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| 101 |  | 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 |
| 102 |  | Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) | 3.0404 17 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$41.37
| James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds ...more about Tarzan the Ape Man starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan |
| 103 |  | Westworld (1973) | 3.0378 27 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Western |
$13.79
| Two Chicago businessmen visit an expensive fantasy resort where robots and computers simulate ...more about Westworld starring Yul Brynner and Richard Benjamin |
| 104 |  | 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 |
| 105 |  | Sin City (2005) | 3.0320 599 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$12.87
| Sin City is a violent city where the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly. In ...more about Sin City starring Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba |
| 106 |  | Pork Chop Hill (1959) | 3.0304 10 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War |
$4.12
| American GI's must retake a barren hill in Korea that has been overrun by Red Chinese troops. The ...more about Pork Chop Hill starring Gregory Peck and Harry Guardino |
| 107 |  | In Old Chicago (1937) | 3.0291 21 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Western, Musical |
$4.86
| The O'Leary brothers live very different lifestyles. When their mother's cow tips over a lantern ...more about In Old Chicago starring Francis Ford and Tyrone Power |
| 108 |  | Batman (1989) | 3.0272 92 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime |
$5.50
| Gotham City: dark, dangerous, 'protected' only by a mostly corrupt police department. Despite the ...more about Batman starring Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger |
| 109 |  | Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) | 3.0271 40 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| When the planet of the apes is destroyed in 3955 Zira, Cornelius, and Dr. Milo get on a shuttle and ...more about Escape from the Planet of the Apes starring Kim Hunter and Bradford Dillman |
| 110 |  | Longest Day, The (1962) | 3.0260 15 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History, War |
$7.26
| Tells the story of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in WWII. There are dozens of characters, some ...more about Longest Day starring Eddie Albert and Paul Anka |
| 111 |  | Bridge Too Far, A (1977) | 3.0252 23 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History, War |
$6.62
| This WWII film follows the perspectives of American, Polish and British soldiers attempting to ...more about Bridge Too Far starring Dirk Bogarde and James Caan |
| 112 |  | 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 |
| 113 |  | Layer Cake (2004) | 3.0233 137 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Foreign |
$5.99
| Based upon JJ Connelly's London crime novel, "LAYER CAKE" is about a successful cocaine dealer ...more about Layer Cake starring Daniel Craig and Tom Hardy |
| 114 |  | 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 |
| 115 |  | Marathon Man (1976) | 3.0189 32 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
$3.90
| In New York City, the brother of an infamous Nazi war criminal is killed in a head on collision car ...more about Marathon Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier |
| 116 |  | 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 |
| 117 |  | Mad Max 2 (1981) | 3.0173 36 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
$4.99
| In "The Road Warrior" the sequel to "Mad Max," Max joins a struggling group tring to build a ...more about Mad Max 2 starring Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence |
| 118 |  | Black Hawk Down (2001) | 3.0165 493 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War |
$3.86
| Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on ...more about Black Hawk Down starring Josh Hartnett and Brendan Sexton III |
| 119 |  | Midnight Run (1988) | 3.0164 38 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime, Comedy |
$7.15
| Bounty hunter Jack Walsh is sent to find and return bail jumper and former Mafia accountant, ...more about Midnight Run starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin |
| 120 |  | Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) | 3.0164 58 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
$13.78
| A passenger ship, on her way to the scrap yard is pushed to her limits by the new owners to save on ...more about Poseidon Adventure starring Gene Hackman and Ernest Borgnine |
| 121 |  | Bourne Supremacy, The (2004) | 3.0147 444 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Mystery |
$7.24
| When a CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent--who then ...more about Bourne Supremacy starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente |
| 122 |  | Top Gun (1986) | 3.0126 78 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Romance |
$5.64
| Maverick is a hot pilot. When he encounters a pair of MiGs over the Persian Gulf, his wingman is ...more about Top Gun starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis |
| 123 |  | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | 3.0126 49 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Comedy |
$1.96
| Detroit cop Axel Foley is delighted when he receives a surprise visit from his best friend Mikey ...more about Beverly Hills Cop starring Judge Reinhold and John Ashton |
| 124 |  | Outlaw Josey Wales, The (1976) | 3.0108 45 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Drama, Western |
$28.99
| When a group of renegade Union soldiers destroys his farm and murders his family a peaceful, quite ...more about Outlaw Josey Wales starring Clint Eastwood and Chief Dan George |
| 125 |  | 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 |
| 126 |  | X2: X-Men United (2003) | 3.0096 518 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$6.44
| Mutants continue to struggle against a society that fears and distrusts them. Their cause becomes ...more about X2: X-Men United starring Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman |
| 127 |  | 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 |
| 128 |  | 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 |
| 129 |  | Black Pirate, The (1926) | 3.0044 10 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$6.99
| A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father at the hands of pirates. To this end he ...more about Black Pirate starring Douglas Fairbanks and Anders Randolf |
| 130 |  | 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 |
| 131 |  | Raising Arizona (1987) | 3.0039 51 reviews | NA | Action, Crime, Comedy |
$6.88
| Recidivist hold-up man H.I. McDonnough and police woman Edwina marry, only to discover they are ...more about Raising Arizona starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter |
| 132 |  | Wings (1927) | 3.0035 25 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Romance | N/A | Two young men fall in love for the same same girl. After US enters WWi, both join the Air Corps and ...more about Wings starring Clara Bow and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers |
| 133 |  | Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (2007) | 3.0033 346 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, Western |
$11.99
| In 1881 a younger member of the notorious James gang becomes so inextricably drawn to and ...more about Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford starring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck |
| 134 |  | Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) | 3.0032 28 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Drama, Crime, Comedy | N/A | Three strippers seeking thrills encounter a young couple in the desert. After dispatching the ...more about Faster starring Tura Satana and Haji (I) |
| 135 |  | Flags of our Fathers (2006) | 3.0005 193 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War |
$11.12
| An adaptation of James Bardley's book. "Flags of out Fathers" tells the stories of the six men that ...more about Flags of our Fathers starring Ryan Phillippe and Jesse Bradford |
| 136 |  | Flash Gordon (1980) | 3.0000 19 reviews | NA | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy | N/A | In this update of the 1930's comic strip, Flash is a football hero who is skyjacked aboard Dr. ...more about Flash Gordon starring Sam J. Jones and Melody Anderson |
| 137 |  | Only Angels Have Wings (1939) | 2.9992 15 reviews | Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$10.23
| While waiting for her boat, Bonnie Lee stops at a small airport in South America. The pilots there ...more about Only Angels Have Wings starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur |
| 138 |  | Dune (1984) | 2.9980 90 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$9.58
| In the far future, a duke and his family are sent by the Emperor to a sand world from which comes a ...more about Dune starring Francesca Annis and Leonardo Cimino |
| 139 |  | Big Red One, The (1980) | 2.9967 85 reviews | R | Action, Drama, War |
$8.99
| Grim story of a WWII squad consisting of an anonymous sergeant and four long-time survivors who ...more about Big Red One starring Lee Marvin and Mark Hamill |
| 140 |  | Full Metal Jacket (1987) | 2.9964 78 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Adaptation |
$5.99
| A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The ...more about Full Metal Jacket starring Adam Baldwin and Matthew Modine |
| 141 |  | Hud (1963) | 2.9940 34 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Western |
$6.34
| Hud Bannon has always preferred drinking, fighting and womanizing to the very traditional ways of ...more about Hud starring Melvyn Douglas and Patricia Neal |
| 142 |  | Superman Returns (2006) | 2.9934 553 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Adaptation |
$2.00
| Five years after his disappearance, Superman returns to find the world and Lois Lane have lost ...more about Superman Returns starring Brandon Routh and Kate Bosworth |
| 143 |  | Tarzan and His Mate (1934) | 2.9911 15 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$41.37
| In the first sequel to Tarzan, the Ape Man, Harry Holt returns to Africa to head up a large ivory ...more about Tarzan and His Mate starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan |
| 144 |  | 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 |
| 145 |  | They Live (1988) | 2.9904 91 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$8.89
| Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, ...more about They Live starring Roddy Piper and Keith David |
| 146 |  | Crimson Pirate, The (1952) | 2.9824 21 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
$19.99
| Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the ...more about Crimson Pirate starring Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat |
| 147 |  | 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 |
| 148 |  | Dragonslayer (1981) | 2.9818 49 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
$3.90
| A King has made a pact with a dragon where he sacrfices virgins to it, and the dragon leaves his ...more about Dragonslayer starring Peter MacNicol and Caitlin Clarke |
| 149 |  | 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 |
| 150 |  | Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987) | 2.9778 44 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy |
$5.99
| Picking up where the original Nightmare left off, Nancy has grown up and become a psychiatrist ...more about Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors starring Nan Martin and Heather Langenkamp |
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