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

1. Tomb Raider (2018)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father, Lord Richard Croft disappeared.

Director: Roar Uthaug | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu

Votes: 227,342 | Gross: $58.25M

2. Queen Bees (2021)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After reluctantly agreeing to move into a home for seniors, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower.

Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine, Ann-Margret

Votes: 3,730

3. Jigsaw (I) (2017)

R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one suspect: John Kramer, the man known as Jigsaw, who has been dead for over 10 years.

Directors: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig | Stars: Matt Passmore, Tobin Bell, Callum Keith Rennie, Hannah Emily Anderson

Votes: 92,406 | Gross: $38.05M

4. Sliding Doors (1998)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

After personal and professional setbacks, a woman experiences an alternate reality.

Director: Peter Howitt | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn

Votes: 71,537 | Gross: $11.88M

5. The Driver (1978)

R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley

Votes: 19,455 | Gross: $4.91M

6. The Mighty (1998)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

Two young boys are social outcasts in their community due to their disabilities and broken home lives. When they are paired together, they form a bond over their shared circumstances.

Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Kieran Culkin, Elden Henson, Sharon Stone, Harry Dean Stanton

Votes: 13,916 | Gross: $2.64M

7. The Great Train Robbery (1978)

PG | 110 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out.

Director: Michael Crichton | Stars: Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Alan Webb

Votes: 19,577 | Gross: $13.03M

8. I Am Wrath (2016)

R | 92 min | Action, Thriller

Stanley Hill opens a can of brutal vengeance on the thugs who murdered his wife and the corrupt cops who are protecting them.

Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: John Travolta, Christopher Meloni, Amanda Schull, Sam Trammell

Votes: 16,079

9. My Little Princess (2011)

105 min | Drama

When Hanah re-emerges in the life of her pre-pubescent daughter, she comes with a strange, yet attractive proposition: she needs her own girl to pose for her in ways that would later take by surprise the Parisian art world of the 1970s.

Director: Eva Ionesco | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Anamaria Vartolomei, Georgetta Leahu, Denis Lavant

Votes: 1,889

10. Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)

Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Crime

A motley quintet of inept small-time thieves attempt the burglary of a local pawnshop in this Italian farce.

Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Totò

Votes: 11,531

11. What Shall Become of You (1984 TV Movie)

94 min | Drama

In this 1984 West German film, a 12 year-old street kid in a slum of Berlin struggles to stay afloat through a commitment to his compassionate teacher and ambivalent classmates, aged 11-14,... See full summary »

Director: Horst Flick | Stars: Michael Karnowsky, Peter Seum, Anita Lochner, Dagmar Biener

Votes: 123

12. Mandragora (1997)

Unrated | 126 min | Drama

Two gay teenage runaways thrown out of their repressive homes try to survive on the streets of Prague. Hunger and desperation forces them into a life of prostitution, drugs, and teen-porn.

Director: Wiktor Grodecki | Stars: Miroslav Caslavka, David Svec, Pavel Skrípal, Kostas Zerdolaglu

Votes: 1,277

13. After the Fox (1966)

Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Crime

An Italian criminal mastermind, impersonating a film director, plans to grab the loot on a beach where a bogus movie is being filmed.

Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Peter Sellers, Victor Mature, Britt Ekland, Martin Balsam

Votes: 4,770

14. Good Deed (2018 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, Thriller

Spa owner Aya accidentally bumps into a distraught Taryn, who turns out to be a sorority sister. When Aya learns that Taryn has been dumped by the very guy she just moved to LA to be with, ... See full summary »

Director: Craig Goldsmith | Stars: Haley Webb, Haley Pullos, Christel Khalil, Bryce Durfee

Votes: 329

15. Mail Order Bride (2008 TV Movie)

PG | 88 min | Romance, Western

Diana McQueen notorious con-woman has had enough. She leaves town and her boss, Tom Rourke, behind. She takes the place of her dying friend, who was to become some man's mail-order bride. Can she pull off this last con?

Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Daphne Zuniga, Greg Evigan, Cameron Bancroft, Vincent Gale

Votes: 501

16. Chop Shop (2007)

Unrated | 84 min | Drama

Alejandro, a resourceful street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his sixteen-year-old sister.

Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Alejandro Polanco, Isamar Gonzales, Rob Sowulski, Carlos Zapata

Votes: 4,721 | Gross: $0.12M

17. Ariane's Thread (2014)

92 min | Comedy, Drama

On her birthday anniversary, the unhappy middle-aged celebrator, Ariane, finds herself abandoned by her family and winds up in a picturesque seaside café in sun-kissed Marseilles. Will she follow her heart to untangle her creative thread?

Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Jacques Boudet, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Anaïs Demoustier

Votes: 367

18. Lulu femme nue (2013)

84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Following a botched job interview, Lulu decides not to return home, leaving her husband and their three children in the lurch. She premeditated nothing; it all happened quite simply. She ... See full summary »

Director: Sólveig Anspach | Stars: Karin Viard, Bouli Lanners, Claude Gensac, Pascal Demolon

Votes: 874

19. In the Park (1915)

Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Comedy

An amorous couple. A crook. A policeman. A nursemaid and a stolen handbag. These are some of the things the Little Tramp encounters during a walk in the park.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Leona Anderson, Billy Armstrong, Lloyd Bacon

Votes: 1,747

20. Madame Courage (2015)

90 min | Drama

Omar, a futureless teenager, loves his dose of Madame Courage. He forgets his struggle, feels invincible and steals what he wants. That is, until he encounters Selma.

Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Adlane Djemil, Lamia Bezoiui, Leila Tilmatine, Faidhi Zohra

Votes: 115

21. Runner (II) (2021)

Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Drama

Teenage Ayessa hopes that social workers can help her with their bills at the hospital where her father is confined with Covid-19. She begs for help for her younger siblings and mother, but must take a drastic step to save her family.

Director: Jaime Aventurado | Stars: Ayessa Lyra Canlas Aquino, Jaime Aventurado III, Analin Soriano, Fernan Soriano

22. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: The Prodigal Son (1987)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After his mother is mugged in Brooklyn, an enraged Vinnie sets out to find the punk who did it, but when he visits his mother in the hospital, it breaks his heart that she still won't forgive him for his life of "crime."

Director: Charles Correll | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Ray Sharkey

Votes: 69

23. Macon County Movie Club (2021– )
Episode: Poliziotteschi Night (2021)

35 min | Talk-Show

The Macon County Movie Club watches a violent Italian crime movie, and the hosts find themselves evenly split over whether to recommend it or not.

Director: Ryan Stockstad | Stars: Michael Doherty, Sumner LeVeque, Justin Remer, Ryan Stockstad

24. Ronnie (2017– )
Episode: Take That, Take That (2017)

17 min | Drama

Ronnie and Amber need money to stake a drug deal, so Ronnie hits the streets to support their plans.

Director: Steven Alan Davis | Stars: Kristen Hurt, Deon Lucas, Alicia Monet Caldwell

25. GLOW (2017–2019)
Episode: Pilot (2017)

TV-MA | 37 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Desperate to jump-start her career, struggling actress Ruth Wilder heads to a casting call at an LA gym -- and quickly realizes it's not a typical audition.

Director: Jesse Peretz | Stars: Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Sydelle Noel, Britney Young

Votes: 1,727

26. Red Oaks (2014–2017)
Episode: Memories (2017)

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

Sam and Shirley run into trouble during a night on the town. Following a dressing-down from his boss Derek and a fight with Wheeler, David goes in search of a friendly face.

Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Craig Roberts, Ennis Esmer, Oliver Cooper, Richard Kind

Votes: 145

27. Neighbourhood Blues (2011–2018)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2011)

40 min | Documentary

Officers track down a man who on the run, step up patrols on street corners and increase awareness of purse snatching. They also try to discover who is behind a series of poison pen letters.

Star: Rav Wilding

28. Spider-Man (2017–2020)
Episode: Dead Man's Party (2018)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Finally sets up Eddie Brock and his hatred for Peter Parker for stealing his lively hood he breaks into the facility holding the V252 aka Venom the classic spider man nemesis finally ... See full summary »

Directors: Sol Choi, Philip Pignotti | Stars: Robbie Daymond, Nancy Linari, Fred Tatasciore, Nadji Jeter

Votes: 110