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

1. The Ninth Gate (1999)

R | 133 min | Mystery, Thriller

A book broker discovers his latest find may summon Satan.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner

Votes: 198,008 | Gross: $18.66M

2. Inkheart (2008)

PG | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A teenage girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero.

Director: Iain Softley | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Andy Serkis, Eliza Bennett, Sienna Guillory

Votes: 82,474 | Gross: $17.30M

3. American Animals (2018)

R | 116 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.

Director: Bart Layton | Stars: Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk, Chas Allen

Votes: 49,514 | Gross: $2.86M

4. The Last Exorcism (2010)

PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew.

Director: Daniel Stamm | Stars: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum

Votes: 52,199 | Gross: $41.03M

5. Torture Garden (1967)

Not Rated | 93 min | Fantasy, Horror

An anthology of four short horror stories about people who visit Dr. Diabolo's fairground haunted-house attraction show.

Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Jack Palance, Burgess Meredith, Beverly Adams, Peter Cushing

Votes: 3,364

6. Asylum (I) (1972)

PG | 88 min | Horror

In order to secure a job at a mental institution, a young psychiatrist must interview four patients inside the asylum.

Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Barbara Parkins, Richard Todd, Sylvia Syms, Peter Cushing

Votes: 8,213

7. Robot & Frank (2012)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In the near future, an ex-jewel thief receives a gift from his son: a robot butler programmed to look after him. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team.

Director: Jake Schreier | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, Liv Tyler

Votes: 65,830 | Gross: $3.33M

8. Fading Gigolo (2013)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.

Director: John Turturro | Stars: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sofía Vergara

Votes: 25,508 | Gross: $3.76M

9. Devils of Darkness (1965)

Approved | 88 min | Horror

A secret vampire cult, which has its headquarters beneath the town cemetery, searches for victims for its human sacrifice rituals.

Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: William Sylvester, Hubert Noël, Carole Gray, Tracy Reed

Votes: 1,060

10. Batman vs. Two-Face (2017 Video)

PG | 72 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent is mutilated in a laboratory accident. When the duplicitous Two-Face embarks on a crime spree, Batman and Robin must solve the mystery of his identity while facing off against several other foes.

Director: Rick Morales | Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, William Shatner, Julie Newmar

Votes: 4,569

11. Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery (2020 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Henry is hired to authenticate and purchase a long lost and very valuable recipe book. Soon Henry and Maggie find themselves in a murder mystery where secrets hidden within a treasured book have dire consequences for all who own it.

Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Alex Barima

Votes: 814

12. Motherhood (I) (2009)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter's sixth birthday party has no idea of the challenges she's about to face in order to pull off the event.

Director: Katherine Dieckmann | Stars: Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards, Minnie Driver, David Schallipp

Votes: 4,775 | Gross: $0.09M

13. Suburban Girl (2007)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Manhattanite book editor finds her take on the game of romance changed after she lures the attention of an influential older man.

Director: Marc Klein | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alec Baldwin, Maggie Grace, James Naughton

Votes: 7,787

14. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

Approved | 68 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must protect a Swiss inventor of an advanced bomb sight from falling into German hands.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Karen Verne

Votes: 6,673

15. Umberto Eco: A Library of the World (2022)

80 min | Documentary

Wandering these rooms, hallways, salons is a lover, a collector and above all a reader of books: Umberto Eco in his private library.

Director: Davide Ferrario | Stars: Giuseppe Cederna, Carlotta Eco, Emanuele Eco, Pietro Eco

Votes: 210

16. Ties That Bind (2010 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Hope finds herself leaving the comfort of her suburban life for New York City in order to settle the affairs of her best friend Rachel who has just been murdered. Little does she know that ... See full summary »

Director: Frédéric D'Amours | Stars: Kristanna Loken, Warren Christie, Kristen Hager, Luis Oliva

Votes: 415

17. Love by the Book (2015 TV Movie)

TV-G | 90 min | Drama, Family, Romance

A bookstore owner and hopeless romantic meets the man of her dreams and tries to save her business with the help of a business consultant. She discovers what she needs to make the ... See full summary »

Director: David S. Cass Sr. | Stars: Leah Renee, Kristopher Turner, Cherilyn Wilson, Ryan Bittle

Votes: 1,469

18. To Hell and Gone (2019)

82 min | Western

A crafty drifter crosses paths with a gang of murderous thieves in the middle of nowhere, AZ.

Director: Kyle Moore | Stars: Susan Gayle Watts, Carr Cavender, P.J. Marshall, Robert Morgan

Votes: 328

19. Where is Gilgamesh? (2024)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A priceless tablet of Gilgamesh, the oldest and most important work of literature is stolen from a Museum. A security guard vows to do whatever it takes to get it back from a group of smugglers. Along the way, he face his own inner demons.

Director: Karzan Kardozi | Stars: Barzan Yunis, Goran Dlshad, Ragash Kizhan, Yasin Omar

Votes: 163

20. All or Nothing (2017)

107 min | Comedy, Romance

The lives of three best friends - Linda, Vanda and Edo - get all tangled by four attractive men.

Director: Marta Ferencova | Stars: Tatiana Pauhofová, Klára Issová, Michal Zebrowski, Lubo Kostelný

Votes: 507

21. Sophie's Place (1969)

M/PG | 106 min | Comedy, Crime

Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can't bring themselves to do it.

Director: Jim O'Connolly | Stars: Telly Savalas, Edith Evans, Warren Oates, Cesar Romero

Votes: 301

22. A Bostonian

Drama | Announced

Mild-mannered rare book proprietor Nathaniel Dodson meets a woman claiming to be his sister, and is rumored to be in possession of a rare and extremely valuable first edition of Edgar Allan Poe's Tamerlane and Other Poems.

Director: Philip Barantini

23. Kôdaike no hitobito (2016)

116 min | Comedy, Romance

Who among us does not spend a portion of the time daydreaming or fantasizing? The difference is that for most when it comes to romantic fantasies the subject of our thoughts is unaware of ... See full summary »

Director: Masato Hijikata | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Mao Daichi, Charlotte Kate Fox, Masachika Ichimura

Votes: 268

24. Line of Sight: Timothy C. Ely (2019)

11 min | Short

One-of-a kind rare books by artists like Timothy C. Ely continue to be sought by special collections and museums worldwide. This unscripted documentary explores the wonder of these works and Ely's unusual approach.

Director: Doug Garnett | Star: Timothy C. Ely

25. Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum) (2011)

31 min | Documentary, Short, History

A look at the collections of books, instruments and medical anomalies at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the Mutter Museum housed there.

Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Stars: Marie Fury, Derek Jacobi

Votes: 98

26. Bound for Headlines (2003 Video)

45 min | Adventure

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Stars: Monique Alexander, Autumn Austin, Michelle Curtis, Isabella Janacek

27. 007: The Transatlantic Appeal of Ian Fleming's James Bond (2021 Video)

84 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

The irrepressible James Bond is returning to the big screen soon in the film "No Time to Die." Join us at the Transatlantic Book Fair for a panel, hosted by Fleming bibliographer and ... See full summary »

Stars: John Knott, Jon Gilbert, Rebecca Baumann, Ajay Chowdhury

28. Rare Books (2004 Video)

60 min | Adventure

Karrie, a ruthless dealer in rare books, is hot on the trail of a copy of a first edition copy of Voltaire's "Candide". The volume is almost priceless, but that doesn't stop Karrie, who ... See full summary »

Director: Isaac W. | Stars: Natasha Flade, Armani Jones, Tabitha Katz, Connie Sims

29. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: Dagger of the Mind (1972)

Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In London, a respected Shakespearean acting duo cover up the unintended killing of their producer.

Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Peter Falk, Richard Basehart, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Bernard Fox

Votes: 2,983

30. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Graduating Class (1959)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

While on a date, a new teacher of European literature at an all-girl college observes one of her students leaving a nightclub with a man and follows them. What could go wrong?

Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Wendy Hiller, Gigi Perreau, Jocelyn Brando

Votes: 535

31. Banacek (1972–1974)
Episode: Ten Thousand Dollars a Page (1973)

TV-PG | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a priceless book vanishes from a sealed display case in a room that no thief could possibly escape, it's up to Banacek to show how someone beat the supposedly foolproof alarms to make off with the artifact.

Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: George Peppard, Stella Stevens, Joel Fabiani, David Doyle

Votes: 188

32. Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2006)
Episode: That's the Way the Story Goes (2000)

44 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama

Da Vinci investigates the death of a man found lying in the entrance of an apartment building on the downtown east side. Kosmo investigates a woman found killed by a chopstick through her ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Surjik | Stars: Nicholas Campbell, Suleka Mathew, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Donnelly Rhodes

Votes: 27

33. The Hunger (1997–2000)
Episode: The Secret Shih Tan (1997)

TV-MA | 28 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A master chef is given the opportunity to prepare a recipe from a secret book of forbidden recipes called the "Shih Tan".

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Terence Stamp, Jason Scott Lee, Gregoriane Minot Payeur, Robert Ito

Votes: 134

34. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
Episode: Never Judge a Book by Its Cover (1993)

TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Two aging spinster sisters ask Lovejoy to sell their family Bible, a rare historic edition that's worth 20,000 pounds.

Director: Jim Hill | Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Caroline Langrishe, Diane Parish

Votes: 50

35. The Magician (1973–1974)
Episode: Lady in a Trap (1973)

45 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Out scuba diving, Tony Blake rescues a ditzy librarian he met earlier, whose boyfriend tossed her off his yacht with intention to kill. An antique Machiavelli book becomes the pivotal point of Blake's investigation.

Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Bill Bixby, Keene Curtis, Julian Christopher, Robert Webber

Votes: 24

36. Masterminds (2003–2007)
Episode: Blumberg: The Invisible Man (2005)

Documentary, Crime

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Directors: Dora Fong, James Hyslop | Stars: Jamie Watson, Devin Upham, Victor Correia, Pete Soltesz

37. Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
Episode: Dreams in the Witch-House (2005)

TV-MA | 55 min | Horror

A graduate student questions his sanity after he rents a room in an old boarding house which was the residence of a 17th-century witch, and he discovers that the evil forces still roam within the walls.

Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Ezra Godden, Campbell Lane, Jay Brazeau, Chelah Horsdal

Votes: 5,391

38. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The Crook (1994)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Matlock goes to work when a man accused of stealing a rare book also finds himself facing a murder charge.

Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Andy Griffith, Brynn Thayer, Daniel Roebuck, Richard Frank

Votes: 84

39. The Thin Man (1957–1959)
Episode: Bookworms (1958)

30 min | Mystery

Nora buys a used book which turns out to be a rare first-edition. The book was sold by mistake and the thieves who stole the book in the first place are intent on recovering the volume.

Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Peter Lawford, Phyllis Kirk, Asta, Berry Kroeger

Votes: 10

40. You Can't Do That on Television (1979–2004)
Episode: Cooking (1983)

TV-PG | Comedy, Family

It's a toss-up over who's better as Lisa and Christine pit their questionable culinary skills in a cooking throw-down, relying upon unwary cast members to judge between the lesser gastronomic evils of their unsavory creations.

Director: Geoffrey Darby | Stars: Corey Fraser, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores

41. Dickens in America (2005)
Episode: Philadelphia (2005)

Documentary

In Philadelphia Miriam Margolyes finds a city obsessed with Charles Dickens. It still has the "solitary prison" he wrote about, a Dickens Society, a Dickens Drinking Club, his pet raven ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Swann | Stars: Miriam Margolyes, Nathaniel Parker

42. Dickens in America (2005)
Episode: Pittsburgh to Louisville (2005)

Documentary

Miriam Margolyes follows Dickens's trail inland 1,000 miles along the course of the Ohio River to Louisville, Kentucky, in the company of cowboys. Along the way she is taught how to improve... See full summary »

Director: Sarah Howitt | Stars: Miriam Margolyes, Nathaniel Parker

43. Dickens in America (2005)
Episode: Canada (2005)

Documentary

Miriam Margolyes crosses the American/Canadian border to meet obsessive Victorian collectors and learns what it took to be a 19th-century lady's maid. Plus a visit to Niagara Falls.

Director: Christopher Swann | Stars: Miriam Margolyes, Nathaniel Parker

44. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: The Magician's Nephew (2008)

TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The traditions of a local cult in Midsomer, the Temple of Thoth, appear to be related to a series of murders using poison of the poison dart frog.

Director: Richard Holthouse | Stars: John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard

Votes: 755

45. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: Nicholas Obenrader (No. 133) (2021)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Liz and the Task Force track new leads in their investigation of N-13, while Red takes steps to infiltrate Townsend's criminal organization.

Director: Daniel Willis | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison

Votes: 1,234

46. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Postal Mortem (1997)

TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, Crime

On October 15, 1985, two bomb explosions rocked Salt Lake City and resulted in two deaths. A third explosion occurred the next day; this time, the victim was injured but survived. As the ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Monahan | Stars: Peter Thomas, Gerry D'Elia, Ken Farnsworth, Gretchen Sheets-Udy

Votes: 108

47. White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode: Book of Hours (2009)

TV-PG | 55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A New York mafia kingpin enlists help from Peter and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation after his precious bible disappears; Neal finds himself in a tango with a female villain and must decide where his loyalties lie.

Director: John T. Kretchmer | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Tiffani Thiessen

Votes: 1,142

48. Fringe (2008–2013)
Episode: Concentrate and Ask Again (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

When a scientist is killed by a blue dust that grinds his bones up, the Fringe Division investigates the case and suspects a biological attack. The investigation leads them to a former ... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Smith | Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown

Votes: 1,983

49. Fringe (2008–2013)
Episode: 6955 kHz (2010)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

The latest broadcast on a numbers station transmits amnesia to its listeners. Walter clashes with Peter over Peter's work on the machine from alternate Earth.

Director: Joe Chappelle | Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown

Votes: 2,067

50. Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode: The Real National Treasure (2010)

TV-PG | Documentary, History

This program describes the services provided by the Library of Congress and the diverse items that comprise its unrivaled collections including; books in hundreds of languages, original ... See full summary »

Stars: Melissa Bethel, James H. Billington, Mark Dimunation, Fenella France

Votes: 26