Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "rotary-phone"

1. The Shape of Water (2017)

R | 123 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones

Votes: 448,487 | Gross: $63.86M

2. Dark City (1998)

R | 100 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.

Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt

Votes: 212,772 | Gross: $14.38M

3. No One Will Save You (2023)

PG-13 | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

An exiled anxiety-ridden homebody must battle an alien who's found its way into her home.

Director: Brian Duffield | Stars: Kaitlyn Dever, Elizabeth Kaluev, Zack Duhame, Lauren L. Murray

Votes: 66,130

4. 1408 (2007)

PG-13 | 104 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A man who specialises in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.

Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub

Votes: 294,880 | Gross: $71.99M

5. I Can Only Imagine (2018)

PG | 110 min | Biography, Drama, Family

The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.

Directors: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin | Stars: John Michael Finley, Madeline Carroll, Dennis Quaid, Trace Adkins

Votes: 18,381 | Gross: $83.48M

6. Inland Empire (2006)

R | 180 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Karolina Gruszka, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Grace Zabriskie, Laura Dern

Votes: 62,585 | Gross: $0.75M

7. The House of the Devil (2009)

R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery

In 1983, financially struggling college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret, putting her life in mortal danger.

Director: Ti West | Stars: Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, Greta Gerwig

Votes: 51,446 | Gross: $0.10M

8. The Howling (1981)

R | 91 min | Horror

After a bizarre and near deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.

Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone

Votes: 40,307 | Gross: $17.99M

9. Battle of the Sexes (2017)

PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.

Directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris | Stars: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman

Votes: 60,104 | Gross: $12.64M

10. Call Jane (2022)

R | 121 min | Drama, History

A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America when she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.

Director: Phyllis Nagy | Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Kate Mara

Votes: 6,188

11. 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: 104,736

12. Repulsion (1965)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of rape and violence.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux

Votes: 57,410

13. The Party (1968)

Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Romance

A clerical mistake results in a bumbling Indian film star being invited to an exclusive Hollywood party instead of being fired.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Natalia Borisova, Jean Carson

Votes: 43,844

14. X-Ray (1981)

R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller

While receiving a routine check-up, a woman finds herself stranded on the hospital's eighth floor, while someone dressed as a doctor is intent on her never leaving, even if it means killing any staff member who comes into contact with her.

Director: Boaz Davidson | Stars: Barbi Benton, Charles Lucia, Jon Van Ness, John Warner Williams

Votes: 3,396

15. The Devil Rides Out (1968)

G | 95 min | Horror

Devil worshipers plan to convert two new victims.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Leon Greene

Votes: 10,296

16. Meeting Evil (2012)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

John is taken on a murder-fueled ride by a mysterious stranger that transforms the weak-willed, disillusioned husband and father into a desperate hero willing to go to any length to protect his family.

Director: Chris Fisher | Stars: Luke Wilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Leslie Bibb, Peyton List

Votes: 12,677 | Gross: $0.00M

17. Doghouse (2009)

Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A group of men, heading to a remote village to help one of their friends get over his divorce, soon discover that all the women have been infected with a virus that makes them man-hating cannibals.

Director: Jake West | Stars: Danny Dyer, Noel Clarke, Emil Marwa, Lee Ingleby

Votes: 22,877

18. Lorna the Exorcist (1974)

X | 81 min | Horror

A man is tormented by an ex-lover, Lorna, who posseses a strange power over a women, including the man's daughter.

Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Pamela Stanford, Guy Delorme, Lina Romay, Jacqueline Laurent

Votes: 809

19. The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

An insurance investigator tries to determine any irregularities in the policy of a heiress' dead husband, but soon finds himself suspected of her murder.

Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Alberto de Mendoza, Janine Reynaud

Votes: 3,584

20. Two (2021)

TV-MA | 70 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Two people, a man and a woman, wake up naked and with their abdomens attached to each other.

Director: Mar Targarona | Stars: Marina Gatell, Pablo Derqui, Kandido Uranga, Anna Chincho Serrano

Votes: 5,177

21. Tonight, at the Movies (2018)

109 min | Fantasy, Romance

An assistant director and film fan gets his wish come true when his favourite heroine, a princess from an old film, appears in the real world.

Director: Hideki Takeuchi | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Kentarô Sakaguchi, Akira Emoto, Tsubasa Honda

Votes: 1,212

22. A Fantastic Fear of Everything (2012)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Horror

A crime novelist whose research on Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck must confront his worst fears when a film executive takes a sudden interest in his movie script.

Directors: Crispian Mills, Chris Hopewell | Stars: Simon Pegg, Paul Freeman, Amara Karan, Clare Higgins

Votes: 15,234

23. Nobel Son (2007)

R | 110 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A professor of chemistry wins the Nobel Prize. His wife joins him to Stockholm but his PhD. working son gets kidnapped. The kidnapper demands $2,000,000 = prize sum.

Director: Randall Miller | Stars: Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy, Mary Steenburgen

Votes: 6,146 | Gross: $0.54M

24. Hellblazers (2022)

TV-MA | 84 min | Action, Horror

A satanic cult focused on unleashing hell on Earth conjure a demon and set to the task of feeding it the populous of a nearby southwestern town.

Director: Justin Lee | Stars: Ed Morrone, Crash Buist, Tony Todd, Adrienne Barbeau

Votes: 726

25. Attack of the Puppet People (1958)

Approved | 79 min | Sci-Fi, Horror

Lonely, deranged puppet-master designs a machine that shrinks people.

Director: Bert I. Gordon | Stars: John Agar, John Hoyt, June Kenney, Michael Mark

Votes: 2,897

26. Fumando espero (2013)

6 min | Short

She only smokes and waits the man she most loves. Sometimes we fall for the person less adequate even sometimes we are aware of it but blind love, insane love can fight against all and 100 ... See full summary »

Director: Eduardo Casanova | Stars: Cristina Fenollar, Adrián Expósito, Eduardo Velasco

Votes: 111

27. The Severed Arm (1973)

R | 91 min | Horror

Trapped in a cave, five men cut the arm off of another companion in order to ward off starvation. After they are saved, their victim seeks revenge on them one by one.

Director: Tom Alderman | Stars: Deborah Walley, Paul Carr, David G. Cannon, Marvin Kaplan

Votes: 1,127

28. Captifs (2010)

Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of medical aid workers in Kosovo are kidnapped by a Serbian gang of organ traffickers.

Director: Yann Gozlan | Stars: Zoé Félix, Eric Savin, Arié Elmaleh, Ivan Franek

Votes: 2,373

29. Carnival of Blood (1970)

GP | 87 min | Horror

A psychopathic killer uses the carousel ride at a carnival to pick his victims, who he then murders and dismembers.

Director: Leonard Kirtman | Stars: Earle Edgerton, Judith Resnick, Martin Barolsky, Kaly Mills

Votes: 642

30. Violence at Noon (1966)

99 min | Crime, Drama

Two young women must come to terms with the fact that a man they're deeply linked to is a murdering rapist.

Director: Nagisa Ôshima | Stars: Saeda Kawaguchi, Akiko Koyama, Kei Satô, Rokkô Toura

Votes: 1,193

31. The Broken Tower (2011)

Not Rated | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History

A biography of American poet Hart Crane who committed suicide at the age of 32 by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba.

Director: James Franco | Stars: James Franco, Michael Shannon, Stacey Miller, Richard Abate

Votes: 1,310

32. Shut Up Little Man (2011)

Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

When two friends tape-recorded the fights of their violently noisy neighbors, they accidentally created one of the world's first 'viral' pop-culture sensations.

Director: Matthew Bate | Stars: Eddie Lee Sausage, Mitch Deprey, Daniel Clowes, Ivan Brunetti

Votes: 1,330 | Gross: $0.02M

33. Honeymoon in Bali (1939)

Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A Manhattan career woman tries to resist a man who wants her to be his wife.

Director: Edward H. Griffith | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll, Allan Jones, Akim Tamiroff

Votes: 454

34. Little Red (II) (2012)

Unrated | 81 min | Drama

Rachel sets off on a secret trip but is followed by a prowler who has a taste for young girls.

Director: Tate Bunker | Stars: Libby Amato, Mark Metcalf, Hannah Obst, Paige Bunker

Votes: 59

35. Detective Story (2007)

99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A detective and a businessman search for a serial killer who removes people's organs.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Kai Atô, Tomoharu Hasegawa, Pâko Hayashiya, Pê Hayashiya

Votes: 834

36. The Law of Moises (2019)

70 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Moises, a talented young filmmaker, discovers that his true destiny is to save the town that he desires so much to escape. The question Moises longs to receive clarity on is- Do we choose our dreams, or do our dreams choose us?

Director: Crystal Barnes | Stars: Yeniffer Behrens, Dakota Raen, Nic Caruccio, Billy Dec

Votes: 15

37. Lisa Stansfield: Never, Never Gonna Give You Up (1997 Music Video)

4 min | Music

Official musical video of 'Never, Never Gonna Give You Up' by Lisa Stansfield.

Director: Rocky Schenck | Star: Lisa Stansfield

Votes: 12

38. Mickey's Delayed Date (1947)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Mickey's evening started slow and lazy, but things get moving in a hurry when Minnie calls from outside the big dance, wondering why he's late for their date.

Directors: Charles Nichols, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Leone Le Doux, James MacDonald

Votes: 848

39. Walk the Dark Street (1956)

73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A big-game hunter seeks revenge upon the Army officer whom he believes caused the death of his brother.

Director: Wyott Ordung | Stars: Chuck Connors, Don Ross, Regina Gleason, Vonne Godfrey

Votes: 288

40. Rotary (2017)

11 min | Short, Horror, Thriller

In 1968, a young babysitter's evening is interrupted by strange and unsettling occurrences.

Director: Lorenzo P. Adams | Stars: Emma Fawkes, David Michael Goldberg, Hunter Ott, Geoffrey Boggs

Votes: 57

41. Dayglow: Can I Call You Tonight? (2018 Video)

5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Probably the best use of green screen ever conceived.

Director: Sloan Struble | Stars: Reece Myers, Sloan Struble

Votes: 7

42. Saido kâ ni inu (2007)

94 min | Drama

In this coming of age story, ten-year-old Kaoru's life undergoes big changes when her mother leaves home. Kaoru forms a surprising bond with her father's lover, Yoko, as she learns a lot about life during one unforgettable summer.

Director: Kichitarô Negishi | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Hana Matsumoto, Takeru Taniyama, Rie Mimura

Votes: 316

43. Choki (2016)

96 min | Drama, Romance

Naoto is a middle-aged man who lost his wife to cancer five years ago. He's a hairstylist; his wife was a calligrapher who had a studio above his shop, and also taught calligraphy. She was ... See full summary »

Director: Jun'ichi Kanai | Stars: Riko Masuda, Hisashi Yoshizawa, Sô Hirosawa, Aya Enjôji

Votes: 78

44. The Pinch (I) (2022)

22 min | Short, Crime, Drama

A young university student, bored at work, finds herself at a crossroads. One way leads to a prestigious, but expensive, master's program in finance. Another way leads straight back to her ... See full summary »

Director: John McKinnon | Stars: Phoebe Gill, Lauren Gillingham, Michael Fenwick, Eric White

45. The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs (2016)

Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Horror

Jamie bragged that she'd found the perfect weekend babysitting job. The mother was friendly, the kids went to sleep on time, and she was looking forward to a quiet night. Then the phone rang.

Director: David Heavener | Stars: Hannah Compton, Missy Crowder-Compton, Hannah Keeterle, Justin D. Thompson

Votes: 19

46. Fai seung hung che (2002)

91 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

When Keung's girlfriend, Apple, goes on a business trip, he takes the opportunity to approach Yurei, their new next door neighbor who is a stewardess. Although she seems pleasant enough on ... See full summary »

Director: Tak-Sam Leong | Stars: Sam Lee, San-San Lee, Yiu-Cheung Lai, Suet Lam

Votes: 64

47. Three Part Harmony, Part One: Francis (2008)

18 min | Short, Drama

It's Valentine's Day. Francis, who prefers to be called Frank, is not okay. Frank's obsession with his ex-girlfriend, has hit an unhealthy peak. As the maddening worsens, he holds his ... See full summary »

Director: Kelly Sebastian | Stars: J.C. Ayala, Angie Dix, Bari Hyman, Nate Michaliga

48. Equilibrio (2015)

14 min | Short

Precious, held in captivity, slowly begins to lose her temper and rebel against the forces that keep her. Dark consequences ensue.

Director: Marcus Thorne | Stars: Precious Hunter-Smith, Vincent Alexander Purcell, James Wood

49. The Velvet Underground: After Hours (II) (2015 Music Video)

2 min | Short, Music

A music video created by Choking Monkey Productions of The Velvet Underground's 1969 song "After Hours."

Director: Oliver Chen

50. Telefone (2010)

5 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

Two isolated individuals desperately search to make connections amidst mysterious gift boxes, rotary telephones and spinning dials.

Director: Jeffrey Anderson Bliss | Stars: C.G. Reeves, Richard Kopperdahl, Helen Herbert, Brian Patrick Sahota

Votes: 5