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1. Expend4bles (2023)
R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on, the Expendables are the world's last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table.
Director: Scott Waugh | Stars: Jason Statham, 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren
Votes: 40,363
2. The Courier (2020)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, History, Mystery
Businessman Greville Wynne is asked by a Russian source to try to help put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Director: Dominic Cooke | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Vladimir Chuprikov
Votes: 73,933 | Gross: $6.61M
3. Oz (1997–2003)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
Stars: Ernie Hudson, J.K. Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Dean Winters
Votes: 106,937
4. Red Sparrow (2018)
R | 140 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to 'Sparrow School,' a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling
Votes: 201,993 | Gross: $46.87M
5. Bridge of Spies (2015)
PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, History, Thriller
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan
Votes: 328,266 | Gross: $72.31M
6. Die Another Day (2002)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, Toby Stephens
Votes: 229,426 | Gross: $160.94M
7. Rio Bravo (1959)
Passed | 141 min | Western
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson
Votes: 68,239 | Gross: $12.54M
8. Yojimbo (1961)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Eijirô Tôno, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa
Votes: 131,639
9. Rio Lobo (1970)
G | 114 min | Drama, War, Western
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the two traitors whose treachery caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'Neill, Jack Elam
Votes: 13,700 | Gross: $9.27M
10. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
R | 113 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell), in which he purports to have been a C.I.A. hitman.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Julia Roberts
Votes: 92,111 | Gross: $16.00M
11. White Nights (1985)
PG-13 | 136 min | Drama, Music
A Russian American ballet dancer's airplane is forced to land in USSR, where he's "repatriated". He stays with an American man married to a Russian. Will the American help him flee USSR?
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren
Votes: 8,243 | Gross: $42.16M
12. Main Hoon Na (2004)
Not Rated | 182 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
An army major goes undercover as a college student. His mission is both professional and personal: to protect his general's daughter from a radical militant, and to find his estranged half-brother.
Director: Farah Khan | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Suniel Shetty, Zayed Khan
Votes: 40,396 | Gross: $1.72M
13. Duffle Bag Boy (2024)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Lost and forgotten, a homeless veteran hitchhikes his way into becoming an outlaw and goes to war with the kingpin of a criminal empire.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Alexander Raye Pimentel, James Anthony Perez, Cheryce Livingston, Don Tempesta
Votes: 32
14. The Serpent (1973)
PG | 113 min | Drama, Thriller
A Soviet diplomat hatches a complicated plan to enable him to defect to the West.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde, Philippe Noiret
Votes: 1,209
15. Company Business (1991)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A retired CIA agent is recruited to participate in a prisoner exchange with the Russians.
Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Gene Hackman, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Kurtwood Smith, Terry O'Quinn
Votes: 3,300 | Gross: $1.50M
16. Dawn of War (II) (2020)
100 min | History, Thriller
A spy thriller about an Estonian intelligence officer, who has to track down a mysterious Soviet double agent on the eve of WWII.
Director: Margus Paju | Stars: Priit Võigemast, Kaspars Znotins, Agnese Budovska, Elmo Nüganen
Votes: 1,246
17. Assignment: Paris (1952)
Passed | 85 min | Drama, Thriller
Cold war intrigue in France and Hungary.
Directors: Robert Parrish, Phil Karlson | Stars: Dana Andrews, Märta Torén, George Sanders, Audrey Totter
Votes: 692
18. As If I Am Not There (2010)
109 min | Drama
A young female teacher from Sarajevo who travels to a remote village. Soon after arriving, the village is attacked by a group of soldiers. The men are killed, the women separated from the children, and placed in a makeshift brothel.
Director: Juanita Wilson | Stars: Natasha Petrovic, Fedja Stukan, Jelena Jovanova, Sanja Buric
Votes: 1,329
19. Escape to Nowhere (1973)
PG | 117 min | Drama, Thriller
Who is Anton Haliakov, who has just been abducted by the M.I.5 in London? A Soviet scientist apparently. But sixteen years before the man had another identity, Clément Tibère, and another ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Pinoteau | Stars: Lino Ventura, Leo Genn, Suzanne Flon, Robert Hardy
Votes: 1,061
20. Ragion di stato (2013– )
Action
During an operation in Afghanistan, in an ambush member of Italian secret service is captured. To free him they rely on Rashid, a Lebanese warlord, but Rosso will have to deal with the protection of Raniah, Rashid's wife, and his daughter.
Stars: Vincent Riotta, Saadet Aksoy, Giorgio Colangeli, Luca Argentero
Votes: 26
21. Butterfly Vision (2022)
107 min | Drama
Returning home from the front line after being held captive for two months, soldier Lilia (29 y.o.) discovers that she is pregnant after being raped by her warden. Will she manage to ... See full summary »
Director: Maksym Nakonechnyi | Stars: Rita Burkovska, Valivots Liubomyr, Myroslava Vytrykhovska-Makar, Natalya Vorozhbit
Votes: 545
22. The Sentinel (1992)
139 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A medical student returning to France finds himself mixed up in a dark affair of espionage between the Eastern and Western blocs, involving agents of the DGSE (French foreign intelligence service).
Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Emmanuel Salinger, Thibault de Montalembert, Jean-Louis Richard, Valérie Dréville
Votes: 910 | Gross: $0.01M
23. Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Francis Gary Powers, a U-2 pilot for the C.I.A., who was shot down in his spy plane over Russia, captured, and imprisoned.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Lee Majors, Noah Beery Jr., Nehemiah Persoff, Brooke Bundy
Votes: 135
24. Mujeres salvajes (1984)
91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Six women murderers escape from prison to dug out a gold treasure buried in the woods, but six male campers are sitting on it. Birds get shot, women and men get shot, and the prize goes to the surviving few.
Director: Gabriel Retes | Stars: Tina Romero, Jorge Santoyo, Patricia Myers, Abel Woolrich
Votes: 85
25. Golden Dawn (1930)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
"Golden Dawn" is a musical operetta released by Warner Brothers, photographed entirely in Technicolor, and starring Walter Woolf King and Noah Beery. The film is based on the semi-hit stage... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Walter Woolf King, Vivienne Segal, Noah Beery, Alice Gentle
Votes: 172
26. Eighty Acres of Hell (2006 TV Movie)
94 min | History
Unprepared for a protracted war, the huge number of prisoners of war overwhelmed both sides ability to hold them. Coupled with the bitter animosity toward the enemy this lead to inhuman ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Foreman | Stars: Thomas Y. Cartwright, William C. Davis, Joseph G. Dawson, David Dixon
Votes: 26
27. The Bright Path (2022)
56 min | Documentary
Stanislav Aseyev was reporting from his native city of Donetsk for various Ukrainian media, after a part of the Donbas region fell under the control of Russia-backed separatist militants in... See full summary »
Director: Iryna Riabenka
Votes: 9
28. Either All or None (1968)
98 min | Drama, Mystery, Western
Director: Guido Zurli | Stars: George Ardisson, Akim Tamiroff, Isarco Ravaioli, Lorenza Guerrieri
Votes: 41
29.
The Baron (1966–1967)
Episode:
Enemy of the State
(1966)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
Mannering and Cordelia are in an Iron Curtain country where they are about to hand over some money at a secret rendezvous. However Mannering's contact has been caught by the police and ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Summers | Stars: Steve Forrest, Anton Diffring, Joseph Fürst, Sue Lloyd
Votes: 27
30.
Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode:
Zeichen der Gewalt
(1975)
58 min | Crime, Drama
Convicted for manslaughter, Günter Hausmann escapes from prison and kills a guard. The police has to find out where he's hiding.
Director: Theodor Grädler | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Joachim Bißmeier, Gaby Dohm
Votes: 98
31.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Heads, You're Dead
(1976)
Not Rated | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gang of hijackers sign on as crew members of luxury yachts, then murder the owners and steal the boats to sell in South America. Danno and Sandi Welles go undercover to track them down, ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Herman Wedemeyer
Votes: 90
32.
The High Chaparral (1967–1971)
Episode:
Best Man for the Job
(1967)
PG | 60 min | Western
Buck unknowingly hires a group of Army deserters at the same time an Army patrol stops at High Chaparral documenting fights with the Apaches. When a troop takes high level Apache hostages, Cochise attacks returning the favor.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Mark Slade, Henry Darrow
Votes: 105
33.
Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode:
The General Swap
(1967)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War
Col. Hogan is less than thrilled when he is assigned to help an obnoxious American general flee Stalag 13 - and the secret plan, involving a prisoner swap, winds up as trying and difficult as the arrogant escapee himself.
Director: Gene Reynolds | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary
Votes: 196
34.
Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode:
Unfair Exchange
(1969)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War
Hogan uses Burkhalter's sister as a pawn to get back a captured Allied spy.
Director: Richard Kinon | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary
Votes: 157
35.
I Spy (1965–1968)
Episode:
No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise
(1965)
60 min | Action, Adventure
Scotty and Kelly search for an escaped prisoner, a Chinese agent scheduled for exchange with an American held by the Chinese.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Robert Culp, Bill Cosby, Sue Randall, Mako
Votes: 72
36.
Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode:
The Party
(1971)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A communist agent has hidden a microfilm with crucial information and then blocked his memory of its location through hypnosis. The IMF has to trick him into divulging the location of the film while he's inside his country's embassy.
Director: Murray Golden | Stars: Peter Graves, Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Greg Morris
Votes: 142
37.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987)
Episode:
Saved by the Bells
(1983)
TV-PG | 47 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
When Amanda agrees to house-sit for Lee she is kidnapped by Soviet agents mistaking her for the Scarecrow and is held to ransom. Lee throws his career to the winds, springs an enemy spy and becomes a fugitive in order to rescue her.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland, Mel Stewart
Votes: 100
38.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
The Magnificent Ferengi
(1998)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
At the request of the Grand Nagus, Quark puts together a mission to rescue Quark's mother, who is in the hands of the Dominion.
Director: Chip Chalmers | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell
Votes: 2,391
39.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
A Fistful of Datas
(1992)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While the crew is experiencing some much needed down time, Worf and his son go on an Old West excursion in the holodeck, where they meet several versions of Data serving as the bad guy after an experiment in Engineering goes wrong.
Director: Patrick Stewart | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,234
40.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Maneuvers
(1995)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the Kazon steal some Federation technology Chakotay goes after them on his own and is captured.
Director: David Livingston | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 1,872
41.
Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
Episode:
Zero Hour
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As the new head of the SGC, General O'Neill is beginning to feel the weight of his load, and he starts to have second thoughts about the whole idea, questioning his own competency.
Director: Peter F. Woeste | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks
Votes: 1,049
42.
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958–1961)
Episode:
Ransom for a Nun
(1958)
Approved | 25 min | Western
Randall is deputized to transport a ruthless killer to Tucson, but exchanges him for the nun kidnapped by the killer's gang. The nettlesome nun then becomes a thorn in his side as he sets out to recapture his prisoner.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Steve McQueen, Lillian Bronson, George Brenlin, Hugh Sanders
Votes: 170
43.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
The Erlenmeyer Flask
(1994)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Deep Throat tips Mulder to a critically important case involving a missing fugitive and the cloning of extraterrestrial viruses.
Director: R.W. Goodwin | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Lindsey Ginter, Anne DeSalvo
Votes: 6,124
44.
The Gray Ghost (1957– )
Episode:
The Missing Colonel
(1957)
30 min | Adventure, War, Western
Mosby is bringing captured Union troops to a meeting place for a prisoner exchange, when something goes wrong.
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Tod Andrews, Lurene Tuttle, Phil Chambers, Tol Avery
Votes: 6
45.
The Gray Ghost (1957– )
Episode:
Mosby's Rangers
(1957)
27 min | Adventure, War, Western
Furious over Major Mosby's successful raids behind Union lines, General Stoughton orders Captain Morrow to locate the source of the Confederates' information. Morrow convinces pretty ... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Tod Andrews, Jean Willes, Willis Bouchey, Douglas Dick
Votes: 12
46.
Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode:
Behind Enemy Lines
(2019)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History
Marina Raskova forms an all-women Air Force regiment to fight Nazis in World War II; smuggler James J. Andrews hijacks a Confederate train for the Union.
Director: Derek Waters | Stars: Derek Waters, Jessica McKenna, Jon Gabrus, Emily Deschanel
Votes: 66
47.
Snowpiercer (2020–2024)
Episode:
Smoulder to Life
(2021)
TV-MA | 48 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
An exchange is made between the two trains, but a greater revelation might be just over the horizon.
Director: Christoph Schrewe | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright
Votes: 1,333
48.
Mackenzie's Raiders (1958–1959)
Episode:
Hostage
(1958)
30 min | Western
Jed Pierce, an infamous outlaw, is sentenced to be hung. Pierce's brother, Ben, kidnaps an important Mexican emissary on his way to Washington on a secret mission and sends word to ... See full summary »
Director: Abner Biberman | Stars: Richard Carlson, James Anderson, Sam Edwards, Manuel Lopez
Votes: 14
49.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 9 October 1953
(1953)
News, Talk-Show
Morgan and Herman interview Colonel Ben Lim, the permanent South Korean observer to the United Nations. Topics include the Korean War peace conference and difficulties exchanging prisoners of war.
Stars: George Herman, Ben Lim, Edward P. Morgan
50.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 20 January 1954
(1954)
News, Talk-Show
Lesueur and Thomas J. Hamilton, chief United Nations reporter for the New York Times, interview Charles Allen, a member of the Korean Peace Conference Mission. Topics include the status of ... See full summary »
Stars: Charles Allen, Thomas J. Hamilton, Larry LeSueur