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

1. Paterson (2016)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.

Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Nellie, Rizwan Manji

Votes: 88,933 | Gross: $2.14M

2. The Forgiven (III) (2021)

R | 117 min | Drama

A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckoning in the desert.

Director: John Michael McDonagh | Stars: Aissam Taamart, Omar Ghazaoui, David McSavage, Anas El Baz

Votes: 9,181

3. Kill Your Darlings (2013)

R | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.

Director: John Krokidas | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster

Votes: 41,231 | Gross: $1.03M

4. Control (2007)

R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.

Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Alexandra Maria Lara

Votes: 68,552 | Gross: $0.87M

5. Beginners (2010)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer and that he has a young male lover.

Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic

Votes: 94,814 | Gross: $5.79M

6. The Best of Youth (2003)

R | 374 min | Drama, Romance

An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers from the 1960s to the 2000s.

Director: Marco Tullio Giordana | Stars: Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Jasmine Trinca, Adriana Asti

Votes: 23,206 | Gross: $0.27M

7. Anesthesia (2015)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama

Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor.

Director: Tim Blake Nelson | Stars: Sam Waterston, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, Gretchen Mol

Votes: 5,025 | Gross: $0.02M

8. I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)

Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Romance

A thirty-something square falls in love with a hippie and decides to "drop out" himself.

Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young, Joyce Van Patten

Votes: 3,403

9. ChickenHawk (1994)

55 min | Documentary, Crime

Members of the controversial group NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association) discuss why their organization supports "boys and men who have or desire engagements in sexual or emotional relationships."

Director: Adi Sideman | Stars: Barbara Adler, Mimi Turner, Bill Andriette, Bill Bickly

Votes: 387

10. Chop Suey (2001)

Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography

A homage to Bruce Weber's Favourite things, these being mixing film, photography and classic movies. With portraits of a lesbian jazz singer and a 16 year old wrestler.

Director: Bruce Weber | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Peter Johnson, Frances Faye, Herbie Fletcher

Votes: 289 | Gross: $0.18M

11. Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021)

120 min | Documentary

This documentary explores film through the voices of significant professionals who have contributed to make sure moving images survive and remain accessible.

Director: Inés Toharia Terán | Stars: Ann Adachi-Tasch, Laure Adler, Benjamin Chowkwan Ado, Janice Allen

Votes: 254

12. Steal This Movie (2000)

R | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

After years of hiding, the notorious American leftist radical, Abbie Hoffman, discusses his life, his cause and the opposition he endured.

Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Janeane Garofalo, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kevin Pollak

Votes: 2,408 | Gross: $0.08M

13. The Cockettes (2002)

R | 102 min | Documentary

Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.

Directors: Bill Weber, David Weissman | Stars: Larry Brinkin, Peggy Cass, The Cockettes, Pristine Condition

Votes: 625 | Gross: $0.22M

14. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003)

G | 83 min | Documentary

A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.

Director: Judy Irving | Stars: Mark Bittner, Maggie McCall, Ivan Stormgart, Gary Thompson

Votes: 3,103 | Gross: $3.06M

15. Days of Rage: the Rolling Stones' Road to Altamont (2020)

107 min | Documentary, History, Music

The decade that began with peace and love was shattered in the late 1960s amidst riots, assassinations and a war that wouldn't end. The Rolling Stones became the voice of this new era, which came to a horrific end at the Altamont festival.

Director: Tom O'Dell | Stars: Michael Lydon, Sam Culter, Ronnie Schneider, Anthony DeCurtis

Votes: 104

16. Garden of the Peaceful Dragon (2019)

87 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography

An elderly African-American veteran who occupies an abandoned plot of land on Kauai, Hawaii, shares his fascinating off-the-grid existence and incredible life-story. Luvell Benford III ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Peddle | Star: Luvell Benford

17. At Apollinaire's Grave (2011)

25 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

Haunted by his past, The Poet travels to Paris determined to follow in the footsteps of his literary heroes. What he finds there will change his life and work forever.

Director: Nic Saunders | Stars: Philip Bulcock, Aden Cardy-Brown, Benjie Dudgeon, Ross Ericson

18. Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (1989)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary

Maria Beatty's documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The film conveys their consciousness and sensibility through interviews with William Burroughs, ... See full summary »

Director: Maria Beatty | Stars: William S. Burroughs, Jim Carroll, Gregory Corso, Diane Di Prima

Votes: 17

19. Jaguar Harmonics (2014)

Short, Adventure

Entheogens, sounds, images, poem Jaguar Harmonics.

Director: Mariana Luna

20. Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode: You Can't Be Too Careful (1998)

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

Prim businesswoman Della Galway has a compulsive penchant for double-locking doors but her new roommate is careless about security.

Director: Matthew Evans | Stars: Serena Evans, June Barrie, Jane Hazlegrove, Les Doherty

Votes: 69

21. Unplugged (1989– )
Episode: 10,000 Maniacs (1993)

TV-PG | 73 min | Documentary, Music

10,000 Maniacs, joined by backing vocalists and several musicians, perform a set drawing heavily from their latest album (Our Time in Eden) in what would be the culmination of the first phase of their career before Natalie Merchant left.

Director: Milton Lage | Stars: 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant, Jerry Augustyniak, Robert Buck

Votes: 30

22. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: Self-made (2007)

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

When an aspiring author is murdered, suspicion is placed on a celebrated writer whose career is on the decline, as well as his young protégé.

Director: Ken Girotti | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Peter Coyote

Votes: 269

23. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: Dr. Laken Perillos (No. 70) (2021)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Red and Dembe land in peril when Townsend deploys a torture specialist who uses unorthodox methods to interrogate her victims.

Director: Phil Bertelsen | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison

Votes: 1,359

24. White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode: Pilot (2009)

TV-PG | 55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

United States Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Peter Burke teams up with an unlikely partner to hunt an elusive and vicious counterfeiter known as the "Dutchman."

Director: Bronwen Hughes | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason

Votes: 1,821

25. American Masters (1985– )
Episode: Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)

Not Rated | 192 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary on Woody Allen that trails him on his movie sets and follows him back to Brooklyn as he visits his childhood haunts.

Director: Robert B. Weide | Stars: Woody Allen, Letty Aronson, Marshall Brickman, Josh Brolin

Votes: 5,285

26. Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode: Tea Leaves (2012)

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama

Betty discovers that she has a tumor, Peggy interviews an obnoxious young copywriter for a job, the firm tries to get the Mohawk Airlines account back, and Don and Harry try to court The Rolling Stones to record a commercial.

Director: Jon Hamm | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones

Votes: 2,328

27. Archer (2009–2023)
Episode: Un Chien Tangerine (2013)

TV-MA | 21 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Archer and Lana head to Morocco to save a member of Isis' canine unit, but soon get themselves in deep dog doo doo.

Directors: Bryan Fordney, Adam Reed | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, Chris Parnell

Votes: 1,508

28. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Three: Stag (2023)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Julian gets his hands on a stag film and invites Archie, Reggie, and the guys over for a watch party; Betty unexpectedly reunites with Polly; Jughead goes to war with Dr. Werthers over his censure of comic books.

Director: Rob Seidenglanz | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 282

29. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Five: For a Better Tomorrow (2023)

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

As the gang gets swept up in paranoia, a new mystery in Riverdale leads Jughead to suspect it may have ties to a string of suspicious murders in town; Archie reconsiders his future after Uncle Frank gives him a hard time about his poetry.

Director: Gregory Smith | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 275

30. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Six: The Golden Age of Television (2023)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As the town's past secrets start to bubble to the surface, Jughead and the gang are forced to make a difficult decision that will change each of their lives forever.

Director: Tara Dafoe | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 319

31. ReligionForBreakfast (2014– )
Episode: Buddhism Has a Lot of Hells (2022)

13 min | Documentary

In Buddhism, in contrast to western religions, hell is represented in a variety of forms and it is not eternal, though equally horrifying, but a place to release bad karma before rebirth.

Star: Andrew M. Henry

32. True Detective (2014– )
Episode: The Western Book of the Dead (2015)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A bizarre murder brings together three police officers and a career criminal in the corrupt city of Vinci, California.

Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly

Votes: 16,178

33. BoJack Horseman (2014–2020)
Episode: Time's Arrow (2017)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

In 1963, young socialite Beatrice Sugarman meets the rebellious Butterscotch Horseman at her debutante party.

Director: Aaron Long | Stars: Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins

Votes: 13,593

34. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023)
Episode: Pilot (2017)

TV-MA | 56 min | Comedy, Drama

Midge Maisel has the perfect life. She is supportive of her husband's dream of becoming a stand up comic until he bombs on stage and blames her, leading Midge back to the comedy club and an act that might change her life.

Director: Amy Sherman-Palladino | Stars: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle

Votes: 4,034