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1. Black Sails (2014–2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Follows Captain Flint and his pirates twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel "Treasure Island."
Stars: Jessica Parker Kennedy, Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Zach McGowan
Votes: 115,045
2. Law & Order (1990– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
New York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.
Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston
Votes: 44,848
3. Warrior (2019–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
During the Tong Wars in the late 1800s, Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy from China, immigrates to San Francisco and becomes a hatchet man for the most powerful tong in Chinatown.
Stars: Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Dianne Doan
Votes: 44,751
4. In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor
Votes: 6,249
5. Strike Back (2010–2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive unit of British military intelligence. A team of special operations personnel conduct several high risk missions across the globe.
Stars: Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Michelle Lukes, Daniel MacPherson
Votes: 33,554
6. Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as "The Flare".
Director: Wes Ball | Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Votes: 164,688 | Gross: $58.03M
7. 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: 45,555 | Gross: $8.55M
8. Third Watch (1999–2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.
Stars: Coby Bell, Skipp Sudduth, Jason Wiles, Molly Price
Votes: 11,479
9. Cop Land (1997)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Sheriff of a suburban New Jersey community, populated by New York City police officers, slowly discovers the town is a front for mob connections and corruption.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro
Votes: 106,670 | Gross: $44.89M
10. Wild at Heart (2006–2012)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama
The story of an English family who moves to the South African bush to set up and run a game reserve.
Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Deon Stewardson, Nomsa Xaba, Thapelo Mokoena
Votes: 1,761
11. Reyka (2021– )
52 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In 1994 in South Africa, the daughter of a multiracial couple is kidnapped. She escapes and, as an adult, becomes a detective. Reyka Gama uses her skills to raise her child and solve mysteries.
Stars: Kim Engelbrecht, Iain Glen, Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Gerald Steyn
Votes: 1,298
12. Breathe (I) (2017)
PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease.
Director: Andy Serkis | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Hugh Bonneville, Ed Speleers
Votes: 24,749 | Gross: $0.49M
13. Crusoe (2008–2009)
60 min | Adventure, Drama
The story follows the escapades of Crusoe, who embarks on a high-seas adventure and gets shipwrecked on a remote tropical island.
Stars: Sam Neill, Philip Winchester, Tongayi Chirisa, Anna Walton
Votes: 2,678
14. The Prisoner (2009)
45 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An update to the cult favorite series from the 1960s about a government agent who is kidnapped and sent to a remote island known as "The Village."
Stars: Jim Caviezel, Ian McKellen, Ruth Wilson, Jamie Campbell Bower
Votes: 7,978
15. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto, Robert Hobbs
Votes: 29,224 | Gross: $8.32M
16. The Book of Negroes (2015)
265 min | Drama, History, War
Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the eighteenth century.
Stars: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Lyriq Bent, Ben Chaplin, Allan Hawco
Votes: 2,270
17. New Jersey Drive (1995)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama
Jason and Midget are two young, black teenagers living in Newark,New Jersey, the unofficial car theft capital of the world. Their favourite pastime is that of everybody in their ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Shar-Ron Corley, Gabriel Casseus, Saul Stein, Gwen McGee
Votes: 3,461 | Gross: $3.57M
18. Friend Request (2016)
R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a college student unfriends a mysterious girl online, she finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends.
Director: Simon Verhoeven | Stars: Alycia Debnam-Carey, William Moseley, Connor Paolo, Brit Morgan
Votes: 27,844 | Gross: $3.76M
19. Young Ones (2014)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Set in the future when water is hard to find, a teenage boy sets out to protect his family and survive.
Director: Jake Paltrow | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Shannon, Elle Fanning
Votes: 10,386
20. The Bang Bang Club (2010)
R | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.
Director: Steven Silver | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Taylor Kitsch, Neels van Jaarsveld
Votes: 11,551
21. The Triangle (2005)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A shipping magnate hires four experts from various fields to investigate what happened to his ships that went missing in the Bermuda Triangle. The team discovers a threat that might unravel time itself and cause the world to end.
Stars: Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Davison
Votes: 9,783
22. Sweating Bullets (1991–1993)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Nick Slaughter, a former RCMP and DEA agent, who had left the company after being fired from his job, moves to the Florida town of Key Mariah to set up a detective service.
Stars: Rob Stewart, Carolyn Dunn, Ian Tracey, Ari Sorko-Ram
Votes: 1,948
23. Restless (2012 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.
Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Michelle Dockery, Michael Peter Willis, Charlotte Rampling, Hayley Atwell
Votes: 3,658
24. Binnelanders (2005– )
Drama
Binnelanders (2005) The stories revolve around the lives of a dedicated group of professionals at the clinic who are committed to healing their patients' sufferings.
Stars: Hans Strydom, Reynardt Hugo, Hykie Berg, Clint Brink
Votes: 61
25. The Devil's Mistress (2008)
47 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Drama charts the progress of the English Civil War through the story of a young woman, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe, and her three husbands.
Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Dominic West, Tom Goodman-Hill, John Simm
Votes: 2,735
26. Deutschland 86 (2018)
TV-MA | 472 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Abandoned by Moscow and desperate for cash, the East German leadership pushes their secret operatives to experiment with global capitalism and save their sinking socialist ship. Long ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Florence Kasumba, Sylvester Groth
Votes: 5,307
27. The Forgiven (2017)
R | 115 min | Drama, Thriller
After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Eric Bana, Jeff Gum, Rob Gough
Votes: 2,975
28. Of Kings and Prophets (2016)
60 min | Drama
A biblical drama centered around a battle-weary king, a powerful and resentful prophet, and a resourceful young shepherd.
Stars: Ray Winstone, Olly Rix, Mohammad Bakri, Simone Kessell
Votes: 1,554
29. The Gamechangers (2015 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 90 min | Biography, Drama
The struggle of Houser's legal feud against American lawyer Jack Thompson, over the morality of the Grand Theft Auto video game series.
Director: Owen Harris | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Bill Paxton, Ryan Gage, Joe Dempsie
Votes: 2,627
30. Cape Town (2015–2016)
Crime, Thriller
Police Captain Mat Joubert used to be best, solve every crime, get every killer. But that was a year ago.
Stars: Trond Espen Seim, Boris Kodjoe, Arnold Vosloo, Marcin Dorocinski
Votes: 352
31. One of the Boys (1982)
30 min | Comedy
An energetic grandpa is invited to move out of his retirement home and into the cool pad of his college student grandson and his roommate.
Stars: Mickey Rooney, Dana Carvey, Nathan Lane, Francine Beers
Votes: 64
32. Rappin' (1985)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Music, Musical
An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest.
Director: Joel Silberg | Stars: Mario Van Peebles, Eriq La Salle, Melvin Plowden, Richie Abanes
Votes: 610 | Gross: $2.86M
33. Dead Places (2021– )
45 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
An author who has dedicated his career to solving paranormal cases, returns home to South Africa to investigate the biggest mystery of his life: His sister's death in a water canal 20 years ago.
Stars: Shamilla Miller, Anthony Oseyemi, Rea Rangaka, Shalom Nyandiko
Votes: 1,522
34. Favorite Deadly Sins (1995 TV Movie)
R | 99 min | Comedy
A trilogy of short episodes about the foundation of show business; Lust Greed and Anger.
Directors: David Jablin, Denis Leary | Stars: Andrew Dice Clay, Denis Leary, Joe Mantegna, Farrah Forke
Votes: 491
35. The Sinking of the Laconia (2010– )
Drama, History, War
Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner Laconia by a German U-boat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
Stars: Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 1,206
36. Circles in a Forest (1989)
92 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Saul Barnard grew up in a family of woodcutters who are scared of the elephants in the forest, but there's one elephant that never seems to threaten Saul. Tired of being exploited by wood ... See full summary »
Director: Regardt van den Bergh | Stars: Ian Bannen, Arnold Vosloo, Judi Trott, Brion James
Votes: 84
37. Winnie Mandela (2011)
R | 104 min | Biography, Drama, History
A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard, Elias Koteas, Wendy Crewson
Votes: 999
38. Life Is Wild (2007–2008)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family
A new York veterinarian moves with his family -- his second wife and their two sets of kids -- to his father-in-law's game reserve in South Africa.
Stars: Mary Mouser, D.W. Moffett, Stephanie Niznik, Andrew St. John
Votes: 533
39. Madiba (2017– )
TV-PG | Biography, Drama, History
A landmark six-part miniseries on the life of Nelson Mandela.
Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, David Harewood, Michael Nyqvist
Votes: 313
40. Merchant of Death (1997)
R | 96 min | Action, Drama
Jim Rendall (Michael Pare) is 6 when his family gets killed. 25 years later he finds out why.
Director: Yossi Wein | Stars: Michael Paré, Linda Hoffman, John Simon Jones, Justin Illusion
Votes: 295
41. African Skies (1992–1994)
30 min | Adventure, Drama
Two teenagers, one black and one white, navigate post-Apartheid South Africa through adventures involving their contrasting rural and urban lifestyles, relying on each other to overcome challenges.
Stars: Catherine Bach, Robert Mitchum, Raimund Harmstorf, Rouxnet Brown
Votes: 55
42. Project Shadowchaser II (1994)
R | 94 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Terrorists led by an android take over a nuclear plant and threaten to launch a missile at Washington. While the authorities desperately attempt to negotiate, the terrorists pursue their ... See full summary »
Director: John Eyres | Stars: Frank Zagarino, Bryan Genesse, Beth Toussaint, Daniel Bonjour
Votes: 408
43. Rhodes (1996)
Drama
The story of the British 19th-century businessman who became the wealthiest man in the Western world and founded the nation Rhodesia.
Stars: Martin Shaw, Frances Barber, Neil Pearson, Frantz Dobrowsky
Votes: 166
44. Dust (III) (2020)
93 min | Sci-Fi
Rachel, her father David, and adopted brother Isaac flee an attack on their home that leaves David disabled, and everyone traumatised.
Director: Pieter du Plessis | Stars: Michelle Bradshaw, David Butler, Deon Coetzee, Welma de Beer
Votes: 11
45. Room 9 (2012–2013)
Crime, Drama, Horror
Welcome to Room 9. A specialized Police Occult Unit led by ambitious young detective A. Kunene together with veteran Harkness and their high-tech team, hunts down the perpetrators of evil, both in the world of the living and of the dead.
Stars: Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele, David Butler, Anthony Oseyemi, Angela Ludek
Votes: 21
46. Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target (1998)
R | 94 min | Action
The anti-terrorist Delta Force is called into action once again in this thriller, concerning a crazed genius who threatens to unleash a biological weapon with the power to kill everyone in New York City.
Director: Mark Roper | Stars: Jim Fitzpatrick, Bryan Genesse, Greg Collins, John Simon Jones
Votes: 2,419
47. Trigger Fast (1994)
R | 96 min | Drama, Western
Ruthless land baron Malick has sent his rogue mercenaries to harass another rancher off her land. Undaunted by their abrupt approach, young Freda faces them down with her shotgun but must get help for the inevitable return of the outlaws.
Director: David Lister | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Martin Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Gerard Christopher
Votes: 801
48. How to Steal 2 Million (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Drama
It's a jungle out there. That's how we meet our lead character Jack. It's been five years since he's seen his partner and best friend Twala. Jack did five years for a robbery gone bad. ... See full summary »
Director: Charlie Vundla | Stars: Menzi Ngubane, Terry Pheto, Rapulana Seiphemo, John Kani
Votes: 103
49. Jozi (2010)
108 min | Comedy
James is a successful comedy writer. There is only one small problem, he lives in Johannesburg and has completely and utterly lost his sense of humour.
Director: Craig Freimond | Stars: Carl Beukes, Lionel Newton, Lindiwe Matshikiza, Nick Boraine
Votes: 69
50. Uncle Max (2006–2008)
10 min | Comedy, Family
When Uncle Max takes his nephew Luke out for the day there is sure to be fun.. and trouble!
Stars: David Schneider, William Howe, Jonathan Hanly, Garth Collins
Votes: 39