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

1. Booksmart (2019)

R | 102 min | Comedy

On the eve of their high-school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.

Director: Olivia Wilde | Stars: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Jason Sudeikis

Votes: 131,242 | Gross: $22.68M

2. Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Three generations of women fight back against those who could take everything from them.

Director: Navot Papushado | Stars: Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh

Votes: 51,243

3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

TV-14 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, War

In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. Then she learns the secret they are afraid to reveal.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay, Michiel Huisman, Katherine Parkinson

Votes: 52,723

4. In the Tall Grass (2019)

TV-MA | 101 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

After hearing a young boy's cry for help, a sister and brother venture into a vast field of tall grass in Oklahoma but soon discover there may be no way out...and that something evil lurks within.

Director: Vincenzo Natali | Stars: Laysla De Oliveira, Avery Whitted, Patrick Wilson, Will Buie Jr.

Votes: 64,748

5. The Commuter (I) (2018)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

An insurance salesman/ex-cop is caught up in a life-threatening conspiracy during his daily commute home.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks

Votes: 125,525 | Gross: $36.34M

6. Song to Song (I) (2017)

R | 129 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Two intersecting love triangles. Obsession and betrayal set against the music scene in Austin, Texas.

Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman

Votes: 22,572 | Gross: $0.44M

7. Uncle Frank (2020)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina, for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover, Walid.

Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Steve Zahn

Votes: 23,018

8. The Ninth Configuration (1980)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

An ex-marine psychiatrist attempts to rehabilitate his patients by indulging their fantasies, and seeks to prove the existence of a loving God to one especially troubled inmate.

Director: William Peter Blatty | Stars: Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders

Votes: 8,986

9. The Last Face (2016)

R | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the midst of African social horror, a love between two volunteers fades out and is reborn.

Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Brandon Phillips, Anna Strelkov

Votes: 5,532

10. The 7.39 (2014)

59 min | Drama, Romance

Two commuters, Sally and Carl, find themselves involved in a lighthearted tussle for a seat that unexpectedly leads to a budding friendship.

Stars: David Morrissey, Olivia Colman, Sheridan Smith, Sean Maguire

Votes: 2,601

11. Encore (1951)

Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama

Adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham comprise this anthology film in which the celebrated author introduces each segment of the film in front of the camera.

Directors: Harold French, Pat Jackson, Anthony Pelissier | Stars: Nigel Patrick, Roland Culver, Alison Leggatt, Charles Victor

Votes: 602

12. The Brontes at the BBC (2016 TV Movie)

Documentary

A survey of Bronte adaptations on BBC Television from 1956 to 2006.

Director: Rebecca Whyte | Stars: Kay Adshead, Stanley Baker, Joan Bakewell, Claire Bloom

Votes: 12

13. Bronte's Britain with Gyles Brandreth (2021 TV Movie)

44 min | Documentary, History

The broadcaster travels to the West Yorkshire moors, known as "Bronte Country." It is an area that shaped the Bronte sisters and they have in turn, helped shape it. He explores some of the influences on their writing.

Director: Nick Gillam-Smith | Star: Gyles Brandreth

14. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode: Love and War and Snow (2000)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Drama

It's snowing, and Lorelai is giddy. She runs into Max in Stars Hollow, and invites him back to her place. But they run into someone unexpected when they get there. Lane feels left-out of Rory's life.

Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena

Votes: 1,152

15. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode: Say Something (2005)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Drama

After all the drama at the wedding, Lorelai is afraid she'll lose Luke, who needs time to process what's happened and finally decides her family and history may be too much for him. She ... See full summary »

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

Votes: 806

16. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode: Twenty-One Is the Loneliest Number (2005)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama

Since Rory was a tyke, the Gilmore girls have planned her 21st birthday: in Atlantic City, sipping martinis, playing 21. But with the estrangement, Emily plans the birthday party -and it's soooo not Atlantic City.

Director: Robert Berlinger | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson

Votes: 757

17. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode: Ted's Moment of Glory (1975)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Ted is tempted with an offer to host a game show in New York City. Do Mary and Lou really want to see him go?

Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight

Votes: 148

18. Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode: Married Love (1972)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama

The strained Kirbridge marriage has yet to be consummated, causing Elizabeth great unhappiness in her quest to make a happy life with Lawrence and her great desire to start a family. As it happens, Lawrence's interests lie elsewhere.

Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Jean Marsh, John Alderton, Nicola Pagett, Rachel Gurney

Votes: 99

19. Antiques Roadshow (1979– )
Episode: Erddig 2 (2019)

TV-G | 58 min | Reality-TV

The show visits north Wales, where finds include a ring linked to Charlotte Bronte, an intriguing Civil War chair, a Welsh love spoon handed down through the generations and a jade figurine from the Summer Palace in Beijing.

Directors: Mark Ashton, Christopher Boreham, Daniel Hardy Hall, Debbie Martin, Matthew Ramsden | Stars: Fiona Bruce, Ronnie Archer-Morgan, Paul Atterbury, Geoffrey Munn

20. Animaniacs (2020–2023)
Episode: International Mouse of Mystery/Aliens Resurrected/Joe/The Stickening/Slappy's Return/Everyday Safety: Giant Adirondack Chair (2023)

TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Pinky and the Brain star in a secret agent movie franchise. Yakko sings a song about why the earth is worth saving. The Warners find themselves in a sticky situation at an amusement park, then give the viewers a safety tip.

Directors: Adriel Garcia, Katie Rice, Brett Varon, Matthew Yang | Stars: Jess Harnell, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, Rob Paulsen

Votes: 35

21. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Cartoons Are So Lit! (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Sue P. tries to market the show toward a hipper Millennial audience, as the cartoon lineup showcases Looney Tunes from the 1990s and 2000s: My Generation G... G... Gap (2004), From Hare to Eternity (1997), Museum Scream (2003), The Whizzard of Ow (2003), Superior Duck (1996).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein