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1. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
R | 105 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon
Votes: 384,121 | Gross: $101.07M
2. Boss Level (2020)
TV-MA | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Trapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder, a former special forces agent must unlock the mystery behind his untimely demise.
Director: Joe Carnahan | Stars: Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Michelle Yeoh
Votes: 79,279
3. Beowulf (2007)
PG-13 | 115 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel, who is terrorizing Denmark, then Grendel's Mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie, Robin Wright
Votes: 174,207 | Gross: $82.16M
4. Deathstalker II (1987)
R | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In this parody of the sword and sorcery films, a princess is deposed by an evil sorcerer. She enlists the aid of Deathstalker to battle the forces of evil, including a clone of the princess, and win back her kingdom.
Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: John Terlesky, Monique Gabrielle, John Lazar, Toni Naples
Votes: 3,608
5. Ninja Scroll (1993)
Not Rated | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A vagabond swordsman is aided by a kunoichi and a spy in battling a demonic clan of killers - led by a ghost from his past - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono, Osamu Saka
Votes: 40,756
6. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The blind masseur/swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs, and while bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Yui Natsukawa, Michiyo Yasuda
Votes: 51,557 | Gross: $0.85M
7. Ironclad (2011)
R | 121 min | Action, Drama, History
In thirteenth-century England, a Knights Templar and a few of the Barons men fight to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John.
Director: Jonathan English | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng, Brian Cox, James Purefoy
Votes: 43,666
8. Hercules (1983)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Fantasy, History
The story of the Greek mythological figure, updated in this '80s version.
Director: Luigi Cozzi | Stars: Lou Ferrigno, Brad Harris, Sybil Danning, Rossana Podestà
Votes: 4,409 | Gross: $10.68M
9. Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A lonely boy who is transferred from his dull life with his adoptive parents to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy the evil Knight Kato.
Director: Vladimir Grammatikov | Stars: Nick Pickard, Christian Bale, Timothy Bottoms, Susannah York
Votes: 6,069
10. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
R | 91 min | Drama, Thriller
Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, Chloë Sevigny, Udo Kier
Votes: 10,712
11. Onechanbara: The Movie (2008)
Not Rated | 80 min | Action, Horror
In the year 20XX a mysterious scientist discovers a way to bring back the dead . . . only it turns one town into a zombie-infested hellhole. But when the world falls into ruin, only one ... See full summary »
Director: Yôhei Fukuda | Stars: Eri Otoguro, Tomohiro Waki, Tarô Suwa, Manami Hashimoto
Votes: 1,373
12. Over Your Dead Body (2014)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Fiction begins to bleed into reality for actors (Ebizo Ichikawa, Ko Shibasaki, Hideaki Ito) as they rehearse a stage production of a classic Japanese ghost story.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Kô Shibasaki, Hideaki Itô, Ebizô Ichikawa, Toshie Negishi
Votes: 1,594
13. The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)
Approved | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The adventures of Robert of Nottingham, the son of Robin Hood.
Directors: Henry Levin, George Sherman | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 550 | Gross: $3.00M
14. Warning Shadows (1923)
Unrated | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A wealthy man invites the local wealthy bachelors over for a puppet show about men who covet another man's wife. The puppeteer is actually a witch and gives the men nightmares about what could happen if they date the lady of the house.
Director: Arthur Robison | Stars: Fritz Kortner, Ruth Weyher, Gustav von Wangenheim, Eugen Rex
Votes: 1,126
15. Cyber Vengeance (1995)
94 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A high-tech entrepreneur allows wealthy sportsmen to hunt inmates in a virtual-reality prison.
Director: J. Christian Ingvordsen | Stars: Robert Davi, Matthias Hues, J. Gregory Smith, Josh Mosby
Votes: 281
16. Mob War (1989)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the New York City police disrupt a big cocaine deal, the TV news reporters find John Falcone, a local mobster, nearby. They ask some tough questions, and Falcone decides he needs a ... See full summary »
Director: J. Christian Ingvordsen | Stars: Jake LaMotta, Johnny Stumper, David Henry Keller, John Weiner
Votes: 163
17. Kantemir (2015)
Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of actors and actresses gather in a remote Northeastern town to rehearse for a mysterious stage production, only to be plunged into a hellish world where their real lives mirror the grisly story of the play.
Director: Ben Samuels | Stars: Robert Englund, Diane Cary, Daniel Gadi, Justine Griffiths
Votes: 503
18. Killer Constable (1980)
Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Drama
Righteous constable Leng Tian-Ying has a fearsome reputation of killing criminals without remorse. But after being assigned to track a gang that robbed the imperial treasury, he comes to find that his reputation is being used against him.
Director: Chih-Hung Kuei | Stars: Kuan Tai Chen, Feng Ku, Jason Piao Pai, Tsui-Ling Yu
Votes: 515
19. Entrei em Pânico ao Saber o que Vocês Fizeram na Sexta-feira 13 do Verão Passado Parte 2 - A Hora da Volta da Vingança dos Jogos Mortais de Halloween (2011)
82 min | Comedy, Horror
Seven years after the massacre of the first film, the survivors Niandra and Eliseu still fear the return of Geison, the terrible psychopath who mutilated his friends on a Friday the 13th. ... See full summary »
Director: Felipe M. Guerra | Stars: Eliseu Demari, Niandra Sartori, Rodrigo Guerra, Kiko Berwanger
Votes: 45
20. Ninja Hunter (2015)
96 min | Action
Tao, a ninja from the Iga clan, wakes up in a damp cave surrounded by bodies. Suffering from amnesia, he can't remember how or even why he's in there, or if he was the perpetrator of the massacre.
Director: Seiji Chiba | Stars: Mickey Koga, Mei Kurokawa, Masanori Mimoto, Kentarô Shimazu
Votes: 29
21. Fun Size Horror: Volume One (2015)
Not Rated | 86 min | Horror
Like a bag of Halloween candy after a night of trick or treating, Fun Size Horror: Volume One delivers an unexpected variety of frightful flavors all told in bite size pieces.
Directors: Bryan Chojnowski, Lisa J Dooley, Ned Ehrbar, Mali Elfman, Dick Grunert, Max Isaacson, Anthony Lund, Michael May, Glen Murakami, Grant Olin, Ali Paras, Eric Pereira, Zeke Pinheiro, Jerry Pyle, Anisa Qureshi, Ben Rekhi, Erin Stegeman, Josh C. Waller | Stars: Tara Perry, Aidan Flynn, Guy Perry, Nev Scharrel
Votes: 405
22. Ximalaya wang zi (2006)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
An adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet set in ancient Tibet.
Director: Sherwood Hu | Stars: Purba Rgyal, Duobujie, Zomskyid, Sonam Dolgar
Votes: 109 | Gross: $0.01M
23. Once Again (I) (2012)
15 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Dead Again meets Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The Twilight Zone was the main inspiration for this mystery drama about Charlie, a socially anxious recluse plagued by recurring ... See full summary »
Director: Johnathan Carr | Stars: Dennis Hurley, Elizabeth Closter, Ken Breese, Matthew Martino
Votes: 6
24. Death by Death (2010)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Three assassins find themselves in a deadly triangle.
Director: Joel Wilson | Stars: Heidi Ervin, Steven J. Wilson, Wynn Reichert, Ryan Smith
Votes: 9
25.
The Hunger (1997–2000)
Episode:
The Swords
(1997)
TV-MA | 28 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A man becomes involved with a woman who can be penetrated by swords.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Terence Stamp, Balthazar Getty, Amanda Ryan, Jamie Foreman
Votes: 215
26.
Relic Hunter (1999–2002)
Episode:
Love Letter
(2000)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sydney and Nigel go to France to look for the lost wedding vows of Josephine Pontoise and Guy de Bourdin, which would prove their heir is the rightful owner of St. Agnes Sur-Loire.
Director: Jean-Pierre Prévost | Stars: Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth, Michel Modo
Votes: 104
27.
The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1977)
Comedy
Richard Pryor is a Chinese chef, a wino, El Neggro, a ranch owner, a survivor of the Titanic and Santa Claus. The cast roasts him. Charlie Hill tells jokes.
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Richard Pryor, Stu Black, Marlene Clark, Argus Hamilton
Votes: 23
28.
Weird Anime Excel Saga (1999–2001)
Episode:
The Koshi Rikdo Assassination Plot
(1999)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Excel becomes an agent of the secret ideological organization of ACROSS, whose plan is to conquer the corrupt world (or at least F City) and remake it in its own image. Lord Ilpalazzo, ... See full summary »
Directors: Akihiko Nishiyama, Shin'ichi Watanabe | Stars: Jessica Calvello, Takehito Koyasu, Kotono Mitsuishi, Shin'ichi Watanabe
Votes: 28
29.
Heroes and Villains (2007–2008)
Episode:
Attila the Hun
(2008)
59 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Attila the Hun. A warrior whose name is a byword for ferocity and terror and whose exploits are the stuff of legend. After murdering his brother, Attila leads the Germanic warrior tribes against the Romans.
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: Kevin Eldon, Mick Walter, Rory McCann, Nicholas Boulton
Votes: 172
30.
Castle (2009–2016)
Episode:
Heroes and Villains
(2011)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sex offender ex-con Tyler Faris is found in an alley, cut in half by a sword. Faris' victim claims that a man in a superhero uniform saved her. Even Castle doesn't recognize the uniform, ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas
Votes: 1,410
31.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode:
Shades of Reason
(2013)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Sith brothers and their criminal allies attack Mandalore and the Death Watch pretends to defeat them, causing the gullible people to choose Pre Vizsla's rule over Duchess Satine's.
Director: Bosco Ng | Stars: Sam Witwer, Jon Favreau, Julian Holloway, Anna Graves
Votes: 4,398
32.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode:
The Lawless
(2013)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Darth Maul has taken over leadership of Death Watch. Though the Jedi cannot officially interfere, Obi-Wan Kenobi travels to Mandalore to rescue Satine.
Director: Brian Kalin O'Connell | Stars: James Arnold Taylor, Anna Graves, Sam Witwer, Katee Sackhoff
Votes: 6,980
33.
Haereul poomeun dal (2012)
Episode:
Shaman Who Absorbs Adversity
(2012)
TV-Y | 63 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Weol (Yeon Wu) becomes a living talisman to siphon off the negatives energies from King Hwon. Hwon's restored vitality pleases many, but Shaman Jang knows the dangers the palace holds for Yeon Wu.
Directors: Kim Do-hoon, Lee Seong-joon | Stars: Han Ga-in, Kim Soo-hyun, Jung Il-woo, Kim Min-seo
Votes: 32