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1. The Dark Knight (2008)
PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
Votes: 2,868,662 | Gross: $534.86M
2. American Psycho (2000)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage
Votes: 714,617 | Gross: $15.07M
3. North by Northwest (1959)
Approved | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis
Votes: 345,943 | Gross: $13.28M
4. Body Double (1984)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton
Votes: 38,123 | Gross: $8.80M
5. Gattaca (1997)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.
Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Gore Vidal
Votes: 323,045 | Gross: $12.34M
6. Let Me In (I) (2010)
R | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.
Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono
Votes: 127,251 | Gross: $12.13M
7. 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
48 hours of intersecting lives and crimes in Los Angeles.
Director: John Herzfeld | Stars: Teri Hatcher, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Charlize Theron
Votes: 21,726 | Gross: $11.11M
8. Malibu Express (1985)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A womanizing private detective is assigned the task of investigating who is behind the hi-tech computer technology leaks to the Russians.
Director: Andy Sidaris | Stars: Darby Hinton, Sybil Danning, Art Metrano, Shelley Taylor Morgan
Votes: 2,731
9. Tequila Sunrise (1988)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A former L.A. drug dealer tries to go straight but his past and his underworld connections bring him into the focus of the DEA, the Mexican feds and the Mexican drug cartels.
Director: Robert Towne | Stars: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raul Julia
Votes: 33,919 | Gross: $41.29M
10. 6 Days (I) (2017)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980, this action-thriller dramatizes a six-day standoff between armed Iranian Arabs and SAS soldiers ready for a counterattack.
Director: Toa Fraser | Stars: Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Abbie Cornish, Martin Shaw
Votes: 24,639
11. Line of Duty (2019)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A disgraced cop finds himself in a race against time to find a kidnap victim whose abductor he accidentally killed.
Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Courtney Eaton, Ben McKenzie, Giancarlo Esposito
Votes: 9,156
12. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012 Video)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, David Selby, Wade Williams
Votes: 63,174
13. Saboteur (1942)
Passed | 109 min | Thriller, War
A young man accused of sabotage goes on the run to prove his innocence.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter
Votes: 27,960
14. New Police Story (2004)
R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A hero cop accidentally leads his team into a trap from which he is the only survivor. Drowning his guilt in booze, he is eventually assigned a new younger partner who turns out to have his own secrets.
Director: Benny Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung, Daniel Wu
Votes: 28,981
15. Killer Sofa (2019)
81 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A killer reclining chair becomes enchanted by a girl and starts committing crimes of passion.
Director: Bernie Rao | Stars: Jed Brophy, Jordan Rivers, Piimio Mei, Nathalie Morris
Votes: 3,028
16. Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)
R | 93 min | Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
NYPD detectives Shepard and Powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic Aztec murder. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of New York and only greedy small time crook Jimmy Quinn knows where its lair is.
Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: David Carradine, Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, Richard Roundtree
Votes: 9,452
17. Police Story 2 (1988)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The Hong Kong supercop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers, while the villains of Police Story (1985) are out for revenge.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Kwok-Hung Lam, Bill Tung
Votes: 22,514
18. The Last Days of American Crime (2020)
TV-MA | 148 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to terrorism and crime, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Neels Clasen, Edgar Ramírez, Tony Caprari, Kate Normington
Votes: 12,447
19. Hellraiser: Inferno (2000 Video)
R | 99 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A shady police detective becomes embroiled in a strange world of murder, sadism and madness after being assigned a murder investigation against a madman known only as "The Engineer".
Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Craig Sheffer, Nicholas Turturro, James Remar, Doug Bradley
Votes: 19,162
20. That Man from Rio (1964)
Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A young man comes to the rescue of his girlfriend abducted by thieves and brought to Rio. An extravagant adventure ensues.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Françoise Dorléac, Jean Servais, Roger Dumas
Votes: 6,177 | Gross: $0.04M
21. Slumber Party Massacre III (1990)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror
Jackie Cassidy and her friends are stalked by a serial killer while having a slumber party.
Director: Sally Mattison | Stars: Keely Christian, Brittain Frye, Michael Harris, David Greenlee
Votes: 3,446 | Gross: $1.24M
22. Foolproof (2003)
R | 94 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Kevin, Sam and Rob are founding members of a theoretical group which pulls off heists. Leo, a gangster, blackmails them into pulling off a real multi-million dollar heist. Now it's up to them to get out alive.
Director: William Phillips | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Kristin Booth, Joris Jarsky, Sean Sullivan
Votes: 11,100
23. Someone's Watching Me! (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A woman is being watched in her apartment by a stranger, who also calls and torments her. A cat-and-mouse game begins.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Lauren Hutton, David Birney, Adrienne Barbeau, Charles Cyphers
Votes: 5,174
24. Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Horror
The vengeful doctor rises again, seeking the Scrolls of Life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife.
Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Valli Kemp, Peter Cushing
Votes: 7,110
25. 6 Bullets (2012)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
Director: Ernie Barbarash | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Joe Flanigan, Anna-Louise Plowman, Charlotte Beaumont
Votes: 15,827
26. Deception (2003 TV Movie)
R | 88 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Erin, a struggling actress, has little faith in men. She works for a detective agency, her job is to seduce married men and let their wives catch them in the act. But lately, Erin is been ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Roy | Stars: Dina Meyer, Steve Bacic, Gary Hudson, Anna Silk
Votes: 311
27. Death Walks on High Heels (1971)
Not Rated | 108 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
After a French stripper is harassed by a man who wants a cache of diamonds stolen by her late father, she flees to England in the company of a doctor, but danger follows.
Director: Luciano Ercoli | Stars: Frank Wolff, Nieves Navarro, Simón Andreu, Carlo Gentili
Votes: 2,270
28. Man on the Roof (1976)
R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a police inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of police misconduct and a possible revenge motive.
Director: Bo Widerberg | Stars: Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Thomas Hellberg, Håkan Serner
Votes: 4,986
29. End of a Gun (2016)
R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A mall security guard -- and former federal agent -- crosses paths with a drug kingpin's enforcer after he saves a woman from danger.
Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Steven Seagal, Florin Piersic Jr., Jade Ewen, Jacob Grodnik
Votes: 2,289
30. Mystery Date (1991)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Tom's in love with the cute house sitter next door. He's too shy but his older brother visits and helps Tom with the first date. Things don't go as planned.
Director: Jonathan Wacks | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Teri Polo, Brian McNamara, Fisher Stevens
Votes: 3,351 | Gross: $6.17M
31. 7 uomini d'oro (1965)
G | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An international gang of thieves, led by Albert the Professor and his seductive assistant Giorgia, use meticulous planning to steal seven tons of gold from the Swiss National Bank in Geneva.
Director: Marco Vicario | Stars: Rossana Podestà, Philippe Leroy, Gastone Moschin, Gabriele Tinti
Votes: 475
32. Street Knight (1993)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former cop returns to challenge a plot to escalate gang violence in the streets of Los Angeles.
Director: Albert Magnoli | Stars: Jeff Speakman, Christopher Neame, Lewis Van Bergen, Jennifer Gatti
Votes: 882 | Gross: $0.84M
33. The Weekend Murders (1970)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A family goes to a British estate to hear the reading of a will and while there they are murdered one by one.
Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Anna Moffo, Ida Galli, Gastone Moschin, Peter Baldwin
Votes: 586
34. Max and the Junkmen (1971)
Not Rated | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.
Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Danielle Durou, Alain Belart, Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider
Votes: 3,135 | Gross: $0.03M
35. Nada (1974)
110 min | Thriller
A group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz abducts American ambassador Richard Poindexter in a brothel in Paris and takes him to a farm in the ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Fabio Testi, Maurice Garrel, Lou Castel, Mariangela Melato
Votes: 1,127
36. The Killing Floor (2007)
R | 94 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A literary agent moves into a penthouse apartment. Soon after the move, he receives crime scene photographs that seem to have taken place in his new apartment. Next he receives a series of stalker videotapes that document his every move.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Marc Blucas, Joel Leffert, Shiri Appleby, Jeffrey Carlson
Votes: 3,317
37. Greatful Dead (2013)
97 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Nami is a young woman with numerous hangups sprouting from a dysfunctional childhood. She inherits a small fortune that allows her to pursue various interests, many of which are abnormal.
Director: Eiji Uchida | Stars: Aira, Itsuji Itao, Yoichiro Kawakami, Hôka Kinoshita
Votes: 853
38. Aelita, the Queen of Mars (1924)
Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Engineer Mstislav Sergeyevich Los travels to Mars where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group of Elders with the support of Queen Aelita who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
Director: Yakov Protazanov | Stars: Yuliya Solntseva, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolai Tsereteli, Nikolay Batalov
Votes: 2,891
39. That Certain Woman (1937)
Passed | 93 min | Drama, Romance
Mary Donnell, a young legal secretary with a past, elopes with a client's son, but his father has the marriage annulled without knowing she's pregnant.
Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter
Votes: 1,674
40. Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)
Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
After Hildegarde proves that the accidental riding death on a Central Park bridle path is really murder, she's faced with a plethora of red herrings and a real killer.
Directors: William Hamilton, Edward Killy | Stars: James Gleason, Helen Broderick, Louise Latimer, Owen Davis Jr.
Votes: 528
41. We Want Our Mummy (1939)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
The stooges go to Egypt in search of the mummy of king Rutentuten for which a museum will pay a $5000 prize. They wind up in the mummy's tomb where they are harassed by some criminals ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dick Curtis
Votes: 641
42. Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor (2004 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew is invited to an old manor in England to figure out why the woman living there has been acting strangely.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Amy Broomhall, Conni Ellern, Jenn Ruzumna
Votes: 125
43. A Taste for Women (1964)
100 min | Comedy, Crime
A secret sect of cannibals owns a vegetarian restaurant, which they use as a cover so they can find a beautiful young woman to serve as the main course at their full-moon sacrifice.
Director: Jean Léon | Stars: Sophie Daumier, Guy Bedos, Grégoire Aslan, Edwige Feuillère
Votes: 95
44.
Sherlock Holmes (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Case of the Reluctant Carpenter
(1955)
TV-PG | 26 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes races against time in order to find the location of a bomb that was planted somewhere in London by an extortionist.
Director: Steve Previn | Stars: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford, Archie Duncan, Richard Larke
Votes: 126
45.
Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode:
The Merchant of Death
(1988)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Vinnie retrieves secret records that enable Mel Profitt to blackmail a French official into buying munitions.
Director: William A. Fraker | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, William Russ
Votes: 66
46.
Sesame Street (1969– )
Episode:
Mr. Herry Get Your Glasses
(1979)
TV-Y | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Today, Herry Monster experiences difficulty reading signs that aren't directly in front of him, so Olivia takes him to see the eye doctor.
Stars: Linda Bove, Jim Henson, Will Lee, Bob McGrath
Votes: 20