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1. Old (2021)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A vacationing family discovers that the secluded beach where they're relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly, reducing their entire lives into a single day.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff
Votes: 161,064 | Gross: $48.28M
2. The Killer (2023)
R | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard
Votes: 183,665
3. Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
NC-17 | 180 min | Drama, Romance
Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Aurélien Recoing
Votes: 163,160 | Gross: $2.20M
4. Snowpiercer (2020–2025)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a perpetually-moving train that circles the globe, where class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.
Stars: Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg
Votes: 62,580
5. Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest, leading to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history.
Director: Kelly Asbury | Stars: Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer
Votes: 24,244 | Gross: $45.02M
6. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna
Votes: 197,059 | Gross: $41.19M
7. Snowpiercer (2013)
R | 126 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a future where a failed climate change experiment has killed all life except for the survivors who boarded the Snowpiercer (a train that travels around the globe), a new class system emerges.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris
Votes: 389,267 | Gross: $4.56M
8. Barbarella (1968)
Approved | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
In the 41st century, an astronaut partakes in sexy misadventures while seeking to stop an evil scientist who threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.
Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O'Shea
Votes: 37,747
9. The Death of Stalin (2017)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.
Director: Armando Iannucci | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrea Riseborough
Votes: 113,541 | Gross: $8.05M
10. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg
Votes: 243,359 | Gross: $77.59M
11. Heavy Metal (1981)
R | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
A glowing green orb that embodies ultimate evil terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories.
Directors: Gerald Potterton, John Bruno, John Halas, Julian Harris, Jimmy T. Murakami, Barrie Nelson, Paul Sabella, Jack Stokes, Pino Van Lamsweerde, Harold Whitaker | Stars: Richard Romanus, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks
Votes: 38,201
12. The Smurfs (2011)
PG | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world into New York City.
Director: Raja Gosnell | Stars: Hank Azaria, Katy Perry, Jonathan Winters, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 96,793 | Gross: $142.61M
13. Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
PG | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Asterix and Obelix go to Egypt to help architect Edifis who is building a palace for Cleopatra.
Director: Alain Chabat | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, Jamel Debbouze, Monica Bellucci
Votes: 57,892 | Gross: $3.12M
14. Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023)
TV-PG | 112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The only daughter of the Chinese emperor Han Xuandi, escapes from a strict prince and seeks help from the Gauls and the two brave warriors Asterix and Obelix.
Director: Guillaume Canet | Stars: Guillaume Canet, Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Cassel, Jonathan Cohen
Votes: 10,158
15. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
PG | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century and focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve
Votes: 22,648
16. Wingwomen (2023)
TV-MA | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Tired of the risks involved in a life of crime, two expert thieves and best friends recruit feisty Sam to assist them with one last job before they move to a new, and less stressful, line of work.
Director: Mélanie Laurent | Stars: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Mélanie Laurent, Manon Bresch, Isabelle Adjani
Votes: 6,403
17. The Smurfs 2 (2013)
PG | 105 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been abducted by Gargamel, since she knows a secret spell that can turn the evil sorcerer's newest creation, creatures called "The Naughties", into real Smurfs.
Director: Raja Gosnell | Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Katy Perry, Hank Azaria
Votes: 46,074 | Gross: $71.02M
18. Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)
Not Rated | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Asterix and Obelix compete at the Olympics in order to help their friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina. Brutus also tries to win the game with his own team and get rid of his father Julius Caesar.
Directors: Frédéric Forestier, Thomas Langmann | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alain Delon
Votes: 32,560 | Gross: $1.00M
19. The Smurfs (1981–1989)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Smurfs are tiny blue creatures that live in mushroom houses in a peaceful forest. They repeatedly try to outwit Gargamel, an evil sorcerer, his apprentice, Scruple, and his mangy cat, Azrael.
Stars: Don Messick, Danny Goldman, Lucille Bliss, Michael Bell
Votes: 21,063
20. Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
Not Rated | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Inhabitants of the last unconquered village in Gaul (ancient France) use a magical potion to hold their independence from Roman invaders.
Directors: Claude Zidi, Olaf Wijnants | Stars: Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni, Michel Galabru
Votes: 45,377 | Gross: $1.64M
21. Persepolis (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Danielle Darrieux
Votes: 100,236 | Gross: $4.45M
22. The Adventures of Tintin (1991–1992)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of the young reporter, his faithful dog and friends as they travel around the world on adventures.
Stars: Colin O'Meara, Thierry Wermuth, Christian Pelissier, Henri Labussière
Votes: 19,245
23. Bullet to the Head (2012)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington, D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Momoa, Christian Slater, Sung Kang
Votes: 52,458 | Gross: $9.48M
24. Lastman (2016– )
TV-MA | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the corrupted city of Paxtown, boxer Richard Aldana becomes the protector of Siri, a young orphaned wanted by mysterious and monstrous superhumans.
Stars: Coryn Williams, Martial Le Minoux, Maëlys Ricordeau, Tyler Bunch
Votes: 1,480
25. Falcon Lake (2022)
100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A shy teenager on a summer vacation experiences the joy and pain of young adulthood when he forges an unlikely bond with an older girl.
Director: Charlotte Le Bon | Stars: Joseph Engel, Sara Montpetit, Monia Chokri, Arthur Igual
Votes: 2,512
26. Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (1961)
104 min | Adventure, Drama
Tintin and Captain Haddock try to discover what is so desirable about their old and apparently worthless ship.
Director: Jean-Jacques Vierne | Stars: Jean-Pierre Talbot, Georges Wilson, Georges Loriot, Milo
Votes: 1,527
27. Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012)
110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans.
Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Dany Boon, Edouard Baer, Guillaume Gallienne
Votes: 16,687
28. Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel
Animation, Action, Adventure | Announced
Based on the comic book Prisoners of the Sun, where Tintin and Haddock head to South America to find a cure for their friend professor Calculus.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell
29. The Smurfs (2021– )
TV-Y7 | 12 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The 3D animated remake of the popular series The Smurfs (1981).
Stars: Davis Freeman, Youssef El Kaoukibi, Vincent Broes, Bérangère Mc Neese
Votes: 411
30. Renegade (2004)
R | 124 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Western
In 1870, after a brutal run-in with an outlaw in a brothel, Mike Blueberry becomes marshal in Arizona where he keeps the peace between whites and Apaches, but an influx of gold-hunters threatens to lead to violence.
Director: Jan Kounen | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Michael Madsen, Juliette Lewis, Temuera Morrison
Votes: 12,337
31. Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)
87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Asterix and Obelix help Getafix search for a young druid worthy of succeeding him, all while his old nemesis Demonix seeks to steal the recipe for his legendary magic potion.
Directors: Alexandre Astier, Louis Clichy | Stars: Christian Clavier, Guillaume Briat, Alex Lutz, Alexandre Astier
Votes: 11,360 | Gross: $1.27M
32. Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964)
105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Tintin, with the help of his dog Milú, Captain Haddock and a group of children, tries to find the whereabouts of professor Tornasol and a Spanish colleague, who have been kidnapped in Spain after finding a solution to world hunger.
Director: Philippe Condroyer | Stars: Jean Bouise, Jean-Pierre Talbot, Félix Fernández, Jenny Orléans
Votes: 1,133
33. Jeremiah (2002–2004)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic future, a deadly virus has wiped out most of humanity. The only ones who survived, were those who hadn't yet reached puberty.
Stars: Luke Perry, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Peter Stebbings, Ingrid Kavelaars
Votes: 4,603
34. Immortal (2004)
R | 103 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the distant future, Earth is occupied by ancient gods and genetically altered humans. When a god is sentenced to death he seeks a new human host and a woman to bear his child.
Director: Enki Bilal | Stars: Linda Hardy, Thomas Kretschmann, Charlotte Rampling, Yann Collette
Votes: 21,787
35. Metal Hurlant Chronicles (2012–2014)
22 min | Action, Sci-Fi
An anthology series in which each episode is a self-contained story set in a different world, with all stories linked together by an asteroid called the Metal Hurlant, which is passing ... See full summary »
Stars: Scott Adkins, Karl E. Landler, Dominique Pinon, Lygie Duvivier
Votes: 1,833
36. Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods (2014)
85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Julius Caesar plots to absorb Asterix and his fellow indomitable Gauls into his Empire by building an estate - the first building of a new Roman colony - next to their village.
Directors: Louis Clichy, Alexandre Astier | Stars: Roger Carel, Lorànt Deutsch, Laurent Lafitte, Alexandre Astier
Votes: 15,379 | Gross: $1.66M
37. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Asterix and Obelix are tasked by Julius Caesar with accomplishing twelve impossible labors to determine the fate of their indomitable Gaulish village.
Directors: René Goscinny, Henri Gruel, Albert Uderzo, Pierre Watrin, Matt McCarthy | Stars: Roger Carel, Jacques Morel, Pierre Tornade, Henri Labussière
Votes: 19,107
38. XIII: The Series (2011–2012)
45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An amnesiac secret operative is being used by unknown groups to cover up dirty business involving high ranking officials from the CIA.
Stars: Stuart Townsend, Greg Bryk, Stephen McHattie, Aisha Tyler
Votes: 2,741
39. Asterix and Cleopatra (1968)
TV-Y7-FV | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ordered by Cleopatra to build a palace in Alexandria within three months as part of a bet with Julius Caesar, architect Edifis enlists the help of Asterix, Obelix and Getafix.
Directors: René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo | Stars: Roger Carel, Jacques Morel, Micheline Dax, Jacques Balutin
Votes: 14,446
40. Ducobu passe au vert! (2024)
90 min | Comedy, Family
Director: Elie Semoun | Stars: Elie Semoun, Émilie Caen, Gérard Jugnot, Frédérique Bel
Votes: 48
41. Lucky Luke (1991)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Western
Lucky Luke becomes the Sheriff of Daisy Town and runs out all the criminals. Then the Dalton brothers arrive and try to get the Indians to break the peace treaty and attack the town.
Director: Terence Hill | Stars: Terence Hill, Nancy Morgan, Roger Miller, Ron Carey
Votes: 4,253
42. Mutafukaz (2017)
R | 94 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
In Dark Meat City, a young man develops supernatural powers after an otherwise uneventful scooter accident.
Directors: Shôjirô Nishimi, Guillaume Renard | Stars: Orelsan, Gringe, Redouanne Harjane, Féodor Atkine
Votes: 5,165 | Gross: $0.23M
43. The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)
Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Thriller
After a powerful billionaire is murdered, his secret adoptive son must race to prove his legitimacy, find his father's killers, and stop them from taking over his financial empire.
Director: Jérôme Salle | Stars: Tomer Sisley, Kristin Scott Thomas, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Mélanie Thierry
Votes: 14,785 | Gross: $0.01M
44. Sky Fighters (2005)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An advanced, armed, French Mirage fighter jet is stolen during an air show in UK. 2 other fighter jets locate it. They're forced to shoot it down. Terrorists make another attempt to steal armed Mirages. Why?
Director: Gérard Pirès | Stars: Benoît Magimel, Clovis Cornillac, Géraldine Pailhas, Alice Taglioni
Votes: 4,748
45. Lucky Luke (2009)
Not Rated | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
Fearless gunslinger Lucky Luke is ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town.
Director: James Huth | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Michaël Youn, Sylvie Testud, Daniel Prévost
Votes: 4,523
46. Asterix the Gaul (1967)
68 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Asterix, the most cunning warrior of a Gaulish village resisting Roman occupation, must save their magic potion-brewing druid Getafix when he is kidnapped by a Phonus Balonus.
Director: Ray Goossens | Stars: Roger Carel, Jacques Morel, Pierre Tornade, Jacques Jouanneau
Votes: 11,901
47. Chicken with Plums (2011)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.
Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros, Golshifteh Farahani
Votes: 9,976 | Gross: $0.25M
48. XIII: The Conspiracy (2008)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
The assassination of the US President places a man in the center of an even larger plot.
Stars: Stephen Dorff, Caterina Murino, Greg Bryk, Stephen McHattie
Votes: 7,202
49. The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013 TV Movie)
G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow.
Director: Stephan Franck | Stars: Jack Angel, Fred Armisen, Hank Azaria, Gary Basaraba
Votes: 981
50. Lucky Luke (1983–1984)
30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An animated series based on the European comic book about an American cowboy described as "The man who shoots faster than his shadow." Lucky Luke, with his horse Double Six, travels the Old... See full summary »
Stars: Jacques Thébault, Robert Ridgely, Fred Travalena, William Callaway
Votes: 4,908