Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-mickey-spillane"

1. Cape Fear (1991)

R | 128 min | Crime, Thriller

A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis

Votes: 217,334 | Gross: $79.10M

2. Sabrina (1954)

Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur, but it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Hampden

Votes: 70,533

3. Tenebrae (1982)

R | 101 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An American novelist visiting Rome to promote his latest book is stalked and harassed by an obsessed fan who is committing a string of murders that appear to be tributes to his work.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Giuliano Gemma, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi

Votes: 27,505

4. Marty (1955)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli

Votes: 27,107

5. Separate Tables (1958)

Approved | 100 min | Drama, Romance

The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables."

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Burt Lancaster

Votes: 8,620 | Gross: $7.40M

6. The Band Wagon (1953)

Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray

Votes: 12,607

7. The Evil Eye (1963)

Not Rated | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance

A mystery novel-loving American tourist witnesses a murder in Rome, and soon finds herself and her suitor caught up in a series of killings.

Director: Mario Bava | Stars: John Saxon, Letícia Román, Valentina Cortese, Titti Tomaino

Votes: 5,385

8. Filmworker (2017)

Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography

A documentary about how English actor Leon Vitali came to work as an assistant to American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick for over 30 years.

Director: Tony Zierra | Stars: Leon Vitali, Ryan O'Neal, Brian Capron, Mike Alfreds

Votes: 3,514 | Gross: $0.10M

9. Piiritys (2023– )

42 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In 1992, the first murder for hire in Finland's history, by Ilpo Larha, led to a hostage and siege situation that lasted 55 hours after escaping from prison. The story follows these events when DCI Esko Heinonen conducted the negotiation.

Stars: Jussi Vatanen, Anna Böhm, Elias Salonen, Anna-Elina Lyytikäinen

Votes: 266

10. Century of Cinema (1995–1998)
Episode: A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

225 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.

Directors: Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson | Stars: Martin Scorsese, Allison Anders, Kathryn Bigelow, Francis Ford Coppola

Votes: 5,140

11. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Morticia, the Writer (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Appalled by the children's school reading assignments, Morticia throws herself into the task of writing proper stories for children, Addams-style of course, but Gomez fears success will ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 210

12. The Irish Mob (2008–2016)
Episode: Mickey Spillane: The Gentleman Gangster/Jimmy Coonan and the Westies Gang (2008)

45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Mickey Spillane, known as "the last of the gentleman gangsters,' and Jimmy Coonan, who led the much-feared Westies.

Director: Dathaí Keane | Stars: Robert Spillane, Jim McManus, T.J. English, Joseph Coffey

13. True Crime Authors (2003– )
Episode: The Westies (2003)

Documentary

Adapted from the critically acclaimed true crime bestsellers, each author tells their infamous stories on-camera. Each story is told only from the author's perspective. Even among the Mob, ... See full summary »

Stars: T.J. English, Brian Bogulski, Jimmy Coonan, Roy DeMeo

14. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Maid Man (2011)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The former Las Vegas mayor is shot during the grand opening of a new mob museum, and a maid is killed in the hotel room of a chauvinistic Middle Eastern prince.

Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Ted Danson, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 690

15. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Sláinte (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The team tries to figure out who killed a Hell's Kitchen businessman and placed his body parts at the four corners that mark the neighborhood's original boundaries.

Directors: Christine Moore, Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Gary Sinise, Sela Ward, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 241

16. Apostrophes (1975–1990)
Episode: Spécial États-Unis (1990)

91 min | Talk-Show

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Director: Jean Cazenave | Stars: Bernard Pivot, Paul Auster, Philippe Labro, Nancy Reagan

17. The ComicWeb: Old Time Radio Programs (2014– )
That Hammer Guy: The Saddle Shoes (2015 Podcast Episode)

History

ComicWeb presents "That Hammer Guy": an April 7th, 1953 broadcast called "The Saddle Shoes" with Larry Haines as Mike Hammer. The sponsors are Esquire magazine, Camel cigarettes and Kix cereal.

Stars: Larry Haines, Ed Ladd, Jan Miner

18. iZombie (2015–2019)
Episode: Night and the Zombie City (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

While investigating the murder of private eye Frank Chisel, who was stabbed in the head with an ice pick, Liv consumes Chisel's brain in hopes of breaking down how this gruesome murder took place.

Director: Tuan Quoc Le | Stars: Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Robert Buckley

Votes: 539