Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-euripides"

1. The Rescuers (1977)

G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.

Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens | Stars: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn

Votes: 69,958 | Gross: $71.22M

2. Before Midnight (2013)

R | 109 min | Drama, Romance

We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Ariane Labed

Votes: 172,274 | Gross: $8.11M

3. Z (1969)

M/PG | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Périer

Votes: 31,364 | Gross: $0.08M

4. Landscape in the Mist (1988)

TV-MA | 127 min | Drama

Two children journey the long road to Germany to find the man they believe to be their father.

Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos | Stars: Michalis Zeke, Tania Palaiologou, Stratos Tzortzoglou, Eva Kotamanidou

Votes: 9,662

5. Kiss Me Kate (1953)

Passed | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn

Votes: 6,818 | Gross: $4.38M

6. Shock Corridor (1963)

Approved | 101 min | Drama, Mystery

Bent on winning a Pulitzer Prize, a journalist commits himself to a mental institution to solve a strange and unclear murder.

Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best

Votes: 13,076

7. The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.

Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Rémy Girard, Dorothée Berryman, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze

Votes: 30,039 | Gross: $3.43M

8. The Play (I) (2019)

93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The world of a young theatre director in a small Czech town crumbles after he decides to realize his dream of adapting an overly ambitious play based on Euripides' classic 'Fedra'. He loses... See full summary »

Director: Alejandro Fernández Almendras | Stars: Jirí Mádl, Marika Soposká, Elizaveta Maximová, Jirí Strébl

Votes: 128

9. Divine Madness (1980)

R | 95 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music

Movie comedy queen Bette Midler reigns supreme in this rocking, rolling concert movie bash. The Divine Miss M at her trashiest, flashiest, heavenly best!

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Bette Midler, Jocelyn Brown, Ula Hedwig, Diva Gray

Votes: 948 | Gross: $0.77M

10. Nancy Drew: Labyrinth of Lies (2014 Video Game)

E10+ | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates a series of thefts from a museum in Greece.

Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Julia Stockton, Katherine Grant-Suttie, Beau Prichard

Votes: 46

11. À la recherche de la musique de l'Antiquité (2021 TV Movie)

54 min | Documentary

Es war eine spektakuläre Entdeckung für die Wissenschaft: Der Papyrus, der unlängst im Depot des Louvre wiedergefunden wurde, scheint eine antike Partitur zu sein. Die Doku begibt sich auf ... See full summary »

Director: Bernard George | Stars: Laurent Capron, Annie Bélis, Sylvain Perrot, Konstantinos Melidis

Votes: 10

12. thesmoforiazousai (1958)

It is late Autumn in ancient Athens (October and November, 411 BC), and the women of the city are about to celebrate Thesmophoria (an annual religious festival in honor of the goddesses ... See full summary »

Stars: Jenny Karezi, Maro Kodou, Christoforos Nezer, Evagelia Samiotaki

13. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Still Life (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The CSI team is called to help when Karen Mathews reports her son, Jesse, missing from a playground where he was playing on the swings. Witnesses report seeing a man with a blue baseball ... See full summary »

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 781

14. The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode: The War at Home (2001)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama

President Bartlet is fighting a war on two fronts as he tries to rescue hostages in Colombia and deal with explaining to his wife why he's breaking his word to her by running for a 2nd term.

Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney

Votes: 968

15. Joe Scott (2006– )
Episode: 6 Historical Figures that may not have Existed: Answers with Joe (2021)

18 min | Documentary, Short

Joe summarizes what is know about several prominent historical figures. It isn't much. Which raises the question; did they really exist?

Stars: Jason Hensel, Joe Scott

16. The Newsroom (2012–2014)
Episode: Boston (2014)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama

In the wake of the Genoa debacle, the team decides to use caution in reporting a major breaking story. Neal is contacted by an anonymous source in possession of stolen government documents; Sloan looks to solve a takeover puzzle.

Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill

Votes: 1,613

17. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode: The Lions of Nemea: Part 1 (2014)

TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After Lewis returns to his old job, he, Hathaway and DS Maddox are swept up in another murder investigation when an American classics student is killed.

Director: Nicholas Laughland | Stars: John Light, Sian Brooke, Wesley Smith, Clive Merrison

Votes: 506

18. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Nelson's Sparrow (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The members of the BAU team are brought back to their origins as they look at one of Gideon and Rossi's old cases.

Director: Glenn Kershaw | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook

Votes: 2,409

19. Countdown (1982– )
Episode: Episode #72.4 (2015)

TV-14 | Game-Show

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Director: Derek Hallworth | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Jon Culshaw

20. Immortal Egypt (2016)
Episode: Invasion (2016)

59 min | Documentary, History

The fourth and final episode of the series explores how internal strife weakened Egypt, making way for foreign invaders.

Stars: Joann Fletcher, Tim Kendal, Campbell Price, Nermine Sami

Votes: 36

21. The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
#Resistance Is Futile (2017 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Fires rage in California. Trump declares that Jerusalem the capital of Israel. Six female senators call on Al Franken to resign. Trump's enemies continue their self-immolation.

Stars: Andrew Klavan, John Conyers, Newt Gingrich

22. Warrior (2019–2023)
Episode: There's No China in the Bible (2019)

TV-MA | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Intercepting a shipment of opium at the docks, Young Jun, with Ah Sahm and his Hop Wei lieutenant Bolo in tow, decides to send a message to Long Zii. Big Bill and Lee investigate a grisly ... See full summary »

Director: Loni Peristere | Stars: Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Dianne Doan

Votes: 1,665

23. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: Marko Jankowics (No. 58) (2019)

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

Liz and Jennifer's pursuit of a lead on the truth about Reddington puts them in unexpected danger. Red steps in to help mediate a brewing prison gang war.

Director: Bill Roe | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison

Votes: 1,278