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

1. Basic Instinct (1992)

R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.

Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn

Votes: 219,213 | Gross: $117.73M

2. Along Came a Spider (2001)

R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller

When a senator's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner.

Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Michael Wincott, Monica Potter, Dylan Baker

Votes: 95,907 | Gross: $74.08M

3. Stoker (2013)

R | 99 min | Drama, Thriller

After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.

Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney

Votes: 114,545 | Gross: $1.70M

4. Vertical Limit (2000)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A climber must rescue his sister on the peak of K2, the second highest mountain in the world .

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Scott Glenn, Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney

Votes: 65,359 | Gross: $69.24M

5. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)

R | 97 min | Horror

An investigative reporter must send the newly unbound Pinhead and his legions back to Hell.

Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Terry Farrell, Doug Bradley, Kevin Bernhardt, Lawrence Mortorff

Votes: 35,050 | Gross: $12.53M

6. Martin (1977)

R | 95 min | Drama, Horror

A young man, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a Pennsylvania small town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges.

Director: George A. Romero | Stars: John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest, Elyane Nadeau

Votes: 12,606 | Gross: $0.10M

7. Out of the Blue (1980)

R | 94 min | Drama

A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.

Director: Dennis Hopper | Stars: Linda Manz, Dennis Hopper, Sharon Farrell, Don Gordon

Votes: 3,983

8. Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne (2008)

TV-MA | 276 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Rin Asogi runs a private investigation agency in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, performing odd jobs. Despite attempts at a normal life, she finds herself constantly hindered by the strange cases that come her way.

Stars: Mamiko Noto, Rie Kugimiya, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Jamie Marchi

Votes: 2,247

9. Nevada Smith (1966)

Not Rated | 128 min | Drama, Western

A half-American Indian and half-white teenager evolves into a hardened killer as he tracks down his parents' murderers.

Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy

Votes: 9,112 | Gross: $14.17M

10. Dead of Summer (2016)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

In 1989, school is out for the summer. When Camp Stillwater's dark, ancient mythology awakens, what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn.

Stars: Elizabeth Mitchell, Elizabeth Lail, Alberto Frezza, Mark Indelicato

Votes: 4,879

11. The Illustrated Man (1969)

PG | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

In 1930s, a psychotic drifter who's after the mystery woman who covered his whole body in illustrations that foresee distant future shows three of them (The Veldt, The Long Rain and The Last Night of the World) to a mesmerized traveler.

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas, Don Dubbins

Votes: 3,467

12. Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)

Not Rated | 108 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy

The relative coexistence of the human world, demon world and beast world is soon to be disrupted by The Overfiend, an immensely powerful demon who'll be reborn after 3000 years to remake the world to his own liking.

Director: Hideki Takayama | Stars: Christopher Courage, Rebel Joy, Sonny Weil, Bick Balse

Votes: 3,666

13. Oedipus Rex (1967)

Not Rated | 104 min | Drama

Rescued from abandonment and raised by the King and Queen, Oedipus is still haunted by a prophecy--he'll murder his father and marry his mother.

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli, Carmelo Bene

Votes: 6,884

14. Royal Deceit (1994)

R | 107 min | Adventure, Drama

An old Norse legend of revenge, power and human spirit, that subsequently inspired William Shakespeare on his tragedy - Hamlet.

Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Christian Bale, Brian Cox

Votes: 2,465

15. From Beyond the Grave (1974)

PG | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An anthology of four short horror stories revolving around a mysterious antique shop owner and his antique pieces, each of which hides a deadly secret.

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Peter Cushing, Ian Bannen, Ian Carmichael, Diana Dors

Votes: 5,298

16. Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter (2009)

R | 97 min | Action, Horror, Western

The comic book has come to life. Tim Thomerson is "Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter" and he is on an epic chase to track down a clique of vampires.

Directors: Jay Woelfel, Mark Terry | Stars: Tim Thomerson, Mark Hengst, Åsa Wallander, Ken Foree

Votes: 361

17. Lost Souls (2000)

R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A Catholic teacher meets an atheist journalist, whom a group of Catholics and Priests believes has been chosen by the devil to be the Antichrist.

Director: Janusz Kaminski | Stars: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, Sarah Wynter, Philip Baker Hall

Votes: 11,373 | Gross: $16.78M

18. Esterno notte (2022)

330 min | Crime, Drama, History

The 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists

Stars: Fabrizio Gifuni, Margherita Buy, Toni Servillo, Fausto Russo Alesi

Votes: 1,689

19. Grisaia no Meikyuu: Caprice no Mayu 0 (2015 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 48 min | Animation, Drama, Thriller

Having attended Mihama Academy for about a year, Yuuji Kazami has seemingly found his place within the school, but he suddenly decides to pursue a promotion in CIRS. After consulting JB ... See full summary »

Director: Motoki Tanaka | Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Ayaka Suwa, Erika Narumi, Satoshi Tsuruoka

Votes: 443

20. The FBI Story (1959)

Approved | 149 min | Crime, Drama, History

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Larry Pennell

Votes: 3,880

21. Deadline (1980)

R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A popular horror writer whose family life is falling apart struggles to write his next horror movie.

Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Stephen Young, Sharon Masters, Marvin Goldhar, Jeannie Elias

Votes: 791

22. Schneider vs. Bax (2015)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Thriller

On his birthday, a hitman reluctantly takes on the easy task of killing a writer, only to find the job a lot more difficult than expected.

Director: Alex van Warmerdam | Stars: Tom Dewispelaere, Alex van Warmerdam, Maria Kraakman, Gene Bervoets

Votes: 3,477

23. Tenderness (2017)

110 min | Drama

Back from the hospital where he has been treated after a heart attack, Lorenzo is on his way upstairs to his top-floor apartment in Naples when he meets Michela. The charming young woman, ... See full summary »

Director: Gianni Amelio | Stars: Elio Germano, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Micaela Ramazzotti, Greta Scacchi

Votes: 1,371

24. Hamlet (II) (2000 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 178 min | Drama

The classic Shakespeare tragedy is revisioned in America at the turn of the 20th Century. Campbell Scott (Singles, The Spanish Prisoner) adapted, co-directed and stars in the title role ... See full summary »

Directors: Campbell Scott, Eric Simonson | Stars: Campbell Scott, Blair Brown, Roscoe Lee Browne, LisaGay Hamilton

Votes: 244

25. Uncertain Glory (2017)

115 min | Drama

In war-torn Spain, during the tumultuous 1937, a Republican young officer will hopelessly fall for the charms of a deceitful femme-fatale who will not hesitate to use him in her best interest.

Director: Agustí Villaronga | Stars: Marcel Borràs, Núria Prims, Oriol Pla, Bruna Cusí

Votes: 1,032

26. A Curtain Raiser & Other Shorts (2007)

Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, Romance

DVD release of seven short films by François Ozon originally produced between 1993 and 2006. A Curtain Raiser, X2000, Bed Scenes, Little Death, Truth or Dare, A Rose Between Us, Victor.

Stars: Margot Abascal, Mathieu Amalric, Pascale Arbillot, Aylin Argun

Votes: 119

27. Maria Labo (2015)

PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Horror

A popular urban legend about a woman who cooked and ate her two children.

Director: Roi Vinzon | Stars: Kate Brios, Jestoni Alarcon, Sam Pinto, Dennis Padilla

Votes: 41

28. Hiawatha (1952)

Approved | 80 min | Drama, Romance, Western

Ojibway tribe member Hiawatha is sent by his chief to investigate the warlike intentions of the neighboring Dakotah and Illinois tribes that routinely trespass into Ojibway territory.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Vince Edwards, Yvette Duguay, Keith Larsen, Morris Ankrum

Votes: 102

29. Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma soeur et mon frère... (1976)

130 min | Crime, Drama

Based on documents compiled by leading French philosopher Michel Foucault, this unique and original film charts the gruesome events which took place in a Normandy village in 1835, when a ... See full summary »

Director: René Allio | Stars: Claude Hébert, Jacqueline Millière, Joseph Leportier, Annick Géhan

Votes: 353

30. Carnages (2002)

Unrated | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After a bull dies in an arena, its remains are transported throughout Belgium, France, and Spain, where various characters cross its path.

Director: Delphine Gleize | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Ángela Molina, Raphaëlle Molinier, Jacques Gamblin

Votes: 745 | Gross: $2.55M

31. L'affaire Crazy Capo (1973)

90 min | Crime, Thriller

Jean Diserens has a double life: he is both a real estate developer and a drug dealer. He is looking for new ways to make money. But his superior, Crazy Capo, does not see things the same way.

Director: Patrick Jamain | Stars: Maurice Ronet, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean Servais, Antonio Cantafora

Votes: 49

32. Di mapigil ang init (1995)

Action, Drama, Thriller

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Directors: Toto Natividad, Chito S. Roño | Stars: Jestoni Alarcon, Rosanna Roces, Miguel Rodriguez, Eddie Gutierrez

33. Victor (1993)

14 min | Short

A well brought up young man commits an irreparable yet liberating act after a failed suicide attempt.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: François Genty, Isabelle Journeau, Jean-Jacques Forbin, Laurent Labasse

Votes: 167

34. Reflections of the Past (2010)

PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Crime

On June 22, 1954, two teenage girls Pauline Yvonne Parker and Juliet Marion Hulme murdered Honora Parker, the mother of Pauline in Victoria Park outside of Christchurch, New Zealand. This ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Roman | Stars: Alice Drewitt, Amanda Jones, Brenna Lorraine

Votes: 59

35. SKYND: Tyler Hadley (2019 Music Video)

5 min | Music

A music video for Skynd's song about Tyler Hadley, who murdered both of his parents before throwing a party.

Directors: Fabio Stecher, Manolo Zacate | Star: Skynd

Votes: 23

36. Inosento rabu (2008– )

60 min | Drama, Romance

Orphaned by her parents' death, left on her own by her brother's murder and arson conviction, and shunned by the people of her hometown, Kanon Akiyama moves to the city to find anonymity. ... See full summary »

Stars: Maki Horikita, Yûjin Kitagawa, Yû Kashii, Seiji Fukushi

Votes: 72

37. Kaaway hanggang hukay (2001)

95 min | Action, Drama

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Director: Joey Del Rosario | Stars: Phillip Salvador, Ina Raymundo, Edu Manzano, Robert Arevalo

38. Hide and Seek (I) (2007)

103 min | Horror, Thriller

A college professor left Manila with his wife Leah, rebellious stepdaughter Nica and younger stepson Uno after he was blamed for the death of Ella Cabuena, Nica's ...best friend. After ... See full summary »

Director: Rahyan Carlos | Stars: Eric Quizon, Jean Garcia, Jennica Garcia, Martin Escudero

Votes: 38

39. Photo de famille (1988)

7 min | Short, Comedy, Thriller

After a family dinner, the son poisons his mother, stabs his sister and chokes his father, then reunites the three of them on the living-room couch and takes a pictures of them, with him in the center, smiling, holding them still.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Guillaume Ozon, Anne-Marie Ozon, René Ozon, Julie Ozon

Votes: 194

40. Ang totoong buhay ni Pacita M. (1991)

108 min | Drama

A mother attempts to pull the plug of her comatose daughter and as a result, she is being sued by her aristocratic mother-in-law.

Director: Elwood Perez | Stars: Nora Aunor, Lotlot De Leon, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Juan Rodrigo

Votes: 21

41. Der Verrückte, das Herz und das Auge (2006)

8 min | Animation, Short, Horror

The story of Ed, a middle-aged nervous-laughing insane man who lives in his family manor, and of his plans to murder his elderly demented father and dispose of the corpse.

Directors: Gregor Dashuber, Annette Jung | Stars: Andreas Fröhlich, Tom Strauss

Votes: 72

42. La laguna negra (1952)

96 min | Drama

The Black Lagoon in Urbión, its dark waters surrounded by mountains, hides the secret of a murder and the curse it carried over the village people.

Director: Arturo Ruiz-Castillo | Stars: Maruchi Fresno, Tomás Blanco, Fernando Rey, José María Lado

Votes: 42

43. The Blue Mountains Mystery (1921)

Mystery

Girl, in love with newspaper man, who is disapproved by father, returns home after several years of travel to find father, a widower, married, much to her displeasure. They are invited to ... See full summary »

Directors: Raymond Longford, Lottie Lyell | Stars: Marjorie Osborne, John Faulkner, Vivian Edwards, Agnes Vernon

44. New Hope Landing (2009)

20 min | Short

Story of a man who returns home and kills his family with an ax.

Directors: John Laben, Darren Benjamin Shepherd | Stars: Jack Ballas, Victoria Goldblatt, Rafael Siegel, Bennie Bell

45. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode: Double Bind: Part 2 (2007)

TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a mental patient slips away after spending forty years for brutally murdering his parents, several leads open up for the cold case team.

Director: Andy Hay | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson

Votes: 118

46. Comanche Moon (2008)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2008)

TV-14 | 96 min | Drama, Western

With the Civil War over, the Comanche Wars come to an end-with the illness of Buffalo Hump, and circumstances free Captai Scull from capture.

Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Steve Zahn, Ryan Merriman, Keith D. Robinson, Wes Studi

Votes: 88

47. Magpakailanman (2012– )
Episode: Isinakdal ko ang aking anak: The Julita Relano Story (2014)

55 min | Drama, Romance

Growing up with an epilepsy condition, Allan (Alden Richards) was always underestimated by his own father, Arturo (Al Tantay). Despite this, his mother Julita (Lani Mercado) has always ... See full summary »

Director: Gil Tejada Jr. | Stars: Mel Tiangco, Lani Mercado, Al Tantay, Alden Richards

48. Ipaglaban mo (2014– )
Episode: Hustisya para sa'yo, anak (2014)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Director: Mervyn Brondial | Stars: Jose Sison, Jopet Sison, Mickey Ferriols, Victor Neri