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51. Killer Party (1986)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Horror
In order to join a sorority, three friends go to a hazing party in an old house where a sadistic bloodthirsty demonic spirit is lying in wait.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Martin Hewitt, Ralph Seymour, Elaine Wilkes, Paul Bartel
Votes: 2,651 | Gross: $0.68M
52. The Jerky Boys (1995)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Crime
A hilarious prank phone call pushes the buttons of an angry mob boss.
Director: James Melkonian | Stars: John G. Brennan, Kamal Ahmed, Alan Arkin, William Hickey
Votes: 2,806 | Gross: $7.56M
53. Out of the Dark (1988)
R | 89 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Beautiful young women who work at the offices of a phone-sex company are being stalked by a psychopathic killer.
Director: Michael Schroeder | Stars: Cameron Dye, Lynn Danielson-Rosenthal, Karen Lorre, Karen Black
Votes: 1,496 | Gross: $0.42M
54. Eat My Dust (1976)
PG | 89 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Darlene's into going fast, Hoover's into Darlene, but when they both get into a red-hot race car, the reckless fun accelerates into a trunk-full of hot pursuits.
Director: Charles B. Griffith | Stars: Ron Howard, Christopher Norris, Brad David, Kathy O'Dare
Votes: 1,002
55. Far Out Man (1990)
R | 81 min | Comedy
An aging hippie sets out on a trip across America to find his family.
Director: Tommy Chong | Stars: Tommy Chong, C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Shelby Chong
Votes: 1,220
56. Snoops (1999)
45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In this detective series with a comical note, Glenn Hall runs an unconventional flashy private detective agency in Los Angeles, and means business above all, never mind the rules--if she ... See full summary »
Stars: Gina Gershon, Paula Jai Parker, Edward Kerr, Danny Nucci
Votes: 283
57. Leather Jacket Love Story (1997)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kyle is 18, an aspiring poet hoping to find inspiration by moving to the arty Silver Lake neighborhood of LA, and maybe love too. On day one, he finds a funky coffee shop, where he hopes to do some writing, but instead meets an older hunk.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Sean Tataryn, Christopher Bradley, Geoff Moody, Héctor Mercado
Votes: 514 | Gross: $0.01M
58. Vengeance Unlimited (1998–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The mysterious Mr. Chapel helps others to gain vengeance against criminals.
Stars: Michael Madsen, Kathleen York, Scott Patterson, Dayton Callie
Votes: 1,176
59. Trick or Treats (1982)
R | 91 min | Horror
A baby sitter is stuck watching over a young brat on Halloween night who keeps playing vicious pranks on her. To add to her trouble the boy's deranged father has escaped from an asylum and is planning on making a visit.
Director: Gary Graver | Stars: Jacqueline Giroux, Peter Jason, Chris Graver, David Carradine
Votes: 1,528
60. Mr. Billion (1977)
PG | 89 min | Action, Comedy, Family
When an American billionaire dies, his poor Italian nephew inherits everything, provided he can arrive in the USA to claim his inheritance before the deadline but the corporate lawyer-executor tries to steal the inheritance.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Terence Hill, Valerie Perrine, Jackie Gleason, Slim Pickens
Votes: 1,390
61. Bone Chillers (1996)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The spooky, sometimes even funny, misadventures of a gang of schoolchildren who encounter any number of strange happenings in their school and hometown.
Stars: Esteban Powell, Linda Cardellini, Trey Alexander, Saadia Persad
Votes: 197
62. Acting on Impulse (1993)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
The aggressive actress Susan, star of many erotic thrillers, feels stalked by her fans and has a fight with her producer. During a one week long pause in the shooting of a movie, she ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Irvin | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Linda Fiorentino, Nancy Allen, Judith Hoag
Votes: 358
63. Dreamers (I) (1999)
93 min | Drama, Comedy
Two childhood friends dream about escaping to Los Angeles to pursue their fame and fortune as filmmakers.
Director: Ann Lu | Stars: Jeremy Jordan, Mark Ballou, Courtney Gains, Portia Dawson
Votes: 168
64. The Devil's Child (1997 TV Movie)
Unrated | 90 min | Drama, Thriller, Horror
A young woman's mother wants her to bear Satan's child.
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Kim Delaney, Colleen Flynn, Matthew Lillard, Gia Carides
Votes: 472
65. Perfect Fit (2000)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Thriller
An aimless young man turns to murder in order to satisfy the desires of his new girlfriend, a narcissistic blue jean fetishist.
Director: Donald P. Borchers | Stars: Alexander Polinsky, Maria Ford, Renée Humphrey, David Grieco
Votes: 273
66. Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Based on the lives of mother-daughter singers the Judds.
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Kathleen York, Viveka Davis, Bruce Greenwood, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 347
67. Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
Billy is a gay fine-arts photographer who falls in love with straight coffee-shop waiter Gabriel.
Director: Tommy O'Haver | Stars: Sean Hayes, Brad Rowe, Armando Valdes-Kennedy, Mr. Dan
Votes: 3,988 | Gross: $2.02M
68. Good vs Evil (1999–2000)
60 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Heavenly agents of the "Corps" fight against demonic Morlocks in Hollywood.
Stars: Clayton Rohner, Richard Brooks, Googy Gress, Marshall Bell
Votes: 691
69. A Bucket of Blood (1995 TV Movie)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Walter Paisley, a busboy at a cappuccino bar called the Jabberjaw, is praised as a genius after he kills his landlady's cat and covers it in plaster. Pressured to produce more work, he goes after bigger subjects.
Director: Michael McDonald | Stars: Anthony Michael Hall, Justine Bateman, Shadoe Stevens, Sam Lloyd
Votes: 505
70. The Longshot (1986)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy
Four losers borrow money from gangsters to bet on a "sure thing", but lose. The gangsters go after them to get their money.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Tim Conway, Jack Weston, Harvey Korman, Brad Trumbull
Votes: 727 | Gross: $1.10M
71. The Pope Must Diet (1991)
R | 97 min | Comedy
A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and the reappearance of his old lover.
Director: Peter Richardson | Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Adrian Edmondson, Paul Bartel, Damir Mejovsek
Votes: 1,654 | Gross: $2.98M
72. Baja Oklahoma (1988 TV Movie)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Dan Jenkins co-wrote the screenplay based on his novel of the same name about Juanita, a barmaid in Ft. Worth, Texas, who wants to be a country-western songwriter.
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Coyote, Swoosie Kurtz, Anthony Zerbe
Votes: 409
73. Number One Fan (1995)
R | 89 min | Thriller
When a Hollywood hunk has an affair with a fan, he regrets it immediately and tries to hide it from his fiancee. But the obsessive fan simply won't give up and resorts to murder to prove she's his number one fan.
Director: Jane Simpson | Stars: Chad McQueen, Catherine Mary Stewart, Renee Allman, Paul Bartel
Votes: 234
74. Hard Time: The Premonition (1999 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Logan McQueen is an ex-cop serving a prison term for a bust that had gone awry. During his stint, he learns of a death row inmate that claims he can predict the details of the next violent ... See full summary »
Director: David S. Cass Sr. | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Bruce Dern, Gigi Rice
Votes: 375
75. Lewis & Clark & George (1997)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Two escaped convicts join forces with a seductive femme on the trail of a long-forgotten gold mine.
Director: Rod McCall | Stars: Rose McGowan, Dan Gunther, Brian Taylor, Salvator Xuereb
Votes: 735
76. Naughty Nurse (1969)
9 min | Comedy, Short
A doctor and nurse sneak away for a kinky encounter, only to be interrupted by a cop...with a secret of his own.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Valorie Armstrong, Ron Grathwohl, Christopher St. John, Alix Elias
Votes: 225
77. Not Like Us (1995 TV Movie)
R | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Sam and Anita Clark split up over his decision to pursue his career as a biologist, but are drawn together again when a number of deaths threaten their very existence, in this bizarre tale of murder in a small town.
Director: Dave Payne | Stars: Joanna Pacula, Peter Onorati, Rainer Grant, Morgan Englund
Votes: 295
78. Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel (1991)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Right after Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California, in 1955, a toy salesman in town for a convention brings his wife with him so they can both go to Disneyland. They stay at a rundown ... See full summary »
Director: Alien Castle | Stars: Sherilyn Fenn, Whip Hubley, David Hewlett, David Johansen
Votes: 417 | Gross: $0.00M
79. Prey of the Jaguar (1996 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Thriller
A cop trains in martial arts to become a superhero to go after the killers of his wife and son.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Maxwell Caulfield, Stacy Keach, Linda Blair, Trevor Goddard
Votes: 345
80. Mortuary Academy (1988)
R | 87 min | Comedy
"Police Academy" clone, about some nerds who inherit an academy for morticians, which is run by a corrupt closet necrophiliac. Of course, the most incompetent students possible are accepted... See full summary »
Director: Michael Schroeder | Stars: Richard Kennedy, Christopher Atkins, Perry Lang, Gary Veney
Votes: 431
81. Not for Publication (1984)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A tabloid reporter and her new photographer, who've recently started working for the mayor of New York City, stumble upon evidence of conspiracy and political corruption that may involve their beloved mayor.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Nancy Allen, Don Peoples, Catherine Schultz, Richard Blackburn
Votes: 270
82. Skeletons (1997 TV Movie)
R | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A Pulitzer prize journalist has a heart attack and moves with his wife and son, from NYC to a town of 850 in Maine. Things are fine there until he investigates a man arrested for murdering his boyfriend. Vandalism and worse follows.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Ron Silver, Christopher Plummer, Dee Wallace, Kyle Howard
Votes: 558
83. The Elevator (1996)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Things are going great for film producer Roy Tilden-his latest film is a hit and he will soon receive an award. But his perfect day changes when he takes an elevator ride with a passionate writer.
Directors: Arthur Borman, Nigel Dick, Rafal Zielinski | Stars: Martin Landau, Gabriel Bologna, Gretchen Becker, Dean Jacobson
Votes: 237
84. Soulmates (1992)
R | 80 min | Horror
Immortal Richard Wayborn uses the bodies of the young women he kills to temporarily bring his wife back from the dead. They're Soul Mates. But Sara, his latest target, may be more than he bargained for
Director: Thunder Levin | Stars: Tristan Rogers, Arabella Holzbog, Tyrone Power Jr., Sonia Curtis
Votes: 197
85. Liquid Dreams (1991)
R | 92 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Eve Black finds a job as a dancer in a shady night club to find out more about the mysterious death of her sister, who danced there before she died. The club is using girls for a strange drug experiment, so she asks a cop for help.
Director: Mark Manos | Stars: Candice Daly, John Doe, Mark Manos, Karen Dahl
Votes: 251
86. Love and Happiness (1995)
Crime
Director: Jordan Alan | Stars: Jodie Fisher, Paul Bartel, Jerry Bernard, Keith Bogart
Votes: 47
87. 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
88. Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog (1989)
R | 94 min | Comedy
A socially isolated and extremely shy Los Angeles painter finds his dream girl in the form of a struggling actress and finds himself at last finding the confidence to exhibit his work in this off-beat romantic comedy.
Director: Paul S. Parco | Stars: Jon Gries, Lisa Zane, Christopher Maher, Sal Lopez
Votes: 66
89. Special Collector's Edition (2010–2015)
9 min | Comedy, History
A Special Collector's Edition.
Stars: David Díaz, Luis Rodrigo, Gabriel Fernández-Gil, Daniel Retuerta
Votes: 106
90. The Secret Cinema (1966)
27 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A woman suspects that someone has clandestinely been filming her life and that her friends and acquaintences are seeing the movies in secret screenings.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Amy Vane, Philip Carlson, Barry Dennen, Connie Ellison
Votes: 438
91. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (1990 Video)
92 min | Crime, Drama
Sent to keep an eye on a studio head's girlfriend at a Northern California film shoot, hardboiled P.I. Dan Turner, is forced to go into hiding when someone shoots his best girl and a police... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Lewis | Stars: Marc Singer, Tracy Scoggins, Nicholas Worth, Arte Johnson
Votes: 120
92. The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History
A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one time seeming innocent, have revealed, after decades, to have homosexual overtones.
Director: Mark Rappaport | Stars: Dan Butler, Don Ameche, Johnny Arthur, Lucille Ball
Votes: 322
93. Shelf Life (1993)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
In 1963, a paranoid middle-class couple locks themselves and their small kids in their nuclear fallout shelter. 30 years later, their oblivious son and two daughters still survive there playing absurd games. A play-based dark comedy.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, Jim Turner, Paul Bartel
Votes: 91
94. Race (1998)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama
An East L.A working stiff is bullied by his wife to run for a City Council position against a well-organized recognized political figure.
Director: Tom Musca | Stars: Paul Rodriguez, CCH Pounder, Cliff Robertson, Una Damon
Votes: 126
95. The Boss' Son (1978)
101 min | Crime, Drama
Bobby needs money and the easiest way is to ask his father for a job. But Dad decides his son should start at the bottom of his carpet business and earn his way to a better position. Bobby ... See full summary »
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Asher Brauner, Rudy Solari, Rita Moreno, Henry G. Sanders
Votes: 90
96. Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value (1969)
78 min | Comedy
Director: Charles Hirsch | Stars: Paul Bartel, Rose Wood, Carol Saltus, Ida Hempstead
Votes: 16
97. Red Ribbon Blues (1996)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
After attending his 23rd funeral for a friend with AIDS, Troy and his friends hatch a plan to steal the HIV drugs that they need. One successful heist leads to another and another until ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Winkler | Stars: Paul Mercurio, Debi Mazar, RuPaul, John Epperson
Votes: 1,019
98. Grief (1993)
Unrated | 87 min | Comedy
We spend a week in the L.A. offices where the daytime TV show "The Love Judge" is written and produced. Jo, the show's large and loud producer, announces she is leaving the show in two ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Glatzer | Stars: Craig Chester, Illeana Douglas, Jackie Beat, Alexis Arquette
Votes: 365 | Gross: $0.22M
99. Reel Wild Cinema (1995– )
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Reel Wild Cinema" was a hosted horror movie show with Sandra Bernhard as host.
Stars: Sandra Bernhard, David F. Friedman, Russ Meyer, Dweezil Zappa
Votes: 89
100. Zoo (1999)
90 min | Comedy, Thriller
A dark comedy set in the fictitious tiny hamlet of Spraine. A big city private detective is hired to track down an animal serial killer gone awry. The town wanted to bury the story, keep ... See full summary »
Director: Alexandra King | Stars: Marina Anderson, Paul Bartel, Anne Bendel, Kat Burke
Votes: 87