Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Beth M. Schniebolk

1. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

PG | 118 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Logan Lerman, Kevin McKidd, Steve Coogan, Brandon T. Jackson

Votes: 202,847 | Gross: $88.76M

2. Night at the Museum (2006)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke

Votes: 376,922 | Gross: $250.86M

3. All Good Things (2010)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

David Marks, a real estate scion, is suspected of killing his wife Katie, who disappeared in 1982.

Director: Andrew Jarecki | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Lily Rabe

Votes: 59,964 | Gross: $0.58M

4. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife barreling towards a shattering climax.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei

Votes: 111,545 | Gross: $7.08M

5. The Pink Panther (2006)

PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Bumbling Inspector Clouseau must solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and find out who stole the infamous Pink Panther diamond.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer

Votes: 92,448 | Gross: $82.23M

6. Chopped (2007– )

TV-G | 60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

It's a Chopped All-Stars tournament event! Through four preliminary competitions, sixteen celebrities battle it out for a spot in the $50,000 finale!

Stars: Ted Allen, Amanda Freitag, Marc Murphy, Scott Conant

Votes: 4,407

7. Bowling for Columbine (2002)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende

Votes: 148,673 | Gross: $21.58M

8. The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)

TV-14 | 119 min | Documentary, Crime

The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Elizabeth Holmes, Dan Ariely, Roger Parloff

Votes: 15,184

9. God Save Texas (2024)

TV-14 | 87 min | Documentary

Tales of Texas told through the lenses of three directors, chronicling the state's past, present and future.

Stars: Lawrence Wright, Richard Linklater, Alex Stapleton, Iliana Sosa

Votes: 222

10. Dirty Money (2018–2020)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime

A Netflix Original Series documenting various stories about exposing the greed, corruption, and crime spreading through the global economy.

Stars: Matt Taibbi, Fisher Stevens, Alex Gibney, Fahmi Quadir

Votes: 10,176

11. Zero Days (2016)

PG-13 | 116 min | Documentary

A documentary focused on Stuxnet, a piece of self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: David Sanger, Emad Kiyaei, Eric Chien, Liam O'Murchu

Votes: 10,406 | Gross: $0.10M

12. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)

Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary

A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Spanky Taylor, David Miscavige

Votes: 40,886

13. Pieces of April (2003)

PG-13 | 80 min | Comedy, Drama

A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.

Director: Peter Hedges | Stars: Katie Holmes, Oliver Platt, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke

Votes: 22,110 | Gross: $2.53M

14. Wendigo (2001)

R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The legend of the Wendigo, a beast from Indian folklore who is half-man, half-deer, and can change itself at will.

Director: Larry Fessenden | Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber, Erik Per Sullivan, John Speredakos

Votes: 4,722 | Gross: $0.10M

15. Whipped (2000)

R | 82 min | Comedy, Romance

Three egotistical swingers, who think they're God's gift to women, end up having their friendships tested when all three of them pick up and start dating the same woman.

Director: Peter M. Cohen | Stars: Amanda Peet, Brian Van Holt, Jonathan Abrahams, Zorie Barber

Votes: 4,374 | Gross: $4.14M

16. Laurel Canyon (2020)

TV-14 | 78 min | Documentary, History, Music

Documentary pulls back the curtain on a mythical world and provides an up-close look at the lives of the musicians who inhabited Laurel Canyon. It paints an intimate portrait of the artists who created a music revolution that would change popular culture.

Stars: Michelle Phillips, Alice Cooper, Micky Dolenz, Neil Young

Votes: 1,289

17. The Mr. Men Show (2008–2009)

TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The life of the Mr Men presented in hour long movies.

Stars: Alicyn Packard, Joey D'Auria, Sam Gold, Richard Epcar

Votes: 1,246

18. Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)

TV-MA | 116 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

An intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams.

Director: Marina Zenovich | Stars: Robin Williams, Mark Rasmussen, Stan Wilson, John Houseman

Votes: 9,149

19. Crazy, Not Insane (2020)

TV-MA | 119 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

An examination of the research by forensic psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis who investigated the psychology of murderers.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Dorothy Otnow Lewis, Catherine Yeager, Richard Burr, Park Dietz

Votes: 2,525

20. Salt Fat Acid Heat (2018)

Documentary

Docuseries, based on the award-winning book, explores the essence of cooking and the vital ingredients at the heart of a great dish.

Star: Samin Nosrat

Votes: 2,803

21. The Prince (2015 TV Movie)

60 min | Drama

Wealthy Manhattan kids dealing with high school and the drama that comes with it.

Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Dan Hunter, Margarita Levieva, Laura Hunter Drago, Christopher Egan

Votes: 949

22. The Forever Prisoner (2021)

119 min | Documentary, Crime

Follows the story of Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee subjected to the CIA's program, later identified as torture by those outside the agency.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Stephen Gaudin, Chantell Higgins, Daniel Jones, Steven Kleinman

Votes: 848

23. Totally Under Control (2020)

TV-14 | 123 min | Documentary

An in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.

Directors: Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Suzanne Hillinger | Stars: Alex Azar, Charlie Baker, Scott Becker, Taison Bell

Votes: 3,364

24. Water & Power: A California Heist (2017)

PG | 87 min | Documentary

In California's complex water system, a handful of corporate land owners took advantage of a state-engineered system and gained control of the state's most precious public resource, while drought left local homeowners with dry wells.

Director: Marina Zenovich

Votes: 333

25. Copshop (2004 TV Movie)

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Directors: Anita W. Addison, Joe Cacaci | Stars: Blair Brown, Annie Campbell, Jessica Dickey, Richard Dreyfuss

Votes: 590

26. Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)

Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A look at the music career of musician James Brown beginning with his first hit song, "Please, Please, Please," in 1956.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: James Brown, Christian McBride, Bobby Byrd, Greg Tate

Votes: 1,496

27. 2003 MTV Video Music Awards (2003 TV Special)

180 min | Music

Twenty-first annual MTV Video Music Award show. Hosted by Chris Rock.

Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller | Stars: Chris Rock, 50 Cent, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Alba

Votes: 442

28. Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge (2017)

TV-MA | 240 min | Documentary, Music

A look at 50 years of the iconic magazine features interviews with and footage of journalists, photographers and performers who have graced its pages since it was launched by publisher Jann Wenner in 1967. In 2 parts.

Directors: Blair Foster, Alex Gibney | Stars: Cameron Crowe, Jeff Daniels, Johnny Depp, Annie Leibovitz

Votes: 638

29. Parched (2017– )

47 min | Documentary

Documentary about water crises in the United States.

Stars: Alex Gibney, Rob Bilott

Votes: 49

30. Elefun and Friends: A Tangled Tale (2008 Video)

23 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

An animated short based on the popular game "Elefun" by Hasbro.

Director: Darrell Van Citters | Stars: Gigi Abraham, Peter Kullgren, Katie Leigh, Rick Zieff

31. My Sexiest Mistake (2004 TV Movie)

75 min | Comedy

One minute, Cade Douglas, delectable Boston businessman, is signaling for a waitress in the bar of a very fashionable hotel. The next, he's nearly racing upstairs with a beautiful stranger, who'd answered his summons instead.

Director: Jon Sherman | Stars: Sabrina Lloyd, Curtis Mark Williams, Caitlin Roukin, John Ellison Conlee

Votes: 63

32. The 4%: Film's Gender Problem (2016)

Not Rated | 27 min | Documentary, Short

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem is a new, provocative original series of 6 short films designed to explore the hot- button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood.

Director: Caroline Suh | Stars: Judd Apatow, Lake Bell, Patricia Clarkson, Toni Collette

Votes: 45

33. Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free (2002 TV Movie)

65 min | Documentary

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Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: JD Polzin, Ronnie Stutes

Votes: 15

34. Laurel Canyon (2020)
Episode: Part 1 (2020)

TV-14 | 79 min | Documentary, History, Music

Laurel Canyon was a rural oasis that brought out the talents of young musicians. They formed bands together, broke up those bands, and formed new ones. They perfected their music at local clubs and pretty soon the world took notice.

Director: Alison Ellwood | Stars: Alice Cooper, David Crosby, Henry Diltz, Denny Doherty

Votes: 130

35. Laurel Canyon (2020)
Episode: Part 2 (2020)

TV-14 | 78 min | Documentary, History, Music

With hard drugs, bigger paychecks, and the Manson murders, the once neighborly music scene began to shift. In spite of it all, a new wave of troubadours came in and continued to captivate those beyond their rustic home.

Director: Alison Ellwood | Stars: Paul Barrere, Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, David Crosby

Votes: 98

36. The Mr. Men Show (2008–2009)
Episode: Games/Superstore (2008)

TV-Y | Animation, Comedy, Family

An enthusiastic Mr. Tickle greets every customer with a tickle; Little Miss Daredevil gives an impromptu scooter demonstration; and Mr. Scatterbrain delivers diminishing returns at the return counter.

Director: Mark Risley | Stars: Prudence Alcott, Susan Balboni, Sam Gold, Richard Epcar

Votes: 9

37. The Mr. Men Show (2008–2009)
Episode: Dance (2008)

TV-Y | 11 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Mr. Noisy gets on the wrong side of Mr. Grumpy and Mr. Happy hosts a dance-based reality TV show.

Director: Mark Risley | Stars: Joey D'Auria, Simon Callow, Susan Balboni, Richard Epcar

Votes: 9

38. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: All-Stars Tournament: Part 1 (2011)

TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Sixteen celebrity chefs compete in an exclusive five-part Chopped event.

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Lisa Garza, Debbie Lee, Michael Proietti

Votes: 20

39. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: All-Stars Tournament: Grand Finale! (2011)

TV-G | 43 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

The four celebrity chefs finally face off for their favorite charities.

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Anne Burrell, Nate Appleman, Michael Proietti

Votes: 21

40. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: All-Stars Tournament: Part 2 (2011)

TV-G | 43 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Part 2 of 5. Four popular Food Network personalities compete for a chance to win $50,000 for their charity. They must use teething biscuits in their appetizers; a kid's breakfast favorite ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Anne Burrell, Duff Goldman, Claire Robinson

Votes: 20

41. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: All-Stars Tournament: Part 3 (2011)

TV-G | 43 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Part 3 or 5. Four acclaimed chefs compete for charity. They must use fresh pasta sheets in their appetizers; big fish and little crackers in their entrees; and a Chinese spice in their desserts.

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Nate Appleman, Anita Lo, Jacques Torres

Votes: 21

42. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: All-Stars Tournament: Part 4 (2011)

TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

The tables have turned! Chopped judges become Chopped competitors.

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Maneet Chauhan, Geoffrey Zakarian, Aarón Sánchez

Votes: 22

43. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: Everything's Rosy (2011)

TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Things take a rosy turn in the entree round, with edible flowers.

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Justin Bazdarich, Maneet Chauhan, Scott Conant

Votes: 13

44. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: Make a Splash! (2011)

TV-G | 41 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

It's a gingerbread dough showdown in the dessert round!

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Adrianne Calvo, Wayne Cafariella, Lish Steiling

Votes: 15

45. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: One in a Hundred (2011)

TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

The first round has the competitors combining a sweet bread and a melon.

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Jackie Baldassari, Matt Lambert, Tiffany Jefferies

Votes: 19

46. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: Class Acts (2011)

TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Class is in session in the Chopped kitchen!

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Cheryl Barbara, Rhonda Deloatch, Dianne Houlihan

Votes: 17

47. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: Duck for Dinner (2011)

TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

The judges are pleased to see duck confit in the first basket.

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Megan Johnson, Al Nappo, Neela Paniz

Votes: 15

48. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: The Big Scoop (2011)

TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

What a surprise when the big scoop in dessert is vanilla ice cream!

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Holly Sheppard, Jeremy Spector, Joseph Arcarola

Votes: 20

49. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: Champions' Tournament: Grand Finale (2011)

TV-G | 43 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Only one two-time champ can become a "three-peater" and claim the prize.

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Wade Burch, Lauren Gerrie, Alex Guarnaschelli

Votes: 15

50. Chopped (2007– )
Episode: Viewers' Choice! (2012)

TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Chopped viewers get to weigh in on the ingredients in the mystery basket.

Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Virginia Monaco, Amy Johnson, Alex Guarnaschelli

Votes: 19