Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Jonathan T. Taplin

1. To Die For (1995)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck

Votes: 53,116 | Gross: $21.28M

2. Mean Streets (1973)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic lover, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Amy Robinson

Votes: 119,787 | Gross: $3.13M

3. Until the End of the World (1991)

R | 158 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In 1999, Claire Tourneur's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash. She rescues Sam and travels the world with him. Writer Eugene Fitzpatrick follows and writes their story as a method of recording dreams is being developed.

Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Pietro Falcone, Enzo Turrin

Votes: 11,352 | Gross: $0.75M

4. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)

50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A miscellany of numerous classic fairy tales' adaptations.

Stars: Shelley Duvall, John Achorn, Patrick DeSantis, David McCharen

Votes: 2,522

5. Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

R | 97 min | Drama

With only a week left before graduation, a young dreamer itches to renounce an uninspiring scholarship, stand up to his despotic father and pursue a career in oceanography. But, has anyone ever spread his wings away from Grandview, U.S.A.?

Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Troy Donahue

Votes: 2,283 | Gross: $4.74M

6. The Last Waltz (1978)

PG | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robbie Robertson, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Van Morrison

Votes: 20,192 | Gross: $0.32M

7. 60 Minutes (1968– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, News

The classic long-running prime time TV investigative news magazine.

Stars: Andrew Rooney, Lesley Stahl, Steve Kroft, Morley Safer

Votes: 4,346

8. My Science Project (1985)

PG | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A high school student and his friend find a strange, orb-like piece of equipment to use as a science project, but must stop it when it begins to threaten mankind.

Director: Jonathan R. Betuel | Stars: John Stockwell, Danielle von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge

Votes: 6,456 | Gross: $4.12M

9. Under Fire (1983)

R | 128 min | Drama, War

Three journalists in a romantic triangle are involved in political intrigue during the last days of the corrupt Somoza regime in Nicaragua before it falls to a popular revolution in 1979.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Nick Nolte, Ed Harris, Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy

Votes: 8,520 | Gross: $5.70M

10. Carny (1980)

R | 107 min | Drama

Tired of her dull job as a waitress, Donna decides to join two carnival hustlers and see what life in their field is like.

Director: Robert Kaylor | Stars: Gary Busey, Jodie Foster, Robbie Robertson, Meg Foster

Votes: 2,443

11. K2 (1991)

R | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport

A U.S. climbing team, funded by millionaire Clairborne is determined to conquer K2.

Director: Franc Roddam | Stars: Michael Biehn, Matt Craven, Annie Grindlay, Elena Wohl

Votes: 7,232 | Gross: $3.11M

12. Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)

PG | 95 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

A paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, and try to protect them from a group of hunters intent on capturing the dinosaurs.

Director: Bill Norton | Stars: William Katt, Sean Young, Patrick McGoohan, Julian Fellowes

Votes: 3,509 | Gross: $14.97M

13. 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021)

TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, History, Music

The musicians and soundtracks that shaped the culture and politics of 1971.

Stars: Elton John, Graham Nash, Ringo Starr, Linda Ronstadt

Votes: 1,746

14. Rough Magic (1995)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Set in the 1950s, Rough Magic tells the story of what happens when a pretty apprentice magician goes to Mexico to escape her fiancé, a wealthy politician, and to find a Mayan shaman who ... See full summary »

Director: Clare Peploe | Stars: Bridget Fonda, Russell Crowe, Jim Broadbent, D.W. Moffett

Votes: 2,080 | Gross: $0.17M

15. The Dion Brothers (1974)

R | 94 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two rural West Virginia brothers leave home, rob an armored car and become fugitives.

Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Stacy Keach, Frederic Forrest, Margot Kidder, Barry Primus

Votes: 473 | Gross: $0.03M

16. Computer Chronicles (1983–2002)

TV-G | 30 min | News, Talk-Show

The most popular television program about consumer technology during the rise of the personal computer revolution from 1983 to 2002. Episodes featured interviews with luminaries from the tech industry.

Stars: Stewart Cheifet, Paul Schindler, Gary Kildall, Wendy Woods

Votes: 122

17. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992– )

PG-13 | Documentary

The globe-spanning story of the oil industry from the first strikes of the 19th century through the Gulf War. The industry's colorful characters and oil's key role in 20th century history are brought to life by participants and historians.

Stars: Donald Sutherland, Daniel Yergin, Norman Cooley, Stephanie Cran

Votes: 165

18. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)

TV-14 | 119 min | Documentary

A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.

Director: Kenneth Bowser | Stars: Martin Scorsese, Dennis Hopper, Peter Bogdanovich, Sam Peckinpah

Votes: 3,094

19. Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web (2017)

TV-PG | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, Thriller

The story of the most wanted man online

Director: Annie Goldson | Stars: Kim Dotcom, Alan Curtis, France Komoroske, Wendy Whitefield

Votes: 1,414

20. Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story (2011)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary

Gatling Pictures' "Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story" examines the life and work of Mark Sandman, deceased frontman of Boston "low rock" band Morphine. From his Newton, Mass., roots to ... See full summary »

Directors: Rob Gordon Bralver, David Ferino | Stars: Chris Ballew, Dicky Barrett, Les Claypool, Dana Colley

Votes: 454

21. Cadillac Desert (1997– )

270 min | Documentary, History

The amazing transformation of the American Southwest in the 20th century, from desert to oasis.

Stars: Alfre Woodard, Robert Towne, Barry Goldwater, Floyd Dominy

Votes: 76

22. The Drug Years (2006– )

Documentary

A look at the rise of illicit drug use and its cultural influence in the second half of the last century.

Stars: Anthony DeCurtis, Martin Torgoff, John Leland, Corey Feldman

Votes: 342

23. The Garden's Defining Moments (2015– )

30 min | History

The Garden's Defining Moments is a 20-part documentary series that looks back at the most iconic moments in the history of Madison Square Garden.

Stars: Walt Frazier, James L. Dolan, Bill Bradley, Dennis Dagostino

Votes: 23

24. The Native Americans (1994– )

Documentary, History

A three-part American television documentary miniseries that explores the history of Native American cultures, with each hour of the series devoted to a particular region of the United States.

Stars: John Mohawk, Joy Harvo

Votes: 26

25. Hemingway: Winner Take Nothing (1998 Video)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary

Before her death in 1996, Margaux Hemingway travels to Europe in a bid to uncover more about her famous grandfather, Ernest Hemingway's life. As she delves into her family history, she ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Collins | Stars: Jimmy Buffett, Jacques Chirac, Luis Miguel Dominguín, Bernard Foucher

Votes: 15

26. Rick Wilson's the Enemies List (2022 Podcast Series)

American democracy is being threatened, and *Rick Wilson* knows exactly who is responsible. In each episode, Rick calls out those who are the enemies of democracy and exposes their treachery- because sunlight is the best disinfectant.

Stars: Rick Wilson, Stuart Stevens, Kara Swisher, Brian Stelter

Votes: 8

27. For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival (2012)

Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Music

For The Love of the Music : The Club 47 Folk Revival, explores the history of Club 47 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with emphasis on the years 1959-1968. The film, narrated by Peter Coyote, ... See full summary »

Directors: Todd Kwait, Rob Stegman | Stars: Joan Baez, Joyce Chopra, Judy Collins, Peter Coyote

Votes: 10

28. The Bulwark Podcast (I) (2021 Podcast Series)

News

Join Tim Miller and guests to discuss the latest news from inside Washington and around the world. No shouting, grandstanding, or sloganeering. Conservative, conscientious, and civil.

Stars: Charlie Sykes, Tim Miller, A.B. Stoddard, Benjamin Wittes

29. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
Episode: Rumpelstiltskin (1982)

TV-PG | 40 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Desperate to save her life, a miller's daughter makes a dangerous bargain with a strange character, after which she must find a way to get out of it.

Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Ned Beatty, Shelley Duvall, Hervé Villechaize, Jack Fletcher

Votes: 227

30. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
Episode: Jack and the Beanstalk (1983)

TV-PG | 58 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Imaginative and creative Jack seeks adventure while trying to provide for himself and his mother. Will he ever solve the mystery of how his father died?

Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Dennis Christopher, Elliott Gould, Jean Stapleton, Katherine Helmond

Votes: 182

31. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
Episode: Hansel and Gretel (1983)

TV-PG | 48 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Abandoned by their parents, a young brother and sister try to find their way home. On the way, they find themselves trapped in a nasty witch's plot.

Director: James Frawley | Stars: Ricky Schroder, Joan Collins, Paul Dooley, Bridgette Andersen

Votes: 231

32. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
Episode: Sleeping Beauty (1983)

58 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A prince chases his destiny to an ancient castle in search of a cursed princess, thanks to the help of an informative woodsman.

Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Beverly D'Angelo, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Reeve, Rene Auberjonois

Votes: 214

33. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
Episode: Rapunzel (1983)

51 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A sinister witch steals the newborn baby of a simple candlemaker and his wife. Determined to keep her for herself, she locks her up in a tower all alone. Wonders and dangers occur when she meets a handsome prince.

Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Shelley Duvall, Gena Rowlands, Roddy McDowall

Votes: 259

34. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
Episode: The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982)

TV-PG | 55 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A spoiled, selfish princess' fate becomes entwined with a zany and witty frog with a secret past.

Director: Eric Idle | Stars: Shelley Duvall, Robin Williams, Teri Garr, Rene Auberjonois

Votes: 272

35. The Drug Years (2006– )
Episode: Teenage Wasteland (1970s) (2006)

Documentary

Add a Plot

Directors: Dana Heinz Perry, Hart Perry | Stars: Henry Rollins, Michael McKean, Anthony DeCurtis, Robbie Robertson

36. The Drug Years (2006– )
Episode: Feed Your Head (1967-1971)

Documentary

Add a Plot

Directors: Dana Heinz Perry, Hart Perry | Stars: Jackson Brown, Country Joe McDonald, Peter Coyote, Ray Manzarek

37. The Drug Years (2006– )
Episode: Break on Through (1950s-1967)

Documentary

Add a Plot

Directors: Dana Heinz Perry, Hart Perry | Stars: Legs McNeil, Richard Stratton, John Leland, Anthony DeCurtis

38. 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021)
Episode: What's Happening? (2021)

TV-MA | Documentary, History, Music

As the unrest of the '60s evolves into a new decade, musicians like Marvin Gaye and John Lennon become the conscience of the culture.

Stars: Muhammad Ali, Tariq Ali, Alexander Butterfield, David Crosby

Votes: 174

39. Computer Chronicles (1983–2002)
Episode: TV Meets PC (2001)

TV-G | 27 min | News, Talk-Show

Will the TV and PC ever become one appliance in your living room?

Stars: Stewart Cheifet, Dave Limp, Mame McCutchin, Shelly Sofer

40. Rick Wilson's the Enemies List (2022– )
Tech Titans and the Systopian Dream (2023 Podcast Episode)

Rick is joined by prolific author and film producer Jonathan Taplin. Together, they unpack a dystopian reality orchestrated by tech moguls Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Andreessen, and Elon Musk.

Stars: Jonathan T. Taplin, Rick Wilson

41. The Bulwark Podcast (2021–2024)
Jonathan Taplin: The End of Reality (2024 Podcast Episode)

37 min | News

Four billionaires-Musk, Zuckerberg, Thiel, and Andreessen-are part of an antidemocratic turn in the tech world. This directorate of Silicon Valley has helped bring us to this time of post-truth reality, online chaos, and mob violence.

Stars: Charlie Sykes, Jonathan T. Taplin

42. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992– )
Episode: The New Order of Oil (1993)

PG-13 | 53 min | Documentary

Is oil a 'sunset industry'? A galvanized environmentalist movement and government regulation pose challenges to the oil industry. The oil industry presses ahead trusting in its customers' continuing love affair with their automobiles.

Director: Greg Rood | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Daniel Yergin, Robert O. Anderson, Hakim Belo-Osagie

Votes: 7

43. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992– )
Episode: Our Plan (1992)

PG-13 | 52 min | Documentary

The discovery of petroleum gives rise to a new global industry. John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil grows into a monopoly. Muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell pulls back the curtain and reveals inconvenient truths about the robber baron.

Directors: William Cran, Stephanie Tepper | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Daniel Yergin, Kathleen Brady, Alfred Chandler

Votes: 13

44. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992– )
Episode: Empires of Oil (1992)

PG-13 | Documentary

Oil is struck in Sumatra. Henri Deterding of Royal Dutch Petroleum and Marcus Samuel of Shell join forces and compete against Standard Oil. Oil is struck in Texas. Winston Churchill ... See full summary »

Director: Maxine Baker | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Daniel Yergin, James H. Bamberg, Dennis Corble

Votes: 12

45. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992– )
Episode: The Black Giant (1992)

PG-13 | 53 min | Documentary

Standard Oil's Walter 'The Boss' Teagle squares off against Calouste 'Mr. Five Percent' Gulbenkian, gatekeeper to Mideast oil. C.M. 'Dad' Joiner and Doc Lloyd strike oil in east Texas, ... See full summary »

Stars: Donald Sutherland, Daniel Yergin, Donald Cameron, Nubar Gulbenkian

Votes: 11

46. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992– )
Episode: War and Oil (1992)

PG-13 | 53 min | Documentary

The key but often overlooked role that oil played in World War II is examined and discussed by war veterans and military historians.

Director: Ben Loeterman | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Daniel Yergin, Irvine H. Anderson, Carlo D'Este

Votes: 12

47. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992– )
Episode: The Tinderbox (1993)

PG-13 | 53 min | Documentary

The tumultuous years 1971 through 1991 saw shifting power in the oil industry as OPEC commandeered the driver's seat, sparking a global search for new oil sources. 'Oil as a weapon' results in the gas shortages of 1973 and '79.

Stars: Donald Sutherland, Daniel Yergin, Fouad Ajami, Ali Khalifa Al-Saba

Votes: 7

48. The Garden's Defining Moments (2015– )
Episode: The Concert for Bangladesh (2015)

History

A look back at The Concert for Bangladesh, one of the most iconic charity concerts, held at Madison Square Garden.

Director: Roman Gackowski | Stars: Anthony DeCurtis, James L. Dolan, Jim Keltner, Claudia Lennear

49. 60 Minutes (1968– )
Episode: The Dutch Solution/The Real Power of Google/Into the Wild (2018)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, News

A look at how the Dutch prevent floodwaters from inundating their low-lying country; the power of Google; wildlife photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen.

Stars: Bill Whitaker, Henk Ovink, Vic Gremmer, Dawn Zimmer