Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "axe-in-the-back"

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley

Votes: 1,213,590 | Gross: $305.41M

2. Robin Hood (2010)

PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In twelfth-century England, Robin Longstride and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen, Max von Sydow

Votes: 283,677 | Gross: $105.27M

3. Friday the 13th (2009)

R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.

Director: Marcus Nispel | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti, Derek Mears, Danielle Panabaker

Votes: 117,159 | Gross: $65.00M

4. Tenebrae (1982)

R | 101 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An American novelist visiting Rome to promote his latest book is stalked and harassed by an obsessed fan who is committing a string of murders that appear to be tributes to his work.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Giuliano Gemma, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi

Votes: 27,509

5. Twins of Evil (1971)

R | 87 min | Horror

A religious sect led by Gustav Weil hunts all women suspected of witchcraft, killing a number of innocent victims. Young Frieda, Gustav's niece, will involve herself in a devilish cult, and become an instrument of Justice in the region.

Director: John Hough | Stars: Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, Mary Collinson, Madeleine Collinson

Votes: 6,529

6. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

R | 100 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller

Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.

Director: Rob Hedden | Stars: Jensen Daggett, Kane Hodder, Todd Caldecott, Tiffany Paulsen

Votes: 43,191 | Gross: $14.34M

7. Whiteout (2009)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica as the sun is about to set for six months.

Director: Dominic Sena | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short

Votes: 40,937 | Gross: $10.28M

8. Deep Red (1975)

R | 127 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Méril

Votes: 42,789

9. Halloween II (2009)

R | 105 min | Horror

Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.

Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie

Votes: 59,888 | Gross: $33.39M

10. Braven (2018)

R | 94 min | Action, Thriller

A logger defends his family from a group of dangerous drug runners.

Director: Lin Oeding | Stars: Jason Momoa, Garret Dillahunt, Jill Wagner, Stephen Lang

Votes: 42,179

11. 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: 15,765 | Gross: $7.00M

12. Tamara (2005)

R | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Tamara, an unattractive girl, who is picked on by her peers returns after her death as a sexy seductress to exact revenge.

Director: Jeremy Haft | Stars: Jenna Dewan, Katie Stuart, Chad Faust, Bryan Clark

Votes: 11,028 | Gross: $0.17M

13. Waxwork (1988)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Horror

A wax museum owner uses his horror exhibits to unleash evil on the world.

Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Jennifer Bassey, Joe Baker

Votes: 14,069 | Gross: $0.81M

14. Clownhouse (1989)

R | 81 min | Horror

Just before Halloween, three young brothers alone in a big house are menaced by three escaped mental patients who have murdered some traveling circus clowns and taken their identities.

Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Nathan Forrest Winters, Brian McHugh, Sam Rockwell, Michael Jerome West

Votes: 5,132

15. The Colony (I) (2013)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature.

Director: Jeff Renfroe | Stars: Kevin Zegers, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton, Charlotte Sullivan

Votes: 47,150

16. Fog City (2023)

97 min | Horror, Thriller

A mysterious fog forces a group of friends to take cover before it's too late. Once trapped inside, they'll soon find out it's already too late.

Director: Steve Wolsh | Stars: Victoria Konefal, Connor Weil, Reese Mishler, Luke Benward

Votes: 435

17. Terminal Island (1973)

R | 88 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

After the abolishment of the death penalty, California murderers are dumped on an island to spend the rest of their lives unsupervised. There, two groups are formed, one lead by a psychopath, and another group determined to bring him down.

Director: Stephanie Rothman | Stars: Don Marshall, Phyllis Davis, Ena Hartman, Marta Kristen

Votes: 1,516

18. The Last Horror Film (1982)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror

A New York taxi driver stalks a beautiful actress attending the Cannes Film Festival, which coincides with a series of violent killings of the lady's friends.

Director: David Winters | Stars: J'Len Winters, John Kelly, Joe Spinell, Simone Overman

Votes: 2,231

19. Edge of the Axe (1988)

Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An axe murderer terrorizes a small Northern California mountain community, while two young computer-obsessed adults attempt to solve the killings.

Director: José Ramón Larraz | Stars: Barton Faulks, Christina Marie Lane, Page Mosely, Fred Holliday

Votes: 2,958

20. The Marine 5: Battleground (2017 Video)

R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

While working as an EMT back stateside Jake Carter after responding to a distress call, finds himself caught up protecting a person of interest from a biker gang ruthlessly hunting them down.

Director: James Nunn | Stars: Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin, Maryse Mizanin, Heath Miller, Trinity Fatu

Votes: 1,911

21. Don't Kill It (2016)

Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Horror

An ancient demon terrorizes a tiny Mississippi town.

Director: Mike Mendez | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Kristina Klebe, Tony Bentley, James Chalke

Votes: 5,015

22. The Captives (2001 Video)

Unrated | 71 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Sandy is abducted by a psychopathic killer and brought to his torture chamber. When she overpowers her captor, she tortures and humiliates her fellow prisoners.

Director: Eric Stanze | Stars: Emily Haack, Scot Spookytooth, Shaun Snow, John Specht

Votes: 963

23. Earth and Blood (2020)

TV-MA | 80 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Saïd owns a sawmill deep in the woods, which he decides to sell. Little does he know that one of his apprentices was cornered by his brother and forced to hide a large amount of cocaine inside the factory.

Director: Julien Leclercq | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Eriq Ebouaney, Samy Seghir, Sofia Lesaffre

Votes: 2,894

24. Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969)

M | 84 min | Horror

Count Dracula and his wife capture beautiful young women and chain them in their dungeon, to be used when they need to satisfy their thirst for blood.

Directors: Al Adamson, Don Hulette | Stars: John Carradine, Paula Raymond, Alexander D'Arcy, Robert Dix

Votes: 1,296

25. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

PG-13 | 87 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

Paris...at the turn of the century. Inspector Vidocq investigates a series of unexplained murders at a Grand Guignol-type theatre...where the players have suddenly become real-life victims. Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.

Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann, Adolfo Celi

Votes: 1,556

26. Pitchfork (2016)

Not Rated | 94 min | Horror

After sharing a secret about himself, Hunter brings a group of friends from NYC back to his family farm for a weekend break. They quickly learn that secrets can be deadly as they are stalked by a twisted and disturbed beast, Pitchfork.

Director: Glenn Douglas Packard | Stars: Daniel Wilkinson, Brian Michael Raetz, Lindsey Dresbach, Ryan Moore

Votes: 3,695

27. Buried Alive (2007)

Unrated | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of college students are hunted by the evil spirit of a woman who was buried alive years ago near their secluded vacation house.

Director: Robert Kurtzman | Stars: Terence Jay, Leah Rachel, Steve Sandvoss, Erin Reese

Votes: 2,432

28. Angel of Vengeance (1987)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama

A young woman newly arrived in a small town comes up against a crazed group of survivalists who have killed a party of motorcyclists in the desert. They capture and rape her, but she escapes and makes plans to take her vengeance on them.

Directors: Ted V. Mikels, Ray Dennis Steckler | Stars: Jannina Poynter, David O'Hara, Macka Foley, Carl Irwin

Votes: 304

29. Kuruvi (2008)

Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Vetrivel, a car racer, learns that a Malaysia-based don owes his father a huge sum of money. However, when he meets the don, he realises that his missing father may still be alive and held captive.

Director: Dharani | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Suman, Vivek

Votes: 4,878

30. Creature of Darkness (2009)

R | 81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

The monster of a man's recurring nightmare turns out to be real when he and his friends go on a weekend trip to a remote area.

Director: Mark Stouffer | Stars: Devon Sawa, Sanoe Lake, Matthew Lawrence, Siena Goines

Votes: 803

31. Ram Lakhan (1989)

Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Ram Lakhan is the story of two brothers who part ways due to their ideological differences, but how they come to each other's rescue as the story unfolds.

Director: Subhash Ghai | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia

Votes: 2,931

32. Carl (2012)

Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Thriller

A psychological horror/thriller depicting a backwoods family with a dark secret.

Director: Greg Daniel | Stars: Robert Pralgo, Cheri Christian, Peg Thon, Matthew Cornwell

Votes: 338

33. Barnet från havet (1999)

15 min | Short, Action

Vikings attack a village to plunder and capture women. In the fight they also happen to kidnap a baby hidden in the clothes by the captured mother.

Director: Börje Peratt | Stars: Valerio Amico, Ola Bogren, Petra Brylander, Lars Lundgren

34. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: The Chick Chop Flick Shop (2007)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The investigation into the death of a popular slasher movie actress is complicated by a series of frame-ups, double crosses, and blackmail attempts.

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 804

35. Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
Episode: The Outside (2022)

TV-MA | 64 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Longing to fit in at work, awkward Stacey begins to use a popular lotion that causes an alarming reaction, while an unnerving transformation takes shape.

Director: Ana Lily Amirpour | Stars: Kate Micucci, Martin Starr, Dan Stevens, Kylee Evans

Votes: 11,793

36. American Dad! (2005– )
Episode: Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls (2010)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Stan's plan to out-do the neighbor's fancy haunted house backfires when Roger releases the serial killers he was borrowing from the CIA. Meanwhile, Steve faces Toshi's revenge when he takes a liking to his sister Akiko.

Directors: John Aoshima, Jansen Yee, Ron Hughart, Brent Woods | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane

Votes: 786

37. Psych (2006–2014)
Episode: Lassie Jerky (2013)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Shawn and Gus help two college students who are filming a documentary in the forest. They are trying to prove the existence of a Bigfoot-type creature who is rumored to live there. They find the supposed creature but also some dead bodies.

Director: James Roday Rodriguez | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson

Votes: 1,201

38. The Musketeers (2014–2016)
Episode: Commodities (2014)

TV-14 | 55 min | Adventure, Drama

Assigned to escort privateer Emile Bonnaire from Le Havre to Paris the musketeers have to thwart an escape attempt by his wife Maria and an ambush by his aggrieved ex-business partner ... See full summary »

Director: Saul Metzstein | Stars: James Callis, Luke Pasqualino, Santiago Cabrera, Howard Charles

Votes: 587

39. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Friday the 13th, 1901 (2014)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Julia, Emily and four of their friends head off to a remote cabin on an island. It's a party to celebrate Lavinda's upcoming wedding to Cedric Maxwell. Cedric's sister is part of the party ... See full summary »

Director: Michael DeCarlo | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris

Votes: 332

40. NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode: Expiration Date (2015)

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

On what is supposed to be a routine op, Sam takes a bullet and the team sets out to find who the shooter was; Kensi and Deeks have their first argument and Kensi starts to think they may be moving too fast.

Director: Terence Nightingall | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa

Votes: 397

41. Killing Eve (2018–2022)
Episode: You're Mine (2019)

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

Eve's mission is disastrously compromised; Carolyn leaves Eve's future in her own hands.

Director: Damon Thomas | Stars: Jodie Comer, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Sandra Oh, Edward Bluemel

Votes: 3,882