Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "chekhov's-gun"

1. The Nice Guys (2016)

R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.

Director: Shane Black | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer

Votes: 373,803 | Gross: $36.26M

2. Knives Out (2019)

PG-13 | 130 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A detective investigates the death of the patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.

Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis

Votes: 774,259 | Gross: $165.36M

3. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.

Director: Dan O'Bannon | Stars: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews

Votes: 68,943 | Gross: $14.24M

4. Vivarium (2019)

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

A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.

Director: Lorcan Finnegan | Stars: Imogen Poots, Danielle Ryan, Molly McCann, Jesse Eisenberg

Votes: 74,017

5. Hush (I) (2016)

R | 82 min | Horror, Thriller

A deaf and mute writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: John Gallagher Jr., Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco, Samantha Sloyan

Votes: 153,875

6. Vengeance (II) (2022)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery

A writer from New York City attempts to solve the murder of a girl he hooked up with and travels down south to investigate the circumstances of her death and discover what happened to her.

Director: B.J. Novak | Stars: B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Lio Tipton, Ashton Kutcher

Votes: 37,085

7. Paycheck (2003)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

What seemed like a breezy idea that would net an engineer millions of dollars ends up leaving him on the run for his life and trying to piece together why he's being chased.

Director: John Woo | Stars: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Michael C. Hall

Votes: 113,301 | Gross: $53.79M

8. 100 Bloody Acres (2012)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Horror

Reg and Lindsay run an organic fertiliser business. They need a fresh supply of their "secret ingredient" to process through the meat grinder. Reg comes across two guys and a girl with a broken-down vehicle on their way to a music festival.

Directors: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes | Stars: Oliver Ackland, Paul Blackwell, Ward Everaardt, Iain Herridge

Votes: 4,588 | Gross: $0.01M

9. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)

R | 92 min | Comedy

When their new next-door neighbors turn out to be a sorority even more debaucherous than the fraternity that lived there before, Mac and Kelly team with their former enemy, Teddy, to bring the girls down.

Director: Nicholas Stoller | Stars: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Chloë Grace Moretz

Votes: 130,220 | Gross: $55.46M

10. Unfriended: Dark Web (2018)

R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A teen comes into possession of a new laptop and soon discovers that the previous owner is not only watching him but will also do anything to get it back.

Director: Stephen Susco | Stars: Colin Woodell, Stephanie Nogueras, Betty Gabriel, Rebecca Rittenhouse

Votes: 38,411 | Gross: $8.78M

11. Detention (2011)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance

As a copycat killer named after movie villain Cinderhella stalks the student body at Grizzly Lake High School, a group of co-eds band together to survive while serving detention.

Director: Joseph Kahn | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Dane Cook

Votes: 16,518

12. Deathtrap (1982)

PG | 116 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's play.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon, Irene Worth

Votes: 15,449 | Gross: $19.28M

13. Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018)

R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

An illustrious British boarding school becomes a bloody battleground when a mysterious sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site, unleashing unspeakable horror.

Director: Crispian Mills | Stars: Jassa Ahluwalia, Asa Butterfield, Jamie Blackley, Finn Cole

Votes: 16,301 | Gross: $0.00M

14. Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)

Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

A gang of bank robbers fight their way out of a zombie-infested London.

Director: Matthias Hoene | Stars: Rasmus Hardiker, Harry Treadaway, Michelle Ryan, Ashley Thomas

Votes: 20,279

15. The Last Circus (2010)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

A young trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.

Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Carolina Bang, Manuel Tallafé

Votes: 15,238 | Gross: $0.04M

16. 4x4 (2019)

90 min | Crime, Thriller

A thug breaks into a specialized car with a special security system that keeps him trapped inside with no one being able to hear him crying for help.

Director: Mariano Cohn | Stars: Peter Lanzani, Ailén Mazioni, Dady Brieva, Fabio Alberti

Votes: 2,424

17. Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)

R | 91 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery

A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires.

Director: Brian Clemens | Stars: Horst Janson, John Carson, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro

Votes: 5,695 | Gross: $0.12M

18. Macabre (II) (2009)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Two newly weds Adjie and Astrid, along with 3 of their best friends decided to have an interstate road trip as a last attempt to reconcile Adjie with his estranged little sister Ladya. ... See full summary »

Directors: Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto | Stars: Shareefa Daanish, Julie Estelle, Ario Bayu, Sigi Wimala

Votes: 3,799

19. Death Walks on High Heels (1971)

Not Rated | 108 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

After a French stripper is harassed by a man who wants a cache of diamonds stolen by her late father, she flees to England in the company of a doctor, but danger follows.

Director: Luciano Ercoli | Stars: Frank Wolff, Nieves Navarro, Simón Andreu, Carlo Gentili

Votes: 2,274

20. Princess cursed in Time (2020)

115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Princess Ellena whom awakes to the same day over and over has to overcome an old spell which threatens to destroy the kingdom and defeat the evil witch.

Director: Petr Kubik | Stars: Natalia Germani, Marek Lambora, Eliska Krenková, Jan Révai

Votes: 439

21. You Are a Widow, Sir! (1971)

97 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, generals don't like it at all and they try to kill the king. The assassin should be ... See full summary »

Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Iva Janzurová, Olga Schoberová, Eduard Cupák, Jirí Sovák

Votes: 857

22. American Gothic (2017)

R | 77 min | Horror, Thriller

A quiet couple. An isolated farmhouse. A pair of desperate fugitives. Everything breaks under pressure...

Director: Stuart Connelly | Stars: Ned Luke, Dina Engel, Rochelle Bostrom, Slate Holmgren

Votes: 421

23. Ánimas (2018)

TV-MA | 83 min | Horror, Thriller

This time, horror comes fron the other side.

Directors: Laura Alvea, José Ortuño | Stars: Ángela Molina, Chacha Huang, Iván Pellicer, Luis Bermejo

Votes: 1,518

24. Horror Stories 2 (2013)

95 min | Horror

In an insurance company, Se-young, who has a power to see people's past and read their minds. Mr.Park, Se-Young's boss, assumes that she has some kind of special power, decides to test her ... See full summary »

Directors: Sung-ho Kim, Jung Bum-shik, Hwi Kim, Kyu-dong Min | Stars: Jung In-sun, Kim Ji-won, Baek Jin-hee, Sung Jun

Votes: 421

25. El Método (2023)

94 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A group of job applicants are subject to a selection method that will unleash their darkest sides.

Director: David Maler | Stars: Héctor Aníbal, Nashla Bogaert, Dahiana Castro, Georgina Duluc

Votes: 16

26. Only Human (2004)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

A mismatched couple discovers that whatever can go wrong will go wrong during a family visit in this warm comedy.

Directors: Dominic Harari, Teresa Pelegri | Stars: Guillermo Toledo, Marián Aguilera, María Botto, Fernando Ramallo

Votes: 1,793 | Gross: $0.28M

27. La Gunguna (2015)

TV-MA | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The stories behind a .22 caliber pistol that brings bad luck and misfortune to any person that takes possession of it.

Director: Ernesto Alemany | Stars: Gerardo Mercedes, Wasen Ou, Jalsen Santana, Isaac Saviñón

Votes: 441

28. Swingers (II) (2016)

16 min | Short, Drama

A man is manipulated by his wife into exchanging sexual partners, which will bring life-changing consequences.

Director: Aulio Ivan | Stars: Aulio Ivan, Reisy Sobrino, Raymond González, Camila Gómez

Votes: 43

29. 'Ctyri vrazdy stací, drahousku' (1971)

103 min | Comedy, Crime

Two criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance, got into the flat of shy high school teacher George Camel. As the number of victims sharply ... See full summary »

Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Jirina Bohdalová, Iva Janzurová, Marie Rosulková

Votes: 789

30. Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing (2021)

99 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Shoky and Morthy are best friends and successful YouTubers, but their fame is slowly beginning to fade. While Morthy would like to quit, Shoky comes up with ideas for making their videos ... See full summary »

Director: Andy Fehu | Stars: Stepán Kozub, Jakub Stáfek, Tomás Magnusek, Martina Babisova

Votes: 242

31. Cuky Luky film (2017)

Comedy

They could not be more different - Cuky is a wannabe blogger, Luky a star desperate for love.

Director: Karel Janák | Stars: Petra Polnisová, Zuzana Sebová, Diana Mórová, Lukás Latinák

Votes: 113

32. El peor comediante del mundo (2017)

Comedy, Drama

A formerly successful comedian falls into depression for feeling forgotten.

Director: Luis Corporán | Stars: Phillip Rodríguez, Miguel Alcantara, Alina Vargas, Ovandy Camilo

Votes: 17

33. Polní mse (1988 TV Movie)

51 min | Drama

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Director: Jirí Belka | Stars: Otakar Brousek, Karel Hlusicka, Jirí Hromada, Rudolf Hrusínský

34. Kamenný orchestr (1982 TV Movie)

71 min | Drama

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Director: Jan Matejovský | Stars: Otto Simánek, Josef Vinklár, Petr Cepek, Zlata Adamovská

35. D.Y.K.: Mr. Beat (2019 Music Video)

5 min | Comedy, Music

Whatever can go wrong on the set of a music video shoot, goes wrong.

Directors: Jordan Haj, Givinar Kriz | Stars: Vojtech Dyk, Jan Arnost, Nikolas Balek, Jan Bedrich

Votes: 22

36. The White Lotus (2021–2025)
Episode: Departures (2021)

TV-MA | 66 min | Comedy, Drama

Rachel reveals stark truths. The Mossbachers turn the page on a traumatic event. Belinda gets bad news, and Armond exacts revenge.

Director: Mike White | Stars: Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario

Votes: 4,666

37. The White Lotus (2021–2025)
Episode: Abductions (2022)

TV-MA | 62 min | Comedy, Drama

Tanya gives Portia an opaque warning about Jack. Lucia helps the Di Grassos search for long-lost relatives which doesn't end well. Ethan grows suspicious of Cam. Jack and Portia have a night out while Tanya and Quentin have a wild party. Valentina explores her sexuality.

Director: Mike White | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Jennifer Coolidge, Adam DiMarco, Meghann Fahy

Votes: 3,836

38. Inside No. 9 (2014– )
Episode: The Riddle of the Sphinx (2017)

TV-MA | 31 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A professor at the University of Cambridge attempts to teach a student how to solve a cryptic crossword.

Director: Guillem Morales | Stars: Alexandra Roach, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith

Votes: 2,148