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1. Cape Fear (1991)
R | 128 min | Crime, Thriller
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis
Votes: 216,365 | Gross: $79.10M
2. John Q (2002)
PG-13 | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
John Quincy Archibald takes a hospital emergency room hostage when his insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant.
Director: Nick Cassavetes | Stars: Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, Gabriela Oltean, Kimberly Elise
Votes: 143,582 | Gross: $71.76M
3. Red Heat (1988)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross
Votes: 75,958 | Gross: $34.99M
4. Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson
Votes: 59,535 | Gross: $27.38M
5. Ghajini (2008)
Not Rated | 186 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A short-term memory loss patient goes on a killing spree in order to avenge the death of his ladylove.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal, Jiah Khan, Aamir Naik
Votes: 66,745 | Gross: $2.43M
6. Demons 2 (1986)
R | 92 min | Horror
A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.
Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: David Edwin Knight, Nancy Brilli, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Bobby Rhodes
Votes: 12,018
7. The Morning After (1986)
R | 103 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A washed up, alcoholic actress who is prone to blackouts wakes up next to a murdered man. Did she kill him and, if not, is she in danger?
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raul Julia, Diane Salinger
Votes: 7,422 | Gross: $25.15M
8. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
R | 86 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An action epic that explores the origins of Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, better known as the Aqua Teen Hunger Force, who somehow become pitted in a battle over an immortal piece of exercise equipment.
Directors: Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis | Stars: Dana Snyder, Dave Willis, Carey Means, Andy Merrill
Votes: 14,479 | Gross: $5.52M
9. The Danish Experience (2003)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
Qadry Al-Minyawi is a widowed husband and a father of four adult sons Mahmoud, Ibrahim, Abdulrahman and Hussien. When he is later appointed as the new minister of youth and sports, his old ... See full summary »
Director: Ali Idris | Stars: Adel Emam, Nicole Saba, Ahmed Rateb, Magdy Kamel
Votes: 2,470
10. The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama
The gaudy rise and dizzy fall of the last great Hollywood blonde bombshell: Jayne Mansfield.
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Loni Anderson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ray Buktenica, Kathleen Lloyd
Votes: 975
11. Leolo (1992)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The story of a young Canadian boy who tries to escape mentally from his disturbed family thanks to his fantasy and imagination.
Director: Jean-Claude Lauzon | Stars: Maxime Collin, Ginette Reno, Gilbert Sicotte, Julien Guiomar
Votes: 7,331 | Gross: $0.61M
12. Athena (1954)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The story about two sisters in love. Everything should be wonderful, but father doesn't approve of his daughters' physically underdeveloped fiancés.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Virginia Gibson, Nancy Kilgas
Votes: 695
13. Uno (2004)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
Uno is a story from inner-city Oslo about David, a twentyfive-year-old with few prospects for the future. His days are spent hanging around with petty criminals at an inner-city gym. Still,... See full summary »
Directors: Aksel Hennie, John Andreas Andersen | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Floberg, Espen Juul Kristiansen
Votes: 4,439
14. Body (2011)
104 min | Drama
Leyla and her boyfriend Yilmaz are in porn film sector for 25 years in Germany. While ago, they move to Istanbul and Yilmaz left her for another woman. Although they are separated, Yilmaz ... See full summary »
Director: Mustafa Nuri | Stars: Hatice Aslan, Hakan Kurtas, Cengiz Bozkurt, Seyla Halis
Votes: 1,299
15. The Banker (1989)
R | 96 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
High-priced prostitutes are being systematically murdered, their corpses mutilated, and a bizarre South American symbol painted in blood is found at the scene. The cop investigating is out to solve the crime before his ex wife, a reporter, becomes the next victim.
Director: William Webb | Stars: Robert Forster, Shanna Reed, Duncan Regehr, Jeff Conaway
Votes: 727
16. Pumping Iron II: The Women (1985)
107 min | Documentary, Sport
Judges and bodybuilders (Rachel McLish, Bev Francis, Carla Dunlap) try to define femininity at the 1983 world championship, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
Director: George Butler | Stars: Bev Francis, Rachel McLish, Lori Bowen Rice, Carla Dunlap
Votes: 442 | Gross: $0.63M
17. No Pain, No Gain (2004)
129 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a bodybuilder who longs to be respected for his mind. Mike Zorillo, a small town Ohio champion bodybuilder with a genius IQ, journeys to the Mecca of bodybuilding, Los Angeles,... See full summary »
Director: Samuel Turcotte | Stars: Gus Malliarodakis, Dennis Newman, Kim Travis, Joe Hursley
Votes: 3,429
18. Whatever It Takes (II) (1998)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Crime
Two Los Angeles cops go undercover to investigate the distribution of steroids to wrestlers and bodybuilders.
Director: Brady MacKenzie | Stars: Don Wilson, Andrew Dice Clay, Fred Williamson, Craig Susser
Votes: 622 | Gross: $8.43M
19. Beefcake (1998)
91 min | Drama
This film looks at the 1950's muscle men's magazines and the representative industry that were popular supposedly as health and fitness magazines, but were in reality primarily being ... See full summary »
Director: Thom Fitzgerald | Stars: Daniel MacIvor, Joshua Peace, Jack Griffin Mazeika, Carroll Godsman
Votes: 1,066 | Gross: $0.28M
20. Explicit Ills (2008)
R | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A drama of four interconnecting stories revolving around love, drugs and poverty in Philadelphia.
Director: Mark Webber | Stars: Paul Dano, Rosario Dawson, Naomie Harris, Lou Taylor Pucci
Votes: 864 | Gross: $0.03M
21. More Than Murder (1984 TV Movie)
96 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A high-stakes poker game is robbed and Pat intervenes as the thieves make their getaway. He is shot in the back and then framed as a drug dealer. Hammer makes it his job to clear Pat and find out who nearly killed him.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud, Kent Williams
Votes: 305
22. The Perfect David (2021)
Unrated | 78 min | Drama
David is a young bodybuilder who obsessively trains to become his artist mother's muse. As he dedicates himself to further developing his physique, he goes through an identity crisis that will mark his destiny.
Director: Felipe Gómez Aparicio | Stars: Mauricio Di Yorio, Umbra Colombo, Nicasio Galán, Agustín Bello
Votes: 163
23. The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
A slick promoter in the bodybuilding subculture of Venice Beach, California, finds what he considers a diamond in the rough: a dedicated but somewhat mentally challenged young man who wants... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Richard Hatch, Kay Lenz, Jeanette Nolan, Joe Santos
Votes: 58
24. Luna Park (1992)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama
Andrei leads a group of nationalist skinheads. They've taken over a Luna Park depot. They indulge in violence and racketeering against Jews, homosexuals and the marginalized.
Director: Pavel Lungin | Stars: Oleg Borisov, Andrei Gutin, Natalya Egorova, Nonna Mordyukova
Votes: 526
25. Posed for Murder (1989)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
A model poses nude for men's magazines and acts in slasher movies. Her psycho bodybuilder boyfriend gets jealous and starts killing other men.
Director: Brian Thomas Jones | Stars: Charlotte J. Helmkamp, Michael Merrins, Herb Farnham, Terri Brennan
Votes: 124
26. Haltéroflic (1983)
90 min | Crime, Thriller
A police officer investigates the life of a bodybuilder. Fascinated by the athlete, the policeman will be carried away on an initiatory journey.
Director: Philippe Vallois | Stars: Serge Avedikian, Héloïse Mignot, Illias Sikinos, Ged Marlon
Votes: 34
27. Life Kills Me (2002)
89 min | Drama
Based on Jack-Alain Léger's novel, this drama focuses on Paul and Daniel, two different brothers of North African origin, and their efforts to succeed in life. Paul has an university degree... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Pierre Sinapi | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Jalil Lespert, Sylvie Testud, Simon Bakinde
Votes: 203
28. Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' (2002 TV Movie)
42 min | Documentary
A documentary on the making of "Pumping Iron" to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Aired on Cinemax.
Directors: Dave McVeigh, Scott McVeigh | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mike Katz, Lou Ferrigno, Franco Columbu
Votes: 641
29. The Adonis Factor (2010)
Not Rated | 69 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Gay men and their pursuit of physical perfection.
Director: Christopher Hines | Stars: Anthony O'Brien, Shane Stiel, Dakota Rivers, Bruce Vilanch
Votes: 214
30. Beauty and the Body (1963)
62 min | Documentary
Director: Paul Mart | Stars: Kip Behar, Judy Miller, Rose Marie Reid, John Severson
31. Chickboxin' Underground (1999 Video)
Not Rated | 76 min | Action, Comedy
We are about to see, live and with plenty of (some real and some fake) advertisements, an underground championship of girls boxing, or more exactly, catch-weight mixed martial arts ... See full summary »
Director: Michael D. Fox | Stars: Tiffany Shepis, Jasi Cotton Lanier, Vicki Cole, Tina Manchise
Votes: 23
32. Icon Men: Rusty Jeffers - Arms, Chest, and Shoulders (2004 Video)
35 min | Documentary, Short
Massive and powerful award-winning professional bodybuilder Rusty Jeffers (a.k.a. Carl Hardwick) shares his own private workout routine. The session is 35 min long, and every muscle flex and bead of sweat is gorgeously captured on digital.
Star: Rusty Jeffers
33. American Women's Wrestling Federation: Premiere (1988 Video)
58 min | Sport
The ring mat has the AWWF logo. The ring M.C. presents the new AWWF and it's lot of glamour girl wrestlers. A number of wrestling matches follow, as in a live TV show.
Director: Kim Friedman | Stars: Reggie Bennett, Katrina Cannon, Mary-Jane Edgar, Belinda Endress
Votes: 7
34. Iron and Beyond (2002 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
This short documentary explores just how the film Pumping Iron revolutionized the fitness industry and created an international icon in Arnold Schwarzenegger. It also touches on what Hollywood's idea of an action star was and is.
Directors: Dave McVeigh, Scott McVeigh | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Clint Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, John Milius
Votes: 108
35. Supersize She (2004 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
Joanna is the youngest female body builder to get her 'pro' card at 20 years old. Born and bred in Cornwall she has moved to LA to pursue her dream to win 'Miss Olympia' the ultimate ... See full summary »
Director: Mira King | Stars: Debbie Bramwell, Denise Masino, Joanna Thomas
Votes: 26
36. ESPN American Muscle Magazine (1987– )
30 min | Sport
Weekly bodybuilding magazine program.
Stars: Kimiko Tanaka, Kelly Ryan, Brandy Hale, Elisa Martin
Votes: 10
37. These Are the Ones That Count (2016)
97 min | Documentary, Sport
An intimate portrait of body building champion Simon Ackroyd as he sacrifices everything for his biggest competition yet, Mr Universe.
Director: Ian Harding | Stars: Shane Ackroyd, Simon Ackroyd, Neil Whike
Votes: 32
38. Afghan Muscles (2006)
58 min | Documentary
The young men of Afghanistan have discovered the art of bodybuilding. In a country ravished by war, these men still hold on to their dreams; dreams of muscle, honour and fame - absolute control of the body in a world of chaos.
Director: Andreas Dalsgaard | Stars: Noorrulhoda Shirbad, Hamid Shirzai
Votes: 84
39. Victor's Last Class (2016)
89 min | Documentary, Drama
A brazen acting teacher suffering from chronic pain announces he is going to end his life, and spends the next five months hashing the decision out with the young filmmaker who attempts to change his mind.
Director: Brendan Brandt | Stars: Brendan Brandt, Clint Clark, Victor D'Altorio, Gabby Eubank
Votes: 31
41. Icon Men: Greg Plitt - Biceps Triceps and Abs (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Biceps, Triceps & Abs Workout Fitness Cover Model Greg Plitt Shares His Complete Abdominal Workout and Complete Arm Workout Greg Plitt was a West Point graduate and an Army Ranger. The ... See full summary »
Star: Greg Plitt
42. Scott Castle: Battle of Falujah (2013)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Scott Castle served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years. While assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division he served three combat tours in Iraq, including the First and Second Battles of Fallujah.
Director: Silvia Turchin | Star: Scott Castle
43. Nejsem gladiátor (1972 TV Special)
38 min | Short, Music
Director: Vít Hrubín | Stars: Jan Neckár, Václav Neckár
44. Being Strong (1983)
48 min | Documentary, Sport
The story of Bev Francis' attempt to become the world women's power lifting champion 1983.
Director: Harry Bardwell | Stars: Anne Deveson, Bev Francis
47. 2013 Arnold Classic Amateur Men (2013 Video)
253 min | Documentary, Sport
Stars: Abbas Agheli, Darren Ball, Josh Bowmar, Martin Czehmester
49. Equilibrio (2007)
Not Rated | 1 min | Animation, Short
A bodybuilder works very effectively on his upper body, but neglects his lower body, resulting in a lack of balance.
Director: Tomas Salles | Star: Mick Diflo