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

1. The King's Speech (2010)

R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.

Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi

Votes: 708,573 | Gross: $138.80M

2. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama

A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Votes: 91,141 | Gross: $63.86M

3. Quiz Show (1994)

PG-13 | 133 min | Biography, Drama, History

A young lawyer, Richard Goodwin, investigates a potentially fixed game show. Charles Van Doren, a big time show winner, is under Goodwin's investigation.

Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Paul Scofield

Votes: 73,422 | Gross: $24.82M

4. Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

R | 105 min | Biography, Drama

Biographer John Lahr is writing a book about playwright Joe Orton. Joe and Kenneth meet at drama school and live together for ten years as lovers and collaborators. Both want to be writers, but only one of them is successful.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave, Wallace Shawn

Votes: 6,549 | Gross: $1.65M

5. The Makeover (2013 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 93 min | Comedy

After losing election for US Congress, the well spoken Hannah coaches a beer vendor for the position as he, contrary to Hannah, has a likable personality. Can they learn from each other?

Director: John Gray | Stars: Julia Stiles, David Walton, Camryn Manheim, Georgia Lyman

Votes: 3,332

6. Mexican Hayride (1948)

Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Romance

Two con men selling phony stock flee to Mexico ahead of the law, where they run into a woman friend from their earlier days, who is now a bullfighter.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Grey, Luba Malina

Votes: 1,331

7. I complessi (1965)

107 min | Comedy

In the first episode, Quirino tries to conquer Gabriella, lover of Alvaro, with the complexity of shyness. In the second part, Prof. Beozi, in order to avoid a scandal, ends up in a raid of... See full summary »

Directors: Luigi Filippo D'Amico, Dino Risi, Franco Rossi | Stars: Nino Manfredi, Ilaria Occhini, Riccardo Garrone, Umberto D'Orsi

Votes: 924

8. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: Taming of the Screwy (1993)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Mr. Plotz tasks Scratchansniff with bringing the Warners in line so they might appear at a huge gala to schmooze some Japanese investors.

Director: Alfred Gimeno | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Frank Welker

Votes: 253

9. Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
Episode: New Look (1975)

TV-G | 28 min | Comedy

The department staff decide to kick the scenery up with new background music and store announcement voices. They all compete to be the voice on the loudspeakers, as a cash prize is being offered.

Director: Ray Butt | Stars: Mollie Sugden, Trevor Bannister, Frank Thornton, John Inman

Votes: 203

10. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: My Fair Nanny (1993)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Fran hosts a tea party for Maggie's friends, however Maxwell wonders if Fran has the class to pull it off.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 526

11. Lads Army (2002–2006)
Episode: Episode #3.2 (2005)

Comedy, History, Reality-TV

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Director: Duncan Gaudin | Stars: Dennis Waterman, Michael Aspel, Anthony Howard, Joe Murray

12. Television Theater (1953– )
Episode: Pigmalion (1959)

104 min | Drama

Can Professor Higgins turn a flower-girl into a lady?

Directors: Maryna Broniewska, Maciej Wojtyszko | Stars: Edyta Jungowska, Barbara Krafftówna, Jan Englert, Wladyslaw Kowalski