Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "confrontation", "falling-from-height"

1. The Breakfast Club (1985)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama

Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.

Director: John Hughes | Stars: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy

Votes: 435,916 | Gross: $45.88M

2. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019)

PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again in the conclusion of the Skywalker saga.

Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver

Votes: 492,556 | Gross: $515.20M

3. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

After the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.

Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams

Votes: 1,377,821 | Gross: $290.48M

4. Toy Story (1995)

G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom.

Director: John Lasseter | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney

Votes: 1,067,107 | Gross: $191.80M

5. V for Vendetta (2005)

R | 132 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow the tyrannical government - with the help of a young woman.

Director: James McTeigue | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves, Stephen Rea

Votes: 1,178,155 | Gross: $70.51M

6. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Rey develops her abilities with the help of Luke Skywalker, as the Resistance prepares for battle against the First Order.

Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher

Votes: 671,190 | Gross: $620.18M

7. A Bug's Life (1998)

G | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.

Directors: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton | Stars: Kevin Spacey, David Foley, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere

Votes: 314,135 | Gross: $162.80M

8. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

PG | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer

Votes: 216,560 | Gross: $156.45M

9. The Towering Inferno (1974)

PG | 165 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway

Votes: 48,176 | Gross: $116.00M

10. Breakdown (I) (1997)

R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man searches for his missing wife after his car breaks down in the middle of the desert.

Director: Jonathan Mostow | Stars: Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan, M.C. Gainey

Votes: 61,549 | Gross: $50.13M

11. A Goofy Movie (1995)

G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When Max makes a preposterous promise to a girl he has a crush on, his chances to fulfilling it seem hopeless when he is dragged onto a cross-country trip with his embarrassing father, Goofy.

Director: Kevin Lima | Stars: Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Jim Cummings, Kellie Martin

Votes: 62,565 | Gross: $35.35M

12. Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)

R | 91 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller

Vampire death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fights to end the eternal war between the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her.

Director: Anna Foerster | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Tobias Menzies, Lara Pulver

Votes: 80,920 | Gross: $30.35M

13. Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)

PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Romance

In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.

Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge

Votes: 53,634 | Gross: $12.23M

14. The Good Son (1993)

R | 87 min | Drama, Thriller

A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle and becomes friends with his cousin, a boy of the same age who shows increasing signs of violent and psychopathic behavior.

Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse

Votes: 45,715 | Gross: $44.59M

15. Village of the Damned (1995)

R | 98 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A small town's women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Paré

Votes: 34,206 | Gross: $9.42M

16. Lost and Delirious (2001)

R | 103 min | Drama, Romance

After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. However, when she discovers that her new friends are lovers she finds herself caught in a complicated situation.

Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré, Mischa Barton, Jackie Burroughs

Votes: 22,322 | Gross: $0.30M

17. 99 Homes (2014)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama

A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.

Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern, Clancy Brown

Votes: 38,181 | Gross: $1.41M

18. Blindsided (2013)

R | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A reclusive, blind photojournalist lives quietly in a New York penthouse, until a smooth but sadistic criminal looking for a hidden fortune enters her life.

Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Michelle Monaghan, Michael Keaton, Barry Sloane, Andrew W. Walker

Votes: 5,852

19. Targets (1968)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An aging horror star questions his place in modern Hollywood, while a disturbed young man goes on a killing spree.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Nancy Hsueh, James Brown

Votes: 11,358

20. Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

PG | 114 min | Action, Adventure

An extension of the previous film, wherein a group of adventurers return to the overturned ship to seek several fortunes.

Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Michael Caine, Sally Field, Telly Savalas, Peter Boyle

Votes: 5,866

21. Paparazzi (2004)

PG-13 | 84 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.

Director: Paul Abascal | Stars: Cole Hauser, Robin Tunney, Dennis Farina, Daniel Baldwin

Votes: 15,687 | Gross: $15.71M

22. 36th Precinct (2004)

Not Rated | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama

2 cops are promised by the retiring chief of the Paris police that the one, getting the violent gang robbing armored trucks, will get his job. The 2 will do whatever it takes to get the promotion, even if it means breaking the law.

Director: Olivier Marchal | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, André Dussollier, Valeria Golino

Votes: 18,245

23. The Laughing Policeman (1973)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In San Francisco, California, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side.

Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Albert Paulsen

Votes: 3,222 | Gross: $1.36M

24. Fight for Your Life (1977)

R | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A mean trashy exploitation picture about three convicts who escape from jail and hole up at the house of a black minister. There are a few nasty scenes where the minister's family is being ... See full summary »

Director: Robert A. Endelson | Stars: Robert Judd, Catherine Peppers, Lela Small, Yvonne Ross

Votes: 1,734

25. American Dreamer (1984)

PG | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

Frustrated housewife/writer Cathy Palmer ghostwrites a story about Rebecca Ryan, a dashing international spy, and wins a trip to Paris. While there, she is involved in an accident, and ... See full summary »

Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini, Coral Browne

Votes: 1,764 | Gross: $5.02M

26. When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)

PG-13 | 92 min | Biography, Drama

The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.

Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson, Bradley Johnson

Votes: 4,678 | Gross: $1.07M

27. Mortal Kombat (1992 Video Game)

M | Action, Fantasy

Seven martial artists from Earth must battle in sorcerer Shang Tsung's super secret tournament.

Stars: Daniel Pesina, Richard Divizio, Carlos Pesina, Ho-Sung Pak

Votes: 3,763

28. Il Grido (1957)

Not Rated | 116 min | Drama

A man wanders aimlessly away from his town, away from the woman he loves, emotionally and socially inactive.

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Stars: Gabriella Pallotta, Steve Cochran, Alida Valli, Dorian Gray

Votes: 5,437

29. Eight Hundred Bullets (2002)

R | 124 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Julián Torralba is a former movie stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who once made a living in American Westerns shot in Spain, now are reduced to doing stunt ... See full summary »

Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Sancho Gracia, Ángel de Andrés López, Carmen Maura, Eusebio Poncela

Votes: 4,735 | Gross: $0.00M

30. Pokiri (2006)

Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A money-minded criminal has to deal with two rival gangs as well as an evil cop threatening his girlfriend.

Director: Puri Jagannadh | Stars: Mahesh Babu, Ileana D'Cruz, Prakash Raj, Nassar

Votes: 15,563

31. The Cursed (I) (2010)

88 min | Horror, Romance, Thriller

A supernatural thriller set in a cozy Tennessee town where Sheriff Jimmy Muldoon and younger brother, Deputy Lloyd Muldoon, have a firm grasp of law and order until a stranger, Denny White,... See full summary »

Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Louis Mandylor, Brad Thornton, Costas Mandylor, Francesca Cecil

Votes: 2,114

32. Zaalim (1994)

Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Drama

Judge Somnath lives with his wife, three sons, and a daughter. Two of his sons, Vikram and Mohan are married, while his daughter, Kaamna, and youngest son, Ravi, are of marriageable age. ... See full summary »

Director: Sikander Bharti | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Madhoo, Vishnuvardhan, Ranjeet Bedi

Votes: 625

33. They Call It Sin (1932)

Passed | 69 min | Drama

Marian moves to New York to make it big in the chorus and becomes involved in a love triangle.

Director: Thornton Freeland | Stars: Loretta Young, George Brent, Una Merkel, David Manners

Votes: 757

34. James (2005)

Action, Romance

A story of a young man's quest to avenge the death of his older brother.

Director: Rohit Jugraj | Stars: Mohit Ahlawat, Priyanka Kothari, Mohan Agashe, Ishrat Ali

Votes: 372

35. Ram Shastra (1995)

Action, Drama

Ram Sinha doesn't know that he can re-write his destiny by joining the police force, and at the same time make an enemy with a criminal don named Dhonga the Great. Dhonga swears to avenge ... See full summary »

Director: Sanjay Gupta | Stars: Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Deepti Bhatnagar, Aditya Pancholi

Votes: 111

36. Road of Death (1973)

R | 70 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two couples on a picnic are attacked by a gang of vicious bikers, who beat up the men and rape the women. One of the men finds out who the bikers are, arms himself and goes after them.

Director: Rene Martinez Jr. | Stars: Carol Connors, Joe Banana, Jack Birch, Lea Vivot

Votes: 81

37. The Good Son (1993 Video)

Not Rated | Drama, Thriller

A audiobook of 'The Good Son' narrated by John Glover, based on the novel by Todd Strasser.

Star: John Glover

38. The One Who Loved You (2018)

88 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Kpt. Kalina (Pavel Řezníček) a policeman, a loving husband and a great father, is a victim of a car accident. From the position of a ghost, he follows the investigation of his ... See full summary »

Director: Jan Pachl | Stars: Pavel Reznícek, Sona Norisová, Lívia Bielovic, Eva Holubová

Votes: 67

39. Dollar Dizzy (1930)

Passed | 26 min | Short, Action, Comedy

Charley and Thelma are millionaires, each trying to elude suitors who are trying to marry them for their money.

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Charley Chase, Thelma Todd, Edgar Kennedy, James Finlayson

Votes: 129

40. Justice League (2001–2004)
Episode: War World: Part II (2002)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Fight promoter and new contestant Mongul instructs Superman to throw the fight against him, or he'll destroy the enslaved Draaga's home planet.

Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Maria Canals-Barrera, Phil LaMarr, Carl Lumbly, George Newbern

Votes: 814

41. Justice League (2001–2004)
Episode: Wild Cards: Part II (2003)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Joker's real plan becomes apparent when he unleashes Ace upon the Justice League.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Maria Canals-Barrera, Phil LaMarr, George Newbern

Votes: 769

42. Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode: Death Works Overtime (2003)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

Convience-store owner Dorothy Kim Su is fatally shot during a robbery. Nate is forced to file a missing-person report when he continues to hear nothing from Lisa. Construction-worker Edward... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose

Votes: 1,743

43. Centurions (1986)
Episode: Cold Calculations (1986)

TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family

The Centurions deliver the silver supply to Geneva after preventing Terror' attack. Amber takes images of Jake in his weapon system during the ambush. Later she succeeds in disguising herself as Jake and steals the silver.

Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg

Votes: 14

44. Centurions (1986)
Episode: Live at Five (1986)

TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family

Jenny Rivers, an ambitious journalist and friend of Ace makes a false report on the Centurions on TV. Dr. Terror puts in motion his plan to steal the solar mirror. Meanwhile Ace clears the Centurions' reputation in front of Jenny.

Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg

Votes: 14

45. Andor (2022– )
Episode: Rix Road (2022)

TV-14 | 57 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Cassian returns home to Ferrix, a tinderbox that is experiencing a spark of rebellion.

Director: Benjamin Caron | Stars: Muhannad Bhaier, Denise Gough, Adria Arjona, Noof Ousellam

Votes: 13,275