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1. Poirot (1989–2013)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

8.6

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Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.

Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 52,329

2. Day of the Outlaw (1959)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Western

7.3

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Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise, Alan Marshal

Votes: 4,440

3. Juggernaut (1974)

PG | 109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

6.6

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A blackmailer demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he placed aboard the transatlantic liner Britannic.

Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings, Anthony Hopkins

Votes: 6,335 | Gross: $1.56M

4. The Plunderers (1960)

Approved | 94 min | Drama, Western

6.6

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When four rowdy cowhands ride into a small town and make trouble, no one seems willing or able to take them on, not even Sam Christy, the toughest man in town. But then there is a murder.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Jeff Chandler, John Saxon, Dolores Hart, Marsha Hunt

Votes: 441

5. The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu (1962)

100 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

7.3

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Inspector Palmu investigates the death of an old astronomer, whose body is found on Helsinki's Observatory Hill, but the investigation is complicated by the media's spreading of false information concerning the case.

Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Joel Rinne, Matti Ranin, Leo Jokela, Helge Herala

Votes: 1,295

6. Zahreelay (1990)

163 min | Action, Drama

4.6

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After being critically wounded and losing his left arm, Captain Jaswant Kumar is discharged from the Indian army and goes to live with Journalist A.V. Razdan in Shanti Nagar, Bombay. ... See full summary »

Director: Jyotin Goel | Stars: Jeetendra, Bhanupriya, Sanjay Dutt, Vinita Goel

Votes: 128

7. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Ein ganz gewöhnlicher Mord (1988)

57 min | Crime, Drama

6.2

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Mr. Rudolf Ballat has given the private detective Peter Answeiler to investigate some incidents: Rudolf is sure that somebody is listening his phone calls, besides he has seen several times... See full summary »

Director: Alfred Weidenmann | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Charles M. Huber, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 21