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1. Lucy (I) (2014)
R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Amr Waked
Votes: 534,673 | Gross: $126.66M
2. Elf (2003)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel
Votes: 310,895 | Gross: $173.40M
3. Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021)
R | 106 min | Fantasy, Thriller
A girl with unusual powers escapes from a mental asylum and tries to make it on her own in New Orleans.
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour | Stars: Kate Hudson, Jeon Jong-seo, Craig Robinson, Ed Skrein
Votes: 5,541
4. Oliver Twist (1948)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
In Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan
Votes: 13,665
5. Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
R | 133 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The story of the notorious French gangster Jacques Mesrine, with the focus on his life and death as France's Public Enemy No. 1 in the 1970s.
Director: Jean-François Richet | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric, Samuel Le Bihan
Votes: 31,249 | Gross: $0.28M
6. Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (1995 TV Movie)
101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Superintendent Jane Tennison (Dame Helen Mirren) orchestrates a search for an abducted baby, but events take a turn for the worse when personal emotions cause complications.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Helen Mirren, Beatie Edney, Robert Glenister, Lesley Sharp
Votes: 3,034
7. The Stranger in Between (1952)
Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A violent fugitive and a mistreated small boy team up to flee from authority.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Jon Whiteley, Elizabeth Sellars, Kay Walsh
Votes: 1,421
8. Posutoman burûsu (1997)
110 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A postman is mistaken for a dangerous criminal by the police.
Director: Sabu | Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Keisuke Horibe, Ren Ôsugi, Kyôko Tôyama
Votes: 1,890
9. Stage Struck (1948)
Passed | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The police find the body of hostess Helen Howard (Wanda McKay), disposed of by petty racketeer Nick Mantee (Kane Richmond) after she was shot in his Bluejay night club by Benny Nordick (... See full summary »
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Kane Richmond, Audrey Long, Conrad Nagel, Ralph Byrd
Votes: 204
10. Making Of (2006)
120 min | Crime, Drama
A Tunisian breakdancer falls in with fundamentalists with designs to turn the young man into a suicide bomber.
Director: Nouri Bouzid | Stars: Lotfi Abdelli, Afef Ben Mahmoud, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Helmi Dridi
Votes: 173
11. Tough Guy (1936)
Passed | 76 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An unhappy child, accompanied by his dog, runs away from home and is befriended by a gangster on the lam.
Director: Chester M. Franklin | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Joseph Calleia, Rin Tin Tin Jr., Harvey Stephens
Votes: 236
12. My Brother's Keeper (1948)
Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
War hero George Martin escapes prison handcuffed to crook Willie Stannard. They obtain railway tickets. Pursued by police and press, George aims to break free from Willie and escape.
Director: Alfred Roome | Stars: Jack Warner, Jane Hylton, George Cole, Bill Owen
Votes: 316
13. The Line-Up (1934)
Passed | 64 min | Drama
Bob Curtis (William Gargan), the youngest member of the New York City plain-clothes squad, is assigned to help Detective-Sergeant Doyle (Paul Hurst) uncover the people behind a number of ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Higgin | Stars: William Gargan, Marian Nixon, Paul Hurst, John Miljan
Votes: 38
14. El medallón del crimen (El 13 de oro) (1956)
TV-PG | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This crime drama from 1956 is a genuine Mexican Noir. Raul, a married businessman who has a loving wife and son decides to go out drinking with some friends for a big night on the town. He ... See full summary »
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Rosario Granados, Manolo Fábregas, Rita Macedo, Silvia Derbez
Votes: 45
15. The Cobra Strikes (1948)
Approved | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Hard-boiled reporter Mike Kent investigates the murder of a prominent scientist and stumbles upon a sinister plot to steal a fortune in jewels.
Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Sheila Ryan, Richard Fraser, Leslie Brooks, Herbert Heyes
Votes: 67
16. Behind the Green Lights (1935)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama
Dave Britten, a bright young detective in the police force, captures one of J. C. Owen's henchmen and charges him with robbery. Owen then hires Raymond Cortell, a crooked lawyer, to act as ... See full summary »
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Norman Foster, Judith Allen, Sidney Blackmer, Purnell Pratt
Votes: 84
17. Stöten (1961)
92 min | Crime, Drama
Two criminals escape from prison. Together with two old accomplices they plan a big heist against a racetrack.
Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Gunnar Hellström, Maude Adelson, Tor Isedal, Nils Hallberg
Votes: 115
18.
Pippi Longstocking (1969)
Episode:
Pippi flyttar in i Villa Villekulla
(1969)
27 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Tommy and Annika live with their parents in a small town. Beside their house is an uninhabited house called Villa Villekulla. One day a girl moves into Villa Villekulla with a horse and a ... See full summary »
Director: Olle Hellbom | Stars: Inger Nilsson, Pär Sundberg, Maria Persson, Beppe Wolgers
Votes: 149
19.
Pippi Longstocking (1969)
Episode:
Pippis ballongfärd
(1969)
27 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Pippi repairs the old hot air balloon her father has left at the attic in Villa Villakulla. Meanwhile the two thieves Dunder-Karlsson and Blom steal her bag with gold coins. Miss Prysselius... See full summary »
Director: Olle Hellbom | Stars: Inger Nilsson, Pär Sundberg, Maria Persson, Margot Trooger
Votes: 81
20.
The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958–1962)
Episode:
Huckleberry Hound Meets Wee Willy/Cousin Tex/Yogi Bear's Big Break
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Policeman Huckleberry Hound must catch escaped chimp Wee Willy. / Cousin Tex visits mice Pixie and Dixie to help them against Jinx the cat. / Bored with life in the Jellystone National Park and annoying tourists, Yogi Bear tries to escape.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, Don Messick
Votes: 68
21.
Big Little Crimes (2023– )
Episode:
A Chilling End
(2024)
Documentary, Crime
Police called to do a welfare check on a missing man end up hunting for a double murderer. An officer on his day off spots a car he knows belongs to a disqualified driver. He catches the offender who also has a whole load of Class A drugs.
Star: Annes Elwy