Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "body-piercing"

1. Pulp Fiction (1994)

R | 154 min | Crime, Drama

The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis

Votes: 2,227,778 | Gross: $107.93M

2. Thirteen (2003)

R | 100 min | Drama

A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.

Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, Vanessa Hudgens

Votes: 98,381 | Gross: $4.60M

3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

R | 158 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård

Votes: 495,860 | Gross: $102.52M

4. Freaky Friday (2003)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

An overworked mother and her daughter did not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the other's life for one freaky Friday.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould

Votes: 153,107 | Gross: $110.23M

5. The Cell (2000)

R | 107 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi

An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.

Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colton James

Votes: 109,365 | Gross: $61.33M

6. Rat Race (2001)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A Las Vegas casino magnate determined to find a new avenue for wagering sets up a race for money.

Director: Jerry Zucker | Stars: Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Whoopi Goldberg, Vince Vieluf

Votes: 123,342 | Gross: $56.62M

7. Rock Star (2001)

R | 105 min | Drama, Music

Lead singer of a tribute band becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes.

Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Dominic West, Jason Bonham

Votes: 45,369 | Gross: $17.01M

8. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Fantasy

Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time - ever.

Director: Josh Greenbaum | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr.

Votes: 20,106

9. Eaten Alive! (1980)

Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Horror

A young woman teams up with a mercenary to find her missing sister in the jungles of New Guinea where they find that a deranged leader of a religious cult has located his commune in an area inhabited by cannibals.

Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Robert Kerman, Janet Agren, Ivan Rassimov, Mel Ferrer

Votes: 4,619

10. Life as a House (2001)

R | 125 min | Drama

When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.

Director: Irwin Winkler | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jena Malone

Votes: 45,654 | Gross: $15.65M

11. Return of the Living Dead III (1993)

R | 97 min | Horror

Having recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught youth performs the operation on his girlfriend after she's killed in a motorcycle accident.

Director: Brian Yuzna | Stars: J. Trevor Edmond, Melinda Clarke, Kent McCord, James T. Callahan

Votes: 16,806 | Gross: $0.05M

12. Senseless (1998)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

A student gets his senses enhanced by an experimental drug. But abuse is not an option.

Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Marlon Wayans, David Spade, Brad Dourif, Esther Scott

Votes: 17,787 | Gross: $13.04M

13. Strangeland (1998)

R | 85 min | Horror, Thriller

A detective pursues a sadist specializing in body modification rituals who lures teenagers through the internet.

Director: John Pieplow | Stars: Kevin Gage, Elizabeth Peña, Dee Snider, Brett Harrelson

Votes: 7,693 | Gross: $0.63M

14. Tromeo and Juliet (1996)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Romance

Tromeo, a filmmaker, falls in love with Juliet, the daughter of a former partner who tried to steal his business from him.

Director: Lloyd Kaufman | Stars: Jane Jensen, Will Keenan, Valentine Miele, William Beckwith

Votes: 6,880

15. Hellraiser: Inferno (2000 Video)

R | 99 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A shady police detective becomes embroiled in a strange world of murder, sadism and madness after being assigned a murder investigation against a madman known only as "The Engineer".

Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Craig Sheffer, Nicholas Turturro, James Remar, Doug Bradley

Votes: 19,237

16. Wendy and Lucy (2008)

R | 80 min | Drama

Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happenings triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart.

Director: Kelly Reichardt | Stars: Michelle Williams, Lucy, David Koppell, Max Clement

Votes: 19,802 | Gross: $0.86M

17. Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)

TV-MA | 113 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Riko, Reg, and their new friend, Nanachi, continue their journey down the Abyss and arrive at the 5th layer. But in order for them to continue to the 6th layer, they must encounter the haunting figure of Nanachi's past: Bondrewd the Novel.

Director: Masayuki Kojima | Stars: Miyu Tomita, Mariya Ise, Shiori Izawa, Inori Minase

Votes: 5,584

18. En la Cama (2005)

Unrated | 85 min | Drama

A young man and woman have a sensual, one-night stand in a motel room where they confide in each other about their troubled lives.

Director: Matías Bize | Stars: Blanca Lewin, Gonzalo Valenzuela

Votes: 3,495

19. Double Whammy (2001)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A world-weary police detective who fails to stop a fast-food restaurant massacre struggles to regain his departmental reputation, public image and self-worth.

Director: Tom DiCillo | Stars: Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Luis Guzmán, Victor Argo

Votes: 3,948

20. Insecticidal (2005)

R | 81 min | Horror, Thriller

Cami is a dedicated student of entomology that is researching insects in her sorority house. When her sorority sister Josi sprays insecticide on her bugs, Cami becomes upset. But sooner she... See full summary »

Director: Jeffery Scott Lando | Stars: Meghan Heffern, Rhonda Dent, Travis Watters, Shawn Bachynski

Votes: 748

21. Down to the Bone (2004)

R | 104 min | Drama

A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.

Director: Debra Granik | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Hugh Dillon, Clint Jordan, Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz

Votes: 2,443 | Gross: $0.02M

22. The Money $hot (2000–2001)

Not Rated | Comedy, Drama

Nothing is ever what it seems. To the outside world, the adult industry is a sexy alternate universe filled with studs and starlets who are ready to go at the drop of a hat. Cigar-chomping,... See full summary »

Stars: Paul Hayes, Bryn Pryor, Tom Katsis, Rebecca Gray

Votes: 25

23. Fetishes (1996)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary

Masochism, rubber, corporal punishment, wrestling, and infantilism are all examined into detail as a documentary crew visits a bondage house and its mistresses in upstate New York.

Director: Nick Broomfield | Stars: Mistress Beatrice, Nick Broomfield, Mistress Catherine, Mistress Delilah

Votes: 851

24. Terror Inside (2008)

Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In the smallest of Florida towns a lone well driller, Joe, works gathering geological samples for a university study. Unknowingly, Joe unearths more than just primordial muck from deep ... See full summary »

Director: Joe G. Lenders | Stars: Corey Feldman, Tanya Memme, Joe Abby, Susie Feldman

Votes: 262

25. Garçon stupide (2004)

Unrated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

This coming-of-age drama deals with a young man, realizing who he really is and which things he will never do. Loic, 18 years old, being annoyed by his work in a chocolate factory, cruises ... See full summary »

Director: Lionel Baier | Stars: Pierre Chatagny, Natacha Koutchoumov, Rui Alves, Khaled Khouri

Votes: 1,282 | Gross: $0.15M

26. Wild Hearts (2006 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Drama

A recently widowed detective moves from Los Angeles to his family's mustang farm.

Director: Steve Boyum | Stars: Richard Thomas, Nancy McKeon, Hallee Hirsh, Geoffrey Lewis

Votes: 442

27. Hit & Run (1997)

R | 95 min | Thriller

College boy Trent is returning home for the holidays when he crosses the path of bad-girl Miya at a truck stop. When he agrees to give her a ride, he becomes part and parcel to all her twisted desires.

Director: David Blyth | Stars: David Keith, Art MacDonald, Elaine Martyn, Nicholas Pasco

Votes: 689

28. My Father Is Coming (1991)

Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Romance

A immigrant's father is coming to visit from Germany. She has lied to him about her acting career, having looked unsuccessfully for parts for a year, and has also told him she's married. So... See full summary »

Director: Monika Treut | Stars: Alfred Edel, Shelley Kästner, Annie Sprinkle, Michael Massee

Votes: 131

29. Swimming (2000)

R | 98 min | Drama

A bittersweet and intimate look at friendship, love and growing up. The easy life of summertime in Myrtle Beach is turned upside down for one local girl when two strangers come to town: a beautiful temptress and a charming drifter.

Director: Robert J. Siegel | Stars: Lauren Ambrose, Joelle Carter, Jennifer Dundas, Jamie Harrold

Votes: 948 | Gross: $0.16M

30. Dolce e selvaggio (1983)

93 min | Documentary

A Mondo documentary that juxtaposes footage of death, carnage, and unpleasantness with scenes of inspiring and beautiful imagery.

Directors: Antonio Climati, Mario Morra | Stars: Franco Prosperi, Mike Gunn, Karl Wallenda

Votes: 62

31. The Three Trials (2006)

100 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Catherine, a nun with a unique form of narcolepsy, attempts to lose herself in the worlds of religion, adolescent fantasy, and finally masochistic devotion to a man. Her husband, a plastic ... See full summary »

Director: Randy Greif | Stars: Molinee Green, Max Herholz, Michael Q. Schmidt, Åsa Wallander

Votes: 120

32. Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (2000)

R | 93 min | Documentary, Adventure, Romance

A retired gay anthropologist revisits the native cultures he studied in his youth.

Directors: David Shapiro, Laurie Gwen Shapiro | Stars: Tobias Schneebaum, Norman Mailer, Michael Rockefeller

Votes: 850 | Gross: $0.35M

33. Ecco (1963)

100 min | Documentary, Musical

A documentary highlighting some of the oddest, strangest and more grotesque examples of human behavior. Included are a tour of the Grand Guignol theater in Paris, a man who sticks long ... See full summary »

Director: Gianni Proia | Stars: George Sanders, Alexander, Maria Ansaldi, Laura Betti

Votes: 134

34. Traces of Death V: Back in Action (2000 Video)

92 min | Documentary, Horror

The fifth sequel of the self-proclamed "first true shockumentary" series, dealing mostly with real life graphic violence and its aftermath caught on video.

Stars: Asjad Nadeem, Darrin Ramage, Daniel V. Jones

Votes: 193

35. Sexually Deranged (2012 Video)

75 min | Horror, Thriller

Follows a psychotic serial rapist and religious zealot whose systemic abuse of his victims is both terrifying and terrifyingly possible. Victim and victimizer, the cycle of physical and sexual abuse continues.

Director: Oliver Hunt | Stars: Peter Gruber, Penny Nichols, Alison Quick, Lily St. Claire

Votes: 16

36. Karamoja (1954)

Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary

The filmed record of an expedition to the African interior, with scenes of animal life and native customs and practices.

Director: William B. Treutle

Votes: 49

37. Dances Sacred and Profane (1985)

90 min | Documentary

Far from being a seamy exploitation flick, this fascinating documentary could alter the way you view certain taboo behavior. Startling not just for its unique footage, but also for the enlightening interviews and analysis it provides.

Directors: Dan Jury, Mark Jury | Stars: Fakir Musafar, Jim Ward, Charles Gatewood

Votes: 46

38. Robert Having His Nipple Pierced (1971)

Short

Robert Mapplethorpe gets his nipple pierced while his boyfriend lends his support in person. Patti Smith lends her support via voice over as she rambles on about her childhood, her transvestite brother, her breasts and Bob Dylan?

Director: Sandy Daley | Stars: David Croland, Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith

Votes: 16

39. Sewing Circle (1992)

Unrated | 7 min | Short

A young woman decides to have the lips of her labia sewn together by a punk-rock woman, whilst her other girlfriend holds her hand for support.

Director: Richard Kern | Stars: Carrie, Kembra Pfahler, Lisa Resurrection

Votes: 190

40. Ribbon (2024)

Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Drama

A young woman gets her back pierced and contemplates an upcoming decision. A slice-of-life portrait that captures a youthful relationship on a quiet but significant day.

Director: Irmak Akgur | Stars: Zeynep Kalender, Jinho Myung

41. Pierce (1985)

4 min | Documentary, Short

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Directors: Monte Cazazza, Genesis P-Orridge | Star: Monte Cazazza

42. Pierce (1990)

Unrated | 9 min | Short

PIERCE is a short film of a real woman (friend of director Kern) getting her nipples pierced. The camera goes in really close so you know it's actually happening.

Director: Richard Kern | Star: Audrey Rose

Votes: 96

43. Ringenes herskerinde (1992)

25 min | Short, Documentary

In her Copenhagen studio, master piercer Mette Hintze talks to the camera, explaining her attention to hygiene, method, and ethics. She walks us through the geography of piercing from ... See full summary »

Director: Steen Schapiro | Stars: Mette Hintze, Chris Juris, Spritt Schapiro, Stinus Wolf

44. Rituals of Life: The Phuket Vegetarian Festival (2005)

40 min | Documentary, Short

Through archival research and direct observation, this documentary seeks to convey some of the history, development, and expressed beliefs of a unique festival and its participants.

Director: Paul R. King | Star: Elayne Angel

45. Rite of Passage (2001 TV Movie)

Documentary

The most ancient rituals of body piercing around the world.

Director: Heidi Ewing

46. Intimate Jewelry (1989)

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47. Green Wing (2004–2007)
Episode: Caroline's First Day (2004)

TV-14 | 51 min | Comedy, Drama

Having locked herself out of her flat and spent the night sleeping in her car, Dr Caroline Todd arrives to start work at East Hampton hospital, smelling "like the inside of a taxi". ... See full summary »

Directors: Dominic Brigstocke, Victoria Pile, Tristram Shapeero, Andrew Gunn | Stars: Sarah Alexander, Sally Bretton, Oliver Chris, Olivia Colman

Votes: 234

48. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: Heavy (2005)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery

A morbidly obese ten-year-old girl has a heart attack, and her mother insists that House and his team look past her weight to find the diagnosis. Meanwhile, Vogler pressures House to fire a... See full summary »

Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 3,392

49. Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Episode: Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson (1992)

Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Rumole defends a juvenile delinquent on charges of assaulting an elderly woman, and Hilda is concerned when a burglar breaks in to steal evidence from his briefcase.

Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Patricia Hodge, Julian Curry

Votes: 74

50. The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
Episode: The Owl Project (1994)

TV-G | 24 min | Comedy

When a rare unicorn owl is spotted in the Possum Lake vicinity, the whole area is suddenly on the verge of becoming a sanctuary, with no fishing or hunting allowed. So Red and his pals try to get the owl to leave.

Director: Rick Green | Stars: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Rick Green, Peter Keleghan

Votes: 20