Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "sacrificing-one's-life"

1. Knock at the Cabin (2023)

R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird

Votes: 115,558

2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Batman is manipulated by Lex Luthor to fear Superman. Superman´s existence is meanwhile dividing the world and he is framed for murder during an international crisis. The heroes clash and force the neutral Wonder Woman to reemerge.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg

Votes: 752,654 | Gross: $330.36M

3. Conan the Barbarian (1982)

R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.

Director: John Milius | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman

Votes: 162,577 | Gross: $39.57M

4. The Night House (2020)

R | 107 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.

Director: David Bruckner | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Evan Jonigkeit

Votes: 67,211

5. The Flowers of War (2011)

R | 146 min | Drama, History, Romance

An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.

Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang, Tianyuan Huang

Votes: 55,734 | Gross: $0.01M

6. The Andromeda Strain (2008)

44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A crack team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.

Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Christa Miller, Ricky Schroder, Louis Ferreira

Votes: 14,614

7. Space Battleship Yamato (2010)

TV-14 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 2199, the crew of the space battleship Yamato embark on a dangerous journey to the planet Iskandar to acquire a device that will rejuvenate the war-ravaged Earth.

Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Meisa Kuroki, Toshirô Yanagiba, Naoto Ogata

Votes: 6,383

8. Cabiria (1914)

Not Rated | 148 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Cabiria is a Roman child when her home is destroyed by a volcano. Sold in Carthage to be sacrificed in a temple, she is saved by Fulvio, a Roman spy. But danger lurks, and hatred between Rome and Carthage can only lead to war.

Director: Giovanni Pastrone | Stars: Italia Almirante-Manzini, Lidia Quaranta, Bartolomeo Pagano, Carolina Catena

Votes: 3,959

9. Crazy Eights (2006)

R | 80 min | Horror

Circumstance brings six childhood friends together to face their past, and a secret they share.

Director: Jimi Jones | Stars: Traci Lords, Frank Whaley, Dina Meyer, George Newbern

Votes: 3,367

10. Missile to the Moon (1958)

Approved | 78 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Escaped cons stowaway on a flight to the moon and discover alien women ruled by a sadistic queen.

Director: Richard E. Cunha | Stars: Richard Travis, Cathy Downs, K.T. Stevens, Tommy Cook

Votes: 1,495

11. The Violators (2015)

101 min | Drama

When Shelly meets Rachel, two dysfunctional girls from radically opposed backgrounds set off on a collision course that will leave one of them shattered, the other re-born.

Director: Helen Walsh | Stars: Lauren McQueen, Brogan Ellis, Stephen Lord, Liam Ainsworth

Votes: 519

12. The Brutal Insanity of Love (1993)

101 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A policewoman is investigating the apparent suicide of a college coed. The prime suspects include the girl's professor, who may have been having an affair with her and the professor's wife, who frequents lesbian bars.

Director: Toshiharu Ikeda | Stars: Shirô Sano, Megumi Yokoyama, Kimiko Yo, Tatsuo Yamada

Votes: 172

13. Murder Princess (2007 Video)

25 min | Animation, Short, Action

In the land of Foreland a coup d'état has occurred and the princess, after witnessing the death of the King, is on the run. She meets with battle-hungry bounty hunter Falis, and with a ... See full summary »

Directors: Shin'ya Kawatsura, Tomoyuki Kurokawa, Tomoaki Ohta | Stars: Bob Carter, Leah Clark, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Daniel Drumm

Votes: 296

14. The Spy (I) (1914)

Passed | Drama, War

Borrowing shamelessly from "A Tale of Two Cities", an American agent, Harvey Birch (Herbert Rawlinson), exchanges places in prison with Henry Wharton (J. W. Pike'), a condemned British ... See full summary »

Director: Otis Turner | Stars: Herbert Rawlinson, Edna Maison, Ella Hall, William Worthington

15. The Taste of Relation (2009)

Unrated | 87 min | Drama, Family, Mystery

Eastern values clash with Western culture when an Indian father uproots his Hindu family and moves to Canada, beginning an emotional journey that winds up tearing the clan's tight-knit relationships apart with greed and ambition.

Director: Mukesh Asopa | Stars: Mukesh Asopa, Kamal Nandi, Aruna Bhatnagar, Tree Ryde

Votes: 747

16. The Twilight Zone (2002–2003)
Episode: Cradle of Darkness (2002)

TV-14 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A woman goes back in time to the birth of Hitler and attempts to interfere so that World War II never happens.

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Katherine Heigl, James Remar, Nancy Sivak

Votes: 493

17. The Moth Effect (2021)
Episode: Timecest and Ice Cream (2021)

Comedy

A small English town is ruined by philosophical gang warfare, an 80s time travelling hero battles with a self-inflicted paradox, and an ice cream company tries to end all war.

Directors: Craig Anderson, Gracie Otto | Stars: Craig Anderson, Sarah Bishop, Nicholas Boshier, Kate Box

Votes: 60

18. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Sacrifice (2013)

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

Sam and Dean capture Crowley to finish the trials and close the gates of Hell. Castiel and Metatron continue the trials to close the gates of Heaven. Sam is left with a huge decision.

Director: Philip Sgriccia | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark Sheppard

Votes: 5,979

19. Nazi Mega Weapons (2013– )
Episode: Kamikaze Suicide Bombers (2015)

42 min | Documentary, History, War

As American naval forces hand Japan defeat after defeat Japan turns in desperation to the Kamikaze. The tactic proves effective against smaller ships but does not fails to sink a major ... See full summary »

Directors: Oliver Twinch, Gary Johnstone | Stars: Masashi Fujimoto, Adolf Hitler, James Holland, Richard Lintern

Votes: 52