Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "nintendo-entertainment-system"
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Thirty years after their popular television show ended, chipmunks Chip and Dale live very different lives. When a cast member from the original series mysteriously disappears, the pair must reunite to save their friend.
Director: Akiva Schaffer | Stars: Andy Samberg, John Mulaney, KiKi Layne, Will Arnett
Votes: 47,001
2. The Wizard (1989)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.
Director: Todd Holland | Stars: Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, Jenny Lewis, Vince Trankina
Votes: 16,559 | Gross: $14.28M
3. Moms' Night Out (2014)
PG | 98 min | Comedy
Hardworking mom Allyson has a crazy night out with her friends, while their husbands watch their children.
Directors: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin | Stars: Sarah Drew, Sean Astin, Patricia Heaton, Trace Adkins
Votes: 14,491 | Gross: $10.43M
4. 8-Bit Christmas (2021)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Family
In 1980s Chicago, a 10-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation: the latest and greatest video-game system.
Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: Winslow Fegley, Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Zahn, June Diane Raphael
Votes: 21,638
5. The Funhouse Massacre (2015)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Horror
Six of the world's scariest psychopaths escape from a local Asylum and proceed to unleash terror on the unsuspecting crowd of a Halloween Funhouse, whose themed mazes are inspired by their various reigns of terror.
Director: Andy Palmer | Stars: Jere Burns, Scottie Thompson, Matt Angel, Robert Englund
Votes: 4,320
6. 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: 7,155
7. Captain N: The Game Master (1989–1991)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Short, Action
Kevin, a teenage gamer and his friends fight to save Videoland from the evil Mother Brain.
Stars: Ian James Corlett, Garry Chalk, Michael Donovan, Doc Harris
Votes: 1,347
8. The Legend of Zelda (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Follows the story of a young boy named Link that must save a kidnapped princess from the evil, demonic Ganon, who put a spell on his lair which can only be removed with the 3 pieces of the Triforce, a golden triangle with mystical powers.
Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 3,207
9. Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
King Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, taken over all seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World, and put his seven kids in charge of all of them. It's the Mario Brothers to the rescue.
Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 5,830
10. Ms. Pac-Man (1982 Video Game)
Action, Family, Fantasy
This update to Pac-Man (1980) changed the character to a lady, added moving fruit, smarter monsters, cut scenes and more mazes.
Votes: 647
11. The Goonies II (1987 Video Game)
Action, Adventure
Mikey's friends, the Goonies, have been kidnapped by the Fratellis, an Italian family of small-time crooks and counterfeiters. Mikey must rescue all six of his friends and free a captured mermaid named Annie.
Votes: 264
12. Donkey Kong (1981 Video Game)
E | Action
Arcade video game and the first in the "Donkey Kong" series in which Jumpman (later retconned to be Mario) runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 2,163
13. Final Fantasy (1987 Video Game)
Unrated | Adventure, Fantasy
The four "Light Warriors" must fulfill a 2000 year old prophecy, traversing the land in order to restore light to the four elemental orbs and defeat an ancient evil to save their world.
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
Votes: 1,968
14. Metal Gear (1987 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After Gray Fox, FOX-HOUND's best agent, goes missing, rookie Solid Snake is sent to the South African fortress "Outer Heaven" to rescue him from terrorists armed with a nuclear-equipped bipedal tank.
Director: Hideo Kojima | Star: Dennis Falt
Votes: 1,439
15. Contra (1987 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A terrorist organization named Red Falcon declares war on humanity and tries to take over the Earth. Two soldiers, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, are sent to stop the Earth's destruction.
Director: Koji Hiroshita
Votes: 1,617
16. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (1989 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In this prequel to Castlevania (1986), Simon Belmont's ancestor Trevor Belmont takes up the cause of defeating Dracula with the help of three others, including Dracula's own son, Alucard.
Director: Hitoshi Akamatsu
Votes: 615
17. Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Family
Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad enter a mysterious door to save the people of Sub-Con from the evil frog Wart and his minions.
Director: Kensuke Tanabe
Votes: 3,425
18. Pac-Man (1980 Video Game)
E | Family, Fantasy
Navigate Pac-Man through a maze escaping ghosts and eating Pac-Dots.
Votes: 2,411
19. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game (1989 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Shredder has kidnapped television reporter April O'Neill and the awesome foursome: Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael must kick into gear and defeat Foot Soldiers and some bogus bosses and defeat the evil Shredder.
Directors: H. Ohyama, H. Toyoda
Votes: 1,376
20. Tetris (1984 Video Game)
E
Differently shaped blocks descend into a 2D container. The blocks can be moved and rotated, and must be sorted into the rest of the blocks on the fly.
Director: Alexey Pazhitnov
Votes: 3,513
21. Metroid (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Bounty hunter Samus Aran descends below the planet Zebes to infiltrate the labyrinthine Space Pirate base and hunt down the deadly, life-sucking species known as the Metroids.
Directors: Yoshio Sakamoto, Satoru Okada
Votes: 1,522
22. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987 Video Game)
E | Sport
Little Mac, a 17-year-old fighter from the Bronx, ranked number three in the minor circuit, works his way up through the rankings so that he can challenge Mike Tyson, Kid Dynamite, in a dream fight.
Director: Genyo Takeda
Votes: 785
23. Tetris (I) (1989 Video Game)
E | Action, Family
Different shaped blocks fall and you must form lines to clear to get points.
Votes: 395
24. Kirby's Adventure (1993 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
After King Dedede breaks The Star Rod, which serves as the power source of the Fountain of Dreams, apart and gives the pieces to his minions, Kirby travels across Dream Land to repair the Star Rod.
Director: Masahiro Sakurai
Votes: 1,086
25. Ghostbusters II (1989 Video Game)
Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Re-live the movie as you bust ghosts, collect slime, find the proper mixture, break out of jail and hunt down Vigo, the Scourge of Carpathia.
Director: Jeffrey Tunnell | Stars: Douglas Recupero, Annie Potts
Votes: 156
26. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A direct sequel to the original Legend of Zelda, it follows Link as he is on a quest to break the sleeping curse placed upon Princess Zelda.
Directors: Tadashi Sugiyama, Yoichi Yamada
Votes: 1,847
27. Mario Bros. (I) (1983 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Fantasy
Two plumber brothers, Mario and Luigi, come across unearthly creatures while searching sewer pipes, so they must do their job and clear the pipes.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 1,487
28. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1989 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Horror
A teen sets out searching the houses on Elm Street for Freddy Krueger's bones. Once they are all collected, they must be thrown into the high school furnace to destroy Freddy once and for all.
Director: Brett Sperry
Votes: 257
29. Beetlejuice (1991 Video Game)
Fantasy, Horror
In the game you control Beetlejuice through various side-scrolling and overhead view levels in an effort to scare the yuppie Deetz family and friends that have taken over the house. You ... See full summary »
Votes: 57
30. Nintendo Quest (2015)
TV-PG | 91 min | Documentary, Adventure, Family
An adventure-filled documentary on Nintendo that follows two gaming enthusiasts, as they hit the open road in hopes of buying all the 678 official retail-licensed Nintendo games in 30 days with no online purchases.
Director: Robert McCallum | Stars: Jay Bartlett, Robert McCallum, Thor Aackerlund, Barry Hitchings
Votes: 1,095
31. Batman (I) (1989 Video Game)
Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Crime
Loosely based on the film Batman (1989), you play as Batman and fight through multiple levels of enemies and bosses, culminating in a showdown with the Joker in the bell tower of Gotham Cathedral.
Director: Keiichi Suzuki
Votes: 512
32. Double Dragon (1987 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Family, Fantasy
Martial arts siblings Billy and Jimmy Lee must battle a tough gang known as the Black Warriors in order to rescue Billy's girlfriend, Marian.
Directors: Yoshihisa Kishimoto, Shinichi Saitou
Votes: 1,318
33. Mega Man (1987 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A lab assistant robot volunteers to be enhanced for fighting to stop a mad scientist from world domination.
Director: Akira Kitamura
Votes: 1,203
34. Castlevania (I) (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In the late 15th century, vampire slayer Simon Belmont must destroy Count Dracula by infiltrating his sanctuary, Castlevania.
Director: Hitoshi Akamatsu
Votes: 1,404
35. Ghostbusters (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Play as the Ghostbusters going around New York fighting and catching ghosts.
Director: David Crane | Star: James Davis Jr
Votes: 431
36. Prince of Persia (1989 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In ancient Persia, the sultan's vizier, Jaffar, seizes power. With his only obstacle to the throne being the sultan's daughter, he locks her up. In order to free her, you must escape dungeons, get to the palace tower and defeat Jaffar.
Directors: Jordan Mechner, Keisuke Yasaka
Votes: 1,298
37. The Guardian Legend (1988 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Long ago, in a distant galaxy, an alien race sent a huge world, hurtling toward Earth, You must battle your way deep within the planet's labyrinths to destroy it. You are the guardian of Earth and your saga will become The Guardian Legend.
Director: Masamitsu Niitani
Votes: 56
38. Ninja Gaiden (1988 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
NES version of Ninja Gaiden. A ninja named Ryu Hayabusa starts a quest to discover his father's killer.
Director: Hideo Yoshizawa
Votes: 535
39. Battletoads (1991 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Battletoads, Rash and Zitz, embark on a mission to defeat the evil Dark Queen on her planet and rescue their kidnapped friends; Pimple, the third member of the Battletoads, and Princess Angelica.
Votes: 597
40. Mega Man 2 (1988 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Dr. Wily escapes from prison and plans revenge on Mega Man.
Director: Akira Kitamura
Votes: 1,284
41. Maniac Mansion (1987 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
A meteor crashes into Dr. Fred Edison's front yard and takes control over him. When Fred kidnaps Sandy, a college teenager, her boyfriend Dave Miller and his friends plan to break into the mansion and save her.
Director: Ron Gilbert
Votes: 784
42. DuckTales (1989 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Scrooge McDuck travels around the world and outer space in search of five treasures to further increase his fortune.
Director: Keiji Inafune
Votes: 569
43. Super Contra (1987 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
One year after the events of Contra, the aliens return and invade an allied base. Bill and Lance are not only fighting their mortal enemy Red Falcon, they must now face off against their former comrades.
Director: Hideyuki Tsujimoto
Votes: 311
44. Darkwing Duck (I) (1992 Video Game)
Not Rated | Action, Comedy, Family
Video game adaption of the animated show. Six criminals are hired by F.O.W.L. to wreak havoc in St. Canard: The Liquidator, Megavolt, Dr. Reginald Bushroot, Quackerjack, Professor Moliarty and the original character Wolfduck.
Votes: 212
45. Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers 2 (1994 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
The Rescue Rangers catch a News Report that a bomb is set to go off at a restaurant. Chip and Dale set off on an adventure to defuse the bomb and find Fat Cat who escaped from prison.
Votes: 85
46. Duck Hunt (1984 Video Game)
E | Action, Sport
Light gun shooter video game in which the player must hit a minimum number of targets (either ducks or clay pigeons) to advance to the next round or else get a game over. If the player loses, a dog appears to mock the player.
Votes: 1,856
48. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (1991 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles take a relaxing vacation in Key West, Florida. One day while watching April O'Neil's news broadcast, Shredder appears, captures April and suddenly causes Manhattan Island to raise high into the air.
Votes: 391
49. 1942 (1984 Video Game)
E | Action, War
1942 is a vertically scrolling shooter made by Capcom. 1942 is set in the Pacific theater of World War II.
Votes: 164
50. The Jungle Book (1993 Video Game)
GA | Action, Adventure, Family
Side-scroller based on the animated 1967 Disney movie The Jungle Book. Mowgli must collect gems on each of the 10 levels to beat it before the time runs out. Bosses include Kaa, King Louie and Shere Khan. The hard mode unlocks a bonus.
Director: Robert Wright
Votes: 131