Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "saved-at-the-last-second"

1. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Drama

After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.

Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer

Votes: 697,726 | Gross: $718.73M

2. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.

Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg

Votes: 378,271 | Gross: $220.16M

3. The Three Musketeers (2011)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down-on-their-luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Milla Jovovich

Votes: 112,055 | Gross: $20.38M

4. The Postman (1997)

R | 177 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A nameless drifter dons a postman's uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in post-apocalyptic America.

Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams

Votes: 78,338 | Gross: $17.63M

5. Out of Time (I) (2003)

PG-13 | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Florida police chief must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion.

Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Denzel Washington, Sanaa Lathan, Eva Mendes, Dean Cain

Votes: 65,695 | Gross: $41.09M

6. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

R | 105 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.

Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie

Votes: 161,678 | Gross: $37.52M

7. Murder by Numbers (2002)

R | 115 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Two gifted high school students execute a perfect murder - then become engaged in an intellectual contest with a seasoned homicide detective.

Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt

Votes: 62,417 | Gross: $31.95M

8. Hard Rain (1998)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The partner and nephew of an armored-truck driver tries to prevent three million dollars from being taken by a gang during a catastrophic flooding caused by a severe storm.

Director: Mikael Salomon | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver

Votes: 37,310 | Gross: $19.82M

9. The Tournament (2009)

R | 95 min | Action, Thriller

A tournament is watched by dozens of wealthy men betting on which one of the 30 assassins will survive the next 24 hours "kill or die" and claim the USD10,000,000 prize. It takes place in an English town with plenty of CCTVs.

Director: Scott Mann | Stars: Ving Rhames, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Hu, Ian Somerhalder

Votes: 36,271

10. Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977)

Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Adventure, Horror

16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.

Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Susan Hemingway, William Berger, Herbert Fux, Ana Zanatti

Votes: 1,252

11. Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996 Video)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Our deadly leprechaun is in space to woo a beautiful princess who is impressed with his gold and desires to separate him from it.

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith | Stars: Warwick Davis, Brent Jasmer, Jessica Collins, Guy Siner

Votes: 8,721

12. Body Count (1986)

R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery

A group of teens are stalked and killed by a Shaman at a cursed camping site.

Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Bruce Penhall, Mimsy Farmer, David Hess, Luisa Maneri

Votes: 2,583

13. He Was a Quiet Man (2007)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

An unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.

Director: Frank A. Cappello | Stars: Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, William H. Macy, Michael DeLuise

Votes: 23,183

14. Hard Cash (2002)

R | 116 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Released from prison, an infamous thief and his new crew pull of a brilliant robbery but then become embroiled with a corrupt FBI agent when they discover the money is marked.

Director: Predrag Antonijevic | Stars: Christian Slater, Val Kilmer, Sara Downing, Vincent Laresca

Votes: 3,538

15. Famous Five (2012)

89 min | Adventure, Crime, Family

Five kids and a dog investigate the disappearance of a professor, uncovering a conspiracy involving criminals related to his alternative energy project; they attempt to rescue him from kidnappers.

Director: Mike Marzuk | Stars: Valeria Eisenbart, Quirin Oettl, Justus Schlingensiepen, Neele-Marie Nickel

Votes: 807

16. Fünf Freunde 4 (2015)

97 min | Adventure, Crime, Family

Bernhard, the father of Julian, Dick and Anne organized an exhibition to Egypt. Here, discover the friends after an attempted burglary an old gold amulet. So they fly with Elena, a ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Marzuk | Stars: Valeria Eisenbart, Quirin Oettl, Justus Schlingensiepen, Neele-Marie Nickel

Votes: 389

17. Ehtares min Alkhot (1984)

106 min | Comedy, Romance

Khousosi works for his late uncle's company and he's mad in love with his cousin Bolbola and wishes to marry her, but her mother is against it because she believes he's after the family's ... See full summary »

Director: Samir Seif | Stars: Adel Emam, Samir Sabri, Lebleba, Osama Abbas

Votes: 734

18. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (2002)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack and Mason search for location of the address found in Victor Drazen's confidential file. Palmer finally lets the press know about Keith's past. One of Drazen's goons closes in on Teri;... See full summary »

Director: Frederick King Keller | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, Sarah Clarke, Elisha Cuthbert

Votes: 1,752

19. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 2: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. (2003)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack and Sherry head to LA Coliseum to meet Peter Kingsley. Upon hearing evidence via the live audio feed, President Prescott aborts the air strike. David Palmer is reinstated as President, and speaks to the nation about the nuclear bomb.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Sarah Wynter, Elisha Cuthbert, Penny Johnson Jerald

Votes: 1,781

20. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 3: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (2004)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack and Chase corner Saunders' henchman Arthur Rabens in an active public school. Tony faces losing command of CTU and treason charges for saving Michelle. An emotionally broken President ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert, Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth

Votes: 1,494

21. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: Fogbound (1988)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

On a fogbound night haunted by a serial killer, a man plans to seek revenge on the woman he blames for his girlfriend's murder.

Director: Mark Sobel | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Kathleen Quinlan, Stephen Mendel, Jonathan Crombie

Votes: 115

22. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: In the Driver's Seat (1989)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An abrasive race driver has trouble adjusting to paralysis.

Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, David James Elliott, Greg Evigan, Nadine Van der Velde

Votes: 89

23. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: Prosecutor (1988)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A corrupt prosecutor pursues the death penalty in a homicide case.

Director: David Gelfand | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Parker Stevenson, Lawrence Dane, Robert Morelli

Votes: 89

24. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: User Deadly (1988)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A grumpy luddite detective facing retirement investigates a string of brutal serial killings committed by a sadistic computer freak.

Director: Allan King | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Peter Spence, Harry Guardino, Geordie Johnson

Votes: 85

25. Bad Girls (1999–2006)
Episode: Episode #7.9 (2005)

TV-14 | 70 min | Crime, Drama

Jim threatens to kill Di if she doesn't keep her mouth shut. Phyl and Bev make an unplanned break for it disrupting Buxton's day release. Sylvia and Malcolm are on their honeymoon in Spain.

Director: Lance Kneeshaw | Stars: Tracey Wilkinson, Jack Ellis, Stephanie Beacham, Orlessa Altass

Votes: 32

26. Batman Beyond (1999–2001)
Episode: Countdown (2001)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Zeta and Ro come to Gotham City, the android finds himself separated and manipulated by Mad Stan into one of his terrorist bombing schemes.

Director: Kyung Won Lim | Stars: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Henry Rollins, Diedrich Bader

Votes: 434

27. The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991)
Episode: Look for the Union Label (1991)

Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Barry joins his love interest, Danielle, and Black Jack on a journey to a remote village terrorized by an armed gang that wants their land. There, Black Jack falls for Rene, an activist lawyer. Logan tries using Barry's shares as currency.

Stars: Daniel Hugh Kelly, Steven Williams, Roma Downey, Bert Rosario

28. The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode: The Screaming Woman (1986)

TV-14 | 28 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

While playing in a seemingly deserted part of the local forest, little girl hears a woman screaming. Is she imagining it? Is it a ghost? No one believes her so she takes the matter into her own hands. Features Ray Bradbury in a cameo.

Director: Bruce Pittman | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Janet-Laine Green, Roger Dunn, Alan Scarfe

Votes: 287

29. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Redrum (2000)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man lives the most recent 5 days of his life backwards and finds out that he is the main suspect in the murder of his wife.

Director: Peter Markle | Stars: Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Joe Morton, Bellamy Young

Votes: 3,273

30. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode: Hostage Crisis (2009)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

To free crime lord Ziro the Hutt, bounty hunters seize control of the Senate Building and take hostages, unaware that Anakin Skywalker is still inside.

Director: Giancarlo Volpe | Stars: Corey Burton, Matt Lanter, Catherine Taber, Phil LaMarr

Votes: 3,942

31. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode: The Mandalore Plot (2010)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Firmly opposed to war, Duchess Satine of Mandalore heads the Council of Neutral Systems. Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates rumors of the resurgence of the so-called Death Watch on her planet.

Director: Kyle Dunlevy | Stars: Anna Graves, James Arnold Taylor, Corey Burton, Jon Favreau

Votes: 3,758

32. Sherlock (2010–2017)
Episode: The Blind Banker (2010)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mysterious symbols and murders are showing up all over London, leading Sherlock and John to a secret Chinese crime syndicate called Black Lotus.

Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Zoe Telford

Votes: 28,863

33. Sherlock (2010–2017)
Episode: The Great Game (2010)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mycroft needs Sherlock's help, but a remorseless criminal mastermind puts Sherlock on a distracting crime-solving spree via a series of hostage human bombs through which he speaks.

Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs

Votes: 29,433

34. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode: Assassin (2010)

TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Ahsoka receives visions about Aurra Sing attempting to assassinate Padmé Amidala and decides to accompany the Senator on a peace mission to Alderaan.

Director: Kyle Dunlevy | Stars: Ashley Eckstein, Catherine Taber, Matt Lanter, James Mathis III

Votes: 3,242

35. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Kill Shot (2011)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A case involving a sniper brings back memories for Beckett of her own shooting.

Director: David Barrett | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,511

36. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Always (2012)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The murder of a Latino army veteran ex-con, ex-Lobos-street gang member quickly links to a break-in in the late captain's home, to steal only and all his old police files, and yields the ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 2,881

37. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: In the Belly of the Beast (2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Beckett is recruited to assist on a Narcotics investigation, but a routine mission turns deadly when an undercover operation goes awry. To survive, Beckett must engage in a battle against ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,297

38. Star Wars: Rebels (2014–2018)
Episode: Spark of Rebellion (2014)

TV-Y7 | 42 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Ezra Bridger encounters the Ghost crew and joins them on a mission to free Wookiees from an Imperial Star Destroyer.

Directors: Dave Filoni, Steven G. Lee, Steward Lee | Stars: Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall, Freddie Prinze Jr., Tiya Sircar

Votes: 3,540

39. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: The CSI Effect (2014)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Russell and Finlay must confront a serial killer case from their past while working in Seattle when a copycat killer suddenly emerges in Las Vegas.

Director: Alec Smight | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 432

40. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Girls Gone Wilder (2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Brody, Sidle and Finlay try to relax at a forensics conference when a mass shooting occurs on site.

Director: Frank Waldeck | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 415

41. Gotham (2014–2019)
Episode: Rise of the Villains: Worse Than a Crime (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jim Gordon turns to Dangerous Allies for assistance when Bruce Wayne is abducted.

Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt | Stars: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Morena Baccarin

Votes: 3,685

42. Timeless (2016–2018)
Episode: The Murder of Jesse James (2017)

Not Rated | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After Flynn joins forces with an outlaw in the Old West, the team enlist the help of two lawmen to track them down.

Director: John F. Showalter | Stars: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Paterson Joseph

Votes: 1,485

43. Timeless (2016–2018)
Episode: The Kennedy Curse (2018)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Wyatt and Rufus bring a 17-year-old boy to the present when a mission goes awry.

Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Paterson Joseph

Votes: 1,394

44. Gotham (2014–2019)
Episode: A Dark Knight: The Sinking Ship the Grand Applause (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Bullock and Gordon try to track down someone who is key in Sofia's control over Gotham. Meanwhile, Penguin, Lee and Nygma enlist an unlikely ally as they seek revenge, and Selina asks Bruce... See full summary »

Director: Nick Copus | Stars: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Morena Baccarin

Votes: 2,129

45. Gotham (2014–2019)
Episode: A Dark Knight: One of My Three Soups (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Arkham's "finest" give Gordon and Bullock a run for their money, as they hatch a plan to escape the asylum. Meanwhile, Bruce devises his own strategy to thwart their plans. Also, Barbara gets an offer she can't refuse.

Director: Ben McKenzie | Stars: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Morena Baccarin

Votes: 2,084

46. Gotham (2014–2019)
Episode: Legend of the Dark Knight: The Beginning... (2019)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Bruce returns to Gotham for the opening of the new Wayne Tower; when Bullock is framed for a murder, Gordon begins to piece together a sinister plot targeting the city; a new figure emerges to be the hero Gotham needs.

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Morena Baccarin

Votes: 3,082

47. Better Call Saul (2015–2022)
Episode: Bagman (2020)

TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama

When a simple errand for a client goes sideways, Jimmy is pushed to the limit; Mike takes measures to contain the wrath of the cartel; Lalo gets an unexpected visitor.

Director: Vince Gilligan | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian

Votes: 27,150

48. The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode: Chapter 4: Sanctuary (2019)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The Mandalorian teams up with an ex-soldier to protect a farming village from raiders.

Director: Bryce Dallas Howard | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Julia Jones, Isla Farris

Votes: 29,295