Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Jayson Warner Smith

1. The Walking Dead (2010–2022)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.

Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan

Votes: 1,086,080

2. Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the Deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved.

Director: Olivia Newman | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn

Votes: 125,320 | Gross: $90.23M

3. The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, Mystic Falls, Virginia. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers.

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham

Votes: 350,900

4. Outer Banks (2020– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

On an island of haves and have-nots, teen John B enlists his three best friends to hunt for a legendary treasure linked to his father's disappearance.

Stars: Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, J.D.

Votes: 79,486

5. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)

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

Follows an NCIS team that investigates criminal cases involving military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment, and decadence.

Stars: Scott Bakula, Rob Kerkovich, CCH Pounder, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 20,577

6. American Made (2017)

R | 115 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons

Votes: 209,021 | Gross: $51.34M

7. Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.

Stars: Tom Mison, Lyndie Greenwood, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones

Votes: 64,354

8. Candy (2022)

TV-MA | 51 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Candy Montgomery is a 1980s housewife and mother who did everything right. When the pressure of conformity builds within, her actions scream for just a bit of freedom--until someone tells her to shush--with deadly results.

Stars: Jessica Biel, Melanie Lynskey, Pablo Schreiber, Timothy Simons

Votes: 24,163

9. Footloose (2011)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

City teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.

Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell

Votes: 52,962 | Gross: $51.80M

10. Emancipation (2022)

R | 132 min | Action, Thriller

A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor

Votes: 27,375

11. 42 (2013)

PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.

Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie

Votes: 102,967 | Gross: $95.00M

12. Billionaire Boys Club (2018)

R | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a 'get-rich-quick' scam that turns deadly.

Director: James Cox | Stars: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Taron Egerton, Emma Roberts

Votes: 14,778

13. Drop Dead Diva (2009–2014)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

A vapid aspiring model killed in a car crash gets brought back to life as an intelligent, overweight lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of inner beauty.

Stars: Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho, Kate Levering, April Bowlby

Votes: 21,037

14. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

PG-13 | 119 min | Comedy

With the 1970s behind him, Ron Burgundy, San Diego's former top-rated newsreader, returns to take New York City's first twenty-four-hour news channel by storm.

Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell

Votes: 192,622 | Gross: $127.35M

15. Rectify (2013–2016)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama

Daniel Holden must put his life back together after serving 19 years on Georgia's Death Row before DNA evidence calls his conviction into question.

Stars: Aden Young, Abigail Spencer, J. Smith-Cameron, Adelaide Clemens

Votes: 27,693

16. 99 Homes (2014)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama

A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.

Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern, Clancy Brown

Votes: 38,390 | Gross: $1.41M

17. Half Baked: Totally High (2024)

R | 97 min | Comedy

Three potheads sell a strain of magical weed to raise funds for their friend's funeral.

Director: Michael Tiddes | Stars: Dexter Darden, Moses Storm, Ramona Young, Ash Santos

Votes: 84

18. The Birth of a Nation (2016)

R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.

Director: Nate Parker | Stars: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley

Votes: 21,856 | Gross: $15.86M

19. House of Payne (2006– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A multi-generational family lives together under one roof.

Stars: LaVan Davis, Cassi Davis, Allen Payne, Lance Gross

Votes: 6,372

20. Mississippi Grind (2015)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama

Down on his luck and facing financial hardship, Gerry teams up with younger charismatic poker player, Curtis, in an attempt to change his luck. The two set off on a road trip through the South with visions of winning back what's been lost.

Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Yvonne Landry, Anthony Howard

Votes: 26,070 | Gross: $0.13M

21. The Joneses (2009)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.

Director: Derrick Borte | Stars: Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard, Benjamin Hollingsworth

Votes: 41,839 | Gross: $1.47M

22. Being Mary Jane (2013–2019)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

The life of a young Black woman, her work, her family and the popular talk show which she hosts.

Stars: Gabrielle Union, Lisa Vidal, Raven Goodwin, Margaret Avery

Votes: 4,295

23. Christine (2016)

R | 119 min | Biography, Drama

The story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s TV reporter struggling with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.

Director: Antonio Campos | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts, Maria Dizzia

Votes: 16,940 | Gross: $0.30M

24. Thank You for Your Service (I) (2017)

R | 109 min | Biography, Drama, War

A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.

Director: Jason Hall | Stars: Miles Teller, Beulah Koale, Joe Cole, Scott Haze

Votes: 15,691 | Gross: $9.47M

25. One Mississippi (2015–2017)

TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy, Drama

Follow Tig Notaro as she returns to her hometown after the death of her mother. Still recovering from her health problems, Tig struggles to find balance with the loss of the only person in her life who understood her.

Stars: Tig Notaro, John Rothman, Noah Harpster, Stephanie Allynne

Votes: 4,545

26. I Saw the Light (2015)

R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.

Director: Marc Abraham | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Maddie Hasson, Bradley Whitford

Votes: 8,280 | Gross: $1.65M

27. You're Killing Me (2023)

94 min | Action, Horror, Mystery

Follows Eden, who goes to a coveted 'Heaven and Hell' party, hoping to get a letter of recommendation to an elite university from the wealthy parents of her classmate, but the party quickly turns into a fight for her life.

Directors: Beth Hanna, Jerren Lauder | Stars: McKaley Miller, Keyara Milliner, Jayson Warner Smith, Brice Anthony Heller

Votes: 4,566

28. Lottery Ticket (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy

Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a winning lottery ticket worth $370 million.

Director: Erik White | Stars: Shad Moss, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Loretta Devine

Votes: 11,572 | Gross: $24.71M

29. Savannah (1996–1997)

60 min | Drama

Follows the lives of three best friends: Reese, Peyton and Lane. The three women grew up together in Savannah, Georgia.

Stars: Robyn Lively, Jamie Luner, Shannon Sturges, David Gail

Votes: 910

30. The Book of Love (2016)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama

Jason Sudeikis stars as a widowed New Orleans architect who strikes up an unlikely relationship with teenage runaway Maisie Williams.

Director: Bill Purple | Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Maisie Williams, Jessica Biel, Mary Steenburgen

Votes: 4,755

31. Only (2019)

TV-MA | 98 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

After a comet releases a mysterious virus that begins to kill all the women in the world, a young couple hides out in their over-sterilized apartment trying to fight for their lives.

Director: Takashi Doscher | Stars: Freida Pinto, Leslie Odom Jr., Chandler Riggs, Jayson Warner Smith

Votes: 3,892

32. Queen America (2018–2019)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

A renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach, desperately sought after by young women competing to be Miss America because she can turn any girl into a winner, is challenged to train a beautiful, yet unpolished and untested, contestant.

Stars: Belle Shouse, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy

Votes: 430

33. Talking Dead (2011– )

TV-14 | 44 min | Talk-Show

A talk show about The Walking Dead (2010) and Fear the Walking Dead (2015).

Stars: Chris Hardwick, Norman Reedus, Denise M. Huth, Lennie James

Votes: 3,673

34. St. Agatha (2018)

TV-MA | 103 min | Horror, Thriller

In the 1950s in small-town Georgia, a pregnant young woman named Agatha seeks refuge in a convent.

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Carolyn Hennesy, Hannah Fierman, Courtney Halverson, Lindsay Seim

Votes: 6,183

35. The Devil to Pay (I) (2019)

TV-14 | 87 min | Thriller

After the disappearance of her husband, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community fights to save her son when the cold-hearted matriarch of the oldest family on the mountain demands payment of a debt that could destroy a decade's old truce.

Directors: Lane Skye, Ruckus Skye | Stars: Danielle Deadwyler, Catherine Dyer, Jayson Warner Smith, Adam Boyer

Votes: 1,246

36. Coma (2012)

TV-14 | 159 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A young medical student discovers that something sinister is going on in her hospital after routine procedures send more than a few seemingly healthy patients into comas on the operating table.

Stars: Lauren Ambrose, Steven Pasquale, Geena Davis, James Woods

Votes: 2,297

37. The Evening Hour (2020)

114 min | Drama

Adaptation of Carter Sickels' 2012 novel.

Director: Braden King | Stars: Philip Ettinger, Tess Harper, Archie Lewis, Jessie Noe

Votes: 350

38. Beacon Point (2016)

Not Rated | 85 min | Thriller

A group of hikers lost on the Appalachian Trail stumble across an ancient secret that threatens their survival.

Director: Eric Blue | Stars: Rae Olivier, Jon Briddell, Eric Goins, Jason Burkey

Votes: 2,849

39. Sebastian (2023)

90 min | Horror

Sebastian (ac. AD 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. He was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians, initially being tied to a post or tree and ... See full summary »

Director: Mann Robinson | Stars: Darius McCrary, Torrei Hart, Clifton Powell, Jamie Bernadette

Votes: 38

40. Let's Stay Together (2011–2014)

TV-14 | Comedy, Romance

Couples navigate the highs and lows of modern relationships in this romantic-comedy series.

Stars: Bert Belasco, Joyful Drake, Nadine Ellis, RonReaco Lee

Votes: 586

41. The People v. Leo Frank (2009)

85 min | Crime, Drama

[no spoilers] In 1913, little Mary Phagan is found dead at the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta. Police quickly decide that the Jewish Superintendent, Leo Frank, should be held ... See full synopsis »

Director: Ben Loeterman | Stars: Will Janowitz, Seth Gilliam, Jayson Warner Smith, Steve Coulter

Votes: 65

42. All or Nothing (2018)

18 min | Short, Romance

It's the 80s. Yvonne, a Cuban immigrant in her 50s, has a gambling problem and Kirk, who is a disenfranchised southerner, can't connect with people. They meet playing blackjack in a Las Vegas casino that is off the beaten track.

Director: Jim McKinney | Stars: Jayson Warner Smith, Norma Alvarez, Adam Laborde, Muretta Moss

43. The Way of War (2009)

R | 90 min | Action, Thriller

A paramilitary operative goes on a rampage after discovering a conspiracy to commit war.

Director: John R. Carter | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Clarence Williams III, John Terry, Jaclyn DeSantis

Votes: 2,726

44. Pulp Modern: Die Laughing (2024)

83 min | Comedy, Horror

L.A. Deejay and legendary fornicator Mr.C spins five tales of malice and deceit that will leave you all to die...Laughing.

Directors: Aaron McJames, Scotch Rutherford, Cameron Schwartz, Ryan Shovey, Alex Montilla | Stars: Traycee King, Randy Havens, Amy Letcher, Aaron Jay Rome

Votes: 15

45. Red West (2023)

8 min | Short, Drama

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Directors: Lane Skye, Ruckus Skye | Stars: Jayson Warner Smith, Brice Anthony Heller

46. Fatwa (2006)

R | 91 min | Drama, Thriller

In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson (Holly) ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.

Director: John R. Carter | Stars: Lacey Chabert, John Doman, Lauren Holly, Angus Macfadyen

Votes: 490

47. Final Witness (2012– )

60 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

The voices of the dead come to life in this true-crime series which offers a unique look at some of the nation's most shocking murders. Each of the seven episodes will examine one case from... See full summary »

Stars: Thomas Dalby, Madeline Blue, Morgana Shaw, Aemilia Scott

Votes: 247

48. Red Necks (2020)

20 min | Short, Drama

A humble Asian man shows up in redneck country and is greeted with outright racism, but by putting aside differences and choosing common ground, he makes a new friend and ally.

Director: Patrick Seda | Stars: Tom T. Tran, Jayson Warner Smith, Brad Brinkley, J. Worth Anderson

Votes: 7

49. Salvage (2018 TV Movie)

Mystery

An ex-cop living in rural Florida is drawn into an investigation involving a sunken treasure.

Director: Uta Briesewitz | Stars: Toby Kebbell, Will Patton, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Joelle Carter

50. Monday Morning Critic Podcast (2017 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

Monday Morning Critic podcast was developed by my passion for people whose work has moved me. Guests are hand picked and purposely selected in a format where storytelling is done properly.

Stars: Chukwudi Iwuji, Austin Pendleton, Lennie James, Bernard White

Votes: 18