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1. Out of the Past (1947)
Approved | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming
Votes: 40,937
2. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Approved | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan
Votes: 54,783
3. East of Kilimanjaro (1957)
75 min | Adventure, Drama
Directors: Arnold Belgard, Edoardo Capolino | Stars: Marshall Thompson, Gaby André, Kris Aschan, Rolf Aschan
Votes: 35
4. The Phenix City Story (1955)
Passed | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant, Edward Andrews
Votes: 3,259
5. The Tall Target (1951)
Approved | 78 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A New York City detective, traveling by train between New York and Baltimore, tries to foil an on-board plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln before he reaches Baltimore to give a major pre-Inauguration speech in 1861.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou, Marshall Thompson
Votes: 2,339
6. The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Two fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.
Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay
Votes: 10,529
7. The Big Steal (1949)
Approved | 71 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Romance
An army lieutenant accused of robbery pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's fiancee.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Patric Knowles
Votes: 5,390
8. Walk Like a Dragon (1960)
Approved | 95 min | Drama, Western
In 1870s California, cowboy Lincoln 'Linc' Bartlett finds out there's a slave auction of Chinese women in San Francisco and he intervenes and purchases Kim Sung from the auction with the ... See full summary »
Director: James Clavell | Stars: Jack Lord, Nobu McCarthy, James Shigeta, Mel Tormé
Votes: 164
9. Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (1941)
Approved | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Assistant District Attorney P. Cadwallader Jones (James Ellison) and his sweetheart Terry Parker (Virginia Gilmore), a newspaper reporter, are about to be married when news comes that ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: James Ellison, Virginia Gilmore, Franklin Pangborn, Paul Harvey
Votes: 27
10. The Lawless (1950)
Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A newspaper editor in a small agricultural town finds himself going against the people in the town when he gets involved in the plight of the area's fruit pickers, who are mostly Mexican.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, Johnny Sands, Lee Patrick
Votes: 738
11. Thunderstorm (1956)
84 min | Drama
A beautiful slim blonde named Maria is saved from the sea by some fishermen. They take her to their small village and quickly start lusting after her. This leads to infighting and soon all hell breaks loose.
Directors: John Guillermin, Alfonso Acebal | Stars: Carlos Thompson, Linda Christian, Charles Korvin, Garry Thorne
Votes: 75
12. Roughshod (1949)
Passed | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Three escaped convicts, planning revenge, search for rancher Clay Phillips who, on the way to Sonora with a few horses, stops to help four saloon girls stranded by the roadside.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Robert Sterling, Gloria Grahame, Claude Jarman Jr., John Ireland
Votes: 798
13. Roadblock (1951)
Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Honest LA insurance detective Joe Peters becomes corrupt after falling in love with sensual gold-digger model Diane.
Director: Harold Daniels | Stars: Charles McGraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore, Louis Jean Heydt
Votes: 1,568
14. The Gun Runners (1958)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The Cuban misadventures of a Florida smuggler, at the time of the Cuban Revolution.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Audie Murphy, Eddie Albert, Patricia Owens, Everett Sloane
Votes: 872
15. Baby Face Nelson (1957)
Approved | 85 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
George "Babyface" Nelson became one of the most important gangsters of 1930's Chicago by making brutal robberies. In order to compete with Al Capone, he allied himself with John Dillinger.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Carolyn Jones, Cedric Hardwicke, Leo Gordon
Votes: 781
16. Powder River (1953)
Approved | 78 min | Western
In 1875, ex-lawman Chino Bull becomes temporary town marshal when his gold prospecting partner is robbed and killed in Powder River country but Chino runs into the murderous Logan brothers.
Director: Louis King | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, Cameron Mitchell, Penny Edwards
Votes: 425
17. Valley of the Giants (1938)
Passed | 79 min | Adventure, Western
A lumberman (Wayne Morris) and a gambling-house lady (Claire Trevor) thwart Easterners eyeing the California Redwoods.
Director: William Keighley | Stars: Wayne Morris, Claire Trevor, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale
Votes: 286
18. Crime by Night (1944)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Detective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute. Things take an unexpected turn when the client's ex-father-in-law, head of a chemical plant, is the victim of an axe murder.
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Jane Wyman, Jerome Cowan, Faye Emerson, Charles Lang
Votes: 583
19. The Desperado (1954)
Approved | 80 min | Western
From 1870 to 1873, Texas suffered under the carpetbag administration of Reconstructionist Governor E. J. Davis (the name and the stated conditions were about the only things authentic in ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Wayne Morris, Jimmy Lydon, Beverly Garland, Rayford Barnes
Votes: 192
20. Black Horse Canyon (1954)
Approved | 81 min | Drama, Western
The story of a wild black stallion and the cowboys who set out to capture him.
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: Joel McCrea, Mari Blanchard, Race Gentry, Murvyn Vye
Votes: 423
21. The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (1965)
84 min | Mystery, Thriller, Horror
An astute businesswoman is completely devoted to her faithless husband, who must kill her to carry on with her pretty young niece. It turns out that the dead don't die so easily.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Gary Merrill, Jane Merrow, Georgina Cookson, Neil McCallum
Votes: 360
22. This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
Approved | 97 min | Drama
A tough lady gangster learns that she will be totally blind within a week. She seeks help from the one eye surgeon who may be able to save her sight. In the process, he also causes her to have a change of heart.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Joan Crawford, Dennis Morgan, David Brian, Richard Webb
Votes: 1,182
23. Alaska Seas (1954)
Approved | 78 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
The owner of a salmon cannery in Alaska hires a man who had formerly been his partner, and comes to regret it.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Robert Ryan, Jan Sterling, Brian Keith, Gene Barry
Votes: 215
24. A Bullet for Joey (1955)
Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
-In Montreal (Canada), a police inspector slowly discovers a plot to kidnap a nuclear physicist, American mobsters, foreign spies, and a blonde seductress, are all involved.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, George Raft, Audrey Totter, George Dolenz
Votes: 1,229
25. Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)
Approved | 85 min | Drama, Western
After violently attacking a fellow officer Lt. Edward Garnett, cavalry Captain Kern Shafter is court martialled. Later, he rejoins the army with Custer's regiment at Fort Lincoln, Dakota, becoming a sergeant, where he runs into his old foe.
Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Ray Milland, Helena Carter, Hugh Marlowe, Forrest Tucker
Votes: 466
26. The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
Not Rated | 104 min | Western
A Texas Ranger and a government agent team up to help Mexican patriot Juarez fend off European opposition.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Dennis O'Keefe, Thomas Gomez
Votes: 368
27. No Hands on the Clock (1941)
Passed | 76 min | Crime, Mystery
The first of three Pine-Thomas productions for Chester Morris finds him as wise-cracking private detective Humphrey Campbell who impresses his boss, Oscar Flack, no end by not only finding ... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Rose Hobart, Dick Purcell
Votes: 238
28. Against All Odds (1984)
R | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A gangster hires an ex-football player to find his girlfriend. When he finds her, they fall in love, and the twists start to appear.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, Alex Karras
Votes: 13,709 | Gross: $25.10M
29. The Last Outpost (1951)
Approved | 89 min | Drama, Western
Despite their fighting on opposite sides during the Civil War, brothers Vance and Jeb Britton have to set their differences aside in order to survive an Indian attack.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Bruce Bennett, Bill Williams
Votes: 636
30. Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958)
Passed | 78 min | Western
Notorious outlaw Cole Younger is the only witness who can clear Kit Caswell of false murder charges leveled against him by jealous rival Jan Merlin who covets Caswell's girl, Abby Dalton.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, James Best, Abby Dalton, Jan Merlin
Votes: 280
31. They Made Me a Killer (1946)
Passed | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A young girl tries to prove a man innocent of robbery and murder charges.
Director: William C. Thomas | Stars: Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton, Lola Lane, Frank Albertson
Votes: 339
32. Secrets of the Underground (1942)
Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama, War
With the help of a WAAC group, Mr. District Attorny smashes a Nazi spy-ring that is selling counterfeit War Stamps and Bonds.
Director: William Morgan | Stars: John Hubbard, Virginia Grey, Lloyd Corrigan, Robin Raymond
Votes: 43
33. The George Raft Story (1961)
Approved | 106 min | Biography, Drama
Dancer George Raft (Ray Danton) finds himself involved with the criminal underworld. After a conflict with gangster boss Frank Donatella (Joe de Santis), he is exiled to Hollywoood, where ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Ray Danton, Jayne Mansfield, Julie London, Barrie Chase
Votes: 297
34. Southwest Passage (1954)
Approved | 75 min | Western
The U.S. Cavalry is ordered to test the feasability of camels in the deserts of the Southwest.
Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Rod Cameron, Joanne Dru, John Ireland, John Dehner
Votes: 449
35. Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Musical, Western
A woman takes her four beautiful daughters to Dawson City Yukon during the Gold Rush to find their fortune.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Rhonda Fleming, Gene Barry, Agnes Moorehead, Teresa Brewer
Votes: 284
36. Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)
Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Welcome to Atlantis, where royal guardsmen wear uniforms that could easily be from the wardrobe of Ming the Merciless and some unfortunate slaves are turned into bovine-headed beasts.
Director: George Pal | Stars: Sal Ponti, Joyce Taylor, John Dall, William Smith
Votes: 2,147
37. Big Town After Dark (1947)
Passed | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A crusading newspaper reporter battles big-city gambling interests.
Director: William C. Thomas | Stars: Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Richard Travis, Ann Gillis
Votes: 283
38. The Revolt of the Slaves (1960)
TV-PG | 102 min | Adventure
During the later years of the Roman Empire, the daughter of a wealthy patrician falls in love with a Christian slave.
Director: Nunzio Malasomma | Stars: Rhonda Fleming, Lang Jeffries, Darío Moreno, Ettore Manni
Votes: 310
39. Dangerous Passage (1944)
Passed | 60 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Joe Beck leaves Central America so that he can return to Texas and collect a large inheritance, but he picks a dangerous ship on which to travel.
Director: William Berke | Stars: Robert Lowery, Phyllis Brooks, Charles Arnt, Jack La Rue
Votes: 388
40. Convict Stage (1965)
Approved | 71 min | Drama, Western
When outlaws savagely murder his sister, a cowboy swears vengeance. However, before he can take the law into his own hands, an old lawman corrals the gang himself and brings the outlaws to justice properly.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Harry Lauter, Don 'Red' Barry, Jodi Mitchell, Hanna Landy
Votes: 218
41. Swamp Fire (1946)
Approved | 69 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the delta county of Louisiana, Johnny Duval is haunted by recurring nightmares of his wartime experiences.
Director: William H. Pine | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Virginia Grey, Buster Crabbe, Carol Thurston
Votes: 277
42. Tokyo Rose (1946)
Passed | 69 min | Adventure, War
An American prisoner-of-war in Tokyo manages to escape and hooks up with the Japanese underground. He plans to kill Tokyo Rose because one of her broadcasts led to the death of a buddy. ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Byron Barr, Osa Massen, Donald Douglas, Richard Loo
Votes: 63
43. An Annapolis Story (1955)
Approved | 81 min | Drama
Two brothers, enrolled at the U.S. Naval Academy on the verge of the Korean War, fall in love with the same girl.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: John Derek, Diana Lynn, Kevin McCarthy, Alvy Moore
Votes: 154
44. Big Town Scandal (1948)
Approved | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Steve Wilson, crusading editor of the Big Town's Illustrated Press, with the aid of police-beat reporter Lorelei Kilbourne battles against the core of the city's vice - its young ... See full summary »
Director: William C. Thomas | Stars: Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Stanley Clements, Darryl Hickman
Votes: 96
45. Big Town (1946)
Passed | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A newspaper editor goes on an anti-crime crusade, but gets carried away.
Director: William C. Thomas | Stars: Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, Veda Ann Borg
Votes: 73
46. Hot Cargo (1946)
Approved | 57 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Two discharged service men, William Gargan and Philip Reed, go to the redwood country in northern California to visit the family of a buddy killed in the war. There, they find the family's ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: William Gargan, Jean Rogers, Phillip Reed, Larry Young
Votes: 18
47. Space Master X-7 (1958)
Approved | 71 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A fungus brought from space threatens to grow and spread, devouring everyone in its path.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Bill Williams, Lyn Thomas, Robert Ellis, Paul Frees
Votes: 448
48. The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (1960)
Not Rated | 105 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A mythological hero attempts to rescue a princess from being sacrificed to a half-man, half-bull creature.
Director: Silvio Amadio | Stars: Bob Mathias, Rosanna Schiaffino, Alberto Lupo, Rik Battaglia
Votes: 387
49. Scared Stiff (1945)
Approved | 65 min | Mystery, Comedy
The jumpy chess editor at a newspaper accidentally gets involved in some murders at a sleazy tavern run by a pair of bizarre brothers.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Jack Haley, Ann Savage, Barton MacLane, Veda Ann Borg
Votes: 230