Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "character-looks-directly-at-the-camera"

1. Animal (I) (2023)

Not Rated | 204 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The hardened son of a powerful industrialist returns home after years abroad and vows to take bloody revenge on those threatening his father's life.

Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna

Votes: 89,552

2. Cast Away (2000)

PG-13 | 143 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez, Lari White

Votes: 639,076 | Gross: $233.63M

3. Morgan (2016)

R | 92 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being.

Director: Luke Scott | Stars: Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie, Michael Yare

Votes: 46,118 | Gross: $3.91M

4. Cabin Girl (2023)

TV-MA | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Follows 24-year-old Ava Robbins, who moves into an isolated cabin, but what seemed as a dream come true soon turns into a living nightmare when Ava's interest in the supernatural triggers a series of weird events.

Director: Jon D. Wagner | Stars: Rose Lane Sanfilippo, Austin Scott, Michael Rispoli, Jess Weixler

Votes: 639

5. Me and My Pal (1933)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Family

On his wedding day, Oliver and his best man Stanley become absorbed in a jigsaw puzzle. Eventually the taxi driver, the butler, a policeman and a messenger boy all get involved with the puzzle, making them late for the wedding.

Directors: Charley Rogers, Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Marion Bardell

Votes: 1,537

6. Towed in a Hole (1932)

Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family

Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy is not an easy task.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert

Votes: 2,470

7. The Red Mill (1927)

Passed | 74 min | Comedy, Romance

A tavern worker and the daughter of a burgomaster enter into elaborate masquerades in order to win the hearts of the men they love.

Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Marion Davies, Owen Moore, Louise Fazenda, George Siegmann

Votes: 1,516

8. Our Wife (1931)

Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family

Oliver's plans to marry his hefty sweetheart go awry when the girl's father gets a load of her intended groom. They then elope in a tiny car much too small for their combined dimensions, ... See full summary »

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Eleanor Fredericks

Votes: 1,519

9. Laughing Gravy (1930)

Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family

Stan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Bernard, Charles Dorety

Votes: 1,870

10. 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

11. Dossier 51 (1978)

108 min | Crime, Drama

An unnamed French intelligence service spies on and analyzes a French diplomat code name '51' to identify a method to control him.

Director: Michel Deville | Stars: François Marthouret, Claude Marcault, Philippe Rouleau, Nathalie Juvet

Votes: 1,033

12. We Faw Down (1928)

Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Stan & Ollie attempt to fool their wives by sneaking out to a poker game, but instead get involved with two flirty ladies, one of whom is the girlfriend of a jealous boxer.

Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Vivien Oakland, Bess Flowers

Votes: 1,060

13. Wrong Again (1929)

Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Laurel and Hardy work at horse stables where a stallion named Blue Boy is kept. When they hear Gainsborough's famous painting, The Blue Boy, has been stolen, the duo rush to collect the offered reward.

Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Bernard, Josephine Crowell

Votes: 998

14. Their First Mistake (1932)

Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family

Stan convinces Oliver to adopt a baby to placate his wife, but upon returning home with the infant, they find a process server with a divorce summons, leaving the two buffoons to care for the squealing baby.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Billy Gilbert

Votes: 1,611

15. Brats (1930)

Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short, Family

Laurel and Hardy's bid for a quiet evening of checkers and pool is constantly interrupted by their squabbling brats, little Ollie and little Stanley.

Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy

Votes: 2,272

16. First Blood (2022)

8 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi

A teenage girl goes through a bizarre transformation after she gets her first period.

Director: Olivia Loccisano | Stars: Lauryn Sa, Tristan Grajales

Votes: 23

17. One Good Turn (1931)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy

A kindly old widow serves a free meal to the penniless boys but her greedy landlord wants to evict her for non payment of her mortgage, prompting the boys to come to her rescue.

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mary Carr, James Finlayson

Votes: 1,687

18. The Fixer Uppers (1935)

Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy

A serious case of emotional neglect brings door-to-door Christmas cards salesmen, Stan and Ollie, at the house of an inconsolable wife who is convinced that her artist husband doesn't love her anymore.

Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Arthur Housman

Votes: 1,356

19. La vengeance au triple galop (2021 TV Movie)

105 min | Comedy

Parody of the acclaimed Australian TV series of the 80s, Return to Eden (1983). Wealthy heiress Stephanie Harper marries Craig Danners, without suspecting that he only wants her money and is having an affair with her best friend.

Directors: Alex Lutz, Arthur Sanigou | Stars: Audrey Lamy, Alex Lutz, Guillaume Gallienne, Leïla Bekhti

Votes: 140

20. From Soup to Nuts (1928)

20 min | Comedy, Short

Inexperienced waiters (Laurel & Hardy) are hired for a swank dinner party.

Directors: Edgar Kennedy, Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Tiny Sandford, Dorothy Coburn

Votes: 1,148

21. Early to Bed (1928)

Passed | 19 min | Comedy, Short

Oliver inherits a fortune and hires Stan as his butler and proceeds to torment him. Stan finally rebels and goes on a rampage, destroying Oliver's fancy furnishings.

Director: Emmett J. Flynn | Stars: Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel

Votes: 774

22. The White Sin (1924)

93 min | Drama, Romance

Smalltown runaway teen Hattie Lou is hired as maid for the Van Gore family, bound for the South Seas on their yacht. On board she falls for the son Spencer, who "marries" her in a mock wedding. A baby and hard times result from the union.

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Madge Bellamy, John Bowers, Francelia Billington, Hallam Cooley

Votes: 31

23. Forbidden (II) (2020)

Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Fantasy

An ode to self-love. It navigates yearning to connect to our own bodies. This dream-like film follows Alice as she takes ownership of her curiosity towards self-exploration and self-pleasure.

Director: Alexandra Galloway | Star: Alexandra Galloway

24. The Enfield Haunting (2015)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2015)

Not Rated | 47 min | Biography, Drama, Horror

In order to rid themselves of the various investigators disrupting their lives, Janet and Margaret claim that the haunting is a fake before inviting Maurice and Guy back, who attempt to exorcise the spirits from the house for good.

Director: Kristoffer Nyholm | Stars: Eleanor Hafner, Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Nick Grosse

Votes: 234

25. Doom Patrol (2019–2023)
Episode: Jane Patrol (2019)

TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Jane retreats into a treacherous place in her own mind called The Underground, where she encounters her many personas and dark traumas from her past.

Director: Harry Jierjian | Stars: Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Joivan Wade, Alan Tudyk

Votes: 2,906