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51. Tank (1984)
PG | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Sergeant Major Zack arrives at a new army base with his wife, son and Sherman tank. One night at a bar he "stops" a pimp/deputy from beating a girl. The corrupt sheriff uses Zack's son for revenge and Zack uses his tank.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: James Garner, Shirley Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Mark Herrier
Votes: 4,697 | Gross: $14.13M
52. Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)
Not Rated | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A DJ with superpowers and his ladylove embark on a mission to protect the Brahmastra, a weapon of enormous energy, from dark forces closing in on them.
Director: Ayan Mukerji | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Nagarjuna Akkineni
Votes: 111,775
53. Shaft (1971)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Director: Gordon Parks | Stars: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John
Votes: 21,103 | Gross: $16.69M
54. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Batman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually committed by a new vigilante assassin.
Directors: Kevin Altieri, Boyd Kirkland, Frank Paur, Dan Riba, Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach
Votes: 57,101 | Gross: $5.62M
55. Naked Weapon (2002)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, he suspects that Madame M is back in business.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Anya, Marit Thoresen, Maggie Q, Daniel Wu
Votes: 8,116
56. Jailer (I) (2023)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A retired jailer goes on a manhunt to find his son's killers. But the road leads him to a familiar, albeit a bit darker place. Can he emerge from this complex situation successfully?
Director: Nelson Dilipkumar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, Jackie Shroff
Votes: 35,291
57. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013 Video)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Crime
The Batman has returned after a 10-year absence. The Gotham authorities want to arrest him. An old foe wants a reunion. The Feds want the Man of Tomorrow to put a stop to him.
Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, Michael Emerson, David Selby
Votes: 57,169
58. Chennai Express (2013)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A man travelling to Rameswaram via Chennai express for his late grandfather's ashes immersion finds himself in trouble after helping a don's daughter and her cousins board the train.
Director: Rohit Shetty | Stars: Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Sathyaraj, Nikitin Dheer
Votes: 63,896 | Gross: $5.31M
59. Ghajini (2008)
Not Rated | 186 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A short-term memory loss patient goes on a killing spree in order to avenge the death of his ladylove.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal, Jiah Khan, Aamir Naik
Votes: 67,021 | Gross: $2.43M
60. Empire State (2013)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Two childhood friends plan to rob an armored-car depository, but an NYPD officer stands in their way.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Michael Angarano, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Ben-Victor
Votes: 22,991
61. Mass Effect 2 (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
After being revived from death and having to join a pro-human organization without a choice, Commander Shepard must assemble a team, battle a new threat, and make tough choices in order to save the galaxy from total annihilation once more.
Director: Casey Hudson | Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Maggie Baird, Adam Baldwin, Michael Beattie
Votes: 21,569
62. Contraband (2012)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale, Robert Wahlberg
Votes: 126,478 | Gross: $66.53M
63. Kabir Singh (2019)
Not Rated | 173 min | Action, Drama, Romance
An exalted but short-fused surgeon plunges into a spiral of drugs, alcohol and rage after his intense relationship with his girlfriend turbulently ends.
Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga | Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Nikita Dutta, Soham Majumdar
Votes: 40,575
64. Hunt (2022)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
The International Unit and The Domestic Unit of the Korean Spy Agency are tasked with the mission of uncovering a North Korean Spy known as Donglim who is deeply embedded within their agency.
Director: Lee Jung-jae | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Ju Ji-hoon, Jung Woo-sung, Go Yoon-Jung
Votes: 5,575
65. Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry, and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Miki Lee, Karen McLymont
Votes: 28,911 | Gross: $12.67M
66. Kantara (2022)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When greed paves the way for betrayal, scheming and murder, a young tribal reluctantly dons the traditions of his ancestors to seek justice.
Director: Rishab Shetty | Stars: Rishab Shetty, Kishore Kumar G., Achyuth Kumar, Sapthami Gowda
Votes: 103,165
67. Alice in Borderland (2014–2015)
23 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
The story follows a high school boy named Arisu and other youths who are transported to a devastated alternate world. Trapped, they are forced to play a deadly game of survival.
Stars: Jeremy Gee, Joe Daniels, Greg Ayres, Rachael Messer
Votes: 683
68. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A good version of Lex Luthor from a parallel Earth comes to the Justice League's dimension for help to fight their evil counterparts.
Directors: Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery | Stars: William Baldwin, Mark Harmon, Chris Noth, Gina Torres
Votes: 29,137
69. Bullet (1996)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Paroled after 8 years in prison, Bullet's picked up by his brother and a friend. Bullet assaults a drug dealer and two customers. Things escalate.
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Frank Senger, Adrien Brody, John Enos III
Votes: 8,991
70. Don 2 (2011)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Don turns himself in and escapes with Vardhaan from prison, following which he recruits a team to steal currency printing plates from a bank in Berlin.
Director: Farhan Akhtar | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Florian Lukas, Om Puri, Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Votes: 58,530 | Gross: $3.68M
71. Hard Rain (1998)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The partner and nephew of an armored-truck driver tries to prevent three million dollars from being taken by a gang during a catastrophic flooding caused by a severe storm.
Director: Mikael Salomon | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver
Votes: 37,383 | Gross: $19.82M
72. Mr. Majestyk (1974)
PG | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A melon farmer battles organized crime and a hit man who wants to kill him.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Charles Bronson, Linda Cristal, Al Lettieri, Lee Purcell
Votes: 9,893 | Gross: $0.13M
73. Hulk Vs. (2009 Video)
PG-13 | 82 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two stories featuring Marvel's anti-hero The Incredible Hulk and his encounters with the X-Men Wolverine and the god known as Thor.
Directors: Sam Liu, Frank Paur | Stars: Fred Tatasciore, Matthew Wolf, Graham McTavish, Grey Griffin
Votes: 13,155
74. Adipurush (2023)
179 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A modern adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana which follows the exiled prince Raghav's journey to rescue his wife Janaki from the raakshash king Lankesh.
Director: Om Raut | Stars: Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, Devdutta Nage
Votes: 132,939
75. Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020)
Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
After growing up enduring criticism from his father, a young man finds his world shaken upon learning he was switched at birth with a millionaire's son.
Director: Trivikram Srinivas | Stars: Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde, Tabu, Jayaram
Votes: 23,610
76. Chinese Zodiac (2012)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A man searches the world for a set of mystic artifacts. The twelve bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Shu Qi, Xingtong Yao, Kwon Sang-woo
Votes: 24,584
77. Ra.One (2011)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's only the game's less powerful protagonist who can save his creator's family.
Director: Anubhav Sinha | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Shahana Goswami
Votes: 46,922 | Gross: $2.51M
78. The Prince (I) (2014)
R | 93 min | Action, Thriller
When his daughter is kidnapped, a retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival.
Director: Brian A. Miller | Stars: Jason Patric, Bruce Willis, John Cusack, Jessica Lowndes
Votes: 19,225
79. Daylight's End (2016)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A vengeful drifter takes up with a group of survivors in an abandoned police station during an apocalypse overrun by blood-hungry creatures.
Director: William Kaufman | Stars: Johnny Strong, Lance Henriksen, Louis Mandylor, Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Votes: 6,261
80. Gadar 2 (2023)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Tara Singh goes missing during a skirmish and is believed to be captured in Pakistan, his son Jeetey sets out to rescue him and enters a labyrinth from which they both must escape at all costs.
Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Simratt Kaur Randhawa
Votes: 22,341
81. Fire with Fire (II) (2012)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against, after being held up at a local convenience store, threatens him.
Director: David Barrett | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio
Votes: 27,628
82. Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
Not Rated | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Vandiyathevan crosses the Chola land to deliver a message from the Crown Prince Aditha Karikalan, while Kundavai attempts to establish political peace as vassals and petty chieftains plot against the throne.
Directors: Mani Ratnam, Sruti Harihara Subramanian | Stars: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi
Votes: 36,498
83. Master (I) (2021)
Not Rated | 179 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster who uses the school children for criminal activities.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi, Malavika Mohanan, Arjun Das
Votes: 83,496
84. The Batman vs. Dracula (2005 Video)
Unrated | 83 min | Animation, Action, Horror
Batman faces off against the original creature of the night, Count Dracula, who has been unintentionally resurrected by the Penguin.
Directors: Michael Goguen, Tae Ho Han, Seung Eun Kim, Sam Liu, Sang Il Sim, Brandon Vietti | Stars: Rino Romano, Peter Stormare, Tara Strong, Tom Kenny
Votes: 11,191
85. Justice League: Doom (2012 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.
Director: Lauren Montgomery | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Susan Eisenberg, Nathan Fillion
Votes: 37,017
86. Deadpool (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
With the help of Cable, Rogue, Wolverine and many other heroes, Deadpool must stop Mister Sinister, while trying to make his video game really awesome and going over budget countless times.
Directors: Sean Miller, Keith Arem | Stars: Nolan North, Fred Tatasciore, Keith Ferguson, Steve Blum
Votes: 3,348
87. Ghajini (2005)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Sanjay Ramaswamy, who is suffering from short-term memory loss, sets out on a quest to find and eliminate the people responsible for his ladylove Kalpana's murder.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Suriya, Asin Thottumkal, Nayanthara, Pradeep Singh Rawat
Votes: 15,665
88. Bholaa (2023)
Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
After getting out of prison with the desire to meet his daughter, Bholaa's plans are interrupted by a well-orchestrated drug bust.
Director: Ajay Devgn | Stars: Tabu, Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Makrand Deshpande
Votes: 22,526
89. Sniper: Legacy (2014 Video)
R | 95 min | Action, Thriller, War
A rogue assassin is taking out military leaders, and Brandon gets word that his father is one. He tries to track down the killer, finds out that his father isn't dead and realizes that his superior officers are using him as bait to track the killer.
Director: Don Michael Paul | Stars: Tom Berenger, Chad Michael Collins, Doug Allen, Dominic Mafham
Votes: 5,976
90. Recoil (I) (2011)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.
Director: Terry Miles | Stars: Steve Austin, Serinda Swan, Danny Trejo, Keith Jardine
Votes: 5,914
91. Assassination (1987)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A presidential bodyguard is assigned to protect an objecting first lady, as repeated attempts are made on her life.
Director: Peter R. Hunt | Stars: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Stephen Elliott, Jan Gan Boyd
Votes: 3,683 | Gross: $6.08M
92. Psychokinesis (2018)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
After drinking water from a mountain spring, a bank security guard gains telekinetic superpowers, which he must use to save his estranged daughter from an evil construction company, as a superhero.
Director: Yeon Sang-ho | Stars: Ryu Seung-ryong, Shim Eun-kyung, Park Jeong-min, Jung Yu-mi
Votes: 6,359
93. Warriors of the Wasteland (1983)
R | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Two mercenaries help wandering caravans fight off an evil and aimless band of white-clad bikers after the nuclear holocaust.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Giancarlo Prete, Fred Williamson, George Eastman, Anna Kanakis
Votes: 3,108
94. Eliminators (2016)
R | 94 min | Action, Thriller
Thomas, widower and ex federal agent, hides in London with his daughter. 3 men break in. Thomas kills them. His photo ends on TV. A US crime boss sends a killer to London.
Director: James Nunn | Stars: Scott Adkins, Stu Bennett, Daniel Caltagirone, James Cosmo
Votes: 4,881
95. Angel Cop (1989–1994)
Not Rated | 180 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
An elite anti-terrorist agent battles terrorists threatening Japan, but a mysterious third player is involved in their own way.
Stars: Mika Doi, Sharon Holm, Masashi Ebara, Jeff Harding
Votes: 1,414
96. Beast (II) (2022)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A jaded former intelligence agent is pulled back into action when an attack at a mall creates a tense hostage situation.
Director: Nelson Dilipkumar | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Pooja Hegde, K. Selvaraghavan, Shine Tom Chacko
Votes: 36,424
97. Sooryavanshi (2021)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
DCP Veer Sooryavanshi, the chief of the Anti-Terrorism Squad in India, tries to bring down a terrorist organization with which he has a history.
Director: Rohit Shetty | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh
Votes: 79,100
98. Anniyan (2005)
Not Rated | 181 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ramanujam, who suffers from multiple personality disorder, works as a lawyer by day and a vigilante at night, using tips from the 'Garuda Purana' as his tools to punish various antisocial elements.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Vikram, Sada, Prakash Raj, Vivek
Votes: 21,598
99. Fist of the North Star (1986)
Not Rated | 110 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a post-nuclear hellscape, a master of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken" allies with two kids and an expert in "Nanto Suicho-Ken" to battle the tyrants who kidnapped his lover.
Director: Toyoo Ashida | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Yuriko Yamamoto, Kenji Utsumi, Chikao Ôtsuka
Votes: 7,324
100. Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
Not Rated | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
India's top spy Tiger and his love Zoya battle the dark world of intelligence and espionage that forbids its soldiers from loving the enemy.
Director: Kabir Khan | Stars: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Girish Karnad, Ranvir Shorey
Votes: 38,814 | Gross: $2.35M