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1. Nefarious (2023)
R | 97 min | Horror, Thriller
On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own.
Directors: Chuck Konzelman, Cary Solomon | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Jordan Belfi, Tom Ohmer, Glenn Beck
Votes: 27,226
2. Looper (2012)
R | 119 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano
Votes: 603,338 | Gross: $66.49M
3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father, the ambitious celestial being Ego.
Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel
Votes: 760,346 | Gross: $389.81M
4. The Ritual (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of old college friends reunite for a trip to a most dangerous country in Europe - Sweden, encountering a menacing presence there stalking them.
Director: David Bruckner | Stars: Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, Sam Troughton
Votes: 119,993
5. Super 8 (2011)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney
Votes: 367,709 | Gross: $127.00M
6. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
R | 105 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.
Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie
Votes: 161,725 | Gross: $37.52M
7. Dead Man (1995)
R | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Crispin Glover, Lance Henriksen
Votes: 103,159 | Gross: $1.04M
8. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Michael Currie
Votes: 61,038 | Gross: $14.40M
9. Winchester (2018)
PG-13 | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy
Ensconced in her sprawling San Jose, California mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Dame Helen Mirren) believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.
Directors: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig | Stars: Helen Mirren, Sarah Snook, Finn Scicluna-O'Prey, Jason Clarke
Votes: 36,782 | Gross: $25.09M
10. Harry Brown (2009)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Director: Daniel Barber | Stars: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, David Bradley, Charlie Creed-Miles
Votes: 91,416 | Gross: $1.82M
11. Sharky's Machine (1981)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tom Sharky is demoted to vice after a bust goes terribly wrong. He and his team stumble across a mob murder tied to prostitution and government.
Director: Burt Reynolds | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Rachel Ward, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith
Votes: 6,728 | Gross: $35.61M
12. Gothic (1986)
R | 87 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The Shelleys visit Lord Byron and compete to write a horror story.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson, Myriam Cyr
Votes: 8,876 | Gross: $0.92M
13. The ABCs of Death (2012)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Horror
A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
Directors: Kaare Andrews, Angela Bettis, Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Bruno Forzani, Adrian Garcia Bogliano, Xavier Gens, Jorge Michel Grau, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Anders Morgenthaler, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento, Jon Schnepp, Srdjan Spasojevic, Timo Tjahjanto, Andrew Traucki, Nacho Vigalondo, Jake West, Ti West, Ben Wheatley, Adam Wingard, Yûdai Yamaguchi | Stars: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Iván González, Kyra Zagorsky, Lucy Clements
Votes: 20,413 | Gross: $0.02M
14. Crawlspace (1986)
R | 80 min | Horror, Thriller
A man who runs an apartment house for women is the demented son of a Nazi surgeon who has the house equipped with secret passageways, hidden rooms and torture and murder devices.
Director: David Schmoeller | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Talia Balsam, Barbara Whinnery, Carole Francis
Votes: 3,849
15. The Cokeville Miracle (2015)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, Family, History
Children who were held hostage in their elementary school tell stories of miraculous things, but many adults are skeptical that the Cokeville Miracle ever truly happened.
Director: T.C. Christensen | Stars: Jasen Wade, Sarah Kent, Kimball Stinger, Alexa Rae
Votes: 2,835 | Gross: $1.35M
16. Operation Kid Brother (1967)
Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
The civilian brother of Britain's best spy must use his skills in plastic surgery, hypnotism and lip-reading to stop a crime syndicate's bid for world domination.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Neil Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Adolfo Celi, Agata Flori
Votes: 1,564
17. Fresh Meat (2012)
TV-MA | 91 min | Comedy, Horror
A dysfunctional gang of criminals takes a middle class Maori family hostage and discovers too late that they are cannibals.
Director: Danny Mulheron | Stars: Temuera Morrison, Kate Elliott, Hanna Tevita, Nicola Kawana
Votes: 2,126
18. Hell Up in Harlem (1973)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.
Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Fred Williamson, Julius Harris, Gloria Hendry, Margaret Avery
Votes: 1,760 | Gross: $1.45M
19. Shock Troops (1967)
Approved | 110 min | Action, Drama, History
A French resistance group liberates some prisoners from the German. Could one of the prisoners be a spy?
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Charles Vanel, Bruno Cremer, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Piccoli
Votes: 819
20. My Gun Is Quick (1957)
Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Private eye Mike Hammer passes over beautiful women and corpses to find stolen jewels.
Directors: Victor Saville, George White | Stars: Robert Bray, Whitney Blake, Donald Randolph, Richard Garland
Votes: 762
21. Key Witness (1960)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Los Angeles, a brave witness to murder agrees to testify in court against the street gang leader who's desperate to silence him.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Pat Crowley, Dennis Hopper, Joby Baker
Votes: 366
22. Miss Zombie (2013)
85 min | Horror
A Japanese family acquires an undead domestic servant whose presence begins to affect their daily lives.
Director: Sabu | Stars: Makoto Togashi, Ayaka Komatsu, Riku Ônishi, Tôru Tezuka
Votes: 741
23. The Art of War III: Retribution (2009 Video)
R | 88 min | Action, Thriller
A Secret Agent must prevent North Korean terrorist from acquiring a nuclear device.
Director: Gerry Lively | Stars: Anthony 'Treach' Criss, Warren Derosa, Lee Sung Hi, Janet Carroll
Votes: 1,007
24. Miracle in the Wilderness (1991 TV Movie)
Unrated | 88 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Jericho and Dora Adams, along with their infant son, are captured by American Indians seeking revenge for Jericho killing the chief's son. The chief intends raising the Adams' son as his ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin James Dobson | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Kim Cattrall, John Dennis Johnston, Rino Thunder
Votes: 228
25. Secrets of the Pirates' Inn (1969 TV Movie)
89 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Three young children help an old sea-man look for buried treasure at the Pirates Inn, but they're not the only ones interested in finding it.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Ed Begley, Charles Aidman, Jimmy Bracken, Annie McEveety
Votes: 155
26. Ora Amake Bhalo Hote Dilo Na (2010)
Action, Drama
A brilliant college boy is compelled to be a criminal whose life ends with capital punishment.
Director: Kazi Hayat | Stars: Kazi Maruf, Purnima, Bobita, Kazi Hayat
Votes: 22
27. The Stitcher (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
From the director who brought you Toe Tags and Branded comes a new face of terror. Inspired by true events, a group of friends must survive the weekend in order to escape the terror that is beyond their imagination.
Director: Darla Enlow | Stars: Scott Gaffen, Carmen Garrison, Justin Boyd, Heather Surdukan
Votes: 68
28. White Men in Seminole Flats (2004)
24 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Two men race across a remote desert wasteland, one in desperate need of a doctor. What should have been a routine arms deal has gone terribly awry, and now, if they want to live, they'll need to get the lead out in more ways than one.
Director: Greg Stuart Smith | Stars: Scoot McNairy, Jim Thalman, Judd Laurance, Ben Northington
Votes: 35
29. Explosives: A Current Affair (1979)
17 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Director: Max Pepper | Stars: Jack Bennett, Jack Harris, John Harvey, Dennis Hunt
30. The Highwayman (2009 Video)
9 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A narrative short about the doomed love between an innkeeper's daughter and a dashing rogue, set during the age of flashing rapiers, smoking muskets, and true romance.
Director: Heath Hamrick | Stars: Gus Nantz, Ashley Strickler, Christian Halford, Jesse Willis
31.
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956–1958)
Episode:
The Birth of the Blade
(1956)
26 min | Adventure, Western
An encounter with an unfriendly she-bear nearly becomes fatal for Jim Bowie when his rifle misfires. Realizing the need for a simpler and more reliable weapon, he approaches master ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Scott Forbes, Walter Sande, Helen Wallace, Robert Foulk
Votes: 39
32.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
The Inspector
(1961)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
A new state inspector pays the annual call on Andy's jail only to spot multiple reasons for having Andy impeached and Barney dismissed.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Tod Andrews
Votes: 356
33.
Bordertown (1989–1991)
Episode:
Sight Unseen
(1990)
TV-14 | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Jack is shot while escorting a pair of desperadoes to jail. When his horse returns to Bordertown with an empty saddle, Clive rushes to recapture his prisoners, but his gun misfires, ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Jubenvill | Stars: Richard Comar, John H. Brennan, Sophie Barjac, Johannah Newmarch
34.
The Collector (2004–2006)
Episode:
The Person with Aids
(2006)
42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
The DevilÂ's cruel new joke is a client who doesnÂ't even remember making a deal.
Director: J.B. Sugar | Stars: Chris Kramer, Sonya Salomaa, Christine Chatelain, Aidan Drummond
Votes: 14
35.
Dead Man's Gun (1997–1999)
Episode:
A Just Reward
(1999)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Western
A man is hired to steal the Deadman's Gun. When he winds up killing the owner and his wife, he's given a fatal history lesson from the only one who was there from the beginning.
Stars: William Forsythe, Kris Kristofferson, David James Lewis, Jenny Mitchell
Votes: 9
36.
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968–1970)
Episode:
Son of the Curse
(1969)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The kids find a clock with a curse on it. After the clock is started the last living Gregg will die at midnight, Claymore Gregg.
Director: John Erman | Stars: Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare, Reta Shaw, Charles Nelson Reilly
Votes: 38
37.
Lawman (1958–1962)
Episode:
Cornered
(1960)
30 min | Western
Johnny kills a well known gunman when the gunman's gun jams. One son of the man was just hanged, and the remaining son is known to be faster than the father, forcing Johnny to face a bleak situation on his own.
Director: Marc Lawrence | Stars: John Russell, Peter Brown, Peggie Castle, Frank DeKova
Votes: 51
38.
Zorro (1990–1993)
Episode:
The Marked Man
(1990)
TV-G | 22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A group of bandits lead by vengeful Carrillo, who was framed for a crime he didn't commit by Ramone, plans a raid on the pueblo.
Director: Robert McCullough | Stars: Duncan Regehr, Patrice Martinez, James Victor, Michael Tylo
Votes: 27
39.
Centurions (1986)
Episode:
Double Agent
(1986)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family
Dr. Terror succeeds in a mind switching experiment between Hacker and Ace. He switches Hacker's mind into Ace's body.
Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg
Votes: 15
40.
Conspiracy? (2004– )
Episode:
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
(2004)
Documentary
The leading alternative to the theory that John Wilkes Booth and a few others conspired to murder Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and William Seward is a Confederate conspiracy. The details... See full summary »
Stars: Tom Kane, William Davis, Kevin Ging, Charles Higham
Votes: 11
41.
Man, Moment, Machine (2005–2007)
Episode:
Al Capone and the Machine Gun Massacre
(2006)
45 min | Biography, History
Passage of the 18th Amendment suddenly provides a lucrative business for gangsters. High profits lead to fierce competition which the ruthless operators escalate into violence. The Thompson... See full summary »
Director: Michael McInerney | Stars: Greg Cala, Hunter Ellis, Jeffrey Ryan Kent, Monterey Morrissey
Votes: 9
42.
Numb3rs (2005–2010)
Episode:
Brutus
(2006)
TV-PG | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The assassination of a California senator leads the team to questionable experimentation on prisoners, the CIA, and a man bent on revenge. Elsewhere, Larry makes an announcement that shakes Charlie.
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Alimi Ballard
Votes: 256
43.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Bad Day at Black Rock
(2007)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The Winchesters are called regarding a robbery of their father's storage unit, and track down the robbers to find the item stolen is a cursed rabbit's foot, which provides great luck until ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Singer | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Lauren Cohan, Jim Beaver
Votes: 7,444
44.
Primeval (2007–2011)
Episode:
Jurassic Mall
(2008)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Cutter grapples with Claudia's disappearance after he returns to a very different present than the one he left. Soon after, the team are called in to capture a pack of raptors on the loose at a local shopping center.
Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Douglas Henshall, Juliet Aubrey, James Murray, Andrew Lee Potts
Votes: 396
45.
Girl Gun Lady (2021)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2021)
Action
Tachibana and her team have a proposal and a plan for the rest of the squads. They meet at school in a classroom, but Charlie and Delta teams are missing and not there to agree or disagree.... See full summary »
Director: Atsushi Hirai | Stars: Sei Shiraishi, Anna Ishii, Sakura Ando, Shun Aoi
46.
Girl Gun Lady (2021)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(2021)
Action
Tachibana is more resolved than ever and showing her new side. The battle lasts sixty minutes and is to the death this time. Alpha is moving up, but the school proctor is merciless and ... See full summary »
Director: Yûsuke Taki | Stars: Sei Shiraishi, Anna Ishii, Sakura Ando, Shun Aoi
47.
Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode:
Brothels & Busses
(2009)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
A young man wants to trade a 1750 Blunderbuss gun for an engagement ring. Will Rick exchange vows and buy the gun or will he get cold feet and run? Then, the Pawn Stars get an opportunity ... See full summary »
Director: Jairus Cobb | Star: Rick Harrison
Votes: 86
48.
Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode:
Gangsters & Guitars
(2009)
TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
Rick buys an old, Mafia favorite the 1962 Lincoln Continental with "suicide doors," but as the repair bills add up, so does the tension between him and the old man. Then, a guy brings in a ... See full summary »
Director: Jairus Cobb | Stars: Corey Harrison, Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison, Austin 'Chumlee' Russell
Votes: 89
49.
The Pacific (2010)
Episode:
Okinawa
(2010)
TV-MA | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The 1st Marine Division fight a determined Japanese force on Okinawa who prefer death to surrender and are indifferent to the lives of Okinawan civilians.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda, Noel Fisher
Votes: 2,372
50.
Republic of Doyle (2010–2014)
Episode:
The One Who Got Away
(2010)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Doyles show their sentimental side as they help Jake's high school girlfriend run off into the sunset with her new husband, who's running from both bad guys and good guys to just get ... See full summary »
Director: Larry A. McLean | Stars: Allan Hawco, Sean McGinley, Lynda Boyd, Rachel Wilson
Votes: 93