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

51. Borat (2006)

R | 84 min | Comedy

Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.

Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell, Chester

Votes: 443,328 | Gross: $128.51M

52. Paprika (1991)

Unrated | 99 min | Drama

A young country girl comes to town and works in a brothel in order to help her fiance get the money to start his own business. "Paprika" is the name given to her by the madam.

Director: Tinto Brass | Stars: Debora Caprioglio, Stéphane Ferrara, Martine Brochard, Stéphane Bonnet

Votes: 4,724

53. Joe Pickett (2021–2023)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Western

Follows a game warden and his family during a changing political and socioeconomic climate in a small rural town.

Stars: Michael Dorman, Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Mustafa Speaks

Votes: 10,592

54. Kingdom (2019–2020)

TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Drama, Horror

While strange rumors about their ill King grip a kingdom, the crown prince becomes their only hope against a mysterious plague overtaking the land.

Stars: Ju Ji-hoon, Bae Doona, Kim Sungkyu, Kim Hye-jun

Votes: 54,809

55. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)

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

A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.

Stars: David Yost, Richard Steven Horvitz, Ed Neil, Paul Schrier

Votes: 24,712

56. Insomnia (2002)

R | 118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Martin Donovan

Votes: 319,878 | Gross: $67.36M

57. Small Things Like These (2024)

96 min | Drama, History

In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.

Director: Tim Mielants | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson, Ciarán Hinds, Clare Dunne

Votes: 312

58. Katla (2021)

TV-MA | 361 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

One year after the violent eruption of the subglacial volcano Katla, the peace and tranquility in the small town of Vik is dramatically disturbed.

Stars: Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð, Íris Tanja Flygenring, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Aliette Opheim

Votes: 16,832

59. The Empress (2022– )

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, History, Romance

Two young people meet. A fateful encounter - the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry.

Stars: Svenja Jung, Melika Foroutan, Philip Froissant, Devrim Lingnau

Votes: 14,839

60. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know that things are about to take a turn for the worst.

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell, James Caan

Votes: 258,838 | Gross: $124.87M

61. Dogville (2003)

R | 178 min | Crime, Drama

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.

Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Harriet Andersson

Votes: 158,989 | Gross: $1.53M

62. Carrie (2013)

R | 100 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A shy girl, outcast by her peers and sheltered by her religious mother, unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

Director: Kimberly Peirce | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Portia Doubleday

Votes: 148,425 | Gross: $35.27M

63. The Out-Laws (2023)

R | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A straight-laced bank manager about to marry the love of his life. When his bank is held up by infamous Ghost Bandits during his wedding week, he believes his future in-laws who just arrived in town, are the infamous Out-Laws.

Director: Tyler Spindel | Stars: Adam Devine, Pierce Brosnan, Ellen Barkin, Nina Dobrev

Votes: 36,224

64. Rango (2011)

PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant, Abigail Breslin

Votes: 293,921 | Gross: $123.48M

65. Gummo (1997)

R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama

Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.

Director: Harmony Korine | Stars: Nick Sutton, Jacob Sewell, Lara Tosh, Jacob Reynolds

Votes: 38,371 | Gross: $0.02M

66. Red Right Hand (2024)

111 min | Action, Thriller

Cash is trying to live an honest and quiet life, but when Big Cat forces him back into her services, he proves capable of anything to protect the town and the only family he has left.

Directors: Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms | Stars: Orlando Bloom, Alexandra Park, Garret Dillahunt, Andie MacDowell

Votes: 3,084

67. 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: 233,420 | Gross: $14.50M

68. Desperado (1995)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Former musician and gunslinger El Mariachi arrives at a small Mexican border town after being away for a long time. His past quickly catches up with him and he soon gets entangled with the local drug kingpin Bucho and his gang.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin

Votes: 198,071 | Gross: $25.63M

69. Slither (2006)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.

Director: James Gunn | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker, Don Thompson

Votes: 89,086 | Gross: $7.77M

70. Brassic (2019– )

TV-MA | 43 min | Comedy, Drama

Comedy series about Vinnie and Dylan, who have grown up together and are inseparable. When Dylan's girlfriend wants to move in search of a better life for her and her son, he must face the hardest decision of his life.

Stars: Joe Gilgun, Michelle Keegan, Ryan Sampson, Tom Hanson

Votes: 12,492

71. The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Approved | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.

Director: John Sturges | Stars: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach

Votes: 102,785 | Gross: $4.91M

72. Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (2011–2019)

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

When the fate of their world, Ninjago, is challenged by great threats, it's up to the ninja: Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Lloyd and Nya to save the world.

Stars: Michael Adamthwaite, Kelly Metzger, Kirby Morrow, Vincent Tong

Votes: 7,639

73. John Tucker Must Die (2006)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Romance

Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.

Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti, Arielle Kebbel, Sophia Bush

Votes: 88,294 | Gross: $41.01M

74. The Harder They Fall (2021)

R | 139 min | Action, Drama, Western

When an outlaw discovers his enemy is being released from prison, he reunites his gang to seek revenge.

Director: Jeymes Samuel | Stars: Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, RJ Cyler, Edi Gathegi

Votes: 71,441

75. For a Few Dollars More (1965)

R | 132 min | Drama, Western

Two bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a gang of outlaws led by a psychotic Mexican bandit, who is plotting an audacious bank robbery.

Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volontè, Mara Krupp

Votes: 275,457 | Gross: $15.00M

76. Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023)

134 min | Drama, History

A Jewish boy is kidnapped and converted to Catholicism in 1858.

Director: Marco Bellocchio | Stars: Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Barbara Ronchi, Enea Sala

Votes: 2,886

77. The Rundown (2003)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A tough aspiring chef is hired to bring home a mobster's son from the Amazon but becomes involved in the fight against an oppressive town operator and the search for a legendary treasure.

Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken, Rosario Dawson

Votes: 143,316 | Gross: $47.73M

78. Footloose (2011)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

City teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.

Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell

Votes: 52,965 | Gross: $51.80M

79. Willow (2022–2023)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Drama

Twenty years after vanquishing the wicked queen Bavmorda, the sorcerer Willow Ufgood leads a group of misfits on a dangerous rescue mission into the unknown.

Stars: Ruby Cruz, Ellie Bamber, Tony Revolori, Erin Kellyman

Votes: 33,680

80. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.

Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey

Votes: 375,953 | Gross: $75.08M

81. The Wraith (1986)

PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Horror, Romance

In a small town in Arizona, a mysterious man/spirit descends from the sky and manifests in a sports car and targets a local violent road-racing gang of motor heads, headed by a ruthless bully who'll do anything to get what he wants.

Director: Mike Marvin | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, Sherilyn Fenn, Randy Quaid

Votes: 19,326 | Gross: $3.50M

82. Sleepwalkers (1992)

R | 91 min | Fantasy, Horror

A mother-and-son team of strange supernatural creatures move to a small town to seek out a young virgin to feed on.

Director: Mick Garris | Stars: Brian Krause, Mädchen Amick, Alice Krige, Jim Haynie

Votes: 24,641 | Gross: $30.52M

83. Friday Night Lights (2004)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.

Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Jay Hernandez, Derek Luke, Lucas Black

Votes: 66,944 | Gross: $61.26M

84. Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021)

R | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside.

Director: Leigh Janiak | Stars: Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Julia Rehwald

Votes: 94,660

85. Lust, Caution (2007)

NC-17 | 157 min | Drama, History, Romance

During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.

Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Leehom Wang

Votes: 45,625 | Gross: $4.60M

86. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)

TV-14 | 60 min | Western

Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.

Stars: Dale Robertson, Art Felix, Kit Carson, William Demarest

Votes: 1,242

87. Dennis the Menace (1993)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family

When his parents must go out of town on business, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. He is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but he is just trying to be helpful, even to the thief who has arrived in town.

Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Walter Matthau, Mason Gamble, Joan Plowright, Christopher Lloyd

Votes: 65,011 | Gross: $51.27M

88. The Fog (1980)

R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller

An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman

Votes: 83,232 | Gross: $21.38M

89. Cool Runnings (1993)

PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: John Candy, Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis

Votes: 114,054 | Gross: $68.86M

90. Silverado (1985)

PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A misfit bunch of friends comes together to right the injustices which exist in a small town.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Rosanna Arquette

Votes: 49,644 | Gross: $33.20M

91. Popeye (1980)

PG | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The adventures of the famous sailor man and his friends in the seaside town of Sweethaven.

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley

Votes: 34,484 | Gross: $49.82M

92. Beautiful Girls (1996)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A piano player at a crossroads in his life returns home to his friends and their own problems with life and love.

Director: Ted Demme | Stars: Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Noah Emmerich, Annabeth Gish

Votes: 34,824 | Gross: $10.60M

93. U Turn (1997)

R | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A man heading to Vegas to pay off his gambling debt before the Russian mafia kills him is forced to stop in an Arizona town where everything that can go wrong does go wrong.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Billy Bob Thornton

Votes: 54,885 | Gross: $6.63M

94. Salem's Lot (2024)

R | 113 min | Horror, Thriller | Completed

Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.

Director: Gary Dauberman | Stars: Lewis Pullman, Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark, Pilou Asbæk

95. Priest (2011)

PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

A warrior priest disobeys church law to track down a pact of vampires who have kidnapped his niece.

Director: Scott Stewart | Stars: Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Karl Urban

Votes: 124,306 | Gross: $29.14M

96. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021– )

TV-14 | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A big-city dentist opens up a practice in a close-knit seaside village, home to a charming jack-of-all-trades who is her polar opposite in every way.

Stars: Shin Min-a, Kim Seon-ho, Gina Su, Judy Alice Lee

Votes: 20,371

97. Garden State (2004)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.

Director: Zach Braff | Stars: Zach Braff, Peter Sarsgaard, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm

Votes: 223,386 | Gross: $26.78M

98. Children of the Corn (1984)

R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller

A young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believes that everyone over age 18 must be killed.

Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R.G. Armstrong, John Franklin

Votes: 57,483 | Gross: $14.57M

99. The Lost Daughter (2021)

R | 121 min | Drama

A woman's beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.

Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal | Stars: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris

Votes: 75,383

100. Red Dawn (2012)

PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Drama, War

A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.

Director: Dan Bradley | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas, Josh Hutcherson, Josh Peck

Votes: 80,696 | Gross: $44.81M