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

1. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

Approved | 110 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

6.9

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A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.

Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter

Votes: 6,879

2. The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.3

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A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl, James Donlan

Votes: 3,228

3. Mad Monster Party? (1967)

Unrated | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

6.6

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On the Isle of Evil, Baron Boris von Frankenstein reveals his imminent retirement and that he has refined the secret of total destruction, only to be upset when the other monsters try to steal the secret and kill his nephew, Felix Flanken.

Director: Jules Bass | Stars: Boris Karloff, Allen Swift, Gale Garnett, Phyllis Diller

Votes: 3,568

4. Tension (1949)

Passed | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

7.3

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A meek pharmacist creates an alternate identity under which he plans to murder the bullying liquor salesman who has become his wife's lover.

Director: John Berry | Stars: Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Barry Sullivan

Votes: 3,584

5. The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)

Passed | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

7.2

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Mystery writer Cornelius Leyden becomes intrigued after the murdered body of a vicious career criminal washes up in the Bosphorus.

Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson

Votes: 3,976

6. Never Let Go (1960)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.1

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A cosmetic salesman sets out to prove to himself and his wife that he is not a failure.

Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Richard Todd, Peter Sellers, Elizabeth Sellars, Adam Faith

Votes: 1,697

7. The Monster (1925)

Passed | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

6.2

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A meek clerk who doubles as an amateur detective investigates some very strange goings-on at a remote mental sanitarium.

Director: Roland West | Stars: Lon Chaney, Gertrude Olmstead, Hallam Cooley, Johnny Arthur

Votes: 1,370

8. Mancation (2012)

R | 95 min | Comedy

3.3

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After his plans come crashing down around him, Vince and his friends head to Atlantic City for the wildest and most spontaneous weekend of their lives.

Director: Frank Vain | Stars: Joey Fatone, Matt Kawczynski, Danica McKellar, Mike Starr

Votes: 827

9. Mabel's Married Life (1914)

Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Comedy

5.6

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Accosted by a masher in the park and unable to motivate husband Charlie into taking action, Mabel gets him a boxing mannequin to sharpen his fighting skills.

Director: Mack Sennett | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Mack Swain, Eva Nelson

Votes: 1,410

10. Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy, War

6.6

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Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman, finds himself in the midst of battle in the South Pacific.

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Warrick, Ted Donaldson, Bob Haymes

Votes: 614

11. Pedestrian (2000)

97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.8

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A comic feature film about an underachieving writer who sets out to write his masterpiece, but is confounded when one of its characters steps into his real life and introduces him to a life of sin and corruption.

Director: Jason Kartalian | Stars: Jeffrey Stubblefield, Melissa Lewis, Joe Seely, Krikor Satamian

Votes: 63

12. Don't Tell the Wife (1937)

Approved | 62 min | Comedy

5.9

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A seasoned con artist and his associates discover that their scheme to get rich by selling stock in a worthless gold mine is fraught with obstacles.

Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Lynne Overman, Thurston Hall

Votes: 284

13. The Proposal (1959 TV Movie)

31 min | Comedy, Romance

6.7

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Will the arguing stop long enough for Lomov's proposal of marriage to be sealed with a kiss?

Director: Rosemary Hill | Stars: David Bird, Harry Moore, Anne Robson

Votes: 18

14. Only the Brave (1935)

Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

6.1

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Chester is a milquetoast little runt whose girlfriend admires big strong he-men of the great outdoors, and especially a big-game hunter from Africa. So Chester tries to make himself just ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Ernest Truex, Mary Jane Barrett

Votes: 15

15. Family Affair (1966–1971)
Episode: No Uncle Is an Island (1969)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

8.1

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Mr. French, Cissy, Buffy and Jody decide to give Bill some time alone for the weekend. Unfortunately, while they are away, a barrage of neighbors stop by, disrupting Bill's relaxation, peace and quiet.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Brian Keith, Sebastian Cabot, Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones

Votes: 40

16. Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Episode: Unforgiving Minute (1963)

Approved | 30 min | Western

7.1

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Fleeing banditos, Paladin seeks shelter from a peasant and his beautiful, scheming wife, their marriage at the breaking point. After being driven from their rural home, the husband hopes to... See full summary »

Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Richard Boone, Patricia Medina, Al Ruscio

Votes: 74