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

1. Argylle (2024)

PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

A reclusive author who writes espionage novels about a secret agent and a global spy syndicate realizes the plot of the new book she's writing starts to mirror real-world events, in real time.

Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston

Votes: 62,228

2. Wish (II) (2023)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A young girl named Asha wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.

Directors: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn | Stars: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral

Votes: 33,166 | Gross: $0.00M

3. Snatch (2000)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Stephen Graham, Vinnie Jones

Votes: 910,594 | Gross: $30.33M

4. Wrath of Man (2021)

R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A cold and mysterious character working at a cash truck company responsible for moving a lot of money around Los Angeles each week.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Josh Hartnett, Rocci Boy Williams

Votes: 207,557 | Gross: $27.47M

5. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

PG | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll and he has burned through eight of his nine lives, he launches an epic journey to restore them by finding the mythical Last Wish.

Directors: Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh

Votes: 174,941 | Gross: $168.46M

6. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father, the ambitious celestial being Ego.

Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel

Votes: 759,342 | Gross: $389.81M

7. Fighting with My Family (2019)

PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.

Director: Stephen Merchant | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn, Florence Pugh

Votes: 87,555 | Gross: $22.96M

8. The Boss Baby (2017)

PG | 97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A suit-wearing, briefcase-carrying baby pairs up with his 7-year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co.

Director: Tom McGrath | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow

Votes: 141,166 | Gross: $175.00M

9. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

PG | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Sean Anderson partners with his mom's husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

Director: Brad Peyton | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Luis Guzmán

Votes: 112,093 | Gross: $103.86M

10. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.

Director: Steve Oedekerk | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi

Votes: 233,468 | Gross: $108.39M

11. Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

PG-13 | 125 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, Colin Farrell

Votes: 170,015 | Gross: $83.30M

12. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing the huge new threat of Lego Duplo, invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.

Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish

Votes: 76,629 | Gross: $105.81M

13. Earthquake (1974)

PG | 122 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene

Votes: 17,880 | Gross: $79.70M

14. Shortcomings (2023)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Follows a trio of young, Bay Area urbanites--Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi and Alice Kim--as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships while traversing the country in search of the ideal connection.

Director: Randall Park | Stars: Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Tavi Gevinson

Votes: 3,306

15. Absolute Power (1997)

R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Career thief Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) witnesses a horrific crime involving U.S. President Alan Richmond (Gene Hackman).

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney

Votes: 60,133 | Gross: $50.01M

16. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

PG | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A thirteen-year-old girl, who lives with her absentee father, befriends a disabled teenage amateur magician and invites him, gradually, into her tenuous struggle against a predatory local neighbor.

Director: Nicolas Gessner | Stars: Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman

Votes: 18,080

17. Serving Sara (2002)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Romance

A process server tries to serve an elusive female target.

Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell, Vincent Pastore

Votes: 18,812 | Gross: $16.93M

18. Tormented (I) (2009)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A bullied teenager comes back from the dead to take revenge on his classmates.

Director: Jon Wright | Stars: Alex Pettyfer, April Pearson, Dimitri Leonidas, Calvin Dean

Votes: 6,543

19. Blue Iguana (2018)

Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Ex-jailbirds Eddie and Paul are on parole and working in a New York diner. Their lives are a dead end. That is, until English lawyer Katherine Rookwood walks into the diner with an offer they can't refuse.

Director: Hadi Hajaig | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Phoebe Fox, Ben Schwartz, Peter Ferdinando

Votes: 6,906

20. Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

PG | 107 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

The legend of Santa Claus is put in jeopardy when an unscrupulous toy manufacturer attempts to take over Christmas.

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith

Votes: 15,599 | Gross: $23.72M

21. Cat Run (2011)

R | 106 min | Action, Comedy

When a sexy, high-end escort holds the key evidence to a scandalous government cover-up, two bumbling young detectives become her unlikely protectors from a ruthless assassin hired to silence her.

Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Paz Vega, Janet McTeer, Christopher McDonald, Alphonso McAuley

Votes: 5,765

22. The Nanny (1965)

Unrated | 93 min | Mystery, Thriller

There's just something not quite right when Bette Davis stars as an English nanny. And is her 10-year-old charge an emotionally disturbed murderer or just an insolent brat?

Director: Seth Holt | Stars: Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett, James Villiers

Votes: 6,781

23. Munster, Go Home! (1966)

Approved | 96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The Munsters travel to England after Herman discovers he's the new Lord of the Munster Hall.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick

Votes: 3,049

24. Witchboard 2 (1993)

R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery

A beautiful young woman starts receiving messages through a ouija board, claiming to be from the former occupant of her apartment. The former tenant claims she's been murdered, but there's no record of a murder or even her death.

Director: Kevin Tenney | Stars: Ami Dolenz, Christopher Michael Moore, Laraine Newman, Timothy Gibbs

Votes: 1,932 | Gross: $0.17M

25. Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971 TV Movie)

TV-G | 60 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

With the help of a time machine, Peter Cottontail must rescue Easter from the hands of the malicious Irontail.

Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Danny Kaye, Paul Frees, Joan Gardner, Casey Kasem

Votes: 1,533

26. My Brother the Pig (1999)

PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Being a teen is tough enough for Kathy Cauldwell without having to be the target of her little brother George's constant practical jokes. Then their parents leave for France and George is ... See full summary »

Director: Erik Fleming | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Judge Reinhold, Romy Walthall

Votes: 1,606

27. Woman Wanted (1999)

R | 110 min | Drama, Romance

A new woman comes between a widower and his adult son.

Director: Kiefer Sutherland | Stars: Holly Hunter, Kiefer Sutherland, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Preston

Votes: 804

28. Tyrel (2018)

Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama

Tyler, a sole black man, attends an otherwise all-white weekend of drunken bro debauchery on a birthday trip to a cabin in the Catskills.

Director: Sebastián Silva | Stars: Jason Mitchell, Christopher Abbott, Ann Dowd, Caleb Landry Jones

Votes: 1,549 | Gross: $0.02M

29. Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie (2005 Video)

69 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A bunny called Irontail turns evil after losing the chance to become the next Easter Bunny to Peter Cottontail. He and his co-conspirators concoct a plan to bring about a permanent winter and only Peter's son and his friends can stop them.

Director: Mark Gravas | Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Greg Berg, Miranda Cosgrove, Terri Douglas

Votes: 283

30. Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi (2005 Video)

Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy

Follows Kevin Smith looking for a school to film a movie at and he finds one the one and only Degrassi High while all of the normal behind the scenes drama of Degrassi unfolds

Directors: Graeme Campbell, Philip Earnshaw | Stars: Raven Cinello, Lauren Collins, Drake, Jake Epstein

Votes: 486

31. A Wrestling Christmas Miracle (2020)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Stupid crooks hold the only copy of a youth's movie for ransom while his father's away in Africa staging a wrestling-based coup.

Director: Chris T. Anthony | Stars: Mario Del Vecchio, Buddy Fitzpatrick, Julie McCullough, Candy Fox

Votes: 187

32. Notre Dame (2019)

88 min | Comedy

Maud wins the opportunity to refurbish the iconic Notre Dame. Personal and professional issues stand in comical tension as she goes through an emotional storm.

Director: Valérie Donzelli | Stars: Valérie Donzelli, Pierre Deladonchamps, Thomas Scimeca, Bouli Lanners

Votes: 679

33. Walt Disney (2015–2016)

120 min | Documentary, Biography

Two-part biographical documentary on the life, career and legacy of Walt Disney. Making use of recently released archive footage, interviews and classic scenes from his films.

Stars: Rebecca Gethings, Walt Disney, Margaret Winkler

Votes: 261

34. Karma Calling (2009)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy

Established immigrants from India struggle to find personal balance and financial satisfaction while living the American Dream in New Jersey.

Director: Sarba Das | Stars: Tony Sirico, Darshan Jariwala, Ishani Desai, Gargi Mukherjee

Votes: 66

35. Rifftrax: The Wizard of Oz (2014 Video)

TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music

Our most "not in Kansas anymore" release since Avatar. Yes, after years of riffing blockbusters packed with dialogue cliches, we finally went to the source, the motherlode, the true ... See full summary »

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

36. Babysitter Gin! (2019– )

49 min | Comedy

A family almost down on its luck operates a babysitting service. There are a couple of peculiarities at play. The brother pretends he is a woman as he dresses like Mary Poppins. The sister ... See full summary »

Stars: Hitomi Takahashi, Yuriyan Retriever, Takurô Ôno, Raita Ryû

Votes: 7

37. 227 (1985–1990)
Episode: Matchmakers (1987)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Rose is feeling frustrated that all the men she's been dating dumps her for younger girls. So to help her, Sandra suggests she joins a video dating service but Sandra suggests she adopt ... See full summary »

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry

Votes: 25

38. 227 (1985–1990)
Episode: My Aching Back (1988)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

A director and his assistant are preparing to shoot a scene for a movie in front of 227. When Sandra tries to insinuate herself into the movie by auditioning for a one-line speaking part, ... See full summary »

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry

Votes: 23

39. Alice (1976–1985)
Episode: Good Night, Sweet Vera (1976)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Flo and Alice struggle with Vera and her sleeping pills.

Director: Norman Abbott | Stars: Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland

Votes: 87

40. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: Draculee, Draculaa/Phranken-Runt (1993)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

In "Draculee Draculaa," the first cartoon in a special Halloween episode, the wacky Warner siblings spend the night at Dracula's castle in Transylvania.

Directors: Michael Gerard, Byron Vaughns | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Dan Castellaneta

Votes: 180

41. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: Still Life: Part 1 (1983)

Drama, Romance

Terence rents out his vineyard cottage to an artist friend of Rowena's. The woman's passing remark about using a macrobiotic diet to cure her cancer sparks a debate with Terence about the merits of alternative therapies.

Director: Kevin James Dobson | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond

42. Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2015)
Episode: West End Girls (2005)

TV-PG | 23 min | Drama, Romance

The war between Manny and Paige continues when Paige takes credit for Manny's choreography in the Spirit Squad's last routine of the year. Manny reaches the breaking point and starts ... See full summary »

Director: Philip Earnshaw | Stars: Stacey Farber, Miriam McDonald, Drake, Shane Kippel

Votes: 237

43. Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode: Two Flights to Haiti (1983)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance

Although Blake begs her to postpone taking action until Jeff's violent behavior can be explained. Fallon flies to Haiti to obtain a divorce; Mark shows up unexpectedly at her hotel. Adam ... See full summary »

Director: Jerome Courtland | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Pamela Sue Martin, John James

Votes: 78

44. The Flying Doctors (1986–1992)
Episode: Out of a Clear Blue Sky (1988)

Drama

The arrival of a alcoholic sales rep makes a dramatic impression on a local lad, and Jack initiates divorce proceedings.

Director: Colin Budds | Stars: Robert Grubb, Liz Burch, Lenore Smith, Peter O'Brien

Votes: 11

45. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: Space Quest (1993)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Still adjusting to his new home life with Martin, Daphne, and Eddie, Frasier spends a day searching for a quiet place to read his book alone.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 1,406

46. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: The Innkeepers (1995)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

After the brothers hear that Seattle's oldest restaurant is closing its doors, they decide to buy it and become restaurateurs; opening night is a real blast.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 1,460

47. Gilligan's Island (1964–1992)
Episode: The Hunter (1967)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

A big-game hunter arrives on the island. Upon learning there is nothing on the island to hunt, he chooses instead to hunt one of the castaways--and he chooses Gilligan.

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer

Votes: 238

48. Gilligan's Island (1964–1992)
Episode: Topsy-Turvy (1966)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

While the castaways prepare for a possible attack from headhunters, Gilligan hits his head on a tree and begins seeing things upside down. The Professor prepares a cure for him, but it only makes him see double instead.

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer

Votes: 207

49. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode: The Custody Battle (1985)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama

Dorothy's wealthy sister Gloria wants Sophia to move to California with her.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 604

50. Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964–1969)
Episode: Gomer, the Perfect M.P. (1968)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, War

Sergeant Carter puts Gomer on guard duty and orders him not to let anyone enter the base without identification, no exceptions. Then Gomer refuses the sergeant entry when Carter comes back for his forgotten wallet.

Director: John Rich | Stars: Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton, Barbara Stuart, Forrest Compton

Votes: 55