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

1. Casino (1995)

R | 178 min | Crime, Drama

In Las Vegas, two best friends - a casino executive and a mafia enforcer - compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods

Votes: 563,563 | Gross: $42.44M

2. The Lives of Others (2006)

R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur

Votes: 410,268 | Gross: $11.29M

3. Minions (2015)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Minions Stuart, Kevin, and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a supervillain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.

Directors: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Pierre Coffin

Votes: 259,485 | Gross: $336.05M

4. The 'Burbs (1989)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult.

Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Corey Feldman

Votes: 83,444 | Gross: $36.60M

5. The Tourist (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Thriller

Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton

Votes: 256,355 | Gross: $67.63M

6. Altered States (1980)

R | 102 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A psycho-physiologist experiments with drugs and a sensory-deprivation tank and has visions he believes are genetic memories.

Director: Ken Russell | Stars: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid

Votes: 38,617 | Gross: $19.85M

7. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.

Directors: Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, David Michener, John Musker | Stars: Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatschek

Votes: 54,361 | Gross: $38.60M

8. Blue Thunder (1983)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.

Director: John Badham | Stars: Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern

Votes: 23,335 | Gross: $42.31M

9. Metro (1997)

R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A Hostage Negotiator teams up with a Sharpshooter to bring down a dangerous jewel thief.

Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Kim Miyori, Art Evans

Votes: 29,068 | Gross: $31.99M

10. Kakegurui (2017–2019)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery

A gambling prodigy comes to an elite school run by games and turns the order upside down.

Stars: Saori Hayami, Tatsuya Tokutake, Miyuki Sawashiro, Minami Tanaka

Votes: 12,993

11. Harriet the Spy (1996)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. But when her friends find her secret notebook, the tables are turned on her. Can she win them back and still keep on going with the spy business?

Director: Bronwen Hughes | Stars: Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Gregory Smith, Vanessa Chester

Votes: 11,060 | Gross: $26.54M

12. Lady Snowblood (1973)

Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.

Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza

Votes: 16,288

13. French Connection II (1975)

R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama

"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Léotard

Votes: 20,879 | Gross: $12.48M

14. Hopscotch (1980)

R | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy

Grounded with a desk job by incompetent superiors, a clever CIA agent retires and writes a tell all memoir that will embarrass his bosses, prompting him to go on the run and elude them.

Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston, Ned Beatty

Votes: 8,941

15. The Easy Life (1962)

Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama

An impulsive braggart takes a shy law student with him for a two-day road trip from Rome to Tuscany.

Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claudio Gora

Votes: 12,405

16. Cube Zero (2004)

R | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A young programmer whose job is to watch over the reality-warping Cube defies orders to rescue an innocent mother trapped in one of its rooms.

Director: Ernie Barbarash | Stars: Zachary Bennett, Stephanie Moore, Martin Roach, Michael Riley

Votes: 42,696

17. The Age of Shadows (2016)

TV-MA | 140 min | Action, History, Thriller

Korean resistance fighters smuggle explosives to destroy facilities controlled by Japanese forces in this period action thriller.

Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, Song Kang-ho, Jeon Yeo-been

Votes: 11,034 | Gross: $0.54M

18. Play Dirty (1969)

R | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, War

During World War II a group of British commandos in North Africa disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital German oil depot.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews

Votes: 3,776

19. Beach Party (1963)

Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A bearded anthropologist studies the habits of swingin' American teens while they enjoy the summer surfing, loving, and partying at the beach.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello

Votes: 2,338

20. The Killing Room (2009)

R | 93 min | Mystery, Thriller

Four individuals sign up for a psychological research study only to discover that they are now subjects of a brutal, classified government program.

Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Nick Cannon, Clea DuVall, Timothy Hutton, Chloë Sevigny

Votes: 14,909

21. High Lane (2009)

Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller

A group of friends decide to venture onto a trail high up in the mountains that has been closed for repairs. The already dangerous adventure turns into horror when they realize they are not alone.

Director: Abel Ferry | Stars: Fanny Valette, Johan Libéreau, Raphaël Lenglet, Nicolas Giraud

Votes: 8,353

22. Voyeur (II) (2017)

TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary, Crime

Journalism icon Gay Talese reports on Gerald Foos, the owner of a Colorado motel, who allegedly secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an "observation platform" he built in the motel's attic.

Directors: Myles Kane, Josh Koury | Stars: Gay Talese, Gerald Foos, Nan Talese, Susan Morrison

Votes: 6,820

23. The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)

Approved | 106 min | Horror, Thriller

When young Jane Lindstorm's (Glynis Johns) car breaks down, she makes her way to a somewhat frightening-looking mansion for help. Once there, however, her problems go from bad worse.

Director: Roger Kay | Stars: Glynis Johns, Dan O'Herlihy, Richard Davalos, Lawrence Dobkin

Votes: 984

24. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)

Not Rated | 162 min | Animation, Drama, Family

A week before Christmas, Kyon wakes up in a world where the SOS Brigade doesn't exist. Mikuru and Yuki don't recognize him, and Haruhi and Itsuki seem to have vanished.

Directors: Noriyuki Kitanohara, Kazuya Sakamoto, Noriko Takao, Yasuhiro Takemoto, Hiroko Utsumi, Naoko Yamada, Mitsuyoshi Yoneda, Tatsuya Ishihara | Stars: Aya Hirano, Tomokazu Sugita, Minori Chihara, Yûko Gotô

Votes: 8,007

25. Salmer fra kjøkkenet (2003)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

A scientific observer's job of observing an old cantankerous single man's kitchen habits is complicated by his growing friendship with him.

Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Tomas Norström, Joachim Calmeyer, Bjørn Floberg, Reine Brynolfsson

Votes: 8,665 | Gross: $0.35M

26. The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)

103 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

In 1960s Germany, criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse uses hypnotized victims and the surveillance equipment of a Nazi-era bugged hotel to steal nuclear technology from a visiting American industrialist.

Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Dawn Addams, Peter van Eyck, Gert Fröbe, Wolfgang Preiss

Votes: 3,797

27. In A Different Key (2020)

102 min | Documentary

A mother tracks down the first person ever diagnosed with autism to a rural Mississippi town to learn whether his life story holds promise for her own autistic son.

Directors: John Donvan, Caren Zucker | Stars: John Donvan, Amy Gravino, Jason McCarver, Donald Triplett

Votes: 74

28. Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Thriller

To avoid a death sentence for her prior acts of bloodshed, the vengeful swordswoman Lady Snowblood is conscripted by the Japanese Secret Police to assassinate political dissidents.

Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Jûzô Itami, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Yoshio Harada

Votes: 4,210

29. Doomsday Gun (1994 TV Movie)

Unrated | 120 min | Action, Drama, History

How the brilliant Canadian munitions engineer, Dr. Gerald Bull, agreed to build a super-gun for Saddam Hussein in 1988, when the U.S. cut his funding for the experiment, and how it attracted the attention of several intelligence agencies.

Director: Robert Young | Stars: Frank Langella, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Michael Kitchen

Votes: 1,193

30. Complicity (2018)

116 min | Drama

A Chinese man moves illegally to Japan in order to improve his life and gain opportunity. He buys and assumes a false identity at considerable cost and is, therefore, more than happy to ... See full summary »

Director: Kei Chika-ura | Stars: Yulai Lü, Tatsuya Fuji, Sayo Akasaka, Yasuyuki Hayashi

Votes: 264

31. Choice of Arms (1981)

Not Rated | 114 min | Crime, Drama

The powerful story of a reformed underworld kingpin whose stable lifestyle is turned upside-down when a desperate, escaped killer hides out at his rural estate.

Director: Alain Corneau | Stars: Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Galabru

Votes: 2,028

32. Max and the Junkmen (1971)

Not Rated | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.

Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Danielle Durou, Alain Belart, Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider

Votes: 3,135 | Gross: $0.03M

33. Desert Patrol (1958)

Not Rated | 78 min | Action, Drama, War

Sent to destroy a German petrol dump in the North African desert, a British commando team unexpectedly discovers a large German tank unit, and must inform headquarters in time.

Director: Guy Green | Stars: Richard Attenborough, John Gregson, Michael Craig, Vincent Ball

Votes: 1,176

34. Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)

Passed | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Prowl car cops on night duty romance a reluctant young woman who works for the department while in danger from a vengeful racketeer.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Mark Stevens, Edmond O'Brien, Gale Storm, Donald Buka

Votes: 1,278

35. All Light, Everywhere (2021)

Unrated | 105 min | Documentary

A far-ranging look at the biases in how we see things, focusing on the use of police body cameras.

Director: Theo Anthony | Stars: Theo Anthony, Keaver Brenai, Robert Cunniff, Ross McNutt

Votes: 878

36. The Sky at Night (1957– )

20 min | Documentary

Astronomy programme.

Stars: Patrick Moore, Chris Lintott, Pete Lawrence, Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Votes: 365

37. Last Known Address (1970)

105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Police inspector Léonetti, a tough, efficient policeman, has been sent to a second-rate police station after being reprimanded. There he is given a partner, young and beautiful Jeanne Dumas... See full summary »

Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Lino Ventura, Marlène Jobert, Michel Constantin, Paul Crauchet

Votes: 1,900

38. Sherlock Holmes Returns (1993 TV Movie)

96 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Sherlock Holmes is awakened in modern times with a tale that he had invented a method of suspended animation that he had used on himself. Awakened by an earthquake, he is helped by Amy ... See full summary »

Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Anthony Higgins, Debrah Farentino, Mark Adair-Rios, Joy Coghill

Votes: 409

39. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003)

G | 83 min | Documentary

A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.

Director: Judy Irving | Stars: Mark Bittner, Maggie McCall, Ivan Stormgart, Gary Thompson

Votes: 3,103 | Gross: $3.06M

40. Bruce Gentry (1949)

Approved | 246 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Famed aviator Bruce Gentry is working with scientist Andrew Benson, setting out to uncover the origin of a deadly secret weapon---an electronically controlled flying disc which can be ... See full summary »

Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Stars: Tom Neal, Judy Clark, Ralph Hodges, Forrest Taylor

Votes: 66

41. Les ardents (2021)

40 min | Short

France, 15th century. A strange evil has taken hold of the inhabitants of a village, causing insomnia, tremors, and hallucinations.

Directors: Esther Mysius, Camille Rouaud | Stars: Noée Abita, Eden Angama, Jonathan Couzinié, Héléna de Laurens

42. Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980– )

120 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

The German TV-show fools and trolls celebrities captured on camera.

Stars: Frank Elstner, Paola Del Medico, Guido Cantz, Kurt Felix

Votes: 258

43. Gowanus, Brooklyn (2004)

19 min | Short

A young girl investigates her curious teacher's life.

Director: Ryan Fleck | Stars: Karen Chilton, Shareeka Epps, Matt Kerr, Timothy Nesmith

Votes: 174

44. Rage (2006 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Züli Aladag's critically acclaimed, but controversial movie deals with the conflict of Can, son of Turkish immigrants, and the Laubs, a supposedly liberal middle class family. Simon Laub, ... See full summary »

Director: Züli Aladag | Stars: Oktay Özdemir, Robert Höller, August Zirner, Corinna Harfouch

Votes: 770

45. Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951)

Approved | 90 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Pierre Fresnay plays the title role of a dedicated man, living in the south of France in the 19th-century and somewhat ahead of his time. Fabre ekes out a meager existence for his huge ... See full summary »

Director: Henri Diamant-Berger | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Elina Labourdette, André Randall, Georges Tabet

Votes: 70

46. Csak semmi pánik... (1982)

87 min | Comedy, Crime

The 2nd part of the popular crime-comedies starring Csöpi Ötvös, who investigates about a hidden treasure this time.

Directors: István Bujtor, Sándor Szönyi G. | Stars: István Bujtor, András Kern, László Bánhidi, Gyula Bodrogi

Votes: 840

47. Die Musterknaben (1997)

91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Anticipating a major drug deal the Düsseldorf LKA (state police) conducts an observation of a flat in Cologne. The night shift in the camera-equipped camper is assigned to local police ... See full summary »

Director: Ralf Huettner | Stars: Jürgen Tarrach, Oliver Korittke, Ellen Ten Damme, Herbert Knaup

Votes: 766

48. Flight Into Darkness (1935)

111 min | Drama

Charles Vanel and Annabella star respectively as a daring WW I aviator and his loving but neglected wife. Ostracized by the other pilots because of his recklessness and standoffishness, ... See full summary »

Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Annabella, Charles Vanel, Jean Murat, Jean-Pierre Aumont

Votes: 170

49. Ladder of Philosophy

Documentary, History | Announced

Four philosophers - an atheist, an agnostic, a Christian, and a Hindu - settle down to discuss life, reason, faith, and whatever else comes to mind.

Director: Martin Horlacher | Star: Martin Horlacher

50. How Sherlock Changed the World (2013 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary

Special reveals for the first time the astonishing impact that Holmes has had on the development of real criminal investigation and forensic techniques.

Director: Paul Bernays | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Lincoln, Rick Kissack, Mark Drake

Votes: 122