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

1. Casino Royale (2006)

PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright

Votes: 694,795 | Gross: $167.45M

2. Berserk (1997–1998)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.

Stars: Marc Diraison, Nobutoshi Canna, Carrie Keranen, Kevin T. Collins

Votes: 53,257

3. The Borgias (2011–2013)

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, History

In the fifteenth century, Pope Alexander VI tries to control all power in Italy with the help of his several sons, through murder, intrigue, war, and marriage alliances.

Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Peter Sullivan

Votes: 53,958

4. All My Children (1970–2011)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Mystery

Set in the fictional East Coast suburb Pine Valley, this show is the decades-old, risk-taking soap that centers around Erica Kane and her long line of husbands.

Stars: Susan Lucci, David Canary, Michael E. Knight, Cameron Mathison

Votes: 3,263

5. The Last King of Scotland (2006)

R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington

Votes: 196,081 | Gross: $17.61M

6. Black Book (2006)

R | 145 min | Drama, Thriller, War

In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.

Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn

Votes: 80,526 | Gross: $4.40M

7. Notorious (1946)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance

The daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern

Votes: 107,304 | Gross: $10.46M

8. White as Snow (2019)

112 min | Comedy, Drama

Claire, a beautiful young woman works at her late father's hotel that is now managed by her evil stepmother Maud. Claire unwittingly sparks uncontrollable jealousy in Maud, whose young ... See full summary »

Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Lou de Laâge, Isabelle Huppert, Charles Berling, Damien Bonnard

Votes: 1,537

9. Mahabharat (2013–2014)

20 min | Drama, History, War

The mother of all wars, the epitome of all rivalries, the cauldron of emotions, insecurities, jealousies, and power play - Mahabharat.

Stars: Saurabh Raj Jain, Shaheer Sheikh, Pooja Sharma, Aham Sharma

Votes: 11,341

10. Man's Best Friend (1993)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A genetically engineered dog escapes from the science facility where it was created. A family takes it in unaware of its deadly instincts which soon emerge. The scientist who created the dog tries to find it before its too late.

Director: John Lafia | Stars: Ally Sheedy, Lance Henriksen, Robert Costanzo, Fredric Lehne

Votes: 4,894 | Gross: $12.97M

11. Women in Cages (1971)

R | 81 min | Action, Crime, Drama

American women prisoners in a foreign country. Sex and action.

Director: Gerardo de Leon | Stars: Judith Brown, Roberta Collins, Jennifer Gan, Pam Grier

Votes: 1,939

12. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

Passed | 80 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, a beast that may be stalking a young heir on the fog-shrouded moorland that makes up his estate.

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie

Votes: 11,689

13. The Man Who Died (2022– )

258 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Jaakko, a mushroom entrepreneur, finds out too late that he has been fatally slow-poisoned by persons unknown. He sets out to find the culprits before he dies.

Stars: Jussi Vatanen, Eiji Mihara, Saara Kotkaniemi, Sara Soulié

Votes: 327

14. The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)

GP | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Two journalists try to solve a series of murders connected to a pharmaceutical company's secret experiments, becoming targets of the killer themselves.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak, Pier Paolo Capponi

Votes: 13,033

15. Cría Cuervos (1976)

PG | 105 min | Drama

In the twilight of Francisco Franco's dictatorship, an 8-year-old orphan and her two sisters find shelter in the house of their stern aunt and try their best to acclimatize to a new reality. Can they summon up the courage to grow up?

Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Ana Torrent, Conchita Pérez, Mayte Sanchez, Geraldine Chaplin

Votes: 11,406

16. Andaz Apna Apna (1994)

Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

Two slackers competing for the affections of an heiress inadvertently become her protectors from an evil criminal.

Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor

Votes: 55,277

17. The Missionary (1982)

R | 90 min | Comedy

In the early 20th Century, devout Reverend Charles Fortesque returns to England from his missionary work in Africa and, despite plans to marry his childhood sweetheart, receives a most unusual assignment: minister to the local prostitutes.

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott

Votes: 2,591 | Gross: $7.24M

18. Lady of Burlesque (1943)

Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery

After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before he strikes again.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea, J. Edward Bromberg, Iris Adrian

Votes: 2,782

19. Namak Halaal (1982)

171 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Brought up by his grandfather, Arjun Singh moves to the city in search of a new job and life. While in the city he meets Bhairon, who helps him find a job as a singer in a 5-star hotel owned by Raja.

Director: Prakash Mehra | Stars: Waheeda Rehman, Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Smita Patil

Votes: 2,822

20. Mélo (1986)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Romance

In Paris in the 1920s, a concert violinist meets and falls in love with a stylish young flapper who's the wife of an old friend. Romaine instigates the affair with Marcel, and carries it ... See full summary »

Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Sabine Azéma, Fanny Ardant, Pierre Arditi, André Dussollier

Votes: 1,838

21. Home for the Holidays (1972 TV Movie)

73 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

An ailing man summons his four daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him.

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Sally Field, Jill Haworth, Julie Harris, Eleanor Parker

Votes: 1,337

22. Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006)

150 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Four runaway crooks take shelter in a bungalow which is owned by a blind couple.

Director: Rohit Shetty | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Sharman Joshi, Tusshar Kapoor

Votes: 18,982

23. Guardian Angel (1994 Video)

R | 97 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A wealthy playboy hires an attractive woman detective, turned bodyguard, to protect him from a psychotic seductress; the same woman who killed the detective's lover just months before.

Director: Richard W. Munchkin | Stars: Cynthia Rothrock, Daniel McVicar, Lydie Denier, Marshall R. Teague

Votes: 524 | Gross: $0.25M

24. Requiem for a Killer (2011)

91 min | Thriller

Lucrèce, the best killer in the business, accepts a final job: eliminate an opera singer who threatens the interests of a corporation. She's hired as a contralto for a festival her target is singing in, but things don't happen as planned.

Director: Jérôme Le Gris | Stars: Mélanie Laurent, Clovis Cornillac, Tchéky Karyo, Xavier Gallais

Votes: 1,414

25. Betrayal of the Dove (1993)

R | 93 min | Crime, Thriller

A tangled web of deception and crime. Ellie and her daughter Autumn are in danger, but from who and why they don't know.

Director: Strathford Hamilton | Stars: Helen Slater, Billy Zane, Kelly LeBrock, Alan Thicke

Votes: 550

26. Lucrèce Borgia (1953)

Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Drama, History

In the early 16th century, Italy is ruled by the powerful Borgia family, led by César Borgia and his sister Lucrètè. In a ruthless power play, César plots to have his sister's husband ... See full summary »

Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Martine Carol, Pedro Armendáriz, Valentine Tessier, Arnoldo Foà

Votes: 205

27. Minnaram (1994)

150 min | Comedy, Drama

Bobby leads a carefree life until his former lover arrives at his place with a baby girl claiming she is his daughter. However, Bobby must find the truth behind her claims.

Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Shobana, Thilakan, Lalu Alex

Votes: 1,347

28. Simha (2010)

Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Drama

A Tale of Father and Son who brings down Injustice in their reign.

Director: Boyapati Srinu | Stars: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayanthara, Sneha Ullal, Namitha

Votes: 2,089

29. The Saint Strikes Back (1939)

Passed | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Simon Templar, the Saint, travels to San Francisco to solve crime mysteries within the police department.

Director: John Farrow | Stars: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale, Jerome Cowan

Votes: 1,084

30. L'éternel retour (1943)

107 min | Drama, Romance

This is a retelling of Tristan and Isolde, set in 1940s France. The script was written by Jean Cocteau.

Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Madeleine Sologne, Jean Marais, Jean Murat, Junie Astor

Votes: 619

31. The Nurse (2018– )

45 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller

A wealthy and influential family hires Katya as a nurse for a dying father. Most unexpectedly, the young woman becomes his closest confidant and the only person in his life whom he can ... See full summary »

Stars: Natalia Balyasova, Lyubava Greshnova, Yury Belyayev, Mikhail Kukuyuk

Votes: 30

32. Nadodi Mannan (1958)

220 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A wanderer/revolutionary is a dead ringer for a monarch, and takes his place.

Director: M.G. Ramachandran | Stars: M.G. Ramachandran, P.S. Veerappa, M.N. Nambiar, M.G. Chakrapani

Votes: 121

33. Grin and Share It (1957)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Butch and Droopy have equal shares in a gold mine. When they finally strike gold, Butch tries to make his share more equal by doing away with Droopy, with no success.

Director: Michael Lah | Star: Bill Thompson

Votes: 276

34. Tristan und Isolde (1983 TV Movie)

245 min | Drama, Romance, Music

Wagner's opera in 3 acts is set in legendary Brittany and Cornwall, with a tragic love story that revolves around the themes of love, night, and death. Isolde is being brought from Ireland ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle | Stars: René Kollo, Matti Salminen, Johanna Meier, Hermann Becht

Votes: 57

35. Le petit roi (1933)

80 min | Comedy, Drama

In an imaginary country, Michel VIII is still a child but he is to reign when his time comes. Revolution threatens and the young monarch's entourage lies to him and even tries to get rid of him.

Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Robert Lynen, Arlette Marchal, Béatrice Bretty, Jean Toulout

Votes: 72

36. Fever Dream (2017)

27 min | Short, Action, Adventure

An insane artist tries to protect his secret weapon in a chase through time and space.

Director: John Torreano | Stars: Patrick Shapiro, Nathan Emley, John Hey, Mike LeBlanc

37. Zbrodnia lorda Artura Savile'a (1968 TV Movie)

27 min | Mystery

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Director: Witold Lesiewicz | Stars: Andrzej Lapicki, Seweryna Broniszówna, Maria Ciesielska, Maria Homerska

Votes: 31

38. MacGyver (1985–1992)
Episode: Good Knight MacGyver: Part 1 (1991)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

While researching his family's genealogy, MacGyver discovers that his family name was disgraced during the Middle Ages. He is then knocked unconscious and, not surprisingly, is transported ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Time Winters, Christopher Collet

Votes: 304

39. Supergirl (2015–2021)
Episode: The Quest for Peace (2019)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Lex Luthor descends upon Washington, D.C. and summons Lena and Lillian to the White House; When Supergirl realizes she has the one last chance to stop Lex, she turns to the power of the press to help.

Director: Jesse Warn | Stars: Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Katie McGrath

Votes: 1,352

40. My Life Is Murder (2019– )
Episode: Fake Empire (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When a clairvoyant contacts the police about a murder, offering details that have never been released to the public, Alexa jumps at the opportunity to prove that clairvoyants are frauds.

Director: Mat King | Stars: Lucy Lawless, Bernard Curry, Ebony Vagulans, Alex Andreas

Votes: 193

41. NOS4A2 (2019–2020)
Episode: The Hourglass (2020)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Maggie puts herself in danger while attempting to take a dark, strong creative off the board.

Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper | Stars: Ashleigh Cummings, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jahkara Smith, Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Votes: 235

42. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode: Grilled (2009)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Walt's disappearance is met with investigation by both his wife and Hank, as Tuco Salamanca intends to leave town with his kidnapped cooks.

Director: Charles Haid | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris

Votes: 30,845

43. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Miscarriage of Justice (2009)

TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A respected congressman faces trial for murder, but a suicide and confession during the trial cast new doubt on his guilt.

Director: Louis Shaw Milito | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 686

44. Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984–1985)
Episode: Zarkon is Dying (1984)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Lotor approaches Haggar's rival Zandra to give him a weapon and is supplied with a potion that will transform plants into monsters, just before Zarkon suffers a terrible disease. Haggar ... See full summary »

Stars: Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Peter Cullen, Neil Ross

Votes: 26

45. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Broken Promises (2000)

TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, Crime

When Russ Stager, a popular gym teacher, is found dead of what appears to be an accidental gunshot wound, his family becomes suspicious. They think his wife may have planned his murder. ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Monahan | Stars: Peter Thomas, Eugene Bishop, R.D. Buchanana, Ethan Cadoff

Votes: 111

46. World War Weird (2017– )
Episode: Episode #3.6 (2019)

Documentary, History, War

A program set up by the Special Operations Executive, the forerunner to MI6, to undermine German and Japanese officers by spraying them with a foul-smelling substance.

Director: Mike Ibeji | Stars: Guy Walters, Alexandra Churchill, Martin K.A. Morgan, Klint Janulis

47. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Better Off Dead (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The CSIs dig to find the truth about how a recent shootout at a gun store might connect to a young woman who may have committed suicide.

Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 661

48. C.B. Strike (2017– )
Episode: Troubled Blood: Part 4 (2022)

TV-MA | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Strike realises that Margot's killer is responsible for many other murders that have gone undetected, and lays a trap.

Director: Susan Tully | Stars: Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Samuel Oatley, Anna Calder-Marshall

Votes: 660

49. Ninja Scroll: The Series (2003)
Episode: Amayodori (2003)

TV-MA | Animation, Action, Adventure

Jubei gets attacked and poisoned. He meets a boy and his mother and cure him. But he finds out that the monster that poisoned him can take different bodies.

Directors: Tatsuyuki Nagai, Tatsuo Satô | Stars: Rikiya Koyama, Maria Kawamura, Motoko Kumai, Kôji Ishii

Votes: 30

50. CSI: Miami (2002–2012)
Episode: By the Book (2011)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The team investigates the bizarre death of a housekeeper in the island mansion that belongs to a famed vampire novelist.

Director: Gina Lamar | Stars: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Jonathan Togo, Rex Linn

Votes: 286