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1. Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After his hometown is destroyed and get traumatized, young Eren Jaeger vows to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction.
Stars: Jessie James Grelle, Bryce Papenbrook, Trina Nishimura, Yûki Kaji
Votes: 517,572
2. Fall (I) (2022)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Thriller
When a high-rise climb goes wrong, best friends Becky and Hunter find themselves stuck at the top of a 2,000-foot TV tower.
Director: Scott Mann | Stars: Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Mason Gooding, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Votes: 105,556 | Gross: $7.24M
3. Ready or Not (I) (2019)
R | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett | Stars: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien, Henry Czerny
Votes: 184,203 | Gross: $28.71M
4. The Descent (2005)
R | 99 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder
Votes: 247,897 | Gross: $26.02M
5. The 5th Wave (2016)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth in ruin. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.
Director: J Blakeson | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Zuk, Gabriela Lopez, Bailey Anne Borders
Votes: 117,612 | Gross: $34.92M
6. Lord of the Flies (1963)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin
Votes: 20,478
7. Curve (2015)
R | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
A soon-to-be bride on her way to a wedding rehearsal is having second thoughts and decides to take a detour. Car breaks down and a hitchiker offers help. Could it be fate?
Director: Iain Softley | Stars: Julianne Hough, Teddy Sears, Penelope Mitchell, Madalyn Horcher
Votes: 12,079
8. The Marksman (2021)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A rancher on the Arizona border becomes the unlikely defender of a young Mexican boy desperately fleeing the cartel assassins who've pursued him into the U.S.
Director: Robert Lorenz | Stars: Katheryn Winnick, Liam Neeson, Teresa Ruiz, Juan Pablo Raba
Votes: 43,420
9. Record of Ragnarok (2021– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Every 1000 years, the Gods' Council assemble to decide the fate of humanity. After 7 million years of human history, the gods come to the decision that humans are irredeemable and must be extinct.
Stars: Miyuki Sawashiro, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Anairis Quinones, Laura Post
Votes: 8,916
10. Southern Comfort (1981)
R | 106 min | Action, Thriller
During a routine exercise, a team of National Guardsmen are threatened by angry and violent locals.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Franklyn Seales
Votes: 22,056 | Gross: $5.00M
11. Infinite Storm (2022)
R | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
When a climber gets caught in a blizzard, she encounters a stranded stranger and must get them both down the mountain before nightfall.
Directors: Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert | Stars: Naomi Watts, Billy Howle, Denis O'Hare, Parker Sawyers
Votes: 10,517
12. Killing Ground (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
A couple's camping trip turns into a frightening ordeal when they stumble across the scene of a horrific crime.
Director: Damien Power | Stars: Aaron Pedersen, Ian Meadows, Harriet Dyer, Aaron Glenane
Votes: 9,379
13. Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Survivors of a plane crash in the Mongolian desert work together to build a new plane.
Director: John Moore | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Miranda Otto, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson
Votes: 56,852 | Gross: $21.01M
14. The Dive (2023)
91 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Two sisters go diving at a beautiful, remote location. One of the sisters is struck by a rock, leaving her trapped 28 meters below. With dangerously low levels of oxygen and cold temperatures, it is up to her sister to fight for her life.
Director: Maximilian Erlenwein | Stars: Louisa Krause, Sophie Lowe, Stella Uhrig, Shire Richardson
Votes: 4,321
15. Breaking Surface (2020)
82 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A winter diving trip in Norway turns into a desperate race against time for two sisters when one of them becomes trapped at the bottom of the ocean by falling rocks.
Director: Joachim Hedén | Stars: Moa Gammel, Madeleine Martin, Trine Wiggen, Jitse Jonathan Buitink
Votes: 5,912
16. Shark Bait (2022)
TV-MA | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of friends on vacation steal a couple of jet skis for fun and race them out to sea, ending up in a head-on collision. They struggle to find a way home with a badly injured friend, while from the waters below predators lurk.
Director: James Nunn | Stars: Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Hannay, Malachi Pullar-Latchman
Votes: 4,705
17. Razorback (1984)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
As a vicious wild boar terrorizes the Australian outback, the husband of one of the victims is joined by a hunter and a farmer in a search for the beast.
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Gregory Harrison, Arkie Whiteley, Bill Kerr, Chris Haywood
Votes: 7,911 | Gross: $0.15M
18. The Enemy Below (1957)
Approved | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During WWII an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, and in the ensuing duel the American captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
Director: Dick Powell | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 12,299
19. The Last Wave (1977)
PG | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow
Votes: 11,065
20. Of Unknown Origin (1983)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
A man becomes destructively obsessed with killing a dangerous rat, which has taken residence in his recently renovated house.
Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Peter Weller, Jennifer Dale, Lawrence Dane, Kenneth Welsh
Votes: 3,812 | Gross: $1.08M
21. Darwin's Game (2020)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Drama
An unknowing Sudou Kaname is invited to try out a new mysterious mobile app game called Darwin's Game, but later realizes that he's in for more than he's bargained for when he finds out that there's no way to quit the game.
Stars: Yûsuke Kobayashi, Alexis Tipton, Tia Lynn Ballard, Reina Ueda
Votes: 3,427
22. Rage (1966)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, Thriller
A man bitten by a rabid dog in the desert must find help before it's too late.
Director: Gilberto Gazcón | Stars: Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, David Reynoso, Armando Silvestre
Votes: 758
23. The Satan Bug (1965)
Approved | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A germ that could destroy life on Earth is stolen from a biological warfare lab and the thief threatens to release it into the open, prompting a security officer to act.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis, Dana Andrews
Votes: 3,059
24. Btooom! (2012)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A young man gets transported into a video game he plays called Btooom. A plot is uncovered involving an organization that aims to conquer the world by dominating the virtual world.
Stars: Tyler Galindo, Brittney Karbowski, Kanata Hongô, Suzuko Mimori
Votes: 4,788
25. Burning at Both Ends (2021)
110 min | Drama, Thriller, War
Caught behind enemy lines, a small group of dissident survivors struggle to remain hidden from the Germans as they use a radio to broadcast a message of hope.
Directors: Matthew Hill, Landon Johnson | Stars: Cary Elwes, Jason Patric, Sebastian Roché, Judd Hirsch
Votes: 643
26. Dogboys (1998 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Thriller
Corrupt officers track men for sport with dogs.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Bryan Brown, Dean Cain, Tia Carrere, Ken James
Votes: 476
27. Guns of Darkness (1962)
102 min | Drama, Thriller
An English couple and a deposed ruler head for the border during a South American revolution.
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Leslie Caron, David Niven, James Robertson Justice, David Opatoshu
Votes: 420
28. Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 141 min | Drama, Thriller
In Berlin in 1961, an American soldier and a German engineer join forces to build a tunnel under the Berlin Wall in order to smuggle out refugees, including the soldier's East German girlfriend.
Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Richard Thomas, Horst Buchholz, José Ferrer, Jacques Breuer
Votes: 353
29. Horror Movie Survival Guide (2017 Podcast Series)
Horror
Horror Movie Survival Guide is a podcast where gore hounds and best friends Teri Gamble and Julia Marchese break down a different horror movie each week, exploring a multitude of genres, ... See full summary »
Stars: Teri Gamble, Marion Kerr, Julia Marchese