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1. Skyscraper (1996 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Thriller
A helicopter charter soon turns deadly when the female pilot finds that she is on a building held by terrorists. It is up to her and her husband to save the hostages.
Director: Raymond Martino | Stars: Anna Nicole Smith, Richard Steinmetz, Branimir Cikatiæ, Calvin Levels
Votes: 2,766
2. The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Jimmy the Tulip's quiet new life is shaken up by his old pal Oz, whose wife has been kidnapped by a Hungarian mob. The Tulip and his wife Jill spring into action.
Director: Howard Deutch | Stars: Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Natasha Henstridge, Amanda Peet
Votes: 58,694 | Gross: $16.32M
3. Desert Heat (1999)
R | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A man (JCVD) drives out in the desert where some men steal his motorcycle and leave him for dead. He survives and no longer thinks of suicide as he now has a purpose in life: revenge and getting his bike back.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Pat Morita, Danny Trejo, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
Votes: 10,686
4. Spartan (2004)
R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The investigation into a kidnapping of the daughter of a high-ranking US government official.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy, Tia Texada
Votes: 33,036 | Gross: $4.43M
5. Impulse (2008 Video)
R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Acting on impulse, CLAIRE DENNISON, enjoys a brief fling with a sexy stranger (a dead ringer for her husband), only to realize that the object of her desire is a crazed, manipulative, and tenacious psychopath.
Director: Charles T. Kanganis | Stars: Angus Macfadyen, Willa Ford, Robert Moloney, Ron Selmour
Votes: 1,830
6. To the Limit (1995)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An ex-CIA agent sets out for cold, hard revenge against the ruthless villain and his group of trained assassins who murdered her husband.
Director: Raymond Martino | Stars: Anna Nicole Smith, Joey Travolta, John Aprea, David Proval
Votes: 1,136
7. Bikini Summer II (1992)
R | 85 min | Comedy
A sexy pair of sisters learn about life and being a good person when they take in a homeless man hit by their rich dad's limo. Much to his annoyance, they try helping even more people as he puts a plan into action to stop things.
Director: Jeff Conaway | Stars: Jessica Hahn, Maureen Flaherty, Melinda Armstrong, Robert Miano
Votes: 505
8. Bikini Summer (1990)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
A group of friends are hired to redecorate a beach house while the elderly owners are out of town for the summer. Redecorating is the last thing on their minds, and a wild bikini filled ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Veze | Stars: Melinda Armstrong, David Millbern, Kelli Konop, Shelley Michelle
Votes: 579
9. Alex & Emma (2003)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
A writer must turn out a novel in thirty days or face the wrath of loan sharks.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Luke Wilson, Kate Hudson, David Paymer, Sophie Marceau
Votes: 13,909 | Gross: $14.21M
10. Busted (1997 Video)
R | 85 min | Comedy
In the town of Amity, the cops take crime off of the streets and put it into the police station where it belongs.
Director: Corey Feldman | Stars: Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Dominick Brascia, Mariana Morgan
Votes: 877
11. L.A. Heat (1996–1999)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The action-packed cases of two cops--one white, one Black--in Los Angeles. A wisecracking combination with plenty of action, chases, and explosions thrown in for good measure.
Stars: Wolf Larson, Steven Williams, Renee Tenison, Kenneth Tigar
Votes: 474
12. Epicenter (2000)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A detective assigned to transport a dangerous mobster discovers that she has been set-up to fail.
Director: Richard Pepin | Stars: Traci Lords, Gary Daniels, Jeff Fahey, Daniela Nane
Votes: 1,484
13. Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
When a girl fleeing Russian mobsters plants a stolen computer disk on Tommy Lee, the martial arts expert finds himself unwittingly thrust into his most harrowing adventure ever.
Director: Phillip Rhee | Stars: Phillip Rhee, Ernie Hudson, Tobin Bell, Thure Riefenstein
Votes: 1,497
14. Zero Tolerance (1994)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jeff is an FBI agent sent to pick up Ray Manta, a member of the White Hand drug cartel, from a Mexican jail. Manta escapes, and gets revenge by killing Jeff's family. Kowalski, another ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Robert Patrick, Titus Welliver, Mick Fleetwood, Miles O'Keeffe
Votes: 669
15. Intent to Kill (1992 Video)
NC-17 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A young policewoman relentlessly tries to bring down a ruthless drug kingpin whom plots his own agenda for his drug distribution empire.
Director: Charles T. Kanganis | Stars: Traci Lords, Angelo Tiffe, Scott Patterson, Luis A. Pérez
Votes: 427
16. Cyber Tracker (1994)
R | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi
This is the future. A secret service agent is framed by his own and becomes the target of the seemingly indestructible Cyborg-Executioners.
Director: Richard Pepin | Stars: Don Wilson, Richard Norton, Stacie Foster, Joseph Ruskin
Votes: 1,478
17. Storybook (1994)
G | 88 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Eight-Year-Old Brandon Finds A Magical STORYBOOK That Leads Him To A Doorway In His Attic To The Enchanted Storyland. There He Meets Woody The Woodsman , Pouch The Boxing Kangaroo & Hoot ... See full summary »
Director: Lorenzo Doumani | Stars: Sean Fitzgerald, Swoosie Kurtz, Richard Moll, William McNamara
Votes: 260
18. Ring of Fire (I) (1991)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama, Sport
L.A.'s Chinatown is disrupted by the cross-town rivalry between two kickboxing clubs, as the competitive sport is catapulted from the ring of a gymnasium to a ring of fire.
Directors: Richard W. Munchkin, Rick Jacobson | Stars: Don Wilson, Maria Ford, Vince Murdocco, Dale Jacoby
Votes: 900
19. Columbus Day (2008)
R | 90 min | Crime, Thriller
A thief tries to fix the damage done during the biggest heist of his career.
Director: Charles Burmeister | Stars: Val Kilmer, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Richard Edson, Marg Helgenberger
Votes: 3,476
20. CIA Code Name: Alexa (1992)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A terrorist couple is pitted against each other when the female counterpart is captured by C.I.A. agents. They convince her to help them bring down the dangerous group in this violent actioner.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Kathleen Kinmont, Lorenzo Lamas, O.J. Simpson, Alex Cord
Votes: 813
21. Hot Boyz (2000 Video)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Kool is a good kid from a bad 'hood, until his girlfriend is framed for murder. To earn her release, Kool agrees to help bust the city's most powerful drug lord. When the deal goes wrong, an enraged Kool embarks upon a life of crime.
Director: Master P | Stars: Gary Busey, Silkk the Shocker, Jeff Speakman, Snoop Dogg
Votes: 1,233
22. Cellblock Sisters: Banished Behind Bars (1995)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama
A sympathetic detective helps reunited sisters (Annie Wood, Gail Harris) out of trouble as they avenge their mother's death.
Director: Henri Charr | Stars: Annie Wood, Gail Thackray, Jenna Bodnar, Dean Howell
Votes: 469
23. Steel Frontier (1995 Video)
R | 105 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic 2019, a lone gunman named Yuma fights a gang of bandits called the United Regime who have invaded the town of New Hope.
Directors: Jacobsen Hart, Paul G. Volk | Stars: Joe Lara, Bo Svenson, Stacie Foster, Brion James
Votes: 640
24. Extramarital (1998)
R | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An aspiring writer (Traci Lords) gets involved in the investigation of her best friend after she is killed during a torrid affair.
Director: Yael Russcol | Stars: Traci Lords, Jeff Fahey, Brian Bloom, María Díaz
Votes: 504
25. Funky Monkey (2004)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family
Boy genius Michael Dean (Adkins) teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker (Modine) to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange the scientist gives the boy some pointers on the girl of his dreams.
Directors: Harry Basil, Gene Quintano | Stars: Seth Adkins, Matthew Modine, Roma Downey, Alexandre Aubry
Votes: 854
26. A Dangerous Place (1994)
R | 97 min | Action, Thriller
A teenage martial artist is thrown into a world of theft and risky behavior while investigating the death of his older brother.
Director: Jerry P. Jacobs | Stars: Ted Jan Roberts, Corey Feldman, Mako, Erin Gray
Votes: 536
27. Recoil (1998)
R | 96 min | Action
A mafia Godfather exacts revenge on the policeman responsible for his son's death during a bank robbery. The officer then unleashes his fury in retaliation for the death of his family.
Director: Art Camacho | Stars: Gary Daniels, Gregory McKinney, Thomas Kopache, Billy Maddox
Votes: 735
28. Back by Midnight (2004)
R | 89 min | Comedy
The warden of a small, rundown, minimum-security prison plots revenge against the prison's dishonest owner by having four inmates break out and plan a department store robbery to spruce up the prison's facilities.
Director: Harry Basil | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Randy Quaid, Kirstie Alley, Phil LaMarr
Votes: 717
29. Bikini Summer III: South Beach Heat (1997)
R | 87 min | Comedy
Jamie is a makeup artist for a local bikini contest on the beautiful South Beach of Miami. Her life appears to be falling apart when her boyfriend leaves her in a jealous rage. Her wild and... See full summary »
Director: Ken Blakey | Stars: Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst, Tonya Goodson, Tiffany Turner, Rolando Millet
Votes: 294
30. Hologram Man (1995 Video)
R | 101 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Criminal mind in an indestructible body
Director: Richard Pepin | Stars: Joe Lara, Evan Lurie, Michael Nouri, John Amos
Votes: 744
31. T-Force (1994)
R | 105 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In the near future, after a hostage situation goes awry, the last resort option of law enforcement, cybernaut unit T-Force, is ordered to be disassembled. But the robots see this as a "... See full summary »
Director: Richard Pepin | Stars: Jack Scalia, Evan Lurie, Erin Gray, Bobby Johnston
Votes: 689
32. CIA II: Target Alexa (1993)
R | 90 min | Action, Thriller
Alexa is one of the best, but her handiwork is done for terrorists. When she is finally captured, it is up to CIA agent Graver to turn her against her latest employer who has diplomatic ... See full summary »
Director: Lorenzo Lamas | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Kathleen Kinmont, John Savage, John Saint Ryan
Votes: 584
33. Anna Nicole Smith: Exposed (1998 Video)
R | 54 min | Romance
A "typical" day in the life of former Playboy model, grieving widow and perennial courtroom defendant Anna Nicole Smith.
Directors: Raymond Martino, Anna Nicole Smith | Stars: Anna Nicole Smith, Morgan Daniel, Ahmo Hight, Jason Schnuit
Votes: 412
34. The Sweeper (1996 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Mark Goddard, a Los Angeles cop with a penchant for violence, is recruited by a secret police society who deliver justice outside of the law.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Jeff Fahey, Ed Lauter, Kristen Dalton
Votes: 632
35. Firepower (1993)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
In the near future, street gangs have their own city zones where cops can't go. Two tough cops are sent undercover in one of them to investigate an illegal cure for AIDS. But they must first fight in a deathmatch, and the match is fixed.
Director: Richard Pepin | Stars: Chad McQueen, Gary Daniels, George Murdock, Joseph Ruskin
Votes: 757
36. Alien Intruder (1993 Video)
R | 120 min | Sci-Fi
Space traveling convicts become the victims of their own fantasies when virtual reality is made to go wrong.
Director: Ricardo Jacques Gale | Stars: Maxwell Caulfield, Tracy Scoggins, Billy Dee Williams, Gary Roberts
Votes: 740
37. The Killing Game (1988 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
A suave hit man becomes paranoid when he discovers blackmailers have photographed his latest murders.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Chard Hayward, Geoffrey Sadwith, Cynthia Killion, Robert Z'Dar
Votes: 54
38. Retrograde (2004)
R | 93 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Two time travelers with opposing views are sent back to the present aboard a research ship in the Antarctic to prevent a global biological disaster from occuring.
Director: Christopher Kulikowski | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Silvia De Santis, Joe Montana, Gary Daniels
Votes: 1,763
39. Land of the Free (1998)
R | 100 min | Action, Thriller
A political candidate uses his office to shield his criminal activities while his campaign manager fights for the truth.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Jeff Speakman, William Shatner, Lisa Darr, Larry Cedar
Votes: 442
40. Ice (1994)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime
A married couple of cat burglars scheme to rob a set of stolen diamonds from the local mafia only to be hampered by persistent police detectives, another scam artist, and a rival mob group.
Director: Brook Yeaton | Stars: Traci Lords, Phillip Troy Linger, Zach Galligan, Jaime Alba
Votes: 461
41. Anna Nicole (2007)
Not Rated | 87 min | Biography, Drama
A biopic depicting the tragic life of Playmate and television personality Anna Nicole Smith, whose life ended abruptly from a fatal drug overdose.
Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Willa Ford, Patrick Ryan Anderson, Richard Herd, Lesli Kay
Votes: 638
42. To Be the Best (1993 Video)
R | 99 min | Action
A member of the U.S. kickboxing team recruits his father and his fellow teammates to help stop a ruthless gambler from rigging the World Kickboxing Championship in Las Vegas.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Michael Worth, Martin Kove, Phillip Troy Linger, Brittney Powell
Votes: 350
43. Riot (1996)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An heiress is kidnapped during the chaos of a riot.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Gary Daniels, Sugar Ray Leonard, Paige Rowland, Charles Napier
Votes: 570
44. Maximum Force (1992)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Three determined cops are recruited to take down a notorious crime lord.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Sam J. Jones, Sherrie Rose, Jason Lively, John Saxon
Votes: 401
45. The Stray (2000)
R | 90 min | Thriller
After a drifter is struck by a car the driver offers to take him back from the hospital to her home in order to nurse him back to health...which turns out to be one of the biggest mistakes of her life.
Director: Kevin Mock | Stars: Michael Madsen, Angie Everhart, Stefan Lysenko, Frank Zagarino
Votes: 466
46. Magic Kid (1993 Video)
PG | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Family
Karate action and laughs never cease when a brother and sister go to California to visit their uncle. They soon discover that he's an alcoholic on the run from the Mob who want him to pay up or else.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Stephen Furst, Shonda Whipple, Joseph Campanella, Bill Hufsey
Votes: 433
47. The Power Within (1995 Video)
PG-13 | 97 min | Action
Stan Dryer, a teen afraid to even ask a girl to the prom, finds courage and extreme martial arts skill when he is given a ring by an old man he tried to save from a group of attackers. The ... See full summary »
Director: Art Camacho | Stars: Ted Jan Roberts, Karen Valentine, Keith Coogan, John O'Hurley
Votes: 384
48. Avalanche (1999)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Thriller
A helicopter pilot work with a husband and his wife in the frozen North tagging foxes for the Environmental Protection Agency. When an avalanche hits the group, the husband is killed and ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Kroschel | Stars: Thomas Ian Griffith, Caroleen Feeney, R. Lee Ermey, C. Thomas Howell
Votes: 705
49. Out for Blood (1992)
R | 90 min | Action
An attorney is forced to fight back after his family is brutally murdered by vicious drug dealers, leading to an astounding martial arts showdown.
Director: Richard W. Munchkin | Stars: Don Wilson, Shari Shattuck, Michael DeLano, Ron Steelman
Votes: 487
50. Cyber-Tracker 2 (1995 Video)
R | 97 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A Secret Service agent (Wilson) battles an arms dealer who is creating a cyborg army.
Director: Richard Pepin | Stars: Don Wilson, Stacie Foster, Tony Burton, Jim Maniaci
Votes: 720