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

1. Django Unchained (2012)

R | 165 min | Drama, Western

With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.

Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington

Votes: 1,703,195 | Gross: $162.81M

2. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

PG-13 | 166 min | Western

A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.

Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards

Votes: 350,841 | Gross: $5.32M

3. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Approved | 129 min | Crime, Drama

Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy

Votes: 334,572

4. The Disaster Artist (2017)

R | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

When aspiring actor Greg Sestero meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.

Director: James Franco | Stars: James Franco, Dave Franco, Ari Graynor, Seth Rogen

Votes: 165,170 | Gross: $21.12M

5. Mob Land (2023)

R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A sheriff tries to keep the peace when a desperate family man violently robs a pill mill with his brother-in-law, alerting an enforcer for the New Orleans mafia.

Director: Nicholas Maggio | Stars: Shiloh Fernandez, John Travolta, Kevin Dillon, Stephen Dorff

Votes: 2,627

6. Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

Approved | 120 min | Drama, Romance

A drifter and a faded film star, both traumatized by Hollywood, arrive to the guy's hometown, where the old bitter memories revive again.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley

Votes: 8,511

7. Destry Rides Again (1939)

Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Western

Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger

Votes: 12,635 | Gross: $0.35M

8. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History

Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard

Votes: 2,074

9. Cinderella Liberty (1973)

R | 117 min | Drama, Romance

A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost.

Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: James Caan, Marsha Mason, Kirk Calloway, Eli Wallach

Votes: 2,464 | Gross: $2.86M

10. Thunder Bay (1953)

Approved | 103 min | Adventure, Drama

Shrimpers and oilmen clash after an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oil rig.

Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Gilbert Roland, Dan Duryea

Votes: 2,181

11. Just the Way You Are (2015 TV Movie)

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

A successful matchmaker has suddenly lost the spark in her own marriage after 15 years, so Jennie insists her husband, Ian, to go on a blind date-with her. By rediscovering each other as "... See full summary »

Director: Kristoffer Tabori | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Ty Olsson, Farryn VanHumbeck, Natasha Calis

Votes: 1,331

12. Hard Luck Love Song (2020)

R | 104 min | Romance, Thriller

A gritty love story about a charismatic but down-on-his-luck troubadour living out of cheap motels and making bad decisions.

Director: Justin Corsbie | Stars: Michael Dorman, Sophia Bush, Dermot Mulroney, RZA

Votes: 541

13. Branded (1950)

Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Romance, Western

A gunfighter takes part in a scheme to bilk a wealthy cattle family out of half a million dollars by pretending to be their son, who was kidnapped as child.

Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Alan Ladd, Mona Freeman, Charles Bickford, Robert Keith

Votes: 1,027

14. A Woman's Secret (1949)

Approved | 84 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

Failed singer Marian Washburn confesses she shot her friend, successful singer Susan Caldwell, but her manager Luke Jordan and Detective Fowler doubt her story and cannot establish a reasonable motive.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Bill Williams

Votes: 1,946

15. Cane River (1982)

104 min | Drama, Romance

The romance between two African Americans who come from a different class background.

Director: Horace Jenkins | Stars: Richard Romain, Tommye Myrick, Ilunga Adell, Lloyd La Cour

Votes: 339

16. Kid Monk Baroni (1952)

Passed | 79 min | Action, Drama, Sport

"Kid" Monk Baroni, the leader of a street gang, becomes a professional boxer to escape his life in Little Italy, New York.

Director: Harold D. Schuster | Stars: Richard Rober, Bruce Cabot, Allene Roberts, Mona Knox

Votes: 186

17. Blacks and Jews (1997)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, History

This documentary attempts to go beyond the sensationalized media coverage and the stereotypes to examine several key conflicts from the point of view of both Black and Jewish activists.

Directors: Deborah Kaufman, Alan Snitow | Stars: Arthur Hiller, Robert Marx, Salim Muwakkil, Richard Pryor

Votes: 20

18. Once a Doctor (1937)

Approved | 57 min | Drama

Young doctors Steven and Jerry are rivals professionally and for Paula Norland. Jerry lets Steven take the blame for a mistake he made and sends him to prison. After his release, Steven gets redemption during a storm at sea.

Director: William Clemens | Stars: Jean Muir, Donald Woods, Gordon Oliver, Joe King

Votes: 150

19. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Sex, Lies and Larvae (2000)

TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sara and Grissom investigate the death of a woman, Kaye Shelton, found wrapped in a blanket in the mountains. With no way to confirm the time of death, Grissom relies on the insects found ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 982

20. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Table Stakes (2001)

TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team arrives at a charity fund-raiser being held at the house of Portia Richmond, an ex-show girl who became very successful, where a body is found floating in the swimming pool. Portia... See full summary »

Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 928

21. 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: 828

22. The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996–1997)
Episode: Eclipse (1996)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Hadja falls under the spell of a beautiful New Orleans girl.

Stars: Quinton Flynn, Jennifer Hale, Rob Paulsen, James Barbour

Votes: 23

23. Route 66 (1960–1964)
Episode: Soda Pop and Paper Flags (1963)

TV-Y7 | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Tod and Linc are en route from St. Louis to Memphis, Tennessee. They stop in Mapleton, Mo., for gas. Tod defends a transient hobo from troublemakers. Deciding to stay, Tod & Linc go to work... See full summary »

Director: Fred Jackman Jr. | Stars: Martin Milner, Glenn Corbett, Chester Morris, Frank Overton

Votes: 69

24. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: The Ride In (2007)

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

A conman is shot to death, and detectives discover a large "Noah's Ark" behind his house. Meanwhile, an anti-cigarette protester is killed when somebody sets his cigarette outfit on fire.

Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 302

25. Le monde en face (2009– )
Episode: The Savior for Sale (2021)

97 min | Documentary

Story behind the disappearance and reappearance during a New Orleans auction of painting "Savior of the World" attributed, with controversy, to Leonardo Da Vinci.

Director: Antoine Vitkine | Stars: Matthew Landrus, Loïc Gouzer, Dianne Dwyer Modestini, Scott Reyburn

Votes: 166

26. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: The 34th Floor (2010)

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

CSI's newest employee stumbles upon a dead body in the crime lab, while Lindsay struggles to cope with the circumstances behind her commendation.

Director: Duane Clark | Stars: Gary Sinise, Sela Ward, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 331

27. The L.A. Complex (2012)
Episode: Don't Say Goodbye (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama

Connor seeks solace in Scienetics. Nick and Sabrina face a relationship crisis. Kal attempts to recover the hard drive. Abby makes a life-changing choice.

Director: Martin Gero | Stars: Jonathan Patrick Moore, Joe Dinicol, Andra Fuller, Dayle McLeod

Votes: 48

28. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: For Better or Worse (2014)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The wait is finally over for Castle as the wedding day approaches. Kate discovers that she's still married to her college sweetheart, and visits him to get a divorce. But he has problems of his own, bigger than anyone could imagine.

Director: John Terlesky | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,306

29. Hart of Dixie (2011–2015)
Episode: End of Days (2015)

TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Wade and Zoe have different opinions on marriage; George gets a potentially life-changing offer.

Director: Tim Matheson | Stars: Rachel Bilson, Jaime King, Cress Williams, Wilson Bethel

Votes: 263

30. Svengoolie (1995– )
Episode: The Deadly Mantis (2008)

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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Director: Christopher M. Faulkner | Stars: Rich Koz, Doug Scharf, Amanda Conner, Lance Henriksen

Votes: 18

31. Pour le plaisir (1964–1968)
Episode: Mandingo (1964)

9 min | Documentary

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Director: Jean Bertho | Star: Henri de Turenne