Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "comic-book-art"

1. Unbreakable (2000)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A man learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark

Votes: 442,334 | Gross: $95.01M

2. The Layover (I) (2017)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance

Two friends on a road trip compete for the affections of a handsome man when a hurricane redirects their flight.

Director: William H. Macy | Stars: Kate Upton, Alexandra Daddario, Matt Barr, Matt Jones

Votes: 16,882

3. Creepshow (1982)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

"Creepshow" is a 1982 movie that tells five grisly tales from a children's comic book: a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.

Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen, Adrienne Barbeau, E.G. Marshall

Votes: 53,300 | Gross: $21.03M

4. White Oleander (2002)

PG-13 | 109 min | Drama

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Robin Wright, Alison Lohman

Votes: 34,101 | Gross: $16.35M

5. A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

R | 89 min | Fantasy, Horror

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.

Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Kelly Jo Minter, Danny Hassel

Votes: 50,729 | Gross: $22.17M

6. American Splendor (2003)

R | 101 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Shari Springer Berman, Harvey Pekar, Chris Ambrose

Votes: 52,400 | Gross: $6.00M

7. Crumb (1994)

R | 119 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

An intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family.

Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Charles Crumb, Maxon Crumb

Votes: 21,612 | Gross: $3.17M

8. The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends.

Director: Peter Care | Stars: Kieran Culkin, Jena Malone, Emile Hirsch, Vincent D'Onofrio

Votes: 14,191 | Gross: $1.78M

9. Zoom (2015)

Not Rated | 96 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story about one of the others.

Director: Pedro Morelli | Stars: Tyler Labine, Alison Pill, Michael Eklund, Mariana Ximenes

Votes: 3,011

10. Xenogenesis (1978)

12 min | Short, Sci-Fi

A woman and an engineered man are sent in a gigantic sentient starship to search space for a place to start a new life cycle. Raj decides to take a look around the ship. He comes across a gigantic robotic cleaner. Combat ensues.

Directors: James Cameron, Randall Frakes | Stars: William Wisher, Margaret Umbel

Votes: 1,326

11. Dawn of the Justice League (2016 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary

Kevin Smith hosts a look behind the scenes of upcoming movies from the DC Films universe, featuring the trailer for "Suicide Squad."

Director: Eric Matthies | Stars: Kevin Smith, Geoff Johns, Amy Adams, Ben Affleck

Votes: 583

12. Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)

94 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller

Three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice.

Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Yuk Long Wong, Louis Koo, Isabella Leong, Ella Koon

Votes: 7,162

13. I'm Through with White Girls (2007)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

Jay Brooks is that black guy who digs indie rock, graphic novels, and dates white chicks. After a slew of bad break-ups, Jay gives up white women, "cold turkey," and he goes on a mission: "... See full summary »

Director: Jennifer Sharp | Stars: Anthony Montgomery, Ryan Alosio, Lia Johnson, Lamman Rucker

Votes: 885

14. Joy of Learning (1969)

95 min | Drama

How do we learn? What do we know? Night after night, not long before dawn, two young adults, Patricia and Emile, meet on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse, and the path to ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Luc Godard, Juliet Berto, Jean-Pierre Léaud

Votes: 1,164

15. The Dark Defender (2007)

2 min | Animation, Crime, Mystery

A highly stylized web-series dedicated to the victims of the popular TV Series main hero Dexter Morgan, a serial killer of serial killers. Done in the style similar to comic books.

Votes: 51

16. Once a Hero (1987)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy

A comic book creator struggles with declining sales until his superhero Captain Justice crosses into the real world, renewing interest. Inspired, the creator revamps the storylines, convincing the owners to continue the comic.

Stars: Josh Blake, Jeff Lester, Robert Forster, Caitlin Clarke

Votes: 47

17. Artik (2019)

Not Rated | 78 min | Horror, Thriller

A comic book obsessed serial killer teaches his son how to get away with a series of brutal murders until the boy befriends a mysterious man who threatens to expose everything.

Director: Tom Botchii | Stars: Chase Williamson, Jerry G. Angelo, Lauren Ashley Carter, Matt Mercer

Votes: 886

18. Prisoners of Gravity (1989–1994)

Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Talk-Show

Stuck in a space station, an escapee of Earth explores the issues examined in science fiction/fantasy literature and comics.

Stars: Rick Green, Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, Nancy Kress

Votes: 101

19. Comic Book Confidential (1988)

Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, History

A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.

Director: Ron Mann | Stars: Lynda Barry, Charles Burns, Sue Coe, Robert Crumb

Votes: 1,081

20. Kottentail (2007)

Not Rated | 77 min | Comedy, Horror

The "Overlook Animal Research Laboratory" has long been working on genetic engineering without any trouble. That all changes one night when two would be animal liberators set free a test ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Urban | Stars: Nathan Faudree, Kristin Abbott, Patricia Bellemore, Heather Darling

Votes: 253

21. She Makes Comics (2014)

70 min | Documentary

This documentary is about the women and their important role in the comic book industry. It includes numerous interviews with icons like Kelly Sue DeConnick, Karen Berger and Jenette Kahn.

Director: Marisa Stotter | Stars: Janelle Asselin, Karen Berger, Christina Blanch, Shelly Bond

Votes: 132

22. Creepshow Raw: Insomnia (2009 Video)

8 min | Short, Horror

A boy with an abusive stepfather (Michael Madsen) has insomnia because of a monster in his closet, and gears up to banish it.

Director: Wilmer Valderrama | Stars: Sam Elliot Hafermalz, Michael Madsen, Wendi McLendon-Covey, E. Quincy Sloan

Votes: 73

23. Video Comics (1979–1981)

Family

Cameras panned over individual panels from stories selected from DC Comics while voiceover actors read the dialogue seen in the balloons. Comic books chosen for this treatment included "... See full summary »

Stars: Diane Disque, William Hamilton, Charles Pickard

Votes: 11

24. Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels (2002 Video)

Unrated | 95 min | Documentary

Filmmaker/Comic Writer Kevin Smith interviews comic book legend Stan Lee about his life and work in comics.

Director: Scott Zakarin | Stars: Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, Joan Lee

Votes: 942

25. Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television (2004 TV Movie)

56 min | Documentary

Tells the story of EC Comics, the controversy that led to the end of mainstream horror comics, and the HBO anthology series "Tales from the Crypt".

Director: Chip Selby | Stars: Wendy Gaines Bucci, John Carpenter, Russ Cochran, Jack Davis

Votes: 155

26. The Masters of Comic Book Art (1987)

60 min | Documentary

Interviews with icons in the comic book world.

Director: Ken Viola | Stars: Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko

Votes: 59

27. Tomorrow's Memoir (2004)

27 min | Drama, Short

Jaded by a world which has deceived him, an older gentleman withdraws from society into a somber and lonely existence. When a crisis develops in the city, it soon becomes clear that he has ... See full summary »

Director: Jim Cliffe | Stars: Stephen Jefferys, Michael Collier, Jason Bell, Michael Irwin

Votes: 300

28. Genesis of the Bat (2005 Video)

15 min | Documentary, Short

A look at the cultural influence of Batman, and the various movie and comic book incarnations of the character, with a specific focus on the film Batman Begins (2005).

Stars: Dan DiDio, David S. Goyer, Jim Lee, Paul Levitz

Votes: 105

29. Purple Eyes in the Dark (1987 Video)

31 min | Animation, Action, Drama

A series of pop songs set to animation inspired by, and manga stills taken from, "Yami no Purple Eye", Chie Shinohara's Shogakukan-award winning manga about a girl who discovers she has feline DNA and can turn into a monstrous leopard.

Director: Mizuho Nishikubo

Votes: 15

30. Dark Material (2009)

7 min | Short

Childhood fears of the dark resurface in the work of three artists.

Directors: Maile Martinez, Lane Stroud | Stars: Heather Ayres, Michael S. Bracco, Nicholas Hubbard

31. Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist (2007)

Not Rated | 143 min | Documentary

A documentary about the legendary sequential artist, Will Eisner, creator of The Spirit.

Director: Andrew D. Cooke | Stars: Michael Chabon, Max Allan Collins, Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer

Votes: 41

32. Adventures Into Digital Comics (2006)

96 min | Documentary

The film observes the events surrounding the sudden decrease of sales of comic books in the US in the early 90's, followed by the surge of webcomics on the Internet.

Director: Sébastien Dumesnil | Stars: John Barber, Leonard M. Cachola, Joe Casey, Patrick Farley

Votes: 18

33. The Devil You Know: Inside the Mind of Todd McFarlane (2001)

77 min | Documentary, Biography

A film about the life and career of the famed Canadian comic book talent.

Director: Kenton Vaughan | Stars: Todd McFarlane, Jim Salicrup

Votes: 107

34. Reptile Day (2006)

12 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy

Reptile Day is a sci-fi comedy thriller which looks back to Melies, putting actors into a cartoon world, drawn by comic-book genius, D'Israeli.

Director: Tom Hickmore | Stars: Neville Hutton, Oreke Mosheshe, Shona McWilliams, Jane Lesley

Votes: 13

35. How to Draw Comics from Script to Print (2004 Video)

120 min | Documentary

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Director: Jeremy McCracken | Stars: Danny Fingeroth, Michael Manley

36. Marvel 14: Les super-héros contre la censure (2009)

52 min | Documentary

A documentary that tells the tale of issue 14 of French comic book Marvel, who was censored and banned before publication.

Directors: Jean Depelley, Philippe Roure | Stars: Claude Vistel, Matthieu Dahan, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Bernard Joubert

Votes: 27

37. Modern Masters: In the Studio with George Perez (2005 Video)

120 min | Documentary, Biography

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Director: Jeremy McCracken | Star: George Pérez

38. The Spirit Is Willie (2000 Video)

35 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy

Cheyenne finds a strange book mixed with a bunch of old magazines. It's "The Adventures of Sweet Gwen" by John Willie, a classic adult comic book full of villains, damsels-in-distress and ... See full summary »

Director: Chelsea Pfeiffer | Stars: Cheyenne Allen, Alex Foxx

39. Temalørdag: Walt Disney 100 år (2001 TV Movie)

180 min | Documentary

Jakob Stegelmann celebrates Walt Disney's 100th birthday, reflecting on the old Disney studios, on the impact of Carl Barks, and much more. Also, Jean-Pierre Isbouts' documentary "Walt: The... See full summary »

Stars: Jakob Stegelmann, Carl Barks, Walt Disney

40. Idle Mist (1998)

28 min | Horror, Crime, Short

When the darkness in a musician's dreams tears its way into his waking life, a series of brutal murders rocks the city and word spreads of a spectral form looming over the rooftops.

Director: Andrés Useche | Stars: Catalina Gallo, Andrés Useche, Patricia Salazar, Yonier Bedoya

Votes: 683

41. Marvel Superheroes' Guide to New York City (2004 TV Movie)

Documentary

Travel special that explores New York City as it is depicted in Marvel Comics, from Spiderman to Daredevil to The Fantastic Four.

Director: Molly Hermann

Votes: 21

42. Telling Stories: The Comic Book Creators (2005 Video)

Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Hero Video Productions presents a 2-hour DVD packed with interviews with some of the greatest names in comics! Bruce Timm, Greg Rucka, Jimmy Palmiotti, Howard Chaykin, Geoff Johns, Steve ... See full summary »

Director: Greg Jurls | Stars: Howard Chaykin, Arnold Drake, Steve Englehart, Adam Hughes

Votes: 20

43. The Millionaires (2011)

15 min | Animation, Short, Crime

Five characters and the deadly sin of greed. A vicious cycle.

Director: Mário Gajo de Carvalho

Votes: 29

44. Dig Comics (2009)

19 min | Documentary, Short, History

Is the American art form of comics dying? 'Dig Comics' hits the streets to convert everyday people into new fans. Comic creators, retailers, and historians weigh in on what went wrong and ... See full summary »

Directors: Miguel Cima, Ertug Tufekcioglu | Stars: Miguel Cima, Dame Darcy, Jeph Loeb, Scott Shaw

Votes: 40

45. Eric of the Gods (2009 Video)

9 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

A continuation of Greek mythology in the modern world in which Eros fires a love bullet to find his new love.

Director: Alessandro Leën | Stars: Aza Declercq, Kevin Bellemans, Celine Camps, Henri Leen

46. Temalørdag: Tegneserier (1997 TV Movie)

Documentary, History

Søren Bruun and co-host Jakob Stegelmann dive into the history of comic books and short cartoons. In particular portraits of the Danish pioneer Henning (Mik) Dahl-Mikkelsen who created "Ferd'nand" and the legendary Carl Barks.

Stars: Søren Bruun, Jakob Stegelmann, Mik Dahl-Mikkelsen, Carl Barks

47. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Episode: The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner (1994)

Not Rated | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A young comic book fan/artist unleashes a villain from a rare comic book, who turns people into laughing zombies!

Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Amos Crawley, Heidi Burbela, Neil Kroetsch, Missy Christianssen

Votes: 718

48. Goosebumps (1995–1998)
Episode: Attack of the Mutant: Part 1 (1996)

Not Rated | 22 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

While on his way to an orthodontist appointment, comic book enthusiast Skipper spots a building which resembles his favorite villain's headquarters. However, when he and new friend, Libby, ... See full summary »

Directors: William Fruet, Randy Bradshaw | Stars: Dan Warry-Smith, Melissa Bathory, Maurice Godin, Mag Ruffman

Votes: 731

49. Goosebumps (1995–1998)
Episode: Attack of the Mutant: Part 2 (1996)

Not Rated | 22 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

After Libby decides to go home, Skipper leaves the strange building as well. However, when he receives a comic book that seems to depict him saving his hero, he decides to go back and solve the mystery once and for all.

Directors: William Fruet, Randy Bradshaw | Stars: Dan Warry-Smith, Melissa Bathory, Maurice Godin, Mag Ruffman

Votes: 720

50. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: Histories (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery

A delusional homeless woman is found unconscious in an acid house exhibiting a variety of symptoms which Foreman thinks she's faking.

Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 3,873