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

1. Megan Is Missing (2011)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Two teenage girls encounter an Internet child predator.

Director: Michael Goi | Stars: Amber Perkins, Rachel Quinn, Dean Waite, Jael Elizabeth Steinmeyer

Votes: 15,684

2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

R | 122 min | Drama, Romance

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino

Votes: 110,172 | Gross: $3.76M

3. Belle de Jour (1967)

R | 100 min | Drama, Romance

A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute.

Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page

Votes: 49,190 | Gross: $0.03M

4. The Starling Girl (2023)

R | 117 min | Drama

17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church.

Director: Laurel Parmet | Stars: Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Jimmi Simpson, Wrenn Schmidt

Votes: 2,371

5. The Twilight Samurai (2002)

129 min | Drama, Romance

As the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.

Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Ôsugi

Votes: 25,601

6. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.

Director: Malik Bendjelloul | Stars: Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore

Votes: 73,042 | Gross: $3.97M

7. The Grandmaster (2013)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Biography, Drama

The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.

Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang, Chang Chen

Votes: 36,845 | Gross: $6.59M

8. Hero (I) (1992)

PG-13 | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A not-so-nice man rescues passengers from a crashed airliner, only to see someone else take credit.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Joan Cusack

Votes: 23,856 | Gross: $19.51M

9. Sergeant York (1941)

Passed | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History

A Tennessee farmer and marksman is drafted in World War I, and struggles with his pacifist inclinations before becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes.

Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias

Votes: 19,819 | Gross: $16.40M

10. The Innocents (2016)

PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, History

1945. Mathilde is a French Red Cross doctor working on a mission to help the French survivors of the German camps. While she works in Poland, she is asked for help by a nun. In her convent, several nuns are pregnant.

Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Lou de Laâge, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza, Vincent Macaigne

Votes: 11,632 | Gross: $1.06M

11. Dr. T & the Women (2000)

R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A wealthy gynecologist's ideal life is thrown into turmoil when the women closest to him begin to affect his life in unexpecting ways.

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern

Votes: 20,283 | Gross: $13.11M

12. House of the Long Shadows (1983)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

An American author finds a dilapidated Welsh manor perfect for writing until the residents host a bizarre family reunion.

Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Desi Arnaz Jr.

Votes: 4,634

13. Brother (1997)

99 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-soldier with a personal honor code enters the family crime business in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Director: Aleksey Balabanov | Stars: Sergey Bodrov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Svetlana Pismichenko, Mariya Zhukova

Votes: 24,630

14. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

Unrated | 126 min | Drama

At a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building.

Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan

Votes: 9,397 | Gross: $21.30M

15. Maigret (2022)

89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In Paris, a young girl is found dead in a Parisian square, wearing an evening dress. Commissioner Maigret will try to identify her and then understand what happened to the victim.

Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Jade Labeste, Mélanie Bernier, Aurore Clément

Votes: 2,986

16. The Oldest Profession (1967)

119 min | Comedy, Drama

A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.

Directors: Claude Autant-Lara, Mauro Bolognini, Philippe de Broca, Jean-Luc Godard, Franco Indovina, Michael Pfleghar | Stars: Michèle Mercier, Enrico Maria Salerno, Gabriele Tinti, Elsa Martinelli

Votes: 624

17. Too Beautiful for You (1989)

R | 91 min | Drama, Romance

A sharp love triangle is formed by a wealthy businessman.

Director: Bertrand Blier | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Josiane Balasko, Carole Bouquet, François Cluzet

Votes: 3,025 | Gross: $1.78M

18. Love Like Poison (2010)

92 min | Drama

Anna a young teenager comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local ... See full summary »

Director: Katell Quillévéré | Stars: Clara Augarde, Lio, Michel Galabru, Péline Liberty

Votes: 821

19. Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (2016)

110 min | Biography, Drama, History

Vienna, early 20th century: the young Egon Schiele is one of the most discussed artists of his time with his original, erotically charged works.

Director: Dieter Berner | Stars: Noah Saavedra, Maresi Riegner, Valerie Pachner, Marie Jung

Votes: 1,533

20. Black Venus (2010)

Not Rated | 159 min | Drama, History

In the 19th century, a black woman from Africa is on display throughout Europe as an exotic curiosity.

Director: Abdellatif Kechiche | Stars: Yahima Torres, Andre Jacobs, Olivier Gourmet, Elina Löwensohn

Votes: 3,007

21. Plennyy (2008)

Not Rated | 80 min | Action, Drama

The story of a young Chechen and his Russian captor during their civil war.

Director: Aleksey Uchitel | Stars: Vyacheslav Krikunov, Pyotr Logachev, Irakli Mskhalaia, Yuliya Peresild

Votes: 395

22. On Tour (2010)

111 min | Comedy, Drama

With a group of American strip-tease performers, the veteran impresario Joachim attempts to make his comeback touring a Burlesque show around France. But once on tour, Joachim has to keep his wits if he wants to be paid.

Director: Mathieu Amalric | Stars: Miranda Colclasure, Suzanne Ramsey, Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz

Votes: 2,676

23. Bathing Franky (2012)

Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama

When an ex-con falls under the spell of a backyard magician, the illusion is shattered.

Director: Owen Elliott | Stars: Henri Szeps, Maria Venuti, Shaun Goss, Bree Bain

Votes: 145

24. Warriors (2008– )

History, Reality-TV, War

Throughout human history, there have been great warriors who put their lives in danger in battle. In this History Channel series, former Green Berry Terry Schappert investigates the battle tactics used by the greatest fighters in history.

Stars: Terry Schappert, Chris Yung, Edwin Barnhart, Daniel R. Wolfe

Votes: 140

25. Secret Ballot (2001)

G | 123 min | Comedy, Drama

A female election agent and a gun-toting soldier try to collect votes among the local islanders with mixed success.

Director: Babak Payami | Stars: Nassim Abdi, Cyrus Abidi, Youssef Habashi, Farrokh Shoja

Votes: 1,279 | Gross: $0.11M

26. Summer Shade (2020)

15 min | Short, Drama

A slice of life insight into an Israeli summer day: A 13 year old redhead runs away towards the magical pond nearby her house. Only that shortly after her arrival, a group of ultra orthodox Hassidic Jews violently kick her out of there.

Director: Shira Haimovici | Stars: Netta Roe, Yuli Ildis, Tamuz Levi, Yehonatan Vilozny

Votes: 34

27. The Son-Daughter (1932)

Passed | 79 min | Drama

A large group of Chinese immigrants in San Francisco is clandestinely donating whatever money they earn to smuggle arms into China for the rebels in their fight against the centuries old ... See full summary »

Directors: Clarence Brown, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Helen Hayes, Ramon Novarro, Lewis Stone, Warner Oland

Votes: 188

28. Barbe-Bleue (1951)

Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

What to do when you are nicknamed Bluebeard and you have lost your your sixth wife? Marry a seventh one of course! This time around, Count de Salfère has chosen young Aline, the innkeeper's... See full summary »

Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Cécile Aubry, Pierre Brasseur, Jean Debucourt, Ina Halley

Votes: 76

29. Going! Going! Gone! (1919)

10 min | Comedy, Short

Harold and Snub, traveling on a tandem bicycle, encounter wading women in distress, bank robbers, and police who believe them to be the robbers.

Director: Gilbert Pratt | Stars: Harold Lloyd, 'Snub' Pollard, Bebe Daniels, William Blaisdell

Votes: 82

30. Hello Sister (1930)

80 min | Drama

Olive Borden plays a modern jazz maiden who is forced to be good for six months or lose out on her grandfather's inheritance.

Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Olive Borden, Lloyd Hughes, George Fawcett, Bodil Rosing

Votes: 32

31. The Vacationer's Paradise (1942)

6 min | Animation, Short

An animated travelogue instructs vacationing Northerners on proper tourism etiquette when visiting Miami Beach.

Director: Dave Fleischer | Stars: Charles Irving, Thomas Johnson, Jack Mercer

Votes: 16

32. Gloriavale: A Woman's Place (2016 TV Movie)

50 min | Documentary, Family

Dove Love. a single girl in an isolated, closed community, yearns for marriage and motherhood.

Director: Amanda Evans | Star: Dan Henry

Votes: 36

33. Supta dapa (1981 TV Short)

25 min | Short, Drama

Nico, a sixth-grader, breaks a classroom window. The teacher wants to summon his parents, but a classmate, Eka, tries to save him from punishment. The other kids, misunderstanding Eka's intentions, treat her unfairly.

Director: Otar Shamatava | Stars: Ana Nijaradze, Valeri Donguzashvili, Nana Gongadze, Nika Khazaradze

Votes: 15

34. Keeping up with the Joneses (1915)

Animation, Short

This is not one film, but two. In the first, a man is upset over the shocking modern women's fashions that reveal the ankles. In the second, the man buys a fashionable hat, but is mocked by his wife.

Director: Harry Palmer

Votes: 24

35. Justice (V) (2017)

36 min | Short, Drama

A young woman (Poornima Kirby) finds at a gala a chance to kill the man (Carl Bailey) responsible for her mother's death. After she discovers his past involving a mysterious character (Adrian Paul), both find an unexpected kind of justice.

Director: Calin Costian | Stars: Poornima Kirby, Carl Bailey, Chris Mullins, Tim Llewellyn

36. The New Sexual Puritans (2017 Video)

Short, News

Paul Joseph Watson warns of third-wave feminists hijacking the recent sexual abuse scandals in order to further their agenda.

Stars: Paul Joseph Watson, Hillary Clinton, Chris Coons, Matt McGorry

Votes: 18

37. This Life I Live (2008)

50 min | Documentary

This is a story of the Faithfulness of God! He is faithful in provisions. He is faithful in life. He is faithful in infirmities. He is faithful in death.

Director: Gary Ivie | Stars: Steven Curry, Denise Fitzgerald, Kevin Fitzgerald, Mrs. Hadley

38. National Geographic: Amish on Break (2011 TV Movie)

Documentary

Five Amish teenagers leave their sheltered community for the first time to spend four weeks abroad in the United Kingdom. It's a trip full of firsts - first time on an airplane, first visit... See full summary »

Director: Harry Beney | Star: Leah Miller

Votes: 24

39. 36KFRGB - 36000 Frames RGB (2013 TV Movie)

25 min | Animation

36000 colours in 24fps an minimaldramaturgic videoexpirience around the RGB colourcircle. Main tension generated trough rising satuation.

Director: Nicolaas Schmidt

40. Blue Candles (1930)

95 min | Drama

An urban romance about the life of a lively young lady who has shaken off conventional female modesty, provoking her social circle.

Director: Michael Kounelakis | Stars: Rita Myrat, Paraskevas Ekonomou, Fotini Loui, Athanasios Marikos

41. Life Is Bearable at Times... (2010)

74 min | Documentary

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Director: Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska | Stars: Wislawa Szymborska, Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska, Woody Allen, Václav Havel

Votes: 65

42. Hosé! José Mujica! - Just Keep Walking (2021)

98 min | Documentary

Uruguayan President José 'Pepe' Mujica is known as a man of the people, a humanitarian and also for his modesty. He became known widely following his speech at the United Nations' Rio ... See full summary »

Director: Kazuma Tabei | Stars: Sakura Andô, Pepe Mujica, Kazuma Tabei, Lucia Topolansky

43. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Crime-Free Mayberry (1961)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

All but Andy get excited over Mayberry's distinction at being named the most crime-free town in America, unaware they're being targeted by criminals while honoring their lawmen.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 371

44. The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)
Episode: To Move or Not to Move (1970)

Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Family

The kids think the house is too small for their needs, so Mike decides it's time to sell it. But then the kids have second thoughts and launch a plan to make him change his mind.

Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick

Votes: 213

45. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Slave Traders (1965)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The travelers decide to take a holiday near ancient Rome, but after a month the Doctor gets restless. He and Vicki determine to visit Rome, and while they are gone Ian and Barbara are ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien

Votes: 708

46. The Goodies (1970–1982)
Episode: Sex and Violence (1971)

Comedy

Desiree Carthorse noted anti sex campaigner enlists the Goodies to produce a film about sex without mention sex. The boys put a sanitized piece together and show it to her. She objects to ... See full summary »

Directors: John Howard Davies, Jim Franklin | Stars: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Beryl Reid

Votes: 66

47. The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode: The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone (1989)

TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

At a book signing, celebrated author Dudley Stone is approached by a rival who announces his intention to murder him. Stone turns out to be surprisingly enthusiastic about the idea.

Director: David Copeland | Stars: John Saxon, Alan Scarfe, Susan Wilson, Lewis Rowe

Votes: 126

48. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode: The Social Climber (1987)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A shoemaker's assistant discovers that he can live other people's lives by putting on their shoes.

Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Albert Hague, Robert Romanus, Talia Balsam, Leslie Chain

Votes: 195

49. Zorro (1990–1993)
Episode: Ghost Story (1990)

TV-G | 22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Sergeant Mendoza inherits a hacienda from his late wealthy relative, and with it a higher status in society. Unfortunately, the place seems to be haunted. Zorro intends to prove otherwise.

Director: Michael Levine | Stars: Duncan Regehr, Patrice Martinez, James Victor, Michael Tylo

Votes: 26

50. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Nice Threads (2006)

TV-PG | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

Bible missionary student is murdered whilst baking cookies on Mother's Day Weekend for her mother. Police use a bloody palm print to provide forensic evidence as to the identity of her rapist and murderer.

Stars: Peter Thomas, Erik Berg, Carl Fehring, Dawn Fehring

Votes: 78