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1. Scarface (1983)
R | 170 min | Crime, Drama
In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Votes: 919,846 | Gross: $45.60M
2. Batman (1989)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl
Votes: 405,330 | Gross: $251.19M
3. The House That Jack Built (2018)
R | 152 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders -- each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Votes: 92,620 | Gross: $0.09M
4. The Death of Stalin (2017)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.
Director: Armando Iannucci | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrea Riseborough
Votes: 114,020 | Gross: $8.05M
5. I Saw the Devil (2010)
Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.
Director: Kim Jee-woon | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Jeon Gook-hwan, Chun Ho-jin
Votes: 146,908 | Gross: $0.13M
6. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart
Votes: 480,547 | Gross: $218.97M
7. Ava (IV) (2020)
R | 96 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Ava is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Geena Davis
Votes: 63,138 | Gross: $0.50M
8. Peter Pan (2003)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Olivia Williams, Lynn Redgrave
Votes: 80,349 | Gross: $48.46M
9. Seven Psychopaths (2012)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Crime
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken
Votes: 274,469 | Gross: $15.02M
10. The Iceman (2012)
R | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When he was finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor his daughters had any clue about his real profession.
Director: Ariel Vromen | Stars: Michael Shannon, Chris Evans, James Franco, Winona Ryder
Votes: 79,655 | Gross: $1.94M
11. The Bad Batch (2016)
R | 118 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
In a desert dystopia, a young woman is kidnapped by cannibals.
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour | Stars: Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Jayda Fink, Keanu Reeves
Votes: 35,649 | Gross: $0.18M
12. The Ultimate Gift (2006)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A deceased billionaire leaves his spoiled adult grandson a series of odd tasks to perform in order to receive "the ultimate gift," with the resentful grandson having no idea what that might be.
Director: Michael O. Sajbel | Stars: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Abigail Breslin, Bill Cobbs
Votes: 20,500 | Gross: $3.44M
13. Calm with Horses (2019)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Douglas 'Arm' Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.
Director: Nick Rowland | Stars: Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Liam Carney, David Wilmot
Votes: 7,156
14. The Party (I) (2017)
R | 71 min | Comedy, Drama
Janet hosts a party to celebrate her new promotion, but once the guests arrive, it becomes clear that not everything will be going down as smoothly as the red wine.
Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Timothy Spall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz
Votes: 21,101 | Gross: $0.75M
15. Dracula (1979)
R | 109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In 1913, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire Count Dracula travels to England in search of an immortal bride.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan
Votes: 11,140 | Gross: $20.16M
16. Pinocchio (2019)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Old woodcarver Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits.
Director: Matteo Garrone | Stars: Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Rocco Papaleo, Massimo Ceccherini
Votes: 14,798
17. The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
R | 100 min | Crime, Thriller
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
Director: J Blakeson | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Eddie Marsan, Martin Compston
Votes: 27,631 | Gross: $0.17M
18. Captivity (2007)
R | 96 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A man and a woman awaken to find themselves trapped in a cellar. As their kidnapper drives them mad, the truth about their horrific abduction is revealed.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Elisha Cuthbert, Daniel Gillies, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Michael Harney
Votes: 23,719 | Gross: $2.63M
19. She Dies Tomorrow (2020)
R | 86 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A woman becomes strangely convinced she will die the next day. Her friend initially disbelieves her before becoming paranoid herself that she too will die the next day.
Director: Amy Seimetz | Stars: Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Kentucker Audley, Katie Aselton
Votes: 7,198
20. My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020)
90 min | Drama, Horror
Two mysterious siblings find themselves at odds over care for their frail and sickly younger brother.
Director: Jonathan Cuartas | Stars: Patrick Fugit, Ingrid Sophie Schram, Owen Campbell, Moises L. Tovar
Votes: 3,185
21. The Laramie Project (2002 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 97 min | Crime, Drama, History
The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.
Director: Moisés Kaufman | Stars: Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, Kathleen Chalfant, Laura Linney
Votes: 6,964
22. Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
R | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The life and times of Albert Pierrepoint - Britain's most prolific hangman.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan, Simon Armstrong
Votes: 5,704 | Gross: $0.02M
23. The Tenth Man (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, War
Based on the novel by Graham Greene, this is a story of a French advocate Chavel (Sir Anthony Hopkins), who, while imprisoned by the Germans during the occupation, trades his material ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Kristin Scott Thomas, Derek Jacobi, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 1,920
24. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981)
Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
In 19th century London, a sex maniac sneaks into the engagement party of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Miss Fanny Osbourne, turning the event into a nightmarish whirlpool of murder and debauchery.
Director: Walerian Borowczyk | Stars: Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee, Gérard Zalcberg
Votes: 1,492
25. Guernica (2016)
R | 110 min | Drama, History, Romance
The fates of Henry - a cynical American correspondent who has lost his soul - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors and in charge of overseeing the news that journalists can send abroad, cross in Gernika.
Director: Koldo Serra | Stars: James D'Arcy, María Valverde, Jack Davenport, Ingrid García Jonsson
Votes: 2,504
26. The Strange One (1957)
Approved | 100 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Students faced with an ethical dilemma about the dehumanization associated with the tradition of hazing, at a military college in the Southern United States, take matters in their own hands.
Director: Jack Garfein | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Pat Hingle, Peter Mark Richman, Arthur Storch
Votes: 1,368
27. Bloodlust! (1961)
Approved | 68 min | Horror, Thriller
A crazed hunter kidnaps people and turns them loose on his private estate, where he hunts them for sport.
Director: Ralph Brooke | Stars: Wilton Graff, June Kenney, Walter Brooke, Robert Reed
Votes: 2,591
28. Curse of the Swamp Creature (1968 TV Movie)
Unrated | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
While searching for oil in the deadly swamplands of the Florida Everglades, members of a geological expedition meet an insane doctor who is working on an experiment to create a creature that is part man and part alligator.
Director: Larry Buchanan | Stars: John Agar, Francine York, Jeff Alexander, Shirley McLine
Votes: 812
29. Red Summer (2017)
TV-MA | 89 min | Horror
Four young people come to Mallorca to enjoy idyllic summer holidays, but delving into the most inhospitable places on the island will begin a hellish journey.
Director: Carles Jofre | Stars: Simón Andreu, Carlos Poyal, Guiem Juaneda, Aina Zuazaga
Votes: 385
30. The Crush (I) (2010)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
An 8 year old schoolboy is so besotted with his teacher that he challenges her boyfriend to a duel...to the death.
Director: Michael Creagh | Stars: Olga Wehrly, Rory Keenan, Oran Creagh, Charlie Bonner
Votes: 1,755
31. Che Guevara (2005)
R | 102 min | Biography, Drama, History
Rebel. Hero. Lover. Legend. Che Guevara has inspired generation after generation as the young idealist and revolutionary who fought for the poor and oppressed. Eduardo Noriega (Vantage ... See full summary »
Director: Josh Evans | Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Enrico Lo Verso, Paula Garcés, Sergio d'Amato
Votes: 728
32. Hare-um Scare-um (1939)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
A hungry hunter pursues a wily rabbit who's one step ahead of him and his hound.
Directors: Cal Dalton, Ben Hardaway | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Mel Blanc
Votes: 523
33. The Unexpected Pest (1956)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Sylvester is pressured to catch mice or leave the house. In desperation, he finds an outdoor mouse who will act the part.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 373
34. Locus of Control (2010)
30 min | Short, Thriller
Kara is taken hostage in her house and put through psychological torture in a game of cat and mouse.
Director: Larry Rosen | Stars: Barrett Perlman, Larry Rosen, Darren Nutting
Votes: 32
35. Pink in the Drink (1978)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Pink Panther goes on a cruise to the South Seas for 14 days, but the expected luxurious holiday turns out to be quite the opposite. The ship is a pirate ship, and the captain is a ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Marcus
Votes: 121
36. There Once Was a Man (2012 Video)
15 min | Short, Thriller
Derek and Amy awake to find themselves being held in a dark cellar by a mysterious man with a disfigured face.
Directors: Shain Gillette, John P. Rigores | Stars: Shain Gillette, Jayson Gladstone, Tori London, Ashley Alva
Votes: 9
37.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
The End of Innocence
(1996)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Richie is haunted by bitter dreams of Duncan trying to kill him, burying his fear by picking fights. Duncan is haunted by the need to eliminate his friendship with Watcher Joe. But when one... See full summary »
Director: Gérard Hameline | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Chris Humphreys
Votes: 164
38.
I Spy (1965–1968)
Episode:
A Cup of Kindness
(1965)
60 min | Action, Adventure
Russ Conley, a former instructor of Kelly's, shows up in Hong Kong. He delivers a message from "the department" to Kelly and Scott.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Robert Culp, Bill Cosby, David Friedkin, Irene Tsu
Votes: 99
39.
Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode:
Poppy's by the Tree: Part 2
(1987)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
After a hair-raising encounter with the maniac, Al decides to get the family out of town. But they realize that they are trapped at the motel by a storm and the locals are unwilling to help... See full summary »
Director: Linda Day | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, David Garrison, Amanda Bearse
Votes: 805
40.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Works of Mercy
(2000)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Em City gets a new Unit Manager, Martin Querns, whose methods are hardly orthodox. Beecher's torment over his missing children is worsened when Schillinger presents him with an unexpected package. McManus returns to Oz in a new capacity.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,004
41.
Sleepwalkers (1997–1998)
Episode:
Eye of the Beholder
(1998)
TV-14 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A woman keeps dreaming that her husband is trying to operate on her abdomen. The team discovers the presence of another person in her dreams, a confused man psychically linked to her. But why? Later, the team is hit by tragedy.
Director: William Malone | Stars: Naomi Watts, Daphne Ashbrook, Abraham Benrubi, Lorena Gale
Votes: 15
42.
Threshold (2005–2006)
Episode:
Vigilante
(2006)
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Arthur is busy with a stripper when an infected serial killer walks in on the scene kills the stripper but lets Arthur go untouched. WHY? Is this some higher Alien plot?
Director: John F. Showalter | Stars: Carla Gugino, Brian Van Holt, Brent Spiner, Rob Benedict
Votes: 123
43.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice
(1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Act Break": Selfish second-rate playwright Maury Winkler wishes for a better writing partner than his ailing colleague Harry. "The Burning Man": A strange figure appears on the road and ... See full summary »
Directors: Wes Craven, J.D. Feigelson, Theodore J. Flicker | Stars: James Coco, Bob Dishy, Avery Schreiber, Piper Laurie
Votes: 423
44.
Balthazar (2018–2023)
Episode:
Tableau de chasse
(2019)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Thriller
The corpse of a woman dressed as Snow White leads to the disappearance of 8 people and a sick game played out in the deepest French countryside.
Director: Jérémy Minui | Stars: Tomer Sisley, Hélène de Fougerolles, Yannig Samot, Philypa Phoenix
Votes: 70
45.
Forensic Files II (2020– )
Episode:
The Reunion
(2021)
Documentary, Crime
A murder victim's final moments are caught on tape. The crime scene looks like a clear robbery-murder. Text evidence at first points to a jilted lover, but will his alibi check out?
Stars: Bill Camp, Landy Martinez, Jose Adame, Karen Greul
Votes: 31
46.
The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode:
Judge, Jury, Executioner
(2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Dale fears the group is losing its humanity as Rick and the others vote to execute Randall.
Director: Greg Nicotero | Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden
Votes: 14,230
47.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
A Golden Crown
(2011)
TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While recovering from his battle with Jaime, Eddard is forced to run the kingdom while Robert goes hunting. Tyrion demands a trial by combat for his freedom. Viserys is losing his patience with Drogo.
Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headey
Votes: 38,345
48.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
Baelor
(2011)
TV-MA | 57 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Robb goes to war against the Lannisters. Jon finds himself struggling on deciding if his place is with Robb or the Night's Watch. Drogo has fallen ill from a fresh battle wound. Daenerys is desperate to save him.
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Sean Bean, Michelle Fairley, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey
Votes: 51,126
49.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
Garden of Bones
(2012)
TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Lord Baelish arrives at Renly's camp just before he faces off against Stannis. Daenerys and her company are welcomed into the city of Qarth. Arya, Gendry, and Hot Pie find themselves imprisoned at Harrenhal.
Director: David Petrarca | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Emilia Clarke, Aidan Gillen
Votes: 31,475
50.
Sniffer (2013– )
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2013)
54 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a gangster's murder sets off a series of gang wars, the Don calls in a favor from The Sniffer to smell out the rat in his organization, leaving Victor to wonder how his friend was once connected to a crime boss.
Director: Artem Lytvynenko | Stars: Kirill Käro, Ivan Oganesyan, Mariya Anikanova, Nina Gogaeva
Votes: 43