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1. Midsommar (2019)
R | 148 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, William Jackson Harper
Votes: 404,384 | Gross: $27.33M
2. The Wicker Man (1973)
R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.
Director: Robin Hardy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland
Votes: 92,458 | Gross: $0.06M
3. The Ritual (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of old college friends reunite for a trip to a most dangerous country in Europe - Sweden, encountering a menacing presence there stalking them.
Director: David Bruckner | Stars: Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, Sam Troughton
Votes: 120,044
4. Logan's Run (1976)
PG | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne
Votes: 61,094 | Gross: $25.00M
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: 164,308 | Gross: $31.60M
6. Kill List (2011)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.
Director: Ben Wheatley | Stars: Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Harry Simpson, Michael Smiley
Votes: 45,387 | Gross: $0.03M
7. The Mummy (1959)
Unrated | 88 min | Adventure, Horror
In 1895, British archaeologists find and open the tomb of Egyptian Princess Ananka with nefarious consequences.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne
Votes: 11,016
8. Blood Feast (1963)
Not Rated | 67 min | Horror
An Egyptian caterer kills various women in suburban Miami to use their body parts to revive a dormant Egyptian goddess while an inept police detective tries to track him down.
Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis | Stars: William Kerwin, Mal Arnold, Connie Mason, Lyn Bolton
Votes: 7,344 | Gross: $4.00M
9. Anamorph (2007)
R | 103 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.
Director: Henry Miller | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Don Harvey, James Rebhorn
Votes: 9,789 | Gross: $0.01M
10. King Solomon's Mines (1937)
Not Rated | 77 min | Action, Adventure, Family
White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.
Directors: Robert Stevenson, Geoffrey Barkas | Stars: Paul Robeson, Cedric Hardwicke, Roland Young, John Loder
Votes: 1,449
11. Duel of the Iron Fist (1971)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama
A Kung Fu artist sacrifices everything to avenge his father's execution.
Director: Cheh Chang | Stars: Lung Ti, David Chiang, Ping Wang, Jeanette Yu Wei
Votes: 599 | Gross: $0.80M
12. Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies (2001)
80 min | Comedy, Horror
Girls surrounding 17 years old are affected by an illness that make her to be 'Stacies': they feel a strange and momentary happiness until they become zombies.
Director: Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Stars: Norman England, Tomoka Hayashi, Yukijirô Hotaru, Ryôichi Inaba
Votes: 1,677
13. Under the Skin (1996)
112 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Passion, criminal instincts an traditions melt together in this film, that shakes our conception of crime.
Director: Francisco J. Lombardi | Stars: José Luis Ruiz Barahona, Ana Risueño, Diego Bertie, Gianfranco Brero
Votes: 356
14. Hong Kong Godfather (1985)
95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After receiving a life imprisonment sentence for a NY Chinatown massacre, Jia Shi Lan obtains a pardon through the Mafia's influence.
Director: Lung-Wei Wang | Stars: Ka-Yan Leung, Norman Chu, Shu-Yuan Hsu, Lung-Wei Wang
Votes: 191
15. Bastion (2016)
106 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In an alternative future in which the Cold War never ended, a man called David, flees the city with his pregnant wife, Abigail, in search of freedom.
Directors: Louis Hannan, Dominic Hodge | Stars: Leo Taylor-Jannati, Victoria Slinger, Andrew Swift, Craig Carr
Votes: 17
16. At the Formal (2012)
8 min | Short, Horror
Modern and ancient rituals collide in this macabre depiction of a high school formal.
Director: Andrew Kavanagh | Stars: Alison Adriano, Ariel Aginis-Putchin, Sam Albert, Kieren Alexander
Votes: 62
17.
Wallander (2005–2013)
Episode:
Innan frosten
(2005)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tracking a sadistic killer, detective Kurt Wallander follows a string of incidents -- attacks on domestic animals, ritualistic murders of humans -- with help from his daughter, Linda, a new member of the Ystad police force.
Director: Kjell-Åke Andersson | Stars: Krister Henriksson, Johanna Sällström, Ola Rapace, Ellen Jelinek
Votes: 1,877
18.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
The Samurai
(1994)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A descendant of one of Duncan's teachers comes to him claiming a long-ago promise of help, that pits Duncan against cruel Immortal Michael Kent.
Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Philip Akin, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 223
19.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Asian Cut
(1989)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Trudy poses as a prostitute to help Crockett and Tubbs catch a serial killer who they suspect is Asian because of the ritualistic way in which he mutilates his female victims.
Director: James A. Contner | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 299
20.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Blood Moon - March 10, 1975
(1993)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into an English castle where the occupants practice vampire rituals. He must save the young wife of the castle owner.
Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Ian Buchanan, Deborah Moore
Votes: 424
21.
Balthazar (2018–2023)
Episode:
Paradis perdu
(2020)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Thriller
Six months after his devastating loss, Balthazar has disappeared from Paris without word to his friends. Anchoring his sailboat near an isolated community Balthazar discovers a badly burned... See full summary »
Director: Mona Achache | Stars: Tomer Sisley, Hélène de Fougerolles, Yannig Samot, Philypa Phoenix
Votes: 88
22.
Lost Girl (2010–2016)
Episode:
Fae Gone Wild
(2011)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Bo's latest case involves a Fae stripper who is wanted for murder, and Lauren finally reveals her painful secret.
Director: Lynne Stopkewich | Stars: Anna Silk, Kris Holden-Ried, Ksenia Solo, Zoie Palmer
Votes: 293
23.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Democrats Take a Page from Primitive Tribal Shaman, Blaming Their Enemies for the Weather
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Matt Walsh
24.
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016–2017)
Episode:
La Huesuda
(2017)
TV-14 | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A night of partying in Tijuana ends tragically for an American 18-year-old.
Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Gary Sinise, Alana De La Garza, Daniel Henney, Tyler James Williams
Votes: 183
25.
The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode:
The Capricorn Killer (No. 19)
(2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Liz investigates new details in a cold case from her early work as an FBI profiler. The Task Force takes action to bring down Tom's killers within the legal system, while Red takes an opposite approach.
Director: Bill Roe | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison
Votes: 1,246