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1. The Matrix (1999)
R | 136 min | Action, Sci-Fi
When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving
Votes: 2,050,381 | Gross: $171.48M
2. Psycho (1960)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin
Votes: 717,572 | Gross: $32.00M
3. Old (2021)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A vacationing family discovers that the secluded beach where they're relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly, reducing their entire lives into a single day.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff
Votes: 160,223 | Gross: $48.28M
4. Face/Off (1997)
R | 138 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
To foil a terrorist plot, FBI agent Sean Archer assumes the identity of the criminal Castor Troy who murdered his son through facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge.
Director: John Woo | Stars: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola
Votes: 400,511 | Gross: $112.23M
5. District 9 (2009)
R | 112 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Vanessa Haywood
Votes: 716,276 | Gross: $115.65M
6. Chungking Express (1994)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Faye Wong
Votes: 95,602 | Gross: $0.60M
7. Hard Candy (2005)
R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller
Hayley's a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff's a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff's place. Jeff thinks it's his lucky night. He's in for a surprise.
Director: David Slade | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Elliot Page, Sandra Oh, Odessa Rae
Votes: 168,002 | Gross: $1.01M
8. Life on Mars (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 959 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a near-fatal car accident, smart, savvy, sharp-suited detective Sam is mysteriously transported back to 1973. Confused by his new surroundings, Sam tries to return to the present, but the police force of long ago needs his help.
Stars: John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews
Votes: 32,308
9. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself.
Director: Susan Seidelman | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum
Votes: 26,019 | Gross: $27.40M
10. Performance (1970)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama
A violent East London gangster undergoes a transformation of identity while hiding from his former colleagues in the home of a jaded Bohemian rock star and his two girlfriends.
Directors: Donald Cammell, Nicolas Roeg | Stars: James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, Michèle Breton
Votes: 11,316 | Gross: $0.19M
11. Billy Jack (1971)
GP | 114 min | Action, Drama
Ex-Green Beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert "freedom school" for runaway.
Director: Tom Laughlin | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Clark Howat, Victor Izay
Votes: 6,591 | Gross: $98.00M
12. Switch (1991)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A sexist womanizer is killed by one of his former lovers and then reincarnated as a woman.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth Williams, Lorraine Bracco
Votes: 10,497 | Gross: $15.55M
13. Goodbye Charlie (1964)
Approved | 116 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Womanizing Charlie is shot by an angry husband and falls in the sea. He arrives home after his memorial as a cute, amnesic woman. His old friend helps her/him.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Pat Boone, Joanna Barnes
Votes: 2,021
14. Blackadder the Third (1987)
TV-PG | 180 min | Comedy
In the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Helen Atkinson Wood
Votes: 47,041
15. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Passed | 98 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr. Jekyll faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that transforms him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart, Holmes Herbert
Votes: 15,798 | Gross: $2.79M
16. She Freak (1967)
Unrated | 83 min | Horror
Claire Brennen stars as a waitress who leaves the greasy-diner business for the excitement of the carnival. She quickly discovers that she despises freaks and human oddities.
Directors: Byron Mabe, Donn Davison | Stars: Claire Brennen, Lee Raymond, Lynn Courtney, Bill McKinney
Votes: 1,193
17. The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
PG-13 | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A psychotic big game hunter deliberately strands a luxury yacht on a remote island, where he begins to hunt its passengers for sport.
Directors: Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks, Robert Armstrong
Votes: 13,998 | Gross: $0.97M
18. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Passed | 113 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr. Jekyll allows his dark side to run wild when he drinks a potion that turns him into the evil Mr. Hyde.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Donald Crisp
Votes: 9,861 | Gross: $3.92M
19. Doppelganger (1993)
R | 104 min | Horror, Romance, Thriller
A writer with a room for rent acquires a strange new roommate with a psychotic alter-ego that follows her wherever she goes.
Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Drew Barrymore, George Newbern, Dennis Christopher, Leslie Hope
Votes: 4,118
20. Psycho Cop Returns (1993)
R | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Psychopath cop decides to kill everyone who he thinks has broken the law.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Robert R. Shafer, Barbara Niven, Rod Sweitzer, Miles Dougal
Votes: 2,808
21. 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: 2,753
22. The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Approved | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A poor boy named Tom Canty and the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
Directors: William Keighley, William Dieterle | Stars: Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Henry Stephenson, Barton MacLane
Votes: 2,878
23. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (I) (1920)
Unrated | 69 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, Brandon Hurst, Charles Lane
Votes: 6,042
24. Outlaws and Angels (2016)
R | 120 min | Action, Thriller, Western
When outlaws on the lam invade the home of an unsuspecting, seemingly innocent, frontier family to hide out for the night, an unexpected game of cat and mouse ensues, leading to seduction, role reversal, and ultimately, bloody revenge.
Director: JT Mollner | Stars: Chad Michael Murray, Teri Polo, Frances Fisher, Luke Wilson
Votes: 3,585
25. Butterfly Kiss (1995)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Eunice is walking along the highways of northern England from one filling station to another. She is searching for Judith, the woman, she says to be in love with. It's bad luck for the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Amanda Plummer, Kathy Jamieson, Saskia Reeves, Des McAleer
Votes: 2,071
26. Juego de amor prohibido (1975)
85 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A rich, charismatic professor picks up a couple of young hitch-hikers in his car and invites them to spend the night at his mansion.
Director: Eloy de la Iglesia | Stars: Javier Escrivá, John Moulder-Brown, Inma de Santis, Simón Andreu
Votes: 198
27. Blood of Dracula (1957)
Approved | 69 min | Horror
Under hypnosis, a young woman turns into a vampire.
Director: Herbert L. Strock | Stars: Sandra Harrison, Louise Lewis, Gail Ganley, Jerry Blaine
Votes: 1,535
28. Captifs (2010)
Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of medical aid workers in Kosovo are kidnapped by a Serbian gang of organ traffickers.
Director: Yann Gozlan | Stars: Zoé Félix, Eric Savin, Arié Elmaleh, Ivan Franek
Votes: 2,367
29. Devil Doll (1964)
81 min | Horror
An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain an heiress' millions.
Director: Lindsay Shonteff | Stars: Bryant Haliday, William Sylvester, Yvonne Romain, Sandra Dorne
Votes: 2,539
30. You Are a Widow, Sir! (1971)
97 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, generals don't like it at all and they try to kill the king. The assassin should be ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Iva Janzurová, Olga Schoberová, Eduard Cupák, Jirí Sovák
Votes: 857
31. If He Hollers (2014)
99 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Natalia and her friends go out partying one night and end up subduing a man to their sexual, carnal and most violent will.
Director: Artemio Narro | Stars: Anajosé Aldrete Echevarria, Iván Arana, Beatriz Arjona, Ximena Gonzalez-Rubio
Votes: 310
32. Change of Mind (1969)
R | 98 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A white man's brain is transplanted into a black man's skull.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Raymond St. Jacques, Susan Oliver, Janet MacLachlan, Leslie Nielsen
Votes: 114
33. Victims (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Thriller
Lindsay and Spencer are a typical young couple, but their lives are changed forever after a violent home invasion. Now Lindsay finds herself a prisoner in her own home as her husband tortures the men responsible.
Directors: Chris Abell, Jeffrey B. Mallian | Stars: Katharine Isabelle, Christian Campbell, Sebastian Pigott, Julian Richings
Votes: 261
34. Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)
R | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
When a black scientist develops a formula to regenerate dying liver cells and tests it on himself, it accidentally turns him into an albino monster with a lust for murdering prostitutes, pimps and drug dealers.
Director: William Crain | Stars: Bernie Casey, Rosalind Cash, Marie O'Henry, Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Votes: 602
35. Blueberry Fields Forever (2016)
84 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Two lovers escape into the woods after committing a crime
Director: Aleksandr Vartanov | Stars: Ekaterina Steblina, Aleksey Maslodudov, Artur Beschastnyy, Valeriy Gonchar
Votes: 60
36. Carmen from Kawachi (1966)
89 min | Comedy
Like a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. She meets the owner of a model school, Yoko, and seriously thinks about becoming a fashion model. Yoko tells her that she... See full summary »
Director: Seijun Suzuki | Stars: Yumiko Nogawa, Kôji Wada, Tamio Kawaji, Chikako Miyagi
Votes: 177
37. Dead Men Ride (1971)
103 min | Drama, Western
Roy escapes from a work camp and receives help from a miner. The miners are held hostage by the local boss Mr. Redfield. Roy starts to help the miners and also to settle some scores for a friend from the work camp.
Director: Aldo Florio | Stars: Fabio Testi, Charo López, José Calvo, Ben Carra
Votes: 386
38. Double Tap (2011)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The "Latin Dragon" does it again this roller coaster ride of martial arts action. Police Detective Bobby Giovanni's wife has been murdered, his children taken into care and he wants revenge.
Director: Ryan Combs | Stars: Fabian Carrillo, Richard Tyson, Robert LaSardo, Elizabeth Di Prinzio
Votes: 77
39. Dobol dribol (1992)
Comedy, Fantasy, Sport
Director: Tony Cruz | Stars: Maricel Soriano, Alvin Patrimonio, Ice Seguerra, Anjo Yllana
Votes: 15
40. Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public (2005 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short
An examination of "The Public Enemy" (1931) by film historians and critics.
Directors: Karen Hillhouse, John Rust | Stars: Martin Scorsese, Robert Sklar, Alain Silver, Drew Casper
Votes: 85
41.
Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode:
Whirlpool
(1994)
Not Rated | 21 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Struggling comic book artist Rolanda gets fired from her job by her mean and demanding boss Vern. However, Rolanda finds herself experiencing the events of this one fateful day over and ... See full summary »
Director: Mick Garris | Stars: Rita Rudner, Richard Lewis, John Kassir, Blake Clark
Votes: 605
42.
The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode:
The Mombasa Cartel (No. 114)
(2014)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a mutilated corpse washes ashore, Agent Liz Keen consults Red over what he knows about the deadly underworld of wildlife poachers. Meanwhile Agent Donald Ressler develops a dangerous habit.
Director: David Platt | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold
Votes: 2,220