Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "adoption", "extortion"

1. Raising Arizona (1987)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime

When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman

Votes: 150,531 | Gross: $22.85M

2. Isle of Dogs (2018)

PG-13 | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban

Votes: 191,110 | Gross: $32.02M

3. Let's Go to Prison (2006)

R | 84 min | Comedy, Crime

When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intended victim's son in his place by putting him in prison...and then joining him.

Director: Bob Odenkirk | Stars: Dax Shepard, Will Arnett, Chi McBride, David Koechner

Votes: 26,493 | Gross: $4.61M

4. The Road to Wellville (1994)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama

A story about the ins and outs of one unusual health facility in the early twentieth century, run by the eccentric Dr. John Harvey Kellogg.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack

Votes: 13,234 | Gross: $6.51M

5. The Cooler (2003)

R | 101 min | Drama, Romance

In an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation.

Director: Wayne Kramer | Stars: William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin, Shawn Hatosy

Votes: 35,521 | Gross: $8.24M

6. Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)

PG | 104 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A musician is stalked by an unknown homicidal maniac, who blackmails him for the accidental killing of another stalker.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Michael Brandon, Mimsy Farmer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Aldo Bufi Landi

Votes: 9,902

7. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

Passed | 137 min | Drama, War

A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.

Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rose Stradner

Votes: 3,093

8. Doble Kara (2015–2017)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Family

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Stars: Carmina Villaroel, Julia Montes, Mylene Dizon, Carl John Barrameda

Votes: 60

9. R-Point (2004)

R | 107 min | Action, Horror, War

During the Vietnam War, a South Korean base receives a radio transmission from a missing squad, presumed dead, and sends a platoon to rescue the lost squad from the R-Point.

Director: Su-chang Kong | Stars: Kam Woo-seong, Son Byung-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Park Won-sang

Votes: 5,834

10. Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)

PG-13 | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.

Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Chloe Franks, Ralph Richardson

Votes: 2,539

11. Born to Be Bad (1934)

Approved | 62 min | Drama, Romance

An immoral mother blackmails a wealthy businessman after he accidentally hits her delinquent son with his truck.

Directors: Lowell Sherman, Jack Conway | Stars: Loretta Young, Cary Grant, Jackie Kelk, Marion Burns

Votes: 1,261

12. The Baron of Arizona (1950)

Approved | 97 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Master swindler James Reavis painstakingly spends years forging documents and land grants that will make his wife and him undisputed owners of the entire territory of Arizona.

Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Vincent Price, Ellen Drew, Vladimir Sokoloff, Beulah Bondi

Votes: 2,543

13. Way Back Home (1931)

Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Seth Parker takes in Robbie Turner and protects him from his cruel father Rufe. When the father disappears, Seth intends to raise Robbie as his own son. The vindictive father attacks Mary ... See full summary »

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Phillips Lord, Effie Palmer, Frank Albertson, Bette Davis

Votes: 905

14. Twilight Women (1952)

Not Rated | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Vivanne is thrown on her own when her lover is arrested for murder. Searching for a place to live, she eventually finds a room in a boarding-house run by a woman who provides room-and-board for unmarried mothers with an ulterior motive.

Director: Gordon Parry | Stars: Freda Jackson, Rene Ray, Lois Maxwell, Laurence Harvey

Votes: 214

15. The Last Trimester (2007 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A couple are suspected of murdering a pregnant woman whose baby they were planning to adopt, and struggle to prove their innocence.

Director: Mark Cole | Stars: Chandra West, Jim Thorburn, Matthew Harrison, Lara Gilchrist

Votes: 203

16. Miracle on Main Street (1939)

Approved | 78 min | Drama

The discovery of an abandoned baby on Christmas Eve brings new meaning to a lonely and depressed Los Angeles dancer.

Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Margo, Walter Abel, William Collier Sr., Jane Darwell

Votes: 197

17. The Millionaire Baby (1915)

Passed | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Who stole "The Millionaire Baby?" Did the plotting Doctor Pool finally accomplish his bold determination? Did Valerie Carew, former Burlesque Queen conquered by Mother-Love seize an ... See full summary »

Directors: Lawrence Marston, Thomas N. Heffron | Stars: Frederick Hand, Mrs. A.C. Marston, Grace Darmond, Harry Mestayer

Votes: 21

18. The Man in Blue (1937)

Passed | 67 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A police officer who kills a thief during the commission of a robbery takes on the responsibility of raising the man's son.

Director: Milton Carruth | Stars: Robert Wilcox, Edward Ellis, Nan Grey, Richard Carle

Votes: 18

19. Sins of Paris (1952)

Comedy, Crime, Drama

Madeleine Lebeau, a woman who charges for her easy virtue, has a plan that has some of her customers paying more than others; she tells them she is pregnant and, to avoid complications, the... See full summary »

Director: Henri Lepage | Stars: André Claveau, Lysiane Rey, Georges Lannes, Édith Georges

20. Main Street Lawyer (1939)

Approved | 72 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Flossie, girl friend of gangster Tony Marco, is released from the state penitentiary. With Marco and Ballou, his lawyer, she goes to Corinthia to deliver a letter to "Link" Boggs, from her ... See full summary »

Director: Dudley Murphy | Stars: Edward Ellis, Anita Louise, Robert Baldwin, Harold Huber

21. Terriers (2010)
Episode: Dog and Pony (2010)

TV-MA | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Desperate for quick cash, Hank and Britt set out to capture escaped convict Mongo for a big chunk of reward money.

Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn

Votes: 284

22. Blue Bloods (2010–2024)
Episode: Chinatown (2010)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Off-duty Jamie stumbles on a fracas in Chinatown. He chases one of the men, who dies in a car collision. Internal Affairs investigates Jamie and Danny inside Chinatown, finally nailing an illegal adoption racket for Chinese babies.

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou

Votes: 583

23. Verbotene Liebe (1995–2015)
Episode: Zur Hochzeit verurteilt (2013)

44 min | Drama, Romance

Oli tries in vain to talk down horny Andi's rekindled hope that Bella may still have feelings for him, while she assures Tristan to love only him. Mobster Vincent Berg demands a ... See full summary »

Directors: Ralph Bridle, Christoph Heininger | Stars: Janina Isabell Batoly, Wolfram Grandezka, Jens Hartwig, Tatjana Kästel