Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "waiting-for-a-telephone-call"

1. Little Manhattan (2005)

PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

A 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl find love in New York City.

Director: Mark Levin | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Charlotte Ray Rosenberg, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon

Votes: 24,823 | Gross: $0.38M

2. The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

An anthropologist from an alien planet provides voice-over commentary for a documentary at human courtship, mating, and reproduction.

Director: Jeff Abugov | Stars: David Hyde Pierce, Mackenzie Astin, Carmen Electra, Markus Redmond

Votes: 6,537

3. Back Street (1961)

Passed | 107 min | Drama, Romance

In Lincoln, the ambitious aspirant-designer Rae Smith has an incident with a wolf department store businessman and is rescued by the Marine Paul Saxon. They immediately fall in love with ... See full summary »

Director: David Miller | Stars: Susan Hayward, John Gavin, Vera Miles, Charles Drake

Votes: 1,300

4. The Band's Visit (2007)

PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.

Director: Eran Kolirin | Stars: Sasson Gabay, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour

Votes: 14,182 | Gross: $3.05M

5. Murder by Contract (1958)

Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.

Director: Irving Lerner | Stars: Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi, Caprice Toriel

Votes: 4,400

6. Don't Talk to Strange Men (1962)

Not Rated | 65 min | Crime, Drama

An innocent girl is "groomed" over the telephone and nearly becomes the victim of the attacker, only to put her younger sister's life in grave danger.

Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: Christina Gregg, Janina Faye, Cyril Raymond, Gillian Lind

Votes: 471

7. Pitch Black Heist (2011)

TV-MA | 13 min | Short, Crime, Drama

Liam (Liam Cunningham) and Michael (Michael Fassbender) are professional safe crackers who meet on a simple job to relieve an office safe from its contents. The catch is a light activated ... See full summary »

Director: John Maclean | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Alex Macqueen

Votes: 1,417

8. Tilstand (2011)

16 min | Short, Drama

A young woman loses control when the new love of her life doesn't return her phone calls.

Director: Cecilie McNair | Stars: Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, Kenneth Müller Christensen, Anders Heinrichsen, Magnus Bruun

Votes: 10

9. Cheating (1952)

12 min | Drama, Short

A student suffers the consequences of cheating.

Director: Herk Harvey | Star: Arden Booth

Votes: 304

10. 227 (1985–1990)
Episode: The Wheel of Misfortune (1986)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Mary & Sandra play against each other on "Wheel of Fortune".

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry

Votes: 33

11. Coupling (2000–2004)
Episode: Split (2002)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

Now Steve and Susan have broken up, he has nightmares, willing to give up a lot and beg to get her back. The boys try to comfort him and contemplate weird paths of thought about phoning, ... See full summary »

Director: Martin Dennis | Stars: Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander, Kate Isitt

Votes: 564

12. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: Stacey Petrie: Part II (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Stacey waits till the day before his club opening to fess up to Julie about the author of her love letters from "Jim," with the success of his new nightclub resting precariously on their meeting's outcome.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 239

13. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One with the Evil Orthodontist (1995)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Rachel and Barry start dating again, despite the fact that he's now engaged to Mindy; Chandler goes nuts when a woman he likes won't return his phone calls.

Director: Peter Bonerz | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 6,018

14. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Where There's a Will (1993)

TV-PG | 47 min | Drama

McKenzie and Morales pursues a witness Peter Manzo who could clear Frank Osgood whom McKenzie convicted in 1959. Meanwhile, Paros crosses a long-term family friend she is defending in a ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker

Votes: 31

15. That '70s Show (1998–2006)
Episode: Red's New Job (2000)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Bob is livid and worried sick to read Price Mart is opening a branch in Point Place, but Red cares only for the next paragraph: they're hiring. However his candidature for supervisor is ... See full summary »

Director: David Trainer | Stars: Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson

Votes: 1,003

16. Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode: The Longest Day (1996)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family

Jill takes the boys for a routine check-up and gets some frightening news

Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Votes: 348

17. Schitt's Creek (2015–2020)
Episode: The Bachelor Party (2020)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

The Roses attend the "Escape Room" portion of David and Patrick's Bachelor Party, but their participation wanes the more their personal dilemmas come to a head.

Director: Andrew Cividino | Stars: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy

Votes: 1,296

18. Tatta hitotsu no koi (2006– )
Episode: We're Through (2006)

Drama, Romance

Nao is head over heels and into Hiroto who, being insecure and unsure, is unresponsive and almost rude about it. She professes her love to him only to be rejected. She feels dumped and ... See full summary »

Stars: Kazuya Kamenashi, Haruka Ayase, Erika Toda, Yûta Hiraoka

19. Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2014– )
Episode: Michael Hutchence (2014)

42 min | Documentary, Biography

Documentary series. Forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd uses the official autopsy report to reexamine the tragic death of singer Michael Hutchence.

Director: Ros Edwards | Stars: Richard Shepherd, Janet Fife-Yeomans, Derrick Hand, Anthony Bozza

Votes: 44

20. Better Call Saul (2015–2022)
Episode: Amarillo (2016)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama

Jimmy struggles with client outreach and decides to shoot a TV commercial for Davis & Main. Mike begins an investigation.

Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian

Votes: 12,933

21. Tokyo Tarareba Girls (2017– )
Episode: Episode #1.8 (2017)

60 min | Comedy

Out of the blue Rinko receives a telephone call, which offers her a job at the production company doing what she wants to be doing. This on top of what happened last night with her former ... See full summary »

Director: Seiichi Nagumo | Stars: Yuriko Yoshitaka, Nana Eikura, Yûko Ôshima, Kentarô Sakaguchi

22. Amantes de Luna Llena (2000–2002)
Episode: Episode #1.118 (2001)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Chocolate learns what has happened to Lucho. Micaela threatens to press charges. Sol shows up to have a chat with Camila while Simon stands by her. Valentina and Alejandro await for news.

Directors: César Bolívar, Román Chalbaud, Luis Gaitán, Leonardo Galavis, Carlos Izquierdo, Luis Manzo, Carlos Villegas Rosales | Stars: Ruddy Rodríguez, Diego Bertie, Astrid Carolina Herrera, Carlos Mata

23. Kekkon Aite wa Chusen de (2018)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2018)

Drama, Romance

Nana has always and consistently been asked for subsequent dates in the past. This time, she wonders why she has not heard from her last date. It has been a week. Yoshimi is having better ... See full summary »

Stars: Yusuke Hirayama, Ai Hoemo, Masato Kato, Kika Kobayashi