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

51. I, the Worst of All (1990)

R | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History

This fact-based film examines the life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna), a Roman Catholic nun from Mexico City who, in the midst of the Spanish Inquisition, established herself... See full summary »

Director: María Luisa Bemberg | Stars: Assumpta Serna, Dominique Sanda, Héctor Alterio, Lautaro Murúa

Votes: 722 | Gross: $0.05M

52. Young Törless (1966)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama

In a boarding school, a student observes in passive disgust as his two friends manipulate, humiliate and torture a fellow student, justifying their every act.

Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Mathieu Carrière, Marian Seidowsky, Bernd Tischer, Fred Dietz

Votes: 2,674

53. The Guest (1963)

105 min | Drama

While renovating his house in London, Aston, out of pity, lodges a homeless man, but Aston's brother taunts and harasses the cranky old bum.

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Alan Bates, Donald Pleasence, Robert Shaw, Harold Pinter

Votes: 995

54. Bus 174 (2002)

R | 122 min | Documentary, Crime

On June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.

Directors: José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda | Stars: Sandro do Nascimento, Rodrigo Pimentel, Luiz Eduardo Soares, Anonymous

Votes: 8,634 | Gross: $0.22M

55. Warm Springs (2005 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 121 min | Biography, Drama

The stirring true story of Franklin D. Roosevelt's battle with polio in 1921.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon, David Paymer, Tim Blake Nelson

Votes: 3,335

56. Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995)

R | 91 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A prison guard at Leavenworth with lofty ideals and hopes of reform struggles to understand a violent, hateful and conscienceless convict. The result is a written testimonial to a crime that no one could have predicted.

Director: Tim Metcalfe | Stars: James Woods, Robert Sean Leonard, Ellen Greene, Cara Buono

Votes: 2,409 | Gross: $0.07M

57. Three Dancing Slaves (2004)

Unrated | 86 min | Drama, Romance

Three Algerian brothers struggle with violence, temptations, and finding purpose after their mother's death, as one seeks revenge, another tries keeping a job, and the youngest may be falling for a capoeira dancer. Can they be a family?

Director: Gaël Morel | Stars: Nicolas Cazalé, Stéphane Rideau, Thomas Dumerchez, Salim Kechiouche

Votes: 1,811 | Gross: $0.02M

58. The Ax (2005)

Not Rated | 117 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A chemist (Garcia) loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: José Garcia, Karin Viard, Geordy Couturiau, Ulrich Tukur

Votes: 8,431

59. Kandahar (2001)

Not Rated | 81 min | Drama

After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.

Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Stars: Nelofer Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Ike Ogut, Sadou Teymouri

Votes: 7,070 | Gross: $0.02M

60. Devil and the Deep (1932)

Passed | 78 min | Drama

A man sets out for revenge after learning of his wife's affair.

Director: Marion Gering | Stars: Tallulah Bankhead, Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, Cary Grant

Votes: 830

61. Look at Me (2004)

PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A french girl gifted with a great voice, has a complex about her weight and her appearance.

Director: Agnès Jaoui | Stars: Marilou Berry, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, Laurent Grévill

Votes: 5,487 | Gross: $1.74M

62. Arabian Nights (1942)

Approved | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The caliph of Baghdad must go into hiding with a group of traveling performers when his brother usurps the throne. Both brothers desire a beautiful dancing girl, who is torn between power and true love.

Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Sabu, Leif Erickson

Votes: 1,668 | Gross: $3.71M

63. Office Killer (1997)

R | 82 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A mousy office worker accidentally kills one of her coworkers, then proceeds to bump off a few others.

Director: Cindy Sherman | Stars: Florina Rodov, Jason Brill, Eddie Malavarca, Carol Kane

Votes: 2,397 | Gross: $0.04M

64. Perceval le Gallois (1978)

Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Music, Romance

The exploits of Sir Perceval, a legendary exemplar of knightly chivalry and one of the champions of King Arthur's Round Table.

Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, André Dussollier, Solange Boulanger, Catherine Schroeder

Votes: 1,575

65. Touching Home (2008)

PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Sport

The true story about a father struggling to make amends with his twin sons as they pursue their dreams of professional baseball.

Directors: Logan Miller, Noah Miller | Stars: Ed Harris, Brad Dourif, Robert Forster, Evan Jones

Votes: 795

66. The Lady and the Duke (2001)

PG-13 | 129 min | Drama, History, Romance

During the French Revolution, a Scottish aristocrat and her former lover, the Duke of Orleans, find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.

Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Lucy Russell, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Alain Libolt, Charlotte Véry

Votes: 2,874 | Gross: $0.33M

67. Twelve Months (1980)

65 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A young girl meets the Spirits of the Twelve Months when she is sent out during a winter snowstorm to collect galanthus, a flower that blooms in April.

Director: Kimio Yabuki | Stars: Shinobu Ôtake, Ai Kanzaki, Tokuko Sugiyama, Mariko Mukai

Votes: 427

68. Monsieur Vincent (1947)

Not Rated | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

St. Vincent de Paul struggles to bring about peace and harmony among peasants and nobles in the midst of the Black Death in Europe, carrying on his charitable work in the face of all obstacles.

Director: Maurice Cloche | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Aimé Clariond, Jean Debucourt, Lise Delamare

Votes: 997

69. The Murder Pact (2015)

TV-14 | 85 min | Mystery, Thriller

Revolves around four friends at a prestigious university whose promising futures are jeopardized when they become connected to the accidental death of a classmate. When another student says... See full summary »

Director: Colin Theys | Stars: Alexa PenaVega, John Heard, Ethan Phillips, Beau Mirchoff

Votes: 661

70. 75 (2017)

97 min | Crime, Drama

A crash victim, a housewife and two repressed teens are connected by hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin in Cincinnati.

Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Tifani Winkfield, Kip Bennett, Marcus B. Jackson, Shannon Faith

Votes: 60

71. Passion of Love (1981)

117 min | Drama, History, Romance

In the 1860s, Giorgio (Giraudeau), a young Italian soldier, is sent to a remote post, far away from his lover, Clara (Antonelli). He is lodged in the house of the colonel (Girotti). He ... See full summary »

Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Valeria D'Obici, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Massimo Girotti

Votes: 1,024

72. The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957)

Passed | 76 min | Crime, Drama

Reform school girls try to make the best of a bad situation.

Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Susan Oliver, Melinda Casey, Beverly Long, Norma Jean Nilsson

Votes: 252

73. The Boat Is Full (1981)

PG | 101 min | Drama, War

During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: ... See full summary »

Director: Markus Imhoof | Stars: Tina Engel, Hans Diehl, Martin Walz, Curt Bois

Votes: 704

74. AKA (2002)

R | 123 min | Drama, Romance

AKA is the story of a disaffected youth's search for love, status, and identity in late 1970s Britain. 18-year old Dean is handsome and bright, but feels hampered by his working-class ... See full summary »

Director: Duncan Roy | Stars: Matthew Leitch, Diana Quick, George Asprey, Lindsey Coulson

Votes: 1,247

75. Tatlo, dalawa, isa (1974)

Not Rated | 156 min | Drama

(Tagalog with English subtitles) Filipino cinema lenged, Lino Brocka, directs this compilation of three intimate stories about the perseverance of hope featuring a drug addict, an abandoned daughter and a repressed catholic.

Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Jay Ilagan, Perla Bautista, Laurice Guillen, Soxy Topacio

Votes: 415

76. Real Time (2008)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

Andy, a hyperactive compulsive gambler, has just been given one hour to live before a hit eliminates him for overdue gambling debts. With the deadline looming, Andy chooses to spend his last hour in more than one unusual way.

Director: Randall Cole | Stars: Randy Quaid, Jay Baruchel, Jayne Eastwood, Lucy Filippone

Votes: 2,518

77. Sumurun (1920)

Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

The favorite slave girl of a tyrannical sheik falls in love with a cloth merchant. Meanwhile, a hunchback clown suffers unrequited love for a traveling dancer who wants to join the harem.

Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Ernst Lubitsch, Pola Negri, Paul Wegener, Jenny Hasselqvist

Votes: 823

78. Im toten Winkel - Hitlers Sekretärin (2002)

PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, War

Documentary featuring interview footage with Traudl Junge, one of Hitler's personal secretaries during WWII.

Directors: André Heller, Othmar Schmiderer | Star: Traudl Junge

Votes: 1,814 | Gross: $0.38M

79. Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile (1979 TV Movie)

30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

On Halloween, Raggedy Ann and Andy know a boy who needs a pumpkin. They go out in a search for a pumpkin who needs a boy.

Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: June Foray, Daws Butler, Stephen Rosenberg, Les Tremayne

Votes: 194

80. Ringo, the Mark of Vengeance (1966)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Western

Two adventurers save the life of a man who has a tattooed treasure map on his back. The second needed map is on the back of a sheriff. The hunt begins.

Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Frank Wolff, Eduardo Fajardo, Armando Calvo

Votes: 263

81. The Nutcracker (1973)

27 min | Animation, Short, Romance

A young chambermaid finds a neglected nutcracker under a Christmas tree. It comes to life, but the Nutcracker is really an enchanted prince.

Director: Boris Stepantsev | Stars: Hans Conried, Shirley MacLaine

Votes: 1,082

82. Somewhere in Dreamland (1935)

Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Family

In their dreams, two poor and hungry tots enter a fantasy kingdom where there are more sweets than they can eat. But when they wake...

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Mae Questel, Gus Wicke

Votes: 753

83. Only for One Night (1958)

80 min | Drama, Romance

An infamous safe-breaker seeks refuge in the house of a compassionate prostitute, only to experience a timid and rather unexpected bond between them as she recounts her painful story.

Director: Maria Plyta | Stars: Giorgos Foundas, Voula Zouboulaki, Christoforos Nezer, Dimitris Nikolaidis

Votes: 29

84. Virgen de Copacabana ... su historia y sus milagros (2012)

85 min | Drama, Fantasy, History

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Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Sebastián Obermaier, Claudia Aguilar, Félix Aguilera

85. Puppy Tale (1954)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Jerry rescues a bag of puppies from the river. Most of them run away as soon as Jerry releases them, but one stays behind. Jerry tries to get rid of it, but ultimately takes pity and ... See full summary »

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray, William Hanna

Votes: 752

86. The Toy Shop (1996 Video)

Not Rated | 45 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

Locked in a deserted old English toy shop, Katherine and her stuffy cousin Matthew meet some very special friends. Their fantasy world becomes a nightmare when Master Jack, the evil ... See full summary »

Directors: Rick Allen, Garry Blye, Henry Less | Stars: David Blye, Patrick Blye, Alyson Court, Don Francks

Votes: 48

87. Damaged Goods (1937)

56 min | Drama

A warning about the dangers of sexually-transmitted diseases, specifically syphilis.

Director: Phil Goldstone | Stars: Pedro de Cordoba, Phyllis Barry, Douglas Walton, Arletta Duncan

Votes: 55

88. Donald's Penguin (1939)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Admiral Byrd ships Donald a penguin from the South Pole. Donald is amused by it, until he thinks it has eaten his goldfish. It hasn't - yet - so Donald gets a fish from the fridge to make ... See full summary »

Director: Jack King | Stars: Louis Manley, Clarence Nash, Tootsie

Votes: 673

89. Prometheus (1974)

19 min | Animation, Short, Action

This is a cartoon version of the Greek myth of Prometheus.

Director: Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya | Stars: Evgeniy Gerasimov, Anna Kamenkova, Aleksey Konsovskiy, Vsevolod Larionov

Votes: 156

90. Truck Driver (2012)

29 min | Short, Drama

In a boarding school, Raidel is witness to the abuse suffered by his schoolmate Randy.

Director: Sebastián Miló | Stars: Héctor Medina, Reinier Díaz, Osvaldo Doimeadiós, Broselianda Hernández

Votes: 119

91. Urge for Life (1986)

102 min | Comedy, Drama

Struggling to make ends meet, a talented actor is bent on ending his loveless and miserable life; however, he plays it safe when attempting suicide, since he knows that his best friend will always be there for him. Will he ever find peace?

Director: Pavlos Tasios | Stars: Giorgos Kimoulis, Kostas Arzoglou, Fanis Hinas, Katerina Razelou

Votes: 265

92. The Land of Rain Trees (I) (2015)

Drama

Nobuyuki found a review website of his favorite book. He felt the same way as the website owner (Rika) about the book's story. Since then, he has interested in Rika with sensorineural hearingloss.

Director: Yoshishige Miyake | Stars: Mariya Nishiuchi, Yûta Tamamori, Jôji Abe, Yumi Asô

Votes: 84

93. A Desperate Crime (1906)

Not Rated | 7 min | Short, Crime, Drama

A gang of cutthroats set ablaze a farmhouse after killing the farmer and stealing the proceeds of his sales. Captured and tried for his crimes, the pitiless plunderer faces death by guillotine, but first, a night of pure agony awaits.

Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Manuel, Georges Méliès

Votes: 306

94. María y los niños pobres (2010)

80 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Due to different circumstances several kids work in the streets of La Paz (Bolivia). While a group of Catholic priests help them they are endangered by organ thieves and drug dealers. When ... See full summary »

Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Sebastián Obermaier, Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato, Mauricio Aparicio

Votes: 24

95. May pulis, may pulis sa ilalim ng tulay (1989)

Comedy

A SOFT-HEARTED COP BRINGS HOME CITY WAIFS AND TREATS THEM AS HIS OWN CHILDEN.

Director: Mike Relon Makiling | Stars: Dolphy, Joey Albert, Alice Dixson, Tina Paner

Votes: 13

96. Affairs of Dr. Holl (1951)

Approved | 99 min | Drama

A doctor marries, out of pity, the invalid daughter of a wealthy industrialist.Though the doctor has helped to cure her, he expects she will not live much longer.

Director: Rolf Hansen | Stars: Maria Schell, Dieter Borsche, Heidemarie Hatheyer, Carl Wery

Votes: 39

97. Clothes Make the Woman (1928)

Passed | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance

A young Russian peasant feels pity for the Princess Anastasia and saves her life by accidentally wounding her in the massacre of the Romanoffs during the Russian Revolution.

Director: Tom Terriss | Stars: Eve Southern, Walter Pidgeon, Charles Byer, George E. Stone

Votes: 17

98. Gopher Spinach (1954)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

Popeye battles a gopher over his precious spinach plants.

Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Star: Jack Mercer

Votes: 257

99. Santa's Surprise (1947)

Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Five children from around the world follow Santa home on Christmas Eve, and decide to give him some extra help around the workshop.

Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 377

100. Hell-Ship Morgan (1936)

Approved | 65 min | Drama, Romance

After getting in a fight in a waterfront café over a girl, Captain Ira "Hell-Ship" Morgan hires Jim Allen and they become good friends. Morgan befriends a desperate girl, Mary Taylor, and, ... See full summary »

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: George Bancroft, Ann Sothern, Victor Jory, George Regas

Votes: 27