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1. King Kong (2005)
PG-13 | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 446,710 | Gross: $218.08M
2. No Escape (I) (2015)
R | 103 min | Action, Thriller
In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape from an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
Director: John Erick Dowdle | Stars: Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan, Owen Wilson, Thanawut Ketsaro
Votes: 93,131 | Gross: $27.29M
3. Twins (1988)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Crime
A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who is short, a womanizer, and small-time crook.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb
Votes: 137,149 | Gross: $111.94M
4. Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
Not Rated | 132 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former boxer-turned-drug runner lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly.
Director: S. Craig Zahler | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Udo Kier
Votes: 75,632
5. One Hour Photo (2002)
R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
A mentally unstable photo developer targets an upper middle-class family after his obsession with them becomes more sick and disturbing than any of them could imagine.
Director: Mark Romanek | Stars: Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith
Votes: 131,689 | Gross: $31.60M
6. Buried (2010)
R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
Director: Rodrigo Cortés | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, José Luis García-Pérez, Robert Paterson, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 168,486 | Gross: $1.03M
7. The Good Son (1993)
R | 87 min | Drama, Thriller
A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle and becomes friends with his cousin, a boy of the same age who shows increasing signs of violent and psychopathic behavior.
Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse
Votes: 45,742 | Gross: $44.59M
8. Gunless (2010)
89 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A hardened American gunslinger is repeatedly thwarted in his attempts to mount a showdown in a friendly town in Canada where no one seems to understand or appreciate the brutal code of the American Wild West.
Director: William Phillips | Stars: Paul Gross, Sienna Guillory, Dustin Milligan, Melody B. Choi
Votes: 3,968
9. Badlapur (2015)
Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Raghu begins walking a fine line between good and evil as he exacts violent revenge on two criminals who killed his family 15 years ago.
Director: Sriram Raghavan | Stars: Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Yami Gautam, Huma Qureshi
Votes: 25,832 | Gross: $0.37M
10. The Clan (2015)
R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of the Puccio Clan, a family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.
Director: Pablo Trapero | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Gastón Cocchiarale, Peter Lanzani, Stefanía Koessl
Votes: 14,299 | Gross: $0.19M
11. Murder in Coweta County (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Western
In 1948, in rural Georgia, Coweta County is watched over by its legendary, indomitable Sheriff Lamar Potts (Johnny Cash). No felony had ever gone unsolved while Sheriff Potts was in charge.... See full summary »
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Johnny Cash, Andy Griffith, Earl Hindman, Ed Van Nuys
Votes: 765
12. 8 x 10 Tasveer (2009)
Not Rated | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A forest ranger with the ability to visit the past by looking at photographs attempts to solve the mystery behind his father's sudden death.
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Takia, Jaaved Jaaferi, Girish Karnad
Votes: 5,980
13. Upkar (1967)
175 min | Drama, Romance, War
Cult classic highlighting the contrast between Indian and Western values in the newly independent state.
Director: Manoj Kumar | Stars: Asha Parekh, Manoj Kumar, Prem Chopra, Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi
Votes: 621
14. Puppets Who Kill (2002–2006)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Crime
The series takes place in a halfway house for very bad puppets and features four felonious puppet inmates who are doing time with their human caseworker as they wait until that glorious day.
Stars: Dan Redican, James Rankin, Gord Robertson, Bruce Hunter
Votes: 479
15. Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Men (1964)
153 min | Drama, Musical
An impoverished ex-army officer faces obstacles and challenges when he seeks a cure for his mute son.
Director: Kishore Kumar | Stars: Kishore Kumar, Supriya Choudhury, Amit Kumar, Raj Mehra
Votes: 78
16. Les chiens chauds (1980)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime
Mr. Clean is an exemplary policeman in charge of the brigade of manners. Until his men foment a sex scandal so that he is laid off.
Director: Claude Fournier | Stars: Harry Reems, Nathalie Christal, Geoffrey Bowes, Daniel Pilon
Votes: 62
17. Supari (2003)
Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Four friends are embroiled in Mumbai underworld and ends up becoming killers. However they succeed in their criminal tasks but soon realizes that they have to pay a heavy price for their deeds.
Director: Padam Kumar | Stars: Nandita Das, Uday Chopra, Rahul Dev, Purab Kohli
Votes: 163
18. Spinning Out of Control (2001 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama
A popular TV sitcom actress struggles with her drug and alcohol-addled private life while her manager does "damage control" for her own protection from the press, which is becoming increasingly difficult.
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: Kathie Lee Gifford, Howie Mandel, Robin Givens, Ted Whittall
Votes: 137
19.
Puppets Who Kill (2002–2006)
Episode:
Mr. Quigley, the Asshole Next Door
(2002)
TV-Y | Comedy, Crime
Director: Steve Wright | Stars: Dan Redican, Bruce Hunter, Bob Martin, James Rankin
Votes: 10
20.
Saturday Night Live (1975– )
Episode:
William Shatner/Lone Justice
(1986)
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music
William Shatner hosts this episode, and Lone Justice and Buster Poindexter are musical guests. The cold opener is a parody of "The Green Berets" involving former Colonel Oliver North(... See full summary »
Director: Paul Miller | Stars: Dana Carvey, Nora Dunn, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks
Votes: 110
21.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Leonard Nimoy: Spock and Beyond
(1996)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Biography of actor and director Leonard Nimoy, best known for his portrayal of Mr. Spock in the "Star Trek" series and movies.
Stars: Peter Graves, Mark A. Altman, Susan Bay Nimoy, Harve Bennett
Votes: 93