Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "cracking-under-pressure"

1. Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

PG | 85 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the Sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the shuttle back on track - again?

Director: Ken Finkleman | Stars: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Raymond Burr

Votes: 57,016 | Gross: $27.15M

2. The Way of the Dragon (1972)

R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A man visits his relatives at their restaurant in Italy and has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them.

Director: Bruce Lee | Stars: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Nora Miao, Ping-Ou Wei

Votes: 41,225 | Gross: $4.06M

3. The Bedford Incident (1965)

Approved | 102 min | Drama, Thriller

An American destroyer Captain is determined to confront a Soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. Perhaps too determined.

Director: James B. Harris | Stars: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, James MacArthur, Martin Balsam

Votes: 5,999

4. Psychomagic, A Healing Art (2019)

Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary

Director Alejandro Jodorowsky unveils his theory of trauma therapy.

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky | Star: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Votes: 711

5. A Bird Flew In (2021)

91 min | Drama

Multi award-winning Directorial Debut of Kirsty Bell. When Lockdown is imposed and film production shuts down, the cast and crew are sent home - alone.

Director: Kirsty Bell | Stars: Jeff Fahey, Sadie Frost, Derek Jacobi, Frances Barber

Votes: 157

6. Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode: God Help Ye Merry Bundymen (1996)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

It's Christmas. Al doesn't want a Christmas tree, the rest of the family do. Marcy is determined to win the neighborhood decorating contest. Gary hires two young guys, Hal and Biff, to help... See full summary »

Director: Amanda Bearse | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate

Votes: 494

7. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode: Big George (1972)

TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama

A man happens to witness the murder of a sales clerk and agrees to testify at the trial. As a result he and his family are relentlessly terrorized by someone, even after the trial has ended.

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews

Votes: 40

8. Odyssey 5 (2002–2004)
Episode: L.D.U. 7 (2002)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Chuck, Kurt and Sarah infiltrate a private high tech prison called Lock Down Unit 7 to find the convict who claims that the people he killed were synthetic replicas of his parents. Neil's brother is having identity crisis.

Director: George Mendeluk | Stars: Peter Weller, Sebastian Roché, Christopher Gorham, Leslie Silva

Votes: 79

9. Perversions of Science (1997)
Episode: Snap Ending (1997)

TV-MA | 24 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Captain of a small spaceship must try to keep her two increasingly paranoid and hostile crewmen calm, when the ship's computer registers an unknown viral infection, activates the ship's lockdown mode and starts a self destruct sequence.

Director: Sean Astin | Stars: Jennifer Hetrick, Kathleen Wilhoite, Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton

Votes: 61

10. SAS: Who Dares Wins (2015– )
Episode: Pressure (2020)

47 min | Reality-TV

The recruits are stalked across the Scottish Highlands by a military-trained hunter force, before facing extreme interrogation on limited sleep and rations. Who will crack?

Directors: Freddie Foss-Smith, Caroline O'Shaughnessy, Phil Turner, Max Shapira | Stars: Ant Middleton, Mark Billingham, Jason Fox, Matthew Ollerton

Votes: 20

11. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012– )
Episode: Episode #20.2 (2020)

TV-MA | Comedy, Game-Show

Team captain Sean Lock and Rosie Jones face team captain Jon Richardson and Tom Allen. Susie Dent is joined by Sean Bean (impersonated by Adam Riches) in the Dictionary Corner, Rachel Riley is at the Countdown Board and Jimmy Carr hosts.

Director: Barbara Wiltshire | Stars: Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock, Jon Richardson, Susie Dent

Votes: 46

12. Fascinating Horror (2019– )
Episode: The R101: "Britain's Hindenburg": A Short Documentary (2021)

12 min | Documentary, History, Horror

In their interest of creating a faster transportation network to link its empire that airplanes of the day could not provide the United Kingdom launch the Imperial Airship Scheme in 1924. ... See full summary »

Star: Kristian Crow

13. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Consummation Deviation (2018)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon tries to bond with Amy's father, but when Wolowitz lures Mr. Fowler away with magic tricks, Sheldon has no choice but to bond with Mrs. Fowler. Also, Koothrappali and Anu try to get physical for the first time.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 2,509

14. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The D & D Vortex (2019)

TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Romance

The gang finds out Wil Wheaton hosts a celebrity Dungeons and Dragons game involving William Shatner, Joe Manganiello, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Smith. Deception and betrayal are the path to make it to the one open seat.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 2,700

15. Frühling (2011– )
Episode: Mehr als Freunde (2018)

90 min | Drama

In a forest Katja Baumann and Mark Weber intend to capture Susi, a cow who escaped from a farm.Suddenly Katja receives a call from a woman who feels very bad and wants to commit suicide, ... See full summary »

Directors: Thomas Jauch, Michael Karen | Stars: Simone Thomalla, Marco Girnth, Cristina do Rego, Christoph M. Ohrt

Votes: 29

16. Dark Money (2019)
Episode: All That Glitters... (2019)

TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

As it comes under increasing pressure the Mensah family begins to fracture, Isaac spirals out of control and as the truth starts to come out Jess plays a dangerous game with the press.

Director: Lewis Arnold | Stars: Babou Ceesay, Jill Halfpenny, Rudi Dharmalingam, Max Fincham

Votes: 59