Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "creator-creation-relationship"

1. The Truman Show (1998)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama

An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.

Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich

Votes: 1,196,458 | Gross: $125.62M

2. Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.

Stars: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis

Votes: 175,557

3. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical

A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.

Director: Jim Sharman | Stars: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien

Votes: 166,930 | Gross: $139.88M

4. 2010 (1984)

PG | 116 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.

Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban

Votes: 57,250 | Gross: $40.20M

5. Weird Science (1985)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.

Director: John Hughes | Stars: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton

Votes: 97,431 | Gross: $23.83M

6. Metropolis (1927)

Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Votes: 185,523 | Gross: $1.24M

7. Young Frankenstein (1974)

PG | 106 min | Comedy

An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.

Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle

Votes: 168,900 | Gross: $86.30M

8. eXistenZ (1999)

R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.

Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ian Holm, Willem Dafoe

Votes: 107,204 | Gross: $2.84M

9. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

R | 123 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Hulce

Votes: 59,342 | Gross: $22.01M

10. Frankenstein (1931)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.

Director: James Whale | Stars: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff, John Boles

Votes: 79,710

11. The City of Lost Children (1995)

R | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

Directors: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon

Votes: 71,665 | Gross: $1.51M

12. Battlestar Galactica (2003)

TV-14 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Following the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol by the Cylons, a rag-tag fugitive fleet of the last remnants of mankind flees the pursuing Cylons while simultaneously searching for their true home: Earth.

Stars: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber

Votes: 80,174

13. 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: 53,252 | Gross: $4.36M

14. W (2016)

60 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

After being pulled into the webtoon world created by her father, a surgical resident gets entangled in a murder mystery involving the story's hero.

Stars: Han Hyo-joo, Lee Jong-suk, Jeong Eu-gene, Lee Tae-Hwan

Votes: 14,010

15. S1m0ne (2002)

PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

A producer's film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person.

Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Rachel Roberts, Benjamin Salisbury

Votes: 62,468 | Gross: $9.68M

16. Gods and Monsters (1998)

R | 105 min | Biography, Drama

The last days of Frankenstein (1931) director James Whale are explored.

Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich

Votes: 32,760 | Gross: $6.39M

17. Demon Seed (1977)

Approved | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A scientist creates Proteus--an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.

Director: Donald Cammell | Stars: Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerrit Graham, Berry Kroeger

Votes: 10,006

18. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

PG | 99 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera

Votes: 7,154 | Gross: $8.72M

19. National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (2011)

130 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the Creature determines to track down his creator.

Directors: Danny Boyle, Tim Van Someren | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andreea Paduraru, Ella Smith

Votes: 4,231 | Gross: $0.42M

20. The Bride (1985)

PG-13 | 118 min | Fantasy, Horror, Romance

After years of research, the doctor finally succeeds in creating the perfect woman, who gets the name "Eva".

Director: Franc Roddam | Stars: Sting, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Higgins, Clancy Brown

Votes: 3,560 | Gross: $3.60M

21. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

Approved | 82 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

While awaiting execution for murder, Baron Victor Frankenstein tells the story of a creature he built and brought to life - only for it to behave not as he intended.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Christopher Lee

Votes: 12,643 | Gross: $17.44M

22. Automan (1983–1984)

70 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A computer-generated superhero and his human creator fight crime in the city.

Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr., Chuck Wagner, Heather McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Votes: 2,105

23. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 185 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: James Mason, Leonard Whiting, David McCallum, Jane Seymour

Votes: 1,962

24. Nightwatching (2007)

R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History

An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting 'The Night Watch'.

Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May

Votes: 3,449

25. Bride of Frankenstein

Horror | Announced

Plot unknown. Described as the third film in Universal's "Dark Universe" franchise.

Star: Javier Bardem

26. Frankenstein (2004 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

When a detective begins investigating a series of horrific murders, she is lead to a mad doctor who has sustained his creature and himself for over 200 years through genetic experimentation.

Director: Marcus Nispel | Stars: Parker Posey, Vincent Perez, Thomas Kretschmann, Adam Goldberg

Votes: 2,031

27. Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)

Unrated | 79 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A Martian princess and a doctor replace the women on Mars, destroyed by atomic war, by raiding Puerto Rico while a shot down android terrorizes all.

Director: Robert Gaffney | Stars: Marilyn Hanold, James Karen, Lou Cutell, Nancy Marshall

Votes: 1,794

28. The Romance of Tiger and Rose (2020)

45 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Chen Xiao Qian, an unknown screenwriter who's been single since birth, worked really hard and finally finished a grand drama of a heroine. It was planned to started filming, but stopped ... See full summary »

Stars: Lusi Zhao, Yuxi Ding, Zhou Zi Xin, Yinghao Sheng

Votes: 1,100

29. To Boldly Flee (2012 Video)

Unrated | 209 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

While the Nostalgia Critic continues to blame himself for Ma-Ti's death, a series of mysterious events begin to unfold, which could shake the very fabric of internet critics as we know it.

Director: Doug Walker | Stars: Doug Walker, Lindsay Ellis, Lewis Lovhaug, Noah Antwiler

Votes: 1,520

30. Dog City (1992–1994)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The adventures of a canine private eye while he confers with his animator who has his own problems to deal with.

Stars: Ron White, Elizabeth Hanna, Kevin Clash, John Stocker

Votes: 418

31. Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)

Approved | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Western

Maria Frankenstein puts the brain of a monster into the body of one of Jesse James' sidekicks.

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: John Lupton, Narda Onyx, Cal Bolder, Estelita Rodriguez

Votes: 2,075

32. Frankenstein (1984 TV Movie)

81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.

Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Robert Powell, David Warner, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud

Votes: 208

33. Mr. Murder (1998 TV Movie)

R | 132 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A group of scientists are trying to produce the perfect soldier by cloning. Seven years later, a mystery novel writer discovers that his clone has his same physical appearance but has the personality of a murderer.

Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Julie Warner, Bill Smitrovich, Thomas Haden Church

Votes: 702

34. Terror of Frankenstein (1977)

Not Rated | 92 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Victor Frankenstein's search for the secret of life leads to the creation of a monster that consumes his life and family.

Director: Calvin Floyd | Stars: Leon Vitali, Per Oscarsson, Nicholas Clay, Stacy Dorning

Votes: 327

35. Homewrecker (1992 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A scientist reprograms his computer with the personality of a woman and names it "Lucy." When the scientist gets back together with his estranged wife, Lucy, who has fallen in love with him, tries to kill the woman.

Director: Fred Walton | Stars: Robby Benson, Sydney Walsh, Sarah Rose Karr, Kate Jackson

Votes: 203

36. Monster of Frankenstein (1981 TV Movie)

98 min | Animation, Drama, Family

Japanese animated adaptation of Marvel's "The Monster of Frankenstein" comic book series.

Director: Yûgo Serikawa | Stars: Masao Komatsu, Banjô Ginga, Hôsei Komatsu, Mami Koyama

Votes: 231

37. Unique Lady (2019–2021)

Action, Comedy, Fantasy

An electronics student decides to take part in a gaming contest, but finds herself stuck in a fantasy kingdom, with the inability to leave until the objective of finding love is met

Stars: Jun Gong, Jade Cheng, Yiffan Wei, Yilun Fang

Votes: 84

38. Frankenstein Reborn! (1998)

PG | 70 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

The classic story gets a new spin when a young girl is intrigued by the secret experiments of her uncle, until she's confronted by his creation.

Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Jaason Simmons, Ben Gould, Haven Burton Paschall, Ethan Wilde

Votes: 181

39. Loss of Feeling (1935)

85 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi

In an unnamed English-speaking capitalist land, a young engineer invents inexhaustible giant robots to replace the fragile human workers on high-volume assembly-lines, and soon finds his ... See full summary »

Director: Aleksandr Andriyevsky | Stars: Sergei Vecheslov, Vladimir Gardin, Mariya Volgina, Anna Chekulaeva

Votes: 182

40. A Cartoonist's Nightmare (1935)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

A cartoonist falls victim to the very villains he has drawn. It's up to Beans the Cat to save the day.

Director: Jack King | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Tommy Bond, Jack Carr, Harry Stanton

Votes: 272

41. Manipulation (1991)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A discarded cartoon character and some spilt ink combine and interact as if the cartoonist had drawn their actions. Discovering them, the cartoonist then joins in the interaction.

Director: Daniel Greaves

Votes: 624

42. Jumping Beans (1922)

12 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

Koko the Clown plants a jumping bean that becomes a beanstalk. Later, he creates duplicates of himself and attacks his creator.

Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer

Votes: 131

43. The Bride of Vernon (2011)

15 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Vernon Vandyke is a lonely mad scientist, forever failing in his experiments to create himself a perfect Bride. Until one day he meets an already living woman who may already be perfect after all.

Director: Calvin Dyson | Stars: Dan Clark, Katherine Parkinson, David Schofield

Votes: 24

44. Veza (2007)

25 min | Short, Sci-Fi

A foreign envoy is called to witness the execution of a journalist, orchestrated by the scientist who is the only remainder of the fallen regime. The death penalty sentence is executed ... See full synopsis »

Director: Jadran Puharic | Stars: Josip Vujcic, Miro Matic, Michael Reed, Ivan Bosnjak

Votes: 47

45. Out of the Inkwell (I) (1919)

6 min | Animation, Short

Max Fleischer draws the upper and lower halves of the Clown's body, which dance around separately before coming together. Max interacts with his creation before ultimately washing the Clown off the page with water.

Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer

Votes: 57

46. Living with Frankenstein (2012– )

Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Mary Shelley, PB Shelley, Lord Byron and Frankenstein's Monster are alive and living in Los Angeles. Living with Frankenstein explores what they've been up to for the past 180 years in this dark comedy.

Stars: Patrick Thompson, Steve Brian, Jennie Page, Matt Kelly

47. Koko Needles the Boss (1927)

6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

Ko-Ko the Clown is brought to life with a needle and thread. Max accidentally tears Ko-Ko's paper and stitches him back together. After a fencing duel with his creator, Ko-Ko leaps off the paper and strings thread all over Max's studio.

Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer

Votes: 72

48. A Stitch in Time (1924)

Animation, Comedy, Short

Ko-Ko the Clown is brought to life with a needle and thread. Max accidentally tears Ko-Ko's paper and stitches him back together. After a fencing duel with his creator, Ko-Ko leaps off the paper and strings thread all over Max's studio.

Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer

49. CyberBeat (2010)

5 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

A sci-fi, teen-comedy musical about a lonely science geek, Andy McDandy, who builds himself a robot girlfriend to take to his high-school prom.

Director: Harrison Wall | Stars: John Doughty, Jeannine Simone, Connor Miller, Elizabeth McFetridge

Votes: 9

50. Probe (1988)
Episode: Computer Logic (1988)

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A misanthropic scientist and his quirky new secretary attempt to shut down an artificially intelligent computer that has decided to start killing people.

Director: Sandor Stern | Stars: Parker Stevenson, Ashley Crow, Jon Cypher, William Phipps

Votes: 108