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

1. Fight Club (1999)

R | 139 min | Drama

An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, Zach Grenier

Votes: 2,323,742 | Gross: $37.03M

2. Drive (I) (2011)

R | 100 min | Action, Drama

A mysterious Hollywood action film stuntman gets in trouble with gangsters when he tries to help his neighbor's husband rob a pawn shop while serving as his getaway driver.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks

Votes: 704,453 | Gross: $35.06M

3. Tenet (2020)

PG-13 | 150 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Armed with only the word "Tenet," and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global mission that unfolds beyond real time.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Juhan Ulfsak

Votes: 592,648 | Gross: $58.46M

4. Mother! (2017)

R | 121 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer

Votes: 249,661 | Gross: $17.80M

5. Antichrist (2009)

Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.

Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Storm Acheche Sahlstrøm

Votes: 136,534 | Gross: $0.40M

6. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Western

A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.

Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volontè, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy

Votes: 232,673 | Gross: $14.50M

7. Willy's Wonderland (2021)

TV-MA | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash -- and only one side will make it out alive.

Director: Kevin Lewis | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta, Beth Grant, Ric Reitz

Votes: 38,552

8. The Postman (1997)

R | 177 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A nameless drifter dons a postman's uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in post-apocalyptic America.

Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams

Votes: 78,309 | Gross: $17.63M

9. Shoot 'Em Up (2007)

R | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.

Director: Michael Davis | Stars: Clive Owen, Monica Bellucci, Paul Giamatti, Stephen McHattie

Votes: 155,018 | Gross: $12.81M

10. The Day of the Jackal (1973)

PG | 143 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" to kill President Charles de Gaulle.

Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair, Alan Badel

Votes: 44,924 | Gross: $16.06M

11. Once (I) (2007)

R | 86 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.

Director: John Carney | Stars: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh, Gerard Hendrick

Votes: 121,274 | Gross: $9.44M

12. My Name Is Nobody (1973)

PG | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Western

A young, easy-going gunman worships and competes with a famed gunfighter, insisting that he must face down a gang of 150 outlaws before he can retire.

Director: Tonino Valerii | Stars: Terence Hill, Henry Fonda, Jean Martin, R.G. Armstrong

Votes: 29,563 | Gross: $0.39M

13. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.

Director: Ana Lily Amirpour | Stars: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Navabi

Votes: 38,625

14. El Mariachi (1992)

R | 81 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime de Hoyos, Peter Marquardt

Votes: 71,288 | Gross: $2.04M

15. Wind Chill (2007)

R | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Two college students share a ride home for the holidays, but when they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they are preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.

Director: Gregory Jacobs | Stars: Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes, Martin Donovan, Ned Bellamy

Votes: 24,976 | Gross: $0.02M

16. Curve (2016)

10 min | Short, Horror, Thriller

Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a girl tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.

Director: Tim Egan | Star: Laura Jane Turner

Votes: 1,610

17. All Is Lost (2013)

PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.

Director: J.C. Chandor | Star: Robert Redford

Votes: 83,819 | Gross: $6.26M

18. The Driver (1978)

R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley

Votes: 19,421 | Gross: $4.91M

19. Russian Ark (2002)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, History

A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.

Director: Aleksandr Sokurov | Stars: Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Mikhail Piotrovsky

Votes: 21,818 | Gross: $0.04M

20. Bunraku (2010)

R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The story of a a young man who has spent his life searching for revenge only to find himself up against a bigger challenge than he originally bargained for.

Director: Guy Moshe | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Gackt

Votes: 20,488

21. 28 Hotel Rooms (2012)

Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Romance

A novelist and an accountant meet while they are traveling for work, and though they both are in relationships, their one-night stand could become something more.

Director: Matt Ross | Stars: Marin Ireland, Chris Messina, Robert Deamer, Anne H. Wilson

Votes: 3,624 | Gross: $0.02M

22. The Old Man and the Sea (1958)

Not Rated | 86 min | Adventure, Drama

An old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea.

Directors: John Sturges, Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver, Richard Alameda

Votes: 8,641

23. El Gringo (2012)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama

A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000, and a bloody past, finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras.

Director: Eduardo Rodriguez | Stars: Scott Adkins, Petar Bachvarov, Zachary Baharov, Mimoza Bazova

Votes: 6,885

24. The Naked Witch (1961)

M | 59 min | Horror

A student researching the German settlements of Central Texas unearths the grave of a reputed witch. The witch rises from her grave nude and embarks on a campaign of seduction and murder against the descendants of her persecutors.

Directors: Claude Alexander, Larry Buchanan | Stars: Denis Adams, Charles West, Howard Ware, Jack Herman

Votes: 561

25. The Amusement Park (1975)

54 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

An elderly gentleman goes for what he assumes will be an ordinary day at the amusement park, only to find himself in the middle of a hellish nightmare.

Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Lincoln Maazel, Harry Albacker, Phyllis Casterwiler, Pete Chovan

Votes: 3,166

26. Granny (2017 Video Game)

M | Horror

Granny is an Indie horror game developed and published by DVloper, as part of the Slenderina series. The game features an unnamed protagonist trapped in a house, needing to solve puzzles ... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Vukanovic

Votes: 161

27. Night of Fear (1973)

54 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

Insane sadistic hermit stalks and captures those who get lost in his part of the woods. A young woman whose car broke down is about to find out what he does with them next.

Director: Terry Bourke | Stars: Norman Yemm, Carla Hoogeveen, Mike Dorsey, Briony Behets

Votes: 656

28. The Perfect Sleep (2009)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Against the backdrop of a noirish dreamscape, a tortured man returns to the city he swore he would never return to, in order to save the woman he has always loved yet can never have.

Director: Jeremy Alter | Stars: Anton Pardoe, Anthony Dilio, David Beck, Ken Clark

Votes: 1,174

29. The Cure (1917)

Unrated | 24 min | Short, Comedy

An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Henry Bergman

Votes: 3,883

30. Day Night Day Night (2006)

Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A 19-year-old girl prepares to become a suicide bomber in Times Square. She speaks with a nondescript American accent, and it's impossible to pinpoint her ethnicity. We never learn why she ... See full summary »

Director: Julia Loktev | Stars: Luisa Williams, Josh Philip Weinstein, Gareth Saxe, Nyambi Nyambi

Votes: 2,304 | Gross: $0.03M

31. Utawarerumono: The False Faces (2015– )

24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Anime based on the second game in the Utawarerumono series features the unnamed protagonist who wakes up awkwardly in the middle of a vast snowy plain that he doesn't recognize and can't ... See full summary »

Stars: Keiji Fujiwara, Kregg Dailey, Risa Taneda, Shanae'a Moore

Votes: 141

32. Until First Light (2018)

82 min | Drama

Until First Light follows an unnamed protagonist returning to his childhood home following the tragic death of his brother. The man struggles with loss as fall gives way to winter and he ... See full summary »

Director: Kyle Armstrong | Stars: Darren Frank, Nancy Sandercock, Sandra Nicholls, Meagan McKague

Votes: 10

33. Pleasureland (2018)

68 min | Drama, Reality-TV, Romance | Completed

Reality TV has given birth to the 'shotgun' celebrity. Reaching fame via one of many TV shows, they are paraded around the PA 'circuit' by fly-by-night agents until burn out. What's left is... See full summary »

Director: Damian Power | Stars: Fabrizio Santino, Danielle Harold, Jack Fairbank, Amelia-Rose Clark

34. The House and the White String (2020)

45 min | Horror

A man buys a house at a police auction, unaware of the house's horrific secrets of murder and madness, and quickly finds out the hard way that he is not welcome there.

Stars: Joseph Mazzaferro, Gail Yost

Votes: 119

35. The Dark Eye (1995 Video Game)

Adventure, Drama, Horror

Inspired by Poe's stories of the macabre, the game follows an unnamed protagonist, who's suffering from surreal nightmares. He's about to witness tragic events involving his brother Henry, Henry's fiancee Elise and his disapproving uncle.

Director: Russel Lees | Stars: William S. Burroughs, Jack Angel, Ryan Cutrona, Roberta Farkas

Votes: 52

36. Cigarette (2016)

9 min | Short, Thriller

A woman asks a man up to her apartment after a date, and, to his surprise, treats him to an impromptu striptease.

Director: Paul Anthony Nelson | Stars: Rebecca Fortuna, Ryan Heath

Votes: 11

37. Allison Road (Video Game)

Horror | Announced

The game let you controls an unnamed protagonist who awakens in his townhouse with a splitting headache, who exclaims that he needs to find some Aspirin.

Director: Christian Kesler | Star: Stephanie Siow

38. Woman Pouring from Jug (1887)

1 min | Short

Eadweard Muybridge's nude female model is depicted in a series of images, detailing her bending over and pouring water from a jug.

Director: Eadweard Muybridge

Votes: 193

39. YOU and I (2017)

13 min | Short, Drama, Mystery

As it is said, 'Separation is the highest form of love and Union its culmination', we follow our protagonist on her journey to find a closure to the most dear and important relationship of ... See full summary »

Director: Syed Ahmad Afzal | Star: Tara-Alisha Berry

Votes: 51

40. Tantrum (2017)

7 min | Short, Horror

A babysitter has a very bad night.

Directors: Robin D. Fox, Nick Malik | Stars: Michael Massaad, Amanda McBride, Seth Vega, Audrey Vegafox

41. Invisible Hand (2021 Video)

Short, Mystery

Invisible Hand is an exploration of memory. Our unnamed protagonist lives a life of repetition and insecurity. Every day is a blur of abstract actions until one night she meets a dark ... See full summary »

Director: Matthew Taylor | Stars: Sasha K. Gordon, Timothy Laurel Harrison, Quinn Jackson

42. Bread (2016)

2 min | Short, Mystery

An unnamed protagonist observes various surreal images after finding a discarded package on a New York City sidewalk.

Director: Chris Moshier | Stars: Ryan Harvey, Chris Moshier

43. Lemon Acid: Limunska Kiselina (2018)

4 min | Animation, Short

Mirko (unnamed protagonist) is a regular guy from Zagreb who hides a different side to his persona, the fantastic Lemon, The Fighting Funk Robot. One day that begun as just another boring ... See full summary »

Director: Bruno Rodak | Star: Vid Vince

44. Enlightenment (2012)

Short, Drama

Enlightenment follows an unnamed protagonist while he attempts to reveal the nature that surrounds him.

Director: Ricardo Lorenzo | Stars: Aria DeMaris, Jared Rinaldi

45. Hot Tub: The Urban Legend (2007)

3 min | Short, Comedy

An obnoxious sun-glassed hipster dude boozes it up while relaxing in a hot tub.

Director: Todd Matthew Grossman | Star: Damian Cecere

Votes: 24

46. Coffee Is Happiness (2017)

4 min | Short, Drama

While doing mundane tasks around his work, the unnamed protagonist's gloomy thoughts harass and annoy him. He tries to ignore them and put them out of his mind, but the dark thoughts become... See full summary »

Director: Jody Bruchon | Star: Jody Bruchon

47. Confounders (2014)

17 min | Short, Drama, Horror

An unnamed protagonist falls in love with a woman whom he believes has been murdered, and though he cuts her up to dispose of the body, she continues to reappear as his world becomes more ... See full summary »

Director: Arash Hoda | Stars: Ray Blind, Marie Cavasora, Josh Howell, Stan Jones

48. Tiger Tiger (2016)

10 min | Short, Drama

In the middle of the night, a young man ventures down to his local to acquire the assistance of his trusted bartender in the disposal of a body.

Director: Donnagh Fitzpatrick | Stars: Stephen Cromwell, Gerry Grimes, John Fitzmaurice, Bernie Abbot

49. Kimi Sae Ireba (2008)

Short, Drama

On a cold winter night just as the sun is setting, an unnamed protagonist receives a phone call, pushing his humdrum life onto a slippery slope downward into a dark place. He has to cope ... See full summary »

Director: A.R. Björklund | Star: Andrew Marksman

50. Waxworks (1992 Video Game)

Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

An unnamed protagonist gains possession of a wax museum owned by his deceased uncle. The guard gives him a crystal ball, which contains his uncle's soul, who tells about a curse the protagonist must break.

Directors: Alan Bridgman, Mike Woodroffe, Simon Woodroffe

Votes: 36