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1. 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: 1,247,528 | Gross: $19.50M
2. Heat (1995)
R | 170 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight
Votes: 720,389 | Gross: $67.44M
3. Old (2021)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A vacationing family discovers that the secluded beach where they're relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly, reducing their entire lives into a single day.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff
Votes: 161,257 | Gross: $48.28M
4. The Town (2010)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold an assistant manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.
Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner
Votes: 416,204 | Gross: $92.19M
5. Chinatown (1974)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez
Votes: 350,271
6. Rear Window (1954)
PG | 112 min | Mystery, Thriller
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window and, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend, becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter
Votes: 522,773 | Gross: $36.76M
7. Body of Lies (2008)
R | 128 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani
Votes: 239,716 | Gross: $39.39M
8. The Omen (2006)
R | 110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An American official realizes that his young son may literally be the Devil incarnate.
Director: John Moore | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, David Thewlis
Votes: 62,850 | Gross: $54.61M
9. The Contractor (2022)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper, risks everything for his family when he joins a private contracting organization.
Director: Tarik Saleh | Stars: Chris Pine, Gillian Jacobs, Sander Thomas, Toby Dixon
Votes: 28,864
10. The Tourist (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Thriller
Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton
Votes: 256,594 | Gross: $67.63M
11. Any Given Sunday (1999)
R | 162 min | Drama, Sport
A behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Cameron Diaz, James Woods
Votes: 125,968 | Gross: $75.53M
12. Cyborg (1989)
R | 86 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.
Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn, Alex Daniels
Votes: 34,266 | Gross: $10.17M
13. Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
PG | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.
Director: John Cornell | Stars: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Ernie Dingo
Votes: 60,881 | Gross: $109.31M
14. Sharky's Machine (1981)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tom Sharky is demoted to vice after a bust goes terribly wrong. He and his team stumble across a mob murder tied to prostitution and government.
Director: Burt Reynolds | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Rachel Ward, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith
Votes: 6,728 | Gross: $35.61M
15. Torso (1973)
R | 92 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A string of appalling lust murders shocks the University of Perugia as a sadistic serial killer strangles to death beautiful college girls with a red and black scarf.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Suzy Kendall, Tina Aumont, Luc Merenda, John Richardson
Votes: 7,838 | Gross: $0.74M
16. Diabolique (1996)
R | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, Kathy Bates
Votes: 15,387 | Gross: $17.10M
17. McQ (1974)
PG | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Seattle cop is caught up in a corrupt police force that he is trying to make right. McQ is a cop with a mission.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur, Colleen Dewhurst
Votes: 5,950 | Gross: $0.24M
18. Victim (1961)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A closeted lawyer risks his career to bring a blackmailer to justice.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 7,217
19. The Soft Kill (1994)
R | 94 min | Mystery, Thriller
Private investigator and former police detective Jack Ramsey is enjoying an affair with the local district attorney's wife, but no longer, after she is strangled soon after he has departed following a session of amorous activity.
Director: Eli Cohen | Stars: Michael Harris, Brion James, Carrie-Anne Moss, Matt McCoy
Votes: 291
20. The Stepmother (1972)
R | 94 min | Drama
As part of a blackmail plot, a woman is forced to seduce her new husband's son. Complications, including murder, ensue.
Director: Howard Avedis | Stars: Alejandro Rey, John Anderson, Katherine Justice, Larry Linville
Votes: 514
21. Child Bride of Short Creek (1981 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
Partially based on the true events surrounding a rural religious cult in the American Midwest, and how the members' children suffered for their parents' fanaticism.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Christopher Atkins, Diane Lane, Conrad Bain, Kiel Martin
Votes: 353
22. The War Is Over (1966)
121 min | Drama, War
A middle-aged political activist tries to dissuade his young followers from taking radical action.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Yves Montand, Ingrid Thulin, Geneviève Bujold, Jean Dasté
Votes: 2,442
23. Sunset Grill (1993)
R | 105 min | Thriller
Ryder Hart is a disgraced ex-cop who is now a low-rent private investigator. His estranged wife, Anita, runs the Sunset Grill, and is now involved with Jeff, a Police Detective who used to ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Peter Weller, Lori Singer, Stacy Keach, Alexandra Paul
Votes: 522
24. Family of Cops (1995 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A police detective's oversexed daughter is charged with murder when someone kills the wealthy married man she slept with.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Charles Bronson, Angela Featherstone, Sebastian Spence, Kate Trotter
Votes: 1,122
25. Hate Crime (2005)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Robbie and Trey are gay, middle-class, suburban professionals. Life is good. Until the son of a fundamentalist preacher moves in next door.
Director: Tommy Stovall | Stars: Seth Peterson, Bruce Davison, Chad Donella, Cindy Pickett
Votes: 1,607 | Gross: $0.04M
26. Through Naked Eyes (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Thriller
A musician living in an apartment building likes to check out the residents of the building opposite him--until he finds out one day that an attractive woman in that building is checking ... See full summary »
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: David Soul, Pam Dawber, Fionnula Flanagan, William Schallert
Votes: 252
27. The Pact of Silence (2003)
R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A priest who is also a doctor investigates the mysterious illness of a young nun who shares a dark secret with her twin sister who is a convicted child murderer.
Director: Graham Guit | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Élodie Bouchez, Carmen Maura, Isaac Sharry
Votes: 1,053
28. Stealing Silver (2018)
20 min | Short, Drama
A woman confronting a painful time in her life after she discovers the truth about a mysterious old man living across from her.
Director: Mark Lobatto | Stars: Maisie Williams, Ronald Pickup, Jemima Rooper, Layo-Christina Akinlude
Votes: 328
29. The Language of Shadows: Murnau - The Early Years and Nosferatu (2007 Video)
53 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the early life and career of German silent filmmaker F.W. Murnau, with special emphasis on the production of Nosferatu (1922), examining its occult influences and revisiting its filming locations.
Director: Luciano Berriatúa | Stars: Thomas Lang, Eva Diekmann, David Sandberg, Helene Luckow
Votes: 96
30. Horror Vacui (II) (2022)
24 min | Short
In this very timely observational meditation on the growing militarization of today's society, we are watching what is really happening aboard a US aircraft carrier, as well as behind the ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Poljak
Votes: 11
31.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
The Greenhouse Jungle
(1972)
Not Rated | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Columbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns to worse. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Peter Falk, Ray Milland, Bob Dishy, Sandra Smith
Votes: 2,928
32.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Brennweite Tausend
(1984)
59 min | Crime, Drama
Focal length thousand.
Director: Dietrich Haugk | Stars: Siegfried Lowitz, Michael Ande, Jan Hendriks, Günter Lamprecht
Votes: 28
33.
The Invaders (1967–1968)
Episode:
The Betrayed
(1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
David Vincent steals a computer tape in order to expose alien activity on Houston oil fields.
Director: John Meredyth Lucas | Stars: Roy Thinnes, Laura Devon, Nancy Wickwire, Norman Fell
Votes: 207
34.
Wonderfalls (2004)
Episode:
Muffin Buffalo
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Jaye tries to help a shut-in neighbor re-enter society while the muses tell her not to give another neighbor her disability checks that were delivered to Jaye by mistake.
Director: Craig Zisk | Stars: Caroline Dhavernas, Katie Finneran, Tyron Leitso, Lee Pace
Votes: 278
35.
Dexter (2006–2013)
Episode:
Love American Style
(2006)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Homicide Division is buzzing after the Ice Truck Killer's latest victim is found mutilated but alive, while Dexter gets in over his head when he stalks a murderous human trafficker.
Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King
Votes: 6,607
36.
The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
Episode:
New Yorkshire Puddings
(2005)
TV-G | 23 min | Comedy
Red opens a Yorkshire Pudding franchise.
Star: Steve Smith
Votes: 9
37.
Seconds from Disaster (2004–2018)
Episode:
Skywalk Collapse
(2006)
TV-PG | Documentary
A recreation of the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse, the deadliest structural failure in US history before 9/11.
Director: Paul Nelson | Stars: David Bowers, Frank Freeman, Allin Kempthorne, Dmitry Kolesnikov
Votes: 36
38.
Lost (2004–2010)
Episode:
The Shape of Things to Come
(2008)
TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The team from the ship attacks Locke's camp looking for Ben, with Alex as a hostage. The doctor from the ship washes up on shore at Jack's camp and Faraday provides some distressing news.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Jeremy Davies, Emilie de Ravin
Votes: 6,391
39.
American Horror Story (2011– )
Episode:
Episode 100
(2019)
TV-MA | 40 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
With the horrors of the night behind them the survivors deal with the fallout of their choices.
Director: Loni Peristere | Stars: Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Leslie Grossman, Cody Fern
Votes: 2,704
40.
Numb3rs (2005–2010)
Episode:
Thirteen
(2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Charlie is uncomfortable when the team has to use a numerologist to solve the current case, that has religious overtones.
Director: Ralph Hemecker | Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Alimi Ballard
Votes: 281
41.
Shantaram (2022)
Episode:
Dead Man Walking
(2022)
TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Lin stops a reporter from running a story on his work but fails to extinguish her interest in discovering the identity of the man using a dead man's passport.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Fayssal Bazzi, Sujaya Dasgupta, Antonia Desplat
Votes: 410
42.
Alphas (2011–2012)
Episode:
Pilot
(2011)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Ominous messages steer a man to a building's rooftop, where he executes an improbable shooting in the opener of the series following a team of people with extraordinary abilities who investigate crimes linked to others like them.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: David Strathairn, Ryan Cartwright, Warren Christie, Azita Ghanizada
Votes: 574
43.
Burn Notice (2007–2013)
Episode:
Partners in Crime
(2010)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A socialite fashion designer who hired Sam and Michael to find out who's stealing from her turns up dead during the operation. Meanwhile, Michael needs Fi's help to find out more information about the flight that Gilroy's interested in.
Director: Dirk Craft | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless
Votes: 483
44.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Brilliant Disguise
(2010)
TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Is a graduate student working in the medical lab at a prestigious university robbing and killing female escorts to support his gambling addictions? And how far will his loyal fiancée go to protect him?
Director: Alex Chapple | Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Linus Roache
Votes: 285
45.
Burn Notice (2007–2013)
Episode:
Army of One
(2011)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jesse asks Michael to sabotage a team of corporate spies, not knowing that they are planning a hostage situation. Meanwhile, Sam and Fi turn to an old "friend" to help gather information about who framed Michael and killed Max.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Coby Bell, Bruce Campbell
Votes: 422
46.
Burn Notice (2007–2013)
Episode:
Besieged
(2011)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The gang takes on a militia group so that Michael can return a boy to his mother, while also trying to get answers out of the man hired as Michael's impostor.
Director: Stephen Surjik | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Coby Bell, Bruce Campbell
Votes: 439
47.
Burn Notice (2007–2013)
Episode:
Hard Out
(2011)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Michael goes on a CIA mission to stop a team of mercenaries in the Bahamas, while Fi is forced to turn to a shady arms dealer from her past to get information for Michael.
Director: Craig Siebels | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Coby Bell, Bruce Campbell
Votes: 429
48.
Bored to Death (2009–2011)
Episode:
I've Been Living Like a Demented God!
(2010)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A professor hires Jonathan to track down a valuable item. George finds an alibi to explain the results of his drug test. Flushed with cash from his "Super Ray" comic book, Ray heads to the bar - and meets a familiar barfly.
Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis, Ted Danson, Heather Burns
Votes: 408
49.
Dexter (2006–2013)
Episode:
Take It!
(2010)
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While attending a self-help seminar, Dexter and Lumen stalk a violent killer; Debra gets into unexpected trouble from the fallout of the Santa Muerte case, forcing Batista to make a difficult decision.
Director: Romeo Tirone | Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee
Votes: 4,708
50.
Republic of Doyle (2010–2014)
Episode:
Crashing on the Couch
(2011)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jake and Mal are called to check into some death threats that have been made to a respected psychiatrist. An old "friend" from the past shows up and makes an interesting proposition to the ... See full summary »
Director: Keith Samples | Stars: Allan Hawco, Sean McGinley, Lynda Boyd, Krystin Pellerin
Votes: 86