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

1. Summerland (I) (2020)

PG | 99 min | Drama, Romance, War

During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.

Director: Jessica Swale | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay

Votes: 9,284

2. Ruby Sparks (2012)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.

Directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris | Stars: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas

Votes: 105,451 | Gross: $2.54M

3. Blithe Spirit (2020)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.

Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Michele Dotrice

Votes: 8,563

4. Before Night Falls (2000)

R | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.

Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Olatz López Garmendia, Giovani Florido

Votes: 26,379 | Gross: $4.22M

5. The Infernal Machine (2022)

R | 111 min | Mystery, Thriller

A reclusive and controversial author is drawn out of hiding when he begins to receive endless letters from an obsessive fan. What ensues is a dangerous labyrinth as he searches for the person behind the cryptic messages.

Director: Andrew Hunt | Stars: Guy Pearce, Jeremy Davies, Eduardo Frazão, Jane Hammill

Votes: 3,835

6. Their Finest (2016)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them.

Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Richard E. Grant

Votes: 21,301 | Gross: $3.60M

7. Just My Type (2020 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Vanessa, a features writer in NYC, hopes to land the interview of a lifetime with renowned mystery author, Martin Clayborne.

Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Bethany Joy Lenz, Brett Dalton, Aleque Reid, Colleen Wheeler

Votes: 1,997

8. Moonlight Mile (2002)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance

As he copes with the death of his fiancée, a young man befriends her parents and must figure out what he wants out of life.

Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon, Alexia Landeau

Votes: 14,689 | Gross: $6.84M

9. Kept Woman (2015 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 83 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A woman and her fiancé move to the suburbs, after being robbed. She becomes friendly with the mysterious man next door, who she begins to suspect is hiding a dangerous secret.

Director: Michel Poulette | Stars: Courtney Ford, Shaun Benson, Andrew W. Walker, Rachel Wilson

Votes: 2,624

10. Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance

A newly hired dumb secretary working for a bookie masquerading as a Realtor causes unintended hilarious troubles for her employer.

Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Lucille Ball, William Holden, Janis Carter, James Gleason

Votes: 999

11. Love at the Shore (2017 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Jenna must share a duplex with a carefree surfer on her trip to the shore.

Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Amanda Righetti, Peter Porte, Reagan Shumate, Luke Loveless

Votes: 1,843

12. Comrade X (1940)

Passed | 104 min | Comedy, Romance

An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Oscar Homolka, Felix Bressart

Votes: 1,832

13. Locating Silver Lake (2018)

110 min | Drama

Lovelorn graduate Daniel Willingham (Josh Peck) heads into the post-college abyss without a dime or connection to search for his place in the story he has longed to be a part of.

Director: Eric Bilitch | Stars: Josh Peck, Finn Wittrock, Aubrey Shea, Amaury Nolasco

Votes: 379

14. Miracles for Sale (1939)

Not Rated | 71 min | Crime, Mystery

Retired performer Mike Morgan sells original illusions to fellow magicians, and although he believes in the supernatural, likes to expose sham psychics. This involves him in some mysterious murders.

Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Robert Young, Florence Rice, Frank Craven, Henry Hull

Votes: 845

15. Blonde Inspiration (1941)

Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Unknown writer Jonathan Briggs is tricked into buying in to a struggling western magazine only to find that all Is not as it appears. In the meantime, he falls for the publisher's assistant and complications arise.

Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: John Shelton, Virginia Grey, Albert Dekker, Charles Butterworth

Votes: 229

16. Delerium (2014)

Horror

A 19th century Gothic Horror about a woman trapped in a marriage of nightmarish proportion, in which she must escape her dangerously obsessed, and crazed husband or face the consequences.

Director: Tàlen Legacy | Stars: Tara Beier, Kate Dickson, Tye Evans, Sydney Kondruss

Votes: 39

17. Typewriter Simulator (2020 Video Game)

Animation

Type on an old fashioned typewriter, import images for you to type on as well as export what you type.

18. Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963)
Episode: Beaver's Typewriter (1962)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Beaver finds that learning to type on his new typewriter is harder than it looks and is once again reminded that accepting help from Eddie Haskell is never...ever...a good idea.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers

Votes: 106

19. I Know This Much Is True (2020)
Episode: Three (2020)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

Sheffer preps Dominick for a pivotal hearing with Hatch's review board that could decide Thomas' fate. A chance encounter with an old classmate brings painful childhood memories to the surface.

Director: Derek Cianfrance | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Rosie O'Donnell, John Procaccino

Votes: 1,013

20. New Tricks (2003–2015)
Episode: Final Curtain (2008)

TV-14 | 58 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

With Jack Halford away following the acquittal of Ricky Hanson, Sandra, Gerry and Brian investigate the death of actor Michael Austin, who was shot dead during the performance of a play. ... See full summary »

Director: Julian Simpson | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman, Anthony Calf

Votes: 214

21. Hotel Portofino (2022– )
Episode: Farewells (2023)

TV-14 | Drama

During the big casino night, as an act of masculine bravado threatens its future, Bella acts decisively to salvage her investment in the Hotel Portofino, but at what cost?

Director: Adam Wimpenny | Stars: Daniele Pecci, Olivia Morris, Oliver Dench, Assad Zaman

Votes: 88

22. Prime Suspect: Tennison (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2017)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The team establish that Julie Ann was last seen getting into a red Jaguar. This leads them to Homerton Hospital Drug Unit where they interview receptionist, Teresa O'Duncie.

Director: David Caffrey | Stars: Samuel Adewunmi, Alun Armstrong, Franc Ashman, Andrew Brooke

Votes: 259

23. You (2018–2024)
Episode: Bluebeard's Castle (2018)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Joe juggles problems with Paco and Beck and now must contend with a private investigator as well, but resolution is coming, one way or another.

Director: Marcos Siega | Stars: Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Luca Padovan, Zach Cherry

Votes: 5,004

24. Urban Myths (2017–2020)
Episode: Agatha Christie (2018)

24 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy

Crime writers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy L Sayers put their sleuthing skills to the ultimate test in 1926 when they are drafted in to help police in the hunt for Agatha Christie.

Director: Guillem Morales | Stars: Anna Maxwell Martin, Bill Paterson, Rosie Cavaliero, Mark Bonnar

Votes: 114