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1. The Beekeeper (2024)
R | 105 min | Action, Thriller
One man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as "Beekeepers."
Director: David Ayer | Stars: Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi, Josh Hutcherson
Votes: 80,032
2. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen
Votes: 1,093,787 | Gross: $164.62M
3. Trainspotting (1996)
R | 93 min | Drama
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd
Votes: 725,004 | Gross: $16.50M
4. Saw X (2023)
R | 118 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable.
Director: Kevin Greutert | Stars: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund, Steven Brand
Votes: 72,978
5. Leverage (2008–2012)
TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A crew of high-tech crooks attempt to steal from wealthy criminals and corrupt businessmen.
Stars: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf
Votes: 54,173
6. Saved by the Bell (1989–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A close-knit group of six friends get through their teens together while attending Bayside High School in Palisades, California.
Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies
Votes: 37,505
7. Leverage: Redemption (2021– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The Hitter, the Hacker, the Grifter and the Thief are back, this time with help from a new tech genius and corporate fixer, to take on a new kind of villain. When someone needs help, they provide...Leverage.
Stars: Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, Aleyse Shannon
Votes: 20,198
8. The Owl House (2020–2023)
TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Accidentally sent to the world of the Boiling Isles before a trip to summer camp, a teenage human named Luz longs to become a witch and is aided by rebellious Eda and pint-sized demon King.
Stars: Sarah-Nicole Robles, Alex Hirsch, Wendie Malick, Tati Gabrielle
Votes: 19,230
9. Seven Psychopaths (2012)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Crime
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken
Votes: 273,728 | Gross: $15.02M
10. Hustle (2004–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A motley group of London con artists pulls off a series of daring and intricate stings.
Stars: Robert Glenister, Robert Vaughn, Rob Jarvis, Adrian Lester
Votes: 23,536
11. Garden State (2004)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.
Director: Zach Braff | Stars: Zach Braff, Peter Sarsgaard, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm
Votes: 223,125 | Gross: $26.78M
12. 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: 156,837 | Gross: $33.58M
13. AJ and the Queen (2020)
TV-14 | 52 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Ruby Red, a down-on-her-luck drag queen traveling across America, develops an unlikely sidekick named AJ.
Stars: RuPaul, Izzy G., Michael-Leon Wooley, Josh Segarra
Votes: 9,251
14. House of Lies (2012–2016)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Drama
Charming, fast-talking Marty Kaan and his crack team of management consultants use every dirty trick in the book to woo powerful CEOs and close huge deals in this scathing, irreverent satire of corporate America today.
Stars: Don Cheadle, Kristen Bell, Ben Schwartz, Josh Lawson
Votes: 26,370
15. The Misfits (2021)
R | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caught up in an elaborate gold heist that promises to have far-reaching implications on his life and the lives of countless others.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Tim Roth, Nick Cannon, Rami Jaber
Votes: 13,370
16. Pacific Heights (1990)
R | 102 min | Thriller
A couple work hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately, one of their tenants has plans of his own.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, Michael Keaton, Mako
Votes: 22,740 | Gross: $29.38M
17. An Education (2009)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams
Votes: 138,115 | Gross: $12.57M
18. The Kid (1921)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan, Carl Miller
Votes: 134,673 | Gross: $5.45M
19. Shut Eye (2016–2017)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Charlie is a scammer with a small chain of fortune-telling storefronts and contracts building tricks for a family that controls the business in the greater chunk of LA.
Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, KaDee Strickland, Angus Sampson, David Zayas
Votes: 3,983
20. Only the Animals (2019)
117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman disappeared. After a snowstorm, her car is discovered on a road to a small remote village. While the police don't know where to start, five people are linked to the disappearance. Each one with his or her own secret.
Director: Dominik Moll | Stars: Denis Ménochet, Laure Calamy, Damien Bonnard, Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Votes: 7,747
21. Norman (2016)
R | 118 min | Drama, Thriller
Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.
Director: Joseph Cedar | Stars: Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi
Votes: 6,541 | Gross: $3.81M
22. The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An obese, embittered nurse doesn't mind if her toupee-wearing boyfriend romances and fleeces other women, as long as he takes her along on his con jobs.
Directors: Leonard Kastle, Donald Volkman | Stars: Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Mary Jane Higby, Doris Roberts
Votes: 5,823 | Gross: $0.46M
23. Death Defying Acts (2007)
PG | 97 min | Drama, History, Romance
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con him.
Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan
Votes: 10,492 | Gross: $0.00M
24. The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption.
Directors: Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson | Stars: Luke Wilson, Eva Mendes, Seymour Cassel, Jacob Vargas
Votes: 6,024 | Gross: $0.13M
25. The Little Colonel (1935)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
In the post-Civil war south, a darling little girl attempts to restore the peace between her parents and her plantation owner grandfather.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, John Lodge
Votes: 1,882
26. Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 88 min | Animation, Comedy, Musical
Planet Express sees a hostile takeover and Bender falls into the hands of criminals where he is used to fulfill their schemes.
Director: Dwayne Carey-Hill | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 35,519
27. Cousin Bette (1998)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When her sister dies in 1846, Bette moves from the château to Paris to work as a theater seamstress. She helps a handsome, starving artist. When her niece lures him away from her, she plans a devious revenge.
Director: Des McAnuff | Stars: Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 2,839 | Gross: $1.20M
28. The Butterfly Room (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
A reclusive and butterfly-obsessed elderly lady suffering from bipolar disorder develops a disturbing relationship with a mysterious but seemingly innocent youngster.
Director: Jonathan Zarantonello | Stars: Barbara Steele, Ray Wise, Erica Leerhsen, Heather Langenkamp
Votes: 2,542 | Gross: $0.00M
29. Deep Crimson (1996)
114 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The life of a man who preys on unsuspecting women for a living is changed when he finds an accomplice in the woman who loves and controls him.
Director: Arturo Ripstein | Stars: Regina Orozco, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Sherlyn, Giovani Florido
Votes: 2,073
30. Let Me Fall (2018)
136 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Drawing on true stories and interviews with the families of addicts, this harrowing portrait of addiction follows Stella and Magnea through the decades as precarious teenage years morph into perilous adulthoods.
Director: Baldvin Zophoníasson | Stars: Elín Hall, Eyrún Björk Jakobsdóttir, Lára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, Kristín Lea
Votes: 1,035
31. Sixteen (1972)
R | 96 min | Drama
A blooming teenage redneck and her naive brother are targeted by a pair of slick carnival performers, who take advantage of her virginity and the family's small fortune gained from a recent land grant.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin | Stars: Mercedes McCambridge, Ford Rainey, Simone Griffeth, John Lozier
Votes: 210
32. $5 a Day (2008)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
The son of a thrifty conman begrudgingly joins his father on the road.
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola, Sharon Stone, Dean Cain
Votes: 3,634
33. Birds Without Names (2017)
TV-14 | 123 min | Drama, Mystery
Tawako's boyfriend is not her kind, but she puts up with it in exchange for shelter. Her old boyfriend of almost a decade ago is long gone, and was also not nice, but like most girls she ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi | Stars: Yû Aoi, Sadao Abe, Tôri Matsuzaka, Yutaka Takenouchi
Votes: 899
34. The Dragon Strikes Back (1973)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama, Western
A Chinese immigrant, recently arrived in America, fights to free Mexican slaves from their cruel master.
Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Chen Lee, Klaus Kinski, Carla Romanelli, Gordon Mitchell
Votes: 1,144
35. Peach Girl (2017)
116 min | Comedy, Romance
Momo Adachi is a female high school student. She appears to be a wild girl due to her tan skin and dyed hair, but she is a actually naive and sweet student. Since her days in middle school,... See full summary »
Director: Kôji Shintoku | Stars: Kei Inoo, Mizuki Yamamoto, Momoko Kikuchi, Daisuke Kikuta
Votes: 647
36. The Strange Door (1951)
Approved | 81 min | Horror, Thriller
Noble-born cad Denis (Stapley) has been tricked into a forced stay at the eerie manor of the Sire de Maletroit (Laughton), an evil madman who can't get over the death of his beloved, 20 ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Sally Forrest, Richard Stapley
Votes: 1,256
37. Buzzard (2014)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Paranoia forces small-time scam artist Marty to flee his hometown and hide out in a dangerous Detroit. With nothing but a pocket full of bogus checks, his Power Glove, and a bad temper, the horror metal slacker lashes out.
Director: Joel Potrykus | Stars: Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus, Teri Ann Nelson, Jason Roth
Votes: 2,289 | Gross: $0.01M
38. On the Fiddle (1961)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, War
During World War II, a street peddler invents a story about enlisting, which convinces the magistrate to send him to the RAF instead of prison. A new loyal friend goes along with his schemes to avoid work, but eventually duty calls.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Alfred Lynch, Sean Connery, Victor Maddern, Harry Locke
Votes: 563
39. Children on Their Birthdays (2002)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
12 year old Lily Bobbit moves to Medda, Ala, and immediately makes an impression on the residents when she and her friends team up to outsmart a con man, the town is changed forever.
Director: Mark Medoff | Stars: Sheryl Lee, Christopher McDonald, Tom Arnold, Joe Pichler
Votes: 584
40. Backroads (1997)
105 min | Drama, Romance
Set in 1974, during last rales of Francoist dictatorship, plot follows journey of salesman Lozano and his son Felipe driving a Citroën DS along Spanish coast.
Director: Emilio Martínez Lázaro | Stars: Antonio Resines, Fernando Ramallo, Maribel Verdú, Miriam Díaz-Aroca
Votes: 1,034
41. 'Twas the Night (2001 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Family
A mischievous 14-year-old boy and his irresponsible uncle almost ruin Christmas when they decide to take Santa's new high-tech sleigh for a joyride.
Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Josh Zuckerman, Brenda Grate, Bryan Cranston, Jefferson Mappin
Votes: 1,247
42. Night Key (1937)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Thriller
The inventor of a new top-of-the-line burglar alarm system is kidnapped by a gang in order to get him to help them commit robberies.
Director: Lloyd Corrigan | Stars: Boris Karloff, Warren Hull, Jean Rogers, Alan Baxter
Votes: 1,098
43. Trust Me (2007)
96 min | Comedy
Danny Marrs, a young huckster from small-town America, arrives in Hollywood with a line of patter and a wannabe actress girlfriend. Things turn interesting when he meets Joe, a janitor who does great impressions and loves old movies.
Director: Andrew Kazamia | Stars: Cory Pendergast, Enn Reitel, Joeanna Sayler, Winter Ave Zoli
Votes: 128
44. Dry Rot (1956)
87 min | Comedy
Three bookies concoct a dim-witted scheme to kidnap a racehorse and a star jockey, then swap them with a pair of lookalikes to make a fast buck.
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Ronald Shiner, Brian Rix, Sidney James, Peggy Mount
Votes: 211
45. Caged Birds (2020)
118 min | Drama, Romance
Barbara Hug is a young lawyer fighting Switzerland's antiquated prison system in the 1980s. Walter Stürm is in and often escaping out of jail, becoming known as the Jailbreak King. When the two meet, an unlikely alliance is formed.
Director: Oliver Rihs | Stars: Jella Haase, Anatole Taubman, Joel Basman, Marie Leuenberger
Votes: 274
46. Captain Calamity (1936)
Passed | 66 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure.
Director: John Reinhardt | Stars: George Houston, Marian Nixon, Vince Barnett, Crane Wilbur
Votes: 157
47. Looking for Leonard (2002)
87 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ted, his girlfriend Jo, and his brother Johnny are small-time robbers in Montreal. The brothers spend their time watching TV, while Jo rereads Leonard Cohen's novel "Beautiful Losers" and ... See full summary »
Directors: Matt Bissonnette, Steven Clark | Stars: Kim Huffman, Joel Bissonnette, Ben Immanuel, Justin Pierce
Votes: 196
48. Lazare (2020)
108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
A team of French-Brazilian actors goes to Bucharest to shoot a film at a lower cost. But the Romanian technical team secretly shoot their own film.
Director: Philippe Chalem | Stars: Emine Meyrem, Milena Straube, Lionel Rousselot, Stanislas Siwiorek
Votes: 11
49. Famously Haunted: Amityville (2021 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 84 min | Documentary
This Tubi Original documentary delves deeply into one of the most famous and exploited hauntings in the United States, along with the tragic, real-life murderers of the DeFeo family.
Stars: Jay Anson, Beverly Banks, Geralyn Bazza, James Brolin
Votes: 106
50. King Swindler (1993)
94 min | Action, Comedy
Sammo is a single father / scam artist that uses his son in his scams. He's an alcoholic with gambling problems that likes to fight. He gets arrested and the woman who arrests him looks after his son while he's in jail.
Director: Yen-Ping Chu | Stars: Kenny Bee, Chung-You Chang, Nick Chou, Billy Gilman
Votes: 19