Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "threat-of-violence"

1. The Purge (I) (2013)

R | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legal.

Director: James DeMonaco | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane

Votes: 240,465 | Gross: $64.47M

2. Victorious (2010–2013)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Aspiring singer Tori Vega navigates life while attending a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts.

Stars: Victoria Justice, Leon Thomas III, Matt Bennett, Elizabeth Gillies

Votes: 29,625

3. Mommy (I) (2014)

R | 139 min | Drama

A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.

Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Anne Dorval, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément, Patrick Huard

Votes: 61,935 | Gross: $3.49M

4. The Forever Purge (2021)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Horror

All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end.

Director: Everardo Gout | Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Leven Rambin

Votes: 43,579 | Gross: $44.54M

5. French Exit (2020)

R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama

An aging Manhattan socialite existing on the last of her inheritance moves to a small Paris apartment with her son and cat.

Director: Azazel Jacobs | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey

Votes: 8,792

6. Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)

PG | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve a mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community.

Director: Katt Shea | Stars: Sophia Lillis, Zoe Renee, Mackenzie Graham, Andrea Anders

Votes: 5,440

7. As It Is in Heaven (2004)

Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.

Director: Kay Pollak | Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Helen Sjöholm, Lennart Jähkel

Votes: 18,291 | Gross: $0.01M

8. Meadowlands (2007)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A married couple and their teenage twins move to Meadowlands, a friendly and seemingly safe suburban town, to start a new life. Here, they will soon realize that secrets and mysteries are plentiful, and past is a difficult thing to bury.

Stars: David Morrissey, Lucy Cohu, Ralph Brown, Tristan Gemmill

Votes: 1,294

9. Love & Pop (1998)

110 min | Drama

A high school girl engages in compensated dating in order to buy an expensive ring before the day ends.

Director: Hideaki Anno | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Megumi Hayashibara, Akira Ishida

Votes: 1,880

10. The Boys Club (1996)

R | 91 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

In Ontario, Canada, three fourteen-year-old boys, Kyle, Brad and Eric are forced to perform an ordeal when they find a wounded mysterious fugitive named Luke, who has a gun and claiming to be a cop, has taken a hiding in their clubhouse.

Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Chris Penn, Dominic Zamprogna, Stuart Stone, Devon Sawa

Votes: 1,347

11. World War Z (2019 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Horror

Video game based on the 2013 film with third person shooter four-player cooperative combat against large numbers of zombies.

Director: Théophile Bodrug | Stars: Gregory Abbey, Zach Aguilar, Yoshi Ando, Felecia Angelle

Votes: 641

12. A Regular Woman (2019)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama

Aynur, a German woman of Kurdish-Turkish descent, struggles for a free, self-determined life in the face of her family's opposition. Her brothers insult and threaten her until she finally reports her oldest brother to the police.

Director: Sherry Hormann | Stars: Almila Bagriacik, Rauand Taleb, Merve Aksoy, Aram Arami

Votes: 2,449

13. The Violators (2015)

101 min | Drama

When Shelly meets Rachel, two dysfunctional girls from radically opposed backgrounds set off on a collision course that will leave one of them shattered, the other re-born.

Director: Helen Walsh | Stars: Lauren McQueen, Brogan Ellis, Stephen Lord, Liam Ainsworth

Votes: 519

14. Moontide (1942)

Approved | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In California, Bobo and his mooching pal Tiny are doing odd jobs and getting drunk and they hide a secret about the unsolved murder of sailor Pop Kelly but suicidal waitress Anna, saved by Bobo, unravels the mystery.

Directors: Archie Mayo, Fritz Lang | Stars: Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains

Votes: 2,233

15. Summer Scars (2007)

Not Rated | 68 min | Drama, Thriller

A group of teens are faced with a life-changing experience when they meet a deranged drifter.

Director: Julian Richards | Stars: Kevin Howarth, Ciarán Joyce, Amy Harvey, Jonathan Jones

Votes: 672

16. Wedding in Galilee (1987)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama

A Palestinian seeks Israeli permission to waive curfew to give his son a fine wedding. The military governor's condition is that he and his officers attend. The groom berates his father for... See full summary »

Director: Michel Khleifi | Stars: Mohamad Ali El Akili, Bushra Karaman, Makram Khoury, Yussuf Abu-Warda

Votes: 525

17. Gran Casino (1947)

92 min | Drama, Musical

A prison escapee becomes involved with an independent oil well owner threatened by corporate thugs, who do their dodgy business in the glamorous Grand Casino.

Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Libertad Lamarque, Jorge Negrete, Meche Barba, Agustín Isunza

Votes: 887

18. America's War on Abortion (2020)

65 min | Documentary

Deeyah Khan examines the alarming erosion of reproductive rights in the US. Featuring powerful accounts from activists fighting for - and against - women's right to choose.

Director: Deeyah Khan | Star: Deeyah Khan

Votes: 45

19. Outta Control (2008 TV Movie)

88 min | Drama

A teenager who announces an act of violence against his teacher and with whom violent videos are found is examined in the adolescent psychiatry for his danger.

Director: Nicole Weegmann | Stars: Ludwig Trepte, Jenny Schily, Jürgen Tonkel, Anna Marie Fuchs

Votes: 206

20. A Love Story (II) (2012 Video)

9 min | Short, Crime, Drama

Two star-crossed lovers cannot escape the legacy of their fathers.

Director: Sam Qualiana | Stars: Jeremy J. DiFiore, Jason John Beebe, Sam Qualiana, Karlin Matwijow

21. The War at Home (2005–2007)
Episode: The Empire Spanks Back (2005)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Dave's new pro-spanking regime has unexpected consequences.

Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Michael Rapaport, Anita Barone, Kaylee DeFer, Kyle Sullivan

Votes: 95

22. The Resident (2018–2023)
Episode: Belief System (2019)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama

Conrad doubts Devon's judgement when a patient who was pronounced dead suddenly revives; Cain and Nic butt heads over the care of a white supremacist; The Raptor and Mina uncover new information about Red Rock Medical.

Director: Ti West | Stars: Matt Czuchry, Emily VanCamp, Manish Dayal, Shaunette Renée Wilson

Votes: 428

23. Emergence (2019–2020)
Episode: Fatal Exception (2019)

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

With the family on edge after learning her secret, Piper goes through an emotional struggle, and Emily is secretly taking advantage of it.

Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Allison Tolman, Alexa Swinton, Owain Yeoman, Ashley Aufderheide

Votes: 374

24. The Kings of Napa (2022)
Episode: She's Gotta Crush It (2022)

Drama

Vanessa accepts an award on Reginald's behalf while facing truths about her husband's past. August receives an ominous call, leading her to believe the estate is being targeted. Bridgette fights to get her job back.

Director: Matthew A. Cherry | Stars: Ebonee Noel, Karen LeBlanc, Rance Nix, Yaani King Mondschein

Votes: 22

25. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode: Full Measure (2010)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Jesse has disappeared and Walt is in big trouble with Gus. So Gus rehires Gale to learn from Walt's cooking so that they can dispose of Walt once and for all.

Director: Vince Gilligan | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris

Votes: 36,986

26. Shadowland (2022)
Episode: This Was Planned (2022)

TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary

An anti-vaccine influencer procures a large following when he pushes a dangerous fake "cure" for COVID-19; a famous pastor, labeled a threat to democracy, faces possible consequences for his actions.

Directors: Stephen Bailey, Alex Braverman | Stars: Pauline Bauer, Gina Childers, Ellen Cushing, Kristin Davis

Votes: 12

27. Shadowland (2022)
Episode: The Enemies of America (2022)

TV-MA | 49 min | Documentary

The walls close in on an anti-vaccine activist pushing a fake COVID-19 cure; a disgruntled veteran works to bring an end to America as we know it.

Director: Eve Van Dyke | Stars: Pauline Bauer, Bill Blauser, Eric Braden, Pam Braden

Votes: 9

28. Welcome to Wrexham (2022– )
Episode: Hooligans (2022)

TV-MA | 23 min | Documentary, Sport

Unfortunate occurrences at the first home game attended by the co-chairmen lead to a police investigation and raise the ugly specter of football hooliganism.

Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, Wrexham A.F.C., Saskia Barkley

Votes: 666

29. Farma (2012– )
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2012)

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Stars: Tereza Pergnerová, Petr Stepán, Milan Buriánek, Sárka Havrlíková

30. Taboo (2002–2014)
Episode: Weird Weddings (2012)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary

Couples get married at a nudist group wedding. Two dogs get married in an elaborate ceremony. An Indonesian man kidnaps his bride because her family disapproves of the wedding. Some Indian ... See full summary »

Stars: Lance Lewman, Bikki Ben, Raju Bhai, Ron Bush

Votes: 8

31. Missing: Dead or Alive? (2023– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2023)

TV-MA | 68 min | Documentary, Crime

Richland County, South Carolina, Sheriff's department missing person squad searching for a missing woman, whose son has a history of violence and socio-pathology, according to his ex-wife.

Director: Alexander Irvine-Cox | Stars: Lorraine Garcia, Vicki Rains, J.P. Smith, Nina Mauldin

Votes: 168

32. Hampton Law (2022– )
Episode: LAWYER EXPLAINS: How to FIGHT Search Warrants (2023)

18 min | Documentary

Even if you are innocent you may still be the subject of a search warrant. Explained here are why you may be the subject of a search, your rights that come directly from the 4th, 5th and ... See full summary »

Star: Jeff Hampton

33. Secrets of the Scammers (2015)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2015)

Documentary, Crime

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Directors: Sarah Barclay, Martyn Black, Ruth Sangster | Stars: Guy Anker, Alexis Conran, Angela Lamc, Scott McGready

34. 24 Hours in Police Custody (2014– )
Episode: Love Hurts (2014)

TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary, Crime

PCs Cheryldeen Liversidge and Kat Alison investigate two very different domestic disputes. A woman has dumped her ex-husband's clothes at a charity shop, another is receiving threatening messages from a man with a violent past.

Director: Alisa Pomeroy

Votes: 25

35. Henry Danger (2014–2020)
Episode: Mouth Candy (2016)

TV-G | 23 min | Action, Comedy, Family

When Jasper is falsely accused of theft and sent to jail, Henry and Ray must find a way to set him free.

Director: Adam Weissman | Stars: Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox

Votes: 96

36. The Boys (2019– )
Episode: Cherry (2019)

TV-MA | 59 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The Boys get themselves a Superhero, Starlight gets payback, Homelander gets naughty, and a Senator gets naughtier.

Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty

Votes: 15,788