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1. The Tree of Life (2011)

PG-13 | 139 min | Drama, Fantasy

The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.

Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken

Votes: 184,479 | Gross: $13.30M

2. Three Days of the Condor (1975)

R | 117 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A bookish CIA researcher in Manhattan finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.

Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, Max von Sydow

Votes: 62,848 | Gross: $41.51M

3. Waco (2018)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, History

The FBI and ATF seize religious leader David Koresh's Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas in the spring of 1993.

Stars: Michael Shannon, Taylor Kitsch, Andrea Riseborough, Paul Sparks

Votes: 25,777

4. Let's Make Love (1960)

Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall, Frankie Vaughan

Votes: 8,050 | Gross: $6.54M

5. Waco: American Apocalypse (2023)

TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Crime

It showcases what happened in 1993 in Waco, Texas when cult leader David Koresh faced off against the federal government in a 51-day siege.

Stars: David Thibodeau, Chris Whitcomb, Lee Hancock, Bob Ricks

Votes: 7,890

6. A Noble Lie: Oklahoma City 1995 (2011)

Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary

Hoping to shed light on answers long ignored and censored, both by prominent media outlets and the U.S. government, A Noble Lie peels back what we thought we knew about the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and it's perpetrators.

Director: James Lane | Stars: Don Browning, Jannie Coverdale, Christopher Emery, Jane Graham

Votes: 429

7. The Confession Killer (2019)

TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, Crime

Henry Lee Lucas was known as America's most prolific serial killer, admitting to hundreds of murders, but, as DNA results contradict his confessions, will they expose the biggest criminal justice hoax in U.S. history?

Stars: Bob Prince, Nan Cuba, Hugh Aynesworth, Phil Ryan

Votes: 10,351

8. In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco (1993 TV Movie)

R | 98 min | Action, Drama

Religious fanatics are barricaded in a building, and surrounded by police. But they're not going to surrender, they prefer to die.

Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Tim Daly, William O'Leary, Neal McDonough, Lewis Smith

Votes: 785

9. Age Out (2018)

PG-13 | 91 min | Crime, Drama

Fresh out of foster care at age 18, a young drifter turns to petty crime to survive, and discovers an impossible love in an unlikely friend.

Director: A.J. Edwards | Stars: Tye Sheridan, Imogen Poots, Caleb Landry Jones, Jeffrey Wright

Votes: 1,108

10. ATF (1999 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In the wake of the tragic events at Waco, Texas where an armed conflict with armed militiamen broke out, agents of the federal government's Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) carry out a ... See full summary »

Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Vincent Angell, Michael O'Neill

Votes: 290

11. The Outcasts (1968–1969)

60 min | Western

A bounty hunter who was a Confederate Officer teams up with an ex-slave who was a Union Soldier during the Civil War. They are the Outcasts.

Stars: Don Murray, Otis Young, Don 'Red' Barry, Art Metrano

Votes: 183

12. Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997)

Not Rated | 165 min | Documentary, History

A reassessment of the tragedy at Waco that left 76 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect dead.

Director: William Gazecki | Stars: Dan Gifford, Jim Cavanaugh, Dick DeGuerin, Clive Doyle

Votes: 3,737

13. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970 TV Movie)

Unrated | 75 min | Comedy, Family, Western

Retired Texas Ranger Nash Crawford re-assembles his former Ranger outfit from the old days to fight crime in his hometown.

Director: George McCowan | Stars: Walter Brennan, Fred Astaire, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine

Votes: 478

14. Sworn to Vengeance (1993 TV Movie)

97 min | Crime, Thriller

Three kids have been brutally murdered. Sergeant Stewart gets the job of investigating this macabre case. He is very determined to solve the case and he even listens to a woman who had a vision about the murders.

Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Robert Conrad, William McNamara, Gary Bayer, Sharon Farrell

Votes: 196

15. Join Us (2007)

Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary

Award winning filmmaker, Ondi Timoner, follows four families as they leave an abusive church in South Carolina and realize they have been in a cult. The film documents them as they enter ... See full summary »

Director: Ondi Timoner | Stars: Raymund Melz, Deborah Melz, Joaquin Sullivan, Liz Shaw

Votes: 148

16. Waco Untold: The British Stories (2023)

Documentary, Thriller

In 1993, 76 members of a religious sect, called the Branch Davidians, died during an infamous 51-day siege by the FBI. Of these, 23 were British. These are their stories.

Stars: Parnell McNamara, Kenneth Newport, Marc Breault, Elaine Sellors

Votes: 35

17. Nazi America: A Secret History (2000 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 92 min | Documentary, History, War

A history of the Nazi movement in the United States.

Stars: D. Paul Thomas, Adolf Hitler, Susan Canedy, Charles Higham

Votes: 94

18. Waco (1952)

Approved | 68 min | Western

Matt Boone kills Bull Clark in self defense in a crooked poker game, and leaves Waco as he is certain he would not get a fair trial. He joins an outlaw gang led by Curly Ivers, whose ... See full summary »

Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Bill Elliott, I. Stanford Jolley, Pamela Blake, Paul Fierro

Votes: 54

19. Heavenly High (2008– )

22 min | Comedy, Family

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Stars: Briana Picard, Kristen Konzelman, Angela Everett, Cindi Miller

Votes: 12

20. Troubadour, TX (2011– )

Music, Reality-TV

Documentary series hosted by storyteller, filmmaker & singer-songwriter, Stacy Dean Campbell. Go behind the scenes & follow the music, the passion & the journey of a group of singer-songwriters living the Troubadour life.

Stars: Bailey Grey, Beth Wood, Brance Arnold, Susan Ashton

21. Two Days in Waco

History | Pre-production

A woman chronicles her experiences on two historical days in Waco, Texas history: May 15, 1916: the lynching of Jesse Washington, & May 11, 1953: the day an F-5 tornado struck Waco.

Director: Mike Henderson

22. Frontline (1983– )
Episode: Waco: The Inside Story (1995)

TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News

Frontline looks at the 1993 siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. It talks to Branch Davidian survivors and FBI agents from both the negotiation and hostage rescue teams. On... See full summary »

Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: David Koresh, William Sessions, Jeff Jamar, Byron Sage

Votes: 34

23. Conspiracy? (2004– )
Episode: The Oklahoma City Bombing (2004)

Documentary

Program presents evidence, both plausible and speculative, that Timothy McVeigh's bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building was supported at some level by Islamic terrorists.

Stars: Tom Kane, J.D. Cash, Danny Defenbaugh, Sue Durso

Votes: 6

24. The Conspiracy Files (2006– )
Episode: Oklahoma Bomb (2007)

Documentary

An investigation whether the Oklahoma City bombing was the work of lone bomber Timothy McVeigh, or whether there were others involved who are being protected in a government cover-up.

Directors: James Giles, Ivan O'Mahoney

Votes: 15

25. The Investigators (2000– )
Episode: Interview with the Devil (2007)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

The missing persons case of 33-year-old single father, Gary Lynn Patterson, who disappeared on his way to a job interview in El Paso, Texas in 1997.

Director: Scott Tiffany | Stars: Gene Galusha, Frank Bugh, Peter Stone, Stephen Markham

26. FBI: Most Wanted (2020– )
Episode: Patriots (2021)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

New Fugitive Task Force member Kristin Gaines joins Jess and the team, as they head to D.C. to find a dangerous fugitive from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Director: Peter Stebbings | Stars: Julian McMahon, Alexa Davalos, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes

Votes: 499

27. Chase (2010–2011)
Episode: The Posse (2010)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Bob McGraw is an admired, cocky US marshal, with a great arrest record. The problems is his credentials are fake and he uses excessive violence. Luke finds out he was expelled from police ... See full summary »

Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Kelli Giddish, Cole Hauser, Jesse Metcalfe, Amaury Nolasco

Votes: 85

28. Indivisible: Healing Hate (2022)
Episode: Live Free or Die (2022)

TV-14 | 59 min | Documentary, Crime, History

A peaceful apocalyptic religious community converts to a paramilitary force of white supremacists preparing for racial warfare. Fatal standoffs with the FBI create a legend of martyrs: ... See full summary »

29. Waco: American Apocalypse (2023)
Episode: Fire (2023)

TV-MA | 46 min | Documentary, Crime

The world waits as Koresh makes new promise of surrender but the FBI's controversial tactics turn the compound into an apocalyptic scene.

Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: David Koresh, Chris Whitcomb, Dick DeGuerin, Lee Hancock

Votes: 333

30. Anderson Cooper 360° (2003– )
Episode: Biker Brawl (2015)

TV-PG | 60 min | News, Talk-Show

CNN goes inside the secret world of rival motorcycle clubs.

Stars: Greg Abbott, Lynn Beard, Donald Chambers, Steve Cook