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

1. Dead Silence (2007)

R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After his wife meets a grisly end, Jamie Ashen returns to his hometown of Ravens Fair to find answers. His investigation leads him to the ghost of a ventriloquist named Mary Shaw who seems to have ties to his entire family tree

Director: James Wan | Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valletta, Donnie Wahlberg, Michael Fairman

Votes: 101,958 | Gross: $16.81M

2. The Muppet Movie (1979)

G | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.

Director: James Frawley | Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt

Votes: 39,219 | Gross: $76.66M

3. Purple Rain (1984)

R | 111 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.

Director: Albert Magnoli | Stars: Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos

Votes: 23,851 | Gross: $68.39M

4. Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

R | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Humanoid sea creatures start killing a fishing town's residents, and raping their women. It's up to the townsfolk and a visiting biologist to fight back and fend them off.

Directors: Barbara Peeters, Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic Morrow, Cindy Weintraub

Votes: 10,544

5. Blue Exorcist (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Drama

After discovering that he's the son of Satan, a young man must join the True Cross Academy in order to master his abilities and defeat Satan himself.

Stars: Nobuhiko Okamoto, Bryce Papenbrook, Jun Fukuyama, Johnny Yong Bosch

Votes: 15,114

6. Pin (1988)

R | 103 min | Horror, Thriller

Isolated by his strange parents, Leon finds solace in an imaginary friend, which happens to be an anatomy doll from his father's doctor office. Unfortunately, the doll begins to take over Leon's life, and his sister's life as well.

Director: Sandor Stern | Stars: David Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, Terry O'Quinn, Bronwen Mantel

Votes: 5,309

7. Zero Hour! (1957)

Passed | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WWII fighter pilot (Dana Andrews) to try to land the airliner in heavy fog.

Director: Hall Bartlett | Stars: Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Sterling Hayden, Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch

Votes: 2,301

8. Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

Passed | 132 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

In the 1920s, three women become performers in the renowned Broadway show the Ziegfeld Follies, where they find fame, love, and tragedy.

Directors: Busby Berkeley, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner

Votes: 3,458

9. Fun and Fancy Free (1947)

Approved | 73 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: "Bongo," about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," a take on the famous fairy tale.

Directors: Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, William Morgan, Bill Roberts | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore, Luana Patten, Anita Gordon

Votes: 9,432

10. Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.

Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Tony Ka Fai Leung, Chao Deng, Carina Lau, Bingbing Li

Votes: 11,881 | Gross: $0.46M

11. When a Stranger Calls Back (1993 TV Movie)

R | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young babysitter, all alone in the house with two children asleep above, is bothered by a stranger. Unfortunately, the phone's dead...

Director: Fred Walton | Stars: Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Jill Schoelen, Gene Lythgow

Votes: 4,138

12. Death Defying Acts (2007)

PG | 97 min | Drama, History, Romance

On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con him.

Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan

Votes: 10,504 | Gross: $0.00M

13. Stage Door Canteen (1943)

Passed | 132 min | Comedy, Romance, War

A young soldier arrives in NYC and, before heading overseas to WWII, visits Stage Door Canteen, where famous actresses and entertainers volunteer to entertain soldiers.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Judith Anderson, Kenny Baker

Votes: 1,835

14. Breakfast for Two (1937)

Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Romance

Texan debutante Valentine Ransome tries to reform a bankrupt playboy.

Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Herbert Marshall, Glenda Farrell, Eric Blore

Votes: 1,190

15. After the Fox (1966)

Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Crime

An Italian criminal mastermind, impersonating a film director, plans to grab the loot on a beach where a bogus movie is being filmed.

Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Peter Sellers, Victor Mature, Britt Ekland, Martin Balsam

Votes: 4,771

16. The Journey (1959)

Approved | 126 min | Drama, Romance, War

A British woman trying to escape Hungary with her freedom fighter lover and a group of Westerners, as the Soviet Union moves to crush the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, finds herself the obsession of an enigmatic Communist officer.

Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Jason Robards, Robert Morley

Votes: 1,852

17. The Unholy Three (1925)

Passed | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A sideshow ventriloquist, a midget, and a strongman form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" and commit a series of robberies.

Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Lon Chaney, Mae Busch, Matt Moore, Victor McLaglen

Votes: 2,217 | Gross: $0.70M

18. Care Bears: Adventures in Care-A-Lot (2007–2009)

TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Family

CARE BEARS: ADVENTURES IN CARE-A-LOT focuses on the colorful bears' escapades and highlights how each one shares his or her unique way of caring with friends. Each Care Bear relies on his ... See full summary »

Stars: Tracey Moore, Tabitha St. Germain, Ian James Corlett, Scott McNeil

Votes: 176

19. Letter of Introduction (1938)

Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

From a "letter of introduction" aging actor John learns that he has a grown daughter, aspiring actress Katherine. They keep their secret, but he agrees to star with her in a play to further her career on Broadway.

Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, George Murphy, Edgar Bergen

Votes: 432

20. Triloquist (2008)

R | 80 min | Comedy, Horror

In 1993, in Hollywood, California, a decadent ventriloquist overdoses and dies, leaving her two children to be sent to a foster house with their dummy. Their lives become a nightmare of abuse and murder, to be avenged by a wrathful dummy.

Director: Mark Jones | Stars: Paydin LoPachin, Rocky Marquette, Katie Chonacas, Brian Krause

Votes: 957

21. The Miracle Woman (1931)

Passed | 90 min | Drama, Romance

After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a blind aviator restore her faith and happiness?

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Sam Hardy, Beryl Mercer

Votes: 2,266

22. The Great Gabbo (1929)

Passed | 92 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to the ventriloquist.

Directors: James Cruze, Erich von Stroheim | Stars: Erich von Stroheim, Donald Douglas, Betty Compson, Marjorie Kane

Votes: 1,004

23. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Family

The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuing bill collectors and sheriffs, and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.

Directors: George Marshall, Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Votes: 1,888

24. Rosalie (1937)

Passed | 123 min | Drama, Musical

West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an European kingdom.

Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Nelson Eddy, Eleanor Powell, Frank Morgan, Edna May Oliver

Votes: 591

25. The Nature of Nicholas (2002)

90 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

After discovering that he is attracted to a classmate, an adolescent boy begins seeing and experiencing strange things.

Director: Jeff Erbach | Stars: Jeff Sutton, David Turnbull, Ardith Boxall, Tom McCamus

Votes: 550

26. The Goldwyn Follies (1938)

Passed | 122 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person. Hit song: "Love Walked In.

Directors: George Marshall, H.C. Potter | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, The Ritz Brothers, Vera Zorina

Votes: 523

27. The Big Show (1936)

Passed | 71 min | Drama, Music, Western

At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double.

Directors: Mack V. Wright, Joseph Kane | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Kay Hughes, Sally Payne

Votes: 301

28. One Hour in Wonderland (1950 TV Special)

Unrated | 59 min | Comedy, Family, Music

Disney's first-ever TV production. Edgar Bergen takes Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd to a Christmas party thrown by Walt Disney. Clips of movies and animated shorts, including Disney's... See full summary »

Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: Walt Disney, Edgar Bergen, Danny Alguire, Kathryn Beaumont

Votes: 180

29. Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)

Approved | 69 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Jewlery smuggled into the United States from China.

Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Anna May Wong

Votes: 225

30. Crowing Pains (1947)

Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Foghorn convinces Henery that Sylvester is a chicken. Foghorn sticks Henery in an egg and sticks it under Sylvester.

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce

Votes: 525

31. Find the Blackmailer (1943)

Passed | 55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

John Rhodes (Gene Lockhart)hires private detective D. L. Trees (Jerome Cowan)to track down a talking blackbird owned by Fred Molner, who uses the bird as a means of blackmailing Rhodes. ... See full summary »

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Jerome Cowan, Faye Emerson, Gene Lockhart, Marjorie Hoshelle

Votes: 328

32. The Main Attraction (1962)

Approved | 90 min | Drama

A guitar-playing traveler on the run from a murder charge joins a circus, where falling for two different women complicates his life.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Pat Boone, Nancy Kwan, Mai Zetterling, Yvonne Mitchell

Votes: 187

33. Poppy (1936)

Passed | 73 min | Comedy

Carny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy.

Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: W.C. Fields, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell, Catherine Doucet

Votes: 755

34. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953 TV Special)

113 min

The 25th Academy Awards and the first time the ceremony is broadcast on television. Held on March 19th, 1953 at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, it is hosted by Bob Hope and honors the films of 1952.

Directors: Bill Bennington, John Rich | Stars: Bob Hope, Anne Baxter, Edgar Bergen, Jacques Bergerac

Votes: 215

35. Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960)

Approved | 78 min | Comedy

Paul Winchell is trying to tell stories to Knucklehead and Jerry Mahoney who of course are his ventriloquist props. But the Three Stooges keep inserting themselves into his tales giving them a different interpretation.

Directors: Don Appell, Louis Brandt, Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Paul Winchell

Votes: 304

36. Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)

Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape.

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Chester Morris, Trudy Marshall, Constance Dowling, Richard Lane

Votes: 360

37. Beauty and the Bandit (1946)

Approved | 77 min | Western

In Old California, a young Frenchman transporting a chest full of silver travels by stagecoach to San Marino, to complete a complex business deal. The stagecoach is ambushed by a band of ... See full summary »

Director: William Nigh | Stars: Gilbert Roland, Martin Garralaga, Frank Yaconelli, Ramsay Ames

Votes: 164

38. Look Who's Laughing (1941)

Passed | 79 min | Adventure, Comedy

Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft manufacturer to build a factory in the small town of Wistful Vista. Based on the "Fibber McGee and Molly" radio series.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan

Votes: 465

39. Jay Johnson: The Two & Only! (2014)

Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy

In this big screen adaptation of his Tony ® Award winning Broadway show, master storyteller and ventriloquist Jay Johnson redefines, re-imagines, and reintroduces you to the wonderful art of ventriloquism.

Director: Bryan W. Simon | Star: Jay Johnson

Votes: 32

40. Dumbstruck (2010)

PG | 85 min | Documentary

A humorous and heartfelt story that follows ventriloquists across the United States, Mexican Riviera, Bahamas and Japan, as they pursue their dreams of a career in puppetry.

Director: Mark Goffman | Stars: Bob Ashman, Maria Ashman, Robert J. Ashman, Willie Brown

Votes: 210 | Gross: $0.02M

41. Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)

Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Family

Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who is about to expose the editor's ties to the mob. When the editor is killed, both reporter ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Robert Cummings

Votes: 104

42. Ventriloquist Cat (1950)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A cat learns the art of ventriloquism in order to play a series of practical jokes on a slow-witted bulldog...

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Red Coffey

Votes: 620

43. The Secret (1955)

80 min | Crime, Drama

Diamond smuggling, and the disappearance of the mother of several children, in the seaside resort of Brighton after World War II.

Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Sam Wanamaker, Mandy Miller, André Morell, Marian Spencer

Votes: 68

44. Ikinai (1998)

101 min | Comedy, Drama

A young girl named Mitsuki receives a ticket for a bus tour from her uncle. The tour appears to be normal (expect that everyone appears to be quite somber) but Mitsuki learns its true ... See full summary »

Director: Hiroshi Shimizu | Stars: Duncan, Nanako Ôkôchi, Toshinori Omi, Ippei Sôda

Votes: 413

45. Saddle Mountain Roundup (1941)

Approved | 59 min | Drama, Music, Western

An old man and his Chinese servant are in danger of becoming victims of the ruthless killer, "The Raven."

Director: S. Roy Luby | Stars: Ray Corrigan, John 'Dusty' King, Max Terhune, Elmer

Votes: 89

46. All American Drawback (1935)

Approved | 11 min | Short, Comedy

The Dean and Board of Flunk Well College are arguing with its football coach, Bergen, about the team's star player, Charlie McCarthy, who is the only reason the team is a winning one, but ... See full summary »

Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Gerrie Worthing, June Carr

Votes: 175

47. The Consolation of Children (2008)

12 min | Documentary, Short

In the wake of his death, the two survivors of English ventriloquist, Arthur Worsley (1920-2001), incorporate his dummy into their daily lives. Lovable, terrifying, covered in goat skin, "... See full summary »

Director: Patrick Cunningham | Stars: Arthur Worsley, Audrey Worsley

48. Cleaning House (1938)

Passed | 8 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

Mama has everyone working on spring cleaning, or so she thinks; in fact, everyone's slacking off in various ways. The Captain is the only one to get caught and face her wrath, though. To ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Allen | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Jeanne Dunne, Shirley Reed, Martha Wentworth

Votes: 129

49. Goodbye Broadway (1938)

Approved | 65 min | Comedy

Pat and Molly Malloy, once famed vaudeville and Broadway performers, arrive to play the small town of Hamilton, Conn. with a troupe of dancers, singers, a trained dog and an educated seal. ... See full summary »

Director: Ray McCarey | Stars: Alice Brady, Charles Winninger, Tom Brown, Dorothea Kent

50. What Happened Then? (1934)

58 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance

Young Raymond Rudford,sculptor, is on trial for slitting the throat of his uncle, who had adopted and raised him after Raymond's parent's died when he was a young boy. The prosecution ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Summers | Stars: Richard Bird, Lorna Hubbard, Geoffrey Wardwell, Francis L. Sullivan

Votes: 33