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1. Seven Psychopaths (2012)

R | 110 min | Comedy, Crime

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken

Votes: 275,404 | Gross: $15.02M

2. Vacation (1983)

R | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy

The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.

Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid

Votes: 120,727 | Gross: $61.40M

3. Just One of the Guys (1985)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

Terry feels discriminated against when the summer jobs at the Sun Tribune go to two guys. She decides to do something about it. She dresses like a guy and gets a haircut. Will students at the other high school notice? Girls notice "him".

Director: Lisa Gottlieb | Stars: Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jayne, Toni Hudson

Votes: 17,936 | Gross: $11.50M

4. Memory (I) (2022)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

An assassin-for-hire finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization.

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, Taj Atwal, Harold Torres

Votes: 35,240

5. Land of the Lost (2009)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A space-time vortex sucks scientist Rick Marshall, his assistant Holly and a survivalist Will into a world populated by dinosaurs and painfully slow creatures called Sleestaks.

Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel, Jorma Taccone

Votes: 75,679 | Gross: $49.44M

6. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Michael Currie

Votes: 61,262 | Gross: $14.40M

7. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

Passed | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.

Director: John Sturges | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger

Votes: 24,413

8. Smoke Signals (1998)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama

Arnold rescued Thomas from a fire when he was a child. Thomas thinks of Arnold as a hero, while Arnold's son Victor resents his father's alcoholism, violence and abandonment of his family.

Director: Chris Eyre | Stars: Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer

Votes: 12,663 | Gross: $6.72M

9. Arizona (2018)

TV-MA | 85 min | Comedy, Thriller

Set in the midst of the 2009 housing crisis, this darkly comedic story follows Cassie Fowler, a single mom and struggling realtor whose life goes off the rails when she witnesses a murder.

Director: Jonathan Watson | Stars: Danny McBride, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lolli Sorenson, Luke Wilson

Votes: 8,951

10. Borderland (2007)

R | 105 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

On a trip to a Mexican border town, three college friends stumble upon a human-sacrifice cult.

Director: Zev Berman | Stars: Brian Presley, Jake Muxworthy, Rider Strong, Beto Cuevas

Votes: 10,717

11. Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019)

Unrated | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Follows a troubled young woman returning to her hometown of Niagara Falls, where the memory of a long-ago kidnapping quickly ensnares her.

Director: Albert Shin | Stars: Addison Tymec, Mikayla Radan, Tim Beresford, Janet Porter

Votes: 5,073

12. Phoenix Forgotten (2017)

PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Two decades after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition.

Director: Justin Barber | Stars: Florence Hartigan, Luke Spencer Roberts, Chelsea Lopez, Justin Matthews

Votes: 7,038 | Gross: $3.60M

13. Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)

Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

US Treasury agent George Morton persuades convicted criminal Johnny Evans to help him destroy a drug smuggling ring in exchange for early parole.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Tony Curtis

Votes: 787

14. Red Ball Express (1952)

Approved | 83 min | Action, Drama, War

Story of the military truck drivers who kept the Allied armies supplied in Europe during World War II.

Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Charles Drake, Judith Braun

Votes: 819

15. Phoenix (1998)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama

A cop (Liotta) with a gambling addiction plots a theft from the bookies who are putting pressure on him to pay off or else.

Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: Ray Liotta, Anthony LaPaglia, Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven

Votes: 4,371 | Gross: $0.04M

16. Borderline (1980)

PG | 97 min | Action, Drama

On the U.S.-Mexican border, border cop Jeb Maynard is hunting for a human smuggler responsible for Jeb's partner's murder.

Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Charles Bronson, Bruno Kirby, Bert Remsen, Michael Lerner

Votes: 2,401

17. The Phoenix Incident (2015)

Not Rated | 82 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Blurring the line between fiction and reality, the fact-based, sci-fi thriller revolves around a military conspiracy and the controversial missing persons case surrounding the infamous Phoenix Lights.

Director: Keith Arem | Stars: Yuri Lowenthal, Travis Willingham, Troy Baker, Liam O'Brien

Votes: 3,345

18. Kumaré (2011)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary

A documentary about a man who impersonates a wise Indian Guru and builds a following in Arizona. At the height of his popularity, the Guru Kumaré must reveal his true identity to his disciples and unveil his greatest teaching of all.

Director: Vikram Gandhi | Stars: Vikram Gandhi, Toby, Greg, Molly

Votes: 5,251 | Gross: $0.13M

19. The Big Story (1949–1959)

30 min | Drama

Based on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and... See full summary »

Stars: Robert Sloane, Ernest Chappell, Ben Grauer, Burgess Meredith

Votes: 59

20. Four Fast Guns (1960)

Approved | 72 min | Western

In 1873, the town of Purgatory hires a town-tamer, but the evil saloon owner hires three gunfighters to kill him.

Director: William J. Hole Jr. | Stars: James Craig, Martha Vickers, Edgar Buchanan, Brett Halsey

Votes: 237

21. The Phoenix Lights (2005)

Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary

Celebrating the historic and still unexplained Arizona mass sighting of 1997 this critically acclaimed and internationally award winning Documentary is based on the bestselling book, "The ... See full summary »

Director: Lynne Kitei | Stars: Charlie Balogh, Frances Emma Barwood, Tom Brunty, Chuck Byers

Votes: 264

22. Rifftrax: Dune 2021 (2022)

TV-14 | 150 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

The RiffTrax team carves out a bold new path in sci-fi plotlines when watching "Dune (2021)". They also plan to watch the second film in 2023 if cinemas still exist then.

Stars: Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson

Votes: 23

23. Phoenix, Oregon (2019)

R | 108 min | Comedy

Two longtime friends battle mid-life crisis by opening a bowling alley/pizzeria in their small hometown.

Director: Gary Lundgren | Stars: James Le Gros, Jesse Borrego, Lisa Edelstein, Diedrich Bader

Votes: 374

24. To Hell and Gone (2019)

82 min | Western

A crafty drifter crosses paths with a gang of murderous thieves in the middle of nowhere, AZ.

Director: Kyle Moore | Stars: Susan Gayle Watts, Carr Cavender, P.J. Marshall, Robert Morgan

Votes: 325

25. The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay (2003 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 84 min | Drama

A college girl decides to get to know her estranged father before she begins her education, but his life turns out to be nothing that she expected.

Director: Sam Pillsbury | Stars: Tim Matheson, Sean Young, Edward Asner, Kristen Bell

Votes: 824

26. On Location: George Carlin at Phoenix (1978 TV Special)

81 min | Documentary, Comedy

Performing at the Celebrity Star Theater in Phoenix on July 23, 1978, Carlin mesmerizes his audience in the second of his 12 HBO specials. The show was originally planned as part of a ... See full summary »

Director: Marty Callner | Stars: George Carlin, Brenda Carlin

Votes: 1,493

27. Hollyweird (1998 TV Movie)

60 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

Unsold TV pilot about three young ambitious true crime documentary filmmakers (an Ohio couple and their L.A. friend) recording their amateur sleuth attempts to solve grisly murders in Hollywood for their rising TV show 'Hollyweird.'

Director: Jefery Levy | Stars: Fab Filippo, Melissa George, Bodhi Elfman, Ivar Brogger

Votes: 52

28. Rider on a Dead Horse (1962)

Approved | 72 min | Western

In this action-packed western, three prospectors divide and bury their gold to safeguard it from warring Apaches. Cue a series of double crosses, triple crosses, chases, and shoot-outs as greed drives the three men to murder and betrayal.

Director: Herbert L. Strock | Stars: John Vivyan, Bruce Gordon, Kevin Hagen, Lisa Lu

Votes: 151

29. Haole (2019)

72 min | Drama

Thirteen-year-old DAVID KEALOHA dreams of escaping rural Hawaii. But when JONAH MORRIS (13), a white kid from Phoenix, Arizona moves into the neighborhood, tragedy strikes, irrevocably ... See full summary »

Director: James Sereno | Stars: Josiah Cerio, Sir Cornwell, Margaret Jones, Wil Kahele

Votes: 52

30. The Big Story (1949–1959)
Episode: Thurman Johns, Reporter: Phoenix Arizona Gazette (1956)

30 min | Drama

A prison escapee becomes desperate after two days without food. He melts down and attacks a cop and takes a pregnant woman hostage.

Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Joe Helgeson, Ross Martin, Anna Minot

31. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: A Little Murder (2002)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A dwarf is found dead, hanged in an auditorium during an annual convention for little people. Working on a case of murder during a home invasion, Catherine is attacked by the perpetrator while processing the scene.

Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 864

32. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Bloodlines (2004)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Linley Parker survives a rape attack, the CSI team investigates the case. Linley identify her aggressor Dr. Todd Coombs, but their DNA do not match and Todd is released despite the ... See full summary »

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 859

33. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode: The White Knight (1966)

TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

While working as a delivery driver, Kimble rescues a man and a woman from the wreckage of a small airplane. All three have a problem: the man is a politician, the woman is not his wife, and Kimble doesn't want publicity as the rescuer.

Director: Robert Gist | Stars: David Janssen, Steven Hill, Jessica Walter, James T. Callahan

Votes: 161

34. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode: Phoenix (1971)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Phoenix is an ex-con hired to kill an ex-law man. When he starts working for the man and his wife, he becomes attached to them and can't go through with it.

Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis

Votes: 152

35. Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode: The Siege (1961)

Approved | 30 min | Western

The Water Bugs gang poison water unless settlers pay protection. One gang member lolls in the new jail the town is proud of, but unfortunately, the door hasn't been delivered yet. Paladin ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, David J. Stewart, Perry Lopez, Robert Karnes

Votes: 88

36. Mad TV (1995–2016)
Episode: Episode #8.12 (2003)

TV-14 | Comedy

Sketches: John Madden Advertises FOX, Heave Boat, Spishak: Hey It's Ovens for Kids, Baby Jogger, Prehistoric Huntresses A.D., Vegas Calling, Self-Defense, QVC Evander Holyfield's Fashion Line, Lost Interracial Footage of the Wizard of Oz.

Director: Bruce Leddy | Stars: Frank Caliendo, Mo Collins, Bobby Lee, Michael McDonald

Votes: 30

37. Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode: Cry Danger (1973)

TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Mannix travels to San Francisco to wind up a case. At the airport he spots old flame Jan Holloway, who stood him up some time before. She tells Joe she is really married to a man named ... See full summary »

Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Diana Muldaur, Peter Donat

Votes: 97

38. McCloud (1970–1977)
Episode: Showdown at Times Square (1975)

TV-PG | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When McCloud looks out a window and sees unusual smoke clouds, he tracks them to an Apache chief seeking his grandson -- the grandson has followed four armed robbers who framed his father ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Dennis Weaver, J.D. Cannon, Terry Carter, Sharon Farrell

Votes: 58

39. The Outcasts (1968–1969)
Episode: The Town That Wouldn't (1969)

60 min | Western

Corey and Jamal ride into a nearly deserted town to collect a bounty, only to find the remaining assorted characters hostile, believing they are parr of an outlaw gang bent in destroying ... See full summary »

Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Don Murray, Otis Young, Ruth Roman, Pippa Scott

Votes: 9

40. The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode: A Miracle of Rare Device (1989)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Two drifters, Robert and William, stumble across a desert mirage while evading their nemesis, Ned. The two men soon realize that the mirage shows each viewer the city where they'd like to be, and start selling views.

Director: Roger Tompkins | Stars: Pat Harrington Jr., Wayne Robson, William Kircher, Desmond Kelly

Votes: 135

41. Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode: The Pony Remark (1991)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Jerry fears that an inappropriate comment he made at a dinner party caused his relative's subsequent death.

Director: Tom Cherones | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander

Votes: 4,998

42. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: Carrion Death (1991)

Not Rated | 27 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

A sadistic serial killer has unforeseen complications when pursued by a determined motorcycle cop in a barren desert.

Director: Steven E. de Souza | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, George DelHoyo, John Kassir

Votes: 1,173

43. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: The Beginning (1998)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After the events of The X Files (1998) movie, Mulder and Scully's new boss, Kersh, assigns agents Spender and Fowley to work on the X-Files instead of them. Ignoring this, Mulder takes Scully on a hunt for a rampaging alien.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, William B. Davis, Chris Owens

Votes: 3,657

44. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode: Episode #1.124 (1966)

TV-G | 21 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

David makes a startling discovery at the Old House. Matthew grows fearful and desperate. Sam becomes disturbed when he learns about the mysterious woman who has come to town.

Directors: Lela Swift, John Sedwick | Stars: Thayer David, David Ford, Diana Millay, Kathryn Leigh Scott

Votes: 72

45. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode: Episode #1.138 (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sheriff Patterson questions Laura about the dead body found in her apartment in Phoenix, Arizona.

Director: Lela Swift | Stars: Mitchell Ryan, Louis Edmonds, Diana Millay, Nancy Barrett

Votes: 61

46. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Obsession (2007)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A competitor is murdered during an "idiot run" shopping cart race in Central Park, and CSI suspects that a man found dead in a brownstone may have been murdered by a missing woman that he may have been holding hostage.

Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 306

47. Saturday Night Live (1975– )
Episode: Kit Harington/Sara Bareilles (2019)

TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Kit Harington hosts and Sara Bareilles performs.

Directors: Don Roy King, Paul Briganti, Hannah Levy, Adriana Robles, Oz Rodriguez | Stars: Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson

Votes: 285

48. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: Frame (2008)

TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Goren's brother is murdered, and his old nemesis, Nicole Wallace, appears to be the killer. However, could an even more sinister criminal mastermind be involved--perhaps even Goren himself?

Director: Norberto Barba | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Olivia d'Abo

Votes: 483

49. FoundFlix (2015– )
Episode: Phoenix Forgotten (2017) Ending Explained (2017)

TV-14 | 9 min | Talk-Show

Phoenix Forgotten is a found footage sci-fi film exploring the mysterious real life Phoenix Lights ufo sightings. Three kids go missing and 20 years later we will discover what led to their disappearance. Was it ALIENS?

Director: Chris Dandridge | Star: Chris Dandridge

50. Antiques Roadshow (1997– )
Episode: Desert Botanical Garden Hour 1 (2020)

TV-G | 53 min | Reality-TV

Phenomenal Phoenix finds abound at the Desert Botanical Garden including Neil Armstrong-signed Apollo 11 Moon Landing photos, a Tongan war club made around 1800, and "Magic: The Gathering" ... See full summary »

Stars: Coral Peña, Travis Landry, Nicholas D. Lowry