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1. The Dark Knight (2008)

PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine

Votes: 2,881,286 | Gross: $534.86M

2. Gone Girl (2014)

R | 149 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry

Votes: 1,071,316 | Gross: $167.77M

3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Vince Vaughn

Votes: 445,378 | Gross: $229.09M

4. The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

R | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Two men and their sons must deal with the unforeseen consequences of their actions.

Director: Derek Cianfrance | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Craig Van Hook

Votes: 291,274 | Gross: $21.38M

5. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.

Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones

Votes: 247,239 | Gross: $128.34M

6. Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Axel Foley, while investigating a car theft ring, comes across something much bigger than that: the same men who killed his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles.

Director: John Landis | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Jon Tenney, Joey Travolta, Eugene Collier

Votes: 88,106 | Gross: $42.61M

7. You've Got Mail (1998)

PG | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet, both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.

Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey

Votes: 230,380 | Gross: $115.82M

8. Ferdinand (2017)

PG | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.

Director: Carlos Saldanha | Stars: John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Cannavale, Jack Gore

Votes: 63,876 | Gross: $84.41M

9. RoboCop (2014)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.

Director: José Padilha | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish

Votes: 240,034 | Gross: $58.61M

10. Summer of 84 (2018)

Not Rated | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.

Directors: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell | Stars: Graham Verchere, Judah Lewis, Caleb Emery, Cory Gruter-Andrew

Votes: 46,175 | Gross: $0.09M

11. Beethoven (1992)

PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for a loving family, but must contend with a dog-napping veterinarian and his henchmen.

Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Dean Jones, Nicholle Tom

Votes: 76,673 | Gross: $57.11M

12. Three Colors: Red (1994)

R | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A model discovers a retired judge is keen on invading people's privacy.

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frédérique Feder, Jean-Pierre Lorit

Votes: 110,295 | Gross: $4.04M

13. Labor Day (2013)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Clark Gregg

Votes: 51,400 | Gross: $13.36M

14. Invincible (2006)

PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.

Director: Ericson Core | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway

Votes: 75,507 | Gross: $57.81M

15. Man on a Ledge (2012)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.

Director: Asger Leth | Stars: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Mandy Gonzalez

Votes: 158,751 | Gross: $18.62M

16. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000 Video)

PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Crime

The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Gotham's newest Dark Knight needs answers as he stands alone to face Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.

Director: Curt Geda | Stars: Will Friedle, Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, Angie Harmon

Votes: 29,884

17. Four Christmases (2008)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas.

Director: Seth Gordon | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn, Mary Steenburgen, Robert Duvall

Votes: 80,910 | Gross: $120.15M

18. The Chamber (1996)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.

Director: James Foley | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Robert Prosky

Votes: 16,153 | Gross: $14.55M

19. Deadly Honeymoon (2010 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A couple marries in Hawaii and embarks on a honeymoon cruise where things go terribly wrong.

Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Summer Glau, Chris Carmack, Zoe McLellan, Erik Palladino

Votes: 984

20. Christmas Tree Lane (2020 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Meg wants to save her neighborhood from getting demolished. She then discovers that Nate has other plans. Can she turn Nate's heart toward Christmas?

Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Alicia Witt, Andrew W. Walker, Drake Hogestyn, Briana Price

Votes: 1,451

21. Undercover Christmas (2003 TV Movie)

87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An FBI agent is assigned as the protective custodian of a straight-talking cocktail waitress after she agrees to testify against her tax cheat boyfriend.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Jami Gertz, Shawn Christian, Tyne Daly, Winston Rekert

Votes: 1,005

22. Christmas in Connecticut (1992 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

Elizabeth, the star of a successful cooking show, is set to do a live show on Christmas, where she'll cook a Christmas dinner. But what no one knows is that she can't cook.

Director: Arnold Schwarzenegger | Stars: Dyan Cannon, Kris Kristofferson, Tony Curtis, Richard Roundtree

Votes: 1,600

23. 7 Boxes (2012)

TV-14 | 105 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Víctor receives an unusual proposal, to carry 7 boxes of unknown content through the Market Number 4 but things get complicated along the way.

Directors: Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori | Stars: Celso Franco, Víctor Sosa, Lali Gonzalez, Nico García Hume

Votes: 6,130

24. River (I) (2015)

Not Rated | 89 min | Thriller

In the south of Laos, an American volunteer doctor becomes a fugitive after he intervenes in the sexual assault of a young woman. When the assailant's body is pulled from the Mekong River, things quickly spiral out of control.

Director: Jamie M. Dagg | Stars: Rossif Sutherland, Douangmany Soliphanh, Sara Botsford, Ted Atherton

Votes: 2,319

25. The Girl on the Train (2009)

Unrated | 97 min | Drama

A drama centered on a young woman who claims she was the target of an anti-Semetic attack and the subsequent media sensation it creates.

Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Émilie Dequenne, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Blanc, Mathieu Demy

Votes: 1,651 | Gross: $0.21M

26. Dance with Me (2019)

103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical

Suzuki Shizuka is an office lady at a conglomerate who is treated by a hypnotist and left under the spell. Thereafter she cannot but sing and dance whenever she hears any melody whatsoever.... See full summary »

Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Ayaka Miyoshi, Yû Yashiro, Chay, Takahiro Miura

Votes: 845

27. Holidaze (2013 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 86 min | Drama, Family, Romance

A corporate workaholic wakes up in an alternate universe, married to her childhood sweetheart.

Director: Jerry Ciccoritti | Stars: Jennie Garth, Cameron Mathison, Kristin Booth, Maria del Mar

Votes: 1,780

28. Off Season (2001 TV Movie)

TV-G | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

After the death of his parents, 10-year-old, Jackson Mayhew (Culkin), moves in with his Aunt. But when he befriends an elderly man (Cronyn), he begins to suspect that the old man is actually Santa Claus.

Director: Bruce Davison | Stars: Sherilyn Fenn, Hume Cronyn, Bruce Davison, Tom McBeath

Votes: 380

29. Bad Girls (1999–2006)
Episode: Episode #6.12 (2004)

TV-14 | 69 min | Crime, Drama

Following her escape, Kris meets up with Selena. Karen's convinced that CCTV can prove her innocence. Tina thinks she's pregnant. Bev names Al's murderer during a psychic reading. Di and Jim's wedding day arrives.

Director: Jim Loach | Stars: Claire King, James Gaddas, Victoria Bush, Victoria Alcock

Votes: 34

30. Bad Girls (1999–2006)
Episode: Coming Out (2001)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama

Nikki prepares for her appeal alone when Helen decides to resign from Larkhall. Crystal shares some news. Yvonne and Virginia agree to turn the tables on Fenner.

Director: Diana Patrick | Stars: Kika Mirylees, Victoria Alcock, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Nathan Constance

Votes: 90

31. Bad Girls (1999–2006)
Episode: Love Hurts (1999)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama

Helen battles with her emotions and leaves Sean. Monica attempts suicide the day before her appeal. Shell attempts to blackmail Fenner and sends a letter to his wife. New inmate, Yvonne Atkins, gains a strong following from the women.

Director: Mike Adams | Stars: Joe Shaw, Linda Henry, Jane Lowe, Oliver Fox

Votes: 65

32. Batman Beyond (1999–2001)
Episode: Unmasked (2001)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Terry explains to Max why he needs a secret identity by telling the story of the trouble caused when he revealed it to a small boy who is then kidnapped by Kobra to interrogate him.

Director: Kyung Won Lim | Stars: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Cree Summer, Kerrigan Mahan

Votes: 455

33. Goodnight Sweetheart (1993–2016)
Episode: Don't Fence Me In (1995)

Not Rated | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Phoebe's worried when she learns her pub licence is set to be revoked. Meanwhile, Gary's in danger of losing his route to the past when a development project begins in Duckett's Passage.

Director: Robin Nash | Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Dervla Kirwan, Michelle Holmes, Victor McGuire

Votes: 53

34. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
Episode: The Man of Steel Bars (1993)

TV-PG | 47 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

During an unnaturally extreme winter heat wave, Superman is accused of being the cause.

Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, Michael Landes

Votes: 370

35. Malibu, CA (1998–2000)
Episode: My Hero (1998)

TV-Y | 21 min | Comedy

Jason and Stads are dating but Jason is embarrassed by always being outdone by Stads in athletics, etc. A robbery is attempted at the Lighthouse while the couple are there. The lights go ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Shimokawa | Stars: Trevor Merszei, Jason Hayes, Wendi Kenya, Brandon Brooks

36. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: The Nanny-Napper (1994)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

On the subway, a Russian immigrant accidentally leaves her baby, and Fran picks it up, believing it to be abandoned.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 394

37. The Net (1998–1999)
Episode: North by Northwestern (1998)

TV-14 | Thriller

Angela sets off an x-ray machine at Columbus Airport in Ohio and is arrested by the police who suspect she poses a bomb threat. She confides in her court appointed lawyer, and asks for his ... See full summary »

Director: Jim Charleston | Stars: Brooke Langton, Joseph Bottoms, Tim Curry, Jeff Yagher

Votes: 17

38. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Rashomama (2006)

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

A criminal defense lawyer is murdered at her son's wedding and tied to the back of a car with beer cans. It is later revealed that she had a bad attitude at the bride, the groom's father, and basically everyone else.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 985

39. The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode: When Halloween Was Forever (1986)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

On Halloween night when goblins open ancient stone release Samhain the ghost of Halloween , ghostbusters must find Samhain's weakness

Director: Richard Raynis | Stars: Arsenio Hall, Maurice LaMarche, Lorenzo Music, Laura Summer

Votes: 197

40. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Built to Kill: Part 1 (2006)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Foul play is suspected when an apparent suicide victim still has the gun in his hand, and a flower delivery woman is found crushed to death in the middle of a Cirque du Soleil performance.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 876

41. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Empty Eyes (2007)

TV-PG | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Six showgirls who live together are murdered in their home, and Sara is distressed when the final victim dies in her arms. However, she may have left Sara a vital clue that could help her ultimately identify the killer.

Director: Michael Slovis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 845

42. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: All In (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Langston investigates a homicide which is connected to the discovery of rare valuable chips from a legendary casino from the 1980s.

Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 663

43. Elementary (2012–2019)
Episode: Step Nine (2013)

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

Holmes and Watson travel to London to help track down an old mentor and investigate an unsolved mystery.

Director: John Polson | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill, Aidan Quinn

Votes: 1,366

44. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: In the Belly of the Beast (2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Beckett is recruited to assist on a Narcotics investigation, but a routine mission turns deadly when an undercover operation goes awry. To survive, Beckett must engage in a battle against ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,300

45. Melissa & Joey (2010–2015)
Episode: The New Deal (2014)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Joe tries to make his relationship with Mel work while working as a nanny. Ryder searches for a new look for the up coming school year.

Director: Rob Schiller | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler, Nick Robinson

Votes: 99

46. The Investigators (2000– )
Episode: Trail of Clues (2004)

Documentary, Crime, Drama

During a harrowing ordeal, 17-year-old Anne M. Sluti of Kearney, Nebraska was bound and taken across four states by her kidnapper. Yet, somehow, she managed to leave a clever trail of clues that the police could follow in order to find her.

Director: Jonathan Grupper | Stars: Les Marshak, William Barron, Andy Cannon, Seth Denney