Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "briefcase-chained-to-wrist"

1. Snatch (2000)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Stephen Graham, Vinnie Jones

Votes: 911,430 | Gross: $30.33M

2. Lucy (I) (2014)

R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Amr Waked

Votes: 534,728 | Gross: $126.66M

3. Ocean's Eleven (2001)

PG-13 | 116 min | Crime, Thriller

Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon

Votes: 619,662 | Gross: $183.42M

4. Escape from New York (1981)

R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence

Votes: 157,624 | Gross: $25.24M

5. Ronin (1998)

R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård

Votes: 195,254 | Gross: $41.62M

6. Spies Like Us (1985)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.

Director: John Landis | Stars: Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Mark Stewart, Sean Daniel

Votes: 52,995 | Gross: $60.09M

7. Get on Up (2014)

PG-13 | 139 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis

Votes: 26,149 | Gross: $30.51M

8. Fatal Pursuit (1995)

R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A rugged ex-cop P.I. and a beautiful British female insurance investigator search for diamonds that were stolen in a brutal robbery.

Director: Eric Louzil | Stars: L.P. Brown III, Shannon Whirry, Malcolm McDowell, Charles Napier

Votes: 323

9. Gog (1954)

Approved | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

A security agent investigates sabotage and murder at a secret underground laboratory, home of two experimental robots.

Director: Herbert L. Strock | Stars: Richard Egan, Constance Dowling, Herbert Marshall, John Wengraf

Votes: 1,621

10. That Man Bolt (1973)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

To take a briefcase from Hong Kong to Mexico City, via Los Angeles, is it necessary to call on that man - Bolt? With the number of dangerous spies and gangsters who are after that briefcase, maybe Jefferson Bolt is not enough.

Directors: Henry Levin, David Lowell Rich | Stars: Fred Williamson, Byron Webster, Miko Mayama, Teresa Graves

Votes: 433

11. Mata Hari, agent H21 (1964)

98 min | Drama, History, Romance

The Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari is accused of spying for Germany during the First World War.

Director: Jean-Louis Richard | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claude Rich, Henri Garcin

Votes: 471

12. The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961)

Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Evil mastermind Dr. Mabuse is using brainwashed prison inmates to commit crimes but the German police aided by an FBI agent is on his trail.

Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Gert Fröbe, Lex Barker, Daliah Lavi, Fausto Tozzi

Votes: 789

13. Dangerous Partners (1945)

Approved | 74 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

After surviving a plane crash, a couple tries to find out why one of the passengers was carrying four wills for a million dollars, with each one naming him as the beneficiary.

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: James Craig, Signe Hasso, Edmund Gwenn, Audrey Totter

Votes: 267

14. Curse (2008)

7 min | Short, Horror

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Directors: Drew Daywalt, David Schneider | Stars: Kirk B.R. Woller, Bradley James, Stephen Johnson, Todd Lubitsch

Votes: 24

15. The Adventurer (1972–1974)
Episode: Deadlock (1972)

53 min | Adventure

The Adventurer does some hard bargaining and the stake is more than money. It's a man's life.

Director: Val Guest | Stars: Gene Barry, Barry Morse, Wolfe Morris, Mervyn Johns

Votes: 10

16. Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode: The Big Gamble (1969)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War

Hogan receives orders to get a secret box off a plane that went down near Stalag 13.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary

Votes: 157

17. Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode: The Empty Parachute (1969)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War

Hogan plants an empty parachute in the camp sending the Germans on a wild goose chase for a downed Allied agent.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary

Votes: 153

18. Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode: The Klink Commandos (1969)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War

Klink and Hogan's men together head to the Russian front on a suicide mission to steal some secret documents.

Director: Edward H. Feldman | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary

Votes: 174

19. I Spy (1965–1968)
Episode: Chrysanthemum (1965)

60 min | Action, Adventure

While tracking a drugs for weapons smuggling deal Kelly and Scotty encounter the mysterious Blue Dragon society which makes sorting out the bad guys from the good anyone's guess.

Director: David Friedkin | Stars: Robert Culp, Bill Cosby, Marcel Hillaire, John Hoyt

Votes: 79

20. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: The Grand Opening: Part 2 (1977)

TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy

George frantically raises the ransom money for Louise's kidnappers, unaware who is actually in their clutches.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Votes: 91

21. King of Diamonds (1961–1962)
Episode: The Wizard of Ice (1961)

30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A beautiful blonde plays off one member of a gang of diamond thieves against another in an attempt to steal two million dollars in gems for herself.

Director: Irving Lerner | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Ray Hamilton, Lola Albright, Bert Freed

Votes: 12

22. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode: Underwater (1971)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The mission: intercept an exchange of smuggled diamonds for $75 million cash. Capture the crooks, the cash and the diamonds. A simple job for the IMF except one of the crooks stole the ... See full summary »

Director: Sutton Roley | Stars: Peter Graves, Greg Morris, Lynda Day George, Peter Lupus

Votes: 126

23. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: The Kazanjian Brothers (No. 156/157) (2020)

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

The Task Force investigates an accountant who works for lucrative criminals in order to find the violent and thuggish brothers hired for his protection. Meanwhile, Liz must make a momentous decision.

Director: Michael Caracciolo | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison

Votes: 2,499

24. Power Rangers Jungle Fury (2008)
Episode: Maryl and the Monkeys (2008)

TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Camille steals a cloning formula from Maryl. The monkeys will duplicate and Camille's plan just might work. Scorch and Snapper plot to ruin her plan. They don't like how Dai Shi favors her.... See full summary »

Director: Luke Robinson | Stars: Jason Smith, Anna Hutchison, Aljin Abella, David de Lautour

Votes: 43

25. The Transporter (2012–2014)
Episode: Boom (2014)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Crime

Frank and Cat travel to the Sahara Desert to deliver a briefcase, but they end up stranded over night.

Director: Eric Valette | Stars: Chris Vance, Violante Placido, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Chérine Amar

Votes: 133

26. Tricked (2013– )
Episode: Episode #2.2 (2014)

45 min | Reality-TV

Mostly disguised, Ben pulls more magical pranks on various customers, passersby and celebrities. A prankster plumber's friend asked Ben to get he better of him, so Ben poses as a banker ... See full summary »

Stars: Ben Hanlin, Jenny Bede, James Burwood, Daniel Hoffmann-Gill

27. The Great War (2010–2012)
Episode: Secret Intelligence of the Red Army (2012)

44 min | Documentary, Drama, History

On the eve of Operation Barabarossa Soviet spies under cover as embassy employees were expelled from Nazi occupied countries effectively ending Soviet espionage about Nazi Germany. ... See full summary »

Votes: 10

28. Tricked (2013– )
Episode: More Favourite Tricks (2014)

46 min | Reality-TV

A compilation of the best tricks from series 2 as selected by viewers.

Stars: Peter Andre, Charlotte Crosby, Joey Essex, Ben Hanlin

29. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: Miles McGrath (No. 65) (2016)

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

Red and the Task Force take extreme measures to hunt down one of Alexander Kirk's allies, Miles McGrath, a "criminal incubator" who finances crimes for profit. Meanwhile, Liz learns more about her family.

Director: John Terlesky | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold

Votes: 1,495