Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "genealogy"

1. Seven Samurai (1954)

Not Rated | 207 min | Action, Drama

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.

Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki

Votes: 367,031 | Gross: $0.27M

2. Sleepy Hollow (1999)

R | 105 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon

Votes: 384,079 | Gross: $101.07M

3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

PG | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

British agent James Bond goes undercover to pursue the villainous Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who is planning to hold the world to ransom.

Director: Peter R. Hunt | Stars: George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Gabriele Ferzetti

Votes: 99,496 | Gross: $22.80M

4. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Crime

A distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.

Director: Robert Hamer | Stars: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood

Votes: 39,738

5. Tess (1979)

PG | 186 min | Drama, Romance

A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin

Votes: 18,288

6. Irresistible (I) (2020)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

A Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.

Director: Jon Stewart | Stars: Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Brent Sexton

Votes: 23,495

7. Little Fockers (2010)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance

Family-patriarch Jack Byrnes wants to appoint a successor. Does his son-in-law, the male nurse Greg Focker, have what it takes?

Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson

Votes: 119,089 | Gross: $148.38M

8. Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.

Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, RZA

Votes: 67,512 | Gross: $1.97M

9. Equus (1977)

R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery

A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boy's disturbing obsession with horses.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright

Votes: 8,749

10. Cold Creek Manor (2003)

R | 118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A family relocates from the city to a dilapidated house in the country that was once a grand estate. As they begin renovations, they discover their new home harbors a secret and may not be completely free of its former inhabitant.

Director: Mike Figgis | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis

Votes: 24,746 | Gross: $21.38M

11. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012– )

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Before the popularity of AncestryDNA, journalist and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr. divulges the family trees of various celebrities, many times with stunning revelations.

Stars: Henry Louis Gates Jr., CeCe Moore, Anita Hill, Ty Burrell

Votes: 1,641

12. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )

60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Celebrities study their lineages and family trees, usually learning surprising secrets they never knew about their families.

Stars: Mark Strong, Phil Davis, Cherie Lunghi, David Morrissey

Votes: 1,225

13. King Ralph (1991)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

A regular guy from America becomes king of England after a royal wipe-out puts him next in line.

Director: David S. Ward | Stars: John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, John Hurt, Camille Coduri

Votes: 16,956 | Gross: $34.00M

14. Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

120 min | Biography, Drama, History

The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.

Stars: Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo, Stan Shaw

Votes: 2,786

15. Who Do You Think You Are? (2010– )

60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Celebrities are given the opportunity to research their family trees with surprising and often unexpected results.

Stars: Mocean Melvin, Ken Rogers, Courteney Cox, Julie Bowen

Votes: 1,480

16. The MatchMaker (1997)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

Marcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Joffe | Stars: Janeane Garofalo, David O'Hara, Milo O'Shea, Jay O. Sanders

Votes: 5,941 | Gross: $3.38M

17. I Never Sang for My Father (1970)

GP | 92 min | Drama, Music

A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.

Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman, Dorothy Stickney, Estelle Parsons

Votes: 3,002 | Gross: $0.85M

18. Ridicule (1996)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, History

To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.

Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant, Judith Godrèche

Votes: 8,185 | Gross: $2.50M

19. Day of Wrath (2006)

R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Set in the 16th century, a sheriff working on a series of murders has to choose between his conscience and protecting his family when he's tied to the crimes.

Director: Adrian Rudomin | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Blanca Marsillach, Brian Blessed, Szonja Oroszlán

Votes: 2,033

20. Blue Jeans (1975)

TV-14 | 93 min | Drama

A young free-spirited drifter falls in love for an older man, who might be her long-lost father.

Director: Mario Imperoli | Stars: Gloria Guida, Paolo Carlini, Annie Carol Edel, Gianluigi Chirizzi

Votes: 394

21. This Is My Father (1998)

R | 119 min | Drama, Romance

A middle-aged teacher discovers photos from his mother's past that convinces him that she has not told the truth about his real father. Venturing into Ireland where he believes his real father to be, a past romance slowly unfolds.

Director: Paul Quinn | Stars: Aidan Quinn, James Caan, Jacob Tierney, Colm Meaney

Votes: 1,832 | Gross: $1.08M

22. Perfect Strangers (2001– )

238 min | Comedy, Drama

Attending a distant family reunion reveals more than was expected.

Stars: Michael Gambon, Lindsay Duncan, Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Skinner

Votes: 1,482

23. Marching to Zion (2015)

101 min | Documentary, History

Documentary tracing the history of the Jewish people from the destruction of the temple in AD 70 to the modern-day nation of Israel. Through scriptural and historical evidence, DNA, ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Wittenberger | Stars: Steven L. Anderson, Texe Marrs, Leo Abrami, Reuven Mann

Votes: 1,845

24. The House in Nightmare Park (1973)

95 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

In 1907, an actor is invited to perform in an isolated country house, and becomes involved in mysterious and dangerous events.

Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Frankie Howerd, Ray Milland, Hugh Burden, Kenneth Griffith

Votes: 771

25. Ant & Dec's DNA Journey (2019– )

Documentary

Celebrities embark on a life-changing journey to explore their family history. Alongside their best mate or family member, the celebs will set off on the ultimate road trip as they discover family members they never even knew existed.

Stars: Rory McCann, Michael McElhatton, Michala Hulme, Paul Edward McNeil

Votes: 69

26. Chronicle of My Mother (2011)

108 min | Drama

Based on an autobiographical novel by Inoue Yasushi, the film chronicles the passage of fifteen years within a family struggling with abandonment, resentment and decline with old age. As ... See full summary »

Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Kaho Minami, Aoi Miyazaki, Kirin Kiki

Votes: 496

27. Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2010)

TV-PG | Documentary, Biography, History

Our American Stories exploring the dynamic and shifting relationship America had with her new immigrants in the 20th century. Becoming American - exploring the many journeys to becoming ... See full summary »

Stars: Meryl Streep, Stephen Colbert, Mike Nichols, Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Votes: 101

28. Maburaho (2003–2004)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

His name is Kazuki Shikimori, 17 years old. He attends Aoi Academy, a school for elite magicians. Each magician has a set limit of spells, and performing more spells than the limit allows will cause the user to turn into dust.

Stars: Jessica Boone, Tiffany Grant, Blake Shepard, Daisuke Sakaguchi

Votes: 287

29. The Vanishing Virginian (1942)

Passed | 97 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Biography of Robert Yancey, long-term district attorney in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Frank Morgan, Kathryn Grayson, Spring Byington, Natalie Thompson

Votes: 323

30. Little Senegal (2000)

97 min | Drama

After many years of having worked as a tour guide at the Senegalese slave museum, Alloune decides to go to America in search of his ancestors. They were taken away from his village 200 years ago and sold as slaves in the New World.

Director: Rachid Bouchareb | Stars: Sotigui Kouyaté, Sharon Hope, Roschdy Zem, Karim Traoré

Votes: 439

31. African American Lives (2006–2008)

TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, History

This 4 part PBS series attempts to trace the roots of 8 guests using genealogy, oral history, family stories, and DNA analysis.

Stars: Henry Louis Gates Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Tucker, Oprah Winfrey

Votes: 162

32. Stealth (2006)

Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Romance

Lionel is a happy gay man with a great career and an open-minded family that accepts his loyal lover, Serge. But things start to unravel when he meets a pretty Polish immigrant who is about to be deported and decides to marry her.

Director: Lionel Baier | Stars: Natacha Koutchoumov, Lionel Baier, Alicja Bachleda, Stéphane Rentznik

Votes: 274

33. Burren Girl (2020)

Documentary

A Minnesota woman searches for the place and people her immigrant grandmother left behind. The quest takes her to the Burren: a beautiful, windswept region of County Clare, Ireland. There ... See full summary »

Director: Rita Davern | Stars: Gary Brueggeman, Michelle Comber, Richard Davern, Rita Davern

Votes: 23

34. Who Do You Think You Are? (II) (2008– )

Documentary

Genealogy series. Irish celebrities trace their family history.

Stars: Arthur Riordan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Dana, Linda Martin

Votes: 16

35. The Sweetest Sound (2001)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary

In The Sweetest Sound, Alan Berliner (the filmmaker from New York) is tired of being mistaken for people who might share his name and decides to rid himself of the dreaded Same Name Syndrome (In HD).

Director: Alan Berliner | Stars: Alan Berliner, Alain Berliner, Allen Berliner, Alan S. Berliner

Votes: 255

36. Captain Applejack (1930)

Passed | 63 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An ordinary man is confronted by gangsters who have reason to believe a treasure is buried somewhere on his property.

Director: Hobart Henley | Stars: Mary Brian, John Halliday, Kay Strozzi, Alec B. Francis

Votes: 122

37. The Family Histories Podcast (2021 Podcast Series)

Biography, History, Sci-Fi

British author and family historian, Andrew Martin, meets the people who are sat in libraries, archives, and spare rooms all around the world, quietly piecing together our collective social and family history.

Stars: Andrew Martin, John Spike, Ruth Bramley, Pam Smith

38. Halfway to Haugesund (1997)

68 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Beat up punk rock legend Otto, of "Otto's Speedway Action Organ", finally gets another gig in Haugesund on Norway's west coast. He gets his father's car, a 1969 model Opel Diplomat, out of ... See full summary »

Director: Harald Østgaard Lund | Stars: Geir Birk Nilsen, Yasmin Syed, Peter Garden, Eivind Haugestøl

Votes: 95

39. Le premier du nom (2000)

112 min | Documentary

Two enthusiasts of genealogy bring together as many descendants of Moise Blin as they can. Moise Blin was an 18th century Alsatian Jewish peddler. This gathering reveals the chronicles of ... See full summary »

Director: Sabine Franel | Stars: Gilles Biard, Philippe Blachais, Elysabeth Blachais-Catoire, Maureen Blachais-Tosic

40. Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America (2019 TV Movie)

54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Actor Courtney B. Vance hosts this special celebrating Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s work with focus on his five quintessential documentary series about American, African and African American history for PBS.

Director: Bob Marty | Stars: Courtney B. Vance, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Ken Burns, Deepak Chopra

Votes: 19

41. Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox (2018)

59 min | Documentary, History

Art Historian James Fox explores how colonial explorers devastated the indigenous communities of Southwest Pacific, while also introducing the world to aboriginal art and culture.

Stars: James Fox, Alfred Nayinggul, Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp, Hinano Murphy

Votes: 36

42. Burren Heart of Stone (2021– )

50 min | Documentary

Heart of Stone is a two - part documentary series narrated by Brendan Gleeson. Episode 1 Symphony of Life and Episode 2 Song of our Ancestors.

Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Cormac McGinley

Votes: 34

43. Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius (1950)

95 min | Comedy, Drama

The friendly Dr. Prätorius is very popular among his patients and his students. His misanthropic colleague Speiter is determined to tarnish Prätorius' impeccable reputation.

Directors: Karl Peter Gillmann, Curt Goetz | Stars: Curt Goetz, Valerie von Martens, Erich Ponto, Bruno Hübner

Votes: 117

44. Gilgo Beach: Unsolved (2020)

21 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

What started as the discovery of human remains on Long Island has transformed into a tragic case across multiple states. News 12 examined the evidence, the investigation, and the human toll of the Gilgo Beach serial killer case.

Director: Chris R. Vaccaro | Stars: Melissa Barthelemy, John Bittrolff, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Joseph Brewer

45. Her Name Is Nanny Nellie (2023)

78 min | Documentary, History

A trio of nameless statues buried in the archives of the Australian Museum trigger a granddaughter's journey to rewrite how Aboriginal people are represented in Australia's public history.

Director: Daniel King | Stars: Daniel King, Irene Ridgeway

46. The Olive Branch (I)

Drama | Announced

Descendants of a child created by a plantation owner and one of his slaves try to connect with their newly discovered relatives.

Director: TD Antwine | Stars: Victor Love, Michael Sieve

47. Data Mining the Deceased: Ancestry and the Business of Family (2017)

56 min | Documentary

"Data Mining the Deceased" prods the industry behind the exponential intensity in genealogy. What are the motivations of the key players and how are their ambitions affecting the millions of North Americans who are searching for answers?

Director: Julia Creet | Stars: Julia Creet, Alondra Nelson, Stephen Pinker

Votes: 19

48. Who Do You Think You Are? (II) (2009–2010)

50 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Each episode focuses on one public figure and follows the protagonists' journeys towards their families' pasts, a journey that takes place between countries, people and historic periods in ... See full summary »

Stars: Tal Friedman, Gabi Gazit, Shifra Horn, Ohad Knoller

49. Family Tree (1985)

52 min | Documentary, Family

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Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Tony Allison, Lachlan Haig, Bill Kerr

50. Mojo

Drama | Announced

Mojo is a drama/fantasy about an eccentric white southern family that discovers their black slave ancestry.

Director: Darlene Eliopoulos | Stars: Eva Ndachi, Judith Eisenberg, Isabella Del Fosse, Sarah Ladick