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1. Prometheus (I) (2012)

R | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron

Votes: 644,076 | Gross: $126.48M

2. Old (2021)

PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A vacationing family discovers that the secluded beach where they're relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly, reducing their entire lives into a single day.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff

Votes: 160,526 | Gross: $48.28M

3. Ambulance (2022)

R | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt

Votes: 98,098 | Gross: $22.78M

4. Nomadland (2020)

R | 107 min | Drama

A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Director: Chloé Zhao | Stars: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Gay DeForest

Votes: 183,342

5. Kiss the Girls (1997)

R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Police hunting for a serial kidnapper are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.

Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur

Votes: 81,190 | Gross: $60.53M

6. Malice (1993)

R | 107 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches art, Andy's a college dean. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.

Director: Harold Becker | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman, Bebe Neuwirth

Votes: 27,350 | Gross: $46.04M

7. Three Kings (1999)

R | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze

Votes: 180,435 | Gross: $60.65M

8. Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)

PG-13 | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity.

Director: Leigh Whannell | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell

Votes: 118,566 | Gross: $52.22M

9. Spellbound (1945)

Approved | 111 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance

A psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll

Votes: 52,226 | Gross: $7.00M

10. 10th & Wolf (2006)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A former street tough returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.

Director: Bobby Moresco | Stars: James Marsden, Giovanni Ribisi, Brad Renfro, Piper Perabo

Votes: 6,950 | Gross: $0.05M

11. Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.

Director: Jason Eisener | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Pasha Ebrahimi, Robb Wells, Brian Downey

Votes: 48,635 | Gross: $0.70M

12. Not as a Stranger (1955)

Passed | 135 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance

An ego-driven, aspiring physician, intolerant of the weaknesses of others, especially those closest to him, comes to grips with his own imperfections.

Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Frank Sinatra, Robert Mitchum, Gloria Grahame

Votes: 2,582

13. Shattered (1991)

R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a horrific car wreck leaves him an amnesiac, a man slowly begins to unravel his shocking past.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins, Greta Scacchi, Joanne Whalley

Votes: 11,402 | Gross: $11.51M

14. Nemesis (1992)

R | 95 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Alex, a burned out LA cyborg cop, is forced by commissioner Farnsworth to find his former cyborg partner and lover Jared who's about to deliver sensitive data to cyborg terrorists who wish to wage war against humans. Is he being played?

Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Olivier Gruner, Tim Thomerson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Merle Kennedy

Votes: 6,763 | Gross: $2.00M

15. The Paper (1994)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama

New York City tabloid editor Henry's faced with tough decisions while he faces several serious life challenges, and a tempting job offer.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Robert Duvall, Marisa Tomei

Votes: 15,097 | Gross: $38.82M

16. The Owners (2020)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A group of friends think they've found an easy score at an empty house with a safe full of cash, but when the elderly owners arrive home things begin to go awry.

Director: Julius Berg | Stars: Maisie Williams, Sylvester McCoy, Rita Tushingham, Jake Curran

Votes: 9,528

17. 90 Minutes in Heaven (2015)

PG-13 | 121 min | Drama

A man involved in a horrific car crash is pronounced dead, only to come back to life an hour and a half later, claiming to have seen Heaven.

Director: Michael Polish | Stars: Kate Bosworth, Hayden Christensen, Hudson Meek, Bobby Batson

Votes: 4,312 | Gross: $4.70M

18. The Killer Elite (1975)

PG | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Mike Locken, who works for a private security firm affiliated with the C.I.A., is betrayed by his partner and left apparently crippled for life.

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: James Caan, Robert Duvall, Arthur Hill, Bo Hopkins

Votes: 7,220

19. When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (2010 TV Movie)

PG | 92 min | Biography, Drama

Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Director: John Kent Harrison | Stars: Winona Ryder, Barry Pepper, John Bourgeois, Rosemary Dunsmore

Votes: 1,220

20. Destination Tokyo (1943)

Passed | 135 min | Adventure, War

In order to provide information for the first air raid over Tokyo, a U.S. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Bay and places a spy team ashore.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Cary Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale, John Ridgely

Votes: 5,751

21. Hell Up in Harlem (1973)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.

Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Fred Williamson, Julius Harris, Gloria Hendry, Margaret Avery

Votes: 1,757 | Gross: $1.45M

22. The Dollmaker (1984 TV Movie)

142 min | Drama

During WWII, a hard-luck farmer leaves rural home for a big city factory job. Gertie, his woodcarver wife reluctantly joins. City life and reckless spending leave them in dire straits, so Gertie carves handmade dolls to support her family.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jane Fonda, Levon Helm, Amanda Plummer, Susan Kingsley

Votes: 976

23. The Astronauts (2020–2021)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Drama

When a group of kids are accidentally launched into space, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime to get back home.

Stars: Miya Cech, Bryce Gheisar, Keith L. Williams, Kayden Grace Swan

Votes: 2,345

24. Moontide (1942)

Approved | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In California, Bobo and his mooching pal Tiny are doing odd jobs and getting drunk and they hide a secret about the unsolved murder of sailor Pop Kelly but suicidal waitress Anna, saved by Bobo, unravels the mystery.

Directors: Archie Mayo, Fritz Lang | Stars: Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains

Votes: 2,229

25. Internes Can't Take Money (1937)

Passed | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

In his first film, young Dr. Kildare helps a female ex-con find her child.

Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lloyd Nolan, Stanley Ridges

Votes: 781

26. Wild Boys of the Road (1933)

Passed | 68 min | Adventure, Drama

In the depths of the Depression, two teenage boys strike out on their own in order to help their struggling parents and find life on the road tougher than expected.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Frankie Darro, Rochelle Hudson, Edwin Phillips, Dorothy Coonan Wellman

Votes: 2,335

27. Private Duty Nurses (1971)

R | 80 min | Thriller

A trio of beautiful private-duty nurses that practice more than the medical arts must confront underground drug traffickers, racism and murder in their local hospital.

Director: George Armitage | Stars: Katherine Cannon, Joyce Williams, Pegi Boucher, Joseph Kaufmann

Votes: 271 | Gross: $0.20M

28. Who's Your Monkey? (2007)

R | 87 min | Comedy

Over the course of a single night, four childhood friends murder a drug dealer, rescue animals, dispose of a dead body, and unravel the unbreakable power of true friendship.

Director: Todd Breau | Stars: Scott Grimes, Jason London, Scott Michael Campbell, David DeLuise

Votes: 431

29. Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)

Approved | 72 min | Mystery

While visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investigate threatening letters that he's received.

Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Warner Oland, Keye Luke, George Brasno, Olive Brasno

Votes: 1,806

30. Small Town Girl (1936)

Passed | 106 min | Comedy, Romance

Kay lives in a small rural time and thinks that her life is just too dull and repetitious to bear. One night she meets young, handsome, rich Bob Dakin, who asks her for directions while ... See full summary »

Directors: William A. Wellman, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Robert Taylor, Binnie Barnes, Andy Devine

Votes: 970

31. A Son (2019)

95 min | Drama

11 year old Aziz needs a liver transplant after being seriously injured during a terrorist ambush while on holiday in 2011. At the hospital a family secret will be revealed.

Director: Mehdi Barsaoui | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Najla Ben Abdallah, Youssef Khemiri, Noomen Hamda

Votes: 1,282

32. Einstein's God Model (2016)

89 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

String theory and the afterlife collide as researcher Brayden Taylor embarks on a quest to contact another dimension. An "American Doctor Who", this underground sci-fi film is the first of a series of adventures based on real science.

Director: Philip T. Johnson | Stars: Aaron Graham, Kirby O'Connell, Kenneth Hughes, Brad Norman

Votes: 2,900

33. Danger Lights (1930)

Passed | 74 min | Adventure, Drama

The tough boss of a railroad yard befriends a young hobo, and unwittingly places in jeopardy his relationship with the woman he loves.

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Louis Wolheim, Jean Arthur, Robert Armstrong, Hugh Herbert

Votes: 638

34. Nightlife (2016)

85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

One night, a high-profile attorney is found on the pavement along a main road through Ljubljana. He is barely conscious, lying in a pool of blood, and covered in dog bites. Doctors at the ... See full summary »

Director: Damjan Kozole | Stars: Pia Zemljic, Jernej Sugman, Marko Mandic, Peter Musevski

Votes: 161

35. High Barbaree (1947)

Approved | 91 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Van Johnson is a Navy pilot in WWII who has been shot down in the Pacific on a bombing mission. He and a wounded comrade are the only survivors and are lost at sea. As they await rescue, ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Van Johnson, June Allyson, Thomas Mitchell, Marilyn Maxwell

Votes: 488

36. By Appointment Only (1933)

Passed | 67 min | Drama

When a mother dies of heart failure in a doctor's office, the physician--feeling somewhat guilty because he couldn't save her--takes an interest in the woman's young daughter.

Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Lew Cody, Aileen Pringle, Sally O'Neil, Edward Morgan

Votes: 128

37. There Were Days... and Moons (1990)

117 min | Drama

How can moon and time affect human mood and fate? In the manner of a Greek tragedy , this movie shows how the chaos of life ineluctably propels its characters towards violence and alienation.

Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Gérard Lanvin, Patrick Chesnais, Annie Girardot, Marie-Sophie L.

Votes: 581

38. Between Two Women (1937)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Romance

A young surgeon loves a married nurse, then meets and falls for an heiress with appendicitis.

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Franchot Tone, Maureen O'Sullivan, Virginia Bruce, Leonard Penn

Votes: 249

39. The Man Who Found Himself (1937)

Passed | 67 min | Drama

A "high flying" surgeon learns a few valuable life lessons at the hands of a beautiful nurse.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: John Beal, Joan Fontaine, Phillip Huston, Jane Walsh

Votes: 308

40. Brief Interval (1943)

Approved | 11 min | Short, Drama

On a movie set, a visiting doctor tells Carey Wilson a more mysterious and supernatural tale than the one Hollywood is filming. Two brothers, whose mother has died young, grow up best ... See full summary »

Director: Sammy Lee | Stars: Carey Wilson, William Bishop, Roger Moore, Barbara Bedford

Votes: 33

41. 227 (1985–1990)
Episode: Mary Nightingale (1986)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Mary returns from a shopping trip to discover that Lester has acute appendicitis.

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry

Votes: 34

42. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 2: 1:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m. (2003)

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

Jack, Kate, and Yousef try to get Wallace to a hospital after he gets shot by unknown assailants. President Palmer tries to deal with civil unrest as Muslim communities across the country are targeted.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Sarah Wynter, Elisha Cuthbert, Carlos Bernard

Votes: 1,470

43. Becker (1998–2004)
Episode: And the Heartbeat Goes On (2002)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Becker promises to visit a seriously ill heart patient.

Director: Gail Mancuso | Stars: Ted Danson, Nancy Travis, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith

Votes: 96

44. Ben Casey (1961–1966)
Episode: One Nation Indivisible (1964)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

Dr. Casey directs a nationwide search for a rare blood type for a young girl who requires emergency surgery.

Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Bettye Ackerman, Jeanne Bates

45. Dallas (1978–1991)
Episode: John Ewing III: Part 2 (1979)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance

Sue Ellen desperately wants to get out of the sanitarium. She refuses to speak to J.R., but confesses to Bobby that Cliff Barnes is most likely the father of her baby. Both Miss Ellie and ... See full summary »

Director: Leonard Katzman | Stars: Barbara Bel Geddes, Jim Davis, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray

Votes: 183

46. Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
Episode: Signals from the Moon (1956)

30 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

An ambassador is shot by a would-be assassin. To remove the bullet, a surgeon needs to consult a colleague on a cruise ship in the Pacific. Scientists bounce a TV signal off the moon to the ship so he can watch and direct the operation.

Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Truman Bradley, Bruce Bennett, Michael Fox, Robert Shield

Votes: 25

47. Soldier Soldier (1991–1997)
Episode: Far Away (1995)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama

Michael Stubbs is keen to make a good impression in front of the Australians and his superiors but luck is not on his side and an event back at home makes him realise that the army is not all he should think about.

Director: Ken Hannam | Stars: Rob Spendlove, Denise Welch, Rosie Rowell, Ben Nealon

Votes: 8

48. Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode: Latent Image (1999)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Doctor discovers a profoundly personal mystery when evidence of performing surgery on Ens. Kim eighteen months ago arises - for which the Doctor has no memory.

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill

Votes: 2,213

49. Tru Calling (2003–2005)
Episode: Murder in the Morgue (2004)

TV-14 | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Tru faces her toughest test yet as Davis is shot in the morgue by a groom trying to cover up the truth about his bride's death on their wedding day. Tru's day rewinds just as the groom fires a bullet at Tru.

Director: David Solomon | Stars: Eliza Dushku, Shawn Reaves, Zach Galifianakis, A.J. Cook

Votes: 253

50. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Way to Go (2006)

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

While Jim Brass is in surgery the team has two cases to tackle. The first involves a man, found decapitated on train tracks, with a 19-inch waist. Further investigation reveals that he wore... See full summary »

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

Votes: 823