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1. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
PG-13 | 124 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace
Votes: 220,579 | Gross: $129.36M
2. Gladiator (2000)
R | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed
Votes: 1,625,375 | Gross: $187.71M
3. The Boy and the Heron (2023)
PG-13 | 124 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki, Aimyon
Votes: 52,192
4. Eternals (2021)
PG-13 | 156 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The saga of the Eternals, a race of immortal beings who lived on Earth and shaped its history and civilizations.
Director: Chloé Zhao | Stars: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek
Votes: 387,370 | Gross: $164.87M
5. Alexander (2004)
R | 175 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Angelina Jolie
Votes: 176,876 | Gross: $34.30M
6. The Hunger (1983)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror
A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon).
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young
Votes: 29,118 | Gross: $5.98M
7. The Way of the Dragon (1972)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A man visits his relatives at their restaurant in Italy and has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them.
Director: Bruce Lee | Stars: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Nora Miao, Ping-Ou Wei
Votes: 41,164 | Gross: $4.06M
8. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
PG | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A protege of the magician Merlin must train his teacher's successor - an introverted but resourceful physics prodigy - in the art of sorcery to prevent the return of Morgana le Fay.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 170,229 | Gross: $63.15M
9. Kill the Irishman (2011)
R | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of Danny Greene, a tough Irish thug working for mobsters in Cleveland during the 1970's.
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh | Stars: Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken, Vincent D'Onofrio, Val Kilmer
Votes: 51,454 | Gross: $1.19M
10. I Am Love (2009)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Emma left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef and her son's friend, makes her senses kindle.
Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Alba Rohrwacher
Votes: 24,066 | Gross: $5.01M
11. New World (2013)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An undercover cop finds it difficult to play both a cop and a goon.
Director: Park Hoon-jung | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-sik, Hwang Jung-min, Park Sung-woong
Votes: 26,439 | Gross: $0.46M
12. The Boy and the Beast (2015)
PG-13 | 119 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shôta Sometani, Suzu Hirose
Votes: 27,034 | Gross: $0.45M
13. The Ramen Girl (2008)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a râmen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman | Stars: Brittany Murphy, Toshiyuki Nishida, Tammy Blanchard, Soji Arai
Votes: 11,125
14. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
Passed | 61 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The ancient Egypt Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred tomb of his beloved Princess Ananka.
Director: Harold Young | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Dick Foran, John Hubbard, Elyse Knox
Votes: 3,870
15. The Lady of Heaven (2021)
R | 141 min | Action, Drama, History
Two stories separated by 1400 years. After losing his mother in the midst of a war-torn country, an Iraqi child, learns the importance and power of patience by discovering the historical story of Lady Fatima and her suffering.
Director: Eli King | Stars: Denise Black, Gabriel Cartade, Ray Fearon, Mark Anthony Brighton
Votes: 14,717
16. The Mummy's Hand (1940)
Approved | 67 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford, Eduardo Ciannelli
Votes: 4,719
17. Sekigahara (2017)
150 min | Drama, History, War
A depiction of Japan's 17th Century Battle of Sekigahara where the Army of the East takes up arms against the Army of the West.
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Koji Yakusho, Kasumi Arimura, Takehiro Hira
Votes: 882
18. The Great Queen Seondeok (2009)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Story of Queen Seondeok who was born a princess, brought up among commoners and overcame many trials to become the ruler of Silla.
Stars: Jeong Woong-in, Kim Jung-hyun, Ryu Dam, Lee Yo-won
Votes: 1,420
19. The Line (2009)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The unstable new kingpin of a Tijuana drug cartel is targeted by an assassin for elimination.
Director: James Cotten | Stars: Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Esai Morales, Armand Assante
Votes: 3,896
20. The Dragon Painter (1919)
TV-PG | 53 min | Drama, Romance
A wild man and genius becomes a master painter's disciple, but loses his divine gift when he finds love.
Director: William Worthington | Stars: Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki, Edward Peil Sr., Toyo Fujita
Votes: 691
21. Green Lantern: First Flight (2009 Video)
PG-13 | 77 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Test pilot Hal Jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force, The Green Lantern Corps.
Director: Lauren Montgomery | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Victor Garber, Tricia Helfer, Michael Madsen
Votes: 17,713
22. William the Conqueror (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Blending drama with the explanations of passionate historians and specialists, this enriched historical reconstruction traces 60 years in the life a man who transformed the Middle Ages and ... See full summary »
Director: Frédéric Compain | Stars: Vincent Deniard, Eric Challier, Géraldine Martineau, Tercelin Kirtley
Votes: 182
23. Martial Universe (2018)
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Drama
Lin Dong and his friends travel across the lands to defeat Yimo demons and return peace to the land.
Stars: Yang Yang, Likun Wang, Chun Wu, Zeng Tang
Votes: 386
24. Love and Lies (2017)
106 min | Drama, Romance
This live-action film is set in a modern Japan where the government combats a low birthrate by matching men and women dependent on an analysis of their DNA. With two men and a girl as the ... See full summary »
Director: Takeshi Furusawa | Stars: Aoi Morikawa, Takumi Kitamura, Kanta Satô, Nana Asakawa
Votes: 267
25. Fiesta (1947)
Approved | 104 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Esther Williams, Akim Tamiroff, Ricardo Montalban, John Carroll
Votes: 643
26. Mei chan no shitsuji (2009)
45 min | Comedy, Drama
After her parents die, Mei discovers that she is the heir to a rich and powerful family; she must leave her humble surroundings to attend a new school and work with her new butler, who wants to do everything for her.
Stars: Nana Eikura, Hiro Mizushima, Takeru Satoh, Shioli Kutsuna
Votes: 391
27. The Nutcracker (1973)
27 min | Animation, Short, Romance
A young chambermaid finds a neglected nutcracker under a Christmas tree. It comes to life, but the Nutcracker is really an enchanted prince.
Director: Boris Stepantsev | Stars: Hans Conried, Shirley MacLaine
Votes: 1,082
28. The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After (2009 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, History
A behind-the-scenes look at November 22, 1963 from the unique perspective of Lyndon Johnson. On his pivotal first day as President, Lyndon Johnson is put to the test as he contends with the... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Giacchino | Stars: Lyndon B. Johnson, Fidel Castro, Chester V. Clifton, Walter Cronkite
Votes: 103
29. King John (1899)
5 min | Short, Drama
King John does whatever it takes to keep himself on the throne of England, making enemies of the pope, France, and his nephew along the way.
Directors: Walter Pfeffer Dando, William K.L. Dickson, Herbert Beerbohm Tree | Stars: Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Dora Tulloch, Charles Sefton, J. Fisher White
Votes: 528
30. Noh Mask Murders (1991)
109 min | Drama, Mystery
A man was poisoned to death in Tokyo, and a lucky charm with a unique shape was found near his body. The clue leads police to Tenkawa Village in Nara, where multiple murders continue. The victims are all associated with a Noh family.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Takaaki Enoki, Kôji Ishizaka, Keiko Kishi, Gen Idemitsu
Votes: 68
31. Founding Brothers (2002 TV Movie)
200 min | Documentary
Director: Melissa Jo Peltier | Stars: Peter Coyote, Brian Dennehy, Bill Doran, Joseph Ellis
Votes: 111
32. Kaufman's Game (2017)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Thriller
Kaufman's Game follows Stanley, a driven young man with a passion for boxing, who is keen to improve his strength and stamina. When a shady stranger approaches him outside the gym with the ... See full summary »
Director: Helier Bissell-Thomas | Stars: Jye Frasca, Tor Andreas Fagerland, Amy Louise Pemberton, Rupert Shelbourne
Votes: 140
33. Miss Teen International Pageant (1967 TV Special)
60 min
Director: Bob Henry | Stars: Alice Alfheim, Betsabé Andrade Viteri, Ewa Aulin, Silvia Dionisio
34. Der Thronfolger (1980 TV Movie)
137 min | Biography, Drama, History
Director: Oswald Döpke | Stars: Günter Strack, Maria Schell, Jan Kollwitz, Yvonne May
Votes: 12
35. Koan of Spring (2013)
PG | 75 min | Drama
Love in its purest form is the mother of wisdom.
Director: Marc-Olivier Louveau | Stars: Jim Adhi Limas, Fang-Hsuan Chiu, Tapa Sudana, Châu Belle Dinh
Votes: 23
36. The Life of Edward -- Britain's Ex-King (1937)
13 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
An overview of the Duke of Windsor's rise from teenage prince to King of England, his scandalous romance with Wallis Simpson and subsequent abdication, and finally his wedding to Simpson in France.
Stars: Duke of Windsor, John J. Pershing, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Duchess of Windsor
37. Mercs (1990 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, War
the (presumably American) ex-president has been kidnapped by revolutionaries so the mercenary squad Wolf Force is sent in to save him.
Votes: 57
38. One on One with David Frost: George Bush - A President's Story (1998 Video)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
Stars: George Bush, David Frost
39. Big Brother: North Korea's Forgotten Prince (2022 Podcast Series)
42 min | Crime, History
Kim Jong-nam should be the ruler of North Korea. Instead, he was the victim of the 21st century's most bizarre assassination plot. An 8-episode podcast looks inside a decades-long saga ... See full summary »
Star: Eden Lee
41.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Der Nachfolger
(1990)
59 min | Crime, Drama
Mr. Jakob Müller, called "J.M." has built a successful supermarket chain.Today he is celebrating his 65th birthday.His son Thilo has received his title of Doctor in law with summa cum ... See full summary »
Director: Günter Gräwert | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Charles M. Huber, Markus Böttcher
Votes: 22
42.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Gemischtes Doppel
(1985)
59 min | Crime, Drama
When Monika Holstein came to see her boyfriend Norbert Kress in his apartment, she found him dead: a shot in the left side of his head.When the Old Fox and Gerd noticed that Norbert ... See full summary »
Director: Günter Gräwert | Stars: Siegfried Lowitz, Michael Ande, Jan Hendriks, Jan Meyer
Votes: 25
43.
The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
Episode:
The Disciple
(1979)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
David returns to master Li Sung, who has become ill and wants a promising student to take over his work. Unfortunately, the young man is torn between the school and his work as a policeman.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno, Rick Springfield
Votes: 206
44.
Red Dwarf (1988– )
Episode:
Stoke Me a Clipper
(1997)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Daredevil pilot Ace Rimmer, seriously wounded, after rescuing Princess Bonjella from the Nazis, arrives on-board Starbug, to recruit Rimmer to take his place as the next Ace Rimmer. Will Rimmer continue the legacy of Ace Rimmer?
Director: Ed Bye | Stars: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn
Votes: 882
45.
Saturday Night Live (1975– )
Episode:
Robin Williams/Adam Ant
(1984)
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music
Sketch's include "Winter Olympics, Buddweiser Light, Rock and Roll and then some, Wild Kingdom of Heaven, Gandi and The Bandit, Firing Line, Babies In Makeup, Mime Roommate, New Bad Babies,... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Wilson, Henry Holtzman, Claude Kerven | Stars: Robin Williams, Jim Belushi, Robin Duke, Mary Gross
Votes: 102
46.
The Tripods (1984–1985)
Episode:
City of Gold
(1985)
TV-PG | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Will and Fritz are taken to The City Of Gold along with the other winners. Upon arrival; Will is selected as a slave for a Master, while Fritz gets an all together different job.
Director: Bob Blagden | Stars: John Shackley, Robin Hayter, John Woodvine, Simon Needs
Votes: 43
47.
24 (2001–2010)
Episode:
Day 6: 12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m.
(2007)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jack goes rogue to save a woman, and the White House needs a fall guy for Fayed's success.
Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, James Morrison, Peter MacNicol
Votes: 1,143
48.
Death Note (2006–2007)
Episode:
Yûkai
(2007)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
The first moves of two new investigators cause Light to make a spontaneous decision with long-term consequences.
Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Tomio Yamauchi, Mitsuyuki Masuhara | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Shidô Nakamura, Aya Hirano, Naoya Uchida
Votes: 4,026
49.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1981)
TV-14 | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Deep down inside the planet Magrathea, coastline designer Slartibartfast is working on Earth, mark II. It seems the previous version was destroyed just before it managed to complete it's ... See full summary »
Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon, Sandra Dickinson
Votes: 233
50.
New Looney Tunes (2015–2020)
Episode:
Porky's Duck-livery Service/The Wabbit Who Would Be King
(2018)
TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Deliveryman, Porky Pig, must catch Daffy Duck and take him to a duck pond in time for the grand opening. / When a retiring king names Bugs as his successor, prince Leslie P. Lillylegs plans to get rid of him and take the crown for himself.
Directors: Scott Bern, Erik Knutson | Stars: Jeff Bergman, Carlos Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Bob Bergen
Votes: 14