Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-star-wars"

51. Paul (2011)

R | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Two English comic book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Mia Stallard

Votes: 266,321 | Gross: $37.41M

52. 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: 181,413 | Gross: $159.58M

53. Ted 2 (2015)

R | 115 min | Comedy

Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.

Director: Seth MacFarlane | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Barth

Votes: 234,133 | Gross: $81.48M

54. Gulliver's Travels (2010)

PG | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda but ends up on the island of Lilliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.

Director: Rob Letterman | Stars: Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Amanda Peet

Votes: 73,687 | Gross: $42.78M

55. The Devil's Rejects (2005)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.

Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, William Forsythe

Votes: 105,859 | Gross: $17.04M

56. The Disaster Artist (2017)

R | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

When aspiring actor Greg Sestero meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.

Director: James Franco | Stars: James Franco, Dave Franco, Ari Graynor, Seth Rogen

Votes: 164,404 | Gross: $21.12M

57. Burnt (I) (2015)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

Adam Jones is a chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.

Director: John Wells | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Daniel Brühl, Riccardo Scamarcio

Votes: 133,036 | Gross: $13.65M

58. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

Two rock-'n-rolling teens, on the verge of failing their class, set out on a quest to make the ultimate school history report after being presented with a time machine.

Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin, Terry Camilleri

Votes: 141,806 | Gross: $40.49M

59. They Cloned Tyrone (2023)

R | 122 min | Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.

Director: Juel Taylor | Stars: John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, Kiefer Sutherland

Votes: 40,665

60. Machete Kills (2013)

R | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Danny Trejo, Alexa PenaVega, Mel Gibson, Jessica Alba

Votes: 82,464 | Gross: $8.01M

61. 17 Again (2009)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Mike O'Donnell is ungrateful for how his life turned out. He gets a chance to rewrite his life when he tried to save a janitor near a bridge and jumped after him into a time vortex.

Director: Burr Steers | Stars: Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon

Votes: 216,588 | Gross: $64.17M

62. Clerks (1994)

R | 92 min | Comedy

A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer

Votes: 232,490 | Gross: $3.15M

63. The Way Way Back (2013)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama

Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.

Directors: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash | Stars: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb

Votes: 156,928 | Gross: $21.50M

64. Scream 3 (2000)

R | 116 min | Horror, Mystery

While Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Liev Schreiber

Votes: 164,239 | Gross: $89.14M

65. American Honey (2016)

R | 163 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.

Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough, McCaul Lombardi

Votes: 46,506 | Gross: $0.66M

66. Lightyear (2022)

PG | 105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal his fuel source.

Director: Angus MacLane | Stars: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi

Votes: 124,070 | Gross: $118.31M

67. Whip It (2009)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Sport

In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock-loving misfit finds a way of dealing with small-town misery after discovering a roller-derby league in nearby Austin.

Director: Drew Barrymore | Stars: Elliot Page, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Wiig, Sarah Habel

Votes: 70,243 | Gross: $13.04M

68. Reign of Fire (2002)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting everything ablaze, establishing dominance over the planet.

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler

Votes: 145,585 | Gross: $43.06M

69. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

R | 104 min | Comedy

The comic "Bluntman and Chronic" is based on real-life stoners Jay and Silent Bob, so when they get no profit from a big-screen adaptation, they set out to wreck the movie.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Amy Noble, Harley Quinn Smith

Votes: 161,157 | Gross: $30.09M

70. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)

PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Crime

Frank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards.

Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson

Votes: 112,012 | Gross: $51.13M

71. Fanboys (2009)

PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) before its release.

Director: Kyle Newman | Stars: Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Sam Huntington

Votes: 61,243 | Gross: $0.69M

72. Clerks III (2022)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

Dante, Elias, and Jay and Silent Bob are enlisted by Randal after a heart attack to make a movie about the convenience store that started it all.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Vincent Pereira, Mike Zapcic

Votes: 18,683

73. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

R | 94 min | Comedy, War

A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.

Director: Grant Heslov | Stars: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges

Votes: 137,682 | Gross: $32.43M

74. A Nice Girl Like You (2020)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

After being accused of being too inhibited by her ex-boyfriend, a violinist creates a rather wild to-do list that sends her on a whirlwind journey of self-discovery.

Directors: Chris Riedell, Nick Riedell | Stars: Lucy Hale, Leonidas Gulaptis, Mindy Cohn, Adhir Kalyan

Votes: 7,513

75. Daddy Day Care (2003)

PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family

Two men named Charlie Hinton and Phil Ryerson get laid off and have to become stay-at-home fathers when they can't find jobs. This inspires them to open their own day care center.

Director: Steve Carr | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Anjelica Huston, Steve Zahn

Votes: 73,818 | Gross: $104.30M

76. Gypsy (2017)

TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Thriller

Therapist Jean Holloway becomes too immersed in the lives of her patients.

Stars: Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup, Sophie Cookson, Karl Glusman

Votes: 18,747

77. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)

PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy

"Rambo" parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams.

Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna

Votes: 97,496 | Gross: $38.91M

78. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

PG-13 | 133 min | Drama

Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Michael Douglas, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin

Votes: 106,669 | Gross: $52.47M

79. Star Wars: New Jedi Order (2026)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Pre-production

The plot is unknown.

Director: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | Star: Daisy Ridley

80. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)

R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Jay and Silent Bob inadvertently sign away their names and rights to the new Bluntman and Chronic movie. Now they head to Hollywood to stop the film from being made. Along the way Jay discovers that he is a father.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Joey Lauren Adams, Ben Affleck, Fred Armisen, Diedrich Bader

Votes: 28,293 | Gross: $4.59M

81. Happy Death Day 2U (2019)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead.

Director: Christopher Landon | Stars: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Suraj Sharma

Votes: 85,475 | Gross: $28.15M

82. Sonic X (2003–2006)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A slight malfunction causes Chaos Control, and sends Sonic the Hedgehog to Earth. While there, Sonic meets Chris Thorndyke, who aids at collecting the Chaos Emeralds, so Sonic and friends can go home.

Stars: Gabriella Lewis, Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Sanae Kobayashi, Jason Griffith

Votes: 5,553

83. Clerks II (2006)

R | 97 min | Comedy

A calamity at Dante and Randal's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at the fast food empire Mooby's.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes

Votes: 140,741 | Gross: $24.15M

84. Project Almanac (2015)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A group of teens discovers secret plans for a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.

Director: Dean Israelite | Stars: Amy Landecker, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Virginia Gardner, Jonny Weston

Votes: 84,300 | Gross: $22.35M

85. Ride Along 2 (2016)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.

Director: Tim Story | Stars: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, Benjamin Bratt

Votes: 63,126 | Gross: $91.22M

86. The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)

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

Two teens live the same day repeatedly, enabling them to create a map of things to remember.

Director: Ian Samuels | Stars: Kathryn Newton, Kyle Allen, Jermaine Harris, Anna Mikami

Votes: 27,970

87. Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

R | 86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel.

Director: Colin Trevorrow | Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni

Votes: 130,898 | Gross: $4.01M

88. Land (I) (2021)

PG-13 | 89 min | Adventure, Drama

Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world and retreats to the wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter brings her back from the brink of death, she must find a way to live again.

Director: Robin Wright | Stars: Robin Wright, Demián Bichir, Sarah Dawn Pledge, Kim Dickens

Votes: 15,898

89. The Rewrite (2014)

Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Romance

An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.

Director: Marc Lawrence | Stars: Hugh Grant, Whit Baldwin, Vanessa Wasche, Enid Graham

Votes: 22,278

90. Just Married (2003)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

A young newlywed couple honeymoon in Europe, where obstacles challenge their ability to sustain the marriage.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Murphy, Christian Kane, David Moscow

Votes: 74,436 | Gross: $56.13M

91. What Is a Woman? (2022)

95 min | Documentary

Political commentator Matt Walsh explores the changing concepts of sex and gender in the digital age, particularly the transgender rights movement, anti-transgender bigotry, and what it means to be a woman.

Director: Justin Folk | Stars: Matt Walsh, Gert Comfrey, Marci Bowers, Don Sucher

Votes: 42,103

92. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Looney Tunes search for a man's missing father and the mythical Blue Monkey diamond.

Directors: Joe Dante, Eric Goldberg | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Heather Locklear

Votes: 40,455 | Gross: $20.99M

93. Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)

PG | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Big and Little Enos are opening a sea food restaurant. They bet Sheriff Buford T. Justice that he cannot drive from Miami to the Enos ranch in Texas in a given amount of time. If Buford loses he has to give up his badge.

Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick

Votes: 9,659 | Gross: $5.68M

94. Fifty Shades of Black (2016)

R | 92 min | Comedy

An inexperienced college student meets a wealthy businessman whose sexual practices put a strain on their relationship.

Director: Michael Tiddes | Stars: Marlon Wayans, Kali Hawk, Fred Willard, Mike Epps

Votes: 23,251 | Gross: $11.69M

95. Chillerama (2011)

Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

It's the closing night at the last drive-in theatre in America, and manager, Cecil Kaufman's planned to show 4 movies; films so rare, they've never been exhibited publicly on American soil, until tonight.

Directors: Adam Green, Joe Lynch, Bear McCreary, Adam Rifkin, Tim Sullivan | Stars: Adam Rifkin, Sarah Mutch, Ray Wise, Lin Shaye

Votes: 4,847

96. Quest for Camelot (1998)

G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.

Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Andrea Corr, Bryan White

Votes: 18,084 | Gross: $22.72M

97. Cry Wolf (2005)

PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Eight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth.

Director: Jeff Wadlow | Stars: Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jared Padalecki, Erica Yates

Votes: 28,536 | Gross: $10.05M

98. The Occupant (2020)

TV-MA | 103 min | Drama, Thriller

Javier Muñoz, once a successful executive, makes the fateful decision to leave his home, which he and his family can no longer afford.

Directors: David Pastor, Àlex Pastor | Stars: Javier Gutiérrez, Mario Casas, Bruna Cusí, Ruth Díaz

Votes: 19,931

99. Locked Down (I) (2021)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

A couple attempts a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anne Hathaway, Sonic, Dulé Hill

Votes: 13,614

100. Planet 51 (2009)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An alien civilization is invaded by Astronaut Chuck Baker, who believes that the planet was uninhabited. Wanted by the military, Baker must get back to his ship before it goes into orbit without him.

Directors: Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, Marcos Martínez | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel, Justin Long

Votes: 58,643 | Gross: $42.09M