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1. Basic Instinct (1992)
R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Votes: 219,536 | Gross: $117.73M
2. V for Vendetta (2005)
R | 132 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow the tyrannical government - with the help of a young woman.
Director: James McTeigue | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves, Stephen Rea
Votes: 1,180,552 | Gross: $70.51M
3. I Am Legend (2007)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Votes: 815,993 | Gross: $256.39M
4. 12 Monkeys (1995)
R | 129 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Joseph Melito
Votes: 647,355 | Gross: $57.14M
5. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
R | 174 min | Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Isa Danieli
Votes: 283,418 | Gross: $11.99M
6. New Jack City (1991)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.
Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock
Votes: 38,890 | Gross: $47.62M
7. Millennium Actress (2001)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.
Directors: Satoshi Kon, Kô Matsuo | Stars: Miyoko Shôji, Shôzô Îzuka, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa
Votes: 32,187 | Gross: $0.19M
8. Summer Lovers (1982)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young American couple and a French woman engage in a threesome in the Greek Islands.
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valérie Quennessen, Barbara Rush
Votes: 4,494 | Gross: $4.97M
9. Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Three years after he last terrorized his sister, Michael Myers confronts her again, before traveling to Haddonfield to deal with the cast and crew of a reality show which is being broadcast from his old home.
Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Busta Rhymes, Brad Loree, Bianca Kajlich
Votes: 49,345 | Gross: $30.35M
10. Sabotage (1936)
Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Thriller
A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Oscar Homolka, Desmond Tester, John Loder
Votes: 18,769
11. The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment (1999)
95 min | Crime, Drama
Veteran of World War II takes revenge on three scums who raped his naive granddaughter.
Director: Stanislav Govorukhin | Stars: Mikhail Ulyanov, Anna Sinyakina, Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov, Sergey Garmash
Votes: 4,876
12. Catch a Falling Star (2000 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sydney Clarke is a spoiled famous actress who is shooting a film when she suddenly gets angry and storms off. She wakes up in the middle of nowhere and gets a ride to a small New England ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Sela Ward, Rebecca Jenkins, Andrew Jackson, Jane Curtin
Votes: 558
13. The Directive (2019)
113 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
One year after a catastrophic pandemic wipes out most of humanity, a lone survivor embarks on a journey to find Safe Zone 57 with the help of a broken robot.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Kyle Abraham, Scott Thompson, Hannah Pimentel, Hashim Gari
Votes: 1,317
14. Inside America (2010)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
A blunt view into America's soul, found somewhere between plasma TVs and food stamps.
Director: Barbara Eder | Stars: Patty Barrera, Carlos Benavides, Edward K. Bravo, Luis De Los Santos
Votes: 73
15. Digital Underground feat. 2Pac: Same Song (1991 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Promo video for Digital Underground's song. The group and the movie cast are at a drive-in theater watching Nothing But Trouble (1991) featuring the band, as well as 2Pac's first major appearance.
Director: Scott Kalvert | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Valri Bromfield, John Candy, Chevy Chase
Votes: 15
16.
Cheers (1982–1993)
Episode:
Christmas Cheers
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
It's the Christmas season. Frasier is in a anti-Christmas bah-humbug mood much to Lilith's chagrin. Norm has a part-time job he fails to mention. And Cliff is collecting food for the needy ... See full summary »
Directors: James Burrows, Thomas Lofaro | Stars: Ted Danson, Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger
Votes: 554
17.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode:
The Alma Matter
(1993)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
Princeton University starts talking to students at Will & Carlton's school about admissions to the university. Will is accepted, but Carlton is not. At night, Carlton has a vision of his guardian angel - Tom Jones.
Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 695
18.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
The Moon Is Not Blue
(1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Bored at the terrible film selection, Hawkeye and BJ try to get a copy of the notorious film, "The Moon is Blue." Wounded General Rothaker declares prohibition in camp.
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 469
19.
The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Episode:
To Save Us All from Satan's Power
(2001)
TV-MA | 46 min | Crime, Drama
Tony starts having flashbacks about Pussy's betrayal, and then later discovers that Jackie Jr. has been failing in his responsibilities.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli
Votes: 6,859