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

1. 1917 (2019)

R | 119 min | Action, Drama, History

April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays, Colin Firth

Votes: 680,253 | Gross: $159.23M

2. Silence (I) (2016)

R | 161 min | Drama, History

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano

Votes: 123,415 | Gross: $7.10M

3. Papillon (1973)

R | 151 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon

Votes: 138,703 | Gross: $53.27M

4. Jungle (I) (2017)

R | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson

Votes: 63,951

5. The Last Front (2024)

98 min | Action, Drama, History

Amidst World War I's chaos, a grieving father turns hero, leading villagers to safety while evading a relentless enemy driven by vengeance.

Director: Julien Hayet-Kerknawi | Stars: Sasha Luss, Joe Anderson, Iain Glen, David Calder

Votes: 237

6. Hell of the Living Dead (1980)

Unrated | 99 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

After an experiment gone wrong, a virus that turns people into zombies spreads throughout New Guinea. A female reporter and her cameraman, and a team of four commandos sent to investigate try to survive the onslaught.

Directors: Bruno Mattei, Claudio Fragasso | Stars: Margie Newton, Franco Garofalo, Selan Karay, José Gras

Votes: 5,963

7. Bacurau (2019)

Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.

Directors: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima

Votes: 30,820

8. Faces Places (2017)

PG | 94 min | Documentary, Adventure

Director Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

Directors: JR, Agnès Varda | Stars: Agnès Varda, JR, Jeannine Carpentier, Clemens Van Dungern

Votes: 13,673 | Gross: $0.95M

9. Dark Waters (1993)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A girl travels to an island, after the death of her father, to find out why the father funded a monestary on the island.

Director: Mariano Baino | Stars: Louise Salter, Venera Simmons, Mariya Kapnist, Lubov Snegur

Votes: 3,073

10. Jungle Run (2021)

Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Sibling adventurers come under attack from jungle animals while searching for their missing father. As they fight back against the relentless onslaught, they soon start to realize something much more sinister is happening.

Director: Noah Luke | Stars: Richard Grieco, Alyson Gorske, Wade Hunt Williams, Jack Pearson

Votes: 700

11. This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection (2019)

Not Rated | 120 min | Drama

When her village is threatened with forced resettlement due to reservoir construction, an 80-year-old widow finds a new will to live and ignites the spirit of resilience within her community.

Director: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese | Stars: Mary Twala, Jerry Mofokeng, Makhaola Ndebele, Tseko Monaheng

Votes: 1,465

12. Byleth: The Demon of Incest (1972)

Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Horror

A man who's been in love with his sister since childhood returns after a year's absence to find she has married. Soon, several women in the area start turning up dead with strange wounds on their necks.

Director: Leopoldo Savona | Stars: Mark Damon, Claudia Gravy, Aldo Bufi Landi, Franco Jamonte

Votes: 479

13. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Horror

You play as a scavenger suffering from amnesia inside the exclusion zone of a nuclear power plant in the Ukraine which exploded, creating mutants, and weird paranormal activity.

Director: Zach Hanks | Stars: Anthony Green, Aleksandr Vilkov, Anatoliy Bogush, Andrey Podubinskiy

Votes: 1,680

14. Bomba and the Jungle Girl (1952)

Passed | 70 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Bomba, the Jungle Boy and now animal protector, discovers human skeletons which turn out to be those of his parents.

Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Karen Sharpe, Walter Sande, Suzette Harbin

Votes: 199

15. Across the River (2013)

92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The story revolves around an ethologist working in the remote woods, trapping animals and mounting cameras on them so that he can monitor their behavior remotely. The resulting recordings ... See full summary »

Director: Lorenzo Bianchini | Stars: Renzo Gariup, Marco Marchese, Lidia Zabrieszach

Votes: 1,665

16. The Lost Village (2016)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery

A group of 30 individuals go on a bus tour to Nanaki Village in order to leave behind their normal lives but arrive to find that the village is hiding many secrets.

Stars: Shin'ya Takahashi, Kodai Sakai, Tarusuke Shingaki, Yoshiaki Hasegawa

Votes: 522

17. Gulliver (1977)

97 min | Adventure, Fantasy

A mature recluse takes refuge in a town inhabited by a troupe of dwarfs and discovers that the chief keeps a beautiful woman hidden in a tower. He ends up becoming its leader.

Director: Alfonso Ungría | Stars: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Yolanda Farr, Enrique Fernández, José Jaime Espinosa

Votes: 33

18. Comando Squad: La presencia (2019)

Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Logan, Shooter and Salva, three influencers, arrive to an abandoned village with two girls, Marta and Natalia, to shoot some videos for Youtube. What seemed like a simple plan, will become a nightmare.

Stars: Sandra Escacena, Sergio Aragonés, Salvador Verdugo, Rafael Pacheco

Votes: 14

19. Bianyi kuang mang (2018)

64 min | Horror, Thriller

A film crew shooting in an abandoned village uses a collection of large eggs that they find, as props for their movie. Only to discover that the mother of the eggs would kill to get them back.

Director: Dicai Zhang | Stars: Wu Hao, Du Wu Lin, Wang Xin Man, Dai Ji Ping

Votes: 45

20. Sir dosyasi (1998– )

Drama, Sci-Fi

A commissioner and his deputy, two members of a secret police department called "Blue Bureau", conduct forensic investigations of paranormal phenomena.

Stars: Taner Birsel, Mehmet Günsür, Ayça Bingöl, Zafer Ergin

Votes: 190

21. Wastelander-Alternate Edit (2017)

88 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

Rhyous travels from one desolate area to another, forced to defend himself every step of the way while seeking clues to the whereabouts of something deemed "Eden".

Director: Angelo Lopes | Stars: Brendan Guy Murphy, Carol Cardenas, Jon Proudstar, David Morden

22. Shadow Man: 2econd Coming (2001 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Michael LeRoi returns as Shadow Man to stop demon lord Asmodeus from completing the end times prophecy from the Book of Revelation. To do so, Mike must defeat Asmodeus' demon lieutenants, save his leprechaun friend Jaunty and reach Hell.

Stars: Redd Pepper, Corey Johnson, Sean Pertwee, Barry Meade

Votes: 62

23. Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode: Terror from Within (1975)

TV-14 | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Young American Abby Stevens is searching for her fiancé Doug. She hopes to find him visiting Alan Smerdon at an artists' commune in the English countryside. Alan is not only Doug's close ... See full summary »

Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Ian Bannen, Pamela Franklin, Suzanne Neve, Oliver Tobias

Votes: 147

24. Soldier Soldier (1991–1997)
Episode: Twist of Fate (1995)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama

The remaining men fight to escape from Mokindi with one soldier sacrificing his life for the others. Dave and Donna have to decide if it is the end of the line for their marriage.

Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Robson Green, Rosie Rowell, David Groves, Angela Clarke

Votes: 10

25. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode: David Tennant (2006)

Documentary, Biography, History

Tennant, knew little of his family history. He knew he had some Scottish roots but didn't know how far they grew. He learned that his grandfather was a Football star for some time before an... See full summary »

Director: Donna Sharpe | Stars: David Tennant, Mark Strong, Meg Douglass

Votes: 88

26. Through Greenland - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (2019)
Episode: Zurück in die Kindheit (2019)

43 min | Documentary

Nikolaj is joined by his wife Nukâka, and together they travel to Uummannaq in Western Greenland, where she grew up as a child. Nukâka explains how it was to grow up with sled dogs, snowmobile scooters, fishing etc.

Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nukâka

27. Star Wars: Resistance (2018–2020)
Episode: The Relic Raiders (2019)

TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Kaz and team arrives on a mysterious planet to buy supplies, they find the outpost has been abandoned and a secret Sith Temple has been raised.

Directors: Justin Ridge, Brad Rau | Stars: Christopher Sean, Scott Lawrence, Antony Del Rio, David Acord

Votes: 399

28. In Search of... (2018– )
Episode: The Lost Colony of Roanoke (2019)

Documentary

In 1587 a small group of English settlers arrived in Roanoke, North Carolina, only to mysteriously disappear shortly thereafter. Historians are baffled, but many experts believe the colony was swallowed up by the ocean.

Stars: Connie Bormans, Scott Dawson, Roberta Estes, Andy Gabriel-Powell

Votes: 28

29. Ninja Scroll: The Series (2003)
Episode: Tabidachi (2003)

TV-MA | Animation, Action, Adventure

Jubei tries to find a way to get the rare Dragon Stone to Shigure, however he is being hunted by two evil rival clans.

Directors: Tatsuo Satô, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya | Stars: Rikiya Koyama, Houko Kuwashima, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Romi Park

Votes: 39

30. Mysteries of the Abandoned (2017– )
Episode: Greatest Icons (2021)

TV-PG | Documentary

Experts reveal ten of the world's most iconic abandoned places.

Stars: Steven Kearney, Dominic Selwood

Votes: 12

31. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Ulnaby, Co Durham (2009)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

Ulnaby village is a well preserved medieval village, which has now gone. The team want to know when the village started and find out why and when it was abandoned.

Director: Nick Gillam-Smith | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Stewart Ainsworth

Votes: 14

32. SciShow (2012– )
Episode: 6 Mysterious Ancient Outbreaks (2019)

14 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

It appears that epidemics date back to shortly after the dawn of civilization, perhaps six thousand year ago. Here are 6 epidemics from the past where it is unclear what caused them even ... See full summary »

Star: Stefan Chin

33. Celebrity Ghost Stories (2008– )
Episode: Shelley Long, Daniel Stern, Gail O'Grady, Matt Sorum (2010)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Horror

Shelley Long confronts civil war spirits. Daniel Stern and his wife vacation in a haunted town. Gail O'Grady receives a reassuring message from her deceased brother.

Director: Seth Jarrett | Stars: Samira Ashley, Lou Beern, James Blanshard, David Caporale

Votes: 17

34. Vikings: Valhalla (2022– )
Episode: Birth and Rebirth (2023)

TV-MA | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Harald learns a devastating secret. The group encounters a dangerous stranger. Harekr reveals his true intentions for the future of Freydis in Jomborg.

Director: Jan Matthys | Stars: Sam Corlett, Frida Gustavsson, Leo Suter, Laura Berlin

Votes: 923

35. Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode: La Riviera italienne (2021)

90 min | Documentary

Beginning of the journey in Alassio (Liguria): Jérôme arrives at the Villa della Pergola and meets there Giorgia Trupiano, the landscaper in charge of the gardens of this villa and Stefano ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Yves Cauchard | Star: Jérôme Pitorin

36. Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode: Le Portugal des villages historiques (2021)

91 min | Documentary

The historic villages of Portugal: In the heart of the Beira Alta are hidden twelve villages, the "Aldeias históricas", the work of several generations of kings who populated and fortified ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Yves Cauchard | Star: Sophie Jovillard

37. Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2012–2019)
Episode: Is Another Mystery/Marco Jr. (2018)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Buff Frog goes missing, Star goes in search for him. Marco returns to Echo Creek to learn that his mom is pregnant.

Director: Brett Varon | Stars: Eden Sher, Adam McArthur, Artt Butler, David Krumholtz

Votes: 215

38. Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode: Galice, l'âme de l'Espagne (2014)

Documentary

A nice journey of Sophie from Santiago de Compostela (Sebastian Fernandez Tapia-president of the Tuna de derecho, musical group of students, the Hostal de los Reyes Catolicos, former ... See full summary »

Director: Frédéric Mianne | Star: Sophie Jovillard

39. Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode: Les Alpes du Sud... (2015)

Documentary

A nice journey of Raphaël from Serre-Chevalier (the meeting with Sébastien Coll and Sylvie- the ski coaches-, the skiing, the competition of the ski coaches, Stéphane Ricard-the snowshoes ... See full summary »

Director: Vincent Chaffard | Star: Raphaël de Casabianca

40. Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode: Marrakech, l'impériale (2017)

93 min | Documentary

Beginning of the journey at the Jemma el fnaa square in Mrrakech (Unesco world heritage site): Jérôme meets Saïd Marghadi, a guide and photographer: they drink a fruit juice and begin to ... See full summary »

Director: Franck Poirier | Star: Jérôme Pitorin

41. Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode: Le Massif de l'Oisans (2010)

91 min | Documentary

A nice journey of Jérôme from the flight over the Massif de l'Oisans with Jack Porte to the Glacier de la Girose ( Abdou Martin-the mountain guide-, the visit of the ice cave ,the walking ... See full summary »

Director: Laurent Lichtensztajn | Star: Jérôme Pitorin

42. Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode: Les Cévennes (2010)

91 min | Documentary

A nice journey of Jérôme from the Mount Aigoual (the meteorological observatory at 1565 meters about the sea level, Francis Truel-the technician of the observatory-, the nice panorama-at ... See full summary »

Director: François Fèvre | Star: Jérôme Pitorin