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51. Gunfight in Abilene (1967)
Approved | 86 min | Western
A sheriff, haunted by the accidental killing of his best friend, refuses to wear a gun. But when the brother of his best friend is murdered, the lawman must make a choice.
Director: William Hale | Stars: Bobby Darin, Emily Banks, Leslie Nielsen, Donnelly Rhodes
Votes: 489
52. The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In 1818 Alabama, French settlers are pitted against greedy land-grabber Blake Randolph but Kentucky militiaman John Breen, who's smitten with French gal Fleurette De Marchand, comes to the settlers' aid.
Director: George Waggner | Stars: John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn, Oliver Hardy
Votes: 3,604
53. Checkmate (1960–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Don Corey and Jed Sills operate Checkmate, Inc., a very high-priced detective agency in San Francisco. Helping them protect the lives of their clients is British criminologist (once an Oxford professor) Carl Hyatt.
Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Ken Lynch
Votes: 317
54. Mike Hammer (1958–1959)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The adventures of Mickey Spillane's tough-talking, brawling, skirt-chasing private detective Mike Hammer, who's always ready to use his fists on a "mug" or his charm on a "skirt" to get the case solved.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Bart Burns, Vito Scotti, Johnny Seven
Votes: 304
55. The Rare Breed (1966)
Approved | 97 min | Western
An English woman and her daughter enlist the aid of a cowboy to try and get their hardy hornless bull to mate with the longhorns of Texas, but have to overcome greedy criminals and the natural elements.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Juliet Mills
Votes: 3,973
56. That Funny Feeling (1965)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Sandra Dee stars as Joan Howell, a young and pretty maid-for-hire, who begins dating wealthy New York City businessman Tom Milford (Bobby Darin) in That Funny Feeling.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Donald O'Connor, Nita Talbot
Votes: 1,007
57. The Restless Gun (1957–1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
The adventures of Vint Bonner, a cowboy in the post Civil War era.
Stars: John Payne, Leonard P. Geer, Dan Blocker, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 290
58. Change of Habit (1969)
G | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Music
As an incognito nun tries to help a doctor clean up an inner-city ghetto, the pair grow closer with time.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair, Jane Elliot
Votes: 2,728
59. Madame X (1966)
Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
When her lover is killed, the wife of a wealthy man is convinced to fake her own death, which leads her into greater depths of depravity until fate reunites her with her long-lost son, who is unaware of her real identity.
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Lana Turner, John Forsythe, Ricardo Montalban, Burgess Meredith
Votes: 2,586
60. Too Late for Tears (1949)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Film-Noir
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 5,709
61. Mirage (1965)
Approved | 108 min | Mystery, Thriller
An accountant suddenly suffers from amnesia. This appears related to the suicide of his boss. Now some violent thugs are out to get him. They work for a shadowy figure known simply as The Major.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, Walter Matthau, Kevin McCarthy
Votes: 5,958 | Gross: $3.27M
62. Shoot Out (1971)
GP | 95 min | Drama, Western
A former bank robber searches for his double-crossing partner who left him for dead, while having to look after an six-year-old girl.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Gregory Peck, Patricia Quinn, Robert F. Lyons, Susan Tyrrell
Votes: 2,315 | Gross: $0.10M
63. Winning (1969)
M | 123 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one--the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther ... See full summary »
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner, Richard Thomas
Votes: 2,214 | Gross: $14.64M
64. Mr. Terrific (1967)
30 min | Comedy
Stanley is tasked with breaking into a household of moonshiners in the mountains. Stanley needs to deceive the man's girlfriend and persuade the group that he is skilled at breaking into vaults.
Stars: Stephen Strimpell, Dick Gautier, Paul Smith, John McGiver
Votes: 248
65. Drum (1976)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama
A mid-19th-century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.
Directors: Steve Carver, Burt Kennedy | Stars: Warren Oates, Isela Vega, Ken Norton, Pam Grier
Votes: 1,061
66. The War Lord (1965)
Approved | 123 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 11th century Normandy, a Norman duke sends one of his knights to build a defensive fortress in order to guard the borders against Frisian raiders.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Maurice Evans
Votes: 3,685
67. I Saw What You Did (1965)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Teenagers Libby and Kit innocently spend an evening making random prank calls that lead to murderous consequences.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Joan Crawford, John Ireland, Leif Erickson, Sara Lane
Votes: 3,450
68. Laredo (1965–1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
A group of Texas Rangers keeps getting in and out of trouble, under the command of Captain Parmalee.
Stars: Neville Brand, Peter Brown, William Smith, Philip Carey
Votes: 750
69. Send Me No Flowers (1964)
Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a hypochondriac believes he is dying, he makes plans for his wife--which she discovers and misunderstands.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Paul Lynde
Votes: 7,403 | Gross: $9.13M
70. The Invisible Man (1975–1976)
60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The weekly adventures of Dr. Daniel Westin, an invisible scientist working as an agent for a private thinktank.
Stars: David McCallum, Melinda O. Fee, Craig Stevens, Paul Kent
Votes: 1,060
71. The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967)
Approved | 90 min | Western
Three young outlaws try to stay together and keep one step ahead of the law.
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Jack Lord, Melodie Johnson, James Farentino, Don Galloway
Votes: 245
72. The Millionaire (1955–1960)
30 min | Drama
In this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.
Stars: Marvin Miller, Paul Frees, Roy Gordon, Russ Conway
Votes: 607
73. Munster, Go Home! (1966)
Approved | 96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The Munsters travel to England after Herman discovers he's the new Lord of the Munster Hall.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick
Votes: 3,056
74. Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
Approved | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
During the 1860s in the South Pacific, Capt. Ralls, skipper of the Red Witch, has a series of adventures involving sunken gold bullion, pearls, natives, an unscrupulous ship owner and a giant octopus.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Adele Mara
Votes: 2,945
75. The Snoop Sisters (1972–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A spinster and her widowed sister, who are also mystery writers, try to solve mysterious murders.
Stars: Helen Hayes, Mildred Natwick, Lou Antonio, Bert Convy
Votes: 451
76. P.J. (1967)
Approved | 109 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A down-on-his-luck New York private eye takes a bodyguard job for the death-threatened mistress of a shady millionaire and gets involved in conspiracy and murder.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: George Peppard, Raymond Burr, Gayle Hunnicutt, Brock Peters
Votes: 535
77. The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Western
A pardoned stagecoach robber, becomes government agent and marries a naive unsuspecting east-coast dentist in order to join a wagon train and catch the smugglers who have been selling guns to the Indians.
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Don Knotts, Barbara Rhoades, Jackie Coogan, Don 'Red' Barry
Votes: 3,024
78. Moonrise (1948)
Passed | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Danny is despised by his schoolmates because his father was accused of killing another man and sentenced to death.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Dane Clark, Gail Russell, Ethel Barrymore, Allyn Joslyn
Votes: 2,979
79. Riverboat (1959–1961)
60 min | Adventure, Western
Grey Holden wins a river boat in a poker game, which he then pilots, along with his crew, in various adventures along the Mississippi River. This action series is set in the nineteenth century.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Dick Wessel, Jack Lambert, Burt Reynolds
Votes: 228
80. Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
60 min | Drama
The doctor tells a successful lawyer that he is terminally ill and will die in less than two years.
Stars: Ben Gazzara, Nicholas Colasanto, Jack Krupnick, Fernando Lamas
Votes: 431
81. The Appaloosa (1966)
Approved | 98 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Marlon Brando, Anjanette Comer, John Saxon, Emilio Fernández
Votes: 3,562
82. The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)
Approved | 101 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
A NASA janitor is sent into space.
Director: Edward Montagne | Stars: Don Knotts, Leslie Nielsen, Joan Freeman, Jesse White
Votes: 2,733
83. Captain America (1944)
Passed | 244 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
Directors: Elmer Clifton, John English | Stars: Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill, Charles Trowbridge
Votes: 1,110
84. House of Cards (1968)
G | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: George Peppard, Inger Stevens, Orson Welles, Keith Michell
Votes: 776
85. Dangerous Assignment (1950– )
TV-PG | 26 min | Adventure
"The Commissioner" sends US special agent Steve Mitchell to exotic locales where he encounters adventure and international intrigue, all played out using extreme violence.
Stars: Brian Donlevy, Herb Butterfield, Lyle Talbot, Jan Arvan
Votes: 145
86. Tobruk (1967)
Approved | 107 min | Drama, War
A Canadian POW major is rescued by a special British military unit made up of Germans to help lead an attack on a major German fuel depot in Tobruk, Libya.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Rock Hudson, George Peppard, Nigel Green, Guy Stockwell
Votes: 3,589
87. Montana Belle (1952)
Passed | 82 min | Western
In Oklahoma, outlaw Belle Starr joins the Dalton gang but she causes a romantic rivalry and a rift between the gang members, especially on the eve of the planned robbery of a bank where a posse is secretly waiting in ambush.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Jane Russell, George Brent, Scott Brady, Forrest Tucker
Votes: 530
88. The Crimson Ghost (1946)
Approved | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A criminal mastermind known as the Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit every electrical current on the planet.
Directors: Fred C. Brannon, William Witney | Stars: Charles Quigley, Linda Stirling, Clayton Moore, I. Stanford Jolley
Votes: 528
89. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Stars: Ronald Reagan, Don Herbert, Nancy Reagan, Lee Marvin
Votes: 433
90. Unmasked (1950)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Roger Lewis, publisher of a vicious scandal sheet, is in the habit of tricking wealthy, gullible women into investing in his ventures. His latest conquest is a shapely ex-showgirl, Doris ... See full summary »
Director: George Blair | Stars: Robert Rockwell, Barbra Fuller, Raymond Burr, Hillary Brooke
Votes: 120
91. Kitten with a Whip (1964)
Approved | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rising political star faces scandal and blackmail when the young woman he tries to help turns out to be a juvenile delinquent.
Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Ann-Margret, John Forsythe, Peter Brown, Patricia Barry
Votes: 1,535
92. Beau Geste (1966)
Approved | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 1906, two American brothers join the French Foreign Legion and, led by a sadistic Sergeant-Major, they defend a fort against Berber and Tuareg attack.
Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Guy Stockwell, Doug McClure, Leslie Nielsen, Telly Savalas
Votes: 750
93. Suspicion (1957–1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The show consisted of forty episodes, half of which were live and half of which were filmed. The shows, which often involved murder, were intended to confuse and mystify the audience.
Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Mike Ragan, Cris Roberts, David Armstrong
Votes: 521
94. Sergeant Ryker (1968)
85 min | Drama, War
During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then returning to his unit as a spy. He's court-martialed and sentenced to death but his attorney believes Ryker's innocent and asks for a new trial.
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Bradford Dillman, Peter Graves, Vera Miles, Lloyd Nolan
Votes: 453
95. The Outsider (1968–1969)
60 min | Crime, Drama
David Ross is a orphaned, ex-con, loner living in a world that loaths and makes a living as a private investgator in Los Angeles to tackle his financial problems and other people's problems as well.
Stars: Darren McGavin, James Edwards, Bill Quinn, Will J. White
Votes: 101
96. McHale's Navy (1964)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy, War
The crazy crew of McHale decide to use their PT boat as an off-track betting parlor and run in to lots of trouble when they owe money to some marines and a horse they bought causes a Japanese sub to run aground.
Director: Edward Montagne | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Joe Flynn, Bob Hastings
Votes: 1,162
97. Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
Approved | 104 min | Romance, Western
A former deputy and a strong-willed widow are determined to stop a ruthless town boss.
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Dean Martin, Jean Simmons, George Peppard, John McIntire
Votes: 1,500
98. Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
M | 94 min | Drama, Western
A Texas town's council fires the town's old-fashioned marshal who refuses to resign, thus leading to violence from both sides.
Directors: Don Siegel, Robert Totten | Stars: Richard Widmark, Lena Horne, Carroll O'Connor, David Opatoshu
Votes: 1,626
99. Stranger on the Run (1967 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
Former inmate and drunkard Ben Chamberlain arrives in a railroad town looking for a woman, causing the railroad police deputies to manhunt for Ben.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Henry Fonda, Anne Baxter, Michael Parks, Dan Duryea
Votes: 655
100. The Jean Arthur Show (1966)
30 min | Comedy
Widowed Patricia Marshall is a successful attorney who welcomes her newly graduated son Paul into her law firm. She uses her chauffeur Morton as a sounding board and occasionally dates the eligible Richie Wells.
Stars: Jean Arthur, Ron Harper, Leonard Stone, Richard Conte
Votes: 56