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

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure

In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies

Votes: 1,039,606 | Gross: $248.16M

2. Doctor Strange (2016)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.

Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong

Votes: 808,120 | Gross: $232.64M

3. Everest (2015)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

On May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.

Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Jason Clarke, Ang Phula Sherpa, Thomas M. Wright, Martin Henderson

Votes: 232,994 | Gross: $43.48M

4. Alien vs. Predator (2004)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner

Votes: 212,846 | Gross: $80.28M

5. The Serpent (2021)

TV-MA | 458 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The twisting, real-life story of Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise, who was a hidden darkness in the mid-70's on Asia's hippie trail.

Stars: Tahar Rahim, Billy Howle, Jenna Coleman, Ellie Bamber

Votes: 49,884

6. The Expendables 2 (2012)

R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.

Director: Simon West | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Liam Hemsworth, Randy Couture, Jean-Claude Van Damme

Votes: 322,890 | Gross: $85.02M

7. The Eight Mountains (2022)

Not Rated | 147 min | Drama

An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains follows over four decades the profound, complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno.

Directors: Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch | Stars: Lupo Barbiero, Cristiano Sassella, Elena Lietti, Chiara Jorrioz

Votes: 15,034

8. The Golden Child (1986)

PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child whom dark forces want to eliminate.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Eddie Murphy, J.L. Reate, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis

Votes: 59,574 | Gross: $79.82M

9. Arabian Nights (1974)

X | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In ancient Arabia, a beautiful slave girl chooses a youth to be her new master, then she is kidnapped and they must search for each other. Stories are told within stories: love, travel and the whims of destiny.

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Franco Merli, Tessa Bouché

Votes: 9,087

10. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.

Director: Kerry Conran | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi

Votes: 87,565 | Gross: $37.76M

11. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama

The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.

Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny

Votes: 110,531 | Gross: $5.99M

12. Little Buddha (1993)

PG | 123 min | Drama

After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children - one American and two Nepalese - who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Bridget Fonda, Ruocheng Ying, Chris Isaak

Votes: 17,995 | Gross: $4.86M

13. Bad Moon (1996)

R | 80 min | Horror, Thriller

After being bitten by a werewolf in the jungle, Ted looks for a cure. His lawyer sister, with a son and dog, invites him to park his camper by her house in the woods and live out of her fridge.

Director: Eric Red | Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Michael Paré, Mason Gamble, Ken Pogue

Votes: 8,193 | Gross: $1.06M

14. The Wedding Guest (2018)

R | 96 min | Thriller

A story centered on a mysterious British Muslim man (Dev Patel) on his journey across Pakistan and India.

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Dev Patel, Radhika Apte, Jim Sarbh, Vivek Sharma

Votes: 6,658 | Gross: $0.38M

15. Baraka (1992)

Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary

A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.

Director: Ron Fricke | Star: Patrick Disanto

Votes: 41,068 | Gross: $1.33M

16. 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (2021)

TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport

Fearless Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in seven months.

Director: Torquil Jones | Stars: Nirmal Purja, Suchi Purja, Klára Kolouchová, Reinhold Messner

Votes: 30,560

17. High Road to China (1983)

PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

During WW1, an alcoholic American biplane pilot is hired by the spoiled daughter of an industrialist to find her father who disappeared in Asia.

Director: Brian G. Hutton | Stars: Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Jack Weston, Wilford Brimley

Votes: 6,019 | Gross: $28.40M

18. Far Cry 4 (2014 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Crime

To fulfil his mother's dying wish, Ajay Ghale travels to Kyrat to scatter her ashes. Before he can accomplish this, though, he must end a civil war between the Golden Path and Min's forces.

Director: Patrick Methe | Stars: Troy Baker, Naveen Andrews, Janina Gavankar, Travis Willingham

Votes: 11,320

19. The Abominable Snowman (1957)

85 min | Adventure, Horror

A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.

Director: Val Guest | Stars: Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis

Votes: 4,990

20. The Climb (I) (2017)

Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young man from the suburbs with no mountaineering experience decides to climb Mt Everest to show a woman he'd do anything for her.

Director: Ludovic Bernard | Stars: Ahmed Sylla, Alice Belaïdi, Kévin Razy, Nicolas Wanczycki

Votes: 8,334

21. Up to His Ears (1965)

Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy

The farcical adventures of an unhappy, sometimes suicidal, billionaire Arthur Lempereur in Hong Kong and the Himalayas.

Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Ursula Andress, Maria Pacôme, Valérie Lagrange

Votes: 2,358

22. Sherpa (2015)

Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary

In 2014, director Jennifer Peedom was working on a documentary about the Sherpas of Mount Everest when the largest avalanche in recent history occurred on the mountain, killing 16 Sherpas.

Director: Jennifer Peedom | Stars: Russell Brice, Tim Medvetz, Pasang Tenzing Sherpa, Phurba Tashi Sherpa

Votes: 5,433

23. Sold (I) (2014)

PG-13 | 94 min | Drama

A girl risks everything for freedom after being trafficked from her mountain village in Nepal to a brothel in India.

Director: Jeffrey D. Brown | Stars: Gillian Anderson, David Arquette, Priyanka Bose, Tillotama Shome

Votes: 2,000

24. Yoddha (1992)

Not Rated | 149 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Fate brings a young man from rural Kerala to be the protector of a young Lama in Nepal, who is being chased by a dangerous cult.

Director: Sangeeth Sivan | Stars: Mohanlal, Siddharth Lama, Madhoo, Jagathy Sreekumar

Votes: 4,767

25. Nine: Nine Time Travels (2013)

52 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

A TV anchorman discovers that a mysterious bundle of incense has the power to send him back in time, where he has the opportunity to alter the past.

Stars: Lee Jin-wook, Jo Yun-hie, Jeon No-min, Kim Hie-ryeong

Votes: 593

26. Shock Wave 2 (2020)

120 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A terrorist expert in explosives, whose gang has been dismantled, seeks revenge. He threatens to blow up a Hong Kong tunnel with hundreds of hostages. The policeman who has already beaten him once must stop him again.

Directors: Herman Yau, Shane Comley-White | Stars: Andy Lau, Ching Wan Lau, Ni Ni, Kwan-Ho Tse

Votes: 2,899

27. The Quest: Everest (2024)

97 min | Documentary | Completed

'THE QUEST: Everest' Documentary is an extraordinary quest to deeper understand and climb the most legendary mountain in the world, while revealing the remarkable culture, history and ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Harz | Stars: Russell Brice, Gilberto Thoen, Alex Harz, Caroline Pemberton

28. Himalaya (1999)

108 min | Drama

An aging chief's last stand, lessons for the new, and the education of a young chief-to-be played against harsh Nature in Nepal's Dolpo. When his son dies returning from Tibet's salt lakes,... See full summary »

Directors: Eric Valli, Michel Debats | Stars: Thilen Lhondup, Gurgon Kyap, Lhakpa Tsamchoe, Karma Wangel

Votes: 5,699 | Gross: $2.48M

29. THE QUEST: Everest VR (2024)

26 min | Short, Adventure, Sport

'THE QUEST: Everest VR' is a one-of-a-kind "real-life" Virtual Reality documentary to climb and reveal the most legendary mountain on earth, Mt. Everest, in stunning 360 degree video.

Director: Alex Harz | Stars: Alex Harz, Dil Budathoki Magar, Erlend Ness, Mingma Chiri Sherpa

30. The Pleasure Pit (1969)

R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A rebellious socially-conscious man travels to Nepal to find his deadbeat dad. He meets Jane, a beautiful hippie girl hooked on drugs. He is forced to steal artifacts for his father's slimy employer to earn money to help Jane.

Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Pascale Audret, Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg, Elsa Martinelli

Votes: 157

31. Gharwali Baharwali (1998)

138 min | Comedy

On discovery of his spouse's infertility, a man starts a search for a new wife.

Director: David Dhawan | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Rambha, Satish Kaushik

Votes: 762

32. The Himalayas (2015)

124 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Based on true events, renowned mountaineer UM Hong-gil sets out on a mission to Everest to retrieve his late junior climber's body and faces the greatest challenge of his life.

Director: Seok-hoon Lee | Stars: Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo, Jo Sung-ha, Lee Chae-yun

Votes: 1,263 | Gross: $0.70M

33. Muna Madan (2003)

133 min | Drama

An epic tragedy, based on Nepal's most famous epic poem. Madan, a lower-class worker, is forced by poverty and mounting debts to go to Lhasa, Tibet, leaving behind his lonely mother and ... See full summary »

Director: Gyanendra Bahadur Deuja | Stars: Deepak Tripathi, Usha Paudel, Mithila Sharma, Subhadra Adhikari

Votes: 149

34. The Porter: The Untold Story at Everest (2020)

55 min | Documentary, Adventure

A young privileged American "Nathaniel J. Menninger" attempts to make history at Everest by becoming a Himalaya Porter. But in his journey to succeed, experiences a harrowing reality ... See full summary »

Director: Nathaniel J. Menninger

Votes: 328

35. The Night Train to Kathmandu (1988 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 102 min | Adventure, Romance, Fantasy

A young girl leaves for Nepal with her parents and brother. She is unhappy to leave her home at first, but soon isn't when she meets a handome young man. The story unfolds into a romantic and daring quest in search of the "Invisible City."

Director: Robert Wiemer | Stars: Pernell Roberts, Eddie Castrodad, Milla Jovovich, Kavi Raz

Votes: 491

36. Wings Over Everest (2019)

110 min | Action

When a plane carrying important documents crashes in the Death Zone of Mount Everest, two men claiming to work for India's research and analysis department offer a large sum of money to Team Wings to take them up to recover them.

Director: Fay Yu | Stars: Jingchu Zhang, Koji Yakusho, Po-Hung Lin, Victor Webster

Votes: 320

37. Unmistaken Child (2008)

Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary

In Nepal, a venerable monk, Geshe Lama Konchog, dies and one of his disciples, a youthful monk named Tenzin Zopa, searches for his master's reincarnation. The film follows his search to the... See full summary »

Director: Nati Baratz | Star: Tenzin Zopa

Votes: 817 | Gross: $0.30M

38. Fight of Fury (2020)

81 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

When the master of martial arts, ex-gorkha soldier, uncovers widespread sex trafficking network in his own backyard in Los Angeles, with the help of runaway victims, he orchestrates a massive attack on the traffickers.

Director: Shuny Bee | Stars: Cynthia Aguilar, Michael Ainis, Leila Amiri, Hannah Anhari

Votes: 180

39. A Mero Hajur 3 (2019)

125 min | Drama, Romance

An romantic relationship between a celebrity and his fan.

Director: Jharana Thapa | Stars: Anmol K.C., Suhana Thapa, Salon Basnet, Arpan Thapa

Votes: 138

40. Everest (2007)

PG-13 | 119 min | Drama

When an unexpected solo mountain trek ends in catastrophe for John Lauchlan, inspired fellow climbers set out to brave the elements and follow John's dream - to conquer the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest.

Stars: Eric Johnson, Jason Priestley, Ted Atherton, John Pyper-Ferguson

Votes: 490

41. We Don't Deserve Dogs (2020)

84 min | Documentary

A contemplative odyssey across our planet, looking at the simple and extraordinary ways that dogs influence our daily lives.

Director: Matthew Salleh

Votes: 186

42. Jerryy (2014)

116 min | Romance

The two youths, Xavier Rana and Akanchha fell in love in Mustang while going for a trip from Pokhara. Rana was a playboy until he meets Akanchha.

Director: Hem Raj BC | Stars: Anmol K.C., Amalya Sharma, Anna Sharma, Abhishek Man Sherchan

Votes: 83

43. If You Were Me (2003)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama

Several of Korea's most acclaimed filmmakers, including Park Chan-wook (OLDBOY), explore the nature of discrimination in this provocative anthology.

Directors: Park Chan-wook, Jae-eun Jeong, Park Jin-Pyo, Park Kwang-su, Kyun-dong Yeo, Soon-rye Yim | Stars: Jeong Ae-yeon, Jeong-su Byeon, Oh Dal-su, Hyo-hee Dong

Votes: 665

44. Disaster on K2 (2009 TV Movie)

50 min | Documentary

This documentary program follows the climbers that reached the summit of K2 on August 2, 2008 and then the disaster that followed.

Directors: Robert Campos, Donna LoCicero | Stars: Bill Billmeier, Joe Butler, Marco Confortola, Ryan Davis

Votes: 51

45. Himalaya with Michael Palin (2004– )

360 min | Documentary

Michael Palin travels the Himalaya mountain region.

Stars: Michael Palin, The Dalai Lama

Votes: 1,220

46. Jump (2023)

100 min | Mystery, Thriller

Ashish, a national athlete, finds supernatural means to alter his timeline. As the demons of his past resurface in inexplicable ways, the film plunges into a thrilling exploration of twists and webs of corruption.

Director: Aasutosh Dhoj Karki | Stars: Saroj Shrestha, Binita Thapa Magar, Sandesh Shakya, Sagun Tamang

Votes: 14

47. Katmandú, un espejo en el cielo (2011)

104 min | Drama, Romance

In early-90s Kathmandu, an inspired Catalan teacher arrives in town to work at the local school; however, she will soon encounter the region's extreme poverty and its weak educational system.

Director: Icíar Bollaín | Stars: Verónica Echegui, Sumyata Bhattarai, Norbu Tsering Gurung, Kalsang Tamang

Votes: 777

48. The Wall of Shadows (2020)

94 min | Documentary, Sport

The Sherpa family break a taboo and take part in the Himalayan expedition to Kumbhakarna,the holiest of mountains, to earn money for their son's school and cut him from their tradition. They accompany the leading world class alpinists.

Director: Eliza Kubarska

Votes: 141

49. The Legend of Wisely (1987)

90 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A writer gets involved by an adventurer friend in the search for a legendary object: a golden pearl left in a Buddhist monastery by a dragon.

Director: Teddy Robin Kwan | Stars: Samuel Hui, Lung Ti, Teddy Robin Kwan, Joey Wang

Votes: 410

50. Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World (2011 TV Movie)

74 min | Documentary

In the documentary Bettany Hughes visits 7 sites important to Buddism: Bodh Gaya, India; Bodanath Stupa, Nepal; Temple of The Tooth, Sri Lanka; Wat Pho Temple, Thailand; Angkor Wat, ... See full summary »

Director: Faris Kermani | Stars: Bettany Hughes, Dinar Boontharn, Mario Cee, Ani Choying Dolma

Votes: 127