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1. The Incredibles (2004)
PG | 115 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
While trying to lead a quiet suburban life, a family of undercover superheroes are forced into action to save the world.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee
Votes: 810,530 | Gross: $261.44M
2. 3 Ninjas (1992)
PG | 84 min | Action, Comedy, Family
Each year, three brothers visit their grandfather for the summer. He is highly skilled in ninjutsu, and for years he has trained the boys in his techniques.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Victor Wong, Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade, Chad Power
Votes: 23,333 | Gross: $29.00M
3. Borat (2006)
R | 84 min | Comedy
Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell, Chester
Votes: 442,994 | Gross: $128.51M
4. Man on Fire (1957)
Approved | 95 min | Drama
A wealthy businessman whose wife has divorced him, is bitter about the divorce, and prevents his ex-wife from seeing their child. She takes him to court, and a judge tries to determine what will be best for the child.
Director: Ranald MacDougall | Stars: Bing Crosby, Inger Stevens, Mary Fickett, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 443
5. Nowhere Boy (2009)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall
Votes: 38,967 | Gross: $1.45M
6. Don't Breathe 2 (2021)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Horror
The sequel is set in the years following the initial deadly home invasion, where Norman Nordstrom lives in quiet solace until his past sins catch up to him.
Director: Rodo Sayagues | Stars: Stephen Lang, Madelyn Grace, Brendan Sexton III, Adam Young
Votes: 71,802 | Gross: $32.64M
7. The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
PG | 123 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A German plot to kidnap Sir Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter
Votes: 24,571
8. Mr. Brooks (2007)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A well-respected businessman is sometimes controlled by his murder and mayhem-loving alter ego.
Director: Bruce A. Evans | Stars: Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, William Hurt, Dane Cook
Votes: 156,417 | Gross: $28.48M
9. Obsessed (2009)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A successful executive's seemingly perfect career and marriage starts falling apart when his firm hires a seductive office temp.
Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Beyoncé, Idris Elba, Ali Larter, Jerry O'Connell
Votes: 34,401 | Gross: $68.26M
10. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Not Rated | 67 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
Director: Robert Wiene | Stars: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover
Votes: 70,185
11. Holy Smoke (1999)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
Ruth's been brainwashed by a guru in Delhi, India. Her parents in Sydney hire a specialist in reversing this. Ruth is tricked to return to Australia and is isolated in an outback cabin with the specialist. It gets messy.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton, Sophie Lee
Votes: 15,661 | Gross: $1.76M
12. Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
Director: Jason Eisener | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Pasha Ebrahimi, Robb Wells, Brian Downey
Votes: 48,701 | Gross: $0.70M
13. The Osterman Weekend (1983)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
During the Cold War, a controversial television journalist is asked by the C.I.A. to persuade certain acquaintances, who are Soviet Agents of the Omega network, to defect.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 9,431 | Gross: $6.49M
14. Black or White (2014)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
Director: Mike Binder | Stars: Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Gillian Jacobs, Anthony Mackie
Votes: 13,911 | Gross: $21.57M
15. Red Beard (1965)
Not Rated | 185 min | Drama
In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan
Votes: 21,153
16. Andaz Apna Apna (1994)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Two slackers competing for the affections of an heiress inadvertently become her protectors from an evil criminal.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor
Votes: 55,315
17. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (I) (1923)
Passed | 133 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
In 15th-century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback falls in love with a gypsy dancer.
Director: Wallace Worsley | Stars: Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Kate Lester
Votes: 6,121 | Gross: $2.22M
18. Eyewitness (1981)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, James Woods
Votes: 5,740 | Gross: $6.40M
19. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy
The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.
Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Jean Danet, Alain Cuny
Votes: 3,175
20. Safe House (2015–2017)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A married ex police couple are asked by a police officer and their close friend to turn their remote Guest House into a Safe House.
Stars: Stephen Moyer, Zoë Tapper, Jason Watkins, Sunetra Sarker
Votes: 2,395
21. 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
22. Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
Teenage Julie Thurston has no wheels, so she hitchhikes to get around. Unfortunately, a psychopath is roaming the highways, picking up young girls and raping them.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Dominique Dunne, Dick Van Patten, Katherine Helmond, James Carroll Jordan
Votes: 198
23. My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
PG-13 | 119 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Henry Durand is a young federal agent who is given a difficult assignment: spy on his mother and her boyfriend who is suspected of leading a gang of art thieves.
Director: George Gallo | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Colin Hanks, Selma Blair
Votes: 12,353
24. Maryland (2015)
Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
Vincent is an ex-soldier with PTSD who is hired to protect the wife and child of a wealthy Lebanese businessman while he's out of town. Despite the apparent tranquility in Maryland, Vincent perceives an external threat.
Director: Alice Winocour | Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Diane Kruger, Paul Hamy, Zaïd Errougui-Demonsant
Votes: 6,735 | Gross: $0.01M
25. The Clan (2015)
R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of the Puccio Clan, a family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.
Director: Pablo Trapero | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Gastón Cocchiarale, Peter Lanzani, Stefanía Koessl
Votes: 14,324 | Gross: $0.19M
26. Batgirl (1967 TV Short)
8 min | Short
Promotional short introducing librarian Barbara Gordon as Batgirl for the series "Batman (1966)". Barbara meets Bruce Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson at the Gotham Public Library and is able to help them battling Killer Moth and his gang.
Stars: Yvonne Craig, William Dozier, Neil Hamilton, Tim Herbert
Votes: 423
27. The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997 Video)
Not Rated | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The Brave Little Toaster and friends must rescue the animals at a veterinary hospital from being sent to a testing laboratory.
Directors: Robert C. Ramirez, Patrick A. Ventura | Stars: Jessica Tuck, Chris Young, Roger Kabler, Deanna Oliver
Votes: 1,847
28. Designing Woman (1957)
Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A sportswriter and a fashion-designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray, Sam Levene
Votes: 5,476
29. Miami Supercops (1985)
PG | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An ex-con returns to Miami after completing a seven-year sentence for thieving $20,000,000 and is murdered. Two FBI agents are then shipped to Miami to investigate the case under the guise of cops.
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, C.B. Seay, William 'Bo' Jim
Votes: 8,222
30. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Disfigured man Quasimodo (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is feared and tormented by the townspeople of Notre Dame, but he has a sensitive nature of which few are aware.
Directors: Michael Tuchner, Alan Hume | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, David Suchet, Gerry Sundquist
Votes: 1,438
31. Jewel Thief (1967)
186 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Police Commissioner's son comes under suspicion for being a jewel thief.
Director: Vijay Anand | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Dev Anand, Vyjayanthimala, Tanuja Samarth
Votes: 2,096
32. 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: 815
33. Sisters (2001)
83 min | Crime, Drama
Two young girls, Sveta and Dina, go on the run to avoid being kidnapped by the former associates of Dina's recently released gangster father.
Director: Sergey Bodrov | Stars: Oksana Akinshina, Katya Gorina, Roman Ageev, Tatyana Kolganova
Votes: 4,093
34. Deewangee (2002)
Not Rated | 169 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A lawyer tried to defend a person accused of murder who is diagnosed with Split personality disorder.
Director: Anees Bazmee | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Urmila Matondkar, Farida Jalal
Votes: 3,100
35. Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)
Not Rated | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Swashbuckling adventures of young army recruit Fanfan la Tulipe during the reign of King Louis XV in 18th Century France.
Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Marcel Herrand, Olivier Hussenot
Votes: 3,439
36. Flower and Snake (2004)
115 min | Drama, Thriller
Tôyama, a weak-willed businessman, is in debt to the Yakuza; they also have a video of him bribing a government minister. To clear his debts, he agrees to let them drug and kidnap his wife ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Ishii | Stars: Aya Sugimoto, Renji Ishibashi, Ken'ichi Endô, Misaki Mori
Votes: 1,255
37. The Sweet Life (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kenny Pantalio and Lolita Nowicki, each struggling with their own brand of demons, meet by chance in Chicago and form a pact to travel across the country to the Golden Gate Bridge to commit suicide together.
Director: Rob Spera | Stars: Chris Messina, Abigail Spencer, Brian Shortall, Karan Soni
Votes: 1,915
38. 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: 298
39. El Brujo (2022)
90 min | Comedy
After a confusing incident, a Christian man flees to his cousin's home in the countryside and is forced to pose as a fortune teller.
Director: Archie Lopez | Stars: Lidia Ariza, Mark B., Agatha Casiano, Miguel Céspedes
Votes: 48
40. Deadly Hollywood Obsession (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Thriller
After saving 10-year-old Jack from an attempted kidnapping, Casey Wright (Sarah Roemer) is hired by Jack's famous father - "the" Sam Austin (Jon Prescott) - to be Jack's home-school teacher... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Ringey | Stars: Sarah Roemer, Jon Prescott, Hannah Barefoot, Adrian Gaeta
Votes: 256
41. The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
30 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror
Follows the first manned space flight from Australia. In its return to Earth, from the crew of 3, only Victor Carroon, is still aboard. Examinations reveal that something attacked the crew as they were on course back to Earth.
Stars: Reginald Tate, Isabel Dean, Hugh Kelly, Paul Whitsun-Jones
Votes: 440
42. Reloaded (2021)
45 min | Action, Crime, Romance
During his investigations in an increasingly criminal metropolis, detective Jimmy Cloud gets into a world of gangsters, espionage, murder, prostitution and drugs, in which a terrorist group also targets his girlfriend to stop him.
Director: George Tounas | Stars: George Tounas, Kristina Grinkiewicz, Toneata Morgan, Jannis Sky
Votes: 655
43. Scoumoune (1972)
101 min | Crime, Drama
For more than 15 years, two Marseille friends and criminals battle the law, rival gangs, prison authorities and even mined beaches in order to survive.
Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Michel Constantin, Enrique Lucero
Votes: 1,251
44. Beneath Clouds (2002)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Lena is the daughter of an Aboriginal mother and Irish father and Vaughn is a Murri boy doing time in a minimum security prison in North West NSW. Dramatic events throw them together on a journey with no money and no transport.
Director: Ivan Sen | Stars: Dannielle Hall, Damian Pitt, Jenna Lee Connors, Terry Dahlstron
Votes: 1,189
45. Violent Naples (1976)
95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An uncompromising cop gets transferred to Naples on account of this city's atrocious crime levels. His no-hold-barred police methods are considered to be the perfect anti-dote.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, John Saxon, Barry Sullivan, Elio Zamuto
Votes: 1,141
46. 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: 204
47. Ghulam-E-Musthafa (1997)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A gangster shuns the path of crime after his lover is killed by his rivals but soon he is dragged by his boss once again in the criminal world to do one last job.
Director: Partho Ghosh | Stars: Nana Patekar, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal, Aruna Irani
Votes: 1,316
48. The Stranger Beside Me (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
While working at a Seattle clinic for women in the 1970s, aspiring crime writer, Ann Rule, unwittingly becomes friends with serial killer Ted Bundy.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Billy Campbell, Barbara Hershey, Suki Kaiser, Brenda James
Votes: 1,037
49. Patthar Aur Payal (1974)
150 min | Action, Drama
Ajit Singh and his younger brother, Ranjeet Singh's marred childhood days forces them to form a gang of bandits. When Ranjeet meets Aasha Sinha he is attracted to her and decides to onus ... See full summary »
Director: Harmesh Malhotra | Stars: Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Ajit Khan
Votes: 123
50. A Fatal Inversion (1992)
171 min | Crime, Drama
After Adam inherits a country house from his great uncle, he and his friend Rufus decide to spend the summer there instead of abroad. An odd assortment of 'house guests' turns up through ... See full summary »
Stars: Douglas Hodge, Jeremy Northam, Rachel Joyce, Saira Todd
Votes: 275