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1. Dumb Money (2023)
R | 105 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
David vs. Goliath tale about everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video-game store) into the world's hottest company.
Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D'Onofrio, America Ferrera
Votes: 41,612
2. Mulan (1998)
G | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.
Directors: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook | Stars: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, BD Wong, Miguel Ferrer
Votes: 316,656 | Gross: $120.62M
3. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
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: 56,923 | Gross: $126.74M
4. Billy the Kid (2022– )
TV-MA | 49 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
An epic romantic adventure based on the life of Billy the Kid, from his humble Irish roots and his early days as a cowboy and gunslinger in the American frontier, to his pivotal role in the Lincoln County War and beyond.
Stars: Tom Blyth, Daniel Webber, Shaun Benson, Sean Owen Roberts
Votes: 7,253
6. Public Enemies (2009)
R | 140 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Christian Stolte, Jason Clarke
Votes: 318,697 | Gross: $97.10M
7. Robin Hood (1973)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The story of the legendary British outlaw portrayed with the characters as anthropomorphic animals.
Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman, David Hand | Stars: Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 138,966 | Gross: $32.06M
8. The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
PG-13 | 127 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell
Votes: 58,628 | Gross: $5.13M
9. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
R | 111 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman
Votes: 120,649
10. Cinderella Man (2005)
PG-13 | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The true story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer, who returned to the spotlight to win the heavyweight championship of the world.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Craig Bierko, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 198,379 | Gross: $61.65M
11. Daniel Boone (1964–1970)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Western
Frontier hero Daniel Boone conducts surveys and expeditions around Boonesborough, running into both friendly and hostile Indians, before, during, and even after the Revolutionary War.
Stars: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton, Dal McKennon
Votes: 2,413
12. Vanishing Point (1971)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
During the 1970s, car-delivery driver Kowalski delivers hot rods in record time, but always runs into trouble.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Charlotte Rampling, Dean Jagger
Votes: 30,543
13. Convoy (1978)
PG | 110 min | Action, Drama
Truckers form a mile-long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff - Based on the country song of the same title by C.W. McCall.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Young
Votes: 18,616 | Gross: $45.00M
14. 1900 (1976)
Unrated | 317 min | Drama, History
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini
Votes: 27,289
15. The Alamo (2004)
PG-13 | 137 min | Drama, History, War
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio Texas.
Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Emilio Echevarría, Jason Patric
Votes: 22,313 | Gross: $22.41M
16. The Phantom of the Open (2021)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice.
Director: Craig Roberts | Stars: Mark Rylance, Ian Porter, Tommy Fallon, David Mara
Votes: 7,209
17. Tank (1984)
PG | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Sergeant Major Zack arrives at a new army base with his wife, son and Sherman tank. One night at a bar he "stops" a pimp/deputy from beating a girl. The corrupt sheriff uses Zack's son for revenge and Zack uses his tank.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: James Garner, Shirley Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Mark Herrier
Votes: 4,682 | Gross: $14.13M
18. Ned Kelly (2003)
R | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
An innocent man becomes one of the most wanted criminals the world has ever known.
Director: Gregor Jordan | Stars: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Naomi Watts
Votes: 28,100 | Gross: $0.07M
19. Robin and Marian (1976)
PG | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Richard Harris
Votes: 13,981 | Gross: $8.72M
20. Guava Island (2019)
TV-MA | 55 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A young musician seeks to hold a festival to liberate the oppressed people of Guava Island, even if only for a day.
Director: Hiro Murai | Stars: Donald Glover, Rihanna, Letitia Wright, Nonso Anozie
Votes: 11,801
21. Khartoum (1966)
Approved | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).
Directors: Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon | Stars: Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 8,275 | Gross: $6.54M
22. The Harder They Come (1972)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Wishing to become a successful reggae singer, a young Jamaican man finds himself tied to corrupt record producers and drug pushers.
Director: Perry Henzell | Stars: Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw, Ras Daniel Hartman
Votes: 7,038
23. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - The Circle of Fire (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Hercules and Deianeira go in search of fire to save the world from cold. All the world's fire are fast going out. Hercules' father, Zeus, is on hand to help (and sometime hinder) the two.
Director: Doug Lefler | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Anthony Quinn, Tawny Kitaen, Kevin Atkinson
Votes: 2,551
24. Money for Nothing (1993)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An unemployed man finds a money bag of $1.2 million after it dropped off an armored car.
Director: Ramón Menéndez | Stars: John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen, Benicio Del Toro
Votes: 4,322 | Gross: $1.04M
25. Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood (2014– )
TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A teenage Robin of Locksley and his outlaw friends fight back against the tyrannical plots of a young Prince John.
Stars: Marc Thompson, Billy Bob Thompson, Jake Paque, Tom Wayland
Votes: 125
26. Miles from Home (1988)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosing on farmers.
Director: Gary Sinise | Stars: Richard Gere, Penelope Ann Miller, Brian Dennehy, Jason Campbell
Votes: 1,587 | Gross: $0.19M
27. Madame Satã (2002)
Unrated | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Loose portrait of João Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Satã, a sometime chef, transvestite, lover, father, hero and convict from Rio de Janeiro.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Marcelia Cartaxo, Flavio Bauraqui, Fellipe Marques
Votes: 3,157 | Gross: $0.20M
28. Alyosha Popovich i Tugarin Zmey (2004)
Not Rated | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Alesha Popovich has to catch Tugarin Zmey and bring back the stolen money money with the help of a talking Horse (which talks all the time and has an opinion on everything), a wise granny, a donkey and a beauty Lyubava.
Director: Konstantin Bronzit | Stars: Oleg Kulikovich, Liya Medvedeva, Dmitriy Vysotskiy, Anatoliy Petrov
Votes: 3,477
29. The Great Smokey Roadblock (1977)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
After his rig is repossessed, an aging trucker by the name of Elegant John Howard decides he and his truck have one more good run in them, and with the help of a hitchhiker and a few others he will make it happen.
Director: John Leone | Stars: Henry Fonda, Eileen Brennan, Austin Pendleton, Robert Englund
Votes: 608
30. Kidnapped (1938)
Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1747, young David Balfour's life is threatened by his greedy uncle Ebenezer who wishes to become heir to the considerable Balfour estate.
Directors: Alfred L. Werker, Otto Preminger | Stars: Warner Baxter, Freddie Bartholomew, Arleen Whelan, C. Aubrey Smith
Votes: 337
31. Where's Jack? (1969)
G | 120 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime
The adventures and the exploits of notorious English thief and prison-breaker Jack Sheppard in 1720s London.
Director: James Clavell | Stars: Tommy Steele, Stanley Baker, Alan Badel, Dudley Foster
Votes: 197
32. Step Into Liquid (2003)
PG | 88 min | Documentary, Sport
Surfers and secret spots from around the world are profiled in this documentary.
Director: Dana Brown | Stars: Laird Hamilton, Layne Beachley, Dan Malloy, Robert August
Votes: 2,784 | Gross: $3.67M
33. How Not to Rescue a Princess (2010)
Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The 3 heroes are united to rescue the Prince of Kiev from the evil queen, who tries to regain her youth and beauty by means of magic.
Director: Sergei Glezin | Stars: Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov, Valeriy Solovyov, Oleg Kulikovich, Sergey Makovetskiy
Votes: 2,048
34. The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years. He wants to have a pass to get a job and start anew, but without a job ... See full summary »
Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: Heinz Rühmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth, Willy A. Kleinau
Votes: 1,910
35. The Legend of William Tell (1998)
50 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Witness the legend of Wilhelm Gorkeit of Tellikon (William Tell), who, as the stories say, shot an apple off of his son's head and led the rebellion to free Switzerland.
Stars: Kieren Hutchison, Andrew Robertt, Nathaniel Lees, Katrina Browne
Votes: 287
36. The Fury of Hercules (1962)
97 min | Adventure
In a tyrannical kingdom there is an evil ruler and a queen who lusts after Hercules who is attracted to a handmaiden. A rebellion overthrows the ruler.
Director: Gianfranco Parolini | Stars: Brad Harris, Luisella Boni, Mara Berni, Elke Arendt
Votes: 239
37. Dobrinya and the Dragon (2006)
Not Rated | 68 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Dobrinya Nikitich goes on a quest to save the royal niece and finds out whether his old friend Zmey Gorinich is loyal to him. During the adventures, he is accompanied by the royal messenger who's in love with the royal niece.
Director: Ilya Maksimov | Stars: Mikhail Chernyak, Natalya Danilova, Ekaterina Gorokhovskaya, Oleg Kulikovich
Votes: 2,690
38. Paul Bunyan (1958)
Approved | 17 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The life, career, and challenges of the legendary giant lumberjack.
Director: Les Clark | Stars: Bill Lee, The Mellowmen Quartet, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith
Votes: 1,189
39. Ilya Muromets i Solovey Razboynik (2007)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ilya Muromets has to rescue his trusty horse Burushka and Kiev treasury from the greedy hands of famous bandit, Solovey-Razboynik.
Director: Vladimir Toropchin | Stars: Valeriy Solovyov, Sergey Makovetskiy, Ekaterina Gorokhovskaya, Oleg Tabakov
Votes: 2,149
40. Hereward the Wake (1965– )
25 min | Drama, History
Hereward, son of Duke Leofric and Lady Godiva, fought a long and ultimately hopeless guerilla war against the invading forces of William the Conqueror in the fens of Lincolnshire, betrayed not only by his allies but by his own weaknesses.
Stars: Alfred Lynch, Bryan Pringle, Yvonne Furneaux, John Carson
Votes: 17
41. 12 Paces Without a Head (2009)
108 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy
East Fresia 1401: era of feared sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker and Gödeke Michels is coming to an end.
Director: Sven Taddicken | Stars: Ronald Zehrfeld, Matthias Schweighöfer, Oliver Bröcker, Hinnerk Schönemann
Votes: 450
42. Hua Mulan (1999– )
Action, Adventure, Drama
A young girl, Hua Mulan decides to pretend to be a man in order to stop her sickly old father from being called up for the army. She fools everyone but ends up with more than she bargained ... See full summary »
Stars: Anita Yuen, Wenzhuo Zhao, Xing Sun, En-Chun Chiao
Votes: 79
43. Nipernaadi (1983)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
The story is about an Estonian Don Juan, who actually is a writer, who leaves home in spring and is brought home again in autumn, by his wife.
Director: Kaljo Kiisk | Stars: Tõnu Kark, Viire Valdma, Paul Poom, Egon Nuter
Votes: 380
44. Donnerwetter! Donnerwetter! Bonifatius Kiesewetter (1969)
90 min | Comedy
Popular cheeky character from 19th century German literature, Bonifatius Kiesewetter, is a magnet for the ladies, but he has his eyes set on the Baroness, her daughters and her estate.
Director: Helmut Weiss | Stars: Vladimír Klos, Paul Dahlke, Loni Heuser, Petra Perry
Votes: 31
45. Gunmen of Rio Grande (1964)
85 min | Drama, Western
Famed marshal Wyatt Earp is sent to clean up a lawless mining town on the Mexican border.
Director: Tulio Demicheli | Stars: Guy Madison, Fernando Sancho, Madeleine Lebeau, Gérard Tichy
Votes: 107
46. Perseo l'invincibile (1963)
95 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A warrior does battle against the evil Medusa, her army of stone warriors and a monstrous dragon.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Richard Harrison, Anna Ranalli, Arturo Dominici, Leo Anchóriz
Votes: 436
47. Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012)
65 min | Animation
Who runs the world? Girls. And other adventures of knight's wives.
Director: Konstantin Feoktistov | Stars: Fedor Bondarchuk, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Aleksandr Boyarskiy, Konstantin Bronzit
Votes: 1,223
48. Tri bogatyrya i Naslednitsa prestola (2018)
81 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A medical scare prompts the Prince of Kiev to appoint an heir to the throne, but who should it be? Perhaps a relative, a trusted friend or perhaps a member of foreign royalty? For once, the... See full summary »
Director: Konstantin Bronzit | Stars: Aleksandr Boyarskiy, Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov, Oleg Kulikovich, Sergey Makovetskiy
Votes: 519
49. Stepping Razor: Red X (1992)
103 min | Documentary, Music
On a fall night in 1987, three men forced their way into Peter Tosh's home in Kingston, Jamaica. Inside, they drew guns and forced their way upstairs where they confronted Tosh and some ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Campbell | Stars: Edward 'Bigs' Allen, Lloyd 'Rocky' Allen, Andrea Davis, Roy Garrick
Votes: 158
50. Tri bogatyrya i printsessa Egipta (2017)
75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The new adventures of the three heroes and, of course, the horse Yuliya!!!!. Where will the fate of the fairy tale heroes, who have fallen in love with them still go, what challenges do ... See full summary »
Director: Konstantin Feoktistov | Stars: Aleksandr Boyarskiy, Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov, Konstantin Feoktistov, Ekaterina Gorokhovskaya
Votes: 573