Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "speaking-to-audience"

1. Dirty Dancing (I) (1987)

PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.

Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes

Votes: 256,316 | Gross: $0.62M

2. The Visit (I) (2015)

PG-13 | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Two siblings become increasingly frightened by their grandparents' disturbing behavior while visiting them on vacation.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie

Votes: 151,367 | Gross: $65.21M

3. Behaving Badly (2014)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

Teenager Rick Stevens has a crush on Nina Pennington. They form a friendship and take a rock'n'roll journey together while Nina deals with her overbearing boyfriend Kevin.

Director: Tim Garrick | Stars: Nat Wolff, Selena Gomez, Mary-Louise Parker, Elisabeth Shue

Votes: 12,341

4. Slumber Party Massacre II (1987)

R | 77 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical

Courtney Bates, the younger sister of Valerie, and her friends go to a condo for a weekend getaway, but Courtney can't get rid of the haunting feeling that a supernatural rockabilly driller killer is coming to murder them all.

Director: Deborah Brock | Stars: Crystal Bernard, Jennifer Rhodes, Kimberly McArthur, Patrick Lowe

Votes: 7,411

5. The Hollywood Knights (1980)

R | 91 min | Comedy

Led by their comedic leader, Turk, the Hollywood Knights car club raise hell throughout Beverly Hills on Halloween Night, 1965.

Director: Floyd Mutrux | Stars: Tony Danza, Michelle Pfeiffer, Julius Averitt, Steve Ballard

Votes: 5,156 | Gross: $10.00M

6. Whale Rider (2002)

PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Family

A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Director: Niki Caro | Stars: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis

Votes: 44,033 | Gross: $20.78M

7. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

G | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Kermit and his friends go to New York City to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more difficult task than they anticipated.

Director: Frank Oz | Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire

Votes: 22,705 | Gross: $25.53M

8. Voyage of the Damned (1976)

PG | 155 min | Drama, War

The tragic 1939 voyage of SS St. Louis carrying hundreds of German Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that seemingly no nation is willing to save from certain doom.

Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Lee Grant, Sam Wanamaker

Votes: 3,405

9. Educating Rita (1983)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.

Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams, Maureen Lipman

Votes: 14,917 | Gross: $14.65M

10. ABCs of Death 2 (2014)

Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Horror

Another 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.

Directors: Rodney Ascher, Julian Barratt, Robert Boocheck, Alejandro Brugués, Kristina Buozyte, Alexandre Bustillo, Larry Fessenden, Julian Gilbey, Jim Hosking, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, E.L. Katz, Aharon Keshales, Steven Kostanski, Marvin Kren, Juan Martínez Moreno, Erik Matti, Wolfgang Matzl, Julien Maury, Robert Morgan, Chris Nash, Vincenzo Natali, Hajime Ohata, Navot Papushado, Bill Plympton, Dennison Ramalho, Todd Rohal, Jerome Sable, Bruno Samper, Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska, Sôichi Umezawa | Stars: Eric Jacobus, Andy Nyman, Simon Barrett, Teela LaRoux

Votes: 9,146 | Gross: $0.01M

11. You Kill Me (2007)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hitman befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.

Director: John Dahl | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson, Dennis Farina

Votes: 18,971 | Gross: $2.43M

12. The Look of Love (2013)

Not Rated | 101 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The life of Paul Raymond, the controversial entrepreneur who became Britain's richest man.

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Steve Coogan, Matt Lucas, Anna Friel, Imogen Poots

Votes: 7,323 | Gross: $0.02M

13. Our Town (2003 TV Movie)

PG | 120 min | Drama, Family, Romance

Thornton Wilder's classic play on Grover's Corners, a fictional small town and its story taking place between 1901 and 1913, dealing with themes as life, death and the everyday routine of ... See full summary »

Director: James Naughton | Stars: Jayne Atkinson, Wendy Barrie-Wilson, Reathel Bean, John Braden

Votes: 494

14. Stewardess School (1986)

R | 89 min | Action, Comedy

The zany "stewdents" at a wacky flight attendants' school have all sorts of wild and crazy high-flying adventures in this '80s comedy.

Director: Ken Blancato | Stars: Brett Cullen, Mary Cadorette, Don Most, Sandahl Bergman

Votes: 1,638

15. Warrior of the Lost World (1983)

R | 92 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A nomad mercenary on a high-tech motorcycle helps bring about the downfall of the evil Orwellian government, the Omega.

Director: David Worth | Stars: Robert Ginty, Persis Khambatta, Donald Pleasence, Fred Williamson

Votes: 2,879

16. Times Square (1980)

R | 111 min | Drama, Music

Two ill-matched teenage girls form a punk band and soon have New York City by its ears.

Director: Allan Moyle | Stars: Tim Curry, Trini Alvarado, Robin Johnson, Peter Coffield

Votes: 1,984 | Gross: $1.40M

17. Murder by Phone (1982)

R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery

A disgruntled phone company employee develops a device whereby those answering a phone can be murdered, and it's up to Nat Bridger to stop the killer.

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, John Houseman, Sara Botsford, Robin Gammell

Votes: 923

18. A Stranger in the Woods (2024)

84 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | Completed

A young film student is about to make a documentary about an elderly man who has been hiding from the world for many years. But as secrets from his past come to light, their strange relationship takes a fateful turn.

Director: József Gallai | Stars: Bill Oberst Jr., Laura Ellen Wilson, Lynn Lowry, Shawn Michael Clankie

19. Food of the Gods II (1989)

R | 91 min | Sci-Fi, Horror

A growth hormone experiment gets out of hand, when the the resulting giant man-eating rats escape, reaking havoc on the unsuspecting campus. Much blood-letting follows.

Director: Damian Lee | Stars: Paul Coufos, Lisa Schrage, Réal Andrews, Stuart Hughes

Votes: 1,412

20. The Hour of the Furnaces (1968)

Unrated | 260 min | Documentary, History, War

Divided into three segments, namely 1 Neocolonialism, 2 Act for liberation, 3 Violence and liberation, the documentary lasts more than 4 hours this deals with the defense of the revolution ... See full summary »

Directors: Octavio Getino, Fernando E. Solanas | Stars: María de la Paz, Fernando E. Solanas, Edgardo Suárez, Julio Troxler

Votes: 1,188

21. The Return of the Vampire (1943)

Not Rated | 69 min | Drama, Horror

When an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heart

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch, Roland Varno

Votes: 2,743 | Gross: $1.09M

22. Wedding in White (1972)

R | 103 min | Drama

A father will do anything to protect his family's reputation when his unmarried teenage daughter becomes pregnant because she was raped by her brother's friend.

Director: William Fruet | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Carol Kane, Doris Petrie, Leo Phillips

Votes: 377

23. Three Cases of Murder (1954)

99 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A trilogy of fantastic stories involving murder and the supernatural.

Directors: David Eady, George More O'Ferrall, Wendy Toye, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, John Gregson, Elizabeth Sellars, Emrys Jones

Votes: 1,131

24. The Ratings Game (1984 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Romance

A newly rich New Jersey trucker moves to Hollywood and creates a slew of hit TV shows by manipulating the ratings system with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.

Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Gerrit Graham, Bernadette Birkett

Votes: 824

25. The Music Teacher (1988)

PG | 95 min | Drama, Music

Aging opera singer Joachim Dallayrac retires from the stage and retreats to the countryside to school two young singers, Sophie and Jean. Although the rigorous training takes its toll on ... See full summary »

Director: Gérard Corbiau | Stars: José van Dam, Anne Roussel, Philippe Volter, Sylvie Fennec

Votes: 1,038 | Gross: $1.09M

26. Heatwave (1982)

R | 91 min | Drama

A planned housing development in the mid 70's designed for an upstart Cockney immigrant developer, becomes the centre of controversy as tenants and squatters in the older houses refuse to move.

Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Judy Davis, Richard Moir, Chris Haywood, Bill Hunter

Votes: 418

27. The Clink of Ice (2010)

87 min | Comedy, Drama

An alcoholic writer is visited by an incarnation of his cancer.

Director: Bertrand Blier | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Albert Dupontel, Anne Alvaro, Myriam Boyer

Votes: 2,607

28. Deadly Force (1983)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A disgraced former police officer returns to Los Angeles as a private detective and vigilante to catch a mass murderer. When he crosses paths with his estranged wife, he tries to rekindle their relationship.

Director: Paul Aaron | Stars: Wings Hauser, Joyce Ingalls, Paul Shenar, Al Ruscio

Votes: 498 | Gross: $1.71M

29. Outrageous! (1977)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

A story about a female impersonator who rooms with a pregnant schizophrenic.

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Craig Russell, Hollis McLaren, Richert Easley, Allan Moyle

Votes: 1,027

30. Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981)

88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated in a Monty Pythonesque way by Grendel (Sir Peter Ustinov), the "monster" in the legend.

Director: Alex Stitt | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Keith Michell, Arthur Dignam, Ed Rosser

Votes: 210

31. Burke & Wills (1985)

PG-13 | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, History

A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.

Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Jack Thompson, Nigel Havers, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Fargher

Votes: 283

32. The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988)

G | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A young Jewish adolescent from an overbearing family likes a Christian girl and is helped by a fun-loving rabbi.

Director: Allan A. Goldstein | Stars: Saul Rubinek, Jan Rubes, Noam Zylberman, Aaron Schwartz

Votes: 266 | Gross: $0.32M

33. Laura (1974)

9 min | Short

Three showgirls playfully mock the audience for attending a projection of an art film.

Director: Shûji Terayama

Votes: 134

34. Souls (2018)

83 min | Horror

A pact with the evil for eternal life? No bad deal if you are terminally ill. But in what context is the misery of a nameless man (played by David Weinand) with the so-called Souls ... See full summary »

Director: Benjamin Weber | Stars: Benjamin Weber, David Weinand, Michelle Worresch, Marcel Berger

35. Those of Our Land (1915)

44 min | Documentary, Short

With family connections to some famous French artists, writers, and musicians of the time, Sacha Guitry decided to film the individuals in action, to celebrate the greatness of his culture, threatened by Germany in the ongoing Great War.

Directors: Sacha Guitry, Frédéric Rossif | Stars: André Antoine, Lysiane Bernhardt, Sarah Bernhardt, Edgar Degas

Votes: 98

36. Mlle. Desiree (1942)

95 min | Comedy, Drama, History

Historical romance, made under the Nazi occupation, centering on a woman, played by two different actresses, who influenced the life of Napoleon.

Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Gaby Morlay, Jacques Varennes, Jean Hervé

Votes: 120

37. Souls: Lost Tapes (2021)

Horror, Thriller

Eyewitnesses report strange apparitions after downloading a mysterious app.

Director: Benjamin Weber | Stars: Marcel Berger, Hartmut Brand, Jeff Clark, Joanna Clark

38. DJ Eurobass feat. Ralf Kemper - Toxic Lullaby (2010)

Short, Music, Horror

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Stars: Anna-Lisa Ackermann, Eva Balkenhol, Saskia Bartsch, Nima Conradt

39. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: A Woman's Place: Part 2 (1983)

Drama, Romance

Terence's discovery that he worked with Maggie Sloan (then Maggie Ellard) when he was an intern saves neither himself nor the other hospital staff from her lectures regarding her strict rules and regulations.

Director: Brendan Maher | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond

40. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: The Harder They Fall: Part 1 (1984)

Drama, Romance

Bob has booked the classiest act to grace the club since the Hijinks girls - a pair of female wrestlers who perform in "600 litres of raspberry flavoured jelly."

Director: Leigh Spence | Stars: Shane Porteous, Grant Dodwell, Penny Cook, Lorrae Desmond

41. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: Upstaged: Part 2 (1984)

Drama, Romance

With Simon away, Brendan is called upon to produce and MC the talent quest.

Director: Peter Maxwell | Stars: Shane Porteous, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond, Grant Dodwell

42. Crash Zone (1999–2001)
Episode: Heroes (1999)

Unrated | 22 min | Family, Sci-Fi

Marcello feels rejected when Alex dismisses his idea for a video game based on Virgil.

Director: Ray Boseley | Stars: Cassandra Magrath, Paul Pantano, Damien Bodie, Frances Wang-Ward

43. Crash Zone (1999–2001)
Episode: Rear Windows (2001)

Unrated | 22 min | Family, Sci-Fi

A game Ram has successfully conquered on the Net turns out to be the blueprint for a real-life kidnapping. The team, distracted by the most important day of their careers, must stop a band of criminals from using Ram's strategy.

Director: Steve Jodrell | Stars: Cassandra Magrath, Paul Pantano, Damien Bodie, Frances Wang-Ward

44. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: Clubba Hubba (1990)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Will tries to impress a girl's father so he can date her. Mr. Banks, Carlton, and Geoffrey try to teach him how to be a gentleman in a My Fair Lady way.

Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 1,169

45. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: Def Poet's Society (1990)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Will enters into an after school program, following the girls into a Poetry class he makes up a poem on the spot to impress the girls. After creating a poet, Christina asks to bring the ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 1,038

46. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: Kiss My Butler (1990)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

It is Geoffrey's birthday and Will decides to set him up on a blind date as a gift. Will winds up thinking she is perfect and breaks up the two dancing at a nightclub. Later when Geoffrey ... See full summary »

Director: Rita Rogers Blye | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 960

47. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: Knowledge Is Power (1990)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Hilary rats Will out for several things including getting in at 3 in the morning the previous day in order to get the family car instead of Will. Will plans revenge, while going to find out... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 972

48. The Genie from Down Under 2 (1998)
Episode: The Heart of Country and Western (1998)

Family, Comedy, Fantasy

When Diana enters the family into a C&W concert, Pen is overcome with stage fright. Meanwhile she needs the opal and Mossop has it.

Director: Aleksi Vellis | Stars: Alexandra Milman, Glenn Meldrum, Sandy Winton, Anna Galvin

49. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: Lumberjacks (1983)

Adventure, Drama, Family

A bookie tries to fix a lumberjack competition using extreme methods.

Director: Allan Eastman | Stars: London, Lawrence Dane, Gary Farmer, Jack Jessop

Votes: 13

50. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: Scavenger Hunt: Part 2 (1983)

Adventure, Drama, Family

Contestants continue to put themselves in danger, private property continues to go missing, and Hobo keeps dashing across town trying to right the wrongs done in the name of competition.

Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: London, Harvey Atkin, Gabe Cohen, Jesse Collins

Votes: 11