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1. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

7.0
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50 Metascore

The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.

Director: Hal Needham | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry

Votes: 57,060 | Gross: $126.74M

2. Into the Wild (2007)

R | 148 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

8.1
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73 Metascore

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.

Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden

Votes: 658,845 | Gross: $18.35M

3. The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

R | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.3
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68 Metascore

Two men and their sons must deal with the unforeseen consequences of their actions.

Director: Derek Cianfrance | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Craig Van Hook

Votes: 290,773 | Gross: $21.38M

4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.7
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69 Metascore

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman

Votes: 331,292 | Gross: $45.51M

5. Bully (2001)

R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.9
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45 Metascore

A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much.

Director: Larry Clark | Stars: Brad Renfro, Nick Stahl, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner

Votes: 40,570 | Gross: $1.54M

6. Ghost Rider (2007)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller

5.3
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35 Metascore

When motorcycle rider Johnny Blaze sells his soul to the Devil to save his father's life, he is transformed into the Ghost Rider, the Devil's own bounty hunter, and is sent to hunt down sinners.

Director: Mark Steven Johnson | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott, Matt Long

Votes: 252,529 | Gross: $115.80M

7. One Hour Photo (2002)

R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller

6.8
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64 Metascore

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: 131,849 | Gross: $31.60M

8. Rose Red (2002)

PG-13 | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

6.7
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A college professor and a team of psychics investigate mysterious deaths and disappearances at an old abandoned mansion.

Stars: Nancy Travis, Matt Keeslar, Kimberly J. Brown, David Dukes

Votes: 27,066

9. Across the Universe (2007)

PG-13 | 133 min | Drama, Fantasy, History

7.3
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56 Metascore

The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.

Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs

Votes: 114,329 | Gross: $51.66M

10. Identity Thief (2013)

R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

5.7
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35 Metascore

Mild mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Florida to confront the deceptively harmless looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy's identity.

Director: Seth Gordon | Stars: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, John Cho, Amanda Peet

Votes: 140,994 | Gross: $134.51M

11. The Prowler (1981)

R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

5.9
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45 Metascore

An unknown killer, clad in World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small California town, bent on reliving a 35 year-old double murder by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual graduation dance.

Director: Joseph Zito | Stars: Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney, Farley Granger

Votes: 13,028

12. Devil's Knot (2013)

Not Rated | 114 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.1
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42 Metascore

The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a Satanic ritual.

Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Alessandro Nivola, James Hamrick

Votes: 23,874

13. Infamous (2006)

R | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

7.0
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68 Metascore

While researching his novel "In Cold Blood", Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.

Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Toby Jones, Daniel Craig, Sandra Bullock, Sigourney Weaver

Votes: 18,231 | Gross: $1.15M

14. The Dream Team (1989)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

6.5
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54 Metascore

Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperon, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.

Director: Howard Zieff | Stars: Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst

Votes: 16,398 | Gross: $28.89M

15. Only the Animals (2019)

117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.1
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69 Metascore

A woman disappeared. After a snowstorm, her car is discovered on a road to a small remote village. While the police don't know where to start, five people are linked to the disappearance. Each one with his or her own secret.

Director: Dominik Moll | Stars: Denis Ménochet, Laure Calamy, Damien Bonnard, Nadia Tereszkiewicz

Votes: 7,797

16. Crazy in Alabama (1999)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

6.2
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45 Metascore

An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.

Director: Antonio Banderas | Stars: Melanie Griffith, David Morse, Lucas Black, Cathy Moriarty

Votes: 7,400 | Gross: $1.95M

17. Wilson (I) (2017)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

5.8
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49 Metascore

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

18. Gone Fishin' (1997)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Crime

4.8
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Two lifelong fishing buddies must overcome a series of obstacles to enjoy their ultimate fishing trip.

Director: Christopher Cain | Stars: Joe Pesci, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette, Lynn Whitfield

Votes: 10,608 | Gross: $19.74M

19. Take a Chance on Me (2023)

103 min | Comedy, Drama

6.0
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A young woman juggling between odd jobs to support her agoraphobic father.

Director: Jean-Pierre Améris | Stars: Louane Emera, Michel Blanc, Victor Belmondo, Philippe Rebbot

Votes: 178

20. Borderline (2002 TV Movie)

R | 94 min | Crime, Thriller

5.2
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Lila, a prison psychiatrist, loses custody over her 2 daughters in connection with a divorce. The ex and his girlfriend are murdered. Is one of Lila's ex-patients behind it? Is she? What does Lila's police detective S.O. think?

Director: Evelyn Purcell | Stars: Gina Gershon, Michael Biehn, Sean Patrick Flanery, Natasha Napoli

Votes: 1,347

21. Night Key (1937)

Approved | 68 min | Crime, Thriller

6.3
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The inventor of a new top-of-the-line burglar alarm system is kidnapped by a gang in order to get him to help them commit robberies.

Director: Lloyd Corrigan | Stars: Boris Karloff, Warren Hull, Jean Rogers, Alan Baxter

Votes: 1,104

22. Small Town Murder Songs (2010)

R | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

5.9
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66 Metascore

A modern, gothic tale of crime and redemption about an aging police officer from a small Ontario Mennonite town who hides a violent past until a local murder upsets the calm of his newly reformed life.

Director: Ed Gass-Donnelly | Stars: Jill Hennessy, Amy Rutherford, Peter Stormare, Vladimir Bondarenko

Votes: 3,040 | Gross: $0.03M

23. Stealing Christmas (2003 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

5.7
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A small-time crook intent on robbing a department store is mistaken as a Santa for-hire. At first, he decides to play along, but he gets caught up in the holiday spirit, and begins to have second thoughts about "Stealing Christmas".

Director: Gregg Champion | Stars: Tony Danza, Lea Thompson, Angela Goethals, Betty White

Votes: 991

24. Chasing Life (2007 Video)

R | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Music

6.4
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A female rock singer and her band, on her way to Los Angeles, in search of love and stardom, is forced to face the secrets of her past when her band breaks down in a racist town in Texas.

Director: Daniel Glasser | Stars: Jodi Nelson-Tabor, Tristan Aronovich, Jason Bonduris, Ransom Boynton

Votes: 8

25. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: Murder by the Book (1971)

TV-PG | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.7
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When one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, he becomes the victim in a real-life murder mystery.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Peter Falk, Jack Cassidy, Rosemary Forsyth, Martin Milner

Votes: 5,237

26. Monk (2002–2009)
Episode: Mr. Monk and the Critic (2009)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.9
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After a critic pans Julie's performance in a play, Natalie tries to convince Monk that he committed a murder during the show.

Director: Jerry Levine | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,130



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