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1. The Witcher (2019– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
Stars: Freya Allan, Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Eamon Farren
Votes: 569,755
2. Léon: The Professional (1994)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello
Votes: 1,245,532 | Gross: $19.50M
3. Doctor Sleep (2019)
R | 152 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Years following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.
Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis
Votes: 218,403 | Gross: $31.58M
4. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Three years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues a new threat, while Anakin Skywalker is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson
Votes: 845,200 | Gross: $380.26M
5. Into the Badlands (2015–2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A mighty warrior and a young boy with supernatural powers search for enlightenment in a ruthless post-apocalyptic America controlled by feudal barons.
Stars: Daniel Wu, Orla Brady, Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham
Votes: 49,618
6. American Gangster (2007)
R | 157 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin
Votes: 452,443 | Gross: $130.16M
7. Doctor Strange (2016)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong
Votes: 804,729 | Gross: $232.64M
8. Nikita (2010–2013)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rogue assassin returns to take down the secret organization that trained her.
Stars: Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca, Aaron Stanford
Votes: 53,892
9. Hawkeye (2021)
TV-14 | 57 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Series based on the Marvel Comics superhero Hawkeye, centering on the adventures of Young Avenger, Kate Bishop, who took on the role after the original Avenger, Clint Barton.
Stars: Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Florence Pugh, Vera Farmiga
Votes: 214,687
10. Bloodsport (1988)
R | 92 min | Action, Biography, Drama
"Bloodsport" follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur.
Director: Newt Arnold | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, Norman Burton
Votes: 93,985 | Gross: $11.81M
11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Flighty teenage girl Buffy Summers learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui | Stars: Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer
Votes: 49,447 | Gross: $16.62M
12. Creed (II) (2015)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Drama, Sport
The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad
Votes: 310,809 | Gross: $109.77M
13. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
PG | 150 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.
Director: Andrew Adamson | Stars: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, William Moseley
Votes: 225,420 | Gross: $141.62M
14. Rocky Balboa (2006)
PG | 102 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Tarver, Milo Ventimiglia, Burt Young
Votes: 231,440 | Gross: $70.27M
15. Rocky III (1982)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Sport
Rocky faces the ultimate challenge from a powerful new contender, and must turn to a former rival to help regain his throne as the undisputed fighting champion.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 211,183 | Gross: $125.05M
16. The Man from Snowy River (1982)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, he takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Tom Burlinson, Terence Donovan, Tommy Dysart
Votes: 10,030 | Gross: $20.66M
17. No Retreat, No Surrender (1985)
PG | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Jason, a Bruce Lee fan, sees his karate instructor/dad beaten by martial art thugs. They move to Seattle where, after humiliations, he trains with Bruce Lee's ghost so he can defend himself and others against thugs.
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Kurt McKinney, Jean-Claude Van Damme, J.W. Fails, Kathie Sileno
Votes: 18,768 | Gross: $4.66M
18. Bloomington (2010)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama
A coming-of-age drama about a former child actress attending college in search of independence and who ends up becoming romantically involved with a female professor.
Director: Fernanda Cardoso | Stars: Allison McAtee, Sarah Stouffer, Katherine Ann McGregor, Ray Zupp
Votes: 5,929
19. Deadly Friend (1986)
R | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
After his friend is killed by her abusive father, the new kid in town attempts to save her by implanting a robotic microchip into her brain.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey
Votes: 8,736 | Gross: $8.99M
20. Bulletproof Monk (2003)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Based on the very underground comic book of the same name, a Tibetan monk becomes a mentor to a young street punk and tries teaching him how to protect the scroll of ultimate power from a secret Nazi organization bent on world domination.
Director: Paul Hunter | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden
Votes: 52,202 | Gross: $23.02M
21. Total Eclipse (1995)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Young, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud and his mentor Paul Verlaine engage in a fierce, forbidden romance while feeling the effects of a hellish artistic lifestyle.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis, Romane Bohringer, Dominique Blanc
Votes: 16,774 | Gross: $0.34M
22. Peaceful Warrior (2006)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Dan, a college student and a world-champion gymnast, is disturbed and wants to add some meaning to his life. A chance encounter leads him to discover an enlightened way ahead.
Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte, Amy Smart, Tim DeKay
Votes: 29,853 | Gross: $3.96M
23. Chaos Theory (II) (2007)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of an obsessively organized efficiency expert whose life unravels in unexpected ways when fate forces him to explore the serendipitous nature of love and forgiveness.
Director: Marcos Siega | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 33,531 | Gross: $0.24M
24. Band of the Hand (1986)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Five juvenile lost causes are sent to the Everglades where a war veteran tries to reform them using survival tactics. Their new skills and resolve are tested when a Miami drug lord targets them for trying to clean up their neighborhood.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Stephen Lang, Michael Carmine, Lauren Holly, John Cameron Mitchell
Votes: 3,240 | Gross: $4.87M
25. Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Passed | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael
Votes: 3,886
26. The Secret of the Sword (1985)
G | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Prince Adam is sent to the world of Etheria to find his long abducted sister, Adora, and awaken her to her own destiny.
Directors: Ed Friedman, Lou Kachivas, Marsh Lamore, Bill Reed, Gwen Wetzler | Stars: John Erwin, Melendy Britt, Alan Oppenheimer, Linda Gary
Votes: 3,293 | Gross: $7.66M
27. A Late Quartet (2012)
R | 105 min | Drama, Music
Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos, and insuppressible lust.
Director: Yaron Zilberman | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir
Votes: 15,330 | Gross: $1.56M
28. American Shaolin (1991)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action
After being humiliated in the ring by a dirty kickboxer who pulled down his shorts and then hit him, a martial arts master decides to travel to China and enter a monastery where he may ... See full summary »
Director: Lucas Lowe | Stars: Trent Bushey, Kim Chan, Reese Madigan, Daniel Dae Kim
Votes: 1,634
29. The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The rather eccentric (especially in her thinking) author of "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" becomes involved with a much younger, and married man, to the dismay of those close to her.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Helen Mirren, Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy, Peter Fonda
Votes: 1,652
30. The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on the classic didactic novel, the action centers on the noble lady who soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of the French court of the religious wars era.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Votes: 4,285 | Gross: $0.34M
31. Abracadabra (2017)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A housewife struggles with her husband after he is possessed by a ghost.
Director: Pablo Berger | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Antonio de la Torre, Priscilla Delgado, Javier Antón
Votes: 2,673 | Gross: $0.00M
32. How to Be a Serial Killer (2008)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A serial killer decides to teach the secrets of his satisfying career to a video store clerk.
Director: Luke Ricci | Stars: Dameon Clarke, Matthew Gray Gubler, Laura Regan, George Wyner
Votes: 2,168 | Gross: $0.00M
33. Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the land of Orlais, where battles are fought with swords and magic, a young heroine rises as templars, mages, and dragons clash. Cassandra, a brash and beautiful Seeker, must stop a ... See full summary »
Director: Fumihiko Sori | Stars: Colleen Clinkenbeard, J. Michael Tatum, Chuck Huber, R. Bruce Elliott
Votes: 3,083
34. The Legend of Rita (2000)
103 min | Drama, History, Romance
The riveting true story of Rita Vogt, a 1970s West German terrorist who escapes to the East with the help of the Stasi. She lives in constant fear of having her cover blown, until it unavoidably happens after the German re-unification.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Bibiana Beglau, Richard Kropf, Martin Wuttke, Nadja Uhl
Votes: 2,469 | Gross: $0.67M
35. The Black Arrow (1948)
Approved | 76 min | Action, Adventure, History
Young nobleman Richard Shelton returns from the War of the Roses to find his father murdered, a fugitive family friend blamed, and his uncle occupying his estates.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Louis Hayward, Janet Blair, George Macready, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 447
36. Ringo, la pelea de su vida (2019)
Romance
Recently divorced professional boxer Juan José "Ringo" Ramírez struggles to regain his reputation in the ring after a catastrophic loss, while also fighting for custody of his young son.
Stars: José Ron, Mariana Torres, César Évora, Jorge Poza
Votes: 26
37. I've Always Loved You (1946)
Approved | 117 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant maestro and her love for a farm boy she left back home.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Philip Dorn, Catherine McLeod, Bill Carter, Maria Ouspenskaya
Votes: 369
38. Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos (1986)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family
Chuck Norris is an operative for the United States government who has a team consisting of Pepper, a technological genius, Kimo, a Samurai warrior, Reed, his apprentice, Tabe, a Sumo ... See full summary »
Stars: Chuck Norris, Alan Oppenheimer, Keone Young, Kathy Garver
Votes: 312
39. Sos mi hombre (2012–2013)
Drama, Romance
It follows the lives of Ringo and Camila. Ringo is a former boxer who is going through economic problems while he's trying to gain custody of his son working as a firefighter. Camila is a ... See full summary »
Stars: Luciano Castro, Celeste Cid, Gabriel Goity, Gonzalo Valenzuela
Votes: 56
40. Leberhaken (2021)
113 min | Drama
Dusk. Day fades slowly towards night, offering some resistance. Steph enters Rick's boxing studio in Berlin-Wedding. She is insecure, wild, frustrated - and determined. She craves ... See full summary »
Director: Torsten Ruether | Stars: Luise Großmann, Hardy Krüger Jr.
Votes: 43
41.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Band of Brothers
(1993)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An immortal named Grayson is targeting the friends and disciples of his old friend Darius, an immortal who was once a great warrior but is now a Catholic priest. Darius sends Duncan a ... See full summary »
Director: René Manzor | Stars: Adrian Paul, Alexandra Vandernoot, Stan Kirsch, Amanda Wyss
Votes: 261
42.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Double Jeopardy
(1997)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When an Immortal uses poison gas to rob a jewelry store, killing several mortals, Duncan recognizes the MO of Xavier St. Cloud, who is dead -- isn't he?
Director: Charles Wilkinson | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Stacey Travis
Votes: 156
43.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Legacy
(1994)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Immortal Luther kills Immortal Rebecca by holding her husband hostage. Amanda, who was once taught by Rebecca, visits Duncan to grieve. They learn that Luther believes in a myth which ... See full summary »
Director: Paolo Barzman | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Michel Modo, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 187
44.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Methuselah's Gift
(1996)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Someone is willing to do anything to put the Methuselah Stone back together and use its power -- and Amanda has the last piece.
Director: Adrian Paul | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Elizabeth Gracen
Votes: 166
45.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Reasonable Doubt
(1995)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In Paris, Maurice's niece Simone helps her Immortal boyfriend Lucas Kagan with an art heist that leaves two guards dead. Duncan goes to ransom the drawing and insists on meeting the boss. ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Lisa Howard, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 158
46.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Reunion
(1995)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Kenny, the Immortal in a child's body, has returned. He runs to Anne for help when Immortal Terence Kincaid is after him, and she calls Duncan. In flashback to 1778 South Pacific, Kincaid ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Myles Ferguson
Votes: 161
47.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Rite of Passage
(1994)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Michelle, the 18-year-old adopted daughter of one of Duncan's friends, is a not-yet-Immortal until she totals her car and wakes up in the morgue. Duncan tries to comfort her grieving ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Lisa Howard, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 173
48.
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
49.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
The Samurai
(1994)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A descendant of one of Duncan's teachers comes to him claiming a long-ago promise of help, that pits Duncan against cruel Immortal Michael Kent.
Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Philip Akin, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 222
50.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
They Also Serve
(1995)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Watcher Rita Luce is using Watcher information to help Immortal Michael Christian catch other Immortals when they are helpless so he can take their heads, and Duncan is next on her list. ... See full summary »
Director: Paolo Barzman | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Lisa Howard, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 166