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

1. Crimson Peak (2015)

R | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam

Votes: 158,547 | Gross: $31.09M

2. Double Indemnity (1944)

Passed | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Byron Barr

Votes: 167,829 | Gross: $5.72M

3. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery

In 1968, the night of Halloween brings mayhem in a small town when a group of friends discovers a notebook written by a mysterious girl that foretells terrifying events.

Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams

Votes: 85,497 | Gross: $68.95M

4. Hidalgo (2004)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Zuleikha Robinson, Louise Lombard

Votes: 85,658 | Gross: $67.29M

5. North to Alaska (1960)

Approved | 122 min | Comedy, Romance, Western

During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall.

Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian

Votes: 8,506

6. Songcatcher (2000)

PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Music

After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in ... See full summary »

Director: Maggie Greenwald | Stars: Janet McTeer, Michael Harding, Michael Davis, Michael Goodwin

Votes: 3,686 | Gross: $3.05M

7. The Saddest Music in the World (2003)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Musical

A musical of sorts set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win the $25,000 prize.

Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney, Maria de Medeiros, David Fox

Votes: 6,330 | Gross: $0.67M

8. The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)

Passed | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance

In a turn-of-the-century Renaissance Italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a wheelchair-bound one-handed pianist with a strong belief in the occult is murdered.

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen

Votes: 3,016

9. Mysterious Intruder (1946)

Passed | 61 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

Amid murders and kidnappings, a private detective is hired to find a missing girl whose family inheritance contains two rare collectible song recordings worth a lot of money.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Richard Dix, Barton MacLane, Nina Vale, Regis Toomey

Votes: 649

10. The Stenographer's Friend; or, What Was Accomplished by an Edison Business Phonograph (1910)

Not Rated | 8 min | Short

It's a busy day at the office, and the stenographer is exhausted from trying to keep up with the demands on her skills. Even when she stays late, she cannot catch up with all of the work. ... See full summary »

Stars: John R. Cumpson, Ethel Jewett, Marc McDermott

Votes: 148

11. Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon (2013 Video Game)

Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Adventure game about a female art restorer suffering from a terminal condition who is asked by her boss, Metropolitan Museum of Art director, to investigate a portrait that mysteriously reappeared in Europe after the boat it was on sank.

Stars: Paul Bandey, Matthew Géczy, Mirabelle Kirkland, Barbara Scaff

Votes: 7

12. Discovery '70 (1962–1971)
Episode: The Age of Mechanical Marvels (1967)

Documentary, Family

Looks at the great technical advances of 1900-15. Filmed on location at Henry Ford's Greenfield Village museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

Director: Jules Power | Stars: Bill Owen, Virginia Gibson

13. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer gets promoted to accounts manager at the nuclear power plant, but soon learns the job robs you of your soul. Meanwhile, Lisa introduces Bart to "Little Women."

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,235

14. Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode: Predators Far and Near (2016)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sir Malcolm continues on his journey with the enigmatic Kaetenay. Meanwhile, Ethan gets some unexpected help from Hecate, Drs. Frankenstein and Jekyll hatch a plan and unbeknownst to her, evil forces track Vanessa's every move.

Director: Damon Thomas | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear

Votes: 1,922

15. Big Hero 6: The Series (2017–2021)
Episode: Countdown to Catastrophe I/II/III (2018)

TV-Y7 | 62 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Obake unleashes his plan on San Fransokyo. This is the teams biggest challenge to date.

Directors: Stephen Heneveld, Ben Juwono, Kenji Ono, Nicholas Filippi | Stars: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Brooks Wheelan, Jamie Chung

Votes: 104