Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "butchering-an-animal"

1. The Snowtown Murders (2011)

Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.

Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris, Bob Adriaens

Votes: 20,627 | Gross: $0.01M

2. Swallow (I) (2019)

R | 94 min | Drama, Thriller

Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.

Director: Carlo Mirabella-Davis | Stars: Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Denis O'Hare, Elizabeth Marvel

Votes: 28,307

3. Tracks (I) (2013)

PG-13 | 112 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.

Director: John Curran | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Lily Pearl, Philip Dodd

Votes: 31,736 | Gross: $0.51M

4. The Hunter (IV) (2011)

R | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.

Director: Daniel Nettheim | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Morgan Davies, Jacek Koman

Votes: 41,164 | Gross: $0.18M

5. Earthlings (2005)

95 min | Documentary

Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.

Director: Shaun Monson | Star: Joaquin Phoenix

Votes: 19,807

6. Red Headed Stranger (1986)

R | 105 min | Western

Revisionist western about fallen preacher Shay, who guns down his wife Raysha for running off with another man. Wandering, he meets single mom Laurie. However, helpless sheriff Scoby wants Shay to help him fight the villainous Clavers.

Director: William D. Wittliff | Stars: Willie Nelson, Morgan Fairchild, R.G. Armstrong, Royal Dano

Votes: 902

7. Wendigo (2001)

R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The legend of the Wendigo, a beast from Indian folklore who is half-man, half-deer, and can change itself at will.

Director: Larry Fessenden | Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber, Erik Per Sullivan, John Speredakos

Votes: 4,729 | Gross: $0.10M

8. Walking Out (2017)

PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

An urban teenager journeys to Montana to hunt big game with his estranged father. Father and son struggle to connect, until a brutal encounter in the heart of the wilderness changes everything.

Directors: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith | Stars: Matt Bomer, Josh Wiggins, Bill Pullman, Alex Neustaedter

Votes: 6,707 | Gross: $0.10M

9. The King (2005)

R | 105 min | Drama, Thriller

A motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father Dave, whom he's never met. He is the pastor at a Christian community church. He tells Elvis ... See full summary »

Director: James Marsh | Stars: Gael García Bernal, William Hurt, Laura Harring, Derek Alvarado

Votes: 7,472 | Gross: $0.28M

10. Black Souls (2014)

Not Rated | 109 min | Crime, Drama

The story of three brothers, the sons of a shepherd, close to the ndrangheta and of their divided soul.

Director: Francesco Munzi | Stars: Marco Leonardi, Peppino Mazzotta, Fabrizio Ferracane, Barbora Bobulova

Votes: 3,140 | Gross: $0.10M

11. All That Matters Is Past (2012)

105 min | Drama

As kids, Janne befriends William. After years abroad, William returns to Norway and contacts her. She spends the summer with him. She's found half dead next to two dead men in the woods. What happened?

Director: Sara Johnsen | Stars: Maria Bonnevie, Inga Berger Schou, Tea Sandanger, Line Billa Ljøstad

Votes: 831

12. Far North (2007)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A soldier's unexpected arrival affects two women's simple existence.

Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Krusiec, Sean Bean, Gary Pillai

Votes: 3,242

13. Amanda & Jack Go Glamping (2017)

TV-MA | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

With his marriage and career against the ropes, dejected author Jack Spencer (David Arquette) travels with his wife, Amanda (Amy Acker), to an isolated glamping retreat in search of a spark... See full summary »

Director: Brandon Dickerson | Stars: David Arquette, Amy Acker, Adan Canto, June Squibb

Votes: 826

14. The Killer of Dolls (1975)

98 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A groundskeeper's son, who is mentally unstable due to childhood trauma, goes on a murdering spree where his perception of reality is distorted by imagining people as mannequins and vice versa.

Director: Miguel Madrid | Stars: David Rocha, Inma de Santis, Helga Liné, Elisenda Ribas

Votes: 392

15. Blood of the Beasts (1949)

22 min | Documentary, Short

Bucolic scenes from the outskirts of Paris are contrasted with stark footage from slaughterhouses.

Director: Georges Franju | Stars: Georges Hubert, Nicole Ladmiral, Alfred Macquart, Maurice Griselle

Votes: 2,596

16. The Animals Film (1981)

Not Rated | 136 min | Documentary

The film offers a comprehensive examination of the exploitation of animals in modern society.

Directors: Myriam Alaux, Victor Schonfeld | Stars: Julie Christie, Richard Course, Sandy Dennis, Robin Howard

Votes: 148

17. Animal Liberation: The Movie (1993)

20 min | Documentary, Short

Exploring the ideology of the international group Animal Liberation Front (ALF), which strives to prevent the mistreatment of animals by humans, especially in the fields of laboratory ... See full summary »

Star: Jill Phipps

Votes: 15

18. Dry Wood (1973)

Not Rated | 37 min | Documentary, Short, Music

A portrait of black Creole life in the Louisiana Delta, accompanied by the hot sounds of Zydeco music.

Directors: Les Blank, Maureen Gosling | Stars: Alphonse Ardoin, Gustave Ardoin, Morris Ardoin, Lawrence Ardoin

Votes: 282

19. Slaughterhouse: The Task of Blood (2005 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

The vast majority of people in Britain eat meat but have little knowledge of how that meat ends up on their table. In a powerful observational documentary, Slaughterhouse: The Task of Blood... See full summary »

Director: Brian Hill

Votes: 14

20. In the Shape of a Reindeer Across the Canopy of Heaven (1993)

92 min | Documentary

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Director: Markku Lehmuskallio | Stars: Anastasia Lapsui, Markku Lehmuskallio

Votes: 21

21. Sustainable Table: What's on Your Plate? (2006)

52 min | Documentary

Over nine months, Mischa Hedges and Digital Sense Productions traveled the west coast to learn more about our food system. During production, he found that the standard methods of producing... See full summary »

Director: Mischa Hedges | Stars: Ed Begley Jr., James Cromwell, Marc Grossman, Howard Lyman

Votes: 29

22. Die Unbeweinte Kreatur (2001)

24 min | Documentary, Short

A behind-the-scenes look at large-scale animal farms. This non-commentary documentary lets the footage speak for itself.

Votes: 7

23. Das Brüllen der Rinder beim geschlachtet werden (2001)

14 min | Documentary, Short

The documentary shows secretly filmed footage of farm animals being beaten in the face with sticks as they are being loaded and unloaded from transport. To force them to walk to the ... See full summary »

24. Angels of Mercy? (2006 TV Movie)

26 min | Documentary

Documentary about the legendary Animal Liberation Front activist Keith Mann and several convicted activists from the UK.

Director: Yousaf Ali Khan | Stars: John Curtin, Tim Green, Celia Hammond, Angela Hamp

25. Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (2019)
Episode: Eine Nacht auf dem Eis (2019)

43 min | Documentary

Nikolaj and his brother-in-law Peter, goes on an epic expedition to the Greenland icecap, to witness what impact the climate change to the environment does.

Star: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

26. The Worst Jobs in History (2004– )
Episode: Worst Christmas Jobs in History (2007)

Documentary

How did some Christmas traditions develop? Shepherding. Boar's head? Goose? Turkey? All the finery meant hard hours in sweatshops, poor pay, and unsafe conditions. These are some of the Christmas traditions Tony Robinson explores.

Stars: Tony Robinson, Gillie Charlson, Neil Fraser, Dave Holloway

Votes: 15

27. Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
Episode: Lot 36 (2022)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

An army vet buys storage locker contents to pay off debts, but buys more than he bargained for when he purchases a lot owned by a strange old man.

Director: Guillermo Navarro | Stars: Tim Blake Nelson, Sebastian Roché, Elpidia Carrillo, Demetrius Grosse

Votes: 14,323

28. Moby Dick (2011)
Episode: Part 2 (2011)

TV-PG | 94 min | Adventure, Drama

Captain Ahab, played by Academy Award winner William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk, Into the Wild), goes on the hunt for the great white whale - which in an earlier encounter cost him his lower... See full summary »

Director: Mike Barker | Stars: William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Charlie Cox, Eddie Marsan

Votes: 88

29. Killing It (2022– )
Episode: What You Sow (2023)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy

Craig and Jillian prepare for the farm's first shipment of saw palmetto berries, but a series of unexpected visitors puts everything they've worked for in jeopardy; a new employee is a thorn in their side.

Director: Maurice Marable | Stars: Craig Robinson, Claudia O'Doherty, Rell Battle, Stephanie Nogueras

Votes: 84

30. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Great Human Odyssey (2016)

TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary

Scientists are using archaeological and cultural findings to map humans' exodus from Africa and identify the adaptive skills required for the journey.

Director: Niobe Thompson | Stars: Sarah Anzick, Berhane Asfaw, Kalepa Baybayan, Yonas Beyene

Votes: 87