Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "paying-off-a-debt"

1. Psycho (1960)

R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin

Votes: 719,605 | Gross: $32.00M

2. Hell or High Water (II) (2016)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Toby is a divorced father who's trying to make a better life. His brother is an ex-con with a short temper and a loose trigger finger. Together, they plan a series of heists against the bank that's about to foreclose on their family ranch.

Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham

Votes: 253,027 | Gross: $27.01M

3. A Cinderella Story (2004)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.

Director: Mark Rosman | Stars: Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, Dan Byrd

Votes: 94,165 | Gross: $51.44M

4. White Men Can't Jump (1992)

R | 115 min | Comedy, Sport

Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament.

Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell

Votes: 98,475 | Gross: $76.25M

5. Buffaloed (2019)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

In the underworld of debt-collecting, homegrown hustler Peg Dahl will do anything to escape Buffalo, NY.

Director: Tanya Wexler | Stars: Zoey Deutch, Jai Courtney, Judy Greer, Jermaine Fowler

Votes: 7,599

6. Arena (1989)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A human becomes an unlikely rising star in the biggest fighting tournament in the galaxy that's dominated by alien species.

Director: Peter Manoogian | Stars: Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Camp, Claudia Christian, Marc Alaimo

Votes: 3,050

7. A Good Man (2014 Video)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A man leaves special forces and hides away as handyman in Bucharest. He befriends two sisters living next door. When the Russian mob threatens them, he takes action.

Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Steven Seagal, Victor Webster, Iulia Verdes, Tzi Ma

Votes: 3,903

8. Love Begins (2010 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 89 min | Family, Western

A traveling man (Wes Brown) falls in love with a woman (Julie Mond) who runs a farm with her sister.

Director: David S. Cass Sr. | Stars: Wes Brown, Julie Mond, Abigail Mavity, Jere Burns

Votes: 1,285

9. Shinjuku Swan (2015)

139 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A down-and-out man finds a new job in Tokyo's red-light district as a scout who recruits women to work in the adult-entertainment business.

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Erika Sawajiri, Gô Ayano, Kôsuke Toyohara, Takayuki Yamada

Votes: 1,265

10. The Real Thing (2020)

232 min | Drama, Romance

A man who spends his days in boredom meets a woman, who throws his life into chaos. Koji Fukada's first film adaptation of a comic book.

Director: Kôji Fukada | Stars: Win Morisaki, Kaho Tsuchimura, Shôhei Uno, Kei Ishibashi

Votes: 550

11. I'm Underage But I'm Not a Child (2017)

105 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

Karin Oriyama is 16 years old. She is in high school and about to get married.

Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa | Stars: Kento Nakajima, Yûna Taira, Yuri Chinen, Sylvia Grab

Votes: 250

12. I Am William (2017)

83 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

William lives with his uncle Nils. His father is dead and his mother is mentally unstable. Nils retired early and spends his day buying and selling stuff at a favourable price. Nils owes some gangsters money and they want their debt paid back.

Director: Jonas Elmer | Stars: Alexander Magnússon, Rasmus Bjerg, Stinne Henriksen, Amina Arrakha

Votes: 262

13. Aliyah (2012)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama

Drug dealer Alex finds hope for a new start when his cousin offers him a job in Israel. Now he must make the final score while balancing a new romance, a past lover, a lifelong friendship, ... See full summary »

Director: Elie Wajeman | Stars: Pio Marmaï, Cédric Kahn, Adèle Haenel, Guillaume Gouix

Votes: 576

14. Convenience (II) (2017)

Comedy, Crime

A young war vet and his gambling-addicted roommate find themselves on a local gangster's bad side when they go looking for a quick score.

Director: David James | Stars: Gregory Patrick Agnew, Kevin Borngrebe, Michael Compton, David Eves

15. Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963)
Episode: Beaver Makes a Loan (1959)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Beaver is forced to break his promise to bring home the change from the dollar his dad gave him to buy a 25-cent notebook, after his unreliable pal, Larry Mondello, takes the money to buy a... See full summary »

Director: David Butler | Stars: Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers

Votes: 129

16. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode: Episode #1.727 (1969)

TV-G | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Trask's plans for a school at Collinwood affect Rachel. Charity Trask arrives.

Director: Lela Swift | Stars: Jonathan Frid, Nancy Barrett, Kathryn Leigh Scott, David Selby

Votes: 33

17. Skyways (1979–1981)
Episode: By the Book (1980)

50 min | Drama

Mandy is accepted into the Trans Asia cabin crew training programme. Jacki's flat is burgled, and a Trans Asia pilot discovers that she has taken a waitressing job to help pay off her debts, despite it being against company policy.

Stars: Bartholomew John, Ken James, Tina Bursill, Brian James

18. Saga (2020)
Episode: Seriya 1 (2020)

45 min | Drama

At the dawn of the First World War, Khrystyna rejects Mykyta's marriage proposal, so he volunteers in the army. A wound sends him home in time for the Bolshevik Revolution, which soon sweeps Ukraine between the Reds and the Whites.

Director: Dmitriy Laktionov | Stars: Daria Plakhtii, Oleksandr Pecherytsia, Nikol Niemchyk, Viktor Zhdanov

19. Money Wars (2015– )
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2015)

54 min | Drama

The loan sharks are after a beautician and his wife who have not paid this month's installment of their debt. That family also have other problems. Part of the debts are repaid now, but the... See full summary »

Director: Keiichiro Shiraki | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yûko Ôshima, Fumino Kimura, Shô Takada

20. Quarry (2016)
Episode: Nuoc Chay Da Mon (2016)

TV-MA | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Mac (Logan Marshall-Green) confronts his war demons and settles a score with an old adversary.

Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Jodi Balfour, Damon Herriman, Edoardo Ballerini

Votes: 713

21. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode: The Spoils of War (2017)

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Daenerys takes matters into her own hands. Arya reaches her destination. Jaime and Bronn collect the spoils from the war with the Tyrells.

Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke

Votes: 94,522

22. The Last Tycoon (2016–2017)
Episode: A More Perfect Union (2017)

TV-MA | 47 min | Drama

Stahr hunts for the perfect publicity angle for Kathleen, while managing reactions to his big news. Brady hatches a bold business ploy that has sweeping consequences for the studio and ... See full summary »

Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Stars: Matt Bomer, Kelsey Grammer, Lily Collins, Dominique McElligott

Votes: 171

23. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Forty-Eight: Requiem for a Welterweight (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Archie steps back into the ring; Alice goes deeper with the Farm; Jughead visits the Heart of Darkness; Veronica juggles dueling villains.

Director: Tawnia McKiernan | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 1,224

24. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Forty-Nine: Fire Walk with Me (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Archie befriends a young runaway, and revisits a piece of his past; Veronica leans into risk at La Bonne Nuit; Jughead works to unite the Serpents.

Director: Marisol Adler | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 1,157

25. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Fifty: American Dreams (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jughead questions his mom's motives for returning; Archie recruits the gang for a G&G mission.

Director: Gabriel Correa | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 1,170