Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "narrator-on-screen"

1. A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017–2019)

TV-PG | 1,164 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

After the loss of their parents in a mysterious fire, the three Baudelaire children face trials and tribulations attempting to uncover dark family secrets.

Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Malina Pauli Weissman, Louis Hynes

Votes: 66,708

2. The Buccaneer (1958)

Approved | 119 min | Adventure, Drama, History

During the War of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.

Director: Anthony Quinn | Stars: Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Inger Stevens

Votes: 2,756

3. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.

Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson

Votes: 70,625 | Gross: $27.28M

4. Our Town (1940)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Family, Romance

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century.

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: William Holden, Martha Scott, Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi

Votes: 2,971

5. Wendy (2020)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.

Director: Benh Zeitlin | Stars: Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin

Votes: 3,754 | Gross: $0.14M

6. 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: 1,449

7. The Maze (1953)

Approved | 80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A Scotsman abruptly breaks off his engagement to pretty Kitty and moves to his uncle's castle in the Scottish highlands. Kitty and her aunt follow Gerald a few weeks later, and discover he ... See full summary »

Director: William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Richard Carlson, Veronica Hurst, Katherine Emery, Michael Pate

Votes: 1,258

8. American Sausage Standoff (2019)

107 min | Comedy, Drama

Two hopeless dreamers join forces in a quest to erect the ultimate German sausage restaurant, much to the irritation of the residents of the small-town of Gutterbee, who want to keep their town wholly American.

Director: Ulrich Thomsen | Stars: Antony Starr, Ewen Bremner, W. Earl Brown, Joshua Harto

Votes: 389

9. Passing Strange (2009)

TV-MA | 135 min | Documentary, Musical

Director Spike Lee's passionate adaptation of the thrilling Broadway musical about a young bohemian who experiences sex, drugs and rock and roll on his journey to selfhood.

Directors: Spike Lee, Annie Dorsen | Stars: Stew, De'Adre Aziza, Eisa Davis, Colman Domingo

Votes: 419

10. Eat and Run (1986)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A 1940s-style detective traces missing persons to a tubby, man-eating alien who likes spicy food.

Director: Christopher Hart | Stars: Ron Silver, Sharon Sharth, Pat Ryan, John J. Fleming

Votes: 381

11. I cento cavalieri (1964)

85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Don Fernando, the son of El Cid, rallies peasants and townspeople to overthrow Moorish occupiers in medieval Spain.

Director: Vittorio Cottafavi | Stars: Mark Damon, Antonella Lualdi, Rafael Alonso, Manuel Gallardo

Votes: 211

12. Life Is to Whistle (1998)

106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Three characters in present-day Havana must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs, or getting rid of them to live more freely. Ballerina Mariana has promised God ... See full summary »

Director: Fernando Pérez | Stars: Luis Alberto García, Coralia Veloz, Claudia Rojas, Ana Victoria Pérez

Votes: 705 | Gross: $0.06M

13. Summer of '63 (1963)

21 min | Short, Drama

In this social guidance short film, teens on the make spread syphilis among their friends.

Director: Sid Davis | Stars: Michael Bell, Dolores Faith, Mory Schoolhouse, Charlotte Stewart

Votes: 179

14. Rear Window (1990–1993)
Episode: Dracula: The Undiscovered Country (1993)

Documentary

A mysterious "narrator" traces the origins of the Dracula myth, which in Transylvania is to do with rituals of grief and mourning for the dead - transformed by western demonology into a tale of horror.

Director: Sue Clayton | Star: Ronan Vibert

15. Karelasyon (2015– )
Episode: Engkanto (2016)

TV-14 | 34 min | Drama, Romance

Bien refuses to believe his father was killed in a car wreck. Ghostly voices lead him to a mysterious cave, where he sees his ghost.

Director: Adolfo Alix Jr. | Stars: Carla Abellana, Phillip Salvador, Lou Veloso, Sharmaine Arnaiz

16. Kea (2011– )
Episode: Problém - Kea & iKEAcu (2016)

12 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

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Director: Krystof Kulhánek | Stars: Krystof Kulhánek, Natálie Tolarová