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51. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
R | 110 min | Drama, Thriller
After her sex offender husband gets caught in the act and kills himself, an embittered pregnant widow loses her child, and embarks on a mission of vengeance against one of her husband's victims and the woman's family.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson
Votes: 48,842 | Gross: $88.04M
52. The Burning Plain (2008)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A drama with a two-tiered storyline concerning a mother and daughter who try to form a bond after the young woman's difficult childhood.
Director: Guillermo Arriaga | Stars: Charlize Theron, John Corbett, José María Yazpik, Robin Tunney
Votes: 21,329 | Gross: $0.20M
53. Redbelt (2008)
R | 99 min | Drama, Sport
A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Max Martini
Votes: 21,512 | Gross: $2.34M
54. A Killing in a Small Town (1990 TV Movie)
R | 100 min | Drama
The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense. Could it be so?
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Barbara Hershey, Brian Dennehy, John Terry, Richard Gilliland
Votes: 763
55. Punch-Drunk Love: 12 Scopitones (2003 Video)
7 min | Short, Romance
12 artwork transitions by Jeremy Blake for the film Punch-Drunk Love (2002).
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Star: Adam Sandler
Votes: 435
56. Snowbrawl (2019)
1 min | Short, Action
Commercial for Apple IPhone 11pro's camera. A snowball fight from an action director's point of view.
Director: David Leitch | Stars: Camilo Carvajal, Makena Cook, Richard Galaz, Logan Huang
Votes: 110
57. Aimee Mann: Save Me (1999 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Music
Paul Thomas Anderson-directed music video of Aimee Mann's Academy Award-nominated song. Shot during production of Anderson's 'Magnolia' and featuring the film's ensemble cast.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Aimee Mann, Jim Beaver, Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise
Votes: 491
58. A Single Light (1984 TV Movie)
Drama
A deaf girl finds a rare statue in a church.
Director: Karl Epstein | Stars: Nia Peeples, William Atherton, Paul Eiding, W.H. Cherry
Votes: 7
59. Inherent Vice (2014)
R | 148 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston
Votes: 110,606 | Gross: $8.11M
60. 8MM (1999)
R | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare
Votes: 142,617 | Gross: $36.66M
61. The Bourne Legacy (2012)
PG-13 | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.
Director: Tony Gilroy | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Scott Glenn
Votes: 315,434 | Gross: $113.20M
62. Waterland (1992)
R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery
In 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during World War II.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Grant Warnock
Votes: 2,455 | Gross: $1.03M
63. Fiona Apple: Fast as You Can (1999 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Paul Thomas Anderson-directed music video for Fiona Apple's single. Shot with a vintage hand-cranked camera using multiple lenses.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Star: Fiona Apple
Votes: 211
64. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond sets out to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher
Votes: 204,566 | Gross: $125.33M
65. The River Wild (1994)
PG-13 | 111 min | Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello
Votes: 50,141 | Gross: $46.82M
66. Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
PG-13 | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.
Director: Dan Gilroy | Stars: Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Lynda Gravatt
Votes: 43,133 | Gross: $11.96M
67. Heist (2001)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A career jewel thief finds himself at tense odds with his longtime partner, a crime boss who sends his nephew to keep watch.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Gene Hackman, Rebecca Pidgeon, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo
Votes: 39,031 | Gross: $0.05M
68. Punch-Drunk Love: Deleted Scenes - Blossoms & Blood (2003 Video)
12 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A collection of alternate takes and deleted material from the Paul Thomas Anderson film Punch-Drunk Love (2002) are compiled and matched with the Jon Brion song "Here We Go" in this ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Salvador Curiel, Sissy Lake
Votes: 1,365
69. 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006 TV Special)
109 min
Director: Chris Donovan | Stars: Sarah Silverman, Hany Abu-Assad, Amy Adams, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Votes: 98
70. Salt (2010)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Thriller
A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 329,909 | Gross: $118.31M
71. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
G | 143 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
Votes: 96,517 | Gross: $82.26M
72. Paris Trout (1991 TV Movie)
R | 100 min | Drama
In a small Georgia town in the 1950s, bigoted store owner Paris Trout kills a young black girl when his brother refuses to pay his debts.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, Ed Harris, Ray McKinnon
Votes: 1,649
73. Behind the Red Door (2003)
R | 105 min | Drama
A dying man must reunite with his sister to face their family's violent past and find peace in their lives.
Director: Matia Karrell | Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, Kiefer Sutherland, Stockard Channing, Chuck Shamata
Votes: 1,656
74.
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode:
The War Between the Classes
(1985)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Racial discrimination is examined when a social studies teacher assigns his students to play 'The Color Game', which divides the class into different social classes.
Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno | Stars: Kale Browne, Jan Gan Boyd, Don Michael Paul, Robert Ito
Votes: 29
75.
Human Target (1992)
Episode:
Pilot
(1992)
Action, Adventure
Chance receives a desperate appeal for help from a construction company owner who fears that a loan shark is trying to kill him.
Director: Max Tash | Stars: Rick Springfield, Kirk Baltz, Sami Chester, Signy Coleman
Votes: 15
76. Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
PG-13 | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green | Stars: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton, Tosin Cole
Votes: 20,508
77. Bad Influence (1990)
R | 99 min | Drama, Thriller
A soft and hesitant young man is in danger when he tries to break toxic relationships with a mysterious stranger claiming to be his friend.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Rob Lowe, James Spader, Palmer Lee Todd, Rosalyn Landor
Votes: 10,843 | Gross: $12.63M
78. The Children of Times Square (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama
An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., Joanna Cassidy, David Ackroyd, Larry B. Scott
Votes: 425
79. Tiger Town (1983 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Alex and his father are Detroit Tigers Fans. The team is not doing well and Alex's favorite player "Billy Young" isn't either. The team's and Billy's luck turn around after Alex experiences a tragedy that hits close to home.
Director: Alan Shapiro | Stars: Lindsay Barr, Dave Bokas, Chris Bremer, Bethany Carpenter
Votes: 320
80. Genesis (1978)
32 min | Documentary, Short
Director: George Casey | Star: Malachi Throne
Votes: 42
81. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
R | 94 min | Comedy, War
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
Director: Grant Heslov | Stars: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges
Votes: 137,504 | Gross: $32.43M
82. Human Target (1992)
60 min | Action, Adventure
The cases of a unique bodyguard/detective who protects his clients from murder by impersonating them to draw the killer's fire.
Stars: Rick Springfield, Kirk Baltz, Sami Chester, Signy Coleman
Votes: 222
83. Fraternity Row (1977)
PG | 100 min | Drama
Story of an upper class college in the early '50s and how a "harmless" hazing resulted in a student's death.
Director: Thomas J. Tobin | Stars: Angela Aber, Scott Brown, Colleen Casey, Cher Chelton
Votes: 224
84. Duplicity (2009)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Two ex-government agents turned rival industrial spies have to be at the top of their game when one of their companies prepares to launch a major product. However, they distract each other in more ways than one.
Director: Tony Gilroy | Stars: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 52,224 | Gross: $40.57M
85. Impostor (2001)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In the future, an alien race uses androids as bombs to attack Earth. A government weapons specialist is accused of being one such android and sets out to prove his innocence.
Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: Shane Brolly, Vincent D'Onofrio, Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe
Votes: 24,543 | Gross: $6.11M
86. Into the Homeland (1987 TV Movie)
110 min | Action, Drama
Deep within the shadowy world of paramilitary white-supremacist movements, Into the Homeland is the story of an anguished father's search for his kidnapped daughter. Ex-cop Jackson Swallow ... See full summary »
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Powers Boothe, C. Thomas Howell, Cindy Pickett, Paul Le Mat
Votes: 190
87. The Summer My Father Grew Up (1991 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama
A divorced and remarried doctor tries to reconnect with his eleven-year-old son whom he has always neglected.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: John Ritter, Margaret Whitton, Karen Young, Matthew Lawrence
Votes: 74
88. CBS Library (1979–1983)
Animation, Adventure, Family
Anthology series that presents animated or live action versions of children's books.
Stars: Keith Coogan, Arte Johnson, Sparky Marcus, Jonathan Ward
Votes: 50
89. The Informer: Out of the Fog (2006 Video)
10 min | Short
Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Allen Daviau, Robert Elswit, Joseph McBride
Votes: 17
90. Prince Street (1997)
60 min | Drama
The members of the NYPD Intelligence Division live double lives as they work undercover most of the time, trying to catch the most dangerous criminals in the city. They share their time ... See full summary »
Stars: Sam Rockwell, Mariska Hargitay, Mark Margolis, Joe Morton
Votes: 35
91. Skyscraper (2018)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller
Votes: 133,868 | Gross: $68.42M
92. Suburbicon (2017)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Noah Jupe
Votes: 47,182 | Gross: $5.78M
93. Trick or Treat (1986)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Horror, Music
A bullied teenage boy is devastated after the death of his heavy metal idol, Sammi Curr. But as Halloween night approaches, he discovers that he may be the only one who can stop Sammi from making a Satanic comeback from beyond the grave.
Director: Charles Martin Smith | Stars: Marc Price, Tony Fields, Lisa Orgolini, Doug Savant
Votes: 7,861 | Gross: $6.80M
94. Bounce (2000)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A man switches plane tickets with another man who dies in that plane in a crash. The man falls in love with the deceased one's wife.
Director: Don Roos | Stars: Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Natasha Henstridge, Edward Edwards
Votes: 21,728 | Gross: $36.81M
95. Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Sport
A little league player named Chuck refuses to ever pitch again until nuclear weapons are disarmed. Basketball star "Amazing Grace" Smith follows the boy's example, and starts a trend.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Gregory Peck, Dean Alexander, Jim Allen
Votes: 1,529
96. Opposites Attract (1990 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy
A mayoral candidate for a California town gets romantically involved with her opponent, a former cowboy star.
Director: Noel Nosseck | Stars: Barbara Eden, John Forsythe, Ilene Graff, Conchata Ferrell
Votes: 49
97. Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
R | 113 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A thriller about the contemporary art scene of Los Angeles, where big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce.
Director: Dan Gilroy | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge
Votes: 66,009
98. Return of the Living Dead II (1988)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Curious kids unearth the barrels that previously helped revive the dead, which proves the second time's an undead charm.
Director: Ken Wiederhorn | Stars: James Karen, Thom Mathews, Michael Kenworthy, Thor Van Lingen
Votes: 21,523 | Gross: $9.21M
99. Moving Violations (1985)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy
The goofy students of a remedial drivers education class find themselves butting heads with their abusive police instructors.
Director: Neal Israel | Stars: John Murray, Jennifer Tilly, James Keach, Brian Backer
Votes: 4,338 | Gross: $10.60M
100. A Dangerous Woman (1993)
R | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Martha Horgan, a naive woman with an intellectual impairment who lives with her aunt Frances in a small town, is known for always telling truth.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, Gabriel Byrne, Laurie Metcalf
Votes: 2,049 | Gross: $1.50M