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

1. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

Director: Jon Watts | Stars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon

Votes: 883,028 | Gross: $804.75M

2. The Fisher King (1991)

R | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.

Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Adam Bryant, Paul Lombardi

Votes: 91,120 | Gross: $41.90M

3. Arrival (II) (2016)

PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg

Votes: 774,554 | Gross: $100.55M

4. 2012 (I) (2009)

PG-13 | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: John Cusack, Thandiwe Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet

Votes: 398,571 | Gross: $166.11M

5. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

R | 121 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tom T. Tran, Chintara Sukapatana

Votes: 154,273 | Gross: $123.92M

6. Private Parts (1997)

R | 109 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The autobiographical story of Howard Stern, the radio rebel who is now also a TV personality, an author and a movie star.

Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Howard Stern, Mary McCormack, Robin Quivers, Fred Norris

Votes: 39,244 | Gross: $41.20M

7. Pontypool (2008)

Not Rated | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.

Director: Bruce McDonald | Stars: Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly, Hrant Alianak

Votes: 35,577

8. Songbird (II) (2020)

PG-13 | 84 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In 2024 a pandemic ravages the world and its cities. Centering on a handful of people as they navigate the obstacles currently hindering society: disease, martial law, quarantine, and vigilantes.

Director: Adam Mason | Stars: K.J. Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford

Votes: 11,655

9. Talk Radio (1988)

R | 110 min | Drama, Thriller

A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley

Votes: 14,643 | Gross: $3.47M

10. Love's Complicated (2016 TV Movie)

TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Leah's (Holly Marie Combs) surprise enrollment in a conflict management class pushes her to develop friendship, love and inner strength.

Director: Jerry Ciccoritti | Stars: Holly Marie Combs, Ben Bass, Corbin Bernsen, Catherine Disher

Votes: 1,451

11. Suck (2009)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Music

A comedy centered on a rock 'n' roll band that will do anything to become famous.

Director: Rob Stefaniuk | Stars: Rob Stefaniuk, Jessica Paré, Paul Anthony, Mike Lobel

Votes: 5,226

12. Amy's Orgasm (2001)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Romance

Story of a 29-year-old Ivy League-educated, self-help author as she grudgingly falls for a shock-jock radio host with a reputation for hitting on his bimbo guests.

Director: Julie Davis | Stars: Julie Davis, Nick Chinlund, Caroline Aaron, Mitchell Whitfield

Votes: 1,893 | Gross: $0.51M

13. Bad Channels (1992 Video)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Horror, Music

An alien determined to capture human females takes over a radio station to do it.

Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Robert Factor, Martha Quinn, Aaron Lustig, Michael Huddleston

Votes: 1,484

14. Night Rhythms (1992)

R | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A radio talk show host is accused of murdering one of his fans while on the air and he must go on the run to somehow prove his innocence.

Director: Gregory Dark | Stars: Martin Hewitt, David Carradine, Sam J. Jones, Deborah Driggs

Votes: 342

15. Land of Plenty (2004)

Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, War

A drama that investigates anxiety and disillusionment in America.

Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Michelle Williams, John Diehl, Wendell Pierce, Shaun Toub

Votes: 4,121

16. The Sentimental Teaser (1999)

Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama

A young and excentric radio DJ airs a successful program in which diverse calls come in from anonymous listeners, who reveal their love stories, all charged with mix-ups, disputes and passion.

Director: Cristián Galaz | Stars: Roberto Artiagoitía, Daniel Muñoz, Lorene Prieto, Sergio Schmied

Votes: 1,011

17. McBride: Tune in for Murder (2005 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An attorney investigates the death of a radio star whose co-host is the prime suspect.

Director: Stephen Bridgewater | Stars: John Larroquette, Marta DuBois, Matt Lutz, John Kapelos

Votes: 294

18. Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012)

R | 90 min | Documentary, Biography

Before entire networks were built on populist personalities; before reality morphed into a TV genre; the masses fixated on a single, sociopathic star: controversial talk-show host Morton Downey, Jr.

Directors: Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, Jeremy Newberger | Stars: Morton Downey Jr., Glenn Beck, Victoria Jackson, Bob Pittman

Votes: 1,042 | Gross: $0.02M

19. Absconding (2005 Video)

61 min | Adventure, Crime

A secretary at City Hall discovers her supervisor is about to walk off with a valuable stamp called 'The Damsel of Freedonia' worth three million dollars which the city had purchased as an ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Woods | Stars: Shannan Leigh, Jenni Lee, Karina Santos, Ariel Anderssen

20. 21 Jump Street (1987–1991)
Episode: Next Victim (1989)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After the car of a bigoted and controversial college radio talk show host is bombed Hoffs and Booker investigate.

Director: James A. Contner | Stars: Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen

Votes: 103

21. C-16: FBI (1997–1998)
Episode: Radio FBI (1997)

Action, Crime, Drama

Vitriolic talk radio host Jules Rozack (J.T. Walsh) is taken hostage on-air by a disgruntled fan, Loren Bitts (Zeljko Ivanek). Olansky tries to talk them both down. Reardon confronts her abrasive superior, Jack DiRado.

Director: Michael M. Robin | Stars: Eric Roberts, D.B. Sweeney, Christine Tucci, Angie Harmon

Votes: 12

22. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: Semi-Detached (2004)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A shock jock with a history of mental problems is believed to have committed suicide, but clues lead the detectives toward a psychiatric nurse with an obsession.

Director: Frank Prinzi | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance

Votes: 376

23. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The D.J. (1989)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ben Matlock very reluctantly defends an abrasive talk radio personality who is accused of murdering a rival talk radio celebrity.

Director: Tony Mordente | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Kene Holiday

Votes: 133

24. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode: Killer Radio (1993)

TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While on a book tour, Jessica agrees to guest on a local radio talk show that has feuding co-owners. When a murder takes place, Jessica helps sort out the tangled webs of confusion to bring the killer to justice.

Director: Peter Salim | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Stephen Caffrey, Lindsay Crouse, Georgia Emelin

Votes: 290

25. Night Visions (2001–2002)
Episode: Dead Air/Renovation (2001)

TV-14 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

While doing his radio show, a "Shock Jock" is in for the most shocking night of his life. / People buying homes should always pay attention to the saying,"Buyer beware," especially when the house is being haunted by the past.

Directors: Brian Dennehy, Jefery Levy | Stars: Gil Bellows, Meghan Black, Johnny Cuthbert, Marlowe Dawn

Votes: 110

26. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: Alien Radio (1999)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A skeptical radio show host, who loves to shoot down his listener, reports of alien encounters and one of his listeners, who claims to be possessed by an alien, set himself on fire in front of him.

Director: Neill Fearnley | Stars: Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Hope, Malcolm Stewart, Alex Diakun

Votes: 238

27. Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode: Dante's Inferno (1996)

Crime, Drama, Family

Maxine becomes the acting mayor. When she supports a business decision half of the town opposes, she becomes the target of local sexist shock jock Chuck Dante, who constantly humiliates her and even calls for her death. She's soon shot.

Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly

Votes: 54

28. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: As Ye Sow (1993)

Not Rated | 29 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Wealthy and successful middle-aged businessman Leo Burns suspects that his much younger wife Bridget is having an extramarital affair. Leo hires sleazy private investigator G.G. Devoe to find out the identity of Bridget's lover.

Director: Kyle MacLachlan | Stars: Hector Elizondo, Patsy Kensit, John Shea, Adam West

Votes: 723

29. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: In the Groove (1994)

Not Rated | 27 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Abrasive shock jock Gary gets demoted to the graveyard shift by his bitchy radio station owner sister Rita because of poor ratings. Gary manages to regain his stride thanks to his eager new... See full summary »

Director: Vincent Spano | Stars: Miguel Ferrer, Linda Doucett, Wendie Malick, John Kassir

Votes: 554

30. Celebrity Deathmatch (1998–2007)
Episode: Deathbowl '98 (1998)

TV-14 | Animation, Action, Comedy

Kathie Lee Gifford squares off against rival Howard Stern; Pamela Anderson Lee seeks revenge against Rupaul; The Spice Girls take on Hanson for the title of Most Annoying Band in the World.

Director: Eric Fogel | Stars: Mills Lane, Elon Gold, Maurice Schlafer, Len Maxwell

Votes: 67

31. The Styxhexenhammer666 Channel (2010– )
Episode: Tucker Carlson Responded Correctly to MediaMatters (2019)

10 min | News

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32. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Closet (2008)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a gay man is murdered, the prime suspect is a star professional football quarterback who turns out to his partner. The quarterback is "outed" in the media during the investigation, and he becomes a beating victim himself.

Director: Peter Leto | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 905

33. The Styxhexenhammer666 Channel (2010– )
Episode: The Kochs and Soros Both Agree: The Internet Must Be Censored (2019)

News

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34. Free Radio (2007–2009)
Episode: Sidekick for a Day (2008)

Comedy

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Director: Peter Siaggas | Stars: Lance Krall, Anna Vocino, Brian Huskey, Gerry Bednob

Votes: 7

35. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Shock Jock (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

The show is retooled as a morning zoo radio simulcast, with Bill recast as Simon Shock, an obnoxious radio shock jock. Cartoons include Hare Conditioned (1945), The Zoot Cat (1944), Be Kind to 'Aminals' (1935), Muzzle Tough (1954), and The Ducksters (1950).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 7

36. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: What's Up, Jock? (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Radio shock jock Simon Shock buys airtime on the show to promote his "King of the Airwaves" campaign. Featured cartoons are Rebel Rabbit (1949), The Million Dollar Cat (1944), Betty Boop's Ker-Choo (1933), Ventriloquist Cat (1950), and Yankee Doodle Daffy (1943).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein, Wendy Snyder

Votes: 6

37. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Stuff & Nonsense #4 (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Skits feature old stuffed animals, Shakespearean lingo, the telephone game, a Svengoolie ghost story, and napping. Cartoons are Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953), Salt Water Tabby (1947), A Witch's Tangled Hare (1959), Fright to the Finish (1954), and Feed the Kitty (1952).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein, Rich Koz

38. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Jock & The Box (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Radio shock jock Simon Shock takes his morning zoo crew simulcast to the "Toon In with Me" studio and hires Boxcar as his new on-air producer: Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (1944), The Zoot Cat (1944), The Wise Quacking Duck (1943), Tweetie Pie (1947), Toy Town Hall (1936).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 6

39. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Tic Tac Toony (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bill and Toony help Mr. Quizzer fulfill his contract by recording the 100th episode of his game show, "Tic Tac Toony": The Ducksters (1950), Pink Posies (1967), The Counterfeit Cat (1949), Bill of Hare (1962), Zoom at the Top (1962).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

40. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Fantastic Friday #9 (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

The "Toon In" gang celebrates the dedicated viewers at home with another Fan-Tastic Friday episode. Featured cartoons include 14 Carrot Rabbit (1952), Hook, Line and Stinker (1958), The Two Mouseketeers (1952), Olive's $weep$take Ticket (1941), and Awful Orphan (1949).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein, Allison

41. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Simon Shock's Screaming Horror Theater (2022)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Shock jock Simon Shock uses the show to audition as Svengoolie's backup.

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein, Rich Koz

Votes: 7

42. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Rabbit Rivals - Famous Feuds #1 (2022)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bill, Toony and the gang start Famous Feuds Week with a show featuring five of Bugs Bunny's most notable rivals. Plus, Simon Shock gets caught up in "Shock Jock Wars".

43. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Tic Tac Toony #3 (2022)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

"Toon In With Me" celebrities join Bill and Toony for another game of "Tic Tac Toony".

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

44. Psych (2006–2014)
Episode: Dead Air (2013)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A radio DJ is killed while on the air, and Shawn and Gus help the police with the crime. They determine a fan of the DJ seems to be involved. She says she is being stalked by a person named Bob, and he might be the killer.

Director: Saladin K. Patterson | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson

Votes: 779

45. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Nudist Hippie Breaks into Pelosi's Home. Media Blames Republicans. (2022 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

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46. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: The War on Disco (2023)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Explore the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music.

Stars: Rich King, Daphne Brooks, Jefferson Cowie, Adam Green

Votes: 74

47. NCIS (2003– )
Episode: Handle with Care (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The team works to clear the name of a retired Marine sergeant when cyanide is found in one of the packages he sends to active-duty Marines.

Director: Alrick Riley | Stars: Mark Harmon, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama

Votes: 574