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

1. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

R | 121 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Steven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Barry G. Bernson, Herb Caillouet, Bill Camp, Raffey Cassidy

Votes: 189,514 | Gross: $2.29M

2. The Girl Next Door (2007)

R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Follows the unspeakable torture and abuses committed on a teenage girl in the care of her aunt and the boys who witness and fail to report the crime.

Director: Gregory Wilson | Stars: William Atherton, Blythe Auffarth, Blanche Baker, Kevin Chamberlin

Votes: 29,525

3. The Bounty (1984)

PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox

Votes: 30,744 | Gross: $8.60M

4. In the Heights (2021)

PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

In Washington Heights, a sympathetic New York bodega owner saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.

Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera

Votes: 52,295

5. Stillwater (2021)

R | 139 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A father travels from Oklahoma to France to help his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she didn't commit.

Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin, Lilou Siauvaud

Votes: 58,412

6. The Last Emperor (1987)

PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying

Votes: 111,877 | Gross: $43.98M

7. Grandma (2015)

R | 79 min | Comedy, Drama

A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother, a woman who is long estranged from her daughter.

Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer

Votes: 16,968 | Gross: $6.98M

8. Evil (2003)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama

A teenage boy expelled from school for fighting arrives at a boarding school where the systematic bullying of younger students is encouraged as a means to maintain discipline, and decides to fight back.

Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus

Votes: 42,198 | Gross: $0.02M

9. A Fantastic Woman (2017)

R | 104 min | Drama

Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.

Director: Sebastián Lelio | Stars: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim

Votes: 27,347 | Gross: $2.02M

10. The Crimson Petal and the White (2011)

TV-MA | 69 min | Drama, Romance

Set in 1870s London, a young prostitute finds potential power and status after becoming the mistress of a powerful patriarch.

Stars: Romola Garai, Chris O'Dowd, Amanda Hale, Shirley Henderson

Votes: 3,623

11. Autobiography (2022)

115 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A young man working as a housekeeper in an empty mansion. When its owner returns to start his mayoral election campaign, the young man bonds with him and defends him when his campaign is vandalized, setting off a chain of violence.

Director: Makbul Mubarak | Stars: Kevin Ardilova, Arswendy Bening Swara, Haru Sandra, Rukman Rosadi

Votes: 774

12. Kozara (1962)

124 min | Drama, War

The struggle of the Yugoslav partisans against the Germans.

Director: Veljko Bulajic | Stars: Bert Sotlar, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Milena Dravic, Olivera Markovic

Votes: 802

13. The Dreamed Path (2016)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Romance

A young German couple find their relationship tested after his mother suffers an accident. Thirty years later, a middle-aged actress splits with her anthropologist husband. Soon, these two couples' paths cross in unexpected ways.

Director: Angela Schanelec | Stars: Miriam Jakob, Thorbjörn Björnsson, Maren Eggert, Phil Hayes

Votes: 460

14. Die Unbeugsamen (2021)

99 min | Documentary

DIE UNBUGSAMEN tells the story of women in the Bonn republic who literally had to fight for their participation in the democratic decision-making processes against success-obsessed and ... See full summary »

Director: Torsten Körner | Stars: Carola von Braun-Stütze, Herta Däubler-Gmelin, Renate Faerber-Husemann, Elisabeth Haines

Votes: 208

15. Powerless (2004)

86 min | Drama, Thriller

When Sarah witnessed the murder of her father in a London back ally her life was shattered. Moving far away from the city was the only thing that seemed to make sense. But moving your life ... See full summary »

Director: Matthew B.P. Daniels | Stars: Bethany Wilkins, Matthew Wilkins, Matthew B.P. Daniels, Hannah Wilkins

Votes: 51

16. Winifred Wagner und die Geschichte des Hauses Wahnfried von 1914-1975 (1976)

302 min | Documentary

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's epic interview with Winifred Wagner in 1975.

Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Winifred Wagner, Gottfried Wagner, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Votes: 88

17. Igmanski mars (1983)

97 min | War

Igman March is known as the 'second offensive'. After the fall of the Uzice Republic, for strengthening the grouping of enemies in December 1941, in the small town of Rudo in Bosnia, formed... See full summary »

Director: Zdravko Sotra | Stars: Tihomir Arsic, Zeljka Cvjetan, Branislav Lecic, Milan Strljic

Votes: 483

18. Osoi hito (2004)

83 min | Drama, Thriller

A wheelchair bound man goes on a killing spree to ease his hurt when a local college coed rebuffs his amorous advances.

Director: Gô Shibata | Stars: Ariko Arita, Toshihisa Fukunaga, Naozô Hotta, Sumiko Shirai

Votes: 201

19. Carlo et Charles (2022)

17 min | Short, Drama

Charles, old, rich, weighed down by years, meets Carlo, young, poor, in good shape, who has just immigrated to Switzerland, at a small train station.

Director: Nino Ilacqua | Stars: Luca Colucci, Gil Pidoux, Dino Tassotti, Petros Christidis

20. Autumn Leaves (1999)

4 min | Short, Drama

It's a cold and windy night. The last autumn leave has left the trees. A film about neglect and being powerless.

Director: Jess René Gertsen

21. Centurions (1986)
Episode: Double Agent (1986)

TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family

Dr. Terror succeeds in a mind switching experiment between Hacker and Ace. He switches Hacker's mind into Ace's body.

Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg

Votes: 15

22. Skyways (1979–1981)
Episode: Whistling Dixie (1980)

50 min | Drama

Derek and Sue's relationship stretches to breaking point, and Simon and Kelly find themselves powerless to help.

Stars: Bruce Barry, Ken James, Tina Bursill, Brian James

23. The Power of Film (2024)
Episode: Part 1 - Popular and Memorable (2024)

TV-PG | 40 min | Documentary

A tiny fraction of the most commercially successful American films lasts from one generation to another rather than the large proportion. Howard Suber asks why this small minority continues to have such power.

Director: Laura Gabbert | Star: Howard Suber

Votes: 92

24. TURN: Washington's Spies (2014–2017)
Episode: Epiphany (2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, History, War

Set during the twelve days of Christmas, Caleb and Ben follow mysterious orders as General Washington's Army crosses into enemy territory.

Director: Michael Uppendahl | Stars: Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind

Votes: 522

25. Yakari (2005– )
Episode: Rainbow's Sacrifice (2005)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Family

Two fearful Indians claim that the Great Grey, Rainbow's proud horse, belongs to them. Courageously, the boys try to fend off the liars; however, only Rainbow has a secret plan to set free her companion who doesn't belong to anyone.

Director: Xavier Giacometti | Stars: Maxime Nivet, Yoann Sover