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

1. The Apothecary Diaries (2023– )

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Drama, History

A young maiden is kidnapped and sold into servitude at the emperor's palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacist skills with the help of the head eunuch to unravel medical mysteries in the inner court.

Stars: Aoi Yûki, Takeo Otsuka, Katsuyuki Konishi, Atsumi Tanezaki

Votes: 5,070

2. Chocolat (2000)

PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, Romance

A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina

Votes: 201,967 | Gross: $71.51M

3. A Monster Calls (2016)

PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Conor, a twelve-year-old boy, encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell

Votes: 93,826 | Gross: $3.74M

4. Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)

TV-14 | 983 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.

Stars: Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Terrence Hardiman

Votes: 3,111

5. Santa Sangre (1989)

NC-17 | 123 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother - the leader of a strange religious cult - and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes "her arms".

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky | Stars: Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell, Thelma Tixou

Votes: 23,328

6. Ophelia (I) (2018)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A reimagining of Hamlet, told from Ophelia's perspective.

Director: Claire McCarthy | Stars: Daisy Ridley, Mia Quiney, Calum O'Rourke, Nathaniel Parker

Votes: 13,051 | Gross: $0.05M

7. Son of Frankenstein (1939)

Approved | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Returning to the ancestral castle long after the death of the monster, the son of Dr. Frankenstein meets a mad shepherd who is hiding the comatose creature. To clear the family name, he revives the creature and tries to rehabilitate him.

Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill

Votes: 11,691

8. King Creole (1958)

PG | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Musical

A troubled youth's singing sets New Orleans rockin'. With a sweet girl to love him and nightclubbers cheering, it seems he will shake off his past and head for the top. But will a mobster and his man-trap moll snare him in a life of crime?

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart

Votes: 6,428

9. The Trouble with Girls (1969)

G | 97 min | Comedy, History, Musical

Chautauqua manager Walter Hale and his loyal business manager struggle to keep their traveling troupe together in small-town America.

Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Elvis Presley, Marlyn Mason, Nicole Jaffe, Sheree North

Votes: 1,777

10. Madame Bovary (1991)

PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Romance

In nineteenth-century France, the romantic daughter of a country squire marries a dull country doctor. To escape boredom, she throws herself into love affairs with a suave local landowner and a law student, and runs up ruinous debts.

Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-François Balmer, Christophe Malavoy, Jean Yanne

Votes: 4,481 | Gross: $1.94M

11. Madame Bovary (1949)

Passed | 114 min | Drama, Romance

A provincial doctor's wife's romantic illusions about life and social status lead her to betray her naive husband, take on lovers, and run up ruinous debts.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan

Votes: 2,902

12. Romeo and Juliet (1936)

Passed | 125 min | Drama, Romance

Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Conway Tearle

Votes: 2,229

13. Ye yan (2006)

Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet.

Director: Xiaogang Feng | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, You Ge, Daniel Wu, Xun Zhou

Votes: 7,171

14. Bedlam (1946)

Approved | 79 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Nell Bowen, the protégé of Lord Mortimer, wants to help change the conditions of notorious St. Mary's of Bethlehem Asylum (Bedlam). Though she tries to reform Bedlam, the cruel Master Sims ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Billy House, Richard Fraser

Votes: 4,376

15. Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)

Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, History, War

A look at 18th-century France, when the authorities depravity contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Christine Pascal

Votes: 1,757

16. Mister Corbett's Ghost (1987 TV Movie)

60 min | Fantasy, Drama

Mr Corbett is a cruel employer to Ben Partridge. One night on New Years Eve Ben is sent out to deliver some medicine. Along the way he wishes his master was dead, little knowing that the man he is delivering to is the Collector of Souls.

Director: Danny Huston | Stars: Paul Scofield, John Huston, Mark Farmer, Burgess Meredith

Votes: 87

17. Balzac: A Passionate Life (1999 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 240 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A man who created great literature from the adventures of his own life--and the women at the heart of it. Although gruff, unsophisticated, and far from handsome, Balzac exerts an irresistible fascination on women.

Director: Josée Dayan | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Jeanne Moreau, Fanny Ardant, Virna Lisi

Votes: 657

18. La verbena de la Paloma (1935)

78 min | Musical

A little love drama between Julián, an honest typesetter, and 'chulapa' Susana, adapted from a famous Spanish 'zarzuela'.

Director: Benito Perojo | Stars: Miguel Ligero, Roberto Rey, Raquel Rodrigo, Sélica Pérez Carpio

Votes: 134

19. La verbena de la Paloma (1963)

98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

The narrator of the film explains to us that the Madrid of today keeps its old structure. To confirm it, the film begins with a story based on modern characters, but soon jumps 70 years ... See full summary »

Director: José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Stars: Concha Velasco, Vicente Parra, Miguel Ligero, Ángel Garasa

Votes: 120

20. Xiao zi you zhong (1982)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Comedy

it is about a boy who knows kungfu, then someone from the west tries to steal their idol. Then a group of kendo fighters men came from Japan and attack him.

Director: Chung Sun | Stars: Sheng Fu, Feng Ku, Michael Wai-Man Chan, Cecilia Wong

Votes: 92

21. King's Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity (1998 Video Game)

Adventure, Fantasy

A young man battles to save his home from an evil spell that can only be reversed when obtains an object known as The Mask Of Eternity.

Director: Mark Seibert | Stars: Mary Kay Bergman, S. Scott Bullock, Jennifer Darling, Bill Farmer

Votes: 113

22. Giraffe and Glasses (1978)

9 min | Animation, Short

Once the Giraffe fell from the closet and smashed her glasses. Taking the money, she went to the pharmacy for new ones. On the way, she squandered everything on unnecessary things - a hat, ... See full summary »

Director: Galina Barinova | Stars: Vsevolod Larionov, Tatyana Vasileva, Mikhail Pogorzhelsky, German Kachin

Votes: 24

23. Connections (1996 Video Game)

Adventure, History, Mystery

FMV game based on science historian James Burke's classic documentary television series Connections. You're stuck in a virtual reality broken by a malevolent force. Follow Burke's instructions to find connected items and escape.

Director: Jeff Cretcher | Stars: Melinda Bach, James Burke, Paul Collett, John David

Votes: 15

24. Chemical Ko-Ko (1929)

8 min | Animation, Short

Koko the Clown tries a mad scientist's formula on various animals.

Director: Dave Fleischer

Votes: 31

25. Der Apotheker (1953 TV Movie)

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Mengone (tenor), the apothecary's apprentice, loves Grilletta (soprano), but Volpino, a man-about-town, loves her too. Sempronio, Grilletta's foster father, seems unlikely to allow them to ... See full summary »

26. Le malade imaginaire (1959 TV Movie)

107 min | Comedy, Romance

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Director: Claude Dagues | Stars: Louis Seigner, Georges Chamarat, Jean Piat, Robert Manuel

27. The Laboratory (1955 TV Movie)

45 min | Drama

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Stars: J. Leslie Frith, Dorothea Rundle, David Horne, Olivia Irving

28. The Apothecary (2004)

3 min | Short

An apothecary meditates on his deadly night job.

Director: Bradley Paul | Stars: Greg Cool, John Sadowsky

Votes: 5

29. Potions, Ails and Smallpox Tales (1999 Video)

60 min | Drama, Family, History

Explores disease, treatment, and the state of medicine in colonial America.

Director: Michael Durling | Stars: Tyler Adams, Jamieson Baker, Adam Canaday, Devon Canaday

30. Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode: Samantha's Lost Weekend (1970)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Samantha drinks the milk that was hexed by Esmeralda and goes on an eating binge.

Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead, David White

Votes: 284

31. Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode: Samantha's Secret Spell (1969)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Sam must make Darrin go through some strange things to prevent him from turning into a mouse at midnight.

Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead, David White

Votes: 267

32. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode: Civilization (2001)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

T'Pol finds unusual neutrino readings on a planet with a preindustrial society.

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating

Votes: 1,934

33. Merlin (2008–2012)
Episode: The Dragon's Call (2008)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Young Merlin, sent by his mother from their village to start a better life, arrives in Camelot where he is to be apprenticed to Gaius, physician to the repressive King Uther. Uther, ... See full summary »

Director: James Hawes | Stars: Colin Morgan, John Hurt, Anthony Head, Katie McGrath

Votes: 1,572

34. Elizabeth R (1971)
Episode: The Marriage Game (1971)

TV-14 | 90 min | Biography, Drama, History

The new Queen Elizabeth I is 25 years old - and unmarried. Her council - particularly the man she trusts most, Sir William Cecil - urges her to marry quickly (to ensure the succession, ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Robert Hardy, Ronald Hines, Esmond Knight

Votes: 105

35. Jonathan Ross' Myths and Legends (2023)
Episode: Northern England (2023)

Documentary, History

In Whitby, Jonathan learns about Dracula and mythical cave-dwelling creatures. Then he heads to Mother Shipton's Cave in Knaresborough and to the Moors to find out about the will-o'-the-wisps.

Director: Graham Cooper | Stars: Jonathan Ross, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Johnnie Briggs, Simon Entwistle

Votes: 11

36. The North Water (2021)
Episode: Behold the Man (2021)

TV-MA | 59 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Patrick Sumner, hoping to escape the horrors of his past, finds himself on an ill-fated journey to the arctic that throws him into the path of brutish harpooner Henry Drax.

Director: Andrew Haigh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Kris Hitchen, Mark Rowley, Stephen McMillan

Votes: 743