Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "countdown-timer"

1. Tenet (2020)

PG-13 | 150 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Armed with only the word "Tenet," and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global mission that unfolds beyond real time.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Juhan Ulfsak

Votes: 595,678 | Gross: $58.46M

2. Independence Day (1996)

PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell

Votes: 607,245 | Gross: $306.17M

3. Unthinkable (2010)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Follows a black-ops interrogator and an F.B.I. agent who try to press a suspect terrorist into divulging the location of three nuclear weapons set to detonate in the U.S.

Director: Gregor Jordan | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Sheen, Stephen Root

Votes: 94,572

4. 2012 (I) (2009)

PG-13 | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: John Cusack, Thandiwe Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet

Votes: 398,826 | Gross: $166.11M

5. The Fly (1986)

R | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.

Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel

Votes: 202,773 | Gross: $40.46M

6. Escape from New York (1981)

R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence

Votes: 158,165 | Gross: $25.24M

7. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

PG | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Votes: 129,509 | Gross: $78.91M

8. Murder Mystery 2 (2023)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Full-time detectives Nick and Audrey are struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground. They find themselves at the center of international abduction when their friend Maharaja is kidnapped at his own lavish wedding.

Director: Jeremy Garelick | Stars: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Mark Strong, Mélanie Laurent

Votes: 69,549

9. Countdown (III) (2019)

PG-13 | 90 min | Horror, Thriller

When a nurse downloads an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With the clock ticking and a figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.

Director: Justin Dec | Stars: Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Peter Facinelli

Votes: 45,891 | Gross: $25.62M

10. On the Line (II) (2022)

R | 104 min | Thriller

A host takes a call, where an unknown person threatens to kill the showman's entire family on air. To save loved ones, the radio host will have to play a survival game and the only way to win is to find out the identity of the criminal.

Director: Romuald Boulanger | Stars: Mel Gibson, William Moseley, Alia Seror-O'Neill, Paul Spera

Votes: 13,759

11. Would You Rather (2012)

Not Rated | 93 min | Horror, Thriller

Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman unknowingly agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather," hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.

Director: David Guy Levy | Stars: Brittany Snow, June Squibb, Jeffrey Combs, Jonny Coyne

Votes: 45,558

12. I Am Mother (2019)

TV-14 | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

In the wake of humanity's extinction, a teenage girl is raised by a robot designed to repopulate the earth. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.

Director: Grant Sputore | Stars: Luke Hawker, Rose Byrne, Maddie Lenton, Hazel Sandery

Votes: 99,675

13. The One (2001)

PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A rogue Multiverse agent goes on a manhunt for alternate versions of himself, getting stronger with each kill. Only the last version of himself, an LASD cop, can stop his crusade before he becomes "The One".

Director: James Wong | Stars: Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, Jason Statham

Votes: 96,263 | Gross: $43.91M

14. The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)

PG | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The flightless birds and scheming green pigs take their feud to the next level.

Directors: Thurop Van Orman, John Rice | Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Leslie Jones, Bill Hader

Votes: 35,473 | Gross: $41.66M

15. Spies in Disguise (2019)

PG | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When the world's best spy is turned into a pigeon, he must rely on his nerdy tech officer to save the world.

Directors: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane | Stars: Rachel Brosnahan, Jarrett Bruno, Claire Crosby, Toru Uchikado

Votes: 56,776 | Gross: $66.76M

16. Welcome to Marwen (2018)

PG-13 | 116 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Steve Carell, Falk Hentschel, Matt O'Leary, Nikolai Witschl

Votes: 26,050 | Gross: $10.76M

17. The First Purge (2018)

R | 97 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

America's third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who does.

Director: Gerard McMurray | Stars: Y'lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Steve Harris

Votes: 71,306 | Gross: $69.49M

18. Timer (2009)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soul mate, would you want to know?

Director: Jac Schaeffer | Stars: Emma Caulfield Ford, Scott Holroyd, Kali Rocha, Katie Von Till

Votes: 13,518

19. The Killing Vote (2023– )

16+ | 60 min | Drama, Thriller

In a world where criminals evade justice, citizens vote via text for the death penalty, executed by "Dog Mask" if over 50% agree.

Stars: Park Hae-jin, Park Sung-woong, Lim Ji-yeon, Kim Yu-mi

Votes: 1,412

20. Gantz (2004)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Drama

After their deaths, two teens are transported to an apartment with an ominous black sphere and must participate in a gory alien-hunting "game."

Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Daisuke Namikawa, John Swasey, Chris Patton

Votes: 8,665

21. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)

Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Time travelers use Godzilla in their scheme to destroy Japan to prevent the country's future economic reign.

Directors: Kazuki Ômori, Koji Hashimoto | Stars: Kôsuke Toyohara, Anna Nakagawa, Megumi Odaka, Katsuhiko Sasaki

Votes: 7,242

22. Gantz: O (2016)

95 min | Animation, Action, Drama

After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.

Directors: Yasushi Kawamura, Kei'ichi Sato | Stars: Daisuke Ono, Mao Ichimichi, Tomohiro Kaku, Saori Hayami

Votes: 16,840

23. Hard Cash (2002)

R | 116 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Released from prison, an infamous thief and his new crew pull of a brilliant robbery but then become embroiled with a corrupt FBI agent when they discover the money is marked.

Director: Predrag Antonijevic | Stars: Christian Slater, Val Kilmer, Sara Downing, Vincent Laresca

Votes: 3,544

24. Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014 Video)

TV-PG | 84 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Shaggy and Scooby win tickets for a WWE City trip. All five go. While there, they're attacked by a huge monster ghost bear. Wrestlers help them. The five have a mystery to solve.

Directors: Seung-goo Jo, Young Won Jung, Jinsung Kim, Brandon Vietti | Stars: Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard

Votes: 3,900

25. Gantz (2010)

Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.

Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Kanata Hongô, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Natsuna

Votes: 8,329

26. Dark Planet (1997)

R | 99 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi

Two sides, one known as the Alphas and the other the Rebels, struggle in a brutal war on Earth and in outer space. When a habitable planet is discovered in orbit around a star that is on ... See full summary »

Director: Albert Magnoli | Stars: Paul Mercurio, Harley Jane Kozak, Michael York, Maria Ford

Votes: 812

27. Vigilante Diaries (2016)

R | 107 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After killing a lot of bad guys including Armenians, Vigilante is wanted by the Armenian mafia boss, who gets help - but so does Vigilante.

Director: Christian Sesma | Stars: Paul Sloan, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Jason Mewes, Kevin L. Walker

Votes: 4,695

28. Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem (2015 Video)

PG | 81 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Joker is aided in his Halloween quest to render modern technology useless and take over Gotham City by Solomon Grundy, Silver Banshee, Clayface and Scarecrow.

Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Troy Baker, Eric Bauza, Steve Blum, Janell Cox

Votes: 3,148

29. Condor (1985 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 73 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

Unsold TV pilot about a hardboiled special police agent prejudiced towards robots and his beautiful new female android partner hunting his nemesis, an escaped female terrorist known as Black Widow, in the noir future of 1999.

Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Ray Wise, Wendy Kilbourne, Vic Polizos, James Avery

Votes: 198

30. Heer & meester de film (2018 TV Movie)

86 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Valentijn Bentinck is a wealthy, charismatic man haunted by the mystery of his unknown past. He comes across a terrorist organization set to release a "selective" virus. In his investigation he discovers a link to his own past.

Director: Pollo de Pimentel | Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Sophie van Winden, Hubert Fermin, Ferdi Stofmeel

Votes: 135

31. Y2K (1999)

R | 106 min | Action, Thriller

On the eve of the new millenium, the American military are alerted of a long missing nuclear missile hidden deep in the jungle which is set to go off in January 2000, due to the millenium bug. They must race against time to stop it.

Director: Richard Pepin | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Jaimz Woolvett, Ed O'Ross, Sarah Chalke

Votes: 611

32. The Enemy (2001)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A C.I.A. Agent and a geneticist battle to keep a deadly biological weapon from falling into the wrong hands, when the weapon's inventor is kidnapped.

Director: Tom Kinninmont | Stars: Luke Perry, Olivia d'Abo, Roger Moore, Horst Buchholz

Votes: 546

33. The Haunting of Hythe House (2021)

84 min | Horror

Danny loves trolling indie films online. When a voice named Control hijacks his computer, Danny is sent to an isolated abandoned mansion to unravel a mystery that could make him a millionaire.

Director: Steven M. Smith | Stars: Luke Stevenson, Michelle Archer, Louisa Warren, Nicholas Taviner

Votes: 219

34. Torn Apart (2004 TV Movie)

84 min | Thriller, Drama

Dr. Vicki Westin has no idea that losing a patient is going to wreak complete havoc on her life. But that's exactly what happens: Her deceased patient's grieving father seeks vengeance by kidnapping Vicki's husband and daughter.

Director: Stuart Alexander | Stars: Tia Carrere, Dale Midkiff, Richard Burgi, Lee Alexander

Votes: 266

35. Countdown Vampires (1999 Video Game)

M | Action, Horror, Mystery

Action survival horror PS1 game about homicide detective Keith J. Snyder who must escape a new horror-themed casino after everyone there suddenly turn into vampires.

Director: Satoki Mizuhara | Stars: Jeff Manning, Bianca Allen, Rumiko Varnes, Barry Gjerde

Votes: 33

36. Vertical and habitats (2018)

120 min | Adventure

Rapidly descending Space transport vehicle ablaze from high altitude needing containment urgently.

Director: Tony Gk Jones

37. Solomon's Key (1987 Video Game)

Fantasy

The player, controlling a sorcerer known only as Dana, must overcome unlimited enemy spawning, challenging level designs, a countdown timer, instant death from any physical contact with enemies, and limited ways to dispatch enemies.

Votes: 65

38. Crack Down (1989 Video Game)

Not Rated | Action, Sci-Fi

Labyrinthine top-down scroller in which you must lead two heroes to diffuse bombs and destroy evil robots.

Votes: 33

39. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 3: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (2004)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack and Chase corner Saunders' henchman Arthur Rabens in an active public school. Tony faces losing command of CTU and treason charges for saving Michelle. An emotionally broken President ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert, Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth

Votes: 1,502

40. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 5: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (2006)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

As Jack tracks Henderson, CTU discovers that terrorists are planning to release nerve gas in a hospital while drama continues within the Presidency.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Raver, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard

Votes: 1,258

41. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 5: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (2006)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A terrorist infiltrates CTU, Kim is reunited with her father, and the Vice President arrives to handle the crisis.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Raver, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard

Votes: 1,474

42. Batman Beyond (1999–2001)
Episode: Final Cut (2000)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Batman is blackmailed by a bomb threat to protect a member of the Society of Assassins from Curaré.

Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Will Friedle, Melissa Disney, Cree Summer, Tim Curry

Votes: 493

43. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
Episode: All Shook Up (1994)

TV-PG | 47 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Superman flies into space to stop an asteroid headed toward Earth. The impact leaves him with no memory. It's up to Martha and Jonathan to make him remember who he is and how to use his powers before the asteroid wipes out all human life.

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, Michael Landes

Votes: 357

44. MacGyver (1985–1992)
Episode: Halloween Knights (1989)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Murdoc enlists MacGyver's help to rescue his sister from his former employer. She is scheduled to be executed during a Halloween Party put on by the professional assassination organization.

Director: Charles Correll | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Daniel Davis, Frank C. Turner

Votes: 349

45. MacGyver (1985–1992)
Episode: Renegade (1989)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

MacGyver must stop an ex-Navy SEAL, who once saved his life, from using a stolen vial of anthrax.

Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Marshall R. Teague, Patrie Allen

Votes: 280

46. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: Dark Warrior (1993)

Not Rated | 20 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Billy is inspired by Trini's uncle Howard, a brilliant scientist and expert in martial arts.

Director: Terence H. Winkless | Stars: Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, Walter Jones, Amy Jo Johnson

Votes: 551

47. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: Hogday Afternoon: Part I (1996)

Not Rated | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Zedd and Rita send the Hydro Hog to Earth to suck up all the water.

Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Catherine Sutherland, Julia Jordan, Johnny Yong Bosch, Matthew Sakimoto

Votes: 442

48. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: Hogday Afternoon: Part II (1996)

Not Rated | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Aisha faces a difficult decision in her Zeo Quest while the Alien Rangers battle Hydro Hog.

Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Catherine Sutherland, Julia Jordan, Johnny Yong Bosch, Matthew Sakimoto

Votes: 450

49. NY-LON (2004)
Episode: Something About Honesty (2004)

46 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In New York, Edie is struggling to find the right moment to break the news of her relationship with Michael to her close-knit group of friends.

Stars: Stephanie Street, Stephen Moyer, Gresby Nash, Claire Nicolson

Votes: 16

50. Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004)
Episode: A Ranger Exclusive (2004)

TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Cassidy decides that she needs more field work to prove herself as a reporter, and things don't turn out the way she'd like. Meanwhile, Mesogog sends a creature to infect the T.V. channel ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Merrifield | Stars: James Napier Robertson, Kevin Duhaney, Emma Lahana, Jason David Frank

Votes: 63