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| 1 |  | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |  3.6325 423 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War |
$9.26
| When the Army discovers three out of four brothers have been killed in battle during WWII, it ...more about Saving Private Ryan starring Tom Hanks and Tom Sizemore |
| 2 |  | Speed (1994) |  3.1833 64 reviews | R | Action, Thriller |
$4.12
| A city bus is rigged to explode if its speed drops below 50 MPH. It's up to a young bomb squad ...more about Speed starring Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper |
| 3 |  | Fugitive, The (1993) | 3.1465 76 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$3.59
| A wealthy and prominent doctor is falsely accused of killing his wife. While on a prison bus, he ...more about Fugitive starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones |
| 4 |  | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | 3.1433 163 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$5.99
| 10 years ago the Terminator failed his mission to kill Sarah Connor. Now a new model, the T1000, ...more about Terminator 2: Judgment Day starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton |
| 5 |  | Out of Sight (1998) | 3.1127 253 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance, Comedy |
$8.99
| A career bank robber busts out of jail (Clooney) with the help of his buddy (Rhames) and kidnaps a ...more about Out of Sight starring George Clooney and Donna Frenzel |
| 6 |  | True Romance (1993) | 3.1070 102 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance |
$5.89
| In trying to save Alabama from her uncouth lifestyle, Clarence kills her boss and takes off with a ...more about True Romance starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette |
| 7 |  | Crow, The (1994) | 3.0882 87 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime |
$12.30
| A man comes back from the dead to kill the men that murdered him and his fiancé one year ago. ...more about Crow starring Brandon Lee and Rochelle Davis |
| 8 |  | Professional, The (1994) | 3.0760 31 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$7.25
| A young girl's family is murdered by a DEA sting gone wrong. Taking refuge with a secretive ...more about Professional starring Jean Reno and Gary Oldman |
| 9 |  | Courage Under Fire (1996) | 3.0579 121 reviews | R | Action, Drama, War, Mystery |
$4.11
| The pilot of a rescue copter, Captain Karen Walden, died shortly before her helicopter crew was ...more about Courage Under Fire starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan |
| 10 |  | Strange Days (1995) | 3.0555 113 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Crime, Mystery |
$5.00
| Set in the year 1999 during the last days of the old millenium, the movie tells the story of Lenny ...more about Strange Days starring Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett |
| 11 |  | Hunt for Red October, The (1990) | 3.0548 61 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
$5.63
| Attempting to defect, a technologically advanced Soviet submarine, lead by Captain Marko Ramius, is ...more about Hunt for Red October starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin |
| 12 |  | Total Recall (1990) | 3.0427 105 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$4.79
| When a virtual reality trip to Mars goes horribly wrong memories of Douglas Quaid's former life as ...more about Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone |
| 13 |  | Matrix, The (1999) | 3.0423 527 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$6.90
| In the near future, a computer hacker named Neo (Keanu Reeves) discovers that all life on Earth may ...more about Matrix starring Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne |
| 14 |  | Crimson Tide (1995) | 3.0343 118 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller |
$7.35
| Instability in Russia results in the deployment of the the nuclear submarine "Alabama". Russian ...more about Crimson Tide starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman |
| 15 |  | Army of Darkness (1993) | 3.0245 101 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy |
$8.99
| In this sequel to the Evil Dead films, a discount-store employee ("Name's Ash. Housewares.") is ...more about Army of Darkness starring Bruce Campbell and Embeth Davidtz |
| 16 |  | Men in Black (1997) | 3.0211 301 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$9.32
| Jay is recruited into the government's most secret agency, Men in Black. The MIB investigate and ...more about Men in Black starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith |
| 17 |  | True Lies (1994) | 3.0176 110 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Romance, Comedy |
$6.88
| Harry Tasker is the United States' top secret agent - so secret that even his wife doesn't know his ...more about True Lies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis |
| 18 |  | Face/Off (1997) | 3.0103 164 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Crime |
$9.44
| Travolta plays an undercover agent who takes the physical appearance of an assumed dead terrorist ...more about Face/Off starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage |
| 19 |  | Heat (1995) | 3.0060 162 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$6.90
| Hunters and their prey--Neil and his professional criminal crew hunt to score big money targets ...more about Heat starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro |
| 20 |  | Thin Red Line, The (1998) | 3.0058 248 reviews | R | Action, Drama, War |
$4.86
| An American Army unit is stationed in Japan fighting the Battle of Guadalcanal Island in WWII. The ...more about Thin Red Line starring Sean Penn and Adrien Brody |
| 21 |  | Go (1999) | 3.0043 287 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Comedy |
$4.95
| Told from three perspectives, a story of a bunch of young Californians trying to get some cash, do ...more about Go starring Katie Holmes and Sarah Polley |
| 22 |  | Three Kings (1999) | 2.9911 353 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Comedy |
$2.87
| George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube star in "Three Kings," the story of a small group of ...more about Three Kings starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg |
| 23 |  | Rosewood (1997) | 2.9822 82 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History |
$6.90
| Ving Rhames stars as Mann, a drifter caught in Rosewood, a town filled with racial prejudice. He ...more about Rosewood starring Jon Voight and Ving Rhames |
| 24 |  | Rock, The (1996) | 2.9797 142 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller |
$7.02
| A group of renegade marine commandos seizes a stockpile of chemical weapons and takes over ...more about Rock starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage |
| 25 |  | Batman Returns (1992) | 2.9776 91 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime, Romance |
$8.86
| Having defeated the Joker, Batman now faces the Penguin - a warped and deformed individual who is ...more about Batman Returns starring Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito |
| 26 |  | Negotiator, The (1998) | 2.9656 212 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$6.76
| Maverick negotiator Danny Roman (Jackson) is framed for embezzlement and the murder of his partner ...more about Negotiator starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey |
| 27 |  | Ghost in the Shell (1995) | 2.9602 16 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Animation |
$21.26
| After WW IV, the world has become completely dependant on technology and information. Section 9 is ...more about Ghost in the Shell starring Atsuko Tanaka and Akio Ôtsuka |
| 28 |  | Clear and Present Danger (1994) | 2.9596 68 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller |
$3.42
| Based upon the Tom Clancy novel of the same name, Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst, is thrust right in the ...more about Clear and Present Danger starring Harrison Ford and Willem Dafoe |
| 29 |  | Ronin (1998) | 2.9534 208 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Crime |
$5.99
| Ronin is the Japanese word used for Samurai without a master. In this case, the Ronin are outcast ...more about Ronin starring Robert De Niro and Jean Reno |
| 30 |  | Breakdown (1997) | 2.9446 11 reviews | R | Action, Thriller | N/A | Jeff Taylor (Russell) and his wife Amy (Quinlan) are headed toward a new life in California when ...more about Breakdown |
| 31 |  | In the Line of Fire (1993) | 2.9430 69 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
$3.95
| Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President ...more about In the Line of Fire starring Clint Eastwood and Rene Russo |
| 32 |  | Independence Day (1996) | 2.9385 250 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$7.50
| On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric ...more about Independence Day starring Will Smith and Bill Pullman |
| 33 |  | X Files, The (1998) | 2.9365 251 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$4.61
| Two people from two worlds. FBI Agent Fox Mulder, a believer. FBI Agent Dana Scully, a Skeptic. ...more about X Files starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson |
| 34 |  | Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) | 2.9268 593 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$10.91
| This First Episode follows the young years of Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader). The friendship of ...more about Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace starring Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor |
| 35 |  | Enemy of the State (1998) | 2.9212 288 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller |
$7.02
| A successful lawyer finds himself the target of a treacherous NSA official and his goons after ...more about Enemy of the State starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman |
| 36 |  | Ransom (1996) | 2.9178 157 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$7.02
| Tom Mullen, rich airline owner, is shocked when his son is kidnapped. He is willing to pay the two ...more about Ransom starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russo |
| 37 |  | Mask of Zorro, The (1998) | 2.9097 303 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Western, Romance, Comedy |
$3.95
| After 20 years of imprisonment, Zorro must now train a younger man to don the mask and save ...more about Mask of Zorro starring Matt Letscher and Diego Sieres |
| 38 |  | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) | 2.9075 196 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Music |
$5.75
| After being cryogenically frozen for 30 years, master spy Austin Powers is brought back to defeat ...more about Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery starring Mike Myers and Elizabeth Hurley |
| 39 |  | Predator 2 (1990) | 2.9044 95 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.34
| Lt. Harrigan (Danny Glover) is a cop fighting the good war against drugs. But recently, the major ...more about Predator 2 starring Kevin Peter Hall and Danny Glover |
| 40 |  | Mission: Impossible (1996) | 2.9012 187 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Mystery |
$7.97
| Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, a secret agent framed for the deaths of his espionage team. Fleeing ...more about Mission: Impossible starring Tom Cruise and Jon Voight |
| 41 |  | Long Kiss Goodnight, The (1996) | 2.9009 108 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller |
$6.39
| Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives ...more about Long Kiss Goodnight starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson |
| 42 |  | Rush Hour (1998) | 2.9001 172 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Thriller, Crime, Comedy |
$7.54
| Realizing that the FBI and their by the book tactics may be unsuccessful, the Chinese consul ...more about Rush Hour starring Ken Leung and Jackie Chan |
| 43 |  | From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) | 2.8968 155 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy |
$9.27
| The Gecko brothers takes a priest and his family hostage while en route to freedom and Mexico. ...more about From Dusk Till Dawn starring George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino |
| 44 |  | Breakdown (1997) | 2.8898 132 reviews | R | Action, Thriller |
$3.94
| Jeff and Amy Taylor are moving to California and must drive across the country. When they find ...more about Breakdown starring Kurt Russell and J.T. Walsh |
| 45 |  | Natural Born Killers (1994) | 2.8897 135 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance |
$8.63
| The misadventures of Mickey and Mallory: outcasts, lovers, and serial killers. They travel across ...more about Natural Born Killers starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis |
| 46 |  | Bad Boys (1995) | 2.8843 89 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Crime, Comedy |
$3.95
| Marcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowry is a foot-loose and fancy free ladies' man. ...more about Bad Boys starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith |
| 47 | | Bai fa mo nu zhuan (1993) | 2.8837 23 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance |
$10.70
| The sensitive swordsman Cho Yi-Hang is tired of his life. He is the unwilling successor to the ...more about Bai fa mo nu zhuan starring Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung |
| 48 |  | Die Hard 2 (1990) | 2.8825 93 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
$11.03
| Once again, New York cop John McClane is in the wrong place at the wrong time - this time he's ...more about Die Hard 2 starring Bruce Willis and Bonnie Bedelia |
| 49 |  | Twelve Monkeys (1995) | 2.8746 168 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$5.26
| An unknown and lethal virus has wiped out five billion people in 1996. Only 1% of the population ...more about Twelve Monkeys starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt |
| 50 |  | Mask, The (1994) | 2.8744 82 reviews | NA | Action, Fantasy, Crime, Comedy |
$4.99
| Stanley Ipkiss is a bank clerk that is an incredibly nice man. Unfortunately, he is too nice for ...more about Mask starring Jim Carrey and Peter Riegert |
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