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1. The Narrow Margin (1952)
Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A woman planning to testify against the mob must be protected against potential assassins on the train trip from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White, Gordon Gebert
Votes: 8,657
2. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
G | 144 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda, Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Jason Robards, Joseph Cotten
Votes: 37,217 | Gross: $29.55M
3. 10 Rillington Place (1971)
GP | 111 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
What happened to the women at 10 Rillington Place? The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt, Pat Heywood
Votes: 9,781
4. Compulsion (1959)
Approved | 103 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Bradford Dillman
Votes: 7,500
5. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
G | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre
Votes: 37,180 | Gross: $28.20M
6. The Boston Strangler (1968)
Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A series of brutal murders in Boston sparks a seemingly endless and increasingly complex manhunt.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Mike Kellin
Votes: 10,822
7. Soylent Green (1973)
PG | 97 min | Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors
Votes: 70,579 | Gross: $7.92M
8. The Vikings (1958)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Adventure, History
A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh
Votes: 15,692 | Gross: $7.00M
9. The New Centurions (1972)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An idealistic rookie cop joins the L.A.P.D. to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran. As time goes on, he loses his ambitions and family as police work becomes his entire life.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander, Scott Wilson
Votes: 3,287
10. His Kind of Woman (1951)
Approved | 120 min | Action, Crime, Film-Noir
A deported gangster's plan to re-enter the USA involves skulduggery at a Mexican resort, and gambler Dan Milner is caught in the middle.
Directors: John Farrow, Richard Fleischer | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price, Tim Holt
Votes: 4,960
11. Armored Car Robbery (1950)
Passed | 67 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A well-planned robbery goes awry with tough cop Jim Cordell in pursuit of the thieves.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman, Douglas Fowley
Votes: 2,995
12. Violent Saturday (1955)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Three hoodlums carefully case a small town while planning to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday. On Saturday, things turn violent and deadly.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Stephen McNally, Virginia Leith
Votes: 2,872
13. Barabbas (1961)
Approved | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
Governor Pontius Pilate gave the populace a choice to spare either Barabbas, a criminal, or Jesus, condemned as a heretic, from crucifixion. The masses chose Barrabas, and he is haunted by the image of Jesus for the rest of his life.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy, Katy Jurado
Votes: 7,029 | Gross: $6.32M
14. Fantastic Voyage (1966)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
When a blood clot renders a scientist comatose, a submarine and its crew are shrunk and injected into his bloodstream in order to save him.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 20,834
15. Mr. Majestyk (1974)
PG | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A melon farmer battles organized crime and a hit man who wants to kill him.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Charles Bronson, Linda Cristal, Al Lettieri, Lee Purcell
Votes: 9,820 | Gross: $0.13M
16. The Happy Time (1952)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy
Spring inspires lessons in love and life for a French family in 1920s Ottawa, especially for teenage Robert, who's blind to the attentions of an American neighbor girl, because he's ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Charles Boyer, Louis Jourdan, Marsha Hunt, Bobby Driscoll
Votes: 568
17. See No Evil (1971)
GP | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A young blind woman is pursued by a maniac while staying with family in their country manor.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, Robin Bailey, Diane Grayson
Votes: 4,098 | Gross: $1.32M
18. The Last Run (1971)
GP | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A getaway driver comes out of retirement to pull off one last run - one that could send him to an early grave instead.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, John Huston | Stars: George C. Scott, Tony Musante, Trish Van Devere, Colleen Dewhurst
Votes: 2,515
19. Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
Approved | 94 min | Drama, War
The spoiled rich son of a wealthy Southerner is changed by his experiences in the Pacific during World War II.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford, Buddy Ebsen
Votes: 1,534
20. Follow Me Quietly (1949)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An obsessed cop tracks an elusive serial killer who strangles his victims on rainy nights.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey, Nestor Paiva
Votes: 1,744
21. Bodyguard (1948)
Approved | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After being fired for insubordination, homicide detective Mike Carter is hired as bodyguard by the owner of a local meat-packing plant where a meat inspector has been murdered.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane, Phillip Reed, June Clayworth
Votes: 1,173
22. The Clay Pigeon (1949)
Passed | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Bill Williams, Barbara Hale, Richard Quine, Richard Loo
Votes: 1,017
23. Crack in the Mirror (1960)
97 min | Crime, Drama
Three performers for six roles: this is the game of the film. A melodrama about two love triangles. In the first, Hagalin is killed by his mistress and her lover. In the second, attorney ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Orson Welles, Juliette Gréco, Bradford Dillman, Alexander Knox
Votes: 247
24. Child of Divorce (1946)
Passed | 62 min | Drama
An eight-year-old girl is an unwilling and disturbed witness of parental quarrels in her home, and when the parents finally secure a divorce, the judge decrees that the young girl live with... See full summary »
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Sharyn Moffett, Regis Toomey, Madge Meredith, Walter Reed
Votes: 270
25. Mandingo (1975)
R | 127 min | Drama, History, Romance
An 1840s slaveowner trains one of his slaves to be a bare-knuckle fighter.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: James Mason, Susan George, Perry King, Richard Ward
Votes: 4,219 | Gross: $2.43M
26. The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
Approved | 109 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing is the true story of Evelyn Nesbit (Dame Joan Collins), a beautiful showgirl caught in a love triangle with elderly architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and eccentric young millionaire Harry K. Thaw (Farley Granger).
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Ray Milland, Joan Collins, Farley Granger, Luther Adler
Votes: 1,086
27. Trapped (1949)
Approved | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Secret Service agents make a deal with a counterfeiting inmate to be released on early parole if he will help them recover some bogus moneymaking plates, but he plans to double cross them.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, James Todd
Votes: 1,635
28. The Spikes Gang (1974)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Western
Three farm boys in the Old West help a wounded bank robber who teaches them the trade.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Lee Marvin, Gary Grimes, Ron Howard, Charles Martin Smith
Votes: 1,925
29. So This Is New York (1948)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy
A small town man inherits a significant fortune and takes his family to New York City. Urban culture shock takes the form of strange ways and oddball characters Based on Ring Lardner 's novel "The Big Town."
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Henry Morgan, Rudy Vallee, Bill Goodwin, Hugh Herbert
Votes: 315
30. The Don Is Dead (1973)
Passed | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After his mistress is savagely beaten up a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Frederic Forrest, Robert Forster, Al Lettieri
Votes: 1,464
31. Crossed Swords (1977)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Poor boy Tom Canty and Edward, Prince of Wales exchange identities, but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Mark Lester, Ernest Borgnine
Votes: 2,113
32. These Thousand Hills (1959)
Approved | 96 min | Drama, Western
An ambitious cowboy will stop at nothing to get what he wants, including using the affections of two women.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Don Murray, Richard Egan, Lee Remick, Patricia Owens
Votes: 716
33. Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Approved | 152 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientele, he and his friends escape their hometown to the sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 10,266 | Gross: $13.52M
34. Bandido! (1956)
Approved | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An arms dealer and a mercenary cross swords during the 1916 Mexican revolution.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ursula Thiess, Gilbert Roland, Zachary Scott
Votes: 1,181
35. Conan the Destroyer (1984)
PG | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Olivia d'Abo, Wilt Chamberlain
Votes: 85,355 | Gross: $31.04M
36. The Jazz Singer (1980)
PG | 115 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Neil Diamond, Lucie Arnaz, Catlin Adams
Votes: 5,015 | Gross: $27.12M
37. Design for Death (1947)
Approved | 48 min | Documentary
An Academy Award winner for best documentary, the film opens with a notice that..."Exhibition of confiscated Japanese film material authorized by permission of the Alien Property Custodian ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Kent Smith, Hans Conried
Votes: 48
38. The Big Gamble (1961)
100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Misadventures of an ambitious unlucky Irishman who goes on a long and arduous trip to Africa along with his wife and bumbling cousin in hopes of starting a trucking business there.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, Elmo Williams | Stars: Stephen Boyd, Juliette Gréco, David Wayne, Gregory Ratoff
Votes: 310
39. Banjo (1947)
Passed | 68 min | Drama, Family
9-year-old Georgia girl and her dog are sent to live with her aunt in Boston.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Sharyn Moffett, Jacqueline White, Walter Reed, Una O'Connor
Votes: 217
40. Tough Enough (1983)
PG | 106 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A C and W singer has a family to support so he boxes at a TOUGHMAN amateur boxing contest, hoping to win $5000 and maybe go on to the nationals and sing on national TV.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Carlene Watkins, Stan Shaw, Pam Grier
Votes: 937
41. The Incredible Sarah (1976)
PG | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the great actress, Sarah Bernhardt.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Daniel Massey, Yvonne Mitchell, Douglas Wilmer
Votes: 242
42. Ashanti (1979)
R | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Dr. Anansa Linderby (Beverly Johnson) is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this moment, her husband will do anything to recover her and to punish the bad guys, but that will be not an easy task.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, Beverly Johnson
Votes: 2,119
43. Arena (1953)
Approved | 83 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Rodeo rider's marriage is endangered because of his commitment to the sport.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Gig Young, Jean Hagen, Polly Bergen, Harry Morgan
Votes: 308
44. Red Sonja (1985)
PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The fearless warrior Red Sonja sets out to avenge her family's murder and rid her kingdom from the tyrannical rule of evil Queen Gedren.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul L. Smith
Votes: 44,890 | Gross: $6.95M
45. Million Dollar Mystery (1987)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Mystery
A relentless chase for money is the result of simple lunch at a remote diner.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Eddie Deezen, Wendy Sherman, Rick Overton, Mona Lyden
Votes: 564 | Gross: $0.99M
46. Make Mine Laughs (1949)
63 min | Comedy, Musical
A kind of filmed vaudeville show, using old material from RKO films and some new.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, Hal Yates | Stars: Joan Davis, Dennis Day, Ray Bolger, Anne Shirley
Votes: 67
47. Che! (1969)
PG | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
An intentionally noncommittal version of the Cuban revolution told through flashbacks, the film recounts Che's switch from doctor to politico in Castro's campaign.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Omar Sharif, Jack Palance, Cesare Danova, Robert Loggia
Votes: 1,079 | Gross: $5.45M
48. Amityville 3-D (1983)
PG | 105 min | Horror
A reporter moves into the Amityville house in defiance of the supernatural events connected to it, and finds everyone around him besieged by the evil manifestations which are connected to a demonic presence in the basement.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy, Candy Clark
Votes: 7,524 | Gross: $6.33M