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1. Chinatown (1974)

R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez

Votes: 351,119

2. The Postman (1997)

R | 177 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A nameless drifter dons a postman's uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in post-apocalyptic America.

Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams

Votes: 78,700 | Gross: $17.63M

3. Malignant (I) (2021)

R | 111 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.

Director: James Wan | Stars: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White

Votes: 110,094 | Gross: $13.39M

4. The Fog (1980)

R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller

An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman

Votes: 83,319 | Gross: $21.38M

5. Five Easy Pieces (1970)

R | 98 min | Drama

A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.

Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg

Votes: 40,707 | Gross: $19.40M

6. Waiting for Guffman (1996)

R | 84 min | Comedy

An aspiring director and the marginally talented amateur cast of a hokey small-town Missouri musical production go overboard when they learn that someone from Broadway will be in attendance.

Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Christopher Guest, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey

Votes: 30,838 | Gross: $2.92M

7. Shattered (1991)

R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a horrific car wreck leaves him an amnesiac, a man slowly begins to unravel his shocking past.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins, Greta Scacchi, Joanne Whalley

Votes: 11,478 | Gross: $11.51M

8. Gidget (1959)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young girl discovers surfing and love (in that order) during one transitive summer.

Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell

Votes: 3,838

9. Big Wednesday (1978)

PG | 120 min | Drama, Sport

The lives of some California surfers from the early 1960s to the 1970s.

Director: John Milius | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey, Patti D'Arbanville

Votes: 7,390

10. The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955)

Passed | 81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A seaside community is terrorized by a hideous sea monster, which has been created by experiments in atomic radiation.

Director: Dan Milner | Stars: Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen, Helene Stanton

Votes: 2,068

11. Moontide (1942)

Approved | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In California, Bobo and his mooching pal Tiny are doing odd jobs and getting drunk and they hide a secret about the unsolved murder of sailor Pop Kelly but suicidal waitress Anna, saved by Bobo, unravels the mystery.

Directors: Archie Mayo, Fritz Lang | Stars: Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains

Votes: 2,240

12. Zandy's Bride (1974)

PG | 97 min | Drama, Western

An American settler marries an European mail-order bride and together they learn how to thrive in the harsh wilderness while working on their relationship too.

Director: Jan Troell | Stars: Gene Hackman, Liv Ullmann, Eileen Heckart, Susan Tyrrell

Votes: 1,277 | Gross: $0.14M

13. Foreverland (2011)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

A young man with cystic fibrosis, along with the sister of a fallen friend, goes in search of a legendary healing shrine in Mexico.

Director: Max McGuire | Stars: Max Thieriot, Laurence Leboeuf, Demián Bichir, Matt Frewer

Votes: 841

14. The Surface (I) (2015)

TV-MA | 79 min | Drama, Romance

The struggle of a young man to slowly create his own sense of family.

Director: Michael J. Saul | Stars: Harry Hains, Michael Redford Carney, Nicholas McDonald, Kyle Patrick Darling

Votes: 268

15. Holiday (III) (2018)

84 min | Crime

Holiday, a four act abduction thriller deconstruction, follows Anne as she visits Venice Beach and meets a friendly Brit, Graham. But Graham is not who he appears to be and Anne finds herself held captive in Mexico with no apparent escape.

Director: Robert Cook | Stars: Dimpy Anand, Ryan Babic, Sterling Buell, Brian Carter

Votes: 37

16. Darius Goes West (2007)

92 min | Documentary

Darius Weems, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, travels across the country with eleven friends on a mission to get his wheelchair customized by MTV's "Pimp My Ride."

Director: Logan Smalley | Stars: Darius Weems, Andrew Carson, Daniel Epting, John Hadden

Votes: 273

17. Flying G-Men (1939)

Passed | 257 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Three government aviators called the "Flying G-Men", one of whom is disguised as "The Black Falcon", fight to protect the US and its allies from an enemy spy ring and to avenge the death of the fourth Flying G-Man.

Directors: James W. Horne, Ray Taylor | Stars: Robert Paige, Richard Fiske, James Craig, Lorna Gray

Votes: 44

18. Customs Agent (1950)

Passed | 71 min | Crime, Drama

U. S. Customs is trying to stop the illegal export of a miracle drug to China. A Customs agent in Shanghai inadvertently gets his partner killed and is fired. The now ex-agent goes on a ... See full summary »

Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: William Eythe, Marjorie Reynolds, Griff Barnett, Howard St. John

Votes: 52

19. Girls Gone Wild: Halftime Games (2007 TV Special)

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Stars: Paige Peterson, Doug Stanhope, Zane Lamprey, Andrea Lowell

Votes: 46

20. River Dogs

Documentary | Completed

An independent investigation of the mysterious and evil events happening to California sea lions on the Columbia river over the past two decades.

Director: Ksenia Kartopoltseva | Stars: Veronica Montoya, Larry Montoya, Dave Densmore, Arline LaMear

21. Thermopylae (2005)

Unrated | 11 min | Short, Drama, Romance

A distraught man in coat and tie grips the guardrail at a remote cliff overlooking the Pacific. At a boys' high school in toney Rancho Palos Verdes, Mr. Radford teaches classics. His best ... See full summary »

Director: Borga Dorter | Stars: Jon Powell, Andreas Wigand, Robin Middleton, Holly Hawkins

Votes: 98

22. El calambre (2009)

90 min | Drama

Julien, a young french comedian, disembarks in Chacahua, a fishing community in Mexico's pacific coast.

Director: Matias Meyer | Stars: Julien Cottereau, Pablo Lopez

Votes: 88

23. An Ocean Too Deep (2002)

98 min | Drama

A Canadian writer and a Taiwanese pregnant teenager meet in a village in the east coast of Taiwan.

Director: Chih-yuan Pan | Stars: Tong Wang, Chi-tsan Wang, Christopher Downs, Pen-yu Chang

24. Alaska's Inside Passage (1996)

23 min | Short

The humpback whales of Alaska's Inside Passage.

Director: Fred Heiman | Stars: Peggy Heiman, Stan Waterman

25. The Great Northwest (2012)

Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, History

The Great Northwest is a 70-minute experimental documentary that is based on the re-creation of a 3,200 mile road-trip made in 1958 by four Seattle women who thoroughly documented their ... See full summary »

Director: Matt McCormick

26. Redwood (2015)

4 min | Documentary, Short

The Pattiz brothers explore Redwood National Park, Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park and Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, documenting the enormous trees and wide variety of fauna that can be found in their numerous climate zones.

Directors: Jim Pattiz, Will Pattiz

27. MTJP: Olympic (2014)

4 min | Documentary, Short

First of a projected 59 short nature films created by Jim and Will Pattiz to celebrate the beauty and diversity of America's national parks. The brothers spent 30 days hiking, camping and ... See full summary »

Directors: Jim Pattiz, Will Pattiz

28. Politics of Sand (2008 Video)

120 min | Documentary

This in-depth history of Oregon's beaches focuses on the political ebb and flow of efforts to keep the coast accessible to the public. The fight, which began with Governor Oswald West's ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Olsen Jr. | Star: Matt Love

29. People of Earth (II) (2012)

17 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

An abandoned car is found along the Pacific Coast Highway. A video camera is found nearby. The contents show a happy group of friends traveling to a wedding destination. The video captures more then just wedded bliss.

Director: Robert A. Palmer | Stars: Ashley Hinson, Joseph Kohlhorst, Phil Pavlosky, Christopher Haskell

30. Mario & Courtney's Wedding Fiesta (2012 TV Special)

120 min | Reality-TV

Follows Mario Lopez his fiancée Courtney Mazza as they prepare for their perfect wedding. The network will join the couple as they navigate through the planning process, discover the ... See full summary »

Director: Sharon Trojan Hollinger | Stars: Mario Lopez, Courtney Lopez, Robin Antin, Joe Francis

31. Over Secret Wires (1915)

Short, Drama

Amos Dyer receives word from Washington that there are wireless messages being transmitted from a point in Oregon to foreign battleships off the Pacific Coast. Dyer, the Secret Service ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Chatterton | Stars: Tom Chatterton, Harvey Clark, Kisaburô Kurihara

32. Costa Rica, l'harmonie des sens (2018 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary

Beginning of the journey in San José, the capital of Costa Rica, a young town.We meet Christian Madriz, a chef who prepares dishes with very fresh fishes and vegetables from his own ... See full summary »

Director: Eric Bacos

33. Movin' On (1974–1976)
Episode: Ransom (1975)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

After delivering a load of fabric to a San Diego clothing manufacturer, Will and Sonny are drawn into a ransom delivery after Sonny's friend, the company's VP, is kidnapped.

Director: Alexander Grasshoff | Stars: Claude Akins, Frank Converse, Ralph Meeker, Karen Carlson

Votes: 23

34. Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–2021)
Episode: Brody in the House (2007)

TV-14 | 22 min | Family, Reality-TV

All hell breaks loose when Bruce's son Brody spills the beans about Kris and the gals jetting to Mexico.

Director: Chris Ray | Stars: Khloé Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner

Votes: 196

35. Photowalks with Jefferson Graham (2021– )
Episode: Oregon Coast (2021)

TV-G | Reality-TV

Join Jeff and his Photowalk cameras as they explore the rugged Oregon coast, from Astoria at the top of the state down through Cannon Beach, Newport and Bandon.

36. GO! Northwest (2012– )
Episode: The Oregon Coast (2012)

Documentary, Biography, Family

At the Oregon Coast, we meet glass artists then go for some drinks. Then we get to know some resident whales and spend some time at the Portland Pirate Festival.

Director: Matt Zodrow

37. Million Dollar Decorators (2011– )
Episode: Life Is a Beach (2011)

TV-14 | 44 min | Reality-TV

Martyn's dealt with his share of difficult clients, but when he travels to Mexico to meet Joe Francis he's told he must train the new staff on how to maintain the estate. In Pacific ... See full summary »

Stars: Ross Cassidy, Jill Cohen, Dimitra Dorbacopoulos, Shannon Factor

38. Files of the Unexplained (2024– )
Episode: File: Floating Feet of Salish Sea (2024)

TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

In recent history, a bizarre mystery has rattled beachcombers and investigators alike: Why are severed feet being found on the shores of the Salish Sea?

Stars: Michael Slade, Parker MacCready, Charlotte Stephens, Mark Stephens

Votes: 71

39. Beachfront Bargain Hunt (2013– )
Episode: An Oregon Family Scours for a Beachfront Bargain (2013)

TV-G | 21 min | Documentary, Family

Edward and Sabrina along with their two children are looking for beachfront home to escape the stresses of big city life in Portland, OR. Realtor Jeff Etchison will show them four potential properties with amazing Pacific Views.

Director: Ellen Lowrey | Star: John Beach

40. State to State (2014–2015)
Episode: Oregon Road Trip (2014)

Adventure, Family

We tour Portland, head down the coast for epic sand boarding in Florence, and over into the Willamette National Forest for lava rock hiking and water sports. After rafting in Bend, we shoot to the Oregon Caves for underground exploration.

Star: Kevin Schon

41. Team Bachstad (2012– )
Episode: Team Bachstad i Sør-Amerika 2:6 (2014)

30 min | Documentary, Comedy

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Directors: Øystein Bache, Rune Gokstad | Stars: Øystein Bache, Rune Gokstad

42. House Hunters (1999– )
Episode: Fulfilling a Beachfront Dream (2018)

TV-G | Reality-TV

A Portland, Oregon, couple with a young daughter have dreamed of owning a beachfront home since they met. They hunt for their slice of paradise in affordable Ocean Park, Washington.

Star: Andromeda Dunker

43. Drain the Oceans (2018– )
Episode: Deadly Pacific (2018)

TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

Under the Pacific Ocean lies a vast area known as the Ring of Fire where 75% of the world's volcanoes lie and 90% of earthquakes occur. Evidence show that its seismic activity could destroy Japan, North America and New Zealand one day.

Director: John Hyde | Stars: Russell Boulter, Craig Sechler, Leland O'Driscoll, David Yamaguchi

Votes: 83