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51. Eaten Alive! (1980)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Horror
A young woman teams up with a mercenary to find her missing sister in the jungles of New Guinea where they find that a deranged leader of a religious cult has located his commune in an area inhabited by cannibals.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Robert Kerman, Janet Agren, Ivan Rassimov, Mel Ferrer
Votes: 4,624
52. Maniac (1980)
18+ | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A psychopathic man goes on a killing and mutilation spree in New York City.
Director: William Lustig | Stars: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton, Kelly Piper
Votes: 20,339
53. Alone in the Dark (2005)
R | 96 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A detective of the paranormal slowly unravels mysterious events with deadly results.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff, Frank C. Turner
Votes: 47,071 | Gross: $5.18M
54. Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975)
R | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Ilsa is an evil Nazi warden at a death camp that conducts "medical experiments." Ilsa's goal is to prove women can withstand more pain and suffering than men, and therefore should be allowed to fight on the front lines.
Director: Don Edmonds | Stars: Dyanne Thorne, Gregory Knoph, Tony Mumolo, Maria Marx
Votes: 8,235
55. 10 to Midnight (1983)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An LAPD detective and his rookie partner are on the trail of a psychopathic young man who is murdering young women.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Gene Davis
Votes: 9,421 | Gross: $7.10M
56. Malibu Express (1985)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A womanizing private detective is assigned the task of investigating who is behind the hi-tech computer technology leaks to the Russians.
Director: Andy Sidaris | Stars: Darby Hinton, Sybil Danning, Art Metrano, Shelley Taylor Morgan
Votes: 2,766
57. Mother's Day (1980)
Unrated | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Two brothers kidnap and brutalize three women for the pleasure of their demented mother.
Director: Charles Kaufman | Stars: Tiana Pierce, Nancy Hendrickson, Deborah Luce, Frederick Coffin
Votes: 6,304
58. BloodRayne (2005)
R | 95 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
In the eighteenth century, a vampire escapes from the freak show, in which she once participated, and teams up with a group of vampire slayers to kill the man who raped her mother.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Madsen
Votes: 37,269 | Gross: $2.41M
59. Meet the Feebles (1989)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Multiple animals and insects experience the sleazier side of show business while working on a variety show.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Danny Mulheron, Donna Akersten, Stuart Devenie, Mark Hadlow
Votes: 22,247
60. House of the Dead (2003)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A group of college students travels to a mysterious island to attend a rave, which is soon taken over by bloodthirsty zombies.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Jonathan Cherry, Tyron Leitso, Clint Howard, Ona Grauer
Votes: 38,623 | Gross: $10.25M
61. Ms .45 (1981)
R | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A timid and mute seamstress goes insane after being attacked and raped twice in one day, in which she takes to the streets of New York City after dark and randomly shoots men with a .45 caliber pistol.
Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Zoë Lund, Bogey, Albert Sinkys, Darlene Stuto
Votes: 12,645
62. Hell Behind the Bars (1984)
82 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A woman murders her boyfriend and steals some diamonds he has smuggled. She gets found out though, and locked in a prison with an evil, sadistic bisexual warden. She sets about planning her escape with some of her fellow inmates.
Director: Gianni Siragusa | Stars: Ajita Wilson, Rita Silva, Linda Jones, Alessandro Freyberger
Votes: 380
63. Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
Unrated | 89 min | Drama, Horror
An erotic horror tale about a vixen vampiress seducing and killing women to appease her insatiable thirst for female blood.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Soledad Miranda, Dennis Price, Paul Muller, Ewa Strömberg
Votes: 5,225
64. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Comedy
Three go-go dancers holding a young girl hostage come across a crippled old man living with his two sons in the desert. After learning he's hiding a sum of cash around, the women start scheming on him.
Director: Russ Meyer | Stars: Tura Satana, Haji, Lori Williams, Ray Barlow
Votes: 16,178
65. Nightmare Sisters (1988)
Unrated | 83 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Three geeky college girls who can't get a date, organize a seance and become sex starved vamps.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, Michelle Bauer, Timothy Kauffman
Votes: 1,880
66. Mad Heidi (2022)
92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Swiss mountain girl Heidi is abducted by brutal government troops and must defend herself and fight a war against a cheese-fueled machinery of hate.
Directors: Johannes Hartmann, Sandro Klopfstein | Stars: Alice Lucy, Max Rüdlinger, Casper Van Dien, David Schofield
Votes: 4,295
67. Barbed Wire Dolls (1976)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Women's prison tale, with Lina Romay as Maria who is jailed after killing her father, played by director Jess Franco, who tries to rape her. Lesbian wardens, torture, nudity, sex, insanity and conspiracy round out the formula.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Lina Romay, Paul Muller, Monica Swinn, Roger Darton
Votes: 1,525
68. Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981)
Unrated | 85 min | Horror
An archaeology professor discovers an ancient crypt which contains living dead corpses. The zombies go on a rampage and attack a group of people which the professor had invited to celebrate his discovery.
Director: Andrea Bianchi | Stars: Karin Well, Gianluigi Chirizzi, Simone Mattioli, Antonella Antinori
Votes: 6,378
69. Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a model dies during an abortion, a series of murders begins, starting with her doctor. The killer wears a suit and a black motorcycle helmet. Will anyone discover the killer's identity before the entire agency dies?
Director: Andrea Bianchi | Stars: Edwige Fenech, Nino Castelnuovo, Femi Benussi, Solvi Stubing
Votes: 3,127
70. Boxcar Bertha (1972)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey
Votes: 10,974
71. Hell of the Living Dead (1980)
Unrated | 99 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After an experiment gone wrong, a virus that turns people into zombies spreads throughout New Guinea. A female reporter and her cameraman, and a team of four commandos sent to investigate try to survive the onslaught.
Directors: Bruno Mattei, Claudio Fragasso | Stars: Margie Newton, Franco Garofalo, Selan Karay, José Gras
Votes: 5,962
72. Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)
R | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A powerful cosmic force is turning Earth women into queen bees who kill men by wearing them out sexually.
Director: Denis Sanders | Stars: William Smith, Anitra Ford, Victoria Vetri, Cliff Osmond
Votes: 3,204
73. Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young woman, rendered mute after a childhood sexual assault, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who kidnapped and forced her into prostitution.
Director: Bo Arne Vibenius | Stars: Christina Lindberg, Heinz Hopf, Despina Tomazani, Per-Axel Arosenius
Votes: 8,562
74. Far Cry (2008)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An ex-special forces soldier turned boatman is hired by a journalist to investigate a top-secret military base on a nearby island.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Til Schweiger, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Natalia Avelon, Udo Kier
Votes: 14,974
75. Thanatomorphose (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Horror
A Hellenic word referring to the visible signs of an organism's decomposition caused by death. One day, a young and beautiful girl wakes up and finds her flesh rotting.
Director: Éric Falardeau | Stars: Kayden Rose, Davyd Tousignant, Émile Beaudry, Karine Picard
Votes: 1,809
76. Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Horror
A group of teenagers go camping in the woods where they find themselves in deep trouble, when poop covered zombies that are controlled by parasites come out to attack them.
Director: Noboru Iguchi | Stars: Arisa Nakamura, Mayu Sugano, Asana Mamoru, Yûki
Votes: 2,425
77. Dinosaur Island (1994)
R | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Five downed pilots must contend with hungry prehistoric beasts and lusty cave women on a lush island paradise.
Directors: Fred Olen Ray, Jim Wynorski | Stars: Ross Hagen, Richard Gabai, Antonia Dorian, Griffin Drew
Votes: 1,830
78. Marquis de Sade's Justine (1969)
R | 90 min | Drama
Penniless and separated from her sister, a beautiful, chaste orphan must endure an endless parade of villains, perverts and degenerates who covet her virtue and life.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Romina Power, Maria Rohm, Rosemary Dexter
Votes: 2,066
79. Madman (1981)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
A legendary psychopathic murderer stalks a summer camp.
Director: Joe Giannone | Stars: Gaylen Ross, Tony Nunziata, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones
Votes: 6,787
80. A Bay of Blood (1971)
R | 84 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The murder of a wealthy countess triggers a chain reaction of brutal killings in the surrounding bay area, as several unscrupulous characters try to seize her large estate.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati
Votes: 12,797
81. Diamonds of Kilimandjaro (1983)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A group of adventurers head to a primitive tribe in Africa to find a treasure of diamonds and a beautiful white girl who was lost years ago and was made the tribe's goddess.
Directors: Jesús Franco, Olivier Mathot | Stars: Katja Bienert, Antonio Mayans, Aline Mess, Albino Graziani
Votes: 835
82. Postal (2007)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In the ironically named city of Paradise, a loser teams up with his cult-leading uncle to steal a peculiar bounty of riches from their local amusement park. The recently arrived Taliban have a similar focus, but a far more sinister intent.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Zack Ward, Dave Foley, Verne Troyer, Chris Coppola
Votes: 24,161 | Gross: $18.01M
83. Casa privata per le SS (1977)
Not Rated | 82 min | Horror, Thriller, War
Nazi officials recruit prostitutes to gather intelligence on potential plots against Hitler by seducing those suspected of disloyalty within the military ranks.
Director: Bruno Mattei | Stars: Gabriele Carrara, Marina Daunia, Macha Magall, Vassili Karis
Votes: 739
84. Cries of Pleasure (1983)
Not Rated | 86 min | Thriller
A married man invites a woman to his house to live with him, just before the arrival of his wife, who is coming back from a mental asylum.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Lina Romay, Rocío Freixas, Antonio Mayans, Elisa Vela
Votes: 300
85. The Mutilator (1984)
TV-MA | 86 min | Horror, Thriller
A college student, who accidentally killed his mother as a child, decides to take his friends to his father's fishing cabin during fall break, not knowing that his crazed father is stalking the place.
Directors: Buddy Cooper, John Douglass | Stars: Matt Mitler, Ruth Martinez, Bill Hitchcock, Connie Rogers
Votes: 6,243
86. The Great Alligator (1979)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror
Tourists on a tropical island anger an island god, who turns himself into a giant alligator and stalks them.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Barbara Bach, Claudio Cassinelli, Mel Ferrer, Romano Puppo
Votes: 1,448
87. The Crazies (1973)
R | 103 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
The military attempts to contain a manmade combat virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lloyd Hollar
Votes: 14,868 | Gross: $0.15M
88. Torso (1973)
R | 92 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A string of appalling lust murders shocks the University of Perugia as a sadistic serial killer strangles to death beautiful college girls with a red and black scarf.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Suzy Kendall, Tina Aumont, Luc Merenda, John Richardson
Votes: 7,864 | Gross: $0.74M
89. Female Vampire (1973)
Not Rated | 72 min | Horror
A beautiful female vampire lures men to their doom.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Lina Romay, Jack Taylor, Alice Arno, Monica Swinn
Votes: 2,088
90. Ilsa, the Wicked Warden (1977)
X | 90 min | Drama, Horror
After the mysterious disappearance of her sister, a desperate young woman infiltrates brutal warden Ilsa's mental health facility for sexually deviant women. Will she escape the hellhole and live to tell the tale?
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Dyanne Thorne, Lina Romay, Angela Ritschard, Peggy Markoff
Votes: 2,678
91. Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
R | 94 min | Adventure, Horror
Photojournalist Emanuelle is joined by an anthropologist, two female missionary workers and a treacherous hunter's party in a search for an Amazon cannibal tribe long thought extinct.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Nieves Navarro, Donald O'Brien
Votes: 3,288
92. White Slave (1985)
R | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A young woman seeks vengeance and finds love when her parents are killed in the Amazon and she is taken prisoner by an indigenous tribe of headhunters.
Director: Mario Gariazzo | Stars: Elvire Audray, Will Gonzales, Dick Campbell, Andrea Coppola
Votes: 2,094
93. Nekromantik 2 (1991)
Not Rated | 104 min | Horror
A female nurse desperately tries to hide her feelings of necrophilia from her new boyfriend, but still has pieces of the corpse of the first movie's hero in her possession.
Director: Jörg Buttgereit | Stars: Monika M., Mark Reeder, Simone Spörl, Beatrice Manowski
Votes: 4,205
94. Foxy Lady (1992)
82 min | Thriller
Hitman Mark's affair with a prostitute entangled with her pimp, a drug lord, forces him to confront deadly obstacles and secure their escape while grappling with past trauma.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Debora Caprioglio, Steve Bond, Sharon Marino, Leonardo Treviglio
Votes: 638
95. House on the Edge of the Park (1980)
91 min | Horror, Thriller
Two low-life punks invite themselves to a party at a posh villa and after being taunted by their snobbish hosts, hold everyone hostage and subject them to various forms of torture and mayhem.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: David Hess, Annie Belle, Christian Borromeo, Giovanni Lombardo Radice
Votes: 5,965
96. Act of Vengeance (1974)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A group of women take a martial arts class to punish a sadistic serial rapist who wears a hockey mask.
Director: Bob Kelljan | Stars: Jo Ann Harris, Peter Brown, Jennifer Lee Pryor, Lisa Moore
Votes: 1,080
97. Caged Heat (1974)
R | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In a women's prison, a group of inmates band together to combat the repressive and abusive policies of the crippled female warden and the corrupt prison doctor.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Juanita Brown, Erica Gavin, Roberta Collins, Ella Reid
Votes: 3,020 | Gross: $0.10M
98. Chained Heat (1983)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Young Carol Henderson ends up in prison where she must learn how to survive in an environment plagued by violence, murder, rape, racism, drugs and staff corruption and brutality.
Director: Paul Nicholas | Stars: Linda Blair, John Vernon, Sybil Danning, Tamara Dobson
Votes: 2,636 | Gross: $6.15M
99. Absurd (1981)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: George Eastman, Annie Belle, Charles Borromel, Katya Berger
Votes: 3,568
100. Emanuelle and Francoise (1975)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A woman plots to take revenge on the man that abused her sister.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: George Eastman, Rosemarie Lindt, Annie Carol Edel, Maria Rosaria Riuzzi
Votes: 786