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1. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A new FBI profiler, Elizabeth Keen, has her entire life uprooted when a mysterious criminal, Raymond Reddington, who has eluded capture for decades, turns himself in and insists on speaking only to her.
Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold
Votes: 279,669
2. The Courier (2020)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, History, Mystery
Businessman Greville Wynne is asked by a Russian source to try to help put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Director: Dominic Cooke | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Vladimir Chuprikov
Votes: 73,640 | Gross: $6.61M
3. MI-5 (2015)
R | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.
Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Kit Harington, Peter Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Wildman
Votes: 23,904
4. Mortdecai (2015)
R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Juggling angry Russians, the British Mi5, and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part-time rogue Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost gold.
Director: David Koepp | Stars: Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn
Votes: 76,854 | Gross: $7.61M
5. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lisbeth is recovering in a hospital and awaiting trial for three murders when she is released. Mikael must prove her innocence, but Lisbeth must be willing to share the details of her sordid experiences with the court.
Director: Daniel Alfredson | Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Annika Hallin
Votes: 74,563 | Gross: $5.43M
6. Dear Comrades! (2020)
121 min | Drama, History
When the communist government raises food prices in 1962, the rebellious workers from the small industrial town of Novocherkassk go on strike. The massacre which then ensues is seen through the eyes of a devout party activist.
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Yuliya Vysotskaya, Vladislav Komarov, Andrey Gusev, Yuliya Burova
Votes: 5,890
7. Seven Dials Mystery (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 132 min | Adventure, Mystery, Romance
Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent is a pert, aggressive young aristocrat that insinuates herself into a series of murders, stolen state secrets, and a mysterious secret society.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Cheryl Campbell, James Warwick
Votes: 807
8. Attack of the Adult Babies (2017)
84 min | Horror
Three family members break into a remote country house to recover secret documents, but discover a cult of wealthy adults dressed as babies inside with sexy "nurses" as their caretakers.
Director: Dominic Brunt | Stars: Kurtis Lowe, Andrew Dunn, Andy Abrahams, Dominic Brunt
Votes: 670
9. The Merry Widow (1934)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Edward Everett Horton, Marcel Vallée
Votes: 3,260
10. The Great Manhunt (1950)
Passed | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
In post-WW2 Europe, when the dictator of a small police state dies during surgery, the operating surgeon, who's a visiting American doctor, is held captive in order to preserve the terrible state secret.
Director: Sidney Gilliat | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins, Walter Rilla
Votes: 821
11. Smoke & Mirrors (2016)
123 min | Biography, Thriller
The story of a man who fooled an entire country. A tale of cheats and impostors, taking its inspiration from true facts and from one of the most intriguing characters of recent decades: the spy Francisco Paesa.
Director: Alberto Rodríguez | Stars: Jose Coronado, Eduard Fernández, Miquel García Borda, Santiago Molero
Votes: 8,554
12. Conspirator (1949)
Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In Cold War London, young American Melinda Greyton marries British Army Major Michael Curragh, who is a Communist spy working for the Soviets.
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Flemyng, Harold Warrender
Votes: 1,109
13. Family of Spies (1990)
Not Rated | 175 min | Drama
Based on a true story, a naval officer (Powers Boothe) sells top-secret information to the Soviets and recruits family and friends into the scheme.
Stars: Powers Boothe, Lesley Ann Warren, Lili Taylor, Graham Beckel
Votes: 302
14. The Everlasting Secret Family (1988)
Unrated | 94 min | Drama, Romance
A beautiful, if ambitious and amoral, youth is tapped to become the lover of a powerful senator. The young man quickly realizes that he can hold this place, with all its perks, only as long... See full summary »
Director: Michael Thornhill | Stars: Arthur Dignam, Mark Lee, Heather Mitchell, Dennis Miller
Votes: 373
15. XY Chelsea (2019)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
A look at the life and career of Chelsea Manning, a trans woman soldier in the United States Army, who was sentenced to serve 35 years at an all-male military prison for leaking information about the country's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Director: Tim Travers Hawkins | Stars: Chelsea Manning, Nancy Hollander, Vincent J. Ward, Chase Strangio
Votes: 371
16. Killer Kid (1994)
90 min | Drama, War
A Lebanese kid is sent to France on a terrorist mission for "Allah's Army". An Lebanese French kid becomes involved unwittingly. A bond develops between the two, while they become alienated... See full summary »
Director: Gilles de Maistre | Stars: Tewfik Jallab, Younesse Boudache, Salah Teskouk, Fatiha Cheriguene
Votes: 238
17. Kill the Messenger (2006 TV Movie)
84 min | Documentary
A true spy story about the only American citizen who dared stand up to the FBI in an attempt to expose the truth on some specific yet hidden aspects of today's War on Terror and give the ... See full summary »
Directors: Mathieu Verboud, Jean-Robert Viallet | Stars: David Albright, Ann Beeson, George W. Bush, John M. Cole
Votes: 74
18. The Invisible Wall (1991)
120 min | Drama
June 27, 1980, an Italian DC 9 flying from Bologna to Palermo falls in the sea close to the Ustica island. 81 people die. The official version is ''structure failure'' of the airplane, but ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Risi | Stars: Corso Salani, Angela Finocchiaro, Antonello Fassari, Ivano Marescotti
Votes: 455
19. Soltan-e sahebgharan (1974– )
History
The life of Amir Kabir, from the Ghajar dynasty.
Stars: Jamshid Mashayekhi, Parviz Fanizadeh, Naser Malek Motiee, Zahra Hatami
Votes: 222
20. Mama's Heart. Gongadze (2017)
77 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Most intimate, heartbreaking and inspiring confessions by and about Lesya Gongadze's life and her son's disappearance that prompted a revolution.
Director: Vyacheslav Bihun | Stars: Lesya Gongadze, Georgiy Gongadze, Lubomyr Husar, Tamila Alexanian
Votes: 545
21. The People at CNN Defamed Donald Trump Jr Re Wikileaks and Were Forced to Apologize (2017 Video)
12 min | Short, News
Styx relates CNN's latest embarrassment.
Star: Styxhexenhammer666
22.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988)
Episode:
The Second Stain
(1986)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Holmes is asked by the country's Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter, which, if published, might lead England into war.
Director: John Bruce | Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Harry Andrews, Patricia Hodge
Votes: 963
23.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
Full Disclosure
(1988)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A former Vietnam War corespondent plans to write a tell all book about the government's dealings there. He immediately becomes a target but who exactly wants him dead quickly becomes less clear.
Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Kevin Hicks, Robert Lansing, Al Waxman
Votes: 85
24.
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Episode:
Rumpole and the Official Secret
(1987)
Not Rated | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rumpole defends an eccentric spinster accused of being a government whistle-blower.
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Blythe, Julian Curry
Votes: 88
25.
Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode:
Umbrella Assassin
(2006)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History, War
The mysteries behind the apparent Cold War murder of political dissident and author, Georgi Markov, a vocal anti-communist Bulgarian defector assassinated in London in 1979, are revealed.
Director: Mark Radice | Stars: Dimitar Botschev, Rufus Crompton, Ole Damkjær, Christopher Green
Votes: 29
26.
Secrets of Royal Travel (2020– )
Episode:
Royal Train
(2020)
Unrated | 48 min | Documentary
Stars: Nigel Havers, Emily Andrews, Phil Marsh, Kate Williams
Votes: 11
27.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
The Russian House
(2010)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The escape of a Russian POW sets off a chain of events that leads to murder and rekindles a conflict between Foyle and his former superior.
Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Sam Marks, Marek Oravec, Rob Heanley, Giles Taylor
Votes: 590
28.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Crowder, WEF And More
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
29.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Now We Know Why They Hide the Nashville Shooter's Manifesto
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh
Votes: 5
31.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
CWSA 04/26/24
(2024 Podcast Episode)
News
The theme of the day: in politics, there is no cost for lying.
Star: Scott Adams
32.
Taboo (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2017)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Despite Delaney's return to London setting tongues wagging, he enlists allies in his quest to reclaim his legacy, while an unexpected arrival at the reading of the will disrupts his plans and reveals the nature of his inheritance.
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm | Stars: Richard Dixon, Jonathan Pryce, Tom Hardy, David Hayman
Votes: 5,071
33.
Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)
Episode:
L'Homme rouge
(2015)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
1942.After blocking the Germans right outside of Moscow, Stalin now faces Hitler's second assault. The world's fate will be decided in Stalingrad. Like in Leningrad, men, women and children, plunged into hell, are sacrificed.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Doug Rand, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Svetlana Alliluyeva
Votes: 77
34.
Questionnaire (1973–1981)
Episode:
Qui a peur du "Canard Enchaîné"?
(1980)
58 min | Talk-Show
Director: Arlette François | Stars: Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, Roger Fressoz
35.
House of Saud: A Family at War (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2018)
58 min | Documentary
Takes a look at the crack down on corruption among the super rich in Saudi Arabia.
Director: Leo Telling | Stars: Saskia Reeves, Tony Pua, Clare Rewcastle Brown, Chas Freeman
Votes: 19