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1. Animal (I) (2023)
Not Rated | 204 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The hardened son of a powerful industrialist returns home after years abroad and vows to take bloody revenge on those threatening his father's life.
Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna
Votes: 89,395
2. Mad Max (1979)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley
Votes: 222,486 | Gross: $8.75M
3. Serenity (I) (2019)
R | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A fishing boat captain juggles facing his mysterious past and finding himself ensnared in a reality where nothing is what it seems.
Director: Steven Knight | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke
Votes: 45,419 | Gross: $8.55M
4. Frequency (2000)
PG-13 | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences.
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, Shawn Doyle, Elizabeth Mitchell
Votes: 115,779 | Gross: $45.01M
5. Death Wish (2018)
R | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dr. Paul Kersey is an experienced trauma surgeon, a man who has spent his life saving lives. After an attack on his family, Paul embarks on his own mission for justice.
Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone
Votes: 76,477 | Gross: $34.02M
6. Collateral Damage (2002)
R | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
After his family is killed by a terrorist act, a firefighter goes in search of the one responsible.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Leguizamo, Francesca Neri, Elias Koteas
Votes: 77,988 | Gross: $40.08M
7. Frantic (1988)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a hotel room in Paris, a doctor comes out of the shower and finds that his wife has disappeared. He soon finds himself caught up in a world of intrigue, espionage, gangsters, drugs and murder.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Harrison Ford, Betty Buckley, Emmanuelle Seigner, Djiby Soumare
Votes: 57,821 | Gross: $17.64M
8. Walking Tall (1973)
R | 125 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, Leif Garrett, Dawn Lyn
Votes: 6,750 | Gross: $4.75M
9. Retroactive (1997)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband.
Director: Louis Morneau | Stars: Jim Belushi, Kylie Travis, Shannon Whirry, Frank Whaley
Votes: 6,708
10. Brimstone (1998–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A dead cop, sentenced to Hell, is returned to Earth by the Devil to recover 113 escaped evil spirits.
Stars: Peter Horton, John Glover, Lori Petty, Teri Polo
Votes: 1,978
11. Abducted (2018)
TV-MA | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After his young daughter is kidnapped, a war hero takes matters into his own hands while detectives unravel the mystery surrounding the unusual crime.
Director: Prince Bagdasarian | Stars: Scout Taylor-Compton, Michael Urie, Najarra Townsend, Daniel Joseph
Votes: 760
12. Skins (1994)
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A married couple is separated because of the husband's drinking. They are reunited to seek justice when their homosexual son is murdered by Neo- Nazi skinheads.
Director: Wings Hauser | Stars: Wings Hauser, Linda Blair, Cole Hauser, Talbert Morton
Votes: 202
13. Blood & Orchids (1986 TV Movie)
240 min | Drama
Hester Murdoch is found naked and nearly beaten to death by four young Hawaiian men on the beach and taken to the hospital. Some of the men didn't want to get involved, fearing they might ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Jane Alexander, Sean Young, José Ferrer
Votes: 277
14. The Death Squad (1974 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 75 min | Crime, Drama
When petty criminals start turning up murdered, a detective discovers they are being killed by a group of his fellow officers who think the criminals were treated too leniently by the courts.
Director: Harry Falk | Stars: Robert Forster, Michelle Phillips, Claude Akins, Mark Goddard
Votes: 129
15. Hostel (2011)
111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An Engineering student is molested, beaten and humiliated when he goes to reside in a hostel.
Director: Manish Gupta | Stars: Vatsal Sheth, Tulip Joshi, Mukesh Tiwari, Nagesh Bhonsle
Votes: 694
16. Angel Terminators II (1992)
93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When teens help a friend who's been forced into prostitution they upset some very dangerous people. With the help of a renegade cop a bloody war ensues with tragic consequences.
Directors: Lau Chan, Chun-Ku Lu | Stars: Sibelle Hu, Moon Lee, Yukari Ôshima, Andy Cheng
Votes: 212
17. Bob Dylan: Band of the Hand (1986 Music Video)
5 min | Action, Music
Music video (entirely edited from stylized film clips with added strobe effects) for Bob Dylan's rebellious theme song from Band of the Hand (1986) featuring Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Stevie Nicks.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Debra Byrd, Bob Dylan, Stephen Lang, Esther Marrow
Votes: 17
18. Mateo Falcone (1964 TV Movie)
55 min | Drama, Family
Stars: Alan MacNaughtan, Eileen Kennally, Gerald Rowland, Mike Murray
20.
In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
Episode:
Perversions of Justice
(1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tempers flare in Sparta when an elementary school teacher is accused of molesting one of his students.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson
Votes: 76
21.
The Woman in the Wall (2023–2024)
Episode:
The Cruelty Man
(2023)
TV-MA | Drama, Thriller
Lorna uncovers more horrors at the convent. In Dublin, Colman delves into his own past and learns the source of his nightmares. A shocking revelation builds a new connection in the case. Does Colman hold the answer Lorna is looking for?
Director: Rachna Suri | Stars: Ruth Wilson, Daryl McCormack, Simon Delaney, Philippa Dunne
Votes: 224