Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-the-university-of-california-at-berkeley"

1. A Simple Favor (2018)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.

Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells

Votes: 164,536 | Gross: $53.55M

2. Basic Instinct (1992)

R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.

Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn

Votes: 219,983 | Gross: $117.73M

3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 437,790 | Gross: $224.54M

4. Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

R | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.

Director: Ruben Fleischer | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin

Votes: 203,887 | Gross: $73.12M

5. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

PG | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.

Director: Leonard Nimoy | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Votes: 91,741 | Gross: $109.71M

6. Phenomenon (1996)

PG | 123 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall

Votes: 83,960 | Gross: $104.64M

7. Carrie Pilby (2016)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

A person of high intelligence struggles to make sense of the world as it relates to morality, relationships, sex, and leaving her apartment.

Director: Susan Johnson | Stars: Bel Powley, Nathan Lane, William Moseley, Vanessa Bayer

Votes: 13,809 | Gross: $0.02M

8. One Winter Weekend (2018 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance

A recently dumped travel writer goes on a ski getaway with her best friend and they find themselves double booked with two eligible men. When they are snowed in, love ensues, as it always does.

Director: Gary Yates | Stars: Taylor Cole, Jack Turner, Rukiya Bernard, Dewshane Williams

Votes: 2,155

9. Warlock: The Armageddon (1993)

R | 98 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

An order of Druids train their children to battle an evil Warlock determined to unleash Satan upon the world by bringing a collection of five mystic rune stones together.

Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Julian Sands, Chris Young, Paula Marshall, Joanna Pacula

Votes: 6,889 | Gross: $3.90M

10. Leprechaun: Origins (2014)

R | 90 min | Fantasy, Horror

Not related to the previous Leprechaun films. Two young couples backpacking through Ireland discover that one of Ireland's most famous legends is a terrifying reality.

Director: Zach Lipovsky | Stars: Dylan Postl, Stephanie Bennett, Andrew Dunbar, Melissa Roxburgh

Votes: 6,550

11. Love at the Shore (2017 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Jenna must share a duplex with a carefree surfer on her trip to the shore.

Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Amanda Righetti, Peter Porte, Reagan Shumate, Luke Loveless

Votes: 1,852

12. The Big Fix (1978)

PG | 108 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

An ex-'60s radical now working as a private eye is hired by an old flame to investigate a political smear campaign. The case becomes more dangerous as it unfolds.

Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Anspach, Bonnie Bedelia, John Lithgow

Votes: 2,405

13. Peep World (2010)

R | 79 min | Comedy, Drama

Four siblings implode after the release of a book written about them.

Director: Barry W. Blaustein | Stars: Michael C. Hall, Sarah Silverman, Rainn Wilson, Lewis Black

Votes: 3,854 | Gross: $0.01M

14. Cadillac Girls (1993)

96 min | Drama

A woman and her delinquent rebellious teen daughter return to their small hometown after the death of the woman's distant father. Old wounds reopen quickly but they soon find a reason to stay. Will they find peace or more scars?

Director: Nicholas Kendall | Stars: Mia Kirshner, Morrissey Dunn, Benita Ha, Jessica Bowden

Votes: 139

15. Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma (2018 TV Special)

TV-MA | 65 min | Comedy

Bill visits the Brady Theater in Tulsa, Oklahoma for his eleventh HBO stand-up special. The topics include the current state of U.S. politics, sexuality, political correctness, aging and Bill's amusingly profound hatred of small children.

Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller | Star: Bill Maher

Votes: 650

16. How Jack Became Black (2018)

84 min | Documentary

The births of Jack and June, the third multiracial generation in filmmaker Eli Steele's family, coincided with a startling projection: by 2050, at least 20% of all Americans will ... See full summary »

Director: Eli Steele | Stars: Justin Gordon, Eli Steele, Louis Armstrong, Jesse Jackson

Votes: 64

17. The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Episode: Fortunate Son (2001)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama

Chris becomes a made man, while Tony experiences another panic attack. Meadow continues to seethe over Tony's treatment of her boyfriend.

Director: Henry Bronchtein | Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli

Votes: 6,982

18. Soulmates (2020)
Episode: The Lovers (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

David's life is turned upside down when Alison presents him with proof that she's his soulmate; they start a torrid affair, but everything may not be what it seems.

Director: Rob Savage | Stars: David Costabile, Sonya Cassidy, Karima McAdams, Henry Goodman

Votes: 462

19. Nature (1982– )
Episode: The Serengeti Rules (2019)

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, Family

Travel back in time with a pioneering group of scientists who make surprising discoveries that transform human understanding of how nature works. Based on a book of the same name.

Director: Nicolas Brown | Stars: Campbell Scott, Bob Paine, Jim Estes, Mary E. Power

Votes: 25

20. Kung Fu (2021–2023)
Episode: Silence (2021)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Drama

Nicky enlists Henry to help hunt down Zhilan; Jin anticipates a return to normalcy, but Mei-Li isn't as optimistic; Nicky finds clarity after helping a woman in need.

Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper | Stars: Olivia Liang, Kheng Hua Tan, Eddie Liu, Shannon Dang

Votes: 323

21. This Is Us (2016–2022)
Episode: The Music and the Mirror (2021)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Beth navigates her career path. Kate and Toby face unexpected issues. A run-in with someone from his past gives Kevin pause.

Director: Jessica Yu | Stars: Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz

Votes: 1,123

22. Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode: The Good News (2010)

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama

Don flies to Los Angeles to visit Anna before his New Year's vacation to Acapulco, but her bad news influences him to cancel his vacation and return to New York, where he discovers that Lane has problems of his own.

Director: Jennifer Getzinger | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones

Votes: 2,655

23. Computer Chronicles (1983–2002)
Episode: Commodore 64 (1988)

TV-G | News, Talk-Show

The Commodore 64 was the first computer for many families. This program looks at what you can do with the famous C-64.

Stars: Stewart Cheifet, Gary Kildall, Ralph Hornbrook, Bill Morrow

24. The Americans (2013–2018)
Episode: Divestment (2015)

TV-MA | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Martha and Clark's marriage meets its most challenging test yet; pressure on Philip intensifies.

Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Lev Gorn, Annet Mahendru

Votes: 1,459

25. Grace and Frankie (2015–2022)
Episode: The Test (2016)

TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy

Frankie needs to renew her driven license and pass the test again. Grace decides to reconnect with old friends.

Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen

Votes: 648

26. Nature (1982– )
Episode: A Squirrel's Guide to Success (2018)

TV-G | 53 min | Documentary, Family

A look at the extraordinary abilities of squirrels, from the brainy fox squirrel to the acrobatic gray squirrel to the problem-solving ground squirrel.

Directors: Rowan Crawford, Tom Jarvis | Stars: Ana Gasteyer, Sheelagh McAllister, Robert Full, Mikel Delgado

Votes: 62

27. The Kids Are Alright (2018–2019)
Episode: Mailbox (2019)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy

Eddie becomes distraught when Wendi breaks up with him over disagreements on how they want to handle their future; Peggy contemplates whether she has to sever ties with Wendi.

Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Mary McCormack, Jack Gore, Sam Straley, Caleb Foote

Votes: 172