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51. Love Field (1992)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
Devastated by President Kennedy's assassination, Dallas-based hairstylist Lurene Hallett boards a bus for the funeral in Washington D.C. where she meets a perplexing father and his daughter who greatly impact her journey.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Haysbert, Stephanie McFadden, Brian Kerwin
Votes: 4,371 | Gross: $1.95M
52. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Not Rated | 931 min | Crime, Drama
In late-1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city's criminal underworld.
Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Claus Holm, Hanna Schygulla, Franz Buchrieser
Votes: 4,913
53. Lady in White (1988)
PG-13 | 113 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
An author tells the story of how, as a young boy growing up in a 1960s small town, he was haunted after witnessing the murder of a little girl.
Director: Frank LaLoggia | Stars: Lukas Haas, Len Cariou, Alex Rocco, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 8,075 | Gross: $1.71M
54. Shark Lake (2015)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror
A local sheriff, Meredith Hendricks, makes it her mission to capture the "animal" and bring the exotic animal collector to justice.
Director: Jerry Dugan | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Sara Malakul Lane, Lily Brooks O'Briant, Michael Aaron Milligan
Votes: 2,647
55. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A worried husband finds a lover for his depressed wife, but she falls in love with a bullied thirteen-year-old math prodigy and wants to have the boy's baby.
Director: Bertrand Blier | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Carole Laure, Patrick Dewaere, Michel Serrault
Votes: 4,301
56. Normal (2007)
R | 100 min | Drama
A deadly car accident brings together a group of previously unrelated people, each of whom is forced to deal with the emotional fallout.
Director: Carl Bessai | Stars: Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Zegers, Callum Keith Rennie, Andrew Airlie
Votes: 1,479
57. Henry's Crime (2010)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.
Director: Malcolm Venville | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan, Judy Greer
Votes: 21,399 | Gross: $0.10M
58. American Siege (2021)
R | 91 min | Action, Thriller
An ex-NYPD officer-turned-sheriff of a small rural Georgia town has to contend with a gang of thieves who have taken a wealthy doctor hostage.
Director: Edward Drake | Stars: Bruce Willis, Rob Gough, Anna Hindman, Trevor Gretzky
Votes: 2,457
59. Sushi Girl (2012)
R | 98 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Upon his release from prison, Fish is brought to an abandoned restaurant by his old associate, Duke, to celebrate his newfound freedom. However, there's unfinished business that Duke is determined to solve.
Director: Kern Saxton | Stars: Neal Fischer, Cortney Palm, Tony Todd, Noah Hathaway
Votes: 5,323
60. The Family Vice (1975)
90 min | Comedy
Giosuè, a noble industrialist of the spaghetti of the Venetian province is about to die and his half-sister, Magda, his wife, Ines, and daughter, Suzie, the result of an old flirtation of ... See full summary »
Director: Mariano Laurenti | Stars: Edwige Fenech, Renzo Montagnani, Juliette Mayniel, Nieves Navarro
Votes: 332
61. Text (2019)
132 min | Drama, Thriller
College student Ilya spends 7 years in prison on a fake drug bust. Coming out, he wants revenge on the dirty cop, Pyotr. He gets Pyotr's smartphone filled with personal info and starts texting - pretending to be Pyotr.
Director: Klim Shipenko | Stars: Alexander Petrov, Kristina Asmus, Ivan Yankovskiy, Sofya Ozerova
Votes: 3,515
62. Carne (1991)
40 min | Short, Crime, Drama
After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.
Director: Gaspar Noé | Stars: Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankie Pain, Marie Berto
Votes: 7,864
63. Crazy on the Outside (2010)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime
A recently paroled ex-con who has trouble adjusting to the wacky normalcy of life outside of prison. He has spent the last three years behind bars after getting caught committing a crime and taking the rap for his much more dangerous pal.
Director: Tim Allen | Stars: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ray Liotta
Votes: 7,000 | Gross: $0.06M
64. Jiang hu er nü (2018)
Not Rated | 136 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A story of violent love within a time frame spanning from 2001 to 2017.
Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Tao Zhao, Fan Liao, Zheng Xu, Casper Liang
Votes: 10,665 | Gross: $0.42M
65. A Twelve-Year Night (2018)
TV-MA | 122 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime
1973. Uruguay is governed by a military dictatorship. One autumn night, three Tupamaro prisoners are taken from their jail cells in a secret military operation. The order is precise: "As we can't kill them, let's drive them mad."
Director: Álvaro Brechner | Stars: Antonio de la Torre, Chino Darín, Alfonso Tort, César Troncoso
Votes: 11,025
66. The Girl in Room 2A (1974)
R | 90 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A sadistic killer cult kidnaps and sacrifices beautiful women. A young girl, just paroled from prison, moves into a strange house and appears to be the cult's next victim.
Directors: William Rose, Dick Randall | Stars: Daniela Giordano, Angelo Infanti, John Scanlon, Rosalba Neri
Votes: 910
67. District 13: Ultimatum (2009)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Damien and Leito return to District 13 on a mission to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses, before the city's secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem.
Director: Patrick Alessandrin | Stars: Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle, Philippe Torreton, Daniel Duval
Votes: 46,298 | Gross: $0.04M
68. The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A successful African American businessman has a quarrel with a white policeman, suspecting that he is having an affair with his wife. The policeman's colleagues are seeking to avoid publicity.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Anthony Zerbe, Roscoe Lee Browne, Lola Falana
Votes: 1,180
69. The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973)
R | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Abandoned by their husband/father, a traumatized woman and her disturbed stepdaughter hire a drifter handyman at their secluded estate while a series of murders begins.
Director: Juan Antonio Bardem | Stars: Jean Seberg, Marisol, Barry Stokes, Perla Cristal
Votes: 963
70. Rising High (2020)
TV-MA | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Charting the rise and fall of three corrupt real estate agents who accumulate absurd wealth in no time but fall into a vortex of fraud, greed and drugs.
Director: Cüneyt Kaya | Stars: Ellen Dubin, David Kross, Frederick Lau, Emily Goss
Votes: 5,727
71. Call Northside 777 (1948)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker
Votes: 10,281
72. Battle in Seattle (2007)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama, History
Activists arrive in Seattle, Washington en masse to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization. Riots and chaos ensue as demonstrators successfully stop the WTO meetings.
Director: Stuart Townsend | Stars: André 3000, Jennifer Carpenter, Isaach De Bankolé, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 15,190 | Gross: $0.22M
73. Sherrybaby (2006)
R | 96 min | Drama
Sherry tries to integrate again into society and become a good mother.
Director: Laurie Collyer | Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Bottoms, Michelle Hurst
Votes: 12,073 | Gross: $0.20M
74. The Trial of Billy Jack (1974)
PG | 170 min | Action, Drama, Music
After Billy Jack in sentenced to four years in prison for the "involuntary manslaughter" of the first film, the Freedom School expands and flourishes under the guidance of Jean Roberts. The... See full summary »
Director: Tom Laughlin | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Victor Izay, Teresa Kelly
Votes: 1,522 | Gross: $89.00M
75. The Killing Kind (1973)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A young Terry Lambert returns home after serving a prison sentence for a gang rape he was forced to participate in. He seeks revenge on his lawyer and the girl who framed him.
Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Ann Sothern, John Savage, Ruth Roman, Luana Anders
Votes: 1,266
76. Sweet Karma (2009)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mute Russian girl infiltrates Toronto's underground sex trade to avenge the death of her sister.
Director: Andrew Thomas Hunt | Stars: Shera Bechard, John Tokatlidis, Frank J. Zupancic, Christian Bako
Votes: 2,202
77. The Dig (2018)
Not Rated | 97 min | Thriller
After serving fifteen years for murder, Callahan returns home to find Sean, his victim's father searching for the body. Callahan soon realises that the only way to get rid of him is to help him dig.
Directors: Andy Tohill, Ryan Tohill | Stars: Moe Dunford, Emily Taaffe, Francis Magee, Lorcan Cranitch
Votes: 914
78. The Crazy Stranger (1997)
Unrated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A man is looking for a singer he had heard on cassette. He finds much more.
Director: Tony Gatlif | Stars: Romain Duris, Rona Hartner, Izidor Serban, Ovidiu Balan
Votes: 8,387 | Gross: $0.67M
79. Ida Red (2021)
R | 111 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
Ida "Red" Walker may not survive her terminal illness while incarcerated for armed robbery. She turns to her son, Wyatt, for one last job and a chance to regain her freedom.
Director: John Swab | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Frank Grillo, Melissa Leo, Sofia Hublitz
Votes: 2,296 | Gross: $0.02M
80. Remember My Name (1978)
R | 94 min | Drama, Thriller
Just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to "start a new life", but soon begins stalking a married construction worker for no apparent reason, turning his life inside out and eventually terrorizing him and his wife.
Director: Alan Rudolph | Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Perkins, Moses Gunn, Berry Berenson
Votes: 1,688
81. Poor White Trash (2000)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
A white-trash family must resort to crime to send their teenage son to college.
Director: Michael Addis | Stars: Sean Young, William Devane, Tony Denman, Jacob Tierney
Votes: 1,396 | Gross: $0.00M
82. Tap (1989)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Just released from prison, Max Washington must decide which of his previous professions to return to: burglary or tap-dancing.
Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Gregory Hines, Suzzanne Douglas, Sammy Davis Jr., Savion Glover
Votes: 1,812 | Gross: $9.11M
83. Alley Cat (1984)
R | 82 min | Action
A martial artist stops a street gang from stealing her car, but her grandmother ends up being killed by the same gang. She witnesses firsthand how corrupt and inept law enforcement is, and decides to take matters into her own hands.
Directors: Victor M. Ordonez, Ed Palmos, Al Valletta | Stars: Karin Mani, Robert Torti, Britt Helfer, Michael Wayne
Votes: 1,058
84. Tension at Table Rock (1956)
Passed | 93 min | Western
A reluctant gunslinger tires of having to defend himself at every cow town he visits, so he adopts an alias and continues his wandering. At an outpost run by a father and young son, he gets... See full summary »
Director: Charles Marquis Warren | Stars: Richard Egan, Dorothy Malone, Cameron Mitchell, Billy Chapin
Votes: 689
85. You Only Live Once (1937)
Passed | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The public defender's secretary and an ex-convict get married and try to make a life together, but a series of disasters sends their lives spiraling out of control.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Barton MacLane, Jean Dixon
Votes: 7,668
86. Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Watson do battle with their nemesis, Professor Moriarity, over an ancient necklace attributed to Cleopatra.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Christopher Lee, Hans Söhnker, Hans Nielsen, Senta Berger
Votes: 1,233
87. Anything for Her (2008)
96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.
Director: Fred Cavayé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Diane Kruger, Lancelot Roch, Olivier Marchal
Votes: 9,788
88. Raluca (2014)
76 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Former cop Filip Marold (Jan Dolanský) doesn't want to be reminded of some things from his past. But others remind him... He works as a private detective, sleeps with his secretary and ... See full summary »
Director: Zdenek Viktora | Stars: Jan Dolanský, Erika Deutschova, Helena Dvoráková, Kristýna Frejová
Votes: 146
89. Carmen (I) (1983)
R | 102 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A group of flamenco dancers are rehearsing a very Spanish version of Bizet's dramatization of Prosper Merimee's novella Carmen. The choreographer Antonio falls in love with Carmen, the main... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Antonio Gades, Laura del Sol, Paco de Lucía, Marisol
Votes: 3,580
90. Se upp för Jönssonligan (2020)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Crime
A reboot of the famous Swedish saga "Jönssonligan" ("The Jönsson Gang")
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Henrik Dorsin, Hedda Stiernstedt, David Sundin, Anders Johansson
Votes: 4,000
91. Thriller (2018)
TV-MA | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A childhood prank comes back to haunt a clique of South Central Los Angeles teens when their victim returns home during their high-school Homecoming weekend.
Director: Dallas Jackson | Stars: Jessica Allain, Luke Tennie, Mitchell Edwards, Paige Hurd
Votes: 1,310
92. Harmonium (2016)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
Toshio hires Yasaka in his workshop. This old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life.
Director: Kôji Fukada | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Mariko Tsutsui, Taiga Nakano, Momone Shinokawa
Votes: 2,911 | Gross: $0.02M
93. The Spikes Gang (1974)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Western
Three farm boys in the Old West help a wounded bank robber who teaches them the trade.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Lee Marvin, Gary Grimes, Ron Howard, Charles Martin Smith
Votes: 1,934
94. The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, History, Romance
The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War.
Directors: Guy Hamilton, Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Janette Scott
Votes: 2,890
95. Räpsy & Dolly eli Pariisi odottaa (1990)
101 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Räpsy is a loser who tries to take advantage other losers.
Director: Matti Ijäs | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Raija Paalanen, Kari Väänänen, Pertti Sveholm
Votes: 236
96. Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! (1968)
GP | 95 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
A man released after a jail term for a crime he did not commit, raises a gang to go after the man who framed him.
Director: Tonino Cervi | Stars: Brett Halsey, Bud Spencer, Wayde Preston, Jeff Cameron
Votes: 1,731
97. Low Down (2014)
R | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A look at the life of pianist Joe Albany from the perspective of his young daughter, as she watches him contend with his drug addiction during the 1970s jazz scene.
Director: Jeff Preiss | Stars: John Hawkes, Elle Fanning, Glenn Close, Peter Dinklage
Votes: 2,219 | Gross: $0.04M
98. City Streets (1931)
Passed | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Man joins a gang to free his girlfriend from prison.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Gary Cooper, Sylvia Sidney, Paul Lukas, William 'Stage' Boyd
Votes: 1,879
99. Gloria Mundi (2019)
106 min | Drama
In Marseille, a family gathers for the birth of baby Gloria. But despite the joy, the young parents have fallen on tough times. As they try to make ends meet, they reconnect with Gloria's ex-convict grandfather.
Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Anaïs Demoustier
Votes: 941
100. Japan (2002)
R | 122 min | Drama
A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness, he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old, religious woman. Although but a few words are spoken, love grows.
Director: Carlos Reygadas | Stars: Alejandro Ferretis, Magdalena Flores, Yolanda Villa, Martín Serrano
Votes: 4,001