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1. Inception (2010)
PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe
Votes: 2,553,008 | Gross: $292.58M
2. Army of the Dead (2021)
R | 148 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera, Omari Hardwick
Votes: 188,418 | Gross: $1.00M
3. Die Hard (1988)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 946,167 | Gross: $83.01M
4. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Tom Wilson
Votes: 572,986 | Gross: $118.50M
5. Awake (2007)
R | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wealthy young man undergoing heart transplant surgery discovers that the surgical team intend to murder him.
Director: Joby Harold | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard, Lena Olin
Votes: 80,617 | Gross: $14.38M
6. Bachelor Party (1984)
R | 105 min | Comedy
A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.
Director: Neal Israel | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen, Adrian Zmed, George Grizzard
Votes: 42,584 | Gross: $38.44M
7. Muriel's Wedding (1994)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee
Votes: 41,759 | Gross: $15.19M
8. Suburban Commando (1991)
PG | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
An interstellar hero from a distant world visits Earth, and tries to fit in with a mundane, yet kind, suburban family.
Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, Larry Miller
Votes: 11,093 | Gross: $6.95M
9. Black Lagoon (2006)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Japanese businessman, captured by modern-day pirates, is written off and left for dead by his company. Tired of the corporate life, he opts to stick with the mercenaries that kidnapped him, becoming part of their gang.
Stars: Megumi Toyoguchi, Daisuke Namikawa, Brad Swaile, Maryke Hendrikse
Votes: 17,946
10. Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
PG | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.
Director: John Cornell | Stars: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Ernie Dingo
Votes: 60,859 | Gross: $109.31M
11. Old Dogs (I) (2009)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family
Two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside-down when strange circumstances lead them to be the temporary guardians of 7-year-old twins.
Director: Walt Becker | Stars: Robin Williams, John Travolta, Seth Green, Kelly Preston
Votes: 39,582 | Gross: $49.49M
12. Serving Sara (2002)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
A process server tries to serve an elusive female target.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell, Vincent Pastore
Votes: 18,825 | Gross: $16.93M
13. Blind Date (1987)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A workaholic needs a date for a dinner with new important clientele, but who his brother sets him up with could lead to disaster.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Kim Basinger, Bruce Willis, John Larroquette, William Daniels
Votes: 24,177 | Gross: $39.32M
14. Black Moon Rising (1986)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A thief, Quint, is hired by the Justice Department to steal incriminating tapes from a corrupt corporation. The tapes vanish when Quint hides them in the back of a hydrodynamic powered racing car that is stolen by a hot car ring.
Director: Harley Cokeliss | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 6,624 | Gross: $6.64M
15. The Last Samurai (1990)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Following the trail of a samurai ancestor, two Japanese businessmen on a quest for spiritual fulfillment arrive in Africa with a group of tourists, only to get kidnapped by the local guerrilla leader. A tough mercenary must rescue them.
Director: Paul Mayersberg | Stars: John Fujioka, Lance Henriksen, Arabella Holzbog, James Ryan
Votes: 310
16. Girls of the White Orchid (1983 TV Movie)
98 min | Crime, Drama
In Los Angeles, the naive and lonely burger waitress and aspirant singer Carol Heath finds an advertisement in the newspaper with a job opportunity in Tokyo. She has a meeting with the ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ann Jillian, Thomas Byrd, Mako
Votes: 440
17. Rollover (1981)
R | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The wife of a murdered petrochemical company chairman and a banker investigating the liquidity of his new bank stumble upon an international financial scheme that could lead to global economic collapse.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Jane Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Hume Cronyn, Josef Sommer
Votes: 1,443 | Gross: $10.85M
18. Just Like a Woman (1992)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A divorced British housewife falls for a younger man, an American banker living in London - who happens to be a transvestite.
Director: Christopher Monger | Stars: Julie Walters, Adrian Pasdar, Paul Freeman, Susan Wooldridge
Votes: 541 | Gross: $0.08M
19. Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009)
R | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
A dramatic thriller that centers on a fish-market employee who doubles as a contract killer.
Director: Isabel Coixet | Stars: Rinko Kikuchi, Sergi López, Min Tanaka, Takeo Nakahara
Votes: 2,486
20. Mancation (2012)
R | 95 min | Comedy
After his plans come crashing down around him, Vince and his friends head to Atlantic City for the wildest and most spontaneous weekend of their lives.
Director: Frank Vain | Stars: Joey Fatone, Matt Kawczynski, Danica McKellar, Mike Starr
Votes: 825
21. Divorce Law (1993)
R | 83 min | Comedy
How can anyone expect a fair divorce case when all the lawyers are out to do a little hanky-panky on their own?
Director: Michael Paul Girard | Stars: John Henry Richardson, Monique Parent, Christian Noble, Patricia Skeriotis
Votes: 88
22. Samurai Cowboy (1994)
96 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
A Japanese man who always wanted to be a cowboy arrives in Montana and teams up with an African American singer, a bullied Native American, a cute veterinarian and an old cowboy to save a ranch.
Director: Michael Keusch | Stars: Hiromi Gô, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Conrad, Matt McCoy
Votes: 108
23. Crash Site (2011)
TV-MA | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A Jeep crash sends a vacationing couple on a creepy trip back to safety.
Director: Jason Bourque | Stars: Charisma Carpenter, Sebastian Spence, Katie Findlay, Steven Grayhm
Votes: 516
24. Mercy Streets (2000)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Drama, Crime
Estranged twin brothers - one a con man, the other an Episcopal deacon - accidentally switch places... and find God in the process.
Director: Jon Gunn | Stars: Eric Roberts, David A.R. White, Cynthia Watros, Shiek Mahmud-Bey
Votes: 590 | Gross: $0.17M
25. Fireballs (1989)
82 min | Comedy
A Canadian fire station is threatened by a Japanese business.
Director: Charlie Wiener | Stars: Goran Kalezic, Mike Strapko, Eric Crabb, Albert Eggen
Votes: 78
26. The Wind Carpet (2003)
111 min | Drama, Family
A Japanese designer wants to have a custom woven Persian carpet to take part in a splendid Art Festival held in her hometown, Takayama. However, the weaver suddenly dies before the rug is ready.
Director: Kamal Tabrizi | Stars: Reza Kianian, Rentarô Mikuni, Takaaki Enoki, Miyu Yagyu
Votes: 430
27.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
The Black Virgin of Vladimir (2 of 2)
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy colludes with rich American widow and a Japanese businessman to con the Greek antiques dealer who conned them.
Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Ian McShane, Chris Jury, Dudley Sutton, Linda Gray
Votes: 68
28.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Riding in Rollers (1 of 2)
(1991)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After Lovejoy meets Harry Catopodis at a party thrown by a rich American widow, he discovers that the Emporer Hirohito teabowl he is selling is a fake.
Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Ian McShane, Chris Jury, Dudley Sutton, Linda Gray
Votes: 73
29.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Asian Cut
(1989)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Trudy poses as a prostitute to help Crockett and Tubbs catch a serial killer who they suspect is Asian because of the ritualistic way in which he mutilates his female victims.
Director: James A. Contner | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 299
30.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
The Rising Sun of Death
(1987)
TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Crockett and Tubbs take on the Yakuza - the Japanese mafia - as they try to control Miami. A corrupt detective and a Japanese assassin on the path of revenge against the Yakuza leader there complicate matters.
Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 337
31.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Chinpokomon
(1999)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The kids get hooked on a brainwashing violent cartoon from Japan which turns them against the American government.
Directors: Trey Parker, Eric Stough | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman, Milan Agnone
Votes: 3,871
32.
Dawn Porter (2008– )
Episode:
Geisha Girl
(2008)
Documentary
Dawn travels to Kyoto to become a Geisha. She learns about the customs involved in this profession and the truth behind the myths.
Director: Pascal Franchot | Star: Dawn O'Porter
Votes: 7
33.
Hiccups (2010–2011)
Episode:
Home Swapping
(2011)
Comedy
Director: James Dunnison | Stars: Nancy Robertson, Laura Soltis, David Ingram, Emily Perkins
Votes: 36
34.
Made in Finland (2022– )
Episode:
Infringement
(2022)
Drama
A power struggle breaks out between Nokia's leadership. Katarina shows her skills as a negotiator. Nokia is blindsided by a patent infringement lawsuit.
Director: Maarit Lalli | Stars: Leia Ahlström, Oona Airola, Martin Bahne, Rasmus Blomqvist
Votes: 32
35.
Blood of the Vine (2011– )
Episode:
Le dernier coup de Jarnac
(2011)
TV-14 | 91 min | Crime
Oenologue Benjamin Lebel, eagerly accompanied by his slick assistant Silvère, travels to the Cognac region to counsel a prospective Japanese buyer Hiroshi Tanaka about the possible ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Rivière | Stars: Pierre Arditi, Catherine Demaiffe, Yoann Denaive, Marisa Berenson
Votes: 32
36.
Archer (2009–2023)
Episode:
Drift Problem
(2012)
TV-MA | 21 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
It's Sterling's birthday and his mom gives him a super spy car. She tells him to not get it stolen. Looking for his stolen car, he crosses path with the Yakuza.
Director: Adam Reed | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, George Coe, Mr. Ford, Judy Greer
Votes: 1,649
37.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Married to the Blob
(2014)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Comic Book Guy seeks romantic advice from Homer when he falls for a Japanese woman who's interested in manga.
Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Chris Clements | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 1,277
38.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
He's Bla-ack!
(2014)
TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy
Cleveland returns to Quahog, but is forbidden from spending time with Peter when their wives get into an argument over parenting.
Directors: Steve Robertson, Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 1,326