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

1. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime

In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister.

Directors: Charles Crichton, John Cleese | Stars: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin

Votes: 154,218 | Gross: $63.49M

2. The Woman (I) (2011)

R | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

When a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to "civilize" the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades, he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy.

Director: Lucky McKee | Stars: Pollyanna McIntosh, Brandon Gerald Fuller, Lauren Ashley Carter, Chris Krzykowski

Votes: 25,901

3. Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-heartedly grasping uncle.

Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Jamie Bell, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent

Votes: 13,709 | Gross: $1.59M

4. The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts.

Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia

Votes: 48,589 | Gross: $35.92M

5. School Days (2007)

TV-14 | 300 min | Animation, Drama, Romance

Makoto Itou has a crush on Kotonoha Katsura, who rides the same train as him daily. Following urban legend, he sets her photo as his phone wallpaper - a love charm. When classmate Sekai Saionji notices, it seems his luck really does change.

Stars: Daisuke Hirakawa, Shiho Kawaragi, Tae Okajima, Keiko Imoto

Votes: 2,936

6. The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)

G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Milo is a boy who is bored with life. One day he comes home to find a toll booth in his room. Having nothing better to do, he gets in his toy car and drives through - only to emerge in a world full of adventure.

Directors: Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow, Dave Monahan | Stars: Butch Patrick, Hans Conried, Mel Blanc, Daws Butler

Votes: 3,551

7. Lonely Hearts (2006)

R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on the true story, two homicide detectives track Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the "Lonely Hearts Killers" who lured their victims through the personals.

Director: Todd Robinson | Stars: John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto, James Gandolfini

Votes: 22,404 | Gross: $0.19M

8. Roger & Me (1989)

R | 91 min | Documentary

After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Roger B. Smith, Rhonda Britton, Fred Ross

Votes: 27,541 | Gross: $6.71M

9. Fierce People (2005)

R | 107 min | Drama, Thriller

A massage therapist looking to overcome her addictions and reconnect with her son, whose father is an anthropologist in South America studying the Ishkanani people, moves in with a wealthy ex-client in New Jersey.

Director: Griffin Dunne | Stars: Diane Lane, Donald Sutherland, Anton Yelchin, Chris Evans

Votes: 7,346 | Gross: $0.09M

10. Karla (2006)

R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Based on real events, Paul Bernardo and his wife, Karla Homolka, kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.

Director: Joel Bender | Stars: Laura Prepon, Misha Collins, Patrick Bauchau, Emilie Jacobs

Votes: 6,344

11. Waiting for the Hearse (1985)

94 min | Comedy

Each member of this family tries to endorse someone else to care for the old Mother.

Director: Alejandro Doria | Stars: Luis Brandoni, China Zorrilla, Antonio Gasalla, Julio De Grazia

Votes: 7,336

12. To Our Loves (1983)

R | 99 min | Drama, Romance

An erratic young woman's family desperately tries to prevent her increasingly erotic ways.

Director: Maurice Pialat | Stars: Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat, Christophe Odent, Dominique Besnehard

Votes: 7,281

13. A Foreign Affair (1948)

Approved | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund, Millard Mitchell

Votes: 8,569

14. Born to Be Bad (1950)

Approved | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A woman's attempt to appear innocent and sweet clashes with her lover, who sees through her act, and the wealthy man she tries to trick into marrying her.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Mel Ferrer, Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott

Votes: 2,789

15. The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

PG | 251 min | Documentary, History, War

An in-depth exploration of the various reactions by the French people to the Vichy government's acceptance of the German invasion.

Director: Marcel Ophüls | Stars: Helmut Tausend, Marcel Verdier, Alexis Grave, Louis Grave

Votes: 4,111

16. Ima, ai ni yukimasu (2004)

119 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A young woman returns from the dead to her guilt-ridden husband and son, but she cannot remember them.

Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Shidô Nakamura, Akashi Takei, Karen Miyama

Votes: 5,033

17. Violette (1978)

Not Rated | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.

Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet, Jean-François Garreaud

Votes: 2,535

18. The Sleeping Tiger (1954)

Approved | 89 min | Drama, Thriller

After a convict breaks in a psychotherapist's home, he agrees to rehabilitation rather than arrest but the therapist's wife becomes infatuated with him.

Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Alexis Smith, Alexander Knox, Hugh Griffith

Votes: 1,214

19. Young Törless (1966)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama

In a boarding school, a student observes in passive disgust as his two friends manipulate, humiliate and torture a fellow student, justifying their every act.

Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Mathieu Carrière, Marian Seidowsky, Bernd Tischer, Fred Dietz

Votes: 2,674

20. Jo (1971)

85 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

A writer of detective stories desperately trying to hide a corpse in his house - and at the same time to know exactly who he killed accidentally.

Director: Jean Girault | Stars: Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Michel Galabru, Bernard Blier

Votes: 3,678

21. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)

Unrated | 99 min | Documentary, Crime

Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.

Director: Marina Zenovich | Stars: Andrew Braunsberg, Richard Brenneman, Douglas Dalton, Marilyn Beck

Votes: 5,210 | Gross: $0.06M

22. The Year I Became a Liar (2009)

Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Filmmaker Ricardo Trogi recalls the events surrounding his family moving to a new neighborhood when he was 11 years old.

Director: Ricardo Trogi | Stars: Jean-Carl Boucher, Claudio Colangelo, Sandrine Bisson, Gabriel Maillé

Votes: 2,047

23. Wild Mouse (2017)

103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When Georg loses his job, he conceals the fact from his younger wife Johanna, who wants a child with him. Instead, he embarks upon a campaign of revenge against his former boss and begins to renovate a roller-coaster with an old school friend.

Director: Josef Hader | Stars: Josef Hader, Pia Hierzegger, Georg Friedrich, Jörg Hartmann

Votes: 2,864

24. Helpmates (1932)

Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy

After a messy house party while his wife is away, Oliver asks Stanley to help him clean up the place, but free help isn't always a bargain.

Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Bobby Burns, Bob Callahan

Votes: 2,587

25. Shadows in the Storm (1988)

R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A married man suffering from midlife crisis obsesses over a girl from his romantic fantasy. He meets her exact duplicate on vacation and helps her get rid of her abusive husband. They run off together but a caller starts blackmailing him.

Director: Terrell Tannen | Stars: Ned Beatty, Mia Sara, Michael Madsen, Donna Mitchell

Votes: 255

26. You're Gonna Miss Me (2005)

91 min | Documentary, Music

Documentary about rock pioneer Roky Erickson, detailing his rise as a psychedelic hero, his lengthy institutionalization, his descent into poverty and filth, and his brother's struggle with their religious mother to improve Roky's care.

Director: Keven McAlester | Stars: Byron Coley, Paul Drummond, 13th Floor Elevators, Don Erickson

Votes: 1,094 | Gross: $0.00M

27. Alibi Ike (1935)

Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Idiosyncratic new recruit Francis "Ike" Farrell tries to help the Cubs to the pennant with his pitching and hitting.

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Olivia de Havilland, Ruth Donnelly, Roscoe Karns

Votes: 722

28. Force of Habit (2019)

75 min | Comedy, Drama

A film by seven directors shows us moments in women's lives that usually remain hidden. Force of Habit follows the lives of various women throughout one day.

Directors: Reetta Aalto, Alli Haapasalo, Anna Paavilainen, Kirsikka Saari, Miia Tervo, Elli Toivoniemi, Jenni Toivoniemi | Stars: Veikko Aalste, Teemu Aromaa, Suvi Blick, Tommi Eronen

Votes: 512

29. T2 (2009)

PG | 102 min | Fantasy, Horror

A Save an Orphan Volunteer is taking care of a young girl, who is being stalked by Engkantos, as the chase begins, the lives that surrounding them maybe at risk.

Director: Chito S. Roño | Stars: Maricel Soriano, Mika Dela Cruz, Derek Ramsay, Eric Fructuoso

Votes: 164

30. Shy Boys: IRL (2011)

31 min | Documentary, Short

A short documentary on "love-shy" men. Love-Shy men believe they are afflicted with a condition that prevents them from interacting with women. They ultimately fail to have relationships ... See full summary »

Director: Sara Gardephe

Votes: 129

31. Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies (1979 TV Movie)

30 min | Animation, Fantasy

Puff shows a girl named Sandy the truth about lies as they travel through The Land of Living Lies.

Directors: Charles Swenson, Fred Wolf | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Mischa Bond, Alan Barzman, Ike Eisenmann

Votes: 100

32. Der Trinker (1995 TV Movie)

99 min | Drama

While his company is facing drastic financial problems, a former drinker suffers a relapse.

Director: Tom Toelle | Stars: Harald Juhnke, Jutta Wachowiak, Deborah Kaufmann, Eberhard Esche

Votes: 170

33. Love After Love (1992)

104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Lola is an independent woman, a professional writer with 2 men on a string. Both men are married with children. When the men, and Lola, face having to make choices, Lola's comfortable life ... See full summary »

Director: Diane Kurys | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Bernard Giraudeau, Hippolyte Girardot, Lio

Votes: 417 | Gross: $0.08M

34. Phoenix Runde (1997– )

45 min | Talk-Show

The program provides a forum for the current political debate in Germany.

Stars: Alexander Kähler, Anke Plättner, Gaby Dietzen, Pinar Atalay

Votes: 13

35. Arrangement (II) (2019)

Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Drama, Romance

A regular, scheduled hookup between two men becomes more complicated than intended, because of some unexpected conversation. Does one man want more than the other is capable of giving?

Director: Chadlee Skrikker | Stars: Matthew Barrett, Laurent de Froberville, Hagar Joubert

Votes: 65

36. Valerie (2006)

81 min | Drama

When a photo model gets replaced by a batch of new younger prettier girls, her life of riches melts in front of her eyes and she's forced to live like a homeless person in a parking lot of a high class hotel she once lived in.

Director: Birgit Möller | Stars: Agata Buzek, Devid Striesow, Birol Ünel, Anne Sarah Hartung

Votes: 267

37. Prego (2015)

13 min | Short, Comedy

Prego is a short comedy film by Usher Morgan that tells the story of Emily (played by Katie Vincent), a young woman confronting a one-night stand (played by Taso Mikroulis) with the revelation that she's pregnant.

Director: Usher Morgan | Stars: Katie Vincent, Taso Mikroulis, Marah Vanbeekom, J.W. Harvey

Votes: 268

38. O gois (1969)

88 min | Comedy

A non-existent uncle provides the necessary status required from two best friends to woo two wealthy sisters; however, an unforeseen meeting with him in the flesh shall lead to embarrassing complications. Who is this gift-bearing relative?

Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Kostas Voutsas, Nora Valsami, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Hronis Exarhakos

Votes: 306

39. You Don't Want to Know (2011 TV Movie)

90 min | Thriller

After un accident that has caused the death of a young man, a man have to struggle with his guilty and some strange threatning messages push him and his wife to the unknow.

Director: Tim Trachte | Stars: Andreas Lust, Sophie von Kessel, Alina Levshin, Nikolas Beyer

Votes: 76

40. Journalisten fragen - Politiker antworten (1963–1991)

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Stars: Reinhard Appel, Jürgen Lorenz, Wolfgang Mischnick, Franz Josef Strauß

41. Love's Hurdle (1926)

20 min | Comedy, Short

Charles is an impoverished shoe clerk who is an aspiring social climber. His first attempt is via horseback riding, and his sorry efforts with the prancing steeds are constantly riotous. ... See full summary »

Director: Francis Corby | Stars: Charles King, Adrienne Dore, Constance Darling

42. In Another Cookie

Short, Drama | Post-production

A fortune cookie prompts two friends in an undefined romantic relationship to discuss the nature of fortune-telling, excuses, and timing.

Director: Josie Hull | Stars: Logan Welborn, Roberto Jose Melgar

43. Gutter Ball Alley (2001– )

Comedy, Game-Show

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Stars: Johnny Gardhouse, Wade McElwain, Terry McGurrin, Stefanie Sherk

Votes: 190

44. Excuse My Accent (2020)

Documentary

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Director: Tamar Jatchvadze | Stars: Drei Ros, RobYoung, Sharlene Taulé, Ahmed Al-Kadri

45. Der Hund des Generals (1964 TV Movie)

110 min | Drama, War

Before a commission investigating war crimes, General Rampf has to answer, among other things, for a senseless deployment order

Director: Franz Peter Wirth | Stars: Paul Hoffmann, Carl Lange, Hans-Dieter Asner, Klaus Löwitsch

Votes: 48

46. The Styxhexenhammer666 Channel (2010– )
Episode: The Establishment Wants Us to Believe Russia Is Behind All Anti-Establishment Arguments (2017)

16 min | News

Styx isn't buying the establishment propaganda about Russian propaganda.

Star: Styxhexenhammer666

47. Michal Kutek: Kryzys wieku mlodego (2019 TV Special)

28 min | Comedy

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Director: Michal Kutek | Stars: Michal Kutek, Karol Kopiec

48. Idiots React to London Underground Attack (2017 Video)

4 min | Short, Comedy, News

Paul Joseph Watson casts a jaundiced eye on J.K. Rowling and other verified liberals on Twitter after reading their responses to the last terror attack in London.

Stars: Paul Joseph Watson, Sadiq Khan

Votes: 23

49. Pas de deux (2002)

35 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

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Director: Kinga Lewinska | Stars: Gabriela Kownacka, Krzysztof Globisz, Przemyslaw Chojeta, Malgorzata Sadowska

Votes: 17

50. How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 4: 'the Mashie Niblick' (1931)

11 min | Short, Sport

Golf champion Bobby Jones gives a lesson to comic actor Leon Errol in the use of the mashie niblick club. It is used mainly to loft the ball over tall obstacles, such as trees.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Bobby Jones, O.B. Keeler, Leon Errol, Andy Horn

Votes: 49