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1. Army of the Dead (2021)

R | 148 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera, Omari Hardwick

Votes: 188,450 | Gross: $1.00M

2. The Equalizer 3 (2023)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea, David Denman

Votes: 116,291

3. The Irishman (2019)

R | 209 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An illustration of Frank Sheeran's life, from W.W.II veteran to hit-man for the Bufalino crime family and his alleged assassination of his close friend Jimmy Hoffa.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel

Votes: 431,482 | Gross: $7.00M

4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with a fellow Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier.

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford

Votes: 899,711 | Gross: $259.77M

5. A History of Violence (2005)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.

Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt

Votes: 252,986 | Gross: $31.49M

6. Atomic Blonde (2017)

R | 115 min | Action, Thriller

An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.

Director: David Leitch | Stars: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan

Votes: 206,680 | Gross: $51.69M

7. Men in Black: International (2019)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The MIB tackle a mole in their organization.

Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Ferguson

Votes: 147,151 | Gross: $80.00M

8. Universal Soldier (1992)

R | 102 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Soldiers who were killed in action are brought back to life in a top secret military experiment that creates superhuman warriors.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker, Ed O'Ross

Votes: 96,274 | Gross: $36.30M

9. The Protégé (2021)

R | 109 min | Action, Thriller

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody, Anna is the world's most skilled contract killer. However, when Moody is brutally killed, she vows revenge for the man who taught her everything she knows.

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, David Rintoul

Votes: 38,322

10. Blow Out (1981)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz

Votes: 63,397 | Gross: $13.75M

11. From Russia with Love (1963)

PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Lotte Lenya, Daniela Bianchi

Votes: 145,447 | Gross: $24.80M

12. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond sets out to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher

Votes: 204,767 | Gross: $125.33M

13. The Skeleton Key (2005)

PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

Director: Iain Softley | Stars: Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Gena Rowlands

Votes: 123,066 | Gross: $47.81M

14. The American Friend (1977)

Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man.

Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain

Votes: 18,620

15. The Snowman (2017)

R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.

Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson

Votes: 71,702 | Gross: $6.67M

16. The Counselor (2013)

R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem

Votes: 105,940 | Gross: $16.97M

17. Taking Lives (2004)

R | 103 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

An FBI profiler is called in by French Canadian police to catch a serial killer who takes on the identity of each new victim.

Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands

Votes: 95,347 | Gross: $32.68M

18. The Courier (2019)

R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A courier in London discovers that one of the packages she's transporting is a bomb.

Director: Zackary Adler | Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Gary Oldman, Amit Shah, Alicia Agneson

Votes: 11,645

19. A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

Director: Scott Frank | Stars: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Boyd Holbrook

Votes: 127,346 | Gross: $26.31M

20. Scare Campaign (2016)

80 min | Horror

A group of people run a TV show where they set up locations to scare people. Things go horribly wrong when the producer wants them to get darker as they set up an asylum to spook the new target: a creepy guy who used to work there.

Directors: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes | Stars: Meegan Warner, Ian Meadows, Olivia DeJonge, Josh Quong Tart

Votes: 3,952

21. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

R | 127 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto American soil.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo

Votes: 172,315 | Gross: $130.44M

22. Lockout (2012)

PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the President's daughter from an outer-space prison taken over by violent inmates.

Directors: James Mather, Steve Saint Leger | Stars: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare, Vincent Regan

Votes: 100,973 | Gross: $14.33M

23. Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)

Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Police inspector Carl Mørck is put in charge of a department of cold cases, joined only by his assistant Assad. They dig into a case about a missing woman.

Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Per Scheel Krüger, Troels Lyby, Øyvind B. Fabricius Holm

Votes: 32,995

24. Stratton (2017)

R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A British Special Boat Service commando tracks down an international terrorist cell.

Director: Simon West | Stars: Dominic Cooper, Austin Stowell, Gemma Chan, Connie Nielsen

Votes: 5,652

25. The Exterminator (1980)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York City. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York City into a great war zone, and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.

Director: James Glickenhaus | Stars: Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar, Christopher George, Steve James

Votes: 6,568

26. Ashby (2015)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

High-school student Ed Wallis enters into a friendship with his neighbor, Ashby, a retired CIA assassin who only has a few months left to live.

Director: Tony McNamara | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Nat Wolff, Emma Roberts, Sarah Silverman

Votes: 16,208 | Gross: $0.00M

27. Taffin (1988)

R | 96 min | Action, Thriller

An Irish tough-guy debt collector is asked by his local community to help rid the town of developers bent on building a chemical plant on the outskirts of town. The developers are ruthless ... See full summary »

Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Ray McAnally, Alison Doody, Jeremy Child

Votes: 2,120 | Gross: $0.16M

28. The 2nd (2020)

Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Drama

An Army Delta Force officer is late picking up his son at college. His son and a Supreme Court Justice's daughter are the last there. A gang of terrorists are there to abduct her and force her dad's hand on a Second Amendment vote.

Director: Brian Skiba | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Casper Van Dien, Jack Griffo, Lexi Simonsen

Votes: 9,323

29. The Cater Street Hangman (1998 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Mystery

With the help of a feisty aristocratic woman, a working-class Scotland Yard inspector hunts for a serial killer of young women in Victorian London.

Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: Eoin McCarthy, Keeley Hawes, Peter Egan, John Castle

Votes: 339

30. Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)

Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Matsu is sheltered by an incestuous prostitute on her run from the police, her ex-prison mate and a cop whose arm she hacked off.

Director: Shun'ya Itô | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Mikio Narita, Reisen Ri, Yayoi Watanabe

Votes: 2,110

31. Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018)

R | 96 min | Animation, Action, Crime

Four expert thieves attempt to steal every famous artwork that is haunting their mutual psychotherapist. A detective attempts to find out who the "Collector" is.

Director: Milorad Krstic | Stars: Iván Kamarás, Csaba Márton, Gabriella Hámori, Matt Devere

Votes: 8,250 | Gross: $0.12M

32. Bluebeard (1944)

Passed | 72 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

In Paris, an artist hires portrait models, and after he finishes their portraits, he strangles them.

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: John Carradine, Jean Parker, Nils Asther, Ludwig Stössel

Votes: 2,135

33. Commander (1988)

TV-PG | 99 min | Action, War

Commander and his small band of freedom fighters make life difficult for the VC after the Vietnam War is over. They free Vietnamese prisoners, and destroy enemy convoys every chance they ... See full summary »

Director: Ignazio Dolce | Stars: Craig Alan, David Light, Max Laurel, Larry Brand

Votes: 200

34. Turkey Shoot (2014)

TV-MA | 90 min | Action, Thriller

In the near future, a Navy SEAL framed for war crimes is offered a chance for freedom by participating in a TV show that requires him to outwit other professional killers to survive.

Director: Jon Hewitt | Stars: Dominic Purcell, Viva Bianca, Robert Taylor, Belinda McClory

Votes: 1,418

35. Subject Two (2006)

R | 93 min | Drama, Thriller

A doctor invents a resurrection formula and tests it by killing his assistant over and over and over again.

Director: Philip Chidel | Stars: Christian Oliver, Dean Stapleton, Courtney Mace, Jürgen Jones

Votes: 1,614

36. Ambroflix (2023)

9 min | Short

A man couch-surfs some rather unusual movies on a streaming service called Ambroflix.

Director: Filip Kollert | Stars: Mariana Bauerová, Johanka Michalenková, Adela Eleonor Svamberková, Horymír Rýznar

37. Dragnet (2003–2004)
Episode: Sticks and Stones (2003)

40 min | Crime, Drama

A high school student is murdered in a satanic ritual.

Director: Kevin Dowling | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Ethan Embry, Kris Lemche, Paul Gleason

Votes: 33

38. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Tale of the Goat (1985)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crockett and Tubbs escort a coffin containing a criminal to his final Miami resting place ... until its learned that he has risen from the dead and has a similar zombie fate scheduled for Tubbs.

Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 493

39. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Blood & Roses (1988)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Gina becomes a little too close to mobster Frank Mosca in an attempt to take him down.

Director: George Mendeluk | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 316

40. Murphy's Law (2003–2007)
Episode: The Goodbye Look (2005)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Working undercover as a gun dealer, DS Tommy Murphy changes course in the middle of a sting operation when a buyer, Caz Miller, mentions that the gun is to be used for a hit. He convinces ... See full summary »

Director: Brian Kirk | Stars: Shaun Dooley, Gail Downey, Michael Fassbender, Michael Feast

Votes: 63

41. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: The Marriage of Heaven & Hell (1987)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sonny's impending marriage to a syndicate boss' daughter begins a supposedly businesslike realignment of "families, " but Vinnie learns that the wedding is a pretext for a bloody gang war.

Director: Zale Dalen | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Ray Sharkey

Votes: 78

42. All the Light We Cannot See (2023)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2023)

TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, History, War

Hellbent on finding the Sea of Flames, von Rumpel launches his final bid. Amid falling artillery and American forces breaching the city, Werner rushes to save Marie.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Aria Mia Loberti, Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, Marion Bailey

Votes: 1,133

43. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Weapons of the Shadow War (1998)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

They were the weapons of fantasy and of terror. Born of great desperation and used under the cover of darkness, special tools of spies and espionage agents delivered war to the heart of the enemy on the shadowy, invisible battleground.

Stars: Charlton Heston, Bradley Smith, Mark Seaman, Thomas B. Allen

44. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: Peg of Old (2011)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama

Margaret drives to Brooklyn to see her estranged siblings but receives a cool response, Van Alden has a new boss, and the conspiracy opts to eliminate Nucky.

Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon

Votes: 2,004

45. Damages (2007–2012)
Episode: I Like Your Chair (2012)

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As they prepare to face off in court, Ellen (Rose Byrne) seeks protection from the hit man she believes Patty (Glenn Close) sent to kill her. While Ellen is forced to intervene in the ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Ryan Phillippe, Chris Messina

Votes: 250

46. Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode: The Cage (2013)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Foyle's investigation into the death of a nameless Russian leads to a mysterious military facility and the discovery that the victim was a spy with dangerous connections to British intelligence.

Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Laura Way, Simon Coury, Norma Sheahan, Radoslaw Kaim

Votes: 509

47. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: Resignation (2013)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama

Van Alden runs errands for O'Bannion and later for Capone. Dr. Valentin Narcisse, an educated, sophisticated thug wants retribution for the murder of Pastor.

Director: Alik Sakharov | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,841

48. Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode: Threads of Silk and Gold (2013)

TV-MA | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The murder of a telegraph boy uncovers a secret network of homosexual prostitution within the post office. Two of the young men are found to have been blackmailing a client, which could lead to potential scandal.

Director: Kieron Hawkes | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring

Votes: 421

49. Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode: Our Betrayal: Part 1 (2013)

TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Rose's search for Drake leads her to a frightening place, Jackson receives an unexpected visit from his wayward brother, Long Susan is under pressure from Duggan, while Detective Inspector Shine exerts his influence over Flight.

Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring

Votes: 392

50. Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode: Our Betrayal: Part 2 (2013)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Reid faces scandal due to Best's deviousness, Drake readjusts to life back home, Rose faces the prospect of a new future, while a grim discovery in a Whitechapel slum may lead to the downfall of many.

Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring

Votes: 415