Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "stroke-victim"

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

R | 158 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård

Votes: 494,741 | Gross: $102.52M

2. Creed III (2023)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight.

Director: Michael B. Jordan | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris

Votes: 92,821

3. The Remains of the Day (1993)

PG | 134 min | Drama, Romance

A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.

Director: James Ivory | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, John Haycraft, Christopher Reeve

Votes: 84,416 | Gross: $22.95M

4. Amour (2012)

PG-13 | 127 min | Drama

Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.

Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud

Votes: 105,675 | Gross: $6.74M

5. My Policeman (2022)

R | 113 min | Drama, Romance

The arrival of Patrick into Marion and Tom's home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previously.

Director: Michael Grandage | Stars: Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache

Votes: 22,295

6. J. Edgar (2011)

R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Hamilton

Votes: 133,614 | Gross: $37.31M

7. The Resident (2011)

R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

When a young doctor suspects she may not be alone in her new Brooklyn loft, she learns that her landlord has formed a frightening obsession with her.

Director: Antti J. Jokinen | Stars: Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lee Pace, Christopher Lee

Votes: 29,622

8. The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

R | 112 min | Drama

A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.

Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Caerthan Banks, Tom McCamus

Votes: 36,730 | Gross: $3.25M

9. Montana Story (2021)

R | 114 min | Drama

Two estranged siblings return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved, confronting a deep and bitter family legacy against a mythic American backdrop.

Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel | Stars: Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague, Gilbert Owuor, Kimberly Guerrero

Votes: 3,362

10. Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama

Police Chief Jesse Stone's shrink recommends looking into old, unsolved cases to reduce drinking by staying busy. Of 3 cases before his time, he starts on the killing of a bank teller. He's also investigating an alleged rape.

Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth, Rebecca Pidgeon

Votes: 4,958

11. Quartet (2012)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean (Dame Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.

Director: Dustin Hoffman | Stars: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay

Votes: 21,203 | Gross: $18.39M

12. Chappaquiddick (2017)

PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History

Depicting Ted Kennedy's involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.

Director: John Curran | Stars: Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms, Bruce Dern

Votes: 14,600 | Gross: $17.40M

13. Hanging Up (2000)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

A trio of sisters bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close.

Director: Diane Keaton | Stars: Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow, Walter Matthau

Votes: 13,175 | Gross: $36.05M

14. Ballet Shoes (2007 TV Movie)

PG | 85 min | Drama, Family, Musical

In 1930s London, three orphan girls are adopted by their great uncle, who is an eccentric paleontologist, and his niece.

Director: Sandra Goldbacher | Stars: Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, Lucy Boynton, Emilia Fox

Votes: 9,172

15. The Sum of Us (1994)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

A widowed father has to deal with two complex issues: while he is searching for "Miss Right," his son, who is in his 20s and gay, is searching for "Mr. Right."

Directors: Geoff Burton, Kevin Dowling | Stars: Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe, John Polson, Deborah Kennedy

Votes: 5,824 | Gross: $2.51M

16. Poetry (2010)

TV-PG | 139 min | Drama

A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.

Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Yun Jeong-hie, Lee Da-wit, Kim Hee-ra, Ahn Nae-sang

Votes: 13,535 | Gross: $0.36M

17. The Chosen (1981)

PG | 108 min | Drama

In 1944, in Brooklyn, two Jewish kids become friends. One is from a very conservative family, and the other is more liberal. The issues of importance of tradition, parental expectations and the formation of Israel cause constant friction.

Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller

Votes: 2,407

18. Fedora (1978)

PG | 114 min | Drama, Romance

Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement only to discover the horrible truth behind her success.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer

Votes: 5,183 | Gross: $2.20M

19. Abuse of Weakness (2013)

Unrated | 105 min | Drama

A stroke-afflicted filmmaker is manipulated by a notorious con man.

Director: Catherine Breillat | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Kool Shen, Laurence Ursino, Christophe Sermet

Votes: 1,280 | Gross: $0.03M

20. Camera Buff (1979)

Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An ordinary factory worker buys a camera on the occasion of the birth of his child. The authorities order him to make documentaries about the factory's success. But his endeavor to be truthful leads him to opposition against censorship.

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Jerzy Stuhr, Malgorzata Zabkowska, Ewa Pokas, Stefan Czyzewski

Votes: 8,280

21. Snöänglar (2021– )

341 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two days before Christmas, while Sweden is paralyzed by a heavy snowstorm, the five-week-old baby Lucas inexplicably disappears from his home. The experienced police officer Alice thinks that something is not right in parents' stories.

Stars: Josefin Asplund, Ardalan Esmaili, Eva Melander, Maria Rossing

Votes: 1,751

22. The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)

Approved | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A centenarian artist and scientist in 1890 Paris maintains his youth and health by periodically replacing a gland with that of a living person.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, Christopher Lee, Arnold Marlé

Votes: 2,424

23. Noel Next Door (2022 TV Movie)

84 min | Comedy, Romance

It follows a single mom as she gets into a war of words with a neighbor who is ruining Christmas, only to find that this misunderstood grouch just may steal her heart.

Director: Max McGuire | Stars: Natalie Hall, Corey Sevier, Callum Shoniker, Joanna Douglas

Votes: 1,518

24. Love's Unfolding Dream (2007 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, Family, Western

Belinda Tyler struggles to choose between her career aspirations as a doctor and her feelings for a New York lawyer who wants a traditional wife.

Director: Harvey Frost | Stars: Erin Cottrell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Dale Midkiff, Robert Pine

Votes: 1,434

25. Heart of the Stag (1984)

R | 91 min | Drama

Chilling story of a farmhand who realizes his popular boss has been committing incest with his daughter for years.

Director: Michael Firth | Stars: Bruno Lawrence, Terence Cooper, Mary Regan, Anne Flannery

Votes: 130

26. The Night Digger (1971)

R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

The dreary existence of middle-aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there is more to Billy than meets the eye.

Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: Patricia Neal, Pamela Brown, Nicholas Clay, Jean Anderson

Votes: 1,162

27. An Angel Named Billy (2007)

Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Romance

Evicted from his home, a pleasant gay teen finds support and acceptance as a hired caregiver for a professional photographer's father after his latest stroke.

Director: Greg Osborne | Stars: Dustin Belt, Richard Lewis Warren, Hank Fields, Kadyr Gutierrez

Votes: 456

28. The House by the Sea (2017)

107 min | Comedy, Drama

Three grown children gathered at the picturesque villa of their dying father reflect on where they are, who they have become, and what they have inherited.

Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Jacques Boudet

Votes: 1,808

29. The Man with a Cloak (1951)

Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 1848 NYC, a Frenchwoman visits exiled former French Marshal Thevenet to ask for his financial help in behalf of his French grandson but Thevenet's house staff schemes to kill him and take his fortune.

Director: Fletcher Markle | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, Leslie Caron

Votes: 1,311

30. The Third Day (1965)

Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Mystery

A man involved in a car crash and suffering from amnesia, appears he has killed his sleazy nymphomaniac mistress, and is treated hostilely and coldly by his wife and despised by her cousin.

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: George Peppard, Elizabeth Ashley, Roddy McDowall, Arthur O'Connell

Votes: 428

31. My Beautiful Broken Brain (2014)

TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography

After suffering a stroke at age 34, a woman documents her struggles, setbacks and eventual breakthrough as she relearns to speak, read and write.

Directors: Sophie Robinson, Lotje Sodderland | Stars: David Lynch, Sophie Robinson, Hente Sodderland, Jan Sodderland

Votes: 2,455

32. My Wonderful Wanda (2020)

111 min | Comedy, Drama

Wanda, a Polish woman, takes care of 70-year-old Joseph in his family villa on the lake. She is always there for him and also helps his wife Elsa. The work is poorly paid, but Wanda needs the money for her family.

Director: Bettina Oberli | Stars: Agnieszka Grochowska, Marthe Keller, André Jung, Birgit Minichmayr

Votes: 510

33. Roadie (2011)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

After 20 years on the road with Blue Oyster Cult, Jimmy Testagros returns to his hometown to life with his ailing mother. Complications arise when he falls for an old friend, who is now married to his longtime nemesis.

Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Ron Eldard, Bobby Cannavale, Jill Hennessy, Lois Smith

Votes: 1,284 | Gross: $0.01M

34. End of Summer (1997 TV Movie)

R | 95 min | Drama, Romance

A young woman returns to her annual summer retreat and is reunited with a lover from the past. Their passion reignited, they make up for lost time. However, a younger visitor, intent on ... See full summary »

Director: Linda Yellen | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Peter Weller, Julian Sands, Amy Locane

Votes: 253

35. Lola (I) (2009)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama

Two elderly women bear the consequences of a crime involving their respective grandsons. One is the victim, the other is the suspect. Both weak and poor, they laboriously solicit money in ... See full summary »

Director: Brillante Mendoza | Stars: Anita Linda, Rustica Carpio, Tanya Gomez, Jhong Hilario

Votes: 917

36. Chaos on the Bridge (2014 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 59 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The story of the struggle to create the television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).

Director: William Shatner | Stars: William Shatner, D.C. Fontana, David Gerrold, Maurice Hurley

Votes: 1,353

37. New Morals for Old (1932)

Passed | 75 min | Drama, Romance

A single mother struggles to raise her son and daughter, who find it difficult to listen to her life lessons. They forge their own lives, and make their own mistakes as a result.

Director: Charles Brabin | Stars: Robert Young, Margaret Perry, Lewis Stone, Laura Hope Crews

Votes: 280

38. Red Carpet (III) (2014)

117 min | Comedy, Romance

Adult movie director Jung-Woo dreams of working as a regular commercial film director. Eun-Soo is a commercial film actress, who began her career when she was a child. After Jung-Woo meets Eun-Soo he faces enormous changes in his life.

Director: Park Beom-su | Stars: Son Byung-wook, Hwang Chan-sung, Yoon Da-kyung, Jo Dal-hwan

Votes: 303

39. Tom White (2004)

106 min | Drama

An architect experiences a mental breakdown with life-changing results.

Director: Alkinos Tsilimidos | Stars: Colin Friels, Rachael Blake, Dan Spielman, Loene Carmen

Votes: 306

40. What Do You See? (2005)

10 min | Short, Drama

A day in the life of an elderly stroke victim who makes a silent but heartfelt plea for her carers to notice her.

Director: Amanda Waring | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Connie Walker, Camilla Jordan, Lilly Travers

41. Debout les femmes! (2021)

85 min | Documentary

In this new journey, Ruffin and Perret embarks us across France to meet caretakers at the front lines during the current Covid-19 crises.

Directors: Gilles Perret, François Ruffin | Stars: Sabrina Adeline, Bruno Bonnell, Véronique Didime, Martine Duchemin

Votes: 107

42. Di er chun (1963)

115 min | Drama

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Director: Chen Lo | Stars: Li Hua Li, Margaret Tu Chuan, Shan Kwan, Chuang Chiao

43. The Duchess of Duke Street (1976–1977)
Episode: A Lady of Virtue (1976)

TV-PG | 55 min | Drama

A Liberal politician convinces a colleague that he can seduce a married lady of impeccable virtue.

Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Gemma Jones, Robert Hardy, Elizabeth Shepherd, John Welsh

Votes: 42

44. The Flying Doctors (1986–1992)
Episode: The First Step (1988)

Drama

Geoff has to be cruel to be kind to help a young woman recuperate from a stroke, while for DJ, woo turns to woe.

Director: Colin Budds | Stars: Robert Grubb, Liz Burch, Lenore Smith, Peter O'Brien

Votes: 9

45. Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode: The Alternate Side (1991)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Jerry's car is stolen. Elaine dates an older man. Kramer gets a small role in a Woody Allen movie filmed on his and Jerry's block. George must deal with the commotion of the movie filming as he gets a job parking cars on the block.

Director: Tom Cherones | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander

Votes: 4,310

46. The Waltons (1972–1981)
Episode: Grandma Comes Home (1978)

TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance

An unhappy Grandma returns home to a loving and excited family and an overprotective Grandpa; a shy boy makes plans to see Elizabeth.

Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, Ellen Corby, Will Geer

Votes: 211

47. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: Norman Devane (No. 138) (2019)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Liz and the Task Force investigate an infamous assassin who has a long history of weaponizing diseases, but has now turned to even more insidious activities. Meanwhile, Red and Dembe travel... See full summary »

Director: Kurt Kuenne | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison

Votes: 1,182

48. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Six: The Dive (2022)

TV-14 | 75 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Behind the Iron Curtain, a risky rescue mission gets underway. The California crew seeks help from a hacker. Steve takes one for the team.

Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard

Votes: 19,577

49. Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)
Episode: Episode #1.7 (1985)

Drama, Crime

Inspector Bucket jails George for murder and tells Sir Leicester everything he has learned. Lady Dedlock denies to her husband that she is a murderess. Bucket solves the case but now searches with Esther for Lady Dedlock.

Director: Ross Devenish | Stars: Diana Rigg, Denholm Elliott, Dave King, Jonathan Moore

Votes: 11

50. My Name Is Earl (2005–2009)
Episode: Orphan Earl (2008)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

When Earl tries to make amends to a man that he conned out of $100, he discovers that Joy and her friends are still conning him.

Director: Marc Buckland | Stars: Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly, Nadine Velazquez

Votes: 491