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

1. Deja Vu (2006)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

After a ferry is bombed in New Orleans, an A.T.F. agent joins a unique investigation using experimental surveillance technology to find the bomber, but soon finds himself becoming obsessed with one of the victims.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Jim Caviezel, Val Kilmer

Votes: 327,778 | Gross: $64.04M

2. Oldboy (2013)

R | 104 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley

Votes: 80,842 | Gross: $2.19M

3. Precious (II) (2009)

R | 110 min | Drama

In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.

Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey

Votes: 116,278 | Gross: $47.57M

4. Treme (2010–2013)

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Music

Life after Hurricane Katrina as the residents of New Orleans try to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their unique culture in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters in the USA.

Stars: Khandi Alexander, Rob Brown, Kim Dickens, Melissa Leo

Votes: 15,912

5. Black and Blue (I) (2019)

R | 108 min | Action, Thriller

A rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder.

Director: Deon Taylor | Stars: Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Frank Grillo, Mike Colter

Votes: 26,697 | Gross: $22.06M

6. Five Days at Memorial (2022)

TV-MA | 47 min | Biography, Drama

Doctors and nurses at the intensive care unit of a New Orleans hospital struggle with treating patients during Hurricane Katrina when the facility is without power for 5 days.

Stars: Vera Farmiga, Cherry Jones, Cornelius Smith Jr., Robert Pine

Votes: 14,424

7. Detention (2011)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance

As a copycat killer named after movie villain Cinderhella stalks the student body at Grizzly Lake High School, a group of co-eds band together to survive while serving detention.

Director: Joseph Kahn | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Dane Cook

Votes: 16,518

8. The Flood (I) (2023)

R | 93 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

A daring jail break during a dangerous Louisiana hurricane is interrupted by a horde of large hungry alligators.

Director: Brandon Slagle | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Nicky Whelan, Louis Mandylor, Ryan Francis

Votes: 1,603

9. American Heist (2014)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama

James owes his life to his older brother, Frankie after taking the rap for a crime they committed together. While Frankie served time, James worked to turn his life around, got a steady job and began courting his former girlfriend Emily. Now, Frankie is released and back on the streets with no money and no place to go.

Director: Sarik Andreasyan | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Earl Minor, Adrien Brody, Jordana Brewster

Votes: 17,558

10. Arsenal (2017)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A Southern businessman attempts to rescue his kidnapped mobster brother.

Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Adrian Grenier, Johnathon Schaech

Votes: 4,998

11. The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)

PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.

Director: Udayan Prasad | Stars: William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne

Votes: 8,903 | Gross: $0.32M

12. I Am Paul Walker (2018)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography

Documentary examining the life of the late actor Paul Walker.

Director: Adrian Buitenhuis | Stars: Paul Walker, Cheryl Crabtree Walker, Paul Walker III, Caleb Walker

Votes: 1,142

13. A Bag of Hammers (2011)

Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama

Ben and Alan, two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, find direction for their lives by taking in an abandoned child and creating the family they've always needed.

Director: Brian Crano | Stars: Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig, Chandler Canterbury, Rebecca Hall

Votes: 3,138

14. Christmas in Mississippi (2017 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, Romance

Photographer Holly Logan (Jana Kramer) returns to her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi for Christmas. The town is resurrecting their traditional holiday light show for the first time since... See full summary »

Director: Emily Moss Wilson | Stars: Jana Kramer, Wes Brown, Faith Ford, Trace Masters

Votes: 1,877

15. Alien Tornado (2012 TV Movie)

90 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Extraterrestrials appear as destructive "electrical tornadoes" on Earth.

Director: Jeff Burr | Stars: Stacey Asaro, Marcus Lyle Brown, Claire Conti, Jeff Fahey

Votes: 1,210

16. Zombex (2013)

R | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

As things are turning around for the city, people must face a disaster of epic proportions. They are dealing with the prospect of losing the people of New Orleans as they turn into the city's walking dead.

Director: Jesse Dayton | Stars: Lew Temple, Malcolm McDowell, David Christopher, Sid Haig

Votes: 748

17. Cooked: Survival by Zip Code (2019)

76 min | Documentary

A life and death story about extreme heat, the politics of "disaster" and survival by zip code.

Director: Judith Helfand | Stars: Valerie Brown, Richard M. Daley, Michelle Landis Dauber, Edmund Donoghue

Votes: 91

18. Black Indians (2018)

92 min | Documentary

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Directors: Jo Béranger, Edith Patrouilleau, Hugues Poulain

Votes: 8

19. Birds of America (2021)

80 min | Documentary

An American odyssey along the Mississippi River banks which unfolds as a novel counter-history of the politics of the United States from an environmental point of view.

Director: Jacques Loeuille

Votes: 48

20. Aftermath of Katrina (2005 Video)

55 min | Documentary

Filmmaker Larry Wayne Warren hosts an improvised trek through New Orleans in September 2005 to survey the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Stars: Scott Kanarek, Larry Wayne Warren

21. BABYBANGZ (2021)

11 min | Documentary, Short

Anastasia Ebel, owner of the BABYBANGZ hair salon in Mid-City, New Orleans, reflects on her continuing desire to cultivate spaces of intentional reflection for both herself and her local New Orleans community.

Director: Juliana Kasumu | Stars: Anastasia Ebel, Shantell Lee, Courtney Lewis, Brittney Everfield

Votes: 11

22. Jonah Stands Up (2016)

Documentary, Short

New Orleans artist and rabble-rouser Jonah Bascle faces his mortality. He leaves behind a legacy of comedy, visual art, and disability advocacy. Through the combination of Jonah's comedy, ... See full summary »

Director: Hannah Engelson

23. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Risk (2006)

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

The team investigates a college student found dead on the subway tracks and a stock broker hanging out his Wall Street window.

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 317

24. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Storm (2005)

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

Detectives pursue a child molester who kidnapped 3 orphans abducted from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and discover a more dangerous threat.

Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 827

25. Thief (2006)
Episode: No Direction Home (2006)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Tammi's father is unwilling to let her live with him. Nick has to sell the house in preparation for leaving town. Detective Hayes tries to track down Jack. Afraid that Tammi will be hurt, Nick sends her to stay with Riley.

Director: Dean White | Stars: Andre Braugher, Mae Whitman, Yancey Arias, Clifton Collins Jr.

Votes: 33

26. Thief (2006)
Episode: Flight (2006)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a standoff with Vincent and Shrimp Boy, Nick realizes he must find a safe place to hide Tammi. Tensions boil over between Gabo and Jack. Gabo comes clean about a problem that affects the plan for the heist, now just a few days away.

Director: John David Coles | Stars: Andre Braugher, Mae Whitman, Yancey Arias, Clifton Collins Jr.

Votes: 29

27. Thief (2006)
Episode: I Ain't Goin' to Jail for Anyone (2006)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Nick prepares for his wife's funeral, the crew questions Nick's plans for their next heist.

Director: John David Coles | Stars: Andre Braugher, Mae Whitman, Yancey Arias, Clifton Collins Jr.

Votes: 320

28. The Boondocks (2005–2014)
Episode: Invasion of the Katrinians (2007)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Granddad's cousin and his family take up residence in the Freeman home after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Directors: Dan Fausett, Bob Hathcock, Seung Eun Kim | Stars: Regina King, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Gary Anthony Williams

Votes: 347

29. Top Gear (2002–2022)
Episode: U. S. Special (2007)

TV-MA | 51 min | Adventure, Sport, Talk-Show

Jeremy, Richard and James head to the United States, where they each have to buy a car in Miami for less than US$1000 and drive it across four states to New Orleans. One of the challenges ... See full summary »

Director: James Bryce | Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, Ben Collins

Votes: 621

30. K-Ville (2007–2008)
Episode: Pilot (2007)

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

Calvin Boulet and his new partner, Trevor Cobb, investigate a murder and a series of shootings that are taking place during fund raising events to help the Ninth Ward section of New Orleans.

Director: Deran Sarafian | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Maximiliano Hernández

Votes: 64

31. K-Ville (2007–2008)
Episode: Cobb's Webb (2007)

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

A prison escape case leads Boulet and Cobb to a scandal that goes all the way to the top of the Orleans Parish corrections system.

Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress

Votes: 46

32. K-Ville (2007–2008)
Episode: Bedfellows (2007)

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

A city councilman is found dead in the Mississippi River. The case is tied to a prostitute connected to both the councilman and a Latino gang leader terrorizing the few remaining residents of the near-deserted section of New Orleans East.

Director: Craig Ross Jr. | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress

Votes: 39

33. K-Ville (2007–2008)
Episode: No Good Deed (2007)

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

A murdered woman turns out to be an ex-battered wife with an assumed identity, and Cobb's former cellmate's ex gets in trouble with the law because of Cobb's mistake.

Director: Kevin Dowling | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress

Votes: 37

34. K-Ville (2007–2008)
Episode: Critical Mass (2007)

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

Boulet and Cobb respond to reports of a shooting during a church service. Boulet was a former parishioner at the church, and the investigation exposes some bad blood between him and the church's pastor.

Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress

Votes: 38

35. How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020)
Episode: Vivian's Here (2019)

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

As Michaela, Asher and Connor gear up for their last semester of law school, they take on a weighty case involving an illegal immigrant who wants asylum; Michaela boycotts going to class after a blowup with Annalise about her father.

Director: Michael Smith | Stars: Viola Davis, Billy Brown, Jack Falahee, Rome Flynn

Votes: 1,023

36. K-Ville (2007–2008)
Episode: AKA (2007)

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

Cobb infiltrates the gang he belonged to before he went to prison--partly to help a murder investigation, partly to protect his own identity.

Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress

Votes: 36

37. K-Ville (2007–2008)
Episode: Flood, Wind, and Fire (2007)

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

The body of a crooked insurance adjuster is found in a burned-down home, and Boulet's ex-partner makes a secret deal with Captain Embry to get his job back.

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress

Votes: 25

38. K-Ville (2007–2008)
Episode: Boulet in a China Shop (2007)

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

Boulet discovers that a man he rescued from a rooftop during Hurricane Katrina is a neighborhood thug shaking down businesspeople in the French Quarter.

Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress

Votes: 26

39. K-Ville (2007–2008)
Episode: Melissa (2007)

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

When a plastic surgeon is found murdered Cobb and Boulet attempt to track down the killer.

Director: Marita Grabiak | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress

Votes: 28

40. K-Ville (2007–2008)
Episode: Ride Along (2007)

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

Boulet and Cobb are forced to have a newspaper reporter from New York City tag along on their shift, as they try to find out who killed a man who accidentally witnessed a murder and threatened to talk.

Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress

Votes: 25

41. K-Ville (2007–2008)
Episode: Game Night (2008)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

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Director: Dermott Downs | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress

Votes: 13

42. Epic Exploring (2019–2020)
Episode: USA/Cyprus (2019)

Adventure

Josh and Steve Ronin explore the United Nations buffer zone between the Greek and Turkish areas of control in Cyprus. Cody and Lexie Alford explore the abandoned theme park Six Flags New Orleans, damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Stars: Lexie Alford, Cody Buffinton, Steve Ronin, Josh Yozura

43. The Boarding School (2007–2010)
Episode: La novia cadáver (2009)

77 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Noiret continues to look for the papers missing from his safe. Lucas has another dream. Marcos realizes who the baby really is. Another student dies.

Director: Miguel Alcantud | Stars: Luis Merlo, Natalia Millán, Marta Torné, Martiño Rivas

Votes: 38

44. American Dad! (2005– )
Episode: The Wondercabinet (2021)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

A radio show about new age mysticism gives Steve a new understanding of life; Roger tries to get into the adult film industry.

Director: Joseph Daniello | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane

Votes: 337

45. Single Drunk Female (2022–2023)
Episode: James (2022)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama

In this flashback episode, an inebriated James meets a drunken "Katrina" in a bar on Thanksgiving. After getting kicked out, the two embark upon their own one-night holiday celebration. James' time with Sam spurs him to make a change.

Directors: Leslye Headland, Adam Silver | Stars: Sofia Black-D'Elia, Rebecca Henderson, Sasha Compère, Lily Mae Harrington

Votes: 124

46. The Cleveland Show (2009–2013)
Episode: The Hurricane (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A hurricane cancels the Browns' cruise plans and leaves them at home without food. During the ordeal, Cleveland Jr. also declares that he does not believe in God.

Directors: Ronald Rubio, Albert Calleros, Anthony Lioi | Stars: Mike Henry, Sanaa Lathan, Kevin Michael Richardson, Reagan Gomez-Preston

Votes: 259

47. Storage Hunters (2011–2013)
Episode: Brawlin' on the Bayou (2011)

TV-14 | 21 min | Reality-TV

Brandon and Lori look to cash in on their first big trip to New Orleans, but they'll have to fight the locals off. Then, the Taylor Brothers wage war to win a locker loaded with hunting and... See full summary »

Stars: Sean Kelly, Brandon Bernier, Lori Bernier, James Lesley Taylor

Votes: 16

48. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )
Episode: The Storm of the Century (2011)

TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy

As a hurricane threatens Philadelphia, Mac, Dennis and Charlie go to a mall to buy supplies and check out the large breasted TV reporter broadcasting from there, while Frank and Dee prepare Paddy's, and its basement bunker, for the storm.

Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson

Votes: 2,840

49. American Dynasty (2022– )
Episode: The Bushes (2022)

58 min | Documentary, Drama

The Bushes are one of America's oldest families. They are known more for their genteel manners and success in business and politics. So when war hero George HW Bush decides he wants to run ... See full summary »

Director: Brian McAllister | Stars: Bret Baier, Tom Brokaw, Lara Brown, Jenna Bush Hager

50. Parish (2024– )
Episode: Blood in the Water (2024)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Gray and Colin clash over a big cleanup; Gray dodges his family's growing suspicion; the Tongais pursue new business.

Director: Sunu Gonera | Stars: Giancarlo Esposito, Zackary Momoh, Paula Malcomson, Skeet Ulrich

Votes: 149