Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "cocktail-waitress"

1. Black Panther (2018)

PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.

Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira

Votes: 839,521 | Gross: $700.06M

2. Justified: City Primeval (2023)

TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama

Series based on Elmore Leonard's novel "City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit."

Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Boyd Holbrook, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Vondie Curtis-Hall

Votes: 17,848

3. Shattered (II) (2022)

R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A rich divorcee Chris falls in love with a mysterious woman Sky where Chris, ex-wife and his child eventually gets trapped and a desperate fight for survival will most likely ensue.

Director: Luis Prieto | Stars: Cameron Monaghan, Sasha Luss, Ridley Asha Bateman, Lilly Krug

Votes: 5,679

4. 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: 123,317 | Gross: $56.62M

5. Murder by Death (1976)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Five famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery.

Director: Robert Moore | Stars: Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Eileen Brennan

Votes: 41,771

6. Hard Eight (1996)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama

Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson

Votes: 55,000 | Gross: $0.22M

7. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.

Director: Steve Kloves | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges, Ellie Raab

Votes: 25,898 | Gross: $18.10M

8. The Cooler (2003)

R | 101 min | Drama, Romance

In an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation.

Director: Wayne Kramer | Stars: William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin, Shawn Hatosy

Votes: 35,550 | Gross: $8.24M

9. Hot Sluts (2009)

21 min | Comedy

Endless cleavage, bitchy girl fights, and an 800-pound disco ball, all in one slutty nightclub.

Stars: Alison Brie, Angela Sarafyan, Beth Dover, Shvona Lavette Chung

Votes: 248

10. Lay the Favorite (2012)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Ex-private dancer Beth aspires to be a Las Vegas cocktail waitress, when she falls in with Dink, a sports gambler. Sparks fly as she proves to be something of a gambling prodigy--much to the ire of Dink's wife, Tulip.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Votes: 12,085 | Gross: $0.02M

11. Stealing Home (1988)

PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Ex-baseball player Billy comes home to receive his childhood darling's ashes.

Directors: Steven Kampmann, William Porter | Stars: Mark Harmon, Jodie Foster, Blair Brown, Jonathan Silverman

Votes: 4,975 | Gross: $7.47M

12. The Silent Partner (1978)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A timid bank teller anticipates a bank robbery and steals the money himself before the crook arrives. When the sadistic crook realizes he's been fooled, he tracks down the teller and engages him in a cat-and-mouse chase for the cash.

Directors: Daryl Duke, Curtis Hanson | Stars: Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Céline Lomez

Votes: 7,775

13. The Confession (2013 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama

Based on the novel by New York Times best-selling author Beverly Lewis, "The Confession" is the continuing story of Katie Lapp, a young Amish woman who goes on a journey in search of her ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Landon Jr. | Stars: Katie Leclerc, Sherry Stringfield, Adrian Paul, Steve Boles

Votes: 824

14. It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Mike and Danny hitch a ride to the World's Fair in Seattle after the sheriff seizes their crop duster biplane to cover Danny's gambling debts. Mike looks after the driver's 7 y.o. niece at the fair, where he meets a cute nurse.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien, Gary Lockwood, Vicky Tiu

Votes: 3,144

15. Phil Spector (2013 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 92 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Al Pacino, Helen Mirren, Jeffrey Tambor, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Votes: 7,945

16. McQ (1974)

PG | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Seattle cop is caught up in a corrupt police force that he is trying to make right. McQ is a cop with a mission.

Director: John Sturges | Stars: John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur, Colleen Dewhurst

Votes: 5,952 | Gross: $0.24M

17. The Astro-Zombies (1968)

92 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

The Plan - to build a super human. How? By murdering innocent, convenient victims, and using various bits of them. The result? Creatures on the rampage.

Director: Ted V. Mikels | Stars: Wendell Corey, John Carradine, Tom Pace, Joan Patrick

Votes: 2,801

18. Protocol (1984)

PG | 96 min | Comedy

A woman (Goldie Hawn) saves life of Emir of Ohtar (Richard Romanus) in Washington.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon, Richard Romanus, Andre Gregory

Votes: 5,275 | Gross: $26.30M

19. Speedway Junky (1999)

R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Johnny wants to be a stock car racer one day. He meets a young, gay hustler in Vegas, who takes him to meet his friends/gang and his "mom", an ex hooker etc.

Director: Nickolas Perry | Stars: Richard Balin, Jaime Bergman, Jesse Bradford, Jordan Brower

Votes: 1,941 | Gross: $0.02M

20. Speaking of Sex (2001)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

A female marriage counselor and a male depression expert try to solve the marital problems of a troubled couple.

Director: John McNaughton | Stars: James Spader, Melora Walters, Jay Mohr, Nathaniel Arcand

Votes: 2,554

21. Lord Love a Duck (1966)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A bright satirical comedy about an innocent high school girl granted her wishes by a student prodigy. A broad satire of teenage culture in the sixties, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach movies.

Director: George Axelrod | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Lola Albright, Martin West

Votes: 1,817

22. Leaving Normal (1992)

R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

Two contrasting women, one optimistic and the other cynical, embark on a life-changing road trip to Alaska, where an unexpected inheritance awaits one of them, leading to a series of adventures that challenge their perspectives.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Christine Lahti, Meg Tilly, Patrika Darbo, Lenny von Dohlen

Votes: 1,612 | Gross: $1.51M

23. Undercover Christmas (2003 TV Movie)

87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An FBI agent is assigned as the protective custodian of a straight-talking cocktail waitress after she agrees to testify against her tax cheat boyfriend.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Jami Gertz, Shawn Christian, Tyne Daly, Winston Rekert

Votes: 1,004

24. Our Sons (1991 TV Movie)

96 min | Drama

Donald is a young man dying of AIDS. His lover, James, asks his mother to go to Fayetteville, Arkansas and tell Donald's mother, who has been estranged from her son for years.

Director: John Erman | Stars: Ann-Margret, Julie Andrews, Hugh Grant, Zeljko Ivanek

Votes: 759

25. Fever Pitch (1985)

R | 96 min | Drama, Mystery

An investigative journalist gets hooked on the subject of his inquiry - professional gambling.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Catherine Hicks, Giancarlo Giannini, Bridgette Andersen

Votes: 348 | Gross: $0.62M

26. Snowbound (2017)

93 min | Horror, Mystery

A group of erotic party attendees wake up naked in the snow. In the nearby cabin they find a dead girl and a message: In order to survive, they must decide who is responsible for the girl's death and murder that person accordingly.

Director: Olia Oparina | Stars: Anya Bay, Drew Hale, Theodore Bouloukos, Laura Aleman

Votes: 446

27. Wicked Woman (1953)

Approved | 77 min | Drama, Film-Noir

Drifting floozy Billie Nash gets a bar job where she seduces the owner's husband by convincing him to defraud his drunkard wife in order to elope together to Mexico, but a sleazy neighbor with designs on Billie jeopardizes her plans.

Director: Russell Rouse | Stars: Beverly Michaels, Richard Egan, Percy Helton, Evelyn Scott

Votes: 1,007

28. Nobody's Fool (1986)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A sepia tinted weepie where a niave girl learns about men in more ways than one; a loss of innocence - but full of charm

Director: Evelyn Purcell | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Eric Roberts, Mare Winningham, Jim Youngs

Votes: 909 | Gross: $0.56M

29. Hotline (1982 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A beautiful telephone operator is stalked by a murderous madman.

Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Lynda Carter, Steve Forrest, Granville Van Dusen, Monte Markham

Votes: 386

30. Scandal in a Small Town (1988 TV Movie)

91 min | Drama

Leda Beth Vincent (Raquel Welch) lives in the small town of Shiloh, where she works as a cocktail waitress. She isn't too well-liked there, as she is no blushing virgin, but she is far from... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Raquel Welch, Christa Denton, Frances Lee McCain, Peter Van Norden

Votes: 125

31. The Cocktail Hostesses (1973)

R | 80 min | Comedy

Toni is a secretary who is tired of not making much money, even though she is sleeping with her boss. Her girlfriend convinces her to take a job as a cocktail hostess, where she can make a lot of money in tips, and meet a lot of men.

Director: Stephen C. Apostolof | Stars: Rene Bond, Terri Johnson, Harvey Shain, Lynn Harris

Votes: 86

32. According to Spencer (2001)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young man moves to Los Angeles to make something of himself -- but finds that such a task might take a little more work than he thought -- in this hilarious romantic comedy.

Director: Shane Edelman | Stars: Jesse Bradford, Mia Kirshner, David Krumholtz, Adam Goldberg

Votes: 735

33. Guest Wife (1945)

Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

A newspaper correspondent who has convinced his publisher he is married implores his friend's wife to pose as his bride.

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Dick Foran, Charles Dingle

Votes: 502

34. Chances (I) (2013)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A young lovestruck couple in Nevada find themselves in a troublesome situation when their spotted pasts are revealed through a mistaken online identity.

Director: Han S Ryu | Stars: Hunter Fite, Balbinka Korzeniowska, Jon Morgan Woodward, Lydia Muijen

Votes: 18

35. Indescribable Urgencies

Thriller

Bad Boy Scott Stroud is in for one hell of night, if he survives the madness. A life of pushing it to the edge has finally caught up with Stroud, leaving him with just his fragmented mind ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Levinson | Stars: Gabrielle Rosson, Marybeth Paul, Amanda Rodriguez, Scott Sederquist

36. Stuck in the in-Between (2010)

9 min | Short, Musical

A short musical drama about a Brooklyn cocktail waitress (Pamela Sabaugh) who is confronted with the life-altering realization that her vision is rapidly deteriorating and she may be going blind.

Director: Matt Glasson | Stars: Pamela Sabaugh, Douglas Crawford, Red Rachel, Stephen Graybill

37. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Paper or Plastic? (2004)

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

There is a heist in a supermarket with five casualties, including police officer Clay. The entire CSI team investigates the case. Officer Fromansky, Grissom's longtime foe and who killed ... See full summary »

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 785

38. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: Charlie's Angels (1982)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

Charlie the bartender borrows money from Tom to upgrade the bar and boost business with scantily clad waitresses. Louise and Helen take action when they feel that the changes are sexually exploitative toward women.

Director: Bob Lally | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Votes: 69

39. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Grief (2003)

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

The death of a waitress is ruled as a suicide. However, the girl's disturbed father takes justice into his own hands when the investigation reveals that his daughter suffered from depression, due to her boss sexually abusing her.

Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March

Votes: 970

40. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Buddies (1985)

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

Crockett and Tubbs race to find a young mother and her baby when they are targeted for death by mobsters.

Director: Harry Mastrogeorge | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 498

41. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode: Private Dancer - October 6, 1979 (1991)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

As a male stripper, Sam must save a deaf girl from a life of prostitution and get her an audition with a professional dance company.

Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Debbie Allen, Louis Mustillo

Votes: 507

42. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Viva Ned Flanders (1999)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

When Homer takes Ned to Las Vegas in an attempt to get him to loosen up, the two end up drunkenly marrying a pair of cocktail waitresses.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Neil Affleck | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,460

43. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode: Voyage of the Damned (2007)

TV-PG | 71 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?

Director: James Strong | Stars: David Tennant, Kylie Minogue, Geoffrey Palmer, Russell Tovey

Votes: 8,059

44. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sam, Dean and Castiel's continued search for a way to defeat Chuck leads them to unexpected places and toward unlikely allies.

Director: Richard Speight Jr. | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Rob Benedict

Votes: 3,435

45. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Sixty-Eight: Quiz Show (2020)

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

In the competitive heat of Quiz Show fever, Betty butts heads with Brett; Archie gets Frank a job at Andrew's Construction; Veronica and Cheryl team up for an unlikely business venture.

Director: Chell Stephen | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 869

46. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode: Gently in the Night (2009)

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

Gently and Bacchus hunt for the murderer of a woman whose body is discovered in a local church.

Director: Daniel O'Hara | Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Sian Breckin, Margaret Jackman

Votes: 412

47. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Lover's Lanes (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

CSI tries to figure out who put a severed head in the ball return during a championship bowling match, while Dr. Langston reinvestigates the case of a wife accused of shooting her husband after the wife kills herself in her prison cell.

Director: Andrew Bernstein | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 655

48. Total Wipeout (2009–2012)
Episode: North vs. South (2011)

58 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

In this episode the North of the country take on the South in a battle to win the coveted trophy and cash prize, as well as bragging rights for the rest of eternity. Twenty intrepid Brits ... See full summary »

Directors: Will Clough, Richard Valentine | Stars: Richard Hammond, Amanda Byram

49. Cold Blood (2008–2012)
Episode: Framed (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

A horrendous miscarriage of justice made all the more famous by the book The Innocent Man - Murder & Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham. In Ada Oklahoma, 21-year-old Debbie Sue ... See full summary »

Director: Marcus Valentin | Stars: Perry Norton, Ashley Comeau, Tyler Seguin, Rhys Wyn Trenhaile

Votes: 6

50. Cold Blood (2008–2012)
Episode: Evil Twin (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime

Shock waves ripple throughout Clearwater, Florida, when an attractive waitress is found on her bedroom floor stabbed 16 times. As years pass and the case goes cold, police fear DNA might not even find justice for Laurie Colannino.

Director: P.J. Naworynski | Stars: Perry Norton, Gabriella de la Torre, Marty Lindquist, Jen Daniels

Votes: 5