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

1. Euphoria (2019– )

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama

A look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence.

Stars: Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Maude Apatow

Votes: 242,083

2. Forrest Gump (1994)

PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, Romance

The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field

Votes: 2,257,976 | Gross: $330.25M

3. Casino (1995)

R | 178 min | Crime, Drama

In Las Vegas, two best friends - a casino executive and a mafia enforcer - compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods

Votes: 564,138 | Gross: $42.44M

4. Don't Look Up (2021)

R | 138 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.

Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett

Votes: 601,998

5. Gangs of New York (2002)

R | 167 min | Crime, Drama

In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Broadbent

Votes: 473,065 | Gross: $77.81M

6. 13 Hours (2016)

R | 144 min | Action, Drama, History

During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale, David Denman

Votes: 160,880 | Gross: $52.85M

7. Dirty Harry (1971)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

When a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.

Directors: Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni

Votes: 168,335 | Gross: $35.90M

8. Wyatt Earp (1994)

PG-13 | 191 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, a man becomes a myth in this thrilling journey of romance, adventure, and desperate heroic action.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, David Andrews

Votes: 54,964 | Gross: $25.05M

9. Masters of Sex (2013–2016)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Drama about the pioneers of the science of human sexuality whose research touched off the sexual revolution.

Stars: Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan, Caitlin FitzGerald, Teddy Sears

Votes: 38,525

10. The Founder (2016)

PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Drama

The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.

Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini

Votes: 177,427 | Gross: $12.79M

11. Network (1976)

R | 121 min | Drama

A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall

Votes: 170,700

12. Borat (2006)

R | 84 min | Comedy

Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.

Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell, Chester

Votes: 442,245 | Gross: $128.51M

13. Wall Street (1987)

R | 126 min | Crime, Drama

An impatient young stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless, greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Tamara Tunie, Franklin Cover

Votes: 165,210 | Gross: $43.85M

14. Mississippi Burning (1988)

R | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif

Votes: 111,085 | Gross: $34.60M

15. Christmas Vacation (1989)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy

The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.

Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki

Votes: 220,153 | Gross: $71.32M

16. Capote (2005)

R | 114 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.

Director: Bennett Miller | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Catherine Keener, Allie Mickelson

Votes: 140,800 | Gross: $28.75M

17. Rollerball (1975)

Approved | 125 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Sport

In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck

Votes: 29,307 | Gross: $30.00M

18. Master Gardener (2022)

R | 111 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager.

Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Quintessa Swindell, Esai Morales

Votes: 9,986

19. A Chorus Line (1985)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Music, Musical

Hopefuls try out before a demanding director for a part in a new musical.

Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Michael Douglas, Terrence Mann, Michael Blevins, Yamil Borges

Votes: 11,644 | Gross: $14.20M

20. Assassination Nation (2018)

R | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After a malicious data hack exposes the secrets of the perpetually American town of Salem, chaos descends and four girls must fight to survive, while coping with the hack themselves.

Director: Sam Levinson | Stars: Odessa Young, Abra, Suki Waterhouse, Hari Nef

Votes: 21,763 | Gross: $1.96M

21. The Food That Built America (2019– )

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History

Food will tell the unknown stories of innovation and rivalries behind food industry tycoons Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, Henry Heinz, C.W. Post, the McDonald brothers and more.

Stars: Campbell Scott, Adam Richman, Jason Liebig, Yohuru Williams

Votes: 1,513

22. Detroit (2017)

R | 143 min | Crime, Drama, History

Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore

Votes: 55,963 | Gross: $16.79M

23. Trumbo (2015)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K.

Votes: 84,794 | Gross: $7.86M

24. Bowling for Columbine (2002)

R | 120 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende

Votes: 148,760 | Gross: $21.58M

25. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

PG | 110 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest

Votes: 21,853 | Gross: $19.65M

26. Super Size Me (2004)

PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary

While examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.

Director: Morgan Spurlock | Stars: Morgan Spurlock, Daryl Isaacs, Chemeeka Walker, Dania Abu-Rmaileh

Votes: 113,294 | Gross: $11.53M

27. Fast Food Nation (2006)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama

An examination of the health risks involved in the fast food industry as well as its environmental and social consequences.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Bruce Willis, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Wilmer Valderrama

Votes: 25,152 | Gross: $1.00M

28. Who Is America? (2018)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

Sacha Baron Cohen offers his take on America's patriotism.

Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Roy Elghanayan, Emanuela Postacchini, Gloria Sandoval

Votes: 20,392

29. Paris Is Burning (1990)

R | 78 min | Documentary

A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.

Director: Jennie Livingston | Stars: Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey, Paris Duprée

Votes: 17,616 | Gross: $3.78M

30. Woodstock (1970)

R | 184 min | Documentary, History, Music

Oscar-winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three-day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties.

Director: Michael Wadleigh | Stars: Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Roger Daltrey, Joe Cocker

Votes: 18,468 | Gross: $50.00M

31. 13th (2016)

TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales

Votes: 37,683

32. America's Funniest Home Videos (1989– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Reality-TV

Viewers from around America send in home videos with comedic moments.

Stars: Jess Harnell, Tom Bergeron, Bob Saget, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 5,766

33. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary, History

Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.

Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X

Votes: 23,509 | Gross: $7.12M

34. McCarthy (II)

Biography, Drama, History | Pre-production

A personal look at the influential former politician who rose to fame as a driving force behind anti-communist and anti-homosexual U.S. political sentiment during the Cold War.

Director: Václav Marhoul | Stars: Emilia Clarke, Michael Shannon, Dane DeHaan, Scoot McNairy

35. Pepsi, Where's My Jet? (2022– )

TV-MA | 39 min | Documentary, History

When a 20-year-old attempts to win a fighter jet in a Pepsi sweepstakes, he sets the stage for a David versus Goliath court battle for the history books.

Stars: John Leonard, Todd Hoffman, Michael Patti, Jeff Mordos

Votes: 12,351

36. Scandal Sheet (1952)

Passed | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The editor of an exploitation newspaper commits a murder and assigns his protégé to investigate hoping to divert attention away from himself.

Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John Derek, Donna Reed, Broderick Crawford, Rosemary DeCamp

Votes: 3,480

37. Rolling Thunder Revue (2019)

TV-MA | 142 min | Documentary, Biography, History

In an alchemic mix of fact and fantasy, Martin Scorsese looks back at Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour and a country ripe for reinvention.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Martin von Haselberg

Votes: 7,712

38. Baseball (1994–2010)

TV-PG | 104 min | Documentary, History, Sport

A documentary on the history of the sport with major topics including Afro-American players, player/team owner relations and the resilience of the game.

Stars: Daniel Okrent, George F. Will, John Chancellor, Doris Kearns Goodwin

Votes: 4,740

39. Roger & Me (1989)

R | 91 min | Documentary

After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Roger B. Smith, Rhonda Britton, Fred Ross

Votes: 27,516 | Gross: $6.71M

40. Detective Chinatown 2 (2018)

R | 121 min | Action, Comedy, Mystery

Tang and Qin team up to solve a murder in New York's Chinatown.

Director: Sicheng Chen | Stars: Haoran Liu, Baoqiang Wang, Yang Xiao, Natasha Liu Bordizzo

Votes: 3,161 | Gross: $1.98M

41. The Century of the Self (2002)

59 min | Documentary

A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.

Stars: Adam Curtis, Robert Reich, Ann Bernays, Alfred Pritz

Votes: 6,361

42. Studio 54 (2018)

TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary, History, Music

The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub.

Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Ian Schrager, Steve Rubell, Donald Rubell, Neil Schlesinger

Votes: 3,542 | Gross: $0.20M

43. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

R | 127 min | Documentary, Crime, History

An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, William Black, Jimmy Carter, Elijah Cummings

Votes: 43,872 | Gross: $14.36M

44. Howl (2010)

R | 84 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit

Votes: 13,408 | Gross: $0.62M

45. Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! (2017)

PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary

Morgan Spurlock reignites his battle with the food industry - this time from behind the register - as he opens his own fast food restaurant.

Director: Morgan Spurlock | Stars: Morgan Spurlock, Jonathan Buttram, Doug Brown, Bobby Flay

Votes: 5,524

46. Hemingway (2021– )

TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, Biography

Explore the painstaking process through which Hemingway created some of the most important works of fiction in American letters.

Stars: Peter Coyote, Jeff Daniels, Edna O'Brien, Michael Kitakis

Votes: 1,618

47. The American Barbecue Showdown (2020– )

TV-G | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Food competition that follows the country's best backyard smokers and competitive barbecuers as they compete for the title of American Barbecue Champion.

Stars: Lyric Lewis, Rutledge Wood, Kevin Bludso, Melissa Cookston

Votes: 1,739

48. Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)

TV-14 | 104 min | Documentary

The biography of renowned actor Rock Hudson is examined in this relevant investigation of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity, from his public "ladies' man" character to his private life as a gay man.

Director: Stephen Kijak | Stars: Rock Hudson, Roy Scherer, Ken Hodge, Richard Hodge

Votes: 1,326

49. Jazz (2001)

108 min | Documentary, History, Music

A survey of the musical form's history and major talents.

Stars: Keith David, Wynton Marsalis, Gary Giddins, Delroy Lindo

Votes: 2,499

50. Monterey Pop (1968)

Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, History, Music

A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.

Director: D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Ravi Shankar, Country Joe McDonald

Votes: 4,927 | Gross: $0.00M