Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With David C. Romano

1. Challengers (2024)

R | 131 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, turned her husband into a champion. But to overcome a losing streak, he needs to face his ex-best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.

Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor, Zendaya, Darnell Appling

Votes: 46,784

2. Planet of the Apes (2001)

PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In 2029, an Air Force astronaut crash-lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Michael Clarke Duncan

Votes: 231,390 | Gross: $180.01M

3. The Equalizer (2014)

R | 132 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour

Votes: 422,445 | Gross: $101.53M

4. Shutter Island (2010)

R | 138 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US marshals, are sent to an asylum on a remote island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient, where Teddy uncovers a shocking truth about the place.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 1,462,225 | Gross: $128.01M

5. Grown Ups (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy

After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek, Kevin James, Chris Rock

Votes: 277,593 | Gross: $162.00M

6. Iron Man (2008)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges

Votes: 1,127,588 | Gross: $318.41M

7. The Social Network (2010)

PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama

As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara

Votes: 760,707 | Gross: $96.96M

8. 27 Dresses (2008)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Romance

After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.

Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Brian Kerwin

Votes: 175,527 | Gross: $76.81M

9. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.

Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones

Votes: 247,056 | Gross: $128.34M

10. The Town (2010)

R | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold an assistant manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.

Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner

Votes: 416,712 | Gross: $92.19M

11. American Hustle (2013)

R | 138 min | Crime, Drama

A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence

Votes: 500,950 | Gross: $150.12M

12. Confess, Fletch (2022)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

After becoming the prime suspect in a murder, Fletch strives to prove his innocence while simultaneously searching for his girlfriend's stolen art collection.

Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Jon Hamm, Caitlin Zerra Rose, Roy Wood Jr., Ayden Mayeri

Votes: 20,762

13. True Grit (2010)

PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Western

A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin

Votes: 358,145 | Gross: $171.24M

14. Joy (I) (2015)

PG-13 | 124 min | Biography, Drama

Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramírez

Votes: 145,919 | Gross: $56.45M

15. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

G | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Family

Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sarah Roemer

Votes: 312,357

16. Ted (2012)

R | 106 min | Comedy

John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori.

Director: Seth MacFarlane | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale

Votes: 658,910 | Gross: $218.82M

17. The New Mutants (2020)

PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Horror, Mystery

Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.

Director: Josh Boone | Stars: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga

Votes: 89,948 | Gross: $23.86M

18. Castle Rock (2018–2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse combines the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland.

Stars: Bill Skarsgård, André Holland, Lizzy Caplan, Melanie Lynskey

Votes: 51,555

19. Sex Tape (2014)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

A married couple wake up to discover that the sex tape they made the evening before has gone missing, leading to a frantic search for its whereabouts.

Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper

Votes: 118,181 | Gross: $38.54M

20. Noah (2014)

PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.

Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson

Votes: 267,422 | Gross: $101.20M

21. But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.

Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Michelle Williams, Brandt Wille

Votes: 41,549 | Gross: $2.21M

22. I Care a Lot (2020)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.

Director: J Blakeson | Stars: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Dianne Wiest

Votes: 146,595

23. The Fighter (I) (2010)

R | 116 min | Action, Biography, Drama

Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo

Votes: 389,564 | Gross: $93.62M

24. The Finest Hours (2016)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Drama, History

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana

Votes: 70,802 | Gross: $27.57M

25. Black Mass (2015)

R | 123 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

Director: Scott Cooper | Stars: Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Joel Edgerton

Votes: 192,706 | Gross: $62.58M

26. Knight and Day (2010)

PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A young woman gets mixed up with a disgraced spy who is trying to clear his name.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Jordi Mollà

Votes: 210,670 | Gross: $76.42M

27. The Heat (I) (2013)

R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

An uptight FBI Special Agent is paired with a foul-mouthed Boston cop to take down a ruthless drug lord.

Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Michael McDonald, Melissa McCarthy, Demián Bichir

Votes: 181,580 | Gross: $159.58M

28. Defending Jacob (2020)

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The limited drama series is a gripping, character-driven thriller based on the 2012 New York Times best selling novel of the same name by William Landay. An assistant DA's world is shattered when his beloved son gets charged with murder.

Stars: Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell, Cherry Jones

Votes: 66,649

29. Salem's Lot (2024)

R | 113 min | Horror, Thriller | Completed

Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.

Director: Gary Dauberman | Stars: Lewis Pullman, Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark, Pilou Asbæk

30. The Unholy (2021)

PG-13 | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A hearing-impaired girl is visited by the Virgin Mary and can suddenly hear, speak, and heal the sick. As people flock to witness her miracles, terrifying events unfold. Are they the work of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister?

Director: Evan Spiliotopoulos | Stars: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cricket Brown, William Sadler, Katie Aselton

Votes: 27,900

31. The Women (I) (2008)

PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama

A wealthy New Yorker wrestles with the decision to leave her cheating husband, as she and her friends discover that women really can have it all.

Director: Diane English | Stars: Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes, Annette Bening, Debra Messing

Votes: 23,134 | Gross: $26.90M

32. Body of Proof (2011–2013)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Medical examiner Megan Hunt's unique approach to solving crimes puts her at odds with her superiors.

Stars: Dana Delany, Jeri Ryan, Geoffrey Arend, Windell Middlebrooks

Votes: 19,989

33. R.I.P.D. (2013)

PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A cop killed by his own partner joins RIPD, an afterlife law enforcement department working to apprehend various monsters disguised as humans living on earth, and gets paired up with a smart-mouthed veteran.

Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary-Louise Parker, Kevin Bacon

Votes: 143,846 | Gross: $33.62M

34. What's Your Number? (2011)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Romance

A woman looks back at the past nineteen men she's had relationships with in her life and wonders if one of them might be her one true love.

Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor, Blythe Danner

Votes: 87,658 | Gross: $14.01M

35. Out of the Blue (II) (2022)

R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Connor, a man whose dull life is transformed into a thrilling fantasy world thanks to the seductive Marilyn.

Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Diane Kruger, Ray Nicholson, Gia Crovatin, Hank Azaria

Votes: 1,417

36. The Company Men (2010)

R | 104 min | Drama

The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company - and how that affects them, their families, and their communities.

Director: John Wells | Stars: Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Suzanne Rico

Votes: 48,353 | Gross: $4.44M

37. Zookeeper (2011)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper find love, without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious.

Director: Frank Coraci | Stars: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Ken Jeong

Votes: 65,304 | Gross: $80.36M

38. Detroit (2017)

R | 143 min | Crime, Drama, History

Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore

Votes: 56,049 | Gross: $16.79M

39. The Purge: Election Year (2016)

R | 108 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Former Police Sergeant Barnes becomes head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge.

Director: James DeMonaco | Stars: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, J.J. Soria

Votes: 110,339 | Gross: $79.21M

40. Dan in Real Life (I) (2007)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.

Director: Peter Hedges | Stars: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill

Votes: 107,152 | Gross: $47.64M

41. Good Burger 2 (2023)

TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family

After his latest invention fails, Dex is welcomed back by Ed to his old job at Good Burger, which is once again put in jeopardy when Dex devises a plan to get back on his feet.

Director: Phil Traill | Stars: Kel Mitchell, Pete Davidson, Kenan Thompson, Sofia Black-D'Elia

Votes: 3,629

42. Friends from College (2017–2019)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Twenty years after graduation, a tight-knit group of college friends reconnects and discovers that love hasn't gotten easier with age.

Stars: Keegan-Michael Key, Cobie Smulders, Annie Parisse, Nat Faxon

Votes: 23,448

43. The Game Plan (2007)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Pettis, Roselyn Sanchez

Votes: 100,489 | Gross: $90.65M

44. Our Friend (2019)

R | 124 min | Drama, Romance

After receiving life-altering news, a couple finds unexpected support from their best friend, who puts his own life on hold and moves into their family home, bringing an impact much greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined.

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite | Stars: Jason Segel, Isabella Kai, Violet McGraw, Casey Affleck

Votes: 15,411

45. Live by Night (2016)

R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Messina

Votes: 59,900 | Gross: $10.38M

46. The Discovery (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 102 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Two years after the afterlife is scientifically proven, a man attempts to help a young woman break away from her dark past.

Director: Charlie McDowell | Stars: Robert Redford, Mary Steenburgen, Brian McCarthy, Jason Segel

Votes: 37,546

47. Fatherhood (I) (2021)

PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama

A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth.

Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, Lil Rel Howery, DeWanda Wise

Votes: 42,768

48. Honest Thief (2020)

PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Thriller

Wanting to lead an honest life, a notorious bank robber turns himself in, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.

Director: Mark Williams | Stars: Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan

Votes: 57,888 | Gross: $14.16M

49. The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018)

R | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

When a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue, she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses.

Director: Diederik Van Rooijen | Stars: Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson, Nick Thune

Votes: 26,048 | Gross: $14.84M

50. Labor Day (2013)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Clark Gregg

Votes: 51,387 | Gross: $13.36M