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1. Last Action Hero (1993)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
With the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance
Votes: 164,068 | Gross: $50.02M
2. Inland Empire (2006)
R | 180 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Karolina Gruszka, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Grace Zabriskie, Laura Dern
Votes: 62,496 | Gross: $0.75M
3. See How They Run (2022)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered.
Director: Tom George | Stars: Kieran Hodgson, Pearl Chanda, Gregory Cox, Harris Dickinson
Votes: 64,342
4. Mirage (2018)
TV-MA | 128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Two storms separated by 25 years. A woman murdered. A daughter missed. Only 72 hours to discover the truth.
Director: Oriol Paulo | Stars: Adriana Ugarte, Chino Darín, Javier Gutiérrez, Álvaro Morte
Votes: 64,386
5. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
In 1968, the night of Halloween brings mayhem in a small town when a group of friends discovers a notebook written by a mysterious girl that foretells terrifying events.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams
Votes: 85,390 | Gross: $68.95M
6. Candyman (2021)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.
Director: Nia DaCosta | Stars: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo
Votes: 75,868 | Gross: $61.19M
7. The Half of It (I) (2020)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.
Director: Alice Wu | Stars: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Wolfgang Novogratz
Votes: 43,350
8. The Occupant (2020)
TV-MA | 103 min | Drama, Thriller
Javier Muñoz, once a successful executive, makes the fateful decision to leave his home, which he and his family can no longer afford.
Directors: David Pastor, Àlex Pastor | Stars: Javier Gutiérrez, Mario Casas, Bruna Cusí, Ruth Díaz
Votes: 19,938
9. The Raven (I) (2012)
R | 110 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality.
Director: James McTeigue | Stars: John Cusack, Alice Eve, Luke Evans, Brendan Gleeson
Votes: 88,325 | Gross: $16.01M
10. The Hard Way (1991)
R | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra
Votes: 22,316 | Gross: $25.90M
11. 13th (2016)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales
Votes: 37,711
12. Mindhorn (2016)
TV-MA | 89 min | Comedy, Thriller
A has-been actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective series "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be a real person.
Director: Sean Foley | Stars: Julian Barratt, Simon Farnaby, Essie Davis, Steve Coogan
Votes: 13,724
13. Gemma Bovery (2014)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After moving to the French countryside with her husband, the British beauty Gemma Bovery draws the attention of a local baker who finds in the moving couple a resemblance to the heroes of Madame Bovary.
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Isabelle Candelier
Votes: 6,873 | Gross: $0.19M
14. Fade to Black (1980)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A shy, lonely film buff embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking his idol, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.
Director: Vernon Zimmerman | Stars: Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford, Norman Burton
Votes: 5,005
15. The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An anthology of four horror stories revolving around a mysterious rental house in the U.K.
Director: Peter Duffell | Stars: John Bryans, John Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Peter Cushing
Votes: 7,525
16. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
R | 91 min | Drama, Thriller
Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, Chloë Sevigny, Udo Kier
Votes: 10,714
17. The Last Horror Film (1982)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror
A New York taxi driver stalks a beautiful actress attending the Cannes Film Festival, which coincides with a series of violent killings of the lady's friends.
Director: David Winters | Stars: J'Len Winters, John Kelly, Joe Spinell, Simone Overman
Votes: 2,225
18. A Double Life (1947)
Approved | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Ronald Colman, Edmond O'Brien, Signe Hasso, Shelley Winters
Votes: 3,979
19. Madhouse (1974)
PG | 89 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
Director: Jim Clark | Stars: Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri
Votes: 4,526
20. Remote Control (1988)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
A video store clerk stumbles onto an alien plot to take over Earth by brain-washing people with a bad '50s science fiction movie. He and his friend must find a way to stop the aliens before... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: Kevin Dillon, Deborah Goodrich, Christopher Wynne, Frank Beddor
Votes: 1,144
21. Harpoon (2019)
Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean desperate for survival.
Director: Rob Grant | Stars: Munro Chambers, Chris Gray, Emily Tyra, Brett Gelman
Votes: 6,217
22. Screamtime (1983)
R | 89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A trilogy of three improbable stories of horror and the supernatural are combined into this low budget thriller: "That's the Way to Do It," "Dreamhouse,," and "Do You Believe in Fairies?"
Directors: Michael Armstrong, Stanley A. Long | Stars: Vincent Russo, Michael Gordon, Marie Scinto, Kevin Smith
Votes: 1,013
23. Killer Legends (2014)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Delving into our collective nightmares, this horror-documentary investigates the origins of our most terrifying urban legends and the true stories that may have inspired them.
Director: Joshua Zeman | Stars: Rachel Mills, Joshua Zeman, Stephen Winick, James Presley
Votes: 3,537
24. Insect (2018)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Amateur actors rehearsing "Pictures from the Insects' Life". The actors find themselves living out their characters' roles and hallucinating insects. "Insects", is intercut with the ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Jirí Lábus, Jan Budar, Pavel Nový, Norbert Lichý
Votes: 524
25. The Art of Dying (1991)
R | 90 min | Crime, Thriller
A cinematographer and his assistant are attracting aspiring young actors and actresses by getting them to try out for their movie. Once filming, the evil cameraman actually kills them. The ... See full summary »
Director: Wings Hauser | Stars: Wings Hauser, Kathleen Kinmont, Gary Werntz, Mitch Hara
Votes: 320
26. Looking for Eileen (1987)
98 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
After his wife Marjan has died in a car crash, Philip de Wit becomes a total wreck. Only after months does he return to a more or less normal life and even then he only works in his wife's ... See full summary »
Director: Rudolf van den Berg | Stars: Thom Hoffman, Lysette Anthony, Marijke Veugelers, John van Dreelen
Votes: 413
27. The Night My Mother Killed My Father (2016)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Thriller
An actress ready for anything to recover her former glory. A crazy night where all is possible.
Director: Inés París | Stars: Belén Rueda, Diego Peretti, Eduard Fernández, María Pujalte
Votes: 1,568
28. The Brighton Strangler (1945)
Approved | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, an actor comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.
Director: Max Nosseck | Stars: John Loder, June Duprez, Michael St. Angel, Miles Mander
Votes: 538
29. Forbidden Fruit (1921)
87 min | Drama
Mary Maddock becomes a seamstress after her husband Steve wastes their money on booze. Her employer provides her as an escort to accompany millionaire Mallory. Her husband tries ... See full summary »
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Agnes Ayres, Clarence Burton, Theodore Roberts, Kathlyn Williams
Votes: 194
31. The Curtain Rises (1938)
99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Isabelle, Cécilia and François are drama students at the "Conservatoire d'art dramatique". Cécilia is in love with François, but the young man is in love with Isabelle instead. Cécilia elaborates a desperate plan to get back at François.
Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin, Odette Joyeux, Janine Darcey
Votes: 309
32. Mad Holiday (1936)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Philip Trent is tired of playing film detective Shelby James, thinking that the stories are tripe, and plans a vacation to get away from Hollywood. But on the ship he meets a mysterious ... See full summary »
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Elissa Landi, Zasu Pitts, Ted Healy
Votes: 225
33. Gaze (2010)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
An exploration of twenty artists and their bodies of work.
Director: Matt Riddlehoover | Stars: Derrick Barry, Ryan Basham, Jackie Beat, Rob Beyond
Votes: 352
34. A Film by Vera Vaughn (2015)
11 min | Short, Drama, Horror
In this supernatural digital-age thriller, a filmmaker falls through the looking glass into her movie where she must face her own terrifying creation.
Director: Sorrel Brae | Star: Marin Ireland
Votes: 88
35. Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor (2006 Video)
23 min | Short, History, Biography
Stars: Judith Anderson, Lauren Bacall, Rudy Behlmer, Humphrey Bogart
36. Skitser & Skygger (2012)
12 min | Short, Drama
Right before going on stage a young actress breaks up with her male co-lead, causing drama backstage. But the show must go on.
Director: Kristian Ahm | Stars: Marie Elisabet Hogsbro, Luke McQuillan
37. The Meeting (III) (2010)
9 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
"life-imitates-fiction" takes on a whole new meaning when screenwriter Jillian meets the new "it" movie director Raphael at a hotel lounge to discuss her project.
Directors: Flora Kung, Max Lalanne, Mia Lalanne | Stars: Leslie Dysart, John Erickson, Mia Lalanne
Votes: 19
38. Hadí pohledy (1993 TV Movie)
77 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Viktor Polesný | Stars: Pavel Rímský, Zlata Adamovská, Lucie Bílá, Josef Carda
39.
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode:
All Hallow's Eve
(1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Linda Blair guest stars as Rebecca Royce, a successful author with a multiple personality disorder. Her hit novel "All Hallows Horror" has inspired a copy cat killer who is murdering his ... See full summary »
Director: Luc Chalifour | Stars: Matt Frewer, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox
Votes: 35
40.
Bliss (2002–2004)
Episode:
Leaper
(2002)
TV-MA | 22 min | Drama, Romance
Young insecure author, Julie, meets dominant older publisher Diane. They witness the suicide of a disturbed homeless woman. Julie is shaken up by this, but scheming Diane uses that to seduce Julie.
Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Paule Ducharme, Michelle Anne Lipper, Emma Stevens, Millie Tresierra
Votes: 29
41.
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode:
The Curious Thing About Women
(1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Laura opens and reads Rob's mail, she giving him a Reader's Digest version of it, and even throwing away what she considers unimportant. Rob is not angry that Laura opened his mail, but he ... See full summary »
Director: John Rich | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Mary Tyler Moore
Votes: 423
42.
The Star and the Story (1955–1956)
Episode:
Dark Stranger
(1955)
26 min | Drama
A writer's fiction becomes terrifying reality, sucking him into his own novel being played out. Ray Ericson writes of a lovely woman who leaves her steady boyfriend for a man out to kill ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Ripley | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Woodward, Evelyn Ankers, Dan Tobin
Votes: 64
43.
Tales of Tomorrow (1951–1953)
Episode:
Read to Me, Herr Doktor
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Patricia Kinworth is surprised to discover that her father has built a robot and named it after an old teacher nicknamed "Herr Doktor". Professor Kinworth built the robot to read his books ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Mercedes McCambridge, Everett Sloane, Ernest Graves, William Kemp
Votes: 61
44.
Kovy (2014– )
Episode:
Cínský kreditový systém
(2019)
16 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
Director: Karel Kovár | Star: Karel Kovár
45.
Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode:
Quarter to Midnight
(2022)
TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A famous mystery writer is at the centre of Eliza's investigation when a series of murders copy scenes in his books. Meanwhile, the Duke is also juggling problems at work with a new superintendent and a troubled young detective.
Director: Ivan Zivkovic | Stars: Stuart Martin, Vladimir Cvejic, Igor Kovacevic, Petar Cirica
Votes: 289
46.
Nolly (2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2023)
46 min | Biography, Drama
Actress Noele "Nolly" Gordon is the star of the popular British soap opera Crossroads. Until a studio executive decides to terminate her contract.
Director: Peter Hoar | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Con O'Neill, Augustus Prew, Silvia Presente
Votes: 210
47.
Murder with My Husband (2020– )
22. Payton Leutner - The Slender Man Stabbing
(2020 Podcast Episode)
56 min | Documentary, Crime
48.
RedHanded (2017– )
227: Episode 227 - The Slenderman Stabbing
(2022 Podcast Episode)
56 min | Crime
49.
Female Criminals (2018– )
"The Slender Man Stabbing" Pt. 2: Anissa Weier & Morgan Geyser
(2020 Podcast Episode)
39 min | Documentary, Crime
After luring their friend Payton Leutner into the woods in May 2014, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser stabbed her 19 times - all in the name of Slender Man, a horror character that had materialized on the Internet.
Stars: Sami Nye, Vanessa Richardson
50.
Female Criminals (2018– )
"The Slender Man Stabbing" Pt. 1: Anissa Weier & Morgan Geyser
(2020 Podcast Episode)
41 min | Documentary, Crime
A made-up bogeyman went viral in 2009, inspiring low-budget web series, video games and fanfiction. The Slender Man was pure invention, but he seemed all too real to two Wisconsin girls. ... See full summary »
Stars: Sami Nye, Vanessa Richardson