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  • Sean Connery in Outland (1981)

    1. Outland

    19811h 49mR48Metascore
    6.6 (34K)
    A federal marshal stationed at a mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy. He gets no help from the workers or authorities when he finds himself marked for murder.
    DirectorPeter HyamsStarsSean ConneryFrances SternhagenPeter Boyle
    in Heavy Metal , by Jim Steranko collected in French
  • Alien (1979)

    2. Alien

    19791h 57mR89Metascore
    8.5 (1M)
    After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn Hurt
    1979 graphic novel by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson , also serialised in Heavy Metal
  • 1941 (1979)

    3. 1941

    19791h 58mPG34Metascore
    5.8 (38K)
    Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydTreat Williams
    graphic novel by Stephen Bissette and Rick Veitch
  • Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

    4. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

    19771h 53mG
    6.4 (9.2K)
    Sinbad the Sailor sails to deliver a cursed prince to a dangerous island in the face of deadly opposition from the powerful witch Zenobia, her son and their several monsters.
    DirectorSam WanamakerStarsPatrick WayneJane SeymourTaryn Power
    by Ian Gibson , in the film's poster magazine
  • Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, Warwick Davis, Kevin Pollak, Kate Greenfield, Ruth Greenfield, Jean Marsh, Rick Overton, and Pat Roach in Willow (1988)

    5. Willow

    19882h 6mPG47Metascore
    7.2 (136K)
    A young dwarf farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen. Along the way, he teams up with a disgraced swordsman to defeat the evil sorceress.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsVal KilmerJoanne WhalleyWarwick Davis
    graphic novel , comic book , magazine , paperback , and a comic strip ad running in various UK comics
  • Eating Raoul (1982)

    6. Eating Raoul

    19821h 30mR69Metascore
    6.8 (9.7K)
    A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
    DirectorPaul BartelStarsMary WoronovPaul BartelRobert Beltran
    comic book by Kim Deitch
  • Bugsy Malone (1976)

    7. Bugsy Malone

    19761h 33mG71Metascore
    6.8 (20K)
    The classic gangster story of Bugsy Malone told with an all-child cast.
    DirectorAlan ParkerStarsJodie FosterScott BaioFlorence Garland
    graphic novel
  • Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)

    8. Superman III

    19832h 5mPG44Metascore
    5.0 (79K)
    Entrepreneur Ross Webster teams up with a computer genius in order to realise his own evil intentions. When Superman obstructs his plans, he decides to destroy him.
    DirectorRichard LesterStarsChristopher ReeveRichard PryorMargot Kidder
    DC Special
  • Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

    9. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    19871h 30mPG24Metascore
    3.7 (57K)
    With the world on the brink of a nuclear war, Superman takes it upon himself to destroy all nuclear weapons. However, Lex Luthor creates Nuclear Man, a force strong enough to take down Superman.
    DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsChristopher ReeveGene HackmanMargot Kidder
    DC Special
  • Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, and Michelle Weeks in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

    10. Little Shop of Horrors

    19861h 34mPG-1381Metascore
    7.1 (92K)
    A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
    DirectorFrank OzStarsRick MoranisEllen GreeneVincent Gardenia
    DC special
  • Alien Nation (1988)

    11. Alien Nation

    19881h 31mR45Metascore
    6.3 (17K)
    In 1988, Earth makes the first contact with an alien civilization. In 1991, these aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after three years of quarantine.
    DirectorGraham BakerStarsJames CaanMandy PatinkinTerence Stamp
    Alien Nation Movie Special from DC
  • Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    12. The Wizard of Oz

    19391h 42mG92Metascore
    8.1 (454K)
    Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
    DirectorsVictor FlemingGeorge CukorNorman TaurogStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay Bolger
  • Fay Wray and King Kong in King Kong (1933)

    13. King Kong

    19331h 40mApproved92Metascore
    7.9 (94K)
    A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.
    DirectorsMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce Cabot
    1968 Western comic , other formats plus Monster Comics 4 issue series 1991
  • Margaret Field and Pat Goldin in The Man from Planet X (1951)

    14. The Man from Planet X

    19511h 11mApproved
    5.7 (3.3K)
    As a mysterious planet hurls itself toward Earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions.
    DirectorEdgar G. UlmerStarsRobert ClarkeMargaret FieldRaymond Bond
    Fawcett Movie Comics 15 , reprinted in 2010
  • Dan Duryea, Howard Da Silva, and Gale Storm in The Underworld Story (1950)

    15. The Underworld Story

    19501h 31mApproved
    6.9 (1.5K)
    The story of the fight of a small-town newspaper to free an innocent girl of a murder charge, with the publisher of a metropolitan city newspaper heading, by forced circumstances, the opposing forces.
    DirectorCy EndfieldStarsDan DuryeaHerbert MarshallGale Storm
    Avon comic book 1950
  • Warren Beatty in Dick Tracy (1990)

    16. Dick Tracy

    19901h 45mPG68Metascore
    6.2 (69K)
    The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
    DirectorWarren BeattyStarsWarren BeattyMadonnaAl Pacino
  • Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)

    17. RoboCop

    19871h 42mR70Metascore
    7.6 (299K)
    In a violent future in Old Detroit, murdered police officer Alex Murphy is resurrected as RoboCop, a powerful cyborg law enforcer. As he fights crime, he begins to recover memories of his past and seeks revenge on the gang who killed him.
    DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsPeter WellerNancy AllenDan O'Herlihy
  • Peter Weller in RoboCop 2 (1990)

    18. RoboCop 2

    19901h 57mR42Metascore
    5.8 (98K)
    RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.
    DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsPeter WellerNancy AllenBelinda Bauer
  • RoboCop 3 (1993)

    19. RoboCop 3

    19931h 44mPG-1340Metascore
    4.2 (57K)
    Robocop saves the day once more. This time the half man/half robot takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on "their" land.
    DirectorFred DekkerStarsRobert John BurkeNancy AllenMario Machado
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Pantellas in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    20. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    19912h 17mR75Metascore
    8.6 (1.2M)
    A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward Furlong
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sandahl Bergman in Conan the Barbarian (1982)

    21. Conan the Barbarian

    19822h 9mR43Metascore
    6.9 (169K)
    A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.
    DirectorJohn MiliusStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJames Earl JonesMax von Sydow
    Marvel Comics Super Special 21
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, and Sarah Douglas in Conan the Destroyer (1984)

    22. Conan the Destroyer

    19841h 43mPG53Metascore
    5.9 (88K)
    Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerGrace JonesOlivia d'Abo
    Marvel Comics Super Special 35
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen in Red Sonja (1985)

    23. Red Sonja

    19851h 29mPG-1335Metascore
    5.1 (47K)
    The fearless warrior Red Sonja sets out to avenge her family's murder and rid her kingdom from the tyrannical rule of evil Queen Gedren.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerBrigitte NielsenSandahl Bergman
    Marvel Comics Super Special 38
  • Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)

    24. Blade Runner

    19821h 57mR84Metascore
    8.1 (860K)
    A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean Young
    Marvel Comics Super Special 22
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    25. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

    19772h 1mPG90Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
    Marvel Treasury Edition x 2 , reprinted in Star Wars 1 - 4 paperback book , UK annual

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