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

1. Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance

A coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness - and a few missing body parts.

Director: Zelda Williams | Stars: Kathryn Newton, Liza Soberano, Jenna Davis, Trina LaFargue

Votes: 14,433

2. Beetlejuice (1988)

PG | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy

The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Annie McEnroe

Votes: 340,258 | Gross: $73.71M

3. Erin Brockovich (2000)

R | 131 min | Biography, Drama

An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick

Votes: 221,442 | Gross: $125.60M

4. And Your Mother Too (2001)

R | 106 min | Drama

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other.

Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ana López Mercado

Votes: 128,903 | Gross: $13.62M

5. American Gangster (2007)

R | 157 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin

Votes: 452,657 | Gross: $130.16M

6. Designing Women (1986–1993)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

The misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.

Stars: Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Meshach Taylor

Votes: 7,021

7. Lord of War (2005)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama

An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an INTERPOL Agent.

Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan

Votes: 337,023 | Gross: $24.15M

8. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller

A small-town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to win.

Director: Michael Patrick Jann | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney

Votes: 40,821 | Gross: $10.56M

9. I Feel Pretty (2018)

PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Romance

A woman struggling with insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Her new confidence empowers her to live fearlessly, but what happens when she realizes her appearance never changed?

Directors: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein | Stars: Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Emily Ratajkowski, Tom Hopper

Votes: 57,250 | Gross: $48.80M

10. Dumplin' (2018)

PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

Willowdean ("Dumplin'"), the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, signs up for her mom's Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town.

Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Danielle Macdonald, Jennifer Aniston, Odeya Rush, Maddie Baillio

Votes: 37,589

11. Giant (1956)

G | 201 min | Drama, Western

Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.

Director: George Stevens | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker

Votes: 42,257

12. Tall Girl (2019)

TV-PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Jodi, the tallest girl in her high school, has always felt uncomfortable in her own skin. But after years of slouching, being made fun of, and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall.

Director: Nzingha Stewart | Stars: Ava Michelle, Griffin Gluck, Sabrina Carpenter, Paris Berelc

Votes: 26,796

13. American Pastoral (2016)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An All-American college star and his beauty queen wife watch their seemingly perfect life fall apart as their daughter joins the turmoil of '60s America.

Director: Ewan McGregor | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegert

Votes: 18,055 | Gross: $0.54M

14. Going Overboard (1989)

R | 99 min | Comedy

A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship hoping for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise-ship comedy.

Director: Valerie Breiman | Stars: Adam Sandler, Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Zane, Burt Young

Votes: 14,498

15. On the Town (1949)

Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller

Votes: 18,789

16. Picnic (1955)

Approved | 115 min | Drama, Romance

Emotions are ignited among the complacent townsfolk when a handsome drifter arrives in a small Kansas community on the morning of the Labor Day picnic.

Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: William Holden, Kim Novak, Betty Field, Susan Strasberg

Votes: 9,838

17. Mafia! (1998)

PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Crime

Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father

Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Jay Mohr, Christina Applegate, Lloyd Bridges, Billy Burke

Votes: 15,987 | Gross: $19.88M

18. How to Murder Your Wife (1965)

Approved | 118 min | Comedy

A dedicated bachelor drunkenly marries a young woman and immediately lives to regret it.

Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Terry-Thomas, Eddie Mayehoff

Votes: 6,953 | Gross: $12.47M

19. The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)

R | 103 min | Drama

A daydreamer convinces his radio personality brother to help fund one of his get-rich-quick schemes.

Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson

Votes: 6,080

20. Cut Bank (2014)

R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young man's life is unraveled after witnessing a murder that he filmed in his rural town of Cut Bank.

Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Michael Stuhlbarg, Bruce Dern, John Malkovich, Joyce Robbins

Votes: 13,844

21. North Sea Texas (2011)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Romance

A teenage boy's search for love finds him fixated on a boy who lives nearby.

Director: Bavo Defurne | Stars: Ben Van den Heuvel, Eva van der Gucht, Thomas Coumans, Katelijne Damen

Votes: 10,007 | Gross: $0.03M

22. Masculine Feminine (1966)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Romance

A romance between young Parisians, shown through a series of vignettes.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya, Marlène Jobert, Michel Debord

Votes: 17,335 | Gross: $0.20M

23. Miss Bala (2011)

R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After entering a beauty contest in Tijuana, a young woman witnesses drug-related murders and is forced to do the gang's bidding.

Director: Gerardo Naranjo | Stars: Stephanie Sigman, Noé Hernández, Irene Azuela, J.R. Yenque

Votes: 9,436

24. Women of the House (1995)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Suzanne Sugarbaker of Designing Women (1986) rocks the U.S. Capitol when she takes over her recently-deceased husband's seat in Congress.

Stars: Delta Burke, Teri Garr, Patricia Heaton, Jonathan Banks

Votes: 190

25. The Firemen's Ball (1967)

Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy, Drama

A volunteer fire department throws a party for their former boss with the whole town invited, but nothing goes as planned.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jan Vostrcil, Josef Sebánek, Josef Valnoha, Frantisek Debelka

Votes: 12,197

26. The Bullocks (1953)

Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama

A character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy.

Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi, Leopoldo Trieste

Votes: 19,913 | Gross: $0.10M

27. Holiday Camp (1947)

Approved | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

The Huggett family go to a holiday camp, and get involved in crooked card players, a murderer on the run, and a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend missing from home.

Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Flora Robson, Dennis Price, Jack Warner, Hazel Court

Votes: 550

28. Flavors of Youth (2018)

TV-PG | 74 min | Animation, Drama, Romance

Three different stories of youth set in different cities of China.

Directors: Haoling Li, Yoshitaka Takeuchi, Xiaoxing Yi | Stars: White-K, Taito Ban, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, Matt Fowler

Votes: 8,650

29. The Inkwell (1994)

R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A shy, troubled young man who set his own house on fire and has an imaginary friend, is sent to a vineyard where he finds himself in the middle of his political-arguing, party-loving family and his love torn between two girls.

Director: Matty Rich | Stars: Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Suzzanne Douglas, Glynn Turman

Votes: 1,582 | Gross: $8.88M

30. The Gigolo (2015)

97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The life of a Hong Kong gigolo named Fung, who started with nothing and now has everything.

Director: Cheuk Man Au | Stars: Dominic Ho, Candy Ka-Man Yuen, Jeana Ho, Hazel Tong

Votes: 590

31. Roger & Me (1989)

R | 91 min | Documentary

After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Roger B. Smith, Rhonda Britton, Fred Ross

Votes: 27,516 | Gross: $6.71M

32. The Queen of Versailles (2012)

PG | 100 min | Documentary

A documentary that follows a billionaire couple as they begin construction on a mansion inspired by Versailles. During the next two years, their empire, fueled by the real estate bubble and cheap money, falters due to the economic crisis.

Director: Lauren Greenfield | Stars: Jaqueline Siegel, David Siegel, Lorraine Barrett, June Downs

Votes: 13,702 | Gross: $2.40M

33. Must Be... Love (2013)

100 min | Comedy, Romance

Patricia falls in love with her childhood best friend Ivan, but he is in love with his cousin Angel. Will they ever be together?

Director: Dado C. Lumibao | Stars: Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Liza Soberano, John Estrada

Votes: 628

34. Mars Needs Women (1968 TV Movie)

Unrated | 83 min | Sci-Fi

Dop leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Dop proves that Martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be sexy scientist Dr. Marjorie Bolen.

Director: Larry Buchanan | Stars: Tommy Kirk, Yvonne Craig, Byron Lord, Roger Ready

Votes: 1,131

35. Miss Juneteenth (2020)

Unrated | 99 min | Drama

A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant.

Director: Channing Godfrey Peoples | Stars: Nicole Beharie, Liz Mikel, Marcus M. Mauldin, Kendrick Sampson

Votes: 2,163

36. April Fool's Day (2008 Video)

Unrated | 91 min | Horror

A year after an April Fool's Day prank which resulted in the death of one of their set, a group of friends find themselves targeted by someone who is out for revenge.

Directors: Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores | Stars: Taylor Cole, Josh Henderson, Scout Taylor-Compton, Joe Egender

Votes: 4,222

37. Anita (I)

Biography | Pre-production

The story of the former beauty queen and singer, Anita Bryant, who later in life gained notoriety by campaigning in the 1970s to repeal laws that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Director: Chad Hodge | Stars: Ashley Judd, Neil Patrick Harris

38. Catch a Fire (2006)

PG-13 | 101 min | Biography, Drama, History

A drama about terrorism in Apartheid-era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime.

Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Derek Luke, Tim Robbins, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu

Votes: 11,042 | Gross: $4.29M

39. Tabloid (2010)

R | 87 min | Documentary, Crime

A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Joyce McKinney, Peter Tory, Troy Williams, Jackson Shaw

Votes: 7,285 | Gross: $0.68M

40. Sex Scandal (2003)

94 min | Drama

An exposé of the VCD sex trade in the Philippines.

Director: Francis Posadas | Stars: Isabella Gomez, Danna Garcel, Nika Madrid, Gerald Lauron

Votes: 65

41. Dogtown (1997)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Romance

Philip Van Horn, who left his small town a long time ago to become a Hollywood actor and hasn't had any success at that, returns to the town for a visit. There he is uniformally met like ... See full summary »

Director: George Hickenlooper | Stars: Rory Cochrane, David Shackelford, Trevor St. John, Price Carson

Votes: 488

42. Missile to the Moon (1958)

Approved | 78 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Escaped cons stowaway on a flight to the moon and discover alien women ruled by a sadistic queen.

Director: Richard E. Cunha | Stars: Richard Travis, Cathy Downs, K.T. Stevens, Tommy Cook

Votes: 1,495

43. Die Beautiful (2016)

TV-14 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama

Friends attend the wake of Trisha, a Filipino transgender woman. They look back into her life and how she faced the adversities and triumphs of living as a transgender in Filipino society.

Director: Jun Lana | Stars: Paolo Ballesteros, Christian Bables, Joel Torre, Gladys Reyes

Votes: 952

44. Hear My Song (1991)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

The owner of a failing club seeks infamous Irish singer Josef Locke in order to bring business and success to his club.

Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Ned Beatty, Adrian Dunbar, Brian Flanagan, Constance Cowley

Votes: 1,930 | Gross: $4.31M

45. 2LDK (2003)

Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Two actresses who have auditioned for one part, sharing the same apartment with opposite personalities equals a night which either neither of them will forget - if they survive!

Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Maho Nonami, Eiko Koike, Maki Tsujimura, Runa Tsukishima

Votes: 3,907

46. No Contest (1995)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Andrew Dice Clay takes over a hotel during a beauty pageant taking several pageant contestants hostage since one of them is a rich senator's daughter.

Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Shannon Tweed, Robert Davi, Andrew Dice Clay, Roddy Piper

Votes: 981

47. Nightmare in Columbia County (1991 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The recounting of a terrible crime that wracked a family and galvanized police in South Carolina in the 1980's.

Director: Roger Young | Stars: William Devane, Jeri Ryan, Michele Abrams, Nick Searcy

Votes: 399

48. Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980)

146 min | Crime, Drama

Ramesh, a businessman, is arrested for molesting Bharati, a beauty queen. She is later accused of murdering him and arrested. The events that unfold show what compelled her to do so.

Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Zeenat Aman, Raj Babbar, Deepak Parashar, Padmini Kolhapure

Votes: 289

49. Miss All-American Beauty (1982 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After winning a beauty contest in Texas, a teen-aged girl is unprepared for the demands of travel, press conferences and interviews that go with winning the title and participating in a national beauty pageant.

Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Diane Lane, Cloris Leachman, David Dukes, Jayne Meadows

Votes: 198

50. Mutya ng Pasig (1950)

90 min | Drama

It is a supernatural melodrama of a woman's misfortune and suffering interwoven with the legend of the Pasig. The legend itself is inspired by the immortal kundiman of the director's brother, Nicanor Abelardo.

Director: Richard Abelardo | Stars: Jose Padilla Jr., Rebecca Gonzales, Teody Belarmino, Delia Razon

Votes: 16