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

1. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

R | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody

Votes: 885,553 | Gross: $59.10M

2. Incendies (2010)

R | 131 min | Drama, Mystery, War

Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Mustafa Kamel

Votes: 199,750 | Gross: $6.86M

3. Crooked House (2017)

PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather's murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets.

Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner | Stars: Max Irons, Stefanie Martini, Glenn Close, Honor Kneafsey

Votes: 27,508

4. Three Colors: White (1994)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After his wife divorces him, a Polish immigrant plots to get even with her.

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Janusz Gajos, Jerzy Stuhr

Votes: 79,519 | Gross: $1.46M

5. Death Hunt (1981)

R | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

In 1931 Canada, Yukon trapper Johnson has a feud with a dog owner who later retaliates by publicly accusing Johnson of murder and thus triggering a police manhunt in the wilderness.

Director: Peter R. Hunt | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Andrew Stevens, Carl Weathers

Votes: 8,335

6. Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

R | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The life and times of Albert Pierrepoint - Britain's most prolific hangman.

Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan, Simon Armstrong

Votes: 5,686 | Gross: $0.02M

7. The Young Philadelphians (1959)

Approved | 136 min | Drama

A promising lawyer tries to handle his social and professional problems while climbing the ranks in Philadelphia.

Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith

Votes: 4,269

8. The City of Your Final Destination (2009)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance

Omar wants to write an authorized biography on a dead writer and travels to a farm in Uruguay to meet the trustees - the writer's brother, widow and cute mistress/mother of his daughter.

Director: James Ivory | Stars: Omar Metwally, Anthony Hopkins, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nicholas Blandullo

Votes: 3,237

9. Tortilla Flat (1942)

Passed | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.

Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield, Frank Morgan

Votes: 2,043

10. Mandie and the Secret Tunnel (2009)

G | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

In 1899, Mandie's life changes when her Cherokee friends help her escape to a mansion that holds the hidden secrets of her past and the key to her future.

Directors: Joy Chapman, Owen Smith | Stars: Dean Jones, Lexi Johnson, William Yelton, Amanda Waters

Votes: 396

11. Crazy Eights (2006)

R | 80 min | Horror

Circumstance brings six childhood friends together to face their past, and a secret they share.

Director: Jimi Jones | Stars: Traci Lords, Frank Whaley, Dina Meyer, George Newbern

Votes: 3,364

12. The Skull (1965)

Not Rated | 83 min | Horror, Thriller

A collector comes into possession of the skull of the Marquis de Sade and learns it is possessed by an evil spirit.

Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Peter Cushing, Patrick Wymark, Christopher Lee, Jill Bennett

Votes: 3,576

13. Shock Treatment (1964)

Approved | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An actor hired to locate $1 million in stolen loot endures the rigors of an insane asylum.

Director: Denis Sanders | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Lauren Bacall

Votes: 611

14. Angry Harvest (1985)

R | 105 min | Drama, Romance, War

In the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. They are separated in the woods, and Leon, a local peasant who's now a farmer of some wealth, discovers ... See full summary »

Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Wojciech Pszoniak, Gerd Baltus

Votes: 867

15. The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)

Passed | 74 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

An agitated and desperate man spares no expense in insisting that Mason represent him against a neighbor's howling dog and act as executor of his will.

Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Warren William, Mary Astor, Allen Jenkins, Grant Mitchell

Votes: 1,021

16. A Woman's a Helluva Thing (2001)

R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After the death of his estranged mother, a womanizer discovers that they had a lot in common.

Director: Karen Leigh Hopkins | Stars: Angus Macfadyen, Penelope Ann Miller, Ann-Margret, Kathryn Harrold

Votes: 147

17. Mail Order Bride (1964)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Western

Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Keir Dullea, Lois Nettleton, Warren Oates

Votes: 592

18. In the Family (2011)

Not Rated | 169 min | Drama, Romance

When his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are.

Director: Patrick Wang | Stars: Sebastian Banes, Patrick Wang, Trevor St. John, Lisa Altomare

Votes: 980 | Gross: $0.02M

19. Little Old New York (1923)

Passed | 110 min | Comedy, Romance

An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.

Director: Sidney Olcott | Stars: Marion Davies, Harrison Ford, Courtenay Foote, Mahlon Hamilton

Votes: 1,085 | Gross: $2.40M

20. The Betty Hutton Show (1959–1960)

30 min | Comedy

A talkative manicurist inherits a legacy and the custody of three children from a rich Wall Street broker customer.

Stars: Betty Hutton, Dennis Olivieri, Peter Miles, Gigi Perreau

Votes: 54

21. Vecne tvá neverná (2018)

Comedy, Romance

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Director: Milan Cieslar | Stars: Sasa Rasilov, Lenka Vlasáková, Vilma Cibulková, Natalia Germani

Votes: 63

22. Way Down South (1939)

Passed | 61 min | Action, Music

In the pre-Civil War South, a plantation owner dies and leaves all his possessions, including his slaves, to his young son. While the deceased treated his slaves decently, his corrupt ... See full summary »

Directors: Leslie Goodwins, Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Bobby Breen, Alan Mowbray, Ralph Morgan, Steffi Duna

Votes: 254

23. Teddy at the Throttle (1917)

Not Rated | 18 min | Comedy, Short

Gloria Dawn lives down the hall from her sweetheart, Bobbie Knight. The dishonest Henry Black is Gloria's guardian, and he is also in charge of Bobbie's inheritance. The scheming guardian ... See full summary »

Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Bobby Vernon, Gloria Swanson, Wallace Beery, May Emory

Votes: 551

24. Bozská Ema (1979)

PG | 110 min | Biography, Drama

The opera lady singer Ema Destinnová (Bozidara Turzonovová) is in all her splendor at the American stages. But in Europe there rages war and she decides to return home to Bohemia. As an ... See full summary »

Director: Jirí Krejcík | Stars: Bozidara Turzonovová, Gabriela Benacková, Juraj Kukura, Jirí Adamíra

Votes: 116

25. Nada Urbánková: Nadeje (1967 Music Video)

3 min | Short, Comedy, Music

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Director: Jaromír Vasta | Stars: Nada Urbánková, Vlastimil Bedrna, Vítezslav Cerný, Darek Vostrel

Votes: 18

26. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: The Greenhouse Jungle (1972)

Not Rated | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Columbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns to worse. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids.

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Peter Falk, Ray Milland, Bob Dishy, Sandra Smith

Votes: 2,903

27. A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002)
Episode: Before I Die (2002)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

A notorious gangster hires Wolfe to protect his real daughter, who is unaware of who her father is, and stop the woman impersonating his daughter from blackmailing him.

Director: John L'Ecuyer | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Maury Chaykin, Colin Fox, Bill Smitrovich

Votes: 107

28. Annie Oakley (1954–1957)
Episode: Annie and the Lacemaker (1956)

30 min | Western

Diablo's barber, Paul Denain, is murdered when he refuses to sell his small ranch. His will leaves everything to his daughter who he hadn't seen in years. Annie, acting as his executor, ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Gail Davis, Jimmy Hawkins, Brad Johnson, Keith Richards

Votes: 13

29. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One with Joey's Bag (1999)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Phoebe's grandmother dies, and Phoebe is shocked when her father turns up at the funeral. Meanwhile, Rachel gives Joey a "man's bag" for an audition, and Chandler is scared to tell Monica he doesn't like her massages.

Director: Gail Mancuso | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 4,752

30. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Matrimony (1997)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Evidence suggests that the murder of an elderly philanthropist was part of a conspiracy involving his lawyer and his much-younger trophy wife.

Director: Lewis Gould | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 315

31. Northern Exposure (1990–1995)
Episode: Soapy Sanderson (1990)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

Dr. Joel Fleischman is depressed when grumpy old patient Soapy Sanderson completely ignores his medical advice, and is stunned when he and Maggie are named joint executors of his 140 acres ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Cragg | Stars: Rob Morrow, Barry Corbin, Janine Turner, John Cullum

Votes: 436

32. The Pallisers (1974–1975)
Episode: Part Fifteen (1974)

TV-PG | Drama, Romance

Finn ignores Kennedy's insistence that he not visit Laura in Dresden and finds himself being pressured by a tabloid journalist with an embarrassing letter.

Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Roland Culver, Donal McCann

Votes: 12

33. Route 66 (1960–1964)
Episode: Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part One (1964)

TV-Y7 | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Tod and Linc, now working in Tampa, Florida, encounter a remarkable family of oddballs who have gathered there for a funeral and the reading of a will.

Director: Alvin Ganzer | Stars: Martin Milner, Glenn Corbett, Roger C. Carmel, Alex Cord

Votes: 61

34. Power Rangers Zeo (1996–1997)
Episode: Mondo's Last Stand (1996)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

As the Zeo Teens quickly warm up to their new teammate, Rocky find himself feeling left out and rejected by them. When King Mondo comes to Earth to retrieve a massively powerful sword, so ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Radler | Stars: Catherine Sutherland, Nakia Burrise, Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch

Votes: 295

35. Days of Our Lives (1965– )
Episode: Episode #1.10773 (2008)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

At a DiMera family council, Elvis reacts implicitly bitter, Tony indifferent, when Stefano's executor announces all relatives and their trust funds are cut out of the will, except Gianni, ... See full summary »

Director: Kathryn Foster | Stars: Kristian Alfonso, John Aniston, Brandon Beemer, Alina Foley

36. Duffy's Tavern (1954)
Episode: The Heir

30 min | Comedy

Archie tries to convince the executor of an estate that he's really the family's long-lost heir.

Stars: Ed Gardner, Kathryn Card, Pattee Chapman, Jimmy Conlin

37. King of the Hill (1997–2010)
Episode: Serves Me Right for Giving General George S. Patton the Bathroom Key (2009)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Hank finds out that he is executor of Cotton's will, which includes flushing his ashes down General Patton's toilet. Meanwhile, Dale and Bill go through a nasty "dudevorce."

Director: Steve Robertson | Stars: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Brittany Murphy

Votes: 290

38. The Betty Hutton Show (1959–1960)
Episode: Love Comes to Goldie (1960)

30 min | Comedy

Goldie stops payment on a number of checks made out to Strickland estate heirs with disastrous results.

Director: Robert Sidney | Stars: Betty Hutton, Dennis Olivieri, Peter Miles, Gigi Perreau

39. New Amsterdam (2018–2023)
Episode: Why Not Yesterday (2021)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama

Max is on a mission to stop systemic racism in New Amsterdam Sharpe is overwhelmed by family matters. Reynolds has to treat a father and son.

Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Ryan Eggold, Janet Montgomery, Freema Agyeman, Jocko Sims

Votes: 984

40. Thinking Sideways Podcast (2013–2019)
Joseph Newton Chandler III (2016 Podcast Episode)

Crime, Mystery, Talk-Show

When police responded to the suicide of Joseph Newton Chandler III, they figured it would be pretty routine. He'd shot himself in the head in his apartment, case closed. However, when ... See full summary »

Stars: Joe Swaney, Devin Clancy, Steve LaFrance

41. A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
Episode: Strong Poison: Episode Two (1987)

51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Lord Peter asks Miss Murchison to go undercover has a secretary at Norman Urquhart's law firm. She learns he was illegitimate and now paying for a nurse to care for his mother. Insp. Parker confirms Philip Boyes was definitely poisoned.

Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Edward Petherbridge, Harriet Walter, Richard Morant, David Quilter

Votes: 76

42. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.3929 (2010)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: David Tucker | Stars: Nina Wadia, Himesh Patel, Adam Woodyatt, Charlie Brooks

43. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.3931 (2010)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: David Tucker | Stars: Charlie Brooks, Barbara Windsor, Glynis Barber, Perry Fenwick

44. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.3932 (2010)

TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Director: David Tucker | Stars: Samantha Womack, Glynis Barber, Rita Simons, Barbara Windsor

45. EastEnders (1985– )
Episode: Episode #1.5024 (2015)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Romance

With Linda by her side, Sharon makes a difficult visit. Linda asks for a word with Mick and Nancy - can she bring her family back together?

Director: Toby Frow | Stars: Linda Henry, Danny Dyer, Kellie Bright, Maria Friedman

46. The Forsaken Westerns (2017– )
Episode: The Buckskin Rangers (2017)

30 min | Western

A young Lady and her brother inherit a ranch. A slimy business man is out to cheat them. It's up to The Buckskin Rangers to stop the villain. Hosted by Bob Terry.

Directors: Frank McDonald, Bob Terry | Star: Bob Terry

Votes: 26