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1. The Abyss (1989)

PG-13 | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester

Votes: 194,202 | Gross: $54.46M

2. Damien: Omen II (1978)

R | 107 min | Horror

Damien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.

Directors: Don Taylor, Mike Hodges | Stars: William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Robert Foxworth

Votes: 36,006 | Gross: $3.88M

3. I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A United States astronaut finds his life vastly complicated when he stumbles on to a bottle containing a female genie.

Stars: Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Bill Daily, Hayden Rorke

Votes: 17,566

4. The Deep (1977)

PG | 123 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

In Bermuda, two amateur treasure-hunting divers have a run-in with local criminals when they inadvertently discover the secret cargo of a World War II shipwreck.

Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Dick Anthony Williams, Robert Shaw

Votes: 13,813 | Gross: $6.84M

5. Breaking Away (1979)

PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A working-class Indiana teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl while searching for life goals with his friends.

Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley

Votes: 25,567 | Gross: $16.42M

6. Route 66 (1960–1964)

TV-Y7 | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

The adventures of two young drifters across America.

Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Glenn Corbett, James Brown

Votes: 1,947

7. The Invaders (1967–1968)

TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The Aliens are here, posing as human, and not friendly. David Vincent has seen them land and now must evade them and convince others of their presence while not being put in the booby hatch.

Stars: Roy Thinnes, Kent Smith, Max Kleven, William Windom

Votes: 3,451

8. Mandingo (1975)

R | 127 min | Drama, History, Romance

An 1840s slaveowner trains one of his slaves to be a bare-knuckle fighter.

Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: James Mason, Susan George, Perry King, Richard Ward

Votes: 4,227 | Gross: $2.43M

9. Tarzan (1966–1968)

60 min | Action, Adventure

Tarzan (Lord Greystoke), already well educated and fed up with civilization, returns to the jungle and, more or less assisted by chimpanzee Cheetah and orphan boy Jai, wages war against poachers and other bad guys.

Stars: Ron Ely, Manuel Padilla Jr., Virgil Richardson, Rockne Tarkington

Votes: 1,208

10. Silent Movie (1976)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy

A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years.

Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Sid Caesar

Votes: 18,574 | Gross: $36.15M

11. Movin' On (1974–1976)

TV-PG | 90 min | Drama

A crusty old veteran big-rig trucker teams up with a college-educated youngster to haul cargo across the country.

Stars: Claude Akins, Frank Converse, Roosevelt Grier, Ned Austin

Votes: 570

12. Murphy's War (1971)

GP | 107 min | Drama, War

A lone survivor from a British naval ship is obsessed with getting revenge on a German U-boat crew that massacred his shipmates in the water.

Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Siân Phillips, Philippe Noiret, Horst Janson

Votes: 3,954 | Gross: $0.21M

13. Modern Problems (1981)

PG | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fiedler, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses not only to win her back, but to gain a little revenge.

Director: Ken Shapiro | Stars: Chevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville, Dabney Coleman, Mary Kay Place

Votes: 5,873 | Gross: $26.15M

14. The Night Strangler (1973 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 74 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A reporter hunts down a 144-year old alchemist who is killing women for their blood.

Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Darren McGavin, Jo Ann Pflug, Simon Oakland, Scott Brady

Votes: 4,170

15. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

R | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.

Director: Ossie Davis | Stars: Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace

Votes: 2,716 | Gross: $4.39M

16. Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)

GP | 109 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.

Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Bill Mumy, Barry Robins, Miles Chapin, Darel Glaser

Votes: 1,589 | Gross: $0.21M

17. The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery

Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields' boarding house. Lou's girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Any premise would lead to slapstick, puns, lots of gimmicks from their movies.

Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones

Votes: 1,346

18. Missile to the Moon (1958)

Approved | 78 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Escaped cons stowaway on a flight to the moon and discover alien women ruled by a sadistic queen.

Director: Richard E. Cunha | Stars: Richard Travis, Cathy Downs, K.T. Stevens, Tommy Cook

Votes: 1,513

19. Cisco Pike (1971)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt LAPD policeman to sell 100 kilos of confiscated marijuana in one weekend.

Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Karen Black, Gene Hackman, Harry Dean Stanton

Votes: 1,938

20. My Little Margie (1952–1955)

30 min | Comedy

Margie lives with her father Vern and her crazy schemes get him into trouble especially with his boss Mr. Honeywell. She frequently involves Charlie and Mrs. Odetts in her plans. Freddie is her boyfriend while Roberta likes Vern.

Stars: Gale Storm, Charles Farrell, Clarence Kolb, Don Hayden

Votes: 447

21. The Hot Rock (1972)

PG | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...

Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand

Votes: 6,966 | Gross: $2.54M

22. Getting Straight (1970)

R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Vietnam vet and former social radical is conflicted by his desire to become a teacher and his sympathy with anti-establishment student protests.

Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Elliott Gould, Candice Bergen, Robert F. Lyons, Jeff Corey

Votes: 1,650 | Gross: $3.86M

23. The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)

PG | 106 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

In contemporary Hollywood, private investigator Sam Marlow gets plastic surgery to look like Humphrey Bogart and solves various cases just like Bogart's silver-screen detective characters from the 1940s.

Director: Robert Day | Stars: Robert Sacchi, Franco Nero, Michelle Phillips, Olivia Hussey

Votes: 666

24. Ruckus (1980)

PG | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A Vietnam veteran passing through a small town is harassed by local bullies but he fights back, using his wartime skills, and triggers a full-scale police manhunt.

Director: Max Kleven | Stars: Dirk Benedict, Linda Blair, Richard Farnsworth, Matt Clark

Votes: 805

25. For Pete's Sake (1974)

PG | 90 min | Comedy

A housewife tries to finance her cab-driving husband's education.

Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Michael Sarrazin, Estelle Parsons, Molly Picon

Votes: 2,665 | Gross: $5.72M

26. Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1954)

26 min | Family, Sci-Fi

Cruising the galaxy in his space ship "The Orbit Jet" Space Ranger, Rocky Jones, Vena Ray, and 10 year-old Bobby defend the Earth and themselves against space-bound evil doers.

Stars: Richard Crane, Sally Mansfield, Scotty Beckett, Robert Lyden

Votes: 236

27. 99 and 44/100% Dead! (1974)

Passed | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Uncle Frank Kelly calls on Harry Crown to help him in a gang war. The war becomes personal when Harry's new girlfriend is kidnapped by Uncle Frank's enemy, Big Eddie.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Richard Harris, Chuck Connors, Edmond O'Brien, Bradford Dillman

Votes: 831 | Gross: $0.04M

28. Iron Horse (1966–1968)

60 min | Western

Ben Calhoun won the half-completed Buffalo Pass, Scalplock, and Defiance Line railroad in a poker game and must interact with 1880s first nation, bankers, and bad guys to complete the line.

Stars: Dale Robertson, Robert Random, Gary Collins, Roger Torrey

Votes: 231

29. Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)

Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure

Tarzan battles a megalomaniac millionaire named Vinero, who kidnaps a young boy whom he believes can lead him to a legendary city of gold. Vinero is accompanied by his own army, including henchman Mr. Train and gorgeous Sophia.

Director: Robert Day | Stars: Mike Henry, David Opatoshu, Manuel Padilla Jr., Nancy Kovack

Votes: 589

30. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Western

A female hustler is chasing after rich men, but becomes repeatedly mixed up with a suave con man and card shark through a series of misadventures before falling in love with him.

Director: Melvin Frank | Stars: George Segal, Goldie Hawn, Conrad Janis, Thayer David

Votes: 2,014

31. Going Home (1971)

GP | 97 min | Drama

After serving a prison term for killing his wife, a man is paroled and returns to his home town. He tries to reestablish his relationship with his son, who was a child when the incident happened who witnessed his father kill his mother.

Director: Herbert B. Leonard | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Brenda Vaccaro, Jan-Michael Vincent, Jason Bernard

Votes: 689

32. Frankenstein's Daughter (1958)

Approved | 85 min | Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi

Dr. Frankenstein's insane grandson attempts to create horrible monsters in modern-day L.A.

Director: Richard E. Cunha | Stars: John Ashley, Sandra Knight, Donald Murphy, Sally Todd

Votes: 1,258

33. Tarzan and the Great River (1967)

G | 88 min | Action, Adventure

In Brazil, Dr. Ann Philips tries to inoculate the superstitious natives against an epidemic. The murderous Jaguar Men oppose the intrusion. The natives take heart when the riverboat captain's helper Pepe volunteers for the first shot.

Director: Robert Day | Stars: Mike Henry, Jan Murray, Manuel Padilla Jr., Diana Millay

Votes: 438

34. Love Is Forever (1983 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Michael Landon stars in this real life story about a journalist in Laos, and the extent to which he will go for his girlfriend.

Director: Hall Bartlett | Stars: Michael Landon, Jürgen Prochnow, Edward Woodward, Laura Gemser

Votes: 228

35. The Gatling Gun (1971)

PG | 93 min | Action, Drama, Western

Two backstabbing deserters steal a Gatling Gun from their cavalry unit to attack an Apache tribe and steal their gold. They get help from a naive pacifist pastor. Meanwhile, both the cavalry and the Apache go after them - and the Gun.

Director: Robert Gordon | Stars: Guy Stockwell, Robert Fuller, BarBara Luna, Woody Strode

Votes: 421

36. Waterfront (1954–1956)

30 min | Adventure, Crime

John Herrick was the Captain of the tug "Cheryl Ann" in Los Angeles harbor. His family consisted of wife May, Police Detective son Jim, and the crew of the tug, his son Carl, Tip, and ... See full summary »

Stars: Preston Foster, Douglas Dick, Lois Moran, Willie Best

Votes: 113

37. Come Back Charleston Blue (1972)

PG | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Sequel to Cotton comes to Harlem. Another bad influence is hitting Harlem and Gravedigger and Coffin Ed are the two cops who will stop it. Charleston Blue was a prohibition era black ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Warren | Stars: Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Peter De Anda, Percy Rodrigues

Votes: 364 | Gross: $0.34M

38. Birds of Prey (1973 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 81 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A former fighter pilot now working as a radio station traffic reporter witnesses a bank robbery. He chases down the bank robbers and a hostage in his helicopter.

Director: William A. Graham | Stars: David Janssen, Ralph Meeker, Elayne Heilveil, Harry Klekas

Votes: 408

39. Menace from Outer Space (1956 TV Movie)

Unrated | 78 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

A two-part episode of the sci-fi TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1954), released as a feature.

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Richard Crane, Scotty Beckett, Sally Mansfield, Robert Lyden

Votes: 381

40. Jennifer on My Mind (1971)

R | 90 min | Comedy

Two wealthy, independent young people meet in Venice and fall in love, but their affair takes a tragic turn as the young woman becomes hooked on heroin.

Director: Noel Black | Stars: Michael Brandon, Tippy Walker, Steve Vinovich, Lou Gilbert

Votes: 484

41. Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)

Unrated | 67 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi

Calcified Pompeii gladiator kidnaps a scientist's girlfriend in modern-day Naples, Italy.

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Richard Anderson, Elaine Edwards, Adele Mara, Luis Van Rooten

Votes: 1,256

42. I'm the Law (1953– )

30 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Lieutenant George Kirby is a New York City detective whose jurisdiction appears to cover a wide area. Whether it's murderers or thieves, he approaches every situation prepared to deal violently with the criminals.

Stars: George Raft, J. Anthony Hughes, June Vincent, Lawrence Dobkin

Votes: 53

43. Inferno in Paradise (1974)

86 min | Adventure, Romance, Thriller

Jim Davis plays the chief of Hawaii's fire-fighting forces battling to track down a maniacal arsonist who seems to strike without pattern or reason.

Director: Ed Forsyth | Stars: Richard Young, Betty Ann Carr, Jim Davis, Andy Jarrell

Votes: 10

44. Forbidden Moon (1956 TV Movie)

78 min | Sci-Fi

Rocky Jones is dispatched to investigate an SOS received from a space station. He finds that the station is filled with deadly radiation brought by an evil ruler who is immune to the ... See full summary »

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Richard Crane, Vic Perrin, Dian Fauntelle, Scotty Beckett

Votes: 8

45. Alarm (1956 TV Movie)

26 min | Drama

Boston, Massachusetts firefighters race to the rescue when the famous Coconut Grove, a nightclub overcrowded with wartime merrymakers, catches fire. While the dining area and dance floor ... See full summary »

Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Fred Waring, John Hoyt, Dorothy Green, John Hubbard

Votes: 9

46. Superstunt (1977 TV Special)

120 min | Action, Family

TV special on NBC in 1977, about dangerous stunts.

Director: Bill Davis | Stars: Lee Marvin, Ira Anderson Jr., Ernest Borgnine, Richard E. Butler

Votes: 46

47. Alarm (1954 TV Movie)

30 min | Crime, Drama

When a serial arsonist strikes in a residential neighborhood, Captain London and his assistant, McCuen, are detailed to prevent more blazes and apprehend the perpetrator. Their attention ... See full summary »

Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Richard Arlen, Chick Chandler, Dick Simmons, Howard Negley

48. The Magnetic Moon (1956 TV Movie)

78 min | Sci-Fi

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Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Richard Crane, Jimmy Lydon, Sally Mansfield, Ann Robinson

Votes: 14

49. Movin' On (1974–1976)
Episode: In Tandem (1974)

TV-PG | 90 min | Drama

Two independent truck drivers, one a veteran and the other his young, college-educated partner, get involved with a group of beleaguered citrus growers.

Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Claude Akins, Frank Converse, Richard Angarola, Sondra Blake

Votes: 65

50. The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode: Beauty Contest (1954)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery

The boys judge the Miss Mud Turtle pageant, in which Mr. Fields' niece is a contestant.

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Wessel, Claudia Barrett

Votes: 44