Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-louis-xvi"

1. Violette (1978)

Not Rated | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.

Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet, Jean-François Garreaud

Votes: 2,523

2. My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)

Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama

A semi-literate and lonely odd-job man bonds with a much older and well-read woman.

Director: Jean Becker | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus, Maurane, Sophie Guillemin

Votes: 7,627

3. Hollywood Horror House (1970)

R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

An aging actress living in her Hollywood mansion with a retinue of elderly servants employs a new, mentally disturbed, personal assistant who schemes to take over the large estate.

Director: Donald Wolfe | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, David Garfield, Gale Sondergaard, Virginia Wing

Votes: 533

4. Happy New Year (1973)

PG | 115 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Released from prison apparently under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season ... See full summary »

Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Lino Ventura, Françoise Fabian, Charles Gérard, André Falcon

Votes: 1,988 | Gross: $0.16M

5. Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)

101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Countess de Saint-Fiacre, having received a terrible anonymous letter predicting her imminent death, summons Commissioner Maigret in the hope that he can protect her and save her from a secret ill-wisher.

Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Jean Gabin, Michel Auclair, Valentine Tessier, Jacques Morel

Votes: 1,507

6. Les rois du gag (1985)

98 min | Comedy

Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous television comics, Gaëtan, finds himself in the little theater where Paul and François produce themselves under the name of "Gagsters".

Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Michel Serrault, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Macha Méril

Votes: 718

7. Salut l'artiste (1973)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

Nicolas is an actor who only manages to get small roles in films, theatre and commericals. His domestic life does not fare much better as his mistress leaves him and he tries to return to his wife who is pregnant by another man.

Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Françoise Fabian, Jean Rochefort, Evelyne Buyle

Votes: 317

8. My Father Was Right (1936)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy

After being left for another man by his wife, Charles Bellanger raises his only son to fear and suspect women. Years later, such an education is bearing fruit.

Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Gaston Dubosc, Serge Grave, Paul Bernard

Votes: 373

9. Mystery of the Hope Diamond (2010 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary

The program tells the history, both documented and supposed, of the Hope Diamond including the source of the legendary curse. Then the mystery of the deep blue color and red phosphorescence is partially explained.

Director: Mark Radice | Stars: Kim Basinger, Lucy Worsley

Votes: 53

10. Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982 TV Movie)

135 min | Documentary, Comedy

A retrospective look at 60 years of great moments in film comedy, from the 1920s to the present.

Director: Jack Haley Jr. | Stars: Carol Burnett, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Burt Reynolds

Votes: 61

11. Monseigneur (1949)

95 min | Drama

Louis Mennechain is a modest locksmith. So imagine his amazement when Professor Piétrefond approaches him and tells him he recognizes in him a descendant of the kings of France, more ... See full summary »

Director: Roger Richebé | Stars: Fernand Ledoux, Bernard Blier, Yves Deniaud, Marion Tourès

Votes: 75

12. La prise de la Bastille heure par heure (2022 TV Special)

44 min | Documentary, Drama, History

Paris, July 14, 1789. The kingdom has been in crisis for several months, and the city is buzzing with unrest. Citizens are angry and have had enough of inequality, unemployment and hunger. ... See full summary »

Director: Juliette Desbois | Stars: Mirabelle Kirkland, William Doyle, Guillaume Mazeau, Jean-Christian Petitfils

Votes: 16

13. Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower (2001 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew is snowed-in at Wickford Castle and investigates clues left in the castle's tower by Marie Antoinette.

Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Thomas Stewart, Justin Barrett, Tara V. Smith

Votes: 121

14. The King Without a Crown (1937)

10 min | Short, History, Mystery

Explores the possibility that Louis XVII, son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, escaped death during the French Revolution and were raised by Indians in America.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Carey Wilson, Scotty Beckett, John Burton, Doris Lloyd

Votes: 149

15. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: Coast to Coast Big Mouth (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Laura accidentally spills the beans on a nationally televised talk show that Alan Brady is bald.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 431

16. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: One False Mole and You're Dead (1998)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Fran has a run-in with actress Margo Lange, who is starring in one of Maxwell's plays, when she discovers that her famous mole is a fake.

Director: Dorothy Lyman | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 284

17. Relic Hunter (1999–2002)
Episode: A Good Year (2000)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Sydney and Nigel travel to France to find the lost stones from Marie Antoinette's Crown.

Director: Paolo Barzman | Stars: Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth, Ed Stoppard

Votes: 102

18. OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode: The French Revolution: Part 2 (2019)

TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

Oversimplified explains The French Revolution, in two parts.

Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster

Votes: 38

19. Joe Scott (2006– )
Episode: How Long Does a Severed Head Remain Conscious? Random Thursday (2018)

8 min | Documentary, Short

The guillotine was intended to be a humane form of execution that provides a nice clean slice through the neck compared to the customary forms of beheading that sometimes involved multiple ... See full summary »

Star: Joe Scott

20. Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode: Stockholm (2010)

TV-G | 25 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

Once a respected military power, now famously neutral, Sweden's stately capital respects its rich heritage while embracing modern innovation.

Director: Simon Griffith | Star: Rick Steves

Votes: 18

21. Little Men (1998–1999)
Episode: Looking Forward (1999)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Family

Amy commandeers Plumfield for an evening in order to impress a high society lady while Dan goes on a vision-quest to find his identity.

Director: Robert Malenfant | Stars: Michelle Burke, Spencer Rochfort, Corey Sevier, Trevor Blumas

Votes: 11

22. Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode: Love Me Spender (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

Rock out with the Pawn Stars when an Elvis Presley contract gyrates into the shop. Signed before The King got famous, will the guys try to buy this piece of music history, or will they send the seller to Heartbreak Hotel?

Director: Jairus Cobb | Stars: Corey Harrison, Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison, Drew Max

Votes: 41

23. The King Who Never Was (2023)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2023)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Years later, Vittorio Emanuele goes to trial. Birgit hopes that the truth will be finally unveiled, but unexpected witnesses show up for the Prince.

Director: Beatrice Borromeo | Stars: Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia, Birgit Hamer, Pino Aprile, Fabiana Balestra

Votes: 21

24. Your Welcome (2017– )
Dr. Drew (2024 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

Add a Plot

Stars: Michael Malice, Drew Pinsky

25. Fargo (2014–2024)
Episode: Did You Do This? No, You Did It! (2015)

TV-MA | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The police bring in Floyd for questioning, in an attempt to make her talk. Bear goes on a ride with Simone. Karl keeps an eye on Lou's family.

Director: Keith Gordon | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart

Votes: 7,428

26. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Hop Skip and Junk, or Bullwinkle's Big Tow/Bucks for Boris, or The Green Paper Caper (1961)

TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Buried Treasure" Part 7, Fractured Fairy Tales "Son Of Rumpelstiltskin", Peabody's Improbable History "Louis XVI", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Buried Treasure" Part 8.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, William T. Hurtz, Ted Parmelee, Gerald Ray, Dun Roman, George Singer, Ernest Terrazas | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, June Foray, Paul Frees, William Conrad

Votes: 27

27. Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Episode: The Chess Master (2002)

Documentary, Biography, History

Franklin travels to France to obtain support for the Revolution. After months of beguiling Louis XVI and French society he gains French support.

Directors: Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Richard Easton, Dylan Baker, Colm Feore, Keith Arbour

28. Schitt's Creek (2015–2020)
Episode: General Store (2017)

TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy

David comes up with a new business venture; Alexis adjusts to her first day of school.

Director: Paul Fox | Stars: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy

Votes: 1,435