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

1. Spider-Man (2002)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After being bitten by a genetically-modified spider, a shy teenager gains spider-like abilities that he uses to fight injustice as a masked superhero and face a vengeful enemy.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco

Votes: 879,870 | Gross: $403.71M

2. The Intern (I) (2015)

PG-13 | 121 min | Comedy, Drama

Seventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.

Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo, Anders Holm

Votes: 274,207 | Gross: $75.76M

3. 22 Jump Street (2014)

R | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube, Nick Offerman

Votes: 406,164 | Gross: $191.72M

4. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Upon learning that his father has been kidnapped, Austin Powers must travel to 1975 and defeat the aptly named villain Goldmember, who is working with Dr. Evil.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Mike Myers, Beyoncé, Seth Green, Michael York

Votes: 222,927 | Gross: $213.31M

5. Scream 3 (2000)

R | 116 min | Horror, Mystery

While Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Liev Schreiber

Votes: 164,073 | Gross: $89.14M

6. Audition (1999)

R | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura

Votes: 89,254

7. Pain & Gain (2013)

R | 129 min | Action, Biography, Comedy

A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub

Votes: 229,358 | Gross: $49.88M

8. Due Date (2010)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

High-strung father-to-be Peter Highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay on a road trip in order to make it to his child's birth on time.

Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx

Votes: 357,975 | Gross: $100.54M

9. Somebody I Used to Know (2023)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Romance

On a trip to her hometown, workaholic Ally reminisces with her ex Sean and starts to question everything about the person she's become. Things only get more confusing when she meets Cassidy, who reminds her of the person she used to be.

Director: Dave Franco | Stars: Alison Brie, Jay Ellis, Kiersey Clemons, Danny Pudi

Votes: 8,329

10. Phone Booth (2002)

R | 81 min | Crime, Thriller

Publicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help, Stuart's negotiation with the caller leads to a jaw-dropping climax.

Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Radha Mitchell

Votes: 285,806 | Gross: $46.57M

11. Thank You for Smoking (2005)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year old son.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Cameron Bright, Maria Bello, Joan Lunden

Votes: 228,970 | Gross: $24.79M

12. Garden State (2004)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.

Director: Zach Braff | Stars: Zach Braff, Peter Sarsgaard, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm

Votes: 223,202 | Gross: $26.78M

13. Seed of Chucky (2004)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Chucky and Tiffany are resurrected by their innocent gender-confused child, Glen/Glenda, and hit Hollywood, where a movie depicting the killer dolls' murder spree is underway.

Director: Don Mancini | Stars: Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, John Waters, Billy Boyd

Votes: 49,886 | Gross: $17.08M

14. Whatever It Takes (2000)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A modern-day remake of the Cyrano DeBergerac tale.

Director: David Raynr | Stars: Shane West, Marla Sokoloff, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Manu Intiraymi

Votes: 11,999 | Gross: $8.74M

15. Isn't It Romantic (2019)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

A young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy.

Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson | Stars: Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine, Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Votes: 73,767 | Gross: $48.79M

16. The Night Before (II) (2015)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Fantasy

On Christmas Eve, three lifelong friends spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.

Director: Jonathan Levine | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Jillian Bell, Lizzy Caplan

Votes: 82,632 | Gross: $43.04M

17. The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson (2019)

R | 82 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

Inspired by true events, the film follows OJ Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson in the last days before her tragic death on June 12th 1994, as seen from her point of view.

Director: Daniel Farrands | Stars: Mena Suvari, Nick Stahl, Taryn Manning, Agnes Bruckner

Votes: 1,904

18. Adam (I) (2009)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

Director: Max Mayer | Stars: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving

Votes: 35,776 | Gross: $2.28M

19. A Fantastic Woman (2017)

R | 104 min | Drama

Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.

Director: Sebastián Lelio | Stars: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim

Votes: 27,275 | Gross: $2.02M

20. True Crime: New York City (2005 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Mystery

Street cop Marcus Reed, a former gangster, tries to uncover who is behind the murder of his friend and mentor, Lt. Terrance Higgins.

Stars: Avery Kidd Waddell, Laurence Fishburne, Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken

Votes: 1,047

21. Love at First Glance (2017 TV Movie)

TV-G | 82 min | Drama, Family, Romance

After being dumped by her boyfriend Carl for being unadventurous, Mary (Amy Smart) sets out to prove him wrong by tracking down the handsome stranger (Adrian Grenier), whose cellphone she found on the subway.

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Amy Smart, Adrian Grenier, Jonathan Bennett, Kelly Thiebaud

Votes: 2,005

22. Marjorie Prime (2017)

99 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A service that provides holographic recreations of deceased loved ones allows a woman to come face-to-face with the younger version of her late husband.

Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Geena Davis, Hannah Gross, Jon Hamm, India Reed Kotis

Votes: 6,867 | Gross: $0.18M

23. Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha Hood (2003 Video)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

When Emily Woodrow and her friends happen on a treasure chest full of gold coins, they fail to heed the warnings of a wise old psychic, who had foretold that they would encounter trouble with a very nasty and protective Leprechaun.

Director: Steven Ayromlooi | Stars: Warwick Davis, Tangi Miller, Laz Alonso, Page Kennedy

Votes: 5,738

24. Virtual Sexuality (1999)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A frustrated teenage girl creates her perfect man in a virtual reality machine and in a freak accident, gives him life.

Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Laura Fraser, Rupert Penry-Jones, Luke de Lacey, Kieran O'Brien

Votes: 3,044 | Gross: $0.04M

25. The Bait (1995)

Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama

Three teenagers plan to steal the necessary funds to open their dream shop in the US, but things get messy.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Marie Gillain, Olivier Sitruk, Bruno Putzulu, Richard Berry

Votes: 2,405 | Gross: $0.04M

26. Aberdeen (2000)

106 min | Drama

A mom dying in Aberdeen, Scotland, asks her coke snorting, nympho, London lawyer daughter to get her estranged, alcoholic dad in Oslo, Norway, to Aberdeen. He's drunk at the airport, so they travel together by car and ferry.

Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Lena Headey, Jean Johansson, Charlotte Rampling

Votes: 3,466 | Gross: $0.06M

27. Adam & Steve (2005)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Follows two New York city couples -- one heterosexual and one gay who explore the peaks and the valleys of their respective relationships.

Director: Craig Chester | Stars: Craig Chester, Malcolm Gets, Parker Posey, Chris Kattan

Votes: 3,276 | Gross: $0.31M

28. Dramarama (2020)

91 min | Comedy, Drama

In 1994, a closeted teen struggles to part ways with his 4 high school drama friends at their final slumber party before they leave for college.

Director: Jonathan Wysocki | Stars: Anna Grace Barlow, Danielle Kay, Megan Suri, Nick Pugliese

Votes: 575

29. Raising Victor Vargas (2002)

R | 88 min | Drama, Romance

A Lower East Side teen-ager struggles to find some sanity while surrounded by an eccentric grandmother, a crazy new girlfriend, and a longing younger brother.

Director: Peter Sollett | Stars: Victor Rasuk, Donna Maldonado, Kevin Rivera, Krystal Rodriguez

Votes: 5,696 | Gross: $2.07M

30. Mon héroïne (2022)

108 min | Biography, Comedy

Alex dreams of making movies, only that in Rouen, her daily routine is far from Hollywood glamour. Despite her over-protective mother, Alex aspires to enroll in a prestigious New York Film ... See full summary »

Director: Noémie Lefort | Stars: Pascale Arbillot, Chloé Jouannet, Louise Coldefy, Fred Testot

Votes: 186

31. Christmas Unwrapped (2020 TV Movie)

TV-G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A pragmatic reporter writing a feature story investigates a man who insists that all of the Christmas gifts his charity gives are magically supplied by Santa Claus.

Director: Bosede Williams | Stars: Amber Stevens West, Marco Grazzini, Cherion Drakes, Anthony Sherwood

Votes: 1,031

32. Cousinhood (2011)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Three cousins travel to the village where they spent summer vacations as kids.

Directors: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Raúl Arévalo | Stars: Quim Gutiérrez, Inma Cuesta, Raúl Arévalo, Antonio de la Torre

Votes: 5,157

33. Invisibles (2018)

102 min | Comedy, Drama

Following a municipal decision, SDF Women's Shelter, will close. There are only three months left for social workers to reintegrate at any cost the women they care for: falsification, pistons, lies - From now on, everything is allowed.

Director: Louis-Julien Petit | Stars: Patricia Mouchon, Khoukha Boukherbache, Bérangère Toural, Patricia Guery

Votes: 1,614

34. Moments Within Moments (2021)

109 min | Drama

Moments Within Moments is an experimental silent film made entirely of archival films by seventy famous actresses from different countries.

Director: Mohammad Mohammadian | Stars: Amy Adams, Angelababy, Jennifer Aniston, Patricia Arquette

Votes: 661

35. Magic Max (2020)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

After 11-year-old Tim Hart loses his parents, he balks at living with his immensely immature Uncle Max, a second-rate magician who must grow up to be a father figure and, perhaps, find love while he's at it.

Director: James D. Fields | Stars: Ivan Sergei, Parker Bates, Barry Corbin, Jud Tylor

Votes: 149

36. My Life on Ice (2002)

102 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

My Life on Ice presents the unique point of view of 16-year-old Etienne, a cute would-be ice skating champion living in provincial Rouen who is obsessed with filming his daily life with a ... See full summary »

Directors: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Jimmy Tavares, Jonathan Zaccaï, Hélène Surgère

Votes: 862

37. Little Sister (2000)

26 min | Comedy, Short, Romance

The story is about Mike and his girlfriend's teenager sister, Tabitha - Nobody ever said that romance should be perfect.

Director: Paul Bock | Stars: Justin Doran, Tori McPetrie, Jamie Tompkins, Patrick Yonally

Votes: 39

38. Amazing Grace (1992)

Unrated | 95 min | Drama

Against the backdrop of AIDS, the film explores two families, each with a gay son. Jonathan is splitting from Miki because the more experienced Miki is playing around. Then Jonathan sees ... See full summary »

Director: Amos Guttman | Stars: Sharon Alexander, Aki Avni, Dvora Bartonov, Ishai Golan

Votes: 171

39. The Last Mitterrand (2005)

116 min | Biography, Drama

A young journalist (Lespert) helps the French President compile his memoirs.

Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Jalil Lespert, Philippe Fretun, Anne Cantineau

Votes: 1,068

40. Un día en el paraíso (2003)

98 min | Comedy, Romance

An experienced photographer and an aspiring model experience the delights of love at first sight. But to make things work between them, they do their best to avoid revealing each other their true selves.

Director: Juan Bautista Stagnaro | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Araceli González, Javier Lombardo, Claudia Fontán

Votes: 230

41. Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)

81 min | Documentary

A chronological look at films by, for, or about (or 'by, for, and about') gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, from Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to Ang Lee's "Brokeback... See full summary »

Directors: Lisa Ades, Lesli Klainberg | Stars: Randy Barbato, Dan Bucatinsky, Jonathan Caouette, Ash Christian

Votes: 840

42. Almost Hollywood (1994)

100 min | Comedy

A slice of life of the movie business, this satire blends drama, comedy, sensuality and suspense as it illustrates the ups and downs of showbiz through the lives of a few "wanna-be" movers and shakers of the Hollywood film industry.

Director: Michael Weaver | Stars: India Allen, Scott Apel, Sterling Mire, Michael Coopet

Votes: 105

43. Verführt - Eine gefährliche Affäre (1999 TV Movie)

96 min | Thriller

A young woman delves into the dark side of the Internet to find her sister's murderer.

Director: Michael Karen | Stars: Katja Woywood, Peter Sattmann, Benjamin Sadler, Zsolt Bács

Votes: 129

44. Rifftrax: The Bermuda Triangle (2012 Video)

Comedy

Get ready for ridiculous riffs that match this bizarre tale of a Caribbean cruise gone awry

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

Votes: 65

45. Shear Fear! (2002 Video)

45 min | Adventure

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Stars: Kurious, Whitney Prescott, Andrea Neal, Isabella Janacek

46. Julia's Pit (2006)

22 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

A man obsessed with Julia Roberts and a sexually frustrated woman scratch their itch together via cinema.

Director: Mick Shane | Stars: Mick Shane, Shasta Lusk

47. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode: For the Sake of Elena (2002)

TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When the deaf daughter of a Cambridge professor is found brutally murdered while jogging, Lynley finds she has led a promiscuous lifestyle.

Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Samantha Baker, Cherie Lunghi, Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small

Votes: 430

48. Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012)
Episode: Book Clubbin' (2003)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy

Saffy is visited by an ante-natal midwife who takes a dislike to Eddy, causing her to have nightmares in which the baby - who resembles the midwife - is trying to stab her. Patsy's ... See full summary »

Director: Dewi Humphreys | Stars: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks

Votes: 260

49. Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012)
Episode: The End (1995)

TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy

Apart for the first time in years, Edina and Patsy find it difficult to adjust to their new lives.

Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks

Votes: 308

50. Becker (1998–2004)
Episode: Dog Days (2001)

TV-PG | Comedy

A con man posing as a homeless person deceives everyone at the diner. In need of extra cash, Margaret takes on a second job, then regrets it.

Director: Darryl Bates | Stars: Ted Danson, Terry Farrell, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith

Votes: 97