Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-percy-bysshe-shelley"

1. Saltburn (2023)

R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller

A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.

Director: Emerald Fennell | Stars: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant

Votes: 205,555

2. Alien: Covenant (2017)

R | 122 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride

Votes: 304,093 | Gross: $74.26M

3. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt

Votes: 108,180 | Gross: $1.88M

4. Roman Holiday (1953)

Passed | 118 min | Comedy, Romance

A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power

Votes: 147,685

5. Middlemarch (1994)

54 min | Drama, Romance

Middlemarch is a story of provincial life on the brink of momentous change and a deeply moving saga about a group of people striving to give meaning and value to their lives during the Industrial Revolution.

Stars: Douglas Hodge, Juliet Aubrey, Trevyn McDowell, Jonathan Firth

Votes: 2,757

6. Kill Your Darlings (2013)

R | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.

Director: John Krokidas | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster

Votes: 41,252 | Gross: $1.03M

7. Testament of Youth (2014)

PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama, History

A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I - a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times.

Director: James Kent | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton, Dominic West

Votes: 30,508 | Gross: $1.82M

8. A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

Passed | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas

Votes: 10,804

9. 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: 3,564 | Gross: $3.60M

10. Soldier of Fortune (1955)

Approved | 96 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

After Jane Hoyt's journalist husband disappears, she arrives in Hong Kong determined to find him but instead meets shady shipping magnate Hank Lee.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Clark Gable, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie, Gene Barry

Votes: 1,722

11. The Pleasure of His Company (1961)

Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy

Jessica Poole, is marrying Roger Henderson. When her father arrives, he disrupts the household of his ex-wife and befriends their cook.

Director: George Seaton | Stars: Fred Astaire, Lilli Palmer, Debbie Reynolds, Tab Hunter

Votes: 886

12. Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)

Approved | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Fugitive Bill Saunders and lonely nurse Jane Wharton are crossed by fate when he hides out in her apartment.

Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, Robert Newton, Lewis L. Russell

Votes: 2,156

13. I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)

Passed | 110 min | Biography, Comedy, Musical

The success and decline of songwriter Gus Kahn is portrayed, with his wife, Grace Kahn, sticking by him the whole time.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Doris Day, Danny Thomas, Frank Lovejoy, Patrice Wymore

Votes: 1,221

14. The Black Velvet Gown (1991 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 103 min | Drama

In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Bob Peck, Janet McTeer, Geraldine Somerville, Brendan P. Healy

Votes: 658

15. Dear Ruth (1947)

Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

A family is befuddled when a World War II serviceman shows up to meet and marry his pen pal sweetheart. Everyone's in the dark about the romance by mail. Then they discover Ruth's younger sister was the culprit.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Mona Freeman, Edward Arnold

Votes: 715

16. Looking for Eileen (1987)

98 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

After his wife Marjan has died in a car crash, Philip de Wit becomes a total wreck. Only after months does he return to a more or less normal life and even then he only works in his wife's ... See full summary »

Director: Rudolf van den Berg | Stars: Thom Hoffman, Lysette Anthony, Marijke Veugelers, John van Dreelen

Votes: 412

17. Olivia (1951)

88 min | Comedy, Drama

Late nineteenth century in a finishing school for young girls near in France, the principal, the fascinating Miss Julie, sows confusion in the heart of the newcomer, Olivia.

Director: Jacqueline Audry | Stars: Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Marie-Claire Olivia, Yvonne de Bray

Votes: 733 | Gross: $0.01M

18. Knight Without Armor (1937)

Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Drama, History

After two years as a Czarist British agent posing as a Russian Commissar, he rescues a Russian countess from her Bolshevik captors.

Director: Jacques Feyder | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, Robert Donat, Irene Vanbrugh, Herbert Lomas

Votes: 1,460

19. Robinson in Space (1997)

82 min | Documentary

Robinson is commissioned to investigate the unspecified "problem of England." The narrator describes his seven excursions, with the unseen Robinson, around the country. They mainly ... See full summary »

Director: Patrick Keiller | Star: Paul Scofield

Votes: 390

20. Le Brasier Shelley (2018)

59 min | Biography, Drama, History

A pictureless film in 3D sound based on the poetry and diaries of Percy Bysshe Shelley, an infamous young poet driven out of his country after kidnapping his future young wife, Mary Shelley.

Directors: Ludovic Chavarot, Céline Ters | Stars: Gaspard Ulliel, Lola Peploe, Christophe Dilys, Warren Ellis

21. Speak White (1980)

6 min | Short

Court métrage réalisé à partir d'un poème de Michèle Lalonde, créé en 1970 à l'occasion de de la première Nuit de la poésie à Montréal. Le texte se déroule sur un montage de photos chocs ... See full summary »

Directors: Pierre Falardeau, Julien Poulin | Star: Marie Eykel

Votes: 87

22. Everything You Need to Know to Read 'Frankenstein' (2017)

5 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

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Director: Silvia Prietov | Star: Susan Zimmerman

23. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Hickory Dickory Dock (1995)

TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Miss Lemon persuades Poirot to investigate a series of apparently minor thefts in a university hostel, but simple kleptomania soon turns to baffling homicide.

Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran, Paris Jefferson

Votes: 2,055

24. Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode: Lady Killer (1973)

TV-14 | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A shy, lonely American girl marries a charming man she meets while on vacation in England, unaware that he has sinister plans for her.

Director: Bill Hays | Stars: Robert Powell, Barbara Feldon, Linda Thorson, T.P. McKenna

Votes: 379

25. Hammer House of Horror (1980)
Episode: The Mark of Satan (1980)

TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A man sees the number nine everywhere and is convinced the forces of evil are at work.

Director: Don Leaver | Stars: Peter McEnery, Georgina Hale, Emrys James, Antony Brown

Votes: 509

26. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Graduating Class (1959)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

While on a date, a new teacher of European literature at an all-girl college observes one of her students leaving a nightclub with a man and follows them. What could go wrong?

Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Wendy Hiller, Gigi Perreau, Jocelyn Brando

Votes: 529

27. Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode: A House Divided (1960)

TV-G | 60 min | Western

Ben tries to uncover the reason gold and silver exporter, Frederick Kyle, has befriended Little Joe before the shadowy businessman's hidden Civil War agenda tears Virginia City, and the Cartwright family, apart.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon

Votes: 157

28. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: The Lady and the Baby Sitter (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Roger, a babysitter in high school whom the Petries adore, develops a huge crush on Laura, and Rob, not realizing who is involved, encourages him to express his love to the object of his desire.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 246

29. The Doris Day Show (1968–1973)
Episode: The Librarian (1968)

TV-G | 23 min | Comedy

Doris coaches LeRoy in poetry after he falls for the local librarian and tries to impress her by signing up for a poetry conference.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Doris Day, Denver Pyle, Fran Ryan, James Hampton

Votes: 34

30. Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode: The Beating (1981)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance

Lindsay finds out that her mom and Steven are having an affair. Blake has Michael beaten up for going to bed with Fallon.

Director: Don Medford | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Pamela Sue Martin, Pamela Bellwood

Votes: 101

31. The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode: The Split Personality (1960)

Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Fred gets hit on the head with a bottle, changing his personality into a sophisticated gentleman.

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

Votes: 319

32. My Favorite Martian (1963–1966)
Episode: That Little Old Matchmaker, Martin (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Tim is pursuing the seemingly unattainable Cynthia Parker. Martin reads her mind and finds she is passionate about classical arts: music, literature or art. She figures Tim is not, which is the truth. Tim tricks her into thinking he is.

Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Ray Walston, Bill Bixby, Nancy Rennick, Robert Colbert

Votes: 54

33. Petticoat Junction (1963–1970)
Episode: Bobbie Jo and the Beatnik (1964)

Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy

When Bobbie Jo brings home a mad-at-the-world young poet and slacker who has won her heart, Kate has to figure out how to show her his true stripes.

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Jeannine Riley, Pat Woodell

Votes: 85

34. Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode: On the Wings of Love (1991)

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

Harry is attacked by Jones in his sleep. Audrey and Wheeler begin a relationship. Gordon Cole returns with a report that Windom Earle worked with Major Briggs on Project Bluebook. Cole reinstates Cooper in the FBI.

Director: Duwayne Dunham | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook

Votes: 3,861

35. Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode: Variations and Relations (1991)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cooper and company find the mysterious petroglyph. Windom Earle befriends a rock 'n' roll youth, and tells him tales of places called the White and Black Lodge. Pete helps Catherine open the first puzzle box.

Director: Jonathan Sanger | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook

Votes: 3,807

36. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode: Old School Ties (2007)

TV-PG | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A former criminal computer hacker turned best-selling celebrity and one of his student sponsors are murdered after being invited to lecture at Oxford.

Director: Sarah Harding | Stars: Owen Teale, Don Gallagher, James Russell, Frances Albery

Votes: 779

37. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode: And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea (2008)

TV-PG | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The murder of a maintenance worker at the Bodleian Library and the death of a popular Art student seem to be linked.

Director: Dan Reed | Stars: Darren Clarke, Haydn Gwynne, Sam Alexander, Emily Beecham

Votes: 881

38. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: Passion (2009)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The assistant/girlfriend to a struggling publisher of a poetry magazine is killed, and the investigation focuses on the magazine's wealthy donors. However, the stakes are raised when the publisher is also found stabbed to death.

Director: Jonathan Herron | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Nicholson, Eric Bogosian, Sarah Rafferty

Votes: 241

39. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Anything You Can Do (2009)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Canadian Mountie from British Columbia insinuates himself into a Toronto homicide because he believes it is related to another case, much to Murdoch's chagrin.

Director: Kelly Makin | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 378

40. Watchmen (2008–2009)
Episode: Chapter XI: Look on My Works, Ye Mighty... (2009)

Not Rated | 29 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery

In Antarctica as Nite-Owl and Rorschach prepare to face him, Ozymandias explains his life and plans even as he executes them.

Director: Jake Strider Hughes | Star: Tom Stechschulte

Votes: 120

41. Animaniacs (2020–2023)
Episode: International Mouse of Mystery/Aliens Resurrected/Joe/The Stickening/Slappy's Return/Everyday Safety: Giant Adirondack Chair (2023)

TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Pinky and the Brain star in a secret agent movie franchise. Yakko sings a song about why the earth is worth saving. The Warners find themselves in a sticky situation at an amusement park, then give the viewers a safety tip.

Directors: Adriel Garcia, Katie Rice, Brett Varon, Matthew Yang | Stars: Jess Harnell, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, Rob Paulsen

Votes: 35

42. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: Rispetto (2011)

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

Goren and Eames return to the Major Case Squad to investigate the murder of a high-end prostitute who is connected to an unstable, hedonistic fashion designer whose company is about to go public.

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jay O. Sanders, Noelle Beck

Votes: 354

43. Endeavour (2012–2023)
Episode: Pilot (2012)

TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Young Endeavour Morse joins Inspector Fred Thursday's investigation into the disappearance of a schoolgirl named Mary Tremlett.

Director: Colm McCarthy | Stars: Michael Matus, John Light, Flora Montgomery, Patrick Malahide

Votes: 4,946

44. Brief History of Disbelief (2004– )
Episode: The Final Hour (2004)

59 min | Documentary

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Director: Richard Denton | Stars: Richard Dawkins, Bernard Hill, Colin McGinn, Jonathan Miller

Votes: 13

45. The Creation Today Show (2011– )
Episode: Do Creation Scientists Do Real Research? (2013)

29 min | Talk-Show

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Stars: Eric Hovind, Paul Taylor, Jean Lightner, Ben Schettler

46. The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
One Hollywood Hero (2017 Podcast Episode)

35 min | Talk-Show

Actresses come forward to condemn Harvey Weinstein, many of them reporting on their own abuse at his hands. Mailbag topics include: separating the artist from art, the morality of revenge, and more.

Star: Andrew Klavan

47. The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
Donald in Media Wonderland (2017 Podcast Episode)

51 min | Talk-Show

Andrew Klavan talks with the psychologist, Dr. Jean Twenge. NBC's "Today" show sells socialism with a report on Denmark. Donald Trump has a 40-minute press conference.

Stars: Andrew Klavan, Jean Twenge, Desiree Shoe, Frank Bruni

48. The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
Is O'Reilly Different from Weinstein? (2017 Podcast Episode)

47 min | Talk-Show

TV writer Rob Long talks about his new book "Bigly: Donald Trump in Verse". Bill O'Reilly defends himself on Glenn Beck.

Stars: Andrew Klavan, Rob Long, Bill O'Reilly, Megyn Kelly

49. The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
From Russia to Democrats with Love (2017 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Phil Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" guests and talks about his new show, "In the Woods with Phil" on CRTV. Mailbag topics include: professional jealousy; snooping through the phone of a fiance; and more.

Stars: Andrew Klavan, Phil Robertson, Hillary Clinton, Tucker Carlson

50. The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
The Left in Flames (2017 Podcast Episode)

52 min | Talk-Show

The Left promotes gun control after the Texas church mass-shooting, while attacking "thoughts and prayers". Michael Knowles guests and talks about visiting his alma mater, Yale.

Stars: Andrew Klavan, David Brooks, Kellyanne Conway, Michael J. Knowles