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

1. The Big Lebowski (1998)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi

Votes: 861,243 | Gross: $17.50M

2. Death on the Nile (2022)

PG-13 | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Kenneth Branagh, Russell Brand

Votes: 188,981 | Gross: $45.63M

3. The Fugitive (1993)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.

Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Julianne Moore

Votes: 319,084 | Gross: $183.88M

4. Double Jeopardy (1999)

R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.

Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood, Benjamin Weir

Votes: 96,005 | Gross: $116.74M

5. Body Heat (1981)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson

Votes: 40,179 | Gross: $24.06M

6. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester

Votes: 138,068 | Gross: $8.18M

7. The Station Agent (2003)

R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama

When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.

Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Benjamin

Votes: 73,493 | Gross: $5.74M

8. Out of Time (I) (2003)

PG-13 | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Florida police chief must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion.

Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Denzel Washington, Sanaa Lathan, Eva Mendes, Dean Cain

Votes: 65,731 | Gross: $41.09M

9. The Ultimate Gift (2006)

PG | 114 min | Drama, Family, Romance

A deceased billionaire leaves his spoiled adult grandson a series of odd tasks to perform in order to receive "the ultimate gift," with the resentful grandson having no idea what that might be.

Director: Michael O. Sajbel | Stars: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Abigail Breslin, Bill Cobbs

Votes: 20,456 | Gross: $3.44M

10. Crooked House (2017)

PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather's murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets.

Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner | Stars: Max Irons, Stefanie Martini, Glenn Close, Honor Kneafsey

Votes: 27,585

11. The Killers (1946)

Passed | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.

Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker

Votes: 23,672

12. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)

G | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The young apprentice of a magical, eccentric toy store owner learns to believe in herself, and in her friends, upon learning some grave news about the future.

Director: Zach Helm | Stars: Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Bateman, Ted Ludzik

Votes: 47,706 | Gross: $32.06M

13. Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick (2015 TV Movie)

TV-G | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Is librarian Roe the best sleuth in Real Murders Club? When Jane, a member of the club dies, Roe inherits her house, a skull hidden inside, and a mystery to solve.

Director: Martin Wood | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Marilu Henner, Bruce Dawson

Votes: 2,512

14. Winter in Vail (2020 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Chelsea inherits a house in Vail. She meets Owen and gets a much needed break. Together, they put on Strudelfest to highlight the charm of Old Vail.

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Tyler Hynes, Marla Renae, Greg Lawson

Votes: 2,146

15. Jekyll and Hyde (2021)

85 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

When his close friend Dr Henry Jekyll is accused of a horrific murder, lawyer Gabriel Utterson launches his own investigation, only to discover a secret more shocking than he could have imagined.

Director: Steve Lawson | Stars: Michael McKell, Tom Hendryk, Helen Crevel, Mark Topping

Votes: 1,718

16. The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

An insurance investigator tries to determine any irregularities in the policy of a heiress' dead husband, but soon finds himself suspected of her murder.

Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Alberto de Mendoza, Janine Reynaud

Votes: 3,579

17. The House of Fear (1945)

Passed | 69 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of deaths at a castle with each foretold by the delivery of orange pips to the victims.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Aubrey Mather, Dennis Hoey

Votes: 5,542

18. Jism (2003)

136 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

When an unemployed man falls for a wealthy woman and he is willing to do whatever he must to get her away from her abusive husband.

Director: Amit Saxena | Stars: Bipasha Basu, John Abraham, Gulshan Grover, Vinay Pathak

Votes: 2,338

19. Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)

Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Crime, Family

Nancy Drew, contest-reporter for the local newspaper, clears a young woman of murder charges.

Director: William Clemens | Stars: Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas, Dickie Jones

Votes: 1,462

20. Borderline (2002 TV Movie)

R | 94 min | Crime, Thriller

Lila, a prison psychiatrist, loses custody over her 2 daughters in connection with a divorce. The ex and his girlfriend are murdered. Is one of Lila's ex-patients behind it? Is she? What does Lila's police detective S.O. think?

Director: Evelyn Purcell | Stars: Gina Gershon, Michael Biehn, Sean Patrick Flanery, Natasha Napoli

Votes: 1,347

21. One Body Too Many (1944)

Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

An insurance salesman arrives at a creepy mansion to discover his potential eccentric millionaire client already dead. Instead he gets embroiled in a house full of greedy, murderous relatives competing for the inheritance.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Jack Haley, Jean Parker, Bela Lugosi, Blanche Yurka

Votes: 1,569

22. A Bramble House Christmas (2017 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Romance

Finn Conrad becomes suspicious as to why his father left a nurse, named Willa $100,000, and goes undercover to investigate. When she discovers his true identity, will it keep her from ever trusting him again?

Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Autumn Reeser, David Haydn-Jones, Liam Hughes, Teryl Rothery

Votes: 2,683

23. Something in the Wind (1947)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Donald O'Connor, John Dall, Charles Winninger

Votes: 536

24. Time and Again (2007 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 88 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When Anna Malone finds an old music box hidden in a house she is renovating, she has no idea the joys, sorrows and hidden dangers it will bring.

Director: Penelope Buitenhuis | Stars: Brooke Burns, Paul Anthony, Beau Starr, Christina Jastrzembska

Votes: 261

25. Savage Souls (2001)

120 min | Drama, Romance

At a wake one night in 1945, a group of aged women recall the life of one of their number. Sixty years before, Thérèse was barely 20 years old when she eloped with her boyfriend, Firmin, a ... See full summary »

Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Laetitia Casta, Frédéric Diefenthal, Arielle Dombasle, John Malkovich

Votes: 1,921

26. Alias John Preston (1955)

Approved | 71 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance

John Preston meets Sally who agrees to marry him. Then, Preston begins to have dreams about Sylvia, a woman from his past, who comes to Deanbridge to blackmail him. In his dream, Preston strangles. He seeks help from Doctor Walton.

Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Betta St. John, Alexander Knox, Christopher Lee, Sandra Dorne

Votes: 279

27. Wags to Riches (1949)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A millionaire with two dogs (Spike and Droopy) leaves his fortune to Droopy with the stipulation that should he be killed the entire fortune will revert to Spike. Guess what Spike is up to?

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, William Hanna, Pat McGeehan, Don Messick

Votes: 642

28. Dangerous Partners (1945)

Approved | 74 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

After surviving a plane crash, a couple tries to find out why one of the passengers was carrying four wills for a million dollars, with each one naming him as the beneficiary.

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: James Craig, Signe Hasso, Edmund Gwenn, Audrey Totter

Votes: 267

29. Insurance Investigator (1951)

Approved | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

When a businessman who has had a double indemnity policy taken out on him dies mysteriously, his insurance company sends an undercover investigator to town to determine exactly what happened.

Director: George Blair | Stars: Richard Denning, Audrey Long, John Eldredge, Hillary Brooke

Votes: 111

30. Wet Blanket Policy (1948)

Passed | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short

Woody Woodpecker buys life insurance with the benifactor being Buzz Buzzard who wants to collect early.

Director: Dick Lundy | Stars: Mel Blanc, Ben Hardaway, Lionel Stander

Votes: 287

31. Lady Bodyguard (1943)

Approved | 69 min | Comedy

A.C.Baker, advertising executive for an insurance company, approaches test pilot Terry Moore with a proposition that in return for using his picture and endorsement he will get a ... See full summary »

Director: William Clemens | Stars: Eddie Albert, Anne Shirley, Raymond Walburn, Roger Pryor

Votes: 66

32. Dollars and Dreams (1956)

87 min | Comedy, Romance

To locate the heir of $500,000, an affluent Greek-American places an announcement in the newspaper, and hundreds of potential plutocrats start flocking to the city. Will he ever find the lucky one? Is love more important than money?

Director: Ion Daifas | Stars: Anna Synodinou, Nikos Kazis, Vasilis Afentakis, Stavros Xenidis

Votes: 23

33. Oi Klironomoi (1964)

84 min | Comedy

Four strangers inherit an atelier in the heart of old Athens and strangle amongst themselves for the majority control.

Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Dinos Iliopoulos, Kostas Hatzihristos, Martha Karagianni, Hloi Liaskou

Votes: 424

34. Kravgi... (1964)

98 min | Crime, Drama

A committed police lieutenant faces various incidents during a seemingly endless night shift, and at the same time, he struggles to suppress his inner demons.

Director: Kostas Andritsos | Stars: Giorgos Foundas, Mary Hronopoulou, Pavlos Liaros, Giorgos Moutsios

Votes: 42

35. Kai oi... 14 itan yperohoi! (1965)

109 min | Comedy

To split into four equal shares the astronomical amount of 120,000,000 million drachmas, each of the four rightful legatees has to perform a difficult feat. All of them must be successful. Are they up to the task?

Director: Vagelis Seilinos | Stars: Kakia Analyti, Giorgos Pantzas, Giannis Gionakis, Stavros Paravas

Votes: 55

36. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Peril at End House (1990)

TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While Poirot is staying at an exclusive Cornish resort, he meets a beautiful heiress whose life is in danger.

Director: Renny Rye | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Polly Walker

Votes: 2,296

37. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: After the Funeral (2006)

TV-PG | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a man disinherits his sole beneficiary and bequeaths his wealth to others just prior to his death, Poirot is called in to investigate.

Director: Maurice Phillips | Stars: David Suchet, Philip Anthony, Robert Bathurst, Anna Calder-Marshall

Votes: 2,584

38. Becker (1998–2004)
Episode: The Hypocratic Oath (2000)

TV-PG | Comedy

Reggie and a fellow student study rat behavior using a maze. Coincidentally, John's waiting room turns into a maze of boxes when Linda orders too many supplies. Margaret learns that a former patient died and has included her in her will.

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

Votes: 124

39. Becker (1998–2004)
Episode: The Trouble with Harry (2001)

TV-PG | Comedy

A man dies and leaves his ashes to Becker. A current patient suffers a puzzling rapid heartbeat. Reggie tries to ignore her handsome new boyfriend's total lack of consideration for her.

Director: Wil Shriner | Stars: Ted Danson, Terry Farrell, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith

Votes: 102

40. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Room Service (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An up and coming movie star is found dead in his hotel room after partying with groupies. In another case, a dead cab driver leads the team to a string of deaths involving immigrant workers.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 747

41. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One Where Heckles Dies (1995)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Mr. Heckles dies and leaves all his possessions to Monica and Rachel, Chandler worries he will die alone just like him. Meanwhile, Rachel and Monica argue over a lamp, Phoebe and Ross argue over evolution.

Director: Kevin Bright | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 5,911

42. Mister Ed (1961–1966)
Episode: Ed the Beneficiary (1962)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Ed pesters Wilbur to have a will drawn up after he reads of a cat inheriting a large sum from her deceased owner.

Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Alan Young, Connie Hines, Larry Keating, Edna Skinner

Votes: 51

43. The Saint (1962–1969)
Episode: The Persistent Parasites (1965)

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

The Saint's invited to the wedding of his very rich friend, Waldo Oddington to a woman young enough to be his daughter. Waldo's invited his 3 ex-wives and his nephew, George McGeorge. When ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Roger Moore, Cec Linder, Jan Holden, Ann Gillis

Votes: 130

44. Mike Hammer (1958–1959)
Episode: Just Around the Coroner (1958)

26 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When an elderly man living in Mike's hotel unexpectedly inherits $7500, Hammer appoints himself the man's guardian to ward off moochers and con artists.

Director: Richard Irving | Stars: Darren McGavin, Whitney Blake, Raymond Greenleaf, Walter Reed

Votes: 37

45. Dante (1960–1961)
Episode: Dial D for Dante (1961)

30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A wealthy man sets up a trust fund for Dante, but the catch is that a professional killer will inherit the money if the nightclub owner dies.

Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: Howard Duff, Alan Mowbray, Tom D'Andrea, Lori Nelson

Votes: 9

46. The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode: The Haunting of Heck House (1990)

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

Peter tells the story of how the Ghostbusters could have earned a million dollars by staying in a haunted house overnight without their proton packs.

Directors: Stan Phillips, Will Meugniot | Stars: Dave Coulier, Buster Jones, Maurice LaMarche, Kath Soucie

Votes: 60

47. Playing the Field (1998–2002)
Episode: Episode #2.2 (1999)

Drama, Romance, Sport

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Director: Nicholas Laughland | Stars: Marsha Thomason, Ralph Ineson, Jo McInnes, Elizabeth Spriggs

48. Superstore (2015–2021)
Episode: Myrtle (2020)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy

Jonah is surprised to learn that Myrtle left him a large sum of money, while Glenn is convinced she's communicating with him from beyond the grave; Cheyenne sells bootleg cosmetics in the store; Sandra reunites Dina with her deadbeat dad.

Director: Tristram Shapeero | Stars: America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn

Votes: 818

49. The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)
Episode: Hired Gun (1999)

TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

The FBI investigates Lawrence Horn and co-conspirators who murdered Horn's wife, son and son's nurse for a million dollar lawsuit settlement. The investigation was challenging because James... See full summary »

Director: Joe Wiecha | Stars: James Kallstrom, Anthony D. Call, Todd Banister, Lucius Bennet

Votes: 44

50. A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
Episode: Strong Poison: Episode Two (1987)

51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Lord Peter asks Miss Murchison to go undercover has a secretary at Norman Urquhart's law firm. She learns he was illegitimate and now paying for a nurse to care for his mother. Insp. Parker confirms Philip Boyes was definitely poisoned.

Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Edward Petherbridge, Harriet Walter, Richard Morant, David Quilter

Votes: 76