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1. Death Becomes Her (1992)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Isabella Rossellini

Votes: 131,647 | Gross: $58.42M

2. Ordinary People (1980)

R | 124 min | Drama

The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son.

Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton

Votes: 56,777 | Gross: $54.80M

3. Oculus (2013)

R | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A recently released inmate from a mental asylum learns from his sister that the murders he was convicted of committing were actually orchestrated by a supernatural entity, the Lasser Glass mirror.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane

Votes: 139,929 | Gross: $27.70M

4. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)

NC-17 | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An unbalanced but alluring former mental patient takes a porn star prisoner in the hopes of convincing her to marry him.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles León, Julieta Serrano

Votes: 32,007 | Gross: $4.09M

5. Scanners (1981)

R | 103 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called "scanning" to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non scanners.

Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane

Votes: 61,876 | Gross: $14.23M

6. Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)

R | 80 min | Comedy, Horror

A sex-changed slasher returns as a camp counselor.

Director: Michael A. Simpson | Stars: Pamela Springsteen, Renée Estevez, Tony Higgins, Valerie Hartman

Votes: 13,376

7. Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)

R | 80 min | Comedy, Horror

After murdering a young girl, Angela Baker assumes her identity and travels to Camp New Horizons, built on the grounds of the camp she terrorized the year before, and starts killing again.

Director: Michael A. Simpson | Stars: Pamela Springsteen, Tracy Griffith, Michael J. Pollard, Mark Oliver

Votes: 9,450

8. Resurrection (1999)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Chicago homicide detectives Prudhome and Hollingsworth are assigned to investigate a murder. Both become entangled in the plot of a serial killer whose goal is to recreate the body of Christ.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Mike Anscombe, Jeff J.J. Authors, Patrick Chilvers

Votes: 11,108

9. Cutting Class (1989)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A murderer is loose in a high school in this 'whodunit' movie.

Director: Rospo Pallenberg | Stars: Donovan Leitch Jr., Jill Schoelen, Brad Pitt, Roddy McDowall

Votes: 5,928

10. Primary Colors (1998)

R | 143 min | Comedy, Drama

A man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for President of the United States of America.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates, Larry Hagman

Votes: 30,131 | Gross: $38.97M

11. Bates Motel (1987 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

A mentally disturbed man, who roomed with the late Norman Bates at the state lunatic asylum, inherits the legendary Bates Motel after the death of Norman and tries to fix it up to make it a respectable business.

Director: Richard Rothstein | Stars: Bud Cort, Lori Petty, Moses Gunn, Gregg Henry

Votes: 1,775

12. Shock (1977)

R | 93 min | Horror

A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband, who possesses their young son.

Directors: Mario Bava, Lamberto Bava | Stars: Daria Nicolodi, John Steiner, David Colin Jr., Ivan Rassimov

Votes: 4,683

13. Nightmare Castle (1965)

Unrated | 90 min | Horror

A woman and her lover are tortured and killed by her sadistic husband. The pair return from the grave to seek vengeance.

Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Barbara Steele, Paul Muller, Helga Liné, Marino Masé

Votes: 2,713

14. Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)

GP | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A recently institutionalized woman has bizarre experiences after moving into a supposedly haunted country farmhouse and fears she may be losing her sanity once again.

Director: John D. Hancock | Stars: Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor, Gretchen Corbett

Votes: 9,329

15. Delirium (I) (2018)

R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller

A man recently released from a mental institute inherits a mansion after his wealthy parents die. After a series of disturbing events, he comes to believe it is haunted.

Director: Dennis Iliadis | Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Genesis Rodriguez, Topher Grace, Callan Mulvey

Votes: 8,506

16. The Screaming Woman (1972 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 73 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A wealthy former mental patient goes home to her estate to rest and recuperate. While walking the grounds one day she hears the screams of a woman coming from underneath the ground who has ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Ed Nelson, Laraine Stephens, Joseph Cotten

Votes: 922

17. Someone Is Bleeding (1974)

R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

On a beach in Nice, François meets the mysterious Peggy and falls in love with her. Following her to a villa, he meets Marc, a lawyer who has a strange relationship with the girl. Marc tells François that Peggy is a drug addict: she kills men who approach her.

Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Claude Brasseur, Fiore Altoviti

Votes: 1,032

18. Deadly Messages (1985 TV Movie)

94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Laura Daniels, single and bored, finds new interest in life when she discovers an old ouija board. It appears, however, that the object's previous owner was murdered - and messages from beyond warn Laura that she may be next.

Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Kathleen Beller, Michael Brandon, Dennis Franz, Scott Paulin

Votes: 280

19. Sadak (1991)

Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A taxi driver with a tragic past sees an opportunity for redemption when he encounters a woman sold into prostitution. Wanting to help her escape, he has to deal with the wrath of the brothel madam.

Director: Mahesh Bhatt | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Pooja Bhatt, Deepak Tijori, Sadashiv Amrapurkar

Votes: 2,873

20. Angels Fall (2007 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A chef moves to a small town in Wyoming after her Boston restaurant is shut down because of a fatal shooting.

Director: Ralph Hemecker | Stars: Heather Locklear, Johnathon Schaech, Gary Hudson, Derek Hamilton

Votes: 1,959

21. Nemesis Game (2003)

R | 92 min | Mystery, Thriller

An introspective university student with an unhealthy interest in riddles and puzzles becomes involved in a sinister mind game that results in murder.

Director: Jesse Warn | Stars: Carly Pope, Ian McShane, Adrian Paul, Rena Owen

Votes: 2,308

22. The Black Glove (1954)

Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Newly arrived in Britain, a jet-lagged musician impulsively goes to the apartment of a beautiful blues singer he's just met and hours later is accused of her murder.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Alex Nicol, Eleanor Summerfield, John Salew, Paul Carpenter

Votes: 385

23. The Pact (2018)

R | 106 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

When Monica finds out her daughter is about to die she takes extreme measures to save her.

Director: David Victori | Stars: Belén Rueda, Darío Grandinetti, Mireia Oriol, Antonio Durán 'Morris'

Votes: 1,277 | Gross: $0.00M

24. Outrageous! (1977)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

A story about a female impersonator who rooms with a pregnant schizophrenic.

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Craig Russell, Hollis McLaren, Richert Easley, Allan Moyle

Votes: 1,028

25. Miss Leslie's Dolls (1973)

R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A young college professor and three of her students seek shelter during a storm in the rural farmhouse of a strange woman who collects lifelike mannequins.

Director: Joseph G. Prieto | Stars: Salvador Ugarte, Terri Juston, Marcelle Bichette, Kitty Lewis

Votes: 230

26. A Soul to Redeem (2017 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 84 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The detective story set in the early 20th century is full of suspense, twists and emotions. Love, hate and desire for revenge are the strongest motivation for the trio of its protagonists. ... See full summary »

Director: Jirí Svoboda | Stars: Viktor Antonio, Igor Bares, Jirí Capka, Viktorie Cermáková

Votes: 80

27. Kill Her Gently (1957)

Approved | 75 min | Crime, Thriller

Two convicts who have just escaped from prison are picked up by a motorist. He recognizes the men from descriptions given of them on the radio, but instead of turning them over to the police, he proposes to hire them to murder his wife.

Director: Charles Saunders | Stars: Marc Lawrence, George Mikell, Griffith Jones, John Gayford

Votes: 248

28. Oi epizontes (2011 Video)

30 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Stavros Psyllakis | Stars: Ludger Bruckmann, Thanasis Gaifyllias, Georgios Giannoulopoulos, Sabita Gurney-Branford

29. 26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode: Judge Not (1958)

30 min | Western

A rancher recently released from a mental hospital avenges himself upon the men who committed him.

Director: Franklin Adreon | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Myron Healey, Rebecca Welles

30. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: Diamonds Aren't Forever (1989)

TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In this James Bond spoof, a suave super spy called James (played by former James Bond actor George Lazenby) must retrieve a golden statue from an isolated hotel filled with spies and kooky characters.

Director: Peter Crane | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Jack Blum, Eve Crawford, Don Lake

Votes: 110

31. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: My Dear Watson (1989)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Lestrade seek kidnapped Dr. Watson.

Director: Jorge Montesi | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Graeme Campbell, Brian Bedford, Patrick Monckton

Votes: 85

32. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: Twist (1988)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Thinking that his rich wife is dying, a man plans his future with his mistress. What follows is twist, after twist, after twist, after twist.

Director: René Bonnière | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Roberta Weiss, Stella Stevens, Clive Revill

Votes: 102

33. The Brief (2004–2005)
Episode: The Road to Hell (2004)

71 min | Crime, Drama

Struggling under tons of gambling and alimony debt, criminal defense attorney Henry Farmer takes on a raft of cases all at the same time. Worse still, he's up against some tough judges--including his own estranged father.

Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Christopher Fulford, Linda Bassett, Robert Whitelock, Zara Turner

Votes: 57

34. The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode: The Treadmill (1961)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama

A man who has spent 25 years as a patient in a mental home is released - only to be arrested on a charge of murder dating from before his confinement, and scheduled to be executed.

Director: Don Richardson | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Edward Binns, Leora Dana

Votes: 20

35. Hammer House of Horror (1980)
Episode: Visitor from the Grave (1980)

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A former mental patient kills her would-be rapist, but his corpse returns from its secret grave.

Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Kathryn Leigh Scott, Simon MacCorkindale, Gareth Thomas, Myrtill Nádasi

Votes: 520

36. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: The Bribe (1994)

Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

A fire inspector is forced to take a bribe from a sleazy strip club owner in order to buy a scholarship for his daughter.

Director: Ramón Menéndez | Stars: Terry O'Quinn, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Benicio Del Toro, Hal Williams

Votes: 592

37. Swimming with Sharks (2022– )
Episode: Chapter Five (2022)

TV-MA | Drama, Thriller

Joyce Struggles for control, Personally and professionally.

Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Diane Kruger, Kiernan Shipka, Finn Jones, Gerardo Celasco

Votes: 67

38. Terriers (2010)
Episode: Fustercluck (2010)

TV-MA | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Robert Lindus is back with an unusual request from jail: he wants Hank and Britt to steal a quarter of a million dollars from him.

Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn

Votes: 256

39. The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1950–1956)
Episode: Once a Killer (1955)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Even on vacation, the Queens can't steer clear of murder. While in Acapulco they find the corpse of a gorgeous redhead and decide to some investigating. The likeliest suspect is a wealthy ... See full summary »

Director: Harold D. Schuster | Stars: Hugh Marlowe, Florenz Ames, Lynne Roberts, Jess Barker

40. Lajna (2017–2021)
Episode: Láska (2017)

Comedy, Sport

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Director: Vladimír Skórka | Stars: Jirí Langmajer, Pavla Dostálová, Josef Kaluza, Barbora Kocmánková

Votes: 12

41. Lajna (2017–2021)
Episode: Denisa (2017)

Comedy, Sport

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Director: Vladimír Skórka | Stars: Jirí Langmajer, Pavla Dostálová, Josef Kaluza, Petr Kubala

Votes: 12