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1. 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: 215,259 | Gross: $152.27M
2. G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki, Lee Byung-hun
Votes: 187,568 | Gross: $122.52M
3. Joe Pickett (2021–2023)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Western
Follows a game warden and his family during a changing political and socioeconomic climate in a small rural town.
Stars: Michael Dorman, Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Mustafa Speaks
Votes: 10,611
4. Mannix (1967–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Private detective Joe Mannix uses force to solve crimes.
Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Ward Wood, Ron Nyman
Votes: 4,316
5. Joe Dirt (2001)
PG-13 | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
After being abandoned by his parents at the Grand Canyon, Joe Dirt tells the story of his journey to find his parents.
Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: David Spade, Brittany Daniel, Dennis Miller, Adam Beach
Votes: 61,217 | Gross: $27.09M
6. Snake Eyes (2021)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Snake Eyes, a tenacious loner, is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage, who teach him the ways of the ninja and provide him home. But when secrets from his past are revealed, his honor and allegiance will be tested.
Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, Haruka Abe, Takehiro Hira
Votes: 44,629 | Gross: $28.26M
7. Killer Joe (2011)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When a debt puts a young man's life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church
Votes: 83,516 | Gross: $1.99M
8. Mighty Joe Young (1998)
PG | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) and Jill Young (Charlize Theron), with whom he grew up. Poacher Strasser (Rade Serbedzija) returns from the past to seek vengeance on Joe.
Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija, Peter Firth
Votes: 30,883 | Gross: $50.63M
9. Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
When a hypochondriac learns that he is dying, he accepts an offer to throw himself in a volcano at a tropical island, and along the way there, learns to truly live.
Director: John Patrick Shanley | Stars: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack
Votes: 39,881 | Gross: $39.40M
10. Navajo Joe (1966)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Western
A Native American warrior seeks revenge on the gang of sadistic scalphunters-turned-bank robbers who massacred his tribe.
Director: Sergio Corbucci | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Aldo Sambrell, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Fernando Rey
Votes: 4,586
11. Joe's Apartment (1996)
PG-13 | 80 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.
Director: John Payson | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Megan Ward, Billy West, Reginald Hudlin
Votes: 14,530 | Gross: $4.61M
12. Joe (1970)
R | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
Two men--wealthy conservative Bill and far-right factory worker Joe--form a dangerous bond after Bill confesses to Joe about murdering his daughter's drug-dealer boyfriend.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick, Susan Sarandon, Patrick McDermott
Votes: 4,241 | Gross: $19.32M
13. Tokyo Joe (1949)
Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An American returns to Tokyo try to pick up threads of his pre-WW2 life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.
Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Alexander Knox, Florence Marly, Sessue Hayakawa
Votes: 2,749
14. G.I. Joe (1985–1986)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An elite special missions force fights against the terrorist forces of Cobra.
Stars: Jackson Beck, Christopher Collins, Michael Bell, Neil Ross
Votes: 5,660
15. Average Joe (2023– )
TV-MA | Comedy, Drama
Joe, a blue-collar plumber, learns his recently deceased father lived a secret life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people. Now those people think Joe has the money. Joe must race against time to find the truth and the money.
Stars: Deon Cole, Tammy Townsend, Malcolm Barrett, Michael Trucco
Votes: 937
16. Little Joe (2019)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and names it after him but soon starts fearing it.
Director: Jessica Hausner | Stars: Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox, Kit Connor
Votes: 9,399
17. A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Passed | 120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A dead World War II bomber pilot, Pete Sandidge becomes the guardian angel of another pilot, Ted Randall. He guides Ted through battle and helping him to romance his old girlfriend, despite her excessive devotion to Sandidge's memory.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson, Ward Bond
Votes: 2,942
18. Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
Approved | 108 min | Biography, Drama, War
At the close of WWII, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle travels with the U.S. Army's Company C Division during their liberation of Italy.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Freddie Steele, Wally Cassell
Votes: 3,774
19. My Name Is Joe (1998)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance
Two thirty-somethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, begin a romantic relationship in one of Glasgow''s toughest neighborhoods.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, Gary Lewis, Lorraine McIntosh
Votes: 8,926 | Gross: $0.35M
20. Stay Away, Joe (1968)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A mixed-race American Indian rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people out.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Elvis Presley, Burgess Meredith, Joan Blondell, Katy Jurado
Votes: 1,534
21. The Dragon Strikes Back (1973)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama, Western
A Chinese immigrant, recently arrived in America, fights to free Mexican slaves from their cruel master.
Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Chen Lee, Klaus Kinski, Carla Romanelli, Gordon Mitchell
Votes: 1,154
22. A Girl Named Jo (2018– )
Drama, History, Mystery
In 1960's, two girls from opposite sides of the tracks begin to unravel a dark chapter in their home town of Attaway's past.
Stars: Jules LeBlanc, Addison Riecke, Bella Shepard, Tanner Fontana
Votes: 191
23. Find a Place to Die (1968)
R | 89 min | Drama, Western
An outcast Confederate soldier redeems himself by defending a woman against bandits willing to kill for her goldmine claim.
Director: Giuliano Carnimeo | Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Pascale Petit, Giovanni Pallavicino, Reza Fazeli
Votes: 493
24. Joe MacBeth (1955)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Shakespeare (more-or-less) in modern gangster setting. Lily MacBeth pushes her husband Joe to rub out the reigning crime boss and become the new "kingpin" himself. Success is short- lived, ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Paul Douglas, Ruth Roman, Bonar Colleano, Grégoire Aslan
Votes: 277
25. The Joe Palooka Story (1954– )
Comedy
Joe Palooka is a mild mannered boxer who is in love with Anne and goes about life in a gentle way. This syndicated series was based on a narrative first popular as a comic book, then a radio show.
Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., Cathy Downs, Maxie Rosenbloom, Luis Van Rooten
Votes: 32
26. The Fabulous Joe (1947)
Approved | 59 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
The adventures of a talking dog, Joe, who advises henpecked Milo Terkel to muster the courage to confront his dominating wife Emily and assorted in-laws while tackling a buxom blonde who just happens to undress in the Terkels' apartment.
Director: Harve Foster | Stars: Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Marie Wilson, Donald Meek
Votes: 143
27. Joe l'implacabile (1967)
98 min | Comedy, Western
In order to put an end to the numerous ambushes on the gold transports which are a real menace to the finances of the American government, the agent Joe Ford, called Dynamite Joe due to his... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Rik Van Nutter, Halina Zalewska, Merce Castro, Renato Baldini
Votes: 175
28. Che botte ragazzi! (1975)
87 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A sinister town boss called Pat Barnes has exploited almost everyone in the town. If they don't succumb to his demands they normally end up dead. Barnes is finally brought down by Shanghai Joe and a smooth-talking snake-oil salesman.
Director: Bitto Albertini | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Cheen Lie, Tommy Polgár, Karin Field
Votes: 172
29. Shoot Joe, and Shoot Again (1971)
90 min | Action, Western
Bandits search for a man named Joe who has a map to a fortune of stolen money taken by their boss in a bank robbery.
Director: Emilio Miraglia | Stars: Richard Harrison, José Torres, Franca Polesello, Gaspar 'Indio' González
Votes: 63
30. Joe Vampire (2012)
67 min | Horror
When a Civil War soldier is left to die after being attacked by a Vampire, he's given a choice, turn or die. Now, after decades of being undead, Joe finally has something to live for when he crosses paths with a beautiful woman
Directors: Sean Donohue, Mike Niche | Stars: Mike Christopher, Krystal Pixie Adams, Candido Barbosa, Michael Bell
Votes: 51
31. Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey (1950)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Joe and Anne go off on their honeymoon while Knobby books him into a charity fight which Lord Cecil tries to wreck.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Robert Coogan, Pamela Blake
Votes: 54
32. Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Joe is scheduled for the big fight as usual. This one has more fight sequences than plot.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, William Frawley, Stanley Clements
Votes: 42
33. Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Sport
Manager Knobby Walsh discovers young hunk Joe Palooka and trains him to fight the champ. Mobsters try to make life tough for Joe and his socialite girlfriend Anne. Cameos by several boxing stars.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, Eduardo Ciannelli
Votes: 53
34. Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946)
Approved | 72 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the second film of Monogram's "Joe Palooka" series, Joe is 'used', by two state senators scheming to obtain oil-rich lands, in a publicity campaign to get the land transferred to the ... See full summary »
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Guy Kibbee, Elyse Knox
Votes: 44
35. El hombre que vino del odio (1971)
81 min | Adventure, Drama
A deserter from Viet Nam travels to Rome to kidnap an Albanian dancer.
Director: León Klimovsky | Stars: Dennis Safren, Luciana Paluzzi, Lang Jeffries, Julio Peña
Votes: 20
36. Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (1949)
Approved | 74 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters. He also spars with love interest Anne Howe.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, Marcel Journet
Votes: 33
37. Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950)
Approved | 63 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Joe is witness to a mob killing. Two of the killers are after him. He is drugged before the big fight which is watched on TV by his manager Knobby and the thugs who are holding Knobby hostage.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., James Gleason, Lois Hall, Edgar Barrier
Votes: 38
38. Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951)
Passed | 60 min | Drama, Sport
Joe and Anne Palooka, along with Joe's trainer Knobby, are vacationing when they a kidnapped by The Professor and his gang. The Professor plans to make Joe throw a fight (and shows up at the fight dressed as Anne's aunt).
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., Cathy Downs, James Gleason, John Emery
Votes: 38
39. Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949)
Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Joe investigates in an attempt to prove his innocence.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Lina Romay, David Bruce
Votes: 49
40. Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948)
Passed | 74 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Joe Palooka goes blind during a fight. An operation restores his vision, but he's told not to fight for a year. His trainer Knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are pressing ... See full summary »
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., Leon Errol, Elyse Knox, John Hubbard
Votes: 35
41. Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The third of the Monogram series based on Ham Fisher's "Joe Palooka" comic strip, opens with Knobby Walsh (Leon Errol), the manager of Joe Palooka (Joe Kirkkwood), trying to talk his way ... See full summary »
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Morris Carnovsky, Elyse Knox
Votes: 29
42. An Indian Named Joe (2009 Video)
30 min | Documentary, Short, Western
Director: Federico Caddeo | Stars: Nori Bonicelli, Ruggero Deodato, Nicoletta Machiavelli
43. My Name Is Joe (2010)
7 min | Short, Drama
One man struggles to comprehend his deterioration from ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).
Director: Tomm Gillies | Stars: Richard L. Olsen, Mallory Carrick, Phoebe R. Gillies, Donna Culp
44.
Motive for Murder (1957– )
Episode:
The Man Named Joe
(1957)
Drama, Thriller
Director: Leonard Brett | Stars: Vincent Ball, Gene Anderson, Geoffrey Chater, Victor Brooks
45.
The Terrific Adventures of the Terrible Ten (1960– )
Episode:
A horse named Joe
(1960)
Adventure, Family