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1. Taken (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
Director: Pierre Morel | Stars: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser
Votes: 635,099 | Gross: $145.00M
2. Citadel (2023– )
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Global spy agency Citadel has fallen, and its agents' memories were wiped clean. Now the powerful syndicate, Manticore, is rising in the void. Can the Citadel agents recollect their past and summon the strength to fight back?
Stars: Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Stanley Tucci, Lesley Manville
Votes: 33,522
3. Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Passed | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 6,823 | Gross: $4.38M
4. Panic Room (2002)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A divorced woman and her diabetic daughter take refuge in their newly-purchased house's safe room when three men break-in, searching for a missing fortune.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam
Votes: 297,219 | Gross: $96.40M
5. T2 Trainspotting (2017)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle
Votes: 133,090 | Gross: $2.40M
6. Bringing Down the House (2003)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy
When a lonely guy meets a woman on the internet who happens to be in prison, she breaks out to get him to prove her innocence, and proceeds to wreak havoc on his middle-class life.
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright
Votes: 39,229 | Gross: $132.72M
7. Flower (I) (2017)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A sexually curious teen forms an unorthodox kinship with her mentally unstable stepbrother.
Director: Max Winkler | Stars: Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, Tim Heidecker, Adam Scott
Votes: 10,436 | Gross: $0.33M
8. Love & Mercy (2014)
PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
In the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 80s, he's a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist, Dr. Eugene Landy.
Director: Bill Pohlad | Stars: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 42,636 | Gross: $12.55M
9. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
R | 106 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Director: Marielle Heller | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone
Votes: 56,217 | Gross: $8.80M
10. Rollercoaster (1977)
PG | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A blackmailer threatens to sabotage roller coasters at various American amusement parks if he isn't paid a huge ransom.
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: George Segal, Timothy Bottoms, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda
Votes: 6,919
11. Big Nothing (2006)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A frustrated, unemployed professor joins forces with a scammer and a friend of his in a blackmailing scheme.
Director: Jean-Baptiste Andrea | Stars: David Schwimmer, Simon Pegg, Alice Eve, Jon Polito
Votes: 31,847
12. Little Woods (2018)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Western
In Little Woods North Dakota, two estranged sisters are driven to extremes when their mother dies, leaving them with one week to pay back her mortgage.
Director: Nia DaCosta | Stars: Tessa Thompson, Lily James, Luke Kirby, James Badge Dale
Votes: 4,110 | Gross: $0.15M
13. White Material (2009)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, War
Amidst turmoil and racial conflict in a Francophone African state, a white French woman fights for her coffee crop, her family and ultimately for her life.
Director: Claire Denis | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert, Isaach De Bankolé, Nicolas Duvauchelle
Votes: 8,432 | Gross: $0.30M
14. Between Your Legs (1999)
115 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Javier's life gets complicated when a something unexpected turns up in his car's trunk.
Director: Manuel Gómez Pereira | Stars: Victoria Abril, Javier Bardem, Carmelo Gómez, Juan Diego
Votes: 3,072
15. Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Crime, Drama
A mother who will stop at nothing to get her daughter back exposes the intricate seductive power of Allison and Keith and the mental and physical abuse inflicted on her daughter.
Director: Lisa Robinson | Stars: Andrea Roth, Jasper Polish, Sara Fletcher, Kristin Booth
Votes: 598
16. Quicksand (2003)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a workaholic banker journeys to Monaco to investigate the suspicious activities of a company, he finds himself framed for murder and running for his life.
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Michael Keaton, Michael Caine, Judith Godrèche, Rade Serbedzija
Votes: 2,765
17. Trouble Along the Way (1953)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An ex-football coach is hired by a small Catholic college to train its football team in the hopes of winning games and making money to save the school from bankruptcy.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn, Tom Tully
Votes: 2,156
18. The Banker (1989)
R | 96 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
High-priced prostitutes are being systematically murdered, their corpses mutilated, and a bizarre South American symbol painted in blood is found at the scene. The cop investigating is out to solve the crime before his ex wife, a reporter, becomes the next victim.
Director: William Webb | Stars: Robert Forster, Shanna Reed, Duncan Regehr, Jeff Conaway
Votes: 733
19. Passion and Paradise (1989)
Not Rated | 185 min | Crime, Drama, History
Sir Harry Oakes is a wealthy magnate, living amongst the British aristocrats who have made their home in the Bahamas just prior to World War II. Their small community is one of privilege ... See full summary »
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Armand Assante, Catherine Mary Stewart, Mariette Hartley, Kevin McCarthy
Votes: 131
20. Snapshots (I) (2002)
R | 93 min | Romance
An aging hippy and a beautiful young woman meet in Amsterdam and find love.
Director: Rudolf van den Berg | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Julie Christie, Carmen Chaplin, Angela Groothuizen
Votes: 428
21. Jane Doe (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Thriller
Jane Doe is the real name of arms manufacturer Cy-Kor's recently fired security password employee with top clearance, whose teenage son Michael is kidnapped. She obeys the bizarre ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Alyn Elders | Stars: Teri Hatcher, Trevor Blumas, Mark Caven, David Hemblen
Votes: 786
22. Sabina K. (2015)
125 min | Drama
Sabina, a divorced mother of two small children, falls in love with an old friend from the Bosnian war. The two plan to marry, but things go terribly wrong.
Director: Cristobal Krusen | Stars: Dragan Micanovic, Alena Dzebo, Alban Ukaj, Asja Talic
Votes: 148
23. Fedz (2013)
89 min | Thriller
In London, just a few years from now, the government have enforced a curfew - no civilians on the streets after dark. A terrorist group have threatened to release a killer virus. Time is running out for the FEDZ.
Director: Q | Stars: Michael Jai White, Dexter Fletcher, Joseph Marcell, Katia Winter
Votes: 113
24. One Step to Eternity (1954)
95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Francois Roques, a power-and-money-mad editor of a Paris newspaper (who justifies his actions by calling attention to his poverty-stricken childhood), invites four women to a housewarming ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Decoin | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair, Corinne Calvet, Gérard Buhr
Votes: 149
25. Clarence (1937)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Pappa Wheeler hires a recently-discharged soldier, Clarence Smith, to repair a water heater and Wheeler keeps him on as an odd-job man around the house. Clarence discovers a few situations ... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Roscoe Karns, Eleanore Whitney, Eugene Pallette, Johnny Downs
Votes: 19
26.
Water Rats (1996–2001)
Episode:
As Fast as You Can
(1998)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Liz Robinson, Frank's second ex-wife, seeks his help and protection from a blackmailer. The rift between Hawker and Blakemore widens when he blocks her promotion and then takes credit for her work on a special project for the Olympics.
Director: Geoffrey Nottage | Stars: Colin Friels, Catherine McClements, Brett Partridge, Peter Bensley
Votes: 18
27.
Terriers (2010)
Episode:
Dog and Pony
(2010)
TV-MA | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Desperate for quick cash, Hank and Britt set out to capture escaped convict Mongo for a big chunk of reward money.
Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn
Votes: 284
28.
NCIS: Hawai'i (2021–2024)
Episode:
Sudden Death
(2022)
TV-14 | Action, Crime, Mystery
The NCIS team investigates the death of a Navy sailor and goes head-to-head with a ruthless local criminal organization. Also, Lucy looks for a new apartment.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan | Stars: Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami
Votes: 320
29.
Justified: City Primeval (2023)
Episode:
You Good?
(2023)
TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama
Carolyn's past becomes Raylan's present; Mansell puts a plan into action.
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Adelaide Clemens
Votes: 977