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1. Joker (I) (2019)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy
Votes: 1,488,709 | Gross: $335.45M
2. Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf
Votes: 131,532 | Gross: $0.79M
3. Predator 2 (1990)
R | 108 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
The Predator returns to Earth, this time to stake a claim on the war-torn streets of a dystopian Los Angeles.
Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Kevin Peter Hall, Rubén Blades
Votes: 182,587 | Gross: $30.67M
4. The Sting (1973)
PG | 129 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning
Votes: 279,869 | Gross: $159.60M
5. 48 Hrs. (1982)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae
Votes: 85,268 | Gross: $78.87M
6. Inland Empire (2006)
R | 180 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Karolina Gruszka, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Grace Zabriskie, Laura Dern
Votes: 61,938 | Gross: $0.75M
7. 8MM (1999)
R | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare
Votes: 142,724 | Gross: $36.66M
8. Only God Forgives (2013)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Gordon Brown
Votes: 118,104 | Gross: $0.78M
9. Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
R | 98 min | Horror, Musical, Sci-Fi
A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head, Alexa PenaVega, Sarah Brightman
Votes: 26,539 | Gross: $0.14M
10. Funny Girl (1968)
G | 151 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis
Votes: 25,161 | Gross: $58.50M
11. Loving Vincent (2017)
PG-13 | 94 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.
Directors: DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman | Stars: Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Robert Gulaczyk, Helen McCrory
Votes: 63,656 | Gross: $6.74M
12. Balls of Fury (2007)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Sport
Down-and-out former professional ping-pong phenom, Randy Daytona, is sucked into a maelstrom when FBI Agent Ernie Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and win, and to smoke out his father's killer -- arch-fiend Feng.
Director: Robert Ben Garant | Stars: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q
Votes: 44,881 | Gross: $32.84M
13. Powder Blue (2009)
R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Four Los Angelenos, a mortician, an ex-con, a suicidal ex-priest, and a stripper, are brought together on Christmas Eve by a mixture of circumstances.
Director: Timothy Linh Bui | Stars: Jessica Biel, Eddie Redmayne, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta
Votes: 15,321
14. Bad Santa 2 (2016)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks
Votes: 28,518 | Gross: $17.78M
15. King Creole (1958)
PG | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
A troubled youth's singing sets New Orleans rockin'. With a sweet girl to love him and nightclubbers cheering, it seems he will shake off his past and head for the top. But will a mobster and his man-trap moll snare him in a life of crime?
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart
Votes: 6,428
16. Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)
145 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Viggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars.
Director: Agustín Díaz Yanes | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Unax Ugalde, Eduard Fernández
Votes: 13,876
17. Worlds Apart (2015)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Romance
In modern Greece, while socioeconomic turmoil ravages Southern Europe, three distinct stories unfold, each representing a different generation of Greeks in love with a foreigner, each story coming together in the end to form a whole.
Director: Christopher Papakaliatis | Stars: J.K. Simmons, Maria Kavoyianni, Andrea Osvárt, Christopher Papakaliatis
Votes: 9,200
18. Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)
55 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A violent, guitar-playing, electrically charged boxer faces off against an electronic wizard half-merged with a metallic Buddha.
Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Yoshiki Arizono, Tadanobu Asano, Masakatsu Funaki, Masatoshi Nagase
Votes: 2,714
19. Full Contact (1993)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Luke Powers travels to L.A. to find that his brother has been murdered in a back alley martial arts tournament. Luke enters the tournament circuit to try to flush out his brother's killer. ... See full summary »
Director: Rick Jacobson | Stars: Jerry Trimble, Howard Jackson, Alvin Prouder, Gerry Blanck
Votes: 391
20. Night Owls (1930)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
After far too many break-ins on his watch, an ineffective policeman approaches the unsuspecting vagabonds, Laurel and Hardy, with a preposterous proposition; one that would get him off the hook. But, are the boys up to the task?
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, James Finlayson
Votes: 1,778
21. Griff the Invisible (2010)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Griff, office worker by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a beautiful young scientist who shares his passion for the impossible.
Director: Leon Ford | Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Maeve Dermody, Marshall Napier, Patrick Brammall
Votes: 5,027
22. Jiggery Pokery (1994 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama, Musical
The story begins at the stage door after a performance. A cabaret somewhere presenting songs from Dietrich to pop performed by various artists.
Director: Sophie Muller | Stars: Antony Harwood, Siobhan Fahey, Jaye Davidson, Ute Lemper
Votes: 48
23. Singam (2010)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Honest police officer Durai Singam locks horns with big-time extortionist Mayil Vaaganam.
Director: Hari | Stars: Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj, Vivek
Votes: 7,645
24. Video Girl Ai (1992)
Not Rated | 174 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
After a crushing rejection, the heartbroken Youta Moteuchi trudges home. On his way, a dimly lit video store catches his eye, and he ends up purchasing a "video girl" tape meant to ease the... See full summary »
Stars: Sam Vincent, Jennifer Copping, Brad Swaile, Megumi Hayashibara
Votes: 736
25. Police Quest: Open Season (1993 Video Game)
T | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Police procedural crime thriller point and click semi-FMV adventure game. What starts off as a random gang-related cop-killing, turns into manhunt for a vicious serial killer.
Director: Tammy Dargan | Stars: Brandon Massey, Andrew Witches, Jeff Bianchi, Dan Rogers
Votes: 82
26. King-Size Canary (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A mangy cat on the verge of starvation finds a tiny canary and a bottle of 'Jumbo-Gro' fertilizer, which gives him an idea that leads to giant cats, dogs, mice and canaries chasing each other round Lilliputian towns and cities...
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Pinto Colvig, Frank Graham
Votes: 1,834
27. Voorbijgangers (2011)
Drama, Mystery
An intimate and confronting portrait of a couple of individuals who struggle with the dark side of their lives, placed in an everyday and recognizable context.
Director: Fabian van Dongen | Stars: Amanda Smits, Anne van Lieshout, Arno van Koolwijk, Babette Holtmann
Votes: 19
28. Vidas Sem Rumo (1956)
76 min | Drama
Meia-Lua used to be a sailor, but he now makes a poor living smuggling. He is a cynical man, who doesn't care for Ana or for the child they had together. He lives with the beautiful Marlene... See full summary »
Director: Manuel Guimarães | Stars: Milú, Eugénio Salvador, Madalena Sotto, Jacinto Ramos
Votes: 44
29. Consommé (2015)
Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
After a fight with her boyfriend, a woman simmers with anger as she walks through Brooklyn's threatening streets. She is attacked, and discovers her fiercest self. The following morning, bruised but transformed, she purges and cleans.
Director: Catherine Fordham | Stars: Monica West, Parker Madison, Tanner Dahlin, Alexia Morand
Votes: 62
30. De mémoire de chats - Les ruelles (2004 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Manon Barbeau
Votes: 7
31. Hirut Hoot 4th Anniversary Video: Laughs Come Quickly (2016)
5 min | Short, Music
Director: Kevin MacDonald | Stars: Kevin MacDonald, Carolyn Bennett, Tibebe Woldemichael, Hirut Woldemichael
32. Snap, Crackle, Pop (2013)
5 min | Short, Comedy
When two men take their differences out on each other, the end result is a well balanced twist.
Director: Sterling Anno | Stars: Sterling Anno, Peter Hook
33. A Darwinian Future (2014)
7 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A young man walks through his decaying city to approach a hooded figure, and telepathically they exchange funds. He is threatened by a police android and tries to fight back.
Directors: Raghav Anil Kumar, Pramod Nath | Stars: Satisha Shivapura, Pramod Nath
Votes: 37
34. Jack O' Lantern (2018)
6 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A pumpkin-smashing hoodlum visits the wrong porch.
Director: Erik LeDrew | Stars: Christopher Musella, Hayley Pendergrass, Danielle Dutton, Alec Luis Milewski
Votes: 20
36. Paparazzi!: Tales of Tinseltown (1995 Video Game)
Adventure, Comedy
Satirical interactive FMV game about a freelance photojournalist, who watches TV as he waits to receive a hot tip on some celebrity. Then he goes to take a picture of them in a compromising position to get paid.
Director: John Weston Kelly | Stars: Mary Allen, Nathon Amondson, Sandy Baumann, Diane Brannon
37.
Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
Episode:
The Clock King
(1992)
Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When a maniacally punctilious man faces financial ruin because of attorney Hamilton Hill, he transforms into the devious Clock King.
Director: Kevin Altieri | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Lloyd Bochner, Bob Hastings, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Votes: 2,192
38.
Sailor Moon (1992–1997)
Episode:
Koisarete owarete! Runa no saiakuno hi
(1992)
TV-Y7-FV | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Luna is rescued from an angry gang of alley cats, by an overweight feline with a crush on her. The cat is targeted by Zoicite after he is found to be one of the Rainbow Youmas.
Directors: Kunihiko Ikuhara, Jun'ichi Satô | Stars: Kotono Mitsuishi, Keiko Han, Aya Hisakawa, Michie Tomizawa
Votes: 124
39.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode:
The Hanging Judge
(1956)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Earp is not happy with Judge Tobin's habit of being liberal with sentencing men to hang. When a dealer he suspects is innocent is given the sentence, Earp concocts a plot to give the Judge a dose of his own medicine hoping to change him.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Mason Alan Dinehart, Damian O'Flynn, Lewis Charles
Votes: 51
40.
V (1984–1985)
Episode:
The Betrayal
(1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
While Bates remains in a coma Charles plots to overthrow him. Elsewhere, Willie is gravely wounded so the rebels kidnap a medical student of the Visitors.
Director: Gilbert M. Shilton | Stars: Jane Badler, June Chadwick, Jennifer Cooke, Robert Englund
Votes: 242
41.
The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode:
Time After Time
(2004)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers are razed, the Barksdale drug crew searches for a new home on the streets of West Baltimore. McNulty and the detail look to make a... See full summary »
Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison
Votes: 4,249
42.
Drake & Josh (2004–2007)
Episode:
Eric Punches Drake
(2007)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Comedy, Family
After Bellview High nerd Eric Blonnowit accidentally punches Drake, he finds a newfound world of fame, popularity and girls.
Director: Roger Christiansen | Stars: Drake Bell, Josh Peck, Nancy Sullivan, Jonathan Goldstein
Votes: 287
43.
The Adventures of Tintin (1991–1992)
Episode:
The Crab with the Golden Claws: Part 1
(1991)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Tintin finds himself in the middle of a mystery involving a drowned man, a tin of crab meat, and a piece of paper with the name Karaboudjan on it. He follows the clues to a ship by the same... See full summary »
Director: Stéphane Bernasconi | Stars: Colin O'Meara, Thierry Wermuth, Christian Pelissier, Henri Labussière
Votes: 567
44.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020–2021)
Episode:
Shadow Puppets
(2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
When an unexpected newcomer reveals information that could help them reach their destination, the group cuts a deal; while some are intrigued by the new arrival, others are suspicious.
Director: Michael Cudlitz | Stars: Aliyah Royale, Alexa Mansour, Hal Cumpston, Nicolas Cantu
Votes: 1,444
45.
Grantchester (2014–2025)
Episode:
Episode #5.3
(2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Will asks Ellie out to the cinema. There has been a brutal murder in the projection booth. The Chapmans get a brick through their window, and Keating discovers that someone has been sleeping in the cinema. What is the connection?
Director: Christiana Ebohon-Green | Stars: Robson Green, Tom Brittney, Al Weaver, Tessa Peake-Jones
Votes: 307
46.
Most Dangerous Game (2020–2023)
Episode:
No Running on the Platform
(2020)
TV-MA | 9 min | Short, Action, Thriller
Dodge's location is revealed to the hunters. Can he escape before it's too late?
Director: Phil Abraham | Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Sarah Gadon, Christoph Waltz, Devon Bostick
Votes: 267
47.
Most Dangerous Game (2020–2023)
Episode:
Return Tools to Their Place
(2020)
TV-MA | 8 min | Short, Action, Thriller
Not all games are fair. Dodge learns a painful lesson when it's revealed that the hunters have a secret advantage.
Director: Phil Abraham | Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Sarah Gadon, Christoph Waltz, Jimmy Akingbola
Votes: 263
48.
Most Dangerous Game (2020–2023)
Episode:
Always Get a Second Opinion
(2020)
TV-MA | 9 min | Short, Action, Thriller
Dodge gets into trouble in the projects and learns some game-changing information about his condition.
Director: Phil Abraham | Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Sarah Gadon, Christoph Waltz, Devon Bostick
Votes: 262
49.
Body of Proof (2011–2013)
Episode:
Talking Heads
(2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a body that was buried starts sticking up, Megan goes and she learns the body was dismembered and not all of the parts are there. They somehow learn who the person is and go to this ... See full summary »
Director: Christine Moore | Stars: Dana Delany, Jeri Ryan, John Carroll Lynch, Nic Bishop
Votes: 338
50.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Girls, Girls, Girls
(2014)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Sam and Dean discover a group of witches "gone wild" and they attempt to stop them.
Director: Robert Singer | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark Sheppard
Votes: 3,515