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51. The Kindergarten Teacher (2014)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama
A kindergarten teacher discovers in a five year-old child a prodigious gift for poetry. Amazed and inspired by this young boy, she decides to protect his talent in spite of everyone.
Director: Nadav Lapid | Stars: Sarit Larry, Avi Shnaidman, Lior Raz, Hamuchtar
Votes: 1,404
52. Ordinary People (2016)
TV-MA | 107 min | Drama
Jane and Aries are teenage parents. They make a living out of stealing on the streets... until fate hits back at them.
Director: Eduardo W. Roy Jr. | Stars: Ronwaldo Martin, Hasmine Killip, John Kenji Montoro, Raymond Lee
Votes: 972
53. The Family Jewels (1965)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy
A young heiress must choose among six uncles, one of whom is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.
Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Sebastian Cabot, Neil Hamilton, Jay Adler
Votes: 2,518
54. Colt 38 Special Squad (1976)
103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A police commissioner forms a secret motorized brigade in order to fight a dangerous terrorist who is depositing bombs throughout the city of Turin.
Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Marcel Bozzuffi, Carole André, Ivan Rassimov, Riccardo Salvino
Votes: 732
55. Olsen-banden i Jylland (1971)
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
At the end of WWII, a German general hid a fortune in a bunker on the west coast of Jutland. The Olsen gang and company venture all the way from Copenhagen to find the treasure. They're not alone.
Director: Erik Balling | Stars: Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard, Kirsten Walther
Votes: 2,506
56. Mr. Bond (1992)
Not Rated | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Mr. Bond is an honest, dedicated and capable police officer in Bombay's police force. He faces the toughest case of a lifetime when he must rescue some small children abducted and held as hostages by the underworld don Dragon.
Director: Raj N. Sippy | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Sheeba Agarwal, Saathi Ganguly, Dolly Minhas
Votes: 692
57. Country Justice (1996 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
A tough grandfather tries to protect his granddaughter from the man who raped her.
Director: Graeme Campbell | Stars: George C. Scott, Rachael Leigh Cook, Don Diamont, Ally Sheedy
Votes: 353
58. The Big Operator (1959)
Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama
During the 1950s, a corrupt labor union boss and the mob silence all those who witness their shady activities but an honest union member threatens to testify in front of a Senate Committee, thus becoming a murder-target.
Director: Charles F. Haas | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Tormé
Votes: 343
59. The Adventures of the Electronic (1979–1980)
215 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The Adventures of the Elektronic.
Stars: Yuriy Torsuev, Vladimir Torsuev, Vasiliy Skromnyy, Oksana Alekseeva
Votes: 2,253
60. Kidnap Syndicate (1975)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Based on an actual event "The Kidnap Syndicate" is the story of two boys, one from a rich family and the other from a poor family, who are kidnapped and held for ransom.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Luc Merenda, James Mason, Irina Maleeva, Marino Masé
Votes: 904
61. Deception: A Mother's Secret (1991 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Terry is married to Amanda and he wants to adopt his stepson, Jay. When Amanda dies in a car accident, Terry begins working on trying to adopt Jay so that he won't be sent to a foster home.... See full summary »
Director: Sandor Stern | Stars: Steven Weber, Katherine Helmond, Robert Hy Gorman, Mary Page Keller
Votes: 117
62. Nukitsamees (1981)
75 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
A brother and sister called Kusti and Iti get lost in a forest while picking strawberries and are captured by an evil forest hag, who uses the two kids as slave labor - Kusti is put to work... See full summary »
Director: Helle Karis | Stars: Egert Soll, Anna-Liisa Kurve, Ülari Kirsipuu, Ines Aru
Votes: 521
63. Daag: The Fire (1999)
152 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Karan, a former soldier tries to extract revenge from a corrupted lawyer. In the process, the lawyer loses his mental balance and Karan needs to treat him to get him killed.
Director: Raj Kanwar | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Chandrachur Singh, Mahima Chaudhry, Shakti Kapoor
Votes: 823
64. Night Sins (1997 TV Movie)
240 min | Drama, Thriller
A female FBI investigator takes over jurisdiction in Dear Lake, a small northern town just as a young boy is abducted. Her investigation leads to a bigger series of abductions and murders ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman | Stars: Valerie Bertinelli, Harry Hamlin, Karen Sillas, Martin Donovan
Votes: 339
65. Ek Ajnabee (2005)
Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Suryaveer, an ex-army officer, is assigned the task of protecting a young girl, Anamika. When Anamika gets kidnapped, he decides to use all his skills to rescue her.
Director: Apoorva Lakhia | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal, Perizaad Zorabian, Rucha Vaidya
Votes: 1,793
66. A Mother on the Brink (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 86 min | Drama, Thriller
A mother is forced to question her sanity when her daughter disappears and she's told that she's been dead for over a year, igniting a chase for the truth in order to save her little girl's life before it's too late.
Director: Jason Bourque | Stars: Kelly Thiebaud, Matt Hamilton, Lina Renna, Phillip Mitchell
Votes: 241
67. Alone in the Woods (1996)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
After unwittingly climbing into the wrong van on the way to grandma's cabin for Thanksgiving, ten year-old Justin discovers he's driving with two bumbling kidnappers and the daughter of a billionaire toy magnate.
Director: John Putch | Stars: Daniel McVicar, Laraine Newman, Sarah Bibb, Brady Bluhm
Votes: 259
68. Killers Within (2018)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Crime, Horror
After their son is kidnapped and held for a ransom, a police officer and her ex-husband capture a banker's family to get the needed money.
Directors: Paul Bushe, Brian O'Neill | Stars: Sue Walsh, Jeff Doyle, Johnny Elliott, Andrew Murray
Votes: 448
69. Tomorrow at Ten (1963)
80 min | Thriller
It's a race against time for the police when they have to find a kidnapped boy imprisoned with a time bomb, after his abductor dies without revealing the child's whereabouts.
Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: John Gregson, Alec Clunes, Robert Shaw, Helen Cherry
Votes: 462
70. The Hand (1960)
Not Rated | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A Police Inspector follows the trail and circumstances of the murder of a one-handed man back to a prisoner-of-war camp in Burma in 1946.
Director: Henry Cass | Stars: Derek Bond, Reed De Rouen, Bryan Coleman, Walter Randall
Votes: 324
71. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When the evil magikoopa Kamek knocks Baby Mario from the grasp of his delivery stork and lands him on the remote Yoshi's Island, the plucky green dinosaur sets out on a mission to carry the baby to his parents.
Directors: Shigefumi Hino, Hideki Konno, Toshihiko Nakago, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 2,230
72. The Kissing Place (1990 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
Every night the boy dreams he is someone else. Someone in danger. A crazy woman is after him. A woman who cannot have a son of her own. A story about a kidnapped boy, who finds out that the... See full summary »
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Meredith Baxter, David Ogden Stiers, Victoria Snow, Michael Kirby
Votes: 237
73. Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990)
Not Rated | 162 min | Comedy
A comedy of errors with identical quadruplets, separated at birth, coming together as adults.
Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Urvashi, Komal Mahuvakar, Khushbu Sundar
Votes: 5,084
74. There Was a Little Boy (1993 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Wealthy Gregg and his wife, English teacher Julie, were happy parents until their little boy Robby was stolen while she took a bath. Their lives have taken off again, but they keep hoping ... See full summary »
Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, John Heard, Scott Bairstow, Elaine Kagan
Votes: 304
75. Someone Was Watching (2003 Video)
88 min | Drama, Family, Mystery
When Chris falls asleep whilst supposed to be watching his little sister, Molly, she goes missing. Finding her colouring book by the river, everyone believes she drowned there and try and ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Goodman | Stars: Jonathan Rudy, Chanise McClure, Jeanette Puhich, Susan Abbey
Votes: 144
76. My Uncle the Alien (1996)
PG | 91 min | Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
The President's daughter uses her extraterrestrial influence to spare the fate of a children's shelter in Los Angeles.
Director: Henri Charr | Stars: Hailey Foster, Josh Paddock, Sherwin Ace Ross, Beau Richard Hairston
Votes: 251
77. Panaah (1992)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Drama
Raja faces danger from Vikral Sing, when four goons are assigned the task to bring Raja dead or alive to Vikral Singh. But seeing his innocence they fall in love with Raja and decide not to... See full summary »
Director: Krishnakant Pandya | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Praveen Kumar Sobti, Pallavi Joshi, Siddharth
Votes: 62
78. Murder on the Orient Express (2015– )
280 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Japanese adaptation of Agatha Christie's famous whodunit "Murder on the Orient Express".
Stars: Mansai Nomura, Nanako Matsushima, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Kazunari Ninomiya
Votes: 199
79. Dot in Space (1994)
63 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Russia sends a dog called Whyka into space. With the help of a monkey called Buster, Dot rescues the stranded dog only to end up on a planet ruled by fascist Papa Drop who wages war on those who aren't perfectly shaped.
Director: Yoram Gross | Stars: Robyn Moore, Keith Scott
Votes: 36
80. Camping Cosmos (1996)
88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
On a Belgian beach at Camping Cosmos. The delegate send by the Ministry is confronted with sex and murder. The residents enjoy their holidays in a peculiar way...
Director: Jan Bucquoy | Stars: Jean-Henri Compère, Fanny Hanciaux, Lolo Ferrari, Jean-Paul Dermont
Votes: 344
81. The Confession of Fred Krueger (2015)
30 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
It is 1973 and the Springwood Police Dept. have just arrested a man they believe to be the notorious child murderer known as the Springwood Slasher.
Director: Nathan Thomas Milliner | Stars: Kevin Roach, Thomas Dunbar, Todd Reynolds, Steve Vessell
Votes: 171
82. Crime Thief (1969)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Married with two young children, Jean Girod, a "writer", partly escapes that family life when he secretly witnesses a young woman commit suicide. In that new other life, he rents a room ... See full summary »
Director: Nadine Trintignant | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Hossein, Giorgia Moll, Bernadette Lafont
Votes: 205
83. Krueger: A Tale from Elm Street (2011)
10 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
Set in the 1970's. After a rash of horrible killings, the alleged Springwood Slasher is finally arrested and brought to justice. But Lieutenant Donald Thompson wants more than evidence and ... See full summary »
Director: Chris R. Notarile | Stars: Roberto Lombardi, Shawn Parr, Gracie De La Rosa, Kevin Lennon
Votes: 252
84. Ranga (1982)
133 min | Action, Drama
Ranga comes to live with a family to kidnap their young son while Raju is there to protect him. What no one knows is that Ranga, once a good guy, and Raju, a previous crook, share an interesting past.
Director: R. Thyagaraajan | Stars: Rajinikanth, Radhika Sarathkumar, K.R. Vijaya, Karate Mani
Votes: 135
85. Do Qaidi (1989)
158 min | Action, Thriller
Two petty thieves who hate each other escape from police custody while being chained together and go on the run.
Director: Ajay Kashyap | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Farha Naaz, Neelam Kothari
Votes: 139
86. Watari, Ninja Boy (1966)
83 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
2 ninja clans are conned into fighting each other for years by their evil leaders. Watari; small hard as nails Ninja Boy saves the day.
Director: Sadao Funatoko | Stars: Yoshinobu Kaneko, Bin Amatsu, Daisuke Awaji, Kensaku Hara
Votes: 141
87. The Beaumont Children: What Really Happened (2018 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Stars: Michael Usher, Roger Cardwell, Bill Hayes, Greg Hutchins
Votes: 9
88. The Smurfs Christmas Special (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
At Christmas, the Smurfs and Gargamel cross paths with two children and a stranger out to kidnap them. Can the magic of Christmas prevail?
Director: Gerard Baldwin | Stars: Rene Auberjonois, Michael Bell, Lucille Bliss, William Callaway
Votes: 350
89. Krueger: The Slasher from Elm Street (2014)
9 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Fred Krueger has a secret. You don't want to know what it is!
Director: Chris R. Notarile | Stars: Roberto Lombardi, Danica Metzger, Jacob Flowers, Jessica Buda
Votes: 193
90. Stop Me Here (2015)
94 min | Drama
Samson Cazalet is a cab driver who finds himself accused of kidnapping the daughter of a woman he drove back to her home. He's abruptly jailed and left alone, heading toward a trial who seems already lost.
Director: Gilles Bannier | Stars: Reda Kateb, Léa Drucker, Gilles Cohen, Erika Sainte
Votes: 244
91. Family (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Thriller
When Eldon and Cole pick up a hitchhiker, Jean on their father-son trip to find perspective on the back roads of America, they quickly learn that everything is not what it seems. As the ... See full summary »
Director: J.M. Logan | Stars: Boyd Kestner, Renée Humphrey, Tanner Richie, Joe Russo II
Votes: 131
92. Anokha Moti (2000)
86 min | Drama, Family
Director: Tapan Sinha | Stars: Arjun Chakraborty, Nayab Aftab, Radhika Jajodia, Vishesh Marwaha
Votes: 21
93. The TakeOver (2019 Video Game)
T | Action
When their adopted daughter, Vanessa, is abducted, Ethan and Megan vow to rescue her. These super-cops and their old comrade Connor form a trio and fight across the dystopian metropolis of ... See full summary »
Director: Antonis Pelekanos | Stars: Curtis Arnott, Chase Ashbaker, Kira Buckland, Jalen K. Cassell
Votes: 11
94. Someone's in the House (2022)
Short, Thriller
When two sisters are left home alone, they must avoid a violent intruder who breaks in and intends to kidnap them
Director: Joseph Maddalone | Stars: Avery Garcia, Ava Michele Hyl, George Cassella, Judy Bauerlein
95. Virtual Detective Tabito Higurashi (2015 TV Movie)
Mystery
Higurashi Tabito has lost all his senses, save one, following an occurrence in the past. he can see, but he cannot hear, smell, taste or feel. Incredibly, he is a detective owing to a ... See full summary »
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Tôri Matsuzaka, Asami Usuda, Gaku Hamada, Manami Hashimoto
Votes: 26
96. A Woman's Revenge (1915)
Short, Drama
Effie Dorgan has just completed her toilet. Slim enters and asks her for money, which she refuses. He grabs her purse and takes what he wants. Subsequently, the pair meet in a restaurant, ... See full summary »
Director: Langdon West | Stars: Miriam Nesbitt, Frank McGlynn Sr., Bigelow Cooper, Mabel Dwight
97.
Dark Angel (2000–2002)
Episode:
Pilot
(2000)
Unrated | 87 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
12 genetically enhanced childern escape from a military base that created them. 10 years later, after The Pulse, a magnetic bomb that destroyed every computer in USA, has struck, Max ... See full summary »
Director: David Nutter | Stars: Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Alimi Ballard, Jennifer Blanc-Biehn
Votes: 2,479
98.
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode:
Missing Joseph
(2002)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rev. Robin Sage dies after eating a meal prepared by Juliet Spence, an expert herbalist who should know the difference between wild parsnips and deadly hemlock.
Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Pippa Haywood, Charlotte Salt, Tony Boncza, Joanna Dunn
Votes: 389
99.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1998)
Episode:
Dead or Alive: Part 1
(1996)
TV-G | 47 min | Drama, Family, Western
When a politician's son is kidnapped by a fierce, legendary mountain man, Sully must lead a rescue party to the remote site where a highly unusual ransom is to be paid.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Jane Seymour, Joe Lando, Chad Allen, Jessica Bowman
Votes: 111
100.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1998)
Episode:
Dead or Alive: Part 2
(1996)
TV-G | 48 min | Drama, Family, Western
When Ezra Leonard offers a $1000 reward to the capture-dead or alive- of the mountain man who kidnapped his son, Sully's rescue party turns into an unruly mob. Dr. Mike must accept help from Dr. Cassidy to save her pregnancy.
Director: James Keach | Stars: Jane Seymour, Joe Lando, Chad Allen, Jessica Bowman
Votes: 111