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1. Superman (1978)

PG | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando

Votes: 187,503 | Gross: $134.22M

2. Beauty and the Beast (1991)

G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart

Votes: 479,564 | Gross: $218.97M

3. I, Tonya (2017)

R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson

Votes: 242,704 | Gross: $30.01M

4. Lost in Space (1965–1968)

TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A space colony family struggles to survive when a spy/accidental stowaway throws their ship hopelessly off course.

Stars: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen

Votes: 8,861

5. The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne with the help of Pacha, the gentle llama herder.

Director: Mark Dindal | Stars: David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton

Votes: 225,422 | Gross: $89.30M

6. Casper (1995)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.

Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle

Votes: 146,832 | Gross: $100.33M

7. F Troop (1965–1967)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Western

The misadventures of the staff and neighbors of a remote U.S. Army outpost in the Wild West.

Stars: Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Ken Berry, Melody Patterson

Votes: 3,327

8. Armour of God (1986)

R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) and his bumbling sidekick are sent on a quest through Europe to find a mysterious treasure held by a shadowy organization of monks.

Directors: Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang | Stars: Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Lola Forner, Rosamund Kwan

Votes: 22,053

9. Punisher: War Zone (2008)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Frank Castle, known as the Punisher, ruthlessly demolishes organized crime, but it starts an even bigger war.

Director: Lexi Alexander | Stars: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz, Doug Hutchison

Votes: 67,158 | Gross: $8.05M

10. Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

G | 91 min | Comedy, Romance, Western

A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam, Harry Morgan

Votes: 6,266 | Gross: $0.55M

11. The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)

R | 111 min | Action, Drama, Western

A thrilling and action-packed Western, The Ballad of Lefty Brown is a story about loyalty, friendship, and the relentless pursuit of justice.

Director: Jared Moshe | Stars: Bill Pullman, Peter Fonda, Stephen Alan Seder, Kathy Baker

Votes: 7,809 | Gross: $0.01M

12. Beer for My Horses (2008)

PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two best friends work together as deputies in a small town. The two defy the Sheriff and head off on an outrageous road trip to save the protagonist's girlfriend from drug lord kidnappers.

Director: Michael Salomon | Stars: Toby Keith, Rodney Carrington, Claire Forlani, Ted Nugent

Votes: 1,943 | Gross: $0.67M

13. Danger Mouse (1981–1992)

TV-Y | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Danger Mouse, the greatest secret agent in the world, must follow Colonel K's orders (and try not to break Professor Squawkencluck's inventions) to foil Baron Greenback's and his henchman Stiletto's plans.

Stars: David Jason, Terry Scott, Edward Kelsey, Victor Knight

Votes: 3,912

14. The Strongest Man in the World (1975)

G | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Dexter Riley and his friends accidently discover a new chemical mixed with a cereal seems to give anyone temporary superhuman strength

Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Eve Arden, Cesar Romero

Votes: 3,731

15. Terror by Night (1946)

Approved | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey

Votes: 6,918

16. The Lost Saucer (1975–1976)

30 min | Family, Sci-Fi

A young boy, his babysitter, and two alien androids find themselves lost in time and space aboard a mysterious spaceship.

Stars: Jim Nabors, Ruth Buzzi, Alice Playten, Jarrod Johnson

Votes: 261

17. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)

Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A Sherlock Holmes spoof about a family that has been haunted for years by the curse of a horrible hound.

Director: Paul Morrissey | Stars: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Denholm Elliott, Joan Greenwood

Votes: 1,332

18. Juan of the Dead (2011)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

A group of slackers face an army of zombies. The Cuban government and media claim the living dead are dissidents revolting against the government.

Director: Alejandro Brugués | Stars: Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina, Andros Perugorría, Andrea Duro

Votes: 10,994 | Gross: $0.02M

19. Eyes in the Night (1942)

Passed | 80 min | Crime, Mystery

A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.

Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Donna Reed, Stephen McNally

Votes: 1,956

20. Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (1969)

81 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Mexican wrestler El Santo invents a time machine. After somebody uses the machine to find the hidden location of Drácula's treasure, El Santo must hunt down the vampire.

Director: René Cardona | Stars: Santo, Aldo Monti, Noelia Noel, Roberto G. Rivera

Votes: 558

21. The Black Camel (1931)

Passed | 71 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The unsolved murder of a Hollywood actor several years earlier and an enigmatic psychic are the keys to help Charlie solve the Honolulu stabbing death of a beautiful actress.

Director: Hamilton MacFadden | Stars: Warner Oland, Sally Eilers, Bela Lugosi, Dorothy Revier

Votes: 1,655

22. Furuhata Ninzaburô (1994– )

46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The cases of Furuhata Ninzaburô, a Japanese detective inspired by Columbo who solves inverted mysteries with the help of his bumbling sidekick Shintaro Imaizumi.

Stars: Masakazu Tamura, Masahiko Nishimura, Takashi Kobayashi, Masanori Ishii

Votes: 277

23. The Naughty Nineties (1945)

Approved | 76 min | Comedy

When their captain is swindled out of his riverboat by a trio of gamblers, stage show star Abbott and his bumbling sidekick Costello must put things right.

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Curtis, Rita Johnson

Votes: 2,162

24. Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

Approved | 65 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dick Tracy goes up against a villain who robs banks using a nerve gas.

Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Edward Ashley

Votes: 1,920

25. Jeannie (1973–1975)

30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

California teen Corey Anders finds a bottle containing a genie and her bumbling sidekick.

Stars: Julie McWhirter, Mark Hamill, Joe Besser, Bob Hastings

Votes: 196

26. Mandie and the Cherokee Treasure (2010)

G | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Family

When Uncle John (Terrell Anthony) forbids Amanda "Mandie" Shaw (Lexi Johnson) from joining his dangerous quest to keep an old promise, Mandie and her newfound mother, Elizabeth (L.A. ... See full summary »

Director: Joy Chapman | Stars: Lexi Johnson, Hayley Mills, William Yelton, Amanda Waters

Votes: 201

27. Mad Mission (1982)

93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A "James Bond" type burglar named King Kong (Sam Hui) tries to redeem himself and joins forces with Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl Maka), a bumbling police detective from the states, to try to ... See full summary »

Director: Eric Tsang | Stars: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Dean Shek

Votes: 1,823

28. Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places (1983)

100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Black Gloves (Joe Dimmick), a European Assassin, is seeking to avenge his brother White Gloves' death against reformed criminal King Kong (Samuel Hui) and Detective Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl ... See full summary »

Director: Eric Tsang | Stars: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Yasuaki Kurata

Votes: 1,319

29. Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street (1984)

81 min | Action, Comedy

A master thief is duped by lookalikes for James Bond and the Queen of England into stealing a valuable gem from a heavily guarded location then must help the police recover it.

Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Jean Mersant

Votes: 1,149

30. Samouraïs (2002)

R | 90 min | Action

A descendant of a cursed, ancient clan, is investigating the gruesome murder of a video game designer.

Director: Giordano Gederlini | Stars: Cyril Mourali, Maï Anh Le, Yasuaki Kurata, Saïd Serrari

Votes: 747

31. Cristiano de la secreta (2009)

TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy

Eddy tries to woo Deborah by hiding his Christian faith and posing as a "bad boy".

Director: Archie Lopez | Stars: El Nitro 56, Ben Hur Berroa, Nashla Bogaert, Rene Castillo

Votes: 858

32. The Day the Earth Got Stoned (1979)

PG | 73 min | Comedy

Using clips from old Republic Pictures serials, this spoof tells how an evil villain called The Lightning Bug attempts to take over the world by having rock music soundtracks played at a deafening level.

Director: Richard Patterson | Stars: Peter Bergman, Phil Proctor, M.G. Kelly, Jack Angel

Votes: 367

33. Running Out of Time 2 (2001)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Mystery

Ho Sheung Sang finds himself wrapped up in another cat-and-mouse game, this time against a tricky magician.

Directors: Wing-Cheong Law, Johnnie To | Stars: Ching Wan Lau, Ekin Cheng, Kelly Lin, Shiu-Hung Hui

Votes: 1,556

34. Inspector Hornleigh (1939)

Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy, Mystery

Inspector Hornleigh and his assistant Sergeant Bingham are called in to investigate a murder that involves the theft of government secrets.

Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Miki Hood, Wally Patch

Votes: 299

35. Swamp of the Lost Souls (1957)

80 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A disappearing body leads a detective and his sidekick into an encounter with a gill man.

Director: Rafael Baledón | Stars: Gastón Santos, Rayo de Plata, Manola Saavedra, Pedro de Aguillón

Votes: 160

36. Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice (1986)

86 min | Action, Comedy

Baldy and King Kong shuttle between New Zealand and Hong Kong to recover a hi-tech prism that can impart superhuman powers

Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Sally Yeh

Votes: 878

37. Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)

Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama

The plot pits Hornleigh and Bingham against a clever gang of Nazi espionage agents. Most of the action takes place aboard a speeding train, with our heroes never quite certain who can be ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Phyllis Calvert, Edward Chapman

Votes: 291

38. Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)

77 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

It comes as no surprise when Inspector Hornleigh and his assistant, Sergeant Bingham, go to enjoy the winds and rains on their annual seaside vacation, when they run into a "busman's ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Linden Travers, Wally Patch

Votes: 239

39. The Hat Box Mystery (1947)

Passed | 44 min | Short, Action, Comedy

Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed in a hat box and assigned to take a picture of a woman. A gun is accidentally hidden in the box and the ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Tom Neal, Pamela Blake, Allen Jenkins, Virginia Sale

Votes: 147

40. A Scream in the Dark (1943)

Approved | 55 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Newspaper reporter turned detective Mike, along with his partner Eddie Tough (who used to be his photographer on the paper), and Mike's girlfriend Joan go after some business. She's the ... See full summary »

Director: George Sherman | Stars: Robert Lowery, Marie McDonald, Edward Brophy, Elizabeth Russell

Votes: 135

41. The Frame-Up (1937)

Approved | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Ellery Richards, racing magnate, informs Mark MacArthur, head of the State Racing Commission detectives, that a ring of bookmakers and gangsters are in town betting heavily on the Richards'... See full summary »

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Paul Kelly, Julie Bishop, George McKay, Robert Emmett O'Connor

Votes: 30

42. Roaming Lady (1936)

Approved | 66 min | Drama, Romance

Joyce Reid (Fay Wray), a wealthy young debutante, stows away on a cargo ship to China, carrying as passengers her dashing aviator sweetheart, Dan Bailey (Ralph Bellamy) and and her ... See full summary »

Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Fay Wray, Ralph Bellamy, Thurston Hall, Edward Gargan

Votes: 68

43. Melody Trail (1935)

Approved | 62 min | Drama, Music, Western

Gene goes after the badguys after they kidnap the baby he should have been babysitting.

Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Gene Autry, Ann Rutherford, Smiley Burnette, Wade Boteler

Votes: 127

44. The Rat Thing (2007)

99 min | Comedy

Two down and out friends living in Venice, California, struggle in social and economic deprivation. They reach the point where they can't go on. Escalating pressures force them to hatch a ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Keresey | Stars: Kevin Keresey, Michael McGee, Charmaine Cruz, Holly Fulger

Votes: 94

45. Bordertown Trail (1944)

Approved | 56 min | Drama, Western

A gang is opposed to statehood for Texas, and smuggling everything they can across the border to keep statehood from happening. Sunset Carson and his pal, Frog Millhouse, while on border ... See full summary »

Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Ellen Lowe, Weldon Heyburn

Votes: 42

46. Rhythm Round-Up (1945)

Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Hezzie (Paul Trietsch), a member of unemployed radio performers The Hoosier Hotshots, learns he has won a hotel in Arizona. But before he can legally acquire it, back taxes must be paid. ... See full summary »

Director: Vernon Keays | Stars: Ken Curtis, Cheryl Walker, Ken Trietsch, Paul Trietsch

47. Melody of the Plains (1937)

Passed | 55 min | Drama, Music, Romance

When Cass and his gang attack Steve Condon and his trail herders, it apears that Steve kills his own man Bud. Later when Steve and Fuzzy take jobs on Langley's ranch, they find that Bud was... See full summary »

Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Fred Scott, White King, Louise Small, Al St. John

Votes: 15

48. The Line-Up (1934)

Passed | 64 min | Drama

Bob Curtis (William Gargan), the youngest member of the New York City plain-clothes squad, is assigned to help Detective-Sergeant Doyle (Paul Hurst) uncover the people behind a number of ... See full summary »

Director: Howard Higgin | Stars: William Gargan, Marian Nixon, Paul Hurst, John Miljan

Votes: 37

49. Saddles and Sagebrush (1943)

Passed | 54 min | Western

Krag Sabine has aroused the wrath of all the ranchers by stealing their land with the aid of his henchmen, led by Ace Barco; when Lafe Martin objects, the outlaws shoot him down. Lucky ... See full summary »

Director: William Berke | Stars: Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Ann Savage, Bob Wills

Votes: 76

50. Asesinato en los estudios (1946)

86 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

During the filming of a movie an actor has to be attacked with blanks but dies because they were real bullets.

Director: Raphael J. Sevilla | Stars: David T. Bamberg, María de los Ángeles Santana, Ricardo Mondragón, José Morcillo

Votes: 11