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51. Ice Cream Man (1995)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Poor Gregory. After being released from the Wishing Well Sanatorium, all he wants to do is make the children happy. So Gregory reopens the old ice cream factory, and all the unappreciative brats are reprocessed into the flavor of the day.
Director: Norman Apstein | Stars: Clint Howard, Justin Isfeld, Anndi McAfee, JoJo Adams
Votes: 4,889
52. Space Sweepers (2021)
TV-MA | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in the year 2092 and follows the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory. When they discover a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal.
Director: Sung-hee Jo | Stars: Song Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri, Jin Seon-kyu, Yoo Hae-jin
Votes: 28,791
53. AKA (2023)
TV-MA | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A steely special ops agent finds his morality put to the test when he infiltrates a crime syndicate and unexpectedly bonds with the boss's young son.
Director: Morgan S. Dalibert | Stars: Alban Lenoir, Eric Cantona, Thibault de Montalembert, Sveva Alviti
Votes: 13,361
54. Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak | Stars: Jet Li, DMX, Mark Dacascos, Anthony Anderson
Votes: 46,842 | Gross: $34.71M
55. Choke (2008)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.
Director: Clark Gregg | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Kathryn Alexander
Votes: 33,655 | Gross: $2.93M
56. Switchback (1997)
R | 118 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.
Director: Jeb Stuart | Stars: Danny Glover, Dennis Quaid, Claudia Stedelin, Ian Nelson
Votes: 15,301 | Gross: $6.48M
57. Kidnap (I) (2017)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
Director: Luis Prieto | Stars: Halle Berry, Sage Correa, Chris McGinn, Lew Temple
Votes: 39,166 | Gross: $30.72M
58. Control (I) (2023)
84 min | Action, Thriller
British Home Secretary Stella Simmons drives home one night while engaging in an affair with the Prime Minister. A mysterious man remotely hijacks her self-driving car, forcing her on a rampage through London.
Director: Gene Fallaize | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Lauren Metcalfe, Mark Hampton, Natasha Kemball
Votes: 198
59. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985 TV Movie)
TV-G | 94 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Marauders raid the Ewok village and steal a power supply they believe to be magical. Wicket helps Cindel escape the evil witch Charal, and they befriend a hermit who may help them save the village.
Directors: Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat | Stars: Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller, Siân Phillips
Votes: 10,835
60. Kiss of Death (1995)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A reformed convict goes undercover with the help of an angry detective to ensnare a psychotic mobster.
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Helen Hunt
Votes: 20,270 | Gross: $14.94M
61. Tokyo Joe (1949)
Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An American returns to Tokyo try to pick up threads of his pre-WW2 life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.
Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Alexander Knox, Florence Marly, Sessue Hayakawa
Votes: 2,746
62. Snow Day (2000)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When a school in upstate New York is snowed in, a group of students hi-jack a plow to keep the school closed.
Director: Chris Koch | Stars: Chevy Chase, Mark Webber, Schuyler Fisk, Chris Elliott
Votes: 13,728 | Gross: $60.02M
63. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Musical
A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading to chaos.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford
Votes: 9,872
64. Obsession (1976)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his wife.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow, Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Votes: 11,689 | Gross: $1.00M
65. Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
Not Rated | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a southern Italian town is rocked by a string of child murders, the police and two urban outcasts search for the culprit amid scapegoating within the superstitious community.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet, Tomas Milian, Irene Papas
Votes: 10,741
66. Ugly (2013)
Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The case of a missing girl takes us through a journey of human greed and brushes upon the egos and repressed emotions of the characters.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Rahul Bhat, Ronit Roy, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Vineet Kumar Singh
Votes: 23,562
67. The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a fright and uses the potion to get his hair back.
Director: Michael Rubbo | Stars: Mathew Mackay, Siluck Saysanasy, Alison Darcy, Michael Hogan
Votes: 2,711
68. Chowchilla (2023)
98 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Go behind the headlines to explore the strangest mass kidnapping in history, with exclusive interviews from those who lived through it.
Director: Paul Solet | Stars: Alex Isles, Adrianna Acevedo, Taylor Box, Tate McMillan
Votes: 884
69. Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984)
Not Rated | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Ronja, the only child of robber chief Mattis must learn to survive the dangers of her local wilderness. In secret she also befriends Birk, the son of a rivaling robber Borka.
Director: Tage Danielsson | Stars: Hanna Zetterberg, Dan Håfström, Börje Ahlstedt, Lena Nyman
Votes: 12,141
70. Gardens of the Night (2008)
R | 110 min | Drama
After being abducted as children, and suffering years of abuse, a teenage boy and girl find themselves living on the street.
Director: Damian Harris | Stars: Gillian Jacobs, John Malkovich, Ryan Simpkins, Tom Arnold
Votes: 4,714
71. Heavy Rain (2010 Video Game)
M | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As a child goes missing, his father tirelessly works to rescue him, while a journalist, an FBI agent, and a private detective try to identify his kidnapper known only as the "Origami Killer".
Director: David Cage | Stars: Pascal Langdale, Jacqui Ainsley, Judi Beecher, Sam Douglas
Votes: 14,890
72. After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After he escapes from a mental hospital, a former boxer works for a widow. When she asks him to get involved in a kidnapping, he has second thoughts.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Jason Patric, Rachel Ward, Bruce Dern, Rocky Giordani
Votes: 4,215 | Gross: $2.68M
73. Father Hood (1993)
PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Adventures of a deadbeat dad who kidnaps his kids from the bus. Based on the true life stories and experiences of Michael J. Hardy.
Director: Darrell Roodt | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Halle Berry, Sabrina Lloyd, Brian Bonsall
Votes: 3,442 | Gross: $3.42M
74. Theodore Rex (1995)
PG | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Family
In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.
Director: Jonathan R. Betuel | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Juliet Landau, Bud Cort
Votes: 4,866
75. Twin Sitters (1994)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Thriller
A business executive is releasing dangerous toxins and the Barbarian Brothers set out to stop his evil work.
Director: John Paragon | Stars: Peter Paul, David Paul, Christian Cousins, Joseph Cousins
Votes: 4,120
76. Captive Audience (2022)
TV-MA | 46 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Follows the life of Steven Stayner and his family, diving into the family's 50-year journey to unravel the tale of two brothers, one deemed a villain and the other a hero.
Stars: Todd Eric Andrews, Kay Stayner, Ashley Stayner, Corin Nemec
Votes: 2,555
77. Cop & ½ (1993)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
After witnessing a murder, a young boy named Devon refuses to testify unless he is given the chance to be a policeman.
Director: Henry Winkler | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Norman D. Golden II, Ruby Dee, Holland Taylor
Votes: 9,227 | Gross: $31.89M
78. Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story (2008 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Drama
The true story of a woman who believed her infant daughter had perished in a fire, only to find her 6 years later living with another family.
Director: Paul A. Kaufman | Stars: Judy Reyes, Ana Ortiz, Hector Luis Bustamante, Marlene Forte
Votes: 522
79. I'm Not Scared (2003)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young boy accidentally discovers a deep hole in the ground, where another boy is kept prisoner.
Director: Gabriele Salvatores | Stars: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Dino Abbrescia, Giorgio Careccia, Riccardo Zinna
Votes: 15,567 | Gross: $1.62M
80. Deceived (1991)
PG-13 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is murdered when checking authenticity of ancient Egyptian jewelry at a museum. Adrienne finds out after the death of her husband, that he was using a fake name. Are the 2 deaths linked?
Director: Damian Harris | Stars: Goldie Hawn, John Heard, Damon Redfern, Charles Kassatly
Votes: 7,978 | Gross: $28.74M
81. When a Stranger Calls Back (1993 TV Movie)
R | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young babysitter, all alone in the house with two children asleep above, is bothered by a stranger. Unfortunately, the phone's dead...
Director: Fred Walton | Stars: Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Jill Schoelen, Gene Lythgow
Votes: 4,147
82. Tees Maar Khan (2010)
Not Rated | 135 min | Comedy, Crime
Posing as a movie director, a conman attempts to trick an entire village into helping him rob a treasure-laden train.
Director: Farah Khan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Akshaye Khanna, Rajiv Laxman
Votes: 14,226 | Gross: $1.08M
83. The Face on the Milk Carton (1995 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Drama
A teenage girl sees a photograph of her much-younger self one day in the school cafeteria--on the side of a milk carton. But her beloved parents would never kidnap anyone and there's a deeper mystery ahead.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Kellie Martin, Sharon Lawrence, Edward Herrmann, Richard Masur
Votes: 1,535
84. Without a Trace (1983)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Mystery
Estranged New Yorker (Kate Nelligan) turns to the police after her son disappears.
Director: Stanley R. Jaffe | Stars: Kate Nelligan, Judd Hirsch, David Dukes, Stockard Channing
Votes: 2,354
85. Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1984 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, Family
During preparations for a Christmas baby, Rose Wilder is kidnapped by a woman who recently lost her child. While looking for Rose, Laura, Almanzo, and Mr Edwards meet a lonely orphan boy who ends up living with that woman.
Director: Victor French | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Richard Bull, Victor French
Votes: 853
86. The Border (1982)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama
A corrupt border Agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine, Warren Oates
Votes: 7,110 | Gross: $6.12M
87. Shivaay (2016)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A skilled mountaineer races against time to rescue his mute daughter from the clutches of human traffickers in Bulgaria.
Director: Ajay Devgn | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Abigail Eames, Erika Kaar, Sayyeshaa Saigal
Votes: 11,262
88. The Club (2015)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A crisis counselor is sent by the Catholic Church to a small Chilean beach town where disgraced priests and nuns, suspected of crimes ranging from child abuse to baby-snatching from unwed mothers, live secluded, after an incident occurs.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Alfredo Castro, Roberto Farías, Antonia Zegers, Marcelo Alonso
Votes: 12,021 | Gross: $0.03M
89. Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
Not Rated | 184 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Three brothers are separated and united after many years - one is brought up a Hindu, another a Muslim and the last (and most memorable) a Christian. Hilarity and adventure ensues.
Director: Manmohan Desai | Stars: Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi
Votes: 8,241
90. Whisper (I) (2007)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.
Director: Stewart Hendler | Stars: Jennifer Shirley, Blake Woodruff, Michael Rooker, Josh Holloway
Votes: 10,075
91. Michael (II) (2011)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
Five months in the life of a pedophile who keeps a 10-year-old boy locked in his basement.
Director: Markus Schleinzer | Stars: Michael Fuith, David Rauchenberger, Christine Kain, Ursula Strauss
Votes: 5,128 | Gross: $0.02M
92. Rocky Handsome (2016)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A reclusive pawn shop owner sets his sights on revenge when vicious gangsters kidnap his drug-addicted neighbor's young daughter.
Director: Nishikant Kamat | Stars: John Abraham, Nishikant Kamat, Sharad Kelkar, Teddy Maurya
Votes: 9,046
93. The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003 Video)
R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
A sadistic serial killer terrorizes a couple driving on a rural highway in Texas while killing numerous people and framing them for his killings.
Director: Louis Morneau | Stars: Jake Busey, Kari Wuhrer, C. Thomas Howell, Shaun Johnston
Votes: 3,763
94. Three on a Match (1932)
Passed | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Bette Davis, Warren William
Votes: 4,409
95. M (1951)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
In this Americanization of the 1931 German thriller, both the police and the criminal underworld stalk a mysterious serial killer who preys on little girls.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: David Wayne, Howard Da Silva, Martin Gabel, Luther Adler
Votes: 2,374
96. Hell Up in Harlem (1973)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.
Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Fred Williamson, Julius Harris, Gloria Hendry, Margaret Avery
Votes: 1,762 | Gross: $1.45M
97. Adam (1983 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama
After their child is abducted, John and Reve Walsh are trying to find him. But, shortly after that, Adam is found dead.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, JoBeth Williams, Martha Scott, Richard Masur
Votes: 716
98. Cohen and Tate (1988)
R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a little boy witnesses a mob hit, he is kidnapped by two professional assassins who are not what they seem.
Director: Eric Red | Stars: Roy Scheider, Adam Baldwin, Harley Cross, Cooper Huckabee
Votes: 2,676
99. 36 China Town (2006)
Not Rated | 140 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
A wealthy casino owner is murdered in her mansion at 36 China Town and the investigating detective uncovers multiple suspects, all with independent motives to commit the crime.
Directors: Horse Babu, Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla, Himesh Reshammiya | Stars: Akshaye Khanna, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 5,280
100. Cannibal Terror (1980)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
After botching a kidnapping, two criminals hide with their victim in a friends house in the jungle. After one of them rapes the friend's wife, they're left to be eaten by a nearby cannibal tribe.
Directors: Alain Deruelle, Olivier Mathot, Julio Pérez Tabernero | Stars: Silvia Solar, Gérard Lemaire, Pamela Stanford, Olivier Mathot
Votes: 1,010