes: 62,809 | Gross: $0.50M
6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Flighty teenage girl Buffy Summers learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui | Stars: Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer
Votes: 49,453 | Gross: $16.62M
7. I Am Number Four (2011)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Aliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters. They can only be killed in numerical order, and Number Four is next on the list. This is his story.
Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 246,303 | Gross: $55.10M
8. Detroit: Become Human (2018 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Take control of three androids in their quest to discover who they really are.
Director: David Cage | Stars: Valorie Curry, Bryan Dechart, Jesse Williams, Audrey Boustani
Votes: 22,905
9. The Dark Crystal (1982)
PG | 93 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and to restore order to his world.
Directors: Jim Henson, Frank Oz | Stars: Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz
Votes: 71,449 | Gross: $40.58M
10. Dracula 2000 (2000)
R | 99 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A group of thieves breaks into a chamber expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the count himself, who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing.
Director: Patrick Lussier | Stars: Gerard Butler, Justine Waddell, Jonny Lee Miller, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 36,462 | Gross: $33.02M
11. Rocky III (1982)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Sport
Rocky faces the ultimate challenge from a powerful new contender, and must turn to a former rival to help regain his throne as the undisputed fighting champion.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 211,195 | Gross: $125.05M
12. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
PG | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A protege of the magician Merlin must train his teacher's successor - an introverted but resourceful physics prodigy - in the art of sorcery to prevent the return of Morgana le Fay.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 169,979 | Gross: $63.15M
13. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
PG-13 | 133 min | Drama
Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Michael Douglas, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin
Votes: 106,623 | Gross: $52.47M
14. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
R | 113 min | Action, Drama, Sport
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks, the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Joe Alwyn, Garrett Hedlund, Arturo Castro, Mason Lee
Votes: 24,085 | Gross: $1.74M
15. Tekken (2010)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jin Kazama witnesses the death of his mother Jun by Tekken in the slums known as Anvil. After finding a Tekken ID he decides to seek out vengeance for his mother's death.
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Jon Foo, Kelly Overton, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ian Anthony Dale
Votes: 28,554
16. Gotti (1996 TV Movie)
R | 117 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
John Gotti rises to head the powerful Gambino crime family before being convicted in 1992 of racketeering and murder.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Armand Assante, Anthony Quinn, William Forsythe, Richard C. Sarafian
Votes: 8,667
17. Assassin Club (2023)
R | 111 min | Action, Thriller
An assassin is given a contract to kill seven people around the world only to discover the targets are also assassins who have been hired to kill him.
Director: Camille Delamarre | Stars: Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace, Daniela Melchior, Jimmy Jean-Louis
Votes: 2,837
18. American Ninja (1985)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.
Director: Sam Firstenberg | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson, Guich Koock
Votes: 16,734 | Gross: $10.50M
19. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
PG-13 | 109 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
When assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins
Votes: 23,405 | Gross: $19.74M
20. The Villainess (2017)
Not Rated | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A female assassin leaves a trail of bodies behind her as she seeks revenge.
Director: Jung Byung-gil | Stars: Kim Ok-bin, Shin Ha-kyun, Sung Jun, Kim Seo-hyeong
Votes: 16,793 | Gross: $0.03M
21. Leaving Neverland (2019)
TV-MA | 240 min | Documentary
At the height of his stardom, the world's biggest pop star, Michael Jackson, began long-running relationships with two young boys, aged between seven and ten, along their families. They now allege that he sexually abused them.
Director: Dan Reed | Stars: Michael Jackson, Wade Robson, Joy Robson, Chantal Robson
Votes: 31,123
22. Puan (2023)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
At the University of Buenos Aires, a rivalry arises between two Philosophy teachers for a professorship position.
Directors: María Alché, Benjamín Naishtat | Stars: Leonardo Sbaraglia, Lali Espósito, Julieta Zylberberg, Andrea Frigerio
Votes: 643
23. Lost Bullet (2020)
TV-MA | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.
Director: Guillaume Pierret | Stars: Alban Lenoir, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Ramzy Bedia, Stéfi Celma
Votes: 14,180
24. Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Japan creates an artificial black hole device to trap Godzilla forever, but a test of the device creates new foes for Godzilla, car-sized dragonflies called meganula and their queen, Megaguirus.
Directors: Masaaki Tezuka, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Misato Tanaka, Shôsuke Tanihara, Masatô Ibu, Yuriko Hoshi
Votes: 4,616
25. Knight Moves (1992)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.
Director: Carl Schenkel | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Tom Skerritt, Codie Lucas Wilbee, Joshua Murray
Votes: 9,165 | Gross: $0.92M
26. Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance
In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.
Director: Kuang-Hui Liu | Stars: Edward Chen, Jing-Hua Tseng, Leon Dai, Shih-Sian Wang
Votes: 7,895
27. Dedication (2007)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The romantic comedy follows a misogynistic children's book author who is forced to work closely with a female illustrator instead of his long-time collaborator and only friend.
Director: Justin Theroux | Stars: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson, Christine Taylor
Votes: 7,223 | Gross: $0.09M
28. The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on the classic didactic novel, the action centers on the noble lady who soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of the French court of the religious wars era.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Votes: 4,285 | Gross: $0.34M
29. My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure (2004)
R | 78 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When her surrogate father who owns the casino she works in gets murdered, Modesty Blaise takes on those that killed him and are now at the casino to rob it. It turns out she is more than just a modest worker.
Director: Scott Spiegel | Stars: Alexandra Staden, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Raymond Cruz, Fred Pearson
Votes: 2,569
30. Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the land of Orlais, where battles are fought with swords and magic, a young heroine rises as templars, mages, and dragons clash. Cassandra, a brash and beautiful Seeker, must stop a ... See full summary »
Director: Fumihiko Sori | Stars: Colleen Clinkenbeard, J. Michael Tatum, Chuck Huber, R. Bruce Elliott
Votes: 3,083
31. Requiem for a Killer (2011)
91 min | Thriller
Lucrèce, the best killer in the business, accepts a final job: eliminate an opera singer who threatens the interests of a corporation. She's hired as a contralto for a festival her target is singing in, but things don't happen as planned.
Director: Jérôme Le Gris | Stars: Mélanie Laurent, Clovis Cornillac, Tchéky Karyo, Xavier Gallais
Votes: 1,413
32. Sister Kenny (1946)
Approved | 116 min | Biography, Drama
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
Director: Dudley Nichols | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, Dean Jagger, Philip Merivale
Votes: 1,264
33. The Same Love, the Same Rain (1999)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The fascinating love story between Jorge and Laura from 1980 to 1999, within a context in which Argentine politics and history transits between the dictatorship, the Falklands war and the nascent democracy.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Ulises Dumont, Eduardo Blanco
Votes: 3,631
34. Northwest Rangers (1942)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Western
Boyhood friends grow up into different professions, one a dedicated Royal Canadian Mountie, the other a notorious if well liked gambler.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: James Craig, William Lundigan, Patricia Dane, John Carradine
Votes: 191
35. Extinction (2018 Video Game)
Action, Fantasy
You are one of the world's last defenders, a warrior named Avil equipped with the skill, speed and strength to oppose the endless wave of Ravenii and prevent a fate worse than death: Extinction.
Director: Kraig Kujawa | Stars: Richard Epcar, Ben Lepley
Votes: 33
36.
CSI: Miami (2002–2012)
Episode:
Losing Face
(2002)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Colombian importer is found with a 'necklace bomb' around his neck. The bomb explodes, killing a bomb squad officer, Al, who is Horatio's friend.
Director: Joe Chappelle | Stars: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Khandi Alexander
Votes: 626
37.
The Hunger (1997–2000)
Episode:
The Diarist
(1999)
R | 26 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After a witch casts a death spell on her fiancé, a woman must learn the art of witchcraft to save his soul.
Director: Alain Desrochers | Stars: David Bowie, Lisa Ann Hadley, Daniela Olivieri, Ian M. Watson
Votes: 67
38.
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode:
The Winding Cloth
(1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
On the Welsh coast, Lindsay's archaeologist mentor and old flame discovers a burial site with a coffin that contains the winding-cloth (death shroud) of a sadistic medieval overlord. An evil cult kidnaps him.
Director: Clay Borris | Stars: Matt Frewer, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox
Votes: 14
39.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
'Round Springfield
(1995)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
While Bart is hospitalized, Lisa runs into her old mentor Bleeding Gums Murphy, who is also a patient, and becomes devastated when he dies soon after.
Director: Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 3,355
40.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003–2010)
Episode:
Same as It Never Was
(2005)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Turtles are lost in time and space. Donatello arrives in a dimension where the Shredder has taken over and his brothers have drifted apart.
Director: Roy Burdine | Stars: Michael Sinterniklaas, Wayne Grayson, Sam Riegel, Gregory Abbey
Votes: 324
41.
UC: Undercover (2001–2002)
Episode:
Teddy C
(2002)
TV-14 | Drama, Action
An operation against a ruthless drug dealer becomes more personal when the team's legendary mentor is killed.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Oded Fehr, Jon Seda, Vera Farmiga, Bruklin Harris
Votes: 8
42.
Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode:
L'homme du Néanderthal
(1978)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
On the time of Paleolithic culture to Ice Age.
Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand
Votes: 94
43.
The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode:
All's Wells That Ends Wells
(2021)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When an experiment to save Barry's speed backfires, Nash Wells searches for a way to save The Flash and comes up with a dangerous plan; Iris makes a startling realization inside the Mirrorverse.
Director: Geoffrey Wing Shotz | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes
Votes: 2,425
44.
Bless the Harts (2019–2021)
Episode:
The McEntire Truth
(2020)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Betty and Crystalynn join forces to take down Marjune, who passes off a famous tale as her own life story; Violet and David try to get out of training for the Presidential Physical-Fitness Test.
Directors: Albert Calleros, Michael Baylis | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, Ike Barinholtz
Votes: 76
45.
Mike Tyson: The Knockout (2021)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2021)
TV-PG | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Mike Tyson transitions from a bullied kid to the "Baddest Man on the Planet".
Stars: Mike Tyson, Rosie Perez, Wallace Matthews, Mark Kriegel
Votes: 31
46.
Archer (2009–2023)
Episode:
Dingo, Baby, et Cetera
(2021)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Lana makes rookie mistakes as ghosts from Archer's past haunt him on a special mission.
Director: Chi Duong | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Paul Nakauchi, Amber Nash
Votes: 876
47.
Castle (2009–2016)
Episode:
To Love and Die in L.A.
(2011)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Beckett's old training officer is killed, she takes off on a solo mission to find the killer. On the plane she runs into Castle who is flying out to the Heat Wave movie set. She lets him help her catch the killer.
Director: John Terlesky | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Votes: 1,438
48.
NCIS (2003– )
Episode:
Swan Song
(2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
EJ and her team investigate yet another P2P murder; the victim is an NCIS agent from Norfolk; Gibbs and company pitch in, as does Franks. Kort, a CIA agent, spills in a briefing. Both Franks and EJ encounter the prime suspect.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Pauley Perrette
Votes: 901
49.
The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode:
Devil's Cherry
(2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While investigating the murder of a diamond cutter, Patrick unknowingly ingests a narcotic and has hallucinations of his dead daughter.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman
Votes: 2,199
50.
The Ministry of Time (2015–2020)
Episode:
Tiempo de venganza
(2015)
TV-MA | 71 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Armando Leiva faked his death and is ready to strike back against the Ministry of Time - in 1844, when it was visited by young Queen Isabel II.
Directors: Jorge Dorado, Marc Vigil | Stars: Rodolfo Sancho, Aura Garrido, Nacho Fresneda, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Votes: 214