Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "euphemism", "wallet"

1. Thief (1981)

R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ace safe cracker wants to do one last big heist for the mob before going straight.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi

Votes: 39,121 | Gross: $11.49M

2. El Norte (1983)

R | 141 min | Adventure, Drama

After their family is killed in a government massacre, siblings Enrique and Rosa flee Guatemala and embark on a perilous journey to "El Norte": the United States.

Director: Gregory Nava | Stars: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago

Votes: 5,597

3. Murder by Phone (1982)

R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery

A disgruntled phone company employee develops a device whereby those answering a phone can be murdered, and it's up to Nat Bridger to stop the killer.

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, John Houseman, Sara Botsford, Robin Gammell

Votes: 926

4. A Summer Story (1988)

PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Romance

Frank Ashton and his best friend are hiking across Dartmoor when he twists his ankle. Frank goes for help at a nearby farmhouse where he stays for a few days and falls in love with Megan.

Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Imogen Stubbs, James Wilby, Susannah York, Kenneth Colley

Votes: 1,225 | Gross: $0.46M

5. Harry in Your Pocket (1973)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A would-be criminal is taken in by a professional in the game, who teaches him how pickpockets work in teams.

Director: Bruce Geller | Stars: James Coburn, Michael Sarrazin, Trish Van Devere, Walter Pidgeon

Votes: 1,509 | Gross: $0.59M

6. Better Than Sex (2000)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After a one-night stand a couple is faced with the terrifying possibility of what they really want.

Director: Jonathan Teplitzky | Stars: David Wenham, Susie Porter, Kris McQuade, Simon Bossell

Votes: 2,268 | Gross: $0.09M

7. Starhops (1978)

PG | 82 min | Comedy

Three carhops try to help save a failing drive-in restaurant.

Director: Barbara Peeters | Stars: Dorothy Buhrman, Sterling Frazier, Jillian Kesner, Peter Liapis

Votes: 191

8. High Desert Kill (1989 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Like every year, Jim, Ray, Brad and Paul leave the town for a week to go hunting in the woods. But this year everything is different: There's not a single animal to be found, the whole ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Falk | Stars: Marc Singer, Anthony Geary, Micah Grant, Chuck Connors

Votes: 425

9. Kiss or Kill (1997)

R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a robbery scam that goes bad, lovers Nikki and Al take off into the Australian outback, pursued by the police and a malevolent footballer named Zipper Doyle, and meet a number of offbeat characters.

Director: Bill Bennett | Stars: Matt Day, Frances O'Connor, Tiffany Peters, Julie Wood

Votes: 1,463 | Gross: $0.73M

10. Wedding in White (1972)

R | 103 min | Drama

A father will do anything to protect his family's reputation when his unmarried teenage daughter becomes pregnant because she was raped by her brother's friend.

Director: William Fruet | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Carol Kane, Doris Petrie, Leo Phillips

Votes: 377

11. Mommy (1995)

89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After twelve-year-old Jessica-Ann's teacher breaks her neck, Jessica-Ann starts suspecting her cold and overprotective mother as the killer.

Director: Max Allan Collins | Stars: Patty McCormack, Rachel Lemieux, Jason Miller, Brinke Stevens

Votes: 441

12. Squizzy Taylor (1982)

97 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Wormy and diminutive, yet cunning and determined small-time hoodlum Squizzy Taylor rises to prominence and popularity in Melbourne, Australia in the 1920's. Squizzy romances brash moll ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin James Dobson | Stars: David Atkins, Jacki Weaver, Alan Cassell, Michael Long

Votes: 127

13. Fever (1988)

R | 84 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller

Policeman (Bill Hunter) discovers a suitcase full of drug money during the normal course of his duties. The temptation to keep the money leads to an ever deepening set of circumstances.

Director: Craig Lahiff | Stars: Bill Hunter, Gary Sweet, Mary Regan, Jim Holt

Votes: 121

14. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: A Sense of Loss: Part 2 (1984)

Drama, Romance

Terence makes a late-night visit to the Jones farm where he finds Molly sitting alone in the dark. While Molly unburdens herself to Terence, Brendan is talking to Judy, admitting that he still blames Molly for his son's death.

Director: Russell Webb | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond

15. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: Cup Fever: Part 2 (1982)

Drama, Romance

When Adam's illness keeps him from racing, Brendan suggests that Kerry take his place, and despite rules prohibiting female jockeys, she agrees.

Director: Bob Meillon | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond

16. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: Have I Got a Deal for You: Part 1 (1983)

Drama, Romance

Hannah Green arrives to a busy hospital and after a brief wait, is examined by Terence who determines she has a perforated ulcer that will require an operation to fix.

Director: Bruce Best | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond

17. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: I'll Drink to That: Part 2 (1984)

Drama, Romance

Simon and Vicky host a dinner party to show off their new inheritances but space is in short supply as their guests must scramble over, under, and around the mighty table and its seemingly endless allotment of chairs.

Director: Leigh Spence | Stars: Lorrae Desmond, Grant Dodwell, Shane Withington, Penny Cook

18. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: No More Mr. Nice Guy: Part 1 (1983)

Drama, Romance

Terence receives a letter from Marta (she's in Vienna) telling him that she and Bela are going to be married. Complaints from the community about Constable Nolan's corrupt behaviour force Frank to call Superintendent Burke to report him.

Director: Bill Hughes | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond

19. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: Second Chance: Part 1 (1984)

Drama, Romance

Public Works inspectors are examining the new Muldoon Wing and an auditor is examining the hospital records - rumours are out that Muldoon's shady dealings are finally being uncovered.

Director: Gary Conway | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond

20. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: Who Cares?: Part 1 (1983)

Drama, Romance

Molly turns her garden hose on Bob when he comes over to apologise for locking her inside the cage. Frank first encounters Nathan Webster when he passes by the boy while jogging.

Director: Bob Meillon | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond

21. The Flying Doctors (1986–1992)
Episode: Give a Dog a Bad Name (1987)

Drama

A carnival comes to Coopers Crossing and people get killed. The murderer seems to be a boy from the carnival. Chris' father starts to be in the way for Chris and the others.

Director: Dan Burstall | Stars: Robert Grubb, Liz Burch, Lenore Smith, Peter O'Brien

Votes: 9

22. The Flying Doctors (1986–1992)
Episode: Mates (1989)

Drama

Vic has to make a sacrifice in order to help his wife's sick sister. Newcomer Luke Mitchell drifts into town.

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

Votes: 11

23. The Genie from Down Under 2 (1998)
Episode: Peace in Our Time (1998)

Family, Comedy, Fantasy

When Pen wishes for everyone to tell the truth, surprising secrets come out. But when Bubbles gets the opal, his wish makes everyone lose their clothes and only Penelope can put things back the way they came.

Director: Ray Boseley | Stars: Alexandra Milman, Glenn Meldrum, Sandy Winton, Anna Galvin

24. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: Give My Regards to Broadway (1980)

Adventure, Drama, Family

A struggling actress resorts to stealing (and writing IOUs) to make ends meet and the Hobo tries to keep her out of trouble.

Director: Jan Darnley-Smith | Stars: London, Rosemary Radcliffe, Sean Hewitt, Eric House

Votes: 13

25. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: The Day of the Fugitive (1981)

Adventure, Drama, Family

Hobo tracks a man suspected of having the plague, but in doing so, earns the suspicion of authorities, who are very determined to contain and eliminate the threat.

Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: London, Gerard Parkes, James B. Douglas, Jan Filips

Votes: 10

26. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: Trucker (1983)

Adventure, Drama, Family

A shipper with a reputation for dirty dealing pressures a desperate trucker into working for him.

Director: Alan Simmonds | Stars: London, Richard Donat, Elias Zarou, Leslie Carlson

Votes: 12

27. Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode: Abominable Snowman (1994)

Crime, Drama, Family

Depressed over a recent incident with a cannon, Howard decides to end his own life by donating his healthy heart to his ailing son. Meanwhile, the transient known as Frank the Potato Man is... See full summary »

Director: Bill D'Elia | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly

Votes: 59

28. Sweet and Sour (1984)
Episode: Episode #1.10 (1984)

Drama, Music

Darrell shops the band's demo tape for No Focus to various radio stations only to be accused of stealing the song from the band Dead Lions whose song Psychosis sounds remarkably similar.

Director: Posie Graeme-Evans | Stars: Tracy Mann, David Reyne, Ric Herbert, Sandie Lillingston