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1. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

R | 169 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

Director: Chad Stahelski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, George Georgiou, Lance Reddick

Votes: 337,674 | Gross: $187.13M

2. Naruto: Shippuden (2007–2017)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition, as well as to become Hokage, who is acknowledged as the leader and strongest of all ninja in the village.

Stars: Alexandre Crepet, Junko Takeuchi, Maile Flanagan, Chie Nakamura

Votes: 171,639

3. Naruto (2002–2007)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.

Stars: Junko Takeuchi, Maile Flanagan, Kate Higgins, Chie Nakamura

Votes: 128,841

4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Turtles get into another battle with their enemy the Shredder, who has acquired new allies: the mutant thugs Bebop and Rocksteady and the alien being Krang.

Director: Dave Green | Stars: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Tyler Perry, Laura Linney

Votes: 100,188 | Gross: $82.05M

5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

PG | 99 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants.

Directors: Jeff Rowe, Kyler Spears | Stars: Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon

Votes: 65,197

6. Kick-Ass (2010)

R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a superhero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz, Garrett M. Brown

Votes: 595,305 | Gross: $48.07M

7. Underworld (2003)

R | 121 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller

Selene, a vampire warrior, is entrenched in a conflict between vampires and werewolves, while falling in love with Michael, a human who is sought by werewolves for unknown reasons.

Director: Len Wiseman | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Shane Brolly, Michael Sheen

Votes: 286,037 | Gross: $51.97M

8. Zoolander (2001)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy

At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell

Votes: 292,936 | Gross: $45.17M

9. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.

Director: Stephen Sommers | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Votes: 215,319 | Gross: $152.27M

10. Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)

R | 104 min | Horror

Set a few days after the original, a championship basketball team's bus is attacked by The Creeper, the winged, flesh-eating terror, on the last day of his 23-day feeding frenzy.

Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Jonathan Breck, Ray Wise, Nicki Aycox, Garikayi Mutambirwa

Votes: 70,838 | Gross: $35.67M

11. G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki, Lee Byung-hun

Votes: 187,625 | Gross: $122.52M

12. Hot Rod (2007)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Sport

Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life - to clear fifteen buses to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank's life-saving heart operation.

Director: Akiva Schaffer | Stars: Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Ian McShane, Jorma Taccone

Votes: 93,784 | Gross: $13.92M

13. Ninja Assassin (2009)

R | 99 min | Action, Thriller

A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.

Director: James McTeigue | Stars: Rain, Rick Yune, Naomie Harris, Jonathan Chan-Pensley

Votes: 75,765 | Gross: $38.11M

14. Chappie (2015)

R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.

Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver

Votes: 270,565 | Gross: $31.57M

15. The Crow: City of Angels (1996)

R | 84 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy

The spirit of the Crow resurrects another man seeking revenge for the murder of his son.

Director: Tim Pope | Stars: Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks, Iggy Pop

Votes: 21,808 | Gross: $17.88M

16. Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)

R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

In Hawaii, an undercover DEA agent and her civilian friend stumble upon a drug trafficking operation, and have to enlist the help of all their colleagues/friends to go after the vicious drug kingpin.

Director: Andy Sidaris | Stars: Ronn Moss, Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Harold Diamond

Votes: 5,419

17. The Spirit (2008)

PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy

Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City.

Director: Frank Miller | Stars: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jaime King

Votes: 62,901 | Gross: $19.78M

18. Deathstalker II (1987)

R | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In this parody of the sword and sorcery films, a princess is deposed by an evil sorcerer. She enlists the aid of Deathstalker to battle the forces of evil, including a clone of the princess, and win back her kingdom.

Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: John Terlesky, Monique Gabrielle, John Lazar, Toni Naples

Votes: 3,649

19. Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024– )

TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure | Post-production

The Turtles, as teenagers, deal with their new life as heroes while also dealing with the pressures of going to high school in New York City.

Stars: James Sie, Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu

20. Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)

PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Comedy

A man tries to rescue a woman with a little help from his half brother.

Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Chris Farley, Nicollette Sheridan, Robin Shou, Nathaniel Parker

Votes: 44,160 | Gross: $31.24M

21. Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

R | 96 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

While still out to destroy the evil Umbrella Corporation, Alice joins a group of survivors living in a prison surrounded by the infected who also want to relocate to the mysterious but supposedly unharmed safe haven known only as Arcadia.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Wentworth Miller, Kim Coates

Votes: 179,626 | Gross: $60.13M

22. Ninja Scroll (1993)

Not Rated | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A vagabond swordsman is aided by a kunoichi and a spy in battling a demonic clan of killers - led by a ghost from his past - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono, Osamu Saka

Votes: 40,897

23. Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010 Video)

PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Crime

There's a mystery afoot in Gotham City, and Batman must go toe-to-toe with a mysterious vigilante, who goes by the name of Red Hood. Subsequently, old wounds reopen and old, once buried memories come into the light.

Director: Brandon Vietti | Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Jensen Ackles, John DiMaggio, Neil Patrick Harris

Votes: 68,055

24. Kubi (2023)

131 min | Action, Drama, History

Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.

Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeaki Abe, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Tadanobu Asano, Ken'ichi Endô

Votes: 438

25. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

PG | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Batman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually committed by a new vigilante assassin.

Directors: Kevin Altieri, Boyd Kirkland, Frank Paur, Dan Riba, Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach

Votes: 57,101 | Gross: $5.62M

26. American Ninja (1985)

R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.

Director: Sam Firstenberg | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson, Guich Koock

Votes: 16,819 | Gross: $10.50M

27. Batman Ninja (2018)

PG-13 | 85 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

Batman, along with a number of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transplanted from modern Gotham City to feudal Japan.

Director: Junpei Mizusaki | Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Wataru Takagi, Ai Kakuma, Rie Kugimiya

Votes: 22,004

28. The Killer Elite (1975)

PG | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Mike Locken, who works for a private security firm affiliated with the C.I.A., is betrayed by his partner and left apparently crippled for life.

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: James Caan, Robert Duvall, Arthur Hill, Bo Hopkins

Votes: 7,284

29. Suicide Club (2001)

R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A detective is trying to find the cause of a string of suicides.

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Mai Hosho, Tamao Satô

Votes: 22,305

30. Revenge of the Ninja (1983)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After ninjas killed his family, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life. He opens a doll shop but is unwittingly importing heroin in the dolls. When his friend betrays him, Cho must prepare for the ultimate battle.

Director: Sam Firstenberg | Stars: Shô Kosugi, Keith Vitali, Virgil Frye, Arthur Roberts

Votes: 5,897 | Gross: $10.33M

31. Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010 Video)

R | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Hords of insane assassins (2 cute) gather in or near a bar waiting to kill an insignificant FBI pencil pusher at 3AM and collect $3M. He's kept in a safe house/bunker nearby surrounded by FBI agents. Action awaits.

Director: P.J. Pesce | Stars: Tom Berenger, Clayne Crawford, Tommy Flanagan, Maury Sterling

Votes: 14,328

32. Ninja III: The Domination (1984)

R | 92 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller

An evil ninja attempts to avenge his death from beyond the grave, by possessing an innocent woman's body.

Director: Sam Firstenberg | Stars: Shô Kosugi, Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett, David Chung

Votes: 5,252 | Gross: $7.61M

33. Enter the Ninja (1981)

R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After passing a ninja master test in Japan, Cole visits a war buddy in the Philippines. He helps him fight men, who want his buddy's plantation.

Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Franco Nero, Susan George, Shô Kosugi, Christopher George

Votes: 5,514

34. Fistful of Vengeance (2022)

TV-MA | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kai Jin, a young Chinatown chef in present day San Francisco, becomes entangled with the Chinese Triad's pursuit of deadly ancient powers known as the "Wu Xing.

Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Iko Uwais, Lewis Tan, Lawrence Kao, Pearl Thusi

Votes: 7,604

35. The Octagon (1980)

R | 103 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A martial artist must defeat a plan by ninjas to create a worldwide training camp for terrorists.

Director: Eric Karson | Stars: Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson, Lee Van Cleef, Art Hindle

Votes: 6,203 | Gross: $18.97M

36. The Hunted (1995)

R | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

An American businessman visiting Nagoya, Japan, meets a woman in a hotel bar. Returning to her room, 3 ninjas kill her and wound him, but he sees the ninja boss' face. Now, he's the prime target of a dangerous ninja cult.

Director: J.F. Lawton | Stars: Christopher Lambert, John Lone, Joan Chen, Yoshio Harada

Votes: 5,711 | Gross: $6.61M

37. Lavalantula (2015 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Volcanic eruptions in Los Angeles unleash a swarm of gigantic, lava-breathing tarantulas.

Director: Mike Mendez | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, Nia Peeples, Patrick Renna, Carlos Bernard

Votes: 3,554

38. The Machine Girl (2008)

Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

Maimed while seeking revenge, a girl becomes stronger than ever.

Director: Noboru Iguchi | Stars: Minase Yashiro, Asami, Nobuhiro Nishihara, Kentarô Shimazu

Votes: 10,722

39. Cat Run 2 (2014)

R | 96 min | Action, Comedy

Two quirky NYC PIs head to New Orleans for a cooking contest and to clear a cousin's name in a shootout on a military base. Who are the strippers/spies/assassins?

Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Scott Mechlowicz, Alphonso McAuley, Winter Ave Zoli, Vanessa Branch

Votes: 1,477

40. Erotibot (2011)

72 min | Sci-Fi

A Rich Heiress Receive a Third Butlerdroid for Her Birthday in Which She Begins Lusting After Him

Director: Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Stars: Mahiro Aine, Maria Ozawa, Yasunori Tanaka, Fukuten

Votes: 332

41. Alien vs. Ninja (2010)

80 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

A comet crashes into a Japanese forest and a group of mighty ninjas must fight a group of killer Aliens before they reach their village and kill everyone.

Director: Seiji Chiba | Stars: Masanori Mimoto, Shûji Kashiwabara, Donpei Tsuchihira, Mika Hijii

Votes: 2,330

42. RoboGeisha (2009)

TV-MA | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

After receiving robotic implants, two sisters compete as assassins.

Director: Noboru Iguchi | Stars: Aya Kiguchi, Hitomi Hasebe, Takumi Saitô, Etsuko Ikuta

Votes: 2,686

43. Centipede Horror (1982)

R | 93 min | Horror

A powerful sorcerer targets the grandchildren of the man who burnt down his village 50 years ago, by casting his deadly Centipede Spell on them.

Director: Keith Li | Stars: Tien-Lang Li, Michael Kiu Wai Miu, Hussein Abu Hassan, Chu-Kwong Chan

Votes: 484

44. Nioh (2017 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

It's the 16th century. A western seafarer finds himself in Japan and is met by war and demons on his quest of search and find. Will his path do the unfinished Kurosawa script justice?

Directors: Yosuke Hayashi, Fumihiko Yasuda, Shinji Higuchi, Makoto Kamiya | Stars: Ben Peel, Masachika Ichimura, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Takahiro Sakurai

Votes: 1,274

45. Mars (1997)

Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In the future, Mars has been colonized. A martial artist arrives to investigate what happened to his brother. A powerful mining company is the prime suspect.

Director: Jon Hess | Stars: Olivier Gruner, Shari Belafonte, Gabriel Dell Jr., Alex Hyde-White

Votes: 547

46. Street Fighter (1987 Video Game)

E10+ | Action

Ryu and Ken, two skilled martial artists, take on street fighters around the world to become street fighter champion. In the finale, they battle the Muay Thai master Adon and ultimately his mentor Sagat, the reputed "Emperor of Muay Thai".

Director: Takashi Nishiyama

Votes: 537

47. The Messenger (1986)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama

When his girlfriend dies of a drug overdose, a former Green Beret decides to take vengeance on the drug gangs responsible for her death.

Director: Fred Williamson | Stars: Fred Williamson, Christopher Connelly, Cameron Mitchell, Joe Spinell

Votes: 228

48. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game (1989 Video Game)

E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Shredder has kidnapped television reporter April O'Neill and the awesome foursome: Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael must kick into gear and defeat Foot Soldiers and some bogus bosses and defeat the evil Shredder.

Directors: H. Ohyama, H. Toyoda

Votes: 1,375

49. Ninja Gaiden (2004 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Master ninja Ryu Hayabusa goes on a quest to recover a stolen sword and avenge the slaughter of his clan.

Directors: Tomonobu Itagaki, Hiroaki Matsui | Stars: Justin Gross, Tara Strong, Janice Kawaye, Charles Dennis

Votes: 756

50. Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)

R | 82 min | Documentary, Sport

A reporter interviews fighters and promoters about Bruce Lee, intercut with footage from old Bruce Lee films and pseudo-documentary footage.

Director: Matthew Mallinson | Stars: Bruce Lee, Fred Williamson, Ron Van Clief, Adolph Caesar

Votes: 1,307