Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "comic-hero"

51. Bronco Billy (1980)

PG | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Scatman Crothers

Votes: 12,755 | Gross: $24.27M

52. The Ambushers (1967)

Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Secret agent Matt Helm must battle foreign spies and a rogue nation's exiled ruler in order to recover a hijacked U.S. government experimental flying saucer.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Dean Martin, Senta Berger, Janice Rule, James Gregory

Votes: 2,321

53. The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Librarian-turned-adventurer Flynn Carsen endeavors to find King Solomon's mines.

Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin

Votes: 15,882

54. The Accidental Spy (2001)

PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

At a Hong Kong shopping center, Buck Yuen's (Jackie Chan's) intuition warns him. He saves a robbery's loot and gets on television, ends up in Istanbul via South Korea, and accidentally becomes a spy. Fortunately, he knows Kung Fu.

Director: Teddy Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Min Kim, Eric Tsang, Vivian Hsu

Votes: 18,729

55. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)

G | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery

A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter - until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house.

Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond, Dick Sargent

Votes: 7,586

56. Garfield Gets Real (2007 Video)

Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Follow Garfield behind the scenes in Cartoon World where he grows bored with his life as a comic strip star.

Directors: Mark A.Z. Dippé, Kyung Ho Lee | Stars: Frank Welker, Rajia Baroudi, Gregg Berger, Jennifer Darling

Votes: 2,708

57. It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Mike and Danny hitch a ride to the World's Fair in Seattle after the sheriff seizes their crop duster biplane to cover Danny's gambling debts. Mike looks after the driver's 7 y.o. niece at the fair, where he meets a cute nurse.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien, Gary Lockwood, Vicky Tiu

Votes: 3,147

58. Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)

PG | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Zorro, the legendary swordsman, has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego, a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his twin, Ramon.

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: George Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Brenda Vaccaro, Ron Leibman

Votes: 4,858 | Gross: $11.12M

59. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000–2001)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The further adventures of Buzz Lightyear as a Space Ranger of Star Command and his comrades.

Stars: Patrick Warburton, Stephen Furst, Nicole Sullivan, Larry Miller

Votes: 3,971

60. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

PG | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Music

The younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress.

Director: Gene Wilder | Stars: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise

Votes: 7,324

61. Follow That Dream (1962)

109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A family of ragtag vagabonds sets up a makeshift home on a Florida beach after becoming marooned there, prompting an uptight local bureaucrat to attempt to evict them.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Anne Helm, Joanna Moore

Votes: 3,008

62. Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010 TV Short)

Not Rated | 21 min | Animation, Short, Action

Po is to host the annual winter holiday feast and he struggles to meet his friends' expectations.

Director: Tim Johnson | Stars: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen

Votes: 6,843

63. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000 Video)

Not Rated | 70 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Buzz Lightyear must battle Emperor Zurg with the help of three hopefuls who insist on being his partners.

Director: Tad Stones | Stars: Tim Allen, Nicole Sullivan, Larry Miller, Stephen Furst

Votes: 5,506

64. Winners & Sinners (1983)

PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Fresh from prison, five friends try to stay crime free but inadvertently find themselves caught in a Triad war.

Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jackie Chan, John Sham, Richard Ng

Votes: 5,677

65. Double Trouble (1967)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When singer Guy Lambert goes on tour in Europe, he is pursued by two beautiful women, bumbling jewel thieves, and a mysterious killer.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Elvis Presley, Annette Day, John Williams, Yvonne Romain

Votes: 1,859 | Gross: $3.49M

66. A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

Unrated | 98 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

After a string of bad luck, a debt collector has no other choice than to spend the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a ravishing female ghost and later battles to save her soul from the control of a wicked tree demon.

Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Wu Ma, Wai Lam

Votes: 11,119

67. El Diablo (1990 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Western

When the notorious outlaw El Diablo kidnaps a schoolgirl, her teacher, an Easterner named Billy Ray, decides to rescue her. Incompetent to track her alone, Billy Ray enlists the aid of an unscrupulous gunman.

Director: Peter Markle | Stars: Anthony Edwards, Louis Gossett Jr., John Glover, Joe Pantoliano

Votes: 1,112

68. The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979 TV Movie)

PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

West and Gordon come out of retirement to find out who is replacing world leaders with lookalikes. They go to Arizona where the son of their old enemy is found, and with his arsenal of weapons, is a bigger threat than his father ever was.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Paul Williams, Harry Morgan

Votes: 626

69. Russkies (1987)

PG | 99 min | Drama

A group of American boys and a shipwrecked Russian sailor become friends during the Cold War.

Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Whip Hubley, Joaquin Phoenix, Peter Billingsley, Stefan DeSalle

Votes: 1,636 | Gross: $2.19M

70. Boot Hill (1969)

GP | 87 min | Comedy, Western

Victims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus performers.

Director: Giuseppe Colizzi | Stars: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Woody Strode, Eduardo Ciannelli

Votes: 3,808 | Gross: $0.32M

71. Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom (1994)

95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Shinchan and his lookalike embarks on a journey to defeat forces of a ruthless leader Mr. Anaconda and his forces.

Director: Keiichi Hara | Stars: Akiko Yajima, Miki Narahashi, Keiji Fujiwara, Yumi Takada

Votes: 631

72. SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (2003 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure, Comedy

SpongeBob Squarepants must collect golden spatulas on his quest to defend his home town Bikini Bottom from Plankton's evil robots.

Director: Shiraz Akmal | Stars: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence

Votes: 799

73. The Magnificent Butcher (1979)

PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A hot headed young butcher, who is also a kung fu disciple, gets embroiled in a feud with a rival shaolin temple.

Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Tak-Hing Kwan, Biao Yuen, Pai Wei

Votes: 2,610

74. Lastikman (2003)

105 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

When Hilario gets coated by a meteorite sap that happened to crash near a tree, he gains his trademark stretching abilities and becomes a superhero until he finds himself pitted against his student-turned supervillain.

Director: Tony Y. Reyes | Stars: Vic Sotto, Donita Rose, Michael V., Jeffrey Quizon

Votes: 77

75. TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (2005 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Sent to undo the TimeSplitter threat, Cortez journeys into 6 different time periods to track down Jacob Crow who created the TimeSplitter creatures.

Directors: David Doak, Stephen Ellis | Stars: Tom Clarke Hill, Sarah Mennell, Wayne Forester, Melli Bond

Votes: 857

76. Kung Fu Panda (2008 Video Game)

E10+ | Action, Comedy, Family

You play Po the Panda as he fights to fulfill his destiny as the Dragon Warrior as he and his friends fight the forces of Tai Lung.

Director: Margaret Tang | Stars: J. Grant Albrecht, Greg Baldwin, Susanne Blakeslee, Steve Blum

Votes: 457

77. The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali (2007)

126 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Story about an ottoman WWI veteran, who resistances against the occupiers.

Director: Mustafa Sevki Dogan | Stars: Kenan Imirzalioglu, Cansu Dere, Engin Senkan, Levent Öktem

Votes: 6,851

78. Convict 13 (1920)

Not Rated | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Crime

A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.

Directors: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Sybil Seely, Joe Roberts, Edward F. Cline

Votes: 3,566

79. Reel Hard

Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy | Completed

Cade Huntley, cinema sleuth, specializes in cases within the film industry. When a mythical artifact from an old film goes missing, he must prove he has the skills to crack the case. A laugh-out-loud, fun-filled homage to 90s comedies.

Director: Jon Mancinetti | Stars: Lance Allen, Vancie Vega, Osmara Rojas, Matt Standley

80. Buckaroo Bugs (1944)

TV-Y7 | 9 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Bugs is the Masked Marauder, a carrot thief whom Brooklyn's Red Hot Ryder must try to bring to justice.

Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce

Votes: 784

81. Time Hustler (2022)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi, Western

An every day farther who is struggling to make ends meet in the big city, he resembles twentieth century's most successful bandit leader Lampião. One day he wake up in 1927 where he is mistaken for the real Lampião.

Stars: Edmilson Filho, Nairton Santos, Thiago Matso, Amadeu Maia

Votes: 217

82. Drip-Along Daffy (1951)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Daffy Duck plays a western hero, but things don't go as he hoped in a one horse town.

Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, John T. Smith

Votes: 1,690

83. Jackie Chan Adventures (2004 Video Game)

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Jackie Chan and his family travel through the world to stop an order of demons searching for 12 magic talismans.

Director: Michael Chang | Stars: James Sie, Sab Shimono, Stacie Chan, Kerry Shale

Votes: 141

84. SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman (2002 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure, Comedy

SpongeBob SquarePants Needs your help in this video game. Help SpongeBob as he finds the Flying Dutchman and saves his friends

Stars: Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence

Votes: 173

85. Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie (2004)

102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Kanzo Hattori, an apprentice ninja, leaves his hometown of Iga to go to Edo (Tokyo). There, for his final training, he must find himself a master, and protect his master with his life, whilst upholding the ninja code.

Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Shingo Katori, Rena Tanaka, Gori, Yuri Chinen

Votes: 206

86. Lastikman (2004)

Action, Comedy, Fantasy

After a magical rubber tree coats him with a sap that grants him incredible stretching abilities. Adrian uses them to fight against a father-and-son werewolf duo and a villainess who shares the powers as him.

Directors: Mac Alejandre, Regiben Romana | Stars: Mark Bautista, Sarah Geronimo, Cherie Gil, John Estrada

Votes: 52

87. Theoretically, an even much more paranoid conspiratorial phone call (2021)

85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Challenged by phone by the Pro Bono Spy Hunter and his valet, The Boss travels to the year 2121, where the USSR won the Cold War. Caught spying, The Boss undergoes a subtle questioning technique that tortures him and his interrogator.

Director: Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato | Star: Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato

Votes: 6

88. Hollywood (2003)

Not Rated | 130 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

A science fiction, action, comedy, slapstick. Boy meets girl, girl meets robot.

Director: D. Rajendra Babu | Stars: Emma Dean, Felicity Mason, Anant Nag, Leah Pellinkhof

Votes: 255

89. Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948)

Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Joe is scheduled for the big fight as usual. This one has more fight sequences than plot.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, William Frawley, Stanley Clements

Votes: 42

90. Superhelde (2011)

Comedy

In a country where police sirens are an everyday melody and survival is an ongoing struggle, we see Albert and Peet step in and give us hope that there is Superheroes among us who will stand up and fight for the man on the street.

Director: Stefan Nieuwoudt | Stars: Ivan Botha, Neil Sharim, Andrew Thompson, Lelia Etsebeth

Votes: 28

91. Ren zhi chu (1951)

Drama, Family

After rejecting the strict teachings of their egalitarian tutor (Ng Chor-fan), two latch-key adolescent boys, rich kid Chuen-tsai (Lee Siu-fun) and poor kid Ngau-tsai (Bruce Lee Siu-lung) ... See full summary »

Director: Kim Chun | Stars: Si Bik, Ying Cheung, Luquan Gao, Yee Lai

Votes: 39

92. I Am Lloyd Hamlin (2005)

12 min | Short, Comedy

Incidents of chance and circumstance through-out his life has warped the mind of comic-book store owner Lloyd Hamlin. He believes he possesses the same powers of his beloved superheroes and... See full summary »

Director: Mark Roush | Stars: Jim Sanborn, Haley Talbot, Kevin Michael Moore, Bishop Roush

Votes: 7

93. The Dark Knight in the Playroom (2013 Video)

8 min | Short, Action, Comedy

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Stars: Jessica Fildes, James Fildes

Votes: 28

94. A Brief Romance (2013)

6 min | Short, Romance

Tina and Donald bump into each other at the office where they begin a romance. Unfortunately, the president of the company has a wicked sense of humor and gives Donald an unexpected present that causes David some grief.

Director: Dan Larsen | Stars: Cate Allen, Jeremy Ashby, Rachel Cronin, Emerald Green

95. The Paperboy (2005)

7 min | Short, Action

Scripted, shot, and edited in just 51 hours for the 2005 DC 48 Hour Film Project (yeah, it was late), The Paperboy is the action-packed origin of a mildly-empowered superhero who uncovers a... See full summary »

Director: Gabe Uhr | Stars: Rachel Gar-El, David Anthony Higgins, Nate Kettlewell, T.K. King

Votes: 30

96. The Hebrew Superhero (2015 TV Movie)

55 min | Documentary

"The Hebrew Superhero" is a cinematic journey into the world of Israeli comics, directed by Shaul Betzer. The film explores the image of the Israeli hero and Israeli identity - from Uri ... See full summary »

Directors: Shaul Betser, Asaf Galay, Gilat Parag | Stars: Shay Charka, Zeev Engelmayer, Uri Fink, Dudu Geva

97. Descending Mist (2015)

79 min | Thriller

Darren wants to find out why his sister suddenly disappeared after she was investigating the death of her best friend.

Director: Matthias Dallmann | Stars: Julius Wang, Valeria Chen, James Wei, Arial Su

98. Nothing But the Tooth (1933)

21 min | Short, Comedy

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Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Jack Haley, Mildred Van Dorn, Geoffrey Bryant, Chester Clute

99. Comics Britannia (2007)
Episode: Anarchy in the UK (2007)

60 min | Documentary

Looks at the rise of a new generation of British comics such as Viz, Action, 2000AD, and Warlord.

Director: Francis Welch | Stars: Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee, Simon Donald, Andrew Collins

100. Comics Britannia (2007)
Episode: Boys and Girls (2007)

60 min | Documentary

Looks at the popularity of boys comics such as Eagle, Roy of the Rovers, and Commando, and of girls comics such as Roxie, Tammy, and Jackie

Director: Robert Murphy | Stars: Armando Iannucci, Posy Simmonds, Alan Moore, Alan Grant