Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "letter-opener"

1. Glass (2019)

PG-13 | 129 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy

Votes: 274,028 | Gross: $111.05M

2. Get Out (I) (2017)

R | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.

Director: Jordan Peele | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener

Votes: 698,451 | Gross: $176.04M

3. 1408 (2007)

PG-13 | 104 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A man who specialises in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.

Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub

Votes: 294,469 | Gross: $71.99M

4. The Purge (I) (2013)

R | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legal.

Director: James DeMonaco | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane

Votes: 240,251 | Gross: $64.47M

5. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Upon learning that his father has been kidnapped, Austin Powers must travel to 1975 and defeat the aptly named villain Goldmember, who is working with Dr. Evil.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Mike Myers, Beyoncé, Seth Green, Michael York

Votes: 223,028 | Gross: $213.31M

6. Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission.

Director: Adrian Grunberg | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adriana Barraza

Votes: 109,666 | Gross: $44.82M

7. Chocolat (2000)

PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, Romance

A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina

Votes: 202,107 | Gross: $71.51M

8. Breakdown (I) (1997)

R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man searches for his missing wife after his car breaks down in the middle of the desert.

Director: Jonathan Mostow | Stars: Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan, M.C. Gainey

Votes: 61,842 | Gross: $50.13M

9. Absolute Power (1997)

R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Career thief Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) witnesses a horrific crime involving U.S. President Alan Richmond (Gene Hackman).

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney

Votes: 60,226 | Gross: $50.01M

10. El Mariachi (1992)

R | 81 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime de Hoyos, Peter Marquardt

Votes: 71,357 | Gross: $2.04M

11. Frantic (1988)

R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In a hotel room in Paris, a doctor comes out of the shower and finds that his wife has disappeared. He soon finds himself caught up in a world of intrigue, espionage, gangsters, drugs and murder.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Harrison Ford, Betty Buckley, Emmanuelle Seigner, Djiby Soumare

Votes: 57,852 | Gross: $17.64M

12. Spellbound (1945)

Approved | 111 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance

A psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll

Votes: 52,278 | Gross: $7.00M

13. The 12th Man (2017)

Unrated | 135 min | Drama, History, Thriller

They were 12 saboteurs. The Nazis killed 11 of them. This is the true story of the one that got away.

Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Marie Blokhus, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen

Votes: 29,251

14. The Castle (1997)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama

A working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry, Anthony Simcoe

Votes: 17,505 | Gross: $0.86M

15. Anna (VII) (2013)

R | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A man with the ability to enter people's memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.

Director: Jorge Dorado | Stars: Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Brian Cox, Saskia Reeves

Votes: 25,130 | Gross: $0.00M

16. Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Thriller

The story of a girl who is willing to do anything to become Valedictorian, even if it means murdering the teacher that stands in her way.

Director: Kevin Williamson | Stars: Helen Mirren, Marisa Coughlan, Katie Holmes, Jeffrey Tambor

Votes: 21,728 | Gross: $8.95M

17. Batman: The Long Halloween (2021)

R | 168 min | Animation, Action, Crime

Atrocious serial killings on holidays in Gotham City send The World's Greatest Detective into action - confronting both organized crime and a unified front of classic DC Super-Villains - while attempting to stop the mysterious murderer.

Director: Chris Palmer | Stars: Jensen Ackles, Laila Berzins, Frances Callier, Zach Callison

Votes: 2,575

18. Table 19 (2017)

PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway, only to find herself seated with five fellow unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.

Director: Jeffrey Blitz | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Lisa Kudrow, Craig Robinson, Stephen Merchant

Votes: 31,026 | Gross: $3.61M

19. A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)

Not Rated | 95 min | Mystery, Thriller

The potentially unhinged daughter of a British politician is accused of killing her hedonistic neighbor after she witnesses the murder in a dream.

Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Silvia Monti

Votes: 5,798

20. Artists and Models (1955)

Approved | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Rick Todd uses the dreams of his roommate Eugene as the basis for a successful comic book.

Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine, Dorothy Malone

Votes: 4,395 | Gross: $9.35M

21. Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)

54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Miss Marple receives a cryptic letter requesting her to right an unknown injustice, but receives no hint other than a ticket for guided tour of historic homes.

Stars: Joan Hickson, Peter Tilbury, Helen Cherry, John Horsley

Votes: 2,573

22. Herbie Rides Again (1974)

Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Helen Hayes, Ken Berry, Stefanie Powers, John McIntire

Votes: 8,850 | Gross: $38.23M

23. A Kiss Before Dying (1991)

R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A determined student murders his pregnant secret girlfriend and moves onto her twin sister who gradually becomes suspicious of her new lover.

Director: James Dearden | Stars: Matt Dillon, Sean Young, James Bonfanti, Sarah Keller

Votes: 5,953 | Gross: $15.43M

24. Tone-Deaf (2019)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

A woman goes to the countryside to spend a quiet weekend after losing her job and having her last complicated relationship implode. She rents a country house from an old-fashioned widower, who struggles to hide his psychopathic tendencies.

Director: Richard Bates Jr. | Stars: Kim Delaney, Ray Wise, Amanda Crew, Nelson Franklin

Votes: 3,112

25. Scorned 2 (1997)

R | 98 min | Drama, Thriller

Amanda Foley has confusing nightmares and flashbacks that lead her to seek professional help. Nothing can shed light on her repressed memories, until she happens to catch her husband a ... See full summary »

Director: Rodney McDonald | Stars: Tane McClure, Andrew Stevens, Myles O'Brien, Alexander Keith

Votes: 543

26. Gaslight (1940)

Not Rated | 84 min | Mystery, Thriller

Twenty years after the murder of Alice Barlow, her house is finally occupied again. However, the husband from the couple who have moved in has a secret which he will do anything to keep hidden.

Director: Thorold Dickinson | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell, Cathleen Cordell

Votes: 5,287

27. Beatriz at Dinner (2017)

R | 82 min | Comedy, Drama

A holistic medicine practitioner attends a wealthy client's dinner party after her car breaks down.

Director: Miguel Arteta | Stars: Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Jay Duplass

Votes: 10,858 | Gross: $7.12M

28. Byron (2003 TV Movie)

147 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Following the success of his poem "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage", Byron becomes the toast of London.

Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Stephen Campbell Moore, Oliver Milburn, Michael Elwyn, Jonny Lee Miller

Votes: 1,157

29. Defenseless (1991)

R | 104 min | Mystery, Thriller

A lawyer is hired to defend an old college friend accused of murdering her husband.

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Barbara Hershey, Sam Shepard, Mary Beth Hurt, J.T. Walsh

Votes: 1,172 | Gross: $6.41M

30. My Favorite Brunette (1947)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson tells reporters how he got there.

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr.

Votes: 3,846

31. Wild for Kicks (1960)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama

An impetuous teenage girl becomes involved with Soho's beatnik and striptease scenes to spite her staid architect father and her French ex-stripper stepmother.

Director: Edmond T. Gréville | Stars: David Farrar, Noëlle Adam, Christopher Lee, Gillian Hills

Votes: 1,255

32. Deep Murder (2019)

Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Horror

This raunchy horror comedy delves deep into the story of a deranged killer as he slashes his way across a soft core porno. Who will last the longest as the stiffs pile up and the killer plows through his victims?

Director: Nick Corirossi | Stars: Quinn Beswick, Katie Aselton, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Chris Redd

Votes: 879

33. Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)

R | 90 min | Comedy

An ex-pop singer kills her much-hated husband to be with her young lover. Her daughter plots Electra-like revenge.

Director: Mark Rucker | Stars: Charles Busch, Natasha Lyonne, Jason Priestley, Angela Paton

Votes: 2,138

34. Standing Tall (2015)

R | 120 min | Drama

A juvenile judge and a special educator are convinced that they can save the young delinquent Malony from himself and his violent ways.

Director: Emmanuelle Bercot | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Benoît Magimel, Sara Forestier

Votes: 3,859 | Gross: $0.02M

35. 13 Frightened Girls (1963)

Passed | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

While attending a school for diplomats' daughters, the teen-aged daughter of the American ambassador uses her access to various embassies to engage in espionage.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Murray Hamilton, Joyce Taylor, Hugh Marlowe, Kathy Dunn

Votes: 888

36. The Battle of the Sexes (1960)

84 min | Comedy

Angela Barrows, an accomplished business analyst from the US, attempts to contemporise the late MacPherson's tweed factory, shaking the very foundation of a men-only company.

Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings, Jameson Clark

Votes: 1,739

37. Olivia (1951)

88 min | Comedy, Drama

Late nineteenth century in a finishing school for young girls near in France, the principal, the fascinating Miss Julie, sows confusion in the heart of the newcomer, Olivia.

Director: Jacqueline Audry | Stars: Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Marie-Claire Olivia, Yvonne de Bray

Votes: 733 | Gross: $0.01M

38. A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994 TV Movie)

96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When gubernatorial candidate Harlan Richards is murdered, the suspicions fall on the incumbent Governor Ryan Allison but when he, too, is murdered the plot thickens.

Director: Max Tash | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Barbara Hale, William R. Moses, John Spencer

Votes: 310

39. Sex (1920)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama

A broadway actress uses her sex appeal to ruin a marriage only to dump her lover for a richer prospect.

Director: Fred Niblo | Stars: Louise Glaum, Irving Cummings, Peggy Pearce, Myrtle Stedman

Votes: 347

40. Blondes at Work (1938)

Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Steve promises his captain not to favor Torchy with stories over other papers but becomes frustrated as to how she continues to scoop her rivals.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy, Rosella Towne

Votes: 505

41. Fallen Angels (1948)

84 min | Drama

To help her sick mother, a girl is hired for what she believes to be a simple delivery service. That will cause her serious problems with her boyfriend and with justice.

Director: Nikos Tsiforos | Stars: Hristos Tsaganeas, Smaroula Giouli, Irene Papas, Anna Hristoforidou

Votes: 61

42. Fear Street: La disparue (2022 Video)

237 min | Horror, Romance, Thriller

A French audiobook of R.L. Stine's book 'The New Girl'. Anna is the new girl at Shadyside High School who has high school boy Cory obsessed with her. But when he hears stories about Anna ... See full summary »

Star: Dan Royer

43. April Fool (1924)

Not Rated | 12 min | Comedy, Short

Chase appears as a small town cub reporter of the rather "dumber" sort who indulges in some April Fool jokes with results disastrous to himself. A good burlesque on the suspicion with which... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Ceder | Stars: Charley Chase, Blanche Mehaffey, Noah Young, Jack Gavin

Votes: 178

44. The Soilers (1923)

24 min | Comedy, Short

During the Alaska gold rush, a miner hits the mother lode, but a corrupt sheriff jumps his claim, leading to a tremendous fight.

Director: Ralph Ceder | Stars: Stan Laurel, Ena Gregory, Mae Laurel, James Finlayson

Votes: 303

45. Listen Lena (1927)

18 min | Comedy, Short

A rich father wants to marry his daughter to a fortune-hunting scoundrel. Lena and Al have other ideas.

Directors: Clem Beauchamp, Stephen Roberts | Stars: Al St. John, Lucille Hutton, Jack Lloyd, Clem Beauchamp

Votes: 25

46. On the Front Page (1926)

22 min | Comedy, Short

After being scooped for a scandal story, a reporter has 24 hours to dig up a more scandalous story. After spending the night in the wrong street, he comes up with a plan: catch the Countess and her butler in a compromising situation.

Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Lillian Rich, Tyler Brooke, Bull Montana

Votes: 183

47. Harvey's Dream (2011 Video)

10 min | Short, Drama, Horror

Harvey and Janet Stevens are living the perfect life in the perfect house or so it seems. Janet has been secretly having an affair with Harvey's best friend Frank. What they don't know is Harvey may not be as in the dark as they suspect.

Director: Hakan Gunnarson | Stars: Mark Corbeil, Natasha Quirke, Michael Karl Richards

Votes: 23

48. Automatic Moving Company (1912)

4 min | Short, Comedy

A film of more than unusual interest. Those who are familiar with the length of time it takes to make a picture wherein all the furniture in the house moves out automatically, will appreciate the great labor of making this film.

Director: Romeo Bosetti

Votes: 43

49. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Whodunit (1956)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

Recently deceased mystery writer Alexander Penn Arlington gets permission from the recording angel to relive his last day on earth, so that he can find out who murdered him.

Director: Francis M. Cockrell | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, John Williams, Amanda Blake, Jerry Paris

Votes: 834

50. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Alle Hoffnung begraben (2004)

Crime, Drama

Frank Berger ha been found dead in his office by his secretary Elisabeth Werner: Frank has been stabbed to death by a letter opener.Rachel Berger tells Leo Kress that her husband had a ... See full summary »

Director: Helmuth Ashley | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 17