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1. Drive (I) (2011)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama
A mysterious Hollywood action film stuntman gets in trouble with gangsters when he tries to help his neighbor's husband rob a pawn shop while serving as his getaway driver.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks
Votes: 707,255 | Gross: $35.06M
2. Grease (1978)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway
Votes: 301,815 | Gross: $188.76M
3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
R | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick
Votes: 1,178,022 | Gross: $204.84M
4. Ambulance (2022)
R | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt
Votes: 99,273 | Gross: $22.78M
5. The Italian Job (2003)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron
Votes: 389,434 | Gross: $106.13M
6. Chinatown (1974)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez
Votes: 350,916
7. Joe Dirt (2001)
PG-13 | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
After being abandoned by his parents at the Grand Canyon, Joe Dirt tells the story of his journey to find his parents.
Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: David Spade, Brittany Daniel, Dennis Miller, Adam Beach
Votes: 61,224 | Gross: $27.09M
8. Blue Thunder (1983)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern
Votes: 23,425 | Gross: $42.31M
9. Them! (1954)
Not Rated | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness
Votes: 24,269
10. Pet (I) (2016)
R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
A man bumps into an old crush and holds her captive underneath the animal shelter where he works.
Director: Carles Torrens | Stars: Dominic Monaghan, Ksenia Solo, Jennette McCurdy, Da'Vone McDonald
Votes: 18,890 | Gross: $0.01M
11. The Soloist (2009)
PG-13 | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander
Votes: 55,465 | Gross: $31.67M
12. The Gumball Rally (1976)
PG | 105 min | Comedy
An eclectic group of people takes part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race.
Director: Charles Bail | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Tim McIntire, Raul Julia, Norman Burton
Votes: 4,509
13. V/H/S Viral (2014)
R | 81 min | Adventure, Crime, Horror
A Los Angeles police chase sends a fame-obsessed man on a wild ride to save his girlfriend from a cybernetic terror.
Directors: Justin Benson, Gregg Bishop, Todd Lincoln, Aaron Moorhead, Marcel Sarmiento, Nacho Vigalondo | Stars: Patrick Lawrie, Emilia Ares, Celia K. Milius, Steve Berens
Votes: 19,282 | Gross: $0.00M
14. Roadblock (1951)
Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Honest LA insurance detective Joe Peters becomes corrupt after falling in love with sensual gold-digger model Diane.
Director: Harold Daniels | Stars: Charles McGraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore, Louis Jean Heydt
Votes: 1,601
15. The Blue Knight (1973 TV Movie)
240 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after twenty years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: William Holden, Lee Remick, Joe Santos, Sam Elliott
Votes: 664
16. Luster (2002)
Unrated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
Luster is a twisted LA comedy about unrequited love, featuring Jackson, a poet, who struggles with his crush on Billy, Derek, Sam, Jed, and his lesbian friend.
Director: Everett Lewis | Stars: Justin Herwick, Barry Wyatt, Shane Powers, Pamela Gidley
Votes: 1,222
17. The Calling: Wherever You Will Go (2001 Music Video)
4 min | Music
In this version, which is more popular, was directed by Gregory Dark, and has the band performing in the concrete channel of the Los Angeles River, while a teenage soap opera plays in the ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Dark | Stars: Alex Band, The Calling, Drew Fuller, Aaron Kamin
Votes: 67
18. Star-Crossed: The Film (2021)
TV-G | 48 min | Music
Just days after dropping her fifth studio album, Kacey Musgraves made her MTV Video Music Awards debut with the world premiere of the title track, "Star-Crossed" on Sunday, September 12.
Director: Bardia Zeinali | Stars: Diane Venora, Jasmine Guillen, Ava Grey, Victoria Walls
Votes: 266
19. The Blue Hour (2007)
Drama
Several strangers in Los Angeles weave their stories of loss and hope, not knowing that their lives have brushed up against each others in small but sometimes profound ways.
Director: Eric Nazarian | Stars: Ellen Albertini Dow, Eric Burdon, Paul Dillon, Catherine Garedakis
Votes: 219
20. City of Ghosts (2021)
TV-PG | 20 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A group of kids discover stories around their city by communicating directly with the ghosts who inhabit it.
Stars: August Nuñez, Blue Chapman, Daysha Ligeon, Honor Calderon
Votes: 467
21. A Necessary Death (2008)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Thriller
"Documentary Filmmaker looking for suicidal individual to follow from first preparation to final act." Cut from 142 video tapes, this project sheds light on the tragedy following the infamous Internet ad.
Director: Daniel Stamm | Stars: G.J. Echternkamp, Matthew Tilley, Valerie Hurt, Michael Traynor
Votes: 514
22. The Big Sleaze (2010)
R | 105 min | Action, Comedy
A bipolar, small-time scam artist gets mixed up with some wacky pornographers and takes on the run after being falsely accused of a murder.
Director: Michael Fredianelli | Stars: Michael Fredianelli, Sabrina Machado, Robert Amstler, Michael Nosé
Votes: 38
23. Forgotten Tragedy: The Story of the St. Francis Dam (2018)
74 min | Documentary
Forgotten Tragedy: The Story of the St. Francis Dam tells the tale of the largest man-made disaster of the 20th century. This tragedy has now been largely lost to history. This movie is a ... See full summary »
Director: Jesse Cash | Stars: Jordan Tulak, Ann Stansell, Keith Buttelman, Michelle Hernandez
Votes: 88
24. Psychohydrography (2010)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary, Animation
An analysis of the flow of water from mountain to aqueduct, city to sea. Shot at and around the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Owens Valley, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Los Angeles River and Pacific ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Bo Rappmund
Votes: 153
25. Chameleon (2017)
23 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Unable to fit into the corporate machine, a desperate man is willing to do anything to make his dreams of power a reality even if it means losing himself completely.
Director: Trevvor Riley | Stars: Spiros Psihos, Michael Sean Erickson, Roger Duplease, Michael Crate
Votes: 19
26. Heather and Goliath (2009)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Taking even themselves by surprise, a biologist with the Army Corps of Engineers, a satirist and a bunch of boaters stand up to the authorities, and change the course of history for an embattled environmental landmark.
Director: Thea Mercouffer
28.
Cannon (1971–1976)
Episode:
Stakeout
(1972)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Cannon witnesses the attempted holdup of a bar and shoots the thief before he escapes. The man was with a woman who accidentally shoots her in the gunfight. The woman later claims she ... See full summary »
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: William Conrad, Patrick O'Neal, Belinda Montgomery, Mike Farrell
Votes: 104
29.
The Joe Rogan Experience (2009– )
Justin Martindale
(2020 Podcast Episode)
TV-MA | 130 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Justin Martindale is a stand-up comic, writer, producer, and actor.
Stars: Joe Rogan, Justin Martindale
Votes: 7
30.
Southland (2009–2013)
Episode:
Derailed
(2009)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The body of a dead gang member is discovered; Detective Salinger and his daughter grow further apart; Detective Bryant asks Detective Adams to take in shooting witness Janila.
Director: Christopher Chulack | Stars: Kevin Alejandro, Arija Bareikis, Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy
Votes: 379
31.
Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2023)
Episode:
Pilot
(2015)
TV-14 | 65 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A highly dysfunctional blended family is forced together when they realize a reported virus is actually the onset of the undead apocalypse.
Director: Adam Davidson | Stars: Kim Dickens, Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey
Votes: 9,370
32.
Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2023)
Episode:
The Good Man
(2015)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
With information Daniel retrieved from the guard he tortured, the three families attempt a dangerous rescue to free Nick and Liza so they can all leave town to find safety.
Director: Stefan Schwartz | Stars: Kim Dickens, Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey
Votes: 7,596
33.
Life as a Mermaid (2016–2018)
Episode:
Potions and Other Magic
(2017)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
While Valerie must do all kinds of weird underwater magic to repair the mirror, Will takes Madison on a date, and the guys go out looking for a long-lost French oceanographer.
Director: Julia Alexa Miller | Stars: Taylor Huff, Marcella Di Pasquale, Maria Feist, Cambell Dodson