Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "choke-hold"

51. Silent Trigger (1996)

R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Waxman is a former Special Forces soldier who is now working as a heavily armed assassin for a top secret government agency. When a covert mission goes terribly wrong, Waxman and fellow assassin Clegg become that agency's prime targets.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Gina Bellman, Conrad Dunn, Christopher Heyerdahl

Votes: 4,499

52. Duffle Bag Boy (2024)

Action, Adventure, Crime

Lost and forgotten, a homeless veteran hitchhikes his way into becoming an outlaw and goes to war with the kingpin of a criminal empire.

Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Alexander Raye Pimentel, James Anthony Perez, ZsaNell Sims, Lavios Brown

Votes: 33

53. Garden of Hedon (2011)

119 min | Horror, Mystery

Anything goes in the Garden of Hedon. Even murder. "Fresh and Exciting" says Ain't It Cool News. "A Twisty Thrillers" says Night of the Living Podcast. "a genre-bending journey into debauchery and murder" says Horrortalk.

Director: Kevin Kangas | Stars: Richard Cutting, Danielle Lozeau, John C. Bailey, Beau Peregino

Votes: 231

54. Raw Deal (1948)

Approved | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe) has taken the rap for Rick (Raymond Burr), who double-crosses him with a flawed escape plan and other means intended to get rid of him.

Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt, John Ireland

Votes: 5,641

55. Snag (2023)

R | 83 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

A quiet, lonely Australian must find allies and enter a violent world to confront ruthless gangsters and save the love of his life after learning she was still alive.

Director: Ben Milliken | Stars: Ben Milliken, Sofía Castro, Jonny Beauchamp, Ana Ortiz

Votes: 469

56. Asylum Blackout (I) (2011)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm.

Director: Alexandre Courtès | Stars: Rupert Evans, Kenny Doughty, Joseph Kennedy, Dave Legeno

Votes: 5,325

57. Enforcement (2020)

Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jens and Mike, two police officers on routine patrol, find themselves trapped in a maze of buildings when unrest spreads.

Directors: Frederik Louis Hviid, Anders Ølholm | Stars: Jacob Lohmann, Simon Sears, Tarek Zayat, Dulfi Al-Jabouri

Votes: 6,971

58. Chiller (1985 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Corporate exec Miles Creighton dies, and is cryogenically frozen in the hopes that he can be revived. 10 years later, the procedure is a success, and Miles returns--without his soul.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Michael Beck, Beatrice Straight, Laura Johnson, Dick O'Neill

Votes: 1,600

59. Zombie Lake (1981)

R | 90 min | Horror

In a small village, somewhere in France, German soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the Resistance during WW II, come back.

Directors: Jean Rollin, Julian de Laserna | Stars: Howard Vernon, Pierre-Marie Escourrou, Anouchka, Antonio Mayans

Votes: 3,594

60. Baazigar (1993)

Not Rated | 175 min | Crime, Drama, Musical

A young man with a vendetta against a business tycoon seduces the man's younger daughter, but she begins to suspect her new lover's connection with her elder sister and his ulterior motive.

Directors: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Dalip Tahil, Rakhee Gulzar

Votes: 30,066

61. The Taste of Others (2000)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The lives of 6 people over 35 in Rouen, France, and their relationship to each other.

Director: Agnès Jaoui | Stars: Anne Alvaro, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui

Votes: 10,393 | Gross: $0.64M

62. High Risk (1995)

R | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an ... See full summary »

Directors: Jing Wong, Wai-Lun Lam | Stars: Jet Li, Chingmy Yau, Jacky Cheung, Charlie Yeung

Votes: 4,623

63. Stranger Within (2013 Video)

R | 90 min | Thriller

An acclaimed actress and her psychiatrist husband escape on a relaxing vacation but on the first night, they meet a young girl with blood on her hands and a penchant for mind games.

Director: Adam Neutzsky-Wulff | Stars: William Baldwin, Estella Warren, Sarah Butler, Jeffrey Pierce

Votes: 2,240

64. Ghayal (1990)

Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Ajay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.

Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Moushumi Chatterjee

Votes: 5,076

65. The Centerfold Girls (1974)

R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

A depraved religious fanatic sets out to punish all the "immoral" women who have posed for the center-fold of a men's magazine.

Director: John Peyser | Stars: Jaime Lyn Bauer, Aldo Ray, Dennis Olivieri, Janet Wood

Votes: 935

66. Blood Relatives (2022)

88 min | Comedy, Horror

A vampire's loner lifestyle is thrown into disarray when a teenager shows up claiming to be his daughter, and she's got the fangs to prove it. On a road trip across America's blacktops, they decide how to sink their teeth into family life.

Director: Noah Segan | Stars: Noah Segan, Victoria Moroles, Akasha Villalobos, C.L. Simpson

Votes: 867

67. Curse of the Fly (1965)

Approved | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Motorist Martin Delambre attempts to keep evidence of his family's bizarre experiments in teleportation hidden from his wife, who is hiding secrets of her own.

Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Brian Donlevy, George Baker, Carole Gray, Yvette Rees

Votes: 2,466

68. The Undertaker (1988)

R | 89 min | Horror

A deranged undertaker kills various people to keep as his friends in his seedy funeral home.

Directors: Frank Avianca, Steve Bono | Stars: Joe Spinell, Rebecca Varon, Patrick Askin, Susan Bachli

Votes: 782

69. Prison Break: The Conspiracy (2010 Video Game)

T | Action, Crime, Thriller

Michael Scofield, brother of Lincoln Burrows purposely incarcerates himself so that he can break out his brother.

Director: Bostjan Troha | Stars: David Boat, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Amaury Nolasco

Votes: 924

70. Fight Valley (2016)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Drama

A young woman is found dead after getting involved in an underground fighting ring. Her sister Windsor begins training under a respected ex-fighter as she searches for the killer.

Director: Rob Hawk | Stars: Susie Celek, Miesha Tate, Erin O'Brien, Kari J. Kramer

Votes: 673

71. Chokehold (2019 Video)

98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A woman who seeks vergence on the Russian mob for the death of her father. She battles her way up in the underground MMA fighting world to find those responsible for his death.

Director: Brian Skiba | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Melissa Croden, Lochlyn Munro, Kip Pardue

Votes: 196 | Gross: $0.01M

72. Knock Out (2010)

Not Rated | 117 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Hidden with a mysterious agenda, a sniper holds a businessman hostage in a closed phone booth, where he is ordered to obey the sniper or he will be killed.

Director: Mani Shankar | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Irrfan Khan, Kangana Ranaut, Gulshan Grover

Votes: 2,376

73. Collider (2018)

84 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In the year 2033, a young girl trapped in a mysterious orphanage recklessly travels back in time to find her parents and amend her past.

Director: Justin Lewis | Stars: Christine Mascolo, Jude Moran, Michael Vasicek, Conner Greenhalgh

Votes: 433

74. Painkillers (2015)

Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Marines sent on a classified mission to Afghanistan find themselves trapped in a military hospital with no memory of how they got there.

Director: Peter Winther | Stars: Tahmoh Penikett, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Colm Feore, Erica Durance

Votes: 735

75. Convergence (I) (2015)

100 min | Action, Thriller

A detective must fight for the redemption of his soul when he finds himself trapped in a mysterious hospital that serves as a gateway between heaven and hell.

Director: Drew Hall | Stars: Clayne Crawford, Ethan Embry, Mykelti Williamson, Gary Grubbs

Votes: 1,085

76. Code Name: Dynastud (2018)

Not Rated | 94 min | Action

In the year 2024, homosexuality has been outlawed by an extreme right-wing government. Only one extraordinary man can stop this wave of terror and repression, a superhero for our troubled times.

Director: Richard Griffin | Stars: Michael Varrati, Chris Torem, Anthony Rainville, Anthony Gaudette

Votes: 308

77. Stolen Breath: The Truth Revealed (2017)

136 min | Drama

A dedicated father, struggling with a family secret of intergenerational incest, finds himself caught in a war between love and the pain for revenge

Director: Mark E. Ridley | Stars: Anthony M. Bertram, Perry Brown, Phillip J. Cates, Rayshawn Chism

Votes: 30

78. UFC 1: The Beginning (1993 TV Special)

180 min | Sport

The Ultimate Fighting Championship debuts, as eight fighters enter the Octagon for a one-night tournament to determine the superior fighting style, including Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock, and Gerard Gordeau.

Director: Mark Lucas | Stars: Royce Gracie, Gerard Gordeau, Ken Shamrock, Kevin Rosier

Votes: 443

79. Ghosts of Hanley House (1968)

85 min | Horror

Five people bet they can spend the night in the said-haunted Hanley house. Things get dicey when some eerie manifestations occur. Icy hands that choke, cars that won't start, and every path through the woods lead back to the house.

Director: Louise Sherrill | Stars: Elsie Baker, Barbara Chase, Wilkie de Martel, Roberta Reeves

Votes: 270

80. The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu (2009)

78 min | Adventure, Comedy, Horror

Jeff is an ordinary guy that is stuck at a dead end job with a boring life, but when a strange old man gives him an Ancient relic and tells him that he is the last bloodline of H.P. ... See full summary »

Director: Henry Saine | Stars: Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Matt Bauer, Honor Bliss

Votes: 1,911

81. King of the Ring (1998 TV Special)

180 min | Action, Sport

WWF Title: Steve Austin vs. Kane, Hell in a Cell: The Undertaker vs. Mankind, The sixth annual King of the Ring tournament featuring Ken Shamrock, The Rock, Jeff Jarrett & Dan Severn, WWF ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: Mark Calaway, Mick Foley, Glenn Jacobs, Steve Austin

Votes: 470

82. Survivor Series (1989 TV Special)

TV-PG | 159 min | Action, Sport

The Ultimate Warrior, The Rockers and Jim Neidhart vs.Andre the Giant, Bobby Heenan, Arn Anderson & Haku, Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts & Demolition vs. Ted DiBiase, The Powers of Pain & Zeus, ... See full summary »

Stars: Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts, Bill Eadie, Barry Darsow

Votes: 449

83. Prodigal Sons (2008)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary

Filmmaker Kimberly Reed returns home for her high school reunion, ready to reintroduce herself to the small town as a transgender woman and hoping for reconciliation with her long estranged... See full summary »

Director: Kimberly Reed | Stars: Kimberly Reed, Carol McKerrow, Marc McKerrow, Claire Jones

Votes: 759 | Gross: $0.07M

84. Trial (IV) (2016)

16 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi

A quadriplegic soldier is offered an experimental procedure. He gets a new body. He suffers leaps in time. Is it multiple personality disorder or is he time sharing the body with the original owner?

Directors: David T. Lynch, Keith Lynch | Stars: Tom Cullen, Ana Ularu, Joseph Mawle, Akie Kotabe

Votes: 132

85. La Gunguna (2015)

TV-MA | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The stories behind a .22 caliber pistol that brings bad luck and misfortune to any person that takes possession of it.

Director: Ernesto Alemany | Stars: Gerardo Mercedes, Wasen Ou, Jalsen Santana, Isaac Saviñón

Votes: 444

86. Shi zi mo hou shou (1978)

R | 88 min | Action

David Chiang plays a hero who is the master of a secret kung-fu technique and uses it to avenge his father's death in this martial arts chiller Shaolin Hand Lock. A must see for all.

Director: Meng-Hua Ho | Stars: David Chiang, Ping Chen, Michael Wai-Man Chan, Lieh Lo

Votes: 312

87. KillerKiller (2007)

Not Rated | 76 min | Horror

In a security facility housing only captured serial killers, something or someone is picking off the inmates.

Director: Pat Higgins | Stars: Richard Collins, Scott Denyer, Dutch Dore-Boize, Cy Henty

Votes: 311

88. Royal Rumble (2000 TV Special)

TV-14 | 166 min | Action, Sport

The WWF Royal Rumble battle Royal, with the winner receiving a WWF Title shot at Wrestlemania 2000, WWF Title (Street Fight) : Triple H vs. Cactus Jack, WWF Intercontinental Title: Chris ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: Paul Levesque, Mick Foley, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Wight

Votes: 797

89. The Residence

Crime, Horror, Thriller | Announced

In a boutique hotel called the The Residence, night staff find themselves pitted against the Undead with the assistance of four criminals who had previously attempted to take the hotel hostage.

Director: Eke Chukwu

90. Hood (2011)

20 min | Short, Action, Adventure

In a London where the economy is dwindling and the young take on the burden of the older generations mistakes. A new form of political war between the older and younger generations has ... See full summary »

Director: Okorie Chukwu | Stars: Eke Chukwu, Okorie Chukwu, Raphael Courtenay, Emma Fischer

Votes: 17

91. WCW Starrcade 1996 (1996 TV Special)

180 min | Sport

WCW World Champion Hollywood Hogan vs. Roddy Piper (non-title match), WCW United States Title: Eddie Guerrero vs. Dallas Page, WCW Cruiserweight/Super J Cup Titles: Ultimo Dragon vs. Dean ... See full summary »

Stars: Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Larry Pfohl, Paul Wight

Votes: 111

92. Exsanguination (2011)

Unrated | 74 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

One dark room. Two bound strangers. And, a whole lot of blood.

Director: Stuart Brick | Stars: Mark T. Lee, Shane Land, Greg Vestal, Melissa Vestal

Votes: 68

93. UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 (2005 TV Special)

180 min | Sport

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Director: Anthony Giordano | Stars: Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Pamela Anderson, Bruce Buffer

Votes: 194

94. I See Him (2020)

Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Horror

When a normal walk home from school goes wrong. 3 kids bully another kid and end up doing something that will haunt them for the rest of their lives.

Director: Samuel Johnson | Stars: Amaurion Clay, Evan Harley, Hazel, PJ Henley

95. WCW vs. NWO: World Tour (1997 Video Game)

E | Action, Sport

WCW vs. NWO: World Tour features professional wrestlers from the WCW and NWO stables, and uses the revolutionary "grappling system." Fight in a range of match modes, or enter a league or tournament mode which remained unique to the game.

Stars: Aiichirou Hosoi, Kenichi Kanno, Erika Kitazato, Kiyoshi Nishino

Votes: 115

96. Carach Angren: There's No Place Like Home (2014 Music Video)

4 min | Horror, Music

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Director: Costin Chioreanu | Stars: Dennis Droomers, Clemens Wijers, Ivo Wijers

97. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode: Welcome to the Hellmouth (1997)

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

When teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.

Directors: Charles Martin Smith, Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter

Votes: 5,361

98. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 3: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (2003)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In order to get Ramon out of prison Jack asks for President Palmer's permission to instigate a prison riot. Michelle takes over command of CTU after Tony is injured. Chase disobeys orders and fiercely interrogates Ramon as Jack puts his plan into motion. President Palmer has Wayne call off the meeting with Anne's ex-husband. Drug dealer Kyle Singer is captured by Salazar's men.

Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert, Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth

Votes: 1,392

99. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 5: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (2006)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Bierko contacts President Logan and demands information about the route of President Suvarov's motorcade. Jack races to protect a witness who helped supply Bierko the nerve gas cannisters before Bierko has him killed.

Director: Tim Iacofano | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Raver, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Gregory Itzin

Votes: 1,246

100. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 5: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (2006)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While CTU itself deals with an attack, the Vice President tries to convince the President to declare martial law in Los Angeles.

Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Raver, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard

Votes: 1,379