Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "return-from-the-dead"

1. Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

PG | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After Po is tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, he needs to find and train a new Dragon Warrior, while a wicked sorceress plans to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm.

Directors: Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Stine | Stars: Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman

Votes: 34,895

2. Re: Zero, Starting Life in Another World (2016– )

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

After being suddenly transported to another world, Subaru Natsuki and his new female partner are brutally murdered. However, Subaru awakens to a familiar scene, meeting the same girl again. The day begins to mysteriously repeat itself.

Stars: Yûsuke Kobayashi, Sean Chiplock, Kayli Mills, Rie Takahashi

Votes: 24,067

3. The Book of Life (2014)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

Director: Jorge R. Gutiérrez | Stars: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman

Votes: 78,063 | Gross: $50.15M

4. Glitch (2015–2019)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Seven people return from the dead with no memory and attempt to unveil what brought them to the grave in the first place.

Stars: Patrick Brammall, Emma Booth, Sean Keenan, Hannah Monson

Votes: 21,095

5. Twins of Evil (1971)

R | 87 min | Horror

A religious sect led by Gustav Weil hunts all women suspected of witchcraft, killing a number of innocent victims. Young Frieda, Gustav's niece, will involve herself in a devilish cult, and become an instrument of Justice in the region.

Director: John Hough | Stars: Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, Mary Collinson, Madeleine Collinson

Votes: 6,504

6. Trick 'r Treat (2007)

R | 82 min | Comedy, Horror

Five interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.

Director: Michael Dougherty | Stars: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes

Votes: 104,658

7. Mary Shelley (2017)

PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.

Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour | Stars: Elle Fanning, Bel Powley, Owen Richards, Joanne Froggatt

Votes: 17,791 | Gross: $0.11M

8. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

In the future, Highlander Connor MacLeod must prevent the destruction of Earth under an anti-ozone shield.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside

Votes: 48,111 | Gross: $15.56M

9. The Returned (2012–2015)

TV-MA | 418 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

In a small French mountain town where everyone knows each other, the dead begin to inexplicably return as if their death never happened. Forcing the townsfolk to confront their difficult past as they seek to understand this phenomenon.

Stars: Anne Consigny, Clotilde Hesme, Frédéric Pierrot, Céline Sallette

Votes: 21,329

10. The Returned (2015)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A small town's residents are stunned when recently deceased locals begin returning from the dead. What should be a miracle soon becomes a nightmare.

Stars: Kevin Alejandro, Agnes Bruckner, India Ennenga, Sandrine Holt

Votes: 12,158

11. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)

Approved | 124 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A seductive woman falls in love with a mysterious ship's captain.

Director: Albert Lewin | Stars: James Mason, Ava Gardner, Nigel Patrick, Sheila Sim

Votes: 4,745

12. School Spirit (1985)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A college student gets into a car crash and becomes a special kind of ghost who can make himself invisible or corporeal at will. He takes advantage of his powers to pursue his fellow female students, during the infamous 'Hog Day'.

Director: Alan Holleb | Stars: Tom Nolan, Elizabeth Foxx, Larry Linville, Roberta Collins

Votes: 1,287

13. Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974)

R | 95 min | Horror

A cop chases two hippies suspected of a series of Manson family-like murders; unbeknownst to him, the real culprits are the living dead, brought to life with a hunger for human flesh by ultrasonic radiation being used for pest control.

Director: Jorge Grau | Stars: Cristina Galbó, Ray Lovelock, Arthur Kennedy, Aldo Massasso

Votes: 9,322

14. The Mummy's Curse (1944)

Approved | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Shipped to Louisiana, the mummy Kharis from Egypt roams the bayou, tormented by his forbidden love for Princess Ananka.

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Peter Coe, Virginia Christine, Kay Harding

Votes: 3,374

15. Lost Hearts (1973 TV Movie)

35 min | Horror, Mystery

A young orphan, Stephen, is sent to go and live with his strange, much older cousin at his remote country house. Once there, Stephen experiences terrible dreams in which he sees a young girl and boy who are missing their hearts.

Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Simon Gipps-Kent, Joseph O'Conor, James Mellor, Susan Richards

Votes: 964

16. Ellos Volvieron (2015)

94 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

The return of three disappeared children create violent ripples in their small town.

Director: Iván Noel | Stars: Valentina Sartorelli, Juan Ignacio Molina, Lauro Veron, Camila Cruz

Votes: 304

17. Candy Corn (2019)

85 min | Horror, Thriller

It's Halloween weekend and a group of bullies are planning their annual hazing on local outcast, Jacob Atkins. When they take things too far, he's resurrected to seek revenge against those that wronged him.

Director: Josh Hasty | Stars: Courtney Gains, Pancho Moler, P.J. Soles, Tony Todd

Votes: 1,569

18. Dead Again in Tombstone (2017 Video)

R | 100 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

Guerrero returns from the dead once more to protect a stolen relic from getting into the hands of a gang of soldiers, which will ultimately cause hell upon earth.

Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: John Tierney, Gerrick Winston, Sarah Wheeldon, Danny Trejo

Votes: 1,448

19. Lemonade Joe (1964)

84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical

Straight shooting Lemonade Joe cleans up Stetson City, in this musical parody of early Westerns, after shooting the pants off villain Old Pistol. Joe's endorsement of Kolaloka lemonade as ... See full summary »

Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Karel Fiala, Rudolf Deyl, Milos Kopecký, Kveta Fialová

Votes: 3,057

20. Litan (1982)

88 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Nora and Jock arrive in the strange village of Litan during the Festival of the Dead.

Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky | Stars: Marie-José Nat, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Nino Ferrer, Marisa Muxen

Votes: 476

21. Death Row Diner (1988)

Unrated | 68 min | Horror

A wealthy Hollywood tycoon is framed for murder and sent to the electric chair without the customary last dinner. Years later he comes back looking for revenge, and he's hungry.

Director: D3 | Stars: John Henry Richardson, Michelle Bauer, John Content, Salvatore Richichi

Votes: 180

22. Fear Effect (2000 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Crime

In this cyberpunk survival horror game, a team of three mercenaries led by former prostitute Hana must locate the missing daughter of a Hong Kong triad boss, a girl supposedly destined to bring about the end of the world.

Director: John Zuur Platten | Stars: Elyse Dinh, Braeden Marcott, Anthony De Longis, Rob Monroe

Votes: 244

23. The Invasion of the Dead (1973)

85 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Professor Bruno Volpi spots some strange paintings on a cliff. He sends for Professor Zovek to help him discover its meaning. Zovek uses his powers to figure the writings are a warning that... See full summary »

Director: René Cardona | Stars: Zovek, Alejandro Moreno, Christa Linder, Raúl Ramírez

Votes: 109

24. Geppetto (2017)

6 min | Short, Horror

To no avail, a man seeks refuge from the incessant and bottomless guilt, haunted by memories of a long-lost son. Nothing can ease his pain; however, can the dead return from their eternal slumber?

Director: Hans Stjernswärd | Stars: Roy Allen, Anthony James Wolf, Lainee Rhodes

Votes: 27

25. Préstame tu cuerpo (1958)

TV-PG | 78 min | Comedy, Fantasy

This is a very light, like comedy Heaven can wait, where the character of Mrs. Pinal, Eleanor, is star, and perishes in an accident at sea on his way back to Mexico for error Simplicia, his angel guard (Prudencia Grifell)

Director: Tulio Demicheli | Stars: Silvia Pinal, Manolo Fábregas, Prudencia Grifell, Julio Villarreal

Votes: 35

26. Whispers on the Lake

140 min | Horror

Young woman brutally raped and murdered on her wedding day, returns to terrorize, haunt and kill from her grave.

Director: Jae Calloway | Stars: Allie Brown, Jae Calloway, Angel Song Chase, Kimberly Hoston

27. Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
Episode: Homecoming (2005)

Not Rated | 58 min | Horror

A hotshot White House speech writer deals with the publicity nightmare of his life when recently deceased soldiers return from beyond the grave.

Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Thea Gill, Jon Tenney, Terry David Mulligan, Beverley Breuer

Votes: 4,430

28. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Lazarus Rising (2008)

TV-14 | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sam tries to move on without his brother and becomes hardened and more reckless in the way he hunts. Bobby and his psychic friend Pamela try to contact the other side to find out more about Dean's ultimate fate.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jim Beaver, Genevieve Padalecki

Votes: 8,839

29. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: The Final Chapter (2022)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

When cancer cancels her plans for college, star student Ilonka finds a sliver of hope at Brightcliffe, a mysterious hospice for terminally ill teens.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,647

30. Manifest (2018–2023)
Episode: Deadhead (2021)

TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A threat to the Stone family tests Michaela's commitment to play by the rules and forces Grace to make a difficult decision. Ben enlists the aid of an old rival to save an old friend. Olive helps a new friend solve a calling.

Director: Romeo Tirone | Stars: Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez

Votes: 1,092

31. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox (2021)

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

Unnerved by the mysterious and bloody events occuring around him, Jughead sets out on a quest to discover the wicked truth about Rivervale.

Director: Gabriel Correa | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 875

32. Proper Manors (2012–2017)
Episode: The Inferno, Part III (2014)

Action, Comedy, Crime

In this heartbreaking finale of the three part Episode "Inferno," we finally find out who has died in the Soul & Bones explosion, as well as the names of some of those who are missing and possibly presumed dead.

Director: Nick Burke | Stars: Kelly Adolphson, Jamey Anthony, Dminor, Flo Donelli

33. The Leftovers (2014–2017)
Episode: International Assassin (2015)

TV-MA | 63 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

In the wake of Kevin's desperate decision to vanquish Patti, questions and answers emerge as the world adjusts to the repercussions of what comes next.

Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler

Votes: 9,752

34. High & Dry (2018)
Episode: The Rescue (2018)

23 min | Adventure, Comedy

After Brett's miraculous return he learns of Harriet's large inheritance and uses the information to his advantage. Douglas is banished from the camp, but the group is promised salvation.

Director: Dave Lambert | Stars: Marc Wootton, Harry Peacock, Vicki Pepperdine, Asim Chaudhry

Votes: 28

35. Swedenborg and Life (2014– )
Episode: Why Don't Those Who've Died Communicate with Us More? (2014)

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