Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "watching-a-videotape"

1. Barbarian (2022)

R | 102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems.

Director: Zach Cregger | Stars: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long, Matthew Patrick Davis

Votes: 181,273

2. The Ring (2002)

PG-13 | 115 min | Horror, Mystery

A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox, David Dorfman

Votes: 375,208 | Gross: $129.13M

3. Malignant (I) (2021)

R | 111 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.

Director: James Wan | Stars: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White

Votes: 109,315 | Gross: $13.39M

4. Lost Highway (1997)

R | 134 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius, Louis Eppolito

Votes: 153,279 | Gross: $3.80M

5. Videodrome (1983)

R | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.

Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky

Votes: 103,063 | Gross: $2.12M

6. Ringu (1998)

Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Mystery

A reporter and her ex-husband investigate a cursed video tape that is rumored to kill the viewer seven days after watching it.

Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Yûko Takeuchi, Hitomi Satô

Votes: 77,540

7. The Ring Two (2005)

PG-13 | 110 min | Horror, Mystery

6 months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.

Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Sissy Spacek, Simon Baker

Votes: 101,012 | Gross: $76.23M

8. Rings (2017)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young woman finds herself on the receiving end of a terrifying curse that threatens to take her life in 7 days.

Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez | Stars: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D'Onofrio

Votes: 43,240 | Gross: $27.79M

9. The Fanatic (2019)

R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.

Director: Fred Durst | Stars: John Travolta, Devon Sawa, Ana Golja, Jacob Grodnik

Votes: 12,438 | Gross: $0.00M

10. Joe Bell (2020)

R | 94 min | Biography, Drama

The true story of a small-town, working-class father who embarks on a walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay. Meanwhile, he... See full summary »

Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Reid Miller, Connie Britton, Maxwell Jenkins

Votes: 9,568

11. Ruthless People (1986)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime

A couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in retaliation, not knowing that their enemy is delighted that they did.

Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater

Votes: 30,536 | Gross: $71.62M

12. Return to Paradise (1998)

R | 111 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Two friends must choose whether to help a third friend who was arrested in Malaysia for drug possession.

Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix, David Conrad

Votes: 15,430 | Gross: $8.29M

13. Charlie Countryman (2013)

R | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

While travelling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.

Director: Fredrik Bond | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen, Til Schweiger

Votes: 29,793 | Gross: $0.01M

14. Ring 2 (1999)

Not Rated | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Reiko takes Yôichi into hiding when her son begins to display frightening powers. Meanwhile, Mai Takano and the authorities begin a desperate search for them, as the mysterious Ring curse spreads.

Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Miki Nakatani, Hitomi Satô, Kyôko Fukada, Fumiyo Kohinata

Votes: 14,734

15. Rings (2005 Video)

Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Horror, Mystery

Jake, a teenager watches a cursed video tape after joining a teen cult named "Rings". Join Jake as he lives the horrifying experiences of Samara Morgan's cursed tape.

Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Ryan Merriman, Emily VanCamp, Kelly Stables, Alexandra Breckenridge

Votes: 3,118

16. Alexandra's Project (2003)

Unrated | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A regular suburban family man comes home from work on his birthday to find a deserted house and a videotape waiting to be played...

Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Gary Sweet, Helen Buday, Bogdan Koca, Samantha Knigge

Votes: 5,220

17. The Last Blockbuster (2020)

TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary

This nostalgic documentary reveals the real story of Blockbuster's demise, and how one last location in Bend, Oregon keeps the spirit of a bygone era alive.

Director: Taylor Morden | Stars: Lauren Lapkus, Tom Casey, Kevin Smith, Sandi Harding

Votes: 6,146

18. The Ring Virus (1999)

Not Rated | 108 min | Horror

After the mysterious death of her niece and other three teenagers on the same hour and with the symptoms of heart attack, the journalist Sun-ju decides to investigate their last moments. ... See full summary »

Director: Dong-bin Kim | Stars: Shin Eun-kyung, Seung-Hyun Lee, Jung Jin-young, Kim Chang-wan

Votes: 2,439

19. Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)

Not Rated | 98 min | Horror

The vengeful spirits of the Ring and Grudge series face off.

Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa, Misato Tanaka

Votes: 3,991

20. Ring (1995 TV Movie)

95 min | Horror, Mystery

In different parts of Tokyo, four young and seemingly healthy people suddenly die of heart failure at exactly the same moment. Reporter Kazuyuki Asakawa decides to investigate the deaths, ... See full summary »

Director: Chisui Takigawa | Stars: Katsunori Takahashi, Ayane Miura, Mai Tachihara, Maha Hamada

Votes: 597

21. Ring: The Final Chapter (1999)

54 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Asakawa is a journalist. He is witness to the strange death of a biker. Later this day, he learned that his niece Tomoko died suddenly of heart failure at the same time as the biker .So, he... See full summary »

Stars: Toshirô Yanagiba, Tomoya Nagase, Kotomi Kyôno, Akiko Yada

Votes: 193

22. At the Video Store (2019)

72 min | Documentary

Equal parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, AT THE VIDEO STORE is an ode to the death (and life!) of the American Video Store.

Director: James Westby | Stars: Mari Ane Anderson, Marty Arno, Lance Bangs, Brian Chankin

Votes: 48

23. Film Geek (2005)

Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy

The story of Scotty Pelk, a socially inept video store clerk who gets fired from his job and becomes a sensation as an online film critic.

Director: James Westby | Stars: Melik Malkasian, Ritah Parrish, John Breen, Dennis Adkins

Votes: 1,098 | Gross: $0.02M

24. The Video Store Commercial (2019)

4 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

A desperate video store owner hires a crew to shoot a commercial in his shop. But when they accidentally destroy a cursed VHS, suddenly, all their lives are in danger.- and worse yet, the commercial may never get finished.

Directors: Cody Kennedy, Tim Rutherford | Stars: Josh Lenner, Kevin Martin, Jesse Nash, Tim Rutherford

Votes: 64

25. The Dakota Project (2010)

25 min | Short, Horror, Mystery

After receiving a haunting videotape from her estranged brother, university student Laura Ray finds herself being followed and videotaped by members of the mysterious Dakota Company. When ... See full summary »

Director: Darryl Merpaw

26. M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994–1995)
Episode: Fast Forward (1995)

TV-G | 45 min | Action, Sci-Fi

MANTIS faces a criminal who has the ability to move so fast he is invisible.

Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Carl Lumbly, Roger Rees, Chris Gartin, Galyn Görg

Votes: 13

27. FoundFlix (2015– )
Episode: Rings (2017) Ending Explained + Origins of Samara (2017)

TV-14 | 10 min | Talk-Show

Rings (2017) is the third entry in The Ring franchise featuring Samara now haunting people in the modern tech age. Here's my Ending Explained full of MAJOR SPOILERS and a look at the origin of Samara, giving you all the info you need.

Director: Chris Dandridge | Star: Chris Dandridge

28. The Detour (2016–2019)
Episode: The Return (2019)

TV-MA | 20 min | Adventure, Comedy

After a breakthrough, the Parkers return to Syracuse to find their daughter.

Director: Brennan Shroff | Stars: Jason Jones, Natalie Zea, Ashley Gerasimovich, Liam Carroll

Votes: 115