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

1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother Luigi, trying to save a captured princess.

Directors: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc, Fabien Polack | Stars: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black

Votes: 236,543 | Gross: $574.93M

2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

PG | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer

Votes: 216,782 | Gross: $156.45M

3. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

R | 124 min | Drama, Romance

A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.

Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia

Votes: 62,584 | Gross: $129.80M

4. The 'Burbs (1989)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult.

Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman

Votes: 83,486 | Gross: $36.60M

5. Room in Rome (2010)

Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Romance

A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for two young and recently acquainted women to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.

Director: Julio Medem | Stars: Elena Anaya, Natasha Yarovenko, Enrico Lo Verso, Najwa Nimri

Votes: 26,198

6. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

R | 129 min | Drama, History, Thriller

The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Director: Aaron Sorkin | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong

Votes: 193,298

7. Grease 2 (1982)

PG | 115 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

A British student at a 1960s American high school must prove himself to the leader of a girls' gang whose members can only date greasers.

Director: Patricia Birch | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield, Lorna Luft, Maureen Teefy

Votes: 38,557 | Gross: $15.17M

8. Death Race 2000 (1975)

R | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

In a dystopian future, a cross country automobile race requires contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to gain points that are tallied based on each kill's brutality.

Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone, Simone Griffeth, Mary Woronov

Votes: 30,890 | Gross: $8.00M

9. Pan (2015)

PG | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Twelve-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and danger, and ultimately discovers his destiny: to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan.

Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara

Votes: 67,153 | Gross: $35.09M

10. The Call (II) (2013)

R | 94 min | Drama, Thriller

When a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life.

Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Halle Berry, Evie Thompson, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut

Votes: 129,750 | Gross: $51.87M

11. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

R | 86 min | Horror, Thriller

Laurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time, as the life of her own son hangs in the balance.

Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams

Votes: 82,033 | Gross: $55.04M

12. The Conference (2023)

TV-MA | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A team-building conference for municipal employees turns into a nightmare when accusations of corruption begin to circulate and plague the work environment. At the same time, a mysterious figure begins murdering the participants.

Director: Patrik Eklund | Stars: Katia Winter, Adam Lundgren, Eva Melander, Bahar Pars

Votes: 11,582

13. Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

R | 139 min | Drama, Romance

Florentino, rejected by the beautiful Fermina at a young age, devotes much of his adult life to carnal affairs as a desperate attempt to heal his broken heart.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt, Gina Bernard Forbes

Votes: 24,131 | Gross: $4.61M

14. My Friend Dahmer (2017)

R | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Horror

A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school.

Director: Marc Meyers | Stars: Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche, Vincent Kartheiser

Votes: 23,630 | Gross: $1.36M

15. Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)

PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy

Set back in the 80s when Harry met Lloyd in high school where they cross paths with a mean principal and a bunch of other outcasts much like themselves.

Director: Troy Miller | Stars: Derek Richardson, Eric Christian Olsen, Eugene Levy, Timothy Stack

Votes: 42,395 | Gross: $26.28M

16. The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts.

Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia

Votes: 48,212 | Gross: $35.92M

17. Towelhead (2007)

R | 124 min | Drama

A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War.

Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Peter Macdissi, Chris Messina

Votes: 12,052 | Gross: $0.37M

18. Luce (I) (2019)

R | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.

Director: Julius Onah | Stars: Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tim Roth

Votes: 15,106 | Gross: $1.78M

19. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000 Video)

PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Crime

The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Gotham's newest Dark Knight needs answers as he stands alone to face Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.

Director: Curt Geda | Stars: Will Friedle, Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, Angie Harmon

Votes: 29,779

20. Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

Passed | 71 min | Action, Adventure

Tarzan and Jane go to New York to rescue Boy after he is kidnapped into a circus.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Virginia Grey

Votes: 3,585

21. Jour de Fête (1949)

Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy

A village postman with no sense of humour delivers his mail via bicycle on the day the travelling fair comes to town. He is disrupted by a short film about US speed and efficiency and the playful teasing of the village folk.

Director: Jacques Tati | Stars: Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur, Santa Relli

Votes: 9,052

22. Super Mario World (1990 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure, Family

While Mario and Luigi are vacationing in Dinosaur Land, Bowser kidnaps the Princess. Mario and his new dino friend Yoshi go on a mission to save her.

Director: Takashi Tezuka

Votes: 5,496

23. Super Mario Bros. (1985 Video Game)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.

Director: Shigeru Miyamoto

Votes: 7,146

24. Super Mario Galaxy (2007 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure, Family

When Princess Peach is abducted as part of Bowser's galaxy creation scheme, stalwart plumber Mario must leap to her rescue, with the help of new celestial friends and powers.

Director: Yoshiaki Koizumi | Stars: Charles Martinet, Kenny James, Samantha Kelly, Mercedes Rose

Votes: 6,193

25. Dog Gone People (1960)

Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short

Elmer Fudd agrees to take care of his boss' dog in return for a promotion and finds he must treat the pooch as a human being.

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Noel Blanc, Hal Smith

Votes: 183

26. Baseball Bugs (1946)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Bugs plays every defensive position against the Gashouse Gorillas.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Frank Graham, Tedd Pierce

Votes: 2,278

27. Clock Cleaners (1937)

Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are cleaning a large clock. Among the complications: Mickey fights a sleeping stork that doesn't want to leave, Donald gets tangled up in the main-spring, and Goofy is inside the bell when the clock strikes four.

Director: Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash

Votes: 2,938

28. The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)

Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Fantasy

Man returns from heaven to make up for financial errors he made that caused harm to his family.

Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Frank Morgan, Keenan Wynn, Cecil Kellaway, Audrey Totter

Votes: 434

29. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure, Family

A Japan-only sequel to Super Mario Bros. (1985) where Mario and Luigi must once again save Princess Toadstool and the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser's clutches.

Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka

Votes: 1,546

30. Scaredy Cat (1948)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Porky and Sylvester spend the night in an old dark house where a cult of killer mice try to eliminate them both. Sylvester tries warning Porky, but he is convinced that Sylvester is a coward.

Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 2,026

31. Busy Buddies (1956)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Tom and Jerry are forced to take care of a baby because the babysitter is more interested in talking on the phone.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: Julie Bennett

Votes: 680

32. The Secret Code (1942)

Approved | 275 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A police detective goes undercover and joins a gang of Nazi agents using explosive gases and artificial lightning to sabotage the war effort, whom he battles in disguise as The Black Commando.

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Paul Kelly, Anne Nagel, Trevor Bardette, Rudolph Anders

Votes: 74

33. Punch Trunk (1953)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short

A tiny elephant arrives in the city and spooks various inhabitants.

Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Robert C. Bruce, June Foray

Votes: 367

34. Old Glory (1939)

G | 9 min | Animation, Short, Drama

Porky balks at learning the Pledge of Allegiance until Uncle Sam appears to him in a dream and gives him a lesson in American history.

Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Tedd Pierce, John Deering, John Litel

Votes: 738

35. Puttin' on the Dog (1944)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

When Jerry runs into a dog pound, Tom takes the head of a dog statue and wears it in order to not get caught and try to catch him.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, William Hanna, Bob Laztny

Votes: 1,374

36. Casanova Cat (1951)

Passed | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Tom heads for a big city penthouse to become acquainted with a rich pretty female cat that lives there. He brings her Jerry as a gift and does some humiliating things to Jerry. Jerry, in ... See full summary »

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Jerry Mann

Votes: 857

37. Pent-House Mouse (1963)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

A snooty woman hires Tom and Calaboose Cal to rid her apartment of Jerry in The Penthouse Mouse.

Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 512

38. So You Never Tell a Lie (1952)

Passed | 10 min | Comedy, Short

When a watch that Joe McDoakes bought for Mr. Batten, who intended to give it to office contest-winner Bessie Wigglegood, is spied by both Mrs. Batten and Joe's wife Alice, Joe once again ... See full summary »

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Rodney Bell, Phyllis Coates, Jack Mower

Votes: 83

39. Game and Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure, Family

A "Game and Watch" version of "Super Mario Bros.", "Super Mario Bros. 2" (aka The Lost Levels), and "Balls" released for the Super Mario's 35th Anniversary.

Votes: 27

40. John Law and the Mississippi Bubble (1979)

10 min | Animation, Short, Biography

In early eighteenth century France, a man devises a scheme that makes many Frenchmen rich, but falls apart.

Director: Richard Condie | Stars: Stanley Jackson, Randy Woods, Robert Duncan, Ishu Patel

Votes: 41

41. A Dream Walking (1934)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Popeye and Bluto each wants to save Olive as she sleepwalks onto a construction site. But most of their efforts go into preventing each other from being the hero.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, Lou Fleischer, William Pennell, Mae Questel

Votes: 511

42. The Paneless Window Washer (1937)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

On the outside of an office building, Popeye and Bluto duke it out as rival window washers.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke

Votes: 415

43. Flag Act (2023)

10 min | Short

The po-po confront boho Simone, who has run afoul of a law prohibiting "provocative" flags. The porch-side conflict escalates, and Officer By-the-Books is left perplexed as to how he winds up left holding the bag-or in this case, the pole.

Director: Susana Darwin | Stars: Kate Young, John Leggett, Kyle Powell, Jemier Jenkins

44. King for a Day (1940)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

King Little receives a letter that says, "Please be at home to-day. I have orders to shoot you!" He promptly makes Gabby king for a day. The little braggart is thrilled until he learns the reason why.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer

Votes: 141

45. Olive's $weep$take Ticket (1941)

6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Olive gets a phone call that she has won first prize in a sweepstakes, but she can't find her ticket. She finds it, only to have it blow out the window into a woman's belt, into the sea, a ... See full summary »

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Arnold Gillespie | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer

Votes: 165

46. Problem Pappy (1941)

TV-G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Popeye's Pappy takes a flagpole sitting job atop a tall building without telling Popeye. Popeye goes to rescue him, but he doesn't want to go until an electrical storm hits.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Star: Jack Mercer

Votes: 177

47. Those Were Wonderful Days (1934)

7 min | Animation, Family, Short

At a 4th of July picnic, a hero and a villain battle for the heart of a girl.

Director: Bernard B. Brown | Stars: Bernard B. Brown, The Guardsmen

Votes: 129

48. Training Pigeons (1936)

Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Betty Boop is training a flock of pigeons, but one stray leads Pudgy the pup on a precarious chase over the rooftops.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Star: Mae Questel

Votes: 171

49. The Bell Hop (1921)

Not Rated | 20 min | Comedy, Short

A government official staying in a hotel puts some important secret papers in the hotel safe. A ring of spies out to get the papers manages to steal them from the safe, and a lady ... See full summary »

Directors: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog | Stars: Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy, Frank Alexander, Al Thompson

Votes: 74

50. Magoo's Glorious Fourth (1957)

6 min | Family, Animation, Short

It's the Fourth of July and Mr. Magoo is ready to kick it off safely and sanely forbidding Waldo to set off any firecrackers. Instead, he opts to celebrate by planting flowers in his garden... See full summary »

Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler

Votes: 39