Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "history-repeating-itself"

1. Scream (I) (2022)

R | 114 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

25 years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, Calif., a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past.

Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett | Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera

Votes: 159,602 | Gross: $81.64M

2. Scream 2 (1997)

R | 120 min | Horror, Mystery

Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Jada Pinkett Smith

Votes: 210,202 | Gross: $101.36M

3. The Legend of Hell House (1973)

PG | 95 min | Horror

A physicist, his wife and two mediums are hired to investigate the Belasco House, where 27 guests had inexplicably died in 1927, along with most of a team of paranormal investigators that was sent in the early 1950s.

Director: John Hough | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Gayle Hunnicutt, Pamela Franklin, Clive Revill

Votes: 14,060

4. Alien: Isolation (2014 Video Game)

M | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In this first person survival horror adventure set fifteen years after the events of Alien (1979), Ripley's daughter becomes trapped on an alien-infested space station which holds answers to the mystery of her mother's disappearance.

Director: Alistair Hope | Stars: Andrea Deck, George Anton, Kezia Burrows, Richie Campbell

Votes: 6,299

5. The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)

R | 105 min | Mystery, Thriller

When college professor, Peter Proud begins experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysteriously drawn to a place he's never been to, but which seems familiar and where he soon finds his previous incarnation's wife.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O'Neill, Margot Kidder, Cornelia Sharpe

Votes: 2,272 | Gross: $3.08M

6. Hollywood Story (1951)

Passed | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director in 1929.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Richard Conte, Julie Adams, Richard Egan, Henry Hull

Votes: 930

7. Darling (II) (2015)

Not Rated | 78 min | Horror, Thriller

A lonely girl's violent descent into madness.

Director: Mickey Keating | Stars: Lauren Ashley Carter, Sean Young, Brian Morvant, Larry Fessenden

Votes: 3,374

8. Ghost Keeper (1981)

R | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Three friends on a New Year's Eve snowmobiling excursion find themselves stranded at an abandoned lodge where the elderly female innkeeper is concealing a sinister secret.

Director: Jim Makichuk | Stars: Riva Spier, Murray Ord, Sheri McFadden, Georgie Collins

Votes: 1,277

9. Family Secrets (1984 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 120 min | Drama

Three generations of women spend an emotional weekend that will change them forever.

Director: Jack Hofsiss | Stars: Maureen Stapleton, Stefanie Powers, Melissa Gilbert, James Spader

Votes: 171

10. Far from the Tree (2021)

G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

In Far From the Tree, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.

Director: Natalie Nourigat

Votes: 5,519

11. That Brennan Girl (1946)

Passed | 95 min | Drama, Romance

A mother encourages Ziggy, her teen daughter, to grow up quickly, and her boyfriend recruits Ziggy into his racket. Living fast and loose, Ziggy is soon a single mother herself.

Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: James Dunn, Mona Freeman, William Marshall, June Duprez

Votes: 360

12. The Legend of Lucy Keyes (2006)

R | 93 min | Drama, Thriller

An urban family leaves city life behind for the confines of rural New England. Little do they know that their new home once belonged to the Keyes family, a clan who experienced the tragic loss of their daughter some 250 years ago.

Director: John Stimpson | Stars: Julie Delpy, Justin Theroux, Brooke Adams, Mark Boone Junior

Votes: 1,624

13. Bedwetter (II) (2008)

11 min | Short, Drama

A young boy's dreams are haunted by the ghost of his abusive grandfather. Only by entering his son's nightmare and facing his own troubled childhood can an emotionally distant father stop the past from repeating itself in the present.

Director: Mario Moreira | Stars: Pedro Alejandro Lobo, Damian Michalis, Eduardo Giron, Nestor A. Grandal

14. The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain (1995 Video Game)

Animation, Comedy, Family

An educational game for children where different puzzles are needed to be done to put Dr. Brains brain back together again.

Stars: Kayce Glasse, Rodney Sherwood

Votes: 30

15. The Field of Vision (2011)

26 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

A psychiatrist tries to determine what happened to two astronauts who saw something during their last mission which made them blind and deaf but in a way that's similar to Stendhal syndrome.

Director: Siri Rødnes | Stars: Raji James, George Anton, Leon Ockenden, Rupert Holliday-Evans

Votes: 11

16. Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News (2023 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

Rachel Maddow and co-host Isaac-Davy Aronson seek a deeper understanding of a story in today's headlines by asking: Has anything like this ever happened before? Would knowing that help you ... See full summary »

Stars: Bobby Buccellato, Rachel Maddow, Isaac-Davy Aronson

17. Brimstone (1998–1999)
Episode: Carrier (1999)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Good time gal 'Sally Ann' has an unique way of getting 'her man' and Stone may not be able to send her back to hell so easily.

Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño | Stars: Peter Horton, John Glover, Alexandra Powers, Lauren Sinclair

Votes: 39

18. Brimstone (1998–1999)
Episode: Encore (1998)

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

Stone hunts an escapee who has a personal connection to him. The Devil changes the rules in this one case.

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Elizabeth Barris, John Cassini, Alex Datcher, Joseph Della Sorte

Votes: 74

19. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: Hex and the Single Guy (1993)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Hilary drags the family to a psychic for a séance to say goodbye to Trevor. Will doesn't believe the psychic is for real and mocks him. Because of that, the psychic curses him and bad things happen later that day.

Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Daphne Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 654

20. Harsh Realm (1999–2000)
Episode: Manus Domini (2000)

TV-14 | Action, Drama, Mystery

Hobbes finds himself trapped in a minefield with one of Santiago's soldiers. A holy order of female healers cares for Pinocchio after he loses his leg and becomes suicidal. Florence is captured by a bounty hunter who's after the healers.

Director: Tony To | Stars: Scott Bairstow, D.B. Sweeney, Terry O'Quinn, Rachel Hayward

Votes: 50

21. Miracles (2003)
Episode: You Are My Sunshine (2003)

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

After an old flame of Paul's has an accident, he spends time with her to get her back on her feet, but something is bringing out the worst in him.

Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Angus Macfadyen, Marisa Ramirez, Randy Becker

Votes: 72

22. The Others (2000)
Episode: Souls on Board (2000)

TV-14 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The Others are on their way to a paranormal conference in Sedonia, Arizona. But the professor has other plans for them. The Others see ghosts of a former plane crash on the plane.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Julianne Nicholson, Gabriel Macht, Missy Crider, Bill Cobbs

Votes: 34

23. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: Caught in the Act (1995)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A bashful woman gets possessed by an incorporeal alien that feeds on sexual energy. A series of killings starts. Her boyfriend, his scientist friend and a skeptical cop try find a way to stop the alien without killing her in the process.

Director: Mark Sobel | Stars: Jason London, Saul Rubinek, Garry Chalk, Alyssa Milano

Votes: 536

24. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Pilot (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sam and Dean Winchester were trained by their father to hunt the creatures of the supernatural. Now, their father has mysteriously disappeared while hunting the demon that killed their mother, 22 years ago.

Director: David Nutter | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sarah Shahi, Adrianne Palicki

Votes: 10,877

25. I Knew My Murderer (2017– )
Episode: Black Widower (2020)

Documentary, Crime

Over the course of two decades, history repeated itself as 'black widower' Robert Spangler strove to free himself from marriage and children.

26. Tacoma FD (2019–2023)
Episode: Fire in Sex Town (2020)

TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy

When a perverted arsonist strikes Tacoma, the TPD and the TFD must put aside their rivalries to solve the case. To everyone's surprise, the two crews discover they are not as different as they think, but how long can the lovefest last?

Director: Kevin Heffernan | Stars: Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Eugene Cordero, Hassie Harrison

Votes: 218

27. Tacoma FD (2019–2023)
Episode: Nightmare Manor (2020)

TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy

The crew respond to a fire in a haunted house.

Director: Kevin Heffernan | Stars: Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Eugene Cordero, Hassie Harrison

Votes: 159

28. What If...? (2021– )
Episode: What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands? (2021)

TV-14 | 35 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A grief-stricken Doctor Strange uses the Eye of Agamotto in a dangerous effort to change the past.

Director: Bryan Andrews | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong

Votes: 21,090

29. Who Killed Sara? (2021–2022)
Episode: Yo maté a Sara (2021)

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

A videotape hidden in Sara's closet becomes a key piece of evidence that makes everyone realize they've been seeking the murderer in the wrong place.

Director: David Ruiz | Stars: Manolo Cardona, Ginés García Millán, Carolina Miranda, Ximena Lamadrid

Votes: 285

30. The Watcher (2022– )
Episode: Götterdämmerung (2022)

TV-MA | 47 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The pool of suspects shrinks in the wake of a neighborhood tragedy. Karen offers Nora a way out. A strange visitor tells Dean about the Fourth Turning.

Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Mia Farrow, Noma Dumezweni

Votes: 1,785

31. The Resort (2022– )
Episode: Tempus Exhaurire (2022)

TV-MA | 35 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Emma and Noah find secrets of the old resort. In the past, sparks fly between Sam and Violet.

Director: Ben Sinclair | Stars: Cristin Milioti, William Jackson Harper, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Skyler Gisondo

Votes: 395

32. Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017–2020)
Episode: Happiness Is... (2018)

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

Rapunzel is homesick until she discovers an idol with the power to bring instant happiness. But, there is a dark side to that power and it threatens the cohesion of the group.

Director: Joe Oh | Stars: Zachary Levi, Mandy Moore, Eden Espinosa, James Monroe Iglehart

Votes: 115

33. The Twilight Zone (2019–2020)
Episode: The Comedian (2019)

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A stand-up comedian incorporates details about people he knows into his routines, unaware that every joke results in someone being erased from existence.

Director: Owen Harris | Stars: Kumail Nanjiani, Amara Karan, Diarra Kilpatrick, Ryan Robbins

Votes: 5,614

34. Love, Death & Robots (2019– )
Episode: Ice Age (2019)

TV-MA | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action

A young couple moves into an apartment and finds a lost civilization inside their antique freezer.

Directors: Gabriele Pennacchioli, Tim Miller | Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Topher Grace, John DiMaggio, Roger Craig Smith

Votes: 17,454

35. Love, Death & Robots (2019– )
Episode: Alternate Histories (2019)

TV-MA | 8 min | Animation, Short, Action

Want to see Hitler die in a variety of comically fantastic ways? Now you can. Welcome to Multiversity!

Directors: Gabriele Pennacchioli, Víctor Maldonado, Alfredo Torres | Stars: Rebecca Riedy, Dieter Jansen, Scott Whyte, Chris Cox

Votes: 15,639