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

1. Chinatown (1974)

R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez

Votes: 349,494

2. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama

Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.

Director: Marielle Heller | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Tom Hanks, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson

Votes: 88,603 | Gross: $61.70M

3. Argo (2012)

R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.

Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin

Votes: 638,740 | Gross: $136.03M

4. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian

Votes: 133,877 | Gross: $84.05M

5. Lust, Caution (2007)

NC-17 | 157 min | Drama, History, Romance

During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.

Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Leehom Wang

Votes: 45,464 | Gross: $4.60M

6. Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (2017)

R | 108 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.

Director: Angela Robinson | Stars: Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, Connie Britton

Votes: 28,623 | Gross: $1.59M

7. Troll Hunter (2010)

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

A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glenn Erland Tosterud

Votes: 79,497 | Gross: $0.25M

8. Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

Approved | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, War

During World War II in North Africa, a medical field unit must cross the desert in their ambulance in order to reach the British lines in Alexandria.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: John Mills, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, Harry Andrews

Votes: 6,567

9. The Recruit (2003)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Thriller

A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht

Votes: 142,157 | Gross: $52.80M

10. The Osiris Child (2016)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Set in the future in a time of interplanetary colonization, an unlikely pair race against an impending global crisis and are confronted by the monsters that live inside us all.

Director: Shane Abbess | Stars: Kellan Lutz, Daniel MacPherson, Isabel Lucas, Luke Ford

Votes: 9,237

11. As They Made Us (2022)

R | 100 min | Drama

A divorced mom tries to make peace with her dysfunctional family as she finds a second chance at love.

Director: Mayim Bialik | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Simon Helberg, Dianna Agron, Candice Bergen

Votes: 1,645

12. Gun Crazy (1950)

Passed | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: John Dall, Peggy Cummins, Berry Kroeger, Morris Carnovsky

Votes: 14,805

13. Breakheart Pass (1975)

PG | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Western

John Deakin is being transported, as a prisoner, on a train with supplies and medicine to Fort Humboldt, Nevada.

Director: Tom Gries | Stars: Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Richard Crenna, Jill Ireland

Votes: 8,787

14. Kept Woman (2015 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 83 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A woman and her fiancé move to the suburbs, after being robbed. She becomes friendly with the mysterious man next door, who she begins to suspect is hiding a dangerous secret.

Director: Michel Poulette | Stars: Courtney Ford, Shaun Benson, Andrew W. Walker, Rachel Wilson

Votes: 2,620

15. The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002 TV Movie)

100 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate after being told an heir's estate is plagued by a ghostly dog.

Director: David Attwood | Stars: Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart, Richard E. Grant, Matt Day

Votes: 2,632

16. Beauty & the Briefcase (2010 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Romance

A freelance writer looking for romance sells a story to Cosmopolitan magazine about finding love in the workplace and goes undercover at a Finance Company.

Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Hilary Duff, Chris Carmack, Michael McMillian, Amanda Walsh

Votes: 13,511

17. The Reckless Moment (1949)

Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, Henry O'Neill

Votes: 5,649

18. A Kid (2016)

98 min | Drama

Mathieu has never known his father. His mother has always told him he was the fruit of a one-night-stand. One morning, in his Parisian flat, he receives a call from Quebec telling him his ... See full summary »

Director: Philippe Lioret | Stars: Pierre Deladonchamps, Gabriel Arcand, Catherine De Léan, Marie-Thérèse Fortin

Votes: 1,909

19. Man Trouble (1992)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.

Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Ellen Barkin, Harry Dean Stanton, Beverly D'Angelo

Votes: 3,489 | Gross: $4.10M

20. Confession (II) (2022)

80 min | Action, Thriller

One church, one priest (Colm Meaney), a wounded man (Colm Meaney) and his loaded gun. An intense thriller played out in real time during one night where a vengeful confession must take place.

Director: David Beton | Stars: Stephen Moyer, Colm Meaney, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Kris Johnson

Votes: 314

21. Over the Moon in Love (2019 TV Movie)

TV-G | 83 min | Romance

With her match-making business on the verge of closing, Brooklyn finds herself in the unique position to be featured in a magazine, but has to set up the writer with her childhood friend Devin who she may have feelings for.

Director: Christie Will Wolf | Stars: Jessica Lowndes, Wes Brown, Miranda Frigon, Naika Toussaint

Votes: 1,423

22. A Harvest Wedding (2017 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance

Sarah Bloom is hired to plan the most anticipated wedding of the season. The problem: The groom is from her home town and wants the wedding on the family farm which is now being run by his older brother who happens to be her first love.

Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Jill Wagner, Victor Webster, Merren McMahon, Andrea Brooks

Votes: 1,546

23. Honeymoon with Mom (2006)

PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy

When she's dumped at the altar, a young woman takes her mother on her intended honeymoon to a remote resort. But her mother has ulterior motives -- she needs a big interview to help her magazine, and the resort owner is the perfect catch.

Director: Paul A. Kaufman | Stars: Shelley Long, Jack Scalia, Virginia Williams, Eric Johnson

Votes: 541

24. Springfield Rifle (1952)

Approved | 93 min | Thriller, War, Western

Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian, Paul Kelly

Votes: 2,274

25. Legion (1998 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

In the year 2036 a special forces team led by Major Agatha Doyle, formed from death-row prisoners, takes on a mission. A former war hero on death row is offered the chance at a pardon if he joins the team to infiltrate an enemy facility.

Director: Jon Hess | Stars: Parker Stevenson, Terry Farrell, Corey Feldman, Rick Springfield

Votes: 648

26. Call Me Bwana (1963)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy

A returning moon capsule with vital information goes off-course and lands in Africa, where the little-known Ekele tribesmen find it. Washington orders African expert, Matthew Merriwether - ... See full summary »

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Bob Hope, Anita Ekberg, Edie Adams, Lionel Jeffries

Votes: 878

27. Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (1991 TV Movie)

93 min | Drama

A recently-divorced woman with children meets a man who seems nice and gives her some cash to hold for him. What she doesn't know is that he is a drug dealer being watched by authorities. ... See full summary »

Director: Bethany Rooney | Stars: Cheryl Ladd, Jean Smart, Dean Norris, Ariana Richards

Votes: 290

28. The Secret Ways (1961)

Approved | 112 min | Adventure, History, Mystery

During the 1956 Hungarian uprising, an American mercenary is hired to smuggle a Hungarian resistance leader out of Soviet-occupied Budapest.

Directors: Phil Karlson, Richard Widmark | Stars: Richard Widmark, Sonja Ziemann, Charles Regnier, Walter Rilla

Votes: 504

29. Dead Weekend (1995 TV Movie)

R | 82 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

In the midst of a frantic evacuation effort in the hours preceding a predicted earthquake, True World Forces agent Weed (Stephen Baldwin) and his partner, Payne (David Rasche), must secure ... See full summary »

Director: Amos Poe | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, David Rasche, Tom Kenny, Alexis Arquette

Votes: 398

30. Satisfaction 1720 (2016)

98 min | Comedy, Drama

In " Tordenskiold " we follow the only 29 -year-old vice admiral Tordenskiold and his valet Cold . The year is 1720, the peace is signed, the war is over and the naval hero has no idea what... See full summary »

Director: Henrik Ruben Genz | Stars: David Dencik, Natalie Madueño, Jakob Oftebro, Julie Agnete Vang

Votes: 507

31. Angels in Our Midst (2007)

Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Family

A lonely junior high girl befriends an orphaned boy classmate whom everyone think is retarded, not knowing he has a female guardian angel in his bedroom.

Director: Robert Alaniz | Stars: Ryan Sotzen, Therese Boyich, Matthew Vuckovich, Katherine Trost

Votes: 70

32. Bones (2010)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama

The heart-breaking coming-of-age story of four teens growing up in 1989 blue collar New York, and the bond that would tie them together for life.

Director: Frank Pestarino | Stars: Jimmy Bennett, Zakk Wylde, Melissa Ordway, Jonna Walsh

Votes: 400

33. Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)

Approved | 80 min | Crime, Mystery

With a ruthless gang terrorizing London, Scotland Yard calls Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond out of retirement. With the help of detective Helen Smith, Drummond infiltrates the gang under an ... See full summary »

Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Margaret Leighton, Robert Beatty, David Tomlinson

Votes: 470

34. The UFO Crash at Roswell (2023)

55 min | Documentary

Cover-ups and conspiracies... what really happened that night in Roswell, 1947. Those brave enough, share their personal experiences of this synonymous incident. This documentary ... See full summary »

Director: Hannah Summer | Stars: Stanton Friedman, Walter Haut, Kent Jeffrey, Miller Johnson

35. Fit to Be Tied (2014)

8 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

A sexy blonde seeks revenge on her ex lover by hiring an alluring male escort.

Director: Bobby Bosko Grubic | Stars: Travis Van Winkle, Reef Karim, Jenny Robinson, Alyssa Austin

Votes: 12

36. Decoy (1957–1958)
Episode: Stranglehold (1957)

26 min | Crime, Drama

Casey moves into a seedy rooming house to try to befriend a woman whose boyfriend is a suspect in a robbery and murder, but she senses that something is not quite right.

Director: Don Medford | Stars: Beverly Garland, Joanne Linville, Arch Johnson, Bruce Gordon

Votes: 100

37. The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
Episode: One Night's Grace (1976)

TV-PG | 52 min | Drama

All are intrigued when an attractive young lady asks to see Lord Haslemere -- who is she, what does she want, and more to the point, what is she after?

Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove, Sally Osborne, John Welsh

Votes: 32

38. Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Episode: Communication Problems (1979)

TV-PG | 31 min | Comedy

When Mrs. Richards, a demanding woman who is hard of hearing, checks into the hotel, Basil, Sybil and Polly find themselves with a very difficult customer. Meanwhile, Basil bets on a horse ... See full summary »

Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth

Votes: 2,334

39. Goodnight Sweetheart (1993–2016)
Episode: I Get Along Without You Very Well (1993)

Not Rated | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

On his way to the Royal Oak during the blackout, Gary is involved in an accident.

Director: Robin Nash | Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Dervla Kirwan, Michelle Holmes, David Ryall

Votes: 69

40. Special Unit 2 (2001–2002)
Episode: The Straw (2002)

Action, Comedy, Crime

A caped and hooded creature made of straw (Scarecrow), is set loose on the city of Chicago after being dug up in the sewers by curious city workers. He walks around the city trying to cause... See full summary »

Director: Rod Hardy | Stars: Michael Landes, Alexondra Lee, Richard Gant, Danny Woodburn

Votes: 37

41. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Nightmare (2006)

TV-14 | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

When Sam's visions start happening while he's awake, he and Dean investigate the unusual murders he foretold only to find them all to be true. And that perhaps he's not the only one with special abilities.When visiting the Millers the boys go as priests.

Director: Philip Sgriccia | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Brendan Fletcher, Beth Broderick

Votes: 6,544

42. Threshold (2005–2006)
Episode: Pulse (2005)

Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

A Miami DJ poses a danger when she begins using part of the alien signal in her mixes, threatening the infection of thousands.

Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Carla Gugino, Brian Van Holt, Brent Spiner, Rob Benedict

Votes: 122

43. Thriller (1960–1962)
Episode: The Mark of the Hand (1960)

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

A young girl is accused of murder and refuses to speak to anyone ever again.

Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Boris Karloff, Mona Freeman, Jessie Royce Landis, Shepperd Strudwick

Votes: 209

44. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Fallen Angel (1993)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The future of the X-Files project is jeopardized after Mulder secretly infiltrates the government cover-up of a UFO crash.

Director: Larry Shaw | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Frederick Coffin, Marshall Bell

Votes: 6,229

45. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Lessons Learned (2006)

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

When a bomb is found at what was thought to be a drug lab the BAU is brought in, and while Hotch conducts a state-side investigation Gideon matches wits with a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay.

Director: Guy Norman Bee | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore

Votes: 2,430

46. The Girls Next Door (2005–2010)
Episode: P.M.O. Why Not? (2007)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Reality-TV, Romance

The girls spend time with four Playmates whom Hef considers the most likely candidates to become the 2007 Playmate of the Year.

Stars: Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, Kendra Wilkinson, Cristal Camden

Votes: 21

47. A Teacher (2020)
Episode: Episode 3 (2020)

TV-MA | 21 min | Drama

Tensions arise as Claire and Matt explore pregnancy options. Claire chaperones the homecoming dance and Eric comes clean about his true feelings.

Director: Hannah Fidell | Stars: Kate Mara, Nick Robinson, Ashley Zukerman, Shane Harper

Votes: 646

48. Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode: Media Room Slash Dungeon (2007)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Charlie and his mom temporarily become friends until Charlie takes an interest in one of her married clients and Alan goes to bed with a woman who has self-esteem issues.

Director: Ted Wass | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell

Votes: 1,252

49. Severance (2022– )
Episode: Good News About Hell (2022)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Mark is promoted to lead a team who've had their memories surgically divided between their work and personal lives.

Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman

Votes: 7,592

50. Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
Episode: Run Boy Run (2024)

TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Frankie gets herself in trouble for protecting her sons. Eli searches for a way back home to look for his stepdad - and his missing stash.

Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse | Stars: Simon Baker, Sophie Wilde, Bryan Brown, Travis Fimmel

Votes: 384