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1. Commando (1985)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells
Votes: 175,332 | Gross: $35.10M
2. Firestarter (1984)
R | 114 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telepathic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Drew Barrymore, David Keith, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear
Votes: 37,014 | Gross: $15.10M
3. The Funhouse (1981)
R | 96 min | Horror
Four teenagers visit a local carnival for a night of innocent amusement, but soon discover that nothing there is innocent or amusing.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson, Jeanne Austin, Jack McDermott
Votes: 16,336 | Gross: $7.89M
4. Class of 1984 (1982)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with a delinquent punk posse who run the institute with an iron fist.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross, Timothy Van Patten, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 13,301
5. Beauty and the Beast (2010)
R | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A dark twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between beautiful Belle and the feared forest Beast. As villagers are being brutally murdered and the Beast is hunted down as the one ... See full summary »
Director: David Lister | Stars: Estella Warren, Rhett Giles, Victor Parascos, Vanessa Gray
Votes: 1,834
6. Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
R | 79 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two L.A. cops with opposing views on what is the best way to uphold the law have to work together to bring down the Yakuza, while trying to protect a beautiful woman.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere
Votes: 20,774 | Gross: $2.28M
7. Class of 1999 (1990)
R | 99 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Three ex-military robots are reprogrammed as teachers and secretly placed in a school where most students are part of organized gangs. They begin to respond violently to unruly students, and their military training starts to take over.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Bradley Gregg, Traci Lind, Malcolm McDowell, Stacy Keach
Votes: 8,678 | Gross: $2.46M
8. Cinderella's Revenge (2024)
85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Cinderella is pushed too far by her evil stepsisters and stepmother, which causes her to switch out her glass shoes and use the assistance of her Fairy Godmother to seek bloody vengeance.
Director: Andy Edwards | Stars: Lauren Staerck, Natasha Henstridge, Stephanie Lodge, Beatrice Fletcher
Votes: 437
9. Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young country-star wannabe takes off from her carhop career to join with a young, modern Billy the Kid wannabe for an adventure in theft, murder and mayhem.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Marjoe Gortner, Lynda Carter, Jesse Vint, Merrie Lynn Ross
Votes: 1,372
10. Armed and Dangerous (1986)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A fired cop and useless lawyer sign up as security guards and find they've joined a corrupt union.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: John Candy, Meg Ryan, Eugene Levy, Robert Loggia
Votes: 12,772 | Gross: $15.95M
11. Hunt Club (2022)
87 min | Action, Thriller
Follows a group of male hunters who regularly lure women to their island with the chance to win 100K in a hunt, only to discover that they are the hunted, but this time they mess with the wrong girls and must deal with the consequences.
Director: Elizabeth Blake-Thomas | Stars: Mena Suvari, Casper Van Dien, Will Peltz, Maya Stojan
Votes: 829
12. Roller Boogie (1979)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Skaters band together to keep their roller-disco open.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Linda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland, Roger Perry
Votes: 2,065 | Gross: $13.25M
13. Sand Sharks (2012)
R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The residents of a small town team up to kill a group of evolved sharks that can swim in sand, and are terrorizing local beaches.
Director: Mark Atkins | Stars: Corin Nemec, Brooke Hogan, Vanessa Evigan, Eric Scott Woods
Votes: 5,453
14. The Gardener (2021)
R | 88 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An immigrant living a quiet life as a gardener at a manor house in England has to rely on old skills to save the family he works for from home invaders.
Directors: Scott Chambers, Becca Hirani | Stars: Robert Bronzi, Gary Daniels, Nicola Wright, Jake Watkins
Votes: 543
15. Truck Stop Women (1974)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mother and daughter who run a brothel for truckers fight back when the Mafia tries to take over their operation.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Claudia Jennings, Lieux Dressler, John Martino, Paul Carr
Votes: 895
16. Stealing Candy (2003)
R | 80 min | Thriller
Three ex-cons kidnap a famous movie star and force her to shoot a live sex tape to be aired over the internet for a paying audience.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Coolio, Alex McArthur, Jenya Lano
Votes: 820
17. Night of the Running Man (1995)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Las Vegas cab driver discovers a stolen million dollars, and is tracked by a relentless and cold-blooded assassin sent to retrieve the money.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Alex Zonn, Matthew Laurance, Carl Ciarfalio
Votes: 1,996
18. Sleeping with My Student (2019)
Unrated | 87 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
New school headmaster and single mother Kathy discovers her vacation fling with charming 18-year-old Ian was no accident when he transfers to her school targeting Kathy and her teenage ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Shell | Stars: Gina Holden, Jessica Belkin, Mitchell Hoog, David Lipper
Votes: 760
19. The Base (1999 Video)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama
In a U.S. army base, a senior army officer leads a group of young men into drug trafficking.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Tim Abell, Paula Trickey, Noah Blake
Votes: 1,002
20. Extreme Justice (1993)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rogue cop joins an elite L.A.P.D. unit who secretly operate as a vigilante death squad, but soon begins to question their methods.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Glenn, Chelsea Field, Yaphet Kotto
Votes: 1,399
21. Class of 1999 II: The Substitute (1994)
R | 87 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
The substitute teacher of the future is a robot who answers spit-wads with bullets. He'll clean up the gang situation at the school, too, if a government agent doesn't catch him first for an experimental robot army.
Director: Spiro Razatos | Stars: Sasha Mitchell, Caitlin Dulany, Nick Cassavetes, Gregory West
Votes: 1,787
22. Ouija Witch (2023)
88 min | Horror
The brutal assault of a young woman sends her to a mysterious shopkeeper who summons the spirit of an evil witch to visit revenge on the attackers.
Director: Robert Michael Ryan | Stars: Sean Young, Miley Rose, Jeremy Dean, Cheyenne Phillips
Votes: 252
23. King on Screen (2022)
105 min | Documentary
1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror's books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the world.
Director: Daphné Baiwir | Stars: Mike Flanagan, Tim Curry, James Caan, Amy Irving
Votes: 493
24. In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019)
140 min | Documentary
A comprehensive retrospective of the 80's and 90's action film genre.
Director: Oliver Harper | Stars: Scott Adkins, Stuart Ashen, Shane Black, James Bruner
Votes: 1,430
25. Poseidon Rex (2013)
Not Rated | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A small, secluded island off the coast of Belize suddenly finds itself terrorized by a deadly predator from the planet's distant past when deep sea divers accidentally awaken an ancient evil.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Brian Krause, Anne McDaniels, Steven Helmkamp, Candice Nunes
Votes: 1,688
26. Sinbad and the Minotaur (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Sinbad discovers an ivory scroll case in the desert camp of the evil sorcerer Al-Jibar, leading him to the golden head of the Colossus of Rhodes.
Director: Karl Zwicky | Stars: Manu Bennett, Steven Grives, Brad McMurray, Holly Brisley
Votes: 1,230
27. Rise of the Dinosaurs (2013)
R | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A group of soldiers attempting to rescue a hostage from a terrorist crash land into unfamiliar jungles which are inhabited by a group of long hidden dinosaurs.
Director: Anthony Fankhauser | Stars: Gary Stretch, Corin Nemec, Vernon Wells, Michael Worth
Votes: 1,436
28. Pterodactyl (2005)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A dormant volcano deep with the Turkish forest holds a deadly secret. Perfectly preserved, a nest of pterodactyl eggs are ready to hatch...
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Cameron Daddo, Coolio, Amy Sloan, George Calil
Votes: 2,556
29. Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon (2008 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A plane flight carrying a college football team crashes in the Himalayas. Surviving the crash was only part of their problem. Trying not to become a meal for the monster lurking in the mountains will be their greater challenge.
Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Marc Menard, Carly Pope, Adam O'Byrne, Elfina Luk
Votes: 2,130
30. Social Animals (I) (2018)
R | 90 min | Comedy
A childless, single, broke, stoner attempts to salvage her failing business and love life while falling in love for the first time with a married man.
Director: Theresa Bennett | Stars: Noël Wells, Ryan Darbonne, Jon Silberg, Josh Radnor
Votes: 1,962
31. Day of Wrath (2006)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Set in the 16th century, a sheriff working on a series of murders has to choose between his conscience and protecting his family when he's tied to the crimes.
Director: Adrian Rudomin | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Blanca Marsillach, Brian Blessed, Szonja Oroszlán
Votes: 2,034
32. Public Enemies (1996 Video)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Glorified, glamorized fact-based tale of Ma Barker and her boys, who robbed banks and generally terrorized the Midwest in the 1930s and were eventually gunned down by G-man Melvin Purvis.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Leah Best, Chip Heller, Theresa Russell, Richard Eden
Votes: 1,233
33. Instinct to Kill (2001)
R | 90 min | Action, Thriller
Escaped serial killer James Becket, who killed his own father whose expectations he never fulfilled, but now especially targets his wife Theresa 'Tess' and her family, is too good at ... See full summary »
Director: Gustavo Graef Marino | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Missy Crider, Tim Abell, Kadeem Hardison
Votes: 762
34. Groupie (2010)
79 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
When a mysterious groupie joins legendary cursed band, "The Dark Knights", a series of unexplained murders derails their comeback tour.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Taryn Manning, Hal Ozsan, Eric Roberts, Scott Anthony Leet
Votes: 506
35. White Rush (2003)
R | 87 min | Crime, Thriller
A group of young tourist couples comes across a drug deal gone bad while on vacation.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Judd Nelson, Louis Mandylor, Sandra Vidal, Deborah Zoe
Votes: 410
36. Ghost Lake (2004 Video)
R | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In a small town in upstate New York, local residents were drowned as a dam was built and the town was flooded to create the Rushford Lake. One hundred years later, the souls of the drowned are becoming restless...
Director: Jay Woelfel | Stars: Tatum Adair, Timothy Prindle, Gregory Lee Kenyon, Azure Sky Decker
Votes: 1,838
37. Betrayal (2003)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Jayne Ferré needs to get out of Los Angeles ASAP. A strikingly-beautiful woman, yet ruthless assassin for the mob, she is on the run with a suitcase full of a million dollars in blood money... See full summary »
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Erika Eleniak, Adam Baldwin, Julie du Page, Jer Adrianne Lelliott
Votes: 1,060
38. Toxin (2015)
Not Rated | 77 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A pharmaceutical company recruits a well-known scientist to help develop a vaccine against a deadly virus.
Director: Jason Dudek | Stars: Taylor Handley, Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones, Margo Harshman
Votes: 1,191
39. High Resolution (2018)
TV-MA | 96 min | Drama
High Resolution, an adaptation of Tao Lin's novel Taipei, tracks Paul and Erin as they confront what it means to be young and in love in the early days of the 21st century.
Director: Jason Lester | Stars: Ellie Bamber, Justin Chon, Hannah Marks, Josh Salatin
Votes: 292
40. Bad Karma (II) (2001)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A psychiatric patient terrorizes her psychiatrist, whom she believes is the reincarnation of Jack the Ripper.
Director: John Hough | Stars: Patsy Kensit, Patrick Muldoon, Amy Locane, Amy Huberman
Votes: 752
41. Nutcracker Massacre (2022)
86 min | Horror, Thriller
Follows a novelist who visits her family for Christmas and finds a mysterious Nutcracker doll, which soon becomes possessed and wreaks havoc.
Director: Becca Hirani | Stars: Patrick Bergin, Beatrice Fletcher, Julie Stevens, Andy Dixon
Votes: 165
42. The Wisher (2002)
R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
A high school girl gets nightmares and sleepwalks from watching horror movies. Her dad bans them but she's addicted and sneaks out to watch The Wisher. The horror becomes real.
Director: Gavin Wilding | Stars: Ron Silver, Liane Balaban, Drew Lachey, Siri Baruc
Votes: 1,800
43. Devil's Prey (2001)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of young adults attend an all-night rave only to discover that it's a trap for a satanic cult that requires flesh for bloody sacrifices.After a night of being chased by masked members, the would-be victims find sanctuary
Director: Bradford May | Stars: Ashley Jones, Charlie O'Connell, Bryan Kirkwood, Jennifer Lyons
Votes: 1,059
44. Stunts (1977)
PG | 89 min | Drama, Mystery
After a stunt man dies while he is involved in the making of a motion picture, his brother takes his place in order to find out what really happened.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Robert Forster, Fiona Lewis, Ray Sharkey, Joanna Cassidy
Votes: 736
45. Dragons of Camelot (2014)
Not Rated | 80 min | Fantasy
Camelot is plunged into darkness after King Arthur dies. Now the reign of his cruel sorceress sister, Morgana, begins. Commanding three deadly dragons, she hunts the remaining Knights of the Round Table.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Alexandra Evans, Mark Griffin, James Nitti, Sandra Darnell
Votes: 403
46. Sacrifice (2000 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A convicted bank robber breaks free as he is being transported to prison after learning that a serial killer has killed his daughter.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Michael Madsen, Bokeem Woodbine, Jamie Luner, Diane Farr
Votes: 847
47. Lost Colony: The Legend of Roanoke (2007 TV Movie)
R | 95 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
In the 1580's English colonists arrive in what was to become North Carolina and find supernatural terror.
Director: Matt Codd | Stars: Adrian Paul, Frida Farrell, Rhett Giles, Michael Teh
Votes: 1,513
48. The Ex (1996)
R | 87 min | Thriller
In order to get her husband back, an architect's psycho ex-wife kills everybody she can get her hands on.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Yancy Butler, Nick Mancuso, Suzy Amis, Hamish Tildesley
Votes: 1,209
49. Exorcist Vengeance (2022)
87 min | Horror
A tough priest with a troubled past is called to root out a murderous demon from a household of suspects.
Directors: Scott Chambers, Becca Hirani | Stars: Robert Bronzi, Steven Berkoff, Simon Furness, Adrienne Grant
Votes: 260
50. Jabberwock (2011 TV Movie)
R | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A brave knight returns to his homeland to find a powerful dragon terrorizing his village. After many unsuccessful attempts to defeat the monster, he makes a sword which has magical powers that should do the trick.
Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Tahmoh Penikett, Kacey Clarke, Raffaello Degruttola, Michael Worth
Votes: 699