Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "literally-thrown-out"

1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell

Votes: 499,134

2. Jolene (2008)

R | 121 min | Drama

A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling cross-country experiencing life, love and heartbreak.

Director: Dan Ireland | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Frances Fisher, Rupert Friend, Dermot Mulroney

Votes: 5,149

3. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.

Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson

Votes: 70,643 | Gross: $27.28M

4. Amityville: A New Generation (1993 Video)

R | 91 min | Horror

An old mirror from the Amityville house finds its way into a young photographer's home, where the demonic presence soon manifests itself to cause more death and mayhem.

Director: John Murlowski | Stars: Ross Partridge, Julia Nickson, Lala Sloatman, David Naughton

Votes: 2,481

5. A Dog's Life (1918)

Not Rated | 33 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

The Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Dave Anderson, Bert Appling

Votes: 9,644

6. Cougar Hunting (2011)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Romance

Tells the tale of three buddies in their 20's whose love-lives are in shambles. They go to Aspen to pursue the booming trend of dating cougars: hot older women who prey on hot young guys.

Director: Robin Blazak | Stars: Matt Prokop, Randy Wayne, Jareb Dauplaise, Jillian Murray

Votes: 1,231

7. The Concrete Cowboys (1979 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

Two ex-cowboys from Montana wind up on the run when they are set up by a corrupt sheriff. They arrive in Nashville, where they open up a detective agency and soon they are hired to foil a kidnapping involving a singer.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Jerry Reed, Tom Selleck, Morgan Fairchild, Claude Akins

Votes: 93

8. Lunnye polyany (2002)

117 min | Drama

Nina reunites with her brother Andrei at their mother's funeral. He left home years ago to hide his incestuous relationship with Nina. Their mutual attraction rekindles and, although adults now, they relive their youth together.

Director: Igor Minaiev | Stars: Andrey Kuzichyov, Alisa Bogart, Aleksandr Berda, Andrey Tolubeev

Votes: 44

9. Al Capone (1959)

Approved | 104 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A chronicle of the rise and fall of Chicago crime boss Al Capone during the Prohibition era.

Director: Richard Wilson | Stars: Rod Steiger, Martin Balsam, Fay Spain, James Gregory

Votes: 1,909

10. Busy Bodies (1933)

Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Family

Stan and Ollie do battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and the laws of physics during a routine work day at the sawmill.

Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dick Gilbert, Charlie Hall

Votes: 2,988

11. Ask Father (1919)

Passed | 13 min | Comedy, Short

The young couple have decided to marry and it is time to ask the father for the hand of his daughter. Problem is, the father does not want to give the daughter away. So every time he goes ... See full summary »

Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, 'Snub' Pollard, Bebe Daniels, Sammy Brooks

Votes: 1,232

12. The Pest (1922)

Passed | 22 min | Comedy, Short

Stan Laurel plays a book salesman who has a series of encounters, mostly revolving around a young woman who might be evicted by her lecherous landlord. Along the way, Stan dresses up as a ... See full summary »

Director: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson | Stars: Stan Laurel, Glen Cavender, Vera Reynolds, Joy Winthrop

Votes: 112

13. Me and My Pal (1933)

Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Family

On his wedding day, Oliver and his best man Stanley become absorbed in a jigsaw puzzle. Eventually the taxi driver, the butler, a policeman and a messenger boy all get involved with the puzzle, making them late for the wedding.

Directors: Charley Rogers, Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Marion Bardell

Votes: 1,535

14. Hoot Toot (1918)

Comedy, Short

Magnolia Milkshake wants to help the war effort to compensate for her husband who is exempt for being overweight. She tries to join the Red Cross, then the rifle corps.

Director: James D. Davis | Star: Alice Howell

15. Gun Girls (1957)

Not Rated | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A gang of teenage girls, looking for kicks and ignoring their probation officers' warnings, embark on a crime spree of robberies and burglaries.

Director: Robert C. Dertano | Stars: Eve Brent, Timothy Farrell, Jan Reeves, Jacquelyn Park

Votes: 127

16. Young Mr. Jazz (1919)

10 min | Comedy, Short

While running away from his girl's father, their car breaks down in front of a dance hall run by crooks. Harold has to not only stay one step ahead of the girl's father, but also those trying to rob them of everything they have.

Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, 'Snub' Pollard, Sammy Brooks

Votes: 663

17. Pink, Plunk, Plink (1966)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The Pink Panther - an amateur violinist - attempts to play in the orchestra at a concert for Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, injecting his own theme into the music.

Directors: Hawley Pratt, Friz Freleng | Star: Henry Mancini

Votes: 320

18. Bumping Into Broadway (1919)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Short

Young playwright spends his last cent to pay the rent of struggling actress in a theatrical boarding house. Pursuing her, he winds up at a gambling club, where he wins big, just before a police raid.

Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, 'Snub' Pollard, Helen Gilmore

Votes: 1,388

19. An Eastern Westerner (1920)

Passed | 23 min | Comedy, Short, Family

Blase eastern boy is shipped off to a ranch in the 'wild west ' by his father.

Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Noah Young, J. Ray Avery

Votes: 1,684

20. Hey There (1918)

10 min | Short, Comedy

A man tries to sneak into a motion picture studio to give back the letter of the beautiful woman who dropped it at a sidewalk.

Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Harold Lloyd, 'Snub' Pollard, Bebe Daniels, William Blaisdell

Votes: 187

21. His New Job (1915)

TV-G | 31 min | Short, Comedy

Charlie is trying to get a job in a movie. After causing difficulty on the set, he is told to help the carpenter. When one of the actors doesn't show, Charlie is given a chance to act but ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Billy Armstrong, Agnes Ayres, Arthur W. Bates

Votes: 2,041

22. Ring Up the Curtain (1919)

Not Rated | 12 min | Comedy, Short

Stage hand Harold falls in love with the leading lady of a visiting theatrical troupe.

Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, 'Snub' Pollard, Bud Jamison

Votes: 267

23. Bliss (1917)

12 min | Comedy, Short

A counterfeit count is aided in his courtship of the heroine by her father who is overwhelmed by his 'title.'

Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, 'Snub' Pollard, W.L. Adams

Votes: 169

24. Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers (1915)

11 min | Comedy, Short

When a rich 'mothball magnate' checks into a hotel with his family, the mashers come out of the woodwork to woo his daughter (Arbuckle.) The scene shifts to the beach where the buxom ... See full summary »

Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Harold Lloyd, Joe Bordeaux, Edgar Kennedy

Votes: 168

25. Just Rambling Along (1918)

9 min | Short, Comedy

A nervy young man follows a pretty lady into a diner to flirt with her, but winds up getting stuck with the tab.

Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Clarine Seymour, Noah Young, James Parrott

Votes: 327

26. The Masquerader (I) (1914)

Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Comedy

Charlie is an actor in a film studio. He messes up several scenes and is tossed out. Returning dressed as a lady, he charms the director. Even so, Charlie never makes it into film, winding up at the bottom of a well.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Chester Conklin, Charles Murray

Votes: 1,533

27. Careful Please (1926)

25 min | Comedy, Short

A bill collector working in a tough neighborhood manages to rescue a young socialite from kidnappers.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Lloyd Hamilton, Marcella Daly, Dick Sutherland, Louise Carver

Votes: 29

28. Fright to the Finish (1954)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Olive is reading ghost stories to the boys. Popeye scoffs; Bluto decides to take advantage of this by staging various pranks (a headless man, an animated skeleton, and a sheet-over-balloon ... See full summary »

Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Al Eugster | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 337

29. Hollywood Capers (1935)

7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Beans sneaks in to a Hollywood movie studio lot, where he gets into a heap of trouble.

Director: Jack King | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Tommy Bond, Bernice Hansen, Tedd Pierce

Votes: 525

30. Unnatural History (1959)

6 min | Animation, Family, Short

Are animals human? Or vice versa? This is the question asked by a professor, Dr. Beest Lee, who appears on a stage in a theater to give a lecture and show a film about the human-like ... See full summary »

Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, June Foray, Ed Prentiss

Votes: 128

31. A Simple Sap (1928)

Short, Comedy

A bumbling grocery-store employee must deal with such job-related problems as a conniving boss, unruly customers, a baby alligator and an escaped lunatic, all of which culminates in a wild ... See full summary »

Directors: Hampton Del Ruth, Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Betty Amann, Walter Hiers, Jimmy Aubrey

Votes: 27

32. Count Your Change (1919)

12 min | Comedy, Short

Harold becomes the victim of a clever bulldog pup who chases him in and out of various places.

Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Harold Lloyd, 'Snub' Pollard, Bebe Daniels, Sammy Brooks

Votes: 78

33. Überfall (1928)

21 min | Short, Crime, Drama

A coin found on the street turns out to be unlucky for those who attempt to possess it.

Director: Ernö Metzner | Stars: Heinrich Gotho, Eva Schmid-Kayser, Sybille Schmitz, Alfred Loretto

Votes: 424

34. Torchy Turns Turtle (1933)

21 min | Short, Comedy

Office boy Torchy stumbles upon a spy network intent upon stealing the secret formula from his boss' safe. Can clueless Torcy get the formula back? With the help of the boss' daughter and a Tommy gun, he has a chance.

Director: C.C. Burr | Stars: Ray Cooke, Marion Shockley, Edmund Breese, Franklin Pangborn

Votes: 8

35. A Ghostly Night (1924)

Comedy, Short

Jimmy and his companion unexpectedly drove themselves into severe troubles with storm havoc upon them. More frighten scenes uncovered when they only thoughts to be quite ordinary but there wasn't while they're inside the deserted house.

Director: Joe Rock | Star: Jimmy Aubrey

36. False Impressions (1932)

Comedy, Short

Lloyd, Marjorie, and Dorothy work in a department store, he in the toy section and the girls selling music sheets. He has eyes of Marjorie, but she feels that she can do better and takes up... See full summary »

Director: Leslie Pearce | Stars: Lloyd Hamilton, Marjorie Beebe, Edmund Burns, Dorothy Granger

Votes: 17

37. The Iceman's Ball (1932)

20 min | Comedy, Short

Clark & McCullough are arrested for disturbing the peace. They steal the police car and return it to the station. The new police commissioner believes that they are real policemen and they get back the patrol car. Out on the beat, the duo chase women rather than criminals, just like real cops.

Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Bobby Clark, Paul McCullough, James Finlayson, Fred Kelsey

Votes: 35

38. Broke in China (1927)

Not Rated | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Donald Drake, a deep sea gondolier ex soda jerk, arrives at the All Nation Cafe in Shanghai. The proprietor believes he's a penniless ne'er-do-well - which he is - but he unexpectedly comes... See full summary »

Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Ben Turpin, Louise Carver, Alice Belcher, Ruth Taylor

Votes: 68

39. To Heir Is Human (1944)

Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Harry finds out he is the missing heir to an estate, and is summoned to an old, spooky mansion to collect his inheritance.

Director: Harold Godsoe | Stars: Una Merkel, Harry Langdon, Christine McIntyre, Eddie Gribbon

Votes: 25

40. The Heart Snatcher (1920)

19 min | Short, Comedy

After being thrown out of a party he used to gain entry to the mansion, a thief sneaks back in, then plots Plan B to break into the safe. He escapes to hide out in a garage, causing chaos.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Jack Cooper, Marvel Rea, Harry Booker, Bobby Dunn

Votes: 12

41. Roars and Uproars (1922)

Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Comedy

A rare film from C.L. Chester Productions. The wealthy and now-dead Mr. P. Nutt, in revenge upon his, bequeaths estate to his lovely niece-on the condition she marry a genius whom the world calls crazy. The search is on for a crazy genius.

Director: William Campbell | Stars: Jack Cooper, Bobby Ray, Ernest Shields

Votes: 18

42. The Lost Laugh (1928)

9 min | Comedy, Short

A man rises to a day in which everything seems to go wrong. He handles it all in good humor, but does he have a breaking point?

Director: Stephen Roberts | Stars: Wallace Lupino, Lucille Hutton, Monte Collins

Votes: 36

43. Movieland (1926)

20 min | Comedy, Short

A star-struck fan of a film star botches his chance to meet her with a wardrobe malfunction. But, did Lester give up so easily? He sneaks onto the movie studio to try and make amends--which does not go exactly as planned.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Lupino Lane, Wallace Lupino, Kathryn McGuire, Glen Cavender

Votes: 31

44. Outdoor Pajamas (1924)

10 min | Comedy, Short

Jimmy Jump (Charley Chase) wakes up late for his wedding so he ends up leaving the house dressed in his pajamas and then encounters one disaster after another.

Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Beth Darlington, Jack Gavin, Martha Sleeper

Votes: 61

45. Torchy's Loud Spooker (1933)

21 min | Comedy, Short

A murder house reputed to be haunted is where a radio engineer, man in need of rest, his daughter and her friends and her husband come together in this comedy of errors.

Director: C.C. Burr | Stars: Ray Cooke, Franklin Pangborn, Marion Shockley, Edmund Breese

Votes: 10

46. BroSis (2011)

13 min | Short

Sis walks through heavy rain to visit her brother, ditching most of her wet clothes along the way. She lives in a fantasy world, dragging her brother along--until she messes with his cat.

Director: Shmulik Naparstek | Stars: Shlomit Mandel, Shmulik Naparstek

47. Looking for Trouble (1919)

9 min | Comedy, Short

A burlesque boxing contest is featured, and the principal bout occurs between the "Champ" and the "Chump," Snub appearing as the latter.

Director: Hal Roach | Stars: 'Snub' Pollard, Marie Mosquini, Eddie Boland, Sammy Brooks

Votes: 51

48. The Plumber's Helper (1924)

15 min | Short, Comedy

A day in the life of a hapless plumber and his bumbling assistant, flirting with a customer's daughter, a dangerous drive, plumbing a house and fixing a flooded bathroom. Good help is hard to come by.

Star: Bobby Dunn

Votes: 19

49. Step Forward (1922)

20 min | Short, Comedy

The conductor of a one-man streetcar has to deal with getting passengers on and off, getting tickets, making sure no one tries to ride for free and operating the car all at the same time.

Directors: William Beaudine, F. Richard Jones, Gus Meins | Stars: Ben Turpin, Phyllis Haver, Heinie Conklin, Kewpie Morgan

Votes: 15

50. Better Behave (1928)

Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy

Physical comedy drives this vehicle for then-famous clown Poodles Hanneford, part of a legendary British circus family. Already pushing forty but impeccably nimble, he plays suitor to ... See full summary »

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Poodles Hanneford, Betty Walsh, Harry Martell, Roger Moore

Votes: 17