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1. Rust Creek (2018)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An overachieving college student gets lost on her way to a job interview. A wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the Kentucky forest.
Director: Jen McGowan | Stars: Hermione Corfield, Jay Paulson, Sean O'Bryan, Micah Hauptman
Votes: 13,341
2. Get Out (I) (2017)
R | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
Director: Jordan Peele | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener
Votes: 697,350 | Gross: $176.04M
3. It (I) (2017)
R | 135 min | Fantasy, Horror
In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.
Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis
Votes: 606,522 | Gross: $327.48M
4. Nobody (I) (2021)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A docile family man slowly reveals his true character after his house gets burgled by two petty thieves, which, coincidentally, leads him into a bloody war with a Russian crime boss.
Director: Ilya Naishuller | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Aleksey Serebryakov, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd
Votes: 324,651 | Gross: $27.27M
5. Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)
PG | 129 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad
Votes: 334,678 | Gross: $504.01M
6. The Lion King (2019)
PG | 118 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Votes: 267,130 | Gross: $543.64M
7. The Jungle Book (2016)
PG | 106 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba
Votes: 292,150 | Gross: $364.00M
8. The Boogeyman (I) (2023)
PG-13 | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it's too late.
Director: Rob Savage | Stars: Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivien Lyra Blair, David Dastmalchian
Votes: 43,960
9. My Bodyguard (1980)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When a boy comes to a new school and gets harassed by a bully, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid as a bodyguard.
Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Paul Quandt
Votes: 10,848 | Gross: $22.48M
10. Savages (I) (2012)
R | 131 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro
Votes: 134,536 | Gross: $47.38M
11. Little Giants (1994)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Misfits form their own opposing team to an elite peewee football team, coached by the elite team coach's brother.
Director: Duwayne Dunham | Stars: Rick Moranis, Ed O'Neill, Shawna Waldron, Devon Sawa
Votes: 30,855 | Gross: $19.29M
12. Cinderella (1950)
G | 74 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Ilene Woods, James MacDonald, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
Votes: 174,029 | Gross: $85.00M
13. Lady Vengeance (2005)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After being wrongfully imprisoned for thirteen years and having her child taken away from her, a woman seeks revenge through increasingly brutal means.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Nam-mi Kang, Jeong-nam Choi, Hye-Sook Go, Bok-hwa Baek
Votes: 86,138 | Gross: $0.21M
14. The Time Machine (1960)
G | 103 min | Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
A man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.
Director: George Pal | Stars: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot
Votes: 44,863
15. Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987)
R | 74 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the future, two slaves in a distant galaxy escape prison and crash-land on a strange planet. They meet Zed, whose hospitality attempts to hide the fact they are to be hunted for sport.
Director: Ken Dixon | Stars: Elizabeth Kaitan, Cindy Beal, Don Scribner, Brinke Stevens
Votes: 2,335
16. The Brave One (2007)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Struggling to recover emotionally from a brutal assault that killed her fiancé and left her in a coma, a radio personality begins a quest for vengeance against the perpetrators that leaves a bloody trail across New York City.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt
Votes: 63,509 | Gross: $36.79M
17. Fortress (1985)
TV-MA | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After being kidnapped for ransom by four criminals, a schoolteacher and her students flee into a cave and build fortifications in anticipation of a decisive battle with their captors.
Director: Arch Nicholson | Stars: Sean Garlick, Rachel Ward, Elaine Cusick, Laurie Moran
Votes: 3,546
18. Patterns (1956)
Approved | 83 min | Drama
When Fred Staples is recruited onto the board of a high-powered New York corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight
Votes: 3,548
19. Gor (1987)
PG | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
American professor Tarl Cabot is transported via a magical ring to planet Gor, where he must help an oppressed country overthrow its evil king and his barbarian henchmen.
Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Urbano Barberini, Rebecca Ferratti, Jack Palance, Paul L. Smith
Votes: 2,346
20. Lowlife (2017)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The sordid lives of an addict, an ex-con, and a luchador collide when an organ harvesting caper goes very, very wrong.
Director: Ryan Prows | Stars: Nicki Micheaux, Mark Burnham, Jon Oswald, Ricardo Adam Zarate
Votes: 2,650
21. The Zero Boys (1986)
Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Thriller, Horror
A group of friends travel to a wilderness area to play a survival game. Soon they unexpectedly find themselves in a real-life survival situation.
Director: Nico Mastorakis | Stars: Daniel Hirsch, Kelli Maroney, Nicole Rio, Tom Shell
Votes: 2,781
22. The North Star (1943)
Passed | 108 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the German invasion of June 1941.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston, Walter Brennan
Votes: 1,792
23. Liverleaf (2018)
Not Rated | 114 min | Horror
As if bullied by her classmates everyday is not enough, Nozaki finds her house burnt to the ground and her parents dead. Knowing that the fire is not an accident, she sneaks off to punish those responsible one by one.
Director: Eisuke Naitô | Stars: Anna Yamada, Hiroya Shimizu, Rinka Ôtani, Rena Ôtsuka
Votes: 1,182
24. Hurry Sundown (1967)
Approved | 146 min | Drama
Drama of a ruthless Southern opportunist who tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Diahann Carroll
Votes: 1,386 | Gross: $9.00M
25. Savage Dawn (1985)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Action
A vicious biker gang is intent on destroying a small town in Arizona. A war veteran visiting an old friend and a few locals with nothing to lose go to war with the gang's ruthless leader.
Director: Simon Nuchtern | Stars: George Kennedy, Richard Lynch, Karen Black, Claudia Udy
Votes: 827
26. Scar (2007)
R | 83 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Joan Burrows returns to her hometown for her niece's graduation, only to be confronted by the serial killer she thought she offed years ago -- after he kidnapped and tormented her and killed her best friend.
Director: Jed Weintrob | Stars: Angela Bettis, Brittney Wilson, Tegan Moss, Ben Cotton
Votes: 2,966
27. SafeWord (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Horror, Thriller
Sabina is trapped with a masked madman with little hope of escape, finding herself in even greater dread the more she tries to get away.
Director: Chris Soth | Stars: Stéphanie Edmonds, Daniel Allen Kent, Justus Zimmerman, Jill Evyn
Votes: 200
28. Tenement (1985)
X | 94 min | Action, Crime, Horror
A drug selling and violent street-gang terrorize the renters of a big trashy apartment-house.
Director: Roberta Findlay | Stars: Joe Lynn, Mina Bern, Walter Bryant, Corinne Chateau
Votes: 1,020
29. Future Shock (1994)
PG-13 | 98 min | Sci-Fi, Horror
Horror anthology about a psychiatrist who uses virtual reality to probe the minds of three unsuspecting patients, a paranoid woman home alone, a meek man with a roommate from hell (Paxton) and a man obsessed with his own death.
Directors: Eric Parkinson, Matt Reeves, Oley Sassone | Stars: Vivian Schilling, Martin Kove, Brion James, Sydney Lassick
Votes: 534
30. The Aggression Scale (2012)
R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Four heavily armed hitmen and two unusual teenagers go to war over $500,000 of stolen cash.
Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Ryan Hartwig, Fabianne Therese, Ray Wise, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 3,507
31. Angel's Dance (1999)
R | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A young hitman is asked to prove himself by killing an innocent woman.
Director: David L. Corley | Stars: Jim Belushi, Sheryl Lee, Kyle Chandler, Frank John Hughes
Votes: 1,456
32. The Lightship (1985)
PG-13 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Robert Duvall, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michal Skolimowski, Tom Bower
Votes: 1,062
33. The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
Approved | 90 min | War, Drama
A group of French soldiers during WWII are captured by German troops and sent to a POW camp. There they have to make use of his best resources to stay alive - and sane, while at the same time scheming a way out.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly, Cedric Hardwicke, Richard Whorf
Votes: 960
34. The Devastator (1986)
R | 79 min | Action, War
This war's in your own backyard. Violent warfare erupts in Northern California when Vietnam vet Deacon Porter reassembles his Combat Strike Force to avenge the death of a commanding officer.
Director: Cirio H. Santiago | Stars: Rick Hill, Katt Shea, Crofton Hardester, Terrence O'Hara
Votes: 309
35. Fist of the Warrior (2007)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A hit-man, a mobster and a corrupt detective confront each other when events come to a head for them.
Director: Wayne Kennedy | Stars: Ho-Sung Pak, Peter Greene, Roger Guenveur Smith, Robin Paul
Votes: 428
36. Luster (2010)
R | 81 min | Horror, Thriller
A troubled businessman trying to make sense of a life out-of-control, discovers that the man working against him is another side of his own personality. As he fights back against his manipulative alter-ego, murder madness and mayhem ensue.
Director: Adam Mason | Stars: Andrew Howard, Tess Panzer, Matthew Rhys, Ian Duncan
Votes: 394
37. Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution (2009 TV Movie)
Drama
In 1794, French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre produced the world's first defense of "state terror" - claiming that the road to virtue lay through political violence. This film ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Hindmarch | Stars: Stephen Hogan, Vasile Albinet, David Andress, Martin Hancock
Votes: 67
38. Violet (IV) (2016)
4 min | Short, Drama
When two young Brazilian girls are captured by a human trafficker, they find hope and strength in a fellow inmate - and a way out.
Director: Amir Malekpour | Stars: Brint Baker, Salma Pacheco, Bia Quintanilla, Carol Quintanilla
39. Lost Valley (1998)
96 min | Adventure, Thriller
When Mary-Ann Compton and Sandy Franzetti from Los Angeles fulfill their childhood dream of a journey through New Zealand's countryside in a motor home, it turns into a nightmare. Not only ... See full summary »
Director: Dale G. Bradley | Stars: Tamati Patuwai, Jeff Bollow, Brock Davis, John Doubleday
Votes: 41
40. Matsi Khvitia (1966)
90 min | Adventure, Romance
Fascinated with Matsi's fancy riding, a slaver queen offers him a job in her retinue. Matsi turns the offer down as he fights against slave trading and migrates towards Svaneti with his beloved Eka to flee from queen's vengeance.
Director: Giorgi Shengelaia | Stars: Aleko Gabechava, Manana Abazadze, Georgi Kavtaradze, Dodo Abashidze
Votes: 44
41. Surviving an Active Shooter (2015 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Techniques for dealing with an active shooter: run -- hide -- fight.
Star: Adam Tabor
42. Das ist Dein Ende (1995 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama
Doris Donath is just one doorstep away from making a career as a successful banker. Currently she has the position of team leader, but as assistant director Stracher claims to like her and ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Keusch | Stars: Jennifer Nitsch, Max Volkert Martens, Hansa Czypionka, Jochen Schroeder
Votes: 11
43. The Rise of Jake Thomas: The Suburban Times Chronicles (2003)
60 min | Action, Drama
The town that J.W. (Joe Hammerstone) lives in is in chaos. A group of ex-football players and local felons called the Mob Crew are terrorizing the town. It seems there is no chance to bring... See full summary »
Director: Tyler Shaw | Stars: Romeo Riebisi, Joe Hammerstone, Grant Hulett, Tyler Shaw
44. Present Fighter (2009)
40 min | Short, Action, Drama
Terry is a young fighter in the underground fighting world. He has to decide between his combat life and his new family life with Jessica. Also, his fighting rival, Dan, will do anything to win and hurt Terry this year.
Directors: Samuel Saulnier, Max Laferriere | Stars: Max Laferriere, Tessa Soltendieck, Anoulith Sintharaphone, Constantine Kourtidis
Votes: 12
45.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
Fear Itself
(1998)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Bernard Selden has always had a paralyzing fear which is cured by isolating his brain from the fear. After recovery he finds that he can project fear into others.
Director: James Head | Stars: Arye Gross, Tanya Allen, Lorena Gale, Ben Immanuel
Votes: 240
46.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Evolution
(1989)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Wesley's latest science project escapes the lab, threatening the Enterprise and an eminent scientist's life-long project.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,468
47.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
Cooper's Dreams
(1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cooper and company have tea with the Log Lady, who tells them there was a third man following after Leo and Jacques the night Laura died. At Jacques Renault's cabin Cooper, Hawk, and Truman find Waldo the bird.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 5,301
48.
Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985–2007)
Episode:
La rebelde
(2002)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Francisco Franco Alba | Stars: Angelina Peláez, Silvia Pinal, Rafael Mercadante, Gabriela Cano
49.
Eyes on the Prize (1987–1990)
Episode:
Fighting Back: 1957-1962
(1987)
TV-PG | 57 min | Documentary, History
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown Vs the Board of Education decision, the civil rights movement presses the issue of desegregation in schools. From Little Rock High School and ... See full summary »
Director: Judith Vecchione | Stars: Lindsay Almond Jr., Melvin Bailey, Ross Barnett, Lucius Christopher Bates
Votes: 42
50.
For Love or Money (2019–2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2019)
44 min | Documentary, Crime
Kym and Ashley meet a man conned out of his life savings by a woman claiming to be in the U.S. military. A woman is scammed a second time when she thought she was bringing a fraudster to justice.
Directors: Jay Ahmed, Channing Brankin, Matthew Lees, Bill Mohin | Stars: Kym Marsh, Ashley John-Baptiste