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

1. The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Approved | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.

Director: John Sturges | Stars: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach

Votes: 102,621 | Gross: $4.91M

2. Wallander (2008–2016)

TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Unable to unsee the dark crimes he's tasked to investigate, Wallander's job comes at a cost to his family and relationships.

Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Richard McCabe, Jeany Spark, Sarah Smart

Votes: 16,510

3. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979)

30 min | Comedy

He story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald "Reggie" Perrin, and is driven to bizarre behaviour by the pointlessness of his job at Sunshine Desserts.

Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, John Barron, Sue Nicholls

Votes: 2,180

4. Baby Steps (II) (2023)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A year after the death of their beloved Lily, Beau and Caden learn that she froze some of her eggs and they must decide whether they are ready to take the next step in their relationship and become parents.

Director: Stewart Wade | Stars: Patrick Zeller, Matt Pascua, Alec Mapa, Alexandra Paul

Votes: 117

5. Playing for Keeps (1986)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy

Danny, Spikes and Silk have just recently graduated from high school in New York. Danny finds a title deed for a huge house in a small town. He has a dream to turn it into a Rock n' Roll ... See full summary »

Directors: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein | Stars: Daniel Jordano, Matthew Penn, Leon W. Grant, Mary B. Ward

Votes: 751 | Gross: $2.67M

6. The Deceivers (1988)

PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Fact-based account of a secret society of murderers, and of the man who exposed them in British India 1825.

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi Kapoor, Helena Michell

Votes: 1,274 | Gross: $0.35M

7. Deep Red (1994 TV Movie)

R | 86 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

Disillusioned private detective haunted by the past, Joe Keyes, must protect a strange little girl and her secretive mother from a homicidal scientist in search of immortality.

Director: Craig R. Baxley | Stars: Lindsey Haun, Michael Biehn, Tobin Bell, Daniel W. Barringer

Votes: 799

8. Red Nights (1988 Video)

R | 85 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The Story of a Idealistic Young man (Played by Chris Parker), who goes to Los Angeles to become an actor, but is disillusioned and jaded when the cold and realistic violent world of ... See full summary »

Director: Izhak Hanooka | Stars: Chris Parker, Christopher Louis Parker, Brian Matthews, Tom Badal

Votes: 89

9. Thieves (1977)

PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Dramedy of a native New York married couple who splits up in an attempt to rediscover their sanity.

Directors: John Berry, Alfred Viola | Stars: Marlo Thomas, Charles Grodin, Irwin Corey, Hector Elizondo

Votes: 180

10. England Made Me (1973)

PG | 100 min | Drama

A story about an English businessman in 1930s Germany who encounters a financier who has forged his career on greed, corruption, and opportunism, rather than the traditional British principles of decency and fair play.

Director: Peter Duffell | Stars: Peter Finch, Michael York, Hildegard Neil, Joss Ackland

Votes: 167

11. Life Returns (1934)

Passed | 63 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A doctor who has spent his career working on ways to revive the dead sees his chance to prove his theory by performing his procedures on a recently deceased dog.

Directors: Eugene Frenke, James P. Hogan | Stars: Onslow Stevens, Lois Wilson, Valerie Hobson, Frank Reicher

Votes: 264

12. Kill Them with Kindness (2022)

Short, Comedy

A disillusioned diner waitress decides to take matters into her own hands with rude customers and deal with them how she's always been told - kill them with kindness.

Director: George Somner | Stars: Will Hislop, Rocci Boy Williams, Rory J Saper, Rhea Norwood

13. Glamour (1934)

Approved | 74 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A married chorus girl falls in love with a composer.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Paul Lukas, Constance Cummings, Phillip Reed, Joseph Cawthorn

Votes: 72

14. The Kid Sister (1927)

Passed | 58 min | Drama, Romance

Mary Hall (Ann Christy) forsakes the quiet life of her small-town home and joins her chorus-girl sister Helen Hall (Marguerire De La Motre) in New York. She's soon disillusioned with the ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Graves | Stars: Marguerite De La Motte, Ann Christy, Malcolm McGregor, Brooks Benedict

15. Killing Time (II) (2013)

10 min | Documentary, Short, Biography | Completed

Killing Time is a short film investigating the life of an isolated young adult riddled with anxiety over the future of our planet, playing Xbox, smoking marijuana and surfing the Internet ... See full summary »

Director: Simon Nunn

Votes: 7

16. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: The Conversion (1995)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An omniscient friendly stranger tries to convince a man on the run who tried to kill his corrupt backstabbing boss but ended up accidentally killing three bystanders instead that there is a way for him to redeem himself.

Director: Rebecca De Mornay | Stars: John Savage, Beau Starr, Rebecca De Mornay, Frank Whaley

Votes: 673

17. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode: Lane Change (1987)

Not Rated | 23 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

One stormy night on a deserted highway, a distraught wife driving toward an impending divorce glimpses her past through the windshield after picking up a mysterious woman who ran out of gas.

Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Kathy Baker, Priscilla Pointer, Cletus Young, Misty Forrest

Votes: 202

18. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode: The Radical (1978)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

A shoplifting suspect turns out to be a wanted 1960s-era radical, whose raging about the Vietnam War stirs up passions and polarizes the precinct. An overweight burglar becomes the butt of jokes.

Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo

Votes: 124

19. Bliss (2002–2004)
Episode: Office Management (2003)

TV-MA | Drama, Romance

An middle-aged business woman disillusioned with romance begins a sexual relationship with a hopelessly romantic young employee of her company.

Stars: David Cook, Rachel Hayward, Linda Tomassone

Votes: 22

20. The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode: Dino Goes Hollyrock (1962)

Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A crush on a lady dinosaurus who's the star of her own television show may lead to TV stardom for Dino--and to the loss of their pet for the Flintstones.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 204

21. The Hitchhiker (1983–1991)
Episode: Remembering Melody (1984)

TV-MA | 29 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Self-centered yuppie lawyer Ted Miller reunites with Melody, a former flame who clings to her 60's hippie ideals. He lets her stay at his apartment, but she sees that he sold out his youthful beliefs in favor of greed and materialism.

Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: Page Fletcher, Susan Blakely, David Dukes, Alberta Watson

Votes: 90

22. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: Collateral Damage (1999)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A disgruntled war veteran kidnaps Peter Watts' daughter in order to force him to confess to the world the horrific sins of the Millennium Group.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Klea Scott, James Marsters, Stephen E. Miller

Votes: 296

23. Night Visions (2001–2002)
Episode: Cargo/Switch (2002)

TV-14 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

The new cargo officer becomes too emphatic towards the plight of a group of mysterious Eastern-European stowaways. / A woman suffering from multiple personality disorder enters her mind to defeat her other personalities.

Directors: Tobe Hooper, Jefery Levy | Stars: Johnny Cuthbert, Micah Gardener, Cameron Gilley, Brent Glenen

Votes: 98

24. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: Persistence of Vision (2000)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Investigation of a ghostly image on a wedding video leads Mia to a young secretive homeless man who has visions of murders committed by a mysterious serial killer. Another man is following them. Is he the killer, a demon or an angel?

Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Joanne Vannicola, Colin Fox

Votes: 12

25. The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode: Let's Play Poison (1992)

TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

After witnessing a student's accidental death because of bullying, a teacher vows to put children in their place but they plan to do the same to him.

Director: Bruce Pittman | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Shane Meier, Adam Derges, Warren Graves

Votes: 100

26. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: The Bribe (1994)

Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

A fire inspector is forced to take a bribe from a sleazy strip club owner in order to buy a scholarship for his daughter.

Director: Ramón Menéndez | Stars: Terry O'Quinn, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Benicio Del Toro, Hal Williams

Votes: 592

27. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode: Payment Overdue (1988)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A callous collection agent discovers that she herself has an overdue payment involving Rita Valdez, a client who took drastic steps to end her financial woes.

Director: John Drury | Stars: Maura Swanson, Lewis Arlt, Wanda De Jesus, Paul Sparer

Votes: 198

28. Will & Grace (1998–2020)
Episode: There But for the Grace of Grace (2000)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

It's a scary glimpse into the future for Will and Grace when they visit their curmudgeonly retired college professor only to discover that he is a bitter old man that has a "Grace" of his ... See full summary »

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes

Votes: 368

29. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' (1996)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Scully recounts the investigation of an alleged UFO encounter for the famous quirky author Jose Chung's latest novel. The case gives a whole new meaning to the term Rashomon effect. Chung later returns in Millennium: Jose Chung's 'Doomsday Defense' (1997).

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Charles Nelson Reilly, William Lucking

Votes: 6,562