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1. Ava (IV) (2020)
R | 96 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Ava is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Geena Davis
Votes: 62,793 | Gross: $0.50M
2. Devil (2010)
PG-13 | 80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of people are trapped in an elevator and the Devil is mysteriously amongst them.
Director: John Erick Dowdle | Stars: Chris Messina, Caroline Dhavernas, Bokeem Woodbine, Logan Marshall-Green
Votes: 156,912 | Gross: $33.58M
3. The Client (1994)
PG-13 | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the District Attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 73,633 | Gross: $92.12M
4. A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
R | 89 min | Fantasy, Horror
The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.
Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Kelly Jo Minter, Danny Hassel
Votes: 50,631 | Gross: $22.17M
5. Sibyl (2019)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
A jaded psychotherapist returns to her first passion of becoming a writer. However, her life is complicated by a desperate film actress who wants her help, and who draws her into a world of questionable ethics.
Director: Justine Triet | Stars: Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gaspard Ulliel, Sandra Hüller
Votes: 5,130
6. 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: 127,282 | Gross: $26.31M
7. Wonder Wheel (2017)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Romance
On Coney Island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middle-aged carousel operator, his beleaguered wife and the visitor who turns their lives upside-down.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, Robert C. Kirk, Kate Winslet
Votes: 30,957 | Gross: $1.40M
8. Blood Father (2016)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 17-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.
Director: Jean-François Richet | Stars: Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks
Votes: 67,656
9. Broken City (2013)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.
Director: Allen Hughes | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright
Votes: 83,357 | Gross: $19.70M
10. Small Town Crime (2017)
R | 91 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An alcoholic ex cop finds a woman on the roadside, left for dead. He offers to find the killer pro bono as P.I. Her granddad hires him. Things get nasty.
Directors: Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms | Stars: John Hawkes, Anthony Anderson, Octavia Spencer, Robert Forster
Votes: 12,474
11. Adam's Apples (2005)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A neo-Nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devoted minister.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen
Votes: 54,603 | Gross: $0.00M
12. Movie Movie (1978)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Musical, Sport
Three movie genres of the 1930s--boxing films, World War I aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals--are satirized using the same cast.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Red Buttons, Eli Wallach
Votes: 1,280
13. What Josiah Saw (2021)
120 min | Horror, Thriller
A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.
Director: Vincent Grashaw | Stars: Robert Patrick, Nick Stahl, Scott Haze, Kelli Garner
Votes: 4,193
14. Terriers (2010)
TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business.
Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn
Votes: 11,251
15. Empire Falls (2005)
TV-14 | 99 min | Drama, Romance
A decaying New England town is the backdrop for its unique citizens, led by unassuming restaurant manager Miles Roby.
Stars: Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt, Paul Newman
Votes: 6,329
16. The Mod Squad (1999)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Three problem teens sent to jail are offered a deal to work with an undercover cop, uncover an intricate drug ring and are caught in a deadly set-up. With cops on their trail, they have little time to solve the case and clear their names.
Director: Scott Silver | Stars: Claire Danes, Omar Epps, Giovanni Ribisi, Dennis Farina
Votes: 9,501 | Gross: $13.26M
17. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Approved | 104 min | Drama, Romance, War
Newlyweds Gil and Lana Martin try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley but are menaced by Indians and Tories as the Revolutionary War begins.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins
Votes: 6,792 | Gross: $1.00M
18. Life Itself (2014)
R | 121 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.
Director: Steve James | Stars: Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Gene Siskel, Martin Scorsese
Votes: 16,248 | Gross: $0.81M
19. Pumpkin Everything (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Amy a novelist returns to her hometown to look after her stubborn grandfather, Tom and his pumpkin themed store. While staying there she crosses paths with a man from her past.
Director: Jeff Beesley | Stars: Taylor Cole, Corey Sevier, Michael Ironside, Paula Boudreau
Votes: 853
20. Of Love and Lies (2019)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Théo would like to give some hope to his father, Laurent, a lonely alcoholic and disillusioned with life. The opportunity comes when Théo is about to be signed by Arsenal FC.
Director: Julien Rappeneau | Stars: François Damiens, Maleaume Paquin, André Dussollier, Ludivine Sagnier
Votes: 433
21. Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi (2001)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Here is another Indian that also closely resembles another Hollywood movie. This story revolves around the lives of two look-alike sisters, who are brought up separately by their estranged ... See full summary »
Director: Rahul Rawail | Stars: Kajol, Rati Agnihotri, Rishi Kapoor, Suniel Shetty
Votes: 722 | Gross: $0.06M
22. Come Fill the Cup (1951)
113 min | Crime, Drama
Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After six years on the wagon he gets his job back and devotes himself to other recovering ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: James Cagney, Phyllis Thaxter, Raymond Massey, James Gleason
Votes: 546
23. Mona ja palavan rakkauden aika (1983)
109 min | Drama
Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Anna-Leena Härkönen, Markku Halme, Liisamaija Laaksonen, Erkki Pajala
Votes: 133
24. The Flame Within (1935)
72 min | Drama, Romance
Psychiatrist finds herself falling for her patient.
Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall, Maureen O'Sullivan, Louis Hayward
Votes: 273
25. Bethsabée (1947)
97 min | Drama
Arabella, a beautiful woman with a turbulent past, joins her lover, Captain Dubreuil, in a remote place of Morocco. Another officer, Captain Sommerville, who happens to be her former lover,... See full summary »
Director: Léonide Moguy | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Georges Marchal, Jean Murat, Paul Meurisse
Votes: 46
26. La petite Chartreuse (2005)
90 min | Drama
Eight-year-old Eva and her mother have a very positive CHILD-TO-CHILD-RELATION. The mother is incapable of mature behaviour when problems arise. When the mother forgets to fetch Eva at ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Pierre Denis | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Marie-Josée Croze, Bertille Noël-Bruneau, Marisa Borini
Votes: 240
27.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
Forgotten Lady
(1975)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A faded dance star of film and stage murders her husband and makes it look like a suicide; Lt. Columbo doubts her seemingly perfect alibi.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Peter Falk, Janet Leigh, Maurice Evans, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 3,047
28.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
Fade in to Murder
(1976)
TV-PG | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An egotistical but successful star of a TV detective show murders his blackmailing producer and makes it look like a robbery.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Peter Falk, William Shatner, Bert Remsen, Alan Manson
Votes: 2,431
29.
Dragnet 1967 (1967–1970)
Episode:
The Big Search
(1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Friday and Gannon search for a couple of little girls who were reported missing by their mother. They search all over the neighborhood looking in every house and garage, especially an ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, Peggy Webber, Robert Clarke
Votes: 145
30.
Father Brown (1974)
Episode:
The Three Tools of Death
(1974)
Not Rated | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wealthy Scottish advocate of temperance and atheism is found with a broken neck apparently having fell from an upstairs window on his estate.
Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Kenneth More, James Hayter, John Flanagan, Anthony Dutton
Votes: 66
31.
Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode:
Who Is the Fairest of Them All?
(1993)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy is asked to sell a sinister-looking mirror from a ballet school and discovers that Lady Jane has some shocking news for him.
Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury
Votes: 54
32.
Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006)
Episode:
Orpheus in the Undergrowth
(2004)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While creating a memorial garden and helping to solve a murder, Laura tries to repair her relationship with her estranged daughter following her divorce.
Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Phyllida Law, Joanna David
Votes: 222
33.
A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode:
The Things We Do for Love
(1996)
TV-14 | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a beautiful therapist is found stabbed to death 18 times in a parking lot, Frost suspects one of her clients, a reformed alcoholic and family man.
Director: Peter Smith | Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons, Neil Stuke
Votes: 299
34.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
Mr. Denton on Doomsday
(1959)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The town drunk in the old-west faces his past when Fate lends a hand.
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Rod Serling, Dan Duryea, Martin Landau, Jeanne Cooper
Votes: 5,147
35.
Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode:
Episode #1.130
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Mrs. Johnson goes to the Collinsport Inn to visit Burke Devlin to let him know Laura Collins arrived in town. Laura reveals that she has come back for David, who has a nightmare about his mother.
Director: Lela Swift | Stars: Joan Bennett, Mitchell Ryan, Louis Edmonds, Clarice Blackburn
Votes: 64
36.
Poldark (1975–1977)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(1975)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, History, Romance
Ross and Demelza, now married, celebrate the birth of their daughter. A traveling troupe of performers stages a play at Nampara, and Mark Daniel falls for a young actress named Keren.
Stars: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Jill Townsend, Clive Francis
Votes: 39
37.
Poldark (1975–1977)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1975)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, History, Romance
When Jim Carter becomes seriously ill in prison, Ross worries that he will die before completing his sentence.
Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Jill Townsend, Clive Francis
Votes: 37
38.
Poldark (1975–1977)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(1975)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, History, Romance
Young Geoffrey Charles is stricken with a serious illness; when Francis also becomes ill, Demelza assists Elizabeth in caring for him.
Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Robin Ellis, Angharad Rees, Jonathan Newth, Norma Streader
Votes: 33
39.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
The Creeper
(2009)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A cat burglar named "The Creeper" is breaking into the estates of Causton, and an alcoholic writer threatening a "tell-all" book about his friends turns up dead.
Director: Renny Rye | Stars: John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson
Votes: 828
40.
Terriers (2010)
Episode:
Dog and Pony
(2010)
TV-MA | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Desperate for quick cash, Hank and Britt set out to capture escaped convict Mongo for a big chunk of reward money.
Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn
Votes: 283
41.
Terriers (2010)
Episode:
Pilot
(2010)
TV-MA | 52 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A favor for an old drinking buddy leads Hank and Britt, small time private eyes, down a rabbit-hole of corruption in deceptively sunny Ocean Beach, California.
Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn
Votes: 381
42.
Terriers (2010)
Episode:
Asunder
(2010)
TV-MA | 41 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Fighting the urge to drink on Gretchen's wedding day, Hank stumbles back onto the radar of the conspiracy threatening Ocean Beach.
Director: Ted Griffin | Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn
Votes: 243
43.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
Goodbye China
(2011)
TV-MA | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Gently and Bacchus look into the suspicious death of Gently's old friend and ex-snout, China.
Director: Gillies MacKinnon | Stars: James Acton, Jay Miller, Niek Versteeg, Martin Shaw
Votes: 463
44.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4830
(2014)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: John Howlett | Stars: Danny Dyer, Timothy West, Linda Henry, Luisa Bradshaw-White
45.
Battle Creek (2015)
Episode:
Old Wounds
(2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Milt is caught in the middle of Commander Guziewicz's personal life when her adopted son (Rotimi Akinosho) asks him to investigate if the man jailed for his birth parents' murders is actually innocent.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Dean Winters, Aubrey Dollar, Edward Fordham Jr.
Votes: 273