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

1. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a former brilliant scientist named Otto Octavius.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, James Franco

Votes: 708,749 | Gross: $373.59M

2. Legally Blonde (2001)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance

Elle Woods, a fashionable sorority queen, is dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to follow him to law school. While she is there, she figures out that there is more to her than just looks.

Director: Robert Luketic | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis

Votes: 248,205 | Gross: $96.52M

3. Peep Show (2003–2015)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy

Mark and Jez are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal. Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life.

Stars: David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Matt King, Olivia Colman

Votes: 66,606

4. Hitch (I) (2005)

PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Romance

A smooth-talking man falls for a hardened columnist while helping a shy accountant woo a beautiful heiress.

Director: Andy Tennant | Stars: Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta

Votes: 335,448 | Gross: $179.50M

5. Happy Endings (2011–2020)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

This Chicago-set sitcom follows the intertwined lives of six young urbanites trying to learn the ropes of adulthood. Through breakups and whatever other curve-balls life throws them, the pals stick together.

Stars: Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally

Votes: 40,114

6. Rat Race (2001)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A Las Vegas casino magnate determined to find a new avenue for wagering sets up a race for money.

Director: Jerry Zucker | Stars: Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Whoopi Goldberg, Vince Vieluf

Votes: 123,098 | Gross: $56.62M

7. Bell Book and Candle (1958)

Approved | 106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead.

Director: Richard Quine | Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs

Votes: 13,125

8. Spread (2009)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A drama centered on a serial womanizer and his jilted lover.

Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Margarita Levieva, Sebastian Stan

Votes: 41,878 | Gross: $0.25M

9. I Am Dragon (2015)

Not Rated | 110 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

In the midst of the wedding princess Miroslava is kidnapped by a dragon and carried away into his castle on the remote island.

Director: Indar Dzhendubaev | Stars: Matvey Lykov, Mariya Poezzhaeva, Stanislav Lyubshin, Petr Romanov

Votes: 6,268

10. Lost and Delirious (2001)

R | 103 min | Drama, Romance

After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. However, when she discovers that her new friends are lovers she finds herself caught in a complicated situation.

Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré, Mischa Barton, Jackie Burroughs

Votes: 22,345 | Gross: $0.30M

11. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

Director: Albert Lewin | Stars: George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury

Votes: 14,451

12. Marty (1955)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli

Votes: 27,025

13. The Heiress (1949)

Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Romance

A naive young woman falls for a handsome young man her emotionally abusive father suspects is only a fortune hunter.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins

Votes: 17,340

14. Rebel in the Rye (2017)

PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye".

Director: Danny Strong | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Victor Garber, Hope Davis

Votes: 10,790 | Gross: $0.38M

15. The Absent Minded Professor (1961)

Approved | 97 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

A college professor invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk

Votes: 9,281 | Gross: $25.38M

16. Another Year (2010)

PG-13 | 129 min | Comedy, Drama

A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.

Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Oliver Maltman

Votes: 30,880 | Gross: $3.21M

17. Sun Moon (2023)

PG | 96 min | Drama, Romance

After being left at the altar, a young woman escapes to Taiwan on a quest for hope and healing.

Director: Sydney Tooley | Stars: Madison McLaughlin, Justin Chien, Mackenzie Mauzy, Michael Jong-Quin Huang

Votes: 281

18. Three Monkeys (2008)

Not Rated | 109 min | Drama

A family suffers from a major communication breakdown during their struggle to get through their hardships.

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Yavuz Bingöl, Hatice Aslan, Ahmet Rifat Sungar, Ercan Kesal

Votes: 23,010 | Gross: $0.04M

19. The Broadway Melody (1929)

Passed | 100 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.

Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Bessie Love, Anita Page, Charles King, Eddie Kane

Votes: 8,013 | Gross: $6.12M

20. Next Stop Wonderland (1998)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An unlucky in love nurse finds her life taking a detour when her mother places a personals ad in the paper, while on the other side of Boston, a plumber is trying to change careers.

Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Callie Thorne

Votes: 5,130 | Gross: $3.39M

21. A Night of Terror (1937)

86 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A lottery winner breaks up with her fiancé and marries a fortune hunter who proves to be dangerous.

Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Ann Harding, Basil Rathbone, Binnie Hale, Bruce Seton

Votes: 640

22. Twist and Shout (1984)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Denmark, 1963: Teenagers Bjørn and Erik are into girls and being in a band helps Bjørn meet Anna. Erik likes Kirsten but she likes Bjørn. Having a mentally ill mom at home also ruins Erik's chances. Anna's pregnancy changes everything.

Director: Bille August | Stars: Adam Tønsberg, Lars Simonsen, Camilla Søeberg, Ulrikke Bondo

Votes: 1,955

23. Blue Cat Blues (1956)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Drama

As Tom prepares to commit suicide, Jerry recounts the cat's hopeless lover's pursuit of the opportunistic lady that led to this.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Paul Frees, Bob Laztny, Jack Sabel

Votes: 1,044

24. Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me (1992)

R | 92 min | Comedy

Eli is a burglar who is caught in the act by Twinkle, a crazy heiress who coerces him into a sexual relationship. Their violent break-up at the altar makes him a fugitive in search of a new... See full summary »

Director: Joel Hershman | Stars: Max Parrish, Adrienne Shelly, Sean Young, Diane Ladd

Votes: 602 | Gross: $0.13M

25. The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)

Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Romance

Marriage broker Mae Swasey, who somewhat cynically arranges her loser clients' affairs, meets model Kitty Bennett and can't resist meddling in her life, by disentangling her from a married ... See full summary »

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Thelma Ritter, Scott Brady, Zero Mostel

Votes: 894

26. Angst (2000)

86 min | Comedy, Romance

An aspiring horror movie writer searches for love in a world of heartache, desperation and fluffy toys.

Director: Daniel Nettheim | Stars: Sam Lewis, Jessica Napier, Justin Smith, Abi Tucker

Votes: 170

27. Madame Butterfly (1995)

134 min | Drama, Music

The story of a young geisha who falls madly in love with an american captain that travels all around the world collecting hearts.

Director: Frédéric Mitterrand | Stars: Ying Huang, Richard Troxell, Ning Liang, Richard Cowan

Votes: 644

28. The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne (1945)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Romance

A society lady engineers a marriage between her lover and a cabaret dancer who is essentially a prostitute.

Director: Robert Bresson | Stars: Paul Bernard, María Casares, Elina Labourdette, Lucienne Bogaert

Votes: 4,836

29. The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968)

Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Drama

Driven by jealousy, the jilted leader of a female motorcycle gang instigates a sadistic reign of terror against her ex-lover and his new bride.

Director: Maury Dexter | Stars: Jeremy Slate, Diane McBain, Sherry Jackson, Ross Hagen

Votes: 483

30. El viaje de Carol (2002)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, History

Carol, a 12-year-old Spanish-American girl from New York, travels with her mother to Spain in the spring of 1938, at the height of the Civil War. Separated from her beloved father, Carol ... See full summary »

Director: Imanol Uribe | Stars: Clara Lago, Juan José Ballesta, Álvaro de Luna, María Barranco

Votes: 1,085

31. Christmas with Holly (2012 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Family, Romance

Traumatized by her mother's death, a 6-year-old girl stops talking but is cared for by her three uncles. The story unfolds as all of them find the importance of family.

Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Sean Faris, Eloise Mumford, Daniel Eric Gold, Dana Watkins

Votes: 3,693

32. The Magician (I) (1926)

Passed | 83 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A magician/alchemist, seeking to create life, finds that he needs the "blood of a virgin" to continue his experiments. He sends out his dwarf assistant to pick out the right girl.

Director: Rex Ingram | Stars: Alice Terry, Paul Wegener, Firmin Gémier, Iván Petrovich

Votes: 865

33. The Fleet's In (1942)

Passed | 93 min | Musical, Romance

After a shy sailor is kissed by a female starlet as part of a publicity stunt, he becomes known as a stud; his friends then bet that he'll be able to defrost an icy nightclub singer.

Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Dorothy Lamour, William Holden, Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton

Votes: 428

34. Invisible Stripes (1939)

Passed | 81 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-con who wants to go straight has difficulties trying to reintegrate into society while on parole.

Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: George Raft, Jane Bryan, William Holden, Humphrey Bogart

Votes: 1,921 | Gross: $0.11M

35. Great Expectations (1934)

Approved | 102 min | Drama, Romance

9 year old 'Pip' Pirrip, an orphan living with relatives, aids and befriends an escaped convict on the moors, an act that will have a profound effect on his life.

Director: Stuart Walker | Stars: Henry Hull, Phillips Holmes, Jane Wyatt, Florence Reed

Votes: 223

36. The Old Settler (2001 TV Movie)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1940s Harlem, two sisters take in a hepcat as a boarder. Although he is young and they are older, their life choices parallel one another.

Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Bumper Robinson, Eartha Robinson

Votes: 192

37. The Picture of Dorian Gray (2007)

97 min | Mystery, Thriller

A contemporary adaptation of Oscar Wilde classic tale of vanity.

Director: Duncan Roy | Stars: David Gallagher, Noah Segan, Christian Camargo, Aleksa Palladino

Votes: 345

38. Alex & the Gypsy (1976)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

Alexander Main, a bail bondsman, falls for one of his "customers", a pretty gypsy girl, Maritza, who's been accused of murder.

Director: John Korty | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Geneviève Bujold, James Woods, Gino Ardito

Votes: 270

39. Mara Clara: The Movie (1996)

Drama, Romance

Mara and Clara were switched at birth and grew up in very different environments. Mara lived as the poor daughter of the couple Susan and Gary Davis and Clara, their real daughter, was brought up by the rich Amanthe and Almira del Valle.

Directors: Emil Cruz Jr., Jerry Lopez Sineneng | Stars: Judy Ann Santos, Gladys Reyes, Juan Rodrigo, Beverly Vergel

Votes: 46

40. A Thousand Clouds of Peace (2003)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Romance

Gerardo, a 17-year old guy has just finished his relationship with Bruno and starts wandering hopeless through the streets of the city. In his wandering he's tortured by images: each ... See full summary »

Director: Julián Hernández | Stars: Juan Carlos Ortuño, Juan Carlos Torres, Salvador Alvarez, Gloria Andrade

Votes: 521

41. The Great American Broadcast (1941)

90 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

After WWI two men go into radio. Failure leads the wife of one to borrow money from another; she goes on, after separation, to stardom. A coast-to-coast radio program is set up to bring everyone back together.

Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, John Payne, Cesar Romero

Votes: 292

42. Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971 TV Movie)

84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Berta, a naive young maid, searches for love when the army engineers come to town to build a bridge.

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Hanna Schygulla, Harry Baer, Irm Hermann, Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Votes: 626

43. Hare Trimmed (1953)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Yosemite Sam hears that Granny has inherited fifty million dollars. Good guy Bugs tries to save Granny from Sam's clutches.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 506

44. Sweetheart of the Navy (1937)

Approved | 61 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Singer struggles to make her new nightclub succeed in a naval port after her partner leaves with the funds but not the bills.

Director: Duncan Mansfield | Stars: Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker, Roger Imhof, Bernadene Hayes

Votes: 34

45. The Root of All Evil (1947)

110 min | Drama

A girl from an impoverished family is jilted by her rich fiancé, whose father doesn't approve. She decides to take revenge against them, and determines to let nothing or no one stop her from getting to the top.

Director: Brock Williams | Stars: Phyllis Calvert, Michael Rennie, John McCallum, Brefni O'Rorke

Votes: 212

46. Aunque la hormona se vista de seda... (1971)

83 min | Comedy

Fermín, a shy apothecary, has just abandoned his girlfriend at the altar. He suspects that his hormones are not working well and when he goes to end his life, Bienvenido appears, telling him that he suffers from childhood trauma.

Director: Vicente Escrivá | Stars: Alfredo Landa, Manuel Summers, Ana Belén, Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro

Votes: 75

47. The Dove's Bell-Ringer (1994)

70 min | Drama, Romance

A tale of star-crossed lovers set on the lonesome plains of Kazakhstan.

Director: Amir Karakulov | Stars: Elmira Makhmutova, Chingiz Nogalbayev

Votes: 20

48. The Most Distant Course (2007)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama

Three young souls, with different purposes, comes to the coast and search for the meaning of their life, a journey considerably longer than any of them has taken before.

Director: Jing-Jie Lin | Stars: Gwei Lun-Mei, Morning Tzu-Yi Mo, Hsiao-Kuo Chia, Iris Li-Ting Tseng

Votes: 680

49. Flight from Folly (1945)

94 min | Musical

An unemployed dancer poses as a nurse and sets her sights on playboy composer Clinton Clay. After he is dumped by his Russian wife, the "nurse" finally gets her man.

Director: Herbert Mason | Stars: Pat Kirkwood, Hugh Sinclair, Sydney Howard, Tamara Desni

50. Who Is Running? (1997)

105 min | Thriller

Everything seems to be going well for Jiab and Wan, a young couple looking forward to their impending marriage. All that changes, however, when Wan is struck by a car and is brought to the ... See full summary »

Director: Oxide Chun Pang | Stars: Sanya Kunakorn, Nattarika Thumpridanun, Suchao Pongwilai, Vichitra Triyakul

Votes: 103