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1. Poltergeist (1982)
PG | 114 min | Horror, Thriller
A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight
Votes: 180,164 | Gross: $76.61M
2. The Wicker Man (1973)
R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.
Director: Robin Hardy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland
Votes: 92,815 | Gross: $0.06M
3. The Silver Chalice (1954)
Approved | 142 min | Drama, Romance
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver, and sculpt around its rim, the faces of the disciples and Jesus. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, Paul Newman
Votes: 1,816
4. Benedetta (2021)
Unrated | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphné Patakia, Lambert Wilson
Votes: 25,666
5. Hidalgo (2004)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Zuleikha Robinson, Louise Lombard
Votes: 85,682 | Gross: $67.29M
6. The Mummy (1932)
Approved | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror
A resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he believes to be his long-lost princess.
Director: Karl Freund | Stars: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron
Votes: 30,248
7. Häxan (1922)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Fantasy, Horror
Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.
Director: Benjamin Christensen | Stars: Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan
Votes: 16,814
8. Carnival of Souls (1962)
Approved | 78 min | Horror, Mystery
After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.
Director: Herk Harvey | Stars: Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger, Art Ellison
Votes: 27,928
9. Dracula (1979)
R | 109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In 1913, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire Count Dracula travels to England in search of an immortal bride.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan
Votes: 11,141 | Gross: $20.16M
10. Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
Not Rated | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a southern Italian town is rocked by a string of child murders, the police and two urban outcasts search for the culprit amid scapegoating within the superstitious community.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet, Tomas Milian, Irene Papas
Votes: 10,743
11. Pilgrimage (II) (2017)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Drama, History
In 13th-century Ireland, a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.
Director: Brendan Muldowney | Stars: Tom Holland, Richard Armitage, Jon Bernthal, Nikos Karathanos
Votes: 6,462
12. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
Approved | 98 min | Horror
Aboard a British train, mysterious fortune teller Dr. Schreck uses tarot cards to read the futures of five fellow passengers.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Neil McCallum, Ursula Howells
Votes: 7,538
13. The Mummy (1959)
Unrated | 88 min | Adventure, Horror
In 1895, British archaeologists find and open the tomb of Egyptian Princess Ananka with nefarious consequences.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne
Votes: 11,044
14. War of the Buttons (1994)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Children from Irish villages engage in mischievous battles using humiliating tactics like cutting off buttons and underwear. They sometimes engage in nude conflicts leading to embarrassing encounters.
Director: John Roberts | Stars: Gregg Fitzgerald, Gerard Kearney, Darragh Naughton, Brendan McNamara
Votes: 4,614 | Gross: $0.01M
15. Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
Watch as the life of a leader of a menacing group of deviants, explodes in a spectacle of debauchery. Accidentally filmed from beginning to end, on purpose.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole
Votes: 4,488 | Gross: $0.03M
16. Evilspeak (1981)
R | 97 min | Horror
An outcast military cadet taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.
Director: Eric Weston | Stars: Clint Howard, R.G. Armstrong, Joe Cortese, Claude Earl Jones
Votes: 4,916
17. The Secrets (2007)
R | 127 min | Drama, Romance
Two brilliant young women discover their own voices in a repressive orthodox culture where females are forbidden to sing, let alone speak out.
Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Ania Bukstein, Michal Shtamler, Adir Miller
Votes: 2,258 | Gross: $0.12M
18. The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
R | 104 min | Comedy
A series of surreal sequences that critique morality and society in a stream of consciousness style.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Jean-Claude Brialy, Adolfo Celi, Michel Piccoli, Monica Vitti
Votes: 17,237 | Gross: $0.01M
19. Where the Dead Go to Die (2012)
Unrated | 95 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
A troubled group of children living on the same block are haunted by a talking dog named Labby who brings them on surreal hell-rides between different dimensions and time periods.
Director: Jimmy ScreamerClauz | Stars: Ruby Larocca, Brandon Slagle, Joey Smack, Victor Bonacore
Votes: 1,429
20. The Antichrist (1974)
R | 112 min | Drama, Horror
A paralyzed young woman becomes possessed by the Devil when a hypnosis session - intended to heal her disability - accidentally awakens memories of her past life as a witch.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Carla Gravina, Mel Ferrer, Arthur Kennedy, George Coulouris
Votes: 1,929
21. The Mummy's Hand (1940)
Approved | 67 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford, Eduardo Ciannelli
Votes: 4,721
22. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
Passed | 61 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The ancient Egypt Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred tomb of his beloved Princess Ananka.
Director: Harold Young | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Dick Foran, John Hubbard, Elyse Knox
Votes: 3,873
23. Ecstasy (II) (2011)
TV-MA | 99 min | Drama, Romance
Small drug smuggler from Scotland is trying to figure out his way through life until he meets beautiful girl from Canada who seeks a change after bad relationship she just got out of it.
Director: Robert Heydon | Stars: Adam Sinclair, Kristin Kreuk, Billy Boyd, Carlo Rota
Votes: 1,915
24. Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
150 min | Drama
A doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Lea Massari
Votes: 2,749 | Gross: $0.07M
25. Telling Lies in America (1997)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Music
A loner befriends a local celebrity, Billy Magic, but he soon begins to tell lies in order to maintain the friendship and the newfound status.
Director: Guy Ferland | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro, Maximilian Schell, Calista Flockhart
Votes: 2,431 | Gross: $0.25M
26. Bad Blood (III) (2012)
R | 107 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
9 college students on road trip get waylaid and wind up in deep trouble.
Director: Conrad Janis | Stars: Piper Laurie, Conrad Janis, Bret Anthony, Cori Bright
Votes: 134 | Gross: $0.00M
27. The Prodigal (1955)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Mystery
A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Lana Turner, Edmund Purdom, Louis Calhern, Audrey Dalton
Votes: 747
28. Liam (2000)
R | 90 min | Drama
A family falls into poverty during the Depression.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Anthony Borrows, Ian Hart, Claire Hackett, Dave Hart
Votes: 2,678 | Gross: $1.01M
29. The Man Who Was Thursday (2016)
95 min | Mystery, Thriller
THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY is inspired by the existentialist novel of the same name by G.K. Chesterton (1908). The novel is considered a metaphysical thriller, and our film could be ... See full summary »
Director: Balazs Juszt | Stars: Ana Ularu, Jordi Mollà, François Arnaud, Mark Ivanir
Votes: 356
30. The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire (2002 TV Movie)
90 min | Mystery, Thriller
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of death rumoured to be caused by a vampire.
Director: Rodney Gibbons | Stars: Matt Frewer, Kenneth Welsh, Shawn Lawrence, Neville Edwards
Votes: 1,087
31. Demon Witch Child (1975)
R | 90 min | Horror
A young girl becomes possessed by a woman from a witches cult, who seeks vengeance, terror, and confusion around her family and the town folks.
Director: Amando de Ossorio | Stars: Julián Mateos, Marián Salgado, Fernando Sancho, Lone Fleming
Votes: 615
32. Sacred Silence (1996)
114 min | Crime, Drama
A young priest crusades against organized crime in his Naples neighbourhood but falls in love with a 13-year old boy. It's the chance the gangsters were waiting for to get rid of the thorn ... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Capuano | Stars: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Emanuele Gargiulo, Tonino Taiuti, Rosaria De Cicco
Votes: 440
33. Moon Over Morocco (1931)
82 min | Drama, Mystery
Five gentlemen are on vacation in Morocco; one of them takes off a Muslim girl's veil and the sorcerer curses them: before the full moon, all of them will die.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Harry Baur, Robert Le Vigan, Georges Péclet, Marc Dantzer
Votes: 127
34. Terry and the Pirates (1940)
Passed | 300 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Dr. Herbert Lee (John Paul Jones), an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son, Terry (William Tracy), and Terry's pal, Pat Ryan (Jeff York), and ... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: William Tracy, Jeff York, Joyce Bryant, Allen Jung
Votes: 168
35. Barefoot in Athens (1966 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
The last few days in the life of Socrates, including his trial.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Geraldine Page, Anthony Quayle, Eric Berry
Votes: 80
36. The River (1960)
110 min | Adventure, Drama
Four different stories taking place at border river between two enemy states.
Director: Nikos Koundouros | Stars: Titos Vandis, Anestis Vlahos, Giorgos Emirzas, Takis Emmanuel
Votes: 136
37. Sangue chiama sangue (1968)
97 min | Action, Drama, Western
In a frontier town between the USA and Mexico, Sancho and his gang assault a monastery, kill a few monks who try to oppose the invasion of the sacred building, and go away with a precious ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Capuano | Stars: Fernando Sancho, Stephen Forsyth, Germán Cobos, Antonella Judica
Votes: 66
38. Bird Karma (2018)
G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A tale of a long-legged bird's journey of blissful joy, inescapable greed and the accidental discovery of the consequences when too much is not enough.
Director: William Salazar
Votes: 777
39. Walking, Walking (1983)
171 min | Drama, History
The assuming of responsibility by individuals, the use of science for man and not against him, the duty of truth to increase the stature of people, all together: these are the important ... See full summary »
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Alberto Fumagalli, Antonio Cucciarrè, Eligio Martellucci, Renzo Samminiatesi
Votes: 160
40. Burr (2009)
Short, Adventure
Director: Alexander Maxwell | Stars: Matthew Bondy, Quinn Lavoie-Higgins, Koz McRae
41. Para Cá dos Montes (1993)
24 min | Drama, Short
The Seara Velha is one of the most secluded mountain villages in Trás-os-Montes, at a time when the Napoleonic troops are already being routed, and trying to pass the high mountains towards... See full summary »
Director: Joaquim Pinto | Stars: Rita Blanco, Angela Cerveira, Filipe De Sousa Duque, Roberto Duque da Cruz
Votes: 7
42.
Hex (2004–2005)
Episode:
Death Takes the Mother
(2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Cassie attempts to steal her baby back from Azazeal, as Ella prepares for the ritual, and another sacrifice is made.
Director: Brian Grant | Stars: Anna Wilson-Jones, Christina Cole, Michael Fassbender, Laura Pyper
Votes: 81
43.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
The Grell
(1999)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An alien slave belonging to the species Grell rescues his owner's family after their plane is shot down in an attack by the Grell rebellion.
Director: Jorge Montesi | Stars: Ted Shackelford, Maurice Dean Wint, Britt McKillip, Blair Slater
Votes: 247
44.
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Wind
(1989)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A weather expert is stalked by a demonic sentient wind.
Director: Graham McLean | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Ray Henwood, Vivienne Labone, Keith Richardson
Votes: 132
45.
Simoun (2006)
Episode:
Hitori, mata hitori
(2006)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure
Directors: Seung Hui Son, Junji Nishimura | Stars: Michiru Aizawa, Ai Hayasaka, Michiko Hosokoshi, Eri Kitamura
46.
Simoun (2006)
Episode:
Inori
(2006)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure
Directors: Shunji Yoshida, Junji Nishimura | Stars: Michiru Aizawa, Ai Hayasaka, Michiko Hosokoshi, Eri Kitamura
47.
Dates That Made History (2017–2020)
Episode:
The Trial of Socrates (399 B.C.)
(2020)
TV-PG | 26 min | Documentary, History
To this day Socrates is a central figure in Humanity's study of ancient cultures, yet as a philosopher he was persecuted for heresy and set before the Temple of Hephaestus where Socrates was tried by his peers and sentenced to death.
Director: Denis van Waerebeke | Stars: Patrick Boucheron, Paulin Ismard
48.
Brows Held High (2011– )
Episode:
The Devils
(2012)
19 min | Comedy
Director: Kyle Kallgren | Stars: Kyle Kallgren, Jerrica Benton, Jacob Hope Chapman, Allison Pregler
49.
Chucky (2021– )
Episode:
Doll on Doll
(2022)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Devon worries that Good Chucky can't be trusted; Tiffany spirals from the surprise party.
Director: Leslie Libman | Stars: Zackary Arthur, Bjorgvin Arnarson, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Brad Dourif
Votes: 1,019
50.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Blood Out
(2023)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As Benson and Carisi put a vengeful crime boss on trial, Fin tries to help a woman who was drugged and left for dead; Velasco takes drastic action to get information from a witness.
Director: Patricia Riggen | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano
Votes: 292