Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "begins-with-a-dream"

1. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.

Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg

Votes: 378,188 | Gross: $220.16M

2. Orphan (2009)

R | 123 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder

Votes: 252,435 | Gross: $41.60M

3. The Cell (2000)

R | 107 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi

An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.

Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colton James

Votes: 109,115 | Gross: $61.33M

4. The Wind Rises (2013)

PG-13 | 126 min | Animation, Biography, Drama

Jiro Horikoshi studies assiduously to fulfill his aim of becoming an aeronautical engineer. As WWII begins, fighter aircraft designed by him end up getting used by the Japanese Empire against its foes.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Masahiko Nishimura

Votes: 98,795 | Gross: $5.21M

5. A Goofy Movie (1995)

G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When Max makes a preposterous promise to a girl he has a crush on, his chances to fulfilling it seem hopeless when he is dragged onto a cross-country trip with his embarrassing father, Goofy.

Director: Kevin Lima | Stars: Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Jim Cummings, Kellie Martin

Votes: 62,736 | Gross: $35.35M

6. Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

PG-13 | 89 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller

Chief Brody's widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, Mario Van Peebles, Karen Young

Votes: 49,565 | Gross: $20.76M

7. 2:22 (2017)

PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A man's life is derailed when an ominous pattern of events repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending at precisely 2:22 p.m.

Director: Paul Currie | Stars: Michiel Huisman, Teresa Palmer, Sam Reid, John Waters

Votes: 25,658

8. The Education of Fredrick Fitzell (2020)

R | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

After a chance encounter with a man forgotten from his youth, Fred literally and metaphorically journeys into his past.

Director: Christopher MacBride | Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Liisa Repo-Martell, Maika Monroe, Hannah Gross

Votes: 7,115

9. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)

PG-13 | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.

Directors: Mike Judge, Mike de Seve, Brian Mulroney, Yvette Kaplan | Stars: Mike Judge, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Cloris Leachman

Votes: 60,470 | Gross: $63.12M

10. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)

R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, Perry Lopez

Votes: 11,118 | Gross: $6.88M

11. On Body and Soul (2017)

Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

When slaughterhouse workers Endre and Mária discover they share the same dreams, where they meet in a forest as deer and fall in love, they decide to make their dreams come true, but it's difficult in real life.

Director: Ildikó Enyedi | Stars: Alexandra Borbély, Géza Morcsányi, Réka Tenki, Zoltán Schneider

Votes: 29,887

12. Living in Oblivion (1995)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

This ultimate tribute to all independent filmmakers takes place during one day on the set of a non-budget movie.

Director: Tom DiCillo | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Danielle von Zerneck

Votes: 20,161 | Gross: $1.15M

13. Lucky in Love (2014 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When Mira's April Fool's Day tricks materialize, she finds herself promoted to the perfect job, dating the perfect man and living in the perfect home. Mira's newly upgraded life even ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Fair | Stars: Jessica Szohr, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Ryan Kennedy, Peter Benson

Votes: 1,403

14. You and the Night (2013)

Unrated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Around midnight, a young couple and their transvestite maid prepare for an orgy. Their guests will be The Slut, The Star, The Stud and The Teen.

Director: Yann Gonzalez | Stars: Kate Moran, Niels Schneider, Nicolas Maury, Eric Cantona

Votes: 1,739

15. Neverwas (2005)

PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A psychiatrist searches for insight into the life of his father, who was an acclaimed children's author. But he is shocked when his journey leads him to believe that the fantasy-land his father wrote about might actually exist.

Director: Joshua Michael Stern | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, Brittany Murphy, Nick Nolte

Votes: 6,979

16. Bloody Milk (2017)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When one of his cows gets sick, a farmer will stop at nothing to save the rest of the herd.

Director: Hubert Charuel | Stars: Swann Arlaud, Sara Giraudeau, Isabelle Candelier, Bouli Lanners

Votes: 1,707

17. The House Next Door (2002)

R | 95 min | Thriller, Drama

A nightmare-prone children's book illustrator and her weak-willed husband move next door to an ex-marine bar owner and his timid wife. A gunshot and a backyard burial lead the artist to suspect murder.

Director: Joey Travolta | Stars: James Russo, Theresa Russell, Sean Young, A.J. Cook

Votes: 805

18. Rosa's Wedding (2020)

97 min | Comedy

About to turn 45, Rosa realises that she's always lived her life to serve everyone else, so she decides to leave it all behind, take charge of her life, and fulfill her dream of starting her own business

Director: Icíar Bollaín | Stars: Candela Peña, Sergi López, Nathalie Poza, Ramón Barea

Votes: 2,027

19. Weekend Warriors (2021)

93 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A fun camping trip turns into a desperate fight for survival after two kids witness a horrific event in the wild. They have to endure the elements and wildlife and they must also find a way to reach civilization before it's too late.

Directors: Brett Bortle, Ritchie Greer | Stars: Jack Gross, Juliet Rusche, Daniel de Weldon, Amber Wegner

Votes: 186

20. Alfons Zitterbacke (2019)

93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Clumsy peculiar pupil Alfons Zitterbacke dreams of being an astronaut and wreaks havoc anywhere he goes but against all odds wants to proof everyone who is teasing him wrong especially his father who wants him to be more of a 'normal' kid.

Director: Mark Schlichter | Stars: Tilman Döbler, Alexandra Maria Lara, Devid Striesow, Leopold Ferdinand Schill

Votes: 127

21. Lies My Father Told Me (1975)

PG | 102 min | Drama

A Jewish boy grows up in 1920s Montreal with a grandfather who tells stories and a father who won't work.

Director: Ján Kadár | Stars: Yossi Yadin, Len Birman, Marilyn Lightstone, Jeff Lynas

Votes: 587

22. The Minister (2011)

115 min | Drama

Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the ... See full summary »

Director: Pierre Schoeller | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Michel Blanc, Zabou Breitman, Laurent Stocker

Votes: 2,910

23. Canvas (III) (2020)

G | 9 min | Animation, Short, Drama

After suffering a loss, a painter finds his inspiration to create again.

Director: Frank E. Abney III

Votes: 3,256

24. Une époque formidable... (1991)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

A working man brutally loses both his job and his wife. He suddenly discovers poverty and is thrown in the street where he will meet tramps who will help him recover what he has lost.

Director: Gérard Jugnot | Stars: Gérard Jugnot, Richard Bohringer, Victoria Abril, Ticky Holgado

Votes: 1,400

25. A Season in France (2017)

100 min | Drama

An African high school teacher flees his war-torn country for France, where he falls in love with a Frenchwoman who offers a roof for him and his family.

Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Stars: Eriq Ebouaney, Sandrine Bonnaire, Aalayna Lys, Ibrahim Burama Darboe

Votes: 599

26. Litan (1982)

88 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Nora and Jock arrive in the strange village of Litan during the Festival of the Dead.

Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky | Stars: Marie-José Nat, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Nino Ferrer, Marisa Muxen

Votes: 476

27. All I Want for Christmas (2007 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 86 min | Family, Romance

Anxious to help his struggling widowed mom, Sara, 10-year-old Jessie enters a national video contest. But Jessie's winning entry, "All I Want for Christmas is a Husband for my Mom," has ... See full summary »

Director: Harvey Frost | Stars: Gail O'Grady, Greg Germann, Robert Mailhouse, Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak

Votes: 1,148

28. Mega Man X4 (1997 Video Game)

K-A | Action, Adventure, Mystery

A Reploid Army declares war on the human race after being labeled as Mavericks, so X and Zero fight their way to stop this uprising and discover who is behind this.

Stars: Kentarô Itô, Ryôtarô Okiayu, Ryûzaburô Ôtomo, Jin Yamanoi

Votes: 440

29. News from Planet Mars (2016)

Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

Philippe Mars is a pleasant 40-something whose meeting with a psychotic college friend who is in search of love profoundly changes his life.

Director: Dominik Moll | Stars: François Damiens, Vincent Macaigne, Veerle Baetens, Jeanne Guittet

Votes: 1,346

30. L'affaire Marcorelle (2000)

96 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

François Marcorelle, an investigation magistrate in Chambéry, finds himself in the room of a young Polish girl that he met in a restaurant.

Director: Serge Le Péron | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Irène Jacob, Mathieu Amalric, Philippe Khorsand

Votes: 187

31. Becker (1998–2004)
Episode: Daytime Believer (2003)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

After a series of romantic dreams about Chris, John realizes he still has feelings for her but wonders if she feels the same way about him. After Linda is involved in an accident on her way... See full summary »

Director: Chris Brougham | Stars: Ted Danson, Nancy Travis, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith

Votes: 87

32. The Bionic Woman (1976–1978)
Episode: The Ghosthunter (1976)

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

Jamie poses as a governess to Amanda Cory who seems to be haunted by her mother's ghost. The supernatural disruptions are prohibiting Amanda's father to complete his OSI funded experiments.

Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Paul Shenar, Kristy McNichol

Votes: 131

33. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode: Twenty-One Is the Loneliest Number (2005)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama

Since Rory was a tyke, the Gilmore girls have planned her 21st birthday: in Atlantic City, sipping martinis, playing 21. But with the estrangement, Emily plans the birthday party -and it's soooo not Atlantic City.

Director: Robert Berlinger | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson

Votes: 757

34. The Pretender (1996–2000)
Episode: Red Rock Jarod (1998)

TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

When Jarod gets a message from Sydney, to meet him at a small town. But when he arrives and asks for him, everyone in town acts strange. Eventually he is arrested by the Sheriff who then ... See full summary »

Director: Frederick King Keller | Stars: Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, James Denton

Votes: 151

35. The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Episode: Calling All Cars (2002)

TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama

Tony's dreams seem to tell him where his life is headed, but he still feels as though he's out of control.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Dominic Chianese

Votes: 6,262

36. Thriller (1960–1962)
Episode: An Attractive Family (1962)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Family that kills together seeks to stay together in style, by icing the heir of one of their victims, before she comes into her inheritance. If the heiress audits the books, she'll ... See full summary »

Director: John Brahm | Stars: Boris Karloff, Richard Long, Leo G. Carroll, Otto Kruger

Votes: 158

37. The Gift (1997)
Episode: The Mobile Clone (1997)

Adventure, Drama, Family

The kids are trying to adjust to life without Raff and Enzo when they are visited by Madam Rosa - in the flesh.

Director: Alicia Walsh | Stars: Gillian Alexy, Joseph Atherden, Kate Beahan, Khan Best

38. The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode: 20,000 Leagues Under the Street (1991)

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

Peter gets frantic when Ray receives an ant farm through the mail. Things become worse when the spirit of the long-dead Egyptian Insect God, Apshai captures Peter.

Director: Stan Phillips | Stars: Dave Coulier, Buster Jones, Maurice LaMarche, Kath Soucie

Votes: 56

39. New Amsterdam (2018–2023)
Episode: Preventable (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama

Max is forced to reckon with his diagnosis in a new way as things become more difficult for him; Reynolds is forced to address what could have gone wrong in a recent surgery.

Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Ryan Eggold, Janet Montgomery, Freema Agyeman, Jocko Sims

Votes: 722

40. Queen Sugar (2016–2022)
Episode: Face Speckled (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama

Remy decides to leave town. Davis turns to Charley on how to deal with the fallout of Nova's book. The clinic is raided by ICE agents. Ralph Angel has to explain paternity to Blue.

Director: Heidi Saman | Stars: Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe, Omar J. Dorsey

Votes: 45

41. Kuntergrau (2015– )
Episode: Episode #3.3 (2020)

Not Rated | Drama

Not available for his friends, Marcel bumps into 18-year-old Felix, while running from reality. Felix's fear of being HIV positive gives Marcel another excuse not to face Leopold's fate by ... See full summary »

Director: Kai Kreuser | Stars: Fabian Freistühler, Daniel Kosic, Marcel Meyer, Moustafa Tarraf

Votes: 11

42. The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020–2021)
Episode: Truth or Dare (2020)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

While the group searches for something to advance their quest, one of them recalls their struggles in the early days of the apocalypse. A game of truth or dare brings emotions to the surface.

Director: Michael Cudlitz | Stars: Aliyah Royale, Alexa Mansour, Hal Cumpston, Nicolas Cantu

Votes: 1,440

43. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: The River Styx, Part I (2019)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The team splits to investigate an Apollyon plot. Pride goes to assist a fallen friend whilst the Team investigates a leak.

Director: James Hayman | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Vanessa Ferlito, Necar Zadegan

Votes: 248

44. Cobra Kai (2018–2024)
Episode: Obstáculos (2021)

TV-14 | 29 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Daniel spends some father-daughter time with a traumatized Sam. Johnny plans to form a new karate dojo but struggles to come up with a cool name.

Director: Jennifer Celotta | Stars: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña

Votes: 3,556

45. How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (2019– )
Episode: Life's Not Fair, Get Used to It (2019)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Lisa lands in trouble with her parents. Moritz reprograms MyTems into an online drug store and tries to make amends to Lenny.

Director: Lars Montag | Stars: Maximilian Mundt, Danilo Kamperidis, Lena Klenke, Damian Hardung

Votes: 969

46. How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (2019– )
Episode: If You Are the Smartest One in the Room, You're in the Wrong Room (2019)

TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Things begin to unravel the day after the party, and Moritz is forced to turn to his rival for help. Lisa has a change of heart.

Director: Arne Feldhusen | Stars: Maximilian Mundt, Danilo Kamperidis, Lena Klenke, Damian Hardung

Votes: 994

47. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: The Terminator Conundrum (2019)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A Navy pilot says she saw an unidentified object prior to a private plane crash; Pride suffers from insomnia and nightmares as a result of being kidnapped and drugged last year.

Director: Edward Ornelas | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Vanessa Ferlito, Necar Zadegan

Votes: 265

48. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: Bad Apple (2019)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Pride travels to New York City after new DNA evidence is linked to a 20-year-old cold case from his past.

Director: Stacey K. Black | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Vanessa Ferlito, Necar Zadegan

Votes: 275

49. David Makes Man (2019– )
Episode: Trouble the Water (2021)

Drama

David comes up with a new plan for the Ville; Trenise returns home; JG and Shella share a charged moment.

Director: Erica Watson | Stars: Kwame Patterson, Akili McDowell, Alana Arenas, Arlen Escarpeta

Votes: 10

50. Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020– )
Episode: Never Too Old (2021)

TV-MA | Comedy

After a starry-eyed look at her future, Nora trains a new CBD store employee; Grandma's newly-diagnosed perfect bill of health leads to a face-off; Daniel catches Nora walking alone in the park.

Director: Steven K. Tsuchida | Stars: Awkwafina, Lori Tan Chinn, BD Wong, Jaboukie Young-White

Votes: 154