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51. Rajput (1982)

171 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Unable to handle the taking of his kingdom by an Indian Government decree, the Maharaja kills himself. His son, Jaipal, takes over as the Maharaja, turns rebel, and refuses to hand over his... See full summary »

Director: Vijay Anand | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna

Votes: 205

52. The Nightmare House (2019 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 89 min | Thriller

When single mother Julia realizes nanny Olivia is turning her children against her, Julia must fight to prove that Olivia is not who she says she is before she gets custody of the kids for good.

Director: Remo Pini | Stars: Tara Erickson, Annika Foster, Joey Rae Blair, Brey Chanadet

Votes: 515

53. The Doorway to Hell (1930)

Passed | 78 min | Crime, Drama

Despite his efforts to go straight, a young gangster keeps falling back into crime.

Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Lew Ayres, James Cagney, Dorothy Mathews, Leon Janney

Votes: 1,332

54. Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)

Passed | 87 min | Western

In Medicine Bend, a crooked businessman has the town mayor and sheriff in his pocket while his henchmen raid the wagon trains passing through the region.

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Randolph Scott, James Craig, Angie Dickinson, Dani Crayne

Votes: 816

55. The Girl Most Likely (1957)

Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Musical

Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however is not rich as he is a salesman for a housing development. He proposes and Dodie accepts... See full summary »

Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Jane Powell, Cliff Robertson, Keith Andes, Kaye Ballard

Votes: 469

56. Pyar Ka Devta (1990)

Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

After the death of their parents, Vijay takes it upon himself to look after his sisters Sharda, Sujata and Sangeeta until they became old enough to take care of the house while working as a... See full summary »

Director: K. Bapaiah | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Madhuri Dixit, Bharat Bhushan, Nirupa Roy

Votes: 161

57. Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

Passed | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, resulting... See full summary »

Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: John Garfield, Priscilla Lane, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh

Votes: 966

58. Il grande colpo dei 7 uomini d'oro (1966)

97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

The Professor (Leroy) and his men are captured by U.S. agents during an attempted train robbery. To avoid jail, they must kidnap a Latin dictator. The film is filled with cool sci-fi ... See full summary »

Director: Marco Vicario | Stars: Philippe Leroy, Rossana Podestà, Gastone Moschin, Gabriele Tinti

Votes: 211

59. The Giraffe (1998)

Unrated | 103 min | Thriller

Lena Katz, who is German, and David Fish, who is American, are Jews who live in New York. When Lena's mother, who arrives from Germany, meets her at a hotel, she finds an almost-dead woman ... See full summary »

Directors: Dani Levy, Maria Schrader | Stars: Maria Schrader, Dani Levy, David Strathairn, Nicole Heesters

Votes: 401

60. Laugh and Get Rich (1931)

Passed | 72 min | Comedy

Man takes his wife's stashed money and is conned into investing it in an oil well.

Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Edna May Oliver, Hugh Herbert, Dorothy Lee, Russell Gleason

Votes: 301

61. Sarazanmai (2019)

TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Three boys are enchanted by a water spirit and must go on a quest to return to human.

Stars: Ian Sinclair, Justin Briner, Alejandro Saab, Daman Mills

Votes: 375

62. Exposed (1947)

Approved | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A beautiful female private detective is hired by a wealthy businessman to check up on his stepson--the heir to the family fortune--who has been withdrawing large amounts of money from his bank account.

Director: George Blair | Stars: Adele Mara, Mark Roberts, Lorna Gray, Robert Armstrong

Votes: 219

63. The Virgin of Juarez (2006)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama

While on assignment, Los Angeles based reporter Karina Danes meets Mariela, a rare survivor of one of the vicious attacks taking place in the border town of Cuidad Juarez.

Director: Kevin James Dobson | Stars: Angus Macfadyen, Ana Claudia Talancón, Guillermo Diaz, Abel Soto

Votes: 447

64. Mohabbat Ke Dushman (1988)

Action, Thriller

During the 18th Century, India; the beauty of Shamajaan is caught by many; one of which is the notorious Shahbaaz Khan, who wants to include her in his harem of wives. When this is brought ... See full summary »

Director: Prakash Mehra | Stars: Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Sanjay Dutt, Farha Naaz

Votes: 67

65. Murder in the Private Car (1934)

Passed | 63 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A sleuth has to figure out who is threatening an heiress while she's aboard a train.

Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Charles Ruggles, Una Merkel, Mary Carlisle, Russell Hardie

Votes: 679

66. Kilma, Queen of the Jungle (1974)

88 min | Adventure, Crime, Romance

A millionaire disappears somewhere in Africa, with his child daughter, and a lot of diamonds. 15 years later, his wife ears a legend about a white Jungle Goddess near the general location of the plane crash, and orders a search for her.

Director: Miguel Iglesias | Stars: Eva Miller, Ricardo Merino, Marina Ferri, Luis Induni

Votes: 54

67. Surakshaa (1995)

Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

The diamond ring worn by Kiran catches the attention of two rival outlaws, Jagtap and Dhanraj. Dhanraj dispatches his two men Kiran's Uncle Laxman Singh and Vikram Singh while Jagtap hires ... See full summary »

Directors: Anand, Raju Mavani | Stars: Saif Ali Khan, Aditya Pancholi, Suniel Shetty, Sheeba Agarwal

Votes: 244

68. The Deadly Game (1954)

Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama

An American on vacation in Spain gets mixed up with a smuggling ring.

Director: Daniel Birt | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Finlay Currie, Maureen Swanson, Simone Silva

Votes: 157

69. The Falcon's Adventure (1946)

Passed | 61 min | Film-Noir, Mystery

The Falcon rescues Louisa Braganza from kidnappers who want her father's secret formula for making diamonds. Her father's murder is pinned on the Falcon and, when he and she flee to Florida, another murder seems to confirm his guilt.

Director: William Berke | Stars: Tom Conway, Madge Meredith, Edward Brophy, Robert Warwick

Votes: 524

70. Aaya Toofan (1964)

Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

After his father is killed by a bandit by the name of Bharat of Chandravan, Naagsen is crowned King, and he rules his kingdom along with his wife, Rani Kundala, and sister, Rajkumari Chanda... See full summary »

Directors: Mohammed Hussain, Kedar Kapoor | Stars: Dara Singh Randhawa, Helen, Anwar Hussain, Indira

Votes: 22

71. Cartes sur table (1966)

85 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

A mad scientist uses his army of mechanical monsters to control people who have Type O blood.

Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Eddie Constantine, Françoise Brion, Fernando Rey, Mara Laso

Votes: 286

72. The White Cockatoo (1935)

Passed | 73 min | Mystery

Sue Tally waits for a brother she hasn't seen in twenty years to meet her in a French hotel. By proving her identity, she'll share in a $2,000,000 inheritance. But others are anxious to get a share of the money too.

Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Jean Muir, Ricardo Cortez, Ruth Donnelly, Minna Gombell

Votes: 243

73. Poliziotti violenti (1976)

94 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Paratrooper officer Altieri and police commissioner Tosi investigate the case of criminals who use modern machine guns that disappeared from an army unit. The investigation leads them to a conspiracy of high military ranks.

Director: Michele Massimo Tarantini | Stars: Henry Silva, Antonio Sabato, Silvia Dionisio, Ettore Manni

Votes: 240

74. Banaz: A Love Story (2012)

69 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

This is a documentary film chronicling the brutal Honour Killing of Banaz Mahmod, a young British Kurdish woman in London, killed by her own family for choosing a life for herself.

Directors: Deeyah Khan, Darin Prindle | Stars: Nazir Afzal, Bobbie Cheema, Andy Craig, Caroline Goode

Votes: 248

75. I Promise to Pay (1937)

Approved | 68 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Eddie Lang (Chester Morris), a decent family man making $27.50 a week, borrows fifty-dollars from Richard Farra (Leo Carrillo) in order to take his wife, Mary (Helen Mack) and two small ... See full summary »

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Chester Morris, Leo Carrillo, Helen Mack, Thomas Mitchell

Votes: 187

76. Let 'em Have It (1935)

Passed | 96 min | Crime, Drama

Young Federal gang-busters in action, with pauses for romance.

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Richard Arlen, Virginia Bruce, Alice Brady, Bruce Cabot

Votes: 223

77. Lucky (II) (2018)

97 min | Drama

A stuffed animal named Lucky, enters Peter's stormy life at just the right time, and when Lucky comes to life, the toy dog changes Peter's world for the better by becoming his best friend ... See full summary »

Directors: Beatrice Schreiber, Brad Schreiber | Stars: Gabriel Schreiber, Joshua Blake Stinson, Savannah Fischer, Mason Schreiber

Votes: 7

78. To Kidnap a Princess (2006 TV Movie)

60 min | Drama, History

A Docu-drama exploring the events leading up to the attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne in 1974 by schizophrenic loner Ian Ball. The programme looks at Ball's life leading up to the ... See full summary »

Director: John Alexander | Stars: Justine Geraghty, Ian Golding, C.P. Hallam, Russell Mabey

Votes: 12

79. Paano na? Sa mundo ni Janet (1994)

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Director: Jose N. Carreon | Stars: Sheryl Cruz, Christopher De Leon, Alma Moreno, Zoren Legaspi

80. Huang he yao (1990)

113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Dang Gui saves a woman and her daughter running away from a bandit. When he falls in love with her, she is forced to go back with the bandit and leave her daughter. Dang Gui takes over the responsibility for raising up the girl.

Director: Wenji Teng | Stars: Jingyang Cao, Peng Chi, Xi Duan, You Duan

Votes: 29

81. Shôgakusei no yûkai bôshi: Yumi-chan abunai yo! (1991 Video)

15 min | Animation, Short

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Director: Katsumi Endô | Stars: Satomi Kôrogi, Eiko Yamada, Shigeru Nakahara, Ryô Horikawa

82. Élve vagy halva (1980)

80 min | Drama, History, Western

The ex-revolutionary Gáspár Noszlopy escapes from prison in 1852. His plan to capture the emperor Franz Joseph and force him to sign the Declaration of Hungarian Independence. He is only able to find four fanatic men.

Director: Tamás Rényi | Stars: Lajos Balázsovits, György Cserhalmi, Dezsö Garas, Djoko Rosic

Votes: 193

83. Tup-akka-lakko (1980)

105 min | Comedy

A postman tells the wild story about a test tube adult and gangsters after a secret formula. There are also secret agents and some filmmaking. A crazy comedy from Spede Pasanen.

Director: Spede Pasanen | Stars: Spede Pasanen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Simo Salminen, Heikki Kinnunen

Votes: 516

84. Fabienne (2011)

92 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Fabienne is a police officer. She does her job well but is gradually growing tired of the dehumanized nature of her work : arresting undocumented aliens day after day does not fit in with ... See full summary »

Director: José Alcala | Stars: Catherine Frot, Karim Seghair, Marie Raynal, Liliane Rovère

Votes: 182

85. Babysitter Gin! (2019– )

49 min | Comedy

A family almost down on its luck operates a babysitting service. There are a couple of peculiarities at play. The brother pretends he is a woman as he dresses like Mary Poppins. The sister ... See full summary »

Stars: Hitomi Takahashi, Yuriyan Retriever, Takurô Ôno, Raita Ryû

Votes: 8

86. The Adventures of the Masked Phantom (1939)

Passed | 60 min | Western

Barton's mine foreman is receiving gold bullion from gangsters in the East, putting it through the mine's smelter, and then shipping it out. When Barton finds out, Murdocks men make him a ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Abbott | Stars: Monte Rawlins, Betty Burgess, Art Davis, Dot Karroll

Votes: 46

87. The Cosmic Crystal (1973)

10 min | Short, Sci-Fi

Interplanetary humanoid aliens fight over what is described as the ultimate weapon, which culminates in the back yard of a young Earthling and spreads through the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Director: Paul Falcone | Stars: Jan Drury, Steve Ria, Joe Light, Jean Falcone

88. Moriah (2016)

8 min | Short, Action

When a 10-year-old girl wanders from her yard to chase down an ice cream truck, she finds herself running from a couple that's desperate to replace their deceased daughter.

Director: Andrew Jacob Brown | Stars: Moriah Brown, Angie Brown, Christopher Shane Lowry, Diana Bjork

89. The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode: Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House (2002)

Not Rated | 84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Amidst his parents' impending divorce, Kevin McCallister must foil his old nemesis Marv and his wife Vera's plot to kidnap a Crown Prince.

Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: French Stewart, Erick Avari, Barbara Babcock, Jason Beghe

Votes: 39,557

90. 26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode: Tumbleweed Ranger (1959)

30 min | Western

Rynning orders Frank Seldom to meet a stagecoach heading from New Mexico to Wilcox, Arizona to ensure its cargo of six lovely mail-order brides arrive unscathed. Seldom has his hands full ... See full summary »

Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Tap Canutt, Lyn Thomas

91. The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1960)
Episode: Danger Hill (1952)

30 min | Western

When a student discovers gold under the schoolhouse, Melody Flats' town boss and his henchmen try to jump the schoolmarm's claim. Kit and El Toro come to aid of the schoolteacher.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Bill Williams, Don Diamond, Lee Frederick, Lois Hall

Votes: 10

92. Batman (1966–1968)
Episode: The Penguin Goes Straight (1966)

TV-G | 25 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy

The Penguin seems to have gone legit, but the Dynamic Duo suspects otherwise.

Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton

Votes: 494

93. The Bionic Woman (1976–1978)
Episode: Mirror Image (1976)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

While Jaime Sommers is on vacation in Nassau, a surgeon named James Courtney transforms Lisa Galloway into Sommers' double using plastic surgery. Galloway infiltrates the OSI building to ... See full summary »

Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Don Porter, Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Votes: 148

94. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981)
Episode: Cruise Ship to the Stars (1979)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After the galactic beauty queen Miss Cosmos is attacked by a mysterious woman, Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering are assigned to protect her while she travels aboard a luxury space liner. ... See full summary »

Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Stars: Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, Leigh McCloskey

Votes: 274

95. Covington Cross (1992)
Episode: Blinded Passions (1992)

Adventure, History

Baron Mullens' plot to kidnap Eleanor Grey is foiled by an unlikely rescuer - an apprentice blacksmith called Lucas who dreams of becoming a knight. Sir Thomas' widowed sister-in-law visits... See full summary »

Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Nigel Terry, Cherie Lunghi, James Faulkner, Jonathan Firth

Votes: 13

96. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Caprese in der Stadt (1991)

58 min | Crime, Drama

Boss Caprese is insistent on having his granddaughter live with him in Sicily.

Director: Alfred Weidenmann | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Gerd Anthoff

Votes: 57

97. Fireside Theatre (1949–1955)
Episode: Crusade Without Conscience (1954)

30 min | Drama

The nephews of a judge are held hostage by members of the Communist Party in an effort to force the court to acquit a "fellow traveller."

Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Walter Coy, Ross Elliott, Tom Powers, Frances Rafferty

98. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Birthright (2004)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a six-year-old girl uncovers a fertility doctor's scheme to steal embryos, and prompts a custody battle between the child's biological and birth mothers.

Director: Arthur W. Forney | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 1,260

99. Lost in Space (1965–1968)
Episode: The Keeper: Part 1 (1966)

Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The Keeper is an alien who travels the galaxy collecting living pairs of interesting or rare animals. His courtly overtures towards the Robinsons belie his true intention -- to add a pair of humans to his incredible menagerie.

Director: Sobey Martin | Stars: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen

Votes: 288

100. Lost in Space (1965–1968)
Episode: The Keeper: Part 2 (1966)

Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Troubles with The Keeper would be over if Dr. Smith hadn't skulked aboard his ship and released all the animals, putting The Keeper in a position to blackmail the Robinsons for their children.

Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen

Votes: 263