Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "sacred-ground"

1. Poltergeist (1982)

PG | 114 min | Horror, Thriller

A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight

Votes: 179,757 | Gross: $76.61M

2. Hocus Pocus (1993)

PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.

Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz

Votes: 156,028 | Gross: $44.34M

3. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.

Director: Steve Oedekerk | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi

Votes: 233,726 | Gross: $108.39M

4. Tracks (I) (2013)

PG-13 | 112 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.

Director: John Curran | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Lily Pearl, Philip Dodd

Votes: 31,749 | Gross: $0.51M

5. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)

Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A reporter, notorious for working on pseudo-documentaries, must uncover the legend of the three guardian monsters who must rise to defend Japan from the vengeful spirits within Godzilla.

Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Chiharu Niiyama, Ryûdô Uzaki, Masahiro Kobayashi, Shirô Sano

Votes: 7,014

6. Renegade (2004)

R | 124 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Western

In 1870, after a brutal run-in with an outlaw in a brothel, Mike Blueberry becomes marshal in Arizona where he keeps the peace between whites and Apaches, but an influx of gold-hunters threatens to lead to violence.

Director: Jan Kounen | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Michael Madsen, Juliette Lewis, Temuera Morrison

Votes: 12,337

7. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)

Approved | 101 min | Action, Drama, History

In first-century Rome, Christian slave Demetrius is sent to fight in the gladiatorial arena and Emperor Caligula seeks Jesus' robe for its alleged magical powers.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget

Votes: 4,269 | Gross: $26.00M

8. The Tracker (2002)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Western

Fanatic is a government trooper who is heading an expedition to find an Aboriginal man accused of murdering a white woman. Others in the expedition are the Follower, a greenhorn trooper, the Veteran, and the Tracker.

Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Damon Gameau, Grant Page

Votes: 3,300

9. Reel Injun (2009)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Western

The history of the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films.

Directors: Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge, Jeremiah Hayes | Stars: Adam Beach, Chris Eyre, Russell Means, John Trudell

Votes: 1,649

10. Thunder (1983)

R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A native American named Thunder returns home only to find that his ancestral burial ground is being destroyed by construction workers. He tries to put a stop to it, but the law is not only ... See full summary »

Director: Fabrizio De Angelis | Stars: Bo Svenson, Mark Gregory, Raimund Harmstorf, Valeria Cavalli

Votes: 599

11. Foxfire (1955)

Approved | 92 min | Action, Drama, Romance

In Arizona, during the 1950s, privileged white girl Amanda Lawrence marries half-Apache mining engineer Jonathan Dartland who dreams of finding gold in an old abandoned Apache mine.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Jane Russell, Jeff Chandler, Dan Duryea, Mara Corday

Votes: 574

12. Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)

Passed | 87 min | Western

A Texas Ranger must capture an outlaw and take him-in, while tangling with savage Apaches and greedy bounty-hunters on the way back to jail.

Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Audie Murphy, Barry Sullivan, Venetia Stevenson, John McIntire

Votes: 1,290

13. Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)

Passed | 72 min | Action, Adventure

Tarzan fights White poachers who trespass on his domain and on lands belonging to the native Sukulu tribe.

Director: Harold D. Schuster | Stars: Gordon Scott, Vera Miles, Peter van Eyck, Jack Elam

Votes: 601

14. Now & Forever (2002)

R | 101 min | Drama, Romance

Against a backdrop of clashing cultures, John Myron and Angela Wilson find each other and over the years form a powerful bond. One tragic night, John rescues Angela from a wicked act of ... See full summary »

Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Mia Kirshner, Adam Beach, Gordon Tootoosis, Theresa Russell

Votes: 487

15. The Naked Country (1985)

90 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A rancher comes in conflict with a gang of renegade Aborigines on the run from their tribe's posse. They try to kill him, but he gets away and hides in the woods. His posh wife and her lover, a local alcoholic cop, go to rescue him.

Director: Tim Burstall | Stars: John Stanton, Rebecca Gilling, Ivar Kants, Tommy Lewis

Votes: 120

16. Marungka tjalatjunu (2022)

23 min | Documentary, Short

An Anangu Yankunytjatjara man escapes the city life to return to country for spiritual healing.

Directors: Derik Lynch, Matthew Thorne | Stars: Derik Lynch, Dale Baker, Dominic Roberts, Christopher Stewart

Votes: 54

17. Strangler of the Swamp (1945)

Passed | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A number of swamp land men have died by strangulation and the inhabitants believe that an innocent man they hanged is seeking revenge on all of the male descendants of those responsible for... See full summary »

Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Rosemary La Planche, Robert Barrat, Blake Edwards, Charles Middleton

Votes: 705

18. Kung Fu (1972–1975)
Episode: This Valley of Terror (1974)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

A journey to mysterious Indian burial grounds -- and into the frightening recesses of the human mind -- awaits Caine when he encounters a young woman who has escaped from an insane asylum.

Director: Harry Harris | Stars: David Carradine, Sondra Locke, Jan Sterling, Ken Swofford

Votes: 102

19. Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode: Burial Ground of the Gods (1958)

TV-G | 60 min | Western

Bart trails a thief to the Wyoming badlands where the man is leading a woman and her fiancé to where he claims to have seen her supposedly dead husband. In order to regain his money, Bart ... See full summary »

Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Jack Kelly, Nancy Gates, Robert Lowery, Claude Akins

Votes: 94

20. The Nightmare Room (2001–2002)
Episode: Camp Nowhere: Part 2 (2002)

TV-Y7 | Drama, Family, Fantasy

The director of the camp, "Uncle" Brian, explains it's another neighboring Camp Hawkwood and invites the group to stay while contacting theirs. But everyone but Dave is troubled by how the ... See full summary »

Director: James Marshall | Stars: Kyle Gibson, Sam Jones III, Allison Mack, Kathy Wagner

Votes: 53

21. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: GeoCore (2000)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A chemist hired by a shady businessman to analyze a soil sample from the sacred ground of a Native American tribe is killed by something in it. Lindsay, Peter and everyone in the building are put in quarantine. A shaman offers her help.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Joanne Vannicola, Colin Fox

Votes: 13

22. Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
Episode: Enemy Mine (2003)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When an SG geological exploration mission runs into deadly conflict with an indigenous Unas clan, Daniel gets Chaka to help seek an accord with it.

Director: Peter DeLuise | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Don S. Davis

Votes: 1,153

23. Super Friends (1973–1985)
Episode: The Invisible Menace/Initiation/Coming of the Arthropods/River of Doom (1977)

TV-Y7-FV | 46 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Nemus steals an untested underwater mining device which could lead to unknown consequences. The Wonder Twins come to the rescue of a new Bear Club member who's initiation includes taking a ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Norman Alden, Michael Bell, Danny Dark, Shannon Farnon

Votes: 46

24. Bordertown (1989–1991)
Episode: The Pony Riders (1990)

TV-14 | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

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Director: Pierre Magny | Stars: Richard Comar, John H. Brennan, Sophie Barjac, Sam Malkin

Votes: 5

25. Suomensukuiset 30 päivässä (2013)
Episode: Mari ja Udmurtia (2013)

44 min | Documentary

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Director: Vera Olsson | Stars: Ville Haapasalo, Buranovskie Babushki

26. Files of the Unexplained (2024– )
Episode: File: Mysteries of Mt. Shasta (2024)

TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

Steeped in legend, Mount Shasta and its rich Indigenous history have attracted spiritual seekers, cult leaders and secret societies for decades.

Stars: Jim Benemann, Leaf Hillman, Karen Leigh, Kay Love

Votes: 70