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1. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
R | 153 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Mélanie Laurent
Votes: 1,585,475 | Gross: $120.54M
2. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
R | 99 min | Crime, Thriller
When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn
Votes: 1,088,798 | Gross: $2.83M
3. Monster (2003)
R | 109 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.
Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen
Votes: 161,902 | Gross: $34.47M
4. I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
R | 101 min | Horror, Thriller
An aspiring writer is repeatedly assaulted, humiliated, and left for dead by four men she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.
Director: Meir Zarchi | Stars: Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace, Anthony Nichols
Votes: 31,221
5. Sorceress (1982)
R | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sword and sorcery story of the cosmic struggle between white magic and black magic.
Director: Jack Hill | Stars: Leigh Harris, Lynette Harris, Roberto Nelson, David Millbern
Votes: 2,656
6. Fair Game (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison, Vanessa Chong
Votes: 51,063 | Gross: $9.53M
7. The Mortal Storm (1940)
Passed | 100 min | Drama
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan
Votes: 6,046
8. Convict (2014)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sent to prison because of manslaughter, Ray is challenged both physically and mentally by a sadistic prison boss.
Directors: David Field and George Basha, George Basha, David Field | Stars: George Basha, Richard Green, Brian Ellison, David Field
Votes: 1,752
9. Karla (2006)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Based on real events, Paul Bernardo and his wife, Karla Homolka, kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.
Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Laura Prepon, Misha Collins, Patrick Bauchau, Emilie Jacobs
Votes: 6,339
10. Burnt Money (2000)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Nene & Angel and their accomplice Cuervo participate in a botched bank robbery in 1965 Buenos Aires, then hide out from the police in Uruguay while the gang breaks down.
Director: Marcelo Piñeyro | Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Pablo Echarri, Leticia Brédice
Votes: 6,855 | Gross: $0.24M
11. American Dreamz (2006)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Music
A popular television music talent competition hosted by a pompous egomaniac becomes the setting for an assassination attempt when the President of the United States becomes a celebrity judge in an attempt to rehabilitate his image.
Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 25,230 | Gross: $7.19M
12. The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962)
64 min | Biography, Drama, History
A Joan of Arc's trial reconstruction concerning her imprisonment, interrogation and final execution at the hands of the English. Filmed in a spare, low-key fashion.
Director: Robert Bresson | Stars: Florence Delay, Jean-Claude Fourneau, Roger Honorat, Marc Jacquier
Votes: 5,972
13. Ten Tall Men (1951)
Approved | 97 min | Action, Adventure, War
During the Riff War in Morocco, the French Foreign Legion's outpost of Tarfa is threatened by Khalif Hussein's tribes but Sergeant Mike Kincaid devises a plan of survival until the arrival of French reinforcements.
Director: Willis Goldbeck | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance, Gilbert Roland, Kieron Moore
Votes: 1,122
14. Blind Woman's Curse (1970)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Crime, Horror
The head of a yakuza gang is being trailed by a mysterious, vengeful blind woman.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Hoki Tokuda, Makoto Satô, Hideo Sunazuka
Votes: 1,636
15. Tower of London (1962)
Not Rated | 79 min | Drama, History, Horror
The twisted Richard III is haunted by the ghosts of those he has murdered in his attempt to become the King of England.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Vincent Price, Michael Pate, Joan Freeman, Robert Brown
Votes: 2,580
16. God afton, herr Wallenberg (1990)
Not Rated | 115 min | Biography, Drama, War
A story of how a Swedish diplomat saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during the final months of World War II.
Director: Kjell Grede | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Katharina Thalbach, Károly Eperjes, Miklós Székely B.
Votes: 1,050
17. Buffalo Bill (1964)
93 min | Drama, Western
Renegade Indians, led by Yellow Hand, are being sold guns by Donaldson. Buffalo Bill is sent to stop the arms trading and avert an Indian war.
Director: Mario Costa | Stars: Gordon Scott, Ingeborg Schöner, Catherine Ribeiro, Jan Hendriks
Votes: 219
18.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
Blind Spot
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Cheyenne witnesses a murder as he enters a town. He has come to pick up the son of a friend who is despised by his dad because he fought for the north. When the sheriff takes no interest in the murder, Cheyenne tries to help the widow.
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Clint Walker, Robert Crawford Jr., Jean Byron, Barry Kelley
Votes: 84
19.
The Lone Gunmen (2001)
Episode:
All About Yves
(2001)
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
In the series finale, the Gunmen team up with Morris Fletcher, the sleazy Man in Black from The X-Files: Dreamland (1998), to find the person who stole the list of false flag operations. The cliffhanger ending is resolved in The X-Files: Jump the Shark (2002).
Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, Stephen Snedden
Votes: 323
20.
Northwest Passage (1958–1959)
Episode:
Surprise Attack
(1958)
Adventure
Major Rogers plans for a decisive blow against the French army are thwarted when Ensign Towne is captured by Black Wolf's tribesmen. Rogers must rescue his young officer before the Indians can force him to reveal the Rangers attack plans.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Don Burnett, Lisa Gaye
Votes: 11
21.
The Restless Gun (1957–1959)
Episode:
Jody
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
The hotheaded son of an old friend of Bonner's doesn't realize how much trouble he's in for after he kills the son of a powerful rancher in a gunfight.
Director: Allen H. Miner | Stars: John Payne, Rip Torn, Paul Fix, Martin Garralaga
Votes: 32
22.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Dead Men's Doubloons
(1966)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
While operating over the remains of a sunken 16th century pirate ship, the Seaview encounters a reincarnation of its dead captain.
Director: Sutton Roley | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Albert Salmi, Del Monroe
Votes: 73
23.
The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode:
The Night of the Underground Terror
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western
During Mardi Gras in New Orleans, agents West and Gordon look for the cruelest former commander of a Civil War prison who has been a fugitive from justice for the abuse of prisoners. They ... See full summary »
Director: James B. Clark | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Nehemiah Persoff, Jeff Corey
Votes: 156