Mardi Gras
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1. Now You See Me (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances, and reward their audiences with the money.
Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Common, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 708,210 | Gross: $117.72M
2. Double Jeopardy (1999)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood, Benjamin Weir
Votes: 95,852 | Gross: $116.74M
3. Stolen (2012)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A former thief frantically searches for his missing daughter, who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Malin Akerman, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston
Votes: 46,434 | Gross: $0.30M
4. Easy Rider (1969)
R | 95 min | Adventure, Drama
Two bikers head from L.A. to New Orleans through the open country and desert lands, and along the way they meet a man who bridges a counter-culture gap of which they had been unaware.
Director: Dennis Hopper | Stars: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Antonio Mendoza
Votes: 116,923 | Gross: $41.73M
5. Seeking Justice (2011)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a 'favor' from him in return.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 47,989 | Gross: $0.04M
6. The Pelican Brief (1993)
PG-13 | 141 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard
Votes: 95,952 | Gross: $100.77M
7. Point of No Return (1993)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A government fakes the death of a criminal to turn this young woman into a killer on its service.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney, Miguel Ferrer
Votes: 30,162 | Gross: $30.04M
8. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
G | 97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey, Bruno Campos
Votes: 166,742 | Gross: $104.40M
9. Deja Vu (2006)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
After a ferry is bombed in New Orleans, an A.T.F. agent joins a unique investigation using experimental surveillance technology to find the bomber, but soon finds himself becoming obsessed with one of the victims.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Jim Caviezel, Val Kilmer
Votes: 327,567 | Gross: $64.04M
10. Focus (II) (2015)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In the midst of veteran con man Nicky's latest scheme, a woman from his past - now an accomplished femme fatale - shows up and throws his plans for a loop.
Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | Stars: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Adrian Martinez
Votes: 274,677 | Gross: $53.86M
11. Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
Approved | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
An anthology of three loosely connected occult tales, with ironic and romantic twists.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Field
Votes: 1,151
Added 11 February 2018
12.
NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode:
Pandora's Box, Part II
(2017)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama
McGee and Torres come to New Orleans to help Pride and his team search for a missing homeland security theoretical terror playbook.
Director: LeVar Burton | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Vanessa Ferlito, Rob Kerkovich
Votes: 356
13. Dracula 2000 (2000)
R | 99 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A group of thieves breaks into a chamber expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the count himself, who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing.
Director: Patrick Lussier | Stars: Gerard Butler, Justine Waddell, Jonny Lee Miller, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 36,460 | Gross: $33.02M
14. Hatchet (2006)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
When a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
Director: Adam Green | Stars: Kane Hodder, Joel David Moore, Deon Richmond, Amara Zaragoza
Votes: 33,542 | Gross: $0.16M
15. Tightrope (1984)
R | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
New Orleans single dad and cop Wes Block goes after a serial rapist-killer, but when he gets too close the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.
Directors: Richard Tuggle, Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya, Alison Eastwood
Votes: 19,178 | Gross: $48.14M
16. The Big Easy (1986)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A corrupt lieutenant in the homicide division is threatened by the righteous DA while trying to solve a string of mysterious murders.
Director: Jim McBride | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty, John Goodman
Votes: 13,978 | Gross: $17.69M
17.
Toddlers & Tiaras (2009–2016)
Episode:
Mardi Gras
(2011)
TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV
Plenty of girls, beads and glitz all promise a good show at the Mardi Gras pageant in Darien, Georgia. The stage is set for a serious competition. It will be a tough decision for these judges as they decide who is worthy of the top title.
Stars: Brenna Gaskin, Wendy D. Lee, Kailia Posey, Paisley Scott
Votes: 14
18.
Cajun Justice (2012– )
Episode:
Mardi Gras
(2012)
TV-14 | 22 min | Reality-TV
Mardi Gras is the biggest party of the year in Southern Louisiana, and it doesn't just happen in New Orleans. Terrebonne Parish is home to the second biggest Mardi Gras in the state, which means the deputies are working around the clock.
Director: Jay Bluemke | Stars: Dudley Authement, Vernon Bourgeois, Merlin Daigre, Terry Daigre
19.
Kitchen Boss (2011– )
Episode:
Mardi Gras
(2012)
TV-PG | 21 min | Reality-TV
If you cant make it down to Bourbon Street this year, Buddys got some recipes that will bring the party home! Try the Oysters Rockefeller, Buddys Muffuletta, Seafood & Sausage Gumbo to start, and finish off with a traditional Kings Cake.
Director: Michael Pearlman
20.
Jem (1985–1988)
Episode:
Mardi Gras
(1987)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Jem and the Holograms are performing at the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, where they will wear jewelries that haven't been seen for centuries. Shana finds out they were chosen because she resembles the legendary singer Lily LaRose.
Director: Ray Lee | Stars: Samantha Newark, Britta Phillips, Cathianne Blore, Cindy McGee
Votes: 19
21.
Donut Showdown (2013–2015)
Episode:
Mardi Gras
(2014)
20 min | Reality-TV
A singing rabbi from Alberta, a lawyer from Idaho and a college grad from Nashville are given trail mix for their mystery ingredient; the last two standing compete in a showdown with a Mardi Gras theme.
Stars: Daryn Jones, Jeff Mahin, Elizabeth Falkner, Duff Goldman
22.
DC Cupcakes (2010– )
Episode:
Mardi Gras
(2010)
TV-PG | 21 min | Family, Reality-TV
Sisters Sophie and Katherine own and operate one of the most successful cupcake bakeries in Washington, DC, "Georgetown Cupcake." In this episode, the sisters agree to donate a huge Mardi ... See full summary »
23. MTV Mardi Gras 2003 (2003 TV Special)
Music
Director: Liz Patrick | Stars: Carson Daly, Christina Aguilera, Bitsy Metcalf, Method Man
24.
Viva la Bam (2003–2006)
Episode:
Mardi Gras: Part 1
(2004)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
The Margeras and crew head to Mardi Gras along with a group of pro-skateboarders. Dunn is left behind and has to make his way on a small motorbike.
Stars: Bam Margera, Phil Margera, April Margera, Vincent Margera
Votes: 66
25.
Viva la Bam (2003–2006)
Episode:
Mardi Gras: Part 2
(2004)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
The Margeras and friends continue on their road trip to New Orleans to try to catch the tail end of Mardi Gras. Along the way, they stop at a huge skateboarding park called Skatopia.
Stars: Bam Margera, Phil Margera, April Margera, Vincent Margera
Votes: 67
26.
The Chew (2011–2018)
Episode:
The Ultimate Mardi Gras
(2016)
TV-PG | 60 min | Talk-Show
TV hosts Billy Bush and Kit Hoover (Access Daily (2010)); Mardi Gras recipes; and a visit to Leah Chase's creole restaurant "Dooky Chase".
Stars: Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, Michael Symon, Daphne Oz
27.
Dog's Most Wanted (2019)
Episode:
Mardi Gras Manhunt
(2019)
Reality-TV
Dog's team travels to Louisiana over Mardi Gras to hunt Jinel Sexton, an accused child rapist and are joined by Leland and helped by Congressman Clay Higgins, a former law man and old ... See full summary »
Stars: Beth Chapman, Duane 'Dog' Chapman, Jamie P. Chapman, Leland Chapman
29.
Chopped (2007– )
Episode:
Mardi Gras Goals
(2018)
TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
Four New Orleans chefs prepare for some culinary revelry in a Mardi Gras competition that includes challenges involving perennial NOLA favorites.
Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Maneet Chauhan, David Guas, Marc Murphy
30.
Friends with Benefits (2011)
Episode:
The Benefit of Mardi Gras
(2011)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy
The Fab Five travel to Louisiana for Mardi Gras.
Director: David Rogers | Stars: Ryan Hansen, Danneel Ackles, Zach Cregger, André Holland
Votes: 63
31.
The Real World (1992– )
Episode:
Mardi Gras Mayhem
(2007)
TV-14 | 22 min | Drama, Reality-TV
The Sydney Mardi Gras celebration brings out the homophobia in a few roommates. Trisha and Cohutta's friendship is strained.
Directors: Kasey Barrett, Trisha Boyd, Tracy Chaplin, Ashley Singer, David Solomini, Troy VanderHeyden | Stars: Trisha Cummings, Cohutta Grindstaff, KellyAnne Judd, Dunbar Merrill
32.
Las Vegas (2003–2008)
Episode:
New Orleans
(2004)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama
Danny, Ed and Sam travel to the New Orleans Montecito in search for a gambler with a high debt, who is being sought by a criminal.
Director: Timothy Busfield | Stars: James Caan, Josh Duhamel, Nikki Cox, James Lesure
Votes: 221
33.
Man v. Food (2008– )
Episode:
New Orleans
(2009)
TV-G | 22 min | Reality-TV
Host Adam Richman is chowing down massive po' boys at Mother's Restaurant.
Star: Adam Richman
Votes: 69
34.
No Passport Required (2018– )
Episode:
New Orleans
(2018)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary
New Orleans is known for being one of the most vibrant food cities in America, thanks in part to the Vietnamese community's culinary contributions. With Cindy Nguyen, NOLA's first ... See full summary »
Star: Marcus Samuelsson
Votes: 9
35.
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005–2012)
Episode:
New Orleans
(2008)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
Who better to explore the true impact of Katrina than Tony Bourdain?
Stars: Anthony Bourdain, George Barisich, Craig Cuccia, Bill Dykes
Votes: 59
36.
Randy to the Rescue (2012– )
Episode:
New Orleans
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV
Randy heads home to New Orleans to help bride Asia tone down her eccentric taste. Kelly asks Randy to incorporate the memory of her deceased mom into her wedding look, and Stephanie needs ... See full summary »
37.
Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode:
New Orleans
(2015)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, History
Pirate John Lafitte helps Andrew Jackson defeat the British during the War of 1812, Sam Zemurray becomes a banana kingpin, and Louis Armstrong becomes a jazz legend. Featuring Jack McBrayer... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Konner | Stars: Derek Waters, Thomas Middleditch, Craig Anstett, Ben Covette
Votes: 137
38.
Young, Broke & Beautiful (2011– )
Episode:
New Orleans
(2011)
TV-14 | 23 min | Documentary
Broke-Ass Stuart visits cities, unearthing the oddball subcultures and experiences that make them excellent places for broke-ass travelers.
Director: Sam Erickson | Star: Stuart Schuffman
39.
Travel Thru History (2012– )
Episode:
New Orleans
(2013)
20 min | Documentary, Family, History
The saints come marching in as we tour the New Orlean's iconic St. Louis Cathedral and the mysterious Ursuline Convent. We see how floats are made and delve into Mardi Gras history at Mardi... See full summary »
Director: John X. DeMaio | Stars: Milton Carr, Patricia Corral, Kenneth Hoffman, Barry Kern
40.
Drinking Made Easy (2010– )
Episode:
New Orleans
(2010)
PG | 24 min | Reality-TV
Zane drinks his way through the Big Easy while suffering a brain freeze at Lafitte's Blacksmith Bar Shop, the oldest bar in the U. S.
Director: Zane Lamprey | Stars: Wes DuBois, Zane Lamprey, Stephen McKenna, Marc Ryan
41.
The Layover (2011–2013)
Episode:
New Orleans
(2013)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
In the town of excess, New Orleans, Tony indulges in fresh crab and shrimp, drinks Sazerac with Davis Rogan (a Treme-inspired character), hits the Kingpin and tops off with tacos from one of the nation's top-20 foods trucks.
Director: Tom Vitale | Star: Anthony Bourdain
Votes: 21
42.
Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations (2015–2021)
Episode:
New Orleans
(2015)
TV-G | 22 min | Reality-TV
New Orleans is a vibrant, eclectic city and its cuisine has been fused with a multitude of culinary influences. Andrew Zimmern explores the classic dishes from po' boys and gumbo, to oysters Rockefeller and bananas Foster.
Star: Andrew Zimmern
Votes: 13
43.
Laura McKenzie's Traveler (2003– )
Episode:
New Orleans
(2008)
TV-G | 22 min | Biography, History, Reality-TV
New Orleans is a city whose lifestyle and attractions have made it one of the top vacation destinations in the country. Known as the Crescent City because of its location on a curve in the ... See full summary »
Stars: Bryan Batt, Mark Braud, Steve Ferran, Jerry Gandolfo
44.
Sell This House: Extreme (2011– )
Episode:
New Orleans, LA
(2013)
Reality-TV
Directors: Lee Christofferson, Danny Cork, Kim Nyhous | Stars: Jeffrey Estiverne, Charlie Frattini, Daniel Kucan, Tanya Memme
45.
The Zimmern List (2016–2019)
Episode:
New Orleans
(2018)
TV-G | 21 min | Reality-TV
Andrew visits New Orleans to indulge in all the tastes the city has to offer; he starts at the country's oldest, continually-run family restaurant in the French Quarter before heading out of town for the best po' boy sandwich.
Director: Chris Marino | Stars: Rick Blount, Keith Frazier, Donald Link, Danell Mason
46.
Haunted History (1998– )
Episode:
New Orleans
(2001)
History, Sci-Fi
Marti gras spirits; a voodoo queen gravesite; ghosts of poisoned children; and a phantom family.
Stars: Stephanie Claire, John Glover
Votes: 7
47.
Queen of the South (2016–2021)
Episode:
Bienvenidos a Nueva Orleans
(2019)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Teresa expands her business and proves herself to a smuggler who offers her a business opportunity.
Director: Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Alice Braga, Hemky Madera, Alfonso Herrera, David Andrews
Votes: 401
48. Treme (2010–2013)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Music
Life after Hurricane Katrina as the residents of New Orleans try to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their unique culture in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters in the USA.
Stars: Khandi Alexander, Rob Brown, Kim Dickens, Melissa Leo
Votes: 15,897
49. Buckjumping (2018)
80 min | Documentary
Buckjumping is a cinematic journey through the soul of New Orleans. The film explores different communities as they express themselves through movement, painting a dynamic portrait of a city's spirituality, defiance and resourcefulness.
Director: Lily Keber | Stars: Ausettua AmorAmenkum, Mannie Fresh, D.J. Jubilee, Mia X
Votes: 40
50. Eve's Bayou (1997)
R | 108 min | Drama
What did little Eve see--and how will it haunt her? Husband, father and womanizer Louis Batiste is the head of an affluent family, but it's the women who rule this gothic world of secrets, lies and mystic forces.
Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good, Lynn Whitfield
Votes: 11,608 | Gross: $14.82M
51. Frank's Place (1987–1988)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
A professor from Boston runs his late father's New Orleans restaurant.
Stars: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Votes: 518
52. A House on the Bayou (2021)
88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Follows a troubled couple and their daughter who go on vacation to an isolated house in the Louisiana bayou to reconnect as a family. But when unexpected visitors arrive, the unity starts to unravel.
Director: Alex McAulay | Stars: Angela Sarafyan, Paul Schneider, Lia McHugh, Jacob Lofland
Votes: 6,585
53. Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012 Video)
G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Daphne becomes the star of a vampire film, the production is thrown into chaos by a real vampire, forcing the Scooby-Doo team to investigate who's behind this monstrous mayhem.
Director: David Block | Stars: Frank Welker, Matthew Lillard, Grey Griffin, Mindy Cohn
Votes: 2,385
54. Big Chief, Black Hawk (2021)
53 min | Documentary
An exploration into effects of gentrification, COVID -19, and other issues The Culture faces in New Orleans, through the eyes of the youngest Black Masking Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief in the city.
Director: Jonathan Isaac Jackson | Stars: Joseph Boudreaux Jr., Charity Clay, Jeffery Darensbourg, Dow Edwards
Votes: 13
55. The Order of Myths (2008)
Unrated | 97 min | Documentary
In 2007 Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras is celebrated... and complicated. Following a cast of characters, parades, and parties across an enduring color line, we see that beneath the surface of pageantry lies something else altogether.
Director: Margaret Brown
Votes: 529
56. Bayou Caviar (2018)
TV-MA | 111 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A former boxing champion and his companions get caught up with Russian mobsters after he witnesses a crime.
Director: Cuba Gooding Jr. | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Famke Janssen, Richard Dreyfuss, Lia Marie Johnson
Votes: 3,067
57. Butchers of the Bayou (2022)
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime
Two serial killers, Sean Vincent Gillis and Derrick Todd Lee, operating separately from each other, terrorize Baton Rouge, Louisiana and its surrounding area over the span of a decade.
Votes: 161
58. Murder in the Bayou (2019)
TV-MA | 272 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
This five-part docu-series investigates the unsolved murders of eight women in and around Jennings, Louisiana.
Stars: Scott Lewis, Ramby Cormier, Frankie Richard, Teresa Gary
Votes: 1,228
59. If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (2010)
Documentary
In 2006, director Spike Lee created an astonishing record of the cataclysmic effects of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans with his epic award-winning documentary, When the Levees... See full summary »
Stars: Calvin Mackie, Mitch Landrieu, Jacques Morial, Fred Johnson
Votes: 578
60. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
PG | 122 min | Drama
Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden
Votes: 114,315 | Gross: $8.00M
61. A Streetcar Named Desire (1995 TV Movie)
156 min | Drama
Tennessee Williams' Blanche DuBois (Jessica Lange) lives in New Orleans with her sister, Stella, and brutish brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski (Alec Baldwin).
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Jessica Lange, Alec Baldwin, John Goodman, Diane Lane
Votes: 1,288
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