Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "following-a-dream"

1. The Godfather Part II (1974)

R | 202 min | Crime, Drama

The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton

Votes: 1,364,435 | Gross: $57.30M

2. Almost Famous (2000)

R | 122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.

Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand

Votes: 293,447 | Gross: $32.53M

3. 3 Idiots (2009)

PG-13 | 170 min | Comedy, Drama

Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".

Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh, Sharman Joshi

Votes: 434,575 | Gross: $6.53M

4. Amélie (2001)

R | 122 min | Comedy, Romance

Despite being caught in her imaginative world, Amelie, a young waitress, decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey where she finds true love.

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta

Votes: 794,299 | Gross: $33.23M

5. Contact (1997)

PG | 150 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt

Votes: 293,147 | Gross: $100.92M

6. Before Sunset (2004)

R | 80 min | Drama, Romance

Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torrès

Votes: 287,860 | Gross: $5.82M

7. Up in the Air (I) (2009)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Ryan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mistake.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman

Votes: 349,395 | Gross: $83.82M

8. Adaptation. (2002)

R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama

A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.

Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton

Votes: 203,068 | Gross: $22.25M

9. Billy Elliot (2000)

R | 110 min | Drama, Music

A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.

Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven

Votes: 142,822 | Gross: $22.00M

10. Adventureland (2009)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.

Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr

Votes: 168,915 | Gross: $16.03M

11. August Rush (2007)

PG | 114 min | Drama, Music

A musically gifted orphan, Evan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater.

Director: Kirsten Sheridan | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard

Votes: 111,104 | Gross: $31.66M

12. Something the Lord Made (2004 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 110 min | Biography, Drama

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Cliff McMullen, Yasiin Bey, Luray Cooper, Alan Rickman

Votes: 15,363

13. Happy Together (1997)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance

A couple take a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions.

Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Chang Chen, Gregory Dayton

Votes: 34,053 | Gross: $0.19M

14. The Informant! (2009)

R | 108 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime

The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Matt Damon, Tony Hale, Patton Oswalt, Lucas McHugh Carroll

Votes: 67,452 | Gross: $33.31M

15. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

R | 126 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.

Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mía Maestro, Mercedes Morán

Votes: 104,785 | Gross: $16.78M

16. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

PG | 129 min | Adventure, Drama, War

In 1880s India, two former British soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey

Votes: 52,037

17. My Blueberry Nights (2007)

PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Romance

A young lonely woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of off-beat characters along the way.

Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Norah Jones, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Chad R. Davis

Votes: 56,557 | Gross: $0.87M

18. Racing Stripes (2005)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

An abandoned zebra grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his barnyard friends and a teenage girl, sets out to achieve his dream of racing with thoroughbreds.

Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Frankie Muniz, David Spade, Snoop Dogg, Bruce Greenwood

Votes: 18,223 | Gross: $49.77M

19. The Astronaut Farmer (2006)

PG | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

A NASA astronaut, forced to retire years earlier so he could save his family farm, has never given up his dream of space travel and looks to build his own rocket, despite the government's threats to stop him.

Director: Michael Polish | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern, Max Thieriot

Votes: 23,282 | Gross: $11.00M

20. Rang De Basanti (2006)

Not Rated | 167 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.

Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Stars: Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi

Votes: 122,364 | Gross: $2.20M

21. Jesus' Son (1999)

R | 107 min | Drama

A young man, often high on drugs and alcohol, careens through life and makes his way toward recovery and redemption.

Director: Alison Maclean | Stars: Billy Crudup, Robert Michael Kelly, Torben Brooks, Dierdre Lewis

Votes: 7,485 | Gross: $1.28M

22. Wake Up Sid (2009)

Not Rated | 138 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The story of a lazy Mumbai college student who does absolutely nothing, with a turn of events will Sid realize his potential in this world and become a success in the fast-paced life of Mumbai.

Director: Ayan Mukerji | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Supriya Pathak, Anupam Kher

Votes: 33,938 | Gross: $0.72M

23. Luck by Chance (2009)

Not Rated | 156 min | Drama

When Vikram gets tapped to play the male lead in a Bollywood film, he can't believe his luck. But it may ruin his relationship with his girlfriend.

Director: Zoya Akhtar | Stars: Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia

Votes: 11,047 | Gross: $0.36M

24. Day of the Wacko (2002)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

24 hours in the bitter life of a frustrated divorced teacher who stays in the vicious circle of his numerous obsessions.

Director: Marek Koterski | Stars: Marek Kondrat, Janina Traczykówna, Andrzej Grabowski, Michal Koterski

Votes: 11,806

25. Guide (1965)

Not Rated | 183 min | Drama, Romance

When mistaken to be a sage by some villagers, an ex-tour guide reflects on his past and lost love to search for spiritual wisdom to guide the villagers.

Director: Vijay Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Leela Chitnis, Anwar Hussain

Votes: 8,593

26. Pompo: The Cinéphile (2021)

94 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A famous movie producer gives her young production assistant a chance to direct his first film.

Director: Takayuki Hirao | Stars: Hiroya Shimizu, Konomi Kohara, Ai Kakuma, Akio Ôtsuka

Votes: 1,161

27. Rock On!! (2008)

Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Music

Four friends reunite to relive their moments of glory as a rock band.

Director: Abhishek Kapoor | Stars: Arjun Rampal, Farhan Akhtar, Luke Kenny, Purab Kohli

Votes: 22,896

28. Lakshya (2004)

Not Rated | 186 min | Action, Drama, Romance

An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.

Director: Farhan Akhtar | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Preity G Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri

Votes: 25,547 | Gross: $0.75M

29. Praybeyt Benjamin (2011)

105 min | Comedy

A gay man tries to prove himself by joining the military.

Director: Wenn V. Deramas | Stars: Vice Ganda, Eddie Garcia, Derek Ramsay, Jimmy Santos

Votes: 297

30. The Directive (2019)

113 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

One year after a catastrophic pandemic wipes out most of humanity, a lone survivor embarks on a journey to find Safe Zone 57 with the help of a broken robot.

Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Kyle Abraham, Paul Askedall, Nicholas Winand, Hashim Gari

Votes: 1,315

31. Thanks Maa (2009)

Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama

A homeless petty thief attempts to find the biological mother of an abandoned baby.

Director: Irfan Kamal | Stars: Master Shams, Master Salman, Master Jaffer, Master Fayaaz

Votes: 743

32. Booked Out (2012)

86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Booked Out follows the quirky exploits of the Polaroid loving artist Ailidh as she spies and photographs the occupants of her block of flats. Jacob, the boy next door who comes and goes ... See full summary »

Director: Bryan O'Neil | Stars: Sylvia Syms, Kathryn Kelly, Rollo Weeks, Claire Garvey

Votes: 99

33. Break Free: Two People. Two Years. One Dream (2019)

120 min | Documentary, Adventure

When Lena and Ulli start the engine of their old Land Rover, Lady Terés, they have a plan: to drive from Hamburg to South Africa in six months. What they don't know yet is that they won't ... See full summary »

Director: Lena Wendt | Stars: Ulrich Stirnat, Lena Wendt, Fufu, Ziza

Votes: 254

34. Mahogany Sunrise (2014)

100 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A struggling musician falls for a charismatic burlesque dancer while getting entangled with hired guns and a border town gang bent on killing him.

Director: R. Scott Leisk | Stars: Wesley Blake, Denise Downs, Jesse Campos, Drew Whelpley

Votes: 1,316 | Gross: $0.00M

35. Not in Our Neighborhood (2014)

68 min | Documentary, Drama

Sean, Valeria, Odel and Asael are teenagers who are trapped in the stereotypes ordained for them by Israeli society. A major educational project allows them to show a play that is based on ... See full summary »

Director: Ella Zaharano Grinhouse | Stars: Asael Ashir, Odel Hayon, Valeria Lobstein, Chancela Mongoza

Votes: 12

36. Special Meal (2008)

6 min | Short, Drama

Alan is one of the finalists in a music competition, but wakes up late on the day of submissions and has to suffer the consequences. How Alan handles this unexpected turn of events will determine his outlook on the situation.

Director: Magnus Roervik | Stars: Lachlan Stewart, Ben Talarczyk, Tania Shenstone, Melody Hart

Votes: 19

37. The Man Who Climbed a Mountain and Then Flew Directly Into the Sea (2014)

24 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure

Rodrig Andrisan is a globetrotter by birth. In real life. He traveled on foot his "native" Romania and a good part of his "adoptive" United Kingdom. (Actually, he's from another planet...) ... See full summary »

Director: Rodrig Andrisan | Star: Rodrig Andrisan

38. Picard & Kirk Into Space (2012)

Documentary, Short, Adventure

A group of Star Trek fans and engineering students team up to send the greatest starship captains to ever exist into space for the first time in reality.

Director: Logan Kugler | Stars: Logan Kugler, Spencer Gore, Daniel Kumor, Brishen Hawkins

Votes: 9

39. Connections: Sheep to Chanel (2014)

55 min | Documentary, News

Set in the beautiful North West of England this is a gentle inspiring tale of how artists, crafts people and businesses have carved out a future for themselves and built connections between the country and the city.

Directors: Lucy Hughes, Roy Wesley Hughes | Star: Lucy Hughes

40. So You Think You Can Dance (2005– )
Episode: The Top 10 Perform (2009)

TV-PG | Music, Reality-TV

We're down to the Top 10 on the sixth season of "So You Think You Can Dance" and for the first time, the decision on who stays and who goes will rest solely with the voters.

The judges were ... See full synopsis »

Stars: Cat Deeley, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Jennifer Thomas Damalas

Votes: 18