Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-p.t.-barnum"
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016)
PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones
Votes: 246,274 | Gross: $128.34M
2. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Approved | 218 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 314,256 | Gross: $44.82M
3. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian
Votes: 134,000 | Gross: $84.05M
4. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
R | 160 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Robert Ford, who has idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the resurgent gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 192,771 | Gross: $3.90M
5. Serpico (1973)
R | 130 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire
Votes: 134,724 | Gross: $29.80M
6. Gummo (1997)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.
Director: Harmony Korine | Stars: Nick Sutton, Jacob Sewell, Lara Tosh, Jacob Reynolds
Votes: 38,231 | Gross: $0.02M
7. Cat's Eye (1985)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror.
Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King, Kenneth McMillan
Votes: 28,158 | Gross: $13.09M
8. The Ninth Configuration (1980)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
An ex-marine psychiatrist attempts to rehabilitate his patients by indulging their fantasies, and seeks to prove the existence of a loving God to one especially troubled inmate.
Director: William Peter Blatty | Stars: Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders
Votes: 8,965
9. The Current War (2017)
PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Drama, History
The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas A. Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Oliver Powell, Sophia Ally, Tuppence Middleton
Votes: 30,938
10. The Mummy's Hand (1940)
Approved | 67 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford, Eduardo Ciannelli
Votes: 4,704
11. Class Action (1991)
R | 110 min | Drama, Thriller
An attorney representing a traumatized accident victim finds that his opponent is a very familiar defense attorney - his own daughter.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Colin Friels, Joanna Merlin
Votes: 8,314 | Gross: $24.28M
12. The Field Guide to Evil (2018)
R | 117 min | Horror
A feature-length anthology film. They are known as myths, lore, and folktales. Created to give logic to mankind's darkest fears, these stories laid the foundation for what we now know as the horror genre.
Directors: Ashim Ahluwalia, Can Evrenol, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Katrin Gebbe, Calvin Lee Reeder, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Peter Strickland, Yannis Veslemes | Stars: Marlene Hauser, Luzia Oppermann, Karin Pauer, Birgit Minichmayr
Votes: 2,506
13. Night of the Ghouls (1959)
Unrated | 69 min | Horror
A phony spiritualist raises the dead.
Director: Edward D. Wood Jr. | Stars: Kenne Duncan, Duke Moore, Tor Johnson, Valda Hansen
Votes: 2,656
14. Lincoln (1988)
188 min | Drama, History, War
After arriving in Washington in 1861 after his election, Abraham Lincoln struggles with personal and political problems during his Presidency.
Stars: Sam Waterston, Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Mulligan, Deborah Adair
Votes: 449
15. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
Approved | 81 min | Horror
British archaeologists and their American investor ship an Egyptian mummy's sarcophagus to London but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb.
Director: Michael Carreras | Stars: Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Fred Clark, Jeanne Roland
Votes: 3,383
16. When Billie Beat Bobby (2001 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs (Ron Silver) and young feminist Billie Jean King (Holly Hunter).
Director: Jane Anderson | Stars: Holly Hunter, Ron Silver, Matt Letscher, Bob Gunton
Votes: 644
17. Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Approved | 123 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A debt-ridden circus is saved by a well-meaning but inept publicity man.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Doris Day, Jimmy Durante, Stephen Boyd, Martha Raye
Votes: 1,727
18. The Road to Coronation Street (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 75 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of how the 22-year-old Tony Warren conceived, wrote and fought for the record breaking UK TV series Coronation Street (1960).
Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Ann Aris, Lynda Baron, Steven Berkoff, David Dawson
Votes: 405
19. Tad (1995 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, History
The story of Abraham Lincoln's presidency told from the perspective of his son, Tad.
Director: Rob Thompson | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Jane Curtin, Bug Hall, Jean Louisa Kelly
Votes: 210
20. Master Minds (1949)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Family, Horror
Candy on a toothache turns Sach into a prognosticator, which attracts the attention of an exploitative Slip and a personality-switching doctor hoping to create an obedient super race.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Alan Napier
Votes: 411
21. Jenny Lind - Den animerade berättelsen (2020 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
Animated music documentary about "the World's First Superstar", the Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind. Opera star Thomas Hampson guides us through her life, telling about her success, the ... See full summary »
Director: Ditte Feuk | Stars: Thomas Hampson, Malin Byström, Magda Wirdefeldt Fransén, Annie Ternström
Votes: 11
22. Happy Days (1936)
9 min | Animation, Short
Pinhead is ridiculed by the other boys on the way to the fishing hole.
Director: Ub Iwerks | Star: Tommy Bupp
Votes: 128
23. Shore Leave (1925)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy
While anchored down on a small New England port, on shore leave, Bilge Smith, a sailor, meets Connie Martin, the village dressmaker. Upon leaving, Bilge promises to return to Connie.
Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Mackaill, Ted McNamara, Nick Long
Votes: 114
24. #MakeMoreMST3K Livestream V: WEREWOLF (2021 Video)
127 min | Comedy
Stars: Nate Begle, Bill Corbett, Humphrey the Dog, Joel Hodgson
26.
Alleyn Mysteries (1990–1994)
Episode:
Hand in Glove
(1994)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A divorced and disliked man living in a nobleman's estate is found in a sewer ditch after someone rolled a concrete pipe on his head.
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: William Simons, Dominic Snowdon, Sandy Welch, Barbara Jefford
Votes: 116
27.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
Jeffersons Greatest Hits
(1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
A record company talent scout hears Florence sing in church and offers her a chance to cut an album. But George gets suspicious and thinks the man is nothing but a common swindler out to take Florence's $1200 life savings.
Director: Bob Lally | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover
Votes: 72
28.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Jack of All Trades
(1989)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Crockett's estranged cousin Jack, the swindling but lovable black sheep of the family, needs Sonny's help after he unknowingly robs the underboss of a dangerous, flamboyant drug lord obsessed with Shakespeare to pay off a debt.
Director: Vern Gillum | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 273
29.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Perry takes on the case of Jefferson Pike who is referred to him by none other than DA Hamilton Burger. Pike and Burger are old friends - Pike once saved his life - and the D.A. officially removes himself from anything to do with the case.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 336
30.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Devil's Due
(1991)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While answering a distress call, Picard finds himself not sure of exactly who he is dealing with, but he's sure he's not dealing with the planet's version of the Devil, as she claims to be.
Director: Tom Benko | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,431
31.
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996–2000)
Episode:
Tarzan and the Leopard Demon
(1997)
TV-G | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tarzan's friend Kali is haunted by the leopard demon, so Tarzan, Themba, Vusi the seer, Kali's alcoholic father and a greedy big game hunter team up to save her. Tarzan also deals with his past when he finds his father's Bible.
Director: William Tannen | Stars: Annika Bullus, David Clatworthy, Martin Dlamini, Joe Lara
Votes: 13
32.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Humbug
(1995)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The agents search for a killer in a Florida town inhabited by sideshow performers.
Director: Kim Manners | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Jim Rose, Wayne Grace
Votes: 5,908
33.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode:
Last of the Wild Horses
(1994)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A cowboy winds up in the middle of a turf war between a rancher and his neighbors in Last of the Wild Horses (1948). An invention from the Mads goes awry and creates mirror versions of ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Murphy | Stars: Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy
Votes: 460
34.
Lincoln (1974–1976)
Episode:
Mrs. Lincoln's Husband
(1974)
50 min | Biography, Drama, History
Abraham Lincoln leads his divided nation into the Civil War. Mary Todd Lincoln's erratic behavior in the wake of Willie's death embarrasses and endangers the president politically when a cabal of senators question her loyalty to the Union.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Sada Thompson, Roy Poole, John Beal
Votes: 11
35.
Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode:
The Empire State Building
(1994)
TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, History
This program focuses on the symbolic and historical aspects of the Empire State Building rather than its architecture and technology. The world's tallest building was preceded but a ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Thomas | Stars: Irwin G. Cantor, Brendan Gill, Lydia Ruth
Votes: 39
36.
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968–1970)
Episode:
Amateur Night
(1970)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Captain Gregg wants Carolyn to help get the town to give an amateur night benefit for homeless seamen after their previous home burns down.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare, Reta Shaw, Charles Nelson Reilly
Votes: 29
37.
The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Ground Floor or That's Me All Over!/Fools Afloat or All the Drips at Sea
(1960)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rocky and Bullwinkle "Box Top Robery" Part 9, Fractured Fairy Tales "The Pied Piper", Peabody's Improbably History "Leonardo da Vinci", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Box Top Robery" Part 10.
Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Jim Hiltz, William T. Hurtz, Ted Parmelee, Gerald Ray, Dun Roman, Rudy Zamora | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, June Foray, Paul Frees, William Conrad
Votes: 46
38.
Everything Wrong with... (2012– )
Episode:
Everything Wrong With Dumbo 1941
(2019)
TV-14 | 11 min | Comedy
With Tim Burton's live-action Dumbo coming soon, we decided to go looking for sins in the original Disney animated Dumbo. We found a bunch.
Directors: Chris Atkinson, Jeremy Scott, Barrett Share | Star: Jeremy Scott
Votes: 22
39.
Pandora (2019–2020)
Episode:
Most Likely to Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)
(2019)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Thomas's telepathic father arrives on campus and tries to enlist his estranged son in a dangerous heist in which nothing is as simple as it appears.
Director: Brett Simmons | Stars: Priscilla Quintana, Oliver Dench, Raechelle Banno, Ben Radcliffe
Votes: 169
40.
Lindsay Ellis' Essay Collection (2016–2021)
Episode:
Woke Disney
(2019)
30 min | Documentary
So glad they finally made Jasmine a #girlboss.
Director: Lindsay Ellis | Star: Lindsay Ellis
Votes: 20
41.
Good Eats (1999–2012)
Episode:
Peanut Gallery
(2007)
TV-G | 22 min | Documentary, Comedy
Alton turns a handful of peanuts into some seriously good eats.
Stars: Alton Brown, Marshall Millard, Carolyn O'Neil, B.J. Winfrey
Votes: 18
42.
The Kill Count (2017– )
Episode:
House of 1000 Corpses (2003) Kill Count
(2020)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Horror
The kills in the movie House of 1000 Corpses (2003) are broken down and analyzed.
Stars: James A. Janisse, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Rob Zombie
Votes: 27
43.
Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
Episode:
For the Team
(2010)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Claudia gets some on-the-job training in her first field assignment with Myka. But she's a bit overwhelmed by the hunky guys on the wrestling team they're investigating despite their ... See full summary »
Director: Tawnia McKiernan | Stars: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Genelle Williams
Votes: 549
44.
Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode:
Twentieth Century Murdoch
(2012)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As New Year's Eve and a new century approach, a seemingly unbalanced man who claims to have visited the future in a time machine prevents an accident and murder that he knew were going to happen.
Director: Gail Harvey | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris
Votes: 386
45.
Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode:
Evil Eye of Egypt
(2012)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Detective Murdoch investigates a series of deaths linked to an exhibition of Egyptian antiquities, Constable Crabtree is convinced a mummy's curse is to blame.
Director: Don McCutcheon | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris, Georgina Reilly
Votes: 351
46.
Halvbroren (2013)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2013)
45 min | Drama, Mystery
The friendship between Vivian, Peder and young Barnum is flourishing, and Barnum has never been happier. As it were, Barnum has quite the pitching arm, and when Arnold rents Bislett stadium... See full summary »
Director: Per-Olav Sørensen | Stars: Nicolai Cleve Broch, Frank Kjosås, Mariann Hole, Marianne Nielsen
Votes: 19
47.
Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode:
Ashes and Diamonds
(2014)
TV-MA | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The mysterious death of a clairvoyant unlocks the heart of a deceptive scheme, while Drake attempts to cover for Reid in his absence.
Director: Anthony Byrne | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring
Votes: 360
48.
Everything Wrong with... (2012– )
Episode:
Everything Wrong with Ghostbusters
(2017)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy
Well, you screamed a WHOLE BUNCH about us not doing this sooner, so we finally decided to sin one of the most talked-about movies of 2016, Ghostbusters. We found lots of sins.
Star: Jeremy Scott
Votes: 16
49.
Talking Dead (2011– )
Episode:
Season 8 Preview Special
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Talk-Show
Host Chris Hardwick and his guests Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lennie James and Scott M. Gimple discuss the upcoming season 8 of The Walking Dead (2010).
Director: Carrie Havel | Stars: Chris Hardwick, Scott M. Gimple, Lennie James, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Votes: 44
50.
Talking Dead (2011– )
Episode:
The Big Scary U
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Talk-Show
Host Chris Hardwick and his guests Desus Nice, Lisa Edelstein, and Steven Ogg discuss tonight's episode of The Walking Dead (2010).
Director: Russell Norman | Stars: Chris Hardwick, Desus Nice, Lisa Edelstein, Steven Ogg
Votes: 53