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1. 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: 205,644 | Gross: $0.55M
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: 139,384
3. 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: 96,099 | Gross: $0.78M
4. 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: 91,602 | Gross: $109.71M
5. 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: 33,642
6. 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: 24,232
7. 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: 10,448
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: 6,655
9. 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: 5,830
10. 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: 4,137
11. 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: 3,822
12. 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: 3,592
13.
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: 3,521
14.
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: 3,314
15. 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
16. 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: 2,254
17. 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: 1,884
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: 1,217
19. 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: 1,210
20. 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: 1,040 | Gross: $0.35M
21. 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: 485
22. 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: 461
23. 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: 373
24.
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: 340
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: 332
26. 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: 297
27. 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
28.
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: 137
29.
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: 134
30.
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: 129
31.
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: 128
32. 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
33. 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
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: 103
35. 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
36.
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
37.
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: 59
38.
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
39. 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
40.
Christine Cromwell (1989–1990)
Episode:
Things That Go Bump in the Night
(1989)
100 min | Drama
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Ellen Albertini Dow, Dick Balduzzi, Ralph Bellamy
Votes: 33
41.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–2013)
Episode:
Futari dake no Sensou
(1996)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Drama
In the year 0079, Shiro Amada goes to a federal supply ship with other members that is headed towards the Earth.
Directors: Takeyuki Kanda, Akira Nishimori | Stars: Steve Staley, Kikuko Inoue, Emilie de Azevedo Brown, Bob Buchholz
Votes: 30
42.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–2013)
Episode:
Furueru Yama (Zenpen)
(1998)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Drama
The Federation has launched forces of an all out attack on the hidden base of Zeon. Shiro has confronted Norris' Gufu in a Ez-8 but gets hurt by a heat rod.
Directors: Umanosuke Iida, Kunihiro Mori | Stars: Steve Staley, Kikuko Inoue, Emilie de Azevedo Brown, John DeMita
Votes: 29
43.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–2013)
Episode:
Furueru Yama (Kouhen)
(1999)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Drama
Shiro says that he is leaving the team and goes to Aina's rescue. Aina calls a truce for the federation to escape Kerguelen who is carrying wounded soldiers but is shot in the process, and Shiro must save Aina.
Directors: Umanosuke Iida, Hirokazu Yamada | Stars: Steve Staley, Kikuko Inoue, Emilie de Azevedo Brown, John DeMita
Votes: 29
44.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–2013)
Episode:
Last Resort
(1999)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Drama
The Zeonite ship gets attacked by Federal forces and Komusai officers picks up some children and puts them in a capsule bound for land to be saved.
Directors: Nobuetsu Andô, Umanosuke Iida, Kunihiro Mori, Tetsuya Watanabe | Stars: Steve Staley, Hiro Yûki, Kikuko Inoue, Chinami Nishimura
Votes: 29
45.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–2013)
Episode:
Mitsurin no Gundam
(1996)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Drama
Now that they are back on the Earth, Shiro, Michel and Sanders are greeted by two members of the 08 Mobile Suit team and get assigned their positions by Commander Kojima.
Directors: Takeyuki Kanda, Takeshi Serizawa | Stars: Steve Staley, Kikuko Inoue, Emilie de Azevedo Brown, Bob Buchholz
Votes: 28
46.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–2013)
Episode:
Zujou no Akuma
(1996)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Drama
Sergeant Sanders is worried that his troops were killed and Shiro encourages Sanders but Zeon's new Mobile suit has approached the platoon.
Directors: Masamitsu Hidaka, Takeyuki Kanda | Stars: Steve Staley, Kikuko Inoue, Emilie de Azevedo Brown, David Ellenstein
Votes: 28
47.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–2013)
Episode:
Saikai
(1996)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Drama
Shiro finds that the pilot of Apsaras is actually Aina and Shiloh's Gundam crash on the Himalayan mountain range.
Directors: Umanosuke Iida, Atsuko Kase | Stars: Steve Staley, Kikuko Inoue, Emilie de Azevedo Brown, David Ellenstein
Votes: 26
48.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–2013)
Episode:
Gunmu to Risou
(1997)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Drama
Shiro survived the mountains while Shiloh who was with Aina is suspected of espionage.
Directors: Umanosuke Iida, Kunihiro Mori | Stars: Steve Staley, Kikuko Inoue, Emilie de Azevedo Brown, David Ellenstein
Votes: 26
49.
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
50.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–2013)
Episode:
Shinrai e no genkai jikan
(1996)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Drama
Shiro has to attack the enemy from behind when his team attacks them from the front but is caught by guerrillas.
Directors: Takeyuki Kanda, Akira Nishimori | Stars: Steve Staley, Kikuko Inoue, Emilie de Azevedo Brown, Dana Craig
Votes: 25