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1. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 1,382,173 | Gross: $290.48M
2. RoboCop 2 (1990)
R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Belinda Bauer, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 93,319 | Gross: $45.68M
3. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
R | 164 min | Drama
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Paul Greco
Votes: 63,275 | Gross: $7.63M
4. Never Say Never Again (1983)
PG | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A S.P.E.C.T.R.E. agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow
Votes: 73,232 | Gross: $55.50M
5. Badlands (1973)
PG | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town, and her older greaser boyfriend, embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota Badlands.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Ramon Bieri
Votes: 78,509
6. SeaQuest 2032 (1993–1996)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Family
In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.
Stars: Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin, Ted Raimi, Darwin
Votes: 7,796
7. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Truly amazing, fantastical, funny, and odd, and sometimes scary, sad, and endearing stories are portrayed. Many famous actors, actresses, and directors made guest appearances.
Stars: Charles Durning, Douglas Seale, Sharon Spelman, Louis Giambalvo
Votes: 6,427
8. Angus (1995)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A miserable fat teenager secretly has a crush on the class beauty, ends up becoming the surprising participant to dance with her at a high school dance, meaning he's got to get his act together with the help of his best friend.
Director: Patrick Read Johnson | Stars: Charlie Talbert, George C. Scott, Kathy Bates, Perry Anzilotti
Votes: 7,132 | Gross: $4.82M
9. On Deadly Ground (1994)
R | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A blowout firefighter takes on an environmentally destructive oil corporation by causing many deaths and explosions in Alaska.
Director: Steven Seagal | Stars: Steven Seagal, Michael Caine, Joan Chen, John C. McGinley
Votes: 25,508 | Gross: $38.59M
10. Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
R | 104 min | Mystery, Thriller
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a killer.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif, Rene Auberjonois
Votes: 12,109 | Gross: $20.00M
11. Restless Natives (1985)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime
Two Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour buses with novelty items.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Vincent Friell, Ned Beatty, Joe Mullaney, Teri Lally
Votes: 1,982
12. Naked City (1958–1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone
Votes: 1,436
13. The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A rural con artist and an army deserter cheat the townsfolk and are aided by a rich gal who shields the fleeing duo from the wrath of the pursuing sheriff.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: George C. Scott, Sue Lyon, Harry Morgan, Jack Albertson
Votes: 2,472
14. Raid on Entebbe (1976)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Drama, History
True story of a daring Israeli commando assault on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto, Martin Balsam
Votes: 3,809
15. Ben Casey (1961–1966)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Gritty realistic hospital drama featuring manly Dr. Casey against the medical establishment, at first, under the watchful eye of Dr. Zorba, and later under the thumb of Chief of Surgery Dr. Freeland.
Stars: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Harry Landers, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 648
16. Up the Sandbox (1972)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A bored housewife takes refuge in a fantasy world.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Barbra Streisand, David Selby, Ariane Heller, Terry Smith
Votes: 1,659 | Gross: $1.60M
17. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back: Deleted Scenes (2011 Video)
12 min | Short, Action, Drama
Deleted scenes from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, James Gleason
Votes: 29,344
18. The Rebel (1959–1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
After the end of the Civil War, a former Confederate Army private roams the Wild West, and, as a rogue drifter, gets involved in helping out various settlers threatened by various bad guys.
Stars: Nick Adams, Chuck Hamilton, Sid Troy, Ross Sturlin
Votes: 657
19. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004 Video)
151 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi
An in-depth making of documentary about the original Star Wars trilogy, covering the productions of the three films and their impact on popular culture.
Directors: Edith Becker, Kevin Burns | Stars: Robert Clotworthy, Walter Cronkite, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg
Votes: 5,279
20. A Fine Madness (1966)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal
Votes: 1,525
21. The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)
PG | 129 min | Drama, Western
The English gentleman known as Horse, returns to the American west to save his adopted Indian tribe from extinction.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Richard Harris, Gale Sondergaard, Geoffrey Lewis, William Lucking
Votes: 2,039
22. The Lost Tribe (2010)
R | 100 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
After a devastating boat crash, a group of friends are stranded on an uncharted island where they encounter an ancient tribe of humanoid creatures.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Emily Baldoni, Nick Mennell, Marc Bacher, Brianna Brown
Votes: 1,888
23. Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963–1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kraft Suspense Theater was an anthology series which featured a new cast and stories each week.
Stars: David Lewis, Francis De Sales, Harry Townes, Jack Kelly
Votes: 289
24. Cain's Hundred (1961–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice.
Stars: Peter Mark Richman, Gene Coogan, Eddie Hice, Gavin MacLeod
Votes: 108
25. S*P*Y*S (1974)
PG | 87 min | Action, Comedy
Two spies end up being chased by the CIA, the KGB, and a group of anarchists after a botched mission invoked an unwritten "corpse for a corpse" pact.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Zouzou, Joss Ackland
Votes: 1,065 | Gross: $2.46M
26. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 294
27. Loving (1970)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
In this romantic comedy/drama, George Segal stars as a freelance artist who's attempting to revitalize his career just as his marriage to Eva Marie Saint begins to fall apart. Co-starring David Doyle, Sterling Hayden and Kennan Wynn.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: George Segal, Eva Marie Saint, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 719 | Gross: $0.82M
28. Berkeley (2005)
R | 88 min | Drama
Berkeley is the story of Ben Sweet, an eighteen year old boy who comes to UC Berkeley in 1968 to study accounting and avoid the draft. There begins an odyssey through sex, drugs, rock and ... See full summary »
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Nick Roth, Laura Jordan, Henry Winkler, Sarah Carter
Votes: 270
29. Wildfire (1988)
PG | 94 min | Drama
Since they met the first time in boarding school as little kids, it was obvious that the orphans Kay and Dave would become a couple. But at sixteen, Dave foolishly attempted to rob a bank ... See full summary »
Director: Zalman King | Stars: Steven Bauer, Linda Fiorentino, Will Patton, Marshall Bell
Votes: 198
30. American Perfekt (1997)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Sandra meets a shrink on the way to picking up her sister at a desert town to continue to their mom. He decides by flipping a coin. The coin flipping gets psycho.
Director: Paul Chart | Stars: Amanda Plummer, Robert Forster, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk
Votes: 1,573
31. Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)
R | 95 min | Documentary
A documentary on DIY producer/director Roger Corman and his alternative approach to making movies in Hollywood.
Director: Alex Stapleton | Stars: Roger Corman, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Paul W.S. Anderson
Votes: 2,713 | Gross: $0.01M
32. Manhood (2003)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
A black comedy about a reformed womanizer who struggles to keep his family together.
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Nestor Carbonell, John Ritter, Janeane Garofalo, Bonnie Bedelia
Votes: 300
33. Two Arabian Knights (1927)
TV-G | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Two American soldiers are captured by the Germans on the Western Front during World War One and escape a POW camp only to stumble into further life-threatening adventures when they come across an Arabian king's daughter while on the lam.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: William Boyd, Mary Astor, Louis Wolheim, Ian Keith
Votes: 1,144 | Gross: $0.51M
34. The Young Captives (1959)
Approved | 61 min | Crime, Drama
Gripping melodrama about newlyweds involved with a psychopathic killer who holds them captive.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Steven Marlo, Luana Patten, Tom Selden, Joan Granville
Votes: 86
35. Philip Marlowe (1959–1960)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A short-lived crime series, featuring the cases of the fictional detective Philip Marlowe. The series was based on the detective novels of Raymond Chandler,, but failed to find an audience.
Stars: Philip Carey, William Schallert, Ed Kemmer, Virginia Gregg
Votes: 72
36. Exposé (2000)
R | 92 min | Drama, Mystery
Jason Davis is a reporter who gets an anonymous tip that turns him into an eyewitness to a judge's murder.
Director: Daphna Edwards | Stars: Karina Lombard, Maria Conchita Alonso, Damian Chapa, Steven Schub
Votes: 211
37. The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
Approved | 101 min | Drama
Based on the life of Fr. Charles Clark, a minister to street gangs.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Don Murray, Larry Gates, Logan Ramsey, Don Joslyn
Votes: 499
38. Stakeout on Dope Street (1958)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama
This crime drama follows three teenagers who find a fortune in pure heroin lost by a gang of dope peddlers during a gun battle with the police.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Yale Wexler, Jonathan Haze, Steven Marlo, Abby Dalton
Votes: 489
39. The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964)
100 min | Drama
An out-of-work Irish immigrant in Montreal remains hopeful that his luck is about to change but his disillusioned family grow tired of his pigheadedness and instability.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Robert Shaw, Mary Ure, Liam Redmond, Tom Harvey
Votes: 314
40. From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga (1983 TV Movie)
Unrated | 65 min | Documentary
A look at the making of the original Star Wars trilogy.
Stars: Mark Hamill, George Lucas, Anthony Daniels, Harrison Ford
Votes: 678
41. The Making of 'The Empire Strikes Back' (1980 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Michel Parbot | Stars: Irvin Kershner, Gary Kurtz, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
Votes: 76
42. Traveling Man (1989 TV Movie)
105 min | Comedy
A poignant comedy about a middle-aged salesman trying to get his life and career back on track while being pushed and antagonized by an aggressive rookie he has been teamed up with.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: John Lithgow, Jonathan Silverman, Margaret Colin, John Glover
Votes: 130
43. Illusion Infinity (III) (1999)
Not Rated | 107 min | Biography, Drama
Biopic about former Las Vegas singer Patricia Paradise and her search for Shangri-La.
Director: Roger Steinmann | Stars: Dee Wallace, Timothy Bottoms, Barbara Carrera, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 86
44. SP FX: Special Effects - The Empire Strikes Back (1980 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary
A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the special effects in the second Star Wars installment.
Director: Robert Guenette | Stars: Mark Hamill, Bob Anderson, Jon Berg, Ben Burtt
Votes: 363
45. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005 Video)
233 min | Documentary
Director: Ray Harryhausen | Stars: Ray Harryhausen, Forrest J. Ackerman, Jim Aupperle, Rick Baker
Votes: 110
46. Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
R | 95 min | Documentary, Biography
The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the camera on him. What results is a portrait of a difficult genius and a son's path out of the shadow of a famous father.
Director: Mark Wexler | Stars: Haskell Wexler, Mark Wexler, Billy Crystal, Norman Jewison
Votes: 555 | Gross: $0.04M
47. Face in the Rain (1963)
81 min | Drama, War
Rand, an American spy in Nazi-occupied Italy, seeks shelter in the house of Anna, who is having an affair with German officer Klaus.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Marina Berti, Rory Calhoun, Massimo Giuliani, Niall MacGinnis
Votes: 61
48. Showbiz Today (1985–2005)
News
Stars: Deborah Zara Kobylt, Kate Linder, Mel Brooks, Bill Tush
Votes: 122
49. The Nature of Existence (2009)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Roger Nygard roams the globe to the source of each of the world's philosophies, religions, and belief systems. He interviews spiritual leaders, scholars, scientists, artists, ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Nygard | Stars: Nancy Ellen Abrams, Rob Adonis, Aha, Javed Akhtar
Votes: 509 | Gross: $0.05M
50. Confidential File (1953–1959)
30 min | Talk-Show
American print and television journalist, Paul Coates, known for his popular daily Mirror newspaper column and as the host of the syndicated tabloid style television series Confidential ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Coates, June Foray, Del Moore, Dale Olson
Votes: 12