Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "mail-order-bride"

1. Original Sin (2001)

R | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A woman, along with her lover, plans to con a rich man by marrying him, earning his trust, and then running away with all his money. Everything goes as planned until she falls in love with him.

Director: Michael Cristofer | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Jane, Jack Thompson

Votes: 59,849 | Gross: $16.25M

2. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

R | 120 min | Drama, Western

A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, William Devane

Votes: 27,702 | Gross: $8.20M

3. Birthday Girl (2001)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

A thirtysomething bank clerk from St Albans has his small-town life exploded by the arrival of his Russian mail-order bride.

Director: Jez Butterworth | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Vincent Cassel, Ben Chaplin, Mathieu Kassovitz

Votes: 26,350 | Gross: $4.92M

4. Flower Drum Song (1961)

Approved | 133 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.

Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo

Votes: 3,716 | Gross: $10.90M

5. The Harvey Girls (1946)

Passed | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, History

On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, John Hodiak, Angela Lansbury

Votes: 4,872

6. Creepshow 3 (2006 Video)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

This second sequel to Creepshow (1982) features five new tales of horror: "Alice", "The Radio", "Call Girl", "The Professor's Wife", and "Haunted Dog".

Directors: Ana Clavell, James Glenn Dudelson | Stars: Stephanie Pettee, Roy Abramsohn, Susan Schramm, Gibson Bunny Klein

Votes: 5,757

7. Stranded (1935)

Approved | 72 min | Drama, Romance

A construction engineer with a heart of steel courts a social worker with a heart of gold, while fighting a protection racketeer that tries to derail the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Kay Francis, George Brent, Patricia Ellis, Donald Woods

Votes: 580

8. Westward the Women (1951)

Passed | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

A trail guide escorts a group of women from Chicago to California to marry men that have recently begun settling there.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel, Hope Emerson, John McIntire

Votes: 3,814

9. Billy Two Hats (1974)

PG | 99 min | Drama, Romance, Western

After a bank robbery, runaway Scottish outlaw Arch Deans and his young half breed Kiowa partner Billy Two Hats develop a father-son relationship but Sheriff Henry Gifford is determined to capture or kill them.

Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Gregory Peck, Desi Arnaz Jr., Jack Warden, David Huddleston

Votes: 1,741

10. Mississippi Mermaid (1969)

R | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A wealthy plantation owner is captivated by a mysterious woman with a shady past.

Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Nelly Borgeaud, Martine Ferrière

Votes: 7,219 | Gross: $0.03M

11. Sweet Land (2005)

PG | 110 min | Drama, Romance

In 1920, Inge, a German national, travels from Norway to rural Minnesota for her arranged marriage to Olaf, a Norwegian farmer; bureaucracy and prejudice cause major complications.

Director: Ali Selim | Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Lois Smith, Patrick Heusinger, Stephen Pelinski

Votes: 4,156 | Gross: $1.71M

12. Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991 TV Movie)

G | 98 min | Drama, Family, Romance

A single New England woman responds to an advertisement by a Midwestern widower in which he asks for a bride to help him raise his two children.

Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Lexi Randall, Malgorzata Zajaczkowska

Votes: 2,381

13. The Naked Jungle (1954)

Approved | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.

Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: Charlton Heston, Eleanor Parker, Abraham Sofaer, William Conrad

Votes: 4,412

14. Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

Approved | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of his old friend threatens their burgeoning relationship.

Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Loretta Young, William Holden, Robert Mitchum, Gary Gray

Votes: 2,758

15. Brides (2004)

128 min | Drama, Romance

Set in 1922, is the story of a mail order bride, one of 700, aboard the SS KING ALEXANDER, who falls in love with an American photographer. She is bound for her new husband, in New York; he is on his way home to a failed marriage.

Director: Pantelis Voulgaris | Stars: Damian Lewis, Victoria Haralabidou, Andréa Ferréol, Evi Saoulidou

Votes: 5,009

16. Blindman (1971)

R | 105 min | Western

After fifty mail-order brides are kidnapped by bandits, the blind gunfighter hired to escort them heads into Mexico in pursuit.

Director: Ferdinando Baldi | Stars: Tony Anthony, Ringo Starr, Lloyd Battista, Magda Konopka

Votes: 1,341

17. Growing Up Smith (2015)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

In 1979, an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a "good old boy" propels him further away from his family's ideals than ever before.

Director: Frank Lotito | Stars: Jason Lee, Anjul Nigam, Brighton Sharbino, Hilarie Burton Morgan

Votes: 1,431 | Gross: $0.01M

18. Potato Dreams of America (2021)

TV-MA | 97 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

An autobiographical dark comedy about a gay boy growing up in the Soviet Union, his mail-order-bride mother, and their adventurous escape to America.

Director: Wes Hurley | Stars: Jonathan Bennett, Lauren Tewes, Lea DeLaria, Dan Lauria

Votes: 768

19. Zandy's Bride (1974)

PG | 97 min | Drama, Western

An American settler marries an European mail-order bride and together they learn how to thrive in the harsh wilderness while working on their relationship too.

Director: Jan Troell | Stars: Gene Hackman, Liv Ullmann, Eileen Heckart, Susan Tyrrell

Votes: 1,275 | Gross: $0.14M

20. You Are So Beautiful (2005)

97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When farmer Aymé Pigrenet loses his wife, he is not exactly overwhelmed by sorrow, rather by the sheer amount of work that suddenly falls on his shoulders. In quest of a new spouse, he goes to Romania where he meets Elena.

Director: Isabelle Mergault | Stars: Michel Blanc, Medeea Marinescu, Wladimir Yordanoff, Benoît Turjman

Votes: 3,129

21. Mail Order Bride (2008 TV Movie)

PG | 88 min | Romance, Western

Diana McQueen notorious con-woman has had enough. She leaves town and her boss, Tom Rourke, behind. She takes the place of her dying friend, who was to become some man's mail-order bride. Can she pull off this last con?

Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Daphne Zuniga, Greg Evigan, Cameron Bancroft, Vincent Gale

Votes: 501

22. Julie Walking Home (2002)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Romance

A desperate mother (Miranda Otto) in the midst of a failing marriage travels to Poland in search of a mysterious man rumored to have miraculous healing powers in this fantastic romantic drama.

Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Miranda Otto, William Fichtner, Lothaire Bluteau, Ryan Smith

Votes: 1,076

23. Silent But Deadly (2011)

Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Horror

Thomas Capper is an unconventional and mysterious serial killer who takes aim at a Hollywood film set, by unleashing his own brand of retribution on the cast and crew.

Director: Stephen Scott | Stars: Jason Mewes, William Sadler, Jordan Prentice, Kim Poirier

Votes: 520

24. Joshua (1976)

R | 90 min | Drama, Western

A black soldier returns from fighting for the Union in the Civil War only to find out that his mother has been murdered by a gang of white thugs. He becomes a bounty hunter, determined to track down and kill the men who killed his mother.

Director: Larry G. Spangler | Stars: Fred Williamson, Cal Bartlett, Brenda Venus, Isela Vega

Votes: 441

25. The Purchase Price (1932)

TV-PG | 68 min | Comedy, Drama

A torch singer becomes a farmer's mail-order bride.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Lyle Talbot, Hardie Albright

Votes: 1,840

26. I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982 TV Movie)

92 min | Comedy, Romance

On a bet with one of his practical-joking partners, a Los Angeles lawyer responds to an ad from a pretty Chicago magazine writer offering herself as a bridal candidate as an investigative ... See full summary »

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Valerie Bertinelli, Ted Wass, Kenneth Kimmins, Karen Morrow

Votes: 232

27. The Civilization of Maxwell Bright (2005)

R | 107 min | Drama

After a series of bad relationships, a man orders a mail order bride and receives more than he bargained for.

Director: David Beaird | Stars: Patrick Warburton, Marie Matiko, Simon Callow, Austin Pendleton

Votes: 547

28. The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)

G | 99 min | Comedy, Western

When the town's sole blacksmith vows to leave because he was stood up by his mail-order bride from the East, the panicked townsfolk scramble to find him a surrogate wife.

Directors: Anton Leader, Ranald MacDougall | Stars: Dan Blocker, Nanette Fabray, Jim Backus, Wally Cox

Votes: 528

29. Mail Order Bride (2003)

R | 84 min | Comedy

Anthony Santini, nephew of Mob boss Tony Santini, is sent to Russia to find a gorgeous mail-order bride who scammed five would-be grooms out of their money. One of them is part of ''the family'' and it's up to Anthony to set things right.

Directors: Robert Capelli Jr., Jeffrey Wolf | Stars: Danny Aiello, Robert Capelli Jr., Ivana Milicevic, Artie Lange

Votes: 341

30. Mail Order Wife (2004)

R | 92 min | Comedy

A documentarian funds an N.Y.C. doorman's East Asian mail-order bride in exchange for the right to film the experience.

Directors: Huck Botko, Andrew Gurland | Stars: Adrian Martinez, Roland Uruci, Andrew Gurland, Eugenia Yuan

Votes: 1,385 | Gross: $0.06M

31. New Moon (1940)

Passed | 105 min | Adventure, Musical, Romance

On a Louisiana-bound ship, a nobleman planning a campaign for liberty encounters an heiress.

Directors: Robert Z. Leonard, W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Mary Boland, George Zucco

Votes: 641

32. They Knew What They Wanted (1940)

Approved | 96 min | Drama, Romance

While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.

Director: Garson Kanin | Stars: Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton, William Gargan, Harry Carey

Votes: 495

33. Devil May Hare (1954)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Bugs Bunny finds the Tasmanian Devil in his encyclopedia just as the animal threatens to devour him.

Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 1,652

34. Badlands 2005 (1988 TV Movie)

48 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In this unsold post-apocalyptic TV pilot, a U.S. marshal and his by-the-book cyborg partner are tasked to escort two mail order brides to a remote desert area where their husbands work, but a local bandit leader has other plans for them.

Director: George Miller | Stars: Lewis Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Sharon Stone, Caitlin O'Heaney

Votes: 63

35. Love Possibly (2018)

83 min | Comedy, Romance

A fly-on-the-wall documentary film crew follow Alex, a hopelessly romantic, rom-com obsessed virgin on a quest to find love. Alex quickly finds himself out of his depth when Lana, a ... See full summary »

Directors: Michael Boccalini, Che Grant | Stars: Steve Hodgetts, Anna Danshina, Julie Nesher, Michelle Thomas

Votes: 130

36. Mail Order Bride (1964)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Western

Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Keir Dullea, Lois Nettleton, Warren Oates

Votes: 592

37. Closer to Home (1995)

Not Rated | 125 min | Drama

Dalisay struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned ex-merchant marine. She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Nobile | Stars: Madeline Ortaliz, John Michael Bolger, Elizabeth Bracco, Ralph Buckley

Votes: 67

38. Valley of Fire (1951)

Passed | 70 min | Western

Mayor Autry sends for a wagon train of women to settle in his town, but baddies Guilford and Rawlings plot to hijack the train and sell the ladies to love-hungry miners instead.

Director: John English | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gail Davis, Russell Hayden

Votes: 117

39. Mail Order Bride (1984 TV Movie)

86 min | Comedy, Drama

When a Filipino mail order bride arrives in a small town outside of Sydney she becomes aware of cultural differences by way of the inherent sexism and racism of her husband and his mates. ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Wallace | Stars: Ray Meagher, Charito Ortez, Paul Sonkkila, Sheila Kennelly

Votes: 17

40. Thunder in the Pines (1948)

Approved | 61 min | Drama, Romance, Western

Loggers Jeff Collins and Boomer Benson compete for a mail-order bride by means of a timber-cutting contest.

Director: Robert Gordon | Stars: George Reeves, Ralph Byrd, Greg McClure, Michael Whalen

Votes: 92

41. Plunderers of Painted Flats (1959)

Passed | 77 min | Western

To scare the squatters from the cattle country he claims as his own, Ed Sampson orders the Martin farm house burned.

Director: Albert C. Gannaway | Stars: Corinne Calvet, John Carroll, Skip Homeier, George Macready

Votes: 92

42. Natasha Mail Order Bride Escape to America (2012 TV Movie)

22 min | Comedy

Natasha the Mail Order Bride Escape to America is a Half-hour Comedy that follows the adventures of Natasha, a citizen of Crapistan, who has come to America, desperate to be a "True American".

Directors: Brooke Forbes, Basil Nestor | Stars: Brooke Forbes, Renée Taylor, Ken Davitian, Todd Lowe

43. Bride of the Orient (1989)

94 min | Drama

After the death of his mother, farmer Windleter feels very lonely on his small mountain farm in Switzerland. Chances to find a wife in the small village are nil - a life with him would mean... See full summary »

Director: Urs Odermatt | Stars: Wolfram Berger, Arunotai Jitreekan, Werner Herzog, Mathias Gnädinger

Votes: 29

44. A Silent Love (2004)

100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Through an Internet service, a Montreal professor arranges for himself a Mexican bride. But both husband and wife, even with their good intentions, are in for a bumpy ride toward marital harmony.

Director: Federico Hidalgo | Stars: Noel Burton, Vanessa Bauche, Susana Salazar, Maka Kotto

Votes: 171

45. Just for the Time Being (2000)

Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A beautiful woman comes between a father and son.

Director: Gil Brenton | Stars: Eva Herzigova, Patrick O'Neal, Grainger Hines, Phyllis Newman

Votes: 44

46. Natasha Mail Order Bride Escape to America: The Movie

Comedy | Pre-production

Natasha, from the Fourth-World country of Crapistan, is a modern-day Lucille Ball. She comes to America by accident when an unsuspecting, socially-inept Internet mogul has a "Hangover II" ... See full summary »

Director: Brooke Forbes | Stars: Renée Taylor, Ken Davitian, Larry Thomas, Robert Miano

47. Always a Bride (1940)

Not Rated | 58 min | Comedy, Romance

Alice Bond is under a lot of pressure from her parents to marry Marshall Winkler, an arrogant blowhard whose only positive quality is his money. Alice really cares for Michael Stevens, an ... See full summary »

Director: Noel M. Smith | Stars: Rosemary Lane, George Reeves, John Eldredge, Virginia Brissac

Votes: 202

48. The Outsider (I) (1994)

95 min | Drama, Western

John Gower is a widower, trying to take care of his land and his daughter, JD. One day, he discovers a woman nearly dead. And he learns that his neighbor, Tom Fender, was killed. When the ... See full summary »

Director: David Briggs | Stars: Grainger Hines, Vanusa Spindler, Sabrina Chateau, Robert Kotecki

Votes: 27

49. 5 løgner (2007)

100 min | Comedy, Drama

Supermarket clown Ulrik dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian. Handicapped Amnesty girl Kristin is in love with swaggering Alexander but dares not tell him. Erna is to be deported from the... See full summary »

Director: Lars Daniel Krutzkoff Jacobsen | Stars: Michalis Koutsogiannakis, Pia Tjelta, Gard B. Eidsvold, Kim Sørensen

Votes: 235

50. 90 Days (1985)

100 min | Comedy, Romance

90 Days is a tongue-in-cheek look at the misadventures of two modern men in search of romantic bliss: macho Alex, who receives the offer of a lifetime from a mysterious woman, and sincere ... See full summary »

Director: Giles Walker | Stars: Stefan Wodoslawsky, Christine Pak, Sam Grana, Fernanda Tavares

Votes: 84 | Gross: $0.01M