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1. Eye for an Eye (1996)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When the courts fail to keep behind bars the man who raped and murdered her daughter, a woman seeks her own form of justice.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Olivia Burnette
Votes: 18,954 | Gross: $26.79M
2. Gone (I) (2012)
PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A woman is convinced her kidnapper has returned when her sister goes missing.
Director: Heitor Dhalia | Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Carpenter, Wes Bentley, Daniel Sunjata
Votes: 46,410 | Gross: $11.65M
3. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Batman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually committed by a new vigilante assassin.
Directors: Kevin Altieri, Boyd Kirkland, Frank Paur, Dan Riba, Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach
Votes: 56,954 | Gross: $5.62M
4. The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
After being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself from future threats.
Director: Riley Stearns | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada
Votes: 40,950 | Gross: $2.41M
5. Tightrope (1984)
R | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
New Orleans single dad and cop Wes Block goes after a serial rapist-killer, but when he gets too close the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.
Directors: Richard Tuggle, Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya, Alison Eastwood
Votes: 19,205 | Gross: $48.14M
6. Crossing Delancey (1988)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
A Manhattan single meets a man through her Jewish grandmother's matchmaker.
Director: Joan Micklin Silver | Stars: Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Reizl Bozyk, Jeroen Krabbé
Votes: 4,983 | Gross: $16.26M
7. Pushing Dead (2016)
TV-MA | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
When a struggling writer, HIV positive for 20+ years, accidentally deposits a $100 birthday check, he is dropped from his health plan for earning too much. In this new era of sort-of ... See full summary »
Director: Tom E. Brown | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Robin Weigert, Danny Glover, Khandi Alexander
Votes: 468
8. Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do (2004)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Drama, History
By "Fist of Fury", Kim Hyun-Soo (Sang-Woo Kwone) addicted to Bruce Lee. Year 1978. Hyun-Soo moved to KangNam, Seoul. Hyun-Soo transferred to JungMoon High, Maljuk Street, Kangnam, Seoul. He... See full summary »
Director: Ha Yoo | Stars: Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Jung-Jin, Han Ga-in, Park Hyo-joon
Votes: 2,768
9. Get Charlie Tully (1972)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Crime
Charlie Tully and womanizing Reggie Peek con two rich Italians out of £500,000, but during their flight out Charlie is arrested for conning an American and a dog. Reggie puts the money in a... See full summary »
Director: Cliff Owen | Stars: Dick Emery, Derren Nesbitt, Ronald Fraser, Pat Coombs
Votes: 492
10. Blunt Movie (2013)
83 min | Comedy, Romance
Sketch comedy in the tradition of "Kentucky Fried Movie". Several TV commercial and movie parodies, sex, politics and crazy-humor sketches.
Director: Jason Bunch | Stars: Angie Everhart, Dennis Rodman, Pat Morita, Michael Winslow
Votes: 106
11. The Real Deal (2002)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A Producer's assistant decides to make his move for the big bucks after being fired by his boss.
Director: Tom Burruss | Stars: Lillo Brancato, Joseph D. Reitman, Daniel Baldwin, Angie Everhart
Votes: 148
12. Hallåhallå (2014)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Single mother decide to pull herself together and make friends.
Director: Maria Blom | Stars: Maria Sid, Johan Holmberg, Tina Råborg, Calle Jacobsson
Votes: 539
13. Kick or Die (1987)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A sadistic rapist is atacking female students on a college campus. The college enlists the help of wealthy record producer Craig Merkel who hires his old friend Don Potter to teach the ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Norton | Stars: Kevin Bernhardt, Tim Wallace, Holaday Mason, Joe Stewardson
Votes: 98
14. Goofy News Views (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A wacky newsreel shows us a beauty pageant gone wrong, a Jimmy Durante-like judo expert, two victims of the machine age, the horror of preserving beauty, Professor Baggysacks's gyro-copter hat, a push-button-age card sharp and more.
Director: Sid Marcus | Stars: Frank Graham, Dave Barry
Votes: 22
15. Fröken Chic (1959)
91 min | Comedy
An agent on the brink of bankruptcy finds a reluctant singing talent on a TV quiz show.
Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Sickan Carlsson, Hasse Ekman, Meg Westergren, Herman Ahlsell
Votes: 167
16. Judoka (1967)
19 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
The unusual short story of a Canadian Judoka Doug Rogers, who developed, in Japan, a talent for Judo that led him into competition for the world championships at the Tokyo Olympics and ... See full summary »
Director: Josef Reeve | Star: Doug Rogers
Votes: 30
17. Gym Short (2001)
18 min | Comedy, Romance, Short
Set in a women's self-defense class, "Gym Short" combines the good parts of "The Sound of Music, " terrifyingly real self-defense action sequences, and a good ol' fashioned romance between the tallest girl in class and short guy named Jim.
Director: Doug Schachtel | Stars: Charlie Alden, Justin Anderson, Vanessa Bartram, Liz Berg
Votes: 12
18. Defend Yourself! (1985 Video)
58 min | Documentary
Director: Howard Jamison | Stars: Cynthia Rothrock, George Chung
19. Zurkhaneh: The House of Strength - Music and Martial Arts of Iran (2010 Video)
105 min | Documentary, Music, Sport
Voices, aspirations and contradictions of contemporary Iran in a journey across the nearly undocumented world of Zurkhaneh, the ancient Iranian gymnasia where traditional martial arts and ... See full summary »
Director: Federico Spinetti
20.
City Guys (1997–2001)
Episode:
Reluctant Hero
(1999)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy
It's "Crime Prevention Week" at Manny High and the students are given self-defense classes. Jamal uses his newly developed skills to stop a mugging, but makes Chris take the credit, and ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Bonner | Stars: Wesley Jonathan, Scott Whyte, Caitlin Mowrey, Dionysio Basco
Votes: 12
21.
The Facts of Life (1979–1988)
Episode:
Fear Strikes Back
(1981)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Natalie withdraws from her life after an attempted sexual assault.
Director: Asaad Kelada | Stars: Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn
Votes: 91
22.
The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
Episode:
Deathmask
(1980)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A masked man is killing young women at a Prestonville college. Librarian David 'Brent' becomes a suspect and is interrogated while an angry mob gathers outside.
Director: John McPherson | Stars: Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno, Gerald McRaney
Votes: 188
23.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
Real Men Don't Dry Clean
(1984)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
George and Tom start to feel less than masculine because of the girl's excitement over a macho physical trainer they know. When Bentley has access to a cabin in the woods, all 3 go with the plan to return with he-man hunting stories.
Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 61
24.
Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode:
The Weaker Sex
(1995)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Peggy takes up a self-defense class. What's worse, she is soon promoted to the advanced class. This makes Al feel emasculated. To make Peg drop the self-defense class, Kelly suggests Al ... See full summary »
Director: Amanda Bearse | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate
Votes: 490
25.
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
Episode:
Owl Stretching Time
(1969)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A change from street clothes to swim trunks turns into a burlesque act; a karate class exercises defense tactics against fresh fruit; a man tries to buy a book about false teeth.
Directors: John Howard Davies, Ian MacNaughton | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Votes: 1,224
26.
Sex and the City (1998–2004)
Episode:
Secret Sex
(1998)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Carrie put asides her misgivings about a photo session for a promotional picture for her columns, to go on buses, because she was allowed to keep the sexy dress, which she wears on her ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Fields | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon
Votes: 962
27.
Step by Step (1991–1998)
Episode:
Torn Between Two Mothers
(1996)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Frank is caught in the middle of a dispute between Carol and his well-meaning but overbearing mother, Helen, over the rearing of baby Lily. He wants to stay out of the argument, but ... See full summary »
Director: Joel Zwick | Stars: Patrick Duffy, Suzanne Somers, Staci Keanan, Sasha Mitchell
Votes: 63
28.
Tremors (2003)
Episode:
Blast from the Past
(2003)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After a hang-glider is eaten, it is discovered that there is an Assblaster loose in the valley. It turns out it is the one Nancy sold two years ago, and she feels guilty. Meanwhile she, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Shapiro | Stars: Victor Browne, Gladise Jiminez, Marcia Strassman, Lela Lee
Votes: 114
29.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode:
Two Heads Are Better Than One
(1994)
Not Rated | 20 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Jason and Tommy teach a self-defense class to women while the Rangers fight a two-headed parrot monster.
Director: John Stewart | Stars: Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, Walter Jones, Amy Jo Johnson
Votes: 468
30.
Half & Half (2002–2006)
Episode:
The Big Falling for It Episode
(2003)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy
Feeling vulnerable after learning of another mugging around her apartment, Mona decides to take a self-defense class. Dee Dee reluctantly agrees to go with her and ends up getting hurt when Mona flips her.
Director: Ellen Gittelsohn | Stars: Essence Atkins, Rachel True, Chico Benymon, Valarie Pettiford
Votes: 16
31.
Miranda (2009–2015)
Episode:
Dog
(2009)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Miranda has been invited to Henley Regatta and her mother gives her tips on how not to disgrace herself. However, Miranda has more pressing concerns, such as competing with Stevie for a ... See full summary »
Director: Juliet May | Stars: Sally Phillips, Katy Wix, Tom Ellis, James Holmes
Votes: 340
32.
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003–2010)
Episode:
Martial Arts
(2010)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Documentary
Penn and Teller argue that martial arts do not provide real self defense.
Directors: Star Price, Tim Rogan, Ted Saad, David Wechter | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Marc 'Animal' MacYoung, Mike Reeves
Votes: 105
33.
Chuck (2007–2012)
Episode:
Chuck Versus the Leftovers
(2010)
TV-PG | 40 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Things are turned upside-down the day after Thanksgiving when Chuck's mother drops by...along with as Alexei Volkoff. Morgan must deal with Jeff and Lester during the Black Friday sale at the Buy More.
Director: Zachary Levi | Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Ryan McPartlin
Votes: 1,126
34.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4294
(2011)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Michael Owen Morris | Stars: David Essex, Zöe Lucker, Steve John Shepherd, Steve McFadden
35.
The Office (2005–2013)
Episode:
Test the Store
(2012)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Dwight and his team get ready for the grand opening of the Sabre Store, while Andy makes Toby teach self-defense to the Scranton branch employees after he is beat up in the parking lot by a girl.
Director: Brent Forrester | Stars: Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B.J. Novak
Votes: 4,356
36.
Stalker (2014–2015)
Episode:
Phobia
(2014)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Beth and Jack investigate an attack by a stalker who preys on his victims' phobias. Meanwhile, Beth learns a friend is seeing someone who, unbeknownst to both women, has ties to her.
Director: Roxann Dawson | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Maggie Q, Victor Rasuk, Mariana Klaveno
Votes: 429
37.
Take My Brother Away (2018– )
Episode:
Episode 7
(2018)
TV-14 | 47 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Auditions for a school marketing video open the way for students to represent their school during a time of flu. Fen sleeps through it all.
Director: Qing Han | Stars: Joseph Zeng, Qian Sun, Xudong Wang, Xiao-Yu Lu