Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "world's-tallest-building"

1. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name.

Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton

Votes: 529,391 | Gross: $209.40M

2. Skyscraper (2018)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller

Votes: 134,625 | Gross: $68.42M

3. The Fountainhead (1949)

Approved | 114 min | Drama, Romance

An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith

Votes: 10,945

4. Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode: The Empire State Building (1994)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, History

This program focuses on the symbolic and historical aspects of the Empire State Building rather than its architecture and technology. The world's tallest building was preceded but a ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Thomas | Stars: Irwin G. Cantor, Brendan Gill, Lydia Ruth

Votes: 39

5. It's History (2015– )
Episode: New York's Lost Skyscraper - The Rise and Fall of Singer Tower (2021)

20 min | History

Many superlatives can be applied to New York's Singer Tower; magnificent, luxurious, iconic, state of the art, tallest in the world. But alas, it was literally overshadowed buy newer, ... See full summary »

Star: Ryan Socash

6. Mysteries at the Monument (2013–2015)
Episode: Chrysler Building, Stanford Mausoleum, Hedy Lamarr (2013)

TV-PG | 43 min | Biography, History, Mystery

Host Don Wildman visits one of New York City's most iconic sky scrapers and the epicenter of a bitter rivalry, explores an unsolved murder mystery, and examines the spot where a film legend contributions to science and technology.

Stars: Don Wildman, Brett Epstein, Sam Fleming, Laura Jones

Votes: 12

7. Eamonn and Ruth: How the Other Half Lives (2015–2019)
Episode: Do Dubai (2017)

44 min | Documentary

Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford head to the largest city in the United Arab Emirates. After experiencing a luxury night under the stars in the desert they visit the world's tallest building.

Director: Mark Beech | Stars: Eamonn Holmes, Ruth Langsford