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1. Baywatch (1989–2001)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

At a Los Angeles beach, a team of lifeguards led by Lieutenant Mitch Buchannon save lives, deal with personal dramas, fight crime and participate in over the top adventures on a daily basis.

Stars: David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Jeremy Jackson

Votes: 30,281

2. Baywatch (2017)

R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit, as they uncover a criminal plot that threatens the future of the bay.

Director: Seth Gordon | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Votes: 201,914 | Gross: $58.06M

3. Soul Surfer (2011)

PG | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Family

Bethany Hamilton, a professional surfer, loses her left arm in a shark attack. Unwilling to pay attention to the gravity of her situation, Bethany decides to get back into the ocean and surf again.

Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood

Votes: 52,841 | Gross: $43.85M

4. Runaway Train (I) (1985)

R | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a speeding train with no brakes and nobody driving.

Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kyle T. Heffner

Votes: 32,944 | Gross: $7.94M

5. Hunt for the I-5 Killer (2011 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 89 min | Action, Thriller

The true story of the year-long manhunt for the killer who raped and murdered his way up and down the I-5 corridor through California, Washington, and Oregon for over a year in 1981, leaving 44 victims in his wake.

Director: Allan Kroeker | Stars: John Corbett, Sara Canning, Tygh Runyan, Andrew Wheeler

Votes: 757

6. Wildfire (2005–2008)

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

After serving time in a juvenile detention center for stealing a car, Kristine secures a job as a stable hand at Raintree Farms. As she works her way up to jockey, she finds romance and competition from Raintree's rivals, the Davis Farm.

Stars: Genevieve Padalecki, Nicole Tubiola, Nana Visitor, Greg Serano

Votes: 3,718

7. Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Baywatch is busy saving lives at a beach near LA. They're invited to Mitch's Hawaii wedding with Allison, who looks like his dead ex. His ex-wife wants him back. CJ/Pam A. has a resort bar there.

Director: Douglas Schwartz | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, Michael Bergin, Yasmine Bleeth

Votes: 2,310

8. Baywatch Nights (1995–1997)

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

Baywatch veteran Mitch Buchannon moonlights as a P.I. with his two friends Garner and Ryan. In season 2, Diamont replaces Garner, and Mitch's cases suddenly take a hard turn towards supernatural horror.

Stars: David Hasselhoff, Angie Harmon, Eddie Cibrian, Donna D'Errico

Votes: 1,568

9. Sheena (2000–2002)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure

Orphaned at the age of 6, Shirley Hamilton is taken in by the Shamaness Kali and taught how to morph into almost any animal. She shall become Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.

Stars: Gena Lee Nolin, John Allen Nelson, Margo Moorer, Kevin Quigley

Votes: 1,028

10. Thunder in Paradise (1994)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure

Two former Navy Seals work as mercenaries with a high-tech boat.

Stars: Hulk Hogan, Chris Lemmon, Carol Alt, Patrick Macnee

Votes: 2,274

11. Higher Ground (2000)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

Former Wall Street mogul Peter Scarbrow becomes headmaster of Mount Horizon, a progressive school for teens at risk, high in the mountains of the Northwestern United States.

Stars: Joe Lando, Hayden Christensen, A.J. Cook, Kandyse McClure

Votes: 1,617

12. Manimal (1983)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Fantasy

A suave and elegant university professor, who can shape-shift into any animal, fights crime along with a female New York detective and his right-hand man.

Stars: Simon MacCorkindale, Melody Anderson, Reni Santoni, Michael D. Roberts

Votes: 2,189

13. Jeremiah (2002–2004)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In a post-apocalyptic future, a deadly virus has wiped out most of humanity. The only ones who survived, were those who hadn't yet reached puberty.

Stars: Luke Perry, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Peter Stebbings, Ingrid Kavelaars

Votes: 4,596

14. Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989 TV Movie)

95 min | Action, Drama

Pilot for the cult 90s show 'Baywatch' about a team of L.A. county lifeguards led by heroic Mitch Buchannon. Jill trains rookies. Craig is stalked by a teen girl he saved. Aussie troublemaker joins the team. Mitch's kid needs rescuing.

Director: Richard Compton | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Parker Stevenson, Shawn Weatherly, Billy Warlock

Votes: 913

15. Biography (1987– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.

Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson

Votes: 2,087

16. Goldie and the Boxer (1979 TV Movie)

120 min | Drama

Joe Gallagher is an unknown boxer who gets spurred by his friendship with the 10-year old daughter of a deceased boxing champ to go for the title.

Director: David Miller | Stars: O.J. Simpson, Vincent Gardenia, Ned Glass, Gordon Jump

Votes: 109

17. E! True Hollywood Story (1996– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography

Documentary series exploring a topic, headline, or person that became the ground zero for a revolution in culture; told by the people who were on the front lines of the story.

Stars: Phil Crowley, Chip Bolcik, Beng Spies, Ken Baker

Votes: 1,255

18. The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 145 min | Adventure, Drama

In 1932, in Boston, the tough Harvard graduated Dr. Meg Laurel lashes out at the corrupt and powerful Judge Adamson. Her husband Dr. Thom Laurel is worried about the damage that the judge ... See full summary »

Director: Guy Green | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Jane Wyman, Andrew Duggan, Gary Lockwood

Votes: 232

19. Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise (1995 Video)

PG | 90 min | Action, Drama

Baywatch lifeguards Mitch, C.J., Stephanie, Caroline, Matt and Logan travel to Ohau, Hawaii for a much needed vacation and get caught up in a series of mis-adventures. Stephanie teams up ... See full summary »

Director: Douglas Schwartz | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Alexandra Paul, Pamela Anderson, David Charvet

Votes: 661

20. The Last Song (1980 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Thriller

A man accidentally discovers a plot to cover up a fatal toxic waste accident and is brutally murdered. His wife, an aspiring singer, unwittingly comes into possession of several tapes for ... See full summary »

Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: Lynda Carter, Ronny Cox, Nicholas Pryor, Paul Rudd

Votes: 149

21. Assault on Devil's Island (1997 TV Movie)

R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Hulk Hogan leads an elite Navy SEALS team chosen for an audacious mission to rescue a group of nationals being held captive by a drug lords soldiers who want their leader released.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Hulk Hogan, Carl Weathers, Shannon Tweed, Martin Kove

Votes: 1,166

22. Thunder in Paradise (1993 Video)

PG | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Terry "Hulk" Hogan stars as R. J. "Hurricane" Spencer who is an ex-Navy S. E. A. L. and confirmed bachelor struggling to make ends meet. In order to save his superboat THUNDER (and ... See full summary »

Director: Douglas Schwartz | Stars: Hulk Hogan, Felicity Waterman, Carol Alt, Robin Weisman

Votes: 1,393

23. The Wizard (1986–1987)

42 min | Adventure, Drama

An eccentric little person inventor has adventures battling evil around the world.

Stars: David Rappaport, Douglas Barr, Fran Ryan, Roy Dotrice

Votes: 390

24. Crime of Innocence (1985 TV Movie)

96 min | Drama

A family seeks justice after their daughter is assaulted in jail and the law does nothing to protect her.

Director: Michael Miller | Stars: Andy Griffith, Diane Ladd, Steve Inwood, Shawnee Smith

Votes: 232

25. The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 145 min | Biography, Drama, History

Country doctor Samuel Mudd is unfairly punished by the U.S. Government after he unwisely shelters a wounded John Wilkes Booth during the night after Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Susan Sullivan, Richard Dysart, Michael McGuire

Votes: 180

26. Assault on Death Mountain (1999 TV Movie)

R | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Pals Mike, Roy, Hunter and Derek, all ex-military, are now a bounty hunter team that also helps people in need. A woman whose rich ex kidnapped their kid hires them. Also, a chemical weapons expert who killed Mike's old team resurfaces.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Hulk Hogan, Shannon Tweed, Carl Weathers, Martin Kove

Votes: 681

27. Baywatch: The Documentary

Documentary | Completed

Matt (producer), Nicole Eggert (Summer Quinn) and Jeremy Jackson (Hobie) all three examine why Baywatch became the most watched TV show in the world.

Director: Matthew Felker | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Paulina Porizkova, Jason Momoa

28. Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998 Video)

PG | 107 min | Action, Adventure

In this wrap-up to the 1997-98 season of Baywatch, L.A. lifeguards Mitch, Cody, and Mitch's son Hobie win a free ocean cruise to Alaska where coincidently lifeguards Neely, Lani and Donna ... See full summary »

Director: Douglas Schwartz | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Gena Lee Nolin, David Chokachi, Carmen Electra

Votes: 291

29. The Haunting Passion (1983 TV Movie)

98 min | Thriller, Drama

A couple moves into a romantic, isolated house as the husband starts a new career. Home alone, the wife suffers realistic erotic dreams of sex with an unknown man, sparked by a jealous demon.

Director: John Korty | Stars: Jane Seymour, Gerald McRaney, Millie Perkins, Ruth Nelson

Votes: 287

30. The Void (2001 Video)

R | 93 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

A ruthless CEO holds a whistle blower captive when she tries to stop a top-secret particle acceleration experiment she fears may create a black hole on earth.

Director: Gilbert M. Shilton | Stars: Adrian Paul, Amanda Tapping, Andrew McIlroy, Lauren K. Robek

Votes: 769

31. Thunder in Paradise 3 (1995 Video)

PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Adventure

Spencer and Bru break into his HQ and capture notorious drug lord Manuel Santiago of a DEA Agent. Santiago's angered assistant, Mason Lee, takes the school hostage where Kelly is teaching ... See full summary »

Director: Douglas Schwartz | Stars: Hulk Hogan, Chris Lemmon, Carol Alt, Ashley Gorrell

Votes: 474

32. The Peace Killers (1971)

R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Siblings Kristy and Jeffrey are buying supplies at a remote desert gas station when some members of a biker gang come cruising in. The bikers recognize Kristy, who used to be the main ... See full summary »

Director: Douglas Schwartz | Stars: Clint Ritchie, Jess Walton, Paul Prokop, Michael Ontkean

Votes: 389

33. Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Charlie is a sad sack of a man, working at a depressingly dull office job and stuck in a passionless engagement to a neurotic woman. One of the few bright spots in his life is his friend ... See full summary »

Director: Douglas Schwartz | Stars: Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Janet Margolin, Kathleen Freeman

Votes: 163 | Gross: $0.08M

34. Cabin Pressure (2002 TV Movie)

R | 93 min | Drama, Action, Adventure

A fully automated commercial jetliner is prepared to make its maiden voyage. Without an on-flight pilot, the craft relies on satellite linking for its course. But when the plane suddenly ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Simmonds | Stars: Craig Sheffer, Rachel Hayward, Winston Rekert, Françoise Yip

Votes: 273

35. Thunder in Paradise II (1994 Video)

PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure

Kelly is whisked off into Prince Aramour's harem and given to his enemy as tribute in this romantic tale of capture and rescue.

Director: Douglas Schwartz | Stars: Hulk Hogan, Chris Lemmon, Carol Alt, Ashley Gorrell

Votes: 563

36. 50 Years of Bad Sex (2011 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

An essay by cultural writer and critic Jacques Peretti on the role and expression of sex in five key entertainment products of the last fifty years: the Carry On movies, ABBA and TV series Baywatch, Sex and the City and X Factor.

Stars: Jacques Peretti, ABBA, Fenton Bailey, Wes Butters

Votes: 10

37. Face of a Stranger (1991 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama

After the death of her husband, Pat learns that he gambled away all of their savings and that she's now destitute. She may even have to leave their apartment. Much to the embarrassment of ... See full summary »

Director: Claudia Weill | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Tyne Daly, Cynthia Nixon, Kevin Tighe

Votes: 160

38. Road to Juarez (2013)

R | 84 min | Action, Thriller

An American ex-con with Mexican underworld ties ensnares a pair of young misfits into a dangerous heist in Mexico. Inspired by true events.

Director: David A. Ponce de Leon | Stars: William Forsythe, Jacqueline Pinol, Pepe Serna, Charley Koontz

Votes: 94

39. Daytona Beach (1996 TV Movie)

Action, Adventure, Crime

Unsold TV series pilot about Gavin Travers, a beach cop who assists Daytona Beach lifeguards and drives NASCAR as a hobby. His love interest is Annie Gibson, an Air Force test pilot who wants to be an astronaut.

Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: Lisa Boyle, John Casper, Robert Catrini, Mac Davis

Votes: 22

40. Baywatch

Action, Adventure | Pre-production

Lifeguards train rookies while facing dangers on the beach and complicated personal relationships.

41. I Love the 1990s (2001– )

90 min | Documentary

Celebrities recall the TV, films, fads and fashions that made the 1990's memorable.

Stars: Michelle Gayle, Vernon Kay, Johnny Vegas, Greg Proops

Votes: 42

42. Steel Chariots (1997 TV Movie)

96 min | Action, Drama

Set in the world of NASCAR racing, a family racing team is in danger of being ripped apart by the rivalry between two brothers tempted by fame, money, and beautiful women.

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: John Beck, Kathleen Nolan, Ben Browder, Heidi Mark

Votes: 77

43. The Wild and the Free (1980 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

An unforgettable story of adventure, love, courage and humour.

Director: James Hill | Stars: Granville Van Dusen, Linda Gray, Frank Logan, Raymond Forchion

Votes: 54

44. Defying the Odds

27 min | Short, Biography | Announced

A portrait of Douglas Schwartz who co-created "Baywatch" TV Series although 95% blind

Director: Bruce Schwartz | Star: Douglas Schwartz

45. Baywatch (1989–2001)
Episode: River of No Return: Part 1 (1992)

TV-PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Mitch Buchannon, Hobie, Eddie and Shauni travel to northern California's rugged gold country, with C.J. as their guide, to investigate the death of Mitch's prospector uncle where they find ... See full summary »

Director: Douglas Schwartz | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Billy Warlock, Erika Eleniak, Nicole Eggert

Votes: 336

46. Baywatch (1989–2001)
Episode: Summerfest Special (1992)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Pamela Anderson (as C.J. Parker) makes her first appearance in this two-part episode. Eddie and Shauni are having problems in their relationship; Mitch finds out that his uncle may have ... See full summary »

Stars: David Hasselhoff, Billy Warlock, Erika Eleniak, Nicole Eggert

Votes: 99

47. Baywatch (1989–2001)
Episode: Aftershock (1994)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Three months after the trauma of the massive earthquake, Hobie arrives back home after spending the summer in Ohio with his mother, Gayle, who asks Mitch marry her again in a formal ... See full summary »

Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, David Charvet, Yasmine Bleeth

Votes: 148

48. Baywatch (1989–2001)
Episode: Air Buchannon (1994)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Mitch and Stephanie are partnered for a 24-hour shift on a busy day where they help out each other with accident victims and even try to rekindle their lost romance once again. With his ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Campanella II | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, David Charvet, Yasmine Bleeth

Votes: 153

49. Baywatch (1989–2001)
Episode: Aloha Baywatch (1999)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Crime

Mitch Bucannon, on leave in Oahu, Hawaii while he sorts out his thoughts during a mid-life crisis (his failed romance with Neely, his mother's recent death, and Hobie living on the East ... See full summary »

Director: Gregory J. Bonann | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Brooke Burns, Michael Bergin, Brandy Ledford

Votes: 97

50. Baywatch (1989–2001)
Episode: Armored Car (1990)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Jill teams up with Trevor to win a beach volleyball tournament, but all she really wants is to beat her ex's team, no matter what. Eddie and Shauni try to rescue a child trapped in a crashed armored car that's about to fall into the sea.

Director: Michael Ray Rhodes | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Parker Stevenson, Shawn Weatherly, Billy Warlock

Votes: 247