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

1. Inception (2010)

PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe

Votes: 2,551,718 | Gross: $292.58M

2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

PG-13 | 157 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Eric Sykes

Votes: 681,728 | Gross: $290.01M

3. Labyrinth (1986)

PG | 101 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Sixteen-year-old Sarah must solve a labyrinth to rescue her baby brother when he is taken by the Goblin King.

Director: Jim Henson | Stars: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson

Votes: 149,630 | Gross: $12.73M

4. Escape Room (I) (2019)

PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must use their wits to survive.

Director: Adam Robitel | Stars: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine

Votes: 141,941 | Gross: $57.01M

5. Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)

Unrated | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The night before the school festival, things seem to be repeating themselves. Gradually, all the world functions come to a stop, the only ones that are not affected are a select group of student friends.

Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Akira Kamiya, Kazuko Sugiyama

Votes: 2,228

6. The Future (2011)

R | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

When a couple decides to adopt a stray cat their perspective on life changes radically, literally altering the course of time and space and testing their faith in each other and themselves.

Director: Miranda July | Stars: Miranda July, Hamish Linklater, David Warshofsky, Isabella Acres

Votes: 9,126 | Gross: $0.57M

7. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Otherside (2000 Music Video)

4 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A promotional video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 2000 single "Otherside."

Directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, Bobby Leigh | Stars: John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chad Smith

Votes: 269

8. The Magic Dust

90 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy | Pre-production

A fully Animated Sci Fi Fantasy Film based loosely on Escher's Relativity. The characters must grapple with the consequences of disturbing the natural balance of things in their perfect world of geometric duplicity.

Director: Richard Culver | Stars: Kristina Haddad, Richard Culver

9. Hallucii (2006)

4 min | Animation, Short

A large 3D animated drunken man passes out on a staircase. When he regains consciousness he finds the staircase is endlessly looping back on itself and he can't get out. He tries to escape ... See full summary »

Director: Goo-Shun Wang

Votes: 64

10. Lindsey Stirling: Take Flight (2015 Music Video)

5 min | Fantasy, Music

When a girl without hope discovers a mysterious flower, it takes her on a journey to another world to regain it.

Director: Joe Sill | Star: Lindsey Stirling

Votes: 36

11. Justice League (2001–2004)
Episode: Only a Dream: Part II (2003)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

With the other members of the Justice League trapped in their worst nightmares, Batman and Martian Manhunter have to defeat Doctor Destiny and save them before it is too late.

Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Maria Canals-Barrera, Carl Lumbly, Phil LaMarr

Votes: 720

12. CollegeHumor Originals (2006–2023)
Episode: I'm Not Awake (2012)

TV-MA | 3 min | Comedy

She feels like she's living a teenage dream.

Director: Matthew Pollock | Stars: Kojo D. Asiedu, Roland Canamar, Tom Fonss, Larry Ludwig