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

1. Dolittle (2020)

PG | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A physician who can talk to animals embarks on an adventure to find a legendary island with a young apprentice and a crew of strange pets.

Director: Stephen Gaghan | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent

Votes: 71,516 | Gross: $77.05M

2. Pets (1973)

R | 103 min | Drama

A troubled young woman escapes her abusive brother accepting the kindness of strangers. Exploited, she perseveres thanks to growing street-smarts hoping that her next encounter will be with someone with a pureness of heart equal to her own

Director: Raphael Nussbaum | Stars: Ed Bishop, Joan Blackman, Candice Rialson, Teri Guzman

Votes: 699

3. Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)

GP | 168 min | Drama, History, Romance

Bathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp

Votes: 6,233

4. Two Brothers (2004)

PG | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Guy Pearce, Freddie Highmore, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Oanh Nguyen

Votes: 15,927 | Gross: $18.95M

5. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)

Approved | 16 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

The legendary sailors Popeye and Sindbad do battle to see which one is the greatest.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Lou Fleischer, Gus Wicke

Votes: 4,045

6. Road to Rio (1947)

Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical

Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter.

Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard

Votes: 3,529 | Gross: $4.50M

7. Dumas (2010)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, History

When Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet, his ghostwriter, are at the summit of their collaboration, Auguste decides to pass himself off as Alexandre in order to seduce Charlotte, a fervent admirer of the great man.

Director: Safy Nebbou | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Poelvoorde, Dominique Blanc, Mélanie Thierry

Votes: 699

8. Britain's Tiger Kings - On the Trail with Ross Kemp (2021– )

Documentary

2-part documentary in which Ross goes on the trail of Britain's very own tiger and lion kings, those who keep dangerous wild animals. Ross asks why anyone would want to keep such animals at home and is it in the animals best interests.

Star: Ross Kemp

Votes: 28

9. El centroforward murió al amanecer (1961)

80 min | Drama

Cacho Garibaldi is the soccer player of the moment, his goals lead to delirium fans. When an eccentric millionaire named Lupus buys his transfer, he believes he has reached the pinnacle of fame.

Director: René Múgica | Stars: Arturo Arcari, Didi Carli, Camilo Da Passano, Pierina Dealessi

Votes: 35

10. Animals and More Animals (1995)

Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary

Philibert films Zoology Gallery of the National Museum of Natural History (today known as the Great Gallery of Evolution) for a period of reforms which lasted from 1991 until 1994. The ... See full summary »

Director: Nicolas Philibert

Votes: 91

11. Menagerie of Space (2007)

3 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

The average everyday people of Casa Grande, Arizona are put into a trance and led to a couple of space aliens who plan to use them as specimens in a zoo.

Director: Mack Duncan | Stars: Jacque Arend, Tommy Cannon, Ken Ferguson, Jon Jahrmarkt

Votes: 11

12. Un cirque passe (1950)

15 min | Documentary, Short, Family

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Directors: Jacques Letellier, Jean-François Méhu | Stars: Achille Zavatta, Serge Reggiani, Les Artistes et Ouvriers du Chapiteau du Cirque Zavatta, Romuald

13. The Grate Impeeryul Sirkus (1914)

Short, Comedy

The circus comes to town, inspiring the local children to hold their own circus. Things get exciting when a real elephant invades their show.

Director: E.A. Martin | Stars: Roy Clark, Elsie Greeson, William Stowell, Edwin Wallock

Votes: 7

14. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: The Cage (1966)

TV-PG | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Capt. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions.

Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Susan Oliver, Leonard Nimoy, Majel Barrett

Votes: 7,194

15. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: RFK (2004)

TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Part One: The Garish Sun: Robert F. Kennedy devotes himself to his brother John, then deals with the pain of the assassination.

Director: David Grubin | Stars: Blair Brown, Roy M. Cohn, Robert Dallek, Peter Edelman

Votes: 78

16. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Anniversary Gift (1959)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

Myra Jenkins has quite a menagerie in her home: birds, a turtle, a monkey, a chameleon and on and on. She is quite devoted to them, usually at the expense of her husband Hermie. Their ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Lloyd | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Morgan, Barbara Baxley, Jackie Coogan

Votes: 463

17. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: It's Human to Be Humane (1967)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Bored and looking for a project, Lisa becomes the head of the "Hooterville Human Humane Committee." She takes her cause to the extreme, declaring everything from duck hunting to selling ... See full summary »

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Alvy Moore

Votes: 97

18. Logan's Run (1977–1978)
Episode: The Collectors (1977)

TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

Logan and Jessica are abducted by John the Protector and Joanna, aliens from another planet where like other Runners they've abducted, are manipulating their minds, making them believe that... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Gregory Harrison, Heather Menzies-Urich, Donald Moffat, Randy Powell

Votes: 106

19. Lost in Space (1965–1968)
Episode: The Keeper: Part 1 (1966)

Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The Keeper is an alien who travels the galaxy collecting living pairs of interesting or rare animals. His courtly overtures towards the Robinsons belie his true intention -- to add a pair of humans to his incredible menagerie.

Director: Sobey Martin | Stars: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen

Votes: 287

20. Lost in Space (1965–1968)
Episode: The Keeper: Part 2 (1966)

Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Troubles with The Keeper would be over if Dr. Smith hadn't skulked aboard his ship and released all the animals, putting The Keeper in a position to blackmail the Robinsons for their children.

Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen

Votes: 262

21. Riverboat (1959–1961)
Episode: Witness No Evil (1959)

60 min | Adventure, Western

In Natchez, the Enterprise takes on board a number of passengers one of whom is transporting a large consignment of exotic animal bound headed for a traveling circus headquartered in St. ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Bartlett | Stars: Darren McGavin, Burt Reynolds, Vincent Price, Barbara Lawrence

Votes: 15

22. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: The Menagerie: Part II (1966)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

At Spock's court martial, he explains himself with mysterious footage about when Capt. Pike was kidnapped by powerful illusion casting aliens.

Directors: Robert Butler, Marc Daniels | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Jeffrey Hunter, Susan Oliver

Votes: 4,674

23. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: The Main Man: Part I (1996)

Unrated | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Superman squares off against the moronic superpowerful space-biker mercenary, Lobo, who has a contract on the superhero.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Brad Garrett, Clancy Brown

Votes: 545

24. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: The Main Man: Part II (1996)

Unrated | 20 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Superman and Lobo must join forces to escape being exhibits of an alien zoo.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Tim Daly, Brad Garrett, Sherman Howard, David L. Lander

Votes: 525

25. Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1978)
Episode: Bedlam in the Big Top (1969)

TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A ghost clown is haunting Mr. Blackstone's circus, and all the acts are quitting. It's up to the kids to stop the clown and find out if he's really a ghost.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Nicole Jaffe, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Vic Perrin

Votes: 604

26. Primeval (2007–2011)
Episode: Concrete Menagerie (2008)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

With the ARC team held captive Stephen reluctantly helps Lester capture a Silurian Scorpion let loose on a popular beach. The conspiracy unravels and people working closely on the project die -- or do they?

Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Douglas Henshall, Lucy Brown, Juliet Aubrey, Karl Theobald

Votes: 363

27. Sarah Beeny's New Life in the Country (2020–2023)
Episode: Episode #1.7 (2020)

47 min | Documentary

The building work on Sarah and Graham's new home resumes, as a Covid-safe team arrive back at the farm. And four alpacas come to stay, in Sarah's bid to make a menagerie of animals a success.

Directors: Jonathan Profaska, Guy Gilbert | Stars: Sarah Beeny, Graham Swift, Mark Goldthorp

Votes: 7

28. Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild (2013– )
Episode: Greece (2022)

45 min | Documentary, Adventure

Ben ventures to the lesser-known Greek island of Andros to visit Sandy, founder of a remote animal shelter perched on the slopes of the island's highest peak. He shares a home with 25 dogs, 8 donkeys, a horse, a mule and more than 20 cats.

Director: Nicola Tremain | Star: Ben Fogle

Votes: 13

29. Australian Story (1996– )
Episode: The Grand Obsession/Good Move/Debbie's Place (1996)

29 min | Documentary, Biography

The Grand Obsession: Introduced by Caroline Jones, this is the story of an ill-fated camel trek across the Great Sandy and Gibson deserts. The expedition leader is 69-year-old Perth doctor ... See full summary »

Stars: Sue Bayley, Waldo Bayley, Irina Feldman, Caroline Jones

30. Childhood's End (2015)
Episode: The Deceivers (2015)

TV-14 | 84 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Now living in a golden age of peace, some humans begin to notice changes in their children that lead them to question the aliens' motivations.

Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Mike Vogel, Osy Ikhile, Daisy Betts, Yael Stone

Votes: 620

31. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Bumbling Brothers Circus: Parts 1-2 (1962)

TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Bumbling Brothers Circus" Part 1 of 10, Fractured Fairy Tales "The Elves and the Shoemaker", Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties "Railroad Tracks", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Bumbling Brothers Circus" Part 2 of 10.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 20

32. The Farmers' Country Showdown (2017– )
Episode: Chorizo and Sausages (2019)

44 min | Documentary

Northern Ireland's first charcuterie maker, Alistair, is joined by Kenny and Jennifer (whose menagerie of animals are stars of the silver screen), as they aim to sell their home-reared chorizo and meat at the Irish Game Fair.

Directors: Jessica Reid, Al Edirisinghe | Star: Bill Paterson