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1. Scream VI (2023)

R | 122 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

In the next installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City.

Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett | Stars: Courteney Cox, Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown

Votes: 119,616

2. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A teenager becomes a major competitor in the world of drift racing after moving in with his father in Tokyo to avoid a jail sentence in America.

Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan, Shad Moss, Damien Marzette

Votes: 300,123 | Gross: $62.51M

3. You've Got Mail (1998)

PG | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet, both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.

Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey

Votes: 229,778 | Gross: $115.82M

4. Fresh (2022)

R | 114 min | Horror, Thriller

After quitting dating apps, a woman meets the supposedly perfect man and accepts his invitation to a romantic weekend getaway, only to find that her new paramour has been hiding some unusual appetites.

Director: Mimi Cave | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan, Jojo T. Gibbs, Andrea Bang

Votes: 74,282

5. Closer (I) (2004)

R | 104 min | Drama, Romance

The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts

Votes: 236,169 | Gross: $33.99M

6. Love, Rosie (2014)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Romance

Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so they couldn't possibly be right for one another...or could they? When it comes to love, life and making the right choices, these two are their own worst enemies.

Director: Christian Ditter | Stars: Lily Collins, Sam Claflin, Christian Cooke, Jaime Winstone

Votes: 155,665 | Gross: $0.02M

7. Scream 2 (1997)

R | 120 min | Horror, Mystery

Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Jada Pinkett Smith

Votes: 209,848 | Gross: $101.36M

8. Something's Gotta Give (2003)

PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.

Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet

Votes: 129,234 | Gross: $124.73M

9. Copycat (1995)

R | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara

Votes: 65,988 | Gross: $32.05M

10. Hard Candy (2005)

R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller

Hayley's a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff's a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff's place. Jeff thinks it's his lucky night. He's in for a surprise.

Director: David Slade | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Elliot Page, Sandra Oh, Odessa Rae

Votes: 168,130 | Gross: $1.01M

11. Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021)

R | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside.

Director: Leigh Janiak | Stars: Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Julia Rehwald

Votes: 94,299

12. Searching (III) (2018)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

After his teenage daughter goes missing, a desperate father tries to find clues on her laptop.

Director: Aneesh Chaganty | Stars: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La

Votes: 180,028 | Gross: $26.02M

13. Yes, God, Yes (2019)

R | 78 min | Comedy, Drama

After an innocent AOL chat turns racy, a Catholic teenager in the early 2000s discovers masturbation and struggles to suppress her new urges in the face of eternal damnation.

Director: Karen Maine | Stars: Natalia Dyer, Timothy Simons, Wolfgang Novogratz, Francesca Reale

Votes: 17,861

14. Non-Stop (2014)

PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages demanding $150 million into an off-shore account, or someone will die every 20 minutes.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy, Michelle Dockery

Votes: 276,598 | Gross: $92.17M

15. D.E.B.S. (2004)

PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

Plaid-skirted schoolgirls are groomed by a secret government agency to become the newest members of the elite national-defense group, D.E.B.S.

Director: Angela Robinson | Stars: Sara Foster, Jordana Brewster, Devon Aoki, Jill Ritchie

Votes: 17,857 | Gross: $0.10M

16. Trust (I) (2010)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A teenage girl is targeted by an online sexual predator.

Director: David Schwimmer | Stars: Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato, Jason Clarke

Votes: 44,033 | Gross: $0.12M

17. Assassins (1995)

R | 133 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Professional hit-man Robert Rath wants to fulfill a few more contracts before retiring but unscrupulous ambitious newcomer hit-man Miguel Bain keeps killing Rath's targets.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore, Anatoli Davydov

Votes: 88,243 | Gross: $30.31M

18. Cyberbully (2015 TV Movie)

62 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A British teenager is forced by a computer hacker to do his bidding. If she refuses, the hacker will leak compromising photos of her to the public.

Director: Ben Chanan | Stars: Maisie Williams, Ella Purnell, Wilson Haagens, Anthony Shuster

Votes: 7,870

19. Pulse (I) (2006)

PG-13 | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world.

Director: Jim Sonzero | Stars: Kristen Bell, Rick Gonzalez, Christina Milian, Ian Somerhalder

Votes: 30,712 | Gross: $20.26M

20. The Perfect Man (2005)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

A lonely mother begins receiving romantic e-mails from a secret admirer, unaware that this perfect man is really a creation of her daughter who is trying to cheer her up.

Director: Mark Rosman | Stars: Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Aria Wallace, Chris Noth

Votes: 32,086 | Gross: $16.25M

21. Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A case of mistaken identity results in unexpected romance when the most popular girl and the biggest loser in high school must unite to win over their crushes.

Director: Ian Samuels | Stars: Shannon Purser, Kristine Froseth, RJ Cyler, Noah Centineo

Votes: 41,166

22. Wonder Egg Priority (2021)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Drama

While on a midnight stroll, a girl named Ai picks up an egg. A voice coaxes her: "If you want to change the future, you only need to choose now. Now, believe in yourself and break the egg." What awaits Ai after the breaking of the egg?

Stars: Kanata Aikawa, Yûya Uchida, Hiroki Takahashi, Ian Sinclair

Votes: 4,047

23. Do Not Reply (2019)

R | 98 min | Horror, Thriller

Chelsea, a teenager, is abducted through a social media app by Brad and is held captive with other girls who are to become victims in his virtual reality filmed murders.

Directors: Daniel Woltosz, Walter Woltosz | Stars: Amanda Arcuri, Jackson Rathbone, Kerri Medders, Elise Luthman

Votes: 1,591

24. Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)

R | 83 min | Comedy, Drama

Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his widowed mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his unhappily married brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.

Directors: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass | Stars: Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Judy Greer, Susan Sarandon

Votes: 65,588 | Gross: $4.24M

25. Text (2019)

132 min | Drama, Thriller

College student Ilya spends 7 years in prison on a fake drug bust. Coming out, he wants revenge on the dirty cop, Pyotr. He gets Pyotr's smartphone filled with personal info and starts texting - pretending to be Pyotr.

Director: Klim Shipenko | Stars: Alexander Petrov, Kristina Asmus, Ivan Yankovskiy, Sofya Ozerova

Votes: 3,500

26. The Net (1998–1999)

TV-14 | 45 min | Thriller

Computer programmer Angela Bennett discovers a shadowy group of cyber terrorists who completely erase her true identity. Falsely labeled a criminal, she finds herself on the run, and she'll never stop until she's got her life back.

Stars: Brooke Langton, Joseph Bottoms, Eric Szmanda, Mackenzie Gray

Votes: 510

27. Worlds Apart (2008)

116 min | Drama

The daughter of a Jehovah's Witness is forced to choose between religion and love when she falls for someone outside her faith.

Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Rosalinde Mynster, Pilou Asbæk, Jens Jørn Spottag, Sarah Boberg

Votes: 3,471

28. Odd Girl Out (2005 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 84 min | Drama

A teenager is bullied by her former friends when they discover that she has a crush on the same boy as the most popular girl in school does.

Director: Tom McLoughlin | Stars: Alexa PenaVega, Lisa Vidal, Leah Pipes, Elizabeth Rice

Votes: 3,675

29. Trust the Man (2005)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After much drama, cheating, and trial separations, two men fight to save their respective relationships.

Director: Bart Freundlich | Stars: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Votes: 8,841 | Gross: $1.53M

30. Paper Heart (2009)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't fully understand: Love.

Director: Nicholas Jasenovec | Stars: Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera, Jake Johnson, Gill Summers

Votes: 8,592 | Gross: $1.27M

31. The Prophecy: Uprising (2005 Video)

R | 88 min | Thriller, Action, Fantasy

A young theology student comes into possession of an ancient book of prophecies that stands at the center of a bloody battle on Earth between good angels and evil angels.

Director: Joel Soisson | Stars: John Light, Sean Pertwee, Dan Chiriac, Boris Petroff

Votes: 2,634

32. #Blue_Whale (2021)

91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Rebellious schoolgirl Dana grieves for her younger sister, a once-happy kid who suddenly stepped in front of a train. Desperate to learn what happened, she explores her sister's online history, discovering a sinister social-media game.

Director: Anna Zaytseva | Stars: Anna Potebnya, Timofey Eletskiy, Ekaterina Stulova, Polina Vataga

Votes: 257

33. Web of Desire (2009 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 89 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

An ambitious E.R. doctor puts her career and family at risk when she succumbs to the desires of an online confidant.

Director: Mark Cole | Stars: Dina Meyer, Adrian Hough, Claudette Mink, William B. Davis

Votes: 281

34. Pulse 3 (2008)

R | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A restless girl embarks on a journey back to a city populated by the dead in search of a mysterious internet lover.

Director: Joel Soisson | Stars: Noureen DeWulf, Rider Strong, Lynn Blackburn, Jackie Arnold

Votes: 2,142

35. Justo a Tiempo (2023)

90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

An egocentric young businessman and his secretary end up stranded in a trip to the countryside, getting in an odyssey that will test their faith and patience.

Director: Arturo Mojica | Stars: Israel Amarante, Felix Aquino, Esther Barranco, Angel Brown

Votes: 8

36. The New Twenty (2008)

Unrated | 92 min | Drama

Five best friends in their late 20's discover new truths about themselves and the friendships they thought would last forever.

Director: Chris Mason Johnson | Stars: Bill Sage, Terry Serpico, Nicole Bilderback, Colin Fickes

Votes: 520 | Gross: $0.02M

37. Borrowed Moments (2014)

90 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Melissa and Ben Brenner have been simply going through the motions as a married couple, until the day Ben's world is turned upside down when he serendipitously meets the woman of his dreams, and they both are forced to face their future.

Director: Doug McHenry | Stars: Brian Krause, Vanessa Marcil, Nicky Whelan, C. Thomas Howell

Votes: 56

38. The Drawing (2016)

5 min | Short, Horror

A young woman discovers a mysterious crayon drawing while out for a jog.

Director: Jason C. Brown | Stars: Donald McKinney, Clarke Wolfe

Votes: 22

39. Friend Request Pending (2012)

TV-G | 12 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

Friend Request Pending is a short comedy drama about the mature generation dating in our modern social networking world, starring Judy Dench, Penny Ryder and Philip Jackson. It's a tale of love but more importantly life long friendship.

Director: Chris Foggin | Stars: Judi Dench, Penny Ryder, Philip Jackson, Tom Hiddleston

Votes: 962

40. Hoe overleef ik...? (2008)

100 min | Drama, Family

Rosa is thirteen. She is sensitive, creative and has a sense of humor. But she is also good at worrying, dissatisfied with her appearance, insecure and shy. Rosa's mother wants to live ... See full summary »

Director: Nicole van Kilsdonk | Stars: Jolijn van de Wiel, Janni Goslinga, Stefan de Walle, Jesse Straatman

Votes: 367

41. TWINS IN CRIME (2023)

72 min | Mystery, Thriller

Ines's life is turned upside down after receiving her twin's naked photo. Exploited by a relentless blackmailer who plays the game hard.

Directors: Shae Mostinckx, Tantane | Stars: Louise Buysschaert, Freek Meeusen, Ivan Pecnik, Victor Peeters

Votes: 14

42. Do You Speak American? (2005 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 168 min | Documentary

Journalist Robert MacNeil travels across the USA to observe the current state of the spoken American English language.

Director: William Cran | Stars: Robert MacNeil, Orlagh Cassidy, Tom Ammiano, Kirk Arnott

Votes: 81

43. Supposition (2021)

92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After his classmate is charged with the murder of their professor and forced to fire her incompetent lawyer, first-year law student Calvin West takes on the case himself.

Director: Dante Costello | Stars: Tahmoh Penikett, Autumn T. Dang, Ray Pearson, Bernadette Janssen

44. 2 Naughty Schoolgirls (2007)

2 min | Short, Action, Comedy

Amy and Jamie are a pair of sadistic schoolgirls who dabble in the occult and murder online predators for fun. One day they mistake Matt, an innocent man, for the pedophile they were ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Smith | Stars: Ian Beny Anderson, Mike Bresciani, Stewart Dowd, Selica Sevigny

Votes: 24

45. Sang yat fai lok (2007)

107 min | Romance

Rene Liu successfully delivers the complex role of Mi, who chooses to remain single rather than risking the slightest chance of being dumped. She loves her friend Nan (Louis Koo) more than ... See full synopsis »

Director: Jingle Ma | Stars: Louis Koo, Rene Liu, Lawrence Chou, Bowie Tsang

Votes: 388

46. Os Últimos Dias (2011)

26 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

Luísa is a depressed teenager: her relationship with her parents is complicated, she is unhappy at school and has no faith in mankind. The only person who seems to understand her anguish is... See full summary »

Director: Francisco Manuel Sousa | Stars: Joana Belo, Helena Prata, Paulo Matos, Sónia Botelho

Votes: 22

47. Instant Message (I) (2010)

6 min | Short, Horror

Jennifer is an often neglected 10-year old. Shunned by her parents and brother, she turns to the Internet for friends. Her new friend, via instant message and texts, is Paul.

Directors: Josh Davidson, Leigh Sturgeon | Stars: Avery Broadwater, Tema Broadwater, Todd Broadwater, Victoria Broadwater

48. Service (2017)

6 min | Animation, Short, Biography

Portrait of Los Angeles service industry worker.

Director: Josh Shaffner

49. The Great Pretenders (2007)

30 min | Short, Comedy

A biting satire from the front lines of the American workplace, where layoffs are so routine they've created their own industry - outplacement. Elite Transition Services promises laid-off ... See full summary »

Director: Jeremy Cohen | Stars: Matthew Porter, Raniah Al-Sayed, Keith Brown, Al Bundonis

Votes: 22

50. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 5: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (2006)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Bierko contacts President Logan and demands information about the route of President Suvarov's motorcade. Jack races to protect a witness who helped supply Bierko the nerve gas cannisters before Bierko has him killed.

Director: Tim Iacofano | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Raver, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Gregory Itzin

Votes: 1,240