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1. Kiss the Girls (1997)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police hunting for a serial kidnapper are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.
Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur
Votes: 81,400 | Gross: $60.53M
2. Insider (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A story of two brothers torn from each other. Now on the opposite sides of the law, brothers Sarp and Mert are put against each other, unaware of their fraternity.
Stars: Çagatay Ulusoy, Aras Bulut Iynemli, Çetin Tekindor, Nihal G. Koldas
Votes: 20,652
3. Ruthless People (1986)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
A couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in retaliation, not knowing that their enemy is delighted that they did.
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater
Votes: 30,588 | Gross: $71.62M
4. The Devil's Honey (1986)
R | 83 min | Mystery, Thriller
A young woman abducts and subjects a doctor whom she holds responsible for the death of her boyfriend to acts of sexual torture.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Brett Halsey, Corinne Cléry, Blanca Marsillach, Stefano Madia
Votes: 1,670
5. Shattered (2007)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A perfect family's dynamic is ruined by a kidnapper's brutally efficient plot.
Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, Gerard Butler, Emma Karwandy
Votes: 33,640
6. Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Passed | 45 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
Director: Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton, Erwin Connelly
Votes: 57,294 | Gross: $0.98M
7. Man on Fire (1987)
R | 92 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A former CIA agent, John Creasy, is hired as a bodyguard for a girl in Italy, who becomes the daughter he never had. When she is abducted, Creasy's fiery rage is unleashed, and despite being badly wounded, embarks on a bloody revenge spree.
Director: Élie Chouraqui | Stars: Scott Glenn, Jade Malle, Joe Pesci, Brooke Adams
Votes: 3,048 | Gross: $0.52M
8. What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
R | 107 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A teacher who is having an affair with one of his students is reluctant to present an alibi when his lover witnesses the first in a series of murders connected to their school.
Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Fabio Testi, Karin Baal, Cristina Galbó, Joachim Fuchsberger
Votes: 5,942
9. Bachelor Night (2014)
Unrated | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
When a bachelor party and a bachelorette party cross paths in Vegas, only the best man and the maid of honor can save their friends from a night of epic "mistakes."
Directors: Maximilian Elfeldt, Jeff Newman | Stars: Andrew Bongiorno, Skyler Yeast, Phillip Andre Botello, Lenny Hernandez
Votes: 1,751
10. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend (2020 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Kimmy sets off on her biggest adventure yet. Three states. Explosions. A dancing hamburger. And you, the viewer, get to decide how the story goes.
Director: Claire Scanlon | Stars: Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane, Jane Krakowski
Votes: 5,937
11. Hitch-Hike (1977)
Unrated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A bickering couple driving cross-country through California pick up a psychotic hitchhiker, who threatens to kill them unless they take him to Mexico.
Director: Pasquale Festa Campanile | Stars: Franco Nero, Corinne Cléry, David Hess, Joshua Sinclair
Votes: 3,207
12. No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (1987)
R | 92 min | Adventure, Action
In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Loren Avedon, Max Thayer, Cynthia Rothrock, Patra Wanthivanond
Votes: 2,117 | Gross: $0.11M
13. The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan (2019 Video Game)
M | 227 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Four friends and their captain set sail on a holiday diving trip to find a rumored WWII wreck, but as the day unfolds, a storm rolls in and soon their trip changes into something much more sinister.
Director: Tom Heaton | Stars: Shawn Ashmore, Ayisha Issa, Arielle Palik, Chris Sandiford
Votes: 3,497
14. Ken and Barbie Killers: The Lost Murder Tapes (2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
Glamorous couple Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka fall in love and marry, but they become the most notorious killers in Canadian history after murdering three schoolgirls.
Stars: John Rosen, Jennifer Black, Scott Burnside, Kim Doyle
Votes: 680
15. La civil (2021)
140 min | Drama
Story of Cielo, a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into a vengeful militant.
Director: Teodora Mihai | Stars: Arcelia Ramírez, Álvaro Guerrero, Ayelén Muzo, Jorge A. Jimenez
Votes: 1,242
16. Hardware Wars (1978)
Not Rated | 13 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
This is a short parody of the movie Star Wars.
Director: Ernie Fosselius | Stars: Frank Robertson, Scott Mathews, Jeff Hale, Artie Deco
Votes: 2,086 | Gross: $0.50M
17. The Black Windmill (1974)
PG | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Michael Caine, Donald Pleasence, Delphine Seyrig, Clive Revill
Votes: 3,359
18. Superwho? (2021)
82 min | Action, Comedy
A struggling actor who seems doomed to lead the life of a loser. When finally gets a lead role as a superhero named "Badman," he feels like everything is possible but fate strikes again.
Director: Philippe Lacheau | Stars: Philippe Lacheau, Julien Arruti, Tarek Boudali, Élodie Fontan
Votes: 3,573
19. Pleasure Shop on 7th Avenue (1979)
89 min | Thriller
Two amateur armed robbers steal $5,000 from NY's red light district, only to discover it was an intended protection payment to the mob. With Mafia hit men after them they seek shelter in a sleazy sex shop.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Annamaria Clementi, Brigitte Petronio, Maxmilian Vhener, Ernesto Colli
Votes: 329
20. Jack-Jack Attack (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The Parrs' baby Jack-Jack is thought to be normal, not having any super-powers like his parents or siblings. But when an outsider is hired to watch him, Jack-Jack shows his true potential.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Bret 'Brook' Parker, Bud Luckey, Eli Fucile, Jason Lee
Votes: 18,018
21. L'insoumis (1964)
115 min | Drama, Thriller
1961. Luxemburger Thomas Vlassenroot deserted the French Foreign Legion during the Algiers Putsch. His lieutenant, Fraser, initiated the desertion for the two of them, Fraser believing he ... See full summary »
Director: Alain Cavalier | Stars: Alain Delon, Lea Massari, Georges Géret, Maurice Garrel
Votes: 988
22. Black Rider (2023– )
TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama
A delivery driver becomes a vigilante on his motorcycle and faces a powerful crime syndicate that threatens his city.
Stars: Ruru Madrid, Matteo Guidicelli, Yassi Pressman, Raymart Santiago
Votes: 47
23. A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
R | 92 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
The 11-year old daughter and girlfriend of a man whose wife had been raped and killed in front of his daughter three years earlier are kidnapped by the same killer. Held captive in a bunker... See full summary »
Director: Sean S. Cunningham | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Rip Torn, James Naughton, Shawn von Schreiber
Votes: 895
24. 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
25. Death Occurred Last Night (1970)
TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A compassionate police captain searches for a mentally challenged 25 year old daughter of a widower, who's been kidnapped and forced into prostitution.
Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Raf Vallone, Frank Wolff, Gabriele Tinti, Gillian Bray
Votes: 732
26. The Black Sleep (1956)
Not Rated | 82 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Sir Joel Cadman, a mad scientist, kidnaps his victims and cuts open their brains in an effort to discover a means to cure his wife's brain tumor.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Akim Tamiroff, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine
Votes: 2,047
27. Juego de amor prohibido (1975)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A rich, charismatic professor picks up a couple of young hitch-hikers in his car and invites them to spend the night at his mansion.
Director: Eloy de la Iglesia | Stars: Javier Escrivá, John Moulder-Brown, Inma de Santis, Simón Andreu
Votes: 201
28. They've Taken Our Children: The Chowchilla Kidnapping (1993 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Crime, Drama
In a small California town, three young men decide to make money by hijacking a school bus full of children and demanding a ransom for the safe return of the kids.
Director: Vern Gillum | Stars: Karl Malden, Tim Ransom, Travis Fine, Tom Hodges
Votes: 316
29. Green River Killer (2005 Video)
R | 83 min | Crime, Horror
Along twenty years, the deranged serial-killer Gary Ridgway has killed at least forty-eight prostitutes and dumped their bodies in Green River.
Director: Ulli Lommel | Stars: George Kiseleff, Jacquelyn Aurora, Georgie Donovan, Shannon Leade
Votes: 1,007
30. Killer's Delight (1978)
R | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A detective tracks a serial killer through San Francisco.
Director: Jeremy Hoenack | Stars: James Luisi, Susan Sullivan, John Karlen, Martin Speer
Votes: 637
31. Savana - Sesso e diamanti (1978)
91 min | Action, Adventure
The film about diamonds contraband in one South American country.
Director: Guido Leoni | Stars: Orlando Urdaneta, Maria Conchita Alonso, Romano Puppo, Angelo Chiriboga
Votes: 60
32. The Deal (I) (2023– )
40 min | Crime, Thriller
Lee Joon Sung, Song Jae Hyo, and Park Min Woo graduated from high school together and are now in their twenties. Joon Sung was a rising soccer star during high school, but his dreams were ... See full summary »
Stars: Yoo Seung-ho, Yoo Su-bin, Lee Joo-young, Kim Dong-hwi
Votes: 174
33. Cobra Woman (1944)
Approved | 71 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A beautiful woman is abducted from her peaceful South Seas home and taken to Cobra Island, where her grandmother Queen wants her to displace her evil twin sister and vengeance against her priest and corrupt advisor.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Edgar Barrier
Votes: 1,272
34. The Monsters (1963)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy
The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Ugo Tognazzi, Vittorio Gassman, Lando Buzzanca, Marino Masé
Votes: 2,786
35. Lea to the Rescue (2016)
Not Rated | 98 min | Adventure, Family
Born for adventure, Lea Clark heads deep into the Brazilian rainforest, where her most exciting story awaits.
Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Laysla De Oliveira, Storm Reid, Hallie Todd
Votes: 386
36. Raldi's Crackhouse (2023 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
One of the Baldi's Basics mods ever made.
37. Guilty Bystander (1950)
Passed | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An alcoholic ex-cop, now the house detective at a scuzzy hotel in an even scuzzier part of town, stumbles through New York City's sleazy underworld searching for his kidnapped son.
Director: Joseph Lerner | Stars: Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Mary Boland, Sam Levene
Votes: 1,082
38. Branded (1950)
Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Romance, Western
A gunfighter takes part in a scheme to bilk a wealthy cattle family out of half a million dollars by pretending to be their son, who was kidnapped as child.
Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Alan Ladd, Mona Freeman, Charles Bickford, Robert Keith
Votes: 1,025
39. A Date with Danger (2021 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Thriller
When a woman's best friend goes missing, she must work quickly to determine whether her friend's abductor is someone close to home.
Director: Cat Hostick | Stars: Lara Jean Chorostecki, Jamie Spilchuk, Ipsita Paul, Jaida Grace
Votes: 234
40. Classe mista (1976)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy
Dagmar Lassander is the stunning new teacher that every male student yearns for. Her sultry looks virtually guarantee that every boy makes it to class. School attendance is way up and no ... See full summary »
Director: Mariano Laurenti | Stars: Dagmar Lassander, Alfredo Pea, Gianfranco D'Angelo, Femi Benussi
Votes: 153
41. Caprice Italian Style (1968)
95 min | Comedy
The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.
Directors: Mauro Bolognini, Mario Monicelli, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Steno, Pino Zac, Franco Rossi | Stars: Totò, Ugo D'Alessio, Regina Seiffert, Dante Maggio
Votes: 633
42. SuperSeven Calling Cairo (1965)
GP | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Super 7 looks for a piece of a new metal hidden in a camera.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Roger Browne, Fabienne Dali, Massimo Serato, Andrea Aureli
Votes: 203
43. NBI: Epimaco Velasco, the True Story (1994)
117 min | Action, Drama
A Virtuous man dedicated to duty, Empimaco Velasco rose from the ranks to become one of the most admired directors of the National Bureau of Investigation. As an agent, he worked hard to ... See full summary »
Director: Edgardo Vinarao | Stars: Fernando Poe Jr., Charlene Gonzales, Jackie Aquino, Tirso Cruz III
Votes: 22
44. Woodstock Villa (2008)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A businessman's wife approaches a cash-strapped man to kidnap her and test her husband's love for her, but was her unexpected death part of the plan?
Director: Hansal Mehta | Stars: Sikandar Kher, Neha Oberoi, Arbaaz Khan, Gulshan Grover
Votes: 433
45. Jarretelles roses sur bas noirs (1981)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In a secluded villa, a couple and her daughter and a girl are kidnapped by two thugs.
Directors: Gérard Loubeau, Hans R. Walthard | Stars: Berta Cabré, Raquel Evans, Bernard Seray, Eva Lyberten
Votes: 57
46. Final Stop (2016)
22 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A last stop for gas before entering America's desert wasteland turns a family dream vacation into a small town nightmare for a teenage girl and her parents as they all become victims of a human trafficking ring.
Director: Bobby Bosko Grubic | Stars: Jenny Robinson, Keira McCarthy, Miraj Grbic, Enrique Almeida
Votes: 27
47. Ekis: Walang tatakas (1999)
110 min | Action, Drama
Director: Erik Matti | Stars: Albert Martinez, Sunshine Cruz, Raymond Bagatsing, Ace Espinosa
Votes: 61
48. Papa, the Lil' Boats (1971)
100 min | Comedy, Crime
Marc and his gang have a brilliant idea (or so they think!) : they will kidnap Vénus de Palma, a (very) rich heiress. Well Venus, also known as Cookie, is duly abducted but holding the ... See full summary »
Director: Nelly Kaplan | Stars: Sheila White, Michel Bouquet, Judith Magre, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 132
49. Here Is Harold (2014)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
After 40 years, Harold's successful business selling furniture, is bankrupt when IKEA decides to open a new superstore right next door. In anger and despair, he decides to go to Sweden to kidnap the IKEA-founder himself, Ingvar Kamprad.
Director: Gunnar Vikene | Stars: Bjørn Sundquist, Fanny Ketter, Björn Granath, Grethe Selius
Votes: 1,009
50. La feldmarescialla (1967)
110 min | Comedy, Musical, War
A waitress helps a scientist flee the Nazis.
Director: Steno | Stars: Rita Pavone, Francis Blanche, Terence Hill, Aroldo Tieri
Votes: 262