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1. The Black Phone (2021)
R | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims.
Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies
Votes: 194,283 | Gross: $90.12M
2. The Great Escape (1963)
Approved | 172 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson
Votes: 258,955 | Gross: $12.10M
3. The Mummy (2017)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.
Director: Alex Kurtzman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Russell Crowe
Votes: 206,266 | Gross: $80.10M
4. This Is the End (2013)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Six Los Angeles celebrities are stuck in James Franco's house after a series of devastating events just destroyed the city. Inside, the group not only have to face the apocalypse, but themselves.
Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen | Stars: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel
Votes: 434,981 | Gross: $101.47M
5. Anthropoid (2016)
R | 120 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler.
Director: Sean Ellis | Stars: Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Brian Caspe, Karel Hermánek Jr.
Votes: 54,242 | Gross: $2.96M
6. El Topo (1970)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Western
A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky | Stars: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, José Legarreta, Alfonso Arau
Votes: 31,393 | Gross: $0.04M
7. Paint Your Wagon (1969)
PG-13 | 164 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a California gold rush mining town.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg, Harve Presnell
Votes: 14,874 | Gross: $31.68M
8. The Ladykillers (2004)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a classical ensemble in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting but sharp old landlady.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 108,927 | Gross: $39.80M
9. Short Circuit 2 (1988)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.
Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Tim Blaney, Cynthia Gibb
Votes: 26,865 | Gross: $21.63M
10. Henry's Crime (2010)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.
Director: Malcolm Venville | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan, Judy Greer
Votes: 21,369 | Gross: $0.10M
11. At the End of the Tunnel (2016)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A paraplegic computer engineer in a wheelchair starts hearing noises and voices of bank robbers in his basement.
Director: Rodrigo Grande | Stars: Leonardo Sbaraglia, Pablo Echarri, Clara Lago, Federico Luppi
Votes: 15,632
12. Cellbound (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Spike has just finished the 20-year process of digging a tunnel from his prison cell but he picks the wrong place to hide.
Directors: Tex Avery, Michael Lah | Stars: Tex Avery, Gus Bivona, Paul Frees, William Hanna
Votes: 488
13. Virginia City (1940)
Passed | 121 min | Western
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is set to Virginia City, Nevada, where he finds out that the former commander of his prison, Vance Irby, is planning to send $5 million in gold to save the Confederacy.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart
Votes: 2,963
14. The One That Got Away (1957)
Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, War
A cocky German fighter pilot is shot down over England in 1940 and makes numerous attempts to escape to fight again.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Hardy Krüger, Colin Gordon, Michael Goodliffe, Terence Alexander
Votes: 2,483
15. The Last Days (2013)
Unrated | 100 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In this terrifying apocalyptic horror, a mysterious epidemic like no other has swept across the globe, leaving chaos in its wake.
Directors: David Pastor, Àlex Pastor | Stars: Quim Gutiérrez, Jose Coronado, Marta Etura, Leticia Dolera
Votes: 9,012
16. What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
Approved | 116 min | Comedy, War
In World War II, a strategic Italian village agrees to surrender to the Allies only if it's allowed to organize a celebratory festival while giving aerial reconnaissance the false impression of fierce ground fighting.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: James Coburn, Dick Shawn, Sergio Fantoni, Giovanna Ralli
Votes: 2,253
17. The Same Sky (2017)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
Lars is a "Romeo agent" from East Germany in the 1970s. His task is to go West, first to seduce and then to spy on Western women who worked in government or defense institutions.
Stars: Tom Schilling, Sofia Helin, Friederike Becht, Ben Becker
Votes: 2,539
18. There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A dying prisoner tells the prison therapist about $8,500,000 stolen mob money hidden under a basement floor. A prisoner overhears it and breaks out. Who gets the money.
Director: Bill Phillips | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Catherine O'Hara, Hector Elizondo, Rhea Perlman
Votes: 1,250
19. Two Way Stretch (1960)
TV-PG | 78 min | Comedy, Crime
While in prison, Dodger plots the perfect heist: break out, steal diamonds, get back before noticed. With days left on sentence and a solid alibi, he's confident nothing can go wrong.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Peter Sellers, David Lodge, Bernard Cribbins, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Votes: 2,640
20. The Wooden Horse (1950)
101 min | Drama, History, War
True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany.
Directors: Jack Lee, Ian Dalrymple | Stars: Leo Genn, David Tomlinson, Anthony Steel, David Greene
Votes: 1,595
21. The Password Is Courage (1962)
Approved | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, War
British N.C.O. Sergeant Major Charles Coward (Sir Dirk Bogarde) escapes from the Stalag VIII-B P.O.W. camp, and is mistakenly awarded with the Iron Cross by the Germans.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy, Alfred Lynch, Nigel Stock
Votes: 1,529
22. Wooden Crosses (1932)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, War
World War 1 begins and a young man enlists to fight for his country.
Director: Raymond Bernard | Stars: Pierre Blanchar, Gabriel Gabrio, Charles Vanel, Raymond Aimos
Votes: 1,691
23. The female soldier at the military visit (1977)
84 min | Comedy
Army Doctor Eva Marini wants to join a regiment to secure equal rights for women. So her commanding officer sends her off to a boot camp led by Renzo Montagnani, where only the most unruly soldiers end up.
Director: Nando Cicero | Stars: Edwige Fenech, Renzo Montagnani, Fiorenzo Fiorentini, Alvaro Vitali
Votes: 287
24. The Chaos Class Is Waking Up (1976)
94 min | Adventure, Comedy
A kind and hardworking student joins to Hababam Sinifi (The Chaos Class) but they don't accept him as one of them and he becomes the target of all class' pranks.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Münir Özkul, Halit Akçatepe, Adile Nasit
Votes: 20,870
25. Compelled (1960)
Not Rated | 56 min | Crime, Drama
An ex-con-turned-engineer is blackmailed into taking part in a jewel heist.
Director: Ramsey Herrington | Stars: Beth Rogan, Ronald Howard, John Gabriel, Richard Shaw
Votes: 53
26. Rock-a-Bye Bear (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Spike gets a job running the house for a hibernating bear. Only problem is that same bear is VERY noise-sensitive, and Spike's got a rival that wants his job.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Daws Butler, William Hanna
Votes: 602
27. Big House Bunny (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Sing Song guard (Yosemite) Sam Shultz mistakes Bugs for a prisoner when he tunnels up inside the jail.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,449
28. A Coming-Out Party (1961)
98 min | Comedy, War
A somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits in a German POW camp find their new acerbic fellow prisoner is a key officer who must be got out at all cost.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Eric Sykes
Votes: 619
29. Dog Pounded (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Sylvester Cat tries to catch Tweety Bird, who is up in a tree in the middle of the city dog pound.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 434
30. Don't Give Up the Sheep (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A sheepdog thwarts the efforts of a thieving wolf whose tricks include altering the time clock, hiding in a bush, imitating Pan, digging a tunnel, unleashing a wildcat and disguising himself as the dog's coworker.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,616
31. L'homme aux yeux d'argent (1985)
97 min | Crime, Drama
After serving his sentence, a robber returns to his small, quiet hometown to retrieve the loot. But a ruthless Police inspector and his equally nasty young subordinate are after the criminal.
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre | Stars: Alain Souchon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Tanya Lopert, Lambert Wilson
Votes: 150
32. Bilibid Gays (1981)
Comedy
Helen, Dina and Daria were three gay friends who struggled to earn a living at a beauty salon. Unfortunately one day, they were framed for the murder of their boss and were sent to jail. ... See full summary »
Director: Jose 'Pepe' Wenceslao | Stars: Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey De Leon, Al Tantay
Votes: 17
33. Tunnelrat (2008)
20 min | Short, Drama, War
Two enemy soldiers get locked up in a tunnel below the World War I front. Sharing the same fate, they need each other to survive.
Director: Raf Reyntjens | Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Roman Knizka, Thomas Janssens, John Flanders
Votes: 61
34. Kater (2006)
14 min | Animation, Short
Cats have nine lifes. Which is of luck for the depressed tomcat who falls in love after he loses his first life and then decides to hold on to life after all...
Director: Tine Kluth
Votes: 47
35. Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina (1959)
79 min | Comedy
Director: Armand Lohikoski | Stars: Esa Pakarinen, Masa Niemi, Siiri Angerkoski, Armas Jokio
Votes: 306
36. A Motel and a Hard Place (2014)
79 min | Comedy
A farce comedy set in Gore about 3 guys trying to break their friend out of a police station using a nearby motel room as cover. But with only a weekend in which to complete their task, ... See full summary »
Stars: Kirk Bremner, Rimu Donovan, Axl Scott
Votes: 13
37. Pasiáns (1969 TV Movie)
64 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An allegorical story of six men and one woman who, while exploring the underground part of an old palace, discover that they are trapped here and that there is no return. It is possible to ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Matejovský | Stars: Jana Brejchová, Rudolf Hrusínský, Ladislav Bohác, Eduard Cupák
Votes: 22
38. Le Cop on Le Rocks (1967)
6 min | Animation, Short
Mistaken for a bank-robbing lookalike, The Inspector is sent to prison and his efforts to escape prove a hopeless challenge.
Director: George Singer | Stars: Pat Harrington Jr., Marvin Miller
Votes: 82
39.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Uncle Finney
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
When Merry Florene's brothers return to Dodge to turn in their 103-year-old Uncle Finney for fifty dollars, you know some shenanigans are afoot.
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, James Arness
Votes: 155
40.
Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode:
The Flight of the Valkyrie
(1965)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War
Hogan's efforts to help a German baroness to escape are thwarted by Klink, who has arranged for the transfer of a British prisoner who is senior to Colonel Hogan.
Director: Gene Reynolds | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary
Votes: 284
41.
Northwest Passage (1958–1959)
Episode:
Break Out
(1958)
30 min | Adventure
Maj. Rogers, Sgt. Marriner and Ens. Towne are captured by a French patrol and thrown into a prison stockade. There they are subject to inhuman conditions and brutal torture by the sadistic French commander, Maj. Marten.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Don Burnett, Adam Williams
Votes: 25
42.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
A Town Without Pity
(2000)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
With things wild in Em City, O'Reily begins a surprising affair. Zabitz asks Schillinger for protection from Keller--who tries to get into the rehab program to make amends with Sister Pete.... See full summary »
Director: J. Miller Tobin | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,096
43.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Animal Farm
(1998)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cyril O'Reily, Ryan's brother, is imprisoned and falls under Schillinger's control. Ryan tries to get him away into Em City, but Cyril winds up in the hole. El Cid tells Alvarez there's only way he can 'stay in the game.'
Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,080
44.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Great Men
(1998)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Alvarez knows who raped Glynn's daughter, but refuses to tell the warden. Wangler is making progress at school, but his cellmate, Adebisi, isn't a fan of higher education. When Hill's judge... See full summary »
Director: Bob Balaban | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,100
45.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Strange Bedfellows
(1998)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Schillinger attempts to enlist Said to get him out of jail. Recovered from being poisoned, Schibetta is brutalized by Adebisi, losing 'control' of Oz. Meanwhile, Alvarez is bumped out of ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,097
46.
Rawhide (1959–1965)
Episode:
Piney
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Favor hears Piney Kinney wants to join the herd thinking it will solve his need for drovers. However, Piney who lost his herd and most of his ranch, is working with a gang to rob the bank and use Favor's herd as cover for their escape.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, James Murdock
Votes: 91
47.
Relic Hunter (1999–2002)
Episode:
Run Sydney Run
(2001)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sydney and Nigel are ambushed in Russia. Two weeks later, Sydney wakes up in the house of a man called Tsarlov, who claims to have saved her. However, Sydney understands soon something's ... See full summary »
Director: Paolo Barzman | Stars: Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth, Peter Stebbings
Votes: 91
48.
Lupin the 3rd (1977–1980)
Episode:
Madame and a Thieves' Quartet
(1979)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure
Arsène Lupin III and his gang attempt to raid an English police station to recover a departed comrade's articles... as well as deceiving his widow into thinking they are musicians.
Director: Yasumi Mikamoto | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama, Makio Inoue
Votes: 26
49.
The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode:
Battle of the Giants or It Takes Two to Tangle/Bye Bye Boris or Farewell My Ugly
(1961)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rocky and Bullwinkle finally meet up face-to-face with Mr. Big in the concluding chapters of "Upsidaisium".
Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, William T. Hurtz, Ted Parmelee, Gerald Ray, Dun Roman, George Singer, Ernest Terrazas | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, June Foray, Paul Frees, William Conrad
Votes: 36
50.
The Adventures of Batman (1968–1969)
Episode:
Partners in Peril/The Underworld Underground Caper/The Ghost of Kilbane Castle/The Monster Molecule
(1968)
23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Riddler and Catwoman use the underground tunnels of an abandoned sewer to rob Gotham City. / The Joker robs the Gotham City Treasury and then uses the money to setup city officials he ... See full summary »
Stars: Bud Collyer, Bob Hastings, Jackson Beck, Jack Grimes
Votes: 37