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1. Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)

PG | 90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Janey is new in town and soon meets Lynne, who shares her passion for dancing in general and "Dance TV" in particular.

Director: Alan Metter | Stars: Biff Yeager, Kristi Somers, Richard Blade, Ian Michael Giatti

Votes: 12,928 | Gross: $6.33M

2. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.

Director: Dan O'Bannon | Stars: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews

Votes: 68,873 | Gross: $14.24M

3. Return of the Living Dead III (1993)

R | 97 min | Horror

Having recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught youth performs the operation on his girlfriend after she's killed in a motorcycle accident.

Director: Brian Yuzna | Stars: J. Trevor Edmond, Melinda Clarke, Kent McCord, James T. Callahan

Votes: 16,730 | Gross: $0.05M

4. The Stuff (1985)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A delicious, mysterious goo that oozes from the earth is marketed as the newest dessert sensation, but the tasty treat rots more than teeth when zombie-like snackers who only want to consume more of the strange substance at any cost begin infesting the world.

Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Garrett Morris, Paul Sorvino

Votes: 18,492

5. The Kindred (1987)

R | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A geneticist takes his assistants to his old family home to locate the deadly product of his late mother's revolutionary research into rapid human evolution--his monstrous, tentacled baby brother--before a mad scientist gets to him first.

Directors: Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow | Stars: Rod Steiger, Kim Hunter, David Allen Brooks, Amanda Pays

Votes: 2,500 | Gross: $2.41M

6. Reborn (I) (2018)

Not Rated | 77 min | Horror

A stillborn baby girl is abducted by a morgue attendant and brought back to life by electrokinetic power. On her 16th birthday, she escapes captivity and sets out to find her birth mother, leaving a trail of destruction behind her.

Director: Julian Richards | Stars: Barbara Crampton, Michael Paré, Kayleigh Gilbert, Rae Dawn Chong

Votes: 811

7. Jocks (1986)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Sport

The coach of a college tennis team is given an ultimatum: put together a winning team, or else.

Director: Steve Carver | Stars: Scott Strader, Perry Lang, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Roundtree

Votes: 889

8. Zyzzyx Rd (2006)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Staid accountant Grant finds himself questioning his sanity after he begins a passionate affair with the enigmatic Marissa in Las Vegas and winds up killing her jealous boyfriend, Joey, when he attacks them. But is Joey really dead?

Director: John Penney | Stars: Leo Grillo, Katherine Heigl, Tom Sizemore, Rickey Medlocke

Votes: 1,160 | Gross: $0.00M

9. Body Rock (1984)

PG-13 | 93 min | Drama, Music, Musical

Chilly is just a guy from the streets with a talent for break-dancing. When his wicked moves catch the eye of an industry pro, Chilly finds his dreams of fame and fortune coming true, for better or for worse.

Director: Marcelo Epstein | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Vicki Frederick, Cameron Dye, Michelle Nicastro

Votes: 569 | Gross: $1.69M

10. The Power (1984)

R | 84 min | Horror

A few people come into possession of an ancient Aztec doll. However, the doll is possessed by an evil spirit, which takes over their bodies.

Directors: Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow | Stars: Suzy Stokey, Warren Lincoln, Lisa Erickson, Chad Cowgill

Votes: 704

11. H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House (2021)

82 min | Horror

Graduate student Alice Gilman is running from an abusive past. She seeks refuge in the infamous Hannah house; a historic home with an ominous past. Determined to prove the possibility of ... See full summary »

Director: Bobby Easley | Stars: Portia Chellelynn, Julie Anne Prescott, Andrea Collins, Erin Trimble

Votes: 280

12. The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982)

R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Four college students are stalked by an unknown assailant while staying on campus over the Christmas holidays to help clear out a dormitory which is to be demolished.

Directors: Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow | Stars: Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, David Snow, Pamela Holland

Votes: 2,463

13. Legend of the Mummy (1998)

R | 96 min | Thriller, Horror

Louis Gossett, Jr. stars in this re-telling of Bram Stoker's "Jewel of the Seven Stars", in which an ages-old mummy is awakened and takes revenge on everyone in an old, gothic mansion.

Director: Jeffrey Obrow | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Amy Locane, Eric Lutes, Mark Lindsay Chapman

Votes: 1,158

14. Amphibious Creature of the Deep (2010)

R | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Marine biologist Skylar Shane hires an expat charter boat captain, Jack Bowman, to help her find prehistoric life form samples in the north Sumatran Sea. During the expedition, they run ... See full summary »

Director: Brian Yuzna | Stars: Verdi Solaiman, Mohammad Aditya, Steven Baray, Dorman Borisman

Votes: 1,182

15. Deadly Intruder (1985)

R | 86 min | Horror, Thriller

A serial killer escapes from a mental hospital and hides out in a small town. A local cop must catch him before he starts on another killing spree.

Director: John McCauley | Stars: Christopher Holder, Molly Cheek, Tony Crupi, Danny Bonaduce

Votes: 277

16. Pilgrim (2000)

R | 94 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

A beautiful artist (Gloria Reuben) helps an amnesiac (Ray Liotta) piece together his identity and evade a gangster (Armin Mueller-Stahl) on his trail.

Director: Harley Cokeliss | Stars: Ray Liotta, Gloria Reuben, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Daniel Kash

Votes: 906

17. In Pursuit (2000 Video)

R | 88 min | Thriller, Action, Drama

An attorney is accused of murdering a powerful man after having an affair with his sultry wife.

Director: Peter Pistor | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Claudia Schiffer, Coolio, Sarah Lassez

Votes: 362

18. The Enemy (2001)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A C.I.A. Agent and a geneticist battle to keep a deadly biological weapon from falling into the wrong hands, when the weapon's inventor is kidnapped.

Director: Tom Kinninmont | Stars: Luke Perry, Olivia d'Abo, Roger Moore, Horst Buchholz

Votes: 545

19. Matter of Trust (1998)

R | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A prosecutor is building a case against a suspected serial killer. She receives death threats, but ignores them at first. When her husband disappears and someone blackmails her, she turns to her ex, a suspended homicide detective.

Director: Joey Travolta | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Joan Severance, Nick Mancuso, Robert Miano

Votes: 174

20. They Are Among Us (2004 TV Movie)

R | 99 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

The film is about a town that is populated by aliens who have been pretending to be human for a long time in order to steal the earth's resources they need to live when the time comes.

Director: Jeffrey Obrow | Stars: Alison Eastwood, Michael Orr Hughes, Anne Apra, Lacey Beeman

Votes: 560

21. Hellgate (2011)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A western businessman, his Thai wife and son experience a horrible accident while visiting Bangkok. In the aftermath, they find there is a shadow world between life and death where endless darkness lies.

Director: John Penney | Stars: William Hurt, Cary Elwes, Ploy Jindachote, Paula Taylor

Votes: 840

22. Virus of the Dead (2018)

120 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

Zombie horror anthology. What happens when an uncontrollable virus turns the living into the living dead?

Directors: Matthew J. Adams, Gordon Bressack, James Cullen Bressack, Dan Brownlie, Jarrett Furst, Keiron Hollett, Matt Iwinski, Benjamin James, Hunter Johnson, Christopher Jolley, Jason Lorah, John T. Mickevich, Mark Alan Miller, Kiko Morah, Tony Newton, John Penney, Shawn C. Phillips, Nick Principe, Timo Rose, Shane Ryan-Reid, Emir Skalonja, Steven S. Vrooman | Stars: Kathryn Eastwood, Jessica Ann Brownlie, James Cullen Bressack, Nathan Head

Votes: 268

23. Game of Death - The six Doors to Hell

Action, Adventure, Horror | Filming

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Director: Timo Rose | Stars: Richard Norton, Jonathan Howard, Lynne Griffin, Brian Yuzna

24. Contaminated Man (2000)

R | 100 min | Drama, Thriller

In 1986, David Whitman came home, contaminated his wife and child, and watched them die. Years later, he leads a hazmat team investigating an industrial accident near Budapest. One ... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: William Hurt, Natascha McElhone, Peter Weller, Katja Woywood

Votes: 1,193

25. More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011 Video)

Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary

Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead."

Director: Bill Philputt | Stars: Jules Brenner, Don Calfa, James Dalesandro, J. Trevor Edmond

Votes: 724

26. Past Perfect (1996)

R | 92 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

A cop (Roberts) tries to bust a gang of teenage gun dealers. In the process he catches only one and tries to charge him with a number of offences but fails since the gang member is underage... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Heap | Stars: Eric Roberts, Laurie Holden, Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek

Votes: 406

27. Magic (2010)

91 min | Adventure, Family

"Magic" the dog is an angel sent to heal a broken family. Brad is a lawyer, doing the best he can to raise his daughter Kayla without the wife he misses. Kayla is longing for her mother, ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Davi | Stars: Leo Grillo, Samantha Hanratty, Lori Heuring, Robert Davi

Votes: 127

28. Perfect Assassins (1998 TV Movie)

100 min | Action, Thriller

When Dr Ben Carroway (McCarthy) is involved in an assassination where the killers commit suicide once trapped he finds that the killers have no criminal record. However they are all ... See full summary »

Director: H. Gordon Boos | Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Robert Patrick, Portia de Rossi, Nick Mancuso

Votes: 320

29. Torment (1986)

R | 83 min | Crime, Horror

A detective sets out to capture a psycho who kills women, but the psycho turns the tables and goes after the detective's girlfriend.

Directors: Samson Aslanian, John Hopkins | Stars: Taylor Gilbert, William Witt, Eve Brenner, Warren Lincoln

Votes: 201

30. Conversations with Hollywood (2011– )

Talk-Show

Screenwriters, producers and entertainment industry professionals share inside perspectives on writing, filmmaking and navigating show business - along with practical tips on breaking into Hollywood and stories of their journey to success.

Stars: Bill Lundy, David Alex Kurtz, Michael Engel, Mark Fergus

31. Daddy (III) (2023)

20 min | Short, Horror

Rodrigo is an unstable, and materialistic queer man who falls madly in love with his sugar daddy. Rodrigo's best friend finds out that he is married to a woman and has a new born son. His ... See full summary »

Director: Jay Beckett | Stars: Danni Vitorino, Melissa Drew, David Prottas, Cassandra Melendez Lisboa

32. The First (V)

Short, Horror | Completed

It's 1928. Naive Michael is celebrating his 14th birthday. His father has brought him to a mysterious house to experience a family tradition that goes back generations. What transpires that night is all-at-once exciting and terrifying.

Director: Susan Ruth | Stars: Ethan Carlos Cameron, Tiffany Cornwell, Jamieson Rhyme, Emma Rose Maloney

33. Love Beyond the Grave: A Look at Return of the Living Dead III (2011 Video)

20 min | Documentary, Short

Retrospective documentary on the making of "Return of the Living Dead III."

Stars: J. Trevor Edmond, Graham Henderson, Steve Johnson, Kenny Myers

Votes: 19

34. The last unheard words

Short, Romance | Completed

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Director: Nasim Kiani | Stars: Mariam Vardanyan, Bahram Ziraksari, Michael Carr, Munjeeth Singh

35. Return-of-the-Living-Dead-3: Ashes to Ashes (2016 Video)

27 min | Documentary, Short

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Stars: John Penney, Brian Yuzna

Votes: 6

36. Inhuman Experiments: The Making of 'The Kindred' (2021 Video)

Documentary

Features interviews with filmmakers, production designers, writers, editors, actors, and special effects artists regarding "The Kindred." The release of the film is analyzed, with the endeavor finding a fan base on VHS and cable.

Stars: David Allen Brooks, Stephen Carpenter, Earl Ghaffari, Chris Hopkins

37. Conversations with Hollywood (2011– )
Episode: Writing Sci-Fi & Fantasy for Film, Televsion and New Media (2012)

Talk-Show

Screenwriters ERIC FORSBERG, BILL MARILII, JOHN PENNEY, ELAINE and MARC ZICREE discuss writing and producing science-fiction & fantasy for film, television and digital media. They also ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Engel | Stars: Eric Forsberg, Bill Marsilii, John Penney, Elaine Zicree