Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "cry-for-help"

1. It (I) (2017)

R | 135 min | Fantasy, Horror

In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.

Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis

Votes: 605,718 | Gross: $327.48M

2. The Meg (2018)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis

Votes: 207,431 | Gross: $143.01M

3. The Square (2017)

R | 151 min | Comedy, Drama

A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.

Director: Ruben Östlund | Stars: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary

Votes: 77,206 | Gross: $1.50M

4. Halloween (I) (2018)

R | 106 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe, Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney

Votes: 168,997 | Gross: $159.34M

5. Assassination Nation (2018)

R | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After a malicious data hack exposes the secrets of the perpetually American town of Salem, chaos descends and four girls must fight to survive, while coping with the hack themselves.

Director: Sam Levinson | Stars: Odessa Young, Abra, Suki Waterhouse, Hari Nef

Votes: 21,724 | Gross: $1.96M

6. Urban Legend (1998)

R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends.

Director: Jamie Blanks | Stars: Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Michael Rosenbaum

Votes: 71,447 | Gross: $38.07M

7. 88 Minutes (2007)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

On the day that a serial killer that he helped put away is supposed to be executed, a noted forensic psychologist and college professor receives a call informing him that he has 88 minutes left to live.

Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Ben McKenzie, Leelee Sobieski

Votes: 78,305 | Gross: $16.93M

8. The Birth of a Nation (1915)

TV-PG | 195 min | Drama, History, War

The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper

Votes: 26,329 | Gross: $10.00M

9. Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

R | 111 min | Drama, War

During World War I, a patriotic young American is rendered blind, deaf, limbless, and mute by a horrific artillery shell attack. Trapped in what's left of his body, he desperately looks for a way to end his life.

Director: Dalton Trumbo | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards

Votes: 18,339 | Gross: $0.55M

10. Minotaur (2006)

R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

When the villagers offer their brethren as a sacrifice to the Minotaur, Theo (Tom Hardy) sets off on a harrowing quest to the labyrinth to kill the evil bull-god.

Director: Jonathan English | Stars: Tom Hardy, Michelle Van Der Water, Tony Todd, Lex Shrapnel

Votes: 5,099

11. Maximum Risk (1996)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

While seeking answers to the death of the twin brother he never knew he had, a French cop and his sibling's fiancee find themselves pursued by corrupt FBI agents and the Russian mafia.

Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Zach Grenier

Votes: 23,952 | Gross: $14.50M

12. Homecoming (I) (2009)

R | 91 min | Drama, Thriller

A jilted ex-girlfriend plots revenge after her former beau comes back to their hometown with a new lover.

Director: Morgan J. Freeman | Stars: Mischa Barton, Matt Long, Jessica Stroup, Michael Landes

Votes: 4,539 | Gross: $8.50M

13. Talk Radio (1988)

R | 110 min | Drama, Thriller

A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley

Votes: 14,604 | Gross: $3.47M

14. In the Valley of Elah (2007)

R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.

Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jonathan Tucker, Jason Patric

Votes: 75,083 | Gross: $6.78M

15. The Andromeda Strain (2008)

44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A crack team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.

Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Christa Miller, Ricky Schroder, Louis Ferreira

Votes: 14,608

16. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )

60 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

A team of paranormal experts travel the UK looking into instances of paranormal activity in the homes of ordinary people.

Stars: Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Lawman, Ian Shaw

Votes: 389

17. Songs from the Second Floor (2000)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

Where are we humans going? A film poem inspired by the Peruvian poet César Vallejo. We meet people in the city. People trying to communicate, searching compassion and get the connection of small and large things.

Director: Roy Andersson | Stars: Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson, Torbjörn Fahlström

Votes: 20,339 | Gross: $0.00M

18. Open House (I) (2010)

R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A couple on the verge of a nasty divorce attempt to sell their empty love nest and move on with their lives, separately. After a successful open house they are horrified to discover, days ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Paquin | Stars: Brian Geraghty, Rachel Blanchard, Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer

Votes: 2,644

19. Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)

GP | 83 min | Horror, Mystery

A Carpathian village is haunted by the ghost of a murderous little girl, prompting a coroner and a medical student to uncover her secrets while a witch attempts to protect the villagers.

Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Erika Blanc, Fabienne Dali, Piero Lulli

Votes: 7,589

20. The 9th Circle (2008)

Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Horror

A woman is abducted by a sinister stranger on Halloween night for a fate worse than death.

Director: Damien Leone | Stars: Kayla Lian, Mike Giannelli, Christine Evangelista, Anna Maliere

Votes: 719

21. Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

Passed | 71 min | Action, Adventure

Tarzan and Jane go to New York to rescue Boy after he is kidnapped into a circus.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Virginia Grey

Votes: 3,583

22. Underdog (1964–1973)

TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The adventures of a rhyming canine superhero.

Stars: George S. Irving, Wally Cox, Allen Swift, Norma MacMillan

Votes: 2,639

23. Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

Unrated | 87 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Biography of British painter Francis Bacon focuses on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer, a former small time crook.

Director: John Maybury | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton, Anne Lambton

Votes: 3,995 | Gross: $0.34M

24. Interview (I) (2007)

R | 84 min | Drama

After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.

Director: Steve Buscemi | Stars: Sienna Miller, Steve Buscemi, Michael Buscemi, Tara Elders

Votes: 13,941 | Gross: $0.42M

25. The Cell 2 (2009 Video)

R | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The Cusp is a serial killer who kills his victims and then brings them back to life over and over, until they beg to die. Psychic Maya is an investigator who gained her powers after being ... See full summary »

Director: Tim Iacofano | Stars: Tessie Santiago, Chris Bruno, Frank Whaley, Bart Johnson

Votes: 2,983

26. Bus 174 (2002)

R | 122 min | Documentary, Crime

On June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.

Directors: José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda | Stars: Sandro do Nascimento, Rodrigo Pimentel, Luiz Eduardo Soares, Anonymous

Votes: 8,609 | Gross: $0.22M

27. Stoic (2009)

Not Rated | 91 min | Crime, Drama

A heated game of poker causes three men incarcerated for nonviolent offenses to brutalize their cellmate before taking drastic measures in order to cover up their crime.

Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Edward Furlong, Shaun Sipos, Sam Levinson, Steffen Mennekes

Votes: 2,881

28. Gun-Shy (2003)

Unrated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Dito Tsintsadze's drama focuses on a loner whose life changes dramatically, when he gets to know a beautiful, but strange girl. Lukas, a young man doing "meals on wheels" instead of ... See full summary »

Director: Dito Tsintsadze | Stars: Fabian Hinrichs, Lavinia Wilson, Johan Leysen, Ingeborg Westphal

Votes: 632

29. The Last Lions (2011)

PG | 88 min | Documentary, Family

Fifty years ago there were close to half-a-million lions in Africa. Today there are around 20,000. To make matters worse, lions, unlike elephants, which are far more numerous, have ... See full summary »

Director: Dereck Joubert | Star: Jeremy Irons

Votes: 4,373 | Gross: $0.64M

30. To Let (2006 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 68 min | Horror, Thriller

Mario and his pregnant girlfriend Clara are trying to find in a short period a new apartment to live since they have sold their apartment and they need to move in fifteen days. When Mario ... See full summary »

Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Macarena Gómez, Nuria González, Adrià Collado, Ruth Díaz

Votes: 2,995

31. The Seduction of Gina (1984 TV Movie)

94 min | Drama

Gina is young, recently married and bored. On a trip to Lake Tahoe she discovers the game of blackjack. Increasingly obsessed with gambling, she keeps hoping her lucky streak will last.

Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Valerie Bertinelli, Michael Brandon, Fredric Lehne, Ed Lauter

Votes: 223

32. The Garage (1920)

25 min | Short, Comedy

Roscoe and Buster operate a combination garage and fire station. In the first half they destroy a car left for them to clean. In the second half they go off on a false alarm and return to find their own building on fire.

Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Molly Malone, Harry McCoy

Votes: 1,543

33. The Dover Boys at Pimento University or the Rivals of Roquefort Hall (1942)

Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Three fun-loving, morally upright brothers from Pimento University save their fiancée from their fiendish archenemy, Dan Backslide, in this spoof of the Rover Boys.

Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, John McLeish, Tedd Pierce

Votes: 1,828

34. The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)

Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music

A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Jack Benny, Alexis Smith, Dolores Moran, Allyn Joslyn

Votes: 1,517

35. Plane Crazy (1928)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Comedy

Inspired by Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris, Mickey builds a plane to take Minnie for a trip involving some necking, though Minnie objects to the necking.

Directors: Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks | Star: Walt Disney

Votes: 2,308

36. Gascon... bala ang katapat mo (1993)

118 min | Action

This is the true-to-life story of Capt. Dionisio L. Gascon whose bullets tell you that a cop is no dirty word. It happened in the crime center of Balic-Balic Manila - Gulod - The Tonto of Sampaloc in the 80s.

Director: Rogelio Salvador | Stars: Lito Lapid, Ruffa Gutierrez, Tirso Cruz III, Jess Lapid Jr.

Votes: 9

37. Tiyanak (1988)

122 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Julie begins to suspect that the abandoned baby she took in might be a demon in disguise. Filipino Tagalog movie presented by Regal Entertainment Inc.

Directors: Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes | Stars: Janice De Belen, Lotlot De Leon, Ramon Christopher, Mary Walter

Votes: 447

38. Anabelle Huggins Story: Ruben Ablaza Tragedy - Mea Culpa (1995)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Add a Plot

Director: Carlo J. Caparas | Stars: Dawn Zulueta, Cesar Montano, Maggie de la Riva, Robert Arevalo

Votes: 18

39. Ico, the Brave Horse (1983)

85 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Ico is a wild foal who lives in a large meadow with his mother and other forest animals.

Director: Manuel García Ferré | Stars: Susana Klein, María Marchi, Pelusa Suero, Enrique Conlazo

Votes: 337

40. Felix in Hollywood (1923)

Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A starving actor, reduced to trying his luck in the movies, travels to Hollywood. His cat, Felix, poses as a travel bag and comes along.

Director: Otto Messmer

Votes: 1,027

41. Come Clean (1931)

Passed | 18 min | Short, Comedy

Mrs. Hardy and Mrs. Laurel send their husbands to the store to buy ice-cream but on the way back home the boys rescue from drowning a suicidal woman who's wanted by the police.

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Gertrude Astor

Votes: 1,372

42. Mattie the Goose-Boy (1977)

70 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A young peasant boy stands up to tyranny, aided by his trusting friend- a goose.

Director: Attila Dargay | Stars: András Kern, Péter Geszti, László Csákányi, Gábor Agárdi

Votes: 2,285

43. The Dangerous (1983)

91 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Unable to cope with unemployment, a tiler arrives in Athens, only to face equally grave problems. The only way out for him and his friends is a lucrative heist; however, when freedom is at stake, what good is the promise of a treasure?

Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Panos Mihalopoulos, Stamatis Gardelis, Kaiti Finou, Sofia Aliberti

Votes: 205

44. Close Call (2004)

Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In Los Angeles, the young Jenny has a nice childhood with her Korean parents Joanne and David Kim. However, after the divorce of her parents, the judge gives her custody to her selfish ... See full summary »

Director: Jimmy Lee | Stars: Annie Lee, Philip Moon, Jan Devereaux, Jeff Fahey

Votes: 138

45. Angela Markado (1980)

150 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A waitress is repeatedly gang-raped, humiliated, and left for dead by five men whom she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.

Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Hilda Koronel, Johnny Delgado, Celia Rodriguez, Rez Cortez

Votes: 40

46. Ladies Lake (1934)

106 min | Drama

A handsome but penniless young man takes a summer job as a swimming instructor in a picturesque Alpine lake resort. He falls in love with a young heiress who is staying there with her ... See full summary »

Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Rosine Deréan, Simone Simon, Ila Mecséry, Odette Joyeux

Votes: 167

47. Tansan vs. Tarsan (1963)

Action, Comedy

The action picture to end all action pictures.

Director: Carlos Vander Tolosa | Stars: Dolphy, Vic Vargas, Josephine Estrada, Cynthia Ugalde

48. Sealed Verdict (1948)

Approved | 83 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A former U.S. special prosecutor, Major Robert Lawson, begins to suspect that a Nazi war criminal on death row, General Otto Stiegman, has been wrongfully convicted of leveling a French village along with all of its inhabitants in WWII.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Ray Milland, Florence Marly, John Hoyt, Norbert Schiller

Votes: 76

49. Betty Boop's Big Boss (1933)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Betty takes a secretarial job where the boss sexually harasses her, but not without some encouragement from Betty.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Bernard Wolf | Star: Kate Wright

Votes: 279

50. Shuang shi ji (2008)

98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A mystery about a gourmet in love with two different women who winds up poisoned.

Director: Tianyu Zhao | Stars: Francis Ng, Nan Yu, Yiyan Jiang, Yuchen Zhu

Votes: 338