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

1. Drive (I) (2011)

R | 100 min | Action, Drama

A mysterious Hollywood action film stuntman gets in trouble with gangsters when he tries to help his neighbor's husband rob a pawn shop while serving as his getaway driver.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks

Votes: 704,135 | Gross: $35.06M

2. Taskmaster (2015– )

TV-14 | 47 min | Comedy, Game-Show

Five comedians are set tasks challenging their creativity and wit. The tasks are supervised by Alex Horne but the Taskmaster, Greg Davies, always has the final word.

Stars: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Kerry Godliman, Ed Gamble

Votes: 19,595

3. Yu Yu Hakusho (2023)

TV-14 | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A teenager dies while saving a young kid and is given a chance to be resurrected, provided he works for the Spirit World as an investigator of supernatural crimes with his newly-given powers.

Stars: Takumi Kitamura, Jun Shison, Kanata Hongô, Shûhei Uesugi

Votes: 8,091

4. Truth or Dare (I) (2018)

PG-13 | 100 min | Horror, Thriller

A harmless game of Truth or Dare among friends turns deadly when someone - or something - begins to punish those who tell a lie or refuse the dare.

Director: Jeff Wadlow | Stars: Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane, Hayden Szeto

Votes: 63,315 | Gross: $41.41M

5. Nerve (I) (2016)

PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A high school senior finds herself immersed in an online game of truth or dare, where her every move starts to become manipulated by an anonymous community of "watchers."

Directors: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman | Stars: Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Emily Meade, Miles Heizer

Votes: 140,237 | Gross: $38.58M

6. Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (1992–1995)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After a teenage delinquent is killed while saving a child's life from an approaching car, the rulers of the underworld send him back to become an "Underworld Detective" investigating demons apparitions in the human world.

Stars: Nozomu Sasaki, Justin Cook, Christopher Sabat, Cynthia Cranz

Votes: 16,037

7. 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Romance

After a brutal break-up, a young man vows to stay celibate during the forty days of Lent, but finds the girl of his dreams and is unable to do anything about it.

Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Paulo Costanzo, Adam Trese

Votes: 75,799 | Gross: $37.95M

8. Nightwatch (1994)

R | 107 min | Thriller

A law student starts working as a night watchman at The Department of Forensic Medicine in Copenhagen. His mad friend gets him on a game of dare that escalates. As a serial-killer's victims start piling up at work, he becomes a suspect.

Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sofie Gråbøl, Kim Bodnia, Lotte Andersen

Votes: 17,857

9. Cat's Eye (1985)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

A stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror.

Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King, Kenneth McMillan

Votes: 28,157 | Gross: $13.09M

10. The Snowtown Murders (2011)

Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.

Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris, Bob Adriaens

Votes: 20,606 | Gross: $0.01M

11. The Ultimate Gift (2006)

PG | 114 min | Drama, Family, Romance

A deceased billionaire leaves his spoiled adult grandson a series of odd tasks to perform in order to receive "the ultimate gift," with the resentful grandson having no idea what that might be.

Director: Michael O. Sajbel | Stars: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Abigail Breslin, Bill Cobbs

Votes: 20,424 | Gross: $3.44M

12. Going Postal (2010)

TV-14 | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A con artist is conned into taking the job as Postmaster General in the Ankh-Morpork Post Office.

Stars: Richard Coyle, Charles Dance, David Suchet, Claire Foy

Votes: 9,784

13. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002–2005)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Crime

The futuristic adventures of a female cyborg counter intelligence agent and her support team.

Stars: Shirô Saitô, Atsuko Tanaka, Osamu Saka, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Votes: 20,938

14. 100 Things (2018)

111 min | Comedy, Drama

Best friends Toni and Paul decide to relinquish all of their belongings for 100 days, taking back one item per day. During this challenge, the two realize that the only thing they cannot be... See full summary »

Director: Florian David Fitz | Stars: Florian David Fitz, Matthias Schweighöfer, Miriam Stein, Hannelore Elsner

Votes: 6,928

15. Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014 Video)

G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

When the compassionate animal-fairy, Fawn, befriends the sleepy furry giant called the NeverBeast, persuading Queen Clarion and the vigilant Scout Fairies of its kindness is easier said than done. Is the peaceful Pixie Hollow in danger?

Director: Steve Loter | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Mae Whitman, Rosario Dawson, Lucy Liu

Votes: 10,034

16. Cheap Thrills (I) (2013)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A scheming couple put a struggling family man and his old friend through a series of increasingly twisted dares over the course of an evening at a local bar.

Director: E.L. Katz | Stars: Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton, David Koechner

Votes: 20,435 | Gross: $0.06M

17. The Place (2017)

105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The fates of an apparently random group of strangers who each come into contact with a mysterious figure who they believe possesses the power to grant any wish, in return for which they must carry out a task he assigns them.

Director: Paolo Genovese | Stars: Valerio Mastandrea, Marco Giallini, Alessandro Borghi, Silvio Muccino

Votes: 12,625

18. Apples (II) (2020)

91 min | Drama

Amidst a worldwide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, middle-aged Aris finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help unclaimed patients build new identities.

Director: Christos Nikou | Stars: Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovassili, Anna Kalaitzidou, Argyris Bakirtzis

Votes: 5,449

19. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Asterix and Obelix are tasked by Julius Caesar with accomplishing twelve impossible labors to determine the fate of their indomitable Gaulish village.

Directors: René Goscinny, Henri Gruel, Albert Uderzo, Pierre Watrin, Matt McCarthy | Stars: Roger Carel, Jacques Morel, Pierre Tornade, Henri Labussière

Votes: 19,066

20. Big Brother (III) (2000– )

60 min | Documentary, Game-Show, Reality-TV

A group of contestants move into the Big Brother house, where they nominate each other to be evicted by public vote. The last person remaining will take home a large cash prize, while the others take home nothing.

Stars: Marcus Bentley, Davina McCall, Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace, Pete Bennett

Votes: 2,939

21. On the Mountains (2018)

20 min | Short, Drama

The story of what can be done to children by ordinary web browsing. And change lives for parents - The film is part of the List project safely.

Director: Brano Holicek | Stars: Lukás Vertát, Martin Finger, Gabriela Mícová, Pavla Beretová

Votes: 188

22. Total Frat Movie (2016)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy

Three years after getting his fraternity revoked, Charlie and the remaining brothers must throw the greatest rush event to recruit a new pledge class and reinstate their frat.

Director: Warren P. Sonoda | Stars: Justin Deeley, Jamie Johnston, Steven Yaffee, Alex House

Votes: 931

23. Oliver Twist (I) (1982 TV Movie)

103 min | Crime, Drama

The classic Charles Dickens tale of an orphan boy who escapes the horrors of the orphanage only to be taken in by a band of thieves and pickpockets.

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: George C. Scott, Tim Curry, Michael Hordern, Timothy West

Votes: 564

24. The Escape (VI) (2016)

Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Action, Drama

In this homage to the 15th anniversary of the original series of BMW short films, The Driver is hired to deliver a living human clone.

Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Clive Owen, Jon Bernthal, Dakota Fanning, Vera Farmiga

Votes: 1,668

25. The Three Musketeers (1939)

Approved | 73 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

D'Artagnan sings and fronts for slapstick cowardly Ritz brothers posing as musketeers.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Don Ameche, The Ritz Brothers, Binnie Barnes, Gloria Stuart

Votes: 684

26. Casper's Haunted Christmas (2000 Video)

G | 84 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Casper decides to celebrate Christmas with the Jollimore family instead of doing his ghostly tasks.

Director: Owen Hurley | Stars: Brendon Ryan Barrett, Kathleen Barr, Ian James Corlett, David Kaye

Votes: 1,175

27. Princess cursed in Time (2020)

115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Princess Ellena whom awakes to the same day over and over has to overcome an old spell which threatens to destroy the kingdom and defeat the evil witch.

Director: Petr Kubik | Stars: Natalia Germani, Marek Lambora, Eliska Krenková, Jan Révai

Votes: 438

28. Golden Axe (1989 Video Game)

Unrated | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Three heroes try to overthrow the evil rule of Death-Adder, who kidnapped and imprisoned the King and his daughter and stole the legendary Golden Axe.

Votes: 1,141

29. Oscar (2024– )

Comedy, Game-Show, Reality-TV

The four competitors use creativity and wit to complete the challenges. Mehran Modiri gives them points. Finally the Oscar goes to the one who has received the most points and the one with the lowest will assume a social responsibility.

Stars: Mehran Modiri, Nima ShabanNejad, Mahya Dehghani, Yousef Teymouri

Votes: 1,828

30. Pinoy Big Brother (2005– )

Game-Show, Reality-TV

A group of housemates live together under the same roof, isolated from the outside world and filmed around the clock, to compete for a cash prize.

Stars: Toni Gonzaga, Bianca Gonzalez, Robi Domingo, Melai Cantiveros

Votes: 85

31. Planet of the Vampire Women (2011)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Led by a lethal space-pirate Captain, a band of dangerous intergalactic corsairs manage to pull off an impossible heist at a space casino, only to find themselves chest-deep into trouble, as cosmic bloodsuckers pick them off one by one.

Director: Darin Wood | Stars: Liesel Hanson, Jawara Duncan, Stephanie Hyden, Keith Letl

Votes: 186

32. Subway Surfers (2012 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure, Comedy

An endless runner game for mobile. Players control a teenager who, after being caught tagging a subway site, runs down the tracks to escape the Inspector and his dog.

Votes: 1,171

33. A Trip to Mars (1918)

97 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A group of researchers from Earth travel in a spaceship to Mars, where, to big surprise, they find a peaceful vegetarian and pacifist civilization.

Director: Holger-Madsen | Stars: Gunnar Tolnæs, Zanny Petersen, Nicolai Neiiendam, Alf Blütecher

Votes: 815

34. Yu Yu Hakusho: Fight for the Netherworld (1994)

Not Rated | 91 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy

Yusuke Urameshi, a Spirit Detective and his friends must find five Elemental Sites to save the Earth from Lord Yakumo and restore the Spirit World.

Director: Masakatsu Iijima | Stars: Nozomu Sasaki, Shigeru Chiba, Megumi Ogata, Nobuyuki Hiyama

Votes: 790

35. Sneekweek (2016)

108 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Six friends party for a week during the "Sneekweek", but they get haunted by a serial killer because of a dark secret from their past..

Director: Martijn Heijne | Stars: Carolien Spoor, Jelle de Jong, Jord Knotter, Holly Mae Brood

Votes: 1,567

36. Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie (1993)

Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Short, Action

While vacationing, Koenma is kidnapped by a pair of demons known as Koashura and Garuga, who demand the possession of Lord Enma's coveted "Golden Seal". Botan finds Yusuke Urameshi and ... See full summary »

Directors: Noriyuki Abe, Akihiro Enomoto, Atsuko Inoue, Hiroto Tanaka | Stars: Nozomu Sasaki, Shigeru Chiba, Sanae Miyuki, Megumi Ogata

Votes: 502

37. Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988 Video Game)

K-A | Action, Adventure, Family

Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad enter a mysterious door to save the people of Sub-Con from the evil frog Wart and his minions.

Director: Kensuke Tanabe

Votes: 3,421

38. Night Owls (1930)

Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy

After far too many break-ins on his watch, an ineffective policeman approaches the unsuspecting vagabonds, Laurel and Hardy, with a preposterous proposition; one that would get him off the hook. But, are the boys up to the task?

Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, James Finlayson

Votes: 1,778

39. Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film (2018)

19 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror

A detective must solve increasingly challenging puzzles as part of a bizarre game orchestrated by an old foe in order to escape the room he's in.

Director: Sean van Leijenhorst | Stars: David Bowles, Elena Kejvalová, Maarten Looise, Bob Rafferty

Votes: 1,176

40. You Are a Widow, Sir! (1971)

97 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, generals don't like it at all and they try to kill the king. The assassin should be ... See full summary »

Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Iva Janzurová, Olga Schoberová, Eduard Cupák, Jirí Sovák

Votes: 857

41. Honey Bunny (2017)

97 min | Comedy

An over-protective mother helps her twenty-ish son get over a break up while neglecting her own marriage.

Director: Frédéric Forestier | Stars: Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Isabelle Nanty, Thomas Solivérès, Manon Valentin

Votes: 477

42. In the Wake of the Bremen Town Musicians (1973)

19 min | Animation, Short, Family

Sequel to the cult Russian animation Bremenskie muzykanty (1969)

Director: Vasiliy Livanov | Stars: Muslim Magomayev, Elmira Zherzdeva, Gennadiy Gladkov, Anatoliy Gorokhov

Votes: 1,793

43. The Seven Ravens (2015)

103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A young girl takes a hard task. She must try to save her brothers and get rid of the curse placed on them by their mother. It is a story of courage, perseverance, but also of the power of words, truth and true love.

Director: Alice Nellis | Stars: Martha Issová, Sabina Remundová, Lukás Príkazký, Václav Neuzil

Votes: 492

44. Crazy Contraptions (2022)

60 min | Game-Show

Engineering enthusiasts battle to create the most ingenious contraption using everyday objects. Teams are challenged to fabricate and demonstrate a new chain reaction machine before being judged on their ingenuity, design, and workmanship.

Stars: Richard Hammond, Zach Umperovitch, Shini Somara, Nick Young

Votes: 79

45. The Hunchback Horse (1947)

57 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Adventures of Ivan the Fool and humpbacked horse in the world of kind magical creatures and cruel people.

Directors: Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, Viktor Gromov, Ivan Ivanov-Vano | Stars: Georgi Chernovolenko, Alik Kachanov, Anatoliy Kubatskiy, Georgiy Millyar

Votes: 1,148

46. Mega Man (1987 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A lab assistant robot volunteers to be enhanced for fighting to stop a mad scientist from world domination.

Director: Akira Kitamura

Votes: 1,203

47. I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970)

95 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

This futuristic science fiction comedy features an atomic bomb blast that causes women to grow beards and lose the ability to have children. A summit meeting is held at the United Nations, ... See full summary »

Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Jirí Sovák, Jana Brejchová, Lubomír Lipský, Iva Janzurová

Votes: 572

48. Dvanáct mesícku (2012 TV Movie)

97 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance

After her father's death Maruska is exposed to the whims of her evil stepmother and her stepsister Kveta, who treat her like Cinderella. Shortly before Christmas, Karel, who made his ... See full summary »

Director: Karel Janák | Stars: Marie Malachová, Roman Vojtek, Veronika Zilková, Jan Komínek

Votes: 210

49. Killer Camp (2019–2022)

60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

A group of campers compete to expose the "killer" among them for a share of cash prize.

Stars: Syrah Mian, Isabella Francesca, Bobby Mair, Carl Woods

Votes: 255

50. The Button (2018– )

32 min | Family, Game-Show

Quirky game show in which 5 families from across the UK compete for cash prizes from the comfort of their living rooms by completing challenges set by a slightly sarcastic talking button.

Stars: Alex Horne, Alfie Garston, Jessie Marchant, Amanda Marchant

Votes: 49