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

1. The First Power (1990)

R | 98 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

A dedicated L.A. police detective and a psychic must stop a demonic serial killer who was given the powers of resurrection, teleportation and possession.

Director: Robert Resnikoff | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober, Mykelti Williamson

Votes: 4,881 | Gross: $22.42M

2. Red Beard (1965)

Not Rated | 185 min | Drama

In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.

Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan

Votes: 21,092

3. The Boob (1926)

Passed | 64 min | Comedy, Romance

Idealistic farm boy Peter loves Amy whose fancy is urbane Harry. Peter discovers Harry is a bootlegger and turns him over to he prohibition agents, including Jane (Joan Crawford). Amy, at last, is impressed with Peter.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Gertrude Olmstead, George K. Arthur, Joan Crawford, Charles Murray

Votes: 688

4. The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005)

PG | 104 min | Adventure, Family, History

Bobby, a brave Skye Terrier, becomes local legend when it refuses to leave his master's grave after he dies. The townsfolk feed the dog until local authorities ban strays. The kids decide to help Bobby defy the law. Based on true events.

Director: John Henderson | Stars: James Cosmo, Suzanne Dance, Ron Donachie, Charles Donnelly

Votes: 679

5. Emil of Lonneberga (1971)

95 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

An 8 y.o. Swedish boy always gets into trouble despite good intentions and afterwards ends locked up in a shed. He lives on a farm (before electricity and cars) with his mom, dad, sister, maid, best friend the farmhand and an old woman.

Director: Olle Hellbom | Stars: Jan Ohlsson, Lena Wisborg, Allan Edwall, Emy Storm

Votes: 4,509

6. Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)

Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, History, War

A look at 18th-century France, when the authorities depravity contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Christine Pascal

Votes: 1,757

7. Ingeborg Holm (1913)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama

Financial struggles separate a single mother from her children.

Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Hilda Borgström, Georg Grönroos, Aron Lindgren, William Larsson

Votes: 1,427

8. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (2005 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Set mostly in the year 1922, Jack Walters, a mentally unstable private detective is hired to investigate in Innsmouth, a strange and mysterious town that has cut itself from the rest of the United States.

Stars: Marc Biagi, Deem Bristow, Brook Chalmers, Scott Dreier

Votes: 876

9. Girl of the Ozarks (1936)

Approved | 68 min | Drama, Romance

A sweet little country girl has issues with school. Her mother is ill. The school threatens to send her to an orphanage.

Director: William Shea | Stars: Virginia Weidler, Henrietta Crosman, Leif Erickson, Elizabeth Russell

Votes: 43

10. Blue Jeans (1917)

84 min | Drama

Perry Bascom comes to the town of Rising Sun, Indiana, to take charge of the sawmills which have for years been managed by his father's best friend, Col. Henry Clay Risener. His father's ... See full summary »

Director: John H. Collins | Stars: Viola Dana, Robert Walker, Sally Crute, Clifford Bruce

Votes: 73

11. Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (1920)

Passed | 110 min | Drama, Crime

The mother of a large family is abandoned by her children and faces consignment to the poorhouse. But one of her offspring, the one no one had faith in, returns to rescue her.

Director: Harry F. Millarde | Stars: Mary Carr, William Welsh, James Sheridan, Noel Tearle

Votes: 26 | Gross: $3.00M

12. Snake Hill

Horror | Announced

When human remains are discovered on the land she is developing, an heiress, who spent her entire life running from a legacy of mental illness and addiction, must contend with real ghosts and reverse a deadly curse before it's too late.

13. Old Lady 31 (1920)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

Older couple Abe and Angie Rose lose their life savings in worthless mining stock; their last $100 is for Angie to live in the Old Ladies' Home, while Abe must content himself with the ... See full summary »

Director: John Ince | Stars: Emma Dunn, Henry Harmon, Clara Knott, Carrie Clark Ward

14. Granddad (1913)

29 min | Short, Drama

Mildred loves her grandfather, Civil War veteran Jabez Burr, but her new stepmother wants her to be rid of his influence, because of his drinking.

Director: Jay Hunt | Stars: J. Barney Sherry, Mildred Harris, Frank Borzage, William Desmond Taylor

Votes: 92

15. The Royal Pauper (1917)

Drama

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Director: Ben Turbett | Stars: Francine Larrimore, Walter Bauer, Richard Tucker, William Wadsworth

16. Emil i Lönneberga (1974–1976)
Episode: Stora tabberaset i Katthult (1974)

24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The story about the day Emil organized a feast for the old people from the poorhouse and thought he had caught a werewolf.

Director: Olle Hellbom | Stars: Jan Ohlsson, Lena Wisborg, Allan Edwall, Emy Storm

Votes: 65

17. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Brand X (2000)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A potential witness in a high-profile tobacco case under Skinner's supervision is found dead in his bathroom from mysterious circumstances. Skinner asks Mulder and Scully to assist him in ... See full summary »

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Dennis Boutsikaris

Votes: 2,979

18. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode: Sharon Osbourne (2019)

Documentary, Biography, History

Sharon follows the story of her grandparents discovering what they got up to during wartime and she traces the steps of her great grandparents as they settled in America and how tragedy brought her grandmother to England.

Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Sharon Osbourne, Phil Davis

Votes: 54

19. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: House of Industry (2016)

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

Murdoch goes undercover to solve a murder. Crabtree tries to sample his first banana split.

Director: Harvey Crossland | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris

Votes: 250