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1. Man of Steel (2013)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane
Votes: 813,881 | Gross: $291.05M
2. Kick-Ass (2010)
R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a superhero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz, Garrett M. Brown
Votes: 595,331 | Gross: $48.07M
3. The Running Man (1987)
R | 101 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown
Votes: 168,651 | Gross: $38.12M
4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final battle that will decide the fate of Panem.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 375,451 | Gross: $281.72M
5. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Katniss Everdeen is in District 13 after she shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 505,182 | Gross: $337.14M
6. They Live (1988)
R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower
Votes: 146,519 | Gross: $13.01M
7. Iron Man Three (2013)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Director: Shane Black | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle
Votes: 902,216 | Gross: $409.01M
8. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Diana must contend with a colleague, and with a businessman whose desire for extreme wealth sends the world down a path of destruction, after an ancient artifact that grants wishes goes missing.
Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal
Votes: 292,691 | Gross: $46.37M
9. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
R | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After the Kingsman's headquarters is destroyed and the world is held hostage, an allied spy organization in the United States is discovered. These two elite secret agencies must band together to defeat a common enemy.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum
Votes: 364,649 | Gross: $100.23M
10. 6 Underground (2019)
R | 128 min | Action, Thriller
Six individuals from all around the globe, each the very best at what they do, have been chosen not only for their skill, but for a unique desire to delete their pasts to change the future.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ben Hardy
Votes: 197,542
11. Death Race 2000 (1975)
R | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
In a dystopian future, a cross country automobile race requires contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to gain points that are tallied based on each kill's brutality.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone, Simone Griffeth, Mary Woronov
Votes: 31,165 | Gross: $8.00M
12. Dark Angel (2000–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A group of genetically-enhanced children escape from a lab project. Years later we meet Max, one of the escapees who now works for a messenger service in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest.
Stars: Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Richard Gunn, J.C. MacKenzie
Votes: 34,690
13. Videodrome (1983)
R | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky
Votes: 103,500 | Gross: $2.12M
14. Interceptor (2022)
TV-MA | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
One Army captain must use her years of tactical training and military expertise when a simultaneous coordinated attack threatens the remote missile interceptor station she is in command of.
Director: Matthew Reilly | Stars: Elsa Pataky, Luke Bracey, Aaron Glenane, Mayen Mehta
Votes: 27,553
15. RoboCop 3 (1993)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Robocop saves the day once more. This time the half man/half robot takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on "their" land.
Director: Fred Dekker | Stars: Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Mario Machado, Remy Ryan
Votes: 54,542 | Gross: $10.70M
16. The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
R | 103 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.
Director: James DeMonaco | Stars: Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez
Votes: 162,754 | Gross: $71.96M
17. The Boat That Rocked (2009)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves.
Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Michael Hadley
Votes: 116,250 | Gross: $7.99M
18. The Arrival (1996)
PG-13 | 115 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Zane, an astronomer, discovers intelligent alien life. But the aliens are keeping a deadly secret, and will do anything to stop Zane from learning it.
Director: David Twohy | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Shane
Votes: 38,308 | Gross: $14.05M
19. Pump Up the Volume (1990)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Mark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.
Director: Allan Moyle | Stars: Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Anthony Luke Lucero, Andy Romano
Votes: 31,265 | Gross: $11.54M
20. Used Cars (1980)
R | 113 min | Comedy
When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae
Votes: 16,848
21. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
TV-14 | 115 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.
Directors: Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Tensai Okamura, Hiroyuki Okiura, Yoshiyuki Takei | Stars: Beau Billingslea, Melissa Fahn, Nicholas Guest, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 53,417 | Gross: $1.00M
22. Antitrust (2001)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
Director: Peter Howitt | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani
Votes: 30,366 | Gross: $10.97M
23. Max Headroom (1987–1988)
60 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In the near future, an intrepid investigative TV reporter does his job with the help of his colleagues and a computerized version of himself.
Stars: Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, George Coe, Chris Young
Votes: 3,032
24. Final Score (2018)
R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After deadly terrorists abduct his niece at a soccer match, an ex-soldier with lethal fighting skills wages a one-man war to save her and prevent mass destruction.
Director: Scott Mann | Stars: Martyn Ford, Gordon Alexander, Alexandra Dinu, Peter Pedrero
Votes: 14,206
25. McHale's Navy (1997)
PG | 108 min | Action, Comedy
A retired Navy officer returns to active duty, along with a group of misfit sailors, to battle his former nemesis.
Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Tom Arnold, Dean Stockwell, Ernest Borgnine, Debra Messing
Votes: 7,121 | Gross: $4.53M
26. Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021)
104 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them.
Director: Jacob Gentry | Stars: Harry Shum Jr., Kelley Mack, Chris Sullivan, Michael B. Woods
Votes: 3,204
27. The Last Chase (1981)
PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A former race car driver's car is confiscated. He rebuilds it and drives to Free California with a teen's help. Agents dispatch a jet pilot to stop him, fearing his autonomy threatens their control.
Director: Martyn Burke | Stars: Lee Majors, Burgess Meredith, Chris Makepeace, Alexandra Stewart
Votes: 1,216
28. The Perfect Weapon (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the not so distant future, society is controlled by the powerful State and a dictator known as the Director. Condor works as a hitman for the State, but a reunion with someone he thought... See full summary »
Director: Titus Paar | Stars: Steven Seagal, Richard Tyson, Johnny Messner, Vernon Wells
Votes: 2,346
29. Superman vs. The Elite (2012 Video)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
The Man of Steel finds himself outshone by a new team of ruthless superheroes who hold his idealism in contempt.
Director: Michael Chang | Stars: George Newbern, Pauley Perrette, Robin Atkin Downes, Dee Bradley Baker
Votes: 15,056
30. Born in Flames (1983)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.
Director: Lizzie Borden | Stars: Honey, Adele Bertei, Jean Satterfield, Florynce Kennedy
Votes: 2,073
31. Dark Angel (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Play as Max Guevara in this video game adaptation of James Cameron's hit TV series.
Director: Michael Heilemann | Stars: Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Erin Karpluk, Stacy Beth Klass
Votes: 480
32. Wonderful to Be Young! (1961)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Musical
Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Cliff Richard, Robert Morley, Carole Gray, Jet Harris
Votes: 732
33. The American Way (1986)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A group of Vietnam vets disturbs television programs from a B-29 airplane. They want to sabotage Mrs Westinghouse's political campaign who is running for the Senate in support of US ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Phillips | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Michael J. Pollard, Eugene Lipinski, James Aubrey
Votes: 536
34. Pirate Radio USA (2006)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
Pirate Radio USA is a feature length documentary about the underground world of unlicensed radio in the USA, where people play what they want and say what they want-unless the FCC catches ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Pearson | Stars: Jeff Pearson, Mary Jones, D.J. Popeye Kahn, Herbert Hoover
Votes: 73
35. Piratensender Power Play (1982)
90 min | Comedy
Tommy and Mike operate a famous pirate radio station, the most listened to radio station in Germany. The police as well as the operators of the "Bayerischer Rundfunk" (Bavarian Broadcast Company) try to stop their illegal broadcast.
Director: Sigi Rothemund | Stars: Thomas Gottschalk, Mike Krüger, Evelyn Hamann, Ralf Wolter
Votes: 1,283
36. Terminal City Ricochet (1990)
107 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Welcome to Terminal City, a decaying world where the citizens wallow amidst a mind-boggling profusion of discarded consumer goods; a ruthless world where television is exploited to its ... See full summary »
Director: Zale Dalen | Stars: Peter Breck, Germain Houde, Jello Biafra, Mark Bennett
Votes: 180
37. Rude (1995)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama
This is the Easter weekend. In an inner city project, three people struggle against their demons and try to find redemption. They are Maxine, a window dresser depressed since she had an ... See full summary »
Director: Clement Virgo | Stars: Maurice Dean Wint, Rachael Crawford, Clark Johnson, Richard Chevolleau
Votes: 236
38. Piratene (1983)
93 min | Action, Drama, Adventure
Ronny and Jørgen live in a Norwegian town called Svolvær (Lofoten, Norway). They come up with the brilliant idea, starting up an illegal radio-channel called "Radio Feskslog".
Director: Morten Kolstad | Stars: Trond Peter Stamsø Munch, Kristian Figenschow, Guri Johnson, Bjørg Marit Aga
Votes: 133
39. On the Air Live with Captain Midnight (1979)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A teenager has a mobile broadcast transmitter in his van that allows him to take over the airwaves as a renegade disc jockey.
Directors: Beverly Sebastian, Ferd Sebastian | Stars: Tracy Sebastian, John Ireland, Dena Dietrich, Ted Gehring
Votes: 69
40. This Revolution (2005)
R | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
In this politically charged homage to Medium Cool, a photographer covers the urban guerrilla war on New York streets during the RNC.
Director: Stephen Marshall | Stars: Rosario Dawson, Nathan Crooker, Amy Redford, Brett DelBuono
Votes: 558
41. Pirate TV (2012)
108 min | Comedy
Jean-Lou, Yasmina, Victor, Clara, Adonism and the others create their own TV channel. They especially want to make the revolution.
Director: Michel Leclerc | Stars: Félix Moati, Eric Elmosnino, Sara Forestier, Maïwenn
Votes: 446
42. The Voice in the Night (1941)
95 min | Drama, War
Hitler's doctor is gradually realizing that the Nazi regime isn't as good as it pretends to be when his friends start disappearing into the camps. His wife is courted by the party and ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Raymond Huntley, Derek Farr
Votes: 307
43. Rádio Pirata (1987)
76 min | Adventure
A couple are falsely accused of murdering a friend, after discovering a fraud in a data processing center. They hide in a van, where they set a pirate radio station up, trying to mobilize public opinion.
Director: Lael Rodrigues | Stars: Lídia Brondi, Jayme Periard, Ewerton de Castro, Oswaldo Loureiro
Votes: 72
44. Rattle-Can (2021)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A reclusive college student finds social media fame as a disguised street artist who reveals his story through vandalism.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Kyle Abraham, Shawn Abraham, Hannah Bailey, Rebecca Bottorff
Votes: 70
45. Radio Raven (1989)
99 min | Crime, Mystery
In a small French town, a pirate radio begins telling lies (or are they unsavory truths) about people and nobody seems able to catch the guilty party or even guess his or her identity.
Director: Yves Boisset | Stars: Claude Brasseur, Pierre Arditi, Christine Boisson, Evelyne Bouix
Votes: 245
46. Free Amerika Broadcasting (1981)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
President Richard Nixon has been assassinated and Vice President Spiro Agnew has declared martial law throughout America. Pete leads a band of rebels known as the Rangers in taking over ... See full summary »
Director: Dean Wilson | Stars: Kaye Fryling, Jesse Young, A.R. Wren, Bill Renfrew
Votes: 15
47. Radio Free Steve (2000)
82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A post-apocalyptic 1980s vision of the future.
Directors: Jules Beesley, Lars Von Biers | Stars: Ryan Junell, Jessica Schwartz, Chris Sykes, Dean Haglund
Votes: 25
48. Via Macau (1966)
95 min | Adventure, Thriller
An arms smuggler organization uses a pirate television station to spread dissention among representatives in an international conference in Portugal. A French diplomat travels to Macao, ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Leduc | Stars: Anna Gaël, Françoise Prévost, Roger Hanin, Varela Silva
49.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
The Human Interest Story
(1985)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man claiming to be from another solar system warns of an imminent alien invasion via television. A female journalist tracks him down and agrees to go with him on a car ride to see the proof that he's telling the truth.
Director: Larry Gross | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, John Shea, Barbara Williams, James T. Callahan
Votes: 114
50.
Kings (2009)
Episode:
The New King: Part Two
(2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Silas, miraculously recovering from his wounds, challenges the coup backed up by David. Silas finally reconciles with God but doesn't like what God has to say and the conflicts continue.
Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Ian McShane, Christopher Egan, Susanna Thompson, Allison Miller
Votes: 120