Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "asking-for-directions"

1. Promising Young Woman (2020)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Nothing in Cassie's life is what it appears to be - she's wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she's living a secret double life. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.

Director: Emerald Fennell | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown

Votes: 212,076

2. Toy Story (1995)

G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom.

Director: John Lasseter | Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney

Votes: 1,069,796 | Gross: $191.80M

3. Under the Skin (I) (2013)

R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery.

Director: Jonathan Glazer | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay, Dougie McConnell

Votes: 158,407 | Gross: $2.61M

4. Game Night (I) (2018)

R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery when the shady brother of one of them is seemingly kidnapped by dangerous gangsters.

Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein | Stars: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan

Votes: 255,957 | Gross: $69.18M

5. Vacation (1983)

R | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy

The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.

Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid

Votes: 120,219 | Gross: $61.40M

6. The Birds (1963)

PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette

Votes: 204,741 | Gross: $11.40M

7. Good Time (2017)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.

Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Buddy Duress

Votes: 140,459 | Gross: $2.03M

8. The Borrowers (1997)

PG | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A secret family of four-inch people living inside the walls of a house must save their home from an evil real estate developer.

Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Mark Williams, Celia Imrie

Votes: 23,635 | Gross: $22.36M

9. Alice in Wonderland (1999 TV Movie)

PG | 150 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Alice falls down a rabbit hole, and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.

Director: Nick Willing | Stars: Tina Majorino, Whoopi Goldberg, Robbie Coltrane, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 8,877

10. Emelie (2015)

Not Rated | 82 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A couple's replacement babysitter turns out to be more than they bargained for when she subjects their kids to a series of twisted activities.

Director: Michael Thelin | Stars: Sarah Bolger, Joshua Rush, Carly Adams, Thomas Bair

Votes: 15,142

11. Mikey and Nicky (1976)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama

Nicky is on the run from the mob, and he turns to old pal Mikey for help.

Director: Elaine May | Stars: Rose Arrick, Carol Grace, William Hickey, Sanford Meisner

Votes: 7,227

12. The Love Factor (1969)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A race of sexy women from Angvia, a planet in another dimension, comes to Earth to kidnap women to repopulate their planet.

Director: Michael Cort | Stars: James Robertson Justice, Charles Hawtrey, Robin Hawdon, Anna Gaël

Votes: 1,023

13. The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)

G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Milo is a boy who is bored with life. One day he comes home to find a toll booth in his room. Having nothing better to do, he gets in his toy car and drives through - only to emerge in a world full of adventure.

Directors: Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow, Dave Monahan | Stars: Butch Patrick, Hans Conried, Mel Blanc, Daws Butler

Votes: 3,543

14. Peyton Place (1957)

Approved | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A peaceful New England town hides secrets and scandals.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Arthur Kennedy

Votes: 6,622 | Gross: $25.60M

15. The Haunted Palace (1963)

Not Rated | 87 min | Horror

Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Vincent Price, Debra Paget, Lon Chaney Jr., Frank Maxwell

Votes: 8,476 | Gross: $2.62M

16. The City of the Dead (1960)

PG-13 | 76 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during her stay at an eerie inn, she discovers a startling secret about the town and its inhabitants.

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee, Tom Naylor

Votes: 8,530

17. Is Paris Burning? (1966)

Approved | 173 min | Drama, History, War

August 1944. The Allies are approaching Paris and resistance groups within the city start to plan an uprising against the Germans. However, Hitler wants the city destroyed if it looks like the Allies will take it.

Director: René Clément | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, Jean-Pierre Cassel

Votes: 5,203

18. Suddenly (1954)

Unrated | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill nearby the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Nancy Gates

Votes: 7,381 | Gross: $1.40M

19. Big Bad Wolf (2006)

R | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

After being attacked by a werewolf, a teenager believing it may have been his stepfather attempts to expose him.

Director: Lance W. Dreesen | Stars: Trevor Duke-Moretz, Kimberly J. Brown, Richard Tyson, Sarah Aldrich

Votes: 2,810

20. Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2015)

Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy, Romance

An attraction forms when a Chinese American girl visiting Hong Kong for the first time meets an American expat who shows her the way, but timing may not quite be on their side. A ... See full summary »

Director: Emily Ting | Stars: Jamie Chung, Bryan Greenberg, Richard Ng, Sarah Lian

Votes: 6,215

21. Duffle Bag Boy (2024)

Action, Adventure, Crime

Lost and forgotten, a homeless veteran hitchhikes his way into becoming an outlaw and goes to war with the kingpin of a criminal empire.

Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Alexander Raye Pimentel, James Anthony Perez, Cheryce Livingston, Don Tempesta

Votes: 25

22. Munster, Go Home! (1966)

Approved | 96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The Munsters travel to England after Herman discovers he's the new Lord of the Munster Hall.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick

Votes: 3,055

23. What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970)

X | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy

From Candid Cameraman Allen Funt comes a hysterical feature films that tells and shows all. Witness America's response to one of the most titillating stunts of all time in this hilarious expose of sex and society.

Director: Allen Funt | Stars: Joie Addison, Laura Huston, Martin Meyers, Karil Daniels

Votes: 576 | Gross: $0.16M

24. Casablanca Beats (2021)

101 min | Crime, Drama, Music

Anas, a former rapper, is employed in a cultural centre. Encouraged by their new teacher, the students will try to free themselves from the weight of traditions to live their passion and express themselves through hip hop culture.

Director: Nabil Ayouch | Stars: Anas Basbousi, Ismail Adouab, Zineb Boujemaa, Meryem Nekkach

Votes: 566

25. Carry on Constable (1960)

86 min | Comedy

With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. They manage to totally wreck the operations of the police force and let plenty of criminals get away.

Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Eric Barker, Kenneth Connor

Votes: 2,823

26. The Color Out of Space (2010)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A boy, looking for his missing father, travels to Germany and uncovers a haunting legacy that a meteorite left behind in the area. Based on H.P. Lovecraft's short novel "The Color Out of Space."

Director: Huân Vu | Stars: Paul Dorsch, Jürgen Heimüller, Ingo Heise, Philipp Jacobs

Votes: 1,767

27. The Deluge (1974)

287 min | Adventure, History, Romance

During the 1655 war between Protestant Sweden and Catholic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth some Polish-Lithuanian nobles side with Swedish king Charles X Gustav while others side with the Polish king Jan Kazimierz.

Director: Jerzy Hoffman | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Malgorzata Braunek, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Kazimierz Wichniarz

Votes: 3,190

28. Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)

93 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

Jan is a decent, boring man, living a decent, boring life as a rocket designer. When his adventurous twin brother dies in a breakfast accident, Jan decides to impersonate him, unwittingly becoming a part of a Nazi time travel conspiracy.

Director: Jindrich Polák | Stars: Petr Kostka, Jirí Sovák, Vladimír Mensík, Vlastimil Brodský

Votes: 1,473

29. The Girl with a Pistol (1968)

M | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Sicilian woman "dishonored" by her lover goes to England with a pistol intending to murder him.

Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Monica Vitti, Stanley Baker, Corin Redgrave, Anthony Booth

Votes: 1,727

30. The Great Journey (2004)

Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Romance

Reda, a young French-Moroccan guy and his old father drive from the south of France to Mecca in order for the father to do his pilgrimage. At first distant, they gradually learn to know each other.

Director: Ismaël Ferroukhi | Stars: Nicolas Cazalé, Mohamed Majd, Jacky Nercessian, Ghina Ognianova

Votes: 2,572

31. A Single Rider (2017)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama

A man who has lost everything in his life travels to Australia in search of his family.

Director: Lee Joo-young | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Kong Hyo-jin, Sohee, Jack Campbell

Votes: 1,017

32. Sharaabi (1984)

180 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A workaholic businessman neglects his only son after his wife's death. The son grows up to be a rebellious alcoholic.

Director: Prakash Mehra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Prada, Ranjeet Bedi, Pran Sikand

Votes: 3,120

33. Catcalls (2017)

Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Horror

A man cruises around late at night looking for something. He pulls in to ask two young girls for directions - only to flash them to get a cheap thrill. Unfortunately, he has picked the ... See full summary »

Director: Kate Dolan | Stars: Martin O'Sullivan, Cesca Saunders, Edel Murphy, Sarah Kinlen

Votes: 310

34. Naturellement (2002)

28 min | Short, Comedy

A modest and run-of-the mill early-middle aged couple, Sandra and Benoit, travel to a vacation house in southern France, to spend some holidays with friends. When they arrive, they find ... See full summary »

Director: Christophe Le Masne | Stars: Nanou Garcia, Christophe Le Masne, Ese Brume, Sophie Cadot

Votes: 73

35. Under the Rainbow (2013)

112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Laura is still waiting for Prince Charming at the age of 24. So when Sandro appears at a party, exactly like her Prince would in her dreams, she thinks she's found the right one. But then ... See full summary »

Director: Agnès Jaoui | Stars: Agathe Bonitzer, Agnès Jaoui, Arthur Dupont, Jean-Pierre Bacri

Votes: 1,436

36. There Auto Be a Law (1953)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

This documentary-style cartoon tells of the development of the automobile in America and the comical effects of cars, traffic, and road design on various kinds of people.

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Daws Butler, Stan Freberg

Votes: 146

37. George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? (1988 TV Special)

TV-MA | 61 min | Documentary, Comedy

George Carlin changes his act by bringing politics into the act, but also talks about the People he can do without, Keeping People Alert, and Cars and Driving part 2.

Directors: Bruce Gowers, Rocco Urbisci | Stars: George Carlin, Robert N. Altman, Lloyd Lindsay Young

Votes: 2,110

38. Mag-toning muna tayo (1981)

Comedy

THIS COMEDY TRIO THIS TIME POKES FUN AT PSYCHICS, ENGAGES IN LESS SLAPSTICKS, AND PAYS MORE ATTENTION TO PLOT ELEMENTS.

Director: Mike Relon Makiling | Stars: Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey De Leon, Margie Braza

Votes: 20

39. Los pequeños gigantes (1960)

Approved | 87 min | Documentary, Drama, Romance

Little league champions of a perfect game.

Director: Hugo Butler | Stars: Ángel Macías, Francisco Aguilar, Claudio Brook, Baltasar Charles

Votes: 58

40. Khoroshyi, pohanyi, zlyi (2013)

5 min | Documentary, Short

Captured during the events of Euromaidan revolution in Kyiv, Ukraine, an expressive argument looks like something out of the movie by Sergio Leone.

Director: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

41. Pokác feat. Jakub Ondra: Hrdinský cin (2017 Music Video)

4 min | Comedy, Music

A tragicomic story about a misunderstanding caused by a language barrier.

Director: Jakub Mahdal | Stars: Jan Pokorný, Jakub Ondra

Votes: 16

42. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Andy's English Valet (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

When cultures clash, cars crash, and Andy's home becomes his castle as he engages the employment of a bicycle-touring Englishman who must work off an unfortunately-earned debt.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 371

43. Becker (1998–2004)
Episode: Small Wonder (2001)

TV-PG | Comedy

Becker takes an out-of-shape patient to a gym to work out. The man has a heart attack and sues Becker. Linda suspects that people think she's dumb because she has dyed her hair blonde.

Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Ted Danson, Terry Farrell, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith

Votes: 110

44. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024)
Episode: Porno Gil (2000)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy

A bizarre chain of events starts with Larry accidentally being invited to have dinner with a former porno star, Gil, (Bob Odenkirk). The party turns out to be one disaster after another ... See full summary »

Director: Robert B. Weide | Stars: Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Bob Odenkirk

Votes: 2,806

45. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: Burying a Grudge (1994)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Artie Walsh, Martin's estranged old partner, is in the hospital, and Frasier tries to heal the rift between them.

Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 956

46. Goodnight Sweetheart (1993–2016)
Episode: Rites of Passage (1993)

Not Rated | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

TV repairman, Gary Sparrow, takes a wrong turn on the way to his next assignment.

Director: Robin Nash | Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Dervla Kirwan, Michelle Holmes, David Ryall

Votes: 111

47. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: Oliver's Double (1970)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

An embezzler who's a dead ringer for Oliver hides out in Pixley with his wife until the heat is off. Eb spots the crook kissing his moll and assumes it's Oliver cheating on "Mom." Haney ... See full summary »

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester

Votes: 85

48. Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode: You're Driving Me Crazy, You're Driving Me Nuts (1993)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family

In Tool Time: Tim and Al have built a wooden home entertainment center rack. To which Tim has made "a little adjustment" that was not in the original plan. At home: Tim and Jill are going ... See full summary »

Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Taran Noah Smith

Votes: 271

49. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: You'll Never Get Rich (1985)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

George, Louise and Florence go to Atlantic City, NJ. The 3 have different experiences. Louise trying to be 'star struck' but striking out. Florence's hot streak and George...is unbelievable.

Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Votes: 69

50. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: Fran Gets Mugged (1995)

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

An valuable Shakespearian document is taken from Fran when she is mugged in New York's Central Park.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 352