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1. Desperate Housewives (2004–2012)

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

Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor.

Stars: Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria

Votes: 139,751

2. The Terminator (1984)

R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield

Votes: 924,175 | Gross: $38.40M

3. RoboCop 2 (1990)

R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.

Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Belinda Bauer, Dan O'Herlihy

Votes: 93,168 | Gross: $45.68M

4. Cabin Boy (1994)

PG-13 | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

A snobby finishing school graduate mistakenly winds up on an ill-fated fishing boat and faces the wrath of a crew that considers him bad luck.

Director: Adam Resnick | Stars: Chris Elliott, Ritch Brinkley, James Gammon, Brian Doyle-Murray

Votes: 9,180 | Gross: $3.66M

5. RoboCop 3 (1993)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

Robocop saves the day once more. This time the half man/half robot takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on "their" land.

Director: Fred Dekker | Stars: Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Mario Machado, Remy Ryan

Votes: 54,376 | Gross: $10.70M

6. The Siege (1998)

R | 116 min | Action, Thriller

The secret U.S. abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York City, which leads to the declaration of martial-law.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Annette Bening, Tony Shalhoub

Votes: 78,098 | Gross: $40.98M

7. The Substitute (1996)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Shale's Mercenary team is retired after a (not so) covert mission in Cuba. He becomes a substitute teacher at his teacher fiancee's Miami high school to get those behind kneecapping her. His team helps him.

Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán

Votes: 15,681 | Gross: $14.75M

8. Perception (2012–2015)

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

Dr. Daniel Pierce is an eccentric neuropsychiatrist who uses his unique outlook to help the federal government solve complex criminal cases.

Stars: Eric McCormack, Rachael Leigh Cook, Kelly Rowan, Arjay Smith

Votes: 22,853

9. Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988)

R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller

Jason Voorhees is accidentally freed from his watery prison by a telekinetic teenager. Now, only she can stop him.

Director: John Carl Buechler | Stars: Terry Kiser, Jennifer Banko, John Otrin, Susan Blu

Votes: 42,358 | Gross: $19.17M

10. From the Earth to the Moon (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, History

Dramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program.

Stars: Tom Hanks, Nick Searcy, Lane Smith, David Andrews

Votes: 13,224

11. Savage Streets (1984)

R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A teenage vigilante seeks revenge on a group of violent thugs who raped her handicapped sister and killed her best friend.

Directors: Danny Steinmann, Tom DeSimone | Stars: Linda Blair, John Vernon, Robert Dryer, Johnny Venokur

Votes: 5,698

12. Martial Law (1998–2000)

45 min | Comedy, Crime, Action

A Shanghai cop who is a master of martial arts fights crime in the Los Angeles Police Department.

Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Kelly Hu, Arsenio Hall, Tom Wright

Votes: 3,139

13. The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)

PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Dodger must confront the struggles of life as he is visited by the Garbage Pail Kids and intimidated by some older bullies.

Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Anthony Newley, Mackenzie Astin, Phil Fondacaro, Katie Barberi

Votes: 8,716 | Gross: $1.58M

14. The Dollanganger Saga (2014– )

Drama, Mystery, Romance

"The Dollanganger Saga" weaves the twisted story of the Dollanganger children through the TV miniseries based on V.C. Andrews' same-named book series.

Stars: Heather Graham, Rachael Carpani, Jason Lewis, Ellen Burstyn

Votes: 547

15. Extant (2014–2015)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

An astronaut struggles to learn how she became pregnant while on a thirteen-month-long solo space mission.

Stars: Halle Berry, Pierce Gagnon, Grace Gummer, Tyler Hilton

Votes: 24,822

16. Earth 2 (1994–1995)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

Colonists, crash-landed on an alien planet, begin the long trek to their originally designated landing place, facing alien and human threats.

Stars: Debrah Farentino, Clancy Brown, Sullivan Walker, Jessica Steen

Votes: 5,522

17. Blind Fury (1989)

R | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.

Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Terry O'Quinn, Brandon Call, Noble Willingham

Votes: 18,736 | Gross: $2.69M

18. Grand Tour: Disaster in Time (1991)

PG-13 | 99 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi

Before they can complete renovations on their new inn, Widower (Ben Wilson) and daughter (Hillary) are visited by a woman seeking immediate lodging for her strange group of travellers. Why ... See full summary »

Director: David Twohy | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Ariana Richards, Emilia Crow, Jim Haynie

Votes: 3,102

19. Vegas (2012–2013)

914 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Ralph Lamb, a former MP for the US Army, becomes sheriff. His brother, Jack, and his son, Dixon, are deputized. Meanwhile, Vincent Savino comes from Chicago to Vegas to run The Savoy hotel and casino.

Stars: Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Taylor Handley

Votes: 7,561

20. The Perfect Weapon (1991)

R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An expert in "kenpo" karate avenges his Koreatown friend, slain by a mobster in Los Angeles.

Director: Mark DiSalle | Stars: Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mako, James Hong

Votes: 4,849 | Gross: $14.06M

21. The District (2000–2004)

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

Chief Jack Mannion becomes the police chief of Washington D.C. and cleans up the nation's capitol.

Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, Elizabeth Marvel

Votes: 1,771

22. Summer Camp Nightmare (1986)

PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A group of campers revolt against their strict camp director and take over the camp for themselves.

Director: Bert L. Dragin | Stars: Chuck Connors, Charlie Stratton, Harold Pruett, Adam Carl

Votes: 973

23. Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1999 TV Movie)

96 min | Adventure, Biography, Family

A version of the "Little House" stories that cover some of the events that take place in the last three books of the series and the book "The First Four Years" Laura is living on the ... See full summary »

Director: Marcus Cole | Stars: Richard Thomas, Meredith Monroe, Walton Goggins, Lindsay Crouse

Votes: 387

24. Heart Like a Wheel (1983)

PG | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Diane Delano, Ellen Geer

Votes: 1,582 | Gross: $0.27M

25. Point Pleasant (2005)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A series of supernatural events begins in a small coastal New Jersey town after the arrival of a mysterious teenage girl, who apparently has the ability to influence the people and events around her.

Stars: Elisabeth Harnois, Grant Show, Sam Page, Aubrey Dollar

Votes: 2,522

26. Manson's Lost Girls (2016 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Linda Kasabian falls prey to the hypnotic charms of Charles Manson and his self-proclaimed "family" during the drug-fueled summer of 1969.

Director: Leslie Libman | Stars: Mackenzie Mauzy, Eden Brolin, Grace Victoria Cox, Greer Grammer

Votes: 488

27. The Big Easy (1996–1997)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama

A handsome New Orleans detective and a sexy district attorney heat things up in New Orleans--The Big Easy--as the two investigate crimes in a beleaguered police department.

Stars: Tony Crane, Barry Corbin, Eric George, Susan Walters

Votes: 273

28. Steele Justice (1987)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Steele is ex-cop and Vietnam vet who is determined to bring down Kwan, former South Vietnamese general and now rich and powerful drug lord.

Director: Robert Boris | Stars: Martin Kove, Sela Ward, Ronny Cox, Bernie Casey

Votes: 814 | Gross: $1.33M

29. The Assets (2014)

60 min | Thriller

CIA counter-intelligence officer Sandy Grimes works to save Soviet intelligence officers from being exposed by a mole inside her organization.

Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Paul Rhys, Harriet Walter, Ralph Brown

Votes: 2,359

30. The Boss' Wife (1986)

R | 83 min | Comedy

Joel Keefer is a stockbroker trying to climb the corporate ladder. There's only one thing stopping him - his boss' beautiful and flirtatious wife.

Director: Ziggy Steinberg | Stars: Daniel Stern, Arielle Dombasle, Fisher Stevens, Melanie Mayron

Votes: 693

31. Why Would I Lie? (1980)

PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama

Cletus is a compulsive liar, though he prefers the term 'fabrication' to 'lie.' When he becomes a social worker, he's assigned the case of a boy named Jeorge (with a 'J') who was taken from... See full summary »

Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Treat Williams, Lisa Eichhorn, Gabriel Macht, Susan Heldfond

Votes: 306 | Gross: $1.18M

32. The Keeping Hours (2017)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

6 years after the death of their son, a divorced couple's life is suddenly affected by a supernatural event and they become reunited by events that offer them a chance at forgiveness.

Director: Karen Moncrieff | Stars: Lee Pace, Carrie Coon, Sander Thomas, Ray Baker

Votes: 4,218

33. The Only Thrill (1997)

R | 103 min | Drama, Romance

Reece McHenry is a used-clothing store owner and Carol Fitzsimmons is a seamstress working in that store. This is the story of their relationships from 1960s till present time.

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard, Diane Lane, Robert Patrick

Votes: 801

34. Switched at Birth (1991)

PG | 176 min | Drama

This is the story of two babies who were switched at birth. A few years later, when one of the girls dies, tests reveal that she was not the child of the couple who raised her.

Stars: Bonnie Bedelia, Brian Kerwin, John M. Jackson, Eve Gordon

Votes: 844

35. I Accuse (2003)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A chilling tale based on a real event in which a doctor stepped out of line and sexually assaulted a patient when drugged.

Director: John Ketcham | Stars: Estella Warren, John Hannah, John Kapelos, Brad Grass

Votes: 1,059

36. A Show of Force (1990)

R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller

An American journalist in Puerto Rico in 1978 investigates the death of nationalists who may have been murdered by the police.

Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Amy Irving, Robert Duvall, Andy Garcia, Lou Diamond Phillips

Votes: 852 | Gross: $0.15M

37. Crusoe (1988)

PG-13 | 91 min | Adventure, Drama

Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked and he finds himself all alone on a tropical island. With a few tools he manages to rescue from the wreck he has to learn to support himself until help arrives.

Director: Caleb Deschanel | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Ade Sapara, Elvis Payne, Richard D. Sharp

Votes: 1,176 | Gross: $0.32M

38. Lily Dale (1996 TV Movie)

PG | 98 min | Drama

The story takes place in 1910, Texas. Nineteen-year-old Horace Robedaux (Tim Guinee).

Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Mary Stuart Masterson, Sam Shepard, Stockard Channing, Tim Guinee

Votes: 225

39. Thunder Run (1985)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Charlie, a Korean War veteran, is driving a truck which is transporting plutonium from Nevada to Arizona. But there are a bunch of terrorists who want to steal the stuff...

Director: Gary Hudson | Stars: Forrest Tucker, John Ireland, John Shepherd, Jill Whitlow

Votes: 396 | Gross: $0.15M

40. The Price She Paid (1992 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 89 min | Thriller

Twelve years ago, Lacey was raped and had a son as a result. Now her rapist is out on parole, and since he's the boy's father and has shown signs of rehabilitation, a judge has granted him ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Walton | Stars: Loni Anderson, Tony Denison, Stephen Meadows, Coleby Lombardo

Votes: 127

41. The Terminator: 'Terminated' Deleted Scenes (2001 Video)

Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Action, Adventure

Deleted scenes cut from James Cameron's film The Terminator (1984).

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield

Votes: 311

42. L.A. Doctors (1998–1999)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

Four Doctors run an upmarket practice in LA in this drama which focuses as much on the problems in the US medical system as it does on the patients

Stars: Ken Olin, Matt Craven, Rick Roberts, Sheryl Lee

Votes: 171

43. Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994 TV Movie)

96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Chicago police detective Jack Reed investigates the brutal murder of a stripper while he deals with corruption and bureaucracy within his own department.

Director: Brian Dennehy | Stars: Brian Dennehy, Charles S. Dutton, Susan Ruttan, Joe Grifasi

Votes: 363

44. The Courtyard (1995 TV Movie)

R | 103 min | Action, Thriller

Architect Jonathan moves into an LA courtyard apartment complex, then one of his neighbors is murdered by mistake.. Jonathan was the intended victim.

Director: Fred Walton | Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Mädchen Amick, Cheech Marin, Bonnie Bartlett

Votes: 329

45. Homewrecker (1992 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A scientist reprograms his computer with the personality of a woman and names it "Lucy." When the scientist gets back together with his estranged wife, Lucy, who has fallen in love with him, tries to kill the woman.

Director: Fred Walton | Stars: Robby Benson, Sydney Walsh, Sarah Rose Karr, Kate Jackson

Votes: 203

46. Under One Roof (I) (1995)

60 min | Drama

Short-lived (6 weeks) show about Neb Langston, a widowed African-American police officer sharing his Seattle home with his family.

Stars: Joe Morton, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Essence Atkins, Merlin Santana

Votes: 72

47. Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders (1989 TV Movie)

100 min | Thriller, Crime, Drama

Honest cop in corrupt 1940s Los Angeles fights against gangsters who are kidnapping and selling women into prostitution.

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: George Peppard, Richard Bradford, Charles Haid, Ursula Andress

Votes: 118

48. Thunderboat Row (1989 TV Movie)

120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A group of several different la enforcement agencies along with a race boat driver come together with a common goal of stopping the drug traffic to the US.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Ash Adams, Jsu Garcia, Rob Estes, Anthony Rene Jones

Votes: 60

49. Dark Avenger (1990 TV Movie)

96 min | Action, Drama

An acid-scarred judge turns masked avenger, backed by an electronics expert and her crime lab.

Director: Guy Magar | Stars: Leigh Lawson, Maggie Han, Robert Vaughn, Gregg Henry

Votes: 115

50. Kowalski (2015– )

Comedy

Three-part award-winning comedy web series. Detective Teddy Kowalski is the LAPD's finest. Except when he's wrong, which is most of the time.

Stars: Jason O'Mara, Victoria Smurfit, Tim Griffin, John Charles Meyer