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1. Perfect Blue (1997)

R | 81 min | Animation, Crime, Drama

A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.

Director: Satoshi Kon | Stars: Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Ôkura

Votes: 95,858 | Gross: $0.78M

2. Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.

Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Unshô Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Steve Blum

Votes: 139,196

3. Akira (1988)

R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.

Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda

Votes: 205,501 | Gross: $0.55M

4. Eight Is Enough (1977–1981)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children.

Stars: Dick Van Patten, Lani O'Grady, Connie Needham, Susan Richardson

Votes: 3,816

5. The Practice (1997–2004)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

We follow the exploits and cases of defense attorneys of a Boston law firm. Bobby Donnell is the senior defense attorney and founder of the firm.

Stars: Dylan McDermott, Kelli Williams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Steve Harris

Votes: 10,440

6. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

PG | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.

Director: Leonard Nimoy | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Votes: 91,552 | Gross: $109.71M

7. Renegade (1992–1997)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

After crooked cop Lieutenant "Dutch" Dixon kills his girlfriend and frames him for murder, Reno Raines escapes from jail and goes on the run.

Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Branscombe Richmond, Don LaFontaine, Kathleen Kinmont

Votes: 5,827

8. Unsolved Mysteries (1987–2010)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Combines dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates, to tell stories of real mysteries, from human to the supernatural.

Stars: Robert Stack, Dennis Farina, Keely Shaye Brosnan, William Roll

Votes: 6,647

9. Trigun (1998)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Vash the Stampede is the most infamous outlaw on the planet Gunsmoke and with a 60 billion double dollar price on his head the most sought after.

Stars: Masaya Onosaka, Hiromi Tsuru, Satsuki Yukino, Johnny Yong Bosch

Votes: 24,213

10. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue

Votes: 33,614

11. Fist of the North Star (1984–1988)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After a nuclear war turns Earth into a lawless wasteland, Kenshiro, a practitioner of the deadly master art "Hokuto Shinken", fights a succession of tyrannical warriors to restore order.

Stars: Akira Kamiya, Shigeru Chiba, Teiyû Ichiryûsai, Tomiko Suzuki

Votes: 3,582

12. Outlaw Star (1998–2001)

TV-MA | Animation, Action, Adventure

The adventures of an outlaw crew of an advanced starship.

Stars: Ayako Kawasumi, Bob Buchholz, Bridget Hoffman, Emilie de Azevedo Brown

Votes: 4,138

13. The Van (1977)

R | 92 min | Comedy

Bobby blows all his college savings on a van and tries to get the girl of his dreams. It's a wild time with Bobby and his friends.

Director: Sam Grossman | Stars: Stuart Goetz, Deborah White, Danny DeVito, Harry Morgan Moses

Votes: 1,039 | Gross: $0.35M

14. The Big O (1999–2003)

TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure

In a futuristic city with lost memories, an expert negotiator fights threats to the city with the help of an android and his own giant robot.

Stars: Mitsuru Miyamoto, Steve Blum, Akiko Yajima, Motomu Kiyokawa

Votes: 2,354

15. Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981)

TV-PG | 137 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A teenage boy must fight in an interplanetary war as the only available pilot to a revolutionary new giant battle robot.

Directors: Ryôji Fujiwara, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Eikichi Kojika, Shin'ya Sadamitsu | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Shôzô Îzuka, Toshio Furukawa

Votes: 2,253

16. Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–2013)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama

During a one-year war, a young lieutenant leads a mobile suit team against a secret Zeon weapon, meeting its pilot who questions the morality of the war.

Stars: Steve Staley, Steve Kramer, Debra Rogers, David Ellenstein

Votes: 1,881

17. Doomed Megalopolis (1991– )

47 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror

The plot concerns a spiritual battle being waged within the capital of Tokyo during the turn of the 20th century. In 1908, Japan is undergoing an enormous process of industrial renovation ... See full synopsis »

Stars: Peter Marinker, Milton James, Yôko Asagami, Clifton Wells

Votes: 371

18. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991–1992)

Not Rated | 390 min | Animation, Action, Drama

After the One Year War, Peace was signed between Zeon and the Earth Federation. Three years later, however, some remaining forces of Zeon who never gave up steal the new Federation mobile ... See full summary »

Stars: Ryô Horikawa, Akio Ôtsuka, Rei Sakuma, Dorothy Elias-Fahn

Votes: 1,215

19. See Arnold Run (2005 TV Movie)

R | 90 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A look at the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, from his early days as a body builder up until his successful campaign for governor of California.

Director: J.B. Rogers | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Roland Kickinger, Nora Dunn, Bob Morrisey

Votes: 483

20. Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)

135 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

A demonic reincarnation of a Japanese general from the 10th century appears in the early 20th century Tokyo with a mission to destroy the blooming city.

Director: Akio Jissôji | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Kyûsaku Shimada, Mieko Harada, Jun'ichi Ishida

Votes: 460

21. Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure (1999)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi

A boy who sees visions of giant robot battles in modern Japan is accidentally transported to the parallel dimension in which the fighting is taking place.

Stars: Joshua Seth, Michelle Ruff, Sherry Lynn, Wendee Lee

Votes: 169

22. Christine Cromwell (1989–1990)

120 min | Drama

Talented female attorney Christine Cromwell searches for justice and the truth when her friends and clients are accused of murder.

Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Ralph Bellamy, Mel Ferrer, Celeste Holm

Votes: 42

23. Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000)

106 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A young man and his Angel bride must stop an angry Archangel from destroying Earth by proving that love is the ultimate force in the universe.

Director: Hiroaki Gôda | Stars: Bridget Hoffman, Kikuko Inoue, Masami Kikuchi, Tony Oliver

Votes: 1,211

24. Battle Athletes Victory (1997–1998)

Animation, Action, Adventure

Akari Kanzaki has joined a girls academy to try to achieve her dream of going to the University Satellite and her dream is to win the Cosmo Beauty an she will need to work hard to do her best to win this.

Stars: Rio Natsuki, Christina Carlisi, Susan Marque, George Cheung

Votes: 296

25. The Legend of Black Heaven (1999)

22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Hard Rock Saves Space!! Life can crush your dreams. Oji is a middle-management drone whose only grip on sanity in the drudgery of his corporate lifestyle, are the few shreds of hope ... See full summary »

Stars: Kevin Seymour, Emilie de Azevedo Brown, Carolyn Hennesy, Joey Camen

Votes: 331

26. Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000)

Animation, Action, Adventure

Lady Ran is an often-penniless traveler with formidable samurai skills, sharp wit, and an unquenchable taste for sake. She frequently runs into but tries to ignore Lady Meow, a hand-to-hand... See full summary »

Stars: Michelle Ruff, Mona Marshall, Christopher Carroll, Ahmed Best

Votes: 88

27. Saber Marionette J Again (1997–1998)

50 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The reformed marionettes Tiger, Luchs, and Panther are sent to stay with Otaru to learn more about being human. A new mysterious marionette named Marine also appears.

Stars: Yuka Imai, Megumi Hayashibara, Yuri Shiratori, Akiko Hiramatsu

Votes: 119

28. Battle Athletes (1997–1998)

TV-PG | 195 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

In the year 4999 the human race has abandoned war in favor of athletic competition. Akari Kanzaki has entered the University Satellite to become a Cosmic Beauty.

Stars: Rio Natsuki, Tomoko Kawakami, Akiko Yajima, Yuriko Yamaguchi

Votes: 115

29. One Thousand Senses (2003)

27 min | Drama, Short

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Director: Robert Henry | Stars: Stephanie Bettman, David Ellenstein, Ester Hearsh, Ann Marie Lee

30. Christine Cromwell (1989–1990)
Episode: Things That Go Bump in the Night (1989)

100 min | Drama

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Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Ellen Albertini Dow, Dick Balduzzi, Ralph Bellamy

Votes: 33

31. Eight Is Enough (1977–1981)
Episode: Letter to One Bradford (1979)

TV-G | Comedy, Drama, Family

When Tommy is rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, Mary and Nicholas both feel culpable for different reasons; Merle and Susan adjust to the give and take of married life; Nancy ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Dick Van Patten, Betty Buckley, Grant Goodeve, Willie Aames

Votes: 25

32. Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999)
Episode: Gateway Shuffle (1998)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Spike and Jet take on Maria Murdock, the leader an extreme animal rights activist group called the Space Warriors. Faye stumbles her way back onto the Bebop and may help them out.

Directors: Yoshiyuki Takei, Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Unshô Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Mari Arita

Votes: 3,311

33. Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999)
Episode: Honky Tonk Women (1998)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Spike and Jet first meet Faye Valentine at a casino, who is involved in a scam with a mob boss in an attempt to relieve her massive debt. They find out Faye is more devious than it first appears.

Directors: Kunihiro Mori, Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Unshô Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Jin Hirao

Votes: 3,519

34. The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode: State of Mind (1998)

TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Bobby tries Evelyn Mayfield's murder trial, and when it becomes clear the jury is about to convict her, even Bobby begins to doubt her innocence. Roberta Baylor comes to seek Rebecca's help... See full summary »

Director: Adam Nimoy | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, LisaGay Hamilton, Steve Harris

Votes: 102

35. Renegade (1992–1997)
Episode: Final Judgement (1992)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Reno races the police to capture a hired killer in order to determine if the man has information on Reno's case and to stop him from murdering a judge (Sheree J. Wilson).

Director: Ralph Hemecker | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Branscombe Richmond, Kathleen Kinmont, Marshall R. Teague

Votes: 83

36. Trigun (1998)
Episode: Rem Saverem (1998)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A flashback offers a glimpse into the distant past of Vash the Stampede, his brother, Millions Knives, and the enigmatic Rem Saverem.

Director: Satoshi Nishimura | Stars: Masaya Onosaka, Aya Hisakawa, Kôki Miyata, Masamichi Ota

Votes: 341

37. Outlaw Star (1998–2001)
Episode: Forced Departure (1998)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Gene has been poisoned and Suzuka and the crew of the Outlaw Star must find a way to save him.

Directors: Mitsuru Hongô, Wendee Lee | Stars: Emilie de Azevedo Brown, Brianne Brozey, Bob Buchholz, David Ellenstein

Votes: 135

38. The Big O (1999–2003)
Episode: Roger the Negotiator (1999)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When a routine negotiation goes wrong, Rodger Smith quickly realizes that there is more to the situation than just your average kidnapping and is forced to call on Big O. It's Showtime.

Directors: Kazuyoshi Katayama, Ikurô Satô | Stars: Mitsuru Miyamoto, Motomu Kiyokawa, Tesshô Genda, Shinpachi Tsuji

Votes: 58

39. The Big O (1999–2003)
Episode: Dorothy, Dorothy (1999)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Dorothy is distraught after seeing the destruction of Dorothy-1 and flees the Big O base. She goes to see her father, Timothy Wayneright, as Roger attempts to deduce the girl's true nature.

Directors: Kazuyoshi Katayama, Ikurô Satô | Stars: Mitsuru Miyamoto, Motomu Kiyokawa, Tesshô Genda, Akiko Yajima

Votes: 24

40. Outlaw Star (1998–2001)
Episode: Cutting the Galactic Leyline (1998)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The crew of the Outlaw Star reach the location of the Leyline. Will their enemies be there to stop them from unravelling the secrets of the Leyline?

Directors: Wendee Lee, Kazu Yokota, Mitsuru Hongô | Stars: Emilie de Azevedo Brown, Brianne Brozey, Bob Buchholz, David Ellenstein

Votes: 129

41. Outlaw Star (1998–2001)
Episode: Maze of Despair (1998)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After being hit by a strange light, Gene and his crew, the McDougalls, Gwen Khan, and the Antens have all been separated and stuck in different parts of the strange land, all searching for the Leyline.

Directors: Wendee Lee, Akihiko Nishiyama, Mitsuru Hongô | Stars: Emilie de Azevedo Brown, Brianne Brozey, Bob Buchholz, David Ellenstein

Votes: 138

42. Outlaw Star (1998–2001)
Episode: The Seven Emerge (1998)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Anten Seven, a group of deadly pirates determined to kill Gene Starwind, appear. In response to a number of their men that Gene had killed, they send one of their top assassins to retaliate.

Directors: Wendee Lee, Yûji Yamaguchi, Mitsuru Hongô | Stars: Emilie de Azevedo Brown, Brianne Brozey, Bob Buchholz, Steve Bulen

Votes: 130

43. The Big O (1999–2003)
Episode: Electric City (1999)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Mysterious power outages have been happening all over the city. Roger is hired by Casey Jenkins to convince the people that isn't the work of some angry god do he can reactivate the hydroelectric plant.

Directors: Kazuyoshi Katayama, Tôru Kitahata | Stars: Mitsuru Miyamoto, Akiko Yajima, Motomu Kiyokawa, Emi Shinohara

Votes: 23

44. The Big O (1999–2003)
Episode: Underground Terror (1999)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Journalist Michael Seebach has been missing for three months and his secretary, Angel, hires Roger to find his missing manuscript. However, as Roger investigates, he learns there is more to the reporter than initially presumed.

Directors: Kazuyoshi Katayama, Chiaki Konaka, Tetsuya Watanabe | Stars: Mitsuru Miyamoto, Akiko Yajima, Motomu Kiyokawa, Emi Shinohara

Votes: 24

45. Unsolved Mysteries (1987–2010)
Episode: Episode #5.27 (1993)

TV-PG | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Legend: Image of Guadalupe; Wanted: Stahl Painting Theft; Murder: Tom Roche; Murder: David Hurley/Wanted: Route 22 Killer; Update: "Lost loves: Bernie and Calvin Seaton".

Stars: Robert Stack, David Ellenstein, James Randi, Kristie Transeau

Votes: 15

46. Fist of the North Star (1984–1988)
Episode: The Flame of Love in Hell. You're Already Dead!! (1984)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Can the Flames of Love Burn in Hell? You Don't Even Know You're Already Dead!!Shin is a user of the Divine Fist of the South Star, the Assassin's Fist which contests the Divine Fist of the ... See full summary »

Directors: Masahisa Ishida, Toyoo Ashida | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Teiyû Ichiryûsai, Tomiko Suzuki, Toshio Furukawa

Votes: 52

47. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991–1992)
Episode: Colliding War Zones (1992)

Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Action, Drama

With the Federal Fleet devastated, Kou's and Gato's Gundams engage each other in a fierce showdown.

Directors: Takashi Imanishi, Atsuko Kase, Shin'ichirô Watanabe | Stars: Ryô Horikawa, Akio Ôtsuka, Rei Sakuma, Roger Allen

Votes: 15

48. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991–1992)
Episode: Conspiracy Sector (1992)

Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Lt Burning returns to combat duty and discovers the plans for Operation Stardust in a pitched battle.

Directors: Takashi Imanishi, Atsuko Kase, Shin'ichirô Watanabe | Stars: Ryô Horikawa, Akio Ôtsuka, Rei Sakuma, Roger Allen

Votes: 16

49. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991–1992)
Episode: The Nightmare of Solomon (1992)

Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Action, Drama

As the Albion defends Federation's Naval Review, Gato launches a deadly attack.

Directors: Kazuki Akane, Takashi Imanishi, Atsuko Kase | Stars: Ryô Horikawa, Akio Ôtsuka, Rei Sakuma, Roger Allen

Votes: 23

50. Battle Athletes Victory (1997–1998)
Episode: Kikan (1997)

22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

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Directors: Takashi Kobayashi, Katsuhito Akiyama, Kôji Masunari, Eiji Suganuma | Stars: Rio Natsuki, Christina Carlisi, David Ellenstein