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| 1 |  | Aliens (1986) |  3.4949 153 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| Ripley is discovered, 57 years after the Nostromo mission, drifting through space. Back on Earth, ...more about Aliens starring Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn |
| 2 |  | Fly, The (1986) |  3.2056 80 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$8.26
| Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica ...more about Fly starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis |
| 3 |  | Die Hard (1988) | 3.1888 89 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Christmas, Crime |
$7.63
| Terrorists take a employee Christmas party hostage and plan to steal $600 million dollars from the ...more about Die Hard starring Bruce Willis and Bonnie Bedelia |
| 4 |  | Terminator, The (1984) | 3.1805 127 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$4.12
| In the future war between humans and machines destroys civilization. A cyborg is sent into the past ...more about Terminator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Biehn |
| 5 |  | Dead Zone, The (1983) | 3.1793 72 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror |
$7.45
| After a five-year coma, Johnny Smith develops the ability to see people's future just by touching ...more about Dead Zone starring Christopher Walken and Brooke Adams |
| 6 |  | Stunt Man, The (1980) | 3.1694 35 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Romance, Comedy |
$4.99
| While on the run from the police, Steve Railsback hides in a group of moviemakers where he pretends ...more about Stunt Man starring Peter O'Toole and Steve Railsback |
| 7 |  | After Hours (1985) | 3.1655 51 reviews | R | Adventure, Thriller, Comedy |
$8.68
| Paul meets Marcy at a coffee shop after work, and gets her phone number. He calls her, she asks him ...more about After Hours starring Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette |
| 8 |  | Shining, The (1980) | 3.1595 144 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror |
$9.99
| Jack becomes the caretaker of a large summer resort hotel. Snowed in for the winter, he feels this ...more about Shining starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall |
| 9 |  | Untouchables, The (1987) | 3.1585 80 reviews | R | Drama, History, Thriller, Crime |
$3.94
| Agent Elliot Ness makes it his personal mission to bring down notorious crime boss Al Capone. Using ...more about Untouchables starring Kevin Costner and Sean Connery |
| 10 |  | Poltergeist (1982) | 3.1577 57 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror |
$4.49
| A family's home is haunted by ghosts that refuse to accept they are dead. Fascinated with the ...more about Poltergeist starring Beatrice Straight and Dominique Dunne |
| 11 |  | Manhunter (1986) | 3.1572 124 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime |
$6.48
| Will Graham is a gifted FBI agent that has the ability to think like his suspects. He goes into ...more about Manhunter starring William L. Petersen and Kim Greist |
| 12 |  | Evil Dead, The (1981) | 3.1519 152 reviews | NC-17 | Thriller, Fantasy, Horror |
$6.84
| Five college friends are forced to spend the night in a remote abandoned cabin. There they find the ...more about Evil Dead starring Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss |
| 13 |  | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) | 3.1507 80 reviews | NC-17 | Thriller, Horror, Crime |
$17.37
| Henry is a serial killer and one night after a few beers, he introduces his roommate to his extra ...more about Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer starring Mary Demas and Michael Rooker |
| 14 |  | Blood Simple. (1984) | 3.1408 148 reviews | R | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$29.99
| A Texas bar-owner hires a P.I. to kill his cheating wife and her lover, but the investigator has ...more about Blood Simple. starring John Getz and Frances McDormand |
| 15 |  | Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) | 3.1405 88 reviews | NA | Thriller, Fantasy, Horror |
$6.53
| Seeking his revenge on the parents of Elm Street, Freddy Kruger invades the dreams of their ...more about Nightmare On Elm Street starring Ronee Blakley and Heather Langenkamp |
| 16 |  | Body Heat (1981) | 3.1220 32 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$8.68
| Ned Racine is a seedy small town lawyer in Florida. During a searing heatwave he's picked up by ...more about Body Heat starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner |
| 17 |  | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | 3.1167 79 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy |
$43.99
| Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, returns for the 3rd and final ...more about Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade starring Harrison Ford and Sean Connery |
| 18 |  | First Blood (1982) | 3.1158 81 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller |
$4.02
| War vet. John Rambo, while looking for an old friend in a small town, is arrested by the local ...more about First Blood starring Sylvester Stallone and Richard Crenna |
| 19 |  | Class of 1984 (1982) | 3.1063 39 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$4.67
| A music teacher tries to befriend a troubled student notorious for gang and drug related violence. ...more about Class of 1984 starring Perry King and Merrie Lynn Ross |
| 20 |  | American Werewolf in London, An (1981) | 3.0937 97 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Romance, Comedy |
$4.49
| A Werewolf attacks two American students on tour of England. The surviving student begins to have ...more about American Werewolf in London starring David Naughton and Jenny Agutter |
| 21 |  | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | 3.0926 66 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
$23.11
| Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is back in action in the 2nd ...more about Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom starring Harrison Ford and Kate Capshaw |
| 22 |  | House of Games (1987) | 3.0858 33 reviews | R | Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$6.59
| A famous psychologist, Margaret Ford, decides to try to help one of her patients get out of a ...more about House of Games starring Lindsay Crouse and Paul Walsh |
| 23 |  | Predator (1987) | 3.0850 114 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| A group of trained special forces commandos is commandeered by the CIA for a rescue mission. The ...more about Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers |
| 24 |  | Abyss, The (1989) | 3.0643 97 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$7.49
| An American nuclear submarine is attacked (during the cold war) and crashes underwater. The navy ...more about Abyss starring Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio |
| 25 |  | Escape from New York (1981) | 3.0614 105 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| In 1997 the island of Manhattan has been converted into a maximum security prison. When Air Force ...more about Escape from New York starring Kurt Russell and Lee Van Cleef |
| 26 |  | Videodrome (1983) | 3.0537 94 reviews | R | Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$6.99
| A sleazy television producer stumbles upon a program that broadcasts snuff films called, ...more about Videodrome starring James Woods and Sonja Smits |
| 27 |  | Howling, The (1981) | 3.0507 54 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror |
$4.76
| After a traumatizing incident with a serial killer and a series of nightmares, Karen checks herself ...more about Howling starring Patrick Macnee and Dennis Dugan |
| 28 |  | Santa sangre (1989) | 3.0507 33 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | N/A | After escaping from a mental institution a young circus performer rejoins his armless mother and ...more about Santa sangre starring Axel Jodorowsky and Blanca Guerra |
| 29 |  | Blow Out (1981) | 3.0460 46 reviews | R | Thriller, Mystery |
$5.99
| This stylish Brian DePalma thriller plays off the theme of the unsuspecting witness who discovers a ...more about Blow Out starring John Travolta and Nancy Allen |
| 30 |  | Friday the 13th (1980) | 3.0422 116 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$2.10
| In 1958, two camp counselors are mysteriously slain in the woods. After twenty years, the camp is ...more about Friday the 13th starring Betsy Palmer and Adrienne King |
| 31 |  | Blade Runner (1982) | 3.0377 102 reviews | R | Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$3.98
| In a cyberpunk vision of the future, man has developed the technology to create replicants, human ...more about Blade Runner starring Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer |
| 32 |  | Day of the Dead (1985) | 3.0363 124 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| Zombies have taken over the country and the few humans alive are forced to hide in underground ...more about Day of the Dead starring Lori Cardille and Terry Alexander |
| 33 |  | Dressed to Kill (1980) | 3.0316 67 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$5.75
| Caine plays the part of a psychiatrist to a woman who is murdered early in the film. He is ...more about Dressed to Kill starring Michael Caine and Angie Dickinson |
| 34 |  | Midnight Run (1988) | 3.0269 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 |
| 35 |  | Dead Ringers (1988) | 3.0198 54 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror |
$13.57
| The Mantle brothers are both doctors - both gynecologists - and identical twins. Mentally however, ...more about Dead Ringers starring Jeremy Irons and Barbara Gordon |
| 36 |  | Christine (1983) | 3.0176 63 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror |
$9.66
| When Arnie falls in love with his new car "Christine" she falls in love back and there is little ...more about Christine starring Keith Gordon and John Stockwell |
| 37 |  | Batman (1989) | 3.0160 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 |
| 38 |  | 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 |
| 39 |  | WarGames (1983) | 3.0113 35 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$5.69
| A young computer genius accidentally hacks into a Pentagon super computer designed to automat ...more about WarGames starring Matthew Broderick and Dabney Coleman |
| 40 |  | 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 |
| 41 |  | Fright Night (1985) | 2.9879 34 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Comedy |
$3.95
| A teenager obsessed with old horror movies is convinced his new neighbors are a vampire and his day ...more about Fright Night starring William Ragsdale and Amanda Bearse |
| 42 |  | Witness (1985) | 2.9852 23 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Romance |
$7.97
| Samuel Lap is a young Amish boy who witnesses a murder in Philadelphia while traveling with his ...more about Witness starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis |
| 43 |  | 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 |
| 44 |  | Angel Heart (1987) | 2.9766 41 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$6.33
| Harry Angel has a new case, to find a man called Johnny Favourite. Except things aren't quite that ...more about Angel Heart starring Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro |
| 45 |  | Blue Velvet (1986) | 2.9629 129 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$5.69
| A man returns to his home town after being away and discovers a severed human ear in a field. Not ...more about Blue Velvet starring Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan |
| 46 |  | Fatal Attraction (1987) | 2.9608 60 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller |
$2.10
| Happily married New York lawyer Dan Callagher has an affair with his colleague Alex, and the two ...more about Fatal Attraction starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close |
| 47 |  | Goonies, The (1985) | 2.9599 51 reviews | PG | Adventure, Thriller, Comedy, Family |
$8.24
| A group of west coast kids facing their last days together before a development paves over their ...more about Goonies starring Sean Astin and Josh Brolin |
| 48 |  | For Your Eyes Only (1981) | 2.9532 49 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
$9.27
| A British spy trawler is accidentally sunk off the coast of a Warsaw pact county. On board is a ...more about For Your Eyes Only starring Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet |
| 49 |  | Fog, The (1980) | 2.9518 71 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$4.76
| The Centenary of the small sea town, Antonio Bay, is approaching. While the townsfolk prepare to ...more about Fog starring Adrienne Barbeau and Jamie Lee Curtis |
| 50 |  | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) | 2.9513 59 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Horror |
$2.10
| Tommy returns to the grave to make sure Jason is dead and accidently brings him back to life. Now ...more about Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives starring Bob Larkin and Jennifer Cooke |
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