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1. The Equalizer 2 (2018)
R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean
Votes: 199,312 | Gross: $102.08M
2. Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
R | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Erdil Yasaroglu, Sarah Houbolt
Votes: 61,937
3. Skyfall (2012)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench
Votes: 732,317 | Gross: $304.36M
4. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
PG-13 | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench
Votes: 297,569 | Gross: $102.83M
5. American Assassin (2017)
R | 111 min | Action, Thriller
After the death of his girlfriend at the hands of terrorists, Mitch Rapp is drawn into the world of counterterrorism, mentored by tough-as-nails former U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Stan Hurley.
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Taylor Kitsch
Votes: 91,368 | Gross: $36.25M
6. Charlie's Angels (2019)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie's Angels are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect us all.
Director: Elizabeth Banks | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks
Votes: 79,947 | Gross: $17.80M
7. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
PG | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery
Votes: 69,289 | Gross: $0.07M
8. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot while protecting an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards
Votes: 210,251 | Gross: $126.94M
9. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong
Votes: 212,884 | Gross: $24.15M
10. Hitman (I) (2007)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.
Director: Xavier Gens | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper
Votes: 177,993 | Gross: $39.69M
11. The Water Diviner (2014)
R | 111 min | Drama, History, War
An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try to locate his three missing sons.
Director: Russell Crowe | Stars: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney, Isabel Lucas
Votes: 78,077 | Gross: $4.19M
12. Inferno (I) (2016)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks and they race across Europe together against the clock to foil a deadly global plot.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Ben Foster
Votes: 190,186 | Gross: $34.34M
13. From Russia with Love (1963)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Lotte Lenya, Daniela Bianchi
Votes: 145,660 | Gross: $24.80M
14. Midnight Express (1978)
R | 121 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli
Votes: 88,418 | Gross: $35.00M
15. Taken 2 (2012)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser
Votes: 323,199 | Gross: $139.85M
16. The Protector (2018–2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Discovering his ties to a secret ancient order, a young man living in modern Istanbul embarks on a quest to save the city from an immortal enemy.
Stars: Çagatay Ulusoy, Hazar Ergüçlü, Okan Yalabik, Burçin Terzioglu
Votes: 37,094
17. Fi (2017–2018)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The story of those who pursue passion, those who fly at the expense of burning and those who stand up against life in pain.
Stars: Ozan Güven, Serenay Sarikaya, Mehmet Günsür, Berrak Tüzünataç
Votes: 12,226
18. The International (I) (2009)
R | 118 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ulrich Thomsen
Votes: 100,196 | Gross: $25.45M
19. Insider (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A story of two brothers torn from each other. Now on the opposite sides of the law, brothers Sarp and Mert are put against each other, unaware of their fraternity.
Stars: Çagatay Ulusoy, Aras Bulut Iynemli, Çetin Tekindor, Nihal G. Koldas
Votes: 20,652
20. Head-On (2004)
R | 121 min | Drama, Romance
With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Güven Kiraç, Zarah Jane McKenzie
Votes: 57,791
21. Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
Unrated | 89 min | Drama, Horror
An erotic horror tale about a vixen vampiress seducing and killing women to appease her insatiable thirst for female blood.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Soledad Miranda, Dennis Price, Paul Muller, Ewa Strömberg
Votes: 5,216
22. Sen Anlat Karadeniz (2018–2019)
TV-14 | 150 min | Drama
A victim of violence, Nefes fights with Vedat, a psychopath, for her son and herself. In this way, she will experience true love with Tahir, in the Black Sea Region.
Stars: Ulas Tuna Astepe, Irem Helvacioglu, Sinan Tuzcu, Öykü Gürman
Votes: 2,792
23. The Club (2021–2023)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
In cosmopolitan 1950s Istanbul, a mother with a troubled past works at a nightclub to reconnect with and help the rebellious daughter she couldn't raise.
Stars: Gökçe Bahadir, Baris Arduç, Asude Kalebek, Salih Bademci
Votes: 11,690
24. Midnight at the Pera Palace (2022– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, History, Mystery
At a historic Istanbul hotel, a journalist is thrust into the past and must stop a plot that could change the fate of modern Turkey.
Stars: Hazal Kaya, Tansu Biçer, Selahattin Pasali, James Chalmers
Votes: 10,603
25. The Yard (2018–2019)
TV-MA | 120 min | Crime, Drama
After a fateful domestic clash, a devoted mother Deniz Demir (Demet Evgar) finds herself in prison and fighting to survive in hopes of reuniting with her daughter.
Stars: Demet Evgar, Ceren Moray, Nursel Köse, Çagdas Onur Öztürk
Votes: 2,041
26. White Fire (1984)
R | 101 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Two Russian siblings living in Istanbul, Turkey, who work in the diamond fencing business, scheme to steal the newly discovered legendary diamond White Fire, but their rivals have other plans in mind.
Director: Jean-Marie Pallardy | Stars: Robert Ginty, Fred Williamson, Belinda Mayne, Jess Hahn
Votes: 992
27. Ufak Tefek Cinayetler (2017–2018)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Three girls in high school made a prank on the fourth girl and caused her to be expelled from the high school with her teacher. After 20 years they got together in a high society environment.
Stars: Gökçe Bahadir, Aslihan Gürbüz, Mert Firat, Yildiray Sahinler
Votes: 3,277
28. The Accidental Spy (2001)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
At a Hong Kong shopping center, Buck Yuen's (Jackie Chan's) intuition warns him. He saves a robbery's loot and gets on television, ends up in Istanbul via South Korea, and accidentally becomes a spy. Fortunately, he knows Kung Fu.
Director: Teddy Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Min Kim, Eric Tsang, Vivian Hsu
Votes: 18,729
29. Masum (2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cevdet and his wife retire on their pensions to live in peace on a rural farm, but their lives are destroyed when their son suddenly arrives with terrible news.
Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Nur Sürer, Ali Atay, Okan Yalabik
Votes: 20,266
30. Alef (2020–2022)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two detectives try to unravel the mystery of the murders that followed the discovery of a body in the Bosphorus.
Stars: Kenan Imirzalioglu, Taner Ölmez, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Aybüke Pusat
Votes: 8,788
31. The Bandit (1996)
Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Baran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Sener Sen, Ugur Yücel, Sermin Hürmeriç, Yesim Salkim
Votes: 72,336
32. Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2008–2009)
282 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A globetrotting archaeologist discovers danger and intrigue while searching for an elusive treasure of the ancient Kingdom of Ugarit.
Stars: Ivan Sergei, Joanne Kelly, Thure Riefenstein, Susan Ward
Votes: 1,594
33. Bitter Lands (2018–2022)
120 min | Drama
A young couple who dreams of marriage conceal their identity to escape from the darned. They will introduce themselves as sibling and work in the farm in Adana.
Stars: Hilal Altinbilek, Bülent Polat, Sibel Tasçioglu, Polen Emre
Votes: 1,435
34. The Edge of Heaven (2007)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama
A Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Baki Davrak, Gürsoy Gemec, Cengiz Daner, Tuncel Kurtiz
Votes: 33,552 | Gross: $0.74M
35. Only You (2014)
105 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A former boxer falls in love with a blind woman and starts to build a new life, but his dark past returns to endanger them both.
Director: Hakan Yonat | Stars: Belçim Bilgin, Ibrahim Celikkol, Kerem Can, Necmi Yapici
Votes: 6,072
36. Target: Harry (1969)
R | 85 min | Mystery, Thriller
Pilot Harry Black is hired to fly a man named Carlyle to Istanbul, where he's murdered. Now, mysterious Diane Reed and a local gangster, Rashi, are after Harry believing that he has the priceless plates Carlyle used to counterfeit money.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Vic Morrow, Suzanne Pleshette, Victor Buono, Cesar Romero
Votes: 261
37. Three Monkeys (2008)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama
A family suffers from a major communication breakdown during their struggle to get through their hardships.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Yavuz Bingöl, Hatice Aslan, Ahmet Rifat Sungar, Ercan Kesal
Votes: 23,054 | Gross: $0.04M
38. Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (1961)
104 min | Adventure, Drama
Tintin and Captain Haddock try to discover what is so desirable about their old and apparently worthless ship.
Director: Jean-Jacques Vierne | Stars: Jean-Pierre Talbot, Georges Wilson, Georges Loriot, Milo
Votes: 1,540
39. Cleopatra Jones (1973)
PG | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
During the 1970s, U.S. Special Agent Cleopatra Jones proves to be an invaluable asset to the local police forces in the war on drugs.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Tamara Dobson, Bernie Casey, Brenda Sykes, Antonio Fargas
Votes: 3,542 | Gross: $2.98M
40. Secret Agent (1936)
Not Rated | 86 min | Mystery, Thriller
After three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young, Peter Lorre
Votes: 9,057
41. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
To treat his friend's cocaine induced delusions, Watson lures Sherlock Holmes to Sigmund Freud.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Nicol Williamson
Votes: 5,113
42. Cinayet Süsü (2019)
112 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A serial killer keeps creating crime scenes that are ridiculously decorated with paints, markings and poems everywhere. The team begin solving the most mysterious murder case of the country, using the most wrong methods.
Director: Ali Atay | Stars: Ugur Yücel, Binnur Kaya, Cengiz Bozkurt, Feyyaz Yigit
Votes: 19,758
43. Contract to Kill (2016)
R | 90 min | Action, Thriller
Islamic extremists will make an alliance with a Mexican cartel to smuggle WMD and terrorists into USA. Harmon's asked to prevent this. He starts in Istanbul with his team.
Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Steven Seagal, Russell Wong, Jemma Dallender, Mircea Drambareanu
Votes: 2,245
44. Hunting Season (2010)
140 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives of three homicide detectives are turned upside-down during a murder investigation.
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Sener Sen, Cem Yilmaz, Çetin Tekindor, Melisa Sözen
Votes: 36,800
45. Venus in Furs (1969)
R | 86 min | Horror, Thriller
A jazz trumpeter becomes obsessed with a beautiful woman whose corpse he discovers on a beach, after which she seemingly returns to life to take revenge on those responsible for her death.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: James Darren, Barbara McNair, Maria Rohm, Klaus Kinski
Votes: 2,222
46. Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997)
94 min | Drama, Romance
Francesco inherits an old palace from a Turkish aunt and moves to Istanbul to renovate it.
Director: Ferzan Özpetek | Stars: Alessandro Gassmann, Francesca d'Aloja, Carlo Cecchi, Halil Ergün
Votes: 7,232 | Gross: $0.66M
47. Brave and Beautiful (2016–2017)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Cesur returns to his father's village with an elaborate plan to avenge the death of his father. The only thing he hadn't planned for is Suhan, the daughter of the man he believes is responsible for his father's murder.
Stars: Kivanç Tatlitug, Tuba Büyüküstün, Tamer Levent, Erkan Avci
Votes: 8,957
48. Journey Into Fear (1943)
Approved | 68 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
An American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by German agents. Safe passage home by ship is arranged for him, but he soon discovers that his pursuers are also on board.
Directors: Norman Foster, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dolores Del Río, Ruth Warrick
Votes: 4,694
49. America America (1963)
Approved | 174 min | Adventure, Drama
A young Greek stops at nothing to secure a passage to America.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, Elena Karam, Harry Davis
Votes: 6,004
50. On Board (1998)
102 min | Crime, Drama
Sailors want to remain in their small world, warm and cozy and full of lies, but they kidnap a prostitute from some pimps.
Director: Serdar Akar | Stars: Erkan Can, Haldun Boysan, Yildiray Sahinler, Naci Tasdögen
Votes: 16,192