Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "man-on-a-mission"

1. The Terminator (1984)

R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield

Votes: 926,611 | Gross: $38.40M

2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

R | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick

Votes: 1,177,143 | Gross: $204.84M

3. Cyberpunk 2077 (2020 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

In Night City, a mercenary known as V navigates a dystopian society in which the line between humanity and technology becomes blurred.

Director: Adam Badowski | Stars: Cherami Leigh, Gavin Drea, Keanu Reeves, Emily Woo Zeller

Votes: 15,120

4. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

PG-13 | 129 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow

Votes: 105,256 | Gross: $31.85M

5. Remember (I) (2015)

R | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person he believes to be responsible for the death of his family in the death camp to kill him himself.

Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Kim Roberts, Amanda Smith, Martin Landau

Votes: 27,920 | Gross: $0.64M

6. Black Robe (1991)

R | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, War

In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.

Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg

Votes: 7,679 | Gross: $8.21M

7. What Planet Are You From? (2000)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love there. A suspicious F.A.A. Agent targets him.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, John Goodman, Greg Kinnear

Votes: 9,856 | Gross: $6.29M

8. Dragon's Dogma (2020)

TV-MA | Animation, Action, Adventure

Ethan sets out to vanquish the Dragon that took his heart, but with every demon he battles, he loses more of his humanity.

Stars: Greg Chun, Erica Mendez, David Lodge, Cristina Valenzuela

Votes: 4,157

9. McCarthy (II)

Biography, Drama, History | Pre-production

A personal look at the influential former politician who rose to fame as a driving force behind anti-communist and anti-homosexual U.S. political sentiment during the Cold War.

Director: Václav Marhoul | Stars: Emilia Clarke, Michael Shannon, Dane DeHaan, Scoot McNairy

10. Dark of the Sun (1968)

Approved | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.

Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Peter Carsten, Jim Brown

Votes: 3,551

11. Dangerous Curves (1988)

PG | 93 min | Comedy

A college graduate is offered a deal of a lifetime - deliver a Porsche for a client and join the company of your dreams in return. When the car gets stolen, he and his friend must go to a beauty pageant run by the thief to get it back.

Director: David Lewis | Stars: Tate Donovan, Grant Heslov, Danielle von Zerneck, Valerie Breiman

Votes: 557

12. Korgoth of Barbaria (2006 TV Short)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Short, Action

Unsold TV pilot and a dark, violent and gory sword and sorcery spoof set in a postapocalyptic new dark age about a Conan-like barbarian warrior hired to steal a golden goblin from a dangerous wizard who lives in a tower in the sky.

Directors: Aaron Springer, Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Diedrich Bader, Corey Burton, John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny

Votes: 3,750

13. Favorite Son (2008)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

A story of family, of dreams deferred, and of a final chance at redemption. David Paxton, nearing the end of his minor league baseball career, returns to his hometown as much less the hero ... See full summary »

Director: Howard Libov | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Connor Paolo, Kellie Overbey, Richard Bekins

Votes: 175

14. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (2013 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

In a post-apocalyptic 2007, Cyber Commando Rex Powercolt faces off against his former commander Colonel Sloan, and tries to stop his nefarious plot to use dragon blood to turn the world's population into primitive savages.

Directors: Dean Evans, Alexandre Letendre | Stars: Michael Biehn, Grey Griffin, Phil LaMarr, Danny Blanco Hall

Votes: 2,529

15. Down River (2018)

70 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires while finding a way back to their battalion.

Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Alexander Raye Pimentel, Zachary Greene, Cody Poirot, Nicholas Winand

Votes: 592

16. Private Schulz (1981)

310 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The Time - WWII, the place - Germany. The Germans have a plan to destroy the British economy by flooding the country with forged £5 notes. Private Schultz is coerced into organizing a gang of unwilling volunteers.

Stars: Michael Elphick, Ian Richardson, Cyril Shaps, Billie Whitelaw

Votes: 445

17. The Search for Michael Rockefeller (2011)

90 min | Documentary, Adventure, Mystery

Documentary about the 1961 disappearance of Michael Rockefeller, the young scion of the Rockefeller family, in the waters of Papua New Guinea and the 1969 attempt of journalist Milt Machlin to locate him in case he might still be alive.

Directors: Fraser C. Heston, Milt Machlin | Stars: Miron Ashkenazy, J.O. Brew, Neil Dickson, Ken Dresser

Votes: 164

18. Quest (1984)

30 min | Short, Adventure, Mystery

A child has only an 8 day life-span to complete a mysterious journey from the dim cave-dwelling society where he is born to a final gateway, the object of folklore. The abstract ... See full summary »

Directors: Elaine Bass, Saul Bass | Stars: John Abbott, Noah Hathaway, David Comfort, Michael Mancini

Votes: 454

19. The Tomorrow Man (1996 TV Movie)

R | 120 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The humanoid Kenn arrives from the future in a spaceship in the present days to save the future of mankind. He sees a billboard and assumes the form of the man in the advertisement. Then he... See full summary »

Director: Bill D'Elia | Stars: Julian Sands, Giancarlo Esposito, Craig Wasson, Obba Babatundé

Votes: 369

20. The Assignment (1977)

95 min | Drama, Thriller

A Swedish diplomat travels to a civil war in a Latin American country. His mission is to mediate between the two extremist groups.

Director: Mats Arehn | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Thomas Hellberg, Carolyn Seymour, Fernando Rey

Votes: 111

21. The Bourne Conspiracy (2008 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Crime

Game that takes place prior to, and during the events of the film The Bourne Identity (2002).

Directors: Emmanuel Valdez, David Wheeler | Stars: Franka Potente, William Sadler, Jeffrey Pierce, Dayo Ade

Votes: 499

22. Terminator the Second (2011 TV Movie)

96 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Terminator the Second is a parody of the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, constructed solely of lines and phrases from the plays of William Shakespeare.

Directors: Cody DeVos, Marshall Weber | Stars: Jamie Bradley, Randal Cooper, Jasson Cring, Phillip Currie

Votes: 6

23. Those Dirty Dogs (1973)

PG | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, War

Captain Chadwell, Lieutenant Junger and Sergeant Smith are sent by Washington to help their colleagues of Fort Apache to recover stolen arms. A bounty hunter accompanies them.

Director: Giuseppe Rosati | Stars: Gianni Garko, Stephen Boyd, Howard Ross, Simón Andreu

Votes: 230

24. Urban Chaos (1999 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Fantasy

D'arci Stern is a tough rookie cop in crime-ridden Union City who, with the help of a cryptic stranger called Roper, must stop the Wildcats gang from taking over as well as their shadowy boss who plans to bring about the apocalypse.

Stars: Julienne Davis, Jonnie Fiori, Sharon Holm, Togo Igawa

Votes: 117

25. Cyber Seeker (1993)

90 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Samuel Roth is a seeker of truth in a time the world is decimated by a viral strain known as "The Reaper". Set after if killed the majority of the world in 2013.

Director: Mike Tristano | Stars: Neil Delama, Joe Estevez, Don Stroud, Roger Lee

Votes: 55

26. Älgigen (1999)

Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

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Director: Pierre Toresson | Stars: Pierre Toresson, Joel Vemdal, Leo Jacobsson, Mikael Sjödin

Votes: 59

27. Balada o trobenti in oblaku (1961)

80 min | Drama, War

Temnikar's family prepares for the Christmas, but to him, it's the time of dark premonitions and anxiety. In the mountain cave, hidden by snow, the wounded partisans are hiding, and ... See full summary »

Director: France Stiglic | Stars: Lojze Potokar, Angelca Hlebce, Marija Lojk, Branko Miklavc

Votes: 65

28. Kärleken - En musikal om livet (2010)

11 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

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Director: Niclaz Erlingmark | Stars: Niclaz Erlingmark, Ingvild Segersam, Rebecca Segersam, Anders Spetz

Votes: 6

29. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode: Santa '85 (1985)

Not Rated | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Kris Kringle's Christmas is rudely interrupted when he lands in the clink with a bunch of bogus Santas after tripping a home burglar alarm. The cynical sheriff doesn't believe his story, so... See full summary »

Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Douglas Seale, Pat Hingle, Gabriel Damon, Marvin J. McIntyre

Votes: 419

30. McCloud (1970–1977)
Episode: Top of the World, Ma! (1971)

TV-PG | 74 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An easy going guy comes to New York looking to collect on money owed him and doesn't mind how many guys he has to beat up to collect it. The mobster who owes him is determined to stop him as much as McCloud is.

Director: Alex March | Stars: Dennis Weaver, J.D. Cannon, Robert Webber, Stefanie Powers

Votes: 106

31. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: Luminary (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Frank seriously jeopardizes his relationship with the Millennium Group when he refuses to swear absolute loyalty to them and goes against their wishes to find a young man who disappeared on his pilgrimage to the Alaskan wilderness.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Terry O'Quinn, Brittany Tiplady

Votes: 355

32. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: The Light Brigade (1996)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Former POW John Skokes, a chief weapons officer and a glory seeking cadet obsessed with the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" try to drop a doomsday weapon on the aliens' homeworld and win the war.

Director: Michael Keusch | Stars: Robert Patrick, Graham Greene, Wil Wheaton, Adrian G. Griffiths

Votes: 510

33. Twin Peaks (2017)
Episode: Part 8 (2017)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Gotta light?

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Leslie Berger, Robert Broski, Cullen Douglas

Votes: 8,035