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1. Veronica Mars (2004–2019)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After her best friend is murdered, and her father is removed as county Sheriff, Veronica Mars dedicates her life to cracking the toughest mysteries in the affluent town of Neptune.
Stars: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III
Votes: 78,282
2. Logan's Run (1976)
PG | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne
Votes: 61,207 | Gross: $25.00M
3. The Contractor (2022)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper, risks everything for his family when he joins a private contracting organization.
Director: Tarik Saleh | Stars: Chris Pine, Gillian Jacobs, Sander Thomas, Toby Dixon
Votes: 29,022
4. When a Stranger Calls (2006)
PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
During a babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Katie Cassidy, Tessa Thompson
Votes: 48,772 | Gross: $47.86M
5. Millennium (I) (1996–1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A former FBI profiler with the ability to look inside the mind of a killer begins working for the mysterious Millennium Group which investigates serial killers, conspiracies, the occult, and those obsessed with the end of the millennium.
Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Terry O'Quinn, Brittany Tiplady
Votes: 12,334
6. The Mountain Men (1980)
R | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
A pair of grizzled frontiersmen fight Indians, guzzle liquor and steal squaws in their search for a legendary valley 'so full of beaver that they jump right into your traps' in this fanciful adventure.
Director: Richard Lang | Stars: Charlton Heston, Brian Keith, Victoria Racimo, Stephen Macht
Votes: 2,633
7. Julia (1977)
PG | 117 min | Drama
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell
Votes: 10,426
8. Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror
The malevolent spirit of Mary Lou Maloney returns to Hamilton High, where she manipulates a naive male student into helping her wreak havoc on the school.
Directors: Ron Oliver, Peter R. Simpson | Stars: Tim Conlon, Cynthia Preston, David Stratton, Courtney Taylor
Votes: 2,586
9. Alexander the Great (1956)
Not Rated | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.
Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Barry Jones
Votes: 4,130
10. Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)
G | 82 min | Drama, Western
Three cowboys, mistaken for members of an outlaw gang, are relentlessly pursued by a posse.
Director: Monte Hellman | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Cameron Mitchell, Millie Perkins, Katherine Squire
Votes: 4,426
11. Dark of the Sun (1968)
Approved | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.
Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Peter Carsten, Jim Brown
Votes: 3,552
12. Kaminey (2009)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The desperate lives of two estranged twin brothers converge over missing drugs, politics, racial prejudice, corrupt cops and an unplanned pregnancy.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Deb Mukherjee, Shivkumar Subramaniam
Votes: 18,165 | Gross: $1.29M
13. Nightmare in Badham County (1976 TV Movie)
R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller
During a road trip, two UCLA coeds end up in a Southern prison farm on trumped-up charges brought on by a small town sex-crazed corrupt sheriff.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Deborah Raffin, Lynne Moody, Chuck Connors, Fionnula Flanagan
Votes: 693
14. Cabaret Balkan (1998)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
Random Belgrade citizens interact with each other in a night full of crime, frustration, betrayal and revenge.
Director: Goran Paskaljevic | Stars: Aleksandar Bercek, Vojislav 'Voja' Brajovic, Bogdan Diklic, Nebojsa Glogovac
Votes: 5,651 | Gross: $0.11M
15. West of the Pecos (1945)
Approved | 66 min | Western
Heading west for his health, Colonel Lambeth takes his daughter Rill along. Lost on the desert they are saved by Pecos and Chito. The Colonel hires the two and the Lambeths soon find ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Killy | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Barbara Hale, Richard Martin, Thurston Hall
Votes: 392
16. The Bad Twin (2016 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Thriller
Psychological thriller in which two twin sisters move in with their aunt after their mother is placed in psychiatric care.
Director: John Murlowski | Stars: Haylie Duff, Grace Van Dien, Jacy King, Scott Bailey
Votes: 610
17. Tempted (2001)
R | 95 min | Thriller
A wealthy man married to a beautiful younger woman puts her fidelity to the test.
Director: Bill Bennett | Stars: Saffron Burrows, Burt Reynolds, Mike Starr, Randy Austin
Votes: 1,422
18. Evil Eye (1975)
R | 106 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
The police has to face some extremely brutal murders. How is the rich playboy Peter Crane (Jorge Rivero) involved in this? He suffers from horrible nightmares that make him believe that he is responsible for these murders.
Director: Mario Siciliano | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Richard Conte, Pilar Velázquez, Jorge Rivero
Votes: 400
19. Peppermint Frappé (1967)
94 min | Drama, Thriller
Julian, a middle-aged single doctor, meets his childhood friend Pablo again. The latter is back from Africa and has just married a beautiful young blonde, Elena. Julian falls in love with ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, José Luis López Vázquez, Alfredo Mayo, Emiliano Redondo
Votes: 1,990
20. The Fatal Hour (1940)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Mystery
When Captain Street's best friend Dan Grady is murdered, Street receives help from Chinese detective James Lee Wong and local newspaper reporter Bobbie Logan.
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers, Charles Trowbridge
Votes: 1,321
21. Fugitive at 17 (2012 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 84 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Suspected of murdering her best friend, a teenage computer-hacker goes on the run to find the real killer.
Director: Jim Donovan | Stars: Marie Avgeropoulos, Christina Cox, Casper Van Dien, Danny Blanco Hall
Votes: 1,480
22. Law and Disorder (1974)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In the crime-ridden '70s New York City, two cops have had enough. They, along with few other disgruntled people decide to take the things into their own hands only to realize too late that they're in over their heads.
Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth, Anita Dangler
Votes: 331 | Gross: $1.60M
23. Touched by a Killer (2001)
PG-13 | 87 min | Crime, Drama
An investigative reporter (Isabella Hoffman) works to free a man she believes was wrongly convicted of murder before his execution.
Director: Gilbert M. Shilton | Stars: Isabella Hofmann, James Wilder, Erin Gray, Jerry Wasserman
Votes: 191
24.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Ch-Ch-Changes
(2004)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While driving her convertible at high-speed in the highway, a woman is stopped by a patrolman. Catherine and Grissom arrive later to the highway where the woman was found with slit throat ... See full summary »
Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 865
25.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Felonious Monk
(2002)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Grissom studies Ananda's Vegas Buddhist monastery where four Thai monks were fatally shot in the forehead. Forensics also show the presence of hostile restaurant owner Peter Hutchins Sr. ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 874
26.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Hollywood Brass
(2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the prostitute Dakota leaves the street of Los Angeles in a car for a program with a client, she never contacts her friend Jersey again. On the next morning, Jersey reports to the ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Eagles | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 780
27.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Unbearable
(2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the young mother Lori Kyman is reported missing by her husband, Grissom and Sofia meets with Capt. Brass on the highway where her car was found with flat tire. Sara and Capt. Brass go ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 759
28.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Werewolves
(2006)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The CSI's investigate the death of a very hairy man. At a quick glance, the body can be easily mistaken for a werewolf. The man died from a gun shot wound. He, along with his sister, has a ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 786
29.
The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode:
Redwood
(2008)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A girl is found stabbed to death in a forest and her amnesiac best friend is the prime suspect, although Patrick has doubts and attempts to jog her memory.
Director: John Behring | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman
Votes: 1,819
30.
The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode:
Blood in, Blood Out
(2010)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a member of Cho's former gang, the Avon Park Playboys, is found murdered, Patrick Jane insists on helping Cho with his off-the-books investigation.
Director: John Polson | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman
Votes: 1,439
31.
CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode:
Uncertainty Rules
(2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The team must unravel the series of events from a wild night for a group of friends--a night which ended in four dead bodies, and a fifth person wandering the streets covered in blood and wielding an ax.
Director: Jeff T. Thomas | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap
Votes: 300
32.
Burn Notice (2007–2013)
Episode:
Breaking Point
(2011)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
While Sam and Fi do surveillance to find Anson's secret hideout, Michael poses as a gun dealer to trap the gang leader who killed one of his childhood friends and get him arrested.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Coby Bell, Bruce Campbell
Votes: 391
33.
Castle (2009–2016)
Episode:
Head Case
(2011)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Gunshots, a fleeing van and a massive blood pool all point to murder, but when Castle & Beckett arrive at the crime scene, they discover that it lacks something - the victim! The ... See full summary »
Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas
Votes: 1,283
34.
Castle (2009–2016)
Episode:
Swan Song
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A documentary crew follows Castle, Beckett and the team as they investigate the murder of a rock band's lead guitarist.
Director: David Barrett | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas
Votes: 1,514
35.
Castle (2009–2016)
Episode:
After Hours
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Beckett and Castle pick up a witness to a murder, hired killers attack, and they lose their cell phones and Beckett's gun. They run for protection while Esposito and Ryan try to find them.
Director: David Barrett | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas
Votes: 1,258
36.
Castle (2009–2016)
Episode:
The Greater Good
(2014)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Investigating the death of a Wall Street trader leads Castle and Beckett to discover that the victim was an undercover informant for the U.S. Attorney's office.
Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas
Votes: 942