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1. Get Out (I) (2017)

R | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.

Director: Jordan Peele | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener

Votes: 700,483 | Gross: $176.04M

2. The Hangover (2009)

R | 100 min | Comedy

Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.

Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Ed Helms

Votes: 848,797 | Gross: $277.32M

3. Hostel (2005)

R | 94 min | Horror

Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.

Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson, Barbara Nedeljakova

Votes: 191,385 | Gross: $47.33M

4. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery

Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.

Directors: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard, Bob Griffin

Votes: 286,469 | Gross: $140.54M

5. Tolkien (2019)

PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Tolkien's novels were inspired by his mom's storytelling, falling in love with another orphan, Edith, forming a brotherhood with 3 other misfits at school, the trench war of WWI and later telling stories to his own kids.

Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi

Votes: 46,779 | Gross: $4.54M

6. The Song of Names (2019)

PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, Music, Mystery

Several years after his childhood friend, a violin prodigy, disappears on the eve of his first solo concert, an Englishman travels throughout Europe to find him.

Director: François Girard | Stars: Eddie Izzard, Gerran Howell, Stanley Townsend, Amy Sloan

Votes: 5,334

7. Gor (1987)

PG | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

American professor Tarl Cabot is transported via a magical ring to planet Gor, where he must help an oppressed country overthrow its evil king and his barbarian henchmen.

Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Urbano Barberini, Rebecca Ferratti, Jack Palance, Paul L. Smith

Votes: 2,348

8. The Confession (2013 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama

Based on the novel by New York Times best-selling author Beverly Lewis, "The Confession" is the continuing story of Katie Lapp, a young Amish woman who goes on a journey in search of her ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Landon Jr. | Stars: Katie Leclerc, Sherry Stringfield, Adrian Paul, Steve Boles

Votes: 824

9. Eegah (1962)

Unrated | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Teenagers stumble across a prehistoric caveman, who goes on a rampage.

Director: Arch Hall Sr. | Stars: Arch Hall Jr., Marilyn Manning, Richard Kiel, Arch Hall Sr.

Votes: 6,135

10. The Big Bang (2010)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

A private detective is hired to find a missing stripper. A simple job turns complicated when everyone he questions ends up dead.

Director: Tony Krantz | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Thomas Kretschmann, William Fichtner, Sienna Guillory

Votes: 7,397

11. Ever After High: Way Too Wonderland (2015 TV Movie)

TV-G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

With the Storybook of Legends still in Wonderland, Raven attempts to teleport her friends there despite still getting the hand of her powers. Apple, Raven, Briar, Lizzie, Kitty and Maddie ... See full summary »

Directors: Mike Csunyoscka, Dan Fraga | Stars: Robbie Daymond, Jonquil Goode, Kate Higgins, Delaney Moline

Votes: 497

12. Hanii (2018)

105 min | Drama, Romance

Nao is normally shy at school. It is a surprise when Taiga propositions her for a date and eventual marriage. Nao means to say 'no,' but says 'yes' instead not knowing how to reject such a ... See full summary »

Director: Kôji Shintoku | Stars: Shô Hirano, Yûna Taira, Nana Asakawa, Kaho Mizutani

Votes: 405

13. Don't Give Up on Us (2006)

113 min | Drama, Romance

Abby thinks she has everything under control until her best friend Sabina walks out of her own bridal shower weeks before her wedding to Abby's younger brother Samuel. With a cassette tape ... See full summary »

Director: Joyce Bernal | Stars: Judy Ann Santos, Piolo Pascual, Hilda Koronel, Rio Locsin

Votes: 96

14. Devil's Night (2015)

80 min | Horror, Thriller

On the night before Halloween, four high school friends choose to bail on the big costume party in favor of some holiday vandalizing, a choice with dire consequences.

Director: Nathan Bucar | Stars: Massimo Lista, Joe Grimes, Will McMahon, Barret Hackney

Votes: 172

15. The Tent (2019)

14 min | Short, Horror

A mid day trail run seemed like the perfect way to spend her day off, until a strange encounter with a tent ensued.

Directors: Bryan C. Goff, Rene Rivas | Stars: Marla Robison, Ciarra Newman, Ryan Ashley, Daniel Prejs

Votes: 66

16. Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996–2000)
Episode: Tarzan and the White Pebble (2000)

TV-G | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Tarzan saves an old seer from drowning. He turns out to be a powerful trickster, and challenges Tarzan to fetch him a pebble from the place of introspection. Themba tries to teach kids Latin, but all they want to hear about is Tarzan.

Director: Mark Roper | Stars: Joe Lara, Aaron Seville, Jerry Mofokeng, Jocelyn Broderick

Votes: 14

17. The Adventurer (1972–1974)
Episode: Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1972)

26 min | Adventure

The Adventurer goes in search of a missing friend and plunges into a web of danger and intruders.

Director: Val Guest | Stars: Gene Barry, Barry Morse, Sandor Elès, Anouska Hempel

Votes: 11

18. The Tripods (1984–1985)
Episode: Travel (1985)

TV-PG | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

On their way to The Games, via river barge, a suspected plague on board threatens the mission of the boys. Will runs into trouble searching for the captain while ashore.

Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: John Shackley, Ceri Seel, Jim Baker, Robin Hayter

Votes: 44

19. The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode: Slimer, Come Home (1986)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Slimer leaves home after Peter yells at him for eating Winston's birthday cake, and the Ghostbusters set out to find him. But more problems arise when Egon discovers a poltergeist feeding ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Raynis | Stars: Arsenio Hall, Maurice LaMarche, Lorenzo Music, Laura Summer

Votes: 178

20. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode: Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes? (1971)

TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama

On his way to the liquor store, Linc is mugged and hit over the head. When he comes to, he wanders around in a daze, unable to remember who he is or what he was doing.

Director: George McCowan | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews

Votes: 38

21. Ju-on: Origins (2020)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2020)

TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Things change for Kiyomi and her attackers after the incident at the abandoned house. Tetsuya's psychic mother reaches out to Haruka.

Director: Shô Miyake | Stars: Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yuina Kuroshima, Ririka, Koki Osamura

Votes: 380

22. Johnny Midnight (1960)
Episode: The Switchback Murder (1960)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Johnny goes undercover in Spanish Harlem to find his friend Lupo, who vanished while busting an immigrant extortion scam. Johnny must work fast, because the police are also searching for Lupo--to charge him with murder.

Director: John English | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Arthur Batanides, Miriam Colon, Alberto Morin

23. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.4471 (2012)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: Michael Owen Morris | Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Hetti Bywater, Alex Francis, Jacqueline Jossa

24. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers (2016)

TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

American scientists, working without oversight in an obscure laboratory in a backwater town, have managed to bring about the total destruction of mankind.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 27,268

25. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street (2016)

TV-14 | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Mike hides the mysterious girl in his house. Joyce gets a strange phone call.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 24,151

26. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly (2016)

TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An increasingly concerned Nancy looks for Barb and finds out what Jonathan's been up to. Joyce is convinced Will is trying to talk to her.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 23,995