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

1. Metropolis (1927)

Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Votes: 185,640 | Gross: $1.24M

2. Hugo (2011)

PG | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 336,944 | Gross: $73.86M

3. Return to Oz (1985)

PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.

Director: Walter Murch | Stars: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie

Votes: 30,387

4. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Michael Currie

Votes: 61,034 | Gross: $14.40M

5. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Horror

Doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar Anton Phibes seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife.

Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Virginia North, Terry-Thomas

Votes: 16,688 | Gross: $0.55M

6. Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

PG | 89 min | Comedy, Horror

The vengeful doctor rises again, seeking the Scrolls of Life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife.

Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Valli Kemp, Peter Cushing

Votes: 7,119

7. Hollywood Capers (1935)

7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Beans sneaks in to a Hollywood movie studio lot, where he gets into a heap of trouble.

Director: Jack King | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Tommy Bond, Bernice Hansen, Tedd Pierce

Votes: 526

8. Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)

Unrated | 79 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A Martian princess and a doctor replace the women on Mars, destroyed by atomic war, by raiding Puerto Rico while a shot down android terrorizes all.

Director: Robert Gaffney | Stars: Marilyn Hanold, James Karen, Lou Cutell, Nancy Marshall

Votes: 1,795

9. City That Never Sleeps (1953)

Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Johnny Kelly, who plans on resigning from the police force and leaving his wife the next day, has a very eventful last night on duty.

Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Edward Arnold

Votes: 1,621

10. The War of the Robots (1978)

Not Rated | 99 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

An alien civilization, which facing eminent extinction, kidnaps two famous genetic scientists from Earth. A troop of soldiers is dispatched to combat the humanoid robots and rescue the victims.

Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: Antonio Sabato, Yanti Somer, Malisa Longo, Patrizia Gori

Votes: 880

11. The Amazing Screw-On Head (2006 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A Civil War-era secret agent with an extraordinary special power serves under president Abraham Lincoln protecting America from supernatural foes. Unsold animated TV pilot adapted from a short comic book from the creator of Hellboy.

Director: Chris Prynoski | Stars: Paul Giamatti, David Hyde Pierce, Patton Oswalt, Corey Burton

Votes: 2,119

12. Teknolust (2002)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Tilda Swinton plays four roles in this award-winning film about Rosetta Stone and her three Self-Replicating Automatons, which she cloned from her own D.N.A.

Director: Lynn Hershman Leeson | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Davies, James Urbaniak, John O'Keefe

Votes: 1,929 | Gross: $0.03M

13. Mechanical Violator Hakaider (1995)

77 min | Action, Sci-Fi

The popular villain/antihero from the classic "Kikaider" TV series stars in his own movie, as a dark defender in a post-apocalyptic future.

Director: Keita Amemiya | Stars: Yûji Kishimoto, Mai Hosho, Jiro Okamoto, Toshiyuki Kikuchi

Votes: 520

14. The Wonders of Aladdin (1961)

93 min | Fantasy

A poor young man finds a magic lamp that possesses a genie, who will grant the boy three wishes if he sets him free from the lamp.

Directors: Mario Bava, Henry Levin | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Noëlle Adam, Vittorio De Sica, Aldo Fabrizi

Votes: 495

15. Meet Boston Blackie (1941)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring.

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane, Charles Wagenheim

Votes: 686

16. Ozu no mahôtsukai (1986–1987)

TV-Y | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

When Dorothy and her little dog Toto are swept up by a tornado, they are magically transported to the Land of Oz- An enchanted world were anything is possible!

Stars: Morgan Hallett, Sumi Shimamoto, Mark Denis, Yoshito Yasuhara

Votes: 355

17. The Tin Man (1935)

Passed | 19 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy

Thelma and Patsy find themselves in a spooky house inhabited by a nut who is a mechanical genius and has made a robot that does everything. The inventor manipulates the robot's control ... See full summary »

Director: James Parrott | Stars: Thelma Todd, Patsy Kelly, Matthew Betz, Clarence Wilson

Votes: 197

18. The Mechanical Man (1921)

80 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

The story begins with a scientist creating a device shaped like a man that can be remote-controlled by a machine.

Director: André Deed | Stars: Giulia Costa, André Deed, Valentina Frascaroli, Mathilde Lambert

Votes: 282

19. Ozma of Oz (1987 Video)

TV-Y7 | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

In Oz once again, Dorothy meets TikTok the mechanical man, servant of Princess Lulu.

Director: Tim Reid | Stars: Morgan Hallett, Margot Kidder

Votes: 57

20. Abiogenesis (2011)

TV-G | 4 min | Animation, Short, Action

In this breathtaking science fiction spectacle, a strange mechanical device lands on a desolate world and uses the planet to undergo a startling transformation, that has profound implications for an entire galaxy.

Director: Richard Mans

Votes: 829

21. The Flew (2003)

90 min | Drama

A mechanical man, within an elaborate shooting gallery at a Victorian carnival, lives beyond his monotonous existence. He falls in love with a broken down ride, The Wooden Embalmer, his ... See full summary »

Director: Clifton Childree | Star: Clifton Childree

Votes: 9

22. Ko-Ko's Catch (1928)

6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Max is preoccupied with his new secretary, so he keeps Ko-Ko and Fitz busy with whimsical coin-operated mechanical devices.

Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer

Votes: 26

23. Jacques Monestier, Le Défenseur du Temps (1980)

3 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Clovis Prévost | Star: Jacques Monestier

24. Land of the Giants (1968–1970)
Episode: The Mechanical Man (1969)

TV-G | 50 min | Sci-Fi

A huge robot that is even bigger than many of the giants that the castaways have encountered accidentally destroys a store and in the process kills a policeman. Steve, Mark and Fitzhugh, ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Stefan Arngrim, Don Marshall

Votes: 56

25. Lost in Space (1965–1968)
Episode: The Mechanical Men (1967)

Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The planet is invaded by an army of tiny robots who closely resemble the Robinsons' Robot and proclaim him as their long-predicted king. The Robot agrees to become their king, but when he ... See full summary »

Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen

Votes: 192

26. The Outer Limits (1963–1965)
Episode: I, Robot (1964)

TV-14 | 51 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A young woman hires a cynical lawyer to prove that her uncle was not killed by his invention - a sophisticated robot.

Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Howard Da Silva, Ford Rainey, Marianna Hill, Leonard Nimoy

Votes: 587

27. Three's Company (1976–1984)
Episode: A Crowded Romance (1980)

TV-PG | Comedy

Jack and Larry are both dating the same girl and don't know it.

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Suzanne Somers, Richard Kline

Votes: 187

28. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode: The Night of the Green Terror (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western

As they ride through the forest, Jim West and Artemus Gordon notice the unusual lack of vegetation and animal life. They are suddenly approached by a giant knight who takes them to a large ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Sparr | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Michael Dunn, Anthony Caruso

Votes: 198

29. Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1978)
Episode: Foul Play in Funland (1969)

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

An amusement park comes to life on its own, while a "man from Mars" destroys the place; Scooby and the gang investigate.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Nicole Jaffe, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Vic Perrin

Votes: 649

30. Super Friends (1973–1985)
Episode: The Brain Machine/The Joy Ride/The Invasion of the Earthors/The Whirlpool (1977)

TV-Y7-FV | Animation, Action, Adventure

Dr. Cranum uses his brain machine to become a futuristic menace. Two boys joyride in an airplane. Rock creatures threaten civilization. A supertanker captain becomes reckless.

Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Norman Alden, Michael Bell, Ted Cassidy, Danny Dark

Votes: 63

31. Anton Petrov (2012– )
Episode: Scientists Create Artificial Life That Reproduces in a Strange Way (2021)

15 min | Documentary, Animation, News

Scientists have been studying primitive life by building assemblages of cells, essentially a synthetic organism, that behaves in an intended way. But the xenobot 3.0 experiment has taken ... See full summary »

Star: Anton Petrov

32. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: The Three Moosketeers: Parts 1-2 (1961)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Three Moosketeers" Part 1, Fractured Fairy Tales "Giant and the Beanstalk a Sequel", Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties "Mechanical Dudley", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Three Moosketeers" Part 2.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 28

33. One Piece (1999– )
Episode: Kiken na Koi: Odoriko Violet (2014)

TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure

As Zoro searches for his missing katana, Sanji finds himself meeting a beautiful and stunning dancer named Violet who requires the services of Sanji in a dire matter.

Stars: Mie Sonozaki, Mayumi Tanaka

Votes: 741

34. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: The Weather Lady: Parts 5-6 (1963)

TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "The Weather Lady" Part 5 of 6, Fractured Fairy Tales "Little Red Riding Hood", Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties "The Locket", Rocky and Bullwinkle "The Weather Lady" Part 6 of 6.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 19

35. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Wossamotta U: Parts 9-10 (1963)

TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Wossamotta U" Part 9 of 12, Fractured Fairy Tales "The Tale of a Frog", Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties "Mechanical Dudley", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Wossamotta U" Part 10 of 12.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 13