Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "rope-around-neck"

1. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Having made a deal with the Devil himself for immortality many millennia ago, the now decrepit mystic Doctor Parnassus fights for the freedom of his only daughter's soul.

Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Heath Ledger, Andrew Garfield

Votes: 154,021 | Gross: $7.69M

2. Freeway (1996)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A twisted take on "Little Red Riding Hood", with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker travelling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer and pedophile.

Director: Matthew Bright | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Bokeem Woodbine, Paul Perri

Votes: 31,826 | Gross: $0.30M

3. Antebellum (2020)

R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.

Directors: Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz | Stars: Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston

Votes: 29,858

4. Appaloosa (2008)

R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.

Director: Ed Harris | Stars: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons

Votes: 64,797 | Gross: $20.21M

5. In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son, two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of animal-warriors who are controlled by the evil Gallian.

Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Jason Statham, Ron Perlman, Ray Liotta, Leelee Sobieski

Votes: 51,211 | Gross: $4.54M

6. The Proposition (2005)

R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Western

A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.

Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Ray Winstone, Guy Pearce, Emily Watson, Richard Wilson

Votes: 55,016 | Gross: $1.90M

7. Song of the South (1946)

G | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The kindly story-teller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear.

Directors: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett, Luana Patten

Votes: 15,256 | Gross: $63.72M

8. Everly (2014)

R | 92 min | Action, Thriller

A kidnapped woman faces down hitmen sent by a mob boss/her captor while trying to protect her family from his wrath.

Director: Joe Lynch | Stars: Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Laura Cepeda, Togo Igawa

Votes: 19,453

9. The Devil Inside (2012)

R | 83 min | Horror

In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.

Director: William Brent Bell | Stars: Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, Ionut Grama

Votes: 37,528 | Gross: $53.26M

10. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)

R | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung fights against foreign forces' plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector.

Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Biao Yuen, Jacky Cheung

Votes: 19,922

11. Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)

Not Rated | 159 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

An NRI and his wife decide to stay in his ancestral home, paying no heed to the warnings about ghosts. Soon, inexplicable occurrences cause him to call a psychiatrist to help solve the mystery.

Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Ameesha Patel

Votes: 32,359 | Gross: $1.10M

12. Criminal Lovers (1999)

TV-MA | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Modern retelling of Hansel and Gretel. After committing a murder, a young couple on the run find refuge in a remote cottage in the woods, where they become trapped by the perverse hermit who lives there.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Natacha Régnier, Jérémie Renier, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Salim Kechiouche

Votes: 4,494 | Gross: $0.05M

13. Naked Among Wolves (2015 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, History, War

As WWII comes to an end, a group of Buchenwald's emaciated prisoners risk their lives for the safety of the camp's youngest inmate: a four-year-old Auschwitz-born Jewish prisoner. Is there a future for the Buchenwald boy?

Director: Philipp Kadelbach | Stars: Florian Stetter, Peter Schneider, Sylvester Groth, Sabin Tambrea

Votes: 4,189

14. Eye in the Labyrinth (1972)

95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A woman searches for her missing lover, a psychiatrist who has suddenly vanished for no apparent reason. She ends up at a villa populated by a group of eccentric individuals. A string of murders commences immediately.

Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Rosemary Dexter, Adolfo Celi, Horst Frank, Sybil Danning

Votes: 1,076

15. Sitcom (1998)

Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The adventures of an upper-class suburban family abruptly confronted with the younger brother's discovery of his homosexuality, the elder sister's suicide attempt and how much do you ... See full summary »

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Évelyne Dandry, François Marthouret, Marina de Van, Adrien de Van

Votes: 5,586

16. Supernatural (1933)

Passed | 65 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A serial black widow murderess returns to life in the body of a young woman to exact revenge on a former lover, a phony spiritualist who betrayed her.

Director: Victor Halperin | Stars: Carole Lombard, Randolph Scott, Alan Dinehart, Vivienne Osborne

Votes: 938

17. The Seventh Dwarf (2014)

PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Seven dwarfs face a dragon and a witch to find the one man who can save their beloved princess.

Directors: Boris Aljinovic, Harald Siepermann | Stars: Otto Waalkes, Mirco Nontschew, Boris Aljinovic, Ralf Schmitz

Votes: 1,366

18. Varg Veum - Falne engler (2008)

95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Murder and trouble hit Veum when he meets up with classmates in the rock-band Camp, when he resumes contact with a former flame Rebecca, now the wife of his buddy. A Varg Veum mystery by best-selling crime novelist Gunnar Staalesen.

Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Trond Espen Seim, Per Kjerstad, Bjørn Floberg, Pia Tjelta

Votes: 2,410

19. Mandrake, the Magician (1939)

Approved | 215 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Mandrake and his assistant Lothar are working the cruise lines and make the acquaintance of Professor Houston who has developed a radium energy machine, which is much coveted by a masked Crime Lord known as "The Wasp".

Directors: Norman Deming, Sam Nelson | Stars: Warren Hull, Doris Weston, Al Kikume, Rex Downing

Votes: 214

20. My Hero (1990)

93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A busboy who loves reading Manga comic books gives up his job to work for the Triad.

Director: Ka-Yan Leung | Stars: Stephen Chow, Wilson Lam, Fui-On Shing, Ann Bridgewater

Votes: 449

21. The Shades (2021)

81 min | Horror, Thriller

Two U.S. ecologists travel to a remote town in South America to investigate what appears to be unnatural decay of the environment. They soon discover the cause is a horrific curse that's been haunting the lands for centuries.

Director: Jeff Sun | Stars: Rodrigo Mattos, Nicole Alexandra Lvova, Sarah Hess, Andrea Camponovo

Votes: 53

22. Doctor's Orders (1930)

21 min | Comedy, Short

The boys stage phony accidents so the girls will have to nurse them back to health.

Director: Arch Heath | Stars: David Sharpe, Gertrude Messinger, Mary Kornman, Mickey Daniels

Votes: 67

23. Once Over (1928)

22 min | Short, Comedy

A pair of rail-riding bums exit their boxcar in the town of Excema, where they get work as waiters and have trouble with clams, bottles of beer, and pies.

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: 'Snub' Pollard, Marvin Loback, Thelma Daniels, Harry Martell

Votes: 26

24. The Four Twenty-One (2009)

Not Rated | 91 min | Sci-Fi

As a child, Buddy Cortez was recruited by a covert branch of the government and trained to hunt and destroy aliens that are living among us. Now, as the danger increases and a lifetime of ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Galt | Stars: Michael J. Gonzales, Jen Rainin, Tony Sommers, Paul Gerrior

Votes: 40

25. Fucks he got Round his Neck (2023)

5 min | Short, Drama

This short film opens explores issues around the conversation of mental health and in particular male suicide - it is a precursor / teaser trailer that was submitted to Film Festivals for the the Film Trapped in their Dreams.

Director: Margaret Wheldon | Stars: Elisha Cope, Denise Sachini, Joe Stanway, Margaret Wheldon

26. Dumb Daddies (1928)

20 min | Comedy, Short

Max mistakes his son's acting for reality. When the play calls for the son to commit a murder (on a mannequin), Max winds up trying to hide the body from the police.

Director: Hal Yates | Stars: Max Davidson, Viola Richard, Thelma Hill, Spec O'Donnell

Votes: 33

27. The Iron Nag (1925)

11 min | Short, Comedy

A man, mistaken for a famous jockey, ends up in jail with the race horse as the Kentucy Steeplechase is ready to begin. They make their escape, pursued by a car full of trigger-happy cops.

Director: Del Lord | Stars: Billy Bevan, Ruth Taylor, Andy Clyde, Sunshine Hart

Votes: 27

28. From the Thunder (2019)

10 min | Short, Drama, War

When three Canadian soldiers encounter a lone German scout, their sense of morality is weighed against their sense of duty.

Director: Daniel Everitt-Lock | Stars: Sean Meldrum, Jacob Hogan, Neil Paterson, Alexander Oliver

Votes: 23

29. I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970)
Episode: Fly Me to the Moon (1967)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Jeannie turns a NASA chimp into a human.

Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Hayden Rorke, Bill Daily

Votes: 218

30. Laramie (1959–1963)
Episode: Men of Defiance (1960)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Jess is riding as deputy with a marshal chasing a gang to a private fort on the Santa Fe trail in the desert of New Mexico. The outlaw gang takes one of the men from the fort as hostage wanting the marshal and the wounded Jess in return.

Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Don Megowan, Edgar Buchanan, Bing Russell, Robert Fuller

Votes: 98

31. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode: Episode #1.772 (1969)

TV-G | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Minerva tells Charity she should marry Carl. At Evan's prompting, Tim poisons Minerva.

Director: Henry Kaplan | Stars: Jonathan Frid, Nancy Barrett, Clarice Blackburn, John Karlen

Votes: 25

32. Saved on Camera (2020– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2020)

29 min | Documentary

CCTV captures the moment two boys are rescued from a rising tide by a total stranger. A community effort stops a seal being strangled to death by a rope around its neck.

Directors: Jonny Leeder, Samuel Morter | Star: Kevin Duala

33. The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)
Episode: A Stranger in Town (1999)

TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Despite being an out of state runaway, Dawn Marie Birnbaum was treated with reverence by the Pennsylvania town where she was found murdered by the side of a road. Since no id was found with... See full summary »

Director: Jeffrey Fine | Stars: James Kallstrom, Anthony D. Call, JoEllen Anklam, Harry Averdisian

Votes: 46

34. Vikings: Valhalla (2022– )
Episode: Pecheneg (2023)

TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Harald makes a risky move and falls into the hands of the Pechenegs. Olaf sets out to find Jombsborg and stumbles upon an unlikely source of help.

Director: Emer Conroy | Stars: Sam Corlett, Frida Gustavsson, Leo Suter, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson

Votes: 914

35. Vikings (2013–2020)
Episode: Dispossessed (2013)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After his successful raid, Ragnar and his crew joyously return home with their riches. Earl Haraldson doesn't hesitate to summon Ragnar to the great hall where he lays claim to the entirety... See full summary »

Director: Johan Renck | Stars: Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Jessalyn Gilsig

Votes: 7,071

36. Dark Winds (2022– )
Episode: The March (2023)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Leaphorn risks his life in pursuit of a suspect; Manuelito stands up to the sheriff in a bid to rescue her boss; seeking answers on a case, Chee considers a dangerous proposition.

Director: Michael Nankin | Stars: Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Deanna Allison

Votes: 374

37. Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013–2014)
Episode: Forget Me Not (2013)

TV-14 | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Will Scarlet convinces Robin Hood's Merry Men to steal from Maleficent.

Director: David Solomon | Stars: Sophie Lowe, Michael Socha, Peter Gadiot, Emma Rigby

Votes: 320

38. Archer (2009–2023)
Episode: The Holdout (2015)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Archer must salvage a crashed plane for the CIA after he disappeared for six weeks in Thailand.

Director: Adam Reed | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, Chris Parnell

Votes: 1,421

39. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode: The Broken Man (2016)

TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Jon and Sansa gather troops. Jaime arrives at Riverrun. Olenna Tyrell plans to leave King's Landing. Theon and Yara plan a destination. Arya makes plans to leave.

Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Kit Harington, Natalie Dormer

Votes: 36,508