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1. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: The Woman Who Refused to Die (2017)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

A young woman, who is violently attacked by her abusive boyfriend, survives and finds true love with one of her rescuers.

Directors: Todd Cobery, Jon Steinhorst | Stars: Katie Rose Law, Damian Leverett, Anna Klemp, Grace Lowe

Votes: 9

2. The Killer Next Door (2021)

Crime, History, Mystery

The Killer Next Door is a true crime anthology in which the architect of criminal profiling for the FBI, John Douglas, decodes the worst serial killers. Each episode reveals a different ... See full summary »

Stars: John Douglas, Dave Bellmont, Jacob Jensen, Gus Mahoney

Votes: 13

3. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Lost in Snow (2017)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

When two boys go missing the night before Thanksgiving, no one guesses that a plow buried them in a snow fort. A search ensues and they are found after being trapped for 8 hours.

Director: Andy Awes | Stars: Erika Elyse, Leo Montiel, Linnea Mohn, Joshua Gage

Votes: 10

4. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Murder in the Maternity Ward (2016)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

An armed gunman holds a maternity ward hostage, threatening the lives of mothers, infants and nurses as he seeks revenge on his wife's doctor.

Directors: Raul Cadena, Todd Cobery | Stars: Kyle Hatley, Amanda Day, Patrick Coyle, Sue Scott

Votes: 18

5. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Desert Dog Rescue (2016)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

An adventure racer training with her dog slips and falls 60 feet from a canyon wall. After 52 hours struggling alone to survive, she turns to her dog to find help.

Directors: Andy Awes, Brandon Boulay, Raul Cadena | Stars: Julie R. Ølgaard, Dean Testerman, Stephen Mendel, Mark Hewlett

Votes: 10

6. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Whiteout (2017)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

A family of three becomes stranded after a blizzard traps them in a remote area of Nevada. They would walk 60 miles looking for help. Nine days would go by before they are rescued.

Directors: Ben Krueger, Brandon Boulay, Bo Hakala, Darin Limvere | Stars: Clare O'Connor, Joseph Bezenek, Sandra Lee-Oian Thomas, David Tufford

Votes: 12

7. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Buried by Bonfire (2016)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

Texas A&M students build a 60-foot bonfire before the season's biggest football game. It collapses, killing some students, trapping others and resulting in an epic rescue mission.

Directors: Brandon Boulay, Raul Cadena, Bo Hakala | Stars: Bryan Daniel Porter, Sam Bardwell, Addison Heimann, Jennifer Vance

Votes: 11

8. True Monsters (2015– )
Episode: Gods and Monsters (2015)

TV-14 | 40 min | Documentary, Horror

Real monsters are behind our greatest legends. Greek and Norse mythologies are the source of epic tales of gods and monsters battling it out to rule the world. But could any of these celebrated heroes and villains have been real?

Directors: Andy Awes, Raul Cadena, Bo Hakala, Ben Krueger | Stars: Dale Yeager, Jeremy Aldorfer, Greg Craft, Dessa

Votes: 6

9. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Hanging in the Balance (2016)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

A woman is driving with her daughters when a trucker crashes into their car, crushing it. The car is left dangling 100 feet over a ravine as rescuers struggle to reach the family.

Directors: Andy Awes, Raul Cadena | Stars: Candice Michele Barley, Bijou Abas, Peter Christian Hansen, Jon Frederick Bennett

Votes: 14

10. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: The Shootout (2015)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

Florida police officer Pete Soulis had no way of knowing that the suspicious guy in the parking lot was likely a killer on the run. When the ex-con took aim at him, Pete found himself in ... See full summary »

Directors: Raul Cadena, Todd Cobery | Stars: Gwen Adams, Brenda Atchley, Jet Baker, Candice Michele Barley

Votes: 12

11. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Bad Guys at the Good Guys (2015)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

A day at the electronics store turns into chaos when a group of hostage takers holds up the store and ties the staff and shoppers together. Playing out the scene in a high stakes swat situation only some will walk out alive.

Director: Brady Kiernan | Stars: Jon Foss, Stephanie James, Punnavith Koy, Steve Lattery

Votes: 12

12. North Country (2005)

R | 126 min | Drama

A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States, Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.

Director: Niki Caro | Stars: Charlize Theron, Jeremy Renner, Frances McDormand, Thomas Curtis

Votes: 44,961 | Gross: $18.32M

13. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Deliver Us from Evil (2017)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

A young woman endures years of abuse in a rural Minnesota cult before escaping and helping put the cult's charismatic leader behind bars.

Director: Sarah Kruchowski | Stars: Paige Herschell, Leah Fox, Jamison Jones, Jessica Lancaster

Votes: 7

14. Sweet Land (2005)

PG | 110 min | Drama, Romance

In 1920, Inge, a German national, travels from Norway to rural Minnesota for her arranged marriage to Olaf, a Norwegian farmer; bureaucracy and prejudice cause major complications.

Director: Ali Selim | Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Lois Smith, Patrick Heusinger, Stephen Pelinski

Votes: 4,154 | Gross: $1.71M

15. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Left for Dead (2015)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

After leaving her ex-husband and starting a new life, a woman clings to life after he beats her nearly to death, stuffs her into a garbage can and drops the body in a storage locker in a ... See full summary »

Directors: Ben Krueger, Andy Awes, Raul Cadena | Stars: Todd Behrend, Shana Berg, Terri Bly, Eden Bodnar

Votes: 10

16. Public Enemies (2009)

R | 140 min | Action, Biography, Crime

The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Christian Stolte, Jason Clarke

Votes: 318,895 | Gross: $97.10M

17. A Serious Man (2009)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama

Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Fred Melamed

Votes: 150,049 | Gross: $9.19M

18. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Tragedy in Tornado Alley (2016)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

In 2013 an EF5 tornado rips through Moore, Oklahoma hitting an elementary school. The building crumbles, trapping teachers and students and initiating a full-scale rescue effort.

Directors: Andy Awes, Brandon Boulay, Raul Cadena, Ben Krueger | Stars: Ellen Moodie, Melinda Kordich, David Tufford, Shannon Tufford

Votes: 8

19. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly

Votes: 23,637 | Gross: $20.34M

20. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Flying Blind (2015)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

Two teachers and their children are in transit when their plane nearly misses a mountain ridge and crashes in the Alaskan wilderness. With no communication and hours of worrying if they ... See full summary »

Directors: Raul Cadena, Brady Kiernan | Stars: Clint Johnson, Don Evans Jr., Rosie Evans, McKenzie Evans

Votes: 16

21. Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (2014)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama

A jaded Japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of Fargo (1996) on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money.

Director: David Zellner | Stars: Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Kanako Higashi, Ichi Ômiya

Votes: 12,433 | Gross: $0.62M

22. In an Instant (2015–2018)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

Ordinary people endure dramatic life-changing tragedies.

Stars: Bob Cummings, Terry Hempleman, Matthew Saxe, Ryan J. Gilmer

Votes: 176

23. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Grizzly Bear Attack (2015)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

A father and daughter's hike through Glacier National Park turns into a nightmare when a bear attacks the two of them. Injured and unable to get help they hang onto life when other hikers find them and a cliff side rescue begins.

Directors: Todd Cobery, Andy Awes, Raul Cadena | Stars: Brandon Allen, Melissa Bates, Heather Burmeister, Chris Carlson

Votes: 8

24. True Monsters (2015– )
Episode: Devils and Hell (2015)

TV-14 | 40 min | Documentary, Horror

Real monsters are behind our greatest legends. The gates of Hell are unlocked to reveal the surprising truths and devilish secrets of Satan, demons, and other powerful rulers of the ... See full summary »

Directors: Andy Awes, Brandon Boulay, Raul Cadena, Todd Cobery, Bo Hakala, Ben Krueger | Stars: Dale Yeager, Jamel Anderson, Henry Awes, Lily Awes

Votes: 7

25. Life During Wartime (2009)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.

Director: Todd Solondz | Stars: Shirley Henderson, Allison Janney, Ally Sheedy, Michael Kenneth Williams

Votes: 7,860 | Gross: $0.28M

26. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Rush Hour Disaster (2015)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

One of the nations biggest disasters occurs when an interstate bridge collapses into the Mississippi River during rush hour. Cars are submerged and teetering and a school bus with children ... See full summary »

Directors: Bo Hakala, Andy Awes, Raul Cadena | Stars: Ken Alarcon, Sarah Ashley, Michelle Barber, Eve Black

Votes: 9

27. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: Buried Alive (2015)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

While working the family farm, a young man finds himself swallowed up into a corn bin when a hole opens up while breaking the grain apart and like quick sand drags him under. A race against... See full summary »

Directors: Andy Awes, Lynn Blumenthal, Raul Cadena, Bo Hakala | Stars: Elmer Abbas, Ken Alarcon, Matthew Banyai, Randy Baranczak

Votes: 11

28. In an Instant (2015–2018)
Episode: He Picked the Wrong Girl (2016)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

A woman kidnapped at gunpoint is not willing to surrender, fighting off her attacker which leads to a multi-state chase, a hostage crisis in an auto parts store and a shootout.

Directors: Brandon Boulay, Raul Cadena, Ben Krueger | Stars: Amy Rapp, Dillon Kelleher, Paul Turner, Anna Hickey

Votes: 9

29. Young Adult (2011)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend who is now happily married and has a newborn daughter.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt, Elizabeth Reaser

Votes: 87,988 | Gross: $16.31M

30. Thin Ice (2011)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.

Director: Jill Sprecher | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup, Alan Arkin, Lea Thompson

Votes: 5,395 | Gross: $0.79M

31. True Monsters (2015– )

TV-14 | Documentary, Horror

From the devil himself to a vengeful ghost from Japanese urban legend, True Monsters seeks to find some truth behind infamous monsters in myth and legend.

Stars: Dale Yeager, Allan Peck, Patrick Rothfuss, Jeremy Frandrup

Votes: 50

32. Wilson (I) (2017)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

A lonely, neurotic, and hilariously honest middle-aged man reunites with his estranged wife, and meets his teenage daughter for the first time.

Director: Craig Johnson | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Sandra Lee-Oian Thomas, Shaun J. Brown, James Robert Miller

Votes: 11,014 | Gross: $0.65M

33. Eden (V) (2013)

14 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi

Eden is an apocalyptic short film that follows a family of terrorists who infiltrate a government bunker only to find things worse than they'd even imagined.

Director: Todd Cobery | Stars: Charles Hubbell, David Tufford, Heidi Fellner, Dax Grap

Votes: 49

34. Older Than America (2008)

102 min | Drama

A Native American woman is haunted by visions that compel her to seek the truth about a residential school.

Director: Georgina Lightning | Stars: Adam Beach, Tantoo Cardinal, Bradley Cooper, Georgina Lightning

Votes: 1,219

35. Nobody (2009)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy

Lindeman, 25-year-old art student, struggles to find his inspiration, finding himself in one ridiculous situation after the other.

Director: Rob Perez | Stars: Sam Rosen, Mark Margolis, Helena Mattsson, Beth Riesgraf

Votes: 142 | Gross: $0.01M

36. Galaxy of Horrors (2017)

105 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Trapped in a damaged cryogenic pod, a man is forced to watch a series of horrific science-fiction tales while his life support systems run out. Featuring eight intense stories of the ... See full summary »

Directors: Dennis Cabella, Javier Chillon, Todd Cobery, Andrew Desmond, Benni Diez, Marcello Ercole, Richard Karpala, Justin McConnell, Antonio Padovan, Fabio Prati, Ethan Shaftel, Marinko Spahic | Stars: Gabriele Angieri, Bela B., Olli Banjo, Adam Buller

Votes: 879

37. Killer Movie (2008)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A reality TV director copes with a spoiled celebutante and a show gone haywire when a masked killer starts bumping off the crew in this slasher-movie satire.

Director: Jeff Fisher | Stars: Paul Wesley, Kaley Cuoco, Gloria Votsis, Torrey DeVitto

Votes: 3,111

38. Bigfoot Captured (2015 TV Movie)

120 min | Sci-Fi

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Directors: Andy Awes, Ben Krueger | Stars: Lee Adams, Kevin Dewey, Keith Gettelman, Ben Krueger

Votes: 60

39. Mogadishu, Minnesota (2016 TV Movie)

Drama

A drama about a Somali family living in Minneapolis.

Director: K'Naan | Stars: Yusra Warsama, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Elvis Nolasco, K.C. Collins

40. M@d About (2010– )

Family

M@d About is a sketch comedy show, aimed at teens. The show features filmed sketches, music videos, and interaction with the studio audience. The sketches have educational content covering ... See full synopsis »

Stars: Ricardo Vázquez, Andy Rocco Kraft, LJ Johnson, Tony D. Czech

41. Hole in the Wall (2011)

11 min | Short, Drama, Family

Hole In The Wall is a magnified moment between an aging, mechanic father and his thirty-something artistic son. Eli has called his son, Jacob, home to repair a hole in Jacob's boyhood ... See full summary »

Director: Amanda Becker | Stars: Robert Berdahl, Raye Birk, Carrington Brooke Durham

42. Sunshine (2006)

8 min | Short, Drama, Horror

A Native American elder sees the face of his young mother in a hospice worker.

Director: Elizabeth Day | Stars: Kelly Gilpatrick, A.J. Nickaboine, Stephanie Barton-Farcas, Lisa DeCory

43. The Killer Next Door (2021)
Episode: David Berkowitz: Son of Sam (2021)

Crime, History, Mystery

David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, terrorized New York in the 1970s. This young man from Yonkers brought the city to its knees, killing seven victims and wounding 6 others, all as ... See full summary »

Director: Todd Cobery | Stars: Avi Aharoni, Dave Bellmont, Reese Britts, John Douglas

44. The Killer Next Door (2021)
Episode: John Wayne Gacy: Killer Clown (2021)

Crime, History, Mystery

John Wayne Gacy was the real killer clown, a nightmare manifest. He lived a life of duplicity as a respected civic leader while also killing at least 33 men and hiding them in his crawl ... See full summary »

Director: Todd Cobery | Stars: Brandon Brooks, Tyler Carlson, John Douglas, Max English

45. The Killer Next Door (2021)
Episode: Gary Heidnik: House of Horrors (2021)

Crime, History, Mystery

Gary Heidnik lured several African American women into his Philadelphia basement where he held them prisoner, tortured them in a pit and murdered two of them. But was this brutal killer of ... See full summary »

Director: Maya Washington | Stars: Aimee K. Bryant, John Douglas, Melinda Korich, Ava Mingo

46. The Killer Next Door (2021)
Episode: Larry Gene Bell: Cold-Hearted Killer (2021)

Crime, History, Mystery

Fear struck rural South Carolina in June 1985 when a serial killer began phoning the family of one of his victims. Using the recorded phone calls, John Douglas reveals what drove Larry Gene... See full summary »

Director: Todd Cobery | Stars: Abby Assefa, Josie Axelson, Emily Sue Bengtson, Matthew Branch

47. The Killer Next Door (2021)
Episode: Ed Kemper: CO-ED Killer (2021)

Crime, History, Mystery

In the early 1970s, serial killer Edmund Kemper had Santa Cruz, California on edge. But what drove the so-called Co-Ed Killer, to snatch, murder and dismember young women? Profiler John ... See full summary »

Directors: Andy Awes, Todd Cobery | Stars: Dave Bellmont, Konrad Case, John Douglas, Julian Felder

48. M@d About (2010– )
Episode: Life's a Drag (2010)

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Directors: Bo Kaprall, Jonathan Nowak | Stars: Dustin Brown, Tony D. Czech, LJ Johnson, Andy Rocco Kraft

49. M@d About (2010– )
Episode: Funny Money! (2010)

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Directors: Bo Kaprall, Jonathan Nowak | Stars: Dustin Brown, Tony D. Czech, LJ Johnson, Andy Rocco Kraft

50. M@d About (2010– )
Episode: Shops and Robbers (2010)

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Directors: Bo Kaprall, Jonathan Nowak | Stars: Dustin Brown, Tony D. Czech, LJ Johnson, Andy Rocco Kraft