Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "bird-of-prey"

1. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

PG-13 | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

When Jacob (Asa Butterfield) discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Judi Dench

Votes: 188,794 | Gross: $87.24M

2. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

PG-13 | 144 min | Adventure, Fantasy

Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett

Votes: 572,390 | Gross: $255.12M

3. How I Live Now (2013)

R | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, George MacKay, Harley Bird

Votes: 31,981 | Gross: $0.06M

4. The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

PG | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When an island populated by happy, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green pigs, it's up to three unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.

Directors: Clay Kaytis, Fergal Reilly | Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph

Votes: 104,018 | Gross: $107.51M

5. After Earth (2013)

PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Jaden Smith, David Denman, Will Smith, Sophie Okonedo

Votes: 209,019 | Gross: $60.52M

6. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)

PG-13 | 81 min | Action, Comedy

A rough-around-the-edges martial arts master seeks revenge for his parents' death.

Director: Steve Oedekerk | Stars: Steve Oedekerk, Fei Lung, Leo Lee, Ling-Ling Hsieh

Votes: 48,546 | Gross: $16.03M

7. The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)

G | 99 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A lonely princess and a poor cobbler fall in love while trying to retrieve three magical orbs that were stolen by a bumbling thief, all while outwitting a powerful sorcerer as adventure and comedic pop culture references abound.

Director: Richard Williams | Stars: Vincent Price, Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Beals, Bobbi Page

Votes: 4,627 | Gross: $0.67M

8. In Search of the Castaways (1962)

Approved | 98 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier, George Sanders, Wilfrid Hyde-White

Votes: 3,459 | Gross: $21.75M

9. Bilby (2018)

G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Action

Set in the Australian outback, 'Bilby' follows the desert-dwelling marsupial Perry through the trials and tribulations of "parenthood" after he saves a defenseless chick from predators and inadvertently becomes her protector.

Directors: Pierre Perifel, JP Sans, Liron Topaz | Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, David P. Smith

Votes: 1,523

10. Fuglekrigen i Kanøfleskoven (1990)

68 min | Animation, Family, Musical

An owl, two sparrows, a dove and a pair of would-be aviator mice join forces to fight against an evil bird of prey who threatens the peace in their lovely forest.

Directors: Jannik Hastrup, Lou Scheimer | Stars: Emil Tarding, Lasse Jonsson, Sofie Bredesen, Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg

Votes: 915

11. Roadkill (2011 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Six young friends on a road trip in Ireland run afoul of gypsies who curse them for accidentally running down an old woman. The curse takes the form of a terrifying flying creature that tries killing them all.

Director: Johannes Roberts | Stars: Keith Burke, Stephen Rea, Kacey Clarke, Roisin Murphy

Votes: 1,225

12. Shadow of the Hawk (1976)

PG | 92 min | Adventure, Horror

The Westernized grandson of a shaman returns to the wilderness to learn more about his Native American heritage. When he encounters powerful evil spirits, he enlists the aid of his lover and a local chief to stop the spirits.

Directors: George McCowan, Daryl Duke | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Marilyn Hassett, Chief Dan George, Pia Shandel

Votes: 644

13. Gabbeh (1996)

Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

When an old couple washes their gabbeh - a type of Persian rug - a young woman magically appears and tells them her life story.

Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Stars: Shaghayeh Djodat, Hossein Moharami, Rogheih Moharami, Abbas Sayah

Votes: 3,669 | Gross: $0.27M

14. The Cry of the Owl (1987)

102 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

After separation from his wife Robert moves to Vichy where he observes beautiful Juliette. Her fiance Patrick becomes jealous and attacks Robert. When Patrick disappears Robert is suspected to have killed him.

Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May, Jacques Penot, Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Votes: 1,070

15. Run Wild, Run Free (1969)

G | 100 min | Drama, Family

Philip Ransome, a boy from the west of England about ten-years-old, has been mute since age three and spends his days roaming the moors alone. His parents despair of a cure. One day, he ... See full summary »

Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: John Mills, Gordon Jackson, Sylvia Syms, Mark Lester

Votes: 487

16. Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (1942)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Mama Buzzard wants her children to learn to bring back meat for dinner. One buzzardling is shy and has to be kicked out of the nest. He's told to at least bring back a rabbit.

Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Kent Rogers

Votes: 1,749

17. Hiawatha (1988 TV Movie)

50 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

The young Brave Hiawatha, is chosen to make a dangerous quest to help save his tribe from starvation. He sets off and faces numerous deadly creatures, on his way to the white mountain and his final encounter with a giant bear.

Stars: Noga Bernstein, Ben Brennan, Ron Haddrick, Scott Higgins

Votes: 81

18. Healing (I) (2014)

R | 112 min | Drama

Inspired by true events, HEALING is a story of redemption, the discovery of hope and the healing of the spirit - in the most unlikely place for the most unlikely men.

Director: Craig Monahan | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Don Hany, Xavier Samuel, Mark Leonard Winter

Votes: 1,091

19. The Bashful Buzzard (1945)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short

A bashful buzzard has a hard time keeping up with the rest of his siblings when it comes to bringing back food.

Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Kent Rogers

Votes: 626

20. The Last Witness (1999 TV Movie)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A woman becomes entangled in the conspiracy of two world governments to assassinate an international leader in New York.

Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Johnathon Schaech, Michael Filipowich, David McIlwraith

Votes: 696

21. 300 Miles to Heaven (1989)

105 min | Biography, Drama

Based on a true story dating back to 1985 when two Polish boys, a teenager and his little brother, escaped from communist Poland all the way to Sweden, hidden under a truck. In the movie, their destination has been changed to Denmark.

Director: Maciej Dejczer | Stars: Wojciech Klata, Rafal Zimowski, Kama Kowalewska, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak

Votes: 1,084

22. Great Day (1945)

62 min | Drama

An impending Eleanor Roosevelt visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.

Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: Eric Portman, Flora Robson, Sheila Sim, Isabel Jeans

Votes: 230

23. Valley of the Eagles (1951)

Approved | 82 min | Adventure, Drama

A Norwegian scientist builds a device that can convert sound waves into electrical energy. However, the machine is stolen by the scientist's wife and assistant, who head across the frozen ... See full summary »

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Jack Warner, Nadia Gray, John McCallum, Anthony Dawson

Votes: 247

24. Earthflight (2011–2012)

59 min | Documentary

A nature documentary about a bird's-eye view of the natural world, joining the journeys of snow geese, cranes, albatrosses, eagles and other birds across six continents. Beginning in North ... See full summary »

Star: David Tennant

Votes: 618

25. The Lion's Busy (1950)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Hungry Beaky Buzzard steadfastly waits for Leo the Lion to be decently deceased before trying to devour him.

Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 357

26. Gifts of an Eagle (1975)

75 min | Documentary

The extraordinary story of a golden eagle adopted by a California ranching family, and how she changed their lives.

Director: Rex J. Fleming | Stars: Lady The Golden Eagle, Ed Durden, Kent Durden, Randy Bartell

27. Efftee's Australia (1989 Video)

59 min | Documentary, News

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Directors: F.W. Thring, Noel Monkman | Stars: F.W. Thring, Norman Campbell, Campbell Copelin, David Fleay

28. Berlin mit dem Bus erfahren - Der 100er (2017 TV Movie)

Documentary

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Director: Thomas Zimolong | Stars: Ulrich Deppendorf, Matti Klemm, Ruth Reinecke

29. Wild Tasmania (2008)

45 min | Documentary

In the wake of recent scrutiny over the Tasmanian logging industry, this 45-minute documentary examines the life of one of the island's less visible residents, the Tasmanian Wedge-tailed ... See full summary »

Directors: Jasper Montana, Brett Shorthouse | Star: Robert Coleby

30. Look and Read (1967–2004)
Episode: Sky Hunter: Part 1 - Strangers on the Canal (1978)

20 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Three children uncover a crime ring involved in the illegal bird trade.

Stars: Charles Collingwood, Michael Maynard, Isobil Nisbet, Emma Jean Richards

Votes: 13

31. DR-Derude (1988– )
Episode: The shooters, de, der skyder - The trappers, de, der fanger (1991)

28 min | Documentary

Documentary about the Malta island where any kind of birds are shot, even the preserved birds of prey and the song birds.

Director: Søren Ryge Petersen | Star: Søren Ryge Petersen

Votes: 10

32. Planet Earth (2006)
Episode: Caves (2006)

TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family

The Earth's large, deep calcareous caves are virtually inaccessible and therefore barely explored - requiring expert diving where flooded. Some of its wildlife is as strange and specific as... See full summary »

Director: Alastair Fothergill | Stars: David Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver, Huw Cordey, Nikolay Drozdov

Votes: 3,206

33. The Living Planet (1984)
Episode: The Building of the Earth (1984)

55 min | Documentary

Explores how the surface of the Earth continually moves and transforms due to volcanic activity both above and below sea level and how animals and plants have adapted to cope with the varied resulting environments.

Director: Richard Brock | Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 145

34. The Sandman (2022– )
Episode: A Hope in Hell (2022)

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

A lead on the whereabouts of his helm compels Morpheus to seek an audience with Lucifer. A confused John receives a helping hand from a good Samaritan.

Director: Jamie Childs | Stars: Tom Sturridge, Patton Oswalt, Gwendoline Christie, Sarah Niles

Votes: 8,607

35. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: The Descent of Man (2009)

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

Nick and Riley investigate the case of a badly injured skydiver, while Dr. Langston investigates the death of a religious leader out in the desert.

Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 698

36. Alien Worlds (2020)
Episode: Atlas (2020)

TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi

On exoplanet Atlas, dense gravity creates a thick atmosphere allowing airborne life forms to thrive--but also providing a lesson in adaptability.

Directors: Nigel Paterson, Daniel M. Smith | Stars: Sophie Okonedo, Vahe Alaverdian, Fiorenzo Graziano, Fernando Calderón Gutiérrez

Votes: 350

37. Paul O'Grady's Great British Escape (2020)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2020)

22 min | Documentary

Paul's ultimate Kent staycation kicks off with him learning why the county is nicknamed the 'Garden of England', before visiting a birds of prey rescue sanctuary.

Directors: Alice Thompson, Oli Tridgell | Stars: Paul O'Grady, Owen Emmerson

38. Sarah Beeny's New Life in the Country (2020–2023)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2020)

Documentary

Sarah and Graham get to work on laying the foundations of their new dream home, while Raffey and Laurie try to bring in some extra cash for the farm by setting up a petting zoo for the public.

Director: Guy Gilbert | Stars: Sarah Beeny, Graham Swift, Mark Goldthorp

Votes: 7

39. Lightning (2021–2022)
Episode: Episode #1.13 (2021)

29 min | Game-Show

Five returning players, Ali, Paul, Gary, Grace and Jeff, are joined by a new player for today's game as Samantha a personal assistant from Harrow faces the Lightning for the first time.

Director: John Adams | Star: Zoe Lyons

40. Coach Trip (2005– )
Episode: Episode #3.7 (2009)

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Director: Keeley Van Dyke | Stars: Brendan Sheerin, David Quantick

41. Great British Railway Journeys (2010– )
Episode: Aberystwyth to Newtown (2021)

29 min | Documentary

The final leg of Michael's journey takes him from Aberystwyth into the Cambrian Mountains at Devil's Bridge and onto Newtown in Powys. Along the way he lends a hand feeding red kites and learns of the discoveries at Pen Dinas.

Director: Cassie Farrell | Star: Michael Portillo

Votes: 6

42. Batman: The Audio Adventures (2021–2022)
Iceberg Dead Ahead (2021 Podcast Episode)

TV-14 | 39 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Batman scrambles to fend off Riddler's digital assault, and Penguin catches Catwoman red-handed at the Ice Age gala. Two-Face betrays Catwoman and partners up with Penguin. And someone poisons the drinks with Scarecrow gas.

Director: Dennis McNicholas | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Ike Barinholtz, Rosario Dawson, Heidi Gardner

Votes: 16

43. Motorhoming with Merton & Webster (2021–2023)
Episode: Peak District (2021)

44 min | Documentary

Paul and Suki are in the Peak District in their trusty motorhome. The first morning finds them in a campsite north of Bakewell. They swap 4 wheels for 2 to cycle the Monsal Trail, try making a Bakewell pudding and meet some birds of prey.

Directors: Zac Assemakis, Cody Riedel | Stars: Paul Merton, Suki Webster, Rob Hayles

44. Forsthaus Falkenau (1989–2013)
Episode: Aus heiterem Himmel (2009)

43 min | Drama, Family

Stefan gets fed up with Sonya's unwillingness to have sex months after Lucas's birth but the real shock is her ultimate confessions he's not the biological father. A wounded buzzard proves ... See full summary »

Director: Dirk Pientka | Stars: Hardy Krüger Jr., Tina Bordihn, Teresa Klamert, Lion Sokar

45. Stories from the Stone Age (2003– )
Episode: Urban Dream (2004)

50 min | Documentary

This part starts at the early Europeans 12,000 ago, living a hard life in nomadic bands. For hundreds of generations they had followed the wild herds, depending on them for survival.

Director: Roger Scholes

Votes: 17

46. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Bill Opens the Sunroof (2022)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

The studio sunroof gets stuck open while everybody but Bill, Toony, and Misty Drizzle is away on Spring Break: Hare Lift (1952), Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life (1965), Pink of the Litter (1967), Hop and Go (1943), Lighter Than Hare (1960).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein, Rich Koz

47. Deadly Predators (2022– )
Episode: Speed (2022)

Documentary

Steve goes in search of the fastest Deadly Predators on earth. He gets chased down a mountain by a peregrine falcon and high-dives like a gannet off a rugged cliff in Wales.

Director: Emma Cole | Stars: Steve Backshall, Lloyd Buck

48. Caught Red Handed (2013– )
Episode: Episode #10.17 (2022)

29 min | Documentary, Crime

When criminals destroy an archery club, the owner hits the bullseye with vital evidence. A man illegally killing birds of prey is caught in his own trap and a reckless motorcyclist gets his comeuppance.

Directors: Andy Miles, Debbie Phillips | Star: Dominic Littlewood

49. True Facts (2009– )
Episode: True Facts about the Owl (2013)

4 min | Documentary, Comedy

Owls have big eyes but also have special adaptations to hunt by sound. Maybe I should mention they like to hunt at night.

Star: Ze Frank

50. The Goldbergs (2013–2023)
Episode: Shall We Play a Game? (2014)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Adam accidentally gets Barry kicked out of a group of cool kids at school; Beverly is upset when she finds out that Erica hangs out with a friend's mother.

Director: David Katzenberg | Stars: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia

Votes: 429