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1. Basic Instinct (1992)

R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.

Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn

Votes: 219,243 | Gross: $117.73M

2. 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: 62,194 | Gross: $0.75M

3. Betty Blue (1986)

Unrated | 119 min | Drama, Romance

A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.

Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix | Stars: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Béatrice Dalle, Gérard Darmon, Consuelo De Haviland

Votes: 23,352 | Gross: $2.00M

4. In a Lonely Place (1950)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid

Votes: 35,279

5. The Dream Team (1989)

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

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: 16,383 | Gross: $28.89M

6. The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)

R | 100 min | Drama

College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.

Director: Fred Durst | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Votes: 5,275 | Gross: $0.01M

7. Bloody Mama (1970)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama

A psychologically disturbed matriarch presides over her damaged family of bank-robbing misfits.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Shelley Winters, Don Stroud, Pat Hingle, Diane Varsi

Votes: 3,728

8. Island in the Sun (1957)

Approved | 119 min | Drama, Romance

This drama set during the 1950s on a British-ruled Caribbean island deals with local politics, interracial relationships, social inequality, racism, adultery, and murder.

Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins

Votes: 1,411 | Gross: $8.00M

9. Villain (1971)

R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.

Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Richard Burton, Ian McShane, Nigel Davenport, Donald Sinden

Votes: 2,036

10. Edge of Winter (2016)

R | 89 min | Drama, Thriller

When two brothers are stranded by a brutal winter storm with an unpredictable father they barely know, the boys begin to suspect their supposed protector may be their biggest threat.

Director: Rob Connolly | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Percy Hynes White, Tom Holland, Rachelle Lefevre

Votes: 4,438

11. Sauna (2008)

Unrated | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

As a 25-year war between Russia and Sweden concludes, two brothers who are part of an effort to outline new border accords become undone by their actions, and their mistreatment of a young woman during their journey.

Director: Antti-Jussi Annila | Stars: Ville Virtanen, Tommi Eronen, Viktor Klimenko, Rain Tolk

Votes: 7,487

12. A Date for Mad Mary (2016)

82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A woman newly released from prison seeks a date to bring to her best friend's wedding.

Director: Darren Thornton | Stars: Seána Kerslake, Carolyn Bracken, Denise McCormack, Barbara Brennan

Votes: 2,322

13. Rudo y Cursi (2008)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Two siblings are rivals in the world of professional soccer.

Director: Carlos Cuarón | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Guillermo Francella, Dolores Heredia

Votes: 9,324 | Gross: $1.83M

14. The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime (2014)

90 min | Crime, Drama

With dreams of a better life, a humble but illiterate labourer and his wife leave their poor village in Santiago to move to Buenos Aires. However, a sinister boss' promise of a bright future will come at a high price.

Director: Sebastián Schindel | Stars: Guillermo Pfening, Andrea Garrote, Joaquín Furriel, Gabriel Martín Fernández

Votes: 2,579

15. The Shadow on the Window (1957)

Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Three young thugs rob a farmhouse, kill the owner and take his stenographer hostage but the woman's estranged husband, a police detective, starts investigating her disappearance.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Philip Carey, Betty Garrett, John Drew Barrymore, Corey Allen

Votes: 659

16. Moontide (1942)

Approved | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In California, Bobo and his mooching pal Tiny are doing odd jobs and getting drunk and they hide a secret about the unsolved murder of sailor Pop Kelly but suicidal waitress Anna, saved by Bobo, unravels the mystery.

Directors: Archie Mayo, Fritz Lang | Stars: Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains

Votes: 2,230

17. Invalid (2023)

112 min | Comedy

Grumpy handyman Laco loses everything to a group of mobsters. Now wheelchair-bound and with his life spiraling, it's his new friend Gabo, a local Roma who helps Laco see things with a new perspective. Revenge is sweet.

Director: Jonas Karasek | Stars: Gregor Holoska, Zdenek Godla, Helena Krajciová, Daniel Fischer

Votes: 882

18. Le petit baigneur (1968)

96 min | Comedy

Louis-Philippe Fourchaume, another typical lead-role for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial CEO of a French company which designs and produces sail yachts, and fires... See full summary »

Director: Robert Dhéry | Stars: Louis de Funès, Andréa Parisy, Franco Fabrizi, Michèle Alexandre

Votes: 4,575

19. Creature of Darkness (2009)

R | 81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

The monster of a man's recurring nightmare turns out to be real when he and his friends go on a weekend trip to a remote area.

Director: Mark Stouffer | Stars: Devon Sawa, Sanoe Lake, Matthew Lawrence, Siena Goines

Votes: 803

20. Punishment Room (1956)

96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Nothing less than a phenomenal, astonishing and pioneering film. This spectacle of an angry, ego-driven youth tormented by his own emotional impotence, low self-esteem and resentment towards his parents.

Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Keizô Kawasaki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Ayako Wakao

Votes: 223

21. Madamigella di Maupin (1966)

95 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

Mlle de Maupin escapes from her uncle's castle, invaded by Hungarian troops, under the guise of a clergyman named Theodore. An army recruiter forces Theodore to enlist in the King's army, ... See full summary »

Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Catherine Spaak, Robert Hossein, Tomas Milian, Mikaela

Votes: 197

22. Chasing Mummies (2010– )

60 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

A documentary filmmaker, his film crew, and a group of archaeological fellows follow renowned Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass on his daily adventures and discoveries.

Stars: Allan Morton, David Cheetham, Derek Lincoln, Zahi Hawass

Votes: 162

23. Once Upon a Time in the Provinces (2008)

100 min | Drama

Sex, alcohol and violence define the people of a city in defeat in this downbeat drama from writer and director Katya Shagalova. As a teenager, Nastia (Yulia Peresild) was the star of a ... See full summary »

Director: Ekaterina Shagalova | Stars: Yuliya Peresild, Elvira Bolgova, Aleksandr Golubev, Nataliya Soldatova

Votes: 149

24. Kastilyong buhangin (1980)

Action, Drama, Musical

Oscar (Lito Lapid) and Laura (Nora Aunor) have been close ever since they were very young. When Laura was little her aunt and uncle abused her; one day when Oscar was trying to save Laura, ... See full summary »

Director: Mario O'Hara | Stars: Nora Aunor, Lito Lapid, Tonio Gutierrez, Metring David

Votes: 32

25. Le Piaf (1987– )

5 min | Animation, Comedy

A look at the episodic surreal unconnected daily adventures of an easily-angered silent anthropomorphic yellow sparrow who always wears sneakers.

Votes: 88

26. Soft Boiled (1923)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Western

John Steele (Frank Beal), a rich uncle, threatens to disinherit his nephew, Tom Steele (Tom Mix), unless the latter learns to curb his violent temper. Tom is put on a 30-day trial and must ... See full summary »

Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: Tom Mix, Tony the Horse, Billie Dove, Joseph W. Girard

27. The Man Tamer (1927)

11 min | Short, Western

Hot-headed Tommy Ryan agrees to give up his brawling ways if his cute girlfriend, Martha Murray, will marry him. After arriving in town, Tommy approaches his cousin and primary combatant, ... See full summary »

Director: Ernst Laemmle | Stars: Edmund Cobb, Barbara Worth, Albert J. Smith, Eva Thatcher

Votes: 10

28. Biography (1987– )
Episode: Bugsy Siegel: Gambling on the Mob (1997)

TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History

Starting as a mob hit man, Bugsy Siegel quickly becomes a Manhatten mob boss through his relationships with fellow crime entrepreneurs and his assassination of the Mafia old guard. Through ... See full summary »

Stars: Ed Becker, Danny Bonaduce, Virginia Hill, Robert Lacey

Votes: 86

29. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: Oops (1993)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Frasier is told a rumor that one of the KACL on-air staff is getting fired. When sportscaster Bob 'Bulldog' Briscoe is called into a meeting with management, Frasier assumes the rumor is true and accidentally reveals it to him.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 1,159

30. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode: Flight from the Final Demon (1964)

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

A man helps Kimble escapes from a Sheriff and is wounded. As he nurses him, he discovers the man is tortured by a very guilty conscience in connection with a murder rap he was acquitted of months before.

Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: David Janssen, Ed Nelson, Carroll O'Connor, Ellen Madison

Votes: 207

31. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode: Wichita Is Civilized (1956)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

The Taylors open a café in Wichita but word that he is a cousin of criminal Mannon Clements causes strife for them and Earp who wants a peaceful town. When Taylor kills a man who threaten him, Earp has to prove Wichita has changed.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, John Doucette, Carol Thurston, Damian O'Flynn

Votes: 50

32. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: People Who Live in Brass Hearses (1993)

Not Rated | 27 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

A hot-tempered convict with a butter addiction tries to get revenge, with the help of his mentally challenged brother, on the ice cream trucker who was responsible for his arrest, unaware the driver also has a dark secret too.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Bill Paxton, Lainie Kazan, Brad Dourif, Michael Lerner

Votes: 861

33. Forbrydelsen (2007–2012)
Episode: Afsnit 1 (2007)

TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The brutal murder of a young girl launches an extensive police investigation that threatens to derail a political career and a police woman's planned retirement.

Director: Birger Larsen | Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Bjarne Henriksen, Lars Mikkelsen, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen

Votes: 601