Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "maintenance-man"

1. Prometheus (I) (2012)

R | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron

Votes: 644,491 | Gross: $126.48M

2. Beau Is Afraid (2023)

R | 179 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.

Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane

Votes: 60,744

3. Mortal Engines (2018)

PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

In a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.

Director: Christian Rivers | Stars: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae

Votes: 140,921 | Gross: $15.95M

4. The Karate Kid (1984)

PG | 126 min | Action, Drama, Family

A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.

Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove

Votes: 244,608 | Gross: $90.82M

5. Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.

Director: Steve Pink | Stars: John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke

Votes: 186,564 | Gross: $50.29M

6. The Karate Kid (2010)

PG | 140 min | Action, Drama, Family

Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.

Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han

Votes: 205,699 | Gross: $176.59M

7. The Island (2005)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A man living in a futuristic sterile colony begins to question his circumscribed existence when his friend is chosen to go to the Island, the last uncontaminated place on earth.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi

Votes: 327,745 | Gross: $35.82M

8. The Score (2001)

R | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth with his lover when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist that comes with a large payout.

Director: Frank Oz | Stars: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, Angela Bassett

Votes: 134,160 | Gross: $71.07M

9. The Belko Experiment (2016)

R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller

In a twisted social experiment, eighty Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia, and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona, John C. McGinley

Votes: 58,423 | Gross: $10.16M

10. Double Indemnity (1944)

Passed | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Byron Barr

Votes: 167,529 | Gross: $5.72M

11. Devil (2010)

PG-13 | 80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of people are trapped in an elevator and the Devil is mysteriously amongst them.

Director: John Erick Dowdle | Stars: Chris Messina, Caroline Dhavernas, Bokeem Woodbine, Logan Marshall-Green

Votes: 157,017 | Gross: $33.58M

12. The Changeling (1980)

R | 107 min | Horror, Mystery

After the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion's attic.

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, Jean Marsh

Votes: 40,041

13. I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)

R | 106 min | Horror, Thriller

When Katie innocently accepts an offer to have new photos taken for her portfolio, the experience quickly turns into a nightmare of rape, torture and kidnapping. Now, she will have to find the strength to exact her brutal revenge.

Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Jemma Dallender, Joe Absolom, Yavor Baharov, George Zlatarev

Votes: 32,897 | Gross: $0.00M

14. Grey Gardens (1975)

PG | 95 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

Meet a mother and daughter, high-society dropouts, reclusive cousins of Jackie O., managing to thrive together amid the decay and disorder of their East Hampton, NY, mansion, making for an eerily ramshackle echo of the American Camelot.

Directors: Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Edith Bouvier Beale, Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale, Brooks Hyers

Votes: 15,295 | Gross: $0.03M

15. Skyline (2010)

PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth.

Directors: Colin Strause, Greg Strause | Stars: Eric Balfour, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel

Votes: 92,196 | Gross: $21.37M

16. The Super (2017)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A man becomes the superintendent of a large New York City apartment building where people mysteriously go missing.

Director: Stephan Rick | Stars: Patrick John Flueger, Val Kilmer, Louisa Krause, Mattea Conforti

Votes: 21,705

17. Dark Water (2005)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A mother and daughter, still wounded from a bitter custody dispute, hole up in a run-down apartment building, where they are targeted by the ghost of a former resident.

Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth

Votes: 65,391 | Gross: $25.47M

18. Poltergeist III (1988)

PG-13 | 98 min | Horror, Thriller

Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a high-rise building, where the supernatural forces haunting her make their return.

Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: Heather O'Rourke, Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Zelda Rubinstein

Votes: 20,481 | Gross: $14.11M

19. Watchers (1988)

R | 91 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A boy takes in a stray dog, later discovering that it is an ultra-intelligent runaway being stalked by a dangerous creature from the same genetic research lab.

Director: Jon Hess | Stars: Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Christopher Cary, Graeme Campbell

Votes: 4,702 | Gross: $0.94M

20. The Silence (2010)

Not Rated | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.

Director: Baran bo Odar | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Claudia Michelsen, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Katrin Sass

Votes: 8,177 | Gross: $0.10M

21. Xtro (1982)

R | 84 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

An alien creature impregnates a woman who gives birth to a man who was abducted by aliens three years ago. The man reconnects with his wife and son for a sinister purpose.

Director: Harry Bromley Davenport | Stars: Philip Sayer, Bernice Stegers, Danny Brainin, Maryam d'Abo

Votes: 8,143

22. The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 180 min | Drama, Fantasy

An elderly amusement park maintenance man, Eddie, is trapped in purgatory and the only way out is to confront five people from his past. Unfortunately, dark secrets from his service in the Philippines begin to haunt him.

Director: Lloyd Kramer | Stars: Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels, Dagmara Dominczyk

Votes: 6,138

23. Two-Minute Warning (1976)

Approved | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A crazed sniper is set to kill spectators at an L.A. Coliseum football championship game and the police race against time to eliminate him.

Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Martin Balsam, Beau Bridges

Votes: 4,386

24. The Lift (1983)

R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A lift technician finds himself drawn into a web of mystery and peril as he investigates the perplexing deadly accidents occurring in the elevators of a new office building.

Director: Dick Maas | Stars: Huub Stapel, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Josine van Dalsum, Liz Snoyink

Votes: 7,705

25. He Was a Quiet Man (2007)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

An unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.

Director: Frank A. Cappello | Stars: Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, William H. Macy, Michael DeLuise

Votes: 23,183

26. Camp (2013)

43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Little Otter Family Camp is a wicked slice of lake-side heaven. Parents decompress with gin while teenagers make gleeful mischief and fall in and out of love.

Stars: Rachel Griffiths, Thom Green, Dena Kaplan, Tim Pocock

Votes: 2,565

27. Keyholes Are for Peeping (1972)

Unrated | 70 min | Comedy

Funny parody of adult films starring Sammy Petrillo.

Director: Doris Wishman | Stars: Sammy Petrillo, Phillip Stahl, Louis Silverman, Saul Meth

Votes: 223

28. The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982)

R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Four college students are stalked by an unknown assailant while staying on campus over the Christmas holidays to help clear out a dormitory which is to be demolished.

Directors: Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow | Stars: Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, David Snow, Pamela Holland

Votes: 2,467

29. The Rape of Richard Beck (1985 TV Movie)

100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Seattle veteran cop Richard Beck becomes a sexual assault victim and must deal with the painful aftermath.

Director: Karen Arthur | Stars: Richard Crenna, Meredith Baxter, Pat Hingle, Frances Lee McCain

Votes: 536

30. Just Around the Corner (1938)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Shirley helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum-clearance project; the little miss dances with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Based on Paul Gerard Smith's book "Lucky Penny."

Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Shirley Temple, Joan Davis, Charles Farrell, Amanda Duff

Votes: 689

31. The Heavenly Body (1944)

Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

The neglected wife of a tweedy astronomer becomes convinced that her astrologer's prediction of a new dream man in her life will come true.

Directors: Alexander Hall, Vincente Minnelli | Stars: William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, James Craig, Fay Bainter

Votes: 1,034

32. Invalid (2023)

112 min | Comedy

Grumpy handyman Laco loses everything to a group of mobsters. Now wheelchair-bound and with his life spiraling, it's his new friend Gabo, a local Roma who helps Laco see things with a new perspective. Revenge is sweet.

Director: Jonas Karasek | Stars: Gregor Holoska, Zdenek Godla, Helena Krajciová, Daniel Fischer

Votes: 891

33. Aurora Borealis (2005)

R | 110 min | Drama, Romance

A troubled young man struggling to right himself after the premature death of his father.

Director: James C.E. Burke | Stars: Joshua Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Juliette Lewis, Steven Pasquale

Votes: 1,810 | Gross: $0.06M

34. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980)

102 min | Comedy, Crime

Released from a British prison, an American is hired as an electrician for a London bank but his criminal acquaintances show-up and force the reluctant Yank to join them as the inside-man in a well-planned bank heist.

Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Richard Jordan, Oliver Tobias, David Niven, Elke Sommer

Votes: 489

35. Bottom Feeder (2007)

86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A group of utility workers are trapped in a series of tunnels which, unfortunately, contain a scientist mutated by his own creation. The creature feeds instantly on a rat, becoming what it has eaten.

Director: Randy Daudlin | Stars: Tom Sizemore, Wendy Anderson, Richard Fitzpatrick, Amber Cull

Votes: 855

36. Anaconda (2023)

15 min | Short, Comedy

Annie agrees to tag along with a group of new friends to Burning Man. When they all have to share ONE hotel room, she finds herself in a terribly embarrassing situation that could ruin her newfound love interest.

Director: Chelsea Gonzalez | Stars: Cornelia Hanes, Chiyumba Ossome, Matthew Morley Daniel, Scott Alda Coffey

Votes: 8

37. The Hagstone Demon (2011)

R | 96 min | Horror

Douglas Elmore is an alcoholic writer and caretaker haunted by visions of his dead wife and pursued by supernatural forces bent on revenge for his past deeds. When tenants start turning up ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Springer | Stars: Mark Borchardt, Nadine Gross, Cyndi Kurtz, Sasha Andreev

Votes: 361

38. The Seduction of Miss Leona (1980 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, Romance

Spinster professor Miss Leona takes an interest in Bliss Dawson, a maintenance man. After a successful session fixing her desk lamp, she invites him to spend Saturday doing her odd jobs.

Director: Joseph Hardy | Stars: Lynn Redgrave, Anthony Zerbe, Conchata Ferrell, Brian Dennehy

Votes: 59

39. Smugglers' Cove (1948)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Crime, Family

The Bowery Boys run into a smuggling operation when Slip checks out a manor he mistakenly believes he's inherited

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Martin Kosleck

Votes: 348

40. The Maintenance Man (2004 Video)

123 min | Comedy, Drama

Based on the book by Michael Baisden, author and radio personality. The "maintenance man" is a gigolo who can be yours for a night or more, if your money is right. However even a dream job ... See full summary »

Director: Je'Caryous Johnson | Stars: D'Atra Hicks, Arnez J., Je'Caryous Johnson, Iva La'Shawn

Votes: 54

41. 7A (2018)

10 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

A woman is interrupted as she prepares to record a video. An innocent encounter soon descends into chaos.

Director: Zack Russell | Stars: Kayla Lorette, Tom Rooney

Votes: 14

42. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: Ups and Downs/The Brave Little Trailer/Yes, Always (1994)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Wakko and Dr. Scratchansniff have their "Ups and Downs" when they get trapped in an elevator together, for hours. Then, will a "Brave Little Trailer" survive when a fierce tornado tears through his trailer park?

Directors: Michael Gerard, Bob Kline, David Marshall, Lenord Robinson | Stars: Jess Harnell, Rob Paulsen, Paul Rugg, Maurice LaMarche

Votes: 153

43. Queen of the South (2016–2021)
Episode: Amores Perros (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

On her day off, Teresa is hunted by a sicario from her previous life while on the road.

Director: Rebecca Rodriguez | Stars: Alice Braga, Hemky Madera, Alfonso Herrera, David Andrews

Votes: 318

44. Masters of the Air (2024)
Episode: Part Four (2024)

TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Lt. Rosenthal joins the 100th just as one of its crews reaches a milestone. The U-boat pens at Bremen become a target for the second time.

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Austin Butler, Harry Ames, Darragh Cowley, Elliot Warren

Votes: 2,280

45. Ace of Cakes (2006–2011)
Episode: Charm and Charities (2007)

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Director: Matthew Carr | Stars: Duff Goldman, Mary Alice Fallon Yeskey, Geoffry Manthorne, Ben Turner

46. Crime 360 (2008–2009)
Episode: Trial by Fire (2008)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

An unknown killer murders a maintenance man in his apartment and then torches the place. The prime suspect is the victim's nephew.

Directors: Rob Dorfmann, Craig Santy | Stars: Bill Lloyd, Michael Mocello, Rahsaan Wigfall, Brian Russell

Votes: 6

47. Ghost Hunters (2004– )
Episode: Soul Searching (2009)

TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV, Thriller

Join the TAPS team as they travel to Newport, RI to investigate Belcourt Castle, a home filled with rich history and a myriad of unexplained activity. Originally constructed in 1891 legend ... See full summary »

Stars: Amy Bruni, Steve Gonsalves, Jason Hawes, Dave Tango

Votes: 33

48. Welcome to Flatch (2022–2023)
Episode: Ghosted (2022)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

Kelly and Shrub get lost in the woods on her birthday; Cheryl, Mandy, Nadine and Father Joe decide to host a séance.

Director: Catalina Aguilar Mastretta | Stars: Holmes, Sam Straley, Justin Linville, Taylor Ortega

Votes: 61

49. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Innocence Lost (1999)

TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

Sometime during a neighborhood Christmas party, five-year-old Melissa Brannen disappeared. No one saw where she went or noticed anything unusual. Investigators turned to forensic science to... See full summary »

Stars: Peter Thomas, Melissa Brannen, Michael Brannen, Tammy Brannen

Votes: 103

50. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Church Dis-Service (2009)

TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

A young woman heads home after church, but never makes it there alive. Police learn that car trouble lead the victim to accept help from someone she thought was a Good Samaritan. But when ... See full summary »

Stars: Peter Thomas, Rochelle Dacosta, Daphne Bowe, Ken Kaminsky

Votes: 87