Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "picking-up-a-stranger"

1. Promising Young Woman (2020)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Nothing in Cassie's life is what it appears to be - she's wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she's living a secret double life. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.

Director: Emerald Fennell | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown

Votes: 212,977

2. Singles (1992)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A group of twenty-something friends search for love and success in grunge-era Seattle.

Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, Sheila Kelley

Votes: 32,766 | Gross: $18.47M

3. Truck Stop Women (1974)

R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A mother and daughter who run a brothel for truckers fight back when the Mafia tries to take over their operation.

Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Claudia Jennings, Lieux Dressler, John Martino, Paul Carr

Votes: 896

4. Glass Houses (1972)

R | 103 min | Drama, Romance

Teenage Kim is in love with her father, Victor, a middle class L.A. businessman who's sleeping with her peer, Jean, while Victor's wife is sleeping with a local novelist. Kim seduces Victor's business partner, Ted, to get to Victor.

Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Bernard Barrow, Deirdre Lenihan, Jennifer O'Neill, Ann Summers

Votes: 44

5. Deadly Strangers (1975)

R | 88 min | Thriller

Amidst public warnings of a dangerous patient who's escaped from a mental hospital, a young Belle Adams (Hayley Mills) hitches rides on the highway with various assortment of motorists.

Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Hayley Mills, Simon Ward, Sterling Hayden, Ken Hutchison

Votes: 749

6. Houseboat Horror (1989 Video)

85 min | Horror

A rowdy rock group are accompanied by a film crew to desolate Lake Infinity to produce a music video. One night the musicians visit the local pub while the various members of the film crew ... See full summary »

Directors: Kendal Flanagan, Ollie Martin | Stars: Alan Dale, Christine Jeston, Craig Alexander, Des McKenna

Votes: 332

7. Dark of the Night (1984)

88 min | Horror, Thriller

A small-town woman, fresh to the city, buys a second-hand Jaguar haunted by the ghost of a murdered woman and her killer.

Director: Gaylene Preston | Stars: Heather Bolton, David Letch, Perry Piercy, Suzanne Lee

Votes: 264

8. The Secret Life: Jeffrey Dahmer (1993)

99 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on the life of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered 17 men and ate many of them before he was caught in 1991.

Director: David R. Bowen | Stars: Carl Crew, Cassidy Phillips, Donna Stewart Bowen, Jeanne Bascom

Votes: 768

9. Branches of Life (2021)

Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Drama

A struggling artist decides to visit home and finds an unexpected source of support and encouragement along the way.

Director: Wade Butler | Stars: Wade Butler, Jodie Crawcour, Savannah De Vennge, Kirsten Jaftha

10. Indians (1979)

Biography, Drama

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Director: Gholam Hossein Lotfi | Stars: Ghodrat Delavari, Parviz Fanizadeh, Majid Mozaffari, Reza Fazaeli

Votes: 35

11. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: Unemployment, a Health Hazard: Part 2 (1984)

Drama, Romance

Simon and Vicky stand firm in their refusal to accept his parents loan but agree to leave the door open should they ever need it in the future.

Director: Mandy Smith | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond

12. The Flying Doctors (1986–1992)
Episode: The Kid (1988)

Drama

The arrival in town of a young boy and his dog creates tension.

Director: Colin Budds | Stars: Robert Grubb, Liz Burch, Lenore Smith, Peter O'Brien

Votes: 9

13. The Flying Doctors (1986–1992)
Episode: The Silly Season (1989)

Drama

Coopers Crossing is agog when a man involved in a car crash claims it was caused by a UFO. And the identity of the car driver is shrouded in mystery.

Director: Colin Budds | Stars: Robert Grubb, Liz Burch, Lenore Smith, Peter O'Brien

Votes: 8

14. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: Willy and Kate (1980)

Adventure, Drama, Family

The Hobo tries to give support and guidance to a couple of quarrelsome human transients--one old man and one young girl.

Director: Jan Darnley-Smith | Stars: London, Gary Merrill, Pauline Fulton, Michael Ayoub

Votes: 14

15. Night Visions (2001–2002)
Episode: The Doghouse/Still Life (2001)

TV-14 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A man is saved form a loan shark by a psychopathic female dog owner, who wants him as a pet. / Happy housewife Kate is targeted by a mysterious relentless thug for seemingly no reason.

Directors: Ernest R. Dickerson, JoBeth Williams | Stars: Jane Adams, Stephen Baldwin, Bill Croft, Anaya Farrell

Votes: 98

16. The Tripods (1984–1985)
Episode: Chateau Ricordeau, France: July, 2089 AD (1984)

TV-PG | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Nursing a head injury, Will is taken in by a friendly family. Henry starts to question whether Will wants to continue on their journey, after he falls in love.

Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: John Shackley, Jim Baker, Ceri Seel, Jeremy Young

Votes: 50

17. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1981)

TV-14 | 33 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect find themselves thrown off the Vogon spaceship into the vacuum of space. Improbably, they are rescued 29 seconds later by the Starship Heart of Gold. This brand... See full summary »

Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon, Sandra Dickinson

Votes: 268

18. Amigas y rivales (2001)
Episode: Episode #1.174 (2001)

43 min | Drama, Romance

Jimena and Jose go dancing. Susana picks up a stranger. Ernesto takes Paula out. Emilio has a surprise for Nayeli. Ofelia is very upset. Roxana pays Joaquin. Laura is planning a trip.

Stars: Michelle Vieth, Angélica Vale, Ludwika Paleta, Arath de la Torre