Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "thrown-from-a-building"

1. The Dark Knight (2008)

PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine

Votes: 2,872,347 | Gross: $534.86M

2. The Departed (2006)

R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg

Votes: 1,422,971 | Gross: $132.38M

3. Watchmen (2009)

R | 162 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

In a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman

Votes: 582,758 | Gross: $107.51M

4. Oldboy (2003)

R | 120 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.

Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Byeong-Ok

Votes: 636,266 | Gross: $0.71M

5. Cloud Atlas (2012)

R | 172 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.

Directors: Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving

Votes: 374,487 | Gross: $27.11M

6. Dredd (2012)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.

Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Rachel Wood

Votes: 294,541 | Gross: $13.41M

7. The Losers (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A CIA special forces team is betrayed and left for dead by their superiors, galvanizing them to mount an offensive on the CIA.

Director: Sylvain White | Stars: Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans

Votes: 107,056 | Gross: $23.58M

8. The Invasion (I) (2007)

PG-13 | 99 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

As a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jackson Bond

Votes: 82,705 | Gross: $15.07M

9. Get Carter (1971)

R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

When his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate.

Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne

Votes: 36,797 | Gross: $0.39M

10. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.

Director: James Whale | Stars: Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson

Votes: 53,279 | Gross: $4.36M

11. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Passed | 116 min | Drama, Romance

In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell

Votes: 12,286 | Gross: $3.27M

12. The Brave One (2007)

R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Struggling to recover emotionally from a brutal assault that killed her fiancé and left her in a coma, a radio personality begins a quest for vengeance against the perpetrators that leaves a bloody trail across New York City.

Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt

Votes: 63,511 | Gross: $36.79M

13. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

In the future, Highlander Connor MacLeod must prevent the destruction of Earth under an anti-ozone shield.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside

Votes: 48,106 | Gross: $15.56M

14. Chocolate (2008)

R | 110 min | Action, Drama

An autistic girl with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.

Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: JeeJa Yanin, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Taphon Phopwandee

Votes: 18,863 | Gross: $0.01M

15. High Risk (1995)

R | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an ... See full summary »

Directors: Jing Wong, Wai-Lun Lam | Stars: Jet Li, Chingmy Yau, Jacky Cheung, Charlie Yeung

Votes: 4,605

16. The Sex and Violence Family Hour (1983 Video)

60 min | Comedy

A jumble of sexual skits such as The Big Salami, The Brady Bang, And Leather And Chains

Director: Harvey Frost | Stars: Jim Carrey, Teri Austin, George Buza, Steve Brennan

Votes: 228

17. Baazi (1995)

183 min | Action, Thriller, Crime

A tough and honest police officer wages a one-man war against terrorists and a corrupt politician who have planned to assassinate the chief minister of the state.

Director: Ashutosh Gowariker | Stars: Aamir Khan, Mamta Kulkarni, Paresh Rawal, Avtar Gill

Votes: 2,571

18. Berserker (2004)

R | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A warlord's son is cursed to be reborn lifetime after lifetime and fated to love and lose until the curse is lifted.

Director: Paul Matthews | Stars: Paul Johansson, Craig Sheffer, Kari Wuhrer, Patrick Bergin

Votes: 651

19. Ram Balram (I) (1980)

169 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents ... See full summary »

Director: Vijay Anand | Stars: Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Rekha

Votes: 575

20. Gundaraj (1995)

140 min | Action, Drama

Ajay Chauvan lives with his parents and a younger sister. Ajay loves Pooja and hopes to get marry to her one day; he prepares a job application and send it to various places but in the ... See full summary »

Director: Guddu Dhanoa | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Amrish Puri, Kajol, Govardhan Asrani

Votes: 446

21. Operation C.I.A. (1965)

Approved | 90 min | Drama, Thriller

A young CIA agent is assigned to Saigon to stop a planned political assassination.

Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Kieu Chinh, Danielle Aubry, Cyril Collick

Votes: 179

22. Ajin Part 1: Shoudou (2015)

106 min | Animation, Adventure, Horror

For high schooler Kei - and for at least forty-six others - immortality comes as the nastiest surprise ever. Sadly for Kei, such a feat doesn't make him a superhero. In the eyes of both the... See full summary »

Director: Hiroaki Andô | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Mikako Komatsu, Hôchû Ôtsuka, Takahiro Sakurai

Votes: 1,110

23. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Man with a Problem (1958)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

Karen Adams' infidelity drives her husband Carl to attempt suicide by jumping from a high window ledge at a hotel. Can police officer Barrett stop him?

Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Gary Merrill, Peter Mark Richman, Elizabeth Montgomery

Votes: 750

24. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
Episode: Whither Canada? (1969)

TV-14 | 32 min | Comedy

'It's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart', Famous Deaths, Italian Lesson, Whizzo Butter, 'It's the Arts', Arthur "Two-Sheds" Jackson, Cycling Race, and The Funniest Joke in the World.

Directors: Ian MacNaughton, John Howard Davies | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones

Votes: 1,666

25. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: Flipped (2007)

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

Logan and Wheeler are assigned to a case involving the murder of a rap singer, but they believe that an undercover cop working for a hip-hop task force may be sabotaging their investigation.

Director: Jim McKay | Stars: Chris Noth, Julianne Nicholson, Eric Bogosian, Sticky Fingaz

Votes: 285

26. Prodigal Son (2019–2021)
Episode: Eye of the Needle (2020)

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

Jessica continues to search for more information on the "Girl in the Box," but is confronted by the "Carousel Killer," who has a very public vendetta against the Whitlys. While the NYPD ... See full summary »

Director: Lisa Robinson | Stars: Tom Payne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Halston Sage, Aurora Perrineau

Votes: 719

27. Ibiza Weekender (2015– )
Episode: Episode #6.10 (2020)

46 min | Reality-TV

It is the last weekend of the season on the White Isle, and while Jordan is contemplating his future as a rep, the rest of the team is getting ready for the final set of guests.

Directors: Anya Browne, Adam Ferrari, Dave Warren, Nick Jones | Stars: Tom Rosenthal, Ethan Aveiro, David Potts, Riva Vatsaloo

28. The Line (2009)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2009)

Action, Drama

Max, bloodied from his murderous fight with Terrence, stumbles back to Donnys motel room. A hospital is out of the question so Jayne stitches him up in front of Donny and his damaged ... See full synopsis »

Director: Gail Harvey | Stars: Ron White, Daniel Kash, Clé Bennett, Sarah Manninen

29. The Transporter (2012–2014)
Episode: The Switch (2012)

TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Crime

A violent, psychopathic art collector hires Frank to deliver a priceless masterpiece, but when it turns out to be a forgery, he accuses Frank of stealing the original. In his search for the... See full summary »

Director: Andy Mikita | Stars: Chris Vance, Delphine Chanéac, Leela Savasta, Hannes Jaenicke

Votes: 166

30. Homeland (2011–2020)
Episode: Tower of David (2013)

TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As Brody finds himself in increasingly desperate straits, he returns to his faith for guidance in an unexpected way. Carrie struggles to connect with Saul when a mysterious man offers to help her, but at a great cost.

Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Rupert Friend, Morena Baccarin

Votes: 3,367