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1. No Time to Die (2021)
PG-13 | 163 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux
Votes: 446,254 | Gross: $160.87M
2. Downton Abbey (2019)
PG | 122 min | Drama, Romance
1927. The Crawleys prepare to host King George V and Queen Mary at Downton Abbey.
Director: Michael Engler | Stars: Stephen Campbell Moore, Michael Fox, Lesley Nicol, Sophie McShera
Votes: 63,591 | Gross: $96.85M
3. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Thriller
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles
Votes: 69,859 | Gross: $10.25M
4. Casino Royale (1967)
Approved | 131 min | Comedy
In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.
Directors: Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Richard Talmadge | Stars: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles
Votes: 32,572
5. Where the Spies Are (1965)
Approved | 110 min | Adventure, Comedy
A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Middle East, only to experience that his mission is complicated by a sexy female double agent.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: David Niven, Françoise Dorléac, John Le Mesurier, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 927
6. Quest for Camelot (1998)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.
Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Andrea Corr, Bryan White
Votes: 18,113 | Gross: $22.72M
7. Adolf Hitler: The Greatest Story Never Told (2013)
350 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Adolf Hitler, born in Braunau, a man who will forever change the history of the world.
Director: Dennis Wise | Stars: Eva Braun, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Adolf Galland
Votes: 6,264
8. Maximilian (2017– )
TV-MA | 275 min | Drama, History
In 1477 Charles the Bolds dies, his only child is a girl which cannot rule w/o a husband. Meanwhile in Austria, Emperor Frederick III and his antagonist Louis XI France battle over said marriage prospects, battles ensue, tragedy falls.
Stars: Christa Théret, Jannis Niewöhner, Alix Poisson, Jean-Hugues Anglade
Votes: 1,127
9. Lumuhod ka sa lupa! (1986)
120 min | Action, Drama
THIS IS ANOTHER ACTION-DRAMA FILM WHERE THE PROTAGONIST EXACTS PAYMENT OF DEBTS.
Director: Manuel 'Fyke' Cinco | Stars: Rudy Fernandez, Jackie Lou Blanco, Eddie Garcia, Mark Gil
10. Pablo Escobar: Countdown to Death (2017 TV Movie)
68 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Through rare interviews, images and wiretap audio, this documentary reconstructs the last nine years of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's life.
Director: Santiago Diaz Oso | Stars: María Isabel Santos, Sebastian Marroquín, Alba Marina Escobar, Germán Castro Caycedo
Votes: 269
11. Justin de Marseille (1935)
95 min | Crime, Drama
The leader of a gang of drug traffickers, loved and esteemed by everyone for protecting the weak, ends up killing his greatest enemy.
Director: Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Antonin Berval, Pierre Larquey, Alexandre Rignault, Ghislaine Bru
Votes: 188
12. Modelar (2020)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Droneman is about Chemist and Fly Navigator Pavel and his friend Bussinessman and free time Rapper Plech. Pavel has strong sense of justice and wishes to fix wrongs with the World while ... See full summary »
Director: Petr Zelenka | Stars: Krystof Hádek, Jirí Mádl, Veronika Khek Kubarová, Richard Stanke
Votes: 283
13. Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A team of ex-con bounty hunters go to Germany in search of Hitler. If they can find him, a million dollar reward is to be paid to them.
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Ward Bond, Dorothy Tree, Warren Hymer, Paul Fix
Votes: 372
14. Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller (1994 Video Game)
Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Dystopian FMV-lite point and click adventure game. By 2095, America has become a fascist theocracy. Two government enforcers are forced to join the underground resistance movement after someone orders the secret police to kill them.
Stars: Dennis Hopper, Stephanie Seymour, Grace Jones, Geoffrey Holder
Votes: 48
15. Tandem (I) (2015)
83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the traffic-laden streets of Metro Manila, two brothers use the chaos of the city roads as a smokescreen for their shady occupation -- tandem robbers on motorbike. But when a robbery ... See full summary »
Director: King Palisoc | Stars: JM De Guzman, Nico Antonio, Rochelle Pangilinan, Elora Españo
Votes: 55
16. Cyprus: Britain's Grim Legacy (1984 TV Movie)
103 min | Documentary
How Nicosia became a divided city.
Director: Bruce MacDonald
17. Gunpowder, Treason and Plot (2001 TV Movie)
77 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Director: Andrew Chater | Star: John Michie
18. Dracula 5: The Blood Legacy (2013 Video Game)
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Adventure game about a female art restorer suffering from a terminal condition who is after a mysterious painting that may have something to do with Vlad Tepes and his brother Radu.
Stars: Paul Bandey, Matthew Géczy, Mirabelle Kirkland, Barbara Scaff
Votes: 6
19.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Terror of the Zygons: Part One
(1975)
TV-G | 22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Sarah and Harry return to Earth in response to an emergency space-time telegraph from the Brigadier, who asks them to investigate the destruction of a series of North Sea oil rigs.
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, John Woodnutt
Votes: 697
20.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Check
(1984)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance
Blake and Adam go to Hong Kong to do damage control on the troubled China Seas oil deal and learn Ahmed has fled the country; Mark blackmails Alexis and McVane suspects a double cross; Kirby plans to murder Alexis. Sammy Jo calls Steven.
Director: Jerome Courtland | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Pamela Sue Martin, Pamela Bellwood
Votes: 70
21.
Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode:
One for the Morgue
(1973)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When mobster Michael X. Tomasso is shot during a speech all clues lead to a Harlem based rival. But Kojak suspects something fishy is going on and decides to dig deeper.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Telly Savalas, Roger Robinson, Art Metrano, Dan Frazer
Votes: 239
22.
Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode:
The Pretender
(1986)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
The King decides to divorce his queen and marry the 12-year-old Isabella of Angoulême, moving the rejected, outraged Queen Hadwisa to plot with her relatives for the King's deposition. At ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Patricia Hodge, Paul Geoffrey, Reece Dinsdale, Jason Connery
Votes: 109
23.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Paper Clip
(1995)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As a government hit squad closes in on the agents, Mulder searches for clues about his father's involvement in a top secret project.
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Walter Gotell
Votes: 5,286
24.
Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode:
Les conquêtes de l'Islam
(1978)
TV-PG | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The conquests of Islam.
Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand
Votes: 73
25.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Masque of Mandragora: Part Three
(1976)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor saves Giuliano from Federico's men, then they try to find Sarah, unaware Hieronymous has hypnotised her to kill the Doctor.
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Gareth Armstrong, Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 498
26.
World's Greatest Palaces (2019)
Episode:
Schönbrunn Palace
(2019)
Documentary, History
New. Behind the scenes of Schonbrunn Palace in Austria, which is located in a 500-acre park and includes an orangery, palm house and one of Europe's oldest zoos.
Stars: Christien Anholt, Maywen Burbridge, Jacob Carter, Bill Clinton
Votes: 7
27.
The Irish Mob (2008–2016)
Episode:
Jimmy "The Gent" Burke/Danny Greene: The Celtic Warrior
(2008)
47 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Danny Greene, known as the Celtic Warrior, ran a criminal empire in Cleveland and took on the might of the Italian mob with no fear at all. Jimmy "The Gent" Burke, an influential associate ... See full summary »
Director: Dathaí Keane | Stars: Edward McDonald, Henry Hill, T.J. English, Rick Porrello
28.
World War Weird (2017– )
Episode:
Episode #3.6
(2019)
Documentary, History, War
A program set up by the Special Operations Executive, the forerunner to MI6, to undermine German and Japanese officers by spraying them with a foul-smelling substance.
Director: Mike Ibeji | Stars: Guy Walters, Alexandra Churchill, Martin K.A. Morgan, Klint Janulis
29.
JFK: Destiny Betrayed (2021)
Episode:
Chapter Four
(2021)
TV-MA | 234 min | Documentary, History
An examination of evidence that surrounds the accused lone nut, Lee Harvey Oswald, and his associations with groups linked to the CIA.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Donald Sutherland, Lisa Pease, John M. Newman
Votes: 23
30.
Britain's Underworld (2010– )
Episode:
Essex Bad Boys
(2011)
Documentary, Crime, History
Investigation into the gangs and smugglers who fought for control of Essex's ports in the 70s and 80s, turning its seaside towns into their violent playground.
Director: Will Rowson | Stars: Danny Woollard, Ken Tappenden, Dick Hobbs, Billy Blundell
31.
Britain's Underworld (2010– )
Episode:
Dublin Gangland
(2011)
Documentary, Crime, History
Lifting the lid on Dublin's brutal history of organised gangs, including leader Larry Dunne who became Ireland's first millionaire drug kingpin.
Director: Anouk Curry | Stars: Gerry O'Carroll, Cathal Cryan, Christy Dunne, Tony Hickey
32.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Stalin's Spies
(1999)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History, War
Richard Sorge, a German journalist and communist tasked to set up a spy ring in 1930s Tokyo, and Leopold Trepper, a successful construction company head who secretly led the Red Orchestra ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksandr Ivankin | Stars: Charlton Heston, Igor Chevtsov, Thomas B. Allen, Christopher Andrew
Votes: 17
33.
Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode:
This Has Happened
(2020)
Documentary, History, War
Hitler's War moves to its endgame as the Soviets cross the German border - with a death toll of over 40 million, a new scarred, Europe will emerge.
Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Aliaksandr Kakhanouski, David Stahel, Sergei Kudryashov, Dzmitry Kryvashei
34.
Hitler: Uncovering His Fatal Obsession (2021)
Episode:
Time is Blood
(2021)
45 min | Documentary, History, War
After a terrible winter, 1942 starts badly for Stalin due to a ruthless Nazi campaign that leaves millions of Soviets captive and without food.
Directors: Lyndy Saville, Cal Seville | Stars: Max Hastings, Anthony Beevor, Klaus Schmider, Richard John Evans
Votes: 6
35.
Harry's Game (1982)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1982)
52 min | Thriller
Harry finds out the identity of the man who killed the minister, but with the IRA on his tail, going after all of his known associates, he finds it hard to complete his mission.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Ray Lonnen, Benjamin Whitrow, Nicholas Day, Geoffrey Chater
Votes: 13
36.
Hotel Portofino (2022– )
Episode:
Comings Together
(2023)
TV-14 | Drama
Cecil becomes embroiled with gangsters who have taken over the local casino. With Nish on the run and now being hunted by Danioni, Bella and Lucian must help him avoid arrest.
Director: Adam Wimpenny | Stars: Assad Zaman, Rocco Fasano, Oscar Lloyd, Natascha McElhone
Votes: 83
37.
Jack Ryan (2018–2023)
Episode:
Bethesda
(2023)
16+ | 51 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Jack, Chavez, and November pursue their Croatia lead to an unsettling affair. Chao takes a mandatory trip to Geneva to speak with his boss. Greer works on connecting the two shell companies.
Director: Jann Turner | Stars: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Abbie Cornish, Okieriete Onaodowan
Votes: 1,618
38.
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)
Episode:
Loose Talk Costs Lives
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Tensions rise as the police and army infiltrate paramilitary organisations to gain intelligence. No-one can be trusted as fear and suspicion run rife.
Director: James Bluemel
Votes: 47
39.
America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode:
Presidential Assassins
(2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary
Over the last centuries, there have been four successful presidential assassinations and a multitude of failed attempts. But do we know the real story behind these assassination plots?
Stars: Jonathan Adams, Norman Jarvis, Ronald Kessler, Al Corbi
Votes: 41
40.
The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998– )
Episode:
Programme 3
(1998)
48 min | Documentary, History, War
1967-1982. The story of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation.
Director: David Ash | Stars: Abu Ali Shaheen, Mashour Haditha Al-Jazy, King Hussein, Israel Tal
Votes: 7
41.
Military Masterminds (2022)
Episode:
Rapid Dominance
(2022)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
From Julius Caesar to Napoleon Bonaparte, ancient generals took advantage of a military tactic still used in modern warfare - a tactic known as Rapid Dominance.
Director: Roberto Irwin | Stars: Ahron Bregman, Lawrence Freedman, Jenny Grant, Dina Gusejnova
42.
Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace (2005– )
Episode:
Arafat
(2005)
58 min | Documentary, History, War
Colin Powell's attempts to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Director: Daniel Edge | Stars: Shaul Mofaz, Colin Powell, Anthony Zinni, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
43.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
The Homefront
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
In our final episode, we examine how each Axis Power had troubles on their own home front, leading to disaster in the final days of the war.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Alexander Henry, Giuseppe Finaldi, Russell A. Hart, Guy Walters
44.
Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012– )
Episode:
Vito Genovese
(2012)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Raised in the slums with terrifying gangs. He grew to inherit a Mafia entity; only to be faced with murder, the electric chair and fierce rivalry.
Director: Gerry Pomeroy | Stars: Selwyn Raab, Joseph Coffey, Thomas Reppetto, Douglas Valentine
Votes: 13
45.
Inside the Mossad (2017)
Episode:
In poison, bomb or silencer
(2017)
50 min | Documentary
Because of their involvement in the assassination of terrorists and other enemies of Israel, the Mossad has gained a fearsome reputation, that has come with a moral cost.
Director: Duki Dror | Stars: Rafi Eitan, Ram Ben Barak, Gad Shimron, Abba Eban
Votes: 90
46.
Barry (2018–2023)
Episode:
The Power of No
(2019)
TV-MA | 33 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Facing pressure from Noho Hank, Barry struggles to pull off an important hit. After asking the class to mine their personal traumas for an original piece, Gene decides to confront his own past.
Director: Hiro Murai | Stars: Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan
Votes: 4,209
47.
Madam Secretary (2014–2019)
Episode:
Ready
(2019)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Thriller
A NATO ally carries out a state-sponsored assassination attempt against one of its own citizens, who is also a U.S. resident and old friend of Elizabeth's; Alison starts dating the son of one of Elizabeth's political rivals.
Director: Sunu Gonera | Stars: Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Keith Carradine, Patina Miller
Votes: 242