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1. Shogun (1980 TV Movie)
159 min | Adventure, Drama, History
An English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 5,063
2. It (1990)
TV-14 | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.
Stars: Richard Thomas, Tim Reid, Annette O'Toole, Harry Anderson
Votes: 140,928
3. Das Boot (1981)
R | 149 min | Drama, War
A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
Votes: 264,451 | Gross: $11.49M
4. Battlestar Galactica (1978)
PG | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.
Directors: Richard A. Colla, Alan J. Levi | Stars: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Votes: 10,768
5. Pippi Longstocking (1969)
G | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Pippi Longstocking, a super-strong redheaded little girl, moves into her father's house Villa Villekulla, and has adventures with her next-door neighbors Tommy and Annika in this compilation film of the classic European TV series.
Director: Olle Hellbom | Stars: Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg, Margot Trooger
Votes: 5,346
6. Silent Hours (2021 TV Movie)
156 min | Crime, Thriller
Private detective John Duval, an ex-lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy and Naval Intelligence, finds himself the prime suspect in a police hunt for a sexual killer when three women are brutally murdered.
Director: Mark Greenstreet | Stars: Tim Allen, Susie Amy, John Baldwin, Sarah Bascombe
Votes: 1,566
7. Sailor Moon (1995–2000)
TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The magical action-adventures of a teenage girl who learns of her destiny as the legendary warrior Sailor Moon and must band together with the other Sailor Scouts to defend the Earth and Galaxy.
Stars: Susan Roman, Jill Frappier, Katie Griffin, Ron Rubin
Votes: 13,182
8. Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
Approved | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael, Hans Conried
Votes: 4,890
9. A Dog's Will (2000)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Follows the lives of 2 poor Brazilians and their schemes to get money and the consequences of their actions.
Director: Guel Arraes | Stars: Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga
Votes: 16,917
10. Tarzan & Jane (2002 Video)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
After being married an entire year, Jane thinks back on some of her and Tarzan's adventures as she searches for something special to mark the occasion with.
Directors: Steve Loter, Victor Cook, Don MacKinnon, Lisa Schaffer | Stars: Michael T. Weiss, Olivia d'Abo, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings
Votes: 7,391
11. The Trip (I) (2010)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
Steve Coogan has been asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, but after his girlfriend backs out on him he must take his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Rebecca Johnson, Elodie Harrod
Votes: 23,437 | Gross: $2.01M
12. Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003 Video)
G | 70 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Milo and Kida reunite with their friends to investigate strange occurances around the world that seem to have links to the secrets of Atlantis.
Directors: Victor Cook, Toby Shelton, Tad Stones | Stars: James Arnold Taylor, Cree Summer, John Mahoney, Jacqueline Obradors
Votes: 11,122
13. Robotech (1985)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An alien spaceship crash lands on Earth and the technology and secrets she bears lead Earth into three destructive interplanetary wars.
Stars: Steve Kramer, Tom Wyner, Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi
Votes: 4,027
14. The Best Intentions (1992)
Not Rated | 182 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In 1909, poor theology student Henrik falls in love with Anna, the intelligent daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After marrying Henrik becomes a priest in northern Sweden. Urbane Anna hates living in the county, growing restless.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Samuel Fröler, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby
Votes: 3,509 | Gross: $1.25M
15. Emmanuelle: A Lesson in Love (1994 TV Movie)
88 min | Romance, Sci-Fi
In this third entry in the "Emmanuelle in Space" erotic series, Emmanuelle teaches another young, beautiful and inexperienced female member of the spaceship crew called Tasha all about earthly desires, sex and love.
Director: David Cove | Stars: Krista Allen, Paul Michael Robinson, Tiendra Demian, Kimberly Rowe
Votes: 519
16. The Trip to Italy (2014)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
Two men, six meals in six different places on a road trip around Italy. Liguria, Tuscany, Rome, Amalfi and ending in Capri.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Rosie Fellner, Claire Keelan
Votes: 16,178 | Gross: $2.87M
17. Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 41 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Decades after the retirement of Bruce Wayne as Batman, a boy dons the identity to avenge his own father's murder.
Directors: Curt Geda, Butch Lukic, Dan Riba, Yukio Suzuki | Stars: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Teri Garr, Michael Gross
Votes: 6,563
18. Xena: Warrior Princess - A Friend in Need (The Director's Cut) (2002– )
Unrated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A director's cut version of the final two episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess.
Stars: Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Marton Csokas, Michelle Ang
Votes: 1,510
19. Ultraman (1966– )
TV-PG | Action, Sci-Fi
An English language version of Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966) following a man named Hayata who transforms into a giant superhero named Ultraman to fight alien invaders and giant monsters that threatened earth.
Stars: Peter Fernandez, Earl Hammond, Corinne Orr, William Kiehl
Votes: 594
20. Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad (1994–1995)
TV-Y7 | 20 min | Animation, Family, Action
Typical teenager Sam Collins (Matthew Lawrence) and his friends secretly fight virus monsters by transporting themselves into the computer.
Stars: G. Beaudin, Kevin Castro, Robin Mary Florence, Jayme Betcher
Votes: 637
21. Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1979 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The amazing Spider-Man goes to China to help a World War II official accused of treachery.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Nicholas Hammond, Robert F. Simon, Chip Fields, Ellen Bry
Votes: 1,344
22. Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 92 min | Sci-Fi
This is not an original made-for-TV movie, but two episodes of the 1974 TV series Planet of the Apes (1974) edited together: Planet of the Apes: Escape from Tomorrow (1974) and Planet of the Apes: The Trap (1974).
Directors: Arnold Laven, Don Weis | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, Royal Dano
Votes: 1,041
23. Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978 TV Movie)
Unrated | 90 min | Action, Family, Fantasy
Spider-Man swings to the rescue when a nuclear bomb created by three college students falls into criminal hands.
Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Nicholas Hammond, Robert F. Simon, Chip Fields, Robert Alda
Votes: 1,068
24. The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 64 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Joker goes to Metropolis with an offer and plan to kill Superman for Lex Luthor while Batman pursues the clown to Superman's turf.
Director: Toshihiko Masuda | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill
Votes: 9,989
25. Cold Lazarus (1996)
300 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Writer Daniel Feeld, first seen in Dennis Potter's "Karaoke," returns three centuries later as a disembodied head.
Stars: Albert Finney, Ciarán Hinds, Frances de la Tour, Grant Masters
Votes: 772
26. Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997 Video)
PG-13 | 120 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The first movie compilation of SPAWN made from the TV's first season.
Director: Eric Radomski | Stars: Keith David, Richard Dysart, Michael Nicolosi, Dominique Jennings
Votes: 1,491
27. The Sign of Zorro (1958)
G | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A masked vigilante battles a corrupt commandant by night while masquerading as an aristocrat by day.
Directors: Lewis R. Foster, Norman Foster | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Romney Brent
Votes: 1,271
28. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
Approved | 81 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Davy and his friends leave for New Orleans to sell some fur pelts.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York, Kenneth Tobey
Votes: 2,438
29. Guns of Diablo (1964)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Wagon train scout Linc Murdock reminisces about his old feud with rancher Rance Macklin over pretty Maria during the time when Linc worked for the Macklin ranch.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Charles Bronson, Susan Oliver, Kurt Russell, Jan Merlin
Votes: 874
30. Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 (1998)
PG-13 | 146 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Spawn - having become plagued by nightmares - discovers that his former Special Forces partner, Chapel, was the one who murdered him. Their paths inevitably cross when Chapel attempts to steal military weapons for Jason Wynn.
Directors: Thomas A. Nelson, Mike Vosburg, Jennifer Yuh Nelson | Stars: Keith David, Richard Dysart, Dominique Jennings, James Keane
Votes: 1,087
31. The Jim Henson Hour (1987–1992)
48 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
An anthology show featuring the work of the great puppeteer and his staff.
Stars: Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Kevin Clash
Votes: 537
32. Samurai Pizza Cats (1990–1991)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The feline staff of a pizza joint fight crime as superheroes when called for.
Stars: Walter Massey, Dean Hagopian, Rick Jones, Sonja Ball
Votes: 1,061
33. Gangster Wars (1981)
121 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Three poor ghetto kids in turn-of-the-century New York City grow up to become feared gangsters.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Michael Nouri, Brian Benben, Joe Penny, Richard S. Castellano
Votes: 232
34. Pippi Goes on Board (1969)
G | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The further adventures of super-strong girl Pippi Longstocking and her friends Tommy and Annika in this sequel compilation film of the classic Swedish TV series.
Director: Olle Hellbom | Stars: Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg, Margot Trooger
Votes: 3,030
35. The Gong Show Movie (1980)
R | 89 min | Comedy
A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris who lives through a series of outrageous competitors, stressful situations, a nervous breakdown and other comical characters involved in his life and work on the TV show.
Director: Chuck Barris | Stars: Chuck Barris, Robin Altman, Brian O'Mullin, Jack Bernardi
Votes: 930 | Gross: $6.62M
36. Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
G | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.
Directors: Vince Edwards, Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Votes: 1,864
37. Kimba, the White Lion (1966)
75 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The story of a white lion cub growing to become the king of the jungle. The movie is an edited version of the 1965 Japanese television series of the same name based on the eponymous 1950s manga.
Director: Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Toshiko Yokota, Hajime Akashi, Hisashi Katsuta, Kinto Tamura
Votes: 154
38. Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994 TV Movie)
100 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Combining colorized footage from the television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) with new scenes shot in Tombstone, Arizona, this film shows the return of the legendary ... See full summary »
Directors: Paul Landres, Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Bruce Boxleitner, Paul Brinegar, Harry Carey Jr.
Votes: 216
39. The Spy with My Face (1965)
Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin are sent to the Swiss Alps to find a secret nuclear weapon design but T.H.R.U.S.H. agents kidnap Solo and replace him with a look-alike double.
Director: John Newland | Stars: Robert Vaughn, Senta Berger, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll
Votes: 560
40. Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle (1999)
Not Rated | 140 min | Animation, Action, Drama
As Spawn struggles to control his own destiny, he is caught between the forces of Heaven and Hell. Heaven has sent merciless angels to destroy him, while Hell has its own forces beckoning him to serve his rightful master.
Directors: Chuck Patton, Brad Rader, Mike Vosburg, Jennifer Yuh Nelson | Stars: Keith David, Richard Dysart, Dominique Jennings, James Keane
Votes: 920
41. Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001 Video)
TV-G | 65 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Mickey and all his friends hold their own Christmas party at the House of Mouse, after being snowed in.
Directors: Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway, Burny Mattinson, Rick Calabash | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett
Votes: 3,826
42. The Helicopter Spies (1968)
Approved | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An African village is nearly exterminated by a deadly weapon - The Thermal Prism. Napoleon and Ilya must find it first before it can be used again for the conquest of the world.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Carol Lynley, Bradford Dillman
Votes: 431
43. The Fiction-Makers (1968)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The Saint's asked to act as a bodyguard to the best-selling adventure author Amos Klein, a young woman who uses a male pen-name.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Roger Moore, Sylvia Syms, Justine Lord, Kenneth J. Warren
Votes: 619
44. Riding with Death (1976 TV Movie)
97 min | Thriller, Action, Sci-Fi
Dimwitted, meaty guy foils criminals by turning invisible.
Directors: Alan J. Levi, Don McDougall | Stars: Ben Murphy, Katherine Crawford, Richard Dysart, William Sylvester
Votes: 1,249
45. One Spy Too Many (1966)
Not Rated | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
U.N.C.L.E. agents Solo and Kuryakin try to stop a megalomaniac who thinks he's like Alexander The Great, commits offenses against the ten commandments and steals chemical weapons from the army in order to achieve world domination.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Rip Torn, Dorothy Provine
Votes: 598
46. Conquest of the Earth (1980 TV Movie)
96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Battlestar Galactica and its ragtag fleet of ships finally locate Earth, only to discover that the planet is not prepared for the inevitable Cylon invasion.
Directors: Barry Crane, Sidney Hayers, Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Stars: Kent McCord, Barry Van Dyke, Robyn Douglass, Lorne Greene
Votes: 633
47. Meg of June Hill (1980)
82 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Madicken never means for anything to go wrong, but somehow it gets that way. Neither this time, when her little sister got a concussion, and it's not her fault that she puts a pea up her own nose.
Director: Göran Graffman | Stars: Jonna Liljendahl, Liv Alsterlund, Monica Nordquist, Björn Granath
Votes: 1,652
48. Moomins and the Winter Wonderland (2017)
82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Moomintroll decides to stay awake to explore the winter instead of having his winter slumber as usual. Winter is certainly totally different than he had imagined.
Directors: Ira Carpelan, Jakub Wronski, Bartosz Wierzbieta | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Alicia Vikander, Bill Skarsgård, Piotr Fronczewski
Votes: 482
49. The Green Hornet (1974)
PG | 90 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Several episodes of the 1966 TV series "The Green Hornet" edited together and released as a feature.
Directors: William Beaudine, Norman Foster, E. Darrell Hallenbeck | Stars: Bruce Lee, Van Williams, Wende Wagner, Lloyd Gough
Votes: 367 | Gross: $0.21M
50. Canines of the Caribbean (1985 TV Movie)
TV-G | 97 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A woman and her two children are accidentally cryopreserved and awaken at a time when apes dominate the planet.
Directors: Kiyosumi Fukazawa, Atsuo Okunaka | Stars: Reiko Tokunaga, Hiroko Saito, Masaaki Kaji, Hitoshi Ômae
Votes: 1,245