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1. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.
Stars: David Yost, Richard Steven Horvitz, Ed Neil, Paul Schrier
Votes: 24,684
2. The Amazing Race (2001– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Reality-TV
Multiple teams race around the globe for $1,000,000 to 'amazing' locations.
Stars: Phil Keoghan, Joyce Agu, Uchenna Agu, Jet McCoy
Votes: 15,558
3. Sweet Valley High (1994–1998)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Based on the book series, this series revolves around the lives of the Wakefield twins and their friends as they attend High School in Sweet Valley, California.
Stars: Cynthia Daniel, Brittany Daniel, Amy Danles, Michael Perl
Votes: 1,968
4. Gas Pump Girls (1979)
R | 86 min | Comedy
New high school graduates June and her friends take over a dilapidated service station owned by her bed-ridden uncle. They have to perform every trick in the book to compete against the modern station across the street.
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Kirsten Baker, Linda Lawrence, Sandy Johnson, Rikki Marin
Votes: 928
5. Karla (2006)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Based on real events, Paul Bernardo and his wife, Karla Homolka, kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Laura Prepon, Misha Collins, Patrick Bauchau, Emilie Jacobs
Votes: 6,339
6. Warrior Queen (1987)
R | 79 min | Drama
In ancient Pompeii, slaves are bought and sold for household chores and sex. A mysterious queen moves among the elite, while secretly helping the slaves to escape.
Director: Chuck Vincent | Stars: Sybil Danning, Donald Pleasence, Rick Hill, Josephine Jacqueline Jones
Votes: 1,132
7. Tenement (1985)
X | 94 min | Action, Crime, Horror
A drug selling and violent street-gang terrorize the renters of a big trashy apartment-house.
Director: Roberta Findlay | Stars: Joe Lynn, Mina Bern, Walter Bryant, Corinne Chateau
Votes: 1,019
8. High Tide (1994–1997)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Mick and Joey Barrett are brothers who like to spend their time surfing. However, it doesn't pay the bills, so they offer their services to whoever needs it and occasionally get involved with all sort of adventures.
Stars: Rick Springfield, Yannick Bisson, Julie Cialini, George Segal
Votes: 257
9. Joe Millionaire (2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV, Romance
A 28-year old heavy equipment operator courts twenty prospective mates under the guise that he has inherited nearly $50 million.
Stars: Evan Marriott, Paul Hogan, Zora Andrich, Sarah Kozer
Votes: 456
10. The Immortalizer (1989 Video)
R | 96 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A crazed scientist sends out his mutant creations to kidnap young, beautiful men and women to bring back to his lab so he can replace their brains with those of old, wealthy people.
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Ron Ray, Chris Crone, Clarke Lindsley, Melody Patterson
Votes: 547
11. Rich Girl (1991)
R | 96 min | Drama
A rich Beverly Hills girl gets a job as a waitress, and falls in love with a rock singer.
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Jill Schoelen, Don Michael Paul, Sean Kanan, Ron Karabatsos
Votes: 338 | Gross: $0.56M
12. Through the Looking Glass (1976)
X | 91 min | Adult, Horror
A rich socialite escapes her boring lifestyle when a ghost takes her to a sexual hell where anything goes.
Director: Jonas Middleton | Stars: Catharine Burgess, Jamie Gillis, Laura Nicholson, Kristen Steen
Votes: 470
13. Abduction (1975)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped by left wing terrorists.
Director: Joseph Zito | Stars: Judith-Marie Bergan, David Pendleton, Gregory Rozakis, Catherine Lacy
Votes: 296
14. R.S.V.P. (1984 TV Movie)
R | 87 min | Comedy
A group of people who were the inspiration of an author's fact-based, best-selling book are invited to a party at a mansion in the Hollywood hills to celebrate the making of the book into a... See full summary »
Director: Lem Amero | Stars: Adam Mills, Lynda Wiesmeier, Veronica Hart, Ray Colbert
Votes: 159
15. A Girl's Best Friend (1981)
X | 85 min | Adult, Comedy, Crime
Director: Henri Pachard | Stars: Juliet Anderson, Ron Jeremy, Veronica Hart, Bobby Astyr
Votes: 225
16. Dark Desire (2012 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 85 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A young man desperate to be connected to the people close to him resorts to devious measures to achieve that desire.
Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Kelly Lynch, Nic Robuck, Michael Nouri, Brian Borello
Votes: 462
17. The Cursed (I) (2010)
88 min | Horror, Romance, Thriller
A supernatural thriller set in a cozy Tennessee town where Sheriff Jimmy Muldoon and younger brother, Deputy Lloyd Muldoon, have a firm grasp of law and order until a stranger, Denny White,... See full summary »
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Louis Mandylor, Brad Thornton, Costas Mandylor, Francesca Cecil
Votes: 2,114
18. Vlad (2003)
R | 98 min | Horror, Thriller
Death and spiritual torment stalk three American students visiting the Carpathian mountain homeland of Vlad Tepes.
Director: Michael D. Sellers | Stars: Francesco Quinn, Billy Zane, Brad Dourif, Paul Popowich
Votes: 1,598
19. Immortal Combat (1994)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rowdy Roddy Piper and Sonny Chiba battle an army of immortal ninja warriors.
Director: Dan Neira | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Roddy Piper, Meg Foster, Deron McBee
Votes: 462
20. Midnight Kiss (1993)
R | 85 min | Horror
A modern vampire is killing people and sucking blood in the city. The police can't stop him, because of his wits and strength. One night, fighting with a police woman, the vampire bites her... See full summary »
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Michelle Owens, Michael McMillen, Gregory A. Greer, Robert Miano
Votes: 262
21. Hardhat and Legs (1980 TV Movie)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Attractive socialite (Gless) falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.
Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Kevin Dobson, Sharon Gless, Raymond Serra, Charlie Aiken
Votes: 100
22. Window of Opportunity (2015)
99 min | Drama
A suspenseful dark comedy/thriller about greed and the corporate world. CEO - Roger Sizemore and his toady CFO, Carl Everett, invite a young hotshot executive, Peter Miller, up to a remote ... See full summary »
Director: Samuel Warren Joseph | Stars: Oliver Muirhead, Jack Maxwell, Phil Proctor, Kym Jackson
Votes: 34
23. Diamond Men (2000)
R | 100 min | Drama
A thirty-years traveling diamond salesman must mentor a brash young replacement when his company downsizes him.
Director: Dan Cohen | Stars: Robert Forster, Donnie Wahlberg, Bess Armstrong, Jasmine Guy
Votes: 1,808
24. Unveiled (1994)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An American woman uses herself as bait to help a CIA agent trap an alleged serial killer in Morroco.
Director: William Cole | Stars: Lisa Zane, Nick Chinlund, Whip Hubley, Martha Gehman
Votes: 325
25. The Runnin' Kind (1989)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
An Ohio teen moves to L.A. to find fame as a rock musician and to find a drummer.
Director: Max Tash | Stars: David Packer, Steven Eckholdt, Larry Cox, Tom Shell
Votes: 166
26. Night-Flowers (1979)
R | 92 min | Drama
Unpleasant story of rape and murder involving a disturbed veteran of the war in Vietnam.
Director: Louis San Andres | Stars: Gabriel Walsh, José Pérez, Sabra Jones, Angel Lindbergh
Votes: 98
27. Pray for Morning (2006)
91 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of high schoolers break into an abandoned resort hotel, unaware that it is haunted.
Director: Cartney Wearn | Stars: Udo Kier, Jonathon Trent, Jessica Stroup, Dennis Flanagan
Votes: 621
28. The Christmas Path (1998)
95 min | Family
An angel cast out by Santa Claus must restore a young boy's faith in order to regain his wings.
Director: Bernard Salzmann | Stars: Dee Wallace, Madylin Sweeten, Shia LaBeouf, John Borkowski
Votes: 162
29. Bad Guys (2000)
Action, Adventure
Two undercover cops accidentally find themselves in the middle of a small-town bank robbery.
Director: Bryan Genesse | Stars: Michael Bailey Smith, Dennis L. Baker, Claudia Christian, Tim Colceri
Votes: 65
30. Italian Ties (2001)
Drama, Family, Comedy
Four cousins try to persuade their extremely resistant fathers to go with them on a trip to the Catskill Mountains that would allow them to bond and get to know one another.
Director: Ellie Kanner | Stars: Jim Cody Williams, Mädchen Amick, Scott Baio, Doug Ballard
Votes: 66
31. Gedo (2000 Video)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
East meets West as the Japanese Yakuza battle drug lords and the LAPD in the streets of Los Angeles...
Director: Talun Hsu | Stars: Gary Daniels, Kiyoshi Nakajoe, Eric Lutes, Kentarô Shimizu
Votes: 284
32. The Diplomat (2002)
29 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Three young revolutionaries kidnap a former terrorist-turned-diplomat's daughter. But this beautiful debutante is no victim and each of the trio is in for a surprise of their own.
Director: J.L. Davis | Stars: Adrian R'Mante, Marisa Petroro, George Katt, Iseluleko Ma'at El 0
Votes: 342
33. Soldier's Home (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 42 min | Drama
Harold Krebs went off to fight in World War I, "the war to end all wars." But when he comes home, Harold finds that he doesn't fit in any more. He needs peace and quiet to figure out what ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Richard Backus, Nancy Marchand, Lane Binkley, Mark La Mura
Votes: 70
34. The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh (2014)
95 min | Documentary, Biography
This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s. The ... See full summary »
Director: Marilyn Ann Moss | Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Johnny Crear, Dorisa Day, Illeana Douglas
Votes: 250
35. The Returning (1983)
90 min | Horror, Mystery
Two different men are possessed by spirits of Native Americans after they separately wander into a sacred burial ground. When John and Sybil come home with their son after a trip to the ... See full summary »
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Susan Strasberg, Gabriel Walsh, Victor Arnold, Ruth Warrick
Votes: 92
36. Farewell to Harry (2002)
103 min | Drama
A down-and-out writer, Nick Sennet, runs into Harry, a man that, legend has it, died long ago. Together they attempt to revitalize a defunct factory as well as their lives.
Director: Garrett Bennett | Stars: Joe Flanigan, William Hall Jr., Lysette Anthony, Joseph Franklin
Votes: 168
37. Hollywood Safari (1998– )
Action, Adventure, Family
The adventures of the Johnson family. The father, Troy, is a park ranger; the mother, Jayne, is a veternarian. They live on a California ranch where they train animals for the movie business.
Stars: Sam J. Jones, Caryn Richman, Ted Jan Roberts, Joe Michael Burke
Votes: 57
38. Bella Mia
Action, Drama | Announced
She didn't know she could reach for the stars until someone reached out to her.
Star: John Brandon
39. Proving Ground (II)
Thriller | Announced
A group of people wake up locked in a room with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out their identities by piecing together clues before they are killed one by one.
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Dominique Swain, Vincent M. Ward, Danny Arroyo, Dustin Ardine
40. Tony 'the Tiger' Lopez: Fugitive Recovery Agent (2014 TV Special)
22 min | Short, Reality-TV
Internationally renowned former 3x boxing champion of the world Tony "The Tiger" Lopez, lets us take a look at his current life as a bail bondsman. Segments of real time action as he ... See full summary »
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Tony 'The Tiger' Lopez, Richard 'Trino' Savala, James 'Pizo' Damon, Mike Marinoble
41. Not A Victim (2020)
33 min | Short, Drama
May'gene is finally coming home from rehab after being traumatized and almost kidnapped by Jim's ex affiliates, James and Book'em; who were leaders of a human-sex trafficking rink. The ... See full summary »
Directors: Jeffrey Moses, Jae Chanel | Stars: Ernest Anthony, Jae Chanel, Tychaun Elmidge, Bernard Holmes
42. Under a Blood Red Sky (2017)
Action, Crime, Drama
During a storm, a drug addict visits a crack house to get a fix and stumbles upon a group of thieves who have just killed a man down the street for an expensive statue and are awaiting their getaway van.
Director: John Brandon | Stars: Mara Hernandez, Abby Wathen, Ella-Maria Gollmer, Christopher Piccione
43. Shock Cinema Vol. 2 (1991 Video)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
Actress Brinke Stevens interviews producers and directors of low-budget horror and exploitation films.
Director: Robert Hayes | Stars: Brinke Stevens, Forrest J. Ackerman, Robert Quarry, Steve Neill
Votes: 43
44. Opposite Sex and the City (2002)
Comedy
The "Opposite Sex and the City" is a male tribute to and parody of the successful HBO series "Sex and the City". When Brad Caryshaw is asked to write an apology for one of his buddies who ... See full summary »
Director: Stirling Gardner | Stars: Stirling Gardner, Christian Keiber, Michael Houston King, Rich Hutchman
Votes: 26
45. Jennifer Is Dead (2002)
Unrated | 24 min | Drama, Horror, Short
After being released from a mental institution, a young girl begins to believe her best friend has come back from the dead...for revenge...
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Patricia Tallman, Erinn Koch, Milt Kogan, Elizabeth Perry
Votes: 20
46. What Are You Doing Tonight? (1998 TV Movie)
Director: James Mathers | Stars: Kris A. Jeffrey, Gerald McRaney
47. Chance (I) (2006)
9 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Graham Jones | Stars: Bruce Turk, Candace Modrell, Sarah Robson, Jessica Raimondi
48. The Romanian Tomb
98 min | Action, Horror, Romance | Announced
Professor Dr. Joseph West discovers the frightful true horrors of Romanian vampire culture.
49. The Great Movement (2008)
5 min | Short, Comedy
In a dark comedy, a couple leave their house for a wedding but are confronted with the husband's addiction. Will his wife be able to help him, or is it too late?
Director: Brian Lally | Stars: Brian Lally, Karen S. Peterson, Julie Tucker
50. Making a Crazy Movie: An interview with director Joel Bender (2020 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short
In this documentary short, director Joel Bender discusses his film 'The Immortalizer' (1989).
Stars: Joel Bender, Chris Crone, Steve Jamieson, Clarke Lindsley