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1. The Terror (2018–2025)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
Supernatural, semihistorical, horror anthology series, where each season is inspired by a different infamous or mysterious real life historical tragedy.
Stars: Jared Harris, Derek Mio, Tobias Menzies, Kiki Sukezane
Votes: 51,376
2. Air Force One (1997)
R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Communist radicals hijack Air Force One with the U.S. President and his family on board. The Vice President negotiates from Washington D.C., while the President, a veteran, fights to rescue the hostages on board.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson
Votes: 210,118 | Gross: $172.96M
3. Belfast (2021)
PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan
Votes: 92,384
4. Violent Night (2022)
R | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo, Alex Hassell
Votes: 99,087 | Gross: $50.06M
5. Game Over, Man! (2018)
TV-MA | 101 min | Action, Comedy
Three friends are on the verge of getting their video game financed when their benefactor is taken hostage by terrorists.
Director: Kyle Newacheck | Stars: Adam Devine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, Chloe Bridges
Votes: 33,263
6. Sisters (1972)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, William Finley
Votes: 20,688 | Gross: $0.35M
7. First Kill (2017)
R | 97 min | Action, Thriller
A Wall Street broker is forced to evade a police chief investigating a bank robbery as he attempts to recover the stolen money in exchange for his son's life.
Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Bruce Willis, Hayden Christensen, Ty Shelton, Megan Leonard
Votes: 12,442
8. Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009 Video)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
Van Wilder starts his freshman year at Coolidge College and embarks on an adventure to land the campus hottie and liberate his school from sexual oppression and party dysfunction.
Director: Harvey Glazer | Stars: Jonathan Bennett, Shaun Bowman, Kristin Cavallari, Kurt Fuller
Votes: 15,125
9. Trojan War (1997)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Romance
Brad is about to hook up with the girl of his dreams, but runs into a problem, no condom. So Brad sets out into the night to find one, running into many obstacles along the way, while not knowing his best friend, Leah is in love with him.
Director: George Huang | Stars: Will Friedle, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Marley Shelton, Danny Masterson
Votes: 6,641 | Gross: $0.00M
10. The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
PG-13 | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A psychotic big game hunter deliberately strands a luxury yacht on a remote island, where he begins to hunt its passengers for sport.
Directors: Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks, Robert Armstrong
Votes: 14,011 | Gross: $0.97M
11. Extraction (II) (2015)
R | 82 min | Action, Thriller
A former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists. When his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved, he launches his own rescue operation.
Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Bruce Willis, Kellan Lutz, Gina Carano, D.B. Sweeney
Votes: 12,027
12. Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007 Video)
R | 79 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
Several years after Sara and Eddie escaped the former asylum and its inmates, Ariel, Sara's sister, visits the house looking for answers and the truth behind her sister's insane claims about what happened inside it.
Director: Víctor Garcia | Stars: Amanda Righetti, Cerina Vincent, Erik Palladino, Tom Riley
Votes: 10,594
13. Fist of the North Star (1986)
Not Rated | 110 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a post-nuclear hellscape, a master of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken" allies with two kids and an expert in "Nanto Suicho-Ken" to battle the tyrants who kidnapped his lover.
Director: Toyoo Ashida | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Yuriko Yamamoto, Kenji Utsumi, Chikao Ôtsuka
Votes: 7,292
14. The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan (2019 Video Game)
M | 227 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Four friends and their captain set sail on a holiday diving trip to find a rumored WWII wreck, but as the day unfolds, a storm rolls in and soon their trip changes into something much more sinister.
Director: Tom Heaton | Stars: Shawn Ashmore, Ayisha Issa, Arielle Palik, Chris Sandiford
Votes: 3,464
15. Knight Rider 2000 (1991 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In the future, guns are banned and criminals are frozen for the duration of their sentences. A recent spate of killings involving handguns brings Michael Knight back to fight for justice, ... See full summary »
Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Susan Norman, Carmen Argenziano
Votes: 3,534
16. Will Penny (1967)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Aging cowboy Will Penny gets a line camp job on a large cattle spread and finds his isolated cabin is already occupied by an abandoned woman traveler and her young son.
Director: Tom Gries | Stars: Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Donald Pleasence, Lee Majors
Votes: 5,254
17. The Boys Club (1996)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
In Ontario, Canada, three fourteen-year-old boys, Kyle, Brad and Eric are forced to perform an ordeal when they find a wounded mysterious fugitive named Luke, who has a gun and claiming to be a cop, has taken a hiding in their clubhouse.
Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Chris Penn, Dominic Zamprogna, Stuart Stone, Devon Sawa
Votes: 1,345
18. Deceptions (1985– )
Not Rated | 181 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Twin sisters trade places with unexpected results.
Stars: Stefanie Powers, Barry Bostwick, Jeremy Brett, James Faulkner
Votes: 617
19. Three in the Attic (1968)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
When three coeds discover that the campus Casanova is dating them all at once, they lock him up in an attic and take turns having sex with him... to drain the stud of his potency.
Director: Richard Wilson | Stars: Christopher Jones, Judy Pace, Yvette Mimieux, Maggie Thrett
Votes: 538
20. Moonshine County Express (1977)
PG | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When a hillbilly moonshiner is murdered by a powerful competitor, his tough three daughters discover a stash of prohibition whiskey and start undercutting their father's killer's business, with help from a local race car driver.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: John Saxon, Susan Howard, William Conrad, Morgan Woodward
Votes: 494
21. The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Inspector Wens moves into a Paris boarding house to catch a serial killer.
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Suzy Delair, Jean Tissier, Pierre Larquey
Votes: 3,644
22. The Black Bird (1975)
PG | 110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The son of famous detective Sam Spade carries on the family tradition of getting involved with the Maltese Falcon - and with the people who will stop at nothing, including murder, to get it.
Director: David Giler | Stars: George Segal, Stéphane Audran, Lionel Stander, Lee Patrick
Votes: 624
23. Sólo mía (2001)
100 min | Drama
A woman meets a charming man and falls in love, they get married and start a family. As they age and have children, the man's becomes violent and abusive.
Director: Javier Balaguer | Stars: Sergi López, Paz Vega, Elvira Mínguez, Alberto Jiménez
Votes: 659
24. Lies and Deception (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Thriller, Drama, Mystery
A private investigator helps a woman uncover the secret life of her dead husband.
Director: Louis Bélanger | Stars: Mädchen Amick, Andrew W. Walker, Joseph Kell, Ellen Dubin
Votes: 558
25. The Man Behind the Gun (1953)
Approved | 82 min | Western
An undercover government agent battles insurrectionists whose want Southern California to secede and become a slave state.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Randolph Scott, Patrice Wymore, Dick Wesson, Philip Carey
Votes: 797
26. Marvel Knights: Eternals (2014– )
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Medical student Mark Curry's world is turned upside down when he meets Ike Harris, a man who believes that he is part of a centuries-old race of super-powered beings put here on Earth by ... See full summary »
Stars: Heather Doerksen, Sebastian Spence, Kirby Morrow, Sam Vincent
Votes: 261
27. Maya (I) (2018)
107 min | Drama, Romance
The film follows a 30-year-old man named Gabriel, a French war reporter who was taken to hostage in Syria and then heads to India after months in captivity.
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve | Stars: Roman Kolinka, Aarshi Banerjee, Alex Descas, Judith Chemla
Votes: 691
28. Clue II: Murder in Disguise (1987 Video)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Sequel to the live action VHS version of Parker Brothers' classic board game 'Clue' (or 'Cluedo'). The characters from the game are now on the run from an Interpol inspector because of all the crimes they've committed.
Director: Ed Buffman | Stars: Betty Lee Bogue, Mara Clark, Walter Covell, Michael Dell'Orto
Votes: 56
29. The Lightship (1985)
PG-13 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Robert Duvall, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michal Skolimowski, Tom Bower
Votes: 1,062
30. Rattlesnakes (2019)
85 min | Thriller
Robert McQueen's day takes a turn for the worst when he is held hostage and accused by three vengeful husbands of sleeping with their wives.
Director: Julius Amedume | Stars: Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jack Coleman, Kathleen McClellan, Jay Acovone
Votes: 511
31. Yellow Rock (2011)
R | 89 min | Western
Five men ride into the eerie town of Yellow Rock, hoping to rescue a family member and his lost boy.
Director: Nick Vallelonga | Stars: Michael Biehn, James Russo, Lenore Andriel, Michael Spears
Votes: 580
32. Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair (1990 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 180 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The story of the hijacking of the Italian luxury liner Achille Lauro by four Palestinians.
Director: Alberto Negrin | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Eva Marie Saint, Renzo Montagnani, Joseph Nasser
Votes: 273
33. The Awakening (1995 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama, Romance
Sara lives in a small town where everybody knows everybody and her life is an open book. Left with the care of her family home, she has trouble meeting the mortgage payments and her ... See full summary »
Director: George Bloomfield | Stars: Cynthia Geary, David Beecroft, Sheila McCarthy, Maurice Godin
Votes: 338
34. High Tide (1947)
Approved | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A fast-moving automobile fails to make a sharp turn of the highway from Malibu to Los Angeles. It overturns and its occupants, Tim Slade, Newspaper man turned private investigator, and Hugh... See full summary »
Director: John Reinhardt | Stars: Lee Tracy, Don Castle, Julie Bishop, Anabel Shaw
Votes: 641
35. Brothers of War (2015)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, War
With the world on the brink of WWII, a violent rivalry over the same woman tears two brothers apart. Seeking redemption, the younger brother escapes to the front lines of battle.
Director: Mike Carter | Stars: Rory Finn, Daniel Attwell, Fiona Bruce, Gordon Winter
Votes: 318
36. Midnight Sex Run (2015)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two men are sent on a quest to save their dads in 24 hours.
Directors: Ted Beck, Jordan Kessler | Stars: Jordan Kessler, Ted Beck, Dave Shalansky, Florence C.M. Klein
Votes: 331
37. Two Down (2015)
92 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A young woman's world is turned upside down when an injured hit man takes her hostage at gunpoint in her own home.
Director: Matthew Butler-Hart | Stars: Alex Hassell, Tori Butler-Hart, Emma King, Nick Rhys
Votes: 2,060
38. Rendez-vous (2019)
102 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Shot in one single take with no cuts, Rendez-vous is an original Mexican thriller about a couple who meet online.
Director: Pablo Olmos Arrayales | Stars: Antonio Alcantara, Italo Maximiliano Concha Veloz, Aaron Gomez, Markin López
Votes: 221
39. The Underworld Story (1950)
Passed | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The story of the fight of a small-town newspaper to free an innocent girl of a murder charge, with the publisher of a metropolitan city newspaper heading, by forced circumstances, the opposing forces.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm, Howard Da Silva
Votes: 1,330
40. Shield of Straw (2013)
117 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A team of cops must protect an accused killer with a billion-yen bounty on his head.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Takao Osawa, Nanako Matsushima, Gorô Kishitani, Masatô Ibu
Votes: 2,711
41. Stolen Hearts (1998 Video)
85 min | Crime, Fantasy, Romance
A psychic night club waitress and a private investigator, who may or may not be her soulmate, must find her boss' double-crossing boyfriend who robbed her before he flees the country.
Director: Ralph E. Portillo | Stars: Landon Hall, Paula Aletonis, Vincent Dale, James Bonn
Votes: 76
42. Day of Violence (1977)
91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Two violent rapists taking people hostage in a restaurant and dealing with the cops outside.
Director: Luigi Petrini | Stars: Mario Cutini, Marco Marati, Maria Pia Conte, Patricia Pilchard
Votes: 167
43. Mirage (1995)
R | 92 min | Action, Thriller
Matteo Juarez is a retired detective hired by a local businessman to follow his wife Jennifer. She has a split personality and seems to be putting herself in danger without knowing it.
Director: Paul Williams | Stars: James Andronica, Cuauhtemoc Rivas, Edward James Olmos, Bobalu
Votes: 230
44. Still Life: The Fine Art of Murder (1990)
PG-13 | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The alleys of downtown Manhattan become a modern killing field when corpses begin turning up, disfigured and gruesomely posed to appear as pieces of art. In the frightening climate of the "... See full summary »
Director: Graeme Campbell | Stars: Jason Gedrick, Jessica Steen, Stephen Shellen, Gary Farmer
Votes: 110
45. Devil's Canyon (1953)
Approved | 92 min | Western
In 1897 Arizona, an ex-marshal is sent to the territorial prison where many of his enemies, among guards and inmates alike, are eager for a chance at payback.
Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Dale Robertson, Stephen McNally, Arthur Hunnicutt
Votes: 487
46. Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
In this prequel to PS1 cyberpunk survival horror action adventure game Fear Effect (2000), Hana and her female partner and lover, Rain, who was absent during the original game, are tasked to rob a high security bio lab.
Director: Stan Liu | Stars: Wendee Lee, Anthony Gayle Marcotte, Lex Lang, Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Votes: 154
47. Parusa moyego detstva (1982)
71 min | Adventure, Family
Adventures of a boy and his older friend during the time of the October Revolution in Belarus.
Director: Leonid Martynyuk | Stars: Dmitri Prokopchuk, Denis Germanov, Stanislav Gnezdilov, Viktor Tarasov
Votes: 17
48. Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express (2001)
92 min | Action, Thriller
On New Year's Eve, jaded action movie star Jack Chase is traveling on the Orient Express with the rich and famous. Terrorist leader Tarik and his gang take over the train forcing Chase to become the hero he always just pretended to be.
Director: Mark Roper | Stars: Richard Grieco, Nicky Henson, Barry Flatman, Jennifer Nitsch
Votes: 215
49. Return to Treasure Island (1954)
Approved | 75 min | Adventure, Family
A descendant of Jim Hawkins (Dawn Addams) visits Treasure Island with a priceless map.
Director: Ewald André Dupont | Stars: Tab Hunter, Dawn Addams, Porter Hall, James Seay
Votes: 247
50. Sword in the Desert (1949)
Approved | 101 min | Action, Drama, History
In 1947, with only months remaining until the partition of British-administered Palestine, an American freighter captain smuggles European Jewish refugees ashore under the nose of the British authorities.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Dana Andrews, Märta Torén, Stephen McNally, Jeff Chandler
Votes: 319