Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "taking-the-blame-for-someone-else"

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: 256,505 | Gross: $0.62M

2. Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)

R | 100 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert tasked with protecting him -- and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.

Director: Taylor Sheridan | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult, Finn Little, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 72,684

3. Thoroughbreds (2017)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost.

Director: Cory Finley | Stars: Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks

Votes: 46,428 | Gross: $2.83M

4. Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)

R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.

Director: David Lowery | Stars: Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Nate Parker

Votes: 22,800 | Gross: $0.39M

5. The Killers (1946)

Passed | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.

Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker

Votes: 23,638

6. A Score to Settle (2019)

Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-enforcer for a local crime syndicate has vowed to enact retribution on his mob bosses after 19 years of wrongful imprisonment. The only thing diverting his violent plans is a new found relationship to his beloved son.

Director: Shawn Ku | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Noah Le Gros, Karolina Wydra, Mohamed Karim

Votes: 7,112

7. Dark River (2017)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson) returns to her home village for the first time in 15 years, to claim the tenancy to the family farm she believes is rightfully hers.

Director: Clio Barnard | Stars: Ruth Wilson, Jonah Russell, Paul Robertson, Sean Bean

Votes: 4,375 | Gross: $0.01M

8. The Glass Key (1942)

Passed | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy, Bonita Granville

Votes: 7,401

9. Pinocchio's Revenge (1996)

R | 96 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A suburban defense lawyer mistakenly gives her troubled daughter, Zoe, a wooden puppet belonging to a deceased serial killer. The toy fills the void of friendship in Zoe's life, but Zoe begins to act increasingly strange and violent.

Director: Kevin Tenney | Stars: Candace McKenzie, Lewis Van Bergen, Ivan Gueron, Thomas Wagner

Votes: 2,374

10. Clerks. (1995 TV Movie)

22 min | Comedy

Another day in the life of Dante and Randal, from Kevin Smith's indie film.

Director: Michael Lessac | Stars: Andrew Lowery, Jim Breuer, Rick Gomez, Noelle Parker

Votes: 495

11. Downhill (1927)

Not Rated | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Bound by honor, a successful schoolboy takes the blame for his roommate's indiscretion, and it's all downhill from there.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Ivor Novello, Ben Webster, Norman McKinnel, Robin Irvine

Votes: 3,059

12. Allah-Rakha (1986)

160 min | Action, Drama

Karim Khan is employed as driver for a gangster named Don, who has an accident with his car, and asks Karim to take the blame for it for a hefty sum of cash, which Karim does so, and is ... See full summary »

Director: Ketan Desai | Stars: Jackie Shroff, Shammi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Biswajeet Chatterjee

Votes: 179

13. For the First Time (1959)

Unrated | 92 min | Musical

An opera singer with a bad attitude falls in love with a deaf girl who changes his life.

Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Mario Lanza, Johanna von Koczian, Kurt Kasznar, Hans Söhnker

Votes: 354

14. The Christmas Project (2016)

TV-PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family

A writer looks back on his memorable 1986 Christmas, dealing with brothers, bullies, first love, pregnancy and family "elving."

Director: Michael Buster | Stars: Jacob Buster, Anson Bagley, Josh Reid, Cooper Johnson

Votes: 550

15. Counterfeiting in Suburbia (2018 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 88 min | Crime, Thriller

Two teenagers have convinced themselves they're not doing anyone any harm by counterfeiting money but it all takes a dark turn when their debt-ridden art teacher finds out they are using his classroom to make the counterfeit bills.

Director: Jason Bourque | Stars: Sarah Butler, Larissa Dias, Kayla Wallace, James Drew Dean

Votes: 382

16. The Horror of It All (1964)

TV-PG | 75 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

When an American salesman and his English fiancee visit her eccentric family who live in a remote old mansion in the country, he discovers that someone is trying to kill everyone there to get the family fortune.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Pat Boone, Erica Rogers, Dennis Price, Andree Melly

Votes: 433

17. Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj (1992)

Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Thriller

Raja is a rebel and the youngest of 3 brothers who will go to any length to serve his family. So when his eldest brother, Amar, is murdered and the villain's plot against Ravi, his other brother, Raja can't sit back and watch.

Director: Ravi Raja Pinisetty | Stars: Chiranjeevi, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Raj Babbar, Dalip Tahil

Votes: 190

18. O.S.S. 117 n'est pas mort (1957)

80 min | Crime, Drama

Who,in Mr Lead 's house, helps the villains get the stuff? Mr Lead himself? his wife? his daughter? his secretary?his servant?.

Director: Jean Sacha | Stars: Ivan Desny, Magali Noël, Yves Vincent, Danik Patisson

Votes: 80

19. Dharma Durai (1991)

Not Rated | 144 min | Drama

A man has to negotiate his brother's antagonism before he can become a doctor.

Director: Rajasekar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Vaishnavi Aravind, Gautami, Madhu

Votes: 377

20. Gambling House (1950)

Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In New York, a small-time hood, who took the rap for a murder committed by his crime-boss in exchange for 50 G's, faces deportation because he doesn't hold American citizenship.

Director: Ted Tetzlaff | Stars: Victor Mature, Terry Moore, William Bendix, Zachary Charles

Votes: 501

21. Drake & Josh (2004–2007)
Episode: Movie Job (2004)

TV-Y7 | 25 min | Comedy, Family

Josh lands a movie theater job. Drake decides to work there, too, soon overshadowing his step-brother despite a thorough lack of work ethic.

Director: Virgil L. Fabian | Stars: Josh Peck, Drake Bell, Nancy Sullivan, Jonathan Goldstein

Votes: 425

22. Goodyear Theatre (1957–1960)
Episode: Squeeze Play (1960)

30 min | Drama

A truck driver with nearly two million miles of safe driving behind him is blamed for an accident caused by another motorist.

Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: William Campbell, Richard Shannon, Frank Gerstle, Ted Thorpe

Votes: 7

23. Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode: Manhunt (1996)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Immortal Carl Robinson has a great baseball career until he is seen killing another Immortal and forced to run for his life. He asks Duncan for help, but when another man is arrested for ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Ellis | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Bruce A. Young

Votes: 161

24. Shameless (2004–2013)
Episode: Beach Party (2008)

TV-MA | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

With the council dishing out initiative grants, Debbie wants invests in hens and potatoes to supply the estate with free egg and chips. Shane meets a desirable woman but gets a shock when ... See full summary »

Director: Lawrence Till | Stars: Samantha Siddall, Rebecca Ryan, Gerard Kearns, Elliott Tittensor

Votes: 102

25. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020–2022)
Episode: Secrets (2020)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

With the rest of the crew off visiting a genetics lab, Kenji sneaks Darius into the park's top-secret underbelly - and straight into danger.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Paul-Mikél Williams, Sean Giambrone, Kausar Mohammed, Jenna Ortega

Votes: 553

26. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Greater Good (2009)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

As Lindsay goes into labor, Mac suspects that a man who served a prison sentence in a manslaughter case is protecting the actual culprit.

Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 287

27. Wingman (2016– )
Episode: Doppelgänger (2021)

10 min | Comedy

Add a Plot

Director: Kari Ketonen | Stars: Antti Luusuaniemi, Kari Ketonen, Kaarina Hazard, Niko Rajala

Votes: 18

28. Ridley (2022– )
Episode: The Numbered Days (2022)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ridley and Carol are called out to investigate the death of a man after a fall from his balcony.

Director: Bryn Higgins | Stars: Adrian Dunbar, Bronagh Waugh, Terence Maynard, Georgie Glen

Votes: 252

29. Jury Duty (2023– )
Episode: Ineffective Assistance (2023)

16+ | 30 min | Comedy

Things go from bad to worse for the defendant.

Director: Jake Szymanski | Stars: James Marsden, Alan Barinholtz, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair

Votes: 1,030

30. The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (2007)
Episode: Fourth Cup (2007)

TV-Y | 58 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The day of the grand opening arrives, making the future look rosy for the little coffee shop, but reality sinks in on the second day.

Stars: Gong Yoo, Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Sun-kyun, Chae Jeong-an

Votes: 38

31. Hanzawa Naoki (2013– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2013)

Drama, News

The manager for a bank's loan department is rushed into extending a loan despite his better judgment. This was done despite reservations and insistence of his superiors who would not allow ... See full summary »

Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa | Stars: Masato Sakai, Aya Ueto, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Hidekazu Akai

Votes: 38

32. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Noblesse Oblige (2015)

TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Boyd makes the uncomfortable discovery that the man he is trying to rob is very dangerous, and Raylan tries to put the squeeze on Boyd's explosives supplier.

Director: Peter Weller | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter

Votes: 1,305

33. Merlí (2015–2018)
Episode: Aristòtil (2015)

TV-MA | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

During an overnight study session, Pol becomes suspicious of Bruno. Eugeni accuses Bruno and Pol of cheating on a test. Joan asks Merlí about justice.

Directors: Eduard Cortés, Menna Fité | Stars: Francesc Orella, David Solans, Pau Durà, Pere Ponce

Votes: 206

34. Office Girls (2011– )
Episode: Episode #1.34 (2012)

45 min | Romance

Choosing between her mother's life and her relationship with Qin Zi-Qi, Shen Hsin-Jen struggles over how to come to terms with Ye Hua's set conditions.

Director: Fu-chun Hsu | Stars: Chia-Yen Ko, Roy Chiu, Meng-sheng Shen, Hsiu-Chun Lin

35. Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020)
Episode: O na hoku o ka lani wale no kai 'ike i kahi o Pae (2018)

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

Five 0 investigate the murder of the headmaster of a private school sending Tani and Junior undercover as prospective parents. Meanwhile Adam is forced to produce a huge amount of hidden money to save his life.

Director: Jerry Levine | Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Ian Anthony Dale, Meaghan Rath

Votes: 396

36. The Order (2019–2020)
Episode: Homecoming, Part One (2019)

TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

As the Order prepares to conduct a dangerous, sinister spell, the Knights enlist Jack to sabotage their plans.

Director: Leslie Hope | Stars: Jake Manley, Sarah Grey, Max Martini, Jewel Staite

Votes: 619

37. Take My Brother Away (2018– )
Episode: Episode 4 (2018)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

While the school seeks the identities of school culprits, Shi Fen's efforts to put Wan Sui in his place continuously fail.

Director: Qing Han | Stars: Joseph Zeng, Qian Sun, Xudong Wang, Xiao-Yu Lu