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1. Die Hard (1988)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 946,833 | Gross: $83.01M
2. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy
A popular high school student, admired by his peers, decides to take a day off from school and goes to extreme lengths to pull it off, to the chagrin of his Dean, who'll do anything to stop him.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones
Votes: 387,070 | Gross: $70.14M
3. Die Hard 2 (1990)
R | 124 min | Action, Thriller
John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Bruce Willis, William Atherton, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 383,511 | Gross: $117.54M
4. Lethal Weapon (1987)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan
Votes: 276,732 | Gross: $65.21M
5. Point Break (1991)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty
Votes: 202,765 | Gross: $43.22M
6. Demolition Man (1993)
R | 115 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.
Director: Marco Brambilla | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 193,673 | Gross: $58.06M
7. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit
Votes: 189,093 | Gross: $147.25M
8. Predator 2 (1990)
R | 108 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
The Predator returns to Earth, this time to stake a claim on the war-torn streets of a dystopian Los Angeles.
Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Kevin Peter Hall, Rubén Blades
Votes: 182,928 | Gross: $30.67M
9. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
R | 118 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue a former LAPD officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo
Votes: 178,726 | Gross: $144.73M
10. Judge Dredd (1995)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
In a dystopian future, Joseph Dredd, the most famous Judge (a police officer with instant field judiciary powers), is convicted for a crime he did not commit and must face his murderous counterpart.
Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Rob Schneider, Jürgen Prochnow
Votes: 125,049 | Gross: $34.69M
11. The Last Boy Scout (1991)
R | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham
Votes: 112,230 | Gross: $59.51M
12. Road House (1989)
R | 114 min | Action, Thriller
A bouncer hired to clean up the baddest honkytonk in a Missouri town. Armed with a black belt in karate and a degree in philosophy, Patrick Swayze sets out to tame the Double Deuce for its owner.
Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara
Votes: 101,539 | Gross: $30.05M
13. Pretty in Pink (1986)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A poor girl must choose between the affections of dating her childhood sweetheart or a rich but sensitive playboy.
Director: Howard Deutch | Stars: Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Harry Dean Stanton, Annie Potts
Votes: 88,742 | Gross: $40.47M
14. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock's body.
Director: Leonard Nimoy | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
Votes: 86,256 | Gross: $76.47M
15. The Specialist (1994)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.
Director: Luis Llosa | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Rod Steiger
Votes: 69,857 | Gross: $57.36M
16. Striking Distance (1993)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted then to river duty, the killer taunts Tom.
Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore
Votes: 45,572 | Gross: $23.80M
17. Angels in the Outfield (1994)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.
Director: William Dear | Stars: Danny Glover, Brenda Fricker, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd
Votes: 34,508 | Gross: $50.24M
18. Just Cause (1995)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.
Director: Arne Glimcher | Stars: Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Capshaw, Blair Underwood
Votes: 29,532 | Gross: $36.85M
19. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
"Tales from the Crypt" was a 1989 horror story anthology series based on the gruesome E.C. comic books of the 1950s presented by the legendary "Crypt Keeper", a sinister ghoul obsessed with gallows humor and horrific puns.
Stars: John Kassir, Roy Brocksmith, Miguel Ferrer, Cam Clarke
Votes: 27,136
20. Explorers (1985)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A boy obsessed with '50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what?
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Bobby Fite, Bradley Gregg
Votes: 23,762 | Gross: $9.87M
21. Ricochet (1991)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A District Attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T, Kevin Pollak
Votes: 20,434 | Gross: $21.76M
22. The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A vulgar private detective is hired to find a missing groupie and is drawn into a mystery involving a series of murders tied to the music industry.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Andrew Dice Clay, Lauren Holly, Wayne Newton, Priscilla Presley
Votes: 19,268 | Gross: $21.41M
23. Paparazzi (2004)
PG-13 | 84 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.
Director: Paul Abascal | Stars: Cole Hauser, Robin Tunney, Dennis Farina, Daniel Baldwin
Votes: 15,695 | Gross: $15.71M
24. Action Jackson (1988)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power-hungry auto magnate who is systematically eliminating his competition.
Director: Craig R. Baxley | Stars: Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone
Votes: 12,625 | Gross: $20.26M
25. Who's That Girl (1987)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
The life of an uptight tax lawyer turns chaotic when he is asked to escort a young woman newly released from prison, who persuades him to help prove her innocence.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Madonna, Griffin Dunne, Haviland Morris, John McMartin
Votes: 11,079 | Gross: $7.31M
26. The Osterman Weekend (1983)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
During the Cold War, a controversial television journalist is asked by the C.I.A. to persuade certain acquaintances, who are Soviet Agents of the Omega network, to defect.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 9,430 | Gross: $6.49M
27. Nash Bridges (1996–2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A smart alecky San Francisco, California cop and his get rich quick scheme of a partner keep tabs on crime and take down the bad guys in the Bay Area.
Stars: Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Jeff Perry
Votes: 8,112
28. Three Wishes (1995)
PG | 115 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
In an unexplained act of charity, Jeanne Holman, picks up an injured, apparent tramp and takes him home to care for him little realizing who he was, or the effect he would have on her life and those of her family.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joseph Mazzello, Seth Mumy
Votes: 3,273 | Gross: $7.03M
29. Silk Stalkings (1991–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
"Cassy" St. John and Tom Ryan are the new duo in town. It is now their job to catch the killers of Palm Beach.
Stars: Rob Estes, Mitzi Kapture, Charlie Brill, Janet Gunn
Votes: 3,219
30. Witchblade (2001–2002)
60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
NYPD Det. Sara Pezzini has a supernatural weapon and abilities to help her fight evil.
Stars: Yancy Butler, David Chokachi, Anthony Cistaro, Will Yun Lee
Votes: 2,847
31. The Sentinel (1996–1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In the jungles of Peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with Jim, helping him develop these senses.
Stars: Richard Burgi, Garett Maggart, Bruce A. Young, Ken Earl
Votes: 2,675
32. Letters from a Killer (1998)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is wrongfully convicted of killing his wife. After he is let out of prison, he is framed again.
Director: David Carson | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Kim Myers, Gia Carides, Olivia Birkelund
Votes: 2,482
33. America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (1988–2013)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
True crimes are dramatized in hopes that viewers can give information leading to the capture of the criminals.
Stars: John Walsh, Daniel David Sim, Don LaFontaine, Jon Leiberman
Votes: 2,268
34. Complete Savages (2004–2005)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy
A single dad is trying to bring up his unruly sons on his own, as well as work as a fireman with his brother Jimmy, after their mother ran off 10 years before.
Stars: Keith Carradine, Erik von Detten, Andrew Eiden, Shaun Sipos
Votes: 2,004
35. Viper (1994–1999)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In the near future, an organized crime group known as "Outfit" becomes a major force in America.
Stars: Joe Nipote, Heather Medway, J. Downing, Jeff Kaake
Votes: 1,990
36. Thief of Hearts (1984)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
If you met Ray and Mickey Davis, you'd swear they had a perfect marriage. But if you read Mickey's diary, you'd know that unrest is lurking just beneath the surface.
Director: Douglas Day Stewart | Stars: Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams, John Getz, David Caruso
Votes: 1,914 | Gross: $10.44M
37. Special Unit 2 (2001–2002)
60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Detectives Kate Benson and Nick O'Malley from a secret Chicago P.D. unit solve violent crimes committed by mythological creatures aka 'Links' while trying to hide the Links existence from the general public.
Stars: Michael Landes, Alexondra Lee, Richard Gant, Danny Woodburn
Votes: 1,772
38. True Identity (1991)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.
Director: Charles Lane | Stars: Lenny Henry, Frank Langella, Charles Lane, J.T. Walsh
Votes: 1,327 | Gross: $4.69M
39. Unusual Suspects (2010–2016)
44 min | Documentary, Crime
Just when you thought you knew who did it, a tip comes in that changes the direction of the case and shifts suspicion.
Stars: Mocean Melvin, Jamie Hanes, Bryan Massey, Tommy LeNoir
Votes: 985
40. Opposing Force (1986)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A group of soldiers, including a female for the first time, enroll in the ultimate training mission. They parachute onto an island in the Philippines, only to find that the commandant will stop at nothing to try and break his trainees.
Director: Eric Karson | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Lisa Eichhorn, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Roundtree
Votes: 954
41. NightMan (1997–1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Based on the comic created by Steve Englehart (who wrote several episodes), Night Man tells the story of Johnny Domino, a jazz musician who gains super powers after getting struck by lightning.
Stars: Matt McColm, Earl Holliman, Jayne Heitmeyer, Derek Webster
Votes: 904
42.
Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode:
Oil's Well That Ends Well
(1993)
Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
A duo of con artists try to take the jackpot when tricking a group of southern investors into thinking there's a large amount of oil under an isolated cemetery.
Director: Paul Abascal | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Priscilla Presley, Noble Willingham, Alan Ruck
Votes: 674
43. American Genius (2015– )
Documentary, History
Documentaries about great American thinkers, and how their ideas have changed the world.
Stars: Jeff Wilburn, Benjamin Loeh, John S. Howell Sr., Nicholas Augusta
Votes: 616
44. Sylvester (1985)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Family
Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a rogue horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an eventing champion.
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Richard Farnsworth, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Schoeffling, Constance Towers
Votes: 504 | Gross: $0.39M
45. After the Wizard (2011)
Not Rated | 80 min | Family, Fantasy
A 12-year-old Kansas orphan turns to the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman for help during a difficult time. Things have not gone well in Oz since the Wizard left, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman must travel to Kansas to find Dorothy
Director: Hugh Gross | Stars: Helen Richman, Sean Orr, Jordan Van Vranken, Loren Lester
Votes: 382 | Gross: $0.00M
46. Secret Agent Man (2000)
86 min | Action, Thriller
Suave spy Monk and his gorgeous partner, Holiday, work for a government agency so secret nobody even knows what its initials stand for.
Stars: Costas Mandylor, Dina Meyer, Dondré T. Whitfield, Paul Guilfoyle
Votes: 291
47. Stranger on My Land (1988 TV Movie)
94 min | Drama, Western
A Vietnam veteran has to fight peacefully with words once more when the Air Force wants to expropriate his ranch for the construction of an air base.
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Dee Wallace, Terry O'Quinn, Pat Hingle
Votes: 198
48. ATL Homicide (2018– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime
A reality-based crime story series with interesting plot twists dealing with some of the citizens of Atlanta. The dramatizations are profoundly chosen. The true life stories include unusual... See full summary »
Stars: Angelo Diaz, Christopher Diaz, Amy Sutherland, Daniel Stephens
Votes: 161
49. Freedom (2000–2001)
60 min | Sci-Fi, Drama, Action
After a coup, the US government is taken over by renegade military forces, forcing four people - each of whom had been arrested for treason - to band together and help the resistance return the legitimate government to power.
Stars: Scarlett Chorvat, Darius McCrary, Holt McCallany, Bodhi Elfman
Votes: 160
50. Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992 TV Special)
30 min | Short, Comedy
Directors: Paul Abascal, Scott H. Eddo, Mel Gibson, Michael Klastorin | Stars: Brian Bennett, Peter Boyle, Richard Donner, Mel Gibson
Votes: 140