Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-rip-van-winkle"

1. Demolition Man (1993)

R | 115 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A police officer is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent nemesis who is loose in a non-violent future society.

Director: Marco Brambilla | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne

Votes: 194,125 | Gross: $58.06M

2. The Comedian (III) (2016)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A look at the life of an aging insult comic named Jack Burke.

Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco

Votes: 8,095 | Gross: $1.66M

3. Rip in Time (2022 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Sarah is an organic farmer who meets a man claiming to be from 1787, she quickly discovers old-fashioned feelings that can be just as crazy as his story.

Director: Jessica Harmon | Stars: Torrey DeVitto, Niall Matter, Eric Keenleyside, Joshua Black

Votes: 1,444

4. Dinosaurus! (1960)

Unrated | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

After undersea explosions near a Caribbean island, prehistoric creatures are unleashed on the population. A boy teams up with a Neanderthal and an irritated dinosaur try to stop the dinosaurs.

Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. | Stars: Ward Ramsey, Kristina Hanson, Paul Lukather, Alan Roberts

Votes: 1,705

5. Task Force (1949)

Approved | 116 min | Drama, War

As he is retiring, Jonathan L. Scott "Scotty" reminisces about his long Navy career and the development of the role of the aircraft carrier from the early 20s.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Wayne Morris, Walter Brennan

Votes: 1,194

6. Terror at London Bridge (1985 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror

Jack the Ripper is on the loose in Lake Havasu, AZ, and it's up to a local detective (David Hasselhoff) to stop him.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Stepfanie Kramer, Randolph Mantooth, Adrienne Barbeau

Votes: 750

7. Deep in My Heart (1954)

Approved | 132 min | Biography, Comedy, Musical

Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.

Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: José Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Helen Traubel, Doe Avedon

Votes: 965

8. The History of Time Travel (2014)

PG-13 | 72 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A fictional documentary about the creation of the worlds first time machine, the men who created it, and the unintended ramifications it has on world events.

Director: Ricky Kennedy | Stars: Stephen Adami, Krista Ales, Valerie Black, Ryan Blackburn

Votes: 1,651

9. The Philly Kid (2012)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Sport

A former NCAA champion wrestler, paroled after ten years in prison, agrees to a series of cage fights to save a friend's life and is asked to do the impossible - lose.

Director: Jason Connery | Stars: Wes Chatham, Devon Sawa, Sarah Butler, Neal McDonough

Votes: 2,298

10. Why Worry? (1923)

TV-G | 63 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.

Directors: Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, John Aasen, Wally Howe

Votes: 2,064 | Gross: $0.45M

11. Operator 13 (1934)

Passed | 85 min | Drama, History, Musical

Union spy Gail Loveless impersonates a black maid in the early days of the Civil War, but complications arise when she falls in love with a Confederate officer.

Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Marion Davies, Gary Cooper, Jean Parker, Katharine Alexander

Votes: 1,508

12. Solarman (1992 TV Movie)

22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Unsold animated TV pilot about an aspiring teenage comic book artist who is given an alien bracelet by a dying alien scientist that turns him into a superhero powered by the Sun who must stop an evil galactic overlord from destroying it.

Directors: John Gibbs, Brad Case, Joan Case, Jeff Hale, Terry Lennon, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson | Stars: M.G. Kelly, Bernard Erhard, Stan Jones, Lou Hunt

Votes: 89

13. Lazybones (1925)

Passed | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Steve Tuttle, the titular lazybones, takes on the responsibility of raising a fatherless girl, causing a scandal in his small town. Many years later, having returned from World War I, he discovers that he loves the grown-up girl.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Buck Jones, Madge Bellamy, Virginia Marshall, Edythe Chapman

Votes: 580

14. Frost Giant (2010 TV Movie)

88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A dedicated explorer and his team search for a 19th century shipwreck off an island in the Arctic ocean. After the team digs up an alien ice creature that has been buried in the ice for ... See full summary »

Director: Víctor Garcia | Stars: Dean Cain, Steven Waddington, Lucy Brown, Louisa Clein

Votes: 958

15. Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Angie Dickinson (1977 TV Special)

60 min | Comedy

Dean Martin and Friends roast Angie Dickinson

Director: Greg Garrison | Stars: Dean Martin, Angie Dickinson, Eve Arden, Joey Bishop

Votes: 74

16. A Night in a Dormitory (1930)

Not Rated | 22 min | Comedy, Musical, Short

The adventures of a schoolgirl in a nightclub as related by her to her dormitory sisters.

Director: Harry Delmar | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Ruth Hamilton, Thelma White, Si Wills

Votes: 127

17. Husband Hunters (1927)

Passed | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two gold-diggers befriend a country girl who comes near being deceived by rich playboy but is saved by a girl whose life he ruined. Lettie finds happiness with poor but honest working man.

Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: Mae Busch, Charles Delaney, Jean Arthur, Walter Hiers

Votes: 23

18. Hoot Toot (1918)

Comedy, Short

Magnolia Milkshake wants to help the war effort to compensate for her husband who is exempt for being overweight. She tries to join the Red Cross, then the rifle corps.

Director: James D. Davis | Star: Alice Howell

19. Why Do I Dream Those Dreams (1934)

7 min | Animation, Family, Short

Another retelling of Rip Van Winkle who has a vivid dream before awakening.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Melvin J. Gibby, Beatrice Hagen, Purv Pullen, The Varsity Three

Votes: 134

20. Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle (1941)

6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

Rip Van Winkle is being thrown out for nonpayment of rent (for 20 years). Popeye happens by and carts the sleeper home, but he soon discovers that Rip has a sleep-walking problem that gets both of them into some trouble with some dwarves.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Star: Jack Mercer

Votes: 204

21. Rip Van Marlowe (2002 Video)

25 min | Documentary, Short

Director Robert Altman and lead star Elliott Gould talk about their experience of bringing famous private-eye Philip Marlowe to the 1970's context in The Long Goodbye (1973) and also share ... See full summary »

Director: Greg Carson | Stars: Robert Altman, Elliott Gould, Sterling Hayden, Ken Sansom

Votes: 55

22. Batman (1966–1968)
Episode: The Cat's Meow (1966)

TV-G | 25 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy

The Catwoman "steals" the voice of a television talk-show host in the middle of an interview with Bruce Wayne. She plants clues to suggest either the Joker, Riddler or Penguin may have ... See full summary »

Director: James B. Clark | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton

Votes: 386

23. The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
Episode: Acting Alone (1994)

Comedy

The guys find a film in a storage room that shows the JFK assassination from a different angle. Meanwhile, Eggers decides she wants John to sire her baby.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Gigi Rice, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 38

24. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: Itsy Bitsy Spider (1993)

Not Rated | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

To face Rita's newest monster, Zack must overcome his fear of spiders.

Director: Robert Hughes | Stars: Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, Walter Jones, Amy Jo Johnson

Votes: 528

25. Moonlighting (1985–1989)
Episode: Symphony in Knocked Flat (1986)

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

Maddie and David have an argument about what a date should be all about. David decides to show her a good date by buying stolen tickets to a symphony concert from a scalper. They then find themselves involved in an assassination plot.

Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley, Will MacMillan

Votes: 208

26. St. Elsewhere (1982–1988)
Episode: The Count (1983)

TV-PG | 50 min | Comedy, Drama

Fiscus and Ehrlich have a falling out. Cavanero and Samuels go out of their way to prevent a famous porn star from being served a summons at the hospital. Armstrong feels that a ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Ed Flanders, David Birney, G.W. Bailey, Ed Begley Jr.

Votes: 66

27. Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode: Living Witness (1998)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Doctor awakens in the museum of an alien culture seven hundred years in the future, where Voyager is thought to have been a passing warship full of cold-blooded killers.

Director: Tim Russ | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill

Votes: 2,625

28. All in the Family (1971–1979)
Episode: Gloria Sings the Blues (1974)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Gloria's bout with depression takes its toll on the family.

Director: John Rich | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers

Votes: 193

29. The Fantastic Four (1978)
Episode: Calamity on the Campus (1978)

TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Fantastic Four visit a university where Reed reunites with his old professor, who has built a dangerous android called Dragon Man.

Stars: Mike Road, Ginny Tyler, Ted Cassidy, Frank Welker

Votes: 38

30. Henry Danger (2014–2020)
Episode: Captain Drex (2020)

TV-G | 23 min | Action, Comedy, Family

Captain Man's old sidekick and nemesis, Drex, returns from the past with an army of cavemen to finish off Captain Man once and for all. Kid Danger may be the only one who can save Captain Man now.

Director: Adam Weissman | Stars: Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Sean Ryan Fox, Riele Downs

Votes: 98

31. All Creatures Great and Small (2020– )
Episode: You've Got to Dream (2020)

TV-PG | 48 min | Comedy, Drama

James Herriot follows his dream to become a vet.

Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Nicholas Ralph, Drew Cain, Gabriel Quigley, Mark Noble

Votes: 782

32. Frankie Drake Mysteries (2017–2021)
Episode: Life Is a Cabaret (2021)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After witnessing a man's murder, Frankie's search for his lady-friend suspect leads her to an underground cabaret and surprising results.

Director: Bosede Williams | Stars: Lauren Lee Smith, Chantel Riley, Rebecca Liddiard, Sharron Matthews

Votes: 109

33. The Freak Brothers (2020– )
Episode: Squatters Rights (2021)

TV-MA | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Freaks attempt to regrow the same strain of dope that transported them to 2020 by incubating a small seed stuck inside Freddy's ass.

Director: Jeanette Moreno King | Stars: Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Tiffany Haddish, Pete Davidson

Votes: 54

34. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Invisi-Bill (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Toony accidentally turns Bill invisible using his powerful clicker. The cartoons are Case of the Missing Hare (1942), Daffy Rents (1966), Feather Bluster (1958), Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle (1941), and Barney Bear's 'Polar Pest' (1944).

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

Votes: 6

35. My Boys (2006–2010)
Episode: Mike-Fest (2010)

TV-PG | Comedy, Romance

The gang goes on a pub crawl to celebrate Mike's birthday. Stephanie's book piques the interest of a film producer.

Director: Eric Gilliland | Stars: Jordana Spiro, Kyle Howard, Reid Scott, Michael Bunin

Votes: 40

36. Rifftrax Shorts (2007– )
Episode: A Trip to the Moon (2013)

13 min | Comedy

At last, the ORIGINAL faked moon landing is available as a RiffTrax. A Trip to the Moon is the most famous film by French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès (aka, the dude from Hugo) but somehow... See full summary »

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

37. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: The Big Blast or A Many Splintered Thing/The Steal Hour or A Snitch in Time (1961)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Upsidaisium" Part 29, Fractured Fairy Tales "Slipping Beauty", Peabody's Improbable History "Nero", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Upsidaisium" Part 30.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, William T. Hurtz, Ted Parmelee, Gerald Ray, Dun Roman, George Singer, Ernest Terrazas | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, June Foray, Paul Frees, William Conrad

Votes: 38

38. Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode: Man with a Plan (2013)

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama

Things quickly become awkward after the two firms merge, Don asserts his dominance over Sylvia, Pete has to deal with his ailing mother, and Bob Benson helps out a sick Joan.

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

Votes: 2,200

39. Double Fine PsychOdyssey (2023)
Episode: A Couple Years of a Lot of Work (2023)

47 min | Documentary

The Psychonauts 2 team staffs up with both veteran team members and new hires, while attempting to create a prototype of the game experience.

Director: Paul Owens | Stars: Andy Alamano, Zach Baharov, Duncan Boehle, Kee Chi

40. Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode: Bouncy, Bouncy, Bouncy, Lyndsey (2015)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Walden and Laurel set up a playdate for their kids so they can pick up where they left off the last time they got together. Meanwhile, Herb asks Alan if he can ask Lyndsey out.

Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher, Ryan Stiles, Edan Alexander

Votes: 777

41. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: The Guns of Abalone: Parts 1-2 (1962)

TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "The Guns of Abalone" Part 1 of 4, Fractured Fairy Tales "The Count and the Bird", Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties "Top Secret", Rocky and Bullwinkle "The Guns of Abalone" Part 2 of 4.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 22

42. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3 (2017)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The gang comes together for Barry and Iris's wedding, but the ceremony is crashed by villains from Earth-X.

Director: Dermott Downs | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 4,284