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1. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into whenever he loses his temper.
Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt
Votes: 523,424 | Gross: $134.52M
2. Hulk (2003)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers an accident that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas
Votes: 278,544 | Gross: $132.18M
3. Timeline (2003)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A group of archaeologists get embroiled in an adventure where they must travel back in time to 14th Century France, to save their professor before the French battle the English at Castlegard. If they fail, they won't be able to return.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Paul Walker, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, Frances O'Connor
Votes: 65,878 | Gross: $19.48M
4. Daybreakers (2009)
R | 98 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
Directors: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Harriet Minto-Day
Votes: 134,993 | Gross: $30.10M
5. The Nutty Professor (1996)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Grossly overweight yet good-hearted professor Sherman Klump takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love.
Director: Tom Shadyac | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller
Votes: 123,655 | Gross: $128.81M
6. The Vanishing (1993)
R | 109 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.
Director: George Sluizer | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, Nancy Travis, Sandra Bullock
Votes: 28,021 | Gross: $14.54M
7. Banshee Chapter (2013)
R | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Journalist Anne Roland explores the disturbing links behind her friend's sudden disappearance, an ominous government research chemical, and a disturbing radio broadcast of unknown origin.
Director: Blair Erickson | Stars: Katia Winter, Ted Levine, Michael McMillian, Corey Moosa
Votes: 10,879
8. The Nutty Professor (1963)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
A timid chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome womanizer.
Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman
Votes: 19,417 | Gross: $7.63M
9. Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012)
R | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Aspiring college cheerleader Cassie Stratford consumes an experimental drug that grants her beauty and enough athletic ability to make the cheer squad. It has an unforeseen side effect - she starts to grow and grow and grow.
Director: Kevin O'Neill | Stars: Jena Sims, Sean Young, Treat Williams, Sasha Jackson
Votes: 1,584
10. The Swarm (1978)
PG | 116 min | Horror, Thriller
A huge swarm of deadly African bees spreads terror over American cities by killing thousands of people.
Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain
Votes: 8,554 | Gross: $10.00M
11. The Tingler (1959)
Not Rated | 82 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts
Votes: 9,459
12. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Passed | 98 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr. Jekyll faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that transforms him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart, Holmes Herbert
Votes: 15,805 | Gross: $2.79M
13. Monkey Business (1952)
Approved | 97 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn
Votes: 15,569
14. Unforgettable (1996)
R | 117 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A Seattle medical examiner uses an experimental memory transference drug to unravel the mystery surrounding his Wife's brutal murder.
Director: John Dahl | Stars: Ray Liotta, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Coyote, Christopher McDonald
Votes: 6,003 | Gross: $2.78M
15. The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
Approved | 88 min | Horror
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Paul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee, David Kossoff
Votes: 3,365
16. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (I) (1920)
Unrated | 69 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, Brandon Hurst, Charles Lane
Votes: 6,045
17. Minor Premise (2020)
95 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Attempting to surpass his father's legacy, a reclusive neuroscientist becomes entangled in his own experiment, pitting ten fragments of his consciousness against each other.
Director: Frederick Schultz | Stars: Sathya Sridharan, Paton Ashbrook, Dana Ashbrook, Nikolas Kontomanolis
Votes: 4,811
18. Before I Hang (1940)
Passed | 62 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
A physician on death row for a mercy killing is allowed to experiment on a serum using a criminals' blood, but secretly tests it on himself. He gets a pardon, but finds out he's become a Jekyll-&-Hyde.
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Bruce Bennett, Edward Van Sloan
Votes: 1,417
19. Darklight (2004 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Captured by a secret society known as the Faith and mentally controlled with a powerful spell, ancient demoness Lilith now lives as a young woman with no memory of her ageless past.
Director: Bill Platt | Stars: Shiri Appleby, Richard Burgi, John de Lancie, David Hewlett
Votes: 1,154
20. Hauser's Memory (1970 TV Movie)
GP | 96 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A scientist is persuaded by the government to inject himself with the brain fluid of a dying colleague in order to preserve missile-defense secrets. However, he finds that he is now torn ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: David McCallum, Susan Strasberg, Helmut Käutner, Leslie Nielsen
Votes: 134
21. Dark Queen (2004)
R | 83 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
When brilliant biochemist Helen Reynolds experiments on herself by ingesting brain fluid extracted from a serial killer, she hopes to learn the secret behind the murderer's ability to psychically control his victims.
Director: Ken LaVan | Stars: Tian Kitchen, Sean Klitzner, Michael Marks, Sheyenne Rivers
Votes: 82
22. 96 Souls (2016)
TV-14 | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A university research scientist, about to lose funding and status, has a lab accident and discovers he can see people's true intentions -- making his situation even worse.
Director: Stanley Jacobs | Stars: Grinnell Morris, Sridhar Maruvada, Paul Statman, Toyin Moses
Votes: 5,852
23. Yellow Jack (1938)
Passed | 83 min | Drama, History, Mystery
In the fever-stricken areas of Cuba, a brave band of scientists, doctors, and U.S. Marines fight a losing battle against the deadly plague of 'Yellow Jack' until the great heroic risk taken by an Irish sergeant brings victory.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Virginia Bruce, Lewis Stone, Andy Devine
Votes: 292
24. 30 Days of Dice Living (2011– )
E10+ | Documentary
The concept of dice living is to choose an outcome for a given situation with the answer decided by the roll of the dice. As a real-life experiment conducted for 30 days, Emily shares her new experiences chosen by the dice.
Star: Emily Schooley
Votes: 10
25. InHyde (2004)
17 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Henry Jekyll faces the only fear that he cannot overcome - himself. After an entire life fighting what's hidden inside him, Hyde's force is unleashed, pushing the final decision - surrender.
Directors: Álvaro Fernández, Alberto Hermida | Star: Roberto Quintana
Votes: 11
26. Other (2012 Video)
15 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
Obsessed with finding a cure for his terminal illness, a moribund doctor pushes the boundaries of modern science to buy himself some time. However, is a man's fervent will to live enough to grasp the unfathomable limits of knowledge?
Director: Daniel DelPurgatorio | Star: David Steiger
Votes: 88
27.
Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode:
Brain Meets Brawn/Meet Minerva
(1994)
Not Rated | 21 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
In their latest attempt to take over the world, "Brain Meets Brawn" when Pinky and The Brain meet Dr. Jekyll. Another meeting ends in disaster when a goofy dachshund is instructed to bring ... See full summary »
Directors: Barry Caldwell, Michael Gerard, Kirk Tingblad | Stars: Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen, Jeff Bennett, Julie Brown
Votes: 156
28.
Black Lightning (2018–2021)
Episode:
The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter One: Collateral Damage
(2021)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Jefferson is still mourning the death of his long-time friend, Detective Henderson; Gambi is presented with an interesting opportunity; Lynn and Jefferson continue to clash.
Director: Salim Akil | Stars: Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams
Votes: 381
29.
Transformers Prime (2010–2013)
Episode:
Stronger, Faster
(2011)
TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Ratchet, having managed to recreate Synthetic Energon, tests the substance on himself, hoping to gain more power. However the formula is unstable, and his new-found strength causes Racthet to turn into a fierce killing-machine.
Directors: Shaunt Nigoghossian, David Hartman | Stars: Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Jeffrey Combs, Adam Baldwin
Votes: 149
30.
Jekyll and Hyde (2015)
Episode:
Mr Hyde
(2015)
TV-MA | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Having miraculously survived an attempt on his life, Robert follows the advice of Lily and Max and goes searching for answers at his grandfather's former home. His search leads him to an unexpected encounter at the Empire Hall.
Director: Colin Teague | Stars: Tom Bateman, Donald Sumpter, Natalie Gumede, Stephanie Hyam
Votes: 127
31.
Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017)
Episode:
Dark Mirror
(2016)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
As a monster resembling the New Jersey Devil ravages Sleepy Hollow, Crane must draw on his past to find the connection. Meanwhile, Jenny and Joe stumble as they navigate their new ... See full summary »
Director: Sylvain White | Stars: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Lyndie Greenwood, Nikki Reed
Votes: 374
32.
Spider-Man (2017–2020)
Episode:
The Hobgoblin: Part Two
(2018)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Spider-Man must find a way to stop Hobgoblin - who is completely bent on destroying Spider-Man, whatever it takes.
Directors: Sol Choi, Philip Pignotti | Stars: Robbie Daymond, Max Mittelman, Fred Tatasciore, Laura Bailey
Votes: 111
33.
The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode:
General Shiro (No. 116)
(2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Red and Dembe enlist Glenn's help in stacking the jury to Red's advantage for his upcoming trial, the Task Force investigates a series of mysterious deaths resulting from weaponized insects.
Director: Kurt Kuenne | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison
Votes: 1,275
34.
Stargirl (2020–2022)
Episode:
Brainwave
(2020)
TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Tensions rise among the JSA members after Courtney suggests who she wants to recruit next to the team. Meanwhile, Barbara invites Jordan and his family over for dinner, and Henry Jr. makes a surprising discovery about his father.
Director: Tamra Davis | Stars: Brec Bassinger, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Cameron Gellman
Votes: 1,176