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1. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Comedy
An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.
Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson
Votes: 214,278 | Gross: $100.02M
2. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy
After being mistaken for terrorists and thrown into Guantánamo Bay, stoners Harold and Kumar escape and return to the U.S., where they proceed to flee across the country with federal agents in hot pursuit.
Directors: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg | Stars: John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, Rob Corddry
Votes: 142,034 | Gross: $38.09M
3. Balls of Fury (2007)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Sport
Down-and-out former professional ping-pong phenom, Randy Daytona, is sucked into a maelstrom when FBI Agent Ernie Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and win, and to smoke out his father's killer -- arch-fiend Feng.
Director: Robert Ben Garant | Stars: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q
Votes: 44,890 | Gross: $32.84M
4. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende
Votes: 148,759 | Gross: $21.58M
5. The Corruptor (1999)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
With the aid from a New York City policeman, a top immigrant cop tries to stop drug-trafficking and corruption by immigrant Chinese Triads, but things get complicated when the Triads try to bribe the policeman.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg, Ric Young, Paul Ben-Victor
Votes: 19,147 | Gross: $15.16M
6. Showdown (I) (1993)
R | 98 min | Action
An ex-policeman/school janitor (Billy Blanks) shows a new student (Kenn Scott) how to defend himself from a martial-arts bully.
Director: Robert Radler | Stars: Billy Blanks, Kenn Scott, Christine Taylor, John Asher
Votes: 1,266
7. The Winning Season (2009)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Sport
A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team.
Director: Jim Strouse | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Emma Roberts, Rob Corddry, Emily Rios
Votes: 7,160
8. Pinky (1949)
Approved | 102 min | Drama
A light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.
Directors: Elia Kazan, John Ford | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan
Votes: 3,414 | Gross: $4.20M
9. Never Die Alone (2004)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A drug kingpin's return home touches off a turf war.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: DMX, David Arquette, Michael Ealy, Drew Sidora
Votes: 6,121 | Gross: $5.64M
10. Fight for Your Life (1977)
R | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mean trashy exploitation picture about three convicts who escape from jail and hole up at the house of a black minister. There are a few nasty scenes where the minister's family is being ... See full summary »
Director: Robert A. Endelson | Stars: Robert Judd, Catherine Peppers, Lela Small, Yvonne Ross
Votes: 1,735
11. Enemy Territory (1987)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called "The Vampires."
Director: Peter Manoogian | Stars: Gary Frank, Ray Parker Jr., Jan-Michael Vincent, Frances Foster
Votes: 983 | Gross: $0.20M
12. Parasite Eve (1997)
120 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A scientist realizes his dead wife is an organization of mitochondria bent on making a new species that will wipe out humanity.
Director: Masayuki Ochiai | Stars: Hiroshi Mikami, Riona Hazuki, Tomoko Nakajima, Ayako Ômura
Votes: 1,230
13. The Lightship (1985)
PG-13 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Robert Duvall, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michal Skolimowski, Tom Bower
Votes: 1,062
14. Follow Me Home (1996)
Unrated | 100 min | Drama
Three muralists (one Chicano, one Black, one American Indian) and the socially-maladjusted cousin of the Chicano muralist set off on a road trip with the intent of painting their images on ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Bratt | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Jesse Borrego, Salma Hayek, Calvin Levels
Votes: 232
15. The Chaos Factor (2000)
R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An American army intelligence officer discovers corruption and murder by American soldiers in Vietnam.
Director: Terry Cunningham | Stars: Antonio Sabato Jr., Fred Ward, Kelly Rutherford, Susie Park
Votes: 449
16. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
Approved | 256 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A 14-episode serial in which Mala, a Polynesian in the employ of U.S. Intelligence investigates sabotage on Clipper Island. A gang of spies causes the eruption of a volcano, for which our ... See full summary »
Directors: Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright | Stars: Mala, Rex, Buck the Dog, Mamo Clark
Votes: 120
17. Colorblind (2002)
5 min | Drama, Short
This film portrays racism through the eyes of a dog caught up in the middle of a race war, and the price of that hate will cost them more than they can handle.
Director: Bryan Amburgey | Stars: Ricky Dauphin, Ikenna Ezeh, Eric Dantzler, Anwar Salahuddin
Votes: 10
18. Roots of My Heart (2001 Video)
Drama, Fantasy
Through dreams and reality, a Cuban woman learns of the ties her great-grandparents had with the Independents of Color, a political party formed in 1908.
Director: Gloria Rolando | Stars: Simone Balmaseda, Sonia Boggiano, Elvira Cervera, Ileana Chávez
19. Heinäniityn tyttö (1938)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Reino Palmroth, Sirkka Salonen, Bertta Barsk, Pellervo Lehto
20.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000)
Episode:
Rap
(2000)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
Louis visits America's South to see if he can make it as a gangster rapper.
Director: Kate Townsend | Stars: Louis Theroux, Master P, Dick McGee, D. Sparky
Votes: 225
21.
Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)
Episode:
Masquerade
(2010)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a student is found stabbed, the police have to deal with counter-allegations of murder and rape. Facing angry parents, lurid media headlines, and mixed feelings among police and prosecutors, this case proves a hard one to handle.
Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber, Harriet Walter, Ben Daniels
Votes: 121