Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-abbott-and-costello"

1. Arrival (II) (2016)

PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg

Votes: 771,689 | Gross: $100.55M

2. Stand by Me (1986)

R | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell

Votes: 441,830 | Gross: $52.29M

3. Grandma's Boy (2006)

R | 94 min | Comedy

A thirty-five-year-old video game tester has to move in with his grandma and her two old lady roommates.

Director: Nicholaus Goossen | Stars: Allen Covert, Linda Cardellini, Shirley Jones, Peter Dante

Votes: 88,564 | Gross: $6.09M

4. The Munsters (2022)

PG | 109 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Reboot of "The Munsters," that followed a family of monsters who moves from Transylvania to an American suburb.

Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Daniel Roebuck, Richard Brake

Votes: 11,557

5. The Death of Stalin (2017)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, History

Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.

Director: Armando Iannucci | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrea Riseborough

Votes: 113,494 | Gross: $8.05M

6. Cinderella (1950)

G | 74 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.

Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Ilene Woods, James MacDonald, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton

Votes: 174,036 | Gross: $85.00M

7. All About Eve (1950)

Passed | 138 min | Drama

A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm

Votes: 138,807 | Gross: $0.01M

8. Metal Lords (2022)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Music

Two friends try to form a heavy metal band with a cellist for a Battle of the Bands.

Director: Peter Sollett | Stars: Jaeden Martell, Adrian Greensmith, Isis Hainsworth, Noah Urrea

Votes: 32,894

9. St. Vincent (2014)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

A young boy whose parents have just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who lives next door.

Director: Theodore Melfi | Stars: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Jaeden Martell

Votes: 108,550 | Gross: $44.13M

10. Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.

Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, RZA

Votes: 67,501 | Gross: $1.97M

11. Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002 Video)

G | 73 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

Jaq and Gus create a storybook based on three events that happened after the first film. The stories include Cinderella's opposition to the court's strict etiquette, Jaq's becoming human for a day, and Anastasia's redemption through love.

Director: John Kafka | Stars: Jennifer Hale, Rob Paulsen, Corey Burton, Andre Stojka

Votes: 13,708

12. Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007 Video)

G | 73 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

When Lady Tremaine steals the Fairy Godmother's wand and changes history, it's up to Cinderella and her mouse friends to restore the timeline and reclaim her prince.

Director: Frank Nissen | Stars: Jennifer Hale, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Susanne Blakeslee, Tress MacNeille

Votes: 12,849

13. The Wedding Veil Legacy (2022 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance

Tracy meets Nick in the third installment of the trilogy, and he helps her save an original draft of The New Colossus in exchange for her helping him run his restaurant. Tracy begins to feel uneasy as they get closer.

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Alison Sweeney, Victor Webster, Lacey Chabert, Autumn Reeser

Votes: 1,563

14. The Automat (2021)

TV-PG | 79 min | Documentary, History

Documentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery.

Director: Lisa Hurwitz | Stars: Mel Brooks, John W. Romas, Carl Reiner, Krystyna Romas

Votes: 1,565

15. A Tale of Two Kitties (1942)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Babbit and Catstello, take-offs on Bud Abbott and Lou Costello try to catch the little Tweety bird, using everything from stilts to dynamite. Trouble is, the tiny bird has a vicious streak in him.

Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Tedd Pierce

Votes: 1,142

16. Hollywood Daffy (1946)

TV-Y7 | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Daffy sneaks onto the Warmer Brothers lot, eventually posing as a tour guide. Daffy spoofs a number of contemporary stars, and others appear as "themselves". He also has a number of run-ins with a studio cop.

Directors: Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner, Richard Bickenbach

Votes: 529

17. Follow the Boys (1944)

Approved | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were ... See full summary »

Directors: A. Edward Sutherland, John Rawlins | Stars: George Raft, Vera Zorina, Grace McDonald, Charley Grapewin

Votes: 502

18. Man of the Century (1999)

R | 77 min | Comedy, Romance

Fantasy-comedy about a young man who lives as if it is 1928 or so, and his encounters with modern-day women and modern-day criminals.

Director: Adam Abraham | Stars: Gibson Frazier, Cara Buono, Ian Edwards, Brian Davies

Votes: 1,270 | Gross: $0.03M

19. Casting By (2012)

TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography

The surprising, never-before-told tale of the indispensable yet unsung Casting Director - Iconoclasts whose keen eye, exquisite taste and gut instincts redefined Hollywood.

Director: Tom Donahue | Stars: Deborah Aquila, Risa Bramon Garcia, Ellen Chenoweth, Marion Dougherty

Votes: 1,639 | Gross: $0.01M

20. The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990 TV Movie)

73 min | Documentary

A documentary chronicling the making of all three films in the Godfather trilogy.

Director: Jeff Werner | Stars: Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo, Marlon Brando, James Caan

Votes: 1,163

21. The Big Snooze (1946)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Elmer Fudd walks out of a typical Bugs cartoon, so Bugs gets back at him by disturbing Elmer's sleep using "nightmare paint."

Directors: Robert Clampett, Arthur Davis | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan

Votes: 1,252

22. Tale of Two Mice (1945)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short

Babitt and Catstello return; their goal: steal the cheese the cat is guarding. Schemes include sneaking past a sleeping cat (Catstello chickens out), a miniature airplane, and a platform on a rope-and-pulley system,

Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Mel Blanc, Tedd Pierce

Votes: 219

23. The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)

Approved | 88 min | Comedy

A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen.

Director: George S. Kaufman | Stars: William Powell, Ella Raines, Peter Lind Hayes, Arleen Whelan

Votes: 708

24. Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)

Approved | 78 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Ma and Pa are trying to raise enough money at the county fair to send their daughter Rosie to college. Ma competes in baking and Pa enters a trotter in a horse race, while Rosie takes up with handsome young Marvin Johnson.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, James Best, Lori Nelson

Votes: 658

25. Around the World (1943)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Musical

Bandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics and pretty girl singers on a tour around the world to entertain the troops during World War II.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Kay Kyser, Mischa Auer, Joan Davis, Marcy McGuire

Votes: 243

26. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Monsters! (2000 Video)

34 min | Short

A behind the scenes documentary by Universal studios about the movie Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).

Director: David J. Skal | Stars: David J. Skal, Ron Palumbo, Chris Costello, Bob Burns

Votes: 258

27. Hollywood Canine Canteen (1946)

7 min | Family, Animation, Short

A group of celebrity dogs, led by an 'Edward G. Robinson' look-alike and including 'Jimmy Durante', decide that celebrity dogs need a nightclub of their own. What follows is very similar to ... See full summary »

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner, Richard Bickenbach, Mel Blanc

Votes: 260

28. The Mouse-Merized Cat (1946)

6 min | Family, Animation, Short

Babbit hypnotizies Catsello, despite his efforts to resist, into believing he's Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and 'Jimmy Durante', then a chicken, and finally a dog, who he sics on the cat. ... See full summary »

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Richard Bickenbach, Sam Glaser, Bob Lyons

Votes: 318

29. Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004 Video)

9 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

A documentary about the parodies of Hollywood films.

Directors: Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng, Rudolf Ising, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, Hawley Pratt, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Keith Scott, Leonard Maltin, Jerry Beck, Chuck Jones

Votes: 188

30. The Siskel & Ebert 500th Anniversary Special (1989 TV Special)

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, who are celebrating the 500th edition of their movie review show, perform their program for the first time on stage in front of an audience.

Stars: Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Jessica Lange, Thea Flaum

Votes: 27

31. Rifftrax: The Wonderful Land of Oz (2017 Video)

70 min | Comedy

The Wizard of Oz is one of the most beloved movies in the history of cinema, but don't you think it was missing a little something? Namely, the deft directorial touch of Barry Mahon, whose ... See full summary »

Stars: Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy

Votes: 43

32. Rifftrax: A Christmas Carol (2018 Video)

Short, Comedy

Mike, Bill and Kevin crack wise at this bizarre adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol S told by the maniacs at Coronet Films

Stars: Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy

Votes: 23

33. The Characters of 'Star Wars' (2004 Video)

19 min | Documentary, Short

The Characters of Star Wars is a Video Documentary included in the 2004 DVD release of the Star Wars Original Trilogy. It explained the Mythos of many of the "Star Wars" Characters.

Stars: John Matthew, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Peter Jackson

Votes: 220

34. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode: Fight Face (2005)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama

Feeling a little lonely, Lorelai adopts a dog. Luke agrees to repair Lorelai's house, rather than buy the Twykham house. This soon turns into trouble as TJ does some unwanted construction ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Palladino | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson

Votes: 710

35. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode: Where's Charlie? (1991)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Rose is convinced Charlie is communicating with her from beyond the grave; Blanche dates a baseball player.

Director: Lex Passaris | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 392

36. Good Times (1974–1979)
Episode: Blood Will Tell (1979)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

Thugs who work for Sweet Daddy come to get JJ by force. Sweet Daddy is very sick and needs a blood transfusion. Turns out JJ is the closest person who has the blood Sweet Daddy needs. In exchange, he promises to do something for JJ.

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Esther Rolle, Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis

Votes: 67

37. Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
Episode: Basinger's New York (1986)

Not Rated | 46 min | Drama, Fantasy

Jonathan and Mark spend Christmas Eve with a cynical New York columnist to help him see the good in mankind.

Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, Dennis Howard, Barney Martin

Votes: 132

38. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975)
Episode: Primal Scream (1975)

TV-PG | 50 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Ancient cells discovered in the arctic give rise to a carnivorous lifeform, and a cover-up.

Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, John Marley, Pat Harrington Jr.

Votes: 433

39. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
Episode: Requiem for a Superhero (1993)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Clark and Lois are made partners and sent to investigate an upcoming boxing competition. They discover that several of the contenders have illegal bionic parts built by Sam Lane, Lois' father.

Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, Michael Landes

Votes: 382

40. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
Episode: Missing in Action (1981)

Not Rated | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Magnum is hired by a new singer at the King Kamehameha Club to find her fiancé who is listed as MIA during the Vietnam War. She not only believes he's still alive, she keeps having visions of him being killed.

Director: Robert Loggia | Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti

Votes: 482

41. Moonlighting (1985–1989)
Episode: The Son Also Rises (1986)

TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

David's father contacts David after a long time. The reason for the visit is that David Sr. is getting married and wants David Jr. to be the best man. When David Jr. sees the bride-to-be, he realises that he had a one night stand with her.

Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley, Paul Sorvino

Votes: 209

42. Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode: The Beast of Yucca Flats (1995)

TV-PG | 93 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Mike and the bots endure (and barely survive) their third Coleman Francis abomination.

Director: Jim Mallon | Stars: Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy

Votes: 609

43. SeaQuest 2032 (1993–1996)
Episode: Daggers (1994)

TV-PG | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Family

The crew of the the newly rebuilt SeaQuest must deal with a hostage crisis at a UEO prison colony, where genetically engineered soldiers have risen up against their captors.

Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Roy Scheider, Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin, Rosalind Allen

Votes: 140

44. Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode: Discomania (1978)

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

Along with a female officer, the Detectives go undercover at Fever, a popular discotheque, in order to set a trap for a serial killer who is murdering women that refuse to dance with him.

Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton

Votes: 225

45. Touched by an Angel (1994–2003)
Episode: An Angel on My Tree (2000)

TV-G | Drama, Family, Fantasy

The family of a convicted murderer face a bleak Christmas in a town which blames them.

Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Roma Downey, Della Reese, John Dye, Richard Lineback

Votes: 81

46. The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode: He Shall, from Time to Time... (2000)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama

When the President collapses on the eve of his State of the Union, it's diagnosed as the flu. But when the First Lady cancels a trip and rushes home to look after him, Leo suspects the ... See full summary »

Director: Arlene Sanford | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney

Votes: 1,212

47. Mad About You (1992–2019)
Episode: Romantic Improvisations (1992)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Paul and Jamie are forced to schedule time alone together but they both forget to cancel plans made with their friends. Tensions run high over this and the fact they have tension. Jamie tries to turn the debacle into a decent social event.

Director: Barnet Kellman | Stars: Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, Tommy Hinkley, Anne Ramsay

Votes: 285

48. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: Disasterpiece Theatre/Hercule Yakko/Home on De-Nile/A Midsummer Night's Dream (1993)

Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

First, in ancient Egypt, Rita and Runt find a "Home on De-Nile" in Cleopatra's palace until they discover that Rita is going to be Cleopatra's next sacrifice to the gods. Next, the Warners ... See full summary »

Directors: David Marshall, Rusty Mills | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Sherri Stoner

Votes: 173

49. Svengoolie (1995– )
Episode: Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006)

120 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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Director: Christopher M. Faulkner | Stars: Rich Koz, Doug Scharf

Votes: 17

50. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode: I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia (2007)

TV-PG | 47 min | Comedy, Drama

Lorelai and Rory receive unexpected comfort and some grief while at the hospital and at Richard's side: Christopher won't return Lorelai's calls, but Luke is there for her and the family; Emily is so distraught that she tries to distract herself by maintaining her rigorous social calendar, with Luke offering to help her out in keeping up her appearances; Rory is met by Logan, who flies to the ... See full summary »

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson, Melissa McCarthy

Votes: 727