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

1. The Departed (2006)

R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg

Votes: 1,421,908 | Gross: $132.38M

2. Brave (2012)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.

Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell | Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters

Votes: 442,153 | Gross: $237.28M

3. Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)

PG-13 | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

Once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, two would-be rockers from San Dimas, California find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.

Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal, Samara Weaving

Votes: 53,028

4. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

PG | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Votes: 129,192 | Gross: $78.91M

5. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

Detective Sherlock Holmes is on the trail of criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, who is carrying out a string of random crimes across Europe.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris, Rachel McAdams

Votes: 480,343 | Gross: $186.85M

6. Casino Royale (1967)

Approved | 131 min | Comedy

In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.

Directors: Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Richard Talmadge | Stars: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles

Votes: 32,482

7. Black Mass (2015)

R | 123 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

Director: Scott Cooper | Stars: Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Joel Edgerton

Votes: 192,339 | Gross: $62.58M

8. The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror

When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.

Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi

Votes: 15,084 | Gross: $1.19M

9. Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

After a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English is forced to come out of retirement to find the mastermind hacker.

Director: David Kerr | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko, Emma Thompson

Votes: 83,211 | Gross: $4.41M

10. The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

PG | 115 min | Drama, Romance, War

A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer.

Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt, Bembol Roco

Votes: 22,868 | Gross: $10.28M

11. Brigadoon (1954)

Passed | 108 min | Fantasy, Musical, Romance

Two Americans on a hunting trip in Scotland become lost. They encounter a small village, not on the map, called Brigadoon, in which people harbor a mysterious secret, and behave as if they were still living two hundred years in the past.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse, Elaine Stewart

Votes: 9,368

12. Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)

G | 93 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Jimmy O'Dea

Votes: 9,363

13. Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)

R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Baron Frankenstein creates two "zombies" - one male, one female - planning to mate them in order to create a master race.

Directors: Paul Morrissey, Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Monique van Vooren

Votes: 6,918 | Gross: $10.25M

14. Robinson Crusoe (1997)

PG-13 | 105 min | Adventure, Drama

1703: Robinson Crusoe has to leave Scotland for a year, but after months sailing, a storm wrecks his ship. He ends up as only survivor on a desolate island.

Directors: Rod Hardy, George Miller | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, William Takaku, Polly Walker, Ian Hart

Votes: 13,213

15. The Young Lions (1958)

Approved | 167 min | Action, Drama, War

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Hope Lange

Votes: 8,822 | Gross: $9.96M

16. Men with Brooms (2002)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Four men take time from their personal problems to reunite as a curling team and compete in a bonspiel that will restore their honour.

Director: Paul Gross | Stars: Paul Gross, Leslie Nielsen, James B. Douglas, Molly Parker

Votes: 4,711 | Gross: $4.24M

17. The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)

PG | 97 min | Drama, Family

Thomasina the cat brings a family together, through her mysterious death and reappearance.

Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, Laurence Naismith, Jean Anderson

Votes: 2,599

18. The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: James Arness, Brian Keith, Alec Baldwin, David Ogden Stiers

Votes: 739

19. Something Big (1971)

PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Western

A man kidnaps the wife of a cavalry commander in order to exchange her for a Gatling gun that's being sold by a gun runner.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Dean Martin, Brian Keith, Carol White, Honor Blackman

Votes: 1,071

20. Road to Bali (1952)

Approved | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Two unemployed show-biz pals accept treasure-diving work in Bali for a local princess and they find treasure, love and trouble.

Director: Hal Walker | Stars: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Murvyn Vye

Votes: 5,245

21. I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

A cross-dressing mental patient escapes from an asylum and robs a bank. The money is soon stolen from him, and he embarks on a killing spree in an attempt to retrieve it.

Director: Aris Iliopulos | Stars: Billy Zane, Tippi Hedren, Ron Perlman, Michael Greene

Votes: 818

22. The Dreamer (2023)

94 min | Drama, Romance

With his one-eyed eye, his imposing build and his almost sixty years of age, Raphael knows that he scares people. He lives with his mother in a pavilion located on the vast estate of the ... See full summary »

Director: Anaïs Tellenne | Stars: Raphaël Thiéry, Emmanuelle Devos, Marie-Christine Orry, Mireille Pitot

Votes: 114

23. Across the Wide Missouri (1951)

Passed | 78 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Trapper Flint Mitchell and other mountain men from the Rendezvous join forces to enter virgin trapping territory but must contend with a resentful Blackfoot chief.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban, John Hodiak, Adolphe Menjou

Votes: 2,285

24. The Hasty Heart (1949)

102 min | Drama, War

In the final days of WW2, in a M.A.S.H. unit in Burma, a seriously wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home but a caring nurse and five remaining soldiers bring him solace.

Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, Richard Todd, Anthony Nicholls

Votes: 1,551

25. Come What May (2015)

R | 114 min | Drama, War

A German communist flees to Northern France with his son. German troops follow May 1940. The son flees with the village towards Dieppe at the English Channel, as does the separated dad, joined by a Scottish officer.

Director: Christian Carion | Stars: August Diehl, Olivier Gourmet, Mathilde Seigner, Alice Isaaz

Votes: 1,252 | Gross: $0.03M

26. The Master of Ballantrae (1953)

Approved | 90 min | Action, Adventure, History

Two noble Scottish brothers deliberately take opposite sides when Bonnie Prince Charlie returns to claim the throne of Scotland in order to preserve the family fortune.

Director: William Keighley | Stars: Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel, Beatrice Campbell

Votes: 1,782

27. A Man Called Sarge (1990)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, War

The French Foreign Legion will never be the same after the uproarious World War II exploits of Sgt. Duke Roscoe and his band of military misfits. It's a hilarious "war movie" that will leave you shell-shocked with laughter.

Director: Stuart Gillard | Stars: Gary Kroeger, Gretchen German, Marc Singer, Jennifer Runyon

Votes: 553

28. Caprice Italian Style (1968)

95 min | Comedy

The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.

Directors: Mauro Bolognini, Mario Monicelli, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Steno, Pino Zac, Franco Rossi | Stars: Totò, Ugo D'Alessio, Regina Seiffert, Dante Maggio

Votes: 632

29. Playing Beatie Bow (1986)

Not Rated | 93 min | Family, Fantasy, Mystery

A discontented Sydney teenager travels back in time to 1873, whilst watching an old fashioned children's game.

Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Imogen Annesley, Peter Phelps, Mouche Phillips, Nikki Coghill

Votes: 352

30. Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)

Passed | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History

In the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie leads an insurrection to overthrow the Protestant House of Hanover and restore his family, the Catholic branch of the House of Stuart, to the British throne.

Directors: Anthony Kimmins, Leslie Arliss, Alexander Korda, Robert Stevenson | Stars: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Morland Graham, John Laurie

Votes: 334

31. Hell and Back Again (2011)

Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Action, History

What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home? Hell and Back Again is a cinematically revolutionary film that asks and answers these questions with a power and ... See full summary »

Director: Danfung Dennis | Stars: Nathan Harris, Ashley Harris, The Marines of Echo Company, Christian Cabaniss

Votes: 2,348 | Gross: $0.04M

32. Selkie (2000)

88 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A troubled, lonely teen gets a new lease on life when he comes upon a group of selkies, mythical people with the power to change into seals.

Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Shimon Moore, Bryan Marshall, Celine O'Leary, Elspeth Ballantyne

Votes: 154

33. Ducking the Devil (1957)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

The Tasmanian Devil escapes from the City Zoo. The reward for his capture is 5000 dollars, which is enough incentive for Daffy Duck to overcome his frantic cowardice and musically lull the ... See full summary »

Directors: Robert McKimson, Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 682

34. The Massacre of Glencoe (1972)

58 min | Drama, History

The true story of the events leading up to the infamous massacre of the Macdonalds by the Campbells in February of 1692.

Director: Austin Campbell | Stars: James Robertson Justice, Andrew Crawford, William Dysart, David Orr

Votes: 44

35. My Bunny Lies Over the Sea (1948)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Bugs Bunny destroys a Scotsman's bagpipes and ends up challenging him at golf.

Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 1,292

36. Nejkrásnejsí hádanka (2008)

98 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Matej, a likable shepherd, has a good heart, cleverness to spare and, apart from puzzles, he also likes Majdalenka, the daughter of the farmer he works for. Majdalenka reciprocates his love... See full summary »

Director: Zdenek Troska | Stars: Jan Dolanský, Veronika Khek Kubarová, Ladislav Potmesil, Tatjana Medvecká

Votes: 177

37. The Man from London (1974)

91 min | Comedy, Crime

A British citizen by the name of George Reiner (Jirí Sovák) arrives at Prague airport. He was once a Czech safe-breaker, and has now returned home after thirty years to steal twenty-dollar ... See full summary »

Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Jirí Sovák, Kveta Fialová, Lubomír Lipský, Václav Babka

Votes: 28

38. Herec a truhlár Majer mluví o stavu své domoviny (2020 TV Special)

63 min | Drama

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Directors: Bohdan Bláhovec, Kamila Polívková | Star: Stanislav Majer

39. 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001)
Episode: Same Old Song and Dick (1997)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Dick feels his relationship with Mary is in a rut.

Director: Robert Berlinger | Stars: John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Votes: 349

40. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Gomez, the People's Choice (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

The house tax arrives and the Addamses are appalled that the figure attached to their fine, elegant mansion should be so low; however, attempts to rectify the matter only lowers the amount ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 212

41. Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode: Dennis Has a Fling (1962)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Dennis' school is putting on a play about all nations. Each student has to ask someone to represent a different nationality to be in the play. Dennis asks Mr Wilson and Mr. MacTavish to represent Scotland. The 1961 Miss Scotland appears.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Billy Booth, Tudor Owen

Votes: 37

42. Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode: Requiem for a Chevyweight: Part 2 (1996)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Al buries his "dead" Dodge in his backyard and has a funeral ceremony for it. The collectors still desire the spare parts and Peg still intends to sell them. At Bud's request, Marcy goes ... See full summary »

Director: Amanda Bearse | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate

Votes: 484

43. Maude (1972–1978)
Episode: Walter's Ex (1974)

TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy

Walter and Maude are delighted to hear that Walter's ex-wife is getting married which means he can stop alimony payments. When they find out the intended groom is Maude's rich uncle, they realize she is only marrying Henry for his money.

Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau, Conrad Bain

Votes: 60

44. Will & Grace (1998–2020)
Episode: 24 (2003)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Karen confronts her ex-husband's mistress before she invites Will, Grace and Jack on her extravagant yacht for a somber ceremony.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes

Votes: 296

45. Antiques Road Trip (2010– )
Episode: Episode #19.25 (2019)

44 min | Reality-TV

Steph and Phil complete their road trip around the north-east. Steph tries her hand at playing the bagpipes in Hexham, Phil learns how coal mining led to the development of Britain's rail network. The auction takes place in Darlington.

Directors: James Hilton, Dominic Horner | Stars: Tim Wonnacott, Stephanie Connell, Philip Serrell

Votes: 7

46. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: Ladies in Red (2008)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A wealthy banker is found dead inside a secret vault in his house, and the team delves into his secret life to find out who killed him.

Director: Chris Long | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 1,884

47. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: Nights in Ballygran (2010)

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama

Nucky makes preparations for the annual Celtic Day dinner on St. Patrick's Day, and Jimmy tries to get Pearl through the trauma of her disfigurement with drugs,

Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon

Votes: 2,555

48. Martin Compston's Scottish Fling (2022)
Episode: Western Isles (2022)

30 min | Documentary

Martin is given a taste of the island life when Phil takes him on a journey back to his family's homeland of the Western Isles of Scotland.

Director: Rod Tamime | Stars: Martin Compston, Phil MacHugh

49. Salvage Hunters (2011– )
Episode: Scotland Special (2022)

44 min | Reality-TV

Drew and Tee begin the sixteenth series by taking a trip through the Scottish Lowlands. Their first stop is Buittle Castle, where one item compels Drew to pay £100 more than the asking price.

Director: Nick Small | Stars: Drew Pritchard, John Tee, Ralph Ineson

50. The Amazing Race (2001– )
Episode: Working Our Barrels Off (2013)

TV-PG | 44 min | Adventure, Family, Reality-TV

The five teams travel from Berlin, Germany to Edinburgh, Scotland, where they encounter a Double U-Turn that puts two teams at risk of elimination.

Director: Bertram van Munster | Stars: Phil Keoghan, Caroline Cutbirth, Jennifer Wayne, Bates Battaglia

Votes: 60