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1. Dune (1984)
PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino
Votes: 180,593 | Gross: $30.93M
2. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.
Director: Jon Watts | Stars: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei
Votes: 722,303 | Gross: $334.20M
3. Gods of Egypt (2016)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Chadwick Boseman
Votes: 126,290 | Gross: $31.15M
4. Angels & Demons (2009)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works with a nuclear physicist to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican during one of the significant events within the church.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 310,322 | Gross: $133.38M
5. From Hell (2001)
R | 122 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After five ritualistic murders are committed in 1888 London, Inspector Abberline's assignment is to investigate the "Jack the Ripper" murders. Along with a string of mutilated prostitutes, he uncovers a conspiracy involving the government.
Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane
Votes: 164,514 | Gross: $31.60M
6. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
R | 103 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A legendary dhampir competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to return a young woman, who has been seemingly abducted by a vampire, to her family.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Andrew Philpot, John Rafter Lee, Pamela Adlon, Wendee Lee
Votes: 35,986 | Gross: $0.15M
7. Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears (2020)
TV-14 | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
After freeing a young girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, Phryne Fisher begins to unravel a mystery concerning priceless emeralds, ancient curses and the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of Shirin's forgotten tribe.
Director: Tony Tilse | Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Rupert Penry-Jones, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 4,914
8. Riverworld (2003 TV Movie)
86 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Hale, an American astronaut dies and is reincarnated with other persons who have lived throughout all of human history and end up on a mysterious planet called 'Riverworld'. The humans are ... See full summary »
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Brad Johnson, Karen Holness, Emily Lloyd, Jeremy Birchall
Votes: 2,676
9. The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne-Louise Lambert, Hugh Fraser
Votes: 11,128
10. Elling (2001)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, sensitive would-be poet Elling is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and ... See full summary »
Director: Petter Næss | Stars: Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen, Jørgen Langhelle
Votes: 15,894 | Gross: $0.31M
11. Son of Samson (1960)
Unrated | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Maciste travels to Egypt, where he leads a revolt against an evil queen.
Director: Carlo Campogalliani | Stars: Mark Forest, Chelo Alonso, Vira Silenti, Angelo Zanolli
Votes: 300
12. Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes (1998)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama
A couple of friends work for a taxi driver to rob his passengers, but they feel like they are being ripped off.
Directors: Israel Adrián Caetano, Bruno Stagnaro | Stars: Héctor Anglada, Jorge Sesán, Pamela Jordán, Adrián Yospe
Votes: 2,874
13. Testosterone (2003)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Dean has been stumped for some time in his attempt to produce a follow-up to "I was a Teenage Speed Freak," his incredibly successful graphic novel. His fans expect great things from him ... See full summary »
Director: David Moreton | Stars: David Sutcliffe, Celina Font, Antonio Sabato Jr., Jennifer Coolidge
Votes: 1,275 | Gross: $0.03M
14. The Arrivals (2008 Video)
499 min | Documentary
This Series Explores the Revelations in World Religions Regarding the Arrivals of the Antichrist Dajjal, Imam Al-Mahdi, and The Second Coming of The Christ. A Work Inspired by Hashemsfilms ... See full summary »
Directors: Achernahr, Noreagaa | Stars: Noreagaa, Mahmoud Abbas, Abdullah II King Of Jordan, Raya Abirached
Votes: 174
15. The Secret Path (2014)
Unrated | 77 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A love story. Theo and Frank are on the run from the British Navy in the early 1800's. They hide in the grounds of an abandoned country house and discover it's more than the living they're running from.
Director: Richard Mansfield | Stars: Darren J. Bransford, Henry Regan, Miguel Campbell-Lewis, Daniel Mansfield
Votes: 177
16. Maciste contro lo sceicco (1962)
95 min | Adventure
In the late 1500s, forces of the Duke of Malaga topple the Sacred Obelisk in the North African city of Melida before they're defeated by the local Sheik. The Shiek's men then sail to Spain ... See full summary »
Director: Domenico Paolella | Stars: Ed Fury, Erno Crisa, Gisella Arden, Piero Lulli
Votes: 97
17. The Eye of Vichy (1993)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, War
This movie is only made of archive pictures: the official newsreels that were broadcasted on French movie screens during 1940 and 1944 (the Occupation). Those newsreels were controlled by ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Brian Cox, Maquisard Alfonso, General Bergeret
Votes: 346
18. Signé Furax (1981)
90 min | Comedy, Mystery
The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing them with replicas.
Director: Marc Simenon | Stars: Maurice Risch, Pierre Tchernia, Pierre Tornade, Maurice Chevit
Votes: 192
19. Desire (II) (2000)
14 min | Drama, Short
A somewhat unhappy man and wife are touring New York's Prospect Park, when they encounter a pair of sailors on shore leave. The wife and one sailor give in to their desire and tarry a bit. ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Torregrossa | Stars: William Short, Daniel Kruse, Bryan Close, Beverly Bullock
Votes: 114
20. Oh La La (2006)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Comedy
Paris. The camera remains outside, looking first at an open window, then at other windows, balconies, and buildings of flats. It pans streets, a car rocking, a cat, the obelisk at the Place... See full summary »
Director: Isabella Rossellini
Votes: 14
21. Down the Nile (1949)
20 min | Documentary, Short
A tour along the banks of the Nile River from the Congo regions to the Mediterranean Sea, including scenes of Cairo, the temples of Karnak, the Egyptian obelisks, the temple of Ramses, King Tut's tomb, the Sphinx, and the giant pyramids.
Director: Owen Crump | Star: Art Gilmore
22. Secret America (2009 TV Movie)
94 min | Documentary, History
Stars: Barry Moreno, Akram Elias, Robert Hieronimus, Kenneth Bowling
23. South Australia's Limestone Coast (2010 Video)
71 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
Stars: John Rooth, Bob Archibald, Tony Briant, Frank Bromley
24. The King James Code, Volume 4: The Pentacle of Power (2010 Video)
77 min
Pastor Mike teaches about the scripture numerics of the number 5, as found in the King James Bible.
Stars: Michael Hoggard, Dwight D. Eisenhower
25. Miradas sobre Buenos Aires (2007)
12 min | Documentary, Short
A young man with a film camera walks through the streets of Buenos Aires and records images of the past.
Director: Andrew Sala | Star: Ezequiel Armesto
26.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
The Human Interest Story
(1985)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man claiming to be from another solar system warns of an imminent alien invasion via television. A female journalist tracks him down and agrees to go with him on a car ride to see the proof that he's telling the truth.
Director: Larry Gross | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, John Shea, Barbara Williams, James T. Callahan
Votes: 114
27.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
(1968)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Enterprise discovers an apparent asteroid that is on a collision course with a planet is actually an ancient populated generation ship.
Director: Anton Leader | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Katherine Woodville
Votes: 3,143
28.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Paradise Syndrome
(1968)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Trapped on a planet whose inhabitants are descended from Northwestern Native Americans, Kirk loses his memory and is proclaimed a God while the crippled Enterprise races back to the planet before it is destroyed by an asteroid.
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Sabrina Scharf
Votes: 3,305
29.
The Tomorrow People (1992–2023)
Episode:
The Rameses Connection: Part 1
(1995)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Sci-Fi
Theft of the Marhaba Stone from the British Museum's Egyptian exhibit sends the spirit of an ancient Egyptian boy to haunt the Tomorrow People for their help.
Director: Roger Gartland | Stars: Kristian Schmid, Christian Tessier, Naomie Harris, Christopher Lee
Votes: 10
30.
The Tomorrow People (1992–2023)
Episode:
The Rameses Connection: Part 4
(1995)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Sci-Fi
Adam and Ami go to Amanda with the information they found in Rameses' tomb and learn there is no mention of his death. Meanwhile, Megabyte learns that Rees was responsible for bringing Cleopatra's Needle to England over a century earlier.
Director: Roger Gartland | Stars: Kristian Schmid, Christian Tessier, Naomie Harris, Christopher Lee
Votes: 10
31.
The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode:
Atlantis, Arise!
(1985)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Decepticons discover an underwater city in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and make friends with it's people. Now they're out to destroy the surface world.
Directors: Andy Kim, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat, Terry Lennon | Stars: Michael Bell, Gregg Berger, Corey Burton, Christopher Collins
Votes: 144
32.
Egypt (2005)
Episode:
The Pharaoh and the Showman
(2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Italian Circus performer/engineer, Giovanni Belzoni becomes Egypt's greatest explorer.
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Matthew Kelly, Lynsey Baxter, Nevan Finegan, Joseph Long
Votes: 58
33.
Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode:
Les vallées fertiles
(1978)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
On the rise of agriculture, as well as ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Babylon, and Israel.
Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand
Votes: 86
34.
Digging for the Truth (2005– )
Episode:
The Real Temple of Doom
(2006)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Join Josh Bernstein as he braves the Peruvian Amazon in search of the ancient civilization of Chavin de Huantar. There, he'll explore the secrets of a real 3,000-year old temple of doom. ... See full summary »
Stars: Josh Bernstein, Julia Calderon, Guillermo A. Cock, Richard Fowler
Votes: 10
35.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
(1974)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Enterprise runs into a being which once visited Earth and influenced the Mayan culture.
Directors: Bill Reed, Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 687
36.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
Once Upon a Planet
(1973)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Upon returning to the amusement park planet, the Enterprise crew finds the computer, which generates the planet's sophisticated robots, running amok, with the caretaker nowhere to be found.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 765
37.
Dead at 21 (1994)
Episode:
In Through the Out Door: Part 2
(1994)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Ed finally winds up in the presence of Dr. Heisenberg, but he begins to wonder if this meeting is too good to be true.
Director: Ralph Hemecker | Stars: Jack Noseworthy, Lisa Dean Ryan, Whip Hubley, William Morgan Sheppard
38.
Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode:
Egypt's Cairo
(2020)
TV-G | Documentary, Reality-TV
Cairo, Egypt, pulses with energy. We drop in on a mosque, haggle with eager merchants, marvel at King Tut's gold, greet the ancient Sphinx, and climb into the center of a pyramid.
Director: Simon Griffith | Stars: Marwa Abbas, Rick Steves
Votes: 19
39.
The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode:
Central City Strong
(2021)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Abra Kadabra returns to Central City seeking revenge for an unimaginable wrong. Meanwhile, a mysterious behemoth strikes at the city.
Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes
Votes: 1,955
40.
The Cradles of Culture (2010–2017)
Episode:
Petra and Quseir 'Amra
(2016)
Documentary, History
Petra was once the flourishing capital of the Nabataeans, and a journey here is one you will not soon forget. Quseir 'Amra, the best-known desert castle on Earth, is an important example of early Islamic culture and architecture.
Director: Eugene Shepherd | Star: John Barefield
41.
The Cradles of Culture (2010–2017)
Episode:
Mont Saint Michel and Nancy Palaces
(2016)
Documentary, History
Experience the legendary delights of Normandy's Mont-Saint-Michel island, and the Palace of the Dukes of Lorraine in Nancy, France. Both are remarkable historical monuments that attract world travelers to France for their grandeur.
Director: Eugene Shepherd | Star: John Barefield
42.
Architecture et géographie sacrée (1978–1985)
Episode:
Le Pharaon: Roi-prêtre de l'ancienne Égypte
(1985)
55 min | Documentary
Director: Paul Barbaneagra | Star: Michel Bouquet
43.
Castle (2009–2016)
Episode:
Inventing the Girl
(2009)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Castle and Beckett get an inside look at the cutthroat world of the New York fashion industry when they investigate the brutal murder of a young model during Fashion Week.
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Votes: 1,435
44.
Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
Episode:
Buried
(2010)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
The team unearths an earlier Warehouse in search of a cure for Mrs. Frederic's mystery illness.
Director: Stephen Surjik | Stars: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Genelle Williams
Votes: 525
45.
Conspiracy Clearinghouse (2020– )
Merican Monuments (Travelogue 2)
(2022 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Monuments in America - Mt. Rushmore (and variants), Stone Mountain, the Washington Monument plus Bigfoot, UFOs and interdimensional portals.
Director: Derek DeWitt | Star: Derek DeWitt
46.
Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode:
Egypt: Yesterday and Today
(2020)
TV-G | Documentary, Reality-TV
In this hour-long special, Rick Steves explores the historic and cultural wonders of Egypt, from Cairo and Alexandria to Luxor and Abu Simbel.
Stars: Marwa Abbas, Rick Steves
47.
Defenders of the Earth (1986–1991)
Episode:
The Future Comes But Once
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Defenders must prevent Ming from obtaining an obelisk which will give him the power to travel 4 times the speed of light.
Directors: John Gibbs, Ray Lee | Stars: William Callaway, Adam Carl, Ron Feinberg, Buster Jones
Votes: 14
48.
Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode:
Intervention
(2013)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The team embarks on a desperate endeavor to free Blue Beetle!
Director: Melchior Zwyer | Stars: Denise Boutte, Cameron Bowen, Lacey Chabert, Kevin Grevioux
Votes: 2,939
49.
The Answer to the Lost Riddle (2009– )
Episode:
Freemason Symbols Revealed: The Ultimate Guide to Lost Symbolism
(2009)
125 min | Documentary, History
Star: Michael Hoggard
50.
The Answer to the Lost Riddle (2009– )
Episode:
Capitol Secrets
(2009)
105 min | Documentary, History
Star: Michael Hoggard