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

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

PG | 152 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris

Votes: 857,419 | Gross: $317.58M

2. Young & Beautiful (2013)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance

After losing her virginity, Isabelle takes up a secret life as a call girl, meeting her clients for hotel-room trysts. Throughout, she remains curiously aloof, showing little interest in the encounters themselves or the money she makes.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Marine Vacth, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot, Fantin Ravat

Votes: 38,324 | Gross: $0.05M

3. The History Boys (2006)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.

Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Clive Merrison, Samuel Anderson

Votes: 21,467 | Gross: $2.71M

4. Anne of Green Gables (1985)

TV-G | 100 min | Drama, Family

An orphan girl, sent to an elderly brother and sister by mistake, charms her new home and community with her fiery spirit and imagination.

Stars: Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth, Patricia Hamilton

Votes: 22,699

5. Back to School (1986)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

To help his discouraged son get through college, a funloving and obnoxious rich businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself.

Director: Alan Metter | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon

Votes: 36,274 | Gross: $91.26M

6. Bilitis (1977)

R | 95 min | Drama, Romance

A coming of age story centering on the exploits of a young girl during summer vacation.

Director: David Hamilton | Stars: Patti D'Arbanville, Mona Kristensen, Bernard Giraudeau, Mathieu Carrière

Votes: 2,447

7. Orlando (1992)

PG-13 | 94 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy

After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.

Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Quentin Crisp, Jimmy Somerville

Votes: 18,751 | Gross: $5.29M

8. Dangerous Beauty (1998)

R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.

Director: Marshall Herskovitz | Stars: Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Oliver Platt, Fred Ward

Votes: 19,661 | Gross: $4.53M

9. Troll (1986)

PG-13 | 82 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A wicked troll king in search of a mystical ring that will transform him to human form invades a San Francisco apartment complex where a powerful witch lives.

Director: John Carl Buechler | Stars: Michael Moriarty, Shelley Hack, Noah Hathaway, Jenny Beck

Votes: 11,534 | Gross: $5.45M

10. The Innocents (1961)

Not Rated | 100 min | Horror

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.

Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Michael Redgrave

Votes: 33,109 | Gross: $2.62M

11. Benediction (2021)

PG-13 | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History

Legendary 20th century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon embarks on a life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships. True salvation can only come from within.

Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Jack Lowden, Thom Ashley, Orlando Jopling, Christopher Naylor

Votes: 3,745

12. There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

R | 126 min | Comedy, Western

A charming but totally ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison. He enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn, Warren Oates

Votes: 5,241 | Gross: $0.64M

13. Little Ashes (2008)

R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History

About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.

Director: Paul Morrison | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Javier Beltrán, Matthew McNulty, Marina Gatell

Votes: 9,633 | Gross: $0.48M

14. The Dead (1987)

PG | 83 min | Drama

Gabriel Conroy and wife Gretta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany

Votes: 8,916 | Gross: $4.37M

15. Sarabhai V/S Sarabhai (2004–2017)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

The show revolves around the lives of the members of an Uber Wealthy - High Society Gujarati family of Cuffe Parade - South Mumbai, whose daughter-in-law is from a middle class Delhi background.

Stars: Satish Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Sumeet Raghavan, Rupali Ganguly

Votes: 18,185

16. Leaves of Grass (2009)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An Ivy League professor is lured back to his Oklahoma hometown, where his twin brother, a small-time pot grower, has concocted a scheme to take down a local drug lord.

Director: Tim Blake Nelson | Stars: Edward Norton, Keri Russell, Henry Max Nelson, Lucy DeVito

Votes: 27,898 | Gross: $0.07M

17. Bedlam (1946)

Approved | 79 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Nell Bowen, the protégé of Lord Mortimer, wants to help change the conditions of notorious St. Mary's of Bethlehem Asylum (Bedlam). Though she tries to reform Bedlam, the cruel Master Sims ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Billy House, Richard Fraser

Votes: 4,382

18. Thirst (1957)

Not Rated | 146 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Vijay, a talented but indigent poet, struggles for love and recognition in this selfish world.

Director: Guru Dutt | Stars: Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha, Rehman Khan

Votes: 7,294

19. All I Desire (1953)

Approved | 80 min | Drama, Romance

In 1910, a wayward mother re-visits the family she deserted.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Marcia Henderson

Votes: 2,449

20. Eden's Curve (2003)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance

A coming of age romantic drama set in 1972 based on real life events.

Director: Anne Misawa | Stars: Trevor Lissauer, Samuel A. Levine, Amber Taylor, Bryan Carroll

Votes: 465

21. The Chess Players (1977)

Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, History

In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.

Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal

Votes: 4,070

22. For the Moment (1993)

PG-13 | 120 min | Romance, War, Drama

The story of airmen training in rural Manitoba in the summer of 1942 to go overseas and become bomber pilots in World War II, as well as the romantic entanglements which overcome them while they contemplate life and love in a world at war.

Director: Aaron Kim Johnston | Stars: Russell Crowe, Christianne Hirt, Wanda Cannon, Scott Kraft

Votes: 987 | Gross: $0.12M

23. Misty (1976)

100 min | Drama

Misty arrives in a small town to look for her mother who abandoned her 22 years ago. She stays with a bisexual artist and her friends and models for her. Meanwhile, a Christian woman with a secret tries to save her perverted niece.

Director: Joseph W. Sarno | Stars: Mary Mendum, Jennifer Jordan, Jamie Gillis, Jennifer Welles

Votes: 116

24. A Man of No Importance (1994)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama

A friendly, poetry quoting bus conductor in 1963 Dublin wants to stage Oscar Wilde's play, Salome, with passengers on his bus.

Director: Suri Krishnamma | Stars: Albert Finney, Brenda Fricker, Michael Gambon, Tara Fitzgerald

Votes: 1,185 | Gross: $0.93M

25. The Outlaw (2010)

106 min | Biography, Drama, History

A chronicle of the life of Lope de Vega, the Spanish playwright who dominated Spain's early Golden Age of theater.

Director: Andrucha Waddington | Stars: Alberto Ammann, Leonor Watling, Pilar López de Ayala, Ramon Pujol

Votes: 1,151

26. Policías, en el corazón de la calle (2000–2003)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

National Police officers from a precinct in Madrid, Spain, deal with all kinds of situations in the streets as well as in their homes.

Stars: Adolfo Fernández, Josep Maria Pou, Diego Martín, Laura Pamplona

Votes: 195

27. A Chipmunk Christmas (1981 TV Short)

Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Swept up in a holiday mood, Alvin gives away his cherished harmonica to a sick little boy. Meanwhile, Dave has booked Alvin to perform a harmonica solo at Carnegie Hall. Alvin keeps the ... See full summary »

Director: Phil Monroe | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, June Foray, Frank Welker

Votes: 733

28. The Broken Tower (2011)

Not Rated | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History

A biography of American poet Hart Crane who committed suicide at the age of 32 by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba.

Director: James Franco | Stars: James Franco, Michael Shannon, Stacey Miller, Richard Abate

Votes: 1,308

29. María y los niños pobres (2010)

80 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Due to different circumstances several kids work in the streets of La Paz (Bolivia). While a group of Catholic priests help them they are endangered by organ thieves and drug dealers. When ... See full summary »

Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Sebastián Obermaier, Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato, Mauricio Aparicio

Votes: 24

30. The Attempt Dossier (2010)

120 min | Drama, History, War

Tells the story behind an assassination attempt perpetrated in 1897, by a dipsomaniac man, against the President of the Mexican Republic, General Porfirio Diaz.

Director: Jorge Fons | Stars: Daniel Giménez Cacho, José María Yazpik, Julio Bracho, Irene Azuela

Votes: 207

31. One Night (2005)

78 min | Drama

On her way home one night, a young working girl who lives alone with her mother is asked to go sleep at her friend's house. She wanders all night in Teheran and meets three men who have different stories.

Director: Niki Karimi | Stars: Hanieh Tavassoli, Saeed Ebrahimifar, Nader Torkaman, Abdolreza Fakhar

Votes: 201

32. Il prete bello (1989)

93 min | Drama

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Director: Carlo Mazzacurati | Stars: Massimo Santelia, Davide Torsello, Roberto Citran, Adriana Asti

Votes: 77

33. Nel giardino delle rose (1990)

101 min | Drama

An advertiser who lives in Milan learns from a former teacher that his mother is dying. He leaves immediately in his car; as he drives thinks back to his childhood and the time he believed his mother had a relationship with the teacher.

Director: Luciano Martino | Stars: Ottavia Piccolo, Massimo Ghini, Barbara De Rossi, Giancarlo Giannini

Votes: 20

34. Bing Crosby in Dublin (1967 TV Movie)

49 min | Documentary, Music

Bing Crosby returns to his Irish roots, visiting Dublin sights and crooning Irish ballads that he made famous. Popular Irish singers, actors, dancers and musicians perform contemporary and traditional songs and poems as well.

Director: John Robins | Stars: Bing Crosby, Milo O'Shea, The Ludlows, Siobhan McKenna

Votes: 22

35. Variations (1962–1967)

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Stars: Simone Cendrar, Bachir Touré, Hubert Deschamps, Robert Etcheverry

36. Alba significa amanecer (2012)

16 min | Short, Drama

As Luz tells her daughter Alba a story about her doll Clara she is leaving her a legacy, a legacy of basic and fundamental life-skills.

Director: Alicia Verdés | Stars: Maite Buenafuente, Berta Reixach, Pau Roca, Xavier Verdés

37. Touched by an Angel (1994–2003)
Episode: Stealing Hope (2000)

TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Ricky is a gas station attendant who just lost his job since the station is closing. Monica goes to help with the closing inventory of items, and to convince him that a door closing opens another door and that he needs to pursue his poetry.

Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Roma Downey, Della Reese, John Dye, Pedro Pascal

Votes: 69

38. Days of Our Lives (1965– )
Episode: Episode #1.10772 (2008)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

After grandpa Shawn's church funeral, the Brady clan moves to the pub for a traditional Irish wake, just as he would have greatly appreciated. The bickering and even normal conversation are... See full summary »

Director: Noel Maxam | Stars: Kristian Alfonso, John Aniston, Brandon Beemer, Blake Berris

39. The Joey Bishop Show (1961–1965)
Episode: We're Going to Have a Baby (1963)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Ellie tells Joey that she is expecting a baby. Joey promptly tells everyone in his television audience the blessed news, causing an avalanche of baby gifts to be sent to the Barnes home, overwhelming the apartment-dwelling couple.

Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Joey Bishop, Abby Dalton, Corbett Monica, Joe Besser

Votes: 10

40. The Fosters (2013–2018)
Episode: The Morning After (2013)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Romance

When things between Jesus and Lexi get hot and heavy, they are forced to face the possible consequences of their actions.

Director: Bethany Rooney | Stars: Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Jake T. Austin, Hayden Byerly

Votes: 359

41. Ctvrtá hvezda (2014– )
Episode: Zásek (2014)

Comedy

Sparta plays with Celtic and the hotel is full of Scotish soccer fans.

Directors: Miroslav Krobot, Jan Prusinovský | Stars: Václav Neuzil, Ivan Trojan, Martha Issová, David Novotný

Votes: 8

42. La maison des bois (1971)
Episode: Épisode 4 (1971)

53 min | Comedy, Drama

A garrison stops near the village and the children see real soldiers for the first time. One of them offers his baptism to Hervé, who is overjoyed. But death is never far from the village and one of the planes crashes by accident.

Director: Maurice Pialat | Stars: Pierre Doris, Jacqueline Dufranne, Agathe Natanson, Jean Mauvais

Votes: 29

43. Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode: Above the Vaulted Sky (2015)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Vanessa, Ethan and Sir Malcolm protect the mansion from another attack. Meanwhile, Angelique is humiliated while out with Dorian and, as Evelyn works on a new totem, Hecate returns to her mother with a gift.

Director: Damon Thomas | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear

Votes: 2,170

44. Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Episode: Ebb Tide (2016)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Lily sends her legion of women on a gruesome mission, Vanessa makes an ominous choice, and Kaetenay's visions drive Ethan toward his destiny.

Director: Paco Cabezas | Stars: Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear

Votes: 1,766

45. Atlanta (2016–2022)
Episode: Juneteenth (2016)

TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Earn and Van attend a Juneteenth party hosted by a wealthy couple and meet some unusual characters.

Director: Janicza Bravo | Stars: Donald Glover, Zazie Beetz, Cassandra Freeman, Rick Holmes

Votes: 3,018

46. Grantchester (2014–2025)
Episode: Episode #4.1 (2019)

TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sidney Chambers attends a talk by the Reverend Nathaniel Todd, a key part of the Civil Rights movement in America. During the event, protestors disrupt Todd's speech and release fireworks, ... See full summary »

Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: James Norton, Robson Green, Tom Brittney, Al Weaver

Votes: 547

47. Better Things (2016–2022)
Episode: Get Lit (2019)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Drama

Sam chaperones and Frankie slams.

Director: Pamela Adlon | Stars: Pamela Adlon, Mikey Madison, Hannah Riley, Olivia Edward

Votes: 281