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1. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 1,381,964 | Gross: $290.48M
2. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.
Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 1,123,049 | Gross: $309.13M
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 1,038,208 | Gross: $248.16M
4. Aliens (1986)
R | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Paul Reiser
Votes: 764,315 | Gross: $85.16M
5. Krull (1983)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet, Krull.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis
Votes: 36,307 | Gross: $16.52M
6. Reds (1981)
PG | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
Director: Warren Beatty | Stars: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski
Votes: 24,738 | Gross: $40.38M
7. Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
PG | 118 min | Action, Drama, War
During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Harrison Ford, Robert Shaw, Edward Fox, Franco Nero
Votes: 19,789
8. The Keep (1983)
R | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Nazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Scott Glenn, Ian McKellen, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow
Votes: 14,333 | Gross: $3.76M
9. Thomas & Friends (1984–2021)
TV-Y | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
This series follows the adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and all of his engine friends on the Island of Sodor.
Stars: Michael Angelis, Keith Wickham, Michael Brandon, Kerry Shale
Votes: 6,477
10. Sheena (1984)
PG | 117 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Sheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott, Elizabeth of Toro
Votes: 5,564 | Gross: $5.78M
11. Taffin (1988)
R | 96 min | Action, Thriller
An Irish tough-guy debt collector is asked by his local community to help rid the town of developers bent on building a chemical plant on the outskirts of town. The developers are ruthless ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Ray McAnally, Alison Doody, Jeremy Child
Votes: 2,121 | Gross: $0.16M
12. Eleni (1985)
PG | 114 min | Drama, War
A mother's love for her children leads to a son's revenge for her death in this dramatic thriller that begins during the Greek civil war.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Kate Nelligan, John Malkovich, Linda Hunt, Oliver Cotton
Votes: 1,682 | Gross: $0.31M
13. Jaguar Lives! (1979)
PG | 90 min | Action
The world's new Karate hero (Joe Lewis) is out to stop drug dealers, gangs, and help save the world from an evil con (Sir Christopher Lee).
Director: Ernest Pintoff | Stars: Joe Lewis, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence, Barbara Bach
Votes: 553
14. Katherine of Alexandria (2014)
R | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts, he prepares for an all out war between the East and the West.
Director: Michael Redwood | Stars: Nicole Cernat, Peter O'Toole, Joss Ackland, Steven Berkoff
Votes: 488
15. Red Riding Hood (1987)
Unrated | 81 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The faithful little girl must brave the forest and the big, bad wolf to bring her grandmother a basket of goodies in this musical version of the classic fairytale.
Director: Adam Brooks | Stars: Amelia Shankley, Isabella Rossellini, Craig T. Nelson, Rocco Sisto
Votes: 486
16. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cordelia Gray is hired by a businessman to investigate the suicide of his estranged son. However, the young private detective soon develops feelings for the dead young man which thrust her into danger.
Director: Christopher Petit | Stars: Billie Whitelaw, Paul Freeman, Pippa Guard, Dominic Guard
Votes: 304
17. Tugs (1989–1990)
TV-Y | 15 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Tugs follows the adventures and mishaps of two rival tugboat fleets: the Star Tugs and the Z-Stacks.
Stars: Patrick Allen, Simon Nash, Shaun Prendergast, Sean Barrett
Votes: 275
18. Merlin (1993)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Reincarnated Lady of the Lake and knight John Pope must stop evil immortal wizard Pendragon from obtaining Merlin's Sword in the Stone on Halloween in the present, which would create October 32nd and end time. Wizard Leong helps them.
Director: Paul Hunt | Stars: Nadia Cameron-Blakey, Rodney Wood, Richard Lynch, Peter Phelps
Votes: 218
19.
Thomas & Friends (1984–2021)
Episode:
The Diseasel
(1986)
TV-Y | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bill and Ben the Twin Engines discover a group of their trucks missing and their drivers let them play a trick on the diesel who took them by mistake.
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Ringo Starr, George Carlin
Votes: 118
20.
Thomas & Friends (1984–2021)
Episode:
Wrong Road
(1986)
TV-Y | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Gordon can't run on branch lines for safety, but acts like he's too good for them. One evening, a mistake sends him down the branch line and he has an encounter with Bill and Ben.
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Ringo Starr, George Carlin
Votes: 112
21.
Thomas & Friends (1984–2021)
Episode:
Thomas, Percy and the Coal
(1986)
TV-Y | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Percy is annoyed when Thomas brags that he looks the best, so rubs it in when he gets showered with coal, but Thomas falsely claims it was his fault. Percy taunts him and Thomas doesn't warn him about weak buffers so he'll get struck too.
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Ringo Starr, George Carlin
Votes: 112
22.
Thomas & Friends (1984–2021)
Episode:
Saved from Scrap
(1986)
TV-Y | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Edward meets Trevor, a traction engine in the scrapyard about to lose his life because he is in good shape but out of work. Knowing what it feels like to be scorned, Edward decides to see if anyone can take Trevor on for work.
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Ringo Starr, George Carlin
Votes: 111
23.
Thomas & Friends (1984–2021)
Episode:
Bertie's Chase
(1986)
TV-Y | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Thomas' fireman's not being there prevents him from taking Edward's passengers, but he misses Bertie's trying to take them. Bertie is forced to put all his energy into trying to catch Edward to deliver them as he said he would.
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Ringo Starr, George Carlin
Votes: 110
24.
Thomas & Friends (1984–2021)
Episode:
Cows
(1986)
TV-Y | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Gordon and Henry tease Edward when he loses a few freight-trucks while avoiding a pair of loose cows, but their claims of how they'd deal with cows are put to the test when one won't move off the railway.
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Ringo Starr, George Carlin
Votes: 110
25.
Thomas & Friends (1984–2021)
Episode:
The Runaway
(1986)
TV-Y | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
After getting back from being repaired, Thomas' brakes are weak and finally prove a problem when they don't completely stop him so he ends up taking off down the railway out of control.
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Ringo Starr, George Carlin
Votes: 109
26.
Thomas & Friends (1984–2021)
Episode:
Thomas and Trevor
(1986)
TV-Y | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Trevor wants more work so is asked to help Thomas at the harbor, but Thomas doesn't know that he's moving stone around a blocked line and can't see the use of anything that doesn't run on rails.
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Ringo Starr, George Carlin
Votes: 109
27. What's a Carry On? (1998 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the surviving 'Carry On' cast.
Director: John Highlander | Stars: Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor, Jim Dale, Leslie Phillips
Votes: 108
28.
Thomas & Friends (1984–2021)
Episode:
Better Late Than Never
(1986)
TV-Y | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The viaduct is being repaired and is causing delays on the Fat Controller's railway. One day, Thomas being late means he can help his friend Bertie the Bus.
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Ringo Starr, George Carlin
Votes: 108
29.
Thomas & Friends (1984–2021)
Episode:
Woolly Bear
(1986)
TV-Y | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Percy still teases Thomas for being afraid of his trick, but Thomas retorts by teasing him in any way he can. An incident with treacle and straw give him one more thing to tease him about.
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Ringo Starr, George Carlin
Votes: 99
30. President's Target (1989)
91 min | Action, Adventure
A squad of narcotics agents is ambushed by a gang of masked terrorists. Only one agent survives, and after he recovers he vows to avenge the deaths of his comrades.
Director: Yvan Chiffre | Stars: John E. Coleman, Martin Kove, Bo Hopkins, Brigitte Barry
Votes: 35
31.
Tugs (1989–1990)
Episode:
Sunshine
(1989)
TV-Y | 20 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Captain Star hires a new tug called Sunshine, later the seventh member of the fleet, to help with the overwhelming duty of towing in the magnificent ocean liner 'The Duchess'
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Patrick Allen, Simon Nash, Timothy Bateson, John Baddeley
Votes: 32
32.
Tugs (1989–1990)
Episode:
Munitions
(1989)
TV-Y | 15 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
During the annual manoeuvres both Bigg City tug fleets service the Navy. But it's a dangerous job handling ammunition and potentially explosive barges. All is going smoothly until Bluenose,... See full summary »
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Patrick Allen, Simon Nash, Chris Tulloch, Shaun Prendergast
Votes: 28
33.
Tugs (1989–1990)
Episode:
Ghosts
(1989)
TV-Y | 15 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Big Mac returns to the Star Dock one winter night claiming to have seen a fleet of ghostly white tugs drifting through the mist. At first, the Star Tugs refuse to believe Big Mac's claims, until an eventful night in the fog leaves them wondering if they are truly bordering on madness.
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Patrick Allen, Nigel Anthony, John Baddeley, Sean Barrett
Votes: 24
34.
Tugs (1989–1990)
Episode:
Regatta
(1989)
TV-Y | 15 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Lillie Lightship is sad. She never gets to see the regatta. In spite of Lillie's warnings, a temper sees her too late a d hits her, making a large hole in her side. The Start this rescue ... See full summary »
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Patrick Allen, Nigel Anthony, Don Austen, John Baddeley
Votes: 24
35.
Tugs (1989–1990)
Episode:
Jinxed
(1989)
TV-Y | 15 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Ten Cents and Sunshine discover an abandoned tug named Boomer floating astray in the estuary. He claims to be jinxed, and whilst Sunshine believes him, Ten Cents scoffs at this superstition. However after several unnatural incidents, Ten Cents starts to come round to Sunshine's way of thinking
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Patrick Allen, Nigel Anthony, Sean Barrett, Timothy Bateson
Votes: 23
36.
Tugs (1989–1990)
Episode:
Trapped
(1989)
TV-Y | 15 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Whilst working up the canal, Zero switcher Zug accidentally traps himself with the Star Tugs by wedging an old tramp steamer across the locks. Now a useful pyromaniac alligator tug is their only hope...
Director: Chris Tulloch | Stars: Patrick Allen, Nigel Anthony, John Baddeley, Sean Barrett
Votes: 23
37.
Tugs (1989–1990)
Episode:
High Tide
(1989)
TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Family
The Stars and the Z-stacks are both competing for a big steel contract. The fleet which can transport the most steel in one day, wins the contract. The canal is a short cut through Bigg ... See full summary »
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Patrick Allen, Nigel Anthony, John Baddeley, Sean Barrett
Votes: 23
38.
Tugs (1989–1990)
Episode:
Warrior
(1989)
TV-Y | 15 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Warrior is fed up of his reputation as being 'clumsy', so he decides to go throughout the rest of the day without causing any accidents whatsoever. However, this doesn't go as planned - and he causes a lot more accidents than usual!
Director: Chris Tulloch | Stars: Patrick Allen, Nigel Anthony, John Baddeley, Sean Barrett
Votes: 22
39.
Tugs (1989–1990)
Episode:
Up River
(1989)
TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Family
Towing huge piles of logs was always a very dangerous operation. When the snows begin to melt and the river swells up there's added danger because the sudden rush of water could cause log ... See full summary »
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Patrick Allen, Nigel Anthony, John Baddeley, Sean Barrett
Votes: 21
40.
Tugs (1989–1990)
Episode:
Quarantine
(1989)
TV-Y | 15 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Due to increasingly warm weather in Bigg City, many foreign tramp steamers are put under quarantine, under the risk of them being diseased. Despite his engine troubles and fears of being scrapped, old O.J manages to sort things out when an old tramper causes confusion.
Director: Chris Tulloch | Stars: Patrick Allen, Nigel Anthony, John Baddeley, Sean Barrett
Votes: 20
41.
Tugs (1989–1990)
Episode:
Bigg Freeze
(1989)
TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Family
Every winter the big liner Vienna would come to Bigg City Port to pick up supplies and re-fuel. This year however, the harbour was frozen over, so the tugs have to take supplies out as far ... See full summary »
Director: David Mitton | Stars: Patrick Allen, Nigel Anthony, John Baddeley, Sean Barrett
Votes: 20
42.
Tugs (1989–1990)
Episode:
High Winds
(1989)
TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Family
An old dirty tramper, the notorious Johnny Cuba, suspected of smuggling lurks outside the limits of Bigg City bay. He forces Zebedee, one of the Z-stacks, to tow him into the safety of the ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Tulloch | Stars: Patrick Allen, Lee Cornes, Simon Nash, Shaun Prendergast
Votes: 19
43. Rangi's Catch (1973)
128 min | Family
Four children living on a sheep station help to catch escaped convicts.
Director: Michael Forlong | Stars: Andrew Kerr, Temuera Morrison, Kate Forlong, Vernon Hill
Votes: 15
44. Raising the Roof (1972)
54 min | Comedy
Ordinary English family visits Safari Park and, through a series of mishsps, meets Duke of Bedford.
Director: Michael Forlong | Stars: Michael Gould, Patricia Davis, Ian Allis, Kay Skinner
Votes: 8