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

1. The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)

PG | 96 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Omri, a young boy growing up in Brooklyn, receives an odd variety of presents for his birthday: a wooden cupboard from his older brother, a set of antique keys from his mother, and a plastic Indian from his best friend, Patrick.

Director: Frank Oz | Stars: Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Jenkins

Votes: 31,071 | Gross: $35.62M

2. The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)

R | 109 min | Drama, Romance

A young Englishman is sent to Malaysian Borneo in the 1930s to stay with a tribe as UK's colonial representative. A local woman (J.Alba) helps him understand local tradition and language. He falls in love with her etc. despite the taboo.

Director: Guy Jenkin | Stars: Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Dancy, Bob Hoskins

Votes: 9,240

3. DreamKeeper (2003)

TV-PG | 174 min | Drama, Fantasy

The legends of the Native American nations come to life in this epic new miniseries, as two generations--a century-old storyteller and his grandson, a troubled 17-year-old boy--embark on a cross-country journey toward self-discovery.

Director: Steve Barron | Stars: August Schellenberg, Eddie Spears, Gary Farmer, John Trudell

Votes: 1,727

4. Headhunter (2023)

86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A young warrior decides to prove himself by harvesting the heads of ruthless opponents of his longhouse community.

Director: Badd Badrul | Stars: Ebi Kornelis, Chacha Maembong, Anding Indrawani Zaini

Votes: 41

5. Surprising Vietnam (2008)

45 min | Documentary

From the rice paddies and small canals of the southern Mekong Delta to the tribal villages of the northern and central highlands to the bustle of its modern cities, Vietnam is a surprise and a delight.

Director: Fred Heiman | Stars: Peggy Heiman, Lu'u Van Hong, Tran Van Trinh

6. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Fetlar, Shetland (2003)

Not Rated | Documentary, History

Furthest north for team, digging in a family garden for Viking evidence and excavating Viking boat burial site also. The rivets reveal the pattern.

Director: Simon Raikes | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, John Gater

Votes: 21

7. Going Tribal (2005– )
Episode: Matis (2007)

51 min | Documentary

Bruce Parry joins the Matis, an Amazonian tribe wrongly nicknamed the jaguar people, in the 1980s nearly extinguished by exposure to Western germs, still quite a problem, and much of the ... See full summary »

Star: Bruce Parry

Votes: 11

8. A Country Life for Half the Price with Kate Humble (2020– )
Episode: Cardiff to Ceredigion (2021)

44 min | Documentary

Kate Humble is in mid Wales to meet members of a family who have decided to pool their resources and move in together as they look to build a whole new way of life in the country.

Directors: Michael Barrett, Ludo Graham, Imogen Willcocks | Star: Kate Humble

9. Warriors (2008– )
Episode: Viking Terror (2009)

TV-PG | 44 min | History, Reality-TV, War

The Vikings. Seafaring barbarians who tyrannised the Norse world and built an empire by dominating the sea. Terry investigates the battle tactics used by the Norsemen and how they played a part in their success.

Stars: Igor Gorewicz, Terry Schappert

Votes: 15

10. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Ulnaby, Co Durham (2009)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

Ulnaby village is a well preserved medieval village, which has now gone. The team want to know when the village started and find out why and when it was abandoned.

Director: Nick Gillam-Smith | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Stewart Ainsworth

Votes: 14

11. Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
Episode: Malaysia/Indonesia (1997)

49 min | Adventure, Documentary

Michael goes by ship to Borneo and then on into Malaysia, visiting native villages inland and then to Indonesia where he travels the length of Java and runs into some trouble.

Director: Clem Vallance | Star: Michael Palin

Votes: 75

12. Rescue Mediums (2006– )
Episode: Red Hill: Disturbing the Graves (2009)

Documentary, Mystery

This ancient native area on the Hamilton Mountain has been the subject of many, many disputes. In a subdivision near this settlement is a small bungalow with a problem. The owners are Cree ... See full summary »

Director: Gregory Sheppard | Stars: Jackie Dennison, Michael Lamport, Alison Wynne-Ryder

13. George Clarke's Amazing Spaces (2012– )
Episode: Stargazing Cabin and Vintage Horsebox (2022)

47 min | Documentary

In Devon, George meets Val, who's invested her life savings into building a stargazing cabin with a twist. George also visits a vintage horsebox and a Norwegian Viking-inspired longhouse.

Directors: Rebecca Allan, Adam Boyle, Scott Ward | Stars: George Clarke, William Hardie

14. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: The Real Vikings: A Time Team Special (2010)

Not Rated | Documentary, History

New discoveries are casting the Vikings in a new light. Not just the bloodthirsty pagans waging pitched battle and raids, Scandanavian settlements in England reveal the Vikings brought culture and commerce, as well.

Director: Siân Price | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake

Votes: 9

15. Homes by the Sea (2014– )
Episode: Northern Island (2015)

Documentary, Reality-TV

Charlie gushes over a classic Irish longhouse. Then it's back to normal with tours of a 5 story futuristic house, a cubist house by Newton Penprase with a scenic view from every window, a ... See full summary »

Star: Charlie Luxton