Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "heir-to-fortune"

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: 2,552,383 | Gross: $292.58M

2. All Good Things (2010)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

David Marks, a real estate scion, is suspected of killing his wife Katie, who disappeared in 1982.

Director: Andrew Jarecki | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Lily Rabe

Votes: 60,142 | Gross: $0.58M

3. Persuasion (I) (2022)

PG | 108 min | Drama, Romance

Eight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded not to marry a dashing man of humble origins, they meet again. Will she seize her second chance at true love?

Director: Carrie Cracknell | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Henry Golding, Ben Bailey Smith, Yolanda Kettle

Votes: 35,484

4. Brewster's Millions (1985)

PG | 102 min | Comedy

A minor-league baseball player must spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million. However, he's not allowed to own any assets, destroy the money, gift it, give it to charity, or tell anyone about the deal.

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins

Votes: 43,117 | Gross: $38.80M

5. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

Not Rated | 87 min | Horror, Mystery

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi

Votes: 12,388

6. The Holcroft Covenant (1985)

R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

The son of a German General becomes part of a mysterious conspiracy to gain hidden Nazi funds.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer

Votes: 3,794 | Gross: $0.39M

7. Baba (2022)

120 min | Drama

The life of Emin Saruhanli, who has been at odds with his brother Mehmet Ali for years, will be told that suddenly changed with the plane crash.

Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Tolga Saritas, Ayda Aksel, Özge Yagiz

Votes: 965

8. Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)

G | 72 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Daffy Duck opens a detective agency for the supernatural along side his Looney Toon buddies.

Directors: Greg Ford, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Terry Lennon, Robert McKimson, Maurice Noble | Stars: Mel Blanc, Mel Tormé, Roy Firestone, B.J. Ward

Votes: 2,672

9. Order of Death (1983)

R | 113 min | Crime, Thriller

A pair of corrupt cops spend their illegal cash on an uptown New York City apartment.

Director: Roberto Faenza | Stars: Harvey Keitel, John Lydon, Nicole Garcia, Leonard Mann

Votes: 1,115

10. A Sailor-Made Man (1921)

Passed | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

An idle, wealthy playboy foolishly joins the Navy when the father of the girl he wants to marry tells him to get a job to prove himself worthy.

Director: Fred C. Newmeyer | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Noah Young, Dick Sutherland

Votes: 1,250

11. Petticoat Fever (1936)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Romance

A lonesome wireless operator delays a couple who become stranded in Labrador.

Director: George Fitzmaurice | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy, Reginald Owen, Winifred Shotter

Votes: 524

12. Lady at Midnight (1948)

Passed | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A young couple struggles to raise their adopted daughter, but a mysterious murder reveals the child's unknown fortune and a greedy lawyer who is out to steal it.

Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Richard Denning, Frances Rafferty, Lora Lee Michel, Ralph Dunn

Votes: 105

13. The Champion of Justice (1944)

7 min | Animation, Short

An elderly (human couple) lives in an old Southern mansion, with their only companions being a group of faithful mice. The mice do all the housework for their masters. When the couple dies,... See full summary »

Director: Mannie Davis

Votes: 36

14. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Florence Italy (1986)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crockett and Tubbs track a Grand Prix race-car driver after the body of a slain prostitute is thrown from his speeding car. Guest star: Danny Sullivan.

Director: John Nicolella | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 481

15. Royal Pains (2009–2016)
Episode: Spasticity (2010)

TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Drama

Hank and Divya treat the heir of a famous inventor whose desire to distance himself from his father puts him in harm's way. Meanwhile, Jill's job at Hamptons Heritage is threatened when her mentor starts proceedings to have her fired.

Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Flint, Reshma Shetty

Votes: 173

16. Fake Profile (2023– )
Episode: Pánico en el paraíso (2023)

TV-MA | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Camila discovers that Fernando is truly Miguel, a man who married into the wealthy and formidable Ferrer family. With her new friend David, Camila infiltrates the Riviera Esmeralda community under false pretenses to get answers.

Directors: Catalina Hernández, Klych López | Stars: Carolina Miranda, Rodolfo Salas, Manuela González, Víctor Mallarino

Votes: 126

17. Vegas: The City the Mob Made (2009)
Episode: Vegas Reinvents Itself (2009)

Documentary, Crime, History

As the old Mob dwindles, a whole new Mob starts to take over.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Kirk Gill, Michael Green, Bob Faiss, Mike Weatherford