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1. Hard Rain (1998)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The partner and nephew of an armored-truck driver tries to prevent three million dollars from being taken by a gang during a catastrophic flooding caused by a severe storm.
Director: Mikael Salomon | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver
Votes: 37,342 | Gross: $19.82M
2. Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988)
R | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two go-go dancers, Lulu and Peaches, are framed for the murder of their employer by the real killer, sleazy gangster Vinnie. Picking up waitress Darlene along the way, the three are ... See full summary »
Director: Anita Rosenberg | Stars: Elizabeth Kaitan, Christina Whitaker, Tammara Souza, Nick Cassavetes
Votes: 659
3. The Big Bad Swim (2006)
96 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A group of Connecticut locals enroll in an adult-education beginner's swim class.
Director: Ishai Setton | Stars: Paget Brewster, Jeff Branson, Jess Weixler, Raviv Ullman
Votes: 1,547
4. Amigos (2023)
139 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Three nearly-identical men become fast friends after meeting via an online doppelgänger-finding app. It's all fun and games until one of them turns out to be a notorious fugitive.
Director: Rajendra Reddy | Stars: Brahmaji, Nithin Prasanna, Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath
Votes: 3,047
5. The Ogre of Athens (1956)
103 min | Crime, Drama
A peaceful, frightened little man is mistakenly identified as "the dragon", a notorious criminal at large. He briefly and reluctantly rules the underworld until they realize their mistake.
Director: Nikos Koundouros | Stars: Dinos Iliopoulos, Margarita Papageorgiou, Giannis Argyris, Thanasis Vengos
Votes: 2,202
6. Missing Pieces (1991)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
As sole heir to a relative's estate, Wendel is surprised to learn that the only thing he's been left is a riddle. However, he and his musician friend, Lou, are soon thrust into a comic ... See full summary »
Director: Leonard Stern | Stars: Eric Idle, Robert Wuhl, Lauren Hutton, Bob Gunton
Votes: 289
7. To paizo... kai poly andras! (1983)
85 min | Comedy
Zinon is a successful fashion designer but he has family problems. His wife, his children and his parents-in law are too abusive and uncaring. Everything changes when the police starts looking for a serial killer who is identical to Zinon.
Director: Errikos Thalassinos | Stars: Sotiris Moustakas, Katerina Gioulaki, Thaleia Papazoglou, Vangelis Protopappas
Votes: 236
8. 'Ctyri vrazdy stací, drahousku' (1971)
103 min | Comedy, Crime
Two criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance, got into the flat of shy high school teacher George Camel. As the number of victims sharply ... See full summary »
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Jirina Bohdalová, Iva Janzurová, Marie Rosulková
Votes: 789
9. The Big Shark (1957)
78 min | Comedy
A debonair and shameless idler who daydreams of making it big to marry his sweetheart will find himself neck-deep in trouble, because of a striking resemblance with a despicable money shark.
Director: Filippos Fylaktos | Stars: Smaroula Giouli, Mimis Fotopoulos, Eleni Hatziargyri, Nitsa Tsaganea
Votes: 16
10.
Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode:
Child Witness
(1984)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An over-protective father hinders prosecution of a babysitter who may have molested his daughter. Petrie gets beaten by some white NYPD officers who don't know he's a detective.
Director: Karen Arthur | Stars: Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly, Al Waxman, Carl Lumbly
Votes: 58
11.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Little Miss Dangerous
(1986)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Crocket and Tubbs visit Miami's kinky Sex World parlor when a sailor shows up murdered. The trail leads to a mysterious underage dancer Tubbs tries to straighten out - but is this more than social work?
Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 596
12.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
X-Cops
(2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The investigation of a neighborhood monster isn't too weird for the crew of Cops (1989) to follow around Mulder and Scully.
Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Judson Mills, Dee Freeman
Votes: 4,352
13.
Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode:
Release the Dogs
(2006)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
After a bout with insomnia, Alan is escorted home from a midnight run on the beach by the local sheriff's department. Jake fights back when Charlie goes back on his word about not dating his friend's mother.
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Melanie Lynskey
Votes: 1,311
14.
Parks and Recreation (2009–2015)
Episode:
The Stakeout
(2009)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy
Leslie sets up a stakeout with Tom to find out who's growing marijuana in the community garden she set up in the pit, but it also gives her an opportunity to scout out Ann and Mark's first date.
Director: Seth Gordon | Stars: Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider, Aziz Ansari
Votes: 3,069