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

1. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.

Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 869,246

2. The Simpsons (1989– )

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.

Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner

Votes: 436,408

3. Glass (2019)

PG-13 | 129 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy

Votes: 274,086 | Gross: $111.05M

4. 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: 442,314 | Gross: $95.01M

5. The Lost Boys (1987)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror

After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.

Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes

Votes: 161,383 | Gross: $32.22M

6. Kick-Ass (2010)

R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a superhero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz, Garrett M. Brown

Votes: 593,951 | Gross: $48.07M

7. True Romance (1993)

R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

In Detroit, a pop-culture nerd steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer

Votes: 242,715 | Gross: $12.28M

8. Bully (2001)

R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much.

Director: Larry Clark | Stars: Brad Renfro, Nick Stahl, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner

Votes: 40,549 | Gross: $1.54M

9. Paul (2011)

R | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Two English comic book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Mia Stallard

Votes: 266,305 | Gross: $37.41M

10. Mallrats (1995)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Shannen Doherty, Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Claire Forlani

Votes: 128,925 | Gross: $2.12M

11. Coupling (2000–2004)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

Six best friends talk about all aspects of sex and relationships on their never-ending quest to find true love.

Stars: Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander, Kate Isitt

Votes: 47,732

12. Fanboys (2009)

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

Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) before its release.

Director: Kyle Newman | Stars: Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Sam Huntington

Votes: 61,240 | Gross: $0.69M

13. Super (I) (2010)

R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, but lacking in heroic skills.

Director: James Gunn | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Elliot Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon

Votes: 83,738 | Gross: $0.32M

14. Spaced (1999–2001)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford.

Stars: Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Julia Deakin, Nick Frost

Votes: 57,700

15. The Monster Squad (1987)

PG-13 | 82 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

A group of young monster fanatics attempts to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters.

Director: Fred Dekker | Stars: Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht, Duncan Regehr

Votes: 35,340 | Gross: $3.77M

16. 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: 34,100 | Gross: $16.35M

17. 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: 52,398 | Gross: $6.00M

18. Funny Pages (2022)

R | 86 min | Comedy

A bitingly funny coming-of-age story of a teenage cartoonist who rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.

Director: Owen Kline | Stars: Daniel Zolghadri, Matthew Maher, Miles Emanuel, Maria Dizzia

Votes: 3,669

19. Rocko's Modern Life (1993–1996)

TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The wacky misadventures of an Australian wallaby and his friends as he finishes his transition to American life.

Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny, Charlie Adler, Mr. Lawrence

Votes: 21,608

20. Suicide Club (2001)

R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A detective is trying to find the cause of a string of suicides.

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Mai Hosho, Tamao Satô

Votes: 22,242

21. Round and Round (2023 TV Movie)

TV-G | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy

Rachel's stuck in a time loop, reliving the night of her parents' Hanukkah party. Can Zach, the "nice boy" Grandma's trying to set her up with, help her make it to tomorrow?

Director: Stacey N. Harding | Stars: Vic Michaelis, Bryan Greenberg, Rick Hoffman, Nicole Oliver

Votes: 1,231

22. Earth vs. the Spider (2001 TV Movie)

R | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A shy, obsessive comic book fan gets injected with an experimental serum of a lab that is studying how to give humans the abilities of spiders. At first he develops minor abilities such as ... See full summary »

Director: Scott Ziehl | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Devon Gummersall, Amelia Heinle, Theresa Russell

Votes: 2,417

23. Gayby (2012)

Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Jenn (straight) and Matt (gay) are best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, they decide to fulfill a youthful promise to have a child together--the old-fashioned way.

Director: Jonathan Lisecki | Stars: Jenn Harris, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Matthew Wilkas, Christian Coulson

Votes: 2,792

24. Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010 Video)

R | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Multi-arrow crossbow? Check. Holy water grenade launcher? Ready. Stake-shooting M134? Got that, too. Edgar Frog is locked and loaded for his bloodiest badass battle yet with the undead.

Director: Dario Piana | Stars: Corey Feldman, Casey B. Dolan, Tanit Phoenix, Jamison Newlander

Votes: 4,877

25. The Walking Dead: The Game - Season 2 (2013 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Left to fend for herself, Clementine has been forced to learn how to survive in a world gone mad. Many months have passed and she is in search of safety.

Directors: Sean Ainsworth, Jason Latino, Dennis Lenart, Eric Parsons, Graham Ross | Stars: Melissa Hutchison, Scott Porter, Mara Junot, Owen Thomas

Votes: 8,487

26. Defendor (2009)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Arthur Poppington, a regular man who adopts a superhero persona, known as "Defendor", combs the city streets at night, in search of his archenemy, Captain Industry.

Director: Peter Stebbings | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Kat Dennings, Sandra Oh, Elias Koteas

Votes: 37,534 | Gross: $0.04M

27. Comic Book Men (2012–2018)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

An unscripted series set in Smith's iconic comic shop Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash and captures the world of the neighborhood comic book store and fanboy culture.

Stars: Kevin Smith, Walter Flanagan, Mike Zapcic, Bryan Johnson

Votes: 5,574

28. Santa Jaws (2018)

TV-PG | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Trying to survive his family Christmas, Cody makes a wish to be alone, which ends up backfiring when a shark manifests and kills his entire family.

Director: Misty Talley | Stars: Reid Miller, Courtney Lauren Cummings, Jim Klock, Carrie Lazar

Votes: 1,456

29. Special (2006)

R | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

A lonely comic book fan, Les Franken, has a reaction to medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero.

Directors: Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore | Stars: Michael Rapaport, Paul Blackthorne, Josh Peck, Robert Baker

Votes: 5,915 | Gross: $0.01M

30. The Debut (2000)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama

A young man struggles with his desire to study art when his family thinks he's headed for premedical studies. Conflicts between Filipino traditions and expectations vs. personal dreams in the contemporary world erupt at his sister's debut.

Director: Gene Cajayon | Stars: Dante Basco, Eddie Garcia, Jayson Schaal, Brian Card

Votes: 693 | Gross: $1.74M

31. Free Enterprise (1998)

R | 113 min | Comedy, Romance

Two less than successful film producers, approaching mid-life crisis and clinging to their nerdy sci-fi obsessions, suddenly meet their idol: William Shatner.

Director: Robert Meyer Burnett | Stars: Rafer Weigel, Eric McCormack, William Shatner, Carl Bressler

Votes: 3,367 | Gross: $0.03M

32. Comic Book Villains (2002 Video)

R | 92 min | Comedy

A guy dies after collecting comic books for decades. His mom inherits them and she ain't selling. Owners of 2 comic book stores want the collection. Their scheming gets ever more desperate.

Director: James Robinson | Stars: Donal Logue, Cary Elwes, Michael Rapaport, Natasha Lyonne

Votes: 2,417

33. Super Hot (2021)

81 min | Comedy, Horror

A pizza delivery girl discovers her neighbor is moving into a sorority house of vampires. It's a race against the clock to stop her crush from being sacrificed at midnight.

Director: Taylor King | Stars: Kandace Kale, Elijah Cooke, Lissa Carandang-Sweeney, Nobuaki Shimamoto

Votes: 589

34. Nemesis Game (2003)

R | 92 min | Mystery, Thriller

An introspective university student with an unhealthy interest in riddles and puzzles becomes involved in a sinister mind game that results in murder.

Director: Jesse Warn | Stars: Carly Pope, Ian McShane, Adrian Paul, Rena Owen

Votes: 2,307

35. The Size of Watermelons (1996)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Music

A political activist and comic-store owner heads to Las Vegas with all of his money to try to win enough cash to get his filmmaker pal's project off the ground.

Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Paul Rudd, Donal Logue, Ione Skye, Donovan Leitch Jr.

Votes: 283

36. 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

37. Faintheart (2008)

92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A romantic comedy set in the world of battle re-enactments, about an irresponsible guy who has to shape up in order to win back his wife.

Director: Vito Rocco | Stars: Eddie Marsan, Ewen Bremner, Jessica Hynes, Bronagh Gallagher

Votes: 1,173

38. The Simpsons: Tapped Out (2012 Video Game)

T | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Homer accidentally causes a nuclear meltdown whilst playing The Happy Little Elves Village on his myPad. After he's the only one to survive the blast, he starts to rebuild Springfield, bringing other characters out of limbo in the process.

Stars: Pamela Hayden, Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta

Votes: 773

39. Almost Heroes (2011)

30 min | Comedy

A single-camera comedy about coming home again - when home is a comic book store in a suburban strip mall. Warring brothers Terry and Peter are forced to take over the reins of their ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Campbell, Ryan Belleville, Lauren Ash, Dave Hemstad

Votes: 388

40. Earthbound (2012)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Joe is an Alien on Earth. At least that is what his father told him before he died when Joe was eleven. He finds it difficult to adjust, and to find a compatible girl friend.

Director: Alan Brennan | Stars: Rafe Spall, Jenn Murray, Stephen Hogan, David Morrissey

Votes: 715

41. Dorks & Damsels (2007)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy

When Hildur - a beautiful high society girl and a regular guest in the national celebrity press - finds out that her boyfriend Jolli is about to go into jail, she realizes she has to learn ... See full summary »

Director: Gunnar B. Gudmundsson | Stars: Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, Snorri Engilbertsson, Davíð Þór Jónsson, Sverrir Þór Sverrisson

Votes: 1,095

42. Running Turtle (2009)

117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Jo Pil-seong, a rural detective, is an unhappy husband, often blamed by his older wife for gambling. Despite her being hard on him, he steals money from her to bet on bull butting. ... See full summary »

Director: Yeon-woo Lee | Stars: Kim Yoon-seok, Jung Kyung-ho, Seon Woo-seon, Gyeon Mi-ri

Votes: 676

43. De familie Knots (1980–1984)

577 min | Comedy, Family

The good and the bad times and the ups and downs of The Family Knots played by Hetty Heyting (Hansje, Tante Til, Oma Knots), Jan Simon Minkema (Arend Vogel, Onkel X, Opa Knots) and Marnix Kappers (Neef Herbert, Verteller, Buurvrouw Pronk).

Stars: Hetty Heyting, Jan Simon Minkema, Marnix Kappers, Victor

Votes: 120

44. Dreamworld (2012)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Oliver Hayes, an aspiring animator whose confidence is at a low point, meets the captivating and impulsive Lily Blush, who encourages him to drop everything and go with her to Northern ... See full summary »

Director: Ryan Darst | Stars: Whit Hertford, Mary Kate Wiles, Nora Kirkpatrick, Matt Bush

Votes: 257

45. Promedio Rojo 1 (2003)

99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Nerdy comic book aficionado Roberto Rodriguez battles low self-esteem, loser friends and vicious high school bullies as he vies for the heart of Cristina, the hot new girl from Madrid.

Directors: Nicolás López, Mark Rosman | Stars: Ariel Levy, Xenia Tostado, Benjamín Vicuña, Nicolás Martínez

Votes: 1,470

46. Superhelde (2011)

Comedy

In a country where police sirens are an everyday melody and survival is an ongoing struggle, we see Albert and Peet step in and give us hope that there is Superheroes among us who will stand up and fight for the man on the street.

Director: Stefan Nieuwoudt | Stars: Ivan Botha, Neil Sharim, Andrew Thompson, Lelia Etsebeth

Votes: 28

47. Surviving Comics: The Documentary (2024)

Documentary | Filming

Surviving Comics is a feature-length documentary currently in production that showcases the remarkable resilience of Comic Book Retail throughout the decades, surviving economic hardships, ... See full summary »

Directors: Joe Nicklo, Danny Soto | Stars: Vincent Zurzolo, Candice Craig, Frank Calcines, Rick Shea

48. Funny Books (2009 Video)

108 min | Comedy

Funny Books is a comedy, lovingly told by comic fans for comic fans and non-fans alike, about an unassuming dreamer named Wally who finds himself, and true love, while juggling a nefarious ... See full summary »

Directors: James Christopher, Chris Copple | Stars: Derick Morris, Vivianna Chan, Mike Shirley, Erin Larson

Votes: 15

49. The Strange Case of Carl Weber (2006)

98 min | Comedy, Drama

Carl Weber, a young man claiming to be a vampire, makes big news in a small town by suing his employer for discriminating against him (as a vampire). Carl is on a mission for equal rights ... See full summary »

Director: Nicholas Tucker | Stars: Mark Hefti, Kevin Fabian, Amanda Troop, Warren Draper

Votes: 34

50. Drawn (I) (2008)

83 min | Drama

Mike is lost; he has no money, a dead end job and a girlfriend who is pregnant. Since he was a boy, Mike has been in love with comic books and the escape they offer. When a London publisher... See full summary »

Directors: Nana Asomani-Poku, Joseph Warley | Stars: Staten Cousins Roe, Katie Costick, Jacqueline Worth, Keith Ducklin

Votes: 30