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1. Stand by Me (1986)

R | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell

Votes: 442,795 | Gross: $52.29M

2. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

R | 136 min | Crime, Sci-Fi

In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke

Votes: 882,868 | Gross: $6.21M

3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure

Indiana Jones becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen

Votes: 492,166 | Gross: $317.10M

4. Insomnia (2002)

R | 118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Martin Donovan

Votes: 319,775 | Gross: $67.36M

5. 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: 164,197 | Gross: $50.02M

6. Footloose (2011)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

City teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.

Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell

Votes: 52,953 | Gross: $51.80M

7. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama

A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus

Votes: 98,141

8. Death Race 2050 (2017 Video)

R | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Five long decades after Death Race 2000 (1975), in the overpopulated United Corporations of America, the annual Death Race is about to begin. This time, Frankenstein is up against no-nonsense challengers. How many points will he score?

Director: G.J. Echternkamp | Stars: Manu Bennett, Malcolm McDowell, Marci Miller, Burt Grinstead

Votes: 5,138

9. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

Unrated | 101 min | Comedy, Horror

A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Jim Siedow, Bill Moseley

Votes: 38,143 | Gross: $8.03M

10. Red Heat (1988)

R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross

Votes: 76,234 | Gross: $34.99M

11. Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

R | 110 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

At the snobby Crawford Academy, Virginia's group of friends start to go missing years after horrible events that happened to her as a child around her birthday.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Melissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford, Lawrence Dane, Sharon Acker

Votes: 11,275

12. The Driver (1978)

R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley

Votes: 19,485 | Gross: $4.91M

13. Alien Nation (1988)

R | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In 1988, Earth makes the first contact with an alien civilization. In 1991, these aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after three years of quarantine.

Director: Graham Baker | Stars: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard

Votes: 16,697 | Gross: $25.22M

14. Action Jackson (1988)

R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power-hungry auto magnate who is systematically eliminating his competition.

Director: Craig R. Baxley | Stars: Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone

Votes: 12,635 | Gross: $20.26M

15. The Ambushers (1967)

Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Secret agent Matt Helm must battle foreign spies and a rogue nation's exiled ruler in order to recover a hijacked U.S. government experimental flying saucer.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Dean Martin, Senta Berger, Janice Rule, James Gregory

Votes: 2,319

16. The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)

PG | 112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Kate Pierce, now a cynical teen, is unexpectedly reunited with Santa Claus when a mysterious troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas--forever.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp, Julian Dennison

Votes: 35,750

17. Reckless (1984)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A motorbike riding loner rebel on the high school football team wins a date with a cute, rich cheerleader. At the high school dance, her boyfriend's behavior leads to a breakup - opening doors.

Director: James Foley | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, Kenneth McMillan, Cliff De Young

Votes: 2,370 | Gross: $8.29M

18. Herbie Rides Again (1974)

Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Helen Hayes, Ken Berry, Stefanie Powers, John McIntire

Votes: 8,867 | Gross: $38.23M

19. The Forsaken (2001)

R | 90 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

A young man gets embroiled in a war against vampires.

Director: J.S. Cardone | Stars: Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Izabella Miko, Johnathon Schaech

Votes: 9,193 | Gross: $7.29M

20. Hot Rods to Hell (1966)

Approved | 92 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The new owner of a motel in the California desert has a run-in with a gang of delinquent teenage hot rod drivers.

Director: John Brahm | Stars: Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Mimsy Farmer, Laurie Mock

Votes: 1,105

21. The Wild Ride (1960)

PG-13 | 61 min | Crime, Drama

A rebellious punk of the beat generation spends his days as an amateur dirt track driver in between partying and troublemaking. He eventually kidnaps his buddy's girlfriend, kills a few ... See full summary »

Director: Harvey Berman | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Georgianna Carter, Robert Bean, Carol Bigby

Votes: 883

22. A Swingin' Summer (1965)

80 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Two guys and a girl run a week-long concert festival in the sunny summertime of Arrowhead, California and deal with bullies and breakups.

Director: Robert Sparr | Stars: James Stacy, William Wellman Jr., Quinn O'Hara, Martin West

Votes: 256

23. Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (2014 TV Movie)

G | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Grumpy Cat is an Internet meme sensation with over 6 million Facebook friends, who has graced the cover of New York Magazine, is the spokescat for Friskies, appeared on American Idol and the MTV Movie Awards.

Director: Tim Hill | Stars: Grumpy Cat, Megan Charpentier, Daniel Roebuck, Russell Peters

Votes: 2,667

24. Immortal Sins (1991)

R | 80 min | Horror, Thriller

Michael Alvarez and his wife Susan have inherited an ancient Spanish castle, unaware that it comes with a horrendous curse. Michael is soon lured into a deadly romance with Diana, that tortures the family with immortal sins.

Director: Hervé Hachuel | Stars: Cliff De Young, Maryam d'Abo, Shari Shattuck, Tony Isbert

Votes: 173

25. The Crossing (1990)

92 min | Drama, Romance

Sam returns home after a lengthy absence to find his girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend. The two friends then end up in a drunken race, where the question of who gets the girl will be decided at a train crossing.

Director: George Ogilvie | Stars: Russell Crowe, Robert Mammone, Danielle Spencer, Emily Lumbers

Votes: 654

26. Black Cat Run (1998 TV Movie)

R | 90 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

A gas-station attendant chases escaped convicts who have abducted his girlfriend, and is blamed for her father's murder.

Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Patrick Muldoon, Peter Greene, Amelia Heinle, Russell Means

Votes: 743

27. Wild and Woolly Hare (1959)

7 min | Animation, Western, Family

In an old west shootout Bugs and Yosemite Sam duel with trains.

Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 454

28. Athanokkade (2005)

Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Drama

Two child survivors of their families' massacres reunite in adulthood and take revenge.

Director: Surender Reddy | Stars: Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Sindhu Tolani, Ajay, Raghu Babu

Votes: 227

29. 21 Jump Street (1987–1991)
Episode: Out of Control (1989)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a series of burglaries in an upscale area Hanson goes into a school where he hooks up with a group of thrill-seeking kids, and Penhall and Ioki go into a private security firm.

Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen

Votes: 108

30. Batman Beyond (1999–2001)
Episode: Joyride (1999)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When a prototype military vehicle with a disastrous flaw is abandoned and seized by Jokerz, Batman and the vehicle's creator must hunt it down before it explodes.

Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Wendie Malick, Marc Worden

Votes: 531

31. The New Batman Adventures (1997–1999)
Episode: The Ultimate Thrill (1998)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Batman contends with Roxy Rocket, a stuntwoman-turned-criminal who gets a real thrill out of taking dangerous risks.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Tara Strong, Charity James, Paul Williams

Votes: 744

32. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: Detox (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery

A girl crashes a Porsche after her boyfriend starts coughing up blood and continues to have unexplained bleeds. Clinic Cases: Cuddy gives House a month off clinic duties if he can spend a week off his pain meds.

Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 3,960

33. Knight Rider (1982–1986)
Episode: Short Notice (1983)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Michael picks up a hitchhiker who's looking for her daughter. When he defends her from a couple of bikers from the Satan's Stompers motorcycle club, he ends up charged with second degree murder himself.

Director: Robert Foster | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Patricia McPherson, Robin Curtis

Votes: 326

34. Knight Rider (1982–1986)
Episode: Trust Doesn't Rust (1982)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two small time crooks steal and activate KITT's sociopathic predecessor, KARR, and it goes on the rampage.

Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Patricia McPherson, William Sanderson

Votes: 489

35. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Down for the Count: Part II (1987)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Shaken and angered by Zito's death, Switek and the squad pull out all the stops to take Guzman down.

Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 422

36. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Missing Hours (1987)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Trudy encounters what appears to be a UFO. Or is it a secret government project?

Director: Ate de Jong | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 438

37. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode: Return of the Evil Leaper - October 8, 1956 (1993)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Sam leaps into a college fraternity and again meets Alia from the Evil Leaper Project.

Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Renée Coleman, Carolyn Seymour

Votes: 415

38. Chuck (2007–2012)
Episode: Chuck Versus the Sandworm (2007)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Chuck spots a man wanted by the government. He finds out the man worked for the government, and just desired a new life. Soon he has Chuck doubting his handlers. Chuck has to interview for Assistant Manager.

Director: Robert Duncan McNeill | Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Sarah Lancaster

Votes: 1,588

39. Byker Grove (1989–2006)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1989)

Drama, Family, Romance

Byker Grove is an alternative place to be. When Julie's family moved from London to Newcastle she called the city a horrible dump, but then she met the crowd at Byker Grove.

Director: Matthew Robinson | Stars: Lucy Walsh, Jenny Twigge, Sally McQuillan, Jill Halfpenny

40. Numb3rs (2005–2010)
Episode: Velocity (2007)

TV-PG | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A car crash into a building has ties to street racing and possibly a cold case.

Director: Frederick King Keller | Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Alimi Ballard

Votes: 245

41. Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999)
Episode: It Runs Good/Hot Air Buffoons (1999)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Timon scams people by selling them broken cars, but when oblivious Pumbaa sells one to Smolder the Bear they must run the car themselves to make the bear think it works. / Timon and Pumbaa accidentally join round-the-world balloon race.

Director: Brad Neave | Stars: Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon, Jeff Bennett, Roger Clinton

Votes: 45

42. Fringe (2008–2013)
Episode: Johari Window (2010)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

When the sheriff of a small town nearby Edina City gives a ride to a boy that is fleeing home, he finds at the police station that the boy has changed to a deformed child. Out of the blue, ... See full summary »

Director: Joe Chappelle | Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown

Votes: 2,222

43. The White Lotus (2021–2025)
Episode: Bull Elephants (2022)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

While Daphne loops Harper into an off-resort excursion, Ethan and Cameron get in some bro time. Tanya seeks advice from a tarot reader. Albie and Portia explore their connection.

Director: Mike White | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Jennifer Coolidge, Adam DiMarco, Meghann Fahy

Votes: 4,096

44. Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
Episode: The Big Snag (2013)

TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

In a special, black and white noir episode, Pete and Myka are transported into an unfinished 1940s crime novel.

Director: Chris Fisher | Stars: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Allison Scagliotti

Votes: 481

45. Modern Family (2009–2020)
Episode: Diamond in the Rough (2012)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Gloria buys a microphone so she can sing to her unborn baby. Claire and Cameron try to renovate a baseball field so Luke's and Manny's baseball team has a place to play.

Director: Gail Mancuso | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell

Votes: 2,251

46. Quantum Leap (2022–2024)
Episode: Closure Encounters (2023)

TV-PG | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Now a government agent, Ben investigates unexplained extraterrestrial activity.

Director: Chris Grismer | Stars: Raymond Lee, Caitlin Bassett, Mason Alexander Park, Nanrisa Lee

Votes: 383

47. Person of Interest (2011–2016)
Episode: Asylum (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Reese and Fusco get caught in the war between Elias and Dominic while Finch and Root follow a clue to Shaw's whereabouts.

Director: Frederick E.O. Toye | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Kevin Chapman, Amy Acker, Michael Emerson

Votes: 4,468

48. Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (2015–2018)
Episode: Omelettes Are Forever (2017)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The gang gets caught up in international espionage and intrigue when they cross paths with British secret agent, Jenny Vex, and must help her complete her dangerous mission of stopping an evil mercenary called Minus from killing breakfast.

Director: Ronald Rubio | Stars: Frank Welker, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard, Kate Micucci

Votes: 83

49. Magnum P.I. (2018–2024)
Episode: The Day It All Came Together (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Hannah, Magnum's fugitive ex, asks him for help finding her missing CIA father.

Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill

Votes: 546