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1. The Dark Knight (2008)
PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
Votes: 2,882,863 | Gross: $534.86M
2. Star Trek (2009)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Leonard Nimoy
Votes: 621,236 | Gross: $257.73M
3. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final battle that will decide the fate of Panem.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 375,368 | Gross: $281.72M
4. Spaceballs (1987)
PG | 96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman
Votes: 207,428 | Gross: $38.12M
5. Tomorrowland (2015)
PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy
Votes: 191,800 | Gross: $93.44M
6. Bridge of Spies (2015)
PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, History, Thriller
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan
Votes: 328,608 | Gross: $72.31M
7. Geostorm (2017)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate starts to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock for its creator to uncover the real threat before a worldwide Geostorm wipes out everything and everyone.
Director: Dean Devlin | Stars: Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Alexandra Maria Lara
Votes: 119,133 | Gross: $33.70M
8. 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: 215,311 | Gross: $152.27M
9. Forbidden Planet (1956)
G | 98 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.
Director: Fred M. Wilcox | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens
Votes: 53,467 | Gross: $3.00M
10. The Andromeda Strain (1971)
G | 131 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what killed the citizens of a small town and how the deadly contagion can be stopped.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: James Olson, Arthur Hill, David Wayne, Kate Reid
Votes: 40,582 | Gross: $3.42M
11. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A group of martial-arts warriors has only six days to save the Earth from an extra-dimensional invasion.
Director: John R. Leonetti | Stars: Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, James Remar, Sandra Hess
Votes: 58,297 | Gross: $35.93M
12. 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: 68,043
13. Suburban Commando (1991)
PG | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
An interstellar hero from a distant world visits Earth, and tries to fit in with a mundane, yet kind, suburban family.
Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, Larry Miller
Votes: 11,139 | Gross: $6.95M
14. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013 Video)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Crime
The Batman has returned after a 10-year absence. The Gotham authorities want to arrest him. An old foe wants a reunion. The Feds want the Man of Tomorrow to put a stop to him.
Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, Michael Emerson, David Selby
Votes: 57,161
15. Mission: Impossible (1988–1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
Stars: Peter Graves, Thaao Penghlis, Antony Hamilton, Phil Morris
Votes: 4,313
16. Monsters of Man (2020)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A US weapons manufacturer tests its 4 killer robots on heroin producers in the Golden Triangle in SEAsia. It goes haywire.
Director: Mark Toia | Stars: Neal McDonough, Brett Tutor, Jose Rosete, David Haverty
Votes: 8,146
17. Death Race 2050 (2017 Video)
R | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Five long decades after Death Race 2000 (1975), in the overpopulated United Corporations of America, the annual Death Race is about to begin. This time, Frankenstein is up against no-nonsense challengers. How many points will he score?
Director: G.J. Echternkamp | Stars: Manu Bennett, Malcolm McDowell, Marci Miller, Burt Grinstead
Votes: 5,146
18. Operation: Endgame (2010)
R | 87 min | Action, Comedy
A battle ensues among groups of government spy teams in an underground facility after their boss is assassinated.
Director: Fouad Mikati | Stars: Joe Anderson, Rob Corddry, Ellen Barkin, Odette Annable
Votes: 10,866
19. The Andromeda Strain (2008)
44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A crack team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.
Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Christa Miller, Louis Ferreira, Ricky Schroder
Votes: 14,623
20. Breach (IV) (2020)
R | 92 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
On the cusp of fatherhood, a junior mechanic aboard an interstellar ark to New Earth must outwit a malevolent cosmic terror intent on using the spaceship as a weapon.
Director: John Suits | Stars: Cody Kearsley, Bruce Willis, Rachel Nichols, Kassandra Clementi
Votes: 20,020
21. Crying Freeman (1995)
102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A woman sees an assassin outside San Francisco killing yakuza men and later in Vancouver. She's been told that he leaves no witness. Will she be his next victim or...?
Director: Christophe Gans | Stars: Julie Condra, Kevan Ohtsji, Mark Dacascos, Debbie Podowski
Votes: 13,651
22. Superman: Red Son (2020 Video)
PG-13 | 84 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
What if baby Kal-El's rocket landed not in Kansas, but in the Soviet Union? That is the premise of this Elseworld's tale from DC Comics.
Director: Sam Liu | Stars: Jason Isaacs, Amy Acker, Diedrich Bader, Vanessa Marshall
Votes: 16,954
23. Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011 TV Movie)
TV-G | 78 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Phineas and Ferb discover that Perry is a secret agent, and they all get stuck in an alternate dimension where Doofenschmirtz is the ruler of the tri-state area.
Directors: Robert Hughes, Dan Povenmire, Jay Lender, Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh, Kyle Menke | Stars: Vincent Martella, Ashley Tisdale, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Caroline Rhea
Votes: 13,693
24. Screamers: The Hunting (2009 Video)
R | 95 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of humans arrive on Sirius 6-B to investigate an SOS signal sent out from the planet, which has been supposedly deserted since the destruction of the man-made weapons known as "... See full summary »
Director: Sheldon Wilson | Stars: Gina Holden, Jana Pallaske, Lance Henriksen, Greg Bryk
Votes: 5,738
25. Carry on Spying (1964)
87 min | Comedy
Agent Simpkins and trainees chase STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans) for a stolen chemical formula, using gadgets and disguises to defeat villains The Fat Man, Dr Milchman, and Dr Crow.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins, Charles Hawtrey
Votes: 3,123
26. The Secret Agent Club (1996)
PG | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Family
To the world Ray Chase is nothing more than a klutzy, overgrown toy seller whose wife passed away a few years ago; and his only son Jeremy doesn't get to see him very often, because he's ... See full summary »
Director: John Murlowski | Stars: Hulk Hogan, Matthew McCurley, Lesley-Anne Down, Maurice Woods
Votes: 1,450
27. Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland (1996 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Lizzy, Luke and Clay are trapped in Horrorland - and you must help rescue them. Escape from Werewolf, Dracula and the Horrors of HorrorLand. Solve puzzles and gather clues to free your friends from one of the creepiest places on earth.
Director: Lawrence Guterman | Stars: Tatum Marie Fjersted, Adam Wylie, Eric Lloyd, Jeff Goldblum
Votes: 205
28. Tonde Saitama (2019)
106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In a world where people are discriminated based on their birthplace, a resident of the much-reviled Saitama Prefecture embarks on a revolutionary campaign to improve things for his home.
Director: Hideki Takeuchi | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Gackt, Yûsuke Iseya, Brother Tom
Votes: 852
29. The Directive (2019)
113 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
One year after a catastrophic pandemic wipes out most of humanity, a lone survivor embarks on a journey to find Safe Zone 57 with the help of a broken robot.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Hashim Gari, Paul Askedall, Blaiden D. Cordle, Kyle Abraham
Votes: 1,317
30. The Advanced Guard (1998 TV Movie)
R | 91 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
As a prelude to full-blown alien invasion, a team of four aliens telepathically linked with their lifelike human-looking android bodies abducts four random humans to test them to determine if humans can make good slaves.
Director: Peter Geiger | Stars: Robert Amico, James Avery, David Campbell, Cristi Conaway
Votes: 328
31. Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Francis Gary Powers, a U-2 pilot for the C.I.A., who was shot down in his spy plane over Russia, captured, and imprisoned.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Lee Majors, Noah Beery Jr., Nehemiah Persoff, Brooke Bundy
Votes: 135
32. OSS 117 Murder for Sale (1968)
GP | 91 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Agent OSS 117 infiltrates an organization that specializes in political assassinations, by assuming the identity of one of its top assassins.
Directors: Renzo Cerrato, Jean-Pierre Desagnat, André Hunebelle | Stars: John Gavin, Margaret Lee, Curd Jürgens, Luciana Paluzzi
Votes: 326
33. Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter (1972)
TV-14 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A mad female scientist needs Santo's blood for a youth serum; and she has Frankenstein's reliable old monster to help her get it.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Santo, Gina Romand, Anel, Roberto Cañedo
Votes: 278
34. Raggedy Ann and Andy in the Great Santa Claus Caper (1978 TV Movie)
30 min | Animation, Family
When inventor/efficiency expert Alexander Graham Wolf plots to take over Santa's workshop, Comet asks for help from Raggedy Ann, Andy and their dog, Raggedy Arthur.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: June Foray, Daws Butler, Les Tremayne
Votes: 120
35. Himitsu: Top Secret - The Revelation (2008)
22 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
In the near future, it is possible to extract memories from a person's brain up until 48 hours after their death. A special police unit uses this method to solve crimes, but this raises many ethical dilemmas and privacy concerns.
Stars: Daisuke Namikawa, Tomokazu Seki, Ai Nonaka, Nozomu Sasaki
Votes: 44
36. Lego Star Wars: Bombad Bounty (2010 TV Short)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A case of mistaken identity launches an unsuspecting gungan janitor into a chase of galactic proportions.
Director: Peder Pedersen
Votes: 389
37. Aliens: Epilogue (2012)
27 min | Short, Action, Comedy
When a rogue team infiltrates a bio-weapons facility some Xenomorphs escape and Colonial Marines are dispatched to the site. (An Alien fan film: Epilogue take place between Aliens and Alien 3).
Director: Darren Kemp | Stars: Darren Kemp, Jon Murphy, Andy Spencer, Marc Freedman
Votes: 29
38. Alien Breed (1991 Video Game)
Action, Sci-Fi
Year 2191, the whole galaxy stands unwittingly on the brink of war, with an uneasy peace barely maintained by the Inter-Planetary Corps (IPC), a peace-keeping force founded to police the ... See full synopsis »
Star: Lynette Reade
Votes: 47
39.
The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode:
Dr. Sinister
(1964)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Fred and Barney are caught up in a swirl of spies' intrigue, with exotic and menacing strangers and multiple threats on their lives, all while Wilma and Betty are waiting for them to return with the burgers and buns.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Gerry Johnson
Votes: 250
40.
Justice League (2001–2004)
Episode:
Secret Origins
(2001)
TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Batman and Superman team up to deal with an alien invasion, and a telepathic message leads the duo to a military base housing future ally J'onn J'onzz.
Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Susan Eisenberg, Carl Lumbly, George Newbern
Votes: 1,419
41.
NewsRadio (1995–1999)
Episode:
Space
(1997)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Romance
The gang shows us what a space episode would be like. Matthew dates a porn star robot. Bill goes for a space walk and gets locked outside. Joe accidentally sets off the self destruct system... See full summary »
Director: Tom Cherones | Stars: Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney
Votes: 354
42.
Power Rangers Ninja Storm (2003–2004)
Episode:
Storm Before the Calm: Part II
(2003)
TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family
With the Ranger Zords destroyed, Lothor finally opens the Abyss of Evil and leads all his formerly defeated alien ninjas back from the dead to attack the Rangers en masse.
Director: Paul Grinder | Stars: Pua Magasiva, Sally Martin, Glenn McMillan, Adam Tuominen
Votes: 67
43.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Doomsday Machine
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The USS Enterprise encounters the wrecked USS Constellation and its distraught commodore who's determined to stop the giant planet-destroying robot ship that killed his crew.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, William Windom
Votes: 4,549
44.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
Civil Defense
(1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The station goes into lockdown and the crew is endangered when an old Cardassian security program is accidentally activated.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 2,325
45.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
The Adversary
(1995)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Defiant is off to show the Federation's presence to the new Tzenkethi government. While underway the ship malfunctions and repeated instances leads Sisko to believe a changeling's onboard, engaging in sabotage.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 2,134
46.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Basics, Part I
(1996)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Seska knows Voyager, and her Kazon cohorts want it, so the Voyager crew wonders what to make of her distress call announcing the birth of Chakotay's son.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 1,943
47.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Deadlock
(1996)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A schism duplicates everything in Voyager; except the antimatter, which both ships share. As one ship rips apart, the other comes under attack from organ-harvesting Vidiians.
Director: David Livingston | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 2,303
48.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Worst Case Scenario
(1997)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
B'Elanna's discovery of a holonovel projecting a Maquis takeover of Voyager enthralls the crew, but a hidden edit could kill its mystery author.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 2,022
49.
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981–1986)
Episode:
Pawns of the Kingpin
(1981)
TV-Y | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The Kingpin plots to steal the Omni-Blaster, a secret military weapon that would make him unstoppable as he goes on a daring crime spree. To ensure his success, he uses a special mind-control disc to turn Captain America and Iceman into his co-conspirators.
Directors: Don Jurwich, Bob Richardson | Stars: Hans Conried, Sally Julian, Jerry Dexter, Anne Lockhart
Votes: 116
50.
Ben 10 (2005–2008)
Episode:
Secrets
(2006)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Vilgax himself finally comes after Ben. As Ben finds Vilgax to be more than he and his alien selves can handle, Grandpa Max reveals a secret past when he seeks help from a hidden base beneath Mount Rushmore.
Director: Scooter Tidwell | Stars: Tara Strong, Meagan Moore, Paul Eiding, Dee Bradley Baker
Votes: 691