Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "pointing-a-gun-at-someone's-head"

1. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

PG-13 | 192 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang

Votes: 497,120 | Gross: $659.68M

2. 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: 97,704 | Gross: $23.83M

3. Tomb Raider (2018)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father, Lord Richard Croft disappeared.

Director: Roar Uthaug | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu

Votes: 227,601 | Gross: $58.25M

4. The House That Jack Built (2018)

R | 152 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders -- each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.

Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Votes: 92,524 | Gross: $0.09M

5. Papillon (I) (2017)

R | 133 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime

Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter, Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.

Director: Michael Noer | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Damijan Oklopdzic, Christopher Fairbank, Jason Ryan

Votes: 86,607 | Gross: $2.34M

6. Elysium (I) (2013)

R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.

Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga

Votes: 471,879 | Gross: $93.05M

7. The Iceman (2012)

R | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When he was finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor his daughters had any clue about his real profession.

Director: Ariel Vromen | Stars: Michael Shannon, Chris Evans, James Franco, Winona Ryder

Votes: 79,610 | Gross: $1.94M

8. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

R | 129 min | Drama, History, Thriller

The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Director: Aaron Sorkin | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong

Votes: 193,866

9. True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)

R | 124 min | Action, Biography, Crime

Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang flee from authorities during the 1870s.

Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Ben Corbett

Votes: 13,226

10. Mortdecai (2015)

R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Juggling angry Russians, the British Mi5, and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part-time rogue Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost gold.

Director: David Koepp | Stars: Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn

Votes: 76,943 | Gross: $7.61M

11. The Immigrant (2013)

R | 120 min | Drama, Romance

In 1921, an innocent immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.

Director: James Gray | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner, Dagmara Dominczyk

Votes: 33,846 | Gross: $2.01M

12. The Warrior's Way (2010)

R | 100 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.

Director: Sngmoo Lee | Stars: Jang Dong-gun, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush, Danny Huston

Votes: 27,280 | Gross: $5.66M

13. Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)

R | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.

Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Jean Reno

Votes: 50,550 | Gross: $1.12M

14. Long Day's Journey Into Night (2018)

Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A man went back to Guizhou, found the tracks of a mysterious woman. He recalls the summer he spent with her twenty years ago.

Director: Bi Gan | Stars: Tang Wei, Jue Huang, Sylvia Chang, Hong-Chi Lee

Votes: 9,433 | Gross: $0.50M

15. No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two feuding brothers (one a policeman, the other a martial arts expert) of different political views, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent, killed by the mafia.

Director: Lucas Lowe | Stars: Loren Avedon, Keith Vitali, Joseph Campanella, Wanda Acuna

Votes: 1,072

16. House of the Rising Sun (2011)

R | 90 min | Action, Thriller

Ray, an ex-con, is starting a new life looking to stay out of trouble. One evening, on Ray's watch, the nightclub he works for is robbed and the owner's son is shot dead. As his criminal ... See full summary »

Director: Brian A. Miller | Stars: Dave Bautista, Amy Smart, Dominic Purcell, Craig Fairbrass

Votes: 3,756

17. The King of the Kickboxers (1990)

R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A cop goes undercover in Thailand to avenge his brother's death in this martial arts film.

Director: Lucas Lowe | Stars: Loren Avedon, Richard Jaeckel, Don Stroud, Billy Blanks

Votes: 2,017

18. The Condemned 2 (2015 Video)

R | 90 min | Action, Thriller

A former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public.

Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Randy Orton, Eric Roberts, Wes Studi, Steven Michael Quezada

Votes: 3,166

19. Guernica (2016)

R | 110 min | Drama, History, Romance

The fates of Henry - a cynical American correspondent who has lost his soul - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors and in charge of overseeing the news that journalists can send abroad, cross in Gernika.

Director: Koldo Serra | Stars: James D'Arcy, María Valverde, Jack Davenport, Ingrid García Jonsson

Votes: 2,501

20. Mercenary (1996 Video)

Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Jonas Ambler is a rich businessman who's wife is killed by kidnappers. So he decides to get even. He hires a mercenary to find and kill the kidnappers. There's only one catch, he wants to go with them.

Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Olivier Gruner, John Ritter, Robert Culp, Ed Lauter

Votes: 628

21. Mars (1997)

Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In the future, Mars has been colonized. A martial artist arrives to investigate what happened to his brother. A powerful mining company is the prime suspect.

Director: Jon Hess | Stars: Olivier Gruner, Shari Belafonte, Gabriel Dell Jr., Alex Hyde-White

Votes: 547

22. Heneral Luna (2015)

R | 118 min | Action, Biography, History

Set during the Philippine-American war, a short-tempered Philippine Revolutionary Army general faces an enemy more formidable than the American army: his own treacherous countrymen.

Director: Jerrold Tarog | Stars: John Arcilla, Arron Villaflor, Mon Confiado, Bing Pimentel

Votes: 2,530 | Gross: $0.20M

23. Reboot (2012)

40 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

A female hacker races against time to figure out the code on an iPhone that is glued to her hand.

Director: Joe Kawasaki | Stars: Emily Somers, Travis Aaron Wade, Martin Copping, Sonalii Castillo

Votes: 451

24. Shield of Straw (2013)

117 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A team of cops must protect an accused killer with a billion-yen bounty on his head.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Takao Osawa, Nanako Matsushima, Gorô Kishitani, Masatô Ibu

Votes: 2,711

25. La balada de los cuervos (2022)

Drama

A young priest is sent to a desolate town near the border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. There he meets a young prostitute, thus unleashing a series of events and conflicts after discovering a network of human trafficking.

Director: Tony Bacigaluppe | Stars: Gerardo Mercedes, Fidia Peralta, Paula Disla, Dominique Telemaque

Votes: 31

26. Más que el Agua (2021)

85 min | Drama

Nicolás and Carlitos live in the neighborhood near the old town of Santo Domingo. Nicolás is dedicated to the sale of cannabis, with what has survived since he and his brother were orphaned... See full summary »

Director: Amauris Pérez | Stars: Dalisa Alegria, Laura Diaz, Hony Estrella, Josue Guerrero

Votes: 23

27. Wangbu (1998)

Action

Dodong (Jay Manalo) moves his family to Manila in search for a better life. But his dream for a brighter future starts crumbling when he catches his son sniffing solvent.

Director: Toto Natividad | Stars: Jay Manalo, Amanda Page, Dindi Gallardo, Julio Diaz

Votes: 16

28. Symphony Hour (1942)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Mickey guest-directs a radio orchestra. The sponsor loves the rehearsal, but come the actual performance, Goofy drops all the instruments under an elevator, so they sound like toys. The sponsor hates it, but the audience loves it anyway.

Director: Riley Thomson | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Florence Gill

Votes: 708

29. The Ninja Squad (1986)

86 min | Action

Set in Great Shanghai - two rival gangs, the Furious Fox and the Black Eagle are fighting to establish domination in the territory. Only one force can stop the never-ending killings... The Ninja Dragon!

Director: Godfrey Ho | Stars: Richard Harrison, Dave Wheeler, Eduardo Martinez, Tim Alden

Votes: 322

30. Squala (1998)

Action

Hudlo (Joko Diaz) is a good-natured young man - polite, compassionate, and honest. But one day, his father is killed and all his uprightness is abandoned.

Director: Jose 'Kaka' Balagtas | Stars: Joko Diaz, John Regala, Rufa Mae Quinto, Aya Medel

Votes: 11

31. Kapag nabigo ang batas (1992)

Action, Drama

A police officer seeks justice for his wife and son who died when armed men raided his home, creating inner conflict with his struggle between vengeance and upholding the principles of his profession.

Director: Francis Posadas | Stars: Jestoni Alarcon, Edmund Cupcupin, Mark Gil, Maritoni Fernandez

32. Gundala Putra Petir (1981)

Action, Sci-Fi

Is an 1981 Indonesia superhero movie directed by Lilik Sudijo. This film played by Teddy Purba, Ami Prijono and W.D. Mochtar. This is the first superhero film in Indonesia that adapted by comic book

Director: Liliek Sudjio | Stars: Teddy Purba, Anna Tairas, W.D. Mochtar, Ami Priyono

Votes: 148

33. Rafaela (2021)

Action, Drama

A young girl from a Caribbean slum, gang leader, seeks her identity in the middle of a violent world.

Director: Tito Rodríguez | Stars: Edward Diaz, Hony Estrella, Lucas Marte, Marissabel Marte

Votes: 40

34. Silver Dragon Ninja (1986)

Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Action, Crime

A female cop bravely goes undercover to bust a black ninja operation. Lots of swordplay ensues, as our heroine battles it out ninja-style in order to cover up her true identity and stop ... See full summary »

Director: Don Kong | Stars: Harry Caine, Eddy Chan, Conrad Chow, Philip Gamboa

Votes: 114

35. Ang joker at ang pistolero (1998)

Action, Comedy

The brothers Pandong (Chuck Perez) and Amante (Daniel Pasia) will help a well-known king of gamblers Marvin (Ace Vergel) and in return, he will help them to improve and uplift their lives.

Director: Jimmy Ko | Stars: Ace Vergel, Chuck Perez, Daniel Pasia, Melissa Mendez

36. I Have 3 Eggs (1990)

Comedy

A male trio attempts to win the love of a woman who leaves her child with them.

Director: Luciano B. Carlos | Stars: Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey De Leon, Ice Seguerra

Votes: 11

37. Masikip na ang mundo mo, Labrador (2001)

Action

A policeman escapes to the province to avoid being framed-up in a gold-bar heist that killed all his companions. He is also being hunted by the robbers who think that he ran away with the gold bars.

Director: Baldo Marro | Stars: Lito Lapid, Isabel Granada, Ricardo Cepeda, Ruel Vernal

38. Sugo ng Tondo (2000)

91 min | Action, Romance

Joko Diaz is modern Robin Hood whose goal is to enlighten the place where he grew up, Tondo.

Director: Jose 'Kaka' Balagtas | Stars: Joko Diaz, Patricia Javier, Raymond Bagatsing, Maureen Larrazabal

Votes: 15

39. Tugatog (2000)

85 min | Adventure, Thriller

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Director: Don Escudero | Stars: Jao Mapa, Spencer Reyes, Vhong Navarro, Christopher Roxas

40. Patigasan... ang laban (1990)

115 min | Action, Comedy

Two playboy con-artists preying for rich women, together with their respective stooges, would be engaged in a rivalry and would do anything to eliminate each other.

Director: J. Erastheo Navoa | Stars: Eddie Garcia, Paquito Diaz, Jaime Fabregas, Lou Veloso

41. Gabo: Walang patawad kung pumatay (1990)

Action, Crime, Drama

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Director: Mauro Gia Samonte | Stars: Gabby Concepcion, Aiko Melendez, Donita Rose, Patrick Dela Rosa

42. Moby: Shot in the Back of the Head (2009 Music Video)

3 min | Animation, Short, Music

An animated black and white music video for Moby's song "Shot in the Back of the Head".

Director: David Lynch

Votes: 226

43. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Nanette Fabray, Steve Lawrence, and Nancy Wilson (1970)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights: First "Mrs. Wiggins" sketch, Steve Lawrence sings "In The Still of the Night," tribute to Glenn Miller with "Moonlight Serenade" and "Pennsylvania 6-5000".

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 48

44. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode: Witness (1991)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

As Rose moves on with her life, Miles' sudden return complicates matters with her new boyfriend.

Director: Zane Buzby | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 379

45. V (1984–1985)
Episode: The Return (1985)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The Leader stuns the Visitors by ordering a truce and traveling to Earth to negotiate peace; Diana plots to disrupt the peace.

Director: John Florea | Stars: Jane Badler, June Chadwick, Jennifer Cooke, Robert Englund

Votes: 241

46. Ang probinsyano (2015–2022)
Episode: Ambisyon (2021)

TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

With his reputation on the line, Albert grows hell-bent on finding the members of Task Force Agila and on bringing Lia back. However, he soon finds himself in deep water when the truth about Lia's whereabouts spills out.

Directors: Albert Langitan, Coco Martin, Malu Sevilla, Mark Kevin A. De Vela, Jeffrey Sonora | Stars: Coco Martin, Susan Roces, Marc Abaya, Paulo Angeles

47. Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode: The Kindred (2013)

TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A motorcycle gang invades Banshee. They attack Carrie and Sugar at the town Spirit Festival. The killing of one of the bikers by Deputy Kelly during the attack triggers a chain of violent events.

Director: S.J. Clarkson | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison

Votes: 2,507

48. Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode: Choose Your Pain (2017)

TV-MA | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

While on a mission, Lorca is captured by the Klingons and unexpectedly finds himself in the company of prisoner of war Starfleet Lieutenant Ash Tyler and notorious criminal Harry Mudd.

Director: Lee Rose | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp

Votes: 5,704

49. Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode: The War Without, the War Within (2018)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Burnham and the crew are faced with the harsh reality of the war during their absence. In order to move forward, Starfleet must use unconventional tactics and sources to take their next action against the Klingons.

Director: David Solomon | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp

Votes: 4,009

50. Savasci (2017–2021)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2017)

Action, Drama, War

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Director: Volkan Kocatürk | Stars: Berk Oktay, Yeliz Akkaya, Alican Albayrak, Firat Albayram

Votes: 15