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1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
R | 91 min | Horror
Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, John Saxon
Votes: 263,691 | Gross: $25.50M
2. The House That Jack Built (2018)
R | 152 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders -- each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Votes: 92,778 | Gross: $0.09M
3. Scream 3 (2000)
R | 116 min | Horror, Mystery
While Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 164,716 | Gross: $89.14M
4. Straw Dogs (1971)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T.P. McKenna
Votes: 64,699
5. So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A San Francisco poet who fears commitment suspects his girlfriend may have a knack for killing off her significant others.
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Mike Myers, Nancy Travis, Anthony LaPaglia, Amanda Plummer
Votes: 42,991 | Gross: $11.59M
6. Murder by Death (1976)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Five famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery.
Director: Robert Moore | Stars: Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Eileen Brennan
Votes: 41,843
7. The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
R | 77 min | Horror
A female high school student's slumber party turns into a bloodbath, as a newly escaped psychotic serial killer wielding a power drill prowls her neighborhood.
Director: Amy Holden Jones | Stars: Michele Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella, Debra De Liso
Votes: 18,020
8. Repulsion (1965)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of rape and violence.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux
Votes: 57,488
9. Prom Night (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 88 min | Horror
Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.
Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Jessica Stroup, Dana Davis
Votes: 38,240 | Gross: $43.87M
10. The Double (2013)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The unenviable life of a government-agency clerk takes a horrific turn with the arrival of a new co-worker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite otherwise--he's a confident, charismatic ladies' man.
Director: Richard Ayoade | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Noah Taylor
Votes: 53,127 | Gross: $0.20M
11. Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Passed | 120 min | Action, Romance, Thriller
On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders
Votes: 23,832 | Gross: $3.48M
12. Sorority House Massacre (1986)
R | 74 min | Horror
A female college student who recently moved into a sorority is hunted by an escaped psychotic killer who shares a strange telepathic link with her.
Director: Carol Frank | Stars: Angela O'Neill, Wendy Martel, Pamela Ross, Nicole Rio
Votes: 3,954
13. Jack's Back (1988)
R | 97 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A serial killer in Los Angeles celebrates Jack the Ripper's 100th birthday by committing similar murders and only one has a chance of stopping him.
Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo
Votes: 4,114 | Gross: $0.49M
14. Alone in the Dark (1982)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A few dangerous and delusional mental patients break out of a mental asylum during a power blackout, and lay siege to their new doctor's house, who, they believe, killed their previous doctor.
Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz
Votes: 7,032
15. Sunday in the Country (1974)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three bank robbers flee to a farmer's home after a heist. The farmer captures them and tortures them in his cellar while waiting for the police instead of letting them escape.
Director: John Trent | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Michael J. Pollard, Hollis McLaren, Louis Zorich
Votes: 733
16. Fright (1971)
PG | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
An English baby sitter is terrorized by her friend's ex-husband, escaped from an asylum.
Director: Peter Collinson | Stars: Honor Blackman, Susan George, George Cole, Tara Collinson
Votes: 1,949 | Gross: $0.17M
17. The Victim (1972 TV Movie)
73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wealthy woman is trapped during a storm in a house with no electricity or phone. A killer has murdered her sister, stuffed the body in the basement, and is now after her.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Eileen Heckart, Sue Ane Langdon, George Maharis
Votes: 887
18. The Caller (1987)
R | 97 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A woman, living in an isolated cabin, lets a mysterious stranger in to make a phone call.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Madolyn Smith Osborne
Votes: 1,663
19. Don't Go to Sleep (1982 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young girl begins seeing the ghost of her sister who died in an accident a year earlier.
Director: Richard Lang | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Valerie Harper, Robin Ignico, Kristin Cumming
Votes: 1,499
20. The Forgotten (1973)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
A young psychiatric nurse goes to work at a remote asylum following a murder. There, she experiences varying degrees of torment from the patients.
Director: S.F. Brownrigg | Stars: Bill McGhee, Jessie Lee Fulton, Robert Dracup, Harryette Warren
Votes: 3,533
21. Hunt Her, Kill Her (2022)
89 min | Horror, Thriller
A janitor in a furniture factory finds herself in a fight for her life when she becomes the target of sinister masked intruders.
Directors: Greg Swinson, Ryan Thiessen | Stars: Natalie Terrazzino, JC Oakley III, Trevor Tucker, David Holt
Votes: 505
22. Jackals (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.
Director: Kevin Greutert | Stars: Deborah Kara Unger, Ben Sullivan, Chelsea Ricketts, Nick Roux
Votes: 4,909
23. Wolves at the Door (2016)
R | 73 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Four friends are murdered in their own home for no reason by four members of the Manson Family.
Director: John R. Leonetti | Stars: Katie Cassidy, Elizabeth Henstridge, Adam Campbell, Miles Fisher
Votes: 4,432
24. Dead of Winter (1987)
R | 100 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall, Jan Rubes, William Russ
Votes: 4,695 | Gross: $2.41M
25. The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973)
R | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Abandoned by their husband/father, a traumatized woman and her disturbed stepdaughter hire a drifter handyman at their secluded estate while a series of murders begins.
Director: Juan Antonio Bardem | Stars: Jean Seberg, Marisol, Barry Stokes, Perla Cristal
Votes: 965
26. Hush (V) (2008)
Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
A young couple on a motorway journey are drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a truck driver following a near accident.
Director: Mark Tonderai | Stars: William Ash, Christine Bottomley, Andreas Wisniewski, Claire Keelan
Votes: 7,238
27. Strayed (2003)
Unrated | 95 min | Drama, Romance, War
Emmanuelle Béart stars as a widowed schoolteacher who flees German-occupied Paris with her children. A teenage boy comes to their rescue by leading them into the forest -- their best shot at survival.
Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Clémence Meyer
Votes: 3,406 | Gross: $0.48M
28. The Gorilla (1939)
Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Horror
When a wealthy man is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: The Ritz Brothers, Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, Al Ritz
Votes: 1,683
29. The Telephone (1988)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
A crazy out of work actress, Vashti Blue, spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet owl and her telephone, which she uses to try and solve all her problems with life.
Director: Rip Torn | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Severn Darden, Amy Wright, Elliott Gould
Votes: 1,153 | Gross: $0.10M
30. To Trap a Spy (1964)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Adventure, Drama
The pilot for the TV series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," re-edited and released to theaters as a feature.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Robert Vaughn, Luciana Paluzzi, Pat Crowley, Fritz Weaver
Votes: 571
31. The Stranger Within (1990 TV Movie)
100 min | Thriller
A troubled young man mysteriously appears in a rural Minnesota town from which he claims he was abducted 16 years ago.
Director: Tom Holland | Stars: Ricky Schroder, Kate Jackson, Chris Sarandon, Clark Sandford
Votes: 410
32. 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: 493
33. Looking for Trouble (1934)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Joe and Casey trouble-shoot for the phone company. They try to prove that Joes's girl Ethel's boss Dan is a crook but are trapped by criminals and left in a burning building.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Jack Oakie, Constance Cummings, Arline Judge
Votes: 206
34. Wet Asphalt (1958)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
In Berlin, when the journalist Greg Bachmann is released from prison six months before the end of his sentence, there is a driver named Jupp waiting for him.
Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Martin Held, Maria Perschy, Gert Fröbe
Votes: 188
35. Welcome to Shamatown (2010)
104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
Shama Town has a legend of buried treasures around the town. When the town leader decides to promote Shama Town as a tourist destination, it unfortunately only attracts a gang of international thieves intent on finding the buried treasures
Director: Weiran Li | Stars: Bei'er Bao, Bingkun Cao, Yuen Che, Wei Gan
Votes: 181
36. A Date with Fear (2011)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
What if everything we plan is challenged by the surprises of destiny. Do you like surprises? What if they turn out to be bad?
Ricky is ready for his blind date. He reaches the destination ... See full synopsis »
Director: Asit Kaul | Stars: Amar Agha, Ashley Kranz, Robert Nolan, Paul Nicholls
Votes: 38
37. Rotary (2017)
11 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
In 1968, a young babysitter's evening is interrupted by strange and unsettling occurrences.
Director: Lorenzo P. Adams | Stars: Emma Fawkes, David Michael Goldberg, Hunter Ott, Geoffrey Boggs
Votes: 57
38.
Darkroom (1981–1982)
Episode:
Exit Line
(1982)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Actor Dan Burroughs tries desperately to convince an extremely influential critic to revise her negative opinion about his play and performance.
Director: Peter Crane | Stars: James Coburn, Samantha Eggar, Jack Carter, Anne Lockhart
Votes: 39
39.
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987–1990)
Episode:
Midnight Riders
(1990)
TV-MA | 46 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
History repeats itself when a gang of bikers return from the dead to wreak small-town terror.
Director: Allan Eastman | Stars: Louise Robey, Steve Monarque, Chris Wiggins, Dennis Thatcher
Votes: 105
40.
The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
Episode:
Sanctuary
(1981)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
David is urged to present himself as 'Father Costa' in order to protect a young boy who has taken sanctuary at the San Miguel Mission.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno, Diana Muldaur
Votes: 148
41.
Land of the Giants (1968–1970)
Episode:
Six Hours to Live
(1969)
TV-G | 50 min | Sci-Fi
A giant has been framed for a murder he didn't commit and now awaits execution for the crime.
Director: Sobey Martin | Stars: Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Stefan Arngrim, Don Marshall
Votes: 62
42.
Popular (1999–2001)
Episode:
I Know What You Did Last Spring Break
(2001)
TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sam and Harrison claim they've spent their summer vacation in Yemen, so CDC agent Klein puts the school under quarantine in case of a viral infection. The two discuss their relationship. The rest of the gang is stalked by a masked killer.
Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham
Votes: 77
43.
A Fine Romance (1981–1984)
Episode:
Mike's New Girlfriend
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Romance
Laura decides it is time to move from Helen and Phil's. She goes to Mike's apartment to retrieve the things that she left and starts in with her usual psychotic attitude upon finding Mike's new, younger girlfriend in residence.
Director: Don Leaver | Stars: Susan Penhaligon, Judi Dench, Richard Warwick, Michael Williams
Votes: 24
44.
Mike Hammer (1958–1959)
Episode:
Peace Bond
(1958)
26 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Mike's quest for peace and quiet is interrupted when he intervenes in a lover's quarrel fought in a swanky restaurant. The next day, Mike is hauled into court and forced to post a peace ... See full summary »
Director: John English | Stars: Darren McGavin, Bart Burns, Marion Ross, Edmon Ryan
Votes: 26
45.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Born Under a Bad Sign
(2007)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Sam contacts Dean after being missing for a week. When they reunite, Dean finds Sam covered in blood and with no recollection of what happened.
Director: J. Miller Tobin | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jim Beaver, Alona Tal
Votes: 6,188
46.
F2: Forensic Factor (2003– )
Episode:
The Colchester Rapist
(2008)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama
A reign of terror that spans more than eighteen years. A serial rapist who stalks and preys on elderly women living in isolated Southern Ontario. With the victim count pushing ten, the ... See full summary »
Director: John Griffith | Stars: John Robinson, Brent Bishop, Anne Harper, Dale Grayer
Votes: 13
47.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
And Then There Were Fewer
(2010)
TV-14 | 49 min | Animation, Comedy
The residents of Quahog are invited to James Woods' house, where a murder mystery takes place.
Directors: Dominic Polcino, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 3,587
48.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)
Episode:
Queen of the Flowers
(2012)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, History
Among the troubled, disadvantaged girls Phryne takes under her wing, one drowns - and it's murder.
Director: Clayton Jacobson | Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings
Votes: 463
49.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart
(2012)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart becomes an urban vandal and decides to use Homer as his inspiration, while Apu hits hard times when a new trendy market takes all the Kwik-E-Mart customers.
Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 1,202
50.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)
Episode:
Murder Under the Mistletoe
(2013)
TV-PG | 54 min | Crime, Drama, History
Phryne's Christmas in July turns deadly when trapped inhabitants at a snowed-in mountain lodge find themselves being killed off according to the song The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Director: Tony Tilse | Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings
Votes: 474