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1. Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)
R | 80 min | Comedy, Horror
A sex-changed slasher returns as a camp counselor.
Director: Michael A. Simpson | Stars: Pamela Springsteen, Renée Estevez, Tony Higgins, Valerie Hartman
Votes: 13,359
2. American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002 Video)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
A girl named Rachael Newman has developed a taste for murder and will stop at nothing to become a college professor's assistant.
Director: Morgan J. Freeman | Stars: Mila Kunis, William Shatner, Geraint Wyn Davies, Robin Dunne
Votes: 17,864
3. Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021)
R | 114 min | Horror, Mystery
The origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever.
Director: Leigh Janiak | Stars: Kiana Madeira, Ashley Zukerman, Gillian Jacobs, Olivia Scott Welch
Votes: 63,591
4. The Minor (1974)
84 min | Comedy, Romance
Everyone want to be with a young cute girl, but she must find a real man for herself.
Director: Silvio Amadio | Stars: Gloria Guida, Rosemary Dexter, Marco Guglielmi, Luciano Roffi
Votes: 332
5. The Cremator (1969)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Set in Central Europe during World War II, a demented cremator believes cremation relieves earthly suffering and sets out to save the world.
Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlasta Chramostová, Jana Stehnová, Milos Vognic
Votes: 10,785
6. The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018)
TV-MA | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on real events, Francesc Boix is a Spaniard inmate in the Nazi concentration camp of Mauthausen in Austria who tries to save the evidences of the horrors committed inside its walls.
Director: Mar Targarona | Stars: Mario Casas, Richard van Weyden, Alain Hernández, Adrià Salazar
Votes: 12,563
7. 5 Card Stud (1968)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 4,410
8. Jack's Back (1988)
R | 97 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A serial killer in Los Angeles celebrates Jack the Ripper's 100th birthday by committing similar murders and only one has a chance of stopping him.
Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo
Votes: 4,089 | Gross: $0.49M
9. The Outsider (2002 TV Movie)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A western love story revolving around the forbidden love between a young widow from a Mennonite-like religious group and a cold-blooded gunslinger whom she takes into her home after he is wounded.
Director: Randa Haines | Stars: Tim Daly, Naomi Watts, Keith Carradine, David Carradine
Votes: 2,421
10. Madhouse (1974)
PG | 89 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
Director: Jim Clark | Stars: Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri
Votes: 4,518
11. Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
92 min | Horror, Comedy
Six scientists investigate a strange phenomenon at the creepy Headstone Manor, the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier that took the lives of 18 guests in one night.
Director: Ray Cameron | Stars: Kenny Everett, Vincent Price, Pamela Stephenson, Gareth Hunt
Votes: 2,765
12. Neon Maniacs (1986)
R | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A group of teenagers in San Francisco discover a nest of homicidal monsters living in a tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, but when they try to tell authorities, no one believes them.
Director: Joseph Mangine | Stars: Clyde Hayes, Leilani Sarelle, Donna Locke, Victor Brandt
Votes: 3,015
13. Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2017)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
5 high school students get Saturday detention. One tries to find her sister's killer. When hit by a computer virus, the school goes on lockdown and the killing continues.
Director: Ben Browder | Stars: Samantha Hanratty, Colby Arps, Sophia Ali, Erika Daly
Votes: 2,351
14. The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002 TV Movie)
100 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate after being told an heir's estate is plagued by a ghostly dog.
Director: David Attwood | Stars: Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart, Richard E. Grant, Matt Day
Votes: 2,633
15. Strangler vs. Strangler (1984)
96 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A mentally-disturbed flower seller starts killing young girls on the streets of Belgrade. While the frustrated police inspector is trying to stop him, an aspiring musician finds his life and work deeply intertwined with that of a killer.
Director: Slobodan Sijan | Stars: Tasko Nacic, Nikola Simic, Srdjan Saper, Sonja Savic
Votes: 4,350
16. Stoic (2009)
Not Rated | 91 min | Crime, Drama
A heated game of poker causes three men incarcerated for nonviolent offenses to brutalize their cellmate before taking drastic measures in order to cover up their crime.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Edward Furlong, Shaun Sipos, Sam Levinson, Steffen Mennekes
Votes: 2,883
17. Witness in the City (1959)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Seeking vengeance on his wife's former lover and assassin, a man sets in motion a string of killings.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Lino Ventura, Sandra Milo, Franco Fabrizi, Jacques Berthier
Votes: 864
18. In Darkness (2011)
R | 145 min | Drama, War
A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the German-occupied Polish city of Lvov.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Schrader
Votes: 11,161 | Gross: $1.04M
19. Wishcraft (2002)
R | 102 min | Horror
Bret, a smart but unsociable high school kid, receives a strange box in the mail. A note tells him it will give him three wishes, but just as his new life is beginning, someone is murdering the popular kids in strange, inventive ways.
Directors: Danny Graves, Richard Wenk | Stars: Michael Weston, Alexandra Holden, Huntley Ritter, Austin Pendleton
Votes: 2,060
20. Tranquille donne di campagna (1980)
91 min | Drama
Guido Maldini lives with his family in estate in the Po Valley countryside during the times of fascism. His violent temperament makes him hated by everyone and above all by his son who, seized by exasperation, tries in vain to kill him.
Director: Claudio Giorgi | Stars: Silvia Dionisio, Philippe Leroy, Carmen Scarpitta, Christian Borromeo
Votes: 201
21. A Full Day's Work (1973)
95 min | Comedy, Crime
A father plans to kill, in the same day, the nine members of the jury who had condemned his son to the death sentence.
Director: Jean-Louis Trintignant | Stars: Jacques Dufilho, Luce Marquand, Franco Pesce, Albin Guichard
Votes: 449
22. Picco (2010)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Kevin is new in youth prison. Due to over-occupancy he has to share a cell with Tommy, Andy and Marc. A partnership of convenience in a system where only the strong prevail and which is ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Koch | Stars: Constantin von Jascheroff, Joel Basman, Frederick Lau, Martin Kiefer
Votes: 769
23. The Ugliest Woman in the World (1999)
TV-MA | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
2012 Madrid DF. Lola Otero, the ugliest woman in the world, suffers the cruelty of the people until at 18 a surgery transforms her into a beauty. When the mutilated corpse of an old woman is discovered, it seems Lola as suspicious.
Director: Miguel Bardem | Stars: Elia Galera, Roberto Álvarez, Javivi, Héctor Alterio
Votes: 648
24. Victims (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Thriller
Lindsay and Spencer are a typical young couple, but their lives are changed forever after a violent home invasion. Now Lindsay finds herself a prisoner in her own home as her husband tortures the men responsible.
Directors: Chris Abell, Jeffrey B. Mallian | Stars: Katharine Isabelle, Christian Campbell, Sebastian Pigott, Julian Richings
Votes: 261
25. The Innocent Sleep (1995)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The young, bright, and decent London tramp Alan Terry (Rupert Graves) accidentally witnesses a mob execution. He gets away, but leaves enough evidence for them to come looking for him ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Michell | Stars: Oliver Cotton, Tony Bluto, Paul Brightwell, Michael Gambon
Votes: 369
26. Bastardi (2010)
81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The movie is firmly grounded in reality and shows what happens when the system fails. The story revolves around children from disadvantaged families. A tragedy occurs, spinning their ... See full summary »
Director: Petr Sícha | Stars: Tomás Magnusek, David Dolanský, Ladislav Potmesil, Ivana Buková
Votes: 236
27. Nero (1992)
100 min | Comedy, Crime
As a favor to his new girlfriend Francesca Federico visits her ex-lover's apartment and finds him dead. Desperately he tries to cover up the murder and attempts to get rid of the body which involves much more than he bargained for.
Director: Giancarlo Soldi | Stars: Sergio Castellitto, Chiara Caselli, Carlo Colnaghi, Luis Molteni
Votes: 156
28. Murder Is a Murder (1972)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Murder mystery involving a man and his relationship with twin sisters.
Director: Etienne Périer | Stars: Jean-Claude Brialy, Stéphane Audran, Robert Hossein, Michel Serrault
Votes: 282
29. 'Ctyri vrazdy stací, drahousku' (1971)
103 min | Comedy, Crime
Two criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance, got into the flat of shy high school teacher George Camel. As the number of victims sharply ... See full summary »
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Jirina Bohdalová, Iva Janzurová, Marie Rosulková
Votes: 789
30. The Hangman (1964)
12 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A town is doomed to endless torment by the Hangman, who continues to kill off the town one by one. As more die, the town becomes more and more in disarray as the gallow grew each day.
Directors: Les Goldman, Paul Julian | Star: Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 220
31. Death from Beyond (2006 Video)
37 min | Short, Horror
A young lady finds a mysterious amulet and is possessed by the evil Nefratis. When a struggling director assembles a crew in the same apartment to shoot a movie, Nefratis is awakened and her unstoppable reign of terror begins.
Director: James Panetta | Stars: Trisha Hershberger, Sarah Marie Muhl, James Panetta, Chris Ryons
Votes: 99
32. Seven Pistols for a Gringo (1966)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
Director: Juan Xiol | Stars: Gérard Landry, Bruno Piergentili, Alberto Farnese, Juan Manuel Simón
Votes: 15
33. Prípad pro malíre (2016 TV Movie)
70 min | Crime
Director: Lucie Belohradská | Stars: Viktor Preiss, David Matásek, Jaromír Dulava, Marek Adamczyk
Votes: 28
34. Rotary (2017)
11 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
In 1968, a young babysitter's evening is interrupted by strange and unsettling occurrences.
Director: Lorenzo P. Adams | Stars: Emma Fawkes, David Michael Goldberg, Hunter Ott, Geoffrey Boggs
Votes: 57
35.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
A Little Murder
(2002)
TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A dwarf is found dead, hanged in an auditorium during an annual convention for little people. Working on a case of murder during a home invasion, Catherine is attacked by the perpetrator while processing the scene.
Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 860
36.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Blood & Roses
(1988)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Gina becomes a little too close to mobster Frank Mosca in an attempt to take him down.
Director: George Mendeluk | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 316
37.
State Trooper (1956–1959)
Episode:
The Patient Skeleton
(1959)
30 min | Drama
When a runaway truck accidentally strikes an old mansion, a human skeleton--long hidden inside a wall--are revealed.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Rod Cameron, DeForest Kelley, Charles Aidman, Ian Wolfe
Votes: 11
38.
Thriller (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Guilty Men
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A mobster tries to get his syndicate out of the narcotics business, but his mouthpiece lawyer half-unwittingly betrays him to a rival.
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Boris Karloff, Everett Sloane, Jay C. Flippen, Frank Silvera
Votes: 186
39.
Aashram (2020–2024)
Episode:
Chhadma - Vesh
(2020)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
After getting what he craves the most, baba is impressed with Babita and he makes sure to show it. He orders the Sadhvi mata to let Babita perform the morning aarti every day. On the other ... See full summary »
Stars: Bobby Deol, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Aditi Sudhir Pohankar, Darshan Kumaar
Votes: 108
40.
Bozí mlýny (2021– )
Episode:
Provaz
(2021)
57 min | Comedy, Crime
Director: Jan Hrebejk | Stars: Martin Mysicka, Vincent Navrátil, Eliska Krenková, Robert Nebrenský
Votes: 14
41.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Master Class
(2010)
TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gifted young pianist with emotional issues is in competition with other young talents for a scholarship in a prestigious private musical academy.
Director: Renny Rye | Stars: John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson
Votes: 883
42.
Born to Kill? (2005– )
Episode:
Donald Neilson: The Black Panther
(2013)
45 min | Documentary, Crime
Folks rightfully fear the worst when evidence links the kidnapper of a young heiress in 1975 to The Black Panther, Britain's foremost public enemy.
Director: Greg Goff | Stars: Christopher Slade, Tony Bishop, Barrington Black, Bob Booth
Votes: 22
43.
Before We Die (2017–2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2017)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A police officer conducting an undercover investigation of a motorcycle club disappears.
Director: Simon Kaijser | Stars: Marie Richardson, Magnus Krepper, Sofia Papadimitriou Ledarp, Sara Jangfeldt
Votes: 236
44.
Bohéma (2017)
Episode:
Vyhrát za kazdou cenu
(2017)
TV-PG | 79 min | Biography, Drama, History
On a barricade, together with other citizens,Stepánek, Havel, Vávra, Drda, or Vítezslav Nezval were on it. And because they are Bohemians, they take a sip of wine for courage. A German tank... See full summary »
Director: Robert Sedlácek | Stars: Michal Dlouhý, Vladimír Javorský, Jaroslav Plesl, Sasa Rasilov
Votes: 9
45.
Condor (2018–2020)
Episode:
A Good Patriot
(2018)
TV-MA | 48 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
News of the massacre at IEP spreads. Bob seeks an ally after learning that he must remove himself from the operation to find Joe. Reuel questions Mae's knowledge of Sam's recent behavior.
Director: Lawrence Trilling | Stars: Max Irons, William Hurt, Leem Lubany, Angel Bonanni
Votes: 590