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

1. Kick-Ass (2010)

R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a superhero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz, Garrett M. Brown

Votes: 593,120 | Gross: $48.07M

2. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

R | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

After the Kingsman's headquarters is destroyed and the world is held hostage, an allied spy organization in the United States is discovered. These two elite secret agencies must band together to defeat a common enemy.

Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum

Votes: 362,883 | Gross: $100.23M

3. Man of Steel (2013)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane

Votes: 811,636 | Gross: $291.05M

4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)

PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final battle that will decide the fate of Panem.

Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson

Votes: 373,002 | Gross: $281.72M

5. The Running Man (1987)

R | 101 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.

Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown

Votes: 167,579 | Gross: $38.12M

6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Katniss Everdeen is in District 13 after she shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.

Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson

Votes: 502,633 | Gross: $337.14M

7. Iron Man Three (2013)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Director: Shane Black | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle

Votes: 898,816 | Gross: $409.01M

8. They Live (1988)

R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower

Votes: 145,381 | Gross: $13.01M

9. 6 Underground (2019)

R | 128 min | Action, Thriller

Six individuals from all around the globe, each the very best at what they do, have been chosen not only for their skill, but for a unique desire to delete their pasts to change the future.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ben Hardy

Votes: 196,372

10. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Diana must contend with a work colleague, and with a businessman whose desire for extreme wealth sends the world down a path of destruction, after an ancient artifact that grants wishes goes missing.

Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal

Votes: 291,678 | Gross: $46.37M

11. Videodrome (1983)

R | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.

Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky

Votes: 102,918 | Gross: $2.12M

12. Dark Angel (2000–2002)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

A group of genetically-enhanced children escape from a lab project. Years later we meet Max, one of the escapees who now works for a messenger service in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest.

Stars: Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Richard Gunn, J.C. MacKenzie

Votes: 34,583

13. Death Race 2000 (1975)

R | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

In a dystopian future, a cross country automobile race requires contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to gain points that are tallied based on each kill's brutality.

Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone, Simone Griffeth, Mary Woronov

Votes: 30,873 | Gross: $8.00M

14. The Boat That Rocked (2009)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves.

Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Michael Hadley

Votes: 116,049 | Gross: $7.99M

15. RoboCop 3 (1993)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

Robocop saves the day once more. This time the half man/half robot takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on "their" land.

Director: Fred Dekker | Stars: Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Mario Machado, Remy Ryan

Votes: 54,354 | Gross: $10.70M

16. The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

R | 103 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.

Director: James DeMonaco | Stars: Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez

Votes: 162,218 | Gross: $71.96M

17. The Arrival (1996)

PG-13 | 115 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Zane, an astronomer, discovers intelligent alien life. But the aliens are keeping a deadly secret, and will do anything to stop Zane from learning it.

Director: David Twohy | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Shane

Votes: 38,154 | Gross: $14.05M

18. Interceptor (2022)

TV-MA | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

One Army captain must use her years of tactical training and military expertise when a simultaneous coordinated attack threatens the remote missile interceptor station she is in command of.

Director: Matthew Reilly | Stars: Elsa Pataky, Luke Bracey, Aaron Glenane, Mayen Mehta

Votes: 27,414

19. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

TV-14 | 115 min | Animation, Action, Crime

A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.

Directors: Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Tensai Okamura, Hiroyuki Okiura, Yoshiyuki Takei | Stars: Beau Billingslea, Melissa Fahn, Nicholas Guest, Kôichi Yamadera

Votes: 53,113 | Gross: $1.00M

20. Used Cars (1980)

R | 113 min | Comedy

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae

Votes: 16,752

21. Pump Up the Volume (1990)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Mark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.

Director: Allan Moyle | Stars: Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Anthony Luke Lucero, Andy Romano

Votes: 31,146 | Gross: $11.54M

22. Antitrust (2001)

PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.

Director: Peter Howitt | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani

Votes: 30,314 | Gross: $10.97M

23. Max Headroom (1987–1988)

60 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

In the near future, an intrepid investigative TV reporter does his job with the help of his colleagues and a computerized version of himself.

Stars: Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, George Coe, Chris Young

Votes: 3,009

24. Final Score (2018)

R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After deadly terrorists abduct his niece at a soccer match, an ex-soldier with lethal fighting skills wages a one-man war to save her and prevent mass destruction.

Director: Scott Mann | Stars: Martyn Ford, Gordon Alexander, Alexandra Dinu, Peter Pedrero

Votes: 14,150

25. McHale's Navy (1997)

PG | 108 min | Action, Comedy

A retired Navy officer returns to active duty, along with a group of misfit sailors, to battle his former nemesis.

Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Tom Arnold, Dean Stockwell, Ernest Borgnine, Debra Messing

Votes: 7,099 | Gross: $4.53M

26. Born in Flames (1983)

Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Set ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.

Director: Lizzie Borden | Stars: Honey, Adele Bertei, Jean Satterfield, Florynce Kennedy

Votes: 2,054

27. The Last Chase (1981)

PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A former race car driver's car is confiscated. He rebuilds it and drives to Free California with a teen's help. Agents dispatch a jet pilot to stop him, fearing his autonomy threatens their control.

Director: Martyn Burke | Stars: Lee Majors, Burgess Meredith, Chris Makepeace, Alexandra Stewart

Votes: 1,210

28. Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021)

104 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them.

Director: Jacob Gentry | Stars: Harry Shum Jr., Kelley Mack, Chris Sullivan, Michael B. Woods

Votes: 3,153

29. The Perfect Weapon (2016)

Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In the not so distant future, society is controlled by the powerful State and a dictator known as the Director. Condor works as a hitman for the State, but a reunion with someone he thought... See full summary »

Director: Titus Paar | Stars: Steven Seagal, Richard Tyson, Johnny Messner, Vernon Wells

Votes: 2,318

30. Superman vs. The Elite (2012 Video)

PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

The Man of Steel finds himself outshone by a new team of ruthless superheroes who hold his idealism in contempt.

Director: Michael Chang | Stars: George Newbern, Pauley Perrette, Robin Atkin Downes, Dee Bradley Baker

Votes: 15,000

31. Wonderful to Be Young! (1961)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Musical

Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Cliff Richard, Robert Morley, Carole Gray, Jet Harris

Votes: 731

32. The American Way (1986)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

A group of Vietnam vets disturbs television programs from a B-29 airplane. They want to sabotage Mrs Westinghouse's political campaign who is running for the Senate in support of US ... See full summary »

Director: Maurice Phillips | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Michael J. Pollard, Eugene Lipinski, James Aubrey

Votes: 532

33. Dark Angel (2002 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Drama

Play as Max Guevara in this video game adaptation of James Cameron's hit TV series.

Director: Michael Heilemann | Stars: Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Erin Karpluk, Stacy Beth Klass

Votes: 477

34. Rude (1995)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama

This is the Easter weekend. In an inner city project, three people struggle against their demons and try to find redemption. They are Maxine, a window dresser depressed since she had an ... See full summary »

Director: Clement Virgo | Stars: Maurice Dean Wint, Rachael Crawford, Clark Johnson, Richard Chevolleau

Votes: 236

35. Terminal City Ricochet (1990)

107 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Welcome to Terminal City, a decaying world where the citizens wallow amidst a mind-boggling profusion of discarded consumer goods; a ruthless world where television is exploited to its ... See full summary »

Director: Zale Dalen | Stars: Peter Breck, Germain Houde, Jello Biafra, Mark Bennett

Votes: 178

36. This Revolution (2005)

R | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

In this politically charged homage to Medium Cool, a photographer covers the urban guerrilla war on New York streets during the RNC.

Director: Stephen Marshall | Stars: Rosario Dawson, Nathan Crooker, Amy Redford, Brett DelBuono

Votes: 558

37. Pirate Radio USA (2006)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary

Pirate Radio USA is a feature length documentary about the underground world of unlicensed radio in the USA, where people play what they want and say what they want-unless the FCC catches ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Pearson | Stars: Jeff Pearson, Mary Jones, D.J. Popeye Kahn, Herbert Hoover

Votes: 73

38. Piratensender Powerplay (1982)

90 min | Comedy

Tommy and Mike operate a famous pirate radio station, the most listened to radio station in Germany. The police as well as the operators of the "Bayerischer Rundfunk" (Bavarian Broadcast Company) try to stop their illegal broadcast.

Director: Sigi Rothemund | Stars: Thomas Gottschalk, Mike Krüger, Evelyn Hamann, Ralf Wolter

Votes: 1,272

39. Pirate TV (2012)

108 min | Comedy

Jean-Lou, Yasmina, Victor, Clara, Adonism and the others create their own TV channel. They especially want to make the revolution.

Director: Michel Leclerc | Stars: Félix Moati, Eric Elmosnino, Sara Forestier, Maïwenn

Votes: 444

40. The Voice in the Night (1941)

95 min | Drama, War

Hitler's doctor is gradually realizing that the Nazi regime isn't as good as it pretends to be when his friends start disappearing into the camps. His wife is courted by the party and ... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Raymond Huntley, Derek Farr

Votes: 307

41. Piratene (1983)

93 min | Action, Drama, Adventure

Ronny and Jørgen live in a Norwegian town called Svolvær (Lofoten, Norway). They come up with the brilliant idea, starting up an illegal radio-channel called "Radio Feskslog".

Director: Morten Kolstad | Stars: Trond Peter Stamsø Munch, Kristian Figenschow, Guri Johnson, Bjørg Marit Aga

Votes: 132

42. On the Air Live with Captain Midnight (1979)

PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

A teenager has a mobile broadcast transmitter in his van that allows him to take over the airwaves as a renegade disc jockey.

Directors: Beverly Sebastian, Ferd Sebastian | Stars: Tracy Sebastian, John Ireland, Dena Dietrich, Ted Gehring

Votes: 68

43. Radio Raven (1989)

99 min | Crime, Mystery

In a small French town, a pirate radio begins telling lies (or are they unsavory truths) about people and nobody seems able to catch the guilty party or even guess his or her identity.

Director: Yves Boisset | Stars: Claude Brasseur, Pierre Arditi, Christine Boisson, Evelyne Bouix

Votes: 244

44. Rádio Pirata (1987)

76 min | Adventure

A couple are falsely accused of murdering a friend, after discovering a fraud in a data processing center. They hide in a van, where they set a pirate radio station up, trying to mobilize public opinion.

Director: Lael Rodrigues | Stars: Lídia Brondi, Jayme Periard, Ewerton de Castro, Oswaldo Loureiro

Votes: 72

45. Via Macau (1966)

95 min | Adventure, Thriller

An arms smuggler organization uses a pirate television station to spread dissention among representatives in an international conference in Portugal. A French diplomat travels to Macao, ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Leduc | Stars: Anna Gaël, Françoise Prévost, Roger Hanin, Varela Silva

46. Radio Free Steve (2000)

82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A post-apocalyptic 1980s vision of the future.

Directors: Jules Beesley, Lars Von Biers | Stars: Ryan Junell, Jessica Schwartz, Chris Sykes, Dean Haglund

Votes: 26

47. Free Amerika Broadcasting (1981)

Not Rated | 80 min | Drama

President Richard Nixon has been assassinated and Vice President Spiro Agnew has declared martial law throughout America. Pete leads a band of rebels known as the Rangers in taking over ... See full summary »

Director: Dean Wilson | Stars: Kaye Fryling, Jesse Young, A.R. Wren, Bill Renfrew

Votes: 15

48. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: The Human Interest Story (1985)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man claiming to be from another solar system warns of an imminent alien invasion via television. A female journalist tracks him down and agrees to go with him on a car ride to see the proof that he's telling the truth.

Director: Larry Gross | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, John Shea, Barbara Williams, James T. Callahan

Votes: 114

49. Kings (2009)
Episode: The New King: Part Two (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Silas, miraculously recovering from his wounds, challenges the coup backed up by David. Silas finally reconciles with God but doesn't like what God has to say and the conflicts continue.

Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Ian McShane, Christopher Egan, Susanna Thompson, Allison Miller

Votes: 120

50. Star Wars: Rebels (2014–2018)
Episode: Rise of the Old Masters (2014)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The rebel crew undergoes a rescue mission only to face a powerful foe.

Directors: Dave Filoni, Steward Lee | Stars: Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall, Freddie Prinze Jr., Tiya Sircar

Votes: 2,914