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1. Spider-Man (2002)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After being bitten by a genetically-modified spider, a shy teenager gains spider-like abilities that he uses to fight injustice as a masked superhero and face a vengeful enemy.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco
Votes: 880,498 | Gross: $403.71M
2. Oldboy (2003)
R | 120 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Byeong-Ok
Votes: 636,429 | Gross: $0.71M
3. No Time to Die (2021)
PG-13 | 163 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux
Votes: 445,075 | Gross: $160.87M
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
PG-13 | 130 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon
Votes: 949,170 | Gross: $381.01M
5. Batman (1989)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl
Votes: 404,491 | Gross: $251.19M
6. RRR (2022)
Not Rated | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A fearless warrior on a perilous mission comes face to face with a steely cop serving British forces in this epic saga set in pre-independent India.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt
Votes: 167,445 | Gross: $14.50M
7. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
PG | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer
Votes: 216,995 | Gross: $156.45M
8. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart
Votes: 479,887 | Gross: $218.97M
9. Jawan (2023)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Drama, Musical
A prison warden recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice - and that lead him to an unexpected reunion.
Director: Atlee | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone
Votes: 94,800
10. Batman Returns (1992)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken
Votes: 327,677 | Gross: $162.83M
11. The Last House on the Left (2009)
R | 110 min | Horror, Thriller
After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims: a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.
Director: Dennis Iliadis | Stars: Garret Dillahunt, Monica Potter, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Bowen
Votes: 100,474 | Gross: $32.75M
12. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Eddie Brock attempts to reignite his career by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady, who becomes the host of the symbiote Carnage and escapes prison after a failed execution.
Director: Andy Serkis | Stars: Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris
Votes: 259,222 | Gross: $213.55M
13. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
R | 105 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon
Votes: 384,093 | Gross: $101.07M
14. Peter Pan (2003)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Olivia Williams, Lynn Redgrave
Votes: 80,219 | Gross: $48.46M
15. Return to Oz (1985)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.
Director: Walter Murch | Stars: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie
Votes: 30,387
16. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.
Directors: Les Clark, Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
Votes: 160,980 | Gross: $51.60M
17. The Secret of NIMH (1982)
G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she suspected.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Dom DeLuise, Arthur Malet
Votes: 45,209 | Gross: $10.14M
18. The Phantom (1996)
PG | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Votes: 35,832 | Gross: $17.30M
19. Spider-Man: Lotus (2023)
120 min | Action, Drama
Peter Parker, who is struggling to recover from the loss of Gwen Stacy and contemplating hanging up the suit for good, until he receives a letter from a terminally ill child, requesting that Spider-Man pay a visit before he passes away.
Director: Gavin J. Konop | Stars: Warden Wayne, Sean Thomas Reid, Moriah Brooklyn, Tuyen Powell
Votes: 2,653
20. Count Dracula (1977 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 150 min | Drama, Horror
The vampire count leaves his Transylvanian home to wreak havoc across the world.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, Judi Bowker
Votes: 1,792
21. The Mummy (1932)
Approved | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror
A resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he believes to be his long-lost princess.
Director: Karl Freund | Stars: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron
Votes: 30,154
22. Kull the Conqueror (1997)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A barbarian warrior becomes a king when he defeats a king in armed combat and the king's heir conspire to overthrow him and reclaim the throne by resurrecting an evil sorceress.
Director: John Nicolella | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere, Thomas Ian Griffith, Litefoot
Votes: 8,770 | Gross: $6.09M
23. Gadar 2 (2023)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Tara Singh goes missing during a skirmish and is believed to be captured in Pakistan, his son Jeetey sets out to rescue him and enters a labyrinth from which they both must escape at all costs.
Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Simratt Kaur Randhawa
Votes: 22,287
24. Mother of Tears (2007)
R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
An American art student in Rome accidentally triggers the return of Mater Lachrymarum - the Third Mother - and must use her latent magical powers to end the witch's reign of terror.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James, Moran Atias
Votes: 11,147 | Gross: $0.06M
25. Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)
R | 78 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In an alternative Victorian Age Gotham City, Batman begins his war on crime while he investigates a new series of murders by Jack the Ripper.
Director: Sam Liu | Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Jennifer Carpenter, Chris Cox, John DiMaggio
Votes: 18,996
26. Master (I) (2021)
Not Rated | 179 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster who uses the school children for criminal activities.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi, Malavika Mohanan, Arjun Das
Votes: 83,334
27. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Not Rated | 68 min | Animation, Adventure, Music
A continuation of the story told in the Daft Punk music videos "One More Time," "Aerodynamic," "Digital Love," and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger."
Directors: Daisuke Nishio, Hirotoshi Rissen, Leiji Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Romanthony, Thomas Bangalter
Votes: 15,581
28. Carnosaur (1993)
R | 83 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A genetically manipulated and very hungry dinosaur escapes from a bioengineering company and wreaks havoc on the local desert town. A security guard and a girl environmentalist try to stop both it and the company's doomsday bioweapon.
Directors: Adam Simon, Darren Patrick Moloney | Stars: Diane Ladd, Raphael Sbarge, Jennifer Runyon, Harrison Page
Votes: 4,365 | Gross: $1.75M
29. At the End of the Tunnel (2016)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A paraplegic computer engineer in a wheelchair starts hearing noises and voices of bank robbers in his basement.
Director: Rodrigo Grande | Stars: Leonardo Sbaraglia, Pablo Echarri, Clara Lago, Federico Luppi
Votes: 15,641
30. Bholaa (2023)
Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
After getting out of prison with the desire to meet his daughter, Bholaa's plans are interrupted by a well-orchestrated drug bust.
Director: Ajay Devgn | Stars: Tabu, Ajay Devgn, Makrand Deshpande, Abhishek Bachchan
Votes: 22,497
31. Eega (2012)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A murdered man is reincarnated as a housefly and seeks to avenge his death.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: Sudeep, Nani, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Hamsa Nandini
Votes: 27,225
32. Murder 2 (2011)
Not Rated | 127 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-cop is hired by a pimp to find missing call girls and the man responsible behind their abduction.
Director: Mohit Suri | Stars: Emraan Hashmi, Jacqueline Fernandez, Prashant Narayanan, Sulagna Panigrahi
Votes: 7,752
33. Magadheera (2009)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A warrior gets reincarnated 400 years later, after trying to save the princess and the kingdom, who also dies along with him. He then sets back again to fight against all odds and win back his love.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: Ram Charan, Kajal Aggarwal, Dev Gill, Srihari
Votes: 24,973
34. Zinda (2006)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A man, taken and locked up for 14 years without any sane reason, is suddenly released, and has 4 days to figure out why this was done to him.
Director: Sanjay Gupta | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Lara Dutta, Celina Jaitly
Votes: 3,755 | Gross: $0.33M
35. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A handsome prince rides a flying horse to faraway lands and embarks on magical adventures, which include befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling in love with a princess.
Directors: Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
Votes: 6,900
36. Shivaay (2016)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A skilled mountaineer races against time to rescue his mute daughter from the clutches of human traffickers in Bulgaria.
Director: Ajay Devgn | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Abigail Eames, Erika Kaar, Sayyeshaa Saigal
Votes: 11,244
37. The Treasure Planet (1982)
72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A villain wants to stop the crew from getting to a gem that will bring life back to earth
Director: Rumen Petkov | Stars: Robert Axelrod, Robert V. Barron, Robin Levenson, Joe Perry
Votes: 204
38. The Contractor (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Elizabeth Chase is busy remodeling her new home with her husband and daughter. She hires a contractor, Javier, to help. But soon, Elizabeth starts to grow suspicious of Javier and learns that he'd targeted the family all along.
Director: Sean Olson | Stars: Danny Trejo, Christina Cox, Brad Rowe, Taylor Spreitler
Votes: 748
39. Voices (2007)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
This creepy, supernatural thriller revolves around the paranoid belief that those dearest to you may want you dead.
Director: Ki-hwan Oh | Stars: Yoon Jin-seo, Park Gi-woong, Lee Ki-woo, Yu-seon Ham
Votes: 1,417
40. The Attacks of 26/11 (2013)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The real story of ten terrorists, who sail to Mumbai and wage war on the populace for the next 72 hours.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Nana Patekar, Atul Kulkarni, Sanjeev Jaiswal, Rahaao
Votes: 5,512 | Gross: $0.25M
41. Confusions of a Nutzy Spy (1943)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Porky and his bloodhound that has sneezing problems trying to track down a Nazi spy caricature in the form of a lynx. Their goal is to stop him from blowing up a critical railroad bridge.
Director: Norm McCabe | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 364
42.
BeastMaster (1999–2002)
Episode:
A New Dawn
(2002)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In the series finale, to save the world from Balcifer's eternal darkness, Dar must find the key to release his family from the Crystal Ark.
Director: Pino Amenta | Stars: Daniel Goddard, Jeremy Callaghan, Danielle Carter, Louise Crawford
Votes: 30
43.
Werewolf (1987–1988)
Episode:
To Dream of Wolves: Part 1
(1988)
Horror, Thriller
Eric slays Skorzeny and discovers that he is not the head of the werewolf bloodline and his death will not cure him of the curse. He meets Professor Nicholas Remy, the ancient head of his werewolf line - the one who must die to cure Eric.
Director: James Darren | Stars: Paul Bryant, Todd Bryant, Alex Daniels, Lance LeGault
Votes: 29
44.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Masque of Mandragora: Part Three
(1976)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor saves Giuliano from Federico's men, then they try to find Sarah, unaware Hieronymous has hypnotised her to kill the Doctor.
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Gareth Armstrong, Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 491
45.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Pyramids of Mars: Part Four
(1975)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Sutekh forces the Doctor to transport Scarman and a mummy to Mars, where the Doctor and Sarah try to stop them destroying the Eye of Horus.
Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Bernard Archard, Gabriel Woolf
Votes: 733
46.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Terror of the Zygons: Part Four
(1975)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
UNIT attempt to track down the Zygon ship while Broton prepares to have the Skarasen attack London.
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, John Woodnutt
Votes: 609
47.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Last of the Time Lords
(2007)
TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
It's been a year since The Master unleashed the mysterious Toclafane onto Earth. With the human race and The Doctor enslaved under The Master's control, Martha Jones is the only person that can help stop the evil Time Lord.
Directors: Colin Teague, Graeme Harper | Stars: David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, John Barrowman, John Simm
Votes: 8,428
48.
Primeval (2007–2011)
Episode:
Concrete Menagerie
(2008)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
With the ARC team held captive Stephen reluctantly helps Lester capture a Silurian Scorpion let loose on a popular beach. The conspiracy unravels and people working closely on the project die -- or do they?
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Douglas Henshall, Lucy Brown, Juliet Aubrey, Karl Theobald
Votes: 364
49.
CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode:
DOA for a Day
(2008)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Investigators believe that a corpse they found is that of a serial killer from their past. However, they soon discover that the body was made to look like the killer, and that the killer is after a new target.
Director: Christine Moore | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap
Votes: 317
50.
Primeval (2007–2011)
Episode:
The End of the Future: Part 1
(2011)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As the team make plans to stop Philip from creating his anomaly they're alerted to a T-Rex wreaking havoc in the city. Soon anomalies are opening all over the world, it's the ARC's biggest challenge yet.
Director: Cilla Ware | Stars: Ciarán McMenamin, Andrew Lee Potts, Hannah Spearritt, Ben Miller
Votes: 254