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1. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The fragile peace between apes and humans is threatened as mistrust and betrayal threaten to plunge both tribes into a war for dominance over the Earth.

Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Votes: 473,504 | Gross: $208.55M

2. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)

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

Follows an NCIS team that investigates criminal cases involving military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment, and decadence.

Stars: Scott Bakula, Rob Kerkovich, CCH Pounder, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 20,545

3. 21 Jump Street (2012)

R | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Brie Larson

Votes: 599,463 | Gross: $138.45M

4. Gifted (2017)

PG-13 | 101 min | Drama

Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.

Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer

Votes: 130,652 | Gross: $24.80M

5. Ender's Game (2013)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, an insectoid alien race who had previously tried to invade Earth and had inflicted heavy losses on humankind.

Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin

Votes: 254,514 | Gross: $61.74M

6. Empire (2015–2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Music

A hip-hop mogul must choose a successor among his three sons who are battling for control over his multi-million dollar company, while his ex-wife schemes to reclaim what is hers.

Stars: Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere Y. Gray

Votes: 41,092

7. The Expendables 3 (2014)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Barney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle: to take down Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables co-founder and notorious arms trader who is hell bent on wiping out Barney and every single one of his associates.

Director: Patrick Hughes | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Antonio Banderas

Votes: 196,469 | Gross: $39.32M

8. 22 Jump Street (2014)

R | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube, Nick Offerman

Votes: 406,778 | Gross: $191.72M

9. Escape Plan (2013)

R | 115 min | Action, Thriller

When a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world's most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from the inside.

Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 50 Cent, Vincent D'Onofrio

Votes: 257,738 | Gross: $25.13M

10. The Counselor (2013)

R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem

Votes: 105,977 | Gross: $16.97M

11. Wild Card (2015)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play...and it's all or nothing.

Director: Simon West | Stars: Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik Garcia, Milo Ventimiglia

Votes: 60,213 | Gross: $0.00M

12. Keanu (2016)

R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

When the adorable kitten of an L.A. crime kingpin unexpectedly enters the life of two cousins, they will have to go through tough gangs, pitiless hit-men, and ruthless drug dealers who all claim him, to get him back. How hard can it be?

Director: Peter Atencio | Stars: Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish, Method Man

Votes: 52,043 | Gross: $20.57M

13. The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Two teens live the same day repeatedly, enabling them to create a map of things to remember.

Director: Ian Samuels | Stars: Kathryn Newton, Kyle Allen, Jermaine Harris, Anna Mikami

Votes: 28,011

14. Snitch (I) (2013)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son, who was imprisoned after being set up in a drug deal.

Director: Ric Roman Waugh | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal, Rafi Gavron

Votes: 92,847 | Gross: $42.93M

15. The Starving Games (2013)

PG-13 | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

In this "Hunger Games" spoof, Kantmiss Evershot must fight for her life in the 75th annual Starving Games, in which she could also win an old ham, a coupon for a foot-long sub, and a partially-eaten pickle.

Directors: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer | Stars: Maiara Walsh, Brant Daugherty, Cody Christian, Lauren Bowles

Votes: 22,561

16. Empire State (2013)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Two childhood friends plan to rob an armored-car depository, but an NYPD officer stands in their way.

Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Michael Angarano, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Ben-Victor

Votes: 22,958

17. Bad Country (2014)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In 1980s Louisiana, a police detective arrests a contract killer. To be with his wife and newborn, he becomes an informant and assists in helping to bring down the South's most powerful criminal organization.

Director: Chris Brinker | Stars: Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Neal McDonough, Amy Smart

Votes: 9,377

18. The Last Movie Star (I) (2017)

R | 94 min | Drama

An aging former movie star is forced to face the reality that his glory days are behind him. On its surface, the film is a tale about faded fame. At its core, it's a universal story about growing old.

Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter, Clark Duke, Chevy Chase

Votes: 4,910 | Gross: $0.01M

19. The Gutter (2024)

89 min | Comedy

Walt lands work at bowling alley AlleyCatz. He's pressured to embrace his bowling talent, which sparks backlash from detractors seeking to undermine his sudden pro success.

Directors: Isaiah Lester, Yassir Lester | Stars: Tony Baker, Rell Battle, Adam Brody, D'Arcy Carden

Votes: 23

20. Common Law (2012)

43 min | Comedy, Crime

Centers on cops Wes Mitchell and Travis Marks, who have a problem -- each other -- so their captain sends them to couples therapy.

Stars: Michael Ealy, Warren Kole, Sonya Walger, Jack McGee

Votes: 6,413

21. Aztec Warrior (2016)

PG-13 | Action, Comedy

A washed-up wrestler decides to come out of retirement.

Director: Scott Sanders | Stars: Terry Crews, Nadine Velazquez, Harvey Guillén, Eugenio Derbez

Votes: 56

22. The True Don Quixote (2019)

84 min | Comedy

A small town unemployed ex-librarian who is bored with his life begins to daydream that he is Don Quixote and befriends a young man named Kevin who reluctantly joins his quest as his "squire".

Director: Chris Poche | Stars: Tim Blake Nelson, Jacob Batalon, Ann Mahoney, Morgan Roberts

Votes: 287

23. Soul City (2020– )

Horror

The multicultural world of a select American city and its black population through the lens of psychological horror stories. New Orleans will be the debut city.

Stars: Omar J. Dorsey, Chad L. Coleman, Dorian Missick, Rhonda Johnson Dents

Votes: 124

24. Home (XXIII) (2012)

11 min | Short, Drama

Scarecrow's view of the world from his 'home' in the doorway.

Director: Caroline O'Brien | Stars: Michael Bienvenu, Rosemary Noelle Prejean, Sean O'Hara, Bob O'Brien

25. Soul City (2020– )
Episode: Grace (2020)

17 min | Horror

In 1968, an eight-year-old's drawings take on a power beyond her wildest imaginings after the sudden and unexpected death of her verbally abusive and devoutly religious godmother.

Directors: Coodie, Chike Ozah | Stars: Rhonda Johnson Dents, Mikaela Kimani Armstrong, Deneen Tyler, Omar J. Dorsey

Votes: 18

26. Soul City (2020– )
Episode: Give Man (2020)

20 min | Horror

A deal he made as a young man comes back to haunt a now wealthy New Orleanian, forcing him ultimately to choose between love and self-sacrifice or greed and egotistical desire.

Directors: Coodie, Chike Ozah | Stars: Chad L. Coleman, PJ Morton, Omar J. Dorsey, Oscar Gale

Votes: 10

27. Soul City (2020– )
Episode: Pillowshop (2020)

18 min | Horror

Death looms when a desperate insomniac thinks he has found a cure for his sleepless nights with the purchase of a magical pillow.

Directors: Coodie, Chike Ozah | Stars: Dorian Missick, Tadasay Young, Dominique DuVernay, Peter Gabb

Votes: 11

28. Common Law (2012)
Episode: Ride-Along (2012)

TV-14 | 41 min | Comedy, Crime

The team investigates a woman who died during her honeymoon.

Director: Dermott Downs | Stars: Michael Ealy, Warren Kole, Sonya Walger, Jack McGee

Votes: 96

29. Common Law (2012)
Episode: Role Play (2012)

TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Crime

Travis and Wes swap lives during an exercise to help them better understand one another.

Director: Marc Roskin | Stars: Michael Ealy, Warren Kole, Sonya Walger, Jack McGee

Votes: 93

30. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Carrier (2014)

TV-PG | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

NCIS Special Agent Tony DiNozzo assists the New Orleans team when a Navy lieutenant on liberty dies of the bubonic plague. The team races to locate all additional sailors on liberty, ... See full summary »

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 479

31. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Breaking Brig (2014)

TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The NCIS team investigates the crash of an armored transport bus carrying Naval brig detainees after four prisoners escape, including a black market broker who is one of the country's ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 420

32. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Musician Heal Thyself (2014)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A case turns personal for Pride when the body of a Petty Officer is identified as a former gang member he once mentored. Meanwhile, Brody continues her search for the perfect place to call home in New Orleans.

Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 565

33. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: The Recruits (2014)

TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After a Navy SEAL is found murdered in a sorority house, the NCIS team must determine if the motive pertained to one of his classified missions or collegiate foul play. Meanwhile, Pride's ... See full summary »

Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 425

34. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Watch Over Me (2014)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The NCIS team investigates the murder of a Navy Officer with the highest level top secret clearance who was recently assigned as a tech liaison with a private developer.

Director: James Hayman | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 390

35. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: It Happened Last Night (2014)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The NCIS team is given a 22-hour deadline after the murder investigation of a Chief Warrant Officer who specialized in counterintelligence reveals his wife had been kidnapped and is being ... See full summary »

Director: Arvin Brown | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 393

36. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Love Hurts (2014)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A petty officer is found dead in a Mardi Gras float storage facility with an engagement ring and proposal plan in hand. The investigation takes a mysterious turn when the team are unable to locate his supposed long-term girlfiend.

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 354

37. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Master of Horror (2014)

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

With New Orleans decorated for Halloween, the NCIS team investigates the murder of a Naval Staff Judge Advocate found in a cemetery dressed in a Victorian costume with vampiric puncture ... See full summary »

Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 424

38. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Chasing Ghosts (2014)

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

When a Navy-issue pistol is found in a dead robber's bag, the gun leads to a 38-year-old cold case that hits close to home for Loretta. Laurel returns to Thanksgiving with a surprise.

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 380

39. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Stolen Valor (2014)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The NCIS team investigates the murder of a retired SEAL who tracked down individuals impersonating military personnel. But the case takes a mysterious turn when the lead suspect is found ... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Smith | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 357

40. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Baitfish (2015)

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

The investigation into an explosion at the Navy-Marine Corp Relief Gala reveals Pride was the bomb's target.

Director: Leslie Libman | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 376

41. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: The Abyss (2015)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When a Navy Admiral's daughter is the prime suspect in a double murder case aboard a research boat, the NCIS team partners with the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) to work the case... See full summary »

Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 360

42. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: The Walking Dead (2015)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The team attempts to solve a murder before it takes place, after a Navy lieutenant commander discovers that he has been poisoned with a deadly amount of radiation.

Director: Edward Ornelas | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 379

43. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Careful What You Wish For (2015)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When an NCIS Agent is gunned down on a detail that Brody was on, the team discovers that the agent's murder was personal.

Director: James Hayman | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 339

44. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: My Brother's Keeper (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After a Navy recruiter is the target of a lethal hit and run, the NCIS team investigates whether the murder was tied to her career or her role as a foster mother to two brothers. Also, ... See full summary »

Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 353

45. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Le Carnaval de la Mort (2015)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After a Petty Officer is found murdered in the midst of Mardi Gras events, the NCIS team investigates what parades and parties led to his untimely death. Also, Pride must decide what ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 325

46. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: The List (2015)

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

After a sailor is murdered in the champagne room of a strip club, the NCIS team links the murder weapon to two additional unsolved cases and discovers that the names of all three victims ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 319

47. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: More Now (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Pride becomes convinced his nemesis "Baitfish" has returned and, in an attempt to locate him, instructs the team to investigate crime scenes and the chase leads from New Orleans to Charleston, S.C.

Director: Bethany Rooney | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 325

48. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: The Insider (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While conducting an autopsy on a Petty Officer who is believed to have died from natural causes, an armed man enters the morgue and holds Wade, Sebastian and Danny hostage.

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 346

49. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Rock-a-Bye-Baby (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When a Navy Commander's car is stolen with his baby inside, the NCIS team must determine if this was a random carjacking or a targeted abduction.

Director: Elodie Keene | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 341

50. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: You'll Do (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Lasalle's brother, Cade, is accused of murder and Lasalle is determined to prove his innocence, in spite of all the evidence against him. Lasalle is officially off the case, so he helps ATF Agent Percy take down an arms dealer.

Director: Alrick Riley | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 344