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

1. La La Land (2016)

PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.

Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons

Votes: 671,430 | Gross: $151.10M

2. Closer (I) (2004)

R | 104 min | Drama, Romance

The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts

Votes: 236,059 | Gross: $33.99M

3. Lincoln (2012)

PG-13 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History

As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Votes: 272,643 | Gross: $182.21M

4. Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses. Under constant surveillance by Detective Brikowski and assassin Goodkat, he must get them before they get him.

Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman, Lucy Liu

Votes: 325,679 | Gross: $22.50M

5. Munich (2005)

R | 164 min | Action, Drama, History

After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze, Ciarán Hinds

Votes: 238,287 | Gross: $47.40M

6. Michael Clayton (2007)

R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.

Director: Tony Gilroy | Stars: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Michael O'Keefe

Votes: 174,059 | Gross: $49.03M

7. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama

A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Votes: 90,941 | Gross: $63.86M

8. The Assistant (III) (2019)

R | 87 min | Drama

A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.

Director: Kitty Green | Stars: Julia Garner, Owen Holland, Jon Orsini, Rory Kulz

Votes: 26,172

9. Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

PG | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Director: George Clooney | Stars: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels

Votes: 101,302 | Gross: $31.56M

10. Out in the Dark (2012)

Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A drama centered on the love affair between two men on opposite sides of the Mid-East conflict: Palestinian student Nimer and Roy, an Israeli lawyer.

Director: Michael Mayer | Stars: Nicholas Jacob, Michael Aloni, Jameel Khoury, Alon Pdut

Votes: 9,235

11. Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)

R | 110 min | Drama

The emotional intricacies of a polyamorous relationship between young artist Bob and his two lovers: a lonely male doctor and a frustrated female office worker.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft

Votes: 7,065 | Gross: $0.54M

12. What Other Couples Do (2013)

Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

While at a dinner party, four married Los Angeles couples play 'a kissing game,' Seven Minutes in Heaven.

Director: Courtney Daniels | Stars: Michael Marc Friedman, Cate Beehan, Rob Chester Smith, Emily Maya Mills

Votes: 470

13. Libeled Lady (1936)

Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Romance

When a socialite sues a big paper for libel, the editor responsible calls in the help of his ignored fiancée and a former employee to frame her and make the false story seem true.

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy

Votes: 8,913

14. Love, Fall & Order (2019 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When Claire (Erin Cahill) goes home to save her dad's (Gregory Harrison) annual Fall Fest on her family's pumpkin farm, sparks fly with an old rival: the opposing lawyer (Trevor Donovan) she now faces in court.

Director: Clare Niederpruem | Stars: Erin Cahill, Trevor Donovan, Gregory Harrison, Drew Fuller

Votes: 1,369

15. Seminole (1953)

Approved | 87 min | Adventure, Western

A cavalry lieutenant recounts his efforts to make peace with the Seminole Indian tribe, under an evil major.

Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Rock Hudson, Barbara Hale, Anthony Quinn, Richard Carlson

Votes: 1,299

16. Eskimo Nell (1975)

85 min | Comedy

Three young men, a scriptwriter, a producer and a director are called in by Benny U Murdoch, an exotic movie producer. He wants to make a new erotic movie starring a big woman - the "Eskimo... See full summary »

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Michael Armstrong, Terence Edmond, Christopher Timothy, Roy Kinnear

Votes: 434

17. The Edukators (2004)

R | 127 min | Drama, Romance

Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.

Director: Hans Weingartner | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart Klaußner

Votes: 32,377 | Gross: $0.18M

18. Something for Everyone (1970)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In post-war Austria, young, handsome country lad Konrad Ludwig (Michael York) charms his way into a butler position at the castle of the widowed (and destitute) Countess von Ornstein (... See full summary »

Director: Harold Prince | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Michael York, Anthony Higgins, Heidelinde Weis

Votes: 1,081 | Gross: $0.30M

19. State of the Union (1948)

Approved | 124 min | Comedy, Drama

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Van Johnson, Angela Lansbury

Votes: 4,169

20. A Maple Valley Christmas (2022 TV Movie)

TV-G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Erica is a rancher who has spent her whole life working the family farm with her mother and sister. When Aaron arrives and disrupts her plans, she starts to question what it is she actually wants.

Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Peyton List, Andrew W. Walker, Frances Flanagan, Ella Cannon

Votes: 1,261

21. Anything Goes (1936)

Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery

A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he discovers that she is an English ... See full summary »

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Charles Ruggles, Ida Lupino

Votes: 520

22. Satyakam (1969)

175 min | Drama

The tale begins in the final days of the British Raj in India. A cohort of engineering students graduate a few months before Independence. Satyapriya and Naren are among the graduate ... See full summary »

Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Rabi Ghosh

Votes: 822

23. Mistress (1992)

R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

This self-effacing comedy about film industry blues stars Robert Wuhl and Martin Landau as a writer/producer duo who must deal with the increasingly fickle demands of their film's financiers (Danny Aiello, Robert De Niro and Eli Wallach).

Director: Barry Primus | Stars: Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Vasek Simek, Thomas R. Voth

Votes: 2,392 | Gross: $1.10M

24. See You Soon (I) (2020)

Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Drama, Romance

A gay man travels across the country to spend the weekend with someone he's been talking to for months on a dating app, hoping to find the kind of romance that he grew up thinking he'd never get to experience.

Director: Tyler Rabinowitz | Stars: James Cusati-Moyer, Jonny Beauchamp, Olivia Peace

Votes: 183

25. Focus (I) (2001)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Romance

In the waning months of World War II, a man and his wife are mistakenly identified as Jews by their anti-Semitic Brooklyn neighbors. Suddenly the victims of religious and racial persecution... See full summary »

Director: Neal Slavin | Stars: William H. Macy, Laura Dern, David Paymer, Meat Loaf

Votes: 3,117 | Gross: $0.72M

26. Take a Giant Step (1959)

Approved | 100 min | Drama

A black high school senior struggles with becoming a man, and living in a middle class white neighborhood in the late 1950s U.S. In protest of the paternalistic views of the Civil War ... See full summary »

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Johnny Nash, Estelle Hemsley, Ruby Dee, Frederick O'Neal

Votes: 489

27. Man on Fire (1957)

Approved | 95 min | Drama

A wealthy businessman whose wife has divorced him, is bitter about the divorce, and prevents his ex-wife from seeing their child. She takes him to court, and a judge tries to determine what will be best for the child.

Director: Ranald MacDougall | Stars: Bing Crosby, Inger Stevens, Mary Fickett, E.G. Marshall

Votes: 419

28. Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992)

152 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Raju comes to Bombay chasing his dreams, but keeps losing out on opportunities. His love, Renu helps him find a job. Success goes to his head until one day a tragic accident destroys his reputation.

Director: Aziz Mirza | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Nana Patekar, Amrita Singh

Votes: 8,321

29. Honeymoon for One (2011 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

A woman finds out her fiancé has been cheating on her so she ends her engagement just a week before the wedding. She embarks on an unexpected adventure when she goes on her honeymoon to a beautiful Irish castle estate - alone.

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Nicollette Sheridan, Patrick Baladi, Diarmuid Noyes, Jonathan Hawtrey Clark

Votes: 900

30. Human Resources (1999)

TV-14 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

The 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Frank, a business school graduate, returns to his provincial ... See full summary »

Director: Laurent Cantet | Stars: Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barré, Véronique de Pandelaère

Votes: 2,793 | Gross: $0.12M

31. Tinta roja (2000)

121 min | Crime, Drama

Alfonso wants to be a writer, but he decides to practice as a journalist. When he is assigned to the crime section of a newspaper, he will witness the dirty world of Peruvian tabloids.

Director: Francisco J. Lombardi | Stars: Gianfranco Brero, Giovanni Ciccia, Fele Martínez, Lucía Jiménez

Votes: 634

32. Taj (2011)

92 min | Drama

A self-indulgent Aussie-Indian writer's attempts to repair a neglected relationship with his 12-year-old daughter from a broken mixed marriage, takes a turn when they discover a large box full of all white Lego bricks at a garage sale.

Director: Winston Furlong | Stars: Mahesh Jadu, Coco-Jacinta Cherian, Sachin Joab, Natalie O'Donnell

Votes: 41

33. Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)

103 min | Comedy

Just before the live airing of a radio play, an actress decides to change the name of her character. This cascades into a battle of egos by all involved that causes continual script changes while the play is on-air live.

Director: Kôki Mitani | Stars: Toshiaki Karasawa, Kyôka Suzuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Keiko Toda

Votes: 2,094 | Gross: $0.01M

34. Swing Vote (1999 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

Joseph Kirkland, new appointee to the US Supreme Court, suddenly finds himself the center of attention as his other eight justices have split their votes down the middle on a case involving... See full summary »

Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Andy Garcia, Harry Belafonte, Robert Prosky, Ray Walston

Votes: 556

35. Ex-Lady (1933)

Unrated | 67 min | Comedy, Drama

Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Bette Davis, Gene Raymond, Frank McHugh, Monroe Owsley

Votes: 1,691 | Gross: $0.50M

36. Louisiana Purchase (1941)

Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Musical

A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty.

Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, Victor Moore, Irène Bordoni

Votes: 531

37. Diggity's Treasure (2001)

PG | 91 min | Drama

Raymond, just fired again, inherits a church in an English village. Arriving from Georgia to sell the property to Mr. Slee, he meets the cute single Rachel, who runs the B&B, and others. Hidden treasure?

Director: Tom Reeve | Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Louise Lombard, Bill Treacher, Stefan Jürgens

Votes: 245

38. Neighbours (1952)

Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A surreal story of two neighbours' destructive feud over a flower.

Director: Norman McLaren | Stars: Grant Munro, Jean Paul Ladouceur

Votes: 3,883

39. The Still Life (2006)

R | 96 min | Drama

Fueled by original music by members of Guns N' Roses, Bad Religion, No Doubt, Skid Row, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Hootie & The Blowfish and more... The Still Life tells the story of artist ... See full summary »

Director: Joel Miller | Stars: Jason Barry, Rachel Miner, Terry Moore, Don S. Davis

Votes: 227

40. A Doggone Christmas (2019 TV Movie)

TV-G | 86 min | Romance

When Becca's dog runs away on Christmas Eve, she must team up with her ex-boyfriend Max to find him.

Director: Nimisha Mukerji | Stars: Christopher Russell, Vanessa Lachey, Jayne Eastwood, Bethany Brown

Votes: 550

41. Shango (1970)

Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Drama, Western

(1970) Anthony Steffen, Edjuardo Fajardo, Maurice Poli, Barbara Nelli, Andrea Scotti. Shango is a Texas Ranger who finds himself up against a former Confederate officer and his gang of ... See full summary »

Director: Edoardo Mulargia | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Eduardo Fajardo, Maurice Poli, Barbara Nelli

Votes: 252

42. Bedtime Story (1941)

Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

A playwright attempts to stop his wife from retiring so she can star in his next play.

Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Fredric March, Loretta Young, Robert Benchley, Allyn Joslyn

Votes: 709

43. The World Ten Times Over (1963)

93 min | Drama

Two Soho club hostesses and roommates endanger their friendship due to their romantic rivalry over the affections of a married businessman.

Director: Wolf Rilla | Stars: Sylvia Syms, Edward Judd, June Ritchie, William Hartnell

Votes: 112

44. On Strike for Christmas (2010 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama

Joy Robertson goes "on strike for Christmas" because her husband and sons are wrapped up in their own pursuits and providing no help whatsoever with the many Christmas preparations.

Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Daphne Zuniga, David Sutcliffe, Victor Zinck Jr., Evan Williams

Votes: 970

45. A Nameless Band (1981)

G | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

The misfortunes of a couple of guys who form a music group and think they can get rich and famous easy.

Director: Lyudmil Kirkov | Stars: Velko Kynev, Filip Trifonov, Pavel Popandov, Georgi Mamalev

Votes: 2,298

46. Red Hulk (2013)

27 min | Short, Crime, Drama

Yorgos lives on his own in Athens. He lacks purpose, self-confidence, identity and peer acceptance. He fills the void by becoming the 'Red Hulk', as he is known at his football team's fan ... See full summary »

Director: Asimina Proedrou | Stars: Frixos Proedrou, Nestoras Fanaras, Christos Kontogeorgis, Dimitris Tzoumakis

Votes: 71

47. Outrage (I) (2009)

R | 90 min | Documentary

An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the U.S.

Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Barney Frank, James McGreevey, Kevin Naff, Dan Popkey

Votes: 1,752 | Gross: $0.04M

48. The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)

Passed | 85 min | Comedy

When a naval officer's wife breaks her ankle and is laid up, her husband takes over running the household by employing military regimentation and discipline, which leads to a number of amusing situations.

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Robert Walker, Joan Leslie, Edward Arnold, Spring Byington

Votes: 235

49. Wait Until Nothing (2011 Video)

5 min | Short, Biography, Drama

An episode in the life of historical French photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue, alongside muse Renee Perle. The short utilizes quotes from Lartigue's journals, exploring the conflicted ... See full summary »

Director: Ryan Daddi | Stars: Fabrice Mougas, Rafaella Biscayn

50. Anoihti epistoli (1967)

81 min | Drama

Dimitris, a shy and not ambitious 30-year-old bourgeois, is struggling against his past, the nightmare of German occupation and his unstable reality, just to discover his real self and the meaning of his whole existence.

Director: Yiorgos Stamboulopoulos | Stars: Nikiforos Naneris, Eleni Theofilou, Betty Arvaniti, Betty Valassi

Votes: 81