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1. Monkey Man (2024)
R | 121 min | Action, Thriller
An anonymous young man unleashes a campaign of vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systematically victimize the poor and powerless.
Director: Dev Patel | Stars: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Jatin Malik
Votes: 34,648
2. House of Ninjas (2024– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The Tawara family, the last shinobi clan. It had abandoned its roots after an incident in the past, but now the family must take on the greatest crisis in Japanese history, one that threatens to shake the nation to its core.
Stars: Kento Kaku, Yôsuke Eguchi, Tae Kimura, Nobuko Miyamoto
Votes: 6,039
3. Onward (I) (2020)
PG | 102 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In a magical world full of technological advances, elven brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot set out on an adventure to resurrect their late father for a day.
Director: Dan Scanlon | Stars: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer
Votes: 170,135 | Gross: $61.56M
4. Kalki 2898 AD (2024)
Action, Adventure, Drama | Completed
A modern-day avatar of Vishnu, a Hindu god, who is believed to have descended to earth to protect the world from evil forces.
Director: Nag Ashwin | Stars: Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone
5. Wynonna Earp (2016–2021)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Battling demons and other creatures with her unique abilities and a posse of dysfunctional allies, Wyatt Earp's great great-granddaughter Wynonna is the only thing that can bring the paranormal to justice.
Stars: Melanie Scrofano, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Katherine Barrell
Votes: 24,813
6. The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
G | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter Arrietty is discovered.
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Stars: Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Mirai Shida
Votes: 104,469 | Gross: $19.20M
7. Thank You, Next (2024– )
Comedy, Romance | Completed
After going through the pain of her first love, which ended in betrayal Leyla Taylan a successful lawyer became the representative of the famous third wife, Tuba Tepelioglu, in a case considered the "divorce case of the year".
Stars: Serenay Sarikaya, Metin Akdülger, Boran Kuzum, Meric Aral
8. Jupiter's Legacy (2021)
TV-MA | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The first generation of superheroes has kept the world safe for nearly a century. Now their children must live up to their legacy in an epic drama that spans decades and navigates the dynamics of family, power and loyalty.
Stars: Josh Duhamel, Ben Daniels, Leslie Bibb, Andrew Horton
Votes: 41,049
9. Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (2021–2023)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha is a teenaged wunderkind juggling her teenager life with an early medical career.
Stars: Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Emma Meisel, Matthew Sato, Wes Tian
Votes: 3,311
10. Shangri-La Frontier (2023–2024)
25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
High schooler Rakuro loves beating bad games. But can he discover all the secrets hidden in a best-selling VR game?
Stars: Yuma Uchida, Eric Vale, Azumi Waki, Rina Hidaka
Votes: 1,764
11. Maya and the Three (2021)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Short, Action
A Mesoamerican warrior princess embarks on a quest to recruit three legendary fighters to help save the world of gods and humankind.
Stars: Zoe Saldana, Jorge R. Gutiérrez, Dee Bradley Baker, Sandra Equihua
Votes: 5,002
12. Blade of the 47 Ronin (2022)
R | 107 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Ancient Japanese Ronin warriors set 300 years after 47 Ronin, in a modern-day world where Samurai clans exist in complete secrecy.
Director: Ron Yuan | Stars: Anna Akana, Mark Dacascos, Teresa Ting, Mike Moh
Votes: 1,859
13. Hero Return (2020– )
24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Hailed as the first true superhero in human history, "Zero" disappeared silently after five years of struggle.
Votes: 166
14. Devil's Promise (2022– )
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
When a happily married Egyptian man and an American widow are both cheated by the devil, with devastating consequences, they join forces and set out to beat Iblis at his own game.
Stars: Paula Patton, Amr Youssef, Ahmed Magdy, Fathi Abdulwahhab
Votes: 299
15. John Paul Jones (1959)
126 min | Action, Biography, History
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
Director: John Farrow | Stars: Robert Stack, Marisa Pavan, Charles Coburn, Erin O'Brien
Votes: 1,436
16. Cat's Eye
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Three sisters run a café by day, and moonlight as notorious art thieves.
Stars: Camille Lou, Carole Bouquet, Constance Labbé, Cindy Bruna
17. EarthBound (1994 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Ness, a boy from Onett, Eagleland, teams up with new friends to defeat an Evil Destroyer named Giygas. During the epic pursuits, Ness and his allies attempt to find the sacred Eight Melodies.
Director: Shigesato Itoi | Stars: Shigesato Itoi, Yukari Saito, Hirokazu Koyano, Etsuko Kawano
Votes: 1,220
18. Ruby Jean and Joe (1996 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 99 min | Drama, Western
The elderly and fading rodeo-rider Joe Wade (Tom Selleck) picks up the young female hitchhiker Ruby Jean (Rebekah Johnson). Even though that Joe is constantly being corrected by Ruby Jean ... See full summary »
Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Tom Selleck, Rebekah Johnson, JoBeth Williams, Ben Johnson
Votes: 374
19. Legend of the Supreme Soldier (2023– )
Animation, Action, Adventure
Ye Chong was a denizen of tr*sh Planet-12. On one fateful day, he discovered a treasure that would forever alter his destiny from a pile of junk - Mu Shang, an unknown machine with ... See full summary »
21. Hotel Sorrento (1995)
R | 112 min | Drama
Meg (Caroline Goodall), Pippa (Tara Morice), and Hilary (Caroline Gillmer) are sisters who grew up in Sorrento, Australia. Meg, who has lived in England for ten years, has just written a ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Caroline Goodall, Caroline Gillmer, Tara Morice, Joan Plowright
Votes: 344 | Gross: $0.09M
22. As You Like It (I) (2019)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After the overthrowing of Duke Senior by his tyrannical brother, Senior's daughter Rosalind disguises herself as a man and sets out to find her banished father while also counseling her clumsy suitor Orlando in the art of wooing.
Director: Carlyle Stewart | Stars: Geoffrey Anderson, Tui Asau, Tom Bower, Branton Box
Votes: 57
23. Kunoichi (2014 Video)
147 min | Thriller
Director: Kitorune Kawaguchi | Stars: Julia Kyoka, Manabu Horio, Kunio Katayama, Toshiki Saeyama
Votes: 9
24. Cowboy (1983 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Western
A man from the city returns to his small home town in the countryside to live like a farmer. He finds couple of friends among the locals, but people running the town want his land.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: James Brolin, Ted Danson, George DiCenzo, Robert Keith
Votes: 78
25. The Directive (2019)
113 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
One year after a catastrophic pandemic wipes out most of humanity, a lone survivor embarks on a journey to find Safe Zone 57 with the help of a broken robot.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Kyle Abraham, Paul Askedall, Nicholas Winand, Hashim Gari
Votes: 1,315
26. Question Mark (2011)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
A story of interconnecting lives in modern day Semarang, all struggling with the differences of their faiths.
Director: Hanung Bramantyo | Stars: Reza Rahadian, Revalina S. Temat, Agus Kuncoro, Endhita
Votes: 293
27. The Kid (I) (2015)
49 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A distraught mother abandons her baby boy. An unsuspecting tramp finds the child and cares for him. A father's love drives him to protect the kid.
Director: David Scott Heck | Stars: David Scott Heck, Emily Neves, Isaiah Heck, Kevin Sechelski
Votes: 49
28. Iron Monk (2012 Video)
4 min | Short, Action
Haunted by memories of his past that leave him unable to practice kung fu, an ex-Shaolin Monk lives quietly in London's Chinatown. When an impulsive young British shopkeeper comes to him ... See full summary »
Directors: Jason Ninh Cao, Mat Sunderland | Stars: Zara Phythian, Hon Ping Tang, Dave Wong, Silvio Simac
Votes: 37
29. The King of Blaze (2018– )
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Drama
It tells a story about Zhong Tian, The King of Blaze of Shenyu who came to the man's world to save his home.
Stars: Chen Bo-lin, Tian Jing
Votes: 22
30. Ava (XVII)
Short, Drama, Thriller | Filming
This short film tells the story of Ava. A girl in her mid teens struggling with the loss her mother and the heartbreaking betrayal of her once close friends. At a time when Ava needs ... See full summary »
Director: Lee McPartlin | Stars: Holly Bradley, Greg Quigley, Cian Colbert, Noelle Clarke
31. Donald and the Wheel (1961)
Approved | 17 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There follows a survey of the progress of ... See full summary »
Director: Hamilton Luske | Stars: Bill Cole, Bill Lee, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith
Votes: 301
32. Northern Lights (2016)
54 min | Drama, Romance
As Emma approaches adulthood, she tries to live an ordinary life and keep up with her late mother's expectations. However, her anxiety weighs over her, stopping her from enjoying the last few youthful years.
Director: Nicholas Connor | Stars: Gemma Paige North, Rhys Cadman, Katherine Quinn, Carole Griffiths
Votes: 60
33. Last Chancers (2020)
78 min | Comedy, Crime
Flynn finds himself thousands of pounds in debt to a veteran gangster due to his old friend Aiden's irresponsible behaviour, in this Indie Comedy set in Gloucestershire, UK.
Director: Phil Stubbs | Stars: Ellis J. Wells, Harry Dyer, Lisa Ronaghan, Brian Croucher
Votes: 36
34. Alison (V) (2015)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An overburdened and depressed teenage girl's life falls apart and she escapes into a formidable world of dreams. Will she succumb to the madness or learn something about herself?
Director: J.L. Carrozza | Stars: Kendahl Light, Jacob Schwartz, Holly Schaff, Aria David
Votes: 30
35. Freedom on the Range (2022 TV Special)
TV-G | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A celebration of the frontier spirit, this special highlights five of the legendary Black cowboys who helped tame the Old West. Today, these heroes inspire a new generation of cowboys and ranchers who keep that spirit alive and well.
Stars: Havon Baraka, Jamie B. Cline, Phillip-Charlie Daniell, David Floryan
Votes: 12
36. The Brand Inspector
Crime | Announced
Modern day western gold heist movie.
Stars: Boots Southerland, Carla-Rae, Luke Peckinpah, Eric Swansick
37. You Are My Answer (2019)
45 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A story that follows the romantic entanglements between the experienced head of the major crimes division and a young quirky screenwriter.
Stars: Xiaodong Guo, Sookie Pan, Jinyan Wu, Shunran Zhao
38. Shi Cha Hai (2020)
Drama, Family
On three generations of the Zhuang family who live in a Shicha Hai Hutong in central Beijing.
Stars: Cuifen Cao, Marc Philip Goodman, Xiaotong Guan, Yiming Lian
39. The Forest Ranger (1956 TV Movie)
23 min | Adventure
Adventures of Will Roberts, a U.S. Forest Ranger living the San Bernadino Mountains of California with his young son.
Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Dick Foran, Adam Kennedy, John Dehner, Dabbs Greer
40. William's Witches (2016)
16 min | Short
The three witches who inspired Shakespeare to write "Macbeth" find themselves at a present-day crossroad when one of them faces an existential crisis.
Director: Joel Thompson | Stars: Tracy Huddlestun, Kathryn Hein, Kelly Carlin, Annabelle Riley
41. Imposter (I)
Thriller | Announced
Plot unknown.
Director: Marc Selz | Stars: Bob Farster, Nikki Taylor Melton
42. Kafe souru (2009)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
A freelance reporter comes to the aid of a humble confection shop criminally threatened by land developers and weakened by distant family ties.
Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: Jeong-hoon Kim, Takumi Saitô, Kim Dong-wook, Seong-min Choi
Votes: 58
43. Justice in Unity: Redux (2023 Video Game)
M | Crime, Drama, Horror
A French-American police detective and a Victorian-era psychiatrist must face their inner demons, but little do they realize that not every choice they make is their own, as something less than human watches from the dark.
Director: Noëlle McHenry | Stars: Vincent Fallow, Robyn Rybnik, Shawn McClurg, Phoenix Emrys
44. CyberThreat (2021 Video Game)
Adventure
Director: Conor McKenna | Stars: Zeno Robinson, Elsie Lovelock, Courtney Lin, Ben Balmaceda
45. The Troubling of Social Media (2022)
Not Rated | 28 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Edgar, a young man in his 20s goes on social media everyday. He lives and breathes Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat. Edgar soon questions the meaning of the platforms and any kind of use for it.
Director: Ethan Trinh | Star: Ethan Trinh
46. Social Media Ruined My Life (2022)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Edgar returns for a second time to discuss his problems with social media, soon finding something help him with that dilemma.
Director: Ethan Trinh | Star: Ethan Trinh
47. Shanghai: Urban Odyssey (2009 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Jakob Montrasio created this 20-minute video odyssey of Shanghai's streets and highways. The film was shot from a bus deck and the sidecar of a Changjiang Motor Bike. The extraordinary ... See full summary »
Director: Jakob Montrasio
48. Nuclear Family (2011)
28 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A darkly comedic tale of a dysfunctional modern affluent American family weaving themes of belonging, artistic passion, and the importance of family.
Director: Dominic Mercurio | Stars: Joseph Stricker, James Allen Brewer, Keely Dervin, Julia Prager
Votes: 7
49. Kishin Hishou Demonbane (2006 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A direct sequel to Zanma Taisei Demonbane, the title loosely translates to "Flight of the Machine God Demonbane". Unlike the original, players can control the actions of the titular machine Demonbane in battle.
Director: Jin Haganeya | Stars: Kentarô Itô, Rie Kanda, Ryôtarô Okiayu, Junko Asami
50.
Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode:
Gather Ye Acorns
(1986)
Not Rated | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Jonathan Quick, the bane of his practical parents' existence, takes an ancient tree troll's advice to pack up his treasured comic-book collection and follow his heart. And so, fifty years later..
Director: Norman Reynolds | Stars: Mark Hamill, David Rappaport, Lois De Banzie, Mary Jo Deschanel
Votes: 384