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

1. Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

R | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Following Kick-Ass' heroics, other citizens are inspired to become masked crusaders, but Red Mist leads his own group of evil super-villains to get revenge, kill Kick-Ass, and destroy everything he stands for.

Director: Jeff Wadlow | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey

Votes: 288,517 | Gross: $28.80M

2. The Game (1997)

R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

After a wealthy San Francisco banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down as he begins to question if it might really be a concealed conspiracy to destroy him.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn, James Rebhorn

Votes: 429,543 | Gross: $48.32M

3. Central Intelligence (2016)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet, Amy Ryan

Votes: 213,358 | Gross: $127.44M

4. Switched (2020)

Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Tired of being bullied, Cassandra Evans prays that her nemesis, Katie Sharp, the queen bee of social media, would know what it's like to walk a day in her shoes. Her prayer is answered in an unexpected way when they get "Switched."

Director: John K.D. Graham | Stars: Miya Horcher, Madeleine Byrne, Denise Richards, John Schneider

Votes: 855

5. Late Bloomer (2016 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 87 min | Romance

A woman falls for a guy who bullied her in high school.

Director: W.D. Hogan | Stars: Italia Ricci, Nathan Parsons, Madison Pettis, Beth Broderick

Votes: 1,117

6. The Weekend Murders (1970)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A family goes to a British estate to hear the reading of a will and while there they are murdered one by one.

Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Anna Moffo, Ida Galli, Gastone Moschin, Peter Baldwin

Votes: 588

7. Bear (I) (2011)

11 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

Follows the continuing adventures of Jack, who always takes things too far. This time he is organizing a surprise for his girlfriend, with unintended consequences.

Director: Nash Edgerton | Stars: Nash Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Warwick Thornton

Votes: 1,374

8. The Princess Academy (1987)

R | 90 min | Comedy

Lowbrow humor is the feature in this 'Porky's for girls'. The students of an elite international private school that teaches rich young women how to behave like proper ladies rebel against their strict, snobbish and brutish head teacher.

Director: Bruce A. Block | Stars: Eva Gabor, Lu Leonard, Richard Paul, Carole Davis

Votes: 208 | Gross: $0.21M

9. Vampz (2005 Video)

4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Vampire siblings torment each other (with garlic, sunlight, crucifixes, and holy water) inside their huge mansion.

Directors: Adrien Annesley, Adrien Barbier

10. Viral (VI) (2020)

8 min | Short, Horror

Junmar decided to break up with Rachelle in a dark, manipulative way. He and his friends post a video accusing her of infidelity. The video goes VIRAL, destroying her character. What comes after is darker than they could ever imagine.

Director: Archie Enriquez | Stars: Jen Andal Cueto, Rachelle Claire Melchor, Kevinson Pineza, Junmar Tejero Sales

11. Eleven (III) (2014)

14 min | Short, Drama

In the age of in-between, Emily is offered acceptance by betrayal.

Director: Abigail Greenwood | Stars: Sasha Dingle-Bell, Astrid Lewis, Bronwyn Bradley, Byron Coll

Votes: 33

12. The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode: Fee Fie Foe Fum (1992)

TV-14 | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A vicious prankster convinces his wife's mean old grandmother that he is planning to kill her and her pets and grind them up in the new garbage disposal that he bought for her.

Director: John Reid | Stars: Jean Stapleton, Robert Morelli, Lucy Lawless, Patrick Smith

Votes: 103

13. The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode: The Dwarf (1989)

TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Every night, a tiny man visits the carnival's hall of mirrors to stare at a mirror that makes him look much taller. Carny worker Aimee finds herself drawn to this lonely sad man and befriends him. Her boss cruelly pranks him. Big mistake.

Director: Costa Botes | Stars: Megan Follows, Miguel Fernandes, Machs Colombani, David Cameron

Votes: 148

14. It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986–1990)
Episode: Family Man (1990)

TV-14 | Comedy

Garry and Phoebe are waiting for the results of a pregnancy test, but he is impatient and attempts to pass the 18 minutes by time traveling. Instead, he skips ahead 18 years and gets a preview of what is to come.

Director: Alan Zweibel | Stars: Garry Shandling, Molly Cheek, Jessica Harper, Scott Nemes

Votes: 31

15. Mare of Easttown (2021)
Episode: Miss Lady Hawk Herself (2021)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A detective sergeant tries to solve a local murder case that threatens to tear a small town in Pennsylvania apart. In addition to the complicated investigations she also has to fight for the control over her personal life.

Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice

Votes: 6,591

16. Domina (2021–2023)
Episode: Family (2021)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, History

Eleven years on, Livia is married to the powerful Gaius, and is pregnant again. Yet, she does not feel entirely secure.

Director: Claire McCarthy | Stars: Matthew McNulty, Kasia Smutniak, Christine Bottomley, Earl Cave

Votes: 242

17. The Boarding School (2007–2010)
Episode: La maldición (2008)

77 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Martin and Lucas are getting used to living in the boarding school. Fermin is looking for Irene's baby. Hector has decided to sell one of the diamonds he found in the cave. Lucas makes friends with Paula and Evelyn.

Director: Jesús Rodrigo | Stars: Luis Merlo, Natalia Millán, Marta Torné, Martiño Rivas

Votes: 47

18. American Horror Stories (2021– )
Episode: Bestie (2023)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

After the loss of her mother, a young woman seeks connection in a mysterious online friend.

Director: Max Winkler | Stars: Jessica Barden, Emma Halleen, Seth Gabel, Jeff Hiller

Votes: 1,316

19. Henry Danger (2014–2020)
Episode: Invisible Brad (2015)

TV-G | 23 min | Action, Comedy, Family

Ray's friend, who was accidentally turned invisible, shows up for a visit, but he quickly overstays his welcome. Meanwhile, Jasper fixes up Piper's old doll-house in the backyard.

Director: Adam Weissman | Stars: Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox

Votes: 121

20. Hang Ups (2018)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2018)

23 min | Comedy

Hung over after Ricky's party Richard can do without a snap supervision session from Celia, a failure to re-mortgage the house and a new patient with foreign accent syndrome. One client has... See full summary »

Director: Robert Delamere | Stars: James Sterndale, Fionn O'Shea, Kaine Zajaz, Bebe Cave

Votes: 25

21. Porters (2017–2019)
Episode: Halloween (2019)

Comedy

Frankie winds Simon up by telling him one of the hospital wings is haunted. Police guards stand watch outside a ward where a mystery patient has been brought from prison. Will Simon survive his first night shift in the mortuary?

Director: Vadim Jean | Stars: Edward Easton, Susan Wokoma, Claudia Jessie, Daniel Mays

Votes: 40

22. New Looney Tunes (2015–2020)
Episode: Survivalist of the Fittest/The IMPoster (2016)

TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Bugs torments a survivalist trying to film a survival TV show in the forest for eating a family of rabbits. / It's Halloween and demon trickster Impkin the Pumpkin King shows up at Bugs' house to cause some serious mischief.

Directors: Scott Bern, Sean Petrilak | Stars: Jeff Bergman, Carlos Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Keith Ferguson

Votes: 15